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1''[-(last updated on 3 April 2013) (except troper wall, moved on 30 Sept 2014)-]''
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3folder control button: [[foldercontrol]]
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5!!About this troper
6
7Gamer; occasional animé watcher; tends to gravitate unintentionally toward relatively obscure works.
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9[[folder:Tropes this person especially enjoys/appreciates]]
10* BrickJoke
11* ComicallyMissingThePoint
12* ContinuityNod
13* CrowningMusicOfAwesome
14* DudeNotFunny
15* HypeAversion and HypeBacklash
16* JustForPun
17** HurricaneOfPuns
18** StealthPun
19* MemeticMutation - this user coined the term "wonderpost".
20* OverlyLongGag
21* {{Understatement}}
22* [[WideEyedIdealist Wide Eyed Idealism]]
23[[/folder]]
24
25!!Stuff I've done on TVT
26
27[[folder:Tropes/indices created or significantly contributed to]]
28''(* = I made this; ** = I YKTTW'd but forgot and someone else launched it)''
29* BaitAndSwitchComparison **
30* ChordProgression *
31* ClassicalMusic *
32* CommonTime (rename discussion [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=5g27l9fugxf3lijagyarnrag&page=1 here]])
33* CulturalBlending *
34* EmergentGameplay *
35* {{Harmony}} *
36** CircleOfFifths *
37** HumoresqueProgression *
38** PachelbelsCanonProgression *
39** TheFourChordsOfPop
40* LazyBackup **
41* {{Melody}} *
42* {{Modulation}} *
43** ChromaticThirdRelation (will make this later)
44** TruckDriversGearChange
45* NoobBridge * (collab with sageoftruth)
46* OhWait *
47* OneThousandNeedles (rename discussion [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=dic0m3ucqngoxlrc50ezbsoj&page=1 here]])
48* {{Pitch}} *
49* SlidingScaleOfAnimeObscurity *
50* ThemeAndVariations *
51* ThemeAndVariationsSoundtrack * (collab with KnownUnknown)
52* UselessSecurityCamera *
53[[/folder]]
54
55[[folder:Media and other pages created or contributed significantly to]]
56(disclaimer: does not mean this troper necessarily likes the series/creator; it's usually because this troper has worked on them in some capacity): (* = pages I started)
57* BarnyardBlast *
58* Film.BruceLeeMyBrother *
59* Videogame.CaptainNovolin *
60* Creator.CarpeFulgur *
61* Videogame.{{Castlevania}} and its subpages (some of which I've started)
62* classical {{Composers}} (some of which I've started)
63* Webcomic.DarkmoonsSillyWebComic
64* EagleRiders * (not sure if should redirect)
65* Creator.EasyGameStation *
66* Videogame.EcoQuest
67* EnergyBreaker *
68* EternalDaughter
69* GoCrossCampus *
70* SammoHung *
71* Videogame.ImOK *
72* Anime.KiddyGrade
73* Videogame.LaMulana
74* {{Melocure}} *
75* Videogame.{{Metroid}} and sub-pages
76* Videogame.{{Paperboy}} *
77* Series.{{Rescue 911}} *
78* Music.{{Rie fu}} *
79* Anime.RocketGirls
80* Anime.StellviaOfTheUniverse
81* Anime.{{Stratos 4}} *
82* Webcomic.SuperEffective *
83* SuperGameBoy *
84* Film.{{Swordsmen}} *
85* Videogame.TailGator *
86* WebAnimation.TeenGirlSquad *
87* Videogame.{{Telefang}} * (though someone else did most of the work)
88* Videogame.{{Valis}} *
89* WorldEventsProductions *
90[[/folder]]
91
92[[folder:Old YKTTWs and YKTTW ideas (including logs)]]
93* Action Mimicker: (can't remember exactly, but I think it was about creatures in games that imitate your actions near-perfectly.)
94* Endgame: After all the MacGuffins are collected or all the sub-bosses beaten, you know you're in for the final showdown.
95* Flawed Masterpiece: A work recognized as great despite significant flaws.
96* Imbuing An Object With Evil Monster Spirit: Frequent means of producing the MonsterOfTheWeek, as shown in shows like PowerRangers and SailorMoon.
97* Legendary Weapon / Legendary Hero
98* Soul Of Fiery Redness: Wearing red, being themed on fire, and being hot-headed are often seen in some combination together.
99* Supporting Cast Vote Of Confidence: (can't remember this exactly)
100* Themed Level Pacing: Games usually start out in a neutral, grassy plains area (or something like that), and progressively move toward more unusual and dangerous locales.
101* [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=dze4l9tcrrpy4r1cri4kg2yn No Pain, No Gain]]
102* [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=g2own1d4v9sno74iv3yahxpy Soundtrack Instrumental Version of Theme Song]] - may be ThemeTuneCameo; that page might need splitting into karaoke and arranged-instrumental versions
103* [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=k8e3ilpmizo9k07m2nlemhpv Steam Vents]]
104* [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=axm7cyvw7ko31lgifru1pkjb Sub-Meme]] (previously known as "fad")
105* [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=i3wa1o0jvx4cyg17umw3cufy Telegraphing Attacks]]
106Feel free to [=YKTTW=] these; just let me know if you do.
107* PathsNeverTaken, AbandonedIdeas, or AbandonedProjects: creative team made room for something but abandoned the idea for various reasons.
108** example: At the end of Super Valis IV for the SNES, the game says that that's the first of Lena's adventures. But the series was never continued (or properly, at least).
109** DukeNukemForever?
110** Sonic 2: Wood Zone, Hidden Palace Zone, Genocide City Zone, "Dust Hill Zone"
111** CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight: Cursed Prison and other areas?
112** Sub-trope may be DummiedOut, referring to ideas that were
113* LastMinuteBackout: a finished or nearly-finished project is not released.
114** examples: StarFox2, {{Mother}} (NES English version)
115** would CrimsonEchoes count? Could count as an enforced trope.
116
117!!!YKTTW log for Flawed Masterpiece:
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119http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=y3vv1rfjie7kx66ykyj8dsr8
120
121''"Skies Of Arcadia is one of those games that has a list of flaws a mile long (cliched story, broken battle system, Random Encounters), but manages to be great fun despite (or arguably because of) that, even through multiple playthroughs. There's definitely something to be said for piracy in airships."'' ~ from this very wiki, about SkiesOfArcadia
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123A SubjectiveTrope.
124
125Some things--TV shows, games, movies, novels, etc.--may be considered by a good part of their fanbase to be significantly flawed in some way. The script may be narmful; the plot may be a bit Aesop-heavy, the acting might not be too convincing at times, the special effects may look obvious, the gameplay might be tedious or too easy...but the work is still widely appreciated by its fans.
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127Needless to say, this trope is rather subjective.
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129Examples list:
130* ''CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight'': Generally regarded as the best or among the best Castlevania games, and well-regarded even now (13 years after its release, as of 2010), despite its successors having better gameplay design and more appropriate difficulty.
131* The ''{{Evangelion}}'' series: incoherent rambling of a wuss of a shonen hero who trashes a perfectly good GiantMecha show, or a deep psychoanalysis of characters with social problems that the audience can relate to? Can't deny that it's a classic show that still garners new fans, though.
132* ''La-Mulana'', in its original version, a game filled with GuideDangIt details and possibly even a required item that could be LostForever, and many gamers dislike its intentionally NintendoHard design. However, its intense atmosphere, retro but nevertheless rich graphics, and beautiful soundtrack have made even some haters admit it's perhaps a museum-piece in the form of a videogame.
133* ''SkiesOfArcadia'', as mentioned in the page quote above.
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135reply: added: 2010-08-20 22:06:31 by Tannhaeuser\
136''Hamlet'', according to T.S. Eliot:
137-->So far from being Shakespeare's masterpiece, the play is most certainly an artistic failure. In several ways the play is puzzling, and disquieting as is none of the others. Of all the plays it is the longest and is possibly the one on which Shakespeare spent most pains; and yet he has left in it superfluous and inconsistent scenes which even hasty revision should have noticed.
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139reply: added: 2010-08-21 20:16:13 by BattleMage\
140Looks like GushingAboutShowsYouLike.
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142reply: added: 2010-08-21 23:48:18 by Metalitia\
143No, that's simply when you like something and you really wanna let people know. I think this trope is like a "compliment sandwich", where you point out something's flaws, then say good stuff about it, then point out more flaws.
144Like, ''Pro Wrestling'' on the NES, for instance. Let's face it, it's clunky, and it looks like a mess, but for some reason, we all love it (I mean seriously, I don't think ANYBODY hates that game AT ALL) and consider it one of the paragons of professional wrestling in video games (even when you compare it to Tecmo World Wrestling, which looks and plays much better, but gets much less press and praise for some reason).
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146reply: added: 2010-08-23 18:54:59 by ChevalierMalfait\
147''SchindlersList'', for many critics and general viewers. While the film is nearly universally praised for its contribution to [[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped Holocaust education]], its powerful lead and supporting performances, and its authentically classic newsreel-like cinematography, there's one scene in particular that many, perhaps most, viewers consider {{Narm}}: namely, the moment towards the end when Schindler, speaking to his newly-liberated workers for the last time, suddenly bursts into tears and says "I could have done more!", berating himself for not selling his car and the ring off his finger to buy freedom for just a few more Jews. The scene, according to RealLife "Schindler Jews" and others who knew the man, was completely inaccurate and out of character for him; nor was it in the Thomas Keanally historical novel of which the film was an adaptation.
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149reply: added: 2010-08-23 19:05:40 by Prfnoff\
150This is way too subjective.
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152reply: added: 2010-08-23 19:59:03 by Game_Fan\
153We can probably limit the subjectivity by requiring references to a critic who feels this way. Speaking of which:
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155''ZeroPunctuation'' occasionally includes blink-and-you-miss-it mentions that the game is fun to play before a several minute rant about everything wrong with it.
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157reply: added: 2010-08-23 20:24:05 by Mortrialus\
158I agree with Prfnoff. Its too subjective to be a trope.
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160!!!YKTTW log for Soul of Fiery Redness:
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162http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=he8kdory4pg5qqrf8c4ldpun
163
164The following sets of traits are often seen together:
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166* a character who is associated with fire in some way (or associated with something else that's associated with fire)
167* a character with an impetuous and/or driven and/or aggressive personality, sometimes portrayed as overconfident or overdoing it (occasionally to disastrous results)
168* the character is associated with the color red--be it in clothing, hair color, armor, etc.
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170I discussed this in chat, and the following articles were suggested: {{Hot Blooded}}, {{Hair Colors}}, {{Colour Coded For Your Convenience}}, and {{Red Headed Hero}}. None of them seem to quite fit this--the first is merely about heroic force of will, the second doesn't name cases where it's not a redhead, the third is practically not this topic, and the fourth misses the personality traits.
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172Does this already exist? I thought it would, as I thought this was a really obvious trope. But then again, I only really started thinking about it since I've been trying to create one such character.
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174Examples:
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176* {{Asuka Langley Soryu}} from {{Neon Genesis Evangelion}}: red clothing, red mecha, personality traits of aggression and impetuousness, although not associated directly with fire (and she has red hair, but only in the animé)
177* Nola Falacci from [[LawAndOrderCriminalIntent Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]: red hair, and a forceful, confrontational, aggressive personality (though of course her clothing is realistic)
178* Jenna from {{Golden Sun}}: associated with fire, more driven, outgoing, and sometimes emotional than other members of the cast, has red-purplish hair and red/purple clothes
179* Hikaru from {{Magic Knight Rayearth}}: associated with fire, wears red and has red hair, is the most tomboyish of the three Magic Knights, has the highest attack power in the RPG version of the plot
180* Lance from {{Voltron}} (Voltron 3D, in particular): associated with Red Lion (which is associated with fire), wears red (in [=V3D=], but possibly only because that's his Lion's color), and has somewhat of a more rule-defying and aggressive personality that would sometimes clash with his commander (Keith) and high command which led to his getting arrested and jailed during a pretty dramatic story arc
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182(Note: Lance from cartoon Lion Voltron has a different personality and appearance, despite still piloting Red Lion. First, he wears blue. Second, more importantly, he instead has the calm sarcastic/snarky commentator personality.)
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184Edit:
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186Other examples given by commenters and one of my real-life friends:
187
188* {{Mega Man Battle Network}}: Hino Ken, Fireman, Heatman (courtesy of {{Caphi}})
189* {{Golden Sun}}: Garet (courtesy of {{Some Guy}})
190* {{Lord of the Rings}}: {{Gandalf}}? based on "I am a servant of the secret fire, wielder of the Flame of Anor" and on his carrying the ring of fire Narya. (courtesy of unknown troper) However, another troper has noted that he is careful and controlled in his actions. (courtesy of {{Coriander}})
191* {{Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha}}: Vita. Badly-tempered, agressive, red-headed Wolkenritter with a very red Elegant Gothic Lolita outfit. (courtesy of {{Servbot}})
192* {{Shakugan no Shana}}: Shana. Heck it's her freaking name! "Flame-Haired Burning-Eyed Hunter" She got the red hair, the fire, and the temper (Tsundere). (courtesy of {{Sackett}}, who nominates this to be the trope picture)
193* [[AvatarTheLastAirbender Avatar: the Last Airbender]]: Azula, the Fire Lord, Zuko (courtesy of Sackett)
194* {{Pokemon}}: Ash's Charmeleon, Ash's Charizard? These seem to be pretty much stock-characters that were drawn out of the warehouse in order to serve as personality for these minor characters. (courtesy of my friend M.J.S.)
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196Other tropes considered: {{Personality Powers}}, {{Red Oni Blue Oni}
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198My comments: This might possibly be considered a subtrope of Personality Powers, but I haven't thought this one through yet. However, it seems that Red Oni Blue Oni applies to the contrast between two characters, and I'm inclined to agree with Sackett that this trope could apply for when the point is the character himself/herself, as opposed to the comparison.
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200reply: added: 2008-07-25 15:21:34 by Caphi\
201Hino Ken in ''MegaManBattleNetwork'' and the anime adaptation. Also, Fireman and Heatman, both Navis of his. Flameman less so, because Flameman is lame.
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203reply: added: 2008-07-25 18:27:39 by Glenn Magus Harvey\
204Bump because I'm pretty sure there are more examples out there that I haven't thought of, and I want to get more input (as well as possibly find an actual trope page of this, if there exists one).
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206reply: added: 2008-07-25 18:50:54 by Some Guy\
207Oh, I quite agree this is common enough trope. I'm just trying to remember if its on the site or not. I know I've heard it defined at least once or twice before reading this YYKTW, but it might not have been here. It certainly warrants a split from HairColors, in any case. Red hair is, without a doubt, the type most likely to determine a character's overall personality.
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209I'd say Garet embodies this more than Jenna, by the way.
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211reply: added: 2008-07-25 19:39:09 by Unknown Troper 82.34.61.71\
212[[TheLordOfTheRings Gandalf]] wields powers associated with fire. Confronting the Balrog, he tells it "I am a servant of the secret fire, wielder of the Flame of Anor". It's not until the end of the book (not in the film) that we discover that [[spoiler:Gandalf is the wielder of Narya, the Ring of Fire, one of the Three Rings of the Elves]].
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214reply: added: 2008-07-25 20:04:05 by Coriander\
215Yeah, but Gandalf goes out of his way to ''avoid'' falling into the personality tropes listed above. He's cautious, thoughtful and slow to act. Also, he doesn't have red hair... or clothes... [[SoYeah]].
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217And fiery souls with power over flame are covered in PersonalityPowers.
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219reply: added: 2008-07-25 20:04:59 by TheWanderer\
220Sounds like the red oni from RedOniBlueOni
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222reply: added: 2008-07-25 20:35:27 by CAD\
223...
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225reply: added: 2008-07-25 20:36:09 by CAD\
226[This is not a reply]
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228reply: added: 2008-07-25 20:50:31 by Scooter007\
229Supposedly [[StarWars the Sith]] use red-bladed lightsabers because red symbolizes passion and aggression.
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231reply: added: 2008-07-25 21:09:23 by Servbot\
232Vita of ''MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha''. Badly-tempered, agressive, red-headed [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld Wolkenritter]] with a very red ElegantGothicLolita outfit.
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234reply: added: 2008-07-25 21:26:12 by Kuciwalker\
235The Sith use red lightsabers because everything in StarWars is [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience Color Coded For Our Convenience]]. In-universe, it's because that's just what the color of the synthetic crystals they make is.
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237reply: added: 2008-07-25 22:48:47 by Sackett\
238Shana from ''ShakuganNoShana'' Heck it's her freaking name! "Flame-Haired Burning-Eyed Hunter" She got the red hair, the fire, and the temper ({{Tsundere}}).
239
240In fact, if this becomes a trope, I nominate her image to go on the page as the picture representation of this trope.
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242reply: added: 2008-07-25 23:05:35 by RobertBingham\
243Have to agree with TheWanderer. This is the Red Oni half of RedOniBlueOni.
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245reply: added: 2008-07-25 23:16:25 by Sackett\
246Should RedOniBlueOni refer only to when they are paired, and have this be for when the RedOni appears alone?
247
248Or does the addition of flame make this different?
249
250PS: AvatarTheLastAirbender: Azula, the Fire Lord, and Zuko all fit this.
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252reply: added: 2008-07-28 23:34:42 by Sackett\
253Hmm... Ranma from RanmaOneHalf might fit this, has the personality, and is almost always wearing red, but instead of Fire is associated with the SoulOfIce. A subversion?
254
255reply: added: 2008-07-29 01:47:28 by NigeriaLisa\
256Hino Rei/Sailor Mars from SailorMoon?
257
258reply: added: 2008-08-06 23:25:09 by Glenn Magus Harvey\
259ykttw bump, to see if there are fresh faces to look at this trope before I launch it.
260
261reply: added: 2008-09-01 14:14:20 by Sackett\
262bump
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264reply: added: 2008-09-01 15:47:07 by Epiblast\
265I think this is worth counting as its own trope, intersecting with but distinct from RedOniBlueOni. RedOniBlueOni implies a pair of characters with contrasting characteristics, while this is just a passionate "red" character who doesn't necessarily have a foil. Note that this is a significantly more common type, with a greater tie to the color it's associated with, than an isolated "blue oni" type. It may help if we get some more examples that aren't from anime or anime-influenced stuff. What about Wheeler from CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers?
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267reply: added: 2008-09-02 04:27:56 by Black Charizard\
268Seems to be a subtrope of AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance. Is this splittable?
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270reply: added: 2009-07-09 13:58:35 by Sackett\
271So.... This is RedOni? as a subtrope of AstonishinglyAppropriateAppearance and needs a note that often the [[RedOniBlueOni Red Oni is paired with a Blue Oni]]
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273reply: added: 2009-07-10 10:48:46 by Smokie\
274Vita doesn't fit. She's ''not'' associated with fire in any way. That's Signum, who's a stoic badass with a pink outfit.
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276reply: added: 2009-07-10 12:44:28 by Unknown Troper 66.192.186.101\
277Chandra Nalaar from Magic the Gathering fits this to a tee.
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279reply: added: 2009-07-10 13:58:22 by Servbot\
280@{{Smokie}}: If that is the case, then Asuka and Nola, the first two examples given by the trope proposer, does not fit either as they are not assciated to fire besides having a fiery personality. Seems like the proposed trope covers both the metaphorical fire as well as the literal fire.
281
282Of course, FieryRedhead Agito of the Nanoha franchise has both the metaphorical and [[PlayingWithFire literal fire]].
283
284Also, ''MahouSenseiNegima'' has Negi's FieryRedhead, [[PlayingWithFire fire mage]] of a childhood friend, Anya.
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286By the way, if this is launched, FieryRedhead this should probably be linked to FieryRedhead as well.
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288reply: added: 2009-07-11 00:31:22 by Vekter\
289Can't believe the poster missed this one.
290
291TengenToppaGurrenLagann. Everyone.
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293reply: added: 2009-07-11 05:27:27 by Unknown Troper 213.145.44.84\
294Lina Inverse from TheSlayers
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296reply: added: 2009-07-11 06:09:47 by Stormtroper\
297* Faris from ''FinalFantasyV'' is the character associated with fire ([[InformedAttribute not that you'd tell]]), she's somewhat aggressive.
298
299* In ''TheNonAdventuresOfWonderella'' one of the recurring characters is a passionate, outgoing pyromaniac who wants to [[KillItWithFire cleanse the world with fire]], he's also a redhead, wears black and red and has red eyes.
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301reply: added: 2010-03-16 15:15:10 by GlennMagusHarvey\
302This is an old YKTTW of mine that doesn't seem to have been launched yet.
303
304I think, in the time since I last visited this discussion, I found a trope that actually corresponds to this, but I don't remember what it is. Maybe someone can think of it once I bump it with this reply?
305[[/folder]]
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