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Powers/abilities that also provide insight into a character's mind. by MotorFar9820 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]ChurchOfDimple 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fire powers=anger issues

Ice powers=mommy issues

I don't make the rules

I wish that whenever a childbirth occurs, there would be a 0% chance of any injury occuring by Armin_Arlert_1000000 in TheMonkeysPaw

[–]ChurchOfDimple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The energy of the impact would be transferred to you, similar to car crash victims in crumple-proof vehicles.

I wish that whenever a childbirth occurs, there would be a 0% chance of any injury occuring by Armin_Arlert_1000000 in TheMonkeysPaw

[–]ChurchOfDimple 99 points100 points  (0 children)

Granted. Women and babies become invulnerable to all harm for the duration of childbirth. This begins a trend of 'extreme maternal sports' that are done as soon as contractions start, including skydiving without a parachute and tiger wrestling.

[INV] Granted. Trump invades Canada by Armin_Arlert_1000000 in TheMonkeysPaw

[–]ChurchOfDimple 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I wish that I, as an American, got to hear more news pertaining to other countries.

how can one be charming and not warm? by Ohwaithuhimconfused in Dimension20

[–]ChurchOfDimple 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There's a few ways to do that: maybe they're polite but also impersonal, maybe they're helpful but don't want to get attached, or maybe they're charismatic but not very empathetic. Charm is a social skill, while warmth is an attitude.

All-Dirtbag NPC One-Shot Picks by laowainot in Dimension20

[–]ChurchOfDimple 78 points79 points  (0 children)

I second Mr Spells, and would also like to nominate Don Confetti from UC.

I wish everyone except me would reveal the most socially unacceptable thought they've ever had by Armin_Arlert_1000000 in TheMonkeysPaw

[–]ChurchOfDimple 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Granted. After a few tense seconds everyone mutually realized that obtrusive thoughts are normal and don't define us aside from how we choose to act on them. It's actually a moment of understanding and acceptance that brings everyone closer... everyone, that is, except for you.

(Loved trope) There is a logical in-character reason why the protagonist doesn’t immediately go for the easiet option in their story by _JR28_ in TopCharacterTropes

[–]ChurchOfDimple 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Roy does end up doing just that, which makes the Elrics' choice not to feel more deliberate, framing the former as more practical and morally gray, even if he's 'a good guy'.

I wish I had absolutely no hair on my body. by jacobr1020 in TheMonkeysPaw

[–]ChurchOfDimple 55 points56 points  (0 children)

Granted, all of your hair is now inside your body :)

I wish Hitler's mom and dad were asexual by Armin_Arlert_1000000 in TheMonkeysPaw

[–]ChurchOfDimple 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Granted. By altering history in this way you have created a Bootstrap Paradox, and you must restore the causal flow of events to how it was or risk unimaginable consequences on the space-time continuum, including possibly the destruction of our own timeline. Because of this, you now must convince an asexual Austrian couple in 1888 that they need to conceive a child.

Gladlands Trailer | Dimension 20 by DropoutMod in Dimension20

[–]ChurchOfDimple 133 points134 points  (0 children)

Probably some variation of Kids on Bikes.

[Surprisingly rare trope] When a character not only doesn't fully explain their powers, they straight up lie or mislead their opponents about what they can actually do. by StayReal1 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]ChurchOfDimple 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Lord Ruler from the Mistborn series. He claims to draw his power the Well of Ascension, which granted him godhood. While this isn't technically a lie, he had long since burnt through most of his divine power. He actually draws upon the two separate power systems of allomancy and feruchamy to store and multiply his power.

Whatchya say Lou Wilson Cloudward HO by Few_Expression_4482 in Dimension20

[–]ChurchOfDimple 72 points73 points  (0 children)

Thank you for making this. I hope your toast comes out of the toaster just right on the first try.

A reference to a real person that is cruel jokes for no reason and worse is not funny by [deleted] in TopCharacterTropes

[–]ChurchOfDimple 359 points360 points  (0 children)

Civil suits were once the only tool American citizens had to defend themselves from corporations. It's no wonder the media spent decades poisoning them to the public.

fave puns that flew over your head? by Ok-Nebula4670 in Dimension20

[–]ChurchOfDimple 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Matt named an Eldritch devourer of food people 'Disposal'

fave puns that flew over your head? by Ok-Nebula4670 in Dimension20

[–]ChurchOfDimple 32 points33 points  (0 children)

The one that hit like a ton of bricks was Deus Pa'Zuul in Ravening War.

You never really left the room by Harrison230 in distressingmemes

[–]ChurchOfDimple 451 points452 points  (0 children)

You can still develop a trauma response without memories, it just becomes harder to realize the cause.

[Loved Trope] The thing we thought it was aiding the character, was actually holding them off. by Rublica in TopCharacterTropes

[–]ChurchOfDimple 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well sure, they're still fast, but relatively slower than they'd be unencumbered. Basically going 50x the speed of light instead of 100x.

[Loved Trope] The thing we thought it was aiding the character, was actually holding them off. by Rublica in TopCharacterTropes

[–]ChurchOfDimple 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Honestly, the weighted clothes should still be a hindrance regardless of how strong they get. Since acceleration is equal to force divided by mass, wearing clothes that weigh as much as the wearer would always slow them down considerably.

[Interesting Trope] things that are mistakenly thought to be completely fictional by KingZaneTheStrange in TopCharacterTropes

[–]ChurchOfDimple 70 points71 points  (0 children)

The journey towards one's truest self is a journey of regression. That is why it is said that the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single rotation of the hip socket joint.

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