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''Building 12'' was an earlier webcomic by ''[[Misfile]]'' creator Chris Hazelton. It was an [[Notable Embellished Webcomics|embellished webcomic]] about a group of misfits dealing with the [[Fantasy Kitchen Sink]] at their college. It ran for nine issues of about 25-30 comics each.
''[[Building 12]]'' was an early webcomic by ''[[Misfile]]'' creator Chris Hazelton. It was an [[Notable Embellished Webcomics|embellished webcomic]] about a group of misfits dealing with the [[Fantasy Kitchen Sink]] at their college. It ran for nine issues of about 25-30 comics each.


It can be found [http://www.building12.net/ here].
It can be found [http://www.building12.net/ here].
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'''''Building 12'' has examples of the following tropes: '''


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* [[Aliens Speaking English]]: [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]]; Brian asks them how they're speaking English, and they answer, "What is this 'English' Do not try to confuse us with your Earthian words!"
* [[Aliens Speaking English]]: [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]]; Brian asks them how they're speaking English, and they answer, "What is this 'English' Do not try to confuse us with your Earthian words!"
* [[Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever]]: When the Chairman doesn't get his [[Applied Phlebotinum|life-preserving medicine]] (because O'Halloran had the latest shipment altered to create the [[Zombie Apocalypse]]), he goes giant. Luckily, one of the zombies bites him, and it cures him.
* [[Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever]]: When the Chairman doesn't get his [[Applied Phlebotinum|life-preserving medicine]] (because O'Halloran had the latest shipment altered to create the [[Zombie Apocalypse]]), he goes giant. Luckily, one of the zombies bites him, and it cures him.
* [[Ax Crazy]]: [[Meaningful Name|Craze]], Peoni, Tia, Yuki?
* [[Ax Crazy]]: [[Meaningful Name|Craze]], Peoni, Tia, Yuki?
** [http://www.building12.net/issue2/page18.htm Klaus]?
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20121110021709/http://www.building12.net/issue2/page18.htm Klaus]?
* [[Barbie Doll Anatomy]]: Look at [http://www.building12.net/issue1/page16.htm this page], first panel. What's missing?
* [[Barbie Doll Anatomy]]: Look at [https://web.archive.org/web/20121007065148/http://www.building12.net/issue1/page16.htm this page], first panel. What's missing?
* [[Bifauxnen]]: Alex, for complicated reasons.
* [[Bifauxnen]]: Alex, for complicated reasons.
* [[Bishonen]]: Kitch (Tia's father)
* [[Bishonen]]: Kitch (Tia's father)
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* [[Casanova]]: Jack
* [[Casanova]]: Jack
* [[Charles Atlas Superpower]]: Yuki can punch ''through walls''.
* [[Charles Atlas Superpower]]: Yuki can punch ''through walls''.
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: The Chairman; [http://www.building12.net/issue2/page18.htm Klaus Der Phobia]
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: The Chairman; [https://web.archive.org/web/20121110021709/http://www.building12.net/issue2/page18.htm Klaus Der Phobia]
* [[Combat Tentacles]]: [http://www.building12.net/issue9/page23.htm Slauf vs. Chairman]
* [[Combat Tentacles]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20121122063833/http://www.building12.net/issue9/page23.htm Slauf vs. Chairman]
* [[Consummate Liar]]: Shayne is "the master of bullshitting".
* [[Consummate Liar]]: Shayne is "the master of bullshitting".
* [[Cosplay Otaku Girl]]: Tia dresses up in a variety of outfits.
* [[Cosplay Otaku Girl]]: Tia dresses up in a variety of outfits.
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* [[Foreign Queasine]]: Tia's meals are ''still moving''.
* [[Foreign Queasine]]: Tia's meals are ''still moving''.
* [[Gag Boobs]]: Surprisingly, the best comedic use of boobs was done by Alex, [[Hidden Buxom|who usually has them wrapped.]] Sarah also gets a mention:
* [[Gag Boobs]]: Surprisingly, the best comedic use of boobs was done by Alex, [[Hidden Buxom|who usually has them wrapped.]] Sarah also gets a mention:
{{quote| '''Sarah: ''' Why is a zombie staring at my rack?}}
{{quote|'''Sarah: ''' Why is a zombie staring at my rack?}}
* [[Genre Savvy]]:
* [[Genre Savvy]]:
{{quote| '''Craze:''' Why are we running, Sarah? We've fought WAY worse than these pathetic tentacles today!<br />
{{quote|'''Craze:''' Why are we running, Sarah? We've fought WAY worse than these pathetic tentacles today!
'''Sarah:''' Yeah, well I've seen too many anime to stick around when tentacles appear. [[Naughty Tentacles|If you had a second "X" chromosome, you'd be running too.]] }}
'''Sarah:''' Yeah, well I've seen too many anime to stick around when tentacles appear. [[Naughty Tentacles|If you had a second "X" chromosome, you'd be running too.]] }}
* [[The Gunslinger]]: Craze, who's absolutely ''nuts'' about guns.
* [[The Gunslinger]]: Craze, who's absolutely ''nuts'' about guns.
* [[I Can Explain]]: Craze, after Tia shows up when his sister comes to visit. This doesn't help:
* [[I Can Explain]]: Craze, after Tia shows up when his sister comes to visit. This doesn't help:
{{quote| '''Craze?s Sister:''' I hope this girl's at least eighteen years old or mom and dad will have a fit.<br />
{{quote|'''Craze?s Sister:''' I hope this girl's at least eighteen years old or mom and dad will have a fit.
'''Tia''': Eighteen years old? No way! I'm not NEARLY THAT old yet! }}
'''Tia''': Eighteen years old? No way! I'm not NEARLY THAT old yet! }}
* [[Instant Seiza]]: [http://www.building12.net/issue4/page11.htm Alex and Joe] This.
* [[Instant Seiza]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20121117064427/http://www.building12.net/issue4/page11.htm Alex and Joe] This.
* [[Love At First Punch]]: Tia falls in love with Craze because he tried to kill her.
* [[Love At First Punch]]: Tia falls in love with Craze because he tried to kill her.
* [[Marshmallow Hell|Marshmallow]] [[Stealth Pun|Hell]]: [http://www.building12.net/issue5/page8.htm In more ways than one...]
* [[Marshmallow Hell|Marshmallow]] [[Stealth Pun|Hell]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20121117064721/http://www.building12.net/issue5/page8.htm In more ways than one...]
* [[Mad Scientist]]: Brian
* [[Mad Scientist]]: Brian
* [[Melee a Trois]]: The aliens vs. Klaus Der Phobia vs. the committee vs. Ornat.
* [[Melee a Trois]]: The aliens vs. Klaus Der Phobia vs. the committee vs. Ornat.
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* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]: Craze
* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]: Craze
* [[Neural Implanting]]: Peoni [[Laser-Guided Amnesia|steals memories]] from one of Jack's one-night stands and implants the memories of the night into her own mind. Which backfires spectacularly when the girl turns out to be into [[Noodle Incident|some sort of]] nasty [[Fetish]].
* [[Neural Implanting]]: Peoni [[Laser-Guided Amnesia|steals memories]] from one of Jack's one-night stands and implants the memories of the night into her own mind. Which backfires spectacularly when the girl turns out to be into [[Noodle Incident|some sort of]] nasty [[Fetish]].
* [[Nipple-and-Dimed]]: Tia's first appearance before Craze and Sarah [http://www.building12.net/issue4/page16.htm appears to show something off.]
* [[Nipple-and-Dimed]]: Tia's first appearance before Craze and Sarah [https://web.archive.org/web/20121117064316/http://www.building12.net/issue4/page16.htm appears to show something off.]
* [[No Name Given]]: Both Peoni and Tia didn't have their names given until the second issue in which they appeared. Both also appeared on the fanservice page in the issue in which they debuted.
* [[No Name Given]]: Both Peoni and Tia didn't have their names given until the second issue in which they appeared. Both also appeared on the fanservice page in the issue in which they debuted.
** Also, Craze's sister.
** Also, Craze's sister.
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* [[Only One Name]]: Everyone except Peoni and Klaus
* [[Only One Name]]: Everyone except Peoni and Klaus
* [[Our Zombies Are Different]]: They were trying to create a disease that would make people more charitable (to get donations on parents' day), but it ended up having the side effect of turning them into zombies with a desire to eat human flesh and an ability to communicate the disease through their bite. {{spoiler|The cure is also saliva-borne, so Craze injects himself with it and then bites the other members of Building 12 to immunize them, and together they bite all of the zombies to cure them.}}
* [[Our Zombies Are Different]]: They were trying to create a disease that would make people more charitable (to get donations on parents' day), but it ended up having the side effect of turning them into zombies with a desire to eat human flesh and an ability to communicate the disease through their bite. {{spoiler|The cure is also saliva-borne, so Craze injects himself with it and then bites the other members of Building 12 to immunize them, and together they bite all of the zombies to cure them.}}
* [[Panty Shot]]: Sarah gives one to Craze (which we can't actually see), and Tia gives one in [http://www.building12.net/issue4/fanservice.htm fanservice page 4].
* [[Panty Shot]]: Sarah gives one to Craze (which we can't actually see), and Tia gives one in [https://web.archive.org/web/20121117064122/http://www.building12.net/issue4/fanservice.htm fanservice page 4].
* [[Paper-Thin Disguise]]: Even before [[The Reveal]], Joe had his suspicions that Alex was a girl, and after the reveal, Hazelton doesn't even bother drawing her flat enough to fool anyone (though still far flatter than she actually is). Somehow, no one else figures it out.
* [[Paper-Thin Disguise]]: Even before [[The Reveal]], Joe had his suspicions that Alex was a girl, and after the reveal, Hazelton doesn't even bother drawing her flat enough to fool anyone (though still far flatter than she actually is). Somehow, no one else figures it out.
* [[Perky Female Minion]]: Slauf/Slough's gender is indeterminate, but it ''does'' play the part of "Mommy" to Tia on Parent's Day, and this troper figures that an animated version would be quite reminiscent of [[Invader Zim|GIR]], only not quite as high-pitched, probably sounding more like [[Star Wars: The Clone Wars|a battle droid.]]
* [[Perky Female Minion]]: Slauf/Slough's gender is indeterminate, but it ''does'' play the part of "Mommy" to Tia on Parent's Day, and this troper figures that an animated version would be quite reminiscent of [[Invader Zim|GIR]], only not quite as high-pitched, probably sounding more like [[Star Wars: The Clone Wars|a battle droid.]]
* [[Perky Goth]]: Sarah doesn't even look like a typical [[Goth]] for the most part, but she ''does'' study witchcraft. So she?s part [[Perky Goth]], part [[Cute Witch]].
* [[Perky Goth]]: Sarah doesn't even look like a typical [[Goth]] for the most part, but she ''does'' study witchcraft. So she?s part [[Perky Goth]], part [[Cute Witch]].
* [[Punny Name]]: Klaus Der Phobia
* [[Punny Name]]: Klaus Der Phobia
* [[Sarashi]]: [http://www.building12.net/issue1/fanservice.htm Used to help facilitate Alex?s boy disguise.]
* [[Sarashi]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20121007065123/http://www.building12.net/issue1/fanservice.htm Used to help facilitate Alex?s boy disguise.]
* [[Ship Tease]]: Yuki's reactions to Peoni's constant flirting with Jack suggest that she might have feelings for him.
* [[Ship Tease]]: Yuki's reactions to Peoni's constant flirting with Jack suggest that she might have feelings for him.
* [[Shout-Out]]: One of Tia's outfits seems to be a shout out to ''[[Urusei Yatsura]]''.
* [[Shout-Out]]: One of Tia's outfits seems to be a shout out to ''[[Urusei Yatsura]]''.
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Latest revision as of 20:40, 24 September 2019

Building 12 was an early webcomic by Misfile creator Chris Hazelton. It was an embellished webcomic about a group of misfits dealing with the Fantasy Kitchen Sink at their college. It ran for nine issues of about 25-30 comics each.

It can be found here.

Tropes used in Building 12 include:

Sarah: Why is a zombie staring at my rack?

Craze: Why are we running, Sarah? We've fought WAY worse than these pathetic tentacles today!
Sarah: Yeah, well I've seen too many anime to stick around when tentacles appear. If you had a second "X" chromosome, you'd be running too.

  • The Gunslinger: Craze, who's absolutely nuts about guns.
  • I Can Explain: Craze, after Tia shows up when his sister comes to visit. This doesn't help:

Craze?s Sister: I hope this girl's at least eighteen years old or mom and dad will have a fit.
Tia: Eighteen years old? No way! I'm not NEARLY THAT old yet!

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