The good die young, or so authors would have us believe. A popular and old (and perhaps outdated but overused) trope to justify Kill the Cutie. If there is a child of extraordinary beauty, goodness, and innocence in the story, she (it†…| TV Tropes
"All I ask of my Queen and my Kingdom—all I've ever asked—is justice, My Lord. That's all I have a right to ask for, but I have a right to it." "Tell me, Willie, why anyone but a madman would want my| TV Tropes - Latest Articles
"I know that when the time comes for me to pass this ship into another captain's keeping, he or she will have even more to live up to than we do now." "The truth, Russell, is that now the moment's he| TV Tropes - Latest Articles
"Tyke, I know you to be a disobedient, under-educated, under-disciplined, loud-mouthed ruffian, like most of your contemporaries, but in our long acquaintance of-let me see some seven or eight years'| TV Tropes - Latest Articles
The Celtic Queen is a 1974 novel written by one Bryan Dyer. Set in the early 1900s, it tells the story of the Celtic Queen- a grand steamship commissioned by Bruce Ismay for the White Star Line- and| TV Tropes - Latest Articles
From quietly blushing to endless rambling. Some people aren't very good at talking to or communicating with others. They could be painfully shy. They might even suffer from some past trauma or even a| TV Tropes - Latest Articles
Atoman is a 2025 Moroccan-Belgian superhero film directed by Anouar Moatassim and starring Lartiste (stage name of Youssef Akdim), Samy Naceri and Sarah Perles. It was theatrically released in Morocc| TV Tropes - Latest Articles
Summer of Superman is a DC Comics initiative for the Superman-related titles, running from early 2025 to present. The creative team behind it included Joshua Williamson, Mark Waid, Dan Slott, Sophie| TV Tropes - Latest Articles
"We're not going anywhere, Admiral Matthews. If Masada still wants Grayson, they'll have to come through us to get it." "But you've already hit their motivation. 'In God's name', Honor." — Admiral Ra| TV Tropes - Latest Articles
Season 1, Episode 12: Disrupted cloning or cloned disruption Written & Directed by Ruby Duenyas Original air date: July 18, 2003 Ronnie tells Oded a horror story about Ilan, who finds a job as a guin| TV Tropes - Latest Articles
The many early incarnations of Sackboy. LittleBigPlanet is all about ideas, and some of those ideas, even the ones of the series' own developers, don't come out quite the way that they were originall| TV Tropes - Latest Articles
The most bodacious freedom fighters of all time prepare to save the world. You know it's them Dragon Knights! (Also Klaus is here) The Dragon Knights create a plan to infiltrate Sir Alfred's headquar| TV Tropes - Latest Articles
Caught Up is a 1998 neo-noir directed by Darin Scott and starring Bokeem Woodbine, Cynda Williams, Tony Todd, Basil Wallace, Clifton Powell, and Jeffrey Combs. Ex-convict Daryl Allen (Woodbine) has| TV Tropes - Latest Articles
With friends like these... London Rules is a 2018 spy novel by Mike Heron, the fifth in the Jackson Lamb series. MI5's current head, Claude Whelan, is struggling in his new role. Under attack by a re| TV Tropes - Latest Articles
Call from MIRAPORT! Share if you love contenter!CharactersBottom left to top right: Koguma Ooguma, Orca Daikaishou, Takaomi Yadorigi, Hinowa Tamamura, Ikuhiko Kusaka, Watako Watamase, Pepeta Waotsuba| TV Tropes - Latest Articles
Dungeons And Dragons Main Characters IndexCharacter Classes by Edition: 1st to 3rd (Core | Pre-3rd | 3rd Other) | 3rd & 3.5 (Prestige Classes | NPC Classes) | 4th | 5th (Part 1 | Part 2)Creatures || TV Tropes - Latest Articles
Mike Mandell but known by his username and internet persona Law By Mike, is a lawyer who runs a YouTube channel and gives out legal, social, and other advice, and workarounds to common scams and othe| TV Tropes - Latest Articles
All spoilers regarding the Skywalker Saga and The Clone Wars are unmarked. Examples relating to Disney's EU and new films can be spoiler-tagged if deemed necessary. Tropes specifically appl| TV Tropes - Latest Articles
Atlas is a 2024 American science fiction action film directed by Brad Peyton and starring Jennifer Lopez, Simu Liu, Sterling K Brown, and Mark Strong. In the year 2043, an artificial intelligence te| TV Tropes - Latest Articles
Why are you looking outside, you dope!? The Many Deaths Of You that often end in Its A Wonderful Failure available throughout Look Outside. There are a copious amount of ways to trigger this as the g| TV Tropes - Latest Articles
Nothing is what it seems. A series of games created by a single user by the name of OneWhoFinds (which also goes by Seeker), it follows the footsteps of other Bait And Switch horror games such as Ji| TV Tropes - Latest Articles
"For audiences attuned to the Zellners' utterly unique wavelength, Sasquatch Sunset offers a moving—if often inscrutable—look at our relationship with the natural world." Sasquatch Sunset is a 2024 A| TV Tropes - Latest Articles
All's fair when love is war... The Roses is a Black Comedy 2025 film directed by Jay Roach (Austin Powers series, Meet The Parents, Meet The Fockers) and starring Olivia Colman, Benedict Cumberbatch,| TV Tropes - Latest Articles
Vantage is a cooperative open-world board game designed by Jamey Stegmaier, released in 2025. Players take on the role of crewmates who end up dispersed throughout an alien planet. Vantage provides| TV Tropes - Latest Articles
Aether Universe | Main Character IndexChampions of Aether | Deities and Spirits Archai Mountains | Firelands | Julesvale | Other Locations Workshop Characters Firelands The nation of fire, with its| TV Tropes - Latest Articles
Aether Universe | Main Character IndexChampions of Aether | Deities and Spirits Archai Mountains | Firelands | Julesvale | Other Locations Workshop Characters Julesvale A lively and bustling steampu| TV Tropes - Latest Articles
Aether Universe | Main Character IndexChampions of Aether | Deities and Spirits Archai Mountains | Firelands | Julesvale | Other Locations Workshop Characters Champions of Aether The Heroes of Lege| TV Tropes - Latest Articles
Just open your eyes, and you'll see shooting stars, full of wishes. The Star Named EOS is a 2024 Puzzle Game by Silver Lining Studio, makers of Behind The Frame The Finest Scenery. It is available f| TV Tropes - Latest Articles
Nadine Girard is a French actress and voice actress. She's known for regularly dubbing the likes of Julie Mc Niven, Greta Lee, Joy Osmanski and Brandi Nicole Wilson. She also dubbed Alexander Gould w| TV Tropes - Latest Articles
The Hallmarked Man is a novel by JK Rowling, writing under her Moustache De Plume, "Robert Galbraith." It is the eighth novel in her series about one-legged private detective, Cormoran Strike. The se| TV Tropes - Latest Articles
The Dead 2: India is a 2013 independent British horror film directed and written by Howard J. Ford and Jonathan Ford, and a followup to their 2010 film The Dead. A ship named African Goddess coming from Somalia docks at Mumbai, India. One of the …| TV Tropes
WARNING: Spoilers for previous games in the Trails Series will be left unmarked. You Have Been Warned. The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak IInote (英雄ä¼èª¬ & …| TV Tropes
Beyond the Shadows is the fifth story in the Thorgal series. It was published in 1983. Thorgal is but a shadow of himself since Aaricia vanished with their child. He then learns from Prince Galathorn that she is still alive in Brek Zarith, though …| TV Tropes
Batman: Year Three is a 1989 four-issue comic-book story arc by writer Marv Wolfman and artist Pat Broderick, published in issues 436-439 of the regular Batman title. The story unfolds across two time-frames. In the Present Day narrative, set in …| TV Tropes
A French Game Show hosted for years by Nagui, Tout le monde veut prendre sa place translates as "Everybody wants to take their place", and is marketed around the world as Hold Onto Your Seat. Premiered on France 2 in 2006, it became a surprise …| TV Tropes
Chapter 12: Waterfall GemAfter freeing Lapis Lazuli from the mirror, Steven and the twins join the Gems, Connie, Stan, Soos, and Greg to reclaim the waterfall she took for her space tower. Can they persuade the angry water gem to give it back?| TV Tropes
Crock is an American newspaper comic strip created in 1975 by Bill Rechin and Brant Parker (best known as the artist of The Wizard of Id). It ran until 2012 and was syndicated worldwide. The strip is a parody of the French Foreign Legion, set in …| TV Tropes
  Mike Smith is an American voice actor who has done work with Crunchyroll, Bang Zoom, NYAV Post, and Studio Nano. His Blue Sky can be viewed  here and his website here. Not to be confused with the Canadian …| TV Tropes
TV Tropes, the all-devouring pop-culture wiki, catalogs and cross-references recurrent plot devices, archetypes, and tropes in all forms of media.| TV Tropes
Travel between different universes can be a tricky thing. Sometimes, time passes more quickly in your home universe, so that when you return from a trip to another one, everyone you know is dead. Other times, you can spend weeks, months, or even …| TV Tropes
Common assumption on the early years of the Internet, then a typical joke and quickly becoming a Discredited Trope. Back in the dim recesses of history, the Internet was predominately populated by computer savvy people, which were assumed to be …| TV Tropes
A staple of fantasy adventures. The Hero is just an ordinary, humble young farmboy/hunter/etc. living and working in a simple, tranquil, pastoral land until destiny (and his mentor) comes knocking, normally knocking down his house or town in the …| TV Tropes
A "woobie" is a name for any type of character who makes you feel extremely sorry for them. Basically, the first thing you think to say when you see the woobie is: "Aw, poor baby!" Woobification of a character is a curious, audience-driven …| TV Tropes
Terror in the Third Dimension is a Batgirl/Supergirl crossover story published in Batgirl (2009) #14 (November, 2010). It was written by Bryan Q. Miller and pencilled by Lee Garbett and Pere Pérez. It was one of the last team-ups …| TV Tropes
Gumball and Darwin use Molly's ability to stop time to avoid a beating from Tina. Tropes: A Day in the Limelight: For Tina (her first since Season 1), and Molly. Hidden Depths: Tina appears to be a very good artist, as she drew a depiction of the …| TV Tropes
May It Please the Court is a 2022 South Korean television series that ran for 12 episodes. It's an original production of Disney+. Noh Chak-hee is a hard-charging young attorney working for the prestigious Jangsan Law Firm in Seoul. She is a …| TV Tropes
"Lukundoo" is a Short Story by Edward Lucas White. It was written in 1907, but not published until the November 1925 issue of Weird Tales, which was accompanied by one illustration by Andrew Brosnatch. This debut was preceded by an On the Next in …| TV Tropes
No matter what sort of clue the Crime Scene lab has found (blood, wire, rope, oil, perfume, etc), somebody has manufactured a database designed to search through them all. Not only that, our heroes at the crime lab have purchased a copy of this …| TV Tropes
The detective and a forensic technician are hovering over a computer screen showing grainy CCTV security camera footage of a major crime. "Zoom in. Now... enhance" says the detective. The image gets bigger and zooms in so clearly that we see the …| TV Tropes
Jack Michael Antonoff (born March 31, 1984 in Bergenfield, New Jersey) is an American, multi-award winning music industry Renaissance Man. His claim to international fame was being a member of fun. and then leading the rock band Bleachers, but …| TV Tropes
Junk Head (ジャンク・ヘッド) is a Stop Motion science-fiction anime film written and directed by …| TV Tropes
The Plumber (1979) is an Australian psychological thriller directed by Peter Weir. The film stars Judy Morris, Ivar Kants, and Robert Coleby. The story follows Jill Cowper, a doctoral student in anthropology, who lives with her husband Brian, a …| TV Tropes
Total Request Live, or TRL, was a MTV series that aired from 1998 to 2008. The show would be known for being MTV's last well-known and respected music-based series and helping the Teen Pop boom in the late 90's. Total Request Live actually …| TV Tropes
Agust D is the alter ego and solo project of South Korean rapper Min Yoon-gi (Hangul: 민윤기, born on March 9, 1993), also known as Suga from BTS. Yoongi started writing songs using a MIDI …| TV Tropes
Sesquipedalian: A long word, or characterized by the use of long words. From the Latin roots meaning "a foot-and-a-half long." Loquaciousness: That would be garrulousness, verboseness, effusiveness. How about "chattiness"? A predilection by the …| TV Tropes
AKA: "Died with X days left until retirement". Retirony is a Portmanteau of retirement and Irony, though how much of the latter it has is up for debate. Retirony is a way to make the audience feel sorry for a character's death without having to …| TV Tropes
Competence porn is a term invented by Leverage writer John Rogers (see here) and used by a lot of critics since — read here, here, here, and here. It's the thrill of watching bright, talented people plan, banter, and work together to solve …| TV Tropes
Every so often a TV Series, Film, or even radio talk show will make a reference to another one, usually in the same market niche or genre. Most of the time it's just a simple Shout-Out or a Homage, and if it's a Comedy Series, you can expect at …| TV Tropes
This mission is important. The fate of the battle, nay, the war, nay, the entire world rests on the outcome. Who has the capability to stick it out, to give the good guys the victory they desperately need? This calls for a special team. The group …| TV Tropes
Someone delivers a speech to another character on all the reasons why that other character sucks or is a horrible person. There are several contexts in which this can happen. Not only has the Big Bad killed your Love Interest, slain the Team Pet …| TV Tropes
A common concept of the sci-fi and fantasy genres (and especially games of those genres) is the notion of not an organization, not a clan, not a city, but an entire race of bad guys who brag about how Evil they are. Though the Trope Namer is …| TV Tropes
A boss that is beaten through trickery rather than brute force. This is usually enforced by making the boss completely invulnerable to conventional attacks, forcing you to find another strategy to defeat it — which usually involves one of …| TV Tropes
Good versus Evil. White hat versus black hat. The shining knight of light and destiny with flowing cape versus the dark mustache-twirling, card-carrying force of pure malevolence. The Republic, The Alliance, The Federation and/or La RÃ& …| TV Tropes
The limit of the Willing Suspension of Disbelief for a given element is directly proportional to its funniness. Any violation of continuity, logic, physics, or common sense is permissible if the result gets enough of a laugh. This is the comedy …| TV Tropes
Creating a completely new culture from scratch can be a daunting task. Think about everything the word culture encompasses—music, food, architecture, clothing, etiquette, dance, religion, and combative traditions, to name a few, and even if …| TV Tropes
The Evil Counterpart of the Great Big Book of Everything. An old leatherbound book with engravings depicting unpleasant creatures, prophecies of certain doom, and spells that do everything from turning toenails green to stopping (or causing) The …| TV Tropes
Character AlignmentLawful Good | Neutral Good | Chaotic GoodLawful Neutral | True Neutral | Chaotic NeutralLawful Evil | Neutral Evil | Chaotic Evil The Dungeons & Dragons Character Alignment system originally defined characters' moral …| TV Tropes
One way of building background is to have the characters refer to things without explaining exactly what those things are. The slight confusion caused is balanced by the sense given of a larger world, outside the plot. If a story is extended to a …| TV Tropes
A Time Skip is similar to the Distant Finale, but rather than coming at the end of a series, occurs somewhere in the middle, usually between seasons or Story Arcs. A Time Skip can also happen when a series gets a sequel that picks up after the …| TV Tropes
A character prone to gnomic, sarcastic, sometimes bitter, occasionally whimsical asides. The Deadpan Snarker exists to deflate pomposity, point out the unlikelihood of certain plans, and deliver funny lines. Typically the most cynical supporting …| TV Tropes
Nearly every conflict in fiction is caused by the Big Bad, the character directly responsible for the plot and likely sending out various minions and lieutenants to make the hero's life busy. But what about a greater enemy who is indirectly …| TV Tropes
A word or phrase that appears throughout an Arc as a Motif. Arc Words can be a way to hint at the Aesop or one of the themes of a show, often in the form of a question the characters must find an answer to. Alternately, they can be used for …| TV Tropes
Think death is the cruelest fate? Think again. There are several things much worse: torture, taxes, and tofu, to name but a few. More often than not, some unfortunate soul will experience it. Originally, this phrase was used to mean the rape of …| TV Tropes
A thing that a character needs to obtain in order to cash it in later for a Plot resolution. For example, let's say that our intrepid hero must steal a key, then find the Treasure Chest of Galumphry that the key will open, then remove the Orb of …| TV Tropes
A statement regarding some ambiguous or undefined aspect of a work, the Word of God comes from someone considered to be the ultimate authority, such as the creator, director or producer. Such edicts can even go against events as were broadcast, …| TV Tropes
Sometimes you track down the monster and pull the rubber mask off to reveal the janitor. Sometimes you try that, and the monster gobbles you up. And sometimes you don't get either way. You are left with nothing except the tracks, the sightings, …| TV Tropes
Goblins in fiction are usually small, ugly creatures which tend to be evil, crabby, and/or mischievous. While they're smaller and weaker than orcs (when the word doesn't refer to the same creature) and trolls (most of the time), goblins may make …| TV Tropes
She's making her list, she's checking it twice, and she's checking off your name after she's killed you nice, probably for making it personal. And in the above example, she's even quoting her own movie poster blurb. But it's okay, you deserve it …| TV Tropes
A moment when a normally competent character suddenly becomes incompetent — knowingly or otherwise — which fuels an episode, a plot line, or any number of smaller threads. Coined by Hank Azaria on Herman's Head: Azaria would ask the …| TV Tropes
A cause of many or most of the bad happenings in a story, and often the main cause of most or all of them. A Big Bad could be a character with Evil Plans or it could be an omnipresent situation, such as a comet heading towards the Earth. In a …| TV Tropes
So you're The Hero on a dangerous quest, you gather The Team and rally that Ragtag Bunch of Misfits to your cause. Battles are fought, Character Development is had, Fire-Forged Friends are made, and hearty laughs are shared by all. Then, as you …| TV Tropes
A plot in which the character is caught in a time loop, doomed to repeat a period of time (often exactly one day) over and over, until something is corrected. Usually, only one character or group of characters realizes what's going on, or at …| TV Tropes
Any situation where the bad guy has been dealt a seemingly mortal blow which they could not possibly have survived, and it looks as though The Hero has won — but a couple of scenes later comes the twist: they're Not Quite Dead. On the …| TV Tropes
When listing three or more things, the comedy rule is to not finish strong, but to list some strong examples followed by a very weak example, for the funny. Sometimes this will stick to the Rule of Three, but sometimes a proper Long List will …| TV Tropes
Say you're watching your favorite action movie. Bob is in a car chase and the bad guys are right behind him. He sees a sharp turn up ahead next to a brick wall. Thinking ahead, Bob decides to drift at the last second so he can cause his pursuers …| TV Tropes
Any time the heroes/anti heroes get to save the day in a big, awesome manner. For instance, say that the poor Damsel in Distress is looking her fate dead in the face, and is seemingly resigned to it, because it seems that Nothing Can Save Us Now& …| TV Tropes
"MacGuffin" (a.k.a. McGuffin or maguffin) is a term for an object or element in a story that drives the plot, but serves no further purpose. It won't pop up again later, it won't explain the ending, and it won't do anything except possibly …| TV Tropes
As you know, we are Describing the trope As You Know here. This is a form of exposition where one character explains to another something that they both know, but which the audience doesn't or may have forgotten. In discussions of science fiction …| TV Tropes
A common tactic for fictional criminals (especially murderers) is to plant false clues at the scene of the crime, framing someone else or otherwise sending law enforcement on wild goose chases. Sometimes, however, they take things too far and the …| TV Tropes
A specific portable item which is Bigger on the Inside than it is on the outside. Much bigger. It may not look it, but that's because it contains Hammerspace. Because the holding capacity of the bag comes from internal Hammerspace, a thoroughly …| TV Tropes
A Time Machine is the main prerequisite for Time Travel and all the other fun that goes along with it. Time Machines in fiction can boil down to a few simple types. The type of machine can combine with any of the different ways of experiencing …| TV Tropes
You have to Be Careful What You Wish For, because oh boy are you gonna get it. More often than not, a wish-granting entity (genie, vengeance demon, holodeck, leprechaun, and so on) has some sort of contractual clause stating that they have to …| TV Tropes
Anton Chekhov, master of the short story, gave this advice: If it's not essential, don't include it in the story. The term has come to mean any object that later turns out to be important. For example, when a character finds a mysterious necklace …| TV Tropes