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[[File:Roommates2007-01_9869.jpg|frame|Our main cast of lovable misfits<ref>(From left to right: ''[[The Phantom of the Opera]] - Erik'', ''[[Les Misérables]] - Javert'', ''[[
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This is not quite that place, but it's close.''|Narration form [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-61-Lundi-99389187 "Roommates 61 - Lundi"]}}
Welcome to the [[The Verse|Buildingverse]]! This article is about the Weekly [[Web Comic]] (normally<ref>([[Schedule Slip]] happens sometimes but more often it gets published on a more rapid rate. The ''Zombie Halloween arc'' of 2011 holds the record with 2 strips/day!)</ref> updated on Mondays) that started all: ''Roommates'' by [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com AsheRhyder] and [[Ascended Fanon|the fans]]<ref>(Ashe reads the comments and regularly holds polls to see what they want)</ref> on [[Deviant ART]]. It's mainly about [[Labyrinth
Further expanded in the spinoffs ''[[
Someone does a(n admittedly less than perfect) Hungarian translation of it titled ''[http://mali-chan.deviantart.com/gallery/32285369 "Lakótársak"]'' (Has a mirror [http://lakotarsak-webcomic.freeblog.hu/ here])
This page has ''[[Roommates 2007
Not to be confused with ''the other'' [[Web Comic]] also called ''[[Roommates (2009
=== Tropes used in Roommates ===
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* [[All Love Is Unrequited]] : Averted marvelously... most of the time. Most characters, due to being villains or side characters, don't get the girl in their own canon. In the comic they are either given girlfriends, oneshot dates, or a chance with the canon love interest. But there's liberal doses of "He just never got over her..." for at least Erik.
* [[Animesque]]
* [[Anti-Hero|Anti-]][[Heroic BSOD]]: {{spoiler|Javert suffers a textbook one (maybe even bordering [[Angst Coma]]) when he notices that Valjean moved to the building. Later James when he learns that his mother is coming to visit. Erik after seeing [[
* [[Art Evolution]]: Compare [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/gallery/?offset=168#/dz0amg this] to [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/gallery/?offset=0#/d33fizf this] and then [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-Such-Stuff-as-Dreams-Are-Made-On-29-299943687 this].
* [[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.
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* [[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>
{{quote| '''Erik''': "...can't unsee..." *whimper*}}
* [[Break Them
* [[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.
* [[Call Back]]: {{spoiler|Dark!}}Jareth to his own idealistic speech on page 100 [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-166-Fall-212382327 here]. Jadis to the ''[[Wham! Episode|Dark!Jareth arc]]'' [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-Such-Stuff-as-Dreams-Are-Made-On-34-302419828 here], Jareth to his father's advice about fighting for the ending he wants [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-Such-Stuff-as-Dreams-Are-Made-On-40-305264355 here].
* [[Calling the Old Man Out]]: Jareth managed to do this to both of his parents at the end of ''Such Stuff as Dreams Are made On''.
* [[The Cameo]]: ''Lots''.
* [[Canon|Canonical]] [[Death Is Cheap]]: As a rule this is a comic where [[Nobody Can Die]] {{spoiler|[[The Fair Folk]] could still steal your soul though}}. But also characters can be dead in [[Canon|their own story]] and still be around and "alive" here so it's safe to say that nobody even stays dead (except some rare cases). This condition is called being "Canonically Dead" in the comic. Ashe [[Playing
* [[Casual Danger Dialog]]: [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-188-Checked-260306606 James and House] in the middle of a zombie apocalypse.
* [[Censor Box]]: For [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-58800328 swearing and threats], [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Halloween-07-Roommates-Special-68680429 nudity], [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-194-Americana-263879732 violence] and occasionally [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-69-Attention-105670381 not even for the readers]!
* [[Cerebus Rollercoaster]]: This is a highly [[Medium Awareness|Self-Aware]], [[Comedy]], [[Fan Service]] [[Web Comic]] with an overarching plot about the nature of stories and fictional characters ([[You Can't Fight Fate|Can you fight your own story?]] [[Set Right What Once Went Wrong|Can you change what happened?]] etc.). Wait. [[Flat What|WHAT?]] {{spoiler|[http://comments.deviantart.com/1/48267877/2353474235 This] is [[Word of God|Word of Ashe]].}}
* [[Changeling Tale]]: The ''Erlkönig arc''. {{spoiler|Subverted. But poor [[Labyrinth
* [[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:
{{quote| '''Mr. King''': [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-Such-Stuff-as-Dreams-Are-Made-On-18-295029792 Fight for the ending you want. Somewhere someone will feel the same and believe. Then even if you lose, even if you die... you will live.] {{spoiler|You will live on in dreams. ...}}}}
* [[Cheese
* [[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
* [[Cold Iron]]: Referenced by Sarah as one of the reasons why she doesn't believe that they managed to seriously injure Jareth with a steel sword... it's not [[Iron]] and even less [[Cold Iron]]. Her other reason was basically [[Media Classifications]]: "[[Nobody Can Die]] in our movie."
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* [[Conversational Troping]]: Happens sometimes. Like this [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/gallery/?offset=168#/d12p906 conversation] about how [[Redemption Equals Death]].
* [[Cooldown Hug]]: James attempts to use this on {{spoiler|Dark!Jareth}} in ''Such Stuff as Dreams Are Made On'' (See also: [[Heroic Sacrifice]]).
* [[Crossover Ship]]: In-universe, there's {{spoiler|Erik and [[Repo!
* [[Curb Stomp Battle]]:
** [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-138-Loss-188692595 Jareth vs. Erlkönig]
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** [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-Such-Stuff-as-Dreams-Are-Made-On-33-302061702 Sarah vs. "Odile"]
* [[Cuteness Overload]]: Every male character got KO-d by [[The Lord of the Rings|Frodo]]'s illegal amount of cute... the girls seemed immune, though. On the other hand, nobody (except Javert and Jareth) can resist [[Cats|Misto]].
* [[Cut His Heart Out
== Tropes - D-H ==
* [[Deal
* [[Death By Origin Story]]: One of the two known ways to be [[Deader Than Dead]] in this world. As poor [[Zombieland
* [[Did Mom Just Have Tea
* [[Discriminate and Switch]]: After she and Sarah find [[Ho Yay|Valjean resting an unconscious Javert's head in his lap]], Norrington's mother comments that the two of them seemed "so... you know... the f-word..." She means "[[Cheese Eating Surrender Monkey|French]]," of course.
* [[Dream Within a Dream]]: {{spoiler|Mortal!}}Jareth's (mostly) [[Bad Dreams]] in ''Such Stuff as Dreams Are Made On'' are all these.
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* [[Embarrassing Old Photo]]: Todd and Nathan have baby pictures of their daughters. Jareth has embarrassing photos of everybody (and even of events that never(?) happened).
* [[Even the Girls Want Her]]: {{spoiler|The [[Gender Bender]] caused by Jareth's [[Power Incontinence|cold]] made some fans question their sexuality.}}
* [[Extranormal Institute]]: The St. Jude University where 3/4 of the main cast works. Plus others like [[The Lord of the Rings|Gandalf]], [[Indiana Jones|Dr. Jones]], [[House (TV series)|Dr. House]], and the [[Doctor Who|tenth Doctor]].
* [[Face Palm]]: [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-6-River-62111743 Let's] [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-13-Flush-66111403 just] [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-17-Hospital-68397225 say] [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-53-More-Awkward-93659264 that] [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-54-Up-and-Down-94397769 it] [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-67-Staff-Lounge-104382342 happens] [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-102-Boy-Player-156480419 a] [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-145-The-M-Word-194726509 lot]... Even a [[Up to Eleven|triple]] [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-112-Beneficiary-166305258 one] isn't an imposibility.
* [[The Fair Folk]]: Are ALL related to Jareth, apparently and they seem to be the magical [[Take a Third Option|third option]] between [[Heaven and Hell]]. Physically the pure-blooded ones ''tend'' to have [[Pointy Ears]] and [[Monochromatic Eyes]]. They also ''tend'' to possess [[Master of Illusion]] powers for varying levels. See also: [[Tangled Family Tree]], [[Witch Species]] and [[Interspecies Romance]]
* [[Failure Is the Only Option]]: The series runs on this and the characters don't mind it particularly. Every world shattering event that reached them yet would have made their life worse anyway.
* [[Fairy Tale Motifs]]: ''Such Stuff as Dreams Are Made On'' is full of them. As general classical archetypes {{spoiler|(Jareth in [[Knight in Shining Armor|shining armor]] facing a Saito [[Dragons Up the Yin-Yang|dragon]])}} and specifically ''[[
* [[Faking Amnesia]]: Averted but referenced [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-180-Status-Quo-254362098 here].
* [[Faking the Dead]]: Jareth tries to do this [[Death Is Dramatic|dramatically]] {{spoiler|It doesn't fool Sarah. [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-177-No-251632660 "Spoilsport!"] }}
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* [[Foreshadowing]]: Lots and lots. Sometimes even [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-125-ForeSHADOW-177399111 literally].
* [[Fountain of Youth]]: [[Crystal Ball]] of youth. And the magic only lasts for thirteen hours (the ''Kids arc'')
* [[Friends
* [[Glamour]]: Jareth casts one on {{spoiler|Erik}} in the {{spoiler|turned-into-children}} arc, so that he could {{spoiler|spend an afternoon with Christine without her seeing his deformity.}} ''[[Roommates 2007
** Der Erlkönig uses it too {{spoiler|to [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-183-Parent-Trap-256823412 disguise himself] and to keep the unsuspecting Mrs. Norrington that way.}}
* [[Gratuitous Foreign Language]]: [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-150-Story-199197924 This] has the local equivalent of ''Once upon a time...'' in several languages.
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* [[Hammerspace]]: Every character can produce his signature weapon out of nowhere (except maybe if someone explicitly takes it away but that's [[Epileptic Trees|not tested]]), Jareth, [[Captain Obvious|being the]] [[Space Master]], also anything else.
* [[Happy Fun Ball]]: Each and every item by [[The Fair Folk]] ever no matter how innocent it looks. Be it a [[Power Crystal|cry]][[Crystal Ball|stal]] or a slice of peach. (This is probably the only place in the multiverse where you can smell peaches when something metaphorically ''[[Evil Smells Bad|stinks]]''.)
* [[Heart Symbol]]: Every so often, like hearts used to [[Say It
* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-193-Sacrifice-263208294 James in the zombie arc]. {{spoiler|Good thing he is already (canonically) dead.}} And again in ''[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-Such-Stuff-As-Dreams-Are-Made-On-37-303868006 Such Stuff as Dreams Are Made On]''.
* [[Hidden in Plain Sight]]: During the ''Mystery arc'', {{spoiler|Jareth disguised himself as [[Mirror Mask]] for almost the entire evening to keep the culprit from realizing that he wasn't actually dead.}}
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== Tropes - I-M ==
* [[I Always Wanted to Say That]]: [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-158-Trinity-206321848 Here.]
{{quote| '''[[Labyrinth
* [[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.]
* [[Ignored Enemy]]: {{spoiler|"Odile" [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-Such-Stuff-as-Dreams-Are-Made-On-30-300502933 here] before James plays the [[Only Sane Man]].}}
* [["I Know You're in There Somewhere" Fight]]: Used (and referenced!) in [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-167-Inexplicable-212959019 this] strip, while {{spoiler|Valjean}} tries to reason with {{spoiler|a [[Brainwashed and Crazy|brainwashed]] and [[Character Development|de-character developed]] Javert}}. Also used by Shadow!Erik on Mortal!Jareth with some mixed results.
* [[Impossible Hourglass Figure]]: Ashe's way to draw women tends to look like [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-141-Rome-191096289 this] a lot.
* [[I'm Standing Right Here]]: Well sitting, but you get the idea. [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-200-Participation-265540251 James here].
* [[I'm Taking Her Home
** And a perfectly straight example happened when [[Labyrinth
* [[Instant Cosplay Surprise]]: [[Running Gag|Almost always]] happens when Jareth uses his [[Changing Clothes Is a Free Action|instant clothes ability]] on the others.
* [[Instant Runes]]: Jareth's time magic has them. {{spoiler|Also the Shadow!Main-Cast [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-Such-Stuff-as-Dreams-Are-Made-On-32-301393365 sometimes].}}
* [[Interspecies Romance]]: [[Invoked Trope|Invoked]] {{spoiler|by [[The Fair Folk]] according to [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-88-Relativity-119779422 Jareth]. Further proof: [[The Erl King
* [[In Which a Trope Is Described]]: Each page is given two different summaries in this format in the author's notes.
* [[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.
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* [[Looming Silhouette of Rage]]: A textbook [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-50-Boundaries-91547204 example].
* [[Lotus Eater Machine]]: {{spoiler|The Erlkönig created a [[Dream Land]] like this for his son (and who knows who else, maybe the whole cast) in ''Such Stuff as Dreams Are Made On''.}}
* [[Magic
* [[Magical Land]]: The Underground, Oz, Narnia etc.. At the end of the ''Oz arc'' Jareth gives a bit of exposition about the rules of his magic effectively lampshading that [[Magical Land|Magical Lands]] are well... magic.
* [[Magic Mirror]]: Jareth [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-125-ForeSHADOW-177399111 had] [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-156-Breaking-204471943 one]. {{spoiler|The first is the end of the ''Second Vacation arc'', where he severely overexerted himself and his magic in a very [[Out of Character|OOC]] way. The second is the beginning of the ''Dark!Jareth arc'' where he [[Power At a Price|pays the price]].}}
* [[Manga Effects]]: Being [[Animesque]], this is pretty much a given, but for example:
** [[Blue
** [[Cat Smile]]: [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-204-Sonic-265918018 The Doctor]
** [[Cross-Popping Veins]]: Many people but mostly Erik... [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-58800328 he has a whole box full].
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* [[Media Classifications]]: Made fun of [[Running Gag|a lot]]. Things like: Jareth (mostly) can't be harmed on screen and doesn't sustain injuries for long because of "PG" or any poor character's (but mostly Erik's) reaction to "R".
* [[Medium Awareness]]: Most, if not all of the characters are aware that they are fictional characters. This is [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] frequently. [[Word of God|Word of Ashe]] that the series has a fourth wall [http://comments.deviantart.com/1/279724525/2371391861 made of sugar-glass] so [[Lampshade Hanging|it's less dangerous]] to [[Breaking the Fourth Wall|break it]]... so almost [[No Fourth Wall]] at all.
* [[Mega Crossover]]: All fiction seem to have a back door leading to the Building-verse (and back). This thought borders on [[The World
* [[Metafictional Device]]: The vine border in ''Such Stuff Dreams are Made On'' is a lot more than just a flourish indicating "dreams". (Check the [[Roommates 2007
* [[Mexican Standoff]]: "[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-198-Time-Out-265375997 So, why are we all lined up?]"
* [[The Missus and
* [[My New Gift Is Lame]]: Unfortunately, all of them got the very same [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-Christmas-Special-72937761 lame thing]. [[Santa Claus]] must have something against them. Subverted with Javert, who is quite happy to receive a hefty lump of coal in the middle of winter, considering today's rising energy costs.
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* [[National Stereotypes]]: Animosities played straight: The French ''hate'' the "British"<ref>(Jareth tends to ally himself with this side)</ref>, Europeans the Americans, and vice versa. Others mostly subverted (Like: the sillier characters tend to be the "British" ones).
* [[Necktie Leash]]: Scarf leash but [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-Such-Stuff-as-Dreams-Are-Made-On-10-291510560 it] fits. {{spoiler|And the Erik/Jareth [[Ho Yay|shippers]] rejoiced.}}
* [[Nobody Can Die]]: At least nobody who isn't [[The Verse|verse]]-[[Muggles|native]] (not tested) or [[Deader Than Dead]]. And here [[Deader Than Dead]] means (as far as we can see it yet): a) [[You Can't Fight Fate|Your death is required]] for someone else's [[Death By Origin Story|backstory characterization]]. {{spoiler|See the [[Roommates 2007
* [[Nonchalant Dodge]]: {{spoiler|"Odile" does the third type while fighting three opponents and she even [[Casual Danger Dialog|combines it]] with [[Evil Gloating]]. Later subverted when her opponents outright tell her that they did not intend to defeat her.}}
* [[Not Proven]]: Jareth's (and by extension his family's) involvement in any shenanigans and pranks ever can be summed up with this (except if he admits it). He even lampshades this in the second karaoke page.
* [[Not What It Looks Like]]: Happened twice between {{spoiler|Jareth and Sarah. First Sarah made a [[Relative Error]] about his sister and then was that thing when he [[Power Incontinence|accidentally]] [[Gender Bender|turned his best friend into a woman]].}}
* [[Odd Couple]]: Erik and Jareth. Legolas and Sweeney, but sadly, we don't see them so much. [[House (TV series)|Dr. House]] and [[Doctor Who|tenth Doctor]].
* [[Odd Name Out]]: The main cast. Javert, James, Jareth and Erik.
* [[Offscreen Moment of Awesome]]: "The Doctors' (and Norrington's) Wacky Adventures through BBC" (Seems like the TARDIS for [[Actor Allusion|some reason]] brought them to all the shows [[Hugh Laurie]] was in.)
** Also the cast's big fight with the zombies.
* [[Off to See
{{quote| '''Jareth''': Well, come along, Dorothy. We're [[Off to See
* [[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]]).
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* [[Pair the Spares]]:
** {{spoiler|[[Pirates of the Caribbean|Norrington]] and [[Les Misérables|Eponine]]}}
** {{spoiler|[[Phantom of the Opera|Erik]] and [[Repo!
** {{spoiler|The Erlkonig and James' mother, much to their respective sons' horror.}}
* [[Parent Trap Plot]]: Averted. You would think that a page with the subtitle "[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-183-Parent-Trap-256823412 Parent Trap]" would be this... no it's not, it's the [[Parent
* [[Parent
* [[Personal Raincloud]]: James [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-55-POV-95137303 here].
* [[Pet the Dog]] / [[Even Evil Has Standards]] <ref>(Depending on the given value of "evil" as "not the protaganist")</ref>: Jareth in [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-34-Quick-Fix-80785395?q=gallery%3Aasherhyder%2F22161111&qo=134 this]<ref>Yes, that is, in fact, Erik</ref> comic.
* [[Plot Armor]]: [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-205-Force-266124739 James has it!]
* [[Post-Modern Magik]]: In the days of old you communicated with powerful entities through elaborate rituals, nowadays you can have their [[Roommates 2007
* [[Power Incontinence]]: When Jareth has a [[Catch Your Death of Cold|cold]] interesting things can happen. Like:
** {{spoiler|[[Freaky Friday Flip]]}}
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* [[Rebus Bubble]]: 1+1 = ><> ; [[Orlando Bloom|Legolas]] = [[Orlando Bloom|Will Turner]] ([http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-24-Bloom-72785397 Here.])
* [[Redemption Equals Death]]: James, in a lampshade-tastic [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/gallery/?offset=168#/d12p906 conversation] about the trope itself.
* [[Revised Ending]]: [[Discussed Trope|Discussed]]. {{spoiler|The Erlkönig tells his son [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-Such-Stuff-as-Dreams-Are-Made-On-17-294419680 in this] [[Talking in Your Dreams|dream sequence]] (amongst other things) that stories can have several different endings (using [[
* [[Road Movie]]: ''The First Vacation arc'' seems to be this [[Subverted Trope|initially]] {{spoiler|then after 3 pages the Tornado of fate hits and they are [[Off to See
* [[Rooftop Confrontation]]: Planned by Dark!Jareth... it didn't go too well.
* [[Rules of the Internet]]: Jareth misuses [[Rule 34]] [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-126-Rule-34-179088886 here]. It's clearly [[Rule 63]]! Or is it? Oh! And he has [[Memetic Mutation/Other Internet|pics]]!
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* [[Single Palette Town]]: The Emerald City as [[Captain Obvious|observed]] by James.
* [[Slow No]]: Invoked and [[Mundane Made Awesome|Parodied]] [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-23-Felicitations-72269825 here].
* [[Snicket Warning Label]]: The [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-206-Return-266360157 penultimate strip] of the ''Zombie Halloween arc'' notes that those who want it to have an unequivocally happy ending should "cue credits here." The [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-207-Immutable-266360821 ending] is a [[Mood Whiplash|rapid switch]] from humorous to [[Roommates 2007
* [[Speed Echoes]]: Legolas can climb trees [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-187-Reflexes-259633618 FAST]!
* [[Spin-Off]]: Has many. Just check out the [http://roomatesfans.deviantart.com/ fan group]. But the main ones that have trope pages are:
** Pika-la-Cynique's ''[[
** Heroesdaughter's ''[[
* [[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
{{quote| '''Javert''': You were monologued to death?}}
** Later it's revealed in a [[Roommates 2007
* [[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.
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* [[Tropaholics Anonymous]]: The "Killed for Canon" meeting.
* [[True Companions]]: Mr. King acknowledges that the main cast and Sarah are this for his son in ''Such Stuff''.
* [[Underestimating Badassery]]: Happens quite often ([[World of Badass]] masquerading as [[Slice of Life]] [[Fantastic Comedy]] and all) even if it rarely escalates into physical violence. Like to James in their movie night (See the ''[[Roommates 2007
* [[Unholy Matrimony]]: In the comic's [[Backstory]]. {{spoiler|The Erlkönig and Jadis}} were married once. How loving this relationship was is debatable because both are [[What Is This Thing You Call Love?|kinda clueless about the concept]] for some [[Evil Cannot Comprehend Good|degree]] or [[Oblivious to Love|another]] and {{spoiler|Jadis}} sounds a lot like she was aiming for [[Evil Overlord]] [[Genius Breeding Act|Breeding Act]].
* [[Unsound Effect]]: [http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-58800328 Dropping!] Yeah. This is the very first page. It still happens.
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