History LaconicTropeDistinctions / JToR

** AntiSue: Ugly and/or nasty but still a Sue in the plot.
** BlackHoleSue: The entire plot is caught in their event horizon.
** CanonSue: ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin; can be any type of Sue.
** CopyCatSue: Specially-tailored ripoff of a canon character.

** 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.

** MaryTzu: An unrealistically successful schemer.
** NeutralitySue: Can get away with ''anything'' because of their neutral morality.

** 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.

* MarySue: Fan fic character (generally) who is blatant WishFulfillment for the author. SuperTrope for the following:

** MirrorLevel: Fundamentally different, usually through alternate dimensions.

* PsychoticSmirk: Small, no teeth, sign of arrogance.
* SlasherSmile: Big, shows teeth, sign of insanity / malice.

!!! '''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.

** NameThatUnfoldsLikeLotusBlossom: ...because the "name" is more of a description.

** TryToFitThatOnABusinessCard: ...because it's supplanted with a long list of titles.

!!! '''RomanticTwoGirlFriendship vs. SchoolgirlLesbians''':
* Two girls' close relationship is...
** RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: ...not actually romantic.
** SchoolgirlLesbians: ...romantic.

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!!! '''{{Misblamed}} vs. NeverMyFault vs. ScapegoatCreator'''

* ScapegoatCreator: Creator is blamed for problems in work regardless if they were the cause.

* They didn't just [[CharacterDerailment forget his characterisation]] - it's to show that:

** OneMarioLimit: ...because one is too famous.

!!! '''OneMarioLimit vs. OneSteveLimit:'''

* TheSpeechless: Never talks.
* TheVoiceless: Talks offscreen, never onscreen.

!!! '''RousingSpeech vs. HesBack vs. HeroicResolve vs. ShutUpHannibal vs. WorldOfCardboardSpeech''':

* HesBack: "I'm back, now lets go kick some ass!"

* WorldOfCardboardSpeech: "Here's why I'm going to kick your ass."

!!! '''LegacyCharacter vs. LegacyImmortality vs. SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute vs. TheNthDoctor vs. TheOtherDarrin vs. ReplacementScrappy:'''

!!! '''JokeItem vs. LethalJokeItem vs. NerfArm vs. ScrappyWeapon''':

* LethalJokeItem: Funny item, but sometimes useful.