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• Ad Hominem: A deep insight into the character of your opponent.
• Assimilation Plot: Fail-proof plot to unite all peoples and ensure that they are never lonely or in conflict with each other again.
• Author Existence Failure: Long-term writer's block.
• Bathe Her and Bring Her to Me: Promotes proper personal hygiene when one is a guest of an important figure.
• Bile Fascination: Ensures that less popular works still get the attention they deserve.
• The late Complain About Shows You Don't Like: Once one of the few pages on TV Tropes that let you freely express your opinions on fictional works.
• Complete Monster: A very effective villain.
• Curb-Stomp Battle: A hero's victory is assured.
• Darth Wiki: A Darker and Edgier TV Tropes on a dark, badass background color.
• Death Is a Slap on the Wrist: A game's way of telling you that it's okay to suck at video games.
• Death World: A land with many exotic animals and environments that you can interact with. So exhilarating, if you come there you'll never leave!
• Designated Villain / Designated Hero: Characters who force viewers to question the morality of the "heroes" and "villains."
• Die for Our Ship: Character has done something far worse than anything a Complete Monster could ever do.
• Draco in Leather Pants: Villain whose wrongful acts are rooted in a traumatic past.
• Everybody Hates Mathematics: Simplicity is good.
• Fake Difficulty: The increasing of a game's challenge in unexpected and unconventional ways.
• For the Evulz: Motivation deeper than money or power.
• Forced Level Grinding: Video game mechanic sure to prolong the player's enjoyment.
• Furry Fandom: Become one with nature.
• GIFT: Witness the power of the internet in broadening the scope of conversations that would never happen in real life.
• Godwin's Law: I'm no Nazi!
• It Sucks: Constructive criticism.
  • It's Easy, so It Sucks: The belief that we all should seek out more challenge in video games.
  • It's Short, so It Sucks : The belief that video games need to be more epic.
  • It's Popular, Now It Sucks: A warning that something has become or is about to become a Cash Cow Franchise.
  • They Changed It, Now It Sucks: Undeniable proof that change is bad.
    • It's the Same, Now It Sucks: You fail originality forever.
• Last Minute Hookup: The author resolves the romantic loose ends of a story rather than leave things up in the air.
• Logical Fallacies: All the tools you need to write like a professional creationist.
• Mary Sue / Marty Stu: The sweetest and/or most Bad Ass character to grace fiction. Completely unstoppable, everyone falls head over heels for him or her, and overall the go-to guy or girl for any — and we mean any — problem you have.
  • Anti-Sue: A deeply flawed character always manages to get what they want in-spite of their flaws
  • Villain Sue: An extremely powerful villain who serves as quite the challenge for the heroes
• Mr. Seahorse: A popular romantic Fan Fiction premise, in which two Star-Crossed Lovers defy societal norms and push themselves to ever greater heights to fully consummate their love and form a true family.
• Moral Event Horizon: A character defining moment.
• Narm: Finding comedy in the most serious moments.
• Nausea Fuel: Repeated viewings of this could help you lose weight.
• Nightmare Fuel: Unique imagery that you'll probably remember even in your deepest sleep.
• Nintendo Hard: A video game that's challenging and keeps you coming back for more.
• No Guy Wants to Be Chased: A good reason as to why women never ask out men.
• Paranoia Fuel: A reminder to be more alert.
• Perverse Sexual Lust: Admiration of a fictional character.
  • Rule 34: The ultimate way of showing passion for a beloved fictional character.
    • Alternately, a much-persecuted alternative lifestyle.
• Press X to Die: A fancy way to exit the game.
• Press X to Not Die: A video game mechanic that will keep you on your toes.
• Rage Quit: A dramatic acceptance of one's defeat.
• Rubber Band A.I.: Computer adjusts itself to suit your skill level.
• Shocking Swerve: A twist no one sees coming.
• So Bad It's Horrible: A work with room for improvement.
• Strawman Has a Point: The losing side of a debate isn't completely wrong.
• Stupid Sexy Flanders: Perverse Sexual Lust with a unique twist.
• Take That: Individuals provide their negative opinions on others through subtle links and phrases.
  • Or: People don't waste time on writing lenghty Author Filibusters.
• The late Unsinkable Ship: No one can hate on this ship. No one.
• Well-Intentioned Extremist: Someone who sees a problem and is determined to solve it as best s/he can, come hell or high water.
• What the Hell, Hero?: The nobly-intended, audacious acts of the hero are denounced by his cowardly, incapable and self-righteous "friends".
• Wouldn't Hit a Girl: A tradition that reduces domestic violence.