Meme: Tropes

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, you guys can just hate my face for this one but it's well overdue.

A trope, for our purposes, is a recognizable concept or pattern of behavior used in fiction. Tropes are not necessarily cliches. Cliches, by definition, are trite; tropes are simply an expectation, and can be used in fresh and unique ways. For example, "Rags to Riches" is a popular trope that everyone recognizes -- Sometimes it's done well, sometimes not.

Your challenge, should you accept it, is to trawl the TV Tropes Wiki and find five tropes that fit your character. Comment here listing the tropes and explain why you chose them. Others familiar with your character can then offer additional tropes they feel are appropriate.

So, trope it up, guys! Feel free to list more than five tropes but make sure to explain why so we all know the reasons. Feel free to suggest other tropes for other characters. Have fun! GET LOST IN THE TROPES WIKI!

Comments

[willbethenight.livejournal.com]

I'm going to actually do this, but I just wanted to be on the record with the face hate first. YOUR FACE = HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATE.

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

CRY MOAR.

Raven

[trigons_child]

• Apocalypse Maiden -- Raven's the portal that will bring Trigon to Earth. D:
  
• The Empath -- obviously.
  
• Half-human Hybrid -- her mother's human, her father's a interdimensional demon.
  
• Power Crystal -- her chakra, natch. It helps her focus to control her demon side.
  
• Superpowered Evil Side -- her evil side isn't necessarily more powerful, though. She just abandons any moral qualms about misuing her powers.
  
• In The Blood -- *sigh* it's not her fault she keeps turning evil, really!

Chuck Bass

[rocksthescarf.livejournal.com]

• Flirty Stepsiblings (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FlirtyStepsiblings) - Hell, Chuck punched his stepsister's v-card last season


• Parental Abandonment (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParentalAbandonment) - His mother left him soon after he was born and his dad ignore him his whole life :/


• Ensemble Darkhorse (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EnsembleDarkhorse) - Can you believe Gossip Girl was supposed to be about Nate out of all the guys?


• Jerk with a Heart of Gold (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/JerkWithAHeartOfGold) - My favorite trope. I don't know if it was obvious.


• Improbable Age (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ImprobableAge) - lol, okay, 18 year old billionaire who is CEO of a huge company and owns several hotels. Right.


• Token Evil Teammate (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TokenEvilTeammate) - Don't even deny it.


• DeTerminator (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DeTerminator) - This one is gonna get Chuck killed one day, mark my words. He'd probably literally sell his soul to the devil to get what he wants.

Luke Castellan

[trickydemigod.livejournal.com]

I can't do just five. Deal with it.

• Parental Abandonment (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParentalAbandonment) - The gods leave all their kids. And his mom...well, I won't spoil anything.


• Good Scars Evil Scars (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GoodScarsEvilScars) - Luke's got an ugly raised scar running down the side of his face. Guess what category that fits him in?


• Attention Deficit--Ooh Shiny! (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ptitlem4f37xq499gk?from=Main.AttentionDeficitOohShiny) - Yeah he has ADHD.


• L is For Dyslexia (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LIsForDyslexia) - And he's got dyslexia too.


• Break the Cutie (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BreakTheCutie) -Again, no spoilers, but Luke has the shittest life and destiny of any character I have ever played in game. He's screwed over so hard.


• Calling the Old Man Out (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CallingTheOldManOut) - Luke takes daddy issues to a whole new level.


• Divine Parentage (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DivineParentage) - Hermes is his dad. Zeus is his grandpa. All the other gods are his aunts and uncles.


• Foe Yay (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FoeYay) - Luke and Percy are so gay for each other And so are Jake Abel and Logan Lerman But if it ever got to Kissing Cousins (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/KissingCousins) it's okay. The author explained how it's okay *nods*

Alex Karev

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

• Dark and Troubled Past (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DarkAndTroubledPast) → Alex comes from an abusive household. His dad was a heroin addict, his mother's mentally ill, his siblings are in foster care and he's pretty much alone.
  
• All Girls Want Bad Boys (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AllGirlsWantBadBoys) → Alex has been with...quite the list of girls. You don't think this one's true? It's totally true.
  
• Don't You Dare Pity Me (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Ptitleoe7myb9t?from=Main.DontYouDarePityMe) → There's a reason very few people know about Alex's past. He doesn't want anyone leveling sad eyes or pitying him. Ever.
  
• Parental Abandonment (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ParentalAbandonment) → Yeah, back to the troubled past. Alex beat the shit out of his dad and he took off and his mom's around but she's not really mentally there. It's just Alex.
  
• Grumpy Bear (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GrumpyBear) → What it says on the tin. Alex is not a nice guy, he's not going to be cute and fluffy for you and he's not going to ease up just to be nice.

Dan Humphrey

[imonscholarship.livejournal.com]

• Flirty Stepsiblings (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FlirtyStepsiblings) - Dan lost his virginity to his now-stepsister and is obviously still in love with her. Gawd, Gossip Girl, always with the pseudo incest.


• Butt Monkey (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ButtMonkey) - Everybody on the show rags on Dan, even his own father.


• Missing Mom (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MissingMom) - Haven't seen her since season one.


• Her Code Name Was Mary Sue (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HerCodeNameWasMarySue) - Dan wrote a story about Chuck. He changed the name to Charlie Trout. SO CREATIVE.


• I Can't Believe a Girl Like You Would Notice Me (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ptitle7r6bpxd93qsz?from=Main.ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeMe) - Dan's whole schtick in season one is how he's an outsider put into the rich UES world because Serena took notice of him.


• One Note Cook (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/OneNoteCook) - The Humphreys can only make waffles. True story.

Incest and parental abandonment, that's all I'm about apparently. idek.

Leia Organa

[likes_scoundrels]

• Action Girl -- because she's bad-assed. She totes got it from her mom and passed it on to Jaina.
  
• Rebel Leader -- of course.
  
• Everything's Better with Princesses -- Leia being a princess wasn't integral to the plot in any way.
  
• Doomed Hometown -- THANKS, DAD
  
• There Is Another -- yeah, too bad you were being so cavalier about her being tortured and probably killed, Yoda and Obi-Wan. Bastards.
  
• Belligerent Sexual Tension -- mmm, Han.

A dishonorable mention to:

Incest Yay -- will happily be AVOIDED since Leia knows who Luke is, and when he bursts into her cell and says "I'm Luke Skywalker, I'm here to rescue you," boy is he going to be surprised when the reaction from Leia is *TACKLEGLOMP*

Hannibal King

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

• Estrogen Brigade Bait (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EstrogenBrigadeBait) → He's a hot guy and the girls love him. Need I say more?
  
• A Man Is Not a Virgin (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AManIsNotAVirgin) → Hannibal's sexually competant and really damn good in bed. Just ask him!
  
• Perma Stubble (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PermaStubble) → Hannibal doesn't shave unless the occasion is super special so...he never shaves.
  
• Walking Shirtless Scene (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WalkingShirtlessScene) → Um, he's taken off his shirt enough that I think this one's pretty self explanatory. Innit?
  
• The Charmer (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheCharmer) → He's cocky, confident, arrogant and egotistical and you can't help but love him. He's just that charming.

[onapalebicycle.livejournal.com]

Is it cheating to go to the trope listing for that show and start from there to get ideas? >.>

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

Cheating schmeating. I did that for all of mine! Gets the brain jogging!

[dontvotemeout]

Oh thank god someone already made a list for me to choose from.

• Domino Mask - See icon, yo.
  
• Darker and Edgier - What do you mean I can't push a bad guy off a balcony?
  
• Kid Sidekick - All the good and bad parts of it.
  
• Street Urchin - Not that he talks about that part of his life a lot.
  
• Two First Names - Not really relevant to anything, I'm just amused this is a trope. :D
  
• Underwear of Power - They're called short pants, thank you very much.
  
• Well Done Son Guy - Someday, Bruce is going to be really proud of him!!!11 Except not. Poor Jason.

[willbethenight.livejournal.com]

Dick Grayson is a jerk for not having two first names. Wy does he refuse to play along?

Belthazor

[demonbelthazor]

• Half-human Hybrid -- Mama was a demon, daddy was human. Shut up I do not have a type.
  
• Becoming the Mask -- Cole was just supposed to pretend to be human, but....
  
• The Power of Love -- ...he fell in love with Phoebe, whom he was supposed to kill, and...
  
• Heel-Face Turn -- ...betrayed Team Evil and went to Team Good, except....
  
• Heel-Face Revolving Door -- ...the writers sucked, and he got unwillingly turned evil when the Source possessed him, died, came back and tried to be good, went evil, died, came back as a ghost, but good. *sigh*
  
• Fan Service -- He took his shirt off. A lot.

Wyatt Halliwell

[blessed_twice]

• The Chosen One -- blah blah blah, Wyatt's the most powerful force of magic the world has ever known.
  
• Our Angels are Different -- Whitelighers are guardian angels.
  
• Generation Xerox -- Wyatt and Chris are supposed to follow in the footsteps of their parents and aunts.
  
• The Dark Side -- in one future Wyatt went all power crazy and evil.
  
• Screw The Rules, I Have Supernatural Powers! -- he has issues with this.
  
• Take Over the World -- nudge him the wrong way, and he'll do it.

John Sheppard

[missed-the-gate.livejournal.com]

• Good With Numbers (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GoodWithNumbers): He's good with numbers. I know, it's in the trope name.
  
• Brilliant But Lazy (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BrilliantButLazy): Some of the best moments from the show are other people reacting to John suddenly coming up with an awesome idea or bit of knowledge despite his usual lazy demeanor.
  
• Colonel Badass (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ColonelBadass): Yeah, this one speaks for itself and is often tempered by the above when John's not actually in the field being a badass.
  
• Boldly Coming (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BoldlyComing): Maybe he has a thing for alien chicks. Maybe they have a thing for his hair, who knows?
  
• Friendly Enemy (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FriendlyEnemy): Uh, making friends with the enemy is a bad thing?

Nobody Owens

[therewaslife]

• The Magic Goes Away → Bod's got a few powers when he's living in the graveyard. Once he disposes of the man Jack, he loses those powers as he leaves the graveyard. SAD.
  
• Genocide Backfire → The Man Jack tried to kill Bod and his family because Bod was supposedly going to bring about the end of his order. Guess what? HE FORGOT TO KILL BOD. Oops.
  
• Because Destiny Says So → Bod's prophesized that he's going to bring about the end of the Jack of All Trades society. And guess what? He does.
  
• The Nondescript → Bod excels at this. He makes himself invisible (even without the skill of Fading). He's pale, light haired, and just completely willing to blend in when it's needed. Of course, beneath all that, he's really rather interesting, indeed.
  
• Curious As a Monkey → Bod lived in a graveyard for nearly fifteen years. He had some old books and he had tutors but he's been completely deprived of a lot of things so he's always going to be utterly curious.
  
• Meaningful Name → Nobody Owens. Per Miss Owens, thus named because 'he's like nobody but himself.' Awww.

Drake Demon

[carpe_demon]

Deal with the Devil -- or with a Sorcerer, to be more exact, to become human for a year.

Incredibly Lame Pun -- Drake Dèmon

Loveable Rogue -- indeed.

Nico di Angelo

[deaths-demigod.livejournal.com]

• L is For Dyslexia (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LIsForDyslexia) | Attention Deficit Ooh Shiny (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AttentionDeficitOohShiny) | Divine Parentage (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DivineParentage): All the demigods suffer these three tropes, but find them to be helpful when they're dealing with their Mist-free world.
  
• Took A Level In Badass (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TookALevelInBadass): Nico learned pretty fast how to be awesome with his powers.
  
• Annoying Younger Sibling (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AnnoyingYoungerSibling): Even if Bianca is dead, Nico still has the annoying thing in spades. He just points it at Percy and his crew of misfits.
  
• Break the Cutie (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BreakTheCutie): Clearly the youngest, most adorable character has to be the one destroyed by family loss and discovering he's the child of death.
  
• Cool Sword (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CoolSword): At least Nico has a sweet sword?

[boywonder03.livejournal.com]

You're just lucky it's a holiday and I have time to get lost in TV Tropes.

* Comic Book Time (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ComicBookTime) - He's been in the comics for twenty years and has aged from 13 to 17. Even though the events he's been involved in have added up to more than four years' worth of time in in-universe time.
* The Cowl (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheCowl) - He's the Dark Knight's sidekick.
* Crazy Prepared (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CrazyPrepared) - This is a Batfamily specialty. Of course, Tim's the one who wore a mask under his mask so he'd be ready for a Truth or Dare game during a campout with Young Justice.
* Jumped At The Call (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/JumpedAtTheCall) - Tim was a major Batman and Robin fanboy before he even met them. He chose to be Robin when the job was offered because he wanted to help people.
* Legacy Character (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LegacyCharacter) - This one's obvious. He's even in the picture for the trope!
* Secret Identity (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SecretIdentity) - People who know Tim Drake don't know he's Robin. People who know he's Robin don't know he's Tim Drake.
* Superheroes Wear Capes (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SuperheroesWearCapes) - The previous Robins, Dick and Jason, both ditched their capes once they moved on. (Except for the Morrison Jason, but we don't talk about that.) Tim loves that cape, dude.

[likethegun]

This list was twice as long when I started this comment. Stupid addictive site.

• Badass Bookworm - Sam still misses his shifts in the library, for reals.
  
• Beware the Nice Ones - Sure, he looks cute and sweet, but break one of his loved ones and RAWR SAMMY SMASH.
  
• Blessed With Suck - His visions hurt and his other powers are fueled by the blood of the demon that killed his mother. Oops.
  
• The Chosen One - You know, like everyone else in Fandom.
  
• Corrupt the Cutie - Surely nothing bad will come from messing around with demon blood-fueled powers, right?
  
• Evil is Sexy - GOD HE IS SO HOT WHEN HE'S EVIL.
  
• Living Emotional Crutch - For Dean, forever and ever, amen.
  
• Puppy Dog Eyes - You can't avoid them. Just give in to him and save yourself the trouble of fighting.
  
• Revenge Before Reason - A.K.A. the coda by which all Winchesters live.
  
• Screw Destiny - God knows he's trying to do that, at least.

Jonas

[see-beyond.livejournal.com]

• Fish Out of Water (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FishOutOfWater) → Yeah, Jonas leaves the Community and has NO IDEA what's going on. He has like three memories and that's it. He's completely out of his element.
  
• The Chosen One (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheChosenOne) → Jonas is chosen to the Receiver of Memory. That happens once in blue moon in the Community.
  
• Naive Newcomer (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NaiveNewcomer) → Yeah, poor Jonas was completely isolated in one place for nearly fifteen years. Now, he's out in the real world, seeing everything for the first time. That makes him so naive and so gullible.
  
• War is Hell (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WarIsHell) → Jonas experienced war through one of the Giver's memory and it was just absolutely traumatizing and awful for him. He never wants to see it again.
  
• Blank Slate (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BlankSlate) → The guy has like three memories coming out of the Community. He's completely a blank slate. He knows nothing.

[pastmewrong.livejournal.com]

• Defrosting Ice Queen (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DefrostingIceQueen) -- Icy laconic exterior, but squishy insides and gets more attached to people than she likes to admit.
  
• Strange Girl (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/StrangeGirl) -- Um. Unnervingly intense, barely talks until she knows someone and doesn't really care if people don't get her because she can just be mysteriously amused at their confusion.
  
• Fille Fatale (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FilleFatale) -- Effy is a fan of dirrrty things. There was a big photo of her at the top of the TV tropes page. Sadly they changed it.
  
• The Ophelia (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheOphelia) -- She's a little unbalanced. More so in canon than I let her be here. But occasionally if people bore her she can zone out and watch demons clawing at the sky and listen to voices rattling around in her head.

Dimitri Belikov

[guardian-god.livejournal.com]

• Everyone Looks Sexier If Russian (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EveryoneLooksSexierIfFrench): It's all in the accent.
  
• Sexy Mentor (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SexyMentor): Apparently the sexy thing works even better when embodied by an older, wiser man
  
• Dhampir (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Dhampyr): Dimitri's got that half human/half vampire thing going for him, yes.
  
• Not Quite Dead (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NotQuiteDead): Going all evil doesn't make him dead. Yet.
  
• Zen Survivor (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ZenSurvivor): This trope name makes me sad, but Dimitri's a big fan of hitting Rose with a few zen words of advice...even when he's all evil.
  
• Evil Is Sexy (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EvilIsSexy): I almost didn't include this one because I just want to boo the whole thing.

Kate Gregson

[vanillajello]

Deadpan Snarker: Makes up about a third of all her communication.

Jade Colored Glasses: Her main method of protection against everything. (And as far as subtropes go, there's also a perfect Silly Rabbit Romance Is For Kids speech coming up later in canon.)

What Does She See In Him: It's a very good question. Everyone Kate's attracted to in canon has something kind of... off about them.

Fleeting Passionate Hobbies: Or everything. Kate's prone to getting really into things and then dropping them as soon as things don't go smoothly.

Dysfunctional Family: Uh, yes. And getting moreso over season two.

Jessica Hamby

[redheadbabyvamp.livejournal.com]

• Adaptation Expansion (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AdaptationExpansion) -- Jessica's not in the books True Blood is based upon.
  
• Accidental Murder (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AccidentalMurder) -- Jessica didn't mean to kill the trucker she bit, really!
  
• Blessed with Suck (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BlessedWithSuck) -- eternally a virgin, woe.
  
• Rescued from the Scrappy Heap (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap) -- Jessica was regarded as really annoying at first, but now she's awesome.
  
• Bratty Vampire Daughter (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BrattyTeenageDaughter) -- but hey, it's because her vampire daddy is a deadbeat!
  
• Tears of Blood (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TearsOfBlood) -- she haz them.

Percy Jackson

[seaweed-demigod.livejournal.com]

• Normally I Would Be Dead Now (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NormallyIWouldBeDeadNow) → Percy's been attacked by a Minotaur, blown up (a few times), and hurtled himself out of a volcano and he's still alive. Yeah. TEFLON.
  
• Daddy Had a Good Reason For Abandoning You (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DaddyHadAGoodReasonForAbandoningYou) → Well, his dad's Poseidon and he's got a big ole kingdom to control so it was bye bye Percy before he was even born.
  
• Cool Sword (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CoolSword) → Riptide is awesome, mmkay?
  
• Crowning Moment of Awesome (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CrowningMomentOfAwesome) → Percy's got a lot of 'em so let's just go with Percy taking on and holding his own against the God of War himself, Ares.
  
• Ho Yay (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HoYay) → Percy and Luke and Percy and Nico are totes this. TOTES.

William Murdoch

[faithandscience.livejournal.com]

Only posting four because I am currently being DRAGGED OUT THE DOOR AHHH.

Great Detective (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GreatDetective) - Um, obviously. That he's a detective that goes to ridiculous lengths to get the truth is the basic premise of the show.

Gadgeteer Genius (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GadgeteerGenius) - He is always building some random semi-anachronistic gadget that usually ends up saving the day.

I Thught Everyone Could Do That (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/IThoughtEveryoneCouldDoThat) - He has all these semi-obscure bits of information/methodology that he uses to arrive at his conclusions... and then seems surprised when he has to explain, say, the difference between a cipher and a code.

Alcoholic Parent (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AlcoholicParent) - Yeah, his dad's a stinking drunk who he thinks killed his mother.