>Its the episode with the rookies/young team members
>Something goes wrong during training
>Its up to them to stop it
>Main character falls in love with a random extra in the background
>They fuck until the credits roll
Best trope
>It's a downtime or "nothing is going on" episode, and we get to see the crew and what they do when nothing is going on.
>character is a wimp
>gets abused
>>78599933
>bonus points if it segments the episode for each character, following that character throughout their day
>even more bonus if the different segments interlink as the characters interact and there is a hidden plot going on throughout all of it
>>78599967
>gets pushed over the edge by the villain
>goes berserk
Or alternatively,
>gets pushed over the edge
>enters a quiet rage where they beat the living shit out of the villain without giving a single fuck
>Character is an emotional wreck after finding out his fiance had been cheating on him with his best friend for a year
>He now spends his days living alone drinking himself to death and posting on an anonymous imageboard while the two of them are happily married
>No matter how drunk or high he gets he never has the courage to just kill himself because he knows how much it would hurt his parents if he were found dead one day via suicide
>He just wants things to go back to the way they were, so much that he tries to convince himself the last few years have been one very vivid dream, but he knows the truth
>>78600082
Get yourself out there and meet some people. Continue to meet friends of friends until you get to know people you really like. Go from there.
>>78600011
Tales of Ba-Sing-Sa is one of my favorite episodes of ATLA
>>78600082
Shit man. You're a better man than I am. I probably would've killed someone.
>>78599933
You mean filler?
>>78600082
>>78600237
How could it not be?
>>78600345
>implying filled is bad
>what is character development
>>78600082
Shit anon, good luck with life. You're already a better and saner man than I. I imagine I woulda snapped if I thought things were good up until that point; just flat out killed him in front of her, and beaten/mutilated her in revenge for it.
>>78600082
sounds pretty contrived
is that in a morrison book?
>Backstory of a side character is given.
>It has nothing to do with the lore, the overall plot, and doesn't really need to be an episode, but it provides some information one finds essential anyway.
Also
>A character doing a pet behavior for their S.O. or love interest (i.e. playing with their hair, placing their hand on theirs).
>>78600345
breather does not equate to filler
>its a bottle episode
>evil villain tricks hero into helping them with their plans
>villain starts laughing maniacally
>Hero starts laughing with them
>a fly (or other kind of pest) is causing problems for the crew. The pest goes from one character to the next, causing chaos wherever it goes.
>>78600475
>Characters get sucked into an alternative timeline/dimension
>Villains are now heroes/Heroes are now villains/Character roles have been all mixed up
>>78600475i didn't really like that episode of KND, but to each their own, right?
>It's a "find the magic gem/treasure before the baddy does and acquires world dominating powers!"
>>78600082
Just kill them. Problem solved.
>>78600488
KND actually did this one right with the pool episode, with their personalities being the EXACT opposite of themselves, like abby being a nerd, and Wally being a complete coward. i can't remember what Hoagie's change was thought
>>78600464
>everyone is laughing except the dumb guy
>the dumb guy joins in
>the dumb guy keeps laughing long after everyone else
>he suddenly stops mid laugh
"I don't get it"
>>78600488
>Gimmick Universes
Love the shit out of these.
>>78599682
>qt girl fells in love with his commanding officer or leader of the gang.
Notice me senpai
> Protagonists must fight their evil counterparts
> bonus points if the evil counterparts aren't pushovers and are actually a threat
>dystopian/apocalyptic future episode
>only one or two of the original cast is still alive
>some of the offspring of the original cast are there
>it gets reset in the end but in a good way
KND was so good.
And say what you will about Supernatural, this was probably my favorite episode.
>>78600582
>He doesn't know about that episode of SPD that was done way better
get with the program ma nigga
>>78600605
>>78600543
>>78600464
>>78600475
>>78599682
KND did literally all of these
Nomination for one of /co/'s favorites or what?
>>78600082
>one day he MC waks up and realizes that despite he pain he dodged a bullet.
>later, he meets a nice girl with great tits and an oral fetish.
>>78600543
I think anti-Hoagie told awful jokes but everybody loved them.
>>78600636
I adore the imagination.
I'd give it one. Remember the time they parodied DBZ? Or that lockdown episode?
Great fucking show, my god.
>>78600678
The Aliens parody was my second favorite episode. >>78600678
>>78600695
Which was? Wait was that the one with the ties?
>>78600695
wait, was that the one where abby and her sister went to space with kuki's sister, or was that the one with the lice?
>>78600716
>>78600704
The lice one with the nacho cheese.
>>78600582
>Evil version of team
>They don't just fight their counterparts
>They're actually well rounded characters instead of just color swaps of the good guys
>>78600725
yeah, i was thinking of that one
>WAITTTTTTTTTTTTTT
>You got to say something cool!
>>78600725
>>78600716
I don't think I remember those.
But one i do remember much was the snowed day Star Wars parody. That was fun. Oh and that whole secret splinter cell with Numbuh infinity
>>78600082
Yeah man, I love that trope!
Those episodes where the bull/bad guy/asshole gets their cum-muppets in the end
>>78600737
>evil clone team
>they don't fight their duplicates, instead they fight the person closest to whoever they resemble
>they know how to best them
>this causes tension among the team
Friendly Enemies are always fun.
>>78600821
>TFW Dan never got revenge on the asshole that stole his life
If there could be one more episode of DAN VS., i'd want it to be Dan finally getting that fucking cunt, holy shit
>>78600082
didn't they use this trope in Adventure Time once?
>The Rashomon parody
>The wrestling parody
>The chain of favours
>The villain hijacks the intro.
>Heroes and villains team up to stop a greater threat.
>Hero gets the shit kicked out of him, but the villain says something so awful that it gives him the strength to come back.
>The theme song plays during the climax
>Minor joke becomes critical plot point.
>Change of allegiance
>Villain beats up underling for mocking the hero.
>Final fight is a fistfight.
>The hypnosis plot.
Love all this shit.
>Character takes life for granted
>gets kicked out of their body by magic
>has to get their body back before they permanently lose it
Also
>Bully characters has a change of heart
>New bully is even worse
>Original bully character goes back to his old ways and maintains the status quo
>>78600991
Friends believe in MC, which results in MC beating the bad guy.
I hate that shit
>>78600991
I love all of these anonall of these
>training arc
>>78600891
Bonus points if the villain still manages to be a legitimate threat and have his own antagonistic agenda against the heroes even if he's a nice, amicable guy.
>>78600991
>Rashomon parody
Das it man.
>>78599933
This but with the villains is the best.
>>78599682
>It's an Spider-Man accidentally gives Doctor Doom Cap's shield during a training exercise episode
>manly, gruff and violent guy is actually great with kids
Gets me every time.
>>78600082
>Villains during their free time, just chilling.
>Heroes run into villains when they're shopping.
>Heroes and villain team up to fight a greater threat.
>The comic relief gets dangerous and fucks shit up.
Love these.
>>78609679
Forgot.
>comic relief turns evil.
>Becomes the biggest threat to the planet and heroes have to stop him. +points if a villain helps them.
>>78609711
>they actually stay evil and don't just revert back to normal at the end of the episode
>two episodes happen at the same time
>episode one follows half the team, episode two follows the other half
>see out of context bits and pieces of what's going on to the other group in each episode
Fucking love this. Is there a name for it?
>>78609987
>They were evil all along.
>>78607834
>Midnighter giving a little girl her cat back.jpg
>>78600082
ok hold up
why the FUCK do i always read this
"cheating with my best friend"
how SHITTY does your "best" friend have to be to do that?
How the fuck do all you people have such atrocious "best" friends?
>>78600991
>The villain hijacks the introJojo did it best
>Side characters become completely serious
>They end up becoming dangerous to the villain's/hero's plans
>Villian/hero does everything in their power to stop them
>Side character just breezes through all of it.
>>78606834
What constitutes a Rashomon parody?
>>78610540
Mintberry Crunch was pretty good at this. It was great how it all led to Kenny being the piece of the puzzle, with an infinite amount of lives, but then Mintberry Crunch just takes the cake.
>Everyone the main character helped out throughout his adventures reunite in the last episode
Bonus points if it's to help him fight in the final battle.
>>78610750
We see the aftermath of an event, and then the characters all tell their story, distorted by their own characteristics (arrogant one makes himself look awesome, crazy one comes up with weird shit, etc)
>>78600464
>Villain takes down villain
>Villain thinks they've won and starts gloating and doing the maniacal laugh
>Get's interrupted by the Hero's mocking laughing as they rise up once again
>>78610977
>They're reuniting to say goodbye to the audience
>Hero does something small to cheer up a villains bad day
>Students discover that the teacher has their own life outside of school and is pretty cool
>hero gets thrown into a dystopian alternate future/universe
>the goofy comedic relief sidekick is the leader of the resistance
>hero and villain team up to take down the bigger threat
>after that threat is neutralized, the hero and the villain fight one last time
bonus points if they have friendly banter
>>78612361
>hero and villain team up to take down the bigger threat
>after the fight they've been beaten half dead
>agree not to fight each other and both just limp away
>Villain has a chance to take out the hero
>But it'd be dishonorable or anti-climatic so they pass up the chance
>>78610301
The best.
>Character appears to be weak and pathetic and no one takes them seriously and pushes them around
>Character turns out to be godly when angered or actually trying
>The other characters find new found respect/fear in them
Hidden potential in unsuspecting characters in general really get my gears going.
>>78610977
>>78610540
>>78600891
>>78605699
>>78603671
>>78607834
Yes, yes these are all very good
>The villain wants redemption and their arch nemesis takes pity and shows them the path
>>78612460
>hero and villian take out the big bad
>hero thanks villian for helping to defeat the big bad
>villian minorly injures the hero as a "your welcome" gesture
bonus if the hero is screaming in agony for the rest of the scene
>Character sees trouble
>"Fuck no" and leaves
Every time but especially when it's the henchman or the guards.
>>78599682
Steve is a precious cinnamonroll
>show sets up a painfully tired trope
>immediately dismisses it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnRt_JEoBRU
>>78600082
You dodged a bullet to be honest.
Your 'best' friend fucks you over and sleeps with your fiance who was unfaithful to you? Fuck them. You just found out that you had two toxic people in your life and you're better off without them plus you saved money and time from a wedding that you almost had to a terrible person. It'll only get better from here on out man.Just surround yourself with good people and they'll get you through it.
>>78599682
>Bad guy gets so pissed the other bad guy he just straight up joins the good guys.
>One of out main characters is the all-business types
>A new character is introduced. He's in the same work as our main character, but is laid-back and fun loving
>in spite of this, the new character is more successful and admired
I dunno it's always funny to see that kind of interaction.
>>78612965
Every time.Does anyone have a gif of Abe entering and then leaving the brothel when he sees Bart?
>>78612556
mah nigga
>spunky female sidekick/apprentice
I know it's lame and overdone, but there's just something so endearing about it.
pic related
>Character rips off their shirt, revealing enormous muscles that couldn't possibly fit underneath their clothes
>Character rips off clothes, revealing new outfit that couldn't possibly be hidden underneath their original outfit
>Alien/creature attempts to pose as a human, crafts a shoddy disguise that still fools everyone
>>78601017
On the first trope I love the Regular Show episode.
"WHO NEEDS A LOUSY BODY WHEN YOU HAVE THESE!!"
>Gross overreactions to mundane events
>Gross underreactions to extraordinary events
>Christmas episode but it doesn't involve any christmas imagery.
>It's an anime parody episode
>The parody is actually relatively obscure or detailed and isn't just the usual joke of "bright flashy colors and two-frame animation with Speed Racer dubbing and Pokemon spoof"
>Series starts off with inept or comic villain
>Series get's darker along with the characters
>Early villain becomes pretty much the only sane guy around.
>hero is forced to turn on his own team to save the world
>they actually fight each other and not just bitch about it
>and of course the team reunites in the end to end the hero's mission together
>villain has seemingly won or has the upper hand
>mocks hero
>hero starts laughing manically
>villain gets highly disturbed and begs the hero to stop
>hero reveals his secret plan that's been in motion while the villain was too busy underestimating the hero
>''IMPOSSIBLE!''
>Even villains go to the laundromat to do their laundry
>>78613721
Sounds interesting, what series?
>Hero meets heroine
>they don't fug in the end
>>78600345
>it's a really great episode
>no one watched it because it didn't progress the plot
fuck off
>>78614396
This. I love when being a hero or a villain is just a ''job'' and the two can be friends or at least tolerate each other off duty.
>>78614133
This seems pretty interesting can u recomend any series like this?
>someone pissed off the pacifist bad enough that he/she actually fights back
>>78614476
And on the flipside
>childhood friend of the hero/heroine actually gets out of the friendzone and into a romantic relationship
>that one annoying/hated character gets completely blown the fuck out
>>78599933
Related
>The episode features almost exclusively the bad guys fighting and plotting against each other.
>Season 1 antagonist/rival begrudgingly works together with protagonist party
>Eventually joins the main cast
>the heroes legitimately kill the villain
>Lesbian is in love with MC's girlfriend.
>Flirts with MC anyways.
>villain chick doesn't have some deep emotional issues that turned her bad (optional)
>stays loyal to the big bad till the end
>is truly valued by the villain
Does this even exist or is it just my wet dream? Doesn't matter if it's /tv/, just gimme something if anything comes to your mind.
>The first episode details how the villain became evil.
>Anti-feminist episode
>Rashomon episode's
>Making references to adult movies
>Weak comic relief character slowly matures and becomes one of the most powerful and competant team members without ever losing the fun personality
>Hero is carefree until another team member is threatened or upset at which point they become completely serious and immediately go to right the wrong
>Minor characters come back with power boosts and character development making the world feel real and not just something that exists for the benefit of our protagonists
>Government organization that is neither good nor bad
God damn I loveOne Piece
>>78614858
Kim Possible's Shego to a T.
No emotional issues either, just in it fur the evulz.
>>78614944
>No emotional issues either,
That's pushing it a bit, she just hides it better. That said, when she blushed at D's flowers
>>78614858
Multiple Xabungle characters.
>>78600082
That was almost as good of an episode as the one when Arthur has to deal with his grandpa's alzheimers
>>78599682
>villains out shopping episode
>>78615060
I always saw that as a father/daughter moment desu.
Mostly because I ship Shego withRon.
>>78615279
I read a good fic with that pairing.
>establish a character in the pilot episode
>it's a red herring and he/she's not actually the hero of the story
I love well-done fakeouts like that. Affords a lot of opportunities to develop said character as the rival or villain, or keep perspective on them as an audience insert and tell the hero's story from their perspective.
>>78615321
I read several.
>>78600891
Robotnik is the best part of Sonic Boom mainly for this reason.
>>78612061
And they ALWAYS are grizzled as fuck and have an eyepatch or something.
>>78615183
>villain couple has a happy, loving relationship
Even better when they casually flirt or talk about their personal lives while doing crime.
>>78600082
>>78614585
Teen Titans
>>78614439
Xiaolin showdown does this when more villians start to appear. Jack stays consistently a nice goof, even when his go-to gal repeatedly ditches him.
I think she goes hangs out with him back and forth depending on if she has a physical body atm.
>Characters find an item
>They investigate it the whole episode
>They get into some crazy shit but decide its actually just a regular household item
>Enemy team or villain press a secret button that the heroes never saw that turns it into a weapon
The only time i remember this being used was with KND with the bras
>>78599682
>Its the episode with the rookies/young team members
>Something goes wrong during training
>Its up to them to stop it
>they all fucking die
Deep Space Nine edition.
I fucking love time skips, but I have never seen them done well, or at least, post time skip the series is notably worse
>>78600082
He drunk dude I saw at a party on new years eve
Or maybe this is just acommon story
no-nonsense scientist guy slowly loses sanity as he is introduced to more and more supernatural and/or magical concepts and characters.
>>78617050Kamen Rider Ghostactually handles this really well where the spunky scientist side character refuses to acknowledge that the spooky shit going on is due to "ghosts" or something supernatural and instead buckles down and studies that shit empirically and helps develop some tech to help the main hero fight against the monsters of the week. It's pretty much how I would expect a real rational scientist to tackle things.
>>78612361
Devil May Cry 3 did this perfectly
>>78617455
I'm sorry boyo but I'm more talking about where a scientist, or really any character that thinks of themselves as the 'realist' of the cast, has a breakdown and has to come to terms that the world is full of magic and mysticism, and even comes to see wonder in it.
Unless I'm misreading you, you're talking about a scientist applying scientific thinking to supernatural problems and defeating them, which isn't my cup of tea.
Also, I'm really not interested in watching Kamen Rider.
>>78618239
>Unless I'm misreading you, you're talking about a scientist applying scientific thinking to supernatural problems and defeating them, which isn't my cup of tea.
Yeah that's more what I was referring to. I would expect a character like that to react with "shit another mystery I have to investigate!" rather than "EVERYTHING I KNOW IS WRONG OH GOD"
>>78618413
different strokes for different yokes m8.
Although, I am really into the use of science or technology to manipulate a supernatural force.
>>78599682
>Family sitcom
>Husband and wife take turns being the stupid one in the relationship.
>The intro changes to reflect plot progression
>>78614835
>tfw no monkey girl fuck buddy
>>78614514
>It's the only time the Italian dub didn't censor Brook's "can I see your panties" running gag
>Nobody watched it because FILLERS ARE DUMB
Heck.
>Character completely changes attitude and clothes for reasons and at the end learns that is better when it's just himself
But in the meanwhile it looked more interesting than usual.
*any reference to Diana in the Voodoo episode of Martin Mystery is obvious*
>>78614858sauce?
>>78600082
way too close anon, everything but the cheating part
im sure verything will get better, hopefully this year
>>78599682
Villain is told that he is prophecised to lose.
Attempts to stop this set events in motion that leads to defeat
Recognizes that he could stop and avert prophecy, goes on anyway
>>78619087
Every fucking time someone wants to know the sauce. I've bookmarked the video just because of people like you.
http://www.pornhub.com/view_video.php?viewkey=ph55e5f92850729
>>78617050
>non-supernatural series has an episode where the characters find real magic
Love it when Scooby Doo has a real monster.
>>78619483
why use the picture then?
it doesn't have anything to do with your comment?
>It the dream, trippy as shit episode
King worm was such a good episode
The big damn kiss trope will never fail to make me smile.
>>78622861
what the fuck are you talking about, mate?
>Villain decides to reform
>Actually goes out of there way to be a nice person instead of just not actively being evil and still being an asshole
Bonus points if they aren't instantly forgiven for everything but try anyway.
>>78622898
I'm assuming when a romantic subplot or climax has a big kiss.
>a show with multiple seasons with different bad guys
>1st season bad guy is overlooked after the first season
>1st season bad guy comes back to be the villian of the final season
I don't know if this is a trope, or which show did this, but I like it
>>78613144
>character gets BTFO so hard you actually feel a little bad
>>78612965
That was great in Iron Man 3.
>>78622760
I always forget that episode, I should rewatch it
>>78623162
Dunno about shows, but the original Final Fantasy does basically that.
>>78623196
You should
its one of the episodes that make me hope AT can be great again
>>78614858
The villain Shishio's girlfriend in Ruruouni Kenshin is literally everything you just said
>>78600082
I have faith that you'll get better anon, we believe in you, you can always bounce back
>The villain is actually a good boss. He's firm and makes sure people know when they fucked up, but doesn't berate them too hard over every failure.
>It's a villain episode
>Comedic relief has a serious episode.
>>78623192
I remember when Batman TAS did that too.
>Guard Batman punched otu earlier opens door, finds Batman
>Batman glares
>Guard turns around and closes door behind him.
>>78600082
>all these anons trying to comfort him with stupid meaningless phrases like "you dodget a bullet dood"
y'all more pathetic than this sad cuck.
>>78622898
Basically what >>78623026 said.
When the main couple, or any other couple really, makes it official with a kiss. See also: Ron and Kim kissing at the end of So the Drama..
Episodes/arcs that feature the bad guys almost exclusively. That Maul/Savaj arc of Clone Wars was some of the most fun I've had watching something in a long time.
>>78623355
Gif Or video?
>>78612061
the first time I saw this trope was in the godzilla show based of the 2000's movie.
>>78624182
Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMd4S-LkywI
>>78599933
This shit right here
>MC is stuck in a fake world/virtual world but doesn't know it
>the world is perfect for them
>They realize something is wrong when one of his friends in the fake world does something they usually wouldn't do
>Its a cowboy episode
>>78600614
I loved SPD, but nah, Psycho Rangers is the best arc in PR
>>78628419
Senpai you tripping right now
that part with the other squad was way betterbesides, no matter what we arguing about, Time Force was the best out of all of them, hands down
>>78617050
There's a wakfu episode where it shows the corruption of Nox from finding a magic cube.
>>78628035
These sometimes turn super sad and feelsy at the end
>>78629460MONGUUUUL!
>>78610469
Damn straight
>>78599682
>Minor character not affiliated with the protagonist gets the focus
>inadvertently discovers unknowingly significant
>later on, passes on the information to the protagonist or the protagonist's team
>>78614329
Battle tendency?
Specifically Esidisi getting BTFO?
>protagonist or big hitters are busy or become incapacitated
>lesser members have to step up against a greater level of threat than what they usually face
I'm thinking about you JLU Patriot Act.
Also
>episode starts off seeming like filler
>turns out to be very plot relevant without the characters realizing it until later
>>78618868
More like nobody watched it because who the fuck watches the fucking Italian dub of One Piece?
>Episode takes place in a dystopian future or an alternate dimension where everything went to shit
>The comic relief is the hardened badass leader of the resistance
>>78614396
Villain doesn't feel a thing
>OP makes thread about good tropes because they are actually a cartoonist hunting for ideas
>thread is fun filled and brings up everyone's spirits
>best thread on the entire board
>it's a win-win for everyone
>>78629889
>OP makes thread about good tropes because they are actually a cartoonist hunting for ideasI'm fairly certain Toby made or lurked a few "shit you like in video games" threads on /v/ as inspiration for Undertale
Back on topic
>Mysterious masked man is the protagonist's father
>MC won't go down, should be dead but still triumphs
>"THIS ISN'T POSSIBLE"
>MC then dies with a smile on their face
Or
>As MC falls he is caught by his teammates
>>78629976
>Mysterious masked man is the protagonist's father
> I thought this was the case with Robin in Teen Titans when I was a kid
>Old villain returns and beats the shit out of new villain because fuck you that's my Hero and only I get to kill him.
>>78630093
I always thought Slade was Batman testing to see if Robin could handle proper villains
>Villain and MC don't know the other's real identity
>Meet in their casual lives
>End up chilling and actually being bros
>>78630118
>Old villain is scared shitless of new villain
>>78614585
Teen Titans Season 1 and Young Justice Season 2
>>78629651
Seems like Joseph's shtick in general. He's constantly thinking of some bullshit to fuck up who ever he's fighting, like the fight with Straizo.
>main cast doing something super important becomes the B plot
>Supporting or side character doing something way less important on their own becomes the focus of the episode
>>78630093
Same here.
>new villain shows up
>rex the protagonist and their team
>one unlikely member puts up a fight unlike anybody else
>Main antagonist stays a believable threat for the whole show, even going on multiple seasons, and even with the protagonists mustering a win here and there
This is why Ch'rell will forever be best Shredder.
>>78629889
I'm screen capping this post so that in a few years into my cartoon's run, I'll post it on twitter just to see everyone instantly shit talking about it after unanimously praising it as GOAT.
>>78628035
It's the best when they realize their friends don't have their usual flaws.
Always thought it was a good message: nobody's perfect but you love them for who they are
>>78629704
Also, no one should be watching the anime of One Piece period. You'd think years of suffering through the pacing issues of DBZ would've taught everyone that already.
nb for off-topic
>>78610983
That's not how I remember it.
>>78629889
OP Here
i'm so glad that you guys really like this thread, i just i thought of making one after watching that one episode of KND with Tommy and the other junior operatives. i'm, not really an animator, hell, i don't even know how to draw well at all.i hope to make a cartoon in the future, but i don't know who i would find to draw the show for me.
>>Final episode plays the theme song during the big battle
Here's to you Megas XLR!
>>78630123
That would've been a pretty cool plot twist
>>78600464
>[crack]
>Character act like a befuddled doofus
>Is actually a chessmaster destroyer of worlds
Bonus points of they're not faking 100% and they are actually kind of a doofus.
>>78599682
>It's the underdogs chapter
>They're better at solving issues than the main heroes
>>78613705
I just saw the regular show version of this trope, and I have to say, it's the best thing to come out of that show in a while.
>>78629889/co/ is the most fun board
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>>78599682
>They've just stopped the Manipulative badyguy's evil plans, only to have accomplished something else he wanted; and he gets away, smugly thanking them for the assistance.
I love this one.
>The bad guy wins
alternatively
>antagonist totally destroys protagonist's allies/friends
Doesn't happen quite often in fiction I've read, but its always a treat when it happens.
>>78600082
>>78600114
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>>78600372
>>78600434
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>>78619191
this is not /r9k/
this is not /r9k/
this is not /r9k/
go back to your fucking containment board, go shoot up your school, go literally anywhere but here
>MC asks the villain what his motives are
>"because I hate you"
>the hero gets betrayed in a way that was actually foreshadowed by the writers and not an asspull
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>>78629976
I was just sayingbecause I do this
>>78612556
Hell yeah love sleeper side characters
>The tiny old man/woman that looks about to keel over and die if you breath on them is actually a badass martial arts master that can wipe the floor with anyone
>>78635372
>"She just likes killing."
>>78637656
>after they wipe the floor with everyone they keel over and die
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>>78635372
These are the best
>distorted theme or ending
>>78637876
>big "OH SHIT" moment at the end of an episode
>completely silent ending credits
>>78599682
>hero fights a group of henchmen
>the last guy alive realises he's the only one left
> Knocks himself out
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>>78600082
Sauron?
>>78600082
Is that an episode from Adventure Time?
>>78610186They did a really good job with this in the colored horse show
>>78600868
>Beat the clones by avoiding your own duplicate and fighting someone else's, catching them off guard
Didn't Justice League do this with the Justice Lords?
>>78610186
I love this so much
>>78639335
Also did it pretty well in Teen Titans
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>>78614723
>Hi, Zuko here!
That might be one of my favorite moments in the entire show. How earnest and awkward he is mixed with everyone's reactions just... perfect.
>>78600754
damn knd was so fucking good,
>tw you'll never be a knd operative
>hero loses powers
>"I'm still useful!"
>is actually useless without powers
>>78630126
These end up feelsy
>A seemingly insignificant background character turns out to have been a villain the whole time.
I can't really think of an example for this, but I just really like that idea.
>>78600082
Anon why are you sad, you have no reason to be sad. She was the one that was a cheating bitch whore.
It just means that she wasnt good enough for you. So feel good about yourself, its obviously ok.
Besides hoes like that always get punished one way or another. She'll get whats comming.
Just live your life anon. Live!
>>78614712
OFT EVIL WILL SHALL EVIL MAR
>>78611180
>Season end credits are done like the end of a theatre performance with the characters walking onstage, taking a bow and walking offstage..
>the protagonist is in a deadly situation but is expected to survive due to status within the show
>the protagonist doesn't make it out of deadly situation
>the rest of the cast is now left without the centerpiece which tied everything together
>after the grieving is done another cast member picks up the mantel for the deceased protagonist and becomes the new protagonist
>>78612061
Does Jamie from Megas-XLR counts as a goofy comedic relief sidekick?
>>78648126
when does this ever happen?
>>78648469
Kid Flash (Young Justice)
Dick Grayson (Batman comics)
Wally West (Flash comics)
other comics Im not thinking of right now
>>78648469
off the top of my headTTGL, Chrono Trigger, ASoIaF and it's toyed with slightly in Alien(s)
It needs to happen more in actual /co/ stuff because this makes my dick diamonds
Oh!
My favorite one!
Wrestling is 100% Real in this Universe.
or even better, the one guy that calls it out on being fake gets his shit wrecked by the wrestlers.
OR BETTER THEN THAT!
The guy that believes fake wrestling is 100% real keeps telling his friends it's not fake, but shouts fake loud enough that's all the wrestlers hear so they beat him up thinking he's the asshole!
>>78635372
See, what that needs is that there's this long awkward pause as everyone thinks the villain is gonna tell the MC what his backstory is.
Then he flatly replies: Because I hate you.
AND THEN!
He kills one of the MC friends!
>Character who is otherwise weak or 'normal' in a fantasy or scifi setting starts to train
>Becomes strong and powerful in their own right without bullshit magic or some deus ex machina invalidating their own personal efforts
I'm such a sucker for this shit but I can hardly find anything on it. It's always some bullshit like 'they had superpowers all along' or some magic artifact.
>>78614585
It's not TV, but the wonder woman comic League of One does this
>>78600582
Bonus points if they confuse eachother for them and look nothing alike.
>>78649247
Badass Normal, I think it's called. Yeah, it's good.
