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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

jandn2014 SMILE! from somewhere in Connecticut Since: Aug, 2017 Relationship Status: Hiding
SMILE!
#952: Dec 24th 2021 at 8:45:39 PM

[up][up] That’s actually not a bad idea…

Meaningless Anagram: A character’s name is coincidentally an anagram.

KingofNightmares Since: Aug, 2016 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#953: Dec 25th 2021 at 3:47:50 AM

Foreign Rating Systems Are Better: A character insists on using another country's rating system for movies or video games even though they don't come from that country

Edited by KingofNightmares on Dec 25th 2021 at 3:48:13 AM

"It was the best of times, it was the BLURST of times?"
CosmosAndChaos Peach from Brazil (Don’t ask) Relationship Status: Hugging my pillow
Peach
#954: Dec 28th 2021 at 11:17:23 AM

All Natural Cartoon Animal: A cartoon animal who doesn't wear anything, not even accessories.

"Oh, did I win?"
IchigoMontoya (Don’t ask) Relationship Status: Not caught up in your love affair
#955: Dec 28th 2021 at 12:02:19 PM

Loki Lookalike: A character who bares a striking resemblance to Loki, particularly his MCU incarnation.

DrNoPuma Streaky from the land of Humorous Hyenas (Ten years in the joint) Relationship Status: Married to the music
#956: Dec 28th 2021 at 7:52:11 PM

Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot Cat: Subtrope of Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot. This is when someone is a cross between multiple human/monster things, and also an animal.

Very good kitty
Snicka Since: Jun, 2011
#957: Dec 29th 2021 at 2:29:06 PM

Administrivia.Completely Wicked: Trope pages where the all on-page examples appear on work pages, and vice-versa. Not to be confused with Main.Completely Wicked, which is about villains with no redeeming qualities.

TomoeHawk Since: Dec, 2021 Relationship Status: If it's you, it's okay
IchigoMontoya (Don’t ask) Relationship Status: Not caught up in your love affair
#959: Dec 29th 2021 at 2:55:20 PM

Manga And Mangoes: A character snacks on some delicious mangoes while reading manga.

[down] I'm pretty sure that's the joke.

Edited by IchigoMontoya on Dec 29th 2021 at 4:26:42 AM

Ordeaux26 Since: May, 2019 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
DrNoPuma Streaky from the land of Humorous Hyenas (Ten years in the joint) Relationship Status: Married to the music
#961: Dec 29th 2021 at 4:22:33 PM

Crrrrazy Hamburger: A hamburger with unusual qualities, such as emitting green smoke.

Very good kitty
CosmosAndChaos Peach from Brazil (Don’t ask) Relationship Status: Hugging my pillow
Peach
#962: Dec 29th 2021 at 4:25:49 PM

All Christians Are Homophobic - Christians/people of other religions/religious people altogether being portrayed as always being hateful of LGBT+ people and/or viewing them as sinful.

[down][down]Thanks? I don't think it's all Christians, though.

Edited by CosmosAndChaos on Dec 29th 2021 at 9:31:25 AM

"Oh, did I win?"
Ordeaux26 Since: May, 2019 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
#963: Dec 29th 2021 at 4:28:06 PM

All Seniors Are Homophobic: Every single person that is old (you decided which range that is) is prejudiced against the LGBT community. Alternatively, you can use this anytime a single old person is.

Edited by Ordeaux26 on Dec 29th 2021 at 4:28:46 AM

PurpleEyedGuma Since: Apr, 2020
#964: Dec 29th 2021 at 4:28:27 PM

[up][up] Actually not a bad idea.

[up][up] Of course I don’t actually believe it, but it’s a pattern I have noticed occasionally.

Edited by PurpleEyedGuma on Dec 29th 2021 at 7:48:25 AM

FlightlessBird Since: Jul, 2013
#965: Dec 29th 2021 at 4:43:11 PM

Red Red Wine: Red wine being depicted as colored red.

IchigoMontoya (Don’t ask) Relationship Status: Not caught up in your love affair
#966: Jan 5th 2022 at 9:25:03 AM

Do It: Telling someone to perform a certain action by using the words "do it."

CosmosAndChaos Peach from Brazil (Don’t ask) Relationship Status: Hugging my pillow
Peach
#967: Jan 5th 2022 at 10:19:57 AM

Good People Love Animals: Someone loving animals being treated as a sign of goodness and a loving nature. Inversion of Bad People Abuse Animals.

"Oh, did I win?"
bpants98 Since: Aug, 2018
#968: Jan 5th 2022 at 1:04:38 PM

Insignificant Closing Line: The last line spoken in a work doesn't have any significant meaning at all.

IchigoMontoya (Don’t ask) Relationship Status: Not caught up in your love affair
#969: Jan 5th 2022 at 1:33:38 PM

Draco Malfaux: An arrogant, elitist magic user who's clearly based on Draco Malfoy. Bonus points if they come from a wealthy family and/or have a rivalry with the resident mage-in-training protagonist.

Edited by IchigoMontoya on Jan 11th 2022 at 3:51:23 AM

DrNoPuma Streaky from the land of Humorous Hyenas (Ten years in the joint) Relationship Status: Married to the music
#970: Jan 6th 2022 at 8:00:37 PM

Eating Typewriters: We have Typewriter Eating, which is not about people eating typewriters. So we need a trope about people eating typewriters.

Very good kitty
callmeamuffin Just getting into Utena... (he/they) from the kitchen (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Thinkin' about you, muffin
Just getting into Utena... (he/they)
#971: Jan 7th 2022 at 2:31:52 AM

Eating: A character- you know what? I’m being lazy!

Piano Stools Have A Back: When a piano stool has a back to lie upon.

I would be interested to do an All Christians Are Homophobic draft if it is possible. I always wished to sponsor a No Real Life Examples, Please! draft.

Working on Sandbox.The Amazing Race TV Tropes Edition.
KingofNightmares Since: Aug, 2016 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#972: Jan 7th 2022 at 3:26:04 AM

Ambiguous Dinosaur: When a character may be a dinosaur, but we don't know if they really are one

"It was the best of times, it was the BLURST of times?"
FlightlessBird Since: Jul, 2013
#973: Jan 10th 2022 at 7:22:55 PM

Incredibly Lame Hun: A hun warrior who's just kind of a loser.

callmeamuffin Just getting into Utena... (he/they) from the kitchen (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Thinkin' about you, muffin
Just getting into Utena... (he/they)
#974: Jan 10th 2022 at 10:55:35 PM

Incredibly Lame Son: The son of some parents is a party-pooper, while the rest of his family contrasts him in comparison.

Working on Sandbox.The Amazing Race TV Tropes Edition.
mightymewtron Word Up from New New York Since: Oct, 2012 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
Word Up
#975: Jan 10th 2022 at 11:21:37 PM

Incredibly Lame Nun: Nuns are really boring.

I do some cleanup and then I enjoy shows you probably think are cringe.

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