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9 | ->''"They speak in tropes, at sea."'' |
10 | -->-- '''Stephen Maturin''', ''[[Literature/AubreyMaturin H.M.S. Surprise]]'' |
11 | |
12 | Tropes related to oceans and the deep blue sea. |
13 | |
14 | Because SpaceIsAnOcean, a lot of these tropes also show up in SpaceOpera, or [[TropesInSpace have space-operatic equivalents]]. |
15 | ---- |
16 | !!Tropes |
17 | [[index]] |
18 | [floatboxright: |
19 | '''Media category:''' |
20 | + SeaStories |
21 | |
22 | '''Trope categories:''' |
23 | + AquaticAnimalTropes |
24 | + BeachTropes |
25 | + MerTropes |
26 | + PirateTropes |
27 | + SeaborneAndSubmersibleVehicles |
28 | + UnderwaterIndex |
29 | |
30 | '''UsefulNotes:''' |
31 | + Myth/NauticalFolklore |
32 | + UsefulNotes/NavalGazing |
33 | ] |
34 | * AccordionToMostSailors: Sailors tend to play accordions. |
35 | * AlienSea: The oceans of alien settings are depicted as strange and unusual to emphasize the area's unearthly nature. |
36 | * ArtisticLicenseShips: Ships and their handling depicted unrealistically for plot expedience. |
37 | * TheBermudaTriangle: An area of the Atlantic Ocean notable for alleged mysterious goings-on. |
38 | * BoardingParty: When a group of sailors goes to another ship and tries to take control of it by force. |
39 | * BornUnderTheSail: A culture whose lifestyle is heavily centered on sailing and the sea. |
40 | * {{Boundareefs}}: Fence-like, closely-spaced rocks that conveniently bound off the paths you need to take in a game. |
41 | * BurialAtSea: People being buried by being submerged in the ocean. |
42 | * TheCabinBoy: A very young sailor who serves as a servant of sorts on a ship. |
43 | * TheCaptain: The person in charge of a ship, with all the authority, badassery, and coolness that implies. |
44 | * CaptainNemoCopy: An {{Expy}} of [[Literature/TwentyThousandLeaguesUnderTheSea Captain Nemo]]. |
45 | * CommandingCoolness: Anyone who holds the naval rank of Commander is cool. |
46 | * CreepyOldFashionedDivingSuit: Old deep-sea diving suits portrayed as uncanny and scary. |
47 | * CrescentMoonIsland: An island shaped like a crescent moon to show that it's important. |
48 | * CruiseEpisode: Episodes of a series set on a cruise. |
49 | * DangerouslyLoadedCargo: Cargo comes loose and endangers the crew. |
50 | * DavyJones: The folkloric lord of the seafaring afterlife. |
51 | * DesertedIsland: An island bereft of human settlement. |
52 | * TheDrunkenSailor: A sailor who's drunk. Since back in the day alcohol was used as a disinfectant for water, and as a tool to improve morale, this was seen as the default kind of sailor. |
53 | * EldritchOceanAbyss: The depths of the ocean are a frightening, alien place. |
54 | * EmergencyCargoDump: When you could get to safety if only the ship were a bit lighter and/or faster, so you start dumping things overboard. |
55 | * FarSideIsland: A small sandy hemisphere home only to a single palm tree and to bedraggled castaways. |
56 | * FatherNeptune: An old, gritty, experienced sailor. |
57 | * FloodedFutureWorld: In the future, the world becomes covered by the rising oceans. |
58 | * FriendlyPirate: Pirates who, [[RapePillageAndBurn despite their usual occupation]] are quite friendly and hospitable. |
59 | * HelloSailor: The stereotype of sailors who are gay, either by nature or [[SituationalSexuality due to being deprived of the company of women for extended periods of time]]. |
60 | * HornySailors: Those sailors who didn't find company in each other's arms after months at sea are naturally keen to find more feminine company as soon as they get ashore. |
61 | * TheInternetIsAnOcean: Cyberspace is portrayed like it's an ocean. |
62 | * IslandBase |
63 | * IslandOfMystery |
64 | * IsleOfGiantHorrors: An isolated island home to gigantic monsters. |
65 | * LighthousePoint |
66 | * LordOfTheOcean: A Poseidon-like figure who rules over the seas. |
67 | * LostAtSea |
68 | * MarriedAtSea |
69 | * MegaMaelstrom: A giant whirlpool that sucks in the sea and anything on it. |
70 | * NauticalKnockout |
71 | * NavalBlockade: A country uses its navy to try to prevent any trade from getting into or out of the ports of an enemy. |
72 | * NotSoSafeHarbor |
73 | * ObjectShapedLandmass: A landmass which looks like an object. |
74 | * OceanAwe |
75 | * OceanMadness |
76 | * OceanOfAdventure: The sea portrayed as a place of mystery, wonder and adventure. |
77 | * OceanPunk |
78 | * PartingTheSea: A body of water is split apart by some fantastic means. |
79 | * PerilousPrehistoricSeas: Prehistoric seas are dangerous, whether you're crossing them or you live in it. |
80 | * {{Pirate}}: Engagers of seaborne larceny and mayhem. |
81 | * ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything: Pirates who don't actually do any piracy, in order to keep them sympathetic to the audience. |
82 | * PluckyMiddie |
83 | * PortTown: a harbor district often host to an [[WretchedHive unsavory or criminal subdistrict]] filled with [[VenturousSmuggler smugglers]], BlackMarket goods, privateers and pirates, thieves and [[TheOldestProfession prostitutes]]. |
84 | * ProngsOfPoseidon: Using a trident as a weapon. Usually associated with sea gods and others with sea association. (Type I) |
85 | * {{Robinsonade}}: a plot about characters being stranded in the wilderness far away from civilization, such as on a DesertIsland, and forced to live off the land in order to survive. Robinsonade takes its name from the 1719 novel ''Literature/RobinsonCrusoe'' by Daniel Defoe. |
86 | * RunningTheBlockade: A navy is blockading a port or country, and someone tries to break through the blockade by stealth or evasion. |
87 | * RuthlessModernPirates |
88 | * SeadogBeard: Sailors usually have beards. |
89 | * SeadogPegLeg: Sailors usually have wooden peg legs. |
90 | * SeaMine: A spherical, studded bomb attached to a chain, which floats in the water and goes boom when approached. |
91 | * SeaMonster: Giant hungry things that live in the sea. |
92 | * SemiaquaticSpeciesSailor: Anthropomorphic semiaquatic animals tend to be sailors, pirates, or captains. |
93 | * ShipwreckStart: A protagonist's story starts when they're stranded somewhere after their shipwreck. |
94 | * SilentRunningMode: A vessel going silent to avoid detection. Often used by submarines. |
95 | * SuperSargassoSea: A dimension where lost things are drawn. |
96 | * SuperstitiousSailors |
97 | * SymbolicSereneSubmersion |
98 | * TropicalIslandAdventure |
99 | * TurtleIsland: Islands which are actually large, living creatures. |
100 | * VikingFuneral: A dead body is placed on a boat which is pushed out to sea and set on fire. |
101 | * WaltzOnWater |
102 | [[/index]] |
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