History PlayingWith / StoneWall

* '''Lampshaded''': "WhyWontYouDie?"

* '''Zig Zagged''': Barry can make full use of his high defense to attack enemies; his attack is his DumpStat, so he only rely on his ShieldBash to crush enemies.

* '''Zig Zagged''': Barry is a MadeOfIron GentleGiant who doesn't like to hurt people, and so isn't very good at it. Except it turns out that he actually is [[ObfuscatingStupidity good at it]] and is, in fact, a LightningBruiser, but he holds back when attacking. Also, he can shed his armor to increase his speed even more, but becomes a GlassCannon instead. On the other hand he can cast a spell that causes all the enemies to aim at him, by sacrificing his attack power, but he's so fast he can dodge all their attacks anyway. But, he can again sacrifice his speed to create an impenetrable shield. Ending with the fact that all the attacks he absorbed (both physical and magical) can be shot out as a WaveMotionGun of all the accumulated energy.

* '''Defied''': Barry decided to learn to use a bazooka so that he can dish out as much punishment as he can take.

** Barry learns [[FragileSpeedster Shed Armor to become more relevant against piercing attacks.

* '''Downplayed''': Barry is a MightyGlacier, but his offensive power is limited.

* '''Subverted''': Barry isn't very quick, but his durability wears down his enemies and lets him finish them easily.
* '''Double Subverted''': His enemies catch on.

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

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

* '''Untwisted''': Barry is in a fighting film, game or series where the target audience expects characters to wear little armour [[Fanservice to expose more of their figure]] and wield improbably large weapons [[RuleofCool because they are more impressive]] [[RuleofGlamorous and can be more detailed]] than normal. Barry defies expectation by being equipped normally.

* '''Untwisted''': Barry is in a fighting film, game or series where the target audience expects characters to wear little armour ([[Fanservice to expose more of their figure]]) and wield improbably large weapons ([[RuleofCool because they are more impressive]] [[RuleofGlamorous and can be more detailed]] than normal). Barry defies expectation by being equipped normally.

%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???
%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???
%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???

* '''Straight''': Barry is known as a shield to block enemies, but his Shield Bash attack is very weak.

* '''Downplayed''': Barry is a MightGlacier, but his offensive power is limited.

* '''Downplayed''': Barry is a mightGlacier, but his offences are limited.

* '''Downplayed''': ???

* '''Inverted''':
** GlassCannon
** For the slow, turtling style, PaperRam is the inversion instead.

* '''Averted''': Barry (and everyone else) are either the JackOfAllStats, MightyGlacier, LightningBruiser, etc. but not the StoneWall.

* '''Inverted''': GlassCannon

* '''Inverted''': PaperRam

* '''Averted''': Barry (and everyone else) are either the JackOfAllStats, GlassCannon, LightningBruiser, etc. but not the StoneWall.

* '''Inverted''': GlassCannon

* '''Justified''': Barry practices a combat discipline that is more concerned with keeping its practitioners alive than attacking opponents.
** Alternatively, Barry is a MadeOfIron GentleGiant who doesn't like to hurt people, so he isn't very good at it.
** Or, he can do magic, but only one which [[BarrierWarrior creates deflector shields]].

* '''Parodied''': Barry has the power to transform into a wall with a face.

* '''Deconstructed''': The protagonists are [[StoneWall Barry]], [[TheMedic Jack]], [[EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys Chim-Chim the Talking Ape]], [[JackOfAllStats Richard]], and [[MysteriousWaif Rin]], but no one of real offensive capability. None of them die, but [[BigBad Emperor Evulz]] dismisses them and goes on to conquer the world without singling them out for punishment. Nothing he can do can hurt them, but they can't really affect his campaign of conquest in any meaningful way.
* '''Reconstructed''': Sure they can. With them guarding a critical chokepoint to the last free city, Emperor Evulz's supply train eventually wears thin and forces him to retreat, giving the forces of good time to regroup and reorganize.

* '''Exploited''': Barry uses his sheer toughness to distract the enemy, so the rest of his team can get into the secret facility.
** Barry goes in first to draw out the enemy, allowing [[GlassCannon Tom]] to take them out without endangering himself.

Back to StoneWall.
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* '''Straight''': Barry is known as a shield to block enemies, but he his Shield Bash attack is very weak.

* '''Straight''': Barry is known as a shield to block enemies, but he can never defeat them.

** Alternatively, Barry is a MadeOfIron GentleGiant who doesn't like to hurt people, and so he isn't very good at it.

* '''Deconstructed''': The protagonists are [[StoneWall Barry]], [[TheMedic Jack]], [[EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys Chim-Chim the Talking Ape]], [[JackOfAllStats Richard]], and [[MysteriousWaif Rin]], but no real offensive capability. None of them die, but [[BigBad Emperor Evulz]] dismisses them and goes on to conquer the world without singling them out for punishment. Nothing he can do can hurt them, but they can't really affect his campaign of conquest in any meaningful way.

* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Defied''': Barry can dish out as much punishment as he can take.

* '''Subverted''': Barry isn't very quick, but his indestructability wears down his enemies and lets him finish them easily.

* '''Deconstructed''': The protagonists are [[StoneWall Barry]], [[TheMedic Jack]], [[EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys Chim-Chim the Talking Ape]], [[JackOfAllStats Rick]], and [[MysteriousWaif Rin]], but no real offensive capability. None of them die, but [[BigBad Emperor Evulz]] dismisses them and goes on to conquer the world without singling them out for punishment. Nothing he can do can hurt them, but they can't really affect his campaign of conquest in any meaningful way.
* '''Reconstructed''': Sure they can. With them guarding a critical chokepoint to the last free city, Emperor Evulz's supply train eventually wears thin and forces him to retreat, giving the armies of the [[GoodRepublicEvilEmpire Republic]] time to regroup and reorganize.

** Barry goes in first, to draw out the enemy, allowing [[GlassCannon Chad]] to take them out, without endangering himself.
* '''Discussed''': "Good luck killing Barry. The damn guy may as well be MadeOfIron."

Back to StoneWall. Except, no you won't, because Barry is in the way.

* '''Straight''': Barry is known as a shield to block bullies, but he can never defeat them.
* '''Exaggerated''': Barry can block [[MacrossMissileMassacre a huge onslaught of nukes]] but he can't hurt a blade of grass.

** Alternatively, Barry is a MadeOfIron GentleGiant who doesn't like to hurt people, and so isn't very good at it.

* '''Deconstructed''': The protagonists are [[StoneWall Barry]], [[TheMedic Jack]], [[EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys Chim-Chim the Talking Ape]], [[JackOfAllStats Rick]], and [[MysteriousWaif Rin]], but no real offensive capability. None of them die, but Emperor Evulz dismisses them and goes on to conquer the world without singling them out for punishment. Nothing he can do can hurt them, but they can't really affect his camgaign of conquest in any meaningful way.

* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Exploited''': Barry uses his sheer toughness to distract the enemy, so the rest of his {{Nakama}} can get into the secret facility.

* '''Deconstructed''': The protagonists are [[StoneWall Barry]], [[TheMedic Jack]], [[EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys Chim-Chim the Talking Ape]], [[TheMario Rick]], and [[MysteriousWaif Rin]], but no real offensive capability. None of them die, but Emperor Evulz dismisses them and goes on to conquer the world without singling them out for punishment. Nothing he can do can hurt them, but they can't really affect his camgaign of conquest in any meaningful way.

* '''Averted''': Barry (and everyone else) are either TheMario, GlassCannon, LightningBruiser, etc. but not the StoneWall.

** Or, he can do magic, but only one which creates deflector shields.

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

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