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Analyticulous The Great Unknown Since: Sep, 2020
The Great Unknown
Jan 8th 2021 at 4:14:06 AM •••

I know it says "No Real Life Examples", but I think that the person in whose body HIV first came into existence (c. 1900s - 1930s) (the current virology hypothesis is this person killed a chimpanzee infected with Si V for bushmeat, and somehow the chimp's blood got into the person's blood, where the virus adapted and became HIV), or the person who first transmitted it out of Africa in the 1960s or early 1970s, qualify as examples.

As the album of your life plays, may there not be any scratches.
MyTimingIsOff Since: Dec, 2011
Jan 20th 2015 at 9:20:09 PM •••

OK. So, I removed a crapload of complaining from the description. However, azul120 restored it, with the following edit reason:

"This is a sub-(if still not YMMV on the whole)trope of The Scrappy. The description goes into why these characters often end up as scrappies."

Uh, no. This is NOT a Sub-Trope of The Scrappy in any way shape or form. That would mean that being hated by the fans would be a REQUIREMENT for the trope, which would be completely stupid. And The Scrappy's description does not even mention this trope. Anyway, we do not need 3/4 of the description going on about how these characters are loathed. It's useless complaining and blatantly ignores the fact that Tropes Are Tools.

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azul120 Since: Jan, 2001
Jan 20th 2015 at 10:57:25 PM •••

It is part of the Scrappy index though. Being a scrappy may not be required, but it is one of the most notable results of the trope, particularly if the character's status is more incidental than deliberate (see also: Karma Houdini).

SeptimusHeap MOD (Edited uphill both ways)
Jan 21st 2015 at 1:26:41 AM •••

I find its presence in that index questionable. Characters who fit this trope might end up being a scrappy but that does not qualify this trope to be on that index.

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
MyTimingIsOff Since: Dec, 2011
Jan 21st 2015 at 6:41:17 PM •••

The Scrappy Index in general needs cleaning. Several of its tropes don't fit (why the hell is Big Bad Wannabe on there?), and it seems too subjective as to what actually goes on there due to its loose definition.

PancticeSquadCutterback This is Rain. Isn't she pretty? :) Since: Feb, 2012
This is Rain. Isn't she pretty? :)
May 24th 2012 at 6:00:12 PM •••

Should I add the person who complained about the Naughty Tentacle page as an example? I mean, it led to The Second Google Incident.

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SeptimusHeap MOD (Edited uphill both ways)
May 25th 2012 at 6:59:08 AM •••

^Too meta for me.

"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard Feynman
PancticeSquadCutterback Since: Feb, 2012
May 25th 2012 at 8:14:07 AM •••

But still...

I'm not LGBT. I just think Rain's really cool. Apologies if my humor gets too painful.
azul120 Since: Jan, 2001
Dec 9th 2010 at 1:12:10 PM •••

Thanks for the correction. I definitely have grammatical parsing problems sometimes.

And of course the trope itself.

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DomaDoma Since: Jan, 2001
141.210.112.127 Since: Dec, 1969
Jul 27th 2010 at 12:47:48 PM •••

Avatar: My entry of Aang as a swiss messenger to Fandom, an inadvertant complication that draws more ire and distain than is actually at fault for was editted out. How is this not consistent with the trope as listed and examples given (Code Geass, for example)

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DomaDoma Since: Jan, 2001
Jul 27th 2010 at 5:24:26 PM •••

What does Aang draw ire for? Because the only thing I can think of is his periodic foul moods.

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