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* ''[[CRFH]]''. It began when a [[Mushroom Samba]] turned into an all-out battle with [[Satan]] that nearly ended with a main character sucked into Hell, [[Cerebus Syndrome|and just kept getting more extreme from there]].
* Doubling as a [[Wham! Episode]], the wedding of Brent and Jade in the webcomic ''PvP'', which featured Jade's [[Rich Bitch]] mother nearly ruining the entire occasion on a whim (by cancelling all their reservations because she hadn't been consulted on any of it), Skull's abrupt departure from the cast (complete with Brent nearly getting murdered by one of the Gods sent to fetch Skull), and {{spoiler|Francis and Marcie losing their virginity to each other}}.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121114160928/http://www.sincomics.com/phpAlbum/main.php?cmd=imageview&var1=DDG%2FDDG20.jpg=2 This] ''[[DDG]]'' strip features the [[Gender Bender|standard]] [[Man, I Feel Like a Woman]] moment and moves swiftly on to Zip's reaction to finding out his funeral wasn't well attended. To be honest the comic itself does tend to swing between the wacky hi-jinks in the afterlife and sudden angst filled strips which are slowly revealing how Zip got there.
* ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'' is the drunken master of Mood Whiplash, still mostly light hearted both during and after events that would cause others to go down as having [[Cerebus Syndrome]]. https://web.archive.org/web/20090801005301/http://www.sluggy.com/daily.php?date=060612 is one of many that features a sudden mood shift within the same comic.
** March 1st 2010 has an especially good example finishing an arc of goofy recaps with only a little seriousness in the middle and total ridiculousness at the end, with Torg channeling his That Which Redeems self in the last panel {{spoiler|"Starting tomorrow our next mission is to burn Hereti Corp to the ground."}}.
** June-July 2011, the last week and a half of 4U City Red {{spoiler|and the question over the fate of Zoe}}.
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* [http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0312.html This] strip of ''[[Darths and Droids]]'' shows the scene of Shmi dies and Annie as Anakin makes her character filled with rage and go on killing Sand People...the punchline?
{{quote|'''Sand Person:''' Ow!! [[Irregular Webcomic|My]] [[Shout-Out|splanch!]]}}
* Done frequently in ''[[Mountain Time]]'', as shown [https://web.archive.org/web/20100511062855/http://mountaincomics.com/2009/08/20/ here].
* In ''[[Everyday Heroes]]'', while Jane is cleaning, she comes across an [http://www.webcomicsnation.com/eddurd/everydayheroes/series.php?view=single&ID=111611 old photo.]
* ''Ctrl+ Alt+ Del''. The abortion comics. A [[Convenient Miscarriage]] that follows a previously untragic story and is followed by more gag comics.
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* ''[[Homestuck]]'' has so many it was given [[Mood Whiplash/Homestuck|its own page]].
* ''[[Keychain of Creation]]'' sometimes falls into this. Compare [http://keychain.patternspider.net/archive/koc0063.html this] [[Tear Jerker]] to [http://keychain.patternspider.net/archive/koc0071.html how they get Misho to cope with it]
* Done in [https://web.archive.org/web/20130108192506/http://www.welcometopixelton.com/2007/06/03/welcome-to-pixelton-invasion-of-the-blah-blah-blah-part-1/ something of an arc] in ''Welcome to Pixelton''. [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits|Our brave heroes]] Kirby and Fil have what they assume to be an intruder break into their house in the middle of the night. They get eaten by it after a failed attempt at accosting the monster. What follows is a humorous look at what they assume to be their final moments as they prepare to be digested... and then the [[Mood Whiplash]] kicks in when Fil hits a [[Self-Destruct Mechanism]] in the thing's stomach and the 'yellow pony-thing' blows up. Turns out that the monster's species transports people around in his belly, and the guy was a fan of Kirby and Fil and was taking them to meet his family. [[Oh Crap|And they killed him.]]
* ''[[Slightly Damned]]'' does this a lot, contrasting character driven humour with a plot that starts with the main character going to hell and arguably gets ''worse'' from there.
* Immelmann (the author) admits to using this trope by name in [http://concessioncomic.com/index.php?pid=20100907 this] ''[[Concession]]'' comic's alt text. The comic takes an abrupt turn from ridiculous and comedic to gravely serious.
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* ''[[Demon Eater]]'' switches its approach as time goes on, depending on the circumstances. Since it's narrated in an almost-first-person point of view, it certainly reflects the main character's view of the world.
* ''[[Wapsi Square]]'' went from a week of goofy strips about Monica being an audiophile to an incredibly dark and graphic sequence about the creation of the chimera.
** More recently {between [https://web.archive.org/web/20130921041402/http://wapsisquare.com/comic/babby-carrots/ this strip] (21 May 12) and [https://web.archive.org/web/20131108235512/http://wapsisquare.com/comic/game-of-doubles/ this one] (8 June 12)}, Pablo manages to do it '''twice'''.
* ''[[Eerie Cuties]]'' has its moments. Ace and Nina have to do a report on an ancient vampire queen (some of which turns out to be plot points later).
{{quote|'''Ace:''' So, what did she do?
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{{quote|'''Narration''': Evolution is funny. Generation after generation of Fillipods were naturally selected for stalks capable of ever-stronger van der waals forces. Basically, for reasons of diet. The Winter Tilla fruit has an amazing combination of proteins, carbs, and vitamins... but has a tree bark that's glass-smooth, and impossible to climb. Hence the natural selection towards van der waals forces: the Fillipods who could climb... could live to breed. It's an ability that's kept them alive for thousands of years. And, oddly enough, did so again when {{spoiler|their planet was cracked in half... and every Tesskan alive was flung 30 meters in the air.}}}}
* ''[[Questionable Content]]'' demonstrates and lampshades it in [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2033 this strip].
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130817182304/http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/2009/09/29/191-triloigi/ This] ''[[Brawl in the Family]]'' page has a bunch of traditional Waluigi nonsense. Until you get to the last strip, that is...
* Done quite deliberately in ''[[The Adventures of Dr. McNinja]]'' [http://drmcninja.com/archives/comic/11p50/ here.]
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