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'''*CuteBlondPilot:''' Generally cheerful, innocent, and subversive in a cuddly way. Watching these types get chastised by stern authority figures may give the average reader just a bit of a prurient thrill. | '''*CuteBlondPilot:''' Generally cheerful, innocent, and subversive in a cuddly way. Watching these types get chastised by stern authority figures may give the average reader just a bit of a prurient thrill. | ||
+ | : Gabe may be the Ur-example of this trope. | ||
+ | : Blaine, who's also got a bit of /can't/BreaktheCutie. | ||
+ | : Alesku is blond and blushes easily, but may not really be an example of this trope. | ||
+ | : Almost Alaric... | ||
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− | - | + | '''MentorsAreLove:''' The Mentor/Candidate relationship usually turns romantic. |
+ | : Gabe/Roman is, once again, the Ur-example. Sure, it hasn't happened yet, but it's only a matter of time. | ||
+ | : Remi/Alaric is also only a matter of time. | ||
+ | : Marshal/Satori, if you define love... loosely. | ||
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− | + | '''MentorsAreHate:''' And then you've got less pleasant situations. | |
+ | : Roman and his sledgehammer... | ||
+ | : Marshal may be one to watch. | ||
+ | : Liv/Hasdrubal even disturbs Sam. | ||
− | ''' | + | '''AbuseIsLove:''' Let's not lie, it's there. And it links up MentorsAreLove and MentorsAreHate so well, too. |
+ | : Nika/Vaughan! Can anyone say Nika/Vaughan? | ||
+ | : Liv/Hasdrubal... hey, this troper didn't plan it... oh wait, she did. | ||
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− | + | '''EveryoneLovesGabe:''' They do. There is no need to list them. See CuteBlondPilot. See also EveryoneIsGayForGabe. | |
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+ | '''EveryoneIsGayForGabe:''' Well, all the males, anyway. Really, it may be better to list exceptions to this one. Or list them all for the lulz. Of course, considering EveryoneIsGay... | ||
+ | : I have it on good authority that even Marshal is gay for Gabe. | ||
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− | + | '''EveryoneIsGay:''' And yet they rag on Gabe for it all the time... for greater accuracy see EveryoneIsPansexual. | |
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− | + | '''EveryoneIsPansexual:''' Makes sense. MoreSexInTheFuture. See RhiStartedIt. | |
+ | : See everyone. | ||
− | ''' | + | '''RhiStartedIt:''' See everything. See TalStartedIt. |
+ | : See CuteBlondPilot. | ||
+ | : See toe socks. See pie. See InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons. | ||
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− | + | '''TalStartedIt:''' She did. | |
+ | : Plot Ninjas. | ||
− | ''' | + | '''OpenThreadsAreWin:''' Even though they never end. |
− | ''' | + | '''ThoughtsGoInItalics:''' Usually. |
+ | : Sam can break these rules because she's cool. | ||
+ | : Rhi does this too, to good effect. | ||
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+ | '''TheNiceOnesDieAlone:''' | ||
+ | : Bart | ||
+ | : Christopher/Kit | ||
+ | : Blaine | ||
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+ | '''TelepathyGoesInItalicsWithQuotes:''' It should! Rawr! | ||
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− | - | + | '''OppressionIsLove:''' It seems to be a theme--the unequal power relationships, the benevolent dictatorships... |
+ | : Mordecai/Mages are pretty much premised on this, it seems. | ||
+ | : So are Dragons/Psychics, you know... | ||
+ | : The Citizen | ||
+ | : Alesku/Calliope, Bryn and Nomenere--any Pilot with a close Dragon relationship. | ||
− | ''' | + | '''EveryoneIsaGospel:''' Just count them. |
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− | + | '''EveryoneIsAPilot:''' You won't be able to hold out for long. Aedolis is the place to be, and everyone knows it. | |
− | ''' | + | '''TheMatrixHasYou:''' |
+ | : Pilots will always need the Network. They will never, ever betray their country because their addiction depends on it. | ||
+ | : Subverted! Gospels. Because SufferingIsFun. | ||
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+ | '''SufferingIsFun:''' See OppressionIsLove. | ||
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+ | '''PilotAngst:''' Because it's hard to be a Pilot. | ||
+ | : Sometimes your Gospel wife is killed. Remi. | ||
+ | : Sometimes you and your Mentor want each other, but because you're Gabe and Roman... | ||
+ | : Sometimes you're a hermaphrodite and people are bigots... | ||
+ | : Sometimes you're a Gospel and can't talk about it. | ||
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− | + | '''CandidateAngst:''' Because they think it's hard to be a Candidate. | |
+ | : Sometimes you get your vocal cords cut. | ||
+ | : Sometimes you get raped. | ||
+ | : Sometimes you get hammered to deal with it all. | ||
+ | : Sometimes you just get hammered. | ||
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+ | '''RomanWillHammerYouAndYouWillLikeIt:''' See CandidateAngst, OppressionIsLove. | ||
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− | + | '''TechnologyIsEvil:''' Sort of. | |
+ | : Aedolis destroys the world with it. The Network takes over people's minds. | ||
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− | + | '''TechnologyIsAwesome:''' See EvilIsAwesome. | |
− | ''' | + | '''AxisPointDoesn'tWork:''' We all know it. |
− | ''' | + | '''LeadRoomsDon'tWork:''' Did you hear about that Sade dude? |
+ | : HowWereTheLeadRoomsSupposedtoWorkAnyway? | ||
+ | : "Psychic suppression"? | ||
+ | : I think that only means they can't communicate with the Dragons or people /outside/ the LRs. | ||
+ | : Clarity would be nice. Call Rhi to deliver the WordOfGod. Or Tal. | ||
+ | : *Stares at Tal* She set it up that way. | ||
+ | : It only deals with thoughts as far as I know. xP | ||
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− | - | + | '''PilotsLieALot:''' Self-explanatory. |
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− | + | '''PilotsPieALot:''' Mmm... pie. | |
− | ''' | + | '''PilotsStillHaveConvenientSocialLives:''' Seriously, you'd expect them to be the most messed-up, weird ... oh wait, never mind. |
+ | : Liv. Subverted. Alesku: subverted. Hm... Remi? Subverted? | ||
+ | : Bryn. Subverted. | ||
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+ | '''WeAreAllAdorkable:''' Do not deny. | ||
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− | + | '''HappyOnTheOutside:''' We all know, deep down, we're fucked. | |
+ | : See (not)PilotAngst. | ||
+ | : See Edani Mages, probably. | ||
+ | : See PieIsTheOnlyEscape | ||
+ | : See NetworkAddiction | ||
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+ | '''SamHasTooManyIdeas:''' It's like If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, but more If You Give a Sam a Site. | ||
+ | : Alaina does not have enough. | ||
+ | : Sam shares. In return, hot, hot, Bryn/Liv... philosophical argument. | ||
+ | : Sexy. Philosophy. *eyeroll* | ||
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+ | '''PhilosophyIsSexy:''' Aleph. Alaina and Sam. | ||
+ | : Actually this is true keep it up. | ||
+ | : If I'm reading Kierkegaard, baby, I can. | ||
+ | : Wow. | ||
+ | : Well, IfYouKnowWhatIMean. | ||
+ | : WinkNudge. | ||
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− | - | + | '''TheyProbablyHookedUp:''' But we don't know for sure. Fade-to-black. |
+ | : They all probably hooked up. | ||
+ | : All Pilots ever? :P | ||
+ | : Yes. Ever. | ||
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− | + | '''InnuendoIsUniversal:''' Read the Pilot Blog. Or any thread. Or the cbox. | |
+ | : ExceptionProvesRule. | ||
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+ | '''AlainaNeverFinishesThreads:''' | ||
+ | : This trope needs subverting. | ||
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− | + | '''CommonExcuse:''' When you say you'd love to post, but can't think of any ideas. | |
+ | : See FanficTrumpsPlot. | ||
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− | - | + | '''FanficTrumpsPlot:''' You will never, ever finish an actual plot post if there is Pilot-on-Candidate Hermaphrodite Slash to be had. |
+ | : Resku OTP. | ||
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+ | '''LivIsBadAtSex:''' He just is. See Abuseis[n't]LoveAndScrewsYouUpaLot. | ||
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+ | '''IMRPIsGod:''' Many a past relationship has been sorted via IM RP. It is God. | ||
+ | : See Draco. A lot. | ||
+ | : It's a good thing! | ||
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− | + | '''EvilIsAwesome:''' Arguably every badass nation (okay, Seruna's not that terrible) is fairly evil. | |
+ | : Edanith has Mage slavery. | ||
+ | : Aedolis has... Aedolis. | ||
− | ''' | + | '''CelibateIsSexy:''' The lure of the unattainable |
+ | : Gabe | ||
+ | : Kit | ||
+ | : Alesku (sort of, see DragonSexIsReal) | ||
+ | : Alaric (sort of, see PilotAngst) | ||
− | ''' | + | '''MentorSyndrome:''' It's real. The persistent question of whether you're becoming your mentor, optionally because there's been banging. Of some kind. |
− | ''' | + | '''DragonSexIsReal:''' The scalefic writers would be so proud. |
+ | : Alesku/Calliope. Alliope. | ||
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− | + | '''EveryoneLovesHair:''' Nearly every character has cool hair/thinks too much about their hair/has symbolically important hair. | |
+ | : See CuteBlondPilot. | ||
+ | : See Alaric and Taras! for FauxHawksAreCool and Kit and Keziah for MulletsAreCool. And Taras rocks a mullethawk. She has /both./ | ||
+ | : Vaughan for UndyedEyebrowsAreCool. Shiloh for OrangeHairIsCool. | ||
+ | : Just a few of those who care way too much about hair: Gabe, Blaine, Liv, Dermut Gottschalk... | ||
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− | + | '''CompanionCube:''' Pilots become attached to silly things. | |
+ | : Bowl banditry, ceiling tea, vests, hair. | ||
+ | : WoW. Just... WoW. | ||
+ | : Teaspons and toesocks. | ||
+ | : See ThisIsARealTropeAndWe'reCheating. | ||
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− | + | '''IrrelevantComparedToTheBigPicture:''' Pilots do it all the time. | |
− | ''' | + | '''IfTalPlaysThereTheyWillCome:''' When Tal plays somewhere, people flock to it. |
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+ | '''PilotsLoveHair:''' Especially Pilots. Hedonistic Aedolians! | ||
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− | + | '''AedolisIsGay:''' Well, it is. Especially according to Libra. | |
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+ | '''LibraIsMacho:''' They are, it's weird. And kind of funny. | ||
+ | : See all of Squad 77. | ||
− | ''' | + | '''Squad77LikesCrudeBanter:''' Damn right they do. They're a proper military! |
− | + | : And many of them can't seem to type or speak proper English, but that's why we love 'em. | |
− | + | : Riot, Raf. | |
− | + | : Altogether the Librans vastly overuse the apostrophe allotment. Talkin' like this. | |
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+ | '''LibranMilitarySlang:''' And acronyms. If you can't understand half of a post... if you're getting bombarded with dick jokes... you've probably wandered into a Libran military zone. | ||
+ | : Eddies: Edanis or Aedolians. | ||
+ | : Bugs: pirates. | ||
+ | : Tackies: Tactical Officers. | ||
+ | : Tops and ozzies: two-person fighter craft and one-person fighter craft. | ||
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Revision as of 23:24, 13 June 2009
Welcome to RotETropes!
Feel free to add to or lightly edit any of the following tropes!
*CuteBlondPilot: Generally cheerful, innocent, and subversive in a cuddly way. Watching these types get chastised by stern authority figures may give the average reader just a bit of a prurient thrill.
- Gabe may be the Ur-example of this trope.
- Blaine, who's also got a bit of /can't/BreaktheCutie.
- Alesku is blond and blushes easily, but may not really be an example of this trope.
- Almost Alaric...
MentorsAreLove: The Mentor/Candidate relationship usually turns romantic.
- Gabe/Roman is, once again, the Ur-example. Sure, it hasn't happened yet, but it's only a matter of time.
- Remi/Alaric is also only a matter of time.
- Marshal/Satori, if you define love... loosely.
MentorsAreHate: And then you've got less pleasant situations.
- Roman and his sledgehammer...
- Marshal may be one to watch.
- Liv/Hasdrubal even disturbs Sam.
AbuseIsLove: Let's not lie, it's there. And it links up MentorsAreLove and MentorsAreHate so well, too.
- Nika/Vaughan! Can anyone say Nika/Vaughan?
- Liv/Hasdrubal... hey, this troper didn't plan it... oh wait, she did.
EveryoneLovesGabe: They do. There is no need to list them. See CuteBlondPilot. See also EveryoneIsGayForGabe.
EveryoneIsGayForGabe: Well, all the males, anyway. Really, it may be better to list exceptions to this one. Or list them all for the lulz. Of course, considering EveryoneIsGay...
- I have it on good authority that even Marshal is gay for Gabe.
EveryoneIsGay: And yet they rag on Gabe for it all the time... for greater accuracy see EveryoneIsPansexual.
EveryoneIsPansexual: Makes sense. MoreSexInTheFuture. See RhiStartedIt.
- See everyone.
RhiStartedIt: See everything. See TalStartedIt.
- See CuteBlondPilot.
- See toe socks. See pie. See InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons.
TalStartedIt: She did.
- Plot Ninjas.
OpenThreadsAreWin: Even though they never end.
ThoughtsGoInItalics: Usually.
- Sam can break these rules because she's cool.
- Rhi does this too, to good effect.
TheNiceOnesDieAlone:
- Bart
- Christopher/Kit
- Blaine
TelepathyGoesInItalicsWithQuotes: It should! Rawr!
OppressionIsLove: It seems to be a theme--the unequal power relationships, the benevolent dictatorships...
- Mordecai/Mages are pretty much premised on this, it seems.
- So are Dragons/Psychics, you know...
- The Citizen
- Alesku/Calliope, Bryn and Nomenere--any Pilot with a close Dragon relationship.
EveryoneIsaGospel: Just count them.
EveryoneIsAPilot: You won't be able to hold out for long. Aedolis is the place to be, and everyone knows it.
TheMatrixHasYou:
- Pilots will always need the Network. They will never, ever betray their country because their addiction depends on it.
- Subverted! Gospels. Because SufferingIsFun.
SufferingIsFun: See OppressionIsLove.
PilotAngst: Because it's hard to be a Pilot.
- Sometimes your Gospel wife is killed. Remi.
- Sometimes you and your Mentor want each other, but because you're Gabe and Roman...
- Sometimes you're a hermaphrodite and people are bigots...
- Sometimes you're a Gospel and can't talk about it.
CandidateAngst: Because they think it's hard to be a Candidate.
- Sometimes you get your vocal cords cut.
- Sometimes you get raped.
- Sometimes you get hammered to deal with it all.
- Sometimes you just get hammered.
RomanWillHammerYouAndYouWillLikeIt: See CandidateAngst, OppressionIsLove.
TechnologyIsEvil: Sort of.
- Aedolis destroys the world with it. The Network takes over people's minds.
TechnologyIsAwesome: See EvilIsAwesome.
AxisPointDoesn'tWork: We all know it.
LeadRoomsDon'tWork: Did you hear about that Sade dude?
- HowWereTheLeadRoomsSupposedtoWorkAnyway?
- "Psychic suppression"?
- I think that only means they can't communicate with the Dragons or people /outside/ the LRs.
- Clarity would be nice. Call Rhi to deliver the WordOfGod. Or Tal.
- *Stares at Tal* She set it up that way.
- It only deals with thoughts as far as I know. xP
PilotsLieALot: Self-explanatory.
PilotsPieALot: Mmm... pie.
PilotsStillHaveConvenientSocialLives: Seriously, you'd expect them to be the most messed-up, weird ... oh wait, never mind.
- Liv. Subverted. Alesku: subverted. Hm... Remi? Subverted?
- Bryn. Subverted.
WeAreAllAdorkable: Do not deny.
HappyOnTheOutside: We all know, deep down, we're fucked.
- See (not)PilotAngst.
- See Edani Mages, probably.
- See PieIsTheOnlyEscape
- See NetworkAddiction
SamHasTooManyIdeas: It's like If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, but more If You Give a Sam a Site.
- Alaina does not have enough.
- Sam shares. In return, hot, hot, Bryn/Liv... philosophical argument.
- Sexy. Philosophy. *eyeroll*
PhilosophyIsSexy: Aleph. Alaina and Sam.
- Actually this is true keep it up.
- If I'm reading Kierkegaard, baby, I can.
- Wow.
- Well, IfYouKnowWhatIMean.
- WinkNudge.
TheyProbablyHookedUp: But we don't know for sure. Fade-to-black.
- They all probably hooked up.
- All Pilots ever? :P
- Yes. Ever.
InnuendoIsUniversal: Read the Pilot Blog. Or any thread. Or the cbox.
- ExceptionProvesRule.
AlainaNeverFinishesThreads:
- This trope needs subverting.
CommonExcuse: When you say you'd love to post, but can't think of any ideas.
- See FanficTrumpsPlot.
FanficTrumpsPlot: You will never, ever finish an actual plot post if there is Pilot-on-Candidate Hermaphrodite Slash to be had.
- Resku OTP.
LivIsBadAtSex: He just is. See Abuseis[n't]LoveAndScrewsYouUpaLot.
IMRPIsGod: Many a past relationship has been sorted via IM RP. It is God.
- See Draco. A lot.
- It's a good thing!
EvilIsAwesome: Arguably every badass nation (okay, Seruna's not that terrible) is fairly evil.
- Edanith has Mage slavery.
- Aedolis has... Aedolis.
CelibateIsSexy: The lure of the unattainable
- Gabe
- Kit
- Alesku (sort of, see DragonSexIsReal)
- Alaric (sort of, see PilotAngst)
MentorSyndrome: It's real. The persistent question of whether you're becoming your mentor, optionally because there's been banging. Of some kind.
DragonSexIsReal: The scalefic writers would be so proud.
- Alesku/Calliope. Alliope.
EveryoneLovesHair: Nearly every character has cool hair/thinks too much about their hair/has symbolically important hair.
- See CuteBlondPilot.
- See Alaric and Taras! for FauxHawksAreCool and Kit and Keziah for MulletsAreCool. And Taras rocks a mullethawk. She has /both./
- Vaughan for UndyedEyebrowsAreCool. Shiloh for OrangeHairIsCool.
- Just a few of those who care way too much about hair: Gabe, Blaine, Liv, Dermut Gottschalk...
CompanionCube: Pilots become attached to silly things.
- Bowl banditry, ceiling tea, vests, hair.
- WoW. Just... WoW.
- Teaspons and toesocks.
- See ThisIsARealTropeAndWe'reCheating.
IrrelevantComparedToTheBigPicture: Pilots do it all the time.
IfTalPlaysThereTheyWillCome: When Tal plays somewhere, people flock to it.
PilotsLoveHair: Especially Pilots. Hedonistic Aedolians!
AedolisIsGay: Well, it is. Especially according to Libra.
LibraIsMacho: They are, it's weird. And kind of funny.
- See all of Squad 77.
Squad77LikesCrudeBanter: Damn right they do. They're a proper military!
- And many of them can't seem to type or speak proper English, but that's why we love 'em.
- Riot, Raf.
- Altogether the Librans vastly overuse the apostrophe allotment. Talkin' like this.
LibranMilitarySlang: And acronyms. If you can't understand half of a post... if you're getting bombarded with dick jokes... you've probably wandered into a Libran military zone.
- Eddies: Edanis or Aedolians.
- Bugs: pirates.
- Tackies: Tactical Officers.
- Tops and ozzies: two-person fighter craft and one-person fighter craft.