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Line 1: {{trope}} [[File:female incapacitation edit2 1937.jpg\|link=Casey and Andy\|~~right~~frame]] {{quote\|''OH NO! HE'S MILDLY GRIPPED ME BY THE ARM!''~~\|''Film Brain'', ''[[Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li\|Street Fighter the Legend of Chun Li]] Review.''}}~~ \|''Film Brain'', ''[[Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li]] Review.''}} So, the [[Action Girl]] is busy slinging around multiple opponents with her competent style of [[Waif Fu]]. In fact, she is doing so well that one has to wonder what the [[Big Damn Heroes]] are doing at all when they could leave the entire mission to her and she'd get it done and be back home in time for dinner. Line 22 ⟶ 23: Note that this could often be justified if the one using the grab is more skilled, or more sufficiently armed. For example, Alice has a knife and is fighting Bob, who also has a knife. Charlie has a club, sword, electric spear and metal armor. He grabs Alice to make his presence known, and Alice knows not to resist or she'll get run through with something. For ~~a different~~an arm grab - or, rather, a sleeve grab - that's ~~keeps~~a ''request'' that somebody ~~from~~doesn't ~~leaving~~leave, see [[Caught the Heart on His Sleeve]]. {{examples}} Line 82 ⟶ 83: == Literature == * This happens in ''[[Wheel of Time]]'' when a girl is grabbed by a Warder in a Crown of Swords. * In ''[[Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?]]'' Deckard uses this on Luba Luft. When previously cornered by the bounty hunter, she outsmarted him and managed to hold him at laser point. However, once he puts his hand "laxly onto her upper arm" she ceases all struggle. * In ''[[Tortall Universe\|Lioness Rampant]]'', where the slender 5'4" Alanna is [[Weak but Skilled\|skilled]] and [[Fragile Speedster\|fast]], and rendered helpless once her arms are pinned by a larger man. On the other hand, once she gets free, beware. She will mess you up. ** On the other hand, in ''Squire'', Keladry just flexes her bicep, forcing the man to loosen his grip. * Averted in the ''[[Discworld]]'' book ''[[~~Discworld/~~Feet of Clay (novel)\|Feet of Clay]]'' when Angua, a female cop, is grabbed in this method and does nothing while she is inside the bar her fellow coppers are in. The reason why {{spoiler\|is she's a werewolf and more than capable of taking care of the fools taking her hostage. She just didn't want to damage the place or her co-workers.}} * If you grab Lieutenant {{spoiler\|later Sergeant}} Murphy, prepare to have the crap beaten out of you. Unless she's pretending and you are stupid enough to believe it.{{context\|reason=What work is this from?}} * Averted in ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' by [[Dark Action Girl\|Asha Greyjoy]]. A [[Unlucky Childhood Friend\|childhood friend]] who was enamored with her attempted to stop her from leaving him by using this method. She promptly puts a knife to his throat and drives him off. * Played straight in the ''[[Belisarius Series]]'' with Princess Shakuntala, who in her introductory scene goes from being a miniature whirlwind of spear-fighting death to a helpless victim the instant one of her opponents manages to disarm her and get a solid grip on her arm. Justified in that she's extremely small even for a young woman (read: slightly under five feet and barely 90 lbs. soaking wet), and her opponent is a six-foot-plus muscular barbarian. Also in that he immediately follows up his arm grip by throwing her to the floor, then putting her in a wrestling hold. == Live-Action TV == Line 100 ⟶ 101: * Averted in [[Power Rangers Wild Force]]. Toxica tried using this on Princess Shayla. Cue counter-ass-kicking. * Averted a couple of times with Kira in ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''. Played straight, however, in the flashback episode "Necessary Evil", when she is grabbed by Dukat and submits to it silently. == Video Games == Line 129: == [[Web Original]] == * Subverted wickedly in the [[Whateley Universe]]. In the second Boston Brawl, Generator (who looks like a ten year old girl) is grabbed as a hostage by Ironhawk (mutant in power armor). She slaps something on his armor, takes over his control system, and uses him as a missile for the rest of the battle. == Western Animation == Line 141 ⟶ 140: ** Subverted later when Superman tries this on Cheetah. He grabs her arm and twists, she slashes his face with her Kryptonite-coated nails. * Inverted in ''[[Wing Commander Academy]]'': [[The Squadette\|Archer]] performs this hold on [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold\|Maniac]], before [[She Fu\|tossing him]] halfway across the room. Worth noting, Maniac appears to be about twice her mass. == Real Life == Line 150 ⟶ 148: {{reflist}} [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]▼ [[Category:I Have Your Index]] [[Category:Trying to Catch Me Fighting Dirty]] Line 157 ⟶ 156: [[Category:Double Standard]] [[Category:Hand Tropes]] ▲[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] [[Category:This Index Has Standards]]