In Spidey: WoS:Fallen-Angel Risen-Demon said:
A trope could be best described as a subsect of a stereotype, I think. Character tropes especially seem to be... offshoots, so to speak, of stereotypes, but tropes have stricter requirements before a person or group of people fall under them.tthor said:
A trope is a common literary device or tool, a widely taught one would be "character foil." A stereotype is a preconceived notion about a group of people, applied generally. Magical Negro is a trope (Wherein a black character helps the white protagonist, then leaves when he's no longer needed for help), whereas the outward behavior and mannerisms of said Magical Negro may or may not be stereotyped.tthor said:
Yeah, Dante's actually my favorite of that bunch.Lt_Bromhead said:LustFull0ne said:The so-called badass main characters:
Videogame's B-movie action star.
One liner machine. Self absorbed jerk.
Whiney idiot who tries to make up for it by carrying a giant weapon
Ugh......................sorry.
Never played a game with Drake in it so can't comment.
Nero - yes. Yes yes yes yes YES! Ttypical emo-ish JRPG massive sword teenagery-type character based on what Japanese designers THINK the Westerners like. Turns out into a whiny tosser. It's quite a staple - like the bloke who replaced Solid Snake for a game or so (Raiden? Ryden? Something like that...)
Dante I would have to disagree. He's got some cliched lines, but he's got so many different aspects of common stereotypes that he just doesn't adhere to any of them. He's charismatic, funny and cool whilst looking like the predictable byproduct of a Western influenced JRPG. I think he deserves Man Points for that at least.For being something a bit different.
Fix'd your image for you.Jewrean said:
The Chinaman
The Covetous Jew
The Negroid
The Middle-Eastern terrorist
The Flamboyant Gay
The Dumb Jock
The Fat Nerd
Cheer leading Bimbo
The Fat Bogan Mother
The same insecure hot anime babe that falls in love with the main character with Gigantic tits and jealous friends... wait... I don't mind seeing this one.
A nice big summary can be found here: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080403061043AAyLYoz
RatRace123 said:"The Girl" Stereotype, she's just that girl that they add in just because. She can have a different look, a different personality, but in the end she's only there so the main character and the audience have a decent pair of boobs to ogle for the duration of the adventure.
Symptoms of being "The Girl":
Getting kidnapped or otherwise put into a situation where the hero(Man) has to rescue your incompetent ass.
Developing a relationship with the main character for no real reason, he's kind of a tool, you expressed a disgust in him right from the get go, etc...
Putting out at the end. It can be something as simple as an acknowledgement that, yes you do in fact care for the hero, or you could really just... put out. This has to happen either near or at the end though.
Note: Sometimes "the girl" stereotype works... It's just something we see all the time, but it still could work.
Please see the examples below, for help on how to spot "The Girl"
Ninja'd in the third post. I don't think the Cole character is that offensive in himself as the obnoxious macho character could be played by either race but when the only black character is as buffoonish as Cole its just really insesitive. I love Gears as a whole but this character is a huge gripe with me.Booze Zombie said:
