“Absolute evil” characters still follow the law/have basic social etiquette

The one time a character who is barley shown fear is genuinely terrified

(Hated Tropes) Characters hyped up only to be barely used

A character loses so much in pursuit of their goals that we're left with the depressing understanding that it probably wasn't worth it

[Hated Trope] Character deaths that just scream, "This was done for shock value to upset the viewer, and very little else"

[Loved trope] Well written confident women who can back up what their saying (bonus points if they’re not a villain or an antagonist)

[Hated Trope] "We're not so different/We're the same, You and I" - says the actually pretty different character.

A character's memory of a defining event overlooks or outright omits key details to better suit their narrative.

When the stupid character actually does/say something smart

Male and Female character with a close relationship who never had romantic tension/Platonic life partners

“Be strong enough to be gentle”, or men who are masculine, but still incredibly kind

Hero and villain were once friends

Villains whose entire philosophy falls apart under the slightest scrutiny

Fights with multiple people vs one dude (Bonus points if the one person still wins)

Male characters who are taking their daily servings of "respect women" juice.

Genuinely healthy fictional couples that communicate, support each other and are just relatively drama-free

[Hated Trope] A villain or jerk comes off as more sympathetic than our "heroes", but that clearly WASN'T the creator's intention

Tragic characters that.....Snapped due to cruelty and don't care about consequences anymore....they want to get back at everyone that hurt them

A character's fate (death, turning evil, failing to stop something etc) is already known to us, but still manages to be tragic.

A character being a hypocrite is both intentional and done well, so instead of being infuriating, it serves the story or is even genuinely funny

"The child who is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth."

What is the most tragic celebrity death?

Vampires when they're depicted to be actually terrifying.

Common misconceptions about series that you hate(half in real life/half hated tropes)

Characters known to the general public for saying things they never canonically said