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* '''[[Shout-Out]] vs. [[Take That]]''': A positive reference to another work vs. a negative reference to another work.
* '''[[Shout-Out]] vs. [[Take That]]''': A positive reference to another work vs. a negative reference to another work.
* [[A Simple Plan]] vs. [[Zany Scheme]]
* [[A Simple Plan]] vs. [[Zany Scheme]]
* [[Single-Minded Twins]] vs [[Different As Night and Day]]
* [[Single-Minded Twins]] vs [[Polar Opposite Twins]]
* '''[[Slap Slap Kiss]] vs [[Kiss Kiss Slap]]''': "I hate you! ... I love you!" vs. "I love you! ... I hate you!"
* '''[[Slap Slap Kiss]] vs [[Kiss Kiss Slap]]''': "I hate you! ... I love you!" vs. "I love you! ... I hate you!"
* [[Small Name, Big Ego]] vs. [[Jaded Washout]]
* [[Small Name, Big Ego]] vs. [[Jaded Washout]]
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* [[Trademark Favorite Food]] vs [[Does Not Like Spam]]
* [[Trademark Favorite Food]] vs [[Does Not Like Spam]]
* [[Trapped in TV Land]] vs [[Refugee From TV Land]]
* [[Trapped in TV Land]] vs [[Refugee From TV Land]]
* '''[[Tsundere]] vs [[:Category:Yandere|Yandere]]''': A [[Tsundere]] is a (usually female) character who acts cranky and standoffish on the outside, but sometimes shows signs of genuine tenderness. A [[:Category:Yandere|Yandere]] is someone who tries to act nice, but really is unpleasant underneath...sometimes coupled with [[Madness Tropes|mental instability]].
* '''[[Tsundere]] vs [[Yandere]]''': A [[Tsundere]] is a (usually female) character who acts cranky and standoffish on the outside, but sometimes shows signs of genuine tenderness. A [[Yandere]] is someone who tries to act nice, but really is unpleasant underneath...sometimes coupled with [[Madness Tropes|mental instability]].
* [[Two Scenes, One Dialogue]] vs [[One Scene, Two Monologues]]
* [[Two Scenes, One Dialogue]] vs [[One Scene, Two Monologues]]
* [[Unwitting Pawn]] vs [[Spanner in the Works]]
* [[Unwitting Pawn]] vs [[Spanner in the Works]]
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{{examples|Examples of "opposite number" series:}}
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* ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia]]'' vs ''[[His Dark Materials]]''
* ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia]]'' vs ''[[His Dark Materials]]'' (a fantasy world where religion is good vs. a fantasy world where religion is bad)
* ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' vs ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'' (made by [[Studio Gainax|the same studio]]!) ([[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism]] in [[Humongous Mecha]])
* ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' vs ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'' (made by [[Studio Gainax|the same studio]]!) ([[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism]] in [[Humongous Mecha]])
** or ''Evangelion'' vs ''[[GaoGaiGar]]''
** or ''Evangelion'' vs ''[[GaoGaiGar]]''{{context}}
* ''[[Lord of the Rings]]'' vs ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' ([[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism]] in [[Heroic Fantasy]])
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' vs ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' ([[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism]] in [[Heroic Fantasy]])
* ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura]]'' vs ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]'' (the main characters even wear similar pink outfit) ([[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism]] in [[Magical Girl]])
* ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura]]'' vs ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]'' (the main characters even wear similar pink outfit) ([[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism]] in [[Magical Girl]])
** [[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]] is sometimes said to be somewhere in the middle of the two.
** [[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]] is sometimes said to be somewhere in the middle of the two.{{context}}
* ''The Fairy Tale of Lost Time'' vs ''[[Momo]]'': "Never, '''ever''' waste your precious time" vs. "'Wasted' time is not always wasted and 'spared' time is '''never''' actually spared".
* ''The Fairy Tale of Lost Time'' vs ''[[Momo]]'': "Never, '''ever''' waste your precious time" vs. "'Wasted' time is not always wasted and 'spared' time is '''never''' actually spared".
* [[(The Customer is) Not Always Right]]/ F My Life vs. [http://www.givesmehope.com/ Gives Me Hope]: Personal anecdotes that may just make you lose all faith in humanity vs. personal anecdotes that will rebuild that faith.
* [[(The Customer is) Not Always Right]]/ F My Life vs. [https://web.archive.org/web/20100813153206/http://www.givesmehope.com/ Gives Me Hope]: Personal anecdotes that may just make you lose all faith in humanity vs. personal anecdotes that will rebuild that faith.


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Latest revision as of 18:53, 26 July 2023


Here is a place to note the tropes which are opposites of one another.

See also the Canonical List of Subtle Trope Distinctions, and Trope Grid (which covers when there's more than one possible Opposite Trope).

Opposite tropes

Examples of "opposite number" series:
  1. ↑ Though the trope is wider than that.
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