Topic on Forum:Trope Talk

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I think we should rename [[Near Villain Victory]] to [[Eucatastrophe]]. Specifically, I'm proposing a page move and link rewrite, keeping the current name as a redirect (basically swapping the redirect for the page). I'm actually really sure we should do this, because:
I think we should rename [[Eucatastrophe]] to [[Eucatastrophe]]. Specifically, I'm proposing a page move and link rewrite, keeping the current name as a redirect (basically swapping the redirect for the page). I'm actually really sure we should do this, because:
* The plot doesn't need an [[No Antagonist|actual villain]] to have this trope -- the trope is really about protagonist doom rather than villain victory. I'm going to throw out the movie [[All Is Lost]] as an example of this, which is entirely man vs. nature.
* The plot doesn't need an [[No Antagonist|actual villain]] to have this trope -- the trope is really about protagonist doom rather than villain victory. I'm going to throw out the movie [[All Is Lost]] as an example of this, which is entirely man vs. nature.
* Eucatastrophe is the actual word for this trope, as wikipedia [[wikipedia:Eucatastrophe|will attest]].
* Eucatastrophe is the actual word for this trope, as wikipedia [[wikipedia:Eucatastrophe|will attest]].