The Dinosaur Princess/Tropes

The Dinosaur Princess is an American action-adventure-fantasy video game series co-created by María Alejandra Botín and Lawrence Christensen, being developed by (2001-2003),  (2006-2011) and Traveller's Tales (since 2014) and published by  (2001-2003) and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (since 2006) since September 4th, 2001.

Tropes

 * A Boy and His X: a girl and her triceratops.
 * Action Girl: Kitrina.
 * Actor Allusion: it isn't the first time that Will Friedle voices .
 * Adorkable:
 * Kitrina and Gayle in different ways.
 * Tristan.
 * Ron.
 * Ambiguously Bi: Gayle has shown several times a liking of men, besides being Ron's girlfriend since [third game], but she also said that she likes girls. It's not really explicit if she's saying that as friends or as potential lovers.
 * Arch-Enemy: Lilia to Kitrina and Gayle.
 * Author Avatar: María confirmed that Gayle is rather visually based on her.
 * Bad Future: Hail Queen Gayle features a dystopian future where Gayle becomes an evil queen and took over the entire kingdom.
 * Badass Adorable: Kitrina.
 * Berserk Button:
 * Kitrina when she either gets mocked or when Gayle acts stupid.
 * Do never hurt Kitrina in front of Gayle. Isiah learned the hard way.
 * Betty and Veronica: Tristan's Betty to Isiah's Veronica.
 * Big Bad: Lilia.
 * Big Brother Instinct: Gayle is rather protective of Kitrina.
 * Book Dumb: Gayle is shown to be that and Kitrina sometimes falls into this as well.
 * Boss-Only Level: taken to an extreme at the end of the second game.
 * Butt-Monkey: Gayle.
 * Cloudcuckooland: several fans believe that the Saurus Kingdom is a rather TBD place.
 * Cloudcuckoolander: Gayle.
 * Comic-Book Time: TBD
 * Cool Old Guy: the Shaman.
 * Cool Pet: Terry. He's a dinosaur and he's adorable.
 * Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: as much Gayle can be stupid, she has also shown that she can handle danger whenever she or/and Kitrina are in danger.
 * Depending on the Writer:
 * [Kitrina]
 * Gayle's personality is often subject to change according to the event she's involved. In some of them, she acts TBD. In others, TBD.
 * Dumbass Has a Point: Gayle occasionally says some smart stuff.
 * Epic Fail: TBD
 * Everything's Better with Dinosaurs: the plot involves dinosaurs.
 * Fan Disservice: TBD
 * Fat Bastard: TBD
 * Fiery Redhead: [Gayle depending of the case]
 * Five-Man Band:
 * The Leader: Kitrina.
 * The Lancer: Isiah.
 * The Smart Guy: Tristan.
 * The Big Guy: Terry.
 * The Chick: Gayle.
 * Sixth Ranger: Ron.
 * G-Rated Drug: Lotus is supposed to be a drug.
 * Genius Ditz: despite her stupidity, Gayle is shown to be smart sometimes.
 * Getting Crap Past the Radar: this series has several moments.
 * Happily Adopted: Gayle.
 * Heel-Face Turn: Isiah turned good.
 * Heterosexual Life-Partners: Kitrina and Gayle are best friends since childhood.
 * Hidden Depths: [Gayle-related]
 * Hidden Villain: Enchantia.
 * Ironic Name: Tyrannus's name is similar to "tyrant", yet he isn't cruel.
 * Ink-Suit Actor: Kitrina looks a lot like her own voice actress.
 * Jerkass: Isiah initially.
 * Jerk With a Heart of Gold: despite his flaws, Isiah eventually softened up and became friendlier.
 * Jungle Princess: Kitrina.
 * Kid Hero: Kitrina.
 * Large Ham: TBD
 * Lovable Jock: Tristan.
 * Lingerie Scene:
 * [comics example]
 * [TV series one, played in both cases for both laughs and fanservice]
 * Magical Negro: once again, the Shaman.
 * Marathon Boss: TBD
 * Mr. Fanservice: TBD
 * Ms. Fanservice:
 * Kitrina and Gayle at times.
 * Lilia, since she is a humanoid with some velociraptor traits and wears a revealing outfit.
 * [count Kit's mom]
 * Nature Hero: Kitrina.
 * Nice Guy: Tristan and Ron.
 * Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!: in the TV series, some of the incidents end up being caused by either Kitrina or Gayle.
 * Nice Job Fixing It, Villain!: TBD
 * Official Couple: Kitrina and Tristan along with Gayle and Ron since TBD.
 * Older Than They Look: Gayle is actually the older one of the duo, although she's just a year older than Kitrina.
 * Pet Monstrosity: Terry, since he's a triceratops.
 * Plucky Comic Relief: Gayle.
 * Punny Name: TBD
 * Relationship Upgrade: TBD
 * Ship Tease: there was this between Kitrina and Tristan and Gayle and Ron until they became a couple on TBD.
 * Smarter Than You Look: despite her ditziness, Gayle is rather street-smart and has been able to TBD.
 * Soul Brotha: once more, the Shaman.
 * Stupid Sexy Flanders: TBD
 * The Big Damn Kiss: after years of teasing, Kitrina and Tristan finally had their first kiss on TBD.
 * Same with Gayle and Ron.
 * The Ditz: Gayle, though as the series progressed, she became less of that.
 * Took a Level in Badass:
 * As the series progressed, Kitrinabecame more epic and competent.
 * At some extent, Gayle went by a similar pact as she became more competent and less TBD.
 * What Does She See in Him?: in a non-romantic example, people often ask why Kitrina hangs out with Gayle despite her constant stupidity. Kitrina replied that, despite that, she is her sister and does her best to make her less idiotic and more mature, while Gayle is very caring and protective of her.
 * Where the Hell Is Springfield?: it's unknown where the Saurus Kingdom is located.
 * Wild Child: Kitrina and Gayle.
 * Wild Child: Kitrina and Gayle.

Trivia

 * Adored by the Network: TBD
 * Cash Cow Franchise: TBD
 * Channel Hop: twice.
 * [WB changing its developer from Infogrames to Eurocom and start publishing it in-house]
 * After Eurocom's bankruptcy in 2012, WBIE moved the series' development in-house to Traveller's Tales.
 * Celebrity Voice Actor: TBD
 * Creator's Favorite: María's favorite character is Kitrina while Lawrence's favorite is Gayle.
 * Creator's Pest: María's least favorite character so far is TBD while Lawrence's least favorite is TBD.
 * Dawson Casting:
 * By the time the first game was launched, Kitrina was voiced by a 28-year-old Tara Strong, her sister Gayle was voiced by a 34-year-old Kath Soucie while her other friend (later love interest) Tristan was voiced by a 35-year-old Charlie Schlatter while Ron was voiced by a 25-year-old Will Friedle.
 * Mae Whitman would fall on this as well in later installments.
 * In 2003's Invasion of the Shark Kingdom, Isiah, who is around the same age as Kitrina, is voiced by a then 32-year-old Yuri Lowenthal.
 * Executive Meddling:
 * Gayle being stupid is a product of this as she was originally envisioned to be more competent. Ironically, Lawrence liked the idea and, despite María's initial reluctance, they agreed on making her like that, even if María still kept some of the ideas she planned for her.
 * Not necessarily from the studio heads, but Oscar Hamilton was the one to suggest the creation of Terry to make the series more appealing to younger audiences and to serve as a team pet to Kitrina and Gayle. María and Lawrence quickly became enamored with the idea and included him on the series.
 * God Does Not Own This World: legally, all the characters and concepts of the series belong to Warner Bros. and not to its creators, even though they still have the final word about what they can do and they can't do with them.
 * Playing Against Type:
 * Tara Strong voices a blonde character that isn't or.
 * Jodi Benson, better known for voicing the kind and curious Ariel from The Little Mermaid as well as other heroic or nice girl roles, voices the evil Lilia, herself the series' big bad.
 * Rule 34 - Creator Reactions:
 * Both of the creators found the adult fanfiction and art of their characters to be "disturbing".
 * When they discovered that Stella McDonnell did some as well, they weren't too happy and talked to her about this and said "we all have different opinions and we just believe differently on this".
 * The worst reaction about it comes from Warner Bros. itself, since its lawyers already sent some Cease and Desist orders to some of those artists and writers for copyright infringement.
 * Technology Marches On: TBD
 * What Could Have Been:
 * During its early development stage, the protagonist was to be a male. However, Lawrence suggested to be a female instead while María came with the idea of making her a teenager.
 * The project was originally pitched to Universal Studios, but the studio heads declined since they weren't sure of having another dinosaur-themed franchise as Universal co-owned (and it still co-owns) the rights for Jurassic Park and The Land Before Time with Amblin back then.
 * Besides Warner Bros., both Disney and Sony Pictures showed their interest on their pitch, with both studios interested on making a TV series based on it, but both settled for Warner Bros. thanks to them offering the possibility of developing it as a video game instead due to its potential and TBD.
 * During the early drafts, María almost toyed with the idea of Kitrina and Gayle becoming a lesbian couple in the future. However, Lawrence thought it would be better if such thing was avoided due to possible backlash from Moral Guardians, opting to make both straight.
 * However, it influenced a certain straight fellow artist to make the two female leads in her own franchise a couple.

YMMV

 * Acceptable Targets: TBD
 * Accidental Innuendo: TBD
 * Alternative Character Interpretation:
 * Is Gayle actually that ditzy or she only pretends to act like that to hide her true skills from Kitrina?
 * Americans Hate Tingle: TBD
 * Base-Breaking Character:
 * Fans of the series are often divided if Gayle is either a lovable friend or an annoying sidekick.
 * One of the most common themes in the fandom is if Isiah really is a friend to Kitrina or a he's still a foe to her.
 * Broken Base:
 * Some critics consider that there's an exaggerated focus on Gayle, especially in the TV series, with some considering it rather annoying.
 * Some nostalgic fans disliked Gayle being more mature in modern games, though it's just a small portion of the TDP fanbase that felt that way, since many other fans believed she changed for the better.
 * Cargo Ship:
 * Kitrina and her boomerang.
 * Gayle and a bouncy ball.
 * Tristan and his rubber duck.
 * Ron and his slingshot.
 * Crack Pairing: Kitrina/Lilia.
 * Crossover Ship:
 * Charlotte/Kitrina.
 * Kitrina/Miranda.
 * Gayle/Maria.
 * Designated Hero: Kitrina.
 * Designated Monkey: TBD
 * Designated Villain: TBD
 * Draco in Leather Pants: Lilia, even though she TBD.
 * Ensemble Dark Horse:
 * Gayle quickly became a fan favorite thanks to both her looks and mix of ditziness and smartness.
 * Ron ended up becoming popular due to his TBD.
 * Evil is Sexy: Lilia.
 * Fan-Preferred Couple:
 * Some people prefer Kitrina/Isiah over the official couple Kitrina/Tristan.
 * Tristan/Ron and Tristan/Isiah are also favorites between yaoi fangirls.
 * Fandom Rivalry:
 * [GOM and TSL when it first came out]
 * [Veronica when it first came out]
 * Fanfic Fuel: TBD
 * Foe Yay Shipping: TBD
 * Fountain of Memes: TBD
 * Friendly Fandoms:
 * Fans of Good Ol' Magic enjoyed TDP and vice-versa, due to TBD, in addition to their creators being good friends in real-life.
 * Fans of this got along with those of Collin the Speedy Boy, The Mystic Woods, Howler, Fluke and The Sea Legend and vice-versa since TBD.
 * Germans Love David Hasselhoff: besides the United States and Canada, the series became a fan-favorite in Latin America, the United Kingdom and Ireland, Japan, South Korea, [other countries, reserved for Coolot and/or Green].
 * Growing the Beard: [TDP2]
 * Ho Yay Shipping:
 * Both Tristan/Ron and Tristan/Isiah have their fair amount of fans as well.
 * [Lilia/Victoria]
 * Incest Yay Shipping: Kitrina/Gayle is the third most popular ship in the TDP fandom.
 * Jerkass Woobie: [Lilia and Isiah]
 * Memetic Mutation:
 * Gayle ended up becoming a meme back in the mid 2000s. Examples:
 * When she said the words "I'm god boi!" on Invasion of the Shark Kingdom.
 * Goddess Gayle was a meme in mid 2018.
 * The character of Stinky as a whole.
 * A certain scene in a MatPat gameplay where MatPat TBD.
 * [That tomboy meme]
 * Nausea Fuel: TBD
 * One True Threesome: Kitrina/Tristan/Isiah.
 * Portmanteau Couple Name:
 * Kristan (Kitrina/Tristan).
 * Gayron (Gayle/Ron).
 * Gaytrina (Kitrina/Gayle).
 * Kisiah (Kitrina/Isiah).
 * Isayle (Gayle/Isiah).
 * Trisron (Tristan/Ron).
 * Isistan (Tristan/Isiah).
 * Ron the Death Eater: TBD
 * Ship Mates: People who ship Kitrina/Tristan also ship Gayle/Ron.
 * Ship-to-Ship Combat: Shippers of TDP have been fighting whether Kitrina should be with Tristan, Isiah, or even... Gayle.
 * Squick: TBD
 * The Scrappy: TBD
 * The Woobie: TBD
 * Unintentionally Sympathetic: Lilia. It doesn't help that she used to be a good person in the past.
 * What Do You Mean, It's for Kids?: most installments are E10+-rated while the television series is rated TV-Y7-FV. However, there are some moments where it gets really dark.
 * WTH, Casting Acency?: [initial reactions to the voice choice for Lilia since her voice actress usually voices the hero]
 * X Meets Y: Shanna the She-Devil meets Jurassic Park.
 * Ship-to-Ship Combat: Shippers of TDP have been fighting whether Kitrina should be with Tristan, Isiah, or even... Gayle.
 * Squick: TBD
 * The Scrappy: TBD
 * The Woobie: TBD
 * Unintentionally Sympathetic: Lilia. It doesn't help that she used to be a good person in the past.
 * What Do You Mean, It's for Kids?: most installments are E10+-rated while the television series is rated TV-Y7-FV. However, there are some moments where it gets really dark.
 * WTH, Casting Acency?: [initial reactions to the voice choice for Lilia since her voice actress usually voices the hero]
 * X Meets Y: Shanna the She-Devil meets Jurassic Park.

WMG
These are fan theories for TDP.
 * Gayle has either autism, ADHD or even both.
 * Gayle becoming less of a ditz as she grew up is a result of a spell.
 * This has been debunked by the creators as that evolution was a result of slowly adapting to a new life.
 * The Dinosaur Princess takes place in the same world as Collin the Speedy Boy.
 * Lilia is actually Gayle's mother all along.

Ho Yay

 * There were moments when Gayle acted flirtatious towards Kitrina and sometimes tried to kiss her, though they are just played for laughs.