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resolved Fridge Brilliance with Character's AssCaps Style
Can I make a section for "Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse's fridge brilliance
's section with Character's Ass Caps style?
Note: Perhaps if it were allowed, I would give a character's Ass Caps style from another fridge's page.
In order to prevent like I've been happened before
It would look like this (as an example from Wreck-It Ralph - fridge brilliance, of course):
Ralph
- On the topic of Ralph's backstory in his game, there's some brilliance there in itself. Since Ralph is apparently only trying to destroy the apartment because its construction destroyed his home, well,
resolved Did I partially edit warred?
I'm concerned that I accidentally committed a partial edit war on Ys X: Nordics
- Here
, I made an edit regarding that game's PC port
- Another troper
reworded it as "With an additional PC port"
- I reverted
part of it so while the rest of the previous troper's edit is intact, I changed the wording back to "along with a PC port"
I have no excuse if I did something wrong so I'm self-reporting.
resolved Is this mf a Love To Hate villain? Web Original
https://hate-sink.fandom.com/wiki/Patrick_Star_(Paka)
This is Patrick Star, from Paka's Dark SpongeBob Parodies. It's more than obvious he's a Hate Sinknote while some people may not trust FANDOM much because of some mistakes they have from time to time, they clearly discuss
every character before adding pages related to the Moral Ranking Wiki, Heroes Wiki, and Villains Wiki, since the series itself presents him as an irredeemable and dislikable, violent and cold asshole who wants nothing more than to kill SpongeBob and Junior (a baby clam, btw) at all costs (and he also basically represents the abusive husband in a toxic relationship when the sponge took the clam to his house, doubling his hatable points), whether is by killing people, threatening them at gunpoint, and -spoilers if you didn't see the animatics- making SpongeBob digs his own grave in a graveyard while having Junior in a cage.
Yet even with all this hatable and unsympathetic traits, he also has some Evil Is Cool moments when he kills an entire gang all by himself, all of the things he does to get to Sponge and Junior actually shows him how much of a clever and manipulative son of a bitch he is that accompanies his brutality (and this is Patrick, by the way), and, after the events of Part 2, he's shown to have the regenerative and cloning powers like his The Bikini Bottom Horror counterpart, which he uses to beat the crap out of and kidnap Mr. Krabs and asphyxiate Bubble Bass by making him gulp one of his parts by force, killing him and latter making a clone of himself be created, also Paka does a really good job at voicing him.
Apparently, I also saw that Hate Sinks can indeed also be "Love to Hate" characters, so he may also count.
Also sorry for all this Wall of Text.
Edited by UzarNaimBer15resolved Improper namespace
General.Sanctuaryverse has a General/ namespace that I’ve never seen used on any other page. Looking at the page itself, it looks like a Main/ page. EDIT: never mind, there’s already another query about this on the previous page. Disregard.
Edited by loserswithwifiresolved Confused by the FNaF WMG page Videogame
Hey sorry if this is the wrong place to put this.
Anyway, I have a WMG for the entirely of the Five Nights at Freddy's franchise, but there isn't really a series-wide section for the WM Gs like most franchise pages I've run across. It's broken into specific installments and there's an "unsorted" section but it's mostly just short blurbs and mine is pretty long. Also, I noticed there's a lot of guesses for the movie (since it was in production for like nine years) on other pages and I wasn't sure if I should move those to the page for the movie itself.
resolved Figuring out how to alphabetize strange example Literature
So, the work Orson Scott Card's Empire is listed on the work page as Orson Scott Card's Empire, however, every source I can find lists the title as simply Empire. I presume this was originally done to prevent confusion with other works of literature with the title Empire, however, currently, there are no other works in the Literature namespace with that title; Empire currently redirects to Empire which is itself a disambiguation page.
The reason I ask is because I was attempting to alphabetize a page and wasn't sure if this page should be put under "O" for Orson or "E" for Empire, which is, as far as I can tell, the proper title for the novel.
Thank you in advance for your help!
resolved Restoring parts of an entry (somewhat NSFW) Videogame
For some context: A while back, I reported a troper
(Halberd Stop Crashing) regarding some entries they added on The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak. In particular, they wrote portions of the Hotter and Sexier to make mention of homoerotic subtext. I removed since we still don't have much information and the game wasn't out in English, since having gay subtext doesn't automatically make a scene sexual. After a while, I got DM from the troper, stating that, "It's a fanservice scene". When I asked for further clarification and evidence, they sent me a .rar folder with screenshots from I can presume is the Fan Translation. At first, I thought it was a sex jokes added to spice things up, but after seeing the scene and using Google Translate, it was confirmed to be somewhat accurate. So I'm asking if parts of the old entry can be restored.
Further links:
- The files they sent me
(the linked ATT also has some screenshots of it but not all of them)
- The trooper's edit
- The Japanese version of the clip
and the English version
(note that I haven't watched the latter because, while I spoiled myself on some aspects of the game, I want to experience the other scenes as blind as possible)
resolved Misuse of Deal With The Devil? Print Comic
I moved a Excellent Judge of Character entry from Recap.Sonic The Hedgehog IDW Phantom Riders Arc to Characters.Sonic The Hedgehog IDW The Restoration, re-writing and removed the pothole, as I thought it was misuse and believed the trope entry itself was better for the character page.
However, this recent edit
potholed Deal with the Devil for this entry under Excellent Judge of Character.
- Excellent Judge of Character: Zig-zagged. Due to none of the Restoration's members having talked with her about the danger that Clutch and his company possesses, she accepts a deal with him, seemingly unaware about how Clean Sweep plans on usurping the organization as the sole proprietor of cleaning up after Eggman. However, after Jewel makes it look like she was fooled by Mimic's excuse as to why Amy hasn't reached out to her, she gives a serious glare to Duo after talking with him in Issue #70, where she's starting to suspect the so-called "helpful" cat.
I believe it's misuse since the character himself isn't a devil, just a shady businessman, and the character, Clutch, has no analogues or parallels to a devil or satan.
The troper also put their edit reason as "Trope was cut/disambiguated due to cleanup" which isn't correct either.
At the risk of starting an edit war, is it reasonable to remove the pothole because it's misuse?
Edited by taotruthsresolved April 1st joke
Good day.
I had an idea for an April 1st joke where I would add a folder for a meme-"character" to the character page of The Stormlight Archive with tropes written in a way to play into that meme. I would have it stick around throughout March 31st (GMT) to the morning of April 2nd to ensure anyone could stumble upon it (and maybe even add to the joke for themself), no matter what time zone they live in.
But before I prepare it, I would like to ask whether something like that is even allowed.
Thank you and have a nice day.
resolved William Afton's self-demonstrating page Videogame
Long ago I created a self-demonstrating page for everyone's favorite murderous furry. Said page however was deleted because it was argued in the games Afton had too little lines to warrant his own self-demonstrating page.
Now, I argue we can make another one, mostly thanks to the collab between Five Nights at Freddy's and Dead by Daylight, which gives us a good amount of quotes from Willy and a pretty good idea of what his personality is like. Now I know some people will say "But that's not canon", and while it is true that the collab itself isn't canon (at least to FNAF), it doesn't mean the way he behaves in it isn't: remember everything that was put into this collab had to be approved by Scott Cawthon himself, and seeing how William spoke and acted in Pizzeria Simulator and AR (whose quotes are re-used for the collab) I'd say it's pretty clear that's how Scott imagines William's personality to be like (aka an evil theater kid).
resolved How to not turn this accidentally into an edit war
This will be a complex one, so bear with me for a moment.
Tief Blau cut from YMMV.Roadwarden entry describing Serial Numbers Filed Off. No edit reason, no nothing, just slashed it. That was my own entry, so re-instating it would be an edit war.
I started discussion, asking for reason. No answer. I can't PM them (don't ask) to summon them, either. And on top of that, TiefBlau did a grand total of 4 edits across past 7 years, so I sincerely doubt they will show up any time soon anyway.
What to do then? I don't know why the entry was cut, I can't put it back as it was and I don't know what to change in it to make it valid (assuming it was invalid in the first place and not cut on a whim).
So what's the procedure here?
.
PS
If there is something at fault with the entry itself
, then help a bloke fix it and thus it will be a non-issue for potential edit-warring
resolved What's the "different things, different rules" trope called?
What's the trope called where different powers are subject to different rules, thus allowing the writers to make up whatever they want without creating inconsistencies?
For example, at 2:48 - 4:07 of this video: https://youtu.be/dWAkcrplBJ0?t=168
you can see Goku giving an overly-detailed explanation about how the Fusion Dance and Potara Earrings are two completely different things, and thus, we don't need a justification for why one works inside Majin Buu's body but the other doesn't. It's justified *because they're different,* and because they're both made up magical items, Toriyama can make up whatever rules he wants for each without contradicting himself, no matter how arbitrary those differences may seem otherwise.
Another example of this trope comes at 2:22 - 2:47 of this video: https://youtu.be/a_b8O4HMXTk?t=142
. In that episode, it was explained that the device Billy used last season to undo his de-aging had a belated side effect. This doesn't create an inconsistency with the other power rangers. Why aren't they also rapidly aging? Easy: Because they used the Zeo Crystal to reverse their de-aging, not the device powered by the old power coins. Different macguffin, therefore, different rules apply. No further explanation necessary.
An example where this DOESN'T apply can be found at 19:05 - 19:25 of this video: https://youtu.be/gcSRUZ0oNq0?t=1145
. Billy explains he can't become the Gold Ranger because, when the Command Center blew up, he absorbed a large amount of [insert random technobabble here], causing his body to resist the Gold Ranger powers.
But that doesn't make one bit of sense. At 7:07 - 7:17 of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cynLGdMWoVs&t=427s
, Billy explains that the Gold Ranger powers are identical to the Zeo powers the other rangers already had. They were standing in the exact same spot when the Command Center blew up, and yet they were able to accept the Zeo Powers at the start of the series without any problems.
So, this is a case where it's NOT "different things," and therefore, it should follow that you can't just make up an explanation for one character that doesn't also apply to the others. It's the same powers, and the same explanation for why Billy couldn't take them should also apply to the other rangers. So the writers really dropped the ball in that little exchange.
So what is this writing trope called, where you can quickly and easily explain away seemingly arbitrary treatment on the grounds that different mystical and/or sci-fi macguffins were used?
resolved Galthran Etruk's Voice Actor Videogame
A while ago the troper Recon Decon listed Lex Lang as the voice actor of Galthran Etruk from Dragon Rage. The problem with this is that all of the voice actors including Lex Lang are of the Unspecified Role Credit variety in the game. I have asked him to provide some sort of evidence to support this claim, but he's provided me with little than a link to a site that requires a membership to see
(I myself can't see it.) and Recon Decon hasn't responded to my messages since the 6th. Can a member to this site check this link and share what evidence is provided to support this claim?
P.S. I have since created a WMG page section dedicated to trying to figure out which voice actor voices which character.
Edited by RonnieR15resolved Question about Image Pickin'
If I open a new thread on Image Pickin', do I need to post an image myself as a suggestion on that thread or is that something I leave to the forum team?
resolved Monster Strike needs a lot of help. Videogame
Monster Strike needs help for these reasons:
- Lacks tropes: Monster Strike has tons of characters, and thus a lot of tropes. The problem is there's TOO MANY of them. Just for reference, there's over 140 non-copied impossible+ characters (Impossible/Bakuzetsu/Gouzetsu/Reizetsu), assuming 1 trope for each character, that's still 140 tropes, and that's assuming only 1 trope for each characters and JUST these characters.
- Almost no one's contributing: for examples, the only contribution I have seen is from myself. Though this isn't much of a surprise because the game's very obscure outside of Japan, and I don't really see any Japanese tropers.
- Needs a split: Monster Strike is a multi media franchise with anime and video game. The problem is there's only the Video game namespace and not the anime.
- Needs extra namespaces: Currently there's only Tear Jerker, Wild Mass Guessing and Laconic namespaces.
- Monst Dictionary (provides backstory and lore for a good chunk of characters): https://dic.xflag.com/monsterstrike/
- Game official YouTube channel (could provide some Words of God and a few tropes): https://youtube.com/@monsterstrike
- Anime official YouTube channel (provides lore and tropes): https://youtube.com/@monst_animation
- Monster Strike wiki (English names and characters without Monst Dic profile): https://monster-strike-enjp.fandom.com/wiki/Monster_Strike_Wiki
resolved Possibly old Cartoon Network show where a female character is burned alive in a bonfire Western Animation
Hey everyone! I’ve been trying for years to figure out if a scene I saw as a kid was real or just a fever dream. I hope someone here can help me identify it.
What I remember:
I watched this episode sometime between 2016 and 2018, but I’m pretty sure the cartoon itself was much older, probably from the early/mid-2000s era (Billy and Mandy, Cow and Chicken, Courage the Cowardly Dog, etc.).
Channel: I’m almost certain it aired on Cartoon Network, but there’s a slight chance it might have been Nickelodeon.
The episode had an extremely dark and disturbing tone. The most vivid memory I have is of a female character (probably human) being thrown into a large bonfire by a group of other characters.
It happened at night, and the fire had huge flames. I distinctly remember her screams — they were loud, desperate, and very unsettling.
After she was burned, the other characters acted like it was normal — they seemed to be celebrating or socializing, totally unbothered.
The visual style was odd — it had low saturation, almost grayish tones. It stood out from typical colorful cartoons.
Art style: I can’t recall exactly, but it felt like something in between the smoother style of Teen Titans (2003) and more exaggerated cartoony animation.
I vaguely recall the girl begging or pleading before being thrown in, but nobody helped her.
What it wasn’t:
I’ve already checked and it’s definitely not: Billy and Mandy, Happy Tree Friends, Superjail!, or Courage the Cowardly Dog.
If this rings any bells, or if anyone remembers something similar, I’d really appreciate any leads — even if it turns out to be a lost episode, a banned scene, or just something obscure.
Thank you guys so much in advance!
Edited by ReconditeBoil434

oops
Edited by Anura