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* [[Blood Lust]]
* [[Blood Lust]]
* [[Blood Knight]]
* [[Blood Knight]]
* [[Blood Splattered Innocents]]
* [[Blood-Splattered Innocents]]
* [[Blunt Metaphors Trauma]]
* [[Blunt Metaphors Trauma]]
* [[Bookworm]]
* [[Bookworm]]
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* [[Cannot Convey Sarcasm]]
* [[Cannot Convey Sarcasm]]
* [[Can't Hold His Liquor]]
* [[Can't Hold His Liquor]]
* [[Card Carrying Villain]]
* [[Card-Carrying Villain]]
* [[Catch Phrase]]
* [[Catch Phrase]]
* [[Cats Are Mean]]
* [[Cats Are Mean]]
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* [[Cuteness Proximity]]
* [[Cuteness Proximity]]
* [[Cruella to Animals]]
* [[Cruella to Animals]]
* [[Daddys Girl]]
* [[Daddy's Girl]]
* [[Dad the Veteran]]
* [[Dad the Veteran]]
* [[Dark and Troubled Past]]
* [[Dark and Troubled Past]]
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** [[Bad Cop Incompetent Cop]]
** [[Bad Cop Incompetent Cop]]
* [[Disco Dan]]
* [[Disco Dan]]
* [[Distinguished Gentlemans Pipe]]
* [[Distinguished Gentleman's Pipe]]
* [[The Ditherer]]
* [[The Ditherer]]
* [[Divergent Character Evolution]]
* [[Divergent Character Evolution]]
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* [[Drink Order]]
* [[Drink Order]]
* [[Driven to Suicide]]
* [[Driven to Suicide]]
* [[Dudley Do Right Stops to Help]]
* [[Dudley Do-Right Stops to Help]]
** [[Dick Dastardly Stops to Cheat]]
** [[Dick Dastardly Stops to Cheat]]
* [[Dumbass Has a Point]]
* [[Dumbass Has a Point]]
* [[Dumb Muscle]]
* [[Dumb Muscle]]
* [[Dungeonmasters Girlfriend]]
* [[Dungeonmaster's Girlfriend]]
* [[Elective Mute]]
* [[Elective Mute]]
* [[Elfeminate]]
* [[Elfeminate]]
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* [[Go Karting With Bowser]]
* [[Go Karting With Bowser]]
* [[Good Costume Switch]]
* [[Good Costume Switch]]
* [[Good Flaws Bad Flaws]]
* [[Good Flaws, Bad Flaws]]
* [[Good Is Impotent]]
* [[Good Is Impotent]]
* [[Good Is Not Dumb]]
* [[Good Is Not Dumb]]
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* [[Grass Is Greener]]
* [[Grass Is Greener]]
* [[Greed]]
* [[Greed]]
* [[Green Eyed Monster]]
* [[Green-Eyed Monster]]
** [[Driven By Envy]]
** [[Driven By Envy]]
* [[Grew a Spine]]
* [[Grew a Spine]]
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* [[Hates Small Talk]]
* [[Hates Small Talk]]
* [[Headbutting Heroes]]
* [[Headbutting Heroes]]
* [[He Man Woman Hater]]
* [[He-Man Woman Hater]]
* [[Headphones Equal Isolation]]
* [[Headphones Equal Isolation]]
* [[Heart Trauma]]
* [[Heart Trauma]]
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* [[Heroic Bastard]]
* [[Heroic Bastard]]
* [[Hidden Heart of Gold]]
* [[Hidden Heart of Gold]]
* [[High Hopes Zero Talent]]
* [[High Hopes, Zero Talent]]
* [[His Story Repeats Itself]]
* [[His Story Repeats Itself]]
* [[Historical Badass Upgrade]]
* [[Historical Badass Upgrade]]
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* [[Holy Burns Evil]]
* [[Holy Burns Evil]]
* [[Holy Hitman]]
* [[Holy Hitman]]
* [[Hormone Addled Teenager]]
* [[Hormone-Addled Teenager]]
* [[Horrible Judge of Character]]
* [[Horrible Judge of Character]]
* [[Hospitality for Heroes]]
* [[Hospitality for Heroes]]
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* [[Iaijutsu Practitioner]]
* [[Iaijutsu Practitioner]]
* [[I Am What I Am]]
* [[I Am What I Am]]
* [[I Am Who]]
* [[I Am Who?]]
* [[I Can Still Fight]]
* [[I Can Still Fight]]
* [[I Coulda Been a Contender]]
* [[I Coulda Been a Contender]]
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* [[Informed Wrongness]]
* [[Informed Wrongness]]
* [[In Harmony With Nature]]
* [[In Harmony With Nature]]
* [[In Harms Way]]
* [[In Harm's Way]]
* [[In Its Hour of Need]]
* [[In Its Hour of Need]]
* [[Innocent Aliens]]
* [[Innocent Aliens]]
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* [[I Would Say If I Could Say]]
* [[I Would Say If I Could Say]]
* [[Jack of All Trades]]
* [[Jack of All Trades]]
* [[Jade Colored Glasses]]
* [[Jade-Colored Glasses]]
* [[Jerkass]]
* [[Jerkass]]
* [[Jerkass Dissonance]]
* [[Jerkass Dissonance]]
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* [[Martial Pacifist]]
* [[Martial Pacifist]]
* [[Masked Luchador]]
* [[Masked Luchador]]
* [[Mathematicians Answer]]
* [[Mathematician's Answer]]
* [[Measuring the Marigolds]]
* [[Measuring the Marigolds]]
* [[Menacing Stroll]]
* [[Menacing Stroll]]
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* [[Nice to The Waiter]]
* [[Nice to The Waiter]]
* [[Nobody Calls Me Chicken]]
* [[Nobody Calls Me Chicken]]
* [[Non Idle Rich]]
* [[Non-Idle Rich]]
* [[No Object Permanence]]
* [[No Object Permanence]]
* [[No Sense of Humor]]
* [[No Sense of Humor]]
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* [[Oral Fixation Fixation]]
* [[Oral Fixation Fixation]]
* [[Orcus On His Throne]]
* [[Orcus On His Throne]]
* [[Out of Character Moment]]
* [[Out-of-Character Moment]]
* [[Outside Man Inside Man]]
* [[Outside Man Inside Man]]
* [[Over and Under The Top]]
* [[Over and Under The Top]]
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* [[Playing a Tree]]
* [[Playing a Tree]]
* [[Plucky Middie]]
* [[Plucky Middie]]
* [[Pointy Haired Boss]]
* [[Pointy-Haired Boss]]
* [[Polite Villains Rude Heroes]]
* [[Polite Villains Rude Heroes]]
* [[Politically Incorrect Villain]]
* [[Politically-Incorrect Villain]]
* [[Popular Is Dumb]]
* [[Popular Is Dumb]]
* [[Possession Sue]]
* [[Possession Sue]]
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* [[Reclining Reigner]]
* [[Reclining Reigner]]
* [[Redemption Quest]]
* [[Redemption Quest]]
* [[Re Ditto]]
* [[Re-Ditto]]
* [[Red Oni Blue Oni]]
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]
* [[Reformed but Rejected]]
* [[Reformed but Rejected]]
* [[Relationship Writing Fumble]]
* [[Relationship Writing Fumble]]
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* [[Saying Sound Effects Out Loud]]
* [[Saying Sound Effects Out Loud]]
* [[Scarily Competent Tracker]]
* [[Scarily Competent Tracker]]
* [[Scary Musician Harmless Music]]
* [[Scary Musician, Harmless Music]]
* [[Schedule Fanatic]]
* [[Schedule Fanatic]]
* [[Screaming Warrior]]
* [[Screaming Warrior]]
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* [[Sleepyhead]]
* [[Sleepyhead]]
* [[Sleeps With Everyone but You]]
* [[Sleeps With Everyone but You]]
* [[Sliding Scale of Anti Heroes]]
* [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes]]
* [[Sliding Scale of Antagonist Vileness]]
* [[Sliding Scale of Antagonist Vileness]]
* [[Slouch of Villainy]]
* [[Slouch of Villainy]]
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* [[Sorry I Fell On Your Fist]]
* [[Sorry I Fell On Your Fist]]
* [[Sour Prudes]]
* [[Sour Prudes]]
* [[Spell My Name With a The]]
* [[Spell My Name With a "The"]]
* [[Squee]]
* [[Squee]]
* [[Stages of Monster Grief]]
* [[Stages of Monster Grief]]
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* [[Terrified of Germs]]
* [[Terrified of Germs]]
* [[That Man Is Dead]]
* [[That Man Is Dead]]
* [[The Heros Journey]]
* [[The Hero's Journey]]
* [[The Magazine Rule]]
* [[The Magazine Rule]]
* [[Thememobile]]
* [[Thememobile]]
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* [[The Tragic Rose]]
* [[The Tragic Rose]]
* [[True Neutral]]
* [[True Neutral]]
* [[Twenty Four Hour Armor]]
* [[24-Hour Armor]]
* [[Twitchy Eye]]
* [[Twitchy Eye]]
* [[Ubermensch]]
* [[Ubermensch]]
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* [[We Used to Be Friends]]
* [[We Used to Be Friends]]
* [[We Want Our Jerk Back]]
* [[We Want Our Jerk Back]]
* [[Weak Willed]]
* [[Weak-Willed]]
* [[Weakened By the Light]]
* [[Weakened By the Light]]
* [[Weapon of Choice]]
* [[Weapon of Choice]]
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* [[What Exactly Is His Job]]
* [[What Exactly Is His Job]]
* [[What Is This Feeling]]
* [[What Is This Feeling]]
* [[What the Hell Hero]]
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]
* [[What the Hell Townspeople]]
* [[What the Hell Townspeople]]
* [[What You Are in The Dark]]
* [[What You Are in The Dark]]
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* [[Whip It Good]]
* [[Whip It Good]]
* [[Who Needs Enemies]]
* [[Who Needs Enemies]]
* [[Whos Laughing Now]]
* [[Who's Laughing Now?]]
* [[Who Wants to Live Forever]]
* [[Who Wants to Live Forever?]]
* [[Why Couldn't You Be Different]]
* [[Why Couldn't You Be Different?]]
* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes]]
* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?]]
* [[Why Do You Hate the Dog]]
* [[Why Do You Hate the Dog]]
* [[Wild Card]]
* [[Wild Card]]

Revision as of 10:18, 8 January 2014

Tropes about setting up, fleshing out, and tearing down characters.

Compare Characters and Casting for how characters are affected by being played by actors. Contrast Characters As Device for roles that characters can be shoved into for plot reasons. See Signature Tropes for tropes that define a character (or work of fiction).

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For lists of tropes as they apply to specific fictional characters, see:

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