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resolved Fake Defector But The Villain Is Smart Western Animation
The Character Pretends To Join The Dark Side But The Villain Already Knows And Either Plays Along Until Their The Most Variable, Or Do Something To ACTUALLY Make Them Join The Evil Side.
resolved The Villain & Hero Gets Defeated At The Same Time. Western Animation
The Villain Is About To Be Defeated, Killed, Taken To Jail Or Something Else, The Villain Takes Down The Hero As well Or Taken To Jail Alongside The Villain In Some Way Shape Or Form (By Either Using a Surprise Attack Or Exposing The Hero's Dark Secret To Cops), (Which Is Like: "If I'm Going Down...YOUR GOING DOWN WITH ME!").
resolved The Villain & Hero Gets Defeated At The Same Time. Western Animation
The Villain Is About To Be Defeated, Killed, Taken To Jail Or Something Else, The Villain Takes Down The Hero As well Or Taken To Jail Alongside The Villain In Some Way Shape Or Form (By Either Using a Surprise Attack Or Exposing The Hero's Dark Secret To Cops), (Which Is Like: "If I'm Going Down...YOUR GOING DOWN WITH ME!").
resolved A Character is eaten by a bird and comes out in an egg... Western Animation
I saw this in the Trolls movie and I've also seen it in other cartoons as well. A character gets eaten by a bird and comes out the other side in an egg.
resolved Time Traveling To The First Episode Or Scene Western Animation
Looking For a Trope In Cartoons Or Movies Where The Character Time Travels To The First Episode (Or First Scene In The Movie) To Either Warn Their Past Selfs Or Change Something That Prevents The Events Of The Show (Or Movie) Ever Happening.
resolved the next episode its like nothing happened Western Animation
whats the trope, where in one episode something happens and then in the next one everything is back to normal? Like for ex. a character dies or theres an apocalypse and then everything is fine next week. I know i've seen it somewhere but can't find it now. usually used in cartoons like gumball
resolved Is there a “Trope Fail” trope? Western Animation
I know there is a page called Trope Breaker, which talks about how tropes can become less relevant over time. But that’s not what I’m asking about.
What I’m asking about is, sometimes a comedy work will start out with a well known trope - but then the trope fails, breaks, or gets flipped around, as a joke.
For example, in The Simpsons Movie, Bart’s skateboarding scene, it starts out like a Scenery Censor trope. By “luck,” the inappropriate bits just happen to be invisible from the perspective of the camera. But after doing this successfully for several shots, then all of a sudden the trope breaks and shows ONLY the, uh… inappropriate bit. Would this be called something like “Scenery Censor Breaker”? Or is there a specific trope that refers to breaking other tropes?
resolved Oversexed Roomate Western Animation
A character's college roomate (usually the top bunk one) has lots of sex all through the night while the character listens to music in their headphones and tries to study.
If female, the character is an Academic Alpha Bitch who's actually in college to learn and is annoyed at her slutty roomate who'll probably become a killer's Asshole Victim if the story takes a turn for horror. If male, the character's a frustrated loser who trembles with sexual envy as his Frat Bro sport scholarship roomate has sex with all his crushes.
resolved Post-Apocalyptic Faux-Badass Western Animation
The apocalypse happens, and one of the survivors is a rugged Bad Ass that probably survived thanks to his special ops skills or bloodthirsty criminal lifestyle. Except it's later revealed, to the other characters or the audience, that he was actually a harmless average person who survived thanks to dumb luck, or because his skills or lifestyle coincidentally helped him out.
The idea isn't so much that the character isn't skilled in the story, but the contrast between the present version of the guy and the Nerd Behind The Mask he used to be.
resolved Shapeshifter tell Western Animation
Is there a trope for when a shapeshifter has a certain trait they cannot hide? Like in the new Kung Fu Panda 4 trailer, there is a Chameleon villainess who can transform into other characters, but her skin remains scaly in whatever form she takes.
resolved Those who can't do, brag Western Animation
A vainglorious character will boast about skills and deeds, then is revealed to have been lying all along. Meanwhile, the character who doesn't brag at all ends up being the superior one. i.e., there's an inverse relation between bragging and doing. There are lots of reasons the competent character doesn't brag: First, he doesn't need to, cause he can just show people his skills. Second, he doesn't need the thrill of telling people he did something because he had the actual thrill of doing it. Third, he might get in trouble if someone finds out he did something wrong (a liar can pretend he committed all sorts of crimes, but when there's no evidence he won't be in trouble. An actual criminal will keep his lips sealed). Fourth, developing the skills led him to be modest about them. Fifth, he might be conflicted about his own morality (a guy who fakes his military service will brag about all the people he "killed", while an actual veteran won't talk about it out of guilt or respect).
resolved Hyde in the Mirror Western Animation
A character with Multiple Personalities or a Superpowered Evil Side will see and have conversations with his other self in a mirror or reflective surface. The other self is often portrayed as being "trapped" in the mirror, banging on it as if it was a glass window, trying to get out.
resolved I don't want to die of Time Travel! (SOLVED) Western Animation
Alice and Bob live in the Bad Future. Alice wants to use Time Travel to Set Right What Once Went Wrong, but Bob wants to stop her because doing so would mean he no longer exists - either because she'll change the past before he was born, and he'll never be born, or because the "Bob" of the changed future won't have the same personality and memories he does. It can also be Bob's a kid, and his parents won't let Alice fix the past.
Edited by Mac_Rresolved Immediately Discarded Disguise (SOLVED) Western Animation
A hero uses a disguise to infiltrate a place. As soon as he's past the guards/cameras, he'll toss the costume away (or at least remove the helmet) and get back to his usual togs.
In-Universe, it might be because the disguise is physically or psychologically unpleasant, or because the hero doesn't want his friends already inside to think he's a guard.
Out of universe, it's cause the hero's clothes are cooler and easier to recognize.
Edited by Mac_Rresolved Happy Little Elves Western Animation
Is there a trope for in-universe media that's loved by small children (especially Barney-esque stuff with annoying songs, repetitive catchphrases, terrible production values), but unbearable for adults?
resolved Hit with an object, object gets bent Western Animation
A cartoonish gag - a character gets hit with an object, such as a golf club, and the club gets bent to look like his sillhouette. If the character is super-strong, or very stupid, he doesn't even feel the hit.
Alternatively, a character gets hit with a frying pan, or hits a wall, and the other side of the object shows a negative imprint of his face.
resolved I was defending YOU! Western Animation
Bob criticizes Alice's behavior - she had a good thing going and screwed it up. He nags her because he doesn't understand why she did it.
Then, she reveals it - the reason Alice "screwed up" what was happening was to defend Bob. Now, Bob feels like a jerk.
For instance, Bob doesn't understand why Alice broke up with a boyfriend. It's cause the boyfriend asked her to choose between him or Bob. (Bob is Alice's friend of family member). Or, Alice and Bob work together, and Alice "screws up" a job opportunity, because the opportunity was just for her.
resolved El Farol Paradox Western Animation
A comedy gag where something is so popular, nobody can do it. Like the joke "nobody drives in New York city, there's too much traffic".
Is there a trope for that?
resolved Furry Cultural Equivalence Western Animation
A Funny Animal is stereotyped as part of the culture of the place where his real life species is found. e.g., an alligator behaves like a Florida hillbilly, a Zebra has a stereotypical African accent, a kangaroo acts like an "ocker", and so on.
What's it called when a character, who's disguised, comes up with a name based on the first things they see? For example, character A asks who character B is and what their name is, so character B comes up with "Wall-Couch-Window" because those where the first things they saw. Also sometimes character A responds with something like "Oh it must be a foreigner name"
Edited by junemew