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# A [[Teen Genius|teenage genius]] [[Gadgeteer Genius|discovers an entire new field of science, and builds practical devices that use it, in his bedroom]]. |
# A [[Teen Genius|teenage genius]] [[Gadgeteer Genius|discovers an entire new field of science, and builds practical devices that use it, in his bedroom]]. |
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# The [[Dark and Troubled Past|psychological trauma]]/[[Tsundere|attitude problem]] of female character is [[Defrosting Ice Queen|cured]] (or at least temporarily relieved) by a [[Deus Sex Machina|Dose of Good Luvin']] from the hero. |
# The [[Dark and Troubled Past|psychological trauma]]/[[Tsundere|attitude problem]] of female character is [[Defrosting Ice Queen|cured]] (or at least temporarily relieved) by a [[Deus Sex Machina|Dose of Good Luvin']] from the hero. |
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# [[Hot Skitty-On-Wailord Action|Persons of different species interbreed without difficulty]]. |
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# [[Author Filibuster|The author lectures the viewer/reader]]; the lecture takes the form of a Platonic Dialogue between two characters, or of the Cosmic Message from the Ultra-enlightened Aliens to the Great Unwashed Human Masses. |
# [[Author Filibuster|The author lectures the viewer/reader]]; the lecture takes the form of a Platonic Dialogue between two characters, or of the Cosmic Message from the Ultra-enlightened Aliens to the Great Unwashed Human Masses. |
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# [[Ancient Conspiracy|A conspiracy develops, involving lots of people, and remains secret for an extended period of time]]. |
# [[Ancient Conspiracy|A conspiracy develops, involving lots of people, and remains secret for an extended period of time]]. |
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# [[Imported Alien Phlebotinum|An alien artifact imbues human(s) with incredible abilities.]] |
# [[Imported Alien Phlebotinum|An alien artifact imbues human(s) with incredible abilities.]] |
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# A fighter pilot, upon destroying an alien vessel, yells "[[Military Maverick|yeeeeeeee-haaaaaaa!]]" |
# A fighter pilot, upon destroying an alien vessel, yells "[[Military Maverick|yeeeeeeee-haaaaaaa!]]" |
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# [[A Little Something We Call Rock and Roll|The time traveller helps the future society mellow out by introducing music from his period.]] |
# [[A Little Something We Call "Rock and Roll"|The time traveller helps the future society mellow out by introducing music from his period.]] |
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# [[You Can't Fight Fate|Time travellers go back in time to prevent some Bad Thing from happening and in the process actually cause the Bad Thing to happen.]] |
# [[You Can't Fight Fate|Time travellers go back in time to prevent some Bad Thing from happening and in the process actually cause the Bad Thing to happen.]] |
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# Time travellers go back in time to prevent some Bad Thing from happening; [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|they succeed, but cause something worse to happen]]. |
# Time travellers go back in time to prevent some Bad Thing from happening; [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|they succeed, but cause something worse to happen]]. |
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[[Category:The Grand List of Overused Science Fiction Cliches]] |
[[Category:The Grand List of Overused Science Fiction Cliches]] |
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[[Category:Overused Sci Fi Plot Devices]] |
[[Category:Overused Sci Fi Plot Devices]] |
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[[Category:Trope]] |