All The Tropes:Tropes Are Flexible: Difference between revisions

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[[File:degrees_of_a_pimped_out_cape_9292.jpg|link=Pimped Out Cape|frame|A [[Pimped Out Cape]] can be done in many ways, from edging it [[Pretty in Mink|with fur]]<ref>from ''[[Beauty and The Beast (Disney)|Beauty and The Beast]]''</ref> to covering it with [[Gold Makes Everything Shiny|gold embroidery]]<ref>from ''[[Dynasty Warriors]] 7''</ref>.]]

[[File:degrees_of_a_pimped_out_cape_9292.jpg|link=Pimped-Out Cape|frame|A [[Pimped-Out Cape]] can be done in many ways, from edging it [[Pretty in Mink|with fur]]<ref>from ''[[Beauty and The Beast (Disney)|Beauty and The Beast]]''</ref> to covering it with [[Gold Makes Everything Shiny|gold embroidery]]<ref>from ''[[Dynasty Warriors]] 7''</ref>.]]

A rarely stated, but fairly common, belief here is that some tropes are rigid, and that the only variation comes with [[Playing With a Trope]]. Or some here think that most tropes are rigid, unless "Sliding Scale" is in the name. But it's not really true at all (also the reason we have [[The Same but More]]).

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So the next time you think a trope is separate from another trope, make sure the line is clear. If it's not, you didn't make a mistake, other than underestimate how flexible tropes are.

Contrast [[Square Peg Round Trope]].

Contrast [[Square Peg, Round Trope]].

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{{smallcaps|To best illustrate this concept, examples should be straight uses, with only some [[Playing With a Trope|playing with them]]}}.

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* [[Xanatos Gambit]] and [[Batman Gambit]] are both about specific types of ingenious plans. The thing is there is nothing saying they have to be of a certain scale. Using these plans could involve just getting a promotion from your boss, to world conquest.

* In terms of [[Malevolent Architecture]], Console [[Role Playing Game|Roleplaying Games]] tend to have loads of enemies, but rarely any hazards in the buildings, save for the occasional lava floor. On the other hand, ''[[Tomb of Horrors]]'' is infamous for having loads of traps in every room.

* [[Sex Sells]] has a wide range, from just attractive people in a picture, to acts that just scream "[[Does This Remind You of Anything|DOES THIS REMIND YOU OF ANYTHING]]?"

* [[Sex Sells]] has a wide range, from just attractive people in a picture, to acts that just scream "[[Does This Remind You of Anything?|DOES THIS REMIND YOU OF ANYTHING]]?"