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Knocked Asleep or Knocked To Sleep would be a good name for this, really.
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Is this really a concern when a hero knocks out a murderous mook? Nobody cares if a guy firing at civilians gets his skull crushed instead of being knocked out. In fact, that's probably preferable in some cases.
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It still applies if the hero has a no-kill policy. (Or a "no permanent brain damage" policy?)
So what is the most reliable way to render somebody unconscious?
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Depends, do you need them out for a long time or will a short time do?
The easiest quickest way is a blood choke. (Which is to say, cutting of the circulation to their brain.) But people recover quickly from that so if you're trying to incapacitate your murderous friend its really only a temporary solution.
The best long term solution would be some kind of drug but that costs money...
Also knocking people out is generally unsafe if you don't know what you're doing, regardless of the method you're using.
AgProv
Does this trope include the Comedy Blow to the Head, where somebody is knocked out in a fight or by acident wakes up with a wholly new personality often radically at odds to the person they were before? often only another comedy blow on the head in the same place restores them as good as old...
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Perhaps from The Simpsons where Bart glues the gag tap to his forehead.
Deleted my Tremors example because (as someone pointed out) the solar plexus blow only stunned Earl momentarily (a realistic effect), not the exaggerated effect required for this trope.
What exactly is the difference between this trope and Hard Head ?
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The latest example is confusing. "knock a napping guard unconscious"? How can you knock out someone who's already unconscious?
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