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Power Cable Attack

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38 feature instances
9 referencing feature instances

Power Cable Attack	type	FeatureClass
Power Cable Attack	label	Power Cable Attack
Power Cable Attack	page	PowerCableAttack
Power Cable Attack	comment	A classic attack move. Your opponent has the advantage. Maybe he's stronger, maybe you are down... any number of things. What do you do? Pull out a nearby power cable and let the bastard eat the output, of course! Can be a rather family unfriendly scene. Same for its aftermath, with the target being extra crispy. When water is involved, it might suffer from the same implausibilities mentioned in Electrified Bathtub. Subtrope of Improvised Weapon. Sister Trope to Shock and Awe. Compare Electric Torture and High-Voltage Death. Taser Tag Weakness is when the electricity source is one that's supposed to be used for attacking.
Power Cable Attack	fetched	2024-03-04T21:17:23Z
Power Cable Attack	parsed	2024-03-04T21:17:23Z
Power Cable Attack	processingComment	Dropped link to BitchInSheepsClothing: Not an Item - FEATURE
Power Cable Attack	isPartOf	DBTropes
Power Cable Attack / int_1133352a	type	Power Cable Attack
Power Cable Attack / int_1133352a	comment	Terminator: In Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, the T-850 jams a power cable into the T-X's face. It only knocks her back and does no damage. In Terminator Genisys, Kyle Reese jams a power cable into the T-800's endoskeleton's torso. It only stuns it for a few seconds before it pulls the cable out.
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Terminator (Franchise)	hasFeature	Power Cable Attack / int_1133352a
Power Cable Attack / int_1858fe06	type	Power Cable Attack
Power Cable Attack / int_1858fe06	comment	In the Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie Comics) miniseries Sonic Quest, the mechanical Silver Sonic bashes Sonic through a wall in the Death Egg, exposing live power cables. Sonic grabs one of the sliced cables and zaps Silver Sonic, knocking the robot out of commission.
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Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie Comics) (Comic Book)	hasFeature	Power Cable Attack / int_1858fe06
Power Cable Attack / int_1beda93b	type	Power Cable Attack
Power Cable Attack / int_1beda93b	comment	In Sluggy Freelance, during the "Oceans Unmoving" arc, Bun-Bun attached a power cable to a rope made of conductive material that Blacksoul was using to board his ship. While wearing a silk dress to protect himself, unfortunately he forgot the entire ship was made from the same material as the rope and the rest of the crew got tasered, except Kada who wears rubber pants.
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Sluggy Freelance (Webcomic)	hasFeature	Power Cable Attack / int_1beda93b
Power Cable Attack / int_2212773a	type	Power Cable Attack
Power Cable Attack / int_2212773a	comment	Angel: In "Peace Out", Angel jams a power cable into Jasmine. It only knocks her back and does no damage.
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Angel	hasFeature	Power Cable Attack / int_2212773a
Power Cable Attack / int_2d311a08	type	Power Cable Attack
Power Cable Attack / int_2d311a08	comment	In the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987) episode, the Big Blowout, Donatello dons a full body protective suit and tries to stop Technodrome by shoving an energized power line into a tread.
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)	hasFeature	Power Cable Attack / int_2d311a08
Power Cable Attack / int_2de47f7a	type	Power Cable Attack
Power Cable Attack / int_2de47f7a	comment	Halloween: Resurrection: Freddie defeats Michael Myers by jamming a live wire into his groin, stunning Myers long enough for Freddie to use the cable to ignite some fuel and set Myers on fire.
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Halloween: Resurrection	hasFeature	Power Cable Attack / int_2de47f7a
Power Cable Attack / int_39c20861	type	Power Cable Attack
Power Cable Attack / int_39c20861	comment	The Highlander episode "Saving Grace" has a variant. Duncan is battling his opponent on the Paris Metro track. The opponent traps Duncanâ€™s leg and a train is coming. Duncan doesnâ€™t have a power cable handy but he uses his jacket to essentially lure the guy into putting his sword back too far and touching the electric third rail. This temporarily kills him, Duncan time to escape while the opponent is decapitated by the train before he can revive.
Power Cable Attack / int_39c20861	featureApplicability	1.0
Power Cable Attack / int_39c20861	featureConfidence	1.0
Highlander	hasFeature	Power Cable Attack / int_39c20861
Power Cable Attack / int_3a0216a	type	Power Cable Attack
Power Cable Attack / int_3a0216a	comment	An episode of Mummies Alive! has underground power cables being summoned by a spell that used to summon snakes back in ancient Egypt.
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Mummies Alive!	hasFeature	Power Cable Attack / int_3a0216a
Power Cable Attack / int_40e44a7a	type	Power Cable Attack
Power Cable Attack / int_40e44a7a	comment	Judge Dredd. While fighting Mean Machine Angel, Dredd pulls an electrical cable out of Mean's arm and electrocutes him with it.
Power Cable Attack / int_40e44a7a	featureApplicability	1.0
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Judge Dredd	hasFeature	Power Cable Attack / int_40e44a7a
Power Cable Attack / int_42efb78	type	Power Cable Attack
Power Cable Attack / int_42efb78	comment	Deadpool 2: Colossus defeats Juggernaut by jamming a live wire up his ass.
Power Cable Attack / int_42efb78	featureApplicability	1.0
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Deadpool 2	hasFeature	Power Cable Attack / int_42efb78
Power Cable Attack / int_45501b8c	type	Power Cable Attack
Power Cable Attack / int_45501b8c	comment	Super Metroid: It's difficult to pull off, but there's a trick that allows the player to kill Draygon by having Samus bring electricity from an electrified source by using her Grapple Beam as a linking cable while she's being seized airborne by the boss. She will take a lot of damage, but so will the boss until its death.
Power Cable Attack / int_45501b8c	featureApplicability	1.0
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Super Metroid (Video Game)	hasFeature	Power Cable Attack / int_45501b8c
Power Cable Attack / int_5022a2c4	type	Power Cable Attack
Power Cable Attack / int_5022a2c4	comment	Xena: Warrior Princess: In "Send in the Clones", which takes place in the modern era, Alti attacks Xena with a power cable, but Xena forces her to drop it and it lands on and electrifies a car. Xena later knocks her into the car, burning her to a crisp.
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Xena: Warrior Princess	hasFeature	Power Cable Attack / int_5022a2c4
Power Cable Attack / int_5ada53ed	type	Power Cable Attack
Power Cable Attack / int_5ada53ed	comment	James Bond Goldfinger. While fighting OddJob inside the Fort Knox vault, Bond kills him by using a cut power cable to electrify metal bars as Oddjob is retrieving his metal-rimmed hat from them. The Spy Who Loved Me. Bond tries it again during his fight with Jaws on the train by breaking the bulb on a table lamp and electrifying Jaws' metal mouth. Unfortunately he's using regular current so he only stuns Jaws for a moment, but that's enough time for Bond to kick him out a window.*
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James Bond	hasFeature	Power Cable Attack / int_5ada53ed
Power Cable Attack / int_5c208620	type	Power Cable Attack
Power Cable Attack / int_5c208620	comment	In the Superman: The Animated Series episode "Prototype", a man has been driven mad by his Power Armor. The guy manages to temporarily blind Superman with his laser gun, but as soon as he recovers, the first thing Superman sees is a high voltage warning. He rips out the cable and sticks both ends into the armor.
Power Cable Attack / int_5c208620	featureApplicability	1.0
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Superman: The Animated Series	hasFeature	Power Cable Attack / int_5c208620
Power Cable Attack / int_605dd875	type	Power Cable Attack
Power Cable Attack / int_605dd875	comment	Stargate-verse: In the finale movie, Stargate: The Ark of Truth, Mitchell takes out a Replicator infested Merrick by yanking out some power cables and using the live ends on him.
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Stargate-verse (Franchise)	hasFeature	Power Cable Attack / int_605dd875
Power Cable Attack / int_679edf73	type	Power Cable Attack
Power Cable Attack / int_679edf73	comment	In Terminator Genisys, Kyle Reese jams a power cable into the T-800's endoskeleton's torso. It only stuns it for a few seconds before it pulls the cable out.
Power Cable Attack / int_679edf73	featureApplicability	1.0
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Terminator Genisys	hasFeature	Power Cable Attack / int_679edf73
Power Cable Attack / int_68b5d8bb	type	Power Cable Attack
Power Cable Attack / int_68b5d8bb	comment	In Iron Man: Armored Adventures, the episode "Extremis" has the man who took the titular serum defeat Tony (a Curb-Stomp Battle). After Tony takes a small dose himself, they have a rematch. Tony's dose gave him the ability to sense and control any technology around him, so he uses it to locate a major power line under them and pulls it out right into the enemy's chest.
Power Cable Attack / int_68b5d8bb	featureApplicability	1.0
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Iron Man: Armored Adventures	hasFeature	Power Cable Attack / int_68b5d8bb
Power Cable Attack / int_727bb60d	type	Power Cable Attack
Power Cable Attack / int_727bb60d	comment	The third episode of the NSFW Usagi-chan De Cue! has the cyborg Dekao rebuilt into a war machine and dropped into a shopping mall to destroy bunny-girl Mikami and Cat Girl Koshka. While Mikami plays dodge-'em with Dekao's steel tentacles, Koshka drops a severed power cable into an open service port on Dekao's body. After a few moments of electric arcing, Dekao explodes.
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Cat Girl	hasFeature	Power Cable Attack / int_727bb60d
Power Cable Attack / int_73b4d4c1	type	Power Cable Attack
Power Cable Attack / int_73b4d4c1	comment	Call of Cthulhu includes stats for a â€œLive Wireâ€� in the melee weapons table, intended for situations where this trope comes up.
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Call of Cthulhu (Tabletop Game)	hasFeature	Power Cable Attack / int_73b4d4c1
Power Cable Attack / int_81b77705	type	Power Cable Attack
Power Cable Attack / int_81b77705	comment	In the classic Fantastic Four #26, the Thing takes on The Incredible Hulk alone after his teammates are all put out of action one way or another. Since "Hulk is the strongest one there is", the Thing has to use his head, and fight with guile and trickery as well as brute force. So when the Hulk throws him down a manhole, the Thing promptly grabs an underground power cable and jams it against the Hulk's skin. It's "enough voltage to light up Times Square", but this is the Hulk on the receiving end, so it only slows him down for a minute or two.
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Fantastic Four / Comicbook	hasFeature	Power Cable Attack / int_81b77705
Power Cable Attack / int_8e8086c3	type	Power Cable Attack
Power Cable Attack / int_8e8086c3	comment	Goldfinger. While fighting OddJob inside the Fort Knox vault, Bond kills him by using a cut power cable to electrify metal bars as Oddjob is retrieving his metal-rimmed hat from them.
Power Cable Attack / int_8e8086c3	featureApplicability	1.0
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Goldfinger	hasFeature	Power Cable Attack / int_8e8086c3
Power Cable Attack / int_994af351	type	Power Cable Attack
Power Cable Attack / int_994af351	comment	In Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations's first case, the victim was murdered by being electrocuted with a broken power cable.
Power Cable Attack / int_994af351	featureApplicability	1.0
Power Cable Attack / int_994af351	featureConfidence	1.0
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (Visual Novel)	hasFeature	Power Cable Attack / int_994af351
Power Cable Attack / int_9e84c324	type	Power Cable Attack
Power Cable Attack / int_9e84c324	comment	Batman Returns: During the climax, Catwoman does it to herself and her former boss by placing a taser between their mouths while holding an electrified cable; she does this as an act of revenge against him. It appears to also be an act of Taking You with Me, but she survives.
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Batman Returns	hasFeature	Power Cable Attack / int_9e84c324
Power Cable Attack / int_ac03a2dd	type	Power Cable Attack
Power Cable Attack / int_ac03a2dd	comment	In the film version of Little Shop of Horrors, Seymour defeats Audrey II by electrocuting it with a fallen cable
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Little Shop of Horrors (Theatre)	hasFeature	Power Cable Attack / int_ac03a2dd
Power Cable Attack / int_ae259c31	type	Power Cable Attack
Power Cable Attack / int_ae259c31	comment	The Spy Who Loved Me. Bond tries it again during his fight with Jaws on the train by breaking the bulb on a table lamp and electrifying Jaws' metal mouth. Unfortunately he's using regular current so he only stuns Jaws for a moment, but that's enough time for Bond to kick him out a window.*
Power Cable Attack / int_ae259c31	featureApplicability	1.0
Power Cable Attack / int_ae259c31	featureConfidence	1.0
The Spy Who Loved Me	hasFeature	Power Cable Attack / int_ae259c31
Power Cable Attack / int_ba1ae105	type	Power Cable Attack
Power Cable Attack / int_ba1ae105	comment	Chief Brody accidentally dredges up a cable powering a lighthouse in the denouement of Jaws 2. Knowing that sharks are attracted to noise he bangs the cable with an oar, provoking the shark to bite into it, leading to its sparky demise.
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Jaws 2	hasFeature	Power Cable Attack / int_ba1ae105
Power Cable Attack / int_bdb0a080	type	Power Cable Attack
Power Cable Attack / int_bdb0a080	comment	Slater dispatches the Ripper in Last Action Hero by using the Ripper's axe to chop a set of power lines, causing them to fall onto the wet rooftop that they're fighting on and electrify the roof.
Power Cable Attack / int_bdb0a080	featureApplicability	1.0
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Last Action Hero	hasFeature	Power Cable Attack / int_bdb0a080
Power Cable Attack / int_c3c1f1d2	type	Power Cable Attack
Power Cable Attack / int_c3c1f1d2	comment	The Matrix Revolutions, Smith!Bane blinds Neo using a broken power cable. Neo uses his newly acquired "See Artificial Intelligence soul" ability to kill Smith!Bane by knocking his head off.
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The Matrix Revolutions	hasFeature	Power Cable Attack / int_c3c1f1d2
Power Cable Attack / int_c42e88f5	type	Power Cable Attack
Power Cable Attack / int_c42e88f5	comment	Marvel vs. Capcom 3: MODOK's Killer Illumination hyper combo is him grabbing his foe with a pair of power cables, then electrocuting them.
Power Cable Attack / int_c42e88f5	featureApplicability	1.0
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Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (Video Game)	hasFeature	Power Cable Attack / int_c42e88f5
Power Cable Attack / int_c6f7e804	type	Power Cable Attack
Power Cable Attack / int_c6f7e804	comment	Blake's 7. In "Power", Avon is challenged to a duel, and bizarrely asks for a gauntlet as his choice of weapon. He then uses the gauntlet to remove a "heliofusion rod" from a nearby power generator and disintegrate his opponent's sword.
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Blake's 7	hasFeature	Power Cable Attack / int_c6f7e804
Power Cable Attack / int_c9cd78c2	type	Power Cable Attack
Power Cable Attack / int_c9cd78c2	comment	Detective John McClane from Die Hard with a Vengeance has One Bullet Left, and takes out all the villains by aiming for the power line going to a building. The severed line becomes tangled in the villains' helicopter blades, causing them to crash. Once the vehicle touches ground, current flows, igniting the aircraft fuel tank for a spectacular fiery finish.
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Die Hard with a Vengeance	hasFeature	Power Cable Attack / int_c9cd78c2
Power Cable Attack / int_d7eaa0d3	type	Power Cable Attack
Power Cable Attack / int_d7eaa0d3	comment	In Starcraft II Wings Of Liberty, one cutscene involves a fight between Raynor and Tychus in the cantina of the Hyperion. Tychus, unlike Raynor, is wearing Power Armor. At one point, he rips a jukebox down from the ceiling and throws it at Jim. Jim dodges, grabs the severed cable of the jukebox, and shocks Tychus with it, leaving him collapsed on ground with his power armor immobilized.
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StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty (Video Game)	hasFeature	Power Cable Attack / int_d7eaa0d3
Power Cable Attack / int_dda72858	type	Power Cable Attack
Power Cable Attack / int_dda72858	comment	While pursuing the terrified youngster Hogarth, The Iron Giant becomes tangled in the power lines from an electric substation. The massive current plays havoc with the robot's workings. Taking pity on his pursuer's suffering, Hogarth pulls the main circuit breaker, and the robot topples supine, seemingly lifeless.
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The Iron Giant	hasFeature	Power Cable Attack / int_dda72858
Power Cable Attack / int_e290dce3	type	Power Cable Attack
Power Cable Attack / int_e290dce3	comment	In Watchmen, Rorschach is imprisoned among a lot of criminals who recognise him and want payback, During a riot started so that Rorschach can be dealt with in the absence of warders, he turns the tables on them by flooding the cell wing. He then stands on the insulation provided by several mattresses, and dips the end of a broken power cable into the water as the vengeance-bent cons wade through it. Several are holding onto metal things.
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Watchmen (Comic Book)	hasFeature	Power Cable Attack / int_e290dce3
Power Cable Attack / int_e694aadb	type	Power Cable Attack
Power Cable Attack / int_e694aadb	comment	Ciaphas Cain: In The Emperor's Finest, Mira deals with some orks by setting up a trap using a power cable and a metal floor, with Cain's hat for bait (she's fine because she wears rubber boots for setting up similar traps while hunting). In The Last Ditch, Cain and a squad of Valhallans rescue what's left of Commissar Forres' Nusquan unit from Tyranids by dropping a power cable into the water those Tyranids are standing in.
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Ciaphas Cain	hasFeature	Power Cable Attack / int_e694aadb
Power Cable Attack / int_ef076a36	type	Power Cable Attack
Power Cable Attack / int_ef076a36	comment	Star Trek: Voyager. In "Revulsion", B'Elanna Torres uses a live cable to destablize a homicidal hologram intent on crushing her skull with a hammer. Somehow the cable's end manages to stick in the hologram despite him being an Intangible Man.
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Star Trek: Voyager	hasFeature	Power Cable Attack / int_ef076a36
Power Cable Attack / int_f1414a2b	type	Power Cable Attack
Power Cable Attack / int_f1414a2b	comment	In Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, the T-850 jams a power cable into the T-X's face. It only knocks her back and does no damage.
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Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines	hasFeature	Power Cable Attack / int_f1414a2b
Power Cable Attack / int_ff0bf83f	type	Power Cable Attack
Power Cable Attack / int_ff0bf83f	comment	In the Justice League Unlimited episode "Panic in the Sky", the Watchtower is attacked by an army led by Galatea, a clone of Supergirl, when power is out. Galatea fights the real Supergirl in the control room, and has the upper hand due to being artificially aged to maturity. But then, power is restored, so Kara rips out a major power cable and jams it into Galatea. The cable is thicker than both girls together.
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JusticeLeagueUnlimited	hasFeature	Power Cable Attack / int_ff0bf83f

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Power Cable Attack	processingCategory2	Thunderbolts and Lightning
Batman Returns / int_170cc685	type	Power Cable Attack
Die Hard with a Vengeance / int_170cc685	type	Power Cable Attack
Goldfinger / int_170cc685	type	Power Cable Attack
Last Action Hero / int_170cc685	type	Power Cable Attack
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines / int_170cc685	type	Power Cable Attack
The Spy Who Loved Me / int_170cc685	type	Power Cable Attack
Super Metroid (Video Game) / int_170cc685	type	Power Cable Attack
Tadpole Treble (Video Game) / int_170cc685	type	Power Cable Attack

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