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[–] Obsidian_ 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

I'm not really sure if tropes are overused, but if I had to guess I'd say yes they are. Tropes are easy to stick to and provide relatable characters to a wide variety of people. as far as the second question, some do and some don't. It all comes down to how a character is written and portrayed. I find if writers stick too faithfully to tropes and don't really include anything else, the character comes across as flat and fairly boring. That being said, if a writer includes a few easily-recognizable trope traits while fleshing the character out in other ways, then I'll probably like them better. It all comes down to who tropes are used

I do believe that these tropes exist in real life, to some extent. People had to have drawn inspiration for them from somewhere, right? Right. However, actual people are far too complex and different to be confined to tropes like these. Sure they can exhibit some trope traits, but being a 'full Tsundere' or a 'full Yandere' just isn't realistic in the real world.

My favorite is probably light Yandere. A character who is devoted to the point of slight paranoia, but not overly jealous or murderous or anything like that. Tsunderes are my least favorite. Most Tsunderes Ive seen strike me as emotionally unavailable or even unstable or abusive, and I just can't enjoy that. Other people might, and that's fantastic, but they just aren't for me.