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openMecha-On-Foot Gameplay Mechanic
Is there a gameplay trope where you play as a character inside a Mini-Mecha, and where you can get off and are almost just as capable off of it?
Example include D.Va and her MEKA and Flame and Grit.
No, I'm not counting games where your time in the mecha and time off of it are separated between stages.
openAfraid to use a weapon
A character is reluctant and/or afraid to have to use a weapon.
openKnocked into Orbit
So, I know there's several tropes about characters getting flung far. But sometimes, something gets hit so hard with such force, and such might, thatit nearly escapes the Earth's gravitational pull.
Almost.
An extreme case of exaggeration, this is when something, be it an object or a living being, gets struck so hard, so fast, and so precisely, that they loop around the entire planet's orbit, landing right behind where they were struck. I had trouble finding examples that weren't just Twinkle's in the Sky, Megaton Punches, Batter Ups, or various other "Someone or something gets hit really hard, but I know it existed in several things. The only example I can recall being the Henry Stickmin Collection, where during the cyborg vs. cyborg fight in "The Revenge" ending, Henry struck a ball of energy so hard that it circled the entire globe, striking him from behind. I've also seen several fighting game moves where a character gets flung offstage, landing from the opposite side, thus giving this impression. If this is anywhere or there are more examples, let me know.
resolved Simulation reveal
The movie opens with what seems like an Action Prologue, only to reveal that it's just a movie set or something. Super trope to Danger Room Cold Open.
Edited by Madison14openSurprise Forced "Practice What You Preach"
A character with controversial views has those views applied to him for comedy or drama (or to make a ham-fisted point).
For example: Bob is an outspoken speaker in favor of corporal punishment at all ages and something of a Social Darwinist, arguing at very opportunity that Misery Builds Character. He's turned into a laughingstock when he's assaulted in broad daylight by Charlie, who keeps punching him in the face while yelling "Look at all this character you're building! You're welcome!".
openScar with a Stupid Story
In general, scars in stories have meaningful causes or eventful backstories. This is basically the opposite - a character has a scar, but upon being asked how they got it, it turns out that the cause is either comical or embarassing, rather than a source of notable pain or trauma.
I didn't see this in Scar Tropes, so I'm not sure if it doesn't exist yet or if it's currently too uncommon to qualify.
openHeaven Is Slightly Better Hell
A situation (usually a gag)where Hell and Heaven are shown to be exactly the same (usually extremely bleak), except Heaven is slightly better in a single way.
e.g. "In Heaven, the only thing people do is talk about what they did in life. In Hell, it's the same, except they brought pictures."
One interpretation of the afterlife has the dead trapped on a long bench in front of a feast, with spoons so long they can't feed themselves (and in one version, they've all been blinded). The only difference is that in Heaven they feed each other, while those in Hell are perpetually starving.
Edited by Chabal2openFloating Accessories
This can be seen in non-live-action media. The person is invisible, but not what they're wearing, so it looks like whatever they're wearing is floating or moving on its own.
openA character likes someone cause they don't care about their fame.
A character who is famous ends up liking someone else because they don't care about their fame and don't treat them any differently.
openNever learned basic life skill
Inspired by that "bike riding" query. Do we have a trope for when a character doesn't know how to do something they should know by now/society expects them to have learned? Everyone is shocked and then they learn it over the course of an episode. Usually humorous, would be a supertrope to Never Learned to Read, related to stuff like Can't Tie His Tie. Like that episode of Spongebob Squarepants where he (re)learns how tie his shoelaces, or New Girl where Schmidt (who is 30ish years old) never learned how to do laundry.
Edited by SynchronicityopenBike riding
Do we have a trope for when a character is learning to ride a bike? I can recall it happening in king of the hill (Bill's house), Arthur (DW rides again), Bob's burgers (As I walk through the alley in the shadow of ramps) and Rugrats (uneasy rider) just off the top of my head. There's probably more particularly in shows aimed at young kids.
openCircular trope? Live Action TV
Is there such a trope for this scenario:
- Alice has an invention which won't work without Bob's invention to power it; but Bob's invention won't work without Alice's to move it.
Is that Catch-22 Dilemma or another trope?
openSomeone who is sweet and kind but secretly depressed and suicidal
Just read the title. Someone help me find a trope like this. Thank you.
openNot a hero, but thought of as one despite that Literature
Is there a character trope of a character who does a minor heroic thing, but accidentally becomes known as a full-on superhero because of it when they don't want to be one?
openNot really the cool guy Film
That kind of scene where a friend introduces another to his club of friends, but the latter realizes that the former is not as popular/liked/considered as he said/thought he was
openEnslaved Monster
Is there a trope for when a character (usually on the evil side of things) enslaves a monster with magic/tech/etc. so that it will fight for them and typically enters a berserk rage when the control is broken.
openLikes everyone but them
An All-Loving Hero surprises his friends when they introduce him to a friend of theirs, only for him to show that he does not like said friend at all. Where someone who normally acts nice to everyone just doesn't like a specific person. I swear I have seen such a trope on this site before, but I can't find the exact name.
Edited by Rakdos
I was looking for that kind of scene where a kid is used in order to do something crimina, like transporting some drugs from one place to another,because he's less likely to be questioned by the police