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8 76Feigned Trope (grabbed by AmourLeFou) (needs more examples)
Character deceives another into believing a trope is in effect, or has occurred.
[A new Trope Trope / Playing With A Trope item.]
Example Scope crowner
4 73Smart, Dumb, and In-Between (Adopted by IkeaHan)
A Smart Guy, The Ditz, and the person who is just average intellectually.
0 67Cultural Erasure
Destroying the values, traditions, languages, and everything else that makes a certain group unique.
2 65Protagonists Make Poor Parents
The Protagonist grows up and has kids- but turns out to be bad at parenting. (Grabbed by harrietvanger)
7 64Instantly Dated (Adopted by ImperialMajestyXO)
Real Life undercuts a plot point before a work is released
10 63Massive Numbered Offspring
A character has a large number of children.
5 58The "One Job!" Mistake
Some jobs just can't be trusted to certain people.
0 58Helpless Window Death
Someone dies behind a window while the protagonist can do nothing but watch. [feedback needed]
8 55Bubbly Blonde
A blonde character with a bubbly personality.
2 54Ascended Hoax
We made this for April Fools... then we made it for real.
1 54Hammy Villain, Serious Hero
Villain-hero foil: villain is energetic to contrast the hero's withdrawn nature. This fascinates the villain
5 52Better With Mods
A video game is known more for its modding community than the actual game itself.
6 50Virtuous Character Copy
An Expy who is a nicer and scrupulous version of the character they're based on.
0 49Outlived The Premise
A series outlasts its original premise.
6 49The Speedster
A character who uses Super Speed as their primary superpower
5 48Heinousness Retcon
A returning villain's crimes or personality are suddenly retconed to make them better/worse than originally established - Looking to Launch, need sponsor.
3 48Non-Jewish Holocaust Victims
Depictions of the non-Jewish victims of the Nazi regime in works about WWII
2 48Genericasaurus (duplicate?)
It looks like a dinosaur but doesn't closely resemble anything in real life.
8 47Took A Level In Loser (Adopted by Magister Flopsy) Launch postponed
A functional, competent and usually "uncool" character (usually a Cool Loser) becomes a pathetic, pitiable mess over time.
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5 95Death Flag
Once triggered, it's only a matter of time before someone dies.
Created: Aug 14th 2010 at 1:12:38 AM