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Edited by MacronNotes on Feb 27th 2022 at 1:49:11 PM
I know that the Pokemon Volcarona has at least one Dex entry saying that ancient people used it for a replacement for the sun when they had none.
Currently Working On: Incorruptible Pure Pureness- Seems to be Pokémon Black and White Black:
https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Volcarona_(PokA9mon)#PokA9dex_entries
Disambig Needed: Help with those issues! tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13324299140A37493800&page=24#comment-576- Passive Man: An otherwise tough guy unconditionally does anything a girl(friend) asks.
Sounds possible, would need a less vague name.
Currently Working On: Incorruptible Pure PurenessIsn't it a variation of Submissive Badass?
If I'm reading it right it's more of a Real Men Wear Pink type more than a badass trope (real men let their girlfriends tell them what to do)
Edited by Synchronicity on May 11th 2024 at 5:46:12 AM
So this is something I thought of while half asleep last night and I wanted to run it by everyone. "Excited gushing" or similar; basically a moment when a character just gets so focused on something they love that they just endearingly gush over whatever it is. I think it can often be a juxtaposition with how a character usually acts; get them in front of something the genuinely care about and suddenly the walls are gone for a second as they're reacting out of a place of pure love and joy.
I only really have one example though. Likely wouldn't be taking it to TLP right away, if I ever do at all. I just want to know if this is tropeworthy at all.
Currently Working On: Incorruptible Pure PurenessEh... in the way I imagined it that's not really similar. I was thinking more of, like, a moment of wholesome gushing over a favorite hobby or something. Gushing About Guest Stars I guess could be a subtrope but it would make the trope broader than I actually wanted it to be.
Currently Working On: Incorruptible Pure PurenessSounds similar to infodumping. Or Squee.
I do some cleanup and then I enjoy shows you probably think are cringe.Yeah, Squee is probably the most similar to my original idea, lol.
The only scene I really have in mind right now is a minor moment in House of Anubis (shocking I know) where Eddie is talking about the ghost hunt he and Mara are doing. He's usually such a snarky, lazy bad boy that season but aside from his relationship with Patricia, this ghost hunt is like the only thing that makes him display genuine, pure, uncharacteristic happiness to the extent that he forgets that they're feuding in order to tell her about the ghost and then goes on about how much it excites him when they're talking later on. He's so enthusiastic about it that it makes Patricia outright change her mind on it, and instead of following through with the plan to make him drop it, she just switches to encourage him because she doesn't have the heart to ruin it for him.
Currently Working On: Incorruptible Pure PurenessCould "I Love Play Rehearsal" from Be More Chill count? It's basically one long musical ramble about why Christine loves theater.
I do some cleanup and then I enjoy shows you probably think are cringe.Sounds possible.
Currently Working On: Incorruptible Pure PurenessThere's a particular recurring misuse of Dissonant Serenity I see where people use it to describe whenever someone is inappropriately smiley and happy — not necessarily like Laughing Mad or something, but not exactly "serene". I'm trying to think if there is a viable trope concept to wring from that that won't just end up being too overly broad in just "happy at inappropriate times". Does something like Dissonant Glee read as having potential?
Edited by number9robotic on May 11th 2024 at 7:17:22 AM
Thanks for playing King's Quest V!I might be late but: The Knights Who Say "Squee!"
Oo oo ah ahA trope idea I've had for a while but never quite got a response to: Time Zone Tribulations (or Troubles), where "characters being in different time zones or having to shift between time zones causes issues."
Examples I can think of include Around the World in Eighty Days (where the ending twist hinges on the crossing of the International Date Line; I might need help writing that example), a fanfic in which characters teleport around the world several times in a short time span to celebrate New Year's internationally, and a couple of songs.
I think this can cover both geographical locations and daylight saving time, though I can't think of any examples for the latter.
Related tropes include and are not limited to Time Zones Do Not Exist (which this trope contrasts), Universal Universe Time (as attempts to standardize event times and deadlines would often reveal such issues), Fantastic Religious Weirdness, Long-Distance Relationship, and Sleep Deprivation.
they/she; editor of Minecraft SMPs- Thug Encounter: Heroes meet bandits/delinquents out of nowhere whose sole purpose is to get beaten up.
Does anyone else think "Land of Sweets" would be distinct enough to spin off of a sub-trope of Level Ate (which is already mentioned there)? A whole entire country made of candy, desserts and other sugary stuff that turns out to be a Crapsaccharine World surprisingly often. The Candyland board game, Sugarland from The Cuphead Show, Sugar Rush from Wreck-It Ralph, the Candy Canyon Kingdom from The Amazing Digital Circus, etc.
Edited by Snowsky on May 12th 2024 at 11:25:25 AM
Not unless there's many examples of Level Ate not being tied to a single "food group", or involving groups / based on groups other than sweets?
Mixing groups could be some trope about not staying on theme.
Edited by Malady on May 13th 2024 at 4:57:50 AM
Disambig Needed: Help with those issues! tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=13324299140A37493800&page=24#comment-576I'd rather TRS Level Ate itself to not be videogame-focused, as there are many non-vg examples pf "edible kingdom".
Edited by Amonimus on May 13th 2024 at 3:07:48 PM
TroperWall / WikiMagic Cleanupedited; realized there's a better thread for it.
Edited by Nethilia on May 16th 2024 at 5:21:43 AM
I know more about obscure 1990s Middle Grade Literature novels and dolls than most people.Agreed.
After all, Level in the Clouds, Fluffy Cloud Heaven, and Solid Clouds are all separate tropes.
Thus, a trope pertaining to land of food can be split between Level Ate and a new trope or a few pertaining to lands of food, inclusive of non-video games.
Kirby is awesome.Is there something for "show initially billed as a one-off suddenly becomes an anthology" and if not could that work as a trivia trope? Recent examples include The White Lotus, Beef, Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2024) (Shōgun (2024) also if we include "we finished adapting the novel and that's it, we swear...jk season 2"). We have Post-Script Season but that seems to require a cancellation rather than an unexpected (to the audience, anyway) renewal after good reception. Trilogy Creep is kind of similar but for film franchises.
Juxtaposed Opposites, because it's a clear category and a generalization of multiple Juxtaposition Tropes like Fire+Water, Light+Dark, etc?
For example, we don't have a trope for Past/Future Juxtaposition in general, and we wouldn't have to make one if we had generalized opposites?
Edited by Malady on May 14th 2024 at 9:31:24 AM
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If you're looking for examples: