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openAccelerating rate of punches
Is there a specific trope describing Rapid-Fire Fisticuffs gradually getting faster, pausing for a moment and ending in a Megaton Punch? Does not necessarily need to be punches either.
openHe should know that
There are two scientists. "A" mentions a real-life scientific concept, "B" mentions that he does not know about it, so "A" can provide some exposition for the readers. Problem is, "B" should be familiar with that concept as well.
open"Evil Media" Videogame
Ok, so this is a cliche used in online comedic review shows, and it's when the game, movie or other like piece of media being covered- usually low in quality in the opinion of the reviewer- comes alive and encompasses evil in some form, usually trying to either force the critic to review itself or straight-up harm or kill the reviewer (sometimes maybe even both). It's been used to death, almost certainly to the point of being a trope of sorts. For instance, James Rolfe uses it quite a lot- a famous example would be the Robotic Operating Buddy (R.O.B.) episode of the Angry Video Game Nerd, where R.O.B. turns all of the games on James Rolfe's shelf into Gyromite and Stackup before proceeding to terrorize the city. Another one is in Jon Tron's review of "Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts," in which the game straps him to his chair and forces him to play it forever.
Is there already a documented trope of this? If not then someone should almost definitely create one (I'd offer to do so if that's the case). Also, I put the question under "Videogame", but only because there weren't any general options of any sort.
openRace to your loved one
In a romantic plotline, two character have had a Second-Act Breakup or are physically separated from each other. The climax of the plot involves one of the characters racing to get to a location on time in order to deliver an Anguished Declaration of Love. If they don't get there in time, their love interest will be unreachable forever (because they're leaving the country etc.) or marry someone else.
Often this involves racing to a bus/train/plane station or the site of a wedding.
Edited by naturalironistopenThe iconic Duo
When a fast and skillful fighter is paired with a strong and durable bruiser.
openClass / Race / Rank name basis
A work's characters aren't given any name beyond their job or species (and sometimes extends to nationalities as well). Or a character refers to another by class/race or sometimes rank without their name.
For example, Team Fortress 2's characters all refer to themselves and each other by class name, Goblin Slayer's characters are only known by their jobs/species (Elf Archer, Priestess, Dwarf Shaman, Lizard Priest), Theoden refers to Gimli as "master dwarf" in the LOTR movies, etc.
openAmnesiac Replacement Goldfish
Bob has lost his memory. He comes across Alice, who recently lost Charlie (someone dear to her who looks like Bob), and slowly convinces Bob that he is Charlie by feeding him false information on who he was, so (to her) it's as if Charlie is back. Naturally, Bob eventually realizes something is up.
In Yakari, Yakari (a young boy who can talk to animals) takes a fall into a river and runs into a she-bear which he calls "Mama" before passing out. The she-bear recently lost her cub and starts raising Yakari as her own, but bears and humans simply don't work the same (diet, strength, toughness...). Fortunately her cub is found and returned once Yakari's memory returns.
Edited by Chabal2openI know that already
When a character is breaking the news of seemingly something shocking, or it would be if the person they are telling the news to didn't know that already.
It's usually about some dark past that's long since forgotten or secret lineage.
"You've been deceived! He is a murderer! He killed you real father in cold blood when you were little, and then took you under his wing!"
"...I know that!"
"...Wait, what? How?"
"He told me about that already, probably the first thing he ever told me, too. 'Before I killed your father, he told me to take care of you for him as his dying wish, come with me.' or something alone-the-line of that."
openaftermath episode
When an entire episode is dedicated to showing the aftermath of an event of some kind?
openMoment of Wonder
One or more characters walk onto a scenery for the first time, and are in awe by what they are seeing and/or experiencing. As in, they take a moment to stand still, to look kind of amazed at their environment, because they've never really seen something like it before. Does this trope already exist on this wiki, and if so, what is it?
Examples would be: Harry Potter when he visited Diagon Alley for the first time, or Charlie entering the Chocolate Room.
openDifferent view on rivalry
When one person sees their rivalry as a fun competition while the other seriously want to kill/defeat them.
Another trope where two rivals actually have pretty similar personality.
Edited by AndermannopenWill-do-any-job organization?
This is a group of people who specialize in completing odd jobs. They might spend their days searching for lost cats or babysitting, but they're just as likely to get called in as bodyguards or be tasked with saving the world (more likely, since the dangerous jobs tend to be more interesting for the audience).
They aren't affiliated with the government, but they might discreetly take jobs from the government - especially if they call themselves detectives and specialize in more serious (but no less varied) jobs.
Often, they'll be societal outcasts for some reason - very frequently because they have supernatural powers. It's common for them to be a little morally grey. But they nearly always remain solidly on the side of good, and can be counted on to do what is right in the end - even if they gripe about not being paid for it.
The end result is that they function similarly to the Adventure Guild - but are distinct from it in that they have a set group of employees and exist only in modern settings.
If it's an anime or manga, they'll probably be called benriya.
A few examples I can think of are the Armed Detective Agency from Bungo Stray Dogs, Hamatora from Hamatora, and the Benriya from Gangsta.. The Hero Club from Yuki Yuna is a Hero is an example of a more unambiguously good group - they take odd jobs and save the world, but don't demand payment.
Edited by rachiebirdopenTragic Phone Call?
Alice tries calling Bob, but Bob doesn't answer. Alice brushes it off as Bob being busy, and resolves to try again later. What Alice doesn't know is that Bob was unable to respond because something terrible happened/is happening to him.
An example of dramatic irony, and often a Hope Spot for Bob/the viewers if Bob is still alive at the time of the call. Usually also Mood Whiplash, since the scenario relies on Alice not having any reason to suspect something might be wrong.
openBreaking the arrogant
Is there a trope for the moment a vain or egotistical character that thinks himself better that everyone else, breaks, and admits that another character, usually the hero, is better than him?
openHumiliation
Does the Humiliation Conga trope also apply to hero's and not just villains? If not, what's the good guy version of that? You know, is there a trope that involves a hero going through a chain of humiliating events all in one day or so?
openGameplay and fanfic integration
Is there a trope where gameplay mechanics don't necessarily fit with the story (or where any clashing is ignored), but a fanfic (that treats the game world as reality) goes into more detail about why it happens? Basically, trying to provide Game Play And Story Integration where there was none in the original game.
For example:
- Artificial Stupidity in the form of Suicidal Overconfidence (enemies attacking despite being outnumbered five-to-one) is explained by the enemies having been dosed with combat drugs that leave them unable to do anything but Attack! Attack! Attack!,
- The All-Seeing A.I. as the enemy having spies literally everywhere,
- Save Scumming as the main character having the power to turn back time after certain events (and the effects on his psyche of remembering every single Total Party Kill and of being unable to change some plot events).
openThe Lone Wolf from the '90
I don't know if there's a title, but I remember that a lot of '90s media had this kind of character: A guy who's really introvert, cool and basically is not very social. For example: Yamato Ishida from Digimon Adventure or Ash's Sceptile from Pokémon. I think every movie from the '90s had this kind of dude as a student.
openTalking to Voicemail
When a character is trying to call someone, and they hear "Hi, this is Alice—" But right as they start talking, it continues, "—I can't come to the phone right now, but leave a message and I'll get back to you!"
EXAMPLE: