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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

audgetrouble A Gentleman Pirate from somewhere in time and space Since: Sep, 2017 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
Lindo-Honorindo WOOOOOOW Since: Apr, 2020 Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
WOOOOOOW
#202: Sep 18th 2020 at 10:14:15 PM

Naked Human: A human character who is always completely naked, usually for Mr. Fanservice reasons.

My favorite sci fi enemies are the giant sexy depressed women
ImmiThrax 🏳️‍🌈🎃 from A Galaxy Far, Far Away Since: Apr, 2020 Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
🏳️‍🌈🎃
#203: Sep 18th 2020 at 10:52:01 PM

Naked Cthulhu: An eldritch abomination that would normally wear clothes instead appears in the nude. Needs TRS for confusion with Did You Just Pants Cthulhu?

Covered in Star Wars Cleanup, Deadpool, and Web Video sand. I'm not coarse and rough, but I get everywhere.
wingedcatgirl mys. minty from the silly dimension from lurking (Holding A Herring) Relationship Status: Oh my word! I'm gay!
mys. minty from the silly dimension
#204: Sep 18th 2020 at 11:17:50 PM

The Letter C: A list of all the times the letter C appears in media. I've C'n It A Million Times!

Suddenly I'm... still rotating Fallen London in my mind even though I've stopped actively playing it.
Immortalartisan AI with access to the console from The fire Since: Mar, 2020 Relationship Status: Star-crossed
AI with access to the console
#205: Sep 18th 2020 at 11:25:49 PM

Too Sinful For This Good Earth: the reverse of Too Good for This Sinful Earth

Passive Cooling systems : failed Active liquid cooling systems : failed Status : Overheating
wingedcatgirl mys. minty from the silly dimension from lurking (Holding A Herring) Relationship Status: Oh my word! I'm gay!
mys. minty from the silly dimension
#206: Sep 18th 2020 at 11:32:58 PM

Too Earth For This Goodful Sin: Surely this is self-explanatory.

Suddenly I'm... still rotating Fallen London in my mind even though I've stopped actively playing it.
ImmiThrax 🏳️‍🌈🎃 from A Galaxy Far, Far Away Since: Apr, 2020 Relationship Status: Crazy Cat Lady
🏳️‍🌈🎃
#207: Sep 18th 2020 at 11:41:10 PM

Too Full For This Earth: A Planet Eater has to pass on consuming a planet because they're still digesting the last one.

Covered in Star Wars Cleanup, Deadpool, and Web Video sand. I'm not coarse and rough, but I get everywhere.
wingedcatgirl mys. minty from the silly dimension from lurking (Holding A Herring) Relationship Status: Oh my word! I'm gay!
mys. minty from the silly dimension
#208: Sep 19th 2020 at 12:00:23 AM

Chairs Are Sat On By People: I know they said People Sit On Chairs wasn't a real trope, but this is completely different!

Suddenly I'm... still rotating Fallen London in my mind even though I've stopped actively playing it.
PointMaid Since: Jun, 2014
#209: Sep 19th 2020 at 4:15:06 AM

Heckled By The Home Audience: An audience reaction trope where the viewers throw insults and even tomatoes at their own TV screens when the show is on. Examples are allowed, but the contributor must have actually seen the incident (rather than hearing about it second hand) for verification purposes.

audgetrouble A Gentleman Pirate from somewhere in time and space Since: Sep, 2017 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
WarJay77 It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (3,795/50,000) from My Writing Cave (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
It's NaNo, Bay-beeee! (3,795/50,000)
#211: Sep 19th 2020 at 2:39:48 PM

Harsher In Foresight: We know this will turn out bad later!

Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper Wall
Snicka Since: Jun, 2011
#212: Sep 19th 2020 at 2:59:24 PM

Hilarious In Foresight: It's not funny now, but we know this is going to be funny later.

thok That's Dr. Title, thank you! (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Non-Canon
That's Dr. Title, thank you!
#213: Sep 19th 2020 at 3:40:34 PM

Harsher In 2020: it was fine in the past, and will be fine in the future, but it's terrible in 2020.

ArgoTheBlank from Colony 9 Since: Jun, 2020 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
wingedcatgirl mys. minty from the silly dimension from lurking (Holding A Herring) Relationship Status: Oh my word! I'm gay!
mys. minty from the silly dimension
#215: Sep 19th 2020 at 3:56:02 PM

So Good Its Average: When a work is better than merely okay, but its competitors are also very good, so it doesn't stand out from the rest.

Suddenly I'm... still rotating Fallen London in my mind even though I've stopped actively playing it.
antenna_ears from California Since: Apr, 2020 Relationship Status: Coming soon to theaters
PointMaid Since: Jun, 2014
#217: Sep 19th 2020 at 3:58:59 PM

The Forgettable : A work is so bland and tedious, you forget it immediately.

Edited by PointMaid on Sep 19th 2020 at 6:59:29 AM

Kappaclystica Since: Jan, 2019
#218: Sep 19th 2020 at 4:04:56 PM

So Good Its The Last Of Us Part II. It's a work so good that it scratches at The Last of Us Part II. Clearly this will not cause flame wars!

HeavyMetalHermitCrab Since: Sep, 2018
#219: Sep 19th 2020 at 4:15:31 PM

Tom Arnold; The indelible state of being Tom Arnold.

thok That's Dr. Title, thank you! (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Non-Canon
That's Dr. Title, thank you!
#220: Sep 19th 2020 at 4:37:40 PM

Malkovich: Malkovich Malkovich Malkovich Malkovich Malkovich Malkovich. Malkovich Malkovich? Malkovich Malkovich Malkovich.

Edited by thok on Sep 19th 2020 at 7:36:45 AM

KingofNightmares Since: Aug, 2016 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
wingedcatgirl mys. minty from the silly dimension from lurking (Holding A Herring) Relationship Status: Oh my word! I'm gay!
mys. minty from the silly dimension
#222: Sep 19th 2020 at 4:44:02 PM

Gory Indiscretion Thot: This is clearly self-explanatory.

Suddenly I'm... still rotating Fallen London in my mind even though I've stopped actively playing it.
audgetrouble A Gentleman Pirate from somewhere in time and space Since: Sep, 2017 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
A Gentleman Pirate
#223: Sep 19th 2020 at 4:47:59 PM

Gory Addition Shot: A director adds gore where it doesn’t belong just for the sake of having more gore.

Edited by audgetrouble on Sep 19th 2020 at 4:48:07 AM

It’s not about the desti-something, it’s about the whatever.
thok That's Dr. Title, thank you! (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Non-Canon
That's Dr. Title, thank you!
#224: Sep 19th 2020 at 4:50:10 PM

Al Gore Discretion Shot: Refusing to show images of the 45th Vice President of the United States.

Superjohn Muscle witch from Tokyo Empire Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
Muscle witch
#225: Sep 19th 2020 at 4:52:53 PM

Historical Grayness Upgrade: This when either a historical figure who was heroic is given more flaws or complexity then they had in real life, or if a historical figure who was a Villain is given similar treatment.

"Give our Captain back, you jerks!"

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