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Line 1: {{~~trope~~work}} [[File:ambush_bug_6346.jpg\|link=Scary Flashlight Face\|frame\|I'm watching you while you surf All The Tropes...]] A character from [[The DCU]], created by comic book writer/artist Keith Giffen, '''Ambush Bug''' is the [[Cloudcuckoolander]] secret identity of Irwin Schwab, a man raised solely on TV who one day discovered a green teleportation suit that was sent within a capsule from a doomed planet ([[Unreliable Narrator\|or so he claims]].) He has starred in several critically acclaimed mini-series, though he is pretty much [[Canon ~~Dis Continuity~~Discontinuity\|on the fringe of the comic universe he inhabits]]. Ambush Bug first appeared in ''"DC Comics Presents''" #52 (December, 1982). Originally he appeared as a minor foe of [[Superman]], before deciding to become a superhero himself, though Ambush Bug proves himself utterly incompetent at the job. As time went on, his appearances became increasingly in-jokey, [[Fourth Wall]]-breaking, satirical and surreal. As a generally [[Fun Personified]] character, he wasn't seen much during the pits of the [[Dark Age]], and though he is rarely used by other writers, he still exists in the DC Universe. ~~Most~~More recently, he's ~~become~~was a supporting character in Keith Giffen's [[Doom Patrol]]. The closest [[Marvel Comics]] equivalent would likely be [[Deadpool]], with a dash of [[Squirrel Girl]] thrown in, though Ambush appeared before either of them. He has appeared in the animated TV series ''[[Batman: The Brave and the Bold]]'', where he knows he's a character in a TV show. He also appears in ''[[DC Universe Online]]'', where he knows he's a character in a video game. ---- {{~~examples~~tropelist}} * [[Affectionate Parody]] * [[Amusing Alien]] * [[Arch Enemy]]: Argh! Yle! the living sock. Yes, his archenemy is a sock. * [[Attack of the 50 -Foot Whatever]]: One of his nemeses is The Koala Who Walks Like A Man, a parody of [[Marvel Comics]]' Giant Monster comics from the [[Silver Age]]. It goes "niknak". It's very cute. * [[Berserk Button]]: He doesn't take too kindly to anyone who threatens TV sets. {{quote\| '''Kobra''': First '''you''' will die! Then, I will defeat your fellow heroes, take over your nation, imprison its citizens, [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking\|destroy their TV sets]], burn their homes, and--~~<br />~~ '''Ambush Bug''' ([[Freaky Friday Flip\|in Superman's body]]): Destroy TV sets?!! You '''''ANIMAL!!''''' }} * [[Beware the Silly Ones]]: So you think the weak idiot in the bright green suit can't do squat, do ya? Lemme tell you this - combine [[Motor Mouth]] with [[Teleport Spam]], [[Confusion Fu]] and the occasional dash of genre savviness and you got a damn powerful enemy on your hands, buster. Line 39 ⟶ 42: * [[Gag Series]] * [[Gender Bender]]: When he appeared in an issue of [[Supergirl]]'s comic, he mistook her for a Gender Bent [[Superman]]. ** During his latest{{when}} miniseries, he also found his own gender-bent [[Yandere\|alternate]]. * [[Genre Savvy]] * [[Heel Face Turn]]: He started off as a supervillain and decided to become a superhero. * [[Medium Awareness]] ** He has an uncanny ability to see through Clark Kent's disguise, and even remarks how no one should be fooled by it. Superman was not pleased. Supergirl took it with more grace when 'Bush revealed he knew who she was, [[Awesomeness By Analysis\|merely by observing her in both her identities]]. Line 47 ⟶ 50: * [[No Fourth Wall]] * [[Post Modernism]] * [[Rage Against the Author]]: Giffen/Bug isn't above lampshading [[DC Comics]]' faults (or his own). Dan DiDio is one of his mortal archenemies. When fighting against Bug, he's an idiot intent on destroying the damn green pest. * Before that, there was editor Julius Schwartz. Line 59 ⟶ 62: * [[Teleport Spam]]: Part of the reason of why he's a great fighter when dueling against serious enemies. Superman has learned to loathe this. * [[Thought Caption]]: Ambush can see 'em. * [[Took a Level Inin Badass]]: Originally, he needed small electronic "bugs" to teleport. He has since internalized the ability. * [[Un Installment]]: ''Ambush Bug: Year None'' has an issue number 7, but no number 6. The joke being that there was a huge delay with the release of the next issue after issue 5... so it was numbered 7 to mock the delay ("Issue 6 is ''never'' coming out!") * [[What Did I Do Last Night?]]: In ''Ambush Bug: Year None'', he wakes up and finds he got married to Dumb Bunny of the Inferior Five. ** And then he tries to [[Does This Remind You of Anything?\|have his marriage]] [[One More Day\|~~annuled~~annulled by]] [[Deal with the Devil\|Neron]]. {{reflist}} Line 69 ⟶ 72: [[Category:The DCU]] [[Category:Animal Title Index]] [[Category:~~Ambush Bug~~{{PAGENAME}}]] [[Category:Character]]