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[[File:power_on.png|frame|Basile powers up a new invention.]]
The stories vary in length from one or a few pages up to a whole album. The basic storyline is as follows: Leonardo has thought up some new invention, and needs the help of his assistant to build and/or test it. Basile, being a [[Heavy Sleeper]], first needs to be awoken, using another invention, explosives or just plain old cartoon violence. As the building or testing proceeds, Basile suffers [[Amusing Injuries]], either from his [[Bad Boss|sadistic master]] or through [[Too Dumb to Live|his own incompetence]]. The story usually ends in one of these ways: Basile goes a step too far in annoying Leonardo and is chased by him, Basile finally gets fed up with the abuse and retaliates on Leonardo, or the invention fails spectacularly and both Leonardo and Basile are chased out of town by an [[Torches and Pitchforks|angry mob]].
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Other characters in the comic are:
* Raoul the cat, comments on the action and is sometimes seen applying first aid to Basile or repairing the property damage.
* Bernadette the mouse, comments on the action and is occasionally chased by Raoul in [[
* Crâne the talking skull (A [[Alas, Poor Yorick|reference]] to ''[[Hamlet]]''), comments on the action.
* Mathurine (Saartje in the Dutch translation) the housekeeper, is sometimes the victim of a failing invention, but also tends to put both Leonardo and Basile back in place if they make too big a mess.
* The Great Albert (a time-travelling Albrecht von Bollstädt), a [[The Rival|rival inventor]]. Although one album is just one long story about a huge battle between the two, in later albums they are shown to be on more or less friendly terms. Comes with a clumsy assistant of his own.
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A 20-episode [[All CGI Cartoon]] was made in 2009.
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* [[Accordion Man]]: Just one of many ways in which Basile gets mutilated.
* [[Amusing Injuries]]: Basile, either at the hands of Leonardo or through his own incompetence. Leonardo and the rest of the cast aren't always safe either.
* [[Anachronism Stew]]: Although the stories supposedly take place in the 15th century, Leonardo has electricity and modern tools at his disposal, and has built computers and robots, amongst others. Somewhat justified by him being an inventor, but still...
** [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] at least once; Leonard invents a photo camera and, on having put the film in an envelope, realises there's nowhere to mail it to. "Do I have to invent everything myself?"
* [[Anvil
* [[Bad Boss]]: Leonardo, although the occasional role reversal shows that Basile would arguably be even worse, given the chance.
* [[BFG]]: Léonard's blunderbuss, [[
* [[Brilliant but Lazy]]: Basile, in those rare moments when he's neither sleeping nor being tormented by his employer, turns out to be a gifted inventor in his own right. While Leonardo was inventing the bicycle, he came up with the motorbike; and he once single-handedly built a Saturn V rocket.
** When Leonardo invented the safe and got a little too arrogant about it, Basile one-upped him by inventing the cutting torch.
* [[Bungling Inventor]]: Sometimes, Leonardo invents something that fails spectacularly (often destroying the village) or is just plain useless. Don't call him this to his face though, unless you like getting "blunderbussed".
* [[Canis Latinicus]]: Written on the ends of their beds are Leonardo's and Basile's Latin names: ''Maestro Genialis'' and ''Disciplus Simplex''.
* [[Captured
* [[Catch Phrase]]: '''"DEBOUT DISCIPLE !"''' ''("WAKE UP LACKEY !")'', "Je sers la science et c'est ma joie" (''"I serve science and it's my joy"'')
** Also Basile's trademark *sniff* when he's injuried
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* [[Cranial Eruption]]: Just one of many types of [[Amusing Injuries]] Basile suffers.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Raoul shows traits of this.
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'''Raoul''': Misery? Oh no. You mean catastrophic disasters.
'''Basile''': * sniff* }}
* [[Dem Bones]]: Crâne.
* [[Digging to China]]: Leonard intented to in ''Génie en sous-sol''. He had to build a machine as he admitted his disciple could not do it with a shovel.
** However, in a gag, Basile ''did'' it with [[Surreal Humor|a sprint car and a roof]].
* [[E
* [[Everyone Chasing You]]
* [[For Science!]]
* [[Funny Background Event]]: When not commenting on the main action, Raoul and Bernadette are often engaged in their own activities. Especially in the older comics these are small stories by themselves.
* [[Gadgeteer Genius]]: Leonardo, the self-proclaimed greatest genius in the <s>world</s> <s>galaxy</s> universe. To his credit many of his inventions actually work quite well. Sometimes too well...
* [[Glad I Thought of It]]: Most of the times Basile has an idea of his own.
** But you can be certain Leonardo will remember it was Basile's idea in the first place when it fails after all...
* [[
* [[Healing Factor]]: Basile seems to have regenerative abilities on par with Wolverine. :-)
* [[Heavy Sleeper]]: Basile, waking him up takes high-yield explosives or similar violence. Most of the stories start with Leonardo waking Basile up by some unorthodox means. Basile can also instantly fall asleep at any time.
* [[Hilarity Ensues]]: Basile's clumsiness is often a source of amusement to the rest of the cast, especially Raoul and Bernadette.
* [[Humongous Mecha]]: In an [[Affectionate Parody]] of mecha-based [[Anime]], Leonardo and Albert each build a giant mecha looking like themselves and fight it out. Leonardo calls his Leonorak, a [[Shout
** This is also one [[Crowning Moment of Funny]], especially the introduction of Leonorak:
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'''Basile (waking up groggily)''': Ah, I see through the hole in the roof that it's dawn already!
'''Basile''': :rotating gears in think bubble:
'''Basile''': THROUGH THE HOLE IN THE ROOF!!!??
'''Leonardo (from Leonorak)''': Apprentice, shiver and quake before Leonorak!!
'''Basile (shivering)''': W-w-w-what d-d-do y-y-you th-think I'm d-doing, m-master?
* CRRRAAAASSHH*
'''Basile''': I b-believe th-there c-comes the c-competition, m-master... }}
* [[Hyperspace Mallet]]: Leonardo can pull a variety of objects from his beard. Most often seen are mallets, anvils and his trusty blunderbuss.
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* [[Instant Bandages]]: Basile, after suffering [[Amusing Injuries]]. Sometimes [[Justified Trope|justified]] by showing Raoul, or more recently Bernadette applying first aid.
* [[Insult Backfire]]:
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'''Basile''': I'm not touched with flattery. }}
* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: Raoul does this occasionally, such as wondering aloud how Basile manages to heal in between scenes.
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* [[No Fourth Wall]]: The characters are aware they are in a comic, and Raoul occasionally addresses the reader directly.
** Not to mention speech bubbles, which have been fast frozen by the invention of the freezer, and spray painted on -when Leonard invented the censor, just to name a few.
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* [[Non
* [[No OSHA Compliance]]: Leonardo doesn't give a damn about Basile's safety or well-being, so Basile frequently has to do very, very dangerous work.
* [[Putting
* [[Running Gag]]: The waking of Basile at the start of a new story and many, many other examples.
* [[The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything]]: Leonard and Basile usually refer to each other as "master" and "apprentice", but the master doesn't teach and the apprentice doesn't learn.
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*** So far he has only learned how to be a sadist. Leonardo teaches ''that'' by example.
* [[The Rival]]: The Great Albert. The album ''Genius contra Genius'' is entirely about a huge battle between the two, but later stories show them to be on more friendly terms.
* [[Shout
* [[Squashed Flat]]: Yet another common [[Amusing Injuries|amusing injury]], often involving a hydraulic press or similar tool.
* [[Stuff Blowing Up]]: Happens all too frequently, but it's alright, they are all [[Non
* [[Sweeping Ashes]]: The usual result of Basile being hit by [[Non
* [[This Is Gonna Suck]]: Basile, when he knows the pain is coming.
* [[Time Machine]]: Leonardo has build a few, and some are occasionally used in stories, taking him either to the prehistoric or to modern times.
** And yes, one of them is actually [[Back to The Future|build into a]] [[Cool Car]]. [[Shout
* [[Too Dumb to Live]]: Not only does Basile stay with an abusive master, he simply can't get anything done without seriously injuring himself.
* [[Torches and Pitchforks]]: The villagers sometimes chase Leonardo and Basile out of town after one explosion too many.
* [[Wrong Parachute Gag]]: One comic has the disciple open the parachute, only to reveal a sheet of paper from the maid Mathurine, saying the parachute is in laundry.
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