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* ''Series/{{Community}}'': Abed's short story in "Horror Fiction in Seven Spooky Steps" is a truly bizarre example: he creates a RationalFic in which the protagonists, a couple that are being stalked by an escaped SerialKiller, defy every single thing that would make them SlasherFilm victims: they were already [[DeathBySex reluctant to have sex]] even before hearing about the escaped killer, they instantly call the police [[CellPhonesAreUseless from their fully charged cell phones]], [[PoliceAreUseless the police promptly answers the call]], and then they arm themselves and then [[BackToBackBadasses go stand back-to-back]] in the most defensible part of the cabin to wait for the cops to arrive. The reason why this is a bizarre example is because it's a ''[[DeconstructedTrope deconstruction]]'' of rationalist fiction -- Abed got so focused in defying tropes [[StrawVulcan for logic's sake]] that he [[NecessaryWeasel didn't make the story entertaining]] to anybody but himself (notably, the protagonists never encounter any obstacles, [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse like the killer the story takes a long time to set up]]).

* ''Series/{{Community}}'': Abed's short story in "Horror Fiction in Seven Spooky Steps" is a truly bizarre example: he creates a RationalFiction in which the protagonists, a couple that are being stalked by an escaped SerialKiller, defy every single thing that would make them SlasherFilm victims: they were already [[DeathBySex reluctant to have sex]] even before hearing about the escaped killer, they instantly call the police [[CellPhonesAreUseless from their fully charged cell phones]], [[PoliceAreUseless the police promptly answers the call]], and then they arm themselves and then [[BackToBackBadasses go stand back-to-back]] in the most defensible part of the cabin to wait for the cops to arrive. The reason why this is a bizarre example is because it's a ''[[DeconstructedTrope deconstruction]]'' of rationalist fiction -- Abed got so focused in defying tropes [[StrawVulcan for logic's sake]] that he [[NecessaryWeasel didn't make the story entertaining]] to anybody but himself (notably, the protagonists never encounter any obstacles, [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse like the killer the story takes a long time to set up]]).

** Maho defies AlwaysSaveTheGirl and PoisonousFriend. While she is determined to live up to her mother's expectations for being the Nishizumi heiress so that Miho will not have to, she also does not want to do anything that Miho would not approve of, feeling guilty when she unwittingly shoots an enemy tank that was on her way to rescue some of her teammates.

* [[PluckyGirl Rebecca Stone]] and [[AngryBlackMan Tacoma Narrows]] in WebVideo/DemoReel refuse to be the MsFanservice and EthnicScrappy in their ShowWithinAShow, and it only takes a couple of threats to quit and {{dope slap}}s before their wishes are more than respected.

** And in the Nostalgia Critic's review of ''Film/BabesInToyland'', the Ghost Of Christmas Future tries to do this with him, but the Critic defies it as well. The Ghost gets his revenge by making him review TheGrinch next week.

--> '''Apple Bloom''': ''We're gonna make my sister see''
--> ''I don't need her watchin' over me...''
-->'''Scootaloo''': STOP! No time for a song! (''Listens carefully to some hoofsteps approaching from outside Apple Bloom's door'') Applejack's coming!

-->'''Gale Weathers''': Let them die in obscurity.

JustForFun/NotToBeConfusedWith a simple SubvertedTrope, which is not prompted by any characters.

A Defied Trope happens when a character knows, InUniverse, that a trope is about to happen, either due to being GenreSavvy or because someone is trying to {{invoke|dTrope}} it, and then actively attempts to {{avert|edTrope}} it, {{subvert|edTrope}} it, or {{invert|edTrope}} it. They might succeed or they might fail. The point is that the character is ''attempting'' to avoid a straight run of the trope, in-universe.

* In Creator/TomSka's comedy sketch ''[[https://youtu.be/Bwic3hJ4q1A The Wish]]'', Hedy tries to get a Genie to grant her [[WishingForInfiniteWishes infinite wishes]], mainly through LoopholeAbuse like wishing for a cloning machine ([[DontExplainTheJoke so she can get infinite wishes]]), but the Genie makes it abundantly clear she can only have a maximum of three wishes and will not let her work around it.

* Mixing this up a bit with MemeticBadass, there's an LJ icon with [[FanNickname Spy Daddy]] from ''Series/{{Alias}}'' that reads, "I am five steps ahead of you. I kill you in step four."

'''Harry Block:''' Uh-uh. I've seen this movie; the black dude dies first. ''You'' snag it.

** Guy recieves a defiance of his own in the final act of the film: Because he was only a RedShirt extra in the eponymous show, he spends the whole film believing that his only destiny is to die a horrible death and offers to do a HeroicSacrifice strictly because he's the most expendable. [[TheSmartGuy Kwan]] instead talks him out of it, convinces him that his role is to be the PluckyComicRelief, and uses the ''Protector'''s teleporter to SummonBiggerFish on the bad guys.

** Shortly after Angelus returns after Buffy and Angel have sex, Giles explains to Buffy the kind of monster Angelus is, who has no problem [[AndYourLittleDogToo systematically killing everything their enemies love to terrorize them, even famously nailing an enemy's dog to their door]]. When Buffy and Angelus meet shortly after that, Buffy makes a point of mentioning that she doesn't even owns any pets, so Angelus is better off skipping the "nail dead animals to her door" part of his campaign.

* ''Series/{{Community}}'': Abed's short story in "Horror Fiction in Seven Spooky Steps" is a truly bizarre example: he creates a RationalFiction in which the protagonists, a couple that are being stalked by an escaped SerialKiller, defy every single thing that would make them SlasherFilm victims: they were already [[DeathBySex reluctant to have sex]] even before hearing about the escaped killer, they instantly call the police [[CellPhonesAreUseless from their fully charged cell phones]], [[PoliceAreUseless the police promptly answers the call]], and then they arm themselves and then [[BackToBackBadasses go stand back-to-back]] in the most defensible part of the cabin to wait for the cops to arrive. The reason why this is a bizarre example is because it's a ''[[DeconstructedTrope deconstruction]]'' of rationalist fiction -- Abed got so focused in defying tropes [[StrawVulcan for logic's sake]] that he [[NecessaryWeasel didn't made the story entertaining]] to anybody but himself (notably, the protagonists never encounter any obstacles, [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse like the killer the story takes a long time to set up]]).

* ''WebVideo/MovieFights'' host, Andy Signore, is aware that he tend say [[CatchPhrase "This is tough"]] before making a call for the debate rounds, and would try not to say it whenever possible. He would sometimes lampshade this.

** In "Pandemic" and "Pandemic 2: The Startling", Craig is dragged along on the boy's adventure, and gets stranded with them in Peru. They find ancient ruins [[TheChosenOne depicting Craig in some kind of prophesy]], but [[RefusalOfTheCall he says he doesn't care]], and the boys spend the next several minutes in a montage walking with Craig as he just declares over and over that he wants nothing to do with it. Ultimately [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] when he again tries to walk away from the villain, and steps on a panel that causes him to shoot EyeBeams at it while he does nothing but comment in a deadpan tone.

* In ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'' episode "The Equestranauts", Bob Belcher defies AllForNothing. When Tina's favorite horse doll is stolen, Bob goes undercover at a convention as a fan of the show the doll is from to get it back. After being caught an almost given an embarrassing tattoo, while getting a small part of it on his rear, he gets the doll back. Tina decides she's too old to play with dolls and put it away. Not pleased with her decision after everything he went through, Bob [[TranquilFury quietly]], [[SuddenlyShouting then shouting]], orders Tina to continue playing with it, which she does. The same episode also defies OnlySmartPeopleMayPass when the man who stole the doll places it in his room's safe as a final act of defiance and says that the code is an incredibly obscure piece of trivia of the show (Bob had to study a lot of it to infiltrate the convention). Bob [[CuttingTheKnot just calls hotel security and explains what happened, and they open the vault for him]].

* In the ''[[Manga/MagicKnightRayearth Magic Knight Rayearth II]]'' anime, Ferio busts into Fuu's in-progress escape from Fahren's ship, being her LoveInterest and all. When she starts casting a spell to assist as though she's half of a BattleCouple, Ferio stops her--he wants to do a RescueRomance instead. he does live up to the BattleCouple trope a few episodes later, though when they fought monsters summoned by Debonair.

* ''Fanfic/RWBYReckoning'' had a meta case: the author stated at the very beginning of the story that they know how people responded to [[SelfInsertFic self-insertion fanfics]], [[MarySue and]] [[BlackHoleSue their]] [[RelationshipSue related]] [[GodModeSue problems]], and that he would take steps to avoid going down that road.

* In one of ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'' manga, [[spoiler: Kyo Kusanagi]] defies SmoochOfVictory when [[spoiler: he stops his just-released-from-a-DeathTrap girlfriend Yuki from kissing him, because he believes that [[ItsNotYouItsMe it's his fault she was kidnapped]] [[BreakTheCutie and emotionally broken]].]]

* In the ''[[Manga/MagicKnightRayearth Magic Knight Rayearth II]]'' anime, Ferio busts into Fuu's in-progress escape from Fahren's ship, being her LoveInterest and all. When she starts casting a spell to assist as though she's half of a BattleCouple, Ferio stops her--he wants to do a RescueRomance instead.

* In ''VideoGame/FreedomFighters'', you can prevent [[RespawningEnemies soviet reinforcements]] from coming in by blowing up the bridges their armored transport cars cross, and blowing up the helipads supplying assault and transport helicopters.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Arcee]] is [[http://www.lilformers.com/blog/2006/08/07/08072006/ certainly not]] doing [[RuleThirtyFour that kind]] of TechnologyPorn, thank you very much.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'' defies BirthdayPartyGoesWrong. The kids (except Leni -- because they think she'll spoil the surprise -- and Lily) are making a surprise birthday party for their mother Rita. However, things don't work out: Lana uses toilet paper, gum, and brown balloons (which Lynn thinks look like poop) as decorations, Lynn's subs she provides are covered in Blazing Inferno Hellfire Sauce, Lola's cake is too sweet, Luan's jokes are all about Rita being old, Luna can't think of a song Rita would like, and Lisa has invited three men Rita doesn't like. However, this all happens before Rita gets home and when they realise things are going south, they get Leni over, who throws a successful party for Rita.