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openOne frame scare? Web Original
In the episode "Show for Children", a skeleton named Cadavre is looking into graves at cemetaries. The first one contains a more realistic skeleton with a scary expression, and the second contains an unidentifiable but living (undead?) bird-like creature. However, after Cadavre escapes the second grave, the skeleton shown in the first grave is briefly overlaid on the gravestones as it fades out to the next scene. For only about one frame. Would this be considered a Jump Scare... or something else?
openDon't skip the sponsors! Web Original
Is there a trope for when a youtube series or podcast features personalized sponsor segments which include material from the show - for instance, a comedy podcast will feature original jokes during the sponsor segments, so listeners won't skip them?
openScreenshot and an expressive face Web Original
Seemingly an enforced (or strongly encouraged) pattern on Youtube nowadays. The thumbnail of a video contains a descriptive image accompanied by the, usually very excited, face of the channel owner. Are we treading on trope territory here?
open"Never Live It Down" applied to controversial scenes instead of characters. Web Original
I wonder if we have a YMMV trope that's similar to Never Live It Down but applied to specific scenes and/or a series' particular season. It's not necessarily a Signature Scene that everyone recognizes for a controvesial reason, but a particular scene/moment/plot point that makes the work or the particular part it happened in to be remembered mainly by it, and for people to always bring it up every time the work/part as a whole is discussed.
It popped to my mind after the removal of two entries I had written and originally listed as examples of Never Live It Down on the grounds that said trope can only apply to audience reactions of specific characters (The Painter by War Jay 77, and The Powerpuff Girls (2016) by myself after learning the criteria for Never Live It Down). The entries are as follows:
- The Painter: The case of Cory and Margaret Beck detailed in "In the Walls", plus the related "Fucktoy Cory" painting seen back in "Faces", have become infamous among the Analog Horror community for its sudden use of strongly implied pedophilianote Specifically, Cory was killed by having his genitals torn off before his body was mutilated in half alongside Margaret's, and "Hell" later indicated that the stitched corpse made from his upper half combined with Margaret's lower half was likely used by the killers as a sex doll., to the point that many detractors of the series began citing it as the biggest reason for why they hate the series, and often ignore murder cases from later episodes that fans of the series have found more gratuitous than Cory's case. It's gotten to the point that not only do many critiques and rants for the series put great emphasis on "In the Walls" and "Fucktoy Cory" over anything else (it's hard to see the people who make these rants elaborate the other episodes as much as "In the Walls"), but it's extremely common for cropped edits of "Fucktoy Cory" to appear in the thumbnails of review videos of The Painter, and for the painting to be the most common subject in instances of Take That! to the series from other works (most notably the Mokey's Show episode "Crocodile"). Even after the release of "Hell" improved the series' overall reception significantly and made audiences view the bigger picture outside of "In the Walls", quite a handful of people still refuse to keep quiet on the topic of Cory's murder.
- The Powerpuff Girls (2016): The show's prominent usage of outdated memes in Season 1, the scene of Blossom, Bubbles and Allegro twerking from "Painbow", and Blossom's relationship with Jared have all become near-synonymous with many detractors' views on the reboot, despite the fact that the show reduced the memes and similar jokes considerably for the next two seasons, and Blossom and Jared's relationship was made significantly less exaggerated and more grounded. Even after the show ended, most detractors tend to cite these controversial problems as the biggest reasons the whole show is terrible, even though the alleged overdose of memes and jokes perceived as Squick had more to do with only Season 1 rather than the entire series. "Painbow" co-writer Julia Vickerman's Role-Ending Misdemeanor from the Western Animation industry after being exposed for her pedophilic posts on social media
does not help matters.
Does anyone know if there's any other trope these entries can fall into? The entries may need some cleanup in case there's another trope they can be labeled as, but I think the point I'm showing in them comes across.
Edited by Inky100openSlang term for something about a particular character Web Original
A fictional slang term within the work invented by the cast themselves to refer to a particular trait regarding a specific character, usually including said character's name in some way.
Example:
- Charlie's Angels (Kkat): After seeing how Charlie's orgasms are capable of causing destructive earthquakes, Angel Dust and Husk invent the term "Charliegasms" to refer to Charlie's orgasming, which several other characters also pick up on.
openA gag where someone poses exactly like something next to them in someone's (including our) POV Web Original
Only putting Web Original because of this one scene. I'm sure there are loads of such instances.
openWe'll Bang by the End of This Web Original
(NSFW) A character promises another that when an event or (dangerous) situation ends, they'll have sex (with varying levels of becoming true).
The closest example which I can find is from the Trollfic Hart Shaped Love (on which I'm working on a page rewrite):
openSpecific trope name for humanity being enslaved by aliens? Web Original
I'm thinking of Alien Stage, but I wanted to know if there was a broader trope for "aliens mass enslave humanity to keep them as pets". Thank you.
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.
openTrying to remember Web Original
This is a trope I've been wanting to know the name of. It's when a character is being badly mentioned by someone else, not realizing that same character they're poking fun at or blaming for a crime is among the crowd. An example I can point to is in the Helluva Boss episode "Ozzie's", where Fizzarolli mentions he wants to meet the guy who was dumb enough to set Loo Loo Land on fire, without realizing Blitzo is in the audience until much later.
open"ThisIsGonnaSuck," but with lesser stakes Web Original
Is there a trope like This Is Gonna Suck, where a character has a resigned reaction towards a situation, but unlike the trope I'm comparing it to, the stakes are not as high?
One particular example that I had in mind involves Crystelle of Dr. Crafty. Due to helming a QnA panel for cash, she's often forced to answer questions about someone that she dislikes. In some cases, she grows to expect that she'll invoke their presence as soon as she starts talking about them. Episodes like "Atop the 4th Door" introduce her hatred of Disgustilda, who barges in a couple times after Crystelle receives a question about her. She is also such a perplexing subject to be asked about that even the all-knowing Crystelle is left scratching her head for answers.
Edited by NotsofriendlyopenBacker 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.
openReplacing sound files in a video game Web Original
- Vinesauce: In the Shareware Madness series, Joel often goes into the files of the shareware computer games he plays. He replaces the sound files with new sounds he records himself. Most of these consist of him shouting, sometimes with copious profanity.
Which trope would best fit the process of replacing sound files like this? Manipulative Editing? Gag Dub?
Edited by DrNoPumaopenFake Leaked Content Web Original
A piece of work is shown as leak from an upcoming update, but under that it's just a fanmade fake meant to impersonate official content.
openOmnicidal 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.
openEvil.exe Web Original
Seen It a Million Times. A Naming Convention where a character's name ends with a file extension, typically .exe (after bootleg Windows apps) to denote it's an Evil Knockoff or otherwise not the genuine thing.
Example: Sonic.exe
Edited by DarklingArcheropenAccidental 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 SerillyopenFalling 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.

Do we have a trope for the message that tends to end the videos in a youtube series, especially non-fiction blogs (typically the often parodied "please like, comment and subscribe!").