Princess Tutu Abridged: Difference between revisions

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* [[Breather Episode]]: Duck has a wish granted for one of these in episode Episode 17.

{{quote| '''Duck:''' Poor Mytho, this plot is getting so serious. I wish we could have an episode that's just random shit. Boy would that be awesome.}}

* [[Brick Joke]]: Rue made Mytho his [[Precision F Strike|fucking]] sandwich.

* [[Brick Joke]]: Rue made Mytho his [[Precision F-Strike|fucking]] sandwich.

* [[Brief Accent Imitation]] / [[Fake Brit]]: Rue in Episode 9.

{{quote| '''Fakir:''' Enough already! That is the worst accent I have ever heard. It's [[Large Ham|hammy]], [[Pet Peeve Trope|it's annoying,]] [[Rule of Three|and it's driving me over the edge, you stupid crow!]]}}

* [[Broken Aesop]]: The true meaning of Christmas is totally about receiving material possessions, not giving, or [[The Power of Love|love.]]

* [[Buffy Speak]]: "Listen to the voices of the flower... baby... things"

* [[Buffy-Speak]]: "Listen to the voices of the flower... baby... things"

* [[By the Power of Grayskull]]: "Tutu On!" Notable because the actual series is an aversion to this trope.

** There is also a literal [[By the Power of Grayskull]] moment later on as a [[Shout Out]] to [[He-Man and The Masters of The Universe (Animation)|He-Man and The Masters of The Universe]].

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* [[DVD Commentary]]: For episode 12.

* [[Enemy Within]]: Mytho's dark side has slowly been taking control ever since the heart shard dipped in evil was returned to him. In Episode 20 he can be seen actively fighting back during his battle with Fakir.

* [[~~Everythings~~ Better With Sparkles]]: Especially if it's sparkly sweat. "[[Twilight (Literature)|Edward Cullen]], eat your heart out."

* [[Everything's Better With Sparkles]]: Especially if it's sparkly sweat. "[[Twilight (Literature)|Edward Cullen]], eat your heart out."

* [[Fanfic]]: Mr. Cat writes it and the crows love it. Also the gods of fan fiction preside over the shipping bridge, determining who, [[Cargo Ship|or what]], anyone praying for a love interest there is paired with.

* [[Fan Service]]: There is an entire day devoted to it at Goldcrown Academy.

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* [[Hand Wave]]: Mentioned by name. Mr. Cat in Episode 1, glancing over the fact that he is a cat.

** And again in Episode 16 when Drosselmeyer points out Rue's line about only being able to get married after Mytho brings her a heart, when the pair had almost tied the knot back in Episode 10... hey, [[Go Look At the Distraction|look at the clockwork plant]]!

* [[Half Human Hybrid]]: [[Discussed Trope|Pondered]] over by Duck herself. Heavily implied that she is one of these being part duck and part girl.

* [[Half-Human Hybrid]]: [[Discussed Trope|Pondered]] over by Duck herself. Heavily implied that she is one of these being part duck and part girl.

* [[He's Dead Jim]]: Spoofed at the Goldcrown Secret Underground Bookclub's meeting in Episode 21. [[Department of Redundancy Department|Dead Tom is dead]].

* [[He's Dead, Jim]]: Spoofed at the Goldcrown Secret Underground Bookclub's meeting in Episode 21. [[Department of Redundancy Department|Dead Tom is dead]].

* [[Hooker With a Heart of Gold]]: Edel is portrayed as this in the series.

* [[Hostile Show Takeover]]: Fakir attempts one of these in the intro to Episode 21. Needless to say it doesn't stick.

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* [[Hurricane of Puns]]: We get one of these in Episode 19, much to Drosselmeyer's lament.

{{quote| "This is the story of the Prince and the Raven, not the story of the prince and the princess' tush."}}

* [[Ice Cream Koan]]: In the words of [[~~LO Lcats~~|Ceiling Cat]], "One cannot truly know the ceiling until one has known the floor."

* [[Ice Cream Koan]]: In the words of [[LOLcats|Ceiling Cat]], "One cannot truly know the ceiling until one has known the floor."

* [[Improbable Weapon User]]: Tutu blocking Fakir's sword with her fan.

* [[Informed Judaism]]: Duck's Bat Mitzvah was casually mentioned in one episode by Lilie.

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* [[Les Yay]]: Invoked by Duck in-universe, when thinking about Rue.

* [[~~LO Lcats~~]]: Mr. Cat is a failed attempt. His Grammar was too good to qualify.

* [[LOLcats]]: Mr. Cat is a failed attempt. His Grammar was too good to qualify.

* [[Love Epiphany]]: "HOLY CRAP! I LOVE RUE!"

* [[Love Hurts]]: Rue and Mytho's dance is still this from Rue's point of view with Mytho being upset about his loss of good looks. Also this line:

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** [[Filk Song]]

** [[AcCENT Upon the Wrong SylLABle]]

* [[My God What Have I Done]]: Rue feels this, in her own way.

* [[My God, What Have I Done?]]: Rue feels this, in her own way.

{{quote| "Mytho, I am ''so sorry'' my [[Clingy Jealous Girl]] tendencies have fucked up your life."}}

* [[My Name Is Not Durwood]]: Anteaterina in Episode 2. "Adding 'Anteater' onto something doesn't make it my name!"

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* [[Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping]]: Done on purpose with Femio, who goes through several European accents in episode 17.

* [[One of Us]]: The creators are very vocal Tropers and the abridged series runs with as many as it can get away with, subverted, played straight, lampshaded or otherwise. Autor seems to speak in nothing but tropes in episode 21.

* [[Power Up Food]]: V8, so even you can be a [[Badass]] one more time.

* [[Power-Up Food]]: V8, so even you can be a [[Badass]] one more time.

* [[Pants Free]]: Mytho on multiple occasions.

* [[Please Put Some Clothes On]]: Pops up as a line during Fakir and Duck's "[[Screw Destiny]]" duet once she becomes human again in Episode 12 Act 2.

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* [[Show Within a Show]]: Mytho begins staring in the titular 'Everybody Loves Mytho' in Episode 17.

* [[Small Reference Pools]]: Averted, but with some techno and trance songs instead of classical music.

* [[Smite Me O Mighty Smiter]]: Invoked by Femio repeatedly. "Oh [[A God Am I|Kira]]/[[God|Haruhi]]/[[Satan|4Kids]] pour judgment upon this sinner."

* [[Smite Me, O Mighty Smiter!]]: Invoked by Femio repeatedly. "Oh [[A God Am I|Kira]]/[[God|Haruhi]]/[[Satan|4Kids]] pour judgment upon this sinner."

* [[So Beautiful ~~Its~~ a Curse]]: Rue has this.

* [[So Beautiful It's a Curse]]: Rue has this.

{{quote| '''Princess Tutu:''' Rue's problem is she's [[So Beautiful ~~Its~~ a Curse]]. It's why she gets all the creepy stalkers... and the guys... [[Sarcasm Mode|Poor. Rue]].}}

{{quote| '''Princess Tutu:''' Rue's problem is she's [[So Beautiful It's a Curse]]. It's why she gets all the creepy stalkers... and the guys... [[Sarcasm Mode|Poor. Rue]].}}

* [[Spinning Paper]]: One is included in Episode 4 reading, "[[Meanwhile Back At The|Meanwhile]] in the Piano [[~~Everythings~~ Better With Penguins|Penguin]] Cave"

* [[Spinning Paper]]: One is included in Episode 4 reading, "[[Meanwhile Back At The|Meanwhile]] in the Piano [[Everything's Better With Penguins|Penguin]] Cave"

* [[Stylistic Suck]]: Not in the show itself, but in a bonus [[Fanfic]] ostensibly written by [http://www.fanfiction.net/~professurlionxgoose4evar Mr. Cat]. (Not safe for work.)

* [[Suspiciously Specific Denial]]: Duck in episode 5. "I'm certainly not a magical ballerina princess or anything."

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* [[Thematic Theme Tune]]: The Neo-Disco song "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" by the "Scissor Sisters".

* [[There Are No Therapists]]: Averted in Episode 20 by Raetsel, Fakir's therapist from when he was little.

* [[This Is for Emphasis Bitch|This Is For Emphasis, Bitch!]]

* [[This Is for Emphasis, Bitch|This Is For Emphasis, Bitch!]]

* [[Mind Reading|Tutu Telepathy]]: One of Tutu's many powers, allowing her to read the mind of her dance partner. It also appears to be contagious.

* [[Tsundere]]: Fakir.

* [[T ~~Vtropes~~ Will Ruin Your Vocabulary]]: Spoofed when Autor is found to speak nothing but [[Conversational Troping]].

* [[All The Tropes Will Ruin Your Vocabulary]]: Spoofed when Autor is found to speak nothing but [[Conversational Troping]].

* [[United Europe]]: The apparent state of Europe in the world in which Goldcrown resides, or so Femio claims.

* [[Vocal Evolution]]: Happens to Walker thanks to puberty. Appropriately, it's around when the Prince regains almost all of his heart shards.

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* [[While Rome Burns]]: Mytho and Tutu dance the night away while Fakir bleeds to death and Edel burns herself alive.

{{quote| '''Narrator:''' And so the prince and the princess danced by the warm light of a comrade's funeral pyre while the knight bled to death.}}

* [[Whole Plot Reference]]: The [[Christmas Episode]], of the [[How the Character Stole Christmas]] variety.

* [[Whole-Plot Reference]]: The [[Christmas Episode]], of the [[How the Character Stole Christmas]] variety.

* [[Who Names Their Kid Dude]]: "My name's Duck. Yes, like the bird. Take it up with my parents. (They never loved me...)"

* [[Who Names Their Kid "Dude"?]]: "My name's Duck. Yes, like the bird. Take it up with my parents. (They never loved me...)"

* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes]]: Fakir and his paralyzing fear of birds.

* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?]]: Fakir and his paralyzing fear of birds.

* [[Wild Mass Guessing]]: The cast in episode 13 trying to figure out exactly how Kraehe's dress stays up.

* [[Wrong Genre Savvy]]: Autor eventually turns out to be this.

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