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A work is being somewhat vague about it's setting and it is later revealed that it's not what the viewers assumed. For example; they were on Mars the whole time, the world looks the way it does because there was a nuclear war in the middle ages or the Ace Attorney series take place after the Second Impact, as a WMG suggests. This allows you to make your work a fan fiction of something else, kinda like Canon Welding.
Basically Tomato Surprise but with the setting instead of a character. Tomato World?
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Is there a trope that describe; a powerfull character that express their emotions through outburst of power, like a weather or natural disaster? Like a if a deity was sad and it would start to rain or something.
I am trying to find the appropriate trope for a demon lord who is describe like this: “The time the king was so happy that the Queen accepted his proposal, he knocked over a few mountains. The time when the king was so thrilled that the Prince was born, he froze the ocean. And the time when the King was so sad because of the Queen’s passing, he split the earth in two.”
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What's the trope for where a medium is set in a time or place where a certain thing should appear, or at least be very prevalent...but it isn't? It's not Did Not Do The Research, because the thing in question does appear, it's just nowhere near as emphasized as it should be (or as we expect it to be).
The example I am particularly thinking of is a work set in medieval times where you expect Christianity and religion to be mentioned a lot, but instead it's just...sort of in the background, like local flavor.
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er...i'm new so i hope i'm in the right place. so, um, here we go. you know in movies and stuff (pretty much uniquely comedy - at least i can only think of it in that context) when a character is screaming then they stop to take a breath then continue screaming (i've seen it with laughing as well)? anyways, i was trying to look up a page for this but couldn't find it. any ideas where i could find this or what it would be called or if there's a page for it?
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What would be the trope for when a group of people are talking about someone that they thinking is missing/dead, then someone says "I can hear them now" or something along those lines and then they show up.
I know it happens in the animated 101 Dalmations at the end and the maid says "sometimes at night i can hear them barking but it always turns out i'm dreaming" and then barking starts and she runs to open the door. I can't think of any other examples off the top of my head.
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Is there a trope for when someone is a member of an Evil Organisation but is not aware of the evil part - cos they've been brainwashed or raised as a member or similar and, unaware of the more unpleasant activities of the organisation, believe that what they're doing is for The Greater Good. Prime fodder for a Heel Face Turn when they realise what's really going on. Will be grateful for any help and it'll maybe stop me trawling the site and going off on tangents.
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What's that trope where our badass hero is doing something, like making a bank deposit, and the bank starts to get robbed so the hero pretends to be a hostage, and then skilfully hands everyone their asses? It's pretty much Bruce Wayne Held Hostage, but without the "We want [superhero] to show themselves", combined with maybe The Right Man in the Wrong Place.
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Is there a trope for character arcs that are about learning to accept unpleasant truths/coming to terms with something/not "running away"? Basically an anti-escapism Aesop.
Character Escapist Phase made me wonder, though that seems to be a very limited application of the idea.
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Do we have a Trope page that describes the constant failure of even the most competent superheroes to deal with little children? This can be either because they are far too removed from normal society, the kids have superpowers themselves are just lucky (in avoiding harm, 'accidentally' injuring the hero and slipping through his fingers seemingly without noticing it themselves) or the hero is simply emotionally incompetent (ties in with point one). Examples would be Raven from Teen Titans, Kylar from The Night Angel Trilogy or Bob Ho in The Spy Next Door.
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What's the trope about someone who's trying to live up the legacy of someone who came before him? Like "Well Done, Son" Guy, but with someone who's dead?