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resolved What trope is it called when a speech balloon is a different color than just white? Print Comic
I'm adding tropes to the Fairy Quest comic page and there are several characters who have their speech balloons as different colors.
Woof's is dark blue Tinkerbell's is green Cinderella's is blue and Captain Hook's is black and red
resolved Superpowered Hero, Normal Villain? Print Comic
Do we have a trope for when the hero has superpowers while their main villain is a badass normal? Kinda like Lex Luthor and Superman.
resolved Likes smart/dumb women Print Comic
Is there a trope for male characters who are exclusively attracted to intelligent women, even having the opinion that looks don't matter?
Or, is there a trope for which this would be an Inversion? A character who only likes dumb women - a Jerkass whose misogyny manifests itself by only being interested in Brainless Beauties, presumably because they're easier to manipulate and make him feel superior.
resolved Costume Pattern Echo (SOLVED) Print Comic
So, in some sillier superhero stories, as well as in fan-art, a character's civilian outfits will relate to their superhero costumes, even if the civilian identity is secret. A big example is how Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers characters would often wear clothes matching their costume colors, with Tommy even changing his wardrobe when his costume changed. In fanart, it's so readers can recognize the charactr in a different style without having the costume on, or in the case of a High School AU, so the alternate version of the character has a similar color scheme as the original.
One example I have in mind that's harder to pin down since stands aren't really superhero costumes is how in Jojos Bizarre Adventure, Kira's tie has the same cat skull pattern his stand wears as buckles.
Edited by Mac_Rresolved Badass and Innocent Duo Print Comic
The Sweet Tooth intro describes the relationship between Jepperd and Gus as that of an older Bad Ass and a naive child he has to protect both from the world, and from his own pessimism. It goes on to mention other examples of that dynamic, like the Hound and Arya from A Song of Ice and Fire, Roland and Jake from The Dark Tower, Lone Wolf and Cub, Logan and X-23 from Logan, Moses and Addie from Paper Moon (I've never seen it so I can't tell if it's accurate).
Is there a trope for that particular relationship?
resolved A dog name Charles Print Comic
Is there a trope for characters such as aliens/monsters/cavemen/animals/robots having regular-sounding names, usually as a joke, or a form of Translation Convention?
resolved There's only one Vigilante (SOLVED) Print Comic
Is there a trope about the Fridge Logic that applies to countless superhero stories - that is, the fact that people in-universe always assume the superhero is a single guy, despite not knowing anything about him - and despite the fact that the superhero costume makes it easy for impersonators - for instance, J. Jonah Jameson always assumes Spiderman (the chameleon or Mysterio) robbing a bank is "proof" he's a criminal, rather than some other powered character buying the same costume.
Edited by Mac_Rresolved People Know What the Author Knows (SOLVED!) Print Comic
I remember a trope in this wiki about authors (especially amateur ones, like Fan Fiction writers) assuming, either consciously or subconsciously, that the characters know the same things they do - the examples listed were how random characters assumed Supergirl was Superman's cousin, even though that wasn't common knowledge - she might be a sister, friend or even just a fan. Another example was the old Star Wars expanded universe, wherein characters somehow "knew" Darth Vader was Luke's father after the fall of the empire, despite Luke never going public - and nobody knowing Vader's real name and background to begin with.
Edited by Mac_Rresolved "Everyone is super easy to kill in the future" Print Comic
Is there a trope for a scene, in the beginning of the story, where the characters are desperately trying to get to a time machine, and the villains start killing them, one by one, despite the fact that those characters are extremely powerful (or have Plot Armor) in regular continuity? And then, the one survivor manages to reach the time machine to go back into the present and Set Right What Once Went Wrong?
resolved Klingon Romance Print Comic
A society is structured so that if a guy kills someone, the victim's fiancèe/wife is now bethroded to the killer.
resolved Don't use the character's name! Print Comic
I've been reading some superhero comics paperback collections, and I've noticed that on supplementary material, the creators avoid using the names of characters published by a different company - for instance, in the Batman: Hush deluxe edition, Jim Lee mentions he wanted Nightwing to jump around like "a certain spider-theme hero", instead of saying Spider-Man.
I dunno if that's just a joke, or if they're not allowed (either legally or by editorial mandate) to mention the competition... is there a trope for that?
resolved Unfriendly Fire or I Just Shot Marvin In The Face? Print Comic
In a post-Necropolis story of Judge Dredd (issue #826), the plot revolves around a Street Judge who, when a pair of Special Judicial Squad members burst into her flat to administer a Random Physical Abuse Test (basically grabbing Street Judges at random and torturing them to test their ability to withstand interrogation), grabbed her gun and shot them both dead, presuming them to be would-be assassins. The plot of the chapter revolves around arguing about what's a suitable punishment for her, or even if she deserves a punishment. As the title says, what trope covers her killing people who turn out to be (technically) friendlies without knowing who they were until it was too late?
So I've noticed quite frequently in superhero comics (but also animated shows) that one character may pose on another whom they defeated in battle, usually by putting one of their feet on the other's stomach, side of the head or chest but without applying too much preassure that it could be considered Cruelty by Feet. Rather it's more like a Captain Morgan Pose but on a person (in case I didn't explain it well enough, this◊ is what I mean). I haven't been able to find any fitting trope on my own. Does anyone know a fitting trope?