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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) The Villain lost and is punished, but theyre too far gone to recognize the punishment as one

Posted 18th Apr 2026u/CultureChimp

Extremely OP characters whose weakness is how lonely they are

Posted 18th Apr 2026u/MisterMiitopia

(Loved Meta Trope) Fan theories are so good they’re basically treated as canon.

Posted 17th Apr 2026u/No-Flow9783

[Fun Trope] Character who has a tail and uses it like a third arm.

Posted 18th Apr 2026u/you-do-it-or-you-die

[[Loved trope]] Ridiculously complicated but at the same time utterly useless invention

Posted 18th Apr 2026u/Double-Afternoon-702

Scenes that originally had nothing sexual about them, but were interpreted in that way by the internet.

Posted 17th Apr 2026u/No_Primary2726

[Loved Trope] In context, it's funny. Out of context, it's one of the most epic lines ever written.

Posted 17th Apr 2026u/ABJECT_SELF

(Loved Trope) Just because they're trying to become a better person, doesn't mean they're forgiven for their past sins

Posted 18th Apr 2026u/45rs5

Raised a good point but the group think says no

Posted 17th Apr 2026u/Astronomer_X

Choices in video games that are generally considered the "canon" choice by the fandom

Posted 18th Apr 2026u/ilikebreadabunch

[Hated] When the characters who fell in love in one film are suddenly broken up or divorced in the sequel

Posted 17th Apr 2026u/CMStan1313

(Beloved trope) EXTREMELY SPECIFIC powers and abilities, either the power itself or its implications or triggers

Posted 17th Apr 2026u/Spirited_Dust_3642

[Sad trope]: Guys who can't (or shouldn't) be hugged

Posted 17th Apr 2026u/theMCATreturns

[rare trope] queer couples no one likes

Posted 17th Apr 2026u/Basic_Dingo6487

(VERY tragic trope) Terms/symbols that had a positive meaning corrupted or stolen by bigots to have a whole different meaning.

Posted 17th Apr 2026u/Jielleum

Unexpected IRL deaths or departures drastically change stories.

Posted 17th Apr 2026u/laybs1

[Controversal Trope] Companies made statements really dumb considering what kind of fans they were talking to

Posted 17th Apr 2026u/Yakuza-wolf_kiwami

Posted 18th Apr 2026u/Mister-E_92

“I hate you because you remind me of who I am/can never be”

Posted 18th Apr 2026u/Geoconyxdiablus

[Loved Trope] Villains whose speeches are so memorable you memorize them by heart

Posted 18th Apr 2026u/Same_Independent9758

[Loved Trope] Hybrid Heroes (art by @primusibi)

Posted 18th Apr 2026u/Any-Conference-701

A short lived villain/antagonist is surprisingly popular within the fandom(memes still counts)

Posted 17th Apr 2026u/TastyPomelo2330

[World Building/Design Trope] WHAT DO YOU MEAN THEY'RE THE SAME SPECIES?

Posted 18th Apr 2026u/Doodles_n_Scribbles

(Loved Trope) the hero ends up adopting the child of its dead enemy

Posted 18th Apr 2026u/IlSignorGranchio

(Beloved trope) Enemies with extremely polarising views form a truce to take on a bigger threat (bonus points if they warm up to each other)

Posted 17th Apr 2026u/Critical_Mountain851

[Hated Trope] Name of media DOES NOT correlate to what the media is about

Posted 18th Apr 2026u/Training-Dog-6082

[Hated Trope] Games That Limit the Party Size While Having A Lot Of Unique Companions

Posted 18th Apr 2026u/SomeCringeUsernameNo

The main character’s idol isn’t secretly a jerk and they are pretty nice people

Posted 17th Apr 2026u/MrDitkovichNeedsRent

(Loved Trope) Undead kings

Posted 18th Apr 2026u/Ieanice44

Characters redesigned to be an absolute brick wall

Posted 18th Apr 2026u/IndicationQuick4011

Characters whose power is invisibility

Posted 17th Apr 2026u/CaloyBine

An adaption changes the original message, because the original message was terrible.

Posted 17th Apr 2026u/Sensitive_Ad_1752

[Loved Trope] The villain's response to being outplayed? "That's not fair."

Posted 17th Apr 2026u/jbeast33

Animated media briefly becomes live action

Posted 18th Apr 2026u/travischickencoop

(common trope) the heat wave episode

Posted 17th Apr 2026u/atrocidarthes

Villainous Creator, Heroic Creation

Posted 18th Apr 2026u/Boring_Sir_572

Adaptation that changed certain parts of a character’s origin that became popular among fans

Posted 18th Apr 2026u/Boring_Sir_572

[Scaling Trope] Considered laughably weak in-universe, would literally kill any person in a fight IRL

Posted 17th Apr 2026u/shady-suspicious

Villains that hate the heroes specifically for their capacity to hope and love

Posted 18th Apr 2026u/PharrowXL

(Loved Trope) Unusually Caked-up males

Posted 17th Apr 2026u/Necessary-Win-8730

A perfectly innocuous word(s) in a sentence gets censored, giving it dirty connotations.

Posted 17th Apr 2026u/Daniilsa209

[LOVED TROPE] Characters that glue the team togheter

Posted 18th Apr 2026u/LouisGustavo

Humans with guns for arms

Posted 17th Apr 2026u/GenericGaming

[Animation trope]: Impact frames

Posted 18th Apr 2026u/theMCATreturns

Creepy kids wearing creepy mask

Posted 18th Apr 2026u/Tight-Mousetrap

Characters who cannot lie, what other brothers can’t deny

Posted 17th Apr 2026u/Gimpcar

Original in universe games

Posted 17th Apr 2026u/some-kind-of-no-name

[Loved Tropes] Silly Acronyms

Posted 17th Apr 2026u/Borgisium

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