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.

There could be several reasons you think an example is the best.
* You think it's the best in terms of illustrating the trope.
* You think it's the most well done.
* It's your favorite play in that trope.
* You just really like the source material.

Oh, several things before you list examples:
* Each troper gets one example per trope, no more.
* Don't go "no, this is," or phrases like that. This is about our own personal favorites.
* '''Sign your entries.'''
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* GadgetWatches
** Film/JamesBond films ~ [=WilliamShakesman=]
* GadgeteerGenius
** The one and only [[Film/JamesBond Q]]. Do ''try'' and bring this trope back in one piece, 007...
** [[Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi Satomi Hakase.]] ~ @/BlankMage
** [[Webcomic/GirlGenius Agatha Heterodyne]] ~ [=ManWithoutABody=]
*** Seconded. ~ @/{{Yarrik}}
** [[Webcomic/{{Narbonic}} Dave Davenport]] ~ @/MarvelGirl
** Every single one of the ''[[WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor Kids Next Door]]'' but especially Numbah 2. ~ @/{{deeman45}}
** [[ComicBook/XMen Forge]] ~ @/{{Carla}}
** The Series/{{Mythbusters}} for a RealLife example. How in hell ''else'' do you explain cannons made of duct tape that actually fire?! - @/{{Allronix}}
** [[ComicBook/DisneyDucksComicUniverse Gyro Gearloose]]. ~ @/TheNerdytimes
** [[Anime/ProjectAKo B-ko Daitokuji]], builder of HumongousMecha ''overnight''! ~ @/MiinU
** [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Donatello]]. ~ @/DoctorRayman
* GagDub
** [[Series/MostExtremeEliminationChallenge MXC]], the immortal GagDub of ''Series/TakeshisCastle''. - Beta Maxis, @/InsanityPrelude
** ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'' ~ [=ManWithoutABody=], @/{{deeman45}}
** ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' ~ Nirao 01
** ''[[Anime/PokemonTheSeries Pokémon]]'''s Mexican dub ~ @/{{Carla}}
** ''AudioPlay/WizardPeopleDearReader'' ~ @/{{Gfrequency}}
** ''Anime/GhostStories'' - @/PhysicalStamina
*** Seconded ~ Fireside
** ''[[WesternAnimation/TheMagicRoundabout2005 Doogal]]'' ~ [=FromtheWordsofBR=]
** ''WebVideo/PokemonTheBridgedSeries''. ~ @/DoctorRayman
* GagPenis
** [[Series/{{Hustle}} Three Socks]] ~ [=ManWithoutABody=]
** ''WebVideo/SuburbanKnights'' - @/{{Werebunny131}}, @/DoctorRayman
** A [[VideoGame/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness HORSE WEINER!]] ~@/{{deeman45}}
*** Now that's dangerous! ~ @/{{TARDISES}}
** [[Manga/YouAreBeingSummonedAzazel 48 faces]] did you see how big that CensorBox was.
** [[Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei Mara]] is GagPenis manifest ~ @/TPPR10
* GagSub
** ''Film/{{Downfall}}''. One way to make UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler look funny. ~ @/ChrisX
* GainaxEnding
** ''Series/ThePrisoner1967'' - "[[Recap/ThePrisonerE17FallOut Fall Out]]". ~ [=EgregiousEric=], ereg
** The one, the only, ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion''. ~ @/BlankMage, @/{{Carla}}
** ''Film/{{Eraserhead}}''. Just... what? ~ [=ManWithoutABody=]
** ''VideoGame/Mother3'' - @/{{Kinesthesia}}
** ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey''. ~ wanbli
** ''VideoGame/MassEffect3''. Hopefully soon to be remedied in the "We're sorry we fucked up the ending DLC" ~ atrasicarius
*** Seconded. Not just because of the endings themselves but because of the backlash. Pretty much the ultimate textbook example of what a GainaxEnding can do to a fandom. ~ SeanPeden
** ''Anime/PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt'' ~ @/{{Gamermaster}}
** ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty''. ~[=StormC=]
[=FromtheWordsofBR=]
** ''Anime/EurekaSevenAO'', what just happened.
** '''[[OncePerEpisode Every]]''' Franchise/AssassinsCreed game.- @/{{Gzillafan77}}
** Anything by Creator/PhilipKDick could qualify here, but ''Literature/{{Ubik}}'' is the best example I've ever read, and directly inspired so many other examples it's difficult to count them all. The most obvious is ''Film/{{Inception}}'', whose ending is basically a shot-for-shot remake of ''Ubik''[='=]s. ~@/CassandraLeo
** The ending of the ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' episode "[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS3E16BornAgainKrabsIHadAnAccident I Had an Accident]]". ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* GallowsHumor: "Can we hurry this up? I've a wedding to get to." Yes this made it into a AffectionateParody of ''Series/GameOfThrones.'' A ''Series/SesameStreet'' parody no less. ~ @/{{tsstevens}}
** Seconded ~ Fireside
* GambitPileup
** ''Heist''. And although I do recognize that Administrivia/TropesAreNotBad, I still mean that in only the worst way. It is more like the least triumphantly yet still most extreme example. -[=ZuulMF=]
** ''Anime/CodeGeass'', specifically the second half of Season 2. ~ @/UncloudedTJ
** ''WesternAnimation/{{WITCH}}'' The whole second season. And it's awesome. Thank you Gerg Wiseman. ~Jaquento
** ''Franchise/{{Dune}}''. Almost every major faction or character has elaborate schemes with multiple contingencies in place in order to achieve their goals. [[spoiler:Some of these plans extend literally thousands of years into the future.]]
*** Gonna have to change my vote to this one for the sheer length of time involved. ~ @/InsanityPrelude
** [[Manga/DeathNote Light Yagami]] [[JustForFun/TropersDoItWithoutNotability does it]] [[MemeticMutation just as planned.]]
*** Seconded. ~ @/{{Chihuahua0}}
** [[Anime/CodeGeass All conditions have been cleared.]] Or are people not impressed by pre-recording entire conversations so your enemies will be talking to a TV while you sneak up? ~ bekeleven
** Before any of these plot were enacted, they were a [[ComicBook/TheSandman Dream]] ~ @/VoodooChild
** "You should have known [[Film/HouseOnHauntedHill1959 I]] was playing, too." ~ [=ManWithoutABody=]
** ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' [[spoiler:[[Manga/{{Bleach}} Every battle you have fought has played into my hand.]]]] ~ Roxas
** [[Literature/WhateleyUniverse ''Ayla and the Networks'']], which it turns out was already won maybe two novels earlier. That's just how good the winner really is. ~ @/MarvelGirl
** Mr. [[ComicBook/{{Watchmen}} I already did it 35 minutes ago.]]'' ~ @/{{Lionheart0}}
** [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion It's all according to the scenario]]. ~ @/{{Carla}}
** ''Franchise/{{Saw}}'' ~ Rimpala
** I hereby propose GambitRoulette be renamed to [[Toys/{{Bionicle}} "Teridax Gambit."]] After about 80,000 years, eight real life years, more subplots both successfully worked and foiled, and almost causing the end of the world as we know it (which is what REALLY pushes it into Roulette territory rather than a rather lengthy XanatosSpeedChess-if Matoro had hesitated for a split second, the Matoran universe would have been killed off for real-an entire parallel universe shows what would have happened had one of the Plan's crucial steps failed.)
*** Seconded, motion carried. Avidly awaiting name change. ~ @/{{Zfish9}}
*** Thirded. ~ Ionz
** [[Literature/SecondApocalypse Anasurimbor Kellhus]] and [[spoiler:his father]]. ~ atrasicarius
** Pretty much every serious, competitive battle of TabletopGame/{{Chess}} or TabletopGame/{{Go}}. ~ @/TheNerdytimes
* GameBreakingBug:
** How does a bug that results in destroying your game system grab you? ''VideoGames/WWEVideoGames,'' even as far up as ''2K18,'' can potentially cause the XBOX or Playstation itself to corrupt and cause you to lose everything, and be unable to retrieve the data loss online. [[Wrestling/JimCornette Fuck this company and fuck this game!]] ~ @/{{tsstevens}}
** The password [[VideoGame/Metroid1 Engage Ridley Mother Fucker]] has a wide variety of different game breaking effects depending on the system you play it on, and can brick your 3DS. ~ Tropers/DecafGrub47393
* GameOfNerds
** [[VideoGame/BackyardSports Dmitri Petrovich]]. ~ dxman
* GameOverMan
** ''VideoGame/HongKong97'' used an actual dead body as its Game Over Screen. ~ Tropers/DecafGrub47393
* GameShowAppearance
** ''Series/TheYoungOnes'' episode "Bambi" ~ [=Amuck Cricetine=]
* GargleBlaster
** The best one is drunk by Steve from ''Webcomic/LifeAndDeath'' [[http://www.drunkduck.com/Life_and_Death/4838166/ here]]. ~ @/{{Seiryu}}
** [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWars Kusuha Mizuha]]'s "Health Drinks". Potent enough to knock out even ''Androids''. ~ @/{{CelPrevXXVI}}
** What Daffy, Porky, and Nasty Canasata drink in ''WesternAnimation/DripAlongDaffy''. ~ @/DoctorRayman
* GarrulousGrowth
** [[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders The Empress Stand]] ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* GatlingGood
** The Minigun from ''Film/{{Predator}}''. ~@/{{Yarrik}}
** The GAU-8 Avenger. 70 30mm Depleted Uranium rounds per second. So badass, they decided to build a plane around it. ~ @/GeekCodeRed
** [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing Gundam Heavyarms]] and its variants. ~ @/{{CelPrevXXVI}}
** [[VideoGame/XenobladeChroniclesX Lin Lee Koo]], BLADE's top "fix it gal" and mini-gun wielding child genius. ~ MiinU
* GayGroomInAWhiteTux
** [[ComicBook/TheAuthority Midnighter and Apollo's wedding]] ~ @/LadyBlackwood
* {{Gayngster}}
** [[WesternAnimation/HazbinHotel Angel Dust]] - Tropers/DemonDuckofDoom
* GemstoneAssault
** [[WesternAnimation/Ben10 Diamondhead]] ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
** [[ComicBook/XMen Emma Frost]] ~ @/{{Smashman2893}}
* GenderFlip
** [[Film/HisGirlFriday Hildy Johnson]] ~ [=Amuck Cricetine=]
* GenuineHumanHide
** [[Film/MenInBlack The Bug wearing Edgar's skin as a disguise]]. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* GeneralFailure
** [[VideoGame/TransformersFallOfCybertron Starscream]] ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* GeneralRipper
** [[Manga/OnePiece Admiral Akainu]] would like to know why he was ''just'' added here ~@/{{tvsgood}}, mrbits
** [[Series/BattlestarGalactica2003 Admiral Helena Cain]] ~ Panic
** [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Gen. 'Thunderbolt' Ross]]. ~ @/DoctorRayman
* GeneticEngineeringIsTheNewNuke
** [[ComicBook/{{Watchmen}} Dr. Manhattan]]. Silk Spectre I even points out to her daughter that she's "sleeping with an H-bomb." ~ 2xN
* GeniusBruiser
** ''ComicBook/{{Thanos}}'' ~ [=RedRoverRedRover=]
** ComicBook/{{Bane}} in ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises'' ''breathes'' the GeniusBruiser. He is even considered the most accurate portrayal of how [[Creator/ChuckDixon the man who first thought him up]] considered him to be as a ComicBook/{{Batman}} villain, [[Awesome/TheDarkKnightRises especially by said man]]. No venom, unlike how he is most known for, just hard-earned muscle and [[MagnificentBastard Magnificent]] [[UnusualEuphemism Batch-of-custard]] qualities that make [[SpotlightStealingSquad every scene]] with him [[EvilIsCool awesome]] just by him being in it. ~ @/{{Ctrooper2011}}
** [[VideoGame/HalfLife Dr. Gordon Freeman]] ~ @/{{jdj42}}
** [[ComicBook/XMen Beast/Hank McCoy]]. ~ @/DoctorRayman
** [[WesternAnimation/Invincible2021 The Mauler Twins]] ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* GeniusCripple
** Creator/StephenHawking. His ratio of intelligence to physical ability was roughly infinity. ~ @/ProgenyExMachina
** [[VideoGame/SlyCooper Bentley]], starting from the ending of ''VideoGame/Sly2BandOfThieves''. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
** ComicBook/ProfessorX ~ Fireside
* GeniusLoci
** [[ComicBook/GreenLantern Mogo]] ~ [=Azzamacazza=]
** The house from the 1986 movie ''House'' ~ [=ManWithoutABody=]
** [[ComicBook/DoomPatrol Danny the Street]] ~ @/MarvelGirl
** The [[color:blue:House]] [[Literature/HouseOfLeaves on Ash Tree Lane]]. [[MindScrew Probably.]] ~ @/InsanityPrelude
** Franchise/SilentHill. ~ @/{{Gfrequency}}
** [[VisualNovel/{{Clannad}} The place in town where wishes come true]] - aNinjaWithAIDS
** [[Literature/TheDresdenFiles Demonreach]]. ~ hujwernoo
** [[Franchise/MarvelUniverse Ego the Living Planet]]. ~ @/DoctorRayman
** [[VideoGame/MarySkelterNightmares The Jail]] ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* GenkiGirl
** [[Anime/PuniPuniPoemi Poemi Watanabe]] ~ @/{{Thesunisup}}
** [[Manga/AzumangaDaioh Tomo Takino]] ~ [=HotelCaliornia=]
** [[Anime/KillLaKill Mako Mankanshoku]] ~ @/GiantOfTheVanguard
** [[Anime/PaniPoniDash Himeko Katagiri.]] Especially in the dub. -@/PhysicalStamina
** [[WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil Star Butterfly]]. ~ @/DoctorRayman
** Somebody else add Dory, I'mma go with [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Pinkie Pie]]. ~-dave_the_assassin-~
*** Seconded ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
** Arusu from ''Anime/TweenyWitches''. - @/IukaSylvie
* GenreBusting
** ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya'' ~ [=Smokie=]
** ''Literature/GodelEscherBachAnEternalGoldenBraid'' ~ [=Zeppelin=]
** ''Literature/ThursdayNext'' ~ [=PhoenixFire=]
** ''Film/TheBigLebowski'' ~ [=ManWithoutABody=]
** Music/TangerineDream - [=ZiggyZag=]
** ''Anime/CowboyBebop'' ~ @/{{Carla}}
** ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'' ~ @/{{Lale}}
** ''Series/DoctorWho''; Its a sci-fi horrific romantic comedy adventure with forays into fantasy.- Completely Different
** ''Literature/FinnegansWake''; It's barely even a book. ~ [=thecnoNSMB=]
* GenreDeconstruction
** ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'': Deconstructing the SuperRobot genre, the human psyche and [[MindScrew YOUR BRAIN]], all at once! ~ @/{{Carla}}
** ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}''. Every superhero story ever since, basically, has been a response to it. ~ [=ManWithoutABody=]
** ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'': The ''Evangelion'' of GamingAndSportsAnimeAndManga. ~ @/{{Lale}}
** ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'': The ''Evangelion'' of MagicalGirl. ~ @/SorataZ
** ''VisualNovel/SchoolDays'', or when [[HaremSeries harems]] go wrong. ~ Electric Boogaloo
** ''VideoGame/SpecOpsTheLine''; You will never play another Modern Military Shooter again- @/{{Gzillafan77}}, @/{{Koveras}}
** '''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' - Tropers/DemonDuckofDoom
* GenreMashup
** ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'', or what happens when the MagicalGirl and HumongousMecha genres make out one night. ~tennessean
** ''Manga/MagicKnightRayearth'': where the Magical Girls get INSIDE the Humongous Mecha ~ Tropers/{{aNinjaWithAIDS}}
* GenreRoulette
** Music/GentleGiant -@/CassandraLeo
* GenreShift
** ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi''. There's a very good reason that it's the picture on the GenreShift page. ~ [=JapaneseTeeth=]
** ''Manga/MedakaBox''. Light-hearted student council comedy to OMF WHAT THE HELL ARE THEY DOING?! ~ Rinne
** ''Webcomic/WapsiSquare''. ''Nowhere'' else has an element phased in so slowly come to dominate so thoroughly. When's the last time a member of the original cast was even ''seen'' other than Monica, Shelly, and Tina? ~ [=TwinBird=]
* GenerationXerox
** [[Franchise/StarWars Darth Vader and Kylo Ren]]. Like grandfather, like grandson. [=NotGonnaDoALot4=]
* GenericDoomsdayVillain
** [[VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiBowsersInsideStory The Dark Star]], a very good example of this trope being [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools played effectively]]. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* GenkiGirl
** [[WesternAnimation/HazbinHotel Charlie Morningstar]] - Tropers/DemonDuckofDoom
* GenocideFromTheInside
** [[spoiler:[[Anime/{{Promare}} Kray Foresight]]]] ~ Fireside
* GentlemanDetective
** Literature/LordPeterWimsey, the original detective who was a true British gentleman ~ @/MarvelGirl
* GeodesicCast
** ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}''. There are four kids, each with a guardian, a kernelsprite, and an exile. And then there's the twelve trolls, who also have corresponding guardians (Lusii), kernelsprites, and exiles, although eleven of their kernelsprites are prototyped with their Lusii and the remaining one is dead. We also only see five of their exiles, but they all have a counterpart in the kids' session. Then there's other characters, such as the Dersites and Prospitians, who are mirrors of each other, and Becquerel and Doc Scratch. ~ wise_dude321
*** You can't beat Homestuck in a too-damn-many-characters-off. It is [[MemeticMutation simply the best there is.]] ~ @/InsanityPrelude
** ''Franchise/{{Naruto}}'' and its various ninja teams. ~ @/DoctorRayman
* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan
** The almighty [[Franchise/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha Signum Punch]] -- "I held back" indeed... ~ prescience
** [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Simon]] teleporting (one of only two instances of such a feat) and punching out Rossiu.
*** I second that, although Kamina's "GRIT THOSE TEETH" moment was also pretty awesome. ~ [=JapaneseTeeth=]
** [[Series/GarthMarenghisDarkplace Dr. Rick Dagless, MD,]] punching Liz in the face at every possible opportunity. ~ [=ManWithoutABody=]
** ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory1'', made especially hilarious because he used ''Buzz's own arm'' to do it. ~ @/{{deeman45}}
** All these examples, and no mention of the infamous [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Bright Slap]]? -@/{{CelPrevXXVI}}
** The scene from ''Film/{{Airplane}}'' ~ @/DoctorRayman
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar
** The TropeNamer ''Series/MorkAndMindy'' for having Mork's alien gibberish be foreign cuss words until the censors found out and shut it down. ~@/{{prettycoolguy}}
* GhostInTheMachine
** ''Manga/PoisonBerryInMyBrain.'' ~ @/{{Monolaf317}}
* TheGiant
** '''[[ProfessionalWrestling Andre]]''' ~ @/InsanityPrelude
* GiantMook
** [[Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe Jaws]] ~ @/MacPhisto
** The enemies in World 4 from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3''. ~ @/DoctorRayman
* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere
** [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX Necron]]. It's the FinalBoss, yet not the main antagonist, and it doesn't make an appearance at all until the final battle. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
** [[VideoGame/MetalSlug The Evil Spirit Incarnate]]. Seriously, where the ''hell'' did this thing come from? After spending most of the game fighting terrorists and giant robots, this thing suddenly appears. ~ Saberwulf2018
* GivingSomeoneThePointerFinger
** ''VideoGame/ProfessorLaytonVSAceAttorney''--[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin it contains both]] VideoGame/ProfessorLayton [[{{Crossover}} and]] [[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney Phoenix Wright]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbWfXEdW1fk?t=1m56s Just look at it]]. ~ Aethix
** ''Franchise/AceAttorney'', period. ~ @/InsanityPrelude, @/DoctorRayman
* GladIThoughtOfIt
** ''WebVideo/{{Kickassia}}'' ~ Embers Of Gallifrey
** ''WesternAnimation/TimonAndPumbaa'' - @/PhysicalStamina, @/DoctorRayman
** A RunningGag with [[WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants Plankton]] ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry
** [[Literature/LittleWomen Jo and Amy March]] ~ @/{{Lale}}, @/{{Carla}}
** [[Theatre/TheTamingOfTheShrew Bianca and Katherina]] ~ Calatoria
* GlassCannon
** [[VideoGame/{{Pokemon}} Lucario]] - [=DarkPaladinX=]
*** [[SerialEscalation Attack]] [[StarfishAliens Deoxys]]. At level 100, its offensive stats could be literally up to eleven or more times its defensive ones. [[spoiler: Assuming max Attack and min Defence Lonely nature[[note]] which raises physical attack and lowers physical defence [[/note]] it can have 504 Attack and 40 Defence, the former '''12.6''' times greater than the latter. ''And that's not even getting into attack-boosting items.'']]-- @/StarAndroidJaguar
*** Seconded. "Deoxys is confused! It hurt itself in its confusion! [[EpicFail Deoxys fainted!]]" ~ Five-seveN-25
* {{God}}
** Creator/MorganFreeman in ''Film/BruceAlmighty'' managed to take the role and ''make it work.'' ~ [=Ramidel=]
* GodAndSatanAreBothJerks:
** ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' ~ Silverblade 2
* AGodAmI
** [[Manga/OnePiece Enel]] / [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Eneru]]. The ability to [[ShockAndAwe turn into/use lightning at will]]? Check. The ability to "hear" anything within an extremely large radius, amplified by said lightning powers? Check. The severe ''lack'' of any material that can counteract these abilities? Ladies and gentlemen, we have an semi-all-powerful psychopath! ~ @/KingOfTheMimeSwing
*** Second. ~ 2xN
** [[Manga/DeathNote Light Yagami]] ~ Marlee Cross
*** I second that. ~ Azurii
*** I third that. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* GodEmperor
** [[TabletopGame/Warhammer40000 The God-Emperor of Mankind]] - Tropers/DemonDuckofDoom
* GodhoodSeeker
** [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI Kefka]] is one of the few who succeeded. ~ Tropers/DecafGrub47393
* GodIsEvil
** [[spoiler:[[VideoGame/AsurasWrath Chakravartin]]. A god that treats countless people's lives as expendable in the name of finding an heir is definitely not a god you should worship.]] ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* GodIsFlawed
** Both ''Film/{{Tron}}'' and ''Film/TronLegacy'' tied this one to the back of a light-cycle and went full speed. The Master Control was a chess program that went AGodAmI in the system. Then, Flynn gets in and finds out Programs regard Users the same way we regard Gods. He ''tries'' to set Tron and Yori straight about it...but then makes the mistake of whipping up Clu 2.0... ~@/{{Allronix}}
* GodOfEvil
** [[TabletopGame/Warhammer40000 The Chaos Gods]] - Tropers/DemonDuckofDoom
* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen
** [[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire Cersei]] [[Series/GameOfThrones Lannister]] ~ Tropers/WaxingName
* TheGodsMustBeLazy
** The Judge from ''Series/TheGoodPlace'' ~ Trogdor
* GodzillaThreshold
** [[spoiler:[[Film/JurassicWorld Claire releasing the ''Tyrannosaurus Rex'' to fight the ''Indominus Rex''.]]]] ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* GoldFever
** ''Film/TheTreasureOfTheSierraMadre'' ~ [=WilliamShakesman=]
* GoldFishPoopGang
** [[Anime/PokemonTheSeries Team Rocket]] ~ @/CyberTiger88, @/DoctorRayman
* GollumMadeMeDoIt
** [[Film/SpiderManTrilogy The Green Goblin to Norman Osborn in the first film, The Tentacle A.I. to Otto Octavius in the second film, and The Symbiote to Peter Parker in the third film.]] ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* GoingCommando
** [[Literature/{{Shimoneta}} Ayame Kajou]] does it every time she's in her Blue Snow disguise, because she's wearing them on her face as a mask. ~ @/MiinU
** [[Literature/KonoSuba Aqua]]. ~ Five-seveN-25
** [[Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit Jessica Rabbit]] was so irresisitible, the animators drew her nether regions in an upskirt shot. ~ Tropers/DecafGrub47393
* GoneHorriblyWrong
** [[Anime/PokemonJirachiWishMaker Butler's attempt to create Groudon using Jirachi's power instead creates an abomination that absorbs living things into itself.]] ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* GoodAllAlong
** [[spoiler:[[Literature/HarryPotter Severus Snape]]]] ~ @/{{Lale}}, @/{{Dracosummoner}}, @/DoctorRayman, @/{{rjd1922}}
** [[Manga/MagicKnightRayearth Zagato]] ~ @/{{Carla}}
** [[spoiler:[[Manga/{{Naruto}} Uchiha Itachi]]]] ~ Lord Zorc
** [[VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeon Grovyle and Hydreigon]] from ''VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeonExplorers'' and ''VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeonGatesToInfinity'' respectively. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* GoodBadGirl
** Caitlín Mulryan, from Creator/PoulAnderson's ''The Avatar''. - @/FarseerLolotea
** [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRemake Yuffie Kisaragi's]] portrayal in ''[[UnproblematicProstitution Schlick Crzay Ninja]]''. Yes, ''that'' Yuffie. ~ @/MiinU
* GoodIsDumb
** ''Film/{{Spaceballs}}'' ~ [=ManWithoutABody=]
** WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget ~ @/{{deeman45}}
* GoodIsNotDumb
** [[Literature/{{Discworld}} Carrot Ironfoundersson]] ~@/{{Rjung}}
** [[Franchise/MassEffect Paragon Shepard]] ~ @/{{Babyhenchy1}}, @/{{Leilukin}}
** [[Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick Roy Greenhilt]] has "Good, not dumb" as a catchphrase! ~ @/{{Yuihime}}
** [[Film/BlazingSaddles Sheriff Bart]], but Lordy, the villains ARE! ~ @/MiinU
* GoodIsNotNice
** ComicBook/{{Batman}} -@/{{Kriegsmesser}}, [=ZiggyZag=]
** [[Literature/{{Discworld}} Granny Weatherwax]] ~@/{{prescience}}, @/InsanityPrelude
*** [[Literature/{{Discworld}} Sam Vimes]], as well ~ insert_name_here92
** [[VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss Asch the Bloody]] ~ @/{{deeman45}}
** [[VideoGame/DeptHeaven Marietta]], especially in ''VideoGame/KnightsInTheNightmare'' ~@/{{Clae}}
** [[Anime/CodeGeass Lelouch Lamperouge]], for those of [[BrokenBase us]] who think he's a good guy. ~Xplat
** [[VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry Eva Ushiromiya]]
** [[Literature/HarryPotter Severus Snape]] -- Bucco Babe, @/{{Lale}}, Lophotrochozoa
** [[Franchise/TouhouProject Reimu Hakurei]] - {{Tropers/Revaryk}}
* GoodIsNotSoft
** [[Franchise/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha Nanoha]] is one of the nicest people you'll ever meet- and she won't hesitate to blast you in the face with BeamSpam if you give her a reason. ~ spacemonkey37
** [[Franchise/MassEffect Paragon Shepard]] ~ @/{{Leilukin}}, @/{{Babyhenchy1}}
*** Specifically the end of ''Overlord.'' If you haven't played it yet go, go and play it: Shepard discovers the cause of what happens is a scientist forcing his autistic brother into horrific experiments, and he is crying for help. Shepard resolves this with barely constrained TranquilFury, essentially kidnaps him, dodges being shot at, PistolWhipping the bastard and threatening to kill him. These are treated as the good, moral, altruistic path. @/{{tsstevens}}
** [[Literature/AtlasShrugged Hank Rearden]] ~ @/{{Lale}}
** [[WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime Optimus Prime]]: Gentle, caring, AFatherToHisMen, MessianicArchetype - and also a giant sapient transforming autonomous robotic lifeform who won't hesitate to beat the snot out of you if you won't listen to reason. ~ @/TheHarbo
** [[Literature/ACertainMagicalIndex Kamijou Touma]] ~ [=KantonKage=]
** [[Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar Kenshiro]] ~ @/GenkiGuy
** [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Princess Celestia]]. Almost every single single scene she's in shows how loving and benevolent she is as a person, and how much of a kind and just ruler she is as a monarch. She also has no hesitation to unleash her wrath on anyone who dares threaten the safety of her kingdom, usually in the form of banishment for periods that surpass 1,000 years, with one exception where she just tried to kill the villain outright with an energy blast. Bonus points when one of the banished villains was ''her own [[FaceHeelTurn face-heel turned]] sister''.
* GoodOlBoy
** [[WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill Hank Hill]] ~redhed311
* GoodParents
** [[VisualNovel/{{CLANNAD}} Akio and Sanae Furukawa]]. ~DRoy
** [[ComicBook/{{Superman}} Jonathan and Martha Kent]]. ~ @/DoctorRayman
* GoodPaysBetter
** "[[Creator/CarlBarks The Money Champ]]" ~ @/{{Lale}}
* GoodScarsEvilScars
** [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Zuko.]] Never has moral ambiguity been so thoroughly symbolized by a single scar.
*** Seconded!~ Vellophone, ~@/TheEvilOboist
* GoodStepmother
** [[Manga/RankingOfKings Queen Hilling]]. - @/IukaSylvie
* GoodWithNumbers
** [[strike:[[VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou Pi-Face]]]] [[VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou Sho Minamimoto]]. ~ @/WillyFourEyes, [[ShoutOut Zetta]][[@/ZettaToad Toad]]
** [[Series/{{Hustle}} Anastasia Monroe]] ~ [=ManWithoutABody=]
** Well, ''Series/{{Numb3rs}}''. Duh. ~ @/{{Carla}}
** Daniel Tammet ~ @/{{Popette}}
** [[Series/CriminalMinds Spencer Reid]] ~ @/{{Indigo12ash}}
** Creator/JamesMay
** [[DisabilitySuperpower Raymond]] aka the Film/RainMan ~ Ultimaneo
** [[WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987 Fenton Crackshell]]. ~ @/DoctorRayman
* GoOutWithASmile
** [[spoiler: Hoenheim]] from ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' ~ [=DRoy=]
*** From the same series, [[spoiler: Bucanneer]]. ~ [=AceNoctali=]
** Any one with the [[Manga/OnePiece Will of the D]]. ~@/{{tvsgood}}
*** More specifically, [[spoiler: Portgas D. Ace]]. ~ MetalShadowX
** [[WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack Jack and the Lava Monster]] - FREE. ~@/StClair
** [[spoiler:The Joker]] in ''Film/Batman1989''. ~ @/DoctorRayman
* {{Gorn}}
** ''VideoGame/MadWorld'' ~ @/{{Demongodofchaos}}
** ''Film/{{Braindead}}'' ~ @/GenkiMan
** ''{{Manga/Gantz}}'' (especially the manga) ~ Tongpu
** ''VideoGame/DwarfFortress'', that is all ~ Naryar
** ''Anime/BloodC'' ~ [=KantonKage=]
** ''Franchise/{{Rambo}}'', especially the FinalBattle of [[Film/RamboIV the fourth]] and [[Film/RamboLastBlood fifth movies]]. ~ Saberwulf2018
* GoryDiscretionShot
** ''Film/TheTexasChainSawMassacre1974'', which has barely a drop of blood onscreen, but never feels any less horrifying because of it. ~ [=TrouserWearingBarbarian=]
*** For similiar reasons, the original ''Film/{{Halloween 1978}}'' ~ [=ManWithoutABody=]
** ''Film/TheDarkKnight'' - this is the only thing that saved it from an R-rating. - [=GwenStacyWannabe=], @/{{deeman45}}, @/DoctorRayman
*** ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum'' did the very same, except with BloodlessCarnage, and it probably avoided the same end as a result.
** ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion''. And then [[ImagineSpot your imagination makes it worse]]. ~ @/{{Carla}}
* GotTheCallOnSpeedDial
** [[Franchise/PowerRangers Tommy Oliver]] - wswordsmen
** [[ComicBook/GreenLantern Guy "Green Lantern/Yellow Lantern/Red Lantern/Warrior" Gardner]]- @/{{Gzillafan77}}
* GotVolunteered
** [[Literature/TheHungerGames Career Tributes]] ~ @/{{nlpnt}}
* {{Goth}}
** [[WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss Octavia]] - Tropers/DemonDuckofDoom
* GothicHorror
** Film/HammerHorror ~ [=WilliamShakesman=]
* GovernmentProcedural
** ''Series/TheThickOfIt'' ~ [=Amuck Cricetine=]
* GrandeDame
** Margaret Dumont in the Creator/MarxBrothers' films. - @/{{Tannhaeuser}}
** [[Theatre/TheImportanceOfBeingEarnest Lady Bracknell]] - @/{{Jordan}}
*** There are very few modern adaptations that carry this over, but in most of the original productions, Bracknell would be a man in drag.
* GrandFinale
** ''Anime/CowboyBebop'' - Amitai
** ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' ~ @/{{Carla}}, MetalShadowX
*** Equalled, if not surpassed, by ''[[WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra The Legend of Korra's]]'' 3-part series' finale. ~ @/MiinU
** ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots''
** ''[[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion The End of Evangelion]]'' ~ Gatotsu911
** '''[[Music/RushBand "ATTENTION ALL PLANETS OF THE SOLAR FEDERATION. WE HAVE ASSUMED CONTROL."]]''' Quite literally counts, too. ~Yoshiman400
** ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' ~ Saberwulf2018
** [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Siege of Mandalore]]. A ''very'' long time coming, but it finally allowed ''The Clone Wars'' to end on its own terms after being cancelled prematurely twice, and it did so in superb, suitably epic style. ~ @/{{cosmatonspoon}}
** ''WesternAnimation/Ducktales2017'' ~ randomperson123
* GrandTheftMe
** [[spoiler:[[Toys/{{Bionicle}} Teridax stealing Mata Nui's body as the culmination of his plan]]]] ~ Fireside
* GratuitousEnglish
** Terry Bogard (''VideoGame/FatalFury'', ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'') is Engrish incarnate. I don't think he's ever uttered a word in Japanese...not that there's anything wrong with that. ARE YOU OK?! ~ @/WillyFourEyes
*** '''HEY YOU! GET SERIOUS!''' ~ Bobbk
** [[Manga/AzumangaDaioh Hello Everynya! How Are You Fine Thank You. (OH MY GAH!) I whish I were a bird!]] ~ Nirao 01
** [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion "YUU AH NUMBAH ONE!"]] And then there was the Gratuitous ''Technobabble'' English. ~ @/{{Carla}}
** ''Manga/SoulEater'' has it all over the place. the serise itself was called Sōru Ītā in Japan [[DontExplainTheJoke Pronounced "Soul Eater"]], the strongest weapons are Death Scythes, but [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnSbgtCc7iA&feature=related Free]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDFUBz8l5jQ Excalibur's]] proficientcy in english deserves mention. Hilariously, the money in Manga/SoulEater are called "Death Notes" ~ @/{{Zfish9}}
*** Seconded, if only to point out that this can be justified by noting that Death City is canonically stated to be in Nevada. ~ digiman619
** ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds''. The announcer with his catchphrase: "EVERYBODY LISTEN!" ~ Lord Zorc
** Not only is the amount of English text used in ''Anime/TigerAndBunny'' staggering, but its all accurate and grammatically correct. ~Pink Hanabi
** '''[[Manga/{{Nichijou}} God is Dead!]]''' ~ [=HotelCalifornia=]
*** Seconded, and yes I did change my opinion from ''Manga/LuckyStar'''s Motteke! Se-ra-fuku to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5bOJT_HtUI this]] simply because the latter was just [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments hilarious]]. -- aNinjaWithAIDS
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwIZLdclRws This]] sequence from Season 2 of Manga/SeitokaiYakuindomo ('''WARNING:''' the last few seconds are a bit racy, so it's strongly advised you pause before then, and that you don't watch this in public places). -@/PhysicalStamina
** ''Literature/{{Bakemonogatari}}'': "Sorekara, Araragi-kun... ''I love you.''" - Beedle
* GravityMaster
** [[WesternAnimation/Ben10Omniverse Gravattack]] ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* GreaterNeedThanMine
** ''Film/{{Casablanca}}'' ~ Tropers/DecafGrub47393
* GreaterScopeVillain:
** ''Anime/{{Naruto}}''. [[GambitPileup From Orochimaru to Itachi to Danzo to Tobi to Madara to Princess Kaguya.]] - Ericho TOME
** ''ComicBook/TheTransformersRobotsInDisguise''. [[spoiler:Shockwave, the phrase "everything is his fault", is perfectly deserved here. There is too much to list here to establish why.]]-GmanTheEldritch
** [[spoiler:[[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated The Nibiru Entity]]]] ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* GreatDetective
** [[Manga/DeathNote L]] - Tropers/DemonDuckofDoom
* GreatEscape
** ''Film/TheShawshankRedemption'' ~ Silence
** ''Film/TheSilenceOfTheLambs'' ~ [=ManWithoutABody=]
** ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3''. ~ @/DoctorRayman
** ''Film/TheGreatEscape'' ~ [=WilliamShakesman=]
* GreekChorus
** [[Film/WillyWonkaAndTheChocolateFactory Oompa loompa doompety doo, I've got another puzzle for you...]] ~ @/{{Sky Jumpin Mime}}
** JustForFun/StatlerAndWaldorf from ''Franchise/TheMuppets''. ~ @/DoctorRayman
* GreenEyedMonster
** [[Theatre/{{Amadeus}} Salieri]] ~ Silence
** [[Theatre/{{Othello}} Iago]]. He coined the term "[[TropeNamer green eyed monster]]". ~ [=ManWithoutABody=], Tropers/DecafGrub47393
** [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Envy]].
*** Seconded. That StealthPun alone was ''genius''. ~ @/{{Carla}}
** Almost EVERYTHING about [[Franchise/TouhouProject Parsee]] says this - her title, her first spellcard (which is ridiculously hard for stage 2 - AND EVEN USED ON EASY)- her personality - SHE EVEN HAS GREEN EYES! ~ @/{{TARDISES}}
* GreenRocks
** [[VideoGame/BraveFencerMusashi Binchotite.]] It not only gets NewPowersAsThePlotDemands (from making floating islands to being refined into fuel to capturing people to powering Musashi's special abilities to making SuperSoldiers), it's also green, and a rock (when exposed to air).
** You HAVE to admit [[ComicBook/{{Superman}} Kryptonite]] is the original example. ~ @/BlankMage, @/DoctorRayman
** [[VideoGame/StarCraft You require more Vespene Gas!]] ~ [=ManWithoutABody=]
** [[VideoGame/CommandAndConquer Tiberium]] ~ Fireside
* GreenThumb
** [[ComicBook/{{Batman}} Poison Ivy]] ~ @/{{Smashman2893}}
*** Seconded ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* GrewBeyondTheirProgramming
** [[Webcomic/KaitenMutenmaru Tetsujin Granchio's]] backstory. - @/IukaSylvie
** [[WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch Experiment 626/Stitch]] ~ @/SereneSpecter13
** [[spoiler:Reycho becoming sentient at the end of ''VideoGame/WorldsEndClub''.]] ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* GreyAndGreyMorality
** ''Literature/RoseOfTheProphet.'' Despite a setting where there are gods and their factions of followers who are specifically ''labelled'' as "good", "evil" and "neutral", nothing is ever in black and white. Even a man who borders on a thoroughly detestable villain in his actions can still be a powerful, trustworthy and even admirable ally. The final conflict is fought, not between the forces of good and evil, but the forces of chaotic neutral and lawful neutral- and the heroes are on the side of ''chaotic!'' ~ @/ArcaneAzmadi
** ''Anime/PrincessMononoke''. The conflict between the Forest Spirits and Iron Town show both sides having sympathetic motives for their extreme methods. Even Ashitaka can't find it in himself to blame either side, and tries to help both of them. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
** ''[[Film/Parasite2019 Parasite]]''. ~ @/{{cosmatonspoon}}
* GroinAttack
** ''Film/{{Braindead}}'' ~ @/{{Geoduck}}
** [[Film/TheBigLebowski I said ve'd cut off your CHONSON!]] ~ [=ManWithoutABody=]
** ''Series/AmericasFunniestHomeVideos'' ~ sardns
** The All-GroinAttack BlastOut in ''Film/InglouriousBasterds'' ~Mens Rea
** [[WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill "That's mah purse!"]] ~redhed311
** [[Music/LemonDemon The Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny]]:
-->''Angels sang out in immaculate chorus''\\
''As down from the heavens descended Chuck Norris''\\
''Who delivered a kick which could shatter bones''\\
''Into the crotch of Indiana Jones...''
** It helps that this is set to the most ''epic'' SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic EVER. ~ [=Me2=]
** [[Film/TheDoomGeneration "Kiss. Your puny. Worthless. Cock. Goodbye."]] ''Ouch''. ~ [=HotelCalifornia=]
** Caleb had to split...because Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer drove a scythe into his nether regions. ~ {{Tsstevens}}
** [[Anime/IxionSagaDT Erec]], poor guy.
** [[spoiler:[[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire Theon]] [[Series/GameOfThrones Greyjoy]]]] ~ @/CamrocG
** [[VideoGame/Persona4 Yosuke's]] "CriticalHit to the nads" ~ Ultimaneo
** [[WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged He keeps kicking me in the dick! Why?! Why does he keep kicking me in the dick?!]] aka Vegeta being kicked in the dick by Cooler at least ''501 times''. ~ Loekman3
** [[Theatre/TheBookOfMormon "Many young girls here get circumcised/Their clits get cut right off (Way oh!)"]] ~ @/{{Monolaf317}}
** The infamous "Sonic and Knuckles" incident in ''Webcomic/OnePunchMan''. ~ @/{{CelPrevXXVI}}
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ke9wtbzGjCI A fight scene]] in ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue'' has at least '''10''' groin attacks all delivered to the ''same guy.'' ~@/Blue050645TL
** [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS6E18AStarIsBurns "But... the ball! His groin! Ha ha! It works on so many levels!"]] ~ @/DoctorRayman
** ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX''. [[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment "Aren't you dead?" "Well I was, then Sonya crushed Quan Chi's balls so I got better."]] ~ Five-seveN-25
** [[ComicBook/SinCity "I take his weapons away"]]. ''[[Film/SinCity Both of them]]''. ~ [=WilliamShakesman=]
** ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'', where almost every boy from the first generation got hit in the groin at least once ~ Tropers/{{Dghcrh}}
* TheGrotesque
** [[Film/TheElephantMan Mr. Merrick]] ~ [=ManWithoutABody=]
* GrotesqueCute
** ''Manga/FutureDiary''. As a rule, the cuter it is, the greater its capacity for Nightmare Fuel. No exceptions. ~Aethix
* GroundhogDayLoop
** ''Film/GroundhogDay'' ~ Silence, [=ManWithoutABody=], @/MarvelGirl, [=ZiggyZag=], @/{{deeman45}}, @/DoctorRayman
** ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya''. ''EIGHT. FRIGGIN. EPISODES.'' ~Bubblebath
** ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'' ~ [=neobowman=], @/{{Zfish9}}
** [[Wrestling/{{WWE}} Chyna]] ~ [=Nirao 01=]
** ''Series/TheAquabatsSuperShow'': [[spoiler:The entire first season.]] ~ @/{{Mk97}}
** [[spoiler:Akemi Homura]] from ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' ~ Ultimaneo
* GrowingMusclesSequence
** ''WesternAnimation/TheMiniavengers'', [[OnceAnEpisode every single episode]]. ~ @/GenkiMan
** [[Manga/DragonballZ Super Saiyans]] ~ [=KantonKage=]
** ComicStrip/{{Popeye}}. ~ @/DoctorRayman
* GrumpyOldMan
** [[Series/OneFootInTheGrave Victor Meldrew]] ~ [=WilliamShakesman=]
* TheGuardsMustBeCrazy
** [[ComicBook/{{Batman}} Arkham Asylum]] ~ @/{{Yarrik}}
** Franchise/AssassinsCreed ~ shamchimp28
** VideoGame/ChronoTrigger ~ Tropers/DecafGrub47393
* GuestFighter
** Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog in the ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' games. ~ @/DoctorRayman
* GuestHost
** ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' ~ [=Amuck Cricitene=]
** ''Blog/RenegadeRhetoric'', which stems out of a time [[WesternAnimation/ChallengeOfTheGoBots Cy-kill]] was a guest host on [[ComicBook/TransformersTransTech Ask Vector Prime]]. ~ Fireside
* GuideDangIt
** If by "triumphant" you mean "annoying", then ''VideoGame/MilonsSecretCastle'', easily. ~ @/WillyFourEyes
** The Barrel Puzzle from ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog3''. And the guide itself didn't tell you how to get past it.
*** Ah yes, the [[FanNickname Barrel of]] {{Doom|yDoomsOfDoom}} That thing is EVIL. For those who don't know how to get past it, you need to stand on it and press up and down. May take some attempts to get it right. You're welcome. ~ @/{{TARDISES}}
*** Speaking of Sonic, the boss fight in Lava Mountain 4 in ''VideoGame/SonicLostWorld''. You're supposed to finish him off using a charged homing attack (standing in front of him and letting the reticule build up), but at no point does the game tell you you can even do this, nor do you ever have to before this point. - @/PhysicalStamina
** Pick a VideoGame/TalesSeries game, ''any'' VideoGame/TalesSeries game. - Malkyrian
** ''VideoGame/StarOceanTillTheEndOfTime'': So you wanna go for the Fayt-x-[[DefrostingIceQueen Nel]] ending? Better hope you can either track down a copy of the Prima Guide, or find an online walkthrough that covers it, 'cuz if not, it's almost impossible to figure out how to do it on your own. Especially since Nel starts off with ''the lowest'' [[RelationshipValues affinity points]] towards Fayt and raising it high enough to get her paired ending includes having to complete one of the most obscure sidequest chains in the game, which has [[PermanentlyMissableContent a limited time window.]] Good luck. ~ MiinU
** ''VideoGame/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy1984'' adventure game. [[NintendoHard There are probably grown men out there who will still break down crying at the very mention of the phrase "Babel Fish."]]. ~ [=PhoenixFire=]
** ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'', the higher the number, the worse it gets. While not necessarily needed to beat the main game, everything else either assumes you have it, or that you'll somehow know that the only way to get the most powerful weapon in the game is to NOT open 4 specific chest early in the game that look the same as all other chests. ~Seraphem
** ''VideoGame/YumeNikki'' ~ Highwind
*** "Okay, I think I saw an object that ''might'' be an Effect next to these trees and grotesquely-shaped statues...or was it near that ''other'' patch of trees and grotesque statues? Wait, how'd I even get here in the first place?" ~ @/KingOfTheMimeSwing
** ''VideoGame/LaMulana''. If you (claim to have) cleared it and the Hell Temple without a guide, you're either the most intelligent gamer ever or a real liar. ~ [=RayAyanami=]
** [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} See that Milotic? Looks awesome, right? Want to get one in your party? Go ahead. I'll be waiting.]]
*** [[NintendoHard Fuck it if even the ''guide'' will help you there...]]~ [=JoeMoron2000=]
** ''VideoGame/Persona4''. The game ''actively tries'' to stop you from getting the best ending. ~ @/{{deeman45}}
** Try Finding all the djinn without the guide in the ''VideoGame/GoldenSun'' games ~ sardns
** ''VideoGame/ValkyrieProfile''. What's that, there's a good ending? ~ Aranis
** ''VideoGame/SilentHill3''[='s=] hard puzzle mode. There's the infamous Shakespeare puzzle, then the puzzle involving the eating habits of the linnet bird (which I'd never even heard of), and then having to know when you're supposed to use your ChekhovsGun. ~ SG_Man_Forever
** Want to play ''VideoGame/DwarfFortress''? ~ @/{{Yuihime}}
** I heard you wanted a Final weapon in ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors''. ~ KantonKage
** Ladies and gentlemen and those of nonbinary genders, ''VideoGame/TheTowerOfDruaga''. Read [[http://strategywiki.org/wiki/The_Tower_of_Druaga this strategy guide]] and ask yourself, "How would a player in the mid-80's, with extremely primitive Internet access ''if they were lucky'' and a limited entertainment budget, figure all of this out?" It's sixty stages of guide-demanding puzzles, with the risk of losing useful armor, being teleported back to previous stages, or Cruel-tier UnwinnableByDesign if you make certain mistakes, such as failing to pick up a certain treasure...that in turns requires having picked up previous other treasures. Oh, and it's an ''UsefulNotes/{{arcade game}}''. That was somehow popular in Japan despite the fact that a standard arcade credit on most Japanese arcade games was (and still is) 100 yen, and [[AmericansHateTingle unsurprisingly failed in other regions]]. ~ @/LucaEarlgrey
** The legendary golems in ''VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire''. Oh, and in the remake, the conditions to facing Regigigas has you ''nicknaming'' Regice, give it an ice item, and go back to the cave where you found Regice while carrying the three caught in-game golems. At daytime. ~ Five-seveN-25
** ''VideoGame/BloodOmenLegacyOfKain'': Released in 1996, the way to access the HMCS Bitter wasn't discovered until '''2020'''. ~ [=rjd1922=]
* GuileHero
** [[Manga/BlackLagoon Rock]] ~ [=JustaUsername=]
** [[Franchise/{{Mistborn}} Kellsier]] ~ Aranis
** [[UsefulNotes/ThePope The Venerable Pius XII]] ~ redrosary
** [[Franchise/JoJosBizarreAdventure The Joestar lineage]] ~ [=ChiefNoa=]
*** They're all clever assholes, and the fans wouldn't want it any other way. ~ @/KingOfTheMimeSwing
** [[Literature/TheHungerGames Peeta]] ~ shamchimp28
** [[Literature/TheOdyssey Odysseus]] ~ ncfan
*** Seconded, for being close to the UrExample, and for relying on guile when heroes were all expected to be brutal warriors. ~Rotide
** ComicBook/{{Batman}} ~ @/WaxingName
** ComicBook/{{Asterix}}. ~ @/DoctorRayman
** [[Manga/DeathNote L]] - Tropers/DemonDuckofDoom
* GuiltFreeExterminationWar
** [[Literature/GoblinSlayer Goblin Slayer and his companion's conflict with the Goblins.]] ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* TheGunslinger
** [[Franchise/TheDarkTower Roland Deschain]]~Seraphem
** [[Anime/{{Grenadier}} Rushuna Tendou]], who only needs a single six-shooter, even against ''tanks'' ~ @/MarvelGirl
** ComicBook/LuckyLuke. He can shoot faster than his own shadow. ~ @/DoctorRayman
** [[VideoGame/MortalKombatX Erron Black]]. ~ Five-seveN-25
** [[Film/DollarsTrilogy The Man With No Name]] ~ [=WilliamShakesman=]
* GunsAkimbo
** Creator/JohnWoo films ~ [=WilliamShakesman=]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:H]]
* Hackette
** [[VideoGame/Persona5 Futaba Sakura]] -AnOtherT
* HairTriggerTemper
** '''[[Film/TheBigLebowski "OVER THE LINE!"]]''' ~ [=ManWithoutABody=]
** [[Film/GoodFellas Tommy DeVito]] - [=RobertBingham=]
** Quoth the [[Literature/{{Durarara}} Shizuo]], "'''[[IncomingHam IIIIIIIIIIZAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAA!!]]'''" ~ Kalle
** [[Webcomic/TemplarArizona Ra "Sunny" Shen]] ~ @/{{King of the Mime Swing}}
** WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck. ~ @/TheNerdytimes
** [[WebAnimation/TheMostPopularGirlsInSchool Brittnay Matthews.]] ~ @/{{Monolaf317}}
** [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Yosemite Sam]]. ~ @/DoctorRayman
** [[Manga/MyHeroAcademia Katsuki Bakugo]] ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
** '''[[WesternAnimation/RegularShow GET BACK TO WORK!!!]]''' ~ @/TadTadTadTad
* HalfwayPlotSwitch
** ''Film/FromDuskTillDawn'' ~ [=WilliamShakesman=]
** [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons]] for the sheer amount of episodes where they pull this. ~ @/LadyBlackwood
** ''Film/{{Psycho}}'' ~ Tropers/AnotherOnlinePersona
* HamToHamCombat
** [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E13Doomsday Daleks vs Cybermen]] ~ @/SomeDeadGuy
** [[WebVideo/{{Kickassia}} N. Bison vs. Dr. Insano]] ~ @/{{Troper49}}
** The final battle of ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann''. ~ @/{{Gamermaster}}
*** ''Every'' battle of ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann''. ~ @/TheNerdytimes
** Every battle of ''Anime/KillLaKill'' ~ iPhoenix26
** ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry4'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSEBAukcHaU Dante vs. Agnus]] ~ @/{{Reflextion}}, artfulscruff, @/InsanityPrelude
** [[Wrestling/BryanDanielson Daniel Bryan]] vs anyone ~ [=KantonKage=]
** [[Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean Jack Sparrow vs Hector Barbossa]] ~ [=AgentKyles=]
* HandCannon
** [[http://www.teamfortress.com/sniper_vs_spy/day06_english.htm The Ambassador]] from VideoGame/TeamFortress2 ~ @/SNobleJr
** [[VideoGame/MegaManZero Fefnir]] and, by extension, [[VideoGame/MegaManZX Model F]]. ~ Psykosis
** [[VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas The Anti-Materiel Rifle]] is described as "A fucking scoped hand-cannon". And, baby, it is. ~ Wragnaroq R. Maggeddo
** [[VideoGame/BioShockInfinite The Paddywaker]] [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Hand Cannon]]- @/{{Gzillafan77}}
** The ''VideoGame/HaloCombatEvolved'' pistol. It shoots .50 caliber high explosive rounds, it's accurate enough to be used as a substitute for a sniper rifle, and it can one-shot [[BossInMookClothing Hunters]]. ~ FistofCthulhu, @/Azorius24
* HandicappedBadass
** [[Literature/TheSilmarillion Maedhros]]. - Calatoria
** [[Franchise/TheDCU Oracle]]! She's arguably more dangerous at a computer in her wheelchair than she was as Batgirl! ~ {{Allronix}}
** Franchise/{{Zatoichi}} is blind. And will kill anyone oppressing the masses. - @/{{Zblayde}}
** Gregory and Dominic from ''Webcomic/DominicDeegan''. Gregory starts out with a lame leg and powerful White Magic, then switches the "cripple" role with his older brother, Dominic, who now has an artificial leg and false teeth and saves the world every weekend. ~ [=Me2=]
** [[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy Joe Swanson.]] ~ @/KingCrInuYasha
** [[Literature/ACertainMagicalIndex Accelerator]]. He can't even move without technological assistance, but he can slow the Earth's rotation for five minutes.
** ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' has many but Izumi Curtis is missing several organs and she kicks serious ass! ~ [=KantonKage=]
** [[Series/{{House}} Dr. House]] has a cane and is not afraid to use it. ~ @/{{Indigo12ash}}
** The only thing that can save an EldritchAbomination from [[WesternAnimation/ExtremeGhostbusters Garrett Miller]] is a flight of stairs. - @/{{Gzillafan77}}
** [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Toph]]. ~ @/{{RandomTroper89}}
*** Seconded ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
** [[WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra Ming Hua]] doesn't even have arms and ''still'' hands master level benders their asses. ~ MiinU
** ComicBook/{{Daredevil}} ~ [=WilliamShakesman=]
* HandsOffParenting
** [[WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory Mandark's parents]] ~ @/{{deeman45}}
** [[WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}} The Pickles parents]] ~ @/{{Nlpnt}}.
** [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer Ira and Sheila Rosenberg]]: he's a famous child psychologist and they treat their daughter like this? ~ @/MarvelGirl
*** TheCobblersChildrenHaveNoShoes ~ @/SgtFrog1
* HandsomeLech
** Girls count, too, don't they? [[Literature/MariaWatchesOverUs Sei Satou]], step up and claim your prize. (Please refrain from handling the Yumi on your way to the podium.) ~ @/WillyFourEyes, @/{{prescience}}
** [[Literature/TheCryingOfLot49 Igor Metzger]] ~ [=ManWithoutABody=]
** Going to go with [[Manga/InuYasha Miroku]] on this one. ~ @/BlankMage, @/{{Carla}}
** [[Franchise/{{Blazblue}} Kagura Mutsuki]] ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* HappilyAdopted
** [[Series/TheSarahJaneAdventures Luke Smith]]. Just... wow, his relationship with Sarah Jane defines adorable. ~sinesofinsanity
** The ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'' franchise as a whole. ~ @/{{Gamermaster}}
** [[ComicBook/{{Superman}} Clark Kent]]. ~ @/DoctorRayman
* HappilyFailedSuicide
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI''. Celes regains the will to live, and after doing so searches for her friends, giving them the hope of beating Kefka. ~ Tropers/DecafGrub47393
* HappyEndingOverride
** ''VideoGame/ChronoCross''. "What were we fighting for?" indeed. ~ @/TwoGunAngel
*** Seconded. ~ @/{{Reflextion}}
** ''Anime/EurekaSevenAO'', BabiesEverAfter NOT!
** ''Film/TheForceAwakens'' or how to turn the original trilogy into a ShaggyDogStory. ~ @/{{Silverblade2}}
*** Seconded! The fact that each of the sequel trilogy movies centers on the death of one of the members of the original PowerTrio only makes it harder to watch, and not in a good way. ~ Fireside
** ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagicaTheMovieRebellion''. The story of how to turn a BittersweetEnding into a [[DownerEnding Bittersour Ending]] (with a GainaxEnding on the side). ~ stewyworks333
** ''Film/Alien3''. ~ @/DoctorRayman
** ''Film/Terminator3RiseOfTheMachines''. [[ScrewDestiny "Judgment Day is]] [[SubvertedTrope inev]][[YouCantFightFate itable."]] ~ Five-seveN-25
** ''Literature/TheHomestuckEpilogues''. ~ @/Emerald141
** ''Film/NoTimeToDie''. ~ Saberwulf2018
* HardDrinkingPartyGirl
** April from ''Anime/DarkerThanBlack''- her powers are literally fueled by drinking alcohol. ~ @/{{Jordan}}
** [[Manga/AzumangaDaioh Yukari Tanizaki]]. ~ @/{{Mapi-chan}}
** I don't normally like Creator/KristinChenowith (I'm not even sure I spelled her name right) but the character she played on ''Series/{{Glee}}'' was my favourite example ~ [=ManWithoutABody=], @/VoodooChild
** [[Myth/EgyptianMythology Hathor]] ~ @/{{Surenity}}
** [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Misato Katsuragi]] ~ @/{{Carla}}
** [[Manga/XXXHolic Yuuko Ichihara.]] ~ chibihana
** [[Anime/PhantomQuestCorp Ayaka Kisaragi]] drinks so often that even an anemic vampire ''[[NoJustNoReaction turned her down]]'', due to [[UnsuspectinglySoused the alcohol content]] of her blood. - MiinU
* HardLevelsEasyBosses: Kaizo Mario Galaxy, where most of the bosses are unchanged from vanilla Mario Galaxy. ~ Tropers/DecafGrub47393
* HarmfulToMinors
** President Reitman of Mai-Chan's Daily Life, [[spoiler: "BABY FUCK, BABY FUCK!!!!! [[MemeticMutation IT'SSS AWWRIGHTTT!!!~~~~~"]]]] ~ Anon
** How badly can death of parents traumatize a kid? Ask [[ComicBook/{{Batman}} Bruce Wayne]]. ~ @/TheNerdytimes
* HarmlessVillain
** [[WesternAnimation/KimPossible Dr. Drakken]] ~ @/InsanityPrelude
** [[WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom I AM THE BOX GHOST!]] (Master of all things cardboard and corrugated!) ~ [=Storm=], [=SquealingSandry=], @/{{deeman45}}
** [[Anime/PokemonTheSeries Team Rocket]] ~ [=Ingonyama=]
** [[Film/PrinceOfSpace The Phantom Dictator of Krankor]]. Haaaa haaaaa haaaa haaaaa haaaa haaaaa haaaaaaa. ~ [=ManWithoutABody=]
** [[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment Dr. Insano]] - [=ZiggyZag=]
** [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls The Amoeba boys]]. Good God, they ''littered!'' ~ @/{{Carla}}
** [[WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb Dr. Doofenschmirtz]] -- Bucco Babe
** '''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'''. ~ @/{{iansimsjam}}
** [[VideoGame/MonkeyIsland Murray the Talking Skull]] ~ @/{{rjd1922}}
* HateFic
** ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5954408/1/Killing-the-Cullens Killing the Cullens]]'' is Light Yagami's ultimate revenge on Twilight. ~ Tropers/DecafGrub47393
* HateSink
** [[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire Joffrey Baratheon]] ~ Silverblade2
** [[Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix Dolores Jane Umbridge]] ~ dgenega5764, @/DoctorRayman
** [[Franchise/FullmetalAlchemist Shou Tucker]] is currently rated as the number one most hated character in ''all'' of anime and/or manga by [[http://www.anime-planet.com/characters/top-hated anime-planet.com]], people loathe him that much, and for a [[WouldHurtAChild damn good reason]] too. ~ Bowbowis
** [[Characters/DisneyDucksComicUniverse Gladstone]] [[WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987 Gander]] ~ [=Julia1984=]
** [[Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena Akio Ohtori]] is the only character ever to have inspired pure, passionate hate from me. His misogyny and fake affability sickened and enraged me to the very core when I watched the series. - @/IukaSylvie
** [[Literature/TheRisingOfTheShieldHero Princess Malty Melromarc]] ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
** [[VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption2 Micah Bell]] ~ @/{{Thermal7}}
** [[spoiler:Sayu's Mom]] from Literature/{{Higehiro}} almost breaks Yoshida's WouldntHitAGirl policy in Episode 12 which is saying something ~sfisher923
** [[Franchise/BlazBlue Yuuki Terumi]], who was supposed to be hated by the player and was written to be hated. ~ Saberwulf2018
** [[WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse Odalia Blight]] ~ [=SuperYoshiFan02=]
* HatedByAll
** [[Literature/TheRisingOfTheShieldHero Malty Melromarc]]. Naturally, when you lie, backstab everyone (including your most devoted allies), and spend time ruining people's lives ForTheEvulz or out of [[EvilIsPetty petty spite]], everyone will be out for your blood and won't come to your aid no matter how much [[VillainsWantMercy you beg for mercy]]. [[spoiler:She truly earned her reputation as one of the worst and most despised war criminals throughout history.]] ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* HauntedTechnology
** Notorious BBC [[MadeForTVMovie one-off drama]] ''Film/GhostWatch''. ~ Trumper
** [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Pretty much any device possessed by Rotom]] ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* HaveANiceDeath: ''VideoGame/{{Shadowgate}}'' ~ Tropers/DecafGrub47393
* HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday:
** [[VideoGame/TalesOfSymphoniaDawnOfTheNewWorld Emil]] manages to do this to ''himself'', when there's nobody else around. Just...just [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKthQfOPxss watch.]] [[note]]The skit in question is about 35 seconds in. There's a few other skits in the vid as well outlying Emil's rather obvious crush on the man.[[/note]] ~ @/{{deeman45}}
** [[Webcomic/{{Hiimdaisy}} Kanji would like to remind you that he doesn't like dudes and loves women]]. ~ [=HotelCalifornia=]
** [[Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena Oh, Utena...]] ~ @/{{SkyJumpinMime}}
** Dagur of ''WesternAnimation/DragonsRidersOfBerk'' instantly becoming SickeninglySweethearts with Mala after 7 seasons of obsessing over Hiccup ~ [=Julia1984=]
* HaveWeMetYet: The relationship between [[Series/DoctorWho the Doctor and River Song]]. They keep running into one another out of order, and they each keep a diary of the encounters they've had with each other, and compare notes each time they meet. ~ mysterykcad
* HavingABlast
** [[Manga/MyHeroAcademia Katsuki Bakugo]] ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* HeadCrushing
** [[spoiler:[[WesternAnimation/Invincible2021 How Omni-Man kills Red Rush]]]]. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* HeadphonesEqualIsolation
** [[VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou Neku]], most definitely. I mean, the game's theme only kind of revolves around it. ~Eriyu, @/InsanityPrelude
** ''ComicStrip/TheFarSide'' cartoon with the birds and the cat ~ [=ManWithoutABody=]
** [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Shinji]], of course ~ @/{{Carla}}
** Creator/StanLee's [[CreatorCameo cameo]] in ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan''. ~ randomtroper89
* HeadInTheSandManagement
** Cornelius Fudge refusing to believe Voldemort has returned in ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix''. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* HeadTurningBeauty
** [[Franchise/LupinIII Fujiko Mine]]. It'd be easier to list who ''[[LustObject hasn't]]'' either tried to hit on her, or tried to get her in bed. Including [[VillainousCrush her enemies.]] ~ MiinU
* HealTheCutie
** [[VideoGame/PersonaQ2NewCinemaLabyrinth Hikari's entire journey with the Persona users]]. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* HeartIsAnAwesomePower
** ''Franchise/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' ~ Mrbits, @/VPhantom
** [[Literature/WhateleyUniverse Jade Sinclair]] ~ @/MarvelGirl
** ''Manga/OnePiece'' ~ fakeangel
** There's a Luke Surl Comic in which [[WesternAnimation/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers Ma-Ti]] causes a heart ''failure''. That was pretty cool. ~ [=ManWithoutABody=]
** ComicBook/{{Aquaman}} ~ @/{{Yarrik}}
*** Seconded. He even used his influence over sea life to defeat a villain who had ''immaculate control over water itself.'' ~ 2xN
** ComicBook/SquirrelGirl ~ Cag
** [[Franchise/TouhouProject Rin]] "cart away dead people" [[ThatOneBoss Kaenbyou]] ~ @/{{Yuihime}}
*** Kogasa Tatara, ability to surprise people. [[spoiler:Including the players themselves.]] ~ @/Stardf29
*** Unfortunately for her it only really works once. How do I know that? in the Touhou thread on this site, I somewhat jokingly said Kogasa would be in 13. And you know what? [[spoiler: She IS. She's the stage 3 midboss.]]) ~ @/{{TARDISES}}
** [[Literature/CircleOfMagic Sandreline Fa Toren]]; because power over thread and cloth is ''badass''. - Completely Different, @/InsanityPrelude
** [[Literature/{{Worm}} Taylor]] uses the ability to control bugs in a ridiculous number of very inventive (and lethal) ways. ~ spacemonkey37
** ComicBook/AntMan. ~ @/DoctorRayman
* HeartbrokenBadass
** [[spoiler:[[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Homura Akemi]]]] ~ foxmccloud4387
* TheHeavy
** [[Franchise/StarWars Darth Vader]] ~ dgenega5764
*** Seconded ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* HeavyMithril
** Music/BalSagoth ~ Thrash Til' Death
** Music/BlindGuardian - Tropers/DemonDuckofDoom
* TheHedonist
** [[TabletopGame/Warhammer40000 Slaanesh]] - Tropers/DemonDuckofDoom
* HeelFaceBrainwashing
** [[VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork5TeamColonelAndTeamProtoMan Lord Wily erasing the memories of his son Dr. Regal so he can start life over again as a better person.]] ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
** [[spoiler:[[VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic Darth Revan]]]] ~ Fireside
* HeelFaceReincarnation
** [[Franchise/DragonBall Kid Buu reincarnating as Uub]] ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor
** [[Series/{{Heroes}} Sylar]] in Volume 3. Ye gods. - Haven
** [[Series/Charmed1998 Cole Turner]]. The man could NOT pick a side! ~ Ingonyama
** [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Archer]]. ~ Mapi-chan
** [[Literature/TreasureIsland Long John Silver]] again. ~ [=ManWithoutABody=]
** [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV Kain Highwind]] ~ @/OndoreMick
** [[ComicBook/{{Batman}} Two-Face]] - [=ZiggyZag=]
** [[VideoGame/MetalGear Naomi Hunter]] ~ Nirao 01
** [[Manga/DragonBall Vegeta]] ~ @/{{deeman45}}
** ComicBook/{{Magneto}}. 45+ years of storylines will give you ample opportunities to go back and forth. ~ @/{{Carla}}
*** Seconded! -- Bucco Babe
** [[ComicBook/TheCloneSaga Wait, is Peter Parker a clone or isn't he?]] ~ FoxTrax
** [[WesternAnimation/{{Ben 10}} Kevin]] [[WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce freaking]] [[WesternAnimation/Ben10UltimateAlien Levin]] ~ MetalShadowX, @/{{Pastylover2}}
** [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Zuko]] ~ @/WeepingWillow
** Wrestling/BigShow
** Franchise/{{Godzilla}} ~ Richard Seven
** [[VideoGame/TalesOfXillia Alvin]]. ~ mister-bittersweet
** [[Anime/TransformersCybertron Scourage]] ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* HeelFaceTurn
** [[spoiler:[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWars Axel Almer]]]], one HeelFaceTurn that is both [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome awesome]] and SugarWiki/{{heartwarming|Moments}}. ~ @/ChrisX
** [[WesternAnimation/BeastWars Dinobot]]. ~Scrounge
** [[spoiler:[[WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse Peridot!]]]] ~ @/{{Monolaf317}}
** [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Zuko]], if only because it took SO FREAKING LONG to get there! ~ Ingonyama, Vellophone
*** Seconded. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
*** Thirded. ~ Tropers/DecafGrub47393
** [[Manga/DragonBall Everyone and their mother.]] ~ Storm
** [[spoiler:[[VideoGame/ChronoTrigger Magus]]]] ~ @/{{deeman45}}
** [[Franchise/StarWars Darth Vader]] ~ [=TheGecko=]
** [[Literature/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas The Grinch]] probably has the most heartwarming of all Heel Face Turns. I challenge you not to have your heart warmed. ~ [=NotJabba=]
** [[WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}} Iago]] in ''WesternAnimation/AladdinTheReturnOfJafar''. ~ @/DoctorRayman
** WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}}. ~ @/TripleJ
* HeelRaceTurn
** [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic The Changeling race]], with the obvious exception of Queen Chrysalis. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* HeldGaze
** [[Film/PulpFiction Vincent Vega and Mia Wallace.]] ~ @/{{MattP5557}}
** [[Series/TheUntamed Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji]]. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHoMhcJc14w Observe from 5 minutes 19 seconds onward]], and be sure to have a defibrilator with you. Your heart may stop. ~ @/{{cosmatonspoon}}
** [[Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower Galadriel and Halbrand]]. Never seen so much eye-fucking between two characters, and apparently is not even supposed to be romantic. - Gebeleizis
* HeliCritter
** [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Tails]]. (Flies with his own two tails) ~ [=FoxTrax=], @/DoctorRayman, Tropers/DecafGrub47393
** VideoGame/JazzJackrabbit ~ Dghcrh
* {{Hell}}
** ''WesternAnimation/HazbinHotel'' - Tropers/DemonDuckofDoom
* HellHasNewManagement
** [[Webcomic/EightBitTheater Black Mage]] so terrified the previous infernal administration that they stuffed him back into his mortal body, and now have a vested interest in keeping him alive. It says a lot that whenever Black Mage is on the verge of death, he's happy because he gets to take over Hell again. ~mysterykcad
* {{Hellhound}}
** [[WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss Loona]] - Tropers/DemonDuckofDoom
* TheHero
** [[Franchise/StarWars Luke Skywalker]]. ~ dgenega5764
** ComicBook/{{Superman}}. ~ @/DoctorRayman
** [[Manga/MyHeroAcademia All Might is here! And so is his pupil, Izuku Midoriya.]] ~ iPhoenix26
** [[Franchise/MassEffect Paragon Commander Shepard]]. ~ @/{{cosmatonspoon}}
** [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Aang]]
* HeroAntagonist
** [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater The Boss]]. Willingly gives up her life and goes down in history as one of the most despicable traitors in U.S. History out of patriotism. ~@/{{Rotide}}
** [[Webcomic/GirlGenius Klaus Wulfenbach]]. Not only does [[WellIntentionedExtremist he seem to be trying to do the right thing]] but it's hard to argue that he ''isn't'', at least in regards to uniting the disparate sparks of Europa. Even when it comes down to his goal of capturing or killing Agatha it's hard to argue with him [[GrandTheftMe given the circumstances]], something the heroes themselves acknowledge. That being said, he is still, without a doubt, the antagonist in the story. ~ Nivenus
** [[WesternAnimation/InvaderZim Dib]] ~@/{{Pikawil}}, [=SqueeneyTodd=], Vellophone
** [[VideoGame/MegaManZero Harpuia]] ~@/{{magnum12}}
** [[WebVideo/DoctorHorriblesSingAlongBlog Captain Hammer]] ~ [=ManWithoutABody=], @/LostLenore
** [[Anime/DarkerThanBlack Kirihara Misaki]] ~ @/PhoenixFire
** [[Manga/DeathNote L]] ~ Braincogs, @/{{Carla}}
** [[Franchise/LupinIII Inspector Zengita]] ~ @/{{deeman45}}
** [[Anime/YuGiOh5Ds Team Unicorn]] ~ @/{{Lale}}
** [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Link]] ~ @/MiinU
* TheHeroDies
** ''ComicBook/TheDeathOfSuperman'' ~ @/WaxingName, @/DoctorRayman
** [[Literature/TheEpicOfGilgamesh Gilgamesh]]. ~ @/TheNerdytimes
** [[spoiler:[[Manga/JojosBizarreAdventurePhantomBlood Johnathon Joestar]]]] ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
** [[spoiler:[[Manga/TomorrowsJoe Joe Yabuki]]]] ~ NotGonnaDoALot4
** [[spoiler:[[Literature/TheBeastPlayer Elin]].]] - @/IukaSylvie
* HeroesLoveDogs
** Film/JohnWick ~ [=Amuck Cricetine=]
* HeroKiller
** [[Franchise/StarWars General Grievous]]...[[AdaptationalBadass but only in]] ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsCloneWars'' ~ Prime32
** [[VideoGame/TalesOfDestiny Barbatos Goetia]] - @/ChrisX
** [[Webcomic/{{Homestuck}} Jack Noir]]. Just take a look at his kill list. - Shinji117
** [[Anime/WolfsRain Lord Darcia]]. In the OVA that concludes the series, [[spoiler:he either directly kills or indirectly causes the death of the ''entire cast'']] - @/TheWanderer
** [[WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles1 Syndrome]]. The list of heroes he's killed is ''enormous''. ~ @/MarvelGirl
** [[spoiler:Fuhrer Bradley, aka Wrath]] from ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist''. I mean, holy crap. ~ @/{{deeman45}}
** [[Literature/{{Worm}} Behemoth]] is explictly called this InUniverse, and boy does he deliver. ~ Vigil
** [[ComicBook/TheDeathOfSuperman Doomsday]]. ~ @/DoctorRayman
** [[spoiler:[[Film/AvengersInfinityWar Thanos]], who manages to use the Infinity Stones to wipe out half of the universe's population, which includes several well-known heroes such as Spider-Man, Black Panther, The Falcon, Doctor Strange, and the majority of the Guardians of the Galaxy. Before that, he ends up personally killing a reformed Loki, Heimdall, Gamora, and Vision. While Heimdall and the Prime Timeline versions of Gamora and Loki are definitely KilledOffForReal, Vision comes back in some form.]] ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* HeroicBastard
** [[Literature/{{ASongOfIceAndFire}} Jon Snow]] ~ {{GMantis}}
* HeroicBSOD
** [[Franchise/{{Metroid}} Samus.]] Specifically, the [[Videogame/MetroidOtherM Ridley scene.]] - phazonfarmer
** [[Literature/{{Speak}} Melinda Sordino]] - thenameisbean
** [[VideoGame/DawnOfWar Apollo Diomedes]], and boy did he have it coming. Even though it was blatantly obvious to everyone but him (having spent the entirety of ''Chaos Rising'' in complete denial), the moment in ''Retribution'' [[spoiler: when he finally learns the Chapter Master has fallen to chaos completely breaks him, to the point that when they end up on the Judgement of Carrion, he immediately orders his squad to hold position (because he has no more reason to live anymore)]]. ~ Fireside
* HeroicComedicSociopath
** [[Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick Belkar Bitterleaf]]: ''"I AM A SEXY SHOELESS '''GOD OF WAR!!'''"'' -Moviepyro
*** Seconded. ~{{Mapi-chan}}
** [[WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros Brock Samson]], ''the'' Swedish murder machine. -Commander Cody
** ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} ~ TromboneChild, @/DoctorRayman
** [[Manga/{{Gintama}} Sougo Okita]]
** [[Manga/YouAreBeingSummonedAzazel Akutabe.]] ~ @/{{Monolaf317}}
* HeroicMime
** [[VideoGame/HalfLife Gordon Freeman]]. ~@/{{Cameoflage}}
** [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Link]] ~ [=ManWithoutABody=], @/LostLenore, @/DoctorRayman
** VideoGame/{{Chrono|Trigger}} ~ @/{{deeman45}}
** [[VideoGame/GoldenSun Issac and Felix]], but only if they're the main character. ~ sardns
** [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]]. ~ @/{{Jesska}}
** Pick any ''Suikoden'' game, excluding the {{Gaiden Game}}s. ~ Clae
* HeroicRROD
** [[Anime/DragonBallZ Goku's condition]] after using the highest levels of Kaio-Ken in his battle against Vegeta. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* HeroicSacrifice
** ''Literature/TheBible'' ~ [=ManWithoutABody=], @/{{Carla}}
** [[spoiler:I am programmed to protect, and sacrifice if necessary. [[WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated Omega Supreme]], we hardly knew ye.]] ~ Latte
** [[spoiler:[[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Alphonse Elric]]]] ~ Lord Zorc
** [[WesternAnimation/BeastWars Dinobot]] when he fought the ''entire'' Predicon force (that is Inferno, Black Arachnia, Waspinator, Rampage, Quickstrike, and Megatron), ALONE, and destroying the source of future informaton to prevent them from [[spoiler:eradicating the ancestors of humanity, which would have resulted in the Decepticons defeating the Autobots in the future and]] winning the war. All while slowly being battered to the point of exhaustion. It's made better in his BeAllMySinsRemembered [[TearJerker speech/final words]] to his teammates. ~ slugboy
** [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Minato and Kushina]] very sad *[[TearJerker Sob]]* ~ [=KantonKage=]
** [[ComicBook/TheFlash Barry Allen]] in ''ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths''. His death stuck for 23 years! ~ @/WaxingName
** We'll never forget you, [[spoiler: [[VideoGame/{{inFAMOUS2}} Cole McGrath!]]]]- @/{{Gzillafan77}}
** [[Film/IndependenceDay "Hello, boys! I'M BAAAAAAACK!" Rest in peace, Russell Casse.]] ~ xxbiasonxxx
** [[Film/MadMaxFuryRoad "Witness me..." May you rest in peace, Nux.]] ~ xxbiasonxxx
** [[Film/ANewHope Obi-Wan Kenobi]] ~ dgenega5764
** [[spoiler:Both Iron Man and Black Widow in ''Film/AvengersEndgame'']] ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* HeroicSecondWind
** Film/ThePrincessBride: ''Hello, MyNameIsInigoMontoya, YouKilledMyFather, PrepareToDie!'' ~RLH4
** [[Anime/MyHeroAcademia That's because I didn't put my back into it that time!]] '''[[Anime/MyHeroAcademia UNITED STATES! OF SMAAAAAAAAAAASH!!!]]''' ~ iPhoenix26
* HeroWithAnFInGood
** [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Itachi]]. Can his actions towards Sasuke ''be anymore'' deranged? ~ Catt, @/{{Sky Jumpin Mime}}
* HeroWithBadPublicity
** [[VideoGame/PhantomBrave Marona]]. ~ Curtmack, @/InsanityPrelude
** [[Literature/TheRisingOfTheShieldHero Naofumi]] as a result of Myne's FalseRapeAccusation. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
** ComicBook/{{Batman}}. He's called "The Dark Knight" for a reason. ~ [=ManWithoutABody=]
** [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Saber]], to the point where [[spoiler: her entire country erupts into civil war and her own circle of knights backstabs her.]] ~ @/BlankMage
** ComicBook/SpiderMan. ~ @/DoctorRayman
** The ComicBook/XMen. ''Every last one of them.'' ~ Gorank, @/{{Carla}}
** The WesternAnimation/{{Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|1987}} in the '80s cartoon. ~ Surenity
** [[Manga/{{Trigun}} Vash the Stampede.]]
* HesBack
** ''Film/GodzillaVsDestoroyah''. And lo, crustaceous ass was kicked. ~ @/ManWithoutABody
** [[VisualNovel/TokimekiMemorial Kaori Yae]]. ~ [=AceNoctali=]
** ComicBook/SpiderMan, towards the end of ''Film/SpiderMan2''. ~ @/DoctorRayman
* HetIsEw
** ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' fanfiction. ~redhed311
** ''Manga/DeathNote'' fanfiction. - @/PersonOfNote
** ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing Gundam Wing's]]'' [[YaoiFangirl yaoi fandom]] in a nutshell. ~ @/MiinU
* HeterosexualLifePartners
** [[Series/{{Scrubs}} J.D. and Turk]]. They even sing a ''song'' called "Guy Love" in the MusicalEpisode. ~ @/{{Indigo12ash}}
*** '''This.''' Everyone, ''everyone'' pales in comparison. ~ Excelion
** [[Manga/AzumangaDaioh Yukari and Nyamo]]. ~ Mapi-chan, @/{{Carls493}}
** [[Film/{{Casablanca}} Louis, I think this might be the beginning of a beautiful friendship.]] ~ [=ManWithoutABody=]
** Series/{{House}} and Wilson ~Seraphem, @/VoodooChild, @/{{Carla}}
** [[Series/{{Supernatural}} Sam and Dean Winchester]] ~ [=TromboneChild=]
** Both Frodo and Sam and Legolas and Gimli from ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings''. - [=AinuLaire=]
** [[VideoGame/MetalGear Solid Snake and Otacon]] ~ Nirao 01
** [[Literature/SherlockHolmes Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John H. Watson]] ~ Vidocq, @/{{deeman45}}, [=SqueeneyTodd=]
** [[Series/TheMightyBoosh Vince Noir and Howard Moon.]]
*** Seconded. Oh ''god'' seconded. ~ [=Me2=]
** [[BaldHeadOfToughness Ikkaku]] and [[TheFightingNarcissist Yumichika]] of Manga/{{Bleach}}. --ncfan
** [[Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle Fay D. Flourite and Kurogane]] ~ @/{{Zfish9}}
** You and your partner from the ''VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeon'' series. ~ @/CyberTiger88
** Creator/TreyParkerAndMattStone (RealLife examples count, right?) ~ @/Gatotsu911
** [[Manga/YoureUnderArrest Miyuki and Natsumi]] ~ [=KantonKage=]
** ComicBook/LukeCage and [[ComicBook/IronFist Danny Rand]]- @/{{Gzillafan77}}
** [[ComicBook/{{Asterix}} Astérix and Obélix]]. ~ @/DoctorRayman
* HeWhoFightsMonsters
** Film/MadMax
** ComicBook/{{Magneto}} ~ @/Bazer63
** [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Scar]] - @/IukaSylvie
** The humans after they discover the ''Literature/{{Shiki}}'s'' existence, especially [[spoiler:Toshio Ozaki, who was willing to experiment on and kill his own wife]]. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
** [[Manga/DeathNote Light Yagami]] ~ @/StewieGriffin34
** [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Hama]] - Tropers/DemonDuckofDoom
* HidingTheHandicap
** UsefulNotes/FranklinDRoosevelt was rendered paralyzed by polio before becoming President of the United States. Without the luxury of appearing weak and feeble to his political rivals or enemies abroad, he would give his speeches while seated at a desk, standing with support, or over radio. ~ @/{{superkeijikun}}
* HiddenAgendaVillain
** [[VideoGame/GoldenSun Alex]]. [[spoiler:Three games]] and we still don't know what he's up to. ~ @/{{Yuihime}}
*** Oh God, seconded beyond belief. Replaying all the games, you can start to see where all the pieces come into play for him--but WHAT THE HELL IS HE AFTER? ~ @/{{deeman45}}
** [[Literature/WhateleyUniverse Hekate's Master]]. After seven years we still don't know what he/she/it is up to or who he is or even if he's human. ~ @/MarvelGirl
* HiddenVillain
** [[VideoGame/Klonoa2LunateasVeil The King of Sorrow]] ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* HighClassCallGirl
** [[Series/{{Firefly}} Inara.]] ~ spacemonkey37
* HighPressureBlood
** [[spoiler: [[Film/{{Sanjuro}} Muroto's death.]]]] ~ @/GeniusInTheLamp
* HighlyVisibleNinja
** ''''[[color:orange: NARUTO UZUMAKI!!!]]''''
*** Seconded. ~ @/{{Carla}}
*** Thirded. - @/{{Nlpnt}}
*** Fourthed - @/{{Aspie}}
*** Fifthed - @/DeepC
** Pick a ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' ninja. Any ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' ninja. ~Ingonyama
** [[VideoGame/SoulSeries Taki]]. ~ Mapi-chan
** [[Manga/SoulEater Black*Star]]. "Do you even know what "assassination" ''is''??" ~ Pheonee, [=PhoenixFire=], @/{{deeman45}}, [=SqueeneyTodd=], Vellophone, @/{{Troper49}}
*** '''BEHOLD THE ALMIGHTY BLACK*STAR! YA-HOO!!!''' ~ @/{{Zfish9}}
** [[VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters Mai Shiranui]], [[{{Lust}} drools.]] ~ Nirao 01
** The scene in ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesIITheSecretOfTheOoze'' where they get up on stage and dance with Music/VanillaIce. ~ [=ManWithoutABody=]
** [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Sui-Féng]]. She talks about stealth, the author and official supplemental material [[InformedAbility swears she excels at it]], but you'll never see it. Instead, she announces her presence, attacks head-on, and repeatedly explains how her powers work to her enemies. @/MiinU
** [[Anime/GaoGaiGar Volfogg]]. He's a giant purple transforming robot after all! (it doesn't get more highly-visible than that!) And yet, he's incredibly stealthy thanks his intelligent use of [[MasterOfIllusion holographic projections]] and his CloakingDevice. ~ @/VPhantom
** '''[[VideoGame/BlazBlue BANG BANG BANG BAAAANG!! BANG DAMASHII!!!]]''' ~ @/ChrisX
** [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Might Guy]] {{DYNAMIC ENTRY}} ~ [=KantonKage=]
** The Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles - @/{{Gzillafan77}}
** [[VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends Shen, the Eye of Twilight]]. A ninja whose playstyle revolves around charging people and ''taunting'' them, and being able to tank any hits that come his way. ~ Fireside
* HighTurnoverRate:
** Wallachia has seen thirty-two voivodes in a single century in ''[[Manga/VladDraculea Vlad Drăculea]]''. -- @/IukaSylvie
** [[Literature/HarryPotter Defence against the Dark Arts professors]] ~ @/LadyBlackwood
* HijackedByGanon
** [[VideoGame/MegaMan Dr. Wily]], doing so in about 8 different games. ~ Went
*** [[VideoGame/MegaManX Sigma]] ~ [=Bubblebath=]
*** [[VideoGame/MegaManZero Wiel]], [[spoiler:and arguably in ''VideoGame/MegaManZX'' as Model W.]] ~ Psykosis
** Ganondorf, [[TropeNamer of course]]. ~ @/ProgenyExMachina, [=ManWithoutABody=], @/{{Carls493}}, 674J, {{Tropers/Revaryk}}
** In ''VideoGame/StarFoxAdventures'', [[spoiler:Andross]] ~ @/{{deeman45}}, @/DoctorRayman
** ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'', [[spoiler:Zola and HYDRA.]] ~ @/{{Plactus}}
** [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWars "Sore mo watashi da!"]] - [[spoiler:Euzeth Gozzo/Arteil Steinbeck]] ~ Fireside
* HijackedByJesus
** ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}'' ~ 674J
* HijackingCthulhu
** [[WesternAnimation/Ben10UltimateAlien Vilgax successfully absorbing and usurping Dagon.]] ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* {{Hikikomori}}
** [[Manga/SayonaraZetsubouSensei Kiri Komori]] - cutest hikikomori ever. ~ Jordan
** [[VideoGame/YoKaiWatch Hidabat]], aka ''[[{{Pun}} Hikikōmori]]''. ~ @/{{Monolaf317}}
* HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood
** [[Manga/RanmaOneHalf Ranma Saotome, natch.]] ~ SweetFirefly.
** [[Manga/OnePiece How about Monkey D. Luffy?]] ~ @/{{Monolaf317}}
** [[WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz]]. ~ Five-seveN-25
** [[Series/RedDwarf Arnold Rimmer]] ~ [=Amuck Cricetine=]
** ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': Homer strangling Bart (or being in other ways physically abusive towards his son) is one of the most known running gags of the series and is almost always only PlayedForLaughs. ~ @/TripleJ
* HisNameIs:
** [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast Zelda is your...]] 30 years of debates have ensued over what Link's uncle meant to say. ~ Tropers/DecafGrub47393
* HistoricalBeautyUpdate
** Vlad III and Mehmed II in ''[[Manga/VladDraculea Vlad Drăculea]]''. -- @/IukaSylvie
* HistoricalGenderFlip
** [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Altria Pendragon]]. So much so that not only has she [[FountainOfExpies spawned quite the amount]] [[ReusedCharacterDesign of similar character designs]] both in and out of Type-Moon, but she also paved the way for other examples within the franchise. ~ Fireside
* HistoricalHeroUpgrade
** While there's still debates on the issue, UsefulNotes/AlexanderTheGreat can't exactly be considered a "hero." His counterpart Rider in ''Literature/FateZero'', however, is the closest the story gets to a complete good guy. [[FanNickname Broskander indeed!]] ~ Ultimaneo
* HistoricalVillainUpgrade
** [[Theatre/{{Amadeus}} Salieri]] ~ Silence
** Um, UsefulNotes/OdaNobunaga? He was a freakin' demon lord in the ''VideoGame/{{Onimusha}}'' games. ~ @/WillyFourEyes
** ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight''. I don't quite remember Gilgamesh as having the ability to whip out any weapon in existence, from anywhere, anytime he feels like it. ~ @/BlankMage
** [[{{Dracula}} Vlad III Dracula]] ~ [=XanderCrews=]
** UsefulNotes/RichardIII, @/SparksOfTheTempest
** UsefulNotes/GrigoriRasputin. He may not have been a good person in real-life for sure, but he's frequently portrayed as straight-out villain or even EvilSorcerer in pop-culture. It's often paired with HistoricalBadassUpgrade. ~ @/TripleJ
* HitboxDissonance:
** [[VideoGame/MonsterHunter Plesioth]], otherwise known as "But I was standing five meters away from its legs!" ~ @/LucaEarlgrey
* TheHitFlash
** ''Series/Batman1966'' ~ [=WilliamShakesman=]
* HitmanWithAHeart
** [[Film/TheProfessional Leon Montana]] ~ [=Amuck Cricetine=]
** [[Manga/AkameGaKill Night Raid]] ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* HollywoodAcid
** [[WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated Meltdown's acid can melt through almost anything, including Autobots]]. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* HollywoodCyborg
** ''Franchise/GhostInTheShell'' ~@/{{prescience}}, [=ManWithoutABody=]
** Franchise/RoboCop - [=ZiggyZag=], @/DoctorRayman
** ComicBook/{{Cyborg}} ~ @/LadyBlackwood
* HollywoodDrowning
** For a Most Triumphant Aversion, the art of [=AkiraDevilman666=] does it so well. ~ Tropers/DecafGrub47393
* HollywoodSatanism
** Music/GhostBand - Tropere/DemonDuckofDoom
* HomeworldEvacuation
** Grande's plans in ''Anime/TweenyWitches'' -- @/IukaSylvie
* HonestCorporateExecutive
** [[Characters/DisneyDucksComicUniverse Scrooge McDuck]] ~ @/{{Lale}}, @/DoctorRayman
** [[ComicBook/{{Batman}} Bruce Wayne]]. ~ @/TripleJ
* HonorBeforeReason
** Luke Skywalker at the end of ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''. ~ Kwijibo
** [[VideoGame/Disgaea2CursedMemories Adell]], ''all the time''. ~ @/WillyFourEyes
** [[Manga/DragonBall Goku]] ~ @/{{deeman45}}
*** Seconded, especially when he gives a Senzu Bean to Cell just to make Gohan's fight with Cell "fair". ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
** [[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire Eddard Stark]] ~ @/{{Oberyn}}
** WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack ~ Minion
** [[VideoGame/MegaManX Colonel]] ~ @/{{Ironcommando}}
** [[VideoGame/GhostOfTsushima Shimura's idiotic penchant for Honor]] ~ Loekman3
* HonoraryUncle
** [[Franchise/DuckTales Scrooge McDuck towards Webby]]. ~ @/DoctorRayman
* HookHand
** ''Film/TheBestYearsOfOurLives'' ~ Tropers/DecafGrub47393
** [[Literature/PeterPan Captain Hook]] ~ [=WilliamShakesman=]
* HopeBringer
** WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* HopelessBossFight
** [[VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia The first fight against Yggdrasil]]. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* HorrifyingTheHorror
** [[Franchise/Ben10 Everytime]] [[MonsterClown Zombozo]] gets frightened himself[[note]]Ben scares him as Ghostfreak in ''WesternAnimation/Ben10'', Gwen scares Zombozo in her true Anodite form in ''WesternAnimation/Ben10UltimateAlien'', and Ben scares him as Toepick in ''WesternAnimation/Ben10Omniverse''.[[/note]]. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
** [[Series/DoctorWho The Doctor]] has this reputation amongst all the space monsters out there. ~ @/TripleJ
* HorrorDoesntSettleForSimpleTuesday
** ''Franchise/{{Halloween}}'' ~ @/{{Erforce}}
** ''Franchise/FridayThe13th'' - @/{{Gzillafan77}}
* HospitalHottie
** [[Film/AnAmericanWerewolfInLondon Alex Price]] ~ @/RoseAndHeather
** [[WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}} Hellooooooo, Nurse!]]. ~ @/DoctorRayman
** [[Literature/TheTestamentOfSisterNewDevil Chisato Hasegawa's]] the school nurse, who's got bedroom eyes and such a banging hot bod, that her nephew [[ParentalIncest can't keep his hands]] [[TeacherStudentRomance off her.]] ~ MiinU
** Creator/BarbaraWindsor in the ''Film/CarryOnSeries'' ~ [=WilliamShakesman=]
* HotBlooded
** The most hot blooded series in the history of ever: ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWars SUPER ROBOT WARS]]'' ~ [=DannyV_El_Acme=]
*** Seconded! There are so many examples in this series (both OriginalGeneration and otherwise) that the whole series counts! ~ Fireside
** [[Manga/LuckyStar Anime Tenchou's]] blood is so hot, he [[IncendiaryExponent burns!]] ~ @/WillyFourEyes
*** Seconded. ~Mapi-chan
** Most of the men Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann. ~ @/{{Pheonee}}
*** Don't you mean "Everyone in Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann"? ~@/{{Gamermaster}}
*** Addendum: ''Everyone'' in ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam''. ~ @/{{CelPrevXXVI}}
** Creator/BrianBlessed! ~ [=ManWithoutABody=]
** [[VideoGame/BlazBlue Bang Shishigami]] ~ @/{{Lionheart0}}
** [[Anime/GaoGaiGar Guy Shishioh]] ~ @/{{Draco234}}
** [[Manga/FairyTail Natsu Dragneel]] is all fired up ~ [=KantonKage=]
** ''[[Anime/MazingerZ Kouji Kabuto]]'' ~ @/SRWFan
** '''''Franchise/{{RAMBO}}'''''. ~ xxxEbbxxx
** [[Creator/TomCruise Maverick]] from ''Film/TopGun''. ~ [=EbbEbb=]
** '''''[[VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft LEEROOOOOOOY]] [[LeeroyJenkins JENKINS!!!!!!]]''''' ~ supersolid
** [[VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc Kiyondo Ishida]], as a fusion of two hot-blooded characters ~ @/{{rjd1922}}
** [[Franchise/{{Naruto}} Naruto Uzumaki]]. ~ @/DoctorRayman
* HotbloodedSideburns
** ''Manga/SaintSeiya'' ~ @/{{Carla}}
** [[Anime/MazingerZ Kouji Kabuto]] ~ @/SRWFan
** ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}. ~ @/DoctorRayman
* HotGypsyWoman
** [[WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDameDisney Esmeralda.]] @/InsanityPrelude
* HotLibrarian
** [[Anime/ReadOrDie Yomiko Readman]]. Next question. ~ @/WillyFourEyes, @/{{Gfrequency}}
** [[VisualNovel/ToHeart2 Manaka Komaki]]. ~ Mapi-chan
** [[Film/TheMummy1999 Evelyn Carnahan]] ~ [=ManWithoutABody=]
** [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Rider, surprisingly.]] ~ @/BlankMage
** [[ComicBook/{{Batgirl}} Barbara Gordon]]. ~ @/DoctorRayman
* HotWitch
** Atelia, [[https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/812cGDmlJWL._SY550_.jpg more than 14 years before]] the beginning of ''Anime/TweenyWitches''. - @/IukaSylvie
** ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'' ~ @/ReynTime250
* AHouseDivided
** [[Series/HouseOfTheDragon The Targaryens]] ~ Iridener
* HouseboatHero
** [[Series/MiamiVice Sonny Crockett]] ~ [=Amuck Cricetine=]
* HousepetPig
** [[WesternAnimation/HazbinHotel Fat Nuggets]] - Tropers/DemonDuckofDoom
* HowTheMightyHaveFallen
** ''My name is Ozymandias, king of kings...'' - Whunt
* HowlOfSorrow
** Marianne Pearl (Creator/AngelinaJolie) in ''Film/AMightyHeart''
** Rhonda in ''{{Blessed}}''
* HulkingOut
** The [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk trope namer]]. Top that. ~ @/DoctorRayman
*** Seconded. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* HumanAliens
** ComicBook/{{Superman}} [[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} and]] [[ComicBook/{{Superboy}} co.]] ~ 2xN, @/DoctorRayman
** ''Series/DoctorWho'' has brought us the concept of the JustForFun/TimeLord and hundreds of others species ''identical'' the human race.- Completely Different
* HumanCannonball
** General Kozu in ''WesternAnimation/{{Ninjago}}'', as shown [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRZyitAarfs here]]. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* HumanoidAbomination
** [[Franchise/TheSlenderManMythos The Slender Man]] ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
** Manga/{{Tomie}} - Tropers/DemonDuckofDoom
* HumansAreTheRealMonsters
** ''Film/{{District 9}}'' ~ [=ManWithoutABody=], @/{{Gfrequency}}
** ComicBook/XMen ~ [=KantonKage=]
** ''Manga/ElfenLied'' ~ [=MisterMissy=]
** ''Franchise/TheWalkingDead'' @/{{Gzillafan77}}
*** Seconded. [[WorldofJerkass Almost everyone in the series is a jerk]]. Even the protagonists. ~ Five-seveN-25
* HumiliationConga
** [[Anime/PokemonZoroarkMasterOfIllusions Grings Kodai's drawn out and humiliating defeat]], satisfying and well-deserved after everything he did to Crown City, Zorua and Zoroark, and Celebi. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* HumongousMecha
** At least [[Film/{{Spaceballs}} Mega Maid]] wasn't voiced by [[Creator/OrsonWelles someone]] who hated the movie and was only there for the [[MoneyDearBoy money]] so he could finance Shakespeare productions. ~ [=ManWithoutABody=]
** ''Anime/MazingerZ'' ~ @/SRWFan
** ''TabletopGame/BattleTech'' is this for Western culture. ~ @/RLNice
** ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' ~ The_Biologist
** ''Franchise/PowerRangers''. ~ @/DoctorRayman
* HurricaneOfEuphemisms
** The Phallic Spaceship routine from ''Film/{{Austin Powers|The Spy Who Shagged Me}} 2'' - [=WascallyWabbit=], @/InsanityPrelude
** ''Theatre/MuchAdoAboutNothing''. Specifically, Don Pedro's "wit" speech. ~ [=ManWithoutABody=]
** [[Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus He's not pining, he's passed on! This parrot is no more! He has ceased to be! He's expired and gone to meet his maker! This is a late parrot! He's a stiff! Bereft of life, he rests in peace! If you hadn't nailed him to the perch he'd be pushing up the daisies! His metabolic processes are now history! He's off the twig! He's kicked the bucket, he's shuffled off his mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin' choir invisibile!! THIS IS AN EX-PARROT!]] ~ Five-seveN-25
* HurricaneOfPuns
** Literature/{{Xanth}}. - trimeta
*** Seconded ~ @/{{Zfish9}}
** Any time [[Creator/MarxBrothers Groucho Marx]] speaks ~ @/ManWithoutABody
** [[Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick Elan]] ~ @/{{deeman45}}
** Webcomic/DominicDeegan
*** Oh. GOD. Seconded. [[http://www.dominic-deegan.com/view.php?date=2007-08-14 Just]] [[http://www.dominic-deegan.com/view.php?date=2006-11-08 to]] [[http://www.dominic-deegan.com/view.php?date=2006-07-23 give]] [[http://www.dominic-deegan.com/view.php?date=2005-08-23 a]] [[http://www.dominic-deegan.com/view.php?date=2005-05-14 few]] [[http://www.dominic-deegan.com/view.php?date=2005-06-02 ex]][[http://www.dominic-deegan.com/view.php?date=2005-10-15 am]][[http://www.dominic-deegan.com/view.php?date=2006-07-31 ples...]] ~ [=Me2=]
** Steve Patterson's intros on ''Radio/TheDebaters'' ~sinesofinsanity
** ''WesternAnimation/HouseOfMouse''. The show nearly runs on puns. - @/PhysicalStamina
** ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}}''. ~ @/DoctorRayman
** ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' names. ~ @/Quartia
* TheHunterBecomesTheHunted
** [[WesternAnimation/RabbitFire Elmer Season]] ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* HydePlaysJekyll
** [[Anime/YuGiOh Yami Bakura is able to act like the real Bakura so convincingly, it's rather scary.]] ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* HyperActiveMetabolism
** [[VideoGame/BioShockInfinite Booker DeWitt]]. Food in the trash? Food on a corpse? Om nom nom. ~ @/{{Trogdor}}
** ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'', particularly with ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild Breath of the Wild]]''. ~ @/DoctorRayman
* HyperCompetentSidekick
** [[WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget Penny and Brain to Inspector Gadget]], to the point that they're the ones actually carrying out his missions. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
** [[WesternAnimation/WallaceAndGromit Gromit]] ~ @/Azorius24
* HyperspaceArsenal
** ''[[VideoGame/{{Turok}} Turok 2]]''. Artman40
** [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Archer and his Golden predecessor.]] ~ @/BlankMage
** [[Manga/FairyTail Erza Scarlet]]. ~ [=EmbracingShadows=]
** [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Link]]. ~ @/DoctorRayman
* HyperspaceMallet
** [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Amy Rose]] ~ Bowbowis
*** Seconded. ~ Five-seveN-25
* HyperspaceIsAScaryPlace
** "The Jaunt" by Creator/StephenKing. ~ @/BlankMage, [=ZiggyZag=]
** ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' ~ [=KillerClowns=]
** ''Film/EventHorizon'' ~ @/{{Gfrequency}}
** [[Film/{{Spaceballs}} No, no, no, light speed is too slow! We're gonna have to go right to... Ludicrous Speed!]] ~ Five-seveN-25
* HypnoticCreature
** [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNOTOAD]] ~ [=Amuck Cricetine=]
* {{Hypocrite}}:
** [[Series/DegrassiTheNextGeneration Emma Nelson]] ~pocksuppet1
** [[VideoGame/{{Portal}} GLaDOS]]. Chell's HeroicMime status is the ''only'' thing keeping her for calling [=GLaDOS=] out on this. ~ Five-seveN-25
** [[VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption2 Dutch van der Linde]] ~[=Kuchiki222=]
* HypocriticalHumor
** ''Film/{{Casablanca}}'': "I am shocked - shocked! - to find gambling going on in this establishment." "Your winnings, sir." "Thank you." - [=DoctorWorm=], [=ManWithoutABody=], Tropers/DecafGrub47393
** [[Film/DrStrangelove Gentlemen! You can't fight in here! This is the war room!]] - [=ZiggyZag=], @/{{deeman45}}
** ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DSAndWiiU Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'': [[VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising Viridi]] in Palutena's Guidance claims that there is no need for clones, despite there being three {{Moveset Clone}}s on the roster. This has spiked anger among the fanbase. - Dark Elf Princess
** [[WebVideo/FreemansMind I'm on your side, you fucking idiots! How many of you do I have to kill before you understand that?!]] ~ Five-seveN-25
[[/folder]]

[[folder:I]]
* IAmBigBoned
** [[ComicBook/{{Asterix}} Obélix]]. ~ @/DoctorRayman
** Being called "fat" is one of [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Chōji Akimichi's]] {{Berserk Button}}s. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
** [[WesternAnimation/SouthPark Eric Cartman]] -- [=WilliamShakesman=]
** [[WesternAnimation/IceAge Manny the Mammoth]]. He's not fat, it's all that fur... It makes him look poofy! ~ @/TripleJ
* IAmNotLeftHanded
** [[VideoGame/AsurasWrath Augus using Wailing Dark during his fight with Asura.]] ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* IAmSong
** ''VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog'''s main theme "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin I Am (All of Me)]]". It averages one utterance of [[TitleDrop "I am"]] every 4.2 seconds of it's 3:41 run time for Christ's sake! ~Bowbowis
* IAmSpartacus
** ''Film/{{Spartacus}}''. Duh -- [=WilliamShakesman=]
* IAteWhat
** ''Film/SoylentGreen'' ~ foxmccloud4387
** The incident with the cookies in ''Literature/{{Shimoneta}}. ~ @/{{CelPrevXXVI}}
*** Seconded! ~ Fireside
* IBangedYourMom
** [[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 "No. That would be your mother!"]] ~ Fireside
* ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeMe
** [[Manga/KimiNiTodoke Sawako]], of course. ~ [=EmbracingShadows=]
** [[spoiler: Hinata's reaction to Naruto's confession]] in ''Anime/TheLastNarutoTheMovie''. ~ @/DoctorRayman
* IChooseToStay
** Klinger from the ''Series/{{MASH}}'' finale. ~colBoh
** [[spoiler: Gonzo]] in ''Film/MuppetsFromSpace''. ~ @/DoctorRayman
** [[VideoGame/RuneFactoryOceans Aden and Sonja choosing to stay in the future]] ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* ICouldaBeenAContender
** ''Film/OnTheWaterfront''. [=WilliamShakesman=]
*** Seconded. Tropers/DecafGrub47393
* IFellForHours
** ComicBook/{{Loki}} in ''Film/ThorRagnarok'': "I have been ''falling'' for '''''thirty minutes!'''''" ~ @/DoctorRayman
* IHatePastMe
** [[spoiler:[[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Archer to Shirou]].]] ''"Drown in your ideals and die!"'' ~ spacemonkey37
*** Seconded. [[spoiler:When you play XanatosSpeedChess to make sure you can kill your past self, it is hard not to hit this trope]] - Just a Username
** ''[[Webcomic/{{Homestuck}} Karkat]]''. ~ @/TwinBird
*** When you have extended arguments over [[ItMakesSenseInContext time-traveling chat program]] with your past self, you've definitely hit this trope. ~ @/InsanityPrelude
** ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2'': Buzz Lightyear's reaction towards another Buzz who has the same personality the former had in the [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory1 first movie]]. ~ @/DoctorRayman
** [[VideoGame/MortalKombat11 Johnny Cage]]. "Ugh, he's gonna get us killed..." ~ Five-seveN-25
** [[Franchise/KingdomHearts Riku]] really dislikes what he's done in the [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI first game]], best shown in his interactions with Dark Riku[[note]]While everyone thought he was Riku's past self.[[/note]] in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII''. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* IHateYouVampireDad
** ''Film/InterviewWithTheVampire'' ~ [=TrouserWearingBarbarian=]
** ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' and ''Series/{{Angel}}'' ~ [=TromboneChild=], @/VoodooChild
* IHaveNoSon
** [[Manga/KotouraSan "I should never have given birth to you."]] ~ @/{{Monolaf317}}
** [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS3E6LikeFatherLikeClown "Oh, great. We came all this way and it's the wrong guy." "I didn't mean that literally!"]] ~ @/DoctorRayman
** Stoick towards Hiccup in ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon2010''. ~ Five-seveN-25
* IJustWantToBeNormal
** [[Manga/KotouraSan Haruka Kotoura]], I feel [[DarkAndTroubledPast your pain]]. *[[TearJerker sniff]]* ~ Tropers/{{aNinjaWithAIDS}}
** ComicBook/SpiderMan. ~ @/DoctorRayman
* IJustWantToBeSpecial
** [[Series/{{Heroes}} Sylar]] ~ Kundoo
** [[spoiler:[[VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair Hajime Hinata/Izuru Kamakura]]]]. Never has one's desire to be special led to so much suffering. ~ Fireside
*** Seconded. BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* IKnowYouKnowIKnow
** ''[[Series/DoctorWho The Doctor]]'' and the Master in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoTheCurseOfFatalDeath The Curse of Fatal Death]]", bonus points for both sides using time machines to further complicate matters.
*** He tops even that in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E8LetsKillHitler Let's Kill Hitler]]", which is ''canon''. ~ @/EmbracingShadows
** [[http://nedroid.com/2011/04/nice-try-though/ This]] Webcomic/{{Nedroid}} comic. ~ @/ZettaToad
** [[Manga/DeathNote Death Note]] ~ Octavios
** This little exchange between Captain Amazing and Casanova Frankenstein in ''Film/MysteryMen''. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
-->'''Captain Amazing''': Your first night of freedom, and you blow up the asylum. Interesting choice. I knew you couldn't change.\\
'''Casanova Frankenstein''': I knew you'd know that.\\
'''Captain Amazing''': Oh I know that. And I knew you'd know I'd know you knew.\\
'''Casanova Frankenstein''': But I didn't. I only knew that you'd know that I knew. Did you know that?\\
'''Captain Amazing''': (''Beat'') Of course.
* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight
** [[Franchise/StarWars Luke vs. Darth Vader]] in ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi''. It's even already the page quote for the trope! ~hedwig123
* ILoveTheDead
** [[Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick Tsukiko]] ~ I_love_dragons
* INeedToGoIronMyDog
** ''Film/BetterOffDead'' for the sheer [[RefugeInAudacity ridiculousness]] of it: "You see, the problem here is... is that my little brother, this morning, got his arm caught in the microwave and... and uh... my grandmother dropped acid and she freaked out and hijacked a school bus full of... penguins, so it's kinda a family crisis. So come back later? Great!" ~Bowbowis
** [[VideoGame/TheSimpsonsHitAndRun I have to go... shuck some corn.]] ~ Five-seveN-25
** [[spoiler:[[VideoGame/BravelySecond Magnolia when she learns she was mistaken about Yew's kindness in giving her the flower]]. To elaborate, receiving a flower on the moon is a marriage proposal, so she thought [[AccidentalProposal Yew was proposing to her]]. [[CultureClash Once she realizes the mistake]], an embarrassed Magnolia leaves stating she needs to go check on Commander Goodman.]] ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* IShallTauntYou
** [[WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyondReturnOfTheJoker Terry McGinnis taunting the Joker over his obsession with Batman, actually getting under the villain's skin and driving him into a]] VillainousBreakdown. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
** [[TabletopGame/WarhammerFantasy Wulfrik the Wanderer]], whose gift of tongues allows him to craft insults that are so offensive that the recipient will be compelled to duel him. And he can do it in almost any language! ~ Fireside
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy
** [[Manga/CardcaptorSakura Daidouji Tomoyo]] ~ @/{{Carla}}
** [[Manga/{{Berserk}} Judeau]] ~ Kinesthesia
** The main cast of ''Literature/{{Toradora}}''. ~ [=AceNoctali=]
** Literature/ThePhantomOfTheOpera ~ @/{{Lale}}
** [[Film/ImagineMeAndYou Heck.]] ~ @/{{Gfrequency}}
** [[Webcomic/{{Fans}} Rumy.]] ~ Kirayoshi
** Angelica Schuylar in ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}''. "I know my sister like I know my own mind, you will never find anyone as trusting or as kind. If I tell her that I love him she'd be silently resigned, he'd be mine. She would say "I'm fine". SHE'D BE LYING!" ~ @/{{EmmandKillian}}
** ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture''; although things could change in four years, it's not likely. @/TheThnikkaman
** [[Manga/LoveHIna Mutsumi Otohime]]. She purposefully threw a chance to make a ChildhoodMarriagePromise with the man she loved so that another girl could be with him, and continued to be a ShipperOnDeck even ''after'' the other girl forgot the promise. ~ @/{{Gamermaster}}
** [[Film/BruceAlmighty Now that's a prayer.]] ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* IaijutsuPractitioner
** [[Manga/RurouniKenshin Kenshin Himura]]
* IceCreamKoan
** "This cosmic dance of bursting decadence and withheld permissions twists all our arms collectively. But, if sweetness can win, and it can, then I'll still be here tomorrow to high-five you yesterday my friend. Peace." Said by The Royal Tart Toter. It makes the list because it was the freakiest moment in ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime''. And that's saying something. ~ [=JamesEM73=]
** [[Literature/TheDresdenFiles Life is a journey. Time is a river. The door is a jar.]]
** [[Recap/TheNostalgiaCriticS4E21 "What is so hot it's cool, but is so cool it's hot?"]] ~ @/DoctorRayman
*** "Pop-Tarts?" "IT'S NOT POP TARTS!!!!"
** '''''[[WebComic/{{Hiimdaisy}} DARKNESS IS LIGHT'S LIGHT OF DARKNESS AS A DARK FAREWELL TO DARK LIGHTNESS.]]''''' ~ Five-seveN-25
* AnIcePerson
** [[Manga/AkameGaKill Esdeath]] ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
** [[WesternAnimation/Frozen2013 Princess Elsa]] -- [=WilliamShakesman=]
** [[ComicBook/XMen Iceman]] ~ @/{{Smashman2893}}
* IconicItem
** The [[Series/DoctorWho Scarf.]] That is all. ~ Aela, @/{{Gfrequency}}
*** The Fez ~ @/{{Pastylover2}}
** The [[Series/{{Firefly}} Hat.]] ~ Buyn
** [[Franchise/IndianaJones Indy's hat]]. ~ SG_Man_Forever
** [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario's hat.]] (Lots of hats here, huh?) ~ @/ZettaToad
** ComicBook/CaptainAmerica's Shield- @/{{Gzillafan77}}
** [[Franchise/FridayThe13th Jason's hockey mask]]. ~ Five-seveN-25
** [[Franchise/Ben10 The Omnitrix]] ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* IconicSequelCharacter
** [[Franchise/FridayThe13th Jason Voorhees]]. Minor character in the first film. BigBad in all the rest. ~ [=NotGonnaDoALot4=]
* IdiotBall
** [[Series/{{Heroes}} Peter Petrelli.]] ~ @/{{Jesska}}
** The Investigation Team, Detective Dojima, and [[spoiler: Taro Namatame]] from ''VideoGame/Persona4''. It's hard to pick which one is the worst offender. ~ @/{{Aspie}}
** What's the worst case of the Idiot Ball? [[VideoGame/UltimaIX I'm not entirely sure.]] ~ @/{{Gzillafan77}}, Five-seveN-25
* IdiotHero
** [[Literature/{{Slayers}} Gourry Gabriev]] ~ @/WillyFourEyes, [=MetalShadowX=]
** Manga/{{Naruto}}. ~ @/BlankMage
** [[Series/{{Carnivale}} Ben Hawkins]]. ~ "That boy just ain't too bright, is he?" ~ @/VoodooChild
** [[Manga/OnePiece Monkey D. Luffy]]. ~ Lionheart0
** WebAnimation/HomestarRunner ~ [=ManWithoutABody=]
** [[Anime/DigimonAdventure02 Daisuke/Davis Motomiya]] ~ @/{{deeman45}}
** [[VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss Luke fon Fabre]] ~ Clae
** [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Phillip J. Fry]] ~ @/{{Carla}}, @/QuackorTheFowl
** [[Manga/DragonBall Son Goku]] ~ @/{{Yarrik}}
** [[WesternAnimation/MegasXLR Coop.]] He's destroyed two planets by accident. ~ [=ZecoreZecron=]
** [[Manga/FairyTail Natsu Dragneel]] ~ [=KantonKage=]
** [[VideoGame/UltimaIX The (In Name Only) Avatar]] ~ @/{{Gzillafan77}}
*** Seconded. [[WebVideo/TheSpoonyExperiment "What's... a paladin? FUCK. YOUUUU!"]] ~ Five-seveN-25
** [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Homer Simpson]]. ~ @/DoctorRayman
** [[Literature/BakaAndTestSummonTheBeasts Akihisa Yoshii]] ~ @/{{rjd1922}}
* IdolSinger
** [[Music/HelloProject Morning Musume]] ~ [=AnimeOtaku=]
** [[ComicBook/ScottPilgrim Envy Adams]] ~ @/QuackorTheFowl
** [[Anime/{{Macross}} Lynn Minmay]], the original anime IdolSinger ~ xxbiasonxxx
** [[VideoGame/{{Splatoon}} The Squid Sisters]]. ~ @/DoctorRayman
* IfItsYouItsOkay
** The final line of ''Film/SomeLikeItHot''. ~ JudasJurgen
** ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}'': [[CampGay Ray Gillette]] being willing to sleep with Lana Kane, all while saying "Nobody's that gay." ~ @/DoctorRayman
* IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim
** ComicBook/{{Batman}} and the Joker ~ @/McCaber, [=ManWithoutABody=], @/VoodooChild, @/DoctorRayman
** [[Franchise/StarWars Luke Skywalker and Emperor Palpatine]]. ~ [=Lionheart0=], @/{{deeman45}}
* IgnoredEpiphany
** Demona of ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'' ("What have I... what have ''they'' done?!") ~ @/{{Lale}}, @/JoieDeCombat
** I can't imagine a more archetypical example than Major General Schieffenzahn's in ''The Case of Sergeant Grischa'' (which is the MTE for WhatHaveIBecome too). ~ @/{{Vasha}}
** Freeza of ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged''. ~ mysterykcad
** The ending of WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic's [[Recap/TheNostalgiaCriticS4E47 review]] of ''Film/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas'' ~ @/DoctorRayman
* IkeaErotica:
** [[Fanfic/MyImmortal Then he put his thingie into my you-know-what and we did it for the first time.]] ~ @/Silverblade2
* ImmoralJournalist:
** [[VideoGame/PeretEmHeruForThePrisoners Soji Mizumi]]. ~ [=NotGonnaDoALot4=]
* ImmortalAssassin:
** [[Series/DirkGentlysHolisticDetectiveAgency Bart Curlish.]] ~ ThreeDS
* IllKillYou
** [[WebVideo/RealTimeFandub "I'm going to kill you... And then kill you again!"]] ~ Five-seveN-25
** [[spoiler:[[VisualNovel/NineHoursNineDoorsNinePersons Snake to Ace]], when the latter gloats over how he murdered Clover]] ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* ImMelting
** [[Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk Toht]] melts right down to his skull in one of the goriest scenes in a PG rated film. ~ Tropers/DecafGrub47393
* ImTakingHerHomeWithMe!
** [[VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry Rena "HAUUUU! OMOCHIKAERI~!" Ryuuguu]] ~ [=RayAyanami=]
*** Seco-- Rena! Put Hanyuu down! again! ~ @/{{Zfish9}}
*** Thirded ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
** [[WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures Elmyra]] ~ @/{{Carla}}, @/DoctorRayman
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice
** [[spoiler:Anthy Himemiya]] in the last episode of ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena''. ~mrbits, @/{{Sky Jumpin Mime}}
** In ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'', [[HeroKiller Pain]] impales ''everyone.'' ~ stevobread
* ImplacableMan
** [[Literature/NoCountryForOldMen Anton Chigurh]] ~ Firestorm
** [[Manga/DragonBall Broly.]] ~@/RayneCyro
** [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Ichigo Kurosaki]] at least twice per arc. ~ [=KantonKage=]
** [[Manga/RanmaOneHalf Ryoga Hibiki]] has: been smashed through concrete walls [[SuperToughness without injury]], left swaths of destruction in his wake by charging into trees ''headfirst'', and he's crossed entire continents by tunneling underground for days on end, without rest - ALL in his relentless pursuit to find Ranma and exact his revenge. ~ MiinU
** [[Literature/MortalEngines Shrike.]] Even getting run over by a mobile city only proved to be a minor inconvenience. ~ @/{{cosmatonspoon}}
* ImpliedLoveInterest
** [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Ilia]]. ''Twilight Princess'' bludgeons you with ''[[EveryoneCanSeeIt so many]]'' [[ChildhoodFriendRomance implications]], that they may as well just come out and say she's Link's girlfriend. ~ @/MiinU
** [[Franchise/{{Danganronpa}} Kyoko Kirigiri and Chiaki Nanami to Makoto Naegi and Hajime Hinata respectively]]. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* ImpossibleTheft
** [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV Edge Geraldine]] stealing Dark Matter from Zeromus. ~ Tropers/DecafGrub47393
** Franchise/CarmenSandiego. ~ @/{{Smokie}}, @/{{Deeman45}}, @/{{Telcontar}}
** [[Webcomic/EightBitTheater Thief]]. Steals ''anything'' that is not nailed down ''and'' on fire. Note the emphasis in both "anything" and "and". This includes, but is not limited to, secrets, a soul in a sacred orb and his '''own Class Change from the future'''. ~ @/{{Metalitia}} [=DrMcNinja=]
*** Seconded. Note that he's smart enough to steal the nails, if necessary. And that he can probably steal the fire. ~ Ionz
*** Aye, thirded. ~ @/{{King of the Mime Swing}}
** [[Film/TheUsualSuspects Keyser Soze]] ~ [=ManWithoutABody=], @/{{Carla}}
** [[Literature/TheQueensThief Eugenides]]. Steals mythical treasures, people, and world peace. ~ @/EvCarey
** The Thief from ''WesternAnimation/TheThiefAndTheCobbler''. He picks his own pocket, steals the three golden balls from inside a giant death machine as it explodes, and ''steals the film the movie is made on''. ~ SG_Man_Forever
** Kitty Softpaws in ''WesternAnimation/PussInBoots'' and its [[WesternAnimation/PussInBootsTheLastWish sequel]]. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* ImpossiblyCoolWeapon
** All the Drills in ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann''. Trust me on this one. ~ Lord Zorc
** 99% of all HumongousMecha ~mrbits
** [[VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1 The Monado]]. A[[CoolSword Cool]] [[LaserBlade Laser Bladed]] {{BFS}} [[CombatClairvoyance of Combat Clairvoyance]] [[SwordOfPlotAdvancement and Plot Advancement]] [[spoiler:[[SealedEvilInACan with a sealed evil god]]]]. ~@/{{Elbruno}}
** Just about every weapon from WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}. ~Jboone93
** Cloud's [[Anime/FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren Fusion Sword]]. It looks like a {{BFS}}, but it's actually a set of 6 interlocking blades that can separated and reconfigured to adapt to the user's needs; from dual wielding, to launching them like [[PrecisionGuidedBoomerang laser-guided boomerangs.]] ~ @/MiinU
* ImpossiblyTackyClothes
** [[Series/DoctorWho The Sixth Doctor.]] Full stop. ~ Aela
*** Seconded. ~ [=Me2=]
** [[Film/TheHungerGames Effie Trinket]]. Hell, all of 'em in Capitol. ~ [=AgentKyles=]
* ImprobableAimingSkills
** ''Webcomic/TheAdventuresOfDrMcNinja'''s [[http://drmcninja.com/page.php?pageNum=8&issue=10 The Flying Shooting Juan]]: -@/{{Haven}}
** [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Legolas]] ~ [=ManWithoutABody=]
*** Seconded. ~ [=Me2=]
** [[ComicBook/BullseyeMarvelComics Bullseye.]] ~ @/BlankMage
** [[Manga/{{Trigun}} Vash the Stampede]] ~ [=PhoenixFire=]
** [[Anime/{{Grenadier}} Rushuna Tendo]] ~ @/MarvelGirl
** [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam00 Lockon Stratos]] [[spoiler:the first one]] ~ Nirao 01
** [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Riza Hawkeye]] ~ aeroplanejelly
** [[Franchise/MortalKombat Erron Black]]. ~ Five-seveN-25
* ImprobableHairstyle
** Dill from ''WesternAnimation/StickinAround''. I think even by anime standards, that type of hairstyle would be considered out of the ordinary. ~ [=DBAce9Aura=]
** [[http://hotcelebrity.name/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/bill.jpg Bill]]. Just... Bill. His hair is like a real like version of [[Franchise/KingdomHearts Axel]]. ~ SG_Man_Forever
** [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Marge Simpson]] anyone? ~redhed311, @/DoctorRayman
* ImprobableWeaponUser
** [[VideoGame/ShovelKnight Shovel Knight]], in spades. - @/ArgoTheBlank
* ImprobablyFemaleCast
** ''Literature/StrawberryPanic'' ~{{@/prescience}}
** ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh''. ~{{@/Mapi-chan}}
** ''Manga/LuckyStar''. ~ {{@/Carls493}}
** ''Small Favors'' for having crowd scenes in a supposedly normal city that show only young attractive females. ~ @/CBanana
** There is no Pink Shoujo Ghetto, only ''Franchise/TouhouProject''. ~ {{@/Kalle}}
** How about ''Franchise/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha''? ~ [=DAN004=]
** The entire cast of ''Anime/GirlsUndPanzer''. ~ @/{{CelPrevXXVI}}
* ImprovisedWeapon
** ''VideoGame/TheIncredibleHulkUltimateDestruction'' ~Pikawil
** ''Film/StrawDogs1971''. The window was impressive, but the mantrap was '''terrifying'''. ~ [=ManWithoutABody=]
** ''[[Film/TheBourneSeries Jason Bourne]]''. ~ Neep, @/{{deeman45}}, @/DRoy
** [[Anime/StreetFighterIITheAnimatedMovie Chun Li]] used her bedroom lamp and her couch to defend herself against Vega's claw. ~ MiinU
** ''Anime/{{Noir}}'' - Kirika has used her I.D card, and the axel of a toy truck as weapons. - lmd_84
** Creator/JackieChan ~ neobowman, @/DoctorRayman
*** Nirao 01 agrees.
*** Thirded, at least for his [[WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures animated counterpart]]. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
** Series/{{MacGyver|1985}}. Holy crap [[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_problems_solved_by_MacGyver&oldid=258219690 MacGyver]]. ~ [=JoeMoron2000=], @/{{Carla}}
** [[ComicBook/BullseyeMarvelComics Bullseye]]. He can kill you with his own teeth. ~Craverguy
** ''VideoGame/DwarfFortress'', Adventure Mode. "I just killed a Bronze Colossus, and you'll never guess how..." ~ @/{{Yuihime}}, @/InsanityPrelude
** [[Literature/TheDresdenFiles Harry Dresden]] once redirected a curse in such a manner that [[ItMakesSenseInContext he killed a vampire via a frozen turkey.]] ~digiman619
* IncrediblyLongNote
** Four words: ''[[WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDameDisney Bells of Notre Dame]]''. ~darkpit06
** The end of the title song in Theatre/ThePhantomOfTheOpera ~ @/LadyBlackwood
* IncubiAndSuccubi
** [[WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss Verosika Mayday]] - Tropers/DemonDuckofDoom
* InLoveWithLove
** ''Film/DonJuanDemarco's'' titular character defines this trope. - @/{{Sharklady35}}
** WesternAnimation/PepeLePew from the WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes. ~ @/DoctorRayman
* InNameOnly
** ''Film/IRobot'' would have been a much better movie if they called it "Creator/WillSmith Beats Up Robots" ~ [=McCaber=]
** ''Film/StarshipTroopers'', without question. This is what happens when you decide you utterly loathe the original and turn the movie into a ham-fisted parody of [[Literature/StarshipTroopers the book]]. ~ Alsadius
*** ''Franchise/StarshipTroopers'', without question. This is what happens when you decide you utterly loathe the original and turn the movie into a brilliant satire on a shitty book. It is, indeed, most triumphant. ~ [=ManWithoutABody=]
** ''WesternAnimation/TheFoxAndTheHound''. I know it's Disney, but what the everloving fuck - ''how'' do you turn a [[Literature/TheFoxAndTheHound documentary-style novel]] about hunting lore and natural history that lets you read the animal characters' languageless thoughts into a talking animals musical about racism? '''HOW?!''' ~Sparky Lurkdragon
** The ''Film/Catwoman2004''..."thing" people call a movie. What the hell, Creator/WarnerBros? ~ @/WillyFourEyes, @/DoctorRayman
** ''Film/DragonballEvolution'' ~ Mrbits, @/{{Carla}}
** "ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}" in ''Film/XMenOriginsWolverine'' ~ Pikawil
** ''WesternAnimation/SonicUnderground'' ~ @/{{Carls493}}
** WWE, these days. ~ Surenity
** ''VideoGame/MariosTimeMachine'' ~ @/{{deeman45}}
** The AnimatedAdaptation of ''WesternAnimation/{{Wayside}} School'' ~ @/{{Lale}}
** ''VideoGame/UltimaIX'' ~ @/{{Gzillafan77}}
*** Seconded. ~ Five-seveN-25
*** Thirded. ~ Tropers/DecafGrub47393
** The live-action ''Series/{{Earthsea}}'' adaptation. ~ @/{{King of the Mime Swing}}
** [[ComicBook/TransformersMoreThanMeetsTheEye IDW Star Saber]]. And not in a good way. ~ Fireside
* InTheEndYouAreOnYourOwn:
** ''VideoGame/SpecOpsTheLine'': Not only are your friends not there, [[spoiler:your ''enemy'']] isn't really there either. ~ @/{{Trogdor}}
* IncendiaryExponent
** As much as this troper loves [[WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas Jack Skellington's performance]] during [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic This Is Halloween]], she has to give the prize to [[Webcomic/{{Lackadaisy}} Rocky Rickaby]]. [[CrazyIsCool Are you questioning his logic?]] ~ [=PumpkinLore=]
*** [[@/{{deeman45}} No, really, are you?]]
** Oh, shit; Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'s on fire. ~ [=ManWithoutABody=]
** That guy who comes the fuck out of nowhere running through the tunnels on fire in Gaston Lereux's original [[Literature/ThePhantomOfTheOpera Phantom of the Opera]] novel. - [=ZiggyZag=]
** The fate of Blog/{{Boatmurdered}} ~ @/{{Yuihime}}
** Don't you forget [[Webcomic/TheAdventuresOfDrMcNinja Dan McNinja]]. ~ @/TheNerdytimes
--> '''Dan McNinja:''' They can't catch me if I'm on fire.
* IncestYayShipping:
** [[WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra Jinora]] is the center of multiple fan pairings, including with every member of her immediate family and her grandmother Katara![[note]]the 14 year old version of Katara, rather than the elderly version of her[[/note]] ~ @/MiinU
* IncomingHam
** [[WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}} TEN THOUSAND YEARS WILL GIVE YOU SUCH A CRICK IN THE NECK!!!]] ~ @/DerangedGenius
** [[Manga/{{Bleach}} GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD MOOOOOOORNNNINGGGGGGGGG IIIIIIIIIIIIIICCCHHHHIIIIIIGGG­GGOOOOOOO!!!!!!!]] ~ @/{{Zfish9}}
** ''Film/District9''. Hey, let's go to MNU. ~ [=ManWithoutABody=]
** And, of course, Franchise/IndianaJones. - [=AinuLaire=]
** [[Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean Jack Sparrow]]
*** [[InsistentTerminology That's ''Captain'' Jack Sparrow!]] ~ Psykosis
** ''Literature/CiaphasCain''. ~ [=AceNoctali=]
** [[Anime/PokemonTheSeries Prepare for trouble!]] ~ {{Todbot1}}
*** Make it double! ~ @/DoctorRayman
** [[Film/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld MISTER PILGRIM!!!!]] ~ @/{{Aspie}}
** '''[[VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeon I HAVE FOUND YOU AT LAST! THE DEFILERS WHO ARE CAUSING... THE DISTORTION OF SPACE!]]''' ~ @/CyberTiger88
** [[Franchise/MassEffect Harbinger]] is '''ASSUMING DIRECT CONTROL!''' ~ spacemonkey37
** [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Gai]] DynamicEntry ~ [=KantonKage=]
** [[Literature/{{Baccano}} Ladd Russo:]] '' '''"THANK YOU! FUCK YOU! THE STAR IS HERE!!"''' '' ~ @/PersonOfNote
** '''[[Series/TheITCrowd FAAATHEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRR!]]''' ~ @/CamrocG
** [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure You know NOTHING, fool! It's CHAOS, the GOD of DESTRUCTION!!]] ~ Five-seveN-25
** [[Anime/KillLaKill Ira Gamagoori:]] '''I'M HERE ON OFFICIAL BUSINESS!''' ~ iPhoenix26
* IncorruptiblePurePureness
** [[ComicBook/Batgirl2009 Stephanie Brown]] is easily the happiest and most hopeful hero to join the Bat-legacy EVER ~ sinesofinsanity
** [[Franchise/StarWars Obi-Wan Kenobi]]. The amount of crap he goes through gives him way more reason to join the dark side than any character in the franchise, canon or legends, but he stays good the whole time ~ ShiningCrimsonZero
** [[WebAnimation/TheMostPopularGirlsInSchool Amberlynn Weggers.]] ~ @/{{Monolaf317}}
* IndirectKiss
** ''Manga/BlackLagoon'' (Episode 7) ~ [=JethroQWalrustitty=]
** ''Series/PushingDaisies'' -- Chuck and Ned's ''entire relationship'' is built on these ~ Sparkysharps
** Poor [[ComicBook/XMen Rogue]]... ~ @/{{Carla}}, @/DoctorRayman
** ''Manga/CaptainTsubasa'' - Hyûga and Maki sharing a Coca-Cola can. Remember that Maki earlier berated Hyûga, an athlete, for drinking Cola regulary. ~ [=AceNoctali=]
* IneffectualDeathThreats
** [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing Heero Yuy]] ~ @/{{Carla}}
*** Seconded, because [[Pantheon/{{Calmness}} deified]]. ~ @/{{CelPrevXXVI}}
* IneffectualSympatheticVillain
** [[Anime/PokemonTheSeries Team Rocket]] ~ [=Crowley=]
** [[Film/TheMalteseFalcon1941 Joel Cairo]]. Or really, anyone played by Creator/PeterLorre. ~ [=ManWithoutABody=]
*** Well, anybody played by Peter Lorre except in ''Film/{{M}}''. ~ @/MarvelGirl
** [[VideoGame/MetalGear Johnny Sasaki]] ~ Nirao 01
** [[ComicBook/XMen Toad]] ~ @/{{Carla}}
** [[Manga/SquidGirl Ika Musume]]. ~ @/EmbracingShadows
** [[WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz]]. ~ Five-seveN-25
* InelegantBlubbering
** ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEY!]]'' ~ @/{{King of the Mime Swing}}
** ''Manga/OnePiece'' ~ @/{{Gamermaster}}
** Any time Creator/SylvesterStallone cries. Especially in ''Film/RockyIII'' and ''Film/FirstBlood''. ~ Saberwulf2018
* IneptMage
** [[Literature/{{Discworld}} Rincewind]] ~ spacemonkey37
** [[Series/{{Bewitched}} Aunt Clara]] ~ @/{{thecarolinabull01}}
* InevitableWaterfall
** ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove'' ~Geoduck, @/InsanityPrelude, @/DoctorRayman
*** "Bring it on." ~ @/MarvelGirl
*** [[RuleOfThree BOOO-YAAAAAAAH!!!!]] ~ @/{{deeman45}}
** That ''[[ComicStrip/TheFarSide Far Side]]'' cartoon where they're singing "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" ~ [=ManWithoutABody=]
** ''Film/TheAdventuresOfMiloAndOtis'' ~ [=Surenity=]
* InfiniteCanvas
** ''Webcomic/{{Xkcd}}'' strip 1110. [[http://xkcd.com/1110 Words fail.]] - @/KyleJacobs, @/InsanityPrelude
* InnerMonologueConversation
** ''WebVideo/{{Dad}}'' has this for pretty much ''every conversation'' characters have. Not only can people still communicate with them through normal speech, but certain characters can switch back-and-forth on command, and Dad will speak to everyone from Cheryl to the audience themselves just using his thoughts. ~@/WarJay77
* InnocentBigot
** [[spoiler:[[WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}} Judy Hopps]], which is what causes her PlotMandatedFriendshipFailure with Nick.]] ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* InnocentlyInsensitive
** [[WesternAnimation/InsideOut Joy to the other emotions.]] Joy is forced to realize eventually that her innocent selfishness is causing more harm than good to Riley. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* InsaneEqualsViolent
** Anytime someone suffers from the [[spoiler: HatePlague]] in ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'' ~ @/{{Zfish9}}
** [[ComicBook/{{Batman}} The Joker]] ~ @/LadyBlackwood
* InsaneTrollLogic
** ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater's'' Red Mage, and he's damn proud of it. I'll let Black Mage sum up one of his plans: "So, you want us to build something that's the size of everything using nothing. TWICE. That is quite literally the least practical plan put together by an allegedly thinking creature."~ Hatchet, [=DrMcNinja=], @/InsanityPrelude
** Carl from ''WebAnimation/LlamasWithHats''. ~ @/{{Monolaf317}}
** [[VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc Hiro's justification as to why Kyoko is a ghost despite the fact she is still in the same room alive and well]]: ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
--> '''Hiro''': Well that's just because... she's like the latest evolution in ghost technology!\\
'''Byakuya''': [[YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe There's a limit to how much ridiculousness I can tolerate...]]
* InsistentTerminology
** [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI Locke's not a thief]], he's a treasure hunter. ~ Tropers/DecafGrub47393
* InspectorJavert
** [[VideoGame/HeavyRain Lt. Carter Blake]]. ~ [=DeathNoteFan=]
** [[Literature/LesMiserables Accept None but the Original]].- Gradiant
* {{Instrumentals}}
** Music/{{Rush|Band}}'s "YYZ". ~Tropers/CassandraLeo
* InstantExpert
** The Berserker of ''Literature/FateZero'' has the ability Knight Of Honor, which stipulates that an honorable knight will not die unarmed. To wit, he is considered not only proficient in any weapon he wields, but any object which could conceivably be used offensively is treated as his favorite weapon, which he has been training with for his entire life. This includes mythical swords of legendary heroes, street signs, fighter jets, and miniguns ripped out of the jet he was just piloting. @/{{Shishkahuben}}
* InsultBackfire
** [[Series/WizardsOfWaverlyPlace Harper Finkle.]] Doesn't get much more "triumphant" than rewiring your brain so that any and all insults come off as compliments. ~ {{Aspie}}
** Every single time ComicBook/TheJoker is called crazy, insane, or any other related terms, and takes it as a compliment. ~ @/DoctorRayman
** [[VideoGame/Injustice2 "Even your name is stupid!" "At least I have my]] ''[[VideoGame/Injustice2 own]]'' [[VideoGame/Injustice2 identity!"]] ~ Five-seveN-25
** This little exchange in ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanTheCurseOfTheBlackPearl'' ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
-->'''Commodore James Norrington''': You are without a doubt the worst pirate I've ever heard of!\\
'''Captain Jack Sparrow''': But you have heard of me.
* InsurmountableWaistHeightFence
** ''VideoGame/{{VVVVVV}}''. Doing Things The Hard Way. Six screens of dodging spikes coming and going, all to get over a single roadblock no higher than your character's knee ~ Ignifer, @/{{Stark1111}}
** Pretty much the only way to train range or use magic for combat in ''VideoGame/{{Runescape}}'' ~ @/{{Zfish9}}
** ''VideoGame/GoldenSun''. Apparently there is no way to step over those ankle-high rocks... ~ @/{{Yuihime}}
** [[VideoGame/{{MOTHER3}} "There are ants at your feet.]] [[ParodiedTrope You might accidentally step on them,]] [[RefugeInAudacity so please don't continue in that direction."]] ~ @/ZettaToad
** Many instances of this happening in the ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' games. ~ @/DoctorRayman
** [[VideoGame/OrcsMustDie2 "This flimsy waist-high wooden barricade'll stop 'em."]] ~ Five-seveN-25
** ''VideoGame/DarkSoulsII''. You travel to the corners of the world and down into its blackest depths to slay four of the most powerful and ancient beings in existence in order to collect their souls... to be able to detour 50m off the path leading to Drangleic Castle because ''a pillar collapsed across it.'' ~ @/ArcaneAzmadi
* IntentionallyAwkwardTitle
** ''Music/SongsAboutFucking'' ~ Tropers/CassandraLeo
** ''Anime/PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt''. ''Yeah''. Still more innocent than the names of the OST. ~ Five-seveN-25
* InteractiveNarrator
** ''Theatre/IntoTheWoods''. Hey, your narrator can't be more interactive than when [[spoiler:you can pull him into the story and ''have him killed'']]. ~ @/{{Animenutcase}}
** ''WesternAnimation/TheManyAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh''. ~ @/DoctorRayman
** ''VideoGame/TheStanleyParable''. "Sorry, but you're in ''my'' story now." ~ Five-seveN-25
* IntercourseWithYou
** "[[Music/{{Ashnikko}} Slumber Party]]" - Tropers/DemonDuckofDoom
* IntergenerationalFriendship
** [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture Marty McFly and Doc Brown]]. ~ @/DoctorRayman
* {{Intermission}}
** ''Film/RRR2022'' had an "[=InteRRRval=]" in its theatrical screenings. The audience went ''wild'' at that moment. ~ Tropers/{{Dominicmgm}}
** ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey'' put the intermission right after TheReveal that HAL 9000 can read lips. ~ Tropers/DecafGrub47393
** ''Theatre/IntoTheWoods''. ~ @/Quartia
* InternalReveal
** ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'': [[spoiler:"W-Wait. Of course...How did I not realize sooner. Dizzy is Justice's daughter, so that would make...No...I don't believe it! [[LukeYouAreMyFather Sol, that would make you my father in-]]KY!" *cue SkywardScream[=s=] from both of them.]] ~ Fireside
* InternationalShowdownByProxy
** [[Film/RockyIV Rocky Balboa v. Ivan Drago]], AKA [[UsefulNotes/ColdWar USA v. USSR]] ~ [=NotGonnaDoALot4=]
* InterserviceRivalry
** ''Series/{{JAG}}'': many permutations, Navy v. Marines, Navy/Marines v. Army/Air Force, Aviators v. Submariners, Military v. CIA, Military v. FBI, JAG lawyers v. Series/{{NCIS}} special agents, combat arms v. staff corps. ~ricjac
* IntimidatingRevenueService: The song "Taxman" by Music/TheBeatles. ~@/SWFMax
* IntoxicationEnsues
** ''Series/JustShootMe'' ~ Azzamacazza
** [[Series/{{House}} "I'm not ON antidepressants, I'm on speeeeeeed!"]] ~ @/VoodooChild, @/{{Carla}}, @/{{Indigo12ash}}
** [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Sokka drinking cactus juice]]. ~ @/DoctorRayman
* IntrepidReporter
** ComicBook/LoisLane ~ [=WilliamShakesman=]
* InvadedStatesOfAmerica
** ''VideoGame/ModernWarfare2'' American campaigns. ~ @/DRoy
* InvincibleBoogeymen
** [[VideoGame/AlienIsolation The Alien.]] See TheDreaded on the [[TriumphantExample/{{D}} Triumphant Examples listed under D]] for more details. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* InvincibleHero
** Webcomic/OnePunchMan ~ @/Silverblade2
* InvincibleMinorMinion
** [[VideoGame/MegaManLegends Servbots]], full stop (Miss Tron!). May also be double-booked for MechaMooks. ~ [=AndyWaltfeld=], @/WillyFourEyes
** [[VideoGame/{{Kirby}} Gordo]] - [=TheHeroHartmut=]
** [[VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising Or]][[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DS ne]]. Don't think, '''[[BackgroundMusicOverride just]]''' '''[[OneHitKill run.]]''' ~ Five-seveN-25
* InvincibleVillain
** [[WesternAnimation/GIJoeSigma6 The Sigma 6 version of Cobra Commander]]. Seriously, the fact that he defeats Duke in combat, survives a powerful WaveMotionGun, and even [[KarmaHoudini manages to escape justice every time]], he almost feels like the ''Franchise/GIJoe'' equivalent to [[Franchise/BlazBlue Yuki Terumi]]. ~ Saberwulf2018
** [[VideoGame/BlazBlue Yuuki Terumi]]. ~ Five-seveN-25
** [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Yhwach]], who had so many {{Story Breaker Power}}s that it took [[OnlyTheAuthorCanSaveThemNow a method that was barely, if at all, foreshadowed]] for the good guys to even get a victory at all. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* InvokedTrope
** ''Film/MyNameIsNobody'' ~{{@/Michael}}
* IrishPriest
** ''Series/FatherTed'' ~ [=Amuck Cricetine=]
* IronButtMonkey
** [[Website/SCPFoundation SCP-682.]] Lives in a container full of hydrochloric acid, and let out only when the Foundation mistakenly thinks they have a way to kill it. @/{{adding}}
** [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Wile E. Coyote]]. ~ @/DoctorRayman
* IronicNurseryTune
** [[Film/TheNightOfTheHunter Once upon a time, there was a pretty fly...]] ~ [=ManWithoutABody=]
** [[Series/DoctorWho Zagreus sits inside your head.]] [[ExpandedUniverse Zagreus lives among the dead.]] Zagreus sees you in your bed and eats you while you're sleeping. ~ @/VoodooChild
* IrritationNightmare
** [[Manga/ACertainScientificRailgun Mikoto Misaka's dream of being Misaki Shokuhou's maid]]. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* IsItSomethingYouEat
** Oh, [[Manga/DragonBall Goku]]... ~ @/{{Carla}}
*** Oh, [[Manga/{{Saiyuki}} Goku]]... ~ @/SylviaViridian
** [[Manga/LoveHina Suu]]. ~ Psykosis
* IsThatWhatHeToldYou
** [[Literature/HarryPotter Yes, James Potter saved Snape's life but it was James' friend Sirius who tried to kill Snape. And James was a bully too.]]
** [[Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack "Obi-Wan never told you what happened to your father."]]. ~ @/DoctorRayman
* IsThisThingStillOn
** [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons "BROCKMAN IN TROUBLE"]] ~ @/{{Monolaf317}}, @/DoctorRayman
** [[VideoGame/Hitman2016 "The mic on? Oh. Hey, I was only joking. It was just a joke! Something the opponent would say!"]] ~ Five-seveN-25
* ItAmusedMe:
** ''Manga/DeathNote'', All of it. thousands of deaths and greatest battle of minds between criminal and detective ever, all of it ForTheLulz of one bored shinigami. - [=NNinja=]
*** Seconded. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* ItMakesSenseInContext
** [[Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya "Haruhi then rode me like a horse, putting me in the mount position."]] ~ @/QuackorTheFowl
** The opening scene of the Cotton Drifting Arc in the [[VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry Higurashi]] anime. ~ Marlee Cross
** ''Series/DoctorWho''. [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E12ThePandoricaOpens Someone died and came back to life as a Roman]]. [[Recap/DoctorWho2010CSAChristmasCarol Fish and Sharks that can fly and can be controlled by singing]]. [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E3VictoryOfTheDaleks A race of evil robots randomly try to help Britain win the war and serve soldiers]] ''tea''. ~@/{{Trogdor}}
** Just about anything said during a Stand battle in Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure. ~ mystery_kcad
** [[Series/LastWeekTonightWithJohnOliver "Scorpions, what is wrong with you? Stop hiding in bananas in Pittsburg area Wal-Marts, get your shit together, and fight terrorism like snakes and bees!"]] ~ Five-seveN-25
* ItRunsOnNonsensoleum
** ''Anime/PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt'' ~ [=KantonKage=]
** ''Franchise/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy'' ~ mystery_kcad
* ItSucksToBeTheChosenOne
** Rand al'Thor from ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime''. Go on, read the intro of that page. There are maybe two negative points he doesn't get in any way shape or form. ~ Catt.
** [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Aang]]. ~ @/DoctorRayman
** [[VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia Both Colette and Zelos, especially when the party discovers the truth about what becomes of the Chosen and how it affects both worlds.]] ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* ItWasHereISwear
** ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb''- Poor, Poor Candace. ~hedwig123
** The whole premise of ''WesternAnimation/OneFroggyEvening''. ~ @/DoctorRayman
* ItemCrafting
** The ''VideoGame/RuneFactory'' series. While in most games ItemCrafting is simply some side thing you don't have to bother with, here the ItemCrafting system is incredibly deep and central to the game, tying the farming and dungeon aspects together very nicely. ~ @/{{Cliche}}, @/WillyFourEyes
** ''VideoGame/InfiniteUndiscovery''. ~ Rushi
** ''VideoGame/AtelierSeries'' '''is''' this trope ~ Clae
* ItsAWonderfulFailure
** ''VideoGame/MissileCommand''. After seeing "THE END" as a kid I was scared batshit to play it again for years. ~ [=RayAyanami=]
** ''VideoGame/BanjoKazooie'' ~ [=JasonPaul=], @/DoctorRayman
** ''The Light and the Dark''. You don't want to know what happens to those children before your eyes... - [=ZiggyZag=]
** ''[[VideoGame/ChronoTrigger "But... The future refused to change."]]'' ~ @/CyberTiger88
** ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'''s many [[DownerEnding endings]]. Hell, in Continuum Shift's arcade, [[spoiler: even if Hazama gets torn to pieces, TheBadGuyWins.]] ~ Five-seveN-25
* ItsAllAboutMe
** [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Gilgamesh]] ~ spacemonkey37
** Wrestling/TheMiz
** [[WesternAnimation/InvaderZim GAZ]].
** WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck. ~ @/DoctorRayman
** [[WesternAnimation/GravityFalls Mabel Pines]] ~ Loekman3
** [[Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena Akio Ohtori]] is the living embodiment of pure selfishness, willing to let his own sister stay a SilentScapegoat forever just so that he can escape the pain of taking the countless Swords of Hate. Even Kai Chisaki/Overhaul from ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' cares about his old boss enough to try to repay him by getting their dying {{Yakuza}} syndicate back to power no matter what he has to do. - @/IukaSylvie
** [[WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends Bloo]] ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
** [[VideoGame/MegaManZero Dr. Weil.]] This utter bastard believes that he doesn't deserve his rightful punishment for starting a war that destroyed 90% of all Reploids and 60% of all humans! And why did he even start this war? Becase he - and he ''alone'' - believes that Replois deserve to be slaves to humans! What a dick... ~ beeruckzII
* ItsAllUpstairsFromHere
** [[VideoGame/Persona3 Tartarus]]. Sweet mercy, Tartarus. ~ Stark1111
*** If the idea was to fatigue you as much as it does the characters, then it was certainly successful. ~ @/{{King of the Mime Swing}}
** [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ganon's Castle]]. ~ @/DoctorRayman
* ItsPersonalWithTheDragon:
** [[Film/{{Commando}} John Matrix vs. Bennett]] ~ Saberwulf2018
** "[[Film/ThePrincessBride Hello]]. {{My name is Inigo Montoya}}. {{You killed my father}}. {{Prepare to die}}." ~ @/ProgenyExMachina
** [[Film/DieHard "We're both professional. This personal"]] ~ [=WilliamShakesman=]
** Usalia's grudge against Majorita in ''VideoGame/Disgaea5AllianceOfVengeance''. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
** [[Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack Darth Vader]]. [[BigBad Who cares for the Emperor?]] ~ @/TripleJ
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