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openYoutubers with borders around their videos Web Original
This is a weird one, but is there a trope for when a creator always formats their work with some weird border as a sort of watermark / copyright prevention measure? There's the orange borders in Game Grumps and Scott The Woz made a whole video about the blue border that surrounds his video. I think other works may have it too... maybe the South Park "SpookyVision" thing with pictures of Barbra Streisand staying onscreen the whole time would count?
openReading the books fanfic Web Original
Do we have a trope for fanfictions where the various characters read about their own adventures (often with a mix of characters familiar with the adventures, and those who are not). Usually includes comical reactions to the various adventures and mishaps the main characters get into.
resolved Happy to be Hated Web Original
A character is disliked or rejected. It seems like he'd be in hell, but he's actually happy - because the one(s) hating him do so because of a quality he's proud of.
The standard joke I'm thinking of (from Saturday Morning Breakfast Theater) is when a woman breaks up with a man because she thinks her penis is too big, and he's smiling about it.
One example that's not R-rated I remember is an episode of The Simpsons where a teacher is mean to Lisa despite them sharing academic interests, and in the end, the teacher reveals she's always been jealous of pretty girls like Lisa, so Lisa feels good about being hated "for that reason".
openThe wrong use of what's being given Web Original
In episode 22 of Battle for BFDI, specifically this timestamp https://youtu.be/wluh0U2wZuY?t=596 Leafy gives Teardrop a typewriter to document the court case, but all she does is write a comic.
openWhen an inactive person is found Web Original
Looking for a trope about how Wazzo TV found several inactive people to work on his online animated show with him Or something to describe the in-universe counterpart of how Wazzo found several people who had left for a long time
openWhen something exist before it was invented (RESOLVED) Web Original
There's Twitter being used in Aldrivers, Devourer of Cos. Nothing wrong at first but the date shown is Sep 11, 2001. Twitter was invented in 2006. Know that trope for that kind of humor?
Edited by AlicornGaiaopenThinking it was the finish line when it isn't Web Original
In episode 5e of Battle for Dream Island Again at this timestamp https://youtu.be/RZB7nTzSl3g?t=409 FreeSmart reaches the summit of Yoyle Mountain as the goal of the challenge is, but Firey Speaker Box comes up and says that this isn't it and that they need to do some climbing up that pole first.
Edited by MitchellProductionsopenPerspective equals distance gag Web Original
In this timestamp https://youtu.be/m_7nnajnaI8?t=1240 of episode 1 of Battle for BFDI, Pen blows to the basket in the distance, pushing it to X.
openCorporate Culture Geek Web Original
Some Work Coms have one annoying character who buys completely into the corny corporate ideology, contrasting to the more level-headed characters, who think it's just a crappy job and try to get through the day. This guy is the work equivalent of the school-loving Nerd who loves company retreats, obeys all nonsensical rules (and tattles on those who don't) and even enjoys the company's product during his free time - sometimes exclusively.
Is there a trope for that guy?
openResponding to viewer messages Web Original
In episode 5a Battle for Dream Island Again https://youtu.be/4q77g4xo9ic?t=508 Golf Ball and Match respond to comments of them by the viewers.
openImaginary utopia Web Original
In episode 30 of Battle For BFB, as Four merged into the desert, it's revealed that he's well alive and only in his own little world where all the eliminated contestants worship him as their biggest idol. Flower and Gelatin are the first Spanner in the Works which prompts Four to demand them to let him stay where he is forever. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRUHJDB75IE
Edited by MitchellProductionsopenBreast Expansion, or Adaptational Curves? Web Original
So in SMG 4, Meggy has a flat chest. However, when she went on vacation in Port Aurora, Meggy has her breasts upgraded. However, is it because the show has a totally different artstyle, or did the fog magically expanded her assets? Which is the right trope?
openCube that generates anything Web Original
In Brawl of the Objects https://youtu.be/fRqF6jhSA_I?t=717 there's the "everything cube", which generates anything random when shook.
Edited by MitchellProductionsopenExpectation joke Web Original
"In short, what I like in slasher movies is akin to what I like in Tom & Jerry; except it's much more violent in Tom & Jerry."
Obviously, everyone expects him to say "in slashers" before he finishes his sentence. What kind of trope would that joke fall into?
Edited by LyendithopenSnarky Editor Web Original
An editor, usually not a top-billing character in a webseries or Lets Play, who nonetheless offers snarky commentary and banter, often at the expense of (or the request of) the stars of the show. Sometimes does not speak directly to the audience or cast (instead using on-screen text). Often becomes an Ensemble Darkhorse for the series. Mostly confined to Web Original series.
Prominent examples would include Barry, Kevin, and Matt and Ryan from Game Grumps; and Lixian from Markiplier's web videos.
Does something like this exist as a trope?
Edited by ShinySubstituteopenClowns are Immortal Web Original
I could swear this used to have its own page but I can't find it anymore? Well it's exactly what it says on the tin, clown characters being really tough to get rid of, I remember first seeing it on the Homestuck trope list and now I was reminded again when watching the Madness Combat series.
openWizard of Oz Motif Web Original
Do we have a trope for when characters are styled after characters from the The Wonderful Wizard of Oz?
For instance, in RWBY, numerous characters are themed after characters from the Wizard of Oz, which tie into their personal flaws.
- Professor Ozpin is themed after the eponymous wizard. In addition to being one of the last users of magic on the planet, Ozpin's inability to be fully truthful with others out of fear of how they'll react to it erodes his allies' faith in him.
- James Ironwood is themed after the Woodcutter, a tin man who lost his heart and seeks to reclaim it. Ironwood is a Cyborg who increasingly loses his humanity and ability to empathize with others while trying to be the hero and leader Atlas needs.
- Qrow Branwen is themed after the Scarecrow, who wished for nothing more than a brain. Qrow is constantly dulling his mind with alcohol to escape the grief and stress of his profession and the secrets he holds. Although he's one of the world's finest huntsmen, he tends to let others do the thinking for him.
Edited by reppuzan
openMusic in first person Web Original
In this scene, the music plays when the character looks through the binoculars and stops as soon we’re back in third person, as if the music was in the binoculars. Is there a trope for that?
Edited by Lyendith
On Raven's section in Characters.RWBY Anima:
Wyldchyld raised up the possibility for a subtrope for Hypocrite. That said, is there a specific subtrope available for this?
Edited by gjjones