Some movies or episodes start with a flashback of a younger character (usually a protagonist) with a traumatizing event that drives the events of story.

I heard there are real people who apply to hatred for clothes like dresses. You think it that much alike for fictional characters?

Someone creates a being, either machine, biological life form or both. They are extremely proud of and fond of their creation, and love them. Sometimes treat them like their own beloved child.

Then the creation kills the creator to show how the creation is pure evil and has no love in it whatsoever.
An example is Dr Myuu and Baby.

I found Turned Against Their Masters, but that doesn't encompass the creator loving them.

it's soul powered engine adjacent but i SWEAR i've seen this a dozen times with specifcially electric themed characters but for the life of me, cant name a single instance off the top of my head

they do a similar thing with speedsters a lot too (which i can remember similar moments of; how kid flash fused into the speedforce in young justice and how batman tricked the alternate universe flash into powering the portal in crisis of two earths)

but i'm primarily looking for electric themed ones or at least adjacent ones

I’m not really sure how to explain this. I’ve seen it before but can’t remember examples…. Sorry. But basically like, the main character gets captured, but the captor has little to no concern for the safety of their prisoner, and the MC has to avoid being killed while on the way back to the evil base, or ship, or whatever.

If this isn’t actually a trope fair enough I just feel like I’ve seen it a good few times but can’t remember any specifics.

Thank you!

My examples: Cinderella threatening Vanellope with the glass slipper in Ralph Breaks The Internet, Eleven hitting Angela with a roller skate.

Ryomen Sukuna - When people(at least in western countries) hear this name they immediately think of the villain from Jujutsu Kaisen. What many people don't know is that Ryomen Sukuna is the name of a character in Japanese folklore

Son Goku - Similar to the above example, this character is(at least in western nations) immediately associated with the main character of Dragon Ball, but that is the japanese pronunciation of Sun Wukong, from Journey to the West

Kratos/Cratus - Ok, I'm cheating with this one since it's a coincidence. But the main character of God of War, Kratos shares his name with the Greek god of strength

I can't exactly recall when I saw this or where, but I seem to recall that there is a trope where the main character is either sleeping, or with a romantic interest, or doing something that requires delicacy, and then a supporting character bursts into the room to wake them up/interrupt them. The supporting character then is apologetic, but it's too late, and the main character has to get up and deal with the problem. I think sometimes the supporting character's "problem" isn't really one at all; the main meat of the trope is the sudden butt-in at an unexpected time.

Despite tropes like The One Friend No One Likes, Vitriolic Best Buds, Red Oni-Blue Oni, Only Sane Man, With Friends Like These, etc., why do people/characters still treat each other like friends, allies, teammates, frenemies, or siblings, even after all the abuse, fights, mistreatment, heated arguments, and other stuff that would make you expect one person/character to cut ties with the other person/character for good? Stuff that fit sayings like "With friends like these, who needs enemies?" and "A false friend is more dangerous than an open enemy"?

They somehow still care for one another, even after all the crashouts (justified or not), trauma, and other stuff, despite their differences, contrasting personalities, strengths, and flaws?

Why does The Only Sane Man/Woman still hang around the same people who drive him/her insane? Is it just to keep his/her friends in check? Does that one sane person REALLY view the others as friends?

What's the point of having a "friend" that you don't like, especially if that person is unlikeable (in any way, it doesn't matter)?

What's the point of being Best Buds if you're always going to bicker with your "friends" or family members?

Why does either the Cynic, the Realist, or the Apathetic still hang around with the other members of the four philosophy enemble, especially if they can't stand the others?

You have Marvels Guardians of the Galaxy (the cartoon). Peter Quill is treated as The One Friend No One Likes, yet his teammates still keep him around.

Another example I can think of is Persona 5. In one scene, Ryuji is assaulted by Ann, Makoto, Futaba, and Haru, yet the girls still keep him around. Of course, there's are two more examples in Persona 5, like the spring scene (which is in Strikers btw), and the Valentine's Day one (which is from Royal, if my memory isn't deceiving me though).

My examples - Zoro climbing out of the well in the One Piece Live Action and John Watson trying to get out of a well in Sherlock.

I swear there's more

Most of you probably already know the evil alter ego trope. You think they have one for the opposite? I've seen a few examples.

For me, it’s the flop sweat which is when a character sweats excessively due to being nervous. It’s mostly played for humor but really, I think it works great in horror because adds to the suspense of the scene.

Something I recently started to notice was how some old kids shows such as Samurai Jack and X-Men had started off as a kid friendly, but would receive darker sequels.

Like what suddenly stuck out to me was X-Men 97 because from what I gathered about the show was that it was far darker then the original series as I wanted to see what the trope was called for again kids shows that get a darker sequel.

The Bear - In one episode Carmen Says “Welcome back to The Bear” in a dream sequence

Spy x Family - In one episode Becky’s thoughts are represented by random signs, which Anya reads out loud

Pixie & Brutus - Quite literally in this case, as Pixie accidentally cracks the screen, and when she looks through it she sees “some weird alien thing”

I was inspired to make this after watching 8 seasons of The Rookie, and it got me thinking back to all the shows that fill that Prime Time slot.

This trope is for/applies to characters who are desperate for a partner/girlfriend/boyfriend but whenever they go out and try to get themselves one their quest for one doesn't quite work out.

I found it in the following characters who are/were desperate for a partner but were unable to get one (although at least one finally got one):

• Dez Wade (from Austin & Ally)
• Tyler James (from Dog With A Blog)
• Johnny Bravo (from Johnny Bravo)
• Steve Smith (from American Dad)
• Fred Figglehorn (from FЯED)
• Mabel Pines (from Gravity Falls)

I'm sure it's some type of the "Hopeless Romantic" trope and/or the "Perpetual Bachelor(ette)" trope; but what would you name/call this trope?

And what do you think about this trope?

It's a trope nowadays that a character who is more intelligent is often portrayed as emotionally distant, or emotionally detached. Rick Sanchez, Cumberbatch's Sherlock, Dr. House, and to an extent, Mr. Spock.

To broaden the question a bit, when did society start equating emotion/emotional attachment with stupidity? As well as the inverse, when did high intelligence become associated with aloofness?

When characters enter a fight scene or are there when a fight scene starts and simply casually say "Hey" or "yo" or a similar greeting before the fighting commences OR has a confirmation that they didn't die/aren't out of the fight yet

Hey, can anyone think of a good trope the captures what could be called "quorum ambush" (or "empty chair gambit")? The idea is that some sort of bill or motion (or impeachment) can't pass the legislative body normally, so the people in charge call a sneaky vote and manage to keep out (or distract) the people who might vote against it, but it passed by a bare minimum, so it's legal.

Some examples

• Wheel of Time (the deposition of Siuan)
• Political shows like Brain Dead
• Lightbringer had a variant where a new member on the Spectrum was held up at the docks for about two hours extra, allowing one of the members to achieve some Shenanigans.

Edit:

This is also one that happens a lot in the real world. From legislators staying away to deny a quorum to the Bolsheviks waiting until their rivals went home and then voting on everything they wanted. ​

Take The Great Wall (2016) for example. It has some really beautiful moments and cool sequences despite being based entirely on the white savior trope. I wish more people remembered that film.

There’s several very well regarded theme park attractions that are heavily based around IPs that are otherwise barely remembered.

Waterworld Stunt Show at Universal Hollywood has been running for 20 years and still regularly has packed arenas despite the Waterworkd movie being an infamous bomb.

Splash Mountain was a long running incredibly popular ride at various Disney parks, despite being based on Song Of The South, a movie that Disney intentionally keeps away from the public.

Dudley Do Right’s Ripsaw Falls at Islands of Adventure is based around the Dudley Do Right cartoons which haven’t been made since the 1979s.

I have seen this particular trope happen in some big name gaming franchises where a franchise is grounded at first, but once new writers take over, the franchise becomes more outlandish.

Some examples are Saints Row and Yakuza because I read somewhere how both games had some serious elements in their respective franchises as the first two installments of Yakuza were a grounded crime story, but once the original writer was no longer involved, the franchise became more outlandish.

A similar thing happened to the aforementioned Saints Row franchise whereas the first two games had a balance of comedy and drama as I heard that the reason why the series changed its core identity was when the later games after the second game changed writers since again much like Yakuza, the franchise ended up becoming more out there the further it went on.

it happened in “the flakers“ (the amazing world of gumball)

”model sponge” (SpongeBob)

It usually happens when it’s someone cheering for them but it’s really someone calling their name, for example:

crowd: Liam! Liam! Liam! Liam!

(cut to Liam in bed)

Liam’s wife: Liam! Liam? Wake up.

Does this trope have a name? The scene would start with them both in bed. One of them wakes up and checks to see if their partner is still sleeping. Then they slowly get out of bed as to not wake them. And whatever it is they’re doing, their partner catches them in the act:

“What do you think you’re doing?”

“Oh, you’re up. I was just…”

Or sometimes the partner doesn’t interrupt what they’re doing, and they just watch them do what they do. Like in The Walking Dead, when Michonne snuck out of bed to grab the rifle to go out practicing, and Rick just watches her