Major misuse.: Frills Of Justice

This trope is when a Magical Girl outfit gets an upgrade to make it look fancier. It is not the outfit itself. It is not the opposite of Spikes of Villainy (since it doesn't require any costume upgrades). It's not any outfit worn by someone who stands for justice. And it's not merely wearing frills at all.

Wick check:

• Characters: Dissidia: Final Fantasy Warriors Of Chaos: Kuja does not fit this trope in any way.
• Characters.Ace Attorney Prosecutors And Law Enforcement Officers: Wearing a cravat is not this trope. (Don't know why this is a redlink. It shows up just fine on Characters.Ace Attorney.)
• PlayingWith.And Now For Someone Completely Different: Context implies it's about dress frills.
• Opposite Tropes: As mentioned, it's not actually the opposite of Spikes of Villainy.
• Characters.Ao No Exorcist: You can see in the guy's picture that it's misuse.
• Badass in Distress: Context implies just wearing a frilly outfit.
• Bling of War: Misuses not only this for just wearing frills, but also misuses Spikes of Villainy for just wearing spikes.
• Butterfly of Death and Rebirth: Correct
• By the Power of Grayskull!: Correct
• PlayingWith.Chainmail Bikini: Hard to tell. Context doesn't make it clear if it's the costume alone, or the upgrade.
• Characters.F-Zero F-Zero X: Confused for just a fancy mask.
• Characters.Final Fantasy III: Confused for just a frilly outfit.
• Characters.Final Fantasy Type-0: Again, confused for an outfit.
• Fingerless Gloves: Correct
• Fluffy Fashion Feathers: Correct
• Foil: Confused with being the opposite of Spikes of Villainy.
• Fresh Pretty Cure: Despite being a magical girl show that actually has this trope, it still manages to misuse it by claiming this is there since the beginning, which is impossible... unless the show mentioned previous outfits before the show (seriously, if they did that, I'll count this as correct).
• Fushigiboshi No Futagohime: Despite not being magical girls, it is a costume upgrade, so I think we can count that as correct.
• Futari Wa Pretty Cure: Correct
• FanFic.Futari Wa Pretty Cure Blue Moon: Correct
• Futari Wa Pretty Cure Splash Star: No context, but as long as there are costume upgrades, it's correct.
• Ghost Whisperer: Confused for merely wearing frills.
• Good Old Fisticuffs: Using the metaphor "frilly" for this.
• Gorgeous Garment Generation: Correct
• Guardians Crusade: Despite not being a magical girl, it is a costume upgrade, so I think we can count that as correct.
• Kaleido Star: Confused for fancy costumes.
• Kamichama Karin: Correct
• FanFic.Knight Of Lolicon: Correct
• Magic Knight Rayearth: Correct
• Awesome.Mai-Otome: Confused for just frill alone.
• Maid RPG: Plain, old Maid outfits, or even the hats, are not this trope.
• Mecha Expansion Pack: Correct
• Okami: Well since it's not an outfit, and it's not really fancying stuff up, it still looks like a misuse.

Well that's just 30 instead of 50, but if someone wants to look up 20 more, go ahead.

edited 11th Sep '11 2:50:07 PM by DragonQuestZ

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Frilly Upgrade or something seems like a viable title.

SPATULA, Supporters of Page Altering To Urgently Lead to Amelioration (supports not going through TRS for tweaks and minor improvements.)

Hmm I would say we should still have Frills of Justice to match the misuse

I admit I thought this was just Magical Girl s get frills when they transform.

Fresh Precure is kinda correct.

Normal, Magical girl, Angel form.

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Futari Wa Pretty Cure Splash Star is iffy its a sidegrade not an upgrade its actually 2 different transformations of equal power just different element (they never actually get an upgrade till a non-canon Crossover movie.)

edited 11th Sep '11 3:08:35 PM by Raso

Sparkling and glittering! Jan-Ken-Pon!

Opening an image picking thread.... that image is NO help.

Sparkling and glittering! Jan-Ken-Pon!

This is why people should think long and hard about names before launching tropes.

Rename or split and have someone that knows a thing or two about Magical Girls (ie not me) clean up the wicks. For starters, it is safe to say that most non anime-manga examples are probably bad.

I would suggest Frilly Power Up instead of Frilly Upgrade because even the latter is likely to be confused for just another makeover trope.

PS: I just deleted the line on Spikes of Villainy that was one of the reasons this was being misused.

edited 11th Sep '11 4:41:09 PM by Auxdarastrix

Frilly Power Up is better for the reasons stated.

Reality is that, which when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. -Philip K. Dick

That doesn't make it clear this is about upgrades of older costumes though.

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I don't see why this can't be about the entire line of outfits in general.

Normal Everyday clothes -> Frilly Magical Girl outfit for their everyday pwning evil-> Mid-Season Upgrade of frills -> Deus ex Machina frills with wings, Halo on the back (or whatever that trope is.) or Sparkles.

Each transformation adds frills but even the first transformation is it. (Really I thought it applied to well any transformation not just Midseason Upgrade and above.)

edited 11th Sep '11 4:51:28 PM by Raso

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Should Frills of Justice remain as a costume trope, separate from the Frilly Upgrade it was intended as?

Frills of Justice gives fighting evil / crime connotations if it's just about a frilly outfit I would think it would need a more general title like Everything Is Better With Frills (snowclone I know but it's the first thing that popped into my head.)

Sparkling and glittering! Jan-Ken-Pon!

In the Magical Girl TRS thread, I was looking for a trope or two that summed up the particular style traits of magical girl outfits. Minidress of Power I thought was too broad because it applies equally as well to characters like Wonder Woman. Pimped-Out Dress even more broad. Frills of Justice seemed correct on a cursory glance but I've since been corrected. I do think there might be a hole that can be filled, though I'm not entirely sure what should go in it.

Yeah I think the Current name should become a trope about Magical Girl fighting outfits basically being frilly dresses and we should move the current trope description to a Frilly Power Upgrade (working title) page.

SPATULA, Supporters of Page Altering To Urgently Lead to Amelioration (supports not going through TRS for tweaks and minor improvements.)

There isn't really one standard magical girl outfit. Pimped-Out Dress would probably be the best at getting close to everything, but they can go all the way from wedding dress◊, to kimono◊, to Sailor Fuku◊, to hot pants and and a bra◊. There is no standard magical girl costume.

edited 11th Sep '11 6:44:54 PM by shimaspawn

Reality is that, which when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. -Philip K. Dick

Mini Dress Of Power still fits. Magical Girl Tropes is not meant to be tropes exclusive to them, just that largely apply to them.

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The pervading theme is girly, highly unlikely fighting gear, often with frills and star or heart broaches everywhere, also Combat Stilettos.

SPATULA, Supporters of Page Altering To Urgently Lead to Amelioration (supports not going through TRS for tweaks and minor improvements.)

That is a perfect description. Thank you.

Reality is that, which when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. -Philip K. Dick

Sounds perfect for the basis of the replacement trope.

edited 11th Sep '11 6:56:13 PM by Raso

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I also think a Trope Transplant would work.

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We can list all that stuff on it that can show up on these outfits, like Leotard of Power, Magic Skirt, Modesty Shorts, Battle Ball Gown, Mini Dress Of Power, Who Wears Short Shorts, Zettai Ryouiki, Opera Gloves, Pimped-Out Dress, Giant Waist Ribbon, Detached Sleeves, Sailor Fuku, Combat Stilettos, Wings Do Nothing, Power Crystal etc.

edited 11th Sep '11 7:14:35 PM by NoirGrimoir

SPATULA, Supporters of Page Altering To Urgently Lead to Amelioration (supports not going through TRS for tweaks and minor improvements.)

That should be the Laconic for the new Frills of Justice trope.

I'm liking something like Power Up Frills for the current article.

edited 11th Sep '11 7:15:38 PM by Sackett

We have a Tiara trope somewhere, broach at the center of the chest usually in the center of a bow, Every Girl Is Cuter With Hair Decs, Color-Coded for Your Convenience,

Did we ever get that trope for those (umm cussing here but thats what someone called them in the other thread) Fuck Me Boots up and running?

edited 11th Sep '11 7:22:25 PM by Raso

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It's not on These Tropes Are Made for Walking. I don't think it got made.

Reality is that, which when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. -Philip K. Dick

Damn ok umm I have no idea how they are really used so I couldnt make the YKTTW sadly.

Another one to add to the list, Fashionable Asymmetry, Flower Motifs on the outfit itself.

edited 11th Sep '11 7:27:07 PM by Raso

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Yeah we need a trope for gogoboots. Basically Boots + Zettai Ryouki. Also that theoretical Everythings Girlier With Frills trope would be applicable here. And chest bow/broach would be another good costume trope, I think.

edited 11th Sep '11 7:40:04 PM by NoirGrimoir

SPATULA, Supporters of Page Altering To Urgently Lead to Amelioration (supports not going through TRS for tweaks and minor improvements.)

We do. Something to YKTTW. I have way too many of those active at the moment though for another one.

edited 11th Sep '11 7:39:32 PM by shimaspawn

Reality is that, which when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. -Philip K. Dick