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{{quote|''Try to post a comment on youtube that is so stupid and offensive that it [[Poe's Law|cannot be taken seriously]] and immediately recognized as a parody of youtube comments. '''[[Failure Is the Only Option|You will fail.]]'''''|''[[Xkcd]]''}}
A malcontent that posts messages specifically designed to enrage, confuse, and/or infuriate as many people as possible.
Truly "talented" trolls may even enter the realm of [[Stealth Parody]]. The very nature of the internet (from newsgroups to wiki sites) is such that if you try to preach to opponents outright or otherwise offend them, you'll probably be ignored and/or banned. A combination of parody and provocation is more likely to inveigle others and thus become a more effective method of quarreling.
A case-in-point of the [[GIFT]], the troll delights in [[For the Evulz|sowing chaos; he is enamored by the thought that he can set off total strangers and derail entire forum topics by posting one simple message.]] At the same time, anonymity shields him from the uncomfortable realization that [[Internet Tough Guy|total strangers are currently fantasizing about his brutal and painful death]].
The easiest way for a troll to set off an argument is to find a forum devoted to a specific point-of-view -- fandom, hobbyists, politics, what have you -- and post [[Refuge in Audacity|something inflammatory and profane]] holding an opposite viewpoint. An experienced troll makes sure to hit as many buttons as possible in a single post, making sure that others on the forum spend an equal amount of time responding to and refuting each point. I.E., on a fan forum for "X", a beginning troll may simply post "X Sucks", while an experienced troll may post a [[Hannibal Lecture|long essay]] on ''[["The Reason You Suck" Speech|why]]'' "[[Complaining About Shows You Don't Like|X Sucks]]" (usually full of [[Twisting the Words|lies]] and [[Paint the Hero Black|mischaracterizations]], but [[Villains Never Lie|using the truth]] makes it all the more frustrating for the regulars,) and a very experienced troll will even use [[Sock Puppet|Sock Puppets]] to anger ''both'' sides of an argument at once. Troll messages are often characterized by poor grammar, poor punctuation, excessive use of net slang and CAPS. Whether this is real illiteracy or an additional attempt to garner a response depends on the individual.
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* In ''[[The Sims]] 3,'' Sims with certain traits, evil most notably, can troll forums, and derive fun from doing so.
* Hazama / Terumi from ''[[Blaz Blue]]'' practically revels in trolling and taunting everyone he comes across, as shown heavily on Ragna and Rachel. By Continuum Shift, he has practically trolled the entire cast {{spoiler|because no matter what you do, even if you Astral Finish him, he ''always'' wins}}.
* ''[[Forum Warz]]'' is an RPG where you play a troll - an [[Emo Teen|Emo Kid]], a [[Attention Whore|Camwhore]], a [[The Cracker|Hacker]] or a Perma-[[Noob]]. People contact you to bring down forums by "fighting" forum threads, derailing them and posting nonsense until you "pwn" the entire forum.
* Palutena from ''[[Kid Icarus: Uprising|Kid Icarus Uprising]]'' messes with Pit almost non-stop. Her pranks range from not warning Pit when she's going to speed his wings up to deliberately ''using him as bait'' to lure out one of the Hewdraw heads. All that, and she's his [[Mission Control]].
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* Also parodied by ''[[Xkcd]]'' [http://xkcd.com/591/ here]. Then some fans put together the [http://echochamber.me/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=40054&hilit=Troll+Slayer&start=40#p1597846 extended version].
* In ''[[Ghastlys Ghastly Comic]]'', Hitler is shown to use the Enigma to troll the Allies.
* The twelve trolls in ''[[Homestuck]]'' are actually major characters. They start off as simple internet trolls, but later befriend the four protagonists and act as exposition. And they are ''literal'' trolls, i.e. aliens from a different planet.
* In ''[[Unwinder's Tall Comics]]'', the title character is an oddly-dedicated troll both [http://tallcomics.com/?id=21 on the internet] and in real life. [http://tallcomics.com/?id=13 "The real music is the jeers of the angry crowd!"]
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