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1	Here are tropes pertaining to things, ideas or customs that are perceived as traditional, old-fashioned or outdated.
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3	!!Index
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5	* AppealToTradition: A flawed argument based on the premise that something is good as long as it's traditional.
6	* ArchaicWeaponForAnAdvancedAge: Weapons that should be obsoleted by the setting's technology prove not to be.
7	* EvilLuddite: A villain who believes that new technology is evil.
8	* EvilReactionary: A villain whose goal is to remodel the world based on their old-fashioned beliefs and/or interests.
9	* FamilyValuesVillain: A villain who believes in traditional family values.
10	* FanOfThePast: Characters in the future have a fondness for the things of the past.
11	* GoodIsOldFashioned: When cynical characters hold the attitude that codes of honor are outdated.
12	* GoodOldWays: Good-hearted characters behave in old-fashioned ways.
13	* HandmadeIsBetter: Items made traditionally by hand are treated as better than mass-produced, machine-made ones.
14	* LuddWasRight: Making things the old-fashioned way is the best way.
15	* NewMediaAreEvil: When "modern" media is seen as untrustworthy.
16	* NewTechnologyIsEvil: When new technology is considered bad.
17	* NostalgiaFilter: A character believes that the things from the past are automatically better than things from the present.
18	* OlderIsBetter: Things built in ages past are better than modern stuff.
19	* OldMagic: A system of FunctionalMagic that has been mostly or entirely replaced by a newer system of magic.
20	* OldMediaAreEvil: Where "traditional" media is seen as untrustworthy.
21	* OldSchoolChivalry: A male character adheres to traditional expectations of how men should behave toward women.
22	* OutdatedHeroVsImprovedSociety: A hero's ideals is considered outdated by a modern society.
23	* OutdatedName: A name that was commonplace when a work premieres becomes less popular over time to the point where it seems anachronistic on the character.
24	* OutdatedOutfit: A character wears an outfit that is considered out-of-date.
25	* ParentsAreWrong: Parents learn AnAesop that their traditional way of thinking is flawed.
26	* ReviveTheAncientCustom: A character brings back old laws and customs.
27	* TheyDontMakeThemLikeTheyUsedTo: A character prefers the more durable aspects of older designs over the more complex and fragile newer designs.
28	* WhenIWasYourAge: A character of an older generation criticizes the modern generation for not having the standards they have.
29	* YourTraditionIsNotMine: The character is opposed to the traditions of their family, clan, or organization.
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