Distressed Dude - TV Tropes. Meet the male equivalent of the Damsel in Distress. He's usually the sidekick to a butt- kicking Action Girl, always getting himself captured for the female lead to save. This may also occur in shows featuring a male protagonist and even when the male protagonist is a total badass, they tend to get captured quite a bit.. Attempting to figure out what’s going on in Julian Assange’s head is a daily struggle. After moving into the Ecuadorean embassy in London seven years ago to avoid. When classifying fairy tales according to the Aarne- Thompson system, one distinguishing mark of several types of tales is that a man (or men) is rescued — generally by the heroine. When the Distressed Dude is rescued by an Action Girl, it's not uncommon for him (or for another character) to describe this as an injury to his masculinity. This may be Played for Laughs, though sometimes the Distressed Dude will learn An Aesop, instead. If he was a badass before getting kidnapped, he may suffer Badass Decay. If he continues to kick ass after being freed, he's Badass in Distress. HBO is developing a feature-length adaptation of Ray Bradbury’s famous 1953 novel Fahrenheit 451 starring Michael B. Jordan and Michael Shannon, about a dystopian.
Hyundai has built tons of hatches over the years, but not many that really count as true “hot hatches.” Now, finally, the company is building a powerful hatchback. When Game of Thrones returns this Sunday, Cersei Lannister will be ruling Westeros from her ill-gotten place on the Iron Throne. But with well-armed enemies closing. New online games are added every day, so that any gamer will find a game to your taste! In any game, you can play online for free, without registration. Compare Non- Action Guy. That's not the problem though. The problem is Esdeath is hopelessly in love with Tatsumi and fully intends to make him hers. Hilarity Ensues. And by frequently, I mean all the time, by everyone. Even though he's also a superhero and one of the Power Trio. Whenever he's separated from Mikasa or Levi, he gets eaten or kidnapped, sometimes both. Justified, as Eren is a Mac. Guffin Super Person desired by multiple factions. He's been saved by Connie, Annie, Marco, and thrice by Armin. It wasn't an elaborate or hidden trap, it was just an ordinary hole dug in the ground. His boss/caretaker Spain goes Papa Wolf on Turkey. In return, Spain falls gravely sick in another strip and the adult South Italy searches for a . Ironically, the one who . Ironically, it's Italy who saves them at that time. In the third Hetalia Fantasia CD Canada is captured and starts to get Brainwashed by . It is a computer game though, so it can be debated how much distress he actually is in. ![]() As the best friend of the main character and being the only one with zero fighting skills, this was bound to happen. Most of the time, the other characters are protecting or saving him. Revy at one point makes a sarcastic quip when his latest kidnapper turns out to be a Japanese high- school girl. Ichigo also seemed to get restrained a lot in the beginning of the series. Muramasa led the shinigami to believe he had captured Yamamoto so that Ichigo would use his full power to break the barrier. Muramasa's plan succeeds, allowing him to steal Yamamoto's zanpakutou power. Change 1. 23: Played straight in the Chapter 2 where Hibiki eventually rescues Kosukegawa. A variation happens during the . He gets tied up TWICE in the series, both probably as an effect of picking up the Distress Ball, or maybe because Good Is Dumb, since this happens once he lets go of his Revenge tendencies and lessened his ruthlessness. In his defense though, after all that, he goes to beat down the most feared member amongst the enemy ranks. The female lead had to rescue him twice from being gangraped by all the crazy, horny girls at their school. And rescuing him is actually one of the main plot motive of the series. When trying to make the preparations that would allow 3. G to win against the 1. Planetary Lords of Sol, Mamoru created a replicant of himself to use as a decoy so he could get to the G- Crystal without being caught by the Sol Lords, said replicant is.. Palparepa. Arslan from The Heroic Legend of Arslan often needs someone, usually Daryun, to come help him get out of being cornered/attacked by the enemy. Justified in that he is young and inexperienced and while he can hold his own in a fight, he is frequently targeted because he is the prince with a price on his head. He managed to get out of his cell, but his True Companions (mostly Action Girls) had to bust into the enemy base to get him out. The first time, he was kidnapped by his long- lost brother Gackto, had his power almost stolen and got used to blackmail Lucia. The second time, he had his memory wiped by Michel and was used to draw Lucia out of hiding and blackmail her again. Thankfully, though she may be The Ditz, she's smarter than that. Flanderized to death by fandom via Wimpification. Usually this is just an excuse to have Tragic and Aramusha agree not to use their Game Breaker powers for the duration of a fight, but once John is actually kidnapped and Anaya has to go rescue him. He gets captured by youkai and the Matoba clan on more than one occasion. Special mention to his first encounter with the head of the Matoba clan. Natsume is abducted and told that if he tries to run, it will be made so that he can't run, and if he tries to yell, it'll be made so that he can't yell. Special mention also goes to season four, episode six, which plays with the trope before playing it straight: Natsume is trapped in a jar by an ayakashi that wishes to use him as an offering. Initially, the only issue is getting out of the jar since his guardian Nyanko- Sensei protects him, but the ayakashi does eventually make off with Natsume. The episode ends as Natsume's friend runs off trying to save him. Slightly justified in that Natsume isn't necessarily weak - he's actually pretty strong for a non- exorcist human, and the fact that nearly everyone wants him (no, not like that!) leads to him getting kidnapped quite often. That he can scatter ayakashi just by punching them is considered quite impressive. Still doesn't save him from this trope, though. Yet he deserves mention for one episode where he takes charge, gets in trouble, and screams for help from the main female characters. Ace is definitely this trope; an entire war is done to save him from the Marine. Except that his younger brother Luffy is the one rescuing him, not a girl. Unfortunately, it was in vain as soon Ace took a lava punch from Admiral Akainu to save Luffy and actually died. Trafalgar Law goes through this in the Dressrosa arc. He gets knocked out, bound in seastone chains, and interrogated by the arc's Big Bad. The Luffy rescues him.. Law all over the island, through multiple battles, until they finally get the key and Law can participate again. First when he was captured by the Baskervilles in the Lutwidge Academy, and then he was saved by Elliot. Second was in Yura. Oh, and he didn. Extreme Doormat due to his lack of a heart, with Chronic Hero Syndrome thanks to the nature of the story he came from, and a Dark Magical Girlfriend? What Could Possibly Go Wrong? Subverted in episode 8. Ranma . The Amazon sisters say that they're holding Ranma captive, but it turns out that they simply gave him a meal to keep him busy. Tuxedo Kamen started off as helpful and slightly badass, but after he and Usagi entered into a relationship, the poor guy descended rapidly into Distressed Dude territory. This also had some Worf Effect crossover just because the most common method of the villains to demonstrate their evil was to chuck the powerless guy in the tuxedo across the room and make off with him.. The Stars manga storyline even started off with Galaxia effortlessly killing the poor kid in front of Usagi. Shun in Saint Seiya. Though he's not completely incapable of fighting, Ikki routinely bails him out of tough battles. Note this becomes routine only in the filler episode of the anime and in non- canon movies where he is subject to Adaptational Wimp. Doesn't stop him from being a badass, though. Then again, his original counterpart from Journey to the West got this treatment way more than Saiyuki Sanzo, without being badass the rest of the time to make up for it. Oh and did I mention foul mouthed and violent? He managed to get out from his cuffs. Kyrie from Sands of Destruction, so many times it's not funny. It's to be noted that he has the potential to defend himself but he never does. Both state how they want to rescue/save the other and its lampshaded by Ferid. Ferid calls Yuu by the Terms of Endangerment . Mika makes it his life goal to save Yuu from the vampires/humans out to use him and carries him in a Bridal Carry a couple times. There's even fanart of Mika dressed as a prince carrying Yuu who's dressed as a princess. It takes the summoning of the Guardian of the Multiverse to save him (and her other friends, who also get taken). In one arc of the Soul Eater manga, Death the Kidd seems to be playing this role after a Collector of the Strange decides to add him to his collection. He manages to break out by himself, but only after a fight with Black Star which snaps him out of insanity. Lawrence sometimes takes this part in Spice and Wolf. In both arcs of the first season, Holo has to save his butt (or the business deal at hand) by returning to her true form, a giant wolf, and kicking around lots of thugs. The situations in the second season are a bit more complicated, however. The first time, he's nearly served for dinner at a Nasty Party, before Tsukiyama decides he'd rather not share and saves him. The second time, Touka comes to rescue him when Tsukiyama lures him into a trap with the intention of eating him. The staff of Anteiku and several allies mobilize to rescue him, though he ends up escaping on his own. Unfortunately, it's only after enduring 1. Cold- Blooded Torture and crossing the Despair Event Horizon, leaving him a changed person. He's briefly kidnapped by Torso, and rescued by his comrades — experiencing major feelings of doubt over his Non- Action Guy status. He's later used as The Bait during a major operation, and ends up as the Living Mac. Guffin being fought over by various parties. He manages to escape on his own, and reunite with the team. Later, Torso manages to capture him again and says they are going to get married while dressing him up in a white dress, putting a wedding ring on his finger, and cutting off his limbs. Luckily for him Emba's the opposite. Interestingly more damsel- er than most. Kuwabara in the Sensui arc of Yu. Yu Hakusho where id kidnapped by the Big Bad that want his power of cut dimensional barrier. Likewise, Josuke also had to rescue him. Maybe Dockless Bikesharing Was a Bad Idea. On Wednesday Singapore- based bikesharing startup o. Bike dropped off 4. London. Once you’ve arrived at your destination, all you need to do is lock the bike electronically and walk away, ideally without blocking sidewalks or bike lanes. The concept differs significantly from most city bikesharing programs, like London’s Boris Bikes, which require city- approved docks to be installed along predetermined commuter routes. In Australia, Obike has riled up commuters by clogging public bicycle racks. And Aussies have discovered Obikes in unfortunate locations: like underwater and beneath an overpass. Obike’s competitors, including Mobike and Ofo, have also faced challenges at home and abroad. Obike has already agreed to remove its bikes from three districts in West London after being confronted by the Hammersmith & Fulham Council, according to the Council’s blog. We’ve reached out to Obike to hear about how exactly they feel their London launch is going. Correction July 1. The original version of this post incorrectly stated that Obike had also launched in Cambridge. That was Ofo, an Obike competitor. We regret the error.
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