Loser
Yep, I dislike the current name as well, especially because I do not really think the "guest" part of it seems very straightforward.
As for a possible rename, I would suggest Surprisingly Sudden Death though I am not so sure about that. Right now Sudden Death is being used as the name of Sudden Death parts of games so I would guess that that name is off limits at this point.
"irhgT nm0w tehre might b ea lotof th1nmgs i dont udarstannd, ubt oim ujst goinjg to keepfollowing this pazth i belieove iN !!!!!1 d
I see the Awesomeness.
Loser
I made a single proposition rename crowner here
. Feel free to tell me if I did something wrong in making it.
I do not really dislike the suggestion of Dynamic Dialogue Death, but I wonder if dialogue is really necessary for the trope to work. I feel like that name may seem to exclude examples that actually fit under the current description of the trope.
edited 1st May '11 10:44:27 AM by LouieW
"irhgT nm0w tehre might b ea lotof th1nmgs i dont udarstannd, ubt oim ujst goinjg to keepfollowing this pazth i belieove iN !!!!!1 d
The current name sounds like a house-guest who turns out to be an axe murderer.
Reality is that, which when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. -Philip K. Dick
Resident pretentious dickwad
Surprise, Sudden, Unexpected, Killer, Slayer, Kill... At least one combination of those should work as a trope title, and the rest could be decent punk band names.
edited 17th May '11 11:55:58 AM by ArtisticPlatypus
This implies, quite correctly, that my mind is dark and damp and full of tiny translucent fish.
Loser
I apologize for waiting so long on this, but I made an alternative titles crowner here. Feel free to edit it and add titles as you wish.
More votes?
And even more votes? :)
Loser
The wicks are fixed, a Surprisingly Sudden Death page now exists, and Deadly Guest is a redirect. Notes about the rename are also now on the Renamed Tropes page and in the Renamed Tropes thread.
I feel a little uneasy going through with the rename process given the relative lack of votes in the crowner. However, since this thread has been bumped multiple times and the crowner has not changed much at all, I think it should be okay. If I did something wrong, however, I can go back and revert the trope to how it was before.
Also, there were a few uses of the trope that talked about an actual deadly guest (i.e. someone or something hidden in a ship/house). I tried to edit those examples out as misuse, but I would appreciate it if someone checked my work there.
edited 23rd Aug '11 1:05:01 PM by LouieW
"irhgT nm0w tehre might b ea lotof th1nmgs i dont udarstannd, ubt oim ujst goinjg to keepfollowing this pazth i belieove iN !!!!!1 d
Looks done. Locking.
Crown Description:
Rename Deadly Guest? Vote UP to rename, DOWN to keep the current name. The discussion for this issue can be found here
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Guess That Trope.
The protagonists are minding their own business when one is surprisingly killed by something.
Yeah, I think it needs a rename.
edited 30th Apr '11 1:39:03 PM by ArtisticPlatypus
This implies, quite correctly, that my mind is dark and damp and full of tiny translucent fish.