Needs Help: Men Of Sherwood

The current pic is oversized, but also has a noticeable copyright stamp in the corner.

The difference between this and Badass Crew is apparently that Men of Sherwood is more of a support team with nondescript personalities. Not sure if it counts, but perhaps the Green Lantern Corps?

You've got roaming bands of armed, aggressive, tyrannical plumbers coming to your door, saying "Use our service, or else!"

Opened.

Current resized and cleaned up.

Looks good to me.

(Annoyed grunt)

^^ That can work, but I think it's best if we used something other than the Trope Namer to make it seem less narrow.

You've got roaming bands of armed, aggressive, tyrannical plumbers coming to your door, saying "Use our service, or else!"

Either works fine with me.

I agree with Morgenthaler's reasoning. I never would have guessed what the trope was based on the name and current picture.

And the Green Lantern Corps are on the page as an example.

edited 10th Aug '16 1:50:31 PM by tbarrie

The Knights of Camelot in Merlin◊

I'm not familiar with Merlin - are they an example? They look kind of distinct.

Upon further thought, the Green Lantern Corps kind of zig-zag the trope. There are plenty of Green Lanterns who are just nameless faces in a crowd, but that picture shows lots of characters (other than the lead) who do have individual personalities and backgrounds and such. So that might be confusing for people who are familiar with the characters.

I'd think an ideal picture would show the similar-looking backup actually in the act of assisting the hero and being effective at it. That might be too much to ask for, though.

The problem, as I see it, is threefold:

• The first is easily resolved with a little bit of Picture Resizing magic. Even if they ought to, it's not something any troper, even those in the Core Five, always thinks about.
• Second, finding an alternative image to the Trope Namer isn't always easy as it seems. Abbey Road Crossing and the Iwo Jima shot were examples of those that were.
• Third, Put Their Heads Together was fortunate enough to get a "remastered" version of the previous shot so quickly.

Sometimes, you get lucky and find a suitable alternative without having to resort to "remastering." For simple reference, this one◊ is from The Bandit of Sherwood Forest.