God Tier /co/ tropes

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>Character casually tosses something small off-screen
>Sounds of intense chaos ensue

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>Character says that they're not going to do a thing
>Next scene snaps to them in the middle of doing said thing
>I can't believe I'm doing this thing

>Big Bad does something relatively innocuous.
>Heroes suddenly get quiet and back away.
>Big Bad has accidentally pissed off the gentle giant or docile retard.
>Said retard proceeds to wreck everything, bonus points if they're in a throne room or similar.

>Character goes by a nickname for most of the series.
>Gets called by their real name in a dramatic/emotional moment.

>The show's most common receiver of slapstick/misfortune is a cute/attractive female character with a likable personality.

>evil character gets beaten
>joins heroes
Always makes me feel giddy

>hero gets powerful upgrade
>they're still allowed to use it later on
/co/ hates Korra but letting Bolin keep his lava bending was fun

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>>89537356

>>89537045
Makes me laugh like an idiot child. It happens to me in real life, too.

>No, I'm not GMing this campaign. I've done the last four and I want to actually play for once
>Great session, everyone. Got some great stuff here to work with. I'll see you guys next week, same Bat- Time, same Bat- Channel.

I also love
>when protagonist and enemy are forced to work together
>turns out they're not so different
>make a great team and could have been friends if they both made different choices.

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>>89537045
>Character is doing something they clearly hate with a friend
>"How did you talk me into this?"

>the pacifist is forced to fight
>he is a fucking master fighter who wipes the goddamn floor with his opponents every time

>A couple get into a fight with some goons
>Proceeds to kick all their ass while talk to each other nonchalantly

>>89537473
What's that from?

>Something happens that appeals to your fetish.
>It happens to a female character.

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>character has an extremely useless ability
>even though it's good for nothing he's still incredibly proud of it, and he still manages to save the day using it

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>characters swap bodies
>instead of swapping voices, the actors just take on the mannerisms and speech patterns of one another

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>character falls from somewhere
>sometimes just a short distance
>big fucking explosion

https://youtu.be/FpUx7cDWbJE?t=1m24s
https://youtu.be/uR-f6W-u218?t=12m13s

>Joker character is insanely strong

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>Character shows up in terrible disguise
>Other character calls him out
>Turns out that wasn't actually him

>>89537045
Has there ever been a time where they set up this joke, but when it cuts to the next scene, the character just goes, "Yeah, I'm still not doing that" or something? I think it would be funny.

>>89538359
Protip: when linking to a time in a Youtube video, use a &, not a ?, and just enter the number of seconds. That way, it'll work when embedded.

>>89540003
The Family guy episode that introduced Death.

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>It's a rashomon episode
>Art style shifts with each character's story
Bonus points if at the end an outside party reveals they were all telling the truth, even the exaggerated parts.

>Comedy relief villain shows his true power while joining the heroes and sacrificing himself to defeat the bigger evil while his theme music plays
There. All of /co/'s favourite tropes rolled into one.

>>89537045
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmIaL2BK1Zk

>>89540069
>In each person's story, the narrator is depicted as a popular, attractive genius and everyone else is a caricature

>villain gets the upper hand and the episode ends on a cliffhanger
>next episode gets a villainized version of the opening

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>It's a Rashomon episode

>>89540242
I kinda wish WOY did this with its last episode, where all the planets Wander wanders through in the opening are barren and destroyed from Dominator mining them.

>>89539975
Cosme Fulanito

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>"A" is the one who's muscular, serious, and fights with conventional tactics
>"B" is the one who's rotund, comical, and fights with unconventional means and improvisation

>By logic, "A" should beat the fuck out of "B"
>Instead, "B" curb-stomps the fuck out of "A" while having fun doing so

The only two noteworthy examples of this trope I can find are:

>Tai Lung vs Po
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i846rmYryjs [Embed]

>Jasper vs Smoky Quartz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqXVMeiNars [Embed]

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>>89540069
>>89540135
>>89540247
Why are Rashomon episodes so fucking good?

>>89537539
>/co/ posting serious "lol I love this trope" responses to garbage other boards only post ironically
I want tumblr to mosey on out

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>>89538123
That episode was better then it had any right to be, Count Zapaway is great.

>>89537356
>Character goes by nickname
>someone refers to them by their actual name
>everyone else is confused and can't figure out who is being addressed

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>>89542192
>even the character itself is confused

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>You will never in a million years make me do this with you
>next scene
>I can't believe im doing this with you

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>Normally pure and demure character suddenly goes bad
>They're too good at it
>Even the dedicated villains are terrified

>>89540003
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgULWoFXB8g

>enemy tries to prove they're better than main heroes
>able to defeat everyone, leaving only the leader
>leader proves how outmatched the enemy is by silently dodging every attack with minimal effort, all the while silently raging

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>Character looks fairly normal to the audience
>Is considered ugly or hideous in the show to a ridiculous degree

and while not on the same level I have a fondness for this one as well
>Character exits scene through a swinging door
>When the door swings back the character re-enters wearing different clothes
>Alternatively something has changed in the other room between the door swings

>>89538168
This never happened.

>>89541845
Because it's a good trope that isn't overused, and which requires at least some cleverness of the writers to pull off, forcing them to bring their A-game.

>>89544460
Sounds like something from a bad anime.

Where's the tension if the villain is outclassed that heavily? What's the point of having a team of heroes if their leader is better than all of them combined?

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>>89544542
>Character looks fairly normal to the audience
>Is considered ugly or hideous in the show to a ridiculous degree
Oh boy

>>89537926
When has a female ever grown a dicc and kept her boobles in a cart?

>>89545061
>Sounds like something from a bad anime.
It happened in the Powerpuff Girls episode where they introduced Princess.

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>>89538168
I can't get over that they never showed Lars-like Steven, that would've been funny. Because Steven-like Lars was annoying

>>89545013
>forgetting a god-teir episode
http://dcau.wikia.com/wiki/The_Great_Brain_Robbery

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>>89541645
>Skadoosh

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>Villain/catastrophre threatens all of humanity
>With one last desperate move the heroes save everyone
>In every country in every city in every house the whole world is united in cheering

>omnicidal villain threatening to destroy the world
>all the other villains team up with the heroes to stop that one villain
>"you can't conquer the world if there's nothing left"

>>89545237
>One random guy is either angry because of some minor inconvenience that the saving caused, or is completely oblivious to anything that has just happened

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>>89545071
Well I was thinking more Homer Simpson, Grunkle Stan or Jay Sherman but she does also apply to it
Maybe I didn't think of her cause in her case it feels more mean spirited than comical

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>>89545268
>NOBODY (does evil thing to a character or otherwise) BUT ME

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>>89537552
>"And furthermore, why am I STILL doing it?"
>character storms off

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>>89545574
>You can't lose, main character!
>Because you already beat me and if other people beat you then it's like they beat me!
>AND NOBODY BEATS ME!

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>character doesn't believe in hitting a girl
>has to defeat an evil girl
>manages to do so without hitting her.

>>89541845
Each perspective shows off the character's personality

>>89545237
Somewhat related, when everyone around the world is watching the big fight for the fate of the world and cheering the hero on. Dragon Ball is the only example I can think, and there's a twist of it in What's so Funny about Truth, Justice & the American Way? where the people are horrified by the hero's actions.

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>Character A begins to do something
>disembodied Theme music begins to play
>Perspective switches to Character B who is either some ways away or in a different room entirely
>the theme can still be heard, although it is muffled/quieter

The only example I can find is at 1:52 of the video linked, but my brain is telling me it's been in several actual cartoons...

https://youtu.be/ZZ5LpwO-An4

I don't know why but it just gets me every time.

>>89546088
I think one or two Gorillaz music videos have done it.

>>89545061
It happened on kids next door

>characters A rips on character B mercilessly and shows them little to no affection, B takes it in stride and they are still friends
>character C genuinely hurts B
>character A destroys C

>>89546088
>I don't know why but it just gets me every time.
it's because it implies that loud music is happening in-universe, and other people are just like WELP. POCAHONTAS IS FUCKING SINGING AGAIN.

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>>89545620
>>89546972
This episode of WOY did this perfectly.

>>89537677
Aarrgghh in Trollhunters was a great example.

>>89541645
Pos was satisfying because he not only trained, but he learned his own style. Once Po stopped questioning himself, he used an almost improvisational style, which Tai Lung was not used to.

>>89545237
>The city/world/universe watches on as the hero and villain's fight decides the fate of the city/planet/universe

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>underling/student/child/etc of villain is only on the bad side because they're forced into it by the villain and it's all they know
>protagonists turn them to the good side and show them the meaning of friendship
>antagonist-turned-protagonist finally gets the courage to stand up to the villain with their newfound friends and helps to defeat them

>>89549015
Bonus points if the underling/student is constantly berated and abused by the villain. Not /co/ related but when this happened in The Bellmaker (the Redwall book) I was fucking cheering

>>89537356
>>89542192
>character goes by nickname most of the series
>gets called by their real name in a random episode
>other character that goes by nickname questions it
>other character's name gets revealed in the same scene
>Another character incredulously says that name

Not exactly limited to /co/ but anytime characters are in a fight and while fighting they're multitasking by protecting an object/person or passing around the mcguffin out of the villains hands.

>>89545237
Hoy! Hoy! Artullo! Montequilla!!!!

>>89546088
Hoodwinked does this, but I can't find a clip.

In Reds' story begins with a song and in the wolf's story he's standing a distance away from her and you can see her ride by on her bike with a song just echoing behind her and he goes "creepy".

Pretty much a combination of >>89546088 and >>89541845

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>>89549298
Yes. This is the shit I like.

>>89541845
I read this in Boomhauer's "voice".

>>89541645
I'd forgotten how much more cartoony this movie was in comparison to the second one.

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>>89545647
>You wouldn't hit a girl!
>Nope, I'll let her do it
>female sidekick delivers asswhooping

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Characters have a motif or instrument associated with them.

When the characters work together or are simply involved in a situation, the background music incorporates both of their motifs in the song.

(This is more prevalent in Movies or shows with a huge Music library)

>>89545827
Rucka's Wonder Woman did this excellently

>>89549843
PHILIP?

When the joke character manages to outsmart everyone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz26JnEMNT0

>>89551822
Gwen?

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>literally who character dies early on
>comes back later and is really pissed

The heroes are saved by something that initially seemed really inconsequential and insignificant.

>Hero's are running through a hallway to stop the big bad in their throne room
>Giga nigga 9K falls from the ceiling
>"YOU HAVE TO GET THROUGH ME TO GET TO THEM"
>Something stupid happens like the floor giving out
>Gigga nigga gone faster then they appeared
>Hero's shrug and keep on going

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>Character helps other character prep for date
>It ends up becoming a date in and of itself

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>>89552698
>Bigger, badder villain gets out of his seat and shows everyone who's boss

Damn I love that one

>>89555656
>The sidekick was actually the strong one all along.
That's another good one.

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>>89540102
Actually really good

>>89540069
>one character's story reveals their hidden feelings/care for another character through their subtle depiction

>>89553520

>*SKWARK*
>"Emu!"

>>89543944
"Fall to the dark side" arcs in general are fucking awesome. I love seeing the stalwart hero lose his shit and go crazy while his friends watch in horror.

>>89537473
Alaverga

>after the climax
>people are being brought back from the dead
>one person doesn't get revived
>no one really cares

>>89560872
Christ that episode sucked.

>>89546263
DARE did, more than once even.

>>89542192
Happened quite a bit to me at my old job we were allowed to have nicknames or our badges

>>89555656
Shame there's no one left in Rebels who warrants Sheev personally coming to wreck their shit

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>>89539975

>>89538168
they did it in the original teen titans show and i was so jazzed

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>>89536739
>character gets younger through magic or science
>character has to deal with being a kid again

>>89560872
What show?

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>>89544542

>>89536739
These threads have slot of potential but they usually end up with people saying the same things

>>89537884
When does this happen

>>89536739
Is this actually common? I've only ever seen it in Harry Potter vs. Mr. Potato Head: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/6440334

Also a bunch of dumb FIM parody stories, but I never actually bothered to read them.

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>>89543965

>>89545071
All family guy characters are ugly as shit.

>>89555342
School Days

>>89566736
Adventure Time.
Also happened in the ATHF movie.

>>89537385

Fuck yes

>>89570129

>Adventure Time.

What episode?

>hero saves the day/world
>"that guy" starts complaining about destruction/other sacrifice and wishes hero hadn't done anything
>turns whole crowd against hero who has to turn away

gives me diamond nipples every time

>>89567400
I'm making notes, always.

>episodes that are just one long chase or race sequence that start out small but end up dragging in the entire cast

Wish this were more common.

>>89567400

>I spend all day on /co/ so nobody can repeat anything ever, casuals can fuck off

notice how you didn't actually contribute anything

>Protagonists form a truce with a current big bad to take down a larger threat and the faceless mooks the heroes mowed down actually have some respect (or choice words) to exchange with the heroes.
>PA system at an enemy base has candid remarks regarding typical behavior of the mooks.
>Joke villain/adversary the heroes never take seriously accidentally crosses the line and manages to cause an immense amount of damage or change to any of the protagonists, all the while stammering 'I-I didn't think it would actually work...'

>>89545330
>that one dickhead from the sea king fight in OPM

The henchman treat their positions like some union job.

Venture Bros is the apex of this trope and rightly so but I love seeing it done in kids shows.

>>89537884
>>89567439
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxmoM7M0kxU

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>former villain leaves the evil side and tries to find themself
>and then fucking dies

>Hero and villain were and still are friends, just of opposite sides of a conflict

>goofy comic relief character is also a cassanova wannabe
>tries unsuccessfully to pick up one of the female leads over the course of the series
>they get together in the end

>>89536739
>collection of underdog heroes gets fucking trashed against new seemingly invincible monster

Fuck, Justice League Unlimited was so good.

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>>89567772
Probably the most famous example of this trope right here.

>>89579428
Kind of hoping this happens with Lance and Allura

>>89536739
>>The show's most common receiver of slapstick/misfortune is a cute/attractive female character with a likable personality.
I have no reccolection of seeing this ever but i'm grinning like a fool after readinf this.

What is this magick?

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>>89580173

>>89546088
https://youtu.be/bNwTrSBL_QU
What youre saying isnt THAT specific.
Please, please like this. It was all I could come up with

>>89580388
Ohhhhhhhhhhh.

>>89572991
>Cindy to Jimmy when he shrank everyone in town.
I just liked how instead of attacking Jimmy, they just sliced his gratitude trophy by half and gave the other part to Cindy for reminding them.

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>>89567772
>>89579469
Also from the Simpsons

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>>89567772
Phineas and Ferb kind of did it in certain way

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>The noble Hero hooks up with a mischievous Villain.
>Both change each other for the better.
>Kinky stuff happens.
>Hand holding

>>89580173
Why are you grinning like a fool?

>"greatest story never told" episodes
Love em so much.

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>character is confronted with the main villain of the series
>character gives a heart-felt backstory about their suffering and their current mission to save everyone
>backstory is actually touching and you genuinely feel bad for the character
>villian makes an effort to fuck over said character because he felt like it

bonus points if someone dies throughout the exchange.

>>89581077
Accusatively inquisitive.
My actual thought I think was nice vicky.

But there is something else that elates me and I cant recall seeing it.

>>89581490
One example is Misery from Ruby Gloom