madgodzulcan
Since: Sep, 2013
Jun 22nd 2014 at 8:53:58 AM
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The trope is not about what the assailant does so it should be fine leaving it as is.
moonshadow
Since: Dec, 2011
Dec 11th 2011 at 9:04:20 PM
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Is there a trope for situations where the human shield tells the person being shielded against to "take the shot" or "just shoot already"? I think this happens often enough to be a trope, but can't think of what it would be called.
dogman15
Dogman15
Since: Aug, 2009
Dogman15
Aug 5th 2011 at 3:47:41 PM
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What would be the correct term for this trope in a story with anthropomorphic animals? (Like Star Fox, for example.) Would you say "living shield"?
Schemilix
Judge Magister
Since: Apr, 2009
Judge Magister
Mar 9th 2011 at 1:44:37 PM
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Perhaps an alternative title might be 'Meat Shield' a la 8 bit theatre? it's not terrible obscure even if you never read it.
140 chimchars?!
Should we distinguish between the assailant aiming at their opponent, aiming at the hostage, and aiming at both together? The latter was done in Tomorrow Never Dies by Bond.
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