Hello fellow Pop Culture Enthusiasts! It’s time for another Tropes post! I hope you guys are ready for some juicy knowledge. Now, let’s begin!
- Impossible Item Drop: A very comedic trope that’s used in many video games. It deals with enemies carrying ridiculous items with them. They can range from swords to priceless gems. Some examples include; The Legend of Zelda series. Probably the most iconic use of this trope comes from this franchise. Link can find hearts, rupees, bombs, and fairies in bushes, pots, and walls. Next there’s the RPG, RuneScape. In the game you can get normal stuff like goblin armor from goblins, bones from skeletons, etc. However, things get weird when you start getting ancient artifacts and dragon armor from slaying giant roaches! Lastly, there’s the fantastic Survival Horror game, Resident Evil 4. Leon can find priceless items hidden within boxes, and for some reason, zombiefied dogs can drop ammo.
I love this picture so much!
- “Blind Idiot” Translation: A very common trope that’s used in many forms of media. It occurs when a foreign word is translated poorly, which leaves grammatical errors, strange punctuation, or completely wrong meanings. Some examples include; The early King of Fighters games. This awesome franchise was originally chalk full of crazy spelling errors and laughable quotes. “How dose it feel to be well done”? Next, we have the Swedish version of Yu-Gi-Oh! Six was once referred to as “Sex” due to both words only having one space apart in the Swedish language. Lastly, we have the horrible music video for Allison Gold’s shitty song, Chinese Food. The song’s translation in Hebrew is spelled backwards.
