A list of tropes that appear very often in a climax. This also includes tropes that come off as climactic.
See also: The Climax and Anti-Climax
If you were looking for climatic tropes, see Weather and Environment.
Tropes:
- Accidental Public Confession
- Big Damn Heroes
- Big Game
- Burning the Ships
- Cataclysm Climax
- The Cavalry
- Climactic Battle Resurrection
- Climactic Music
- Climax Boss
- Climbing Climax
- Collapsing Lair
- Concert Climax
- Deus ex Machina
- Disney Death
- Disney Villain Death
- Down to the Last Play
- Engineered Public Confession
- Essential Third Act Twists
- Eureka Moment
- Final Battle
- Gunship Rescue
- Heroic Second Wind
- Just in Time
- Load-Bearing Boss
- Miracle Rally
- Monster Threat Expiration
- Not an Act
- Parallel Conflict Sequence
- The Reveal
- Stock Clock Hand Hang
- Stuff Blowing Up
- Third Act Stupidity
