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33 28Villainous Violet (up for grabs)
Purple signifies villainy.
Created: Jul 17th 2023 at 10:30:42 PM
31 42Our Monsters Are Unstereotypical
Fantastic character has a very unstereotypic attribute.
Created: Jun 2nd 2011 at 6:44:09 PM
26 18Refreshingly Improved Reboot (YMMV)
When the cure for a bad case of Sequelitis is a reset.
Created: Aug 13th 2022 at 4:24:13 PM
25 28Tailed Humanoid
Humanoid body, but with a tail to indicate they're not fully human.
Created: Jun 6th 2021 at 9:45:03 PM
24 11Fanservice-Disservice Gray Area
The gray areas between something being hot and disturbing.
Created: Dec 26th 2022 at 10:52:32 AM
23 22Darkhorse Episode (YMMV) (Up For Grabs)
An apparently ordinary episode is well loved among a fan base.
Created: Aug 4th 2021 at 1:34:36 AM
23 25Signature Role
An actor's most well-known role(s).
Created: Jul 25th 2019 at 7:35:06 PM
23 28Spring Break Plot
A character or group of characters on Spring Break vacation.
Created: Mar 14th 2020 at 12:47:25 AM
22 11Culture Specific Incest (better title ideas welcome)
When relationships being considered incest is determined by a factor other than blood relations.
Created: May 27th 2022 at 12:45:43 AM
22 21Rear-End Writing
Visual Gag where writing, logos, or symbols are written on or across the buttocks, typically for humor and/or Fan Service.
Created: Jul 7th 2023 at 6:47:48 AM
21 29Lois Lane Lookalike
A character inspired by Lois Lane.
Created: May 12th 2021 at 9:24:40 AM
21 26Trivia / Cis Character Trans Actor (up for grabs)
A cis character is played by a Transgender / nonbinary (of the "they/them" variant) performer.
Created: Jun 19th 2023 at 12:14:56 PM
21 31Transmasc And Transfem Pair
A duo consisting of transgender people on opposite sides of the spectrum.
Created: Feb 9th 2020 at 7:22:16 AM
20 21Better Than Source
An opinion that says an adaptation is better than the pre-existing source.
Created: Oct 10th 2018 at 11:57:54 AM
19 2Hater Episode
An episode designed by the writers to lash out at criticism directed towards them
Created: Nov 1st 2022 at 10:38:54 AM
19 24Sacrificial Canary (In Need of Examples)
A character in a Deadly Game who is killed to show the rules of it will be enforced.
Created: Dec 23rd 2021 at 10:13:53 PM
19 32 Dissonant Aesop
An Aesop falls flat because it conflicts with the worldbuilding.
Created: Nov 28th 2021 at 2:30:42 AM
19 19Friendly Fox
Foxes portrayed as cute and on the side of good (not as a trick).
Created: Jan 5th 2024 at 7:22:28 AM
18 24 Macabre Mediterranean
Horror stories set in the Mediterranean
Created: Aug 16th 2020 at 8:14:01 AM
Horror stories set in the Mediterranean
Sponsor: RavenOfCthulhu Created: Aug 16th 2020 at 8:14:01 AM Last reply: Aug 31st 2020 at 6:35:24 PM by WarJay77 View draftLooking for a discussion you thought was here? One of two things could have happened.
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36 43Assumed 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