Follow TV Tropes

Following

Context Sandbox / TLPAdoptionDrive

Go To

1This sandbox was created as an effort to improve the TropeLaunchPad. It intends to act as a catalog for drafts in good condition -- i.e. with a solid concept, a good description, and enough examples -- that have been declared Administrivia/UpForGrabs by their original sponsors or left floating in the aether by a sponsor who has become inactive.
2
3If you would like to add to this sandbox by listing a UFG draft, please list it in the "Drafts Up for Adoption" in alphabetical order along with its laconic. If you would like to adopt a draft from this list, move it to the "Adopted Drafts" folder and sign your name. And if you would like to ask for input about certain drafts or help get them ready for launch, see [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=15908573800A28470100 the Adoption Drive thread]].
4
5Note that this draft is for taking care of '''existing''' drafts. If you would prefer to start fresh, the Administrivia/TropeIdeaSalvageYard catalogs potentially tropeworthy ideas from Trope Repair Shop and discarded, low-quality drafts.
6
7See also the [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/ykttw_salvage_list.php TLP Salvage List]] for more drafts worth adopting and grabbing.
8
9----
10[[foldercontrol]]
11
12[[folder:Drafts Up for Adoption]]
13
14* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=c4m2j4exfr51i5zrjpt2cj8f Absolutely Average Assignment]]: A crazy character treats his lame or made up job as SeriousBusiness.
15* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=v03ibsacyi6770niwph6hqgs Absurdly Charismatic Villain]]: Villain who gets followers through pure charisma.
16* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=n3jpl48zi76an0ai55ehfrj5 Across Time and Albums]]: A band writes about a character or concept on several different albums
17* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=fsc241o2gqxg0rxkgju05m54 Adaptational Singularity]]: A type of Mook is a single character in adaptation.
18* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=4s36qx3cuksg167rq473mc81 Alibi Sounds More Fun]]: Why am I sneaking around when I could be having fun?
19* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=thvtls2xhkaovygzm1puonox Anachronistic Holiday]]: A holiday is celebrated in a real-world setting where it didn't exist yet
20* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=7fe84tx5qed88nsgp6favcfx Anachronistic Swordsman]]: A character who wields a sword as their usual weapon, even in settings where swords normally aren't used.
21* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=awzhjf1xhqslz53el2yrjld9 And Many More Coda]]: A classic four-note music ending that ends on a seventh chord.
22* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=za0nihd4t9wtsydb9dwj3teo Animal and Animate Object Employees]]: Animals and automobiles are not simply used in professions; they behave like employees as well.
23* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=racm5otwop9481lfubsp0y2l Arrival Amnesia]]: A person forgets why they entered a room immediately upon entering it.
24* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=07shby8u8vjjx8h4ievxhez8 Art Episode]]: Episodes where the characters or setting indulges in the world of Fine Art; making it, selling it, learning from it and satirizing it.
25* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=trplrww5pxt32g2ytupo9vdl Artificial Impregnation]]: Getting pregnant through artificial means
26* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=g15es3qoj6n8w7xn6ch9etdf Artistic License – Journalism]]: When fiction writers (and occasionally nonfiction writers themselves) get nonfiction writing wrong.
27* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=8y1xkhi210jjsmw9331ei0v1 Artistic License – Technology]]: How technology works is portrayed incorrectly in fiction.
28* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=m9ggys7vqrkevhj7v1p2g9uk Ascended Misspelling]]: A subtrope of MemeticMutation where a misspelled word takes on a life of its own.
29* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=766os8udc6jkv5aoqkpdp5x5 Assumed Trope]]: A new PlayingWithATrope entry for when a character mistakenly thinks (without being deceived) that a trope is happening.
30* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=mehsn1h2ldziaodiqx9b398b Attempted Apparatus Agriculture]]
31* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=7xe8pv6qdjogd3op4swda468 Attention-Driven Activity]]: A character takes up a new activity (be it a hobby, a job, or what have you) for the sole purpose of getting attention.
32* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=ew1nkj34e1drwsh3p0x020pv Auxiliary Force]]: They're not a regular part of the military/police, but they provide a useful service
33* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=utl4p2q3vnrpjlr4vcgk12y8 Baby/Dog Bond]]: A dog portrayed as being the friend or protector of a human baby.
34* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=dl6l32ap4dbfsym9401kb3zh The Backbone]]: A character who tries to make their shy friend to be more assertive.
35* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=vmazqm1ye7id9qn6dauz8yvh Badass Boast-off]] Characters exchange escalating statements of bluster.
36* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=cd00uzwe7dwkafo97owgqg9h Bag Of Tricks]]: An unpredictable container that always has something new, which might be helpful or might just be strange.
37* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=quvlqxocodazv7lmbocthi4j Big Bad Gift]]: A villain gives a gift to the protagonist or a major character.
38* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=9goglw3g74u1t0ubq3lx6kw6 Bimbo Chaser]]: A character who is attracted to Brainless Beauties.
39* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=w63ve7hvr94o2l9vmhbo6grm Bladed Shoe]]: A shoe with a blade in it.
40* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=5mx4eg538ipnwyy2uojlz1xv Bonding At The Bar]]: Characters bond while sharing drinks. May need to be expanded to include non-alcoholic beverages.
41* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=fvjj98s50g08u9txmibkkplw Born Evil, Stays Evil]]: When an individual's species or normal state of being, from birth, maliciously goes against the kind-hearted morality of other populations, and cannot be swayed to good by others.
42* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=mp0upm6uk3n3yx4d3y5a5b77 Boyish Skirt-Flipping Prank]]: Bratty boys flip girl's skirts to tease them.
43* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=twp7jrsj4t7xooph6qsky4u2 Brace Lock]]: Characters with braces kiss and their braces get stuck.
44* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=2chgfp1j2e35h9dqoiiace3t Brain Diagram]]: A chart is provided of a character's brain, with areas dedicated to specific function or interests.
45* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=xqmep75gk5zsahmiyg9k1agx Breaking Rules For Fun]]: A flagrant, public rule violation purely for fun, followed by getting called on it.
46* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=vst9uakdrrhc2gcf5v2gsy8s Brute Force Code Cracking]]: Keep inputting codes until it works!
47* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=fpgfpprel19r5gaqh34if36w Business Is Business]]: Sometimes business is more important than anything else.
48* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=44qsafjrq1dkepdezydl8fp6 Called In A Favor]]: When a character you've never heard of turns out to owe the hero a favor, and the hero calls in that favor to move the plot along.
49* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=liv7jhgrlenvoslh0e9ra8dc Carcass of Foreboding]]: A dead animal foreshadows that danger is coming for the POV characters.
50* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=njnk96tvk1uf24rm4bntlj5r Cargo Concealment Caper]]: Hiding With The Cargo
51* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=y1c9ug0unj4ko4e6hd5vc215 The Casanova Did Nothing Wrong]]: An story tries to have an Aesop about not taking advantage of women, but no women were actually taken advantage of.
52* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=ehk22ezfnf8tq1btwgpfrau3 Centerfold Gag]]: A character opens a magazine centerfold, parodying a ''Playboy'' centerfold and implying sexual, shocking, or pleasing content.
53* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=vtu5qiv6rh8bvt9qaflimu7a Christmas Epilogue]]: The final scene is set at Christmas when the rest of the work is not.
54* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=yh9cbh0h0mkl5cu7hl0yadc2 City Destruction Threat]]: A villain coerces the hero by threatening to wipe out an entire city.
55* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=pwur8ggzjts1b377jk6rdgq3 Class Interrupted]]: If a class is being held, it will inevitably be interrupted for some reason or other.
56* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=ieb8187a1357xp3aegfaxcsx Class Reunion Crasher]]: Someone attends a class reunion that isn't theirs and poses as an old classmate of the attendees.
57* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=2dv52lpkgcngsz6wbpr3waeo Clown Doctor]]: A doctor and a clown, all in one.
58* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=w2l60aavxwuqx1ve9z1c2s1r Consumed By Wrath]]: When a character hurts others nonsensically because they are driven by anger.
59* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=vhg56mhr56lognf829i4pe96 Crib-to-Bed Plot]]: A plot involving a toddler character moving from a crib to a regular bed.
60* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=5mrasuj21xfco4xrn4u65t8j Crosstime Dialogue]]: Two characters in different time periods are able to have a written or spoken conversation.
61* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=gxmu2sdae9pzeswnjtxrkfhg Cultural Erasure]]: Destroying the values, traditions, languages, and everything else that makes a certain group unique.
62* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=sdzc27c38zwsglmeou98jwjk Damage Boost]]: Taking advantage of getting hurt by hazards for a temporary speed boost.
63* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=s46w8dgjm5ksbtd9vmdkc2uv Darkhorse Episode (YMMV)]]: An apparently ordinary episode is well loved among a fan base.
64* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=4gof20ai1wna2hp08s6a4hk6 The Dead Pity The Living]]: The fear of death appears pointless or amusing from the perspective of the dead
65* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=t2picom57b2uy4tw4ssh2e7y Desolate Dimension of Discomfort]]: A remote alternate universe/dimension where the environment is harsh and distressing, but not agonizing.
66* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=yjan7negpjcuyzl7mk46y4de "Did It On Purpose" Accusation]]: A character blames another's act against them as being done deliberately ([[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/crowner.php/AlternativeTitles/DidItOnPurposeAccusation title crowner]])
67* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=4evgvpxqm3utaj8azz8872x1 Different For Everyone]]: An object or similar takes on different qualities depending on the character interacting with it.
68* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=fn74ya55v8f55bf4ip8x14c4 Discovering The Body]]: A character discovers a dead body. Drama usually ensues.
69* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=8wst16jdpfjoo8ndoz5sz1h1 Distracting Passenger]]: A passenger distracting the driver.
70* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=s31ibw6x8wyzzouhxg1ohtns Dodge Fighter]]: Fighter focuses on avoiding hits rather than absorbing them.
71* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=bxzt3qz2p1zuf3rgmq4y74es Dramatic Offering Rejection]]: Someone rejects an offering by destroying it.
72* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=rql6939cq94d4y0z512xdohk Dreadful Diva Demands]]: A superstar makes petty, unreasonable demands just to flex their power.
73* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=k4d1lf50mgbjnu4yhjidg8b2 Eerie Moon In Bare Branches]]: The visual of the moon framed by bare tree branches as a portent of danger
74* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=wxq35n37inuxk3gopjmue1dt Emergency Solar Navigation]]: The sun or stars are used as a directional guide, when all other methods have failed.
75* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=sb93zz94khyag6606y4m25ph Enabled Delusion]]: A character's delusions or wrong beliefs are enabled or encouraged by other people.
76* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=mneynik1tj7sra49gcx5opng Energetic Editing]]: An editing style popularized by Web Videos, with quick cuts and surreal visual gags.
77* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=uflthm1w2pepf2scb9qtj7kp Ethnic Mascot]]: A mascot that is a racial/ethnic stereotype.
78* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=d0wo5nztdg34qs5l15bqrsql Evidence-less Extranormal Murder]]: A magical murder MO that leaves little to no evidence that can be investigated by conventional means
79* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=1wtxijne1rduf3guzu1nj1x1 Evil By Outside Force]]: A villain is revealed to have initially become evil due to an outside force.
80* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=a9gr0ynmdbikcvohvl3leb4u Excuse for Defeat]]: Exaggerating your opponents' prowess to conceal your embarrassing defeat.
81* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=u5sn711je64okc6gelkzabpf Exempt From Physics]]: A character's actions do not conform to the physics of their world.
82* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=df89gopbratg6tqwpepqg5e8 Extremely Cooperative Multiplayer]]: CoOpMultiplayer where the players collectively control a single character (or genre equivalent).
83* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=k86yh76npame4a3gtnpa7ciy Fad Starter [Trivia] ]]: A work that started a real-life fad of some kind.
84* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=3rj0ajeem5sfgfml7nsbv5jh Fantastic Plagiarism]]: Plagiarism which involves time travel or parallel dimensions.
85* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=i1cibsa8dv01bq0jyn0qkoqu Fantasy Creep]]: Over time, a show not originally in the territory starts having fantastical plot elements
86* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=j6s7tj3kc2gcn7dkpeqfp8uk Fearing Death Is Fine]]: Fear of death is presented as normal, if not desirable.
87* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=a40kfsn4ucmorx7qhe8kc56u Filthy Street Chickens]]: Chickens as shorthand for a place being poor and underdeveloped.
88* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=ix8784s8viqn0dshyafwulym Finishing with a flourish]]: A form of MundaneMadeAwesome where a character finishes an action with a flashy little gesture.
89* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=wxlkmeivol09d6s9dpua0u0g Fire Safety Episode]]: Fire fighters fascinate kids.
90* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=f9xcvajr3xlr44gg6o22schg The First Supers]]: A trope regarding the first appearances of superheroes within a given universe.
91* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=7t0hvid0au15td7bb51g005e Friendship Struggle]]: Drama based around friendship issues. May need a retooling.
92* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=isgnhlhimbmmm39zdpplett9 Five Victim Ensemble]]: An ensemble trope concerning victims in a horror/zombie/whatever movie.
93* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=0h6rgwtft6nwggjnawrxgtzw Fourth Wall Farewell]]: The fourth wall is only broken with the final line in the work.
94* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=tssnq914uiz52fxiq62an2yl Funeral Grave Jump]]: Jumping into someone's grave during the funeral.
95* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=39nwcn5pgghqza2i92a5bcrf Gacha Elements]]: Video games that use the summoning aspects of gacha games without microtransactions.
96* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=2quwzzyh27uowz47z4jjnlvs Gifted Hero, Self-Made Villain]]: When heroes have acquired their abilities quickly while villains built themselves up slowly.
97* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=pk7se89wk0c2m3v5kg0jn1nv Ghost Brings News Of Own Death]]: A character who's interacting with ghosts meets the ghost of somebody who was still alive last time they met.
98* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=en6hlhga9ya59dfgju8pze9f Greece Is Always Ancient]]: Plots about or set in Greece are always about or set in Ancient Greece, and if set in Modern Greece, only as a backdrop or devoid of modern Greek attributes.
99* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=ica5nhx947g742xocg7lqfsc Handkerchief Comfort And Blowing]]: Character A offers crying Character B a handkerchief and/or substitute similar to a handkerchief or Character A has a handkerchief and/or substitute similar to a handkerchief to comfort him/herself with while crying
100* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=3oszil9qymd29rwyfko7qq61 Happy Battle Music]]: A tune played during a Fight Scene or Boss Battle that is happy and cheerful.
101* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=ye7d2njnl9acnap49izcznp3 Heartwarming Echo]]: Quote repeated in an emotionally-touching context
102* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=w494pvcli9rv3ekivro2dczs Heterogeneity is Evil]]: A trope about the tendency of stories to present uniformity as desirable and diversity as evil, whether the ultimate Aesop is
103* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=d00bi3t0ogk2x13vqfzp237i Hideous Makeover]]: A makeover backfires and a character ends up looking terrible.
104* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=5vpa4taqdniqkxecnvlj2bqe How You Play the Game]]: AnAesop about fair play and good sportsmanship being more important than winning.
105* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=5h8atibq0la2tqscm2bc2dp4 If vs How Tension]]: Does the drama come from whether the conflict is resolved or how the conflict is resolved?
106* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=uxjdo73edgb5p0b0r8r7riwh Improbable Diet]]: There's no way someone could sustain themselves with these feeding habits.
107* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=hnypj5y5q5tvzzhedmjulwuz Improvised Puppet Mouth]]: Someone uses a hinged object as a puppet mouth.
108* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=cb380n9mrtxdaq638vhanui3 Inevitably Infectious]] Wounds or other means of disease transmission carry a 100% infection rate.
109* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=dc0wymp30rtk4y8oaivkofje Insanity Inquiry]]: Asking someone if they’re crazy if they’re doing…uh, something crazy.
110* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=tqw2qatf9kr6ll7jnc0lava7 Instant Correction]]: A character corrects another character's statement erroneously.
111* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=t3lkegqqqa955vdjeghymf8t Ironic Favorite Music Genre]]: A character loves music you wouldn't expect from them.
112* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=j0hat6uf1egg70pymbgx0ovy It Takes A Real Crisis]]: A fake crisis fails to motivate somebody to step up and be a hero, but a real crisis does.
113* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=1ppmbev6md4aznzblxvswt5l Item Fusion]]: When multiple items are combined into one.
114* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=9a5on1minmalsceai2pkasj3 Judge A Book By Its Center]]: Books are always opened to the middle.
115* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=78wq33zfw2kno0np876jmtki Key of Opportunity]]: Advantage is taken of a key left in a lock.
116* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=p802mw356ah9zcilq854jg8w King of the Orphans]]: A StreetUrchin becomes the de facto "leader" of the other orphans.
117* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=haae1b5x1qr37159ai3f5a1r Kiss As Payment]]: Character (often a villain) demands a kiss from hero/hero's love interest in return for a service.
118* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=vq7qadwff380fyl9jif9asdx Knights In Power Armor]]: Medieval style fused with modern technology
119* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=qt3ro5u2irwcr1pmj1qvnokm A Lesson In Gun Safety]]: A character gives another character a quick lesson in gun safety.
120* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=p2d8e6dknmb88idh90mpq27o Lost Property Live Drop]]: An agent gives or receives covert goods disguised as lost belongings.
121* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=w3gtsgenfnvtlvbazzbnp3rt Man's Job Means Male Relatives In The Field]]: Women with traditionally male jobs usually have male relatives already established in the field.
122* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=p9cmc6dea1ihbpfwooj6hle4 Manly Single Father]]: Becoming a father and raising a child alone or as the primary parent is masculine and desirable.
123* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=xzk44p81q5sqwp4pek3ewrel Mental Illness Song]]: Songs dealing with mental health
124* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=rnub5889hy4mz3azkvkk7igq "Merit, Not Bigotry" Aesop]]: AnAesop in which someone who believes they are being unfairly marginalized instead finds out their lack of success is based on lack of merit.
125* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=t5ek0a2rbvhkgd3hfhcvcike Mexican Music Motif]]: Dancing around a sombrero or a StandardSnippet, usually Jarabe Tapatio, La Cucaracha, or Cielito Lindo, played to convey a Mexican setting or character.
126* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=3p0pm1jzs8tae1x6egfqz6w2 Misleadingly Timed Screaming]]: A character screams at a time that causes others to get the wrong idea about why.
127* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=zy1f5v501vn342ierdxmny6y Mistaken for Mentally Disabled]]: A dumb character is believed by one or more characters of having a mental disability.
128* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=r8e6c3r8tt1o3sat6foplysy Monster Menagerie]]: A facility for the live containment of monsters.
129* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=kfzh4yazld7oabmqf3mq3mro More Than Just Spock (Trivia)]]: An actor takes up a new role that allows them to gain recognition beyond the one character they are best known for.
130* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=3dyhnvb1fyyj22h8psz0883f The Most Popular Band In The World]]: A band, singer, or musician is absurdly popular and loved by everyone
131* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=33voed8kfad54ms50xvh0sy0 Multiple Choice Afterlife]]: There are lots of afterlives. Which one you go to is determined by your belief system.
132* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=5gx5h339oozy4ks6a3nkl0my Narrow Victory Tantrum]]: A character is mad that they won narrowly instead of by a wide margin.
133* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=xv8uh9rjdeeon385ghz19cdp The Neighborhood Changes At Night]]: During the night, the neighborhood changes.
134* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=bhebj5qq9fugd8j5kzq9r6jx Nerf Axed]]: A GameBreaker is removed in the next installment.
135* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=2x831q2wz7zq95ek74j4ggmj Never Cried Before]]: Character claims to have never shed tears before.
136* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=r72u9gp0cdenqecykjs83z6n Noble Predator]]: Predatory animals are depicted as majestic and heroic.
137* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=r3igobzvab10fzegzmdglmf8 Normal Doesn't Exist]]: In reality, there is only weirdness.
138* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=mi6cnf6l88erwjjfypfb79nx Not Actually In Disguise]]: A character has a plan relying on another character being in disguise. Then the real thing shows up.
139** High-maintenance draft, title brainstorming in progress.
140* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=d0xbl1usi9368jqin5dq70sq Not Good with Children]]: A character just doesn't do well with children.
141* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=gcbaa17szckbj0zzhz6uz1bc Obstructive Paranoia]]: A person's paranoia ends up hindering the efforts of those on his side.
142* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=pp3l3uafqzh0gjnx30w47rvz Offset Blink]]: A character closes and opens one eye earlier than the other when blinking
143* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=ckipuu17l5tlejufeqkeqv18 The "One Job!" Mistake]]: Some jobs just can't be trusted with certain people.
144** High-maintenance draft. The title, whatever it ends up being, needs to be guarded against being changed to "You had one job!" because of Administrivia/NoNewStockPhrases. The description needs to be changed from character-centric to plot-centric, or else there's too much overlap with character-centric tropes like SpannerInTheWorks; TheMillstone; TheLoad; TheFool
145* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=4igtq7isy2yxv5cdi9m2izvb One-off Ending Theme]]: One episode uses a different ending theme than usual.
146* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=w79vu9aq9kas3l6oc9p6sn92 Only Clean Mouth]]: The only one in the cast not subjected to the ClusterFBomb.
147* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=e9jcocgzto8u1jybrfk65tay OOC Message]]: A character intentionally uses out of character behavior to send a hidden message to other characters.
148* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=8xxt01jda6lvgixg7wb3g2vl Pacifist Princess]]: Princesses who prefer peace over violence
149* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=78tcy44mkay3okh5ydmc3j1x Pager Avalanche]]: In a room full of important people, every pager and cell phone starts going off simultaneously - Something really terrible must've happened off-screen.
150* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=h7tiakbg9l97un8gtxr3uk3f Painful Confession]]: A character makes a confession that is particulary distressing for them (and sometimes others).
151* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=pf4t9v5ihubk52bkyt9hrkk6 Patched-Clothing Individualism]]: A character is decked out in patches, buttons, or something similar to show their individuality.
152* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=vfl2a90nkp0g3d8m0t4btxgq Personally Relating]]: Someone gets to relate with someone else's problem/issue/attribute/etc.
153* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=gl5h7hjbvwhb9sw97oyudhyh Phishing]]: Anything designed to get personal information from the gullible.
154* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=u6bc05fssrkbjvuwskrt7wfo Phubbing]]: A character snubs someone by messing around or talking on their phone. The only big issue is that godawful name/neologism.
155* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=axee7muiuz4l3ptziu6jj0nb Pilgrimage]]: A journey made for moral or spiritual reasons
156* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=mc2nbbb77ksr8109zjpfo8hf Player Conditioning Systems]]: A mechanic intended to condition people to play a game more.
157* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=90ut0qjj5z2do81gfbf1e8rf The Pointer Pose]]: A dog points its whole body to something it smelled/heard/saw to notify its owner.
158* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=mud557ri2olymtxfin375452 Point Of View Character]]: Seems less of a standard trope than a "nuts and bolts of storytelling" article. Maybe UsefulNotes?'
159* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=dyrixl76gya252ma8qajoeth Popular Nerd]]: Nerdy characters who are actually popular and well-oiled in-universe.
160* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=ihseipbt20kk73fgn3r0pogq Post-Escape Chase]]: The heroes are escaping but the enemy is hot on their tail.
161* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=9oo8nh2vy8568vtlqkxwu89u Power Shrinks]]: As something becomes stronger, it becomes smaller.
162* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=cqzksphh1z9spqwbggbusnb3 Pregnancy Bombshell]]: A regular joe has had a bad day, and the suck is gonna reproduce.
163* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=3qtr0eo5c1s87b107oegkou7 Puberty Is Corrupting]]: Puberty is seen as an evil or corrupting influence on a person.
164* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=u7o94dqbemraypss6erdocw5 Queer Since Childhood]]: An LGBTQ+ character shows EarlyPersonalitySigns.
165* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=a0rnsbo2je66bmhepc69vrc0 Razor Substitute]]: A person uses a non-razor object to shave.
166* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=5hlja1gtqw2lowyw7pg9ivom Reality Singalong]]: A character with knowledge of an event repeats what another character says as they say it.
167* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=xiwa8ptl00g04j7p7a4bak07 Rebuilt Society]]: A great society implodes and rebuilds itself from the ground up
168* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=kuzrenotjo1u0x89vhxlv6bk Re-Enter, Pursued By A Bigger Stick]]: Character A chases Character B off-screen. A second later, the chase reverses, B holding a bigger weapon.
169* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=fdi7c9i5gyr8pjfd3423oig5 Rejecting Rite of Passage]]: A plot driven by debate over whether a child should undergo a cultural ritual.
170* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=p7anan6gz5xmtrglmny4u7y1 Related Regardless of Distance]]: Your distant relatives are considered close relatives
171* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=4rr498hn71tb6bzq66smbr35 Relationship Won't Survive the Adventure]]: Yeah, no way ''they'll'' be a couple by the time this is all over....
172* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=2jndv37onigtncqtq26brzhe Reveal By Reflex]]: Triggering a reflex response to reveal a character's martial-arts prowess or other badassery.
173* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=ye2y3e1rgd1j9cfuo0aa0yz9 Ridiculous-case scenario]]: Worst-case scenario ideas taken to extremes for the sake of comedy.
174* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=4v0g4jt1swxblu757eow3eh4 Risking Their License]]: A character complains they could lose their license for taking a certain action.
175* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=2t6nw4fxbpvj54to12d3602n Rock Star Rebels]]: Fighting TheEmpire with ThePowerOfRock!
176* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=d2ghl0o7goi9ro0qslsezda6 Rodent Overbite]]: Every rodent and lagomorph in fiction tends to be drawn with prominent buck teeth.
177* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=n6d32o2s6g9rlsgxoe1l79v0 Sandersons First Law]]: "An author's ability to solve a problem with magic is directly proportional to the audience's understanding of said magic".
178* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=8nhpzcp8v84pzyijq3znai22 Secretly Related]]: Two characters are related, but keep their relation a secret to everyone else.
179* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=3csv451aekmvex0sqnrf9svc Self Defense Run]]: Someone runs from a murder they could easily be acquitted from.
180* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=odn93u9sri5ko0903mpya6nq Sexy Mermaid Costume]]: A character dresses up like a mermaid for show and not for swimming.
181* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=qr8rx7enufcia0fpfj4rml91 Shapeshifting Includes Clothing]]: The character can {{shapeshift|ing}}, including their clothing (which is ''[[AvertedTrope not]]'' [[TechnicallyNakedShapeshifter part of their body in the first place]]).
182* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=soxx8s00kgpsav69tlvlib9q Shouty Consultant Genre]]: A successful person screams and berates everyday people while attempting to fix their business. Basically the Gordon Ramsay Genre if that wasn’t Trope Namer Syndrome.
183* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=bqyioyvnr83z9iv0r2ua1oyz Sickness Story Framing]]: Everything is an ImagineSpot for a sick person being read a story
184* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=bjw0qmgdbxtrt2c3ct350kwv Signature Game Weapon]]: The weapon in a video game that moves away from StandardFPSGuns and is most well remembered.
185* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=t6s2ufkwqmmz5m0faqgdaljj Special Whistle]]: A whistle that can't be heard by normal people.
186* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=8h7684eqi0eqanxm4emha9qc Species Like Mine]]: Intelligent beings prefer species like their own.
187* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=nc94z0nu5e03j5x2ie2ipxcr Speedy Sequel]]: A work's sequel is released a short amount of time after the original.
188* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=18zpp9xlejjws7gnyzzdk1ug "Spider-Man" Kiss]]: A work parodies the upside-down kiss in ''Film/SpiderMan1''.
189** High-maintenance draft, the glaring problems that caused it to be unlaunched should be fixed before its second launching.
190* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=bdbjpimrpbmq933xhthzojv0 Stock Doomed Items]]: If an object or building appears explicitly, it WILL be destroyed or desecrated.
191* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=pemcswtlwue3yc3l43yuj51o Story Convention Origin]] - Could become a fun Trivia or JustForFun page; has some good examples but the description needs filling out.
192* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=qut8t6f13wmg62lv2q7vwji8 Strangely Small Staff]]: This large business doesn't have very many people working there...
193* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=hkutix25d114x0ta26l1ataf Sudden but Inevitable Betrayal]]: Breaking the truce in an EnemyMine situation.
194* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=140h89b7rl315kjm8snngbn3 Super Mario Mockery]]: A parody of Mario.
195* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=nyxf90km3xcblgxpwtowz58g Sweet Scarecrow]]: A nice, friendly scarecrow.
196* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=u3ydwlryd7xxze3hd1a9f75g Tattered Top Hat Lids]]: Disheveled, poor, and drunk characters have top hat crowns like tin can lids.
197* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=c6xim6yhk37gj0l7f83nybyi Threatened With A Kiss]]: One character threatens another with the thought or possibility of a kiss or romantic connection.
198* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=aet7da2ql4p825uccodxc7mw Throwing The Useless Weapon]]: A weapon is rendered useless during the course of battle, and the fighter throws the now-useless weapon at the opponent.
199* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=7x8h8r47jfyrh33di83hozid Tomboyish Career Path]]: Woman in traditional male oriented careers tend to be tomboys.
200* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=rufdd9yiboxwtj1tv67z3e6y Too Fabulous to Fight]]: Name says it all.
201* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=2kb38zwczk7kav0vxw6n44e2 Topiary Zoo]]: Ornamental gardens with the bushes in the shapes of animals.
202* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=v6lz8jypkx4ifc70za37g6e6 The Topic Of Diabetes]]: Diabetes treated as a serious, central topic of either an episode or a character.
203* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=paynrxm2olnq2gven8gb2w61 Toy Actor Series]]: Index of live-action works where toys are used as characters (figurines, plushies, puppets, etc.).
204* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=en43sod0os57c0km2pakpxmc Trauma-Induced Prohibition]]: Someone bans something because that something is associated with a controversial and/or villanous character
205** High-maintenance draft, title-scope mismatch [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=en43sod0os57c0km2pakpxmc#comment-zu5a7d8a71e59c2 pointed out here]].
206* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=nzym3aa75mm1np7iu56gblyl True Final Level]]: A video game level that comes after the final level, but will only show up if you've finished a certain objective.
207* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=sauu0zbzrgl0wrpj1v3fyj7t Two Angels Make a Devil]]: When two kind, usually religious parents have a bratty or evil child.
208* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=fsq0qfsm48qiu5qt05ynyobw Unable to Whistle]]: A character cannot whistle.
209* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=ccy5nse22ma1b8m6q4yos9jp Unfinished Word Reveal]]: When the MacGuffin is kept secret by removing some of the letters from its name.
210* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=xm5uj7v5r84dikaibr6iab6r Unintended Kinslayer]]: A character kills their relative [[AccidentalMurder without intending]], or [[UnknownRelative didn't know they were related]].
211* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=0j76a7rbhluvc27ac7rzfuox Varying Levels Of Cyborg Needs]]: Half organic, half mechanical creatures have varying requirements of organic needs or mechanical maintenance.
212* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=ej9rvd8dk3rjmbwytklb9en8 Verbal Jabs Vs. Verbal Knockouts]]: When people tease each other, one goes for multiple shots, while the other prefers to land one good solid comeback
213* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=fumynilou4e0gxi0kox4d4hi Vicious Vampire Child]]: Taking "ankle-biter" to a whole new level.
214* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=0e8sb82fmwvonsh4rx603v1l Virginity Renewal]]: A person's virginity is supernaturally restored.
215* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=zii3c28x197qctdkp8vbkwem Visceral Robot]]: Mechanical robots with artificial, organic-like traits
216* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=asgxc7nk5ojdjmedhqg78frn Watching The Past Go By]]: Snapshots of other times are briefly seen when a character travels through time, space, or someone's mind.
217* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=0dwqd8fs1mqx0w062mu1mk6s Weak Hero, Strong Sidekick]]: The Sidekick is physically stronger than the Hero.
218* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=3ktmgzipoyodmxwcrzsyf9vt Weird Judicial System]]: Accused, prepare for telepathic thought-extraction. The Computer shall decide your fate.
219* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=hdy2y4aw3wf8d6onfmltl3xv Whip Wrist Wrap]]: Countering the use of a whip by letting it wrap around your wrist
220* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=2kgrm2g3ua44gx4y0vw97x3o Whisper Reaction]]: One character whispers into another's ear, and judging by the listener's reaction, it's dynamite.
221* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=mptb4u964ljlfs9j11m0dfq0 Working for the Woman Sucks]]: Working under a female boss is presented as degrading, humilating, or just plain crappy when you're a guy.
222* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=ey07nsgfl0cyu5s42a6howng The Writer and the Typewriter]]: An old-school typewriter as visual cue that a character is a writer (and also possibly a hipster and/or Luddite).
223* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=oek85h2am6vr6bef3jv11ezj Write Who You Hate]]: A writer creates a character based on someone they have a grudge against in real life.
224* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=cna7py9eeml2de6kufdaql8a Yank Into Melee Range]]: It's a thing, just needs a new description and some TLC. Significant overlap/possible dupe of YouWillNotEvadeMe resulted in [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=1468302591039161300 a TRS thread for the latter that stalled out]].
225[[/folder]]
226
227[[folder:Adopted Drafts]]
228* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=b56vetzqz7m8c264v8iz31w1 Aesop Dissonance]]: Adopted by Tropers/DarklingArcher
229* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=kdavnbdpbdqfmsq402jtsyrl Alternate History – Confederate Victory]]: Adopted by Tropers/Cutegirl920fire
230* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=pc23irrhllr4mfv9r914hoh9 Ascended Hoax]]: We made this for April Fools... then we made it for real: Adopted by Tropers/MasterN
231* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=pcpswkum6kyrl2mqrnd51b81 Demonic Hiss]]: Re-adopted by Tropers/MightyMewtron
232* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=ae7j47v0a7gsg9at6hxsai36 Genericasaurus]]: Claimed by Tropers/{{Morgenthaler}}
233* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=gomop8i3l4sqysh88wzvquaf Long Season, Short Season (Trivia)]]: Adopted by Tropers/{{Van-San}}
234* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=pkjxm7k05e0d3dl7wvqc783j Protagonists Become Poor Parents]]: Adopted by Tropers/MightyMewtron
235* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=qkstz7h03jpqmvv18uo1afl5 Raspy and Tough]]: A character with a raspy voice to signal their toughness: Adopted by Tropers/{{Coachpill}}
236* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=h8rc20npcieptxeq4cadpdp3 Smart, Dumb, and In-Between]]: Adopted by Tropers/IkeaHan
237* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=q914f6g8pxok1rxr8kjj780d Used To Be Enemies]]: Two former enemies are now close allies: Adopted by Tropers/AudioSpeaks2
238[[/folder]]

Top