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I'm fairly certain a trope exists for this, but I can't find it with a search.
The characters have their back to the camera. Suddenly, a shadowy someone or something dashes across the screen (often accompanied by an ominous noise). The characters then turn around, only for the ominous blur to dash between two objects behind them. This might continue as the characters are slowly picked off/disappear.
Playing against stalkers in Dead Space 2 reminded me of this (whist absolutely terrifying me), so I searched to see if they were listed as an example. Couldn't find anything.
There's also the bank robbing scene in Hancock, amongst others. I've seen it in so many shows/movies, it's hard to believe there might not be a trope...
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I'm thinking of reviving the YKTTW for the trope that used to be Nerds Are Sexy, but I thought we might already have it:
Is there a trope for when a character, when faced with multiple romantic possibilities, picks one that is less conventionally attractive than at least one other for any reason?
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Typical of many stories & movies this troper has seen. The end of the story. The Big Bad is defeated, all other hurdles overcome. Its time for the happy ending the big hug or the kiss. The hero & heroine are about to do so but just as they come together...Either the movie ends at that point, or a door closes or the camera zooms away and the closing credits roll...
It is implied...but not actually shown. I know that could be a deleted scene, but in this particular context of an averted explicit ending, what could this be?
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A trope for throwable spears or other stuff with ropes, such as Scorpion's one? Normally used for getting victims close to the user. I know about Weapon Of Choice, but this isn't what I was searching for.
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So we have Alice and Bob. Bob gets together with Alice, usually for ulterior motives, but somewhere along the way he falls in love with her. When he's found out, there's general outrage, tears, and "I never want to see you again!". And then this line is spoken/paraphrased:
- "Maybe it started out like that, but then... then I fell in love with you!"
Examples can be found in The Fast and the Furious and Avatar. Sometimes, but not often, Alice will do this to Bob. What's it called?
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Do we have a trope for when an actor or other show worker gets visibly tired and goes from being a "normal" actor to phoning it in? For instance, Richard Dawson as a panelist on Match Game went from a lovable joker to a laconic Jerkass who was clearly bored out of his gourd.
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Is there a trope for the ninjas in this video? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dcmDscwEcI
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You know how, whenever a character is being really passionate about something or wants to drive home a point, a spotlight focuses on them and some sort of angel choir starts singing (or some other cherubic imagery ensues)? Do we have a trope for that? Sorry for the inconvenience.
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I'm not sure if this is a thing, but hear me out.
In Punisher 2099, a Para-Psychologist is concerned about how policeman Jake Gallows is coping with the death of his family. More precisely, she's concerned about how despite showing no outward signs of distress he doesn't seem to be coping at all.
She says that according to his profile, she would expect him to become morbid and obsessed with punishment, to develop a complex system to give meaning to his family's death. Using antique notions of morality and justice, he'd see all crime as a personal attack on him that needed retribution. Instead, she sees Mr. Nice Guy, everybody's friend - a man who isn't well-adjusted, but over-adjusted.
So my question is twofold.
1. The parapsych described Jake's secret life as the Punisher exactly, despite never having met him before, based solely on his profile. Is that something or related to something?
2. Jake's status as "over-adjusted" being taken as an indication that he's hiding something sounds like some kind of deception trope. Any ideas?
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Do we have a trope for when a character claims that their friend, relative or lover has changed, personality-wise, beyond recognition? The typical Stock Phrases (not listed in this wiki) are "I don't know who you are/who (s)he is anymore," or "What happened to the X I used to know?"
Last one, I promise!
Something of vial importance is going down, and it's happening now. RIGHT NOW. However, all of this depends on an excruciatingly slow process. Under any normal circumstance, this (possibly everyday) process wouldn't seem slow, but now that your life depends on it, well...
(Possible spoilers, ahoy!) I was playing a level near the end of Dead Space 2 where you are under constant pressure kindly provided by a rather... terrifying... necromorph. As it was bearing down on me in a narrow hallway (accompanied with a hoard of others), I was greeted by a pair of elevator doors. Cue me frantically hammering the call button and screaming obscenities as the darn thing took its sweet time to arrive. That's what made me think of this.
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