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[[File:snapestomp.jpg|frame|They are [[Harry Potter|Snape]]'s biggest fear.]]
Remember when you were taught their names from a picture book? ▼
Woodland Creatures are a group of animals commonly associated with the forest. They are commonly used to symbolize the presence of [[Mother Nature, Father Science|Mother Nature]]. Expect to find them on a clearing in [[The Lost Woods]]. ▼
▲Woodland Creatures are a group of animals commonly associated with the forest. They are commonly used to symbolize the presence of [[Mother Nature, Father Science|Mother Nature]]. Expect to find them on a clearing in [[The Lost Woods]].
Although they are distinctly separate species, they will show great affection for each other and will rarely act or appear separately. Predators will be notably absent from the group, but [[Nature Hero|a human being accepted in is not unheard of]]. They tend to be very shy and easily startled, but if a character is [[Friend to All Living Things|pure at heart, she will be allowed among them]], [[All Animals Are Domesticated|and they will even come to her aid]]. If they decide to take matters in their own hands then it will inevitably lead to a [[Gaia's Vengeance]]. ▼
▲Although they are distinctly separate species, they will show great affection for each other and will rarely act or appear separately. Predators will be notably absent from the group, but [[Nature Hero|a human being accepted in is not unheard of]]. They tend to be very shy and easily startled, but if a character is [[Friend to All Living Things|pure at heart, she will be allowed among them]], [[All Animals Are Domesticated|and they will even come to her aid]]. If they decide to take matters in their own hands then it will inevitably lead to a [[Gaia's Vengeance]].
They usually appear to have to some degree a [[Hive Mind|shared consciousness]], or may be a part of [[Genius Loci|the forest's soul itself]]. ▼
▲They usually appear to have to some degree a [[Hive Mind|shared consciousness]], or may be a part of [[Genius Loci|the forest's soul itself]].
The [[Egomaniac Hunter]] and the [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]] will constantly be on their tail and [[Humans Are Bastards|try to chase them away from their home]]. It will be required that a sympathetic human (usually [[Kids Wilderness Epic|a plucky kid]], a female [[Animal Wrongs Group|green activist]] and an initially cynical but ultimately friendly adult male) helps them. ▼
▲The [[Egomaniac Hunter]] and the [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]] will constantly be on their tail and [[Humans Are Bastards|try to chase them away from their home]]. It will be required that a sympathetic human (usually [[Kids Wilderness Epic|a plucky kid]], a female [[Animal Wrongs Group|green activist]] and an initially cynical but ultimately friendly adult male) helps them.
How the [[Carnivore Confusion]] is treated depends on the story: sometimes the two groups will make a truce [[Humans Are Cthulhu|against the common enemy]], sometimes the carnivores are shown to be mindlessly aggressive brutes, in which case playing them against the humans will be the best option. ▼
▲How the [[Carnivore Confusion]] is treated depends on the story: sometimes the two groups will make a truce [[Humans Are Cthulhu|against the common enemy]], sometimes the carnivores are shown to be mindlessly aggressive brutes, in which case playing them against the humans will be the best option.
If they are the focus of the story, they might be [[Talking Animal|Talking Animals]] (with the suggestion that they are using an "[[Animal Talk|animal language]]" that each of them can understand). ▼
▲If they are the focus of the story, they might be [[Talking Animal|Talking Animals]] (with the suggestion that they are using an "[[Animal Talk|animal language]]" that each of them can understand).
Even if they have no acting role, they will make an appearance in stories with a [[Green Aesop]]. ▼
If this trope is subverted, they will become the [[Disney Creatures of the Farce]].
The group will always contain the following animals:
* A [[Bambification|Deer]]
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* A Bunch Of Squirrels
with the additional talent of:
* The Mischievous Raccoon
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* The Grumpy Hedgehog
See also: [[Animal Stereotypes]]
{{examples|Examples: }}
== [[Film]] ==
* Homaged in Disney's ''[[Enchanted]]'', parodied in Disney's ''[[Hercules (Disney film)|Hercules]]'', played straight in every other Disney movie ever. (''[[Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Disney film)|Snow White]]'', ''[[Sleeping Beauty]]'', and ''[[Bambi]]'' being the top three biggest contenders.)
* The 1939 short ''[[Peace on Earth]]'', where woodland creatures inherit the Earth once humans kill themselves off.
* Any number of ''[[Silly Symphonies]]'' shorts, [[Happy Harmonies|as well]] [[Color Classics|as their imitators.]]
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== [[Newspaper Comics]] ==
* Done in one ''[[Far Side]]'' comic. But of course, this being [[Deconstructor Fleet|the Far Side]], all the happy little woodland critters seem [[Slasher Smile|a bit]] [[Yandere|too happy]].
== [[Video Games]] ==
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