Misused: Character Exaggeration

Character Exaggeration is when a work that gets adapted into another medium emphasizes or deemphasizes character traits from the original work.

Bias: I think the name is too broad for the definition. I would prefer Character Exaggeration to be used in any work where a character’s traits are emphasized or deemphasized, without accompanying Character Development.

Prediction: Character Exaggeration is being used for Continuity Reboot works, and over time within the same work. I’m expecting less than 80% of the works mention “adaptation”.

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Wick check size: 25 (If there’s only minor misuse, then the 370 inbounds probably override the general misuse)

• Manga.Basilisk: correct
• Bifauxnen: correct
• Characters.Chrono Crusade: (4) examples, one of which is misused (brand-new trait is added)
• WesternAnimation.Coraline: correct
• Doug Walker List: (2) examples, both of which being misused for adding new traits.
• Characters.Emma Approved: misuse, due to the work being a Spiritual Successor, not an adaptation, of The Lizzie Bennet Diaries.
• Characters.Fruits Basket: ZCE for Ritsu Sohma, unclear.
• Franchise.Halo: misuse for In-Universe exaggeration.
• YMMV.Metal Gear Solid The Abridged Snakes: unsure. Pot Hole under Up To Eleven.
• Recap.Red Dwarf Season III Polymorph: Misuse in the form of “character traits are exaggerated within the work”. Deleted due to being on the same indentation level as Flanderization.
• Characters.Revolutionary Girl Utena: correct
• Characters.Saint Seiya Episode G: correct
• Characters.Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated: misuse in the form of “continuity reboot”.
• YMMV.Sherlock Holmes: looks correct, but not defined.
• Film.Sherlock Holmes: correct (edited away Examples Are Not Arguable natter)
• Spoiled Sweet: unsure (does an adaptation of Real Life count?)
• Recap.Supernatural S 02 E 15 Tall Tales: misuse for In-Universe exaggeration.
• YMMV.Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: correct
• WesternAnimation.Teen Titans Go: unclear (the example cites a work this is ‘’not’’ an adaptation, of, or sequel to. Just a work that it is frequently compared to.)
• WesternAnimation.The Looney Tunes Show: unclear due to Conversation In The Main Page, will assume correct.
• WebOriginal.The War Comms: misuse for “in an ongoing work”
• Characters.Transformers Generation 1 Decepticons: misuse for Audience Reaction.
• FairyTail.TropesA-E: (2) unclear, bad Example Indentation, bad ZCE, and apparently misuse for adding new traits.
• Characters.Warhammer 40000 Orks: misuse in the form of Continuity Reboot changes. Some Justifying Edit in the example, too.
• CerebusSyndrome.Web Comics: (1) example, the word “exaggerated” is emphasized.

Total wicks: 30

• Correct: 13
• Unclear: 5
• Misused: 11

I see about 40% misuse for “Character Trait is exaggerated”.

edited 28th Jul '14 1:08:18 AM by crazysamaritan

Link to TRS threads in project mode here.

I'm not sure when this was opened so I'll hold off on clocking it. Bumping.

That was the amazing part. Things just keep going.

I've rewritten that 40K Orks example to clear out the trope.

I can see a broadening of the trope definition.

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman

What's the difference between that and Flanderization?

Really from Jupiter, but not an alien.

Flanderization is when a minor character trait over time is exaggerated until the character is defined solely by said trait.

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman

Although it is noted that Flanderization has gotten misuse for the expanded definition. Changing the definition would make Flanderization a specific type of Character Exaggeration.

Link to TRS threads in project mode here.

So Character Exaggeration would be "character trait is exaggerated over time or in adaptations/reboots/etc", while Flanderization is "minor character has a minor trait that eventually becomes the entirety of their characterization"?

I foresee misuse based on disagreements over what constitutes a "minor" character and whether they're a Flat Character with exactly one trait or simply have that one trait emphasized more than their others.

Really from Jupiter, but not an alien.

Flanderization does not require a minor character.

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman

No, even shorter: "Character trait is exaggerated."

Flanderization was in TRS recently: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=1399094802011642100&page=4#89

Link to TRS threads in project mode here.

So Character Exaggeration would be a supertrope for things like Flanderization, Adaptation Character Exaggeration (assuming we're going to port Character Exaggeration's current definition to a new trope), etc? I can see that, it makes sense to me.

Really from Jupiter, but not an alien.

Clock is set.

Inactive thread. Locking