1 | '''Basic Trope''': A birthmark marks a character as special in some way, possibly as TheChosenOne. |
2 | * '''Straight''': Susie has a birthmark on her arm in the shape of a sun, meaning she's TheChosenOne. |
3 | * '''Exaggerated''': Susie has an enormous and unsubtle birthmark over much of her face and neck, which just so happens to be sun-shaped if you look at the whole thing. |
4 | * '''Downplayed''': Susie has a birthmark that resemble the sun which is one of the qualifications to be high priestess of the sun god - if she also goes through a life time of training and gets accepted. While most women cannot even get that far it is no guarantee of a destiny. |
5 | * '''Justified''': Susie's mother was visited during her pregnancy by a [[TouchedByVorlons supernatural force that blessed her unborn daughter with magical powers.]] |
6 | * '''Inverted''': |
7 | ** In a universe where everyone has some kind of special birthmark, the fact that Susie ''doesn't'' have one makes her special. |
8 | ** [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Finding one's destiny results in getting the mark.]] |
9 | * '''Subverted''': |
10 | ** Initially, due to her birthmark, TheCall ''thought'' Susie was TheChosenOne, but [[MissedTheCall The Call dialled a wrong number]] and she's actually just an ordinary person. |
11 | ** The birthmark was false and it had been created by the BigBad to trick people. |
12 | * '''Double Subverted''': But TheCall was wrong ''again,'' and as it turns out, Susie has a ''second'' birthmark which ''is'' the correct marker. |
13 | * '''Parodied''': |
14 | ** Susie's birthmark is in an embarrassing place, such as on her behind, or incredibly tiny, such as a small mark between her toes. |
15 | ** Susie brags about how she has this weird birthmark on her upper left arm that kinda looks like an armadillo if you squint, meaning she's clearly the chosen one. |
16 | * '''Zig Zagged''': A lot of birthmark is involved in the plot, and the story often played with which is the true mark of TheChosenOne. |
17 | * '''Averted''': |
18 | ** TheChosenOne doesn't have a birthmark. |
19 | ** TheChosenOne have a birthmark that's not linked to the fact she's TheChosenOne. |
20 | * '''Enforced''': The writer add a birthmark because the producer want sell some fake tattoo. |
21 | * '''Lampshaded''': "Well, I was born with a birthmark in the shape of a SUN. Obviously, I was destined for ''something.''" |
22 | * '''Invoked''': the ChooserOfTheChosenOne assumes he must be looking for someone with a birthmark because of this. |
23 | * '''Exploited''': A deceptive mentor uses this as proof that someone is TheChosenOne, when in reality, he's just trying to manipulate that person for his own gain. |
24 | * '''Defied''': Despite having a sun-shaped birthmark that clearly seems "special," Susie is determined to [[RefusalOfTheCall refuse the call]] and [[IJustWantToBeNormal live a normal life.]] |
25 | * '''Discussed''': Susie and her friends wonder if their birthmarks mean anything, beside the fact that they have skin anomalies. |
26 | * '''Conversed''': ??? |
27 | * '''Deconstructed''': Due to the association of birthmarks with special powers, people with large or visible birthmarks are ostracized and are poorly treated by society. |
28 | * '''Reconstructed''': ...But after Susie defeats the BigBad, she sets an example for the populace and gives them a lecture or two about {{prejudice|Aesop}}. |
29 | * '''Implied''': The ChosenOne is referred to as marked in a prophecy - although we never get to see it or learn precisely what it meant. |
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31 | Hmm, is that the BirthmarkOfDestiny on your arm? |
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33 | %% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion: |
34 | %% |
35 | %%* '''Implied''': ??? |
36 | %%* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': ??? |
37 | %%* '''Played For Laughs''': ??? |
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