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0 5Hypothetical Baby Comparison
Someone or something is described as being the hypothetical baby of two or more people or things.
0 5Otherworld-Exclusive Superpowers
A character only has superpowers in some kind of alternate dimension or otherworld.
0 1Digital Disinformation Decoy
A wrongdoer falsifies aspects of their or someone else's life via social media to hide something.
0 2Anti-Orbital Gun
A weapon designed to shoot at objects, usually spaceships, in orbit, as a means of planetary defense.
0 0Assassin Claws
Assassins, ninjas, and other stealthy infiltrators wield claws, katars, or similar weapons.
0 4Request To Ignore Interruption
Someone, usually who shouldn't be there, requests that people ignore them and keep doing what they were doing after their sudden presence caused an interruption.
7 8National Signature Work (audience reaction trope, needs example context - Adopted by Earnest)
Foundational works for a country's national identity or which are emblematic of it.
0 6Experts Unavailable (launch Tues)
The main characters need the services of the expert(s), but find said individual(s) are unavailable.
3 0Charle Atlas Genius
Intelligence is used to Hand Wave a character doing a clearly impossible feat.
0 7Pariah State
A nation that is intentionally ignored in most matters by all others, usually due to its beliefs and/or actions.
3 7Special Grade Equipment
Equipment in a setting is identified for its extraordinary qualities because it is made to interact with a special part of the setting.
0 24Stage to Screen Casting (Trivia) (launching 10/6)
A stage play's film/TV adaptation uses the actor(s) of a previous production.
0 3Badass Cred Comparison
Two or more individuals discuss their various battle experiences and scars in a game of one-upsmanship to see who's the bigger badass.
1 24Did Not Account for the Muggle
Villain takes measures against all powers... but not people who have none.
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0 2Audience-Alienating Price Tag
A product bombs financially due to the price tag scaring away potential customers.
Created: 2025-12-13 11:19:20