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In issue 350 of the \'\'[[ComicBook/FantasticFour]]\'\' comic, when the real [[SelfDemonstrating/DoctorDoom]] returns to Latveria to take control of the country back from Kristoff, he uses the word \
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In issue 350 of the \\\'\\\'ComicBook/FantasticFour\\\'\\\' comic, when the real SelfDemonstrating/DoctorDoom returns to Latveria to take control of the country back from Kristoff, he uses the word \\\"Ouroboros\\\" as a trigger that undoes the brainwashing that led Kristoff to believe he was the true Doom.
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But some literature-named tropes have been changed, too – most notably The Lancer (formerly The Aragorn) and Tyrant Takes the Helm (Umbridge Takes the Helm). That makes tropes that AREN\'T being changed (such as The Creon) stand out in a bad way. Is TV Tropes attempting to keep any of their tropes from becoming synonymous with their namers (and thus most popular examples), or are they just doing this to tropes associated with large fandoms (such as Dragonball, the Tolkien legendarium, and Harry Potter) – in other words, is the change for a good reason, or are \
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But some literature-named tropes have been changed, too – most notably Supporting Lancer (formerly The Aragorn) and Tyrant Takes the Helm (Umbridge Takes the Helm). That makes tropes that AREN\\\'T being changed (such as The Creon) stand out in a bad way. Is TV Tropes attempting to keep any of their tropes from becoming synonymous with their namers (and thus most popular examples), or are they just doing this to tropes associated with large fandoms (such as Dragonball, the Tolkien legendarium, and Harry Potter) – in other words, is the change for a good reason, or are \\\"nerds\\\" being targeted?
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