Koveras is a
friendly contributor originally from
The Other Wiki who is
very prone to
Hype Aversion.
Trivia
- His nickname (which he uses everywhere else on the net) comes from the original Baldur's Gate. Occasionally, he attaches "Alvane" to it, after a character from Dreamfall (not after his namesake from The Longest Journey).
- He was the ubergeek maintaining the statistics at the Troper Demographics (back when they were calculated manually) through the first 100 of replies or so.
- He invented the Laconic Wiki.
- He wrote most of the Write A Conspiracy Theory and Write A Yuri Manga guides.
- He writes for TV Tropes The Webcomic. His arcs ("The Yay Agenda", "Family Matters", "Heävy Mëta", "Song for You", "Troublesome Heirloom", "Worst Case Scenario") commonly feature sinister conspiracies, the characters' family lives, rock music, and female bisexuality.
- His first major published fanfic was Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha AtonerS
.
- He occasionally posts essays on trope-related topics on his blog:
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Associated tropes
- Absent-Minded Professor: Lives in his own private world, reluctant to leave.
- Adjusting Your Glasses: Usually type 2 or 3.
- Adrenaline Makeover: Bumbling and clumsy when relaxed, sharp and edgy under pressure.
- Angst? What Angst?: His little brother died when he was 20. You would never know.
- Badass Longcoat: Very consciously wears only longcoats for the last 5 years or so.
- Beware the Nice Ones: Angering him doesn't end pretty for either party.
- Big Brother Instinct: Very pronounced.
- Big Brother Mentor: Almost inevitably ends up as this to his younger peers.
- Born in the Wrong Century: Often hears this about himself from others.
- Brilliant, but Lazy: "If you're so smart, why aren't you rich?" He has no answer.
- Clint Squint: No badass reason, he is just a bit short-sighted.
- Classical Music: Is an addict. Ludwig van Beethoven is God.
- Conspiracy Theorist: Sees too many possible connections to dismiss all of them.
- Dressed to Kill: Never leaves home unless properly dressed like for a big event.
- Eloquent In My Native Tongue: Is trilingual, but not equally fluent in all three.
- Forgets To Eat: There are more important things in life than food.
- Graceful Loser: No hard feelings if the loss was fair.
- Green Eyes: The only one in an otherwise completely Gray Eyed family.
- Hands In Pockets: Usually keeps his hands in the pockets unless carrying something.
- Headphones Equal Isolation: Commonly retreats into music to think.
- Hell-Bent for Leather: The only alternative to longcoats. Unless it's a leather longcoat.
- Heavy Metal: Is a metalhead. Judas Priests and Blind Guardians are gods.
- Helmets Are Hardly Heroic: Never wears hats, ever.
- Husky Russkie: Of the Gentle Giant sort.
- Kuudere: You'll be surprised.
- Large and in Charge: Doesn't care for taking leadership roles but ends up in them, anyway.
- Lawful Neutral: With occasional lapses into Lawful Good.
- Myers-Briggs: INTJ.
- Never Got To Say Goodbye: To his brother.
- Not a Morning Person: Not really.
- Opposites Attract: Attracted to petite girls with a sunny disposition.
- Paint It Black: Certain events in his life resulted in him dressing almost completely in black all the time.
- Power Vest: Prefers them over sweaters for warmth.
- Psychotic Smirk: Sometimes does it when he's feeling badass.
- Real Men Wear Pink: Has a few possessions classified as "gay". Doesn't give a damn about it.
- Scarf of Asskicking: Has one to match the black duster but rarely wears it.
- Sinister Shades: Always keeps them at hand for when he's feeling antisocial.
- The Spock: Very logical and consequential in everything he does, even when it puts him in disadvantage.
- The Stoic: Very detatched and aloof most of the time,
even particularly in extreme situations.
- Stoic Spectacles: Default glasses of choice. Has several pairs.
- Younger than They Look: Regularly passes for someone five years older (actually: 25).
- Yuri Fan: Yeah.
Known Moe weaknesses
The percentage in brackets indicates how often, statistically, I find examples of that particular kind of
moe... captivating.
