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* [[Art Shift]]: The more serious the mood the more realistic the art gets (but remains [[Animesque]]) just to become [[Super-Deformed]] when something silly happens.

* [[Attractive Bent Gender]]: As Sarah called Jareth out about it:

** Also James in his own right.

* [[Back-to-Back Badasses|Back to Back]] ''[[Back-to-Back Badasses|to Back]]'' [[Back-to-Back Badasses|Badasses]]: when {{spoiler|they find themselves in Oz}}.

* [[Blood Magic]]: {{spoiler|The Erlkönig used his own blood to seal his son's magic.}}

* [[Brain Bleach]]: Erik's reaction to seeing {{spoiler|Javert and Valjean kissing.}}<ref>It should be noted that this even only happened in the Omake... So far.</ref>

* [[Break Them by Talking]]: {{spoiler|"Odile" attempted this with Jareth using the "You're trapped, alone. I have power over you. Why don't we make the best of it?" reasoning in ''Such Stuff as Dreams Are Made On''. Doesn't work though, Jareth is not amused.}}

* [[Brown Bag Mask]]: Javert [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-S4-Butcher-Job-153550324 here]. Not only Jareth is guilty in the sin of vanity.

* [[Character Rerailment]]: [[Invoked Trope|Invoked.]] {{spoiler|In the ''Dark!Jareth arc'' Jareth reverted back to his original [[The Fair Folk|Goblin King]] characterization and was hellbent on undoing all the [[Character Development]] the others had gone through as well.}}

* [[Clap Your Hands If You Believe]]: Probably not the characters but to quote:

* [[Cheese-Eating Surrender Monkeys]]: When you have a fight between Erik and Javert (French) and Commander Norrington and Jareth (British and... Um... "British"), this insult is obviously going to be used. Sometimes it's even used under the most ''[[Serious Business|ridiculous]]'' of circumstances- like in [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-8-100-Years-War-63348564?q=gallery%3Aasherhyder%2F22161111&qo=166 this] mini arc.

* [[Chekhov's Skill]]: The dramatic entrance techniques that James learned from Erik in [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-68-Rule-Number-1-105027947 Episode 68], posted in November 2008, show up again {{spoiler|allowing James to save Sarah in [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-176-Demands-250092245 Episode 176], posted in August 2011,}} over 32 months later

== Tropes - I-M ==

* [[I Always Wanted to Say That]]: [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-158-Trinity-206321848 Here.]

* [[If I Do Not Return]]: Jareth [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-211-Bundled-271356167 here] he goes to visit his mother.

* [[If You Ever Do Anything to Hurt Her...]]: Female-to-female example, delivered by [[Mama Bear|Mrs. Norrington]] to {{spoiler|Eponine}} [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-210-The-Candle-Talk-270223192 here.]

* [[Kudzu Plot]]: Happens sometimes. The most glaring were ''the Second Vacation Arc'' and the ''Erlkönig arc'' {{spoiler|both led to the ''Dark!Jareth arc'' that still left loose ends}}. Also the ''Zombie arc'', the invasion was stopped but nothing else was resolved.

* [[Laser-Guided Amnesia]]: {{spoiler|Jareth casts it on Toby and Javert at the end of the ''Erlkönig arc'' to protect them.}} Fails on {{spoiler|Javert}}, but at least manages to spare the kid some [[Bad Dreams]]. With this act he effectively declared {{spoiler|his father}} in-universe [[Nightmare Fuel]]:

* [[Let Us Never Speak of This Again]]: [[Word of God|Word of Ashe]] that this is the karaoke night for the main cast and nobody brought it up yet (but Jareth was shown to have [[Embarrassing Old Photo|pictures]] of it). Also the Amalthea incident for Lír.

* [[Loads and Loads of Characters]]: Even if only Jareth, Erik, James and Javert are counted as main cast but with the regulars the number of characters inflates to over 15 people. (With everybody ... just look at the characters page.)

** Also the cast's big fight with the zombies.

* [[Off to See the Wizard]]: The ''Oz arc'' (The second part of ''The First Vacation arc'').

* [[Opposed Mentors]]: Jareth's parents {{spoiler|Jadis and the Erlkönig to him}} and they still fight (one is [[Good Old Ways|Old]] [[Might Makes Right|Fashioned]] [[Evil Mentor|Evil]] and the other a [[Magnificent Bastard]] [[Trickster Mentor|Trickster]]). This seems to be one of the reasons they divorced. {{spoiler|Jareth [[Take a Third Option|choose neither]].}}

* [[Our Angels Are Different]]: As seen [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-122-Call-Center-174618567 here] this verse has some pretty old-school angels (and [[Fallen Angel|ex-angels]]).

* [[Splash of Color]]: Not counting covers and specials: [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-41-Shirts-85355253 Cristine's ''garment'' piece] in the washing machine and [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-42-Pink-86000371 its effect]. The [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-Mystery-Pg-1-101175965 splatter] in Mystery. When [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-78-Confrontation-1-112212850 Javert] met [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-79-Confrontation-2-113065902 Valjean] again. The [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-153-Vegas-201786871 ''green'' fairy]. The full color page for [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-171-Magic-Words-216609356 Jareth's confession]. The colored panel for [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-181-Tomorrow-254371528 James' speech].

* [[Talking the Monster to Death]]: Mentioned as Jareth's cause of defeat [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-12-Movie-Night-65642265 when the boys watch Labyrinth together].

** Later it's revealed in a [[Roommates 2007/Tear Jerker|heartbreaking]] (mini)arc that {{spoiler|his father got banished by his mother}} with the [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-133-Forsaken-184751515 very SAME monologue] and appearently [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-22-Girls-Rock-71158866 also works] on [[The Lord of the Rings|Ringwraiths]].

* [[Tangled Family Tree]]: It has been established that in the continuity of the comic, pretty much the entire [[The Fair Folk|magical]] [[Witch Species|community]] of ''every fandom ever'' is related in one way or another.

** Even a few non-majic characters are somehow connected through the magic family tree. Case in point, Morgan is Jareth's Aunt and {{spoiler|Javert's}} mother, which makes the two of them cousins. Jareth's father {{spoiler|Der Erlkönig}} currently dates {{spoiler|James' mother,}} if this lasts the two will become stepbrothers.

* [[Tempting Fate]]: Most of the time the characters are too [[Genre Savvy]] for this, but still happens sometimes:

2) '''Erik''': (Talking about {{spoiler|his relationship with Mag}})"[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-96-Blind-125876784 I doubt Christine will even notice.]"<br />

3) '''James''': "[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-162-Stuck-209981489 I'll be right back.]" }}

* [[You Can't Fight Fate|You Can't Fight Your Story]]: Recurring theme of the darker stories for some years. {{spoiler|It reached its current peak in the ''Dark!Jareth arc''. Magic doesn't make it easier, if not outright runs on the character's story tropes.}}

* [[You're Insane!]]: Used by Javert against {{spoiler|[[Super-Powered Evil Side|Dark!Jareth]] and his [[Motive Rant]] on why he's been [[Invoked Trope|forcing]] [[Character Rerailment]] on the others}}:

* [[Your Soul Is Mine]]: Seems like Mr. King took {{spoiler|James'}} [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-Such-Stuff-as-Dreams-Are-Made-On-40-305264355 here] and put it into a [[Crystal Prison|crystal]] while his body is in coma or dying.