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* One of the biggest criticisms that ''WesternAnimation/TheBadGuys2022'' got was having a predictable and poorly written story, these overused cliches include: VillainProtagonist undergoes HeelFaceTurn after realizing GoodFeelsGood, meets up with TheIdealist mentor/reformer who turns out to be EvilAllAlong, framing them for a heist that forces Wolf to have to ClearTheirName, and [[ReplacedWithReplica the old switcheroo]] in every [[TheCaper Caper]].

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}}'' is considered to be the first of these from Creator/{{Pixar}}. It's easy to imagine a little counter in the corner dinging whenever you see a Pixar cliché. Stranger in a community or group; brooding moment from a side character; wacky sidekick who forms a comedic duo with the main character; said group full of wacky members with their own quirks; all of the development threatens to go downhill when something happens to separate or alienate the stranger, until they all decide they like this new stranger and want him back in the group; The stranger decides that s/he really is a member of the group. It doesn't help it's a beat-for-beat RecycledScript of ''Film/DocHollywood''.

** ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemEngage Engage]]'' cranks the cliche storm up to eleven, moreso than ''Awakening'' even. Not only does it rely heavily on stock ''Fire Emblem'' plot elements, such as the protagonist's sole parent dying and the heroes fighting against an evil dragon, but also adds common cliches used in Shounen anime to the mix, such as the main theme of ThePowerOfFriendship, [[ByThePowerOfGrayskull summoning other characters through a phrase]], and [[spoiler:the protagonist getting revived with an EleventhHourSuperpower with the help of literal ghosts]]. Several fans, especially those of ''Three Houses'' don't enjoy the story for this reason, but others do otherwise thanks to how these cliches result in a very {{Narm}}y plot.

* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'''s first few episodes immediately call into mind familiar anime narrative devices found in the classroom setting and characters. There's a [[{{Moe}} cute]], [[GenkiGirl optimistic]] [[ImprobableAge fifteen-year-old]] ActionGirl who [[JumpedAtTheCall dreams of being a hero]]. There's a [[MysteriousWoman mysterious]] {{Ninja}}, clad in black, who [[{{Bookworm}} likes to read]] and initially shies away from the protagonist's attempt at befriending her. There's a [[EntitledBastard wealthy, arrogant]] IceQueen who [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold isn't as cruel as she seems]]. There's a HotBlooded CoolBigSis who [[BloodKnight enjoys punching evil in the face]]. They are all the equivalent of college students (with the exception of Ruby, who is HighSchool aged, but was [[ChildProdigy pushed up 2 years due to her skill]]) in a HeroAcademy. It also has a horde of mindless, ugly creatures preying upon humankind, and the main characters are [[WordOfGod explicitly said]] to be based off fairy tales or mythological characters. However, the creators [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools revealed they did this intentionally]] in panels and interviews, so they can use the setup as a jumping-off point to later [[{{Troperiffic}} subvert, flesh out, downplay, or deconstruct those same tropes in later seasons.]]

** Of note is the ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' episode "[[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS04E09OurManBashir Our Man Bashir]]", which is mostly an AffectionateParody of early ''Film/JamesBond'' movies, which manages both a holodeck malfunction ''and'' a transporter malfunction, which can only be sorted out by main character Julian Bashir remaining within the holodeck to save the rest of the crew!

* ''Series/TheXFiles'': "The Post-Modern Prometheus" is one giant, spiral-sliced, and deliciously smoked ham.

* One of the biggest criticisms that ''WesternAnimation/TheBadGuys2022'' got was having a predictable and poorly written story, these overused cliches include: VillainProtagonist undergoes HeelFaceTurn after realizing GoodFeelsGood, meets up with TheIdealist mentor/reformer who turns out to be EvilAllAlong, framing them for a heist that forces Wolf to have to ClearTheirName, [[ReplacedWithReplica the old switcheroo]] in every [[TheCaper Caper]].

* One of criticisms that ''WesternAnimation/TheBadGuys2022'' got was having a predictable and poorly written story, these overused cliches include: VillainProtagonist undergoes HeelFaceTurn after realizing GoodFeelsGood, meets up with TheIdealist mentor/reformer who turns out to be EvilAllAlong, framing them for a heist that forces Wolf to have to ClearTheirName, [[ReplacedWithReplica the old switcheroo]] in every [[TheCaper Caper]].

* One of criticisms that ''WesternAnimation/TheBadGuys2022'' got was having a predictable and poorly written story, the majority of it coming from the first half: VillainProtagonist undergoes HeelFaceTurn after realizing GoodFeelsGood, meets up with TheIdealist mentor/reformer who turns out to be EvilAllAlong, framing them for a heist that forces Wolf to have to ClearTheirName, [[ReplacedWithReplica the old switcheroo]] in every [[TheCaper Caper]].

* One of criticisms that''WesternAnimation/TheBadGuys2022'' got was having a predictable story, the majority of it coming from the first half: VillainProtagonist undergoes HeelFaceTurn after realizing GoodFeelsGood, meets up with TheIdealist mentor/reformer who turns out to be EvilAllAlong, framing them for a heist that forces Wolf to have to ClearTheirName, [[ReplacedWithReplica the old switcheroo]] in every [[TheCaper Caper]].

* Even in its most positive reviews, ''WesternAnimation/TheBadGuys2022'' got a fair amount of flack for its predictable story, the majority of it coming from the first half: VillainProtagonist undergoes HeelFaceTurn after realizing GoodFeelsGood, meets up with TheIdealist mentor/reformer who turns out to be EvilAllAlong, framing them for a heist that forces Wolf to have to ClearTheirName, [[ReplacedWithReplica the old switcheroo]] in every [[TheCaper Caper]].

* ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya'' is full of clichéd plots — sometimes due to a RealityWarper who loves genre fiction, or Koizumi arranging the clichéd plot before Haruhi's subconscious gets a chance. They go to an [[ClosedCircle uninhabited island and someone is murdered]], go skiing and get [[SnowedIn snowed in]], get harassed by a student council that wants to shut the club down, and go on a treasure hunt where they actually find treasure, et cetera. The first episode of the anime adaptation is also a cliché storm, but it's a [[ShowWithinAShow movie made by the main characters]] which is made to be [[StylisticSuck deliberately subpar]].

* ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya'' is full of clichéd plots — sometimes due to a RealityWarper who loves genre fiction, or Koizumi arranging the clichéd plot before Haruhi's subconscious gets a chance. They go to an [[ClosedCircle uninhabited island and someone is murdered]], go skiing and get [[SnowedIn snowed in]], get harassed by a student council that wants to shut the club down, and go on a treasure hunt where they actually find treasure, et cetera. The first episode of the anime adaptation is also a cliché storm, but it's a [[ShowWithinAShow movie made by the main characters]] which is made to be [[StylysticSuck deliberately subpar]].

* ''Literature/CopCraft'' is a full-blown hurricane of every BuddyCopShow and CowboyCop cliche available, except that the buddy cop in this instance is a cute young MagicKnight from a fantasy world.

* ''Literature/TheIrregularAtMagicHighSchool'' is full of this when it comes to the characteristics of the main characters. Just remember that the description of Miyuki Shiba on the characters page has almost all the tropes, in one way or another related to Imouto. Even those that contradict [[NotBloodSiblings each]] [[RoyalInbreeding other]], yes.

* ''Literature/HighSchoolDXD'' is basically a combination of the cliches found in the harem, ecchi, and shonen genres. However, the combination actually makes it stand out and indeed, serves as a {{Reconstruction}} of the harem genre. It also plays around with some of them- for example, main lead Issei is ''not'' a CluelessChickMagnet but an open pervert who decides to MarryThemAll long before the end of the series, and the girls are okay with this.

* ''The Melancholy of Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya'' is full of clichéd plots — sometimes due to a RealityWarper who loves genre fiction, or Koizumi arranging the clichéd plot before Haruhi's subconscious gets a chance. They go to an [[ClosedCircle uninhabited island and someone is murdered]], go skiing and get [[SnowedIn snowed in]], get harassed by a student council that wants to shut the club down, and go on a treasure hunt where they actually find treasure, et cetera.
** The first episode is also a cliché storm, but it's a [[ShowWithinAShow movie made by the main characters]].
** It should be noted that ''Melancholy'' actually does Cliché Storm well by playing with it... Which they do mainly by playing it straight... [[ItMakesSenseInContext It's complicated]].
** The spin-off manga series ''Manga/TheDisappearanceOfNagatoYukiChan'', based off the AlternateUniverse seen in ''Disappearance'', is a relatively cliché rom-com series that plays most of the tropes straight, albeit reimagining most of the cast in an AU without the supernatural elements of the parent series.

%%* ''Roleplay/RecordOfLodossWar'' in a {{troperrific}} way. According to some sources it's based on a D&D campaign the writers played.
* ''Literature/StrawberryPanic'' has so many YuriGenre cliches, both in the plot and the characters and their relationships, that it might as well be renamed ''How To Write A Stereotypical Yuri Series: The Light Novel''.

* ''Manga/HaremRoyaleWhenTheGameEnds'' has many of the cliches of the HaremGenre (MarshmallowHell, ThanksForTheMammary, eating lunch together, going on a vacation together etc.), because its main premise is that a demon is forcing most of the main characters to act as the harem of her (the demon's) contractor.
* ''Literature/HighSchoolDXD'' is basically a combination of the cliches found in the harem, ecchi, and shonen genres. However, the combination actually makes it stand out and indeed, serves as a {{Reconstruction}} of the harem genre.

* ''[[WebAnimation/MangaSoprano]]'': Later chapters revolve around the protagonist having an evil sister who wants to ruin them. Said sister's schemes appear successful until the protagonist points out that whatever she seeks to take from them is still safe, prompting the evil sister to realize she picked the wrong person. Depending on the story, she might have a change of heart.

* '' WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'''s first few episodes immediately call into mind familiar anime narrative devices found in the classroom setting and characters. There's a [[{{Moe}} cute]], [[GenkiGirl optimistic]] [[ImprobableAge fifteen-year-old]] ActionGirl who [[JumpedAtTheCall dreams of being a hero]]. There's a [[MysteriousWoman mysterious]] {{Ninja}}, clad in black, who [[{{Bookworm}} likes to read]] and initially shies away from the protagonist's attempt at befriending her. There's a [[EntitledBastard wealthy, arrogant]] IceQueen who [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold isn't as cruel as she seems]]. There's a HotBlooded CoolBigSis who [[BloodKnight enjoys punching evil in the face]]. They are all the equivalent of college students (with the exception of Ruby, who is HighSchool aged, but was [[ChildProdigy pushed up 2 years due to her skill]]) in a HeroAcademy. It also has a horde of mindless, ugly creatures preying upon humankind, and the main characters are [[WordOfGod explicitly said]] to be based off fairy tales or mythological characters. However, the creators [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools revealed they did this intentionally]] in panels and interviews, so they can use the setup as a jumping-off point to later [[{{Troperiffic}} subvert, flesh out, downplay, or deconstruct those same tropes in later seasons.]]

* One of the most common criticisms of ''WesternAnimation/{{Pocahontas}}'' is that it played out like a laundry list of Disney Renaissance clichés (a RebelliousPrincess who wants "something more" out of life, a [[OverprotectiveDad disapproving parent]] who wants her to marry someone she doesn't love, {{Non Human Sidekick}}s who serve no real purpose to the plot other than to sell toys...) at a time when the Disney formula was starting to feel a bit stale.

-->-- ''Series/{{Charmed|1998}}'', "Charrrmed!" [sic]

* ''LightNovel/TheIrregularAtMagicHighSchool'' is full of this when it comes to the characteristics of the main characters. Just remember that the description of Miyuki Shiba on the characters page has almost all the tropes, in one way or another related to Imouto. Even those that contradict [[NotBloodSiblings each]] [[RoyalInbreeding other]], yes.

* ''LightNovel/HighSchoolDXD'' is basically a combination of the cliches found in the harem, ecchi, and shonen genres. However, the combination actually makes it stand out and indeed, serves as a {{Reconstruction}} of the harem genre.

* Even in its most positive reviews, ''WesternAnimation/TheBadGuys'' got a fair amount of flack for its predictable story, the majority of it coming from the first half: VillainProtagonist undergoes HeelFaceTurn after realizing GoodFeelsGood, meets up with TheIdealist mentor/reformer who turns out to be EvilAllAlong, framing them for a heist that forces Wolf to have to ClearTheirName, [[ReplacedWithReplica the old switcheroo]] in every [[TheCaper Caper]].

* ''Anime/GaoGaiGar'' plays every single trope of the SuperRobot genre as straight as an arrow. However, since this series was a deliberate Reconstruction of that genre in response to ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'', it's purely intentional. And awesome.

* ''Series/EmilyInParis'': The series has been criticizes by reviewers (especially the French) for being this, and not in a good way. Basically, they feel it's portraying every French stereotype including the FrenchJerk stereotype, and pretty negatively too.

** ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemEngage Engage]]'' cranks the cliche storm up to eleven, moreso than ''Awakening'' even. Not only does it rely heavily on stock ''Fire Emblem'' plot elements, such as the protagonist's sole parent dying and the heroes fighting against an evil dragon, but also adds common cliches used in Shounen anime to the mix, such as the main theme of ThePowerOfFriendship, [[ByThePowerOfGrayskull summoning other characters through a phrase]], and [[spoiler:the protagonist getting revived with an EleventhHourSuperpower with the help of literal ghosts]].

* ''VideoGame/StarOceanTillTheEndOfTime'' should have had a counter that clicked every time they recycled a cliché from ''Franchise/StarTrek, Franchise/FinalFantasy,'' and every other console RPG. Maria even [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] it during one in-town dialogue. Oddly, it is both lampshaded and ''suvberted'' with the '''[[TheEndingChangesEverything HUGE]]''' twist that [[spoiler:the world of ''Star Ocean'' is a video game--even the 4D beings who play it probably thought "This game really ''is'' pretty cliche isn't it?"]]

* ''LightNovel/{{Bakemonogatari}}''. The franchise itself relies heavily on pandering, and every character is an {{Otaku}}'s wet dream. It has ''three'' TokenMiniMoe characters--all of different classes--but the clichés don't end there. Like most harems, every female character is one that you've likely seen before. Administrivia/TropesAreNotBad, however, and some characters ''do'' receive development that shy them away from the cliché, or at least give them a FreudianExcuse.

* '' WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'''s first few episodes immediately call into mind familiar anime narrative devices found in the classroom setting and characters. There's a [[{{Moe}} cute]], [[GenkiGirl optimistic]] [[ImprobableAge fifteen-year-old]] ActionGirl who [[JumpedAtTheCall dreams of being a hero]]. There's a [[MysteriousWoman mysterious]] {{Ninja}}, clad in black, who [[{{Bookworm}} likes to read]] and initially shies away from the protagonist's attempt at befriending her. There's a [[EntitledBastard wealthy, arrogant]] IceQueen who [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold isn't as cruel as she seems]]. There's a HotBlooded CoolBigSis who [[BloodKnight enjoys punching evil in the face]]. They are all the equivalent of HighSchool students in a HeroAcademy. It also has a horde of mindless, ugly creatures preying upon humankind, and the main characters are [[WordOfGod explicitly said]] to be based off fairy tales or mythological characters. However, the creators [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools revealed they did this intentionally]] in panels and interviews, so they can use the setup as a jumping-off point to later [[{{Troperiffic}} subvert, flesh out, downplay, or deconstruct those same tropes in later seasons.]]

* [[SturgeonsLaw It is a sad fact of fan fiction that 90% of it falls under this trope]]. The stories mentioned below are just the ones the contributors to this wiki think need mentioning.

%%* A ton of webcomics that adopt the attitude of FollowTheLeader, usually of ''Webcomic/PennyArcade'', ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'', or ''Webcomic/BobAndGeorge''. Those three webcomics alone inspired about half of the webcomics out there, with SturgeonsLaw seeming to be an understatement about their quality and originality.

* The ''WesternAnimation/MegaManRubySpears'' animated series specialized in giving its viewers a sense of familiarity, from plots such as [[PinocchioSyndrome "I wanna be a real boy"]] and [[IncredibleShrinkingMan "shrunken protagonist"]] to [[MindControlMusic "hypnotic hard rock."]]

* ''Film/IntoTheStorm2014'': It's a giant-killer-tornado film. A scrappy team of twister-hunters with an Obsessed JerkAss Leader, a slab of NewMeat, a [[HotScientist Hot Single Mom Scientist]], a [[BlackDudeDiesFirst Black Guy]] and a CoolCar are thrown together with a strict workaholic widower trying to raise two teenaged boys, and a couple of idiotic thrill-seeking yokels. Amazingly, [[spoiler: the black guy survives]], and the widower apparently ''doesn't'' [[spoiler: hook up with the hot scientist, even after saving her life]].