Definitions by flintlocke314
Cyclic Trope
This is a trope that goes through a circular pattern of change, eventually returning to its original form after several iterations.
Most cycles are bipolar, though, oscillating back and forth between two opposites that mutually subvert (or invert) each other.
Most cycles are bipolar, though, oscillating back and forth between two opposites that mutually subvert (or invert) each other.
Cyclic Trope by flintlocke314 September 11, 2018
Ascended Meme
Sometimes a meme about a work, that wasn't originally included in the original, attracts the attention of the author responsible for that artwork, and the original author decides to actually include it in their future artwork.
One webcomic that made new comedy out of old Garfield strips by removing the title character so it seemed that Jon was a lonely delusional weirdo, was made into a book actually endorsed by writer Jim Davis, too, and complete with several Garfield Minus Garfield actually made by Davis himself. This is an excellent example of an ascended meme.
Ascended Meme by flintlocke314 September 11, 2018
Fleeting Demographic Rule
1. A gimmick or storyline may be reused freely and safely after a few years of dormancy.
2. The unwritten rule that, after a given number of years, there has been enough turnover in the fanbase that a writer can re-use the same gimmicks and storylines with impunity.
2. The unwritten rule that, after a given number of years, there has been enough turnover in the fanbase that a writer can re-use the same gimmicks and storylines with impunity.
The fleeting demographic rule allows YouTubers to reuse jokes and catchphrases after they have become repetitive.
Fleeting Demographic Rule by flintlocke314 September 11, 2018
Retcon
Retcon by flintlocke314 September 11, 2018
Phlebotinum
Kryptonite is considered a phlebotinum device as it is invariably used to paralyze Superman in DCU comic plots.
Phlebotinum by flintlocke314 September 11, 2018