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openOur normal conversations sound like fighting Western Animation
This is a sub-trope of the "side conversation", when two characters move off or slightly off screen to have a private conversation.
This trope is when they have a shouting match where they both only scream over the other and don't listen to a word the other says, but return calmly and with a decision like they've had a constructive conversation.
What is this called/what are some examples of this? I know I've seen it, I just can't remember *where*.
opencartoon character runs off leaving behind something Western Animation
Whats the trope called where someone zooms off so hastily that they leave behind something like a dust cloud, their eyes, etc.
like in the Spongebob episode Pranks a Lot where a guy runs off and leaves his eyes behind (and then the eyes subsequently scream and run off on their own)
or the subversion in Phineas and Ferb episode Does This Duckbill Make Me Look Fat where Doofenshmirtz runs off leaving a cloud of dust, only for the dust to clear and reveal that… he left himself behind, so he didn’t move anywhere
openreferencing a reference Videogame
Basically when something references something, which turns out to be another reference
openFictional work receiving greater criticism after initial positive feedback
Is there a trope for when a fictional work (in this case, a fanfic) is initially very popular, but as time goes on and more people become aware of it, it falls under more frequent criticism than it once had?
Condemned by History seems like it needs more widespread criticism and condemnation to be applicable, and in any case the fanfic in question is still unfinished despite being 5 years old, and the trope description says it can't be used for unfinished fanfics.
openfake medical reports to avoid standing trial
Is there a trope where a criminal would submit bogus medical reports claiming he was feeble-minded to stand trial as part of a broader effort to evade justice?
openTropes to describe this version of Poseidon
•Leader of the criminal organization Court of Poseidon
•Prone to causing earthquakes with his suppressed rage.
•Uses his trident to bash or impale rival gangsters.
•8’0” in height
•Apparently has the power to essentially make someone a god. That’s one of the reasons why he has followers besides the power and wealth. •Both verbally and physically abusive towards his followers, from sometimes beating them with his trident if he felt dishonored, torturing them, and murdering their loved ones if he sees them as a distraction.
•Sees himself as superior to Zeus, often calling the latter a “worthless dog” chasing around harlots instead of doing his job and that he’s an old, withering fool.
•Took part in murdering Zeus along with Hera, Ares, and Apollo.
open"Too Bleak, THAT'S AWESOME"
Can I look for YMMV reactions through here?
If Too Bleak, Stopped Caring involves not giving a shit about the story because of the hopelessness or unlikeability of everyone in it, and Angst Aversion being about viewers being scared off by the angst, then is there a reaction where the aforementioned bleakness is the draw of the work?
I remember back when it was Darkness-Induced Audience Apathy, there were some examples that turn around from the usual expected writeup to say how that may be the draw of the work for some, there is True Art Is Angsty but that's restricted to In-Universe examples, so is there another audience reaction that can describe what is basically "Too Bleak, That's Awsome!"?
In other words, I’m looking for Too Bleak, Stopped Caring's gushier brother.
Edited by manhandledopenAI Understands Everything
Is there a trope where AI ironically understands human emotion better than humans? Or something to the effect of "AI is ironically used as therapy and it works".
Edited by GPBProductionsopenAndYouThoughtItWouldFail but for production companies
Is there an equivalent to And You Thought It Would Fail for when a production company thinks one of their products won't do well, not necessarily involving any prospective audience? For specifics, I'm talking about Lost. ABC famously thought it wouldn't work (it was the lovechild of a producer with one foot out the door and a writer with no long-term plan of where to take it), and they even fired the producer who greenlit the pilot. Instead, it became a huge success that they were willing to take to ten seasons if they could and pioneered sci-fi television in the years that it ran. I don't have any info on how prospective audience members thought about the show, so:
- Could And You Thought It Would Fail apply if it doesn't specify an audience feeling, and
- If that trope doesn't apply, is there one that does to just the creative team producing it?
openYou finally called me dad!
A child finally calls one of their parents mom or dad, after exclusively calling them by name up until then.
openGood coworkers, so can't be all bad Videogame
Looking for a trope to describe a situation where a character who is morally ambivalent (say, too close to a Knight Templar, or a Designated Hero) gets a little morality boost by being shown to have a good working relationship with someone unambiguously heroic.
The case I'm thinking of particularly is Kayle and Ryze in League of Legends. Kayle was originally a figure of angelic righteousness against her fallen sister Morgana, but they got a lore update to have them represent the opposite sides of To Be Lawful or Good. This has led to the fanbase dismissing Kayle as a Tautological Templar or worse, finding Morgana far more sympathetic because she never claims to represent true justice. In Legends of Runeterra, however, Ryze (who is good, noble, and self-sacrificing but not at all nice about it) is shown to be one of her colleagues, who comes to her aid because she sent him a messenger. And while Ryze can and would do just about anything to save the world, he would NOT work with someone who had forfeited her humanity while trying to be 'justice.'
Thoughts?
Edited by CharisetopenLove Heart Hands
Do we have a Stock Pose trope for making a heart shape by holding both hands together resting your fingers together upwards and your thumb down over to make a heart shape with the gap, see this article for a picture of what I am talking about:
https://kotaku.com/final-fantasy-xiv-valentiones-day-love-heart-emote-1851217811
openEngineering trope
In real life, what sets off a fire sprinkler is the heat of a blaze shattering a tiny glass rod inside each sprinkler (it's the red thing, if you happen to look at one), with each one being an independent unit. In fiction, even the slightest wisp of smoke anywhere in a single room can cause every sprinkler in the building to go off at once of their own accord.
openDescribe this version of Apollo
•Due to indirectly getting Hestia killed and his kidnapping and attempted assault on Persephone, him and Artemis are on sour terms.
•According to Artemis, their mother always favored Apollo and that’s why Apollo could get away with everything.
•Tricked Artemis into killing Orion (would-be boyfriend) because he didn’t like how chummy he was with her.
•Has a nightclub called “The Wild Hyacinth” and even has one in the pocket of his waistcoat.
•Still madly obsessed with Persephone and dreams of forcing her to be his bride.
•Has a rivalry with Dionysus, Hermes, and Pan.
•Inspired by MK 1 Shang Tsung and Lore Olympus Apollo. (Expy or something else? His personality is a mash-up of the two.)
openUnwilling Therapist
A character finds themselves involved in another character's emotional drama and has to work them through it despite not having the training for it or even wanting to do it.
For instance, Alice is the one girl in an office, and so the men keep dumping their emotional trauma on her despite her trying to get them to focus on work. Basically, this story titled "My male coworkers keep vomiting emotionally on me".
- In Franken Fran, Gavrill is forced to take a job as a substitute teacher in a high school. Almost every student comes up to her asking for her Brutal Honesty and advice, which she gives in the hopes of getting them to leave but only encourages them (since she has an augmented sense of smell, she thinks they stink of sweat and worse).
- In Everworld, April briefly considers herself a one-woman fire brigade putting out testosterone fires (the other three characters are guys in their late teens with varying degrees of insecurity).
openDespair Event Horizon + The Corruption + Superpowered Evil Side = ???
Somebody involuntarily transforms into a dangerous, destructive monster or a villain when they suffer from intense soul-crushing despair/madness/other negative emotions, possibly permanently, and it usually has a specific word in-universe: abstracting (The Amazing Digital Circus), turning into a witch (Puella Magi Madoka Magica), akumatization (Miraculous Ladybug), etc.
Edited by SnowskyopenVillain uses the fact that the heroes value the lives of others as a weakness to exploit
For example, they might kill a bunch of civilians and threaten to kill more if the heroes don't do something for them. Basically a Super-Trope for I Have Your Wife and I Will Punish Your Friend for Your Failure, but with the scope broadened out so that the lives of innocent civilians also counts.
openBattle of ideas
Describing a battle between 2 persons, groups, or even whole factions, which is as much about an argument of ideas/philosophy as it is a fight where blood may be shed. May involve symbolisms.
openUnconscious/biological urge to go to a specific location
A person suddenly is compelled to go to a specific location, or everyone in a group (say, if they were Sleeper Agents) uncosiously acts on the need to meet at a specific location.
Like migration patterns in animals, sort of?
Edited by nanakiro
A joke involving characters hitting piñatas, usually as part of a birthday party or celebration. The pinata may be shaped like something funny, it might contain something decidedly unwanted (or even nothing), or the blindfolded person may miss and end up smashing something else.