Opened.
It's a start.
Check out my fanfiction!That's probably the best one, especially as it's the Trope Namer, too.
Rejoice!Being the trope namer doesn't make it a better image. In some cases it's worse.
Check out my fanfiction!Enough for now, but a non-Balkan image would be better.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard FeynmanActually, it seems that we're looking for scenarios where this happens as a result of Alternate History or Speculative Fiction, so we'd do best with an image that a) didn't happen historically (like the Balkans) and b) isn't the United States (which has its own trope). The Trope Namer itself surprisingly isn't an example, while almost every entry in the real life folder is shoehorning.
edited 30th Jul '15 9:54:24 AM by Morgenthaler
You've got roaming bands of armed, aggressive, tyrannical plumbers coming to your door, saying "Use our service, or else!"The tropes seems focused on alternate and speculative settings, but if anything it specifically includes real life examples.
Check out my fanfiction!In that case I'll offer the break-up of the Soviet Union for consideration as an alternative to the OP:
You've got roaming bands of armed, aggressive, tyrannical plumbers coming to your door, saying "Use our service, or else!"
I'd support the Soviet example too. Nice, big empire.
Perhaps the First Republic/Chinese Civil War would be better, though, not least for introducing neglected periods of history.
Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest. — Mark TwainQuestion, though: why would a non-balkan example be better? Surely Yugoslavia or, say, the Ottomans would be best given that they fit the name.
Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest. — Mark TwainI think what makes the image of Soviet a little less illustrative is that it looks like a big honking empire that turns into a big honking empire and some change.
Check out my fanfiction!^^The trope is not specific about the Balkans. Some experience indicates that literal trope names discourage non-literal trope usage.
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard FeynmanI think 9 demonstrates the trope well enough.
The dissolution of Charlemagne's empire◊, then? For one thing it's a fairly equal division that emphasizes the fragmentation more clearly than the Soviet case. Suggested caption: "This is what you get when all three brothers want their share."
edited 21st Aug '15 9:47:50 AM by Morgenthaler
You've got roaming bands of armed, aggressive, tyrannical plumbers coming to your door, saying "Use our service, or else!"Or possibly the Roman Empire splitting in two◊? A bit less fragmentary than the Carolingian case, but the legend helps.
You've got roaming bands of armed, aggressive, tyrannical plumbers coming to your door, saying "Use our service, or else!"Real world examples don't illustrate this trope, since it is about hypothetical balkanizations that happen in Alternate History.
edited 28th Aug '15 3:30:09 AM by Rjinswand
For an explicitly alternative history scenario that isn't the Balkans or the Divided States of America, here's a fractured Italy◊.
You've got roaming bands of armed, aggressive, tyrannical plumbers coming to your door, saying "Use our service, or else!"That's not bad. Where's it from?
Check out my fanfiction!Found that one on this forum. It's unlicensed, so that should be good.
You've got roaming bands of armed, aggressive, tyrannical plumbers coming to your door, saying "Use our service, or else!"The Italy pic is pretty good.
The Italy image is a pretty good example.
I like the Italy image.
If we choose it, though, I'd suggest that the caption should explain that it's an AU, since not many people know much about the history of early 20th century Italy.
^ I don't think that's strictly necessary. Even if people don't know the specifics of Italian history, they will generally know that it became one country at some point. Coupled with the trope destription, it should suggest "alternate history" clearly enough.
You've got roaming bands of armed, aggressive, tyrannical plumbers coming to your door, saying "Use our service, or else!"Here's a crowner for the options we have so far.
edited 30th Aug '15 8:49:57 AM by Morgenthaler
You've got roaming bands of armed, aggressive, tyrannical plumbers coming to your door, saying "Use our service, or else!"
Crown Description:
Nominations for replacement images:
How about the break-up of the Former Yugoslavia◊?
You've got roaming bands of armed, aggressive, tyrannical plumbers coming to your door, saying "Use our service, or else!"