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This is a wick check for WellThisIsNotThatTrope.
'''Reason''': It's meant to be a trope for a BaitAndSwitch gag where somebody describes X and then says, "This is not X" or something along the lines of that. However, people often use it for "joke fulfilment links" (see the relevant bullet on Administrivia/{{Sinkhole}}) when describing what an actual trope is not. A trip to TRS may be needed, as the title may be making users think it's actually about tropes.
'''Analysis''':
** Correct: 24%
** Joke fulfilment: 46%
** Unclear: 6%
** Other misuse: 20%
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* Funny.AmericanDad: Stan visits Steve, who is sitting in his room, traumatized:
--->'''Stan''': Hey, champ. I wanted to talk to you. You know, about what you just saw. Because [[NotWhatItLooksLike things aren't always what they appear.]] Sometimes when someone is choking, you have to get behind them and give them the Heimlich. '''[[WellThisIsNotThatTrope This was ''not'' that.]]''' I was not helping your mother with a leg cramp. I was not giving her a lying-down hug. I was not helping her look for her contact. I was ''plowing'', Steve.\\
'''Steve''': ''(weakly)'' Oh, my goodness...\\
'''Stan''': See, in the animal kingdom, he who mates is king. And you're many, many years from finding a mate of your own. This is nature, bitch! We're getting primal in this house! '''A correct instance of the gag.'''
* JustFoFun.BoilThatAesop: Some things are not other things. '''The user seems to be aware that the trope isn't about tropes.'''
* IThoughtItMeant.UToW: WellThisIsNotThatTrope is not solely about instances where it looks like the work is going to use one trope, but then [[SubvertedTrope uses a different one]]. '''Correctly notes that the trope isn't about tropes.'''
* Fanfic.TheButcherBird: ''Most [[SelfInsert SIs]] get powers, or start off weak, or any of a multitude of ideas...but all, or at least most, [[ActionSurvivor remain]] [[BadassNormal human]]. Most One Piece [[SelfInsert SIs]] [[TheStationsOfTheCanon meet up with the Straw Hats, join their crew, and have some very entertaining adventures]]. [[WellThisIsNotThatTrope This poor bastard gets neither]]. Follow Yoshimura Kaneki through the South Blue and beyond, as he joins a crew that, for better or for worse, is destined for infamy...'' '''Leaving aside the fact that potholes don't belong in page quotes, this is quoting an actual use of the trope.'''
* FamilyGuy.TropesQToZ: Played straight in "Three Kings":
-->'''Peter''': ''(introducing the final segment for the episode)'' Remember [[Film/TheShining that movie with the creepy twins, and the guy running around with the axe, and that kid talking to his finger]]? ''(laughs)'' Can't you see Stewie doin' ''that''?! Well, here's ''Film/TheShawshankRedemption.'' '''An actual example of the trope.'''
* TheRunawayGuys.OtherNintendo: Chugga's intro describes a best-selling launch game for a revolutionary, groundbreaking console... before revealing he's talking about ''Wii Sports'' and the Wii. This game, not so much. '''Correct.'''
* Fanfic.GirlDays: In chapter 8:
-->The walk back was uneventful.\\
No, sorry, that was a different walk back. THIS walk back was something other than uneventful. '''Seems correct.'''
* Magazine.{{Mad}}: In "Clooney as the Bat", it's said that despite having lackluster performances for Batman in ''Film/Batman1989'', ''Film/BatmanReturns'' and ''Film/BatmanForever'', this "is no game of baseball like in Literature/CaseyAtTheBat," so Creator/GeorgeClooney has a chance to set things right with ''Film/BatmanAndRobin''. As might be expected, though, Clooney doesn't succeed. '''Seems correct.'''
* Anime.ToukenRanbuHanamaru: At the beginning of every episode, one of the swords explains the basic premise of the series to the audience-- and then goes on to say that the series won't be focusing much on it, or are surprised to see that the audience isn't even paying attention. '''Trope played straight as a RunningGag.'''
* HonestTrailers.TropesNToR: The Honest Trailer for ''Film/TheRoom'' points out the bizarrely prolonged scene of people doing completely mundane things:
--->'''Narrator:''' Most movies cut straight to the interesting parts, but ''The Room'' [[WellThisIsNotThatTrope is not most movies]]. Where, if a man makes a tape, you get to see him set up the equipment... '''Correct usage.'''
* Film.TheGreenKnight: At the beginning, the narrator (eventually revealed to be [[spoiler: the fox]]) recaps how King Arthur drew a sword from a stone, before saying this is ''not'' that story. '''Seems right.'''
* Literature.{{Sourcery}}: "Have you ever been bitten by a snake?" "No." "Then you'll know exactly what it feels like, because it isn't like a snake bite at all." '''I think this counts.'''
* Recap.AnimaniacsEpisode26: The Warners arrive to fight the dragon.
-->'''Yakko:''' Did you call for the bravest, most daring knight in all the land?\\
'''King Arthur:''' Oh, yes!\\
'''Yakko:''' Well, too bad. You got us.\\
'''Dot:''' [[LampshadeHanging What a silly mix-up!]] '''Seems correct.'''
* Characters.DeathBattleSeasonTwoPart2: When Chuck's analysis begins, Boomstick chronicles an ancient tale of a man born of a dragon, destined to overcome evil throughout the land. That man... is ''not'' Chuck Norris, because Norris killed that man. '''Correct.'''
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[[folder:Joke Fulfilment]]
* StarterGearStayingPower: In many game genres (like RolePlayingGames) the player usually replaces the StarterEquipment with new weapons, armor and items as they progress through the game; constantly swapping out their gear for stat boosts, abilities or whatever other perks are necessary.\\
[[WellThisIsNotThatTrope This is not that]].
* Manga.PandoraHearts: You know that manga based on ''Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland'' in which a virtuous and curious Alice wanders into the enchanting but odd realm of Wonderland, making new friends and finding love along the way?\\
[[DarkerAndEdgier This is not]] [[WellThisIsNotThatTrope that manga.]] '''It's on a work page, so at least the troper probably knew the meaning of the trope and that it wasn't about tropes. That said, it's still joke fulfilment.'''
* GoodBadGirl: Good girls [[MadonnaWhoreComplex don't]]. '''[[WellThisIsNotThatTrope But she does]]''', and she's not afraid to admit it. '''Used to say that a trope is not another, specific trope.'''
* Literature.MysticRiver: DownerEnding: You'd think that because [[spoiler: Katie's killers were caught in the end]], we'd get at least a BittersweetEnding with heavy emphasis on ''bitter'', right? [[WellThisIsNotThatTrope Wrong]]. [[spoiler: Dave is killed [[AllForNothing for ultimately no reason]] other than [[MisplacedRetribution for Jimmy to find vengeance]], leaving his wife widowed and his son fatherless. It's also heavily implied that Sean will be on Jimmy's trail from then on, effectively ruining that friendship and bringing Jimmy [[ProtagonistJourneyToVillain back into the life of crime]].]] '''The troper who added the pothole likely knew the meaning of the trope, and it's not used as an opening gag, but it's still used half-jokingly to go with an example's wording.'''
* AbsurdAltitude: The Big Man ([[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/sweetbroandhellajeff/?cid=010.jpg in a dream]]) gets some "[[TotallyRadical unreal]]" air [[InASingleBound just by jumping]]. [[WellThisIsNotThatTrope Well, this is only the background information to the example]]. In ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'', Dave creates a skateboard in the true ''SBAHJ'' style (i.e., composed of horrible JPEG artifact recombination), whose name is the "Unreal Air". It simply keeps going up and never comes back down. '''Again, the user probably knew the definition, but it's still joke fulfilment.'''
* ComicBook.GothamAcademy: For over seventy-five years Gotham City has been established as a sprawling metropolis bursting at the seams with [[WretchedHive crime, corruption, and vice.]] Only the efforts of a few brave individuals such as [[Franchise/{{Batman}} The Batman]] keep the city from falling into ruins, at the hands of the infamous [[RoguesGallery rogues]] that prowl its streets.\\
[[WellThisIsNotThatTrope But this comic is not about any of that.]] '''Opening gag, but it's on a work page.'''
* Characters.TNOGermany: Usually, partisans and resistance fighters cooperate. Their fight is public. [[WellThisIsNotThatTrope Not in the case of Revolutionäre Zellen]]. '''Not on a trope page, but it's still joke fulfilment of the "opening gag" variety.'''
* Film.BrightBurn: A happy couple who dreams of starting a family has their wish come true one night when a rocket ship crash-lands near their farm, and a baby boy is found on board. The couple takes him in as their own and raise him lovingly. They soon find out that he has extraordinary superpowers. [[Franchise/{{Superman}} Sound familiar?]]\\
[[WellThisIsNotThatTrope Well, that's about where the similarities end]]. '''Joke fulfilment, but on a work page.'''
* ViolenceIsNotAnOption: There are a lot of problems a person can solve with violence: {{evil overlord}}s, [[TheBully bullies]], inconvenient walls, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking high prices at the supermarket...]]\\
[[WellThisIsNotThatTrope Unfortunately, this is not one such problem]]. '''Joke fulfilment on a trope page.'''
* Wrestling.ToruYano: In {{Wrestling/NJPW}}, there are plenty of hot-blooded, well-chiseled, brave-as-all-get-out athletes, from the [[Wrestling/HiroshiTanahashi Purest Ace]], to the [[Wrestling/KazuchikaOkada cockiest rich dude]], to the most [[Wrestling/TetsuyaNaito disrespectful slacker]]...all have that same fire and determination to win their matches.\\
[[WellThisIsNotThatTrope Toru Yano...is not one of those pro-wrestlers.]] '''Joke fulfilment, yet on a work page.'''
* TheProblemWithLicensedGames.WesternAnimation: While it's no ''Battle for Bikini Bottom'', ''[[VideoGame/SpongeBobSquarePantsCreatureFromTheKrustyKrab Creature from the Krusty Krab]]'' is a great game in its own right and has gained a cult following over the years. The UsefulNotes/NintendoDS version has [[WellThisIsNotThatTrope decidedly not,]] and for a good reason. Once again, it was scaled down into a 2D platformer. However, for whatever reason, [=WayForward=] decided to force [[{{Waggle}} touch-screen controls on the game]], and it does not work at all. It's a puzzle platformer where you use the touch-screen to do ''everything'', including moving your character with no option to use the D-pad and face buttons instead. Unfortunately, the controls are slow and unresponsive, making for a frustrating experience. '''Not an "opening gag", but still joke fulfilment.'''
* VoicesAreNotMental: Sometimes, characters [[FreakyFridayFlip swap bodies]]. When this happens, these characters will often [[VoicesAreMental swap voices as well]]. This is especially common in animation, due to RuleOfPerception.\\
WellThisIsNotThatTrope. '''It's saying that it isn't an actual trope.'''
* Film.{{Zombieland}}: ''[Lengthy description of zombie movies.]'' ''Zombieland'' [[WellThisIsNotThatTrope is a little more concerned]] with knocking their fuckin' teeth in. '''Opening gag, but on a work page.'''
* Pinball.JamesBall007: "The Pinball Licensed To Thrill"... ''[[WellThisIsNotThatTrope not.]]'' '''Urgh, joke fulfilment AND complaining.'''
* HateSink.LiveActionTV: Travers, a minor Decima agent in "[[Recap/PersonOfInterestS04E12 Control-Alt-Delete]]" and later "[[Recap/PersonOfInterestS05E12 .exe]]". Most of Decima's [[NominalImportance named agents]] are at least somewhat [[AffablyEvil likable]], sufficiently badass, or both. '''[[WellThisIsNotThatTrope Travers is not one of them]].''' He's instead hugely [[SmugSnake arrogant and condescending]], treating everyone but his fellow Samaritan lackeys like subhumans who ought to be grateful for his presence. '''Not an opening gag, but still joke fulfilment.'''
* SinisterSentientSun: Since the Sun is the main provider of life, heat and energy on Earth, it is a symbol of health and light, and is often depicted as a benevolent being.\\
WellThisIsNotThatTrope. '''Standard joke fulfilment on trope page.'''
* Literature.{{Kurozuka}}: History records that Yoshitsune [[{{Seppuku}} committed suicide]] after being cornered by Yoritomo's forces. [[WellThisIsNotThatTrope But in this version of events]], Kurou and Benkei instead find a mountain hermitage inhabited by a strange, beautiful priestess with a Christian cross necklace centuries before Christianity should have reached Japan named Kuromitsu. '''Joke fulfilment, but on a work page.'''
* DarthWiki.TheApostles: ''[Tells a long story]''. [[WellThisIsNotThatTrope This is not that story]]. '''Ditto... sort of.'''
* Fanfic.AeonNatumEngel: [[WellThisIsNotThatTrope Well,]] ''[[WellThisIsNotThatTrope Aeon Natum Engel]]'' [[WellThisIsNotThatTrope doesn't]]. '''Saying that the fanfic doesn't follow the FandomSpecificPlot and seems to be joke fulfilment.'''
* Heartwarming.FinalFantasyXIII2: The DLC ''Sazh's Story: Heads or Tails?'' starts off with Sazh flipping a coin, with the slow-mo title shot displaying the two faces: the goddess Etro (Heads) and a dark skull (Tails). Time freezes, he gets a bit of exposition from the casino owner, he catches the coin, and then flips it again because he didn't get a chance to catch it properly. Slam, peek... "What the...?" And it's a '''chocobo'''. Cue ''Chocobos of Cocoon'' in the background as Dajh's Chocobo Chick flies up to him. [[WellThisIsNotThatTrope That falls under Funny.]] '''Not an opening gag, but still joke fulfilment.'''
* NightmareFuel.FiveNightsAtCandys2: Many players found the Penguin to be [[CreepyCute rather adorable]] in the first game, which is helped by the fact that he can [[HelpfulMook unintentionally save you from the other animatronics.]] '''[[WellThisIsNotThatTrope That isn't the case at all in this game.]]''' Now sporting a much more unnerving appearance, he can briefly disable your camera system entirely, leaving you defenseless against the other animatronics. Few things are as panic-inducing as seeing an animatronic slowly coming toward you and not being able to do a damn thing to stop it. '''Joke fulfilment, and while it's not an opening gag, it is talking about a trope not applying.'''
* SoYouWantTo.AvoidWritingAMarySue: We call this type of Mary Sue a "CreatorsPet", and there's nothing wrong with some WishFulfillment as long as you know that's what you're doing. [[WellThisIsNotThatTrope This guide is not intended to deal with Creator's Pets]]. '''Joke fulfilment, and while it's not technically talking about a trope, many people mislabel YMMV articles as tropes.'''
* MorallySuperiorCopy: Clones sure are awful, right? When they're not straight up [[EvilTwin evil]] to the core, they have a bad habit of trying to KillAndReplace their natural counterpart. They're a living manifestation of why CreatingLifeIsBad, after all.\\
WellThisIsNotThatTrope. '''Generic intro joke fulfilment.'''
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[[folder:ZCEs or Otherwise Unclear]]
* Fanfic.TheGreatAlicornHunt: The opening paragraph of the first chapter is essentially this, and serving as both a joke and a brief TakeThat at the synopsis to ''[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E13MagicalMysteryCure Magical Mystery Cure]]''. '''ZCE'''
* {{Not}}: Compare HahahaNo and WellThisIsNotThatTrope. '''Unclear whether they know it's not about tropes or not.'''
* Radio.ImSorryIHaventAClue: Often.
-->'''Humph:''' Since our special guest today is Phill Jupitus, we all agreed it would be a waste not to make a round to fit his unique talents. ...Still, there you are, that's life. '''ZCE, and I'm not sure if it's correct or not. Still, at least it isn't being misused as a Trope Trope.'''
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[[folder:Other Misuse]]
* Quotes.PoliceBrutality: [[WellThisIsNotThatTrope This is also the part where I say "now I know that most cops are good," but I don't.]] '''Is a subversion of expectations, but it's not describing something and then saying that something else isn't it.'''
* HateSink.WebOriginal: The TerribleTrio of the [[TeensAreMonsters teenage girls]] Sophia, Emma, and Madison. They cause protagonist Taylor Hebert's [[StartOfDarkness trigger event]] when they locked her in a locker filled with [[{{Squick}} weeks-old used tampons, bugs, and her own vomit]] as part of their ongoing bullying campaign against her. The three [[KarmaHoudini avoid retaliation]] due to an inept school system, [[spoiler:the fact that Sophia was protected by her status as a Ward]], and Taylor's '''[[WellThisIsNotThatTrope refusal]]''' to go on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge with her new powers. While they are definitely not as atrocious as some of the [[CardCarryingVillain actual villains]] and [[EldritchAbomination inhuman monsters]] in the story, the hatred from fans comes from the [[EvilIsPetty nature of their antagonism]] and Tattletale's later reveal that she [[spoiler:recruited Taylor in large part because her powers told her that Taylor was on the verge of suicide]]. '''Well, This is Not That Trope does not mean "a character refuses to do something". The troper maybe confused it with DefiedTrope.'''
* Series.JudgeJudy: In one early case:
-->'''Judge Judy:''' Don't be a wise guy with me, sir. There's only one wise person here. And that's Byrd. '''Subversion of expectations, but I don't think it quite counts.'''
* Literature.TheSalvationWar HopelessWar: You'd assume this would be the case for Humanity given its premise of ReligiousHorror, right? [[WellThisIsNotThatTrope Nope!]] It's '''Heaven and Hell''' who promptly get their asses kicked. Both Abigor and Michael realize fairly quickly that the demons and angels respectively are doomed, and Michael's entire character arc is trying to save the angelic race from butchery at the hands of mankind. '''Seems to be confused with SubvertedTrope.'''
* Film.AtomicBlonde: The movie begins with the standard use of UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan's Cold War rhetoric ("Tear down this wall!" in particular), along with a description about when the Berlin Wall was officially destroyed. This is subsequently covered with graffiti, which clarifies that this is '''not''' that story. '''BaitAndSwitch played for drama.'''
* NightmareFuel.Invincible2021: At first, when Omni-Man first attacks the group, he goes for the kill on Immortal, and later Aquarus, but per typical superhero shows, the speedster Red Rush pulls his teammates out of the way in time and makes his move on the enemy. And then Omni-Man grabs Red Rush's head and starts crushing it, and then you realize [[WellThisIsNotThatTrope this is not your typical superhero show]]. '''Dramatic subversion of expectations.'''
* Creator.WilliamShakespeare: JustTheWayYouAre: Sonnet 130, "My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun", repeatedly [[WellThisIsNotThatTrope subverts the usual flowery comparisons of a love poem]] to paint a rather unflattering picture of the speaker's beloved... and ends by declaring her uniqueness more beautiful than any stock metaphor. '''Used just for being subversive in general.'''
* PlayingWith.TheGreatestStoryNeverTold: ''The Adventures of Bob'' spends eighty-nine minutes yakking about how the mark of a hero is one that does his deeds without seeking the spotlight. [[WellThisIsNotThatTrope The final minute is a montage of Bob]] [[GloryHound seeking as much of the spotlight for his deed as possible]]. '''That's BaitAndSwitch'''.
* EstablishingSeriesMoment.WesternAnimation: For anyone unfamiliar with the comic book or [[Creator/RobertKirkman Robert Kirkman's]] [[ComicBook/TheWalkingDead other work]], ''WesternAnimation/Invincible2021'' may seem like a bright and colorful coming-of-age story about a high school student discovering his superpowers and training under his superhero father, [[SupermanSubstitute Omni-Man]], while trying to balance his two lives... And then it ''brutally'' subverts your expectations when the first episode ends with Omni-Man slaughtering the setting's version of the Justice League; the moment he slowly and graphically crushes Red Rush's skull into bloody paste is the moment you realize '''[[WellThisIsNotThatTrope that this is not a Saturday morning cartoon]]'''. '''General subversiveness.'''
* Anime.RingingBell: BloodKnight: Chirin becomes this. Notably, [[SavageWolves Wolf]], despite being the villain, '''[[WellThisIsNotThatTrope does not fit this trope at all]]'''. While it's not ever shown onscreen, he ''does'' consume most of his victims. The rest are killed [[LackOfEmpathy because they get in his way]]. '''Seems to be being confused with AvertedTrope.'''
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'''Reason''': It's meant to be a trope for a BaitAndSwitch gag where somebody describes X and then says, "This is not X" or something along the lines of that. However, people often use it for "joke fulfilment links" (see the relevant bullet on Administrivia/{{Sinkhole}}) when describing what an actual trope is not. A trip to TRS may be needed, as the title may be making users think it's actually about tropes.
'''Analysis''':
** Correct: 24%
** Joke fulfilment: 46%
** Unclear: 6%
** Other misuse: 20%
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* Funny.AmericanDad: Stan visits Steve, who is sitting in his room, traumatized:
--->'''Stan''': Hey, champ. I wanted to talk to you. You know, about what you just saw. Because [[NotWhatItLooksLike things aren't always what they appear.]] Sometimes when someone is choking, you have to get behind them and give them the Heimlich. '''[[WellThisIsNotThatTrope This was ''not'' that.]]''' I was not helping your mother with a leg cramp. I was not giving her a lying-down hug. I was not helping her look for her contact. I was ''plowing'', Steve.\\
'''Steve''': ''(weakly)'' Oh, my goodness...\\
'''Stan''': See, in the animal kingdom, he who mates is king. And you're many, many years from finding a mate of your own. This is nature, bitch! We're getting primal in this house! '''A correct instance of the gag.'''
* JustFoFun.BoilThatAesop: Some things are not other things. '''The user seems to be aware that the trope isn't about tropes.'''
* IThoughtItMeant.UToW: WellThisIsNotThatTrope is not solely about instances where it looks like the work is going to use one trope, but then [[SubvertedTrope uses a different one]]. '''Correctly notes that the trope isn't about tropes.'''
* Fanfic.TheButcherBird: ''Most [[SelfInsert SIs]] get powers, or start off weak, or any of a multitude of ideas...but all, or at least most, [[ActionSurvivor remain]] [[BadassNormal human]]. Most One Piece [[SelfInsert SIs]] [[TheStationsOfTheCanon meet up with the Straw Hats, join their crew, and have some very entertaining adventures]]. [[WellThisIsNotThatTrope This poor bastard gets neither]]. Follow Yoshimura Kaneki through the South Blue and beyond, as he joins a crew that, for better or for worse, is destined for infamy...'' '''Leaving aside the fact that potholes don't belong in page quotes, this is quoting an actual use of the trope.'''
* FamilyGuy.TropesQToZ: Played straight in "Three Kings":
-->'''Peter''': ''(introducing the final segment for the episode)'' Remember [[Film/TheShining that movie with the creepy twins, and the guy running around with the axe, and that kid talking to his finger]]? ''(laughs)'' Can't you see Stewie doin' ''that''?! Well, here's ''Film/TheShawshankRedemption.'' '''An actual example of the trope.'''
* TheRunawayGuys.OtherNintendo: Chugga's intro describes a best-selling launch game for a revolutionary, groundbreaking console... before revealing he's talking about ''Wii Sports'' and the Wii. This game, not so much. '''Correct.'''
* Fanfic.GirlDays: In chapter 8:
-->The walk back was uneventful.\\
No, sorry, that was a different walk back. THIS walk back was something other than uneventful. '''Seems correct.'''
* Magazine.{{Mad}}: In "Clooney as the Bat", it's said that despite having lackluster performances for Batman in ''Film/Batman1989'', ''Film/BatmanReturns'' and ''Film/BatmanForever'', this "is no game of baseball like in Literature/CaseyAtTheBat," so Creator/GeorgeClooney has a chance to set things right with ''Film/BatmanAndRobin''. As might be expected, though, Clooney doesn't succeed. '''Seems correct.'''
* Anime.ToukenRanbuHanamaru: At the beginning of every episode, one of the swords explains the basic premise of the series to the audience-- and then goes on to say that the series won't be focusing much on it, or are surprised to see that the audience isn't even paying attention. '''Trope played straight as a RunningGag.'''
* HonestTrailers.TropesNToR: The Honest Trailer for ''Film/TheRoom'' points out the bizarrely prolonged scene of people doing completely mundane things:
--->'''Narrator:''' Most movies cut straight to the interesting parts, but ''The Room'' [[WellThisIsNotThatTrope is not most movies]]. Where, if a man makes a tape, you get to see him set up the equipment... '''Correct usage.'''
* Film.TheGreenKnight: At the beginning, the narrator (eventually revealed to be [[spoiler: the fox]]) recaps how King Arthur drew a sword from a stone, before saying this is ''not'' that story. '''Seems right.'''
* Literature.{{Sourcery}}: "Have you ever been bitten by a snake?" "No." "Then you'll know exactly what it feels like, because it isn't like a snake bite at all." '''I think this counts.'''
* Recap.AnimaniacsEpisode26: The Warners arrive to fight the dragon.
-->'''Yakko:''' Did you call for the bravest, most daring knight in all the land?\\
'''King Arthur:''' Oh, yes!\\
'''Yakko:''' Well, too bad. You got us.\\
'''Dot:''' [[LampshadeHanging What a silly mix-up!]] '''Seems correct.'''
* Characters.DeathBattleSeasonTwoPart2: When Chuck's analysis begins, Boomstick chronicles an ancient tale of a man born of a dragon, destined to overcome evil throughout the land. That man... is ''not'' Chuck Norris, because Norris killed that man. '''Correct.'''
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[[folder:Joke Fulfilment]]
* StarterGearStayingPower: In many game genres (like RolePlayingGames) the player usually replaces the StarterEquipment with new weapons, armor and items as they progress through the game; constantly swapping out their gear for stat boosts, abilities or whatever other perks are necessary.\\
[[WellThisIsNotThatTrope This is not that]].
* Manga.PandoraHearts: You know that manga based on ''Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland'' in which a virtuous and curious Alice wanders into the enchanting but odd realm of Wonderland, making new friends and finding love along the way?\\
[[DarkerAndEdgier This is not]] [[WellThisIsNotThatTrope that manga.]] '''It's on a work page, so at least the troper probably knew the meaning of the trope and that it wasn't about tropes. That said, it's still joke fulfilment.'''
* GoodBadGirl: Good girls [[MadonnaWhoreComplex don't]]. '''[[WellThisIsNotThatTrope But she does]]''', and she's not afraid to admit it. '''Used to say that a trope is not another, specific trope.'''
* Literature.MysticRiver: DownerEnding: You'd think that because [[spoiler: Katie's killers were caught in the end]], we'd get at least a BittersweetEnding with heavy emphasis on ''bitter'', right? [[WellThisIsNotThatTrope Wrong]]. [[spoiler: Dave is killed [[AllForNothing for ultimately no reason]] other than [[MisplacedRetribution for Jimmy to find vengeance]], leaving his wife widowed and his son fatherless. It's also heavily implied that Sean will be on Jimmy's trail from then on, effectively ruining that friendship and bringing Jimmy [[ProtagonistJourneyToVillain back into the life of crime]].]] '''The troper who added the pothole likely knew the meaning of the trope, and it's not used as an opening gag, but it's still used half-jokingly to go with an example's wording.'''
* AbsurdAltitude: The Big Man ([[http://www.mspaintadventures.com/sweetbroandhellajeff/?cid=010.jpg in a dream]]) gets some "[[TotallyRadical unreal]]" air [[InASingleBound just by jumping]]. [[WellThisIsNotThatTrope Well, this is only the background information to the example]]. In ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'', Dave creates a skateboard in the true ''SBAHJ'' style (i.e., composed of horrible JPEG artifact recombination), whose name is the "Unreal Air". It simply keeps going up and never comes back down. '''Again, the user probably knew the definition, but it's still joke fulfilment.'''
* ComicBook.GothamAcademy: For over seventy-five years Gotham City has been established as a sprawling metropolis bursting at the seams with [[WretchedHive crime, corruption, and vice.]] Only the efforts of a few brave individuals such as [[Franchise/{{Batman}} The Batman]] keep the city from falling into ruins, at the hands of the infamous [[RoguesGallery rogues]] that prowl its streets.\\
[[WellThisIsNotThatTrope But this comic is not about any of that.]] '''Opening gag, but it's on a work page.'''
* Characters.TNOGermany: Usually, partisans and resistance fighters cooperate. Their fight is public. [[WellThisIsNotThatTrope Not in the case of Revolutionäre Zellen]]. '''Not on a trope page, but it's still joke fulfilment of the "opening gag" variety.'''
* Film.BrightBurn: A happy couple who dreams of starting a family has their wish come true one night when a rocket ship crash-lands near their farm, and a baby boy is found on board. The couple takes him in as their own and raise him lovingly. They soon find out that he has extraordinary superpowers. [[Franchise/{{Superman}} Sound familiar?]]\\
[[WellThisIsNotThatTrope Well, that's about where the similarities end]]. '''Joke fulfilment, but on a work page.'''
* ViolenceIsNotAnOption: There are a lot of problems a person can solve with violence: {{evil overlord}}s, [[TheBully bullies]], inconvenient walls, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking high prices at the supermarket...]]\\
[[WellThisIsNotThatTrope Unfortunately, this is not one such problem]]. '''Joke fulfilment on a trope page.'''
* Wrestling.ToruYano: In {{Wrestling/NJPW}}, there are plenty of hot-blooded, well-chiseled, brave-as-all-get-out athletes, from the [[Wrestling/HiroshiTanahashi Purest Ace]], to the [[Wrestling/KazuchikaOkada cockiest rich dude]], to the most [[Wrestling/TetsuyaNaito disrespectful slacker]]...all have that same fire and determination to win their matches.\\
[[WellThisIsNotThatTrope Toru Yano...is not one of those pro-wrestlers.]] '''Joke fulfilment, yet on a work page.'''
* TheProblemWithLicensedGames.WesternAnimation: While it's no ''Battle for Bikini Bottom'', ''[[VideoGame/SpongeBobSquarePantsCreatureFromTheKrustyKrab Creature from the Krusty Krab]]'' is a great game in its own right and has gained a cult following over the years. The UsefulNotes/NintendoDS version has [[WellThisIsNotThatTrope decidedly not,]] and for a good reason. Once again, it was scaled down into a 2D platformer. However, for whatever reason, [=WayForward=] decided to force [[{{Waggle}} touch-screen controls on the game]], and it does not work at all. It's a puzzle platformer where you use the touch-screen to do ''everything'', including moving your character with no option to use the D-pad and face buttons instead. Unfortunately, the controls are slow and unresponsive, making for a frustrating experience. '''Not an "opening gag", but still joke fulfilment.'''
* VoicesAreNotMental: Sometimes, characters [[FreakyFridayFlip swap bodies]]. When this happens, these characters will often [[VoicesAreMental swap voices as well]]. This is especially common in animation, due to RuleOfPerception.\\
WellThisIsNotThatTrope. '''It's saying that it isn't an actual trope.'''
* Film.{{Zombieland}}: ''[Lengthy description of zombie movies.]'' ''Zombieland'' [[WellThisIsNotThatTrope is a little more concerned]] with knocking their fuckin' teeth in. '''Opening gag, but on a work page.'''
* Pinball.JamesBall007: "The Pinball Licensed To Thrill"... ''[[WellThisIsNotThatTrope not.]]'' '''Urgh, joke fulfilment AND complaining.'''
* HateSink.LiveActionTV: Travers, a minor Decima agent in "[[Recap/PersonOfInterestS04E12 Control-Alt-Delete]]" and later "[[Recap/PersonOfInterestS05E12 .exe]]". Most of Decima's [[NominalImportance named agents]] are at least somewhat [[AffablyEvil likable]], sufficiently badass, or both. '''[[WellThisIsNotThatTrope Travers is not one of them]].''' He's instead hugely [[SmugSnake arrogant and condescending]], treating everyone but his fellow Samaritan lackeys like subhumans who ought to be grateful for his presence. '''Not an opening gag, but still joke fulfilment.'''
* SinisterSentientSun: Since the Sun is the main provider of life, heat and energy on Earth, it is a symbol of health and light, and is often depicted as a benevolent being.\\
WellThisIsNotThatTrope. '''Standard joke fulfilment on trope page.'''
* Literature.{{Kurozuka}}: History records that Yoshitsune [[{{Seppuku}} committed suicide]] after being cornered by Yoritomo's forces. [[WellThisIsNotThatTrope But in this version of events]], Kurou and Benkei instead find a mountain hermitage inhabited by a strange, beautiful priestess with a Christian cross necklace centuries before Christianity should have reached Japan named Kuromitsu. '''Joke fulfilment, but on a work page.'''
* DarthWiki.TheApostles: ''[Tells a long story]''. [[WellThisIsNotThatTrope This is not that story]]. '''Ditto... sort of.'''
* Fanfic.AeonNatumEngel: [[WellThisIsNotThatTrope Well,]] ''[[WellThisIsNotThatTrope Aeon Natum Engel]]'' [[WellThisIsNotThatTrope doesn't]]. '''Saying that the fanfic doesn't follow the FandomSpecificPlot and seems to be joke fulfilment.'''
* Heartwarming.FinalFantasyXIII2: The DLC ''Sazh's Story: Heads or Tails?'' starts off with Sazh flipping a coin, with the slow-mo title shot displaying the two faces: the goddess Etro (Heads) and a dark skull (Tails). Time freezes, he gets a bit of exposition from the casino owner, he catches the coin, and then flips it again because he didn't get a chance to catch it properly. Slam, peek... "What the...?" And it's a '''chocobo'''. Cue ''Chocobos of Cocoon'' in the background as Dajh's Chocobo Chick flies up to him. [[WellThisIsNotThatTrope That falls under Funny.]] '''Not an opening gag, but still joke fulfilment.'''
* NightmareFuel.FiveNightsAtCandys2: Many players found the Penguin to be [[CreepyCute rather adorable]] in the first game, which is helped by the fact that he can [[HelpfulMook unintentionally save you from the other animatronics.]] '''[[WellThisIsNotThatTrope That isn't the case at all in this game.]]''' Now sporting a much more unnerving appearance, he can briefly disable your camera system entirely, leaving you defenseless against the other animatronics. Few things are as panic-inducing as seeing an animatronic slowly coming toward you and not being able to do a damn thing to stop it. '''Joke fulfilment, and while it's not an opening gag, it is talking about a trope not applying.'''
* SoYouWantTo.AvoidWritingAMarySue: We call this type of Mary Sue a "CreatorsPet", and there's nothing wrong with some WishFulfillment as long as you know that's what you're doing. [[WellThisIsNotThatTrope This guide is not intended to deal with Creator's Pets]]. '''Joke fulfilment, and while it's not technically talking about a trope, many people mislabel YMMV articles as tropes.'''
* MorallySuperiorCopy: Clones sure are awful, right? When they're not straight up [[EvilTwin evil]] to the core, they have a bad habit of trying to KillAndReplace their natural counterpart. They're a living manifestation of why CreatingLifeIsBad, after all.\\
WellThisIsNotThatTrope. '''Generic intro joke fulfilment.'''
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* Fanfic.TheGreatAlicornHunt: The opening paragraph of the first chapter is essentially this, and serving as both a joke and a brief TakeThat at the synopsis to ''[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E13MagicalMysteryCure Magical Mystery Cure]]''. '''ZCE'''
* {{Not}}: Compare HahahaNo and WellThisIsNotThatTrope. '''Unclear whether they know it's not about tropes or not.'''
* Radio.ImSorryIHaventAClue: Often.
-->'''Humph:''' Since our special guest today is Phill Jupitus, we all agreed it would be a waste not to make a round to fit his unique talents. ...Still, there you are, that's life. '''ZCE, and I'm not sure if it's correct or not. Still, at least it isn't being misused as a Trope Trope.'''
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* Quotes.PoliceBrutality: [[WellThisIsNotThatTrope This is also the part where I say "now I know that most cops are good," but I don't.]] '''Is a subversion of expectations, but it's not describing something and then saying that something else isn't it.'''
* HateSink.WebOriginal: The TerribleTrio of the [[TeensAreMonsters teenage girls]] Sophia, Emma, and Madison. They cause protagonist Taylor Hebert's [[StartOfDarkness trigger event]] when they locked her in a locker filled with [[{{Squick}} weeks-old used tampons, bugs, and her own vomit]] as part of their ongoing bullying campaign against her. The three [[KarmaHoudini avoid retaliation]] due to an inept school system, [[spoiler:the fact that Sophia was protected by her status as a Ward]], and Taylor's '''[[WellThisIsNotThatTrope refusal]]''' to go on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge with her new powers. While they are definitely not as atrocious as some of the [[CardCarryingVillain actual villains]] and [[EldritchAbomination inhuman monsters]] in the story, the hatred from fans comes from the [[EvilIsPetty nature of their antagonism]] and Tattletale's later reveal that she [[spoiler:recruited Taylor in large part because her powers told her that Taylor was on the verge of suicide]]. '''Well, This is Not That Trope does not mean "a character refuses to do something". The troper maybe confused it with DefiedTrope.'''
* Series.JudgeJudy: In one early case:
-->'''Judge Judy:''' Don't be a wise guy with me, sir. There's only one wise person here. And that's Byrd. '''Subversion of expectations, but I don't think it quite counts.'''
* Literature.TheSalvationWar HopelessWar: You'd assume this would be the case for Humanity given its premise of ReligiousHorror, right? [[WellThisIsNotThatTrope Nope!]] It's '''Heaven and Hell''' who promptly get their asses kicked. Both Abigor and Michael realize fairly quickly that the demons and angels respectively are doomed, and Michael's entire character arc is trying to save the angelic race from butchery at the hands of mankind. '''Seems to be confused with SubvertedTrope.'''
* Film.AtomicBlonde: The movie begins with the standard use of UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan's Cold War rhetoric ("Tear down this wall!" in particular), along with a description about when the Berlin Wall was officially destroyed. This is subsequently covered with graffiti, which clarifies that this is '''not''' that story. '''BaitAndSwitch played for drama.'''
* NightmareFuel.Invincible2021: At first, when Omni-Man first attacks the group, he goes for the kill on Immortal, and later Aquarus, but per typical superhero shows, the speedster Red Rush pulls his teammates out of the way in time and makes his move on the enemy. And then Omni-Man grabs Red Rush's head and starts crushing it, and then you realize [[WellThisIsNotThatTrope this is not your typical superhero show]]. '''Dramatic subversion of expectations.'''
* Creator.WilliamShakespeare: JustTheWayYouAre: Sonnet 130, "My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun", repeatedly [[WellThisIsNotThatTrope subverts the usual flowery comparisons of a love poem]] to paint a rather unflattering picture of the speaker's beloved... and ends by declaring her uniqueness more beautiful than any stock metaphor. '''Used just for being subversive in general.'''
* PlayingWith.TheGreatestStoryNeverTold: ''The Adventures of Bob'' spends eighty-nine minutes yakking about how the mark of a hero is one that does his deeds without seeking the spotlight. [[WellThisIsNotThatTrope The final minute is a montage of Bob]] [[GloryHound seeking as much of the spotlight for his deed as possible]]. '''That's BaitAndSwitch'''.
* EstablishingSeriesMoment.WesternAnimation: For anyone unfamiliar with the comic book or [[Creator/RobertKirkman Robert Kirkman's]] [[ComicBook/TheWalkingDead other work]], ''WesternAnimation/Invincible2021'' may seem like a bright and colorful coming-of-age story about a high school student discovering his superpowers and training under his superhero father, [[SupermanSubstitute Omni-Man]], while trying to balance his two lives... And then it ''brutally'' subverts your expectations when the first episode ends with Omni-Man slaughtering the setting's version of the Justice League; the moment he slowly and graphically crushes Red Rush's skull into bloody paste is the moment you realize '''[[WellThisIsNotThatTrope that this is not a Saturday morning cartoon]]'''. '''General subversiveness.'''
* Anime.RingingBell: BloodKnight: Chirin becomes this. Notably, [[SavageWolves Wolf]], despite being the villain, '''[[WellThisIsNotThatTrope does not fit this trope at all]]'''. While it's not ever shown onscreen, he ''does'' consume most of his victims. The rest are killed [[LackOfEmpathy because they get in his way]]. '''Seems to be being confused with AvertedTrope.'''
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