1 | %% |
2 | %% Image selected per Image Pickin' thread: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=16801283670.77525100 |
3 | %% Please do not replace or remove without starting a new thread. |
4 | %% |
5 | [[quoteright:350:[[VideoGame/{{STALKER}} https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/stalkerradioactive.png]]]] |
6 | [[caption-width-right:350:Always be ready to deal with the fallout.]] |
7 | %% |
8 | %% Caption selected per above thread. Please don't change or remove without approval from here: |
9 | %%https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=1404492079030138900 |
10 | %% |
11 | ->''"Whoa-oh, whoa\ |
12 | I'm radioactive, radioactive"'' |
13 | -->-- '''Music/ImagineDragons''', "Radioactive" |
14 | |
15 | This index lists tropes about radiation (usually of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ionizing_radiation ionizing variety]]), its applications, and its consequences. |
16 | |
17 | For tropes about radioactive weapons, see AtomicHate and RangedEnergyAttackTropes. See also UsefulNotes/{{Energy}}. |
18 | |
19 | !!Specifically about radiation: |
20 | |
21 | [floatboxright: |
22 | '''Related:''' |
23 | + HeatIndex |
24 | + {{Heliotropes}} |
25 | + MetallicTropes |
26 | + {{Power}} |
27 | + RangedEnergyAttackTropes |
28 | + {{Superweapon}} |
29 | + TechnologicalTropes |
30 | + ThisIndexGlows |
31 | + ThisIndexIsOnFire |
32 | + ToxicTropes |
33 | + TransformationCauses |
34 | + TropesThatGoBoom |
35 | ] |
36 | |
37 | [[index]] |
38 | |
39 | [floatboxright: |
40 | '''Categories:''' |
41 | + AtomicHate |
42 | ] |
43 | |
44 | [floatboxright: |
45 | '''Useful Notes:''' |
46 | + UsefulNotes/{{Chernobyl}} |
47 | ] |
48 | |
49 | * ArtisticLicenseNuclearPhysics -- Covers most ArtisticLicense examples having to do with radiation. |
50 | ** GoingCritical -- Nuclear meltdown = explosion. |
51 | ** InstantCooldown -- Nuclear reactors/bombs return immediately to normal conditions once explosion is averted. |
52 | * DirtyBomb -- A non-nuclear weapon is laced with radiation. |
53 | * {{EMP}} -- A weapon which uses ionizing radiation to disable electronics. |
54 | * FantasticRadiationShielding -- A fictional means of deflecting radiation. |
55 | ** AntiRadiationDrug -- A fictional means of curing someone exposed to radiation. |
56 | * FastKillingRadiation: Nuclear radiation killing people faster than what is possible in real life. |
57 | * HiroshimaAsAUnitOfMeasure -- Radiation levels are typically compared to those released by the [[UsefulNotes/AtomicBombingsOfHiroshimaAndNagasaki bomb dropped on Hiroshima]]. (Also covers other comparisons.) |
58 | * NuclearMutant -- Radiation creates monsters. |
59 | * NuclearNullifier -- A new development removes nuclear deterrence as an option. |
60 | * RadiationImmuneMutants -- Once you've been exposed to enough radiation, it can't hurt you anymore. |
61 | * RadiationInducedSuperpowers -- Radiation gives you superhuman abilities. |
62 | * SicklyGreenGlow -- Radioactive materials glow green. |
63 | * {{Transmutation}}: The conversion of one chemical element or an isotope into another chemical element. |
64 | |
65 | !!Often associated with radiation: |
66 | * AppliedPhlebotinum -- Radiation is a common choice of technical-sounding phlebotinum. |
67 | ** PhlebotinumDuJour -- A particularly popular choice in the '50s and '60s, as well as immediately after its discovery in the late 1800s. |
68 | ** ToxicPhlebotinum -- As in real life, it's often dangerous as well as useful. |
69 | * AtomicSuperpower: Characters possess the ability to generate and control radiation. |
70 | * ContainmentClothing -- A radioactive character wears gear to protect others. |
71 | * ContaminationSituation -- Radiation exposure leads to CharacterDevelopment. |
72 | * DecontaminationChamber -- A checkpoint room sometimes used for eliminating radioactive contamination. |
73 | * FalloutShelterFail -- A bunker (often) intended to keep out radiation . . . doesn't. |
74 | * FantasyMetals -- Fictional metals are sometimes radioactive. |
75 | * PostApocalypticGasMask -- Gas masks are frequently worn in radioactive post-apocalyptic landscapes. |
76 | * GreenRocks -- The effects of radiation are often inconsistent within a work. |
77 | * HarmfulToTouch -- Touching a radioactive object will hurt you. |
78 | * HazmatSuit -- Ominous-looking protective garb frequently worn when radiation is about. |
79 | * {{Kaiju}} -- Giant, destructive monsters that are very commonly created or empowered by radiation. |
80 | * KryptoniteFactor -- Superpower-defeating materials (including the {{Trope Namer|s}}) are frequently radioactive. |
81 | * MadeOfExplodium -- Radioactive = prone to combust with no provocation. |
82 | * MutagenicGoo -- Radioactive ooze that can instantly mutate whatever it touches. |
83 | * PhlebotinumHandlingEquipment -- Equipment designed to safely handle dangerous (sometimes radioactive) materials. |
84 | * PoisonousPerson -- People who have been exposed to high levels of radiation are often portrayed as becoming radioactive themselves. |
85 | * PollutedWasteland -- Radiation is often one of the dangers in these landscapes. |
86 | * PoweredArmor -- Some powered armor suits use radiation. |
87 | * PowerSource -- As in real life, radioactivity in fiction is often used to generate power. |
88 | ** PerilousPowerSource -- It is also portrayed as a dangerous phenomenon. |
89 | * SensorSuspense -- Since radiation is usually invisible, the sound of a Geiger counter or similar instrument is frequently used to indicate its presence. |
90 | * SterilityPlague -- Radiation is known to interfere with reproduction in real animals, and it is sometimes the cause of these in fiction. |
91 | * SuperpowerMeltdown -- When someone loses control of their powers, the equivalent of a nuclear explosion results. |
92 | * ToxicInc -- A company that dumps large amount of radioactive waste. |
93 | * WalkingWasteland -- Someone who is radioactive might have the ability to destroy anything they touch. |
94 | [[/index]] |
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/context.php
FollowingContext Main / RadioactiveTropes
Go To
- Show Spoilers
- Night Vision
- Sticky Header
- Wide Load