1 | ->''Hello''\ |
2 | ''Is it me you're looking for?'' |
3 | -->-- '''Music/LionelRichie''' |
4 | |
5 | How characters are introduced in stories. |
6 | |
7 | See also JustForFun/HowToGatherCharacters. Compare BeginningTropes. |
8 | |
9 | The entrance might also fit an IndexMakingAnEntrance trope. |
10 | ---- |
11 | !!Tropes: |
12 | [[index]] |
13 | |
14 | * EleventhHourRanger: Someone who is not already an established character joins the heroes right in time for the final battle. |
15 | * AttackHello: Physically attacking someone (in a friendly way!) as a means of greeting. |
16 | * AvengersAssemble: The DreamTeam is called to assemble, and after a sequence of them all getting "the call", it concludes with them all together. |
17 | * BackstoryInvader: A new character alters the other characters' memories, or reality itself, so that they have always been part of the story. |
18 | * BaitAndSwitchCharacterIntro: A character's introduction changes half-way through to reveal something different than what they were first portrayed as. |
19 | * BigDamnHeroes: The cavalry appears just in dramatic time. |
20 | * BigEntrance: Entering a place in the biggest, loudest, and flashiest way imaginable. |
21 | * BitchAlert: Within .2 seconds of her entrance, you know she's going to be trouble. |
22 | * ClickHello: The click of a gun behind their head lets a character know they've got company. |
23 | * CliqueTour: A quick rundown of the groups involved in the setting. |
24 | * ComeWithMeIfYouWantToLive: They don't know each other well ''at all'', but it's either one character goes with another, or they die. |
25 | * CrashIntoHello: Friends or love interests meet by literally crashing into each other. |
26 | * DayInTheLifeTitles: The title sequence shows the main characters going out and about in their everyday lives. |
27 | * DebutQueue: Before the actual plot begins, a story's first couple chapters or episodes focuses on introducing and establishing characters. |
28 | * DelayedNarratorIntroduction: The narrator is presented as just that at first, only to later be revealed as an actual character in the story. |
29 | * DramatisPersonae: The characters appearing in a work are listed (and maybe described) at the beginning or end. |
30 | * DroolHello: "Ew, what's this wet stuff dripping on m--[[OhCrap Oh.]]" |
31 | * DynamicEntry: A previously unseen character appears via attacking an enemy in a showy fashion. |
32 | * EarlyBirdCameo: A character who has a larger role in the story later on has a brief appearance earlier, without much attention drawn to them. |
33 | * EmergingFromTheShadows: Someone's face or body is completely masked in shadow until they dramatically reveal themselves. |
34 | * EstablishingCharacterMoment: When a character is introduced in a work, there is a scene--or even as small as a moment--that lets the audience know what kind of character they're going to be. |
35 | * EstablishingTeamShot |
36 | * EveryoneMeetsEveryone: The main cast meets one another one by one. Some of them may already be acquainted, but it doubles to let the audience get to know them. |
37 | * FallingIntoThePlot: The protagonist falls from the sky at the start of a work. |
38 | * FeetFirstIntroduction: The first thing you see of them is one or both of their feet, and then the camera goes up and up and up until you can see their face. |
39 | * ForgottenFirstMeeting: Two characters have already met, but one or both of them doesn't remember it. |
40 | * HeroLookingForGroup: TheHeroine actively seeks teammates to accompany her in her mission. |
41 | * IncomingHam: A character's first, single line lets the audience know that they're going to [[ChewingTheScenery chew up every bit of the scenery.]] |
42 | * IntroductionByHookup: Two people hook up in a one-night stand. No biggie, right? No strings attached... until they meet again, sometime later, under new context. |
43 | * IntroductoryOpeningCredits: Opening credits with the characters and their names. |
44 | * IntroDump: Main characters, and just about everything to know about them, are shown right at the very beginning of the work. |
45 | * KickTheDog: Villains are often introduced doing something cruel to others. |
46 | ** PetTheDog: Conversely, heroes and other more sympathetic sorts will often get a scene where they do something good or nice for someone. |
47 | * LastEpisodeNewCharacter: It's the final chapter, but that doesn't stop this character from making their debut. |
48 | * MeetCute: When two characters meet in a way that is awkward and/or embarrassing--but also adorable, because the two will end up as love interests. |
49 | * MeetTheInLaws: One of the most serious steps in a relationship--meeting your future in-laws. |
50 | * AMinorKidroduction: A work begins with a brief scene of the protagonist as a child. |
51 | * MorningRoutine: Introducing a character by showing what they do every morning. |
52 | * MysteriousStranger (a subversion): A character whose motivations, alliance, and even their name and appearance are completely hidden from the audience when they appear. |
53 | * NakedOnArrival: The character's first scene, and they don't have a stitch of clothing on them. |
54 | * PreMeeting: A character is introduced by meeting the main character before meeting the other characters. |
55 | * PursuedProtagonist: The protagonist is introduced as they are being chased down by dangerous enemies. |
56 | * PuttingTheBandBackTogether: A team which had previously (and permanently, it seemed) disbanded rallies together once more. |
57 | * ReestablishingCharacterMoment: Establishing an existing character after/before we saw them last. |
58 | * RememberTheNewGuy: They have never appeared in the work before, or have even been ''mentioned'', but characters still act like they've always been there. |
59 | * RescueIntroduction: The first appearance of a character has them being rescued by the protagonists. |
60 | * RetiredBadassRoundup: A band of {{Retired Badass}}es are being reunited. |
61 | * SchoolForcedUsTogether: A group of people is brought together by the school system. |
62 | * SecondEpisodeIntroduction: Putting everything needed in a series' pilot episode can be tricky. Thus, a character who ''is'' important but simply couldn't fit into the premiere debuts in the second episode. |
63 | * ThemeTuneRollCall: The theme song of a series has one or two lines devoted to each character and their role. |
64 | * TogetherWeAreX: Members of an {{ensemble|s}} introduce themselves first individually and then as a team. |
65 | * TwangHello: A scene is interrupted by an arrow zipping through the air and striking something with a ''twang''. Five seconds later, company has arrived. |
66 | * WelcomeEpisode: A typical pilot episode for a series, in which the main character joins a previously established group and gets acquainted with them. |
67 | * TheWorfEffect: To establish just how dangerous the new threat is, they completely floor the strongest character. |
68 | * YouAllMeetInACell: Characters meet while they're all captive, and learn why they were taken captive in the first place while they escape. |
69 | * YouAllMeetInAnInn: Everyone meets when they're at the same inn or bar. |
70 | [[/index]] |
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