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* AmbiguousAllegiance

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* AmbiguousAllegianceAmbiguousAllegiance: It's unclear who, if anyone, a person is loyal to.



* AmbiguousDisorder: A person appears to have a mental disorder, but it's not clear what it is.
* AmbiguousEnding

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* AmbiguousDisorder: A person appears to have a mental disorder, but it's not clear what it is.
is or if they actually have one.
* AmbiguousEndingAmbiguousEnding: The work ends on an uncertainty.



* AmbiguousGenderIdentity

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* AmbiguousGenderIdentityAmbiguousGenderIdentity: Somebody may or may not be trans and not transitioned.



* AmbiguousSituation

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* AmbiguousSituationAmbiguousSituation: Any event where it's unclear what happened.



* AmbiguousTimePeriod
* AmbiguouslyAbsentParent

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* AmbiguousTimePeriod
AmbiguousTimePeriod: The work takes place in the past or future, but it's unclear when exactly.
* AmbiguouslyAbsentParentAmbiguouslyAbsentParent: Somebody has one or both their parents not present, and it's unclear as to why.



* AmbiguouslyChristian

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* AmbiguouslyChristianAmbiguouslyChristian: A character celebrates Christian holidays and/or makes references to {{God}} and/or Christian afterlives, but they're never confirmed (or denied for that matter) to actually be Christian.



* AmbiguouslyJewish

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* AmbiguouslyJewishAmbiguouslyJewish: A character is played by a Jewish actor and/or displays {{stereotype}}s about Judaism, but isn't directly stated to be or not be Jewish.



* AmbiguouslyTrained

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* AmbiguouslyTrainedAmbiguouslyTrained: A character shows signs of having either been in the military or had a job in law enforcement, but it's never confirmed.



* ChurchOfSaintGenericus
* {{Cliffhanger}}

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* ChurchOfSaintGenericus
ChurchOfSaintGenericus: A place of worship (church, synagogue, temple, etc) is left ambiguous as to what denomination or religion it is for.
* {{Cliffhanger}}{{Cliffhanger}}: Ending an episode/chapter/season/etc with one or more characters in danger (the ambiguity is that it's unknown at the time how/if they'll get out of danger).



* CrapsackOnlyByComparison
* CrypticConversation
* CuckooNest
* DiabolusExNihilo

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* CrapsackOnlyByComparison
CrapsackOnlyByComparison: A place that seems like a {{Dystopia}} only to one character or group of characters because they're used to better places.
* CrypticConversation
CrypticConversation: All or most of what one particular character says is cryptic.
* CuckooNest
CuckooNest: A character is convinced they're in an asylum and the events of the work were just hallucinations, making it (sometimes temporarily, sometimes permanently) ambiguous as to what's real.
* DiabolusExNihiloDiabolusExNihilo: A baddie who appears out of nowhere and it's unknown where they came from or why.



* TheEndingChangesEverything
* EnigmaticMinion
* EpilepticTrees
* FanDislikedExplanation
* FauxAdventureStory
* FightUnscene

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* TheEndingChangesEverything
TheEndingChangesEverything: Sub-trope of Ambiguous Ending. At the end, it's unknown which events of the story were real and which were imaginary/faked situations/etc.
* EnigmaticMinion
EnigmaticMinion: An antagonist (''not'' the Big Bad) whose actual agenda is left a mystery.
* EpilepticTrees
EpilepticTrees: Fan theories; the audience making up their own hypotheses as to what really happened in a work.
* FanDislikedExplanation
FanDislikedExplanation: A YMMV for when an ambiguity is resolved, but the audience dislikes the resolution.
* FauxAdventureStory
FauxAdventureStory: A story promises adventure but doesn't deliver.
* FightUnsceneFightUnscene: Characters fight, but all or most of the fight is left unseen, so it's ambiguous as to exactly ''how'' they fought unless it's revealed through dialogue.



* GainaxEnding
* LeftHanging
* MasterOfTheMixedMessage

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* GainaxEnding
GainaxEnding: Sub-trope of Ambiguous Ending. An ending makes ''no sense at all''.
* LeftHanging
ImpliedLoveInterest: A character acts like a love interest, but it's unknown if they're really in love.
* MasterOfTheMixedMessageLeftHanging: An uncertainty that's a serious part of the plot remains ambiguous.
* MasterOfTheMixedMessage: One character is definitely in love with another, but it's unknown how the other person feels about the love interest.



* MindScrew
* {{Mockspiracy}}
* MocksteryTale
* MultipleChoiceFuture

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* MindScrew
MindScrew: Something is so surreal/symbolic that it makes no sense.
* {{Mockspiracy}}
{{Mockspiracy}}: It's ambiguous as to whether a conspiracy theory is true or not, but it leans heavily towards "not true".
* MocksteryTale
MocksteryTale: One or more characters try to solve a mystery but then the mystery turns out to be nonexistent, unimportant, or unsolvable and it turns into psychological horror or similar.
* MultipleChoiceFutureMultipleChoiceFuture: There are several possible futures and it's unknown which will happen.



* MysteriousMercenaryPursuer
* NoEnding

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* MysteriousMercenaryPursuer
MysteriousMercenaryPursuer: A villain sent to kill or kidnap the protagonist who is well-known for killing/kidnapping people professionally, determined, and mysterious in at least one way.
* NoEndingNoEnding: The story ends with the main plot unresolved.



* TheOmniscientCouncilOfVagueness
* OrWasItADream: A character appears to have [[AllJustADream dreamed it all]], but it's then implied that what they dreamed about had actually happened.
* OtherworldlyAndSexuallyAmbiguous
* RashomonStyle
* RiddleForTheAges
* ARiddleWrappedInAMysteryInsideAnEnigma

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* TheOmniscientCouncilOfVagueness
TheOmniscientCouncilOfVagueness: A mysterious group that seem to be working behind the scenes and who comment cryptically on things that happened.
* OrWasItADream: A character appears to have [[AllJustADream dreamed it all]], but it's then implied that what they allegedly dreamed about had actually happened.
* OtherworldlyAndSexuallyAmbiguous
OtherworldlyAndSexuallyAmbiguous: A god/demon/angel/etc whose gender is unknown.
* RashomonStyle
RashomonStyle: A story is narrated differently by different characters and they ''can't all be right'', so it's ambiguous who's right.
* RiddleForTheAges
RiddleForTheAges: Something mysterious happens and it's never explained how.
* ARiddleWrappedInAMysteryInsideAnEnigmaARiddleWrappedInAMysteryInsideAnEnigma: Something is described as three mysteries within one another.



* SchrodingersButterfly

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* SchrodingersButterflySchrodingersButterfly: In a story about dreams, it's ambiguous whether some things were real or dreamed up.



* SilentWhisper

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* SilentWhisperSilentWhisper: We don't know what one character whispered to the other.



* TheStinger

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* TheStingerTheStinger: A scene that plays after the credits.



* ThroughTheEyesOfMadness

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* ThroughTheEyesOfMadnessThroughTheEyesOfMadness: A horror trope where we don't know whether something is real or a hallucination or even if hallucinations are even a possibility.



** OurHeroIsDead
** BolivianArmyCliffhanger

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** OurHeroIsDead
OurHeroIsDead: Seemingly killing the protagonist as a cliffhanger.
** BolivianArmyCliffhangerBolivianArmyCliffhanger: A season finale ends with it being ambiguous who lived and died.



* UnrevealAngle

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* UnrevealAngleUnrevealAngle: Using the position of the camera for an Un-Reveal.



* WildMassGuessing

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* WildMassGuessingWildMassGuessing: The place on this wiki to post fan theories.
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* AmbiguousRobots

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* AmbiguousRobotsAmbiguousRobots: It is difficult to tell whether something is a robot or not.



* AmbiguouslyHuman: A character appears to be human, but has certain odd characteristic and quirks that hint they might actually be something that isn't human.

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* AmbiguouslyHuman: A character appears to be human, but has certain odd characteristic characteristics and quirks that hint they might actually be something that isn't human.



* TheBigBadShuffle

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* TheBigBadShuffleTheBigBadShuffle: There are multiple antagonists who could qualify as the BigBad, but it isn't clear which one is the true main antagonist.
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* WorldOfMysteries: A whole setting consisting of vague hints and unsolved mysteries.
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* UnreliableNarrator
* TheUnreveal

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* UnreliableNarrator
UnreliableNarrator: It's hinted that the narrator may not be telling the complete truth, if they were even honest to begin with.
* TheUnrevealTheUnreveal: We never find out what the big secret is.



* VagueAge
* WhatExactlyIsHisJob
* WhereTheHellIsSpringfield

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* VagueAge
VagueAge: It's not clear how old a character is supposed to be.
* WhatExactlyIsHisJob
WhatExactlyIsHisJob: It's not made clear what a character does for a living.
* WhereTheHellIsSpringfieldWhereTheHellIsSpringfield: It's ambiguous where the story takes place.



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All these question marks seem unnecessary. Starting my usual contribution of explaining what the indexed tropes are about to prevent people from misusing them.


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* AmbiguousAllegiance?
* AmbiguousCloneEnding?
* AmbiguousDisorder?
* AmbiguousEnding?
* AmbiguousGender?
* AmbiguousGenderIdentity?
* AmbiguousRobots?
* AmbiguousSituation?
* AmbiguousSyntax?
* AmbiguousTimePeriod?
* AmbiguouslyAbsentParent?
* AmbiguouslyBi?
* AmbiguouslyBrown?
* AmbiguouslyChristian?
* AmbiguouslyEvil?
* AmbiguouslyGay?
* AmbiguouslyHuman?
* AmbiguouslyJewish?
* AmbiguouslyRelated?
** MamasBabyPapasMaybe?
** LukeIMightBeYourFather?
* AmbiguouslyTrained?
* TheBigBadShuffle?
* ChurchOfSaintGenericus?
* {{Cliffhanger}}?
* CowTools?
* CrapsackOnlyByComparison?
* CrypticConversation?
* CuckooNest?
* DiabolusExNihilo?
* DidTheyOrDidntThey
* TheEndingChangesEverything?
* EnigmaticMinion?
* EpilepticTrees?
* FanDislikedExplanation?
* FauxAdventureStory?
* FightUnscene?
* FlipFlopOfGod?
* GainaxEnding?
* LeftHanging?
* MasterOfTheMixedMessage?
* MaybeEverAfter?
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane?
* MindScrew?
* {{Mockspiracy}}?
* MocksteryTale?
* MultipleChoiceFuture?
* MultipleChoicePast?
* MysteriousMercenaryPursuer?
* NoEnding?
* NoodleImplements?
* NoodleIncident?
* NothingIsScarier?
* TheOmniscientCouncilOfVagueness?
* OrWasItADream
* OtherworldlyAndSexuallyAmbiguous?
* RashomonStyle?
* RiddleForTheAges?
* ARiddleWrappedInAMysteryInsideAnEnigma?
* SantaAmbiguity?
* SchrodingersButterfly?
* ShrugOfGod?
* SilentWhisper?
* TheSpook?
* TheStinger?
* TakeOurWordForIt?
* ThroughTheEyesOfMadness?
* UncertainDoom?
** BolivianArmyEnding?
** NeverFoundTheBody?
** OurHeroIsDead?
** BolivianArmyCliffhanger?
* UnreliableNarrator?
* TheUnreveal?
* UnrevealAngle?
* VagueAge?

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* AmbiguousAllegiance?
AmbiguousAllegiance
* AmbiguousCloneEnding?
AmbiguousCloneEnding: It's left ambiguous whether a person is the real deal or if they've been replaced by a duplicate.
* AmbiguousDisorder?
AmbiguousDisorder: A person appears to have a mental disorder, but it's not clear what it is.
* AmbiguousEnding?
AmbiguousEnding
* AmbiguousGender?
AmbiguousGender: It is difficult to tell what gender a character is.
* AmbiguousGenderIdentity?
AmbiguousGenderIdentity
* AmbiguousRobots?
AmbiguousRobots
* AmbiguousSituation?
AmbiguousSituation
* AmbiguousSyntax?
AmbiguousSyntax: The phrasing of a sentence allows for more than one interpretation of what the sentence means.
* AmbiguousTimePeriod?
AmbiguousTimePeriod
* AmbiguouslyAbsentParent?
AmbiguouslyAbsentParent
* AmbiguouslyBi?
AmbiguouslyBi: A character is hinted but not outright stated to be bisexual.
* AmbiguouslyBrown?
AmbiguouslyBrown: A character has dark skin, but it's not clear if it's to indicate their ethnicity or if they simply have a tan.
* AmbiguouslyChristian?
AmbiguouslyChristian
* AmbiguouslyEvil?
AmbiguouslyEvil: A character of unknown moral alignment is subtly implied to possibly be evil.
* AmbiguouslyGay?
AmbiguouslyGay: A character is hinted but not outright stated to be gay.
* AmbiguouslyHuman?
AmbiguouslyHuman: A character appears to be human, but has certain odd characteristic and quirks that hint they might actually be something that isn't human.
* AmbiguouslyJewish?
AmbiguouslyJewish
* AmbiguouslyRelated?
AmbiguouslyRelated: It's not clear whether or not certain individuals are related.
** MamasBabyPapasMaybe?
MamasBabyPapasMaybe: A father is unsure if their child is truly theirs.
** LukeIMightBeYourFather?
LukeIMightBeYourFather: Because the mother had sex with more than one man at the time of conception, it's unknown who the child's true father is.
* AmbiguouslyTrained?
AmbiguouslyTrained
* TheBigBadShuffle?
TheBigBadShuffle
* ChurchOfSaintGenericus?
ChurchOfSaintGenericus
* {{Cliffhanger}}?
{{Cliffhanger}}
* CowTools?
CowTools: Tools with unclear purposes.
* CrapsackOnlyByComparison?
CrapsackOnlyByComparison
* CrypticConversation?
CrypticConversation
* CuckooNest?
CuckooNest
* DiabolusExNihilo?
DiabolusExNihilo
* DidTheyOrDidntThey
DidTheyOrDidntThey: It's left ambiguous whether or not a couple have consummated their relationship.
* TheEndingChangesEverything?
TheEndingChangesEverything
* EnigmaticMinion?
EnigmaticMinion
* EpilepticTrees?
EpilepticTrees
* FanDislikedExplanation?
FanDislikedExplanation
* FauxAdventureStory?
FauxAdventureStory
* FightUnscene?
FightUnscene
* FlipFlopOfGod?
FlipFlopOfGod: The work's creator keeps changing their mind in regards to information not revealed in the work itself.
* GainaxEnding?
GainaxEnding
* LeftHanging?
LeftHanging
* MasterOfTheMixedMessage?
MasterOfTheMixedMessage
* MaybeEverAfter?
MaybeEverAfter: It's left vague whether the romance arc ends with the couple staying together.
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane?
MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: A supposedly supernatural event has reasonable and logical explanations, but it is also hinted that the event may have been genuinely supernatural.
* MindScrew?
MindScrew
* {{Mockspiracy}}?
{{Mockspiracy}}
* MocksteryTale?
MocksteryTale
* MultipleChoiceFuture?
MultipleChoiceFuture
* MultipleChoicePast?
MultipleChoicePast: A character has multiple contradictory origin stories, the true origin being unclear.
* MysteriousMercenaryPursuer?
MysteriousMercenaryPursuer
* NoEnding?
NoEnding
* NoodleImplements?
NoodleImplements: A person plans to achieve a goal with the use of items of unclear function.
* NoodleIncident?
NoodleIncident: Characters mention an unseen past event without clarifying the full details involving it.
* NothingIsScarier?
NothingIsScarier: A horror element where the monster isn't actually seen and the audience is left horrified imagining what the creature might look like.
* TheOmniscientCouncilOfVagueness?
TheOmniscientCouncilOfVagueness
* OrWasItADream
OrWasItADream: A character appears to have [[AllJustADream dreamed it all]], but it's then implied that what they dreamed about had actually happened.
* OtherworldlyAndSexuallyAmbiguous?
OtherworldlyAndSexuallyAmbiguous
* RashomonStyle?
RashomonStyle
* RiddleForTheAges?
RiddleForTheAges
* ARiddleWrappedInAMysteryInsideAnEnigma?
ARiddleWrappedInAMysteryInsideAnEnigma
* SantaAmbiguity?
SantaAmbiguity: A work leaves it ambiguous whether or not Santa Claus exists in the setting.
* SchrodingersButterfly?
SchrodingersButterfly
* ShrugOfGod?
ShrugOfGod: Not even the work's creator knows the truth.
* SilentWhisper?
SilentWhisper
* TheSpook?
TheSpook: An individual whose background and motivations are not known.
* TheStinger?
TheStinger
* TakeOurWordForIt?
TakeOurWordForIt: The characters spend an awful lot of time talking about how scary, funny, gruesome or whatever something is, but we never actually see it.
* ThroughTheEyesOfMadness?
ThroughTheEyesOfMadness
* UncertainDoom?
UncertainDoom: A character is last seen in a situation where they may have been killed, but it's not clear whether they survived or not.
** BolivianArmyEnding?
BolivianArmyEnding: The story ends with the characters at the mercy of someone about to kill them and no clarification on whether or not the enemy successfully killed them.
** NeverFoundTheBody?
NeverFoundTheBody: A person who appeared to die is speculated to still be alive because their corpse was never found.
** OurHeroIsDead?
OurHeroIsDead
** BolivianArmyCliffhanger?
BolivianArmyCliffhanger
* UnreliableNarrator?
UnreliableNarrator
* TheUnreveal?
TheUnreveal
* UnrevealAngle?
UnrevealAngle
* VagueAge?VagueAge



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* SantaAmbiguity?
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** MamasBabyPapasMaybe?
** LukeIMightBeYourFather?



* LukeIMightBeYourFather?
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** OnceKilledAManWithANoodleImplement?
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* DidTheyOrDidntThey
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* AmbiguousRobots?
* AmbiguousSituation?
* AmbiguousSyntax?
* AmbiguousTimePeriod?



* AmbiguousRobots?
* AmbiguousSituation?
* AmbiguousSyntax?
* AmbiguousTimePeriod?

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* AmbiguousSituation?
* AmbiguousSyntax?
* AmbiguousTimePeriod?
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* {{Mockspiracy}}?
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* AmbiguousReligions?
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* MocksteryTale?
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* AmbiguouslyAsexual?
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