TV Tropes, the all-devouring pop-culture wiki, catalogs and cross-references recurrent plot devices, archetypes, and tropes in all forms of media.

A trope is a storytelling device or convention, a shortcut for describing situations the storyteller can reasonably assume the audience will recognize. Tropes are the means by which a story is told by …

Take a stroll through the TVTropes content until you find what you like – or until that special something finds you. Use the filters below to sort our library by genre, media, narrative, topic, or other criteria, or …

In storytelling, a trope is just that — a conceptual figure of speech, a storytelling shorthand for a concept that the audience will recognize and understand instantly.

6 days ago · The TV Tropes Forum is one of the most active boards on the web. Explore and discuss the world of fiction.

People in the world you are looking to for entertainment. It is, the beings that do the actions being narrated by the narrative. Basically one of the most super of tropes in all of fiction. Unless you're …

Works that exist within a particular medium, most of which we want to detail. For tropes about a particular medium, see the Media Tropes index. Related are Platforms, Fan Works, Troper Works, …

Reality TV Tropes Romance Novel Tropes Speculative Fiction Tropes Sports Tropes Superhero Tropes Thriller Tragedy Tokusatsu Tropes Wild West Tropes Contractual Genre Blindness Death by Genre …

All about feature films. See also Directors, Film Genres. Tropes: Categories: Home Video Tropes Actionized Sequel: Putting in more action scenes since you don't need all the backstory. …

Ah, love. One of the fundamental forces of drama, and a key component in Heartwarming Moments. Love comes in many forms, but this index lists virtually all Tropes concerning the most recognizable …