Line #16 PlayingWith/EtherealWhiteDress

Context PlayingWith / EtherealWhiteDress

Go To


1	'''Basic Trope''': A figure associated with death or some creepy supernatural phenomena appears in white or pale clothing.
2	* '''Straight''': Clara is a ghost who accompanies the heroes. She is always seen in a shimmering white dress that blows in the wind.
3	* '''Exaggerated''': In addition to wearing a stark white dress, Clara has very pale skin and MysticalWhiteHair so she looks ''extra'' unsettling.
4	* '''Downplayed''': Clara can wear normal clothes to blend in, but she switches to white whenever she wants to look particularly ghostly.
5	* '''Justified''':
6	** Ghosts can look however they want. Clara's favorite color is just white, so she wears it all the time.
7	** Clara was wearing white at the time of her death. Part of the ethereal effect comes from how she haunts a swamp, and the fact that her clothes are never sullied causes an UncannyValley effect.
8	* '''Inverted''':
9	** Clara is a ghost who dresses all in black.
10	** Clare goes naked as a ghost, either due to being stuck in that way due to [[JacobMarleyApparel dying naked]] or choosing that form due to being a nudist.
11	* '''Subverted''': The heroes see a woman in white at a graveyard, and scream in terror...but it turns out Clara is just a completely normal person.
12	* '''Double Subverted''': Because they were distracted by Clara, they miss the ''actual'' white-clad ghost lurking at the edges of the graveyard.
13	* '''Parodied''': The afterlife is shown in the work. Every soul is fitted for a white outfit upon entry.
14	* '''Zig-Zagged''': ???
15	* '''Averted''': Nobody wears white. If there is someone who does, they're not associated with death.
16	* '''Enforced''': Clara originally wore the pink dress she was wearing when she died, but the editor didn't think she looked ghostly enough.
17	* '''Lampshaded''': "Clara, your white dress makes you look ''really'' creepy."
18	* '''Invoked''':
19	** When the heroes visit a graveyard, Clara wears white because it fits the mood.
20	** Clara arranges to be wearing white at the time of her death so she can [[JacobMarleyApparel appear in it after she dies]].
21	* '''Exploited''': An exorcist who wants to undermine the heroes knows which one is the ghost because of their white dress.
22	* '''Defied''': Clara wears every color besides white because she doesn't want to look ''too'' much like a creepy ghost.
23	* '''Discussed''': "Gotta say, Clara, whenever you wear white you look like a ghostly woman from some sort of story."
24	* '''Conversed''': "Ghosts in stories always wear white, no?"
25	----
26	Back to EtherealWhiteDress
27	----
28	%% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion:
29	%% * '''Implied''': ???
30	%% * '''Deconstructed''': ???
31	%% * '''Reconstructed''': ???
32	%% * '''Played for Laughs''': ???
33	%% * '''Played for Drama''': ???

Context PlayingWith / EtherealWhiteDress