History Main / DefiedTrope

* [[StarWars Han Solo]] immediately begins to [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim blast ]] [[TheDragon Darth Vader]] as soon as he is revealed. {{NoSell}}, though.

* In ''TheIncredibles'', superhero costume designer Edna Mode specifically states the hazards of [[SuperheroesWearCapes capes]], which turns out to be a ChekhovsGun with a villain. Of course, this has long been addressed in actual comics (for one, capes are easily detachable), and the ''real'' reason for "no capes" is that the animators didn't want to deal with cape physics and animation over the course of an entire film.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[{{Transformers}} Arcee]] is [[http://www.lilformers.com/index.php/2006/08/07/lil-formers-3-arcee/ certainly not doing]] [[RuleThirtyFour some cheap]] {{fanservice}}, thank you very much.]]

* In [[AtopTheFourthWall Linkara's]] "Extreme Super Christmas Special #1" review, the ghosts from AChristmasCarol show up. Linkara flatly tells them that he does not want to make a YetAnotherChristmasCarol nor does he need to (he already loves Christmas ''and'' comic books), and tells them to promptly GTFO.

* An episode of the ''WesternAnimation/EarthwormJim'' cartoon almost ends with a "HereWeGoAgain" ending (actually called that) after a ResetButton of the episode's events. Jim won't stand for it, and just [[DropTheCow drops a cow]] on the villain before he can enact his scheme again.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' episode "The Best Night Ever", the ponies are running away from the Grand Galloping Gala and Rarity drops her glass slipper. Pinkie Pie lampshades the TheGirlWhoFitsThisSlipper trope. Rarity, who has no interest in meeting [[PrinceCharmless Prince Blueblood]] ever again, screams and crushes the slipper.

->'''Ira Kane''': "Snag it and put it in the bucket"\\
'''Harry Block''': "I've seen this movie; the {{black dude dies first}}. You snag it."

* In ''TheIncredibles'' , superhero costume designer Edna Mode specifically states the hazards of [[SuperheroesWearCapes capes]], which turns out to be a ChekhovsGun with a villain.
** Of course, this has long been addressed in actual comics (for one, capes are easily detachable), and the ''real'' reason for "no capes" is that the animators didn't want to deal with cape physics and animation over the course of an entire film.

** Of course, that means she plays DarkIsNotEvil straight (for all the right reasons, but still).
** Also, [[spoiler:Jinx eventually does the same]].
*** [[spoiler: Does being able to aim bad luck at bad people mean making good luck for good people?]]

* Contrasting the [[InvokedTrope invoked]] {{bodyguard crush}} in KazeNoStigma, Kazuma goes out of his way to keep Ayano at a distance and offend her as much as possible so she doesn't get attached to him either. It doesn't really work.

* ''VideoGame/BaldursGate II'': Irenicus: "No, you'll varrant no [[JustBetweenYouAndMe villain's exposition]] from me."

* Han solo immediately begins to [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim blast ]] [[TheDragon Darth Vader]] as soon as he is revealed. [[NoSell]], though.

* When [[BadMovieBeatdown Film Brain]] learns that [[StreetFighterTheLegendOfChunLi M. Bison's plan]] amounts to an "evil property development scheme", he interrupts the [[Film/StreetFighter OF COURSE!]] saying it doesn't deserve that [[RunningGag joke]].

* In ''{{Portal 2}}'', the FinalBoss defies BossArenaIdiocy by studying the recordings of how you defeated the previous boss and deliberately setting up the arena to avoid those same mistakes. The trope is then [[ZigZaggedTrope zig zagged]] by having the boss make an entirely new set of glaringly obvious mistakes.

** In all forms of media a work may be drastically changed mid-production or cancelled altogether if the creator realizes it is too similar to a higher profile project, even if the latter began later.

The character might succeed, or might fail. In failing, he might even set the trope off. The point is that the character is at least trying to avoid a straight run of the trope.

* In the ''MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' episode "The Best Night Ever", the ponies are running away from the Grand Galloping Gala and Rarity drops her glass slipper. Pinkie Pie lampshades the TheGirlWhoFitsThisSlipper trope. Rarity, who has no interest in meeting [[PrinceCharmless Prince Blueblood]] ever again, screams and crushes the slipper.

* ''HannahMonana'': Miley is GenreSavvy enough to [[BathroomStallOfOverheardInsults check for feet under the stalls]] before talking about her SecretIdentity with Lilly in the ladies' room.

'''Not to be confused with AvertedTrope.'''

* Although other parts of TheSlenderManMythos would later play it straight, MarbleHornets defied the ActionSurvivor trope of most of the horror genre. The main characters never fight back against the EldritchAbomination, there's one (very one sided) fight in the first season, and in the second season there's a point where the protagonist [[KnowWhenToFoldEm simply drops everything and runs]] rather than fight the unspeakable mind bending evil. Nobody is an action hero, they're just [[TheEveryman random people]].

* In the ''MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' episode "The Best Night Ever", the ponies are running away from the Grand Galloping Gala and Rarity drops her glass slipper. Pinkie Pie lampshades the TheGirlWhoFitsThisSlipper trope. Rarity, who has no interest in meeting [[PrinceCharmless Prince Blueblood]] ever again, screams and crushes the slipper, defying the trope.
-->'''Pinkie Pie:''' OOOH! Rarity, [[TheGirlWhoFitsThisSlipper your glass slipper!]] Now your prince is ''sure'' to find you! \\
'''Rarity:''' [[PrinceCharmless AAAAHHH!]] *stomps it*

* In ''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.

* The ''{{Scream}}'' films are supposedly loaded with this, yet most HorrorTropes in them are usually played straight or [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]]. One genuine instance is when the second of the two killers is apparently dead at the end of the first film. Randy Meeks says this is the moment when the killer comes back to life for one last scare. The killer promptly does, but Sidney, without flinching, puts a bullet in his head: "Not in my movie." Also used in the second film.