%%For me: BriffitsAndSqueans, UmbrellaDrink, OffTheWagon, TakeCareOfTheKids, AncientGrome

Is a twentysomething troper in the vague direction of Arizona. Loves to write, and really, really needs to go over her pseudo-novel and clean out some of the artifacts of her... [[OldShame less-good-writing]] days. Naturally, she loves TVTropes because it helps her with her writing, and even serves as a profound source of inspiration.

According to her friends, family, and accquaintances, she knows [[InsufferableGenius "something about everything"]], and as such, adds lots of different kinds of examples to the Wiki. (To herself, she feels pretty dumb compared to other people.) She's familiar with a pretty wide range of "stuff," from the most TropeOverdosed shows out there to obscure children's books. In particular, she adds stuff from Nintendo games, 90's animated movies (and {{Pixar}}), and random fantasy novels. (Yet, oddly enough, has ''not'' read anything in TheWheelOfTime or ASongOfIceAndFire.)

Among her [[{{Nakama}} cohorts]], she is the GamerChick, InsufferableGenius[[note]]But now facing stern competition from a new addition[[/note]], TheSnarkKnight, and occasionally the LovableCoward and CovertPervert. She finds it hilarious that she is also apparently [[HelloNurse very desirable]] among tropers.

[[folder: Tropes I Am Responsible For Proposing]]
Tropes I YKTTW'd (I didn't launch some, though):

* UseYourHead
* OrphanageOfFear
* MayDecemberRomance: It just felt like one of those things we should have, y'know?
* GreasySpoon: I realized we had ''no trope'' to describe the truck stop in ''TheEmperorsNewGroove,'' despite it being one of those SeenItAMillionTimes things.
* RobotMaid
* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation
** AmazingTechnicolorWildlife
* PurelyAestheticEra
* PhotoMontage
* TreeBuchet
* StockVideoGamePuzzle
* HeartContainer
* WeSellEverything
* GoForTheEye
* PagesNeedingWicks
* SelfFanservice
* {{Fartillery}}
* WonderChild
* {{Antidisestablishmentarianism}}
* PagesNeedingExampleSorting
* LanternJawOfJustice
* LyricalShoehorn (though it's probably one of my [[OldShame worst pages]])
* HelpfulMook
* MookBouncer
* AnInteriorDesignerIsYou
* CallASmeerpARabbit
* PeopleFarms
* CartoonCheese
* EpisodicGame
* VideoGameFlight
* QuintessentialBritishGentleman
* StrawberryShorthand
* HappilyAdopted
* PopStarComposer: Inspired by the NostalgiaChick: "Is it just me, or does this movie seem like a dumping ground for songs David Bowie didn't want on any of his albums?"
* {{Panspermia}}
* InfinityPlusOneElement
* TriumphantReprise
* RacingMiniGame
* {{Adorkable}}
* AlternateAnimalAffection
* ImpossiblyDeliciousFood
* WatchOutForThatTree
* AdaptationExplanationExtrication
* TwoAndAHalfD
* RandomEffectSpell
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[[folder: Pages I Only Launched]]
Pages I did not YKTTW, but launched:

* ItCameFromTheFridge
* ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything
* ToyShip
* EarWorm
* WastedSong
* DaydreamBeliever
* AccidentalInnuendo
* OlympusMons
* PlayerTic
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Other Stuff]]
Other largish odds and ends I've done:

* Responsible for getting SoBadItsHorrible moved to DarthWiki
* Split CrowningMomentOfFunny into its respective pages from a single article
* Got SugarWiki addicted to "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmA5bGv6FSQ Pollyanna]]"
* Launched the character page for ''Characters/PaperMario''
* Launched the character page ''Characters/SpyroTheDragon''
* Made an AwesomeMusic page for ''AwesomeMusic/{{Rayman}}''
* Made an AwesomeMusic page for ''AwesomeMusic/{{Opoona}}''
* Made an AwesomeMusic page for ''AwesomeMusic/{{Vexx}}''
[[/folder]]

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[[folder: WORKS PAGES I ADDED ]]
(Broken down into categories)

[[folder: Video Games]]
* ''FortyWinks''
* ''BanjoKazooie''
* ''BonsaiBarber''
* ''VideoGame/CandyBox''
* ''ChibiRobo''
* ''VideoGame/DewysAdventure''
* ''DiddyKongRacing''
* ''DragonSeeds''
* ''DokaponKingdom''
* ''EienNoFilena''
* ''EternalEyes''
* ''{{Icycle}}''
* ''JettRocket''
* ''GuiltyParty''
* ''MadWorld''
* ''VideoGame/MagicPengel''
* ''MiniNinjas''
* ''MissionInSnowdriftland''
* ''MonsterRacers''
* ''MonsterRancher'' (Sort of: It was there as a stub, and I gave it a total overhaul)
* ''MushroomMen''
* ''NiNoKuni''
* ''PanelDePon''
* ''RabbidsGoHome''
* ''RocketRobotOnWheels''
* ''{{Scribblenauts}}''
* ''{{Scaler}}''
* ''{{Seiklus}}''
* ''{{Shantae}}''
* ''SnowpackPark''
* ''WaterWarfare''
* ''WanderingWillows''
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Literature]]
* ''OneHundredCupboards''
* ''{{Abarat}}''
* ''TheBeyonders''
* ''BraveStory''
* ''TheCandyShopWar''
* ''DarkLordOfDerkholm'' (Created the original description/tropes list before it was a separate page)
* ''Literature/{{Dragons}}''
* ''ErecRex''
* ''{{Fablehaven}}''
* ''FalconQuinn''
* ''Literature/FiveKingdoms''
* ''TheHoundsOfTheMorrigan''
* ''TheMagids'' (See ''DarkLordOfDerkholm'')
* ''{{Pillage}}''
* ''TheSecretOfCastleCant''
* ''SeptimusHeap''
* ''Literature/SongInTheSilence''
* ''StoneFox''
* ''WizardsHall''
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Movies and TV]]
* ''TheAdventuresOfMarkTwain''
* ''AdventureTime''
* ''BarbieLifeInTheDreamhouse''
* ''BluesClues''
* ''BrotherBear''
* ''ACharlieBrownChristmas''
* ''{{The Elm-Chanted Forest}}''
* ''MaxAndRuby''
* ''MinaAndTheCount''
* ''ScamperThePenguin''
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Anime]]
* ''Anime/AnimalCrossing'' (The movie, not the game)
* ''FightingFoodons''
* ''GuardianFairyMichel'' (technically KoreanAnimation, but it did have a Japanese producer)
* ''NiNoKuni'' (kind of counts as both this and a video game)
* ''{{Stitch}}''
* ''TwinSignal''
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Other?]]
* ''HyperboleAndAHalf'' (blog)
* ''GourmetGaming'' (blog)
* ''{{Gronk}}'' (webcomic)
* ''LivingWithMonsterGirl'' (Webcomic... doujinshi... hentai... thing)
* {{Lucahjin}} (LetsPlay-er)
* ''MagiNation'' (TCG)
* ''MuseMagazine'' (Magazine)
* {{Pcull44444}} (LetsPlay-er)
[[/folder]]

ENTRY PIMPERY:
[[folder: Entry Pimp Stuff]]
Stuff I EntryPimp:

* ''{{Psychonauts}}'', although there seem to be some surprisingly dedicated fans of it here. Thus, I often find good ''{{Psychonauts}}'' examples taken. D'awww. (Alternatively, [[EnsembleDarkhorse D'artagnan]].)
* ''BeyondGoodAndEvil.'' [[strike: I think I've added over half its examples by now.]] If you see an example from this game somewhere, it has an almost 90% likelihood of having been added or tweaked in some fashion by me, to the point where I'm more surprised to see examples from it that I ''didn't'' add. I need a hobby.
* ''ChibiRobo.'' Made the page for it, too.
* ''MonsterRancher.'' Somebody needs to love this series... Looks like it has to be me, since I almost single-handedly populated it.
* ''{{Banjo-Kazooie}}''. How did we get a trope named after one of its levels, and all those examples, without giving it a page?
* ''MagiNation.'' I recently rediscovered all my old cards. Nostalgia overwhelemed me, and I couldn't help myself.
* DianaWynneJones. Just the author in general. [[BerserkButton (If I hear another random Internet-goer use the name]] [[GratuitousJapanese "Hauru"]], [[LetsGetDangerous I'ma cap some-bod-ay.)]]
* ''FossilFighters,'' because dinosaurs are ''awesome.''
* Various ''HarvestMoon'' games, especially ''DS (Cute)'' and/or ''AnimalParade.'' Repeated references to Carter are because I married him in ''Cute.''
* ''TheLegendOfZelda,'' ''{{Metroid}},'' and other Nintendo odd's bods
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* Thanks for the Harvest Moon suggestion. You seem like a neat person. :) -@/{{snailbait}}

* When a troper gets her own quotes page and nobody objects, you can just tell that she's awesome. -@/TheHeroHartmut

* Anyone who entry pimps ChibiRobo deserves a cookie in my book.-@/{{DrStarky}}

* I still have no idea what's in that thread you made about me, but the mere fact that you're planning something-- a ''conspiracy!'' >w>-- tells me that you are made of [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome crowning moments. Of awe-inspiring awesomeness.]] You rock, ma'am. -@/DJay32

* Anyone promoting A Charlie Brown Christmas is aces on my book. - @/AmusedTroperGuy
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[[folder: I Blame TVTropes For My Addiction To The Following:]]

Things TVTropes [[TVTropesAsAGatewayDrug either introduced me to or encouraged me to get into]]:

* ''PrincessTutu''
* ''{{Kure-nai}}''
* ''DarthsAndDroids''
* ''MysteryScienceTheater3000''
* ''{{Disgaea}}''
* NostalgiaChick
* ''TheGirlWhoLeaptThroughTime''
* ''{{Cybersix}}''

[[/folder]]

JustForFun, here is a list of tropes that I have used in my own writing.

[[folder:Wordkeepers]]
In my original fantasy stories:

* ArthurDent: Ran's nonmagical mother, Alicia Cole, who also becomes the TeamMom to the protagonists.
* BookOfShadows: The Griffin Family... Book of Shadows. Gee, you think?
* BuffySpeak: Ran is full of it, as is Apollo occasionally.
* TheClan: The various magical "Families." Of course, some of them take their clannishness [[SeriousBusiness more seriously than others.]]
* CrystalBallScheduling: The episodes of the ''[[ShowWithinAShow Laser Lady]]'' TV series. Lampshaded at one point, when Ran says:
-->"I always found this show allegorical, for some reason."
* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler: Dax. Except he comes back... ''evil.'']]
* DrillSergeantNasty: Igor is a borderline case.
* EldritchAbomination: The Dark Archons.
* EmbarrassingMiddleName: "Galadriel." (Ran's mom is a real {{Geek}}.)
* FakeMemories: Several characters, though I'm not saying who.
* FantasyKitchenSink: Because even I like to play by the RuleOfCool.
* FiveManBand:
** TheHero: Nikolai "Nick" Griffin (Sometimes he and Ran swap places, and he becomes TheLancer)
** TheLancer: Ran Cole (Sometimes she and Nick swap places, and she becomes TheHero)
** TheBigGuy: Alexander "Alex" Phoenix
** TheSmartGuy: Samantha (Nick also counts, but Samantha is even smarter than he is)
** TheChick (NonActionGuy): Apollo Sun
* GenderBlenderName: Sasha is male, though he admits, before his transformation into a MacGuffinGirl, that he doesn't really have a set sex.
* GenreSavvy: Apollo Sun, quite literally. He reads lots of fantasy novels--or as mages call it, "ma-fi" (magical fiction).
* HappilyMarried: Saradeana and [[spoiler: Cosmo]]. Even though they fight (frequently), they admit, "We'd do each other more harm by keeping our feelings bottled up, anyway."
* HeadPet: Samantha, sometimes.
* HeroicBSOD: I think all the main cast members have had one so far.
* HoYay: Nick is canonically gay, so HoYay is natural and endorsed.
* InstantExpert: Subverted to hell and back. NaiveNewcomer Ran tries a lot of "big" spells, but ''always'' does them wrong--she badly injures herself doing so more than once.
* InsufferableGenius: Nick Griffin, full stop.
* ImaginaryFriend: In the first "book," before Sasha becomes a MacGuffinGirl. (MacGuffin ''Man,'' actually.)
* IsItAlwaysLikeThis: During a FoodFight sequence:
----> '''Ran:''' Do these happen often?
----> '''Apollo:''' On "bad food days?" With frightening frequency.
* IOweYouMyLife: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] and spoofed with a young dragon named "Blinky." He's a SmallAnnoyingCreature in the ''worst'' way, but he luckily ends up an AndroclesLion.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Alex, though good luck seeing the "heart of gold" part.
* JumpedAtTheCall: Nick and Ran, even though there wasn't explicitly a "call" to begin with. Until they found out...
** TheCallLeftAMessage: As it turns out, it's been the job of the Head of the Griffin Family to manage the Wordkeepers all along, and a "watchward" was provided for that purpose.
* KnightTemplar: The Agency, or at least a significant portion of them. The rest are usually [[PunchClockVillain Punch Clock Villains]].
* LampshadeHanging: GenreSavvy Apollo does this all the time--usually to point out why trying to Save The World is a ''bad idea.''
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: The powers of a rare kind of mage called a Forget-Me-Not, which is also what Ran is.
* TheLibby: Subverted. There are a trio of nasty, petty, "glamorous" girls--who are almost universally despised for being nasty and petty. They're only popular among their GirlPosse.
* MacGuffinGirl: Sasha and Connie and three others without names yet.
* MagicalLand
* TheMasquerade: Only it's not such a masquerade, as there's no penalty for telling normals. But considering the KnightTemplar are out to kill you, it's not such a good idea to tell everyone what you are.
* MayflyDecemberRomance: Mages (who live to be about 300) regularly fall in love with "mortals" (ordinary lifespan). [[spoiler: As Zeki does with Ran's mom.]]
* MeaningfulName: ''Everyone,'' because mages have an obsession with [[MeaningfulName Meaningful Names]].
* {{Mentors}}: Lots of them:
** Cantella Scroll, the "main" mentor, is a cross between TheDumbledore and TheObiWan.
** Samantha, who is an OldMaster and sometimes TheProfessor.
** Seamus, who is generally MrExposition.
** Also, to a lesser extent, Zeki, Lincoln, and the other "cool" teachers. I guess [[AdultsAreUseless Adults Aren't So Useless]] after all...
* MesACrowd: Ran's "Family Spell," which creates five separate Rans.
* MustHaveLotsOfFreeTime: Cantella, though she admits that she considers the heroes her plain-old-regular friends.
* NaiveNewcomer: Ran, though she learns pretty quickly. Not quickly enough, though...
* NoodleImplements: Used when describing the plot of a LeFilmArtistique that Ran and Apollo both hated:
--->'''Apollo:''' ...and honestly I hated that crazy French movie about the guy in love with his second cousin from Düsseldorf, thank you very much, but Oak won?t shut up about the damn thing!
--->'''Ran:''' Oh, God, the one with the guy who sounded like a German Elmer Fudd?
--->'''Apollo:''' And he had that crazy fetishistic thing about dressing up like a milkman!
* NoodleIncident: "The candle incident" is something that apparently happened between the first two books. The characters refuse to divulge what actually happened during it.
* OhCrap: Ruri Glacier in the BattleRoyale of the first "book."
* OurMonstersAreDifferent: And all its related subtropes.
* OurSoulsAreDifferent: ''Stars'' are ensouled. You do NOT want to mess with the spirit of a star.
* OverlyLongName: Nick's full name, which has something like 12 components.
* PardonMyKlingon: "Jet'vsabu!" Metaphorically, it means "vomit." Literally, it tranlates to "pumpkin innards."
* PassThePopcorn: GenreSavvy Apollo demands to know what happens when largely GenreBlind Nick gets introduced to ''HarryPotter'' books.
* PowerPerversionPotential: A frequent subject among my co-author, beta readers, and I.
* PsychopathicManchild: [[spoiler: Dax in every "book" after the first one.]]
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Cantella.
* SealedEvilInACan: The [[MacGuffin five Words of Power]], which eventually get turned into MacGuffinGirl [[{{Sidekick}} sidekicks]] to the BigBad.
* ShipTease: I enjoy playing with my pre-readers.
* ShoutOut: I'm a geek. They happen.
* SlowClap: Lampshaded. When Apollo makes what he assumes is a WhoopiEpiphanySpeech and ''doesn't'' get one, he complains: "Where's my slow clap?"
* StartOfDarkness: [[spoiler: The epilogue of the first "book." At first it seems like a DownerEnding, but it isn't. The chapter epigram makes the whole thing rather {{Anvilicious}}.]]
* StraightGay: Nick, TheHero. He does cook well, however, leading his [[TheLancer Lancer]] Ran to tease him--he retorts by saying that it has nothing to do with being gay, and everything to do with the fact that RealMenWearPink.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Ran and gum. Vast tracks of gum. So much gum, she occasionally renders herself [[TheUnintelligable unintelligable]] chewing it. So much gum, it's a kind of unofficial currency between her and her friends.
* {{Tsundere}}: Saradeana Falconer is a Tsundere all grown up and put in charge of a school. (Lord have mercy on her poor student's souls!)
* UncannyValleyGirl: Sabeen, one of the GirlPosse to TheLibby.
* VillainsOutShopping: Also, Villains At The Mall and Villains Getting Fast Food.
* WeaksauceWeakness: Magnetism. A large-enough magnetic field can severly weaken or knock out a mage.
* WitchDoctor: Toyed with. There's a "vivimage" ("healer" or general magical doctor) whose nametag introduces him as "COSMO FOXGLOVE, W.D."
* WizardingSchool: The James Falconer Academy. "In-world," it was initially a bit of a subversion when it was first founded, as it wasn't supposed to ''teach'' magic at all--merely to be a place where mage students could [[BeYourself be themselves]] without having to maintain TheMasquerade all the time. However, magic crept into the curriculum anyway.
* WordsCanBreakMyBones: The plot of the "series" is based around [[MacGuffin five magical words of power]] that were so strong, they had to be destroyed.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Stuff in progress that I'm working on; probably not interesting to you]]
[[WMG: Major Characters]]

!!Banjo the Honey Bear
One of the two heroes of the series, and the one who does most of the legwork. For the most part, Banjo is an easygoing, [[DumbMuscle not-always-very-bright]] bear whose biggest loves in life are good food, good naps, and, [[VitriolicBestBuds for reasons that are difficult to fathom,]] hanging out with Kazooie. However, he's not beyond adventuring, especially if a witch is threatening to cut into his relaxation time!
* BigBrotherInstinct: Even if he's not the most adventurous sort, he'll still do whatever it takes to save Tooty.
* DumbMuscle: He gets a little smarter with each passing game, being almost up to Kazooie levels of snark in ''Nuts and Bolts.''
* GenreSavvy: He becomes this in ''Tooie,'' but almost in a GenreBlind way. If that makes sense. (Being GenreSavvy is just sort of the way people ''are'' in the Banjoverse, and most of them aren't really GenreSavvy that they're GenreSavvy except Kazooie.)
* NonActionGuy: Most of the time, but he can be brave and daring when he needs to be.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Honey, of course. It even [[HyperactiveMetabolism heals him!]]
* VagueAge: He seems to be old enough to live by himself, but he doesn't age significantly between ''Tooie'' and ''Nuts and Bolts'' despite ten years passing. His voice gets deeper between ''Kazooie'' and ''Tooie;'' maybe he hit puberty?
* VitriolicBestBuds: Him and Kazooie, of course.
* VocalEvolution: Sports a ''much'' deeper voice in ''Tooie,'' and every game after. Possibly he grew up a little.

!!Kazooie
Banjo's best friend is a breegull--specifically, a Red Crested Breegull, and most of the time, she lives in his backpack. Unlike him, she is often chomping at the bit for adventure, and unlike him, she's very, very [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]] and often rude. Despite this, [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold she's not all bad]], and if you hurt Banjo under her watch, [[HypocriticalHeartwarming there will be hell to pay.]]
* ActionGirl: Definitely!
* ButtMonkey: The world seems to enjoy using her as not just a punching bag, but a ''weapon.''
* DeadpanSnarker: Oh yes. So ''very'' much.
* FeatherFingers: Has them in ''Nuts and Bolts.''
* GenkiGirl: In the first game, although she was still snarky, she was surprisingly much more earnest--she genuinely seemed to be enjoying her adventure, and had fun. In ''Tooie'' and afterwards, she's much more rude.
* JumpedAtTheCall: "Come on, Banjo, I want to go on an adventure!"
* TertiarySexualCharacteristics: She had absolutely ''none'' until ''Nuts and Bolts,'' causing much ViewerGenderConfusion. When she got redesigned, she picked up long eyelashes, more ornate "hair," and feminine curves.
* ViewerGenderConfusion: Oh yes. Rude, crude, and the physical powerhouse of the pair? Hello, confusion!
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