Line #22 Main/TokenIndex


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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