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Is the Hero '''[[Manga/{{Naruto}} Naruto Uzumaki]]''' or '''[[Film/StarTrek James Kirk]]'''?

--> Well, he folded his arms, sat back in his chairand said to me, Mr. Uslan, I don't know what game you're playing here, but I'll play this with you. The Hebrew people were being persecuted, their firstborn were being slain. A Hebrew couple placed their infant son in a little wicker basket and sent him down the River Nile. There he was discovered by an Egyptian family who raised him as their own son. When he grew up and learned of his true heritage, he became a great hero to his people by--

* A girl came from a race of magic users who uses SummonMagic. One of the members of her race once saved the world from a great evil by sealing it. Both her parents disappeared at some point when she was young and was given away by her father to a small village to hide her from said evil. When the great evil returns after many years, she, alongside a blonde-haired boy, has to go on a quest to defeat the evil once again. She eventually falls in love with the boy. Some friends accompanying them include a GadgeteerGenius and a mostly stoic magic user. As a summoner, she uses a staff and fights using summoned beings, while also acquiring more summons along the way. One of the villains is a dark magic user who wants to marry the girl and bring her to his side. She comes from a story published by Creator/SquareEnix. Is the girl's name '''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX Yuna]]''' or '''[[Manga/MagicalCircleGuruGuru Kukuri]]'''?

* A girl came from a race of magic users who uses SummonMagic. One of the members of her race once saved the world from a great evil by sealing it. Both her parents disappeared at some point when she was young and was given away by her father to a small village to hide her from said evil. When the great evil returns after many years, she, alongside a blonde-haired boy, has to go on a quest to defeat the evil once again. She eventually falls in love with the boy. Some friends accompanying them include a GadgeteerGenius and a mostly stoic magic user. As a summoner, she uses a staff and fights using summoned beings, while also acquiring more summons along the way. One of the villains is a dark magic user who wants to marry the girl and bring her to his side. She comes from story published by Creator/SquareEnix. Is the girl's name '''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX Yuna]]''' or '''[[Manga/MagicalCircleGuruGuru Kukuri]]'''?

* A girl came from a race of magic users who uses SummonMagic. One of the members of her race once saved the world from a great evil by sealing it. Both her parents disappeared at some point when she was young and was given away by her father to a small village to hide her from said evil. When the great evil returns after many years, she, alongside a blonde-haired boy, has to go on a quest to defeat the evil once again. She eventually falls in love with the boy. Some friends accompanying them include a GadgeteerGenius and a mostly stoic magic user. As a summoner, she uses a staff and fights using summoned beings, while also acquiring more summons along the way. One of the villains is a dark magic user who wants to marry the girl and bring her to his side. She comes from story published by SquareEnix. Is the girl's name '''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX Yuna]]''' or '''[[Manga/MagicalCircleGuruGuru Kukuri]]'''?

* A NiceGuy comes to the capital city after being away for a long while. He fully relies on the man who openly claims to have vied for his beloved. He ends up getting betrayed by said man, arrested for high treason and executed. [[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire Eddard Stark]] or [[Theatre/TheTsarsBride Ivan Lykov]]?

* An extraordinarily gifted and decidedly blue character lives among friends and family but struggles to control their powers, then, as the public turns against them after becoming terrified of the danger they pose, they flee into a desolate wasteland and magic up an elegant, transparent fairytale castle. Afterwards, the person closest to them risks their life to convince them back to the world. That's how [[http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/frozen/feature/a788700/frozen-inspired-by-watchmen/]] describes both '''[[Disney/Frozen Elsa]]''' and '''[[ComicBook/Watchmen Doctor Manhattan]]'''.

* Because of an eccentric elderly figure he was supposed to trust, a male teenager is affected by a fantastic event, which causes him to be put through various unsettling situations, including being forcibly kissed by someone he's absolutely revulsed of being kissed by. He also has to face a school bully that harasses someone he has to protect, is pursued by a female character he wants to ged rid of, is involved in matchmaking, and has to disguise himself and to take an alias at least once. For a bit of trivia, he has the same French voice actor as Roger Rabbit. '''[[BackToTheFuture Marty McFly]]''' or '''[[RanmaOneHalf Ranma Saotome]]'''?

* Creator/TeamFourStar made a comparison is [[https://youtu.be/JQbV_ZBxeFc?t=2m14s this video]]: He's an aimless hero that always has a ferocious appetite, and when he actually does get committed to something [[BewareTheSillyOnes he fucks it up a million-fold]]. Also, he's reliant on abilities he copied from other people.//
They were comparing Franchise/Kirby to [[Franchise/DragonBall Goku]].

* Creator/TeamFourStar made a comparison is [[https://youtu.be/JQbV_ZBxeFc?t=2m14s this video]]: He's an aimless hero that always has a ferocious appetite, and when he actually does get committed to something [[BewareTheSillyOnes he fucks it up a million-fold]]. Also, he's reliant on abilities he copied from other people.

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* Don't let AnimationAgeGhetto fool you; this "graphic novel" deals with mature themes, as is typical of its creator. You can see it in the backstory of its morally ambiguous protagonist: he does not know the identity of his father due to the large number of men his mother sleeps with, and his mother is negligent and sometimes downright abusive. He walks in on his mother having sex with one of her many sexual partners and is punished severely for it, mentally scarring him and causing him to abhor love and sex. At one point in the story, he is put in an institution where he is given the Rorschach test. He is also wanted by the police for some part of the narrative.\\
We're talking about '''[[ComicBook/{{Watchmen}} Rorschach]]''', right? Perhaps, but it could also be '''[[Manga/ApollosSong Shogo]]'''.

[[AC:Tropers/{{TheNerdytimes}}]]
* A member of a group of Japanese RPG villains, a MonsterClown who shows up way more often than the others and is treated as a PluckyComicRelief... until he betrays the BigBad and declares his nihilistic nature and demands the destruction of all reality.\\
'''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI Kefka Palazzo]]''' or '''[[VideoGame/SuperPaperMario Dimentio]]'''?
* Appears to be a WellIntentionedExtremist, but as the story goes on, it becomes obvious that he's one of the cruelest villains in history. He adopts a baby, but instead of raising him with love, [[GildedCage locks him into]] a BigFancyCastle, manipulating and emotionally abusing him and claiming repeatedly that HumansAreBastards and that the child is himself a monster. When his {{Dragon}} discovers the exact nature of his various atrocities, he immediately pulls a HeelFaceTurn.\\
'''[[Disney/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame Claude Frollo]]''' or '''[[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite Ghetsis Harmonia]]'''?

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* This animated fantasy film with an {{Animesque}} art style stars a magical horned horse-like animal who started out as a {{Unicorn}}. This character realizes that something important to her is missing and goes on a potentially dangerous quest to where humans live to find it. She ends up [[HumanityEnsues becoming a human herself]], and thus loses her magic. However, her skin color stays the same as her coat color. After having a FreakOut, she tries to settle into a human lifestyle, but the main villain is suspicious of her, eventually figuring out what she truly is and trying to stop her from receiving what she came for. Our heroine falls in love with a handsome male human who loves her back despite her strangeness. Helpful advice is received from a [[TalkingAnimal talking housepet]]. During the climax, the protagonist battles a demonic fiery red beast with fangs, and manages to save both her boyfriend and all of her own kind. However, the film ends on a [[BittersweetEnding bittersweet]] note, as the heroine transforms back into her true self and has to leave her human boyfriend without giving a proper goodbye.\\
Is the main character '''[[WesternAnimation/TheLastUnicorn Almathea]]''' or '''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls Twilight Sparkle]]'''?
%%Nightelf, 6 Nov. 2013 Sorry, Mr. Media Guy, but there's no credit for leaving the answer space blank.
* This character is an ActionGirl whose main form of attack is her purple Prehensile Hair. She's a descendant of a race that's no longer around and she's friends with a playful, green girl who's a bit more morally grey than they are. She's trying to stop the villain from getting a precious artifact to use for nefarious purposes. Is this character a '''[[VideoGame/{{Shantae}} half-genie]]''' or '''[[VideoGame/FreedomPlanet a dragon]]'''?
%%Nightelf37, April 8, 2016 Taken from YMMV/FreedomPLanet
* This is a tale of a Creator/{{Disney}} protagonist who was kidnapped at birth, has an overwhelming belief for something greater, meet a good-looking counterpart with questionable morals, look to the lights in the sky at one point for answers, end up with an equine companion, carry a symbol of their family, have their first kiss with said counterpart with questionable morals interrupted, who later sacrifice themselves for the protagonist, who in turn return their favor with their [[PowerGlows glowing powers]], after which they are treated to a family reunion, and finally kiss with the one they love.\\
Am I talking about '''Disney/{{Hercules}}''' or '''[[Disney/{{Tangled}} Rapunzel]]'''?
%%Nightelf, Oct. 29 2016

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* Male anime characters with immensely destructive [[WaveMotionGun wave motion guns]] in one of their arms that [[CastFromLifeSpan reduces the user's lifespan every time it's used]]. ...[[Manga/{{Trigun}} Vash the Stampede]] or [[Manga/MadeInAbyss Reg]]?

[[AC:Tropers/{{aNinjaWithAIDS}}]]
* In her [[DarkAndTroubledPast depressing]] [[HowWeGotHere backstory]], a young [[PsychicPowers esper]] girl finds it extremely difficult to blend in with society because her powers led her schoolmates to label her as [[CreepyChild creepy]] or even worse: [[YouMonster a monster]]. The latter insult then becomes a [[TraumaButton trigger]] for the rest of her life. During all of this, she develops a JerkassFacade to cope against all of this cruelty and [[LeaveMeAlone to shun others away for their own good and hers]]. Later, she befriends a [[MoralityPet stray pet which gives her peace]] in her CrapsaccharineWorld, but it's quickly KilledOffForReal which sends the [[BreakTheCutie broken cutie]] beyond the DespairEventHorizon. This BrokenBird eventually finds a man [[UnderstandingBoyfriend who is willing to accept her for who she is]], but is still a [[HurtingHero Hurting Heroine]] throughout most of her story. However, [[AvertedTrope there are]] [[LastOfTheirKind others of her kind]] (albeit very rare), and there are people who are interested in her power as well.\\
So, what's her name: '''[[Manga/ElfenLied Lucy]]''' or '''[[Manga/KotouraSan Haruka Kotoura]]'''?

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* He's a {{UsefulNotes/Television}} [[VideoReviewShow reviewer]] with UsefulNotes/AspergersSyndrome. His show is heavily inspired by the people on Website/ThatGuyWithTheGlasses. While not a member of that site, he has a very respectable opinion and a strong fan-base in his own right, and has even done a few {{crossover}} reviews. [[HePannedItNowHeSucks However, he's endured a great deal of controversy for expressing dislike towards a show many others enjoy]] (For starters, he finds ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' too raunchy for his tastes). While [[CausticCritic primarily reviewing bad shows]], He'll also draw attention to good ones, as well. He feels that a lot of the crap he's reviewed comes from people who don't take their medium seriously and instead pander to the LowestCommonDenominator, resulting in cheap, {{cliche}}d writing, excessive ToiletHumor, and gratuitous content for the hell of it. As a side note, he's made [[JustForFun/NotableReferencesToTVTropes more than a few references to]] Wiki/ThisVeryWiki.\\
Is he '''[[WebVideo/TVTrash Rowdy C]]''', '''WebVideo/TheCartoonHero''', or '''WebVideo/TheMysteriousMrEnter'''?
* This here's a simple young man who comes from a simple place. People wouldn't describe him with words like "brainy" or "articulate", but there's no denying he's got a good heart, and always knows to help those in need and do the right thing. Fortunately, he's also pretty athletically talented; he can pick up a skill and become an InstantExpert at it in no time flat. Somehow, him going through life and doing what comes naturally to him, always with a stoic look on his face, made him into a hero who's shaped the world around him (and landed him with so much money, he barely knows what to do with it all). Yet, his loyalties have always lied with one young lady in particular. She's a lot brighter and bolder than him, but unfortunately had a terrible burden placed on her from a young age, and as a result doesn't always make the best decisions. Cut her some slack; her heart is in the right place, and she has things mostly figured out by the end of the story.\\
Is this '''[[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Link and Zelda]]''', or '''Film/ForrestGump and Jenny Curran'''?
* Classic cartoon aficionados may recognize these triplet boys. Their mother and father are unknown, but they have a father figure who loves them just the same... not that it stops them from driving him up the wall with their penchant for mischief and trouble-making, but they're good boys at heart who will always do the right thing when the chips are down. They can be told apart by the ChromaticArrangement of their attire; TheLeader wears red, TheSmartGuy wears blue, and TheHeart wears green. They also know some DistaffCounterpart triplet girls who dress in pastel colors and share a similar sibling dynamic.\\
Are they '''[[ComicBook/DisneyDucksComicUniverse Huey, Dewey, and Louie]]''', or '''[[Franchise/AlvinAndTheChipmunks Alvin, Simon, and Theodore]]'''?

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* The two character's names start with D. They also both have odd number letters in their names. They both wear black boots, round glasses and have dark colored hair. They both feel that they are SurroundedByIdiots. They are both considered social outcasts by their classmates. They both have a younger sister who hates them. They both have a workaholic parent who wishes they would get along well. They are both smart, and they can have a sarcastic streak. Are we talking about '''[[WesternAnimation/{{InvaderZim}} Dib]] '''or '''[[WesternAnimation/{{Daria}} Daria]]'''?

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* Both characters have a passion for something, but they are mostly incompetent, and [[ButtMonkey often makes a fool of themselves]]. Despite that, [[{{Determinator}} they never give up and keeps on trying to be good at it]], especially when it comes to flying something (and failing at it). Both of them also idolizes someone based on their passion, even collecting trading cards of them. Both of them are often picked on by the others, especially [[ThoseTwoGuys those two girls]], due to their shortcomings and often gets in trouble for various reasons. Some of their friends include [[{{Meganekko}} a girl wearing glasses]], [[{{Troll}} a girl who likes screwing with them]], [[BigEater a glutton]], and [[{{Tomboy}} a tomboy]]. Am I talking about '''[[ComicBook/{{Peanuts}} Charlie Brown]] '''or '''[[Anime/{{LittleWitchAcademia}} Atsuko Kagari]]'''?

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* Not so much JustForFun/SurprisinglySimilarStories as Surprisingly Similar Romances: a boy with long, dark hair and a hinted-to-be-unhappy home life is in possession of incredible powers that would ostracize him from society if he didn't keep them hidden. He is the only person he knows in this situation until he meets a girl going through the same problems. Frightened by her blossoming powers and the effect they might have on her happy family, she is suspicious of him at first, but warms up to him as they bond over their common understanding. At one point, the boy uses his powers to punish another kid who was making fun of the girl, which she does not take kindly to. When they are discovered by other empowered beings, the two join opposing factions, the girl’s being good and the boy’s being bad. The boy resents all those on the girl’s side apart from the girl herself, particularly the leader of the group, with whom he develops a fierce rivalry. The relationship between the boy and the girl becomes strained despite the boy’s attempts to win her over, because the girl disapproves of the bad people he’s spending time with. This culminates in a tense standoff in which the girl expresses her disgust for the boy’s behaviour and refuses to see him again. She ignores his further attempts to talk to her. In the end, however, the male character leans toward the good side, and even joins it at one point, motivated by his feelings for her.\\
Are they '''[[Literature/HarryPotter Severus Snape and Lily Evans]]''' or '''[[WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution Lance Alvers and Kitty Pryde]]'''? %%Obiwan Lives Forever, 6 May 2013
* This character is an immortal seventeen-year-old named Edward who sparkles frequently. They both belong to popular but very polarizing and fanservice-laden series of the late 2000s/early 2010s. Is he...\\
'''[[Literature/{{Twilight}} Edward Cullen]]''' or '''[[Manga/AxisPowersHetalia Estonia]]'''? %%Obiwan Lives Forever, 29 Aug. 2013
* Two blonde, teenaged siblings live without parents in Central Europe (or at least a society heavily resembling it) during the first half of the twentieth century. The older sibling, a no-nonsense soldier who is fiercely protective of the younger, is voiced by Romi Park; the younger, a more mild-mannered soul, is voiced by Rie Kugimiya.\\
Are they '''[[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Edward and Alphonse Elric]]''' or '''[[Manga/AxisPowersHetalia Switzerland and Liechtenstein?]]''' %%Obiwan Lives Forever, 26 Oct. 2013
* This young woman has difficulty controlling her incredible powers, which can cause severe damage if used recklessly. In fact, she first discovers their full extent by nearly killing a loved one by accident. Frightened and ashamed, she runs away from home and winds up in a snowy wilderness. People who want to help - and some who want to use her for their own purposes - go looking for her, but she is suspicious and slow to trust. If I said that her powers wind up giving a girl a white streak through their hair, it would be obvious that this character is...\\
'''[[Film/XMen1 Rogue]]''' or '''[[Disney/{{Frozen}} Elsa]]'''? %%Obiwan Lives Forever, 21 Feb. 2014
* The spiky-black-haired hero, who has a symbolic association with the phoenix, gets to know a rather awkward, redheaded {{Cowardly Lion}} named Ron and his more competent brown-haired love interest. Two of their opponents include: a sneering blonde {{Attention Whore}} and a mysterious, brooding man with a vendetta against the protagonist. The latter irrationally blames the hero for the {{Plot Triggering Death}} of a woman he loved romantically while the hero loved platonically, and is a polarizing figure in the fandom.\\
Are they '''Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Draco Malfoy,''' and '''Severus Snape''' from ''{{Literature/Harry Potter}}''? Or how about '''Phoenix Wright, Ron Delite, Desiree Delite, Luke Atmey''' and '''Godot''' from ''[[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney Phoenix Wright: Trials and Tribulations]]''?

[[AC:Tropers/OldBen]]
* Stolen from [[{{WMG/Chuggaaconroy}} Chuggaaconroy's WMG page]]: A beautiful young woman with very high expectations of herself. Throughout the story, she endures a lot of suffering, including deaths of almost all of her friends, yet remains strong and devoted to her task. She also falls in love with the main character, but can't be with him - but still is on friendly terms with his more "canon" pairing and doesn't bear any resentment.\\
'''Melia Antiqua''' from ''VideoGame/{{Xenoblade}}'', or '''Cordelia''' from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening''?

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* "God of the dwarves", though he would certainly dispute the title and [[AGodIAmNot end any worship attempts in short order]]. Originally, there were only supposed to be two races, but he ended up creating a third. Surprised when the third gained life, which he had not given them, he quickly loved them anyway. However, this did lead to a case of Fantastic Racism that it took sending all parties into a cave to discover their heritage to overcome.\\
'''[[Literature/TheSilmarillion Aulë/Mahal]]''' or '''[[Literature/{{Discworld}} Tak]]'''?
* Her husband was a mariner whom the gods kept from coming home. She threw herself into the sea but was transformed into a bird by the gods and got to live with him again on a cliff.\\
'''[[Literature/TheSilmarillion Elwing]]''' or '''[[Myth/ClassicalMythology Alcyone]]'''?
* An old woman possessed of the honourific "Granny", though childless. A respected figure, she is clearly the hag of her village, strongly bound to the magic of earth and stone. She lives in a tiny cottage in the hills, where she keeps and talks to bees. '''Granny Carne''' of the ''Ingo'' series or '''Granny Weatherwax''' from ''Literature/{{Discworld}}''?
* This peace- and order-keeping crew comprises a [[TheChessmaster chessmaster]] leader, always found clad in black, who believes everyone is truly bad inside [[spoiler: Vetinari, Fury]]; a snarky, cynical, rich ex-alcoholic with a noted dislike for paperwork [[spoiler: Vimes, Tony]]; his strong and competent significant other who is personable enough to make up for her partner [[spoiler: Sibyl, Pepper]]; a nigh-indestructible bruiser hiding the mind of a super genius [[spoiler: Detritus, Hulk]]; a beautiful BrokenBird who can be counted upon to win sickeningly unfair fights [[spoiler: Angua, Natasha]]; a wet-seeming, constantly suited bureaucrat and unexpected badass, whose first name becomes a minor plot point [[spoiler: A.E. Pessimal, Coulson]]; an artificial life form that developed its own morality after the others animated it [[spoiler: Dorfl, Vision]]; and, last but certainly not least, the [[IncorruptiblePurePureness incorruptible]] [[TheHero hero]], who believes in people, fights for his ideals with his [[WeaponOfChoice signature weapon]] and enough charisma to lead an army, loves his home, and gets on surprisingly well with the leader [[spoiler: Carrot, Cap]]. Their enemies have included an artificial being driven mad by its directives [[spoiler: The Golem King, Ultron]] and a time-travelling, [[KnifeNut knife-wielding]] psycho [[spoiler: Carcer, Winter Soldier]]. Is this the '''[[Literature/{{Discworld}} Ankh-Morpork City Watch]]''', or is this '''[[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse S.H.I.E.L.D.]]'''?
* This wanderer has legendary adventures while bearing an incredibly powerful artifact which he occasionally wears on his hand, and begins to find difficult to give up. In appearance he is dark-haired and wears a dark varicoloured cloak, and also loses a finger on his travels, gaining the epithet Nine-Fingered. Eagles provide him with help. At one point he must enter a cave and face a terrible EldritchAbomination. However, after all this adventuring, he eventually gets tired of the known world and leaves it. Is this '''[[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Frodo]]''' or is it '''[[Literature/{{Incarceron}} Sapphique]]'''?
* This is one of the most famous and recognizable villains in fiction. He started good and was an incredibly skilled artificer and craftsman, but was ultimately slowly corrupted by the BiggerBad of that universe. One of his greatest powers is the ability to command the wills of those weaker. He has associations to fire and volcanism. He used to be good-looking, but got maimed - and amputated - which took care of that. He also took a MeaningfulRename upon becoming evil, from… '''[[Film/StarWars Anakin to Vader]]'''? Or '''[[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Mairon to Sauron]]'''?
* We have our one royal Norwegian who is very good and sunny, so much that they are unambiguously loved by everyone in the realm, and also thought really pretty. They are associated with spring and summer and are forgiving to an extreme degree. Then they get killed via a strike to the chest, though the death doesn’t last. We have their accidental murderer (and older sibling) with powers of ice and winter, who is the recipient of the [[EasilyForgiven easy forgiveness]]. And then we have the foreign, ginger MagnificentBastard whose fault the whole mess is. '''Anna, Elsa,''' and '''Hans''' from ''Disney/Frozen'', or '''Baldur, Hodr,''' and '''Loki''' from Myth/NorseMythology?
* A dragon-faced character is screwed over by a evil, vindictive god such that he has [[SurpriseIncest relations with his sister]], and [[DrivenToSuicide kills himself]] upon realizing it. He’s prophesied to come back and make the world better, though. '''[[Literature/TheChildrenOfHurin Túrin]]''' or '''[[Myth/AztecMythology Quetzalcoatl]]'''?
* It is a projectile weapon unlike any ever seen before in its universe. But it is sentient, and malign, and it calls both heroes and villains inside their heads, promising them power, and it makes them act like they never would and tempts them to give in to anger. Incorruptible Pure Pureness can break the hold. Is this the '''[[Discworld/MenAtArms gonne]]''' or the '''[[Film/TheAvengers2012 Glowstick of Destiny]]'''?
* It's a black sentient magical talking sword, wielded by a guy who has supernaturally bad luck (thanks to a vengeful god) and, before him, a more successful and famous warrior.\\
'''Gurthang''' from ''Literature/TheChildrenOfHurin''? Or '''Kring''' from ''Discworld/TheColourOfMagic''?
* She’s a dark-haired, blue-clothed, immortal sorceress, whose dad is a magical TimeAbyss and whose shapeshifter mom isn’t human. She herself can shapeshift into a flying creature and beats up demons. She falls in love with a normal man, but after they go on a shiny stone-related quest together he is killed by a servant of the BigBad. She begs the gods to return him to life, which they do, and the two eventually settle in a green land between rivers for a mostly normal life and get BabiesEverAfter. But the price is that the disparity between their lifespans and powers must be removed. So does '''[[Literature/TheSilmarillion mortality]]''' or '''[[Literature/TheBelgariad immortality]]''' ensue?
* A man goes off to fight in the pivotal battle against the Dark Lord, whose name begins with M and ends with TH. He holds off large numbers of the Dark Lord’s forces alone, with borrowed weaponry, but it isn’t enough to save him or to return him to his wife and young son at home. Is he named '''[[Literature/TheSilmarillion Húrin]]''' or '''[[Literature/RangersApprentice Daniel]]'''?
* The king’s nephew, and the king’s betrayer, as the only male heir. Though he didn’t start off so evil, he ends up starting a war in which they both die and which brings down the medieval kingdom. His name starts with M.\\
'''[[Myth/KingArthur Mordred]]''' or '''[[Literature/TheSilmarillion Maeglin]]'''?
* An EvilutionaryBiologist who got that way via ThenLetMeBeEvil and promptly started making [[HalfHumanHybrid Half-Human Hybrids]] with an alien species, which resulted in neither the aliens nor the humans liking him very much. Has no compunctions about self-experimentation, either. The owner of some pretty bizarre gynecological tech. Also, he’s short and has brown hair. We’re talking about '''[[Series/StargateAtlantis Michael Kenmore]]''' - or about '''[[Literature/RelicMaster Kest the Maker]]'''?
* Unlike in the myths, they're a humanoid monstrosity [[SealedEvilInACan sealed in a can]], which is good because when released they go full-on OmnicidalManiac. In addition to being a OneManArmy, they have the ability to [[SuperToughness shrug off massive amounts of damage]] and [[SpontaneousWeaponCreation generate an indeterminate number of blades out of nowhere]]. That's on top of the associations with death and the family issues.\\
'''[[Film/ThorRagnarok Hela]]'''? Or '''[[Wiki/SCPFoundation SCP-076-2]]'''?

[[AC:Pamina]]
* This eccentric, strange-looking {{Cloudcuckoolander}} lives with no family, but has an assortment of good friends, at least some of whom are animals. Despite occasional moments that hint at inner sensitivity and loneliness, (s)he is generally very cheerful, and known for performing feats that would seriously injure or kill an ordinary mortal. In one installment of the series in which (s)he's featured, his/her family finally comes for him/her. (S)he exchanges tearful farewells with his/her friends and prepares to board his/her family's ship, but at the last moment (s)he [[IChooseToStay chooses to stay]] [[StatusQuoIsGod with his/her friends instead.]]\\
'''[[Series/TheMuppetShow Gonzo]]''' or '''Literature/PippiLongstocking'''?
%%Pamina, 10 Nov. 2013

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* He is a character that is incredibly well known. So well known that he's the first character you think of when you hear his name (a common male given name starting with the letter "M"). He's not only the main character, but he's also the mascot of his parent company and practically defines the very medium he mostly appears in, although he also appears in other ones from time to time (both of their respective series have crossed over with characters from the ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' series at some point). However, despite being so well known, apart from his status as a heroic [[TheEveryman Everyman]], his personality is deliberately kept flat. His friends and enemies have more personality and characterization then he does. He also has a penchant for wearing WhiteGloves, has a high pitched voice for a male character, and the media he appears in is usually very kid-friendly.\\
Is this '''Disney/MickeyMouse''' or '''[[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]]'''?
* Introduced in the 4th generation of this popular children's franchise, She is thought of as the highest authority figure in the land, although she isn't a queen. She is equally powerful, beautiful and mysterious in plenty of ways, but at the same time she is modest about her position and prefers to be a mentor figure to the protagonist of this installment. At one point though, she did raise a dragon. However, despite her status in the series, the fandom has painted her as a MemeticMolester.\\
'''[[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl Cynthia]]''', Champion of Sinnoh, or '''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Celestia]]''', Princess of Equestria?
* An organization of {{Well Intentioned Extremist}}s has an agenda to eliminate the access to ElementalPowers that the civilization and world of the series is based on. Their leader claims that this access to these elemental powers has caused nothing but pain and strife, a higher power has given him the right to rid the world of this access and will stop at nothing to achieve these ends. At first, they begin with simple protests and rallies, but as the story continues, they become more brazen and actively force the separation of the source from the local populace, committing acts of terrorism and eventually culminating in overthrowing the government. [[spoiler:It is revealed that the leader of this organization was abused as a child by his father for the purposes of being a TykeBomb and that "TheFace" of the organization has the exact powers that his organization is trying to get rid off.]]\\
Is this '''[[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite Team Plasma]]''' or '''[[WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra The Equalists]]'''?
* This dark-haired and dark-skinned girl possess a unique and incredible ability for the setting, but was kept isolated for most of her life. As a result, she isn't used to others and lacks social graces. She met a teacher who helps her with her abilities who could easily be the BigGood but doesn't take a very active role in the story. At the beginning of the story proper, her only friend wasn't the same species and is usually thought of as very ferocious, but is very friendly towards her. As the story progresses, she gains more friends. [[spoiler: The girl later masters this ability and gains an incredible power and a title through some sort of trial, but this is considered controversial for the fanbase.]]\\
Is this '''[[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite Iris]]''', '''[[WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra Korra]]''' or '''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Twilight Sparkle]]'''?
* This character was once a member of a magical non-human race who live in a magical dimension and who was also once the pupil of a highly accomplished magic teacher. However, greed and pride took over the pupil's heart and [[APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedToEvil became evil]]. The former pupil betrayed the teacher and later traveled to the alternate world of humans, also [[HumanityEnsues transforming into a human]] (or at least one with [[AmazingTechnicolorPopulation an odd skintone]]) and had stolen headgear of great magical power. With the help of another member of the magical race (who had also been transformed) a group of color coordinated heroes have to work together to defeat the antagonist. [[spoiler: At the climax of the story, the antagonist transforms again, but this time into a [[OneWingedAngel demonic form]] complete with bat wings and [[PlayingWithFire fiery powers]]]].\\
Is this '''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheMinishCap Vaati]]''' or '''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls Sunset Shimmer]]'''?
%%PDL, 18 July 2013
* This videogame character appears to be a young-to-middle aged [[DoesNotLikeShoes barefoot]] man, but is far older then he looks. He is very well known for his [[HairTriggerTemper incredibly volatile temper]] and his way of solving his problems is mostly through [[RapidFireFisticuffs fierce pummeling with his fists]]. Because of this, he is widely considered the bad guy by most of the other characters, but he's actually a good guy with a kind heart. During the story, he befriends a dark-haired girl who is far younger then he is, but he develops a soft spot for her. Also during the story, he is tricked by another character who appears to have his best interests for him, [[spoiler: but he's actually a colossal [[BitchInSheepsClothing dickweed]] [[RealityWarper with reality warping powers]] and is the true antagonist. He also spends at least a part of the story in an insectoid form, but this is considered a massive spoiler.]] Needless to say, it ends incredibly badly for the antagonist.\\
Is this '''[[Disney/WreckItRalph Wreck-It Ralph]]''' or '''[[VideoGame/AsurasWrath Asura]]'''?
%%PDL, 6 Aug. 2013
* This is a family of {{Accessory Wearing Cartoon Animal}}s that are strongly associated with fruit of some kind. Collectively its their TrademarkFavoriteFood and you'll be in a [[BadassFamily world of hurt]] if you decide to mess with it or the family. The most prominent member of the family is well known for wearing a single piece of iconic clothing. This character is also [[LightningBruiser quite strong]] and possessing an [[StubbornMule equally strong stubborn streak]]. This character has been around since the 80's, and was only given a whole family in a more recent iteration. This same character also has a younger relative who tags along that wears a red article of clothing on the head. There is also another relative who is probably the oldest member of the family. This relative's age is often made fun of, but is also considered a fountain of wisdom and knowledge on several fields, and when younger, was quite (and still is to an extent) a badass. Another relative has green eyes and is mostly known for being the opposite gender of the other three, and is quite popular as a result. At least one relative has long blond hair that is [[PrehensileHair prehensile to an extent]].\\
Is this '''[[Franchise/DonkeyKong The Kong Family]]''' or '''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic The Apple Family]]'''?
%%PDL, 26 Feb 2014
* A very long time ago, this character was once an ordinary person, but due to certain circumstances, ended up being separated from someone that they loved very much. Eventually it is revealed that this loved one had died at some point and the character never quite got over of that fact and still misses them dearly. At another point, this character was rendered immortal through unclear means and now [[WalkingTheEarth wanders]]. This character happens to be [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld extraordinarily old]], [[StatuesqueStunner extraordinarily tall]] and once known better by the protagonist, [[GentleGiant extraordinarily kind]]. This character also comes from a Nintendo game.\\
Is this '''[[Videogame/SuperMarioGalaxy Rosalina]]''' or '''[[Videogame/PokemonXAndY AZ]]'''?
%%PDL 26 Jun 2014
* This is an anthropomorphic dog character who was introduced in the fourth installment of the video game series. This dog character [[BreakoutCharacter became so popular]] that [[IconicSequelCharacter it's hard to imagine the series without them]]. This dog walks on two legs and is capable of speaking but is also very loyal to the player character. In some later games, these dogs are playable themselves. Both of their games are series that are exclusive to Creator/{{Nintendo}}.\\
Is this '''[[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl Lucario]]''' or '''[[VideoGame/AnimalCrossing Isabelle]]'''?
%%PDL 10 Jun 2016

[[AC: Phalanx]]
* A war on a previously unheard of scale exists between a faction of good guys with a somewhat-unsympathetic government and a race of arrogant, genocidal cyborg cephalopods with a robotic shell and an organic core. (Incidentally, at points in their existence the cyborg cephalopods have converted people into cyborg zombie {{Mooks}}, and liquefied people to create more of themselves.) TheHero is both a leader and front-line soldier on the side of the good guys who is, depending on who you ask, either an IdealHero or a MagnificentBastard. This hero has taken a psychological toll from the hellish nature of the war. The hero's objective is to obtain an ancient superweapon that could hypothetically wipe out the cyborg cephalopods completely and end the war, which the hero succeeds in. However, when the hero activates it, the weapon is revealed to be a sapient AI, creating a holographic avatar based on a figure that briefly but significantly figures in the hero's life in order to converse with them. The intelligence attempts to dissuade the hero from using it, based on the argument that the weapon would not just kill the cyborg cephalopods, but would also wipe out another species that, while having a history of mistakes, is ultimately innocent. However, it ultimately leaves the decision whether to use it up to the hero, even though it is obviously pushing for the hero to TakeAThirdOption. Also, the hero is referred to solely by a title, since the creators of the work of fiction don't want to create a canon given name for the character.\\
Is this Commander Shepard in [[Videogame/MassEffect3 Mass Effect 3]] or the War Doctor in [[Recap/DoctorWho50thASTheDayOfTheDoctor The Day of the Doctor]]?

[[AC: Tropers/PhantomDusclops92]]
* This character, related in some way to the main character of the story, often follows her and sometimes dons disguises in order to not be recognized. One of her disguises consisted in a school uniform, a black wig and OpaqueNerdGlasses.\\
Are we talking about '''[[Anime/SteelAngelKurumi Kalinka]]''' or '''[[Manga/ZodiacPI Sirius]]'''?
%%Phantom Dusclops92, 24 Feb 2016
* While originally looking tall, it's revealed that this character is actually very short and was wearing limb extensions. The character also has blonde hair in a very unusual hairdo and a green gem on its forehead. The same kind of gem the character is named after.\\
'''[[WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse Peridot]]''', you say? What if I told you I was talking about '''[[Manga/PokemonSpecial Emerald]]'''?
%%Phantom Dusclops92, 25 Feb 2016
* This character was originally introduced as an AlphaBitch, until it was revealed that it was her mother's fault if she behaved like that. After admitting it, she decides that she can be a better person. She's voiced by Deborah Morese in the Italian dub, and by Flora Paulita in Brazil.\\
Is this '''[[WesternAnimation/GravityFalls Pacifica]]''' or '''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Diamond Tiara]]'''?
%%Phantom Dusclops92, 25 Feb 2016
* This dragon has darkness attributes and it's mainly black with some sparse purple elements. He evolves twice, each time getting an extra head, and the last form also gets wings.\\
The dragon we just described is '''[[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite Deino/Zweilous/Hydreigon]]''' or '''[[Anime/{{Bakugan}} Hydranoid/Dual Hydranoid/Alpha Hydranoid]]'''?
* A tall, lanky videogame character who is [[EnsembleDarkhorse very popular between the fans of the game he comes from]] and is known for his laughter.\\
As [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_AeHbUkmSg Sr Pelo]] shows, this description applies both to '''[[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Waluigi]]''' and '''[[VideoGame/{{Undertale}} Papyrus]]'''.

[[AC: Tropers/{{PPPSSC}}]]
* Obese passive male character, treated as a ButtMonkey played mostly sympathetically, who is abused by an older male relative constantly for being sensitive and because the latter is just a {{Jerkass}} to everyone, appears to have exactly two friends, one of whom is completely insane, is usually portrayed as miserable but sometimes smiles and laughs, makes passive-aggressive or snarky comments, or even acts out, acts as the OnlySaneMan in a ridiculous comedy, likes to write poetry and has an interest in alt-culture, occasionally gets revenge on the older male relative, is not quite human but close, and just so happens to have a voice that is ''very'' high.\\
This describes '''[[WesternAnimation/GoofTroop PJ]]''', right? Unless we're actually talking about '''[[WebAnimation/HomestarRunner Strong Sad]].'''
%%PPPSSC, 20 Feb. 2014
* Sometime in the '90s, we see a re-imagining of a previously-existing {{Jerkass}}. Here he owns a HonestJohnsDealership in which he sells mostly cars that are outright broken and will fall apart immediately. He commits fraud regularly but also at least once or twice commits larceny. He is somewhat fat and ugly, though his wife isn't. He has an older son and a younger daughter, one of whom he never disciplines even though (s)he's a brat, and one of whom he is emotionally abusive towards even though (s)he isn't. He has also on at least one occasion forced his un-favorite child to watch TV. Though he's great at swindling people, he's not as smart as he thinks he is, and he outright disdains the idea of higher education.\\
Now, the question is, is this man named '''[[Film/{{Matilda}} Harry]]''' or '''[[WesternAnimation/GoofTroop Pete]]'''?
%%PPPSSC, 20 Feb. 2014

[[AC: Princess Togezo]]
* Although at least two of this rock band's founding members have played music together since the 1960s, it isn't until the 1970s that this band really starts making a name for itself, thanks in no small part to a lead singer who's more than a bit of a showman. However, after this band releases their sixth album (in a year ending in the number four), this lead singer leaves the band the next year to eventually start a solo career (and later appears in at least one iconic music video). The group's new lead singer originated from a previous band, and under their leadership, the band goes for a more commercial sound. To this day, the group's fans still [[BrokenBase have at it]] with each other over which lead singer was better. This group had their biggest hits in the '80s, though they did have some hits in the '70s and early '90s as well. Later in the '90s, the second lead singer left the group, and their replacement also came from another band. However, the lineup with the third singer only lasted for one album and was not popular with most audiences. Around 2007, the group reunited with a previous lead singer to go on tour again, to massive success. Only two members of the group have remained consistent throughout the different lineups, and one of them primarily plays some kind of guitar.\\
Is the name of this band '''Music/VanHalen''', or is it '''Music/{{Genesis}}'''?
%%Princess Togezo, 15 Dec. 2015

[[AC:[=ProfViral=]]]
* An awkward teen of divorced parents falls for a vampire who's much OlderThanTheyLook. Said vampire tells teen they cannot be together, but they grow closer anyway. Vampire promises to protect (and eventually saves) human from a [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters sadistic group]] of monsters and in turn human throws away their old life without hesitation to be with their vampire love interest.\\
'''[[Franchise/TheTwilightSaga Bella Swan and Edward Cullen]]''' or '''[[Literature/LetTheRightOneIn Oskar and Eli/Owen and Abby]]'''?

[[AC:[=Psyga315=]]]
* Adam is the mentor of the female protagonist, one who said protagonist seriously looks up to, but his relation to her reeks suspiciously of abuse. \\
[[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} Which]] [[VideoGame/MetroidOtherM Adam]]?
* This character routinely has to save the world from invading monsters, but is hesitant to fight to the point of being a coward, with one of his friends even taking potshots at his reluctance to fight.\\
Is he [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Shinji]] or [[Anime/DigimonAdventureTri Taichi]]?
* This character, while having his [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass badass moments]], still has his IdiotBall moments, not knowing even the most basic of things about his world, can be really in-adept at fighting (the main form of interaction he has in his job), and at one point, DidNotGetTheGirl because of his [[ObliviousToLove blindness to her blatant affections for him]]. \\
[[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} Jaune]] or [[{{Anime/Pokemon}} Ash]]?

[[AC:[=RainingMetal=]]]
* During this game's expansion pack, an elderly official ranking in the seemingly good guy faction attempts to [[WellIntentionedExtremist establish peace and prosperity, albeit in a controversial and questionable way]], with the use of a special weapon. However, an army led by the previously villainous faction intervenes and meddles with the elder's plans. The official leads an army in white uniforms.\\
'''[[VideoGame/StarCraft Gerard Dugalle of the UED]]''' or '''[[VideoGame/RedAlert3 Rupert Thornley of FutureTech]]'''?
* After a catastrophic, world-shaking disaster, this high-ranking army officer wants to make their EagleLand nation's military great again. However, he's not above crossing the MoralEventHorizon to do so. His character is defined by a nuke detonating in a city killing legions of people and a BadassMoustache. He meets his end by defectors who refused to follow through with his vicious orders, but not before many heroes were killed by his hand.\\
Is the officer a '''[[VideoGame/ModernWarfare General]]''' or an '''[[VideoGame/NintendoWars Admiral]]'''?

[[AC:[=rjd1922=]]]
* There are Italian non-identical twin brothers. One of them is brainwashed by the villain and works against his brother, and adopts a new identity and alias derived from his first initial, which is either Mr. L or Dr. L. Are the brothers [[VideoGame/SuperPaperMario Mario and Luigi]] or [[Literature/SecretSeries Pietro and Luciano Bergamo]]?
* A Japanese girl with brown hair in two braids who wears a dark purple skirt, is a {{hikikomori}} who stays in her room as much as possible, and has a murderous side. [[VisualNovel/DanganRonpa Toko Fukawa]] or [[VideoGame/YumeNikki Madotsuki]]?
* A GamerChick who is the main character's possible LoveInterest, who is actually an {{NPC}} {{AI}} and TheMole, but [[GrewBeyondTheirProgramming Grew Beyond Her Programming]] and performs a HeroicSacrifice to let the heroes live and escape to the real world. [[VisualNovel/SuperDanganRonpa2 Chiaki Nanami]] or [[Film/SpyKids Demetra]]?
[[AC:[=RedPirate35=]]]
* These powerful sun-themed monarchs were forced to fight their moon-themed sibling due to circumstances beyond their control.\\
Are we talking about '''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Princess Celestia]]''' or '''[[Series/KamenRiderBlack Kotaro Minami]]'''?
%%Red Pirate 35, 20 Aug. 2013

[[AC:[=Riothegod=]]]
* These video game protagonists go on a mission with atleast one friend, [[spoiler: realizes how evil their old mentor supposedly is at the end of their mission, extends their mission to take their mentor down, a character close to the protagonist dies, once they are about to take down their mentor, we learn that they have been hallucinating a major character for quite awhile and after remembering all the things they did in the game, are offered a choice to either kill their mentor like they thought their insane mind told them they were supposed to, or kill themselves ending their insanity and sparing an innocent person who was doing what was necessary.]] Now, are we talking about [[VideoGame/SpecOpsTheLine Captain Martin Walker]] or [[VideoGame/MarkOfTheNinja The Marked Ninja]]?

[[AC:[=Salnax1=]]]
* This character comes from a world populated both by talking animals and humans. They are a genuinely nice guy who cares for their network of friends, but are just as notable for their flaws. For example, they are an infamously [[Main/BigEater Big Eater]], can be strikingly naive, and sometimes make decisions that baffle both peers and readers alike. Some of their friends include their [[Main/HeterosexualLifePartners longtime best buddy]] (a diminutive [[Main/TheChewToy chew toy]]), a more caustic intellectual who still helps everyone out, and a Hot-Blooded newcomer who mellowed out after a while. This ensemble cast has actually overshadowed our hero art points, especially the hot head. People have also tied this character and their story to Taoist teachings. Is he [[Literature/WinnieThePooh Winnie the Pooh]] or [[Franchise/DragonBall Son Goku]]?

[[AC:[=Sapphirea2=]]]
* This protagonist of a 1981 box-office sensation that went on to win at the Academy Awards -- and has at least one poorly-received sequel -- is larger-than-life. He's charismatic and witty; he could have stepped right out of a 1930s movie but has a modern edge. He practically defines his character type for a generation if not generations to come, and he and his movie will be memorably parodied by others (including ''WesternAnimation/TheCritic''). He has a plucky, feisty love interest and risks death itself to find his happy ending. He's played by an actor at the absolute pinnacle of his career. He has a NiceHat and wildly popular theme music. But is he [[Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk Indiana Jones]] or [[Film/{{Arthur}} Arthur Bach]]?

[[AC:[=Silverbolt1=]]]
* He is a blond light-hearted hero whose archenemy wears a dark suit and a CoolHelmet. He had one hand amputated and replaced with a prosthesis. He has an enemy within his family. His wife is a [[HeroesWantRedheads redhead]] ActionGirl whose name has four letters, beginning with M and ending with –ra.
Is he '''{{Aquaman}}''' (married to Mera) or '''[[Literature/TheThrawnTrilogy Luke Skywalker]]''' (married to Mara Jade)?

[[AC:[=SlargTheGnome=]]]
* A brilliant but ruthless ChildProdigy with severe older brother issues is orchestrating a war against a race of nonhuman creatures in a world far away from his home. However, this whole time he doesn't realize he's killing actual living things and [[AndYouThoughtItWasAGame figures the whole thing is just a big computer simulation]]. It isn't until immediately after the final battle that decides the war (and ends with a [[StuffBlowingUp big explosion]]) that he's informed the entire thing was real. He is ''[[MyGodWhatHaveIDone horrified]]'' to learn this and promptly goes into an AngstComa lasting several days. Some time later, he feels the strange compulsion to go off in search of something and eventually finds what he was looking for: an egg containing the infant form of one of the creatures he terrorized, who will eventually grow into a powerful insectoid. He spends the rest of the series [[TheAtoner trying to atone for the atrocities he committed]] while taking the insectoid creature with him everywhere he goes. At some point when he was very young, he had something very painfully implanted in the back of his neck.\\
'''[[Literature/EndersGame Ender Wiggin]]''' or '''[[Anime/DigimonAdventure02 Ken Ichijouji]]'''?
* This AntiVillain from a classic and revered video game begins as a young boy whose StartOfDarkness is the tragic loss of his older sister, whom he idolizes. [[ExactWords Thousands of years later]], he has become the extremely powerful and magic-wielding leader of an organization that [[FantasticRacism violently antagonizes humans]], but is in fact only manipulating said organization for his own ends out of an obsessive need to reunite with his sister. When he finally regains contact with her, [[ShaggyDogStory she rejects him,]] believing herself incapable of being rightfully saved. [[spoiler: He has both a younger and older persona, and the fact that they are the same person is considered the story's major reveal.]]\\
'''[[VideoGame/ChronoTrigger Magus]]''' or '''[[VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia Yggdrasill]]'''?
%%Slarg The Gnome, 22 Oct. 2013
* Two twin brothers with [[ThemeTwinNaming themed names]] and [[PolarOppositeTwins differing personalities]] are separated from each other at a young age after their family is broken up. After being severely injured and nearly dying [[AmbiguousSituation (actually, he ''may'' have died)]] due to recklessness, the older twin is abducted by the BigBad and {{Brainwashed}}/ReforgedIntoAMinion, becoming his most feared and powerful enforcer. The younger twin, while unaware of this, is having problems of his own, as he is attempting to cope with the loss of his mother. Both twins have the same special powers and [[TheChosenOne Chosen One]] status, meaning they must repeatedly face off against one another to determine the fate of the [[CrapsackWorld rapidly decaying world]] despite being only children, though the younger twin at least has his TrueCompanions (including at least one NonHumanSidekick) to help him out. However, the twins spend the majority of this time unaware of their relation to one another, as the older twin has had his memories suppressed and has a different appearance and identity (which comes with, among other things, a CoolSword and [[GoodWingsEvilWings big black wings]]). Also, given what happened to him at the start of the story, it's unclear how "alive" the older twin actually is. At any rate, the younger twin doesn't learn just whom he's been fighting until their final confrontation and is at least initially [[HeroicBSOD unable to fight]] due to the revelation. Meanwhile, thanks to the urging of a disembodied female voice, the older twin's memories (particularly of his mother) are resurfacing and destabilizing him. While their fight ends with the younger twin finally freeing his brother, thus ensuring the salvation of the world, [[spoiler: the story ends with the older twin dying by his own hand... though admittedly the stories differ on [[DisneyDeath whether the death sticks.]]]]\\
Are the twins named '''[[VideoGame/MOTHER3 Lucas and Claus]]''' or '''[[Anime/DigimonFrontier Koji and Koichi]]'''?
%%Slarg the Gnome, 22 Dec. 2013

[[AC: Snickerway]]
* This bug-themed teenage girl has unprecedented psychic powers, which she uses to great effect in her efforts to better her CrapsackWorld (although her extreme methods don't endear her to many people). She's a BaseBreakingCharacter, as [[IntendedAudienceReaction intended]] by the TrollingCreator. Her feats include killing people on flimsy reasoning, dying (but getting better thanks to another character's StoryBreakerPower), and fighting a dumbass EldritchAbomination by controlling thousands of people from alternate universes. Characters she knows include:
** Her greatest rival, who has the power to see the outcomes of decisions they make,
** an omniscent screwball who manipulates her and gets into [[GambitPileup Gambit Pileups]] with the aforementioned rival,
** and an ally with the power to obscure things who is STRONGLY dedicated to a [[GirlWithPsychoWeapon stab-happy]] young girl.\\
Is the character [[spoiler: [[{{Webcomic/Homestuck}} Vriska Serket]]]] or [[spoiler: [[{{Literature/Worm}} Taylor Hebert]]]]?

[[AC: StarAndroidJaguar]]
* [[DarkIsEvil Primarily black]] [[EldritchAbomination extra-dimensional]] [[OurDragonsAreDifferent dragon.]] Matter it comes into contact with in a certain way ceases to exist. It can also shoot acid. May be treated as a FinalBoss of a particular quest.\\
[[spoiler: '''[[VideoGame/MineCraft The Ender Dragon]]''' or '''[[VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon Guzzlord]]'''[[note]]learns [[PoisonousPerson Sludge Bomb]] by TM[[/note]]? ]]
* Their main colour scheme includes white, yellow and green. A female family member of theirs helps you for some time during the story. They both [[ManipulativeBastard hide behind a more comedic male character.]] They are both [[KnightOfCerebus Knights of Cerebus]] and have at least one VillainHasAPoint moment. They also have at least one ''nasty'' SlasherSmile and reveal themselves to be EvilAllAlong quite quickly. Furthermore, they both have a [[NightmareFuel horrifying]] OneWingedAngel [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname only known by its nickname,]] [[GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere the likes of which are unseen before or since]] and demonstrate some capability of [[GreenThumb plant-based attacks.]] At the game's true ending, you get a brief glimpse at what they were like before a third party turned them evil.\\
[[spoiler: '''[[VideoGame/{{Undertale}} Non-Genocide Flowey]]''' or '''[[VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon Lusamine]]''']], which would make the female family member [[spoiler: Toriel/Lillie]], the manipulated man [[spoiler: Papyrus/Guzma]] and the third party who turned them evil [[spoiler: Alphys[[note]]by accident[[/note]]/Nihilego]] respectively.
* MightyGlacier with a [[WeaksauceWeakness dual weakness]] that can [[SuperMode Mega Evolve]], and when it does [[MightyGlacier its base]] [[UpToEleven speed halves.]] The Mega Evolution was in the RU tier in Generation 6.\\
[[spoiler: '''[[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Camerupt]]''' or '''[[VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl Abomasnow]]'''?]]
* Green [[OurDragonsAreDifferent Dragon-type]] [[OlympusMons legendary Pokemon]] that is part of a legendary [[PowerTrio trio.]] Both [[KillItWithIce dually weak to Ice moves]] and have abilities that counteract the abilities of the other members of its trio.\\
[[spoiler: '''[[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Rayquaza]]''' or '''[[VideoGame/PokemonXAndY Zygarde]]'''?]]
* This [[BigCreepyCrawlies Bug-type]] Franchise/{{Pokemon}} has high all-round physical stats [[note]](Attack and Defence)[[/note]], but poor special ones [[note]](Special Attack and Special Defence, the latter less than 65 for both of them)[[/note]]. Its Ability is somewhat useful to it in [[MetaGame the competitive scene]]. However, it has [[WeaksauceWeakness a dual weakness]], which probably locked it out of [[CharacterTiers OU]], yet that can be overcome with its [[DishingOutDirt Stone Edge]].\\
[[spoiler: '''[[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite Durant]]''' or '''[[VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon Buzzwole]]'''?]]
* This EldritchAbomination [[AnimalisticAbomination bares some resemblance to to some kind of animal]] and is an OutsideContextProblem for the universe it inhabits. It can [[BrainwashedAndCrazy take control of another's body without much physical presence]] [[spoiler: and does so to a major female character. However, she survives gaining her true self back.]] It and/or its host is/are [[KnightOfCerebus Knight(s) of Cerebus]].\\
[[spoiler: '''[[VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising The Chaos Kin]]''' or '''[[VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon UB-01 Symbiont]]'''?]]
* This male character is associated with the colour blue. He is a non-human humanoid who sometimes is referred to by species (as [name] the [species]). His facial expression is often a smug smile of some form, and with it comes some sort of one-liner-making ability. He seems to be shorter than average in terms of height. He is at least somewhat nihilistic, but is heroic regardless. He is also one of the more popular characters in his franchise and you will often see little kids godmodding or [=FRPing=] as him, because his speed is used in-game to dodge attacks often.\\
[[spoiler: '''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog''' or '''[[VideoGame/{{Undertale}} Sans the Skeleton]]'''?]]
* This character was once involved in combatting an enemy from another planet, but suddenly [[FaceHeelTurn turned traitor]]. Afterwards, they ally themselves with a group of villains, which includes one member who acts like an aloof [[TheRival rival]]. Some time before the final battle against them, the group's leader breaks off the alliance with this character, [[EvenEvilHasStandards viewing them as a psychotic loose cannon]]. Though for some, it barely excuses their actions, they turn out to be controlled by a parasitic alien species. Finally, they willingly fuse themselves to one of said race for their final battle, which is ''not'' the FinalBoss.\\
[[spoiler: '''[[VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon Lusamine]]''' (again), or '''[[VideoGame/StarFoxAssault Pigma Dengar]]'''?]]

[[AC: [=Starshock=] ]]
* He is a KnightTemplar from France. He spent time in prison through no fault of his own. He dedicated his life to justice, and will not let anything (or anyone) stop him. Intelligent and aloof, with markedly, um, ''unique'' ideas about theology, his unbending adherence to executing justice comes off to many as draconian. He is utterly convinced of his righteousness until he has a major crisis of faith. Partway through the book, he becomes suicidal. He is almost always depitched as having black hair. And his author was a famous Romantic of the French Ninteenth Century. [[Literature/LesMiserables Inspector Javert]] or Literature/TheCountOfMonteCristo?
* She is a girl with amazing supernatural powers and black hair who usually wears black and purple. She goes to a school of magic and related subjects, where she is hated by a sizable amount of the student body. She is friends with a sweet but shallow perky blonde girl who is the most popular at school, but as they have differing views, they are frenemys.Although many people think she is evil, she is not. Instead of going along with a plan that would violate her concisence, she rebels in a CrowningMomentOfAwesome. She is a DeadpanSnarker. The malicious principal of the school of magic manipulates her through what she cares about. She decides to [[BreakTheBeliever give up on her beliefs and her crusade]] [[HeroicSacrifice after speaking with the aforementioned blonde frenemy.]]\\
'''Elphaba''' from Theatre/{{Wicked}}, right? Are you sure it's not '''Raven Queen''' from Franchise/EverAfterHigh?

[[AC: Steel Edge]]
* A young man betrays his friends at the prompting of a powerful individual originating from the British Isles, who is strongly associated with death. Refusing this individual is possible, but then the young man would certainly die. After his friends are dead, he is pursued by another friend who confronts him in the middle of a street. The young man kills many people on this street and leaves without any trouble from the law. \\
'''Peter Pettigrew''' of ''Literature/HarryPotter''? Or '''Nanashi''' on the Massacre route of ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIVApocalypse''?
* This young man has the power to turn inanimate objects into animals. Technically, he's actually the KidWithTheLeash to another entity he shares a strong bond with who has to work his magic when the young man orders him to. In an incident involving employment seeking and a criminal organization, he makes friends with an older man who has the same type of power has him (but not the power of life-granting). He quickly discovers that there are many other people with the same type of power.\\
'''Girono Giovanna''' of ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureVentoAureo'', or '''Benjamin''' of ''Webcomic/TheAdventuresOfWiglafAndMordred''?
* These two people are technically the same person, in that they share a body. The one who deals with day to day life appears much younger than the other, and [[OlderThanTheyLook doesn't look his real age at all]]. The younger one is shy and {{Adorkable}}. When in danger, the OlderAlterEgo turns up to fight whoever put them in danger. The older one actually looks the body's age. The younger one is initially unaware that the older one is taking over his body, but can contact him in a way that looks strange to passer-bys. It's revealed that they have two separate souls after they encounter someone who separates body and soul.\\
'''Yugi Moto and Yami Yugi''' of ''Anime/YuGiOh'', or '''Doppio and Diavolo''' of ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureVentoAureo''?
* This fifteen year old wants more than anything to help fight the war looming on the horizon, but their father figure doesn't want them to become a full member of the organization that fights the threat. This teenager goes behind the backs of their family to prove that they are capable, and gains power in secret along with their friends. Their father approves of them seeking power, but doesn't want them in danger. A noble yet misguided mission eventually leads to events that end up with [[spoiler:their father figure dying while trying to save them. HeroicBSOD ensues.]] The climax of the work feature the teenager making [[spoiler:a HeroicSacrifice]].\\
'''Harry Potter''' of ''Literature/HarryPotter''? Or '''Asahi''' of ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIVApocalypse''?
* This blonde man became a SuperSoldier to protect the people he cared about, but the results come with [[BlessedWithSuck huge drawbacks]]. When he is first playable, he comes with the basic electric and ice type spells. He lived in an underground city that has't seen the sun in years, but has seen the sun before. One mission boils down to blowing up one of their power plants for the sake of the planet. Midway through the game it's revealed that his best friend [[spoiler:gave his life for his sake, and he is trying to live life for him]]. Also acts as guardian to an orphaned boy.\\
'''Cloud Strife''' of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII''? How about '''Roland''' of ''VideoGame/DigitalDevilSaga''?
* Late in the game, this blue-haired individual is revealed to be an artificial intelligence, and the result of a traumatic experiment that required them to slaughter many other [=AIs=] and absorb their data. Their stage of the experiment wasn't the end result, and they were practically discarded after the experiment was over. They were based on a real (dead) person, and they gained imperfect versions of that person's accent. Despite their circumstances, they can be quite energetic and offbeat at times. They look like they're in their teens, but they were created at that age. The organization that created them tries to capture them, with the help of one of the other [=AIs=] they created, but they run off and befriend some kids.\\
'''Labrys''' of ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena''? '''Cielo''' of ''VideoGame/DigitalDevilSaga'' came first.
* This resistance leader is the last member of the team to join; that is, the party keeps on getting split and rejoined, but they are the last characters to join for the first time. They are MutuallyExclusivePartyMembers to a fire magic user who [[spoiler:betrays the party]]. They specialize in lightning magic, but learn a variety of skills that includes healing magic. Shortly after joining the party, they give the other protagonists the location of their enemies and access to their strongholds, the location of a female friend who is also a LoveInterest to one of the heroes, and something that lets them get past security systems. They [[spoiler:die in a HeroicSacrifice resulting in a huge explosion, after provoking their enemies into the GodzillaThreshold, but they come back after dying.]]\\
'''The Heroine''' of ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiI'', or '''Roland''' of ''VideoGame/DigitalDevilSaga''?
* This main protagonist of an Atlus game is a HeroicMime who leads a small army of demons. He fights with both gun and sword, but not at the same time, and wears a kind of futuristic armor. His primary power was gained [[spoiler:in a computer simulation]]. He initially follows the orders of the leaders of their country, known as the Temple, but rebels. He has a close relationship with a girl he meets near the start of the game that could be romantic depending on interpretation, [[spoiler:and she is technically his mother, although sex wasn't involved]]. Near the end of the game, it is revealed that [[spoiler:he is an ArtificialHuman YoungerThanHeLooks due to an expedited aging process, and the Temple was involved with his creation. The individual who created him tried to get him away from the Temple's influence]]. His fellow [[spoiler:artificial humans include a HotBlooded physical fighter who fights against him throughout the game, a kind healer who fights with gun and whip, and someone who has a deep connection with the leaders of the Temple and someone who is arguably one of the main antagonists]]. At the end of the game, [[spoiler:he fights and kills God]].\\
'''Aleph''' of ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiII'', or '''Serph''' of ''VideoGame/DigitalDevilSaga''?

[[AC: sumguy]]
* A young boy loses his mother in front of his eyes. After being gifted with a special power, he decides to search for his mother's killer, who happens to wear a trechcoat and a beanie. For a while, he fights alongside the killer, then eventually confronts him. The killer reveals that that it was not his intention for the mother to die. The two are attacked, and the killer protects the boy. The boy later makes a resolve to fight for both his mother and the killer.\\
Are they '''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII Hope Estheim and Snow Villiers]]''', or '''[[VideoGame/Persona3 Ken Amada and Shinjiro Aragaki]]'''?
* The plot concerns two sisters who were close until an incident in which the younger sister almost dies. The younger sister’s memories are repressed to avoid any further psychological damage, only for her to endure crippling loneliness after the older sister repeatedly neglects her, leading her to develop an obsession to cope with it. The younger sister continues to desire a bond with the older sister, even after learning of the secret the older sister has been keeping from her for years. Eventually everything is settled, and the two share an awkward sibling hug.\\
Are they '''[[Disney/{{Frozen}} Elsa and Anna]]''' or '''[[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney Lana and Ema]]'''?

[[AC:Tropers/{{tafelshrew}}]]
* A TallDarkAndSnarky man from a harsh working-class Northern background ends up proving himself smarter and more competent than quite a few of his social betters. He knows more magic than some of his contemporaries expect, has an affinity for an aspect of the magical setting considered "dark", and is the trusted servant of an older, higher-class sorcerer, though his loyalties are complex and he is also on good terms with his master's rival. In the end, he plays a vital role in thwarting the magical villain, and is something of an EnsembleDarkhorse. Is he [[Literature/HarryPotter Severus Snape]] or [[Literature/JonathanStrangeAndMrNorrell John Childermass]]?

[[AC:ThatGoodGood]]
* This blue-haired teenage girl lives in a world where it's possible to time travel. As the storyline for the series progresses, it gets incredibly dark. The girl is reckless and impulsive, which lands her in a good deal of trouble. She is [[spoiler:slated to die in all timelines]]. Is she '''[[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Sayaka Miki]]''' or '''[[VideoGame/LifeIsStrange Chloe Price]]'''?
* This is a girl who is seventeen at the start of the series. She is a [[BoisterousBruiser boisterous]], [[HotBlooded quick-tempered]], fiercely protective BloodKnight. She has near inhuman physical strength, can take a great deal of physical punishment, and favours the use of [[PlayingWithFire fire]] in combat. In the final few episodes of the third season of their respective series, they are nearly killed, left with [[spoiler:severe, lasting injuries, and are so emotionally beaten from their {{Trauma Conga Line}}s that they shut themselves off from their loved ones, and for a while, can no longer bring themselves to do anything, let alone fight]]. '''[[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} Yang Xiao Long]]''' or '''[[WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra Korra]]'''?
* The main two teams of ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' seem to have counterparts between one another.
** Both [[{{Adorkable}} socially clumsy, shy]] [[TheLeader leaders]] with a penchant for strategy. Both feel that they have to prove themselves to their peers, and the death of [[spoiler:Pyrrha Nikos]] damages them emotionally. Both have a female teammate who always looks out for them and supports them wholeheartedly. '''Ruby Rose''' or '''Jaune Arc'''?
** Both wear long ponytails. They’re at the top of their classes.Their style of fighting is [[LadyOfWar graceful and measured]]. They’re partners with their respective team leaders. Both grew up isolated with no friends, despite having what would normally be considered a blessed childhood. '''Weiss Schnee''' or '''Pyrrha Nikos'''?
** Both [[RavenHairIvorySkin black haired and light-skinned]]. They are quiet recluses who find themselves exasperated by their more high-strung peers. Each of have a BoisterousBruiser BigGirl for a partner. They’re crushed on by at least one of their peers, but don’t exactly reciprocate. They both end up so fixated on defeating their respective nemeses that they take self-endangering actions in an attempt to defeat them. Realizing that they are needlessly risking their lives, their partners have to literally knock some sense into them. '''Blake Belladonna''' or '''Lie Ren'''?
** Both are [[BoisterousBruiser rambunctious]] girls who serve as the [[TheBigGuy muscles]] of their respective teams, despite their [[CuteBruiser cute/sexy appearance]]. They both gain power from taking blows. They are the most [[GenkiGirl outgoing]] and laid-back member of their respective teams. Their respective partners are [[RedOniBlueOni introverted, serious brunettes]]. '''Yang Xiao Long or Nora Valkyrie'''?
* Many parallels can be made between ''[[Manga/SailorMoon the Sailor Team]]'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra Team Korra]]''.
** She is a PhysicalGoddess and the protagonist of the series. She is destined to save the world, and has unbelievable power to use for that purpose. She is sheltered for much of her childhood, and is [[LeeroyJenkins impulsive]] and emotionally-charged, though she [[CharacterDevelopment matures]] with time. She is uncouth and has her moments of being a {{Gasshole}}. Despite her selfish, impulsive tendencies, she is [[AllLovingHero altruistic to the core]], and would die to keep her world and her friends safe. She endures [[TraumaCongaLine plenty of trauma and heartbreak]] over the course of the series, and uses her pain to relate to her foe in the finale, rather than trying to overpower her. '''[=Usagi Tsukino/SailorMoon=]''' or '''Avatar Korra'''?
** They are the straight-laced mentor of the protagonist. They often struggle to get their charge to behave in a manner befitting the world’s saviour, and their charge often laments how uppity they are. They still want what’s best for the protagonist, and often find themselves worrying about the protagonist of the story. They can be resentful to their more laid-back partner. '''Luna''' or '''Tenzin'''?
** This woman has extensive combat experience, which shows in her hardcore leadership and badassery. Her intense [[MarriedToTheJob sense of duty]] causes her [[HurtingHero isolation and personal suffering]]. She had a romantic relationship fall apart due to conflicting goals with her partner. She mentors the protagonist, and garners great respect. She also acts as a disciplinary figure to the protagonist, having to reign her in before she does something impulsive. She wields [[ExtraOreDinary metallic chains/whips and uses metal to fight]] in general. She can be [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold dismissive and blunt]], but she’s ferociously loyal to her loved ones, and will sacrifice herself without hesitation. '''Minako Aino/Sailor Venus''' or '''Lin Beifong'''?
** She was born into great wealth, and tends to shock their friends with how much luxury she has at her disposal. However, she is estranged from her father, despite loving them deep down. Despite her fortune, she is [[SpoiledSweet utterly selfless and gentle, and her loyalty to the team is never questionable]]. In contrast to the team’s fire-wielder, her relationship with the protagonist is [[NiceGirl harmonious and free of any vitriol]]. She uses [[TheTeamBenefactor her resources]] to help her teammates. She is composed, ladylike and embarrasses herself the least of her teammates. She isn’t naturally a powerhouse, but makes up for it with technology, and her [[TeenGenius intelligence]]. Despite her gentleness, she can be [[SilkHidingSteel ruthless towards her enemies]]. She [[WrenchWench knows her way around an automobile]]. '''Ami Mizuno/Sailor Mercury''' or '''Asami Sato'''?
** They have RavenHairIvorySkin, wield [[PlayingWithFire fire]] as a weapon, and is [[FireIsRed red-themed]] to match. They’re the self-reliant, rough-around-the-edges, no-nonsense member of the team, which makes them TheComicallySerious around the sillier characters. They have a [[VitriolicBestBuds tumultuous]] relationship with the protagonist, and initially have tried to sabotage the protagonist’s authority, feeling as if they’re unfit for their position. They prove they’d do anything to defend their friends and innocent people. When push comes to shove, they are a pure Determinator, fighting while simultaneously taking ungodly amounts of damage. They are a professional-level athlete. '''Rei Hino/Sailor Mars''' or '''Mako'''?
** Their powers relate to nature to some extent. Their thematic colour is green, and they have green eyes. They are sweet and optimistic to a point of naivete, despite having lost their parents as a child. They [[SerialRomeo fall in love easily]], though they get burned several times by it. Their sheer physical strength shows in their chunkier-than-average figure. They are [[TheKirk sensitive]], [[BadLiar guileless]], and none too cerebral, but possesses more than enough raw power to [[BewareTheNiceOnes be a serious threat]] when the going gets tough. They are also a professional-level athlete. '''Makoto Kino/Sailor Jupiter''' or '''Bolin'''?
* Likewise, ''Manga/FairyTail'' characters have much in common with those of ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''
** The main female protagonist. No matter what, she’ll defend anyone that needs them. She’s TheHeart of her group, and is emotional and overtly compassionate. That doesn’t mean she doesn’t have a temper or a bossy streak; in fact, under extreme circumstances, she can be downright vicious. She remains optimistic and keeps moving forward despite suffering many traumas. She starts off lacking in combat skill, but becomes a formidable fighter with time, and slowly gains confidence in her abilities. That said, she fares better in the magical aspect of fighting rather than the physical. She’s introduced in the series as having a dead mother and an estranged father. She’s feminine and takes pride in her appearance. '''Katara''' or '''Lucy Heartfilia'''?
** The second female protagonist. She has great confidence in her powers, and for [[MemeticBadass good reason]]. She’s an [[ActionGirl exceptionally strong fighter]] from her introduction. She [[BeyondTheImpossible accomplishes feats deemed impossible]] over the course of the series. Violent and aggressive, she abhors showing vulnerability, despite being more sensitive than she lets on. She tends to [[DrillSergeantNasty push others unreasonably hard]]. She has some degree of blindness, and uses [[ExtraOreDinary metal]] as weapons. She’s a [[TomboyWithAGirlyStreak tomboy, but enjoys girlier pursuits]]. '''Toph Beifong''' or '''Erza Scarlet'''?
** The secondary male protagonist of the series. A sarcastic cynic that plays StraightMan rather often, though is [[NotSoAboveItAll just as quirky]] in his own way. He lacks the raw magical power of his peers, but makes up for it [[WeakButSkilled with strategy and skills]], which he’s shown training to improve. He makes a point to show protectiveness over his female comrades. He has a clearly defined love interest. He’s associated with [[MakingASplash water]]/[[AnIcePerson ice]], and the colours [[WaterIsBlue blue]] and white. '''Sokka''' or '''Gray Fullbuster'''?
** They are an [[CheerfulChild innocent, adorable 12-year old]] kid. They’re unassuming, peaceful and good-natured and [[TechnicalPacifist dislike fighting]] [[ReluctantWarrior more than]] their peers do. However, when their [[LetsGetDangerous loved ones are threatened]], [[BewareTheNiceOnes all hell]] [[UnstoppableRage will break loose]]. They primarily use [[BlowYouAway air]] to fight. They’ve had to face the loss of a group of people they closely identified with. '''Avatar Aang''' or '''Wendy Marvell'''?
** He starts off as a villain working under a bigger bad. However, he gradually makes a HeelFaceTurn, allying himself with the protagonists. He eventually earns his place alongside said protagonists after initially taking some abuse from members of the group. He has an elderly family member he looks up to, through he may not have given him the treatment he deserved. In contrast to the more easygoing heroes, he is [[AntiHero antisocial, dark]], and [[HairTriggerTemper quick to anger]], though he comes off as TheComicallySerious rather often. '''Zuko''' or '''Gajeel Redfox'''?
** Despite his old age, he is one of the [[BadassGrandpa most powerful characters]] in the series. He’s part of a council of elderly authority figures. He’s temporarily lost a son-like figure, only to welcome them back once they’ve had some time to repent. He’s [[ObfuscatingStupidity deceptively wise]], giving out sage advice, though he enjoys [[DirtyOldMan flirting with younger women]]. '''General Iroh''' or '''Makarov Dreyar'''?
** The TeamPet and the closest companion of the main character. He’s a flying animal and generally used as a means of travel. '''Appa''' or '''Happy'''?
** She’s the [[DaddysLittleVillain daughter]] of a bigger villain, and [[{{Sadist}} enjoys watching others suffer]]. She was abused at the hands of her father, and taught that compassion was a weakness, and [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy strength meant everything]], which made her the [[FreudianExcuse monster she currently is]]. She [[VillainousBreakdown breaks]] [[BrokenTears down]] when faced with defeat, but not before coming within a hair’s breadth of [[HeroKiller killing the main protagonist]]. '''Princess Azula''' or '''Minerva Orland'''?
** A [[MysteriousWaif mysterious young girl]] who dies, but [[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence remains in another plane of existence]] and actively aids the protagonists. She had a star-crossed lover, and died as a teenager. '''Princess Yue''' or '''Mavis Vermillion'''?

[[AC:Themisterfree]]
* A group of teenagers consisting of TheEveryman, a kid with a [[AbusiveParent crappy home life]], [[TooDumbToLive a dumb]] [[ThePrankster jokester]], and a FunnyForeigner? Are we taling about the gang from ''Series/That70sShow'', or the Literature/{{Animorphs}}? (Parity between the groups can't be had though- Rachel of ''Animorphs'' [[CompositeCharacter essentially fills both the roles]] of Donna (GirlyBruiser, TheBigGuy) and Jackie ([[AllGirlsWantBadBoys relationship with messed-up member]], [[TheFashionista obsession with looking pretty]]).

[[AC:Tropers/TheUnhappyTwins]]
* This woman is a BigEater. Her TrademarkFavoriteFood is an alcoholic beverage, and she has [[RedEyesTakeWarning noticeably red eyes]]. She [[MysteriousPast has a past that's implied to be horrible, but never really elaborated on.]] She is assisted by a pair of CreepyTwins and an OnlySaneMan who prepares her food who she makes [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything molest-y gestures on]]. Her [[spoiler: death]] is widely agreed to be one of the biggest MindScrew moments in her series.\\
Is her name '''[[Manga/XxxHolic Yuuko Ichihara]]''' or '''[[Franchise/EvilliousChronicles Banica Conchita]]'''?
%% theunhappytwins, 13 July 2013

[[AC:Theweb0123]]
* This character's race was wiped off long ago in a cataclysmic event. He, however, managed to survive that event and awakened many years later. After receiving some training in the art only his people knew, he becomes the last of his kind (aside from the occasional side-story partner or antagonist) and the defender of his current home.\\
This could be '''Franchise/{{Superman}}''', '''[[Anime/DragonBallZ Goku]]''', '''[[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Aang]]''', or '''[[VideoGame/MortalKombat Sub-Zero]]'''. (Feel free to add more examples guys I'm sure this isn't all of them)
%% theweb0123, 30 June 2013 (Yes, all 4 choices)


[[AC:Thewhitefairy]]
* That lady with the initial E sing with the powerful voice of Idina Menzel, her IAmBecomingSong celebrate her new freedom after being crushed by the system, is close to a fair-haired other lady who is virtually the only one who trust her, have BigSisterInstinct. She have an incredible power everyone fear, and is considered evil while [[NotEvilJustMisunderstood actually good]]. Still she was the villain in the original book her story is adapted from. '''[[Disney/{{Frozen}} Elsa]]''' or '''[[Theatre/{{Wicked}} Elphaba]]'''?
* Those two sisters are princesses of a northern country, and the eldest, who is very pale-haired, have powers on cold and ice. Until a tragic day when the youngest, in order to save her kingdom from a climatic disaster, must reason her big sister with the help of a blond young man she just met. '''[[Disney/{{Frozen}} Elsa and Anna]]''' or '''[[Manga/SaintSeiya Hilda and Freya]]'''?
* This baby boy was dropped on Earth, and found by a kind couple of peasants who raised him. Still, as a teenager, our hero learns that his real parents are rather extraordinary persons who couldn't keep him with them. It notably explains his supernatural strength, which tended to scare people in the small town of his youth. After years of training and the new found power of flying, said AllLovingHero start a career of world-saving while wearing a cape and with an awesome {{Fanfare}} theme. And he have a lot to do mostly due to the tenacity of his archnemesis. Still, our hero is finally well adapted to the life on Earth, especially thanks to the love of a spirited, sarcastic brunette DamselOutOfDistress with purple eyes. Is he '''Franchise/{{Superman}}''' or the Disney version of '''Disney/{{Hercules}}'''?
* He wears (a lot of) red, can fly, have his home in the north pole, is kindness and generosity incarnated and many children love him. '''Franchise/{{Superman}}''' or '''SantaClaus'''?
* That purple-haired student in a RoyalSchool is the daughter of a fairy tale powerful witch. As such, everyone fear her, thinking she is a villain as well- but actually she is not, using her magical powers to do good deeds. The love of a prince charming who believed in her certainly helps. Is she '''[[Film/{{Descendants}} Mal]]''' or '''[[Franchise/EverAfterHigh Raven]]''' ?

[[AC:Tropers/{{ThreeDS}}]]
* A gruff, middle-aged AntiHero who uses a revolver, had a daughter named Sarah who died, and later adopts a young girl whose name starts with "El", has special powers, and is hunted down by the government. '''[[Series/StrangerThings Hopper]]''' or '''[[VideoGame/TheLastOfUs Joel]]'''?
* A woman with a blue ColorMotif who hails from another planet, travels on a spaceship to escape an all-powerful Lovecraftian entity, and [[DeathIsCheap has died multiple times.]] As a result of her DarkAndTroubledPast, she believes she is the only person who can properly protect her friends, and in doing so enacts a series of risky plans that ultimately do more harm than good. She is attended to by a man who appears mentally challenged and emotionally placid (a condition she herself caused), but who when provoked is extremely powerful and dangerous. She is a BaseBreakingCharacter, viewed by some fans as the bravest, most heroic character in the story and by others as an evil MagnificentBastard who deserves a horrible death. '''[[Podcast/TheAdventureZoneBalance Lucretia]]''' or '''[[Webcomic/{{Homestuck}} Vriska]]'''?
* A RealityWarper named Hugo who is the closest thing to a god that exists within his story's canon, and spends his days influencing the ebb and flow of the universe from within a monochrome void room. Though the full extent of his powers is incredibly unclear, one fan theory speculates that he willed most of the other characters into existence. He is ultimately killed by a protagonist who, while originally on the side of good, has spent the plot becoming evil (and his death cements this character as completely irredeemable). Also, he has incredibly odd-looking eyes. Is this Hugo [[VideoGame/{{OFF}} an ill child]] or [[Series/DirkGentlysHolisticDetectiveAgency a really stupid CIA agent?]]

[[AC:Tropers/{{Trogdor}}]]
* This video game character looks young, around 20-30, but is actually much older due to being placed in a form of storage for decades, and they work for a Science Innovation Corporation. The building where they work is ridiculously large and dangerous, full of moats containing toxic goo and turrets with an imsprobable number of bullets. Escaping this facility is a near impossible goal, but they manage to do so anyway, despite having no supernormal abilities other than the unusual guns they are supplied with and a status as a {{Determinator}}. Neither of them says a single word through their entire journey, which gets a touch of lampshading. Their signature weapon is a gun with somewhat physics defying properties, and they're almost always portrayed in orange clothing.\\
'''[[VideoGame/{{Portal}} Chell]]''' or '''[[VideoGame/HalfLife Gordon Freeman]]'''

[[AC: [=troper18Lgreen=] ]]
* Wealthy, feminine teenage heiresses to a major industry run by their fathers, but strongly disagree with their fathers' ethics, so they rebelled and forged their own paths, aligning themselves with the heroes. Both wish to turn their fathers' company around for the better. Both of them have lost people important to them due to politics of their respective worlds, and both grow to become the main characters' closest female friend, despite initial tensions. Neither have the most raw power out of their team, but make up for it with strategy and cunning.\\
'''[[WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra Asami Sato]]''' or '''[[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} Weiss Schnee]]'''?

[[AC: Troperinik]]
* A friendly, cheerful, [[KindheartedSimpleton not very bright]] {{pollyanna}} goes around doing random stuff with their significantly smarter {{jerkass}} best friend, who also happens to have a massive crush on them which they are oblivious to.\\
Are the duo's names '''[[WesternAnimation/JimmyTwoShoes Jimmy and Heloise]]''' or '''[[WesternAnimation/{{Kaeloo}} Kaeloo and Mr. Cat]]'''?

[[AC:[=TropesOfTV=]]]
* Through circumstances beyond her control, a young woman joins a group consisting of an [[CloudCuckooLander eccentric]], a [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]] {{Tomboy}}, an [[LittleMissBadass unassuming butt-kicker]], a [[ShrinkingViolet rather shy child]], and a stubborn workaholic. Together, they protect their domain from evil, while learning about ThePowerOfFriendship.\\
Is this that cartoon about ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic talking horses]]'', or the one about the ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Sixteen}} Canadian teenagers]]''?
%%Tropes Of TV, 8 Nov 2013

[[AC:[=Vanada=]]]
* A WesternAnimation starring a female caucasian teenager with brown hair and big, round glasses, a green jacket, skirts and boots, and usually seen with a backpack. The impression this protagonist gives off is that they are a nerd and antisocial, which they are. The problems this protagonist faces in the show involves dealing with problems that present themselves in the world she feels alien to. Is this ''WesternAnimation/{{Daria}}'' or ''[[WesternAnimation/InfinityTrain Tulip]]''?

[[AC:[=VanHohenheimOfXerxes=]]]
* Although [[CanonForeigner not originating in the main canon]], this villainess became an EnsembleDarkhorse among some fans. Basically, her story is that she started out good but ended up being corrupted by a more powerful and famous male villain. Ultimately, she became his consort. Portrayals vary greatly in different stories, but she's virtually always highly sexualized and defined by lust for her man. Her characterization often relies on sexist tropes, but nonetheless, she has a good number of female fans, including feminists. '''UsefulNotes/{{Lilith}}''' or '''ComicBook/HarleyQuinn'''?
* Born and raised in a prison setting, this villain of a popular comic book series (and its multiple {{animated adaptation}}s, some of which changed his character significantly) quickly proved his physical prowess and was selected for an experiment to create a {{transhuman}} SuperSoldier. This experiment involved an injection of AppliedPhlebotinum that destroyed all the other test subjects; our villain was the project's first and only success. After his enhancement, this man [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast took on an intimidating noun as his name]] and became one of the story's most imposing enemies. His brawn is certainly nothing to sneeze at, but the real reason he's dangerous is a combination of burning fury, [[GeniusBruiser cold calculation]], and [[{{Determinator}} sheer grit]]. Despite his callous brutality, he nonetheless displays a warped sense of honor and views several of his foes as {{worthy opponent}}s. '''ComicBook/{{Bane}}''' or '''[[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Wrath]]'''?
* This nonconformist character serves as an expositor/teacher figure to the main cast, due to her expertise in her scientific discipline(s). She's infertile and suffers from a chronic illness that causes her to cough up BloodFromTheMouth. Oh, and she wears {{dreadlock|Rasta}}s and, frequently, a long white coat. '''[[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Izumi Curtis]]''' or '''[[Series/OrphanBlack Cosima Niehaus]]'''?
* This group of characters, created in a lab as part of an experiment, is on the run from the unethical scientists who created them. These characters include (along with others):
*** The tough, streetwise, boot-wearing ActionGirl. She's the main character and the first one we meet. Her on-and-off LoveInterest is a charming, clever, mysterious badass who sometimes separates from her and does his own thing but is always there for her in the end.
*** TheSmartGuy, a chill, laid-back scientific expert who has a chronic disability from back in the lab. This character has a somewhat more childish and comical friend who is nonetheless a skilled expert and an invaluable ally.
*** TheFashionista, who is talkative and seemingly ditzy but also surprisingly perceptive. She appears to have a happy life but is actually lonely and just wants to fit in.
*** The CuteAndPsycho blonde. She has a childlike personality and outlook but often seems off her rocker and can be terrifyingly vicious if you piss her off. She also shares a mysterious connection with the main character.
*** The sassy guy with dark hair. Technically, he's not one of them, but they consider him an honorary member of the group.
** Other characters in the same series include:
*** A fatherly figure who helped design the main characters but ended up defecting from the scientific institute when he saw how unethical it was.
*** The main character's adoptive mother figure, who turns out to be more closely related to her than she knew.
*** The main character's biological brother. Initially, he appears insane and dangerous and works for the scientists who created the heroes. Later, he ends up doing a HeelFaceTurn.
*** A cold, unpleasant [[TheBaroness Baroness]] figure who works as a scientist in the institute that designed the main characters.
** Now, is this the series about the [[Literature/MaximumRide American bird kids]] or the [[Series/OrphanBlack Canadian clones]]?
* Easily recognizable by her blond QuirkyCurls, this character was adopted by an abusive religious cult and raised to be a killer. After growing up as a CuteAndPsycho TykeBomb, she was reformed in her adulthood by love and friendship from the very people she was trained to hate and kill. The cult tracked her down and forced her back into the fold, but she rejected their attempts, spectacularly defeated them, stuck by her newfound friends, and was rewarded by the love of a cute guy. '''[[Series/OrphanBlack Helena]]''' or '''[[Series/DoctorWho River Song]]'''?
* This famous British children's series is a wild, fantastic romp of a story, loaded with spectacular locations, strange inhuman creatures, and a cast of memorable characters that come and go from story to story. These characters include:
*** The [[LastOfHisKind last surviving member]] of an ancient, decadent species of [[SufficientlyAdvancedAliens Sufficiently Advanced]] HumanAliens, the rest of whom this individual wiped from existence to prevent a war from ending unfavorably. This high, lonely entity wanders from world to world (and visited London at least once) and can charm many people into alliance (sometimes by offering them sugary jelly candies).
*** An OmnicidalManiac, with immense powers of darkness and a vulture motif, who serves as TheAntiGod to the story's GodOfGood. One of his followers is a young nobleman who turns out to be not that evil and ends up joining the good guys.
*** An ordinary woman who is at first unready to accept the fantastic elements of the universe. Initially aloof and even hostile at times, she eventually opens up her heart and mind and becomes one of the most beloved characters, which is a setup for heartbreak when she forgets all her fantastical adventures and settles into a mundane life on Earth.
** ''Series/DoctorWho'' or ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia''?
* Descended from a historic monarch and destined for a high life in the royal court, this character had a difficult childhood due to the loss of a mother and the death of an older male family member in war. As a teenager, this character ended up leaving TheEmpire after disagreeing with an unethical decision being made by some adult authority figures. After wandering for some time with nobody except a trusty companion with a similarly traumatic backstory, this teenager joined the company of several foreign travelers, including at least one fellow teen and at least one animal companion. With the help of these foreign travelers and the trusty companion, the teenager abandoned the mindset of TheEmpire, learned morality and spirituality, became {{pals with|Jesus}} CrystalDragonJesus, participated in a climactic battle against TheEmpire, and ultimately got to experience royal life as the monarch of a more benevolent kingdom. '''[[Literature/TheHorseAndHisBoy Aravis]]''' or '''[[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Zuko]]'''?
* This character, heir to the throne of a fantasy kingdom [[FantasyCounterpartCulture based on a real country]], endures years of abuse and ParentalAbandonment for making an accidental misstep, and has a younger sister who receives preferential treatment. After being isolated from the world and forced to hide a CoverBlowingSuperpower (which is of an {{elemental|Powers}} and {{psychoactive|Powers}} nature), the heir briefly reappears in the royal court and has an opportunity to claim the throne, but ends up willingly going into isolation again after rejecting parental rules in favor of guidance from the heart. A period of exile allows the character to mature emotionally and to channel that newfound maturity into successful use of the aforementioned superpower. After returning with a group of new friends and defeating a manipulator who took over the kingdom, the heir is finally ready to take the throne and usher the kingdom into a new era of prosperity. Upon coronation, the new ruler takes a name that uses the formula of "[Element Name] [Monarch Title]." '''[[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Zuko]]''' or '''[[Disney/{{Frozen}} Elsa]]'''?
* This eccentric old man rules a fantastical realm that seems like a child's dream come true, complete with delicious junk food and the opportunity to indulge in all manner of vices that simply wouldn't be possible in the outside world. Unfortunately for those kids, those vices seem to have been put there to tempt them so they can be punished in horrific ways. Not much is known about the mysterious old man or his bizarre humanoid minions, but it seems like he specifically designed his fantasy world as bait for bad children that he wants to punish. Only one boy manages to escape (with the help of his wise companion), despite initially succumbing to the temptations and nearly meeting the same fate that the other kids met. Is the old man known as '''[[Disney/{{Pinocchio}} the Coachman]]''', or '''[[Film/WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory Willy Wonka]]'''? And are the boy and his companion named '''[[Disney/{{Pinocchio}} Pinocchio and Jiminy Cricket]]''', or '''[[Film/WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory Charlie and Grandpa Joe]]'''?
* Despite being portrayed by a number of actors over the years, this man is one of the most iconic characters in cinema and can be considered the central character of the equally iconic film series he stars in. His {{Leitmotif}} is every bit as badass and recognizable as he is. Virtually always cool and collected, he serves as the ruthless enforcer of a powerful empire and of an aging boss who prefers to work behind the scenes and let lower-ranking agents (like our main man) do the dirty work. Although willing to brutally and nonchalantly kill any enemies in the name of the realm, this agent occasionally has his doubts about whether what he's doing is the right thing. '''Film/JamesBond''' or '''DarthWiki/DarthVader'''?
* This villain, whose name begins with K, isn't one of the most famous baddies in his franchise, but he's certainly one of the most subtly chilling. He has terrifying mind control powers that he uses to manipulate and victimize innocent people for his own primal needs. Over the course of the story, he repeatedly tries to prey on the main protagonist, who only narrowly escapes. One ''really'' disturbing aspect of this character is that his actor also played a beloved children's character. But despite how depraved and predatory he is, certain segments of the audience actually view him in an erotic light, largely due to the PowerPerversionPotential of his mind control abilities. '''[[Disney/TheJungleBook Kaa]]''' or '''[[Series/JessicaJones2015 Kilgrave]]'''?
* This {{camp}}y and seductive EvilBrit, played by an equally campy and seductive English actor and singer, is the main villain and MrFanservice of a famously campy and bizarre cult musical film, and easily the most famous thing about said film. Although he outwardly resembles an attractive man, he's actually a completely inhuman creature with an amoral, hedonistic worldview and a number of strange humanoid lackeys (some of whom ultimately betray him, despite the cruel punishments he metes out to those who cross him). His outfit, makeup, hair, and mannerisms are downright ''[[SissyVillain fabulous]]'', but in a decidedly [[EvilIsCool cool]] and [[EvilIsSexy sexy]] way. Despite his effeminate sensibilities, he's not gay, at least not exclusively. In fact, he attempts to seduce the movie's sexually naïve female lead (played by a young actress who would later win at least one Oscar), although this seduction is dubiously consensual (but that hasn't done anything to turn off his fans). He also gets a number of highly catchy and memorable {{villain song}}s over the course of the film. '''[[Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow Dr. Frank-N-Furter]]''' or '''[[Film/{{Labyrinth}} Jareth the Goblin King]]'''?

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* A pink haired lesbian schoolgirl voiced by Rumi Ookubo.\\
Is she violent, twintailed and sometimes delusional? You might be thinking of either '''[[Manga/YuruYuri Chinatsu Yoshikawa]]''' or '''[[Manga/{{Sabagebu}} Urara Kasugano]]'''\\
Is her love interest a character called '''Yui''', voiced by Minami Tsuda, from a series that starts with "Yu"? Then it's either the aforementioned '''Chinatsu''' or '''[[Manga/{{Yuyushiki}} Yuzuko Nonohara]]'''
* Related to the above, is the aforementioned '''Yui''' '''[[Manga/{{YuruYuri}} black haired]]''' or '''[[Manga/{{Yuyushiki}} blonde]]'''?
* This half-British half-Japanese character voiced by Nao Toyama speaks in accented Japanese with some [[Main/GratuitousEnglish Gratuitous English]] thrown in for good measure. Is she '''[[VideoGame/KantaiCollection a boat]]''' or '''[[Manga/KiniroMosaic an actual schoolgirl]]'''?

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* There's this girl. She's of an ancestry that has caused her problems. She teams up with a RagtagBunchOfMisfits to go on an all-important journey. She's TheHeart but not ''too'' soft, and attracts the affections of a JerkWithAHeartOfGold. She dies tragically; it involves impalement. Aforementioned jerk has trouble getting over her.\\
[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Aerith/Aeris Gainsborough]] or [[Literature/WarriorCats Feathertail]]?

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* A hermit-like solitary figure possesses unparalleled combat abilities in his chosen style. Rarely speaking, he seeks to make himself grow in power and desires to challenge the strongest warriors in existence, wherever they may be found. While an antagonist of the main character of his series, he is not evil in any real sense and will fight against evil just as much as the main character in his own way. However, when he encounters the main hero of his series he will not hesitate to start a huge and usually very dangerous fight with them. He is usually considered to be ThatOneBoss and, in the Wii-[=PS3=]-XBOX 360 console generation, quite throughly broke competitive tier listing.\\
The question is, is he '''[[Franchise/{{Kirby}} Meta Knight]]''' or '''[[Main/StreetFighter Akuma]]'''?
* Thousands of years ago, he committed an atrocity in the name of ending a terrible war. Although it succeeded, he is still haunted by his actions today and has since then been abandoned by those he holds dear to himself. In the intermediate time he was wandered seemingly aimlessly, looking for something new he can devote his efforts to.\\
Is this man '''[[Series/DoctorWho The Doctor]]''' or '''[[VideoGame/PokemonXAndY Az]]'''?
* A strand of alien genetic information that fell from space and underwent DNA mutation. It possesses a great level of power and is known to bond very strongly with humans.\\
Is it the good and benevolent '''[[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Deoxys]]''' or the chaotic and destructive '''[[Creator/MarvelComics Venom]]'''?
* Similar in a way to the above one: Whilst on the surface they seem fairly normal, they possess the ability to copy any technique perfectly just by watching it. However, they have a limited memory of techniques and must displace certain memories to record new ones.\\
If 'they' are a species, then it's '''[[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Smeargle]]'''. If it's a person though, then he's '''ComicBook/{{Taskmaster}}'''.

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%%It is intended that these entries be sorted by Troper Name; "Entries from Other Sites" has what we're going for here.

[[AC:ading]]
* This classic VillainProtagonist does not show many signs of insanity, so long as the situation is unrelated to his nemesis. That's when it becomes clear that he's a complete madman, constantly doomed by his own self-destructive, fanatical obsession with getting vengeance on a particular animal. This is no ordinary animal, though; the powers its species naturally bears are impressive enough to make hunting them a great challenge on their own, but even more than that, this creature seems to operate outside of the normal bounds of nature so as to make it impossible for any hunter to get their hands on it.\\
'''[[Literature/MobyDick Captain Ahab]]''' or '''[[WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadrunner Wile E. Coyote]]'''?
* An immortal evil entity with immense RealityWarper powers who's nevertheless so incompetent that it's difficult to ever actually be scared of him. He is eternally tormented by a boy who's a KindheartedSimpleton and doesn't really get that he's supposed to be evil, and an EnfantTerrible little girl who's significantly eviler than he is.\\
'''[[WesternAnimation/JimmyTwoShoes Lucius Heinous VII]]''' or '''[[WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy Grim]]'''?
* Raised in a family with a traditional job that involved lots of crime and violence, this character never wanted to be a part of "the life", but didn't really get a choice; every time he tried to get out, the life kept pulling him back in, and he ended up destroying much of what he kept trying to protect in the process.\\
'''[[Series/{{Supernatural}} Sam Winchester]]''' or '''[[Film/TheGodfather Michael Corleone]]'''?

[[AC:Alcharisi]]
* A regally-bred brunette KnifeNut, whose given name is a variation of "Elizabeth," has potentially lethal abilities, which are extraordinary even within her WorldOfBadass, and which have been allowed to develop out of control. When she was a child, evil forces tried to use her as a TykeBomb, and her father is an evil, power-hoarding royal. She has been kept in the dark about her true lineage and powers, and is Not Amused when she learns the extent to which she has been deceived. She is a reluctant ChosenOne who resents rules and will usually TakeAThirdOption in a crisis. She’s a relatively young member of a race of near-immortals, and her relative inexperience sometimes leads her to make rash decisions she later regrets. Exercising her powers affects the color of her eyes. Her lover (who lost their previous lover to a BigBad with a penchant for GrandTheftMe) taught her to control her powers and has a DarkAndTroubledPast, and her best friend is a DeadpanSnarker and a former thief. Her story has a [[CastFullOfGay Cast Full of Queer]].\\
'''[[Literature/HeraldsofValdemar Elspeth of Valdemar (and Companion Gwena, for the age example)]]''' or '''[[Series/LostGirl Bo Dennis]]'''?

[[AC:Argon2]]
* Upon her arrival at a new school, a seemingly mundane teenage girl meets multiple supernatural creatures (who can be described roughly as [[CantArgueWithElves 'like humans, but better]] [[MarySuetopia in every way']]) and is gradually drawn into their world. Along the way, she [[StoryBreakerPower wins]] the SuperpowerLottery, acquires an UnwantedHarem (eventually ending up with one of them), cuts all ties with her human friends and family, and drinks a lot of blood. But it's okay, because VampiresAreSexGods.\\
Which MarySue is being described here? '''[[Literature/TheHouseOfNight Zoey]]''' or '''[[Franchise/TheTwilightSaga Bella]]'''?
%%Argon 2, 31 Oct. 2013
* An ambitious, [[WiseBeyondTheirYears deceptively intelligent]] teenager takes refuge with (and later becomes leader of) a [[ProudWarriorRace tough,]] self-sufficient tribe of nomads who believe his/her existence is prophesied. The teenager uses this tribe as a stepping stone to greater power, conquering many people with it and becoming TheDreaded. They bear great hatred towards the cruel, gluttonous man who murdered their parents, and their ultimate goal is to reclaim their rightful place in society. Unfortunately, their [[TheChainsOfCommanding powerful status]] and willingness to commit atrocities in order to achieve said goal also results in many despising them and the lack of any real friends. They struggle with feelings of loneliness and failure. Both of these characters come from noble bloodlines, and their families' sigils are both a winged animal of some kind.\\
'''[[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire Daenerys Targaryen]]''' or '''[[Franchise/{{Dune}} Paul Atreides]]'''?
%%Argon 2, 31 Oct. 2013
* The viewpoint character is a brash, fearless ActionGirl who's been, since childhood, the bodyguard of a compassionate, supernaturally empowered SpoiledSweet. The latter girl is heir to a noble family, and is attacked frequently by rival members of the aristocracy. Their intertwined subplots involve the ActionGirl learning to balance her devotion to duty with her desire for romance and a normal life, and the heiress becoming truly independent, overcoming the machinations of those who try to manipulate her and learning how to use her incredible healing abilities. Both stories have a ''truckload'' of LesYay.\\
'''[[Literature/VampireAcademy Rose Hathaway and Lissa Dragomir]]''' or '''[[Manga/MahouSenseiNegima Setsuna and Konoka]]'''?
%%Argon 2, 31 Oct. 2013
* A rebellious, redheaded teenage girl bickers and then falls in love with a TroubledButCute brunette, despite her [[BigGood father]] killing ''his'' [[BigBad father]] years before. The brunette is unfairly distrusted by his fellow felines because of his parentage, but all ends well: he finds happiness with the redhead and eventually becomes next-in-line to be leader.\\
Are these felines ''[[Disney/TheLionKing lions]]'' or ''[[Literature/WarriorCats cats]]''?
%%Argon 2, 17 Nov 2013
* A group of quirky teenagers with various DarkAndTroubledPast[=s=] fight against [[ScrewDestiny fate]] and their own madness as they learn about [[ComingOfAgeStory life]], themselves, and the PowerOfFriendship. They are led in this by a HotBlooded boy who is hiding a DarkSecret from them, which they eventually learn about and accept. One of the teenage girls is a [[DeadAllAlong ghost]] who was killed tragically by a loved one and struggles with feelings of bitterness and futility. She looks normal, for the most part, but has ram horns on her head. Another is very skilled at combat, and acts proud and tough to hide her feelings of insecurity and regret- which were partially caused by an abusive family member. She loves playing games, but cheats all the time. The other kids find it difficult to trust her. This is a very long, very complex story where AnyoneCanDie- but it also makes use of DeathIsCheap and cosmic ResetButton[=s.=] The plot has many horror elements, but is ultimately quite idealistic.\\
Are the teenagers ''[[VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry human]]'' or ''[[Webcomic/{{Homestuck}} trolls]]''?
%%Argon 2, 11 Dec 2013
* The young, naive protagonist is taken from their home and brutally tortured. He/she manages to survive and escape this ordeal because of a DeusExMachina (which incidentally makes them exceedingly rich), but become [[BreakTheCutie bitter and amoral]] because of the trauma inflicted on them. They resolve to take revenge on their captors, and [[TheChessmaster enact an elaborate plan of psychological attack to do so]]. Along the way, they meet with an old LoveInterest from their childhood, indirectly hurt multiple innocent people in the name of The Plan, [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers and visit a desert]]. The character is coldhearted and very knowledgeable, if a bit...eccentric where the supernatural is concerned.\\
Is this character '''Literature/TheCountOfMonteCristo''' or '''[[VisualNovel/NineHoursNinePersonsNineDoors Akane Kurashiki]]'''?
%%Argon 2, 22 Jan. 2014
* A famous warrior and huntress falls in love on the battlefield with a compassionate blond boy who has a gift for strategy. The huntress staunchly protects him from the attacks of their teenaged peers, yet has difficulty expressing the emotions she feels for him.\\
'''[[Literature/TheHungerGames Katniss and Peeta]]''' or '''[[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} Pyrrha and Jaune]]'''?
* A black-haired, [[TheStoic stonefaced]] girl devotes herself to protecting a ChildhoodFriend who saved her life when they were young. She does this partly to repay them and partly to [[LivingEmotionalCrutch give purpose]] to her life, which has been exceedingly traumatic up till now: a world she lives in is ''not'' a [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism pleasant]] one. The fans commonly argue whether her feelings for this person are romantic, though [[spoiler:a confession of love which comes late in the story]] implies that they are.\\
'''[[Manga/AttackOnTitan Mikasa]]''' or '''[[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Homura]]'''?
%%Argon 2, 2 February 2015
* A family of power-hungry, treacherous lions plot to take the throne by murdering the current king. Their youngest son grows disillusioned with this idea, so they attempt to kill him. However, a last-minute [[HeelFaceTurn change of heart]] from one of his siblings saves the outcast's life. \\
Are these lions ''[[Disney/TheLionKing literal]]'' or ''[[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire metaphorical]]''?
%%Argon 2, 23 April 2015
* As a side effect of a war involving multiple superhuman warriors and mystically-empowered weapons, the daughter of one of those warriors is tainted with dark magic and grows up with TheCorruption gnawing on her soul. Because of this, she becomes a lonely, embittered, ShrinkingViolet, having been betrayed and/or abandoned by any family or friends she once had. (Her {{Jerkass}} brother, in particular, contributes to this mindset.) The only person she trusts is TheHero, who's a would-be KnightInShiningArmor, but even his [[TheFourLoves love]] is not enough to keep her from succumbing to the villains' manipulations and consequently turning evil. She then transforms into a twisted, red-eyed version of her original self and goes on a murderous rampage, which is fueled by the dark power that had lain dormant in her soul since childhood. An estranged sibling of the girl tries to fight and kill her, but ultimately can't bring zirself to strike the fatal blow. Fortunately, the girl is redeemed in that moment by her sibling's love; she abandons evil forever in favor of living a peaceful domestic life (like the kind she wanted before all this magic crap started) and atoning for her sins. Roll credits.\\
'''[[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Sakura]]''' or '''[[VideoGame/SoulcaliburV Pyrrha]]'''?
* A prenaturally observant brunette in middle school teases her LoveInterest with mind games and flirting.\\
'''[[Manga/KarakaiJouzouNoTakagiSan Takagi]]''' or '''[[VisualNovel/ZeroEscape Kurashiki]]'''?

[[AC: [=ArgonianLorekeeper=]]]
%%22 June 2016
* A video game villain in a fantasy setting who took over a kingdom by usurping the throne from the actual monarch. He commands an army of monsters and has gained power from a dark wielder of sorcery who was sealed away until recently. He wears a helmet to conceal his face. He initially has a confident personality but becomes more inelegant and desperate when the hero ruins his plans.\\
Is he '''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Zant]]''' or '''[[VideoGame/ShovelKnight King Knight]]'''?

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* An honorable man of noble birth beloved by his people that leaves his homeland for the sake of a friend and is subsequently caught up in a plot where his honorable nature compels him to make well-meaning but misguided decisions that end up helping the antagonists, who are secretly plotting to seize power through manipulations and treachery. In the end he is [[spoiler:falsely branded a traitor and executed by the ruler of the new regime, with his offspring fighting said regime in part to avenge him]]. This person is established as the main protagonist [[spoiler:[[DecoyProtagonist but gets killed well before the end of the story]] in an infamous WhamEpisode]].\\
Are we talking about '''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemJugdral Sigurd]]''' or '''[[Series/GameOfThrones Ned Stark]]'''?

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* A green eyed teenager who is a hero, is the character with most transformations, is cocky and arrogant but has a heart of gold, he also has been in the hero business since he was a kid. Are we talking about '''[[WesternAnimation/Ben10 Ben tennyson]]''' or '''[[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic the Hedgehog]]'''?

[[AC:Tropers/BioSafety]]
* A Badass with LaserGuidedAmnesia who becomes an ally of the heroes. During the climax, he recovers his memory and is revealed to be [[spoiler:[[LukeIAmYourFather the father]] of the teenage ActionGirl.]] However, he is still known by the name he took when he lost his memory in the sequels.\\
Is he '''[[Literature/DeltoraQuest Doom]]''' or '''[[Literature/TheMysteriousBenedictSociety Milligan]]'''?

[[AC:Tropers/CaiaphasTheSympathist]]
* A person who, despite wanting to live a normal life, was forced as a youth to become a player in a conflict between two ancient groups, who have been quarreling for centuries over what should be done with some of the most powerful forces known to their worlds. This person is originally trained by an older mentor who is related to one of their parents as to how to effectively oppose the more villainous group, though this same mentor is eventually killed by one of the villainous group's leading figures. Over the course of their first major adventure, this person is also aided, supported and even admired by nearly everyone sympathetic to their cause, [[spoiler: so they find it quite a surprise when they reach the end that they are ''not'' the most crucial figure in their own crusade, but that said title instead corresponds to someone they barely know anything about, in a scene that ends up making them feel like a glorified errand boy despite everything they've been through.]] Even after this, they still manage to find the determination to keep leading the heroes and continue their struggle for justice, despite being noticeably more jaded by their experience.\\
'''[[VideoGame/TheLongestJourney April Ryan]]''' or '''[[Franchise/AssassinsCreed Ezio Auditore]]'''?
* A geriatric old man with a speech impediment and an extremely unpleasant demeanour who is almost always seen sitting down. He finds himself surrounded by criminals in multiple occasions. In his youth, he was an overzealous supporter of a powerful group, and became widely feared along those who knew of his activities.\\
'''[[Series/FatherTed Father Jack Hackett]]''' or '''[[Series/BreakingBad Hector Salamanca]]'''?

[[AC:Tropers/CaptainPeregrin]]
* A female of an aquatic species falls in love with a handsome human prince, promptly saves his life, and becomes a human girl. She is a wonderful dancer, but she can never profess her love to the prince, and is destined to dissolve into nothing. The prince becomes very close to her, but he falls in love with another girl (who was once mistaken for her). She ultimately gives up her human form so that the prince can keep his heart intact; it's implied that she might be able to become human again, [[BittersweetEnding someday]].\\
Is she a ''[[Anime/PrincessTutu Duck]]'' or a ''[[Literature/TheLittleMermaid Mermaid]]''?
%%Captain Peregrin, 27 May 2013
* The son of an EvilOverlord slowly comes to realize that [[HeelRealization he's one of the bad guys]]. He [[HeelFaceTurn reforms]] and seeks to reconcile with the good guys, but this proves difficult after some [[NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished misunderstandings]]. Eventually, he helps end the conflict (bringing about a sibling's downfall in the process) and is implied to become a good ruler. He wears red and black, and he got a scar over his left eye from an AbusiveParent.\\
'''[[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Prince Zuko]]''' or '''[[Disney/TheLionKing Kovu]]'''?
%%Captain Peregrin, 3 June 2013
* A seemingly ordinary young woman meets a {{Time Travel}}er and is promptly drawn into a series of adventures, generally involving fighting monsters. As time goes on, she discovers that the time traveler met her more than once before, and every time they met, she died (naturally, she has no memory of these occasions). However, when her friend is threatened by a great evil, she makes a HeroicSacrifice to stop it, resulting in [[spoiler:her appearing at various points in time and space]] to stop said evil.\\
'''[[Television/DoctorWho Clara Oswald]]''' or '''[[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Madoka Kaname]]'''?
%%Captain Peregrin, 21 Nov. 2013
* A young EmotionlessGirl is [[BullyingTheDragon constantly bullied]] (at least partly because of said emotionlessness), but she never retaliates until an incident involving the death of a small animal. She discovers her lethal PsychicPowers when she [[TheDogBitesBack instinctively uses them against said bullies]].\\
Is this the [[DarkAndTroubledPast backstory]] of '''[[Manga/ElfenLied Lucy]]''' or '''[[Manga/FruitsBasket Hana]]'''?
* A rifle-wielding old man doggedly hunts down a wild canine protagonist. He has a loyal hunting dog (named after the color of one of its features), but unbeknownst to him, the dog befriends his quarry. In one scene, the hunter has his rifle aimed at the protagonist, but the dog steps in between them to protect its friend. The hunter finally sees that he was in the wrong when his would-be quarry steps in to save him.\\
Is he hunting '''[[Anime/WolfsRain wolves]]''' or '''[[Disney/TheFoxAndTheHound a fox]]'''?
* A man seeks to protect the offspring of [[spoiler:his Lost Lenore]] after both parents are killed by the BigBad in their own home ([[TheAtoner which he blames himself for]]). He never actually connects with the offspring, however, remaining a MysteriousProtector, at best. He doesn't reveal his motives until the very last book.\\
Which TurnOfTheMillennium [=YA=] series is he from? ''Literature/HarryPotter'' or ''Literature/ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents''?

[[AC:[=CelticKawaii=]]]
* A pair of siblings with [[SiblingYinYang contrasting personalities]] - one is HotBlooded and a bit naive, while the other is more [[TheStoic stoic]] and [[FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling responsible]]. They [[HeartwarmingOrphan lose their parents as part of their backstory]], and despite outward appearances are extremely close to each other. They share an UndyingLoyalty for one another and would stop at nothing to ensure the other's safety. One sibling has a strange and potentially dangerous power that the other sibling didn't know about until recently, and that they don't know how to quite control. The non-powered sibling doesn't think any less of the other because of their power, even if it's nearly gotten the former killed at least once. Both are primary characters in their story.\\
Either it's '''[[Disney/{{Frozen}} Anna and Elsa]]''' or '''[[Manga/AttackOnTitan Mikasa and Eren]]'''.

[[AC:Chabal2]]
* A white-haired member of the ruling elite with incredible powers over fire, who appear to never grow older than the day they entered a different plane of existence, and now spends their time rescuing people from a supernatural forest... '''[[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Uncle Iroh]]''' or '''[[VideoGame/{{Touhou}} Fujiwara no Mokou]]'''?
* From a Creator/BlizzardEntertainment game, TheHero's best friend whose shared backstory was introduced in this game. This guy is large, loves fighting, goes charging headlong into enemy bases with some variant of "I cannot wait any longer!", occasionally gets into disagreements with TheHero, and [[spoiler:made a DealWithTheDevil at some point in their lives, leading to him betraying TheHero and is dead by the end of the game.]]\\
'''[[VideoGame/WarcraftIII Grom Hellscream]]''' or '''[[VideoGame/StarcraftII Tychus Findlay]]'''?
* A man with unbelievably powerful psychic powers yet confined to a hi-tech chair, surrounded by mutants everywhere (indeed, without these mutants he wouldn't have much purpose at all).\\
'''[[ComicBook/XMen Charles Xavier]]''' or '''[[TabletopGame/Warhammer40000 the God-Emperor of Mankind]]'''?
* A splinter faction from a high tech psychic race, who are easily recognizable by their pale skin and dark armor, who revel in causing pain and torture to their enemies. They aren't above using drugs and function on KlingonPromotion, and whenever their less-evil cousins need their aid, do so at maximum profit to themselves. So are we talking about the '''[[VideoGame/StarcraftII Tal'darim]]''' or the '''[[TabletopGame/Warhammer40000 Dark Eldar]]'''?
* A whiny teenager who hates his dad, is desperate to please whoever's in charge of him, is rivals with a high-ranking member of the military despite the troops caring very little for him, is given a single opportunity to do the intelligent thing and throws it away, and yet the shippers can't get enough of him. Thankfully he has a kickass uncle who may be able to set things right... Are we talking about '''[[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Zuko]]''' or '''[[Film/TheForceAwakens Kylo Ren]]'''?
* This character is a shining example of what happens when a royal child is given every luxury its parents can give it (said parents being brother and sister), and turn out to be a horribly spoiled brat interested only in indulging its whims. [[TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}} Sigvald the Magnificent]] or [[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire Joffrey Baratheon]]'''?

[[AC:Clownishchimp]]
* The BigBad is a self-proclaimed EvilOverlord who has an [[FantasticRacism extreme hatred towards a certain group of people]], killing many ForTheEvulz and in some, if not all versions, is [[TheDreaded feared by all of the other characters]]. [[TheVillainMakesThePlot He kicks off the story by trying to kill]] TheHero as a baby in order to prevent him from eventually becoming a threat to him, but is thwarted thanks to the protection of a MamaBear, though he does succeed in permanently separating TheHero from his birth parents. At one point he suffers a massive defeat at the hands of this child, making him even more determined to kill him. He gains [[{{Mooks}} followers]] who share his prejudice, including a SycophanticServant, and eventually gains power and political influence, forcing TheHero and his allies to take action against him. It becomes clear that one of them must kill the other, [[spoiler: and it's TheHero who succeeds, [[BitterSweetEnding but at major costs]]. ]]\\
'''[[Literature/TheJungleBook Shere Khan]]''' or '''[[Franchise/HarryPotter Lord Voldemort]]'''?\\
How about '''[[WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda2 Lord Shen]]'''?
%%(Tropers/CaiaphasTheSympathist) 19 & 24 May 2013 for the respective lines.

[[AC:Tropers/CyberTiger88]]
* This older brother is more reserved and quiet (while having a fiery side), compared to his more outgoing and happy-go-lucky sibling. He spends a good chunk of his life at the ocean. He eventually gets captured by the story's villains, but he is rescued by his younger sibling, only for him to be NotQuiteSavedEnough, and dies in a HeroicSacrifice to save his sibling soon after. The death is noted by fans to be shocking as this is the first major death that is set in the present in their respective anime.\\
'''[[Manga/OnePiece "Fire Fist" Ace]]''', or '''[[Anime/PokemonHeroes Latios]]'''?
%%13 July 2015
* This is a major villain from a MerchandiseDriven cartoon who is trying to annihilate various technicolor talking animals. They have a hideout in a mountainous area, come from an evil family lineage, and constantly adorn all that is bad and condemn all that is good. They also have two [[MinionWithAnFInEvil inept henchmen]] who double as comic relief and are on the receiving end of anger-induced slapstick from the villain whenever they fail. Some argue that [[SpotlightStealingSquad the show spends more time on the villain and their minions than on the titular critters of their respective show]].\\
'''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTheMovie Hydia]]''' or '''[[WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog AoSTH!Dr. Robotnik]]'''?
%%13 August 2015
* This plant-based monster stars in a popular 2015 video game and befriends the player character upon meeting them, serving as a guide in the game's tutorial. They are eventually revealed to be EvilAllAlong and attempts to kill the hero. Off-screen they have managed to kill almost everyone possible in their respective realm. It is later revealed that they are NotHimself as the hero brings them back to their senses and they ultimately redeem themselves in the game's best ending.\\
Are we talking about '''[[VideoGame/PokemonSuperMysteryDungeon Nuzleaf]]''' or '''[[VideoGame/{{Undertale}} Flowey]]'''?
%%16 July 2016

[[AC:Tropers/DaibhidC]]
* This bearded starship captain is a RecycledInSpace version of a character from mythology. He carries a LaserBlade and commands the flagship of the fleet, which is also named as a reference to the myth. His egalitarian attitude leads mystic forces to plot against him in order to maintain their control.\\
Is he '''Webcomic/ArthurKingOfTimeAndSpace''' or '''Anime/{{Ulysses 31}}'''?
%%Daibhid C 1 Dec 2014
* This character is a resident of an ExtranormalInstitute who notably lacks the abilities that other students and faculty have; however ''someone'' is firmly convinced he belongs there. He's spent a lot of time in a justified state of panic, although others have noticed that he's an exceptional hero when he has to be and in more recent stories he seems to have come to terms with this to an extent. He's also become a GenreSavvy DeadpanSnarker (but then, he lives in a WorldOfSnark which runs on NarrativeCausality).\\
'''[[Literature/{{Discworld}} Rincewind the Wizzard]]''' or '''[[Comicbook/{{PS238}} Tyler Marlock/Moonshadow]]'''?
%%Daibhid C 1 Dec 2014
* This character exists in multiple time periods due to contact with a powerful artefact that breaches the space-time continuum. These periods include the present day, the 19th century and space in the far future. In all periods the character has a connection to a mysterious EccentricMentor and together they fight evil forces. The present day version has a close bond to a former soldier.\\
'''[[Series/DoctorWho Clara Oswald]]''' or '''Webcomic/ArthurKingOfTimeAndSpace''' again?
%%Daibhid C, 7 Dec 2014
* This [[RubberMan stretchy]] superhero is married to a woman named Sue. Although he is famed for having a keen intellect in a specific field, she's generally portrayed as [[CloserToEarth the more sensible of the two]]. In their comics, they travel a lot more than most superheroes. They were both members of a superhero team that also included a guy made of inorganic matter.\\
'''[[Comicbook/FantasticFour Mr Fantastic]]''' or '''Comicbook/ElongatedMan'''?
%%Daibhid C, 7 Dec 2014
* This comic book character comes from old money but had a tragic childhood, including a trauma involving seeing a nightmarish creature in the family mansion. This had a profound effect on him and he grew up to use this creature as a totem. He's an obsessive character who [[SecretIdentityIdentity sometimes seems to be a different person]] when he wears his totem mask. The company that bears his name is a key player in the technology industry, which allows him to use its resources to build his weapons. He's appeared to die, and his costumed identity has become a LegacyCharacter, other users of which have included his son, whom he has a difficult relationship with. However because StatusQuoIsGod, he always reclaims the mantle eventually. His enemies include a spider-based character who was voiced in an animated series by Creator/JoshKeaton. In a major TheNewTens story he formed an organisation of people in variants of his costume, who at one point fought a supposedly heroic organisation with a spider-motif that was secretly run by a villain.\\
'''Franchise/{{Batman}}''' or '''Comicbook/NormanOsborn'''?
%%Daibhid C, 7 Dec 2014
* This heroic figure is an orphan, who was [[InterspeciesAdoption raised by a humanoid species not his own]] in a [[{{Arcadia}} bucolic countryside setting]], and still views his adopted parents as family. As an adult, he developed great strength and [[WelcomeToTheBigCity moved to the big city]], where he started wearing a uniform with [[BadassCape a cape]] and quickly became famed as a crimefighter and instantly recognisable to most of the population. He has a mutual attraction to a cynical woman he works with but she's often exasperated by his [[NaiveNewcomer naivity]]. Their boss is [[BenevolentBoss kind-hearted but irascible]] and constantly smokes cigars.\\
'''[[Literature/{{Discworld}} Carrot Ironfoundersson]]''' or '''Franchise/{{Superman}}'''?
%%Daibhid C, 8 Dec 2014
* A puppet amphibian who often seems to be the OnlySaneMan of the setting, not only mediating the crazy ideas of his CloudCuckoolander friends, but also dealing with an uptight bird who's TheComicallySerious and refuses to even countenance the madness that surrounds them. He also plays the banjo.\\
Is he '''[[Franchise/TheMuppets a frog]]''' or '''[[Series/{{Bagpuss}} a toad]]'''?
%%Daibhid C, 21 Oct 2015
* This female BenevolentAI is the creation of an arrogant goateed scientist, but has a stronger friendship with a nerdy guy who's younger than her creator. In fact she basically flirts with him at one point, although she recognises he's more interested in someone else. And she sounds exactly like Creator/JenniferConnelly.\\
'''[[Webcomic/{{Narbonic}} Lovelace]]''' or '''[[Film/SpiderManHomecoming Suit Lady]]'''?
%%Daibhid C, 8 July, 2017
* This character is a sentient HatOfPower. It looks like a classic [[RobeAndWizardHat Wizard Hat]], but when you put it on, you hear its voice inside your head. Over a thousand years old, it belonged to the founder of a WizardingSchool and is a central part of one of that school's most important ceremonies.\\
'''[[Franchise/HarryPotter The Sorting Hat]]''' or '''[[Discworld/{{Sourcery}} the Archchancellor's Hat]]'''?
%%Daibhid C, 27 Feb, 2018

[[AC:Tropers/{{Darkblade}}]]
* A largely innocent character meets a seemingly cold hearted badass of the same gender and they fall in love. Unfortunately the laws of magic in this universe mean that one way or another they will have to kill each other. To fix this the innocent character makes a Faustian pact and ascends to godhood in order to rewrite the laws of the universe to save their loved one.\\
'''[[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Madoka and Homura]]''' or '''[[Literature/TheHexslingerSeries Rook and Chess]]'''?
%%Darkblade, 15 Nov. 2013

[[AC: [=DeisTheAlcano=] ]]
* A man wakes up after surviving an event that should have killed him and that in fact killed/seriously injured thousands of people. After waking up and discovering his powers wich include the creation of a BladeBelowTheShoulder, [[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe a shield]], the ability to survive a fall from any height, [[NotQuiteFlight being able to glide]], GroundPound, being able to [[LifeDrain heal himself by]] [[IAmAHumanitarian feeding off of people]], and [[GhostMemory see the memories of the dead]] (Sometimes); the man decides to discover just who the hell is responsible for the incident. Unfortunately the island in which he is, is put under quarantine in almost no time ([[spoiler:The quarantine was actually planned long before the start of the game]]); meaning he can´t get out as he suffers a big aversion to water. During the story the man meets a woman that makes him do her biding and double crosses him[[note]]Karen Parker, Moya Jones[[/note]], another woman that clearly loves him but is terrified of what he has become and acts as his MoralityPet[[note]]Dana Mercer, Trish Dailey[[/note]], a black man that knows much more about the situation than the protagonist and is related to an antagonic faction while not being part of it[[note]]Bradley Ragland, John White[[/note]] and a white man that fullfills the role of VoiceWithAnInternetConnection that seems like one of the only decent people in the island [[spoiler:but ultimately betrays the man due to the influence of the BigBad.[[note]]Specialist Cross, Zeke Dunbar[[/note]]]] The man ultimately beats a female PlagueMaster who controls an army of her infected forces[[note]]Elizabeth Greene, Sasha[[/note]], and an enemy that acts as an EvilCounterpart of him and has not only similar but also enhanced versions of his powers.[[note]]Supreme Hunter, Kessler[[/note]]. The man, finally discovers that the event that gave him his powers was caused by [[spoiler:"''[[EvilMeScaresMe Himself]]''"]]. The game ends with a SequelHook by promising the appeareance of a character really important to the plot but that is only seen in visions taken from another character.\\
So, Is this '''[[Videogame/{{Prototype}} Alex Mercer]]''' or '''[[Videogame/InFamous Cole MacGrath]]'''?

[[AC:Diamonddmgirl]]
* This character has neglectful financially abusive parents. Even the creaters can't agree on who they should hook up with, which is perfectly understandable when the main options are a snob who can be a total jerk at times and a StalkerWithACrush.\\
'''[[Theatre/MyFairLady Eliza]] [[Theatre/{{Pygmalion}} Doolittle]]''' or '''[[WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents Timmy Turner]]'''?

[[AC:[=DibKyle=]]]
* This Nicktoons character's name begins with a Z. He is a loyal and often overconfident warrior of a proud empire led by a power-hungry and sadistic figure in red. Said Tyrant is furious with this character's actions against orders, and has sent him on a far away mission thought impossible. He is accompanied on his journey by a seemingly harmless sidekick who would much rather be relaxing and having his favorite food than aiding him (and whose name contains the letters IR), although they do care for one another. His archenemy is a hyperactive and heroic boy with a strange looking head. Others seeking his goal include a far more competent and ruthless female rival who enjoys tormenting him, as well as a stout, overconfident, and unlucky soldier who has survived an encounter with a giant animal. Despite his huge ego and obsession with regaining his ruler's respect, he has often found himself allying with his enemy.\\
'''[[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Zuko]]''' or '''[[WesternAnimation/InvaderZim Zim]]'''?
%%Dibkyle, 15 May 2013

[[AC:digiman619]]
* While not a character per se, this is the best place to make the comparison
** This class came from a splatbook detailing a new subsystem for a well-loved roleplaying game. Said book brought new rules for PsychicPowers, but this class does not actually use the new system. It is designed to be the fighter of the splat, but [[GlassCannon only has 3/4th BAB and light armor]]. It has an interesting concept, but the actual mechanics of the class make it very difficult to live up to the concept's potential without the use of 3rd party rules.\\
So, am I talking about [[TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons the 3.5 Soulknife]], or [[TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}} the Kinetecist]]?

[[AC: [=Disciple=]]]
* An [[EvilMask evil contained inside a mask]], this character's purpose is solely to [[OmnicidalManiac destroy entire planets]] by [[ColonyDrop dropping objects from space]]. He uses a damaged, desperate and lonely person as a mere pawn in his plans. He is defeated only after the hero of a previous conflict returns to civilization and journeys to gather four powerful figures, potentially using an EleventhHourSuperpower during the fight.\\
[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask Majora's Mask]] or [[VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublicIITheSithLords Darth Nihilus]]?

[[AC: [=Divra=]]]
* An aging, ugly, disheveled and greasy mid-level Hong Kong [[TheTriadsAndTheTongs Triad]] boss heavily involved in the drugs trade, named Four Finger Wu.\\
[[Literature/AsianSaga Noble House]] or [[VideoGame/SleepingDogs Sleeping Dogs]]?
* A tattooed, dark-haired, sunglasses-wearing smart-mouthed thug, who has proven himself to demons and aliens as one of Earth's most powerful warriors. And is named Johnny.\\
But is it [[VideoGame/MortalKombatIX Johnny Cage]] or [[VideoGame/SaintsRowIV Johnny Gat]]?

[[AC: [=DomaDoma=]]]
* He's a charming, sociopathic manipulator out for an inheritance. He's willing to kill to get it, but he's ''not'' willing to get his hands dirty in the process. In victory, he has a thing for gloating and mood-lighting.\\
[[SherlockHolmes Granada!Culverton Smith]], [[Manga/DeathNote Light Yagami]], or [[Disney/{{Frozen}} Hans]]?

[[AC:Donald The Potholer]]
* We have a pair of siblings of the same sex. The elder sibling uses magic in such a way that people think that they are a monster. Indeed, they {{Summon|Magic}} a fierce beast at one point. At another point, they each decide "there is {{No Place For Me|There}}" in their world. [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Also]], the elder sibling is rather {{Aloof|BigBrother}} and has {{White Hair|BlackHeart}}.\\
The younger sibling is rather [[WideEyedIdealist idealistic]] and [[IncorruptiblePurePureness pure]], [[spoiler:even in the face of a betrayal by someone (else) that they trust,]] seeking out their elder to set things to rights even after the elder abandons the younger. And when they find said elder sibling, the elder sibling attacks and injures the younger; ''before'' sending out the summoned monster. Oh, and by the point of the abandonment, [[ParentalAbandonment their parents are already dead]].\\
Finally, one of the two siblings [[AwesomeMomentOfCrowning becomes the ruler of a realm]].\\
Is the ruler the ''[[Disney/{{Frozen}} older sister]]'' or the ''[[Videogame/FinalFantasyIV younger brother]]''?
* This level boss, whose lair is on the top of a tower, prides themself on [[TeleportSpam their]] [[RollerbladeGood speed]], was a former companion of the protagonist, and looks forward to the coming battle against him.\\
'''[[Videogame/MegaManX1 Boomer Kuwanger]]''' or '''[[Anime/{{Pokemon}} Korinna of]] [[Videogame/PokemonXAndY Shalour]]'''?
* This is a tale of a boy named X. He dresses in blue and, often, [[HeroicBSOD feels that way too]]. AllOfTheOtherReindeer often harp about his "[[IJustWantToBeNormal potential]]". Included in this group of reindeer is one of the brightest and most talented minds of the people... whose genius has been corrupted into leading a genocidal crusade. Said mind retained his vast store of Charisma, [[TheParagonAlwaysRebels recruiting much of the populace to his cause]] in such a way as to make it difficult to distinguish friend from foe until it is too late.\\
This blue-clad-boy does have one thing going for him, though: the support of a sibling-in-arms clad in red with blond hair. This companion has excellent battle-savvy and [[TheLeader leadership skills]] and is ProperlyParanoid, but is prone to not getting any major victories for [[TheWorfEffect one reason]] or [[LockedOutOfTheFight another]]. This companion and X have a [[HeterosexualLifePartners very]] [[PlatonicLifePartners strong]] bond; [[RelationshipWritingFumble which is often mistaken]] [[TheNotLoveInterest for a romantic one]]. Also, said companion is [[AvertedTrope following a different destiny than]] [[FollowInMyFootsteps the one originally intended for them]].\\
So, is this latter companion's designation ''[[Videogame/MegaManX a number]]'' or ''[[Manga/PokemonAdventures another letter]]''?[[note]]For the record, comparing the latter to [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} her Anime counterpart]] is like comparing the former to [[Videogame/MegaManClassic a housekeeping robot]].[[/note]]
* This blonde-haired GadgeteerGenius is a figure of importance in his hometown. However, he leaves said hometown and, along with his younger (and also blonde) sibling, travels in a company that is sometimes beset by a tentacled creature (whose plot was dropped halfway through the story). Said inventor is ''not'' TheHero of this story, however. That role belongs to the party member who turns out to be from another land, doesn't [[WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove understand]] [[ChasteHero romance]], (much to the dismay of [[ChivalrousPervert one of the he]][[UnluckyChildhoodFriend ro's companions]],) and has a latent power related to that of mythical beasts like the ones the party often comes into contact with and even [[SummonMagic obtain and]] [[{{Mon}} use in battle]]; regaining memories of said Hero's past is the key to unlocking the Hero's true and unique power.\\
This group is eventually tasked to fight against an evil organization which employs technology in order to extract the powerful essences of these aforementioned beasts and must ultimately defeat an OmnicidalManiac, with the Genius himself having to save [[DoomedHometown his home]]. Among the friends the group makes are a [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter cud]][[BigFun dly]] [[DanceBattler slam-dancer]], someone whose hobby is creating [[ArtAttacker visual]] [[CameraFiend records]] of local fauna, and someone who worked for the evil organization at one point in the story and looks on their past with regret. Another person who works for the organization attacks the maniac once they also realize the organization's goals are [[NotWhatISignedOnFor not what they signed on for]].\\
[[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Finally,]] a blonde-haired girl [[PrecociousCrush is very]] [[TheMatchmaker interested]] in the genius' love life.\\
The genius and the hero are '''[[Videogame/FinalFantasyVI King Edgar Figaro and Terra Branford]]''' respectively, right? Try [[spoiler:'''Clemont, Leader of the Lumiose City Gym, and Ash Ketchum''' from the XY series of the ''Pokemon'' Anime.]]


[[AC:DrNoPuma]]
* This character is a little white anthropomorphic rabbit named Max. He is part of a duo that forms [[ProtagonistTitle the title]] of the work in which they appear.\\
The other member of the duo is the [[RedOniBlueOni Blue Oni to Max's Red Oni]]. The other member is also bigger and taller than him.\\
They have starred in a kids' cartoon series adapted from their original work.\\
Is this other member '''[[Franchise/SamAndMax a hound]]''' or '''[[WesternAnimation/MaxAndRuby another rabbit]]'''?
* A RedOniBlueOni duo of {{Funny Animal}}s, and the protagonists of the work they appear in. They have appeared in an animated work that could be considered family-friendly.\\
One member of the duo - the Red Oni - is a rabbit, and the smaller and shorter of the two. This character is very ambitious, and prefers to take action immediately rather than think about the consequences.\\
The other member - the Blue Oni - is a canine of some sort. He is the bigger and taller of the two. He is more laid-back, and he has more of a way with words than the rabbit does.\\
The two are police officers who solve crimes using somewhat dubious methods.\\
'''Franchise/SamAndMax or [[Disney/{{Zootopia}} Nick Wilde and Judy Hopps]]?'''
* This character is a FunnyAnimal [[EverythingsSquishierWithCephalopods octopus]] who is the BigBad of a kid-friendly work released in the mid-2010's.\\
His EvilPlan involves kidnapping a bunch of cute marine animals. He has a huge army of octopus {{Mooks}}, and a giant mech of some sort, to help him achieve this goal. Some Mooks are more competent than others. However, he seems to be the only octopus who can talk.\\
His skin and eyes are brightly colored in such a way that is unusual[[note]]But maybe not ''impossible''. Time for a little biology lesson: Real octopuses have a wide variety of colors that they can change their skin to. We just don't commonly see brightly colored octopuses because they need dull colors to blend in with their surroundings.[[/note]] for an octopus.\\
He is one of the most well-received characters in his work, partly due to being very [[LaughablyEvil funny]]. He makes a lot of references to modern pop culture.\\
At the end, he is [[spoiler:imprisoned in a glass orb.]]\\
'''[[WesternAnimation/PenguinsOfMadagascar Dave]]''' or '''[[VideoGame/{{Splatoon}} DJ Octavio]]'''?
* This character is a FunnyAnimal [[EverythingsSquishierWithCephalopods octopus]] who is a major character in a family-friendly, comical work. One of his most notable traits is the fact that he [[HughMann disguises himself as a human]], but he acts very inhuman, which would clue any sane person in to the fact that he's really an octopus, but because most, if not all the humans in this work are TooDumbToLive, they don't notice.\\
Despite being an octopus, he is able to communicate with humans. Strangely, despite octopuses being invertebrates, he is somehow able to stand up straight on his tentacles.\\
'''VideoGame/{{Octodad}}''' or '''[[WesternAnimation/PenguinsOfMadagascar Dave]]'''?
* He is the main character of an indie game. His name is also [[ProtagonistTitle the title]] [[OneWordTitle of the game]] in which he appears. He is bald, and has long, floppy arms with no hands or fingers.\\
He is an AllLovingHero who is nice to everyone he meets, and is even willing to forgive those who try to hurt him. He is very different from all the people around him, but most people love him regardless.\\
[[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight He sometimes breaks the rules, but does so for good reasons]].\\
In his game, the last thing the player does is have him [[spoiler:give someone a hug.]]\\
'''VideoGame/{{Octodad}}''' or '''VideoGame/{{Dropsy}}'''?
* He is one of the main characters of a kids' work. He has appeared in an animated series.\\
He is an anthropomorphic rabbit [[AmazingTechnicolorWildlife with pink fur]].\\
He is a manchildish FatIdiot who is one of the funniest characters in the work he appears in.\\
He is often seen [[FanDisservice shirtless]].\\
He has a child who looks more or less exactly like him.\\
'''[[Literature/TheDumbBunnies Papa Bunny]]''' or '''[[WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball Richard Watterson]]'''?
* He is a major villain in a series with a large cast of antagonists. Said series features many FunnyAnimal characters as well.\\
He is one of the most [[CompleteMonster monstruous]] villains in his series. He is very egotistical, bearing no sympathy or love for anyone else but his pet spiders, which he loves to feed.\\
He is [[CatsAreMean a feline of some sort]].\\
His personality is very cold and refined. He tends to venture into ColdHam territory.\\
Though he displays some DirtyCoward tendencies, he is capable of putting up a fight on his own.\\
He doesn't go down easy - if he was even KilledOffForReal at all, although it is heavily implied that he did.\\
'''[[WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog Katz]]''' or '''[[Literature/{{Redwall}} Ungatt Trunn]]'''?
* The BigBad of a work released in the 2010's that plays with many video game tropes. He is [[spoiler:a video game character who was long thought to be dead]], but has assumed a new form[[note]]For the sake of avoiding spoilers, only the names of their "fake" identities will be listed below[[/note]].\\
He lures the hero in with a warm smile and a friendly personality, but quickly turns out to be quite FauxAffablyEvil - a psychopath who most certainly WouldHurtAChild.\\
He is well known for being a consistent source of NightmareFuel. One of the most disturbing things he does is when his face [[NightmareFace changes]]. Also, in the climax, [[spoiler:he goes OneWingedAngel, turning into an ''even more'' horrifying monster, and gloating about his new power. Fortunately, he is HoistByHisOwnPetard not long after.]]\\
In one of his forms, [[spoiler:he is royalty]].\\
He has many [[BrightIsNotGood bright]] colors.\\
He is very adept at hacking into video games for his own ends.\\
'''[[Disney/WreckItRalph King Candy]] or [[VideoGame/{{Undertale}} Flowey]]?'''
* They are the two main villains - the BigBad and TheDragon, respectively - of a CultClassic video game from TheNineties. Despite both being ChaoticEvil, they form a RedOniBlueOni duo. Both use some form of magic.\\
The BigBad is the blue oni. He is tall, dark, and menacing. He has [[EvilSoundsDeep a deep voice]], and [[EvilIsHammy he really hams it up at times]]. He wears long clothing, along with something golden. He spends most of the battle against him [[MookMaker summoning minions to attack you]].\\
TheDragon is the red oni. He is an evil clown, but despite his disturbing appearance - complete with a wide grin with MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily - he's more of a VillainousHarlequin than a full-blown MonsterClown. He confronts the hero far more often than the BigBad does, and with his high-pitched voice, small body, and rudeness, he is quite a SmallAnnoyingCreature.\\
'''[[VideoGame/{{Klonoa}} Ghadius and Joka]] or [[VideoGame/CarnEvil Ludwig von Tökkentäkker and Umlaut]]?'''
* He is the BigBad in an EdutainmentGame for kids.\\
One of his names is Mortimer. His last name starts with an M too.\\
He's an ObviouslyEvil man with graying, wildly unkempt hair and usually seen wearing a long coat.\\
He has a surprisingly high-pitched voice for a man, and is also a shining example of EvilIsHammy.\\
He is quite a PsychopathicManchild, who makes evil plots for [[EvilIsPetty rather silly reasons]]. But he is still very much LaughablyEvil. He's also quite a SmugSnake who has a comical VillainousBreakdown when the player beats the game.\\
He has many minions at his disposal to hinder the protagonist's progress, and he also dabbles in [[EvilSorcerer magic]].\\
'''VideoGame/IMMeen or [[VideoGame/SuperSolvers Morty Maxwell]]?'''

[[AC:[=Dragon_Feathers=]]]
* The villain of the second installment of a series, which is part of a larger universe, wants to cover the world in darkness. He plans to do so by fusing with a purplish-blackish-red source of dark power that has been [[SealedEvilinaCan sealed away for millennia.]] After he succeeds in fusing with said power during a [[WhenthePlanetsAlign convergence]], he gains a creepy cast to his appearance and [[GlowingEyesofDoom glowing]] [[RedEyesTakeWarning red eyes]]. The final battle with the brash, muscular hero involves traveling between dimensions using portals and destruction in a major world city. In a universe where most of the other villains are compelling [[AntiVillain Anti-Villains]] or [[MagnificentBastard Magnificent Bastards]], he stands out as a {{Generic Doomsday Villain}} and is a bit of a [[TheScrappy Scrappy]] in the large fandom. His installment premiered in the fall of 2013. From where does this evildoer hail? [[Film/ThorTheDarkWorld Svartalfheim]], or [[WesternAnimation/TheLegendofKorra the Northern Water Tribe]]?

* A young man with a ponytail (at some point in his life), blue eyes, and a name beginning with N is a prodigy with his world's source of {{Elemental Powers}}, thanks to his [[AbusiveParents horrible father]] (whose identity as such is a spoiler) raising him as a {{Tykebomb}}. Despite spending most of his story as a villain, he becomes sympathetic in the end and his final scene is a major {{Tearjerker}}. He is sometimes [[FoeYay shipped with the female lead]], who also has a ponytail. [[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite N Harmonia]], or [[WesternAnimation/TheLegendofKorra Noatak]]?

* This handsome young fellow with dark brown hair and amber-gold eyes is initially mistrusted by the hero because he's the son of the {{Big Bad}}. His sister is loyal to their father's nation. At the end of his series, [[AwesomeMomentofCrowning he becomes the leader of his nation.]] [[Literature/WarriorCats Brambleclaw]] or [[WesternAnimation/AvatartheLastAirbender Zuko]]?

* A gray-haired man [[VillainousCrush lusts after]] a green-eyed girl, but to say that she doesn't return his feelings is putting it mildly. At the climax of the story, he attempts to burn her and her family alive unless he chooses him. Despite being so despicable, this man has a {{Draco in Leather Pants}} fandom. It has to be [[Disney/TheHunchbackofNotreDame Frollo]], right? How about [[Literature/WarriorCats Ashfur]]?

[[AC: [=DrY9K=]]]
* This villain is an EvilSorcerer from a foreign country with a black beard, a robe, and a [[NonHumanSidekick talking, flying animal sidekick]] that later abandons him. He first appeared as the BigBad of an animated musical. He started out human, but eventually became a mythical, immortal creature, gaining more power in the process. Upon becoming immortal, he also gained a mystical item that functions as a SoulJar. Said SoulJar is destroyed in a fight with him, resulting in his TechnicolorDeath, during which his skeleton is exposed. But what is his name? Is it '''[[Disney/{{Aladdin}} Ja]]''''''[[Disney/AladdinTheReturnOfJafar far]]''' or '''[[WesternAnimation/{{Anastasia}} Rasputin]]'''?

[[AC:[=Earriorwatcher=]]]
* Born good, a great evil is forced upon him soon after his first appearance. This evil destroys all good within him. He eventually takes a new name, leaving behind the original one. The person that forced the evil upon him is slain, but he carries on and creates an army with the aim of taking over the world. He seems to have won, but a surprise [[DeusExMachina blast]] of [[HolyHandGrenade light and fire]] allows the heroes to destroy the evil that corrupted him. He is fatally wounded but gets to [[DyingAsYourself die as himself]].\\
Now, was the evil forced upon him [[Literature/TheMortalInstruments as a baby]] or [[VideoGame/WarCraft as]] [[VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft an adult]]?

[[AC:EpicLinkSam]]
* Older siblings that have a missing mother, as well as losing their second one. They are extremely protective of their younger siblings, yet fight them occasionally. Their eyes can turn red, as well as having blonde hair at one point. They have a hot blooded personality and a short fuse. They are close range fighters and have overwhelming power. And they both lost an arm to a sadistic man voiced by Creator/YuuichiNakamura. They're also the butt of many jokes in their fandoms due to being [[CosmicPlaything cosmic playthings]] in their universes. Are we talking about '''[[VideoGame/BlazBlue Ragna the Bloodedge]]''' or '''[[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} Yang Xiao Long]]'''?

[[AC:[=ErikS=]]]
* They reside in a dangerous forest of which the locals are terrified, within a cave-like home. They hail from a country far away and is clearly of a different ethnicity than the natives. Being genuinely badass, their actions have saved both local villages and whole nations. They are thought to be dangerous supernatural creatures, but that's just local superstition.\\
Are we talking about '''ComicStrip/ThePhantom''' or '''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Zecora]]'''?
%%Erik S, 27 Dec 2013

[[AC: [=ferrethugger98=]]]
* This [[TheCutie chipper and bright]] protagonist hails from a video game with humorous MissionControl conversations and NoFourthWall. He has blue eyes and brown hair, and a mother figure he is very devoted to. He is a BigEater who is [[ExtremeOmnivore not above eating things that should not be eaten]], which turns into a running gag. He is [[BunnyEarsLawyer very quirky, but people respect him as he does his job]]. A bit into the game, his mother figure seems to have abandoned him, and he is forced to fight her. However, it turns out to be a ruse set up by a third party. [[BreakTheCutie He doesn't take it well]].\\
Are we talking about '''[[VideGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater Big Boss]]''' or '''[[VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising Pit]]'''?
* This guy is involved with horse care, and his name, which starts with the letter combination '''"Sta"''', is a PunnyName playing on his affiliation with horses. Personality wise, he's generally laid-back, friendly and tries to prevent/avoid conflict whenever possible. Furthermore, he is a BigEater as well as part of some sort of duo.\\
Is this '''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Stahl]]''' or '''[[Series/MysterietPaGreveholm Staffan]]'''?

[[AC:Tropers/{{Floria}}]]
* This work of gritty live-action media is set in various locations near the US\Mexican border, and violence is an expected part of many characters' lives. The lead duo consists of an attractive, GoodIsNotNice, fair-haired white American who earns a living finding criminals and a more extroverted, affable, but at times underhanded Mexican man. The American is determined, very competent, and emotionally distant, but gets a PetTheDog scene that involves comforting a minor character on the verge of death. While this is by no means a domestic drama, the Mexican character gets additional character development via interacting with family members. And there's plenty of violent death.\\
Are they '''[[Series/TheBridgeUS Sonya Cross and Marco Ruiz]]''' or '''[[Film/TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly Blondie and Tuco]]''' in ?
%%Floria, 28 July 2013
* An American remake of a premise from Northwestern Europe. It's about a mystery-solving duo where the members are of different nationalities, ethnicities, genders, and neurotypes. The American half of the partnership is a woman. One of the partners has an AmbiguousDisorder with many features of autism. This character isn't close to many people, but does have a good relationship with the local ReasonableAuthorityFigure police lieutenant. This character takes their shirt off in the first episode. The darker-haired partner is most likely neurotypical, has better social skills, and is shown interacting with their family. The two are not romantically involved. Together, they solve murders!\\
'''[[Series/TheBridgeUS Sonya Cross and Marco Ruiz]]''' or '''[[Series/{{Elementary}} Sherlock Holmes and Joan Watson]]'''?
%%Floria, 28 July 2013
* A Cold War era homoerotic bromance ends tragically when the depth of the friends' ideological differences becomes clear, and one of the guys winds up getting shot.\\
'''Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr''' in ''Film/XMenFirstClass'' or [[spoiler: Jim Prideaux and Bill Haydon]] in ''Film/TinkerTailorSoldierSpy''?
* The sibling and partner of a beloved goddess is corrupted and turns into an intimidating, gothy villain who exemplifies DarkIsEvil. They're then banished to a dark, faraway realm, but set free by an astronomical event.\\
'''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Princess Luna]]''' or '''[[TableTopGame/{{Pathfinder}} Zon-Kuthon]]'''?
* An iconic duo in British popular fiction, consisting of a multitalented man who is far smarter than most of the other people in the cast, and his less intellectually brilliant devoted chronicler, who typically narrates their adventures. The genius, while never a true VillainProtagonist, can get into GoodIsNotNice or ManipulativeBastard territory at times. The chronicler is likable and popular with women, but his relationship with the genius outlasts any of his romances. Together, they're the most famous creations of a prolific author, and their adventures have been adapted into a Granada TV series.\\
'''[[SherlockHolmes Sherlock Holmes and John Watson]]''' or '''[[Literature/JeevesAndWooster Bertie Wooster and Jeeves]]'''?
* He's capable of feats none of his contemporaries can match, and his assistance is frequently sought out by those around him. He's a canonical CelibateHero (although his love life has been the subject of some controversial extracanonical speculations) with a devoted friend and follower named John, and an association with a woman named Mary M. He makes a dramatic return from the dead after three standard units of time. The stories of his life and activities have become major influential texts in Western culture and spawned a devoted following around the world, as well as inspiring [[FountainOfExpies many fictional imitators and homages]]. In visual adaptations, he's normally depicted with dark hair.\\
'''SherlockHolmes''' or '''[[Literature/TheBible Jesus of Nazareth]]'''?
* A duo consisting of a man and woman of similar ages and different ethnic backgrounds, who are very close friends. The man is an eccentrically clever (bordering on {{Cloudcuckoolander}}) BadassBookworm who is probably [[AmbiguousDisorder not entirely neurotypical]]. He's not very socially adept in the conventional sense, but he is, in his eccentric way, a keen student of human behavior. The woman is a conscientious BrainyBrunette with some [[WellDoneSonGuy Well Done Daughter Girl]] traits. She's not very tall or overtly intimidating looking, but you do ''not'' want to mess with her. One of the characters has struggled with substance abuse.\\
'''[[Series/{{Community}} Abed Nadir and Annie Edison]]''' or '''[[Series/{{Elementary}} Sherlock Holmes and Joan Watson]]'''?
* She's a beautiful Roma woman with innate mystical abilities and a fondness for revealing red outfits. While her powers are impressive, she normally works with a mixed group of companions rather than as a solo operator.\\
'''[[TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}} Seoni]]''' the iconic sorceress or the '''ComicBook/ScarletWitch'''?
* A platonic life partnership made up of two individuals with distinctly different appearances and personalities: the dark-haired, creepy, eccentrically smart (at least in some areas) JerkWithAHeartOfGold with unconventional and somewhat disturbing interests, and his BadassAdorable MoralityPet. Fanart loves to play up the [[OneHeadTaller height difference]] between the two, with the creepy guy as the taller partner. One member of each pair wears a BadassLongcoat. The one in the coat is sometimes portrayed with an autism-spectrum disorder in fanworks.\\
'''[[Webcomic/{{Homestuck}} Equius and Nepeta]]'''? Or '''[[Series/{{Sherlock}} Sherlock and John]]'''?
* The main good guys are the [[HairOfGoldHeartOfGold blond]] DorkKnight protagonist, a BadassNormal flyboy, and a petite, snarky ActionGirl. The leader of the bad guys is an older white man in an influential political position, but the villain who carries the most ''emotional'' weight is his [[{{TheDragon}} Dragon]], a black-clad masked cyborg with a strong past connection to the protagonist. The protagonist and the ActionGirl develop a strong bond over the course of the story, but do not ultimately become a romantic couple.\\
'''Luke, Han, Leia, Palpatine,''' and '''Vader''' from the Franchise/{{Star Wars}} Original Trilogy, or '''Steve, Sam, Natasha, Pierce,''' and the '''Winter Soldier''' from ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier''?
* Two characters from live-action media inspired by ''Creator/MarvelComics.'' They're both orphans with {{Dark And Troubled Past}}s and belong to superpowered branches of humanity. Both of them wind up making friends with a cute British scientist who has a more innocent worldview. Both characters' mothers were murdered by a FauxAffablyEvil Nazi scientist with a special interest in superpowered people - and during the stories' "present day" said Nazi looks ''far'' younger than he should for someone who was an adult with advanced scientific training during World War II.\\
'''Erik Lehnsherr''' in ''Film/XMenFirstClass'' or '''Skye''' in ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD''?
* He's a good-hearted but awkward and dorky young man with asthma, raised by a single mom, who worked as a nurse. He gains superpowers that cure his ailments and make him more physically impressive, but also vastly complicate his life. He remains an awkward dork even with superpowers, which is part of his charm. Despite his social awkwardness, he becomes the leader and moral compass of a group of superpowered people. While he's a very kind person with a strong moral compass (to the point of IncorruptiblePurePureness), he's not gratuitously violent, and he's devoted to his friends, he is not a pushover and he can kick ass if he thinks he has to. He's in love with a dark-haired ActionGirl and associated with the colors red and blue - appropriate, since he can be considered his fictional universe's equivalent to {{Superman}}.\\
'''[[Series/TeenWolf Scott McCall]]''' or '''[[Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger Steve]] [[Film/TheAvengers2012 Rogers]]'''?
* He's a FishOutOfWater - modern America is not his milieu of origin, but it's the setting for his most recent adventures. He's brave, good-hearted, conscientious, competent, has a strong moral compass, and possesses greater-than-average resistance to falling damage. He is also a total dork. While he is very physically fit and classic square-jawed, broad-shouldered, matinee-idol handsome, and many women in-universe find him attractive, he is by no means a skirt-chaser. He did fall for a beautiful, dangerous, and determined brunette woman, but it ended badly. He also gets plenty of HoYay with a couple of close male friends.\\
'''[[Series/DueSouth Benton Fraser]]''' or '''[[Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier Steve Rogers]]'''?
* A hero who returned from a decades-long nap as a HumanPopsicle to [[KingInTheMountain return to save the world when it needs him most]]. Not counting his time spent frozen, he's one of the youngest people on TheTeam, as well as the most [[WideEyedIdealist idealistic]] and devoted to his principles. Despite being one of the world's most formidable combatants (although his teammates outdo him in their areas of specialization), he is kind and {{adorkable}} at heart. His battles include keeping superpowered Nazi analogues from taking over the world and fighting a dangerous but tragic male DarkMagicalGirl equivalent who later makes a HeelFaceTurn.\\
'''[[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Aang]]''' or '''[[Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier Steve Rogers]]'''?
* A kind, dorky idealist named Steven. He's not the strongest member of his superhero team in terms of sheer power (although he does have abilities beyond those of a BadassNormal), but he has a strong moral compass and is good at inspiring people. His favored weapon is a shield.\\
Is Steven's last name '''[[WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse Universe]]''' or '''[[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica Rogers]]'''?
* A [[ScienceHero brilliant engineer]] who is the foil and ally of a legendary SuperSoldier. He's the child of an AmbiguouslyBi scientist who had a hero-worship crush on a blond World War II military hero. He bore a [[GenerationXerox strong resemblance]] to his father in his dad's younger years, but his dad TookALevelInJerkass as he grew older, while the son remained a heroic character despite some ill-advised decisions. He built a super-cool robot that was supposed to help keep the world safe, but it became a force of destruction instead, and he had to work with a legendary soldier, a red-haired ActionGirl, and some other people to take his creation down. He likes to give his synthetic creations [[BunnyEarsLawyer personality]]. He can be considered a "philanthropist."\\
'''[[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid Hal Emmerich]]''' or '''[[Film/IronMan Tony Stark]]'''?
* Badass, emotionally damaged rape survivor with long dark hair and a fondness for leather jackets is doing detective work in New York City when she discovers that her abuser is up to his old tricks and hurting other women.\\
'''[[Series/{{Elementary}} Kitty Winter]]''' or '''[[Series/JessicaJones2015 Jessica Jones]]'''?
* A snarky EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette UnscrupulousHero with enhanced physical abilities, an extremely DarkAndTroubledPast (including sexual abuse and mind control), and a tendency to self-medicate their [[BrokenBird resulting psychological problems]] through substance abuse fights crime in New York City.\\
'''Series/JessicaJones2015''' or '''[[Fanfic/AintNoGrave Bucky Barnes]]'''?
* Raspy-voiced GeniusBruiser who has [[BadassNormal no superpowers as such]], but his fighting prowess, [[HyperAwareness powers of observation]], and wide array of skills are impressive even by the standards of a group of unusually talented people. He's [[{{Hunk}} handsome and well-built]], popular with women and capable of turning on the charm with great proficiency, but a lasting romantic relationship with a civilian is not in the cards for him. He DoesNotLikeGuns (although he's capable with them under [[BatmanGrabsAGun extreme circumstances]]), but is good enough with [[TechnicalPacifist less lethal]] approaches that he can hold his own against opponents who don't have his scruples. Despite being a [[TheDreaded very scary man]], he's [[FriendToAllChildren good with kids]] and [[PapaWolf very protective of them]], and, despite being kind of grumpy, he functions very well as part of a team.\\
'''[[Series/{{Leverage}} Eliot Spencer]]''' or '''Franchise/{{Batman}}'''?

[[AC: Malady]]
* A girl who uses water powers, is stuck away from home, and wants to go back.
** Does she make wings out of water, and almost destroy the world trying to get back home?
Is it: [[LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex Misha Kurtzev]] or [[WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse Lapis Lazuli]]?
** Is her hair blue?
Is it [[WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse Lapis Lazuli]] or [[Fanfic/DungeonKeeperAmi Ami Mizuno]]?
** Is she a spellcasting heavenly being that's not fighting at full strength?
[[LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex Misha Kurtzev]] or [[Fanfic/DungeonKeeperAmi Ami Mizuno]]?


[[AC: Mr. Forsaken]]
* As they are dragged into a conflict involving both humanity and a race of monsters, they undergo serious changes in personality. Despite experiencing pain and tragedies, they still try to help other people, even as the world around them crumbles and races towards apocalypse in a very [[CosmicHorrorStory lovecraftian style]]. However it is [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters humans' own cruelty]] and [[FantasticRacism bigotry]] that hurts them the most, taking from them [[spoiler: their family]]. In the end they [[spoiler: run to their LoveInterest, only to find them murdered by humans for being associated with monsters. It's final straw that pushes them abandon humanity, leading to its extinction]].\\
'''[[Manga/{{Narutaru}} Shiina Tamai]]''' or '''[[Manga/{{Devilman}} Akira Fudou]]'''?
* Born in proud family, this person takes lead of possibly most powerful organization in the setting and use them to achieve their ambitions, which involve establishing completely new world order, with themselves at the top. Has mastered setting’s magic to the point of having no equals and develops a strong interest in one of the protagonist, who shows similar level of talent, trying to make that person join them. It is pointed in-universe that what that person might really wanted was to have a friend. In the finale [[spoiler: that person’s most loyal and trusted subbordinate dies for their sake]].\\
Is that person '''[[WesternAnimation/{{Stormhawks}} Master Cyclonis]]''' or '''[[Anime/DevilSurvivor2 Yamato Hotsuin]]'''?

[[AC:Tropers/{{foxmccloud4387}}]]
* The protagonist is a thoroughly selfless school student who can only find satisfaction in helping others, and has an idealistic view on the world. Another (more popular) major character is an enigmatic, aloof, and ruthless individual whose motivation is unknown and whose powers are mysterious and kept hidden (because they are very revealing of their user's past). They oppose the ideals of the protagonist and aren't afraid to voice this, often coming into clashes with the protagonist's friends whenever they do so. Eventually, the major character turns out to have come from the future, and their past is revealed; they were once kind and wide-eyed themselves, and knew the protagonist very well in their timeline, but tragic events and circumstances left them bitter and broken. And their ultimate motive, which they will pursue to no end and through many timelines, is to prevent the protagonist from making a tempting contract that offers them a chance to help others but will ultimately bring them nothing but ruin. (On a side note, the major character is sometimes shown with a bow, but more often than not uses a completely different kind of weapon - en masse, sometimes.)\\
Are the protagonist and major character, respectively, '''[[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Madoka Kaname and Homura Akemi]]'''? Or are they '''[[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Shirou Emiya and Archer]]'''?

[[AC:Tropers/{{Frozenwolf150}}]]
* With the utterance of an incantation, a flash of lightning transforms this character from an average youth into a musclebound superhero, possessing incredible strength and nigh invulnerability. His powers are magical in nature, and were granted to him by an ancient sorcerer. He often teams up with other heroes with a wide assortment of powers to battle the forces of evil. His archnemesis is an evil warlord who wields black magic and sees himself as the rightful ruler of the world.\\
Is he '''[[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel]]''' or '''[[WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse2002 He-Man]]'''?
* He comes from a story meant to satirize the types of characters found in other superhero stories. He's likely the most powerful character in his universe, capable of blasting an opponent to smoldering bits with little effort, and he has no known weaknesses. He went completely bald after getting his powers, which seem to be rooted in the reality of his universe. He's indestructible and can't be harmed in any way. Most of the time he shows very few emotions and is distant from everyone to the point of not caring about much at all. Thus he has spent his existence looking for anything that can help him feel again, to no avail.\\
Is he '''[[ComicBook/{{Watchmen}} Dr. Manhattan]]''' or '''[[Webcomic/{{OnePunchMan}} Saitama]]'''?

[[AC:Tropers/{{Gamermaster}}]]
* Fate is an AntiVillain ArtificialHuman created by the BigBad who bears the memories of their predecessor, fights with elemental powers, has a habit of raising orphans, has tons of HoYay with and is eventually [[DefeatMeansFriendship befriended by]] the main character. \\
Is their surname '''[[Franchise/LyricalNanoha Testarossa]]''' or '''[[Manga/MahouSenseiNegima Averruncus]]'''?

[[AC:Tropers/GuestOfDishonour]]
* Known for being a cold and calculating genius, though most certainly capable of [[LargeHam turning up the volume]] at times, and his charisma commanded the attention of a most ragtag force. He was surrounded by a fair number of eager women yet had several outstanding moments of HoYay, though he placed far more importance on tactics and warfare than he ever did sexual relations. Family-wise, his mother was a powerful influence on him, had a most complicated relationship with his domineering father, and was close with his little sister who ended up losing the ability to walk. Despite his own forces rebelling against him, he came to rule a vast and mighty empire at a young age, yet died at a young age too. Held an odd connection with a certain thunder god (or along those lines), and there was definitely something about one of his eyes.\\
'''UsefulNotes/AlexanderTheGreat''' or '''[[Anime/CodeGeass Lelouch Lamperouge]]'''?
%%Guest of Dishonor, 3 May 2013

[[AC: HeroGal2347]]
* An {{Adorkable}} ButtMonkey and PluckyComicRelief character who tags along with the local superhero, can contact said hero with a watch, and sometimes has powers of his own.\\
'''[[WesternAnimation/KimPossible Ron Stoppable]]''', '''ComicBook/JimmyOlsen''' or '''[[ComicStrip/DickTracy Pat Patton]]'''?
* A [[TopHeavyGuy top heavy]] GentleGiant who has WellDoneSonGuy issues. He is a GeniusDitz whose employer has SurroundedByIdiots moments when he's around. He leads a group of boy scout expies that are named after a small rodent of some kind.\\
'''[[Disney/TheEmperorsNewGroove Kronk]]''' or '''[[WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987 Launchpad [=McQuack=]]]'''?
* A bald supervillain [[AntiVillain who is not actually as bad as you would expect]]. His help is {{Adorkable}} and [[UndyingLoyalty loyal]]. He finds himself up against an antagonist who is much more dangerous than he is and who he goes to great lengths to stop as a result.\\
'''[[WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain Brain]]''', '''WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}}''', or '''[[WesternAnimation/DespicableMe Gru]]'''?
* A blond-haired orphaned protagonist who has had a hard life, partially due to an unusual ability of theirs which frightens other people. Their problems are compounded by the antagonist, who wants to take over their position and is part of a [[TheReveal surprising twist.]] Said protagonist almost gives up, but is rescued by the interference of a member of their family, who enables them to see that their unusual ability can be useful and that they are [[YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre better than they think they are.]] The character ends the story with new hope. (Also, a turning point in their life is punctuated by a song containing the lyrics "let it go."\\
'''[[Disney/{{Frozen}} Elsa]]''' or '''[[Disney/MeetTheRobinsons Lewis]]'''?
* A pair of individuals of the same sex, one a quasi-aristocrat and the other a servant with whom said character has a friendly relationship. The aristocrat is forced out of their comfortable situation by an incident which happens abroad. They try to maintain a positive mental state, in spite of circumstances making it increasingly difficult. The servant is very fond of the aristocrat, tries to comfort them, and is more distressed about the aristocrat's problems than their own. The pair bond further through a long period of difficulties. Ultimately, the positive circumstances are restored, and the servant even takes a step up from their previous position.\\
'''[[Literature/ALittlePrincess Sara and Becky]]''' or '''[[Literature/LordOfTheRings Frodo and Sam]]'''?
* A character encounters trouble since the early days of their life, thanks to an unusual characteristic of theirs which invites negative reactions from the people around them. Their relationship with their father was not the best, although they wanted to please him. Their deepest relationship is a friendship with a member of the same sex who looks past their unusual characteristics and the potential negatives thereof and sees a good person. Ultimately they decide it is not so important as they thought to hide what makes them unusual.\\
'''[[Disney/{{Frozen}} Elsa]]''', '''[[Theatre/{{Wicked}} Elphaba]]''', or '''[[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Spock]]'''?
* An {{Adorkable}} NiceGuy who is a stickler for responsibility and a major {{Determinator}}, even when facing terrifying monsters that could kill him. [[ChronicHeroSyndrome He will always try to help other people]], no matter how far he's outmatched. Despite canonically being a hero, he is hated and villainized by some fans. He falls in love with a cynical {{Tsundere}} with connections to the army. Said woman is a [[TheLadette Ladette]] who is typically right in the thickest of the action. In spite of her rougher nature,[[SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan she likes nice guys]] and ultimately reciprocates his affections enough to marry him.\\
'''Franchise/{{Superman}} and ComicBook/LoisLane''' or '''[[Disney/WreckItRalph Fix-it Felix Jr. and Sgt. Calhoun]]'''?
* A cheerful, spunky redhead with InnocentBlueEyes who goes through a good deal of nasty scenarios, but bounces back from them so quickly you might think hadn't happened at all. Said character is HeterosexualLifePartners with a local character with special powers, who is AfraidOfTheirOwnStrength and their worst nightmare involves hurting said redhead with their powers.\\
'''[[Disney/{{Frozen}} Princess Anna]]''' or '''ComicBook/JimmyOlsen'''?
* Two odd partners who frequently work together despite one constantly insulting the other. The first is a serious person whose ethnicity is also different from the norm in the area they frequent and who is frequently seen with gold. He is a hero, but that doesn't mean he's very friendly or that he [[EnragedByIdiocy takes goof-ups or odd behavior very well]]. The other is a CloudCuckoolander pilot whose antics get on the first one's nerves. Said pilot can fly anything, even if he's never seen it before, but the crazy aerobatic stunts he likes to pull might terrify his passengers. This pilot has seen a psychiatrist, but he functions fairly well among the group he frequents, who act as a second family. In spite of their fighting, the two are very fond of and loyal to each other. Neither should be messed with, as both can be formidable opponents.\\
'''[[Series/TheATeam B.A. Baracus and H.M. Murdock]]''' or '''[[WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987 Scrooge [=McDuck=] and Launchpad [=McQuack=]]]'''?


[[AC:[=HotmanX32=]]]
* A villain, a NecessarilyEvil one at that, is seen as a criminal by his/her country/village and wants them dead. the villain sets up a [[ZeroApprovalGambit plan]] to have someone closest to them to kill them. After their death, it's been revealed that said villain was a FakeDefector and was GoodAllAlong.\\
Are we referring to '''[[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater Big Boss]]''' here, or '''[[Manga/{{Naruto}} Itachi Uchiha]]'''?
%%Hotman X32, 7 Feb 2014
* The {{Deuteragonist}} was the top student back in his academy days, and many of the female cast expressed interest in him, but pays them no mind. He's about to put his past behind him until his big brother, a criminal, is mentioned in his presence. From there, he behaves very differently towards his brother as opposed to the rest of the cast. Along the way, he gets manipulated by a [[AnimalMotif snake-themed]] villain and eventually defects from his government. Eventually, he softens up as the story progresses.\\
'''[[Videogame/{{Blazblue}} Jin Kisaragi]]''' or '''[[Anime/{{Naruto}} Sasuke Uchiha]]'''?
%%HotmanX32, 9 Feb 2014

[[AC:Tropers/Icestar1186]]
* This character from a 15-book long[[note]]Depending on how you count[[/note]] fantasy series starts his life as [[TheBlacksmith a simple blacksmith,]] but due to the influence of a female character with supernatural powers, he leaves his home and eventually becomes a hero. He proves to be extremely skilled at forging alliances, convincing many leaders and rulers to support him, and he eventually achieves a title of nobility for himself, becoming the lord of his home town (despite a somewhat disagreeable member of the town council). He ends up leading an army and winning several battles for the forces of good, but not without help. His LoveInterest and eventual wife turns the tide of a critical battle for the safety of his homeland by leading reinforcements to aid him when all seems lost. At some point, he ends up forging a powerful weapon against evil, and he wields it in the final battle against the forces of darkness. Now, is this man [[Literature/TheWheelOfTime Perrin Aybara]] or [[Literature/DeltoraQuest Adin of Del?]]

[[AC:Juneberries]]
* A young and ObliviouslyEvil RealityWarper with little to no grasp of the scope of their powers, which, nevertheless, scares everybody ''around'' them enough into keeping them eternally happy, lest their entire world suffer as a result of their self-centered sense of displeasure. '''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya''' or '''[[Literature/ItsAGoodLife Anthony]]''' '''[[TheTwilightZone1959 Fremont]]'''?

[[AC:Tropers/{{Kayube}}]]
* This character spends a lot of time in an isolated setting that, partially due to its implementation of a GroundhogDayLoop that keeps certain actions from (apparently) having any permanent consequences, serves as a metaphor for video games. At first, the character tried to be a hero in this setting and even find love, but eventually [[FaceHeelTurn turned to villainy]] and began repeatedly killing the setting's inhabitants while trying to make things more interesting for himself. One of the work's major plot twists reveals that this character and another character are actually the same person.\\
Is it [[Series/{{Westworld}} The Man in Black]], or [[VideoGame/{{Undertale}} Flowey]]?
* This green-eyed teenage girl from an anime-styled work is one of the most popular students at her school. After falling in LoveAtFirstSight with a newcomer to her social circle, she adds a new complication to the story's LoveDodecahedron. However, she has a dark secret: [[spoiler:she's not a real person, and she's involved in a plot to separate the object of her affection from any other potential love interests. Near the end of the story, the girl and the one she loves end up together in a separate world. She's separated from them in the end, but ends up performing one final act to save the protagonist, which results in deleting herself from existence.]]\\
Is it [[VisualNovel/DokiDokiLiteratureClub Monika]], or [[Anime/TenchiInTokyo Sakuya Kumashiro]]?
* This character took over the role of BigBad from the villain who had held that title for the majority of the series up to that point. Ultimately, they're killed after giving a speech to someone who had been on their side until then, exhorting them to kill a common enemy in a way that [[TemptingFate applies to themselves as well]].\\
Is it [[Film/TheLastJedi Snoke]] or [[Film/TheHungerGamesMockingjay Alma Coin]]?

[[AC:Tropers/KnightOfNASA]]
* This government agency has a militaristic root, features wings and shield as one of its insignia, receive tiny amount of budget but have awesome and expensive gears such as pseudo jetpacks and the fastest transportation method known to man [[note]] As of 2013 and what is revealed [[/note]], members are universally recognized as the best of the best but few would want to join the agency itself due to high death rate and low pay rate, have few political allies, play as a political football a dozen times in the course of about 100 years of history since its inception, have research halted due to ObstructiveBureaucrat, a blue eyed, strong leader who contributed a lot to the agency and pull it thru the political field, combat against the environment, certain jobs have high death rates and deaths that do occur is moaned by the survivors as a [[HeroicSacrifice sacrifice for the benefit of humanity]], the research done by the agency range from machinery to biology and many useful spinoff came about due to the research, and is adored by civilians much more than other parts of the government. The uniform associated with the agency is a derivative of blue (or depending on the classification, green).\\
Is this organization '''[[Manga/AttackOnTitan Survey Corps]]''' or '''[[UsefulNotes/{{NASA}} NASA/NACA]]'''?
%%Knight Of NASA, 11 Nov 2013

[[AC:Koolkev]]
* This young boy is a half-human hybrid who grows up and matures throughout the series. The show has action and fantasy mixed in with a slice of life/coming of age feeling. He goes through his daily human life while he deals with the supernatural phenomenons of his non-human half and meets both good and evil entities and protects humanity and the Earth with his non-human powers!\\
'''[[Anime/DragonBallZ Son Gohan]]''', '''[[WesternAnimation/AmericanDragonJakeLong Jake Long]]''', '''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom''', or '''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'''?

[[AC:Tropers/{{Ladyrevan}}]]
* This HoYay filled relationship takes place in a [[DarkerAndEdgier quite dark]] anime/manga where the plot revolves around organic HumongousMecha defending a city from monsters. One person has extremely low self-esteem, a dead mother and a [[AbusiveParents cold and distant father]] who is a key element in the mostly-unreleased conspiracy and has ties to the ''true'' BigBad, and a key motivation for them is winning the approval of those around them. The other person was their only genuine source of love (up until TheReveal), has a shrouded-in-mystery past, is one of the monsters attacking the city in the first place, and has ScrewDestiny as a motivation. As a consequence of TheReveal, they're separated, utterly ''breaking'' the heroic half. Are we talking about [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Kaworu and Shinji]] here, or [[Manga/AttackOnTitan Ymir and Christa]]?
* This man hunts man-eating monsters for a living, is considered TheAce, in-universe as well as out, is typically emotionless and cold, shows hints of sadism against his enemies, and is [[EnsembleDarkhorse popular]] enough to get his own spinoff manga.His sheer badassness and mysterious origins have fueled MANY EpilepticTrees about him being something more than human [[spoiler:and in one case, they were right.]] He first met the [[AmnesiacHero amnesiac]] ProHumanTranshuman protagonist by beating the absolute SHIT out of him, yet he later becomes a valuable mentor to the main character (almost a ParentalSubstitute.)\\
'''[[Manga/TokyoGhoul Arima Kishou]]''' or '''[[Manga/AttackOnTitan Levi]]'''?
* This person has messy [[FieryRedhead red]] [[EvilRedhead hair,]] [[CurtainsMatchTheWindow matching eyes]] and CuteLittleFangs. They UsedToBeASweetKid and [[WeUsedToBeFriends were friends]] with at least one other member of the main cast, until they hit their CynicismCatalyst caused by failing to fulfill their father's dream, turning them into the SourOutsideSadInside {{Jerkass}} we see at the start of the anime. They share significant FoeYay with the other half of their RedOniBlueOni pairing, who has a ''strong'' connection with water, to the point where they're frequently compared to a mermaid (and actually ''are'' a mermaid, in dreams). They [[TookALevelInKindness take a level in kindness]] as the series goes on, in no small part due to the "mermaid's" influence, eventually culminating in them trying ''desperately'' to save the mermaid from their emotional breakdown in episode 9, a major WhamEpisode of the series.\\
'''[[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Kyoko Sakura,]]''' right? Or '''[[Anime/{{Free}} Rin Matsuoka?]]'''
* This RedOniBlueOni pair of volleyball teammates consists of a sunny, HotBlooded GenkiGirl/{{Keet}} protagonist with [[FieryRedhead bright orange]] AnimeHair, who is clumsy and lacks volleyball experience, yet is a powerful spiked nonetheless (leading to an AttackAttackAttack strategy on the court); and their rival and deutragonist, a serious, commanding, and [[IceQueen cold and haughty]] person who [[DefrostingIceQueen defrosts]] as the series goes on, and who is frequently frustrated by the protagonist's antics. They don't get along at first, but after a good dose of TeethClenchedTeamwork, they become very close FireForgedFriends.\\
'''[[Anime/AttackerYou You Hazuki and Nami Ayase]]''' or their {{Spear Counterpart}}s '''[[Manga/{{Haikyuu}} Shoyo Hinata and Tobio Kageyama]]'''?

[[AC:Tropers/{{Lale}}]]
* Circumstances force these two very incompatible college students to become roommates. The first is a genius {{bookworm}} with green skin who is constantly teased and ostracized by most of the school but ignores it, choosing to focus not on being popular but on achieving a career where "when people see me, they will scream!" The second (known mostly by a nickname) is a highly-popular and rather powerful student from a well-known family who easily/instantly wins everyone else's respect as easily as the first earns their scorn. Their intense loathing for each other, however, eventually evolves into deep friendship. The second achieves their ambitious dream. The first becomes the ally of their society's outcasts and never gives up on their chosen path, despite never winning (not in the way they always planned, at least). The climax comes when the first has to flee a troop of people hunting them.\\
Are they '''[[Theatre/{{Wicked}} Elphaba and Glinda]]''' or their {{Spear Counterpart}}s '''[[WesternAnimation/MonstersUniversity Mike and Sully]]'''? %%Lale, 15 July 2013
* A scoundrel achieves wealth and power by creating a media empire where the truth is not even a concern and the Number 1 priority is destroying enemies, spreading propaganda, controlling public opinion, and weaving a net that allows him to control anything and everything. It works -- he becomes powerful, feared, and hated and able to afford anything and everything, from a mansion to beautiful women... only to realize that all his wealth and power hasn't made him happy.\\
'''Literature/CitizenKane''' or '''Gail Wynand's''' sub-plot of ''Literature/TheFountainhead''? %%Lale, 16 July 2013
* These stiff, emotionless kids who consider themselves superior to everyone else look almost identical and speak in an identical creepy monotone. They serve their father, the protagonist's EvilUncle with [[ElementalPowers power over one of the elements]], who becomes a major antagonist after the show's first season.\\
'''[[WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor The Delightful Children From Down The Lane]]''' or '''[[WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra Avatar Korra's cousins]]'''?
%%Lale, 16 Sept. 2013

[[AC:LaptopGuy]]
* This professional wrestler debuted in WWE on the ''[=SmackDown=]'' brand. He never got introduced to the ring by the lead announcer. For two and a half years, he did not make the slightest change to his gimmick. It got stale, and the fans hated it. Then, out of nowhere, he made a surprising change of alignment. He almost immediately got a world title shot against a long-time veteran, and fans started to warm up to him. About six months later, due to a sudden incident that made a wrestler unable to compete, WWE rushed to make booking changes, and this Superstar reverted back to his original alignment. His new gimmick was an inverted version of his gimmick of the last six months, before slowly transitioning back to his original gimmick. The fans who started to like him once again couldn't stand him.\\
Is this wrestler '''[[Wrestling/RonKillings R-Truth]]''' or '''Wrestling/AlbertoDelRio'''?
%%[=LaptopGuy=], 17 Jun. 2014
* This wrestler spent a very short time as an AxCrazy heel, but smarks revere his work during that period and he has become an EnsembleDarkhorse. However, most of his career was spent as a kid-appeal low-card face, and his face work is held in very poor regard by the IWC. '''[[Wrestling/RonKillings R-Truth]]''' again, right? Actually, it could also be '''Wrestling/DoinkTheClown'''. \\
Wrybread2 has noted that if the above were said about a tag team rather than singles wrestler, and allowing for a longer time as heels (and for not being in the WWE), the description would also apply to '''[[Wrestling/TheBushwhackers The Sheepherders]]'''.
* This wrestler made his name on various national circuits under his real name before joining WWE, where he was given a stage name. His first big break came as being the most experienced member of a major heel stable. After he left the stable, he eventually formed a wildly popular babyface tag team. However, the one thing this wrestler is known for, above all else, is his one word catchphrase.\\
Are we talking about '''[[Wrestling/RonSimmons Faarooq]]''' or '''[[Wrestling/BryanDanielson Daniel Bryan]]'''?
%%[=LaptopGuy=], 17 Jun. 2014
* This wrestler had a productive career in various wrestling promotions but is today mostly remembered for an embarrassing stint in WWE.\\
'''Terry Taylor''' or '''Chris Harris'''?
%%[=LaptopGuy=], 9 Feb. 2015
* This wrestler was a member of a group of Internet favorite wrestlers. They were the only homegrown talent in a group of otherwise independently-trained wrestlers, and much of their popularity with WWE's higher ups had to do with their connection to a legendary family in the business. Once the group began to part ways, however, it was clear that they were the favorite of the bigwigs to get a massive push on the main roster. Fans began to turn on them and started booing them even when they were being pushed as faces. As their popularity plummeted, those of their ex-stablemates continued to prosper.\\
'''Wrestling/{{Charlotte}}''' or '''Wrestling/RomanReigns'''?
%%[=LaptopGuy=], 13 Sep. 2016

[[AC:LatverianBadger]]
* This trio of characters belongs to a criminal organization that participates in such dirty business as assassination and sabotage. One, a leader of the organization, is in a romantic relationship with his protege, while said protege is slowly growing disillusioned with the methods their group employs, and the third member of the trio sticks closely to the two but is jealous of their relationship. Finally, the protege turns against and abandons the organization, and the leader, feeling betrayed, begins hunting her down with the third wheel's assistance. Eventually, however, the protege and the third wheel manage to reconcile to an extent. Are we talking '''[[{{VideoGame/GuiltyGear}} Zato=1, Millia Rage and Venom]]'''? Or '''[[{{WebAnimation/RWBY}} Adam Taurus, Blake Belladona and Ilia Amitola]]'''?

[[AC:Lavendermintrose]]
* This blue-blooded Brit is something of a genius, and enjoys playing chess. His family was attacked, leaving him without parents. He makes a contract with an [[Really700YearsOld immortal]] supernatural being to get powers with the intention of getting revenge for his family. His powers manifest in the form of his purple eye glowing. The supernatural figure stays by his side, helping him, but at the same time, withholding vital information from him. Nevertheless, he considers that character to be his most trusted ally. It takes a while, though, for that figure to see him as something more than a means to an end. The character in question can be [[VillainProtagonist quite ruthless]] at times, something the fanbase would [[DracoInLeatherPants rather ignore]], though he is shown [[AntiVillain quite sympathetically]], and he is a prime example of {{Bishonen}}. He also does genuinely care about those close to him, particularly a young girl who he wants to keep from getting involved - a task which becomes increasingly difficult.\\
Is it '''[[Anime/CodeGeass Lelouch vi Britannia]]''' or '''[[Manga/BlackButler Ciel Phantomhive]]'''?

* This sweet, rather {{Moe}} guy seems to be the ButtMonkey in this equation. He's found himself on the wrong side of a Badass with long black hair, but now they have to become companions in order to reach a goal, along with a rather childlike female sidekick. They are being pursued by one of the sexiest characters voiced by Creator/PatrickSeitz, along with his rather stoic female assistant. Then, the main character realizes [[spoiler: that he's actually [[AmnesiacGod an all-powerful]] but rarely seen figure - the title character]]. In the English dub, he is played by one of the hosts of the "All Work No Play" podcast (Creator/LiamOBrien and Creator/SamRiegel).\\
Is this '''[[Anime/ErgoProxy Vincent]]''' or '''[[Anime/{{K}} Yashiro]]'''?

* This character is very traditional, has long, black hair, and uses a traditional Japanese weapon. Their name sounds like a common word, and on at least one occasion, another character says that word and this character wonders if that person means them. They are in a group with two {{Moe}} airheads, and this character ends up essentially babysitting the other two. One of the airheads is sort of a de facto leader of the entire main cast (which evens out to a group of nine divided into three groups of three, and they meet in a small, colorful room in a school). This character is particularly protective of the leader, and gets very emotional over finding the leader when they go missing. (The other airhead has an animal name and motif). This character also gets very flustered at the idea of nudity and revealing costumes. There is also an eating establishment that several cast members are affiliated with as their home, that shares a name with a certain [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica puella magi]] who ''also'' has long black hair and a protective role.\\
Is this '''[[Anime/{{K}} Kuroh]]''' or '''[[Anime/LoveLive Umi]]'''?

* A boy and girl who look very similar and have been very close since childhood are amazed when a powerful supernatural object is discovered in their town during a war. A soldier from another country comes to help them figure out how to use it, and while they work together, he ends up falling in love with one of the pair. [[spoiler: That one dies.]] One of the pair becomes immortal, and the soldier is rather ruthless in taking this into account - he will blow up large areas knowing that the immortal one is there, because he knows his friend won't be killed, with no regard towards the emotional trauma it could cause. The soldier and the immortal ([[IronWoobie not always angsty]]) [[AngstySurvivingTwin surviving "twin"]] move on after the war to lead a new world, with a goal to bring happiness to everyone.\\
Are they '''[[Anime/ValvraveTheLiberator L-elf, Haruto, and Shoko]]''' or '''[[Anime/{{K}} the Dresden Trio]]'''?

* This one might be [[ActorAllusion intentional]] - a character with a red motif played by Creator/JunFukuyama and a character with a black motif played by Creator/DaisukeOno. The FieryRedhead is more, well, hot-headed and tends to leap before looking, while the one in black is more calm, calculating, and deadly - but he has a sweet side on a particular topic, and he can cook. ''Really'' well. They come from different supernatural factions, and while they sometimes fight - when the red one is trying to kill the small but not-so-innocent person that the one in black has to protect - they also have teamed up against common enemies - often ones from a different faction who are threatening to unleash a supernatural force that will hurt normal people. The red one is paired with a [[RedOniBlueOni cool-headed]], somewhat snarky glasses-wearing supernatural office-worker.\\
Are they '''[[Manga/BlackButler Sebastian and Grell]]''' or '''[[Anime/{{K}} Kuroh and Misaki]]'''?

* '''''Major SPOILER warning.''''' This character, who is voiced by Creator/SamRiegel in the dub, grew up in TheEmpire, but wasn't the heroic type to take a stand against them. He was swept along with it, and had a fairly important position with them even before things happened, but then an incident happened in which a beloved sibling of his died. While mourning his sibling, he ends up pushed into a position of authority that he didn't want, and isn't cut out for, by a [[WarriorPrince more warlike friend/sibling]]. Not that he's completely useless - he's very good at ''something'', but it's not ruling. In this position, he goes to Japan, which has just lost the war. A time passes before the beginning of the series. In the first episode, a battle happens, and it is stopped by a {{Bishonen}} with [[RavenHairIvorySkin black hair]] and PurpleEyes. An episode ends with the bishonen character [[note]](not that the focal character isn't also a bishonen)[[/note]] pointing a weapon at him, threatening to kill him. The next episode starts with him begging for his life, and mentioning a younger sibling for whose sake the bishonen should spare him. The bishonen's eventual decision shapes the rest of the plot for the first season - it's something he can't go back from, and several people strongly dislike him for it, including a person in a similar position to the focal character, who is more responsible and scorns the focal character for not being more like them. After the first season, fans speculated that the focal character might [[HesJustHiding still be alive]].\\
So was he [[Anime/CodeGeass killed there]] or did he [[Anime/{{K}} escape, and the bishonen later chooses to protect him]]?[[note]] And in Japanese, is the bishonen the "black" example above, or the same seiyuu as the "red"?[[/note]]

* A boy with white hair and golden eyes who is "royal", a boy with black hair in a ponytail who is a "knight", tons of ShipTease between them, and a girl who turns into an animal, whose [[ADogNamedDog name is the name of that animal]], who defends the royal boy from the knight, before the knight becomes ''his'' knight.\\
Is the fourth member a [[Anime/PrincessTutu Dark Magical Girl]] or an actual [[Anime/{{K}} Ordinary High School Student]]?

* This couple features a Japanese male with black hair and a European male with silver hair who is three years older (at least physically - his mental age is [[BunnyEarsLawyer another story]]). The older one was seen as untouchable, and admired from a distance by the younger, until they [[MeetCute Met Cute]] and it was obvious from that moment that they would have something. The older one used to have long hair, but does not anymore. He also used to be very admired in his field to the point where he was LonelyAtTheTop (and more literally than one might imagine), but now he is a teacher/mentor. He occasionally says things in his [[GratuitousGerman native]] [[GratuitousRussian language]], even when the rest of the conversation is in [[TranslationConvention Japanese or English]]). There is also something of a power imbalance between them, with the older as a leader and the younger as his follower, but they are both too {{Adorkable}} for it to be a real problem.\\
Do they have [[Anime/{{K}} a cat]] or [[Anime/YuriOnIce a dog]]?

* This mysterious, silver-haired boy is voiced by Creator/RyoheiKimura (and there is no dub). His team has number codes, and his is 11. He's always thinking several steps further than everyone else, and when all seems lost, often he is able to come up with a plan to save everyone, just in time.\\
But is he an [[Anime/ValvraveTheLiberator assassin]] or an [[Music/{{Tsukiuta}} idol]]?[[note]]To anyone else who can't unsee it, I'm sorry.[[/note]]

[[AC:Lemia]]
* An [[TheIngenue extremely idealistic]] Creator/{{Disney}} [[PrincessClassic princess]] with strawberry-blond hair dreams of finding her true love and falls in LoveAtFirstSight with a handsome prince she sings a love duet with and agrees to marry him on the spot. However, when the princess has to undergo an unexpected journey to places she's never been to before due to the actions of a queen, she meets a gruff but kind-hearted man who expresses disbelief that she'd marry someone she's known for only a very brief amount of time and who she eventually develops feelings for. When the princess is put under a magical curse from the aforementioned queen that will kill her if true love doesn't save her in time, it's initially assumed that the prince she met before her journey will be the one to save her with TrueLovesKiss but it doesn't work and ThePowerOfLove that frees her ends up coming from an unexpected source.\\
Now, is this princess named '''[[Film/{{Enchanted}} Giselle]]''' or '''[[Disney/{{Frozen}} Anna]]'''?
%%Lemia, 19 Jan. 2014
* An exceptionally buff and strong male protagonist with a name that begins with T in a film titled after him has grown up away from human civilization and consequently goes through a FishOutOfWater plot when he enters said civilization for the first time. His love interest is a brainy and adorkably awkward girl named Jane who has a passion for a certain scientific field and he helps get her journal back after it's confiscated. The protagonist's father is put into mortal peril by the film's villain, and the film ends with the protagonist leaving human civilization to reunite with his family.\\
Is this protagonist best known for swinging ''[[Disney/{{Tarzan}} from vines]]'' or ''[[Film/{{Thor}} with hammers]]''?

[[AC:Logicbutton]]
* This dark-haired character had a supporting role at best, but her specialized talents and her upbeat personality in a world of darkness made her a [[EnsembleDarkhorse fan favorite]]. She was relatively innocuous, rarely present in more suspenseful moments, until somebody she cared about was threatened by a dangerous and remorseless murderer and she displayed great bravery in acting in his defense. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, the murderer discovered and overpowered her - though not without a fight. Her cliffhanger of a death happened just offscreen, but elicited a huge reaction from its horrified audience.]]\\
Is this character's distinctly feline name '''[[Webcomic/{{Homestuck}} Nepeta Leijon]]''' or '''[[Series/{{Hannibal}} Beverly Katz]]'''?

[[AC:Luisedgarf]]
* This swordsman had a DarkAndTroubledPast, both refuses to kill unless as a last resort, he has an amoral friend who is as badass as he is, he falls in love with a girl and [[spoiler:he has a son with her]].\\
Is he '''[[Manga/RurouniKenshin Himura Kenshin]]''' or '''[[ComicBook/UsagiYojimbo Miyamoto Usagi]]'''.

[[AC:Tropers/MagnusForce]]
* This cartoon BigBad is a demon with a smug {{Jerkass}} personality, elements of LouisCypher, a LargeHam, and the mentality of a PsychopathicManchild. He enjoys harassing and annoying a sibling duo consisting of a cheerful {{Cloudcuckoolander}} sister and her more cynical and serious-minded brother. He's also been known to bother a genius from the same show. He tends to show up in all sorts of situations and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking never wears pants]]. He's also, arguably, the most popular character in the show due to his bizarre mix of [[CrazyAwesome lunacy and hilarity]].\\
Is he '''[[WesternAnimation/GravityFalls Bill Cipher]]''' or '''[[WesternAnimation/CowAndChicken the Red Guy]]'''?

[[AC:mariolucario493]]
* A PhysicalGod who takes the form of a quadruped animal. He is the creator deity of a world filled with fantastical creatures. He is befriended by young children and assists them in battle.\\
'''[[Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia Aslan]]''' or '''[[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Arceus]]'''?
* This overly optimistic yellow man with a high-pitched voice is always bothering his grumpy bald neighbor.\\
Is it '''[[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Ned Flanders]]''' or '''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'''?
* He is a villain turned AntiHero known for wearing a red and black mask and making fourth wall jokes. His quirky sense of humor has landed him a memetic status. He has starred in his own video game in which he makes fun of video game tropes.\\
Is he '''[[HomestarRunner Strong Bad]]''' or '''{{Deadpool}}'''?
* This ugly green-skinned monster lives alone in the middle of the woods within a fantasy world that spoofs many well-known fairy tales. The green monster has many disgusting habits that include eating gross animals and making ToiletHumor jokes. The monster at one point kidnaps a girl who is in danger of becoming a hideous beast like her captor. One of the monster's associates is a ButtMonkey hoofed mammal. There is also a FairyGodmother who hates this monster.\\
Could it be '''[[VideoGame/BanjoKazooie Gruntilda]]''' or '''{{Franchise/Shrek}}'''?
* This {{Creator/Nintendo}} mascot is a member of an [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter adorable multicolored species]]. He is known for his friendly demeanor, limited vocabulary, jumping abilities, and huge appetite. Seriously, he can and will eat [[ExtremeOmnivore virtually anything in his path]]. He will even swallow his own enemies to turn them into ammunition to throw at others. He constantly harasses a large monster who is the self-proclaimed king of the land. One of his titles featured him transformed into a yarn creature and exploring a patchwork world.\\
Is it '''{{VideoGame/Kirby}}''' or '''[[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Yoshi?]]'''
* An ArtificialIntelligence that serves as the computer system aboard a futuristic spaceship. It goes haywire and tries to destroy the humans aboard the ship, but is thankfully deactivated when the humans, originally slaves to technology, begin to think for themselves. The computer system is characterized by its CreepyMonotone voice and its single, blood-red eye.\\
'''[[Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey HAL 9000]]''' or '''[[WallE AUTO?]]'''
* Long ago, a king lost someone dear to him because of a war. He took his grief out on the world by killing innocent people. This king is seemingly immortal and associated with a special flower.\\
'''[[VideoGame/{{Undertale}} Asgore]]''' or '''[[PokemonXAndY AZ?]]'''
* A gorilla was imprisoned by mankind until one day, [[KillerGorilla he supposedly “abducted” a human]] and was fatally shot. The world took pity on him soon after.\\
'''Film/KingKong''' or '''Harambe?'''
* This synthetic organism was illegally created in the lab of a mad scientist. It was designed to be an ultimate weapon that could adapt to any adversity. Although only given an experimental codename at first, it escaped to a tropical island region where was befriended and renamed by a small child. Later, it would go on to help the child collect other strange creatures that appeared around the islands.\\
'''[[VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon Type: Null/Silvally]]''' or '''[[LiloAndStitch Stitch?]]'''
* This grumpy hermit lives alone in his lair. He is constantly being annoyed by all the noise people in his town make. So he goes to ridiculous ends to quiet them down. Thankfully, nobody takes him seriously as a threat. He is a master of disguise, and loves [[LargeHam mugging to the camera.]] One time, he even attempted to steal everyone's Christmas presents, until he was invited to join in the festivities.\\
'''[[Series/{{Lazytown}} Robbie Rotten]]''' or '''[[Literature/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas the Grinch?]]'''
* He is a high-ranking and universally beloved authority figure in a society of strange creatures that have dubbed themselves "monsters." Desperate times have led this authority figure to become a WellIntentionedExtremist who kidnaps human children and absorbs their emotional energy in order to turn it into fuel and help the monster society thrive. He has a philosophy that humans are much more dangerous to monsters than monsters are to humans. One of his associates is a humanoid lizard creature who built a machine in a secret underground lab that is causing the monster world so much grief.\\
'''[[VideoGame/{{Undertale}} Asgore]]''' or '''[[WesternAnimation/MonstersInc Henry J. Waternoose?]]'''
* During a festival to honor the dead, this boy plays a magical string instrument, which causes strange things to happen. He is soon sent on an adventure to discover a secret about one of his ancestors.\\
'''[[WesternAnimation/{{Coco}} Miguel Rivera]]''' or '''[[WesternAnimation/KuboAndTheTwoStrings Kubo?]]'''

[[AC:Tropers/MasterGhandalf]]
* This team of superheroes is the focus of a popular franchise in the new millennium, adapted from a much older comic book. The team leader is a driven, duty-minded warrior[[note]]Robin, Captain America[[/note]] and other members include a wisecracking tech expert[[note]]Cyborg, Iron Man[[/note]], an alien warrior of the royal persuasion[[note]]Starfire, Thor[[/note]], a shapeshifter associated with the color green[[note]]Beast Boy, the Hulk[[/note]], and a broody female with a dark past[[note]]Raven, Black Widow[[/note]]. The team is brought together in order to stop an alien invasion. Other enemies include the alien warrior's renegade sibling[[note]]Blackfire, Loki[[/note]], a power-mad sociopath who claims he and the team leader are NotSoDifferent [[note]]Slade, Red Skull[[/note]], a [[FauxAffablyEvil smooth but slimy]] egomaniac who goes transhuman to take on the tech guy[[note]]Brother Blood, Killian[[/note]] and a malevolent, overwhelmingly powerful cosmic entity whose name starts with the letter "T"[[note]]Trigon, Thanos[[/note]].\\
Are they the '''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans''' or '''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'''?
%%Master Ghandalf, 10 Nov. 2013
* This nonhuman intelligence (which has one primary body but can control lots of mindless drones) is incredibly intelligent but often has an [[PsychopathicManchild immature, almost child-like demeanor]]. It hates humans but is oddly fascinated by them, to the point of mimicking human behaviors with [[UncannyValley varying degrees of success]], and has a particular fondness for one female human minion, who ultimately betrays it. The creature's mind partially derives from one particularly intelligent human, who it both seeks to destroy and subconsciously emulates. This creature seeks to destroy humanity and populate the world with its own kind. Its final scene is a quietly melancholy conversation between the creature and a hero, in which the hero expresses [[AlasPoorVillain pity for the creature]] though they must destroy it for the good of humanity, and the creature itself [[SuicideByCop forces the hero to kill it]].\\
Is this creature '''[[Literature/CodexAlera the Vord Queen]] or [[Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron Ultron]]'''?

[[AC:mirisu92]]
* An outwardly bubbly and aggressively stylish woman who loves designer clothing and making speeches as the public face of a rather {{Dystopia}}n institution that [[spoiler:sends mammals to their deaths]].\\
'''[[Literature/TheHungerGames Effie Trinket]]''' or '''[[Film/{{Okja}} Lucy Mirando]]'''?
* Two university students meet for the first time at an ExtranormalInstitute that is home to at least a few monsters or otherwise nonhuman species (and where the library is scary for one reason or another). One of the two is a persistent {{Determinator}} type who sees more action than they were at first expecting; the other is a physically powerful character from a fairly prominent family well-connected to said university, with [[DeadpanSnarker a tendency to snark]] and rather {{Jerkass}} attitudes, at least in the beginning. The two start off with mutually antagonistic attitudes and are forced into TeethClenchedTeamwork at least once before eventually warming to each other and entering on a very close relationship. Sometimes they get into tangles with “typical” {{Fratbro}}s [[WackyFratboyHijinx up to their usual boisterous selves]]. At one point in the story, both are thrust into a very life-threatening situation involving people chasing them through the wilderness, and to top it all off, [[DeanBitterman the Dean of their university is a terrifying, domineering figure who must not be crossed at all costs]].[[note]]P.S. Regarding their names: a) their surnames have a slight AerithAndBob aesthetic (one's is common English, the other Central European); b) one of the two has a double L in their name.)[[/note]] If they are:
** male, and in a [[HeterosexualLifePartners platonic]] relationship: '''[[WesternAnimation/{{MonstersUniversity}} Mike and Sulley]]''';
** female, and in a [[LesbianVampire romantic]] relationship: '''[[Webvideo/{{CarmillaTheSeries}} Laura and Carmilla]]'''?

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* A [[HateSink monstrous woman]] without any semblance of humanity. Whether directly or indirectly, she caused the deaths of her closest family. She's a high-ranking member of a fanatical organization dedicated to preserving a dystopia linked to a powerful darkness, whose enemy is an aged, bearded hero wielding an ancient magic. She looks down on those she considers [[SocialDarwinist weak]]. She leads a group of ruthless warriors indoctrinated since childhood, one of which turns against her. They duel to the death, during which she displays considerable martial experience. She loses and meets her end by [[DisneyVillainDeath falling off a ledge]]. She carries a staff at least once, and is always seen wearing a mask. Not even in death do you ever see her full face. She gravitates toward [[RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver red and black]] as a color scheme.\\
Is she '''[[Characters/StarWarsTheFirstOrderStormtrooperCorps Captain Phasma]]''' or '''[[Characters/SamuraiJackCultOfAku the High Priestess]]'''?

[[AC: Tropers/{{Mullon}}]]
* A former AlphaBitch high school student, who after going though serious trauma gets some CharacterDevelopment and becomes a better person, and has red and yellow striped hair.\\
'''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls Sunset Shimmer]]''' or '''[[ComicBook/MsMarvel2014 Zoe Zimmer]]'''?

[[AC:Tropers/MrUnderhill]]
* A species of alien nomadic scavengers who are often depicted with glowing eyes and hidden faces, and are well known for their technological skills even though other species treat them like dirt.\\
Are they '''[[Franchise/StarWars jawas]]''' or '''[[Franchise/MassEffect quarians]]'''?
* The hero was born to be the vessel of an evil god, but nonetheless remains committed to the side of good. They have the [[CombatClairvoyance ability to see things]] [[AwesomenessByAnalysis that most humans can't]], and [[ScienceHero value intelligence as much]] [[GuileHero if not more than strength]]. They're surrounded by [[TrueCompanions steadfast allies]] who help them get through the most gruelling challenges, and ScrewDestiny is a common theme in both of their stories. Eventually, the evil gods that created them try to pull a GrandTheftMe on them, but when that fails, they [[EnemyWithout simply manifest themselves separately from their hosts]], and the heroes must then confront and defeat them. Also, if you don't change the CharacterCustomization options, the latter is a dead ringer for the former, differing only in having white hair instead of blond. Oh, and both are recent additions to the latest ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' game, so you can put them next to each other and see the similarities for yourself.\\
Is this character '''[[{{VideoGame/Xenoblade}} Shulk]]''' or '''[[{{VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening}} Robin]]'''?
* Come to think of it, Robin's not the only ''Awakening'' character who shares traits with Shulk. Another character has a glowing blade imbued with a god's power, and claims to be able to see (and change) the future. And conveniently, she's ''also'' in the latest ''Super Smash Bros.'' game. Naturally, that would be '''Lucina'''.
* [[LargeHam Hammy]] [[HuskyRusskie Russian accent?]] Check. Plays TheBigGuy to his team? Check. Often seen protecting a SquishyWizard? Check. [[ConsultingMisterPuppet Consults the non-sentient for advice?]] Check. EnsembleDarkhorse? Check and double-check. Is this character '''[[VideoGame/BaldursGate Minsc]]''' or '''[[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 The Heavy]]'''?
* [[LargeAndInCharge Tall,]] green-clad, [[BaldOfEvil bald]] {{Transhuman}} terrorist who claims to fight for the freedom of his bretheren, but has secret ties to the ManBehindTheMan of their games' main conspiracy. Both would agree that [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans evolution requires sacrifice,]] and neither are above using [[TheVirus viruses]], [[PoisonIsEvil biological weapons]], bombing civilians, or other underhanded tactics. Their main enemies are fellow transhumans [[ProHumanTranshuman who believe both they and the humans can live in peace.]] Is this '''[[VideoGame/DeusExMankindDivided Victor Marchenko]]''' or '''[[VideoGame/MegaManX Sigma]]'''?
** This could be seen as a WholePlotReference when you take into account the similarities between [[VideoGame/MegaManX4 Repliforce]] and [=ARC=], and how Sigma and Marchenko [[TheCorrupter corrupted]] both groups from their original, heroic ideals.
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* This trio of characters belongs to a criminal organization that participates in such dirty business as assassination and sabotage. One, a leader of the organization, is in a romantic relationship with his protege, while said protege is slowly growing disillusioned with the methods their group employs, and the third member of the trio sticks closely to the two but is jealous of their relationship. Finally, the protege turns against and abandons the organization, and the leader, feeling betrayed, begins hunting her down with the third wheel's assistance. Eventually, however, the protege and the third wheel manage to reconcile to an extent. Are we talking '''[[{{VideoGame/GuiltyGear}} Zato=1, Millia Rage and Venom]]'''? Or '''[[{{WebAnimation/RWBY}} Adam Taurus, Blade Belladona and Ilia Amitola]]'''?

* A high school idol with purple hair, a tendency for PurpleProse, and a reputation the fandom for being [[LesYay gay as hell]], but is ultimately a NiceGirl who thoroughly supports her group's endeavors from the start. \\

* A high school idol with purple hair, a tendency for PurpleProse, a reputation the fandom for being [[LesYay gay as hell]], but is ultimately a NiceGirl who thoroughly supports her group's endeavors from the start. \\

* During this game's expansion pack, an elderly official ranking in the seemingly good guy faction attempts to [[WellIntentionedExtremist establish peace and prosperity, albeit in a controversial and questionable way]], with the use of a special weapon. However, an army led by the previously villainous faction intervenes and meddles with the elder's plans. The official leads an army in white uniforms.\\
[[VideoGame/StarCraft '''Gerard Dugalle''' of the UED]] or [[VideoGame/CommandAndConquer '''Rupert Thornley''' of FutureTech]]?

Are they '''[[Theatre/{{Wicked}} Elphaba and Glinda]]''' or their {{Spear Counterpart}}s '''[[Film/MonstersUniversity Mike and Sully]]'''? %%Lale, 15 July 2013

* This resistance leader is the last member of the team to join; that is, the party keeps on getting split and rejoined, but they are the last characters to join for the first time. They are MutuallyExclusivePartyMembers to a fire magic user who [[spoiler:betrays the party]]. They specialize in lightning magic, but learn a variety of skills that includes healing magic. Shortly after joining the party, they give the other protagonists the location of their enemies, and the location of a female friend who is also a LoveInterest to one of the heroes, in addition to something that lets them get past security systems. They [[spoiler:die in a HeroicSacrifice resulting in a huge explosion, after provoking their enemies into the GodzillaThreshold, but they come back after dying.]]\\

* This trio of characters belongs to a criminal organization that participates in such dirty business as assassination and sabotage. One, a leader of the organization, is in a romantic relationship with his protege, while said protege is slowly growing disillusioned with the methods their group employs, and the third member of the trio sticks closely to the two but is jealous of their relationship. Finally, the protege turns against and abandons the organization, and the leader, feeling betrayed, begins hunting her down with the third wheel's assistance. Eventually, however, the protege and the third wheel manage to reconcile to an extent. Are we talking '''[[{{VideoGame/GuiltyGear}} Zato=1, Millia Rage and Venom]]'''? Or '''[[{{WebAnimation/RWBY}} Adam Taurus, Blade Belladona and Illia Amitola]]'''?