Fortunately for the victim, the assassin is often Carrying the Antidote. Sometimes the assassin has not, in fact, poisoned the victim at all, but the description is so vivid that the victim either passes out or dies of fright. When he doesn't, though, count on Scars are Forever.Ī third variation is to have the clever assassin who has poisoned their mark describe in every small detail exactly how the poison works, while they sit calmly in their chair watching the victim squirm.

You stand no chance of surviving this grisly fate, as I have just turned up the thermostat.'Įxpect the rule of Unspoken Plan Guarantee to apply, giving the hero an almost 100% chance of escaping the described fate. Inside the pit is a ravenous pack of razor-toothed flying lemurs with lasers on their heads who have been trained to kill anyone with your particular blood type. This tends to underscore how cold-blooded and Wicked Cultured he is.Īlternately, the Evil Overlord can describe to the hero just what his Death Trap does: 'Every time you drop a bead of sweat on the plate below you, you will be lowered an inch towards the pit. He may describe the history of his technique or the specific effects on the body. If the villain has a more clinical approach to his work, however, there is often a meta version of this trope where the audience is treated to a slow camera pan across the torture instruments, which are laid out neatly on a table. You can describe things that you couldn't show on TV, and any villain who would do this you know is either irredeemably evil, totally insane, or both. It can be slow, it can be quick, but it is always painful and, like all dastardly plans, goes so much better with a little gloating.ĭon't just cut the victim tell them about it, describe every last detail to make them squirm.

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