| 1 | This is simply what you think is the (not some of the, '''''the''''') best example of any objective trope (so no YMMV or Trivia as they are not tropes proper and the former is already subjective) The "Crowning Example" if you will. |
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| 3 | There could be several reasons you think an example is the best. |
| 4 | * You think it's the best in terms of illustrating the trope. |
| 5 | * You think it's the most well done. |
| 6 | * It's your favorite play in that trope. |
| 7 | * You just really like the source material. |
| 8 | |
| 9 | Oh, several things before you list examples: |
| 10 | * Each troper gets one example per trope, no more. |
| 11 | * Don't go "no, this is," or phrases like that. This is about our own personal favorites. |
| 12 | * '''Sign your entries.''' |
| 13 | |
| 14 | ---- |
| 15 | !!Please list tropes alphabetically. |
| 16 | |
| 17 | * DaChief |
| 18 | ** [[Series/MiamiVice Lt. Martin Castillo]] ~ [=WilliamShakesman=] |
| 19 | * DaddysGirl |
| 20 | ** [[Anime/TweenyWitches Arusu]]. - @/IukaSylvie |
| 21 | * DaddysLittleVillain |
| 22 | ** [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender AZULA]], good lord. ~hedwig123, @/DoctorRayman |
| 23 | ** [[Manga/MakenKi Otohime Yamato]] is ''her grandfather's'' little villain. ~ @/MiinU |
| 24 | * DaEditor |
| 25 | ** [[ComicBook/SpiderMan J. Jonah Jameson]] ~ [=Amuck Cricetine=] |
| 26 | * DamselInDistress |
| 27 | ** [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Princess Peach]]. Full stop. ~ Thespian101, @/DoctorRayman |
| 28 | ** [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Zelda]] comes pretty close.~@/MHMhasf1998 |
| 29 | ** '''''[[Literature/TheTwilightSaga Bella Swann.]]''''' Ugh, I HATE her. ~Ego-Man25 |
| 30 | * DangerousForbiddenTechnique |
| 31 | ** [[Franchise/{{StarWars}} Mace Windu's Vaapad technique]] ~ ShiningCrimsonZero |
| 32 | ** [[Franchise/{{Naruto}} Opening the eight gates]] ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller |
| 33 | ** [[VideoGame/HonkaiImpact3rd The Judgement of Shamash.]] ~ iPhoenix26 |
| 34 | * DarkActionGirl |
| 35 | ** [[VideoGame/{{Wet}} Rubi Malone]]. ~ Firestorm |
| 36 | ** [[Manga/BlackLagoon Revy]]. ~ Spacegrass, @/TwoGunAngel |
| 37 | ** [[WesternAnimation/KimPossible Shego]]. ~ @/{{deeman45}}, @/{{Julep}}, Wasserplane, @/DoctorRayman |
| 38 | ** ComicBook/{{Mystique}} ~ @/{{Carla}}, [=TheWildwest666=] |
| 39 | ** [[Literature/{{Discworld}} Granny Weatherwax]] ~ Urquhart |
| 40 | ** [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Princess Azula]]. ~ @/NewKidOnTheBlock |
| 41 | ** [[VideoGame/ValkyriaChronicles Selvaria]]. ~ [=SomeRandomTroperDude=] |
| 42 | ** [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Faith Lehane]] -- @/{{Cuchulainn}} |
| 43 | ** [[Film/ManOfSteel Faora]]. [[TheBaroness Holy]] [[ColonelBadass shit]], [[LightningBruiser Faora]]. -- @/{{Infection}} |
| 44 | ** [[Literature/{{Harry Potter}} Bellatrix Lestrange]]. ~ thatcrazykid768 |
| 45 | ** [[WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra Kuvira]] ~ @/MiinU |
| 46 | ** [[WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss Millie]] - Tropers/DemonDuckofDoom |
| 47 | * DarkAndTroubledPast |
| 48 | ** [[Manga/{{Trigun}} Vash the Stampede]] ~[=SpaceInvader42359=] |
| 49 | ** [[Manga/KotouraSan Haruka Kotoura]]. The kicker? Her example ''is'' a DownerBeginning. ~ Tropers/{{aNinjaWithAIDS}} |
| 50 | ** ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}. ~ @/DoctorRayman |
| 51 | * DarkIsEvil |
| 52 | ** [[VideoGame/DarkSouls Manus, Father of the Abyss]] - Tropers/AnoBakaDesu |
| 53 | ** ComicBook/{{Darkseid}}. ~ @/DoctorRayman |
| 54 | ** [[spoiler:[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate Dharkon]]]] ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller |
| 55 | ** [[Franchise/StarWars Darth Vader]]. ~ @/TripleJ |
| 56 | * DarkIsNotEvil |
| 57 | ** ''VideoGame/ShadowHearts''. It's ''all over'' this game. Yuri, main hero of the first two games, is a Type 2 AntiHero who sometimes becomes simply TheHero, and who has no evil tendencies but a habit towards perversion. He's Darkness elemental. Lucia, a heroine of the second game, is a gorgeous Italian bellydancing fortune teller whose personality is, in essence, a combination of a [[DumbBlonde Dumb Brunette]] with a morbid sense of humor. She's Darkness elemental. Shania, main heroine of the third game, is a Type 2 AntiHero who sometimes becomes simply the Hero, and who has no evil tendencies beyond a habit towards anger. She's Darkness elemental. In the second game, you find a map that lets you control demons- who grant you spells and serve as staunch allies. In ''all three'' games, you can fuse at least one character with a demon or spirit that can use Dark Magic... and you use this power to beat up bad guys. In addition, [[spoiler: the main villain of the first game, who is Darkness elemental, is revealed to have been trying to stop an even ''worse'' evil, and that he became a WellIntentionedExtremist and lost his way. He's not only sorry for what he's done, but dedicates himself to helping the party that ''killed him'' after his death.]]The sheer number of heroic examples of this trope is overwhelming. |
| 58 | ** The dark gods like Osiris and Anubis in Myth/EgyptianMythology. ~ @/{{Surenity}} |
| 59 | ** [[ComicBook/{{Batman}} The goddamn Batman]]. ~ [=ZiggyZag=] |
| 60 | *** Seconded ~{{Piando}} |
| 61 | *** Thirded. ~ @/DoctorRayman |
| 62 | ** Wrestling/TheUndertaker, unless he's {{heel}} ~ @/{{Nirao 01}} |
| 63 | ** [[ComicBook/TeenTitans Raven]]. --ncfan |
| 64 | ** [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess The Twili.]] ~ Saphruikan |
| 65 | ** [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX Lulu.]] [[{{fetish}} Dark is yummy.]] -- @/{{Cuchulainn}} |
| 66 | ** ''Film/TheDevilsBackbone'' ~ @/ManWithoutABody |
| 67 | ** [[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs Hayate Yagami]]: She is The Queen of the Night Sky and the [[ArtifactOfDoom Book of Darkness']] master, and yet she is among the nicest, most {{moe}} characters in the series. ~ aNinjaWithAIDS |
| 68 | ** [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Darkrai]], in most media anyway. Their power is a self-defense mechanism and they usually try to avoid harming anyone. The [[Anime/PokemonTheRiseOfDarkrai tenth anime movie]] probably displays this best.~ Mattman_the_Storyteller |
| 69 | ** Series/{{Angel}}. ~ @/TripleJ |
| 70 | * DarkFantasy |
| 71 | ** ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' - Tropers/DemonDuckofDoom |
| 72 | ** ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' ~ @/ReynTime250 |
| 73 | * DarkFic |
| 74 | ** [[http://de.jihad.net/lib/bull-dotb.txt Day of the]] [[Series/BarneyAndFriends Barney]] ~ @/{{Pikawil}} |
| 75 | ** ''Fanfic/ThirtyHs'' ~ @/ManWithoutABody |
| 76 | ** ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5190928/1/A_Darkened_Mind_Part_One A Darkened Mind]] for ''Series/ICarly''. Includes character deaths, anorexia and horrific domestic abuse among others. @/{{Mack}} |
| 77 | ** ''Fanfic/CupcakesSergeantSprinkles'', ''holy shit,'' ''Cupcakes''. ~ @/PersonOfNote |
| 78 | *** I'll see your ''Cupcakes'' and raise you one ''Sweet Apple Massacre''. All the torture and murder of ''Cupcakes'', now with added rape! |
| 79 | ** ''Dipper Goes to Taco Bell''. 10% normal ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' episode, 40% Dipper having sex with himself, 20% Mabel having more sex with Dipper[[spoiler:'s corpse]], and 30% [[spoiler:Dipper and Mabel getting killed and turned into tacos]]. [[SarcasmMode Delicious]]. ~ [=FromtheWordsofBR=] |
| 80 | * DarkMagicalGirl |
| 81 | ** [[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha Fate Testarossa]] - girlonthemoon |
| 82 | ** [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Akemi Homura]] - foxmccloud4387 |
| 83 | ** [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX Lulu.]] -- @/{{Cuchulainn}} |
| 84 | ** [[spoiler:Agatha "Aggie" Prenderghast]] from ''WesternAnimation/ParaNorman'' - Tropers/IukaSylvie |
| 85 | * DarkMessiah |
| 86 | ** [[Anime/CodeGeass Lelouch]] - Seaside Messenger, @/{{Fishsicles}} |
| 87 | ** [[Anime/YuGiOh Dartz]] - @/{{Renita}} |
| 88 | ** [[Manga/DeathNote Light Yagami]] - @/LEXicon712 |
| 89 | ** [[Film/{{Scanners}} Cameron Vale]] ~ @/ManWithoutABody |
| 90 | ** [[Series/{{Carnivale}} Justin Crowe]]. The man is the Antichrist incarnate. ~ @/VoodooChild |
| 91 | ** [[{{Manga/Berserk}} Griffith]] ~ Spacegrass |
| 92 | ** [[Literature/DuneMessiah Paul Atreides.]] ~ @/{{deeman45}}, Urquhart |
| 93 | ** [[VideoGame/CommandAndConquer Kane]] ~ [=CounterBlitzkrieg=] |
| 94 | ** ''[[Music/{{Metallica}} Bow to Leper Messiah!]]'' -- @/{{Cuchulainn}} |
| 95 | ** [[Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower Adar]] -- @/{{Gebeleizis}} |
| 96 | * DarkReprise |
| 97 | ** [[WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog "Friends On The Other Side" (Reprise)]] -- man, you know you're screwed when even your catchy VillainSong gets turned against you! ~ @/MacPhisto, @/ManWithoutABody |
| 98 | ** Music/ElvisCostello's "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWt6XxP2biE I Want You]]" -- @/{{Cuchulainn}} |
| 99 | ** [[Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors Somewhere That's Green Reprise]]. It really makes the show. -- @/PDown |
| 100 | ** [[Theatre/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet "Final Scene"]] ~ @/CamrocG |
| 101 | ** [[Theatre/{{Rent}} "I'll Cover You."]] No other makes me cry every time. The first time, Collin and Angel dance down the street, singing about their love for each other, the second time [[spoiler: Collin sings the former duet alone at Angel's funeral]] ~ @/{{Cailleach}} |
| 102 | ** Jafar's reprise of "Prince Ali" from ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}''. ~ @/DoctorRayman |
| 103 | ** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMWxi6mnqoU "Wii Shop One Last Time"]] by ''WebVideo/StacheBros'' (R.I.P. Wii Shop Channel) ~ @/{{bpants98}} |
| 104 | ** "[[WesternAnimation/HazbinHotel Alastor's Reprise]]" - Tropers/DemonDuckofDoom |
| 105 | * DarkerAndEdgier |
| 106 | ** Speedball ~[[@/TheLaughingFan Fan]] |
| 107 | ** ''WesternAnimation/{{ReBoot}}'' Season 3. ~ @/{{Cameoflage}} |
| 108 | ** ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' ~ @/DeVos |
| 109 | ** ComicBook/UltimateMarvel ~@/{{Storm}} |
| 110 | ** Creator/DanielCraig's tenure as Film/JamesBond. ~@/{{Pikawil}}, @/ManWithoutABody |
| 111 | ** ''VideoGame/EpicMickey''. And this is completely apparent simply from the concept art and talk about how gameplay will work. - @/AinuLaire |
| 112 | *** Now that it's on store shelves, what do you think? |
| 113 | ** The 2003 rebooted ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|2003}}''. ~ @/VoodooChild |
| 114 | *** It's not your average Book of Mormon in Space anymore ~ Urquhart |
| 115 | *** Thirded in two ways. First for being so dark compared to the original.[[note]]The first divulged into camp A LOT. The re-imagining was so dark that Sci-Fi often had the writers tone it down.[[/note]] Second for being such [[SugarWiki/SoCoolItsAwesome an excellent execution of the trope.]] ~ Babyhenchy1 |
| 116 | ** ''WebVideo/ThereWillBeBrawl'', for making VideoGame/{{Kirby}} the most terrifying character in the series. ~ Froody 42 |
| 117 | *** Seconded, I mean seriously there is ONLY ONE COMPLETELY GOOD CHARACTER IN THE ENTIRE SERIES [[spoiler: AND HE DIES!!!]] ~@/{{Troper49}} |
| 118 | ** ''VideoGame/AmericanMcGeesAlice'' is DarkerAndEdgier done absolutely ''right.'' The {{Steampunk}} level designs, the twisted (but horribly recognizable) versions of the characters, the "just a dream" atmosphere twisted to nightmares instead of whimsy. It's all given a BackStory that makes perfect sense. Top it off with the drummer for Music/NineInchNails using ''period'' instruments and toys to create a creepy soundtrack. |
| 119 | ** ''VideoGame/{{Jak II|Renegade}}''. It wasn't a ''bad'' game, but '''really''', [[VideoGame/CrashBandicoot Naughty]] [[VideoGame/JakAndDaxter Dog]]? ~ @/{{Dracosummoner}} |
| 120 | ** ''Series/PowerRangersRPM'' As stated on the season page: [[note]]Suppose your first ever exposure to the Batman franchise was the campy 60s television show. Then someone mentions to you, "Hey, did you know that they made a film version of this?" and hands you a DVD of ''Film/TheDarkKnight''. Yeah, that's kind of like how ''Power Rangers RPM'' compares to its ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' source material and the ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' franchise as a whole.[[/note]]~@/{{Zxynoxia}} |
| 121 | ** ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' Seasons 5 and ''especially'' 6. -- @/{{Cuchulainn}} |
| 122 | ** ''Film/Batman1989''. Remember, the last we'd seen of Batman on any kind of screen, in heavy rotation on {{Creator/Nickelodeon}} in the late '80s was the [[Series/Batman1966 1966-68 TV series]]. -- @/{{Nlpnt}} |
| 123 | ** ''Manga/TheUnforgivingFlowersBlossomInTheDeadOfNight'' could end up being the SugarWiki/MostTriumphantExample if Ryukishi007 succeeds in making it DarkerAndEdgier than his [[VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry previous]] [[VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry works]], like he says he's going to. ~ @/{{Zfish9}} |
| 124 | ** The Wrestling/AttitudeEra -jprice66 |
| 125 | ** ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated'' is by ''far'' the darkest thing in the Scooby Doo franchise--even darker than ''[[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooOnZombieIsland Zombie Island]]'' and THAT is saying something. |
| 126 | ** The ''VideoGame/RType'' series. Never before have I seen a shmup series ''this'' dark. It might as well be the shmup equivalent to ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica''. - xxebb1993xx |
| 127 | ** ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy'', which was, by far, darker than the [[Film/BatmanForever Schumacher]] [[Film/BatmanAndRobin movies]] and EVEN darker than the [[Film/Batman1989 Burton]] [[Film/BatmanReturns ones]]. ~ @/DoctorRayman |
| 128 | * DastardlyWhiplash |
| 129 | ** [[WesternAnimation/HazbinHotel Sir Pentious]] - Tropers/DemonDuckofDoom |
| 130 | * DatingCatwoman |
| 131 | ** [[https://catwoman-cattales.com Chris Dee's]] ''Fanfic/CatTales'' fan fic also doubles for FixFic as it started as a protest against the turn in Catwomans characterization in ''2001'' which sets it up to do the Wayne-Kyle wedding 'RIGHT' in 2018-19, 17 years later ~SteelBlaidd |
| 132 | * DeadAllAlong |
| 133 | ** [[spoiler:''Literature/{{Ubik}}'']], combined with GainaxEnding. ~@/CassandraLeo |
| 134 | ** ''Film/TheSixthSense''. [[ItWasHisSled You know what I'm talking about]]. ~ @/DoctorRayman |
| 135 | *** Seconded. ~ Tropers/DecafGrub47393 |
| 136 | ** ''Manga/MakenKi'': Revealed by Ouken Yamato as the WhamLine of chapter 49, when he tells Takeru he's been wasting his time trying to protect [[spoiler: Himegami]], since the real one died over 2,000 years ago. ~ @/MiinU |
| 137 | ** [[spoiler:Colonel John Konrad]] from ''VideoGame/SpecOpsTheLine''. What really makes him special is that [[spoiler:[[HelpfulHallucination he]] had been [[DeadPersonConversation talking]] to Walker for a good chunk of the game]]. ~ Five-seveN-25 |
| 138 | * DeadArtistsAreBetter |
| 139 | ** Music/MichaelJackson by far. ~ @/{{thecarolinabull01}} |
| 140 | * TheDeadCanDance |
| 141 | ** [[Manga/OnePiece Everybody]] [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment Zombie]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fh9m9un744w&feature=related Night]]! ~ @/Annonymoose |
| 142 | ** Surprised to not see "Music/{{Thriller}}" here. ~ @/{{DeisTheAlcano}} |
| 143 | * DeadHatShot: |
| 144 | ** [[spoiler:[[VideoGame/MegaManZero4 Zero's shattered helmet amidst the wreckage of Ragnarok]]]]. ~ [=NotGonnaDoALot4=] |
| 145 | * DeadMansSwitch |
| 146 | ** ''Series/{{Farscape}}'': the regular series' last arc had a portable nuke that would explode if Crichton got too angry, too hungry, too hot, too cold, too ''horny'', or, oh yeah, dead. ~ @/{{Haven}} |
| 147 | ** ''Literature/SnowCrash'': Raven's personal A-bomb. ~ Zeppelin |
| 148 | ** ''Film/{{Dave}}'', with Creator/KevinKline and Creator/KevinKline ~ @/ManWithoutABody |
| 149 | ** At the beginning of ''Film/CitizenToxieTheToxicAvengerPartIV'', a terrorist hooks a bomb up to his heart. [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Then Toxie kills him in a fit of rage.]] -- @/{{Cuchulainn}} |
| 150 | * DeadpanSnarker |
| 151 | ** Creator/JerrySeinfeld from ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}.'' |
| 152 | ** [[Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya Kyon]] ~@/{{Smokie}} |
| 153 | *** Seconded. ~ @/{{Mapi-chan}} |
| 154 | *** Thirded. ~ @/{{STK}} |
| 155 | *** Fourthed. ~ @/{{Zfish9}} |
| 156 | *** Fifthed. @/FoxxPark |
| 157 | *** What ''they'' said (sixth) ~ @/MiinU |
| 158 | ** [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Toph]] ~ Rhyme |
| 159 | ** [[VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss Jade Curtiss]] ~ @/{{Battypichugirl2}}, @/{{neobowman}} |
| 160 | ** Creator/GrouchoMarx ~ @/CTrombley, @/ManWithoutABody, [=ZiggyZag=], redhed311 @/KingCrInuYasha, @/DrFurball |
| 161 | ** Creator/RogerEbert. ~ @/{{Cliche}} |
| 162 | ** WesternAnimation/{{Daria}}, the original. -@/RiL |
| 163 | ** ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} would not go a single line without this. ~@/{{Troper64}} |
| 164 | ** [[Series/{{Lost}} Ben Linus]] ~ @/{{Storm}} |
| 165 | ** Radio/TerryWogan when he provided commentary for the Series/EurovisionSongContest. ~ [=DaPatman=] |
| 166 | ** [[Series/{{Blackadder}} Edmund Blackadder]] ~ @/{{Surenity}} |
| 167 | ** [[ComicBook/{{Hellblazer}} John Constantine]]. ~ @/{{Rushi}} |
| 168 | ** [[VideoGame/{{Portal}} GLaDOS.]] ~ @/BlankMage |
| 169 | *** Seconded. You monster. ~ Requiem626 |
| 170 | ** [[Series/TheGoldenGirls Dorothy Zbornak]]. ~ [=Excel-2009=] |
| 171 | ** [[Literature/TheDresdenFiles Harry Dresden]] The only way to keep him from deadpan snarking is apparently to [[spoiler:[[EyeScream freeze the fluid in his eyeballs until they bleed]]]]. ~ @/SquealingSandry |
| 172 | ** ...No [[Literature/{{Dragaera}} Vlad Taltos]]? * goes off to sulk* ~ @/PhoenixFire |
| 173 | ** Oh come on! This is ComicBook/SpiderMan's whole shtick! - Beta Maxis |
| 174 | *** In fairness, Spider-Man's more of an Extremely Animated Snarker. |
| 175 | *** Seconded- Gzillafan77 |
| 176 | ** [[Literature/TheBelgariad Silk]] would not be pleased if he learned this page had gone on for so long without him. @/{{deeman45}} |
| 177 | ** [[Series/{{Friends}} Chandler Bing]] ~ @/{{Carla}} |
| 178 | ** [[Literature/TheBartimaeusTrilogy Bartimaeus.]] ~ @/EvCarey |
| 179 | *** Seconded. Bartimaeus is all about the snark. - Bast |
| 180 | ** Creator/DylanMoran ~ Urquhart |
| 181 | ** [[WesternAnimation/KaBlam June]]. ~ @/KaBlamoid4Life |
| 182 | ** [[Series/BlakesSeven Kerr]] [[PrecisionFStrike Freakin']] [[MagnificentBastard Avon]], Just check out [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWHLU8fwi80 his highlight reel]] ~Allronix |
| 183 | ** [[Creator/NeilGaiman Marquis de Carabus]]. @/{{Pastylover2}} |
| 184 | ** [[Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick Roy Greenhilt.]] ~ Aranthii |
| 185 | ** [[Series/{{Primeval}} Sir James Lester.]] Full stop. ~ [=Me2=] |
| 186 | ** Paul Merton. That is all. ~ kyokutonomajo |
| 187 | ** Creator/ZooeyDeschanel -- @/{{Cuchulainn}} |
| 188 | ** [[WesternAnimation/TotalDrama Noah]]. ~ @/GingerSnaps |
| 189 | ** Creator/AlfredHitchcock. ~ @/{{Gfrequency}} |
| 190 | ** Music/FrankZappa, who else can shotgun jokes with so much contempt ~ ereg |
| 191 | ** I'm very surprised the cast of ComicStrip/{{Garfield}} isn't on here. -- @/{{Voyd211}} |
| 192 | ** [[VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia Yuri Lowell]] ~ aNinjaWithAIDS |
| 193 | ** [[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Garak]] ~ Wyldchyld |
| 194 | ** [[WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants Squidward]]. ~ @/{{iansimsjam}} |
| 195 | ** [[Film/{{Arthur 1981}} Hobson]] ~ Wyvern76 |
| 196 | ** [[Franchise/MortalKombat Erron Black]]. Who else has the guts to say that he'll [[FunWithHomophones serve]] Shang Tsung "on a hot skillet with beans", let alone right to the sorcerer's face? ~ Five-seveN-25 |
| 197 | ** I'm pretty sure Creator/ConanOBrien deserves a spot here too. - [=AndyLA=] |
| 198 | ** [[Series/{{Frasier}} Niles Crane]] ~ @/Azorius24 |
| 199 | ** [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Sokka]] - Tropers/DemonDuckofDoom |
| 200 | * DeadPetSketch |
| 201 | ** Music/DoctorSteel, in Episode 1 of ''The Dr. Steel Show''. ~ @/JonnyB |
| 202 | *** Seconded. ~ Five-seveN-25 |
| 203 | ** ''WesternAnimation/TheBrakShow''; Brak accidentally kills Thundercles' pet goldfish by feeding him a three ham omelet. -- @/{{Cuchulainn}} |
| 204 | ** ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir''. Six-year old Nicky gets a rabbit named Harry for Easter and leaves it in a box on the couch. Uncle Phil comes in to watch TV, and after an agonizingly long setup in which he *almost* sits on the box...Uncle Phil sits right down on the box and crushes Harry. Made all the funnier by Will freaking out when Phil tells him because he thinks Phil killed a human. |
| 205 | * DeadPersonConversation |
| 206 | ** ''Series/SixFeetUnder''. ~ Silence |
| 207 | ** ''Film/{{Troll 2}}'' ~ @/ManWithoutABody |
| 208 | ** "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS7E7ConversationsWithDeadPeople Conversations With Dead People]]" ~ @/MarvelGirl |
| 209 | ** ''Film/AnAmericanWerewolfInLondon''. And not just for its famous quotation on the subject. All of the dead people conversations in the film are flat-out hilarious to no end. ~ [=ZiggyZag=] |
| 210 | ** Literature/HarryPotter ~ deathfire123 |
| 211 | ** Creator/DenisLeary's character on ''Series/RescueMe'' has a ''lot'' of these. -- @/{{Cuchulainn}} |
| 212 | ** ''Theatre/{{Macbeth}}'' ~ [=WilliamShakesman=] |
| 213 | * DeadSidekick |
| 214 | ** [[ComicBook/{{Batman}} Jason Todd]] ~ @/LadyBlackwood |
| 215 | * DeadStarWalking |
| 216 | ** [[spoiler:Dark Raiden]] in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11''. [[spoiler:He's even on the ''cover'' of story mode.]] ~ Five-seveN-25 |
| 217 | ** Creator/JanetLeigh in ''Film/{{Psycho}}'' ~ [=WilliamShakesman=] |
| 218 | ** Creator/DrewBarrymore in ''Film/Scream1996'', especially because it was done at her request. ~ [=SuperYoshiFan02=] |
| 219 | * DeadlyDistantFinale |
| 220 | ** ''Series/SixFeetUnder''. ~ @/{{Grev}} |
| 221 | * DeaderThanDead |
| 222 | ** Anyone erased by a God of Destruction's Hakai or by Zeno in ''Anime/DragonBallSuper''. They are truly gone from existence, body and soul, and the only way to undo it is with the Super Dragon Balls. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller |
| 223 | * DealWithTheDevil |
| 224 | ** ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' [[spoiler:／人◕‿‿◕人＼]] ~ @/{{deeman45}} |
| 225 | *** Seconded, so very much. ~ @/EmbracingShadows |
| 226 | *** Thirded. ~ Tropers/DecafGrub47393 |
| 227 | ** ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid|1989}}''-Jalia |
| 228 | ** ''Anime/HellGirl'', though the Hell Correspondence are at least kind enough to warn you of the price you'll pay and won't do anything to exploit the deal. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller |
| 229 | ** [[Manga/{{Dororo}} Kagemitsu Daigo]] selling his unborn child's body parts to forty-eight demons for political power. - @/IukaSylvie |
| 230 | * DeanBitterman |
| 231 | ** [[Film/AnimalHouse Dean Vernon Wormer]] ~ [=WilliamShakesman=] |
| 232 | * DeathbedPromotion |
| 233 | ** ''Film/GungaDin'' ~ Tropers/DecafGrub47393 |
| 234 | * DeathbringerTheAdorable |
| 235 | ** [[VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair The Four Dark Devas of Destruction]] -- rjd1922 |
| 236 | * DeathByIrony |
| 237 | ** [[spoiler: [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure Kira Yoshikage]]]] has the impressive accomplishment of undergoing this twice: [[spoiler:he's killed in the mortal realm by being run over by the ambulance that was sent to ''help him'']], and [[spoiler:in the spirit realm, the "severed hand fetishist" was broken apart and dragged to hell by numerous ''disembodied arms''.]] Poetic, that. ~ @/{{King of the Mime Swing}} |
| 238 | ** [[Anime/LupinIIITheSecretOfTwilightGemini Sadachiyo]], the CampGay assassin who ultimately dies by being pierced ''[[InTheBack from behind]]'' [[FreudWasRight by another man's sword.]] ~ @/MiinU |
| 239 | ** ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'': [[spoiler: [[SexIsViolence Mileena]] meets her end with a KissOfDeath. By [[LesYay D'V]][[NoYay orah]], nonetheless.]] ~ Five-seveN-25 |
| 240 | ** [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Raven's death]], making him the weak who will literally become the foundation for the strong, as well as the Homunculi, with each death reflecting the deadly sin they embody. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller |
| 241 | * DeathByOriginStory |
| 242 | ** ComicBook/{{Batman}}. ~ @/DoctorRayman, Tropers/DecafGrub47393 |
| 243 | ** [[ComicBook/SpiderMan Uncle Ben]] ~ @/LadyBlackwood |
| 244 | * DeathGlare |
| 245 | ** I know everyone is going to read this and go "No, [[Series/BattlestarGalactica2003 Admiral Adama!]]" But still, I nominate Noah of ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', as shown [[http://egscomics.com/?date=2011-01-31 here.]] ~ @/{{Seiryu}} |
| 246 | ** On ''WesternAnimation/MissionHill'' {{Death Glare}}s are accompanied by daggers coming out of the person's eyes. -- @/{{Cuchulainn}} |
| 247 | ** [[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited Batman]] - @/{{Werebunny131}}, @/DoctorRayman |
| 248 | ** [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Fluttershy]] ~ atrasicarius |
| 249 | *** Seconded. Who else would [[spoiler: stare down a ''cockatrice'', which has a gaze that [[TakenForGranite turns others to stone]], and not get petrified herself?]] ~ @/{{Berrenta}} |
| 250 | ** [[VideoGame/MarioKart8 Luigi]]. It became a meme, you know. ~ @/[[Troper64}} |
| 251 | ** [[Series/HouseOfAnubis Victor Rodenmaar Jr.]] Francis Magee really sells it. ~ @/{{Aspie}} |
| 252 | ** [[Series/HowIMetYourMother Lily Aldrin.]] Her death glare makes people ''explode''. -- Astfgl |
| 253 | ** [[spoiler:Hilda]] from ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkBetweenWorlds A Link Between Worlds]]''. You may have not noticed it, but ''[[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou it's directed at you]]!'' -- Dark Elf Princess |
| 254 | ** [[Music/IceCube Captain Dickson]] in ''Film/TwentyTwoJumpStreet'' when he finds out that [[spoiler: [[PapaWolf Schmidt had (unknowingly) slept with his daughter and bragged about it to his face]]]]. The scene following [[TheReveal the reveal]] is the mother of all awkward silences, with Dickson glaring daggers at poor Schmidt the whole time. ~Bowbowis |
| 255 | ** [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater The Boss]] in WebComic/{{Hiimdaisy}}. Who else can pull it off [[EyesAlwaysShut while her eyes are closed]], let alone one that scares Volgin? ~ Five-seveN-25 |
| 256 | ** [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/spongebob/images/d/de/Just_One_Bite_083.png/revision/latest?cb=20200106172207 "Does this look unsure to you?"]] [[Recap/SpongebobSquarepantsS3E3TheBullyJustOneBite "No."]] ~ @/MetalAiAi |
| 257 | * DeathIsCheap |
| 258 | ** ''Manga/DragonBall''. ~ Mistermister |
| 259 | *** Oh God, ''this.'' ~ @/{{Carla}} |
| 260 | *** Thirded, to the point it actually makes you worried that the heroes are becoming desensitized and dependent on the Dragon Balls to fix everything. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller |
| 261 | ** '''Anime/AngelBeats''' Seriously, this is a series where HeroicSacrifice induced DwindlingParty is used for ''slapsticks'' ~ @/DRoy |
| 262 | *** Seconded. ~ @/EmbracingShadows |
| 263 | ** ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' -- @/{{Cuchulainn}} |
| 264 | -->'''Woman''': Father [=McGrath=]... I thought you were dead. |
| 265 | -->'''Fr. [=McGrath=]''': I was! |
| 266 | ** ''WebAnimation/MadnessCombat''. [[TheProtagonist Hank]] dies at the end of pretty much every episode, only to revive with a few bandages next time. That's not mentioning Tricky the clown, who dies multiple times in a single episode and is possibly now immortal. ~Ninjat_126 |
| 267 | *** Just the details for those who don't know: '''SEVEN DEATHS TOTAL.''' And that's just Hank's canon deaths. ~ Blue050645TL |
| 268 | ** ''Webcomic/CaseyAndAndy'' - They die so often even Satan doesn't understand how they do it. ~ MarvelGirl |
| 269 | ** ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' full stop. ~ ereg |
| 270 | *** Seconded. One of the pre-match dialogue in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11'' has Jacqui asking [[spoiler:Kano, who died [[ItMakesSenseInContext twice]] in story mode,]] why he couldn't stay dead. Bonus points if she was speaking to [[spoiler:Present!Kano, who died va ''RetGone''.]] ~ Five-seveN-25 |
| 271 | ** ''VideoGame/GhostTrick'', at least when [[OurGhostsAreDifferent Sissel's]] around. Seriously, how many normal people can claim they have died 5 times ''on the same night'' and laugh about it? ~ @/{{Elbruno}} |
| 272 | ** SuperHero [[ComicBooks comics]] as a whole. The trope is commonly known as "comic book death" for a reason. ~Bowbowis, @/DoctorRayman |
| 273 | ** This trope is basically the entire premise behind ''WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends''. ~ [=WoodKnapp94=] |
| 274 | * DeathMontage |
| 275 | ** The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPXQ5Xhgf9c Starscream Death Montage]] in ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated''. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller |
| 276 | ** [[Film/RevengeOfTheSith Order 66]] ~ @/LadyBlackwood |
| 277 | * DeathOfAChild |
| 278 | ** ''Film/OnceUponATimeInTheWest'' ~ [=WilliamShakesman=] |
| 279 | ** [[VideoGame/TheLastOfUs Sarah]]. And she dies at the beginning! ~ Connor2107 |
| 280 | * DeathOfPersonality |
| 281 | ** [[spoiler:The Green Goblin's fate in ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome''.]] ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller |
| 282 | * DeathSeeker |
| 283 | ** [[spoiler: [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Archer]]]] ~spacemonkey37 |
| 284 | ** [[VideoGame/MortalKombat11 Geras]]. ~ Five-seveN-25 |
| 285 | * DeathTakesAHoliday |
| 286 | ** ''Literature/ReaperMan'' ~ @/DerangedGenius, @/ManWithoutABody, @/NobodysSavior |
| 287 | * DeathTrap |
| 288 | ** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzPM9TnBFHU This]]. (From ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold''.) ~ @/{{Deeman45}} |
| 289 | *** Seconded ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller |
| 290 | ** ''Franchise/{{Saw}}'' ~ Bubblebath |
| 291 | ** The giant clamp from ''Film/DrPhibesRisesAgain'' ~ @/ManWithoutABody |
| 292 | ** Most of the cliffhangers from ''Series/{{Batman|1966}}''. ~ @/DoctorRayman |
| 293 | * DebateAndSwitch |
| 294 | ** ''Literature/TheHungerGames'' ~ @/{{Dracosummoner}} |
| 295 | * DeconstructorFleet |
| 296 | ** ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'': Deconstructing the SuperRobot genre, the human psyche and [[MindScrew YOUR BRAIN]], all at once! ~ @/{{Carla}} |
| 297 | ** ''Theatre/AStreetcarNamedDesire'' ~ @/ManWithoutABody |
| 298 | ** ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'' ~ @/{{Jesska}} |
| 299 | ** ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' ~ Urquhart |
| 300 | ** The ''VideoGame/TalesSeries'': Picking apart [[VideoGame/TalesOfPhantasia Mana Trees]], [[VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia Chosen Ones]], [[VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss Destiny]], and so much more, since the days of the SNES. ~ @/SylviaViridian |
| 301 | *** Seconded. One of the best ways to describe a Tales Of game is to find the trope, or tropes, it deconstructs. ~ silentsnowdrop |
| 302 | ** ''Anime/YuGiOhGX''. Let's just say that there's a reason that this series (especially during the later seasons) is called "NGE with card games" by many. ~ Lord Zorc |
| 303 | ** ''Film/TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly'': Deconstructs the early Western genre. ~ @/AyaReiko |
| 304 | ** ''Series/TheWire'' and ''Series/HomicideLifeOnTheStreet'' for the PoliceProcedural. ~ [=SonofFalstaff=] |
| 305 | ** ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'': I honestly thought the whole MagicalGirl genre would shatter into pieces by the time the GrandFinale aired. ~ @/{{Encrypted12345}} |
| 306 | *** Anything by Creator/GenUrobuchi, for that matter. ~ Ultimaneo |
| 307 | ** ''Anime/{{Monster}}''. Listing the tropes and concepts deconstructed would take a great deal of time. But they include {{Determinator}}, IncorruptiblePurePureness, ActionGirl... ~ {{@/FoxxPark}} |
| 308 | ** [[VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic Kreia]]. She mercilessly breaks down each and every one of your preconceptions of the ''Franchise/{{Star Wars|Expanded Universe}}'' universe, particularly regarding the Force, and the BlackAndWhiteMorality of the series in general. ~ @/{{Leilukin}} |
| 309 | ** How'd we get this far without ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}''? ~ [=StormC=] |
| 310 | ** ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'' ~ @/{{Monolaf317}} |
| 311 | ** ''VideoGame/SpecOpsTheLine'' - Gzillafan77 |
| 312 | ** In a rare humorous example; ''WebVideo/FreemansMind''. ~ Five-seveN-25 |
| 313 | ** [[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire]] |
| 314 | * DeconReconSwitch |
| 315 | ** [[spoiler:''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'']] ~@/{{Encrypted12345}} |
| 316 | *** Seconded. ~ @/WeepingWillow |
| 317 | ** ''VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite'' aimed to be this for the ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' franchise, and succeeded. ~ @/{{Yuihime}} |
| 318 | * DecoyProtagonist |
| 319 | ** [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Kamina]]. |
| 320 | ** [[Film/{{Psycho}} Marion Crane]] ~ Hoffmann, @/ManWithoutABody, @/{{deeman45}}, @/DoctorRayman |
| 321 | ** ''Anime/GaReiZero'' - [=TranquilTempest=] |
| 322 | ** ''VideoGame/FateExtra'' - @/{{Stark1111}} |
| 323 | ** [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty Solid Snake.]] -- Astfgl |
| 324 | ** [[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire Eddard Stark]] ~ @/{{King of the Mime Swing}} |
| 325 | ** [[Anime/{{Robotech}} Roy Fokker]] was such a pivotal character, that audiences actually believed he was the protagonist, until his death at the end of episode 26. ~ @/MiinU |
| 326 | ** [[VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony Kaede Akamatsu]]. An instance so shocking it [[BrokenBase broke the base]]. |
| 327 | ** [[VideoGame/MortalKombat11 Dark Raiden]]. ~ Five-seveN-25 |
| 328 | ** [[spoiler:[[VideoGame/WorldsEndClub Reycho]]]] ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller |
| 329 | * DeepImmersionGaming |
| 330 | ** "The Day of Sagittarius" from ''[[Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya]]''. 8-bit SpaceOpera at its finest. "GLORY TO THE COMPUTER CLUB!" ~ @/ScudEast |
| 331 | ** ''[[Franchise/DotHack .Hack]]''. Now if only this was reality.... ~ @/{{Draga}} |
| 332 | *** ''Anime/DotHackSign'' is the only one that I know of that DIDN'T have this 24/7, but even then, it was only for a few seconds. ~ @/{{Zfish9}} |
| 333 | ** ''WebVideo/TheLegendOfNeil'' -- @/{{Cuchulainn}} |
| 334 | ** From Season 10 of ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': "[[Recap/SouthParkS10E8MakeLoveNotWarcraft Make Love, Not Warcraft]]" ~ @/DoctorRayman |
| 335 | * DefeatMeansFriendship |
| 336 | ** ''Franchise/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha'' ~ tennessean |
| 337 | *** If you disagree, we will ''befriend'' you! ~ @/MarvelGirl |
| 338 | ** ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' ~ @/AyaReiko |
| 339 | ** Seconded. The only character that ''hasn't'' become friends with Reimu after she's defeated them is Seija, a youkai whose fundamental nature is to be a contrarian. ~mysterykcad |
| 340 | ** ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' anyone? - Beta Maxis |
| 341 | ** Myth/RobinHood and Little John; in fact the old Robin Hood stories are full of this. ~ @/{{Vasha}} |
| 342 | *** Robin and Friar Tuck ~ @/ManWithoutABody |
| 343 | ** Myth/KingArthur and Lancelot's fight in ''Film/{{Excalibur}}''. ~ [=ZiggyZag=] |
| 344 | ** ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' ~ @/{{Nirao 01}} |
| 345 | *** Seconded. That Jesus-no-jutsu is ridiculously effective. ~ @/{{Carla}} |
| 346 | *** Thirded. He's even befriended [[spoiler:''[[EldritchAbomination the Kyuubi]].'']] ~ spacemonkey37 |
| 347 | ** ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}''. Seriously, the entire franchise ''runs'' on this! ~Stargirl93, @/DoctorRayman |
| 348 | ** [[Series/BabylonFive Jeffrey Sinclair and the Minbari]]. |
| 349 | ** [[Franchise/{{Rocky}} Rocky Balboa and Apollo Creed.]] ~ @/{{wyattte}} |
| 350 | ** Weirdly for a comic, but ComicBook/SpiderGirl definitely counts. |
| 351 | * DefiantToTheEnd |
| 352 | ** "We are not your slaves." from ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'' ~ erforce |
| 353 | ** [[VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs "Your 'protection'... is a joke."]] ~ Five-seveN-25 |
| 354 | * DefrostingIceQueen |
| 355 | ** [[Anime/MyHime Natsuki Kuga]], especially around Mai and/or Shizuru. She also gets the PersonalityPowers bonus, as her element (not capitalized) is [[AnIcePerson ice]]. ~ @/WillyFourEyes |
| 356 | ** [[Series/{{Farscape}} Aeryn Sun.]] ~ @/GrecianGoddess |
| 357 | ** [[Myth/NorseMythology Gerd]] ~ @/ManWithoutABody |
| 358 | ** [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Saber.]] ~ @/BlankMage |
| 359 | ** [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI Celes Chere]] ~ Seraphem |
| 360 | ** [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Midna.]] ~ @/KingCrInuYasha |
| 361 | ** [[Webcomic/EerieCuties Layla Delacroix]], as a result of befriending [[GeniusDitz Tiffany Winters.]] ~ @/MiinU |
| 362 | ** [[Anime/TweenyWitches Sheila]] - @/IukaSylvie |
| 363 | * DegradedBoss |
| 364 | ** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyII'' may take the cake. Every minor boss gets random unrunnable refights, bosses can appear as random encounters the very dungeon after their defeat, and even the ClimaxBoss has clones of himself as random encounters. ~ Tropers/DecafGrub47393 |
| 365 | * DeliberatelyCuteChild |
| 366 | ** ''Manga/BrokenBlade'' ~ Niko. She's the page image for a reason, folks. ~ @/{{lanky}} |
| 367 | ** [[Literature/TheElenium Flute/Aphrael]] ~ Seraphem |
| 368 | ** [[Film/TrickRTreat Billy]] ~ @/ManWithoutABody |
| 369 | * DeliberatelyMonochrome |
| 370 | ** ''Film/SinCity'' ~ @/MikeArrow, @/{{deeman45}} |
| 371 | ** ''Film/TheManWhoWasntThere2001'': It actually looks like a FilmNoir, too. ~ @/CTrombley |
| 372 | ** ''Film/TheElephantMan'' ~ @/ManWithoutABody |
| 373 | ** ''Film/SweeneyToddTheDemonBarberOfFleetStreet'' ~ [=BirdOfHermes=] |
| 374 | ** ''Film/DeadMenDontWearPlaid'', the best FilmNoir that's a parody of FilmNoir. ~ @/MarvelGirl |
| 375 | ** ''Film/{{Pleasantville}}'' ~ Definitely plays this trope for full metaphorical value. ~ zeroharpuia |
| 376 | ** ''Series/{{The Twilight Zone|1959}}''. ~ [=ZiggyZag=] |
| 377 | ** ''Film/YoungFrankenstein''. ~ @/DoctorRayman |
| 378 | ** ''Film/RomanHoliday'' was considered for filming in Technicolor, but then William Wyler decided that having Rome on location in color would distract from the plot. ~ Tropers/DecafGrub47393 |
| 379 | * DeliberateValuesDissonance |
| 380 | ** ''Series/MadMen'' ~ @/{{Nlpnt}} |
| 381 | ** The ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' episode titled ''[[Recap/JusticeLeagueS1E18And19Legends Legends]]''. ~ @/DoctorRayman |
| 382 | ** ''Series/LifeOnMars2006'' ~ [=WilliamShakesman=] |
| 383 | * DelusionsOfBeauty |
| 384 | ** [[Literature/IsItWrongToTryToPickUpGirlsInADungeon Phryne Jamil]] ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller |
| 385 | * DemonicPossession |
| 386 | ** ''Film/TheExorcist'' ~ [=WilliamShakesman=] |
| 387 | ** [[Film/Ghostbusters1984 Zuul]] and [[Film/GhostbustersAfterlife Vinz Clortho]] ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller |
| 388 | * DemotedToExtra |
| 389 | ** [[RealLife Poor Pluto]]... ~ @/{{Carla}} |
| 390 | *** *Sniff* ~ [=Me2=] |
| 391 | *** Thirded - @/{{Freiberg}} |
| 392 | *** Fourthed... *sniff* Poor Pluto, indeed. ~ @/{{Troper49}} |
| 393 | ** From [[TheHero star character]] in [[Anime/MyHime your own series]] to BitCharacter in [[Anime/MyOtome the spinoff]]...isn't it sad, Mai? @/WillyFourEyes |
| 394 | ** [[Series/DegrassiTheNextGeneration Toby Isaacs]] ~ @/{{Nlpnt}} |
| 395 | ** And even on this page [[VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}} Yumizika Satsuki]] didn't merit a mention until now. As the former TropeNamer, that really is sad. ~ spacemonkey37 |
| 396 | ** ComicBook/{{Cyclops}} getting less and less screentime as time went on in the [[Film/XMen1 original]] ''[[Film/X2XMenUnited X-Men]]'' [[Film/XMenTheLastStand trilogy]]. ~ @/DoctorRayman |
| 397 | ** [[Manga/MakenKi Kodama Himegami]] was reduced from being the manga's [[MacGuffinSuperperson most plot relevant character]], to [[BitCharacter satellite status]] in the anime adaptation. ~ @/MiinU |
| 398 | ** [[Anime/DragonBallZ Bulma]]. ~ Five-seveN-25 |
| 399 | * DenserAndWackier |
| 400 | ** ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'' ~ [=WilliamShakesman=] |
| 401 | ** Silver-Age ComicBook/{{Batman}} comics make [[Series/Batman1966 the 60s show]] look like ''Film/TheDarkKnightTrilogy''. ~ Tropers/AnotherOnlinePersona |
| 402 | * DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment |
| 403 | ** The following line from Lynn Minmay in ''Anime/SuperDimensionFortressMacross''. - @/PhysicalStamina |
| 404 | --> '''Minmay:''' You were always a friend to me, Hikaru... so I always thought of you... as a friend. |
| 405 | ** ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog''. "Sonic is trapped in there. And the rest of Mobius is out here! Ah-ha-ha-ha-ha! And it's mine! IT'S MINE! All mine! ALL MINE!!!" [Commercial break] "With Sonic trapped in the force field, Mobius is mine! MINE! ...[[LampshadeHanging Did I say that already?]]" ~ Five-seveN-25 |
| 406 | * DependingOnTheWriter |
| 407 | ** ''Series/{{Glee}}'' Season 1. TeenDrama, parody of teen drama tropes, or quirky set-piece? Tune in and find out! ~ @/{{Nlpnt}} |
| 408 | ** ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse''. Superhero action? High school hijinx? Superhero deconstruction? LovecraftCountry? Superhero parody? Wacky comedy? The usual answer is 'some of the above' but it depends on which of the dozen canon authors is writing. ~ MarvelGirl |
| 409 | ** The ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'', with some of them behaving differently depending on the director in charge of the short. ~ @/DoctorRayman |
| 410 | ** [[Franchise/LupinIII Fujiko Mine]] - depending on the film, she's either: Lupin's ally, his rival, his ex, or they're just FriendsWithBenefits. In some cases, she switches between all of the above! ~ MiinU |
| 411 | ** ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants''. "Just how stupid are you?" "It varies." ~ Five-seveN-25 |
| 412 | * DepravedDentist |
| 413 | ** [[Theatre/LittleShopOfHorrors Orin]]. Seriously, just watch "The Dentist Song" and you'll understand. ~ @/{{Troper49}} |
| 414 | *** Seconded SO Hard. I grew up with the show (The OBC Recording, the tape of when my dad directed it in a high school, the movie, and my dad directing it again in his middle school when I was nine) and I was terrified of dentists for YEARS ~NobodysSavior |
| 415 | ** [[Film/MarathonMan Christian Szell]] ~ @/KingCrInuYasha |
| 416 | * DepravedDwarf |
| 417 | ** ComicBook/WonderWoman foe Dr. Psycho. ~ Tongpu |
| 418 | ** [[Series/TheWildWildWest Dr. Miguelito Loveless]] ~ [=MarvelGirl=] |
| 419 | * DepravedKidsShowHost: |
| 420 | ** Creator/JimmySavile. 'nuff said. ~ [=AmuckCricetine=] |
| 421 | ** [[WebAnimation/BattleForDreamIsland Four]]. It doesn't help that he's an EldritchAbomination with near-infinite powers that absolutely CantTakeCriticism. |
| 422 | ** [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Krusty the Clown]] ~ Five-seveN-25 |
| 423 | * DepthPerplexion |
| 424 | ** The video game ''Film/RobinHoodPrinceOfThieves'', which had an isometric perspective, but the gameplay treated it as overhead, so you can be walking on the ground and be blocked by the top of a tower. The trope page's picture shows it in action. |
| 425 | * DerangedAnimation |
| 426 | ** [[WebAnimation/BamanPiderman I'm Baman! I'm Piderman! I come over da house! We're best fwiends!]] ~ @/ManWithoutABody |
| 427 | *** Seconded. Oh, ''so'' much. ~ [=Me2=] |
| 428 | ** Can't believe no one's mentioned Creator/BobClampett cartoons yet. ~ @/{{iansimsjam}} |
| 429 | ** ''Music/PinkFloyd's Music/TheWall'' ~ @/DerangedGenius |
| 430 | *** Oh yes, BIG TIME. ~ [=HotelCalifornia=] |
| 431 | ** The surreal [[Creator/MaxAndDaveFleischer Fleischer]] short ''Swing You Sinners'' ~ @/{{Surenity}} |
| 432 | ** ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow'', in both of its incarnations - @/{{Nashimi}} |
| 433 | *** Seconded. No wonder Creator/JohnKricfalusi hates every modern cartoon. None could beat his in dementedness! |
| 434 | ** What about ''WesternAnimation/TheMarvelousMisadventuresOfFlapjack''? If ''WesternAnimation/RenAndStimpy'' was made in the 2000's and was about a sailor boy and a washed-up pirate, it would be this messed-up Cartoon Network original. ~ Tropers/MagnusForce |
| 435 | ** ''WesternAnimation/{{Superjail}}! WesternAnimation/{{Superjail}}! WesternAnimation/{{Superjail}}!'' - @/{{Mezzamine}} |
| 436 | ** ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica''. [[Creator/StudioShaft Shaft]], what were you '''thinking'''...?!?!? |
| 437 | ** ''Series/WonderShowzen''. full stop ~ Alimus13 |
| 438 | ** The man known as {{WebAnimation/Cyriak}}. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FavUpD_IjVY cows and cows and cows]] is one of his ''tamer'' works. ~ SgtFrog1 |
| 439 | * DespairEventHorizon |
| 440 | ** ''Film/GroundhogDay'' ~ Silence, Wasserplane |
| 441 | ** [[Manga/{{Berserk}} The requirement to activating a Behelit]] ~ [=TempusKhronios=] |
| 442 | ** ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfThomasCovenant'', what happens when people reach the DEH is the main theme of the series, with most people falling over and resorting to such desperate tactics as wiping out every living thing in the Land on the off chance it will also kill the BigBad that pushed him over, while the few that can be pushed up to a DEH but refuse to fall into it are the ones that ultimately defeat him. ~ Seraphem |
| 443 | ** Season 3 of ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'' for Judai[[note]]Judai crosses it in Season 3 and spends Season 4 on the other (dark, gloomy) side[[/note]] ~ @/{{Lale}} |
| 444 | ** [[Series/{{Firefly}} Malcolm Reynolds]] after the Battle of Serenity Valley. --wrybread |
| 445 | ** Episode 10 of ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'', specifically what Mami Tomoe [[spoiler:from the third timeline]] did and said after she finds out the AwfulTruth. ~ jackedup85 |
| 446 | * DespairGambit |
| 447 | ** The ending of ''Literature/{{Worm}}''. ~ Emerald141 |
| 448 | ** [[spoiler:[[Franchise/{{Danganronpa}} Junko Enoshima's plans in general]]]] ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller |
| 449 | * DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife |
| 450 | ** Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya ~ spacemonkey37 |
| 451 | ** [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic The Cutie Mark Crusaders]]--Jalia |
| 452 | * DestinationDefenestration |
| 453 | ** That one merc in ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'' ~ @/TeraChimera |
| 454 | ** ComicBook/{{Loki}} doing this to [[ComicBook/IronMan Tony Stark]] in ''Film/TheAvengers2012''. ~ @/DoctorRayman |
| 455 | * DestructiveSaviour |
| 456 | ** The ''WebComic/EightBitTheater'' crew. ~ Aranthii |
| 457 | ** [[Literature/TheDresdenFiles Harry Dresden]] has this ''problem'' with buildings... ~ spacemonkey37 |
| 458 | *** [[BlatantLies The building was on fire, and it wasn't his fault]] ~ digiman619 |
| 459 | *** Oh, yeah. Thirded. -Master Fuzzy |
| 460 | ** [[WesternAnimation/MegasXLR Coop.]] He even once stated "[[HypocriticalHumor I'll prove I'm a good guy even if I have to]] [[NotHelpingYourCase destroy this entire city and beat you to a pulp!"]] ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller |
| 461 | ** ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk. ~ @/DoctorRayman |
| 462 | * {{Determinator}} |
| 463 | ** ComicBook/{{Batman}}. ~ Pumablues |
| 464 | ** [[IncrediblyLamePun de]] Franchise/{{Terminator}}. ~ @/WillyFourEyes |
| 465 | ** [[Manga/OnePiece Monkey. D. LUFFY.]] |
| 466 | *** HEAVILY seconded. ~ [=DAN004=] |
| 467 | *** '''Third FTW!''' He is currently at ''war'' with the [[LawfulEvil World Government]] due to taking Robin back to his crew, among other reasons. And to get his point across that he's there to ''win'' the war, '''''[[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu he punched out a Celestial Dragon!]]''''' Luffy's on edge, ya know? ~Ego-Man25 |
| 468 | ** [[Manga/MagicKnightRayearth Shidou Hikaru]], ten tons of {{Determinator}} in a 40 kilo soaking wet bag. ~ H. Torrance Griffin |
| 469 | ** [[{{Series/Firefly}} Captain Malcolm Reynolds]]. ~ @/VoodooChild |
| 470 | ** [[Literature/{{Discworld}} Samuel Vimes]], Commander of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch. ~ @/{{Kiwikaos}} |
| 471 | *** '''''[[Literature/{{Thud}} THAT! IS! NOT! MY! COW!]]''''' ~@/NobodysSavior |
| 472 | ** [[Anime/PokemonTheSeries Ash Ketchum]], so much so that this troper is convinced that he and Hikaru (above) would make quite a couple! ~ tennessean, @/{{Lale}} |
| 473 | ** [[VideoGame/PunchOut Glass Joe.]] You don't get 99 losses by giving up, after all, and he has done many more matches than any other boxer in the game. ~ @/{{Cliche}} |
| 474 | ** [[Film/TheNightOfTheHunter Harry Powell. "Don't he never sleep?"]] ~ @/ManWithoutABody |
| 475 | ** ''"[[ComicBook/{{Watchmen}} No. Not even in the face of Armageddon. Never compromise.]]"'' ~ Zeppelin |
| 476 | ** [[Manga/{{Claymore}} Clare]]. ~ @/{{Pheonee}} |
| 477 | ** [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Shirou]] ~ @/BlankMage |
| 478 | *** Seconded, [[MemeticMutation even being incorrect won't stop him from being right]] ~ Choombi |
| 479 | ** [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Rock Lee.]] He stood up despite 2 broken limbs while ''unconscious''. ~Also [=BlankMage=] |
| 480 | *** Manga/{{Naruto}} himself ~ sardns |
| 481 | ** [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Simon]]~ @/{{neobowman}} |
| 482 | *** To be honest, most all the main heroes from TTGL count. ~ Lord Zorc |
| 483 | *** To be even more honest, damn near '''everybody''' in that series. ~ MetalShadowX |
| 484 | *** I second this one. Because even minor characters and the [[BigBad BIG BAD]] will go to ungodly means to fight for their cause. ~ @/ZettaToad |
| 485 | ** [[Manga/{{Blame}} Killy]]. - @/MrSchade |
| 486 | *** Seconded like a motherfucker ~ @/{{Dhomochevsky}}. |
| 487 | ** The BigBad from VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia, if only because it's an effective ''villainous'' version of this trope. Seriously, the guy ''will not give up.'' ~ @/{{deeman45}} |
| 488 | ** Seiya from ''Manga/SaintSeiya''. To the point where it becomes ridiculously annoying. ~ @/{{Carla}} |
| 489 | ** Every major character in ''Manga/HajimeNoIppo''. ~ mrbits |
| 490 | ** [[Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick O-Chul]], to the point where no description can do him justice. |
| 491 | ** The five castaways in ''Literature/TheMysteriousIsland''. ~ @/{{Theweirdwarrior}} |
| 492 | ** [[Literature/TheDresdenFiles Harry Dresden]]. ~ @/CynthiaWakefield |
| 493 | *** Seconded SO HARD; while he hasn't ''literally'' gone through Hell to save someone, he's gotten close enough several times. |
| 494 | ** [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Azula.]] '''[[ShockAndAwe Perfect]]''' [[PsychoElectro dedication]] ''in the middle of her VillainousBreakdown.''~@/{{Tambov333}} |
| 495 | ** [[ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}} Charlie Brown]]. He suffered for ''50 years'', but never gave up. ~ Kiwi |
| 496 | ** [[VideoGame/MetalGear Solid Snake.]] The man crawls through a microwave hallway...[[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome BY HIS FINGERTIPS]] to get the job done. Did I mention that his body is in the condition of a 70 to 80 year old man at the time? |
| 497 | ** [[VideoGame/SkiesofArcadia Vyse]] is a great example, due to always having a 'never give up' attitude, and yet still seeming reasonable. Heck, there's only one point where he has given up all hope, as he has just been captured by TheEmpire, and has been stuck in a cell in the inescapable fortress. He is then called out on this for not acting like himself, by his cellmate, who pulls out a piece of wire and picks the lock. Vyse then immediately goes back into a 'Great! Let's find the others, and blow this Popsicle stand!' attitude.~ Smylar |
| 498 | ** [[VideoGame/Persona3 The Nyx Annihilation Team.]] Nothing like facing off against the AnthropomorphicPersonification of Death despite being told that you have no chance of stopping her from destroying the world. Special mention goes to the protagonist, who faces said AnthropomorphicPersonification ''by himself'' and, thanks to ThePowerOfFriendship, shrugs off her 9,999 damage attack like it's nothing. ~ @/{{Aspie}} |
| 499 | ** [[Literature/LordOfTheRings Samwise Gamgee]]. That is all. --ncfan |
| 500 | ** [[Manga/FairyTail Erza Scarlet and everybody else]] ~ [=KantonKage=] |
| 501 | ** [[Manga/{{Freezing}} Satellizer]] ~ [=KantonKage=] |
| 502 | ** [[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha Nanoha]]. Having ''a hand stuck through her chest'' won't stop her from kicking ass. ~spacemonkey37 |
| 503 | ** [[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha Vita]]: Nothing will ever stop her. Her best moment that shows this is from [[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers the third season]] where she was destroying a CoolStarship's heavily fortified and thickly shielded engine after [[spoiler: being stabbed through the chest by the same type of MechaMook that nearly killed an 11-year-old Nanoha]]. The following quote sums her up best. ~ aNinjaWithAIDS |
| 504 | --> '''Vita''': "This is what Eisen and I are best at. [[AsYouKnow You know that]]? [[StuffBlowingUp Destroying and smashing]]. The Knight Vita of the Iron Hammer, and the Steel Count Graf Eisen. [[BadassBoast There's nothing in this world we can't destroy.]]" |
| 505 | ** '''[[{{Manga/DragonBall}} Every. Dragon Ball. Character.]]''' ''Anime/DragonBallZKai'' even ''[[LampshadeHanging lampshades]]'' this in the lyrics of the first opening theme song: "Nothing ever dies, we will rise again!" ~ FireShadow |
| 506 | ** [[VideoGame/Portal2 Chell]]. Her tenacity is literally a plot point. ~ @/{{Trogdor}} |
| 507 | ** [[VideoGame/{{Undertale}} Frisk]]. They can alter time and space and defeat a God-like being through sheer DETERMINATION. ~ @/{{GenkiMan}} |
| 508 | ** Franchise/{{Rambo}}. ~ contrafanxxx |
| 509 | ** Creator/StephenHawking. - Xemylixa |
| 510 | ** ComicBook/SpiderMan. ~ @/DoctorRayman |
| 511 | ** [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Zuko]] In his own words: "My father says Azula was BornLucky, I was lucky to be born. I don't need luck though; I don't want it. I've always had to struggle and fight and that's made me strong. It's made me who I am." ~ @/LadyBlackwood |
| 512 | * DeusAngstMachina |
| 513 | ** ''Film/TheMist''. ~ Talryth |
| 514 | ** [[Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle Fai D. Flowright,]] full stop. ~ chibihana |
| 515 | * DeusExMachina |
| 516 | ** The Deus Rex Machina from the first ''Franchise/JurassicPark'' movie. RuleOfCool doesn't just beat FridgeLogic and lack of foreshadowing here, it roars triumphantly over their corpses. ~ @/TrouserWearingBarbarian, @/{{King of the Mime Swing}}, @/DoctorRayman, Tropers/DecafGrub47393 |
| 517 | ** The climax of [[Creator/SeltzerAndFriedberg ''Epic Movie'']]. EpicFail, more like. ~@/{{Mapi-chan}} |
| 518 | ** The ending of ''Series/{{Battlestar Galactica|2003}}''. FULL STOP - @/LEXicon712, Urquhart |
| 519 | ** The ending of the ''Manga/PokemonAdventures'' Ruby/Sapphire saga. - Roihu |
| 520 | ** The ending of ''[[Literature/TheTwilightSaga Breaking Dawn]]'' ~ [=Wasserplane=] |
| 521 | ** [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Chapter 449 of ''Naruto'']] |
| 522 | *** Don't forget [[MemeticMutation THE GREAT SNAKE ESCAPE!]] |
| 523 | ** [[Theatre/ThePiratesOfPenzance "We yield at once, with humbled mien, because, with all our faults, we love our Queen."]] ~ @/ManWithoutABody |
| 524 | ** ''Franchise/TheDarkTower'' series by Creator/StephenKing, it gets to the point were in the last book he flat out states "DeusExMachina to the rescue" when he writes the hero's out of a trap. ~Seraphem |
| 525 | ** The one from the story ''titled'' "Deus Ex Machina" on ''Series/{{Lost}}''. Not just because of the SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments, but also because of the brilliant twist revealed a whole season later: [[spoiler: it was a two-edged Deus Ex Machina, and we saw only one end of it the first time around. Locke was saved by being given hope, but he unknowningly also rescued Desmond and ''saved the whole world'' the same way before even knowing of Desmond's existence, and the revelation of this leads to a ''third'' Deus Ex Machina.]] ~ [=ZiggyZag=] |
| 526 | ** Everything that leads to Aang achieving Avatar State and defeating Ozai in the finale of ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''. ~ @/{{Carla}} |
| 527 | *** Seconded so, so much. ~ aeroplanejelly |
| 528 | ** ''Literature/TheStand'' ~ @/DevilsAdvocate |
| 529 | ** The ending of ''Literature/TheWarOfTheWorlds''. I mean, the aliens are allergic to germs? So why weren't they wiped out sooner? -Whunt |
| 530 | * {{Deuteragonist}} |
| 531 | ** [[Film/TheFly1986 Veronica Quaife]]. She has at least as much a hand in the plot's progression as Seth Brundle does, her perspective on his transformation is easily as important as his, and she slightly edges him out in screen time. Each one's actions are nothing without the other's reactions. There's a reason Creator/JeffGoldblum and Creator/GeenaDavis both found {{Star Making Role}}s with this movie. ~ [=Sapphirea2=] |
| 532 | ** [[Anime/VariableGeo Satomi's]] role is just as pivotal as [[HeroProtagonist Yuka's.]] She's Yuka's rival and her best friend since childhood, who becomes the target of [[NebulousEvilOrganisation The Jahana Group]] after they learn about [[MacGuffinSuperPerson her immense spirit energy.]] So they pressure her into entering the V.G. Tournament... [[SympatheticSentientWeapon as their test subject.]] ~ @/MiinU |
| 533 | ** [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Zuko]] ~ @/LadyBlackwood |
| 534 | * DevelopingDoomedCharacters |
| 535 | ** ''Film/DogSoldiers''. As in, you will be disappointed when the werewolves show up because you wanted another twenty minutes with them, does this film pull this trope off. But given how this trope is it never works the rest of the time, is it any surprise? ~ @/{{Gadeel}} |
| 536 | ** ''Film/{{Cloverfield}}''. To paraphrase [[Podcast/RiffTrax one critic]], fifteen minutes in and the monster's already an hour late. ~ {{@/Geoduck}} |
| 537 | * DevilInPlainSight |
| 538 | ** [[Literature/AmericanPsycho Patrick Bateman]] - [=ZiggyZag=] |
| 539 | ** [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep Master Xehanort]] - @/tropenoob |
| 540 | * TheDevilIsALoser |
| 541 | ** [[WesternAnimation/JimmyTwoShoes Lucius Heinous VII]]-@/MichaelJJ. |
| 542 | ** Satan from ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark''. ~ @/KingCrInuYasha |
| 543 | * DevelopersForesight |
| 544 | ** ''VideoGame/NetHack''. ~@/{{Geoduck}}, @/WillyFourEyes, @/DevilsAdvocate |
| 545 | ** ''VideoGame/DwarfFortress''. ~@/{{Theogrin}}, @/PhoenixFire, @/{{Stealthyboy}} |
| 546 | ** ''VideoGame/GoldenSun''. SequenceBreaking? The character you got out-of-order has lines in the cutscenes. [[UnintentionallyUnwinnable Forgot or misplaced]] the MacGuffin? [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Hilarious cutscene mocking your ineptitude and fixing the situation so you can continue]]. Answer "no" to [[ButThouMust every question]]? The CoolOldGuy gets ticked off and [[BreakingTheFourthWall asks if this is all just a game to you]]... ~@/{{Yuihime}} |
| 547 | ** ''{{VideoGame/Scribblenauts}}'' ~@/{{Blazichu}} |
| 548 | --> "The only limit is your imagination... and your twisted sense of humor." |
| 549 | ** ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' ~ @/{{Monolaf317}} |
| 550 | ** ''VideoGame/TheStanleyParable''. "At first, Stanley assumed he'd broken the map, until he'd heard this narration, and realized it was part of the game's design all along." ~ Five-seveN-25 |
| 551 | * DiabolicalMastermind |
| 552 | ** ComicBook/TheKingpin. Especially the version of him from ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries''. ~ @/{{Infection}} |
| 553 | ** [[WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget Dr. Claw]]. ~ @/DoctorRayman |
| 554 | * DiabolusExMachina |
| 555 | ** ''Anime/CodeGeass'' episode 22. ~ @/ShayGuy |
| 556 | *** ''Oh god,'' seconded. ~ Xelorei |
| 557 | *** Thirded. ~ @/WeepingWillow |
| 558 | *** I concur. ~ @/EmbracingShadows |
| 559 | ** The [[ProfessionalWrestling Montreal]] [[Wrestling/MontrealScrewjob Screwjob]]. ~ @/VoodooChild |
| 560 | ** [[spoiler:[[Manga/FairyTail Acnologia]]]] |
| 561 | ** The last episode of ''Anime/PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt''. I would tell you what happened, but you wouldn't believe me. ~ Five-seveN-25 |
| 562 | * DidNotGetTheGirl |
| 563 | ** [[Film/{{Casablanca}} Rick Blaine]] ~ Tropers/DecafGrub47393 |
| 564 | * DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu |
| 565 | ** [[Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians Rachel Elizabeth Dare]]. Blue. ''Hairbrush.'' ~ @/{{Carla}} |
| 566 | ** [[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited Hawkgirl]] quite literally. |
| 567 | ** [[Literature/WhateleyUniverse Carmilla to Shub-Niggurath]] even more literally. ~ [=MarvelGirl=] |
| 568 | ** [[Literature/TheDresdenFiles Harry Dresden]]. It's practically his trademark. ~ spacemonkey37 |
| 569 | *** Seconded ~ digiman619 |
| 570 | ** [[Series/BabylonFive "I'd like to live just long enough to be there when they cut off your head and stick it on a pike, as a warning to the next ten generations that some favors come with too high a price. I want to look up into your lifeless eyes, and wave... like this." Vir does a mocking little cutesy wave. "Can you and your associates arrange that for me, Mr. Morden?"]] ~ Meppe |
| 571 | ** [[spoiler: [[WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse "Apparently more than YOU! You...CLOD!!!!"]]]] ~ @/{{Monolaf317}} |
| 572 | ** ComicBook/LoisLane, who literally did this to ComicBook/{{Brainiac}} in ''WesternAnimation/SupermanUnbound''. ~ @/DoctorRayman |
| 573 | ** [[WebVideo/HellsingUltimateAbridged "Didn't ask; don't need it; go fuck yourself!"]] ~ Five-seveN-25 |
| 574 | ** [[spoiler:The player after tricking the four Darknesses]] in ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsX Kingdom Hearts Union χ [cross]]]''. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller |
| 575 | --->'''The Player''': I didn't think tricking you guys would be so easy. Are all of you this gullible? |
| 576 | * DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu |
| 577 | ** ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' chapter 107 and 108/''Brotherhood'' episode 62 and 63. [[spoiler: Ed ''literally'' [[FisticuffsBoss punches out]] the EldritchAbomination BigBad that ''just ate God''.]] [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome And then everything exploded]] [[AwesomenessIsVolatile from the sheer awesome.]] ~ @/PhoenixFire |
| 578 | *** Seconded! ~ @/{{Carla}} |
| 579 | *** Thirded! ~ Marlee Cross |
| 580 | *** Fourthed. ~ Saphruikan |
| 581 | *** Fifthed. ~ @/DRoy |
| 582 | ** ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann: Lagann-hen'', wherein the BigBad ''[[GoodOldFisticuffs fights back!]]'' ~ [=KOBlitzer=] |
| 583 | ** How about ''VideoGame/GodOfWar''? ''Did Kratos just'' '''''slaughter the entire population of Cthulhus??''''' ~ [=DAN004=], [=TheWildwest666=] |
| 584 | *** Seconded, After [[spoiler:systematically murdering the entire Greek pantheon]], it’s hard to dispute. ~ Panic |
| 585 | ** This is practically [[AntiMagic Touma's]] specialty in ''Literature/ACertainMagicalIndex''. First off he beats a 3000 degree Celsius fire monster, then a RealityWarper, after that follows the strongest Lv 5 esper (who WonTheSuperpowerLottery), and it eventually leads up to [[spoiler: Fiamma of the Right (who at that point surpassed being a PhysicalGod.]] ~ @/{{Zfish9}} |
| 586 | ** [[Literature/TheDresdenFiles Harry Dresden]] has made a career out of this. Well, this and [[DestructiveSavior blowing up buildings.]] ~ spacemonkey37 |
| 587 | *** Seconded, to the point that when he met the CEO of Monoc Security a.k.a. [[spoiler:Odin, King of the Aesir]], he told his guide that it's be insulting ''not'' to be a wiseass. |
| 588 | ** [[spoiler:[[Literature/BakaAndTestSummonTheBeasts Yoshii]] defeats Ironman]] ~ [=KantonKage=] |
| 589 | ** [[Film/TheAvengers2012 Hulk]] could rename this trope to "Did you just grab Cthulhu and toss him back and forth against the ground like it were a old ragged doll?" ~@/RN452, @/DoctorRayman |
| 590 | ** Asura and Yasha defeating Gohma Vlitra, and Asura slaying [[spoiler:Chakravartin]] in ''VideoGame/AsurasWrath''. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller |
| 591 | * DidYouJustScamCthulhu |
| 592 | ** [[spoiler:[[WesternAnimation/GravityFalls Grunkles Stan and Ford successfully tricking Bill Cipher]]]] in the GrandFinale ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller |
| 593 | * DiedDuringProduction |
| 594 | ** Creator/{{Herge}}, who never managed to complete his last ComicBook/{{Tintin}} book. ~ @/DoctorRayman |
| 595 | * DiegeticSoundtrackUsage |
| 596 | ** The end of ''Series/BreakingBad'' episode "[[Recap/BreakingBadS5E15GraniteState Granite State]]". ~ @/Silverblade2 |
| 597 | ** Several instances of this happening in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''. ~ @/DoctorRayman |
| 598 | * DiedStandingUp |
| 599 | ** [[spoiler:[[Manga/OnePiece Whitebeard]]]] ~ [=BcdeidIarauno1=] |
| 600 | ** [[Myth/CelticMythology Cuchulainn]] ~ @/CamrocG |
| 601 | ** Branwell Bronte, the talented but dissolute brother of the Bronte sisters, supposedly pulled this off in real life. Dying of tuberculosis at the age of thirty-one, he had himself propped up against a mantelpiece just to prove that it could be done. |
| 602 | ** [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Ganondorf]] pulls this off ''twice''. -- Astfgl |
| 603 | * DifferentWorldDifferentMovies: |
| 604 | ** ''Literature/BlueSkiesInCamelot'' takes the premise of Marilyn Monroe and JFK surviving and creates a very different pop culture where Beta won the format wars, Jack Kirby stayed with Marvel and Toshiro Mifune is Obi-Wan. ~ Tropers/DecafGrub47393 |
| 605 | * DigitalDeaging |
| 606 | ** Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse ~ [=AmuckCricetine=] |
| 607 | * DigitalPiracyIsOkay |
| 608 | ** Creator/PaulSchrader, who even uploaded a torrent of his cut of ''Dying of the Light''. ~ Tropers/DecafGrub47393 |
| 609 | * DinkyDrivers |
| 610 | ** [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory2 Andy's toys driving the Pizza Planet truck]]. ~ @/DoctorRayman |
| 611 | * DinnerWithTheBoss |
| 612 | ** [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS7E2122ShortFilmsAboutSpringfield "You call hamburgers 'steamed hams'?"]] ~ @/DoctorRayman |
| 613 | * DirtyCop |
| 614 | ** [[Series/TheShield Vic Mackey]]. That is all ~ Ktotw |
| 615 | ** [[Film/TrainingDay Alonzo Harris]] ~ WilliamShakesman |
| 616 | * DirtyCoward |
| 617 | ** [[Film/MillersCrossing Bernie Bernbaum]] ~ @/TrouserWearingBarbarian |
| 618 | ** [[Series/RedDwarf Arnold Judas Rimmer]] ~ @/{{Geoduck}} |
| 619 | ** {{Literature/Flashman}} ~ @/{{Jordan}} |
| 620 | ** [[Literature/HarryPotter Peter Pettigrew]] ~ @/{{Lionheart0}}, @/{{Carla}}, @/TheWildwest666, @/MacPhisto, @/{{Lophotrochozoa}}, Tropers/DecafGrub47393 |
| 621 | ** [[Literature/{{Redwall}} Druwp the Vole.]] ~ @/{{deeman45}} |
| 622 | ** [[Literature/{{Discworld}} Rincewind]] ~ Urquhart |
| 623 | ** [[VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1 Mumkhar]], a SmugSnake who ran away from a crucial battle ''five minutes after I turned the game on''! ~ [=SeraphimSwordmaster=] |
| 624 | * DirtyKid |
| 625 | ** [[Manga/MissMachiko Kenta Ikegawa]] ~ @/GeniusInTheLamp |
| 626 | * DirtyOldMan |
| 627 | ** [[Manga/DragonBall Muten Roshi]] '''is''' this trope. ~ @/NintendoNate25, Mistermister |
| 628 | *** Seconded, along with Old Kai. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller |
| 629 | ** The principal in ''Manga/ToLoveRu'' |
| 630 | ** [[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy Herbert]]. ~ @/KingCrInuYasha |
| 631 | ** [[Wrestling/JerryLawler Jerry "the King" Lawler]] - jprice66 |
| 632 | ** [[Manga/MakenKi Ouken Yamato]]. Unlike most geezers, he wasn't content to just look, or cop a feel - he had a harem of concubines ranging from their late teens, to early 20s and he [[SexGod shagged]] [[ReallyGetsAround ALL of them.]] ~ MiinU |
| 633 | * DirtyOldWoman |
| 634 | ** [[Literature/{{Discworld}} Nanny Ogg]]. ~ @/PhoenixFire, @/ManWithoutABody, Urquhart |
| 635 | ** [[WebAnimation/TheMostPopularGirlsInSchool Lunch Lady Belinda.]] ~ @/{{Monolaf317}} |
| 636 | * DisabilitySuperpower |
| 637 | ** [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Toph Bei Fong]] ~ @/{{Carla}}, Wasserplane |
| 638 | *** Seconded ~ aNinjaWithAIDS |
| 639 | *** Thirded ~ XanderJacatipon |
| 640 | *** Fourthed ~ {{Piando}} |
| 641 | ** ComicBook/{{Daredevil}} ~blueflame724, @/DoctorRayman |
| 642 | * DisabledCharacterDisabledActor |
| 643 | ** Creator/MarleeMatlin ~ @/{{Nlpnt}} |
| 644 | ** The late Creator/ChristopherReeve, after his tragic accident. ~ @/DoctorRayman |
| 645 | * DisappearedDad |
| 646 | ** [[Anime/TweenyWitches Jidan.]] - @/IukaSylvie |
| 647 | * DisasterDominoes |
| 648 | ** ''WesternAnimation/MiloMurphysLaw''. Pick a episode, '''any''' episode, and you'll get a spectacular, hilarious chain of disasters. "Going the Extra Milo" and "The Little Engine That Couldn't" are particularly noteworthy, as they both essentially consist of one single unbroken chain of one mishap leading to another for the entire length of the episode. ~ @/{{Scrounge}} |
| 649 | * DisasterMovie |
| 650 | ** ''Film/TwoThousandTwelve''. [[TemptingFate I don't care what the next person says]], it was a blast. ~ @/KingClark |
| 651 | ** The original ''Film/{{Gojira}}''. ~ @/ManWithoutABody |
| 652 | ** ''Film/TheToweringInferno'' ~ [=WilliamShakesman=] |
| 653 | * DiscOneFinalBoss |
| 654 | ** [[spoiler:[[VideoGame/DragonQuestVIII Dhoulmagus, who is really possessed by the true villain, Rhapthorne]]]] ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller |
| 655 | ** [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII President Shinra]] ~ Connor2107 |
| 656 | * DisgustingPublicToilet: |
| 657 | ** [[Film/{{Trainspotting}} The Worst Toilet in Scotland]] ~ [=WilliamShakesman=] |
| 658 | * DishingOutDirt |
| 659 | ** [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Toph Beifong]] -- @/{{ryanson209}} |
| 660 | *** Seconded ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller |
| 661 | ** [[ComicBook/TeenTitans Terra]] ~ @/{{Smashman2893}} |
| 662 | * DisneyVillainDeath |
| 663 | ** [[spoiler:[[VideoGame/TimeCrisis Robert Baxter]].]] ~ contrafanxxx |
| 664 | ** [[spoiler:[[Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1990 Shredder]].]] ~ @/DoctorRayman |
| 665 | ** [[WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast No one screams as he falls to his death like Gaston!]] ~ Five-seveN-25 |
| 666 | *** No one falls to his KarmicDeath like Gaston! ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller |
| 667 | ** [[Film/DieHard Hans Gruber]]. What really makes this one stand out is the fact that the look of surprise and fear on his face as he begins to fall is [[EnforcedMethodActing completely genuine]]. ~ mysterykcad |
| 668 | * {{Disneyfication}} |
| 669 | ** ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfTheTitanic''. When you say that '''nobody died on the Titanic''', you know you'be taken this trope way, ''way'' too far. ~ Tropers/{{rjd1922}} |
| 670 | *** Seconded. ~ Tropers/DecafGrub47393 |
| 671 | * DisposingOfABody |
| 672 | ** [[WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants The Health Inspector]] ~@/RedLunchBox |
| 673 | ** ''Film/ShallowGrave'' ~ [=WilliamShakesman=] |
| 674 | * DisproportionateRetribution |
| 675 | ** [[Franchise/AceAttorney Manfred von Karma.]] ~ @/MayaTH, Bowbowis |
| 676 | *** Kristoph Gavin. ~@/SylviaViridian |
| 677 | ** Four words: "[[Recap/SouthParkS5E4ScottTenormanMustDie Scott Tenorman Must Die]]" ~redhed311 |
| 678 | ** [[{{Theatre/Chicago}} "So I said to him, 'You pop that gum one more time...'"]] ~@/CamrocG |
| 679 | ** ''WebVideo/DragonballZAbridged'': Dende betrayed the entire human race because Krillin [[{{EmbarrassingNickname}} kept on calling him 'Little Green']]. ~ Five-seveN-25 |
| 680 | * DisappointedByTheMotive: |
| 681 | ** [[Film/DieHard Holly McClane towards Hans Gruber's plan to steal $640 million]] ~ Tropers/DecafGrub47393 |
| 682 | * TheDissTrack |
| 683 | ** "No Vaseline" by Music/IceCube ~ [=WilliamShakesman=] |
| 684 | * DissonantSerenity |
| 685 | ** [[Anime/{{Monster}} Johan Liebert]] ''always'' has the same smile on his face. As you can probably guess, it's freaky as hell. ~@/{{Hokuto}} |
| 686 | *** Seconded to the fullest. ~ Babyhenchy1 |
| 687 | ** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E9TheFamilyOfBlood He was being kind.]] ~ @/ |
| 688 | ** [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Unohana]] can cause Kenpachi to back down with that deadly smile. [=KantonKage=] |
| 689 | ** [[Manga/OnePiece Trafalgar Law]]. He juggles the body parts of marines while keeping a creepy grin on his face. {{Lionheart0}} |
| 690 | ** [[Anime/{{Noir}} Altena]]. Calm, polite, and motherly even while discussing mass murder. It's ''really fucking creepy.'' ~ spacemonkey37 |
| 691 | ** [[WesternAnimation/ParaNorman Judge Hopkins and the other judges]] look as if they feel nothing for [[spoiler:a young girl]]'s fear for being sentenced to death for the crime she doesn't commit. - @/IukaSylvie |
| 692 | * DistantDuet |
| 693 | ** "[[WesternAnimation/AnAmericanTail Somewhere Out There]]" ~ @/ManWithoutABody, @/{{deeman45}}, redhed311 |
| 694 | ** "[[VideoGame/KingsQuestVI Girl in the Tower]]". ~ [=ZiggyZag=] |
| 695 | ** ''Film/LesMiserables2012'' even has a distant ''quintet''! ~ urielzet |
| 696 | ** [[WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants But his grill is not a home, this is not the stove I know! I would trade it all the way, if you'd come back to stay!]] ~ MetaFalacario |
| 697 | *** Seconded so much. ~ [=SuperYoshiFan02=] |
| 698 | * DistractedByTheSexy |
| 699 | ** [[VideoGame/MetalGear Basically any guard who stops to pick up a Playboy magazine you leave on the floor]]. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller |
| 700 | * DistressedDude |
| 701 | ** [[spoiler:Jidan]] from ''Anime/TweenyWitches'' has been wrongfully imprisoned twice, the second time for six years, and taken HostageForMacGuffin once. - @/IukaSylvie |
| 702 | * DisturbedDoves |
| 703 | ** ''Film/HardTarget'', ''Film/FaceOff', and just about every Creator/JohnWoo movie. |
| 704 | ** [[VideoGame/ArcanaHeart Petra's]] win pose. |
| 705 | ** ''Film/TheKiller1989'' ~ @/TrouserWearingBarbarian |
| 706 | ** The disturbed seagulls when Harry Waters arrives ''Film/InBruges'' ~ @/ManWithoutABody |
| 707 | ** [[Literature/{{Discworld}} ''The Thief of Time''.]] "There will always be doves here." ~ @/MarvelGirl |
| 708 | ** [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Prince Zuko]] [[MundaneMadeAwesome taking off his shirt]] ~ @/WaxingName |
| 709 | * DivergentCharacterEvolution |
| 710 | ** [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Luigi]], who went all the way from a PaletteSwap to one of the few {{Rounded Character}}s in the series ~ @/WaxingName, @/ZettaToad, @/DoctorRayman |
| 711 | ** [[VideoGame/ArtOfFighting Robert]] was originally similar to Ryo, both being Shotos. But from [[Franchise/TheKingOfFighters KOF '96]] onwards, Robert's moveset and his playstyle began to change radically from a Shoto, to using charge motion inputs, to finally becoming [[ExtremityExtremist a kickboxer]]. ~ @/MiinU |
| 712 | * DoAnythingSoldier |
| 713 | ** [[Series/{{JAG}} Cmdr. Harmon Rabb, Jr.]] ~ @/{{ricjac}} |
| 714 | ** [[VideoGame/ModernWarfare Pvt. James Ramirez.]] [[MemeticMutation He does everything.]] ~ @/DRoy |
| 715 | * DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything |
| 716 | ** [[VideoGame/ExaPico Who knew that installing a crystal into a Reyvateil could be so easily compared to "doing it?"]] ([[HehHehYouSaidX Heh heh..."install..."]]) ~ @/WillyFourEyes |
| 717 | ** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nq2g-z6fiNw This scene]], from a sequel to ''WesternAnimation/TheBraveLittleToaster''. ~ @/{{deeman45}} |
| 718 | ** [[WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends Mac's]] reaction to finding out Bloo's been hanging out with "Barry" in "Affairweather Friends" is played similarly to how someone would react to discovering their spouse or significant other has been cheating on them. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller |
| 719 | ** Slade's interactions with Robin, Terra and Raven in WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003 ~ @/LadyBlackwood |
| 720 | * DoesntLikeGuns |
| 721 | ** ComicBook/{{Batman}} ~ @/{{deeman45}}, @/DoctorRayman |
| 722 | ** [[WesternAnimation/StaticShock Virgil Hawkins]] ~ @/{{Lionheart0}} |
| 723 | ** [[Series/DoctorWho The Doctor]] ~ @/ManWithoutABody |
| 724 | *** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E6TheDoctorsDaughter He never would...]] ~ [=Me2=] |
| 725 | ** Series/{{MacGyver|1985}} ~ xxbiasonxxx |
| 726 | * TheDogBitesBack |
| 727 | ** Scar's death in ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994''. In all its [[FamilyUnfriendlyDeath gory]] [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome awesomeness]]. |
| 728 | *** Seconded. ~ Five-seveN-25 |
| 729 | ** [[Manga/TokyoGhoul Ken Kaneki]] establishing how he's fully embraced his ghoul nature by beating down Yamori in retaliation for torturing him for 10 days. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller |
| 730 | * DoggedNiceGuy |
| 731 | ** [[Anime/EurekaSeven Dominic Sorel]]. How he could withstand Anemone's [[DomesticAbuse physical and]] [[AlphaBitch verbal assaults]] in the name of love is astonishing. [[spoiler: His perseverance pays off in the end, making his endurance legendary.]] ~ Sanfranman91 |
| 732 | * DoNotTauntCthulhu |
| 733 | ** [[Series/DeadliestCatch "It's not wise to taunt the Bering Sea."]] - tennessean |
| 734 | ** "[[Webcomic/{{Digger}} Ed is not being sure if taunting ancient unspeakable evil is being the best idea...]]" - @/{{Yuihime}} |
| 735 | ** [[Franchise/SpongeBobSquarePants Squidward being send to the Fly of Despair by the Flying Dutchman for his complaints, and Patrick being zapped by King Neptune for talking back and boasting]]. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller |
| 736 | * DomesticAbuse |
| 737 | ** What makes Akio Ohtori so disgusting in ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena''. - @/IukaSylvie |
| 738 | ** [[Recap/FamilyGuyS10E3ScreamsOFSilenceTheStoryOfBrendaQ Jeff Fecalman]] ~ Bobg |
| 739 | ** [[Manga/HotGimmick Ryoki Tachibana]] ~ @/{{Monolaf317}} |
| 740 | ** Mad Dog in ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog'', and a [[RealismInducedHorror realistically scary one at that]]. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller |
| 741 | ** [[Music/TheChicks Goodbye Earl]] ~ @/{{theautisticrebel}} |
| 742 | * DontExplainTheJoke |
| 743 | ** ''WebVideo/DoctorHorriblesSingAlongBlog'': |
| 744 | -->'''Captain Hammer:''' 'Cause she's with Captain Hammer. And ''these'' -- ''[lifts fists]'' -- are not the hammer. ''[walks out]'' |
| 745 | -->'''Dr. Horrible:''' ... |
| 746 | -->'''Captain Hammer:''' ''[walks back in]'' ...[[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments The hammer is my penis]]. |
| 747 | *** Seconded. ~ Five-seveN-25 |
| 748 | ** ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': Skinner ruining a WhosOnFirst routine with Chalmers by explaining it in the episode titled "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS10E15MargeSimpsonInScreamingYellowHonkers Marge Simpson in: Screaming Yellow Honkers]]" ~ @/DoctorRayman |
| 749 | * TheDon |
| 750 | ** [[Film/TheGodfather Vito Corleone]] ~ [=WilliamShakesman=] |
| 751 | * DontFearTheReaper |
| 752 | ** [[Literature/{{Discworld}} DEATH]] ~ [=Earth-Dog=], @/{{Lophotrochozoa}} |
| 753 | ** ''Series/DeadLikeMe''. They might steal your wallet but whatever, you're already dead. ~ @/{{Carla}} |
| 754 | ** [[PerkyGoth Death]] from ''ComicBook/TheSandman''. ~ @/SylviaViridian |
| 755 | *** Seconded. ~ @/{{Rotide}} |
| 756 | ** Death in ''Literature/TheBookThief''. ~ Shadowplay |
| 757 | ** [[VideoGame/GrimFandango Manny Calevera]]. He bears no hard feelings to the souls he deals with, he's just working off his eternal debt. ~ [=HotelCalifornia=] |
| 758 | * DontGoInTheWoods |
| 759 | ** ''Film/{{Deliverance}}'' ~ Unknown Troper. |
| 760 | ** ''Film/EvilDead2'' ~ @/ManWithoutABody |
| 761 | ** ''WebVideo/MarbleHornets''. Dear God, ''WebVideo/MarbleHornets''. |
| 762 | * DontYouDarePityMe |
| 763 | ** [[spoiler:[[VisualNovel/KatawaShojo Hanako Ikezawa if Hisao continues to dote on her.]]]] ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller |
| 764 | * DoomedHometown |
| 765 | ** [[VideoGame/GoldenSun Vale]] ~ @/CamrocG |
| 766 | ** [[VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1 Colony 9]]. Its fate was sealed the moment Fiora said: [[{{Arcadia}} "I wish these days]] [[TemptingFate would last forever."]] ~ MiinU |
| 767 | * DoomyDoomsOfDoom |
| 768 | ** ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'' ~ @/AlmaKarma |
| 769 | *** [[strike:Dooooooooooooooom!!]] *ahem* seconded. ~ @/{{Zfish9}} |
| 770 | *** Third-ed! '''DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-''' ~ [=UpsidePickle=] |
| 771 | *** I'm gonna sing the Doom Song now! Doom doom doomdoomdoom DOOM, doomdoodoom, doom, doom doom doom doodoom doom doom, dodododoooooom... ~ @/MetalAiAi |
| 772 | ** Creator/ScottKeith. |
| 773 | ** '''[[VideoGame/{{Skylanders}} I SUMMON THE DEADLY DOOMBATH OF DOOOOOOOOM SHAAAAAARKS!!!]]''' - @/{{m-95}} |
| 774 | * DoomItYourself |
| 775 | ** Film/TheThreeStooges ~ @/KingCrInuYasha |
| 776 | ** [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Homer Simpson]]. ~ @/DoctorRayman |
| 777 | * DonutMessWithACop |
| 778 | ** [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Chief Wiggum]] ~redhed311, @/DoctorRayman |
| 779 | * DoorClosesEnding |
| 780 | ** ''Film/TheGodfather'' ~ [=WilliamShakesman=] |
| 781 | * DoorStopper |
| 782 | ** ''Literature/WordsOfRadiance'', the thickest book they were able to publish with the current binding system. @/{{Aver}} |
| 783 | * DotingParent |
| 784 | ** [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Maes Hughes.]] ~ Sarelon |
| 785 | *** Seconded. ~ Saphruikan |
| 786 | * DoubleBlindWhatIf |
| 787 | ** In ''Literature/PlayerTwoStart'', real life (aka OTL) is a pop culture timeline on that universe's version of Website/AlternateHistoryDotCom, known in-universe as Game Over ~ Tropers/DecafGrub47393 |
| 788 | * DoubleReverseQuadrupleAgent |
| 789 | ** [[Fanfic/HarryPotterAndTheMethodsOfRationality Blaise Zabini]]. He managed to be a ''quintuple'' agent in a game with three sides ~[[@/{{Seiryu}}]] |
| 790 | ** This trope wouldn't be completed without the TropeNamer himself, [[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 The Spy]] ~ @/{{MeeMaggot}} |
| 791 | ** [[VideoGame/MetalGear Revolver Ocelot]]. Webcomic/TheLastDaysOfFoxhound puts it best: |
| 792 | --> '''Mantis''': You must spend every day pretending to act like you're falsely letting on that you aren't not unbetraying someone you don't not purport to allegedly not work for but actually do! How do you keep all this shit straight without having an aneurysm?\ |
| 793 | '''Ocelot''': *Shrug* Practice. ~Bowbowis |
| 794 | * DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale |
| 795 | ** [[Literature/TheFamiliarOfZero Louise]]. ~ @/{{Demongodofchaos}} |
| 796 | ** [[Manga/RanmaOneHalf Akane Tendo]]: one of anime's oldest and [[HairTriggerTemper worst]] [[NeverMyFault offenders.]] ~ MiinU |
| 797 | ** [[Manga/LoveHina Naru]]. [=KantonKage=] |
| 798 | ** ''VideoGame/Persona4'' Chie, to Yosuke. Hence the famous "C-Critical hit to the nads..." ~ [=ReginaldCuftbert=] |
| 799 | * DoubleSubversion |
| 800 | ** LukeIAmYourFather in the sequel trilogy. [[Film/TheLastJedi "They were nobodies"]] followed by [[Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker "You are a Palpatine"]]. ~ Tropers/DecafGrub47393 |
| 801 | *** Seconded. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller |
| 802 | * DownerEnding |
| 803 | ** The original endings of ''VideoGame/MassEffect3''.. Quite possibly the most [[AssPull contrived]], [[IdiotBall stupid]], and downright [[TearJerker depressing]] endings I've ever seen. ~ MetaFalcario |
| 804 | ** [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls Twisted Sister's]] ending ~ @/{{todbot1}} |
| 805 | ** ''Series/TorchwoodChildrenOfEarth''. Oh God, ''Children of Earth''. ~ [=LaNinje=] |
| 806 | ** ''Film/TheMist''. ~ Talryth |
| 807 | ** ''Literature/MostlyHarmless''. Everyone in the MULTIVERSE DIED. How can it seriously get worse than that? ~ Ericho |
| 808 | *** Seconded. It's a ''lot'' DarkerAndEdgier than the first book. ~ [=Me2=] |
| 809 | ** Of all but [[strike: two]] one arc, ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'' ~ @/{{Zfish9}} |
| 810 | ** ''Film/{{Ran}}'' may have one of the more distressing and cynical final shot of any film ever. ~ budman2008 |
| 811 | ** ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith''. Need I say more? ~ thecnoNSMB |
| 812 | ** ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar''. "What is this? What the hell's happening?" "Oh god..." ~ Five-seveN-25 |
| 813 | ** Forget it Jake, it's ''Film/{{Chinatown}}'' ~ Tropers/DecafGrub47393 |
| 814 | ** ''Anime/{{Texhnolyze}}'' ~ Tropers/Pemulis_128 |
| 815 | * DoWrongRight |
| 816 | ** [[Series/BreakingBad Heisenberg's Blue Sky]], 99.1% Pure. ~ Nlpnt |
| 817 | ** [[Film/TheAddamsFamily Morticia's reaction after seeing Wednesday carrying a cleaver to use on her brother.]] ~ @/DoctorRayman |
| 818 | ** The [[FallingChandelierOfDoom chandelier incident]] in ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix''. Quoth [[SternTeacher Professor]] [[NotSoAboveItAll McGonagall]], "[[SugarWiki/CrowningMomentOfFunny It unscrews the other way]]." ~Bowbowis |
| 819 | * TheDragAlong |
| 820 | ** Iago of the ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'' [[WesternAnimation/AladdinTheSeries animated series]]. ~ [=RobertBingham=], @/DoctorRayman |
| 821 | ** [[Film/TheMummyTrilogy Jonathan Carnahan]]. |
| 822 | ** [[WesternAnimation/TheMagicSchoolBus Arnold]]. He knew he should have stayed home today. ~ @/KingCrInuYasha |
| 823 | * DraggedOffToHell |
| 824 | ** ''Theatre/DonGiovanni'' ~ Tropers/DecafGrub47393 |
| 825 | ** Pretty much the whole point of ''Anime/HellGirl'', for both the client and their target of vendetta. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller |
| 826 | ** [[WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog "I promise I'll pay ya'll back! I PROMISE!]] ~ [=SuperYoshiFan02=] |
| 827 | * TheDragon |
| 828 | ** [[Series/PowerRangersInSpace Ecliptor]] |
| 829 | ** [[WesternAnimation/KimPossible Shego]] ~ [[@/TheLaughingFan Fan]] |
| 830 | ** [[Franchise/StarWars Darth Vader]] ~ @/{{Storm}}, @/{{Carla}}, Wasserplane, @/{{Leilukin}} |
| 831 | ** [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI Kefka]] ~ @/EricDVH |
| 832 | ** [[Film/LayerCake Dragan]] ~ @/{{Jordan}}, @/ManWithoutABody |
| 833 | ** [[Franchise/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha Fate Testarossa.]] ~ @/BlankMage |
| 834 | ** [[VideoGame/TimeCrisis Wild Dog.]] ~ xxxEbbxxx |
| 835 | ** [[Franchise/{{Transformers}} Starscream]] (also a Triumphant Example of SmugSnake, DirtyCoward, and of course, [[TheStarscream the trope named after him]].) ~ superboy313 |
| 836 | ** [[Franchise/GIJoe Destro]] ~ Mistermister |
| 837 | ** [[Franchise/{{Metroid}} Ridley]]. Not only a prime example, but an actual dragon. |
| 838 | ** [[VideoGame/MarioAndLuigi Midbus]]. ~ @/{{deeman45}} |
| 839 | ** [[TheStoic Ulquiorra]] of Manga/{{Bleach}}. ~ ncfan |
| 840 | ** [[Film/JamesBond Jaws]] ~ @/DerangedGenius |
| 841 | ** [[VideoGame/MegaManZero Omega]]. ''Extremely'' AxCrazy, yet very loyal to [[BigBad Dr. Weil.]] ~ [=DAN004=] |
| 842 | ** [[VideoGame/StreetsOfRage Shiva]]. ~ 1993xxx1993 |
| 843 | ** [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Pride to Father]] ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller |
| 844 | * DragonAscendant |
| 845 | ** [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Kabuto]] ~ Contributor |
| 846 | ** [[VideoGame/MarioAndLuigi Fawful]], who goes from being TheDragon to Cackletta in ''[[VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga Superstar Saga]]'' to the BigBad of ''[[VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiBowsersInsideStory Bowser's Inside Story]]''. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller |
| 847 | * DragonInChief |
| 848 | ** [[Anime/BloodPlus Amshel]] ~ @/{{deeman45}} |
| 849 | ** [[Series/GameOfThrones Tywin Lannister]] ~ dgenega5764 |
| 850 | * DragonsAreDemonic |
| 851 | ** [[WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures Shendu]] ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller |
| 852 | * DragonsUpTheYinYang |
| 853 | ** ''VideoGame/BreathOfFireIV''. Yes, the ''entire game''. It is, quite literally, ''made'' of this trope. ~ dogemperor |
| 854 | * DragonTheirFeet |
| 855 | ** [[Film/DieHard Karl]] - @/TeraChimera |
| 856 | ** [[Film/LethalWeapon1987 Mr. Joshua]]. ~ @/DoctorRayman |
| 857 | * DragonWithAnAgenda |
| 858 | ** [[Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick Redcloak.]] ~ spacemonkey37 |
| 859 | ** [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI Kefka Palazzo]]. ~ @/CassandraLeo |
| 860 | * DramaBomb |
| 861 | ** [[Recap/BreakingBadS5E14Ozymandias "Ozymandias"]]. Even with a final season of nothing but {{Wham Episode}}s, it still stands out. ~ babyhenchy1 |
| 862 | * DramaBombFinale |
| 863 | ** The end of [[Recap/BlackadderS4E6Goodbyeee the last episode]] of ''Series/{{Blackadder}} Goes Forth'' - [[@/DaPatman DaPatman]] |
| 864 | * DramaticIrony: In Creator/MattStover's Mace Windu-centric ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'' novel ''Literature/{{Shatterpoint}}'', Mace Windu favorably regards Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine's spartanly furnished office and simple, humble lifestyle, and remarks to Yoda, "A shame he can't touch the Force. He might have made a fine Jedi." The reader, of course, should know full well that Palpatine is in fact Darth Sidious, Dark Lord of the Sith, the BigBad of the entire ''Franchise/StarWars'' film series, meaning that this is quite possibly the biggest moment of intentional irony that any ''Star Wars'' EU author ever put to paper before or since. ~ @/StarSword |
| 865 | * DramaticPause |
| 866 | ** Ram in ''Film/{{Tron}}''. |
| 867 | --> "You're a... *pauses, thinks for a moment, stands up and walks over to the wall to lean against it while half-smirking* ...guest of the Master Control Program." |
| 868 | ** [[Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow "I see you shiver with antici...]][[note]]SAY IT![[/note]][[Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow ...pation."]] ~ @/{{Wackd}} |
| 869 | * DramaticReading |
| 870 | ** A REAL breakup letter from a REAL person! ~ @/ManWithoutABody |
| 871 | * DramaticUnmask |
| 872 | ** ''Film/ThePhantomOfTheOpera1925'' ~ @/{{Lale}}, Tropers/DecafGrub47393 |
| 873 | ** ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'', which happens to the titular Winter Soldier. ~ @/DoctorRayman |
| 874 | * TheDreaded |
| 875 | ** [[Literature/TheDresdenFiles Harry Dresden]]. At one point in the twelfth book, he comes across a vampire. The vampire ''[[HorrifyingTheHorror screams in terror and runs away.]]'' ~ spacemonkey37 |
| 876 | *** Seconded. What's more, the vampire turns out to be one of the Red Court's ''oldest, most capable assassins''. ~ hujwernoo |
| 877 | *** Thirded, ~digiman619 |
| 878 | ** [[Series/DoctorWho River Song]]. The ''sheer mention of her name'' causes ''[[OmnicidalManiac a Dalek]]'' to beg for mercy. Which she doesn't give. The Doctor from the same series is a very, very close second. @/CassandraLeo |
| 879 | ** [[Literature/HarryPotter Voldemort]]. ~ @/DoctorRayman |
| 880 | ** [[VideoGame/AlienIsolation The Alien]]. You can't fight this creature at all, it's impossible to outrun it so you have to rely on stealth just to survive, the only thing you have that can keep them at bay will only work for so long, and it will eventually learn how to catch you. It's reputation is definitely well-earned. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller |
| 881 | ** [[WesternAnimation/HazbinHotel Alastor]] - Tropers/DemonDuckofDoom |
| 882 | * DreadfulMusician |
| 883 | ** [[VisualNovel/{{Clannad}} Kotomi Ichinose]]. Full stop. ~ @/{{Mapi-chan}} |
| 884 | *** So Seconded, only musician to cause a HeroicBSOD ~ deathfire123 |
| 885 | *** Absolutely thirded. I doubt there is a finer example of this trope in any other fictional story. - @/aNinjaWithAIDS |
| 886 | ** [[ComicBook/{{Asterix}} Cacofonix]]. ~ @/{{Julep}}, @/DoctorRayman |
| 887 | ** [[WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants Squidward.]] ~ @/{{Zfish9}} |
| 888 | ** [[WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy Ed when he's playing the violin]]. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller |
| 889 | * DreamApocalypse |
| 890 | ** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaLinksAwakening'' ~ Tropers/DecafGrub47393 |
| 891 | ** [[spoiler:An infamous example in ''[[VideoGame/DrawnToLife Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter]]''.]] ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller |
| 892 | * DreamEpisode |
| 893 | ** "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS4E22Restless Restless]]" ~ [=Amuck Cricetine=] |
| 894 | * DreamMatchGame |
| 895 | ** ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate''. ~ @/DoctorRayman |
| 896 | ** VideoGame/TekkenTagTournament2. ~ Five-seveN-25 |
| 897 | * DreamWithinADream |
| 898 | ** '''Film/{{Inception}}'''. ~ [=DRoy=], @/{{Cameoflage}}, @/{{Dracosummoner}}, @/{{Julep}}, deathfire123, @/DoctorRayman |
| 899 | *** [[MemeticMutation (X)CEPTION]] replaced yo dawg. ~ @/{{TARDISES}} |
| 900 | ** In ''ComicBook/TheSandman'', the FateWorseThanDeath inflicted by Morpheus on his captor after he escaped. ~ @/SylviaViridian |
| 901 | ** [[VideoGame/SpongeBobSquarePantsCreatureFromTheKrustyKrab Spongebob Squarepants: Creature From The Krusty Krab]] ~ Five-seveN-25 |
| 902 | * DrillSergeantNasty |
| 903 | ** [[Film/FullMetalJacket Gunnery Sgt. Hartman]], played by Creator/RLeeErmey ~ @/AriRockefeller |
| 904 | ** [[Manga/AttackOnTitan Keith Shadis]]. It may be downplayed due to the fact he spares victims of Titan attacks from the routine, his hilariously over the top behavior certainly qualifies him for this trope in my book. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller |
| 905 | * DrivenByEnvy |
| 906 | ** [[spoiler:[[VideoGame/LiveALive Streibough's motivation for framing Oersted.]]]] ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller |
| 907 | * DrivesLikeCrazy |
| 908 | ** As the trope page itself admits, [[Manga/AzumangaDaioh Yukari Tanizaki]]. |
| 909 | *** Seconded - Lord Zorc |
| 910 | *** Thirded - {{@/FoxxPark}} |
| 911 | *** Fourthed; Poor [[TheWoobie Chiyo]] goes into ColorFailure at the mere mention of the [[TheAllegedCar YukariMobile]] - aNinjaWithAIDS |
| 912 | ** ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants''. When he drives, it's simply ''epic.'' ~ @/{{Alice2}}, [=TheWildwest666=], @/{{Zfish9}}, [=Me2=] |
| 913 | ** ''Manga/LuckyStar'''s Yui Narumi. ~ @/{{Mapi-chan}} |
| 914 | ** Leland's grandma from [[WebAnimation/DrTran Mr. Tran & the Toy Cack]] ~ @/ManWithoutABody |
| 915 | ** ''Series/GetSmart''. ~ [=BlankMage=] |
| 916 | ** [[Film/TheBluesBrothers Elwood Blues]]. ~ @/VoodooChild, @/TheAlbinoPrimid, @/{{Julep}} |
| 917 | ** Music/RKelly in ''Music/TrappedInTheCloset'' ~ @/{{Lionheart0}} |
| 918 | ** ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'': "Do you hate trash cans? Is that it? Do you just hate trash cans?!" ~ @/{{deeman45}} |
| 919 | ** Wrestling/StoneColdSteveAustin ~ @/{{Nirao 01}} |
| 920 | ** ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution'': Kitty Pryde. When your driving is so crazy that you manage to scare ''ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}''... ~ @/{{Carla}} |
| 921 | ** [[Webcomic/{{Freefall}} Sam Starfall]]. ~@/{{Tambov333}} |
| 922 | *** Seconded ~ [=TranquilTempest=] |
| 923 | ** [[ComicBook/TheSandman Delirium]] ~ @/DerangedGenius, @/DevilsAdvocate |
| 924 | ** [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer "Summers you drive like a SPAZ"]] ~ @/{{Metalbane}} |
| 925 | ** What, forgetting [[WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfIchabodAndMrToad Mr. Toad's Wild Ride]]? |
| 926 | ** [[Series/{{Friends}} Phoebe Buffay]] ~ [=CamrocG=] |
| 927 | ** ''Film/DieHardWithAVengeance'': "Are you TRYING to run over these people?" "NO! Well, maybe the mime." ~ [=MarvelGirl=] |
| 928 | ** [[Literature/FearAndLoathingInLasVegas "I've never missed a plane yet." *drives perpendicular across four lanes, off the road, through a wire-chain fence onto an airfield*]] ~ @/{{Wackd}} |
| 929 | ** But what about [[DoomMagnet Dr.]] [[AmusingInjuries Gerald?!]] Despite his driving skills being a joke [[Website/SCPFoundation SCP]], it's still pretty horrible. I mean, the poor man drove through a town on a moped and the end result was like a nuclear meltdown! [[EpicFail Even when using roller skates]], he still causes an explosion! ~ XanderJacatipon |
| 930 | ** [[WesternAnimation/GravityFalls Grunkle Stan. "Road safety laws, prepare to be ignored!"]] ~ @/{{Kandikorn22}} |
| 931 | ** [[WesternAnimation/TheLooneyTunesShow Lola Bunny]], as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OucnXFNZRo shown here]]. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller |
| 932 | ** [[Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena Akio Ohtori]]. - @/IukaSylvie |
| 933 | ** [[WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians Cruella De Vil]]. ~ @/TripleJ |
| 934 | * DroneOfDread |
| 935 | ** The almighty TropeMaker of the genre [[DoomMetal drone metal]] itself [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKz-M661AAU Earth]]. Perfectly managing to encapsulate that feeling of being buried alive in a 20 foot grave after having all your limbs cut off, eyelids and mouth sown shut with the only sounds you can hear are your muffled, panicked screams as you slowly die of suffocation. ~ Creekery |
| 936 | ** ComicBook/TheJoker's {{Leitmotif}} in ''Film/TheDarkKnight''. ~ @/DoctorRayman |
| 937 | * DroppedABridgeOnHim |
| 938 | ** [[spoiler:Dark Raiden]] in ''VideoGame/MortalKombat11''. ~ Five-seveN-25 |
| 939 | * DroppedGlasses |
| 940 | ** [[Franchise/ScoobyDoo Velma Dinkley]] ~ Tropers/SereneSpecter13 |
| 941 | * DuctTapeForEverything |
| 942 | ** ''Series/MythBusters'' did several episodes about this trope, and most of the myths were confirmed. ~ Tropers/DecafGrub47393 |
| 943 | * DudeLooksLikeALady |
| 944 | ** [[VideoGame/GoldenSunDarkDawn Amiti]]. A ShirtlessScene got leaked, and the European ''official website'' still [[ViewerGenderConfusion didn't get the memo]]. ~ @/{{Yuihime}} |
| 945 | ** [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Yashamaru]]. Up until 548 there was never any definite indication of just what his gender is in the English manga, and in several different languages the translators have made him a woman because he's just that pretty. |
| 946 | ** Noah from ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'': ~ Nlpnt |
| 947 | -->-'''Elliot''': ''Who's this...guy? I think?'' |
| 948 | ** [[Literature/BakaAndTestSummonTheBeasts Hideyoshi]] surprisingly isn't here. ~ [=KantonKage=] |
| 949 | ** [[Literature/{{Shimoneta}} Oboro Tsukimigusa]] is so feminine in appearance, that he's shown to have a woman's figure[[note]]minus the absence of breasts and having a penis[[/note]] even when stripped naked. One could easily [[http://ami.animecharactersdatabase.com/uploads/chars/11498-278228631.png mistake him]] for ''Azumanga Daioh's'' Sakaki. ~ MiinU |
| 950 | ** [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Haku]]. ~ @/DoctorRayman |
| 951 | ** [[VideoGame/GuiltyGear Bridget]]. ~ Five-seveN-25 |
| 952 | ** [[Literature/FateApocrypha Astolfo]]. ~ @/BurgerLord |
| 953 | * DudeShesLikeInAComa |
| 954 | ** Shinji in ''[[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion End of Evangelion]]'' ~ @/{{Carla}} |
| 955 | *** Seconded. ~ [=TheWildwest666=] |
| 956 | *** Thirded. "I'm so [[PrecisionFStrike fucked up.]]" ~ XanderJacatipon |
| 957 | ** ''WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty''. ~ @/DoctorRayman |
| 958 | * DuelOfSeduction |
| 959 | ** ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'' ~ @/{{Gamermaster}} |
| 960 | * DuelToTheDeath |
| 961 | ** [[Film/{{Troy}} Achilles vs. Hector]] ~ WilliamShakesman |
| 962 | * DullSurprise |
| 963 | ** [[Series/TheWire Marlo Stanfield]] is this trope done ''right'' ~ [=WilliamShakesman=] |
| 964 | ** [[WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents The Pixies' reaction to something unexpected]]. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller |
| 965 | * DumbassNoMore |
| 966 | ** [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime Cinnamon Bun after becoming the Flame Knight]]. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller |
| 967 | * DungeonBypass |
| 968 | ** [[Franchise/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha Nanoha Takamachi]]. ~ @/PhoenixFire |
| 969 | *** Seconded ~ [=RainRequiem=] |
| 970 | *** Highly thirded. This was truly [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome awesome and satisfying]] for us to see. Just look at a certain SmugSnake's [[OhCrap expression]] when [[PersonOfMassDestruction Nanoha]] did this against her. ~ aNinjaWithAIDS |
| 971 | ** Wrestling/TripleH ~ @/{{Nirao 01}} |
| 972 | ** [[Literature/FateZero Kayneth]] turned a hotel into a massive magical deathtrap. [[CombatPragmatist Kiritsugu]] just blew it up instead. ~ Ultimaneo |
| 973 | *** Seconded. ~ Five-seveN-25 |
| 974 | * DungeonTown |
| 975 | ** [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI Zozo]]. ~ Tropers/DecafGrub47393 |
| 976 | * DyingMomentOfAwesome |
| 977 | ** ''[[spoiler: Whitebeard]]'' from Manga/OnePiece. ~ [=LeChuck4=], @/ShadowStainedSky |
| 978 | ** [[spoiler: [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyV Galuf]]]]. ~ @/Balmung60, @/WillyFourEyes |
| 979 | *** Thirded. ~ Tropers/DecafGrub47393 |
| 980 | ** [[spoiler: [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Kaji.]]]] ~Swoove, @/{{Carla}} |
| 981 | ** [[spoiler: [[WesternAnimation/BeastWars Dinobot]]!]]. ~ Puffitheinsane |
| 982 | ** ''Film/DoubleTeam'' was a terrible Creator/JeanClaudeVanDamme movie, but boy did it have '''ONE HELL OF A VILLAIN DEATH SCENE.''' WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1kLfi-yFoA certainly agrees.]] ~ Sanfranman91 |
| 983 | ** From ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' we got [[spoiler: Kittan's death]]. You can almost feel the quake from Valhalla's doors smash opening on this one because of the sheer awesomeness of it. ~ Mistermister, @/VPhantom |
| 984 | ** The last half of Gurren Lagann's episode 8. It is Kamina's dying moment of awesome, (and therefore SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome ) which stands out above all the others. He dies after being stabbed twice with a beam of energy, and getting hit with his mech's own pair of sunglasses, then ''comes back'' to [[GetAHoldOfYourselfMan throw his mech's severed arm at Simon, yelling "Let's see ya grit those teeth!",]] combines with Lagann, destroys all of Thymilph's remaining cannon fodder without looking at them, then right on the spot invents one of the most epic finishing moves ever (which, if I recall correctly, took up five, or technically ten pages in the manga) and [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill utterly obliterates Thymilph]], then [[GoOutWithASmile dies for the second time with a smile on his face, saying "later, buddy."]] ~ @/HaruAxeman |
| 985 | ** [[spoiler: [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Asuka.]] End of Evangelion. Granted she lives in the end...kinda]] @/{{Muffin-Shota}} |
| 986 | ** [[spoiler: [[VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption John Marston]]]] ~ babyhenchy1 |
| 987 | ** [[spoiler: [[Anime/CodeGeass Rolo Lamperouge]]]]~ Javertshark13 |
| 988 | ** [[spoiler:[[VideoGame/MegaManZero Zero]]]]. His [[HeroicSacrifice sacrifice]] ultimately brings peace between the two species, despite being created by the one who started all the centuries-long war. ~ [=DAN004=], Cag |
| 989 | ** [[spoiler: [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Solf J. Kimblee]]]] ~ Oberyn |
| 990 | ** [[spoiler:[[Anime/FZeroGPLegend ''"WATASHI WA SHINEN, SHINEN ZUU!!!" "FALCON PUNCH!!!!!!" *BSSSSHHHHT* "CAPTAIN FALCON!!!!" "WUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR" *BOOOOOSHHHHHHHHTTTTTTT*'']]]] ~ [=NotGonnaDoALot4=] |
| 991 | ** [[spoiler:[[Anime/CowboyBebop Spike Spiegel]]]] anybody? |
| 992 | ** "[[VideoGame/HaloReach Tell 'em to make it]] '''[[VideoGame/HaloReach count.]]'''" ~ Battra09416 |
| 993 | *** What does Emile do when an Elite impales him from behind? ''Reaches back and breaks the bastard's neck.'' ~ [=RainRequiem=] |
| 994 | ** [[spoiler:Kyouko]] in episode nine of ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica''. ~ {{Ncfan}} |
| 995 | ** [[WebAnimation/RedVsBlue "It only works on computers, remember? And I am a motherfuckin' ghost."]] ~ @/{{foxmccloud4387}} |
| 996 | ** ''ComicBook/TheDeathOfSuperman''. The title is self-explanatory. ~ @/DoctorRayman |
| 997 | * DynamicDifficulty |
| 998 | ** ''[[VideoGame/BattleGaregga Battle]]'' "Hi, want to piss me off? Then do anything awesome!" ''[[VideoGame/BattleGaregga Garegga]]'' ~ Ray Ayanami |
| 999 | * DysfunctionJunction |
| 1000 | ** Your crew in all ''Franchise/MassEffect'' games. ~@/TeraChimera |
| 1001 | *** Your party in any Creator/BioWare game ''period.'' ~ @/{{Allronix}} |
| 1002 | ** ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion''. ~ {{@/Enthryn}}, {{@/FoxxPark}}, Tehpopelink |
| 1003 | ** ''Manga/{{Bokurano}}''. Try to name a major character, or ''any'' named character for that matter that doesn't have or get a major issue. ([[FalseProtagonist Waku]] doesn't count.) -@/PersonOfNote |
| 1004 | ** ''Manga/FruitsBasket''. ~ chibihana |
| 1005 | ** ''Series/TwinPeaks'' ~ @/AdelePotter |
| 1006 | ** ''[[VideoGame/AdvancedVariableGeo Advanced V.G.]]'' All, but three, of its cast members either come from abusive families, or have dark and troubled pasts. ~ MiinU |
| 1007 | ** ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena''. - @/IukaSylvie |
| 1008 | * {{Dystopia}} |
| 1009 | ** [[Literature/NineteenEightyFour Oceania]] - Tropers/DemonDuckofDoom |
| 1010 | * DystopiaJustifiesTheMeans |
| 1011 | ** [[Franchise/TheDCU Darkseid]] - Tropers/DemonDuckofDoom |
| 1012 | ** [[spoiler:[[VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeonExplorers Darkrai]]]] ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller |
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