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8 53Massive Numbered Offspring
A character has a large number of children.
1 53Feigned Trope
Character deceives another into believing a trope is in effect, or has occurred. [A new Trope Trope / Playing With A Trope item.]
7 48Bubbly Blonde
A blonde character with a bubbly personality.
0 45Helpless Window Death
Someone dies behind a window while the protagonist can do nothing but watch. [feedback needed]
2 44Ascended Hoax
We made this for April Fools... then we made it for real.
4 44More Hateable Minor Villain
A minor villain who is unrelated to the Big Bad yet designed to be more hateable than them.
5 43Same Backstory, Different Behavior (Up For Grabs)
Intended to help with the cleanup of the Foil trope.
Characters from the same franchise who do not necessarily interact with each other come from very similar backgrounds or circumstances, but their behaviors and reactions to these events are very different. LOOKING FOR EXAMPLES
0 43Odd Name, Normal Nickname
An unusual name is shortened to something more common, relative to the story's setting.
3 41Non-Jewish Holocaust Victims
Depictions of the non-Jewish victims of the Nazi regime in works about WWII
4 41Heinousness Retcon
A returning villain's crimes or personality are suddenly retconed to make them better/worse than originally established - Looking to Launch, need sponsor.
8 41Took A Level In Loser
A functional, competent and usually "uncool" character (usually a Cool Loser) becomes a pathetic, pitiable mess over time.
4 40The "One Job!" Mistake
Some jobs just can't be trusted to certain people.
7 40Weak Hero, Strong Sidekick
The Hero has the protagonism, The Lancer has the power
0 40Stock Food Depictions (Launching 10/21)
Food items in fiction are usually portrayed in a certain way without much variety
0 40Old School Introductory Rap
My name is X and I'm here to say, every fictional rap starts with this cliche!
2 39Genericasaurus (duplicate?)
It looks like a dinosaur but doesn't closely resemble anything in real life.
3 39Risque Animal Business
A series gets away with mature or dark topics because the characters are animals or otherwise non-human
34 38Cisgender In The Adaptation
A transgender character is turned cisgender in a derivative.
3 38Named By A Later Installment
Characters that were given a name in a later installment.
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5 88Death Flag
Once triggered, it's only a matter of time before someone dies.
Created: Aug 14th 2010 at 1:12:38 AM