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Capitalization was fixed from Main.Common Place Rare to Main.Commonplace Rare. Null edit to update index.
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* EndangeredPest: A species whose rarity causes significant problems because it's in the way.
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* ASharedSuffering: Characters who are the LastOfTheirKind bond over this.
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* ASharedSuffering: Characters who are the LastOfTheirKind bond over this.
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* {{Unobtanium}}: A rare substance that is used as a power source.

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* {{Unobtanium}}: {{Unobtainium}}: A rare substance that is used as a power source.
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* LastOnesPloy: A character abuses their status as an endangered species to receive legal protection.
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* AbsurdlyExclusiveRecruitingStandards: It's rare for anyone to get into this group.
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Rogue launched and unlaunched.


* AlbinismIsValuable: Albino animals are a commodity.
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* AlbinismIsValuable: Albino animals are a commodity.
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Initially Unique.


* MonsterProgenitor: A monster who caused the rest of their kind to come to existence.
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* UniquenessTropes



* LastOfHisKind: A being who is the last surviving member of their race.



* SingleSpecimenSpecies: A being who is the only member of their species in existence.



* UniqueEnemy: A video game has an enemy exclusive to one level.
* UniquenessValue: Story places value on a skill, species, race or object based on how scarce it is.



* VariantCover: A comic book issue has limited printings of a different cover.

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* VariantCover: A comic book issue has limited printings of a different cover.cover.
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* OnlyElectricSheepAreCheap: Natural goods are rare and a sign of wealth.
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* TerminallyExclusiveClub: When a group has a set of requirements that are (or will become) impossible for new members to fulfill
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Not a judgement call by the original creators; Digital Piracy Is Evil would similarly be inappropriate


* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: A movie or television show that hasn't been made available for home media, with only [[DigitalPiracyIsOkay pirating the work on the internet]] being the only way to access it.

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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: A movie or television show that hasn't been made available for home media, with only [[DigitalPiracyIsOkay pirating the work on the internet]] being bootleg recordings through unofficial distribution channels the only way to access it.them.
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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: A movie or television show that hasn't been made available for home media, leaving bootleg recordings on the Internet the only way people can watch it.

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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: A movie or television show that hasn't been made available for home media, leaving bootleg recordings with only [[DigitalPiracyIsOkay pirating the work on the Internet internet]] being the only way people can watch it. to access it.
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* CommonplaceRare
* EndangeredSpecies

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* CommonplaceRare
CommonplaceRare: An item that's easy to find in real life is rare in a video game.
* EndangeredSpecies EndangeredSpecies: A species that only has so many specimens that are still living.



* JunkRare
* KeepCirculatingTheTapes
* LastOfHisKind
* MonsterProgenitor
* OddlyCommonRarity
* PowerEqualsRarity
* RandomlyDrops
* RareRandomDrop
* SingleSpecimenSpecies
* TooAwesomeToUse
* UniqueEnemy
* UniquenessValue
* {{Unobtanium}}
* VariantCover

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* JunkRare
JunkRare: A rare item that lacks value.
* KeepCirculatingTheTapes
KeepCirculatingTheTapes: A movie or television show that hasn't been made available for home media, leaving bootleg recordings on the Internet the only way people can watch it.
* LastOfHisKind
LastOfHisKind: A being who is the last surviving member of their race.
* MonsterProgenitor
MonsterProgenitor: A monster who caused the rest of their kind to come to existence.
* OddlyCommonRarity
OddlyCommonRarity: A person is supposed to be unique, but there are a lot of people who share many of the attributes and characteristics they have.
* PowerEqualsRarity
PowerEqualsRarity: Powerful beings and weapons are made rare to lower the chances of them easily overpowering others.
* RandomlyDrops
RandomDrop: Items obtained from defeated video game enemies don't always appear when you kill them.
* RareRandomDrop
RareRandomDrop: Items left from defeated enemies that have a low chance of happening.
* SingleSpecimenSpecies
SingleSpecimenSpecies: A being who is the only member of their species in existence.
* TooAwesomeToUse
TooAwesomeToUse: Someone has a weapon or power they can only use once, but it's so cool they never take the opportunity to use it.
* UniqueEnemy
UniqueEnemy: A video game has an enemy exclusive to one level.
* UniquenessValue
UniquenessValue: Story places value on a skill, species, race or object based on how scarce it is.
* {{Unobtanium}}
{{Unobtanium}}: A rare substance that is used as a power source.
* VariantCoverVariantCover: A comic book issue has limited printings of a different cover.
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This is an index for tropes about rarity and rare things. Surprisingly, they aren't [[TooRareToTrope Too Rare To Index]].

Not to be confused with TooRareToTrope, nor with a certain [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicRarity fashion-obsessed pony]].

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This is an index for tropes about rarity and rare things. Surprisingly, they aren't [[TooRareToTrope [[Administrivia/TooRareToTrope Too Rare To Index]].

Not to be confused with TooRareToTrope, Administrivia/TooRareToTrope, nor with a certain [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicRarity fashion-obsessed a certain fashion-obsessed]] [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic pony]].
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* {{Unobtanium}}

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* {{Unobtanium}}{{Unobtanium}}
* VariantCover
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Although she can easily qualify for any of these tropes.


Not to be confused with TooRareToTrope, nor with a certain [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic fashion-obsessed pony]].

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Not to be confused with TooRareToTrope, nor with a certain [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic [[Characters/FriendshipIsMagicRarity fashion-obsessed pony]].
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* CirculatingTheTapes

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* CirculatingTheTapes


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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes
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This is an index for tropes about rarity and rare things. Surprisingly, they aren't [[TooRareToTrope Too Rare To Index]].

Not to be confused with TooRareToTrope, nor with a certain [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic fashion-obsessed pony]].

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* CirculatingTheTapes
* CommonplaceRare
* EndangeredSpecies
* GenderInvertedTrope (a.k.a. "Rare Male Example" and "Rare Female Example")
* JunkRare
* LastOfHisKind
* MonsterProgenitor
* OddlyCommonRarity
* PowerEqualsRarity
* RandomlyDrops
* RareRandomDrop
* SingleSpecimenSpecies
* TooAwesomeToUse
* UniqueEnemy
* UniquenessValue
* {{Unobtanium}}

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