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openHunter/Scientist tries to prove existance of species
A villain who is the only person who believes in the existence of certain species (can be magic, cryptid, aliens...) usually armed with tech for tracking and catching them.
Everybody thinks he's a loon and proving them wrong is a big part of his motivation. For the other part, he either wants to make a great scientific discovery or believes creatures to be dangerous and sees himself as humanity's only line of defense.
Very rarely treated as sympathetic despite understandable motives. Expect him catching the creature only for the heroes to switch it with one of the human heroes in bad costume so when the hunter tries to reveal it to the public, he makes himself look like a dangerous madman and he loses any credibility he had left.
openWhat is the name of trope where you're captured by an enemy and forced to learn their ways? Film
There's a trope in a few movies; like The Last Samurai, where the protagonist is captured by the enemy and forced to learn their ways. After a while, the protagonist might side with them, even though they gain the option to go free. Can someone link me to this trope or where I can find more examples of it? Thanks.
openGuest star stops plot Live Action TV
A TV show has an episode with a celebrity as a guest star (usually playing themselves). At a part in the episode, the celebrity does something to show off their talent (if they're a singer, they sing a song, if they're a dancer, they do a dance number, if they're a comedian, they do a stand-up routine, etc), that contributes nothing to the plot. It might make sense in-universe, but for the viewer, it's like the plot of the episode stops. Would that be The Cast Showoff? Or maybe a Big-Lipped Alligator Moment (except it doesn't have to be weird in-universe). It probably would be part of Pandering to the Base, thought.
openSpiritual/Religious Motif
Do we have a trope for when a character has some sort of religious or spiritual motif? Not a Messianic Archetype, but a character with a lot of angel or devil theming, for example.
This might be covered by something like Biblical Motifs but it's not necessarily Angel Unaware. They're not actually an angel most of the time, but are associated with angels.
For context, this is an entry for - believe it or not - Kenny McCormick; he's not only depicted as an angel at the end of the movie, but as Mysterion he calls himself an "angel keeping watch over the city" and his sister refers to Mysterion as a "guardian angel." He is a supernatural being but not a heavenly one.
Edited by mightymewtronopen5 seconds of burning the hotel
a fire burning things really fast not 3 minutes not 30 minutes oh yeah touching them means death
Edited by Baolen2445openNice Guy Gives Unwarranted Positive Affirmation
Alice does something wrong, but she's naive, and just trying her best, so Bob tells her she did a good job to avoid hurting her feelings.
What is this scenario called?
openDreams are gateways to a different world
Title. Essentially, dreams aren't a mental conjuration but rather another place that your consciousness visits. Think Imaginationland from South Park.
open2 thing or its not dinner
a food must come with another food otherwise the character not call it dinner
openJerkass Wants Sympathy
Bob complains about something, but is so self-centered he doesn't get that he's the asshole in the story. When this is pointed out to him, he might leave in a huff towards someone who'll actually agree with him. Sort of like a massively downgraded Villains Want Mercy.
For example: in Foxtrot, Jason goes on a rant about being beaten by a girl ("the lowest of the low!") to his mother:
openRobot Carnival C2A
This is less of a "Do we have this one?" kind of thing, and more of a call-to-arms to help a page in need of assistance. I recently discovered the Robot Carnival anthology, and was disappointed to find that there were barely any tropes regarding the eponymous machine from the "Opening" and "Ending" stories, despite the fact that I myself spotted quite a few. For convenience, I'm going to use the folder below to catalog them, and then just make a single "official" edit once everything is found. As is standard, beware of unmarked spoilers.note If, by some chance, I've managed to find them all, you can still help refine them.
- Edit: As there has been no effort in assisting me, I've gone and added them myself. If anyone has anything to add, please make the edits yourself.
openCharacter gets moved to another show
I swear we have this, and I'm pretty sure I've even been on the damn page at one point, but I can't for the life of me remember what it's called, and all my attempts to find it just keep bringing up Transplanted Character Fic (which is a completely different concept).
openbomb is useless
a man caught in spell, the light point on them and they flashing so hard, and that for 3 damage
openMemory Gap or Missing Time
amnesia of a specific time period only, like "having no memory of what happened in the past two days". Laser-Guided Amnesia seems to be a broad trope for amnesia in general
openLucky Updraft
A character uses a natural updraft, usually in a place with mountains, to push themselves upward and/or travel to places for quick access.
Ruel from Wakfu used one.
openEnding trope Anime
At the end of the 90s version of Sailor Moon, Usagi says "The End", followed by the Inner Guardians saying "See ya!"
Which ending trope best fits this description?
Edited by gjjonesopenUseless Overpowered Weapon/Spell Videogame
Swear this was a trope, but can't seem to find it. Imagine this: there exists a weapon or a spell in the game that is completely game-breaking. It is insanely powerful and would allow you to obliterate most enemies. However, when you do finally get it, turns out it's at the very end of the game, and you can even swing it around/cast the spell, but there's either absolutely nobody to use it on, or there are so little enemies left you can't properly enjoy it. My favorite example of it is Planescape:Torment where the most powerful spell of the game, Rune of Torment, that deals a lot of damage and there's no saving throw, is obtained immediately before facing the final boss who you won't even have to fight if you've been playing the game for the story and learned all relevant information.
openMan-powered aircraft
Exactly What It Says on the Tin - a fragile lightweight flying machine that runs on its pilot's muscle power.
I just hope this doesn't fall under People Sit on Chairs.
Edited by sohibil
The heroes need some help on a mission, so they call in favors from various friends they've made throughout the show. Not necessarily Back for the Finale but usually goes in hand with it.
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