| 1 | !!Wick Check input (156 examples) |
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| 3 | '''''Basic Issues''''': WIP |
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| 5 | '''''[[green:Wick check]]''''': 156/156 |
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| 7 | '''''Results''''': 8/156 correct (Criteria WIP; some listed below) |
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| 9 | '''''[[green:Analysis]]''''': WIP |
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| 11 | '''''Solutions''''': WIP |
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| 13 | '''''WARNING: Endless spoilers ahead for various media''''' |
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| 16 | # VideoGame.{{Badland}}: The "hidden achievements" are told to you '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin right in the settings under "achievements"]]'''. '''Object[=/=]AppliedPhlebotinum happens to be labeled according to its name''' |
| 17 | # Trivia.BattleBeyondTheStars: CompletelyDifferentTitle: |
| 18 | ** The film was released in Spain as '''''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Los Siete Magníficos del Espacio]]''''' (The Magnificent Seven Of Space). '''Even if you've seen [[Film/TheMagnificentSeven1960 the movie in question]], how does this translate to self-descriptive? "Magnificent Seven '''''of''''' Space" could have multiple meanings.''' |
| 19 | # Literature.TheWhiteTiger: AnimalMotifs: '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin The white tiger.]]''' The "tiger" part representing the idea of strength and ruthlessness, while the "white" refers to willingness to be different from others and break from all conventions. A few other characters have animal motifs related to them, most notably the landlords of the village of Laxmangarh. '''Has nothing to do with self-descriptiveness, just who the book is about outside of the overarching theme''' |
| 20 | # Characters.FireEmblemOnForumsSolriseAcademy: Her Arte, Telekinesis, lets her use, well, '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin telekinesis]]''' to avoid attacks and reduce damage taken to herself. '''Object[=/=]AppliedPhlebotinum happens to be labeled according to its name''' |
| 21 | # YMMV.{{Caillou}}: In "Caillou Falls Off Of His Bike", '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Caillou falls off of his bike]]''' and his knee drops a very tiny drip of blood which can be scary for children. '''Describes the IncitingIncident/beginning of the story, but not what it's actually about''' |
| 22 | # WebAnimation.HalfGenieSoldier: FreudianThreat: '½ Genie Soldier Threatens To Castrate Demoman'. It's '''ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin'''. |
| 23 | ---> '''Half-Genie Soldier''': I will rip off your dick and crap in your dick-hole! '''Seems correct?''' |
| 24 | # ArtisticLicenseEconomics.VideoGames: Random Encounters provide an extremely high, if not unlimited, supply of gold. Inflation should have wiped out any and all economies years ago. Especially in any town surrounded by Gold Golems, which are '''ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin''' and are a walking retirement fund. One has to appeal to Gameplay and Story Segregation to make it coherent. '''"Labeled object" misuse + how is anyone supposed to know that they're a "retirement fund" based on the title alone?''' |
| 25 | # Fridge.HowIMetYourMother: Also, '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin as the title implies]]''', Ted hasn't actually met the kids' mother yet. So he probably hasn't mentioned her name.Stella was said to have been a back-up mother—but wouldn't the kids have known? Especially considering that Stella came with a daughter—if she and Ted had gotten married, the kids would have known it since they'd undoubtedly know their own sister. '''Describes something that only makes sense in context; how is the specific timeline of the series immediately apparent?''' |
| 26 | # WMG.UchuSentaiKyuranger: Bippy. This is a corruption of "bipi", the Hawaiian translation of "ox". Bippy will come from a Sci-Fi Counterpart Culture of Polynesia. Bullbot. Retaining Champ's civilain suit, he is a sentient '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin bull robot]]'''. Ferdinand. Will be a very pacifistic ranger, with a personality somewhat similar to Danny, who only becomes a ranger because of circumstances, and will often try and talk down the Monster of the Week and avoid fighting as much as possible. Decomposite Character: A pro wrestler with cybernetic implants in order to take on robot opponents in the ring. The Champ suit is one of his past opponents. Professor Anton just the good side, the other one is already in the Big Bad Ensemble gets Adapted Out as a result. '''Object[=/=]AppliedPhlebotinum happens to be labeled according to its name''' |
| 27 | # Funny.MarioPlusRabbidsKingdomBattle: How does the disaster all start? The Rabbids still have their "Time Washing Machine" from the Travel in Time spinoffs (which is '''ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin''' and looks exactly like you'd expect it to look like; a washing machine with what looks like parts of the [=DeLorean=] time machine stuck on it) and end up in an inventor's basement who's a huge fan of the Mario series. The Rabbids get out and begin goofing off with the assorted merchandise until, well, you can guess where this is going, right? Yep, things go to chaos when one plays with the inventor's latest creation; a merging device called the Supa-Merge, which they shoot at various Rabbids and merge them with whatever they were playing with, but a stray shot at the Time Washing Machine causes it to malfunction and travels to the Mario universe with all the Rabbids inside it. '''Only makes sense in context; what is a "Time Washing Machine" exactly? A washing machine-time machine combo? A time machine disguised as a washing machine?''' |
| 28 | # Fridge.BrandonRogers: Read this on a Platform/YouTube comment, one of Blah Blah's puppet friends is '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Percy the Pervert]]''', a sex maniac that constantly humps everything, even Blah Blah. This goes from Black Comedy to straight-up horror when you learn that Blah Blah's show is all a hallucination and the puppets are people in working in the asylum he's in. Meaning... Even worse, the doctor later confirms they do this. "We never diddle our patients, even if they ask us to." '''Seems to fit better under NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast''' |
| 29 | # WarriorCats.Tropes0ToG: The '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin aptly-named]]''' The Darkest Hour, as well as various other points throughout the series, like Dawn, or the later books in Omen of the Stars. '''DarkestHour describes a general event and is a common term, we don't know ''why'' it's the darkest hour''' |
| 30 | # VideoGame.MetroidZeroMission: The Beginning: '''''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Zero Mission]]'''''. '''ShapedLikeItself + generalization''' |
| 31 | # Literature.PleaseDontTellMyParentsIveGotHenchmen: Surprisingly Dangerous Weevil Man. He used to just be "Weevil Man." Guess why it was changed. '''NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast''' |
| 32 | # NeverwinterNights2.TropesSToZ: In the expansion pack Mask of the Betrayer, your character is inflicted with a curse called 'the Spirit-eater', '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin which requires them to periodically nourish themselves by devouring spirits]]'''. Initially it only works on elementals, fey and incorporeal undead, but you can learn how to direct the hunger at souls and corporeal undead. '''Only makes sense in context; who's "them"? "Spirit-eater ''magnet''" might be more self-descriptive, but even then it's not a title, just an object.''' |
| 33 | # GameBreaker.EnterTheGungeon: One up from this - the Mega Douser has a similar and arguably safer synergy with one of the hidden playable classes, the Robot. It starts with the Battery Bullets passive, which '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin electrifies all bullet-based projectiles]]''', and is also immune to shock damage from water puddles, unlike other characters. The Mega Douser is a super soaker that drenches the room with massive puddles of water. Electrified water deals constant damage to all grounded enemies. You do the math. The only downside is that it doesn't hit airborne enemies, but since you aren't relegated to a tiny spot in the room, you can pick them off easily, especially with the hidden accuracy bonus given by Battery Bullets. '''Only makes sense in context + labeled object/AP''' |
| 34 | # Series.TheJoeSchmoShow: OnceASeason: Each season has one gay stereotype as an Archetypal Character in its cast lineup even though the actors playing them made it clear they were ostensibly straight."Lap of Luxury" had Lance Krall, a half-Vietnamese from Texas, as the incredibly campy Cuban fashion designer Kip with the outfits, wrist movements and everything. "Last Chance for Love" had Jonathan Torrens as Gerald "The Gotta Be Gay Guy" which is '''ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin''' and led to the season's Schmo Tim coming up with all sorts of theories around his sexuality. "The Full Bounty" had Segun Oduolowu as Lavernius who was only labeled as "The Black Guy" before he was revealed as gay with a boyfriend to Chase, which put the schmo in a problematic situation since LV unknowingly had a Love Triangle going on with Chloe and Skylar gunning for his attention. '''Only makes sense in context; does "gotta be gay" mean "obviously gay" or "''I'' personally must only go after guys?''''' |
| 35 | # Literature.JackTheGiantKiller: It's a story about a man named Jack who kills giants. '''Seems correct? That's more or less the plot from what I can tell''' |
| 36 | # Music.TwentyOnePilots: |
| 37 | ** The Three Songs EP, which consists of three songs from Vessel. '''Doesn't even describe anything beyond "these songs are lumped together"''' |
| 38 | ** Repeated in the Trench era, where they grouped the pre-release singles on Spotify on an EP simply called My Blood And A Few Others From Trench. '''Only makes sense in context; what does this title even mean?''' |
| 39 | # Characters.BattleForDreamIslandBFDIAContestants: As of BFB, when referring to the cover title on her first two designs in season 1. '''ZCE? From what I can tell this just seems like "only makes sense in context"''' |
| 40 | # Literature.TheHardyBoys: The Casefiles series. Iola Morton is Joe's long-running girlfriend in the original series, and gets blown up by terrorists seconds before the opening scene of the first book. Not to mention that some cases would place tension between the brothers, which would often lead into not-so-friendly brawls between them. Later, it also modifies their relationship with the police (which is scarcely a problem in the original series), with an Ascended Extra of sorts in Con Riley as the only officer that takes their skills seriously. They also use guns, bad guys regularly try to Just Shoot Him, and murders and deaths occur much more frequently among side characters and bad guys. And then there are the Assassins, the terrorist group responsible for Iola's aforementioned murder, and are also the most frequently recurring villains in the series who, well...'''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin do exactly what you might expect.]]''' '''Labeled object/AP''' |
| 41 | # YMMV.JonTron: Apples and Grapes. What starts off as a MySims review quickly devolves into Surreal Humor culminating in Jon and PeanutButterGamer eating, you guessed it, '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin apples and grapes]]'''. Even several years later, viewers are baffled. '''Example admits that that's not actually the entire plot; seems like IntentionallyAwkwardTitle''' |
| 42 | # ToBeLawfulOrGood.{{Literature}}: In the fifth Jedi Apprentice book, Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan are sent to rescue a Jedi named Tal who was injured while trying to mediate a generations-long war on the planet Melida/Daan, where the planet's youth form a third faction (called '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin the Young]]''') trying to stop the bloodshed, and they help the Jedi. Once they rescue Tahl, Qui-Gon says it's time to go, which would leave the Young on their own. Obi-Wan decides to leave the Jedi to help them succeed. (They eventually do, but with tragic cost, and Obi-Wan decides he has to rejoin the Jedi.) '''Just a cool SquadNickname; isn't necessarily self-descriptive, and even if it is would just be a regular MilitaryCoup''' |
| 43 | # VideoGame.{{Thief}}: The ubiquitous City Watch. '''Labeled AP/object; vigilantes aren't always that creative, and "City Watch" is often what they're called anyway''' |
| 44 | # PlayingWith.OneJokeFakeShow: "Crap" consists of literally the exact same thing in every episode: A character craps on another character, and then they laugh. It's somehow a major success and has lasted for over 20 seasons so far. There are multiple fictional shows, all of which are about the exact same thing in every episode and are '''ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin''' - "Dog Stuck in a Fence", "Zombie Stares at the TV", "The Duh Show", and more are just a few examples. '''Seems correct''' |
| 45 | # Characters.RunawaysEnemies: A cannibalistic giant with a jaw so strong that punching it hurt Xavin's Thing-like fist. Nico defeats him by magically turning him into a vegan. |
| 46 | --> '''''"[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin They don't call me Maneater for any reason other than the obvious.]]"''''' '''Fits better under MeaningfulName''' |
| 47 | # VideoGame.DuckGame: It's a game about ducks. '''Describes the ''characters'', but not the plot--this is NeverTrustATitle''' |
| 48 | # Creator.RyanMurphy: ''Series/AmericanHorrorStory'': '''ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin''', the series features a different plotline and setting with several of the same cast members each season, oftentimes playing different characters but occasionally revisiting some from previous seasons. '''Doesn't even describe the ''influences'' of AHS, so it's just a generalization''' |
| 49 | # VideoGame.DoomEternal: Savagery (faster glory kills), Seek and Destroy (perform glory kills from further away) and Air Control ('''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin better air control]]'''). '''Labeled AP/Object''' |
| 50 | # Literature.TheHanSoloAdventures: Han doesn't react well to those who mistreat his ship or his friends. And, if Chewie is in danger, Han will flat out murder anyone who tries to keep him from going to his partner's aid. Also, Han will not carry slaves, and anyone trying to make him, as in '''''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Han Solo's Revenge]]''''', had best run far and fast. '''This BerserkButton example seems like misuse (just "character doesn't react well to people messing with people they care about/their biggest asset") and the title is just a generalization''' |
| 51 | # Music.{{Merzbow}}: Merzbient is a box set full of mostly ambient works. '''How is anyone supposed to know the "bient" part = ambient? Or "works"?''' |
| 52 | # Webcomic.DemonBlade: A Yowie appears as a minor enemy, simply named "'''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Yowie]]'''". The Yara-ma-yha-who also makes an appearance, and there is an area of the Demon Blade universe called Bunyip Desert. '''Labeled AP/Object''' |
| 53 | # Characters.LightAndDarkTheAdventuresOfDarkYagami: The Royal Death Note, which can kill anyone, even people whose face or name you don't know, and the Everything Note, '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin which can do everything]]'''. Only Forgot About His Powers and several other countermeasures prevent it from being used to full effect. '''Labeled AP/Object''' |
| 54 | # Film.HolyFlyingCircus: Michael, while the church group '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin burns his effigy]]''' in the front garden. '''ZCE''' |
| 55 | # ThisIsGonnaSuck.WesternAnimation: In "Terry's Friend Dates A Robot", '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTIn Terry's classmate Howie gets a robotic girlfriend]]'''. Unfortunately for him, [[{{Yandere}} she's so devoted to him that she'll try to murder anybody who so much as looks at him in a suspicious manner.]] When Howie tries to tell her "[[LetsJustBeFriends we can still be friends...]]", Terry can only {{facepalm}} before she [[AngstNuke literally explodes]]. |
| 56 | --> Howie: Wrong thing to say? \ |
| 57 | Terry: Is it ever the right thing? '''Describes IncitingIncident/generalization, not actual plot''' |
| 58 | # AnachronicOrder.{{Literature}}: Rudyard Kipling does this in The Jungle Book. "Kaa's Hunting" (second story in The Jungle Book) takes place between the first and second halves of "Mowgli's Brothers" (the first story). The third story, "Tiger! Tiger!" picks up from the end of "Mowgli's Brothers", and the remaining stories in the book are unconnected. In The Second Jungle Book the first story "How Fear Came" seems to take place after "Kaa's Hunting" and before the end of "Mowgli's Brothers" from the first book. The remaining Mowgli stories follow on chronologically from the end of "Tiger! Tiger!", but all except the last two are sandwiched between non-series stories. Just to complicate things further, "In the Rukh", the first Mowgli story to be written, which is the last chronologically, doesn't even appear in The Jungle Books, and is so [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness different from the rest]] that many readers regard it as [[CanonDiscontinuity non-canonical]]. However, they are all assembled in chronological order in '''''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin All the Mowgli Stories.]]''''' '''Very heavy generalization''' |
| 59 | # ZeroPunctuation.TropesAToD: BreadEggsMilkSquick: |
| 60 | ** An entirely visual one: during his review of ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Ocarina of Time 3D]]'' he describes how the original is supposedly one of the best games ever, with the game standing proudly on a winners podium. The #2 podium is occupied by ''[[VideoGame/{{Dizzy}} Fantasy World Dizzy]]''[[note]]it's a RunningGag that Yahtzee constantly considers that game one of the greatest ever made[[/note]] which is harmless enough, but the #3 podium is occupied by ''[=RapeLay=]'', an infamous Japanese {{Eroge}} that is '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin exactly as horrible as its name implies]].''' '''NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast''' |
| 61 | # Characters.TheWorldsFinestAssassin: NewLifeInAnotherWorldBonus: He was given five skills, one of each rank, when most people only have one or, ''rarely'', two. Being an assassin, he gravitates towards those which are BoringButPractical. |
| 62 | ** S-rank: [[HealingFactor Rapid]] [[RegeneratingMana Recovery]] |
| 63 | ** A-rank: [[TheArchmage Spell Weaver]] |
| 64 | ** B-rank: [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower Limitless Growth]] |
| 65 | ** C-rank: '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Martial Arts]]''' |
| 66 | ** [[ChekhovsGun An as-of-yet unknown D-rank skill which he notes as being absurd for being a D-rank.]] |
| 67 | ** He also gets to choose which of the six magical affinities he has, from Fire, Water, Earth, Air, Light, and Dark. [[ElementalPowers He chooses all of the elemental affinities]], except for Light and Dark. '''Labeled AP/object + not really self-descriptive; what kind of martial arts?''' |
| 68 | # NightmareFuel.CVGWJames: Apparently feeling one Twisted Christmas story for 2022 wasn't enough, James wrote "Santa Mario Wants Mario's Liver", a story based on a certain meme, where [=SMG4=] Mario encounters another Mario dressed as Santa who tries to... '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin well, what do you think?]]''' '''Title doesn't indicate that he tries to ''steal'' it; he could very well just be daydreaming about it. Seems to fit better under DeceptivelySillyTitle''' |
| 69 | # Trivia.ToontownCorporateClash: The 2023 April Toons' update was meant to come out in, well, '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin April]]'''. Due to circumstances, however, it ended up being pushed back and becoming MAYpril Toons. '''Irrelevant pothole''' |
| 70 | # Sandbox.ParalyzedStun: Guild Wars avoids this confusion, replacing it with the simple and logical "knocked down", which is '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin exactly what it sounds like]]'''. '''Labeled AP/object''' |
| 71 | # MadScientist.LiveActionTV: Linea, a woman known to many as the ''''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Destroyer of Worlds]]'''' for her twisted experiments with genetics and chemistry, and is arguably one of the smartest and most terrifying characters in the entire series - Doctor Frasier and Carter (the latter an example in her own right) both remark that she's so far ahead of them that it's terrifying. After being imprisoned for her crimes, and SG1 (who'd been locked up unjustly) broke out with her help on the assumption that she was as innocent as they were. She then more or less effortlessly crippled the SGC and left a creepy message behind, saying that it Makes Us Even. '''NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast''' |
| 72 | # Fanfic.JauneArcLordOfHunger: ''Legends'' contains all sorts of nods to the various works '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin in the]]''' '''''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Legends]]''''' '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin continuity]]'''. '''Generalization/not really that self-descriptive''' |
| 73 | # Characters.UltramanGaia: King of Mons is the King of Monsters, commanding two lesser kaijus. '''NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast''' |
| 74 | # Exalted.TropesAToH: DeathRay: The appropriately-named 3rd Edition Celestial-circle spell, '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Death Ray]]'''. It fires a massive red laser that you can hold for several turns which can melt landscape, decimate armies, cut through ships, and write messages into mountains. '''Labeled AP/object''' |
| 75 | # Film.ShadowMask: Part of Tien-ming’s outfit as Shadow Mask. '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Its all in the name]]'''. '''Generalization''' |
| 76 | # Music.{{Kyuss}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vs12XIPy1v8 "Yeah"]]. '''Administrivia/WeblinksAreNotExamples, but this song is literally just three seconds of someone saying "Yeah", which is ShapedLikeItself''' |
| 77 | # WebVideo.BrowsHeldHigh: CatapultNightmare: ''Sleeping Beauty'' certainly '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin lived up to its name]]''', referring not to Creator/EmilyBrowning so much as the hapless viewer. Kyle is jolted awake when Browning suddenly smashes a chair, complete with ''Film/{{Inception}}'' horn. '''Irrelevant joke pothole''' |
| 78 | # Characters.VideoGamesAwesome: Owns a cat named... '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Cat]]'''. '''Covered by ADogNamedDog''' |
| 79 | # EnsembleDarkHorse.ComicStrips: |
| 80 | ** Dogbert once summed up this trope while discussing [[NoIndoorVoice LOUD HOWARD]]: |
| 81 | -->'''Dogbert''': ''A disturbing number of you have requested the return of Loud Howard. [[FlatCharacter Loud Howard is one-dimensional]]. There is nothing clever or insightful about him. '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin He is simply loud]]'''. It is a mystery why anyone would want more of this guy.'' '''ShapedLikeItself, since this is all that he does''' |
| 82 | # UsefulNotes.JapanesePronouns: [[BigBad The Devil]] from ''WesternAnimation/TheCupheadShow'' refers to himself this way [through ''ore-sama'']]. Fitting, considering he's... well... '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin the devil]]'''. '''Irrelevant pothole''' |
| 83 | # Fanfic.XComTheAdventDirective: ADVENT adopts the Alloy ('''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin made of alien alloys]]''') as its main currency, as a result of the surplus of alien tech on Earth thanks to the Collective. Given ADVENT's stated goal of being a unified human government, it doubles as a GlobalCurrency. '''Not really self-descriptive''' |
| 84 | # VideoGame.UnrealTournament2003: DOM-Junkyard takes place in, well... '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a junkyard]]'''. '''ShapedLikeItself''' |
| 85 | # Series.PennAndTellerBullshit: HypocriticalHumor: They do this seemingly every other show, sometimes with a little subtlety but more often by flat-out saying something like "The real Bullshit here is ''us''." |
| 86 | ** In "The Best", which is primarily about the futility of pursuing needless luxury (something which the illusionist duo are surrounded by much of the time in Vegas, mind you), they kick the episode off by flaunting awards and declaring "We're ''the best''!" only to have Robin Leach (who, AsYouKnow, was the host of a '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin descriptively-titled]]''' show called ''Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous'' back in the day) come on and declare that "'The best' is bullshit." '''It's a documentary, so it's not really notable''' |
| 87 | # Film.ReturnOfTheDeadlyBlade: GratuitousNinja: One of the characters is simply called the Ninja of Iga, who is '''ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin'''. '''OnlyKnownByTheirNickname''' |
| 88 | # AwesomeButImpractical.EasternRPG: ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'': |
| 89 | ** Setzer's Gil Toss (aka GP Rain) deals lots of [[FixedDamageAttack defense-ignoring damage]], and is acquired fairly early in the game, not long after he joins you in fact. '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin As its name implies]]''', [[CastFromMoney using this attack costs money]]. Specifically, it costs the user's level times 30 Gil. As it so happens, this is one of the few ''Final Fantasy'' games where [[MoneyForNothing money isn't useless]], at least up until you get the second airship much later in the game. By the time you can sink all your savings into Gil Toss, other spells and attacks will do just as much damage for much fewer resources. '''Labeled AP/object + not really self-descriptive''' |
| 90 | # Characters.ElenaOfAvalorElena: The Scepter of Light, '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin of course]]'''. It can shoot lasers, cast illusions, and reveal things through walls. Quita Moz indicates that it has more powers, all of which are based on controlling light. '''Labeled AP/object''' |
| 91 | # Characters.SuperSmashFlash1: SpringJump: His up special, the '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Spring Jump]]'''. '''Labeled AP/object''' |
| 92 | # Funny.{{Music}}: ''I Think I Saw a U.F.O'' by British power metal band Neonfly. Willy Norton sings from the perspective of a conspiracy theorist '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin who thinks he's seen a U.F.O.]]''' '''Seems correct''' |
| 93 | --> I know they're green, I know they're fast \ |
| 94 | I know that Elvis is alive \ |
| 95 | They took him more than twenty years ago |
| 96 | # YMMV.StarTrekOnline: GameBreaker: |
| 97 | ** Split-Beam Rifles have a secondary attack that allows you to '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin split the energy beam]]''' and hit up to 3 separate targets at once. The attack itself does considerable damage (just slightly less than the sniper shot from a sniper rifle) and each beam proceeds to do full damage to each target, making it easy to take out multiple enemies faster instead of just focusing on one enemy at a time. '''Labeled AP/object''' |
| 98 | # Webcomic.CultureShock: The strip is about people from the past in the present, and a ninja in America. There's also this bit of dialogue: |
| 99 | --> '''Foxx''': So what's with the elf ears? \ |
| 100 | '''Brooke''': I'm an elf. '''ShapedLikeItself + "culture shock" on its own isn't really self-descriptive''' |
| 101 | # DarthWiki.OperationG: SpinAttack: [Tang's] ''Rinshuu'' (Circular Heel) has many variations, so it alone makes around half of his movepool. And let's not get started on his ''Cursed Wings of Fire'' [[LimitBreak Ultimate]], where he grows '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin wings of fire]]''' and [[DynamicEntry flings himself at the enemy]] while spinning like a drill. '''Labeled AP/object''' |
| 102 | # Anime.FlintTheTimeDetective: Super Ninja, a member of the Great Four, is, well, '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a ninja]]'''. This sets him apart from the other Great Four members, who are more akin to evil time shifters, while Super Ninja is human looking. '''Irrelevant pothole''' |
| 103 | # Characters.ACertainDarkRailgunAndImagineBreaker: AntiMagic: His Imagine Breaker is '''ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin'''. '''Labeled AP/object''' |
| 104 | # VideoGame.MafiaTheCityOfLostHeaven: The title says it all, you play someone who becomes part of the Mafia (albeit reluctantly). '''Not really self-descriptive, especially since it's part of a longer title''' |
| 105 | # VideoGame.BatmanArkhamKnight: MookMedic: |
| 106 | ** '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin The Medics]]''' are capable of reviving up to three knocked-out enemies each in a single fight; they can also [[ShockAndAwe charge up mooks]] and make it so that Batman can't hit them without hurting himself. However, if you sabotage their medical gear before starting a fight, it'll explode and knock them out when they try to use it. Albert King can also get mooks back on their feet during his Boss Fight, though calling him a medic would be highly inaccurate. Likewise Killer Croc in his DLC sub quest. '''Irrelevant pothole''' |
| 107 | # Characters.MCUCosmic: [The ''Shadow Realm'' is] a realm of shadows that literally sucks all color out of everything that enters it. '''Not necessarily self-descriptive; different works use different meanings for "shadow realm"''' |
| 108 | # Film.SuicideSquad2016: * WeaponBasedCharacterization: Most of the squad members have unique or personalized weapons they use. |
| 109 | ** Deadshot -- Wrist-mounted pistols and a customized assault rifle. |
| 110 | ** Harley -- [[BlingBlingBang Revolver with gold trim and "Love" and "Hate" on different chambers]], [[BatterUp graffiti'ed baseball bat]]. |
| 111 | ** Captain Boomerang -- Boomerangs as both ranged weapons and sharpened for close combat. |
| 112 | ** Katana -- '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin A katana]]''', the Soultaker. |
| 113 | ** Killer Croc -- Bare hands. |
| 114 | ** Flag (and the Navy Seals) -- Military rifle and pistol. '''ShapedLikeItself''' |
| 115 | # ComicBook.BatmanGrantMorrison: '''''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin The Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul]]''''', after Creator/GregRucka killed him off in ''Death and the Maidens''. '''Generalization; it just tells us that he's being brought back through an AntagonistTitle''' |
| 116 | # VideoGame.CommandAndConquerRedAlert2: The German Tank Destroyer does '''ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin''', dealing massive damage to tanks and other vehicles, but essentially nothing to buildings and infantry (although it can still run over them). Even against tanks, it's vulnerable to flanking thanks to its [[FixedForwardFacingWeapon fixed turret]]. '''Labeled AP/object''' |
| 117 | # WebVideo.{{Welshy}}: He's Welsh. Shock! Also the titles of his segments. '''Partial context example, but the "Welsh" part is just MeaningfulName and the two other potholes to EWISOTT on the page ("Why I Like..." and "My Problem With...") reflect how the titles are ''enticing'' rather than self-descriptive (we don't know what he thinks about "X" specifically''') |
| 118 | # Fanfic.StarKitsProphec2TheTwoSibinglgs: ValentinesDayEpisode: Chapter 4 '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin THE VALENTINS DAY SPECAIL]]'''! '''StylisticSuck + not really self-descriptive since a lot of episodes are named like this and we can't know the actual plot''' |
| 119 | # Recap.RuneScapeTuskaComes: CurbStompBattle: The Godless pulled off one of these in the end -- although [[AuthorOnBoard Jagex]] was already giving them some serious CharacterShilling at that point in quests and lore, which played a role in enough players picking the Godless '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin to take down a god]]'''. '''Labeled AP/object + not necessarily self-descriptive''' |
| 120 | # Characters.SandsOfDestruction: The Creator created the world. Duh. '''Not really relevant; the entries below admit that she has a much bigger role than that''' |
| 121 | # Characters.FinalFantasyXIVTheWarriorOfLight: The "'''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Victory]]'''" emote features a unique, cheerful pose for every combat class, with one shared pose between all of the Disciple of the Hand and the Disciple of the Land jobs. '''Labeled object/AP''' |
| 122 | # Series.BeverlyHills90210: NoGoingSteady: '''ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin''', with Kelly probably being the worst offender. '''For some reason EWISOTT isn't appearing on the page in question. It's an irrelevant mention though, and the NGS example is a ZCE''' |
| 123 | # NetworkDecay.InUniverseExamples: The Music/AndrewWK song "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fwlb2gGEk54 Hearing What I Said]]", which was used as a promotion for CN Real, pretty much sums up Creator/CartoonNetwork’s attempts at live action. Not surprisingly, it wasn’t received very well. |
| 124 | --> ''Your name is Creator/CartoonNetwork,\ |
| 125 | so you expect to see,\ |
| 126 | nothing but [[AnimatedShows animation]] when '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin you flip CN on your TV]]'''.\ |
| 127 | [[UsefulNotes/TheMillenniumAgeOfAnimation But the times they are a-changing,]]\ |
| 128 | [[AnimationAgeGhetto so don’t get left behind,]]\ |
| 129 | because now [[LiveActionTV we’ve got real people]] and,\ |
| 130 | [[ThisIsGoingToBeHuge we’ve heard it blows your mind.]]'' '''Better fits ArtifactTitle''' |
| 131 | # UsefulNotes.{{Atheism}}: Indeed, there are several atheist organizations for military members. One? '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Foxhole Atheists.]]''' '''More of an inside joke than EWISOTT''' |
| 132 | # HilariousInHindsight.AnotherMetroid2Remake: * The title ''Another Metroid 2 Remake'' is a PermanentPlaceholder stemming from the time when it was just one of many fan projects to remake ''Metroid 2''. This became an ArtifactTitle when all those other fan projects died out, leaving this as the only ''Metroid 2'' remake. One year later, when Nintendo officially remade ''Metroid 2'' as ''Samus Returns'', [=AM2R's=] title once again becomes relevant: distinguishing itself from ''Samus Returns'' as '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin literally]]''' another ''Metroid 2'' remake. |
| 133 | -->'''Milton Guasti''': [[https://twitter.com/AM2Rgame/status/874701004092166145 Looks like the ANOTHER part of #am2r still makes sense now.]] '''Inside joke, and not really self-descriptive''' |
| 134 | # WesternAnimation.{{King}}: Under is located under Russell's bed. Likewise, many the other locations are named simply after their location relative to Under, like Near Under, Under Under, Ahead-of-Under, and Before-Under. Given that Under is a CloudCuckooland, it's likely the inhabitants of Under just saw it as common sense to give them their unimaginative names. '''GiverOfLameNames''' |
| 135 | # Characters.WarriorNun: Her name is Shotgun Mary. She wields a pair of shotguns. '''MeaningfulName''' |
| 136 | # VideoGame.StarCraftII: HiveQueen: '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin The Queen]]''', which is supposed to stay in base to force hatcheries to spawn additional Larvae, while also helping to maintain, strengthen, and defend, though they also make excellent support units. '''Not indicative enough outside of this context''' |
| 137 | # NightmareFuel.{{Arthur}}: The episode "Locked in the Library!" has plenty of disturbing imagery from Arthur's fear when he and Francine are, well... '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin locked in the library]]'''. Arthur sees many scary faces and the grandfather clock turning into a ferocious monster before he reassures himself that he's just imagining it.Not to mention that Arthur and Francine realize that unless someone knows where they are, no one will open the library until Monday. Arthur's stomach growls as he realizes they don't have anything to eat. He gets so hungry that he eats a magazine page of a roast turkey. Becomes Nightmare Retardant when Francine finds the library's staff room and snacks for them to eat, but still! Miss Turner is apologetic and horrified for a reason. A similar scene is when Arthur looks in the garage in "Arthur's New Puppy." The various sights he sees in the dark include a vacuum cleaner with menacing eyes. '''Seems correct''' |
| 138 | # Funny.SentinelsOfTheMultiverse: The fact that Mecha Stalin exists. He is '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin exactly what he sounds like]]''', a cyborg Stalin and essentially the Soviet counterpart to Mecha Hitler from VideoGame/Wolfenstein3D. The idea is so ridiculous that when his existence was revealed some people thought it was a joke. In the RPG, there's ''two'' of them. '''Better fits FightingClown; naming gimmicks are a very common theme for that trope''' |
| 139 | # VideoGame.DiscoElysium: CollectionSidequest: Collect all the figurines you can so you can "win her back". Win who back? It's not Dolores Dei, and it wouldn't matter if it was. There are only two figurines in the game, and they won't win her back. She doesn't want them. She doesn't want you. It's only a dream, anyway. You do get an achievement ("'''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin The Figurines Won't Win Her Back]]'''") out of it, though. '''Labeled AP/object''' |
| 140 | # Characters.BorderlandsCreatures: BreathWeapon: The Barf Skag. '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin It barfs]]''', which blocks your screen. |
| 141 | ** Badass Skags, which are imbued with their respective elements, will often stop to unleash a torrent of elemental breath and/or vomit on their enemies. Fire Skags breath out fire, Slag Skags puke up tons of slag, etc. '''Fits better under IdenticallyPoweredTeam''' |
| 142 | # Funny.AmphibiaSeason1: Anne literally has a playlist on her phone called '''"[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Hard Work Montage Playlist]]"'''. Guess [[HardWorkMontage what]] it's played to? '''Feels like more of an InvokedTrope than anything''' |
| 143 | # Wrestling.JohnTenta: Of, well, '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin an earthquake]]'''. For a time, his ring gear featured a design that resembled a Richter scale's wavelength. '''Meaningful Name''' |
| 144 | # NightmareFuel.PleaseDontTouchAnything: The fourth ending (going by the lights on the panel), which is known as the '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Satanic ending.]]''' An unsettling Nightmare Face (pictured here) comes and takes over the screen. Especially scary in the 3D version, where the face is accompanied by blood covering the room and demonic voices all over. '''All of the endings are named like this; seems like a MacGuffinTitle pattern (since the heroes have to destroy it)''' |
| 145 | # WMG.PonyPOVSeries: [[WMG: Each Element of Chaos represents one of the Draconequi.]]: |
| 146 | ** Desire. '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin So says the birth certificate]]'''. '''MeaningfulName?''' |
| 147 | # YMMV.MegaManBattleNetwork: GameBreaker: |
| 148 | ** The Lark series of viruses - those that drop the Wide Shot chips - fire shots that cover a '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin wide area]]''' in battle. Mercifully, they never attack when they're in the middle row, else their attack is unavoidable. Not so mercifully, the wide coverage of these attacks make them notorious for breaking in-battle Mystery Data, sometimes ''within the very first second of the fight''. '''Labeled AP/object''' |
| 149 | # WMG.{{Pico}}: [[WMG: [[ThroughTheEyesOfMadness Everything is all in Pico's head]].]]: As for non-official characters... |
| 150 | ** Otis could be yet another "safe space" or yet another real person outside of this ('''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Pico's cousin]]''', pretty much). Otis, however, would reflect Pico's more "innocent" side if we go with the safe space option, but even he's affected by repressed memories, if the Neo Goth Punks are anything to go by. Piconjo is what Pico fears he'll become if he gives into what he thinks is bad; he conjured an evil-looking version of himself so that he thinks he won't end up that way in the future. Convict would represent the fear of the world being against Pico, hence his shapeshifting abilities. Nene being killed off in Pico vs Convict represents the world forcing Pico to get rid of one of his delusions, even one that makes him feel better about himself. '''Irrelevant pothole; referring to the game ''Pico's Cousin 2'' and its namesake but talking about the latter more explicitly''' |
| 151 | # Characters.MCUKang: TheConqueror: '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Indeed]]'''; before his first appearance, Kang has conquered countless worlds, and in ''Quantumania'', despite being marooned there by his own variants, he launched a campaign in the Quantum Realm so effective that he's known and feared far and wide, with no one willing to so much as utter his name. His plan in the film is to escape the Quantum Realm so that he can renew his multiversal campaign of conquest and avenge himself upon those who trapped him there to begin with. '''MeaningfulName. There's another pothole to the trope in the context of "He Who Remains", which seems like a more explicit case of MN since it matters more in context''' |
| 152 | # Webcomic.LastPlaceComics: * FateWorseThanDeath: [[https://lastplacecomics.com/artifacting-man/ "Artifacting Man"]], '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin who is artifacted]]''', has been reposted and compressed multiple times. This is treated by the other characters as a sort of disease. '''WhatDidYouExpectWhenYouNamedIt''' |
| 153 | # Anime.YuGiOh: A lot of the cards, like "Red-Eyes Black Dragon," "Man-Eating Treasure Chest," and "Dark Magician," just to name a few. |
| 154 | ** Ladies and gentlemen, feast your eyes upon the [[http://yugipedia.com/wiki/Giant_Turtle_Who_Feeds_on_Flames Giant Turtle Who Feeds On Flames]]! '''NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast''' |
| 155 | # LetsPlay.FreelanceAstronauts: Ten seconds into their New Super Mario Bros. Wii playthrough, pipes! christens the game Super Asshole Bros. Wii. 4-ish hours of backstabbing, juvenile humour, and screaming nonsensical death threats promptly follow. '''Not that self-descriptive; seems like JustifiedTitle''' |
| 156 | # ManBehindTheMan.LiveActionTV: ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'': In Series 3, the Xindi race's attack on Earth made them the arc villains - however, as the ship searched for them in their home space, it happened across mysterious giant spheres warping reality, and then their architects, the extradimensional '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Sphere Builders]]'''. In the end it turned out the Xindi had been manipulated by the Sphere Builders into attacking Earth as part of a BatmanGambit to prevent them joining with humans against the Sphere Builders in the future, and the Sphere Builders were the real villains. '''Labeled AP/object''' |
| 157 | # CommonlyMisusedWords.LessPedantic: A '''stock''' is the part of a rifle, shotgun, SMG, or occasionally pistol that is braced against the shoulder; a '''grip''' is the part that is actually, well, '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin gripped]]'''—it's specifically the part of the gun that is held by the hand that pulls the trigger, and includes the trigger itself (though sometimes also used as a shortened form of "foregrip", the part of a long gun that is held by the off-hand to steady the weapon). The stock and grip are together part of the '''receiver''', the framework that holds the whole thing together (often called a '''frame''' on handguns). '''Irrelevant pothole; technically two or three of the pistol parts are self-descriptive (receiver and trigger)''' |
| 158 | # Literature.FoundationSeries: JustTheFirstCitizen: The title of the Second Foundation's leader is the First Speaker, which is '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a literal job-description]]''': they're the one allowed to speak first at meetings. '''Better fits NotHyperbole''' |
| 159 | --->In fact, the only ''official'' prerogative of the First Speaker was that which was explicit in his title--he always spoke first. (''Literature/FoundationsEdge'') |
| 160 | # Series.BetweenTheLions: {{Cliffhanger}}: Parodied, lampshaded, played straight ''and'' taken literally all at the same time. "Cliff Hanger" '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin features a man named Cliff Hanger hanging from a cliff.]]''' Each episode he tries - and fails - to escape his dangerous perch, and they always begin and end with him clutching a particularly loose branch and shouting, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOWysv2YKC0 "Can't...hold...on...much...LONGEEEEER!"]] '''Seems to be BreadEggsBreadedEggs''' |
| 161 | # Characters.AlexsMobs: MookLieutenant: The silverbacks are gorillas that are twice as big and strong. Each troop has one who serves the role of the leader of the troop. They are easy to distinguish because of their big heads, and '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin silver backs]]'''. '''MeaningfulName''' |
| 162 | # Film.PsychOut: The Strawberry Alarm Clock song that plays over some scenes is officially called "The Pretty Song from Psych-Out." '''ExpositoryThemeTune; the lyrics also reflect this''' |
| 163 | # Funny.TheAngryVideoGameNerdSeasonThree: When he figures out that you are supposed to beat the entire level without dying once. |
| 164 | --> '''AVGN:''' You gotta be fucking kidding me! That's ''ridiculous!'' Like, [[BigWhat WHAT!?!]] Like, you have to travel all around and go to five different buildings, four to get the clues and then the last one to arrest "Numbers." '''''[[ImpossibleTask ALL WITHOUT DYING ONCE!!!]] [[SuddenlyShouting THAT'S WHORESHIT!!!]]''''' '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin And I didn't say "horse shit" I said "whore shit" like a whore taking a shit!]]''' You know, remember when you were a little kid, it was fucking Friday, you did all your homework and you rented a game from the local video store. And this was it. This was your whole weekend, that one game, you didn't have anything else to do! So you had no choice but to keep playing that first part of the game over ''and over'' '''''and over again!''''' And it's like, "YOU KNOW WHAT" it's like [[{{Determinator}} I wanna see the rest of the game! YOU CAN'T JUST LET THE GAME FUCKING WIN LIKE THAT!]] So, [[SuddenlyShouting THAT'S]] [[AnAesop why you don't give up.]] *Drinks beer.* '''NotHyperbole''' |
| 165 | # Characters.StellarisNonEmpire: HealingFactor: Crystalline Entities are the main source of the Regenerative Hull Tissue tech, which does '''ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin''' both for them and any ship you install it on after your scientists reverse-engineered it. '''Labeled AP/object''' |
| 166 | # FalloutNewVegas.TropesCToD: DuctTapeForEverything Duct Tape is a component for the '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Weapon Repair kit]]''', which can repair any weapon, from a lead pipe to an Alien Blaster. '''Labeled AP/object''' |
| 167 | # Series.{{Eureka}}: SuperIntelligence: Carter accidentally ingests some in "'''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Smarter Carter.]]'''" '''Generalization; there's a much bigger plot''' |
| 168 | # Funny.SaturdayNightLiveSeason47: Creator/JohnMulaney[=/=]Music/LCDSoundsystem: |
| 169 | ** Two words: Monkey Judge. Playing '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a judge who's also a monkey]]''', John Mulaney's serious, formal voice gets put to great use when delivering absurd lines, such as calling the plaintiff's lawyer "the shape in the blue with the grey", or "You are baby. Judge love baby. Bring judge baby. Judge love you. Judge favour defence". '''LiteralMetaphor''' |
| 170 | # Music.SteveHackett: [Studio Discography]: |
| 171 | ** ''Watcher of the Skies: Genesis Revisited'' (1996) [[note]]'''ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin''' - a [[{{CoverAlbum}} re-imagining of Genesis classics]], for the most part, along with a couple Steve Hackett originals.[[/note]] '''Multiple wicks to the trope on the page--this example is already covered by CoverAlbum, and the ''Blues with a Feeling'' example better fits OutsiderMusic''' |
| 172 | # Funny.TheFortyYearOldVirgin: ''"Andy, for the last time, I don't want your'' '''''giant box of pornography!"''''' |
| 173 | ** "Here it is! Boner Jams '03. '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin It's a mixtape of all my favorite boner scenes in the summer of 2003]]."''' '''Not that self-descriptive''' |
| 174 | # BigBadEnsemble.FanWorks: The ''WesternAnimation/WolverineAndTheXMen2009'' fanfic "[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6592700/1/Wolverine-and-the-X-Men-Season-2 Wolverine and the X-Men: Season 2]]" '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin picks up where the original series left off]]''', with [[spoiler:Apocalypse]] as the upcoming and overriding threat and Mister Sinister as the DragonInChief and TheHeavy since his master has not appeared yet. However, they're far from the only threat, since "Danger Ratings" adds [[spoiler:The Human High Council, led by Cameron Hodge and General William Kincaid]], who are acting in response to Magneto's actions at the end of the original series and will go on to oppose Sinister according to WordOfGod. The series also has [[FatBastard Mojo]] as an ArcVillain for "Danger Ratings", with [[TheSociopath Omega Red]] out for revenge against Weapon X for some reason and Weapon X itself hanging around in the background. '''Irrelevant pothole''' |
| 175 | # Music.PJHarvey: "Seagulls" within Uh Huh Her. '''Not self-descrptive, better fits JustifiedTitle''' |
| 176 | # Characters.KonoSubaSupportingCharacters: AttackReflector: Can cast the Reflect spell, '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin which reflects incoming attack spells back towards their source.]]''' '''Labeled AP/object''' |
| 177 | # Literature.DieKinderAusNr67: Several titles. '''ZCE''' |
| 178 | # Characters.SuperMarioBros: They take trucks and kidnap their drivers as well for a profit, hence the name ''Trucknappers''. '''NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast''' |
| 179 | # YMMV.HearthstoneHeroesOfWarcraft: FanNickname: |
| 180 | ** You'll be hardpressed to find someone who refers to Flamewreathed Faceless by name, instead of "'''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin the 4 mana 7/7]]'''". '''Not self-descriptive''' |
| 181 | # Music.{{Lostprophets}}: "It's Not the End of the World, But I Can See It from Here" is a very upbeat song about, well, the end of the world. '''Not self-descriptive; it says it ''isn't'' the end''' |
| 182 | # Characters.PowerRangersMegaforce: MeaningfulName: [Bluefur] has blue fur. '''Irrelevant, since it's covered by NM already''' |
| 183 | # TabletopGame.{{Eberron}}: Everice (the perpetually frozen north), Flamekeep (where the Silver Flame is kept), Thronehold (the original seat of the Galifar throne), the Demon Wastes (the last wastes from the Age of Demons)... '''None of these are really that self-descriptive, and it'd fall under "Labeled AP/object" misuse anyway''' |
| 184 | # ShowWithinAShow.{{Theatre}}: ''The Play That Goes Wrong'' is about an amateur dramatic company attempting to stage a play The Murder at Haversham Manor which goes more and more spectacularly wrong as the production goes on. '''Seems correct''' |
| 185 | # Fanfic.TheGreatSlaveKing: MeaningfulName: '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTIn Lasher]]''', who among other things, administers [[ATasteOfTheLash lashes]] to slaves. '''NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast''' |
| 186 | # Literature.BeingAbleToEditSkillsInAnotherWorldIGainedOPWaifus: NewLifeInAnotherWorldBonus: Skill Structure allows Nagi '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin to do exactly that.]]''' '''Irrelevant pothole''' |
| 187 | # Anime.MyNeighborTotoro: AnimalVehicleHybrid: The Catbus, which is '''ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin'''. '''Irrelevant pothole; already covered by the trope being listed''' |
| 188 | # WebVideo.ModernRogue: RunningGag: Several: |
| 189 | ** [[XDaysSince "Reset the Injury Counter"]] due to the sheer amount of dangerous shit they try that comes back to bite them, for instance as seen above. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPXYuQsG13k&t=1017s Now has an official compilation!]] |
| 190 | ** Related to the above, deliberately forgoing or even removing safety equipment (typically cut-proof gloves) because they "need the dexterity". |
| 191 | ** [[{{Paparazzi}} TMZ]][[WesternAnimation/GIJoeARealAmericanHero Cobra]], an unholy and nefarious '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin fusion of TMZ and Cobra]]''' that seeks to spy on, usurp, and generally bother President [[Creator/KimKardashian Kardashian]]. Such videos tend to follow the theme of Jason acting as an agent of [=TMZCobra=], setting up spy devices or other such challenges (while wearing ridiculous high-wasted pants) and Secret Service "Agent" Brushwood seeking to thwart whatever schemes menace the Madame President this time. |
| 192 | ** Anytime the boys make something that could be considered an explosive device, they awkwardly dance around the word "bomb". |
| 193 | ** Brian's less-than-intimidating war cry of "Go away bad guys". '''Pothole to TMZ Cobra seems irrelevant; the entry admits it's an "unholy fusion" and that wouldn't be the first thing to come to mind''' |
| 194 | # PoweredByAForsakenChild.TabletopGames: The Sourcebook detailing the Seers of the Throne includes their special servitors. The Myrmidons are fairly standard inborn Super Soldiers (although they are cursed to have to follow any command given to them in a certain language) and the Hive-Souled are '''ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin'''. The Grigori (a kind of ghost spy that can sense and follow the connections between people and things) and the Hollow Ones (people who can have their personalities rewritten) on the other hand are created by wrapping a person in a shroud which tears out their mind and reworks it, and exposing someone to an Eldritch Abomination which eats the part of their soul which lets them have any semblance of individuality (and the personalities they can be given are inevitably temporary), respectively. Neither process can be reversed. '''Labeled AP/object''' |
| 195 | # Literature.AssassinsCreedLastDescendants: The series is about the last living descendants of Assassins and Templars in the modern-day. '''Generalization; if it was ''Last Descendants: Owen Clears His Dad's Name'' it'd probably count though''' |
| 196 | # Funny.ZeroPunctuation4: The Tropic of Fuckabout. |
| 197 | -->'''Yahtzee:''' In the world of difficult games, there exists a hypothetical line, which I like to call the Tropic of Fuckabout. It is defined as the point where high difficulty stops being a stimulating challenge and becomes merely '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin fucking me about]]'''. '''Better fits LiteralMetaphor, especially since this is an in-universe title''' |
| 198 | # AccidentalInnuendo.AnimeAndManga: [''Literature/DirtyPair'']'s title could give newcomers the impression that it has [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin something to do with women's underwear.]] Or that it might have [[MyGirlIsASlut underlying implications]] about Kei and Yuri themselves, because they're a pair of [[{{Stripperific}} scantily clad]] college-aged girls. For the record, the title was ''intended'' to evoke films like ''Film/DirtyHarry'' and ''Film/TheDirtyDozen''. '''Not that self-descriptive''' |
| 199 | # TropersDoIt.BeforeAnyoneElse: Literalists do it with their genitals. '''ShapedLikeItself''' |
| 200 | # Film.{{Doomsday}}: Most of characters are not named in story. Meanwhile, the credits tend to give extras really colorful, but very easy to identify, names. '''Example admits it fits better under MeaningfulName, due to how they're separated''' |
| 201 | # WebVideo.DerrickComedy: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRfRLPHk44w He Really Gave It To Me]], which begins by parodying nicknames employees give their bosses. Each time Kevin opens the door, he hears the sound of the nickname given to the boss. It starts with "The Boss" and "Grizzly Bear" and goes downhill quickly. Notable are police sirens, the theme from Film/JurassicPark, Music/JamesBrown being put to sleep, a father explaining sex to his son with a poor choice of props, and three [[Music/ElvisPresley Elvis]] impersonators ordering at a restaurant where the kitchen is out of a lot of stuff. '''Parody of TheTropeWithoutATitle''' |
| 202 | # YMMV.{{Enigmata}}: GameBreaker: The Time Stop. This makes TimeStandsStill and allows you to wail on the boss. Combine with the Green Betastasize to reduce the energy cost and even beat bosses like [[ThatOneBoss Clade]] with ease. |
| 203 | ** INFINITE Bonus, which '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin makes your bonus weapon last forever]]'''. Combine with Bonus Lock to prevent PowerUpLetdown, and get something like the Fusion Synth or Fusion Laser, and you'll be able to rip up mooks into shreds while only worrying about the [[PoisonMushroom Bonus Killer]]. '''Labeled AP/object''' |
| 204 | # Characters.TNOKomiCommunist: An in-universe example when Chelomei is building support to become Vice Premier by currying favor from Alexander Sheremetyev. In their meeting, Chelomei presents a dossier of his economic plan called "Visionary Social Commitments". As Chelomei lampshades, the plan does what it's title implies, namely in shifting the country's industrial burden to the citizens so as to relieve the People's Commissariat of Industry from closely managing so much territory. '''Isn't really that self-descriptive; hints at a larger plan, but not how it unfolds''' |
| 205 | # WebAnimation.AnnoyingVillagers: It's a show about annoying villagers. Nowadays however, it is somewhat more than that. '''Series is about ''NonPlayerCharacter'' villagers specifically; also a partial-context example''' |
| 206 | # Literature.ChroniclesOfBloodAndStone: Newcomb has a tendency to give things very blunt names that describe exactly what they are - Tristan and Shailiha are "the Chosen One," the Magical Society Wigg belongs to is "the Directorate of Wizards," the sorceresses' mooks are "the Minions", the sorceresses themselves are called "The Coven of Sorceresses" and so on. Some of these later get more "fantasy-ish" names; others are left as they are. '''NominalImportance''' |
| 207 | # Sandbox.StressRelievingGameplay: [''VideoGame/FlatOut 2'', has] Simcade, which provides a number of highly satisfying ways to run into other cars. Available modes are Race (heavily-themed courses with a large amount of scenery to demolish at very high speed), Event (smaller track, usually designed for extra speed or with a calculated chance for collisions), Demolition Derby ('''ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin'''), or Stunt (use a jetcar to get up to speed and then launch the driver through the windshield for things like High Jump, Darts, etc). When in a suitable mood for completely wanton devastation, the WreakingHavok that this game provides is highly enjoyable.'''Labeled AP/object''' |
| 208 | # ThemeMusicPowerUp.AnimeAndManga: A Certain Magical Index has "Jellyfish" by Mami Kawada. This plays when Index is alone and Sherry Cromwell's Golem attacks her. Index then goes on to show that even in her normal mode she is able to call upon the power of the 103,000 grimores she has memorized and easily repels the Golem's attacks until Touma comes along and cancels the whole summoning. |
| 209 | ** Also, Gensou Koroshi (Illusion Killer/Imagine Breaker) is Touma's '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin trademark music for whenever he does something awesome]]'''. '''Not self-descriptive''' |
| 210 | # YMMV.{{Prometheus}}: FanNickname: |
| 211 | ** "Cuddles/Squidbaby/Shaw Jr." for the creature that Shaw extracts from her abdomen. |
| 212 | ** "Assflower/Proto-burster/Penis Snake" for the Hammerpede, the snakelike creature that attacks Milburn. |
| 213 | ** "Cloaky" for the first Engineer seen. |
| 214 | ** "Basketbike", for the sport David invented. |
| 215 | ** "Black goo", for, well, '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin the black goo]]'''. '''Not self-descriptive; there's actual lore behind it''' |
| 216 | # Literature.GeorgeAndAzazel: Menander from "Saving Humanity" wants to '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin save humanity]]''' after years of causing damage as TheJinx, so Azazel remakes him into a Jinx for computers only, so that one day he can help avert an AIIsACrapshoot scenario. '''Example admits that the story is a bit more narrow than this''' |
| 217 | # Film.Annihilation2018: DangerouslyGarishEnvironment: Area X is full of brightly-colored plants that have The Shimmer (which...'''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin shimmers]]''', and which can infest humans if they encounter them, driving them to madness and/or death, including turning them into some of the brightly-colored plants.) '''Labeled AP/object''' |
| 218 | # VideoGame.IWannaBeTheFangame: BreakingTheFourthWall: One of the most brilliant examples of this comes into play in Trial 4 in the Hall of Trials. There's only one interesting feature in the room: the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Lag Spike. It's a spike with Lag written on it that shakes so so so rapidly, the framerate can't keep up and it SLOWS THE GAME DOWN]]. That's right: [[TheComputerIsACheatingBastard it literally lags your game as much as possible to make it difficult.]] '''Labeled AP/object''' |
| 219 | # Series.ShamelessUS: DestinationDefenestration: "The Defenestration of Frank" is '''ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin'''. Frank's homeless shelter finds his stash of money and they promptly throw him out the window. '''Doesn't actually describe the whole plot (Fiona's involvement, the laundromat, etc)''' |
| 220 | # GiantSpider.LiveActionFilms: ''Film/BigAssSpider'': '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Rather unsurprisingly]]''', one of these is the villain. '''Seems correct''' |
| 221 | # Series.DogWithABlog: The main character is a canine who maintains a blog about his day to day life. Not much to say beyond that.Most episode titles. "Tyler Gets a Girlfriend", "Stan Stops Talking", "Avery's First Crush", among others. '''Seems correct''' |
| 222 | # ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice.VideoGames: Demon's Souls has an example where a boss named '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Penetrator]]''' used his sword to impale the Fat Official that you have been chasing throughout the entire level. And he can do it to you too with the same results. You can also do this to the enemies too. Dark Souls, Dragonslayer Onstein's most dangerous attack does this to the player while simultaneously shocking them with lightning. Abysswalker Artorias is seen doing this to a monster in one of the trailers for the Updated Re-release. In Dark Souls II, a backstab with a spear or lance brutally impales the victim right through their torso and lifts them up before dropping them. '''NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast''' |
| 223 | # VideoGame.ShinMegamiTenseiLiberationDx2: StatusBuffDispel: The series standard Dekaja and Dekunda. The former dispels all -kaja buffs on the enemies and the latter dispels all -nda buffs on the allies. Discord removes all Charge, Concentrate, and Might buffs from the enemies. Tetra Break, Makara Break, Lydia Break, and Barrier Break. '''ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin''', they dispel Tetrakarn, Makarakarn, Lydia, and Barrier. Silent Prayer is the ultimate dispel skill, as it removes any and all kinds of Status Buffs and Status Effects from allies and enemies alike. Only things it doesn't dispel are -kaja buffs and -nda debuffs. '''Labeled object/AP''' |
| 224 | # StealthPun.WesternAnimation: In "Candace Gets Busted", the '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Go-Away-Inator]]''' zaps all of Candace's uninvited party guests to an undesirable location — Doofenshmirtz's pants. And they're all still dancing. In other words, he had a party in his pants. '''Labeled AP/object + it doesn't mention ''where'' they go anyway''' |
| 225 | # FirstContact.{{Literature}}: ''Literarure/Fiasco'' by Stanisław Lem is about an expedition to contact an alien civilisation - which proves way too alien, not to mention completely uninterested. As to how it ends - the '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin hint is in the title]]'''. '''Very heavy generalization; what does "fiasco" really mean for the characters?''' |
| 226 | # Characters.FightingFantasyAntagonistsOldWorld: EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: The Archmage of Mampang is... '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin an archmage who lives in Mampang.]]''' '''Pretty much already covered by ECHB''' |
| 227 | # AntiFrustrationFeatures.{{Platformer}}: Sonic Erazor has the '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Hard Part Skipper]]''', a device that's placed before especially difficult parts that will skip them, though you lose all your rings and power-ups in the process. '''Labeled object/AP''' |
| 228 | # OlderThanTheyThink.OtherMedia: The wearing of masks in wrestling has been popularized by the lucha libre of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. But the first masked wrestler was not Mexican or even Hispanic, but French - and he started the trend during the late nineteenth century! He obviously [[ItWillNeverCatchOn didn't think what he was doing was going to be a big deal]], because he billed himself as '''"[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin The Masked Wrestler.]]'''" '''ShapedLikeItself; people didn't know what to expect from him ''other'' than the fact he'd be masked''' |
| 229 | # Administrivia.TropeIdeaSalvageYard: Someone that is...'''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin kidnapped by a relative]]''', which would have different motives and repercussions as if its done by a stranger. [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/discussion.php?id=nrq9kuysn4vr0h1ufai0iedd Source]]. '''Admits it's more narrow than the name implies''' |
| 230 | # Film.TheCuriousCaseOfBenjaminButton: RunningGag: "[[OverlyLongGag Did I ever tell you that I was struck by lightning seven times?]]" followed by sepia footage of the man being '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin struck by lightning]]''' on the particular occasion he just described. We only get to see five, though. '''Irrelevant pothole''' |
| 231 | # YMMV.CoronationStreet: Coronation St.: The Mystery of the Missing Hotpot Recipe is a Hidden Object Game for the PC that revolves around '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin finding the missing hotpot recipe]]'''. Despite being released in 2011, the presentation is rather lacking with just still images, stale dialogue, sound effects that are few and far between, and an absent soundtrack. Gameplay consists of finding the right objects, but the scale of those objects is all over the place with some of the objects being much smaller than you'd expect. The hint button doesn't so much as tell you where to look as it just gives you the solution. Consequences are also minimal because repeatedly clicking the wrong object simply swirls the cursor around the screen for a brief period of time. '''Generalization, as the game is actually more narrow than that--the hotpot recipe was torn up and had been hidden from a rival pub''' |
| 232 | # TabletopGame.{{GURPS}}: There are multiple ways of giving your character one, most built around the disadvantage '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Berserk]]'''. '''Labeled object/AP''' |
| 233 | # Characters.BorderlandsHodunkAndZafordClans: Her tip jar has a sign above it that reads "Insert your tip", and she reprogrammed a Hyperion loader to speak in little but sexual innuendos. And named it '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Innuendobot 5000]]'''. '''Just AdvancedTech2000''' |
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