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0 3Childhood Home Rediscovery
When a (usually amnesiac) character rediscovers the place they grew up in.
0 3Knows The Ropes
A character who uses rope or something similar as a tool to outwit their foes.
2 2Titular First Chapter
A book or series is named after its first part.
0 6Escort Gambit (formerly Escort Distraction)
Person A takes Person B to any location, so Person C can do their own plans without Person B knowing
0 1Bound By The Rules
Honor Demands Obedience
0 1Epiphany Of Pain
A character is exposed to physical pain for the first time.
0 14Disabled In The Adaptation
A character has a disability or illness in an adaptation but not in the source.
0 2Resurrection Duplication
A single dead character is brought Back From The Dead twice, often with two different methods, resulting in two different revived versions running around.
2 1Written In The First Draft
Something from the first draft makes it into the final cut even though it no longer fits.
0 0The Ham Squad
A team in a story consisting mostly (if not completely) of Large Ham characters.
0 6Mechanical Muscles
Robots and Artificial Limbs designed to mimic the appearance of a human musculature
4 3Amoral Atheist
Lack of belief makes you evil
0 0Impenetrable Glass Window
Something interesting(usually bad) is happening on the other side of a glass window and the protagonist suddenly can't break through.
1 1Everyone is special
Logic bomb? Or simple lie?
0 2Kidnapped From Behind
Companions failing to realize one of their own has been abducted from their midst.
0 5Kill Switch Unit
A position within a larger organization tasked with executing its rogue or unreliable members.
3 3(YMMV) Contested Fandom Rivalry
Half of each rival fandom hates each other, while the other half are neutral or friendly towards each other.
0 1Blind People Wear Sunglasses
Blind people wear sunglasses.
3 1The American Middle Age
American Middle Age
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0 4Balcony Scene (Title Crowner)
Calling up to your desired paramour's bedroom balcony window
Created: Aug 1st 2014 at 9:15:05 AM