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* OverTheShoulder: A very common camera angle for filming characters dialog speaker's shoulder is shot in conversation.a way that frames their interlocutor's head.
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* CuffsOffRubWrists: A character rubs their wrists after their handcuffs are removed.
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* HelplessKicking: A character who is being killed, taken to their demise, or EatenAlive kicks their legs.
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* OneArmedWarrior: Missing an arm doesn't slow a character down from being a threat.
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* BathKick: A woman fully extends a leg out of the bath, generally for {{Fanservice}}.
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* ShesGotLegs: A woman's legs are given special attention for {{Fanservice}}.
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* KickChick: Female characters are prone to fighting using their legs.
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This index covers all things limbs: arms, legs, wings, tentacles, weird alien appendages, you name it.
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!!Arm Tropes:
[floatboxright:
'''Subcategory to:'''
+ AnatomyTropes
]
[floatboxright:
'''Related indices:'''
+ AutonomousAndArtificialAppendageIndex
+ CephalopodIndex
+ HandTropes
+ TheseTropesAreMadeForWalking
+ WingedTropes
]
[[index]]
* ArmCannon: An arm-mounted gun.
* AtArmsLength: Holding someone back with an arm, preventing their approach.
* BadassArmFold: Arms folded to signify badassery.
* BicepKiss: Vainly kissing one's own muscular biceps.
* BicepPolishingGesture: A common Japanese gesture when preparing to take on a difficult task.
* BladeBelowTheShoulder: A blade somehow attached to an arm.
* CreepilyLongArms: A monster has long arms for creepy effect.
* CrucifiedHeroShot: A character's arms are outstretched, reminiscent of a crucified Jesus.
* ElongatingArmGag: A gag where someone greatly extends their limb(s).
* ExtendableArms: Someone who can greatly stretch specific body parts.
* FallingIntoHisArms: A woman physically falls into a man's arms.
* FlexingThoseNonBiceps: Flexing unmuscular arms.
* IWillTearYourArmsOff: A character threatens to tear another's limbs off.
* ALadyOnEachArm: A man is shown with each arm around a woman.
* LiteralDisarming: Someone's arm is removed to prevent it from wielding weapons.
* LoverTugOfWar: Love rivals use their object of affection's arms for tug-of-war.
* MultiArmedAndDangerous: Greater limb count means greater threat.
* MultiArmedMultitasking: Character with multiple limbs can do multiple things at once.
* OneSidedArmWrestling: One arm wrestler is much stronger than the other.
* ReachingTowardsTheAudience: A character reaches toward the audience.
* ReverseArmFold: Arms folded behind the back to indicate patience and consideration.
* StandardFemaleGrabArea: Women held by the upper arm are rendered powerless.
* YawnAndReach: Yawning and stretching as a guise to put an arm around someone's shoulders.
!!Leg Tropes:
* ArmlessBiped: A two-legged creature with no arms.
* BasicInstinctLegsCrossingParody: A StockParody of the iconic leg-crossing scene from ''Film/BasicInstinct''.
* BathKick: A woman fully extends a leg out of the bath, generally for {{Fanservice}}.
* BetweenMyLegs: Someone or something is framed between the legs of another person.
* FourLeggedInsect: An animal species is portrayed with fewer legs than it has in real life.
* FourLegsGoodTwoLegsBetter: Some animals are portrayed as bipedal when in real life they aren't.
* HitchhikersLeg: A hitchhiking woman shows a little leg to attract a ride.
* ICantFeelMyLegs: Someone announces an inability to feel their legs, indicating paralysis.
* LegCannon: A leg-mounted cannon.
* LegCling: An attractive woman clings to a muscle-bound man's leg.
* LittleGirlsKickShins: Little girls kick shins when they're angry.
* MurderousThighs: Crushing people with strong thighs.
* SeadogPegLeg: A pirate has a fake (usually wooden) leg.
* ShesGotLegs: A woman's legs are given special attention for {{Fanservice}}.
* ShowSomeLeg: A character provides a distraction by showing skin or acting sexy.
* SpiderTank: A tank with multiple pairs of legs that walks like a spider.
* TripodTerror: Three-legged mechas piloted by AlienInvaders.
* WalkingTank: A tank with a pair of legs instead of treads.
!!Arm Joint Tropes:
* AlwaysOverTheShoulder: The camera in third-person video games is directly behind the player character.
* BlindShoulderToss: Dismissing an item as worthless or irrelevant by tossing it over one's shoulder.
* CoatOverTheShoulder: Carrying a coat draped over the shoulder to indicate coolness.
* CuffsOffRubWrists: A character rubs their wrists after their handcuffs are removed.
* DramaticDislocation: A dislocated joint, usually a shoulder, is PlayedForDrama.
* HoldingYourShoulderMeansInjury: An injured character uses their opposite hand to hold their shoulder.
* OverTheShoulder: A very common camera angle for filming characters in conversation.
* OverTheShoulderCarry: Carrying a person face down over one's shoulder with their upper body to the rear.
* OverTheShoulderMurderShot: A murderer looks up over their shoulder when approached mid-deed.
* ParrotPetPosition: A pet rides on its owner's shoulder.
* PossessiveWristGrab: A character aggressively grabs another's wrist to display power or dominance.
* ShoulderCannon: Shoulder-mounted guns.
* ShouldersOfDoom: The biggest shoulder-wear is sported by TheHero or the BigBad.
* ShouldersUpNudity: A nude person will only be shown from the shoulders up.
* ShoulderTeammate: One character carries another on their shoulder.
* SuperWristGadget: Cool gadgets mounted on a wrist.
* WeaponAcrossTheShoulder: A pose where someone slings their weapon across their shoulder.
!!Leg Joint Tropes:
* AnkleDrag: Someone gets dragged to their doom by their ankle.
* KneeCapping: Immobilizing someone by attacking their knee.
* KneeFoldFallOfDefeat: A defeated character falls to their knees before collapsing.
* KneeHighPerspective: Adults are seen up to their ankles, knees, or waists.
* NoKnees: Animating characters without knees.
* OldTimeyAnkleTaboo: Visible ankles being considered risqué in works set in or before the early 1900s.
* TwistedAnkle: A fleeing character is slowed due to injury.
* TwistedKneeCollapse: Sitting with legs splayed in a W-shape after collapsing.
!!Wing Tropes:
* GoodWingsEvilWings: Character alignment based on wing type or color.
* GrowingWings: Someone grows wings.
* PowerGivesYouWings: Powering up bestows wings.
* RazorWings: Wings with knives instead of feathers.
* WindFromBeneathMyWings: Flapping one's wings to generate strong winds.
* WingShield: Wings used to shield someone from danger.
!!Tentacle Tropes:
* CombatTentacles: Tentacles used for combat.
* KnottyTentacles: Tying up an opponent with their own tentacles or tentacle-like appendages.
* NaughtyTentacles: Tentacles in a sexual context.
* SensoryTentacles: Tentacles that sense.
* TentacledTerror: Cephalopods PlayedForHorror.
* TentacleRope: Tied up with tentacles.
* TypicalTentacleTactics: Standard video-game behavior of octopods.
!!Other Limb Tropes:
* AbnormalLimbRotationRange: Limbs that have more rotation range than normal.
* AmputationStopsSpread: Cutting off a contaminated body part to prevent the spread of the contamination.
* AppendageAssimilation: Regenerating lost limbs by stealing others'.
* AnArmAndALeg: Limb loss as a dramatic device.
* ArtificialLimbs: Someone has prosthetic limbs.
* ArtificialLimbsAreStronger: Prosthetic limbs are stronger than normal ones.
* AttackOfTheMonsterAppendage: Only the monster's appendage is seen.
* BellBottomLimbedBots: Robots' lower legs and forearms are bigger than their thighs and upper arms.
* BizarreAlienLimbs: Distinctly non-humanoid limbs.
* CognizantLimbs: Bosses with individually-labeled limbs.
* DismembermentIsCheap: Losing a limb is only a temporary inconvenience.
* FakeArmDisarm: A character's artificial body parts are destroyed, but not their real ones.
* FloatingLimbs: Hands and feet are visible; arms and legs are not.
* GoodProstheticEvilProsthetic: Character alignment based on prosthesis type.
* HumanHummingbird: Limbs flailing so fast they're almost a blur.
* InjuredLimbEpisode: A character spends an episode sidelined with a limb injury.
* LifeOrLimbDecision: Cutting off a limb to escape a trap that would otherwise cause death.
* LimbSensationFascination: A character explores what their new limb(s) do.
* NoodlePeople: Characters drawn with exaggeratedly long, thin torsos and limbs.
* PhantomLimbPain: Feeling pain in a nonexistent limb.
* ProstheticLimbReveal: Someone is revealed to have a prosthetic limb.
* RetractableAppendages: Body parts that can retract.
* RubberHoseLimbs: A cartoon character's limbs behave like rubber hoses.
* SpiderLimbs: Having spider-like appendages.
* StockPunishment: Locking someone's legs (stocks) or arms (pillory) in a wooden board as punishment.
* SubsystemDamage: The player's individual body parts can be targeted and damaged.
* SwissArmyAppendage: Various prosthetic extremities with special utility attached as required.
* TornApartByTheMob: Someone is torn limb from limb by an angry mob.
* VertebrateWithExtraLimbs: A land animal with more than the standard four limbs.
[[/index]]
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!!Arm Tropes:
[floatboxright:
'''Subcategory to:'''
+ AnatomyTropes
]
[floatboxright:
'''Related indices:'''
+ AutonomousAndArtificialAppendageIndex
+ CephalopodIndex
+ HandTropes
+ TheseTropesAreMadeForWalking
+ WingedTropes
]
[[index]]
* ArmCannon: An arm-mounted gun.
* AtArmsLength: Holding someone back with an arm, preventing their approach.
* BadassArmFold: Arms folded to signify badassery.
* BicepKiss: Vainly kissing one's own muscular biceps.
* BicepPolishingGesture: A common Japanese gesture when preparing to take on a difficult task.
* BladeBelowTheShoulder: A blade somehow attached to an arm.
* CreepilyLongArms: A monster has long arms for creepy effect.
* CrucifiedHeroShot: A character's arms are outstretched, reminiscent of a crucified Jesus.
* ElongatingArmGag: A gag where someone greatly extends their limb(s).
* ExtendableArms: Someone who can greatly stretch specific body parts.
* FallingIntoHisArms: A woman physically falls into a man's arms.
* FlexingThoseNonBiceps: Flexing unmuscular arms.
* IWillTearYourArmsOff: A character threatens to tear another's limbs off.
* ALadyOnEachArm: A man is shown with each arm around a woman.
* LiteralDisarming: Someone's arm is removed to prevent it from wielding weapons.
* LoverTugOfWar: Love rivals use their object of affection's arms for tug-of-war.
* MultiArmedAndDangerous: Greater limb count means greater threat.
* MultiArmedMultitasking: Character with multiple limbs can do multiple things at once.
* OneSidedArmWrestling: One arm wrestler is much stronger than the other.
* ReachingTowardsTheAudience: A character reaches toward the audience.
* ReverseArmFold: Arms folded behind the back to indicate patience and consideration.
* StandardFemaleGrabArea: Women held by the upper arm are rendered powerless.
* YawnAndReach: Yawning and stretching as a guise to put an arm around someone's shoulders.
!!Leg Tropes:
* ArmlessBiped: A two-legged creature with no arms.
* BasicInstinctLegsCrossingParody: A StockParody of the iconic leg-crossing scene from ''Film/BasicInstinct''.
* BathKick: A woman fully extends a leg out of the bath, generally for {{Fanservice}}.
* BetweenMyLegs: Someone or something is framed between the legs of another person.
* FourLeggedInsect: An animal species is portrayed with fewer legs than it has in real life.
* FourLegsGoodTwoLegsBetter: Some animals are portrayed as bipedal when in real life they aren't.
* HitchhikersLeg: A hitchhiking woman shows a little leg to attract a ride.
* ICantFeelMyLegs: Someone announces an inability to feel their legs, indicating paralysis.
* LegCannon: A leg-mounted cannon.
* LegCling: An attractive woman clings to a muscle-bound man's leg.
* LittleGirlsKickShins: Little girls kick shins when they're angry.
* MurderousThighs: Crushing people with strong thighs.
* SeadogPegLeg: A pirate has a fake (usually wooden) leg.
* ShesGotLegs: A woman's legs are given special attention for {{Fanservice}}.
* ShowSomeLeg: A character provides a distraction by showing skin or acting sexy.
* SpiderTank: A tank with multiple pairs of legs that walks like a spider.
* TripodTerror: Three-legged mechas piloted by AlienInvaders.
* WalkingTank: A tank with a pair of legs instead of treads.
!!Arm Joint Tropes:
* AlwaysOverTheShoulder: The camera in third-person video games is directly behind the player character.
* BlindShoulderToss: Dismissing an item as worthless or irrelevant by tossing it over one's shoulder.
* CoatOverTheShoulder: Carrying a coat draped over the shoulder to indicate coolness.
* CuffsOffRubWrists: A character rubs their wrists after their handcuffs are removed.
* DramaticDislocation: A dislocated joint, usually a shoulder, is PlayedForDrama.
* HoldingYourShoulderMeansInjury: An injured character uses their opposite hand to hold their shoulder.
* OverTheShoulder: A very common camera angle for filming characters in conversation.
* OverTheShoulderCarry: Carrying a person face down over one's shoulder with their upper body to the rear.
* OverTheShoulderMurderShot: A murderer looks up over their shoulder when approached mid-deed.
* ParrotPetPosition: A pet rides on its owner's shoulder.
* PossessiveWristGrab: A character aggressively grabs another's wrist to display power or dominance.
* ShoulderCannon: Shoulder-mounted guns.
* ShouldersOfDoom: The biggest shoulder-wear is sported by TheHero or the BigBad.
* ShouldersUpNudity: A nude person will only be shown from the shoulders up.
* ShoulderTeammate: One character carries another on their shoulder.
* SuperWristGadget: Cool gadgets mounted on a wrist.
* WeaponAcrossTheShoulder: A pose where someone slings their weapon across their shoulder.
!!Leg Joint Tropes:
* AnkleDrag: Someone gets dragged to their doom by their ankle.
* KneeCapping: Immobilizing someone by attacking their knee.
* KneeFoldFallOfDefeat: A defeated character falls to their knees before collapsing.
* KneeHighPerspective: Adults are seen up to their ankles, knees, or waists.
* NoKnees: Animating characters without knees.
* OldTimeyAnkleTaboo: Visible ankles being considered risqué in works set in or before the early 1900s.
* TwistedAnkle: A fleeing character is slowed due to injury.
* TwistedKneeCollapse: Sitting with legs splayed in a W-shape after collapsing.
!!Wing Tropes:
* GoodWingsEvilWings: Character alignment based on wing type or color.
* GrowingWings: Someone grows wings.
* PowerGivesYouWings: Powering up bestows wings.
* RazorWings: Wings with knives instead of feathers.
* WindFromBeneathMyWings: Flapping one's wings to generate strong winds.
* WingShield: Wings used to shield someone from danger.
!!Tentacle Tropes:
* CombatTentacles: Tentacles used for combat.
* KnottyTentacles: Tying up an opponent with their own tentacles or tentacle-like appendages.
* NaughtyTentacles: Tentacles in a sexual context.
* SensoryTentacles: Tentacles that sense.
* TentacledTerror: Cephalopods PlayedForHorror.
* TentacleRope: Tied up with tentacles.
* TypicalTentacleTactics: Standard video-game behavior of octopods.
!!Other Limb Tropes:
* AbnormalLimbRotationRange: Limbs that have more rotation range than normal.
* AmputationStopsSpread: Cutting off a contaminated body part to prevent the spread of the contamination.
* AppendageAssimilation: Regenerating lost limbs by stealing others'.
* AnArmAndALeg: Limb loss as a dramatic device.
* ArtificialLimbs: Someone has prosthetic limbs.
* ArtificialLimbsAreStronger: Prosthetic limbs are stronger than normal ones.
* AttackOfTheMonsterAppendage: Only the monster's appendage is seen.
* BellBottomLimbedBots: Robots' lower legs and forearms are bigger than their thighs and upper arms.
* BizarreAlienLimbs: Distinctly non-humanoid limbs.
* CognizantLimbs: Bosses with individually-labeled limbs.
* DismembermentIsCheap: Losing a limb is only a temporary inconvenience.
* FakeArmDisarm: A character's artificial body parts are destroyed, but not their real ones.
* FloatingLimbs: Hands and feet are visible; arms and legs are not.
* GoodProstheticEvilProsthetic: Character alignment based on prosthesis type.
* HumanHummingbird: Limbs flailing so fast they're almost a blur.
* InjuredLimbEpisode: A character spends an episode sidelined with a limb injury.
* LifeOrLimbDecision: Cutting off a limb to escape a trap that would otherwise cause death.
* LimbSensationFascination: A character explores what their new limb(s) do.
* NoodlePeople: Characters drawn with exaggeratedly long, thin torsos and limbs.
* PhantomLimbPain: Feeling pain in a nonexistent limb.
* ProstheticLimbReveal: Someone is revealed to have a prosthetic limb.
* RetractableAppendages: Body parts that can retract.
* RubberHoseLimbs: A cartoon character's limbs behave like rubber hoses.
* SpiderLimbs: Having spider-like appendages.
* StockPunishment: Locking someone's legs (stocks) or arms (pillory) in a wooden board as punishment.
* SubsystemDamage: The player's individual body parts can be targeted and damaged.
* SwissArmyAppendage: Various prosthetic extremities with special utility attached as required.
* TornApartByTheMob: Someone is torn limb from limb by an angry mob.
* VertebrateWithExtraLimbs: A land animal with more than the standard four limbs.
[[/index]]
