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* [[All Girls Want Bad Boys]] vs. [[Single Woman Seeks Good Man]] |
* [[All Girls Want Bad Boys]] vs. [[Single Woman Seeks Good Man]] |
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* [[All Part of the Show]] vs. [[You Just Ruined the Shot]] |
* [[All Part of the Show]] vs. [[You Just Ruined the Shot]] |
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* [[Almost-Dead Guy]] vs [[Not Quite Dead]] (or [[Only Mostly Dead]]) |
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* [[Always Chaotic Evil]] vs [[Always Lawful Good]] |
* [[Always Chaotic Evil]] vs [[Always Lawful Good]] |
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* [[Ancient Conspiracy]] vs [[Ancient Tradition]] (However, they might [[Not So Different|overlap]].) |
* [[Ancient Conspiracy]] vs [[Ancient Tradition]] (However, they might [[Not So Different|overlap]].) |
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* [[Buffy-Speak]] vs [[Spock Speak]] |
* [[Buffy-Speak]] vs [[Spock Speak]] |
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* [[But Now I Must Go]] vs [[I Choose to Stay]] |
* [[But Now I Must Go]] vs [[I Choose to Stay]] |
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* '''[[Butt Monkey]]''' '''vs.''' '''[[Mary Sue]]''': A character who fails at pretty much everything versus a character who succeeds at pretty much everything. The opposite-ness can be explored further: People hate the [[Mary Sue]] played straight, but love to laugh at the [[Butt Monkey]] played straight. Inversely, people love to laugh at an exaggerated [[Mary Sue]] ([[Parody Sue]] or [[Thirty |
* '''[[Butt Monkey]]''' '''vs.''' '''[[Mary Sue]]''': A character who fails at pretty much everything versus a character who succeeds at pretty much everything. The opposite-ness can be explored further: People hate the [[Mary Sue]] played straight, but love to laugh at the [[Butt Monkey]] played straight. Inversely, people love to laugh at an exaggerated [[Mary Sue]] ([[Parody Sue]] or [[Thirty-Sue Pileup]]) but hates [[Yank the Dog's Chain|yanking the dog's chain]] that comes about when you exaggerate the [[Butt Monkey]]. |
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* [[Cain and Abel]] vs. [[Sibling Team]] |
* [[Cain and Abel]] vs. [[Sibling Team]] |
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* [[Camp Gay]] vs [[Manly Gay]] |
* [[Camp Gay]] vs [[Manly Gay]] |
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* '''[[Face Heel Turn]] vs [[Heel Face Turn]]''': A [[Face Heel Turn]] is when something happens to an established "good" character that makes them turn to the side of evil. A [[Heel Face Turn]] is when something happens to an established "evil" character that makes them turn to the side of good. When used more than once, it can lead to the [[Heel Face Revolving Door]]. |
* '''[[Face Heel Turn]] vs [[Heel Face Turn]]''': A [[Face Heel Turn]] is when something happens to an established "good" character that makes them turn to the side of evil. A [[Heel Face Turn]] is when something happens to an established "evil" character that makes them turn to the side of good. When used more than once, it can lead to the [[Heel Face Revolving Door]]. |
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* [[Fallen Princess]] vs [[Alpha Bitch]] |
* [[Fallen Princess]] vs [[Alpha Bitch]] |
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* [[Falling in Love Montage]] vs [[Lost Love Montage]] |
* [["Falling in Love" Montage]] vs [[Lost Love Montage]] |
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* '''[[False Dichotomy]] vs [[Golden Mean Fallacy]]''': strawman argument where only one of two choices is right vs. one where both choices are wrong and the only "correct" answer is somewhere in the middle. |
* '''[[False Dichotomy]] vs [[Golden Mean Fallacy]]''': strawman argument where only one of two choices is right vs. one where both choices are wrong and the only "correct" answer is somewhere in the middle. |
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* [[False Reassurance]] vs [[Suspiciously Specific Denial]] |
* [[False Reassurance]] vs [[Suspiciously Specific Denial]] |
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* '''[[Idle Rich]] vs. [[Non-Idle Rich]]''': Rich people who don't do anything vs. rich people who actually do things |
* '''[[Idle Rich]] vs. [[Non-Idle Rich]]''': Rich people who don't do anything vs. rich people who actually do things |
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* [[If I Can't Have You]] vs. [[I Want My Beloved to Be Happy]] |
* [[If I Can't Have You]] vs. [[I Want My Beloved to Be Happy]] |
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* [[If Jesus Then Aliens]] vs. [[No Such Thing As Space Jesus]] |
* [[If Jesus, Then Aliens]] vs. [[No Such Thing As Space Jesus]] |
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* [[I Just Want to Be Normal]] vs [[I Just Want to Be Special]] |
* [[I Just Want to Be Normal]] vs [[I Just Want to Be Special]] |
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* '''[[I Just Want to Have Friends]] vs [[I Work Alone]]''' |
* '''[[I Just Want to Have Friends]] vs [[I Work Alone]]''' |
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* '''[[Law of Inverse Recoil]] vs [[Blown Across the Room]]''': Gunshots with no recoil vs. gunshots with way too much recoil |
* '''[[Law of Inverse Recoil]] vs [[Blown Across the Room]]''': Gunshots with no recoil vs. gunshots with way too much recoil |
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* [[Let's Get Dangerous]] vs. [[Not So Harmless]]: low-key hero becoming powerful vs. low-key villain becoming powerful. |
* [[Let's Get Dangerous]] vs. [[Not So Harmless]]: low-key hero becoming powerful vs. low-key villain becoming powerful. |
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* [[Let's Split Up Gang]] vs [[Never Split the Party]] |
* [[Let's Split Up, Gang!]] vs [[Never Split the Party]] |
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* [[Limited Wardrobe]] vs [[Unlimited Wardrobe]] |
* [[Limited Wardrobe]] vs [[Unlimited Wardrobe]] |
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* '''[[Literal Ass |
* '''[[Literal Ass-Kicking]] vs. [[Ass Kicks You]]''': Attacking the buttocks vs. attacking ''with'' the buttocks |
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* [[Love Is in The Air]] vs [[Hate Plague]] |
* [[Love Is in The Air]] vs [[Hate Plague]] |
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* [[Luke, I Am Your Father]] vs [[Luke, You Are My Father]] |
* [[Luke, I Am Your Father]] vs [[Luke, You Are My Father]] |
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* '''[[Macekre]] vs [[Woolseyism]]''': A [[Macekre]] is a loose translation of a work that barely resembles its source material. A [[Woolseyism]] is a translation of a work that maintains the spirit of the original work, while still making it palatable for its intended audience. |
* '''[[Macekre]] vs [[Woolseyism]]''': A [[Macekre]] is a loose translation of a work that barely resembles its source material. A [[Woolseyism]] is a translation of a work that maintains the spirit of the original work, while still making it palatable for its intended audience. |
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* [[MacGuffin Delivery Service]] vs [[Keep |
* [[MacGuffin Delivery Service]] vs [[Keep-Away]] |
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* [[Made of Iron]] vs [[Made of Plasticine]] |
* [[Made of Iron]] vs [[Made of Plasticine]] |
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* [[Magic Knight]] vs [[Squishy Wizard]] |
* [[Magic Knight]] vs [[Squishy Wizard]] |
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* [[Miles Gloriosus]] vs [[Cowardly Lion]] (or [[The So-Called Coward]]): Apparent hero, actual coward vs. apparent coward, actual hero. |
* [[Miles Gloriosus]] vs [[Cowardly Lion]] (or [[The So-Called Coward]]): Apparent hero, actual coward vs. apparent coward, actual hero. |
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* [[Mind Rape]] vs [[Care Bear Stare]] |
* [[Mind Rape]] vs [[Care Bear Stare]] |
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* '''[[Minimalist Run]] vs [[Hundred |
* '''[[Minimalist Run]] vs [[Hundred-Percent Completion]]''': win the game by collecting nothing vs. win the game by collecting everything. |
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* '''[[Mook Chivalry]] vs [[Zerg Rush]]''': Mooks attacking one at a time vs. mooks attacking all at once |
* '''[[Mook Chivalry]] vs [[Zerg Rush]]''': Mooks attacking one at a time vs. mooks attacking all at once |
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* [[More Hero Than Thou]] vs. [[Who Will Bell the Cat]]: Characters strive to do the dangerous deed vs. characters retreat on learning that they might personally have to do the deed. |
* [[More Hero Than Thou]] vs. [[Who Will Bell the Cat]]: Characters strive to do the dangerous deed vs. characters retreat on learning that they might personally have to do the deed. |
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* [[Never Tell Me the Odds]] vs. [[I Like Those Odds]] |
* [[Never Tell Me the Odds]] vs. [[I Like Those Odds]] |
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* [[The Night That Never Ends]] vs. [[Endless Daytime]] |
* [[The Night That Never Ends]] vs. [[Endless Daytime]] |
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* [[Nietzsche Wannabe]] vs. [[Useful Notes/Existentialism|Existentialism]]/ [[The Anti |
* [[Nietzsche Wannabe]] vs. [[Useful Notes/Existentialism|Existentialism]]/ [[The Anti-Nihilist]]: "Life has no meaning!" vs. "Life has no meaning...because it's up to us to give it one." |
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* [[Nightmare Fuel]] vs. [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]]: Something that's terrifying vs something that's touching. |
* [[Nightmare Fuel]] vs. [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]]: Something that's terrifying vs something that's touching. |
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* '''[[Nightmare Retardant]] vs [[Accidental Nightmare Fuel]]''': Meant to be scary but isn't vs. not meant to be scary but is. |
* '''[[Nightmare Retardant]] vs [[Accidental Nightmare Fuel]]''': Meant to be scary but isn't vs. not meant to be scary but is. |
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* [[Nothing Can Stop Us Now]] vs [[Nothing Can Save Us Now]] |
* [[Nothing Can Stop Us Now]] vs [[Nothing Can Save Us Now]] |
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* [[Obfuscating Stupidity]] vs [[Feigning Intelligence]] |
* [[Obfuscating Stupidity]] vs [[Feigning Intelligence]] |
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* [[Official Couple]] vs [[One True Pairing]] (or [[Fan |
* [[Official Couple]] vs [[One True Pairing]] (or [[Fan-Preferred Couple]]) |
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* '''[[One Steve Limit]] vs [[Planet of Steves]]''': Only one character has a particular name to avoid confusion vs. a large group of people all have the same name. |
* '''[[One Steve Limit]] vs [[Planet of Steves]]''': Only one character has a particular name to avoid confusion vs. a large group of people all have the same name. |
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* [[One Stat to Rule Them All]] vs [[Dump Stat]] |
* [[One Stat to Rule Them All]] vs [[Dump Stat]] |
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* '''[[Porting Disaster]] vs [[Polished Port]]''': Transitioning a game from one system to another makes the end result worse vs. a transition where the new game is better than the original |
* '''[[Porting Disaster]] vs [[Polished Port]]''': Transitioning a game from one system to another makes the end result worse vs. a transition where the new game is better than the original |
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* '''[[Power Born of Madness]] vs [[With Great Power Comes Great Insanity]]''': superpower that relies on the user being insane vs. superpower that slowly drives the user insane |
* '''[[Power Born of Madness]] vs [[With Great Power Comes Great Insanity]]''': superpower that relies on the user being insane vs. superpower that slowly drives the user insane |
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* [[Previously On]] vs [[On the Next]] |
* [["Previously On..."]] vs [["On the Next..."]] |
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* '''[[Prolonged Prologue]] vs. [[Lost in Medias Res]]''': Too much exposition at expence of action in the beginning, vs too little exposition in the beginning. |
* '''[[Prolonged Prologue]] vs. [[Lost in Medias Res]]''': Too much exposition at expence of action in the beginning, vs too little exposition in the beginning. |
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* [[Psychopathic Manchild]] vs [[Heroic Comedic Sociopath]] |
* [[Psychopathic Manchild]] vs [[Heroic Comedic Sociopath]] |
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* [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits]] vs. [[Dream Team]] |
* [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits]] vs. [[Dream Team]] |
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* [[Rank Inflation]] vs. [[F Minus Minus]] |
* [[Rank Inflation]] vs. [[F Minus Minus]] |
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* [[Rated M for Money]] vs [[Avoid the Dreaded G Rating]] |
* [[Rated "M" for Money]] vs [[Avoid the Dreaded G Rating]] |
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* '''[[Redemption Demotion]] vs. [[Redemption Promotion]]''': Character works better as a villain than a hero vs. character works better as a hero than a villain. |
* '''[[Redemption Demotion]] vs. [[Redemption Promotion]]''': Character works better as a villain than a hero vs. character works better as a hero than a villain. |
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* [[Redemption Earns Life]] vs. [[Redemption Equals Death]] |
* [[Redemption Earns Life]] vs. [[Redemption Equals Death]] |
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* [[Screwed By the Network]] vs. [[Network to The Rescue]] or [[Adored By the Network]] |
* [[Screwed By the Network]] vs. [[Network to The Rescue]] or [[Adored By the Network]] |
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* [[Second Place Is for Losers]] vs. [[The Runner Up Takes It All]] |
* [[Second Place Is for Losers]] vs. [[The Runner Up Takes It All]] |
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* [[Secret-Chaser]] vs [[Secret Keeper]] |
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* [[Sequelitis]] vs. [[Surprisingly Improved Sequel]] or [[Even Better Sequel]] |
* [[Sequelitis]] vs. [[Surprisingly Improved Sequel]] or [[Even Better Sequel]] |
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* [[Set Right What Once Went Wrong]] vs. [[Make Wrong What Once Went Right]] |
* [[Set Right What Once Went Wrong]] vs. [[Make Wrong What Once Went Right]] |
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* '''[[She Cleans Up Nicely]] vs. [[Unkempt Beauty]]''': character is dolled up to look sexy vs. character looking sexy even without fancy clothes. |
* '''[[She Cleans Up Nicely]] vs. [[Unkempt Beauty]]''': character is dolled up to look sexy vs. character looking sexy even without fancy clothes. |
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* '''[[Shocking Swerve]] vs. [[The Untwist]]''': A [[Shocking Swerve]] is a plot twist that the audience could never possibly have seen coming and appears to have been done for no purpose other than to shock. [[The Untwist]] is when a plot twist is shocking because the audience had dismissed it as being ''too'' obvious. |
* '''[[Shocking Swerve]] vs. [[The Untwist]]''': A [[Shocking Swerve]] is a plot twist that the audience could never possibly have seen coming and appears to have been done for no purpose other than to shock. [[The Untwist]] is when a plot twist is shocking because the audience had dismissed it as being ''too'' obvious. |
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* '''[[Shout-Out]] vs. [[Take That]]''': A positive reference to another work vs. a negative reference to another work. |
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* [[A Simple Plan]] vs. [[Zany Scheme]] |
* [[A Simple Plan]] vs. [[Zany Scheme]] |
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* [[Single-Minded Twins]] vs [[Different As Night and Day]] |
* [[Single-Minded Twins]] vs [[Different As Night and Day]] |
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* '''[[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!" |
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* [[Small Name, Big Ego]] vs. [[Jaded Washout]] |
* [[Small Name, Big Ego]] vs. [[Jaded Washout]] |
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* [[The Smurfette Principle]] vs [[Improbably |
* [[The Smurfette Principle]] vs [[Improbably-Female Cast]] (or simply [[The One Guy]]) |
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* [[The Snark Knight]] vs [[Stepford Smiler]] |
* [[The Snark Knight]] vs [[Stepford Smiler]] |
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* [[So Bad It's Good]] vs [[So Bad It's Horrible (Darth Wiki)|So Bad Its Horrible]] |
* [[So Bad It's Good]] vs [[So Bad It's Horrible (Darth Wiki)|So Bad Its Horrible]] |
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* [[This Is Reality]] vs [[No Fourth Wall]] |
* [[This Is Reality]] vs [[No Fourth Wall]] |
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* [[This Trope Name References Itself]] (or [[Index of Exact Trope Titles]]) vs [[This Index Is Not an Example]] |
* [[This Trope Name References Itself]] (or [[Index of Exact Trope Titles]]) vs [[This Index Is Not an Example]] |
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* [[Tiny Guy Huge Girl]] vs [[Huge Guy, Tiny Girl]] |
* [[Tiny Guy, Huge Girl]] vs [[Huge Guy, Tiny Girl]] |
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* [[Too Good to Last]] vs [[Long Runners]] |
* [[Too Good to Last]] vs [[Long Runners]] |
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* [[Took a Level In Jerkass]] vs [[Took a Level In Kindness]] |
* [[Took a Level In Jerkass]] vs [[Took a Level In Kindness]] |
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* [[Toy Ship]] vs [[December |
* [[Toy Ship]] vs [[December-December Romance]] |
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* [[Trademark Favorite Food]] vs [[Does Not Like Spam]] |
* [[Trademark Favorite Food]] vs [[Does Not Like Spam]] |
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* [[Trapped in TV Land]] vs [[Refugee From TV Land]] |
* [[Trapped in TV Land]] vs [[Refugee From TV Land]] |
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* [[Unwitting Pawn]] vs [[Spanner in The Works]] |
* [[Unwitting Pawn]] vs [[Spanner in The Works]] |
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* [[Upperclass Twit]] vs [[Lower Class Lout]] |
* [[Upperclass Twit]] vs [[Lower Class Lout]] |
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* '''[[Very-High-Velocity Rounds]] vs [[Painfully-Slow Projectile]]''': ''speedybullets'' vs. '''slooooooowwww buuuulllletsss''' |
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* [[Viewers are Morons]] vs [[Viewers Are Geniuses]] |
* [[Viewers are Morons]] vs [[Viewers Are Geniuses]] |
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* '''[[Villain Ball]] vs [[Hero Ball]]''': villain does something dumb vs. hero does something dumb |
* '''[[Villain Ball]] vs [[Hero Ball]]''': villain does something dumb vs. hero does something dumb |
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* [[Villain Decay]] vs [[Not So Harmless]] |
* [[Villain Decay]] vs [[Not So Harmless]] |
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* [[Villains Act, Heroes React]] vs [[Heroes Act Villains Hinder]] |
* [[Villains Act, Heroes React]] vs [[Heroes Act Villains Hinder]] |
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* '''[[Villain With Good Publicity]] vs [[Zero |
* '''[[Villain With Good Publicity]] vs [[Zero-Percent Approval Rating]]''': Everyone loves the bad guy vs. everyone ''hates'' the bad guy. |
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** [[Villain With Good Publicity]] vs [[Hero With Bad Publicity]] |
** [[Villain With Good Publicity]] vs [[Hero With Bad Publicity]] |
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* '''[[Violence Is the Only Option]] vs. [[Sheathe Your Sword]] or [[Talking the Monster To Death]]''': Defeating an opponent with violence vs. defeating that same opponent through pacifism or a [[Rousing Speech]]. |
* '''[[Violence Is the Only Option]] vs. [[Sheathe Your Sword]] or [[Talking the Monster To Death]]''': Defeating an opponent with violence vs. defeating that same opponent through pacifism or a [[Rousing Speech]]. |
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* [[Vomit Discretion Shot]] vs [[Vomit Indiscretion Shot]] |
* [[Vomit Discretion Shot]] vs [[Vomit Indiscretion Shot]] |
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* [[WAFF]] vs [[Dark Fic]] |
* [[WAFF]] vs [[Dark Fic]] |
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* '''[[Wangst]] vs. [[Angst What Angst]]''': Character whines too much vs. character whines a lot less than you think they should. |
* '''[[Wangst]] vs. [[Angst? What Angst?]]''': Character whines too much vs. character whines a lot less than you think they should. |
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** [[Wangst]] or [[Emo]] vs. [[Stoic Woobie]] |
** [[Wangst]] or [[Emo]] vs. [[Stoic Woobie]] |
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* '''[[Warmup Boss]] vs. [[Wake Up Call Boss]]''': Surprisingly easy early boss vs. surprisingly hard early boss |
* '''[[Warmup Boss]] vs. [[Wake Up Call Boss]]''': Surprisingly easy early boss vs. surprisingly hard early boss |
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* [[Weak but Skilled]] vs. [[Unskilled but Strong]] |
* [[Weak but Skilled]] vs. [[Unskilled but Strong]] |
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* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]] vs [[Necessarily Evil]] |
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]] vs [[Necessarily Evil]] |
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* [[Wham Episode]] vs [[Breather Episode]] ('''TROPER GENERAL'S WARNING:''' putting these back-to-back can induce [[Mood Whiplash]]) |
* [[Wham! Episode]] vs [[Breather Episode]] ('''TROPER GENERAL'S WARNING:''' putting these back-to-back can induce [[Mood Whiplash]]) |
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* '''[[What Do You Mean It's for Kids?]] vs [[What Do You Mean It's Not for Kids?]]''': People thinking something isn't for kids when it in fact is vs. people thinking something is for kids when it in fact is not. |
* '''[[What Do You Mean It's for Kids?]] vs [[What Do You Mean It's Not for Kids?]]''': People thinking something isn't for kids when it in fact is vs. people thinking something is for kids when it in fact is not. |
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* [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?]] vs [[Unusually Uninteresting Sight]] |
* [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?]] vs [[Unusually Uninteresting Sight]] |
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* [[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart Anyway]] vs [[Heart Is an Awesome Power]] |
* [[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?]] vs [[Heart Is an Awesome Power]] |
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* [[What Is Going On]] vs [[Let Me Get This Straight]] |
* [[What Is Going On]] vs [[Let Me Get This Straight...]] |
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* [[When You Coming Home, Dad?]] vs. [[My Beloved Smother]]: Parents that never have time for their children vs. parents that do nothing but control their children. |
* [[When You Coming Home, Dad?]] vs. [[My Beloved Smother]]: Parents that never have time for their children vs. parents that do nothing but control their children. |
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* [[Wholesome Crossdresser]] vs [[Villainous Crossdresser]] |
* [[Wholesome Crossdresser]] vs [[Villainous Crossdresser]] |
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