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7 21Teasing Parent
A parent who enjoys teasing their children and playing jokes on them
2 14Seduction As One-Upmanship
Seducing one's rival's partner as an act of one-upmanship against said rival. (Launching Saturday 03/25)
0 24"Did It On Purpose" Accusation
A character accuses another's harmful act of being deliberate (title crowner
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0 14Nonconsensual Euthanasia
A work has a character justify killing another as a Mercy Kill, but the person targeted doesn't want to die.
9 25Skills Surpass Superpowers
Skill and experience are more important than mere superpowers
0 9Leaving In The Count Off
When drumstick or verbal count offs before a song are left in the final work
2 18"I'm Dreaming" Rationalization
A character assumes they're dreaming as an explanation for something the weird things that they're seeing. (READY FOR LAUNCH!)
4 11The Power of Potential
A character's potential is an important plot point that makes them relevant to the story by showing how they develop their skills, abilities, and personality.
0 8Perfect Reload Command
Bonuses for succeeding Action Commands for reloading a weapon
1 9Karate Episode
An episode where someone takes up karate.
9 16Sinister Nudity (grabbed by AnotherEpicFail
Nudity is used as a signifier of villainy or horror.
2 6"Fell For It" Realization (Up for grabs)
Someone realizes, too late, that they fell for a trick or scheme
7 70Instantly Dated (Adopted by ImperialMajestyXO)
Real Life undercuts a plot point before a work is released
1 21Prisoner's Last Meal (Grabbed by SeanMurrayI) (Launching March 26)
The last meal a prisoner on Death Row eats before their execution.
0 5Death-Trap Tango
The best way to navigate a maze full of traps is through choreographed dance. [NEEDS EXAMPLES]
0 14Debating Names
Characters argue over what to name someone or something.
4 33Clownification [grabbed by MrMister04]
Characters being turned into clowns or mimes, usually through a virus or magic.
1 22Sapping The Shapeshifter (MORE EXAMPLES NEEDED)
For mere mortals, a shapeshifter can only be defeated by slowly exhausting them and - often - their forms.
1 22Not The Illness That Killed Them (Launching Tonight)
A terminally ill person dies from something else.
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4 15Mother's/Father's Day Episode
An episode set on Mother's Day or Father's Day
Created: Mar 1st 2023 at 12:06:14 PM