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openPain induction powers Literature
In the Villains series , the Villain Protagonist has the ability to induce pain in his opponents. Effectively torturing or disabling them. Do we have this ?
openChild's fare trope Film
Regarding this Not Always Right story...
Do we have a trope for pretending to be younger than you are to get the cheaper "child's fare" or similar? I remember it being used by Ginger Rogers in The Major and the Minor because she only had enough money for a child's train ticket.
openWhat example is this?
This fictional work stands out because whenever drama is on the verge of rising among the characters, they tend to handle things pragmatically. Even The characters rather save everyone in the work months and months of built-up drama that can result in things going from bad to worse. It's like the work itself is an full-length jab at melodramas if not the genre of drama itself.
openHeelFaceBabySteps
What would be the trope for when a bad guy starts turning good (but is still mostly a bad guy)? Sort of the opposite of Start of Darkness?
openShoot Down The Trial Balloon
A trope related to Trial Balloon Question, Oblivious Mockery and I Have This Friend where Alice asks Bob a question that she obviously wants to hear a certain answer to, and Bob responds in a way that shows it was a very good idea for Alice not to ask the question directly, while remaining unaware of Alice's true opinion on the subject.
For example:
- Alice: You know, Bob, in some schools they teach teenagers about the dangers of sex and contraceptive methods that can alleviate them.Bob: Yes, I have heard so as well. Fortunately, such hedonistic and depraved practices will never take hold while I'm principal here. Abstinence until marriage is the only way for them to preserve the purity of their minds!Alice: (sigh) Right, Bob. If only the 27% rise in teen pregnancies in the five years you've been head of the school could be attributed to something...
In Kaamelott, Lancelot talks about other countries where married women take lovers to Guenievre. Guenievre laughs and says she's glad they live in a civilized country, unaware of what she's doing to Lancelot's feelings.
Edited by Chabal2openWhen a character is given the parental title opposite their gender
A male character calling himself a child's mother or a female character being a child's father. Has nothing to do with Mister Seahorse it's just in title.
openNo Title
Is it still Gender Flip if a non-binary character or a character with an Ambiguous Gender is turned male/female in an adaptation?
openAnother type of Fan Misnaming
I read the previous query on fan misnaming, and it's classified as Spell My Name With An S. But in that case, the wrong name is common use.
Then, how about this case, when just one person, albeit an influential one, used the wrong name?
- A long-running fan translation of [Wasteful Days of High School Girls] had Ota's surname translated as Sakuchi for over 50 chapters, before the anime announcement and website clarified it was read as Kikuchi. An extra edit was made to apologise for the mistranslation.
openBread, eggs, squick, milk.
Basically a variation of Bread, Eggs, Milk, Squick but the squick is in the middle instead of at the end. Would that just be covered under the aforememntioned trope or would it be different. Same applies to Arson, Jaywalking, and Murder (Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking).
openI'll Let Them Figure It Out
The main antagonist is aware of the protagonist's secret identity, which is used for an recurring vengeance against the other antagonists. The antagonist has even interacted with the other antagonists but nonetheless reveals to the protagonist that he never exposed him. The protagonist, understandably surprised, asks why. the antagonist's reasoning was he rather let them the the other antagonists figure it out for themselves.
openPerfect healing
Is there a trope for someone with an ability to heal perfectly after an injury- they don't get scars or they never suffer from long-term accumulated damage to tendons or the like? It's not a Healing Factor that would make the wound heal with supernatural speed, they just don't have to worry that they'll suffer long term reduction in ability.
openYou Missed Out, Dude
A character has been absent from a friend group for some time, and has missed out on a whole lot since then. This may result in something similar to Can't Catch Up.
openKnew The Villain Personally
Another recurring character moves into the town and starts getting acquainted with the main cast. As the series goes on, it's slowly revealed that she was a former lover with the one of the main antagonists. To make matters worse, it's even revealed that she was aware of the villain's actions against the main cast. However, she didn't knew the villain was specifically targeting the main characters or was involved in only way. She only heard his actions from him and didn't press him for more info.
Edited by JC96openTime travel trope and ramifications? Live Action TV
Do we have such a trope for this:
- As a result of Time Travel, Alice ends up creating a Close-Enough Timeline where things are similar enough that the characters can accept it In-Universe and the next season deals with the consequences / aftermath of the new timeline?
Is there such a trope where the new Story Arc doesn't introduce anyone new, but focuses on the aftermath of an event?
openOne swear per movie Film
A movie series is only allowed to have one swear word per film. Comes in two variants:
- Only one swear word allowed period.
- Swears are allowed but one particular swear is only allowed once (example: Marvel Cinematic Universe movies are only allowed to use the word bitch once per movie but other swear words (crap, damn, shit, etc) are cool.
openSplitting the collab? Music
Is there a trope for when artists collab together but one of the artists also has a full song based on their verse? For example Jay Z and Alicia Keys have song named "Empire State of Mind", but Alicia Keys also has a song based on her chorus. Mackelmore and Mary Lambert have "Same Love", but Mary Lambert also has "She Keeps Me Warm".
openThe Test Dream
The villain knocks out the main character with some LSD drugs with the intention of testing his humanity through his dreams. In said dream, the main character finds himself being seduced by the female characters, who are overtly erotic and seductive in contrast to their normal selves. Nonetheless, the character resists the advances.
openNo Title
Is there a trope for when something can't/shouldn't be referred to by name, but a character refers to it in a way that makes it really obvious what they're talking about? I'm thinking of something that would cover all 4 of the examples below:
- The Colour of Magic: When Rincewind and Twoflower become trapped in the Temple of Bel-Shamharoth, Rincewind becomes incredibly afraid of saying the name of "the number that is six plus two", since eight is the most magically powerful number and saying it in such a place can only cause bad things to happen.
- QI: In one episode, Stephen does an experiment involving sand that's been treated with 'a cleaning product with a name that rhymes with "Gotch-Scard"', since the programme was made by the BBC and is subject to anti-Product Placement regulations.
- Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows: Mycroft discusses two major nations in Europe that have put the continent on the brink of war. He can't mention them by name, since he's an employee of the British government, but he can say that the two major languages spoken in these countries are French and German.
- The Simpsons: In "Lisa the Vegetarian", Lisa complains about the cafeteria not offering a suitable vegetarian alternative. This prompts principal Skinner to address her class:
Skinner: Children, a certain individual, let's say "Lisa S"... no wait, that makes it too obvious, let's say... "L Simpson"... (The entire class turns to look at Lisa, who facepalms)
Could be a supertrope to Writing Around Trademarks, which I think covers the QI example but not the other 3
Edited by Astarothresolved Conveniently (to the plot) Illegible
When a character finds an old document with important information, but most of it is Illegible due to damage to the paper. Bad for the character, convenient for the plot.
Is there a trope for when there's a feared and respected crime lord/mob boss, but their son causes problems and obviously won't be able to take the father's place? I feel like it's common enough to have a trope, but can't find it.