History PlayingWith / FakeWeakness

* '''Subverted''': At the midway point, Alice discovers that Lord Bob's supposed weakness against mirrors is nothing but rumor and speculation. But then she finds out that he ''does'' have a weakness to a special MagicMirror. Her quest then revolves around finding this particular mirror and using it to take Lord Bob down.

* '''Discussed''': " Lord Bob is ShroudedInMyth. It's entirely possible any information about supposed weakness could be entirely false, deliberately or otherwise.
* '''Conversed''': " Well crap. How is the author gonna write Alice free of THAT plot twist?"

Back to FakeWeakness

* '''Invoked''': Lord Bob has been spreading the rumors of his mirror-weakness intentionally, after he witnessed how many overlords were defeated when word got around of their Achilles Heels.

** [[BloodKnight Alice feel that winning via Evulz 'allergy' is dishonourable, and instead insisted on training to the point she can beat him in single combat.]]

* '''Untwisted''': Alice hears that Lord Bob is weak against mirrors. She pulls out a mirror when she charges into his throne room -- it works!

* '''Inverted''': There is a rumor that Lord Bob draws his powers from mirrors. Alice breaks every mirror in his castle, only for Lord Bob to reveal that his Fake Strength Source was a lie.

* '''Parodied''': Lord Bob has made so many fake weaknesses that he's forgotten what his ACTUAL weakness is, and is suddenly fearful of damn near everything.

* '''Lampshaded''': "You really thought I would be weak to silvered glass?"

* '''Defied''': Alice reveals that she figured out that he spread this rumor to confuse people, and has stopped everyone form chasing the red herring.

* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???

* '''Defied''': ???

* '''Subverted''': At the midway point, Alice discovers that Lord Bob's supposed weakness against mirrors is all a bunch of baloney. But at the climax, she pulls out a mirror anyway, and Lord Bob is indeed weakened.

* '''Exaggerated''': Lord Bob, so it is said, is reduced to a quivering mass of jelly if a mirror is within fifty feet of him. In fact, it's regularly featured in local newspapers.

* '''Averted''': ???
* '''Enforced''': ???

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

* '''Lampshaded''': ???

* '''Downplayed''': Alice has only heard a rumor of Lord Bob's weakness against mirrors, so she only packs one just in case, and it turns out to be about as useless as she thought it would be.
** IAmNotLeftHanded -- literally, Alice has aimed her attacks at Lord Bob's left hand, but it turns out he's right handed.
* '''Invoked''': Lord Bob has been spreading the rumors of his mirror-weakness intentionally, after he witnessed how many overlords were defeated when word got around of their Achilles Heels.

* '''Subverted''': At the midway point, Alice discovers that Lord Bob's supposed weakness against mirrors is all a bunch of baloney. But at the climax, she pulls out a mirror anyway, and Lord Bob is indeed weakened.

* '''PlayedForLaughs''': After finding a newspaper declaring that Lord Bob loses his powers when confronted by a mirror, Alice cleverly sets up a Funhouse of Mirrors right outside the door to the castle -- "Evil Overlords Get in Free!" in an attempt to lure in Lord Bob. He enters the Hall of Mirrors, and Alice springs her trap! ... but he fails to pay attention to her InTheNameOfTheMoon speech, as he keeps going "What was I thinking? Ebony and olive are ''horrible'' color choices for me!"
* '''PlayedForDrama''': Alice has decided she must take down the unstoppable tyrant, Lord Bob, or die trying. Her grandmother's dying words suggested that a mirror might, just might, be able to counter the wicked sorcerer. After many brave and terrifying adventures, Alice makes it to his castle and challenges him to single combat. He disarms her and defeats her easily, and when she pulls out her grandmother's mirror, her last-ditch hope -- he laughs, plucks it from her hand, and breaks it without a thought.

* PlayedForLaughs: After finding a newspaper declaring that Lord Bob loses his powers when confronted by a mirror, Alice cleverly sets up a Funhouse of Mirrors right outside the door to the castle -- "Evil Overlords Get in Free!" in an attempt to lure in Lord Bob. He enters the Hall of Mirrors, and Alice springs her trap! ... but he fails to pay attention to her InTheNameOfTheMoon speech, as he keeps going "What was I thinking? Ebony and olive are ''horrible'' color choices for me!"
* PlayedForDrama: For over three hundred years, Lord Bob has terrorized the once-peaceful kingdom of Utropia. Alice has decided she must take down this tyrant or die trying. Her grandmother's dying words suggested that a mirror might, just might, be able to counter the wicked sorcerer. After many brave and terrifying adventures, she makes it to his castle and challenges him to single combat. He disarms her and defeats her easily, and when she pulls out her grandmother's mirror, her last-ditch hope -- he laughs, plucks it from her hand, and breaks it without a thought.

* '''Untwisted''': Alice hears that Lord Bob is weak against mirrors. She pulls out a mirror when she charges into his throne room -- it works!

* '''Justified''': Lord Bob has been spreading the rumors of his mirror-weakness intentionally, after he witnessed how many overlords were defeated when word got around of their Achilles Heels.
** Lord Bob ''used'' to be weak against mirrors, and has since recovered from this weakness, but does nothing to defy the rumor.

** IAmNotLeftHanded.

'''Basic Trope''': A character claims to have a particular AchillesHeel, but are lying.

* '''Straight''': Before storming the castle of the evil Lord [[AliceAndBob Bob, Alice]] hears that he has a weakness against mirrors. She arms herself with a mirror and charges into his throne room, only for him to merely stroke his chin and say, "Hmm, I think I need a shave."

* '''Exaggerated''': Lord Bob, so it is said, is reduced to a quivering mass of jelly if a mirror is within fifty feet of him.

* '''Untwisted''': Alice considers that the rumors of Lord Bob's weakness against mirrors is a fluffed-up rumor, but decides to try it anyway -- it works!

* '''Double Subverted''': At least, that's what he lets Alice think, so that she gets close enough that he can deliver the killing blow.

* '''Straight''': Before storming the castle of the evil Lord[[BobAndAlice Bob, Alice]] hears that he has a weakness against mirrors. She arms herself with a mirror and charges into his throne room, only for him to merely stroke his chin and say, "[[TheEvilOverlordList Hmm, I think I need a shave]]."