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MisKiller

comments: 8

When your actions result in unwanted deaths

sponsor: Xamhoq added: Thu, 6th Nov '14 10:10:21 AM last reply: Mon, 10th Nov '14 4:57:27 PM

Brain Transplant

comments: 32

Someone's brain is surgically placed in someone else's skull

sponsor: zarpaulus added: Mon, 27th Oct '14 9:48:50 AM last reply: Mon, 10th Nov '14 4:52:51 PM

NCO Pride

comments: 2

Don't call me Sir...I WORK for a living.

sponsor: MattStriker added: Mon, 10th Nov '14 3:57:18 PM last reply: Mon, 10th Nov '14 4:48:45 PM

Masculine Guy, Feminine Lady

comments: 33

The guy is manly, the woman is girly.

Needs Examples

Tropeworthy?

sponsor: snowviolet added: Sat, 1st Nov '14 8:39:36 PM last reply: Mon, 10th Nov '14 4:41:52 PM

City People Eat Sushi

comments: 16

Eating sushi as a sign of refinement

sponsor: CindehQ edited by: cindehq added: Fri, 18th Nov '11 4:01:09 PM last reply: Mon, 10th Nov '14 4:30:56 PM

Chaotic Caller

comments: 1

sponsor: CindehQ edited by: cindehq added: Sun, 13th Mar '11 10:27:51 AM last reply: Mon, 10th Nov '14 4:27:59 PM

Pink Heroine

comments: 48

The protagonist of a magical girl show is typically associated with the color pink.

sponsor: cindehq edited by: CindehQ added: Thu, 30th Oct '14 1:24:49 PM last reply: Mon, 10th Nov '14 4:22:52 PM

Friendly Ghost

comments: 45

Depictions of ghosts being friendly and/or jovial instead of frightening.

sponsor: DAN004 edited by: Arivne added: Tue, 8th Jul '14 5:54:00 PM last reply: Mon, 10th Nov '14 3:57:53 PM

First Period Panic

comments: 3

An uninformed preteen gets very worried about the blood appearing in their underwear.

sponsor: Illemar added: Mon, 10th Nov '14 2:09:43 AM last reply: Mon, 10th Nov '14 3:52:12 PM

Breeding Slave

comments: 37

sponsor: Heart added: Thu, 5th Apr '12 8:16:12 AM last reply: Mon, 10th Nov '14 3:25:48 PM

Misaimed Stereotyping (Hats?)

comments: 46

Someone makes a comment referring to the wrong stereotype, or gets the stereotype wrong.

sponsor: Atreides added: Thu, 2nd Oct '14 4:43:28 PM last reply: Mon, 10th Nov '14 3:16:11 PM

Party Pastor

comments: 16

High energy faith leaders heading up places of worship that feel more like concerts.

Needs Examples

sponsor: TessaTheMoo added: Mon, 29th Sep '14 6:11:27 AM last reply: Mon, 10th Nov '14 3:03:48 PM

Court Martialed

comments: 25

A character is tried and judged by a military court

sponsor: JujuP added: Sun, 5th Oct '14 6:27:40 AM last reply: Mon, 10th Nov '14 2:34:24 PM

New Ability Addiction

comments: 12

An urge to use something new for the sake of using it.

sponsor: Bisected8 added: Sat, 8th Nov '14 3:54:30 PM last reply: Mon, 10th Nov '14 2:22:14 PM

Plot Says No Personal Life for You

comments: 13

A character has an overlooked uninteresting personal life

Up For Grabs

Up For Grabs

Better Name

Already have?

Tropeworthy?

Description Needs Help

Description Needs Help

Motion To Discard

sponsor: ebec89 added: Sun, 9th Nov '14 3:17:49 AM last reply: Mon, 10th Nov '14 2:00:54 PM

Retraux Games

comments: 0

An index of Retraux video games.

sponsor: BinaryStep added: Fri, 7th Nov '14 5:19:04 PM last reply: Mon, 10th Nov '14 1:59:02 PM

Should Have Seen That Coming

comments: 44

An otherwise Xanatos-level plan is jeopardised because its architect overlooked something simple.

sponsor: Generality added: Wed, 23rd Nov '11 9:52:02 PM last reply: Mon, 10th Nov '14 1:51:08 PM

Echo Canyon

comments: 0

sponsor: HellKillUsAll added: Mon, 10th Nov '14 1:47:05 PM last reply: Mon, 10th Nov '14 1:47:05 PM

Treasure Hunt Episode

comments: 5

An episode of a TV show where the main characters look for a famous treasure.

sponsor: BinaryStep added: Sun, 9th Nov '14 4:44:07 PM last reply: Mon, 10th Nov '14 1:46:15 PM

Concept Based Vocabulary

comments: 38

A character's pool of words/rhetorics involve a single concept.

sponsor: ShanghaiSlave edited by: DAN004 added: Sun, 22nd Jun '14 3:02:43 AM last reply: Mon, 10th Nov '14 1:41:47 PM

My Face Is My Shield

comments: 2

A creature's head serves as a shield.

sponsor: Chabal2 added: Mon, 10th Nov '14 10:08:10 AM last reply: Mon, 10th Nov '14 1:36:26 PM

Suddenly Significant Technicality

comments: 16

Needs Examples

sponsor: MrInitialMan edited by: Arivne added: Sat, 8th Nov '14 1:04:18 PM last reply: Mon, 10th Nov '14 1:30:40 PM

Mass Power-Nullifying Event

comments: 9

Something happens, everyone loses their superpowers.

sponsor: Aokage added: Mon, 21st Jul '14 5:58:34 PM last reply: Mon, 10th Nov '14 1:20:49 PM

Real Fake Wedding (Hats?)

comments: 18

Tricking someone into marriage by pretending the ceremony is fake.

Already have?

sponsor: foxley added: Fri, 10th Oct '14 5:16:23 PM last reply: Mon, 10th Nov '14 1:16:27 PM

Extra Long Episode

comments: 16

Longer episodes of TV shows

sponsor: ropertroper edited by: Arivne added: Sat, 8th Nov '14 8:00:08 AM last reply: Mon, 10th Nov '14 12:39:50 PM

Stealth Situation

comments: 26

When brute force just won't cut it.

Tropeworthy?

sponsor: Imoo57 added: Sun, 20th Jan '13 2:13:33 PM last reply: Mon, 10th Nov '14 12:05:49 PM

Music is Eighth Notes

comments: 27

Music is visually represented with one or multiple eighth notes.

Needs Examples

Better Name

Description Needs Help

sponsor: StevotheHuman edited by: SmartGirl333 added: Sat, 23rd Jun '12 10:03:31 PM last reply: Mon, 10th Nov '14 12:00:01 PM

Disposable Vehicle Section

comments: 75

To continue, break off the damaged part of your vehicle.

Tropeworthy?

Up For Grabs

sponsor: FrodoGoofballCoTV edited by: DAN004 added: Sun, 27th Feb '11 6:17:22 PM last reply: Mon, 10th Nov '14 10:39:13 AM

Fixed Adaptation

comments: 40

An adaptation is altered to put it up to date with either social convention or current science.

sponsor: Generality added: Wed, 11th Jan '12 3:28:38 PM last reply: Mon, 10th Nov '14 9:57:40 AM

Mutually Indecisive

comments: 27

When two or more people are stymied in a decision because no one is willing to assume responsibility for making it.

Description Needs Help

sponsor: hbi2k added: Mon, 12th May '14 9:58:46 AM last reply: Mon, 10th Nov '14 9:24:46 AM

Gaining A Student

comments: 29

This trope deals with the hero gaining a student / becoming a mentor.

Needs Examples

Description Needs Help

Better Name

Needs Examples

sponsor: Dubey edited by: dubey added: Tue, 14th Oct '14 1:56:18 AM last reply: Mon, 10th Nov '14 8:57:29 AM

Ridiculously Rounded Teeth (Examples? Hats?)

comments: 13

A character is shown to have unnaturally rounded teeth.

Needs Examples

Description Needs Help

sponsor: CaveCat added: Tue, 21st Oct '14 2:23:26 PM last reply: Mon, 10th Nov '14 8:49:44 AM

Celebration Tropes

comments: 7

Needs Examples

sponsor: CaveCat added: Tue, 21st Oct '14 9:11:24 AM last reply: Mon, 10th Nov '14 8:49:22 AM

Gatorade Drenching

comments: 37

A character gets drenched by a bunch of liquid dumped over his head.

Needs Examples

Better Name

sponsor: CaveCat added: Sun, 19th Oct '14 6:00:24 PM last reply: Mon, 10th Nov '14 8:49:05 AM

Unproduced Episode

comments: 33

An episode for a TV series that was never made.

Description Needs Help

sponsor: CaveCat added: Wed, 1st Oct '14 1:17:04 PM last reply: Mon, 10th Nov '14 8:48:36 AM

Magical Eraser

comments: 6

Erasers can rub out anything.

sponsor: Prfnoff added: Sun, 9th Nov '14 9:22:19 AM last reply: Mon, 10th Nov '14 8:40:52 AM

Immersive Theatre

comments: 0

A type of non-stagebound theatre, where the audience is included in the story.

sponsor: Duncan added: Mon, 10th Nov '14 7:23:25 AM last reply: Mon, 10th Nov '14 7:23:25 AM

Creator/Elsa Schiaparelli

comments: 4

An Italian fashion designer known for her quirky surrealistic fashion AKA the 1930s version of Lady Gaga

Motion To Discard

sponsor: alnair20aug93 added: Tue, 4th Nov '14 8:51:40 AM last reply: Mon, 10th Nov '14 6:39:13 AM

Deus Ex Disastra

comments: 3

plot progression by random disaster

Motion To Discard

sponsor: botmes added: Mon, 10th Nov '14 4:53:42 AM last reply: Mon, 10th Nov '14 6:28:41 AM

The Moon Is Always Full

comments: 20

Whenever the moon is depicted, it will almost always be full.

sponsor: Bagpiper edited by: Arivne added: Sat, 21st Jul '12 7:01:50 PM last reply: Mon, 10th Nov '14 6:21:56 AM

Worse With Context

comments: 82

Something that doesn't seem so bad is made worse when the character points out an added detail

Needs Examples

Better Name

Description Needs Help

Description Needs Help

Description Needs Help

Better Name

Up For Grabs

sponsor: TotalDramaRox97 added: Tue, 1st Jul '14 8:45:35 PM last reply: Mon, 10th Nov '14 4:11:34 AM

Trapped With Monster Plot

comments: 43

Some people are stuck in a constricted area with a dangerous creature.

Better Name

sponsor: Generality added: Tue, 14th Oct '14 12:01:11 PM last reply: Mon, 10th Nov '14 3:33:31 AM

A Foggy Day In London Town

comments: 20

Instances where London or England is depicted with fog everywhere.

sponsor: Patachou added: Tue, 14th Oct '14 7:21:47 AM last reply: Mon, 10th Nov '14 12:35:25 AM

Mock Trial

comments: 1

Tropes found in Mock Trial Cases

sponsor: Zmapper added: Sun, 9th Nov '14 9:28:28 PM last reply: Sun, 9th Nov '14 10:20:46 PM

Liminal Time

comments: 18

A magical time of transition.

Better Name

sponsor: Goldfritha added: Sun, 22nd Apr '12 11:42:26 AM last reply: Sun, 9th Nov '14 10:16:30 PM

You mean they\'re not the same?

comments: 15

When an actor so embodies a character, real or fictional, that their performance effectively becomes incarnation

Motion To Discard

Already have?

Motion To Discard

Motion To Discard

Motion To Discard

Motion To Discard

Motion To Discard

sponsor: Spydre added: Sun, 9th Nov '14 4:55:50 AM last reply: Sun, 9th Nov '14 9:48:03 PM

Ostrich Head Hiding

comments: 8

In popular culture a frightened ostrich will be seen burying its head in the sand, which is an UrbanLegend, but nevertheless is used as a metaphor.

sponsor: Patachou added: Sun, 26th Oct '14 8:41:09 AM last reply: Sun, 9th Nov '14 9:29:50 PM

Octopus Cannon

comments: 6

Octopuses shoot things out of their mouths

sponsor: Prfnoff added: Sun, 9th Nov '14 9:05:26 AM last reply: Sun, 9th Nov '14 8:36:56 PM

JustForFun/Fights Crime With X

comments: 66

Crime solving with a unique gimmick to help the work stand out amongst other similar works

Up For Grabs

Better Name

Description Needs Help

Needs Examples

sponsor: dsollen edited by: marcoasalazarm added: Mon, 17th Mar '14 7:55:30 AM last reply: Sun, 9th Nov '14 7:10:02 PM

Overarching Villain

comments: 51

A villain who is around for a major portion, if not all, of the series.

Better Name

Motion To Discard

Tropeworthy?

Tropeworthy?

sponsor: SatoshiBakura added: Sun, 28th Sep '14 6:16:29 AM last reply: Sun, 9th Nov '14 6:32:03 PM

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