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A community to share your favourite character tropes with the community. From characters with similar themes, to weapons with matching vibes.

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"Fanbase opinionsshould not be counted as tropes." TVtropes: (kinda relevant post)

Posted 12th Jul 2025u/Doot_revenant666

Probably the most controversial one , honest thoughts on "No Kill Rule"? What are the most egrigious examples of it in your opinion? What media makes it work in your opinion?

Posted 27th Mar 2025u/Doot_revenant666

(Loved Trope) Comedy shows get very serious out of nowhere.

Posted 2nd Feb 2026u/Boring-Bear9037

bad guy so awful that even other bad guys are disgusted by them

Posted 2nd Feb 2026u/damorezpl

(Loved Trope) Characters that are super flirty, but they're not creeps

Posted 2nd Feb 2026u/and-meggy-hash

(Loved trope) Everyone else thinks the main protagonist is just a side character.

Posted 2nd Feb 2026u/Gamer-of-Action

(Loved trope) unnecessary censorship

Posted 2nd Feb 2026u/Necessary_Muffin3591

Character sees their crush with another person, is jealous/sad at first, but realizes that sometimes things just aren’t meant to be and they accept it

Posted 2nd Feb 2026u/MrDitkovichNeedsRent

[Loathed Trope] Somehow, the entire world revolves around this ONE FUCKNG GUY

Posted 2nd Feb 2026u/driku12

"Video Game Trauma"

Posted 2nd Feb 2026u/IllustriousAd6418

There was zero practical reason to do that, the character themself was just trying to look cool

Posted 2nd Feb 2026u/fhxefj

They may be evil, but they’re not racist

Posted 2nd Feb 2026u/Critical_Mountain851

[HILARIOUS TROPE] To make a character sexy, you make them look like Markiplier.

Posted 2nd Feb 2026u/Eripmavs_D_Yraid

The lovable, funny, dorky character turns lethal and monstrous after being pushed to the edge

Posted 2nd Feb 2026u/SatoruGojo232

Protagonist vows to kill the antagonist and says it directly to them.

Posted 2nd Feb 2026u/Imaginary-Picture-35

[Anime/Manga Trope] Series starts with main character being struck by a vehicle

Posted 2nd Feb 2026u/SableZard

Real life materials given supernatural properties

Posted 2nd Feb 2026u/Snoo96346

[Loved Trope] The "No! You dense motherfucker. This is how i killed them!" Confession/Outburst

Posted 2nd Feb 2026u/HurtfulDrax

(Funny trope) Yes, they pulled that. No, we won’t explain how.

Posted 2nd Feb 2026u/_JR28_

Female characters who we see start off with an average build, but later become muscular

Posted 2nd Feb 2026u/ComprehensiveBox6911

Godlike being in love with an ordinary mortal being

Posted 2nd Feb 2026u/ComprehensiveBox6911

The Only Thing I Eat Is Bread

Posted 2nd Feb 2026u/KurtaKlutch

(Loved tropes) Simple plots that spiral into chaos

Posted 2nd Feb 2026u/Dojyaaan4C

[Loved Sad Trope] Typically stoic or restrained characters have such a heavy emotional breakdown that they lapse into extreme anguish or ugly crying.

Posted 2nd Feb 2026u/jbeast33

(Mixed-Trope) The Character You Think Will Be The Big Bad Dies And Gets Replaced By a Bigger Bad

Posted 2nd Feb 2026u/GayTrees420

When a character's naivety or innocence isn't taken advantage of or punished

Posted 1st Feb 2026u/VanGrants

[Loved Trope] Superhero deconstructions that are actually good

Posted 2nd Feb 2026u/Phantasm_Snaps

A very small character tidbit is surprisingly kept consistent for years

Posted 2nd Feb 2026u/_JR28_

(loved trope) using a silly videogame to tell a peak story

Posted 2nd Feb 2026u/AstronautDry8118

[Loved Trope] Character has skin in my favorite colour

Posted 2nd Feb 2026u/HIGHGROUNDHUNTER

Installments so hated even hardcore fans would rather not talk about it

Posted 1st Feb 2026u/TastyPomelo2330

[Hated Trope] Perverted old men in anime

Posted 2nd Feb 2026u/Agile_Coast_4385

Peter: I hope we pass a McDaniels or a Burger Queen. Quagmire: Oh, that's right, we're on television. Joe: I could really go for a flame-broiled Bopper! Quagmire: This is so frustrating. We all know what we're talking about.

Posted 2nd Feb 2026u/IllustriousAd6418

"I used to relate to X, now I relate more with Y"

Posted 2nd Feb 2026u/SilentAd773

[Retroactively strange trope] The covid season

Posted 1st Feb 2026u/Justifiably_Bad_Take

[Hated Trope] Good guy watches as innocent person is murdered

Posted 2nd Feb 2026u/Squidwardbigboss

When the villain is revealed to have been behind many bad events.

Posted 2nd Feb 2026u/Silly-Milly-420

The male character is the one who falls in love with the monster/alien/etc

Posted 1st Feb 2026u/Altruistic_Eye_1157

Villain goes through motive decay.

Posted 2nd Feb 2026u/ChampionshipHorror95

[Visual trope]: Character vanishes behind thin object

Posted 2nd Feb 2026u/theMCATreturns

A chance at redemption..? I rather die

Posted 2nd Feb 2026u/lightmiss

Side characters who discovered the entire sinister plot early but were either ignored or silenced before the MC found out

Posted 1st Feb 2026u/Taafe

Literally everything is directly their fault or can be traced back to them

Posted 2nd Feb 2026u/Mother-Whereas1838

Siblings played by the same actor

Posted 1st Feb 2026u/BillythenotaKid

Female Villains who are Absolutely Terrifying

Posted 1st Feb 2026u/Grouchy_Raccoon_6681

Instant aura loss

Posted 2nd Feb 2026u/France_Ball_Mapper

[Funny Trope] Translations that say something so hilariously inaccurate to the source that it becomes a fandom injoke

Posted 1st Feb 2026u/Mr_Mister2004

Posted 2nd Feb 2026u/Sapphic_Starlight

[loved trope] very large brutish-looking character that is actually both extremely inteligent and cautious in spite of their apperance

Posted 1st Feb 2026u/fillipo9

Lone character got a daughter against their will and ended up loving them to death.

Posted 2nd Feb 2026u/hendralely

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