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6 | They're all {{cool horse}}s--plus {{Winged Unicorn}}s too!]] |
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8 | Some {{tropes}} can be broad. Some can be so broad that even a specific form of them can be {{tropes}} by themselves. |
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10 | Let's say there's a trope for "Juggling". You realize that "Scarf Juggling" and "Knife Juggling" are common too, to the point where you can think of half a dozen examples for both. Those would be [[TitleDrop Sub-Tropes]], whereas "Juggling" is generally their SuperTrope. In [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genus-differentia_definition logic terms]], "Juggling" is the genus and the different kinds of juggling are the differentia; they share the same common theme in their definition, but they each have additional features that distinguish one from another. |
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12 | What makes a sub-trope can vary. Perhaps the most common way is that several examples of a trope have a distinctive common element unseen in the other examples. This distinctive element makes the sub-trope the [[Administrivia/TheSameButMoreSpecific same, but more distinctive]] than the broader trope. A trope can have several possible variations built in, and once examples of any of those variations are common/distinctive enough, they form a sub-trope. Any sub-tropes should be listed instead of the super-trope, because the sub-trope implies the super-trope's presence. |
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14 | Heck, some tropes can be sub-tropes of more than one super-trope. This can be a shared aspect of them or actually [[JustForFun/XMeetsY combining the two tropes]]. |
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16 | The definition of the super- and sub-tropes are what's important. Every example of a sub-trope will also be an example of its super-trope. |
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18 | Compare SisterTrope. |
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20 | Compare/Contrast Administrivia/TheSameButMoreSpecific (when a distinction is not enough to make a separate trope). |
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22 | !!Notable sub-tropes |
23 | * AliceAllusion is a basically a ShoutOut to ''Literature/AliceInWonderland''. |
24 | * AscendedFanNickname is a sub-trope of both FanNickname and InSeriesNickname, with the fandom's nickname for someone (or something) becoming canon after it's used in-universe. It's also a sub-trope of AscendedFanon. |
25 | * BeanstalkParody is parented by both WholePlotReference and JourneyToTheSky, but each for a different reason. The trope revolves around plots that reference or homage ''Literature/JackAndTheBeanstalk'', specifically the idea of having magical beans grow rapidly so a character can climb them. At the same time, it is one of the ways a work can employ the plot device of said character traveling to the skies. |
26 | * BigBulkyBomb is StuffBlowingUp when the explosive device is huge (regardless of the actual explosion). |
27 | * BlackVikings is a sub-trope of PoliticallyCorrectHistory and ColorblindCasting. |
28 | * CanisMajor and MegaNeko are BiggerIsBetter applied to canines and felines, respectively. |
29 | * ChaoticEvil, ChaoticNeutral, ChaoticGood, NeutralEvil, TrueNeutral, NeutralGood, LawfulEvil, LawfulNeutral, and LawfulGood are {{Character Alignment}}s. These tropes are Flame Bait, and thus do not allow examples. |
30 | * ChemicalMessiah is a sub-trope of TerminallyDependentSociety. |
31 | * DeusExMachina is a sub-trope of AssPull, where the pull is used to resolve the conflict. |
32 | * FanHater is a sub-trope of {{Hatedom}}, in that they hate both the work and the {{fan}}s of that work. If they hate just the work, it's the latter trope. |
33 | * HeroBall and VillainBall are sub-tropes of IdiotBall, just applying to actions typical of those characters. |
34 | * HeroicResolve is a sub-trope of both HeroicSpirit and UnstoppableRage. |
35 | * HypnotizeTheCaptive is literally the DamselInDistress being [[{{Brainwashed}} Hypnotized]]. |
36 | * ImpossiblyCoolClothes is like an ImpracticallyFancyOutfit, but almost strictly done in drawn media, because that kind of outfit can barely even be worn at all in RealLife. |
37 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold and JerkWithAHeartOfJerk are both sub-tropes of {{Jerkass}}. |
38 | * MarySue has enough variations it's split into [[MarySueTropes several types]], but it's so FlameBait-ey that none of them allow examples. |
39 | * MyHairCameOutGreen is a CosmeticCatastrophe with hair dyes. |
40 | * OurMonstersAreDifferent shows fantasy writers often use various and different rules to portray some of the most popular mythical creatures. Each sub-trope deals with the most common rules appearing in works involving [[OurDragonsAreDifferent dragons]], [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampires]] (actually, vampires get [[YourVampiresSuck two]]), [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent werewolves]], [[OurGhostsAreDifferent ghosts]]... |
41 | * ParentalAbandonment refers to the common device of parents who are missing or dead. Some sub-tropes are MissingMom and DisappearedDad, when only one parent is unavailable. |
42 | * RevolvingDoorBand is RevolvingDoorCasting applied to a musical group. |
43 | * SomethingElseAlsoRises is a form of DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything, where the "anything" is... male... "excitement". |
44 | * TooIncompetentToOperateABlanket is a variation of StrawmanProduct, in that the strawman aspect is making a product look far harder to use than it actually is. |
45 | * WhatMeasureIsANonCute points out the recurring portrayal of cute animals as the good guys and non-cute animals as the bad guys. ReptilesAreAbhorrent is a sub-trope of this, as it points out reptiles are almost always portrayed as evil and vicious. |
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