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Author: FantiSci

Oct 19th 2011 at 4:13:37 AM

"Britishiser" and "Americanizer" are a bit more neutral though (you never know who might find certain stereotypes offensive) -- and demonstrate their troping styles. Besides which, you can't really call anyone who uses British English a "Brit" - for starters, they're not all British, and secondly the term "Brit" tends to be taken as "English" (rather than the other four countries), and they're certainly not the only ones guilty of being a Britishiser. "Yankee" sounds more like a troper who disagrees with any trope which shows the USA in a bad light. Actually, with that said...

* The Patriot
** Habitat: Tropes connected to their country of origin, as well as ValuesDissonance
** Purpose: Defending their territory. Patriots are often found pottering around in the UsefulNotes section, ensuring that the information on their particular country stays up to date. Sensible versions gently correct stereotypes and conduct discussions on the forums; less sensible types charge into the middle of any trope that mildly criticises their country with flaming torch and pitchfork at the ready. Neither is fond of sweeping genralisations about their country of birth, but the former takes a more tolerant view and is therefore more productive. The latter {{natter}}s incessantly, and can quickly descend into true SingleIssueWonk, if not outright {{Troll}}.
** Natural Enemy: Er...each other. Sensible Patriots don't think their more...''zealous'' counterparts are doing anyone any favours. Said zealous counterparts think that the calmer version is a sellout and lacks commitment.
** Favourite Tropes: Ones connected to issues of nationality. The calmer type even likes those that are less than complimentary about their country (for example, {{Eagleland}}, BritishStuffiness, GermanicDepressives) since they can get a giggle out of the stereotype. Expect them to put a disclaimer at the bottom of the trope though, if said trope doesn't make it clear that this is not the case in reality.

And, on an unrelated note:

* The Cutlister
** Habitat [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Cutlist]], vulnerable tropes with a low number of wicks.
** Purpose: Euthanisation. Unlike the Repairman, who prefers to fix tropes, the Cutlister lives to destroy them. This is not just any troper who realises a trope is useless (those are generally Repairmen) -- the Cutlister seems to take a certain amount of joy in consigning tropes to the scrapheap, even totally legitimate ones. Vigilant Trope Creators and Repairmen can generally put an end to any trope-murder-sprees, but often just ending up suggested for the Cut List makes any trope an endangered species. The Cutlister is usually also a SingleIssueWonk, and targets tropes that hit their BerserkButton. If unchecked, they can direct the culture of TV tropes, since they believe that by repeating "This Type Of Trope Is Bad!" long enough, people will start to agree. Thankfully, Cutlisters are rare, and easily spotted by Troper Police.
** Favourite Tropes: Hard to tell. 
** Natural Enemy: Trope Creators. Creators and Cutlisters represent the alpha and omega of tropes, respectively.