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* '''Defied''': Bob disables Alice with a sneak attack before she can beat him up.

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* '''Defied''': Bob '''Defied''':
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* '''Subverted''': Alice's back seizes up, and she falls to the ground.
* '''Double Subverted''': This is just so that Bob will come too close.

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* '''Subverted''': Alice's [[CrackOhMyBack back seizes up, up]], and she falls to the ground.
* '''Double Subverted''': Subverted''':
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This is just so that a ruse for Bob will come too close.to close in and fall into her trap.
** Bob [[KickThemWhileTheyreDown kicks the prone Alice]], then ''somehow'' manages to uncrack her back, causing her to spring back up and kick him in the teeth.



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* '''Invoked''': ???While still [[IWasQuiteTheLooker looking really good]], Alice works ''the '''[[PrecisionFStrike FUCK]]''' out'' and takes up all kinds of martial arts classes in case she gets mugged in the future.



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* '''Gender Inverted''': Alice herself is pretty frail due to age... but [[BadassGrandpa her HUSBAND]] sure isn't.

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* '''Gender Inverted''': Alice herself is pretty frail due to age... but [[BadassGrandpa her HUSBAND]] husband sure isn't.
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* '''Gender Inverted''': Alice's husband is a BadassGrandpa.

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* '''Gender Inverted''': Alice's husband Alice herself is a BadassGrandpa.pretty frail due to age... but [[BadassGrandpa her HUSBAND]] sure isn't.
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** Alice was previously an assassin, partisan, or other dangerous profession and was good enough to live to tell the tale. Even if she is weaker she was in her prime she still has a wealth of experience and knows enough to beat anyone who isn't either an expert in her field and younger or comparable levels of experience to her.

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** Alice was previously an assassin, partisan, or other dangerous profession and was good enough to live to tell the tale. Even if she is she's weaker she was in her prime prime, she still has a wealth of experience and knows enough to beat anyone who isn't either an expert in her field and younger field, or who doesn't have comparable levels of experience to her.



* '''Gender Inverted''': ???

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* '''Gender Inverted''': ???Alice's husband is a BadassGrandpa.
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* '''Gender Inverted''': BadassGrandpa

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* '''Gender Inverted''': BadassGrandpa???
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* '''Justified''': Alice uses magic that increases in power with age, meaning that even physically weak she is still better off.

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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
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Alice uses magic that increases in power with age, meaning that even physically weak she is still better off.
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** Alice was previously an assassin, partisan, or other dangerous profession and was good enough to live to tell the tale. Even if she is weaker she was in her prime she still has a wealth of experience and knows enough to beat anyone who isn't either an expert in her field and younger or comparable levels of experience to her.


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* '''Implied''': Bob, a PsychopathicManchild with no issues with harming the weak refuses to attack Alice. Either she is seriously badass or Bob has either [[EvenEvilHasStandards some moral standards]] or [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes psychological hangups.]]
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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???Alice can take on muggers one-on-one no problem, but has more trouble against a group of them... until she reveals that she can use magic, thus wiping the floor.
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* '''Gender Inverted''': BadassGrandpa
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* '''Deconstructed''': Unfortunately, age takes a toll on her body, and as such Alice suffers from frequent muscle and back pains.
* '''Reconstructed''': Regular trips to the doctor's office ensures her capacity to kick ass when needed.
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* '''Parodied''': ???

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* '''Parodied''': ???Criminals refuse to go near the nursing home for fear of getting a HandbagOfHurt from a granny.
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* '''Inverted''': ???

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* '''Inverted''': ???Alice is feeble with age and Bob nearly kills her yanking her arm to get at the purse.

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



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'''Basic Trope''': Really dangerous old lady.
* '''Straight''': Alice is about 70. Bob tries to [[MuggingTheMonster steal her purse]] and she beats him up.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice then hunts down and dismantles the sizable criminal organization he worked for.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob is incompetent and Alice knows beforehand that he intends to steal her purse.
* '''Justified''': Alice uses magic that increases in power with age, meaning that even physically weak she is still better off.
* '''Inverted''': ???
* '''Subverted''': Alice's back seizes up, and she falls to the ground.
* '''Double Subverted''': This is just so that Bob will come too close.
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': Alice is no more dangerous that expected.
* '''Enforced''': The story has AnAesop about respect for the elderly.
* '''Lampshaded''': "For somebody three times my age, she sure can fight pretty well."
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': The police hire Alice.
* '''Defied''': Bob disables Alice with a sneak attack before she can beat him up.
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