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1	Characters don't just stand there and calmly observe the world around them. They laugh and cry and scream in reaction to the things that happen around them. These InUniverse reactions are catalogued here.
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3	Compare AudienceReactions, BodyLanguage, and SurpriseTropes.
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5	Contrast with ApathyIndex.
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7	[[index]]
8	!!Tropes:
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10	'''Also see:'''
11	+ EmotionTropes
12	+ TheStoic
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14	'''Categories:'''
15	+ DoesNotLikeThisIndex
16	+ IndexButton
17	+ LaughterTropes
18	+ ScreamingTropes
19	+ SmileTropes
20	+ SurpriseTropes
21	+ TearTropes
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23	* AngryCheekPuff: Puffing one's cheeks to convey annoyance, frustration, stubbornness, or displeasure.
24	* AnimalReactionShot: Animals reacting to a situation like humans for comedy.
25	* AwkwardSilenceEntrance: Everyone's eating and drinking and having a good time... until a character (or several) walk in. Then everything goes quiet.
26	* BerserkButton: Something very particular that makes a character go off like a firecracker.
27	* BackingAwaySlowly: A character slowly moves away from a person who just said or did something inappropriate, embarrassing, or incredibly strange.
28	* BelatedInjuryRealization: Not noticing or reacting to a major injury until much later.
29	* BigDamnReunion: Two or more characters have been separated for a long time, and they ''finally'' reunite.
30	* BigNo: The loud, echoing, dramatic cry of despair--''"NOOOOOOO!"''
31	* BigWhat: Something happens that is so out of left field (for the character, at least) that all they can do is let out a big, loud ''"WHAT?!"''
32	* BigWhy: Characters can have something so horrible happen to them that they demand to know, even if it's only by screaming into the sky, ''"WHY?!"''
33	* BigYes: When something so amazing and satisfying happens that a character lets their elation out in a loud, exuberant ''"YES!"''
34	* BlamedForBeingRailroaded: A game (tabletop or video) pretty much forces you to do something, only for in-universe characters or even the game itself to call you out for doing the thing you had no choice in doing.
35	* BlankStare: The blank, vacant, thousand-yard stare someone gives in response to something someone has said or done that is just so amazingly unbelievable or stupid.
36	* BlueWithShock: The anime(ish) reaction in which characters literally turn a shade of blue in response to something shocking.
37	* BreakTheScientist: Scientists can spend years of dedication to their research, making sacrifices and having many sleepless nights. So, when it turns out all of said research was wrong from the ''beginning''...they might just break.
38	* BringMyBrownPants: Bowel movement as a fear response.
39	* BuddySnapsFirst: When somebody responds before the character of focus.
40	* CaughtTheHeartOnHisSleeve: The love interests are alone and it's incredibly awkward, so one of them starts to walk away--but then the other reaches out and grabs their sleeve.
41	* ChirpingCrickets: When expecting a big reaction (or even just ''a'' reaction), a character is instead met with the sound of chirping crickets.
42	* CollectiveDeathGlare: In which an entire group glares at someone for saying/doing something stupid.
43	* CollectiveGroan: You know something is really lame or not-funny when everyone in the room groans in unison.
44	* ComicalOverreacting: General over-exaggerated emotion as comedy.
45	* CrisisCatchAndCarry: In the face of incoming danger, one character is unable to run and must be carried by their companion.
46	* CrossPoppingVeins: The typical anime reaction of anger, in which four red lines on the character's head represents a bulging vein.
47	* CrushBlush: In the face of romance, a character goes pink almost at once.
48	* CryIntoChest: Breaking down post-trauma and crying into someone else's chest.
49	* DeadpanDoorShut: Opening a door and finding something unexpected, then reacting by calmly closing it again.
50	* DeathGlare: An expression that says, "Shut the shit up." Especially to the DeadpanSnarker.
51	* DeathIsSuchAnOddThing: When a character dies, another character reacts with confusion and may have trouble processing their emotions.
52	* DeathWail: Having a loved one die causes a character such grief that all they can do is wail.
53	* DelayedOhCrap: It takes a while for someone to freak out as they should.
54	* DelayedReaction: It takes a while for information to sink in for someone.
55	* DeskSweepOfRage: When a character is so enraged that they send everything on their desk flying.
56	* DidYouThinkICantFeel TheStoic does have feelings, too.
57	* DisappointedInYou: Having someone they admire being disappointed in them is way worse for a character than if they were just angry.
58	* DismissiveKick: A person kicks at something to show disdain.
59	* DoubleTake: Someone sees something, shrugs, and turns away. ''Then'' they realize what they've just seen, and turn back around.
60	* DramaticDrop: Someone is so shocked that anything in their hands falls to the floor.
61	* DramaticSitDown: In the face of grievous news, a character is unable to stand and must sit down somewhere.
62	* DudeNotFunny Instead of laughing, as you expected, the character gets seriously upset.
63	* EyePop: Eyeballs cartoonishly popping out of a character's skull as a reaction.
64	* EyeTake: Nothing else on their face changes, but their eyes go huge enough to tell you what they're feeling.
65	* FaceFault: Literally floored after hearing something.
66	* {{Facepalm}}: Hand + Pressed to forehead = Extreme disappointment.
67	* FaintInShock: Oh! It's all just too much! I'm going to faint...
68	* FantasticallyIndifferent: Magic? Monsters? The supernatural? Eh, whatever.
69	* FascinatingEyebrow: A superior character is (condescendingly) amused, and thus raises a single brow.
70	* FellAsleepCrying: A character cries from loneliness long enough to fall asleep.
71	* FirstInjuryReaction: A character reacts to their first injury in a long time, maybe ever.
72	* FlatWhat: The deadpan reaction of "What." With a period, not a question mark.
73	* FlatJoy: Whether to be sarcastic or due to being TheStoic, someone expresses their elation in the most deadpan way imaginable.
74	* FlatScare: A small, sarcastic, deadpan attempt at scaring someone actually works.
75	* TheFreelanceShameSquad: Something embarrassing happens to someone, and nearby characters laugh at them for it.
76	* ForeignLanguageTirade: Becoming so enraged that one flies into a tirade in another language.
77	* ForgotToMindTheirHead: A character knowingly crouches ''under'' something, but once it's time to stand back up, they forget and bump their head.
78	* FrustratedOverheadScribble: Scribble emanating from a character in anger or frustration.
79	* FrustratingLie: Showing frustration towards another character's lie because they're delaying the truth, they tell a lie that's obviously false, or the lie makes their situation complicated.
80	* FreakOut: Breaking out in complete hysterics
81	* {{GASP}}: A long, loud intact of breath as a shock reaction.
82	* GroupReactsIndividually: A group of people are given something to react to, but everyone in the group reacts in a different way.
83	* HaHaHaNo: Laughing along with something only to end it with an abrupt shutdown.
84	* HandBehindHead: Touching the back of the head or neck is a sign of nervousness, embarrassment or being caught out for lying.
85	* HaughtyHmph: Grunting with disapproval.
86	* HeadDesk: Sometimes a FacePalm isn't enough, so someone slams their head into their desk to show how they feel. Maybe several times.
87	* HeroicBSOD: Something so horrible happens to the hero that they shut down, at least temporarily.
88	* HumanizingTears: A usually unpleasant character breaks down into tears and shows their vulnerability to others.
89	* IdentityBreakdown: A character has a mental breakdown due to too much uncertainty regarding who or what they are or in reaction to information revealing their identity is something they cannot accept.
90	* ImNotDoingThatAgain: A common, snarky phrase and variants said by characters after they've done something taxing.
91	* ImTakingHerHomeWithMe: Someone or something is '''so friggin adorable''' that a character just wants to take them home.
92	* ImpliedAnswer: They don't answer straightforwardly, but you know what the response is.
93	* JawDrop: Jaw dropping open in shock.
94	* KindnessButton: A typically unpleasant character has a specific weakness that makes them nicer.
95	* LostFoodGrievance: Losing your own food or just seeing food being wasted in general and grieving for it like a loved one.
96	* LoudGulp: The audible gulp of someone in trouble.
97	* LoveItOrHateIt: Something in-universe is so polarizing that anyone who knows about it either loves it or hates it.
98	* LuminescentBlush: The under-the-eye, across-the-nose blush of someone embarrassed.
99	* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: A character who is severely harmed reacts less proportionately than expected.
100	* MinorInjuryOverreaction: A character overreacts badly over a minor injury.
101	* MinorInsultMeltdown: Someone only means to insult another person a little bit, but the one being insulted gets ''very'' offended.
102	* TheMisophonic: Complete hatred/repulsion of a certain (or general) sound.
103	* MockSurpriseReaction: Pretending to be surprised to make fun of someone.
104	* MoneySlap: Someone throws money in another's face in reaction to something said or done, usually in anger or the heat of the moment.
105	* MyGodWhatHaveIDone Someone fucked up but good.
106	* NoJustNoReaction: Something in-universe is so repulsive that characters don't want to ''think'' about it, let alone debate about it.
107	* {{Nosebleed}}: Reacting to {{Fanservice}} by a sudden and strong nosebleed.
108	* NotNowWereTooBusyCryingOverYou: Characters are so overwhelmed with the grief of losing a loved one that when said loved one appears alive and well, they brush them off.
109	* NostalgiaFilter: The belief that anything and everything from the past is better than anything and everything from the future.
110	* OddReactionOut: Someone doesn't react to something like others do.
111	* OffendedByAnEnemysIndifference: A character reacts poorly when they find out that someone they hate doesn't care about them.
112	* OhCrap: The standard reaction to finding out one is in a whole lot of trouble.
113	* OminousAdversarialAmusement: Hooray! The hero won! They were victorious! They--wait. Why is the villain laughing?
114	* OverdramaticDatingCommotion: Two characters dating or thought to be a couple cause chaos and overdramatic responses from their peers.
115	* PassingJudgment: Character does something embarrassing in public and gets stared at by appalled passengers of a vehicle.
116	* PeopleFallOffChairs: Falling out of whatever you're sitting on out of surprise.
117	* PerfectionIsAddictive: Once you experience complete, utter perfection, it's almost impossible to settle for anything less.
118	* PerfectionIsStatic: Once you experience complete, utter perfection, it's almost impossible to not be bored out of your skull.
119	* PoisonedDrinkDrop: A character drops their beverage after they’ve been poisoned
120	* RapidFireBut: "But but but but but but..."
121	* RapidFireDescriptors: "What a little snivelling rat-faced bastard!" Tons of adjectives or adverbs in a row.
122	* RapidFireNo: "Nonononononononnono!"
123	* RapidFireShutUp: "Shut up. Shut up. Shut up. Shut up. Shut up. Shut up."
124	* RapidFireYes: "Yesyesyesyesyesyesyes!"
125	* ReactionShot: A shot just to show how someone's reaction to something.
126	* ReactionVideo: Somebody records their reaction to a video and usually posts it online.
127	* RoaringRampageOfRescue: Just because the hero is coming to rescue their loved one doesn't mean they can't mow down the kidnappers while they're doing it.
128	* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: A hero pushed so far over the edge goes completely ballistic on those that hurt them.
129	* SecurityCling: Someone scared clings onto someone else.
130	* ASharedSuffering: Two characters bond over shared problems.
131	* ShareTheMalePain: Witnesses of a GroinAttack will flinch and protect their own groin.
132	* ShrugTake: It at first appears that someone will react to something accordingly, only for them to then shrug it off.
133	* SpitTake: If a character is drinking something when they're told shocking news, they ''will'' spit it out.
134	* SplitScreenReaction: Characters' reactions are shown all together via a split screen.
135	* SprayingDrinkFromNose: If you don't spit out your drink in shock, you will somehow manage to spray it out of your nose.
136	* {{Squee}}: The giddy excitement at seeing something cute or that you love in general--''"Eeeeee!''"
137	* SteppingOutToReact: A character leaves the scene to react out of sight and then returns.
138	* StereotypeReactionGag: Someone is offended by a stereotypical assumption, only to then immediately demonstrate it.
139	* StoppedDeadInTheirTracks: Someone leaving the area is stopped short by the statement.
140	* StunnedSilence: So shocked they can't speak.
141	* SurprisinglyMovingSong: Someone has a powerful emotional reaction to a song.
142	* SymbolicSereneSubmersion: Someone in danger of drowning reacts with surprising calm.
143	* SympatheticWince: A character or group winces in response to someone else's mishaps
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146	* SweatDrop: The anime reaction of a giant bead of sweat rolling down someone's face.
147	* TheTake: A character having a physical response, usually exaggerated for comedic effect.
148	* TensionCuttingLaughter: Laughter that deflates the tension built up over a scene or sequence.
149	* ThatsGottaHurt: Someone gets hurt. Witnesses comment on the pain.
150	* ThisCannotBe: An outcome is so unpleasant a character can't believe it's real.
151	* ThisIsUnforgivable: The declaration that a character's actions were so morally reprehensible that they cannot be forgiven and must pay.
152	* ThreeVolleyFlinch: Someone is at a funeral for a military person, and at the sound of the rifles firing, they flinch.
153	* TrivialTragedy: Something very mundane happens, but everyone treats it like a great tragedy.
154	* UnfortunateSearchResults: A character reacts with disgust to one of their search results.
155	* UniversalGroupReaction: Everyone in the group reacts the same way at once to a situation.
156	* UnstoppableRage: A fury so intense that the character turns into a bloodthirsty monster incapable of stopping.
157	* VillainousBreakdown: Villains in the face of defeat either lose their composure...or their sanity.
158	* VillainousBSOD: A villain realizes that they're wrong and cannot cope with the revelation.
159	* WardrobeWound: Someone cares less about being attacked and more about the fact that their clothes were damaged as a result.
160	* WasntThatFun: A character actually enjoys a brush with danger.
161	* WhatTheHellHero: The hero is called out for doing something not-very-heroic.
162	* WhyAreYouLookingAtMeLikeThat: Someone with a particular skillset is needed. But who could do it? Then Alice walks in...and everyone realizes they've found their person.
163	* WhyWontYouDie: Repeated failure to kill a target results in frustration.
164	* WolfWhistle: The typical, two-note whistle someone makes at someone they find attractive.
165	* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: A standard disbelieving reaction.
166	* YouMonster: Being so repulsed by another's actions that the only way you can describe them is that they're a monster.
167	* YoureInsane: Upon realizing their evil foe is crazy beyond reason, the hero says something along this.
168	[[/index]]

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