With all that said, works should not be listed here just for including rape. The rape scene(s) relies on bad writing tropes such as Character Derailment (the Big Bad just forgets his usual modus operandi of killing quickly and efficiently and just rapes everything that has an orifice) or an Idiot Plot (the Mooks stop to rape a wounded hero as they are being shot at by the other heroes).This one is usually apparent from the Fridge Logic it causes. The plot actually makes more sense if the rape scene(s) is replaced by something else (e.g.The rape scene(s) can be taken out entirely and not affect the plot.
This is a common cliche in Fan Works, but professional works are no stranger to it, either.Ī good indicator as to whether or not rape is gratuitous is if: When unskilled hands insist on shoehorning rape somewhere into their work, THIS happens. What some creators forget, however, is that rape is a sensitive subject and therefore rape scenes should be handled with care. To name a few, rape makes for good drama, it can show a villain as very, very, evil, or it can be used for just plain ol' Fan Service. There are many guesses as to why Gratuitous Rape is used so much. Did The Hero defeat the Big Bad? Rape - Wait, WHAT?!
Is The Hero going up against a foe that has Mind Manipulation powers? Does the angsty Lancer have childhood issues? It was because he or she was raped. Did a whole bunch of Mooks gang up on The Hero at once? Rape. Gratuitous Rape is Exactly What It Says on the Tin - a pointless rape scene usually happening for little to no reason. PAGES WILL BE DELETED OTHERWISE IF THEY ARE MISSING BASIC MARKUP. DON'T MAKE PAGES MANUALLY UNLESS A TEMPLATE IS BROKEN, AND REPORT IT THAT IS THE CASE. THIS SHOULD BE WORKING NOW, REPORT ANY ISSUES TO Janna2000, SelfCloak or RRabbit42. The Trope workshop specific templates can then be removed and it will be regarded as a regular trope page after being moved to the Main namespace. All new trope pages will be made with the "Trope Workshop" found on the "Troper Tools" menu and worked on until they have at least three examples.
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