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2 32Exempt From Physics
A character's actions do not conform to the physics of their world.
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
5 58The "One Job!" Mistake
Some jobs just can't be trusted to certain people.
4 75Smart, Dumb, and In-Between (Adopted by IkeaHan)
A Smart Guy, The Ditz, and the person who is just average intellectually.
5 36Deep Freeze Death
A character is killed by their body being completely frozen. Title Crowner
2 23Abusive Monster Metaphor
A character is forced to live with a monster in an allegory for toxic relationships
10 66Massive Numbered Offspring
A character has a large number of children. (launching Apr 2)
1 40Judaism And Jewish Culture In Media
Media with a heavy focus on Jewish people, culture, and religion.
7 45Abrahamic God Archetype
A character modeled after the Abrahamic God.
5 32Mutilate The Body
Dismembering a corpse before disposing of it, often by dispersing the bits.
0 57Outlived The Premise
A series outlasts its original premise.
7 72Instantly Dated (Adopted by ImperialMajestyXO)
Real Life undercuts a plot point before a work is released
23 34Queer Since Childhood
An LGBTQ+ character shows Early Personality Signs.
0 6Subtitles Instead Of Dialog
Subtitles used to convey dialog without voice acting within a medium that normally has voice acting.
3 24Twisting The Prophecy
When you can't fight fate, but you can twist it into something more favourable. - Launching 7th April
12 21Handkerchief Comfort And Blowing
Character A offers crying Character B a handkerchief and/or substitute similar to a handkerchief or Character A has a handkerchief and/or substitute similar to a handkerchief to comfort him/herself with while crying
23 39Gender-Nonconforming Equals Gay (grabbed by AmourLeFou)
Deviation from gender roles is stereotyped as a sign of homosexuality.
30 40Our Monsters Are Unstereotypical
Fantastic character has a very unstereotypic attribute.
6 32Renowned For Their Hair
A character's comely hair is a defining character trait.
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29 42Assumed Trope (Up for Grabs) (needs more examples)
A new Playing With A Trope entry for when a character mistakenly thinks (without being deceived) that a trope is happening. CROWNER
Created: Jun 8th 2021 at 12:57:07 AM