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WaterBlap Since: May, 2014
2017-11-07 06:33:53

It would be helpful if you could give us the example that made you wonder this question.

It may be a different trope or concept entirely.

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Fighteer MOD (Time Abyss)
2017-11-07 08:04:32

Irony should be in-universe. Otherwise it's just fans wanking off. And this might be a better question for Trope Finder.

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Larkmarn Since: Nov, 2010
2017-11-07 08:15:09

Trope Talk in the forums might be the best place, really.

But yeah, I find irony to be one of the most overused tropes (along with foil and hypocrite) because of people shoehorning their personal interpretations even (especially) if such comparisons aren't brought up by the work at all.

Found a Youtube Channel with political stances you want to share? Hop on over to this page and add them.
naal2 Since: Nov, 2011
2017-11-07 13:36:34

@Water Blap: It was a (now deleted) example that I made on the White Fang character page for RWBY. It went like this: For all his talk about how Faunus are the better species, he is one of the most human Faunus to appear in the show. @Fighteer: I thought Trope Finder was only for when you needed to find a trope's name.

PaulA Since: Jan, 2010
2017-11-07 17:17:28

Yeah, it's not quite a job for Trope Finder — I'd suggest the Is This An Example? page instead.

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