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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
Created: Aug 23rd 2020 at 10:18:43 AM
4 73Smart, Dumb, and In-Between (Adopted by IkeaHan)
A Smart Guy, The Ditz, and the person who is just average intellectually.
Created: Apr 19th 2022 at 6:23:37 AM
0 67Cultural Erasure
Destroying the values, traditions, languages, and everything else that makes a certain group unique.
Created: Dec 26th 2016 at 12:12:25 AM
2 65Protagonists Make Poor Parents
The Protagonist grows up and has kids- but turns out to be bad at parenting. (Grabbed by harrietvanger)
Created: Jun 16th 2020 at 10:10:23 PM
7 64Instantly Dated (Adopted by ImperialMajestyXO)
Real Life undercuts a plot point before a work is released
Created: Apr 10th 2019 at 4:24:59 AM
10 63Massive Numbered Offspring
A character has a large number of children.
Created: Aug 22nd 2019 at 2:42:43 PM
5 58The "One Job!" Mistake
Some jobs just can't be trusted to certain people.
Created: Feb 9th 2015 at 1:11:34 PM
0 58Helpless Window Death
Someone dies behind a window while the protagonist can do nothing but watch. [feedback needed]
Created: Jan 14th 2012 at 4:41:59 PM
8 55Bubbly Blonde
A blonde character with a bubbly personality.
Created: Oct 4th 2017 at 6:39:43 PM
2 54Ascended Hoax
We made this for April Fools... then we made it for real.
Created: May 30th 2014 at 7:46:24 PM
1 54Hammy Villain, Serious Hero
Villain-hero foil: villain is energetic to contrast the hero's withdrawn nature. This fascinates the villain
Created: Aug 27th 2018 at 10:54:01 AM
5 52Better With Mods
A video game is known more for its modding community than the actual game itself.
Created: Apr 14th 2022 at 8:56:39 AM
6 50Virtuous Character Copy
An Expy who is a nicer and scrupulous version of the character they're based on.
Created: Dec 23rd 2022 at 11:05:05 AM
0 49Outlived The Premise
A series outlasts its original premise.
Created: Jan 8th 2016 at 4:59:06 AM
6 49The Speedster
A character who uses Super Speed as their primary superpower
Created: Sep 14th 2020 at 2:57:35 AM
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.
Created: Oct 26th 2020 at 1:07:13 PM
3 48Non-Jewish Holocaust Victims
Depictions of the non-Jewish victims of the Nazi regime in works about WWII
Created: Oct 13th 2013 at 2:38:37 AM
2 48Genericasaurus (duplicate?)
It looks like a dinosaur but doesn't closely resemble anything in real life.
Created: Jun 12th 2015 at 11:09:40 AM
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.
Created: Mar 18th 2021 at 4:00:13 AM
A functional, competent and usually "uncool" character (usually a Cool Loser) becomes a pathetic, pitiable mess over time.
Sponsor: Erin582 Created: Mar 18th 2021 at 4:00:13 AM Last reply: Mar 24th 2022 at 10:04:03 PM by Halogen View draftLooking for a discussion you thought was here? One of two things could have happened.
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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