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openDisproportionate Solution (and its subversion) Web Original
Over-the-top solution for a mundane problem, such as Bob using a gun to shoot a cork out of a bottle. Then subverted it as Bob completely shattered the bottle but the cork is still wedged in the intact lid.
Is this just Violation of Common Sense?
openComplains about not being told something important despite efforts to the contrary Web Original
A person is frustrated that someone else didn't tell them something important. The twist is that the other person did, multiple times. The first person either wasn't paying attention, ignoring it, or rejected it as it doesn't go with how their beliefs/mindset.
openLike a soul jar but not quite. Web Original
I am writing a series in which amusement rides function as vessels for characters to exist, as they are the physical manifestation of their ride's spirit and energy. The rides existing are what allow the characters to be able to interact with humans, and do things like eat and do other things humans do.
If the ride in question is in the process of being demolished, the spirit can be sealed in an object and can be re-released. However, if the ride doesn't exist anymore, they are severely limited in what they can do.
For example, while the ride exists, they can eat, drink, interact with humans, and leave the bounds of their park, none of which they can do if the ride no longer exists. The ride essentially allows them to have a body; without the ride, they are only a soul/spirit.
What trope would this be?
Edited by queenieAGopenEl Bozo Mafia Web Original
This is the name of an organization during Ish's Third Civilization Experiment, the Prison experiment, purporting to be a major gang that encourages prisoners to not snitch and which has a troubled relationship with the prison administration. I can't figure out what trope this name falls under. Any ideas?
Edited by Unknown108openEmoji obscures face for anonymity Web Original
The South Korean pet YouTubers I watch will use emojis or other cute icons to cover up the faces of humans in videos to preserve their anonymity. Unlike Censor Bar, this cover-up isn't censoring something inappropriate, but it still fulfills the basic purpose of hiding something in a highly visible way. Do you guys think this is its own trope?
openOffended By Equal Treatment Web Original
Someone with a very high opinion of themself is shocked by the sheer gall, the sheer cheek, the sheer audacity of someone else to treat them the same way as they treat everyone else. "How dare you?" the socialite asks, affronted. "How dare you treat me like a mere commoner? Are you too blind to recognize my obvious superiority?"
A particular Kick the Dog variant would be this: "How dare you treat our resident Butt-Monkey as though they were just as worthy as the rest of us? Can't you see utterly unworthy they are? How dare you not single out our resident Butt-Monkey for mistreatment? How dare you let out resident Butt-Monkey think they are just as deserving as the rest of us? Ugh, the sheer audacity!"
Edited by MusicLuver69openActions toward a goal ends up undermining it Web Original
A Gold Digger seeks to live in luxury by seducing a Meal Ticket to be her husband. She finds one in form of someone who is groomed to be a high paying CEO of a major corporation, and is currently married or is about to be married. So the Gold Digger thinks there is no problem getting the Meal Ticket to cheat on his current partner to be with her. She succeeds in seducing him, but the drama of the affair ends up costing him the future CEO job (because it turns out he embezzled money in order to charm her, or the CEO job was connected to being in good graces with his ex-partner's family).
Would this be a form of Meaningless Villain Victory? All for Nothing?
openOverconfident athlete Web Original
What is a good trope to describe a situation when an athlete becomes so overconfident, they fail to realize their game and sometimes even become jinxed? (Example: In episode 4 of Panathinaikos Bear (link: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mgWzypokMlE&list=PLC1797FF4EFA86997&index=4&pp=iAQB ) Competitive Callum, a character described by Meep as mentally stuck in the 1960s, challenges Pana and Meep to any sport they can think of, and they choose lawn bowls, which turns out to be something he doesn’t know how to play very well.)
Edited by BlankBlanknessopenWhat trope (or tropes) would describe this scene? Web Original
So a bit happens in this scene but I'll try to explain.
Characters A and B are in a rivalry with Character C. A and B are dating however A wants to break up so she lies that C had something to do with it. Cut sometime later and B viciously beats down C, who sure, is his rival however did not commit the lie that A said.
Basically the scene between Lampy and Squangus during WHO is Francisco's Partner? - Funky Pro Wrestling: Raw (Episode 4) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLMciAiE3qA) with Lampy being A, Squangus being B and Baller, their rival, being C.
I was looking for tropes moreso for the lie and beat-down part however additional tropes about the lie and break up would also be appreciated.
openThe trope where a monster has human eyes, showing that this monster was a character in the story Web Original
Theres two uses of this trope that i can think of. One is in THE MONUMENT MYTHOS where the statue of freedom has the eyes of thomas crawford. The other is where those things get released in the first hunger games book and one of them has rues eyes.
openIs there a name for the trope where a divine god gets turned into a human with no existing memories? Web Original
I usually see it in webcomics and things. Divine being gets sad about being immortal and turns into a human whilst removing all their prior memories. The only example I can think of is Aphmau's Minecraft Diaries for anyone young and nerdy enough to remember that..
openCharacter knows he is not good at his job but is too proud to admit it Web Original
Is there a trope for this? It's somewhat like Jerkass Realization, but the character hasn't suddenly realized their jerkassery - rather, they are well aware of it but are too proud to admit it and try to change.
More specifically, I'm talking about the game Six Ages. The character in question, Iverlantho, is a king who is constantly trying to assert his royal powers, but in truth he is not a good leader and his position is mostly symbolic anyway. He lashes out at all critics and ascribes any setbacks suffered by his people to not having enough personal power. However, under the influence of magic that makes him speak uncomfortable truths, he will admit that he knows he is really not a good ruler.
openMental Shortcut Web Original
A way of thinking about things that wouldn’t make sense to an outside observer. Like jumping from one topic to another
openIRL Conversation Gag?? Web Original
IDK how to like, explain this but do we have anything that would fit an intentionally Played for Laughs gag where someone on a stream/video gets up to go talk to/yell at another person on stream/call in person?
I have a clip from Epic SMP where Cooper gets up to go tell Travis (another player he lives with) "no murder!" and it's been amusing me and I wonder if there's a trope that would fall under.
It also happens quite a bit in Highcraft
Edited by SerillyopenUnwarranted alert of the authorities Web Original
What is a good trope to describe alerting the authorities when it is unwarranted, sometimes with them even playing along with the so-called emergency? (Example: In the second episode of Panathinaikos Bear (link: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sJNPu_czenc&list=PLC1797FF4EFA86997&index=2 ), Pana calls the authorities after he scores a goal in football, and the goalie, Kurdt Kestrel, gets arrested upon the arrival of the authorities without any explanation of his “charges”.)
Edited by BlankBlanknessopendefictionalized websites Web Original
ok i know there was a page for this and its driving me INSANE. the long and short is that a website is shown in a piece of media and when you put the url into your browser, you find that it actually exists! off the top of my head an example would probably be aperturescience.com from portal. if memory serves you can find the website url in one of the rattman dens along with a log in passwords. thanks in advance
Edited by apocalypsevitalopenA type of skit comedy show which typically features just one actor playing every part Web Original
I was wondering if there exists a trope for this specifically, or one which is close enough to cover the concept. Basically, I've noticed an increasingly common form of online skit comedy on You Tube, where you typically have a single person who runs a channel where they write, produce, and star in comedy skits all on their own. What's notable about these channels is that they often make skits featuring multiple characters even though they're produced by just one lone person, which naturally leads to this one person playing every character and making use of clever editing to make it seem like there's multiple people interacting with each other in real time. While the concept of having one actor play multiple roles at the same time isn't anything new, I do think there's a quite specific trend of these types of online skit shows which is an offshoot of the broader trend of single-person video producers that the internet, and especially You Tube, has enabled. So, is there any trope that acknowledges this phenomenon currently?
openFast speed, no distance Web Original
In the G’s Paragate episode “Jungle on a Jungle (5/5)”, E. Andleway tries to run up the tree that Elder Bouchemhan is stuck in, but despite his rapid pace and acceleration, he goes absolutely no distance at all. The narrator even describes him as having “reappeared almost before he vanished”. His leg injury isn’t even significant to this instance; he actually blames his body for physically locking him out of running because of an apparent knowledge about the outcome of his potential impact with the tree. What is a good name for this kind of trope? (Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55LMswEXDCw)
Edited by BlankBlankness
It seems that the Little Misters from the SCP Foundation are a reference to the Mr. Men and Little Misses. (Heck, one of the Little Misters (SCP-909) shares the same name with an existing Mr. Men! (Both are called Mr. Forgetful.)) If a whole group of characters are a reference to another work / that work's characters, does that count as Expy, Shout-Out, or something else?
Edited by moxeden