Sandbox / The Last Wick Check

The Last Title is said to be a Search-Generated Index title trope and non-tropeworthy. This wick check will examine its tropeworthiness and number of ZCEs.

Wicks checked: 55/55.

• Quick wick check results:
  • 43/55 or 78% are just ZCEs and chairs-y examples with little context.
    • 15/43 or 35% are just "the title/the name" and nothing more.
  • 8/55 or 15% are examples that provide context than just the work's name.
  • 4/55 or 7% are other unsorted examples.

• Long analysis + final verdict: A lot of the examples are just repeating the work's title or just stating "the title/name" as context which doesn't add anything new that the reader can't already tell. Some examples, however, explain what "the last" refers to in the title or are an example of a work following this naming pattern more than once. The remaining examples are from descriptions and indexes.
  
  
• Solutions:
  • Cut, though it might be too extreme since providing context for the trope is possible and easy.
  • Or index-ify it.

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ZCE/chairs — just the work's name or very little context (43/55)

1. Animation.Pleasant Goat And Big Big Wolf: Two episodes of Flying Island: The Sky Adventure have titles like this, specifically episodes 55 ("The Last Sky Crystal") and 60 ("The Final Battle"). — Chairs
2. Anime.Blood The Last Vampire: "The Last Vampire".
3. Anime.Jewelpet Twinkle: Episode 50 is titled "The Last Spell Doki☆Doki!" — Chairs
4. ComicBook.Y The Last Man: The title.
5. Film.Jason Goes To Hell The Final Friday: The second part of the title.
6. Film.The Last American Virgin: The Last American Virgin
7. Film.The Last Chase: The title.
8. Film.The Last Days Of American Crime: The Last Days of American Crime.
9. Film.The Last Emperor: The title.
10. Film.The Last House On The Left: The title.
11. Film.The Last Mimzy: The title.
12. Film.The Last Seduction: The title.
13. Film.The Last Sunset: The Last Sunset
14. Film.The Last Supper 1996: The title.
15. Film.The Last Wave: The title.
16. Film.The Toxic Avenger: Used as a subtitle. — Chairs
17. Film.Undisputed II Last Man Standing: Used as the film's subtitle. — Chairs
18. FinalFantasy.Tropes I To R: The (rather ironic) title of the franchise. — How is it ironic?
19. Literature.Dragon Calling: Book Five, titled The Last Calling.
20. Literature.Night Shift: "The Last Rung on the Ladder".
21. Literature.The Last Battle: The title.
22. Literature.The Last Legion: The title.
23. Literature.Trunk Music: The Brazilian title translates as "The Last Bluff". — Chairs
24. Music.Electric Light Orchestra: "Last Train to London"
25. Music.Speak Now: "Last Kiss."
26. Recap.Arthur S 15 E 3 Busters Secret Admirer The Last King Of Lambland: "The Last King of Lambland".
27. Recap.Phineas And Ferb Last Day Of Summer: "Last Day of Summer" is the subtitle, with emphasis on the word "last". — Chairs
28. Recap.The Brittas Empire S 5 E 8 The Last Day: The episode is called "The Last Day". — Chairs
29. Recap.The Simpsons S 4 E 17 Last Exit To Springfield: The name of the episode.
30. Recap.The Twilight Zone 1959 S 3 E 23 The Last Rites Of Jeff Myrtlebank: The title of the episode.
31. Series.Austin And Ally: The episode "Last Dances & Last Chances".
32. Series.Last Resort: The title of the series.
33. Series.The Last Empress: Obviously.
34. Series.The Last Ship: The title of the series.
35. TheLastOfUs.Tropes K To N: The name of the game.
36. VideoGame.Last Cloudia: Last Cloudia.
37. VideoGame.Madou Monogatari: Madou Monogatari: The Final Test.
38. VideoGame.The Last Remnant: The game's name is The Last Remnant.
39. VideoGame.Tomb Raider The Last Revelation: The second part of the title.
40. Webcomic.The Last Days Of Foxhound: The name of the webcomic.
41. WesternAnimation.Angry Birds Blues: "The Last Act". — ??
42. WesternAnimation.Denver The Last Dinosaur: The name of the series.
43. WesternAnimation.Raya And The Last Dragon: The movie title itself is Raya and the Last Dragon.

More context than just the work's name/follows a pattern/etc. (8/55)

1. Art.Sistine Chapel: Borrowing from the Biblical concept, the painting above the altar is called The Last Judgement and shows the souls of Earth moving to their final positions in the afterlife.
2. Art.The Last Supper: The title refers to the Passover dinner the Apostles are having as Jesus informs them one Apostle is a traitor. It gets the "last" in there because the apostle's betrayal ended with Jesus's arrest and crucifixion.
3. Fanfic.The Last War: Though, as noted under Nonindicative Name, it's unclear as to what the "Last War" of the title is.
4. Film.Last Vegas: The title refers to the advanced age of the protagonists meaning that the odds are good they won't get to do this again.
5. Literature.The Last Hero: The Last Hero. An unusually ambiguous example, in fact; the last heroes appear to be Cohen and the horde, but the title could as easily describe Carrot, a hero for a new era.
6. Music.Evanescence: "The Last Song I'm Wasting on You", a hodgepodge of lyrical bits and pieces over a simple piano track. The "you" is almost certainly Ben Moody.
7. MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic.Tropes L To P: "The Last Roundup", "The Last Laugh", "The Last Crusade", and the third part of the three-part Grand Finale, "The Last Problem". — Naming follows a pattern
8. Recap.Duck Tales 2017 S 3 E 22 The Last Adventure: The third with this format following "The Last Crash of the Sunchaser!" and "Last Christmas!".

Other/unsorted (4/55)

1. Album Closure: The song might be longer than the other tracks, transition between different styles, include some Spoken Word in Music, or have a title like "The End" or "The Last [X] ."
2. Grand Finale: Sometimes accompanied by The Last Title.
3. Title: Requiem: Compare The Last Title.
4. Title Tropes: Having the word "Last" somewhere in the title of a work (sometimes an intended Grand Finale).

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