The Adrenaline Makeover is a particular form of Character Development for action genre entertainment that disguises itself as a Love Trope. It's what happens to a Shrinking Violet , or a Girl Next Door who finds herself embroiled in an adventure situation.
A page for describing Laconic: Adrenaline Makeover. Adventure (and falling for the hero) turns a plain girl pretty.
In Left 4 Dead 2 the Adrenaline Shot is a powerup that allows the player to do things speedier for a short time as well as giving a modest (but not as high as Pain Pills) temporary health boost. Reviving another player in Resident Evil 6 shows a short sequence of you kneeling by their side, then stabbing them in the chest with... something. Whilst they're still conscious.
A subtrope of In Harm's Way, for adrenaline junkies: characters who seek out adventures and danger specifically because of the excitement. This can be positive, neutral, or negative: one can just as easily get their thrill from rescuing kidnapped victims, or from snowboarding in the middle of a blizzard, or from engaging in good old-fashioned highway robbery.
10 Common Anime Tropes You See Everywhere | CBR, Shot to the Heart - TV Tropes, 10 Common Anime Tropes You See Everywhere | CBR, Rachel Morgan, the protagonist of The Hollows novels, is often described as an adrenaline junkie seeking dangerous situations in order to feel alive. This tendency was greatly reduced when she nearly gets all of her friends and several other people killed as a result.
The Dresden Files.During Skin Game, Butters speculates that this is all that Harry actually gains from the mantle of the Winter Knight and points out that it's going to take an immense toll on his body over the long term.. Though since the Mantle also appears to amp up his wizardly Healing Factor, he might actually be able to get away with it. In The Zombie Survival Guide, the narrator points.
Played By: Aaron Taylor-Johnson. The first publicly known costumed hero, who decided to don a mask out of sheer altruism. After a near-death experience during his first attempt, the resultant surgery gave him metal plates that reinforce his bones, damaged nerve endings, and a high pain threshold.
The Makeover most commonly results in a change in appearance, but it has other forms. A Training Montage, for example, is a kind of makeover. The Makeover is also a major source of Character Development, as the physical transformation has an impact on the personality of the character, for better or for worse.. Frequently takes the form of a Makeover Montage, but not always.;"