Basic Trope: Babies do not get scared, even though something scary is happening.
- Straight: Little baby Alice is being approached by a large bear, but doesn't notice.
- Exaggerated: She's laughing and cooing.
- Downplayed: She does act a bit scared of the bear, but doesn't cry or try to hide.
- Justified: Alice is too young to know that bears are dangerous.
- Inverted:
- Alice is scared of everything.
- Alice is an old woman who is not scared of the bear.
- The bear approaches a big crowd of people, but nobody freaks out except baby Alice.
- Subverted: Alice has a delayed reaction.
- Double Subverted: But she was just crying because she needed a new diaper.
- Parodied: Horror movies are put on for babies to watch, and it's considered normal.
- Zigzagged:
- Alice is scared of some scary things, but not others.
- Some babies are scared of danger, some aren't.
- Averted: Alice cries when the bear approaches her.
- Enforced: The writers thought it would be too disturbing for the viewers seeing a bear approaching a crying baby.
- Lampshaded: "Dude, that baby's as fearless as Wonder Woman!"
- Invoked: ???
- Exploited: Alice's parents Bob and Claire can smuggle Alice past scary situations without having to worry about Alice giving herself away by crying.
- Defied:
- Discussed: "My daughter Alice...she's like four months old...she's not afraid of anything...I mean, seriously, a bear could crawl up to her and she won't bat an eye. Is that normal?"
- Conversed: "Are TV babies incapable of fear?"
- Implied: ???
- Deconstructed: ???
- Reconstructed: ???
- Played for Laughs: Bob and Claire are watching a horror movie with Alice on Bob's lap. Claire worries about letting a baby see a horror movie, but she and Bob are freaking out way more than Alice, who just giggles.
- Played for Drama: The bear ends up killing or severely injuring Alice.
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