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openCorporate Culture Geek Web Original
Some Work Coms have one annoying character who buys completely into the corny corporate ideology, contrasting to the more level-headed characters, who think it's just a crappy job and try to get through the day. This guy is the work equivalent of the school-loving Nerd who loves company retreats, obeys all nonsensical rules (and tattles on those who don't) and even enjoys the company's product during his free time - sometimes exclusively.
Is there a trope for that guy?
openResponding to viewer messages Web Original
In episode 5a Battle for Dream Island Again https://youtu.be/4q77g4xo9ic?t=508
Golf Ball and Match respond to comments of them by the viewers.
openImaginary utopia Web Original
In episode 30 of Battle For BFB, as Four merged into the desert, it's revealed that he's well alive and only in his own little world where all the eliminated contestants worship him as their biggest idol. Flower and Gelatin are the first Spanner in the Works which prompts Four to demand them to let him stay where he is forever. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRUHJDB75IE
openBreast Expansion, or Adaptational Curves? Web Original
So in SMG 4, Meggy has a flat chest. However, when she went on vacation in Port Aurora, Meggy has her breasts upgraded. However, is it because the show has a totally different artstyle, or did the fog magically expanded her assets? Which is the right trope?
openCube that generates anything Web Original
In Brawl of the Objects https://youtu.be/fRqF6jhSA_I?t=717
there's the "everything cube", which generates anything random when shook.
openExpectation joke Web Original
"In short, what I like in slasher movies is akin to what I like in Tom & Jerry; except it's much more violent in Tom & Jerry."
Obviously, everyone expects him to say "in slashers" before he finishes his sentence. What kind of trope would that joke fall into?
Edited by LyendithopenSnarky Editor Web Original
An editor, usually not a top-billing character in a webseries or Lets Play, who nonetheless offers snarky commentary and banter, often at the expense of (or the request of) the stars of the show. Sometimes does not speak directly to the audience or cast (instead using on-screen text). Often becomes an Ensemble Darkhorse for the series. Mostly confined to Web Original series.
Prominent examples would include Barry, Kevin, and Matt and Ryan from Game Grumps; and Lixian from Markiplier's web videos.
Does something like this exist as a trope?
Edited by ShinySubstituteopenClowns are Immortal Web Original
I could swear this used to have its own page but I can't find it anymore? Well it's exactly what it says on the tin, clown characters being really tough to get rid of, I remember first seeing it on the Homestuck trope list and now I was reminded again when watching the Madness Combat series.
openWizard of Oz Motif Web Original
Do we have a trope for when characters are styled after characters from the The Wonderful Wizard of Oz?
For instance, in RWBY, numerous characters are themed after characters from the Wizard of Oz, which tie into their personal flaws.
- Professor Ozpin is themed after the eponymous wizard. In addition to being one of the last users of magic on the planet, Ozpin's inability to be fully truthful with others out of fear of how they'll react to it erodes his allies' faith in him.
- James Ironwood is themed after the Woodcutter, a tin man who lost his heart and seeks to reclaim it. Ironwood is a Cyborg who increasingly loses his humanity and ability to empathize with others while trying to be the hero and leader Atlas needs.
- Qrow Branwen is themed after the Scarecrow, who wished for nothing more than a brain. Qrow is constantly dulling his mind with alcohol to escape the grief and stress of his profession and the secrets he holds. Although he's one of the world's finest huntsmen, he tends to let others do the thinking for him.
Edited by reppuzan
openMusic in first person Web Original
In this scene
, the music plays when the character looks through the binoculars and stops as soon we’re back in third person, as if the music was in the binoculars. Is there a trope for that?
openAccidentally destroying set/equipment (trivia) Web Original
Is there a trope where a prop/set was destroyed behind-the-scenes?
My example:
https://youtu.be/wdgiTQffiwk?t=145
by Mehdi Sadaghdar
I know it's not quite behind-the-scenes, but in that case, Mehdi actually destroyed his phone in the process of making that video.
Edited by ExaskliriopenRegarding a trope on RWBY Web Original
In RWBY, Cinder's backstory revealed that she was enslaved by Madame and her two stepsisters for five years, and even wore a shock collar. Then, one day, Cinder snapped from the abuse, destroyed Madame's shock collar and killed her and her stepsisters.
Which trope best fits this description?
Edited by gjjonesopen Snark from an editor Web Original
This is when the editor of a video production (although it could be from other media) inserts snarky on-screen comments and/or effects into the video to make fun of the host(s), point out something in the video that wasn't originally part of its focus, or other shenanigans.
Do we have something for this already?
openA weird issue about certain characters in alternate histories Web Original
Like in the title, I've noticed what at a first glance seems to be a pattern in certain web-based alternate histories, and I am curious which trope, if any, fits best to describe it.
Two examples are a self-consciously "dark" alternate history from AlternateHistory.com, and a self-consciously "dark" alternate history mod for Hearts of Iron IV.
Both of them engage in typical tropes involving alternate versions of historical characters, but one thing captured my attention. Namely, to show how "dark" things are, Soviet serial killer Andrei Chikatilo becomes a more-or-less notable character.
Thing is, from what I know (from the Other Wiki) of the guy, he really wasn't the devilishly charismatic psycho type, nor a stone-cold psychopathic manipulator. So, chances are he wouldn't fit the leadership roles given to him by these stories.
So, it's sort of, "let's make an infamous serial killer into a notable character, so people will know how grimdark things are, regardless of whether it makes sense". Feels like a trope, but I can't quite put a finger on it. Small Reference Pools actually seems to be the closest, as Chikatilo is probably the only Soviet serial killer that is relatively well-known (unless you count those in politics), and neither of the more typical Alternate History Tropes.
So, Small Reference Pools? That, or perhaps Historical Badass Upgrade, as awkward as it feels to say so given who that man was. Because one thing I'm certain of is that with only two examples, "Chikatilo As A Unit Of Soviet Grimdark" won't count as a trope on its own.
Edited by lordGacekopenCat standing on two legs Web Original
On the Cream Heroes You Tube channel, Claire shows the lives of her many cats. The absolute favorite is the short-legged Lulu, cute as a button with his round face, who has a habit of standing up on two legs. I tried to find a trope for standing on two legs but couldn't find one. Maybe Funny Animals?
Claire also does voiceovers for Lulu, and also some of the other cats. But I couldn't find anything fitting for that when I searched for "voiceover".
openPoor quality design? Web Original
I've got an example, but before adding it to StylisticSuck.Web Original or Retraux, which trope does this fit, or both:
- In 2018, a car dealer in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England that launched in 2017, had a website that looked as it if was produced circa 2002-2008; it had HTML <table><td> elements instead of div elements in HTML, if you viewed source in your browser , no links to social media sites about the dealer or design for on a mobile phone/tablet, and a use of Arial font everywhere instead of webfonts, and at Christmas, stock clip art of Christmas trees; the car photos being shot at camera-phone quality though, were the dead giveaway it wasn't produced between 2002-2008. It was not known whether it was intentional bad design or a throwback to the 2000s. By March 2020, the website had moved on to a more modern style.
openReligions Based on Works Web Original
I remember there being a Just for Fun page about religions based on various works. What was it called?
EDIT: Found it! It was Intellectual Property Religion.
Edited by AcidManekiopenFictional Let's Play / footage of a fictional game Web Original
E.g. Petscop, Catastrophe Crow, Super Mario 64 Beta Archive. Like a cross between Found Footage Films and Sidelong Glance Biopic - the narrator usually isn't directly involved in events the way found footage film protagonists are; or if they are, we don't know it at first.
openEmphasizing the last letter of a word of a sentence Web Original
A common trope by a large ham character, who tends to emphasize everything he says. In this particular instance, when he finishes a sentence, he makes sure to emphasize the last letter of the last word ("EG, My Name Is Claaaaaaarks AH!")
Here's an example: https://youtu.be/7zsZLN3Xjhc?t=142
What trope would this be?

In this timestamp https://youtu.be/m_7nnajnaI8?t=1240
of episode 1 of Battle for BFDI, Pen blows to the basket in the distance, pushing it to X.