Shark Pool: Difference between revisions

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{{quote|''"[[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?|Why sharks]]? Why couldn't it be otters? I wouldn't mind dropping into a tank of otters. [[Playful Otter|They're fun.]]"''|'''Ron Stoppable''', ''[[Kim Possible]]''}}

A body of water filled with any variety of unpleasant creatures, such as [[Never Smile At a Crocodile|alligators]], killer jellyfish, [[Piranha Problem|piranha]], or [[Everything Is Even Worse ~~With~~ Sharks|sharks]] (with or without [[Frickin' Laser Beams|frickin' lasers]] [[Austin Powers|on their heads]]). Inconvenient heroes and their sidekicks are either suspended over the pool on a slowly-descending rope, or are delivered into it by way of a chute or [[Trap Door]]. Also may be used to dispose of [[Evil Minions|henchmen]] who have [[You Have Failed Me...|failed for the last time]].

A body of water filled with any variety of unpleasant creatures, such as [[Never Smile At a Crocodile|alligators]], killer jellyfish, [[Piranha Problem|piranha]], or [[Everything's Even Worse with Sharks|sharks]] (with or without [[Frickin' Laser Beams|frickin' lasers]] [[Austin Powers|on their heads]]). Inconvenient heroes and their sidekicks are either suspended over the pool on a slowly-descending rope, or are delivered into it by way of a chute or [[Trap Door]]. Also may be used to dispose of [[Evil Minions|henchmen]] who have [[You Have Failed Me...|failed for the last time]].

The hole or vat may contain substances besides water, including molten metal, toxic waste, hot lava, or, for the villain who happens to have a [[Sweet Tooth]], boiling chocolate, caramel, or any sugary or savory food in liquid form. See also [[Acid Pool]].

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== Anime and Manga ==

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== Anime & Manga ==

* In a rare anime example, ''[[Excel Saga (anime)|Excel Saga]]'' features the title character frequently being dropped into a pit of alligators, piranha, and/or various other nasties by her superior-slash-object of obsessive affection, Il Palazzo. When Il Palazzo's wrath is imminent the rope to open the trap door for the pit spontaneously descends (by mechanisms unknown) into his reach. [[Excel Saga (manga)|In the manga,]] the animals in the pit become increasingly ludicrous (''baboons!''), while the main characters lampshade the pit's creatures on a regular basis, for example wondering if Lord Il Palazzo personally hunts the animals put down there, since there shouldn't be any members in the organization besides the main characters.

* Rando hangs Yusuke over a pond of piranha-like fishes in ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho]]''.