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crazysamaritan MOD Since: Apr, 2010
2019-01-13 19:00:37

Currently, Broken Ace and The Ace are merely related tropes. If there was a Super-Trope and Sub-Trope relationship, then you'd only be expected to list the more precise trope because the subtrope is always an example of the supertrope. Squidward from Spongebob should only list Jerk with a Heart of Gold because it is a Sub-Trope of Jerkass.


You can find the statement on Super-Trope; the trope relationship is defined by the idea that every subtrope also counts as an example of the supertrope (although subtropes are often created by playing with the supertrope).

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Tenma-Yuuki Since: Apr, 2016
Asherinka Since: Jan, 2018
2019-01-14 02:30:45

Both Sister Tropes should be listed. Only the Sub-Trope should be listed and the Super-Trope removed.

Exception: If there are several examples of Super-Trope, and only one of them is a Sub-Trope, both can be listed in this way:

Super-Trope:

Sub-Trope: Example 1, preferably with longer description

If you have doubt regarding trope relationships (Super-Trope and Sub-Trope or Sister Tropes), you can ask in this thread.

Edited by Asherinka Of all the things at risk, the loss of an objective reality is perhaps the most dangerous.
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