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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!!Please list tropes alphabetically.

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* YamatoNadeshiko
** [[Manga/AhMyGoddess Belldandy]]. Who else? ~[=DRoy=]
*** Seconded, [[{{Flanderization}} albeit reluctantly.]] ~ [=colBoh=]
** Millicent Hattersley of ''Literature/TheTenantOfWildfellHall'' ~ @/{{Lale}}
** [[Manga/AiYoriAoshi Aoi Sakuraba]] ~ @/{{ledge}}
*** Seconded. ~ XanderJacatipon
** [[Manga/RanmaOneHalf Kasumi Tendo.]] ~ @/{{rockmanx}}
* {{Yandere}}
** '''[[Manga/FutureDiary Yuno Gasai.]]''' - @/DionShmion
*** Seconded heartily. ~@/{{Nabi}}
*** ''Thirded''. Jesus christ. ~@/{{Smokie}}
*** Fourthed. [[FourIsDeath OH SHI-]] ~ @/WillyFourEyes
*** Fifth. The absolute lack of Yuno/Yukki doujinshi is disappointing. ~Ray Ayanami
*** Sixth. She is the Yandere of Yanderes. ~Anon
*** Seventh: She is the God of Yanderes. ~ @/PrimeYandereHeika
*** Eight. You just can't say it enough. - @/{{Nyarly}}
*** Ninthed. Never enough votes.Never. Enough.(Not that thats a bad thing) ~ @/{{Zloke}}
*** Tenthed, with extreme prejudice. ~ @/ShadowStainedSky
*** Eleventhed. She is indeed the [[Pantheon/{{Insanity}} Goddess o]][[Pantheon/InfatuationAndObsession f Yandere.]] Speaking of eleven, the amount of votes for Yuno [[VideoGame/KingdomOfLoathing is ridiculous. It's not even funny.]] ~ Atmos Blitzer
*** Twelfied. This girl is unstoppable when it comes to her MadLove. ~ Catt
*** Thirteenthed. ''Seriously''. ...[[ThirteenIsUnlucky Uhoh.]] ~ Todbot1
*** Fourteenthed. Alright, I think we've got this one wrapped up. ~ Alloflifedecays
*** Fifteenthed. She is indeed the most triumphant example of most triumphant example. ~ gumbal1
*** Sixteenthed. Nothing more needs to be said. ~ Marlee Cross
*** Seventeenthed. She is this horrifying. ~ Amberkitty8
*** Eighteenthed. The amount of votes for her should tell you something. ~ bananafaerie
*** Ninteenthed. Jesus H. that girl is nuts. ~ @/KentuckyTroper1990
*** Twentiethed. And I predict the list will only grow. ~ Aethix
*** Twenty-firsted, and I'm just gonna go ahead and say 'infinitied'. ~Wragnaroq R. Maggeddon
*** Twenty-seconded. I've only read a bit, and gosh. This girl has some issues. ~ [=CrimsonKnight=]
*** Twenty-thirded, hands down, no complains. @/KamuiK
*** Twenty-fourthed, does this even need explanation? ~ almond14
*** Twenty-fifthed. [[OverlyLongGag Is this enough yet?]] ~ @/{{ledge}}
*** Twenty-sixed. Just because I can. @/SorataZ
*** Twenty-seventhed. ~ @/{{Ncfan}}
*** Twenty-eighthed. My vote used to be [[VisualNovel/SchoolDays Kotonoha]], but now that I've seen some of what Yuno's done...[[note]]/26 episodes of what she's done to be exact[[/note]] ~ @/{{Zfish9}}
*** Twenty-ninthed. Because seriously. ~@/EvCarey
*** Thirtieth. ~@/XanderJacatipon
*** Thirty-firsted. ~@/DiamondNinja914
*** Thirty-seconded. I mean, she's even noted as the most notable example of this trope on Website/{{Wikipedia}}! [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_anime_and_manga Link here.]] ~@/{{sanfranman91}}
*** Thirty-thirded. It's impossible to (s)top her. ~@/{{Kaizerreich}}
*** Thirty-fourthed. Jesus Christ, I am expecting this to go past 50. ~@/EDFHemlock
*** Thirty-fifthed. No explanation necessary. And yes, this will go on even past fifty... ~@{{CelPrevXXVI}}
*** Thirty-sixthed. ~@/DRoy
*** Thirty-seventhed. ~ thatcrazykid768
*** Thirty-eighthed. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
** [[VisualNovel/{{Shuffle}} Kaede Fuyou.]] ~@/{{Mapi-chan}}, @/{{neobowman}}
** [[VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry Shion. Freakin'. Sonozaki.]]
** Isn't that ''Film/{{Audition}}'' movie supposed to do this trope well? Whatever. I'm going to go with [[Music/NickCave The Curse of Millhaven.]] ~@/ManWithoutABody
** Alex Forrest of ''Film/FatalAttraction.'' You'll never look at a pressure cooker the same way again. ~Tropers/RedZeppelin
** It looks like [[spoiler: Rune]] from ''Manga/KarakuridoujiUltimo'' might become the Most Triumphant Example in time. He has a douji! ~Tropers/Chihuahua0
** [[Franchise/StarWars Anakin Skywalker,]] anyone? ~Tropers/{{wanbli}}
** [[Manga/BlackCat Creed Diskenth]] is a great male example ~Tropers/{{mrbits}}
** [[Webcomic/{{Nukees}} Cecilia Van Peck,]] although I admittedly haven't seen Manga/FutureDiary ~Tropers/TwinBird.
** '''[[Manga/WolfGuyWolfenCrest Haguro. Dou.]]''' If you thought Yuno Gasai was insane, she's nothing in comparison to this guy. ~Tropers/{{Demongodofchaos}}
*** Seconded. Also a good candidate for evil SugarWiki/MostTriumphantExample. ~Tropers/RandomBoredGuy
** [[Literature/{{Misery}} Annie Wilkes]] ~Tropers/KingCrInuYasha, Tropers/{{rickdakirb}}
*** Thirded by ~Tropers/{{Boxen}}
** [[spoiler: Mitsuki Akasaka (the psychotic SplitPersonality, that is)]] from the ''VisualNovel/{{Yarudora}}'' game ''VisualNovel/DoubleCast.'' ~Tropers/AceNoctali
** [[TabletopGame/{{Exalted}} Adorjan.]] ~Tropers/{{spacemonkey37}}
** Ayano Aishi from ''VideoGame/YandereSimulator'' -Bobg, Tropers/{{Dghcrh}}
** [[spoiler:Bai Jin/Commander Faceless]] from ''Manga/KarakuriCircus''. Why is he not as famous as Yuno? - @/IukaSylvie
** [[spoiler:Monika]] from ''VisualNovel/DokiDokiLiteratureClub'' [[spoiler:''[[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou hacks the damn game]]'' just to make the player hers. Just Monika indeed]].
** I'm questioning the lack of VisualNovel/SchoolDays [[spoiler:2 Potential Yanderes and some gruesome endings Including the Nice Boat from the anime]] ~sfisher923
* YankTheDogsChain
** [[spoiler:[[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} Penny Polendina]] becoming human, only to end her life when she's fatally wounded by Cinder to prevent her from getting the Winter Maiden's power. Talk about cruel and unfair.]] ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* YearInsideHourOutside
** ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia'' ~Tropers/{{Carla}}, Tropers/{{rickdakirb}}
* YetAnotherChristmasCarol
** "[[Recap/BlackadderSS2BlackaddersChristmasCarol Blackadder's Christmas Carol]]" ~ [=Amuck Cricetine=]
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre
** ''ComicBook/AllStarSuperman'' provides the page image for a very good reason ~Tropers/CassandraLeo
** [[WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon2010 "300 years and I'm the first Viking who wouldn't kill a dragon!" "First to ride one, though."]] ~Tropers/{{Kirayoshi}}
* YouAreNotAlone
** [[Music/DavidBowie Rock 'n' Roll Suicide]]. "Oh, no, love, you're not alone!" ~ @/TwinBird
** Series/DoctorWho ~ Werebunny131
** The ending of [[spoiler:''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica''.]] ~ spacemonkey37
*** Seconded. [[spoiler:"Always, somewhere, someone is fighting for you."]] ~ foxmccloud4387
*** Third. The series is used as the quote on the page itself! [[spoiler: "As long as you remember her, you are not alone."]] ~ 2heartgirl
** Website/TVTropes. Just read the first entry of the Real Life section for this one ~ sinesofinsanity
** The TropeNamer: VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX ~ @/CamrocG
** ''VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo'' ~ @/{{Monolaf317}}
** The Straw Hats declaring war on the World Government for Robin's sake in ''Manga/OnePiece'' ~ @/{{Gamermaster}}
* YouAreTooLate
** ''Comicbook/{{Watchmen}}''. "I did it thirty-five minutes ago." ~@/ChevalierMalfait, @/ManWithoutABody, Ziggy Zag, @/ArgoTheBlank
** ''VideoGame/MasterOfMagic'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMNk-YlpuBo intro]]. "You have come too late. My work has already met its end." ~@/TBeholder
* YouAreWhoYouEat
** [[VideoGame/{{Prototype}} Alex Mercer's consume ability allows him to take on the appearance and voice of the person he assimilated and gain access to their memories]] ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* YouBastard
** Creator/JohnCleese. Doesn't matter which role; anytime he says the ''word'' "bastard" he [[PrecisionFStrike delivers it better than any other human being ever has]]. ~ [=ZuulMF=]
** Christine Baranski screeching "Bast''aaaaaaaaaaa''rd!" at the top of her lungs in the middle of a carpark at Creator/EddieMurphy in ''Film/{{Bowfinger}}'' - {{Ravenya003}}
** [[WesternAnimation/SouthPark "Oh my God, they killed Kenny!"]] - Werebunny131
** [[VideoGame/SpecOpsTheLine Do you feel like a Hero yet?]] - @/{{Infection}}
*** Seconded. The whole game is such a punch to the guts. ~ @/{{Dominicmgm}}
* YouCalledMeXItMustBeSerious
** [[Film/IndianaJonesAndTheLastCrusade "Indiana? Indiana. Let it go"]] ~ [[=Amuck Cricetine=]
*** Seconded. ~ Tropers/DecafGrub47393
* YouCantThwartStageOne
** [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI Kefka]]'s destruction of the World is something that other villains have as their ultimate goal, and yet Kefka succeeds where most fail. ~ Tropers/DecafGrub47393
* YouDidntAsk
** [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Kyubey]] -mysterykcad
* YouHaveFailedMe
** [[Franchise/StarWars Darth Vader's]] [[FingerPokeOfDoom fingers of doom.]] ~ @/WillDraco
** [[VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic Kreia]]: "You have failed me. ''Completely'' and ''utterly''." ~ @/{{Leilukin}}
** [[Film/JamesBond Blofeld]]: "This organization does not tolerate failure." ~ Saberwulf2018
** [[WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog Dr. Facilier's fate when he's unable to pay back his debt to his Friends on the Other Side]]. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness
** ''VideoGame/StarCraftII''. Put simply, [[spoiler:the [=Voice/Hungerer/whatever=] ''destroys all life in the universe'' in this way.]] ~@/RealSlimShadowen
** [[Literature/AnimalFarm Napoleon's]] MoralEventHorizon. ~ @/{{Monolaf317}}
* YouKeepUsingThatWord
** In RealLife: '''[[DirtyCommunists Socialism]]'''. ~ @/KingClark
*** How about "liberal"? ~~~~
** The term "ad hominem". Find me ''one single instance'' of anybody ''ever'' using this term correctly, instead of just as a synonym for "insult" or "personal attack", and you'll deserve a medal for it. ~ [=ZuulMF=]
** ''[[TropeNamer Inconce]][[Film/ThePrincessBride ivable!]]'' ~ hujwernoo
** "Machismo", in any Spanish-speaking country it means being sexist to women, basically a coloquial way of saying "misoginy". Unless you are speaking English, in wich case it takes on a new meaning of "being manly" [[DramaticallyMissingThePoint completely missing the point the word in the first place]]. @/{{DeisTheAlcano}}
** JustForFun/{{Egregious}}. It's known as Tropers' favourite word, for crying out loud. ~@/Blue050645TL
* YouKnowTheOne
** ''VideoGame/{{Xenogears}}'' and (to a ''slightly'' lesser extent) ''VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}}''. ~~~~
* YouMeddlingKids
** [[Franchise/ScoobyDoo The Scooby gang and the Mystery Machine]] ~ sinesofinsanity
*** Seconded. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* YoungerThanTheyLook
** [[Franchise/AceAttorney Franziska von Karma]] looks like she's in her early-to-mid-twenties. She's actually ''eighteen''. ~ @/{{Monolaf317}}
* YoureInsane:
** [[VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance "I was wrong. You're not greedy... YOU'RE BAT-SHIT INSANE!"]] ~ Saberwulf2018
* YourHeadASplode
** ''Film/{{Scanners}}'' ~ Jon The Semi Great, @/ManWithoutABody, @/{{Kerrah}}
** The parody of this in ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries''.
** ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}'' in its entirety. ~ @/{{Ozimul}}
** [[spoiler:Kazunoto Gouda]] in ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex: 2nd GIG'' ~@/{{prescience}}
** [[ComicBook/JohnnyTheHomicidalManiac "I have head explody!"]] ~@/NightmareKitty
** The Leader from ''VideoGame/BionicCommando Rearmed''. ~Ray Ayanami
*** Seconded. Funny enough, this is actually the ''only'' reason why this game is rated M for Mature. ~ Saberwulf2018
** [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Scar]] ~ @/{{Carla}}
*** Seconded. ~ @/{{Zfish9}}
** ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'' ~ Jason Paul
** [[Manga/ElfenLied Diclonii]] in general, Lucy in particular ~ @/EmbracingShadows
** The lusciously-animated exploding-head scene at the beginning of ''Anime/GhostInTheShell''. ~~~~
* YourMom
** ''[[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 Meet the Spy]]''; it's poignantly effective because it's also one of the few instances where [[spoiler: the quip's deliverer has photographic evidence to backup the line!]] ~@/{{Pikawil}}, @/{{prescience}}, @/{{Jackpot}}, @/VPhantom, cosmictoast, @/{{Alloflifedecays}}, @/{{Dark}}, Paranoid Drone, syafati
** ''Film/{{Chinatown}}''. "Your wife got a little excited. She closed her legs too fast." ~ @/ManWithoutABody
** The ''Dirty Dozens'' skits from the last season of ''Series/InLivingColor''. ~ @/WillyFourEyes, redhed311
** '''[[Film/TheExorcist YOUR MOTHER SUCKS COCKS IN HELL!!!]]''' ~ @/UnknownTroper, @/KingClark
** ''[[Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail Your mother was a hamster, and your father smelt of elderberries!]]'' ~ @/ChrisX
** [[ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} The ''Yo Mammapocalypse''!!]] ~ sinesofinsanity
*** Seconded. No other insult here is cruel enough to make a person die of dehydration...from crying. Telling it half way leaves them only crying for a week. ~ Waffletree
** [[Film/ThePredator "If your mom's vagina were a video game, it'd be rated E for Everyone!"]] ~ Saberwulf2018
* YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle
** ''VideoGame/JadeEmpire'': You rescue your mentor after three acts. Then he kills you to complete his twenty-year EvilPlan. ~ @/{{Plactus}}
* YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters
** '''[[ComicBook/VForVendetta V.]]''' He's called both within the same film! ~ sinesofinsanity
** [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim The Stormcloaks.]] ~ foxmccloud4387
* YouShallNotPass
** [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings Gandalf]] natch. ~ sinesofinsanity
*** Seconded. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
* YouWouldntBelieveMeIfIToldYou
** ''Film/TheButterflyEffect''. Not because it's the most unbelievable story, but because after he tells it she responds with "You're right, I ''don't'' believe you." ~ sinesofinsanity
* YouWouldDoTheSameForMe
** ''WebVideo/SuburbanKnights''. [[WebVideo/BadMovieBeatdown "Well now I would've!"]] ~ sinesofinsanity
** [[Series/BabylonFive "Yes, but I'm a better person than you are."]] ~ @/ArcaneAzmadi
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* ZanyScheme
** WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons' lives consist of nothing but zany schemes ~ sinesofinsanity
* {{Zeerust}}
** ''WesternAnimation/TheJetsons'' ~ @/{{Nlpnt}}
** ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'' ~ thenameisbean, rickdakirb
* ZergRush
** [[http://www.classicshorts.com/stories/lvta.html Leningen versus the Ants]] ~@/KillerClowns
*** And the movie version of it, ''Literature/TheNakedJungle'' starring Creator/CharltonHeston. Oh my God. ~ @/MarvelGirl
** ''VideoGame/{{Pikmin}}'' - @/TheHeroHartmut, rickdakirb
** ''VideoGame/StarCraft''. How this wasn't here before (too obvious?) is beyond me. ~Latro, @/ManWithoutABody
*** Four pool to be specific. ~@/{{neobowman}}
** [[Literature/CodexAlera The Vord]]. And it is terrifying. ~ @/{{Absusm}}
*** Seconded, oh so much. What makes it so terrifying is that they use the ZergRush ''intelligently''. ~ hujwernoo
* ZeroEffortBoss
** ''VideoGame/SpecOpsTheLine'': The final battle was ''one click''. And it was not at all anti-climatic. ~ @/{{Trogdor}}
** [[VideoGame/{{Undertale}} Mettaton NEO]] ~ @/{{rjd1922}}
** [[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamOrigins The Electrocutioner]], possibly the most hilarious example of this trope. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
** [[VideoGame/MegaMan2 Metal Man]] dies in one hit to his own Metal Blade. ~ Tropers/DecafGrub47393
* ZeroPercentApprovalRating
** [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994 Scar]]: even the hyenas don't really like him ~ sinesofinsanity
*** Seconded, especially since the Pride Lands seem to hate Scar as king. ~ Mattman_the_Storyteller
** [[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire Stannis Baratheon]]. Prior to [[spoiler:saving the Night's Watch from the Wildling army]], his only true support was Melisandre, Davos Seaworth, and...well, that's about, like, it. [[TemptingFate But what's the harm in trying anyway, eh?]] ~ @/{{King of the Mime Swing}}
** [[WebAnimation/TheMostPopularGirlsInSchool Fucking Rachel Tice!]] ~ @/{{Monolaf317}}
* ZombieApocalypse
** ''VideoGame/Left4Dead'' ~Wint
** ''Film/NightOfTheLivingDead1968'' ~ Tropers/DecafGrub47393
** ''Film/DawnOfTheDead1978'' ~ @/ManWithoutABody, Ziggy Zag
** ''Film/{{Zombieland}}'' ~ Arutoa
** ''Literature/WorldWarZ'' ~ @/TheWanderer
** ''Manga/HighschoolOfTheDead'' ~ [=KantonKage=]
** ''Series/TheWalkingDead'' ~rickdakirb
** ''[[Music/{{Sabaton}} The Attack of the Dead Men]]'' [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarI at Osowiec Fortress]] one of the closest Real Life examples -sfisher923
* {{Zonk}}
** In ''VideoGame/GrandPooWorld3'', the bonus game actually softlocks the game, forcing you to redo the level you just beat. ~ Tropers/DecafGrub47393
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