The Conscience - The Conscience describes a character type whose purpose is to act as
the hero’s (or other characters’) conscience and moral touchstone, the
person they consult to check that they’re doing the right thing. Common
when The Hero doesn’t trust his own moral judgment.
Martial Pacifist - A martial artist that is peaceful, disciplined, kind, personable, and probably good with children.
Disapproving Look - Sometimes, when you need to show your disapproval, you don’t need to speak. All you need to display your disapproval is that look. It’s not quite an angry or tense look; it’s more of a look that says “really?”
Team Mom - The Team Mom basically acts as the mother figure for everyone else in the group, regardless of age or family relations. Although the role itself is traditionally female, the Overprotective Dad or older brother can qualify for Team Mom, and the same goes for a Cool Big Sis who grows Older and Wiser. In many cases, she actually is a parent or older sibling to at least one other character.
Xenafication - The polar opposite of Chickification and a subtrope of Adaptational Badass.
We all know girls will need role models, so what do you do when you’re
adapting or sequelizing a work from a “less enlightened” time? Make your
female lead into an Action Girl!
The title comes from Xena: Warrior Princess, who is not an example but rather the inspiration, being something of a Trope Codifier for Action Girl. Xenafication thus can be defined as “becoming like Xena”.
Adaptational Badass - There are characters in the media who are known, simply put, for
being less-than-dangerous. They might simply be the last competent
fighter. They might be a Non-Action Guy/Damsel in Distress. Worst case scenario, they’re The Load. When danger rears its head, the character generally beats feet and lets their tougher friends deal with the problem.
But then, when the work is being adapted or rebooted, the
character is made a bona fide badass. The reasons for this are myriad. One possibility is that characters who were reasonably
competent and skilled in their original incarnations had their
capabilities and accomplishments elevated in their next depiction,
sometimes to an Invincible Hero or Invincible Villain level. This is related to the Big Budget Beef-Up or Serial Escalation, the character is changed to match the intensity of the action.
Icy Blue Eyes - Piercing, pale blue eyes, and sometimes gray eyes, that seem to look
right through you. As a reflection of character, this variety of blue
eyes indicates the coolness (as in Rule of Cool) or even coldness (as in cold and calculating) of the person who has them.
Aloof Dark-Haired Girl - The Aloof Dark-Haired Girl is a fairly common character type combining both appearance and personality. They will generally be taller than their peers, more physically developed, and their hair will be very long and dark. Frequently, their skin will in contrast be very pale. They look older and more beautiful and meet a certain classic ideal of feminine beauty combining maturity, a quiet attitude and a combination of long hair and very pale skin.
The Aloof Dark-haired Girl will not merely look older
than her peers, however. Frequently, she will also act more reserved and
aloof and thus seem more mature, which may earn her some younger female
admirers.
