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The description of Gold Tooth talks about all the different meanings gold teeth can have without focusing on one specific meaning making it too broad and vague which is why, along with its chairs-y name, it has a high amount of ZCEs and the examples follow each different meaning of the one mentioned in the description.

The wick findings show that:

  • 5/50 or 10% are "gold tooth signifying villainy/evil/amorality" examples.
  • 3/50 or 6% are "gold tooth signifying wealth/status" examples.
  • 3/50 or 6% are "gold tooth signifying both wealth/greed + villainy" examples.
  • 34/50 or 68% are zero-context/chairs (unremarkable) examples and contextless potholes.
  • 5/50 or 10% are other unsorted examples of other varied meanings.


  • Final Verdict: The majority of the wicks are ZCEs and stray potholes which isn't surprising since the trope has a non-specific/broad name. After that, there are very few examples of the meanings gold teeth have, with villainous symbolism being in the lead with 5 examples, while the gold tooth = wealth/status and gold tooth = wealth and villainy at the same time have 3 examples each (so 6 in total). The remaining 5 wicks are unsorted examples with different meanings/contexts not fitting the previous categories and don't form a pattern of their own. This makes the trope chairs as currently written and an action needs to be taken to fix this.
  • Solutions:
    • Retool + rename the trope into Symbolic Gold Tooth to make it clear that it requires a meaning/symbolism, and make it cover either/both villainy or wealth. We have 7 examples of this excluding indexes.
    • Or send the "gold tooth = villainy/evil/gangster image" (has 5 wicks only) and "gold tooth = wealth/status" (has 3 wicks) concepts back to TLP to gather more examples and cut the trope.

Wick check:

As brought up here, Gold Tooth' description lists all the different meanings gold teeth have, making it unclear what usage it exactly is troping/describing. So, I'll check the usage of the trope and see if it has ZCEs due to its broad name or not.

Wicks checked: 50/50.

  • Quick wick check results:
    • 5/50 or 10% are "gold tooth signifying villainy/evil/amorality" examples.
    • 3/50 or 6% are "gold tooth signifying wealth/status" examples.
    • 3/50 or 6% are "gold tooth signifying both wealth/greed + villainy" examples.
    • 34/50 or 68% are zero-context/chairs (unremarkable) examples and contextless potholes.
    • 5/50 or 10% are other unsorted examples of other varied meanings.

  • Final Verdict: The majority of the wicks are ZCEs and stray potholes which isn't surprising since the trope has a non-specific name. After that, there are very few examples of the meanings gold teeth have, with villainous symbolism being in the lead with 5 examples, while the gold tooth = wealth/status and gold tooth = wealth and villainy at the same time have 3 examples each (so 6 in total). The remaining 5 wicks are unsorted examples with different meanings/contexts not fitting the previous categories and don't form a pattern of their own. This makes the trope as written chairs and an action needs to be taken to fix this.
  • Solutions:
    • Retool + rename the trope into Symbolic Gold Tooth to make it clear that it requires a meaning/symbolism, and make it cover either/both villainy or wealth. We have 7 examples of this excluding indexes.
    • Or send the "gold tooth = villainy/evil/gangster image" (has 5 wicks only) and "gold tooth = wealth/status" (has 3 wicks) concepts back to TLP to gather more examples and cut the trope.

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    Gold tooth signifies villainy/evil/amorality (5/50) 
  1. Animation.Gaju Bhai: One of the bad guys Gaju faces in the movies he stars in is a gorilla with a golden tooth.
  2. Characters.Danganronpa Another Episode Ultra Despair Girls: (Kurokuma), Has a whole mouthful of them, as a part of his gangster image.
  3. Characters.Fairy Tail Magic Council: (Crawford), Once he reveals his true colors, he starts sporting gold-toothed dentures that he loves to show off.
  4. DarthWiki.Mirai Yume Academy Round Eight: (Marina), Her solid gold left canine marks her as someone with questionable morals.
  5. Series.Big Mouth 2022: The big man Gong Jihoon hires to stay with Park Changho at the mental center has golden teeth fitting his creepy look and evil role.

    Gold tooth signifies wealth & status (3/50) 
  1. Luxury Tropes: Traditionally reserved for people who like to literally put their money where their mouth is.
  2. The Gilded Index: Gold teeth used as a sign of status or wealth.
  3. Characters.Punch Out: (Super Macho Man), Has one in the Wii version to show how rich he is.

    Gold tooth signifies both wealth/greed + villainy (3/50) 
  1. Symbolism: The character is wealthy but likely ostentatious and villainous.
  2. Toothy Issue: Usually reserved for greedy villains.
  3. Characters.Weak Hero: (Yongbae), How do you know that he's a greedy businessman? He's specifically drawn with an open mouth in his introduction so the readers can see his golden tooth.

    ZCE/chairs + contextless potholes (34/50) 
  1. Gold Is Yellow: [C] – Control: Taketazaki has a whole mouth of gold teeth, depicted with a dull brown color and reflections of light being a faint yellow color.
  2. Animation.Captain Pronin: Putana has one.
  3. AudioPla.Panther Soul: The captain of The Faithful Troubadour is described as having a gold-plated fang.
  4. Characters.AFK Arena: (Vurk, in Maulers' folder), Visible whenever he grins, and he grins a lot.
  5. Characters.A Song Of Ice And Fire House Martell: (Garin), He has one, which Arianne bought for him after knocking his original out.
  6. Characters.Anarchy Reigns: (The Blacker Baron), In MadWorld, the Black Baron's presumably gold (the game is in black and white) teeth spell out "DEATHWATCH". By the time this is first noticed, they are soon to be punched out of his mouth if you do well enough in the boss battle. In Anarchy Reigns, his teeth now say "Fuck You!". — It's basically "X has gold teeth with words on it", so it's chairs
  7. Characters.Beware The Batman: (Tobias), He has golden teeth.
  8. Characters.Bob Lennon: (The Skull, Skyrim folder), Dirty Coward: Did nothing to prevent Kodlak's murder. He even took the bets.
    "Hey you! You owe me two teeth! KAKAKA!"
  9. Characters.Cat Dog: ("The Mailman"), Which signals to Dog that he's the Paperboy all grown up.
  10. Characters.Double Decker: He has a couple gold teeth.
  11. Characters.Good Omens 2019: (Sandalphon), Has one with a tiny cross set into it.
  12. Characters.Fullmetal Alchemist Homunculi: Obviously. Somehow the resulting twinkle only makes his constant Slasher Smile more disturbing.
  13. Characters.Happy Tree Friends 10 Years Later: (Cuddles), Cuddles has this, presumably from an injury.
  14. Characters.Happy Tree Friends 10 Years Later: (Shifty and Lifty), Shifty has a gold tooth, while Lifty has a silver tooth.
  15. Characters.Jimmy Two Shoes: Peep. Apparently it helps him whistle.
  16. Characters.Marvel Comics Deaths Head: In More Teeth than the Osmond Family: Infinity Countdown: Darkhawk gives him a mouth full of fangs, complete with Gold Tooth.
  17. Characters.Norse Mythology: (Heimdallr), In some legends it's said that his teeth are made of solid gold.
  18. Characters.Sheep In The Big City: (Lee Outrageous), He has a gold tooth.
  19. Characters.The Good The Bad And The Ugly: (The Ugly), He has a prominent silver tooth on the right side of his top jaw.
  20. Characters.The Raccoons: (Cyril Sneer), Has two gold upper teeth, one on each side of his mouth.
  21. Characters.Thems Fightin Herds: (Subito, in The Meadow's folder), Seems to have one of these when he grins near the end of Shanty's Level 3 super.
  22. Characters.Treasure Planet: (Nathaniel), One of the teeth between Flint's big canines is golden. It's still present in his skeleton.
  23. Creator.Francisco De Goya: One of the drawings in his Los Caprichos series shows a woman trying to get one of the gold teeth from the mouth of a hanged man, covering her face away from him. — Something that involves gold teeth — chairs
  24. Fanfic.Only The Results: Valentino had one...until Sallos overheard him trying to blackmail Stolas into handing over a grimoire, or his ''daughter. Sallos promptly ripped out said tooth as part of the ensuing punishment. Something/incident that involves gold teeth — chairs
  25. Fanfic.Something Always Remains: Foxy has a few.
  26. Film.Bloodsport: In Tasty Gold: One of the Kumite staff in charge of wiping blood off the fighting platform notices a Gold Tooth lying there after one of the fights. He quickly grabs it, bites it and, after being satisfied that it's gold, pockets it with a big smile. — Stealing a gold tooth — chairs
  27. Film.Mean Guns: Moon wears a complete silver grill on his upper teeth.
  28. Film.The Harder They Fall 2021: In No-Holds-Barred Beatdown: Buck gives one to Wiley via pistol whip, knocking out his gold teeth as revenge for Escoe's attempts to take control of Redwood for a quick profit.
  29. Film.The World Is Not Enough: Valentin Zukovsky's bodyguard Mr. Bullion (played by a real-life gold grill wearer, DJ Goldie) has gold teeth.
  30. Literature.Clue: Book #7, chapter 5 ("Mrs. Peacock Bites the Bullet"), reveals that Mrs. Peacock has one, and it falls out when she bites into a bullet that had fallen into the cream puff she was eating. — Something/incident that involves gold teeth — chairs
  31. Literature.The Man With The Red Tattoo: Ichihara has a gold tooth, which is displayed prominently when he smiles at the captured Bond.
  32. Recap.Community S 3 E 05 Horror Fiction In Seven Spooky Steps: Troy sports them in Pierce's story.
  33. Recap.Kiko Riki Ep 162 Saving Time: At the end of the episode, Wally smiles broadly and a gold tooth is visible in his mouth.
  34. Series.The Magnificent Seven 1998: Ezra has one.

    Other/unclear (5/50) 
  1. Audible Gleam: Made by Harry's Gold Tooth Twinkle Smile in Home Alone.
  2. Twinkle Smile: In slightly more realistic circumstances, someone's smile might also sparkle because of a Gold Tooth.
  3. ComicBook.Richie Rich: Richie Rich had his dog, Dollar, fitted with gold braces to correct an overbite problem that he had, which were so shiny that it blinded would-be robbers and assailants. It also attracts the attention of a female dog, which made Dollar refuse having his braces removed until he was passed over for another male dog. — gold braces helps keep criminals away and attracts someone at the same time
  4. LetsPlay.Empires SMP: The Skull Fort has one, befitting its pirate origins. — Establishes the character as a pirate
  5. Podcast.Quest In Show: An orc Prose fights in The Bastard Sow has a gold tusk. Appropriately, he is named Goldtooth. — Meaningful Name

Edited by GastonRabbit on Jun 3rd 2023 at 6:44:05 AM

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#51: May 31st 2023 at 10:46:48 PM

Both drafts in the sandbox look good to me

Edited by MacronNotes on May 31st 2023 at 1:47:38 PM

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#52: Jun 1st 2023 at 9:42:24 PM

[up] Sweet. Pretty proud of how this turned out, tbh. Gonna need to tap the Pantheon people regarding their pages to finish this project up once the moves happen.

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#53: Jun 3rd 2023 at 3:01:37 AM

Villainous Gold Tooth and Gold Tooth of Wealth are now live, and I indexed the pages and cut the draft sandbox. Now we just need to crosswick the examples.

Edited by GastonRabbit on Jun 3rd 2023 at 5:01:48 AM

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#54: Jun 3rd 2023 at 3:11:24 AM

I crosswicked the Animation, Anime & Manga, and Comic Books folders on Villainous Gold Tooth, so there are 12 more folders to go through, but haven't crosswicked any of Gold Tooth of Wealth's examples yet. I'm taking a break because my back hurts.

Edit: Got a few more folders for the former. The Literature folder needs to be crosswicked next (I've been going through the folders in order).

Update: Crosswicked up to the Video Games folder. Just five more folders to go and then Gold Tooth of Wealth (which is shorter) is next. (I'm not sure why I went with crosswicking Villainous Gold Tooth first, but oh well.)

Edited by GastonRabbit on Jun 3rd 2023 at 6:06:10 AM

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#55: Jun 3rd 2023 at 4:42:39 AM

Done crosswicking Villainous Gold Tooth. Just need to crosswick Gold Tooth of Wealth and we can close.

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29th May '23 1:41:51 PM

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It was decided to cut Gold Tooth is being cut and split off gold teeth signifying villainy/evil/amorality and gold teeth signifying wealth/status. What should the trope for gold teeth signifying wealth and status be called?

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