Sometimes, a trope has more than one Opposite Trope. This usually happens when a trope is about outside appearances vs. inside actualities or gender roles.
For this purpose, we can create a Trope Grid for covering the bases. Here are a few.
Settings and Worldbuilding
A setting, at large... | has outright heroes | lacks outright heroes |
has outright villains | Black-and-White Morality, Morality Kitchen Sink | Black-and-Gray Morality, Evil Versus Evil |
lacks outright villains | White-and-Grey Morality, Good Versus Good | Grey-and-Gray Morality |
A creature... | is a predator | is an herbivore |
is inherently friendly | Predation Is Natural | Herbivores Are Friendly |
is inherently unfriendly | Predators Are Mean | Xenophobic Herbivore |
A setting... | looks idyllic | looks cruel |
is actually idyllic | Sugar Bowl | A World Half Fullnote |
is actually cruel | Crapsaccharine World | Crapsack World |
Individual Characters
A character... | lives by rules | is ethically neutral or ambiguous | lives outside rules |
puts others above themself | Lawful Good | Neutral Good | Chaotic Good |
is morally neutral or ambiguous | Lawful Neutral | True Neutral | Chaotic Neutral |
puts others below themself | Lawful Evil | Neutral Evil | Chaotic Evil |
A person... | acts nice | acts mean |
is secretly nice | Sheep in Sheep's Clothing | Jerk with a Heart of Gold |
is secretly a jerk | Bitch in Sheep's Clothing | Jerk with a Heart of Jerk |
A woman... | has small breasts | has large breasts |
is proud of her breast size | Petite Pride | Big-Breast Pride |
is ashamed of her breast size | A-Cup Angst | D-Cup Distress |
A homosexual... | is male | is female |
is masculine | Manly Gay | Butch Lesbian |
is feminine | Camp Gay | Lipstick Lesbian |
A relationship... | is initially platonic | is initially romantic |
becomes platonic | Platonic Life-Partners | Better as Friends |
becomes romantic | Just Friends | Official Couple |
A party member... | is physically strong | is physically weak |
is skilled with magic | Magic Knight | Squishy Wizard |
is unskilled with or lacking in magic | Magically Inept Fighter | Utility Party Membernote |
Someone attracted to the opposite gender... | is attracted to meek people | is attracted to strong people |
is male | No Guy Wants an Amazon | Amazon Chaser |
is female | Weakness Turns Her On | Women Prefer Strong Men |
A person... | does something good | does something bad |
gets rewarded for their deed | Karmic Jackpot | Karma Houdini |
gets punished for their deed | No Good Deed Goes Unpunished | Laser-Guided Karma |
A character... | is nice | is a jerk |
is smart | Gentleman and a Scholar | Insufferable Genius |
is a ditz | Kindhearted Simpleton | Insufferable Imbecile |
A major character... | is a hero | is a villain |
is a protagonist | Hero Protagonist | Villain Protagonist |
is an antagonist | Hero Antagonist | Villain Antagonist |
Someone... | is good | is evil |
likes their moral alignment | Good Feels Good | Evil Feels Good |
hates their moral alignment | Being Good Sucks | Being Evil Sucks |
A character... | has a kindly-sounding name | has a dangerous-sounding name |
is kindly | Names to Trust Immediately | Deathbringer the Adorable |
is dangerous | Fluffy the Terrible | Names to Run Away from Really Fast |
Moments and Motifs
Someone or something... | has light aesthetic or abilities | has dark aesthetic or abilities |
is good | Light Is Good | Dark Is Not Evil |
is bad | Light Is Not Good | Dark Is Evil |
Someone's angry expression... | is traditionally energetic | is traditionally unenergetic |
is obviously negatively emotional | Unstoppable Rage | Berserker Tears |
is normally associated with positive emotions | Grin of Rage | Tranquil Fury |
Gameplay
A disproportionately tough part of a game... | is a level or region | is a boss |
is a mandatory brick wall in the playthrough | That One Level | That One Boss |
is intended to be an out-of-story challenge | Brutal Bonus Level | Superboss |
An enemy... | is a supposed run-of-the-mill mook | is a boss |
is more annoying than dangerous | Goddamned Bats | Goddamned Boss |
is disproportionately powerful and dangerous | Demonic Spiders | That One Boss |
A game... | involves kind choices | involves cruel choices |
allows choices of variable morality | Video Game Caring Potential | Video Game Cruelty Potential |
karmically responds to player choices | Mercy Rewarded | Video Game Cruelty Punishment |