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** [[BigBad EmperorEvulz]] sucks away energy from everything, meaning they are unable to be recharged.

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** [[BigBad EmperorEvulz]] Emperor Evulz]] sucks away energy from everything, meaning they are unable to be recharged.



* '''Averted''': [[BigBad EmperorEvulz]] decides not to use an EMP.

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* '''Averted''': [[BigBad EmperorEvulz]] Emperor Evulz]] decides not to use an EMP.



* '''Invoked''': [[BigBad EmporerEvulz]], knowing that the heroes are using electronic devices, creates a powerful EMP.

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* '''Invoked''': [[BigBad EmporerEvulz]], Emperer Evulz]], knowing that the heroes are using electronic devices, creates a powerful EMP.



* '''Deconstructed''': [[BigBad EmperorEvulz]], knowing that using an EMP would wipe out his army as well, decides not to use it.

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* '''Deconstructed''': [[BigBad EmperorEvulz]], Emperor Evulz]], knowing that using an EMP would wipe out his army as well, decides not to use it.
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'''Basic Trope''': A electromagnetic wave that wipes out electronics.
* '''Straight''': In ''Alice Wars'', an EMP is generated by [[BigBad Emporer Evulz]] which causes every several electronics in the area to stop working completely.
* '''Exaggerated''': An EMP is generated that causes '''ALL''' of the world's electronics to [[ExplosiveInstrumentation explode]].
* '''Downplayed''': The EMP only causes electronics to stop working temporarily.
* '''Justified''': Sending enough electricity into something will cause it to break.
* '''Inverted''':
** [[BigBad EmperorEvulz]] sucks away energy from everything, meaning they are unable to be recharged.
** Or, to invert it in a different way, all ''living'' matter is wiped out in the area, but not the electronics.
* '''Subverted''': Several of the electronics are designed to endure high electricity overloads.
* '''Double Subverted''': But the EMP is powerful enough to ''still'' break them.
* '''Parodied''':
** The EMP generates 1 voltz of electricity, something that wouldn't cause anything to happen.
** It also wipes out [[BigBad Emperor Evulz]]' [[DidntThinkThisThrough robot]] [[OhCrap army]] as well.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Some electronics are overloaded, some aren't.
* '''Averted''': [[BigBad EmperorEvulz]] decides not to use an EMP.
* '''Enforced''': "Hey, we need an explanation on how their electronics broke!"
* '''Lampshaded''': "OhCrap Our weapons!"
* '''Invoked''': [[BigBad EmporerEvulz]], knowing that the heroes are using electronic devices, creates a powerful EMP.
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Implied''': ???
* '''Defied''': The heroes manage to stop the EMP from occuring.
* '''Discussed''': "Why did you use it?" "Because, your weapons are electrical!"
* '''Conversed''': "You know, this is the [[BreakingTheFourthWall part of the movie]] where all our electronics die."
* '''Deconstructed''': [[BigBad EmperorEvulz]], knowing that using an EMP would wipe out his army as well, decides not to use it.
* '''Reconstructed''': And proceeds to make his robot army EMP-proof, ''then'' decides to use it.
* '''Played for Laughs''': The EMP causes several electronics such as fridges and toasters to stop working.
* '''Played for Drama''': Without their weapons, the heroes must fight [[BigBad Emperor Evulz]] with nothing but swords.
* '''Played for Horror''': One of the characters is [[{{Cyborg}} partially robotic]].

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