Get It Off Me!
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An event whereupon some hapless fool makes the horrible blunder of provoking something small and seemingly harmless (and sometimes even downright adorable looking) into attacking them. Often with shocking effectiveness, and often causing the victim to run around in circles screaming "GET IT OFF ME! GET IT OFF ME!"
Though used mostly in a comedic setting, this trope is highly versatile with examples seen even in horror genres, ranging from comedic relief to break the tension to examples of outright nightmare fuel.
Examples of Get It Off Me! include:
Advertising
Anime and Manga
Ballads
Comic Books
Fan Works
Film
- An utterly nightmare inducing example can be found in The Mummy (1999), where a species of flesh eating scarab beetle exists to protect artifacts and tombs, and attack as individuals or swarms.
- Deuce Bigalow European Gigolo has a hilarious example where a guy taunts a cat and gets clawed in the crotch.
- As seen in Austin Powers when Austin gets in a fight with Mini-me. On top of clinging to Austin like white on rice, he even bites Austin the nuts and hangs on for dear life as Austin tries to get him to let go.