1 | '''Basic Trope:''' An otherwise completely anthropomorphic animal does something that reminds the audience what species they are. |
2 | * '''Straight:''' Jeff, an anthropomorphic dog, is hanging out with his human buddies when he suddenly drops everything to chase a cat. |
3 | * '''Exageratted:''' Jeff, a sheepdog, is driving his truck down a busy highway, when suddenly he spots a heard of sheep on the hillside, Jeff stops the truck and starts herding the sheep just as his ancestors have done for centuries. |
4 | * '''Downplayed:''' Jeff is hanging out at the bar with his friends, halfway between sips of beer he pauses to scratch his ear with his hind foot. |
5 | * '''Justified:''' Jeff may be more evolved than other dogs but he is still very much a dog and his instincts have a very strong hold on him. |
6 | * '''Inverted:''' A WildChild, who acts like an animal most of the time, sits at a table once and eats off a plate. |
7 | * '''Subverted''': Jeff, an anthropomorphic dog, goes to chase a cat, but only to return it to its proper owner. |
8 | * '''Double Subverted''': Immediately after, he goes chasing some strays just for fun. |
9 | * '''Parodied''': Jeff's urge to sniff people causes a blind date to end prematurely. |
10 | * '''Zig Zagged''': At first, Jeff seems on the verge of being nothing more than a two-legged version of a regular dog. As the story approaches climax, he becomes focused and self-controlled. [[MyInstinctsAreShowing Then during the denouement, he starts chasing a cat.]] |
11 | * '''Averted''': Jeff does absolutely nothing resembling dog behavior. |
12 | * '''Enforced''': "We need more comic relief. Have Jeff randomly start chasing a truck." |
13 | * '''Lampshaded''': "I almost forgot you were a dog." |
14 | * '''Invoked''': Jeff occasionally relapses into dog behavior as to not forget his roots. |
15 | * '''Exploited''': A character uses the sudden onset of dog behavior as a distraction, by suddenly throwing a ball into a crowd of people in plain view of the dog. |
16 | * '''Defied''': Jeff rejects all dog-like behavior to be accepted in human society. |
17 | * '''Discussed''': "I don't know what you just said because I was watching that ball in your hand. I can't stand it. Aren't you going to throw it?! If you don't, I might go randomly tearing off and chasing a car!" |
18 | * '''Conversed''': "Did Jeff really just do that?" "Yep." |
19 | * '''Implied''': Someone mentions Jeff near him, and about a minute, a bark is also heard behind him. |
20 | * '''Deconstructed''': The constant descent into animal instinct leads to tragedy for the entire species (or the single member shown to act this way) due to hatred and fear against them - after all, if they will randomly start chasing a ball, they'll also hunt things smaller than them, as well as bite if improperly socialized or threatened. People are unsettled and afraid around creatures prone to random attacks of animal-like behavior. |
21 | * '''Reconstructed''': The search for self-mastery of one's instincts is a common theme. "I am the master of the ball, not it's servant. I. Will. Not. Chase. It." |
22 | * '''Played For Laughs''': Jeff chases an anthropomorphic cat. |
23 | * '''Played For Drama''': Oliver, a Tasmanian devil, contracts [[TheTopicOfCancer devil facial]] [[FacialHorror tumor disease.]] |
24 | * '''Played For Horror''': Tyler is an anthropomorphic tiger. He seems kind and civilized...until he kills and eats Fauna the anthropomorphic deer. |
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