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{{quote|'''Ira Kane''': Snag it and put it in the bucket.

 

Happens when a character knows that a trope is about to happen, either due to being [[Genre Savvy]] or because someone is trying to [[Invoked Trope|invoke]] it, and then actively attempts to [[Averted Trope|avert]] it, [[Subverted Trope|subvert]] it, or maybe even [[Inverted Trope|invert]] it.

* At the end of ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'' {{spoiler|[[A God Am I]] is deliberately shot down by the potential god-figure himself, who in response to his potential use of power and leadership simply states that he is "just Simon the Digger."}}

** If that trope had not been defied, {{spoiler|the [[Bad Ending]] from the beginning of the show would have happened}}.

 

== Comic Books ==

* At the end of volume 2 of ''[[Empowered]]'' the eponymous superheroine saves the life of a criminal who's holding her hostage, [[What Measure Is a Mook?|because he's still a human being with a wife and a daughter]].

 

* ''[[Reconciliation]]'' seems to be headed toward the [[Netorare Genre]] at first glance: [[Katawa Shoujo|Hanako]], after her Bad Ending, has isolated herself from Lilly and Hisao out of guilt for eight years. During this time, Lilly and Hisao have gotten together, and Hanako still has feelings for Hisao. The twist that forces Hanako out of her self-imposed isolation, however, is {{spoiler|Lilly calling her to inform her of Hisao's death}}.

* In ''[[Ace Combat: The Equestrian War]]'', a rookie griffon soldier named Slip ''almost'' pulls a [[Screw This, I'm Outta Here]], but he [[Genre Savvy|seems to know what happens to deserters in war stories]], so he decides to keep fighting. Shortly after this sudden bout of courage, he's killed.

* In ''[[The Incredibles]]'', superhero costume designer Edna Mode specifically states the hazards of [[Superheroes Wear Capes|capes]], which turns out to be a [[Chekhov's Gun]] with a villain. Of course, this has long been addressed in actual comics (for one, capes are easily detachable), and the ''real'' reason for "no capes" is that the animators didn't want to deal with cape physics and animation over the course of an entire film.

* In ''[[Unfaithfully Yours]]'', Daphne asks her sister [[Pretty in Mink|what fur she will be wearing]] to avoid [[Dresses the Same]].

 

== Literature ==

* Done in ''[[It's Kind of a Funny Story]]'', where the main character Craig refuses the possibility of heroin, because "If I were doing heroin, then I'd be a depressed teenager ''on heroin''. I didn't need to be that cliché."

* ''[[The Screwtape Letters]]'' plays with, but ultimately defies the [[Deal with the Devil]] trope. Screwtape explains that it's fallen out of favor ever since Hell made the strategic switch from promoting Satanism to promoting atheism, which is seen as a safer bet.

* The ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]'' novel ''[[Grey Knights]]'' notes that the Inquisition defies [[Never Found the Body]] in the case of Ghargatuloth; they sent the Grey Knight expedition down to Khorion IX instead of simply [[Earthshattering Kaboom|calling Exterminatus on it]] because they needed eyes on the ground to see him die.

* Albus Dumbledore defies [[Cruel and Unusual Death]] in ''[[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (novel)|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]''. {{spoiler|Sometime before the novel began, he put a [[Artifact of Doom|cursed ring]] on his finger, which would have killed him in seconds had [[The Smart Guy|Snape]] not intervened, and even then [[Your Days Are Numbered|the curse still slowly kills him over the course of a year]]. During the book, the [[Mooks|Death Eaters]] are attempting to infiltrate Hogwarts so they can kill Dumbledore. Dumbledore is aware that the [[Ax Crazy|Ax Crazies]] [[Psycho Supporter|Bellatrix Lestrange]] and [[Our Werewolves Are Different|Fenrir Greyback]] would just ''love'' to kill him slowly and painfully, so he orders Snape to kill him quickly and cleanly with ''[[One-Hit Kill|Avada Kedavra]]''.}}

 

* ''[[Buffy]]'' stabs Dracula again when he tries to resurrect, and then reminds him she's still there when he tries again.

* Mixing this up a bit with [[Memetic Badass]], there's an LJ icon with [[Fan Nickname|Spy Daddy]] from ''[[Alias (TV series)|Alias]]'' that reads, "I am five steps ahead of you. I kill you in step four."

{{quote|'''The Master''': Now then, Doctor! Ooh! New voice! ... Anyway, why don't we stop and have a nice little chat where I tell you all my plans and you can work out a way to stop me -- [[NOT!|I ''don't'' think]]!}}

* ''[[Hannah Montana]]'': Miley is [[Genre Savvy]] enough to [[Bathroom Stall of Overheard Insults|check for feet under the stalls]] before talking about her [[Secret Identity]] with Lilly in the ladies' room.

 

== Video Games ==

* [[Beauty and the Beast|Belle]] defies a [[Sadistic Choice]] in ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''. Xaldin kidnaps her and takes the rose that can lift Beast's curse, forcing Beast to choose which he'll give back. Although Beast chooses for Belle to be safe, she elbows Xaldin, saving herself and the rose.

* ''[[Baldur's Gate]] II'': Irenicus: "No, you'll varrant no [[Just Between You and Me|villain's exposition]] from me."

 

== [[Web Comics]] ==

{{quote|'''Elan:''' Will I ever see you again?

'''Julio Scoundrél:''' Well, as an older mentor figure, the most likely scenario is that I'd return only to be randomly killed by an enemy of yours so that you can cradle my dying body while swearing revenge — so don't take it personally if I say I sincerely hope we never cross paths again. }}

 

== [[Web Original]] ==

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130509232013/http://thatfellowinthecoat.com/somejerkcaptaineo.php Part two of this video] on ''[[Mr. Coat and Friends]]'' defied [["Previously On..."]], noting that [[Where Do You Think You Are?|it was on the internet]], and we could just watch part one.

* The hentai flash site [[Zone Archive]] had apparently been pestered to make a something related to ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]''. So they did...however not what you would expect. After bringing up a shot of Pinkie Pie in [[Naughty Tentacles]], selecting pretty much any of the animation options [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=turycXIxRiw causes this to happen.] It speaks for itself.

 

== Western Animation ==

** {{spoiler|Jinx eventually does the same}}.

* In the ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' episode "The Best Night Ever", the ponies are running away from the chaos they've caused at the Grand Galloping Gala and Rarity drops her glass slipper. Pinkie Pie lampshades the trope of [[The Girl Who Fits This Slipper]] and Rarity, who has no interest in meeting [[Prince Charmless|Prince Blueblood]] ever again, screams and crushes the slipper into powder.

 

== Real Life ==

 

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