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openHeterochromic Eyes
Is there a trope for characters who have Heterochromia?
Edited by Crossover-EnthusiastopenNicknames given from kids to parents
Is there a trope for children calling their parents certain nicknames? For example, in New Danganronpa V3, the Monokuma Cubs all have a different nickname for Monokuma. Monotaro and Monodam use "Father", Monokid uses "Papa Kuma", Monosuke uses "Pops" and Monophanie uses "Daddy". Please help.
Edited by PiterpicheropenWhat trope is this?
What trope(s) or audience reaction(s) would this fit under? And if there are multiples inside, which parts go where?
- The card "Queen's Machine" used by Poison against Andy. One of it's effects prevents machines from attacking yours. However, in the story proper, Andy's monsters were able to attack directly, even though nothing of the sort is even said on "Queen's Machine". Unless a card that prevents your monsters from specifically being attacked says otherwise or allows for direct attacks, your opponent's monsters cannot attack at all if the only monsters you control are ones that can't be targeted for attacks. This is despite what the author insists, which makes it particularly grating since the first chapter establishes that he was going to follow official rules.
openSupernatural force(s) that aim to make things right—but it's still mostly like the real world?
So this is something I've noticed a lot that doesn't make sense, and I was wondering if there's a trope for it. Basically, supernatural things happen spontaneously with some kind of apparent intelligence, and seems to have a "pro-human" agenda; that is, everything it does is for a purpose that, by reasonable human standards, would be for a noble goal. How often or reliably these things happen, or whether or not it's widely known/believed that things like that can happen, is not important.
What is important, however, is that for some unexplained reason, this force seems perfectly happy with the way life is in general (despite it being far from perfect), focusing instead on improving how individual people or groups live their lives in the world as it is, e.g. by teaching them lessons or carrying out justice. For instance, an involuntary "Freaky Friday" Flip may occur between two people who are feuding due to a lack of understanding between them, but if two people are jealous of each other's lives and simply want to switch places for a while, that option remains unavailable to them, despite the existence of a force that wants to make the world a better place and is obviously capable of doing that. Unless, of course, those two people would actually end up preferring their own lives, in which case it might happen for longer than they'd like to show them that, as a "be careful what you wish for" type of lesson, or to teach them to be happy with what they have. (If two people really are unhappy with who they are and would enjoy each other's lives more, then it's too bad; they're most likely stuck with whatever non-supernatural solution, if any, they can come up with.)
A reasonably well-to-do person who steals eggs from someone already in poverty just to save a few bucks may find himself Baleful Polymorph-ed into a chicken that doesn't need to be fed, forced to lay eggs for the person he stole from until he learns empathy, but the problem of people generally needing food to survive in the first place (without which this wouldn't be nearly the issue it is) remains mysteriously unaddressed by this supernatural force, and no one (even the author) seems to notice this oddity, unless of course it's being lampshaded or something (which I'd love to see, but never have as far as I can remember.) The idea of getting this kind of supernatural help in these much better ways simply never comes up.
It's as if there's an unspoken understanding that the world as it is now, including the limits (big or small) that many people need to base their lives around dealing with, is already the best way for things to be, and the only work that needs to be done is helping people deal with those limits in acceptable ways.
I hope I explained it clearly enough. Is this already a trope? And if not, do you think it would be a good one?
Edited by flarn2006openVirtual Paradise Prison
is there a trope for a virtual paradise prison that is really a prison?
openPhysical GaggingOnYourWords
The physical equivalent of Gagging on Your Words, where someone's body can't bring itself to complete an action (and may be accompanied by GOYW).
For example, The Miser may be willing to give money for whatever reason, but his face undergoes massive twitches as he pulls out his wallet and he has to use his other hand to pry his fingers apart so as to give the money.
Edited by Chabal2openA work that was well-liked and then forgotten
Is there a trope (or more likely a trivia) for something that got positive reviews when it was released, but was largely forgotten after its day in the limelight?
I'm thinking here of Baku Baku Animal, which, according to That Other Wiki, got some wildly positive reviews
in its time, but wasn't remembered enough to get a page until I started it like an hour ago. (Which is probably connected to having been released on a system that flopped, but that's a different topic.)
And possibly also Avatar, which was a huge hit much more recently, but it's a meme in certain circles that nobody can quote a single line from this massively successful film.
Acclaimed Flop is close, but not quite because it's about the work selling poorly, which I don't know if Baku Baku did or not, and Avatar certainly didn't.
opentiny wings
do we have a trope for wings far too small to reasonably hold aloft a flying creature? most angel wings fall under this but not all and many dragon wings
openThe Good Die First
In a team of questionable morality, they're Token Good Teammate will be the first to kick the bucket. It may not be obvious at first. The others will put on a sweet, innocent charade, while the Token Good Teammate will be cynical and snarky, and a bit volatile, due to seeing through their charade and growing embittered after failed attempts to convince anyone else of it. This is an inversion of Asshole Victim, even if it at first looks like they're the jerkass, but they're only that way because they know they're teammates are worse. Depending on the situation, the TGT may just have some horrible luck, or will die due to being the only one brave enough (And least concerned about his own skin) to go get help or scout the area...or, if his other teammates are REALLY bad, they may arrange a little "accident" for him...
openWrong man in the wrong place
I know the "Right Man in the wrong place" trope but I can't find a trope where a guy who was not suited for a particular job, has been randomly chosen for a particular job he doesn't know anything about.
openWe Need The Vigilante(s)
The entire police force has been wiped out, and the villains have taken over the city. There is only Inspector Javert, or the Reasonable Authority Figure left. He realizes that to stop the bad guys, he must reluctantly join forces the vigilante hero he is always trying to catch.
Fan Example 1: In Batman Begins, Inspector Loeb tells Gordon there is no-one left to send into the Narrows. At that moment, the Tumbler goes zooming past. Loeb sees it, takes a breather, and says "Scratch that. There's only one man left." He might then turn off the radio and mutter to himself, "Don't make me regret this."
Fan Example 2: In Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers, some vengeful folks round up to take down Michael Myers. Sheriff Meeker leaves his house, saying he must stop them. His deputy, whom he is speaking to at the time, could say that after last time, and with the entire sheriff station wiped out by Michael and more on the way, they need all the help they can find.
openLie hiding a lie hiding the truth
A lie that is told to conceal a truth... that is revealed to be a lie to hide the actual truth.
From a story set in medieval Sicily: Alice (a Rebel Leader) is pursued up a volcano by Bob (every negative feudal overlord trait in one man, including lusting after Alice) and Carl (a Knight in Sour Armor). Only Carl comes back, and he claims that Alice grappled with Bob until they both fell in. Dave (Bob's Number Two) is naturally suspicious, and is convinced Carl is lying somehow (Carl never looks at ease when telling the story, and keeps changing details in it), until his investigation concludes that Alice willingly jumped in and Bob followed after her (and since Suicide Is Shameful, Carl made up his version of events to spare Bob's family the shame). Carl confirms this by looking relieved someone figured it out, then asking if Dave really wants to spread talk of suicide when churchmen are nearby, so Carl and Dave agree to let the matter rest. The reader gets to see the truth via flashback at the very end of the story: Alice jumped in rather than be captured, and Bob was taken down by Laser-Guided Karma when he was pushed in by Carl.
Also, is there a "Please notice that I'm lying / being blackmailed into telling you what I'm saying right now" trope?
openHoliday Trope
Protagonist is looking at old family photos, and one in particular catches his eye. it's Christmas Day, and surprise! Santa came through the front door with a load of presents. the audience is then presented with Protagonist's realization; Santa was his father all along. this either makes the protagonist realize their emotionally stunted parent really DID care about them, or in a subversion makes them even angrier because not only are they mad at their parent, but also discover santa doesn't exist in their world.
openShine Lines Of Death Anime
it used to be quite common in Anime from the 80's/90's that if a character was dead, they would have a photo that conveniently hat shine lines obscuring the face from the audience view. (or if the character wasn't actually dead the memorial photo would show their full face) turning them into The Faceless. Can't find the proper trope though.
openDoor After Door After Door After Door?
At the entrance to the Elaborate Underground Base, or when the facility goes into Lockdown, why just have one blast door slam shut or slide open, when you can have fifteen million blast doors open up one by one in a needlessly-complicated opening or closing sequence to drive up the suspense or ram home how paranoid the owners are?
I know this trope exists, I've seen it everywhere- from cartoons to the Automatron DLC of Fallout 4- but I can't find a page for it anywhere on the site. Does a page for it already exist, and if so, what is it?
openA episode is traditionally aired even when the other episodes aren't
Is there a trope for when a special or episode is frequently aired even when the original show isn't?
openTropes for someone wearing costumes unmasked?
I've occasionally seen pictures of someone wearing their costumes(especially robot costumes, that are ment to be worn with a helmet) unmasked, for example:
https://mydisguises.com/2011/03/21/homemade-bumblebee-transformers-costume/
http://www.brooklynrobotworks.com/B-Prime.html
https://www.flickr.com/photos/whitefridaynight/2713251032/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/seraphbalance/6346858485/
And is theres any animation/cartoon/fan art examples of this kind of trope because I have never seen fictional characters disguising as robot characters unmasked.
Edited by SharkerTroper2002openCaught In Your Own Lie
Is there a trope for when someone tells a lie, then tries to build it up later, only for the person they’re lying to to point out a snag in their lie?
Example: In the first episode of The Wolf Among Us, you’re investigating Toad’s apartment, and you catch him out in three lies (eg, saying he cut his leg when he said he cut his hand, or having to climb in the window when the lock was busted).
Fan Example: In Power Rangers Zeo episode “The Lore of Auric”, Sprocket tricks Auric into believing the Rangers are evil. The Rangers tell him they work for Zordon, and Sprocket says Zordon is their evil leader, but Auric will say that neither Zordon nor anyone who works for him is evil. Sprocket will then say that they are lying about Zordon, only for Auric to remind him he say they DID work for Zordon.
Edited by JohnShel91openInfinite Room Loop
Alice wants to leave this room. So she opens the door and (that's where it leaves chair-sitting and becomes trope-y) finds herself in the same room, probably at an opposite door. Confused, she tries again...and again...and again...only to find herself always returning to the same room. Typically due to dreams, ghosts or some other supernatural stuff.

In first episode of Bro Trip 40,000: A Tale of Two Primarchs, a spin-off of If the Emperor Had a Text-to-Speech Device, the Primarch Corvus Corax confronts the Masque of Slaanesh, one of the most dreaded Daemons in the setting, and the latter is terrified upon recognizing him as a "Child of the Anathema" ("The Anathema" is how the Daemons and Gods of Chaos refer to the Emperor of Mankind). The Primarch immediately responds with "The Master of Mankind to you, craven filth" (he's talking about the Emperor, not himself, for clarity's sake; "Master of Mankind" is one of the Emperor's many titles).
What trope applies to this "Character A insists to Character B that they refer to Character C by a specific name and/or in a specific manner"? According to the guys at the "Is this an example?
" thread, this isn't They Call Me MISTER Tibbs! despite bearing a resemblance to said trope.