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''[[Sprite Wars]]'' is an online, forum based [[Massive Multiplayer Crossover]] game with user-made and controlled factions. To say it simply, it's [[Doctor Who
Been around for 3 (or 4, depending how you count it){{when}} years
It is mainly a spriter group, with every other kind of artist welcome.
Can be found [http://www.spritewars.com/ here]. Note when adding tropes: only add tropes that apply over seasons or long standing factions.
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* [[A Commander Is You]]: There are lots of different sets, from [[Zerg Rush|Zerg Rushing]] to [[One-Man Army|single powerful units]], and everything in-between.
* [[Action Girl]]: Any female CO.
* [[Alien Invasion]]: Some more recent seasons featured not so friendly visits from the Voltor and the Imperial Guards from 40k.
** Also, earlier seasons included the [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Mobian]] [[Mirror Universe|Empire]].
*** And who can forget, the classic [[A Nazi
** Subverted with the Kugestaldt "invasion" in the West Campaign. They were just kicking out the Lyvek, who had played this trope straight.
* [[All There in the Manual]]: Rules are rarely brought up, unless you are being a dick. Superweapon rule, for example, is rarely used anymore.
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** Causes troubles sometimes since it's generally accepted that season 1 and 2 are canon, whereas season 3 is semi-canon. This eventually lead to a complete reboot where all canon was erased and Earth was restored to pre-war status to allow newcomers get into the game easily.
* [[Anachronism Stew]]: Even ignoring the varying tech levels between factions, a lot of Earth-based factions have both hover technology, lasers, and anti-orbit cannons alongside contemporary trucks and assault rifles. Some versions of the USA are egregious in this regard.
** Liberators take the cake, though. Apart from having [[Warhammer 40
** Fortunately,this has been subverted after the Liberator's got modernized.
* [[Apocalypse How]]: Every single one has happened or nearly happened at least once, usually because of [[Doctor Who
* [[Armed Farces]]: The East Campaign and a few stand-alone comic series make for a good laugh.
* [[Attack Drone]]: Seen in use at some point or another.
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* [[The Cavalry]]; Battles usually have several of these. Whether they actually help is another thing.
* [[Child Soldiers]]: The 907th Witch Squadron is comprised of young girls [[Magical Girl|who use magic]], [[Small Girl, Big Gun|big guns]], [[Strike Witches|and Striker Units. Don't forget the animal ears and tails.]]
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: At least one per faction, usually female
* [[Common Military Units]]: Most of the time.
* [[Common Ranks]]: Played Straight, usually by factions based off real-world countries (USA, Canada). Other times subverted.
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* [[Death World]]: [[Everything Trying to Kill You]] in the Earth-based Campaigns, certain [[Single Biome Planet|Single Biome Planets]] in the North/Space Campaigns.
* [[Delaying Action]]
* [[Divided States of America]]: Appeared in the West Campaign most prominently. This changed rather quickly, though.
* [[Earth Is a Battlefield]]: Obviously.
* [[Fantastic Racism]]: Happens to Mobians and Lylatians almost all the time. Slowly became a [[Discredited Trope]] due to overuse.
* [[Fan Service]]: What else can you call having a ''[[Makes Sense in Context|female, naked, cloaked spy]]'' being hunted by [[Fetish Fuel|spreading powder]] so she can be seen? Oh, and to hide from everyone she hides in a bath. With every other female character.
* [[Father to His Men]]: Generally most of the factions that belonged under the umbrella of the old Alliance. TMWK's Character in Season three.
* [[Fighting
* [[Flaunting Your Fleets]]
* [[Forever War]]
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* [[Gondor Calls for Aid]]: Pretty much how alliances work. Someone gets attacked, s/he calls for allies to bail him/her out.
* [[Helmets Are Hardly Heroic]]: Sometimes played straight, sometimes averted. Some CO's wear helmets, Kevlar and other protective headgear, other CO's don't.
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: A few characters from Anime, TV and video games make the odd cameo or two. Can you spot them all?
** Ramirez, Foley, Dunn, "Ghost" and "Roach" from [[Modern Warfare 2]] are a recent example.
* [[Highly-Conspicuous Uniform]]: A handful of older factions were guilty of this, though the prize should go to the Liberators Army...they wear ''ORANGE'' BDU's!
* [[Hopeless Boss Fight]]: Some fights have this attitude in them. NCAF demonstrated this attitude against the [[Warhammer 40
* [[Humongous Mecha]]: From [[
* [[Kill Sat]]: A few factions like to use these.
* [[La Résistance]]: At least one a Season. Briano's long-running Liberators apparently started out this way, according to his origin side-comic.
* [[Massive Multiplayer Crossover]]: As said before, it's the only explanation as to how [[Warhammer 40
* [[Mega Corp]]: Many villainous factions start out, or are this.
* [[Military Alphabet]]: Sometimes played straight, other times subverted.
* [[Million Mook March]]: Used by huge factions, usually large superpowers or alien invaders.
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* [[Pinned Down]]
* [[Private Military Contractors]]: Several.
* [[Putting
** The Kugestaldt Republic, complete with futuristic Stahlhelms and all-black uniforms swam in this trope. When they were retconned into good guys, they maintained their intimidating appearance.
* [[Power Armor]]: Some factions have these. the Kuradian Armed forces took the cake however, for they did not deploy non-powered armor troops in direct frontline combat.
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* [[Those Wacky Nazis]]: The SS Paranormal Division.
* [[To Serve Man]]: Many play this trope, although the Lyvek deserve special mention; although carnivorous, Lyvek were originally not carrion creatures, until feasting on other species being an official part of their military doctrine as a scare tactic and it became second nature to their troops.
* [[United Nations Is a Super Power]]: The UN functions much like it's counterpart in Doctor Who, and also controls UNIT, as well as UNATCO.
* [[Units Not to Scale]]: All the time. Some members have been working on averting this lately, however, to the praise of everyone.
* [[Urban Warfare]]: Of course.
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* [[World War III]]: And IV and V and... Basically, it's world war after world war with only a few months of peace between. If even that.
* [[Would Not Shoot a Civilian]]: Many of the "Good" factions try and follow this. The Liberators Army make this a part of their SOP, making sure to keep civilians out of their crosshairs and hate it when the bad guys shoot civilians. Averted in season 2, when the Alliance didn't have the luxury when fighting the Corvolt Empire
* [[X Meets Y]]: Many of the factions. [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Mobian Empire]] is Sonic meets [[Star Wars]]. Tarsonian Confederacy is [[
* [[Zerg Rush]]
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