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openFalling victim to the thing you humiliated someone else for Web Original
For example, a character humiliates and bullies the janitor, and then eventually, they become the janitor themselves.
Alternatively, someone humiliates someone else for being in an embarrassing situation, and then get into that situation themselves.
openOpening that looks like news broadcast Web Original
Translation for the screenshot (because it is in Japanese):
openWhen have I ever... Web Original
A character says something along the lines of "when have I ever hurt you / lied to you?" while or immediately after doing the thing in question.
openAccidental adoption Web Original
A character unintentionally ends up with an adopted child. Specific example in mind is how Schlatt accidentally adopts Grunk in SMPLive when Grunk initially intended to assassinate him. Couldn't for the life of me find a trope for that but feel it probably fits somewhere.
Edited by SerillyopenOmnicidal Maniac without world-ending powers? Web Original
What do you call a character who wants to kill everyone they see, but doesn't necessarily have the power or intention to destroy their entire world like an Omnicidal Maniac?
- Robbaz: Played for Laughs. In his Hitman videos, Robert is not content with just killing his assassin character's targets - he usually winds up killing every NPC in the game that he comes across.
openBacker Bonus Web Original
Is there a trope/trivia item out there for people who crowdfund a work getting special perks? It could be anything from early access or name in the credits to full-on exclusive content.
openBreakingTheFourthWall meets FetishRetardant Web Original
Bob is getting his feet licked by a dog, to which Bob responds "Spot, stop licking my feet! This is a Youtube Poop, not a foot fetish video!"
openAvoiding getting Copystruck Web Original
Characters in a YTP/Abridged series attempt to sing (i.e. a sample of the source material's audio/video is shown intact) Only for one of the characters to tell the others to stop lest they get sued by the people who own the rights to the source material
openWhat counts as AddedAlliterativeAppeal or AlliterativeTitle Web Original
Would "Roger Rabbit's Resort for Bustling Bunnies]]" and "Primo, The Primate Prime Minister of Parties" count as Added Alliterative Appeal?
Also, would "Gaffes in the Garden" count as an Alliterative Title?
openFailed a spot check and another person suffers for it Web Original
From Tony Yorkie Silky 1991's Pinnie The Whoo YTP series:
- Rabbit: Piglet, read this book to my cousins![Rabbit hands Piglet a book, completely unaware that the book in question is "The Erotic Adventures with the Elderly Farm Couple". Piglet, however, notices this.]Piglet: But isn't this you—-Rabbit: No Buts about it! [Closes door on Piglet and Rabbit's cousins]Piglet: Well, If I have to read this book, then I'll read this book.
- Piglet: [Speaks a Cluster Bleep-Bomb as he reads the book.]Cousins: [collectively emit an ungodly screech in distress]Rabbit: PIGLET! Did I just hear you read "The Erotic Adventures with the Elderly Farm Couple!?Piglet: But Rabbit, I tried to tell you—-Rabbit: Get the fuck out of my house, all of you!
openBackstory Fanfic Web Original
Sorry if this isn’t a trope or poorly described, but is there a trope for a fanfic that explores the backstory of one specific character or group of characters?
openUnrelated gameplay footage. Web Original
A new media trope. When there is a video a video essay or a discussion about events, a footage of a game being played plays in the background. The game itself has nothing to do with the stuff talked about in a video.
For an example, this video talks about political situation in Africa while footage of Fortnite plays in the background.
openFade to red Web Original
It's mainly a new media trope, found in web videos. Has variations:
- Narrator says "raaaargh" with the screen fading to red fast, accompanied by screen shaking. Often with zoom-in.
- Narrator goes on an angry rant while the screen slowly fades to red.
- Camera slowly zooms in to a character and the screen fades to red. Meanwhile the narrator says things like "Don't you stare me with those eyes! I know you're evil!"
openPronounciation gag Web Original
Noticed this coming up in Internet videos. Usually reviews, video essays etc.
It goes like this:
1. Someone is talking until a hard-to-pronounce word comes up.
2. (music may cut off here)
3. The person makes 3 or more attempts to pronounce that word.
4. The video (and background music) resumes.
openeBay Web Original
I remember being on a trope page (i forgor what's the name of it) and i found an information about ebay sellers calling stuffed toys "teddies". What trope had the info?
openAI helped the art Web Original
Is there a trope for when creators use AI or a random number generator to help conceptualize the work?
openA macguffin inside of a mundane object, like a plushie or a food Web Original
Not like Sealed Evil in a Teddy Bear, I mean when a character or multiple are looking for a MacGuffin, only to find out it was inside of a more mundane object completely under their noses.
openAlternate universe trope Web Original
Basically, the events of a certain game occur, but with characters from a different franchise than in canon. For example, the events of Sonic the Hedgehog (1991) happens, but with Super Mario Bros. characters.
openProduct made in response for other products Web Original
Sorry for the messy title; It’s a little hard for me to word what I mean without going in depth The show I’m trying to use this for is Smiling Friends. In several behind the scenes streams and videos, Zach has mentioned that several aspects of the show were done due to how badly they were handled in other adult animated shows, or because other shows carried messages he disagreed with. For example, he has criticised family guy for having incredibly generic backgrounds and set pieces, so Smiling Friends has very detailed backgrounds with many hidden jokes. The show’s theme of spreading happiness also seems to be an intentional criticism of nihilistic themes that are prevalent in other adult animations such as Rick and Morty
A character is a very famous singer. He doesn't take part in the story, but sometimes he appears with songs on TV.
Edited by Fulade