Ansem Retort: Difference between revisions

Yeah, [[Captain Obvious|it isn't the nicest of webcomics out there]]. Read at your own risk.

 

 

* [[Aborted Arc]]: The whole Roxas trapped in Sora's brain arc with DiZ and Deus. According to Duke, he has no plans of starting it up again.

{{quote| '''Ansem''': As you all know, the {{spoiler|Kairi}} tragic death-<br />

'''Zexion''': Tragic? We had a party, you were invited. You ate the "Hooray {{spoiler|Kairi's}} Dead" cake. }}

** And Larxene started revolutions in Egypt, Libya... and McDonalds.

* [[Art Evolution]]: A minor example; after seven seasons, Duke ''finally'' uses a [[Useful Notes/Fonts|font]] that's not the infamous Comic Sans.

** [http://www.ansemretort.org/ansemretort/index.html?comic=334 Comic 334] happens to be very similar to [http://www.ansemretort.org/ansemretort/index.html?comic=668 comic 668], even ending on nearly the same line. The author admitted on his Formspring account that this was indeed intentional.

* [[Bridezilla]]: Both averted and used literally. When the cast is preparing for the wedding between Aerith and Axel, the bride is remarkably calm. On the other hand, Bridezilla, a [[Kaiju]] in a wedding dress, has destroyed half of downtown.

* [[But for Me It Was Tuesday]]: Played with. Axel never planned to get a ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]'' game, since the murder, violence, and crime he could do in the game was "shit [he] did last Tuesday!".

** And again:

{{quote| '''Axel:''' Today's Wednesday. I always kill orphans on Wednesday.}}

{{quote| '''Sora:''' Where do mermaids come from?<br />

'''[[The Little Mermaid|Ariel]]''': Well, when a man loves a dolphin more than society says he should... }}

'''Sora''': ''Am I going to get the death penalty?'' }}

* [[The Chew Toy]]: Riku.

'''Riku''': '''''THE MONKEY IS EATING MY FACE!!''''' }}

* [[Christmas Special]]: "And now back to ''[[Metal Gear|Revolver Ocelot's]] [[Yet Another Christmas Carol|Christmas Carol]]''.

* [[Cliff Hanger]]: Played straight with the end to season four.

* [[Cloudcuckooland]]: Apparently the story takes place here, seeing as just about everyone in the story besides Naminé is a [[Cloudcuckoolander]]. Zexion, strangely, shows signs of being a former [[Only Sane Man]] gone native, and Aerith went native as we watched.

** Naminé's an interesting case: she started OUT as a [[Cloudcuckoolander]] obsessed with Saturday morning cartoons, but is now probably the closest thing we have to a sane person.

* [[Coming Out Story]]: Marluxia has one in Season Five. [[The Not Secret|No one is even]] [[Transparent Closet|remotely surprised.]]

* [[Companion Cube]]: Larxene's skull, Skull-Fucky.

* [[Demonic Invaders]]: The first Arc of the series.

* [[Demoted to Extra]]: Marluxia was demoted after Season 2. As of Season 6 he seems to have been undemoted.

* [[Disability Superpower]]: [http://www.ansemretort.org/ansemretort/index.html?comic=353 Parodied.]

* [[Disproportionate Retribution]]: Darth Maul attacked Marluxia, complete with Force Lightning... all because Marluxia said mango-strawberry was a gay flavor. And then they ''both'' attacked Xemnas when they thought he called them box-openers.

** And one time Aerith attacked an airline pilot just because the in-flight movie was ''[[The Devil Wears Prada]]''. Axel declared it the best honeymoon ever.

* [[Distressed Damsel]]: Genderswapped with Sora.

* [[The Ditz]]: Sora

'''Zexion:''' Okay, boys, drinks at the ready! }}

* [[Duct Tape for Everything]]: What's keeping Riku's body together.

* [[Dueling Shows]]: [[In Universe]] example: Season 8 begins with {{spoiler|Ansem Retort competing with the new reality show [[Jersey Shore|Shibuya Shore]]}}. Judging by [http://www.ansemretort.org/ansemretort/index.html?comic=667 this strip], it seems to be an uphill battle for AR.

* [[Eats Babies]]: The 'Spock diet' Zexion and Axel force Sora on.

* [[Eye Beams]]: [http://www.ansemretort.org/ansemretort/index.html?comic=552 Bitch, I got Lightning-Vision! (spoilers)]

* [[Face Heel Turn]]: Red XIII, ''twice''. First he turned on the replacement cast, and then he sided with {{spoiler|Xemnas}} over the main cast.

* [[Fan Girl]]: Taken to the extreme with Kairi back in Season 1; supremely ironic considering the actual Kairi's [[Die for Our Ship|status among actual fangirls.]] Then they {{spoiler|killed her off, because there were only so many jokes that was good for.}}

* [[Fan Nickname]]: Xemnas's is referenced.

* [[Girl On Girl Is Hot]]

{{quote| '''Zexion:''' Topping our demands for the fourth straight season, more lesbian fanservice.}}

* [[Goggles Do Nothing]]: [http://www.ansemretort.org/ansemretort/index.html?comic=514 This strip.]

* [[Groin Attack]]: [http://www.ansemretort.org/ansemretort/arcomics/Comic17.PNG Owww.]

** He sorta got better in Season 8.

* [[Heel Face Revolving Door]]: Larxene will go turncoat on ''anyone'' for drugs/sugar/(invisible)shiny things.

* [[Heel Realization]]: [http://www.ansemretort.org/ansemretort/index.html?comic=457 "Wow, we're assholes!"]

* [[Hollywood Sex]]: Parodied. Zexion inquires what a serial rapist skeleton is supposed to rape his victims ''with''.

* [[I Drank What]]: Axel, after discovering that Chuck E. Cheese doesn't sell tequila.

{{quote| "Ugh-oh. I think I've been drinking bleach for the past hour. Fuck."}}

{{quote| '''Sora''': Man, if I had a nickel every time a roommate commited a crime against humanity...<br />

'''Namine''': You would have $7.12. }}

* [[Ill Girl|Ill Boy]]: Riku. Axel and Zexion infected him with AIDS to make him the poster boy for AIDS Aid.

* [[Indy Ploy]]: Axel's plan for taking on the [[Final Boss]] of season 1.

* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: Many, including the absolute King of Lampshade Hangings:

{{quote| '''Aerith''': ''I feel like I'm on a bad TV show, which is ironic since I am in a bad TV show.''}}

** More like [[Up to Eleven|Laser Guided Cluster Bomb]] Amnesia.

* [[Latin Lover]]: Guillermo del Zexiero lo Marquis

* [[Offscreen Teleportation]]: [http://www.ansemretort.org/ansemretort/index.html?comic=549 The Duet Summon ability]

* [[One Steve Limit]]: Parodied. While the main cast was in hiding, the show had a substitute cast. One of the cast members was ''also'' named [[Final Fantasy X|Rikku]] (albeit with an extra K). Darth Maul just called her 'girl Rikku'.

** As for the trope itself, Belle becomes a werepire. Since, y'know, she ''is'' one.

* [[Only Sane Man]]: Naminé

** A very good example of this is, when asked about recent killings of reality show casts, Axel's alibi is that he was killing other people at those times, so it can't be him.

* [[Rick Roll]]: [http://www.ansemretort.org/ansemretort/index.html?comic=414 Axel got rickrolled]...by ''Jesus''.

* [[Rouge Angles of Satin]]: Larxene's [[Calling Your Attacks|attack]] is apparently [http://www.ansemretort.org/ansemretort/index.html?comic=14 "Lighting!"].

** Looking through the older strips, this sort of thing happens a lot.

* [[Scarpia Ultimatum]]: Subverted. {{spoiler|Sora tries to convince Xemnas to leave the others alone if he goes with him. He's shot down... by ''Marluxia'', of all people, who's been getting more screen time than normal because of Xemnas attacking.}}

* [[The Scrappy]]: In-universe, the substitute cast except for Red XIII. Ansem certainly didn't like them, anyway.

* [[Serious Business]]: According to Marluxia and Darth Maul, smoothie flavors are worth fighting over. With weapons like Dark Side lightning and giant scythes.

* [[Shaggy Dog Story]]: Season One, arguably. {{spoiler|All that fighting and buildup to get to the FOX president (including a fight with Ansem, someone getting god like powers, and a dragon with a nuke on its back), and the president was beaten with [[Anticlimax Boss|a stab in the back.]] Zexion lampshades this with a 'screw you, we won'.}}

* [[Shout Out]]: Far too many to say them all so let's just go with the most notable ones:

*** Also to Eight Bit Theater in that Fighter's swords and Axel's testicles have the same names (Stabby and Slashy)

** [[Gurren Lagann|Who the hell do you think Axel is?]]

* [[Spanner in The Works]]:

{{quote| '''DiZ:''' [to Deus] You took the form of a rabbi and laughed at Hitler's paintings! [[Idiot Ball|YOU FUCKED UP PRETTY BADLY!]]}}

** The spinoff has been delayed so as not to overload us with too much Andrew Jackson too soon.

* [[Split Personality]]: {{spoiler|Aerith}}'s mental disorder.

* [[Straight Man]]: Naminé, and Aerith's 'normal' personality. Zexion is also capable of this if it abets his efforts in being a [[Jerkass]]. As of Season 7, Marluxia is the gayest [[Straight Man]] ever.

* [[Strictly Formula]]: [http://www.ansemretort.org/ansemretort/index.html?comic=671 Mocked].

* [[Suicide As Comedy]]: Invoked. Cid confronts Zexion about the surgery that turned him into a cookie, and asks what Zexion has to say for himself. Zex replies that if Cid slit his wrists right then, it'd be "the tastiest suicide EVER."

{{quote| ''"WE'RE THE FUCKING [[Highlander (Franchise)|Highlander]] OF REALITY TV!"''}}

** {{spoiler|1=Unfortunately, their dominance of reality TV is suddenly threatened by [http://www.ansemretort.org/ansemretort/index.html?comic=666 Shibuya Shore] as of the end of Season 7.}}

* [[This Is Gonna Suck]]: Zex's reaction to {{spoiler|1=[http://www.ansemretort.org/ansemretort/index.html?comic=666 Shibuya Shore]'s premiere.}}

* [[Those Two Guys]]: Darth Maul and Marluxia.

*** {{spoiler|They were right. So the three of them, and Riku are now drinking through time. (Naminé can't come along because she's a lightweight. And the one time she tried it, [[Crossing the Line Twice|she ended up getting raped by Aladdin...With Zexion making the guy PAY him for the privilege]])}}

* [[To Make a Long Story Short]]:

* [[Token Minority]]: Darth Maul, the resident Jew of the show.

* [[Too Soon]]: Mocked.

{{quote| '''Zexion''': ''I'm sorry, was it to soon for a Pearl Harbor joke?! No, no, it's my fault really. It's obvious you people are still recovering from the murder of fucking Lincoln!''}}

** Played straight [http://www.ansemretort.org/ansemretort/index.html?comic=344 here]

** Don't forget [http://www.ansemretort.org/ansemretort/index.html?comic=494 this one.]

* [[Villain Protagonist]]: Oh yes.

* [[Wham Line]]: Red XIII when talking to Xemnas about Riku.

'''Namine''': {{spoiler|I love myself.}} }}

* [[What Cliffhanger]]: Parodied [http://www.ansemretort.org/ansemretort/index.html?comic=320 here].

** [[Real Life Writes the Plot]]: Around the time that comic was released, Duke revealed on the site that he had always planned to set Ansem Retort in wherever he went to college at.

* [[Wonder Twin Powers]]: Played with [http://www.ansemretort.org/ansemretort/index.html?comic=23 here.]