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* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is completely hopeless at roping ([[EpicFail to the point that the safest place to be standing is next to whatever he's trying to rope]]) until Alice, Charlie, [[AwesomeMcCoolName Dracone]], Eva, and TropeyTheWonderDog get stuck out on thin ice, whereupon he performs so well it wins him a championship award.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is completely hopeless at roping ([[EpicFail to the point that the safest place to be standing is next to whatever he's trying to rope]]) until Alice, Charlie, [[AwesomeMcCoolName [[AerithAndBob Dracone]], Eva, and TropeyTheWonderDog get stuck out on thin ice, whereupon he performs so well it wins him a championship award.
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* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is completely hopeless at roping ([[EpicFail to the point that the safest place to be standing is next to whatever he's trying to rope]]) until Alice, Charlie, [[AwesomeMcCoolName Dracone]], Eva, and [[MrStrangenoun Tropey]] the Wonder [[TeamPet Dog]] get stuck out on thin ice, whereupon he performs so well it wins him a championship award.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is completely hopeless at roping ([[EpicFail to the point that the safest place to be standing is next to whatever he's trying to rope]]) until Alice, Charlie, [[AwesomeMcCoolName Dracone]], Eva, and [[MrStrangenoun Tropey]] the Wonder [[TeamPet Dog]] TropeyTheWonderDog get stuck out on thin ice, whereupon he performs so well it wins him a championship award.
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* '''Defied''': ???

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* '''Defied''': ???When a crisis happens, Alice instantly looks for any solution that ''doesn't'' involves using a rope.
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'''Basic Trope''': A character masters a skill he previously struggled with under pressure.
* '''Straight''': Bob can't rope anything during practice, but he makes a difficult shot when Alice is stuck out on thin ice.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is completely hopeless at roping ([[EpicFail to the point that the safest place to be standing is next to whatever he's trying to rope]]) until Alice, Charlie, Dracone, Eva, and Tropey the Wonder Dog get stuck out on thin ice, whereupon he performs so well it wins him a championship award.

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'''Basic Trope''': A character masters a skill he or she previously struggled with under pressure.pressure (usually life-or-death pressure).
* '''Straight''': Bob can't rope anything during practice, but he makes a difficult shot when Alice is stuck out on [[DangerThinIce thin ice.ice]].
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is completely hopeless at roping ([[EpicFail to the point that the safest place to be standing is next to whatever he's trying to rope]]) until Alice, Charlie, Dracone, [[AwesomeMcCoolName Dracone]], Eva, and Tropey [[MrStrangenoun Tropey]] the Wonder Dog [[TeamPet Dog]] get stuck out on thin ice, whereupon he performs so well it wins him a championship award.



* '''Justified''': ???

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* '''Justified''': ???'''Justified''':
** By the time Alice had gotten stuck on thin ice, Bob had practiced roping enough to become good at it.
** It was just a lucky shot.
** Bob knew Alice was in danger and was able to zero in on where he wanted the rope to go.
** It's later revealed that Freda the fairy used magic to make him able to rope Alice (because fairies can only save people's lives indirectly).



* '''Subverted''': Bob cannot rope anything during practice. Then Alice gets stuck out on thin ice, the heroic music starts up, and...Bob misses his shot again.

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* '''Subverted''': Bob cannot rope anything during practice. Then Alice gets stuck out on thin ice, the [[{{Leitmotif}} heroic music music]] starts up, and...[[TheDayTheMusicLied Bob misses his shot again.again]].



* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': ???

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
Bob manages to rope Alice when she's on thin ice, Alice never perfects her karate training, not even in a crisis, Charlie perfects his fencing skill a bit before the crisis, Dracone never has a crisis to deal with but he perfects his dancing skill anyway, Eva never learns a skill, and Tropey the Wonder Dog perfects his agility training in what he ''thought'' was a crisis but it wasn't.
* '''Averted''': ??? '''Averted''':
** No crises happen.
** Nobody perfects a skill at a crisis.
** Nobody learns anything new.



* '''Exploited''': ???

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* '''Exploited''': ???Alice pretends to be in danger to teach Bob how to rope.



* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Deconstructed''': Bob gets used to being able to pull off a skill when he needs it, so he stops practicing. Then one day he fails because he never even ''tried'' to practice the skill in a non-crisis situation and Alice dies.

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* '''Discussed''': ???
"He was useless at roping, but then he saved me by roping me! I mean, seriously! [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer I'm not lying!]]"
* '''Conversed''': ???
"Why do characters need to be in danger to have other characters learn?"
* '''Deconstructed''': Bob gets used to being able to pull off a skill when he needs it, so he stops practicing. Then one day he fails because he never even ''tried'' to practice the skill in a non-crisis situation and Alice dies.
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'''Basic Trope''': A character masters a skill he previously struggled with under pressure.
* '''Straight''': Bob can't rope anything during practice, but he makes a difficult shot when Alice is stuck out on thin ice.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is completely hopeless at roping ([[EpicFail to the point that the safest place to be standing is next to whatever he's trying to rope]]) until Alice, Charlie, Dracone, Eva, and Tropey the Wonder Dog get stuck out on thin ice, whereupon he performs so well it wins him a championship award.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob sometimes manages to rope his target during practice, but he gets much better during a crisis.
* '''Justified''': ???
* '''Inverted''': Bob is a champion roper during practice but goes to pieces during a crisis.
* '''Subverted''': Bob cannot rope anything during practice. Then Alice gets stuck out on thin ice, the heroic music starts up, and...Bob misses his shot again.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...But then he makes a second try and succeeds like a pro.
* '''Parodied''': The only time Bob can do anything right is during a crisis.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': ???
* '''Enforced''': The author [[RuleOfCool thinks it's cooler]] for Bob to succeed at the last minute than to know how to perform the skill perfectly from the beginning.
* '''Lampshaded''':
-->'''Alice''': Let's see, I'm out here on the ice, the sun is getting hotter every minute, and my only hope is Bob...I hope he can throw a rope better now than he does in practice.
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Deconstructed''': Bob gets used to being able to pull off a skill when he needs it, so he stops practicing. Then one day he fails because he never even ''tried'' to practice the skill in a non-crisis situation and Alice dies.
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%%* '''Implied''': ???
%%* '''Reconstructed''': ???
%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???

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