Board 8 > Best of the Trope Day 80: Eldritch Location

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Johnbobb 08/26/18 3:30:52 PM #1:	Yesterday's Results Disco Stu - 7 Mad Mod - 5 Gary King - 3 Disco Inferno - 3 The 80's Guy - 3 Uncle Rico - 3 Austin Powers - 3 Mirror B - 2 Balthazar Bratt - 2 Randy "The Ram" Robinson - 1 James Halliday - 1 Jimmy T. - 1 Finn - 1 Star-Lord - 1 Bowling for Soup - 1985 - 1 Nominations Iconic Sequel Character Intelligible Unintelligible Corpsing One of Us Disney Villain Death Supervillain Lair Obfuscating Stupidity Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass Lady of War Dark Is Not Evil The Everyman A Hell of a Time Badass Driver Always a Bigger Fish What Could Have Been Tall, Dark And Handsome Flaming Hair Glass Cannon Acting In The Dark Vote for UP TO THREE CHARACTERS/ETC. you think best embody the trope of the day (or just for your favorite characters that fit the trope). Feel free to change your vote, but if you do just specify who you're changing from and changing to. Try to include the source the character's from. Feel free to nominate tropes for future days, preferably ones that have TV Tropes pages to make it easier. Day will end in 24 hours or so. --- Khal Kirby, warlord of the Super Star Khalasar PSN/Steam: CheddarBBQ https://goo.gl/Diw2hs <cite>Johnbobb posted [p:907583889] in Best of th... [t:76939063]...</cite> <quote><cite>Yesterday's Results</cite> Disco Stu - 7 Mad Mod - 5 Gary King - 3 Disco Inferno - 3 The 80's Guy - 3 Uncle Rico - 3 Austin Powers - 3 Mirror B - 2 Balthazar Bratt - 2 Randy "The Ram" Robinson - 1 James Halliday - 1 Jimmy T. - 1 Finn - 1 Star-Lord - 1 Bowling for Soup - 1985 - 1 <cite>Nominations</cite> Iconic Sequel Character Intelligible Unintelligible Corpsing One of Us Disney Villain Death Supervillain Lair Obfuscating Stupidity Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass Lady of War Dark Is Not Evil The Everyman A Hell of a Time Badass Driver Always a Bigger Fish What Could Have Been Tall, Dark And Handsome Flaming Hair Glass Cannon Acting In The Dark Vote for UP TO THREE CHARACTERS/ETC. you think best embody the trope of the day (or just for your favorite characters that fit the trope). Feel free to change your vote, but if you do just specify who you're changing from and changing to. Try to include the source the character's from. Feel free to nominate tropes for future days, preferably ones that have TV Tropes pages to make it easier. Day will end in 24 hours or so.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Johnbobb 08/26/18 3:35:33 PM #2:	Full Results https://board8.wikia.com/wiki/Best_of_the_Trope --- Genius Bruiser - Beast (X-Men) / Bane (Batman) Haunted Castle - Dracula's Castle (Castlevania) Adolf Hitlarious - Downfall Meme Body Surf - Mario (Super Mario Odyssey) Stepford Smiler - Sayori (Doki Doki Literature Club) / Patrick Bateman (American Psycho) The Juggernaut - Juggernaut (Marvel) Deader Than Disco - Instrument-based rhythm games Uncanny Valley - Junji Ito Red Oni, Blue Oni - Sonic & Knuckles (Sonic) / Phoenix Wright & Miles Edgeworth (Ace Attorney) Dead All Along - ~~Auron~~ (Final Fantasy X) Ramming Always Works - Dragoon (Kirby Air Ride) Dark Is Not Evil - Batman (Batman) Disco Dan - Disco Stu (The Simpsons) Today's tropes is the Eldritch Location https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EldritchLocation In fictionland, some places just don't agree with the laws of physics, geography, and the way we understand the world. Eldritch Locations take many forms: Lost Worlds, Wonderlands, the insides of Eldritch Abominations, Alternate Universes, ordinary-looking buildings... basically, wherever the author decides could use some weirdness. These are usually depicted as bad places, but not always. The ones that aren't are usually sources of Surreal Humor. Expect all geometries to be alien or sinister, and reality to be taking the day off. --- Khal Kirby, warlord of the Super Star Khalasar PSN/Steam: CheddarBBQ https://goo.gl/Diw2hs <cite>Johnbobb posted [p:907584101] in Best of th... [t:76939063]...</cite> <quote><cite>Full Results</cite> https://board8.wikia.com/wiki/Best_of_the_Trope --- Genius Bruiser - Beast (X-Men) / Bane (Batman) Haunted Castle - Dracula's Castle (Castlevania) Adolf Hitlarious - Downfall Meme Body Surf - Mario (Super Mario Odyssey) Stepford Smiler - Sayori (Doki Doki Literature Club) / Patrick Bateman (American Psycho) The Juggernaut - Juggernaut (Marvel) Deader Than Disco - Instrument-based rhythm games Uncanny Valley - Junji Ito Red Oni, Blue Oni - Sonic & Knuckles (Sonic) / Phoenix Wright & Miles Edgeworth (Ace Attorney) Dead All Along - Auron (Final Fantasy X) Ramming Always Works - Dragoon (Kirby Air Ride) Dark Is Not Evil - Batman (Batman) Disco Dan - Disco Stu (The Simpsons) Today's tropes is the Eldritch Location https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EldritchLocation In fictionland, some places just don't agree with the laws of physics, geography, and the way we understand the world. Eldritch Locations take many forms: Lost Worlds, Wonderlands, the insides of Eldritch Abominations, Alternate Universes, ordinary-looking buildings... basically, wherever the author decides could use some weirdness. These are usually depicted as bad places, but not always. The ones that aren't are usually sources of Surreal Humor. Expect all geometries to be alien or sinister, and reality to be taking the day off.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Underleveled 08/26/18 3:37:40 PM #3:	Distortion World (Pokemon Platinum) --- darkx <cite>Underleveled posted [p:907584204] in Best of th... [t:76939063]...</cite> <quote>Distortion World (Pokemon Platinum)</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Pirate_Harris 08/26/18 3:42:19 PM #4:	The place where David Bowie sang the song within you --- "Colonel, we've managed to avoid drowning." - Raiden <cite>Pirate_Harris posted [p:907584446] in Best of th... [t:76939063]...</cite> <quote>The place where David Bowie sang the song within you</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GenesisSaga 08/26/18 3:46:03 PM #5:	Inside Sin (FFX) Feywood (FFXII) Juggernaut (Legend of Legaia) --- "You're stronger than you believe. Don't let your fear own you. Own yourself." - Michelle Hodkin <cite>GenesisSaga posted [p:907584638] in Best of th... [t:76939063]...</cite> <quote>Inside Sin (FFX) Feywood (FFXII) Juggernaut (Legend of Legaia)</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Underleveled 08/26/18 3:46:40 PM #6:	Dark Dimension (Marvel Cinematic Universe) --- darkx <cite>Underleveled posted [p:907584666] in Best of th... [t:76939063]...</cite> <quote>Dark Dimension (Marvel Cinematic Universe)</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Snake5555555555 08/26/18 3:47:35 PM #7:	Silent Hill (Silent Hill) 1408 (1408) The No-End House (Channel Zero) HMs: Ruvik's Mind (The Evil Within) Dubai (Spec Ops: The Line) --- If the suspense doesn't kill you, something else will! http://tinyurl.com/zqwzc9a - https://imgur.com/UFvvjKp <cite>Snake5555555555 posted [p:907584715] in Best of th... [t:76939063]...</cite> <quote>Silent Hill (Silent Hill) 1408 (1408) The No-End House (Channel Zero) HMs: Ruvik's Mind (The Evil Within) Dubai (Spec Ops: The Line)</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Shonen_Bat 08/26/18 3:47:41 PM #8:	Distortion World (Pokemon Platinum) Castlevania --- Hello again. <cite>Shonen_Bat posted [p:907584720] in Best of th... [t:76939063]...</cite> <quote>Distortion World (Pokemon Platinum) Castlevania</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Johnbobb 08/26/18 3:47:54 PM #9:	The Imaginarium (The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus) Room 1408 (1408) The Hypercube (Cube 2: Hypercube) HM: The World That Never Was (Kingdom Hearts) Overlook Hotel (The Shining) The Labyrinth (Labyrinth) The Upside Down (Stranger Things) Metaverse (Persona 5) The Void (Dishonored) Pretty much everywhere you go (Bloodborne) Ghost Zone (Danny Phantom) --- Khal Kirby, warlord of the Super Star Khalasar PSN/Steam: CheddarBBQ https://goo.gl/Diw2hs <cite>Johnbobb posted [p:907584735] in Best of th... [t:76939063]...</cite> <quote>The Imaginarium (The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus) Room 1408 (1408) The Hypercube (Cube 2: Hypercube) HM: The World That Never Was (Kingdom Hearts) Overlook Hotel (The Shining) The Labyrinth (Labyrinth) The Upside Down (Stranger Things) Metaverse (Persona 5) The Void (Dishonored) Pretty much everywhere you go (Bloodborne) Ghost Zone (Danny Phantom)</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Johnbobb 08/26/18 3:48:23 PM #10:	Didn't realize until now this is one of my favorite tropes --- Khal Kirby, warlord of the Super Star Khalasar PSN/Steam: CheddarBBQ https://goo.gl/Diw2hs <cite>Johnbobb posted [p:907584764] in Best of th... [t:76939063]...</cite> <quote>Didn't realize until now this is one of my favorite tropes</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Underleveled 08/26/18 3:51:39 PM #11:	One + One = Ed (Ed, Edd n Eddy episode) --- darkx <cite>Underleveled posted [p:907584927] in Best of th... [t:76939063]...</cite> <quote>One + One = Ed (Ed, Edd n Eddy episode)</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Pirate_Harris 08/26/18 3:52:05 PM #12:	Nominate tropes "bizarre and improbable ballistics" and "double reverse quadruple agent" --- "Colonel, we've managed to avoid drowning." - Raiden <cite>Pirate_Harris posted [p:907584952] in Best of th... [t:76939063]...</cite> <quote>Nominate tropes "bizarre and improbable ballistics" and "double reverse quadruple agent"</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Pirate_Harris 08/26/18 3:52:57 PM #13:	Yeah it's the labyrinth... --- "Colonel, we've managed to avoid drowning." - Raiden <cite>Pirate_Harris posted [p:907584998] in Best of th... [t:76939063]...</cite> <quote>Yeah it's the labyrinth...</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Snake5555555555 08/26/18 3:53:25 PM #14:	Johnbobb posted... Didn't realize until now this is one of my favorite tropes Yeah this trope is amazing, I have way more HMs then I listed. --- If the suspense doesn't kill you, something else will! http://tinyurl.com/zqwzc9a - https://imgur.com/UFvvjKp <cite>Snake5555555555 posted [p:907585021] in Best of th... [t:76939063]...</cite> <quote><cite>Johnbobb posted...</cite> <quote>Didn't realize until now this is one of my favorite tropes</quote> Yeah this trope is amazing, I have way more HMs then I listed.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Pirate_Harris 08/26/18 3:54:17 PM #15:	Overlook hotel Silent hill --- "Colonel, we've managed to avoid drowning." - Raiden <cite>Pirate_Harris posted [p:907585064] in Best of th... [t:76939063]...</cite> <quote>Overlook hotel Silent hill</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
XIII_rocks 08/26/18 3:56:02 PM #16:	Silent Hill Floating Islands (Tomb Raider 2) --- Not to be confused with XIII_Stones. <cite>XIII_rocks posted [p:907585173] in Best of th... [t:76939063]...</cite> <quote>Silent Hill Floating Islands (Tomb Raider 2)</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tom Bombadil 08/26/18 6:17:13 PM #17:	Tower of Ghenjei (Wheel of Time) Minus World (SMB) Out of This Dimension (Star Fox) (HM: every other secret warp level in the series) --- Look at all those chickens I can be impulsive! I just have to think about it first! <cite>Tom Bombadil posted [p:907592892] in Best of th... [t:76939063]...</cite> <quote>Tower of Ghenjei (Wheel of Time) Minus World (SMB) Out of This Dimension (Star Fox) (HM: every other secret warp level in the series)</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MenuWars 08/26/18 7:17:25 PM #18:	Darkest Dungeon. Darkest Dungeon. --- I'm bad at Maffs. BEDMAS Bioshock, Earthworm Jim, Diablo 2, Mass Effect 2, Ark: Survival Evolved, Super Meat Boy <cite>MenuWars posted [p:907596026] in Best of th... [t:76939063]...</cite> <quote>Darkest Dungeon. Darkest Dungeon.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GavsEvans123 08/27/18 6:55:26 AM #19:	The World That Never Was (Kingdom Hearts) Distortion World (Pokemon Platinum) Chaosrealm (Mortal Kombat) <cite>GavsEvans123 posted [p:907620526] in Best of th... [t:76939063]...</cite> <quote>The World That Never Was (Kingdom Hearts) Distortion World (Pokemon Platinum) Chaosrealm (Mortal Kombat)</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DeathChicken 08/27/18 6:59:03 AM #20:	Silent Hill --- We are thought, and reality, and concept, and the unimaginable <cite>DeathChicken posted [p:907620603] in Best of th... [t:76939063]...</cite> <quote>Silent Hill</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Johnbobb 08/27/18 7:21:20 AM #21:	morning --- Khal Kirby, warlord of the Super Star Khalasar PSN/Steam: CheddarBBQ https://goo.gl/Diw2hs <cite>Johnbobb posted [p:907621058] in Best of th... [t:76939063]...</cite> <quote>morning</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Johnbobb 08/27/18 10:11:40 AM #22:	Johnbobb posted... morning --- Khal Kirby, warlord of the Super Star Khalasar PSN/Steam: CheddarBBQ https://goo.gl/Diw2hs <cite>Johnbobb posted [p:907625911] in Best of th... [t:76939063]...</cite> <quote><cite>Johnbobb posted...</cite> <quote>morning</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
trdl23 08/27/18 10:44:39 AM #23:	Rlyeh (Lovecraft) ~~Ikaris~~ Cardboard World (Paranoia Agent) Silent Hill --- E come vivo? Vivo! <cite>trdl23 posted [p:907627273] in Best of th... [t:76939063]...</cite> <quote>Rlyeh (Lovecraft) Ikaris Cardboard World (Paranoia Agent) Silent Hill</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Gatarix 08/27/18 1:41:58 PM #24:	Area X (Annihilation) The Unterzee (Fallen London) The Matrix (The Matrix) --- You put your RESOLVE HAT back on, which conveniently is the same hat as your NORMAL HAT. {Drakeryn} <cite>Gatarix posted [p:907636327] in Best of th... [t:76939063]...</cite> <quote>Area X (Annihilation) The Unterzee (Fallen London) The Matrix (The Matrix)</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
woodman 08/27/18 1:44:07 PM #25:	Tower of Ghenjei (Wheel of Time) L-Space (Discworld) Cognitive Realm (Cosmere) --- NFUN nice <cite>woodman posted [p:907636442] in Best of th... [t:76939063]...</cite> <quote>Tower of Ghenjei (Wheel of Time) L-Space (Discworld) Cognitive Realm (Cosmere)</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KamikazePotato 08/27/18 1:49:18 PM #26:	Silent Hill Tower of Ghenjei (Wheel of Time) Pretty much everywhere you go (Bloodborne) --- Black Turtle did a pretty good job. <cite>KamikazePotato posted [p:907636741] in Best of th... [t:76939063]...</cite> <quote>Silent Hill Tower of Ghenjei (Wheel of Time) Pretty much everywhere you go (Bloodborne)</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Johnbobb 08/27/18 4:02:22 PM #27:	up --- Khal Kirby, warlord of the Super Star Khalasar PSN/Steam: CheddarBBQ https://goo.gl/Diw2hs <cite>Johnbobb posted [p:907644225] in Best of th... [t:76939063]...</cite> <quote>up</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Shonen_Bat 08/27/18 4:04:26 PM #28:	One + One = Ed Life has many doors, Ed-boy. --- Hello again. <cite>Shonen_Bat posted [p:907644331] in Best of th... [t:76939063]...</cite> <quote>One + One = Ed Life has many doors, Ed-boy.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Johnbobb 08/27/18 4:06:45 PM #29:	Change Hypercube to One + One = Ed --- Khal Kirby, warlord of the Super Star Khalasar PSN/Steam: CheddarBBQ https://goo.gl/Diw2hs <cite>Johnbobb posted [p:907644461] in Best of th... [t:76939063]...</cite> <quote>Change Hypercube to One + One = Ed</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
linkhatesganon 08/27/18 4:12:42 PM #30:	The Abyss (Made in Abyss) Pretty much any location (The Neverending Story) The Imaginarium (Dr. Parnassus) --- All hail to he who could see the future, Guru 2017 BkSheikah http://letterboxd.com/jesusoni; http://www.backloggery.com/linkhatesganon <cite>linkhatesganon posted [p:907644830] in Best of th... [t:76939063]...</cite> <quote>The Abyss (Made in Abyss) Pretty much any location (The Neverending Story) The Imaginarium (Dr. Parnassus)</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DeathChicken 08/27/18 11:55:01 PM #31:	The Labyrinth (Labyrinth) --- We are thought, and reality, and concept, and the unimaginable <cite>DeathChicken posted [p:907668781] in Best of th... [t:76939063]...</cite> <quote>The Labyrinth (Labyrinth)</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MariaTaylor 08/28/18 1:25:06 AM #32:	KamikazePotato posted... Pretty much everywhere you go (Bloodborne) --- ~* Now I only see your dull imposter ~* https://imgur.com/tdhOSKc <cite>MariaTaylor posted [p:907669212] in Best of th... [t:76939063]...</cite> <quote><cite>KamikazePotato posted...</cite> <quote>Pretty much everywhere you go (Bloodborne) </quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
5tarscream 08/28/18 1:30:52 AM #33:	Ipsen's Castle (FF9) --- User ID: 4002777 <cite>5tarscream posted [p:907669430] in Best of th... [t:76939063]...</cite> <quote>Ipsen's Castle (FF9)</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
jcgamer107 08/28/18 1:37:28 AM #34:	Hellstar Remina Hellraiser 2 Annihilation --- SeabassDebeste BK_Sheikah00 Grand_Kirby WAY TO GO THERE BOIYS, GOOD GAMEFAQS BOYS <cite>jcgamer107 posted [p:907669653] in Best of th... [t:76939063]...</cite> <quote>Hellstar Remina Hellraiser 2 Annihilation</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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