Line #62 Main/ShoutOut


1	[[quoteright:300:[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStoneOcean https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jojo_bohemian_rhapsody.png]]]]
2	[[caption-width-right:300:By the way, the power that brought them to life is called [[Music/QueenBand Bohemian Rhapsody]].]]
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4	->''"And before you ask... ''[strikes a pose]'' YES, THIS ''IS'' A JOJO REFERENCE!!!"''
5	-->-- '''Alucard''', ''WebVideo/HellsingUltimateAbridged'', referring to ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure''
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7	A Shout-Out is an element in a piece of media -- a name, line of dialogue, a prop, etc. -- that intentionally refers to something or someone outside the work such as fans, family members of the cast or crew or, commonly, another piece of pop culture.
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9	[[OlderThanFeudalism The idea isn't new]], even if this term is. [[LitClassTropes In literary studies]] these indirect references are known broadly as ''allusion'', and they can be found across genres and ages from [[Literature/TheAeneid ancient epic poetry]] to [[Creator/WilliamShakespeare Elizabethan theatre]] to contemporary {{video games}}.
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11	Note that '''to be this trope, the reference must be unambiguous and reasonably construed as deliberate on the part of the creators.''' [[{{Trope}} Fiction is constructed from the repetition of storytelling devices]]: Many tropes, symbols, and ideas are embedded in the popular consciousness, and works can share a similar element without one being a reference to the other. As a general rule of thumb, if the example needs to be couched with Administrivia/WordCruft like, "seems to be," "bears a resemblance to" or "could possibly be," it's almost certainly not an example.
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13	A good Shout-Out [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools should still fit within the context of the story]], or it may end up being a BigLippedAlligatorMoment to people not familiar with what's being shouted about. It should also be subtle enough that viewers either only notice the [[DoubleEntendre double meaning]] after a trip to the [[FridgeBrilliance fridge]] or have a short chuckle if they notice it immediately: a blatant Shout-Out runs the risk of [[BreakingTheFourthWall violating]] SuspensionOfDisbelief and kicking the audience out of the story.
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15	An explicit, open Shout-Out to one of the work's sources of inspiration is an InspirationNod. ReferenceOverdosed is when a series is loaded with Shout-Outs; ReferencedBy is for the work that the Shout-Out is aimed at.
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17	[[AC:SuperTrope to:]]
18	* ActorAllusion: A reference to another work with an actor in common.
19	* ArtImitatesArt: A shot in a visual medium {{homage}}s a famous piece of art.
20	* CityShoutOuts: A live performer appeals to the audience by saluting their city.
21	* CompanyCrossReferences: When the reference is to another work by the same creator; see also CreatorInJoke.
22	* {{Expy}}: An unambiguous and deliberate copy of another, older character.
23	* HomageShot: A Shot-for-Shot ShoutOut done out of love for the source material.
24	* LiteraryAllusionTitle: A referential title.
25	* LiteraryWorkOfMagic: A RealLife fictional work has an agenda [[InUniverse in the universe]] of another.
26	* ProfoundByPopSong: Quoting a song to sound wise and intelligent.
27	* StockShoutOuts
28	* ShoutOutThemeNaming: When multiple characters carry allusive names.
29	* SpoilingShoutOut: A shout-out that spoils the work being referenced.
30	* TakeThat: A malicious or critical reference.
31	* UnusualPopCultureName: A character named after an aspect of pop culture.
32	* WaxingLyrical: Quoting song lyrics.
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34	Compare {{Homage}} and {{Parody}}, which are more thorough recreations of other works. OpeningShoutOut, ContinuityNod, CallBack, ProductionThrowback, and MythologyGag are for works internally referencing themselves.
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36	See StockShoutOuts for a list of Shout-Outs and other references common enough to earn their own page.
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38	'''''Remember, a Shout-Out is intentional.''''' If a character just happened to use a similar turn of phrase to another work, that's [[Administrivia/SquarePegRoundTrope just a coincidence]].
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40	!!Example subpages:
41	[[index]]
42	* ShoutOut/AnimeAndManga
43	* ShoutOut/AsianAnimation
44	* ShoutOut/CardGames
45	* ShoutOut/ComicBooks
46	* ShoutOut/ComicStrips
47	* ShoutOut/FanWorks
48	* [[ShoutOut/AnimatedFilms Films — Animation]]
49	* [[ShoutOut/LiveActionFilms Films — Live-Action]]
50	* ShoutOut/{{Literature}}
51	* ShoutOut/LiveActionTV
52	* ShoutOut/{{Music}}
53	* ShoutOut/{{Pinball}}
54	* ShoutOut/{{Podcasts}}
55	* ShoutOut/ProfessionalWrestling
56	* ShoutOut/{{Radio}}
57	* ShoutOut/{{Roleplay}}
58	* ShoutOut/TabletopGames
59	* ShoutOut/{{Theatre}}
60	* ShoutOut/VideoGames
61	* ShoutOut/WebAnimation
62	* ShoutOut/{{Webcomics}}
63	* ShoutOut/WebOriginal
64	* ShoutOut/WebVideos
65	* ShoutOut/WesternAnimation
66	* ShoutOut/OtherMedia
67	* ShoutOut/RealLife
68	[[/index]]

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