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[[File:SabOnline429-michaelbay.gif|link=Sabrina Online (Webcomic)|frame|Watching trailer for ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'', which is all about this trope.]]
[[File:SabOnline429-michaelbay.gif|link=Sabrina Online|frame|Watching trailer for ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'', which is all about this trope.]]



While most works make use of [[Rule of Index|tropes like]] [[Rule of Cool]], [[Rule of Funny]], or [[Rule of Scary]], some works rely on them for their very existence.
While most works make use of [[Rule of Index|tropes like]] [[Rule of Cool]], [[Rule of Funny]], or [[Rule of Scary]], some works rely on them for their very existence.
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* Much of the plot just doesn't make sense unless looked at in the context of attempting these tropes.
* Much of the plot just doesn't make sense unless looked at in the context of attempting these tropes.


Now this is about works deliberately using these tropes. But as [[Rule of Cool]] states, "you only get to invoke the Rule of Cool if the end product is, in fact, cool". Thus even though these works ''attempt'' to use these rules to stretch [[Willing Suspension of Disbelief]], they don't always work. Generally the older the audience, the less likely [[Refuge in Cool]] will work: audiences over 30 do care about cool, but they've been around long enough to recognize what's legitimately cool and what's merely the product of a marketing campaign.
Now this is about works deliberately using these tropes. But as [[Rule of Cool]] states, "you only get to invoke the Rule of Cool if the end product is, in fact, cool". Thus even though these works ''attempt'' to use these rules to stretch [[Willing Suspension of Disbelief]], they don't always work. Generally the older the audience, the less likely '''Refuge in Cool''' will work: audiences over 30 do care about cool, but they've been around long enough to recognize what's legitimately cool and what's merely the product of a marketing campaign.


Some works do succeed, and are the stuff of legends for their fans. Some works fail, and are lucky if they end up [[So Bad It's Good]]. In short, both highly loved and highly hated works will be on this page.
Some works do succeed, and are the stuff of legends for their fans. Some works fail, and are lucky if they end up [[So Bad It's Good]]. In short, both highly loved and highly hated works will be on this page.
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Compare [[Artistic License]], [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot]] (combinations that work because they are cool), [[Refuge in Audacity]], [[Reference Overdosed]].
Compare [[Artistic License]], [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot]] (combinations that work because they are cool), [[Refuge in Audacity]], [[Reference Overdosed]].


Contrast [[Magic a Is Magic A]] (fantastical worlds still try to follow logic). Works that work on this usually take place in either a [[World of Ham]] or a [[World of Badass]].
Contrast [[Magic A Is Magic A]] (fantastical worlds still try to follow logic). Works that work on this usually take place in either a [[World of Ham]] or a [[World of Badass]].

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=== [[Sub-Trope|Tropes about works that commonly do this]]: ===
'''[[Sub-Trope|Tropes about works that commonly do this]]:'''
* [[B-Movie]]
* [[B-Movie]]
* [[Humongous Mecha]], especially [[Super Robot]] series
* [[Humongous Mecha]], especially [[Super Robot]] series
* [[Rapid-Fire Comedy]]
* [[Rapid-Fire Comedy]]
* [[Rated "M" for Manly]]
* [[Rated "M" for Manly]]
* [[Slasher Movies]]
* [[Slasher Movie]]
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=== Notable Individual Works: ===


{{examples}}
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]''
* ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]''
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== [[Comics]] ==
== [[Comics]] ==
* This trope is arguably the entire point of the [[Superhero]] genre.
* This trope is arguably the entire point of the [[Superhero]] genre.
* ''[[Nextwave (Comic Book)|Nextwave]]''
* ''[[Nextwave]]''
* ''[[The Umbrella Academy]]''
* ''[[The Umbrella Academy]]''
* ''[[Scott Pilgrim]]''
* ''[[Scott Pilgrim]]''
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== [[Fan Fiction]] ==
== [[Fan Fiction]] ==
* ''[[Dead Fantasy]]''
* ''[[Dead Fantasy]]''
* ''[[Tiberium Wars (Fanfic)|Tiberium Wars]]''
* ''[[Tiberium Wars]]''
* ''[[Light and Dark - The Adventures of Dark Yagami|Light and Dark The Adventures of Dark Yagami]]''
* ''[[Light and Dark - The Adventures of Dark Yagami|Light and Dark The Adventures of Dark Yagami]]''
* ''[[Thirty Hs (Fanfic)|Thirty Hs]]''
* ''[[30 "H"s|Thirty Hs]]''


== [[Film]] (Animated) ==
== [[Film]] (Animated) ==
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== [[Literature]] ==
== [[Literature]] ==
* ''[[Pride and Prejudice And Zombies]]''
* ''[[Pride and Prejudice And Zombies]]''


== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* ''[[Warhammer 40000]]''
* ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]''
* ''[[Exalted]]''
* ''[[Exalted]]''


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Latest revision as of 15:26, 12 March 2022

Watching trailer for Transformers, which is all about this trope.

While most works make use of tropes like Rule of Cool, Rule of Funny, or Rule of Scary, some works rely on them for their very existence.

These are works that heavily attempt to use one or more of the Rule of Index tropes. They just wouldn't work without them.

The exact form of the reliance can vary. Here are some ways to tell such a work fits this trope:

  • Several distinct instances of one of those tropes. We mean half a dozen as the bare minimum.
  • Much of the plot just doesn't make sense unless looked at in the context of attempting these tropes.

Now this is about works deliberately using these tropes. But as Rule of Cool states, "you only get to invoke the Rule of Cool if the end product is, in fact, cool". Thus even though these works attempt to use these rules to stretch Willing Suspension of Disbelief, they don't always work. Generally the older the audience, the less likely Refuge in Cool will work: audiences over 30 do care about cool, but they've been around long enough to recognize what's legitimately cool and what's merely the product of a marketing campaign.

Some works do succeed, and are the stuff of legends for their fans. Some works fail, and are lucky if they end up So Bad It's Good. In short, both highly loved and highly hated works will be on this page.

Compare Artistic License, Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot (combinations that work because they are cool), Refuge in Audacity, Reference Overdosed.

Contrast Magic A Is Magic A (fantastical worlds still try to follow logic). Works that work on this usually take place in either a World of Ham or a World of Badass.

Tropes about works that commonly do this:

Examples of Refuge in Cool include:

Anime and Manga

Comics

Fan Fiction

Film (Animated)

Film (Live-Action)

Literature

Tabletop Games

Toys

Video Games

Web Original

Web Comics

Western Animation

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