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!!! '''NazisWithGnarlyWeapons vs. StupidJetpackHitler vs. {{Ghostapo}}'''
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!!! '''NazisWithGnarlyWeapons '''UsefulNotes/NazisWithGnarlyWeapons vs. StupidJetpackHitler vs. {{Ghostapo}}'''
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* Hi! I'm a vampire.
** OurVampiresAreDifferent: I'm not like what you see in the movies.
** VampireVarietyPack: My vampire neighbors aren't like me either.
** YourVampiresSuck: I'm not like what you see in the movies, that's just silly!
* Hi! I'm a vampire.
** OurVampiresAreDifferent: I'm not like what you see in the movies.
** VampireVarietyPack: My vampire neighbors aren't like me either.
** YourVampiresSuck: I'm not like what you see in the movies, that's just silly!
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!!!'''PoliticallyActivePrincess vs. PrettyPrincessPowerhouse vs. RebelliousPrincess vs. TomboyPrincess'''
* A {{princess}} who...
** PoliticallyActivePrincess: helps with governing.
** PrettyPrincessPowerhouse: looks delicate but is all about kicking ass.
** RebelliousPrincess: won't do what her parents want.
** TomboyPrincess: isn't very feminine.
* A {{princess}} who...
** PoliticallyActivePrincess: helps with governing.
** PrettyPrincessPowerhouse: looks delicate but is all about kicking ass.
** RebelliousPrincess: won't do what her parents want.
** TomboyPrincess: isn't very feminine.
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!!! '''OverlyLongGag''' vs. '''OverusedRunningGag''':
* OverlyLongGag: This gag goes on and on and on[[note]]and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on[[/note]] until it becomes funny by that virtue alone.
* OverusedRunningGag: This gag has appeared so many times it's not funny anymore.
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* [[{{Kawaisa}} Kawaii]]: Generic cuteness.
* {{Moe}}: Specific targeted cuteness.
* [[{{Kawaisa}} Kawaii]]: Generic cuteness.
* {{Moe}}: Specific targeted cuteness.
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* ThePowerOfCheese: The people in the ad will do stupid things because the product is just that good.
* TooIncompetentToOperateABlanket: The people in the ad need the product because they are too incompetent to operate a normal, simple tool.
* TooIncompetentToOperateABlanket: The people in the ad need the product because they are too incompetent to operate a normal, simple tool.
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* ThePowerOfCheese: The people in the ad ad...
** ThePowerOfCheese: ...will do stupid things because the product is just that good.
* TooIncompetentToOperateABlanket: The people in the ad ** TooIncompetentToOperateABlanket: ...need the product because they are too incompetent to operate a normal, simple tool.
** ThePowerOfCheese: ...will do stupid things because the product is just that good.
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!!! '''{{Nerf}} vs. ObviousRulePatch'''
* An item turns out to be so powerful that [[GameBreaker it breaks online play]]. The developers...
** {{Nerf}}: ...reduce its strengths or add drawbacks.
** ObviousRulePatch: ...forbid its use only when playing online.
* An item turns out to be so powerful that [[GameBreaker it breaks online play]]. The developers...
** {{Nerf}}: ...reduce its strengths or add drawbacks.
** ObviousRulePatch: ...forbid its use only when playing online.
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!!! '''PermanentlyMissableContent vs. TemporaryOnlineContent'''
* You'll never have another chance to get this awesome item in this VideoGame because...
** PermanentlyMissableContent: ...the dungeon it's in has collapsed.
** TemporaryOnlineContent: ...the [[DownloadableContent DLC]] including it has been pulled from the shop.
* You'll never have another chance to get this awesome item in this VideoGame because...
** PermanentlyMissableContent: ...the dungeon it's in has collapsed.
** TemporaryOnlineContent: ...the [[DownloadableContent DLC]] including it has been pulled from the shop.
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!!! '''{{Retcon}} vs. {{Revision}} vs. {{Rewrite}} vs. OrwellianRetcon
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!!! '''{{Retcon}} vs. {{Revision}} vs. {{Rewrite}} vs. OrwellianRetconOrwellianRetcon'''
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* RedShirt: ...is just there to die for the plot.
* MauveShirt: ...is a bit more developed but still dies for the plot.
* SacrificialLamb: ...seemed like they would be an important character.
* SacrificialLion: ...was very important and the death is meaningful.
* MauveShirt: ...is a bit more developed but still dies for the plot.
* SacrificialLamb: ...seemed like they would be an important character.
* SacrificialLion: ...was very important and the death is meaningful.
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!!! '''{{Retcon}} vs. {{Revision}} vs. {{Rewrite}} vs. OrwellianRetcon
* {{Retcon}}: End of Book One: Alice loves Bob. Start of Book Two: Alice doesn't love Bob.
** OrwellianRetcon: Book One, Second Edition: Alice doesn't love Bob.
* {{Revision}}: Extra details added to Alice and Bob's love between books, while you weren't looking.
* {{Rewrite}}: Book Two: Alice doesn't love Bob, which means all the stuff [[NoodleIncident that happened on Valentine's Day]] in the first book ''also'' never happened.
* {{Retcon}}: End of Book One: Alice loves Bob. Start of Book Two: Alice doesn't love Bob.
** OrwellianRetcon: Book One, Second Edition: Alice doesn't love Bob.
* {{Revision}}: Extra details added to Alice and Bob's love between books, while you weren't looking.
* {{Rewrite}}: Book Two: Alice doesn't love Bob, which means all the stuff [[NoodleIncident that happened on Valentine's Day]] in the first book ''also'' never happened.
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* SilentBob: Never talks, but everyone understands what he's not saying.
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!!! '''MundaneUtility vs. NotTheIntendedUse vs. PowerPerversionPotential:'''
* 'You're not really meant to use that for such __ purposes.'
** MundaneUtility: everyday
** NotTheIntendedUse: weird
** PowerPerversionPotential: sexual
* 'You're not really meant to use that for such __ purposes.'
** MundaneUtility: everyday
** NotTheIntendedUse: weird
** PowerPerversionPotential: sexual
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!!! '''ManOfWealthAndTaste vs. WickedCultured'''
* Being evil doesn't stop the villain having sophisticated:
** ManOfWealthAndTaste: appearance and possessions.
** WickedCultured: interests.
* Being evil doesn't stop the villain having sophisticated:
** ManOfWealthAndTaste: appearance and possessions.
** WickedCultured: interests.
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!!! '''MayDecemberRomance vs. DecemberDecemberRomance vs. MayflyDecemberRomance'''
* In a romantic relationship...
** MayDecemberRomance: One partner is much older than the other.
** DecemberDecemberRomance: Both are elderly.
** MayflyDecemberRomance: One lives for a ''long'' time, outlives one or more partners.
* In a romantic relationship...
** MayDecemberRomance: One partner is much older than the other.
** DecemberDecemberRomance: Both are elderly.
** MayflyDecemberRomance: One lives for a ''long'' time, outlives one or more partners.
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!!! '''RedShirt vs. MauveShirt vs. SacrificialLamb vs. SacrificialLion'''
* The [[DevelopingDoomedCharacters doomed character]]...
* RedShirt: ...is just there to die for the plot.
* MauveShirt: ...is a bit more developed but still dies for the plot.
* SacrificialLamb: ...seemed like they would be an important character.
* SacrificialLion: ...was very important and the death is meaningful.
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* NeverGrewUp: Chooses not to age
* NotGrowingUpSucks: Cursed not to age
* NotGrowingUpSucks: Cursed not to age
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* NeverGrewUp: Chooses not to age
age.
* NotGrowingUpSucks: Cursed not toageage.
* NotGrowingUpSucks: Cursed not to
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* QuipToBlack: "Looks like this man... got his ass kicked." (Commercial break)
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* QuipToBlack: "Looks like this man... got his ass kicked." (Commercial break)
*''cut to commercial break''*
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* PsychoticSmirk: Small, no teeth, sign of arrogance
* SlasherSmile: Big, shows teeth, sign of insanity / malice
* SlasherSmile: Big, shows teeth, sign of insanity / malice
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* PsychoticSmirk: Small, no teeth, sign of arrogance
arrogance.
* SlasherSmile: Big, shows teeth, sign of insanity /malice
malice.
* SlasherSmile: Big, shows teeth, sign of insanity /
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* Two girls are close.
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* Two girls are close.girls' close relationship is...
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!!! '''KnightTemplar vs UsefulNotes/TheKnightsTemplar vs vs. WellIntentionedExtremist:'''
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* UsefulNotes/TheKnightsTemplar: RealLife Crusades-era religious order.
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* TheKnightsTemplar: RealLife Crusades-era religious order.
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!!! '''TheQuietOne vs. SilentBob''' vs. TheSpeechless vs. TheVoiceless:
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!!! '''TheQuietOne vs. SilentBob''' vs. TheSpeechless '''TheSpeechless''' vs. TheVoiceless:'''TheVoiceless''':
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!!!'''NarniaTime vs. HoursInsideYearsOutside vs. YearsInsideHoursOutside'''
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!!!'''NarniaTime vs. HoursInsideYearsOutside YearOutsideHourInside vs. YearsInsideHoursOutside'''YearInsideHourOutside'''
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** YearsInsideHoursOutside: Faster.
** YearsInsideHoursOutside: Faster.
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** HoursInsideYearsOutside: YearOutsideHourInside: Slower.
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!!! '''TheQuietOne vs. TheVoiceless vs. TheSpeechless vs. SilentBob''':
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!!! '''TheQuietOne vs. TheVoiceless SilentBob''' vs. TheSpeechless vs. SilentBob''':TheVoiceless:
* SilentBob: Never talks, but everyone understands what he's not saying.
* TheSpeechless: Never talks.
* TheSpeechless: Never talks.
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* SilentBob: Never talks, but everyone understands what he's not saying.
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!!! '''PlotTailoredToTheParty vs. ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman''':
* The task can only be solved by...
** PlotTailoredToTheParty: ...everyone pooling their individual abilities.
** ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman: ...Captain Useless!
* The task can only be solved by...
** PlotTailoredToTheParty: ...everyone pooling their individual abilities.
** ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman: ...Captain Useless!
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!!! '''LivingMacGuffin vs. MacGuffinGirl'''
* Why is the girl so important?
** LivingMacGuffin: They know/possess something of value or are someone generally important
** MacGuffinGirl: They literally ''were'' a MacGuffin, before HumanityEnsues.
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!!!'''NarniaTime vs. HoursInsideYearsOutside vs. YearsInsideHoursOutside'''
* Time in dimension A runs ______ to dimension B.
** NarniaTime: Inconsistently.
** HoursInsideYearsOutside: Slower.
** YearsInsideHoursOutside: Faster.
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* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Super-powered {{Woobie}} has destructive emotional outburst.
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* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Super-powered {{Woobie}} character has destructive emotional outburst.
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* PutThemAllOutOfMyMisery: Miserable villain wants to end the world to end their hurt.
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Super-powered {{Woobie}} has destructive emotional outburst.
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!!! '''LifeWillKillYou vs. WeAllDieSomeday'''
* LifeWillKillYou: Anticlimactic death
* WeAllDieSomeday: Said in response to people asking about death.
* LifeWillKillYou: Anticlimactic death
* WeAllDieSomeday: Said in response to people asking about death.
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!!! '''{{Misblamed}} vs. NeverMyFault vs. ScapegoatCreator'''
* {{Misblamed}}: The wrong person is blamed for the problem.
* NeverMyFault: Character refuses to accept responsibility for problems.
* ScapegoatCreator: Creator is blamed for problems in work regardless if they were the cause.
* {{Misblamed}}: The wrong person is blamed for the problem.
* NeverMyFault: Character refuses to accept responsibility for problems.
* ScapegoatCreator: Creator is blamed for problems in work regardless if they were the cause.
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!!! '''{{Mundanger}} vs. {{Mundangerous}} vs. WeaksauceWeakness'''
* {{Mundanger}}: Normal enemy in supernatural setting.
* {{Mundangerous}}: The normal can hurt things of the supernatural.
* WeaksauceWeakness: Super-powered character is hurt by something that shouldn't hurt anyone.
* {{Mundanger}}: Normal enemy in supernatural setting.
* {{Mundangerous}}: The normal can hurt things of the supernatural.
* WeaksauceWeakness: Super-powered character is hurt by something that shouldn't hurt anyone.
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!!! '''JumpingTheShark vs. DarthWiki/RuinedFOREVER''':
* JumpingTheShark: Fans realize that moment five seasons ago was when a show started to suck.
* DarthWiki/RuinedFOREVER: Fans claim that moment five ''minutes'' ago is when a show starts to suck.
!!! '''JunkRare vs. PromotionalPowerlessPieceOfGarbage''':
* How did you get your piece of crap?
** JunkRare: At random.
** PromotionalPowerlessPieceOfGarbage: As a special promotion.
!!! '''JustifiedTrope vs. TruthInTelevision:'''
* JustifiedTrope: Trope with a RealLife explanation/justification.
* TruthInTelevision: Trope happens in RealLife.
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[[folder:K]]
!!! '''[[{{Kawaisa}} Kawaii]] vs. {{Moe}}:'''
* [[{{Kawaisa}} Kawaii]]: Generic cuteness.
* {{Moe}}: Specific targeted cuteness.
!!! '''KickTheDog vs. PokeThePoodle vs. JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope vs. MoralEventHorizon''':
* KickTheDog: Evil for evil's sake, to remind you they're evil.
* PokeThePoodle: Wimpy attempted KickTheDog.
* JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope: Went too far down KnightTemplar street.
* MoralEventHorizon: Something so bad, the audience now wants you dead.
!!!'''TheKidWithTheRemoteControl vs. KidWithTheLeash'''
* Someone controls and directs a powerful entity that is:
** TheKidWithTheRemoteControl: Neutral.
** KidWithTheLeash: Malevolent.
!!! '''KillEmAll vs. RocksFallEveryoneDies:'''
* An abnormally high body count is racked up:
** KillEmAll: ...over the course of a series.
** RocksFallEveryoneDies: ...by the GM.
!!! '''KillItWithFire vs. PlayingWithFire:'''
* KillItWithFire: Fire can take care of any adversary.
* PlayingWithFire: Fire as a superpower.
!!! '''KnightTemplar vs TheKnightsTemplar vs WellIntentionedExtremist:'''
* KnightTemplar: A villain who starts as a good guy and goes too far.
* TheKnightsTemplar: RealLife Crusades-era religious order.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: A villain who starts as a villain but has a good motive.
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!!! '''LamePunReaction vs. StealthPun vs. WorldOfPun '''
* LamePunReaction: Even the characters admit they're lame.
* StealthPun: Find them out by yourself.
* WorldOfPun: Many puns in a work.
!!! '''LeeroyJenkins vs. SpannerInTheWorks vs. UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom:'''
* Bob ruins...
** SpannerInTheWorks: the BigBad's plan.
** UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: the protagonists' plan.
** LeeroyJenkins: everything by charging in too early.
!!! '''LegacyCharacter vs. LegacyImmortality vs. SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute vs. TheNthDoctor vs. TheOtherDarrin vs. ReplacementScrappy:'''
* LegacyCharacter: New character adopts old character's persona in-universe.
* LegacyImmortality: LegacyCharacter perceived in-universe as one immortal character.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: New character has same role and character traits as old character, for no in-universe reason.
* TheOtherDarrin: Same character, new actor, ignored in-universe.
* TheNthDoctor: Same character, new actor, explained in-universe.
* ReplacementScrappy: New character sucks because he's new.
!!! '''LivingMacGuffin vs. MacGuffinGirl'''
* Why is the girl so important?
** LivingMacGuffin: They know/possess something of value or are someone generally important
** MacGuffinGirl: They literally ''were'' a MacGuffin, before HumanityEnsues.
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!!! '''MadeOfIron vs SuperToughness'''
* A character is superhumanly durable...
** MadeOfIron: for no clear reason.
** SuperToughness: because it's one of his/her powers.
!!! '''MakingUseOfTheTwin vs. TwinSwitch'''
* One twin stands in for another...
** TwinSwitch: in the show.
** MakingUseOfTheTwin: in the production of the show.
!!! '''{{Manchild}} vs. OneOfTheKids'''
* Bob acts like a child...
** OneOfTheKids: Because he choses to act that way.
** {{Manchild}}: Because he never grew up.
!!!'''MarySue vs. most of the subtypes'''
* MarySue: Fan fic character (generally) who is blatant WishFulfillment for the author. SuperTrope for the following:
** AntiSue: Ugly and/or nasty but still a Sue in the plot.
** BlackHoleSue: The entire plot is caught in his/her event horizon.
** CanonSue: ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin; can be any type of Sue.
** CopyCatSue: Specially-tailored ripoff of a canon character.
** DreamSue: A character is perfect in his/her dreams.
** EinsteinSue: Outrageously disconnected from the crisis but knows how to solve it.
** FixerSue: Exists to patch up the plot, whether it's needed or not.
** GodModeSue: Overpowered in the extreme.
** JerkSue: Thoroughly nasty to others but always loved by everyone.
** LemonStu: The ultimate lover, to unrealistic degrees.
** MartyStu: MarySue's DistaffCounterpart.
** MarySueClassic: Perfection in everything, and loved by everyone; often a PuritySue. The archetypal Sue character.
** MarySuetopia: Life here is ''too'' idyllic and idealized.
** MaryTzu: An unrealistically successful schemer.
** NeutralitySue: Can get away with ''anything'' because of their neutral morality.
** ParodySue: Deliberately mocks the trope.
** PossessionSue: Canon character rewritten to fit the author's ideal.
** PuritySue: A blinding beacon of pureness and positivity.
** RelationshipSue: Exists to create a romance with another character.
** SympatheticSue: Unrealistically angsty and draws sympathy from ''everyone''.
** ThirtySuePileup: Many Sues in one plot.
** VillainSue: Unrealistically over-the-top villainy.
!!! '''MeanwhileInTheFuture vs. PortalToThePast vs. SanDimasTime'''
* If you want to be back within an hour, you can't spend more than 59 min in the past/future.
** PortalToThePast: Justified, the portal can only take you exactly X years forwards/backwards from the moment you step through.
** SanDimasTime: Technically wrong, but the characters never realize it.
** MeanwhileInTheFuture: The same idea applied to the narrative, rather than to the characters.
!!! '''MightyWhitey vs. WhiteMansBurden'''
* A white hero encounters a group of minorities....
** MightyWhitey: The hero joins the tribe and quickly learns to be better than them at everything.
** WhiteMansBurden: The hero sees how pitiful their lives are, then works to make things better for them.
!!! '''MoralDissonance vs. WhatTheHellHero vs. ValuesDissonance:'''
* TheHero is a jerk...
** MoralDissonance: ...but only the audience notices.
** WhatTheHellHero: ...and other characters notice.
** ValuesDissonance: ...but not in his own culture.
!!! '''MoralityChain vs. MoralityPet:'''
* A Jerkass or BloodKnight has someone special to them that...
** MoralityChain: ...keeps them from becoming an irredeemably evil person.
** MoralityPet: ...makes them slightly likeable.
!!! '''MorphWeapon vs. ShapeshifterWeapon:'''
* MorphWeapon: The weapon can shift shapes.
* ShapeshifterWeapon: The shapeshifter can form their own weapons.
!!! '''MurderIsTheBestSolution vs. ViolenceIsTheOnlyOption:'''
* The hero resorts to violence because...
** MurderIsTheBestSolution: the hero loves violence.
** ViolenceIsTheOnlyOption: nothing else works.
!!! '''MyNaymeIs vs. SpellMyNameWithAnS:'''
* Character's name is spelled unusually...
** MyNaymeIs: on purpose.
** SpellMyNameWithAnS: because it was translated from a foreign language.
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!!! '''NarrowParody vs. ShallowParody:'''
* NarrowParody: Parody of really recent things.
* ShallowParody: Superficial parody without real understanding.
!!! '''NazisWithGnarlyWeapons vs. StupidJetpackHitler vs. {{Ghostapo}}'''
* ThoseWackyNazis are armed with:
** NazisWithGnarlyWeapons: Historically accurate weapons
** StupidJetpackHitler: Ray-guns
** {{Ghostapo}}: Supernatural powers
!!! '''NegativeContinuity vs. StatusQuoIsGod:'''
* NegativeContinuity: Ignore changes to the status quo, everything [[SnapBack snaps back]] next episode.
* StatusQuoIsGod: Avoid changing the status quo.
!!! '''NeverGrewUp vs. NotGrowingUpSucks vs. NotAllowedToGrowUp'''
* NeverGrewUp: Chooses not to age
* NotGrowingUpSucks: Cursed not to age
* NotAllowedToGrowUp: Doesn't age because the writers don't want them to.
!!! '''NietzscheWannabe vs. {{Ubermensch}}:'''
* NietzscheWannabe: "Life is meaningless. We're all going to rot, so why not just end it now?"
* {{Ubermensch}}: "I am beyond your petty morality. I seek a higher purpose."
!!! '''NoOneCouldSurviveThat vs. NotQuiteDead vs. StayingAlive:'''
* NoOneCouldSurviveThat: Assumed dead without proof.
* NotQuiteDead: Turns out not to have died.
* StayingAlive: Definitely did die, but now they're back.
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!!! '''OneMarioLimit vs. OneSteveLimit:'''
* No two characters have the same first name...
** OneSteveLimit: for convenience.
** OneMarioLimit: because one is too famous.
!!! '''OneWingedAngel vs. SequentialBoss vs. TurnsRed:'''
* Just when you thought you were winning a BossBattle, the boss...
** SequentialBoss: ...changes form. Begin Round Two!
*** OneWingedAngel: Ditto, into a godlike form.
** TurnsRed: ...becomes more dangerous.
!!! '''OnlyIdiotsMayPass vs. StupidityIsTheOnlyOption vs. ViolationOfCommonSense:'''
* Stupidity is required...
** OnlyIdiotsMayPass: by the player.
** StupidityIsTheOnlyOption: by character, punishments ensue.
** ViolationOfCommonSense: by character, rewards ensue.
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!!! '''PacifistRun vs. StealthRun''':
* You completed a game without killing enemies...
** PacifistRun: because you only used {{Non Lethal KO}}s.
** StealthRun: because enemies didn't notice you.
!!! '''PaletteSwap vs. UndergroundMonkey'''
* Making a new video game character by:
** PaletteSwap: Changing another character's color scheme.
** UndergroundMonkey: Tweaking another character's name/stats/appearance.
!!! '''PlatonicLifePartners vs. LikeBrotherAndSister vs. BetterAsFriends vs. JustFriends'''
* Two characters are very close friends who...
** PlatonicLifePartners: Have never dated or put serious thought to doing so.
*** LikeBrotherAndSister: ...Because that would just feel weird.
** BetterAsFriends: Have dated in the past, but liked things better as friends.
** JustFriends: Haven't dated, but will.
!!! '''ThePowerOfCheese vs. TooIncompetentToOperateABlanket'''
* ThePowerOfCheese: The people in the ad will do stupid things because the product is just that good.
* TooIncompetentToOperateABlanket: The people in the ad need the product because they are too incompetent to operate a normal, simple tool.
!!! '''PreAssKickingOneLiner vs. PreMortemOneLiner vs. BondOneLiner vs. QuipToBlack''':
* PreAssKickingOneLiner: "I'm gonna kick your ass."
* PreMortemOneLiner: "I'm kicking your ass."
* BondOneLiner: "I kicked your ass."
* QuipToBlack: "Looks like this man... got his ass kicked." (Commercial break)
!!! '''PsychoSupporter vs. {{Yandere}}''':
* PsychoSupporter: Crazy makes you love (or at least follow).
* {{Yandere}}: Love makes you crazy.
!!! '''PsychoticSmirk vs. SlasherSmile''':
* PsychoticSmirk: Small, no teeth, sign of arrogance
* SlasherSmile: Big, shows teeth, sign of insanity / malice
!!! '''PuppyLove vs. ToyShip''':
* Two prepubescent characters are a couple...
** PuppyLove: In {{Canon}}
** ToyShip: In {{Fanon}}
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[[folder:Q]]
!!! '''TheQuietOne vs. TheVoiceless vs. TheSpeechless vs. SilentBob''':
* TheQuietOne: Rarely talks.
* TheVoiceless: Talks offscreen, never onscreen.
* TheSpeechless: Never talks.
* SilentBob: Never talks, but everyone understands what he's not saying.
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[[folder:R]]
!!! '''ResetButton vs. {{Snapback}}''':
* Everything is back to normal...
** ResetButton: By the end of the episode.
** {{Snapback}}: By the next episode.
!!! '''RetGone vs. {{Unperson}}:'''
* Someone's existence is erased...
** RetGone: ...from history ''itself''.
** {{Unperson}}: ...from the history ''books''.
!!! '''RomanticTwoGirlFriendship vs. SchoolgirlLesbians''':
* Two girls are close.
** RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: Not actually romantic.
** SchoolgirlLesbians: Romantic.
!!! '''RousingSpeech vs. HesBack vs. HeroicResolve vs. ShutUpHannibal vs. WorldOfCardboardSpeech''':
* RousingSpeech: "Come on everyone, lets go kick some ass!"
* HesBack: "I'm back, now lets go kick some ass!"
* HeroicResolve: "I can't give up, I must kick some ass!"
* ShutUpHannibal: "Shut up villain! I'll kick your ass!"
* WorldOfCardboardSpeech: "Here's why I'm going to kick your ass."
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[[folder:J]]
!!! '''JumpingTheShark vs. DarthWiki/RuinedFOREVER''':
* JumpingTheShark: Fans realize that moment five seasons ago was when a show started to suck.
* DarthWiki/RuinedFOREVER: Fans claim that moment five ''minutes'' ago is when a show starts to suck.
!!! '''JunkRare vs. PromotionalPowerlessPieceOfGarbage''':
* How did you get your piece of crap?
** JunkRare: At random.
** PromotionalPowerlessPieceOfGarbage: As a special promotion.
!!! '''JustifiedTrope vs. TruthInTelevision:'''
* JustifiedTrope: Trope with a RealLife explanation/justification.
* TruthInTelevision: Trope happens in RealLife.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:K]]
!!! '''[[{{Kawaisa}} Kawaii]] vs. {{Moe}}:'''
* [[{{Kawaisa}} Kawaii]]: Generic cuteness.
* {{Moe}}: Specific targeted cuteness.
!!! '''KickTheDog vs. PokeThePoodle vs. JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope vs. MoralEventHorizon''':
* KickTheDog: Evil for evil's sake, to remind you they're evil.
* PokeThePoodle: Wimpy attempted KickTheDog.
* JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope: Went too far down KnightTemplar street.
* MoralEventHorizon: Something so bad, the audience now wants you dead.
!!!'''TheKidWithTheRemoteControl vs. KidWithTheLeash'''
* Someone controls and directs a powerful entity that is:
** TheKidWithTheRemoteControl: Neutral.
** KidWithTheLeash: Malevolent.
!!! '''KillEmAll vs. RocksFallEveryoneDies:'''
* An abnormally high body count is racked up:
** KillEmAll: ...over the course of a series.
** RocksFallEveryoneDies: ...by the GM.
!!! '''KillItWithFire vs. PlayingWithFire:'''
* KillItWithFire: Fire can take care of any adversary.
* PlayingWithFire: Fire as a superpower.
!!! '''KnightTemplar vs TheKnightsTemplar vs WellIntentionedExtremist:'''
* KnightTemplar: A villain who starts as a good guy and goes too far.
* TheKnightsTemplar: RealLife Crusades-era religious order.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: A villain who starts as a villain but has a good motive.
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[[folder:L]]
!!! '''LamePunReaction vs. StealthPun vs. WorldOfPun '''
* LamePunReaction: Even the characters admit they're lame.
* StealthPun: Find them out by yourself.
* WorldOfPun: Many puns in a work.
!!! '''LeeroyJenkins vs. SpannerInTheWorks vs. UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom:'''
* Bob ruins...
** SpannerInTheWorks: the BigBad's plan.
** UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: the protagonists' plan.
** LeeroyJenkins: everything by charging in too early.
!!! '''LegacyCharacter vs. LegacyImmortality vs. SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute vs. TheNthDoctor vs. TheOtherDarrin vs. ReplacementScrappy:'''
* LegacyCharacter: New character adopts old character's persona in-universe.
* LegacyImmortality: LegacyCharacter perceived in-universe as one immortal character.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: New character has same role and character traits as old character, for no in-universe reason.
* TheOtherDarrin: Same character, new actor, ignored in-universe.
* TheNthDoctor: Same character, new actor, explained in-universe.
* ReplacementScrappy: New character sucks because he's new.
!!! '''LivingMacGuffin vs. MacGuffinGirl'''
* Why is the girl so important?
** LivingMacGuffin: They know/possess something of value or are someone generally important
** MacGuffinGirl: They literally ''were'' a MacGuffin, before HumanityEnsues.
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[[folder:M]]
!!! '''MadeOfIron vs SuperToughness'''
* A character is superhumanly durable...
** MadeOfIron: for no clear reason.
** SuperToughness: because it's one of his/her powers.
!!! '''MakingUseOfTheTwin vs. TwinSwitch'''
* One twin stands in for another...
** TwinSwitch: in the show.
** MakingUseOfTheTwin: in the production of the show.
!!! '''{{Manchild}} vs. OneOfTheKids'''
* Bob acts like a child...
** OneOfTheKids: Because he choses to act that way.
** {{Manchild}}: Because he never grew up.
!!!'''MarySue vs. most of the subtypes'''
* MarySue: Fan fic character (generally) who is blatant WishFulfillment for the author. SuperTrope for the following:
** AntiSue: Ugly and/or nasty but still a Sue in the plot.
** BlackHoleSue: The entire plot is caught in his/her event horizon.
** CanonSue: ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin; can be any type of Sue.
** CopyCatSue: Specially-tailored ripoff of a canon character.
** DreamSue: A character is perfect in his/her dreams.
** EinsteinSue: Outrageously disconnected from the crisis but knows how to solve it.
** FixerSue: Exists to patch up the plot, whether it's needed or not.
** GodModeSue: Overpowered in the extreme.
** JerkSue: Thoroughly nasty to others but always loved by everyone.
** LemonStu: The ultimate lover, to unrealistic degrees.
** MartyStu: MarySue's DistaffCounterpart.
** MarySueClassic: Perfection in everything, and loved by everyone; often a PuritySue. The archetypal Sue character.
** MarySuetopia: Life here is ''too'' idyllic and idealized.
** MaryTzu: An unrealistically successful schemer.
** NeutralitySue: Can get away with ''anything'' because of their neutral morality.
** ParodySue: Deliberately mocks the trope.
** PossessionSue: Canon character rewritten to fit the author's ideal.
** PuritySue: A blinding beacon of pureness and positivity.
** RelationshipSue: Exists to create a romance with another character.
** SympatheticSue: Unrealistically angsty and draws sympathy from ''everyone''.
** ThirtySuePileup: Many Sues in one plot.
** VillainSue: Unrealistically over-the-top villainy.
!!! '''MeanwhileInTheFuture vs. PortalToThePast vs. SanDimasTime'''
* If you want to be back within an hour, you can't spend more than 59 min in the past/future.
** PortalToThePast: Justified, the portal can only take you exactly X years forwards/backwards from the moment you step through.
** SanDimasTime: Technically wrong, but the characters never realize it.
** MeanwhileInTheFuture: The same idea applied to the narrative, rather than to the characters.
!!! '''MightyWhitey vs. WhiteMansBurden'''
* A white hero encounters a group of minorities....
** MightyWhitey: The hero joins the tribe and quickly learns to be better than them at everything.
** WhiteMansBurden: The hero sees how pitiful their lives are, then works to make things better for them.
!!! '''MoralDissonance vs. WhatTheHellHero vs. ValuesDissonance:'''
* TheHero is a jerk...
** MoralDissonance: ...but only the audience notices.
** WhatTheHellHero: ...and other characters notice.
** ValuesDissonance: ...but not in his own culture.
!!! '''MoralityChain vs. MoralityPet:'''
* A Jerkass or BloodKnight has someone special to them that...
** MoralityChain: ...keeps them from becoming an irredeemably evil person.
** MoralityPet: ...makes them slightly likeable.
!!! '''MorphWeapon vs. ShapeshifterWeapon:'''
* MorphWeapon: The weapon can shift shapes.
* ShapeshifterWeapon: The shapeshifter can form their own weapons.
!!! '''MurderIsTheBestSolution vs. ViolenceIsTheOnlyOption:'''
* The hero resorts to violence because...
** MurderIsTheBestSolution: the hero loves violence.
** ViolenceIsTheOnlyOption: nothing else works.
!!! '''MyNaymeIs vs. SpellMyNameWithAnS:'''
* Character's name is spelled unusually...
** MyNaymeIs: on purpose.
** SpellMyNameWithAnS: because it was translated from a foreign language.
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[[folder:N]]
!!! '''NarrowParody vs. ShallowParody:'''
* NarrowParody: Parody of really recent things.
* ShallowParody: Superficial parody without real understanding.
!!! '''NazisWithGnarlyWeapons vs. StupidJetpackHitler vs. {{Ghostapo}}'''
* ThoseWackyNazis are armed with:
** NazisWithGnarlyWeapons: Historically accurate weapons
** StupidJetpackHitler: Ray-guns
** {{Ghostapo}}: Supernatural powers
!!! '''NegativeContinuity vs. StatusQuoIsGod:'''
* NegativeContinuity: Ignore changes to the status quo, everything [[SnapBack snaps back]] next episode.
* StatusQuoIsGod: Avoid changing the status quo.
!!! '''NeverGrewUp vs. NotGrowingUpSucks vs. NotAllowedToGrowUp'''
* NeverGrewUp: Chooses not to age
* NotGrowingUpSucks: Cursed not to age
* NotAllowedToGrowUp: Doesn't age because the writers don't want them to.
!!! '''NietzscheWannabe vs. {{Ubermensch}}:'''
* NietzscheWannabe: "Life is meaningless. We're all going to rot, so why not just end it now?"
* {{Ubermensch}}: "I am beyond your petty morality. I seek a higher purpose."
!!! '''NoOneCouldSurviveThat vs. NotQuiteDead vs. StayingAlive:'''
* NoOneCouldSurviveThat: Assumed dead without proof.
* NotQuiteDead: Turns out not to have died.
* StayingAlive: Definitely did die, but now they're back.
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[[folder:O]]
!!! '''OneMarioLimit vs. OneSteveLimit:'''
* No two characters have the same first name...
** OneSteveLimit: for convenience.
** OneMarioLimit: because one is too famous.
!!! '''OneWingedAngel vs. SequentialBoss vs. TurnsRed:'''
* Just when you thought you were winning a BossBattle, the boss...
** SequentialBoss: ...changes form. Begin Round Two!
*** OneWingedAngel: Ditto, into a godlike form.
** TurnsRed: ...becomes more dangerous.
!!! '''OnlyIdiotsMayPass vs. StupidityIsTheOnlyOption vs. ViolationOfCommonSense:'''
* Stupidity is required...
** OnlyIdiotsMayPass: by the player.
** StupidityIsTheOnlyOption: by character, punishments ensue.
** ViolationOfCommonSense: by character, rewards ensue.
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[[folder:P]]
!!! '''PacifistRun vs. StealthRun''':
* You completed a game without killing enemies...
** PacifistRun: because you only used {{Non Lethal KO}}s.
** StealthRun: because enemies didn't notice you.
!!! '''PaletteSwap vs. UndergroundMonkey'''
* Making a new video game character by:
** PaletteSwap: Changing another character's color scheme.
** UndergroundMonkey: Tweaking another character's name/stats/appearance.
!!! '''PlatonicLifePartners vs. LikeBrotherAndSister vs. BetterAsFriends vs. JustFriends'''
* Two characters are very close friends who...
** PlatonicLifePartners: Have never dated or put serious thought to doing so.
*** LikeBrotherAndSister: ...Because that would just feel weird.
** BetterAsFriends: Have dated in the past, but liked things better as friends.
** JustFriends: Haven't dated, but will.
!!! '''ThePowerOfCheese vs. TooIncompetentToOperateABlanket'''
* ThePowerOfCheese: The people in the ad will do stupid things because the product is just that good.
* TooIncompetentToOperateABlanket: The people in the ad need the product because they are too incompetent to operate a normal, simple tool.
!!! '''PreAssKickingOneLiner vs. PreMortemOneLiner vs. BondOneLiner vs. QuipToBlack''':
* PreAssKickingOneLiner: "I'm gonna kick your ass."
* PreMortemOneLiner: "I'm kicking your ass."
* BondOneLiner: "I kicked your ass."
* QuipToBlack: "Looks like this man... got his ass kicked." (Commercial break)
!!! '''PsychoSupporter vs. {{Yandere}}''':
* PsychoSupporter: Crazy makes you love (or at least follow).
* {{Yandere}}: Love makes you crazy.
!!! '''PsychoticSmirk vs. SlasherSmile''':
* PsychoticSmirk: Small, no teeth, sign of arrogance
* SlasherSmile: Big, shows teeth, sign of insanity / malice
!!! '''PuppyLove vs. ToyShip''':
* Two prepubescent characters are a couple...
** PuppyLove: In {{Canon}}
** ToyShip: In {{Fanon}}
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Q]]
!!! '''TheQuietOne vs. TheVoiceless vs. TheSpeechless vs. SilentBob''':
* TheQuietOne: Rarely talks.
* TheVoiceless: Talks offscreen, never onscreen.
* TheSpeechless: Never talks.
* SilentBob: Never talks, but everyone understands what he's not saying.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:R]]
!!! '''ResetButton vs. {{Snapback}}''':
* Everything is back to normal...
** ResetButton: By the end of the episode.
** {{Snapback}}: By the next episode.
!!! '''RetGone vs. {{Unperson}}:'''
* Someone's existence is erased...
** RetGone: ...from history ''itself''.
** {{Unperson}}: ...from the history ''books''.
!!! '''RomanticTwoGirlFriendship vs. SchoolgirlLesbians''':
* Two girls are close.
** RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: Not actually romantic.
** SchoolgirlLesbians: Romantic.
!!! '''RousingSpeech vs. HesBack vs. HeroicResolve vs. ShutUpHannibal vs. WorldOfCardboardSpeech''':
* RousingSpeech: "Come on everyone, lets go kick some ass!"
* HesBack: "I'm back, now lets go kick some ass!"
* HeroicResolve: "I can't give up, I must kick some ass!"
* ShutUpHannibal: "Shut up villain! I'll kick your ass!"
* WorldOfCardboardSpeech: "Here's why I'm going to kick your ass."
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