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openWrongly proud
Is there a trope where someone takes pride in something others wouldn't be proud of?
Such as Mako's dad, a back alley doctor, bragging that he's killed more patients than he has saved (if ever).
openBending prison cell bars
Apparently, we don't have a trope specifically for this feat. Related to Breaking the Bonds. Not to be confused with Barehanded Bar Bending.
Should we draft it? Use the vote button.
openMisinterpreted Sprite Videogame
Look at this artwork of Agahnim from The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. The creator shows how he misinterpretated the headdress of Agahnim's sprite as a silly-looking head, while the character's actual head is just below that.
I haven't seen a trope like this, but I feel like there's a YMMV-worthy concept here. It's like the visual version of a Mondegreen. The closest I can think of is Unfortunate Character Design, but I don't think that really fits this.
Do we have this? Is it YMMV-worthy?
openDeath episode
A kind of episode that often shows up in shows for young children which discusses death, usually by having something like a bird dying.
openI don't like either of you
Alice and Bob are fighting over Charlie's approval for whatever reason. The obvious scenario is a Love Triangle, but it could be two businesses trying to attract a client, two people in a contest trying to sway a judge's opinion, two people competing for a job, whatever. The Escalating War between Alice and Bob develops, and their priorities shift from winning over Charlie to sabotaging their rival's attempts to win over Charlie. Eventually, Charlie gets annoyed/bewildered/terrified by Alice and Bob's antics that he decides enough is enough and tells Alice and Bob that he's picking neither of them.
The pixar short One-Man Band is a good example of this plot.
openSupernatural entity capable of things
The Deepness is a supernatural entity capable of exploring the psyche of a human and putting out an impression. In its sealed form, it resembles a swirling pool that is dark and deep.
When a subject dives into the pool of the Deepness, the Deepness will enter the mind of a human and produce a spectral creature called a Figment. After a subject emerges out of the pool, a Figment is formed.
At first tries, Figments are weak and shimmer quickly. But over time, when a subject repeatedly dives into the Deepness, the Figments get increasingly stronger and stronger. This is because subjects carry the Deepness out of the vortex through symbiosis if parasitic.
If it is not Watched, the Deepness will escape from its pool and can never be sealed again. Most of all, never feed it with fear. The Deepness gets stronger from the fear that subject.
What tropes that can be inferred from the paragraphs above?
openI'm A Suspect Regardless
- Character: Even if I wanted to set her house on fire for what happened and I was crazy enough to do that, you think I would do that when I know I would've been first on the suspect list?
openSpoilers from real life Anime
So there is a situation where a character is based on a historical character and so we know, sort of, what is going to happen at an approaching moment in the timeline. Like, Lincoln is entering the Ford Theater, etc. Depending on the looseness of the history, it might be a foregone conclusion or a buildup of tension for "how will they handle this?" - it was the latter in the particular anime I am troping on.
Is there a trope for this?
open"Don't make me turn this car around!"
Is there a trope for a driver (most often a parent) threatening to turn a car around and go home if their passengers don't behave?
openAwkward Backwards Shuffle
Alice says something to Bob that Bob finds uncomfortable or awkward (eg. "I need some blood for my experiment. Do you know that a person can bleed 40 litres of blood in one go?") and Bob takes a few steps backwards. Bob may or may not turn and run after a few steps.
openActing out a daydream?
What's the trope for when someone is imagining something and then gets so absorbed that they start doing it in real life? Hypothetical example: Alice imagines herself as a singer in front of an audience, and then in reality, Bob goes, "Alice! Why are you serenading the microwave?!"
Edited by UnicorndanceopenGo to the doctor, get a lollipop
Seen this in Friends and Questionable Content at the very least. I can't find this at Doctor Index, Healing and Curing Tropes, or anywhere else. There's even a webtoon called Doctor Lollipop. Since candy is seen as a kids' thing, seeing an adult accept the lollipop shows that they're still young at heart.
Edited by NateTheGreatopenAwkward with kids
Is there a trope for a character who doesn't dislike kids but doesn't know how to interact with them? An example would be a character not understanding that playing a violent movie in front of a child isn't a good thing but would do so in an attempt to bond with the child.
openShe said she wants to meet you for dinner.
This is one of those tricks you see in sitcoms when two people are having a falling out. They'll say to one of these people "X wants to say sorry and meet you for dinner." and then "Y wants to meet you for dinner" to the other. This may or may not work, but a common area where this falls apart is where one of them says. "Hey thanks for inviting me over to say sorry" and the other says "But I thought you invited me to say sorry".
openRape/Abuse makes a woman stronger
This is a particularly annoying trope which posits that when female characters are raped or endure horrible physical abuse, it makes them stronger, tougher people. Sometimes its framed as a necessary occurrence for them to become stronger. It's often employed to give a female character development or toughen her up. in reality, this usually gives a person PTSD and impedes their strength by giving them trauma to overcome, which is what makes it irritating. The trope can be seen in "The Perfection" and "Game Of Thrones"(Sansa) off the top of my head, and probably almost every rape revenge film. I was looking through the different tropes about rape and i dont think we have this one. Rape as Backstory is similar but doesnt quite cover it. What should we call this one and can it be added as it's own entry?
openDetective Vision Videogame
Is there a trope for the game mechanic known as Detective Mode in the Batman: Arkham Series, Eagle Vision in Assassin's Creed, Instinct in Hitman, etc? I know we've got stuff like Aura Vision for the story equivalent, but the game mechanic is distinct enough that I'd be surprised if it doesn't have its own trope.
Edited by HighCrateopenBait-and-switch origin story
You think it's an origin story about character A, but it's actually an origin story about character B, who apparently was very similar to character A when they were young.
openBroken Robot Eye-Spring
A robot gets busted, and to show just how much damage was done, their broken eye pops out on a spring.
openHard is easy but easy is hard
A character has difficulty with something easy, but finds it easier the harder the activity or subject matter gets.
e.g.
Alice can't add 2+2, but can resolve differential equations in her head.
Bob gets seasick on a perfectly calm sea, but put him in a storm at sea and he never loses his balance even standing on one leg in the rigging.
Charlie can't peel a banana without setting the house on fire, but can make a 5-course dinner with half an hour and an empty fridge.
Daniel can argue Shinto philosophy in literary Japanese for hours, but answering a yes-no question in Japanese takes half an hour because he can't pronounce them.
Ed can kick a field goal so it bounces twice against each post before going in from two fields away, but ask him to toss a ball to someone five feet away and it ends in disaster.
etc, etc.
Edited by Chabal2
Have we got a trope page for someone spitting out a fish (after being submerged in water) for comedic value? I cannot believe we don't, but I searched everywhere...