1 | ''This index exists because . . . well . . . we needed another index to please the PeripheryDemographic, okay?'' |
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3 | Tropes on this page usually have to do with putting something into a show solely for one or both of two reasons: because some demographic (girls, non-white people, etc) wants to see it or to conveniently advance the narrative. |
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5 | [[index]] |
6 | * AffirmativeActionGirl: A female character is added to the group to increase diversity. |
7 | * ACatInAGangOfDogs: The only feline member in a group of canines. |
8 | * FiveTokenBand: Every member of the group is a minority not represented by the rest of the team. |
9 | * FlawlessToken: When the token character can do no wrong. |
10 | * TheOneGuy: The one male member of a team otherwise composed of females. |
11 | * OnlySaneMan: A conventional and sane person in a group full of weirdos. |
12 | * SameRaceMeansRelated: The only way to have multiple characters of a minority is to have them be related. |
13 | * TheSmurfettePrinciple: The one female member of a team otherwise composed of males. |
14 | * StarringSmurfette: The main character is a different gender from the supporting characters. |
15 | * TheTeamNormal: The one member of a team of super-powered beings who lacks superpowers. |
16 | * TeamPet: The one member of the team who is a domesticated animal rather than a sapient being. |
17 | * TokenAdult: The one member of a team who is an adult. |
18 | * TokenAquaticRace: A work has a variety of sapient species, but only one lives underwater. |
19 | * TokenCompetentMinion: The only one among the main villain's minions who is consistently competent. |
20 | * TokenEnemyMinority: The one member of the team who belongs to a species the group is usually against. |
21 | * TokenEvilTeammate: The one member of a heroic team who is evil. |
22 | * TokenFlyer: The one member of a team who can fly. |
23 | * TokenGoodCop: The only member of a police force who ''isn't'' corrupt or useless. |
24 | * TokenGoodTeammate: The one member of a villainous team who is good. |
25 | * TokenHeroicOrc: The one member of an evil species who isn't evil. |
26 | * TokenHouseguest: One member of a family focused cast who isn't part of the immediate family. |
27 | * TokenHuman: The only member of a group who is human. |
28 | * TokenImmortal: The sole member of a group that is immortal. |
29 | * TokenLesbian: The only member of a group who is a lesbian. |
30 | * TokenMiniMoe: The only member of the group who is a young girl. |
31 | * TokenMinority: The only member of the group who is a different ethnicity, gender, or age with the intent of making the cast more diverse. |
32 | * TokenMinorityCouple: The only couple consisting of an ethnicity different from most characters. |
33 | * TokenMotivationalNemesis: The villain responsible for the hero's suffering who gets killed in the first arc. |
34 | * TokenNonHuman: The single non-human member of a group otherwise composed of humans. |
35 | * TokenReligiousTeammate: The one member of the group who is explicitly shown to have religious beliefs. |
36 | * TokenRichStudent: The one kid at school who belongs to a wealthy family. |
37 | * TokenRobot: The only member of the team who is robotic. |
38 | * TokenRomance: A romantic subplot shoehorned into the main plot. |
39 | * TokenSuper: The sole member of a team who has super powers. |
40 | * TokenTrio: A trio composed of a white male lead character, a white female, and a non-white male. |
41 | * TokenWhite: The only white character in a cast otherwise composed of non-white characters. |
42 | * TokenWholesome: The one character who is modestly dressed while the other characters dress in fanservice-y ways. |
43 | * TokenWizard: The one magic user in a team of muggles and [[ScienceHero Science Heroes]]. |
44 | * TwoGirlsToATeam: A team otherwise composed of males has two female members. |
45 | * TwoferTokenMinority: A character is part of more than one minority group not represented by the other characters. |
46 | [[/index]] |
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