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Trope Namer Syndrome - The Game!

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Here on TVT, we like to abide by Clear, Concise, Witty, and our titles tend to reflect that. But that's boring, and it's way more fun and unique to name tropes after our favorite characters... Even if they aren't character tropes, or tropes at all. And does that character technically not count as an example of the trope? Oh well, I'm sure people would get it anyway.

In this game, we're going to rectify these silly rules about "comprehensibility" and "fan myopia" and come up with characters who our favorite tropes should be named for. I mean, those knuckleheads in the TRS would never allow us, but we can at least pretend, amirite?

It works like most other games here. One person names a trope, the next person chooses a character that trope could be named for, and then they provide a trope for the person after them, and so on.

I'll start us with an easy one.


Nice Guy

Edited by WarJay77 on Jun 16th 2022 at 5:08:43 AM

magicmundanenice (Troper in training) Relationship Status: That's rough, buddy
Ratatoskr Imbued with a Combustible and Volatile Nature from Yggdrasil (Plucky Ensign) Relationship Status: Love = my face = a building on fire
Bisected8 A casual tief of punk from Her Hackette Cave (Primordial Chaos) Relationship Status: Arm chopping is not a love language!
A casual tief of punk
#3379: Jul 7th 2025 at 5:53:15 AM

Red Wedding Day


Supernaturally Validated Trans Person

TV Tropes's No. 1 bread themed lesbian. she/her, fae/faer
SoaPuffball the purplest heart-thrower from Liamson Since: Aug, 2016 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
cornyfield256 about to kidnap from Yoshi's Island Since: Dec, 2022 Relationship Status: Is that a kind of food?
about to kidnap
#3382: Jul 7th 2025 at 7:24:37 AM

X is already there!


Unexpected Shmup Level

Edited by cornyfield256 on Jul 7th 2025 at 10:24:56 AM

Hot take: I actually like Yoshi's New Island and it's soundtrack.
ReginaldOgron5 Est Ut Squimplex Ut from Two blocks down from the Undead Burg Since: Mar, 2022 Relationship Status: I want you to want me
DeadlyEspresso Louisiana Heartstopper from your local Popeyes Since: Apr, 2023
Louisiana Heartstopper
#3384: Jul 7th 2025 at 10:43:00 AM

Actually, You're Fighting a Xenomorph


I Will Find You

I sadly doubt he would like Popeyes, though...
YourEternalTroper Matikane Tannhäuser from Tracen Academy (Uma Earth) Since: Oct, 2015 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
Matikane Tannhäuser
#3385: Jul 7th 2025 at 10:53:08 AM

Rescuing My Kidnapped Daughter


From Roommates to Romance

Matikane Tannhäuser, now departing for the front line! Ei, ei, mun!
Mildude A Member of the Midnight Crew from the you-know-what Since: Sep, 2021 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
ComradeTom Enemy of the working people watched by StB from Eastern Bohemia Since: Nov, 2023 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
DeadlyEspresso Louisiana Heartstopper from your local Popeyes Since: Apr, 2023
Louisiana Heartstopper
#3388: Jul 9th 2025 at 8:51:59 AM

Eraser Bomb the Cast


Allegedly Dateless

I sadly doubt he would like Popeyes, though...
Mildude A Member of the Midnight Crew from the you-know-what Since: Sep, 2021 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
Ratatoskr Imbued with a Combustible and Volatile Nature from Yggdrasil (Plucky Ensign) Relationship Status: Love = my face = a building on fire
Mildude A Member of the Midnight Crew from the you-know-what Since: Sep, 2021 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
Sourguy Doesn't do much (He/Him) from The Peach State Since: Oct, 2021 Relationship Status: You're a beautiful woman, probably
Wafer Troy Verde from the Banjo-Tooie world, meditating (Life not ruined yet) Relationship Status: Non-Canon
Troy Verde
#3396: Jul 12th 2025 at 6:34:51 PM

The Divine Comedy

Social Media Is Bad

Guys how cool would it be if Super Megaforce had a green ranger...
Mildude A Member of the Midnight Crew from the you-know-what Since: Sep, 2021 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
NitroIndigo ♀ | Small ripples lead to big waves from West Midlands region, England Since: Jun, 2021 Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
♀ | Small ripples lead to big waves
#3398: Jul 13th 2025 at 12:45:57 AM
Sourguy Doesn't do much (He/Him) from The Peach State Since: Oct, 2021 Relationship Status: You're a beautiful woman, probably

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