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openMentally Not Able to Grow Up
Is there a trope for a character who is mentally stuck at a certain age and also views themselves that way due to an incident in their life at that time, even though they're clearly past that? Not the same as Manchild, because they're not childish at all and the age they mentally see themselves as is that of a young adult.
openMook Specialists
Mooks that come in variant forms with specialized equipment, such as environment-specific gear or unusual weaponry. Not necessarily Elite Mooks, but inclusive. See stormtroopers from Star Wars, which feature snowtrooper variants for cold weather deployment, shoretrooper variants for the coast, scout troopers, sandtroopers, and more, even before getting into true elites like death troopers and dark troopers.
Edited by ObservanceopenActing Mature
Is there a trope where someone childish tries to act like an adult to seem more mature, but it really just makes them seem more immature?
openShoot me, because the Elemental Rock–Paper–Scissors would save me
The hero was attacked by some elemental forces, and asked one of his Battle Party members to attack him with a different element, reasoning that (or even having seen that) Elemental Rock-Paper-Scissors means he'd be saved because of the latter attack.
What can this be?
openChild is protective of parent
What is the trope where a child is protective of their parent? (usually the child is an adult and their parent is too old and weak to fight back) basically the flip side of Papa Wolf and Mama Bear.
openLiquid version of PowderGag Western Animation
Is there a liquid version of Powder Gag, where instead of flour or glitter or whatever, the thing that coats everything in a blinding flash is paint or soup or something?
open Not actually paying attention
Character 1 is asking Character 2 questions, but Character 2 is just giving stock answers because they're not really paying attention to Character 1.
Character 1 probably notices this a few questions in, causing them to start asking ridiculous questions, which Character 2 continues to answer nonchalantly.
Character 1 eventually asks an extremely ridiculous question, which will either cause Character 2 to snap out of it with a "Wait, what?!" type of reaction, or they will just give another stock response and go about their day.
openMood Whiplash, or something else?
Would this be a form of Mood Whiplash, or something else?
- In Chris Ray Gun's "Advertiser Friendly" recap video, he parodies YouTube's "advertiser friendly" policies by starting the video off in a colorful, crayon-drawn world where everything is happy, and he and Paul are talking cheerfully about the subject of the video. It then switches to the complete opposite when Chris gives his real thoughts on the subject, with him ranting in front of a darker, more crudely drawn background. The video proceeds to swap back and forth between the two styles and tones.
openHand in Hand against the end
Ok, so the closest thing I have found to this is "Go out with a smile", but it doesn't quite fit.
Is there a trope for a point in a show/media whatever, where a duo or group are facing impending doom, and they solemnly join hands and face the end with dignity? Like I said, it isn't actualy "Go out with a smile" because they aren't usually smiling in this situation.
Examples of this include the book version of Good Omens, Toy Story 3, and the Spongebob Squarepants Musical.
Edited by SBMShaneomaniacopenSpecific editing style
Any tropes that fit this very common video editing style? I've seem a lot of content creators who make quick cuts or slow-motion bits, zoom in on the person speaking or their hand gestures, add a lot of little edits like text or other effects, play with the colors at times...
Pops up in videos made by people like Jenna Marbles, Chris Ray Gun, gets parodied by people like Echo Rose... Heck, I've even seen it in Jacksfilms.
It's hard to really fully describe it, but if you've seen these sort of videos, you know what I'm talking about. It's a lot of quick, hyperactive editing done for comedy purposes.
Edited by WarJay77openHey-That's Not Earth!
Is there a trope for a piece of media NOT taking place on Earth?
openIs there a Trope for this?
Two characters who are friends and nothing more. However, Character 1 finds Character 2 to be attractive. Character 2 might know this.
Character 2 will do something (without Character 1's attraction to them in mind) like sweetly smile at Character 1 and say "It's okay, I'll take care of it!" and Character 1 will be like, "Pfft... Stupid Character 2, stop being so sexy." If Character 2 is aware of Character 1's attraction, they might react by winking at them or saying "I can't help it."
They're really just friends, though, and no romance ever blossoms between them. It's more like a running gag between them, if anything.
openMind control rape
Whats the trope for when an Evil Sorcerer or the like uses magic to make someone have sex with them?
openPlayfully fighting/teasing
Two characters that are friends, or possibly lovers, playfully fight with or tease each other.
Examples:
For fighting, Zoey thought that Chase was going to stop being her friend in order to stay with his girlfriend, but he tells her that he dumped her so they could remain friends. Zoey throws a grape at Chase for "tricking" her, then Chase throws a grape at Zoey, then they get into a grape-throwing fight. They're smiling and laughing the whole way through, though.
For teasing, Zoey and Chase decide to race each other. Zoey runs off, but Chase trips, realizing that Zoey tied his shoelaces together before the race. Zoey and Chase alike both think it's pretty funny, though.
openJust enough resources to get everything Videogame
Is there a trope for when a game is designed so that if you do all the optional quests the developers included, scour the entire map for money to pick up, etc. then what you end up is precisely enough to invest in maxing out everything you have.
Specific example: Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II: If you find every secret on a level, you get one extra Force Point to improve your Force Powers. If you do this on every level, but the end of the game you will have maxed out your neutral Force Powers and all the powers on Dark or Light Side (after a certain point, the game locks you to one side).
openNormal first name, unusual last name?
I've seen it everywhere: Wilma Flintstone, Lincoln Loud, Thaddeus Euphemism, Louise Belcher...
openSwimming through solids
Is there a trope for a character who has the ability to swim though things like the floor or walls as if they're liquids? Kinda like Secco from Jojo's bizarre adventure part 5, Except it doesn't turn the floor/walls into a liquid like state for anyone else.
Edited by ProbablyNotRedopen'Cause I'm weak
A character that is defenseless against another character. Maybe it's because they're so nice. Maybe it's because they're so cute. They just have a hard time disagreeing with, staying/getting angry at, or defending themselves against this person.
Possibly a guy and his girlfriend/crush. Maybe even his little sister. Perhaps not necessarily, though.
Examples can be given if needed.
An author is accused of liking the same abnormal things his characters do, or there's a bizarre element that keeps cropping up in his works but isn't officially identified as an Author Appeal. Can lead to the author being honestly confused (and disgusted) people think that of him.
For example: the author's first work has a woman getting beaten up by the Big Bad. But when a similar scene shows up in all of his works of all genres, people start suspecting he has serious issues with women. In fact, the author simply uses "man beats woman" as a shortcut for "man is irredeemably evil" and has no misogynistic tendencies, and is quite horrified to find out people think he likes such scenes.
Edited by Chabal2