1 | [[quoteright:350:[[VisualPun https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1024px_clothes_iron_on_ironing_board_8.jpg]]]] |
2 | An index of all the tropes that deal with irony. |
3 | ---- |
4 | !!Tropes: |
5 | [[index]] |
6 | [floatboxright: |
7 | '''Main topic:''' |
8 | * {{Irony}} |
9 | |
10 | '''Categories:''' |
11 | * {{Hypocri|te}}sy |
12 | * IndexBackfire |
13 | * {{Karma}} |
14 | ] |
15 | * ArbitrarySkepticism: Refusing to believe in something supernatural in spite of believing in or being aware of the existence of something equally supernatural. |
16 | * TheCobblersChildrenHaveNoShoes: A person's professional skills are of no help towards their own problems. |
17 | * ColorMeBlack: A bigot gets turned into the very kind of person they discriminate against. |
18 | * ConstructionVehicleRampage: Vehicles intended for '''con'''struction are used for '''de'''struction. |
19 | * DeathByIrony: Someone dies in a way that is ironic. |
20 | * TheDeathOfDeath: The embodiment of Death is the one that dies. |
21 | * DiedInIgnorance: A character who dies before learning a major truth that renders their actions sadly ironic. |
22 | * DiedOnTheirBirthday: A character dies on the anniversary of the date on which they were born. |
23 | * TheDogBitesBack: A person who has been abused and tormented turns the tables on those who were mistreating them. |
24 | * DramaticIrony: The irony comes from the audience knowing something that the characters are not aware of. |
25 | * DudeNotIronic: Someone describes something as ironic when there's really nothing ironic about the situation. |
26 | * EvilParentsWantGoodKids: An evil mom/dad/set of parents want their kids to be better than them. |
27 | * HaplessSelfHelp: A person working in self-help doesn't live up to their own teachings. |
28 | * GaveUpTooSoon: A character decides to give up right before their plan would've succeeded. |
29 | * GreatnessMistakenForFailure: A character is so far beyond the norm that their brilliance is mistaken for incompetence. |
30 | * HeWhoFightsMonsters: A person is so obsessed with vanquishing their opposition that they become as bad as the evils they fought. |
31 | * HoistByHisOwnPetard: A person's undoing is brought upon by their own actions. |
32 | * TheHunterBecomesTheHunted: Someone is threatened by someone else who they used to pursue. |
33 | * IfOnlyYouKnew: A character says something that connects to something they don't know (e.g. telling a [[SweetPollyOliver woman disguised as a man]] that she "fights like a girl"). |
34 | * IronicAllergy: A person has an allergy that is contradicting to their interests, profession, personality, or biology. |
35 | * IronicallyDisabledArtist: A creator has a disability that seemingly contradicts their method of creating art. |
36 | * IronicBirthday: A person feeling miserable has to pretend to enjoy their birthday party when their friends throw a party against their wishes. |
37 | * IronicEcho: A line of dialogue is repeated later on with a much different meaning. |
38 | * IronicEpisodeTitle: A dark episode has a happy-sounding title. |
39 | * IronicFear: A character is afraid of something that is ironic because their fear deals with something they wouldn't be expected to be afraid of (e.g. a firefighter who is afraid of fire). |
40 | * IronicJuxtaposition: Two contradicting things are shown (like someone smoking next to a "no smoking" sign). |
41 | * IronicLastWords: The last thing a person says carries some form of irony. |
42 | * IronicName: A person has a name that is ironic. |
43 | * IronicNickname: A person has a nickname that is ironic. |
44 | * IronyAsSheIsCast: An actor plays a character a lot different from them (like a Jewish actor playing a Nazi). |
45 | * IsntItIronic: People use a song that they think is fitting without paying close attention to the actual lyrics. |
46 | * JewsPlayingNazis: A Nazi or anti-Semitic character is portrayed by a Jewish actor. |
47 | * JokeAndReceive: Someone says something as a joke, but then the thing turns out to be true. |
48 | * KarmicDeath: A bad person dies in a way that serves as a fitting punishment for their wrongdoings and is their own fault. |
49 | * KarmicMisfire: The person who's truly guilty gets off scot-free while an innocent person takes the fall. |
50 | * KarmicRape: A person getting raped as their comeuppance can be ironic if the person was themselves a rapist. |
51 | * KarmicTransformation: A person is punished by being transformed into something they dislike. |
52 | * TheKillerBecomesTheKilled: A murderer gets murdered themselves. |
53 | * LaserGuidedKarma: A person who does something bad faces immediate and/or poetic punishment for their misdeed. |
54 | * LiteralMoneyMetaphor: People think it's money, only to reveal that it isn't a euphemism. |
55 | * NobleBigot: Even though prejudiced towards a certain race, those characters still values their lives. |
56 | * ObliviousGuiltSlinging: Someone is doing something that will hurt someone else's feelings, and that person says something that inadvertently makes them feel guiltier. |
57 | * {{Retirony}}: A person gets killed when they were close to retirement. |
58 | * RousingLullaby: A lullaby that is in some way disturbing to the listener and as a result keeps them awake instead of helping them sleep. |
59 | * SavedByTheCoffin: Someone's life is saved by the timely appearance of a casket. |
60 | * SolidGoldPoop: Bodily waste that would ordinarily be worthless is instead highly valuable. |
61 | * SpringtimeForHitler: A deliberate attempt at failure results in an unintentional success. |
62 | * StartXToStopX: A character's extremist methodology revolves around stopping something by adding more to the problem. |
63 | * ThisIsReality: A joke where a fictional character addresses that the real world isn't at all like fiction. |
64 | * UseTheirOwnWeaponAgainstThem: Killing or otherwise injuring your opponent with [[HoistByHisOwnPetard their own weapon.]] |
65 | * VehicularTurnabout: Just paid it off? Kiss it goodbye. |
66 | [[/index]] |
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