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Ok lets see. Did you guys watch the DBZ abridged cooler video? the part where Salza (the french guy) creates a "lightsaber" using his ki. What kind of trope is this one?
Or, in another way around, what trope describe this guy superpower? http://2masters.smackjeeves.com/comics/1161677/21/ creating an sword with energy alone.
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Everybody out....except you
An important meeting is taking place. We're in a boardroom, a war room, some place where important decisions are being made. In the middle of the meeting something sensitive comes up, and the leader of the meeting says, "Everybody out!" Reluctantly the room clears except for the leader and his/her closest confident. Sometimes someone we don't consider important gets up to leave, and the leader says, "Except you."
Here's a good one from Game of Thrones season 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3ZhQeC0DNU I know it happens in season 2 (with Yara Greyjoy clearing the war room so she doesn't seem weak as she tells Theon what he was like as a baby in an effort to save his life.)
I'm sure it exists outside of Westeros, and probably in the archives. Thoughts?
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Is there a trope for The Chooser of the One where the Chooser is actually an object and not a character as per the trope's requirements?
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We probably have this one. It tends to happen in comedy films, often romantic comedies. The best, most recent example I can think of is the Adam Sandler film "That's my Boy"
Person A attempts to trick Person B into doing something that will benefit Person A at the other persons expense, but has a change of heart and calls the whole plan off. Suddenly due to a twist of fate causes a variation of the plan to happen anyway. Person B is then angry because they believe Person A set it up despite obvious evidence to the contrary and in some cases pleas by Person A to avoid said situation.
It's sort of like Dude, where's my reward? But instead of somebody else getting the credit, or unintended consequences arising from the protagonists actions, no actions are taken while a Twist of Fate makes it seem as though Person A orchestrated the whole thing. The most important aspect though is Persons B's sudden memory loss. They seem to totally forget the fact that just moments ago Person A was trying to STOP them from ending up in the situation they found themselves in.
In "That's My Boy" Adam Sandler attempts to stop his son (Andy Sandberg) from visiting a woman's prison on the exact day Adam Sandler knew a TMZ type film crew would be there to film their reunion. Sandler practically attempts to drag Sambergs character out of the building before the cameras arrive but fails. The result is Sanberg's character being humiliated on tape and blaming Sandler, completely forgetting the several efforts made to avoid the whole situation.
What would you call this sort of rage that stops the character from remembering or considering the context of the story/scene and proceed to be irrationally angry?
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Do we have a trope for when a film goes from Black and White to full-on colour (rather than a Splash of Color), like with the ending of Schindler's list?
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What's the trope for when a character starts a new life under a new identity when everyone thinks they are dead? I thought it was That Man Is Dead but that's not quite it…
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In the South Park episode "Insecurity" what trope is the 'mysterious stranger' in the bar? He is kind of The Quiet One, but he also "went through hell" (Zen Survivor) and he gives advice. Has something of the Hermit Guru. He warns people of danger (like a preacher telling them their laziness has brought them an evil)
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Is there a Trope for a faction (A.I.-controlled in Strategy Games) that only pops in every now and then?
The reason I'm asking is that the part-time bidders in Storage Wars, with the exception of Roy Williams, don't fit the Ascended Extra Trope because they come in as bidders. And they don't fit Sixth Ranger because they aren't allies with any of the regular bidders.
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So I've been hunting for this trope (and I know it must be a trope) where the birth of a character is heralded by signs telling what they will do or how what kind of individual they will be. Examples would be Harry Dresden being born under certain alignments and having some spooky connection to Outsiders, Jesus being born under a guiding star (and angels trumpeting, I suppose, but astrological signs seem a running theme), or even the signs system from the Elder Scrolls series. I've seen it multiple times, but I can't find the trope and was thinking of starting a YKTTW.
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Hi there,
Is there a trope for when the background music is stopped by a character closing or opening something or, in other words, something in-universe is switching the non-diegetic music? This happens a couple of times in "The Departed", for example, when Sullivan decides to use Queenans phone, the opera music cuts out when he opens the phone.
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The is a grave thing that character A has to ask to character B. It is a "yes or no" type of question, and A is completely sure that B will say "No". So she goes very angry to confront him, ready with all her fury, bravado, counter-arguments, threats, blackmails and what not, to submit him into a "yes". She explains what's going on... and the climatic music is suddenly interrupted. All the preparation was unneeded: he said "yes", he actually agrees with her, which left her completely lost and unsure on how to react now.
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Do we have anything where a student lives alone because their parents are overseas or some other reason? I know it's similar to Parental Abandonment, and it happens in Anime a lot.
Examples would be: Maron from Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne, Akihisa From Baka Test (until his sister shows up), and Natsuru from Kampfer.
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Is there a trope for a situation when character does something amazing (from outsider's point of view) but he/she or his/her friends treat a whole thing like it was nothing since said character does it on a regular basis?