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'''Organizational Purpose Drift'''
An organization founded with a specific purpose drifts away from that purpose, opening up to do other things and possibly even moving away from that purpose entirely.
In a more positive light, this can be used to show a heroic organization's humble origins and/or show how far a specific character has brought them. Conversely, it can show that a now-obstructive or outright villainous organization once had meaningful origins. Expect the latter to be the case in situations where the purpose the organization once had was to neutralize a specific threat which has now returned, such as a CreatureHunterOrganization who is thought to hae eliminated their target creature and then moved onto other goals.
Can overlap with MotiveDecay for villainous organizations that once had a more reasonable goal and HeWhoFightsMonsters for once-heroic organizations turned evil.
TruthInTelevision in that this happens to organizations in real life constantly, typically referred to as "mission drift" for businesses and "mission creep" for governmental/military groups.
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[[folder:Player Ability Counter]]
'''Player Ability Counter'''
A level or enemy in a game designed to counter the player character's/party's special ability.
Many games offer the protagonist(s) rare (if not outright [[PlayerExclusiveMechanic exclusive]]), powerful abilities to give them an advantage. However, these games will sometimes include a ''counter'' to these abilities in the form of a particular level or enemy.
Exactly how this "counter" works can take many forms:
* Immunity or strong resistance to the ability that other enemies/bosses lack.
* Dealing extra damage to those who are using the ability, such as a WeaponOfXSlaying where "X" are users of the ability.
* Removing the ability for the duration of the level/battle, such as a NoGearLevel if the ability is granted by an item.
* Certain enemies being able to use the ability themselves (when most otherwise cannot).
This is not an exhaustive list nor is it isn't intended to be, but these are common manifestations of the trope and can even be used in tandem (such a boss who steals the item granting the player character their special ability and then uses it against them).
The ability in question is often a PlayerExclusiveMechanic and/or UniqueProtagonistAsset, making these counters natural [[SubvertedTrope subversions]] or [[DefiedTrope defiances]] of those tropes. The counters in question are often SecretAIMoves, meaning the player can't use them against an enemy with the same ability.
Compare/contrast ContractualBossImmunity, where ''most'' bosses are immune to this ability rather than a few specific counters. Compare AntiMetagameCharacter and HighlySpecificCounterplay, which are multi-player game counters (often to a HighTierScrappy or specific GameBreaker), though function similarly.
!!Examples:
* In ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim'' several enemies are immune to the effects of the [[PlayerCharacter Dragonborn]]'s [[LanguageOfMagic Dragon Shouts]]. These include several high-level Draugr bosses (who can also use some shouts right themselves, especially the dreaded "Disarm" shout) and the [[WarriorHeaven Sovngarde]] Hall of Valor guardian Tsun, who can outright NoSell the most common shout, [[BlownAcrossTheRoom Unrelenting Force]].
* In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemEngage'', the protagonist party acquire Emblem Rings which allow them to temporarily "[[TitleDrop engage]]" with heroes from past ''Franchise/FireEmblem'' titles for bonuses and powerful abilities. Additionally, in a holdover from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'', the game grants the Time Dragon Crystal, which allows the player the [[TimeRewindMechanic go back in time during battles to re-do disastrous actions]] (and typically [[AutoRevive activates automatically]] if [[PlayerCharacter Alear]] is killed). However, in the "Retreat" chapter, the enemy has captured the party's Emblem Rings and the Time Crystal, with the party's only option being to escape across the battlefield while the enemy uses ''both'' against you. Even if you manage to defeat one of the Emblem-carrying enemies, the antagonist will use the Time Crystal to retrieve the ring and hand it out to another enemy.
* In ''VideoGame/LegendOfDragoon'', the protagonist party gain Dragon Souls by which they can activate a powerful SuperMode in battle. However, the primary antagonist wields the [[WeaponOfXSlaying Dragon Buster]] sword, created during the [[GreatOffscreenWar ancient Dragon Wars]] which deals an instant OneHitKO to anyone with an activated Dragon Soul. In the boss battles against him, you must avoid using Dragon Souls, which you likely use in every other boss battle and makes for particularly challenging fights.
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[[folder:Our Balrogs Are Different]]
Balrogs are tall, fiery, winged, shadow-shrouded demonic entities [[TropeMakers first brought into the popular consciousness]] by Creator/JRRTolkien in ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' (and possibly loosely based on the Old English [[UrExample "Sigelwara" fire demons]]). In the decades since, Balrogs have inspired other similar creatures in numerous other fictional universes.
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* The main protagonist in ''Anime/DenshaOtoko'' has a room full of Anime and Manga figures, while many of the people he talks to online have their rooms filled with different collections, including model trains, model airplanes, militaria, clothing, electric guitars, etc.
* In ''Manga/KissHimNotMe'', Nishina has a huge room entirely filled with shelves of expensive anime figures and merchandise; Kae almost has a heart attack seeing it for the first time and wants to stay in there forever.
* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'': All of Deku's classmates know that he is a massive {{fanboy}} of All Might. When it comes time for the class to move into their dorm rooms, absolutely nobody is surprised to see that he decorated his room with All Might posters and figurines. Deku is still a little embarrassed that he allows himself to show it off though.
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[[folder:Comic Books]]
* Seymour from ''ComicBook/GhostWorld'' is a sucker for 1920's jazz and blues and his room is shelved up with a huge record collection, pinup art and historical memorabilia of the era.
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[[folder:Comic Strips]]
* ''ComicStrip/{{Candorville}}'': [[BlackAndNerdy Lemont]] tells Susan that he's ruined his reputation by accidentally tweeting his "[[InnocentInnuendo junk]]" for all the Internet to see. The "junk" he refers to is his collection of sci-fi knickknacks.
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[[folder:Films - Animated]]
* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2'' had toy store mogul Al with an immense collection based on "[[ShowWithinAShow Woody's Roundup]]" and was only missing the most valuable piece, the Woody doll. When Woody is stolen from the yard sale he got to see the massive collection and never knew that his show was so popular or that he was from such a large line of toys. He basically geeked out over his own toy line.
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[[folder:Films - Live-Action]]
* ''Film/BatmanForever'' had Bruce show Dick his vintage car and motorcycle collection. It was done in an offhand way (suggesting Dick fill up his motorcycle with gas before heading off). It even had a classic geeky exchange "Only ten of these were made!" "I have another one right here."
* The protagonist of ''Film/TheBestOffer'' has as secret room in his apartment filled with priceless paintings of women. He often just sits there for hours, admiring these works of art. [[spoiler:All paintings get stolen in a heist though.]]
* In ''Film/HotFuzz'', Officer Butterman had a massive movie collection, kept in a rather large walk-in closet.
* ''Film/TheLastCastle'': Colonel Winter keeps a collection of military artifacts that he's quite proud of. Recently imprisoned Lt. General Irwin derides it as something no military man who'd seen combat would take pride in, leading to escalating friction between the two soldiers.
* In ''Film/TheRock'', Stanley Goodspeed is a proud Beatlemaniac, going so far as to spend $600 on the original ''Meet The Beatles'' LP.
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[[folder:Live-ActionTV]]
* ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'', being about geeks, features plenty of geeky items in [[CowTools the background]].
** When Penny criticized the group for putting so much effort into "junk" (A full-sized prop from ''Film/TheTimeMachine'' blocked the stairway and prevented her from getting to work on time) it depressed Leonard enough to where he wanted to sell his stuff. Later Sheldon calls Penny out for having her own collection of stuffed bears and ''Franchise/HelloKitty'' clothing.
** In an AV Club review of an episode, the reviewer asked if comic collectors really do carefully sort and palm through their comics like the guys were shown doing. The answer was an overwhelming "YES."
* ''Series/BlackMirror'': In [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/BlackMirrorUSSCallister U.S.S. Callister]], Daly has a prized collection of Space Fleet memorabilia. It serves as {{foreshadowing}} for the way he traps his co-workers in a simulation.
* In an early episode of ''Series/BurnNotice'', Fiona is enamored of a gun collection kept by the owner of a home that was being cared for by their client of the week. Another episode showed Michael admiring a similar gun collection held by someone he was trying to con.
* ''Series/{{iCarly}}'' had Carly start seeing a guy who came across with a "[[AllGirlsWantbadBoys Bad Boy]]" persona. She ended up losing interest ''really'' fast (in addition to a DramaQueen freaking out) when she found out he had a Beanie Baby-esque collection. He would go online to buy the "only sold in Asia" stuff and would only allow others to touch them after they wiped their hands with a wet nap. After all the hype surrounding his bad-boy nature, Freddie found it hilarious.
* ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'': In "[[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS02E08TheGangRunsForOffice The Gang Runs For Office]]", Charlie [[ChekhovsGun reveals that he has a large collection]] of ''Franchise/GarbagePailKids'' cards. Later, he is forced to trade it to Frank in exchange for a "smear tape" Frank and Mac made to discredit Dennis, who Charlie was helping to run for comptroller. When the campaign falls apart anyway, Charlie is distraught that he gave them up for, ultimately, nothing.
* In the pilot episode of ''Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle'', Malcolm is forced to go play at Stevie's house, which Malcolm finds incredibly boring until he sees Stevie's enormous comic book collection.
* ''Series/PawnStars'' often have people show their collections of various items to sell, which usually comes with a hefty pawn price reduction because few people want the collection as a whole, so it requires quite a bit of manpower to catalog and sell the items. And then there are the stranger collection like the guy with Sammy Davis Jr's personal VHS tape collection.
* A episode of ''Series/{{Psych}}'' had Shawn and Gus call upon the expertise of a UFO expert and old geekbuddy of theirs, played by Freddie Prinze Jr., who had done a lot in his life to live down being a geek and pretended to be into sports to appease his very attractive wife. He introduced them to his Hacker Cave, filled with memorabilia and they were even clearly playing Halo: Reach before it came out. Eventually his wife walked in on them and he had to confess his geekiness, only to find out she was a big geek too and both were pretending to be something else, leading to a massive Geeky Turn-On.
* ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'':
** Jerry dates a woman who he discovered had a collection of vintage toys and board games. So he "drugs" her at dinner time (with turkey and boxed wine to make her sleepy) and spends the night playing with them. She is, naturally, disturbed when she found out what he did.
** In "The Cigar Store Indian", George's father Frank has a ''TV Guide'' collection. Elaine borrows one to read on the train, loses it, and then a man tracks her down and shows her an art piece he made from it. Frank is very upset.
* In ''Series/ThirtyRock'', Jack had a cookie jar collection which he gave up in order to ascend the ranks of GE.
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[[folder:Music]]
* Music/WeirdAlYankovic's "White and Nerdy" music video features a brief appearance of Creator/SethGreen displaying his own personal ''Franchise/StarWars'' collection.
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* In ''VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes'', Travis Touchdown's place is crammed with [[ShowWithinAShow Pure White Lover Bizarre Jelly]] merchandise and luchador masks.
* ''VideoGame/SuperPaperMario'': [[{{Otaku}} Francis']] fortress has several rooms with shelves filled with manga and toys of his favorite shows. Said toys also [[TheCameo reference previous Paper Mario characters]].
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[[folder:Web Comics]]
* ''Webcomic/SequentialArt'': Art goes to a Comics Convention in #196 and buys a movie prop SteamPunk DeathRay gun. He holds it aloft, and the other geeky conventioneers KneelBeforeZod. Five strips later, GeniusDitz Scarlet converts it into a ''working model''.
* In ''Webcomic/{{Sunstone}}'', there's a room that Ally won't let her girlfriend Lisa see. When the readers are finally given a peek inside, it's revealed that Ally is a huge ClosetGeek; she has [[Series/DoctorWho TARDIS bedsheets]], a Franchise/TombRaider statue on her desk, and an [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Eye of Mordor]] lamp.
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[[folder:Web Original]]
* ''WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd'': The show is hosted in a room full of retro games, consoles, and video game posters. The show has been filmed in several different rooms throughout its history, but all of them were decorated like that. Ironically, most of that collection initially belonged to the show's co-creator Mike Matei, rather than James Rolfe who plays the eponymous "Nerd".
* All the members of the ''Webvideo/TwoBestFriendsPlay'' Website/YouTube channel have their own collections, especially as a result of their mailbag episodes in early 2014. Matt in particular has a large figurine collection on display.
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[[folder:Western Animation]]
* ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' has a long-established SuperTrophySuperRack with items pertaining to his various adventures. In ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'', it shows that he also has a dedicated room to "[[ShowWithinAShow The Grey Ghost]]" TV show he loved as a kid and got to show it to the actor who played The Grey Ghost. The only question remains, why is it in the Batcave rather than the actual Wayne Manor?
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Downtown}}'', Alex and his geek friends all collect action figures. When Jen tells one of the friends that he should get laid, he assumes "Laid" is a rare Star Wars figure. The Geek Out Collection becomes a plot point later in the same episode when Alex realizes he doesn't want to end up being a middle-aged guy still obsessing over toys.
* ''[[WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017 DuckTales (2017)]]'': In "The Duck Knight Returns!", Launchpad attempts to sabotage the younger actor replacing Jim Starling as his childhood hero Darkwing Duck in the DarkerAndEdgier reboot by breaking in to his trailer (at Jim's request). However, Launchpad ends up bonding with the actor over the extensive Darkwing Duck memorabilia collection in his trailer, including discontinued toys, comics, and a lunchbox, proving the actor is an AscendedFanboy. [[spoiler: This foreshadows the fact that the actor is [[CanonCharacterAllAlong Drake Mallard]], Darkwing Duck's alias in the [[WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck original cartoon]], and was meant to be the real Darkwing Duck of the series all along.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'': Villain [=DNAmy=] has a collection of every Cuddle Buddy (a Toys/BeanieBabies expy with MixAndMatchCritters) ever made, and is former president of the Cuddle Buddy Collectors Club. While Kim geeks out a bit over the collection, having loved the toys as a kid, it doesn't stop her from stopping [=DNAmy=]'s attempts to make real Cuddle Buddies via illegal genetic splicing.
* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/OzzyAndDrix'', the heroes search through Mayor Spryman's geeky opponent's office and find his collection of unopen toys. Drix starts geeking out over one toy he doesn't have.
* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'' had an obsessed collector who eventually got all of the Powerpuff Girls merchandise ever made. His life goal suddenly complete, he decided to collect the girls themselves. Naturally, when the people of Townsville come to the rescue they got him to confess by [[CoolAndUnusualPunishment opening his mint-in package items]].
* On ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' Ned has a massive, secret cache of Music/TheBeatles memorabilia. Anticipated in a ''WesternAnimation/TreehouseOfHorror'' episode where it was The End Of The World:
-->Rev. Lovejoy: Judgement Day is upon us. I warned you the Lord wouldn't stand for your mini dresses and Beatle boots.
-->Flanders: ''[trying to remove a pair of said boots]'' I've resisted these for thirty-five years. Why did I wear them today?
* WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants: [[FatBastard Bubble Bass]]'s bedroom has a wall-to-wall shelf of action figures, he uses an alarm clock with the superhero Mermaid Man on it, and he has boxes full of comic books. He's obsessively concerned with keeping his collection complete and intact, often going into tears if someone messes with his figures.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'':
** In "[[Recap/TheVentureBrosS2E2HateFloats Hate Floats]]", the Monarch, Dr. Venture (forced into an EnemyMine situation), and Henchmen 21 and 24 need to retake the Monarch's cocoon from his other henchmen after a mutiny. 21 claims to have a "weapons stash" in his room, which turns out to be his "Nerd Hoard". It includes a pair of [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Hulk hands]], a ComicBook/CaptainAmerica shield, a ComicBook/{{Magneto}} helmet, a "mint in box" ''[[Film/TheLordOfTheRings Lord of the Rings]]'' replica sword (which 21 refuses to remove from the box despite being the only actual weapon), and a deck of ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'' cards. The Monarch and Dr. Venture are not amused.
** Recurring minor villain Augustus St. Cloud is a RichBitch whose superpower is "[[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney having lots of money]]". He antagonizes ArchEnemy (first unofficially, and later officially after signing up for the [[WeirdTradeUnion Guild of Calamitous Intent]]) Billy Quizboy by outbidding him in online auctions for pop culture memorabilia and acquiring one-of-a-kind items that he keeps in his own personal collection rather [[ItBelongsInAMuseum than places the public can enjoy them]]. A few notable items in the ''massive'' collection include [[Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk The Staff of Ra and the Ark of the Covenant]], [[Series/BuckRogersInTheTwentyFifthCentury Twiki and Dr. Theopolis]], the vintage [[{{Franchise/Batman}} Batmobile]], the puppets from ''Series/MisterRogersNeighborhood'' (which elicits a YouMonster response from Billy when St. Cloud uses Henrietta Pussycat as a shower sponge), and many more.
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* The main protagonist in ''Anime/DenshaOtoko'' has a room full of Anime and Manga figures, while many of the people he talks to online have their rooms filled with different collections, including model trains, model airplanes, militaria, clothing, electric guitars, etc.
* In ''Manga/KissHimNotMe'', Nishina has a huge room entirely filled with shelves of expensive anime figures and merchandise; Kae almost has a heart attack seeing it for the first time and wants to stay in there forever.
* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'': All of Deku's classmates know that he is a massive {{fanboy}} of All Might. When it comes time for the class to move into their dorm rooms, absolutely nobody is surprised to see that he decorated his room with All Might posters and figurines. Deku is still a little embarrassed that he allows himself to show it off though.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Comic Books]]
* Seymour from ''ComicBook/GhostWorld'' is a sucker for 1920's jazz and blues and his room is shelved up with a huge record collection, pinup art and historical memorabilia of the era.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Comic Strips]]
* ''ComicStrip/{{Candorville}}'': [[BlackAndNerdy Lemont]] tells Susan that he's ruined his reputation by accidentally tweeting his "[[InnocentInnuendo junk]]" for all the Internet to see. The "junk" he refers to is his collection of sci-fi knickknacks.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Films - Animated]]
* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2'' had toy store mogul Al with an immense collection based on "[[ShowWithinAShow Woody's Roundup]]" and was only missing the most valuable piece, the Woody doll. When Woody is stolen from the yard sale he got to see the massive collection and never knew that his show was so popular or that he was from such a large line of toys. He basically geeked out over his own toy line.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Films - Live-Action]]
* ''Film/BatmanForever'' had Bruce show Dick his vintage car and motorcycle collection. It was done in an offhand way (suggesting Dick fill up his motorcycle with gas before heading off). It even had a classic geeky exchange "Only ten of these were made!" "I have another one right here."
* The protagonist of ''Film/TheBestOffer'' has as secret room in his apartment filled with priceless paintings of women. He often just sits there for hours, admiring these works of art. [[spoiler:All paintings get stolen in a heist though.]]
* In ''Film/HotFuzz'', Officer Butterman had a massive movie collection, kept in a rather large walk-in closet.
* ''Film/TheLastCastle'': Colonel Winter keeps a collection of military artifacts that he's quite proud of. Recently imprisoned Lt. General Irwin derides it as something no military man who'd seen combat would take pride in, leading to escalating friction between the two soldiers.
* In ''Film/TheRock'', Stanley Goodspeed is a proud Beatlemaniac, going so far as to spend $600 on the original ''Meet The Beatles'' LP.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Live-ActionTV]]
* ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'', being about geeks, features plenty of geeky items in [[CowTools the background]].
** When Penny criticized the group for putting so much effort into "junk" (A full-sized prop from ''Film/TheTimeMachine'' blocked the stairway and prevented her from getting to work on time) it depressed Leonard enough to where he wanted to sell his stuff. Later Sheldon calls Penny out for having her own collection of stuffed bears and ''Franchise/HelloKitty'' clothing.
** In an AV Club review of an episode, the reviewer asked if comic collectors really do carefully sort and palm through their comics like the guys were shown doing. The answer was an overwhelming "YES."
* ''Series/BlackMirror'': In [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/BlackMirrorUSSCallister U.S.S. Callister]], Daly has a prized collection of Space Fleet memorabilia. It serves as {{foreshadowing}} for the way he traps his co-workers in a simulation.
* In an early episode of ''Series/BurnNotice'', Fiona is enamored of a gun collection kept by the owner of a home that was being cared for by their client of the week. Another episode showed Michael admiring a similar gun collection held by someone he was trying to con.
* ''Series/{{iCarly}}'' had Carly start seeing a guy who came across with a "[[AllGirlsWantbadBoys Bad Boy]]" persona. She ended up losing interest ''really'' fast (in addition to a DramaQueen freaking out) when she found out he had a Beanie Baby-esque collection. He would go online to buy the "only sold in Asia" stuff and would only allow others to touch them after they wiped their hands with a wet nap. After all the hype surrounding his bad-boy nature, Freddie found it hilarious.
* ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'': In "[[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS02E08TheGangRunsForOffice The Gang Runs For Office]]", Charlie [[ChekhovsGun reveals that he has a large collection]] of ''Franchise/GarbagePailKids'' cards. Later, he is forced to trade it to Frank in exchange for a "smear tape" Frank and Mac made to discredit Dennis, who Charlie was helping to run for comptroller. When the campaign falls apart anyway, Charlie is distraught that he gave them up for, ultimately, nothing.
* In the pilot episode of ''Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle'', Malcolm is forced to go play at Stevie's house, which Malcolm finds incredibly boring until he sees Stevie's enormous comic book collection.
* ''Series/PawnStars'' often have people show their collections of various items to sell, which usually comes with a hefty pawn price reduction because few people want the collection as a whole, so it requires quite a bit of manpower to catalog and sell the items. And then there are the stranger collection like the guy with Sammy Davis Jr's personal VHS tape collection.
* A episode of ''Series/{{Psych}}'' had Shawn and Gus call upon the expertise of a UFO expert and old geekbuddy of theirs, played by Freddie Prinze Jr., who had done a lot in his life to live down being a geek and pretended to be into sports to appease his very attractive wife. He introduced them to his Hacker Cave, filled with memorabilia and they were even clearly playing Halo: Reach before it came out. Eventually his wife walked in on them and he had to confess his geekiness, only to find out she was a big geek too and both were pretending to be something else, leading to a massive Geeky Turn-On.
* ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'':
** Jerry dates a woman who he discovered had a collection of vintage toys and board games. So he "drugs" her at dinner time (with turkey and boxed wine to make her sleepy) and spends the night playing with them. She is, naturally, disturbed when she found out what he did.
** In "The Cigar Store Indian", George's father Frank has a ''TV Guide'' collection. Elaine borrows one to read on the train, loses it, and then a man tracks her down and shows her an art piece he made from it. Frank is very upset.
* In ''Series/ThirtyRock'', Jack had a cookie jar collection which he gave up in order to ascend the ranks of GE.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Music]]
* Music/WeirdAlYankovic's "White and Nerdy" music video features a brief appearance of Creator/SethGreen displaying his own personal ''Franchise/StarWars'' collection.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Video Games]]
* In ''VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes'', Travis Touchdown's place is crammed with [[ShowWithinAShow Pure White Lover Bizarre Jelly]] merchandise and luchador masks.
* ''VideoGame/SuperPaperMario'': [[{{Otaku}} Francis']] fortress has several rooms with shelves filled with manga and toys of his favorite shows. Said toys also [[TheCameo reference previous Paper Mario characters]].
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Web Comics]]
* ''Webcomic/SequentialArt'': Art goes to a Comics Convention in #196 and buys a movie prop SteamPunk DeathRay gun. He holds it aloft, and the other geeky conventioneers KneelBeforeZod. Five strips later, GeniusDitz Scarlet converts it into a ''working model''.
* In ''Webcomic/{{Sunstone}}'', there's a room that Ally won't let her girlfriend Lisa see. When the readers are finally given a peek inside, it's revealed that Ally is a huge ClosetGeek; she has [[Series/DoctorWho TARDIS bedsheets]], a Franchise/TombRaider statue on her desk, and an [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Eye of Mordor]] lamp.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Web Original]]
* ''WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd'': The show is hosted in a room full of retro games, consoles, and video game posters. The show has been filmed in several different rooms throughout its history, but all of them were decorated like that. Ironically, most of that collection initially belonged to the show's co-creator Mike Matei, rather than James Rolfe who plays the eponymous "Nerd".
* All the members of the ''Webvideo/TwoBestFriendsPlay'' Website/YouTube channel have their own collections, especially as a result of their mailbag episodes in early 2014. Matt in particular has a large figurine collection on display.
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Western Animation]]
* ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' has a long-established SuperTrophySuperRack with items pertaining to his various adventures. In ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'', it shows that he also has a dedicated room to "[[ShowWithinAShow The Grey Ghost]]" TV show he loved as a kid and got to show it to the actor who played The Grey Ghost. The only question remains, why is it in the Batcave rather than the actual Wayne Manor?
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Downtown}}'', Alex and his geek friends all collect action figures. When Jen tells one of the friends that he should get laid, he assumes "Laid" is a rare Star Wars figure. The Geek Out Collection becomes a plot point later in the same episode when Alex realizes he doesn't want to end up being a middle-aged guy still obsessing over toys.
* ''[[WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017 DuckTales (2017)]]'': In "The Duck Knight Returns!", Launchpad attempts to sabotage the younger actor replacing Jim Starling as his childhood hero Darkwing Duck in the DarkerAndEdgier reboot by breaking in to his trailer (at Jim's request). However, Launchpad ends up bonding with the actor over the extensive Darkwing Duck memorabilia collection in his trailer, including discontinued toys, comics, and a lunchbox, proving the actor is an AscendedFanboy. [[spoiler: This foreshadows the fact that the actor is [[CanonCharacterAllAlong Drake Mallard]], Darkwing Duck's alias in the [[WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck original cartoon]], and was meant to be the real Darkwing Duck of the series all along.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'': Villain [=DNAmy=] has a collection of every Cuddle Buddy (a Toys/BeanieBabies expy with MixAndMatchCritters) ever made, and is former president of the Cuddle Buddy Collectors Club. While Kim geeks out a bit over the collection, having loved the toys as a kid, it doesn't stop her from stopping [=DNAmy=]'s attempts to make real Cuddle Buddies via illegal genetic splicing.
* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/OzzyAndDrix'', the heroes search through Mayor Spryman's geeky opponent's office and find his collection of unopen toys. Drix starts geeking out over one toy he doesn't have.
* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'' had an obsessed collector who eventually got all of the Powerpuff Girls merchandise ever made. His life goal suddenly complete, he decided to collect the girls themselves. Naturally, when the people of Townsville come to the rescue they got him to confess by [[CoolAndUnusualPunishment opening his mint-in package items]].
* On ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' Ned has a massive, secret cache of Music/TheBeatles memorabilia. Anticipated in a ''WesternAnimation/TreehouseOfHorror'' episode where it was The End Of The World:
-->Rev. Lovejoy: Judgement Day is upon us. I warned you the Lord wouldn't stand for your mini dresses and Beatle boots.
-->Flanders: ''[trying to remove a pair of said boots]'' I've resisted these for thirty-five years. Why did I wear them today?
* WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants: [[FatBastard Bubble Bass]]'s bedroom has a wall-to-wall shelf of action figures, he uses an alarm clock with the superhero Mermaid Man on it, and he has boxes full of comic books. He's obsessively concerned with keeping his collection complete and intact, often going into tears if someone messes with his figures.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'':
** In "[[Recap/TheVentureBrosS2E2HateFloats Hate Floats]]", the Monarch, Dr. Venture (forced into an EnemyMine situation), and Henchmen 21 and 24 need to retake the Monarch's cocoon from his other henchmen after a mutiny. 21 claims to have a "weapons stash" in his room, which turns out to be his "Nerd Hoard". It includes a pair of [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Hulk hands]], a ComicBook/CaptainAmerica shield, a ComicBook/{{Magneto}} helmet, a "mint in box" ''[[Film/TheLordOfTheRings Lord of the Rings]]'' replica sword (which 21 refuses to remove from the box despite being the only actual weapon), and a deck of ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'' cards. The Monarch and Dr. Venture are not amused.
** Recurring minor villain Augustus St. Cloud is a RichBitch whose superpower is "[[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney having lots of money]]". He antagonizes ArchEnemy (first unofficially, and later officially after signing up for the [[WeirdTradeUnion Guild of Calamitous Intent]]) Billy Quizboy by outbidding him in online auctions for pop culture memorabilia and acquiring one-of-a-kind items that he keeps in his own personal collection rather [[ItBelongsInAMuseum than places the public can enjoy them]]. A few notable items in the ''massive'' collection include [[Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk The Staff of Ra and the Ark of the Covenant]], [[Series/BuckRogersInTheTwentyFifthCentury Twiki and Dr. Theopolis]], the vintage [[{{Franchise/Batman}} Batmobile]], the puppets from ''Series/MisterRogersNeighborhood'' (which elicits a YouMonster response from Billy when St. Cloud uses Henrietta Pussycat as a shower sponge), and many more.
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* In ''Manga/KissHimNotMe'', Nishina has a huge room entirely filled with shelves of expensive anime figures and merchandise; Kae almost has a heart attack seeing it for the first time and wants to stay in there forever.
* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'': All of Deku's classmates know that he is a massive {{fanboy}} of All Might. When it comes time for the class to move into their dorm rooms, absolutely nobody is surprised to see that he decorated his room with All Might posters and figurines. Deku is still a little embarrassed that he allows himself to show it off though.
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* Seymour from ''ComicBook/GhostWorld'' is a sucker for 1920's jazz and blues and his room is shelved up with a huge record collection, pinup art and historical memorabilia of the era.
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* ''ComicStrip/{{Candorville}}'': [[BlackAndNerdy Lemont]] tells Susan that he's ruined his reputation by accidentally tweeting his "[[InnocentInnuendo junk]]" for all the Internet to see. The "junk" he refers to is his collection of sci-fi knickknacks.
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* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2'' had toy store mogul Al with an immense collection based on "[[ShowWithinAShow Woody's Roundup]]" and was only missing the most valuable piece, the Woody doll. When Woody is stolen from the yard sale he got to see the massive collection and never knew that his show was so popular or that he was from such a large line of toys. He basically geeked out over his own toy line.
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* ''Film/BatmanForever'' had Bruce show Dick his vintage car and motorcycle collection. It was done in an offhand way (suggesting Dick fill up his motorcycle with gas before heading off). It even had a classic geeky exchange "Only ten of these were made!" "I have another one right here."
* The protagonist of ''Film/TheBestOffer'' has as secret room in his apartment filled with priceless paintings of women. He often just sits there for hours, admiring these works of art. [[spoiler:All paintings get stolen in a heist though.]]
* In ''Film/HotFuzz'', Officer Butterman had a massive movie collection, kept in a rather large walk-in closet.
* ''Film/TheLastCastle'': Colonel Winter keeps a collection of military artifacts that he's quite proud of. Recently imprisoned Lt. General Irwin derides it as something no military man who'd seen combat would take pride in, leading to escalating friction between the two soldiers.
* In ''Film/TheRock'', Stanley Goodspeed is a proud Beatlemaniac, going so far as to spend $600 on the original ''Meet The Beatles'' LP.
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* ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'', being about geeks, features plenty of geeky items in [[CowTools the background]].
** When Penny criticized the group for putting so much effort into "junk" (A full-sized prop from ''Film/TheTimeMachine'' blocked the stairway and prevented her from getting to work on time) it depressed Leonard enough to where he wanted to sell his stuff. Later Sheldon calls Penny out for having her own collection of stuffed bears and ''Franchise/HelloKitty'' clothing.
** In an AV Club review of an episode, the reviewer asked if comic collectors really do carefully sort and palm through their comics like the guys were shown doing. The answer was an overwhelming "YES."
* ''Series/BlackMirror'': In [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/BlackMirrorUSSCallister U.S.S. Callister]], Daly has a prized collection of Space Fleet memorabilia. It serves as {{foreshadowing}} for the way he traps his co-workers in a simulation.
* In an early episode of ''Series/BurnNotice'', Fiona is enamored of a gun collection kept by the owner of a home that was being cared for by their client of the week. Another episode showed Michael admiring a similar gun collection held by someone he was trying to con.
* ''Series/{{iCarly}}'' had Carly start seeing a guy who came across with a "[[AllGirlsWantbadBoys Bad Boy]]" persona. She ended up losing interest ''really'' fast (in addition to a DramaQueen freaking out) when she found out he had a Beanie Baby-esque collection. He would go online to buy the "only sold in Asia" stuff and would only allow others to touch them after they wiped their hands with a wet nap. After all the hype surrounding his bad-boy nature, Freddie found it hilarious.
* ''Series/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphia'': In "[[Recap/ItsAlwaysSunnyInPhiladelphiaS02E08TheGangRunsForOffice The Gang Runs For Office]]", Charlie [[ChekhovsGun reveals that he has a large collection]] of ''Franchise/GarbagePailKids'' cards. Later, he is forced to trade it to Frank in exchange for a "smear tape" Frank and Mac made to discredit Dennis, who Charlie was helping to run for comptroller. When the campaign falls apart anyway, Charlie is distraught that he gave them up for, ultimately, nothing.
* In the pilot episode of ''Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle'', Malcolm is forced to go play at Stevie's house, which Malcolm finds incredibly boring until he sees Stevie's enormous comic book collection.
* ''Series/PawnStars'' often have people show their collections of various items to sell, which usually comes with a hefty pawn price reduction because few people want the collection as a whole, so it requires quite a bit of manpower to catalog and sell the items. And then there are the stranger collection like the guy with Sammy Davis Jr's personal VHS tape collection.
* A episode of ''Series/{{Psych}}'' had Shawn and Gus call upon the expertise of a UFO expert and old geekbuddy of theirs, played by Freddie Prinze Jr., who had done a lot in his life to live down being a geek and pretended to be into sports to appease his very attractive wife. He introduced them to his Hacker Cave, filled with memorabilia and they were even clearly playing Halo: Reach before it came out. Eventually his wife walked in on them and he had to confess his geekiness, only to find out she was a big geek too and both were pretending to be something else, leading to a massive Geeky Turn-On.
* ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'':
** Jerry dates a woman who he discovered had a collection of vintage toys and board games. So he "drugs" her at dinner time (with turkey and boxed wine to make her sleepy) and spends the night playing with them. She is, naturally, disturbed when she found out what he did.
** In "The Cigar Store Indian", George's father Frank has a ''TV Guide'' collection. Elaine borrows one to read on the train, loses it, and then a man tracks her down and shows her an art piece he made from it. Frank is very upset.
* In ''Series/ThirtyRock'',
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* In ''VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes'', Travis Touchdown's place is crammed with [[ShowWithinAShow Pure White Lover Bizarre Jelly]] merchandise and luchador masks.
* ''VideoGame/SuperPaperMario'': [[{{Otaku}} Francis']] fortress has several rooms with shelves filled with manga and toys of his favorite shows. Said toys also [[TheCameo reference previous Paper Mario characters]].
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* ''Webcomic/SequentialArt'': Art goes to a Comics Convention in #196 and buys a movie prop SteamPunk DeathRay gun. He holds it aloft, and the other geeky conventioneers KneelBeforeZod. Five strips later, GeniusDitz Scarlet converts it into a ''working model''.
* In ''Webcomic/{{Sunstone}}'', there's a room that Ally won't let her girlfriend Lisa see. When the readers are finally given a peek inside, it's revealed that Ally is a huge ClosetGeek; she has [[Series/DoctorWho TARDIS bedsheets]], a Franchise/TombRaider statue on her desk, and an [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Eye of Mordor]] lamp.
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* ''WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd'': The show is hosted in a room full of retro games, consoles, and video game posters. The show has been filmed in several different rooms throughout its history, but all of them were decorated like that. Ironically, most of that collection initially belonged to the show's co-creator Mike Matei, rather than James Rolfe who plays the eponymous "Nerd".
* All the members of the ''Webvideo/TwoBestFriendsPlay'' Website/YouTube channel have their own collections, especially as a result of their mailbag episodes in early 2014. Matt in particular has a large figurine collection on display.
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* ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' has a long-established SuperTrophySuperRack with items pertaining to his various adventures. In ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'', it shows that he also has a dedicated room to "[[ShowWithinAShow The Grey Ghost]]" TV show he loved as a kid and got to show it to the actor who played The Grey Ghost. The only question remains, why is it in the Batcave rather than the actual Wayne Manor?
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Downtown}}'', Alex and his geek friends all collect action figures. When Jen tells one of the friends that he should get laid, he assumes "Laid" is a rare Star Wars figure. The Geek Out Collection becomes a plot point later in the same episode when Alex realizes he doesn't want to end up being a middle-aged guy still obsessing over toys.
* ''[[WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017 DuckTales (2017)]]'': In "The Duck Knight Returns!", Launchpad attempts to sabotage the younger actor replacing Jim Starling as his childhood hero Darkwing Duck in the DarkerAndEdgier reboot by breaking in to his trailer (at Jim's request). However, Launchpad ends up bonding with the actor over the extensive Darkwing Duck memorabilia collection in his trailer, including discontinued toys, comics, and a lunchbox, proving the actor is an AscendedFanboy. [[spoiler: This foreshadows the fact that the actor is [[CanonCharacterAllAlong Drake Mallard]], Darkwing Duck's alias in the [[WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck original cartoon]], and was meant to be the real Darkwing Duck of the series all along.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'': Villain [=DNAmy=] has a collection of every Cuddle Buddy (a Toys/BeanieBabies expy with MixAndMatchCritters) ever made, and is former president of the Cuddle Buddy Collectors Club. While Kim geeks out a bit over the collection, having loved the toys as a kid, it doesn't stop her from stopping [=DNAmy=]'s attempts to make real Cuddle Buddies via illegal genetic splicing.
* In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/OzzyAndDrix'', the heroes search through Mayor Spryman's geeky opponent's office and find his collection of unopen toys. Drix starts geeking out over one toy he doesn't have.
* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'' had an obsessed collector who eventually got all of the Powerpuff Girls merchandise ever made. His life goal suddenly complete, he decided to collect the girls themselves. Naturally, when the people of Townsville come to the rescue they got him to confess by [[CoolAndUnusualPunishment opening his mint-in package items]].
* On ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' Ned has a massive, secret cache of Music/TheBeatles memorabilia. Anticipated in a ''WesternAnimation/TreehouseOfHorror'' episode where it was The End Of The World:
-->Rev. Lovejoy: Judgement Day is upon us. I warned you the Lord wouldn't stand for your mini dresses and Beatle boots.
-->Flanders: ''[trying to remove a pair of said boots]'' I've resisted these for thirty-five years. Why did I wear them today?
* WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants: [[FatBastard Bubble Bass]]'s bedroom has a wall-to-wall shelf of action figures, he uses an alarm clock with the superhero Mermaid Man on it, and he has boxes full of comic books. He's obsessively concerned with keeping his collection complete and intact, often going into tears if someone messes with his figures.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'':
** In "[[Recap/TheVentureBrosS2E2HateFloats Hate Floats]]", the Monarch, Dr.
** Recurring minor villain Augustus St. Cloud is a RichBitch whose superpower is "[[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney having lots of money]]". He antagonizes ArchEnemy (first unofficially, and later officially after signing up for the [[WeirdTradeUnion Guild of Calamitous Intent]]) Billy Quizboy by outbidding him in online auctions for pop culture memorabilia and acquiring one-of-a-kind items that he keeps in his own personal collection rather [[ItBelongsInAMuseum than places the public can enjoy them]]. A few notable items in the ''massive'' collection include [[Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk The Staff of Ra and the Ark of the Covenant]], [[Series/BuckRogersInTheTwentyFifthCentury Twiki and Dr. Theopolis]], the vintage [[{{Franchise/Batman}} Batmobile]], the puppets from ''Series/MisterRogersNeighborhood'' (which elicits a YouMonster response from Billy when St. Cloud uses Henrietta Pussycat as a shower sponge), and many more.
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[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=5f7hi7aneaf6kb2vpmogx912#edit Nerd Hoard]]
A nerd's prized collection of items from their hobbies/interests.
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[[caption-width-right:500: The Monarch is disappointed to learn that Henchman 21's "weapons stash" is really a Nerd Hoard.]]
->''I got a Dungeon Master's Guide.\\
I got a twelve-sided die.\\
I got Kitty Pryde, and Nightcrawler too.\\
Waiting there for me, yes I do.''
-->--Music/{{Weezer}}, "In The Garage"
A common trait among nerds and geeks is collecting items related to their hobbies/interests and often displaying the collection somewhere in their home. The size, extent, and condition of these prized items can often communicate quite a bit about the collectors themselves - their interests, organizational skills, wealth (most of these collections are [[CrackIsCheaper not cheap]]...), etc. It can also serve to reveal that a character not otherwise seen as nerdy/geeky is in fact a huge ClosetGeek.
A common scenario has the collector showing off their collection, at which point a number of plots can kick off, such as the person accidentally damaging an item (opening a "Mint-In-Box" item thus destroying its value is common), mocking the collector for what they collect, "[[{{Nerdgasm}} geeking out]]" themselves over the collection (which may end up as a GeekyTurnOn in a love interest situation), and many more.
While items from [[StereotypicalNerd Stereotypically Nerdy]] hobbies part of the usual GeekReferencePool (comic books, anime/manga, video games, sci-fi works, collectable cards, etc.) are the most common components of such a hoard, this trope can cover collections of children's toys, girly items, and even more typically "cool" things (cars, weapons, antiques, etc.) as long as the collector in question "[[{{Nerdgasm}} geeks out]]" over having them and/or showing them off.
A HackerCave and PosterGalleryBedroom are common places to see such a collection. A LoonyFan is a common character type to create one of these. Compare/contrast TheCollector, as these collections are typically formed without evil intent. See also CollectorOfTheStrange and KitschCollection, which may be similarly displayed and treasured, but have significantly different makeups. Contrast the PornStash, which is a collection most want to keep hidden.
TruthInTelevision, naturally.
A nerd's prized collection of items from their hobbies/interests.
[[quoteright:500:[[WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nerdhoard.jpg]]]]
[[caption-width-right:500: The Monarch is disappointed to learn that Henchman 21's "weapons stash" is really a Nerd Hoard.]]
->''I got a Dungeon Master's Guide.\\
I got a twelve-sided die.\\
I got Kitty Pryde, and Nightcrawler too.\\
Waiting there for me, yes I do.''
-->--Music/{{Weezer}}, "In The Garage"
A common trait among nerds and geeks is collecting items related to their hobbies/interests and often displaying the collection somewhere in their home. The size, extent, and condition of these prized items can often communicate quite a bit about the collectors themselves - their interests, organizational skills, wealth (most of these collections are [[CrackIsCheaper not cheap]]...), etc. It can also serve to reveal that a character not otherwise seen as nerdy/geeky is in fact a huge ClosetGeek.
A common scenario has the collector showing off their collection, at which point a number of plots can kick off, such as the person accidentally damaging an item (opening a "Mint-In-Box" item thus destroying its value is common), mocking the collector for what they collect, "[[{{Nerdgasm}} geeking out]]" themselves over the collection (which may end up as a GeekyTurnOn in a love interest situation), and many more.
While items from [[StereotypicalNerd Stereotypically Nerdy]] hobbies part of the usual GeekReferencePool (comic books, anime/manga, video games, sci-fi works, collectable cards, etc.) are the most common components of such a hoard, this trope can cover collections of children's toys, girly items, and even more typically "cool" things (cars, weapons, antiques, etc.) as long as the collector in question "[[{{Nerdgasm}} geeks out]]" over having them and/or showing them off.
A HackerCave and PosterGalleryBedroom are common places to see such a collection. A LoonyFan is a common character type to create one of these. Compare/contrast TheCollector, as these collections are typically formed without evil intent. See also CollectorOfTheStrange and KitschCollection, which may be similarly displayed and treasured, but have significantly different makeups. Contrast the PornStash, which is a collection most want to keep hidden.
TruthInTelevision, naturally.
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Anerd's prized collection of items from their hobbies/interests.
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->''I got a Dungeon Master's Guide.\\
I got a twelve-sided die.\\
I got Kitty Pryde, and Nightcrawler too.\\
Waiting there for me, yes I do.''
-->--Music/{{Weezer}}, "In The Garage"
A common trait among nerds and geeks is collecting items related to their hobbies/interests and often displaying the collection somewhere in their home. The size, extent, and condition of these prized items can often communicate quite a bit about the collectors themselves - their interests, organizational skills, wealth (most of these collections are [[CrackIsCheaper not cheap]]...), etc. It can also serve to reveal that acharacter not otherwise seen as nerdy/geeky is in fact a huge ClosetGeek.
A common scenario has the collector showing off their collection, at which point a number of plots can kick off, such as the person accidentally damaging an item (opening a "Mint-In-Box" item thus destroying its value is common), mocking the collector for what they collect, "[[{{Nerdgasm}} geeking out]]" themselves over the collection (which may end up as a GeekyTurnOn in a love interest situation), and many more.
While itemsdoesn't bother concealing ClassifiedInformation from [[StereotypicalNerd Stereotypically Nerdy]] hobbies part of the usual GeekReferencePool (comic books, anime/manga, video games, sci-fi works, collectable cards, etc.) are the most common components of such a hoard, this trope can cover collections of children's toys, girly items, and even more typically "cool" things (cars, weapons, antiques, etc.) as long as the collector in question "[[{{Nerdgasm}} geeks out]]" over having them and/or showing them off.
A HackerCave and PosterGalleryBedroom are common places to see such a collection. A LoonyFan is a common character type to create one of these. Compare/contrast TheCollector, as these collections are typically formed without evil intent. See also CollectorOfTheStrange and KitschCollection, which may be similarly displayed and treasured,those below its clearance level.
-> '''Cpl. Snoopy''': I've tried seaching earlier records, but all of that data is classified. I don't havesignificantly different makeups. Contrast the PornStash, which is a collection most want to keep hidden.
TruthInTelevision, naturally.
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-> '''Gen. Gathers''': I sure as hell do! ''(opens files)''
-> ''Cpl. Snoopy''': So, um, should I not look? Or... ''(covers eyes)'' ''(conversation continues)'' I'm not listening...
-->--''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros'' - "[[Recap/TheVentureBrosS5E7BotSeeksBot Bot Seeks Bot]]''
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[[quoteright:500:[[WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nerdhoard.jpg]]]]
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->''I got a Dungeon Master's Guide.\\
I got a twelve-sided die.\\
I got Kitty Pryde, and Nightcrawler too.\\
Waiting there for me, yes I do.''
-->--Music/{{Weezer}}, "In The Garage"
A common trait among nerds and geeks is collecting items related to their hobbies/interests and often displaying the collection somewhere in their home. The size, extent, and condition of these prized items can often communicate quite a bit about the collectors themselves - their interests, organizational skills, wealth (most of these collections are [[CrackIsCheaper not cheap]]...), etc. It can also serve to reveal that a
A common scenario has the collector showing off their collection, at which point a number of plots can kick off, such as the person accidentally damaging an item (opening a "Mint-In-Box" item thus destroying its value is common), mocking the collector for what they collect, "[[{{Nerdgasm}} geeking out]]" themselves over the collection (which may end up as a GeekyTurnOn in a love interest situation), and many more.
While items
A HackerCave and PosterGalleryBedroom are common places to see such a collection. A LoonyFan is a common character type to create one of these. Compare/contrast TheCollector, as these collections are typically formed without evil intent. See also CollectorOfTheStrange and KitschCollection, which may be similarly displayed and treasured,
-> '''Cpl. Snoopy''': I've tried seaching earlier records, but all of that data is classified. I don't have
TruthInTelevision, naturally.
-> '''Gen. Gathers''': I sure as hell do! ''(opens files)''
-> ''Cpl. Snoopy''': So, um, should I not look? Or... ''(covers eyes)'' ''(conversation continues)'' I'm not listening...
-->--''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros'' - "[[Recap/TheVentureBrosS5E7BotSeeksBot Bot Seeks Bot]]''
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!Common "Nerd Hoard" Sources
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* {{Anime}} and {{Manga}}
* Toys/BeanieBabies
* Music/TheBeatles
* {{Collectible Card Game}}s
** ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering''
* ComicBooks
* Toys/FunkoPop
* Franchise/{{Lego}}
* {{Fantasy}} Literature (and Adaptations)
** ''Literature/HarryPotter''
** ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings''
** ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire''
* {{LARP}} equipment
* ScienceFiction
** ''Series/DoctorWho''
** ''Franchise/StarTrek''
** ''Franchise/StarWars''
* {{Sports}} Memorabilia
* {{Tabletop RPG}}s
** ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''
* VideoGames
* Vintage {{Toys}} and {{Board Games}}
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* {{Anime}} and {{Manga}}
* Toys/BeanieBabies
* Music/TheBeatles
* {{Collectible Card Game}}s
** ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering''
* ComicBooks
* Toys/FunkoPop
* Franchise/{{Lego}}
* {{Fantasy}} Literature (and Adaptations)
** ''Literature/HarryPotter''
** ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings''
** ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire''
* {{LARP}} equipment
* ScienceFiction
** ''Series/DoctorWho''
** ''Franchise/StarTrek''
** ''Franchise/StarWars''
* {{Sports}} Memorabilia
* {{Tabletop RPG}}s
** ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''
* VideoGames
* Vintage {{Toys}} and {{Board Games}}
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%%This is not meant to be an exhaustive list, only to note broad genres and ''extremely'' well-known collection sources for reference. If it isn't a GenrePopularizer or equivalent, don't list it.
* {{Anime}} and {{Manga}}
* Toys/BeanieBabies
* Music/TheBeatles
* {{Collectible Card Game}}s
** ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering''
* ComicBooks
* Toys/FunkoPop
* Franchise/{{Lego}}
* {{Fantasy}} Literature (and Adaptations)
** ''Literature/HarryPotter''
** ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings''
** ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire''
* {{LARP}} equipment
* ScienceFiction
** ''Series/DoctorWho''
** ''Franchise/StarTrek''
** ''Franchise/StarWars''
* {{Sports}} Memorabilia
* {{Tabletop RPG}}s
** ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''
* VideoGames
* Vintage {{Toys}} and {{Board Games}}
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* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory 2'' had toy store mogul Al with an immense collection based on "[[ShowWithinAShow Woody's Roundup]]" and was only missing the most valuable piece, the Woody doll. When Woody is stolen from the yard sale he got to see the massive collection and never knew that his show was so popular or that he was from such a large line of toys. He basically geeked out over his own toy line.
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* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory 2'' ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2'' had toy store mogul Al with an immense collection based on "[[ShowWithinAShow Woody's Roundup]]" and was only missing the most valuable piece, the Woody doll. When Woody is stolen from the yard sale he got to see the massive collection and never knew that his show was so popular or that he was from such a large line of toys. He basically geeked out over his own toy line.
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* In ''Webcomic/{{Sunstone}}'', there's a room that Ally won't let her girlfriend Lisa see. When the readers are finally given a peek inside, it's revealed that Ally is a huge ClosetGeek; she has [[Series/DoctorWho TARDIS bedsheets]], a VideoGame/TombRaider statue on her desk, and an [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Eye of Mordor]] lamp.
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* In ''Webcomic/{{Sunstone}}'', there's a room that Ally won't let her girlfriend Lisa see. When the readers are finally given a peek inside, it's revealed that Ally is a huge ClosetGeek; she has [[Series/DoctorWho TARDIS bedsheets]], a VideoGame/TombRaider Franchise/TombRaider statue on her desk, and an [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Eye of Mordor]] lamp.
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''VideoGame/SuperPaperMario'': [[{{Otaku}} Francis']] fortress has several rooms with shelves filled with manga and toys of his favorite shows. Said toys also [[TheCameo reference previous Paper Mario characters]].
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* ''VideoGame/SuperPaperMario'': [[{{Otaku}} Francis']] fortress has several rooms with shelves filled with manga and toys of his favorite shows. Said toys also [[TheCameo reference previous Paper Mario characters]].
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* ''ComicStrip/Candorville'': [[BlackAndNerdy Lemont]] tells Susan that he's ruined his reputation by accidentally tweeting his "[[InnocentInnuendo junk]]" for all the Internet to see. The "junk" he refers to is his collection of sci-fi knickknacks.
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* ''ComicStrip/Candorville'': ''ComicStrip/{{Candorville}}'': [[BlackAndNerdy Lemont]] tells Susan that he's ruined his reputation by accidentally tweeting his "[[InnocentInnuendo junk]]" for all the Internet to see. The "junk" he refers to is his collection of sci-fi knickknacks.
