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VETropes; Hahaha I'm regretting this already
Topic Started: Aug 22 2012, 04:50 PM (7,908 Views)
Speedy
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Fairly sure I've given up.
Long story short, if you're not familiar with TvTropes, then we know the reason why you're still here and not crying on your keyboard, unable to close your browser.

Ladies and Gentlemen, TvTropes is a website cataloguing 'tropes', basically devices and conventions that a writer can reasonably rely on as being present in the audience members' minds and expectations. On the whole, tropes are not clichés. The word clichéd means "stereotyped and trite." In other words, dull and uninteresting. We are not looking for dull and uninteresting entries. TvTropes is there to recognize tropes and play with them, not to make fun of them.

I also totally didn't just copy-paste this this from the Home Page, nope. I obviously edited it. Some of the people on VE are QUITE familiar with TvTropes, and dread the place, because honestly, TVTropes Will Ruin Your Life. Think of it as a Wikipedia for tropes. Except worse.

You may've noticed some of the links. You may've clicked them. You may not even be reading this, because you're already caught in a downward spiral with several tabs of TvTropes open. Maybe you even found Naka's page. Well, good. Take those pages as example for.. wait, I lost you again didn't I.

Well, if you've managed to drag yourself out of TvTropes hell long enough to read on, CONGRATULATIONS! You're well versed enough in the TvTropes page now that you can help us with this list. Granted, it's probably way past your sleeping hours now, and you realize you started reading this topic two days ago. That's okay. It happens to all of us.

Now, what my plan is that I wanted to make a list of Tropes.. FOR THIS FORUM. Imagine VE as a form of media, a two-year long series with it's own seasons and characters, and we need you to find all the tropes! Anything is welcome, from VE continuity to AvC, to really old stuff to the newbie things, just send 'em in!.. Preferably in topic or PM. (Label it VETropes, I'll get back to you.)
Code: Please post them like this:
 
[list]
[*][url=http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TROPEURL][b]Trope Name[/b][/url] - Tropetext
[*][url=http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ANOTHERTROPEURL][b]Additional Trope[/b][/url] - More Tropetext
[*]etc.
[/list]
And ofcourse in third person. ;)

What you may've noticed, is that TvTropes uses 'spoiler text'. For that, I've devised the following code:
Code:
 
[border=white,1,dashed][color=#292929]Spoiler Text[/color][/border]
Which results in Spoiler Text. It's not perfect, especially if you're using the other forum theme, but it's less annoying than having to open spoiler tags.
Welp, enough said. I'll update the OP with ANY AND ALL tropes posted.. though I will ask that you keep it mature. No cussing or 'targetting' people. If you make a person related trope, be kind enough to not ATTACK someone with it. This is for fun, not for insulting. ;)

If you do not like a trope that has been aimed at you, let me know and I'll remove it instantly from the list. ;)

We're well on our way. Loving this thusfar, guys! :D



INTRODUCING THE PAGE WITH THE TROPES!
This place!

URL and everything is temporary, but this should be working well for now. Thanks a lot, Rescla.
Edited by Speedy, Sep 13 2012, 06:52 PM.
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JBRam
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Don't play with fire, kids.
Purposefully Overpowered - Most of the OCs on VE are like that, including our representations of ourselves. For instance, Jeebs is immune to murder.

Arbitrarily Large Bank Account - Speedy and JB often purchase commissions and display them proudly as their avatars.
Edited by JBRam, Aug 22 2012, 05:03 PM.
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Cedi Fonei
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Dragon Lord in Training
Mundane Fantastic - RPs in the Skype chats often play with this, when the various magical/superhuman traits of the member's OCs are mentioned alongside more realistic situations.
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Stabby
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Hello~
Question: What about the YMMV and Trivia tropes?
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JBRam
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Don't play with fire, kids.
A few draconic tropes:

Shoulder-Sized Dragon - Specifically Jau.

Our Dragons Are Different - There are many kinds of dragons on VE, from gigantic cyan dragons, to human-sized lovable dragons, to shoulder-sized dragons, to evil dragon tyrants.

Exactly What It Says on the Tin - When Cedi "dragons!"

Five Man Band - There are many such possibilities or permutations of this on VE. I'll list one of the more well-known:

The Leader: Speedy, Type I
The Lancer: Shane
The Smart Guy: Rescla
The Big Guy: SoBored, Class 4
The Chick: Kuma
Team Mom: JBRam
*Note: Inclusion or Exclusion from this group is not meant to mean anything other than I thought these people fit the tropes.
Edited by JBRam, Aug 22 2012, 09:35 PM.
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Ghoul
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Dude Looks Like A Lady: I think it's rather self explanatory, really.
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Minmin-Sama
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BUNNY ON DA ROOOOF
I find the Characterization Tropes pretty neat~ >u<




Angst Dissonance - Unfortunately, quite a few members suffer from this.

Apologises A Lot - Though, I won't name names.

Beware the Nice Ones - You may regret not being wary of them.

Birds of a Feather - Why hasn't anyone even added this yet.

Brilliant, But Lazy - ...you instantly thought of Speedy, didn't you? Luckily, this applies to quite a few people.

Corruption Is Not Evil

Awesome Is Not Good

Everyone Is Related - Retro's Family.
Averted when you realize not everyone is related to Retro.

And one more, for the road:
Running Gag - "MASSIVE GREEN PHASESABER," "YEEEEEEAH [xyz]-- No.", and of course, a certain mare's the use of the general word for a man's genitalia.
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Ryoukai
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Pariah Prince
If i May?

Dark Is Not Evil - Seems to be a common Belief of Many of us.
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SuperOverlord Meep
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Lurker of the Forums and generally strange person
Evil (Super)Overlord - Although not really that evil, Meep can be viewed as this, as seen by his avatar and name.
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Blackhook
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Fleet of the 7 winds
MassiveMultiplayerCrossover - Seeing how most members come from various place/worlds/dimensions. Crossroads plays it straight.
World of Ham - With that many Large Hams in one place it naturally shows. This leads to many Ham to Ham battles.
Rule of Cool
Rule of funny
Hero of another story - Many members were heroes of their own stories/adventures before coming to VE. For some it's just a part of their adventures, others became heroes after they came to VE.
NinjaPirateZombieRobot - Some VEpochers are less than conventional.
Fantasy Kitchen Sink - Seeing as Dragons, Pirates, robots, evil scientists and the occasional Moonbunny hang around VE.
Hammerspace -Many VEpochers seem to pull items out of nowhere. Most explain to have some sort of Bag of Holding while some of them rule over literal item spaces/dimensions.

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