![]() ![]() People are quick to notice the similarities between her and Rosemi Lovelock's designs, especially since they share so many facial expressions. Nightmare Fetishist: She apparently knows quite a bit about ancient medieval torture methods, and even did a stream with Luca Kaneshiro wherein she ranked said torture methods on how painful they would be to experience.The Napoleon: She doesn't like being called short at all.Land Down Under: She's Australian like Luca, Sonny, and Ren (and Hada).Notably, Maria pronounces her name like a Japanese person would. It's Pronounced "Tro-PAY": Maria's name is pronounced "MA-ri-a", not "Ma-REE-a", although some of her fellow livers, including her genmate Kyo, pronounce it like the latter.Naturally, she focuses a lot in producing music, releasing covers or original songs almost every month, having released seven songs during her first six months since her debut. Idol Singer: She joined NIJISANJI in hope of becoming an idol and she's got some experience as a member of a former idol group.She says that the only way to tell that she's winking at them is by looking at her eyebrow.which is mostly covered up by her bangs. Eyepatch of Power: She wears her eyepatch to "contain her eye power", but it also makes it almost impossible for her to wink at her audience.Her eye is apparently fine as a human, but she still wears the patch to contain her eye's power. Eye Scream: As a doll, Maria's owner dropped her and caused her left eye to break her eyepatch was created to cover this up.In Maria's version, she's cosplaying as all of her genmates. Cosplay: Her 'Let's Get It Started'' cover version's music video is completely redrawn unlike Ren's who photoshopped his head onto every other ILUNA member.Chuunibyou: She is literally stated to be such in her debut teaser.Blatant Lies: She refers to her missed bullets in first-person shooter games as "warning shots", suggesting that she missed on purpose even though she obviously didn't.One time Aster tries to pin the blame on her, she snaps at him by calling him a "bottom", and she threatens to go after Ren's horns after he called her short. Beware the Nice Ones: She's normally very sweet and soft-spoken, but she has gotten angry at her genmates on a few occasions.Her catchphrase in Iluna's introduction trailer is "I'm a real girl now!". Become a Real Boy: She is a doll that somehow became a human."Aww"-choo: As many of her chat members would agree, Maria has an absolutely adorable sneeze.Astonishingly Appropriate Appearance: She has heart-shaped Idiot Hair to go along with the heart patches on her jacket and bowtie.Let me know how many you recognize in your daily TV watching, and which obvious examples I left out.Ī warning that some clips may contain NSFW language.Languages spoken: English, Japanese, (Mandarin) ChineseĪge: "Dolls don't age" note Was created in the 1890s, but "only recently" became human Because these tropes have been around for so long, some reveal antiquated values about their subjects. Think about how often we see the “hipster” on TV versus how often we saw this character 10 years ago.Īs with any stereotype, there is an inherent bias attached to the assumptions we make about a character. As these move out of fashion, new tropes emerge to reflect the contemporary situations and characters. Since we live in a changing world, in which identity is constantly shifting and adjusting, using a trope can be tricky business. ![]() It’s handy and convenient, but also a little lazy. For instance, you know exactly what to expect from a “southern gentleman” or a “damsel in distress” and you inform the universal associations immediately. Writers, producers, and artists use them as a shorthand to communicate the type or kind of character without having to offer a lot of exposition and background. They’ve become so overused that they barely even register to us anymore, but I’m here to call these archetypes out. You’ll recognize them the moment you see them, because you have likely seen them a hundred times before. They are universal themes that cross genre, culture, and medium. ![]() Trust me, they’re everywhere.Ī trope is a device that commonly occurs in literature, movies, and TV, that capitalizes on stereotypes, clichés, gender expectations, and archetypes. John Slattery as Roger Sterling – Mad Men _ Season 7, Episode 7 – Photo Credit: Justina Mintz/AMC You’ll definitely recognize these TV tropes, but that doesn’t mean we aren’t super tired of seeing them all the time. ![]()
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