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9	->''"They speak in tropes, at sea."''
10	-->-- '''Stephen Maturin''', ''[[Literature/AubreyMaturin H.M.S. Surprise]]''
11
12	Tropes related to oceans and the deep blue sea.
13
14	Because SpaceIsAnOcean, a lot of these tropes also show up in SpaceOpera, or [[TropesInSpace have space-operatic equivalents]].
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16	!!Tropes
17	[[index]]
18	[floatboxright:
19	'''Media category:'''
20	+ SeaStories
21
22	'''Trope categories:'''
23	+ AquaticAnimalTropes
24	+ BeachTropes
25	+ MerTropes
26	+ PirateTropes
27	+ SeaborneAndSubmersibleVehicles
28	+ UnderwaterIndex
29
30	'''UsefulNotes:'''
31	+ Myth/NauticalFolklore
32	+ UsefulNotes/NavalGazing
33	]
34	* AccordionToMostSailors: Sailors tend to play accordions.
35	* AlienSea: The oceans of alien settings are depicted as strange and unusual to emphasize the area's unearthly nature.
36	* ArtisticLicenseShips: Ships and their handling depicted unrealistically for plot expedience.
37	* TheBermudaTriangle: An area of the Atlantic Ocean notable for alleged mysterious goings-on.
38	* BoardingParty: When a group of sailors goes to another ship and tries to take control of it by force.
39	* BornUnderTheSail: A culture whose lifestyle is heavily centered on sailing and the sea.
40	* {{Boundareefs}}: Fence-like, closely-spaced rocks that conveniently bound off the paths you need to take in a game.
41	* BurialAtSea: People being buried by being submerged in the ocean.
42	* TheCabinBoy: A very young sailor who serves as a servant of sorts on a ship.
43	* TheCaptain: The person in charge of a ship, with all the authority, badassery, and coolness that implies.
44	* CaptainNemoCopy: An {{Expy}} of [[Literature/TwentyThousandLeaguesUnderTheSea Captain Nemo]].
45	* CommandingCoolness: Anyone who holds the naval rank of Commander is cool.
46	* CreepyOldFashionedDivingSuit: Old deep-sea diving suits portrayed as uncanny and scary.
47	* CrescentMoonIsland: An island shaped like a crescent moon to show that it's important.
48	* CruiseEpisode: Episodes of a series set on a cruise.
49	* DangerouslyLoadedCargo: Cargo comes loose and endangers the crew.
50	* DavyJones: The folkloric lord of the seafaring afterlife.
51	* DesertedIsland: An island bereft of human settlement.
52	* TheDrunkenSailor: A sailor who's drunk. Since back in the day alcohol was used as a disinfectant for water, and as a tool to improve morale, this was seen as the default kind of sailor.
53	* EldritchOceanAbyss: The depths of the ocean are a frightening, alien place.
54	* EmergencyCargoDump: When you could get to safety if only the ship were a bit lighter and/or faster, so you start dumping things overboard.
55	* FarSideIsland: A small sandy hemisphere home only to a single palm tree and to bedraggled castaways.
56	* FatherNeptune: An old, gritty, experienced sailor.
57	* FloodedFutureWorld: In the future, the world becomes covered by the rising oceans.
58	* FriendlyPirate: Pirates who, [[RapePillageAndBurn despite their usual occupation]] are quite friendly and hospitable.
59	* HelloSailor: The stereotype of sailors who are gay, either by nature or [[SituationalSexuality due to being deprived of the company of women for extended periods of time]].
60	* HornySailors: Those sailors who didn't find company in each other's arms after months at sea are naturally keen to find more feminine company as soon as they get ashore.
61	* TheInternetIsAnOcean: Cyberspace is portrayed like it's an ocean.
62	* IslandBase
63	* IslandOfMystery
64	* IsleOfGiantHorrors: An isolated island home to gigantic monsters.
65	* LighthousePoint
66	* LordOfTheOcean: A Poseidon-like figure who rules over the seas.
67	* LostAtSea
68	* MarriedAtSea
69	* MegaMaelstrom: A giant whirlpool that sucks in the sea and anything on it.
70	* NauticalKnockout
71	* NavalBlockade: A country uses its navy to try to prevent any trade from getting into or out of the ports of an enemy.
72	* NotSoSafeHarbor
73	* ObjectShapedLandmass: A landmass which looks like an object.
74	* OceanAwe
75	* OceanMadness
76	* OceanOfAdventure: The sea portrayed as a place of mystery, wonder and adventure.
77	* OceanPunk
78	* PartingTheSea: A body of water is split apart by some fantastic means.
79	* PerilousPrehistoricSeas: Prehistoric seas are dangerous, whether you're crossing them or you live in it.
80	* {{Pirate}}: Engagers of seaborne larceny and mayhem.
81	* ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything: Pirates who don't actually do any piracy, in order to keep them sympathetic to the audience.
82	* PluckyMiddie
83	* PortTown: a harbor district often host to an [[WretchedHive unsavory or criminal subdistrict]] filled with [[VenturousSmuggler smugglers]], BlackMarket goods, privateers and pirates, thieves and [[TheOldestProfession prostitutes]].
84	* ProngsOfPoseidon: Using a trident as a weapon. Usually associated with sea gods and others with sea association. (Type I)
85	* {{Robinsonade}}: a plot about characters being stranded in the wilderness far away from civilization, such as on a DesertIsland, and forced to live off the land in order to survive. Robinsonade takes its name from the 1719 novel ''Literature/RobinsonCrusoe'' by Daniel Defoe.
86	* RunningTheBlockade: A navy is blockading a port or country, and someone tries to break through the blockade by stealth or evasion.
87	* RuthlessModernPirates
88	* SeadogBeard: Sailors usually have beards.
89	* SeadogPegLeg: Sailors usually have wooden peg legs.
90	* SeaMine: A spherical, studded bomb attached to a chain, which floats in the water and goes boom when approached.
91	* SeaMonster: Giant hungry things that live in the sea.
92	* SemiaquaticSpeciesSailor: Anthropomorphic semiaquatic animals tend to be sailors, pirates, or captains.
93	* ShipwreckStart: A protagonist's story starts when they're stranded somewhere after their shipwreck.
94	* SilentRunningMode: A vessel going silent to avoid detection. Often used by submarines.
95	* SuperSargassoSea: A dimension where lost things are drawn.
96	* SuperstitiousSailors
97	* SymbolicSereneSubmersion
98	* TropicalIslandAdventure
99	* TurtleIsland: Islands which are actually large, living creatures.
100	* VikingFuneral: A dead body is placed on a boat which is pushed out to sea and set on fire.
101	* WaltzOnWater
102	[[/index]]

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