Do you have trouble remembering the difference between Deathbringer the Adorable and Fluffy the Terrible?
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- Make sure that the example makes sense to both people who don't know the work AND don't know the trope.
- 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
What would be a better match? Can't think of anything on top of my head.
In The Incredibles, Oliver Sansweet attempts to commit suicide by jumping off a building, only to be saved by Mr. Incredible jumping off a nearby building and catching him. Is this an example of Driven to Suicide? It seems like a straightforward example, unless there's some other consideration I'm missing.
Just trying to improve any page that needs it.Wouldn't that fit Bungled Suicide better?
"That's right mortal. By channeling my divine rage into power, I have forged a new instrument in which to destroy you."Mr. Incredible did not cause that man to attempt suicide. It is also not "bungled", since nothing he did caused his attempt to fail; it was external intervention.
Edited by Fighteer on Oct 14th 2021 at 7:34:55 AM
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"Yes, that's the one, although the part of the description about the rescuer "finding the suicide note" shouldn't have to apply in all examples.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"Remember when I brought up the Animorphs Downer Ending entry a while ago? Because since then, I've learned that it has Earn Your Happy Ending and inverted Only the Leads Get a Happy Ending entries as well. Do you think they could be combined into one Bittersweet Ending entry?
Nah Animorphs isn't a downer ending. Its a Bittersweet Ending.
The bad guys (Yeerks) lose and get their comeuppance. The heroes do have issues though but even they end on at least an ambigois note as they face off against their new threat (whatever happens is left unclear)
Edited by miraculous on Oct 14th 2021 at 5:38:56 AM
"That's right mortal. By channeling my divine rage into power, I have forged a new instrument in which to destroy you."On Omniscient Morality License page I question this entry:
One Piece: Invoked and played for horror with the Celestial Dragons in One Piece. Due to their bloodline, they can do anything and get away with it, no matter how reprehensible. If you try to resist, you get killed. If you try to fight back (which wouldn't be too hard for most of the cast), even worse things will happen to you. They are, unsurprisingly, among the biggest villains in the series.
Celestial Dragons were never implied or believed by anyone in-universe to have some good intentions or have any supernatural ability that grants them authority. They are just a case of Aristocrats Are Evil that are untouchable because of Royal Blood and some background conspiracy. Nor they are that much of Powers That Be, as they rely on Admirals to protect them.
It's rather the Marines who want the Omniscient Morality License, who justify wiping out islands with The Needs of the Many excuse as they believe it prevents crime.
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Not to be rude, but you can't anyway, you're edit banned, right?
Specifically for adding bad images to pages without consensus, IIRC...
Edited by mightymewtron on Oct 14th 2021 at 3:50:36 PM
I do some cleanup and then I enjoy shows you probably think are cringe.Anyway, Creator Backlash can't be used for people who weren't the work's creator, right? I found this on Trivia.Bowling For Columbine:
- Creator Backlash: Matt Stone wasn't happy that a South Park-esque animated segment immediately followed his interview in the original theatrical release, thus giving the impression that he was involved with it and that he favored Michael Moore's causes. This is the reason for the potshot taken at him by Team America: World Police, which has Moore blow himself up in a suicide attack.
It does extend beyond creators but the context of documentary interviewees feels more muddy. Would it fit the "Subject Backlash" draft? Stone isn't really the subject of the documentary...
Edited by mightymewtron on Oct 14th 2021 at 5:32:33 AM
I do some cleanup and then I enjoy shows you probably think are cringe.Yeah, it's backlash because there's a scene animated in South Park style. Parker wasn't a subject of the documentary at all.
Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper WallHad to repost it since no one responded. Ok so, I'll remove Signature Scene for ZCE and will change Wham Episode to Shocking Moments and moved it to YMMV page. Do you agree with me? For context, it's about Kitchen Nightmare episode about Amy baking company.
Edited by Bubblepig on Oct 14th 2021 at 3:30:03 AM
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Does Oxygen Meter apply in non-water areas where the player character's breath is limited, like on other planets or in poisonous gases? The description implies and the laconic outright states that it just applies underwater, but I could see the case being made that Tropes Are Flexible here.
It is kinda weird that the trope only takes water into an account and not like poison or open space.
TroperWall / WikiMagic CleanupI personally think it should include all forms of suffocation.
I do some cleanup and then I enjoy shows you probably think are cringe.I think this should be brought to Trope Talk / TRS right away before trying to fit in non-water examples.
TroperWall / WikiMagic CleanupTrope: Adorable Abomination
Purported Example
Nothing here suggests Ruby Hale is anything more than a Badass Normal human, so I'm betting the answer is no... but rather than instigate a possible edit war by just removing it I figured I'd ask here.

I found this listed as Situational Sword:
I play this game, and there's an extremely high number of Humanoid Mooks, and pretty much all the bosses in the game fall under "Humanoid" as well. Is this really a Situational Sword?
SpaceBattles.com fanworks (now oficial) index in my Sandbox.