1 | [[quoteright:330:[[Franchise/DisneyPrincess https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/4cc3cea153696651b63c7e2738302e92.png]]]] |
2 | [[caption-width-right:330:[[PimpedOutDress Gold dresses]], for girls [[CashCowFranchise worth their weight in gold]].]] |
3 | |
4 | Gold is such a prevalent part of our culture, that there are several tropes about it. Some are exclusively about gold, and some have examples that mostly involve gold. |
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6 | [floatboxright: |
7 | Related: |
8 | + BejeweledTropes |
9 | + LuxuryTropes |
10 | + MinkBecomesThisIndexMost |
11 | + TreasureTropes |
12 | ] |
13 | |
14 | [[index]] |
15 | '''Tropes involving actual gold:''' |
16 | * BlingBlingBang: A weapon which also serves as jewelry. |
17 | * CheapGoldCoins: When everyone uses gold coins, even the peasants. |
18 | * CityOfGold: A place where ivory, jewels, and precious metals are in abundance. |
19 | * DragonHoard (which consists of lots of gold stuff): A dragon guarding treasure. |
20 | * UsefulNotes/{{Gold}} (useful notes): Information about real-life gold. |
21 | * GoldAndWhiteAreDivine (whether outright gold or just gold colored): The colors gold and white associated with goodness and divinity. |
22 | * GoldFever: When gold drives you crazy. |
23 | * GoldIsYellow: Yellow used as a shorthand for the more earthy tone of real gold. |
24 | * GoldMakesEverythingShiny: Making an object more luxurious by covering it with or making it out of gold. |
25 | * GoldSilverCopperStandard: Money handled by the exchange of precious metals: gold is the highest, silver second, and bronze last. |
26 | * GoldToothOfWealth: Gold teeth signifying wealth and/or being a status symbol. |
27 | * LovesOnlyGold: Accumulating money of a particular type, usually gold. |
28 | * MadeOGold: A mundane object made of gold, typically meant to represent wealth or greed. |
29 | * MidasTouch: A character can transmute substances by touching them; the TropeNamer could turn things to gold. |
30 | * NaziGold: Wealth historically associated with the Third Reich, and on occasion Imperial Japan. |
31 | * PhilosophersStone: Often described as transmuting other metals into gold. |
32 | * TastyGold: Biting into a coin to test its authenticity. |
33 | * VillainousGoldTooth: Gold teeth symbolizing villainy and/or amorality. |
34 | * WorthlessYellowRocks: When valuable currency is disregarded as worthless by those not in-the-know. |
35 | |
36 | '''Figurative gold:''' |
37 | * GoldColoredSuperiority: If something is gold-colored or has a gold-colored version, it will often be stronger than others. |
38 | * GoldDigger: A character who hooks up with a rich partner, specifically to mooch off of said partner's money and status. |
39 | * GoldenEnding: The "best" possible outcome in a game with MultipleEndings. May or may not overlap with the... |
40 | * GoldenPath: The path that will offer the player the best gameplay, story, rewards and/or secrets the game has to offer. |
41 | * GoldenSnitch: When the last stretch of the game is the only part that counts. |
42 | * GoldenSuperMode: Getting strong by being plated with gold. |
43 | * HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: A blonde person who is pure and innocent. |
44 | * HiddenHeartOfGold: When a character doesn't want others to know about their benevolent side. |
45 | * HookerWithAHeartOfGold: A sex worker who cares about others. |
46 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: A character who is a {{Jerkass}} for the most part is really a NiceGuy deep down. |
47 | * MisunderstoodLonerWithAHeartOfGold: A character who may seem evil at first or have a bad reputation, but they are actually a good person once you get to know them. |
48 | * SolidGoldPoop: Highly valuable biological waste material. |
49 | * SupernaturalGoldEyes: Characters who have gold or yellow-colored eyes tend to have some form of supernatural origin or powers that place them above normal humans. |
50 | * VicariousGoldDigger: A person who pushes their relative to become a GoldDigger. |
51 | [[/index]] |
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