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open“you made me believe i was the chosen one!” Western Animation
best example off the top of my head like Tai Lung from Kung Fu Panda or Morro from Ninjago Possession
Picture this.
There is a prophecy that one day there will be a destined fighter who will save the day one day. One day, the old wise sensei finds a pupil who shows promise and tells them they might be the great destined one, but it turns out theyre not from whatever signal of destiny . They obviously become very angry and storm off having a personal vendetta against this sensei. Years later the actual destined one comes around, the first catches wind lf this and tries to exact revenge against the sensei and new pupil
Edited by Juno199xopenAmerican Dad! - answering machine scene Western Animation
In "Da Flippity Flop," Steve finds an answering machine in his room and Roger has left a ton of messages on it pestering him to join his gym, then the messages literally swerve off into Roger getting into a car accident and then shooting up a courtroom. I've had this as Funny Answering Machine, but that's more for the message on the machine. What trope fits this scene better?
openNon-Sapient Predator Western Animation
In media depicting Talking Animals, especially Civilized Animal societies, I've noticed that one of the tricks a lot of writers use is have the predatory animals act much more animalistic and inhuman compared to their prey counterparts. For example:
- Sabor in Tarzan
- The barracuda and anglerfish in Finding Nemo
- The bird in A Bug's Life
- The hawk in Rango
Is there any existing trope that tackles this type of characterization?
openTrope in The Jungle Book Western Animation
In Disney's 1967 film adaptation of The Jungle Book, there is a scene where Baloo and Bagheera try rescuing Mowgli from King Louie and his band of monkeys. At one point, Baloo tries hitting one of the monkeys with a club, but inadvertently hits Bagheera on the head.
I wonder if we have any tropes based on the above example?
Edited by gjjonesopenWe Bee One Western Animation
An even more common trope in Western animation is a swarm of bees acting so perfectly in sync as a hive mind they can work together to form objects and pictures within seconds, often being weapons or people. Otherwise, they form an oval shape that still acts as one entity.
I thought this would have been easier to find.
openElders Voicing Elders Western Animation
The opposite trope to “Children Voicing Children”
When an elderly character in animation is actually voiced by a real elder. For Example:
(Courage) Eustache Bagge - Lionel Wilson (Adventure Time) Billy - Lou Forigno (Archer) Woodhouse - George Coe
Edited by StoucaopenThey can never be together again Western Animation
(i put western animation because simon and betty are the best example of this)
Imagine 2 lovers, with a long extended history overtime and in current day are distant because they are much different physical people from what they once was. They see each other often but these are their vastly different versions of themselves and if they work to try to go back to what they were or accept their new identities, it will never be the same. think Simon and Betty, like how even though they saw each other originally a couple times in Finn and Jakes time, but they now live as Betty looking at Ice King, or Simon looking at GOLB Betty. Think maybe even Sol Baguy and Jack-O, they still love each other, but Sol looking at the physical manifestation of his history as a gear kinda hurts over time and he has to accept that he wont see Aria again. Maybe even Sollux and Aradia, when Sollux was alive, Aradia wasnt. When Aradia was from god tier, Sollux was (half??????) dead. They exist in Homestuck^2 but are still distant a bit.
These are kinda different examples and idk how well they fit but im hoping this gives u and idea what im trying to ask
openThat thing where a cartoon song ends in a line sung in a much deeper voice? Western Animation
I've seen it a LOT. In a lot of cartoons there will be a musical number and at the end a super low voiced line. (Often with a side of Vocal Dissonance)
openAnimalistic Signatures Western Animation
It’s a common gag in animation where animals sign contracts and other documents with their paw prints, and the people holding the document just nonchalantly accept it. Lots of the time, they don’t even use ink. Some ink-like material just manifests under their paws. I’m dying to see the page for this…
resolved the next episode its like nothing happened Western Animation
whats the trope, where in one episode something happens and then in the next one everything is back to normal? Like for ex. a character dies or theres an apocalypse and then everything is fine next week. I know i've seen it somewhere but can't find it now. usually used in cartoons like gumball
resolved Is there a “Trope Fail” trope? Western Animation
I know there is a page called Trope Breaker, which talks about how tropes can become less relevant over time. But that’s not what I’m asking about.
What I’m asking about is, sometimes a comedy work will start out with a well known trope - but then the trope fails, breaks, or gets flipped around, as a joke.
For example, in The Simpsons Movie, Bart’s skateboarding scene, it starts out like a Scenery Censor trope. By “luck,” the inappropriate bits just happen to be invisible from the perspective of the camera. But after doing this successfully for several shots, then all of a sudden the trope breaks and shows ONLY the, uh… inappropriate bit. Would this be called something like “Scenery Censor Breaker”? Or is there a specific trope that refers to breaking other tropes?
open'It could only be YOU' Western Animation
Put simply: when a character realises who someone else is, based purely on their actions. Usually used for comedic purposes, but also for dramatic / badass moments too.
The two examples I have are from a Spider-Man comic, after Peter had been returned to his own body (post-'Superior Spider-Man'), and the Green Goblin realised it was him again because of a stupid joke Peter made. https://www.reddit.com/r/Spiderman/comments/qvwv11/okay_but_imagine_if_we_get_a_rehash_of_this_in/
The other, probably more well-known example, is from the Netflix 'Castlevania' series, when Trevor Belmont attacks Dracula by trying to punch him in the face. Dracula's reaction is to simply turn, completely unbothered by the attack, and realise that Trevor simply must be a Belmont, purely from his actions alone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns-Xj5d0IrI
Any idea if there's a trope for this? The specific version of a character realising who someone (usually the hero) is by observing their actions, and thinking 'of course, it could only be them! Nobody else could possibly be as stupid / ugly / arrogant', etc...
Edited by twofacetooopenWhat is a trope to describe a character that gets too much hype Western Animation
What the question asked. There's a character that only appeared in one episode for hardly any time at all that is considered popular with the fans (an Ensemble Dark Horse), with hardly any personality and gets a lot of merch over other characters.
resolved Oversexed Roomate Western Animation
A character's college roomate (usually the top bunk one) has lots of sex all through the night while the character listens to music in their headphones and tries to study.
If female, the character is an Academic Alpha Bitch who's actually in college to learn and is annoyed at her slutty roomate who'll probably become a killer's Asshole Victim if the story takes a turn for horror. If male, the character's a frustrated loser who trembles with sexual envy as his Frat Bro sport scholarship roomate has sex with all his crushes.
openKiss = Instant Bravery Western Animation
When a character express fear or reluctance to a seemingly impossible task, his female friend kiss him on the cheek and instantly he becomes braver or does what task is.
openTattered clothing But the naught bits still covered Western Animation
When the clothes are torn to shreds but is still covers to be safe for work A type of Magic pants and clothing damage , the specifically the clothing is must still be tattered and frayed at the edges.
Both: barefoot, shirts and pants are frayed at edges. Females: midriff exposed , pants and shirt torn and sleeves gone. Males: no shirt
Examples
openCasting In-Universe, where the actor doesn't get the job Western Animation
In "Western Animation/Hoodwinked" Kirk Kirkkendall is an actor that tried to have a job from a lizard director. He throws an axe by accident, and his told they will call him (which means they actually won't). Though it's a subversion since he actually gets the job later.
Edited by Jet200resolved Post-Apocalyptic Faux-Badass Western Animation
The apocalypse happens, and one of the survivors is a rugged Bad Ass that probably survived thanks to his special ops skills or bloodthirsty criminal lifestyle. Except it's later revealed, to the other characters or the audience, that he was actually a harmless average person who survived thanks to dumb luck, or because his skills or lifestyle coincidentally helped him out.
The idea isn't so much that the character isn't skilled in the story, but the contrast between the present version of the guy and the Nerd Behind The Mask he used to be.
openUnidentified Sibling Trope Western Animation
i think i can see a specific trope in children's shows such as
True and The Rainbow Kingdom, Wishenpoof, Gabby's Dollhouse, Abby Hatcher
where the main lead is a girl with a younger boy sidekick, with a goofy sibling dynamic. Can anyone please tell me if there is an existing name for this?
Edited by GILON
A character has crashed a vehicle, an ambulance turns up and two men come out with a stretcher, but then they put the vehicle on the stretcher instead and leave the character on the ground. I've seen this in old cartoons, any clue?