Inception: Tropes

Signature tropes

The ones that say the most about Inception. Pick one to read it.

• Dying to Wake UpRare · in 10 titlesDying in a dream instantly wakes Extractors up - either into reality or into the previous layer of dreams, depending on the heist.Read →
• The Pursuing NightmareRare · in 19 titlesExtractors will eventually find themselves up against Projections of the dreamer's subconsciousness.Read →
• Mind Screwin 1,840 titlesTake notes. Better than most, due to "Magic A" Is "Magic A". There are several different kinds.Read →
• Out of Time, Out of MindRare · in 12 titlesDefied. Getting trapped in limbo can mean experiencing a near-eternity of subjective time.Read →
• Bizarre Dream RationalizationRare · in 36 titlesPlayed for Drama. Main character Dom Cobb's wife Mal is revealed to have killed herself this way, by accident.Read →
• Dream Emergency ExitRare · in 25 titlesBeing killed in a dream leads to the subject waking up, although if it happens while they're deeply sedated, it can lead to the dreamer being sent to limbo for subjective decades, making it unlikely…Read →