[quote=ruronihs]
Ah, but there's also plenty of Shonen tropes that aren't mentioned in that article.Defeat is friendship - If an antagonist is defeated by the protagonist, it is highly likely that the defeated character will join forces with the protagonist in a later arc.First girl wins - In a love triangle, the first girl introduced is the one that will win out in the end. "Stages" and "Modes" - new levels of power are reached not simply by getting stronger, but by taking on new forms. This goes hand-in-hand with transformation sequences and hidden techniques, which are often transformations of some kind. Flashback Armor - a villain will not be defeated unless his past has been elaborated on or explained, at least in part. Flashback De-armor - Once a character's past has been fully explained or resolved, he will fall to relative unimportance. Philosophy Motif - Characters will be deeply ingrained in a philosophy that fits with the theme of their combat strategy. And, if a girl is sitting/standing on a elevated platform of some kind, at night, singing, then she is in some way inhuman.
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Oh yeah! I already know the perfect way to deconstruct Defeat Means Friendship (especially if the defeat is pretty brutal): The antagonist only joins out of fear of being killed by the protagonist if he ever steps out of line and it's pretty clear that 'friendship' for him is just another word for "Bully and Victim".

As for Flashback Armor, there's a trope for that called "Death By Flashback" which perfectly fits with your summary.

Though I'm interested in which anime had that last trope of the girl being inhuman from her singing on a high-elevated platform.