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0 31Better To Look Evil Than A Loser
Better to look like you deliberately did something evil than an idiot/weakling who couldn't prevent it.
Created: 2025-01-02 03:14:35
1 31Older than Socrates
Index listing tropes hailing from the 800 - 470 BC period. (Part of an effort to split Older Than Feudalism)
Created: 2025-04-29 00:18:52
1 31Prank War - distinct enough?
Two characters one-up each other with pranks.
Created: 2012-11-19 20:42:28
17 31Versatile Villain
A bad guy that can be put in any villainous role within a fictional universe.
Created: 2022-11-15 16:26:34
2 31Involuntary Servitude (probably needs to be abandoned)
A character becomes a servant unjustly. Probably needs to be mined for a brand new proposed trope.
Created: 2021-07-12 12:40:13
4 31Adaptational Innocence (grabbed by MovieNut14)
A character did something bad in the original work. In the adaptation, they are not guilty.
Created: 2022-08-14 03:13:44
4 31Farmed From Folk
A character harvests a product produced from someone's body usually (but not always) to become rich, typically to the producer's detriment.
Created: 2021-12-14 01:10:41
1 31No Time For Love (adopted by skewview)
A character who has no time for romance and dating for various reasons.
Created: 2022-05-11 18:34:16
4 31Doomed Tactical Team
A team of specialized, well-equipped and well-trained combatants gets slaughtered to establish the stakes. (Grabbed by Phyrexian Ajani 95)
Created: 2023-06-25 12:40:00
13 31Nationalism Is Destructive
Nationalism is a force of division and destruction.
Created: 2022-09-08 16:52:34
0 31Obscure Species Escalation (Up For Grabs)
A formerly Seldom Seen Species becomes well-known thanks to a specific work.
Created: 2022-02-17 12:08:06
0 31Stolen Outfit (Up For Grabs)
A character discovers another wearing their clothing without their permission
Created: 2016-11-11 10:20:26
1 30Up Their Own Root Chakra/Smug Spiritualist (which name?)
A character is into spirituality, and is arrogant, irritating, or generally a Jerkass.
Created: 2025-06-25 17:27:43
3 30One Notices First (previously "Uh, Guys" Moment)
An oddity off-screen will first be noticed by a single member of a group who will turn or step towards said thing in amazement before telling the others.
Created: 2017-11-06 14:20:20
25 30Spring Break Plot
A character or group of characters on Spring Break vacation.
Created: 2020-03-14 00:47:25
2 30Species King (Up For Grabs)
An animal with authority, official or not, over the rest of their species.
Created: 2022-11-13 12:15:20
17 30Himbo Trifecta
The intersection of beefy, kind, and stupid. <adopted by Iron Animation>
Created: 2023-07-19 11:33:31
The intersection of beefy, kind, and stupid. <adopted by Iron Animation>
Sponsor: PhiSat Created: 2023-07-19 11:33:31 Last reply: 2025-02-19 20:24:57 by Arawn999 View draft

2 31Self-Righteous Bully
A bully who feels that their actions are justfied.
Created: 2023-09-17 22:16:08