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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!
#1776: Apr 25th 2022 at 8:59:36 AM

What Do You Mean Kids Shows Can Be Dark: When people who are above the intended demographic of a work try to convince themselves that it isn’t for kids.

good-morning Lord Something, Forgetter of Cool Titles from Brazil Since: Nov, 2021
Lord Something, Forgetter of Cool Titles
#1777: Apr 28th 2022 at 10:24:32 AM

Critic Bump: A work suddenly gets more popular on Tv Tropes after an internet Caustic Critic reviews it.

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BackSet1 I <3 Zinnia from I'm sure you'd love to know that, wouldn't you? (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
I <3 Zinnia
#1778: Apr 28th 2022 at 10:51:12 AM

[up] Technically that's just Colbert Bump.

Trope By Technicality: Something that is only technically a trope.

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AoeAbility Akarat bless you. from Personal Evil Tower of Ominousness Since: Mar, 2021 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
BackSet1 I <3 Zinnia from I'm sure you'd love to know that, wouldn't you? (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
good-morning Lord Something, Forgetter of Cool Titles from Brazil Since: Nov, 2021
Lord Something, Forgetter of Cool Titles
#1781: Apr 28th 2022 at 12:54:28 PM

El Muerto: A page about the greatest Spider-Man character from all time, whose movie broke box offices before it was even produced. It is not a trope, would you say? El Muerto doesn't care.

Edited by good-morning on Apr 28th 2022 at 4:54:57 PM

oh hey how are you doing?
BackSet1 I <3 Zinnia from I'm sure you'd love to know that, wouldn't you? (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
I <3 Zinnia
#1782: Apr 28th 2022 at 2:01:55 PM

Pretend The Bad Movies Good: When a movie is so bad people pretend it's good. I propose a movement to do this to The Rise of Skywalker and The Last Jedi.

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IchigoMontoya (Don’t ask) Relationship Status: Not caught up in your love affair
#1783: Apr 28th 2022 at 2:07:31 PM

Ignore this.

Edited by IchigoMontoya on Apr 28th 2022 at 2:08:07 AM

AmourLeFou You'll never find out who I am from Colorado Since: Apr, 2021 Relationship Status: One Is The Loneliest Number
You'll never find out who I am
#1784: Apr 28th 2022 at 7:38:17 PM

Pretend The Good Movies Bad: When users give a good movie bad reviews/ratings because they're angry at the producers. Shrek Forever After is a prime example.

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BackSet1 I <3 Zinnia from I'm sure you'd love to know that, wouldn't you? (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
I <3 Zinnia
#1785: Apr 29th 2022 at 8:19:25 AM

Deep Fried Images: You know, those memes that are just images but you can't see what the image actually is because its covered in colors or whatever.

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InjusticeFalls Ace Attorney from Japanifornia (Ten years in the joint) Relationship Status: Married to the job
Ace Attorney
#1786: Apr 29th 2022 at 9:33:26 AM

Give Him One More : When someone overseeing a torture pretends to be shocked and appalled at what they've walked into, before telling the torturer to give them one more.

What a tangled web we weave when we practice to deceive.
AmourLeFou You'll never find out who I am from Colorado Since: Apr, 2021 Relationship Status: One Is The Loneliest Number
You'll never find out who I am
#1787: Apr 29th 2022 at 1:39:58 PM

[up] So an oddly specific subtrope of Bait-and-Switch Compassion?

Give Him A Hand: When a character disembodies a character's hand and then jokes that someone should give the victim a hand.

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good-morning Lord Something, Forgetter of Cool Titles from Brazil Since: Nov, 2021
Lord Something, Forgetter of Cool Titles
#1788: Apr 29th 2022 at 2:27:41 PM

Everythings Black And Whiter With Zebras: Zebras being associated with black and white contrast in fiction.

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callmeamuffin Just getting into Utena... (he/they) from the kitchen (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Thinkin' about you, muffin
Just getting into Utena... (he/they)
#1789: Apr 29th 2022 at 2:32:06 PM

You Gotta Have Toot Hair: A character sports a hairstyle that looks like a fart.

Working on Sandbox.The Amazing Race TV Tropes Edition.
BackSet1 I <3 Zinnia from I'm sure you'd love to know that, wouldn't you? (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
I <3 Zinnia
#1790: Apr 29th 2022 at 3:21:33 PM

Only Deal With The Big Leagues: When superheroes only fight bad guys within their weight class instead of dealing with common thugs. Because sometimes the police actually do their jobs.

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good-morning Lord Something, Forgetter of Cool Titles from Brazil Since: Nov, 2021
Lord Something, Forgetter of Cool Titles
#1791: Apr 30th 2022 at 11:13:25 AM

Blue Cookies: The Hero's favourite foods have unusual colors. Named after a Percy Jackson gag people unfamiliar with the series won't get.

Edited by good-morning on Apr 30th 2022 at 9:31:51 AM

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bpants98 Since: Aug, 2018
#1792: Apr 30th 2022 at 11:55:04 AM

Green Milk: A character drinks liquid from something that the audience is repulsed by.

AmourLeFou You'll never find out who I am from Colorado Since: Apr, 2021 Relationship Status: One Is The Loneliest Number
moefoxes Since: Apr, 2020 Relationship Status: Chat, is this real?
#1794: Apr 30th 2022 at 4:37:12 PM

And Ham: Also ham.

Inconsistently active.
callmeamuffin Just getting into Utena... (he/they) from the kitchen (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Thinkin' about you, muffin
Just getting into Utena... (he/they)
#1795: Apr 30th 2022 at 4:59:42 PM

Ponyos Favorite Food: When ham is mentioned or present in a work.

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good-morning Lord Something, Forgetter of Cool Titles from Brazil Since: Nov, 2021
Lord Something, Forgetter of Cool Titles
#1796: Apr 30th 2022 at 5:31:12 PM

Little Ham: When an actor is pretty mild-mannered and soft-spoken when playing a character.

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AoeAbility Akarat bless you. from Personal Evil Tower of Ominousness Since: Mar, 2021 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
#1797: Apr 30th 2022 at 5:44:00 PM

Overcooked Ham: Just so that we can add it to the pile of lame jokes based around Sub-tropes of Large Ham.

Edited by AoeAbility on Apr 30th 2022 at 5:44:16 AM

You keep using the term "POV". I do not think it means what you think it means.
BackSet1 I <3 Zinnia from I'm sure you'd love to know that, wouldn't you? (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
I <3 Zinnia
#1798: Apr 30th 2022 at 6:05:28 PM

Ham: Like Ponyos Favorite Food but not a reference to the worst Ghibli movie.

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AoeAbility Akarat bless you. from Personal Evil Tower of Ominousness Since: Mar, 2021 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
#1799: Apr 30th 2022 at 6:15:26 PM

[up]Someone CLEARLY didn't watch Tales from Earthsea.

This Index Is An In Joke: An index of pages created solely for the purpose of utterly uninformative self-referential humor.

You keep using the term "POV". I do not think it means what you think it means.
BackSet1 I <3 Zinnia from I'm sure you'd love to know that, wouldn't you? (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
I <3 Zinnia
#1800: Apr 30th 2022 at 6:42:29 PM

[up] We already have that, it's called Just for Fun.

TV Tropes Wont Really Affect Your Life One Way Or The Other: At least, if you're a sane person.

Edited by BackSet1 on Apr 30th 2022 at 9:42:45 AM

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