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1[[http://outskirtsbattledomewiki.com The Outskirts Battle Dome]] is an online forum group dedicated to discussing and quantifying battles between fictional characters, currently hosted on [[https://onelastforum.com/index.php OneLastForum.com]]. Another claim to fame is its [[http://outskirtsbattledomewiki.com/ Wiki]]. The website features a lot of its own unique brand of internet culture, sometimes taken from already existing MemeticMutation, sometimes building its own.
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3Somewhat notable is the amount of tropers that post there.
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5Its first page here on Website/ThisVeryWiki was deleted, due to importing some of the volatile drama inherent in the website's community.
6!!''The Outskirts Battle Dome'' features the following tropes:
7* AffectionateParody: For the most part, it's made clear that the section is just for debating "nerd fights", and most of the humor in the Wiki lampoons the silliness inherent in that hobby. That said, the Wiki authors can be quite venomous when it comes to certain subjects.
8* AccentuateTheNegative: Sometimes employed to humorous ends.
9* AGodAmI: Several members claim this of themselves. At times characters that do this (or are actual gods) are used in debates.
10* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: Happens when the thread debate is about {{Kaiju}}, {{Mecha}}, or other things of this size.
11* AttentionWhore: A good number of them show up on occasion.
12* ArchEnemy: Website/MovieCodec to the OBD. It's quieted down in recent years, but the bad blood is still present.
13** As of this point the rivalry is moot now that MovieCodec has been shut down.
14* AuthorFilibuster: Some debaters and thread makers have this problem. There is also the practice of making spite threads.
15* BadassCrew: Demon Sky Pirate Vegeta
16* CompetitiveBalance: Verses all have various powers and capabilities, thus their strengths come from how balanced their stats are.
17* CompositeCharacter: Some threads make a composite of multiple versions of a single character to get the most powerful form possible. However, most thread makers prefer to use only a [[SubvertedTrope particular version]] of the characters involved in their matches.
18* CoolVersusAwesome: The main idea and motivation behind many threads
19* CurbStompBattle: Often, usually when someone makes a thread without knowing the full capabilities of one of the characters they are using.
20* DependingOnTheWriter: Some thread battles may be redone but with different spins on it. Take [[http://outskirtsbattledome.wikispaces.com/Goku+vs.+Superman Goku Vs Superman]] for example.
21* DeadpanSnarker: The section's default tone. Extends to the wiki as well.
22* Fanon: [[http://outskirtsbattledomewiki.com/index.php/13-general-obd-terms/76-canon Their article on canon]] explains that it's ignored unless otherwise stated by the thread starter.
23** The OBD Cosmics on the wiki are essentially fanon characters that show up on occasion in threads.
24* DemotedToExtra: Several series that used to get a lot of attention in the OBD have had this happen over the years. One example being Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya.
25* ForgotAboutHisPowers: Recorded as "Plot Induced Stupidity".
26* GirlOnGirlIsHot: If the thread involves two well [[DistractedByTheSexy "well-endowed"]] female fighters, expect at least one debater to conclude it "ends in sex".
27* GoMadFromTheRevelation: Usually when a series is shown as not being as strong as initially thought, this can also happen in reverse (though it's usually rarer for the former to happen than the latter). [[http://outskirtsbattledome.wikispaces.com/The+Getbackers+Deception The Get Backers Deception]] is currently the most infamous example of this.
28* LikeRealityUnlessNoted: When it comes to analyzing feats, some experienced debaters use physics calculations to determine speed or destructive capability. Still, more often than not, if the behavior of a physical phenomenon in a story strays too much away from the way it would occur in real life, such as the UnrealisticBlackHole, then debaters only factor its performance as displayed in the story instead of treating it as the real thing.
29* {{Religion}}: Due to a lot of flame wars, threads of this type have been thankfully banned.
30* SeriousBusiness: At its worst.
31* SpeedBlitz: It may happen depending on several factors, the most important being how fast is the blitzing side compared to the best speed/reactions feats of their opponent. That is unless the thread makes decides to set [[SubvertedTrope speed equal]].
32* TakeThat: Spite threads try to be this but (usually) [[SubvertedTrope ultimately fail]].

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