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* '''{{Flashback}}''' (main trope)\\
A break in the story to remember a character's past vividly
* AnachronicOrder \\
Scenes, episodes or installments are deliberately presented out of chronological order
* AndThatLittleGirlWasMe \\
A character recounts a story about a seemingly irrelevant person before revealing the story is about themself
* BackToFront \\
The story is told backwards, from end to beginning
* CallForward \\
The flashback sequence alludes to events that the audience knows eventually happened.
* DashedPlotLine \\
Time periods larger than one year where nothing interesting happens are skipped to preserve TheLawOfConservationOfDetail
* DeathByFlashback \\
Revealing a character's backstory is a good indication that they are about to die
* DecadeThemedFilter\\
A flashback from a different decade is filtered in the manner of the camera technology of the time.
* DelayedNarratorIntroduction \\
The narrator is only introduced partway through their own story
* DistantFinale \\
The ending takes place significantly in the future
* DistantPrologue \\
The introduction takes place significantly in the past
* FabulaAndSujet \\
Distinction between the chronological order of the story's events (Fabula) and the order in which we see the scenes (Sujet)
* FastForwardToReunion \\
The main plot resolves with characters going separate ways, the ending skips to future to when they eventually reunite
* FlashbackBackBack \\
Flashback is preceded by an echoey sound effect
* FlashbackBPlot \\
A linear secondary story is told through flashbacks alongside the main story, both involving the same character(s)
* FlashbackCut \\
A very brief flashback (usually lasts a few seconds) in the middle of a scene
* FlashbackEcho \\
Events in the present are quickly followed by flashbacks to similar events in the past
* FlashbackEffects \\
Visual and audio effects used to indicate a flashback
* FlashbackMontageRealization \\
A character's realization is shown with a montage of previous scenes and lines of dialogue.
* FlashbackNightmare \\
A character dreams of a traumatic past event
* FlashbackStares \\
A character stares into the distance while remembering a past event
* FlashbackToCatchphrase \\
A flashback which reveals the origin of a character's catchphrase
* FlashbackTwist \\
A flashback is used and subverts the audience's expectations
* FlashbackWithTheOtherDarrin \\
A flashback to a previously shot scene with [[TheOtherDarrin a new actor]]
* FlashbackWithinAFlashback \\
A flashback the occurs inside another flashback
* FlashForward \\
A break in the story to show a future plot development ahead of time
* {{Futureshadowing}} \\
We see the aftermath of an event before seeing the event itself
* HappyFlashback \\
A flashback to a happy(er) time in a character's life

* HilariousInFlashback \\
Events in a flashback turn out to be funny because the audience knows the present state of things
* HowDadMetMom \\
A flashback to how the parents of a character met for the first time.
* HowWeGotHere \\
The story starts in its climax and quickly is followed by a retelling of the events that led to it (a form of InMediasRes)
* InMediasRes \\
The story doesn't start at the beginning; it's either in the middle or at the end
* InstantMysteryJustDeleteScene \\
A scene is skipped so the viewer doesn't know what happened there for the sake of mystery and suspense
* {{Interquel}} \\
A work takes place in the middle of a previously-published work (or in between two).
* InterrogationFlashback \\
The story is told via a character being pumped for information.
* MonochromePast \\
Past events depicted in black and white, sepia tone, or muted colors.
* NestedStory \\
Stories within stories within stories...
* NotTheFirstVictim \\
A predator had victims before the apparent "first" victim.
* OffstageWaitingRoom \\
Some characters do important things for the plot while the others wait for them to finish their own adventure (do nothing)
* OnceMoreWithClarity \\
We see a scene and it seems to mean one thing; after several plot developments, we see the same scene, and this time it means something completely different
* PensieveFlashback \\
A character physically observes a flashback.
* POVSequel \\
A story retold from another character's perspective.
* RashomonStyle \\
Several characters narrate a past event, but each version is different
* RetrauxFlashback \\
A flashback is presented with an appropriate ArtShift
* RewatchBonus \\
Now that the work is over, we'll find a new meaning in those little strange details if we watch it again
* SeamlessScenery \\
Different scenes transition into each other as if they're still in one location or linear sequence; characters can literally walk into the next scene
* SequencingDeception \\
The work implies that two scenes happen simultaneously or one after the other, but the true order is completely different than we thought
* StartsWithTheirFuneral \\
A story begins with a character's funeral and flashbacks to show [[HowWeGotHere how they got there]]
* StylisticCallback \\
A work references stylistic changes since prior works in the same series
* SuspiciouslySpecificSermon \\
Religious service is oddly plot relevant
* TakeUpMySword \\
TheHeroDies and must be replaced
* ThirdPersonFlashback \\
A person remembering a past event will see everything from a third-person perspective instead of through their own eyes (first person)
* TimeSkip \\
A good chunk of time is skipped between two plot developments or installments
* TroubledBackstoryFlashback \\
Flashback showing the moment a character's life goes downhill
* ViewersAreGoldfish \\
The creators think we can't remember past plot developments, so they will remind us constantly
* WhenItAllBegan \\
A past event that is responsible for the current plot
* WholeEpisodeFlashback \\
The entire episode is a {{Flashback}} to a past storyline

* {{Flashback}} \\
A break in the story to remember a character's past vividly

* A flashback the occurs inside another flashback

Scenes, episodes or installments are presented out of chronological order

* TwoLinesDifferentTimes \\
A linear secondary story is told through flashbacks alongside the main story, both involving the same character(s)

A linear secondary story is told through flashbacks alongside the main story

A linear secondary story is told through flashbacks alongside the main story.

The introduction takes place significantly in the future

* FlashbackBackBack

* FlashbackWithinAFlashback

* TroubledBackstoryFlashback
** HappierHomeMovie

* DistantPrologue

The main plot resolves with characters going separate ways, the ending skips to future to when they eventually reuinte

Flashback is preceeded by an echoey sound effect

Flashback within a flashback.

* RetrauxFlashback
A flashback is presented with an appropriate ArtShift.

* TakeUpMySword

* AndThatLittleGirlWasMe

* DeathByFlashback
* DelayedNarratorIntroduction
* DistantFinale

* FastForwardToReunion

* FlashbackEffects

* FlashbackToCatchphrase

* HappyFlashback

* MonochromePast
* NestedStory

* PensieveFlashback
* POVSequel

* StartsWithTheirFuneral
* StylisticCallback
* SuspiciouslySpecificSermon

* BaitAndSwitchTimeSkip \\
An unrealistically short time passes between events in the plot

Distinction between the chronological order of the story's events (Fabula) and the order we see the scenes in (Sujet)

* AnachronicOrder - Scenes, episodes or installments are presented out of chronological order

* BackToFront - The story is told backwards, from end to beginning
* DashedPlotLine - Time periods larger than one year where nothing interesting happens are skipped to preserve TheLawOfConservationOfDetail

* FabulaAndSujet - Distinction between the chronological order of the story's events (Fabula) and the order we see the scenes in (Sujet)

* {{Flashback}} - A break in the story to remember a character's past vividly

* FlashbackCut
* FlashbackEcho - Events in the present are quickly followed by flashbacks to similar events in the past

* FlashbackNightmare - A character dreams of a traumatic past event
* FlashbackStares - A character stares into the distance while remembering a past event

* FlashbackTwist
* FlashbackWithTheOtherDarrin

* FlashForward - A break in the story to show a future plot development ahead of time
* {{Futureshadowing}} - We see the aftermath of an event before seeing the event itself

* HilariousInFlashback
* HowWeGotHere - The story starts in its climax and quickly is followed by a retelling of the events that led to it (a form of InMediasRes)
* InMediasRes - The story doesn't start at the beginning; it's either in the middle or at the end
* InstantMysteryJustDeleteScene - A scene is skipped so the viewer doesn't know what happened there for the sake of mystery and suspense

* OffstageWaitingRoom - Some characters do important things for the plot while the others wait for them to finish their own adventure (do nothing)
* OnceMoreWithClarity - We see a scene and it seems to mean one thing; after several plot developments, we see the same scene, and this time it means something completely different

* RashomonStyle - Several characters narrate a past event, but each version is different

* RewatchBonus - Now that the work is over, we'll find a new meaning in those little strange details if we watch it again
* SequencingDeception - The work implies that two scenes happen simultaneously or one after the other, but the true order is completely different than we thought

* ThirdPersonFlashback - A person remembering a past event will see everything from a third-person perspective instead of through their own eyes (first person)
* TimeSkip - A good chunk of time is skipped between two plot developments or installments

* ViewersAreGoldfish - The creators think we can't remember past plot developments, so they will remind us constantly
* WhenItAllBegan
* WholeEpisodeFlashback - The entire episode is a FlashBack to a past storyline

* AnachronicOrder

* BackToFront
* DashedPlotLine

* FabulaAndSujet

* {{Flashback}}

* FlashbackEcho

* FlashbackNightmare
* FlashbackStares

* FlashForward
* {{Futureshadowing}}

* HowWeGotHere
* InMediasRes
* InstantMysteryJustDeleteScene

* OffstageWaitingRoom
* OnceMoreWithClarity

* RashomonStyle

* RewatchBonus
* SequencingDeception

* ThirdPersonFlashback
* TimeSkip

* ViewersAreGoldfish

* WholeEpisodeFlashback

* {{Flashback}}

* FlashBackBackBack