Here, you give a trope, and the next troper makes up an example wholesale from a media work they made up on the spot.
Both prompts and responses should follow relevant wiki rules — exactly one trope per prompt/no tropeslashing, Playing With only applies to tropes (not Trivia or YMMV), and responses need to make sense without having seen the work (because the work doesn't exist), and so forth.
For example:
Tiny Tyrannical Girl
In LightNovel.The Huge Universe Ruled By A Tiny Girl, the Big Bad of the movie is Alice, a dwarf woman who can make everyone submit to her by threatening their life.
I'll give an example:
"The J9 Unit is one to 80's and 90's science fiction and Cyberpunk of the era."
Now your turn
Edited by wingedcatgirl on Mar 9th 2024 at 9:21:49 AM
The Topic Slayer
At one point in Chronicles Of Alseide The Succession War, you're given a mission to escort Princess Selina of Lyonesse from Oulwich to Taranea. She is a fully functional AI-controlled party member who will attempt to assist you in battle… emphasis on "attempt." Unfortunately, she has the combat skills of the sheltered fourteen-year-old girl she is, so she doesn't offer much help, and if she dies it's a game over.
Knuckles the Echidna
The last episode of Spaceketeers: Genji, features the explosion of the star Panza that the crew of the Shinseinanote witness, ultimately ending the war between the Flotte Galactique/Galactic Fleet and the terrorist Hoshirian Army, which later fades into a white screen, cutting into to the "Where Are They Now?" Epilogue, set six months later in Earth, showing that the crew has survived, revealing that the supernova is visible through Earth's skies under a telescope.
Edited by TheOther36 on Apr 6th 2024 at 8:22:21 PM
One thing I have learned in pledging my life to this quest is that I have been betrayed again and again. And again. And again.
The Ruined King
In Hijackers, Stella Thompson’s weapon of choice is a katana made entirely out of light. A minor Running Gag is Mitch asking if she uses it to toast bread.
Love ruins all.
In Tricksters, Ares brings up his demigod daughter Alcippe, who he went out of his way to ensure had a happy, well-provided life, until the day when she reached the age of sixteen, and Poseidon's demigod son, Halirrhothius, came upon her and tried to rape her. Alerted by his daughter's screams, Ares ran to her aid, and then threw Halirrhothius off her before he could actually violate her, before then stabbing and hacking him repeatedly, screaming furiously, and not stopping until his entire face and body were wet with Halirrhothius' blood. Then, after he calmed down, and saw Alcippe staring in horror at him, Ares broke down into helpless sobbing- not because he regretted saving his daughter's life, but because between his actions and Halirrothius', both men had destroyed Alcippe's formerly-rosy view of the world.
Mammal Monsters Are More Heroic- Inverted
Edited by Sammael29 on Apr 6th 2024 at 9:27:40 AM
Kirby
Overlaps with an inversion of What Measure Is a Non-Cute? in Sweet Squad. The imposing Gloompuses which are based on "mean" creatures like lizards, snakes, scorpions, sharks, and the like, despite technically embodying negative emotions and pessimism, are ultimately only instigate said emotions to bring the best out of people, and for the most part, it turns out to work wonders. The cat-like Sunshines, while not really malicious, forcibly pushes positive emotions on humans uncaring of the consequences.
Edited by Oggy123 on Apr 7th 2024 at 12:03:46 AM
This is not a Rickroll, i promise
The Mad Factory webseries gives the Lights sisters a Polar Opposite Twins dynamic, as Elle is a dry, snarky lacrosse player who uses her cynicism to try to reign in her sister Eda, the Wide-Eyed Idealist leader of the Mad Academia cheer squad always looking for ways to hype up her classmates.
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The World's Least Powerful Man
- Video Game/ Gunslinger Knight: The item "Hellish Stew" is described as "tasting like a mouthful of fire and brimstone with a hearty texture of shame and delicate aftertaste of regret," and to have "been invented by disgraced clerics as a form of pennance."It does 25-30 damage upon consumption, but causes you to regenerate 15 HP per second for 45 seconds (longer and more potent than most other Food items) and grants resistance to Fire and Poison damage, due to its caustic spiciness.
Evil Cannot Stand Cuteness
Edited by dvorak on Apr 7th 2024 at 12:11:48 PM
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inkonveniently inkonsistent
In Mister Mirror's Off the Walls!, Mr. Mirror is thrown into a pet shop during a fight with Void, and while struggling to recover from the attack, multiple little puppies surround him. As Void strolls over to boast, he shrieks at the sight. Mr. Mirror proceeds to shove puppies into Void's face until he drops everything and runs off screaming.
Medium Awareness: Deconstructed
Edited by inkuiry on Apr 6th 2024 at 10:51:34 AM
from here on out, it's all bee puns and 16th century humor without historical context
The Topic Slayer
One episode of Jonas Corbins Guide To Life has him reveal his fourth-wall awareness to his friends, and vent about his frustration with being the only one who knows his world is a cartoon, but not being able to do anything about it. Unfortunately, it turns out to be All Just a Dream.
Edited by Kahran042 on Apr 7th 2024 at 1:16:03 PM
Oh no! The DREADED AQUAE MORTIS! No, wait, it's just your imagination.
In Sir John Falstaff's Holiday, the plot of Romeo and Juliet goes very differently, thanks to Sir John Falstaff being on holiday in Verona at the time the story takes place, and getting lumped in with Romeo by sheer coincidence. After hearing the (erroneous) report of Juliet's death, Romeo goes to the apothecary to buy poison, and a concerned Falstaff follows him, then takes the opportunity to "accidentally" sweep the vial of poison off the counter and smash it, then replace it with a vial of prune juice, hoping Romeo won't be able to tell the difference. Romeo does not, and after returning to Verona to pay his respects to Juliet, he drinks the "poison", but it doesn't kill him- which, in turn, means Juliet doesn't stab herself upon waking up and seeing him. The romantic reunion is somewhat tainted, though, by the fact that the prune juice ends up making Romeo defecate himself right there in the crypt, producing an eye-wateringly foul stench that makes everybody who comes down there rush to excuse themselves.
Edited by Sammael29 on Apr 7th 2024 at 10:56:55 AM
Logic Girl
Antonia from The Joys, Sorrows, and In-Betweens of Joe and Friends is a very odd woman. She dresses in Victorian-era clothing every day and her hobbies include hanging upside down from trees, wading in ponds and poking at the pond scum, and collecting bread. One episode even has her stating that she's incapable of using reason, although whether such a statement is true is dubious.
Friendly Neighborhood Spider For every low there is a high.
In Pokemon Biology and Chemistry, Arachma is a small, adorable-looking Bug/Steel type spider with an ornate pattern on its hard abdomen. The webs created by it and its evolution Drachne are commonly used by humans for building infrastructure, and they're depicted in-game as being as loyal to their trainers as any other Pokemon.
Giant's Knife; Human's Greatsword
The Topic Slayer
Inverted with the halfling warrior Adalard Lightfoot in Chronicles Of Alseide The Succession War, who starts out equipped with a "Halfling Greatsword," which uses the greatsword model, but is a dagger for all intents and purposes.
Spear Counterpart: Lina Inverse
Oh no! The DREADED AQUAE MORTIS! No, wait, it's just your imagination.
The World's Least Powerful Man
In Light Novel/ After Getting Run Over By a Delivery Truck, I Woke Up as King of the Amazons, an exuberant young sorcerer named "Leon Revert" makes an appearance. He's a brash, rude, hot-headed Fiery Redhead who eats like three pigs and has a penchant for Fantastic Nuke spells. He also has an airheaded swordswoman companion. Lampshaded by Itaki, who asks Leon if he has a cousin or something.
Deconstruction Game Now everyone pat me on the back and tell me how clever I am!
inkonveniently inkonsistent
my apologies my answer kinda sucks
- Lantern's Lock:
- Lantern's lock deconstructs the relationship between the player and the character you play as. You, the player, take the form of a lantern with a moon shard in it, and are being carried around by Moth Leclair, a 14-year-old not-so Silent Protagonist. Controlling your character is described as the lantern communicating to Moth by telling them where to go, and you can even pass on the lantern to other party members to control them.
- If you manage to stray off the story's path too far, Moth starts to comment on what you're doing. They continue to listen to you, for the lantern keeps reassuring them that "it's part of their story, part of their plan". Go too far, and Moth will realize the horrors of what they've done. The lives they've taken, the life they've lost by following your orders. Moth will proceed to rip the moon shard out of the lantern, take your powers for themselves, defeat the Big Bad, and then fade out, for your power was too much for their body to withstand.
- Lantern's Lock also deconstructs Level Grinding. There is an Anti-Grinding mechanic set if you hunt too much of the same monster in one area, Moth and the other party members start to comment on how the species may become endangered, or even extinct, depending on the kind of creature. Eventually, Moth will begin to make excuses about "hunting something else" or "just getting rid of the monsters that get in our way." Soon, they'll just tell you to stop.
- Moth also makes it so that killing possessed humans/humanoids is impossible, and at most, leaves them at a low HP. This can be evaded if you steer them too far down the path to the bad ending.
- Lantern's lock deconstructs the relationship between the player and the character you play as. You, the player, take the form of a lantern with a moon shard in it, and are being carried around by Moth Leclair, a 14-year-old not-so Silent Protagonist. Controlling your character is described as the lantern communicating to Moth by telling them where to go, and you can even pass on the lantern to other party members to control them.
Bad Guy Bar
Edited by inkuiry on Apr 8th 2024 at 8:13:40 AM
from here on out, it's all bee puns and 16th century humor without historical context
In Dig In Your Heels, the main characters end up visiting such a bar- appropriately called The Bullet Club- after Don Rikishi of the Samoan mafia calls in a favour and asks them to take his son Solo Sikoa there so that Solo can find other ways of enjoying himself when he's not working for the family. The place is dingy, the bartender is none other than The Undertaker himself, and the pool cues are made of solid steel- all of which makes Sheamus want to say Screw This, I'm Out of Here! On the upside, despite the tension felt by the characters, a Bar Brawl doesn't take place- primarily because the Bullet Club staff don't like getting blood on their furniture- and eventually, the party ends up thoroughly enjoying themselves- especially once a certain Australian girl and Northern Irish man show up, and Dom and Nikki take notice.
Edited by Sammael29 on Apr 9th 2024 at 12:06:54 PM
Referenced in Sobek VII wwith the Headburier, a bipedal black and white alien that evokes an ostrich a lot, by way of how its proboscis looks when it picks through soil.
Deconstructive Parody
My idea
"Every Parody of Music Videos 10 Years Ago" deconstructs the conventions of spoofs, particularly those made by Bart Baker, pointing out how they go for low blows towards the singers (especially female singers) rather then offer meaningful criticism of the industry and those who actually are responsible for the state of such.Edited by generation81 on Apr 9th 2024 at 8:43:22 AM
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In Pokemon Biology and Chemistry, it is established that two of Dodrio's three heads bury themselves underground not to hide from enemies, but rather to watch out for them. When Dodrio sleeps, one head stays awake to be on the lookout for predators on the surface, while the two sleeping heads bury themselves in the ground to keep an ear out for activity underground. This is possible because while Dodrio has three pairs of lungs, only one of them needs to be actively taking in air to survive. If one of the sleeping heads hears something underground, it will immediately resurface to alert the others.
The Ass Burgers Defense simultaneously pays homage to, parodies, and deconstructs the Flash games of the 2000s and the culture surrounding them. The game follows a group of edgy high school seniors taking a gap year after graduation to form a studio called "Bloody Violent Games," and it doesn't hesitate to get meta as it shows how the creators' real lives influence the games they make.
Actor-Inspired Element
- John and Carson's autistic stims and other body language were influenced by how their actors stimmed in real life, both on and off set.
- Melissa Bertrand's character arc was suggested by her actor Corinne Garvey. Garvey, who is a lesbian in real life, wanted Melissa's journey of self acceptance to reflect the one she went on in real life. Melissa's Closet Key being Shego was a direct reference to Corinne's first girl crush.
- Guinivere Tranh, a professional fashion designer, designs all of Kimmy Cooper's clothes. Kimmy's wardrobe is filled with outfits Guin hand-sewed for the show.
- In a uniquely recursive case of Real Life Writes the Plot, Kelly Greene's debate on whether or not she should take an autism test in the season one finale inspired her actor, Catherine Glasgow, to get tested for autism in real life. Glasgow's test results diagnosed her not with autism, but with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), and Kelly's test results in the show was written to reflect that.
Edited by Pogakure on Apr 9th 2024 at 9:13:35 AM
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Kirby
Kip The Cat: Twinkle the Fairy, who is voiced by a preteen, loves sweets, which her young actor also loves.
Edited by Oggy123 on Apr 10th 2024 at 9:58:02 PM
This is not a Rickroll, i promise
Time to go venturing through the Web!
In 17 September 2002, the the teen boy with the jacket and shoulder-length hair is revealed early on to have these sorts of powers. They seem to appear whenever he thinks about romance, especially when he takes on the role of the group's Shipper on Deck and becomes surrounded by a burgundy-colored auranote and the ability to cause two people to fall in love with each other, similarly to Cupid. He also seems to sometimes be able to activate it on command, calling upon "the power of romance".
Edited by HunterGr33n on Apr 18th 2024 at 8:27:09 AM
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Knuckles the Echidna
In The Spaceketeers Movie, the first Spaceketeers film, the crew stumbles upon a holographic ad that is being projected into their ship's screens, which starts off as a surrealistic anthology of various random stock clips of alien life set to jazz. Later, it's revealed to be an ad for the Seven and Atom soft drink. As d'Artagnan comments: What Were They Selling Again?
One thing I have learned in pledging my life to this quest is that I have been betrayed again and again. And again. And again.
In Dig In Your Heels, R-Truth tells the gang about a theory running around that the reason the original Slim Jim factory closed down was because The Mothman and his race decided to take over the factory and build a nest for themselves there, just because they liked the taste of the meaty snack that much. R-Truth being R-Truth, the gang don't believe him... until they go to visit the factory themselves, and find that it has indeed been converted into a gigantic Mothman (Mothmen? Mothpeople?) community, where the big alien insects just hang out together, eating Slim Jims and raising their caterpillars in a nursery. Of course, then the Mothmen find them and throw them out, after which R-Truth doesn't hesitate to rub it in their faces.
Edited by Sammael29 on Apr 11th 2024 at 12:27:17 PM
The World's Least Powerful Man
Bookwyrms from Video Game/ Phantastic Swordsman are Sandworm-type enemies who can cast magic spells. They bear a marked resemblance to Emperor Leto II carrying a spell book.
With This Herring; subverted Now everyone pat me on the back and tell me how clever I am!
The Topic Slayer
Kamin arrives at RPG Hero Academy with just a sword and the clothes on his back, but the sword is significantly better than what a normal RPGHA student would start with, since it offers slight bonuses to his agility and magic power - just what a Magic Knight like him would need.
Edited by Kahran042 on Apr 12th 2024 at 10:20:44 AM
Oh no! The DREADED AQUAE MORTIS! No, wait, it's just your imagination.
Unwanted Assistance
Edited by Sammael29 on Apr 4th 2024 at 9:09:21 AM