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There was also an anime adaptation of the story called ''Ramayana: Legend of Prince Rama'', co-produced by Japanese and Indian companies and released in 1992.
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There was also an anime adaptation of the story called ''Ramayana: Legend of Prince Rama'', co-produced by Japanese and Indian companies and released in 1992.
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There was also an anime adaptation of the story called ''Ramayana: Legend of Prince Rama'', co-produced by Japanese and Indian companies and released in 1992.
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Troping your own writing via potholing tropes you use is making Sinkholes. A pun doesn't get funnier by placing a sign that points it out.
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* DownerEnding: Depending on the version followed. The original Six Kanda (kandas are like 'sections', each with a number of chapters) version ends happily but the later, expanded Seventh Kanda Version is a big fat ShootTheShaggyDog downer-o-[[{{Pun}} rama]]! Sita is cast out of Ayodhya while pregnant with twins to Valmiki's hermitage and asks Mother Earth to swallow her up when Rama asks for her to come back a second time. Rama commits suicide by drowning in the Sarayu. Rama and Sita's twins are therefore brought up without their parents.
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* DownerEnding: Depending on the version followed. The original Six Kanda (kandas are like 'sections', each with a number of chapters) version ends happily but the later, expanded Seventh Kanda Version is a big fat ShootTheShaggyDog downer-o-[[{{Pun}} rama]]! downer-o-rama. Sita is cast out of Ayodhya while pregnant with twins to Valmiki's hermitage and asks Mother Earth to swallow her up when Rama asks for her to come back a second time. Rama commits suicide by drowning in the Sarayu. Rama and Sita's twins are therefore brought up without their parents.
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* DownerEnding: Depending on the version followed. The original Six Kanda (kandas are like 'sections', each with a number of chapters) version ends happily but the later, expanded Seventh Kanda Version is a big fat ShootTheShaggyDog downer-o-rama! Sita is cast out of Ayodhya while pregnant with twins to Valmiki's hermitage and asks Mother Earth to swallow her up when Rama asks for her to come back a second time. Rama commits suicide by drowning in the Sarayu. Rama and Sita's twins are therefore brought up without their parents.
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* DownerEnding: Depending on the version followed. The original Six Kanda (kandas are like 'sections', each with a number of chapters) version ends happily but the later, expanded Seventh Kanda Version is a big fat ShootTheShaggyDog downer-o-rama! downer-o-[[{{Pun}} rama]]! Sita is cast out of Ayodhya while pregnant with twins to Valmiki's hermitage and asks Mother Earth to swallow her up when Rama asks for her to come back a second time. Rama commits suicide by drowning in the Sarayu. Rama and Sita's twins are therefore brought up without their parents.
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* YouOweMe: Kaikeyi saved Dasarath's life in a war when she was his charioteer. He promised that he would grant her two wishes. She decided to save them for the future. She calls it in when she asks for her son to be made heir.
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* AnAesop: One has to be good to one's parents. Parents should not begrudge their children or stepchildren. One should be careful not to shoot humans while hunting. An exception to family loyalty: if your brother is pursuing a disastrous course of action that will destroy one's kingdom (Vibeeshna)
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* AnAesop: One AnAesop:
**One has to be good to one'sparents. Parents parents.
**Parents should not begrudge their children orstepchildren. One stepchildren.
**One should be careful not to shoot humans whilehunting. An hunting.
**An exception to family loyalty: if your brother is pursuing a disastrous course of action that will destroy one's kingdom (Vibeeshna)
**One has to be good to one's
**Parents should not begrudge their children or
**One should be careful not to shoot humans while
**An exception to family loyalty: if your brother is pursuing a disastrous course of action that will destroy one's kingdom (Vibeeshna)
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* LikeCannotCutLike: Vali was blessed by Shiva that whoever fight him will loss half of their strength, while Vali himself gain equal strength to their losing power. However, this ability doesn't work on Hanuman, for he's embodiment of Shiva's power as well.
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* WeaksauceWeakness: Vali was blessed by Shiva that whoever fight him will loss half of their strength, while Vali himself gain equal strength to their losing power. However, this ability doesn't work on Hanuman, for he's embodiment of Shiva's power as well.
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Green Link; More fitting trope to begin with
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* AnythingThatMoves: Ravana's proclivity for hitting on anything that moves and kidnapping the wives of his enemies as well as trying to rape the daughters of sages like Vedavati, never mind kidnapping Sita.
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* AnythingThatMoves: ReallyGetsAround: Ravana's proclivity for hitting on anything that moves and kidnapping the wives of his enemies as well as trying to rape the daughters of sages like Vedavati, never mind kidnapping Sita.
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Names The Same is no longer a trope
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** Sita in the Adbhuta Ramayana; A more Goddess-Centered version and Sequel. She becomes Kali and single-handedly [[CurbStompBattle destroys]] Ravana's elder brother (also named [[NamesTheSame Ravana]]) and his army.
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** Sita in the Adbhuta Ramayana; A more Goddess-Centered version and Sequel. She becomes Kali and single-handedly [[CurbStompBattle destroys]] Ravana's elder brother (also named [[NamesTheSame Ravana]]) Ravana) and his army.
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* {{Xenafication}}: Sita in a later, Shakta re-adaptation of this story, which also acts as a sequel, ''The Adbhuta Ramayana'', Rama must now fight Ravana's even-more-powerful brother ([[NamesTheSame also named]] ''[[NamesTheSame Ravana]]''). However, things are going pretty darn crappy for Rama until Sita [[BigDamnHeroes comes along and morphs into the Goddess, Kali]], lays waste to Ravana & his army and saves the day!
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* {{Xenafication}}: Sita in a later, Shakta re-adaptation of this story, which also acts as a sequel, ''The Adbhuta Ramayana'', Rama must now fight Ravana's even-more-powerful brother ([[NamesTheSame also named]] ''[[NamesTheSame Ravana]]'').(also named ''Ravana''). However, things are going pretty darn crappy for Rama until Sita [[BigDamnHeroes comes along and morphs into the Goddess, Kali]], lays waste to Ravana & his army and saves the day!
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* DownerEnding: Depending on the version followed. The original Six Kanda (kandas are like 'sections', each with a number of chapters) version ends happily but the later, expanded Seven Kanda Version is a big fat ShootTheShaggyDog downer-o-rama! Sita is cast out of Ayodhya while pregnant with twins to Valmiki's hermitage and asks Mother Earth to swallow her up when Rama asks for her to come back a second time. Rama commits suicide by drowning in the Sarayu. Rama and Sita's twins are therefore brought up without their parents.
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* DownerEnding: Depending on the version followed. The original Six Kanda (kandas are like 'sections', each with a number of chapters) version ends happily but the later, expanded Seven Seventh Kanda Version is a big fat ShootTheShaggyDog downer-o-rama! Sita is cast out of Ayodhya while pregnant with twins to Valmiki's hermitage and asks Mother Earth to swallow her up when Rama asks for her to come back a second time. Rama commits suicide by drowning in the Sarayu. Rama and Sita's twins are therefore brought up without their parents.
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Up To Eleven is a defunct trope
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* BerserkButton: When Ravana shoots down Lakshmana, Rama takes his fighting UpToEleven and to say the least, that's the end of Ravana's good day.
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* BerserkButton: When Ravana shoots down Lakshmana, Rama takes his fighting UpToEleven up to eleven and to say the least, that's the end of Ravana's good day.
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A rather unusual animated musical version of the story was released online, WesternAnimation/SitaSingsTheBlues.
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A rather unusual animated musical version of the story was released online, WesternAnimation/SitaSingsTheBlues.
''WesternAnimation/SitaSingsTheBlues''.
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A rather unusual animated musical version of the story was released online, WesternAnimation/SitaSingsTheBlues.
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* SlaveToPR : Rama decides to have Sita exiled because one man scorned him for keeping Sita after she was kidnapped. It doesn't matter she is pregnant or that she passed on the purity test, the approval of one subject - a jerkass - is more important than your wife.
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Everythings Better With Monkeys has been turned into a disambiguation. Zero Context Examples and examples that don’t fit existing tropes will be removed.
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* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: Rama and Lakshmana defeat the whole fearsome demon army of Ravana with a ragtag army of monkeys.
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Received two television adaptations. The well known one was by Ramanand Sagar in 87-88, while a more obscure one was made by BR Chopra in 2000.
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For a [[DarkerAndEdgier darker]], longer ancient Indian epic, see the ''Literature/{{Mahabharata}}''. It forms an integral part of Hinduism.
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For a [[DarkerAndEdgier darker]], longer ancient Indian epic, see the ''Literature/{{Mahabharata}}''. It too also forms an integral part of Hinduism.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Ravi Verma's depiction of Sita being abducted]]
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** Surpanakha falls in love with Rama as well, although her attempts to court him are much less successful.
** In some versions, Ravana falls in love with just the ''description'' of Sita.
** In some versions, Ravana falls in love with just the ''description'' of Sita.
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* StealTheSurroundings: Possibly the UrExample.
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* StealTheSurroundings: Possibly the UrExample. Hanuman flies to a distant mountain in order to obtain a herb necessary to cure Lakshmana. Having some difficulty identifying the proper herb, he lifts the entire mountain and carries it back to those who can.
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The ''Ramayana'' is an [[TheEpic Epic]] NarrativePoem written by one of Ancient UsefulNotes/{{India}}'s oldest poets, Valmiki. It has also been influential in UsefulNotes/{{Hinduism}} as many Hindus celebrate Diwali in honor of the return of Lord Rama, his wife Sita and his brother Lakshmana from exile of 14 years
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The ''Ramayana'' is an [[TheEpic Epic]] NarrativePoem written by one of Ancient UsefulNotes/{{India}}'s oldest poets, Valmiki. It has also been influential in UsefulNotes/{{Hinduism}} as many Hindus celebrate Diwali in honor of the return of Lord Rama, his wife Sita and his brother Lakshmana from their exile of 14 years
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** In the story of brothers Vali and Sugreeva, Vali suspects Sugreeva of plotting to take over his throne, exiles him and takes his wife for himself. Later, Sugreeva meets with Rama and Laxman who decide to help him kill Vali.
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** In the story of brothers Vali and Sugreeva, Vali suspects Sugreeva of plotting to take over his throne, exiles him and takes his wife for himself. Later, Sugreeva meets with Rama and Laxman Lakshmana who decide to help him kill Vali.
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* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: Rama and Laxman defeat the whole fearsome demon army of Ravana with a ragtag army of monkeys.
* EvilOverlord: Ravana
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* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: Rama and Laxman Lakshmana defeat the whole fearsome demon army of Ravana with a ragtag army of monkeys.
* EvilOverlord:RavanaRavana.
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* NobleMaleRoguishMale: Rama and Laxmana, respectively, the former being serene, wise & forgiving while the latter is more impetuous, quick-tempered and has a good bullshit detector.
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* DownerEnding: Depending on the version followed. The original Six Kanda (kandas are like 'sections', each with a number of chapters) version ends happily but the later, expanded Seven Kanda Version is a big fat ShootTheShaggyDog downer-o-rama! Sita is cast out of Ayodhya while pregnant with twins to Valmiki's hermitage and asks Mother Earth to swallow her up when Rama asks for her to come back a second time. Rama's commits suicide by drowning in the Sarayu. Rama and Sita's twins are therefore brought up without their parents.
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* DownerEnding: Depending on the version followed. The original Six Kanda (kandas are like 'sections', each with a number of chapters) version ends happily but the later, expanded Seven Kanda Version is a big fat ShootTheShaggyDog downer-o-rama! Sita is cast out of Ayodhya while pregnant with twins to Valmiki's hermitage and asks Mother Earth to swallow her up when Rama asks for her to come back a second time. Rama's Rama commits suicide by drowning in the Sarayu. Rama and Sita's twins are therefore brought up without their parents.
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* CallingTheOldManOut: When Rama's sons hear his tale from Sage Valmiki, albeit with the names changed, they comment that [[FromTheMouthsOfBabes Rama was cruel to Sita]]. Later [[EasilyForgiven they forgive him after they learn he is their father, somehow]].
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* WhatTheHellHero:
** Rama's sons when they hear that he exiled their mother over what a washer-man said are less than amused. Granted, they hear the story with the names changed, so they don't realize it's their father, but they tell the storyteller Valmiki that it's a cruel thing for a man to do.
** Likewise, Sita when she and Rama reunite refuses to come back to Ayodhya. She tells him she's tired of the humiliation and his refusal to stand up for her, and asks the Earth to swallow her. Rama realizes too late that he messed up and begs the Earth to give her back or kill him as well, to not avail.
** Rama's sons when they hear that he exiled their mother over what a washer-man said are less than amused. Granted, they hear the story with the names changed, so they don't realize it's their father, but they tell the storyteller Valmiki that it's a cruel thing for a man to do.
** Likewise, Sita when she and Rama reunite refuses to come back to Ayodhya. She tells him she's tired of the humiliation and his refusal to stand up for her, and asks the Earth to swallow her. Rama realizes too late that he messed up and begs the Earth to give her back or kill him as well, to not avail.
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** After Rama returns from his exile, he bears no ill will towards Kaikeyi choosing to see her actions as the actions of a mother who sought what was best for her children.
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* OurGiantsAreBigger: Kumbakarna
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* OurGiantsAreBigger: KumbakarnaKumbhakarna
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* WorldsStrongestMan: Kumbarkarna
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* WorldsStrongestMan: KumbarkarnaKumbhakarna
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* AnAesop: One has to be good to one's parents. Parents should not begrudge their children or stepchildren. One should be careful not to shoot humans while hunting. An exception to family loyalty: if your brother is pursuing a disastrous course of action that will destroy one's kingdom (Vibeeshna)
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For a darker, longer ancient Indian epic, see the ''Literature/{{Mahabharata}}''. It forms an integral part of Hinduism.
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For a darker, [[DarkerAndEdgier darker]], longer ancient Indian epic, see the ''Literature/{{Mahabharata}}''. It forms an integral part of Hinduism.