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0 0Torture Fake-Out
The hero is set to torture a villain for information - but the audience is assured that it's all a bluff.
1 0Sensible Older Sibling
a character type usually found in charge of a group of child adventurers
0 0Eternal Private
Never gets promoted - or constantly gets demoted.
2 0Ominous Dropped Cell Phone
A discarded cell phone means something bad probably happened to the owner.
0 0Uplifted Upbringing
Or: OurElvesAreBetter at parenting lesser race\'s children.
1 0Mirror Duet
A character uses their reflection as a singing partner
0 0Gear Changing Extended Outro
A song with a long closing instrumental part distinctly different from the rest of the song
0 0Mook Needs Recognition Badly
A character is a faceless goon, and does not like being so
0 0Ladies' Room Gossip Break
During any plot-important date, the female participants will inevitably adjourn to the ladies\' room at some point to split the cast.
0 0Characters Don't Suspend Disbelief
Even other characters in the movie don't find the action scenes believable when they hear about them second hand.
0 0The Shaman
Casting style that depends on debts/favors/indirect power.
0 0Don't Interrupt the Argument
When someone wants to add to a conversation, only be cut off with a no.
0 0Autopilot Agreement
Agreeing without paying attention to what you're agreeing to
1 0Back Together Before The Finale
The hero meets the villain alone right before the party bursts into the room as the villain's giving his
0 0Shadow With A Smile
Light that shouldn't exist creates features on a person's shadow.
0 0Frog Suit
A power-up that\'s great in one environment and bad everywhere else.
1 0Gag Beard
Beard and facial hair used for humour
0 0Civilian Superheroics
No time to suit up; hope I\'m not recognized
0 0Test Of Time
What makes a story hold up as time passes, and what doesn\'t
Created: Oct 28th 2012 at 10:50:03 AM