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Despite some instances of gratuitous blood spilling (it is paying homage to monster movies after all) the comic is actually pretty tame beyond that, as there's no swearing, nudity, sex or obvious fan service. A few cheeky jokes here, and there but nothing offensive. It's rather more like a hyperviolent children's Saturday morning cartoon, if anything.
Despite some instances of gratuitous blood spilling (it is paying homage to monster movies after all) the comic is actually pretty tame beyond that, as there's no swearing, nudity, sex or obvious fan service. A few cheeky jokes here, and there but nothing offensive. It's rather more like a hyperviolent children's Saturday morning cartoon, if anything.


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* [[Animal Gender Bender]] Charby's "skeetos", Sanguine and Malaria
* [[Animal Gender Bender]] Charby's "skeetos", Sanguine and Malaria
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* [[Funetik Aksent]]: Tony speaks with a very obvious accent that may or may not be intended to be something Germanic.
* [[Funetik Aksent]]: Tony speaks with a very obvious accent that may or may not be intended to be something Germanic.
* [[Girls Have Cooties]]: "Eek you have girl hair!"
* [[Girls Have Cooties]]: "Eek you have girl hair!"
* [[Good Angel Bad Angel]]: An Alp's good angel isn't that good.
* [[Good Angel, Bad Angel]]: An Alp's good angel isn't that good.
* [[Grievous Harm With a Body]]: Well, now he's unarmed!
* [[Grievous Harm With a Body]]: Well, now he's unarmed!
* [[Grotesque Cute]]: She's not really THAT kind of zombie... Mannick likely qualifies with the portal full of arms and teeth on his belly, which he pulls his hats out of.
* [[Grotesque Cute]]: She's not really THAT kind of zombie... Mannick likely qualifies with the portal full of arms and teeth on his belly, which he pulls his hats out of.
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** It took Charby a few centuries before he accidentally discovered that he was not vulnerable to sunlight.
** It took Charby a few centuries before he accidentally discovered that he was not vulnerable to sunlight.
** Well, a ''good'' vampire should never discover it, as it has tones of [[Good Thing You Can Heal]].
** Well, a ''good'' vampire should never discover it, as it has tones of [[Good Thing You Can Heal]].
* [[I Hate You Vampire Dad]]: The feeling is mutual, vampire son!
* [[I Hate You, Vampire Dad]]: The feeling is mutual, vampire son!
* [[Horror Hunger]]
* [[Horror Hunger]]
* [[Implacable Man]]
* [[Implacable Man]]
* [[Its a Long Story]]
* [[It's a Long Story]]
* [[Loads and Loads of Characters]]: And how. Last count, over 95.
* [[Loads and Loads of Characters]]: And how. Last count, over 95.
* [[Magic Hat]]: Two, in fact. Kavonn's hat, and Tony's alp "tarnkappe".
* [[Magic Hat]]: Two, in fact. Kavonn's hat, and Tony's alp "tarnkappe".
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*** Don't forget Mannick, he has a hat for every occasion.
*** Don't forget Mannick, he has a hat for every occasion.
**** In particular, wearing the appropriate hat lets himt alk to animals
**** In particular, wearing the appropriate hat lets himt alk to animals
* [[Man I Feel Like a Woman]]: Don't mouth off to the cranky warlock who wants discuss dating troubles.
* [[Man, I Feel Like a Woman]]: Don't mouth off to the cranky warlock who wants discuss dating troubles.
* [[Mind Rape]]: Quixote does this quite frequently.
* [[Mind Rape]]: Quixote does this quite frequently.
* [[Mismatched Eyes]]: Mannick, red right eye, grey left eye.
* [[Mismatched Eyes]]: Mannick, red right eye, grey left eye.
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* [[Show Some Leg]]: Attempted (and failed) [http://www.drunkduck.com/Charby_the_Vampirate/4821783/ here]
* [[Show Some Leg]]: Attempted (and failed) [http://www.drunkduck.com/Charby_the_Vampirate/4821783/ here]
* [[The Man Is Sticking It to The Man]]: Hector lives and breathes this trope
* [[The Man Is Sticking It to The Man]]: Hector lives and breathes this trope
* [[Third Line Some Waiting]]: Considering the hugeness of the cast, most of the plot threads (especially the one's that only relate to a single character) progress at a snail's pace.
* [[Third Line, Some Waiting]]: Considering the hugeness of the cast, most of the plot threads (especially the one's that only relate to a single character) progress at a snail's pace.
* [[Trademark Favorite Food]]: See [[Catch Phrase]] above.
* [[Trademark Favorite Food]]: See [[Catch Phrase]] above.
* [[Transhuman Treachery]]: Humans that get turned to vampires also realize their inner jerk.
* [[Transhuman Treachery]]: Humans that get turned to vampires also realize their inner jerk.

Revision as of 21:11, 8 January 2014

Go ahead, guess which one is Charby!

Charby the Vampirate is a webcomic that has been hosted on the webcomic site Drunk Duck since 2004. Though it preceded the other two "Vampirates" by a year, it wasn't terribly notable until the art improved. It started off as a loosely linear, dark comedy, based on horror movie send ups and a Take That of the Spinoff Babies phenomenon but revealed later that it actually has a plot.

The title is a bit deceptive because while the titular character is a main character, he's not THE main character. The comic revolves around the trials and tribulations, lives and unlives of the various denizens of an isolated tourist town named "Kellwood". The comic typically focuses on the residents of a bizarre cabin in the woods, where Charby (the aforementioned vampirate) and his werewolf best friend Menu have accumulated a crowd of friends that now live there too. It also follows the goings-on of a somewhat amateur monster hunting organization that is keeping the evil beasties living in Kellwood's dense, mountainous forests from snacking on the town's residents. Currently the cast amounts to 95 named characters, all with their own personalities.

The "Vampirate" bit is addressed within the first few revamped (ha! pun!) pages of the character's origin, and is referred to in some of the character's traits (his weapon of choice is two hooks, and his battle cry is "Yarrr!" and he wears a lot of stripey pirate shirts).

Despite some instances of gratuitous blood spilling (it is paying homage to monster movies after all) the comic is actually pretty tame beyond that, as there's no swearing, nudity, sex or obvious fan service. A few cheeky jokes here, and there but nothing offensive. It's rather more like a hyperviolent children's Saturday morning cartoon, if anything.

Tropes used in Charby the Vampirate include:


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