Fantasy Tropes/Cliches that Annoy You

[Potato_Priest]

On that note:

Lack of Spears: Seriously, it was one of the most common weapons for thousands of years, the fact that most warriors arent using them or axes always drives me a bit nuts. Also the lack of main characters in western fantasy who use spears. Kinda annoying.

I remember hearing that this is the result of associating swords with the European nobility somewhere down the line. I might imagine (I'm by no means an expert on historical asian cultures) that the katana might have a similar association over there, leading to the "noble" heroes using swords across the genres.