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resolved No Title Western Animation
Does anyone know of a trope that is No Celebrities Were Harmed but for other fictional characters rather than real people?
Expy seems to cover it if the character is wholly based on ONE other fictional character, but what if there are several?
For example, Dr. Jonas Venture Sr. from the Venture Bros is a bastardized combination of Doc Savage and Benton Quest. As I said, Expy doesn't seem to work since it's not just a copy of one character, while No Celebrities Were Harmed doesn't because they're not real people. (On the No Celebrities Were Harmed page, there is a list of several other Venture Bros characters based on real people, some hybrids of two real people. I was wondering if the same existed for hybrids of fictional characters.)
resolved the next episode its like nothing happened Western Animation
whats the trope, where in one episode something happens and then in the next one everything is back to normal? Like for ex. a character dies or theres an apocalypse and then everything is fine next week. I know i've seen it somewhere but can't find it now. usually used in cartoons like gumball
resolved Is there a “Trope Fail” trope? Western Animation
I know there is a page called Trope Breaker, which talks about how tropes can become less relevant over time. But that’s not what I’m asking about.
What I’m asking about is, sometimes a comedy work will start out with a well known trope - but then the trope fails, breaks, or gets flipped around, as a joke.
For example, in The Simpsons Movie, Bart’s skateboarding scene, it starts out like a Scenery Censor trope. By “luck,” the inappropriate bits just happen to be invisible from the perspective of the camera. But after doing this successfully for several shots, then all of a sudden the trope breaks and shows ONLY the, uh… inappropriate bit. Would this be called something like “Scenery Censor Breaker”? Or is there a specific trope that refers to breaking other tropes?
resolved Oversexed Roomate Western Animation
A character's college roomate (usually the top bunk one) has lots of sex all through the night while the character listens to music in their headphones and tries to study.
If female, the character is an Academic Alpha Bitch who's actually in college to learn and is annoyed at her slutty roomate who'll probably become a killer's Asshole Victim if the story takes a turn for horror. If male, the character's a frustrated loser who trembles with sexual envy as his Frat Bro sport scholarship roomate has sex with all his crushes.
resolved Those who can't do, brag Western Animation
A vainglorious character will boast about skills and deeds, then is revealed to have been lying all along. Meanwhile, the character who doesn't brag at all ends up being the superior one. i.e., there's an inverse relation between bragging and doing. There are lots of reasons the competent character doesn't brag: First, he doesn't need to, cause he can just show people his skills. Second, he doesn't need the thrill of telling people he did something because he had the actual thrill of doing it. Third, he might get in trouble if someone finds out he did something wrong (a liar can pretend he committed all sorts of crimes, but when there's no evidence he won't be in trouble. An actual criminal will keep his lips sealed). Fourth, developing the skills led him to be modest about them. Fifth, he might be conflicted about his own morality (a guy who fakes his military service will brag about all the people he "killed", while an actual veteran won't talk about it out of guilt or respect).
resolved Hyde in the Mirror Western Animation
A character with Multiple Personalities or a Superpowered Evil Side will see and have conversations with his other self in a mirror or reflective surface. The other self is often portrayed as being "trapped" in the mirror, banging on it as if it was a glass window, trying to get out.
resolved Fake Defector But The Villain Is Smart Western Animation
The Character Pretends To Join The Dark Side But The Villain Already Knows And Either Plays Along Until Their The Most Variable, Or Do Something To ACTUALLY Make Them Join The Evil Side.
resolved Immediately Discarded Disguise (SOLVED) Western Animation
A hero uses a disguise to infiltrate a place. As soon as he's past the guards/cameras, he'll toss the costume away (or at least remove the helmet) and get back to his usual togs.
In-Universe, it might be because the disguise is physically or psychologically unpleasant, or because the hero doesn't want his friends already inside to think he's a guard.
Out of universe, it's cause the hero's clothes are cooler and easier to recognize.
Edited by Mac_Rresolved Heroism Drift Western Animation
Is there a trope for characters drifting closer to the idea of generic crimefighters as a series goes on? It's a bit general of an idea, since it comes in many different ways, such as:
- Characters who happen stumble upon danger in early episodes are later portrayed as willingly investigating dangerous stuff for fun and profit.
- Characters who can only think of Mundane Utility uses for their powers later on use them to protect others.
- Characters who at first just use their powers to defend themselves or a group of friends from villains, later are shown going on patrol looking for criminals.
- A character with a well-defined goal, such as getting revenge on a villain because It's Personal, will later go after villains he has no personal relationship with.
- An Action Survivor in the first film will be the one attacking the bad guys in the sequel.
- Characters initially portrayed as scientists or civilian adventurers will be approached by a martial authority to help in a war or espionage setting. Or, they'll offer their expertise to the authority. Eventually they're portrayed as being employed by that authority.
- Vigilantes will later be portrayed as having legal authority, or be friendly with people who do.
- Mercenaries are later portrayed as fighting evil without being paid (or refusing jobs that go against their ethics and turning on the prospective employers).
- Selfish loners will need less and less justification to punish a bad guy.
resolved Happy Little Elves Western Animation
Is there a trope for in-universe media that's loved by small children (especially Barney-esque stuff with annoying songs, repetitive catchphrases, terrible production values), but unbearable for adults?
resolved Breaking a precarious balance Western Animation
When an object, despite being in an unstable balance (like a car on the edge of a cliff) somewhat manages to not fall, but then a really small weight (usually a fly) gets on it and it falls down. I think it's pretty used in animation for comedy purposes.
resolved Hit with an object, object gets bent Western Animation
A cartoonish gag - a character gets hit with an object, such as a golf club, and the club gets bent to look like his sillhouette. If the character is super-strong, or very stupid, he doesn't even feel the hit.
Alternatively, a character gets hit with a frying pan, or hits a wall, and the other side of the object shows a negative imprint of his face.
resolved No title Western Animation
In Transformers: Cyberverse, there are no Transformers interacting with humans outside of humans filming Transformers and commenting on the Transformers' videos. In Transformers: Battlegrounds, the video game for Transformers: Cyberverse, your viewpoint character is a human who rides on Teletraan-X and directs the Autobots in battle. I was thinking Author's Saving Throw but given there was no explicit Word of God, I'm unsure how to classify "humans don't directly interact with Transformers in the cartoon but a human does interact with them in the video game".
resolved I was defending YOU! Western Animation
Bob criticizes Alice's behavior - she had a good thing going and screwed it up. He nags her because he doesn't understand why she did it.
Then, she reveals it - the reason Alice "screwed up" what was happening was to defend Bob. Now, Bob feels like a jerk.
For instance, Bob doesn't understand why Alice broke up with a boyfriend. It's cause the boyfriend asked her to choose between him or Bob. (Bob is Alice's friend of family member). Or, Alice and Bob work together, and Alice "screws up" a job opportunity, because the opportunity was just for her.

The Villain Is About To Be Defeated, Killed, Taken To Jail Or Something Else, The Villain Takes Down The Hero As well Or Taken To Jail Alongside The Villain In Some Way Shape Or Form (By Either Using a Surprise Attack Or Exposing The Hero's Dark Secret To Cops), (Which Is Like: "If I'm Going Down...YOUR GOING DOWN WITH ME!").