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Anddrix Since: Oct, 2014
#27: Mar 25th 2021 at 7:00:30 AM

Bringing up the following example from Heartless (2016):

  • Yellow Eyes of Sneakiness: Averted; Jest has yellow eyes, but he is a good person. Granted, he's not entirely forthcoming about his motives for coming to the Kingdom of Hearts, but he genuinely loves Cath.

PlasmaPower Since: Jan, 2015
#28: Mar 31st 2021 at 8:21:22 AM

ComicBook.Superman Smashes The Klan

  • Politically Correct History: Deliberately averted. Racism is prevalent everywhere in the comic, between the blatant examples (i.e. the Klan of the Fiery Kross) to the more subtle microaggressions (i.e. a girl being thankful that Roberta is Chinese and not a "Jap"). Roberta's father also tries to shoo away three African-American men who stopped to help him put out the fires around the Lees' house, only to realize his error when one of them pulls out a police badge. Even Superman is afraid of his alien heritage and hides his origins from the world. However, the fact that Jimmy and Roberta both call Lois "Ms. Lane" instead of the more period-accurate "Miss Lane" is an example of this trope.

This entry’s kind of a mess. Considering the the fact that this book is literally about Superman fighting klansmen, I doubt that they would hold back on all the ways society is racist to the poor, poor, minorities. I don’t find this particularly notable.

Edited by PlasmaPower on Mar 31st 2021 at 12:21:57 PM

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Anddrix Since: Oct, 2014
#29: Apr 22nd 2021 at 12:29:33 PM

Bringing up the following example from Jupiter's Legacy:

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#30: Apr 22nd 2021 at 5:01:26 PM

What about when I'm dealing with an alien and I want to note that a biology trope specifically doesn't apply to them?

Hypothetical example:

  • Faint in Shock: Averted. Being a Xokkian, Klurg is physically incapable of fainting in times of stress; his species evolved to keep blood flow to the brain consistent even during the fight-or-flight response.

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#31: Apr 22nd 2021 at 5:04:42 PM

[up]If you know that, it's at least Discussed... Did a human mention it? Did a human faint? Are they watching human media where this happens?

[up][up]That's not averted:

  1. Since most kids do inherit powers, it's at least in play
  2. On the trope page, a kid not inheriting powers is one of the possible outcomes.

Edited by underCoverSailsman on Apr 22nd 2021 at 7:07:31 AM

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#32: Apr 25th 2021 at 11:13:06 PM

In 2016, notacooldude removed this from Cosmetically-Advanced Prequel with the edit reason "No reason to put an aversion to the trope in here.'

  • Averted with Perfect Dark Zero, which is a mere three years before the original, but technology is a lot less advanced.
I think it's notable if technology is less advanced than would be expected three years before. Is there another trope or Playing With that applies here?

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costanton11 Since: Mar, 2016
#33: Apr 27th 2021 at 4:50:19 PM

Back to the Future has a whole folder full of aversions.

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#34: Apr 27th 2021 at 5:43:41 PM

[up][up] that seems like a noticeable inversion; something set in the past having anachronistically less advanced technology, rather than anachronistically more advanced. it'd be like if a work set in the '90s had only black-and-white TVs, for example

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#35: May 1st 2021 at 11:03:04 PM

[up]So should I add it back saying it's inverted?

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Delibirda from Splatsville Since: Sep, 2020 Relationship Status: I wanna be your dog
#36: May 1st 2021 at 11:31:21 PM

MLP is listed on Gender Equals Breed as an aversion. Personally, I reckon the example is a bit of a sterch. (How is it really spelled?)

Edited by Delibirda on May 1st 2021 at 8:32:01 PM

"Listen up, Marina, because this is SUPER important. Whatever you do, don't eat th“ “DON'T EAT WHAT?! Your text box ran out of space!”
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#37: May 1st 2021 at 11:45:26 PM

[up] Stretch.

And it definitely is. Just cut it; that example is meaningless.

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Delibirda from Splatsville Since: Sep, 2020 Relationship Status: I wanna be your dog
#38: May 1st 2021 at 11:55:37 PM

I am using an iPad, so locating the example while editing can be a bit hard for me.

"Listen up, Marina, because this is SUPER important. Whatever you do, don't eat th“ “DON'T EAT WHAT?! Your text box ran out of space!”
Delibirda from Splatsville Since: Sep, 2020 Relationship Status: I wanna be your dog
#39: May 2nd 2021 at 2:34:21 AM

Now it's gone!

"Listen up, Marina, because this is SUPER important. Whatever you do, don't eat th“ “DON'T EAT WHAT?! Your text box ran out of space!”
Anddrix Since: Oct, 2014
#40: May 9th 2021 at 3:12:03 PM

Bringing up the following example from Invincible (2021):

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#41: May 9th 2021 at 3:19:02 PM

[up]That's just a gush in what I can only assume some troper thought could pass for "disguise". Remove.

Edited by ShinyCottonCandy on May 9th 2021 at 6:19:15 AM

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#42: May 9th 2021 at 3:35:03 PM

Not to mention that All Adult Animation Is South Park has been renamed to Animated Shock Comedy to avoid stuff like this. Cut.

costanton11 Since: Mar, 2016
#43: May 11th 2021 at 9:52:28 PM

Thoughts on the Back to the Future folder I mentioned? Here it is for context:

    And notably avoids... 
  • All Guitars Are Stratocasters:
    • Marty plays a Gibson ES-335 at the Enchantment Under The Sea Dance. Unfortunately, this guitar was first made in 1958, three years after the year Marty has traveled to. (Note this is not Marty's guitar which he plays in 1985, it's the guitar he borrows from the Starlighters.)
    • Also averted with Marty's yellow Erlewine Chiquita guitar at the beginning of the movie, and the black Ibanez 440-RS1 he plays at his band's audition.
  • Meanwhile, in the Future…: Once Marty goes to a time period, the movie stays there with him, and doesn't show any changes he's made to the timeline until Marty sees them for himself.
  • Mentor Occupational Hazard: Defied. Given his position as Marty's mentor, one might expect Doc won't survive the trilogy. Instead, Marty takes the combination of the ability to time travel and his friend's demise (once by terrorists and once by Buford Tannen) as incitement to go after him and make sure he remains alive, usually exercising his own cunning and courage in the process.
  • No New Fashions in the Future: Although the clothes Doc Brown gives to Marty in Part II look almost exactly like his regular clothes, except that it's electronic and automatically adjusts its size. Doc also mentions that it's become a fad among young people in 2015 to wear their pockets inside-out, and suggests that Marty do so in order to blend in.
  • One-Steve Limit: There are three guys named "Joey" in the trilogy: Marty's uncle, one of Biff's cronies (nicknamed Skinhead), and the bartender's assistant in Part III.
  • Politically Correct History:
    • In Part I, Lou quips, "A colored mayor? That'll be the day" when Goldie Wilson muses after Marty tells Goldie that he will be mayor in 1985.
    • After locking Marty in the trunk, one of Biff's gang calls one of the Starlighters a "spook", which is a largely forgotten racial epithet for a black person. In kind, the band members respond by calling the bully "peckerwood", which is likewise a largely-forgotten racial slur for a white person.
    • In Part 3, one of the old timers sees Marty in his hideous outfit and says "Must'a got that shirt off'n a dead Chinee."
  • Retroactive Preparation: Apparently, this does not work in this movie's universe. If it did, after Marty got stuck in 1955, his future self would have popped in with some plutonium, easy-peasy, problem solved. Ditto 1885 and a gallon of gas.
  • San Dimas Time: "If only I had more time... wait a minute, I have all the time I want; I've got a time machine!" Marty then proceeds to screw it up by giving himself only a few extra minutes, thus allowing him to make it back to the mall parking lot just in time to see Doc get shot. Justified in that he hadn't counted on the starter for the DeLorean failing. Again.
  • What Year Is This?: Marty looks at newspapers instead. And of course, the DeLorean has a bright digital display that tells you exactly when you are.
  • You Already Changed the Past:
    • Although Doc's letter at the end of Part 2 sort of plays this trope straight (the only part of the Trilogy to do so), though Rule of Cool applies for obvious reasons. This is debatable however, as since the letter arrives after the DeLorean gets struck by lightning, it could be argued that the Western Union guy wasn't there at all until the ripple effect kicked in; alternatively, since Doc took The Slow Path to send that letter, the ripple effect kicked in a long time ago, the viewer just doesn't get to see it. The Western Union guy is the only instance of a character being present (and on-screen) for an altered event rather than simply having or, in Marty's case, being a ripple-affected artifact that's been temporally displaced.
    • The 1955 Doc averts this. He specifically sends Marty back to a point after 1985 Doc has left the letter with Western Union. As can be seen in Part III, they didn't do anything about it, which allowed for normal 70+ year delivery: "and the Western Union guy lost the bet!''

Anddrix Since: Oct, 2014
#44: May 13th 2021 at 12:42:19 PM

Bringing up the following example from Paradox:

  • You Can't Fight Fate: Averted. The team have managed to prevent the disaster depicted on a number of occasions.

Anddrix Since: Oct, 2014
#45: May 23rd 2021 at 1:47:30 PM

Bringing up the following example from Batman: The Dark Prince Charming:

Anddrix Since: Oct, 2014
#46: May 30th 2021 at 7:46:15 AM

Bringing up the following example from Eternals:

  • Visual Effects of Awesome: Averted this time around. While there are still some CGI creations in the film (the Eternals' spaceship, for instance), a majority of film was shot on-camera rather than the typical green screen that Marvel's known for. And the teaser details how gorgeous this makes the film as a result.

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#47: May 30th 2021 at 7:49:13 AM

[up] I think it's a little gushy, but I am requesting more help as I am having trouble determining whether to keep it.

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#48: May 30th 2021 at 7:51:38 AM

I believe (is it spelled like that?) that Sugar Wiki stuff don't belong on normal pages.

"Listen up, Marina, because this is SUPER important. Whatever you do, don't eat th“ “DON'T EAT WHAT?! Your text box ran out of space!”
Anddrix Since: Oct, 2014
#49: Jun 1st 2021 at 10:39:37 AM

Bringing up the following example from Power Rangers Megaforce:

  • Vindicated by History: Averted hard. It was common that whenever a new divisive season came out, fans would look at previously disliked seasons (such as Wild Force, Mystic Force or Samurai) and find more to appreciate in them, however, when the next divisive series came out, that being Ninja Steel, nothing from Megaforce was seen as more favorable, instead just souring the opinion on the Neo-Saban Era even more in the eyes of fans.
    • To drive the point further, the anniversary special for Ninja Steel, Dimensions in Danger, while seen by many as disappointing for it's near-worship of Tommy and what's little is done for other Rangers, is still generally agreed to be much better of an anniversary special than the Legendary Battle.

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#50: Jun 1st 2021 at 4:07:52 PM

[up]YMMV cannot be played with. Just get rid of it.

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