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1 0Proud to get around
Someone who really gets around and is proud of it.
0 0Exaggerate Danger For Payment
Claim the task is more dangerous than it is to get paid more.
3 5Non-Human With A Humanizing Hobby
Monster/Non-Human with a highly specific, humane hobby/artistic talent or mildly obsessive interest.
0 4The Pearly Gates
The Gates of Heaven
0 0Natural Nerf
A game mechanic, technique, or resource is made less powerful by a change in environment, rather than changing the object itself. (Needs Examples, Up for Grabs)
0 8Snake And Serpent Tropes
Tropes pertaining to snakes, serpents, and slithery reptiles in general.
1 3Premature Birth Drama
A baby is born too soon and the plot has to deal with the infant's survival.
0 4Baby Don't Got Back
Shamed over a small rear end.
6 1Stretching A Mustache
When a villain comes up with something evil, they will stretch their mustache in an evil way.
0 2Battle Royale Conflict
A grand battle with at least four competing sides. (Needs a LOT of work)
3 6Evil By Outside Force (Up For Grabs)
A villain is revealed to have initially become evil due to an outside force.
0 4Mutually-Exclusive Romantic Resolutions
Each character in the Love Triangle or romantic resolution gets something different.
0 0Tank Calculus
The types of Tanks
1 1Last Minute Accuracy
The character looks source accurate in the last few scenes of the adaptation
2 6The Old Man Of The Mockup
A character, usually a villain, inspired by the titular character of the Betty Boop cartoon The Old Man Of The Mountain
0 0Magic Retainer
Lawyers can't talk about anything you tell them, if and only if you pay them a retainer.
0 5Already Made the Faux Pas / Increasingly Specific Self-Giveaway [Needs examples]
A recording of someone keeps giving away their present self in more specific and indisputable ways.
0 8Bibble Bobble
Not actually a trope; this page explains a bug relating to crowners.
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0 0(YMMV) Not A Bug But A Feature
An aspect of a work that is panned by critics or the general audience is exactly part of the appeal of a work to its fans (Needs more examples)
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