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openvillain slip up Western Animation
is there a trope for when a someone is presumed to be a good guy but blows their cover with a single action or line that makes the protagonist question who they actually are? Like Akechi mentioning the pancakes thing in Persona 5 leading to him getting busted. Or Kai figuring out Skylor was working with Chen when she used ice? Further more what is this trope called with a shape shifter or impersonator? Like when Twilight figured that Candace was a changeling?
openCharacter duplicated for a gag Western Animation
In Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation, there's a brief gag where Grumpy Bear is carrying one end of a comically large baguette, and is eventually revealed to be carrying the other end as well, making a comment about working double duty. Grumpy doesn't have Self-Duplication powers otherwise, so it wouldn't fall under that trope, especially since this is a one off gag.
Here is a video that contains the gag
, timestamped to when it starts, in case that helps.
1x1x1x1 (NOT FORSAKEN)
resolved Is there a certain trope for a pink character themed around love? Western Animation
I am looking to find a trope about characters who are themed around the colour pink and the feeling of love, I am looking for this trope for Jargonaise from the lingo show who fits this description.
openbeing beyond your wildest comprehension Western Animation
is there a trope for beings that are beyond what a normal human can see? for instance, the contumelia in ben 10 are 5 dimensional beings that can not be seen by the regular eye, and are visually seen by each person as an object or person that is the most important to them.
openDiscriminated/mocked because of that one friend you have Western Animation
The general trope is that someone who has a certain friend that is disliked by a group or larger is discriminated, shunned, or mocked for being friends with them. A major symptom of Fantastic Racism or just general racism. Often by the end of the media, the friendship is accepted by the masses thanks to The Power of Friendship or similar.
For example, in Sitting Ducks, Bill is feared by every duck he knows (with a few exceptions) because of his friendship with Aldo the alligator, and on the other hand, Aldo is mocked because of his friendship with the duck Bill.
Edited by Toony1openWinnie the Pooh and Christmas Too Western Animation
In Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too, Pooh in his Santa Claus disguise gives Rabbit an improvised version of the bug sprayer. Seconds later, Rabbit lets out a wicked laugh as he is about to use the sprayer on the bugs shortly before it falls apart.
Which tropes fit the above description?
Edited by gjjonesopenTwo plot tropes Western Animation
There are two plot tropes that I would like to add to The Loud House Mega Music Countdown, but I don’t know what they’re called.
- Ranking episode: This trope is one that would be shared with another Loud House special, Lucy Loud’s Halloween Spook-tacular. Basically, it’s when the entire plot is dedicated to displaying a ranking in some sort of “top 10”, “top 15”, “top 20”, et cætera format. The special falls into this because it’s about the host showing the viewers the top ten songs from the series that were chosen for a playlist.
- Plot driven by viewers: I’m looking for an example where the viewer interactions happen before filming, not during it, as this is a scripted (not live broadcasted) special. The special would fall into this because the songs in the playlist that the special focuses on were all voted for by the fans before being compiled into a playlist.
openComputer overload Western Animation
What is the trope for when somebody overloads their computer (often without realizing it), causing it to crash?
Example: In The Loud House & Casagrandes Hangin' at Home Special, Lincoln and Ronnie Anne have an event where they repeatedly change the backgrounds on their video chat screens. It eventually becomes rapid, so they decide to stop. While Ronnie Anne can easily revert her screen back to normal, Lincoln becomes stuck with his backgrounds rapidly changing beyond his control, which overloads his computer, crashes it, and prompts him to get it fixed.
openA fantastical character want to fit in with the mundane Western Animation
I'm looking for a trope where a character despite being fantastical in some way (they have superpowers, they're rich, there are different species) want to fit in amongst humans/the mundane world
openCharacter Derailment or Out of Character Western Animation
I'm working on editing one of The Amazing World of Gumball episode "The Burden". Describing Darwin's attitude on his jealousy gainst Gumball and Penny, however I can't identify what trope goes proper with his attitude, if it is a character derailment or an out of character episode.
Keep in mind that throughout the series up until this point, he never showed having jealousy of Gumball having a crush and her, it's between this episode and The Bros that Darwin have this attitude.
resolved High Collar of Armor/So Armored you don't have a neck Western Animation
what's the term for where, in order to make an individual appear more armored (regardless of how armored they actually are) their armor will make it look like they don't have a neck (so their body goes straight from chest to head) or don't have a head or neck at all.
Some examples:
Ultimate Juggernaut
exaggerates the design of regular 616 Marvel Juggernaut, still giving him the appearance of being heavily armored while wearing less armor than basically about as much armor as Conan the Barbarian.
Tokugawa
from Lancer
The MCU version of the Hulkbuster
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Armored Trooper VOTOMS
◊ (for the unaware the pilot's head is actually in the head of this mech, VOTOMS are really small, that chest is basically entirely cockpit with the pilot seated inside it in a pressure suit)
Juggernaut armor from Call of Duty
and its real world inspiration EOD armor
Note that this is different from a gorget, in that it's not armor that conforms to the neck, but rather armor that obscures the neck entirely, often giving a character the appearance of a bullet head, box head, or no head at all.
openHave sword, can't use Western Animation
Is there a trope for when a character has a sword, but never actually gets to use it? Usually for censorship reasons. Like Leonardo in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Sokka in Avatar: TLA, or Wolverine in the X-Men animated series (for a non-sword example).
resolved Head of hair becomes sentient Western Animation
I’ve seen this trope come up a few times, but I can’t find the name of it. It’s basically when a character’s hair becomes sentient or has a mind of its own. Off the top of the head, a couple examples include:
- The short "Hair" from Body Bags.
- The episode Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow of Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur.
But it seems most common in cartoons.
Edited by CanuckMcDuck1openVoice acting error - wrong character Western Animation
Is there a trope for a voice acting error in animation where either a character's line is unintentionally said by a different actor (presumably due to a mixup in script reading during recording) or an Acting for Two example where the actor mistakenly uses a certain voice for the wrong character?
openrecreation of the pilot? Western Animation
Is there a trope where the pilot / one of the first important scenes is recreated / or otherwise caused later in a different part of the series? Im not talking back to the pilot, but smtn like how the original pilot for southpark was recreated in the episode “canceled”. or how no omnitrix ben and professor paradox watched 10 year old ben find the omnitrix in omniverse.
resolved Keeping someone alive cause they're funny or amusing. Western Animation
The trope where a villain keeps someone alive because they find them entertaining or funny.
I'm specifically thinking of that time Lord Shen fromKung Fu Panda 2 says, "The only reason you are still alive is that I find your stupidity... mildly amusing" but iirc there's a whole trope page about times where people are spared because someone thing they're funny or amusing.
openPocket Pet Western Animation
I couldn't find a trope where a pet is small enough to be carried in a bag of some kind.
Usually a purse dog, but the example I saw is carried in a waist pouch.
openChorus Thing Western Animation
What’s the trope where someone sings, for example, “Laaaaaa”, then someone else sings “Laaaaaa”, then a third person sings “Laaaaaaaaa”, then a fourth person sings “Laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa”?

Is there a trope for when someone's special ability / superpower is sourced from the user's ancestors note ? Or maybe previous people (maybe those who once held that power) from the past in general?
Been wondering this since watching The Lion Guard but none of the examples seem to address this aspect of the Roar of the Elders.