Basic Trope: A large shadow turns out to be cast by something much smaller.
- Straight: A shadow appearing to be of a very large dragon is cast on the wall, until the owner of the shadow comes into view... and it's Dracone, the Shoulder-Sized Dragon.
- Exaggerated: A massive shadow of a dragon is cast on the wall, but Dracone isn't any taller than a few inches.
- Downplayed: Dracone is relatively small for a dragon, and his shadow makes him appear larger than he really is.
- Justified: Dracone was in an area where the light shines directly on him, creating a larger shadow.
- Inverted: Dracone casts a very small shadow, but turns out to be a Giant Flyer.
- Subverted: There's actually a larger dragon behind Dracone, which is where the shadow is coming from.
- Double Subverted: Then that dragon comes into view, and is also about the same size as Dracone.
- Parodied: ???
- Zig-Zagged: ???
- Averted: Dracone doesn't cast a shadow on the wall.
- Enforced: "We need to make Dracone's reveal exciting, but also pretty funny. Let's have him turn out to be a little dragon."
- Lampshaded: "Were you Expecting Someone Taller?"
- Invoked: Dracone intentionally tries to stand in such a way that he casts a large shadow on the wall in order to make his entrance suitably impressive.
- Exploited: Dracone tries to make a large shadow in order to intimidate someone.
- Defied: ???
- Discussed: ???
- Conversed: ???
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