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You know how a trope needs to be common enough to be a trend on multiple pieces of media, but also have enough meaning to affect the story in a way that defines it? Well, not on my watch, it doesn’t. Post the name and description, and maybe even some examples, of a trope you’d never want to see on this wiki. It can be People Sit On Chairs, Too Rare To Trope, The Same But More (Specific), or any other violation of wiki policy. It can even be YMMV or Trivia, too!

Also, no references to Mario Pissing or Gay—especially not the latter. If you do that, I will holler your post. Please be original.

Without further ado, let’s begin.


Toriyama Art Style: The work was drawn by Akira Toriyama or someone impersonating his art style.

Edited by PurpleEyedGuma on Nov 16th 2022 at 1:27:10 PM

WarJay77 Discarded and Feeling Blue (Troper Knight)
Discarded and Feeling Blue
#76: Sep 8th 2020 at 7:06:12 PM

[up] brb, gonna write a story with a hobosexual protagonist so we have a reason to make it into an actual trope because that's pretty funny

A slight bit of stubble on their cheek: Exactly What It Says on the Tin; a trope about characters having a little stubble, but not a lot. It's an appearance trope.

Currently Working On: Incorruptible Pure Pureness
TheGeekArtist08 Hello? Hello, hello? from Hurricane, Utah (no not really) Since: Feb, 2020 Relationship Status: Married to the job
Hello? Hello, hello?
#77: Sep 8th 2020 at 7:13:20 PM

Mewtron, if that trope from last page actually exist and it uses your definition, doesn't that make The Monster from Camping an example?

Also.

Dead By Day: Someone WILL die by daytime.

Edited by TheGeekArtist08 on Sep 8th 2020 at 9:14:12 PM

artsy geek | any pronouns | "well, if you're hearing this, then chances are you've made a very poor career choice."
BKelly95 Since: Jan, 2001
#78: Sep 8th 2020 at 7:15:11 PM

We actually kind of have Playing Alive, only it's called Of Corpse He's Alive.

thok That's Dr. Title, thank you! (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Non-Canon
That's Dr. Title, thank you!
#79: Sep 9th 2020 at 4:54:59 AM

Lobosexual: a subtrope of Single-Target Sexuality, where the target is Lobo.

KingofNightmares Since: Sep, 2016 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#80: Sep 9th 2020 at 11:01:14 AM

No Rhymes Allowed: Nowhere in the story is there any rhyming. Not even in songs.

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KungFuCutBug sick down from the bones to the other side from a broken freezer in Hell Since: Feb, 2019 Relationship Status: They're my lobster
sick down from the bones to the other side
#81: Sep 9th 2020 at 11:09:44 AM

[up]subtrope of Subverted Rhyme Every Occasion


Macbethin: a cursed MacGuffin which cannot be referred to by name, or else increasingly horrifying things will happen

Edited by KungFuCutBug on Sep 9th 2020 at 2:09:57 PM

A plague has consumed the town, summoning Pestilence, Horseman of the Apocalypse!
PointMaid Since: Jun, 2014
#82: Sep 9th 2020 at 11:11:23 AM

Already Have That Bad Trope Idea: A subtrope of It's Been Done specific to this very thread, where we propose a '"bad" trope idea only to find we have that exact trope on This Very Wiki.

audgetrouble A Gentleman Pirate from somewhere in time and space Since: Sep, 2017 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
A Gentleman Pirate
#83: Sep 9th 2020 at 11:53:53 AM

Accidental Vampirism: A vampire accidentally bites the wrong person, turning them into a vampire.

It’s not about the desti-something, it’s about the whatever.
Superjohn Joyful angel from Heaven Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
Joyful angel
#84: Sep 9th 2020 at 12:06:11 PM

Feminine transformation, Tomboyish Transformation: when the more feminine girls monster is more Cute Monster Girl, while the Tomboyish one is a more monstrous transformation.

Edited by Superjohn on Sep 11th 2020 at 8:42:35 AM

"How can I bring joy when I now know we are bringing misery to thousands of innocent people?"
audgetrouble A Gentleman Pirate from somewhere in time and space Since: Sep, 2017 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
mightymewtron Lots of coffee from New New York Since: Oct, 2012 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
Lots of coffee
#86: Sep 9th 2020 at 12:52:31 PM

Bisexy: A really hot bisexual.

I do some cleanup and then I enjoy shows you probably think are cringe.
wingedcatgirl I'm helping! from lurking (Holding A Herring) Relationship Status: Oh my word! I'm gay!
I'm helping!
#87: Sep 9th 2020 at 12:53:44 PM

Harsher In Foresight: Like Harsher in Hindsight, except it can be caused by things that happened before, too!

Trouble Cube continues to be a general-purpose forum for those who desire such a thing.
KungFuCutBug sick down from the bones to the other side from a broken freezer in Hell Since: Feb, 2019 Relationship Status: They're my lobster
sick down from the bones to the other side
#88: Sep 9th 2020 at 12:53:50 PM

But That Implies Ayn Rand Is Dead: when a character is compared to someone famous, they retort by saying that the comparison implies something about the celebrity that they don't realize is actually true

A plague has consumed the town, summoning Pestilence, Horseman of the Apocalypse!
johannes4123 Mighty demon dog-thing from The southern parts of Norway Since: Oct, 2016 Relationship Status: In denial
Mighty demon dog-thing
#89: Sep 9th 2020 at 12:54:30 PM

Afraid Of Murderers: A Character who becomes deathly afraid whenever there is a murderer nearby

The thing that was gonna be powerful, then not, then powerful again
audgetrouble A Gentleman Pirate from somewhere in time and space Since: Sep, 2017 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
A Gentleman Pirate
KJsixteen BORK from The Alola Region Since: Apr, 2019 Relationship Status: Singularity
BORK
#91: Sep 9th 2020 at 1:13:51 PM

Tailed Female Tailless Male: Female characters and/or feminine clothing have tails or tail-like designs but male characters and/or masculine clothing are tailless.

Think Latias and Latios or Low-Rank Blademaster Agnaktor Armor.

Edited by KJsixteen on Sep 9th 2020 at 4:27:42 AM

Google Snake Game.
Bluethorn Just a Mettaur from Alligator New York City Since: Jan, 2018 Relationship Status: Star-crossed
Just a Mettaur
#92: Sep 9th 2020 at 1:15:38 PM

No Bears: When no bears appear in a work.

A great Mascot Mook.
KungFuCutBug sick down from the bones to the other side from a broken freezer in Hell Since: Feb, 2019 Relationship Status: They're my lobster
sick down from the bones to the other side
KJsixteen BORK from The Alola Region Since: Apr, 2019 Relationship Status: Singularity
BORK
#94: Sep 9th 2020 at 1:17:18 PM

[up]That sounds like an awesome trope.

Selfless Snake: Snakes as heroic or sympathetic characters; basically averting Snakes Are Sinister.

Edited by KJsixteen on Sep 9th 2020 at 4:19:50 AM

Google Snake Game.
audgetrouble A Gentleman Pirate from somewhere in time and space Since: Sep, 2017 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
A Gentleman Pirate
DookieIdiotNimrod Back by Unpopular Demand from An abandoned K-Mart Since: Mar, 2020 Relationship Status: Browsing the selection
Back by Unpopular Demand
#96: Sep 9th 2020 at 1:18:26 PM

Spear turns into Fart: This one doesn’t sound like a cool trope.

wingedcatgirl I'm helping! from lurking (Holding A Herring) Relationship Status: Oh my word! I'm gay!
I'm helping!
#97: Sep 9th 2020 at 1:21:29 PM

Mild Annoyance Button: Sister trope to Berserk Button, this is when something mildly annoys a character but doesn't really qualify for "berserk".

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KJsixteen BORK from The Alola Region Since: Apr, 2019 Relationship Status: Singularity
BORK
#98: Sep 9th 2020 at 1:25:57 PM

Bleeding Rock: An inanimate object or anything else that shouldn't bleed and/or be organic and yet it does, like Lelielnote  and its Cruel and Unusual Death from Neon Genesis Evangelion.

Edited by KJsixteen on Sep 9th 2020 at 4:42:24 AM

Google Snake Game.
wingedcatgirl I'm helping! from lurking (Holding A Herring) Relationship Status: Oh my word! I'm gay!
I'm helping!
#100: Sep 9th 2020 at 3:45:13 PM

Victorian Novel Coronavirus

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