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4''Tropes that are primarily found in dramas, are not restricted to another category, and are not universal to all media.''
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6!!Tropes:
7[[index]]
8[floatboxright:
9'''Main topics:'''
10+ PlayedForDrama
11+ RuleOfDrama
12+ TearJerker
13
14'''Genres:'''
15+ {{Dramedy}}
16+ {{Tragedy}}
17
18'''Other categories:'''
19+ BetrayalTropes
20+ ChewingTheScenery
21+ ConfessionTropes
22+ {{Conflict}}
23+ DeathTropes
24+ DysfunctionalFamilyIndex
25+ EmotionTropes
26+ IHaveYourIndex
27+ IndexToTheRescue
28+ InternalConflictTropes
29+ PriceOfPowerIndex
30+ RejectionIndex
31+ RevengeTropes
32+ ASeriousIndex
33+ SubvertedInnocence
34+ ThisIndexHasHadAHardLife
35+ VictimhoodTropes
36+ ViolenceTropes
37]
38* ABirthdayNotABreak: Today being the person's birthday does not exempt them from peril.
39* AbusiveParents: Fathers and mothers who bully and mistreat their own children.
40* AcheyScars: The scarring of a character hurts physically or emotionally.
41* AchillesHeel: The weakness of a character is exposed.
42* ActionFilmQuietDramaScene: A quiet scene in an action-genre work that gives it substance.
43* ActorRoleConfusion: An actor gets mistaken for the fictional character they portray.
44* AdaptationalAchillesHeel: When a character receives a new weakness or drawback in an adaptation.
45* AintTooProudToBeg: A benevolent character (especially a hero) begs for mercy.
46* AllUpToYou: A character shows his full potential only when a loved one is in trouble.
47* AlwaysMurder: An episode of a series ends with a murder.
48* AlwaysSaveTheGirl
49* AmbiguousSituation
50* {{Anorgasmia}}
51* AntiInterferenceLockUp
52* ArcNumber
53* ArcSymbol
54* ArcWords
55* ArmedAltruism: A character giving their sole weapon to someone they want safe in immediate combat.
56* AsLongAsThereIsOneMan
57* AttemptedRape: A would-be rapist tries to attack someone but ultimately fails.
58* BackstoryHorror
59* BatmanGrabsAGun: A hero resorts to breaking their own rules.
60* BeggarWithASignboard
61* BerserkerTears
62* BestForLast
63* BigNo: Someone screams "NO" in response to seeing a misfortune they really didn't want to happen.
64* BigShutUp: Yelling at a person to shut up.
65* BigWhy
66* BigWordShout: Someone shouts a word for dramatic effect.
67* BigYes
68* BillyNeedsAnOrgan
69* BlackVikings
70* BluntYes
71* {{Blaxploitation}}
72* BoardingSchoolOfHorrors
73* BodyBridge
74* BondBreaker: Someone manages to make close friends distrust each other and drift apart.
75* BravingTheBlizzard
76* BreakingOutTheBoss: A gang of criminals orchestrate a plan to free their imprisoned leader.
77* BreakTheCutie
78* BrokenPedestal: Someone becomes disillusioned toward their favorite hero after learning that their idol isn't exactly as good and noble as they thought they were.
79* CalmBeforeTheStorm: A brief peaceful moment before the action starts.
80* CaperRationalization
81* CaptiveDate
82* CaregiverAngst
83* CasualtyInTheRing
84* CerebusCallBack: It was light-hearted or funny before, but in this situation, it's serious.
85* CerebusRetcon
86* CerebusRollercoaster: A story that keeps shifting from dramatic periods and light-hearted periods.
87* CerebusSyndrome: When the story's tone shifts from being mostly comedic to more dramatic.
88* TheChainOfHarm (usually as a subset of revenge, but it can also be used to show a down-on-their luck family being at the end of this chain)
89* ChainOfPeople
90* ChainsOfLove
91* ChildOfForbiddenLove
92* TheChosenOne
93* ChaosWhileTheyreNotLooking
94* ClimacticElevatorRide
95* ComedicWorkSeriousScene: A dramatic, possibly emotional moment in an otherwise comedic work that gives it depth.
96* ComingOfAgeStory
97* TheCommiesMadeMeDoIt
98* CopeByPretending
99* CPRCleanPrettyReliable
100* CrazyJealousGuy
101* CreepyPhysical
102* CrowdChant
103* CryingAfterSex
104* CuriosityKilledTheCast
105* CutHimselfShaving
106* CycleOfRevenge
107* DangerousTerrain
108* DarkAndTroubledPast: A character experienced great misery or traumatic events when they were younger.
109* DarkerAndEdgier: A work that started out light and humorous is retooled to be more "adult".
110* ADeadlyAffair: An extramarital affair that ends in murder.
111* DeadlyPrank: A prank that results in someone getting killed.
112* DeathIsDramatic
113* DestinationDefenestration: Crashing through a window.
114* DestroyTheAbusiveHome
115* DestroyTheEvidence
116* DestructiveRomance
117* DomesticAbuse: Abusing your spouse.
118* DontLookBack
119* DownerBeginning: The story begins on a tragic note.
120* DownerEnding: The story ends on a tragic note.
121* DownToTheLastPlay
122* DramaBomb
123* DramaBombFinale: The finale of a story is much darker than the parts preceding it.
124* DramaPanes: Someone walks over to a window at the height of drama.
125* DramaQueen: A person who whines about and exaggerates every inconvenience that bothers them.
126* DramaticallyMissingThePoint
127* DramaticAmmoDepletion
128* DramaticChoirNumber
129* DramaticDownstageTurn
130* DramaticDrop
131* DramaticNecklaceRemoval
132* DramaticShattering
133* DramaticSitDown
134* DreamRealityCheck
135* DustbinSchool
136* EmergencyCargoDump
137* EstrangedSoapFamily
138* EverybodyLives: The story ends with no one dying.
139* ExtremelyShortTimespan: The events of the entire story occur in a rather short amount of time.
140* FaceDeathWithDespair: A character death often played for drama.
141* FalseFriend
142* FamilyDisunion
143* FeudingFamilies
144* FingerTwitchingRevival
145* FirstDayFromHell
146* ForcedFromTheirHome
147* ForceFeeding: Forcing people to eat something they don't want to.
148* FreudianExcuse: A dysfunctional character's current behavior is the result of bad things that happened to them in their past.
149* FriendshipFavoritism
150* FriendsTurnedRomanticRivals: Friends start fighting over a shared love interest.
151* FuneralBanishment
152* GainingTheWillToKill
153* {{Gaslighting}}: Emotional manipulation taken to the extreme.
154* {{GASP}}
155* GenerationalTrauma: Conflict arises due to unresolved baggage passed down from generation to generation.
156* GiveHimANormalLife
157* AGlassInTheHand
158* GloryDays
159* GoodDocBadDoc
160* GRatedDrug: An ordinary substance is treated as if it were a drug.
161* GraveMarkingScene
162* GrewASpine
163* GutPunch
164* HangingByTheFingers
165* HatesTheirParent
166* HealthcareMotivation
167* HesBack: A character who's been in a fit of depression snaps out of their funk and gets back in the game.
168* HeroicBSOD
169* HeyLetsPutOnAShow
170* HollywoodHeartAttack
171* HopeSpringsEternal
172* HouseInspection: Inspectors are coming. The house is a mess despite your best efforts.
173* ICanChangeMyBeloved
174* IJustWantToBeNormal: A hero or an extraordinary person wishes that they could have a normal life.
175* IgnoranceIsBliss
176* IgnoredEpiphany: The villain considers redeeming themselves, but decides not to and continues being bad.
177* IWillWaitForYou
178* ImpromptuFortress
179* ImprovisedImprisonment
180* IndianSummer
181* InformedSelfDiagnosis
182* InitiationCeremony
183* TheInspectorIsComing
184* InstantDramaJustAddTracheotomy
185* InstantSedation
186* InverseDialogueDeathRule: A dying, important character gets several lines of {{dialogue}} before kicking it.
187* IronicBirthday
188* ItGetsEasier
189* ItNeverGetsAnyEasier
190* JustifiedCriminal
191* KillTheCutie
192* KirkSummation
193* KnightOfCerebus: An antagonist whose introduction or rise in prominence heralds the story becoming darker in tone.
194* LastSecondChance
195* LeaveYourQuestTest
196* LessonOfTheDaySpeech
197* LibationForTheDead: Pouring a drink onto the ground to honor the deceased.
198* LifeWillKillYou
199* LimitedAdvancementOpportunities
200* LinkedListClueMethodology
201* LiteralCliffhanger
202* LittleNo
203* LonelyPianoPiece
204* LovedINotHonorMore
205* MacGyvering
206* MagicalDefibrillator
207* MamaDidntRaiseNoCriminal
208* MasqueradeBall
209* MaternalDeathBlameTheChild: When a mother dies giving birth, the resulting child is blamed for causing their mother's death.
210* MeaningfulBackgroundEvent
211* MeaningfulFuneral
212* {{Melodrama}}: Dramatic situations depicted through unsubtly exaggerated emotions.
213* MilkingTheGiantCow
214* MoralDilemma
215* MobWar
216* MontageOut
217* MustLetThemGetAway
218* MysteriousParent
219* {{Narm}}: When a dramatic moment intended to be serious turns into accidental comedy instead, due to poor writing and/or acting.
220* NearRapeExperience: Someone has to deal with the aftermath of almost getting raped.
221* NotableNonSequitur
222* NotInMyBackyard
223* OffTheTable
224* OfferingAHand
225* OnlyTheLeadsGetAHappyEnding: The main characters get a happy ending, but the rest of the characters are screwed.
226* OperationGameOfDoom
227* OrphanageOfFear: An orphanage where the orphans are abused and tormented by the people running the place.
228* OstentatiousSecret
229* ParentalFavoritism: The parent has one child they favor over the rest.
230* PenultimateOutburst: After several disturbances, the judge threatens to kick the offender out of the courtroom.
231* PhonyNewscast
232* PickOnSomeoneYourOwnSize
233* PlayerDeathIsDramatic
234* PleaseIWillDoAnything
235* PlethoraOfMistakes
236* PoliceBrutality
237* PoliceBrutalityGambit
238* PoliticallyCorrectHistory: A work taking place in the past ignores or whitewashes aspects of the past that might offend modern audiences.
239* PostSupportRegret: A character has always vouched for their {{Jerkass}} friend against haters, only for them to regret they did when they realize the jerk is just as bad as everyone says they are.
240* PowerAtAPrice
241* ProxyBreakup: Alice wants to break-up with Bob, so she has Cindy do it for her.
242* PullTheTriggerProvocation: A character is wavering over doing something irrevocable when they are suddenly goaded into committing.
243* PresentDayPresentTime
244* PromotionToParent: When the parents for some reason can't take care of their children, the responsibility falls on a relative or legal guardian.
245* PsychicDreamsForEveryone
246* PunchAWall
247* PushoverParents: Parents who are easily manipulated into letting their children have their way.
248* TheQueenWillBeWatching
249* RapeAsBackstory: [[DarkAndTroubledPast A person's past]] involves being sexually abused or assaulted.
250* RapeAsDrama: Someone suffers sexual violence, and it is portrayed completely seriously.
251* RealTime
252* TheReasonISuckSpeech: Someone confesses their own flaws.
253* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Someone goes on a rant where they list another person's flaws.
254* RebuiltPedestal: Someone gets upset upon learning that their idol isn't the flawless hero they assumed them to be but likes them again after their idol redeems themselves or proves that their imperfection does not make them any less noble as their fan assumed them to be.
255* RedSpiderLiliesOfMourning: A flower used to portray a tragic death or loss.
256* RememberedTooLate
257* ReunionVow
258* RevengeIsNotJustice
259* ReverseCerebusSyndrome: A story goes from being really dark to really lighthearted.
260* RewindReplayRepeat
261* RoadsideSurgery
262* RooftopConfrontation
263* RunawayTrain
264* SadisticChoice
265* SarcasticClapping
266* SelfHarm
267* SelfHarmInducedSuperpower: Causing self-damage activates this type of power.
268* SeriousWorkComedicScene: A comedic moment in an otherwise dramatic work that gives it some levity.
269* ShooOutTheClowns
270* ShotToTheHeart
271* ShowerOfAngst
272* SlowNo
273* SmallTownBigHell
274* SmokingGunControl
275* SoapOperaDisease
276* {{Soaperizing}}
277* SoapOperaRapidAgingSyndrome: A character becomes older between appearances with no explanation.
278* SorrowfulStutter
279* TheStoolPigeon
280* StrangerInAFamiliarLand: The hero finally returns home, but the place has changed so much that it's no longer the place it was before the hero left.
281* StrikeMeDown
282* SuddenDownerEnding: A dark, depressing ending to an otherwise upbeat work.
283* SugaryMalice
284* SuspiciousMissedMessages: If a person hasn't replied to phone calls, emails or letters in a while, it's a sure sign that something is off.
285* TakeBackYourGift
286* TakeMyHand
287* TalkingTheMonsterToDeath
288* TarnishingTheirOwnBeauty
289* TearsOfFear
290* TeenDrama
291* TeensAreMonsters
292* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Teammates who openly dislike each other.
293* TelevisuallyTransmittedDisease
294* TheseHandsHaveKilled: A person gets upset at the realization that they just killed someone.
295* ThingsGetReal
296* ThirdActMisunderstanding
297* ThisIsMySide
298* TimmyInAWell
299* ToiletSeatDivorce: A couple divorce over something trivial.
300* TooDesperateToBePicky
301* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth
302* TooUpsetToCreate
303* ATragedyOfImpulsiveness: When an unfortunate outcome befalls a character because they acted on their emotions without considering the ramifications of their actions.
304* TheTragicRose
305* TraumaSwing
306* TroubledFetalPosition
307* TwistedChristmas
308* UnableToCry
309* UnconfessedUnemployment
310* UnderestimatingBadassery
311* UnexpectedlyDarkEpisode: An unusually dark episode of a light-hearted series.
312* VerySpecialEpisode: An unusual episode in a light-entertainment series that suddenly tackles a serious issue, such as drugs, alcohol or gangs.
313* VigilanteInjustice: Vigilantes are problematic because they interfere with investigations and can kill innocent people.
314* WakingUpElsewhere
315* WarIsHell: Warfare and violence are inherently emotionally-distressful experiences for most people.
316* WartsAndAll
317* WeCanRuleTogether: The villain tries to make the offer that the hero can join them in their conquest.
318* WeDoNotKnowEachOther
319* WeUsedToBeFriends
320* WhereDidWeGoWrong
321* WhyDidYouMakeMeHitYou
322* WithGreatPowerComesGreatResponsibility
323* WitnessProtection
324* TheWoobie
325* WoundThatWillNotHeal
326* WoundedGazelleGambit: Manipulating people by tricking them into thinking the other guy hurt you.
327* WoundedGazelleWarcry
328* YouDidntAsk
329* YouExclamation
330* YouShouldHaveDiedInstead: Someone wishes a person they hate had died instead of a lost loved one.
331[[/index]]

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