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Thrasaric Tufa

**Thrasaric Tufa** is the Captain of the Third Chapter of the Red Eyes Legion.

## **Background**

Thrasaric is one of the few main captains who cannot remember a time before Certus Minor was a part of the Imperium, being born the year that the Emperor arrived. As such, his faith is slightly different than his battle brothers, as he did not have the years of waiting and then vindication, living in a world where Theoderaf’s beliefs had already proven themselves and so to Thrasaric, his religion is not superstition, it is fact. He served with distinction for the hundred years of his service, steadily advancing from a marine to captain. His first significant campaign as captain was the Purging of Cortonis, and for the rest of the Great Crusade commanded independent campaigns from the legion with exemplary results. With the disappearance of the Emperor, Thrasaric and his expeditionary fleet rejoined the Red Eyes as soon as possible.

## **Personality**

Thrasaric is a quiet and thoughtful captain, not one to rashly make a decision and being known for identifying the perfect time to strike. He is a devout follower of Theoderaf’s vision, wearing numerous purity seals with prayers on them and carrying a book with him whether he goes where he writes Theoderaf’s or his own religious beliefs in it.

## **Wargear**

* **Artificer Armour**
* **Axe Rake** - A heavily reinforced axe-weapon with a grappling barb, this vicious blade was used to drag down victims, and topple graven idols and false icons.
* **Hand Flamer**
* **Frag & Krak Grenades**
Winguric Baza

**Winguric Baza** is the Captain of the Second Chapter of the Red Eyes Legion. Having won renown within the legion for his potent aura of fear similar to his Father's, he rose to become one of the highest ranking officers in the legion.

## **Background**

Winguric was from one of the first cities conquered by Theoderaf on Certus Minor, and his family was ruled by Theoderaf several years until the Emperor arrived. Winguric was born just before Theoderaf’s conquest, and has vivid memories of the fear that Theoderaf brought with him. He strives to instil that fear in his enemies. He willingly joined the Red Eyes to follow Theoderaf into the stars and serve under him. He has travelled up the chain of command, showing a flair for the fear tactics of the legion that aided him rise to become Captain of the 2nd Chapter.

## **Personality**

Winguric has a dark reputation, having an intense fear aura that is second only to Theoderaf’s own. He wishes for his name to strike fear in the hearts of his enemies whenever it is spoken, cultivating an image of himself as a monster. However, amongst his chapter he is highly respected, being fiercely loyal to those who serve under him and looking to reduce casualties to his own men wherever possible.

## **Wargear**

* **Artificer Armour**
* **Twin Falax Blades**
* **Bolt Pistol**
* **Frag & Krak Grenades**
* **Iron Halo**
Salainen Fighter Squadron

The **Salainen Fighter Squadron** are a group of light flyers created by the Primarch Aato Väyrynen and the Sky Reavers legion during the Great Crusade. Inspired by the flyers of Aato’s homeworld of Maaparatiisi, the Salainen were made as small as physically possible whilst still being able to be piloted by an Astartes. Only the Astartes of the Sky Reavers could hope to pilot such aircraft, as the support systems had been stripped to their bare minimum and as such the pilots rely more on their genetic resilience to G-Forces to remain conscious during the manoeuvres the Salainen are capable of.

This reduced size and payload is by design, as Aato spotted a niche that the Sky Reavers in particular required filling. Once the Primaris Lightning Strike Fighters and Xiphons cleared the skies of enemy aircraft, the greatest threat came from ground-based anti-air weapons. The Salainen Fighters would be deployed to deal with this, as the loss of several Salainen was worth preserving the other flyers and their more experienced pilots. The Salainen were designed to be easy to produce by the Mechanicum, easily replaceable and being simple enough for multiple Forge Worlds to be able to produce it.

Commensurate with the Fighter’s small size, the weaponry built in is similarly reduced from regular flyers. The primary weapon is a unique creation of the Sky Reavers’ Rautasiipi, the Koivun Sonic Cannon, created in an attempt to recreate the mechanisms of Aato’s own sidearm Thunder. The Cannon can be fired in focused or alternating frequencies, able to cause vehicles to rupture from the resonance of the blast or strafe the enemy infantry overloading any sound dampeners. Alongside this cannon is a simple multi-laser for additional firepower.
Xun Hia

### Equipment

Artificer Armour, Power Axe, Bolt pistol, Refractor Field, Nuncio Vox, Servo Arms, Melta Bomb

**Xun Hia** is the current Master of the Forges for the Warriors of Peace legion, though his tactical insight makes him a valuable asset to the defence and administration of the Qui-Tan Domain. He was given administrative power by the Jade General over the rebuilding of the destroyed world of Cinderhall, and served as one of the legion's Mechanicum liaisons.

## **History**

Xun Hia was a late Terran recruit, preferring to use his scientific skills to help repair and improve on the weapons and armour of the legion. He worked alongside the Jade General to introduce the Sinean weapons into the legion, integrating the new technology with the pre-existing chapters and units. While he mainly is a part of the *Yinshao*, he also moves amongst the different paths in his role as Master of the Forge to coordinate with all types of units.

## **Personality**

Considered to be a mighty warrior with a strong sense of justice, Xun Hia is a man who adamantly stays true to his life as a warrior despite his new station, maintaining his training and traditions even now he is on the front line less frequently. He does not care for politics or bribery, believing that one's strength can only carve the new future.

## **Wargear**

* Artificer Armour
* Power Axe
* Bolt pistol
* Refractor Field
* Nuncio Vox
* Servo Arms
* Melta Bomb
World Shakers

World Shaker Legionary

### Observed Strategic Tendencies

Line breaker tactics, Extensive use of armoured elements and super heavy support, lack of fast attack capabilities

### Colours

White, Black and Red

*“Shake the World, Laugh as they Flee.”*

**- World Shakers Battle cry**

The **World Shakers** are the XVIth Legion as established by the Emperor of Mankind. Giants in both stature and reputation, the World Shakers stand as bulwarks against the Imperium’s foes. Rolling into battle with hordes of vehicles, their thick armour and their enhanced physiology means the XVIth can endure more punishment than any of their peers.  Jovial and good natured, the XVIth follow in their genesire Daito Ueyama’s footsteps, and are fond of laughing and sharing in each other's camaraderie. The broad shoulders of the XVIth allowed them to bear the weight of the Emperor’s loss with dignity, but the Ruins would test their strength and resolve to their core.

## **Legion Organisation & Structure within the XVIth**

The World Shakers Legion is divided into six Divisions and diverges significantly from the standard organisation of the Legion as laid down in the Principia Belicosa. Each Division is divided into five Ichimon, with the exception of the Makuuchi Division and the Makushita Division, which are further divided into a number of Heya depending on the size of the Division. The Ichimon are known as Dewanoumi, Nishonoseki, Takasago, Tokitsukaze, and Isegahama, and include the Ichimon's parent Division in its name. For example, the first Ichimon of the Jonidan Division is known as Jonidan-Dewanoumi, and so on. These Ichimon are structured in general similarly to Chapters, though each Division has its own speciality.
Salandrik Nel

**Salandrik Nel** is a feared and foreboding entity amongst the Tempest Reavers. Little is known of his heritage beyond the fact he hailed from Terra and was part of the Ranging Hawks; there he was recorded as having served in, and gradually risen to command of, the 32nd Independent Pioneer Company. A minor digression must be made at this juncture, as the 32nd Independent Pioneers must be touched upon for further context. In the Ranging Hawks, despite being a collection of aligned independent forces co opting as a Legion, there was a modicum of structure to it. Namely the centralisation and grouping of Destroyers, Criminals and later Moritats, under central commands to properly distance themselves from such horrid weapons and their wielders. As Host-Captain of the 32nd, Salandrik Nel would be tasked by his “Superiors” (Mostly the various Chapter Masters of the Ranging Hawks who formed a council periodically and often reported to one another relevant information about their actions and forces) on numerous, barely veiled suicide missions. Reasonings behind this are unknown, but inter-legion archives note that the suspicious and superstitious nature of the Ranging Hawk’s Mid-Afrikan and Xeric Commanders came to see Destroyers and their Host-Captains as accursed ill omens, and often plotted to send them to their demise.

Yet from every suicide mission, from every rear-guard action, from every extermination campaign. Salandrik Nel would return, sometimes alone, sometimes with the shattered remnants of his forces. But he would always return and he would gain infamy for doing so. Even after the discovery of Ezharion Kulas, Nel would retain his dread reputation, with even the Primarch remarking “Even Death itself does not want him.” A description that would be most apt. Gradually, Nel would stop being referred to by rank and status, but by his nomme-de-guerre The Shunned. It is unknown the point at which Nel would become a Moritat, but after the Ranging Hawks became the Tempest Reavers, Nel would rise to claim the morbid honour of leader of the Legion’s Destroyers and Moritats.

With a grim and morbid disposition, Nel embodies every bit of his legend. Sullen and nihilistic, he only has missions and targets left for him. He regards himself as neither dead nor alive, just a cruelly puppeted entity that is regarded like a curse by his Brothers. Yet he is loyal to his oaths, and he shall continue to obey; shrouded by luck and an unnatural tenacity to survive, he hunts his foes with inbuilt Power Blade and Dysasti Archaeo Lance Pistol. For he is The Shedel’Nokt, The Shunned, and even Death shall not claim him.
Thaniel

**Thaniel** is the First Captain, Equerry and Praetor of the Iron Revenants Legion.

## **Background**

Thaniel has served with the Primarch longer than any other living being. Thaniel was the one to turn the Primarch himself away from quashing the rebellions upon their home planet Khth’n, and to stop him from taking many innocent lives. Since this time, Thaniel has served in every conflict that Araphel has taken part in, many times at the Primarch’s side, and many times leading the legion himself to mighty effect. The real service history of Thaniel is not written down in any true records, with the First Captain often not taking credit for his own tactical genius. The genius of Thaniel is one that would be truly discovered during the heresy itself, leading the first chapter he has specialised in taking apart heavy infantry and even other marines in his own style of warfare, a warfare that during the heresy could strike terror into the heart of marines that do not understand what they are truly up against.

## **Wargear**

* **Cataphractii Terminator Armour**
* **Ah'n'Ghor** - A master crafted power fist with an inbuilt thunder coil harpoon launcher on the underneath.
* Thaniel will always have one of these upon himself with a mix of other weapons that can be seen in his off hand, this can range from **plasma blasters**, **multi-meltas** and other heavy weaponry that terminators can be seen with.
* **Cyclone Missile Launcher** (Optional)
The Weapons We Wield

"You see, this is the problem with relying on advanced technology that we barely understand," Alexandros explained as he ripped his helmet off. A thick axe jutted from one of the temples. It mirrored a cut in Alexandros' own head where blood happily slipped down his chiseled features.

It gave his grin a more deranged or courageous visage, depending on one's view of the Second Son.

The Ork Warboss, standing at twice the Primarch's height, bellowed, "WAAAAAGGGHHH!"

Alexandros hefted his shield closer to his left side. If the blood slid into his eye, it would impair his vision in a potentially fatal way. "Indeed. Such technology could, in fact, have a major impact on war itself."

The giant green beast swung hard with a klaw easily capable of bisecting the Primarch. Moving with an impossible speed, Alexandros slid beneath the air-breaking swing. Xiphos sliced into the monster's side. Blood spurted from the new wound as Alexandros spun, reforming his stance. "Yet, if such a technology were to be proven unwieldy, then all of that anticipation and possibility is for naught."

The future steadied, coalescing for a moment beneath the onslaught of greenskin energy.

"SMASH!" The giant Ork bellowed as it turned. In its turn, it reached out and slammed its powered weapon into the\* Resolve of Balov. \*The ruined rhino tumbled through the air. Forewarned, Alexandros leapt into the air. His feet landed on the rhino's side as it continued to spin. Alexandros ran with the spin before hopping onto the other side. "I suppose that is one answer to such unreliable technology."

The Warboss' reply cut off as the air itself shrieked with power. In a flash, a new giant entered the fray, surrounded by his loyal bodyguards.

"You're late," Alexandros quipped, blood now pouring into his eye after his bout with gravity.\*

The Ash-Blooded charged, cape flying behind him majestically. "My apologies," he offered before swinging the unholy cross between sword and axe. The Ork giant did not react in time. Ash's weapon cut deep into the xeno's bicep. It screamed, but the Lord of the Shadows was not through.

The edged tip of his weapon snagged on bone. As the Ash-Blooded intended.

With a meaty fist, the Ork warboss swung at the Ash-Blooded's head. It slammed against adamantium. Alexandros grunted beneath the blow, but his shield held steady.

The Ash-Blooded roared before he pulled with all of his might. The sound of ripping skin and muscle filled the air as the arm came loose from the greenskin's body. It howled as it stumbled back.

"Care to do the honours?" Alexandros offered with a nod.

The Ash-Blooded strode forth as he lifted his blade in both hands. "Always."
Winged Serpents

"*These... new troops. They are not mere mirrors of us, but better trained. They are us. Our flesh and blood, our geneseed, corrupted by genetic experiments, and sent to train with foreign cousins. Do you not see brothers? They are supposedly here to bolster our ranks. Be our future. They are here to replace us, as our superiors. They are monsters.*"
— Stated by Tashfimali Shifrat, Chapter Master of the Eastern Horde of the Dune Serpents at an unknown time.

## Non-Legion Faction

### Primogenitor

 Dune Serpents
(Azus Bahmut)

### Colours

Green, Red and Blue

The **Winged Serpents** are an offshoot of the Dune Serpents Legion.
Valamir

**Chief Librarian Valamir** was the Chief Librarian of the Red Eyes Legion, before the legion's fall to Chaos. Valamir was one of the moderating voices of the Drauhtinon, preferring well planned and surgical strikes rather than the slaughter promoted by the more bloodthirsty members of the council. He was known for his meditations before battle, praying over his weapons to focus his psychic power. On the battlefield, his witchfire attacks ripped through enemies in droves and his calm mind was forgotten.

## **Background**

Valamir was a recruit from Certus, showing a cool head yet no particular skill in close combat in comparison to his battle brothers. During the Compliance of Umakoqua, his psychic powers manifested, an early sign of his preference for Telekinesis. After this incident, he was put immediately into the Librarius for training, honing his skills at offensive use of his powers. He served for several decades rising up the Librarius, eventually reaching the rank of Chief Librarian. Theoderaf views Valamir as a trusted advisor, and chose for him to have a permanent place on the Drauhtinon and to accompany him on campaigns.

## **Wargear**

* **Tartaros Terminator Armour**
* **Force Maul**
* **Combi-flamer**
Yellow Helms

The **Yellow Helms** were a cross-Path group of like-minded Warriors of Peace, made of those concerned for the wellbeing of the common person in the Imperium. Gradually alienated from the Jade General’s vision for the Qui-Tan Domain and his followers, the Yellow Helms sought to lead the mortals to spiritual enlightenment through improving their wellbeing and proving the superiority of their beliefs this way. When doing this within the system proved impossible, the path of open rebellion was the only option left.

## **Background**

The origins of the Yellow Helms begin with its ideological leader, He Zexi. One of the few members of the *Jingdaolu* who was not a Pariah, he developed his own philosophy on spiritual enlightenment. He promoted social equality, in the belief that elevating humanity’s physical wellbeing would aid in their spiritual enlightenment. This ideology did not gain widespread support, and he remained a fringe member of the Path. As the Warriors of Peace became administrators and took command of Segmentum Obscurus, He Zexi's ideology grew slowly in popularity as Astartes spent time amongst the human populace and seeing the everyday plight of the people.

## **Notable Members**

* He Zexi - The founder of the Yellow Helms movement.
* Fan Hui
* Fan Ming
* Fan Wuying
* Gong Heng - Spurned by the Jade General for their quality of life improvements to the civilian populace, Gong Heng and Xiang Xiang joined the Yellow Helms as they no longer believed the General cared for the people.
* Xiang Xiang - Spurned by the Jade General for their quality of life improvements to the civilian populace, Gong Heng and Xiang Xiang joined the Yellow Helms as they no longer believed the General cared for the people.

## **Appearance**

### **Colours**

The colours of the Yellow Helms are nearly exactly the same as the Warriors of Peace, except for a yellow strip running along their helmets. The yellow stripe is a sign of their following of He Zexi, who was convinced to add a yellow stripe to his helmet as a sign of his ideological leadership.
Pythons

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The most commonly known species of python is the ball python, also known as the royal python. They are very popular in the pet trade, and have many colors and morphs. They are relatively small for pythons, and very friendly. Contrary to popular belief, anacondas are not a species of python, but a species of boa. There are approximately 40 recorded species of python, and there is most likely several more out for snake lovers to discover!

   **Diet**

Pythons, like other snakes, are carnivores, eating only other animals. Small or medium pythons, like green tree or ball pythons, eat mainly rodents or lizards, while large ones like the reticulated or African rock pythons may eat antelope, deer, or possibly caimans and other crocodilians, especially when their prey is young or small for their age. Pythons eating rodents make them super beneficial to the environment, and great to keep rats and mice in check!

**Captivity**

Depending on the species, pythons can make great pets! They can be beautiful, easy to care for, and interactive if you socialize them properly. As you can see in the picture above, they can be energetic and and sometimes troublemakers, but that makes them funny, lovable, and very entertaining!

**Conclusion**

Pythons are really cool and cute animals, with very unique personalities. They are arguably one of the most fun snakes for pets, and just look so adorable!

Note: That picture isn’t mine, but a picture of one of the other editor’s snakes!
Dream Tropes Wiki/And You Thought It Would Fail

There's two ways the It Will Never Catch On trope could play out: it actually doesn't, or this. A work of literature, film or television — just getting started, purely original (if there is such a thing), unaffiliated with any previous book, movie or TV show, or if it is an adaptation, the work is relatively obscure — has little hope of standing out among the established goldmines of franchises. Critics mock it. The public isn't expecting it. It gets even worse if things go awry on its production. Then, when released, it pulls a megaprofit stunt and becomes an instant classic. Contrast with Vindicated by History, where a work initially fails but then gradually builds a very high reputation.

Subtrope of Sleeper Hit; in this case, the work must be actively derided before release, not just ignored. Compare It Will Never Catch On. See also Magnum Opus Dissonance when it's the creator who doesn't expect the work to succeed. It can also be combined with Hollywood Hype Machine, if the contrast between expectations and popularity is too great, and some of the audience turns to the initial fears as still meaningful.

## Examples

### Film

* *Quest for the Masks* was expected to be a flop, but ended up being successful to set up the *Bionicle* film series.
* *Neon* half-averted this trope. It has been in development hell since 1974, until when the production was finished in 1992, a year before its eventual release in 1993, so naturally it was expected to flop. It did end up being a box-office bomb *in its initial theatrical run* (only managing to recover half of the production's buddget), **BUT** it earned enough to cover the rest of the budget (and then some) around the time the film was released on home video. It also earned a big cult following outside of the United States, especially in Germany, so much so that the film was actually re-released in European cinemas around 2005, and succeeded.

### Live-Action TV

* When Banushen Television announced two new imported Wednesday shows in the fall of 1998, there was a LGBT show with some unknowns, and the twins from *Full House* got a second chance on TV. The former is *Will & Grace*, which aired in the U.S. on NBC, which is highly successful and lasted for eight seasons, promoting it to NBC's Must See TV block in the fall of 2000 and got the revival, while the latter, *Two of a Kind*, which aired in the U.S. on ABC (as part of the TGIF block along with other shows like *Sabrina, the Teenage Witch*) lasted only one season.
Dream Tropes Wiki/Epic Fail

When a normal, run-of-the-mill failure just isn't enough.

This is about something that should be fairly straightforward and typical for a character but then goes horribly, HORRIBLY wrong in a manner probably thought impossible. It's when a character seems to be facing a pass or fail situation, a do or die type of test, and then fate hands them a third option: fail in a manner so bizarre it's impressive. We're not talking, "Supervillain decides to shoot a random minion but misses." We're talking, "Supervillain decides to shoot a random minion, but misses — and the bullet ricochets off two walls, smashes the instrument panel on his Doomsday Machine and ends up inches from the minion's head, weakening a structural support and causing the base to come crashing down. And the minion is the only survivor." A failure so ludicrously, unexpectedly awesome that, despite its status as a failure, it manages also to be admirable for its uniqueness and irreproducibility.

At its best, the trope can give the viewer a much needed jolt out of a sense of boredom, it can produce a laugh out of something you wouldn't think could, it can inspire a temporary sense of fate or dramatic justice. At its worst, it can become a Deus ex Machina, rescuing the writers from the fortress of logic they have enclosed themselves within with a Hand Wave of "luck".

Often used against those who are Tempting Fate, and sometimes as a demonstration of how monumentally screwed you are in a Final Boss Preview. When epic failures come in forms that shouldn't be possible, they can be examples of Beyond the Impossible. Often this trope comes with an Incendiary Exponent, possibly because of the Rule of Cool. Disaster Dominoes are a common part of such epic failures.

Compare Critical Failure (a game mechanic meant to represent the normal ever-present danger in any action), From Bad to Worse, For Want of a Nail. This trope is the norm for Stupid Crooks, and a hallmark of the Disastrous Demonstration. If the Fail is so Epic that reality itself breaks trying to process it, then you've managed to make a Reality-Breaking Paradox. Contrast Flawless Victory.

Not to be confused with Epic Flail (or Epic Frail for that matter), though you can certainly commit an Epic Fail with an Epic Flail if you're not careful.

If you're looking for the trope that used to have this name, it's now Offscreen Moment of Awesome.

## Examples

### Music

* The Musicard release of the Blue's Clues album A Playdate with Blue: A Playtime Musical Adventure had to be recalled since it carried the Pikachu virus, a computer virus which attempts to delete System 32, thus if the card was put in a Windows PC it would infect the computer. Viacom's CTO concluded that the Musicard release was complied using a computer infected with the virus, and the virus itself spread to the master recording card while it the album files were being written into it. This troper feels sorry for the guy at Rhino who had to open every recalled copy they received, destroy the card, and replace it with the non-infected one.
Dream Tropes Wiki/Franchise Killer

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Sometimes a sequel sucks. Sometimes it sucks, but leaves the possibility open that the followup will be better and that this is just a blip in the quality of the franchise. Then sometimes it sucks so much that it kills the franchise stone dead, destroying the producers'/publishers' hopes for further sequels. In the most extreme cases, it can even take the producer/publisher down with it. Or even the entire genre itself.

Occasionally a few Franchise Killers over too short a period (or one really bad one) can put a whole genre out of favour for a while. Even the executives could tell when it's time to stop following the leader.

Note that sometimes the franchise turns out to be Not Quite Dead, and can be salvaged with a Continuity Reboot. If the franchise experiences what should have been a Franchise Killer but carries on regardless, it's a Franchise Zombie. Occasionally it's a Stillborn Franchise, an all-new product for which plans for sequels were made and then scrapped when it was discovered that the product was crap, or so hyped up that the creators have unrealistic expectations of its success. Or it just didn't profit enough, even though it was a Cult Classic.

For many Video Game companies, shipping a Franchise Killer is also a Creator Killer, either through bankruptcy, no-one wanting to forward them the funding to continue making games, or in the modern world of mega-corporations owning every studio as a subsidiary of the larger corporation, the executives in charge of the conglomerate deciding to shut the studio having wrung the last vestiges of profit out of the intellectual property the studio was bought for, or using them as scapegoats for poor performance financially speaking. Or in some cases, actual poor performance as a studio.

Compare Torch the Franchise and Run, where a writer is deliberately trying to kill a franchise by making such a big mess of it that no one can continue it without using Prequels, Retcons or just rebooting the whole thing. See also Tough Act to Follow, where one work in a series is seen as so good that subsequent installments are seen as not worth the time and money.

## Examples

### Film

* *Bionicle: The Next Generation* however successfully killed the *Bionicle* franchise due to box office problems.
Dream Tropes Wiki/Older Than They Think

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Simply defined, a fan thinks a trope, plot, or line was invented by a show they watch, when in truth its origins lie farther back in history.

Tropes tend to be much older than they appear, even if they aren't one of The Oldest Ones in the Book, so it's increasingly likely that a viewer of a specific program won't be familiar with the original source of whatever is on display.

This can also be inverted by fans, who see a modern adaptation of some older classic they're unfamiliar with, and incorrectly assume some newly introduced trope was part of the original work. The ultimate expression of this is the Unbuilt Trope — someone did it previously, examined it, deconstructed it, zig-zagged it, all spectacularly, finished the story's run, but is now remembered mostly nostalgically, not for its trope.

See also the more extreme Fleeting Demographic Rule. Compare with classical music Covered Up, Name's the Same, Pop-Cultural Osmosis, "Seinfeld" Is Unfunny, Revival by Commercialization, Sequel Displacement, and the "Weird Al" Effect. Somewhat related to Adaptation Displacement. Contrast with Newer Than They Think, which goes in the other direction. Do not confuse with Older Than They Look. There will be a short quiz at the end of class.

For examples of people referencing this in fiction, see It's Been Done. See also Fan Myopia for the same effect when it's over work knowledge rather than time knowledge.

## Examples

### Anime & Manga

* Think that the 1979 *Doraemon* anime was the first anime ever shown on Banushen Television? No. The 1980 *Astro Boy* anime was actually Banushen's first ever anime program.

### Live-Action TV

* Think the "A different kind of detective" quote that was used on Fox's U.S. ad for *The Finder*? It was first used on RGN's Vlokozu Union ads for the series *Vega$* in 1979.

### Film

* For everyone who lives outside El Kadsre, think that *Technic Heroes* was first came in 1979 with the release of *Nova Orbis*? No. It actually came in 1976 and *Nova Orbis* is not the first film in the franchise but the third, while *Robotman* was actually the first film of the franchise to be released.
Gaueses Loves Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

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## Animation

* *Dragonball Z* (along with original *Dragonball*, *Dragonball GT* and *Dragonball Super*) is also popular in Gau.
* *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles* (along with *Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles*) is wildly popular in Gau.

## TV Shows

* *Power Rangers* is also popular in Gau.
	+ however The all series is also streaming on Netflix Gau as of now, it causing Netflixwave in Gau.
* *Sesame Street* is also popular in Gau.

## Video games

* *Pokemon* is wildly popular in Gau. But not as popular as *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles*.
* *Tamagotchi* is instantly popular in Gau
	+ that popularity spawns its animes to be shown on Fox Kids block (now merged to its Fox channel), TCC/Minimax, ZigZap/Toon Disney, Cartoon Network, Boomerang, Animax/Sony Animax and NickToons, making Tamagotchi whooping popular in Gau but not as popular as *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles*.

## Music

* *Culture Club*, a band best known for *It's a Miracle*, *The War Song*, *Karma Chameleon*, *Mistake No. 3* and *Miss Me Blind*, was so popular in Gau.

## Miscellaneous

* *Yuru-chara/Kigurumi* is popular in Gau, because these used in everything in Gau (except for foreign TV shows).
* *Niconico Douga* is popular in Gau.
Brock Baker/Tropes

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* **Cool Car**:
	+ His VCMC Bulletant, Brockstar.
* **Deep South**:
	+ His voice for USAball is this.
* **"Do It Yourself" Theme Tune**:
	+ He sings the English version of "Doraemon ten un peto máxico" (one of the Galician themes for *Doraemon*), entitled "Doraemon has a magic pocket", with backing vocals by Hörður Faheemsson (credited with his Anglicized name Horace Faheem), Lex Sinclair, Burnji Yarran, Chicky E. (credited with her real name Gretchen Zappos), and Kitty Saughai. Burnji and Lex had roles on all three the of dubs he participated in (this one being the 1990's El Kadsreian dub for LUK Internacional). He, Kitty, Hörður, and Antanico Matsushita later re-recorded that English version for a couple later episodes.
* **Directed by Cast Member**:
	+ He directed all aspects of the El Kadsreian English dub of *Crayon Shin-chan*: dubbing direction, voice direction, and musical direction. He also voiced Hiroshi Nohara (Shin-chan's dad), and casted Maja Prebensen as the titular character. He also got Jaylin Rounds, the girl he knew since first visiting Capulco, to sing the theme song. To this day, Christopher Berger jokes that "Brock thinks LUK are blind to censorship".
* **He Really Can Sing**:
	+ *Good lord*. He can sing really well, and is the singing double for several of his fellow *Countryballs: The Animated Series* castmates.
* **Here We Go Again!**:
	+ When he learned LUK and PPE were going to dub the 2005 *Doraemon* anime for El Kadsre (English dubs for the North American and European markets didn't come until *2015*). Mainly because he believed "Suneo isn't gonna get a break from LUK anytime soon!".
* **Playing Against Type**:
	+ USAball and Reichtangle are giant jerks. Template:W is a rich d\*\*k. And Template:W is a curious unlucky bird.
* **Real Life Writes the Plot**:
	+ His voice for Template:W originated from an accident in his childhood where got a stick lodged up one of his nostrils. Said incident required *surgery to his nose*.
	+ Brock started off in voice acting after Christopher Berger found him mocking Antanico Matsushita for an outfit he was wearing, and found the mocking imitation of the Vicnoran Antanico he was using to be a well-done voice.
* **Running Gag**:
	+ Brock tends to do his voices at convention panels and the EKBA announce table. He also has a plastic ventriloquist dummy of Suneo, so expect him to pull a Template:W often. And when the rest of the *Doraemon* V.A's (Halil Endrit Pjetër Behar Gumar, Neil Lufaqi, Sarah Rainer, Andy Wilson, and Naoki Takenaka) got dummies of their characters in mid-2018, he was no longer alone (Naoki has *three* Dorami dummies: one regular, one in Doracula form, and one with a Harajuki design).
	+ Also, expect him to bring along some international or regional soft drinks; especially Template:W, Template:W, or Template:W.
* **Unsound Effect**:
	+ He can be heard vocalizing to the tune of the synth line when Doraemon yells out the "This is the flying cap!" line in one of the El Kadsreian English *Dorameon* themes. This was improvised by him for that version (and how abrupt it was why LUK ordered a re-recording for later episodes).
Dream Tropes Wiki/Cliché Storm

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You are watching something and it strikes you that you have heard every single line of this somewhere else. Every trope is presented without irony or acknowledgment. All the situations and setups are clipped out of another story and pasted in as-is.

You are in a **Cliché Storm**. Do not worry. The pain will soon pass. A bug will soon scrag the inept Lieutenant. Security will soon come to the perimeter. The line will soon be held. It will be over, soon.

Remember, this is not a bad thing; originality and greatness aren't necessarily intertwined, and as such, many Cliché Storms are good in quality, as good stories, characters, humor, action, or whatever can produce a high caliber book regardless of originality. You can also see from the examples that people can intentionally create as big a Cliché storm as possible... and then start having fun with all of the Clichés. Oftentimes, they may not start around deconstructing or playing with the cliches as so much play it for laughs. It's very common in an Affectionate Parody — most of the times, they start poking fun at these Cliches. Very often, something may be intended as an homage, and it may be wise to look at them as such.

See also A Space Marine Is You, a specific form of a Cliché Storm; see also Deconstructor Fleet, for works that take all the cliches and play them realistically. Compare Strictly Formula, Reconstruction. Compare and contrast Troperiffic, which is a more fun version of this trope, although the lines between the two are blurry and kind of subjective. Related to Speaks in Shout-Outs, when a character's dialogue extensively uses direct quotations from a specific work. And see Taste the Rainbow for when this is done with character types for the purpose of meeting every viewer's taste.

## Examples

### Western Animation

* *Dean and Daisy* features a lot of Kantasy tropes. A gender-equal group of characters wandering off to have an adventure? Check. Flipping between fantasy and edginess constantly? Check. Villains acting comical, heroes acting serious? Check. Hell, some of the characters even appear to be rehashes of characters from GeneBox's older catalogue.
Dream Tropes Wiki/Otaku O'Clock

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Anime aired from around 11 p.m. until the wee hours of the morning, occasionally indicated by the odd-looking "22:00-27:00" notation. They are almost universally watched by an older male audience, and often mocked by any shows aired earlier.

This is common in Japan for several reasons, even if it seems like a weird time to broadcast a show that's trying to make money.

* These shows tend to have a strong (if unusual) Merchandise-Driven bent, which allows them to pay for themselves; this means that production companies can buy these timeslots directly from the networks and sponsor their own shows. The fan base tends to be small, but dedicated, so it's usually worthwhile to do this.
* Most TV in Japan is provided by the six free-to-air broadcast networks, or independent broadcast stations which are members of the JAITS (which, like many other large Japanese corporations, are practically government). If it's not on one of those networks, it's not likely to succeed, and because the landscape is so competitive, very few shows can draw the ratings needed to stay in prime time or on an after-school timeslot. Shows aired on cable or satellite channels account for only 10% of overall anime viewership in Japan.
* Content concerns are a big deal, as in most other countries. Otaku O'Clock shows tend to be on the more violent or sexual side in terms of content. Such shows have been aired in prime time before, but not to universal acclaim; in particular, there was large public outcry in 1995 when Neon Genesis Evangelion aired in the dinner hour. In spite of the post-Watershed timing, though, many of these shows will still be censored or otherwise poorly executed, at least partly to convince the otaku to buy the DVD/Blu-Ray.
* And in this era of DVR technology, it doesn't really matter when you air the program anyway; the fans will record it or stream it. Where the show isn't aired, fansubs will provide the show.

The trope name refers to the odd way of noting when the shows start airing; it's common to see a show aired at 1:00 am listed at "25:00". This is largely done to align the schedule with that of the previous day; many Japanese TV networks still sign off in the middle of the night, and those who don't will only switch to "the next day"'s programming at 4 am or so.

See also Watershed, Safe Harbor.

## Examples

### Japan

* In it's native Japan, *Katie Jane*, despite being pure shōjo, was on at 25:05 on Tokyo MX and 25:10 on Television Kanagawa. In contrast in the United States, it's E/I English dub was aired in the morning alongside shows such as *Between the Lions* and *Clifford the Big Red Dog*.
* Some Japanese reality shows have gone with this to attract viewers:
	+ *Top Gear Japan*, in it's first season, went out at 24:01 on Tokyo MX, 24:07 on Television Kanagawa, and 24:11 at Sun Television and so on and so forth.
	+ *Japan is Looking for a Superstar* currently goes out at 23:00 on Tokyo MX and 23:05 at Television Kanagawa.
* *Her Majesty's Dog* first aired at 25:30 on Fuji TV.
Dream Tropes Wiki/Crowd Song

Any time a large group of people need to sing a song in unison, two things are inevitable: One, everyone always knows all the words; two, no one is ever off-key or out of sync. In other words, no matter how spontaneous the moment is supposed to be, they sound like they rehearsed the song.

In the world of storytelling, there are untold legions of men, women and children ready to burst into song at a moments notice, they only need a nice main character or two to inspire them. Lyrics? Got em memorized. Tricky singing pieces? Not a problem. Choreography? Goes off without a hitch. Every single time.

Naturally, this grows directly out of musical theater, where it's understood that all these people aren't REALLY bursting into song—they're merely acting as the Greek Chorus for the lead characters. For that matter, since the actual Chorus in many Greek tragedies speaks for the general public within the play, versions of this are Older Than Feudalism.

TV shows will sometimes make an entire Musical Episode out of this trope. Obviously, Musicals will have these all the way through.

Compare Crowd Chant. Often overlaps with Audience Participation Song. Made possible by Spontaneous Choreography. Taken to the extreme, it's because the lead cast Summon Backup Dancers. See also Sound Off where a military group uses a song or chant to keep everybody in time.

## Real Life

* "Run With Us" and El Kadsreians.
	+ Sing "When darkness falls... leaving shadows in the night!" to a crowd of people in El Kadsre, and they will belt out the rest of the song at the top of their lungs.
	+ There are accounts that El Kadsreian sailors, whilst on patrol during the Sentanese Civil War, started spontaneously singing the song whilst rescuing escaping Sentanese people who's boats were sinking/were stranded at sea.
Dream Tropes Wiki/Older Than They Look

* Schweetzman examples:
	+ Joshua von Schweetz is 54, yet doesn't look much different from the Schweetzman era.
	+ Drew Nadsion, too: he died at 48 yet could honestly pass for his early 30s.
	+ Bonnie Anderson is an extreme example: she died at 45 in 2012 yet looks similar to her *Special Presentation* self, back in ***1985***.
The First Two

Gottfri had mentally prepared himself for being in close proximity to his father's powerful mind. He had not been prepared for his sheer physical presence. When the doors opened, the Emperor stood towering and radiant in golden armour of incredible complexity. It was like the power and brightness of a star had been condensed into a single being. After a momentary pause, the Emperor strode forward, attended by three warriors in golden armour carrying pole arms with rifles attached to the shafts. Taking a moment to distract himself from the walking sun, Gottfri peered into the minds of his senators. All worry, fear, and anger had evaporated and been replaced with awe. Simple, profound awe. If the Emperor had asked of them to resign their positions and come serve him, Gottfri had no doubt that he would be left with an empty chamber. As the Emperor came forward, Gottfri managed to glimpse the rest of the retinue entering the chamber.

The other giant proved to be a great contrast to the Emperor. What had once been pristine, white armour had long been repainted by the battlefield. Alexandros could count well over 600 scratches and small dents over it. The white had long faded as the original steel grey struggled to break through. It fought against a layer of aged dirt and debris. A few sections looked like they had been stained by several strands of ancient blood.

Alexandros was thankful that it did not smell.

Despite towering over everyone beyond the Emperor, the giant’s gait was measured and suspicious. His brilliant blue eyes stared straight ahead beneath brown locks, attempting to keep most of the room within his line of vision. There was a contained energy in his march, a readiness for violence.

Overall, Alexandros wasn’t sure to make of these contradictions. Power yet wariness. Height yet suspicion.

*This is my older brother*, Alexandros thought to himself as he offered a cheerful smile toward him.
Dream Tropes Wiki/Reassigned to Antarctica

When a character is transferred to a remote and/or unpleasant outpost as punishment for annoying the higher-ups for some reason (bad job performance, personality conflicts, or perhaps good job performance that a superior finds threatening).

Moral crusaders and other characters that are likely to put Honor Before Reason may be frequently threatened with this sort of reassignment, or will have it really done to them. At best, whoever orders it simply hopes to have a "troublemaker" out of his or her hair. At worst, they're disposing of someone who "knows too much" by handing them a dangerous posting in the hopes it will lead directly to their death.

The others there are often a Ragtag Bunch of Misfits at best, since their Back Story will always include a reason to have been sent there too. This is often the explanation of why a response to a new danger which first appeared at such a remote outpost is so feeble, allowing the threat to swell to the proportions it will later assume: the characters there are a mostly useless and rotten lot. Of course, sending The Hero there almost always guarantees a Reassignment Backfire.

For what it's worth, the real-life US military facility in Antarctica (McMurdo Sound) is staffed by volunteers... you can't get Reassigned To Antarctica. (You can, however, get reassigned to places that make you wish you were in Antarctica.) The Japanese actually have a succinct word for this act: matsurikomu (祭り込む), which is translated to "place an obnoxious person in an out-of-the-way post to be rid of him.

## Examples

### Real Life

* During the 2010s and early 2020s, the El Kadsre City Police Department frequently used the insanely rural Sanbe Precinct as Antarctica. 90% of the Sanbe Precinct force was comprised of officers and precinct chiefs on "rehabilitation assignments", the majority of which had either been caught engaging in police brutality, got someone falsely imprisoned, or (ironically) committed a crime. Some have speculated that the offending officers are sent there in the hope that the shame of being demoted to a backwards rural locality will get them to resign.