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Bluethorn They're back! from Partash Since: Jan, 2018 Relationship Status: Star-crossed
They're back!
#3501: Mar 14th 2025 at 12:01:39 PM

7/10. It can be an interesting approach, but sometimes it's better to just let magic be magic.


Precision F-Strike

Currently playing Yooka-Replaylee
Angry_Clown (Troper Journeyman) Relationship Status: All is for my lord
#3502: Mar 14th 2025 at 3:37:42 PM

8/10

If used well, it can make for a real Crowning Moment of Awesome or a really funny moment.


Almost Kiss

Edited by Angry_Clown on Mar 14th 2025 at 7:37:54 AM

Just a simple man, making my way through the Tropes.
Sourguy Doesn't do much (He/Him) from The Peach State Since: Oct, 2021 Relationship Status: You're a beautiful woman, probably
Doesn't do much (He/Him)
#3503: Mar 14th 2025 at 4:35:44 PM

7/10. When done properly, it can be a funny way to mess with the viewers. When done poorly, it can be annoying.


Villain Song

Currently Reading: N/A
Weirdguy149 Former King from Lumiose City Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: I'd jump in front of a train for ya!
Former King
#3504: Mar 14th 2025 at 4:37:26 PM

9/10, always a highlight of any musical they show up in, even the really shitty musicals.

How We Got Here

The legend has returned.
petersohn from Earth, Solar System (Long Runner) Relationship Status: Hiding
Mattman_the_Storyteller Since: Aug, 2018
#3506: Mar 15th 2025 at 1:19:49 PM

10/10. I always like it when a seemingly weak power proves that it can be useful.


Properly Paranoid

RWBYraikou888 The Undercover Troper from The Kingdom of Atlas Since: Aug, 2020 Relationship Status: Complex: I'm real, they are imaginary
The Undercover Troper
#3507: Mar 15th 2025 at 1:24:18 PM

7/10. At least don't make the paranoia come across as annoying to the audience.


Villain Song

Orcus on His Throne will always be my pet peeve.
The21zonz KIRBY PLUSH from England Since: Oct, 2024 Relationship Status: Hiding
KIRBY PLUSH
#3508: Mar 15th 2025 at 1:26:10 PM

10/10: This trope is normally used to show how EVIL a villain can be, and you get a free banger with it too.

Butt-Monkey

I prefer dubbed audio for works in foreign languages because they can translate meaning better.
KaabiiFan13 Since: Apr, 2022
#3509: Mar 15th 2025 at 1:41:50 PM

5/10 I laugh at these kinds of characters when the "gag" is done sparingly, but doing it too often can make it feel cruel.

Call a Rabbit a "Smeerp"

RWBYraikou888 The Undercover Troper from The Kingdom of Atlas Since: Aug, 2020 Relationship Status: Complex: I'm real, they are imaginary
The Undercover Troper
#3510: Mar 16th 2025 at 10:09:49 PM

7/10. A bit easy of a trope to do, but I find it weirdly charming.


British Humour

Orcus on His Throne will always be my pet peeve.
petersohn from Earth, Solar System (Long Runner) Relationship Status: Hiding
Bluethorn They're back! from Partash Since: Jan, 2018 Relationship Status: Star-crossed
They're back!
#3512: Mar 17th 2025 at 4:33:41 AM

7.5/10. Can be pretty funny.

Random Events Plot

Currently playing Yooka-Replaylee
Ego-Man25 Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
#3513: Mar 17th 2025 at 4:35:41 AM

[up][up]9.986/10. Oh, I adore this trope from top to bottom. I love being weirdly specific when it comes to my protagonists establishing goals they want to achieve, same with the villains, the Cloud Cuckoolanders… and even the Not So Above It All folks of the world. Sometimes… you need to be the first man or woman to do Thr Shimmy on Shimera. Unironically.


[up] 7.9/10. Color it a shock to come from a guy who loves his narrative cohesion, but there is a strength to be had in random bullshit being the plot. There's loads of out-of-pocket stuff your protagonist can pull from, that they couldn't make up even if they tried, that'd catch our villains off guard… or maybe sometimes you just want your romp inherently comedic in nature. Choose your pick.
Safety in Indifference

Edited by Ego-Man25 on Mar 17th 2025 at 4:38:44 AM

Self-professed Wild Card who thinks cynicism isn't so bad.
Superjohn Muscle witch from Tokyo Empire Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
Muscle witch
#3514: Mar 17th 2025 at 5:07:37 AM

7/10 can be used as an explanation for why the people in the work are Apathetic Citizens, though one that no writer should treat as something to be embraced unironically.

Evil Costume Switch

"Give our Captain back, you jerks!"
Weirdguy149 Former King from Lumiose City Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: I'd jump in front of a train for ya!
Former King
#3515: Mar 17th 2025 at 5:41:49 AM

8/10, sometimes a demeanor shift or facial change is all you need but damn if I don't love a badass or sexy villain costume.

Final Speech

The legend has returned.
Bluethorn They're back! from Partash Since: Jan, 2018 Relationship Status: Star-crossed
They're back!
#3516: Mar 17th 2025 at 1:57:05 PM

9/10. Can be a huge Tear Jerker. It only doesn't get a 10 because of those few cases where the speech goes on for so long that it starts to become Narmy. (They're dying, but still have the energy to ramble on for 10 minutes?) Of course, even those can make for effective parodies.

Pie-Eyed

Currently playing Yooka-Replaylee
ginsengaddict Lt (jg) T'lyn (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
Lt (jg) T'lyn
#3517: Mar 17th 2025 at 1:58:26 PM

3/10

I find it deeply unsettling. Just looks wrong.


Blowing a Raspberry

Edited by ginsengaddict on Mar 17th 2025 at 7:59:33 PM

I suppose, by the transitive property, I too must be "Vulcan as a Motherfucker."[1]
CosmosAndChaos Shigaraki from Brazil (Don’t ask) Relationship Status: Hugging my pillow
Shigaraki
#3518: Mar 17th 2025 at 6:30:57 PM

6/10 Not my kind of humor, plus I used to be on the receiving end of raspberries from a classmate when I was a child.

Dry Crusader

I never watched My Hero Academia, but his Death Battle with Mahito made me like him.
RWBYraikou888 The Undercover Troper from The Kingdom of Atlas Since: Aug, 2020 Relationship Status: Complex: I'm real, they are imaginary
The Undercover Troper
#3519: Mar 18th 2025 at 5:41:09 AM

2/10. One additional point because I'm Straight Edge, but I hate it when people try to force others to conform to their beliefs.


Rock Opera

Orcus on His Throne will always be my pet peeve.
Weirdguy149 Former King from Lumiose City Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: I'd jump in front of a train for ya!
Former King
#3520: Mar 18th 2025 at 6:13:16 AM

5/10, mostly because I have never heard one of those before to gauge how good or bad it is.

New Job Episode

The legend has returned.
alateli " oh , uh .. 'blanket'." from Living Room (Apprentice) Relationship Status: Brewing the love potion
" oh , uh .. 'blanket'."
#3521: Mar 18th 2025 at 6:41:41 AM

Also a 5/10. It can be interesting/funny depending on the character and what the job is. Like, if everything goes wrong, it could be pretty entertaining. I personally like it when the get fired at the end, especially after all they've been through.


Gallows Humor

Well if it isn't my favorite human ..!
Ego-Man25 Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
#3522: Mar 18th 2025 at 6:46:43 AM

Literally Any Score Other Than 5/10: I am a fucked-up sadistic writer. This has long been made clear by now. I am a fan of fucking with people. And I have a fucked-up sense of humor. And sometimes, the characters are on death's row, or just know how utterly fucked they are… and just roll with it. I'm one of THOSE writers.

Gonna give this an 8.3/10. Feels like a fitting score.


Bait-and-Switch

Self-professed Wild Card who thinks cynicism isn't so bad.
Superjohn Muscle witch from Tokyo Empire Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
Muscle witch
#3523: Mar 18th 2025 at 7:11:40 AM

9/10, this is one of my favorite types of comedy, there is something comedic about going in one direction and subverting what you expected.

General Ripper

"Give our Captain back, you jerks!"
TMH-Sir-Iron-Vomit The clown of STEEL from Ichnusa Since: Mar, 2024
The clown of STEEL
#3524: Mar 18th 2025 at 7:15:19 AM

6,5/10: Very basic trope overall, but it also means that it's never going away. I bet there are some frustating uses of it, but overall, I can't complain.[nja]'d

7/10: Works well enough.


Where It All Began?
    My Rating 
9/10: I just love any Bookends-based trope, and this one is no exception.

Personally revisiting an early-game area for a final time, after you've progressed as a player, is a good experience. I don't even mind the more practical side of it (having to make less game areas and save time and money).

Edited by TMH-Sir-Iron-Vomit on Mar 18th 2025 at 3:16:06 PM

Oo oo ah ah
J99908 It’s your BATH time! from A bathtub Since: Jun, 2023 Relationship Status: It's not my fault I'm not popular!
It’s your BATH time!
#3525: Mar 18th 2025 at 7:18:53 AM

9/10. Very emotional and makes for good retrospective.

Bilingual Bonus

It builds character.

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