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- Wrong: The Mentor: Kevin is this to Bob in the first episode.
- Right: The Mentor: Kevin takes Bob under his wing in the first episode and teaches him the ropes of being a were-chinchilla.
- Never just put the trope title and leave it at that.
- Wrong: Badass Adorable
- Right: Badass Adorable: Xavier, the group's cute little mascot, defeats three raging elephants with both hands tied behind his back using only an uncooked spaghetti noodle.
- When is normally far less important than How.
- A character name is not an explanation.
- Wrong: Full Moon Silhouette: Diana
- Right: Full Moon Silhouette: At the end of her transformation sequence into Moon Princess Misty, Diana is shown flying across the full moon riding a rutabaga.
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Edited by SeptimusHeap on Jul 17th 2025 at 8:59:01 PM
On Characters.Amphibia Sasha Waybright:
- Would Hurt a Child: After Sprig calls her out on how she's not a real friend to Anne, just a bully who uses her, Sasha draws her sword on him, and would've cut him down if Anne hadn't blocked her.
Sasha: I think I've had enough of you, squeaky toy.
Sasha is 13 while Sprig is 11, so the age difference isn't as severe as some other examples of this trope. Plus Sprig is a frog rather than a human.
The series makes it clear that Frogs are people too, so I don't see how that is in any way relevant. Also it should still count because he is still younger than her and is in fact a preteen when Sasha isn't.
^ The series doesn't really play up the difference between 11 and 13 though when considering Anne (who's also 13) and Sprig's friendship though since they regularly interact as equals rather than a (interspecies) sibling dynamic. Though considering Sasha both looks and acts older than 13, I guess it's an example due more to her maturity than the chronological age difference?
Edited by Tacoyogo on Feb 10th 2023 at 6:39:05 AM
So I added this to Literature.Osamake but I'm not sure if it's a correct example of Tempting Apple?
- Tempting Apple: Apples are repeatedly used as a motif for love in which falling in love is likened to something that "spreads over your body and eats away at it", just like how poison spreads in apples and makes them rot. The apples are golden in the anime, symbolizing the object of desire and temptation.
YMMV.Mario Party has an example of It's Short, So It Sucks! that, as far as I can tell, has nothing to do with the trope.
- The lack of the official Bowser minigames introduced from Mario Party 4 onward in Mario Party Superstars has become noticeable by fans. In a game celebrating the entire series with a plethora of returning minigames throughout its entire history, Superstars only has three official Bowser minigames: "Face Lift", "Pit Boss", and "Dark n Crispy", the latter two of which are from Mario Party 6. Many fans are disappointed with this lack of variety, citing a missed opportunity to include some of the more notable Bowser minigames from the series to flesh out its library, like "Fruits of Doom" (Mario Party 4), "Rain of Fire" (Mario Party 5), and "Funstacle Course" (Mario Party 7).
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, with what you said, while the Lao-Shu do dress in a very stereotypically chinese fashion, they otherwise to don’t show any other physical characteristics with Yellow Peril Villains (being an Otome Yang is portrayed as conventional attractive).
So is it safe to cut or rewrite?
She/Her | Currently cleaning: N/AIgnore. Had my question answered already.
Edited by BigBadShadow25 on Feb 10th 2023 at 11:17:05 AM
You’re Gonna Carry That Weight.Found these examples in YamatoNadeshiko.Video Games. Do they qualify?
- Final Fantasy:
- Final Fantasy VII: Despite having a Japanese Fantasy Counterpart Culture in Wutai, technically does not have a yamato nadeshiko, just Yuffie.
- If Aerith had been born there she would qualify because she fulfills the other qualifications: more traditionally feminine than the other girls and occupies the 'comforting, mothering figure' aspect - which she comments on in Advent Children). As it stands, she's Silk Hiding Steel and she can be more stubborn, coy and mischievous (specially in the early parts of the original game) than the standard.
- For the same reason and despite her Ms. Fanservice appearance, Tifa fits this more than Aerith does. She's first seen greeting Cloud after he came back from his mission, is an excellent cook and bartender, and fits Team Mom role all the way to the end.
- Yuna, from Final Fantasy X, can be seen as this if you squint. She's a gentle and feminine girl who is something like a priestess, wears a dress resembling a kimono, and grew up on an island. She loosens up slightly in the sequel, but still retains her motherly instincts.
- Final Fantasy VII: Despite having a Japanese Fantasy Counterpart Culture in Wutai, technically does not have a yamato nadeshiko, just Yuffie.
I found when the Mario Party example was first added, and the original editor seemed confused on if it was It's Short, So It Sucks! or Underused Game Mechanic. It feels like it could be the latter, but at the same time, I've never heard this complaint outside of that page. (Personally, I think the complaint makes no sense at all, but that's besid e the point.)
Your melody still remains in this room and it ringsWhich trope? This trope is about if something fits something specific. Trope Finder is for finding tropes and this thread
is for suggesting new tropes.
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- Well, Nominal Importance has:
- Boxxy Quest: The Gathering Storm has a unique visual variant – you can easily tell if a character is going to be important by whether or not their sprite’s eyes blink.
Would this exchange from Ben 10 S1 E13 "Secrets" count as Saying Too Much or a variant of I Never Told You My Name
Max: Believe me when I say you do not want to pick a fight with Vilgax!
Ben: uh... how did you know his name was Vilgax?
Gwen: Grandpa... what aren't you telling us?
Max: ...
Edited by Mariofan99 on Feb 11th 2023 at 8:54:28 AM
I don't think the It's Short, So It Sucks! example from Mario party fits.
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Is Max not supposed to know who that is? If so, it seems more like Saying Too Much.
It would probably help if you posted the entry here...or at least tell us which folder it's in.
Edited by BKelly95 on Feb 11th 2023 at 11:47:33 AM
An example of It Was His Sled was added to Puss in Boots: The Last Wish. Should it be cut, given the five year waiting period required?
If it’s for what I think it’s for, cut it fast.
Edited by BigBadShadow25 on Feb 11th 2023 at 2:37:16 PM
You’re Gonna Carry That Weight.@ Yamato Nadeshiko and Final Fantasy
Yuna actually is an example, she's consciously based off of the Yamato Nadeshiko archetype to the point that I think the flowers on her skirt are supposed to be nadeshiko flowers.
The others are just the "this character is feminine without being useless" era of misuse when Real Women Never Wear Dresses ranting was a lot more common.

Im wondering if this fit Don't Shoot the Message for The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder.
Edited by WhirlRX on Feb 10th 2023 at 8:51:08 AM