History Main / TrapMaster

* Satoko from {{Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni}} is an extreme example of this, to the point of [[spoiler: taking out a large number of highly trained soldiers with traps that could only have been set up in a few days]]

* This is what Fred from the ''ScoobyDoo'' franchise ''wants'' to be. Usually, however, his traps never work as intended.

* Lock from Lock's Quest uses traps in combination with walls to fend off the enemy.

* Chrono plays like this in ''MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha As Portable: Game/TheBattleOfAces'', releasing invisible Delayed Binds that would trigger and catch his opponent if they flew too close to them. He could either plant them in place or have them slowly follow his opponent.

* Chrono plays like this in ''MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha As Portable: Game/TheBattleOfAces'', releasing invisible Delayed Binds that would trigger and catch his opponent if they fly too close to them. He could either plant them in place or have them slowly follow his opponent.

* Chrono plays like this in ''Game/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha As Portable: The BattleOfAces'', releasing invisible Delayed Binds that would trigger and catch his opponent if they fly too close to them. He could either plant them in place or have them slowly follow his opponent.

* Chrono plays like this in ''Game/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha As Portable: TheBattleOfAces'', releasing invisible Delayed Binds that would trigger and catch his opponent if they fly too close to them. He could either plant them in place or have them slowly follow his opponent.

* In ''[=~Dissidia: Final Fantasy~=]'', this is [[FinalFantasyII Emperor Mateus]]' modus operandi. It's even the title of his fighting style. He conjures several magical traps (such as [[InstantRunes crests]] that crawl along the floor and paralyze the opponent via [[ShockAndAwe electric shocks]] or dropping exploding energy mines from his [[MagicWand staff]]), turning the area into a war zone and giving him time to set up his more devastating attacks such as [[PainfullySlowProjectile Flare]] or ([[DeathOrGloryAttack God]] [[EvilLaugh help]] [[EvilIsHammy us]]) [[ColonyDrop Starfall]]. This ''is'' mitigated by the terrain though; give him enough room, and he has [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential ample measures to torture you]], but smaller, more cramped areas (such as ''his own stage'', Castle Pandaemonium) tend to work to his disadvantage. Like a surprising number of Chaos' Warriors, [[DifficultButAwesome it takes a while for players to get the hang of him, but he's lethal when played right.]]

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A character who fights by arranging traps in such a way that, when the opponent arrives, he only has to let the victim act, or activate the traps with minimal effort, to utterly dominate said opponent. Has [[IReadThatAs nothing to do]] with [[DroppedABridgetOnHim Dropping A Bridget]] on someone.

* In ''MarvelVsCapcom3'', Trish fights mainly by planting portals on the ground and in midair. An opponent who gets too close to one will get hurt by things coming out of these portals.

* ''MegaMan 2'' has Crash Man, whose only way to fight is to run around planting timed explosives on the floor and walls. It can be troublesome even when knowing about his gimmick because he puts so many up at once.
* In ''MarvelVsCapcom 3'', Trish fights mainly by planting portals on the ground and in midair. An opponent who gets too close to one will get hurt by things coming out of these portals.

* Nancy in the first ''ANightmareOnElmStreet''. She sets series of traps for Freddy and he is caught on all of them.

* Nancy in the first ''AniNightmareOnElmStreet''. She sets series of traps for Freddy and he is caught on all of them.

* In {{Pokemon}}, the Team Rocket tries (and fails) to be this.

A character who fights by arranging traps in such a way that, when the opponent arrives, he only has to let the victim act, or activate the traps with minimal effort, to utterly dominate said opponent. Has [[IReadThatAs nothing to do]] with [[DroppedABridgetOnThem Dropping A Bridget]] on someone.

A character who fights by arranging traps in such a way that, when the opponent arrives, he only has to let the victim act, or activate the traps with minimal effort, to utterly dominate said opponent.

A character who fights by arraging traps in such a way that, when the opponent arrives, he only has to let the victim act, or activate the traps with minimal effort, to utterly dominate said opponent.

A character who fights by arraging traps in a way that, when the opponent arrives, he only has to let him act, or activate the traps with minimal effort, to utterly dominate said opponent.

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* Kevin Mc Kallister, of HomeAlone fame, would be the perfect example, booby-traping his entire house and causing AmusingInjuries to the pair of thieves that tried to break into it; and, in the sequel, [[RecycledINSPACE an abandoned building in New York]]. In fact, the whole series is based on a kid being this and outsmarting grown men.
* Jigsaw of the {{Saw}} films is kind of obvious. "''Wanna play a game?''"

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* The ''{{Deception}}'' series of videogames (including the most recent entry, titled ''{{Trapt}}'' in the US) - the player character in each game is anywhere between 'mostly harmless' and 'completely helpless' in direct combat, but possesses the ability to create powerful magical traps. Gameplay mostly consists of setting up a lethal series of traps, and then standing around looking vulnerable in the right spot to lure enemies into the line of fire.

* Rachel Alucard in ''{{BlazBlue}}'' fights with either slow moving projectiles (which she can use her special ability to blow into opponents) and by planting umbrellas in the ground to serve as a target for her [[ShockAndAwe Sword Ivis]] moves.

* DragonAge features "trap making" as a skill and an engine that doesn't transition between screens when a battle begins, allowing players to use doorways, blind corners, stairways, and the like on the map as choke points, making it very possible to play as this kind of character if you know when fights are coming. You can even get a certificate of achievement for being an insidious user of traps.
* The Vanquisher class in ''{{Torchlight}}'' is one of these (her abilities are based around dropping static traps that damage nearby enemies, compared to the Alchemist class' minions and the Warrior class's straighforward combat).
* Some people play DwarfFortress exactly like this, but with added lava.
* MineCraft sees a fair few automatic enemy harvesting machines, too.

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* This is what Fred from ScoobyDoo ''wants'' to be. Usually, however, his traps never work as intended.

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MineCraft sees a fair few automatic enemy harvesting machines, too.


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