Line #5 Main/Elders


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''
4
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.
6
7	----
8
9	!!Tropes:
10
11	[[index]]
12	* AbsurdlyElderlyMother: Mothers are too old to have children.
13	* AgeWithoutYouth: An immortal character who continues aging, to the point they are completely withered.
14	* AlterKocker: A senior with a Yiddish accent.
15	* AncientEvil: A character, concept or thing that's old and evil.
16	* AncientKeeper: An elderly, slightly creepy MrExposition that is some sort of keeper.
17	* BleakAbyssRetirementHome: Retirement homes are seen as gloomy.
18	* CharacterAgedWithTheActor: When the actor grows old, so does the character.
19	* CrackOhMyBack: An old or middle-aged character's joints crack.
20	* CoolOldGuy: An old man who's seen as cool.
21	* CoolOldLady: An old ''woman'' who's seen as cool.
22	* CoveringUpYourGray: Older people dyeing their gray hair to try and look younger.
23	* CurseOfTheAncients: Elderly people use old exclamations instead of swear words or newer exclamations.
24	* DecemberDecemberRomance: Two old people start dating.
25	* DentedIron: Somebody is MadeOfIron, mostly, but sustains a few injuries.
26	* DirtyOldMan: An old man who's sexually attracted to younger women.
27	* DirtyOldWoman: A perverted elderly woman.
28	* DotingGrandparent: Elder who has a close relationship with their grandchildren.
29	* EccentricMentor: A character (usually an old man) who's wise and a bit of a {{Cloudcuckoolander}}.
30	* ElderAbuse: Somebody abuses an old person.
31	* ElderEmployee: Someone older, usually an elderly person, takes a job usually reserved for a younger person.
32	* ElderlyAilmentRambling: An elderly person shares TooMuchInformation about their illnesses/injuries.
33	* ElderlyBlueHairedLady: An old woman tries to dye her hair but her hair turns the wrong colour.
34	* ElderlyFutureFantasy: Characters have a fantasy or dream of the future where they're elderly.
35	* ElderlyImmortal: An immortal or long-lived character who appears elderly.
36	* EvilOldFolks: An elderly villain, who looks their apparent age.
37	* FalseTeethTomfoolery: Old people goofing about with dentures.
38	* FatherNeptune: A feisty old (usually male) sailor.
39	* FeelingTheirAge: An elderly action hero is starting to weaken or thinks they are.
40	* FirstGrayHair: Someone {{angst}}s about getting old when they see their first grey hair.
41	* TheFogOfAges: An immortal character becomes forgetful because their brain is running out of memory space.
42	* FormerTeenRebel: An older character who is stodgy or polite now was rebellious and/or impolite as a teen.
43	* FunHatingConfiscatingAdult: An adult (usually elderly) who children hate because the former doesn't want them to play.
44	* GamesOfTheElderly: Stereotypical old-people board games like bingo and gin rummy.
45	* GlassesOfAging: Glasses as a shorthand that they've gotten old.
46	* GrandparentFavoritism: When a grandparent adores their grandchild or grandchildren more than their own children.
47	* GrannyClassic: A stereotypical old woman who usually has grandchildren.
48	* GruesomeGrandparent: An abusive and/or antagonistic grandparent.
49	* GrowOldWithMe: An old couple who have been together since they were young.
50	* GrumpyOldMan: An old person with a negative attitude.
51	* HandbagOfHurt: Somebody (usually an elder) uses a bag as a weapon.
52	* HelpingGrannyCrossTheStreet: Somebody helps an old lady across the street when they want to be helpful/appear noble.
53	* HippieParents: A (sometimes elderly) hippie couple with at least one child.
54	* InflationNegation: An old person complains about how things were cheaper in their youth.
55	* IWasQuiteALooker: A senior who was seen as attractive in their youth.
56	* LateComingOut: A character comes out of the closet later in life.
57	* LikesOlderMen: Somebody wants to date men who are at least a few years older than them.
58	* LikesOlderWomen: Somebody wants to date an older woman.
59	* LittleOldLadyInvestigates: An old, female detective.
60	* LongLived: Something or someone that lives for a very long time.
61	* MaidenAunt: An unmarried, elderly, female relative.
62	* MethuselahSyndrome: Fantasy characters who live a long time despite medical science not having progressed.
63	* MiniatureSeniorCitizens: Short seniors.
64	* NaziGrandpa: An elderly man who used to be a Nazi.
65	* NeedleworkIsForOldPeople: Knitting, sewing, spinning, embroidery, etc. is associated with seniors.
66	* NeverMessWithGranny: An old woman is good at fighting.
67	* NostalgiaFilter: Somebody believes that things from their childhood are better than similar things from now.
68	* TheOldConvict: An elderly character in prison.
69	* OldManConversationSong: A song about having a conversation with an old man.
70	* OldManMarryingAChild: An underage girl is forced to marry a much-older man.
71	* OldMaster: An old person who is very good at action-y things, most often due to decades of experience.
72	* OldPeopleAreNonsexual: The belief that elders don't participate in sexual acts, and are gross or funny if they do.
73	* 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.
74	* OldSoldier: An elderly veteran.
75	* OldSuperhero: An old (usually retired) superhero.
76	* OldWindbag: An old character who goes on and on about themselves, which annoys other characters.
77	* OlderAndWiser: A character comes back in a sequel, having grown old and gotten wiser and they help the younger characters.
78	* OlderHeroVsYoungerVillain: The hero is old or borderline old, while the villain is relatively young.
79	* OlderIsBetter: Older things are always superior to newer things.
80	* OlderSidekick: The {{Sidekick}} is older than TheHero.
81	* OlderThanTheyLook: Somebody looks younger than they really are. This can include ReallySevenHundredYearsOld or TimeAbyss.
82	* ThePatriarch: A tough old man who sees himself as an authority in his family.
83	* PerilousOldFool: SubTrope of OldSoldier. An elderly soldier who thinks they can be active but they're way too weak.
84	* RacistGrandma: A bigoted old woman who's [[PlayedForLaughs put in as a joke]].
85	* RamblingOldManMonologue: An old person who likes to tell long, rambling speeches.
86	* RapidAging: Growing old way faster than normal.
87	* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: They look like a teenager or even a child, but they're actually a TimeAbyss.
88	* ReluctantRetiree: An elderly character who is perfectly capable but gets forced to retire against their will anyway.
89	* RetiredBadass: An old person who used to be an action type.
90	* TheScrooge: An old, greedy, rich character.
91	* ScatterbrainedSenior: An absent-minded senior.
92	* ScratchyVoicedSenior: An old person who talks as though they have a never-ending sore throat.
93	* ScrewPolitenessImASenior: A rude elder who thinks they are allowed to be rude because they're old.
94	* SeniorCreep: A scary old person.
95	* SeniorSleepCycle: An elderly {{Sleepyhead}}.
96	* ShellShockedVeteran: An old man with PTSD or something similar.
97	* SilverFox: An old person is presented as sexy.
98	* SternNun: A stern, usually elderly, nun.
99	* SternOldJudge: A venerable judge who doesn't tolerate any nonsense.
100	* StrongerWithAge: Somebody gets stronger as they get older.
101	* TechnologicallyBlindElders: An old person who has no idea how to use a piece of technology.
102	* VagueAge: A character's age is left ambiguous.
103	* TheVietnamVet: When the Shell-Shocked Veteran is from the Vietnam war.
104	* WastelandElder: An elderly leader (usually male) of a small, rundown community.
105	* WhenEldersAttack: An elder attacks someone or something with an object.
106	* 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.
107	* WhileYouWereInDiapers: An older character boasts that they did something cool while a younger character was too young to do anything that cool.
108	* WhiteDwarfStarlet: A female ex-celebrity senior who thinks she's still famous.
109	* WhoWantsToLiveForever: Immortality is a bad thing.
110	* WiseOldFolkFacade: The seemingly helpful elder is secretly villainous.
111	* WiseOldTurtle: Turtles depicted as very old and very long-lived.
112	* WizardClassic: A stereotypical wizard, often visibly old.
113	* WorldOfNoGrandparents: None of the characters have grandparents.
114	%%%% Badass Grandpa is being dewicked. Please do not re-add it.
115	[[/index]]
116

Context Main / Elders