A fantasy trope is a specific type of literary trope (recurring theme) that occurs in fantasy fiction. Worldbuilding, plot, and characterization have...
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The Chosen One, also known as The One or The Chosen, is a narrative trope where one character, usually the protagonist, is framed as the inevitable hero...
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catachresis.[citation needed] Look up trope in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Linguistics portal Fantasy tropes Invariance principle Literary topos Meme...
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music Fantasy tropes, elements of the fantasy genre Trope (philosophy), figurative and metaphorical language and various other technical senses Tropes, qualities...
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A masquerade is a trope that is used to conceal the identity and certain characteristics of a figure. This concealment has the effect of highlighting...
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setting. The combination provides the writer with a platform for classic fantasy tropes, quixotic plot-elements, and unusual characters—without demanding the...
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A fantasy world or fictional world is a world created for fictional media, such as literature, film or games. Typical fantasy worlds feature magical abilities...
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Telepathy (category Fantasy tropes)
Telepathy (from Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle) 'distant' and πάθος/-πάθεια (páthos/-pátheia) 'feeling, perception, passion, affliction, experience') is the...
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figures in works of fantasy, such as fantasy literature and role-playing games. People who work magic are called by several names in fantasy works, and terminology...
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Familiar (category Fantasy tropes)
In European folklore of the medieval and early modern periods, familiars (strictly familiar spirits, as "familiar" also meant just "close friend" or companion...
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Caveman (category Fantasy tropes)
The caveman is a stock character representative of primitive humans in the Paleolithic. The popularization of the type dates to the early 20th century...
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Fantastic art (redirect from Fantasy art)
similar, in the style of graphic novel art such as manga.[citation needed] Fantasy has been an integral part of art since its beginnings, but has been particularly...
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Superhuman strength (category Fantasy tropes)
mythological accounts and religions. Superhuman strength is a common trope in fantasy and science fiction. This is generally by means of mechanisms such...
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Slime (monster) (redirect from Slime (fantasy creature))
popular and recognizable character, and went on to influence slimes in other fantasy video games. Slimes in video games are typically "cute" characters, sometimes...
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Berserker (category Fantasy tropes)
Berserker / Ulfheðinn In the Old Norse written corpus, berserkers (Old Norse: berserkir) were those who were said to have fought in a trance-like fury...
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Legendary creature (redirect from Fantasy creature)
(also called a mythical creature or mythological creature) is a type of fantasy entity, typically a hybrid, that has not been proven and that is described...
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Magic carpet (category Fantasy tropes)
carpet, also called a flying carpet, is a legendary carpet and common trope in fantasy fiction. It is typically used as a form of transportation and can quickly...
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Good and evil (category Fantasy tropes)
In philosophy, religion, and psychology, "good and evil" is a common dichotomy. In religions with Manichaean and Abrahamic influence, evil is perceived...
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Elves in fiction (redirect from Elf (fantasy))
In many works of modern fantasy, elves are depicted as a race or species of pointy-eared humanoid beings. These depictions arise from the álfar of Norse...
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dark, often brooding, tone. As a result, dark fantasy cannot be solidly connected to a defining set of tropes. The term itself may refer collectively to...
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Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction which involves themes of the supernatural, magic, and imaginary worlds and creatures. Its roots are in oral...
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it has a close similarity to contemporary fantasy. This commonly overlaps with the secret history trope. Alternatively, the author's narrative shows...
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Petrifaction in mythology and fiction (category Fantasy tropes)
Petrifaction, or petrification, defined as turning people into solid stone, is a common theme in folklore and mythology, as well as in some works of modern...
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Occult detective fiction (category Fantasy tropes)
subgenre of detective fiction that combines the tropes of the main genre with those of supernatural, fantasy and/or horror fiction. Unlike the traditional...
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Orc (category Fantasy tropes)
orc (sometimes spelt ork; /ɔːrk/), in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth fantasy fiction, is a race of humanoid monsters, which he also calls "goblin"....
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High fantasy, or epic fantasy, is a subgenre of fantasy defined by the epic nature of its setting or by the epic stature of its characters, themes, or...
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Pointy ears (category Fantasy tropes)
Japanese anime and manga art style, where pointy ears are also a common trope of fantasy characters. Manga and anime elves in particular are distinguished by...
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Accidental travel (category Fantasy tropes)
particular type of the “fish-out-of-water” plot. In Russian fandom, the trope is known under the term popadantsy, plural form for popadanets, female:...
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Potion (category Fantasy tropes)
A potion is a liquid "that contains medicine, poison, or something that is supposed to have magic powers." It derives from the Latin word potio which refers...
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Sword and sorcery (redirect from Heroic fantasy)
though Dumas' fiction contained many fantasy tropes) which defines the genre. Another influence was early fantasy fiction. This type of fiction includes...
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