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* '''Downplayed''': Alice claims to know "that martial art movement Bruce Lee created".
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* '''Downplayed''': Alice claims to know "that martial art movement Bruce Lee Creator/BruceLee created".
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** … Only to realize too late that '''[[AmusingInjuries she can use him as the paper.]]'''
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** His new form doesn't last long enough for her to either get away or actually deal with him.
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* '''Justified''': Alice hopes to get away from the encounter unharmed, but doesn't know any actual martial arts name, and spouts a random foreign word, hoping it would intimidate her attackers.
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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
** Alice hopes to get away from the encounter unharmed, but doesn't know any actual martial arts name, and spouts a random foreign word, hoping it would intimidate herattackers.attackers.
** Alice knows the craft and hopes that her assailant associates her claim with him [[ForciblyFormedPhysique being the 'paper']].
** Alice hopes to get away from the encounter unharmed, but doesn't know any actual martial arts name, and spouts a random foreign word, hoping it would intimidate her
** Alice knows the craft and hopes that her assailant associates her claim with him [[ForciblyFormedPhysique being the 'paper']].
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* '''Straight''': Alice is accosted by a robber, and she warns him to back away because she knows Origami.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice rattles a whole list of "martial arts" she supposedly has under her belt, and none of them are actual martial art styles (Origami, Ikebana, Yakitori, etc.).
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice rattles a whole list of "martial arts" she supposedly has under her belt, and none of them are actual martial art styles (Origami, Ikebana, Yakitori, etc.).
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* '''Straight''': Alice is accosted by a robber, and she warns him to back away because she knows has black belt in Origami.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice rattles a whole list of "martial arts" she is supposedlyhas under her belt, a master of, and none of them are actual martial art styles (Origami, Ikebana, Yakitori, etc.).
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice rattles a whole list of "martial arts" she is supposedly
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* '''Inverted''': Alice, a passionate art fan, tells her peers that she has studied Naginata, not realizing that it's a weapon, and not an art form.
* '''Inverted''': Alice, a passionate art fan, tells her peers that she has studied Naginata, not realizing that it's a weapon, and not an art form.
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* '''Justified''':
'''Justified''': Alice hopes to get away from the encounter unharmed, but doesn't know any actual martial arts name, and spouts a random foreign word, hoping it would intimidate her attackers.
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* '''Inverted''': Alice, a
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* '''Played For Laughs''': After Alice claims to know Origami, her opponent tries to one-up her with another foreign-sounding word, and Alice retaliates by coming up with an more ridiculous foreign word. This continues indefinitely.
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* '''Played For Laughs''': After Alice claims to know Origami, her opponent tries to one-up her with another foreign-sounding word, word that, and Alice retaliates by coming up with an more ridiculous foreign word. This continues indefinitely.
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** Alice claims to be trained in Origami, but only because she has forgotten the name of the actual martial arts style she's trained in, and was simply using a random Japanese word for it.
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** Alice claims to be trained in Origami, but only because she has forgotten the name of the actual martial arts style she's trained in, and was simply using a random Japanese word for to substitute it.
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'''Basic Trope''': A character tries to intimidate their opponents by claiming to know some form of foreign-sounding martial art that isn't actually a martial art.
* '''Straight''': Alice is accosted by a robber, and she warns him to back away because she knows Origami.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice rattles a whole list of "martial arts" she supposedly has under her belt, and none of them are actual martial art styles (Origami, Ikebana, Yakitori, etc.).
* '''Downplayed''': Alice claims to know "that martial art movement Bruce Lee created".
* '''Justified''':
* '''Inverted''': Alice, a passionate art fan, tells her peers that she has studied Naginata, not realizing that it's a weapon, and not an art form.
* '''Subverted''':
** Alice warns a mugger that she's trained in Origami, and her opponent laughs it off... only to realize too late that Alice is a MartialArtsAndCrafts practitioner who can weaponize her paper creations.
** Alice claims to be trained in Origami, but only because she has forgotten the name of the actual martial arts style she's trained in, and was simply using a random Japanese word for it.
* '''Double Subverted''':
** Alice's MartialArtsAndCrafts turns out to be ineffective in genuine combat, and she gets beaten quickly.
** Alice is not trained in Origami... she's actually trained Ayatori (cat's cradle).
* '''Parodied''': Alice tries to intimidate her opponents by claiming to be trained in embroidery. They immediately run away screaming.
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* '''Averted''': Alice makes no attempt to intimidate her opponents and simply give up or run away.
* '''Enforced''': RuleOfFunny
* '''Lampshaded''': After a {{beat}} moment, the bad guy asks incredulously, "You're trained in the art of paper folding?"
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': Alice can't think of a suitable word that sounds sufficiently intimidating, so she gives up looking and goes for IKnowKarate instead.
* '''Discussed''': "Really, Alice, is it too hard for you name even ONE actual form of martial arts?"
* '''Conversed''': "Wouldn't it actually be better for the characters to pretend knowing a real, well-known martial arts that these bad guys can be intimidated by?"
* '''Deconstructed''': ???
* '''Reconstructed''': ???
* '''Played For Laughs''': After Alice claims to know Origami, her opponent tries to one-up her with another foreign-sounding word, and Alice retaliates by coming up with an more ridiculous foreign word. This continues indefinitely.
* '''Played For Drama''': Rather than intimidate her opponents, Alice's pretense to know martial arts provokes them to attack with even more fervor, and she gets badly beaten up as a result.
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* '''Straight''': Alice is accosted by a robber, and she warns him to back away because she knows Origami.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice rattles a whole list of "martial arts" she supposedly has under her belt, and none of them are actual martial art styles (Origami, Ikebana, Yakitori, etc.).
* '''Downplayed''': Alice claims to know "that martial art movement Bruce Lee created".
* '''Justified''':
* '''Inverted''': Alice, a passionate art fan, tells her peers that she has studied Naginata, not realizing that it's a weapon, and not an art form.
* '''Subverted''':
** Alice warns a mugger that she's trained in Origami, and her opponent laughs it off... only to realize too late that Alice is a MartialArtsAndCrafts practitioner who can weaponize her paper creations.
** Alice claims to be trained in Origami, but only because she has forgotten the name of the actual martial arts style she's trained in, and was simply using a random Japanese word for it.
* '''Double Subverted''':
** Alice's MartialArtsAndCrafts turns out to be ineffective in genuine combat, and she gets beaten quickly.
** Alice is not trained in Origami... she's actually trained Ayatori (cat's cradle).
* '''Parodied''': Alice tries to intimidate her opponents by claiming to be trained in embroidery. They immediately run away screaming.
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* '''Averted''': Alice makes no attempt to intimidate her opponents and simply give up or run away.
* '''Enforced''': RuleOfFunny
* '''Lampshaded''': After a {{beat}} moment, the bad guy asks incredulously, "You're trained in the art of paper folding?"
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': Alice can't think of a suitable word that sounds sufficiently intimidating, so she gives up looking and goes for IKnowKarate instead.
* '''Discussed''': "Really, Alice, is it too hard for you name even ONE actual form of martial arts?"
* '''Conversed''': "Wouldn't it actually be better for the characters to pretend knowing a real, well-known martial arts that these bad guys can be intimidated by?"
* '''Deconstructed''': ???
* '''Reconstructed''': ???
* '''Played For Laughs''': After Alice claims to know Origami, her opponent tries to one-up her with another foreign-sounding word, and Alice retaliates by coming up with an more ridiculous foreign word. This continues indefinitely.
* '''Played For Drama''': Rather than intimidate her opponents, Alice's pretense to know martial arts provokes them to attack with even more fervor, and she gets badly beaten up as a result.
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%%* '''Implied''': ???
%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???
