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Invisible Magic Is Undodgeable comments: 16
If a projectile is visible, it can be dodged, but if it can't be seen, then it cannot be dodged.

sponsor: TheTitan99 added: Mon, 20th May '13 11:03:44 PM last reply: Fri, 24th May '13 8:56:32 AM

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Our Gremlins Are Different comments: 14
Tropeworthy? Needs Examples Description Needs Help
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Minion Tropes comments: 5
Needs Examples
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Mistaken For Someone Else's Footprints comments: 13
A character mistakes his own footprints for someone else's.
Better Name Description Needs Help Needs Examples
sponsor: CaveCat added: Sat, 11th May '13 12:20:40 PM last reply: Fri, 24th May '13 8:54:43 AM

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Obnoxious Snarker comments: 17
Loud and sarcastic
Needs Examples Tropeworthy?
sponsor: CaveCat added: Tue, 7th May '13 12:54:34 PM last reply: Fri, 24th May '13 8:54:26 AM

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Auto-save comments: 32
A game automatically saves without the player's input

sponsor: lu127 edited by: morenohijazo added: Fri, 10th Aug '12 8:13:57 AM last reply: Fri, 24th May '13 8:54:26 AM

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Vandalism Tropes comments: 18
TROPEY WAS HERE
Needs Examples Already have?
sponsor: CaveCat added: Mon, 29th Apr '13 5:22:56 PM last reply: Fri, 24th May '13 8:52:38 AM

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Adaptation Species Change comments: 23
A character in a book is changed to a different species when the book is adapted.
Description Needs Help Needs Examples
sponsor: CaveCat added: Mon, 29th Apr '13 5:09:35 PM last reply: Fri, 24th May '13 8:52:26 AM

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Handicapped And Helper comments: 31
A disabled character receives help from a kind and helpful mentor.
Already have? Better Name Needs Examples Already have?
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Prank Call comments: 17
Description Needs Help Needs Examples Better Name
sponsor: CaveCat added: Sat, 20th Apr '13 5:07:30 PM last reply: Fri, 24th May '13 8:51:03 AM

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Belly Flop Crushing (examples please?) comments: 11
A small character gets flattened against a larger character's stomach.
Already have? Needs Examples Better Name Description Needs Help
sponsor: CaveCat added: Sat, 9th Mar '13 1:39:13 PM last reply: Fri, 24th May '13 8:50:50 AM

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Long John Shoutout comments: 34
The name Long John is used to indicate a character is a pirate.
Needs Examples Tropeworthy? Motion To Discard Motion To Discard Description Needs Help
sponsor: CaveCat added: Wed, 23rd Jan '13 5:12:18 PM last reply: Fri, 24th May '13 8:50:37 AM

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Permanently Hostile Faction comments: 59
A faction which cannot be negotiated with and is perpetually at war with every other faction

sponsor: Maklodes edited by: morenohijazo added: Mon, 19th Nov '12 11:43:57 AM last reply: Fri, 24th May '13 8:50:02 AM

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The Wile E. Coyote Law of Gravity comments: 2
Everything falls faster than a comically heavy object
Needs Examples
sponsor: 1810072342 edited by: StarSword added: Fri, 24th May '13 8:32:44 AM last reply: Fri, 24th May '13 8:45:30 AM

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Satanic Archetype comments: 4
No, he's not Satan. He's this universe's best comparison.
Description Needs Help
sponsor: Voyd211 added: Thu, 23rd May '13 7:32:38 AM last reply: Fri, 24th May '13 8:42:23 AM

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Decomposed Character comments: 8
The inversion of the Composite Character

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Dating Sim Tropes comments: 2
Index of Dating Sim Tropes

sponsor: batgirl1 added: Thu, 23rd May '13 7:04:28 PM last reply: Fri, 24th May '13 8:17:27 AM

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The Late-Comer's Path comments: 2
A character in a Ren Ai Game whose path becomes available later in the game.
Needs Examples
sponsor: batgirl1 added: Thu, 23rd May '13 7:31:42 PM last reply: Fri, 24th May '13 8:10:53 AM

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Battle Chant comments: 34
The troops or team start chanting to increase or display their high morale.
Needs Examples Already have? Description Needs Help Up For Grabs Better Name
sponsor: Olaf_Merchant edited by: Quag15 added: Sat, 11th May '13 6:12:39 AM last reply: Fri, 24th May '13 7:45:10 AM

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Stab The Storm comments: 6
Villain dies from holding up a sword in a thunderstorm.

sponsor: Chabal2 added: Wed, 22nd May '13 12:40:14 PM last reply: Fri, 24th May '13 7:31:30 AM

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Waco Gambit comments: 3
Lure the enemy in your base to give them an unplesant surprise
Description Needs Help
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Orphaned Setup comments: 11
A setup with no punchline.

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Referenced By comments: 13
A list of Shout Outs which a work has received

sponsor: XFllo added: Wed, 2nd Jan '13 8:52:07 AM last reply: Fri, 24th May '13 7:00:34 AM

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Strictly Professional Relationship - TRS comments: 26
An attraction between characters who work together & want no romance. Or do they? TROPE REPAIR SHOP
Description Needs Help Needs Examples
sponsor: XFllo added: Sun, 20th Jan '13 11:52:33 AM last reply: Fri, 24th May '13 6:57:39 AM

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Tools Of Sapience comments: 17
A character who is otherwise nude is shown to be a person by carrying tools or similar accessories
Needs Examples
sponsor: Melkior added: Wed, 15th May '13 9:27:06 AM last reply: Fri, 24th May '13 6:57:02 AM

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Wormholes Are Blue comments: 36
The tendency for wormholes to be blue

sponsor: Twilord edited by: morenohijazo added: Sat, 28th Jul '12 8:45:02 AM last reply: Fri, 24th May '13 6:22:51 AM

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Epically Lost comments: 12
Character ends up way far away from where he should be.
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Rescued By The Stalker comments: 13

sponsor: HiddenFacedMatt added: Sat, 11th May '13 6:48:34 PM last reply: Fri, 24th May '13 6:10:26 AM

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Charging Enemy, Defensive Kill comments: 26
Enemy charges at the hero and gets impaled on something pointy.
Needs Examples Description Needs Help Better Name
sponsor: Dawnwing edited by: Larkmarn added: Tue, 1st Jan '13 10:46:00 PM last reply: Fri, 24th May '13 5:53:28 AM

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Justified Revenger Villain comments: 7
A villain who torments the hero because of a legitimate grievance.

sponsor: Hodor added: Thu, 23rd May '13 7:49:35 AM last reply: Fri, 24th May '13 5:41:28 AM

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RomComJob comments: 18
The job opportunites for Romantic Comedy characters are overwhelmingly in teaching, medicine, or something with a creative streak.

sponsor: Kat_ added: Fri, 17th May '13 4:19:09 AM last reply: Fri, 24th May '13 5:10:52 AM

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The Gimli Effect comments: 5
When one character or thing gets an inappropriate amount of comedy allocated to them.
Better Name Motion To Discard Motion To Discard
sponsor: tropy added: Thu, 23rd May '13 5:10:38 AM last reply: Fri, 24th May '13 5:01:20 AM

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Improvised Lightning Rod comments: 8

sponsor: KZN02 added: Wed, 22nd May '13 5:03:38 PM last reply: Fri, 24th May '13 4:40:50 AM

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Reluctant Gift comments: 2
Someone reluctantly surrender an item, but not without clinging to it.
Needs Examples
sponsor: StFan added: Mon, 20th May '13 8:51:43 AM last reply: Fri, 24th May '13 3:49:56 AM

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Dawn of The Wild West comments: 27
Tales set in really early days the Wild West.
Needs Examples Better Name Already have? Tropeworthy? Better Name
sponsor: Lawman592 added: Mon, 4th Mar '13 12:38:17 AM last reply: Fri, 24th May '13 3:42:17 AM

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Reflex Check comments: 21
Testing someone's reflexes by forcing them to react to something unexpected.
Description Needs Help
sponsor: AFP added: Tue, 21st Aug '12 3:32:54 PM last reply: Fri, 24th May '13 3:37:16 AM

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Pre-Battle Banter comments: 10
Fighters exchange banter while waiting for a significant battle to start
Needs Examples
sponsor: Melkior added: Sun, 12th May '13 11:21:53 PM last reply: Fri, 24th May '13 2:59:48 AM

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Fake Scot comments: 13
An actor fakes a Scottish accent.

sponsor: SuperTroper added: Tue, 21st May '13 2:02:36 PM last reply: Fri, 24th May '13 2:37:16 AM

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The Worlds Greatest Noun comments: 4
Motion To Discard Tropeworthy?
sponsor: Godzilladude123 added: Thu, 23rd May '13 8:38:03 AM last reply: Fri, 24th May '13 2:08:56 AM

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Painfully Incompetent comments: 1
I don't want to do this, but you're so terrible I'll do it anyways just to make you stop.
Needs Examples Better Name Tropeworthy?
sponsor: Sketchpad added: Thu, 23rd May '13 9:42:09 AM last reply: Fri, 24th May '13 1:31:37 AM

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Enemy Stagnation comments: 9
Videogame mooks fail to keep up with the player.
Needs Examples Already have? Up For Grabs
sponsor: Bobchillingworth added: Tue, 7th May '13 1:07:12 PM last reply: Fri, 24th May '13 12:13:28 AM

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My Precious comments: 17
A rare item that elicites an almost worshipping response in a character or characters
Motion To Discard Already have? Motion To Discard
sponsor: KJMackley edited by: Arivne added: Tue, 9th Aug '11 12:16:52 PM last reply: Fri, 24th May '13 12:05:32 AM

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Biblical Event Reinterpreted comments: 18
When a work of fiction (usually science-fiction) contains some alternative explaination of a well known biblical event.

sponsor: mzywiol edited by: Arivne added: Sun, 19th May '13 12:54:26 PM last reply: Thu, 23rd May '13 11:37:24 PM

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The Nameless comments: 9
A character who has no name.
Already have?
sponsor: Larkmarn added: Tue, 21st May '13 8:18:40 AM last reply: Thu, 23rd May '13 11:25:59 PM

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Therapeutic Cloning comments: 35
Cloning replacement body parts, and just the parts.
Needs Examples
sponsor: zarpaulus added: Tue, 28th Aug '12 7:32:19 AM last reply: Thu, 23rd May '13 11:10:41 PM

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Discarded With Disgust comments: 2
When you drop it you MEAN it

sponsor: KJMackley added: Thu, 23rd May '13 1:51:01 AM last reply: Thu, 23rd May '13 10:51:00 PM

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Limited Loadout comments: 25
The game places a restriction on how many weapons the player can carry at once
Needs Examples Description Needs Help Up For Grabs
sponsor: arbiter099 added: Thu, 2nd May '13 7:46:21 PM last reply: Thu, 23rd May '13 10:33:24 PM

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Good Fortune From God comments: 26
Stating that money or property is given by an unseen power, without further explanation.
Needs Examples
sponsor: intersection added: Tue, 26th Mar '13 5:36:23 PM last reply: Thu, 23rd May '13 9:34:41 PM

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Safety Is Cowardly comments: 30
Using safety gear isn't Bad Ass
Needs Examples Better Name Description Needs Help
sponsor: spacemarine50 added: Mon, 3rd Sep '12 8:12:06 PM last reply: Thu, 23rd May '13 9:24:12 PM

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Fist of Enthusiasm (Fist Pump) comments: 22
Character pumps their fist(s), determined to accomplish something or proud of their achievement
Needs Examples Already have?
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