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openKill Two Birds With One Stone
- Where a character achieve two aims at once.
openRather Tell You Now So You Won't Find Out Later
- A character reveals to his love interest that while they were separated, he had a one-night stand with another woman. He then goes to explain that he's revealing this now so there's no awkward drama later on.
openGame/combat doesn't grow in difficulty? Videogame
Is there a trope for a video game whose enemies and protagonist stay at the same level the entire way through, rather than each upgrading as the game goes on (I suppose it would have to be expected to be notable in its absence)? Take Luigi's Mansion 3, which is more like the first game as you receive no upgrades to any of your abilities, and here, the enemies start off with higher HP across the board than the second game, but keep that HP all throughout the game with no stronger versions, something both previous games had. Luigi's own attacks mostly negate this as well, keeping the combat at a medium level, which is unchanged as the game unfolds. Is this covered by something?
Edited by 8BrickMarioopenIs there a trope about planets with rings?
Ringed World or something? Basically like Saturn because I've seen plenty of fictional planets have ring systems around them. Does this trope already exist?
Edited by DivineFlame100open"Old Man" sequel
An installment in a Long Runner franchise which is centred around the main character aging and developing Dented Iron, as a form of meta-commentary on the declining relevance and/or popularity of the franchise itself. Doesn't have to have the protagonist literally become an old man, but in live-action works Character Aged with the Actor is frequently invoked. Tends to be a Grand Finale with the main character Passing the Torch, but can also have the main character resolving that they've still got some heroism left in them, and thus implicitly promising that more installments are on the way.
Examples:
- Logan, and the comic that inspired it
- Skyfall
- The Dark Knight Rises, and the comic that inspired it
- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Edited by phalanxopenSugar Retardant
Is there an exact opposite trope of Nightmare Retardant, where something sweet is made less sweet such as by adding a little bad news, Harsher in Hindsight moments, etc?
Edited by KingOfStickersopenDiscount transgender
Discount Lesbians explicitly states that it's about sexual orientation (gay, lesbian, bisexual) and not gender identity. Is there another trope that applies the same thing with regard to transgender, gender fluid, or nonbinary characters? For example, having an elf trans woman character in a setting where Elfeminate is already fairly strong or a gender fluid character that's from a race of Sex Shifters?
openAnalog Horror Web Original
An actual genre title that is used to describe non-movie Found Footage-esque series such as Marble Hornets and LOCAL58. Do we have anything like this?
Edited by KingOfStickersopenHis pointless TV show
Is there a trope for a TV show which is just a repeating image or video that a character watches?,it could be a non-stop moving car,a non-stop flying bird,or sometimes it's just a picture?
Edited by JonerpopenA trio of two opposites and one special
A trio consisting of two things that are opposites in some way, plus a "third party" that sits halfway between the two extremes, and/or sort of transcends the dichotomy altogether.
This is a Recurring Element of Pokemon games. Specifically, all of the "box art legendaries" from the third generation onwards have been examples.
- Groudon and Kyogre are the opposites, (land/sunlight and sea/rain) Rayquaza is the third party. (sky/calm weather)
- Dialga and Palkia are the opposites, (space and time) Giratina is the third party. (antimatter)
- Zekrom and Reshiram are the opposites, (yin and yang) Kyurem is the third party. (wuji)
- Xerneas and Yveltal are the opposites, (life and death) Zygarde is the third party. (the balance of nature)
- Solgaleo and Lunala are the opposites, (the sun and the moon) Necrozma is the third party. (darkness)
This also shows up as a recurring mytheme in the lore of the Elder Scrolls universe referred to as an "enantiomorph". Generally, the two opposites are called "the king and the rebel", and the third party is called "the observer".
- Akatosh and Lorkhan are the opposites, (time/stasis and space/change) Magnus is the third party. (light/energy)
- Hjalti Early-Beard and Wulfharth Ash-King are the opposites, (Dragonborn/Thief and Shezarrine/Warrior) Zurin Arctus is the third party. (Mage)
- Almalexia and Sotha Sil are the opposites, (Female Chimer and male Dunmer) Vivec is the third party. (simultaneously male and female, simultaneously Chimer and Dunmer)
Edit: In a meta sense, Freudian Trio, Cain and Abel and Seth and Nice Mean And In Between are also examples of this. (The Id and the Superego are the opposites, the Ego is the third party; Cain and Abel are the opposites, Seth is the third party; the Nice and the Mean are the opposites, the In-Between is the third party.)
Edited by phalanxresolved Bet with weird wishes on stake
Is there any specific trope for situation when two characters have a debt, and whoever lose, must fulfil (often weird) wish of another character?
openKnowing exactly how long it's been since an event took place. Anime
Is there a Trope for this? A Character can remember exactly how long it has been since a certain event that has happened several years/months ago, and can specify it down to the last hour or second.
openSelf-Promotion
A character, either legally or not, promotes themselves to a higher-rank and expects everyone else to go along with it. The only similar thing I can find is The Usurper, which is too villainous for what I'm looking for.
The character I'm troping is a Jerkass, but he's also legally making himself the new leader of his team on the grounds that the original leader has lost his mind and is no longer fit for the position. The old leader genuinely couldn't care less, so he just agrees to this, even if the other character involved doesn't think it's a good idea.
So, any tropes for the character proclaiming himself the new captain, or any tropes for the old captain becoming unfit for the role?
Edited by WarJay77openMultiple Kiss Scene Film
A scene in a work when multiple characters share kisses. I think of movies like Happy Madison, We're the Millers and Zombieland: Double Tap when I think of a scene like that. Is there a name for that trope?
openPlot-Reality Analogy Breakdown
A work features a conflict that mirrors a real-life issue, but at some point the analogy between the two stops working.
For example, Marvel's anti-mutant conflicts usually draws parallels to homophobia or racism. Where the analogy between the two starts breaking down is that mutants can be a legitimate danger when they can't control their powers/use them for evil, and they are generally physically better than standard humans, unlike minorities in Real Life.
Edited by Chabal2openRule Based Horror
Do we have something for horror that's based on the idea of characters breaking rules (e.g. "Don't go into the woods", "don't watch the cursed tape", "don't enter the haunted house", "don't feed your pet after midnight"), often concluding with the twist that the character(s) were doomed from the moment they broke them (especially after apparently finding a loophole) and playing how easy it was the break the rules accidentally for horror.
openTruthful but meaningless promise
I cannot remember what this trope is called. It is similar to Meaningless Meaningful Words, only it is done on purpose to trick somebody using complicated language without actually lying. It sounds like they are making a promise to do something but then if you pick the logic apart it actually doesn't have any meaning or actually says that they are going to do nothing. I know that I've seen this trope page before but I just can't think of what it's called.
openMisinterpreted Non-Mass Message
Bob is on the news. He leaves out a message saying something like "If you are brave, then don your armour". Society believes that it's a message for them to stay brave, but Alice knows that the message was only meant for her.
Other examples include (My Hero Academia season 3 spoilers) https://youtu.be/Y7PlFZNnpdE All Mights message for Deku.
Edited by KingOfStickers