Sum This Up in One Trope
Some works are really complex. Trying to explain them is like trying to tell the sky stop raining purple droplets of sugar-coated chocolate pieces go very nicely when you crush them through a toothpaste tube.
Then, there are these. A work with a single trope so central to it, that when said trope is mentioned, the work is the first thing that comes to mind. Enjoy!
Note: Very often, these will be Trope Codifiers or Trope Namers.
Compare X Meets Y.
Examples of Sum This Up in One Trope include:
Sorted by Trope.
Aliens in Cardiff
Almighty Janitor
And Then What?
A.I. Is a Crapshoot
Bacon Addiction
Badass Boast
Badass Pacifist
Bug War
Born Detective
Bunny Ears Lawyer
Captain Ersatz
The Chosen One
Complete Monster
Cool Gate
Cool Plane
Crapsack World
Darker and Edgier
Deadpan Snarker
Deadly Decadent Court
Defective Detective
Destructive Savior
Double Jump
Dungeon Crawl
Dr. Jerk
Everything Is Online
Evil Is Not a Toy
Extranormal Institute
Fake Ultimate Hero
Fantasy Counterpart Culture
Food Porn
For Science!!
Gambit Pileup
Guile Hero
Going Native
Heroic Comedic Sociopath
Highly-Visible Ninja
Humongous Mecha
Information Wants to Be Free
Insufferable Genius
Intrepid Reporter
Journey to the Center of the Mind
Katanas Are Just Better
Le Parkour
Living Lie Detector
Lolicon
MacGyvering
Magic Versus Science
Magical Girl Warrior
Martial Arts and Crafts
The Messiah
The Men in Black
Mind Screw
Mons
Monster Clown
Nigh Invulnerable
Nintendo Hard
Noble Demon
Obfuscating Stupidity
Pay Evil Unto Evil
The Power of Friendship
The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything
Roaring Rampage of Revenge
Sanity Slippage
Scenery Porn
Schoolgirl Lesbians
Scry vs. Scry
The Snark Knight
Song Parody
Sociopathic Hero
Space Western
- Trigun
- Cowboy Bebop
- Firefly
- Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers
- Bravestarr
- Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs
Tank Goodness
Tear Jerker
There Can Be Only One
Unstoppable Rage
Video Game Cruelty Potential
Video Game Caring Potential
- Anything from BioWare