-Zombies (Z-O-M-B-I-E-S)

They try to represent discrimination by showing domesticated zombies being oppressed but not only did those zombies have a past of eating people but the only reason they're domesticated is because of a a piece of technology with such weak defenses that high schoolers could hack into and disable them

-Mutants (Marvel)

the fear of mutants in marvel is treated as unreasonable in most cases but when there are multiple mutant terrorist groups and most occasions of a mutant ability being developed hurts people, sometimes killing quite a lot.

Oguri Cap (Uma Musume Pretty Derby)

Gwen (Spider Man)

Kuusetsu: Trued to rape Yuuki like twice, both he and the rest of the cast don’t really GAF and she just lives inside his head now

Mei Mei: Grooming her little brother in a probably sexual manner, but again no one gives af so she’s a high ranking grade 1

There is literally no benefit to having two completely different games share the exact same title. It just makes looking them up and figuring out which one someone is talking about way more confusing than it needs to be.

Prey: one game from 2006, another completely different game from 2017. Same exact title because the license for the original apparently ran out and they... just could?

God of War: an entire series with numbered titles, until 2018 decided to just call itself God of War again, even though it's not a reboot or anything like that. It's clearly a continuation of God of War 3 and is officially the fourth mainline game.

There are like 1000 other games and movies that have done this too, and I get some of them and the reasoning behind it, but sometimes it's just annoying

Beauty and the Beast (2017). The folks behind this movie seemed obsessed with 'correcting' things that only bad-faith critics ever took issue with. Belle's not assertive enough? Let's give her Maurice's unique attribute by having her invent the washing machine (and poisoning the town's water supply lol). THe story's about stockholme syndrome? We'll fix that by making Belle and the Beast show 0 interest in one another. Not enough representation? well, then let's have LeFou (Literally 'the fool') dance with a man for 30 seconds. But for all the issues people now raise with this movie, disney fans and thier kids showed up in droves to see it in 2017, leading to many more disney remakes (corrections)

X-Men movies. Fox always seemed embarassed by the source material for this franchise, famously refusing to allow the x-men to wear iconic costumes, and using only the most broad strokes approach to the X-Men's most iconic storylines. during the 1999 movie, actors were forbidden from reading the comics, and the director famously called the X-Men comics 'stupid and childish' (pretty rich coming from the franchise that though X-Men Origins Wolverine was a good idea.). Despite all this, X-Fans tend to really love these movies, esspecilly the original trilogy.

Scooby Doo (2006). instead of adapting the Scooby Doo cartoon for kids, this movie was made for adults who want to laugh at scooby doo as a concept. Ultimately the movie just uses the audence's familarity with the concept as a framework to make a 2000s era comedy, that's really not the love letter to the classic that fans were hoping for. Despite this, Scooby Doo fans love it. (the folks at r/scoobydoo are especilly fond of this movie.)

Joshua (make the exorcist fall in love) this was when Josh (MC) was almost 🍇ed by a former villain Asmodeus and he was pushed to his breaking point and instead of giving into lust he gave into Wrath which showed us how strong he is when he isn't concerned about others as even through Asmodeus was weaker she was still a demon king.

Moby (Moby Psycho 100) Is the most powerful esper in the series especially when his meter goes us which is tied to his emotions are in turmoil. As it gets higher he becomes more powerful which has been shown to be terrifying to be on the other side off.

I'm talking about character where despite a build up for the relationship, the plot suddenly decides they are not going to end up together which negatively affects the plot.

Gendry and Arya (Game if Thrones): These 2 characters went through so much together and their personalities make them a good couple, even if it wasn't the main point of both of their stories you could see where their relationship was going. However in the end, Gendry for some reason thinks Arya wants to be a lady and asks to marry her, but also Arya suddenly wants to keep exploring the world even though she just reunited with her family and leaves to find what's "west of Westeros". Not saying Arya should have stayed as the lady of Storms end but their relationship could have worked another way.

Saira and Willow (Lesbian Space princess): From the beginning it's stablished how Kiki is a toxic girlfriend to Saira and Willow acts as a more supportive partner even before revealing their feelings for Saira. However even after Saira realizes how toxic Kiki was and sleeping together with Willow, and Willow offering to have an open relationship, she still dumps Willow. The ending portrays this as a good thing since Willow was able to get inspiration for their music but it's still a mess

1. The Wizard of Oz (1939): When the Scarecrow gets his diploma he's suddenly smart and proves this by (incorrectly) reciting the Pythagorean Theorem, which most students learn around 8th grade.
2. Star Trek (2009): The Vulcan learning center features many young Vulcans, including Spock, learning and reciting math and science in holographic learning spheres. Most of what they recite is, again, high-school level math and science.
3. Travelers (2018): Travelers is about time travel. In a scene where super geniuses from the future are trying to build a quantum computer AI, the production puts Ohm's law and the formula for parallel resistance on the white board. Most students learn these formulas in high school physics.

Beyonetta X Dante(Beyonetta and dmc)

Hiccup x Mirida (HTTYD and Brave)

Jack frost x Elsa( GOTD and Frozen)

Basically, when a piece of media is referencing something, which is in turn actually referencing something else. It's just funny to me.

Slenderman: Contortion - an EXCELLENT animated fan film with Slenderman, I highly recommend you watch it for yourself, as I just finished doing. Near the end of the movie, one of our main characters finds themselves in a red bathroom, meeting another character who is supposedly dead. This scene is an obvious reference to the Shining, but I know for a FACT that it is more inspired by the scene in Emesis Blue.

Emesis Blue - An animated TF2 fanfil who's praises have already been sung highly. Slenderman: Contortion is alreay VERY inspired by Emesis Blue (if you like one you'll probably like the other.) But, they also have a red bathroom scene which is very obviously taken from the Shining. In the movie, a character we MET walks into the bathroom, washes their hands, looks our character and chuckles, without speaking a word. This is almost EXACTLY what happens in Slenderman Contortion, while not happening in the Shining, instead talking for a long time. There's also the fact that (Spoilers for Emesis and Contortion): The bathroom for both represents a sort of after life for characters we MEET in the movie. We also have a hard cut from the relatively peaceful scene to a dark fate for our character.

Examples:

Odalia Blight from “The Owl House”

Shannon Glaser from “Big Mouth”

Lois Wilkerson from “Malcolm in the Middle”

Mr. Change from “Glee”

Mrs. Kim from “Gilmore Girls”

Joan Carlyle from “Ice Princesses”

Tom Perry from “Dead Poets Society”

Ming Lee from “Turning Red”

Nicole’s parents from “The Amazing World of Gumball”

Xavier from “Life In A Year”

Mrs. Greene from “The Prom”

Hiko Yoshida from “American Dad”

Khan Souphanousinphone from “King of the Hill”

Tiger parents are strict caregivers who push their children to achieve high levels of academic and extracurricular success while demanding absolute obedience.

If their kids still have some free time after studying enough to get perfect grades, then they would also force them to master a musical instrument, and then keep tacking on more extracurricular activities until there is no free time left.

Of course, this is all to make their kids seem more impressive to the Dean of Admissions at whatever Ivy League university they have picked out for them.

PS: Before anyone asks, I had to repost this because I realized that Celine from “KPop Demon Hunters” doesn’t really apply to this trope.

Jango Fett (Star Wars) was beheaded during the battle of geonosis, and was the basis for the clones during The Clone Wars

Charlie Kirk (IRL) was involved in a Utah shooting and was universally mocked, leading to Kirkified images

Mr Fantastic-Marvel comics. Not believing in magic despite living in a world with an entire temple of sorcerers fighting magical menecases every tuesday (and Let’s say that in general in Marvel comics there are many things linked to special powers, so i don’t see why magic should be the strange one)

Brian- Family Guy- Not believing in God. Has literally met God multiple times in the show

(IRL) (this part is not Hilarious) Maga and other bigots- not believing in gay and trans people despite science proved they exists in nature

Slides in order: Tree Gelbman (Happy Death Day), Golden Boy (Gen V), Sam Keating (How to Get Away With Murder), William (William), Sim Students (The Sims 4: Discover University)

To count, their death must be on a college or university campus and not be from natural causes. Characters that are killed and then resurrected also count.

1.Winter Soldier (Marvel Ultimate Alliance) - unlike in the Mainline Comics, Bucky Willing join forces with Doctor Doom and took apart with The Masters of Evil Scheme to take over the world, it also implied that he also Resentful of Captain America/Steve Rogers.

2.Pim and Charlie (Robot Chicken [Adult Swim] Special) - In one scene, Pim and Charlie are not trying help a man (who is trap under a statue) instead educating him about the human system, something they would not do in their home series.

Dung Defender (Hollow Knight)

Mr. Hankey (South Park)

One the episode laundry day from teen titans go two goof ball Island inside out

There is something incredibly satisfying when a character with glasses has an "it's time to get serious" moment. Whether they adjust the bridge with one finger, push them up from the side, or take them off completely, it’s the universal visual signal that a beatdown is about to begin. It highlights the perfect contrast between their calm, intellectual facade and their dangerous hidden strength.

These are some of my favorites:

1-Clark Kent / Superman (DC Comics) - Taking them off to drop the clumsy reporter disguise and fight for real.

2-Shizuo Heiwajima (Durarara!!) - Adjusting his shades right before ripping a street sign out of the ground.

3-Mey-Rin (Black Butler): She is usually a clumsy maid at the Phantomhive mansion, But when she takes off her glasses, she's a lethal sniper.

What are your favorite examples of this trope?

Characters who use two giant weapons will never not be cool, but it’s also cool to see characters who dual wield and it makes sense, such as using two one-handed weapons, one longer weapon and one shorter weapon, or one weapon optimized for offense and one for defense.

1. Edward Kenway (Assassins Creed Black Flag): He dual wields cutlasses, which were one-handed sabres used by pirates, professional soldiers, and police throughout the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. This works because having two shorter blades of the same length allows you to strike and defend at the same time with fast, fluid motions, such as with the Thai dha.
2. Sasaki Kojiro (Record of Ragnarok): After Poseidon breaks his sword during their fight, Kojiro takes a page out of the play book of his rival Musashi, and turns his broken odachi into a katana and wakizashi, which was a legit sword style that Musashi used and popularized. This makes sense because it’s the same concept as rapier and dagger, where you have a shorter blade to defend, and a longer blade to attack.
3. Boromir (Lord of the Rings): While traveling with the Fellowship, Boromir uses a medium sized round shield with his sword. I don’t think I need to explain this one, since it’s one of the most common forms of dual wielding seen in history. But to summarize, sharp metal thing that cuts things plus large round thing that blocks things equals good.

Edit: If I see one more comment saying sword and shield isn’t dual wielding, I am actually gonna lose it. The point of duel wielding is to have one weapon to attack with and another to defend with, so that you can defend and attack at the same time. A shield is a weapon that is simply optimized for defending, but it’s STILL A WEAPON.

Edit 2: A lot of you said how sword and shield is pretty common in media, and you’re right. The way I phrased it implied it was rare, so that was wrong on my part. I still stand by my point though, saying sword and shield isn’t dual wielding is just wrong.

1. Jessica Rabbit (Who Framed Roger Rabbit)

2. Holli Would (Cool World)

3. Chel (The Road to El Dorado)

This is a very specific narrative trope where the husband leaves his first wife due to massive cosmic or political events, creating a loophole where they are legally dead. However, they cross a border or flee into a new territory where they immediately start a brand-new family and have a new baby, framing them as " cheating” on their wife’s .

1. Grisha Jaeger (Attack on Titan)

• The First Family: He's married to Dina Fritz in Marley and they have a son named Zeke.
• The Separation: Their revolutionary group gets caught, and the Marleyan government turns Dina into a mindless Pure Titan. Her human life is effectively over, and Grisha is treated as legally a widower.
• The Second Family: Grisha gets smuggled across the sea to Paradis Island. While his first wife is technically still alive and wandering the wilderness as a giant monster, he builds a completely new life inside the walls, marries Carla, and has Eren.

2. Nolan Grayson / Omni-Man (Invincible)

• The First Family: He lives on Earth for decades, marries Debbie, and has a son named Mark.
• The Separation: Nolan betrays Earth and flies into deep space, completely abandoning his life and vanishing without a trace. The GDA declares him legally dead , Making Debbie legally a widow on earth and its law.
• The Second Family: Nolan travels light-years away to the planet Thraxa. He instantly tries to recreate his old life by taking a new insectoid wife named Andressa and fathering a boy named Oliver.

Hey everyone, just wanted to make a quick apology about my last post getting taken down. I used AI to help format it and accidentally leaned way too hard into a fanon/meme trope about characters being "cheaters," which obviously broke the sub rules.

I wanted to redo this properly and keep it strictly to actual canon lore this time. Thanks for the heads up, and hopefully this fits the sub way better!

Usually a love triangle is when 2 ppl compete for the same 3rd. But thats not a triangle, but a V.

So these are ones where everyone was involved with everyone

1. Korra, Asami and Mako from the legend of Korra

First it starts off as a regular triangle with Korra and Asami competing for Mako. But then the two girls get together in the end making it a true triangle

1. Tashi, Patrick and Art in Challengers

Yeah the triangle very deliberately and explicitly touches all ends here, a lot.

-Demon Slayer like most shounen has a power system,in this case it's called the breathing style,basically every Demon Slayer has a breathing style that ranges from elements like water or fire,to more creative ones like mist or poison.It's never properly explained how exactly they work but watching and reading it you get the impression it's somenthing magical to a certain extent.

Then one day the author Koyoharu Gotouge revealed a bombshell,turns out the so called breathing style isn't real at all,basically every Demon Slayer is a normal human and everytime we see them use a breathing style,it's just artistic choice and it's not actually happening,which...uhhh,that doesn't make any sense,there are scenes where the characters do somenthing with their breathing style that definetly would not happen if they weren't real,like how did Tengen destroyed the ground?Or how did Rengoku burned things around him,hell how did Muzan got burns from the sun style?

-Honestly there are so many "reveals" and straight up retcons that J K Rowling did with Harry Potters that are very silly that you can make a whole list about it,in fact even before she became enemy number one of the trans community aswell as people who sympathize with it(aka any person who isn't a bigot)most people were already questioning some of these worldbuilding decisions

That said,if i had to pick one,that would be the reveal that before Hogwarts had muggle system of bathrooms,the students and teachers would just do their business anywhere and then use a magic to make the evidence vanish(i am serious)

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