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** Alice took it from the north wing mantle, [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome what did she expect?]].

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** Alice took it from the north wing mantle, [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome what did she expect?]].not realizing it's just for show]].
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** Alice took it from the north wing mantle, [[SuprisinglyRealisticOutcome what did she expect?]].

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** Alice took it from the north wing mantle, [[SuprisinglyRealisticOutcome [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome what did she expect?]].
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** Alice took it from the north wing mantle, [[SuprisinglyRealisticOutcome what did she expect?]].

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* '''Inverted''': Alice pretends her gun is not loaded, only for it to discharge.
** Alice finds an enchanted gun. even when completely unloaded and verified it will always fire a round from nowhere when the trigger is pulled.

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* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
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Alice pretends her gun is not loaded, only for it to discharge.
** Alice finds an enchanted gun. even Even when completely unloaded and verified it will always fire a round from nowhere when the trigger is pulled.
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** Alice finds an enchanted gun. even when completely unloaded and verified it will always fire a round from nowhere when the trigger is pulled.

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* '''Invoked''': Bob tricks Alice into using up her remaining bullets.

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* '''Invoked''': '''Invoked''':
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Bob tricks Alice into using up her remaining bullets.bullets.
** Bob carries an unloaded gun, knowing that he might be disarmed.
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** So Bob hands her some bullets so she will give him a ''[[MercyKill less]]'' painful death.

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** So Bob hands her some bullets so she will give him a ''[[MercyKill less]]'' painful death. But the bullet turns out to be a dud, and the split-second "what the heck?" reaction from Alice is enough for Bob to rush her.

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* '''Double Subverted''': However, her backup pistol is empty as well.

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* '''Double Subverted''': Subverted''':
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However, her backup pistol is empty as well.well.
** So Bob hands her some bullets so she will give him a ''[[MercyKill less]]'' painful death.
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** Alice is [[ImprovableWeaponUser still]] [[ImprovisedWeapon extremely]] [[PistolWhip dangerous]] with an unloaded gun.

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** Alice is [[ImprovableWeaponUser [[ImprobableWeaponUser still]] [[ImprovisedWeapon extremely]] [[PistolWhip dangerous]] with an unloaded gun.
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** Alice is still [[ImprovisedWeapons extremely]] [[PistolWhip dangerous]] with an unloaded gun.

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** Alice is still [[ImprovisedWeapons [[ImprovableWeaponUser still]] [[ImprovisedWeapon extremely]] [[PistolWhip dangerous]] with an unloaded gun.

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* '''Subverted''': Alice realizes her gun is empty and pulls her backup pistol on Bob.

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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
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Alice realizes her gun is empty and pulls her backup pistol on Bob.Bob.
** Alice is still [[ImprovisedWeapons extremely]] [[PistolWhip dangerous]] with an unloaded gun.

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* '''Justified''': In the heat of battle, Alice lost track of how many bullets she'd fired.

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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
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In the heat of battle, Alice lost track of how many bullets she'd fired.fired.
** Bob already disarmed the gun.
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* '''Parodied''': Alice picks up the trigger assembly of a partially disassembled gun, points it at Bob, and pulls the trigger. Bob
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

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* '''Parodied''': Alice picks up the trigger assembly of a partially disassembled gun, points it at Bob, and pulls the trigger. Bob
Bob fails to respond, as he cannot even begin to comprehend Alice's stupidity.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???Alice points a gun at Bob, but it doesn't have a magazine. She pulls the trigger, and it turns out there was a round in the chamber. Bob panics at the flash, only to realize it was a blank. Upon closer inspection, however, he sees that he's bleeding, the wound caused by the blank's wadding.



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

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* '''Exploited''': ???Seeing that there's no magazine in Alice's gun, Bob closes the distance and stabs her without fear of being shot.
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* '''Exaggerated''': ???
* '''Downplayed''': ???

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* '''Exaggerated''': ???
Alice holds Bob at gunpoint with a medium machine gun, which is quite obviously missing the two-hundred round belt it would normally be loaded with.
* '''Downplayed''': ???Alice points a single barreled break-action shot gun at Bob. She had loaded it earlier, but someone else unloaded it when she wasn't around, and the weight of a single cartridge is too negligible to notice.



* '''Parodied''': ???

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* '''Parodied''': ???Alice picks up the trigger assembly of a partially disassembled gun, points it at Bob, and pulls the trigger. Bob
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* '''Justified''': ???

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* '''Justified''': ???In the heat of battle, Alice lost track of how many bullets she'd fired.



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

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* '''Enforced''': ???
Bob has JokerImmunity, but needed to lose the battle for the plot to advance. So Alice wins the battle, but is unable to kill Bob.
* '''Lampshaded''': ???"I can't believe you ran out of bullets. Don't you know to keep track of your shots?"



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

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* '''Discussed''': ???
'''Discussed''': "You realize you're out of bullets, right?" "You wish." Click!
* '''Conversed''': ???"If I were in a gun battle, I wouldn't run out of bullets at a crucial time. I can keep track of my shots."
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'''Basic Trope:''' A character attempts to use a gun only to discover it's not loaded.
* '''Straight:''' Alice holds Bob at gunpoint and attempts to shoot him, only to hear a click.
* '''Exaggerated:''' ???
* '''Downplayed:''' ???
* '''Justified:''' ???
* '''Inverted:''' Alice pretends her gun is not loaded, only for it to discharge.
* '''Subverted:''' Alice realizes her gun is empty and pulls her backup pistol on Bob.
* '''Double Subverted:''' However, her backup pistol is empty as well.
* '''Parodied:''' ???
* '''Zig Zagged:''' ???
* '''Averted:''' Alice doesn't run out of bullets at a crucial time.
* '''Enforced:''' ???
* '''Lampshaded:''' ???
* '''Invoked:''' Bob tricks Alice into using up her remaining bullets.
* '''Exploited:''' ???
* '''Defied:''' Alice checks her gun to see if it's still loaded before pointing it at Bob.
* '''Discussed:''' ???
* '''Conversed:''' ???

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'''Basic Trope:''' Trope''': A character attempts to use a gun only to discover it's not loaded.
* '''Straight:''' '''Straight''': Alice holds Bob at gunpoint and attempts to shoot him, only to hear a click.
* '''Exaggerated:''' '''Exaggerated''': ???
* '''Downplayed:''' '''Downplayed''': ???
* '''Justified:''' '''Justified''': ???
* '''Inverted:''' '''Inverted''': Alice pretends her gun is not loaded, only for it to discharge.
* '''Subverted:''' '''Subverted''': Alice realizes her gun is empty and pulls her backup pistol on Bob.
* '''Double Subverted:''' Subverted''': However, her backup pistol is empty as well.
* '''Parodied:''' '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged:''' Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted:''' '''Averted''': Alice doesn't run out of bullets at a crucial time.
* '''Enforced:''' '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded:''' '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked:''' '''Invoked''': Bob tricks Alice into using up her remaining bullets.
* '''Exploited:''' '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied:''' '''Defied''': Alice checks her gun to see if it's still loaded before pointing it at Bob.
* '''Discussed:''' '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed:''' '''Conversed''': ???

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* '''Deconstructed:''' ???
* '''Reconstructed:''' ???
* '''Played For Laughs:''' ???
* '''Played For Drama:''' ???

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* '''Reconstructed:''' %%* '''Deconstructed''': ???
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'''Played For Laughs:''' Laughs''': ???
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'''Basic Trope:''' A character attempts to use a gun only to discover it's not loaded.
* '''Straight:''' Alice holds Bob at gunpoint and attempts to shoot him, only to hear a click.
* '''Exaggerated:''' ???
* '''Downplayed:''' ???
* '''Justified:''' ???
* '''Inverted:''' Alice pretends her gun is not loaded, only for it to discharge.
* '''Subverted:''' Alice realizes her gun is empty and pulls her backup pistol on Bob.
* '''Double Subverted:''' However, her backup pistol is empty as well.
* '''Parodied:''' ???
* '''Zig Zagged:''' ???
* '''Averted:''' Alice doesn't run out of bullets at a crucial time.
* '''Enforced:''' ???
* '''Lampshaded:''' ???
* '''Invoked:''' Bob tricks Alice into using up her remaining bullets.
* '''Exploited:''' ???
* '''Defied:''' Alice checks her gun to see if it's still loaded before pointing it at Bob.
* '''Discussed:''' ???
* '''Conversed:''' ???
* '''Deconstructed:''' ???
* '''Reconstructed:''' ???
* '''Played For Laughs:''' ???
* '''Played For Drama:''' ???

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