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>writers' idea board
>its full of multiple pairs of the same villain

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>student becomes the master

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>>86058055
>It's an episode where the doppelganger(s) replace one of the characters/most of the main cast
>Friend of the characters notices that something's not right with them, but only because of a small little thing that only they would understand

warms my fucking heart, everytime

>>86058114
This would make a good horror movie too

>>86058090
This webm is genius.

>>86058055
>character is obsessed with a certain criminal
>has room full of newspaper clippings that no one knows about until the protagonists accidentally find it

> characters arsenal stash
> There is that one super cool weapon he never uses

>>86058291
Isn't that kind of the plot of The Thing?

>>86058055
>Character's closet
>It's full of references to past episodes and outfits they'd worn in them

>>86058114
On the flipside, a trope I hate:

>Doppleganger replaces a main character
>Can't act like character for shit, doesn't even know the character's friend's and family's names.
>Everyone's a little weirded out but doesn't suspect anything until the real character shows up

>>86059752
Bet you hated superior huh?

>>86058629
>big battle late in the show
>they use it

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>>86058055
>Villain spends too much time making a long-winded speech or posing to look badass. Hero invokes a Why Don't Ya Just Shoot Him? and attacks the villain.
>Villain doesn't have a chance to get back up, just keeps getting his shit beaten in

>>86059924
GotG almost pulled this off perfectly.

>>86059924
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYGRIGwR7Uo

>hero knocks down villain in a manner that seems decisive
>villain stands right the fuck back up, saying something to the effect of "are you done?"
>villain lays smackdown on hero

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Character is secretly incredibly wealthy, but slums with friends who have no money until one day when they find him dead in the doorway, and everyone is a suspect. But he faked his own death, and has been living as a lumberjack in the north woods under the name of the man he believes is responsible for his sister's disappearance.

>>86061326
That trope has been used over and over, I'm a little tired of it honestly

>>86058055
adn they still have a hard time choosing their outfift

>>86058291
That's apparently what Black Swan started out as. Ghostly doppelganger/"understudies" trying to replace performers.

>>86059924
>Hero invokes a Why Don't Ya Just Shoot Him?
back to tvtropes with you

>>86058055
I have 30 white t-shirts in my closet, i invoke this trope quite often.

>Character on team dies
>Replacement is a former villain

>>86063244
>Everyone is extremely uncomfortable about the whole affair
>villain included

>>86058055
>Comic relief character get serious he's actually powerful and terrifying
>Bonus his teammates find a room of defeated and terrified henchmen

>>86059445
South Park is great at this

Character is actually married to a pet or family member.

>>86058114
>>86059752

I kind of like when these are combined for laughs:

>Doppleganger replaces a main character
>Can't act like character for shit, doesn't even know the character's friend's and family's names.
>Despite the obvious mistakes no one but character's friend notices
>Friend tries desperately to convince everyone else, but they brush him off even as doppleganger mistakes get bigger and bigger

>>86064485
Wait, what? What's an example of this?

>>86058750
well the ending worked out a little different but yeah generally

>>86064485
What the actual hell?

>>86059445
>>86059445

Smallville did this with Lois, it was great

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>It's the episode where a bunch of friends go into a character's nightmare to fight their inner demons
It's a mix of wtf and feels man

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>The same character from different timelines/dimensions start gathering in one place due to some event
>One of them is in a tuxedo

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>villain has no real reason for committing awful acts, other than "it's fun"
It makes me hate the villain more if they do it just because it gets them off, or they're "curious" about the end result.

>>86058055
>The racist, sexist, bigoted character is also one of the kindest, fairest, bravest, most decent, loyal characters in the show
I might have been rewatching Life on Mars recently

>>86065362
I take it you don't enjoy Wander over yonder then?

>>86058092
Can't tell you how much I hate that reaction picture. Everything in this stupid paper smile smells of cold pizza mountain dew and rotten doritos

>>86061681
>tvtropes
This whole thread is about tropes

>Hero hates the villain and feels they are different.
>Villain speaks (slightly vaguely) about the different evil acts, implying to referring to themselves
>Except they arent and they are actually referring to all the different evil things the hero did to get to this point
>bonus points if those actions were worse than even what the villain has done.

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>>86065266
>Some of the versions of the character are from past episodes and some are from episodes yet to be seen at that point.

I fucking love when this happens.

>Evil female pretends to love MC
>Over time, her feelings become more genuine
>When it's time for the big betrayal, she defects to the hero side or at the very least lets him go

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>villain helps the heroes before leaving/dying
>it becomes a badass redemption arc

>>86058090
I how someone sent that to Tom.

>the main character's gf/female love interest turns out to be the main villain

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>Really crazy time travel shit.

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>It's a villain and hero are trapped together episode
>Bonus points: Newfound respect gained OR villain/hero have switched sides

>>86065794
thread about tropes =/= thread for you to copy paste shit from tvtropes
learn to think for yourself
faggot

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>>86059924
>villain just keeps talking about his plan not giving a fuck while the hero approaches him annihilating his henchmen

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>Villain's whose entire raison d'etre is to cause wanton destruction
>Inordinately pleased about doing so

The ShuShu from Wakfu/Doufus are some of the funniest villains, everything they do is for "l'Carnage". I think WH40K Orks are the other major example of this trope.

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>Reason You Suck Speech
>No Heroes, No Villains
>Mood Soundtrack

>>86066624
why rewrite your whole idea when
there is a common phrase that covers it.
faggot

>>86061275
I like this done in reverse. Especially if it's Superman pretending to get hurt.

>>86063304
>Pause in the dramatic action
>Villain attempts awkward smalltalk

>>86059752
superiorspider-man.jpg

>>86067102
>heroes see villain again
>heroes lay the utter smackdown on them
>"I'm on your team!"

>illidan stormrage's whole concept.

>>86067199
Huh?

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>Most of superhero's villains are all aware what they are doing is evil and are doing it for a reason or just for fun.
>That one genuinely insane villain who thinks they are the hero and in the right.

Makes them all the more interesting. Dr. Screwball Jones and Zsasz comes to mind.

>>86065449
You would love hell or high water

>>86063612
>incompetent fighter or non-fighter/support character perfectly masters only one attack.
>it's the most powerful atttack

>>86067199
once hero, made ultimate sacrifice, corrupting himself to fight his enemy, but was betrayed by his friends for doing so. and even after, he did not seek vengeance he simply attempted to continue fighting the legion

>Closeup as music dramatically crescendos
>"Will you guys knock that off!"
>Cut to a small orchestra shuffling away

>Villain is all about fighting with honor and shit
>Goes so far as to fuck up one of his own minions when they interrupt his one-on-one fight
>Never changes his beliefs or joins the protagonists, but spends his last moments praising them as a worthy foe

>Character takes a large blow to the head
>Flatly says a non-sequitor before falling unconscious

>Character attempts to sneak by undetected
>Accidentally makes a fuckton of noise, possibly leveling a building in the process
>Nobody notices
>Makes a floorboard lightly squeak
>Everybody's on his ass at once

>Great and powerful wizard tries to impress everyone with fancy spells
>Reactions are mild at best
>Does a simple parlour-trick like pretending to pull his thumb off
>OH CHRIST WHAT THE SHIT BURN THE WITCH

>Cabinet/Safe/Fridge/Building falls on a character from above
>Knocking noise, followed by that character opening the object from the inside and stepping out
I don't know why but it kills me everytime.

>"Stop it with the jokes! you're killing me-- GHGHGghGHGH YER KILLIN' ME, YER KILLIN' ME!"

>>86058114
There was an xfiles episode where FakeMulder hits on Skully.

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>>86065566
Oh, no, don't get me wrong, I love WoY.
I just love to hate a villain even more if they have no reason to be doing what they're doing to innocent people. A villain with a sad backstory is one i'm probably going to feel for rather than hate, unless they do some really awful shit that renders their backstory null to their actions.

>"what is this a cartoon?"

>>86067345
>Characters slowly turn towards the screen

>>86061326
...huh

>>86067322
She didn't notice though

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>Keikaku

>>86065266
>>86065872
>there's even some alternate ones that are just other characters in MC's clothes
BATB did it right

>>86058055
What is "the report of the week" for $500?

>character throws something off screen
>screeching_cat.wav

>>86065988
I really hate this one.
Especially if she's done some bad shit but only she get's to turn over a new leaf.

>>86066707
I wish there more stories majorly featuring ShuShu.
They're strangely adorable, especially if they're been sealed in something.

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>>86067009
>Protagonist whose been a legit prick doesn't get let off lightly after

>Character is kind of a jerk and bye the looks of it a villain too
>"Aw, he's got his reasons for doing those things and he's just misguided. Maybe if they just re-"
>Nope, no nevermind. Not just a villain but a real monster.
Best kind of bait and switch.

>Heroes is having a moral conflict with another character
>That character has a fair and reasonable point
>Oh look no, they were lying and they're totally evil never mind.
Even worse if the Heroes reasoning and decisions are flimsy as hell. I'm looking at you Animated Combiner Wars.

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>Character is a horrible person
>Narrative makes them understandable without asking you to forgive them

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>Hero cheers up their (usually lower level) villain when they have a bad day

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>>86074226
Actually
>any instance of the heroes watching out for their villain

>>86058055

My wife won't let me do this.

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>Hero: Hey friend/sidekick, I'm sorry I treated you like crap, ignored you, abused you and screwed you over, but I need you're help to save this other person who means everything to me. Help me?
>Friend/Sidekick: Yeah ok

>>86058055

Love it when they look over their closet, it's all the same thing, and they ale remarks as if they were different.

>Hero and Big Bad team up to fight Bigger Bad
>Learn a lot about each other even if they still are enemies

Warms my heart, even if it's fiction, it's nice to think characters who hate each other could possibly be friends

> hero's love interest gets fucked retarded

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>>86066139
>Villain helps the hero before fighting them himself

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>that "female villain who teases protagonist" character actually pays off but her character stays consistent, not making a 180 to be with the hero
I think Catwoman has fallen into this a couple times part of the reason Talia is best

>>86058055
This happened quite a bit of Fraction's run of the X-Men, but I love it when the hero outplans the hero. Not as in, they fight longer and harder then their foes. As in the hero creates a plan right from the outset that ensures their victory.

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>now all I have to do is press this one buh-

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>its a "villain is revealed to have a complex morality and inner demons" episode
>its a "the good guys arent always good and the bad guys areny 100% evil" episode

I am a sucker for truth bombs and shattered revelations and grey moralty.

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>Villain A is better than your typical villain because he has honour!
Sure 'honour' can be an admirable trait but it doesn't make you a good person.
It's not even a selfless trait, you're still doing it for your own sake.

and
>Writer wants villain to be sympathetic and complex
>They just introduce a blander, typical evil villain with no depth to make the original look better by comparison

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Ok so not technically a trope but when
>It's a series with decent size cast that isn't afraid to kill them
>two or three seasons later, the cast size is down 1/3rd of what it was
>Your fave who was an easy death target is still going strong

>>86059445
now i have to rewatch south park. i never noticed this

>>86076825
...it sounds more like you hate those, you sure you are on the right thread?

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>>86059752
>>86064533

PPG did it best.

>>86077038
Yeah but I'm not the first and the last time I checked there was 'no tropes you hate' thread.

Both posting the stuff you love and the shit you hate is gratifying either way.

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>characters shrink down and go inside other main character

>>86075964
Casca?

>>86076246
>Villain is related to a protagonist

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>>86058055
>All seems lost, villain seems to have won
>Main character starts fighting again as the theme song to the tv show/movie starts playing

>>86077170
fuck inner-space episodes are so fun, especially when they have to get to a certain area of the body to save the character

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>Villain is more afraid of the IRS than they are the heroes

>>86077123
guess you have a point there

>>86078336
you should be afraid

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G56VgsLfKY4

>>86074226
And she paid him back by kidnapping and torturing his sidekick.

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>>86076885
he's such a useless douchebag but i'll be damned if he's not my fave

>>86074266
Barry is a good guy.

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>>86067290
You and I should grab a drink sometime.

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>>86074266
>Got me again, Flash!

>>86079934
>Barry
You wish.

>>86058114
>Doppelganger is having a tough as hell time trying to fill the characters place
>Realizes that the characters life really sucks
>Just walks out

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>The Villain is secretly the Hero from the future/bizzaro world/alternate universe
Alternatively
>The Hero is their own Villain

>>86067035
Because just straight quoting the title of Tropes Articles Is Super Fucking Cringy, Newfag

>>86058608
I hadnt seen this one for a while. I was glad they included it in the new Tick pilot, just so I could get my fix

>>86067199
I'm honestly curious if there are a lot of other characters who have that same arc. Something about the warcraft angle is making it feel more unique than it probably is.

>Buddy episode where hero and villain have to temporarily work together

>flashback episode of stuff that never happened

>>86076441
>Villain has a moment of clarity and realizes how far they have fallen. It is even better if the villain was once a hero but fell into villainy slowly.

>Character A walks in on Character B in the middle of a compromising phone call/shady business deal
>It's never brought up again

Bonus points if the implied scenario would be way out of character for B

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>>86080875

>cast is trapped in a room together
>reminisce on past adventures while laying down commentary
>clerks animated did it the best
a clip show pretty much

>>86061326
ugh fucking dexter

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>characters get trapped in versions of their perfect life
>bonus points if it's really sad

That one ep of Justice League(can't remember the name)
had Batman and Supes hallucinating about a world where his parents never died, and a world where Krypton never blew up, respectively

>>86081239
FOR THE MAN WHO HAS EVERYTHING
It's really good

>>86080875
or getting even more tragic when
>knowing that it is too late to redeem and has no choice but becoming the villain.

>>86065449
You should try Prison Break, you'll love T-Bag for this reason

>>86081333
>I am in blood Stepped in so far that, should I wade no more,Returning were as tedious as go o'er.

>>86081323

That's it, ty famallama

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>>86080962
>Flashback episode
>Flashbacks are either from a different perspective or adventures that weren't in an episode

>>86062678
All my shirts and shorts are various shades of grey. My boxer briefs however are red, white, blue, and also grey

>>86066521
>insane time travel shit that somehow all ties together in the end through a stable time loop

I don't care if it makes no sense physically, when that shit gets pulled off well my dick breaks the Mohs scale.

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>>86082866
>my dick breaks the Mohs scale
Mah Nigga

>joke character ends up saving the day

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>>86065362
Please don't use a Higurashi reaction image when what you're implying has nothing to do with said scene that you're depicting.

>>86083512
>Bad future
>Joke character becomes a badass

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>>86083825
>bad future
>everyone is ripped

>>86065794
>he thinks tvtropes invented tropes

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>It's a "D-listers save everyone's asses" episode
>it's a "D-listers all die saving everyone's asses" episode
>It's a "D-listers all die saving everyone's asses and no one even knows- everyone still thinks they're stupid bums" episode

rest in motherfucking piece

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I don't have any /co/-related screencaps of this, but evil rulers who don't treat their minions like crap, and have the respect of their underlings.

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>Its the hero is actually the villain series

>>86084526
Holy shit I wish I saw this more

>>86084526
Damn is this shit good?

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>>86083630
Reminder that Bernkastel did nothing wrong.

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>>86080875
>tfw this is literally how Fist of the b0rf Star ends
>tfw Garfiki was good kitty in the end

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xl2shdijDGk

>>86067290
>Great and powerful wizard tries to impress everyone with fancy spells
>Reactions are mild at best
>Does a simple parlour-trick like pretending to pull his thumb off
>OH CHRIST WHAT THE SHIT BURN THE WITCH

I want to see more of this. This is one of the most underused visual gags ever.

On my end?

>Evil villains brag about their latest accomplishments
>Quietest villain finally has chance to speak
>Does something mundane
>Other villains look at him like he's motherfucking Satan

>>86084526
I like that, and the opposite, where minions follow their evil rulers because they believe in them in some way that's not cultish.

>>86084879
its not, its actually really bad
it has a few, incredibly rare shining moments though

>>86080355
what's cringy is you getting upset over a website

>>86079934
That's Wally, dude

>>86070978
or
>car siren
>random voice/dialogue from strangers

>>86064533
>>86077074
Need more examples of this.

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>person with intimidating armor turns out to be very attractive
>bonus points if is a woman

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>fastball specials
>characters using minimal movement to avoid attacks

>>86084879
>>86085440
It's not that bad.

It's decent. The BBEG has a few beating his minions moments, but respects his generals.

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>Alternate universe
>Main villains are the heroes
>One of them sacrifices themselves for the mission to succeed
>Original universe see their original evil-counter parts with a new and sad light

>>86085699
Not /co/, but I love how in Trailer Park Boys, every time there's a gun fight in the park, there's an offscreen voice yelling "WHAT IN THE FUCK" or "FUCK OFF WITH THE GUNS."

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>>86076885
Kaze from Gantz.

>>86076885
Fuck Danganronpa. All my favorite characters got killed. Great Gozu, Tengan, Seiko, and Izayoi, and yet Weedman is still alive.

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>>86058055
>Final showdown
>Hero is on his way to fight the ultimate villain
> hero has to run the guantlet, consisting of enemies from the past, with no rest between
I wish this happened more in cartoons.

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>>86075964

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>>86086044
>Old rival/first enemy appears
>He is the enemy before the final boss
>Rival is stronger than the enemies before
>Once defeated, he ends up cheering up the hero
>If things go south in the final match, he even saves the hero

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>>86086044
I remember this happening in Katanagatari, but I can't think of any western cartoon that did this.

>>86081619
Huh? T-bag has none of those positive traits, he's a scumbag to the core.

>Hero and Big Bad have a lot of respect for each other
>Big threat shows up and they have no problem working together until the threat is gone
>Big Bad goes back to business as usual as soon as it's over

Lot of different bonus points:
>the Hero and Big Bad are way more in sync and more effective than any other team
>Hero and Big Bad have wildly different ways of handling problems and the Big Bad adds something the Hero's team desperately needs
>Hero and Big Bad joke about it like old friends before happily going back to fighting each other
>Bigger threat offers Big Bad a really good deal, seemingly everything the Big Bad wants, Big Bad refuses, leaving the Bigger threat dumbfounded

>>86078818
ssshhh.

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>Former evil guy joins the team
>Becomes best character

>>86058055
>an episode focusing on a supporting character
>BONUS: the main character doesn't appear

>Hero and Big Bad look to each other from a distance, we sense the tension

>prequel episode
>BONUS: a dead character returns

>Something get's wrecked or a big criminal activity is pulled off, but there's evidence all over that points to the reoccurring villain
>"Sorry, not me this time"

>Bonus if the heroes have to apologise because they ruined a perfectly innocent activity he was engaged in while confronting him.

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>>86084526
>Villains, on the same team or not, are friends and genuinely care for each other.

>standoff between hero and villain
>villain: "we're not so different, you and I"
>hero doesn't go "we're NOTHING alike!!" but instead considers what the villain said and engage in a civil discussion
I've yet to ever see this anywhere
Please show me some instances where this happens

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>A Villain who's only a villain because they failed.

>>86086830
or
>a villain is a villain because he has no friends and no one ever acknowledge him/her
become even more heartbroken
>the protagonists make similar mistakes, but they are not the villains because their friends rooting for them.
or even worse
>the protagonists end up lecturing the villain even they are oblivious to villain's past or never experience that loneliness.

>>86058055
>Character knows both a hero and their alternate ego, but doesn't know the two are the same person.
>Treats the two in polar opposite ways
Think Flash Thompson's views on Peter and Spiderman, or the relationship between Miraculous Ladybug, Chat Noir, and their alternate egos.

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>Bad guy works with hero either out of necessity or force.
>Continually tries to backstab hero but fails >Slowly a bond develops.
>One day a times comes where bad guy is free to turn on the hero and take control of the situation and win.
>Bad guy does so but when it comes to dooming the hero they can't and has a mini break down.
>Hero reaches out to bad guy again.
>Bad guy joins the Hero in full and they become the best of bros.

>>86081239
>>86081323
>>86082656
try reading the actual issue, superman annual number 11, honestly could be the sigreatest single issue ever written

>The villain is a character from the hero's past who used to be a good friend

>Weaker Villain makes a break through and win through sheer determination.

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>Hero gets caught in a misunderstanding.
>He actually explains himself instead of just standing there like a dumb ass.

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>>86088461
I absolutely HATE the opposite.

>Characters get caught doing something out of context
>HOW COULD YOU DO THIS
>Characters either stand there not doing anything or when they start to say something the other person cuts them off and runs away

>>86080890
I broke his hands too

>heroes defeat big bad
>there was an even bigger bad lurking in the shadows that the first villain was fending off

muh dick

>>86065794
There's a way to talk about tropes without falling into stupid referential lingo though.
>He invokes "why don't you jsut shoot him"
>He just shoots him

>Minion starts of happy and loyal with their job. >Later shit starts going down;
>higher ups start making threats and bullying
>Coworkers being killed either during their job or at the hands of higher ups
>other members getting up to their own backstabbing shenigans.
>Decides fuck it, and leaves.
>Lives a happy normal life

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>"different character in every episode" characters

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>>86065266
Best example right here

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a character (or various characters) change their apperance for the new arc or season because im a huge superficial fashionista asshole

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>it's a "kid version of adult things" episode
>it's a "kid version of adult society" series

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pic is not /co/ related, but......
>the protagonists are not strong. In fact, are jokes. But they learn how to be humble and to cherish each other.
>this altitude makes them strong.
>never do anything dreadful to the antagonists because the heroes understand the importance of love and altruism

>>86067290
FINLAND

>>86085491
but anon, getting triggered by the vaugest mention of other websites is what 4chan DOES!

Asking us to not is like asking a bird not to fly, or a fish not to swim, I swear next thing you'll be asking us not to throw giant tantrums over someone using a tripcode...

>>86084247
>Even Drakken was ripped

>>86084526
>>86085436
>>86086732

All 3 are excellent posts. Wish I saw more of this kind of trope.

I especially loved the contrast between Hater and Dominator as Hater was always angry and bitter but treated his watchdogs "almost" like family whereas Dominator was cool and under control but treated her minions with utter contempt. But to be fair, Dominator's minions were robots.

>>86086314
>Old rival/ enemy appears and watch the hero fights the main villian
>The hero start losing and considers give up, the villian start to tell him in anger to don't give up, "the man that defeated me can give up"

>>86085436

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phWcmwlpjQo


"I am many things Kal-El..."

>Heroes are facing their greatest challenge
>Everyone they've helped before turns up to support them

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvLCnKqYWzA

>>86093398
Not like exactly Gash Bell, but somethin similar to Kanchomé
>Character is considered a joke during ther series
>Serious fight comes in other characters are to tired to fight the enemy, joke character use himself as a distraction taunting the enemy to beat them, every time he keep getting up to receive the punches and gain time for his friends

>>86058055
>villain is sick of their shit and replaces henchmen
>henchmen help heroes against new henchmen to get their jobs back

>Hero saves the day
>Doesn't take any reward
>Leaves during the celebrations to move on to their next adventure

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>Comic relief character is in fact the show's pocket bad ass

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>>86090664

Best I can think of is TTGL, where else does this happen?

Hero and rival has mutual respect for each other.

>>86058055
This literally just happened in today's Batman issue
I fucking love this trope so much

>Villain is a family man.

>random mook runs into a well-armed hero
>walks away without saying anything or raising an alarm

>>86089513
You know a trope is well past its use by date when P.G. Wodehouse was making fun of it back in the 20s.

>>86096784
one of my favorites, that or when they just immediately put their arms together to be cuffed

>your nemesis is your mentor and father figure, you hate him but love him at the same time.
S1 was so goddamn good.

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I hate this shit with a fucking passion.

>old villain sends a teen to infiltrate a group of teen superheroes
>old villain sleeps with teen

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>character falls down a hill
>explodes for no reason

>>86097575
Then why are you in this thread

>>86085830
>Original evil villain sees alternate heroic villain
>They ponder whether or not they should have chosen the path of goodness, and if it isn´t too late to change

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>New villain is introduced
>They are far worse than the former villains
>Both the hero and the villain try to stop the new one
>In the way, the old villain and the hero gain more respect for each other
>BONUS: The old villain enjoys being a hero and turns a new leaf

>Sequel series/share universe series
>Main villain of the original series shows up in one episode
>They are old and retired
>They lament that new villains aren´t like they used to/wish they could get back in the game

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDwTDndm4b8

>>86087061
Hébus from Lanfeust is pretty great

>>86097887
>They simply don't make terrorist like they used to
I love this

>>86097206
Well, I think misunderstandings were a trope even in the theatre of ancient Greece/Rome

>>86098088
>COOOOOBRAAAHGGGGGG

>Hero travels forward in time
>Future episodes actually show something we've already seen the hero do after the fact
>Bonus points if the past version is seen in the background

>>86098258
I saw this on a Spanish webseries. There were YEARS of distance between the release of both episodes. I can´t believe how long they had been waiting for that to happen.

>>86087458
DC need to use Black Mercy plants more often.

>>86097643
https://youtu.be/RqfLOJGS_7o?t=3m25s

One of my absolute favorite tropes is things exploding for no reason

>>86058055
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>90s multi-ethnic group of kids

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>>86085830
hell yeah son

>joke character becomes villain after being treated as a joke
>Is actually incredibly competent and horrifying
>Only way to beat him is to console with him and apologize.

>>86086982
>chat is infatuated with cool and confident lady bug
>adrian doesnt see the shy and awkward marinette as anything else than a friend
fuck me man i wish marinette was as confident as her alter ego sometimes.
also
>marinette can barely talk to adrian when meeting him
>is totally comfortable around chat since she sees him as a dumb kid

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>hero and friend have a huge blowout 3/4ths into the story
>friend dissappears from the story until halfway through the final battle

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>>86058055
>it's a time travel episode
>Character goes to past episode and changes something
>Any rerun after shows that character

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>>86058055
>it's a tvtropes episode

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>some drastic change takes place in an episodic show
>it doesn't reset the next episode

>>86065266
Can someone point out examples of this? I know exactly what you are talking about but I'm having a hard time thinking of an example other than the first Futurama movie

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>>86066521
>really crazy time travel shit
Yes. The more ludicrously over the top the better. Few things top this gem though.

>>86058090
Thaf gif will never stop being hilarious.

>>86099735
Oh god I loved The Tick

>>86096257
There's anyother not-/co/ one.
when phantom blood ends with Dio and JoJo stuck in the boat as it explodes, it's shortly thereafter revealed that the pillar men who made the mask(s) are a thing.

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>It's an episode where the laws of physics are completely fucked over


I still love when ed edd n eddy did this

>>86099999

>>86100024
>its a [the 4th wall is struck with a fucking nuke] episode

>>86099243
Tell me 2 who do that and I will thankfully thank you sir!

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>>86099842
Ok, so i've been thinking about it and remembered that Rick & Morty did it in the Jerry daycare episode. What else?

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>>86058055
>time skip
>characters get better suits

>>86059752
But that's hilarious

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>>86079351
>>86086037

>tfw both my waifus are still going strong.
Haha fuck you guys.

>group of villains has obvious hierarchy of power
>all of the greater villains' plans have failed, so it's the little guys turn
>comes up with something so evil that it makes the other villains proud or uncomfortable

>>86058114
Eddie is right handed! The fake Eddie was left handed!

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>it's a short-term time travel episode
>character teams up with itself

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>major threat to all existence shows up
>the absolute baddest team steps in to save all of Reality

>>86000000

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>>86096563
yes

>>86095650
Just thinking about this one makes me smile.

>>86100861
Building off that note, one cliche I absolutely still love is that The Right Stuff "we are here to get shit done" strut.

https://youtu.be/XbJH7Id_p0o

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>>86100741

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>Henchmen have a strong friendship with each other
>More powerful villains or even their boss attacks on of them
>The other/s lays a smackdown on the way more threatening guy to protect their friend

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>need to get past an authority figure
>character starts making up ridiculous story about what all is wrong and why they need to get by or why they should help out
>keep adding more and more absurdities
>authority figure buys it 100%

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqykGirhgY4

Never gets old

>characters are looking at photos of their parents when they were younger
>parents were either into the glam metal look or death metal look

>elderly character shows a photo of when they were young
>they were a 10/10

>>86074409
>wife wont let him wear clothes
how awful

>>86074226
Talk about a feel good episode.

>themed villains making puns about their theme
I love it

>Hero fights incredibly powerful villain
>During the fight they sustain remarkable damage
>They actually bleed and their clothes are torn

I´m a sucker for clothing damage. It just makes it all feel so much more intense. Samurai Jack knew how to pull this off. I just wonder where he kept all those kimonos and hat he kept wearing.

>Joke character is actually real strong
>Joke character gets serious

>Entire universe literally restarts
Give me some examples of this besides a few comic books and manga.

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>Character is doing bad things for fun
>But at the same time not to be cruel and doesn't want to hurt hurt anyone too badly

>>86084526
What are some examples of minions openly explaining why they like the big bad and are willing to follow him.

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>>86105049
The Venture Brothers did this occasionally.

>the villain has a gun
>misses every shot
makes me laugh every time

>hero is fighting a large group of villains
>looking closely, most of them are just standing around and posing in combat position
i love seeing this in cartoon shows and live action films

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>>86066521
You like X-Men?

>character gets shot or breaks a bone
>keeps fighting instead of flailing around in pain
it always looks badass

>Character eventually sides with the villain after agreeing with him

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>>86104623
Ben10 on a few occasions.
I think once in AF, once in UA and like 3 times in omniverse.
>Ben Reset the entire universe.
>Nobody believes him.
>The only significant change is that his favorite smoothie place tastes different and he got a new jacket.

Suspicious character is thought to be an X
They're actually a really nice albeit awkward person.
But they're actual an X when the MCs aren't around and nobody notices.

>>86086830
What show?

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>>86106424
Wakfu.

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>>86075695
>When the MC pulls this several times
>When the Sidekick goes along with it, not because he is a bitch but because he truly cares about the MC
>When the sidekick begins to doubt and loathe the MC for this behavior

>>86101304
Man, I loved this guy.

>When a young child the protagonist meets on his adventure is given advice like a world famous athlete talking to a fan
>When the young child becomes fanatically obsessed with becoming like the hero he turns into a villain in the process

also

>When the villain finally has got the hero in a position where he could easily kill him
>When he goes to kill him but stops short because he has grown to respect him/is having fun

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>Mind control/body puppetry
>Controller either can't puppet their subject for shit or deliberately makes them act retarded for shits and giggles.

>>86095474
or
>characters know the effort they put in will cost them dearly, but doing it anyway because their love ones need their support
and become very awesome when......
>those characters managed to buy enough time to their allies and make the impossible possible.
this manga is really good at this

I know it's dumb but I love when introducing a rival or big bad one of the main characters or his friends put everything they have behind an attack but it literally doesn't phase or move them. Forcing them to get stronger to actually be able hurt them

>>86097633
Go home, Slade

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>>86085737
>>86064533
They did that with Ultraman in Smallville I think.
Or was that when Lionel took over Clark's body?
Both times were pretty great honestly.

>>86107111
First one reminds me of Punisher MAX. Not the same situation but similar.

Frank kills these kids' parents for prostituting them and then acknowledges that he'll probably see them a few years down the road.

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>>86107111
>When the young child becomes fanatically obsessed with becoming like the hero he turns into a villain in the process
good

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>Villain has a sidekick
>Sidekick is shown to be highly manipulative over the course of the series
>Evenutally revealed to be far more evil than the original villain
>Unsurps them after some point to bring thier own plans to fruition
>Original villain has to team up with MCs to stop them

Bonus points if said sidekick doesn't look like villain material to begin with.

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>>86080962
>show keeps using same joke it becomes lame, and then funny again

Why are we walking like this?

>>86098824
Kevin was the worst of the friends

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>>86081239

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>>86058055
>Person falls to their death. Wilhelm scream

>>86074226
the end of Superior Foes did this pretty well
it was peter.

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>ADVENTURE
>FRIENDSHIP

>>86058055
>shy girl
>she has huge boobs

>>86109488
>aggressive tomboy with pancake-chest

>>86109638
>stuck up bitch
>from a humble up bringing
>isn't afraid to get dirty

>>86103486
Adding to that
>authority buys all the bullshit
>doesn't buy it at all if the liar tells the truth

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>>86085216

Thank you so much for posting this Anon.
I just watched all the episodes, it was amazing.

>>86099842
>Can someone point out examples of this?

There was an episode of Red Dwarf that might count.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3b1igo

>>86085830
I really loved that sequence.

>>86087458
Funny you say that, when the justice league episode version is the only adaptation of an Alan Moore comic that Alan Moore approves of

In fact he said it was better than the comic. Because he did the Alan Moore thing and made the dream world subtly depressing, whereas the actually happy dream world in the cartoon made it that much more devastating for supes to let it go

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>>86098824
Nah, fuck this trope

>>86086790
The closest thing I can think of off the top of my head is that scene in xiaolin showdown. It's something like Omi regretting not using his knodlge on how to destroy evil forever, when Chase tells him that due to him doing stuff, if Omi had of done it, he would have destroyed good instead, going on to say there's evil in Omi and they aren't so different etc.
Omi then responds that Chase didn't have to tell him about the whole, the knowledge would have destroyed good thing and states there's still good in Chase. I think, it been a while so the details are a bit sketchy

TLDR; xiaolin showdown did something sorta similar with Chase Young and Omi.

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>>86096784
>>86097251

>>86100024
thanks for reminding me i need to rebuy this on dvd anon!

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>Character references the show's runtime.

>character says something bad about someone to someone off screen
>"You realize you just said that to me, right?"

>>86058090
as in, being shipped?