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resolved Somebody O.O.C to Fulfill Aesop Western Animation
I'm looking for a trope that describes when a character acts very abnormally compared to how they're usually natured to teach a lesson. I'd think this is more specific than just Out of Character, but you can let me know if it falls under that. Thank you in advance.
resolved Good Guys do the Dangerous Work Western Animation
Both the heroes and the villain want something, but there's some sort of menace in the way, something that isn't on either side - a monster, trap-filled dungeon, guards...
So, the heroes do the dangerous work of getting - for instance, if there's treasure in a dungeon, they get past the traps, beat the monsters and solve the puzzles. Then, the villain either shows up, or waits for them outside, to overpower them and take the treasure for himself.
Depending on the situation, the heroes don't have much of a moral ground - they're also stealing from the dungeon, but at least they're brave enough to face the danger. Usually, it's a case of the heroes stealing something from someone actually dangerous, then being pickpocketed by the Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain.
Edited by Mac_Rresolved Never Unspectacled Western Animation
A character is never shown without glasses or sunglasses, even when showering, sleeping or swimming.
In the case of sunglasses or Scary Shiny Glasses, that means we never see the character's eyes.
resolved Unusually long time passes in a running gag Western Animation
There's an episode of Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner where Coyote runs over the cliff as usual, but as he looks back the Road Runner isn't standing there and pointing down to remind Coyote of the fall as he usually does. So instead, Coyote starts to live in the air beyond the edge of the cliff; he has a house made of clouds with cloud furniture, he has a cloud cane, even a cloud beard. One day the doorbell rings and outside stands the Road Runner and points down and suddenly everything dissolves and Coyote falls.
resolved "[Real life thing] isn't real" trope? Western Animation
Looking for a particular type of joke where a character claims a well-known aspect of life is fictional, such as the villain in Megamind claiming the Queen of England is a mythical figure like the Tooth Fairy, or a bit character in Leverage: Redemption saying INTERPOL isn't real to an INTERPOL agent. Is this just a twisting of Common Knowledge?
resolved Snakes are Less Anthromorphic? Western Animation
I noticed a lot in animation when snakes appear in a World of Funny Animals, they tend to look similar to real world snakes in contrast to the other animals in the cast that tend to be well, Funny Animals. For example, the trailer of Zootopia 2 has Gary looking like a standard snake.
Do we have a trope that explores this, and if not, is this idea tropeworthy or just "People Sit on Chairs"?
resolved Absurdly Detailed Models Western Animation
Rewatching Star Trek: Lower Decks and apparently by the 2480s, technology has advanced to the point where a scale model of the ship it's set on, the USS Cerritos, has functional phasers, shields, and a functional warp core. Are there any other examples that people can think of of scale models like this being so detailed they can be used for their actual purpose, albeit by shrunken-down characters or if it's grown? I feel like this might have been a thing in one of the Ant Man MCU films, but I never watched them.
resolved Childish "Slap-Fighting" Western Animation
Do we have a trope where two characters (who typically are enemies) begin going against each other with uncoordinated weak slaps? The type of fighting that's usually just played for the laughs.
resolved Secret Royal Western Animation
Is there a trope about a royal family member who becomes hidden from the public to keep them safe from the threat to royals? An example I can think of is from the Wolf King where Drew was hidden from the world and learns that he is a Werelord, not just any lord, but the Wolflord.
Edited by nightlightieresolved What type of Aesop does this SpongeBob episode have? Western Animation
- SpongeBob SquarePants: In "MuseBob ModelPants", Squidward wants to sell his paintings to a wealthy art collector, but to his dismay, the art collector only likes paintings of SpongeBob. Squidward can't paint SpongeBob from memory, so he tries a few different tactics to avoid asking SpongeBob for help directly, such as spying on him and trying to throw a canvas of wet yellow paint at him. These attempts fail, so eventually Squidward comes out and asks SpongeBob for help. Things eventually go awry when SpongeBob annoys Squidward to the point of insanity, but still, the first half of the episode carries a message along the lines of "If you need someone's help, don't try to find sneaky workarounds. The best thing to do is to be honest and ask that person for help."
I was thinking of putting this down as Accidental Aesop, but I'm not sure if the show actually meant to teach that lesson, or if it was just an excuse for comedic antics. Maybe it could be a Broken Aesop because SpongeBob ends up being more annoying than helpful to Squidward, but I like this message, and I would prefer not to call it a Broken Aesop.
Edited by DrNoPumaresolved When the character speaks very simple english slowly and weirdly, but the foreigner understands it Western Animation
It happens quite a lot in western animation. F.e. Madagascar 2 where Alex explains to animals with bad grammar and very simple english how they came here, but the other animals are weirded out by it.
Happens also where indigenous people are involved, like in the recent "Buffalo Kids" movie or Lucky Luke stuff.
I found Completely Unnecessary Translator, but it doesn't exactly fit, because there needs to be a translator for it to occur.
resolved Trope about physical marks of TheChosenOne Western Animation
Happy New Year! I'm editing the Bevanfield page, and I'm trying to add an example from their version of Aladdin: Aladdin is the only blue-eyed Chinese person in China, which marks him as The Chosen One to open their version of the Cave of Wonders.
How do we call the trope where The Chosen One has a special trait (like eyes of a certain colour, hair of a certain colour) that marks him as such?
resolved Owl House Enemies to Lovers Western Animation
I’m trying to find the specific enemies to lovers flavored trope that would best fit Lumity.
resolved Cultural Difference Mistake Western Animation
Is there a trope for when a story mistakenly portrays a member of a culture as being in the wrong subculture - for instance, an American show portraying an English aristocrat as a Cockney-accented, Ale-swilling Lower-Class Lout? After all, they're all british, right? They're all the same.
resolved Mini versions of the character in their brain Western Animation
When a character has internal conflict which is represented by versions of them bickering in their brain. Usually in animation but I could imagine it in other formats too.
Examples: Spongebob: https://youtu.be/18fLWU8C68Q?feature=shared
Given: https://youtu.be/H9k1NdBMJPY?si=4Yzp2knKcR0K-24Q
Kaguya-sama Live is War s2e14 (This may be a meme edit but the original scene is still fairly represented here and I couldnt find a better depiction of it): https://www.reddit.com/r/kaguya_memes/comments/g3zdbv/kaguya_wright_love_is_justice_kaguya_goes_to/
This is also the whole conceit of Sanders Sides I guess.
Similar to what's going on with Inside Out, but not because those emotions aren't mini versions of Riley.
resolved Faster than the Speed of Gravity Western Animation
A character's holding something, but either because he's afraid of what he sees approaching, or because there's something he wants elsewhere, he he bolts away, so fast that the object he's holding hasn't even fallen down, and we see it floating in the air without nobody around.
A related trope: The character's sitting in an office chair, and he leaves so fast, the chair is left spinning with leftover torque from his impulse up.
resolved Face in the Binoculars Western Animation
Combined with Binocular Shot. I've seen this in 6teen and the Super Mario Brothers Super Show. A character is looking at/for someone through binoculars, pans away for a moment, and when they pan back, the person they were looking at/for is glaring at them with their face taking up the whole binocular shot. Sometimes used as a Jump Scare but just as likely to be Played for Laughs.
resolved Two Whirlybirds With One Stone Western Animation
A character is being chased by two or more flying enemies, such as fighters - he'll manage to shoot one in a way that makes it lose control and crash into the second, getting rid of both.
Also happens during car chases: shoot one of the cars' wheel, it'll steer to the side and crash on the other

I’ve seen this in so many cartoons where the characters’ younger versions is simply a mini version of their older self, down to the same clothes and hairstyle. Is there a trope that covers this?