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A seemingly invulnerable character reveals that they are actually deathly afraid of X... therefore, X is certainly going to be a recurring obstacle, no matter how unlikely. The Trope Namer is a line in Raiders of the Lost Ark, reminding us that Indiana Jones hates snakes when he discovers that the Well of Souls is crawling with them. A subset of Fatal Flaw. Fear of Thunder (also known as brontophobia) and Claustrophobia are specific variations of this. See Also Afraid of Needles (trypanophobia). Why do there always have to be examples?

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  • A seemingly invulnerable character reveals that they are actually deathly afraid of X... therefore, X is certainly going to be a recurring obstacle, no matter how unlikely. The Trope Namer is a line in Raiders of the Lost Ark, reminding us that Indiana Jones hates snakes when he discovers that the Well of Souls is crawling with them. A subset of Fatal Flaw. Fear of Thunder (also known as brontophobia) and Claustrophobia are specific variations of this. See Also Afraid of Needles (trypanophobia). Why do there always have to be examples?
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  • A seemingly invulnerable character reveals that they are actually deathly afraid of X... therefore, X is certainly going to be a recurring obstacle, no matter how unlikely. The Trope Namer is a line in Raiders of the Lost Ark, reminding us that Indiana Jones hates snakes when he discovers that the Well of Souls is crawling with them. A subset of Fatal Flaw. Fear of Thunder (also known as brontophobia) and Claustrophobia are specific variations of this. See Also Afraid of Needles (trypanophobia). This is common is horror/sci-fi stories dealing with a "master of fear" (such as Freddy, Pennywise or the Scarecrow), in which the monster uses his powers to guess his victim's worst fear, and then use it against him/her to make them a quivering heap. Enemies who know about this weakness are prone to use Flaw Exploitation and as a way of coercing the hero. As you can imagine, Truth in Television. Compare Primal Fear for examples where common phobias are gleefully exploited in horror fiction. No personal examples, please. Not to be confused with Snakes Are Evil, but it helps to explain it some. Why do there always have to be examples?
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