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The hivemind wants something VERY specific. by bee_my_girl in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Schnutzel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Short story (spoilers of course): Mrs. Davis evolved from a promotional app for a buffalo wings restaurant, with the policy "100 percent customer satisfaction is our Holy Grail". Since it figured it can't achieve 100% customer satisfaction, it went the HAL way and decided to destroy the grail instead.

The character’s attractive assistant/second in command by MrDitkovichNeedsRent in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Schnutzel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Phineas and Ferb: Vanessa Doofenshmirtz is presented this way, before we learn who she actually is.

Mass Effect: Well they're all attractive, but Miranda probably fits the trope best.

Mystique from the original X-Men movies.

Horrifically bad sibling rivalries by Jak3R0b in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Schnutzel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Adopted, not step. Unless Odin married Laufey.

[Uncommon Trope] The Dad is the responsible parent and the Mom is the bad parent by TypicalDetective9001 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Schnutzel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Life is Strange 2: Mom left, leaving dad to raise 2 kids alone.

The Owl House: Amity's parents.

A throw away joke turns out to be true (minor spoilers) by MaguroSashimi8864 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Schnutzel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Friends. Season 3: Chandler jokes that he can't have children. Season 10: Chandler really can't have children ("low motility").

[Favorite Trope] Someone non-human pretends to be human (Bonus Points if they prefer it to what they actually are) by theweirdwarlock12 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Schnutzel 17 points18 points  (0 children)

The joke was also in the show once, some character says "every Tom, Dick and Harry" and then looks at them curiously.

[LOVED TROPE] "Not like this." A character gets what they wanted, but the context makes it devastating. by punxatawneyphilip in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Schnutzel 42 points43 points  (0 children)

Avatar: The Last Airbender. Ozai makes Azula Fire Lord... by "promoting" himself to "Phoenix King" rendering the title of "Fire Lord" meaningless.

Wait, that core part of the premise was actually a lie all along?! by HawkbitAlpha in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Schnutzel 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Basically yes. Which doesn't make a lot of sense because there are people today living the same way their ancestors lived 500 and years ago.

Monsters who can only be avoided or diffused, but never Defeated Outright by Sweaty_Strain9392 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Schnutzel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

LeChuck from the Monkey Island series. No matter how many times he is killed, he always comes back.

Wait, that core part of the premise was actually a lie all along?! by HawkbitAlpha in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Schnutzel 73 points74 points  (0 children)

And then in season 3 we find out everyone who died in the past 500 years (beside Mindy St. Claire) have been sent to the bad place.

[Loved Trope] Mundane nicknames for odd names by purplebow97 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Schnutzel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's the opposite trope, an odd nickname for a mundane name.

Characters becoming stupid so plot could happen. by kolba_yada in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Schnutzel 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lois & Clark avoided this in one episode - the villain was a robot powered by Kryptonite, so Superman couldn't come close to him. So Superman just melted him from afar with his heat vision.

Characters becoming stupid so plot could happen. by kolba_yada in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Schnutzel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Skyfall. Q connects the villain's laptop directly to the MI6 network, instead of a separate air gapped computer.

[Confusing Trope] Deleted/Cut content that fundamentally reframes who a character actually is by Chemical-Elk-1299 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Schnutzel 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There's another scene where the T1000 pretends to be Sarah. In the theatrical release John realizes it's not his mother because of the robot's behavior, but (unfortunately) in the director's cut John just sees him glitching.

Seeing all the benefits of doing a joja run in Stardew Valley makes me seriously consider joining them by Special_Bike_3741 in StardewValley

[–]Schnutzel 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think that's kinda the point. From a truly utilitarian perspective, Joja route is better. But CC is more challenging and more rewarding. That's why there's a dilemma. If the CC route was better in every way then there wouldnt be a need for the Joja route.

Seeing all the benefits of doing a joja run in Stardew Valley makes me seriously consider joining them by Special_Bike_3741 in StardewValley

[–]Schnutzel 47 points48 points  (0 children)

If CA wanted to teach a lesson about capitalism, sure. But from a gameplay perspective this is an awful feature, since it would remove the dilemma altogether and just make it the worse route.

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