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openSealed in a Womb
Sealed Inside a Person-Shaped Can, but the "person-shaped can" is pregnant, and the sealed being is whatever they are giving birth to.
openIreland Is Still British
Basically, this is a weird crossover of Mexico Called; They Want Texas Back and Canada Does Not Exist, where media set after 1922 depicts the Republic of Ireland, its people, locations in it, et cetera, as British.
(The Inspiration for this was the Artemis Fowl movie adaptation, where Mulch is interrogated by the MI 6 instead of the Gardai - even though it's seemingly set in the not-Norn Iron parts of Ireland)
Edited by Glide08openUnintentional Badass
Is there a specific trope, YMMV or otherwise, where the author makes a character or a faction with the purpose of them being pathetic, but the audience finds themselves impressed by the character instead? A form of Misaimed Fandom and Alternative Character Interpretation, but I wonder if there's anything more specific.
openNot Actually Brooding
I swear I've seen this archetype before, where a brooding "cool" type character turns out to be anything BUT; generally they're either just awkward to the point of being stiff, or just somewhat drowsy, and either way that lack of openness makes people think "Wow, so cool!". I know Beneath the Mask covers it (kind of - generally they're not actively trying to cultivate their "cool" image) but I SWEAR there's a more specific trope for this.
openNo Title
Boss which play different sound when played EX:X Play Mr. Fanservice Theme As A Boss Theme When Played As A Character Play The Protagonist Theme
openMonster activity rising
Didn't we have a trope about how at the start of many a fantasy adventure, there's people noting that the nearby "monsters" (including low-level mooks) are growing restless and bolder?
openStable Events Loop
Sort of like Stable Time Loop, but involves the same events that keep happening while moving forward in time.
Something like this: Bob slowly comes to, feeling a huge bump on the top of his head. He sees a hundred dollar bill in front of him, leaps for joy, hits his head against a low ceiling beam, and collapses. Five minutes later, he slowly comes to, feels a huge bump on the top of his head, sees a hundred dollar bill in front of him, leaps for joy, hits his head against a low ceiling beam, and collapses. Five minutes later, he slowly comes to, etc.
Edited by Chabal2openSelling a prized possession
Sort of a one-sided Gift of the Magi Plot. Basically, someone sells an important possession (jewelry, heirloom, etc) because they need money.
openMore realistic adaptation
When a fan work or adaptation takes a realistic approach to something that had Artistic License in canon. For example, a character with ADHD is reduced to Attention Deficit... Ooh, Shiny! in canon, but in a fanfiction or adaptation is fleshed out to better represent other symptoms of ADHD. Or when a film that messed up aspects of a certain culture gets an adaptation that tries to aim for more cultural accuracy.
openThe Awkwardizer
A character who makes everyone around them uncomfortable and awkward (usually completely unintentionally). Not necessarily No Social Skills, but someone whose mere presence causes conversations to die and sucks the atmosphere out of a party.
Father Ted has Father Stone, a fellow priest who just sits there and declines any requests to do anything and never talks. And then it turns out his home life is so horrible he actively looks forward to spending time with other people, completely unaware of how unwanted he is.
openSmelly Old Folks
A remark about an old person, mostly a relatvie/grandma smelling unpleasant, for example like cabbage
openDisgusting kiss from relatives
Whenever a character's grandma or aunt comes to visit, they'll be forced to get a kiss on the cheek (or worse, right on the lips) and it'll be depicted as the most disgusting kiss in the world.
openFreezing trope? Live Action TV
Do we have such a trope for this:
- In a Doctor Who Expanded Universe work, a wizard who's the Villain of the Week has the ability to make the town Frozen in Time (not Time Stands Still).
Is there such a trope for having the ability to freeze somewhere in a time period?
Edited by Merseyuser1openStealing Jokes
Do we have a trope for when someone steals a joke or comedy bit from another comedian? It could be either for self-promotion (if they can't come up with their own material) or to spite the other guy by stealing their bit.
openPunchline left unsaid
Example, on The Jeffersons. George, wanting to gloat about his wealth, brags to his wife Louise and maid Florence that he has earned the right to rub it in. You see, There Are Two Kinds of People in the World, the rubbees and the rubbers. He used to be a rubbee, and while on the outside he may still look like one... (he points to his head) "In here is all rubber!"
Obviously That Came Out Wrong. Louise looks at Florence and offers, "Do you want to take that one?"
Florence turns it down. "Nah, it's too easy."
Meanwhile, George never catches on that he said anything amiss.
The audience would of course be forming their own mental punchlines, so the writers didn't bother supplying one. Is this a trope?
Edited by BradyLadyopenantagonistic petname?
trope in which an antagonist, usually a former loved one of the protagonist, uses an old nickname, petname, or otherwise term of endearment for the protagonist in order to get under their skin. antagonistic character doesn't always have to be a former friend, though, and they may just be Affably Evil
Edited by pretzopenInverse of DamnedByFaintPraise; character talks themself up with unimpressive achievements
E.g. Bob is applying for a tech support job and says he has "limitless experience with using microwaves". Not necessarily Wants a Prize for Basic Decency, and Small Name, Big Ego/Miles Gloriosus can be Blatant Lies instead of just inflating small achievements
Edited by iwantedtoaddsomething
Numbers and numerology have a notable role in fictional and actual religions