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Veanne
Since: Jul, 2012
11th Jan, 2024 10:26:39 PM
There's Follow the Chaos (weird and crazy thing happening? Bob must be there!) and No One Else Is That Dumb (only Bob would do something so moronic). You might also try Spot the Imposter.
twofacetoo
Since: Mar, 2015
12th Jan, 2024 09:10:07 AM
This doesn't really feel like any of those, but it is also VERY specific so it's hard to say for sure.
Put simply: when a character realises who someone else is, based purely on their actions. Usually used for comedic purposes, but also for dramatic / badass moments too.
The two examples I have are from a Spider-Man comic, after Peter had been returned to his own body (post-'Superior Spider-Man'), and the Green Goblin realised it was him again because of a stupid joke Peter made. https://www.reddit.com/r/Spiderman/comments/qvwv11/okay_but_imagine_if_we_get_a_rehash_of_this_in/
The other, probably more well-known example, is from the Netflix 'Castlevania' series, when Trevor Belmont attacks Dracula by trying to punch him in the face. Dracula's reaction is to simply turn, completely unbothered by the attack, and realise that Trevor simply must be a Belmont, purely from his actions alone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns-Xj5d0IrI
Any idea if there's a trope for this? The specific version of a character realising who someone (usually the hero) is by observing their actions, and thinking 'of course, it could only be them! Nobody else could possibly be as stupid / ugly / arrogant', etc...
Edited by twofacetoo