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WhatCouldHaveBeen.The Owl House:
- On April 26, 2024, the series pilot for episode one would be leaked onto YouTube, revealing several major differences from the show. The biggest difference is that Amity has a slightly larger role, as not only does she appear as a "student" in the human realm who would meet Luz while there, but she is the reason why Luz ends up in the Boiling Isles, as she followed her to the isles to bring back her passport. Other differences include the absence of Camilla and the summer camp aspect, Eda seemingly being able to turn into an owl-beast at will, and Lillith being the principal of Hexside instead of Bump.
Queer Colors
- I'm In Love With the Villainess: When Rae calls Claire cute in episode 1, the background behind Rae takes on the colors of the Lesbian pride flag. In Claire's background right after, while it seems to be entirely purple, there are some very subtle shades of pink within it, subtly foreshadowing her bisexuality.
I'm In Love With the Villainess:
- First Installment Wins: The first three volumes, which are just focused on the relationship between Rae and Claire and the fantasy setting, are widely regarded to be the best of the series, with volume 4 and 5's Genre Shift and greater incorporation of science fiction elements being seen as divisive at best.
YMMV.Knuckles
- Franchise Original Sin: The show's focus on Wade and his family over Knuckles has become the target of massive criticism from fans. However, the films were equally guilty of this, placing almost just as much focus on Tom and his family as it does on the Sonic characters (especially in the first film, where Tom was the co-protagonist). The difference is that the Sonic cast are still given a lot of focus in the films, with the second film putting a far greater focus on their adventure, with the human characters becoming Demoted to Extra, while in the show, Knuckles becomes increasingly sidelined compared to Wade and the other human characters — even becoming near absent in episode 4 — which fans were not pleased with.
YMMV.The Owl House:
- They Changed It, Now It Sucks!: While Amity's Character Development has been largely praised, there's a small Vocal Minority who prefer her original Academic Alpha Bitch Jerk with a Heart of Gold characterization from season 1, with some accusing seasons 2 and 3 of suddenly stripping away most of Amity's characteristics from the first season in favor of canonizing Lumity as quickly as possible, making her a borderline Satellite Love Interest to Luz (which, in all fairness, is likely less the fault of the crew and writers and more the fault of Disney forcing them to rush through the story after most of the third season was Cut Short).
Edited by Tylerbear12 on Apr 27th 2024 at 11:54:15 AM
- Its sequel, The Battle at Lake Changjin II, was also not released in the country (Malaysia) for the same reasons.
- Villain-Based Franchise: The games is centered around the evil sword soul edge also know by his spirit form inferno and avatar nightmare azure knight in the Big Bad and Final Boss in most games with the protagonists of the games varying.
- Joker Immunity:Nightmare/Soul Edge had beer destroyed and sealed numerous times but manages to come back with a new body.
- Shared Universe: With Tekken due to yoshimitsu appearing in both games albeit both are different people in different times.
- Big Bad: Each member of the Mishima family had played this role due to them hosting the tournament and being the head of the Mishima Zaibatsu(or in Kazuya’s case in 8 being the head of G-Corporation). Heihachi in the first,third,fourth,and seventh games,Kazuya in the second and eighth games,Jinpachi in the fifth,and Jin in the sixth.
- Breakout Villain: Kazuya Mishima was seen as just another fighting protagonist until the manuel reveals his true colors which was expanded upon in the sequel with him becoming the villain and final boss with the reveal of his devil form. After being missing in 3 he returns in 4 becoming a mainstay since.
- The Heavy: Both Heihachi and Kazuya play this role in each game due to both of them hosting the tournaments and serving as a boss or sub boss responsible for most of the cast’s turmoils as well as connected to most of them especially Jin Kazama(Kazuya’s son),Lars Alexanderson(Heihachi’s son,),and Reina (Heihachi’s daughter).
- Joker Immunity: Heihachi had this until due to him surviving many things that would kill a normal person until the seventh game where Kazuya kills him. Kazuya was originally dead in 2 but came back since 4.
- Villainous Lineage: The Mishimas again thanks to heihachi’s toxic influence caused his family to become villains especially Kazuya his oldest son who would eventually kill Heihachi and takes over as the villain twice.Jin Kazama,Heihachi’s grandson and Kazuya’s son,briefly becomes a villain in 6 but turns back thanks to his uncle lars,Jun his mother,and his friends like xiaoyu finally ends the cycle of hatred by stopping his dad. However Reina revealed to be Heihachi’s daughter embraces the legacy of her father and seeks to honor him.
Edited by fateslay56 on Apr 26th 2024 at 10:27:18 AM
Hello world
- Sinister Swine: Kaoru , who is the most prominent killer among his family, wears a pig mask over his face making him something of a Pig Man.
Edited by fateslay56 on Apr 26th 2024 at 10:27:35 AM
Hello world
- Achilles' Heel:
- In the first half of the story, Luffy was not well-versed in the use of Haki. He relied solely on his brute strength to overpower his opponents. Many characters pointed out his lack of abilities and knowledge during the Paramount War. Luffy's inability to detect when his opponents were using Armament or Observation Haki resulted in a long string of defeats against stronger adversaries. However, he has since become stronger and more skilled, having learned to master the use of Haki during the Time Skip. This has enabled him to overcome these challenges and improve his abilities.
Pokémon the Series: XY — Main Cast
Serena
- Characterization Marches On: Serena was distinctly more sassy and outspoken in the first few episodes of XY, most notably to her mother due to their semi-strained relationship. After she joins Ash's group, she's characterized as pretty much intrinsically sweet and polite — even in episodes where Grace shows up, she's far more soft-spoken to her mother than she was at first. Justified in that traveling with Ash (her crush) likely helps bring out her inner kindness, along with helping her grow as a young lady.
Edited by jahman on Apr 27th 2024 at 12:45:36 PM
Trolls film franchise:
- Ambiguously Absent Parent: Branch and his four brothers' parents remain unknown, as they haven't been seen or mention in the film franchise.
- Band of Relatives: Brozone is made of five brothers in Branch, Floyd, Clay, Spruce and John Dory.
- Family Eye Resemblance:
- Branch, Clay, Spruce and John Dory have the same blue eye color.
- Poppy and Viva have the same pink eye color.
- Heartwarming:
- Spruce and Clay not questioning Branch and John Dory about the Bergens changing their ways shows that they'll always believe their family no matter what, even a member of Family of Choice in Poppy.
- During rehearsal for the perfect family harmony, Branch and his three brothers didn't get upset with Poppy for interrupting a couple of times and when she express her opinion as they get her well-meaning intentions to help them.
- What You Are in the Dark: John Dory on the outside can appear a confident leader and older brother to his siblings, but on the inside he could't take the pressure of raising his brothers, which lead him to leaving his siblings and move to the middle of nowhere.
Edited by BlueSparkles on Apr 27th 2024 at 9:35:35 AM
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By making multiple posts the way you do, you make it more likely that I will miss one or more of them and fail to answer them. Also, I assume you noticed that someone answered your first post but not the rest of them.
Could you please put all of your text for the day into one post?
Mikan Tsumiki is one of the bustiest girls in this work. Her bully Hiyoko Saionji, on the other hand, has a flat chest and an overall more childish appearance.
Sassy Butch Lesbian Daisy has a boyish flat chest, while quieter heterosexual Alex has larger breasts.
Raki. He's maybe the only human in all the entire story who isn't cruel or cynical.
^ Deleted "maybe" as per How to Write an Example - (Good Examples Are Not Arguable and Don't Use Uncertain Language) and Examples Are Not Arguable.
She is one of the friendliest members of the talented <missing text>.
^ Talented what?
...as eagerly as the males do. Even Yoko, who didn't trust her at first, defrosts after the beach episode...
Russell, the orange-brown hedgehog, <- comma embodies...
Edited by Arivne on Apr 27th 2024 at 8:45:14 AM
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@MM_Crusader
Just when the situation seems bleak for Cena, Sting...
...ends up in the Boiling Isles, as she followed her to the Isles to...
The show's focus on Wade and his family over Knuckles has become the target of massive criticism from fans. However, the films were also equally guilty of this, placing almost just as...
^ "also" means the same thing as "equally" here, so one of them is redundant. Likewise ""almost" and "just".
While Amity's Character Development has been largely praised, <- comma there's a...(which, <- comma in all fairness, is...
^ The first two sentences were a single sentence that was improperly split up.
The English in this example is fine, but it violates How to Write an Example - Don't Refer to Other Items on the Page and Word Cruft - Positional comparatives.
@fateslay56
Soul Series: <- no space
The games are centered around the evil sword Soul Edge, <- comma also known by his spirit form Inferno and avatar Nightmare azure knight which are the Big Bad and Final Boss in most games, <- comma with the protagonists of the games varying.
Joker Immunity: <- space Nightmare/Soul Edge has been destroyed and sealed numerous times, <- comma but manages to come back with a new body.
With Tekken, <- comma due to Yoshimitsu appearing in both games, <- comma albeit...
Each member of the Mishima family has played this role due to them hosting the tournament and being the head of the Mishima Zaibatsu <- space (or in Kazuya’s case in 8, <- comma being the head of G-Corporation). Heihachi in the first, <- space third, <- space fourth, <- space and seventh games, <- space Kazuya in the second and eighth games, <- space Jinpachi in the fifth, <- space and Jin in the sixth.
^ As I've told you in the past, a comma always has a space after it.
Kazuya Mishima is seen as just another fighting protagonist until the manual reveals his true colors, <- comma which is expanded upon in the sequel, <- comma with him becoming the villain and final boss with the reveal of his devil form. After being missing in 3, <- comma he returns in 4, <- comma becoming a mainstay since.
...as well as being connected to most of them, <- comma especially Jin Kazama <- space (Kazuya’s son), <- space Lars Alexanderson <- space (Heihachi’s son), <- space and Reina (Heihachi’s daughter).
^ There is also always a space before and after a parenthesis.
Heihachi had this until <missing text> due to him surviving many things that would kill a normal person until the seventh game, <- comma where Kazuya kills him. Kazuya was originally dead in 2, <- comma but came back since 4.
^ Had this until what?
^ Did he come back in 4 or after 4?
The Mishimas again, <- comma thanks to Heihachi’s toxic influence causing his family to become villains, <- comma especially Kazuya, <- comma his oldest son, <- comma who would eventually kill Heihachi and take over as the villain twice. <- space Jin Kazama, <- space Heihachi’s grandson and Kazuya’s son, <- space briefly becomes a villain in 6 but turns back thanks to his uncle Lars, <- space Jun his mother, <- space and his friends like Xiaoyu, <- comma finally ending the cycle of hatred by stopping his dad. However, <- comma Reina is revealed to be Heihachi’s daughter, <- comma embracing the legacy of her father and seeking to honor him.
Kaoru, <- no space who is the most prominent killer among his family, wears a pig mask over his face, <- comma making him something of a Pig Man.
Edited by Arivne on Apr 27th 2024 at 9:41:50 AM
@jahman
I can't find any English problems in those examples.
...as they haven't been seen or mentioned in the film franchise.
Brozone is made up of five brothers: <- colon in Branch, Floyd, Clay, Spruce and John Dory.
- Branch, Clay, Spruce and John Dory have the same blue eye color.
- Poppy and Viva have the same pink eye color.
^ These are Partial Context Examples because you don't say in the examples how they're related, a required part of the trope.
...even a member of a Family of Choice in Poppy.
Branch and his three brothers don't get upset with Poppy for interrupting a couple of times and when she expresses her opinion, <- comma as they get her well-meaning intentions to help them.
On the outside, John Dory can appear a confident leader and older brother to his siblings, but on the inside <- comma he couldn't take the pressure of raising them, which led him to leaving them and moving to the middle of nowhere. <missing text> hurting and wants to make amends with his brothers.
^ The last sentence is not correct English, but I can't tell what you meant to write.
Edited by Arivne on Apr 27th 2024 at 9:41:13 AM
Hilda and the Mountain King: Trundle spends the entire movie proving to us that he's the Mountain King for a damn good reason. He's given a stoic and chilling performance by Dino Kelly, which just the epithome of Faux Affably Evil, he manipulatively gains Hilda's trust through a genuine Pet the Dog and he comes dangerously close to achieving his well-intentioned goal twice, even dying smiling in triumph.
My Hero Academia: Since it's the Affectionate Parody of the Superhero genre, it's not a suprise that several of the villains have managed to attract the viewers with this:
- Katsuki Bakugo and Endeavor are rare anti-heroic examples. Sure, for how much of a dicks they are, Bakugo is one of the U.A.'s most capable students, he has an bombastic theme, design and power, and (mostly importantly) never backs down, while Endeavor has a cool design, deep voice and is one of the smartest characters in the entire show, considering he has a record of the most cases solved.
- The Leauge of Villains is this in spades, since they're a bunch of Badass Fighters and Tragic Villains, with each member having a creative superpower and complexed nature, like the Yandere Master of Disguise Toga, the hilarious Me's a Crowd Twice and The Dandy Sizeshifter Mr. Compress. We're not even talking about their leaders, Tomura Shigaraki, who has become a truly cunning villain and an overpowerful Person of Mass Destruction after his Character Development, and All For One, who's a Diabolical Mastermind with countless quirks at his disposal and a trump card in his sleeve to any situation. Some people would go as far to root for them to win.
- Hero Killer Stain is the Corrupted Character Copy of a 90sAntiHero archetype, being a Badass Normal fighter and a truly intimidating Knight of Cerebus, who's utterly convinced that everything he does is for the better world. Even when beaten up and having his lung punctured, he refuses to give up, managing to make Endeavor back down in fear.
- Overhaul is a disturbing yakuza boss, yet he's also a scheming planner with an intimidating presence, a cool design (especially his mask) and the power to destroy and recreate everything he touches, not to mention his fight against Midoriya is often called one of the best in the series.
- Gentle Criminal, despite technically being an Anti-Villain, is still a sharply-dressed Gentleman Thief with a sympathetic backstory, who, of all people, manages to give Midoriya a pretty tough fight.
- Meta Liberation Army is another villainous Badass Crew, who gives the League a tough time fighting. Miss Curious is capable of turning everything she touches into a bomb, Skeptic is a tech expert with the power to create lookalike of anyone, Trumpet can empower his henchmen through the power of loyalty, and the leader Re-Destro is capable of Hulking Out. The fact they're all Villains With Good Publicity with an interesting ideology also helps.
- Gigantomachia, considering he's practically the series' version of King Kong. He may not be the sharpest tool in the shed, but he easily makes up for it by being one of the strongest characters in the entire series, tossing the heroes around like it's nothing and trudging through whole cities like a real Kaiju. And that's even not when he's trying to fight back... But when he is, basically nothing can stand in his way.
- My Hero Academia: Heroes: Rising movie gives us Nine, a villain with mutliple different and cool quirks, an interesting ideology, and whose fight against Midoriya and Bakugo is called one of the best in the series, with fans often calling him the best movie villain.
Edited by NicMasterTrope on Apr 27th 2024 at 9:39:40 PM
Pokémon: The Series — Ash Ketchum
- Outside-the-Box Tactic: One of Ash's greatest attributes is his ability to perform seemingly impossible feats that leave other trainers in and out of the universe in awe. His creative and unconventional tactics often secure him victories before his opponents even have a chance to react to his moves.
Pokemon S 9 E 42 The Unbeatable Lightness Of Seeing
Ash and May struggle to find a way forward after suffering recent losses. Thankfully, some of their old friends and rivals arrive to lend a hand and offer support.
- Call-Back: Although subtle, May's initial harsh reaction to Max's recommendation of training with Ash was quickly followed by a moment of self-reflection. She gently and nervously explained that she might not be as strong as Ash, so training with his help might not be a good idea. This reaction likely comes from her memory of the last time she got too angry and prideful with Ash when he was trying to help out. As a result, she ended up paying a heavy price for her behavior.
- I Have Become Complacent: After clashing with Drew, May realizes that she has grown too reliant on her aggressive battle style - much like Ash. As a coordinator, she knows this will not be enough to reach her full potential, so she decides to venture off to Johto alone. By doing so, she hopes to not only become a better coordinator but also a better person.
Pokemon S 10 E 4 Dawn Of A New Era
- Feud Episode: During the episode, Ash and Dawn spend most of their time arguing about a Buneary that she failed to catch. They also have a disagreement about whether Nando should participate in Gym Battles or Contests. Their argument forces them to spend the night camping instead of sleeping at the Pokemon Center. However, with Nando's meditative advice, Ash and Dawn reconcile and promise to be better friends with each other.
- Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: Ash and Dawn had a disagreement over whether Nando should participate in Gym Battles or Contests. They were both so passionate about their own opinions that they decided to go out into the woods at night to find him and persuade him to choose a path. Unfortunately, they were unable to locate him, and by the time they realized it, it was too late to return to the Center. As a result, they had to spend the night camping out. This incident played a significant role in their reconciliation with each other.
Thanks again Arvine
Jogo
For the Born Evil, Stays Evil TLP
- Jujutsu Kaisen: Chapter 257 reveals that Ryomen Sukuna was already a rotten individual before he was even born, as he cannibalized his twin brother while inside the womb of his malnourished mother and even if the act was a survival tactic, he still feels no remorse for the act or sympathy towards his twin brother.
- Evil Chancellor: He's the one who's responsible for all of the Ice Emperor's various attrocities, like the genocide of the Yeti's and freezing of the Formlings, by wiping Zane's memories and manipulating the amnestic ninja into thinking that he is the legitimate ruler of the Never-Realm with Vex serving as his advisor.
Barb / Temporary Kylo
Lottie
- Adaptational Sexuality: In the Silver Eyes, she had a male love interest in the form of John, with no strong indicators that she was interested in women. In this version? She has a budding romance with Elizabeth Afton.
- Composite Character:
- She is largely based on the novel version of Charlie. She is a late teenager with the same friend group as her novel counterpart. However, that version of Charlie turned out to be a robotic recreation of the original Charlie; who was killed as a child by William. In this version, it is the original Charlie who survived to her teenage years and gained these traits.
- Her soul ends up inhabiting the 'security puppet' animatronic from Pizzeria Simulator. In the game, the security puppet is just a modern version of the puppet with no soul inside of it.
- Named In The Adaptation: The 'Security Puppet' was only called the Security Puppet in canon. Once Charlie inhabits it, they give her the name 'Lottie'.
Urusei Yatsura, a tropes for Shinobu Miyake.
- A-Cup Angst: Shinobu doesn't have a bad figure for a girl her age, but she's not as busty as Lam or Ryunosuke and that makes her frustrating.
- Berserk Button: Don't act lustful and she will always be nice to you.
- Hime Cut: Shinobu is a prim honors student with straight bangs down to her eyebrows.
- Token Wholesome: The only girl in the main cast who is not externally sexualized in any way and never wears skimpy clothing.
- Deconstructed Character Archetype: Carly and Freddie mention in the reboot series that Sam has become a member of a motorcycle gang. Though they laugh it off, it gets to show being unintelligent, unmotivated and unambitious can limit one's chances in life. On a different show, a delinquent like Sam might leave her rebellious ways behind and find a steady job but Sam has no such Character Development. Moreover, Carly can only be Sam's moral guidance for so long and the formal can hardly control the latter during their teen years.
Cold Case S 4 E 17 Shuffle Ball Change
- Big Fish in a Bigger Ocean: Grant is a talented wrestler, but seeing how good the other candidates in the Junior Olympic program are freaks him out enough to fake an injury to quit.
- Motive Misidentification: Grant didn't kill his brother for any of the reasons the detectives think (rejecting him for his dancing, feeling jealous, or blaming Maurice for ruining his wrestling career by hurting his knee), and in fact seemed to be making peace with him about all of those events right before Maurice died. Instead, he beat his brother to death during an Unstoppable Rage because Maurice wanted him to stop faking his injury and go back to wrestling when Grant felt trapped by it.
- Big Fish in a Bigger Ocean: In one episode, Bilko gets a particularly hunky new platoon member to audition for a Tarzan movie, hoping to ride the guy's coattails to wealth and fame, only for the other auditioning bodybuilders to be even beefier, to the point where the judge calls Bilko's subordinate "Skinny."
- Big Guy Fatality Syndrome: He is probably the burliest member of his squad and easily pulls Cain up to the top of a rock formation after reaching down to grab his arm. He is also the first named active-duty member of the regiment (not counting some who were court-martialled out and sent on a suicide mission) to die in the series.
- Due to the Dead: Poignantly subverted when Cain and the squad want to bring his body home for burial but have to reluctantly burn it so the Necrons won’t know there are humans nearby.
- Omnidisciplinary Scientist: He is good at running mining equipment and is also an avid biologist.
- O.O.C. Is Serious Business: He constantly feuds with the Administratum office over the smallest thing, to the point where his complimenting Quintus for his Awesome by Analysis skills and protesting a decision at the same time Pryke does both earn shocked stares.
- Badass Bookworm: He is a quartermaster’s clerk who nonetheless gets into fights on leave and successfully leads the defense of an area in battle through ambush and fortification tactics.
- The Cavalry Arrives Late: Amberly sends him to Perlia to investigate reports on heretical actions but he only arrives after the end of the Second Siege of Peril.
- The Ghost: He is mentioned in the footnotes of two books but has yet to meet Cain.
- Hero of Another Story: He apparently spends decades, if not longer, investigating a conspiracy involving senior tech priests deliberately building sites over Necron tombs and risking countless lives for the chance to loot Archaetoech.
- O.O.C. Is Serious Business: Her extreme haughtiness is tempered by discussions about Chaos ritual sacrifices being used to summon a daemon.
- Jerkass: He is a disrespectful, insinuation-prone cost-cutter who dislikes criticism.
- Brutal Honesty: She gives bad news calmly and without evasion.
- Consummate Professional: She remains composed and focused on getting the ship within range of defensive guns faster throughout a tense starship Chase Scene where they are unsure if much faster Elder ships are charging toward them or said defenses.
- Friendly Enemy Gorok makes a decent impression throughout his surprisingly and regrettably few scenes in the first book.
- The two unnamed, We Hardly Knew Ye Ork Mooks from Caves of Ice who manage to engage in close-quarters combat with the Necrons (with one destroying a Necron and the other using a dismembered body part as a weapon) are probably more popular than any warboss in the Cain series.
- A corrupted tech-priest uses a cargo-lifting servitor to squash the head of a Chaos Space Marine.
- In "The Only Good Ork," Cain convinces a lone Ork to attack a gene stealer swarm before the two of them fight. The Ork kills dozens of them and, once he and Cain begin dueling, is proficient enough to have the advantage for several seconds despite multiple las-rounds having partially torn his stomach open.
- The first time a trooper dies, the others solemnly have to burn his body to avoid the Necrons learning of their presence.
- While setting off a massive explosion to wipe out the Necrons is mainly a Moment of Awesome, Cain and the Valhalla’s are left solemn by the destruction of the Scenery Porn they were admiring mere days ago.
- The eponymous characters in the LEGO Exo-Force books, both named protagonists and background characters, do a good job of keeping their mountain safe from evil robots regardless of the odds they face.
- Ass Pull: The Dying Clue in the Pilot Movie actually makes no sense, given how the victim supposedly wanted to draw the police’s attention to what was playing on a TV set even though that clue only appeared almost the exact second she died and she spent several seconds before that trying to set up the clue, while something completely different was on TV.
@ Cudjo's Cave Some of the setting and characters are inspired by a real-life Tennesse Underground Railroad outpost that Quaker William Hackney operated out of a cave. The real-life Tennessee cavern and popular tourist destination Gap Cave was temporarily renamed Cud’s Cave to capitalize on the novel.
- Moe: Joey may have his Hot-Blooded moments, but his artistic side and bemused moments of trying to rein in Billy’s Class Clown antics can make him feel like the most adorable of the kids.
- Signature Scene: The kindly postmistress attacking a Nazi with an axe is one of the movie’s most talked about moments.
- Escaped Animal Rampage: Downplayed. The animals from the wrecked zoo keep the Nihil out but are peaceful and protective toward the heroes hiding there due to Tep Tip being a Friend to All Living Things.
- Voice of the Resistance: In the first scene, Ram hijacks the loudspeakers the Nihil have set up through the city to denounce their occupation as illegal, and he also sends out radio signals off world to announce that there is a resistance on Valo.
- The moment Jerkass dying businessman Jay Gratton from "The Good Death" starts redeeming himself is when he visits the mother of another patient who he earlier mocked and gives her a butterfly wind chime to remind her of her daughter’s happier moments.
The TV Series
- Critic-Proof: Despite several prominent negative reviews and the infamy of being rejected by Disney+, the show set a Roku viewership record after coming out.
- Never Live It Down: Many people were alarmed by the show before it even came out because Disney+ did not want it. With some of their earlier efforts, they'd already attracted a reputation for being willing to put on bad adaptations of popular YA books.
- They Wasted a Perfectly Good Character: The real Dr. Brauer's status as a caring father and famous psychiatrist who also shows some good Spot the Imposter cunning (and who could have given his impersonator Mulgarath some Talking To Yourself moments) dies in the first scene.
- Watched It for the Representation: Some fans enjoy the focus on kids with mental health issues, with Jared’s friends Emokio and Hatcher receiving particular praise.
- Eddie Sacarado, the undercover cop who dates Rush, is perhaps the best-liked love interest of a main character in the show.
- Neighborhood-Friendly Gangsters Kiki Solano from "Discretion," the victims' daughter Kara and her Parental Substitute Daryl from "Who’s Your Daddy?", Wife-Basher Basher Art Baldacci from "A Perfect Day," Wheelchair Woobie Vicky from "Bad Night," Jerk with a Heart of Gold boss Anil and Abby The Cutie from "A Dollar, a Dream," Cool Old Guy Augustine from "Wunderkind," Seth from "One Small Step" (for being a Badass Adorable kid in the flashbacks and a tragic Cloudcuckoolander in the present), Benevolent Boss Monty from "Pin-Up Girl," Broken Ace Juan de la Cruz from "Stealing Home," Little Miss Snarker Hillary from "November 22nd", fatherly circus clown Sheldon from "Metamorphosis," and Army recruit Bobby Kerns from "The Good Soldier" are fan favorites among the various friends and loved ones of the murder victims.
- The dog from the end of "Ravaged" that lunges at a former Fiendish Fraternity pervert during the "Where Are They Now?" Epilogue has a lot of fans despite only being onscreen for a few seconds.
- Hope Spot: In many final flashback scenes, despite the Foregone Conclusion that there will be a murder, there are moments where it looks as if the victim will somehow come out of a situation alive (or at least defuse things with a relatively likable character who looks like the killer at that point) only to end up dead by the end of the scene anyway.
- The victim in "A Time to Hate" tries to fight back against The bully Terrible Trio with a baseball bat before they take it away and use it on him.
- In "Static" and "November 22nd", the killers lower their guns for a moment before deciding to shoot the victims after all.
- In "Wednesday's Women," the victim's Obfuscating Stupidity act makes fools most of The Klan and they leave her alone, but the one guy she made look like an idiot by fooling the others is mad enough to run her down.
- Episodes like "It's Raining Men," "Start-Up," "Shuffle, Ball, Change," and "The Crossing" have the victims seeking to mend fences with the killers and reaching out to them in ways that are sometimes even briefly reciprocated before the killer snaps in a moment of anger or is too weak to give up on a premeditated murder plot.
- Badass Adorable youngling Zett Jukassa, armored Tattooine denizen Rango "Tank Head" Tel, and Young and in Charge Queen of Naboo Apailana all only appear in a few seconds of the prequel movies but have large fanbases that are partially attributable to their All There in the Manual or expanded universe activities and characterizations (Zett catching the murderer of his parents, Tel being a particularly hapless bounty hunter, and Apailana resisting the Empire).
- Shapeshifting anthropologist Mammon Hoole narrates one chapter of The Illustrated Star Wars Universe but was enough of a Breakout Character to later star in Galaxy of Fear and be the in-universe author of the Scrapbook Story Essential Guide to Alien Species.
Granny Weatherwax:: Oh obvious., I’ll grant you it's obvious. Trouble is, just because things are obvious doesn't mean they're true.
Magrat: Yes, but the point is-
Granny: The point is, that people are going to come looking. Serious people. Serious looking. Pull-down-the-walls and burn-off-the-thatch looking. And-
Gytha 'Nanny' Ogg: Howsa boy, den?
Granny: And Gytha, I'm sure we'll all be a Lot happier if you'd stop gurgling like that.
Nanny: You're not telling me how to look after a child. And me with fifteen of my own?
@ Star Wars – Outer Rim Territories
- Adaptational Heroism: They passively support the Empire in Legends but constantly fight it in this canon (mainly due to how they have to put up Vader colonizing and tormenting them).
@ 30 Days of Night The frightening vampires, background colors, and blazes of gunfire are especially striking.
- The oil painting style of Beyond Barrow is detailed and rich in color, but perhaps the most consistently praised part of it is the detail that’s put into the blowing snow, large snowdrifts, and the northern lights, which really captures the cold of an Alaskan winter.
@ Rushmore
- The montage of all of Max's extracurricular activities is glorious, as is the Surprisingly Realistic Outcome follow-up of him being lectured for how they interfere with his studies.
- Max somehow rigs a normal-looking tree to fall down when it is touched the right way.
- Margaret uses a model plane to make a big entrance while Max is flying a kite.
- Max uses fake explosions, pulleys, model helicopters in the background, and recordings or real-life speeches about the war to realistically simulate a battlefield.
Edited by Alpinist on Apr 28th 2024 at 12:23:05 PM
...which just the epitome of Faux Affably Evil...
Since it's an Affectionate...it's not a surprise that...
Sure, for how much of a dicks they are...
The League of Villains...creative superpower and complex nature...and an overpowered Person...
^ We don't have a Badass Fighter trope. Did you mean Badass Normal?
...Corrupted Character Copy of a 90sAntiHero archetype...
^ TV Tropes can't read a Blue Link that starts with a number. In order for 90sAntiHero to be accepted, it has to be written as NinetiesAntiHero.
Overhaul is a disturbing Yakuza boss,...his fight against Midoriya is often being called one of the best in the series.
The Meta Liberation Army is another villainous Badass Crew <- no comma which gives the League a tough time fighting. Miss Curious is capable of turning everything she touches into a bomb, Skeptic is a tech expert with the power to create lookalikes of anyone, Trumpet can empower his henchmen through the power of loyalty, and the leader Re-Destro is capable of Hulking Out. The fact they're all Villains With Good Publicity and an interesting ideology also helps.
And that's when he's not even trying to fight back...
Edited by Arivne on Apr 28th 2024 at 7:56:07 AM
@jahman
Changed verbs to present tense as per How to Write an Example - Write in Historical Present Tense.
Although subtle, May's initial harsh reaction to Max's recommendation of training with Ash is quickly followed by a moment of self-reflection. She gently and nervously explains that she might not be as strong as Ash, so training with his help might not be a good idea.
Ash and Dawn have a disagreement over whether Nando should participate in Gym Battles or Contests. They are both so passionate about their own opinions that they decide to go out into the woods at night to find him and persuade him to choose a path. Unfortunately, they are unable to locate him, and by the time they realize it, it is too late to return to the Center. As a result, they have to spend the night camping out. This incident plays a significant role in their reconciliation with each other.
Edited by Arivne on Apr 28th 2024 at 8:06:06 AM
@jlvs200s
...mother, <- comma and even if the act was a required survival tactic...
...various atrocities, like the genocide of the Yetis and freezing of the Formlings, by wiping...Never-Realm, <- comma with...
Thanks Arvine.
Sting
Edited by MM_Crusader on Apr 27th 2024 at 12:04:43 PM