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Trope-tan is the [[Anthropomorphic Personification|Anthropomorphic]] [[Moe Anthropomorphism|Moe Personification]] of [[The Other Tropes Wiki]], drawn by [[Vigilante Taxonomist]] Fawriel in response to [[That Other Wiki]]'s [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Works_by_Kasuga Wikipe-tan]<ref>And, for that matter, [https://uncyclopedia.ca/wiki/Uncyclo-tan Uncyclo-tan] And [https://web.archive.org/web/20170525145944/https://encyclopediadramatica.rs/Ae-tan Æ-tan]..</ref>

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'''Physical qualities:'''
* Carries a [[BFS|BFQ]], a Big Frickin' [[Improbable Weapon User|Quill]].
* On the belt...
** An [[Idiot Ball]], for stupefying opponents. But carrying it means she [[Forgot I Could Fly|often forgets what it's there for]]. When not holding the ball, she is a [[Guile Hero|devastating]] [[The Chessmaster|chess master]].
** An icon of [[Tropey the Wonder Dog]], her beloved pet.
** [[The Gunslinger|A gun]]. A [[Chekhov's Gun|Russian]] [[Revolvers Are Just Better|revolver]], to be specific.<ref>A [[wikipedia:Nagant M1895|Nagant M1895]] to be ''[[Gun Porn|very]]'' [[Shown Their Work|specific]].</ref>
*** She alternates between [[Improbable Aiming Skills]] and [[More Dakka]].
** A [[The Kid with the Remote Control|television remote control.]]
** A [[Video Games|video game system]], specifically a [[Game Boy Advance]].
** [[Too Many Belts|More belts.]] Which also happen to be [[Wick]]s.
** She can also [[MacGyvering|combine these]] with [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot|practically anything]] for [[Exponential Potential|near-infinite results]].
* Has [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|blue hair]] and [[Mismatched Eyes]] (an obvious allusion to her sailor ways). Her [[Orange-Blue Contrast|blue hair and orange top]] form the old [[TV Tropes]] colour scheme.
* Sports a [[Cute Little Fangs]]. Sometimes gives her [[Fang Thpeak]].
* [[Rummage Sale Reject|Buys her clothes at a rummage sale.]]
* May also sport a [[Nice Hat|nice]] [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshade]] [[Lampshade-Wearing|hat]].
* Her [[Goggles Do Nothing|goggles used to do nothing]], but have [[Retcon|since been upgraded]] to [[Goggles Do Something Unusual|see through time]]. (They also keep people from [[Eye Scream|plucking her eyes out]]. [[Crazy Prepared|You never know]], after all.)
* The [[Odango Hair|hairstyle]] is [[Faux Symbolism|symbolical]] of the eternal [[Lumper vs. Splitter]] wars.
* As drawn, her shirt [[Bare Your Midriff|reveals her navel]]. She may, at her leisure, [[Contemplate Our Navels|contemplate it.]]
* Wears [[Bring My Brown Pants|brown pants]], but [[Suspiciously Specific Denial|swears it's because they were the cheapest thing on the rack]]. [[Lovable Coward|Riiiight.]]
** Not to mention that her pockets are [[Bigger on the Inside]] and can hold infinite [[Hammerspace]].
* Has really [[Nice Shoes]]. They function as her "[[Tricked-Out Shoes|other utility]]" that allows her to [[Grind Boots|grind exceptionally well]], [[Super Speed|run at mach 1000]], make long distance [[Shoe Phone|phone calls]], are [[Smoldering Shoes|completely flame retardant]], but mainly [[Shoe Slap|used for slapping her enemies with]]. Oh [[Swiss Army Weapon|and they allow her to fly]].
** When she's not wearing her nice shoes, [[Foot Focus|she makes sure we know about it]].
* Engaged in her life's work, [[Lampshade Hanging|pointing things out]].
* Is a [[Pettanko]], but suffers from [[A-Cup Angst]] because she's been led to think [[Buxom Is Better]].
* Is [[So Cool Its Awesome|So Cool She's Awesome]].<ref>[[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?|What do you mean, she's not?]]</ref>
** As a meta example, [[Curtains Match the Window|her color scheme]] was also the inspiration for [[media:SoCoolItsAwesome 5604.jpg|the logo]].
* She is [[I Am Not Left-Handed|Ambidextrous]].
* She may be [[Bi the Way|Bisexual]], or [[No Bisexuals|not]].
* Is a [[Cute Witch]], but make no mistake, she's a [[Cute Bruiser]] as well, and all-around [[Little Miss Badass]].
* [[Deadpan Snarker|She may seem sarcastic at times]], [[Hidden Depths|but if you get to know her]], you'll find she is a [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]].

'''Other details:'''
* [[Will They or Won't They?|May or may not]] have a [[Slap Slap Kiss]] romance with that [[Affably Evil|devilish yet sincere]] fellow known as [[Television Without Pity|Tubeelzebub]]...
* We think TVTropes' Advertisement Server doesn't like her, or at the very least, thinks [[Unnecessary Makeover|she needs to clean her teeth, go to a tanning salon, change her hair and/or use some wrinkle cream]]. He has also called her a Virgin (Records), which she denies. (In fairness, it would [[Virgin Power|explain the source of all her power.]]) He has also asked her to [[media:police trope tan 6760.jpg|wear a sexy police outfit]] — was this the beginning of a [[Boy Meets Girl|love story]] between Trope-tan and The Advertisement Server, or was he simply inadvertently broadcasting his [[Fetish|filthy]] [[Fan Service|filthy]] [[Custom Uniform of Sexy|fantasies]]?
* Is not a [[Bomb Throwing Anarchist|bomb-thrower]], but [[Cool People Rebel Against Authority|does show a disdain for authority]]. She believes that the [[Authority Equals Asskicking|justification for all authority]] [[Asskicking Equals Authority|is rooted in the use of force]]. Her preferred politics are oriented more towards [[Enigmatic Empowering Entity|watery tarts]] [[It May Help You on Your Quest|dispensing]] [[Amulet of Concentrated Awesome|sacred relics]]. This naturally limits her choices in the voting booth, forcing her to [[Take a Third Option]] every time.
* Her [[The Mentor|mentor]] was [[Crystal Dragon Jesus]] ([[The Obi-Wan|until he made a]] [[Heroic Sacrifice]]) and [[Mentor Occupational Hazard|died]]. He did [[Go Out with a Smile]] in an [[Obi-Wan Moment]], however.
** He [[Unexplained Recovery|got better]], and went on to his own story arc.
* Recently discovered to have some sisters, [[Separated at Birth]]. [[Mysterious Waif]]-tan is one. [[Black Magician Girl]]-tan is another.
** One of her sisters also seems to be the [[Annoying Laugh|laughable]] [[Cute Bruiser]]-tan.
* Some people say that she's probably Sailor Trope, too. Everything's a sailor nowadays.
** [[Transformation Trinket|They probably noticed a strange asterisk on her belt]]
** That's a remnant from her time as the Ego in a [[Freudian Trio]] with Wikipe-tan (Superego) and Uncyclo-tan (Id). They see each other once in a while these days, mostly just for fun and memories.
** Her transformation [[Clothing Damage|has her clothes melt away]], then Trope-tan is enveloped with film reels. An explosion of text reveals her costume.
* Has also been heard rehearsing [[Badass Boast|a little speech]] as a [[Pre-Ass-Kicking One-Liner]].
{{quote|''"Unforgiveable! Agent of [[Buffy-Speak|unnotability]] and [[Wiki Magic]], pretty [[Rummage Sale Reject]] in a [[Limited Wardrobe]], Sailor Trope-tan! [[In the Name of the Moon|In the name of This Troper]], I will [[Justifying Edit|justifyingly edit]] you!"''}}
* [[The Conscience|Her conscience]] has [[Good Angel, Bad Angel|two sides]]: [[Darth Wiki|Darth-tan]] and [[Sugar Wiki|Sugarplum-tan]]. It's arguable that she has [[Blue and Orange Morality|a third side]] but the rumor has yet to be confirmed. See below for details.
* She is [[Tropes Are Not Bad|not bad]], but [[Tropes Are Not Good|not entirely good]] either. She may or may not have a [[Super-Powered Evil Side]] named Gigatrope-tan, AKA The Wiki Witch of the Web. Those who say she does have [[Tropes Will Ruin Your Life|lost their minds]] to [[The Tetris Effect|the Wiki Effect]] and [[Go Mad from the Revelation|can no longer think straight]].
* Is both [[Older Than They Think]] and [[Newer Than They Think]]. Something about [[Timey-Wimey Ball|wibbily-wobbily, or somesuch.]]
* She also has a [[Fridge Logic|fridge that's somehow]] [[Reality Warper|able to warp reality itself,]] [[Acceptable Breaks From Reality|not that it's a Bad Thing.]] [[Fridge Brilliance|In fact, it's brilliant.]]
** [[Fridge Horror|And really scary, once you think about it.]]
* She owns [[Tropey the Wonder Dog]], but not the Natterhound, who is kept in an automated doghouse maintained by The Advertisement Server. In retrospect, [[Kick the Dog|perhaps that wasn't such a good idea]]...
* Her favorite dance is the [[Caramelldansen Vid|Caramelldansen.]]
* She might possibly be a [[Time Lord/WMG|Time Lady]] but she might not;[[Flip-Flop of God|the jury's still out on this one]].
* Does, in fact, [[One of Us|edit TV Tropes itself]]. [[The Other Troper|*cough*]]
* She appeared as an NPC in Season One of ''The Massive Multi Fandom RPG''. {{spoiler|Unfortunately, [[Memetic Mutation|Anonymous]] did some [[Complete Monster|pretty]] [[Kick the Dog|terrible]] [[Eye Scream|things]] to her.[[Red Herring|Thankfully, it wasn't the real Trope-tan.]] Another version of her appears in [[The Stinger]] to rescue a character from [[A Fate Worse Than Death]].}}
** She, and several more of her, play a vital role in Season 2.  {{spoiler|The 666th alternate version of her ran amok.}} When the actions of Ol' Sixes create a 'secure testing environment' that various heroes and villains from all over fiction are trapped inside, Trope-Tan, her 'sisters' from alternate worlds, and even the forces of Anonymous unite to try and break them out.  {{spoiler|Eventually, Sixes steals the power of the Troper and becomes The Wiki Witch of the Web. Unlucky for her, that power spirals out of control, and she ends up unable to control herself as she fights the prisoners as [[One-Winged Angel|Gigatrope-tan.]] Finally, she is beaten down to a shadow of her old self, and taken into custody by her sisters, where she seems on the road to recovery, both mentally and physically.}}
** The Trope-Tans are also [[Shout-Out|mentioned offhandedly]] by Moja at the beginning of ''A Game of Gods: Taskforce Sifuri'' as a candidate for a multiversal treasure hunt.
* Her specific [[Big Bad]] is The Hivemind Behind [[Darth Wiki]]. [[The Dragon|The Dragon's]] are all of the [[Data Vampire]]s, and [[troll]]s on the forums, also [[Wiki Vandal]]s.
* Can [[Action Girl|kick a lot of ass in a fight]], though [[Faux Action Girl|loses just as often]]. This results in her getting [[Bound and Gagged|tied up and gagged]], though not for long, because she can always [[Conveniently-Placed Sharp Thing|find something to cut herself loose with]].
** Of course, [[Actually a Doombot|she keeps robot doubles around]] to take the heat sometimes. Also, [[Mundane Utility|housework]].
*** [[Mega Manning|When that fails, she just uses her enemies' powers against them.]]
* Has a [[Gender Flip]]ped form known as, you guessed it, [[Spear Counterpart|Trope-kun]].

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== Fan Works ==
* Trope-tan is the the star of [[Show Within a Show|an anime within]] ''[[Kyon: Big Damn Hero]]''.

== Web Comics ==
* She's a major character in ''[[The Way of the Metagamer]]''.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120713024635/http://www.drunkduck.com/The_KAMics/5234643/ Here] she makes a [[Cameo]] in ''[[The KAMics]]'' selling her services.

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