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openWeird vision
This is when what a character sees normally is fundamentally different than what everyone else sees. The reference is from Ennui GO!, where one character, from an outside perspective, sees the world as if he's on a constant acid trip, but to him it's just reality and he has no idea that anybody sees the world differently.
openDeserving Victim
A situation where a character is deemed to have deserved whatever it is they're a victim of, not because of their Jerkass behavior as in Asshole Victim, but usually their own stupidity.
For example, a Phony Psychic conman who justifies his taking money from people as "they should know better" (and he only targets extremely rich people), a young adulterous couple justifying it as the woman's husband being impotent, etc.
openDifferent for Everyone
On my Supernatural Sensation TLP draft, someone asked about polyjuice potion, which takes on different qualities depending on the person the potion is made to copy. It doesn't fit my idea, but it would fit a trope where something takes on unique qualities depending on the person involved, so is there anything like that?
open'Curing' Trans Characters
Is there a trope that covers the stereotype that trans men are just gender-confused women with internalized misogyny? The closest I can think of is Cure Your Gays.
openDubstep laser
Beam weapons that make a droning sound while fired. Usually, the pitch of the sound is inversely proportional to the diameter of the beam fired - Piddly Eye Beams will get a high-pitched "EEEEEEEE" sound, while a big Wave-Motion Gun might have a bass-y "BWAAAAH" sound. Also, the pitch might increase as the weapon is charging up, but abruptly decrease when it fires.
Edited by phalanxopenSuperheroes named after pop culture things..
Superheroes named after pop culture things... Do we have that trope?
I can't find it at a glance in Naming Conventions... Haven't tried Shout-Outs Index, though.
Example:
- Literature.Whateley Universe: Palantir and Madame Osgiliath, referencing Literature.The Lord Of The Rings things relating to their powers of crystal ball summoning and precognition, respectively.
openBastard who is good person
Character is thief, criminal etc, but he is really good person with clean heart.
openThe guy who puts you into trials
Bob wants to get/do X. But first, Charlie gives him some trials before Bob can do X.
Common in heroic stories, to prove Bob's strength/character/etc.
Do we have this "Charlie" figure?
openPhlebotinum maker
Some sort of object that is a MacGuffin because it produces an infinite (or functionally infinite) supply of a valuable substance. If the object is a living thing then it's Mainlining the Monster, but is there a more general trope?
openAccidental Sext
A character takes a nude photo of themselves and accidentally sends it to the wrong person.
openShared Birthday Live Action TV
A trope where a character is celebrating their birthday, but the pregnant character happens to have the baby the same day. Now the characters share a birthday.
Seen it a lot in live action shows, but can be any.
openStocking Things in a Book
Is there a trope for that magic that allows the user to entrap things or people into book pages of sheets of paper like this◊?
openShow within a Show trope? Live Action TV
Do we have this one?
What trope would it be in this situation:
A Show Within a Show that appears on The Flash (2014) called The Flash: Earth-3 appears In-Universe.
In Real Life, an episode with the same title and a Special Edition Title is made, and it's exactly the same as a Show Within a Show on The Flash (2014), with Liana Liberato as The Flash, Julia Garner as Iris West and Courtney Miller as Caitlin Snow/Killer Frost.
Aside from the characters of The Flash (2014) viewing the show at the end after the closing credits, they're otherwise absent.
I know Gender Flip applies to the protagonists, but Spin-Off probably doesn't fit, since it's a One Off Episode.
Edited by Merseyuser1openForgotten Insobriety-Based OCC Anime
Is there a trope for when a character is either sick (e.g. a high fever) or not sober and they act out and typically have some plot-related progress only to forget it once they recover?
openConfused Plot
Is there a trope where the plot suddenly loses focus and goes completely out of control?
openThe new arrival did it!
Alice shows up someplace where something bad just happened. While she's examining the aftermath, Bob shows up, sees her standing in the wreckage, and immediately accuses her simply because she's there.
openHero that came back from grave/capsule after long time
For example, like the Legend of Zelda: breath of the wild, Link was asleep in some temple and someone awake him to his journey. Same example like the doom slayer from the game DOOM(2016), and Zero from the GBA game Megaman Zero.
Edited by Swanfal
A character, usually a villain, is shown from behind while looking over their shoulder at the reader.
Edited by 005131