A thread discussing similar tropes. If thread participants agree that two (or more) tropes really don't seem distinct enough to be separate, one can start a thread in the Trope Repair Shop for further discussion.
Before asking "What's the difference between these tropes?", check the Canonical List of Subtle Trope Distinctions and Laconical List of Subtle Trope Distinctions lists. They may contain the answer. Feel free to contribute to them, too.
I've decided to start a new cleanup thread dealing with trope similarities. This thread is for discussing tropes that appear to be a duplicate of another trope, and if it's agreed upon that the two tropes talked about are similar enough, one should start a thread about it in the Trope Repair Shop.
I'll start with my issue...
Asian Hooker Stereotype and Mighty Whitey and Mellow Yellow are pretty much the same trope—they both involve a white man and an Asian woman.
Edited by Tabs on Nov 1st 2022 at 10:57:37 AM
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- The thing that must be collected's Plot Coupon-icity.
Meaning some of Gotta Catch Them All's entries are wrong...
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And Collection Sidequest seems like it needs a reward separate from just collecting everything, usually provided by a quest giver...
Edited by Malady on Jun 16th 2020 at 5:49:22 AM
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Collection Sidequest's description seems to define it as a random set of collectible items that doesn't really benefit the player, but is just there for padding and to make 100% Completion a lot harder than it needs to be. Gotta Catch Them All seems to be at least important to the progression of the plot.
Edited by Adept on Jun 17th 2020 at 10:04:42 PM
Very Spooky
What’s the difference between Unusually Uninteresting Sight and Seen It All? Is the former like “random people don’t take notice of strange stuff” and the latter “characters who see unusual stuff, but are unbothered by it”?
Edited by jandn2014 on Jun 16th 2020 at 11:20:23 AM
back lol
perhaps "lacking any reaction" vs "blase reaction"?
Sounds about right.
What's the difference between Paranormal Romance and Boy Meets Ghoul? The only one I can see is that Boy Meets Ghoul is specifically for cases that involve the undead.
Then there's Fantastic Romance, which could be a supertrope.
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As I understand it, Fantastic Romance is about a romance that can only happen because of supernatural forces (i.e. Time Travel, immortality).
Try reading the examples then.
Brought this up before but got little response
All There Is To Know About The Crying Game vs It Was His Sled? The former is just an exaggerated version of the latter.
also brought up in ATT
. What happened to the TRS effort?
Mods told me to bring it here
Also I'd like to get more opinions before officially making a thread
What's Monster Sob Story supposed to be? A lot of the stuffs in the description and example write-ups seems to overlap with Freudian Excuse and Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds
I've been confused about Monster Sob Story for years, TBH.
I wonder about Monster Sob Story versus Cry for the Devil.
Cry for the Devil is apparently an Audience Reaction where audience sympathizes with a villainous character. Sympathy for the Devil is the in-universe trope where heroes feels sympathy for the villain.
Based on the title, I honestly thought Monster Sob Story was for non-sentient antagonists (i.e. Kaijus, monsters, robots, etc.) that are on a dangerous rampage and must be put down, but has sympathetic circumstances (e.g. an abused experiment who had Escaped from the Lab). But the examples are mostly just normal villains who has a Freudian Excuse.
Edited by Adept on Jun 20th 2020 at 7:28:35 PM
we have Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds too
Should this be put on TRS? Seems like no one really knows what the trope is about.
What's the difference of Faux Death and Only Mostly Dead?
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Looks to me like for Faux Death the character wasn't actually in any danger when they appeared dead, where as in Only Mostly Dead they're "dead" and would normally be irredeemably dead except for advanced Phlebotinum (magical or non-magical) that saves them.
Anyone else agree on that?
Edited by PointMaid on Jun 20th 2020 at 12:25:36 PM
I'm helping!
Judging, as I usually do, by descriptions only:
Only Mostly Dead appears to be referring to the video game status "dead"; that is, you've lost all your HP and can't act, but it's not irreversible because it's not a Plotline Death.
Faux Death is the broader supertrope for when someone appears to be dead, but isn't actually.
A better question might be what the difference is between Only Mostly Dead and Non-Lethal K.O. — the former straight-up says they're nearly identical game-mechanics-wise.
Trouble Cube continues to be a general-purpose forum for those who desire such a thing.
Noting: slightly edited my response, sorry for any inconvenience!
How does Only Mostly Dead apply to non VG situations then?
I have a feeling thay its description focuses a bit too much into gameplay mechanics when the trope is not about gameplay.
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Maybe the difference is in the focus? And/or the POV?
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