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0 0I'd Better Make Myself Look Big
When a character uses posture and/or costuming to intimidate potential adversaries
Created: Nov 30th 2013 at 9:44:30 PM
2 1Corporate Carrier Group
An organization that has far more resources than they could logically have or be able to hide.
Created: Oct 2nd 2010 at 11:51:31 AM
0 2Time Skip Song
A musical number that encompasses a Time Skip
Created: Sep 12th 2013 at 5:20:45 PM
0 0Ubiquitous Profundity
Much or everything that exists plays a part in a profound cosmic whole
Created: Sep 17th 2013 at 2:53:24 PM
0 2Louder Than Words
What you do speaks more of who you are
1 1No Time For Pants
As action intensifies, details such as pants take a back seat to the matter at hand.
Created: Nov 28th 2013 at 7:45:19 PM
1 1Secret Test Of Security
Crises Turns Out To Be Test By Well Intentioned Extremist.
Created: Nov 16th 2013 at 9:09:44 PM
0 0Happy for Trouble
A hero or would-be hero is visibly happy that disaster strikes because they get to do their thing.
Created: Nov 22nd 2013 at 10:53:42 PM
0 1Intercepted Phone Call
Created: Jun 21st 2013 at 11:56:50 AM
1 0Underhanded Understudy
Show business is a dangerous business.
Created: Nov 17th 2013 at 4:57:13 AM
0 1Grand Tour
Traveling around, learning new skills and meeting important people; returning home
Created: Sep 22nd 2013 at 2:30:58 PM
0 0Scared First, Shrug Off Later
When characters talk about a terrifying event that recently occurred, as if it were nothing.
Created: Nov 18th 2013 at 6:17:33 AM
1 1Friend Statement Misnomer
One member of a relationship outwardly states that they are 'friends.'
0 0Victory Ball
When a character turns an even fight into a flawless -but not immediate- victory.
Created: Sep 17th 2013 at 5:26:01 AM
1 1Right Time, Wrong Day
The protagonist arrives on time, but the character he/she is seeing thinks today is some other day.
Created: Nov 14th 2013 at 6:25:34 PM
0 0Secondary Shock Wave Flight
When a physical force, or blast creates a shockwave strong enough to lift a target from the ground.
Created: Nov 10th 2013 at 9:54:20 PM
0 0Serialised Work
A single work published in several separate installments
Created: Nov 14th 2013 at 3:31:05 PM
0 0End it With a Song
To close off a series or a dark chain of events, music will be played to show that things are finally over.
Created: Apr 15th 2012 at 8:28:09 AM
0 0Horror Monsters Are Woobies
A tendency to portray horror monsters as having had a really hard (un)life.
Created: Sep 29th 2013 at 7:22:43 AM
A tendency to portray horror monsters as having had a really hard (un)life.
Sponsor: gothicprophet Created: Sep 29th 2013 at 7:22:43 AM Last reply: Nov 12th 2013 at 8:13:30 AM by Larkmarn View draft
0 0No Place For A Juvenile
This Land Is For Adults Only
Created: Nov 27th 2013 at 8:50:32 AM