"This wasa closematch"Character ZipsAround/PastOpponentwhile AttackingthemPityCategory"Back onthe Beach"-esquemisdirectionEasilyAvoidableFightCharacterThrowninto theSunFightBegins withFriendlySparFight hasQuote(s)from SourceMaterialCharacterwhoPowers UpFirst LosesFightEnds withAttackClashQuick orOffscreenTransformationFakeOutDeathBoomstickGroans atMathWinneris BarelyInjuredGoldenTreeFeatMajorCharacter inCombatant(s)Story is NeverName DroppedMemeReferenceExplosionKillLeitmotiffrom SourceMaterial orPreviousTrackUniverse(orGreater)DestroyedCorner BoxaddressingHigherArgumentsCharacterLosesArmReusedEffectsIntentionalCallback toPreviousEpisode"This wasa closematch"Character ZipsAround/PastOpponentwhile AttackingthemPityCategory"Back onthe Beach"-esquemisdirectionEasilyAvoidableFightCharacterThrowninto theSunFightBegins withFriendlySparFight hasQuote(s)from SourceMaterialCharacterwhoPowers UpFirst LosesFightEnds withAttackClashQuick orOffscreenTransformationFakeOutDeathBoomstickGroans atMathWinneris BarelyInjuredGoldenTreeFeatMajorCharacter inCombatant(s)Story is NeverName DroppedMemeReferenceExplosionKillLeitmotiffrom SourceMaterial orPreviousTrackUniverse(orGreater)DestroyedCorner BoxaddressingHigherArgumentsCharacterLosesArmReusedEffectsIntentionalCallback toPreviousEpisode

DEATH BATTLE! Tropes Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. "This was a close match"
  2. Character Zips Around/Past Opponent while Attacking them
  3. Pity Category
  4. "Back on the Beach"-esque misdirection
  5. Easily Avoidable Fight
  6. Character Thrown into the Sun
  7. Fight Begins with Friendly Spar
  8. Fight has Quote(s) from Source Material
  9. Character who Powers Up First Loses
  10. Fight Ends with Attack Clash
  11. Quick or Offscreen Transformation
  12. Fake Out Death
  13. Boomstick Groans at Math
  14. Winner is Barely Injured
  15. Golden Tree Feat
  16. Major Character in Combatant(s) Story is Never Name Dropped
  17. Meme Reference
  18. Explosion Kill
  19. Leitmotif from Source Material or Previous Track
  20. Universe (or Greater) Destroyed
  21. Corner Box addressing Higher Arguments
  22. Character Loses Arm
  23. Reused Effects
  24. Intentional Callback to Previous Episode