PixieWitch did a magnificent job of starting us off, but as we were discussing in the chatroom, there is still a long way to go... for one thing, characters are short on tropes. For another, there are still too many unrelated tropes in the Metaguards section.
I'm going to try to get rid of anything that's not rooted in canon. Like Pixie did, I'll copy it to a code section here, so if I'm outvoted you can put it back with the minimum of fuss, or, if you want, you can add the unrelated tropes to your troper page. But I think we should keep it to canon stuff on here.
And yes, I know a lot of this is very subjective. My organizing principle was, anything that was neither actually TWWF canon nor directly influenced canon, I put here. I erred on the side of leaving things in as much as I could, except for my own (as, you know, a show of good faith). I accordingly took out Gratuitous French from mine, since it wasn't relevant, though updating the description to connect to the Poirot translations might make it acceptable.
EDIT: In light of some discussion, I have re-added those tropes which, while not being "canon" by my original standards, have significant... let's call it 'momentum' in terms of forums or chatroom backing. What remains is in the code section below.
Also please note that if it's still down here, that doesn't necessarily mean I didn't think it qualified to be put in... it might just be because I'm tired and am finding it difficult to remember references off the top of my head. Someone else can feel free to reevaluate what remains and reinstate whatever you deem appropriate.
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Adell:
* {{Adorkable}}
* EvenTheGuysWantHim
* StupidSexyFlanders: When he posted a photo of himself, some male Metaguards were heard (seen) calling him sexy.
Agoraoptera:
* {{Adorkable}}: To the point that the term Agorable was coined.
BlackWolfe:
* DeadpanSnarker: His quote, from the thread used by the metaguards to warn when they will stay away for an extended period of time.
* InspectorJavert: Was one of those most strongly against the Cabal, at least until recent events.
Blurred9L:
* [[FacePalm Facepalmer]]
Dryunya:
* [[InSeriesNickname Nickname]]: Most Metaguards call him Dryu.
** Shyunya, after "Everyone is A Girl Day."
* TokenGoodTeammate: He's, perhaps, the the most vehement Metaguard who refuses to compromise on the fact that the Cabal is evil.
** He's also the only known Gryffindor among the Metaguards.
Eli_gone_crazy:
* {{Adorkable}}
* DeadpanSnarker
* FishOutOfWater: At the start, but learns very quickly.
* {{Lurker}}: Was this for a large percentage of the start of the game before joining in.
* SeenItAll
EndlessSea:
* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: He usually sets out to do something, only to return without having even started.
* BrilliantButLazy: by his own admission
* CantCatchUp
* {{CloudCuckoolander}}
* ClusterFBomb
* DeadpanSnarker
* TheInsomniac...
* LargeHam: On occasion
* TeasingCreator
* JustJokingJustification
TheFinch:
* LogicalWeakness: Much like JR Pictures, he can only use a school laptop with restrictions on it, no access to Twitter at school or at home and cannot access the forum while at home. He still can go to the library, though, and his restriction is currently moving in the opposite direction.
* ShoutOut: Many of his posts have SOMETHING to do with WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic.
** He often refers to the Cabal as "[[MortalKombat The Kabal]]."
GenndyOdaCOG:
* AffablyEvil: For working with the Cabal.
* ICantDance - Apparrantly, him breakdancing [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=116&p=23583#p23583 would be an abomination against God]].
* OnlySaneMan - Has decided he is ''slightly'' less weird than everyone else in the forum. This is entirely possible. His siganture is ''"Apparently, slightly less weird than most of you."''
* TheStoic
* NiceGuy
* TokenEvilTeammate: See Affably Evil for the reason.
* LargeHam
* ItsPronouncedTroPAY: Genndy's name has a ''hard'' G sound, but some guardians have pronounced it with a soft one.
* GoshDangItToHeck
Guyshane:
* {{Angrish}}: From chat:
-->'''Guyshane:''' NO MORE BEES
-->'''Eli:''' SHANE IS BEES
-->'''Guyshane:''' I SWEAR TO GOD
-->'''Guyshane:''' ASDFGHJKL
-->'''Guyshane:''' ERTYUJKL;
* BrutalHonesty : GET TO DE CHOPPA! GO! NOAW!.........but srsly eli leave
* DeadpanSnarker
H:
* DeadpanSnarker
* FishOutOfWater: He had no idea what Anime, Minecraft, or :p meant.
* GratuitousForeignLanguage: Latin.
* JustJokingJustification
* LogicBomb
* MurderIsTheBestSolution
* SophisticatedAsHell
* TokenEvilTeammate
* YoungerThanTheyLook: A number of people were surprised to learn that he is the youngest Metaguards, at 12 years.
IslaKariese:
* SamusIsAGirl
JackAlsworth:
* [[PluckyComicRelief Funny Guy]]
jacktheriffer:
* NonIndicativeName: We're not sure if he's a riffer or not.
* OneSteveLimit: Averted, there's also @/{{JackAlsworth}}.
* ShrinkingViolet: Most of his post are really short. He's a laconic kind of guy.
Jeroic:
* OpenMouthInsertFoot: Some metaguards claim he has an habit of saying awkward things.
* UnfazedEveryman: He never seems surprised by the events of the ARG... or the weird conversations in the chatroom.
JRPictures:
* CantCatchUp: Since he lives in Australia.
* LogicalWeakness: Can only use a school laptop to check up on the ARG because the school has blocked twitter, the WTF forums and blogs off access from the laptop. And he's sorta blocked off his main computer. Though that ban is now gone.
** Got the "spam" package two weeks after putting in his address due to living in Australia.
* MetaGuy
* TheMovieBuff
Krika:
* TheAntiNihilist
* OnlySaneMan
Narrativedilettante:
* BewareTheNiceOnes
NeverSlender:
* TheBusCameBack: But he still shows up now and again, to comment or offer a hand.
* TheStoic
Qara-Xuan Zenith:
* CutenessProximity: Let's just say she really loves puppies.
* [[EverythingsBetterWithX Everything's Better With Lists]]: She discovered the listing function on the WTF Forums. Cue giant outlines on every subject she could think of.
* GenkiGirl
* GratuitousFrench: Sometimes when talking in the chatroom.
* {{Tsundere}}
RotavatoR:
* DeadpanSnarker - See his first quote.
* FunWithPalindromes
Scarab:
* CutenessProximity: Has a tendency to immediately glomp cute things once she lays eyes on them.
* INeedAFreakingDrink: Her first reaction upon learning of her new position was to [[OhCrap freak out]], but once that wore off she just showed up in the Coffee Room and asked for the strongest thing they had.
* {{Malaproper}}
* {{Squee}}: Her response to this page, when it was updated:
--> ''"I have a quote up!!!! I have a quote up, I have a quote up, I have a quote up!"''
Screenstorming:
* WallOfText: Every. Single. Post.
Sicon112:
* GodzillaThreshold: He is going to leave his room to reach the Witch's second Echo. And The Players Gasped.
SOHCAHTOA:
* AlwaysSecondBest: Complains that he feels like this whenever the tropes list is mentioned.
--> "But the thing is, I can't get a trope by doing something someone else does better"
SoS:
* MeaningfulName: It's not ''meant'' to be a distress call, but given the way things go on this forum, that would be fitting...
* OnlyKnownByInitials
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial
SpiritfChaos:
* TheGhost: He had almost no presence on the forum or chatrooms until after Gulliver was refictionalized.
* InsistentTerminology: It's "Spirit," not "Chaos." And his name doesn't have an O in the middle.
TheWildWestPyro:
* BeneathTheMask: He would post a picture of himself on the [[http://forum.watchthefootage.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=116&start=3625#p27775 the Coffee Shop Thread.]]
* ButtMonkey
* GratuitousForeignLanguage: Mandarin Chinese. And a little German.
* TagalongKid: Although he tends not to fit many of the stereotypes associated with that trope.
Victin:
* AttentionDeficitOohShiny
* TerribleArtist
WackyMeetsPractical:
* ThatCameOutWrong
Zup:
* GenreSavvy: See RightBehindMe below.
* NiceGuy: In the not boring sense.