You and What Army?/Playing With
Basic Trope: A character challenges another with the phrase, or some variation of the phrase, "You and what army?"
- Straight: The opposing character summons an army to back him up.
- Exaggerated: In addition to soldiers, tanks, helicopters, and all the bells and whistles also arrive.
- Downplayed: Only a small group arrives.
- Justified: The character being challenged is a general, or leader of a gang, and has a small army at his disposal.
- Inverted: The army retreats.
- Subverted: The army doesn't arrive.
- Double Subverted: At least not immediately.
- Parodied: A good number of gun barrels/blades are put up to the characters' neck almost as soon as the taunt is made.
- Zig Zagged: The army doesn't arrive... but then it actually does, after a fair bit of time. But then, the newly-arrived soldiers realise it's lunch time and call a break.
- Averted: The phrase isn't used at all.
- Lampshaded: "Where were you hiding all these guys?!"
- Discussed: "Dude, you probably should have told me he was an army general before you let me say that."
So you wanna go back, huh? You and what back button?