Freudian Excuse is both a story and character trope. I'd argue that it belongs on the Characters page since it still has an impact on characterisation and how the story presents said character, no matter how poorly written or briefly mentioned it may be in canon. Notably, it's also listed in the Motivation Index, Backstory Index, and Character Flaw Index.
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It's mostly a character trope, as logically, things that have "such an excuse" would be the character, not the story.
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I agree with that. It fits better on the character page, since it always pertains to a character's motivations.
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Freudian Excuse is fundamentally a characterization trope: it describes a character's motivations. I don't see how it gets any more character-based than that. It can also be a plot trope, of course, but tropes can exist in more than one category.
Edited by Fighteer on Jul 9th 2018 at 9:21:24 AM
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Thanks, everyone. I've restored the example, citing this thread.
Freudian Excuse was removed from a character page on the grounds that it\'s a story trope, not a character trope. Is this correct?