TV Tropes Trivia
What every day activity is used in the Administrava section of the site to describe tropes that are put forward because they happen a lot, but don't actually add anything to the narrative?
People Sit On Chairs
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Megamind
He's got the ehh, he's got the big tall head with the ehh, with the, it's got the, outta the tall head y'know. It's comin', comin' right outta there.
Galarian Weezing
Overwatch Tracer vs Overwatch Mercy
Winner: Mercy (19,812)
Vs: Tracer (13,826)
"7.8/10 Too much water."
REAL
From Alpha Sapphire and Omega Ruby
What is a Cassandra Truth?
Named after the seer Cassandra of classical myth, a Cassandra Truth is when a character knows something to be true, but every other character refuses to believe them.
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Oh, oh goodness, he's a, it's a real spooky one that one. Got the lil, it's got the lil top bit where the, where you think it's gonna be OK and then beneath, hoh goodness it's just awful.
Mimikyu
Lopunny vs Gardevoir
Winner: Gardevoir (25,916)
Vs: Lopunny (14,682)
"[Insert Game] is the definition of a system seller. Once you play it, you'll want to go sell your system."
REAL
Deadly Premonition
What is the trope "Critical Existence Failure" about?
How predominantly in games, but also in other media, something/ someone will be completely fine taking any manner of punishment from whatever health all the way down to 1, but as soon as they go from 1 to 0 it's all over.
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Team Fortress 2 (Meet the Pyro)
Oh well, oh goodness if he, well if he isn't just the roundest, oh a round little man. Just the round, just an absolute rotund round thing.
Spheal
Princess Daisy vs Princess Rosalina
Winner: Princess Rosalina (11,974)
Vs: Princess Daisy (10,879)
"As much as the game draws you in with the impeccable art style it can draw away from important gameplay aspects, like tutorial markers at the beginning of the game."
FALSE
Cuphead
How many clichés are listed in "The Grand List of Console Role Playing Game Clichés"?
192
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Captain Phillips
Now that's, that's a queen of the kingdom right there. A real regal little lady. Bet she gives commands like you wouldn't believe because a, heh, well nobody can go against the queen!
Vespiquen.
March 7th vs Himeko
Winner: March 7th (1,010)
Vs: Himeko (677)
"Fright dissolved into frustration as I got killed from behind for the umpteenth time – even as I was crouched motionless and out of sight in an air duct."
REAL
Alien Isolation
Indicated by the symbol of a petrol pump, what does the abbreviation YMMV stand for on media pages?
Your Mileage May Vary
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Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus
Heh heh heh, I just wish I was in there already.
Cofagrigus
Nicoletta Goldstein vs Lady
Winner: Lady (1,310)
Vs: Nico (745)
"Every point has a counterpoint, and every counterpoint has an obscure clause that allows for a fluke situation where something crazy and memorable happens."
REAL
Dead by Daylight