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{{quote|''I'm still not quite sure how [[Stephenie Meyer|SMeyer]] came up with her; it's like she wandered in from a better book.''|'''cmdr_zoom''', commenting on [http://cleolinda.livejournal.com/672553.html Cleolinda's LiveJournal] about [[Twilight (novel)|Alice]].}}
{{quote|''I'm still not quite sure how [[Stephenie Meyer|SMeyer]] came up with her; it's like she wandered in from a better book.''
|'''cmdr_zoom''', commenting on [http://cleolinda.livejournal.com/672553.html Cleolinda's LiveJournal] about [[Twilight (novel)|Alice]].}}


The character is brilliant. They might be any role but no matter what trope they fall under, whether a single trope or many, they all have one thing in common. You love them, but the writer doesn't.
The character is brilliant. They might be any role but no matter what trope they fall under, whether a single trope or many, they all have one thing in common. You love them, but the writer doesn't.
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At least we'll always have [[Fan Fiction]]...
At least we'll always have [[Fan Fiction]]...
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== Anime & Manga ==
== Anime and Manga ==
* [[Starter Villain|Raditz]] from ''[[Dragon Ball]] Z''. He's Goku's ''older brother'', but after his defeat and death, he's rarely if ''ever'' brought up ever again. [[The Abridged Series]] lampoons this, with Krillin asking Raditz "You'll be involved in many future events, right?", to which Raditz responds by attacking Krillin.
* [[Starter Villain|Raditz]] from ''[[Dragon Ball]] Z''. He's Goku's ''older brother'', but after his defeat and death, he's rarely if ''ever'' brought up ever again. [[The Abridged Series]] lampoons this, with Krillin asking Raditz "You'll be involved in many future events, right?", to which Raditz responds by attacking Krillin.
** Everyone who isn't Goku (or a Saiyan, at the very least) eventually falls victim to this trope by the end of the series.
** Everyone who isn't Goku (or a Saiyan, at the very least) eventually falls victim to this trope by the end of the series.
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== Fanfiction ==
== Fan Works ==
* Most writers for [[Camp Rock]] fanfiction completely waste all potential of Caitlyn and Tess (arguably played best by the two best actors in the teen cast) by pairing them with the [[The Jonas Brothers]] [[Expy|Expies]] (who seem to suck at [[As Himself|playing themselves]])
* Most writers for ''[[Camp Rock]]'' fanfiction completely waste all potential of Caitlyn and Tess (arguably played best by the two best actors in the teen cast) by pairing them with the [[The Jonas Brothers]] [[Expy|Expies]] (who seem to suck at [[As Himself|playing themselves]])