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'''Basic Trope''': A character gets stabbed and pulls the blade out without bleeding.
* '''Straight''': Bob accidentally [[AgonyOfTheFeet drops a knife on his foot]], then pulls it out. His foot hurts slightly less after removal.
* '''Exaggerated''': Blades can only hurt people if they're inside them, and removing the blade means instant healing.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob pulls the knife out of his foot, but he is clearly weakened, limping and bleeding.
* '''Justified''': Bob has a HealingFactor, allowing him to heal quickly.
* '''Inverted''': Bob suffers a gunshot wound, and inserts a knife into his wound to stop the bleeding.
* '''Subverted''': When Bob reaches to pull the knife out of his foot, Alice begs him not to, citing that he will bleed profusely if he does.
* '''Double Subverted''': But Bob pulls it out anyway with little consequence.
* '''Parodied''': Alice removes the blade, [[BlackComedy but Bob tells her to put it back in]].
* '''Averted''': Bob never attempts to pull out the knife, and leaves it in until surgeons can make a decision on it.
* '''Enforced''':
** Leaving a knife in the main character for a while will look too gruesome for the show, and they can't simply leave him offscreen, so it's removed quickly.
** A video game shows a knife sticking out of a character to show that they're weakened, and removing it indicates they are healed.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Removed with minimal bleeding".
* '''Deconstructed:''' Bob removes the knife from his foot, which causes him to die from blood loss.
* '''Reconstructed:''' Bob suffers a knife to the chest, which caused dangerous internal bleeding. Surgeons manage to remove the knife and stabilize the wound before it kills Bob.
* '''Exploited''': LodgedBladeRecycling
* '''Defied''': When Bob tries to remove the blade himself, Alice restrains his arms, knowing blade removal is the wrong idea.
* '''Discussed''': "That looks pretty nasty, let's remove the knife."
* '''Conversed''': "Those characters removed the knife without consequence? [[WorstAid Definitely sets a bad example]] for people watching."
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