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openExposed Skull?
What’s the trope for when a character has an injury on their head that leads to some of the skull exposed?
openHonesty Mistaken For Lie
Bob is completely honest about something, and his factual statement is taken as a lie/exaggeration/understatement (but spoken normally, so not Sarcastic Confession).
e.g. Bob is a blacksmith with several swords on display, one of which costs 10 times as much as the others despite appearing no different. When asked about it, he outright says the only difference is that it's more expensive, which makes customers think there's something else to it like magic or sharpness. There really isn't, and every time Bob sells one of the expensive swords he promptly moves another one to that price bracket, even in front of other customers.
openIs this Aside Glance? Anime
At no point do they move their gaze, but they stare at what appears to be the camera and respond to what the other characters say.
openImperfection is good
A trope about an idea that says imperfection of things is a good thing, or at least "just how things are".
I wonder if we have this?
openA dystopian past ? Film
I'm looking for basically Bad Future, but it is instead about the past. A past in which society was far more oppressive and regressive compared to know. The closest tropes we have right now are The Dark Times and Dung Ages, but I'm not looking for either of them specifically.
openFinally Proven Right
Something like a counterpoint to Instantly Proven Wrong: a character who disbelieves another is finally shown to accept the truth much later in the work.
In Harry Potter, Fudge is told at the end of the 4th book that Voldemort has returned, but refuses to believe it. At the end of the 5th book, he sees Voldemort with his own eyes and is forced to admit he was wrong.
Edited by Chabal2resolved Inconsistent Pronunciation
I added this entry to Viewer Pronunciation Confusion, which got removed:
- Hiveswap: How is Nihkee's name pronounced? Her soundtrack title says "it's like the shoe" (NYE-kee) but characters in the game call her "Nicky", implying it's pronounced that way.
openDecent teacher corrupted by false accusation Live Action TV
A decent teacher was falsely accused of molesting a student. As a result, he ended up being suspended for 8 months, receiving salary while going to a "padded room" with other teachers accused of misbehavior against students, some of them falsely. After being cleared of charges, he is returned to teaching, but told he can forget about tenure. This drives him to the point of attempting a mass murder in a school.
resolved Family-Friendly Violence
Cuts and blasts don't actually hurt the opponent, just make them very exhausted, due to the target demographic. A non-comedic Amusing Injuries.
resolved Reverse Flanderization?
What’s the trope for when a character’s flanderization is undone and they act more like their old self? Probably not Character Check as this isn’t a temporary reversion, and it’s not Character Rerailment as this isn’t a YMMV scenario.
openLatchkey Kid episode
Kids are on their own for an episode, often having to learn how to take care of themselves.
openGreen Visor Accountant Western Animation
An accountant will stereotypically be portrayed as wearing a green visor over his eyes, especially in older works.
If a character is acting like an accountant or pretending to be one, he'll put on the visor for the role. The visor's also used by dealers playing poker.
openAny trope that fits this?
I can't find anything to fit these and am hoping for some help.
-I've got a character who has been repeatedly sloughing off their reincarnation-based life lessons. The deity in charge is fed up with them and wants to change their species to facilitate their needed transformation. The sloughing-off character then verbally banters with them, trying to influence the choice of species they'll be changed into (preferring to become something more heroic, like an eagle or tiger).
-The character doesn't focus on their karmic betterment because they constantly get distracted by more exciting things (charging off to war, chasing fame, etc.).
Thanks!
Edited by BoltDMCopenAbrasive American
Something that supposedly happens in East Asian countries where the culture is all about hierarchy and respecting superiors, where they hire Americans to have someone who can call out the boss on their misbehavior without losing face (which the American is immune to since he doesn't, y'know, care).
Not quite "Ugly American" Stereotype since there's not necessarily any Cultural Posturing involved.
Edited by Chabal2openDrugged for Battle
When characters get high in order to go berserker in combat. Think the War Boys in Fury Road that get high on spray paint to prepare for death in combat
openCriticizing The Assailant
A character criticizes the technique of someone assaulting, torturing, or trying to kill/intimidate them.
- The Dark Knight:
- Batman dangles Sal Maroni off a balcony for information on the Joker. Sal isn't intimidated and simply points out that a fall from this height won't kill him. As it turns out, that is exactly what Batman is counting on and Maroni ends breaking a leg when Batman drops him.
- Batman begins his interrogation of the Joker to learn Harvey Dent's location by slamming the clown's head into the table. The Joker tells him not to start a torture session this way because it numbs the victim's sense of pain, as demonstrated when he doesn't react to Batman punching his hand.
- Star Trek: The Original Series: The first thing Khan does when he wakes up is hold a scalpel to Dr. McCoy's throat and demand to know where he is. McCoy casually answers that he is in the medical bay, holding a knife to the doctor's throat. When Khan once again demands answers, McCoy simply tells him it would be most effective to cut his carotid artery just behind his left ear, which impresses Khan enough to let him go.
openMen Are Degenerates
Something like a more literal version of All Men Are Perverts: A setting where women are interested in sex (unlike All Women Are Prudes but not to the extent of All Women Are Lustful), but men are the only ones with weird/disgusting/immoral/illegal/pathetic fetishes and fantasies, acrobatic positions, costumes/roleplay, BDSM (usually as the sub), etc.
Usually goes hand-in-hand with Lousy Lovers Are Losers.
Edited by Chabal2openAbandoned Premise
Is there a trope here about a work abandoning it's original premise? For example Uncle Grandpa was originally about Uncle Grandpa solving kids problems but it was dropped later on. Also I'm talking about the premise itself not the title so I don't want to expect Artifact Title.
Edited by KawhiMidoriya1
Looking for a trope where a character's source of angst comes from their fear of being forgotten, usually after their death.