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behelits Since: Sep, 2017 Relationship Status: Hiding
#1: Feb 3rd 2023 at 11:07:01 PM

I'm looking for examples of a specific trope, but the examples included on the trope's page are very few. I know the trope is listed on many character pages across the site, so I was wondering if there was a way to somehow get a list of those pages to see all the instances where the trope was named, if that makes any sense at all! Thanks for your help! ♡

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#2: Feb 3rd 2023 at 11:14:52 PM

It's the related page. Which trope are you looking at?

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#3: Feb 3rd 2023 at 11:15:26 PM

That's what the "related" button is for. Shows you a list of every page on the site that links to that page.

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#4: Feb 4th 2023 at 8:14:15 AM

This is exactly what I was looking for! Thank you! smile

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#5: Feb 4th 2023 at 9:53:10 AM

Don't forget redirects!

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behelits Since: Sep, 2017 Relationship Status: Hiding
#6: Jan 1st 2025 at 8:33:29 PM

Hello again! Just wondering if things have changed since I asked this question - now the "related" page only seems to link to other tropes. Is there a new page that does what I'm looking for? :') Thanks!

Edited by behelits on Jan 1st 2025 at 8:33:49 AM

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#7: Jan 1st 2025 at 8:45:19 PM

Did you try clicking at the bottom of the related to page where it says “Page 1 of (number)” to see the next pages of results?

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behelits Since: Sep, 2017 Relationship Status: Hiding
#8: Jan 1st 2025 at 9:09:40 PM

I did! There are often many pages but they all seem to be other tropes rather than pages the specific trope appears on, if that makes sense! In the past I was able to find a list of characters the trope was mentioned under (for example) but I'm a little lost again now :')

EDIT: I do start to see some characters where the trope is mentioned if I go through ~20 pages haha so maybe that's the best I can do? I thought it was a little different in the past but I might be wrong! If there's no alternative way to accomplish what I was asking about in my first post then please disregard this thread. :D Sorry!

Edited by behelits on Jan 1st 2025 at 9:18:14 AM

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#9: Jan 1st 2025 at 9:18:33 PM

[ignore]

Edited by Nen_desharu on Jan 2nd 2025 at 1:41:56 PM

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#10: Jan 1st 2025 at 9:20:04 PM

There's an easier method. You can find a specific namespace, like Characters by writing it into the "Search groupname" form near the top.

behelits Since: Sep, 2017 Relationship Status: Hiding
#11: Jan 1st 2025 at 9:33:41 PM

Thanks so much! There's no way to do more of an advanced search to narrow down the type of media at the same time, is there? (Just in the way that the site often splits up things like Films, Anime/Manga, Fan Works, Podcasts, etc)

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#12: Jan 1st 2025 at 9:37:02 PM

You can enter a medium namespace to pull up tropes listed on main work pages, but it won't pull up YMMV or Trivia entries (that aren't in-universe), or anything on Character pages, Recap pages, or other subpages.

behelits Since: Sep, 2017 Relationship Status: Hiding
#13: Jan 1st 2025 at 10:07:26 PM

I think I understand! So for example, there wouldn't be a way to search for a list of 'Faux Affably Evil' characters under a certain media category? I'd have to go to the Related page, search the 'Character' groupname at the top and sift through the list of series, then search through the series pages to find which character it is? 😅

So sorry for being so slow with this, just not super familiar with how the site works and thought I remembered it being easier :') Thanks for your patience!

Edited by behelits on Jan 1st 2025 at 10:15:43 AM

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#14: Jan 1st 2025 at 10:51:28 PM

[up]Mostly correct. Keep in mind:

  • Character pages don't always exist. Sometimes all trope examples, including characterization tropes, are on the work's main page. This page will be found under the work namespace.
  • Some works might be in a different namespace than you would think. If a property has an original version, and then a "faithful" adaptation, sometimes both are troped on the same page, under the namespace of the original work, with a few examples marked as "In the XYZ adaptation" or so. This is particularly common in newer Japanese media, where a Light Novel might get cookie-cutter Manga and Anime adaptations fairly quickly. These might be under Literature/, Manga/ or Anime/, depending on which version came first. See Spice and Wolf for an example of this sort of layout.

Edited by underCoverSailsman on Jan 1st 2025 at 12:52:14 PM

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#15: Jan 2nd 2025 at 4:09:05 AM

You could use the Excel Wich Check Tool, place a high number for the wicks and wait for all examples to load.

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#16: Jan 2nd 2025 at 10:43:01 AM

[down]Hope it answers your query.

At least it makes things easier to search.

Edited by Nen_desharu on Jan 2nd 2025 at 8:19:07 AM

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behelits Since: Sep, 2017 Relationship Status: Hiding
#17: Jan 2nd 2025 at 12:29:06 PM

I see! Your first point explains why I'm mostly seeing pages for the series rather than the character even when I search 'Character' tongue That makes sense!

I wish it was a bit easier to find characters who share a particular trope, but I think I have the hang of how to search now. :D Thank you!!

EDIT: I'll look into the Excel Wich Check Tool too. Thanks!

Edited by behelits on Jan 2nd 2025 at 12:29:54 PM

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#18: Jan 2nd 2025 at 5:19:21 PM

Please lock the thread. Query has been answered.

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