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'''''[http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/ Brawl in the Family]''''' is a gag-based [[
The comic uses a fairly simplistic art style most of the time, originating from bored-in-class sketches and doodles. There is more complex art on occasion, including homages and tributes to the styles of other artists.
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It's also very funny and [[Sweet Dreams Fuel|very cute.]] (That is, when it's not super disturbing.) If you are a [[Nintendo]] fan, this is a web-comic you must read.
Due to Matt's [[wikipedia:Crohn|Crohn's disease]] acting up, the series went through a [[Series Hiatus]] for over a month and a half. However, on April
{{tropelist}}
* [[Accidental Murder]]: The sun does this to the ''entire planet''; see the comic given in [[Creator Breakdown]] for the full story.
* [[Actually Pretty Funny]]: [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Affectionate Parody]]: One of the better examples in webcomics.
* [[Alternate Character Interpretation]]: [[In-Universe]] examples:
** [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
** Also, "[http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
** And [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
** And with [[Metal Gear|Snake]], starting [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
** [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Alt Text]]: From [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
{{quote|"Hey! Stop looking at the mouseover text! Go enjoy the comic!"}}
* [[All There in the Manual]]: Dedede's teacher in Cocoon Academy is a Mr. Dragmire. Sound familiar? It shouldn't. This is the last name given to Ganondorf in the English manual of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|A Link to the Past]]'', and hasn't been mentioned in canon since.
* [[And Knowing Is Half the Battle]]: [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Ambition Is Evil]]: Where Ganondorf and {{spoiler|Dedede}}'s [[Start of Darkness]] came from.
* [[American Kirby Is Hardcore]]: Parodied, formerly used as the [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[And the Fandom Rejoiced]]: [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Anti-Climactic Unmasking]]: Meta Knight in {{spoiler|the Cocoon Academy arc.}}
* [[Anti-Villain]]: How [[Star Fox (series)|Andross]] is interpreted.
* [[April Fools' Day]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20130702135118/http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/comic151.html Waluigi In The Family].
** {{spoiler|In 2010's comic, Waluigi made a fake letter from Nintendo saying that he should cancel his comic.}}
** And in 2011, [[Hotel Mario|Phillip's]] [[The Legend of Zelda CDI Games|Box]].
** Come 2012, and Matt was still too sick to return to drawing. [http://
* [[Apocalypse How]]: Class 5, in the Mr. Sun comics.
* [[Art Evolution]]: After experimenting with a particular shading style for the monochrome comics, it ascended from a one-time visual effect to a distinct style.
* [[Art Shift]]: a few instances.
** [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
** [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Ascended Extra]]: Considering the original media of the characters, Adeline.
* [[Ascended Meme]]: Arguably coincidental, but "Waluigi time!" is one of Waluigi's "my turn" quotes in ''[[Mario Party]] 9''.
* [[Ass Shove]]: [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Atop a Mountain of Corpses]]: Done by Mog in Ode to Minions.
* [[The Bad Guy Wins]]: {{spoiler|In "[[Yet Another Christmas Carol|A Mushroom Kingdom Carol]]," Bowser finally beats Mario basically by leaving the Mushroom Kingdom until old age catches up with the hero and then an adult Bowser Jr. comes back with a vengence.}}
* [[Bellisario's Maxim]]: [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Between My Legs]]: Snake's introduction in [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Big Ball of Violence]]: [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Bindle Stick]]: [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Bittersweet Ending]]: [[Played for Laughs]] in {{spoiler|[http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Black Comedy]]: Shows up more often than one would think, with comics about [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/images/End.jpg the end of the world], and [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Blue and Orange Morality]]: Meta Knight [[
* [[Brick Joke]]
** It turns out Dedede really ''does'' do the Grinch routine on Christmas every year.
*** [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
*** Next year, it is called back to for four panels in [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
*** In 2010, we get [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
** For a literal brick joke, the dangers of invisible blocks are shown- with almost identical panels- in comics 71 (see [[Platform Hell]]) and 237's fourth comic.
** Another literal brick joke in 348.
** The Gooey Bomb.
** Anyone else see the (possibly unintentional) brick joke between [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
** After a year, [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
** The bonus portion of [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
** [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Buffy-Speak]]: In [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Bullying the Dragon]]: King Dedede throwing snowballs at Samus in "[http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Butt Monkey]]: The few times Luigi shows up, he gets screwed over.
** This webcomic might be one of the few examples where Mario takes just as much abuse as his brother if not more.
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** [[Pokémon|Lickitung]] seems to be one of these as well.
** Eario might just take the cake, however. The man's job involves cleaning the floor under Thwomps and repairing automated Bullet Bill cannons.
** Subverted with Luigi in [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Call Back]]: Pretty much the entire joke of "Nasty" is {{spoiler|totally subverting the earlier description of it via [[Hurricane of Puns|terrible visual puns]].}}
** [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
** Peach's appearance in "If it Takes a Lifetime" is meant to imply that it takes place in the same continuity as The Captive Princess.
** One that almost happened, but didn't (still brought up in the mouse-over text) - Link pays a gossip and she would've mentioned hearing about Moblins playing with dolls, which references an earlier strip where a Moblin was playing with dolls.
** [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Calling Your Attacks]]: FALCON PUNCH! FALCON KICK! FALCON BLUFF! [[With Catlike Tread|FALCON SNEAK!]] FALCON SLEEP!
** FALCOOOOON....[[Subverted Trope|water please.]]
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** FALCOOON '''PRAY!!''' FALCON APOLOGIZE! FALCON PENANCE!
* [[Cargo Ship]]: As of Comic 300, {{spoiler|Ganondorf/Triforce in-universe}}.
* [[The Casanova]]: Would you believe me if I told you it was [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Chained Heat]]: With Dedede, Meta Knight, and [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Cheshire Cat Grin]]: [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Christmas Special]]: How the King Stole Christmas for the 2008 holiday season, complete with a catchy [[Filk Song]].
** A [[Yet Another Christmas Carol|Mushroom Kingdom Carol]], for 2009, depicting Mario as Ebenezer Scrooge, Luigi as Bob Cratchett, Wario as Jacob Marley, Rosalina as the Ghost of Christmas Past, Kirby as the Ghost of Christmas Present, and {{spoiler|Shadow Mario}} as the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come.
** For 2010, we have 3 comics that turn Christmas songs into musical comics. The first, a [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
** 2011 featured a whole string of Christmas-themed strips, including Tingle getting carried away with [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: [[Star Fox (series)|Peppy]] is everywhere...
** Waluigi. There's no telling what he'll do nex- {{color|purple| WALUIGI TIME.}}
* [[Comforting Comforter]]: In [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Costume Copycat]]: Wario, [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Crack Pairing]]:
** One [[In-Universe]] strip features one between Lakitu's Cloud and Mother Brain. And she got pregnant!? Matt admits that this is one of his sillier ones. And their baby? {{spoiler|[[Kirby|Kracko]], thus making this[[Incredibly Lame Pun|A Kracko pairing!]]}}
** Another [http://
* [[Creator Breakdown]]: All of Matthew's data on his Wii got wiped due to having to have it repaired. He was so upset he made [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/images/End.jpg this].
* [[Creator Thumbprint]]: Though the comic is meant to give every Nintendo franchise the occasional spotlight, based on the prominence of characters, it seems pretty apparent [[Kirby|which Nintendo franchise is Matthew's favorite]].
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* [[Crossover Ship]]: Being a crossover-based webcomic, there are a few [[In-Universe]] examples:
** Kirby/Jigglypuff.
** And now [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
** If you look closely at [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
** And now Mother Brain/Lakitu's Cloud.
* [[Curse Cut Short]]: [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
** Also in the Mushroom Kingdom Carol, when Daisy says it's too bad the Scrooge-like Mario has a wrench up his... where exactly, Daisy?
* [[Dada Comics]]: {{color|purple| TOO BAD. WALUIGI TIME.}}
** [[Exact Words]]: Everything is purple today. [[Brick Joke|PURPLE IS A COLOR.]]
* [[Darker and Edgier]]: The Mushroom Kingdom Carol arc.
** [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Defictionalization]]: The [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
** As is the [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Deliberately Monochrome]]: While the comic is usually monochrome except for every 5th strip, A Mushroom Kingdom Carol made creative use of color. {{spoiler|Christmas past is in color, red and green reappear once Mario [[He's Back|regains his resolve]], and once he [[Save the Princess|saves the queen]], full color returns.}}
* [[Discretion Shot]]: Used [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
** Combined with [[Gilligan Cut]] and [[Brown Note]] [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Divergent Character Evolution]]: Brawl in the Family has developed Waluigi into his own unique character out of a [[Satellite Character]] of Luigi.
* [[Destructive Saviour]]: [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Dramatic Irony]]: In [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Dramatic Unmask]]: Subverted twice with Meta Knight.
** We eventually see what his face looks like in {{spoiler|the Cocoon Academy arc.}} It's not what you might think. Or exactly what you think, if you played any Kirby game with him as a boss.
* [[Dummied Out]]: Before the move to Keenspot, https://web.archive.org/web/20110208141520/http://www.brawlinthefamily.com/media/ revealed some hidden files.
* [[Easter Egg]]: Some of the earlier strips have [[
* [[Eats Babies]]: Waluigi
* [[Embarrassing Nickname]]: {{spoiler|"Pinky" is this for Meta Knight}}.
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* [[Everything's Better with Penguins]]: Dedede, of course, who was much, much more penguinish when he was a kid. His father was a photorealistic Emperor penguin, and his mother regurgitated chum for him to eat, despite them all living in a suburban house.
* [[Everything's Better with Plushies]]: Who'd have thunk that someone like King Dedede would make a super cute, ultra-huggable plushie as well? [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/images/dollpic28.jpg BitF, that's who.]
** Also functions as a [[Brick Joke]] and a [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]] from [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Everything's Better with Rainbows|Everything's Better With Rainbow Roads]]: Well, [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Extreme Omnivore]]: Kirby has eaten [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
** Never challenge a [[Schlock Mercenary|mundivore]] to "[http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/comic/28-gourmetrace/ Gourmet Race]".
**
* [[
* [[Face Palm]]: Peach at the end of [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/comic/280-dubiousrescue/ this comic.]
* [[Faux Horrific]]: "Oh no! REAL Fake Kraid!"
* [[Foregone Conclusion]]: The conclusion of "Snake in the Grass".
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''(Samus nods at Captain Falcon. He grins and adjusts his tie)''
'''Captain Falcon''': '''FALCOOOON....''' }}
* [[Four
* [[Fridge Logic]]: A lot of the [[In-Universe]] humor comes from applying the funny stuff from Nintendo games, and seeing what happens.
* [[Furry Confusion]]: [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
** [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Futureshadowing]]: [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: The "radar" is self-imposed,<ref>Matt wants the comic to be family friendly</ref>
* [[Giant Hands of Doom]]: [[Golden Sun|Isaac]]'s Move [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[G-Rated Drug]]: In [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Go-Karting with Bowser]]: [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Good Angel, Bad Angel]]: [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Gosh Dang It to Heck]]: Exaggerated, as Matthew seems to think that a number of fans might be offended by any use of such words as [[What Do You Mean It's Not Heinous?|"crap" and "suck"]].
* [[Gross Up Close-Up]]: Six times to date. Once [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Guest Strip]]: To celebrate Matthew's birthday, he allowed his family and his fiancé to each draw a comic for the week (the only person who didn't contribute was his mother).
* [[Guilt Based Gaming]]: [[Animal Crossing]]'s example thereof is [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Here We Go Again]]: At the end of A Mushroom Kingdom Carol, Bowser says "Humbug", which elicits this reaction from the Ghosts.
* [[Heroic Comedic Sociopath]]: [[
* [[Heroic Mime]]: Link, as always. It's been stated that, when necessary, he lets Navi do the talking for him. Subverted when the spirit of [[The Legend of Zelda CDI Games|his CD-i self]] [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
** Subverted again in [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Hidden Depths]]: Peach proves to be more cunning than she seems in this [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Hidden in Plain Sight]]: Played for laughs [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Hostile Show Takeover]]: {{color|purple|TOO BAD. WALUIGI TIME.}}
** [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Improbable Species Compatibility]]: [[Crack Pairing|Ruto and Jabu-Jabu]], used to [[Epileptic Trees|explain]] the rather ugly appearance of the "Zola" enemies in ''[[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|The Legend of Zelda]]''.
* [[How the Character Stole Christmas|How King Dedede Stole Christmas]]
* [[I Ate What?]]: Given Kirby's habits, [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
** Invoked also in the ''[[Kirby Super Star]]'' homage multi-comic, in the ''Spring Breeze'' strip. After Kirby sucks in one of the stars that come from Dedede's ground pound attack, he stops and thinks "What did I just eat...?'
* [[Identical Stranger]]: [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Interface Screw]]: A rare non-gaming example. If you're going on an [[Archive Binge]] using the old version of the site, you'll hit the 2009 Waluigi April Fool's page. There's no "next" button, so the only way to continue is going to the archive page and clicking the next comic in line.
* [[It Is Pronounced "Tro-PAY"|It Is Pronounced Tro-PAY]]: [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Jerkass]]: Snake.
* [[Key Under the Doormat]]: When the [[Super Mario Bros. 2|Phantos]] is around, hiding a key ''anywhere'' is not a good idea.
* [[Klingon Promotion]]: Pichu is kicked out of Brawl for being (gameplay-wise) a clone of Pikachu, but evolves into one soon after. He then uses a Poké Ball on Melee's Pikachu, and takes over his position. See [[Cheshire Cat Grin]] above.
* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: They '''love''' doing this, mostly with Mario universe conventions.
* [[Laser-Guided Karma]]: Alluded to [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Laughably Evil]]: Waluigi, oh so much.
* [[Lint Value]]: In the strip where Bowser gets his own flying clown car.
* [[Loads and Loads of Characters]]: [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
** Even ''[[Where's Waldo|Waldo]]'' is in the middle, if you look hard enough! {{spoiler|(behind Bowser Jr.'s easel)}}
* [[Long Bus Trip]]: The spotlight seems to rotate from one series to the next, so naturally, there would be characters left out.
* [[Macross Missile Massacre]]: [[Metroid|Samus Aran]] in the strip [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Mad Libs Catchphrase]]: "I'm gonna get you, x."
* [[Mama Bear]]: A literal example in [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Massive Multiplayer Crossover]]: Well it is based off ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'', after all.
* [[Mayfly-December Romance]]: [[Implied]] with Ruto and Jabu-Jabu, but we don't know how long Zora or... [[Buffy-Speak|big... whale... god... thing]] lifespans are.
* [[Milestone Celebration]]: Every 100th comic has been bigger than previous works (although [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* The 50th Comics also get smaller celebrations. There's [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Mood Whiplash]]: [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Morton's Fork]]: If the waiter brings the soup that Waluigi hates, Waluigi will throw it in his face. If the waiter brings the soup that Waluigi likes, Waluigi will throw it in his face. {{spoiler|If ''Waluigi'' brings the soup that Matt likes, Matt will throw it in his face.}}
* [[Musical Episode]]: A number of times. Most can be found on the comic's [http://www.youtube.com/user/BrawlintheFamily/videos Youtube page.]
** The [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
** The [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
** Christmas 2010 featured parodies of Christmas songs, including [[Frosty the Snowman]] [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
** Christmas 2011 featured a tongue-in-cheek homage to the [[Slippy-Slidey Ice World]], set to the tune of "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas", [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
** Comic 400, which also marked the comic's return after a long hiatus due to Matt's sickness.
* [[Musical Trigger]]: [[The Legend of Zelda|Zelda's Lullaby]], as illustrated [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[My Friends and Zoidberg]]:
** [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Never Say "Die"]]: [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] in strip #275: "[http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20130817161034/http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/2011/09/08/362-suns-song-part-1/ The Sun's song is not supposed to do that.] [https://web.archive.org/web/20130817184639/http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/2011/09/12/363-suns-song-part-2/ Maybe the moon's song will]... [[Weird Moon|Oh]]...[[It Got Worse|Well...]]
* [[Nightmare Fuel Station Attendant]]: Kirby may have shades of this, if the end of [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
** As someone else said, [[Dada Comics|Waluigi's mind is... unsettling...]]
* [[No Cartoon Fish]]: Averted and deconstructed. See [[Furry Confusion]] above.
* [[No Indoor Voice]]: Captain Falcon is [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Not So Different]]: King Dedede and Kirby. Meta Knight even calls the former out on it.
* [[Oh Crap]]: See [[Curse Cut Short]] above.
** Let's not forget the "Gooey Bomb" arc, as well as [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Original Character]]: Eario, the janitor who cleans up after the Mario Bros. Kingsonnn Dededoo, as well.
* [[Overly Long Gag]]: The buildup to Comic #249 "Nasty", including a number of fakeouts and reminders that viewer discretion is advised.
* [[Paper-Thin Disguise]]: Kirby in [https://web.archive.org/web/20130817211434/http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/2010/04/08/234-meta-knight-the-sweetheart/ this strip].
** Wario in [https://web.archive.org/web/20130817200628/http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/2010/10/14/280-dubious-rescue/ strip 280.]
** [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Patter Song]]: The verses of ''The History of Nintendo'' have elements of this.
* [[Playing Tennis With the Boss]]: Link vs. Ganondorf, [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Powerpuff Girl Hands]]: Kirby. He even [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshades]] it in [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
{{quote|"This would be a lot easier if I had thumbs..."}}
* [[Punch Clock Villain]]: [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Punctuated! For! Emphasis!]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20130817161511/http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/2011/03/04/316-cocoon-academy-part-5/ THERE. WILL. BE. SPANKING.]
* [[Reaction Shot]]: [[Ace Attorney|The Judge]] has a lovely reaction to seeing Meta Knight's scars.
* [[Record Needle Scratch]]: [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Redundant Rescue]]: [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Remembered I Could Fly]]: [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Rickroll]]: {{spoiler|Part of the build-up to [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[The Rival]]: Snake is this for both Captain Falcon (Romantically regarding Samus) and Olimar (In a contest of one-upsmanship in a vein similair to [[Spy vs. Spy]].)
* [[Rip Van Winkle]]: [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Running Gag]]: Several, including Kirby's "Food!", and King Dedede's "We gotta get that Kirby!"
** Don't forget Kirby eating Dedede and turning into a minature version of him.
* [[Rule of Funny]]: The Pokéwalker can only give 1 level up per transfer to the device, and [[Les Misérables (novel)|24601 EXP]] is not nearly enough to get a Pikachu to level 74. Doesn't stop [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Round Robin]]: Turns out {{spoiler|the [[Zombie Apocalypse]]}} was this all along, started by Dedede, disappointingly followed up by Adeleine, {{spoiler|and horrifyingly concluded by Kirby}}.
** [[Hostile Show Takeover|WALUIGI TIME]]
* [[Samus Is a Girl]]: Inverted [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Schedule Slip]]: Due to a horrible illness, the 400th comic had been delayed for an indefinite amount of time, but was finally released on April 12.
* [[Sealed Evil in a Can|Sealed]] [[The Legend of Zelda CDI Games|Faces]] [[Hotel Mario|of Evil]] [[Sealed Evil in a Can|In a Can]]
* [[Self-Imposed Challenge]]: [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Shall I Repeat That?]]: [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Shoot the Shaggy Dog]]: [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Shout-Out]]: In almost every comic; mostly ''[[
** [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
** [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
** The [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
** [[Persona 4|Teddie]] makes an appearance in strip [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
** [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
*** This has been done before, in [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
** [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
** In part 10 of "Cocoon Academy", {{spoiler|when Pinky wakes up in the nurse's office after absorbing some of Dark Matter, the first thing he says is "[[Batman (film)|Mirror...MIRROR!!!]]"}}
** In [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
** [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
** The sound made when Peach falls into the grass outside Bowser's Castle in "The Captive Princess" is "POOMP", which is the same produced when you land a huge jump in ''[[Mario Kart 64]]''.
** For whatever reason, several of the "Waluigi in the Family" strips are named for levels in ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Turtles in Time]]''.
** The strip, [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
** [[Okami|Amaterasu]] had a quick cameo in an alternate ending of [https://web.archive.org/web/20130817173446/http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/2011/09/15/364-suns-song-part-3/ Sun's song, part 3], fixing the mess Link had made.
* [[Similarly Named Works]]: Shares the name with an episode of [[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]].
* [[Skewed Priorities]]: The best way to deal with [[Star Trek|Romulans]]?
{{quote|'''Waluigi:''' Change de channel.
'''Spock:''' But Captain——
'''Waluigi''' (''[[Punctuated! For! Emphasis!]]'') WALUIGI. WANTS. [[Jon and Kate Plus Eight|KATE PLUS ATE]]. }}
* [[Slasher Smile]]: Link finds the solution to [[Critical Annoyance|both]] of his [[Stop Helping Me!|problems]] [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Slept Through the Apocalypse]]: [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Slippy-Slidey Ice World]]: [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Something Something Leonard Bernstein]]: Comic 400's list of Nintendo's games.
* [[Squee]]: [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Standard Fifties Father]]: "Your father" in [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Start of Darkness]]: Parodied, see the [[Go-Karting with Bowser]] example.
**
*** So it's a crossover with [[Hindu Mythology]]?
** There's also [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Stealth Pun]]: On the cast page, [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/characters/rluigi2/ Luigi]'s profile shows him playing a song, the score of which is labeled as "Violin II". {{spoiler|Second fiddle}}, anyone?
* [[Stock Scream]]: "A Simple Request". You can hear the [[Wilhelm Scream]] during Veran's part.
* [["Stop Having Fun!" Guys]]: Parodied in [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Story Arc]]: Eight so far: "[[How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (animation)|How the King Stole Christmas]]", "[[Super Smash Bros.|Gooey]] [[Chained Heat|Bomb]]", "[[Ace Attorney|Turnabout Kirby]]", "[[A Christmas Carol|A Mushroom Kingdom Carol]]", "[[Crossover Ship|Snake in the Grass]]", "[[Original Character|Janitor of the Mushroom Kingdom]]", "[[Flashback Arc|Cocoon Academy]]", and "[[Fridge Logic|Sun's Song]]".
* [[Stupid Sexy Flanders]]: Solid Snake.
* [[Stylistic Suck]]: [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
** [[Eye Beam|EYE LASER!]]
* [[Sue Donym]]: Subverted with [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Sweetie Graffiti]]: Played straight with Kirby and Jigglypuff, [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Take Our Word for It]]: Meta Knight's face is badly scarred after the Gooey Bomb incident... Or so we're told.
** [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
** [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Take That]]: A [http://i.imgur.com/DNu5R.jpg subtle one] to [[Ctrl+Alt+Del|CAD]].
** [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[That Cloud Looks Like...]]: [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[The Good Guys Always Win]]: Provides the current page image.
* [[The Only One Allowed to Defeat You]]: Dedede demonstrates this in [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[There Is No Kill Like Overkill]]: Using a Level 100 Gyarados on a Level 2 Pidgey.
* [[Third Person Person]]: Waluigi {{spoiler|who might have gotten it from his father,}} and Eario.
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* [[Tomato Surprise]]: At the end of the "Cocoon Academy" arc, we learn that {{spoiler|"Pinky" is actually Meta Knight. And Master Hand is Crazy Hand. Master Hand and Kirby were never actually in the strip at all.}}
* [[Too Dumb to Live]]: That is incorrect, Master Belch.
* [[Too Spicy for Yog-Sothoth]]: [[Pre-Ass-Kicking One-Liner|Step aside.]] [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Took a Level
* [[Traitor Shot]]: In the "Turnabout Kirby" arc, after Meta Knight gives the Judge evidence that Dedede may just be framing Kirby by showing his own flaws, Dedede angrily demands to know where Meta Knight got such evidence. He replies "Let's just say... I have an informant". Cut to the jury bench. {{spoiler|The scene then zooms in on Waddle Dee as his eyes shift.}}
** Also, when Meta Knight is "banned" (reflecting his real-life ban from ''Brawl'' tournaments): as Master Hand takes him away, he angrily raves about how he thinks it was Dedede who orchestrated this. {{spoiler|It was actually Kirby, as the scene zooms in on him and he gives a barely noticeable smile.}}
* [[Unscrewed Salt Shaker]]: [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Unsound Effect]]: "[http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Unusual Euphemism]]: "Great mother o' Spain!" in 260: The Captive Princess.
* [[Urine Trouble]]: [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Verbal Tic]]: [[F-Zero|Captain Falcon]], to the point where it resembles Tourette's.
{{quote|"FALCON PENANCE!"}}
* [[Video Game Cruelty Potential]]: [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Villain Song]]: [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [["The Villain Sucks" Song]]: "You're a Mean King, Dedede"
* [[Visual Pun]]: [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
** Excess gore: {{spoiler|A number of televisions displaying Al Gore.}}
** Racism: {{spoiler|The starred [[Dr. Seuss|Sneech]] in the upper left corner, and a [[Pokémon|Farfetch'd]] carrying a "[[Fantastic Racism|no Psyduck]]" sign.}}
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* [[Wacky Marriage Proposal]]: Matt considered proposing to his girlfriend through the comic, complete with Waluigi Time joke... but ultimately ended up going with a more serious proposal. Still, in terms of [[What Could Have Been]], it's pretty wacky. ("Expecting a ring? TOO BAD. WALUIGI TIME.")
* [[The Walls Have Eyes]]: Being that [[The Legend of Zelda|the Zelda series]] is so fond of this trope, Brawl in the Family [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/2009/03/02/144mountainpeephole/ brought it to its logical conclusion].
** [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Weaksauce Weakness]]: {{spoiler|In the Christmas Carol arc, even after growing up Bowser Jr. never got over his fear of [[Super Mario Sunshine|water]]}}.
* [[What Measure Is a Mook?]]: [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[When I Was Your Age]]: [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[White and Grey Morality]]: The villains usually have a soft side to them, the heroes can be honest but have some bad habits, and most of the trouble of the world-ending kind is usually unintended. The only truly evil character is {{spoiler|Dark Matter}}.
* [[With Catlike Tread]]: [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Wholesome Crossdresser]]: Played for laughs after [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[Who Would Want to Watch Us?|Who Would Want To Read Us?]]: Used [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
* [[A Worldwide Punomenon]]: [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/
** Some are incredibly cute, albeit [[Incredibly Lame Pun
* [[Zombie Apocalypse]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20130817165424/http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/2009/10/30/195-zombie-attack/ Kirby, what have they done to ya?]
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{{quote|Did you want more tropes? {{color|purple| TOO BAD. WALUIGI TIME.}}
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