1 | [[quoteright:320:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/WattsEveOfPeace.jpg]] |
2 | ->''"Old men and old women, each with staff in hand because of old age, shall again sit in the streets of Jerusalem."'' |
3 | -->-- '''[[Literature/BookOfZechariah Zechariah 8:4]]''', ''Literature/TheBible'' |
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5 | Entries about older people and about aging. See {{Youngsters}} for the opposite and AdultTropes for the younger predecessor. See also the MentorIndex and RetirementTropes. |
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8 | |
9 | !!Tropes: |
10 | |
11 | [[index]] |
12 | * AbsurdlyElderlyFather: Fathers are too old to have children |
13 | * AbsurdlyElderlyMother: Mothers are too old to have children. |
14 | * AgeWithoutYouth: An immortal character who continues aging, to the point they are completely withered. |
15 | * AlterKocker: A senior with a Yiddish accent. |
16 | * AncientEvil: A character, concept or thing that's old and evil. |
17 | * AncientKeeper: An elderly, slightly creepy MrExposition that is some sort of keeper. |
18 | * BleakAbyssRetirementHome: Retirement homes are seen as gloomy. |
19 | * CharacterAgedWithTheActor: When the actor grows old, so does the character. |
20 | * CrackOhMyBack: An old or middle-aged character's joints crack. |
21 | * CoolOldGuy: An old man who's seen as cool. |
22 | * CoolOldLady: An old ''woman'' who's seen as cool. |
23 | * CoveringUpYourGray: Older people dyeing their gray hair to try and look younger. |
24 | * CurseOfTheAncients: Elderly people use old exclamations instead of swear words or newer exclamations. |
25 | * DecemberDecemberRomance: Two old people start dating. |
26 | * DentedIron: Somebody is MadeOfIron, mostly, but sustains a few injuries. |
27 | * DirtyOldMan: An old man who's sexually attracted to younger women. |
28 | * DirtyOldWoman: A perverted elderly woman. |
29 | * DotingGrandparent: Elder who has a close relationship with their grandchildren. |
30 | * EccentricMentor: A character (usually an old man) who's wise and a bit of a {{Cloudcuckoolander}}. |
31 | * ElderAbuse: Somebody abuses an old person. |
32 | * ElderEmployee: Someone older, usually an elderly person, takes a job usually reserved for a younger person. |
33 | * ElderlyAilmentRambling: An elderly person shares TooMuchInformation about their illnesses/injuries. |
34 | * ElderlyBlueHairedLady: An old woman tries to dye her hair but her hair turns the wrong colour. |
35 | * ElderlyFutureFantasy: Characters have a fantasy or dream of the future where they're elderly. |
36 | * ElderlyImmortal: An immortal or long-lived character who appears elderly. |
37 | * EvilOldFolks: An elderly villain, who looks their apparent age. |
38 | * FalseTeethTomfoolery: Old people goofing about with dentures. |
39 | * FatherNeptune: A feisty old (usually male) sailor. |
40 | * FeelingTheirAge: An elderly action hero is starting to weaken or thinks they are. |
41 | * FirstGrayHair: Someone {{angst}}s about getting old when they see their first grey hair. |
42 | * TheFogOfAges: An immortal character becomes forgetful because their brain is running out of memory space. |
43 | * FormerTeenRebel: An older character who is stodgy or polite now was rebellious and/or impolite as a teen. |
44 | * FunHatingConfiscatingAdult: An adult (usually elderly) who children hate because the former doesn't want them to play. |
45 | * GamesOfTheElderly: Stereotypical old-people board games like bingo and gin rummy. |
46 | * GlassesOfAging: Glasses as a shorthand that they've gotten old. |
47 | * GrandparentFavoritism: When a grandparent adores their grandchild or grandchildren more than their own children. |
48 | * GrannyClassic: A stereotypical old woman who usually has grandchildren. |
49 | * GruesomeGrandparent: An abusive and/or antagonistic grandparent. |
50 | * GrowOldWithMe: An old couple who have been together since they were young. |
51 | * GrumpyOldMan: An old person with a negative attitude. |
52 | * HandbagOfHurt: Somebody (usually an elder) uses a bag as a weapon. |
53 | * HelpingGrannyCrossTheStreet: Somebody helps an old lady across the street when they want to be helpful/appear noble. |
54 | * HippieParents: A (sometimes elderly) hippie couple with at least one child. |
55 | * InflationNegation: An old person complains about how things were cheaper in their youth. |
56 | * IWasQuiteALooker: A senior who was seen as attractive in their youth. |
57 | * LateComingOut: A character comes out of the closet later in life. |
58 | * LikesOlderMen: Somebody wants to date men who are at least a few years older than them. |
59 | * LikesOlderWomen: Somebody wants to date an older woman. |
60 | * LittleOldLadyInvestigates: An old, female detective. |
61 | * LongLived: Something or someone that lives for a very long time. |
62 | * MaidenAunt: An unmarried, elderly, female relative. |
63 | * MethuselahSyndrome: Fantasy characters who live a long time despite medical science not having progressed. |
64 | * MiniatureSeniorCitizens: Short seniors. |
65 | * NaziGrandpa: An elderly man who used to be a Nazi. |
66 | * NeedleworkIsForOldPeople: Knitting, sewing, spinning, embroidery, etc. is associated with seniors. |
67 | * NeverMessWithGranny: An old woman is good at fighting. |
68 | * NostalgiaFilter: Somebody believes that things from their childhood are better than similar things from now. |
69 | * TheOldConvict: An elderly character in prison. |
70 | * OldManConversationSong: A song about having a conversation with an old man. |
71 | * OldManMarryingAChild: An underage girl is forced to marry a much-older man. |
72 | * OldMaster: An old person who is very good at action-y things, most often due to decades of experience. |
73 | * OldPeopleAreNonsexual: The belief that elders don't participate in sexual acts, and are gross or funny if they do. |
74 | * OldRetainer: A servant, usually elderly, who's very loyal to the person or people they work for and have worked for for a long time. |
75 | * OldSoldier: An elderly veteran. |
76 | * OldSuperhero: An old (usually retired) superhero. |
77 | * OldWindbag: An old character who goes on and on about themselves, which annoys other characters. |
78 | * OlderAndWiser: A character comes back in a sequel, having grown old and gotten wiser and they help the younger characters. |
79 | * OlderHeroVsYoungerVillain: The hero is old or borderline old, while the villain is relatively young. |
80 | * OlderIsBetter: Older things are always superior to newer things. |
81 | * OlderSidekick: The {{Sidekick}} is older than TheHero. |
82 | * OlderThanTheyLook: Somebody looks younger than they really are. This can include ReallySevenHundredYearsOld or TimeAbyss. |
83 | * ThePatriarch: A tough old man who sees himself as an authority in his family. |
84 | * PerilousOldFool: SubTrope of OldSoldier. An elderly soldier who thinks they can be active but they're way too weak. |
85 | * RacistGrandma: A bigoted old woman who's [[PlayedForLaughs put in as a joke]]. |
86 | * RamblingOldManMonologue: An old person who likes to tell long, rambling speeches. |
87 | * RapidAging: Growing old way faster than normal. |
88 | * ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: They look like a teenager or even a child, but they're actually a TimeAbyss. |
89 | * ReluctantRetiree: An elderly character who is perfectly capable but gets forced to retire against their will anyway. |
90 | * RetiredBadass: An old person who used to be an action type. |
91 | * TheScrooge: An old, greedy, rich character. |
92 | * ScatterbrainedSenior: An absent-minded senior. |
93 | * ScratchyVoicedSenior: An old person who talks as though they have a never-ending sore throat. |
94 | * ScrewPolitenessImASenior: A rude elder who thinks they are allowed to be rude because they're old. |
95 | * SeniorCreep: A scary old person. |
96 | * SeniorSleepCycle: An elderly {{Sleepyhead}}. |
97 | * ShellShockedVeteran: An old man with PTSD or something similar. |
98 | * SilverFox: An old person is presented as sexy. |
99 | * SternNun: A stern, usually elderly, nun. |
100 | * SternOldJudge: A venerable judge who doesn't tolerate any nonsense. |
101 | * StrongerWithAge: Somebody gets stronger as they get older. |
102 | * TechnologicallyBlindElders: An old person who has no idea how to use a piece of technology. |
103 | * VagueAge: A character's age is left ambiguous. |
104 | * TheVietnamVet: When the Shell-Shocked Veteran is from the Vietnam war. |
105 | * WastelandElder: An elderly leader (usually male) of a small, rundown community. |
106 | * WhenEldersAttack: An elder attacks someone or something with an object. |
107 | * WhenIWasYourAge: An elderly character complains that something was a different way from now when they were the age of the younger characters, and they preferred it that way. |
108 | * WhileYouWereInDiapers: An older character boasts that they did something cool while a younger character was too young to do anything that cool. |
109 | * WhiteDwarfStarlet: A female ex-celebrity senior who thinks she's still famous. |
110 | * WhoWantsToLiveForever: Immortality is a bad thing. |
111 | * WiseOldFolkFacade: The seemingly helpful elder is secretly villainous. |
112 | * WiseOldTurtle: Turtles depicted as very old and very long-lived. |
113 | * WizardClassic: A stereotypical wizard, often visibly old. |
114 | * WorldOfNoGrandparents: None of the characters have grandparents. |
115 | %%%% Badass Grandpa is being dewicked. Please do not re-add it. |
116 | [[/index]] |
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