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* ''[[Watchmen]]'': Adrian Veidt is set up to be the ultimate in [[Ambiguously Gay]], with all of the preening attention to his own physical appearance and lack of fighting ability that is associated with that trope. Then somebody tries to shoot him, and he responds by ''picking up an eight-foot-tall floor lamp and using it to bash the gunman into a fountain'', then climbing in after him and demanding to know who sent him ''while shaking and choking him''. {{spoiler|Subverted even further when we find out that Veidt hired the assassin himself as a red herring, and when Veidt proceeds to beat the everloving crap out of Nite Owl and Rorschach ''simultaneously'', and then proves his skill further by catching a bullet.}}
** The ending can be seen as a major subversion {{spoiler|Rorschach and Nite Owl confront the now realized-to-be-the-evil-villain Adrian, he explains his master plan and when told that he will be stopped, he informs them that [[You Are Too Late|he carried out his plan before they even got there]]}}.
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* In the season 2 finale of ''[[Carnivale]]'', Jonesy strikes [[Complete Monster|Varlyn Stroud]] unconscious with a log of wood. He then runs into the house that Varlyn was about to enter and rescues [[Damsel in Distress|Sophie]], leaving Varlyn ''and Varlyns handgun'' unattended right outside the door. {{spoiler|Seconds later, Josey gets shot... By Sophie.}}
* This is a staple of much of the comedy on ''[[Mongrels]]''; starting out with what seems to be a buildup to an obvious joke only to quickly turn it around (often [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshading]] it in the process), like so:
{{quote|'''Nelson:''' How did you get these documents?
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== [[Music]] ==
* [[Lemon Demon]]'s [https://web.archive.org/web/20130823155456/http://wiki.illemonati.com/Being_a_Rock_Star Being a Rock Star] handily subverts the [[Rockstar Song]] trope. It starts with some generic lyrics about rockstardom, but rapidly switches to insulting the concept in the space of a verse or two.
* [[PDQ Bach]]'s "Concerto for Horn and Hardart" contains a subversion of the Theme with Variations.
{{quote|'''Peter Schickele:''' The striking thing about the middle movement, the Theme with Variations, is that the variations have nothing whatsoever to do with the theme. Now, that's one of those things that everybody takes for granted, but why not? I mean... This is apparently variations on some other theme. Perhaps we'll turn that other work up someday.}}
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* ''[[George the Dragon]]'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20110317074331/http://www.drunkduck.com/George_the_Dragon/index.php?p=278085 subverts] the expectations of dragon dietary preferences.
* ''[[Blur the Lines]]'' subverts [[Stuffed Into the Fridge]] when Drew receives a present that the giver implies is the head of his lover, Rick. After crying out because he thinks his lover is dead, Rick walks up behind him and says, "What? Why are you screaming?" [https://web.archive.org/web/20190821233931/http://www.blur-the-lines.com/?p=110
* Robespierre in ''[[Rusty and Co.]]'' looks to be a very archetypal [[Dumb Muscle]] type of character for a good part of the comic, above all due to his [[Third Person Person|speech pattern]], until the [[It Makes Sense In Context|baseball arc]] where he shows some surprising tactical thinking and cunning as well as a very sharp wit.
== [[Western Animation]] ==
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* ''[[The Simpsons]]'' is the master of the subverted trope. One example of many is in the episode "Monty Can't Buy Me Love," where [[Cue the Flying Pigs]] is subverted when Mr. Burns and Smithers enter a book store:
{{quote|'''Burns:''' Books and cocoa in the same store? What's next, a talking banana?
'''Smithers:''' ''(after a moment of [[Just for Pun|fruitless waiting]])'' Uh, I don't see one, sir.
'''Burns:''' Of course not. The very notion of a talking banana is absurd. But still.... }}
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** The Simpsons really loves playing subversions for laughs. Another example: When the Simpsons are kicked out of their house, Homer remarks: "[[Tempting Fate|Well, at least it's]] [[Cue the Rain|not raining!"]] Beat. "See, it's not raining."
* In [[Family Guy]], Peter has just launched himself from a cannon. Cut to a living room:
{{quote|'''Guy:''' Great, I've got all my [[Fall of the House of Cards|dominoes]] set up exactly how I want them, next to the good china. Now I'll just place this priceless faberge egg next to my newborn hemophiliac baby....
''(Peter lands with thud outside the window, and looks in.)''
'''Peter:''' Wow. Those are all really nice things. }}
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