Basic Trope: A character explodes or is frozen in place after experiencing something incredibly cute.
- Straight: When Alice sees Mr. Jangles, the Ridiculously Cute Critter, she emits a loud "KAWAII~" and freezes in place.
- Exaggerated: When The Stoic Alice sees Mr. Jangles, she explodes in a pink cloud of sparkles and dies in the process.
- Downplayed: When Alice sees Mr. Jangles, she comments on him being cute, spacing out just a little before snapping out of it.
- Justified: Mr. Jangles emits pheromones/spores that inflict this effect on sapient critters to keep larger ones from eating him.
- Inverted:
- Mr. Jangles freezes when he sees Alice.
- Alternatively: When Alice sees Mr. Jangles, he rushes over to hug her.
- Also: Mr. Jangles is an Eldritch Abomination and may actually cause her to freeze in terror.
- Subverted: "KAW~" but since Alice is a superheroine and Mr. Jangles is a supervillain, she proceeds to kick his arses.
- Double Subverted: ...and then, after Mr. Jangles is beaten to a pulp, Alice continues her "KAWAII~"-ing. Squick?
- Parodied: Mr. Jangles avoids being around Alice—if she sees him, he'll have to pull out the wheelbarrow to roll her out with.
- Zig Zagged: Alice doesn't know how to react when she sees Mr. Jangles.
- Averted: Alice doesn't freeze when she sees Mr. Jangles.
- Enforced: "We want to make this creature appear to look very cute." "Let's have Alice see him and freeze at the sight."
- Lampshaded: "Hey, lady? Are you okay? You appear to be kind of still... lady?"
- Invoked: Mr. Jangles wears make-up and stuff to emphasize his cuteness.
- Exploited: Mr. Jangles uses this technique to control Alice.
- Defied: Mr. Jangles always dresses up like a mutant baby to prevent this from happening.
- Discussed: "Is she gonna be okay?" "Don't worry, that always happens when she sees Mr. Jangles."
- Conversed: "I wonder why in these works, women always freeze in place whenever they see something cute."
- Implied: Alice is not shown onscreen, but Mr. Jangles looks shocked.
- Deconstructed:
- Alice completely freezes when she sees Mr. Jangles, which allows him to have his way with her.
- Alternatively: Alice develops an obsession with Mr. Jangles and stalks him.
- Reconstructed: "Having his way with her" is really cuddling her.
THAT'S. SO. KAWAII~!! *dies*
