1 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sheep_and_goat.jpg]] |
2 | [[caption-width-right:350:They ''[[{{Pun}} wooly]]'' love each other.]] |
3 | |
4 | ->''"And he will set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on his left."'' |
5 | -->--'''[[Literature/TheFourGospels Matthew 25:33]]''', ''Literature/TheBible'' (King James Version) |
6 | |
7 | This sub-index of MammalTropes is all about the various types of caprids. The most common ones being sheep and goats. |
8 | |
9 | Definitely for those with a [[{{Pun}} bleating]] heart. |
10 | |
11 | Not to be confused with TropesThatGoBoom, except for BaaBomb. |
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13 | [[index]] |
14 | !!Tropes about caprids: |
15 | |
16 | * BaaBomb: Exploding sheep for absurdist comedy. |
17 | * {{Baphomet}}: A goat-headed demon that is often a stand-in for Satan. |
18 | * BigRedDevil: A stereotypical demon that often has the horns of a goat or ram. |
19 | * {{Chupacabra}}: A cryptid whose name quite literally means "goat-sucker", and often preys on said animal. |
20 | * ClassicalChimera: A monster that is an amalgamation between a lion, a goat, and a snake. |
21 | * CountingSheep: When a person needs to sleep, they often count the number of sheep that jump over a fence. |
22 | * EasternZodiac: The caprid is the eighth animal of the zodiac. |
23 | * ExtremeOmniGoat: When a goat has an appetite for pretty much everything. |
24 | * FaunsAndSatyrs: Mystical humanoids that are often half man, and half goat. |
25 | * GruesomeGoat: Goats are portrayed as aggressive or demonic creatures. Rams also work considering they are far more hostile than lambs. |
26 | * HornAttack: Many caprids that do have horns will often use them to defend themselves or attack if provoked. |
27 | * TheJerseyDevil: A cryptid that resembles a draconic goat. |
28 | * TheKrampus: An Alpine mountain demon frequently associated with Christmas and an EvilCounterpart to Main/SantaClaus. Usually portrayed with goat-like fur, horns, and hooves. |
29 | * MindlessSheep: Sheep are conformists, or used as a metaphor for conformity. |
30 | * SuperWoolGrowth: Fictional sheep regrow their wool unrealistically fast. |
31 | * SweetSheep: When sheep (especially lambs) are portrayed as loving and cuddly animals that symbolize purity and innocence. |
32 | * UseYourHead: Many caprids will often use their own horned heads to knock out their foes. |
33 | * WesternZodiac: The first sign is Aries (Ram) and the tenth sign is Capricorn (Goat). |
34 | [[/index]] |
35 | |
36 | !!Tropes using caprids as metaphors: |
37 | |
38 | * BitchInSheepsClothing: When a wicked person deceives others with a friendly façade. |
39 | * BlackSheep: A character who sticks out from the rest of their family. |
40 | * BlackSheepHit: When a musician gets new fans because of their one song that sounds nothing like the rest of their music. |
41 | * GoodShepherd: A benevolent religious leader with his flock's best interests at heart. |
42 | ** DarkShepherd: Also good, but willing to use tough love to punish sin in the flock. |
43 | * OnlyElectricSheepAreCheap: Natural things are far more expensive than any artificial duplicates. |
44 | * SacrificialLamb: When the seriousness of death is shown by the death of a minor character. |
45 | * TheScapegoat: Someone is blamed entirely for something gone wrong; the term originated from Biblical times when a literal goat would symbolically take on people's sins and be sacrificed for it. |
46 | * SheepInSheepsClothing: When someone is suspected to be malicious even though they seem nice when in reality they are genuinely a nice person. |
47 | * SheepInWolfsClothing: When a nice person is transformed into a violent monster, and yet is somehow able to maintain their good will. |
48 | * AWolfInSheepsClothing: Something evil disguised as something innocent. |
49 | * WhiteSheep: A non-evil member of an evil family. |
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