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->''"Water, water, everywhere.''\\
''And all the boards did shrink.''\\
''Water, water, everywhere.''\\
''Nor any drop to drink."''
-->-- Literature/TheRimeOfTheAncientMariner

These are tropes about water. Try not to get wet on your way in.

JustForFun/NotToBeConfusedWith InstantTropes.

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!!Tropes:
[[index]]
[floatboxright:
'''Categories:'''
+ AquaticAnimalTropes
+ BathingTropes
+ BeverageTropes
+ BubblyTropes
+ LetThisIndexBeYourUmbrella
+ MerTropes
+ PrecipitationIndex
+ SeaborneAndSubmersibleVehicles
+ SewerTropes
+ SwimsuitIndex
+ TearTropes
+ TheseTropesWereFrozenToday
+ TropesAtSea
+ UnderwaterIndex
+ WetAndWildTropes
]
* AbsurdlySpaciousSewer: A sewer is a lot more spacious than it would be in real life. Of course it's spacious, because the plot requires the heroes to escape through it with all their gear.
* AquaticMook: A [[{{Mook}} disposable villain]] who lives underwater (generally in a video game).
* ArtificialRiverbank: A river with an artificially landscaped bank and a sidewalk or path nearby which runs through a Japanese urban area, creating an element of natural beauty within TheCity.
* BattleInTheRain: Two or more characters fight in the rain.
* BathtubMermaid: A mermaid or similar aquatic character who lives in a bathtub, fish tank, or other container.
* BigDamPlot: The plot hinges on a dam breaking or threatening to break.
* BloodIsSquickerInWater: Water becomes red when someone bleeds in it.
* CannotCrossRunningWater: A supernatural being or creature is unable to cross running water.
* CatsHateWater: Cats are depicted as having an aversion to water.
* CaughtInTheRain: When two characters are caught in the rain, it leads to them feeling romantic and kissing, or even having sex.
* CaveBehindTheFalls: A waterfall that hides a secret cave.
* ChaseStopsAtWater: Pursuers won't follow if you cross water.
* CityOfCanals: A city criss-crossed by numerous canals, often more numerous than regular streets.
* CityOnTheWater: A city that floats on the water like a boat.
* CoolClearWater: If water is clear, it's clean.
* CueTheRain: It rains [[FromBadToWorse to add insult to injury]]. Someone is already having a bad day, and then they get soaked.
* DangerThinIce: In fiction, if any body of water with ice on it is shown, you can expect someone to try to cross it and get into difficulty. If ice was strong that would be so boring!
* DontEatAndSwim: The belief that it is dangerous to go swimming right after eating. Finger-wagging parents warn you of the risk of cramping up and drowning.
* DownLADrain: A chase scene that takes place in Los Angeles' storm drain/river/runoff channels.
* DownTheDrain: A video game level that takes place in a sewer, huge pipe, hydraulic plant, or flooded building.
* DrippingDisturbance: Someone gets annoyed by a constantly dripping faucet.
* DrowningPit: A character is locked in a room or other space that's filling with water and must escape before they drown.
* DrowningUnwantedPets: Getting rid of unwanted pets by drowning them.
* ExplodingFishTanks: A fish tank is destroyed during an action sequence, scattering fish everywherein a gush of water.
* FireHoseCannon: A high pressure hose used as a improvised water cannon.
* FireWaterJuxtaposition: Contrasting two characters by associating one with fire and the other with water or ice.
* FloatingWater: Water that defies gravity.
* ForgotICouldntSwim: Going swimming, then remembering you don't know how.
* FrigidWaterIsHarmless: The harm caused by submersion in very cold water being downplayed or ignored entirely.
* GardenHoseSquirtSurprise: One character pranks another by turning off a hose, then turning it on as a prank right when the user looks into it.
* GiantWallOfWateryDoom: A tremendous mass of water rushing towards the characters and bringing doom as it goes.
* GrayRainOfDepression: It rains during a sad scene to underscore the gloomy mood.
* TheGreatFlood: An apocalyptic flood of Biblical proportions.
* GrimyWater: Liquid (usually water) that's visibly dirty or filthy and will hurt or even kill anyone who touches it. Usually seen in video games.
* HappyRain: Characters enjoy the rain.
* HazardousWater: Water in a horror story that floats a character away to danger, gets in a character's way, or obscures a killer.
* HealItWithWater: Water is used to heal injuries or restore health.
* HealingSpring: A body of water, spring or fountain with healing powers.
* HighDiveEscape: A villain or AntiHero escapes death by jumping from a high place into water.
* HighDiveHijinks: A dangerous high dive.
* HollywoodDrowning: When a character is about to drown, they shout and flail around.
* HolyWater: Water blessed by a clergy person's ritual, usually a powerful ward against evil.
* HydrantGeyser: A car runs over a fire hydrant and creates a huge vertical spray of water.
* HydroElectroCombo: Water and electricity go hand-in-hand in some way.
* IceMagicIsWater: [[AnIcePerson Ice magic]] and water magic are closely related or interchangeable.
* ImprovisedUmbrella: Using a random inanimate object as an umbrella.
* InevitableWaterfall: When a character is sailing in a body of water, they'll eventually end up finding a waterfall at the end.
* InstantIceJustAddCold: Water freezes for no apparent reason, or ice shows up even when there's no water.
* InstantLeechJustFallInWater: A character falls into water and comes out with at least one leech attached.
* InstantMassJustAddWater: You can shrink something by drying it out and return it to normal size by adding water.
* InstantPeopleJustAddWater: Someone is turned into powder and restored (not always with water, but often).
* InstantOracleJustAddWater: Someone can see the future if they swim or bathe.
* InvisibleHoles: Skin perforation causes a character to leak water.
* KillItWithIce: A being is vulnerable to cold.
* KillItWithWater: A being is vulnerable to water.
* LandSeaSky: The classical elements of earth, air, and water are made a trinity.
* LightHairedSwimmer: In anime and manga, blonds swim or surf a lot.
* LordOfTheOcean: An ocean god.
* MakingASplash: A character has the power to manipulate water.
* ManMadeHouseFlood: Someone makes a stupid mistake and floods the house.
* MarsNeedsWater: An alien civilization invades Earth to steal its water.
* MeditatingUnderAWaterfall: A character sits under a waterfall and meditates.
* MegaMaelstrom: A giant vortex in the sea.
* MermaidArcEmergence: A character, usually a long-haired woman, jumps out of water, arches their back, and throws their head back.
* MobileFishbowl: A device that provides a fish or other creature with gills with a source of water on land.
* MurderWater: Sentient, evil water.
* NightSwimEqualsDeath: A person swimming at night gets killed.
* NoWaterProofingInTheFuture: Technology that isn't waterproof.
* NotSoSafeHarbor: A harbor that's full of danger in the form of unsavory drinking spots, gambling dens, and brothels, and assorted thieves and cutthroats.
* OldFaithful: A big geyser that always erupts at a predictable time.
* OceanAwe: A character who longs to see, or is awed by, a large body of water, most often the ocean.
* OceanMadness: A character goes insane from either being lost at sea or drinking seawater.
* OceanPunk: A sci-fi story that takes place at sea or on a coast.
* OcularGushers: When a person cries, huge floods of tears pour out of their eyes.
* OpeningTheFloodGates: A character opens a door and water pours out.
* OverlyNervousFlopSweat: A nervous character becomes very sweaty.
* PartingTheSea: Someone magically parts the ocean like Moses.
* PerilousPrehistoricSeas: Prehistoric waters are tough to live or travel in, even for predators.
* PersonalRaincloud: A sad character has a raincloud over them.
* PlacidPlaneOfAnkleDeepWater: An afterlife, DreamLand, or [[JourneyToTheCentreOfTheMind mind dimension]] that's covered completely in ankle-deep water.
* PoolScene: A scene with women swimming, played for {{fanservice}} and tittilation.
* PortalPool: A pool of water acts as a portal to another dimension or universe.
* PuttingThePeeInPool: Someone urinates in the pool, often secretly.
* RainRainGoAway: Rain and its impact--causing you to be stuck inside--is annoying and boring.
* RedemptionInTheRain: Someone gets rained on during a positive life-changing event.
* RisingWaterRisingTension: Somebody is in a building with rising flood water.
* RiverOfInsanity: A journey to the wilderness (usually boating down a river) leads to death, insanity, getting lost, almost dying, or GoingNative.
* RoadsideWave: A character is splashed with water by a car.
* RoaringRapids: Fast-moving, dangerous currents of whitewater, often in a video game.
* RockOfLimitlessWater: An object (usually a stone) that's perpetually gushing water.
* RomanticRain: Making out in the rain.
* RuleOfPool: If a pool is nearby, someone will definitely fall in.
* SandBridgeAtLowTide: An island that can be accessed by a secret bridge that's only revealed at low tide.
* SandIsWater: Sand that behaves like water.
* SeaSinkhole: A waterfall within a body of water.
* SeeWater: Humans can see perfectly fine underwater, despite the refraction index not matching our eyes.
* SexySoakedShirt: A person looks more attractive after their shirt gets wet.
* SexySurfacingShot: A character surfacing or climbing out from a body of water being played for {{Fanservice}}.
* SharkTunnel: An underwater tunnel within a video game.
* ShowerOfAngst: Someone (usually a woman) takes a shower due to feeling sad.
* ShowerOfLove: Two characters have sex in the shower.
* ShrunkInTheWash: Clothing shrinks when it gets wet.
* TheSkyIsAnOcean: The sky has an ocean-like portrayal.
* SlipperySwimsuit: Someone in a swimsuit loses part of their swimwear while in the water. Can be PlayedForLaughs if they instantly get a ModestyTowel or as {{Fanservice}}.
* SoftWater: You can't be hurt by falling in water, no matter from how high up you fall.
* SpaceIsAnOcean: Space is portrayed as similar to the ocean.
* SpitShake: Spitting on your palm and shaking hands to seal the deal.
* SpoofingInTheRain: A parody of either the film ''Film/SinginInTheRain'' or the song which inspired the movie, which usually involves people doing a musical number and dancing in the rain.
* StopDrowningAndStandUp: Someone thinks he is drowning when he actually isn't, because the body of water or pool is really shallow.
* StormingTheBeaches: A battle that takes place on either side of a body of water, with invaders trying to establish a beachhead in the face of enemy fire.
* SubhumanSurfacingShot: A shot of a character slowly rising from water, often used to emphasize inhumanity and/or menace.
* SuicideBySea: Someone kills themselves by deliberately drowning.
* SunkenCity: A half-submerged city.
* SuperDrowningSkills: Someone drowns the instant they enter water.
* SuperNotDrowningSkills: A character in a video game who can breathe underwater for no apparent reason.
* SuperSwimmingSkills: A character, especially in a video game, who can swim underwater very well despite never having learned to swim.
* SymbolicBaptism: Swimming or near-drowning marks a life-changing event because it's symbolic of being baptised.
* SymbolicSereneSubmersion: A person is passively submerged in an ocean, pool, or other body of water for symbolic reasons.
* TelepathicSprinklers: Triggering one sprinkler sets off the others as well.
* ToiletDrinkingDogGag: A joke scene about animals (usually dogs) drinking from toilets.
* TrappedInASinkingCar: A character gets trapped in a car that then falls into water.
* TwoPersonPoolParty: Two characters have sex in a pool.
* UnderwaterKiss: Two characters kiss underwater.
* UnderworldRiver: Rivers that surround or cross the underworld.
* WackyWaterbed: Waterbeds, PlayedForLaughs.
* WaistDeepOcean: A character stands upright in water that should be too deep.
* WalkOnWater: A character can walk or run across water.
* WaltzOnWater: Video games play waltz music whenever things get wet.
* WarmWaterWhiz: Making someone [[EmbarrassingDampSheets wet the bed]] by putting their hand in warm water.
* WaterTorture: Water is used as torture.
* WaterTriggeredChange: Being splashed with water changes something about someone.
* WaterfallIntoTheAbyss: A floating island with waterfalls on it.
* WaterfallShower: Someone showers under a waterfall.
* WaterfrontBossBattle: A BossBattle near a body of water.
* WaterGeyserVolley: A character is thrust into the air by a geyser.
* WaterGunsAndBalloons: Kids using water balloons, squirt guns, or hoses for weapons.
* WaterHoseRodeo: A character using a garden hose gets flung around.
* WaterIsBlue: Water (that isn't the ocean) is blue.
* WaterIsDry: A character who has gotten soaked looks dry afterwards.
* WaterIsWomanly: Water is associated with women.
* WaterloggedWarzone: Fighting in an area with water all over the floor.
* WaterTowerDown: Knocking down a water tower in a fight.
* WaterWakeup: A sleeping or unconscious character is woken with water.
* WetSariScene: Wet clothing played for {{fanservice}} in a Bollywood production.
* WetTShirtContest: A contest to see which woman looks best in a wet T-shirt. Used as {{Fanservice}}.
[[/index]]
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