A thread discussing similar tropes. If thread participants agree that two (or more) tropes really don't seem distinct enough to be separate, one can start a thread in the Trope Repair Shop for further discussion.
Before asking "What's the difference between these tropes?", check the Canonical List of Subtle Trope Distinctions and Laconical List of Subtle Trope Distinctions lists. They may contain the answer. Feel free to contribute to them, too.
I've decided to start a new cleanup thread dealing with trope similarities. This thread is for discussing tropes that appear to be a duplicate of another trope, and if it's agreed upon that the two tropes talked about are similar enough, one should start a thread about it in the Trope Repair Shop.
I'll start with my issue...
Asian Hooker Stereotype and Mighty Whitey and Mellow Yellow are pretty much the same trope—they both involve a white man and an Asian woman.
Edited by Tabs on Nov 1st 2022 at 10:57:37 AM
What's the difference between Fandom Nod and Ascended Fanon?
I've noticed the former is not even mentioned in the latter's description.
Angry babby
I think Fandom Nod is for any reference to the fandom, including meta aspects like a Fan Community Nickname, while Ascended Fanon is for Fanon ideas that become canon in the text. So I think the latter could be a subtrope but the former's trivia for some reason (maybe for the meta reasons).
Edited by mightymewtron on Mar 22nd 2024 at 8:45:51 AM
I do some cleanup and then I enjoy shows you probably think are cringe.
I think that Slow Doors is superfluous. In itself, a door that takes a lot of time to close is chairs. The trope description makes it seems about a door closing slowly giving time for someone to pass it at the last second, but that part is covered by Indy Hat Roll. Then there is the real life section of the examples, which just lists slow doors.
The universe is under no obligation to make sense to us.
I think Insurmountable Waist-Height Fence and Gravity Barrier overlap a lot more than they probably should, due to the former's description trying to pull in all conceivable means to the same end.
![[up]](https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/arrow_up.png "[up]"){kind=icon}
Um ok then, for the record I had found an ADC example that felt like misuse of Genius Bonus cuz it was simply referencing an Hispanic fan made parody but I wasn't sure where to move it, guess that I'll move it to Fandom Nod then since it feels like it's just a reference.
Edited by Rhino8888 on Mar 24th 2024 at 2:40:33 PM
(she/her)
I don't think Hopeless with Tech and Walking Techbane need separate pages. It's just that one is a destructive exaggerate form.
Edited by MacronNotes on Mar 27th 2024 at 2:04:26 PM
Macron's notes
the Retromancer
I don't think they are similar nor mutually exclusive, one is someone who doesn't understand technology due to generational gap, and the other is someone who breaks anything they touch.
TroperWall / WikiMagic Cleanup
(she/her)
Generational gap isn't a required part of Hopeless with Tech. It's being bad with technology in general. Walking Techbane is treated as extreme of trope as written in the compare/contrast section of Hopeless with Tech.
Macron's notes
I think there's a difference between someone who is genuinely clueless about how to use technology (Hopeless with Tech) and someone whose very presence harms surrounding technology, either due to cluelessness, clumsiness, or having actual powers that causes technology to break around them.
[ignore this I posted the wrong thread]
Edited by number9robotic on Mar 28th 2024 at 10:57:52 AM
Thanks for playing King's Quest V!
How are Weapons-Grade Vocabulary, Harsh Word Impact and Devastating Remark different?
Loserswithwifi
Weapons-Grade Vocabulary: Words that literally injure people when heard or read.
Harsh Word Impact: Something upsetting or insulting a character says to another is shown injuring them as a visual metaphor.
Devastating Remark: Something a character says to another causes them to have a Heroic BSoD or some other kind of breakdown.
the Retromancer
Is Mana Drain just a form of Energy Absorption?
TroperWall / WikiMagic Cleanup
Welcome, traveller, welcome to Omsk
Yes, as far as I can tell, Mana Drain is a subtrope (where the character absorbs the enemy's magic power).
EDIT: Fixed an awful typo.
Edited by DoktorvonEurotrash on Apr 3rd 2024 at 9:55:48 AM
It does not matter who I am. What matters is, who will you become? - motto of Omsk Bird
OG Troper
Immortal Iconic Car and Invincible Classic Car seem suspiciously similar, if not fully in content, then at least by name, maybe needs some work?
the statement above is false
Welcome, traveller, welcome to Omsk
The tropes are quite distinct, the similarity of the names is the only problem that I see.
And taking one of them to Trope Repair Shop (heh, I like the automotive flavour of the name in this case) for a rename would be a non-starter unless you could prove that the name is causing problems.
It does not matter who I am. What matters is, who will you become? - motto of Omsk Bird
Domed Hometown should be a Subtrope to Citadel City, right?
Asking this because neither are mentioned in each other's pages
Welcome, traveller, welcome to Omsk
I'd ask in Setting Up Trope Relationships
, but it sounds valid.
Number One Poledoge
is there a meaningful difference between Wingdinglish and Artificial Script?
just call me Mathy | Sometimes I clean wicks on my Twitch stream
Useful Note
Yes. Wingdinglish requires the alien language to be based on English, and Artificial Script requires the author to have come up with the script.
Can shapeshift (probably)
Difference between Mayor Pain and Ultimate Authority Mayor?
Silver and gold, silver and gold
Very Spooky
Mayor Pain: An evil or incompetent mayor.
Ultimate Authority Mayor: The mayor is presented as the supreme leader of their domain, with no intervention from other areas of government.
back lol
Can shapeshift (probably)
The idea seems to be that having (a) threesome(s) is an indication of being sexually charismatic and/or adventurous. Situations like "attempting to have a threesome to spice up your sex life but wind up backing out because it's awkward" follow that idea.