20% More Awesome
Ah, statistics... The ally of mathematics, business and hard science. How infallible. There seems to be a problem here though... What instrument can you use to measure "awesome", for example? How do you calculate a 14% drop in sadness? And then there are the units, often measured using an Abstract Scale — how many millisobs do you need to get one kilocry?note Assuming there are one thousand sobs in a cry, it would be one billion times—"kilo" refers by definition to "thousands of" and "milli" refers by definition to "thousandths of." This trope is for when a character cites a statistic for something which is incapable of being measured. It's almost always done for
Weak Boss, Strong Underlings
The exact opposite of Authority Equals Asskicking; this is when somebody who isn't physically intimidating, or who's even outright weak, has at their disposal plenty of people who are. Call them what you will: goons, thugs, hired muscle, bodyguards, the long and short of this is they're suddenly a lot more intimidating because even if they can't hurt you themselves, they can give somebody much stronger the order to do so.
Supertrope to Mister Big; can overlap with Evil Cripple and/or Dark Lord On Life Support
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Super Soldier
A soldier specifically intended to be above and beyond a normal man; harder, better, faster, stronger, tougher, more skilled, more determined, built and trained to fight and win. The Super Soldier can come in many forms, ranging from government- … more
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Throwback: The Oner / Long Takes July 02, 2018
Another throwback episode, this time episode 57 on our favorite "oners", or scenes shot in one long (often complex) take. There are a lot of good ones, some we surely missed, so let us now what your favorites are at OnTheTropes@gmail.com, on twitter @OnTheTropes or on our Facebook.com/onthetropes. The studio should be up in running later this month so stay tuned for new eps and maybe some new voices sitting in with us!
Episode 235 - West of Loathing June 28, 2018
This week we're reviewing the biggest indie surprise of 2018 so far: West of Loathing! Can the creators of the cult-classic Kingdom of Loathing do it again, but in The West? In the final episode of the recording studio, we're also reminiscing about the good ol' days.
Kentucky Vanilla Barrel Cream Ale
Brewery - Alltech's Lexington Brewing
Style: Cream Ale
ABV: 5.50%
Indie Corner (50:30)
- Love Balls (IOS)
- Pokemon Quest (Switch)
- Super Science Friends: The Game (MAC, PC)
The Weekly Question (1:17:58)
What are our favorite memories at the old recording studio?
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