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The Hero is Definition-Only.


* DecoyProtagonist: He is the main character for the first half, but the rest of story doesn't actually revolve around him. He is still TheLeader until partway through.



* TheHero: Well, technically yes, but the story doesn't actually revolve around him. He is still the leader until partway through.
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%% * Cowardly Lion

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%% * Cowardly LionCowardlyLion



%% * Lets Get Dangerous: [[spoiler: The final battle, big time.]]
%% * Opposites Attract: Him and Vivian.
%% * Switching POV: Between him and Vivian.

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%% * Lets Get Dangerous: LetsGetDangerous: [[spoiler: The final battle, big time.]]
%% * Opposites Attract: OppositesAttract: Him and Vivian.
%% * Switching POV: SwitchingPOV: Between him and Vivian.



%% * Apologises A Lot

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%% * Apologises A LotApologisesALot



* OppositesAttract: Her and Koops.

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* %%* OppositesAttract: Her and Koops.



* HeadbuttingHeroes: With Waffles and Ms. Mowz.
* TheLancer: To the entire group, while Mario's around.

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* %%* HeadbuttingHeroes: With Waffles and Ms. Mowz.
* %%* TheLancer: To the entire group, while Mario's around.



* BigEater

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* %%* BigEater



* ActionBomb

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* %%* ActionBomb



* HeroicMime: Though Goombella can apparently understand him.

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* %%* HeroicMime: Though Goombella can apparently understand him.



* OnlySaneMan: While he's still in the story.

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* %%* OnlySaneMan: While he's still in the story.



* DarkIsNotEvil

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* %%* DarkIsNotEvil

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Removing misuse. H Iding zero-context examples.


* BerserkButton: Anything that can harm Vivian. [[spoiler: In addition, he absolutely ''slaughters'' Beldam when he is forced to kill Vivian.]]
* BewareTheNiceOnes
* CowardlyLion

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* BerserkButton: Anything that can harm Vivian. [[spoiler: In addition, he absolutely ''slaughters'' Beldam when he is forced to kill Vivian.]]
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%%* BewareTheNiceOnes
%% * CowardlyLionCowardly Lion



* LetsGetDangerous: [[spoiler: The final battle, big time.]]
* OppositesAttract: Him and Vivian.
* SwitchingPOV: Between him and Vivian.

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%% * LetsGetDangerous: Lets Get Dangerous: [[spoiler: The final battle, big time.]]
%% * OppositesAttract: Opposites Attract: Him and Vivian.
%% * SwitchingPOV: Switching POV: Between him and Vivian.



* ApologisesALot

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%% * ApologisesALotApologises A Lot



* DarkIsNotEvil

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%% * DarkIsNotEvil



* FieryRedhead

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%% * FieryRedhead



* OlderThanTheyLook

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%% * OlderThanTheyLook



* DisneyVillainDeath
* DragonWithAnAgenda
* OneWingedAngel: In the finale.

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%% * DisneyVillainDeath
%% * DragonWithAnAgenda
%% * OneWingedAngel: In the finale.



* RedOniBlueOni: The reddest.
* TheHero

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%% * RedOniBlueOni: The reddest.
%% * TheHero
The Hero



* TheChick

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%% * TheChick
The Chick



* AscendedExtra
* {{Bookworm}}
* DeadpanSnarker
* HeadbuttingHeroes: With Kevin.

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%% * AscendedExtra
Ascended Extra
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* {{Bookworm}}
Bookworm
%%* Deadpan Snarker
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* DeadpanSnarker
* HeadbuttingHeroes:
Headbutting Heroes: With Kevin.



* AscendedExtra

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%% * AscendedExtraAscended Extra



* ShrinkingViolet
* TheBigGuy

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* ShrinkingViolet
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%%* Shrinking Violet
%%*
TheBigGuy



* BigEater: He's a Yoshi, after all.
* RedOniBlueOni: Red, just like Kevin.
* TeamPet: To the whole group, but to Kevin he's...
* TheLancer
* VitriolicBestBuds: Him and Kevin.

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%% * BigEater: Big Eater: He's a Yoshi, after all.
%% * RedOniBlueOni: Red, just like Kevin.
%% * TeamPet: Team Pet: To the whole group, but to Kevin he's...
%% * TheLancer
The Lancer
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* VitriolicBestBuds: Him and Kevin.



* BerserkButton: Do ''anything'' to hurt or upset Vivian and you ''will'' regret it!!!

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Jerk With A Heart Of Gold is a Sub Trope of Jerkass, as revealed on Super Trope. Also, we're not supposed to spoiler tag or edit trope names like that and Character Alignment is now Flame Bait.


* [[spoiler: DeliberatelyCuteChild: She is forced to use this method in an attempt to seize the Crystal Stars.]]

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* [[spoiler: DeliberatelyCuteChild: She is [[spoiler:is forced to use this method in an attempt to seize the Crystal Stars.]]



* [[JerkAss Jerkass:]] At first.
** JerkWithAHeartOfGold

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* [[JerkAss Jerkass:]] At first.
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%%zce* JerkWithAHeartOfGold



* [[MrExposition Miss Exposition]]
* [[spoiler: OlderThanTheyLook]]

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* [[MrExposition Miss Exposition]]
* [[spoiler: OlderThanTheyLook]]
%%zce* MsExposition
%%zce* OlderThanSheLooks:



* CharacterAlignment: YMMV, but he's most like Chaotic Good, or even Chaotic Neutral.
* {{Determinator}}
* {{Jerkass}}: Acts like this just about all the time.
** JerkWithAHeartOfGold

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* CharacterAlignment: YMMV, but he's most like Chaotic Good, or even Chaotic Neutral.
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%%zce* {{Determinator}}
* {{Jerkass}}: Acts like this just about all the time.
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* AscendedExtra

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* %%zce* AscendedExtra



* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Woman]]: Lampshaded.

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* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Woman]]: %%zce* OnlySaneWoman: Lampshaded.



* [[TheSmartGuy The Smart Girl]]

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* [[TheSmartGuy The Smart Girl]]
%%zce* TheSmartGirl
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* [[spoiler: BiggerBad: The biggest; she's even worse than Grodus and the Shadow Queen.]]
* [[spoiler: DisneyVillainDeath]]
* [[spoiler: DragonWithAnAgenda]]
* [[spoiler: OneWingedAngel:]] In the finale.
* [[spoiler: [[TheManBehindTheMan The Shadow Siren Behind The Man]]: Like in the games, she's behind Grodus, and possibly even behind the Shadow Queen.]]

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* DisneyVillainDeath
* DragonWithAnAgenda
* OneWingedAngel: In the finale.
* TheManBehindTheMan:
[[spoiler: BiggerBad: The biggest; Like in the games, she's behind Grodus, and possibly even worse than Grodus and behind the Shadow Queen.]]
* [[spoiler: DisneyVillainDeath]]
* [[spoiler: DragonWithAnAgenda]]
* [[spoiler: OneWingedAngel:]] In the finale.
* [[spoiler: [[TheManBehindTheMan The Shadow Siren Behind The Man]]: Like in the games, she's behind Grodus, and possibly even behind the Shadow Queen.]]
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One of the two protagonists of the series, Koops has changed quite a bit from his game self. He's still a bit of a coward, but he knows how to stand up for himself and others. He eventually develops feelings for Vivian. [[spoiler: He is a descendent of the Stalwart Koopa of the Four Heroes. In the future, he becomes mayor of Petalburg and is married to Vivian, with two kids. He controls the Diamond Star.]]

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One of the two protagonists of the series, Koops has changed quite a bit from his game self. He's still a bit of a coward, but he knows how to stand up for himself and others. He eventually develops feelings for Vivian. [[spoiler: He is a descendent descendant of the Stalwart Koopa of the Four Heroes. In the future, he becomes mayor of Petalburg and is married to Vivian, with two kids. He controls the Diamond Star.]]



* FamousAncestor: [[spoiler: He is a descendent of the Stalwart Koopa.]]

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* FamousAncestor: [[spoiler: He is a descendent descendant of the Stalwart Koopa.]]



A Goomba girl and, apparently, Koops' only real friend before Vivian showed up. She helps Koops out with Vivian when he feels stuck. [[spoiler: It is eventually revealed that she is a descendent of the Wise Goomba, Goombertha, of the Four Heroes. She controls the Crystal Star.]]

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A Goomba girl and, apparently, Koops' only real friend before Vivian showed up. She helps Koops out with Vivian when he feels stuck. [[spoiler: It is eventually revealed that she is a descendent descendant of the Wise Goomba, Goombertha, of the Four Heroes. She controls the Crystal Star.]]



The light blue Yoshi baby from Glitzville. He treats a lot of people pretty horribly, Vivian especially, but he actually cares a lot about his teammates. [[spoiler: He is a descendent of Nero of the Four Heroes. He controls the Gold Star.]]

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The light blue Yoshi baby from Glitzville. He treats a lot of people pretty horribly, Vivian especially, but he actually cares a lot about his teammates. [[spoiler: He is a descendent descendant of Nero of the Four Heroes. He controls the Gold Star.]]
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cleaning Captain Obvious trope sinkhole use, project thread here


* FieryRedhead: [[{{CaptainObvious}} Duh.]]

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* FieryRedhead: [[{{CaptainObvious}} Duh.]]FieryRedhead
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Zero Context Example of renamed trope


* TheArcher
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zero context examples and questionable examples for this trope are being purged. Please remember a Big Beautiful Woman a female character who is fat and portrayed as attractive. Examples must make both of those things clear.


* BigBeautifulWoman

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* BigBeautifulWoman

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!'''Shadow Queen'''


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* AscendedExtra: In the original game, the Stalwart Koopa was only mentioned in an optional story that players could easily go the entire game without reading. This applies to all of the heroes, actually, with the exception of original characters Nero and Lillian.


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* AscendedExtra


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* AscendedExtra


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* DeadpanSnarker


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* AscendedExtra
* {{Flanderization}}: In the game, the Toad Hero was said to be "strong of arm, but shy of voice" only once. In this story, being shy and quiet is practically Aaron's defining characteristic.
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Nightmare Fuel cleanup; see thread for reference


* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler: His mother was eaten by Hooktail. ''[[{{HighOctaneNightmareFuel}} Right in front of him.]]'']]

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* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler: His mother was eaten by Hooktail. ''[[{{HighOctaneNightmareFuel}} Right ''Right in front of him.]]'']]'']]

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* ShrinkingViolet: At first. Though this never really disappears completely.



* [[{{MrExposition}} Miss Exposition]]

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* [[{{MrExposition}} [[MrExposition Miss Exposition]]



!'''Marilyn'''

->''[[spoiler: "I see you're taken with Vivian..."]]''

Vivian's older sister and Beldam's younger sister. She loves Vivian but is sometimes forced to attack her. She sometimes takes care of her whenever she's hurt or hungry. [[spoiler: It's implied that Beldam forbid her from talking at the end when she suddenly begins talking. She then goes to live in Shwonk Fortress.]]

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!'''Marilyn'''

->''[[spoiler: "I see you're taken with Vivian..."]]''

Vivian's older sister and Beldam's younger sister. She loves Vivian but is sometimes forced to attack her. She sometimes takes care of her whenever she's hurt or hungry. [[spoiler: It's implied that Beldam forbid her from talking at
!'''Mario'''

Mario is, for
the end when she suddenly begins talking. She then goes to live first portion of the story, a major character. He leads the group around, just like in Shwonk Fortress.]]the game. However, after the Shadow Queen is defeated, he leaves the story completely, as it revolves around the partners rather than him.



* HeroicMime: Though Goombella can apparently understand him.
* TheHero: Well, technically yes, but the story doesn't actually revolve around him. He is still the leader until partway through.
* OnlySaneMan: While he's still in the story.
* PutOnABus: After the Shadow Queen is beaten, he leaves, just like in the game. [[LongBusTrip He does not return,]] though he is mentioned occasionally.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Downplayed and PlayedForLaughs; at one point, when the partners get into a huge argument, he just walks away towards their destination, knowing they'll follow him once they realize he's gone.

!'''Marilyn'''

->''[[spoiler: "I see you're taken with Vivian..."]]''

Vivian's older sister and Beldam's younger sister. She loves Vivian but is sometimes forced to attack her. She sometimes takes care of her whenever she's hurt or hungry. [[spoiler: It's implied that Beldam forbid her from talking at the end when she suddenly begins talking. She then goes to live in Shwonk Fortress.]]
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!!Associated Tropes



* CompleteMonster: YMMV on this, but she certainly meets the criteria.



* [[spoiler: [[{{TheManBehindTheMan}} The Shadow Siren Behind The Man]]: Like in the games, she's behind Grodus, and possibly even behind the Shadow Queen.]]

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* [[spoiler: [[{{TheManBehindTheMan}} [[TheManBehindTheMan The Shadow Siren Behind The Man]]: Like in the games, she's behind Grodus, and possibly even behind the Shadow Queen.]]



* [[{{OnlySaneMan}} Only Sane Woman]]: Lampshaded.

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* [[{{OnlySaneMan}} [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Woman]]: Lampshaded.



* [[{{TheSmartGuy}} The Smart Girl]]

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* [[{{TheSmartGuy}} [[TheSmartGuy The Smart Girl]]



* CrowningMomentOfFunny: Walking into the inn [[{{ItMakesSenseInContext}} covered in feathers.]]

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* CrowningMomentOfFunny: Walking into the inn [[{{ItMakesSenseInContext}} covered in feathers.]]TheArcher



* ShrinkingViolet




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* TheQuietOne: Doesn't speak much.

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