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** Several ''Penny Arcade'' strips make Take Thats at bad video games. One of the recurring Take Thats in earlier strips were directed towards John Romero, creator of the widely-panned ''[[Daikatana]]''. Earlier strips also made fun of the [[PlayStation 2]]'s launch (one E3-related strip even showed Gabe urinating on [[PlayStation 2]] equipment), but around the 2001 mark, they started to be more kind toward the console.
* A lot of ''[[User Friendly]]'' involves attacks on Microsoft.
* [http://www.adventurers-comic.com/d/0030.html This] ''[[Adventurers!]]!'' strip is a [[Take That]] at PC games in general and the notoriously buggy PC port of ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'' in particular.
** Then again, pretty much the entire comic is an [[Affectionate Parody]] of games like ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'' and their various clichés, so pinpointing one strip seems to miss the big picture.
* In ''[[The KAMics]]'' [http://www.drunkduck.com/The_KAMics/4822963/ this comic] gives the doomed guard the same name as another cartoonist who had done a comic trashing other comics characters & authors.
* After the ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' comic, ''Dark Legacy Comics'', had been on a storyline about [[NPC|NPCs]] overthrowing [[PC|PCs]] for several weeks, the author got enough of forum-goers complaining about the unrealism of such a concept and did [http://darklegacycomics.com/147.html this strip].
** [http://www.pvponline.com/2008/03/21/yet-another-letdown/ This] ''[[PvP]]'' strip was similarly levelled at people who complained about the then-current [[Story Arc]]. Specifically, the strip was a response to [http://www.the-whiteboard.com/autowb905.html this] earlier [[Take That]] from the webcomic ''[[The Whiteboard]]'' regarding his disappointment in the wasted potential of that [[Story Arc]].
* ''[[Minus]]'' had a fairly gentle [http://www.kiwisbybeat.com/minus13.html Take That] against most of the criticisms you'd expect to hear aimed at the idea of a comic about someone with infinite power. For extra points, imagine it as a [[Superman]] comic.
* ''[[Shortpacked]]'', when not taking shots at Walky's own past exploits, takes the occasional swipe at [http://www.shortpacked.com/d/20070416.html certain] [http://www.shortpacked.com/d/20070711.html newspaper comics], and lots of jabs at the worst aspects of ''[[Transformers]]'' fandom and [[Fan Dumb|fandom in general]]. And, sometimes, he manages to [http://www.shortpacked.com/d/20071119.html combine the two].
** and recently another [http://www.shortpacked.com/d/20090219.html webcomic]
** And another ''Transformers'' [http://www.shortpacked.com/d/20090316.html strip here.]
** And this [http://www.shortpacked.com/d/20091103.html takes a shot at Macs, with the help of Transformers.]
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* ''[[Achewood]]'' took potshots at stereotypically mediocre fantasy and furry webcomics hosted at places like Keenspot in [http://achewood.com/index.php?date=01172005 this strip.] Their activities are so poorly conveyed.
* Kris Straub's ''[[Chainsawsuit]]'' has done multiple Take Thats against other comics in the span of a few updates. These include [http://chainsawsuit.com/2008/04/16/strip-353/ Perry Bible Fellowship] and [http://chainsawsuit.com/2008/04/04/strip-348/ XKCD]. [http://chainsawsuit.com/2008/05/09/strip-363/ Twice.]
** ...[http://chainsawsuit.com/2008/09/17/strip-65/ turning to] ''[[Batman]]'' movies, [http://chainsawsuit.com/2008/09/18/strip-66/ and] ''[[Dragonball Z]]'' and [http://chainsawsuit.com/2008/11/25/strip-114/ Obligatory] ''[[Star Trek]]'' joke. [http://chainsawsuit.com/2008/09/19/strip-67/ Also], [[George Lucas]], [http://chainsawsuit.com/2011/08/31/star-wars-is-for-toddlers-now/ his remakes], [http://chainsawsuit.com/2011/09/07/more-fun-with-george-lucas/ more] of Lucas, and [http://chainsawsuit.com/2011/10/05/georgie-luke/ his retcons]. [http://chainsawsuit.com/2008/08/20/strip-45/ Then], ''[[Braid]]'', a [http://chainsawsuit.com/2008/10/14/strip-84/ certain fastfood] [http://chainsawsuit.com/2008/10/23/strip-91/ and] [[Conan O'Brien]] as well [http://chainsawsuit.com/2008/11/03/strip-98/ as] ''[[Law and Order]]'' [http://chainsawsuit.com/2009/01/12/strip-144/ and] ''[[Dateline (TV series)|Dateline]]''. Also, [http://chainsawsuit.com/2008/12/15/strip-128/ poked fun] at [[Paedo Hunt]] and trolled unfunny [http://chainsawsuit.com/2008/10/16/strip-86/ political] [[Troll|trolls]] (see the next page), [http://chainsawsuit.com/2008/11/26/strip-115/ parodied] [[Green Aesop]] spam, "[http://chainsawsuit.com/2009/02/13/strip-161/ Disastorm]" [[Global Warning]] and [[Let's Meet the Meat]] [http://chainsawsuit.com/2008/12/03/strip-120/ ads].
* ''[[Xkcd]]'' has parodied ''[[Penny Arcade]]'' twice. The two comics are [http://xkcd.com/50/ here] and [http://xkcd.com/160/ here]. But from the ending of the second and the [[Alt Text]] of the first, they definitely go into [[Affectionate Parody]] rather than [[Take That]].
** [http://xkcd.com/739/ Also], [[The Other Wiki]]. Again, see [[Alt Text]].
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*** [http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2012-02-22 The return] of Vampire Romance Novels!
** Sketchbook [http://www.egscomics.com/sketchbook/?date=2003-10-12 got] Miss Sensorshep.
* ''[[8-Bit Theater
* ''Two Lumps'' has taken several pot shots at ''Garfield.'' [http://www.twolumps.net/d/20040405.html This] is one of the more blatant examples.
* [[Something Positive|R.K. Milholland]] says "[[Take That]], [[TV Tropes]]!" in the first line of [http://www.superstupor.com/sust02132009.shtml this] ''[[Super Stupor]]'' comic. Apparently this was the result of someone parroting [[Black Comedy Rape]] in a [[Dude, Not Funny]] [[Live Journal]] comment accusation against him.
** Well, this one is more of a [[Take That]] against people who link to us as opposed to forming their own opinions, as well as [[Unpleasable Fanbase|Unpleasable Fanbases]] and the pure distilled awfulness of One More Day. It's hard to tell exactly how effective it is to "puppet" the opinions of a wiki which, after all, can be changed by anyone. <ref> And in any case, he wasn't aiming it at this site, but someplace with the url tvtropes.'''com'''.</ref>
** This isn't the only case of [[Take That]] that Milholland has ever done, of course. For example:
{{quote|'''Davan''': [http://www.somethingpositive.net/sp12032009.shtml I think I read the "Excited" entry on] [[The Other Wiki|Wikipedia]] right before some idiot had it deleted for [[There Is No Such Thing as Notability|relevance]].}}
* ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'' once had the cast [http://ads.sluggy.com/daily.php?date=980208 go to war] with ''[[Dilbert]]'' and kill off every single character from that strip. Their reasons? "Dilbert just really ticks us off!" The news media also came in for a lampooning in that one.
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* The announcement that the long-running ''[[Power Rangers]]'' show would end with its current incarnation ''[[Power Rangers RPM]]'' has led to all sorts of fandom reactions, including [http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/5449/advensckm0023.jpg this rather belated one] from the [[Kamen Rider]]-themed ''Soucha-Koma''.
* ''[[Tales of the Questor]]'' [http://www.rhjunior.com/totq/00590.html takes a jab at sparkly unicorns.]
* The ''[[Tales of the Questor]]'' spin-off ''[[Quentyn Quinn, Space Ranger]]'' has been the vehicle for many odd Take Thats, including one against pirates (according to the artist, due to the fact that at the time that arc was being planned out, people were going ga-ga over the ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]''). Includes a very heavy-handed [[Take That]] aimed at ''[[Star Trek]]'', starting from their [http://www.rhjunior.com/QQSR/00015.html strange designs] and stranger [[No OSHA Compliance|idea of workplace safety]], and [http://www.rhjunior.com/QQSR/00017.html proceeding] to poke fun at [[Planet of Hats]].
* ''[[VG Cats]]'' did numerous of Take Thats, but one of the best is [http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=145 this].
** For those who love this smell in the morning - [http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=147 carpet] [http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=148 bombing].
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* ''[[Dead of Summer]]'' did a [[Take That]] against the [[George W. Bush|Bush Administration]] [http://www.deadofsummer.org/2007/06/18/comic-249-press-conferences-gone-awry/ here.]
* [http://sexylosers.com/231.html Strip #231 (Bonejerk Homework)] of ''[[Sexy Losers]]'' takes a swipe at fans of ''[[Megatokyo]]''.
* ''[[Hijinks Ensue]]'' exists almost solely to hurl [[Take That|Take Thats]] against various people and companies, most frequently [[
* [[Mystic Studios Productions]]' ''[[Horndog]]'' and ''[[Here Wolf]]'' make fun of pretty much everyone, including [[Self-Deprecation|the comics themselves]] and [[Isaac Baranoff|their creator]].
* ''[[The Wotch]]'' was at one point attacked by ''[[Something Awful]]''. A few weeks later there came a minor plotline where Anne was besieged by a giant [[Troll]]; Miranda West saved the day by banishing it to a dimension named Sapoe.
** "I sent it to a troll dimension, he'll like it, full of trolls"
* ''[[Living with Insanity]]'' indulges in these occasionally. Be they an [[Animal Wrongs Group]] [http://www.livingwithinsanity.com/index/?p=235 like here], [http://www.livingwithinsanity.com/index/?p=353 annoying customers], [http://www.livingwithinsanity.com/index/?p=327 emos] and even [http://www.livingwithinsanity.com/index/?p=348 David attacking himself].
** The [http://www.livingwithinsanity.com/The_Author/comic/fatman-returns-the-finale/ Finale] of [http://www.livingwithinsanity.com/The_Author/comic/sleeper_agent/ The Authors] Fatman Returns saga is a blatant TAKE THAT at another website that accused the creator of plagiarism. The other "Fatman" site accused the creator of stealing ideas, and posting them on his site before they got a chance to post it on theirs. The (hilarious) accusation was unfounded since the other site was set up 5 months after The Author started his Fatman sagas.
* The bug of ''[[Bug (webcomic)|Bug]]'' sometimes [http://www.bugcomic.com/comics/protesting/ really] [http://www.bugcomic.com/comics/bug-theaters/ dislikes] [[Michael Bay]].
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** Doc broadsides journalists who claim paintball is a war simulator by saying that the college courses seem to narrow their vocabulary.
** [http://www.the-whiteboard.com/autowb417.html The password to Doc's e-mail account] is "[http://www.pbnation.com/ pbn]suxxors".
* [[Ret-Conned]] took a [http://www.ret-conned.com/archives/47 shot] at Grant Morrison, after his shocking reveal in Batman & Robin #12.
* ''[[Head Trip]]'' did a lot of this, mostly to ''[[Twilight (novel)|Twilight]]'' ([http://headtripcomics.comicgenesis.com/d/20080505.html itself], [http://headtripcomics.comicgenesis.com/d/20100401.html its fans] and [http://headtripcomics.comicgenesis.com/d/20100614.html its author]), [http://headtripcomics.comicgenesis.com/d/20100219.html The] [http://headtripcomics.comicgenesis.com/d/20100312.html Last] [http://headtripcomics.comicgenesis.com/d/20100705.html Avatar] and brainless [http://headtripcomics.comicgenesis.com/d/20060319.html TV shows] ([http://headtripcomics.comicgenesis.com/d/20070420.html scare] included).
** Though [http://headtripcomics.comicgenesis.com/d/20070211.html Boston Mooninite Invasion], [http://headtripcomics.comicgenesis.com/d/20060629.html Emo Potter], [http://headtripcomics.comicgenesis.com/d/20061204.html Childfree], [http://headtripcomics.comicgenesis.com/d/20100217.html Otherkin], [http://headtripcomics.comicgenesis.com/d/20060514.html Sailor Moon], [http://headtripcomics.comicgenesis.com/d/20060904.html Cosplayers] and [http://headtripcomics.comicgenesis.com/d/20061218.html one very special abortion of the fashion] also earned "honorable" mentions... plus [http://headtripcomics.comicgenesis.com/d/20060908.html a handful of others] who didn't even deserve a separate strip.
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