Wings Do Nothing/Playing With

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Wings do Nothing: A character has wings, but cannot fly.

  • Straight: Bob has wings coming out of his back, but cannot fly.
  • Exaggerated: Bob has huge wings that are almost as big as the rest of his body, and cannot fly.
  • Downplayed: Bob can use his wings to glide short distances.
  • Justified: Bob's wings are too small to carry his weight.
  • Inverted: Bob has no wings or other body part that could let him fly, but he can fly anyway.
  • Subverted: Bob cannot use his wings to fly, but it turns out that's because his wing was injured.
  • Double Subverted: ???
  • Parodied: ???
  • Zig Zagged: ???
  • Averted: ???
  • Enforced: ???
  • Lampshaded: ???
  • Invoked: ???
  • Exploited: ???
  • Defied: ???
  • Discussed: ???
  • Conversed: ???

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