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Has [[I Read That As|nothing to do]] with gender reveal tropes.

== [[Anime]]/[[Manga]] ==

* In ''[[One Piece]]'', the Straw Hat Pirates' mechanic Usopp fights via deception. A large part of this is to lure his enemies into becoming vulnerable for one of his attacks. Once he's caught someone in a trap, chances are that person [[Crazy Prepared|will get caught in a number of subsequent traps]] [[Xanatos Speed Chess|until they lose consciousness]]. Even the protagonist of this series is not immune to such a spectacle.

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* The serial-killer duo from Michael Slade's ''Ripper'' rig an isolated mansion with deathtraps, then invite a bunch of victims over for a murder-mystery dinner.

== ~~[[Real~~ ~~Life]]~~ ==

== Tabletop Games ==

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* There was a whole series of ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' supplements full of ever more fiendish traps, all hosted by a Troll named Grimtooth.

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* [[The Vietnam War|The Viet Cong]], as any [[Shell-Shocked Veteran]] can tell you.

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** Some of D&D's most legendary classic adventures, including ''I6: [[Ravenloft]]'' and ''[[Tomb of Horrors]]'', largely or entirely consist of a dungeon-crawl through the lair of a Trap Master.

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* [[Serial Killer]] H.H. Holmes and his "murder castle".

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** In ''[[Pathfinder]]'', there's a sun-class of the Ranger class called the Trapper, which gives up spellcasting in favor of learning how to quickly set up snares and other simple traps in combat. There's also a Rogue subclass called the Trapsmith, which specializes in disarming traps and building her own.

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* As much as the name suggests [http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Trap_Master the Trap Master] is not this trope.

== [[Video Games]] ==

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* From ''[[Sengoku Basara]]'': Most of Motonari's movesets are about setting traps in some way or form. This includes a decoy that can be detonated or energy barriers that can bounce mooks between them for massive combos.

* Aht from ''[[Radiant Historia]]'' is a powerful attack mage, but unlike other spellcasters instead of directly targeting her enemies, she lays "traps" of magical energy onto unoccupied spaces on the battlefield, relying on other characters (or herself) to push her enemies into them afterwards.

== Tabletop Games ==

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* There was a whole series of [[Dungeons & Dragons]] supplements full of ever more fiendish traps, all hosted by a Troll named Grimtooth.

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** Some of D&D's most legendary classic adventures, including ''I6: [[Ravenloft]]'' and ''[[Tomb of Horrors]]'', largely or entirely consist of a dungeon-crawl through the lair of a Trap Master.

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** In ''[[Pathfinder]]'', there's a sun-class of the Ranger class called the Trapper, which gives up spellcasting in favor of learning how to quickly set up snares and other simple traps in combat. There's also a Rogue subclass called the Trapsmith, which specializes in disarming traps and building her own.

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* As much as the name suggests [http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Trap_Master the Trap Master] is not this trope.

== [[Web Comics]] ==

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* This is what Fred from the ''[[Scooby Doo]]'' franchise ''wants'' to be. Usually, however, his traps never work as intended. In ''[[Scooby Doo Mystery Inc|Mystery Incorporated]]'', the series' most recent incarnation, Fred's affinity for traps is exaggerated into a borderline fetishistic obsession. However, in this series, he actually is this trope and most of his traps actually do work fantastically, so the obsession may have it's good points..

** One episode of ''Mystery Incorporated'' showcases the gang going up against a villainous Trap Master, with Fred treating him as a friendly nemesis.

== [[Real Life]] ==

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* [[The Vietnam War|The Viet Cong]], as any [[Shell-Shocked Veteran]] can tell you.

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* [[Serial Killer]] H.H. Holmes and his "murder castle".