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* '''Inverted''': Tropanas are capable of full human speech, but they are forbidden to say their own name.

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* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
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Tropanas are capable of full human speech, but they are forbidden to say their own name.name.
** Bob can only say the name of whoever or whatever he's talking to.

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* '''Zig Zagged''': On some episodes, Tropanas can only say their name; others, they make normal animal sounds and in yet others they speak English.
* Tropanas [[EloquentInTheirNativeTongue actually have a very detailed and articulate language]]: it's just that "Tropana' is their equivalent the word "the" and [[StarfishLanguage the rest of it is too high or low in pitch for humans to hear.]]

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On some episodes, Tropanas can only say their name; others, they make normal animal sounds and in yet others they speak English.
* ** Tropanas [[EloquentInTheirNativeTongue actually have a very detailed and articulate language]]: it's just that "Tropana' is their equivalent the word "the" and [[StarfishLanguage the rest of it is too high or low in pitch for humans to hear.]]



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* Tropanas [[EloquentInTheirNativeTongue actually have a very detailed and articulate language]]: it's just that "Tropana' is their equivalent the word "the" and [[StarfishLanguage the rest of it is too high or low in pitch for humans to hear.]]
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** Everything in this universe communicates by only saying their name. EVERYTHING.

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** Everything in this universe Every living thing on Earth communicates by only saying their name. EVERYTHING.EVERY. LIVING. THING.
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* '''Played For Drama''': Bob can only say "Bob". As such, when he tries to give the password to introduce himself in an enemy base, he says "Bob". [[BreadEggsMilkSquick He is immediately recognized and brutally murdered]].
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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdvumIpEuZ8 Or Alternatively, this video]]

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* '''Deconstructed''': A new Tropana-mon species can speak English, because its name [[OverlyLongName contains the entire English language]].

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* '''Deconstructed''': '''Deconstructed''':
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A new Tropana-mon species can speak English, because its name [[OverlyLongName contains the entire English language]].



* '''Reconstructed''': A little girl points at a Tropana and calls it a Parrot; all the Tropanas start saying "Parrot" instead, and the bird is later renamed.

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* '''Reconstructed''': '''Reconstructed''':
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A little girl points at a Tropana and calls it a Parrot; all the Tropanas start saying "Parrot" instead, and the bird is later renamed.
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** [[PoorCommunicationKills The species can't communicate effectively because their 'language' only consists of a single word with a very small amount of syllables, all of this also being true for any scientists hoping to study the species and their methods of communication.]]


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** The species has multiple ways of communication [[RealityEnsues much like any real species would have,]] including body language, pheromones, the use of emphasis and emotion when saying certain syllables, and possibly more.

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* '''Double Subverted''': A character assumes the bird's name is "Tropana", since it's the only thing is says. Turns out it's a Parrot, but the locals call it a "Tropana."

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A character assumes the bird's name is "Tropana", since it's the only thing is says. Turns out it's a Parrot, but the locals call it a "Tropana."
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** Then the character meets the parrot's owner and it turns out that "Tropana" is the parrot's name.
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* '''Played For Laughs''': The [[BigWords Chrononhotonthologos]] is a species of birds only able to say their name, "Chrononhotonthologos"

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* '''Played For Laughs''': The [[BigWords [[SesquipedalianLoquaciousness Chrononhotonthologos]] is a species of birds only able to say their name, "Chrononhotonthologos"

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* '''Exaggerated''': Everything in this universe communicates by only saying their name. EVERYTHING.

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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
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Everything in this universe communicates by only saying their name. EVERYTHING.

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** [[http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/610144 This video.]]



* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???

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* '''Discussed''': ???
"If you hear an animal make a sound, it's probably the name of that animal."
* '''Conversed''': ???"I can understand animals named after the sound they produce, but animals saying their name even though it's clearly based on a word of the english language? Ridiculous!"
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* '''Downplayed''': ???

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* '''Downplayed''': ???The Tropana speaks normal English and their name is a VerbalTic in most senses.

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* '''Downplayed''': ???



* '''Parodied''': A new species of Tropana-mon is named [[SymbolSwearing %&$#?@!]]. The researcher explains that that's the sound they make.

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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
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A new species of Tropana-mon is named [[SymbolSwearing %&$#?@!]]. The researcher explains that that's the sound they make.



* '''Deconstructed''': A new Tropana-mon species can speak English, because its name [[OverlyLongName contains the entire English language]].
* '''Reconstructed''': A little girl points at a Tropana and calls it a Parrot; all the Tropanas start saying "Parrot" instead, and the bird is later renamed.



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* '''Conversed''':

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* '''Discussed''':
'''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Deconstructed''': A new Tropana-mon species can speak English, because its name [[OverlyLongName contains the entire English language]].
* '''Reconstructed''': A little girl points at a Tropana and calls it a Parrot; all the Tropanas start saying "Parrot" instead, and the bird is later renamed.



* '''Played For Drama''':



PokemonSpeak-[[PokemonSpeak Poké-Mon]]-PokemonSpeak!
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PokemonSpeak-[[PokemonSpeak Poké-Mon]]-PokemonSpeak!
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PokemonSpeak-{{Poke|monSpeak}}!-PokemonSpeak!
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%%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ???
%%* '''Played For Drama''': ???
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* '''Exploited''':

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* '''Exploited''': Alice grabs a Tropana and gets it to speak its name, which happens to be the password to the secret base.
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* '''Enforced''': In the original dub, the Tropanas only said the Japanese word for something icky. The American distributor changed the English dub to the harmless nonsense word used for the bird's name.

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* '''Enforced''': In the original dub, the Tropanas only said the Japanese word for something icky. The Rather than translate, the American distributor changed the English dub to dubbed the harmless nonsense word used for the bird's name.
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* '''Enforced''': In the original dub, the Tropanas only said the Japanese word for [[Squick something icky]]. The American distributor [[Bowdlerise changed the English dub to the harmless nonsense word]] used for the bird's name.

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* '''Enforced''': In the original dub, the Tropanas only said the Japanese word for [[Squick something icky]]. icky. The American distributor [[Bowdlerise distributor changed the English dub to the harmless nonsense word]] word used for the bird's name.
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* '''Enforced''':

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* '''Enforced''': In the original dub, the Tropanas only said the Japanese word for [[Squick something icky]]. The American distributor [[Bowdlerise changed the English dub to the harmless nonsense word]] used for the bird's name.
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* '''Enforced''': In the original dub, the Tropanas only said the Japanese word for [[Squick something nasty]]. The American distributor [[Bowdlerise changed the English dub to a harmless nonsense word]].

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* '''Enforced''': In the original dub, the Tropanas only said the Japanese word for [[Squick something nasty]]. The American distributor [[Bowdlerise changed the English dub to a harmless nonsense word]].
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* '''Enforced''':

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* '''Enforced''': In the original dub, the Tropanas only said the Japanese word for [[Squick something nasty]]. The American distributor [[Bowdlerise changed the English dub to a harmless nonsense word]].
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* '''Parodied''': A new species of Tropana-mon is named "&^%%?~&". The researcher explains that that's the sound they make.

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* '''Parodied''': A new species of Tropana-mon is named "&^%%?~&".[[SymbolSwearing %&$#?@!]]. The researcher explains that that's the sound they make.
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* '''Double Subverted''': A character assumes the bird's name is "Tropana", since it's the only thing is says. Turns out it looks like a Parrot, but the locals call it a "Tropana."

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* '''Double Subverted''': A character assumes the bird's name is "Tropana", since it's the only thing is says. Turns out it looks like it's a Parrot, but the locals call it a "Tropana."
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* '''Double Subverted''': A new Tropana-mon species can speak English, because its name [[OverlyLongName contains the entire English language]].

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* '''Double Subverted''': A new Tropana-mon species can speak English, because its character assumes the bird's name [[OverlyLongName contains is "Tropana", since it's the entire English language]].only thing is says. Turns out it looks like a Parrot, but the locals call it a "Tropana."



* '''Deconstructed''':
* '''Reconstructed''':

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* '''Deconstructed''':
'''Deconstructed''': A new Tropana-mon species can speak English, because its name [[OverlyLongName contains the entire English language]].
* '''Reconstructed''': A little girl points at a Tropana and calls it a Parrot; all the Tropanas start saying "Parrot" instead, and the bird is later renamed.



* '''Enforced''':

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* '''Enforced''':'''Enforced''':



* '''Defied''':

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* '''Defied''': One of the Tropanas teaches himself how to speak fluent Japanese.
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PokemonSpeak-[[PokemonSpeak Poké]]-PokemonSpeak!

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PokemonSpeak-[[PokemonSpeak Poké]]-PokemonSpeak!Poké-Mon]]-PokemonSpeak!
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* '''Exaggerated''': Everything in this universe communicates by only saying thier name. EVERYTHING.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Everything in this universe communicates by only saying thier their name. EVERYTHING.



PokemonSpeak [[PokemonSpeak Poké-]] PokemonSpeak!

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PokemonSpeak [[PokemonSpeak Poké-]] PokemonSpeak!PokemonSpeak-[[PokemonSpeak Poké]]-PokemonSpeak!
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* '''Exaggerated''':

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* '''Exaggerated''':'''Exaggerated''': Everything in this universe communicates by only saying thier name. EVERYTHING.
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PokemonSpeak, PokemonSpeak, PokemonSpeak!

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PokemonSpeak, PokemonSpeak, PokemonSpeak [[PokemonSpeak Poké-]] PokemonSpeak!
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[[PokemonSpeak Pokemon Speak!]]

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[[PokemonSpeak Pokemon Speak!]]PokemonSpeak, PokemonSpeak, PokemonSpeak!
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* '''Lampshaded''':
* '''Invoked''': Bob purposely only says the word "Bob"

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* '''Lampshaded''':
'''Lampshaded''': "How come all that bird ever says is its own name?"
* '''Invoked''': Bob purposely only says the word "Bob""Bob".



Back to PokemonSpeak

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Back to PokemonSpeak[[PokemonSpeak Pokemon Speak!]]

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