Follow TV Tropes

Following

Bad Trope Ideas

Go To

You know how a trope needs to be common enough to be a trend on multiple pieces of media, but also have enough meaning to affect the story in a way that defines it? Well, not on my watch, it doesn’t. Post the name and description, and maybe even some examples, of a trope you’d never want to see on this wiki. It can be People Sit On Chairs, Too Rare To Trope, The Same But More (Specific), or any other violation of wiki policy. It can even be YMMV or Trivia, too!

Also, no references to Mario Pissing or Gay—especially not the latter. If you do that, I will holler your post. Please be original.

Without further ado, let’s begin.


Toriyama Art Style: The work was drawn by Akira Toriyama or someone impersonating his art style.

Edited by PurpleEyedGuma on Nov 16th 2022 at 1:27:10 PM

SeaMonkey851 (Holding A Herring) Relationship Status: I'd jump in front of a train for ya!
#5476: Mar 25th 2024 at 2:16:02 PM

The West African Lungfish Was The Mastermind: When the Hidden Villain is revealed to be someone who you wouldn't expect to be the villain and wasn't even introduced until just now.

Mel Gibson: You want me to replace the villain with a West African lungfish? I mean nobody will know what's going on.
Homer Simpson: They will if you set up that the West African lungfish is evil. All you do is have to show him doing this. [lowers eyelids and glances around in shifty-eyed fashion] The people will suspect the West African lungfish.
— A line I edited from “Beyond Blunderdome” from The Simpsons by replacing “dog” with “West African lungfish”

Edited by SeaMonkey851 on Mar 26th 2024 at 7:21:23 AM

Unicorndance Logic Girl from Thames, N.Z. Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
Logic Girl
Sourguy Getting better at learning (He/Him) from Powder Springs, GA Since: Oct, 2021 Relationship Status: You're a beautiful woman, probably
SeaMonkey851 (Holding A Herring) Relationship Status: I'd jump in front of a train for ya!
bpants98 Since: Aug, 2018
#5480: Mar 28th 2024 at 7:00:48 PM

Shoot Them With The Dehydration Gun: When Megamind's Dehydration Gun could easily solve a conflict.

SeaMonkey851 (Holding A Herring) Relationship Status: I'd jump in front of a train for ya!
#5481: Mar 29th 2024 at 11:34:26 PM

Raisin Rehydration: When a character tries to turn a raisin back into a grape by dunking it in water.

KingofNightmares Since: Sep, 2016 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#5482: Mar 30th 2024 at 4:10:37 AM

DogsEatingDogs Moment: When a reviewer starts screaming loudly at a piece of bad writing.

Alternatively could be named Security System Takes Control.

—signature not found—
clemont107 Hisuian Lilligant from Hisui (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
Hisuian Lilligant
#5483: Mar 30th 2024 at 2:36:47 PM

Bikini Only Playthrough: A female player character goes through the entire game wearing a bikini.

"Why do Hisuian Lilligant become extinct in the future? That kind of scares me..." - Hisuian Lilligant
Sourguy Getting better at learning (He/Him) from Powder Springs, GA Since: Oct, 2021 Relationship Status: You're a beautiful woman, probably
Getting better at learning (He/Him)
#5484: Mar 30th 2024 at 2:39:29 PM

Nuke The Door: A villain commits over-the-top property damage to establish how evil they are.

Currently Reading: N/A
Unicorndance Logic Girl from Thames, N.Z. Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
Logic Girl
#5485: Mar 31st 2024 at 12:43:29 PM

Developing Object Permanence Plot: When the protagonist is too young even for a Toilet Training Plot, but there needs to be a story about obtaining a life skill.

For every low there is a high.
SeaMonkey851 (Holding A Herring) Relationship Status: I'd jump in front of a train for ya!
#5486: Mar 31st 2024 at 1:46:16 PM

Oranges and Toothpaste: When a character squeezes toothpaste onto an orange and eats it. It probably won't taste very good.

clemont107 Hisuian Lilligant from Hisui (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
Hisuian Lilligant
#5487: Mar 31st 2024 at 2:44:33 PM

Hates Fanservice: When a character hates fanservice because they think it's annoying.

"Why do Hisuian Lilligant become extinct in the future? That kind of scares me..." - Hisuian Lilligant
king15 Having Faun from not certain Since: Mar, 2024
Having Faun
#5488: Mar 31st 2024 at 2:59:09 PM

Non-Purple People Eater: Whenever a People Eater isn't Purple.

Amonimus the Retromancer from <<|Wiki Talk|>> (Sergeant) Relationship Status: In another castle
Sourguy Getting better at learning (He/Him) from Powder Springs, GA Since: Oct, 2021 Relationship Status: You're a beautiful woman, probably
Getting better at learning (He/Him)
#5490: Apr 1st 2024 at 8:10:43 PM

Let This Index Cook: An index of tropes that are used to allow characters do their things.

Currently Reading: N/A
TMH-Sir-Iron-Vomit The clown of STEEL from Ichnusa Since: Mar, 2024
The clown of STEEL
#5491: Apr 2nd 2024 at 6:08:01 AM

Our Duendes Are Different (inspired by a Vinesauce Joel video.)

Edited by TMH-Sir-Iron-Vomit on Apr 2nd 2024 at 3:09:05 PM

Oo oo ah ah
Coachpill Can shapeshift (probably) from Washington State, grew up on Long Island Since: Aug, 2022 Relationship Status: Baby don't hurt me!
Can shapeshift (probably)
#5492: Apr 2nd 2024 at 6:36:44 AM

K Nees B Ody: Someone has trouble enunciating due to their knees being in the wrong place on their person.

Silver and gold, silver and gold
clemont107 Hisuian Lilligant from Hisui (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
Hisuian Lilligant
#5493: Apr 2nd 2024 at 6:58:24 AM

Bikini At The Arctic: When a character decides to swim in her bikini in the Arctic Ocean. Really good idea, right?

"Why do Hisuian Lilligant become extinct in the future? That kind of scares me..." - Hisuian Lilligant
Archsage MAGIC MISSILE SWEEP from My House Since: Apr, 2022 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
MAGIC MISSILE SWEEP
#5494: Apr 2nd 2024 at 7:08:34 AM

Death By Death: When the Anthropomorphic Personification of Death personally shows up to end someone's life

Some call it stalking, I say walking just extremely close behind
Unicorndance Logic Girl from Thames, N.Z. Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
Logic Girl
#5495: Apr 2nd 2024 at 3:34:21 PM

Beaver Gag: A play on the word "beaver"; the Distaff Counterpart to "Balls" Gag.

For every low there is a high.
dookamatic Since: Jan, 2022 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
#5496: Apr 2nd 2024 at 7:25:31 PM

Simultaneous Proposal: A couple, usually same-sex, unintentionally propose at the same time.

Might be Too Rare to Trope.

Edited by dookamatic on Apr 2nd 2024 at 7:25:58 AM

clemont107 Hisuian Lilligant from Hisui (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
Hisuian Lilligant
#5497: Apr 2nd 2024 at 7:26:20 PM

Cat Purrs To Music: When a cat purrs to music.

"Why do Hisuian Lilligant become extinct in the future? That kind of scares me..." - Hisuian Lilligant
Sourguy Getting better at learning (He/Him) from Powder Springs, GA Since: Oct, 2021 Relationship Status: You're a beautiful woman, probably
Getting better at learning (He/Him)
#5498: Apr 2nd 2024 at 7:28:02 PM

The Jizzmaster: A male character who is noted In-Universe for ejaculating a lot. Wouldn't be approved due to being too Not Safe for Work and Too Rare to Trope.

Currently Reading: N/A
king15 Having Faun from not certain Since: Mar, 2024
Having Faun
#5499: Apr 2nd 2024 at 7:28:26 PM

[up][up][up]I feel like that could definitly become a trope in the future, though it's probably not common enough at the moment.

The Grass is Greener Two Fields Away - the grass isn't greener exactly on the other side, but one field over. You can just about see it, enough to envy it, but it's so far away why even bother?

Edited by king15 on Apr 2nd 2024 at 2:28:53 PM

KingofNightmares Since: Sep, 2016 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#5500: Apr 2nd 2024 at 10:27:07 PM

Noodle: A character who is a snake or worm.

—signature not found—

Total posts: 5,673
Top