1 | '''Basic Trope''': As a period of time passes, a character grows a beard to show it. |
2 | * '''Straight''': Bob has been on a quest for several months. A cut revealing he has grown notable facial hair is used to show this. |
3 | * '''Exaggerated''': |
4 | ** Bob has been on a trip for a month. A cut reveals he has grown an extremely long beard and very shaggy hair. |
5 | ** Bob and all of his male companions grow beards. The women also grow long hair. |
6 | ** Bob grows a super long beard, after a few minutes. |
7 | * '''Downplayed''': Bob simply grows some shaggy hair or develops some stubble. |
8 | * '''Justified''': |
9 | ** The male characters are in a situation (deserted island, etc.) where they don't have the opportunity to shave. |
10 | ** It's used as part of an AgeCut to show the difference between pre- and post-pubescence. |
11 | * '''Inverted''': |
12 | ** A cut reveals that Bob has [[ImportantHaircut shaved off]] [[TraumaticHaircut his facial hair.]] |
13 | ** An AgeCut is used and reveals a character has gone bald. |
14 | * '''Subverted''': A cut occurs that reveals Bob has grown a beard, implying a long amount of time has passed. The beard is actually fake and only five minutes has passed. |
15 | * '''Double Subverted''': Bob takes off the fake beard to reveal he has grown an actual beard. Turns out it has actually been three months. |
16 | * '''Parodied''': |
17 | ** Bob and Sally have been waiting for five minutes. They both grow beards that reach their knees. |
18 | ** The character affected belongs to a species that is [[NonMammalianhair incapable of growing hair (much less a beard),]] a robot, or similar 'non-living' creature. |
19 | ** [[GirlsWithMoustaches A woman grows a beard.]] |
20 | * '''Zig Zagged''': Bob goes on a trip. A cut reveals he has grown a long beard, which he shaves off immediately. He then proceeds to put on a fake beard. |
21 | * '''Averted''': |
22 | ** None of the time cuts use beard or hair growth to show the passage of time |
23 | ** All of the characters have PermaShave or have beards for the entire story |
24 | ** All of the characters are bald and/or incapable of growing body hair |
25 | ** PermaShave |
26 | * '''Enforced''': |
27 | ** [[AuthorAppeal One of the writers likes facial hair for whatever reason and wants an excuse to include it.]] |
28 | ** The writers think that otherwise viewers won't be able to understand a long amount of time has passed. |
29 | ** The lead actor grew a beard between the [[{{Cancellation}} canceling]] and [[UnCanceled uncanceling]] of the show. |
30 | * '''Lampshaded''': "It's been a while since we've seen you, Bob. You look really different because of your beard." |
31 | * '''Invoked''': Bob uses his beard and the fact he's been gone for a very long time as a way to ensure no one will recognize him. |
32 | * '''Exploited''': Bob uses a fake beard to pull a prank on his gullible friend, making him believe he has fallen asleep for several months. |
33 | * '''Defied''': Bob makes a conscious effort to continue to shave and cut his hair. |
34 | * '''Discussed''': "We're going to be on this trip for a long time. I'll probably have a beard by the end of it." |
35 | * '''Conversed''': "Hero Mc'Hunkington has definitely been stranded on that island since last episode. You can tell because of his beard." |
36 | * '''Implied''': The characters find a man with a long beard who has been stranded on a deserted island for an unknown amount of time. |
37 | * '''Deconstructed''': ??? |
38 | %%* '''Reconstructed''': ??? |
39 | * '''Played For Laughs''': Bob's beard grows to a comically long length and is ripped off in the following scene. |
40 | * '''Played For Drama''': Bob's beard is a BeardOfSorrow, showing how he has reacted to a DespairEventHorizon or a SanitySlippage |
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42 | It's been a while since you've been back to TimePassageBeard *strokes new beard* |
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