We could use the ''WorldOfWarcraft'' parody option: "Hey, the king's back!"
Yes, I'm joking, but this trope is so Exactly What It Says on the Tin that its unfortunate we can't keep a simple name.
Just leave it be. It is simple, clear and concise.
Not 'clear'. May be confused with the work.
I wonder, however, how much people link to any book/film of the trilogy separately. Usually it just goes to Lord Of The Rings.
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Is it being misused?
Speaking words of fandom: let it squee, let it squee.
Return Of The King found in: 177 articles, excluding discussions.
This title has brought 80 people to the wiki from non-search engine links since 20th FEB '09.
Check 13 (about the Square Root of 177) random Wiks, and if you prove misuse, we'll talk about renaming.
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If you want to demonstrate differences in links, you should use a . instead of a /. Main.Lord Of The Rings and Film.Lord Of The Rings.
edited 16th Jul '11 3:34:10 PM by SalFishFin
Besides, it isn't as if someone would have to know the plot of the work with a similar title to understand the trope name, so there is no Fan Myopia involved. Also, we have to seperate work page of The Return of the King novel or book. We use The Lord Of The Rings for the books and The Lord of the Rings for the movies.
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One could easily argue that the book's title was named for the concept. Misuse is suspected, though — a wick check might be in order.
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Cure Candy
I like "Hey, the king is back." it's a Shout-Out, an example and gets the trope across. (funny too.)
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Dragon Writer
The King Returns would be a feasible (if bland) alternative, but is a simple "the" enough reason to disambiguate?
edited 16th Jul '11 3:41:11 PM by Stratadrake
An Ear Worm is like a Rickroll: It is never going to give you up.
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We would need to check 50 wicks by the way - the formula is only the square root of the wick-count when it's above 2500 (i.e. 50 is considered the minimum when there's more than that)
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Don't mind if I do get started on those wicks:
- Age Of Intrigue: Correct
- Air Jousting: Incorrect. Refers to the animated film version,
- Aristocrats Are Evil: Correct
- British Imperialism Of The19th Century: Correct
- Cryptic Conversation: Correct
- Enforced Method Acting: Incorrect. Refers to third film of the Peter Jackson trilogy
- Cool Chair: Incorrect. Peter Jackson film.
- High Fantasy: Correct
- Narm.Film: Incorrect. Peter Jackson film.
- Good Hair, Evil Hair: Questionable. Refers to LOTR and is use as a Sinkhole over king of Gondor, without real context.
- King in the Mountain: Correct
- Mordor: Correct
- Rage Against the Mentor: Correct
edited 16th Jul '11 3:59:30 PM by Ghilz
I see the Awesomeness.
Shouldn't we be kicking the works into the proper namespace?
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Wouldn't mean much, as the redirect would still stand.
Seems bad. The sample is too small, but this is definitively not a good start.
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- SoBadItsGood.Western Animation: Incorrect: Animated film.
- Behind the Black: Incorrect: Animated film
- Chivalric Romance: Correct
- Badass Army: Incorrect. Peter Jackson Film.
- Battle Discretion Shot: Incorrect. Animated film
- Blamimation: Correct.
- A Protagonist Shall Lead Them: Correct
- Regent for Life: Correct
- Sedgwick Speech: Incorrect: Peter Jackson film.
- Spoiler Title: Incorrect. Refers to the book.
- Switching P.O.V.: Incorrect. Book
- The Hobbit: Correct
- Triumphant Reprise: Correct
- It Only Works Once: Incorrect. Peter Jackson film.
Outta 27: 12 Incorrect, 14 correct, 1 questionable.
Yes, I focused on trope pages, because it is there misuse is more likely to happen, than work pages.
edited 16th Jul '11 4:33:49 PM by Ghilz
I'd be fine renaming to something similar like The King Returns or Restoring The Rightful King.
Rhymes with "Protracted."
That's definitely misuse. Vote to rename then.
World's Toughest Milkman
Yup, I'm convinced. That's statistically significant. A rename seems appropriate.
Speaking words of fandom: let it squee, let it squee.
Fine, I'm sold. Change it to Rightful King Returns
edited 16th Jul '11 5:01:54 PM by Auxdarastrix
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Anything based around Rightful King Returns or similar works for me.
My name is Addy. Please call me that instead of my username.
I see the Awesomeness.
Sold on rename. I'm cool with most of the names proposed.
Fight smart, not fair.
Can someone make a crowner for voting on a new name?
Dragon Writer
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/crowner.php/AlternativeTitles/ReturnOfTheKing
(and I typed that by hand)
edited 16th Jul '11 6:42:44 PM by Stratadrake
An Ear Worm is like a Rickroll: It is never going to give you up.
Perpetually Confused
Bump for more votes
So, you've got a biased sampling method?
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And a rather well known work as that. There's only a "The" difference between Return Of The King and The Return Of The King
edited 16th Jul '11 3:00:00 PM by Ghilz