>something expectingly unexpected happens
>character looks at the camera and says "I didn't see THAT coming"
Something expectingly unexpected happens
*whipcrack*
>character(s) pull of a stunt that leaves them hurt or injured or should've pissed someone off
>that
>was
>AWESOME
>Character gets ass whooped and his house explodes and he is left a miserable mess covered in blood and ash and shit
>quips, "okay I *probably* deserved that
>Makes 4th wall joke
>Points out 4th wall break
>At least it couldn't get any worse!
>It starts raining
>You know they say about hitting rock bottom; the only way to go from here is UP!
>it's another FUCKING trope thread
...
>stupid overused trope happens
>"Wow, I can't believe THAT actually happened! What is this, a cartoon?"
>last minute of the movie before credits
>dance party/reward ceremony/wedding
>quirky sidekick character and girl lock eyes
>she shares some physical traits/clearly share some interests
>she bats her eyes
>SHE WILL NEVER NOT BAT HER EYES
>they kiss/embrace/dance together to imply he won't be alone in life like the rest of us
That always grinds my gears too.
>are you thinking what I'm thinking?
Gumball does a good job making fun of this
>"Are you thinking what I'm thinking?"
>*complete non-sequitur*
This shit's gotten so ubiquitous and predictable that I want them to start playing it straight again
>Daredevil biker/motorcycler jumps over an obstacle that should've killed him but he manages to pull it off
>Daredevil foolishly drives back up to the top of the ramp, loses his balance, and ends up falling down into the deathtrap anyway
WHY would you do this???
>Cops up mere minutes after the crime is committed
>Arrest the hero despite knowing he'd never do something like this
>Tomboy/bookworm is considered "one of the guys"
>Shows up to the dance/prom in a dress
>"OMG ______ is a girl?!?"
>toon uses moderately long word
>English please
>Lol I'm so random XD
>they use a simpler word
>he still doesn't know what it means
>Female character shows kindness and friendliness to male character
>Male character acts like a dick because males can't share emotions
I can never escape this. It's in every cartoon, every anime, every game.
>Heroes get the thing they were trying to get
>"It was almost... TOO easy..."
>suddenly 35 Russian soldiers bust into the room and point their guns at the heroes
>"Hey, hey! Easy guys. Surely we can talk about this?"
>don't do the awfully specific circumstances or we will get in trouble
>cuts to character doing just that
>whoops
>writer shamelessly puts his liberal views into the story and expects his readers to agree
Fucking hate that
>I AM NOT DOING THAT THING
>THERES NO WAY I'M DOING THAT THING AND THERES NOTHING YOU CAN SAY OR DO THAT'LL MAKE ME DO THAT THING
>character is doing that thing in the next scene
>animated movie trailer
>something bad happens
>"Guys, I'M REALLY FREAKIN' OUT!"
why
>Character falls down a pit screaming
>Camera pans out and they're just on the ground screaming
>Character falls down a pit screaming
>"WE'RE STILL FALLING"
>character is injured
>"Oh, that's gonna leave a mark!"
>bad guy is literally unbeatable
>gets beaten by the most innocuous, mundane way possible
Like punching the knife wound sustained as a baby, or saying their name backwards, or friendship.
Fuck off frogposter
How unkind!
>Character gets thrown into a wall
>"Ow."
>Object hanging on the wall falls on them.
>"Ow."
>Shelf of objects fall on them.
>"Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow."
>we must stop the bag guy from getting the mcguffin or he'll be unstoppable
>they fail
>he's stoppable.
>writer shamelessly puts his fetish into the story and expects his readers to not notice
zootopia
>character's tear drops on dead love interest and they miraculously come back to life
Give a me a single more overused trope
the power of friendship. duh.
>old sage prophesies the villain's defeat
>villain dismisses it as fiction
>he's right
Fuck off frogposter
>"At least it's not raining"
>Gets stabbed
Such incivility is not called for.
>character falls
>fart noise
Alternatively
>Character falls into something shallow
>Their screams echo and fade like they fall into a deep pit
Though honestly I can't think of an example other than Billy & Mandy.