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| 4 | [[index]] |
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| 9 | * TacticalSuperweaponUnit [[note]]While such a thing was attempted, it was felt that the trope attracted shoehorning of real-life examples with all sorts of wonderful toys that either never actually left the drawing board, or quickly became obsolete.[[/note]] |
| 10 | * TakeThatScrappy[[note]]Attracts complaining.[[/note]] |
| 11 | * TakeThisJobAndShoveIt[[note]]Too Common. Also attracted vague anecdotes.[[/note]] |
| 12 | * TakesOneToKillOne[[note]]In the real world, while some artillery and such is highly effective in a MirrorMatch, nothing can ''only'' be destroyed by something of its own type.[[/note]] |
| 13 | * TakeOverTheWorld[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]] |
| 14 | * TakeThat[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]] |
| 15 | * TakingAdvantageOfGenerosity[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]] |
| 16 | * TheTalk[[note]]Sexuality trope, too common.[[/note]] |
| 17 | * TalkativeLoon[[note]]Gossip, a stereotype of the mentally ill[[/note]] |
| 18 | * TalkingAnimal[[note]]Attracted misuse.[[/note]] |
| 19 | * TalkingPoo[[note]]Bodily waste doesn't have the parts or intelligence to make this possible.[[/note]] |
| 20 | * TanksForNothing [[note]]Tanks are effective in real life, most of the time.[[/note]] |
| 21 | * TaremeEyes[[note]]Characterization based on appearance.[[/note]] |
| 22 | * TattooedCrook[[note]]A stereotype, morality.[[/note]] |
| 23 | * TautologicalTemplar[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]] |
| 24 | * TeacherStudentRomance[[note]]Gossip, too common, often rape related.[[/note]] |
| 25 | * TeachersUnfavoriteStudent[[note]]Attracted complaining about [[SadistTeacher SadistTeachers]].[[/note]] |
| 26 | * TeamBasedTournament[[note]]Too common.[[/note]] |
| 27 | * TeamPet[[note]]Too common.[[/note]] |
| 28 | * TeamRocketWins[[note]]A narrative trope.[[/note]] |
| 29 | * TearJerker[[note]]Abiding by the wiki's "[[SugarWiki/SweetExists gushing]] is preferable over complaining" mantra, a page of everything in real life that evokes a negative emotion isn't a good idea. Also too subjective, as one person's tragic tear jerker doesn't bother someone else at all.[[/note]] |
| 30 | * TheTease[[note]]Sexuality trope.[[/note]] |
| 31 | * TechnicalVirgin[[note]]Sexuality trope.[[/note]] |
| 32 | * TeenHater[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]] |
| 33 | * TeenagePregnancy[[note]]Gossip, sex related (and often statutory rape related).[[/note]] |
| 34 | * TeenageWasteland [[note]]There hasn't been a long-term society in which there are no adults.[[/note]] |
| 35 | * TeensAreMonsters[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]] |
| 36 | * TeenyWeenie[[note]]Sexuality trope.[[/note]] |
| 37 | * TeethClenchedTeamwork[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]] |
| 38 | * TheTeetotaler[[note]]Too common.[[/note]] |
| 39 | * TemporarilyAVillain[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]] |
| 40 | * TestosteronePoisoning [[note]]This trope is specifically about highly exaggerated “manliness” that doesn’t appear in the real world.[[/note]] |
| 41 | * TerrorHero[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]] |
| 42 | * TerroristsWithoutACause[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]] |
| 43 | * TheoryTunnelvision[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]] |
| 44 | * ThanksForTheMammary[[note]]Sexuality trope.[[/note]] |
| 45 | * ThatOnePlayer[[note]]Too common.[[/note]] |
| 46 | * TheirFirstTime[[note]]Sex trope.[[/note]] |
| 47 | * TheissTitillationTheory[[note]]Sex-related, attracted NSFW links and one-handed typing.[[/note]] |
| 48 | * ThenLetMeBeEvil[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]] |
| 49 | * TheoryOfNarrativeCausality[[note]]A narrative trope.[[/note]] |
| 50 | * ThereAreNoGoodExecutives[[note]]Morality trope, attracted lots of complaining.[[/note]] |
| 51 | * ThereShouldBeALaw[[note]]Attracted ROCEJ violations.[[/note]] |
| 52 | * TheseGlovesAreMadeForKillin[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]] |
| 53 | * TheyChangedItNowItSucks[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]] |
| 54 | * TheyKilledKennyAgain [[note]]You die only once. The only exception is if a person legally "dies" briefly and is revived, but that is not something that can occur more than once. Hopefully.[[/note]] |
| 55 | * TheyLookJustLikeEveryoneElse[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]] |
| 56 | * TheyWouldCutYouUp [[note]]Should be only for superhumans or supernatural beings afraid of being cut up by the Men In Black, not normal people.[[/note]] |
| 57 | * ThinkUnsexyThoughts[[note]]Sexuality trope.[[/note]] |
| 58 | * ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman [[note]]Requires superpowers to exist.[[/note]] |
| 59 | * ThisLoserIsYou[[note]]A narrative trope, and induces controversy.[[/note]] |
| 60 | * ThoseWackyNazis[[note]]Calling people Nazis apropos of nothing is not a good idea, [[ShapedLikeItself and listing the historical Nazi Party or its direct offshoots would be redundant.]][[/note]] |
| 61 | * ThreeWaySex[[note]]Sex trope.[[/note]] |
| 62 | * AThreesomeIsHot[[note]]Sexuality trope.[[/note]] |
| 63 | * ThrowAwayCountry[[note]]No real country was designed to be destroyed.[[/note]] |
| 64 | * ThugDojo[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]] |
| 65 | * TimeTravel [[note]]While time travel is not definitively ruled out in real life, any Real Life examples are already covered by certain subtropes.[[/note]] |
| 66 | * TimeTravelTenseTrouble[[note]]As far as we know, time travel isn't a real thing. How we'll discuss time travel is a bridge we'll cross when and if we get there.[[/note]] |
| 67 | * TimeyWimeyBall [[note]]While time travel is not definitively ruled out in real life, any Real Life examples are already covered by certain subtropes.[[/note]] |
| 68 | * TinyGuyHugeGirl[[note]]Too common, and characterization based on appearance.[[/note]] |
| 69 | * TinySchoolboy[[note]]Too common.[[/note]] |
| 70 | * ToBeContinued[[note]]Requires there to be "episodes" of some sort that this stock phrase can end, and of course there are no "episodes".[[/note]] |
| 71 | * ToThePain[[note]]A torture trope.[[/note]] |
| 72 | * TokenEnemyMinority[[note]]"Token" tropes are related to Doylist reasons for adding characters, and are thus Narrative.[[/note]] |
| 73 | * TokenEvilTeammate[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]] |
| 74 | * TokenGoodCop [[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]] |
| 75 | * TokenGoodTeammate[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]] |
| 76 | * TokenHuman[[note]]Non-human anthropomorphic creatures don’t exist.[[/note]] |
| 77 | * TokenLesbian[[note]]"Token" tropes are related to Doylist reasons for adding characters, and are thus Narrative.[[/note]] |
| 78 | * TokenMinority[[note]]"Token" tropes are related to Doylist reasons for adding characters, and are thus Narrative.[[/note]] |
| 79 | * TokenMinorityCouple[[note]]"Token" tropes are related to Doylist reasons for adding characters, and are thus Narrative.[[/note]] |
| 80 | * TokenNonHuman[[note]]Non-human anthropomorphic creatures don’t exist.[[/note]] |
| 81 | * TokenReligiousTeammate[[note]]"Token" tropes are related to Doylist reasons for adding characters, and are thus Narrative.[[/note]] |
| 82 | * TokenTrio[[note]]"Token" tropes are related to Doylist reasons for adding characters, and are thus Narrative.[[/note]] |
| 83 | * TokenWhite[[note]]"Token" tropes are related to Doylist reasons for adding characters, and are thus Narrative.[[/note]] |
| 84 | * TokenWholesome[[note]]"Token" tropes are related to Doylist reasons for adding characters, and are thus Narrative.[[/note]] |
| 85 | * TomTheDarkLord[[note]]Morality, also a characterization trope; it's expected that people in real life would have typical names.[[/note]] |
| 86 | * TomboyishName[[note]]Too common, also attracted misuse - the trope requires the woman with the tomboyish name to actually ''be'' a tomboy, it's not just for any woman with a masculine name.[[/note]] |
| 87 | * TomeOfEldritchLore[[note]]No real book contains real magic. The trope also attracted misuse, such as urban legends - no, Literature/TheCatcherInTheRye is ''not'' a "Tome of Eldritch Lore", guys.[[/note]] |
| 88 | * TooBleakStoppedCaring[[note]]Attracted complaining.[[/note]] |
| 89 | * TooCoolToLive[[note]]Impossible in real life, and requires a narrative to portray them as cool.[[/note]] |
| 90 | * TooDumbToFool[[note]]It's unkind to call people dumb.[[/note]] |
| 91 | * TooDumbToLive[[note]]Too common, and attracted victim blaming.[[/note]] |
| 92 | * TookALevelInJerkass[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]] |
| 93 | * TooKinkyToTorture[[note]]Sex-related, torture-related.[[/note]] |
| 94 | * TooMuchInformation[[note]]Too common, attracted poor examples.[[/note]] |
| 95 | * TooSpicyForYogSothoth [[note]]This trope is about a monster, like an Eldritch Abomination, not wanting to eat humans. For a similar trope about general non-human animals not wanting to eat humans, see HumansAreSmelly.[[/note]] |
| 96 | * ToothFairy[[note]]Tooth fairies aren't real. Examples from folklore belong in the Folklore folder.[[/note]] |
| 97 | * TopHeavyGuy [[note]]It relies on a physically impossible caricatured body shape.[[/note]] |
| 98 | * TortureTechnician[[note]]Too controversial, too common[[/note]] |
| 99 | * TotalitarianUtilitarian[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]] |
| 100 | * TownGirls[[note]]A group characterization trope.[[/note]] |
| 101 | * TownWithADarkSecret[[note]]Attracted misuse, "Something bad happened in this town once" is not this trope, especially if the town doesn't make attempts to cover it up.[[/note]] |
| 102 | * ToxicPhlebotinum[[note]]Phlebotinum tropes are Narrative.[[/note]] |
| 103 | * TradeYourPassionForGlory[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]] |
| 104 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood[[note]]Too common.[[/note]] |
| 105 | * TragicBigot[[note]]Morality trope, and too controversial as it attempts to humanize bigots.[[/note]] |
| 106 | * TrampolineTummy[[note]]Real anatomy doesn't work like this. If you jump on someone's belly, you'll just possibly damage their organs.[[/note]] |
| 107 | * TransAudienceInterpretation[[note]]Sexuality related, Gossip, and a YMMV Audience Interpretation trope - it's okay when the fandom of a fictional work often interprets a fictional character as trans, but to apply this trope to a real person would be not respecting their gender identity.[[/note]] |
| 108 | * TransChaser[[note]]Sexuality trope[[/note]] |
| 109 | * TransEqualsGay[[note]]Sexuality trope.[[/note]] |
| 110 | * TransEqualsHypersexual[[note]]Sexuality trope[[/note]] |
| 111 | * TransparentCloset[[note]]Sexuality trope.[[/note]] |
| 112 | * TransTribulations[[note]]Too common and gossip.[[/note]] |
| 113 | * TrappedInAnotherWorld[[note]]Although it’s possible to be trapped in a place that you’re not from, this trope requires other dimensions and they don’t exist.[[/note]] |
| 114 | * TrappedInVillainy[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]] |
| 115 | * TrashyTrailerHome[[note]]Gossip.[[/note]] |
| 116 | * TraumaButton[[note]]Anything and everything can be somebody's trigger.[[/note]] |
| 117 | * TreacheryCoverUp[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]] |
| 118 | * TrojanGauntlet[[note]]Sexuality trope.[[/note]] |
| 119 | * {{Troll}}[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]] |
| 120 | * {{Troperiffic}}[[note]]"Troperiffic" relates to how many tropes are used in a Narrative.[[/note]] |
| 121 | * TrophyChild[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]] |
| 122 | * TrophyWife[[note]]Gossip, and attracted bashing these women/men.[[/note]] |
| 123 | * TroubleFromThePast[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]] |
| 124 | * TroubledAbuser[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]] |
| 125 | * TroubledTeen[[note]]A stock character, and gossip about teens' traumas.[[/note]] |
| 126 | * TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior[[note]]Attracted gossip about children with mental illnesses.[[/note]] |
| 127 | * TrueNeutral[[invoked]][[note]]A Character Alignment trope, which are Morality and Too Controversial.[[/note]] |
| 128 | * {{Tsundere}}[[note]]Characterization, Morality, Too Common.[[/note]] |
| 129 | * TsurimeEyes[[note]]Characterization based on appearance.[[/note]] |
| 130 | * TwinThreesomeFantasy[[note]]Sexuality trope.[[/note]] |
| 131 | * {{Twincest}}[[note]]A Rape, Sexual Assault, and/or Incest trope.[[/note]] |
| 132 | * TwoDecadesBehind[[note]]Attracted complaining about people not being up with the times.[[/note]] |
| 133 | * TwoPersonPoolParty[[note]]Sex trope.[[/note]] |
| 134 | * TwoTimingWithTheBestie[[note]]Gossip, sex related.[[/note]] |
| 135 | * TwoferTokenMinority[[note]]"Token" tropes are related to Doylist reasons for adding characters, and are thus Narrative.[[/note]] |
| 136 | * TykeBomb[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]] |
| 137 | * TyrannicalHomeownersAssociation: [[note]]Real life examples would amount to calling real people evil.[[/note]] |
| 138 | * TyrantTakesTheHelm[[note]]Too controversial, attracted complaining and ROCEJ violations.[[/note]] |
| 139 | * TheTysonZone[[note]]Gossip.[[/note]] |
| 140 | [[/folder]] |
| 141 | |
| 142 | [[folder:U]] |
| 143 | |
| 144 | * UglyAmericanStereotype[[note]]A stereotype.[[/note]] |
| 145 | * UglyCute[[note]]Too subjective.[[/note]] |
| 146 | * UglyGuyHotWife[[note]]Gossip.[[/note]] |
| 147 | * TheUglyGuysHotDaughter[[note]]Gossip.[[/note]] |
| 148 | * TheUnapologetic[[note]]Too common, stereotyping.[[/note]] |
| 149 | * UncannyValley[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]] |
| 150 | * UncannyValleyMakeup[[note]]Attracted gossip about botched cosmetic procedures.[[/note]] |
| 151 | * UnconventionalFoodOrder[[note]]Too common.[[/note]] |
| 152 | * UnderdogsNeverLose[[note]]In the real world, although [[DarkHorseVictory Dark Horse Victories]] do happen, they are not as guaranteed as they are in fiction.[[/note]] |
| 153 | * UnderestimatingBadassery[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]] |
| 154 | * UnexpectedVirgin[[note]]Sexuality trope.[[/note]] |
| 155 | * TheUnfairSex[[note]]Attracted misogynistic complaining and prying too deeply into peoples' private relationships.[[/note]] |
| 156 | * TheUnFavourite[[note]]Gossip.[[/note]] |
| 157 | * TheUnfettered[[note]]Too Common.[[/note]] |
| 158 | * UnfortunateCharacterDesign[[note]]Real people don't have "character designs".[[/note]] |
| 159 | * UnfortunateImplications[[invoked]][[note]]If this trope is considered Flame Bait in ''fiction'', you better believe it's even more Flame Bait when talking about real life.[[/note]] |
| 160 | * UnfortunateNames[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]] |
| 161 | * UngratefulBastard[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]] |
| 162 | * UnholyMatrimony[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]] |
| 163 | * TheUnintelligible[[note]]Too common.[[/note]] |
| 164 | * UnintentionalUncannyValley[[note]]Too subjective.[[/note]] |
| 165 | * UnintentionallyUnsympathetic[[note]]Attracted complaining about people tropers thought were begging for sympathy, or were generally unympathetic.[[/note]] |
| 166 | * UniqueItems[[note]]Too common, and a game mechanics trope.[[/note]] |
| 167 | * UniversallyBelovedLeader [[note]]One reason they say you cannot please everyone is because many people want something different.[[/note]] |
| 168 | * UnmanlySecret[[note]]Too common, gossip.[[/note]] |
| 169 | * UnnecessaryMakeover[[note]]Complaining about people who got cosmetic surgery.[[/note]] |
| 170 | * UnplannedCrossdressing[[note]]Too common.[[/note]] |
| 171 | * UnproblematicProstitution[[note]]Sex-related.[[/note]] |
| 172 | * UnprovokedPervertPayback[[note]]Sex-related.[[/note]] |
| 173 | * UnrealisticBlackHole[[note]]By definition, the only black holes in real life are the realistic ones.[[/note]] |
| 174 | * UnspokenPlanGuarantee[[note]]A narrative trope.[[/note]] |
| 175 | * UnstablePoweredWoman[[note]]Attracted complaining about female politicians that the tropers didn't like, which aside from attracting misogyny, is misuse of the trope.[[/note]] |
| 176 | * UnstoppableRage[[note]]Too common and controversial.[[/note]] |
| 177 | * UnusualEuphemism[[note]]Too common, and frequently sex related.[[/note]] |
| 178 | * UnwantedFalseFaith[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]] |
| 179 | * UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom[[note]]Too controversial, invites calling people stupid.[[/note]] |
| 180 | * UrbanLegendLoveLife[[note]]Sex-related, Gossip.[[/note]] |
| 181 | * UrbanSegregation[[note]]Stereotyping, too common.[[/note]] |
| 182 | * UriahGambit[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]] |
| 183 | * UsedToBeASweetKid[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]] |
| 184 | * UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]] |
| 185 | |
| 186 | [[/folder]] |
| 187 | |
| 188 | [[folder:V]] |
| 189 | |
| 190 | * VaderBreath[[note]]Too common, and the trope is stigmatized due to its association with villains.[[/note]] |
| 191 | * VaginaDentata[[note]]Sex-related, impossible in real life.[[/note]] |
| 192 | * ValuesDissonance[[note]]Too controversial, too common.[[/note]] |
| 193 | * VampiresAreSexGods[[note]]Sex trope, also impossible because vampires.[[/note]] |
| 194 | * VampireVords[[note]]Impossible in real life since vampires don't exist, plus associated with stereotypes of Eastern European accents[[/note]] |
| 195 | * VanityIsFeminine[[note]]A stereotype.[[/note]] |
| 196 | * VaporWear[[note]]Attracted NSFW (or at least risque) weblinks.[[/note]] |
| 197 | * VegetarianVampire [[note]]Once again, vampires don't exist. Sorry, [[VampireVannabe Vampire Vannabes]].[[/note]] |
| 198 | * ViceCity[[note]]Too Controversial. Also Characterization - No real city was built to be a den of crime, and basically all cities have good and bad neighborhoods anyway.[[/note]] |
| 199 | * VictoriasSecretCompartment[[note]]Too common, attracted sexy weblinks[[/note]] |
| 200 | * ViewerPronunciationConfusion[[note]]Too common.[[/note]] |
| 201 | * VileVillainSaccharineShow[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]] |
| 202 | * VillainBall[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]] |
| 203 | * VillainDecay[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]] |
| 204 | * AVillainNamedZrg[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]] |
| 205 | * VillainOverForDinner[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]] |
| 206 | * VillainousBreakdown[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]] |
| 207 | * VillainousBSOD[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]] |
| 208 | * VillainousCrush[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]] |
| 209 | * VillainousGlutton[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]] |
| 210 | * VillainousIncest[[note]]A Rape, Sexual Assault, and/or Incest trope, Morality.[[/note]] |
| 211 | * VillainousParentalInstinct [[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]] |
| 212 | * VillainProtagonist[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]] |
| 213 | * VillainousValour [[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]] |
| 214 | * VillainsBlendInBetter[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]] |
| 215 | * VillainsLoveEntertainment[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]] |
| 216 | * VillainsOutShopping[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]] |
| 217 | * VillainProtagonist[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]] |
| 218 | * VillainSong[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]] |
| 219 | * VillainTeamUp[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]] |
| 220 | * VillainWithGoodPublicity[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]] |
| 221 | * VindicatedByHistory[[note]]Too controversial, and related to audience reactions.[[/note]] |
| 222 | * ViolenceIsTheOnlyOption[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]] |
| 223 | * ViolentGlaswegian[[note]]A stereotype.[[/note]] |
| 224 | * VirginPower [[note]]Requires supernatural powers to exist, "virginity" isn't a clearly defined concept, and is also a sex trope.[[/note]] |
| 225 | * VirginSacrifice[[note]]Sexuality trope, also related to ritual killings.[[/note]] |
| 226 | * VirginShaming[[note]]Sexuality trope.[[/note]] |
| 227 | * VirginTension[[note]]Sexuality trope.[[/note]] |
| 228 | * VirginityFlag[[note]]Sexuality trope.[[/note]] |
| 229 | * VisionaryVillain[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]] |
| 230 | * VisualInnuendo[[note]]An innuendo trope.[[/note]] |
| 231 | * VocalDissonance[[note]]Too Common.[[/note]] |
| 232 | * VoodooShark[[note]]A narrative trope, the real world has no "plot holes".[[/note]] |
| 233 | |
| 234 | [[/folder]] |
| 235 | |
| 236 | [[folder:W]] |
| 237 | |
| 238 | * WackyAmericansHaveWackyNames[[note]]A stereotype.[[/note]] |
| 239 | * WackyParentSeriousChild[[note]]A group characterization trope.[[/note]] |
| 240 | * WallBangHer[[note]]Sex trope.[[/note]] |
| 241 | * WallsOfTyranny[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]] |
| 242 | * WantsAPrizeForBasicDecency[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]] |
| 243 | * WarForFunAndProfit[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]] |
| 244 | * WarHawk[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]] |
| 245 | * WarHero[[note]]Too common, a stock character.[[/note]] |
| 246 | * WarIsGlorious[[note]]Related to how a narrative portrays war.[[/note]] |
| 247 | * WarIsHell[[note]]Too controversial, related to how a narrative portrays war.[[/note]] |
| 248 | * WardrobeMalfunction[[note]]A fanservice trope, and attracted NSFW weblinks.[[/note]] |
| 249 | * WasItReallyWorthIt[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]] |
| 250 | * WashingtonDCInvasion[[note]]Should only be for when villains invade D.C., not just "when rival sports teams come to D.C."[[/note]] |
| 251 | * WeAreStrugglingTogether[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]] |
| 252 | * WeCare[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]] |
| 253 | * WeHardlyKnewYe[[note]]Means there's a short gap between someone's introduction and their death; in the real world there's always someone who knew that person for much longer.[[/note]] |
| 254 | * WeHaveBecomeComplacent[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]] |
| 255 | * WeUsedToBeFriends[[note]]Attracted gossip.[[/note]] |
| 256 | * WeWantOurJerkBack[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]] |
| 257 | * WeWillHaveEuthanasiaInTheFuture[[note]]Too controversial, a future prediction trope.[[/note]] |
| 258 | * WeightWoe[[note]]Gossip about people with eating disorders.[[/note]] |
| 259 | * WeirdnessMagnet [[note]]Everyone has odd things happen to them sometimes, but no one specifically attracts them. Also a Characterization / Narrative trope.[[/note]] |
| 260 | * WeirdWorldWeirdFood [[note]]A worldbuilding trope about fantastical settings.[[/note]] |
| 261 | * WelcomeToEvilMart[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]] |
| 262 | * WellDoneSonGuy[[note]]Too controversial, gossip about people's family dramas[[/note]] |
| 263 | * WellIntentionedExtremist[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]] |
| 264 | * WesternTerrorists[[note]]Too controversial, a stereotype.[[/note]] |
| 265 | * WhamEpisode[[note]]Real life is not scripted.[[/note]] |
| 266 | * WhamLine[[note]]Real life is not scripted.[[/note]] |
| 267 | * DarthWiki/WhatAnIdiot[[invoked]][[note]]Too controversial, invites calling people stupid.[[/note]] |
| 268 | * WhatBeautifulEyes [[note]]This trope is about beautiful eyes being a deliberate and defining character trait, not for gushing about people in general that you think have beautiful eyes.[[/note]] |
| 269 | * WhatCouldHaveBeen[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]] |
| 270 | * WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong[[note]]A stock phrase, attracted misuse.[[/note]] |
| 271 | * WhatDidIDoLastNight[[note]]Attracted Gossip about murders performed under the influence.[[/note]] |
| 272 | * WhatHappenedToTheMouse[[note]]Related to how a story drops plotlines. Missing persons in real life are not this trope.[[/note]] |
| 273 | * WhatMeasureIsANonHuman[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]] |
| 274 | * WhatTheHellHero[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]] |
| 275 | * WhatTheRomansHaveDoneForUs[[note]]Attracted ROCEJ violations, including apologetics for various dictatorial states.[[/note]] |
| 276 | * WhatYouAreInTheDark[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]] |
| 277 | * WhereDaWhiteWomenAt[[note]]A stereotype.[[/note]] |
| 278 | * WhiteAngloSaxonProtestant[[note]]A stereotype.[[/note]] |
| 279 | * WhiteGalOnBlackGuyDrama[[note]]A stereotype.[[/note]] |
| 280 | * WhiteHairBlackHeart[[note]]Morality, also characterization based on appearance.[[/note]] |
| 281 | * WhiteMansBurden[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]] |
| 282 | * WhiteSheep[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]] |
| 283 | * WhoMurderedTheAsshole[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]] |
| 284 | * WhoNamesTheirKidDude[[note]]Made fun of people for having unusual names.[[/note]] |
| 285 | * WhoShotJFK[[note]]A conspiracy theory trope.[[/note]] |
| 286 | * WhoWantsToLiveForever? [[note]]Immortality isn't real.[[/note]] |
| 287 | * WholesomeCrossdresser[[note]]"Wholesome" implies a moral judgement. Also attracted lists of various times celebrities crossdressed, which is not this trope.[[/note]] |
| 288 | * DarthWiki/WorseThanItSounds[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]] |
| 289 | * WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes[[note]]Too common - everyone has phobias.[[/note]] |
| 290 | * WhyWeAreBummedCommunismFell[[note]]Too controversial, attracted ROCEJ violations[[/note]] |
| 291 | * WickedCultured[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]] |
| 292 | * WickedHeartSymbol[[note]]Morality, also characterization based on appearance.[[/note]] |
| 293 | * WickedStepmother[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]] |
| 294 | * WifeBasherBasher[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]] |
| 295 | * WifeHusbandry[[note]]A Rape, Sexual Assault, and/or Incest trope.[[/note]] |
| 296 | * WildTake[[note]]Needs DerangedAnimation; attracted tons of "downplayed" events.[[/note]] |
| 297 | * WindmillCrusader[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]] |
| 298 | * WindmillPolitical[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]] |
| 299 | * WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity[[note]]Morality trope that's impossible in real life.[[/note]] |
| 300 | * WithUsOrAgainstUs[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]] |
| 301 | * WizardingSchool [[note]]The trope is about a specific type of fantasy setting. No real school teaches magic. Clown college doesn't count[[/note]] |
| 302 | * WomanlinessAsPathos[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]] |
| 303 | * TheWomenAreSafeWithUs[[note]]A Rape, Sexual Assault, and/or Incest trope.[[/note]] |
| 304 | * WomenAreWiser[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]] |
| 305 | * WomenDrivers[[note]]Stereotyping.[[/note]] |
| 306 | * TheWoobie[[note]]Characterization, would attract gushing and gossip.[[/note]] |
| 307 | * WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]] |
| 308 | * WoobieSpecies[[note]]Characterization, would attract gushing and gossip.[[/note]] |
| 309 | * TheWorfEffect[[note]]A narrative trope.[[/note]] |
| 310 | * TheWorldIsAlwaysDoomed[[note]]Attracted doomposting.[[/note]] |
| 311 | * WorldOfBadass [[note]]Not everyone has fighting capabilities.[[/note]] |
| 312 | * WorldOfDumbass [[note]]Everyone has an opinion of what qualifies as ignorant that can encompass entire groups, philosophies, and areas of geography.[[/note]] |
| 313 | * WorldOfHam[[note]]Impossible in real life, and the examples relied on stereotypes.[[/note]] |
| 314 | * WorldOfJerkass[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]] |
| 315 | * WorldOfSnark[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]] |
| 316 | * WorthIt[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]] |
| 317 | * WouldBeRudeToSayGenocide[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]] |
| 318 | * WouldHitAGirl[[note]]The trope relies on how hitting women is treated as especially bad – without that it has no narrative meaning (which also makes it a characterization trope).[[/note]] |
| 319 | * WouldHurtAChild[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]] |
| 320 | * WoundedGazelleGambit[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]] |
| 321 | * WretchedHive[[note]]Attracted complaining about cities with high crime.[[/note]] |
| 322 | * WritersCannotDoMath[[note]]Too common, attracted ROCEJ violations[[/note]] |
| 323 | * WrongAssumption[[note]]Too common.[[/note]] |
| 324 | * WrongGenreSavvy[[note]]Real life has no genre.[[/note]] |
| 325 | * WrongSideOfTheTracks[[note]]Stereotyping, too common.[[/note]] |
| 326 | |
| 327 | [[/folder]] |
| 328 | |
| 329 | %%[[AC:X]] |
| 330 | |
| 331 | [[folder:Y]] |
| 332 | |
| 333 | * {{Yandere}}[[note]]Too controversial, a stock character, sex related.[[/note]] |
| 334 | * YankTheDogsChain[[note]]A narrative trope.[[/note]] |
| 335 | * YellowPeril[[note]]Morality trope, stereotyping.[[/note]] |
| 336 | * YokoOhNo[[note]]Attracted Complaining About Band Members' Girlfriends/Boyfriends You Don't Like.[[/note]] |
| 337 | * YouAreACreditToYourRace[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]] |
| 338 | * YouAreWhatYouHate[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]] |
| 339 | * YouCantFightFate [[note]]As far as we know, predestination isn't real.[[/note]] |
| 340 | * YouCantThwartStageOne[[note]]Morality trope.[[/note]] |
| 341 | * YouGetWhatYouPayFor[[note]]Too common, attracted anecdotes.[[/note]] |
| 342 | * YouMustBeThisTallToRide[[note]]Too common - these signs are often legally mandated.[[/note]] |
| 343 | * YouNeedToGetLaid[[note]]An innuendo stock phrase.[[/note]] |
| 344 | * YouSexyBeast[[note]]Sex trope.[[/note]] |
| 345 | * YoureJustJealous[[note]]Gossip, a stock phrase.[[/note]] |
| 346 | * YoureNotMyType[[note]]A stock phrase, sex-adjacent.[[/note]] |
| 347 | * YoungFutureFamousPeople[[note]]A time travel trope.[[/note]] |
| 348 | * YoungerThanTheyLook[[note]]Attracted gossip about peoples' appearances.[[/note]] |
| 349 | * YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame[[note]]Morality trope, attracted ROCEJ violations.[[/note]] |
| 350 | * YourHeartsDesire [[note]]Impossible. Nothing can flawlessly detect, or give you, what you want by reading your thoughts.[[/note]] |
| 351 | * YourSizeMayVary [[note]]Real life isn't off-model, so size cannot vary like that.[[/note]] |
| 352 | * YourTerroristsAreOurFreedomFighters[[note]]Too controversial.[[/note]] |
| 353 | [[/folder]] |
| 354 | |
| 355 | [[folder:Z]] |
| 356 | |
| 357 | * ZeroGSpot[[note]]Sex trope.[[/note]] |
| 358 |
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