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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

Diask Ex-rat mum and a dog sister from Poland Since: Oct, 2010
Ex-rat mum and a dog sister
#7351: Apr 13th 2025 at 7:22:24 PM

"Auntie's describing her Warframe and Deus Ex: Invisible War experience, here—" Hush my nibling!

Edited by Diask on Apr 13th 2025 at 4:28:28 PM

Mildude A Member of the Midnight Crew from the you-know-what Since: Sep, 2021 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
Unicorndance Logic Girl from Thames, N.Z. Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
Logic Girl
#7353: Apr 14th 2025 at 4:25:53 PM

Memetic Narcoleptic: A character is made a narcoleptic in memes.

For every low there is a high.
ToonAbby Have a Death-End Thanksgiving, y'all! from Gamindustri Since: Jan, 2022 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Have a Death-End Thanksgiving, y'all!
#7354: Apr 14th 2025 at 9:26:33 PM

Memetic Dumbass: A character becomes an idiot in memes.

"It's requested that your death ends here, now!" - Sayaka, Death end re;Quest Code Z.
FireArrowEightSeventy The murderer. 🗾🇯🇵 from John Gutter Since: Apr, 2024 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
The murderer. 🗾🇯🇵
#7355: Apr 15th 2025 at 3:41:57 PM

I Am Thou Thou Art I Thou Hast Acquired a New Vow It Shall Be the Wings of Rebellion That Breaketh the Chains of Captivity with the Birth of The Magician Persona I Have Obtained the Winds of Blessing That Shall Lead to Freedom and New Power: When someone gains a benefit from befriending someone.

Edited by FireArrowEightSeventy on Apr 15th 2025 at 5:42:08 AM

Character in Avatar: Shouki Naifunage, OC. She has killed at least 99 people. I'm a man. NEW ADDITION TO AVATAR: COUNTRY FLAGS
Diask Ex-rat mum and a dog sister from Poland Since: Oct, 2010
Ex-rat mum and a dog sister
#7356: Apr 16th 2025 at 4:07:47 AM

  • Smash the Squash, Smash the System: A sight of a smashed pumpkin foreshadows a downfall of The Establishment.
  • Western Imperialism: Not about European and American powers exercising power abroad, but about a bugbear of amateur artists whose works get criticised for lacking things like throughlines, conflict or clarity.

Edited by Diask on Apr 16th 2025 at 1:59:52 PM

iwantedtoaddsomething Since: Feb, 2015
#7357: Apr 16th 2025 at 9:39:10 AM

Cuteness Cannot Stand Evil: When cute things are intensely puritanical by nature.

CosmosAndChaos Peach from Brazil (Don’t ask) Relationship Status: Hugging my pillow
Peach
#7358: Apr 16th 2025 at 10:05:34 AM

All Teeth Are Molars - When someone's tooth or teeth are knocked off, they're always shown as molars rather than incisors, canines, or premolars.

"Oh, did I win?"
Mildude A Member of the Midnight Crew from the you-know-what Since: Sep, 2021 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
Unicorndance Logic Girl from Thames, N.Z. Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
Logic Girl
#7360: Apr 16th 2025 at 12:10:48 PM

A La Edna Mode: When a short, hammy fashion designer cooks something.

For every low there is a high.
KyrieUmineko Huey Emmerich from Somewhere in Bendigo Since: Nov, 2024 Relationship Status: Abstaining
Huey Emmerich
#7361: Apr 20th 2025 at 5:53:59 PM

Wandering Around In The Dark: A horror trope where most of the horror is just wandering around in the dark.

Solaris2022 Guy Incognito Since: Nov, 2022
KingofNightmares Since: Aug, 2016 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
Yamanekko Esnupi from atop the red doghouse Since: Sep, 2024 Relationship Status: Whoa, they're bisexual! I didn't know that!
Esnupi
#7364: Apr 22nd 2025 at 4:13:01 PM

Johanspeak: A character begins waxing poetic whenever they're tired or horny. Trope Namer is Iuchar/Johan from Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War, who is often prone to Purple Prose. The "tired or horny" part comes from that one time Yamanekko (who was not in the Fire Emblem fandom) tried to help their Discord friend write Fire Emblem smut but ended up a babbling mess because it was Fuck Off In The Morning.

Always remember to hydrate! (A message from Snoopy)
Mildude A Member of the Midnight Crew from the you-know-what Since: Sep, 2021 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
A Member of the Midnight Crew
#7365: Apr 22nd 2025 at 7:53:12 PM

Sexy Smoking Pipe: When a Distinguished Gentleman's Pipe is depicted as something attractive In-Universe.

[down][down][down] It's a Sub-Trope/The Same, but More Specific to Smoking Is Glamorous. Though a trope redundant to it would, technically speaking, also count as a Bad Trope Idea.

Edited by Mildude on Apr 23rd 2025 at 9:46:47 AM

Déjà vu, tell you what I'm gonna do, when they reminisce over you, my God
jandn2014 SMILE! from somewhere in Connecticut Since: Aug, 2017 Relationship Status: Hiding
SMILE!
#7366: Apr 22nd 2025 at 8:37:10 PM

Crowning Moment Of Awkward: That one moment when things are sooooooo totally AWKWARDDDDDDD! 😬😬😬

Edited by jandn2014 on Apr 22nd 2025 at 11:37:38 AM

newaccount Naked kitten from Super Hell (Experienced Trainee) Relationship Status: Complex: I'm real, they are imaginary
Naked kitten
#7367: Apr 22nd 2025 at 9:29:20 PM

Nuke The Dog: When the villain puts a dog in a microwave

Free the hostages in the Troubled Teen Industry
DeadlyEspresso Louisiana Heartstopper from your local Popeyes Since: Apr, 2023
Louisiana Heartstopper
#7368: Apr 22nd 2025 at 11:10:05 PM

[up][up][up]Isn't that already covered by Smoking Is Glamorous?

I sadly doubt he would like Popeyes, though...
SeaMonkey851 Autistic Gamer from Topeka, Kansas (Holding A Herring) Relationship Status: I'd jump in front of a train for ya!
Autistic Gamer
#7369: Apr 23rd 2025 at 8:03:44 AM

[up][up][up][up][up] Johanliebertspeak: When a character speaks like a certain example of The Sociopath.

My mother nicknamed me, hence the username.
dookamatic Since: Jan, 2022 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
Unicorndance Logic Girl from Thames, N.Z. Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
Logic Girl
#7371: Apr 23rd 2025 at 12:45:22 PM

I Dont Think Thats Such A Good Ikea: Someone thinks a certain Swedish furniture store is bad.

For every low there is a high.
NoName404 [Insert Title Here] from Sealand Since: May, 2024 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
[Insert Title Here]
#7372: Apr 23rd 2025 at 4:43:16 PM

Marth Clone: A swordfighter in a Platform Fighter with a tipper mechanic (aka they have a sweetspot at the tip of their sword).

"This forum signature likes to refer to itself, as well as to the fact that it likes to refer to itself"
Mildude A Member of the Midnight Crew from the you-know-what Since: Sep, 2021 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
iwantedtoaddsomething Since: Feb, 2015
#7374: Apr 23rd 2025 at 7:40:28 PM

The Dave: Redirect to Unfazed Everyman.note 

DrNoPuma Streaky from the land of Humorous Hyenas (Ten years in the joint) Relationship Status: Married to the music
#7375: Apr 23rd 2025 at 7:48:34 PM

The Dave Mallow: An actor who plays multiple villains in the same show.

RIP Dave Mallow

Very good kitty

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