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Not in the Face!
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A character in a fight or facing punishment from a henchman does not want to be struck or injured in a certain manner. They could have a low pain tolerance in general, or they may be able to take other kinds of punishment, just not that specific punishment. In these cases, it isn't uncommon to hear a character desperately shout this Stock Phrase at their attacker. Usually the character gets hit in the face anyway. Often subverted when it turns out that the character's pleas were just Briar Patching all along. The character asking not to get hit in the face may be asking for professional reasons, if they make a living from their looks, as with a model, actor, or a member of The Oldest Profession. Alternatively, the request may be because the requestor is vain. Can involve, but doesn't demand, A Handful for an Eye, Boom, Headshot!, and if someone's being particularly vindictive, Facepalm of Doom. Compare Ow, My Body Part!, Oh God, with the Verbing!, Nobody Touches the Hair. Not to be confused with actually going inside the face. |
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An episode of Happy Days sees the Fonz being forced to punch Richie in order to keep up his tough guy image (long story). He asks Richie where he wants to be punched, mentioning that a gut punch hurt more but a punch to the face would leave a bruise. Richie ends up convincing him not to hit him but as they leave the room, Richie hits his head on the door, prompting everyone to believe Fonz did it. This restores Fonz's tough-guy image but also leads to Richie earning the sympathy of every girl in town. | |
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Vanity in The Smurfs episode "Chlorhydris' Lost Love" says this when he gets hit in the face with a tomato by the Smurfs affected by the black heart arrow. | |
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On one episode of Tales from the Crypt which stars a pair of bandit lovers, the man is always paranoid about something happening to his visage. At the end of the episode you find out that the reason for this is that they are zombies, and therefore any bodily damage done to them will not be deadly but still leave a lasting mark. He gets shot in the face and, while still undead, is left looking like that for the rest of time. | |
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In The Elite Squad, this is Baiano's plea when BOPE are about to finish him off, so as not to ruin it for the wake. Matias doesn't care. | |
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In Megas XLR, it tends to come from Gorrath's second in command near immediately after he calls out his superior's commands. | |
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Grand Slam: When Weiss slaps Jean-Paul around to stop him walking away from the job after the Caper Crew discover the new "Grand Slam 70" safe system has been installed, Gregg tells him not to hit Jean-Paul in the face as they still need him to be able to seduce Mary Ann. | |
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"Dashing" Cody Rhodes, who played a slightly toned-down Gorgeous George gimmick, started doing this in a team elimination match in Survivor Series (2010) after getting slapped in the face. He left the ring to make sure it didn't leave a mark and even started crying. Then Rey Mysterio Jr. broke his nose. Cody Rhodes did not react well. | |
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And in the Treehouse of Horror segment, "The Ned Zone", Lisa basically lampshades an unwritten rule of said Halloween Episode series — namely, facial injuries are rarely shown. The line in question is as follows: | |
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Arrow. Roy Harper is captured by the Canary who starts whacking him in the face with her bo staff. Apart from fear of damaging his Mr. Fanservice looks, Roy isn't happy because he had told his girlfriend Thea that he'd given up his vigilante activities, so can't afford unexplained bruises. | |
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In The Road to El Dorado, Tulio says this during his sword fight with Miguel. | |
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On That '70s Show, Kelso is being beaten by Jackie and yells this, there is then a pause and he yelps in pain and says "Alright, alright! In the face!" | |
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Sensational Sherri placed a stipulation in the match between Shawn Michaels and Rick Martel at SummerSlam 1992 that neither was supposed to hit the other in the face. | |
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The Simpsons: Moe says this quite a lot. He once got attacked by an eagle and screamed "Not in the face! Not in the face!" Eagle switches to his crotch, and trope is inverted. "OK, the face! The face!" When the eagle goes back to the face, he even remarks "That actually feels okay, after the crotch." And in the Treehouse of Horror segment, "The Ned Zone", Lisa basically lampshades an unwritten rule of said Halloween Episode series — namely, facial injuries are rarely shown. The line in question is as follows: |
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I Am NOT Going Through Puberty Again!: Invoked by Orochimaru during his fight with Hinata in Chapter 11: | |
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In Cross Road, it's not Niccolo Paganini, the violinist, who realizes that getting into a fight might damage his hands. His contracted devil, Amduscias, has to point it out to him. And this is right after Niccolo warned his student Asha to take care of her hands and not wait outside in the snow for him. | |
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On Grey's Anatomy, when Izzie thinks Callie wants to fight her over her affair with George, Alex and Cristina give her some advice: | |
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Naruto: When Sasuke is hunting down escapees from Orochimaru's lab, amongst the screams one person can be heard shouting, "Please, please, not the face!" It rather undermines the drama of the situation. | |
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Inverted with Face McShooty in Borderlands 2. Not only does he want to be shot in the face, but he becomes irritated with the player if shot anywhere else. | |
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Jeff from Community claimed that he had never been in a fight due to his vanity. When it came time to get into a fight with the college's bullies, he asked not to be hit in the face. He was punched in the gut instead. | |
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10 Things I Hate About You: When Bianca punches a very deserving Joey in the face, he howls, "Shit, Bianca, I'm shooting a nose-spray ad tomorrow!" | |
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Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal created a Kickstarter project in the form of a Gamebook called Trial of the Clone. Your character is supposed to be genetically engineered to be The Chosen One, but is in reality the Universe's biggest Butt-Monkey. Quite a number of the deaths in the book have your character's last words as "Not in the face!" On a few occasions it's even put on your tombstone as well. | |
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Jedi Outcast had a line "Please! Noble Jedis! Not in the faces!" | |
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Power Rangers: The first episode of Power Rangers RPM had Ziggy screaming this after his carjacking attempt goes awry. He didn't exactly expect the lone traveller to be a skilled fighter capable of chopping metal with his bare hands. In Power Rangers Megaforce, this is practically Prince Vekar's catchphrase. As soon as he's in the slightest bit of danger, he panics, starting with screaming "Not in the face!!" |
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Whateley Universe: From Insanity Prerequisite (Part 4), when Hippolyta, a frequent fighter, gets offended by a shirt Peeper's selling, the scene ends with "NOT IN THE FACE!" | |
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In one episode of The Fairly Oddparents, this trope is, verbatim, the motto of Timmy's soccer team, the Dimmsdale Victims. | |
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King of the Hill: Cotton once says that he would take a bullet for Bobby, except in the face, because "that's how I makes my livings." Hank is unable to process what this means. Hank also displays this trope in one episode when he got a nose job after it was broken during football practice. He admires his new nose so much that he goes to great lengths to protect his face so that his new nose doesn't get damaged. After Hank and the gang make a golf course out of the alley, they invite Kahn to be a member. When Kahn answers the door to Hank holding a golf club, he automatically says "Oh please! Not in the face!" |
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Total Drama: Justin and Chris both do this on Total Drama Action. Alejandro and Jose also avoid face shots in All Stars. It's the Burromeutro family code. |
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21st Century Fox: A cloaking device equipped black jaguar assassin runs afoul of Jack's similarly equipped hyena bodyguard and her shield here. | |
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In Power Rangers Megaforce, this is practically Prince Vekar's catchphrase. As soon as he's in the slightest bit of danger, he panics, starting with screaming "Not in the face!!" | |
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Iron Man 3: Almost directly quoted by Tony in Florida, as the pieces of the MK XLII fly to him; the last one is the face plate, which he catches in midair rather than letting it slam into place, paraphrasing this trope at the same time. Trevor Slattery, when Tony Stark points a gun at his face: |
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Catwoman: Hunted has the title character using her attractiveness to advantage, so when Cheshire slashes Selina with her Wolverine Claws.... | |
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Recurring bad guy on RoboCop: The Series William Ray "Pudface" Morgan has an issue with this, ever since his first encounter with RoboCop resulted in him being disfigured from toxic waste; Morgan blames Robo for it, but according to Sgt. Parks (the series's equivalent of Sgt. Reed from the movies), it was Morgan's own fault. In their subsequent encounters, whenever RoboCop has Morgan cornered, he will invoke this trope. RoboCop does not oblige him. | |
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In Overly Sarcastic Productions, Blue shouts this when Red kicks him for interrupting her video on The Aeneid. | |
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From The Order of the Stick, Old Blind Pete, after having his eyes just regenerated, pleads before a vengeful Belkar: "Please don't stab my eyes out, please don't stab my eyes out, please don't stab my eyes out..." | |
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Grell from Black Butler yells this when Sebastian is about to hit. He of course gets hit several times in the face. | |
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In Justice League vs. Teen Titans, Weather Wizard says this line when he's disarmed. In response, The Flash punches him in the gut with Rapid-Fire Fisticuffs. | |
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M.O.D.O.K. screams this when Squirrel Girl's sidekick Tippy-Toe jumps on him. Given that he's about 90% face, it's surprising he doesn't do this more often. | |
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The Marvels: Nick Fury has a bit of a scare while holding a newborn flerken and it suddenly whips out the tentacles, in a Continuity Nod to how he lost his eye in Captain Marvel. | |
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Marvel Cinematic Universe: Iron Man 3: Almost directly quoted by Tony in Florida, as the pieces of the MK XLII fly to him; the last one is the face plate, which he catches in midair rather than letting it slam into place, paraphrasing this trope at the same time. Trevor Slattery, when Tony Stark points a gun at his face: The Marvels: Nick Fury has a bit of a scare while holding a newborn flerken and it suddenly whips out the tentacles, in a Continuity Nod to how he lost his eye in Captain Marvel. |
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Not in the Face! / int_69d15cc0 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Marvel Cinematic Universe (Franchise) | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_69d15cc0 | |
Not in the Face! / int_6d0f9c3d | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_6d0f9c3d | comment |
Parodied (if that's even possible) in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy at the beginning of the Newscasters Fight Scene. Even more amusing is the blasé way the other newscasters agree to it, as though it was something so incredibly obvious. Judging from the Canadian newscaster's reaction of "What do we look like, rookies?" this is indeed the case. Of course just the fact that full-on brawls between different news organizations actually having ROE (Rules of Engagement) is hilarious in its own right. | |
Not in the Face! / int_6d0f9c3d | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Not in the Face! / int_6d0f9c3d | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_6d0f9c3d | |
Not in the Face! / int_6d5d0e13 | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_6d5d0e13 | comment |
In Treasure Planet, the robot B.E.N. shouts it when captured by pirates. | |
Not in the Face! / int_6d5d0e13 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Not in the Face! / int_6d5d0e13 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Treasure Planet | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_6d5d0e13 | |
Not in the Face! / int_6f73a6e9 | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_6f73a6e9 | comment |
Grape from Weak Hero hates getting hit in the face above anywhere else. Makes it satisfying when not only does Gerard deck him with a kick, but then Gray pelts his head with a soda can. | |
Not in the Face! / int_6f73a6e9 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Not in the Face! / int_6f73a6e9 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Weak Hero (Webcomic) | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_6f73a6e9 | |
Not in the Face! / int_72078fd2 | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_72078fd2 | comment |
In Heroic Trio, the three main characters get put through the wringer but when an explosion gets too close for comfort, the youngest member of the trio exclaims, "My face! Am I still pretty? (she is)," indicating the one and only part of her body she is concerned about. | |
Not in the Face! / int_72078fd2 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Not in the Face! / int_72078fd2 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Heroic Trio | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_72078fd2 | |
Not in the Face! / int_7304202a | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_7304202a | comment |
Atlas Reactor: Lockwood occasionally says this when hit. | |
Not in the Face! / int_7304202a | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Not in the Face! / int_7304202a | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Atlas Reactor (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_7304202a | |
Not in the Face! / int_7460586f | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_7460586f | comment |
In Archer, as part of a trap laid out for a rogue agent, Cyril is left naked in a compromising position, where said rogue agent finds him, and aims a rifle at him. Cyril begs him "please, not the face," to which the agent responds "said your mom!" | |
Not in the Face! / int_7460586f | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Not in the Face! / int_7460586f | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Archer | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_7460586f | |
Not in the Face! / int_75c31694 | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_75c31694 | comment |
The A-Team, "The Out-of-Towners". When one of East Side Charlie's underlings ends up stuck in the backseat of a cab Face is using just as he has to go back to the street to prepare for the showdown, he threatens to punch him. Face responds, "Not in the face." However, as he's already employed safety equipment to keep the guy away from him, he says it very in a very blase style, unlike the usual versions of the trope. | |
Not in the Face! / int_75c31694 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Not in the Face! / int_75c31694 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The A-Team | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_75c31694 | |
Not in the Face! / int_774384b6 | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_774384b6 | comment |
Chris Nowinski wore a plastic face mask claiming his reconstructive surgery (or something) was too expensive to be hit in the face. Naturally, Scott Steiner hit him in the face every opportunity he got, which made Chris get a metal face mask which he used as a weapon. (Too bad the Dudleys were on its receiving end instead of Scott.) | |
Not in the Face! / int_774384b6 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Not in the Face! / int_774384b6 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Scott Steiner (Wrestling) | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_774384b6 | |
Not in the Face! / int_792239e5 | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_792239e5 | comment |
Tales of Symphonia: This is one of Zelos' "ouch" phrases. | |
Not in the Face! / int_792239e5 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Not in the Face! / int_792239e5 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Tales of Symphonia (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_792239e5 | |
Not in the Face! / int_7a489a43 | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_7a489a43 | comment |
Paladins: Kill Fernando, a narcissistic knight, and he'll let out a slightly more long-winded version of the trope. | |
Not in the Face! / int_7a489a43 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Not in the Face! / int_7a489a43 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Paladins (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_7a489a43 | |
Not in the Face! / int_8125b468 | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_8125b468 | comment |
Batman: Although he never openly said anything of this nature, Tim Drake occasionally worried about this when out superheroing — mainly because a teenage boy having visible bruises invites uncomfortable questions. Arkham Asylum: Living Hell has a vicious outbreak of all of the inmates from their cells, and the guards are getting their asses kicked until head guard Aaron Cash arrives, giving the following scene: Batman '66: Or "not in the beak", as the Penguin says. |
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Not in the Face! / int_8125b468 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Not in the Face! / int_8125b468 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Batman (Franchise) | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_8125b468 | |
Not in the Face! / int_8203cde7 | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_8203cde7 | comment |
EDENS ZERO: When the tyrant Madame Kurenai is about to punish Cedric for touching her without permission, he begs her not to harm his face because he is a model. She proceeds to burn his face and disfigure him. | |
Not in the Face! / int_8203cde7 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Not in the Face! / int_8203cde7 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
EDENS ZERO (Manga) | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_8203cde7 | |
Not in the Face! / int_8296168 | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_8296168 | comment |
When Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake returned to wrestling in 1993, many of his matches had a stipulation that he couldn't be hit in the face. Justified in that he had (legitimately) destroyed his face in a parasailing accident and had to have screws inserted, and too much trauma would've destroyed his face again. It was only a matter of time where – in Kayfabe, of course – this would be averted … and it was, when Ted DiBiase interfered in Irwin R. Shyster's match against Beefcake and struck him head-on with a metal briefcase, this after Beefcake had Shyster ready for a free haircut. | |
Not in the Face! / int_8296168 | featureApplicability |
-1.0 | |
Not in the Face! / int_8296168 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Brutus Beefcake (Wrestling) | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_8296168 | |
Not in the Face! / int_86814e56 | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_86814e56 | comment |
Variant: In the ending cinematic of Final Fantasy VI, Mog is literally hanging by a hair after being saved from a Bottomless Pit, but he still cries: "Not the hair!" | |
Not in the Face! / int_86814e56 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Not in the Face! / int_86814e56 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Final Fantasy VI (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_86814e56 | |
Not in the Face! / int_86c3beca | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_86c3beca | comment |
Girl Genius: Played with: Agatha's reindeer clank also says "Not the face!" after jumping down a ledge. It tries again when faced with Bohrlaikha, but gets Killed Mid-Sentence. |
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Not in the Face! / int_86c3beca | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Not in the Face! / int_86c3beca | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Girl Genius (Webcomic) | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_86c3beca | |
Not in the Face! / int_88ce9bf2 | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_88ce9bf2 | comment |
Conrad in Rune Soldier Louie: "Not the face! Please, anywhere but the face!" | |
Not in the Face! / int_88ce9bf2 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Not in the Face! / int_88ce9bf2 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Rune Soldier Louie | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_88ce9bf2 | |
Not in the Face! / int_8bb9434c | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_8bb9434c | comment |
This is an aspect of The Miz's "Hollywood Megastar" persona, beginning in summer 2014. In backstage interviews he refers to his face as "the moneymaker" and stresses that he can't allow any harm to come to it. He'll even retreat from the ring if he fears his opponent might target his face. | |
Not in the Face! / int_8bb9434c | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Not in the Face! / int_8bb9434c | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Miz (Wrestling) | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_8bb9434c | |
Not in the Face! / int_8cb09143 | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_8cb09143 | comment |
In Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, Amazing Spidey will occasionally shout "Not the face!" when the player doesn't dodge enemy attacks. | |
Not in the Face! / int_8cb09143 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Not in the Face! / int_8cb09143 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_8cb09143 | |
Not in the Face! / int_8d4118c1 | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_8d4118c1 | comment |
Batman '66: Or "not in the beak", as the Penguin says. | |
Not in the Face! / int_8d4118c1 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Not in the Face! / int_8d4118c1 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Batman '66 (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_8d4118c1 | |
Not in the Face! / int_8d7f29ec | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_8d7f29ec | comment |
Glee: When Puck tries to recruit more people into glee by telling his football teammates how cool it is, they decide he needs to be beaten up like all the other nerds, and he yells for them not to damage his pretty face. When Rachel expects physical retribution for betraying Quinn, she offers her face, but requests that, if she can, Quinn try to avoid her nose. |
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Not in the Face! / int_8d7f29ec | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Not in the Face! / int_8d7f29ec | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Glee | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_8d7f29ec | |
Not in the Face! / int_8f4fc508 | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_8f4fc508 | comment |
Inverted in GoodFellas where Tommy is shot through the back of the head so his mother will have to give him a closed casket funeral. | |
Not in the Face! / int_8f4fc508 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Not in the Face! / int_8f4fc508 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
GoodFellas | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_8f4fc508 | |
Not in the Face! / int_9068877a | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_9068877a | comment |
Red vs. Blue: The reds have Tex captured, and they unload her ammo (the game engine didn't allow people to be unarmed). Grif taunts Tex upon finding out that she's a girl. Before this occurs, Simmons gets hit in the back of his head, stating "Oh geez, the back of my head!" When Church goes back in time, Simmons wakes up only to get hit in the face, this time saying, "Oh geez, the front of my face!" |
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Not in the Face! / int_9068877a | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Not in the Face! / int_9068877a | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Red vs. Blue (Web Animation) | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_9068877a | |
Not in the Face! / int_93f27f86 | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_93f27f86 | comment |
In Army Men, this was General Plastro's reaction anytime violence was ready to be visited upon him. | |
Not in the Face! / int_93f27f86 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Not in the Face! / int_93f27f86 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Army Men (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_93f27f86 | |
Not in the Face! / int_97a70962 | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_97a70962 | comment |
The Professionals: Doyle enters a Bad Guy Bar and hauls a customer into the storeroom. Turns out he's an undercover cop and the two of them start knocking things off the shelves to make it sound like Doyle is beating him up. When it's time to leave, Doyle goes to inflict the required facial injury, and the cop tells him not to hit his good side as he's got a date tonight. On another occasion, Bodie and Doyle have to fake a fight, so Bodie agrees to avoid Doyle's good side only to get it wrong in the excitement. |
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Not in the Face! / int_97a70962 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Not in the Face! / int_97a70962 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
The Professionals | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_97a70962 | |
Not in the Face! / int_9c40134f | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_9c40134f | comment |
A subversion happened on the set of Red Planet: Val Kilmer and Tom Sizemore ended up getting into a fight and before it started, a crewmember insisted that Kilmer not be struck on the face (although Sizemore knocked him out via a punch to the chest). | |
Not in the Face! / int_9c40134f | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Not in the Face! / int_9c40134f | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Red Planet | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_9c40134f | |
Not in the Face! / int_9ce851a3 | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_9ce851a3 | comment |
Inverted in an episode of Malcolm in the Middle has Malcolm wanting to get out of something, so he asks Reese to hit him. Naturally, Reese obliges with a punch to the stomach. Malcolm then says he wanted to be hit in the face, and Reese answers that their mother would see the bruises, and ground him for it, thinking Malcolm just wanted to get him in trouble. | |
Not in the Face! / int_9ce851a3 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Not in the Face! / int_9ce851a3 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Malcolm in the Middle | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_9ce851a3 | |
Not in the Face! / int_9e2f90f4 | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_9e2f90f4 | comment |
Brook from One Piece does not want you to mess with his afro. To be fair with him, it will never grow back if cut, and he needs it for Laboon to recognize him. | |
Not in the Face! / int_9e2f90f4 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Not in the Face! / int_9e2f90f4 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
One Piece (Manga) | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_9e2f90f4 | |
Not in the Face! / int_9e82c3cb | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_9e82c3cb | comment |
In Wanted, Doll-Master asks Mr. Rictus that he leaves his face intact while killing him. He already knows that he's gonna die — he just wants to make sure his family finds a relatively peaceful body. Mr. Rictus then spectacularly kicks the dog and reveals that he already killed them. | |
Not in the Face! / int_9e82c3cb | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Not in the Face! / int_9e82c3cb | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Wanted (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_9e82c3cb | |
Not in the Face! / int_9fcc8c53 | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_9fcc8c53 | comment |
Super Punch-Out!!: Narcis Prince is, as his name suggests, overly protective of his beautiful face. Punching him there pushes his Berserk Button — he Turns Red and becomes very aggressive, while at the same time dropping his defenses and becoming much easier to fight. It’s temporary, as his cornerman is able to get him to calm down after enough time has passed or he gets knocked down, but you can send him right back into with another shot in the chops. | |
Not in the Face! / int_9fcc8c53 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Not in the Face! / int_9fcc8c53 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Punch-Out!! (Video Game) | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_9fcc8c53 | |
Not in the Face! / int_a15c03fd | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_a15c03fd | comment |
Starfinder: The envoy class has this as an improvisation they can take, making it harder for enemies to hit them. | |
Not in the Face! / int_a15c03fd | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Not in the Face! / int_a15c03fd | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Starfinder (Tabletop Game) | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_a15c03fd | |
Not in the Face! / int_a825da3e | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_a825da3e | comment |
Shown on a sign held in the art of the Magic: The Gathering joke card "Erase (Not the Urza's Legacy One)." | |
Not in the Face! / int_a825da3e | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Not in the Face! / int_a825da3e | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Magic: The Gathering (Tabletop Game) | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_a825da3e | |
Not in the Face! / int_aac06a76 | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_aac06a76 | comment |
Barbarella: Barbarella points a laser gun at the Black Queen's face and threatens that she'll melt it if she doesn't release Pygar. The Black Queen gets all dramatic at the prospect: "Stop! My face! My beautiful face!" | |
Not in the Face! / int_aac06a76 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Not in the Face! / int_aac06a76 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Barbarella | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_aac06a76 | |
Not in the Face! / int_b111d534 | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_b111d534 | comment |
A subversion in Felix the Cat: The Movie: one of the Mizards tells Felix (whom they thought, because he's a cat, he plans to eat them) not to eat his tail first. Because he lost many tails, which takes a long time for a new one to grow. | |
Not in the Face! / int_b111d534 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Not in the Face! / int_b111d534 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Felix the Cat: The Movie | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_b111d534 | |
Not in the Face! / int_b36b5c5a | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_b36b5c5a | comment |
Head: In an old movie parody, Davy Jones plays the sensitive violinist from the slums who becomes a prizefighter. In a casting session he looks over a line of boxers and chooses Sonny Liston (sort of the Mike Tyson of his time). He good-naturedly banters "You won't hurt the face, will you? Million-dollar face, this is." This is intercut with ringside footage of Liston beating Jones' face to a swollen bloody pulp. | |
Not in the Face! / int_b36b5c5a | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Not in the Face! / int_b36b5c5a | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Head | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_b36b5c5a | |
Not in the Face! / int_b4726fcf | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_b4726fcf | comment |
In Star Impact, this is Lily's one big drawback as a boxer — even though she never says the trope's name or anything to that effect. She values her Idol Singer career more than her boxing career, so she'll throw in the towel if she thinks that her face is sustaining too much damage. Aster plans on exploiting this, as her need to protect her face leaves her wide open to body blows. However, Aster gets her fired up enough to continue the fight even after scoring a hit on the moneymaker — which Aster didn't anticipate. | |
Not in the Face! / int_b4726fcf | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Not in the Face! / int_b4726fcf | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Star Impact (Webcomic) | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_b4726fcf | |
Not in the Face! / int_b98da5d2 | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_b98da5d2 | comment |
In the Love Hina manga, Keitar� tries to spank Sarah, who promptly exclaims, "Nooo, not the buttocks!" Turns out she has a panda-shaped birthmark on one of her buttocks. | |
Not in the Face! / int_b98da5d2 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Not in the Face! / int_b98da5d2 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Love Hina (Manga) | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_b98da5d2 | |
Not in the Face! / int_bc848d30 | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_bc848d30 | comment |
Plankton shouts it as he is about to be stepped on in the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Sleepy Time". | |
Not in the Face! / int_bc848d30 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Not in the Face! / int_bc848d30 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
SpongeBob SquarePants | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_bc848d30 | |
Not in the Face! / int_bcadd7cb | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_bcadd7cb | comment |
Warhammer 40,000: Lucius of the Emperor's Children was the handsomest of an entire Legion of bishonen Space Marines, but his nose was broken and unable to be fixed in a fight. Later, the Legion's descent into Chaos and another scar to the face sent him way off the deep end, voluntarily scarring his face. These days, he's an absolute mess. | |
Not in the Face! / int_bcadd7cb | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Not in the Face! / int_bcadd7cb | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Warhammer 40,000 (Tabletop Game) | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_bcadd7cb | |
Not in the Face! / int_bd54ba07 | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_bd54ba07 | comment |
Blazing Saddles. When director Buddy Bizarre is about to be punched by Taggart: | |
Not in the Face! / int_bd54ba07 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Not in the Face! / int_bd54ba07 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Blazing Saddles | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_bd54ba07 | |
Not in the Face! / int_bee47cbe | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_bee47cbe | comment |
Unsounded: After Duane cuts Ephsephin's cheek in their first encounter Ephsephin tries to protect his fact from further harm. He's therefore furious when Sette manages to add another slash to the same cheek: | |
Not in the Face! / int_bee47cbe | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Not in the Face! / int_bee47cbe | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Unsounded (Webcomic) | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_bee47cbe | |
Not in the Face! / int_bf281aa9 | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_bf281aa9 | comment |
In Jumanji: The Animated Series, episode 17, Peter has been frozen solid (long story). Alan and Judy end up using him as a bridge; when walking across him he remarks, "Not the face, not the face!" | |
Not in the Face! / int_bf281aa9 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Not in the Face! / int_bf281aa9 | featureConfidence |
1.0 | |
Jumanji: The Animated Series | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_bf281aa9 | |
Not in the Face! / int_c0da5437 | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_c0da5437 | comment |
A corrupt cop repeatedly begged the (Ultimate) Punisher not to shoot him in the face. He knew he was going to die, but wanted to be shot in the heart or strangled so at least his mother could identify him. Frank's response? | |
Not in the Face! / int_c0da5437 | featureApplicability |
1.0 | |
Not in the Face! / int_c0da5437 | featureConfidence |
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The Punisher (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_c0da5437 | |
Not in the Face! / int_c231405b | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_c231405b | comment |
In The Punisher, when Mickey thinks he's about to be killed by the mob for the death of Howard Saint's son, he calmly asks them not to damage his face, for his mother's sake. Luckily, they don't intend to kill him. | |
Not in the Face! / int_c231405b | featureApplicability |
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Not in the Face! / int_c231405b | featureConfidence |
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The Punisher (2004) | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_c231405b | |
Not in the Face! / int_c2508f4b | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_c2508f4b | comment |
During an early chapter of Zombie Powder, a Mook who has failed his boss is given a choice of punishment: Get it in the face or the stomach. He politely asks to not get it in the face. So his boss slices him in half at the stomach. | |
Not in the Face! / int_c2508f4b | featureApplicability |
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Not in the Face! / int_c2508f4b | featureConfidence |
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Zombiepowder. (Manga) | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_c2508f4b | |
Not in the Face! / int_c2b149a1 | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_c2b149a1 | comment |
At one point in American Psycho, Patrick Bateman chases a hooker through an apartment and tries to eat her leg. She kicks him in the face and, being a self-absorbed yuppie, he screams at her, "Not the face! Not the fucking face!" | |
Not in the Face! / int_c2b149a1 | featureApplicability |
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Not in the Face! / int_c2b149a1 | featureConfidence |
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American Psycho | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_c2b149a1 | |
Not in the Face! / int_c34ab4c | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_c34ab4c | comment |
This Bites!: During the Skelter Bite saga, the Kung Fu Dugongs get pissed at Sanji for leaving them behind. Even though Boss is quickly sated by the presence of his old friends from the Great Kung Fu Fleet, the TDWS are still angry and try to fight Sanji. In the middle of the carnage that ensues, this happens: | |
Not in the Face! / int_c34ab4c | featureApplicability |
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Not in the Face! / int_c34ab4c | featureConfidence |
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This Bites! (Fanfic) | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_c34ab4c | |
Not in the Face! / int_c3b1fe07 | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_c3b1fe07 | comment |
Lost Girl: In "Caged Fae", Bo is tortured by the guards after striking one of them, but they're ordered not to harm her face as "the Warden wants her pretty." | |
Not in the Face! / int_c3b1fe07 | featureApplicability |
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Not in the Face! / int_c3b1fe07 | featureConfidence |
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Lost Girl | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_c3b1fe07 | |
Not in the Face! / int_c4282b71 | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_c4282b71 | comment |
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic: In "Keep Calm and Flutter On", Rarity pleads "Not the dress! NOT THE DRESS!" to the animated soup tureen spitting on everypony. | |
Not in the Face! / int_c4282b71 | featureApplicability |
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Not in the Face! / int_c4282b71 | featureConfidence |
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My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_c4282b71 | |
Not in the Face! / int_c43df4d8 | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_c43df4d8 | comment |
Doctor Who. When "the fam" confront Jack Robertson in "Revolution of the Daleks", he thinks he's being mugged and tells them to take his car but leave his face intact. | |
Not in the Face! / int_c43df4d8 | featureApplicability |
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Not in the Face! / int_c43df4d8 | featureConfidence |
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Doctor Who | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_c43df4d8 | |
Not in the Face! / int_cf2d20a8 | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_cf2d20a8 | comment |
At the end of an episode of Johnny Bravo (in which he has dressed up as a Barney-like dinosaur) he yells at the kids jumping on top of him "Not the face! Not the face!" | |
Not in the Face! / int_cf2d20a8 | featureApplicability |
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Not in the Face! / int_cf2d20a8 | featureConfidence |
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Johnny Bravo | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_cf2d20a8 | |
Not in the Face! / int_d1143996 | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_d1143996 | comment |
"Not the face!" is a catch phrase for Matt in Eddsworld. | |
Not in the Face! / int_d1143996 | featureApplicability |
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Not in the Face! / int_d1143996 | featureConfidence |
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Eddsworld (Web Animation) | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_d1143996 | |
Not in the Face! / int_d46beefd | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_d46beefd | comment |
In Wild Wild West, Artemis Gordon is captured by the villain and (because he's secretly wearing a bulletproof vest) makes a last request to be shot in the heart that he used to love his country so much. The villain realizes what's going on and orders his men to shoot Artemis in the head. | |
Not in the Face! / int_d46beefd | featureApplicability |
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Not in the Face! / int_d46beefd | featureConfidence |
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Wild Wild West | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_d46beefd | |
Not in the Face! / int_d56cafaf | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_d56cafaf | comment |
The first episode of Power Rangers RPM had Ziggy screaming this after his carjacking attempt goes awry. He didn't exactly expect the lone traveller to be a skilled fighter capable of chopping metal with his bare hands. | |
Not in the Face! / int_d56cafaf | featureApplicability |
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Not in the Face! / int_d56cafaf | featureConfidence |
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Power Rangers RPM | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_d56cafaf | |
Not in the Face! / int_d69208d2 | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_d69208d2 | comment |
Codename: Kids Next Door: When Laura Limpett becomes the Big Badolescent after tasting the Delightful Children's cake (angry that it has coconut in it), she advances on them menacingly. The Delightful Children, in unison, say "Not in the face! Not in the face!" | |
Not in the Face! / int_d69208d2 | featureApplicability |
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Not in the Face! / int_d69208d2 | featureConfidence |
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Codename: Kids Next Door | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_d69208d2 | |
Not in the Face! / int_d6a2059f | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_d6a2059f | comment |
The Last Boy Scout: Whenever someone does something that irritates Bruce Willis' character: And at the end of the movie... |
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Not in the Face! / int_d6a2059f | featureApplicability |
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Not in the Face! / int_d6a2059f | featureConfidence |
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The Last Boy Scout | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_d6a2059f | |
Not in the Face! / int_de0f8ee1 | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_de0f8ee1 | comment |
Yang says this when Penny throws a dodgeball at her in RWBY Chibi. | |
Not in the Face! / int_de0f8ee1 | featureApplicability |
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Not in the Face! / int_de0f8ee1 | featureConfidence |
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RWBY Chibi (Web Animation) | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_de0f8ee1 | |
Not in the Face! / int_e0d9e070 | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_e0d9e070 | comment |
Tracker (2001), "Double Down". Troy Montana, the underwear model whose billboard Cole took his human form from, says this several times. Obviously, he's afraid of being out of a model job if his face gets messed up. | |
Not in the Face! / int_e0d9e070 | featureApplicability |
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Not in the Face! / int_e0d9e070 | featureConfidence |
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Tracker (2001) | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_e0d9e070 | |
Not in the Face! / int_e278316b | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_e278316b | comment |
Played with in The Prisoner episode "The Girl Who Was Death", as Number Six is pulled into a boxing match with a typical hulking bruiser who tells him between punches "'Ey, take it easy, me face is me fortune, you might knock it back into shape!" | |
Not in the Face! / int_e278316b | featureApplicability |
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Not in the Face! / int_e278316b | featureConfidence |
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The Prisoner (1967) | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_e278316b | |
Not in the Face! / int_e2ce884 | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_e2ce884 | comment |
Leatherheads inverts this during a fight between Carter and Dodge. After discussing numerous places not to hit, they agree to stick to hitting each other only in the face. | |
Not in the Face! / int_e2ce884 | featureApplicability |
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Not in the Face! / int_e2ce884 | featureConfidence |
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Leatherheads | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_e2ce884 | |
Not in the Face! / int_e4518c0a | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_e4518c0a | comment |
Moon Knight gets this a lot. He rarely listens. | |
Not in the Face! / int_e4518c0a | featureApplicability |
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Not in the Face! / int_e4518c0a | featureConfidence |
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Moon Knight / Comicbook | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_e4518c0a | |
Not in the Face! / int_e6758d93 | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_e6758d93 | comment |
This is the name of a Knack in Scion. The Scion yells this phrase or something similar, which supernaturally unnerves the enemy enough that they start unconsciously pulling their punches. | |
Not in the Face! / int_e6758d93 | featureApplicability |
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Not in the Face! / int_e6758d93 | featureConfidence |
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Scion (Tabletop Game) | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_e6758d93 | |
Not in the Face! / int_e90c8b9d | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_e90c8b9d | comment |
Total Drama Legacy: As is established early on in "Reality Shogun", Emilia hates being hit in her beautiful face. This makes sense; after all, she's Alejandro's daughter, and "not the face" is the Burromuerto family code. It makes her ultimate fate- having her beautiful face scarred- all the more karmic. | |
Not in the Face! / int_e90c8b9d | featureApplicability |
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Not in the Face! / int_e90c8b9d | featureConfidence |
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Total Drama Legacy / Fan Fic | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_e90c8b9d | |
Not in the Face! / int_eb049de6 | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_eb049de6 | comment |
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. Irene Adler leaves Sherlock to get worked over by Moriarty's thugs, but tells them to leave his face intact as they have an upcoming dinner date. | |
Not in the Face! / int_eb049de6 | featureApplicability |
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Not in the Face! / int_eb049de6 | featureConfidence |
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Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_eb049de6 | |
Not in the Face! / int_ec25a849 | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_ec25a849 | comment |
One episode of Doug has the title character get harassed by another student leading up to a fight. At the time of the confrontation, the guy ends up being a complete wuss and even tells Doug to hit him in the arms because his stomach wasn't feeling so great. | |
Not in the Face! / int_ec25a849 | featureApplicability |
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Not in the Face! / int_ec25a849 | featureConfidence |
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Doug | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_ec25a849 | |
Not in the Face! / int_ef4fd083 | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_ef4fd083 | comment |
"Hey, not in the face, pal!" Said during a fight in The Brave Little Toaster... by Radio, the only character who does not have any sort of face at all. | |
Not in the Face! / int_ef4fd083 | featureApplicability |
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Not in the Face! / int_ef4fd083 | featureConfidence |
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The Brave Little Toaster | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_ef4fd083 | |
Not in the Face! / int_ef661e97 | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_ef661e97 | comment |
Vega of the various Street Fighter games. He goes so far as to wear a metal mask to protect his face from damage. In Vega's case, though, it has nothing to do with the pain of being hit: he just doesn't want his face damaged since he's a hopeless narcissist. In fact, in Street Fighter IV, you can have Vega toss away his mask intentionally because by exposing his face to damage, he knows it'll allow him to fight more aggressively and he'll do better damage as a result. | |
Not in the Face! / int_ef661e97 | featureApplicability |
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Street Fighter (Franchise) | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_ef661e97 | |
Not in the Face! / int_f0a86c12 | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_f0a86c12 | comment |
On one occasion in How I Met Your Mother, Ted was angry at Barney, who offered Ted one free hit anywhere but the face. Ted complied — by punching Barney in the groin instead. | |
Not in the Face! / int_f0a86c12 | featureApplicability |
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Not in the Face! / int_f0a86c12 | featureConfidence |
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How I Met Your Mother | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_f0a86c12 | |
Not in the Face! / int_f3c3ca42 | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_f3c3ca42 | comment |
Arthur's battlecry on The Tick, as mentioned above. | |
Not in the Face! / int_f3c3ca42 | featureApplicability |
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Not in the Face! / int_f3c3ca42 | featureConfidence |
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The Tick | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_f3c3ca42 | |
Not in the Face! / int_f4e799ee | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_f4e799ee | comment |
From Burn Notice, Westen plays this straight, as the villain of the week has a gun pointed at him and ready to shoot: "If you're gonna do it, then not in the face, please. Please, not in the face!" He's not Briar Patching, merely buying a few seconds while he moves out of range of the trap he set for her. | |
Not in the Face! / int_f4e799ee | featureApplicability |
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Burn Notice | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_f4e799ee | |
Not in the Face! / int_f6c05e8e | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_f6c05e8e | comment |
On Friends when Ross and Chandler are going to fight the couch bullies, they agree to no face attacks, because they all have work on Monday. Nor below the belt because one of the bullies and his wife are trying to get pregnant. | |
Not in the Face! / int_f6c05e8e | featureApplicability |
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Friends | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_f6c05e8e | |
Not in the Face! / int_f6eed39 | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_f6eed39 | comment |
On The Sopranos, during the episode "Funhouse", Pussy makes this request (which is granted - not that it matters because he'll be Sleeping With The Fishes) just before being shot by Tony and the others for being an FBI informant. | |
Not in the Face! / int_f6eed39 | featureApplicability |
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Not in the Face! / int_f6eed39 | featureConfidence |
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The Sopranos | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_f6eed39 | |
Not in the Face! / int_fe08cb30 | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_fe08cb30 | comment |
The Punisher. When Frank Castle is about to shoot Nikolai Poloznev with a Sawn-Off Shotgun, the Russian oligarch decides to Face Death with Dignity, his Last Request that Frank not shoot him in the face for the sake of his wife and daughter who'll be looking at his body in the coffin. Frank decides to spare his life, though he's killed shortly afterwards by Pilgrim—ironically by being shot in the face. | |
Not in the Face! / int_fe08cb30 | featureApplicability |
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Not in the Face! / int_fe08cb30 | featureConfidence |
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The Punisher (2017) | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_fe08cb30 | |
Not in the Face! / int_fea9f0b9 | type |
Not in the Face! | |
Not in the Face! / int_fea9f0b9 | comment |
Arkham Asylum: Living Hell has a vicious outbreak of all of the inmates from their cells, and the guards are getting their asses kicked until head guard Aaron Cash arrives, giving the following scene: | |
Not in the Face! / int_fea9f0b9 | featureApplicability |
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Arkham Asylum: Living Hell (Comic Book) | hasFeature |
Not in the Face! / int_fea9f0b9 |
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