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Here, you give a trope, and the next troper makes up an example wholesale from a media work they made up on the spot.

Both prompts and responses should follow relevant wiki rules — exactly one trope per prompt/no tropeslashing, Playing With only applies to tropes (not Trivia or YMMV), and responses need to make sense without having seen the work (because the work doesn't exist), and so forth.

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Tiny Tyrannical Girl
In LightNovel.The Huge Universe Ruled By A Tiny Girl, the Big Bad of the movie is Alice, a dwarf woman who can make everyone submit to her by threatening their life.
    original OP 
Here, troper A gives a trope, and you make up an example wholesale from a media work you made up on the spot.

I'll give an example:

Genre Throwback


"The J9 Unit is one to 80's and 90's science fiction and Cyberpunk of the era."
Now your turn

Tiny Tyrannical Girl

Edited by wingedcatgirl on Mar 9th 2024 at 9:21:49 AM

ColdOnes It's Mime Time! (Holding A Herring) Relationship Status: Is that a kind of food?
It's Mime Time!
#2151: Aug 3rd 2025 at 3:44:50 PM

Object Bonanza: Megaphone delivers one to Burger in episode 5 while they are riding a ski lift. Unfortunately for Megaphone, the reverb of his voice causes a Hair-Trigger Avalanche that the contestants must avoid while racing down Mt. Frostbite.


Grounded Forever

Edited by ColdOnes on Aug 3rd 2025 at 6:45:06 AM

"If actions speak louder than words then this silent deer never stops talking. His annoying actions will leave you speechless."
Mildude A Member of the Midnight Crew from the you-know-what Since: Sep, 2021 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
A Member of the Midnight Crew
#2152: Aug 4th 2025 at 10:04:30 AM

Your Surreal Stories: Ashlee follows her friend Damien into Hell for a party. Damien's father, and Hell's ruler, Hubris discovers Ashlee and traps her in an abandoned manor he owns for "hundreds if not thousands of years". Ashlee treats it like she's being grounded.


Pregnant Badass

Déjà vu, tell you what I'm gonna do, when they reminisce over you, my God
Yamanekko it's TIIIIIIIIIME from Mariah Carey’s evil lair (at the North Pole) Since: Sep, 2024 Relationship Status: Whoa, they're bisexual! I didn't know that!
it's TIIIIIIIIIME
#2153: Aug 5th 2025 at 3:16:17 AM

Beast Tribes Of Midgard: Celandine, goddess of spring, is depicted as a hare woman with four arms and a heavily pregnant belly. In two of her hands, she carries bouquets of flowers to soothe new mothers during childbirth; in the other two, she carries greatswords. When called into battle by a Cleric or Shaman, she slashes at the enemies with her swords, and then summons a 5x5 square of foliage for three turns, which heals any allies and grants enemies the Hay Fever status effect.

Initially submitted by a Kickstarter backer with very particular tastes, she now (to the devs’ chagrin) makes a prominent appearance in the yearly Rite of Spring event.


I Do Not Speak Nonverbal

i just want you for my own. more than you could ever know.
pyromancingsandwich RAM Day 3: Wakatsuki Nico from Yoyleland (Green Sprout) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
RAM Day 3: Wakatsuki Nico
#2154: Aug 5th 2025 at 5:00:56 AM

Croka-Rockin': Finn tries to communicate to Jeff without his trusty notepad, but the latter didn't understand him even after Finn signed the same thing for "16 minutes straight". They both gave up and search for Finn's notepad.


Suddenly Fluent in Gibberish (Zig-zagged)

Edited by pyromancingsandwich on Aug 5th 2025 at 8:02:45 PM

Trying out Random Avatar Month (Main interest: Objectified)
Unicorndance Logic Girl from Thames, N.Z. Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
Logic Girl
#2155: Aug 5th 2025 at 2:49:03 PM

In The Zaney Mc Claneys, Tibbles the cat meows, and Bradley seemingly translates his meows. However, it's then revealed that he wasn't actually translating; he was just goofing around, yet when Buster the dog barks, Bradley reveals he can speak Dog... but not very fluently.


Broken Aesop

For every low there is a high.
Mildude A Member of the Midnight Crew from the you-know-what Since: Sep, 2021 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
A Member of the Midnight Crew
#2156: Aug 5th 2025 at 5:15:48 PM

The Wright Family: "Mary Jane's New Posse" tries to deliver a message about being yourself and not letting others define you. This is done by showing Mary Jane Wright trying to fit in with a groups of goths in an attempt to be distinct from her family, only to realize she's better off as the Granola Girl she originally was. Unfortunately, the story shows that Mary Jane was comfortable among the goths, to the point where she had no problem wearing the same types of clothes as them and was fascinated over the books they discussed. It only became a problem when she started doing activities the goths didn't even ask her to do regardless of how comfortable she was. This caused her father to intervene, tell her she shouldn't feel pressured to be among her new group, and convince her to break off with them.


Long-Lost Uncle Aesop

Déjà vu, tell you what I'm gonna do, when they reminisce over you, my God
LilyTheLitten Inspector Irratino my beloved ❤️ from The Investigation Institute Since: Apr, 2020 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
Inspector Irratino my beloved ❤️
#2157: Aug 8th 2025 at 8:40:01 AM

Lampshaded in Episode 3 of Horrorville, a Very Special Episode parody that introduces Finn, May's never-before-mentioned uncle with a drinking problem. Pitch notes he's never heard her mention an uncle before, and after Finn leaves at the end of the episode, he's never brought up again...and then comes back again with a drug issue. And again with a terminal disease...the latter of which reveals "Finn" does not actually exist, and is actually a Voidchild seeking attention from the Raye family since Akte doesn't care for him. After some time to clear everything up, Finn winds up moving into the Raye household and becomes a recurring character.


Did You Just Romance Cthulhu?

"Look inside yourself and to the stars; there, you will find your answers."
Pogakure Umapyoi! Umapyoi! from The big pile of ryegrass in the sky Since: Apr, 2021 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
Umapyoi! Umapyoi!
#2158: Aug 8th 2025 at 1:59:17 PM

Carl and Aldabog follows the domestic escapades of the titular couple; Carl Walker, a normal human, and his boyfriend (and later husband) Aldabog, the Invoker, Yog-Sothoth's second cousin once-removed, whom the former met after accidentally summoning the latter from a dusty tome at a college mixer.


No Such Thing as Bad Publicity

Don't you ever fix your lips to say that, bruh. I'm sitting right here and I got my daughter in the backseat
Oggy123 Spooky Kirby from Jakarta, Indonesia Since: Oct, 2013
Spooky Kirby
#2159: Aug 10th 2025 at 7:40:27 AM

In-Universe example in the Kirby Expanded Universe fanfic Galactic Files chapter "Galactic Species: Part 1''. The arthropod-esque Chipods are a relatively unpopular pet in Stella Nova due to looking like somewhat creepy, if Ugly Cute isopods, despite being mostly harmless and even affectionate. While the general public, who prefer cute creatures, attempt to paint their presence as an epidemic, it only leads to Chipods being more popular in small circles and communities, either through irony, curiosity, or even an act of defiance aganst the Stella Nova's cuteness fixation, helped by many seeing them as Ugly Cute.


Introduced Species Calamity

Edited by Oggy123 on Aug 10th 2025 at 9:40:51 PM

LilyTheLitten Inspector Irratino my beloved ❤️ from The Investigation Institute Since: Apr, 2020 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
Inspector Irratino my beloved ❤️
#2160: Aug 10th 2025 at 8:04:00 AM

Accidentally done in The Lost Woods when, after a trip to the Cubbies, some dormice stow away in Ray's hat and proceed to make an absolute mess of the Woods until the protagonists can catch them and return them to the Cubbies.


Queer Establishing Moment

"Look inside yourself and to the stars; there, you will find your answers."
ColdOnes It's Mime Time! (Holding A Herring) Relationship Status: Is that a kind of food?
It's Mime Time!
#2161: Aug 10th 2025 at 12:59:57 PM

Townies: In episode 16, Rebecca and some of her friends from choir camp get themselves locked in the mall. While hiding from a supposed monster, Rebecca gives Daniella a hug and kiss. A few episodes later, Rebecca mentions that event was what made her realize she was a lesbian.


Game Show Goofballs

"If actions speak louder than words then this silent deer never stops talking. His annoying actions will leave you speechless."
Yamanekko it's TIIIIIIIIIME from Mariah Carey’s evil lair (at the North Pole) Since: Sep, 2024 Relationship Status: Whoa, they're bisexual! I didn't know that!
it's TIIIIIIIIIME
#2162: Aug 10th 2025 at 4:57:16 PM

Angelfire: This is a running joke in the one-off episode “Quiz Blitz”. On the episode’s titular show, no matter what the question is, Sparklez always answers “NEKKID GRAMMA!!” The joke comes to a head in the final Gladiator Games portion of the game show, when Sparklez ends up plugging a flash drive into her robotic opponent and overriding its programming with pictures of (what else) naked grandmas. The pictures aren’t actually seen, but the robot’s disgusted reaction is.


Golden Mean Fallacy

Edited by Yamanekko on Aug 10th 2025 at 5:00:46 AM

i just want you for my own. more than you could ever know.
Unicorndance Logic Girl from Thames, N.Z. Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
Logic Girl
#2163: Aug 11th 2025 at 4:17:32 PM

In Schoolyard Chaos, the episode "A Uniform Decision" revolves around the faculty deciding whether the school should have a uniform or not, with Principal Jordan saying yes, and Vice Principal Douglas saying no. Eventually, they compromise by choosing half of the students at random and making them wear uniforms, which the students and teachers point out is rather ludicrous.


Entertainingly Wrong

For every low there is a high.
Oggy123 Spooky Kirby from Jakarta, Indonesia Since: Oct, 2013
Spooky Kirby
#2164: Aug 11th 2025 at 8:01:34 PM

Lloyd: In the episode "Monstro imbecilus", Lloyd realizes that a few girls he's classmates with will suddenly group together during random moments, talk to each other, and leave in a hurried way. Lloyd believes that they are actually part of some secret organization boys aren't allowed to join. It is implied that they are actually Magical Girls. Later, when Lloyd and his sisters try to follow them, they are attacked by shadow monsters. Unseen forces (apparently the girls) attack the beast and saved them, thankfully, but Lloyd did not know this, and came to the conclusion that, somehow, the girls are the monsters.


Lawyer-Friendly Cameo

Edited by Oggy123 on Aug 11th 2025 at 10:01:47 PM

pyromancingsandwich RAM Day 3: Wakatsuki Nico from Yoyleland (Green Sprout) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
RAM Day 3: Wakatsuki Nico
#2165: Aug 11th 2025 at 8:44:52 PM

Crok-A-Rockin' has Marina Nette as Jeff's coworker. She seems to be an adult version of Marinette and apparently changed her name because "the Copyright Gods said so". Her personality's still the same, though. Her being annoyingly clumsy and Perception Filter doing its job when she becomes Ladybug.


Big "NEVER!"

Trying out Random Avatar Month (Main interest: Objectified)
Mildude A Member of the Midnight Crew from the you-know-what Since: Sep, 2021 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
A Member of the Midnight Crew
#2166: Aug 11th 2025 at 9:27:27 PM

The Greatest Story Never Told: When Yang is asked to join Nightmare Moon and her group, she says "I'D NEVER!" This prompts Nightmare Moon to fight her, Cuddles, Lisa, Goku, and Delilah.


No Permanence, No Stakes

Déjà vu, tell you what I'm gonna do, when they reminisce over you, my God
Yamanekko it's TIIIIIIIIIME from Mariah Carey’s evil lair (at the North Pole) Since: Sep, 2024 Relationship Status: Whoa, they're bisexual! I didn't know that!
it's TIIIIIIIIIME
#2167: Aug 11th 2025 at 9:51:15 PM

Seeing as Dandywood can only be described as “if Jane Austen made Happy Tree Friends”, it’s not unreasonable to expect at least one of the cast of Funny Animals in Regency-era getup to meet a horribly gruesome end, only to come back the next episode. There are exceptions of course; most famous being the Red Rose Ball, in which Lord Bramblebury is Killed Off for Real by the mysterious murderer.


First Law of Gender Bending - Gender Inverted

Edited by Yamanekko on Aug 11th 2025 at 9:51:49 AM

i just want you for my own. more than you could ever know.
Oggy123 Spooky Kirby from Jakarta, Indonesia Since: Oct, 2013
Spooky Kirby
#2168: Aug 12th 2025 at 12:11:18 AM

In Pip, Lucy, a minor character, was transformed into a boy due to a curse. She/he is not seen transforming back and would later become a recurring character.


Disguised Horror Story

Edited by Oggy123 on Aug 13th 2025 at 2:33:55 AM

dvorak The World's Least Powerful Man from Hiding in your shadow (Elder Troper) Relationship Status: love is a deadly lazer
The World's Least Powerful Man
#2169: Aug 12th 2025 at 9:38:45 PM

The picture book My Grandson has an old man spending a day with his grandson. It has a gradual Art Shift from twee cartoon to photorealistic. On the last page, we see the old man as a skeleton in the closet, watching the boy sleep, as he was Dead All Along.


Things That Go "Bump" in the Night

Edited by dvorak on Aug 12th 2025 at 9:39:38 AM

Now everyone pat me on the back and tell me how clever I am!
LilyTheLitten Inspector Irratino my beloved ❤️ from The Investigation Institute Since: Apr, 2020 Relationship Status: Longing for my OTP
Inspector Irratino my beloved ❤️
#2170: Aug 12th 2025 at 9:52:35 PM

The main antagonists of Night Light Club. The comic refers to them as bogeys, nightmarish monsters from a parallel universe of darkness out to consume the light of the world. The protagonists, as part of Evermore High School's Night Light Club, defend their town from the bogeys.


The Lost Lenore (Subverted)

"Look inside yourself and to the stars; there, you will find your answers."
Mildude A Member of the Midnight Crew from the you-know-what Since: Sep, 2021 Relationship Status: is commanded to— WANK!
A Member of the Midnight Crew
#2171: Aug 13th 2025 at 7:05:21 PM

Mimosa: Chapter IV reveals that as a teenager, Dylan fell in love with a girl named Petunia. Petunia had a horrible home life, and when she disappeared he assumed she was killed by her Abusive Parents. Petunia's alleged death was the main reason why Dylan became clingy and overprotective around his current girlfriend Mimosa. Subverted in the next chapter, where Petunia is revealed to be alive. She explains she ran away from home to live with her aunt. While he understands Petunia had to leave in a hurry, Dylan is still a bit upset that she left without telling her boyfriend goodbye first.


Reactive Continuous Scream

Déjà vu, tell you what I'm gonna do, when they reminisce over you, my God
Yamanekko it's TIIIIIIIIIME from Mariah Carey’s evil lair (at the North Pole) Since: Sep, 2024 Relationship Status: Whoa, they're bisexual! I didn't know that!
it's TIIIIIIIIIME
#2172: Aug 14th 2025 at 5:08:10 PM

Captain N Remastered: Bad Box Art Mega Man, here known as Boulder, already has NO INDOOR VOICE, but one of the fic’s Running Gags involves him screaming aggressively back at any enemy that shrieks at him; anything from Headcrabs to Marx to a drunken Trevor Belmont. The last example being the most accurate to this trope, as this screaming contest is meant to be a so-called “Test of Manliness”.


Chunky Salsa Rule

Edited by Yamanekko on Aug 14th 2025 at 5:10:02 AM

i just want you for my own. more than you could ever know.
redfoxlol hi guys it's me epic from the robloxer from somewhere, probably Since: Oct, 2024 Relationship Status: Barbecuing
hi guys it's me epic from the robloxer
#2173: Aug 14th 2025 at 6:09:39 PM

In When The Stars Fall, many Brutal attacks invoke this. When a creature is hit by one of them, and if the damage is fatal, it will cause it to be unable to be revived by any spells. It even shows the creature exploding into Ludicrous Gibs.


Time-Travel Tense Trouble (Lampshaded)

nonexistant roblox randomizer game my beloved
YourEternalTroper The Overlord of the Opera, Rin Penhorse from Tracen Academy (Uma Earth) Since: Oct, 2015 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
The Overlord of the Opera, Rin Penhorse
#2174: Aug 14th 2025 at 10:43:02 PM

The Time Traveler Of Manx: "Will have taken down? Had already taken down? Will took down? Am gonna took down? This story makes no sense to put it in the right tense!"


No Celebrities Were Harmed

Edited by YourEternalTroper on Aug 15th 2025 at 12:44:17 AM

The stage is my opera! The race is my play! This performance is my drama! I am...T.M. Opera O!
Yamanekko it's TIIIIIIIIIME from Mariah Carey’s evil lair (at the North Pole) Since: Sep, 2024 Relationship Status: Whoa, they're bisexual! I didn't know that!
it's TIIIIIIIIIME
#2175: Aug 15th 2025 at 12:58:49 AM

One of the romanceable bachelors in Twilight Over Strelizzia is Raphael Starbright, the Raven King, who resembles David Bowie (an amalgamation of his Ziggy Stardust and Goblin King personas, to be precise). One of the devs states that he was added purely because she has “a thing for guys who look like David Bowie”.


1000 Origami Cranes

i just want you for my own. more than you could ever know.

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