The Order of the Stick/Tropes A-F: Difference between revisions

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==== ''[[The Order of the Stick (Webcomic)|The Order of the Stick]]'' provides examples of the following tropes: ====

* [[~~Twenty Percent~~ More Awesome]]: An angel shows Roy [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0489.html a graph] of Belkar's evil against time, measured in kilonazis. The standard unit is based on a hypothetical lovechild of [[The Lord of the Rings (Literature)|Sauron]] and [[The Hundred and One Dalmatians|Cruella DeVille]]. Of course, in a ''[[Dungeons and Dragons (Tabletop Game)|Dungeons & Dragons]]''-based universe, "evil" really might be quantifiable...

* [[20% More Awesome]]: An angel shows Roy [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0489.html a graph] of Belkar's evil against time, measured in kilonazis. The standard unit is based on a hypothetical lovechild of [[The Lord of the Rings (Literature)|Sauron]] and [[The Hundred and One Dalmatians|Cruella DeVille]]. Of course, in a ''[[Dungeons and Dragons (Tabletop Game)|Dungeons & Dragons]]''-based universe, "evil" really might be quantifiable...

* [[Absurdly Spacious Sewer]]: The [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0660.html "Obligatory Sewer-Themed Labyrinth"].

* [[Accidental Innuendo]]: In-universe parody.

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* [[And Knowing Is Half the Battle]]: [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0145.html Spoofed].

{{quote| '''Elan:''' Ohhhh. Thanks, Vaarsuvius. Now I know.<br />

'''Vaarsuvius:''' [[Shout Out|And knowing is half the battle.]]<br />

'''Vaarsuvius:''' [[Shout-Out|And knowing is half the battle.]]<br />

'''[[G.I. Joe]]:''' G.I. Joe! }}

* [[And Your Little Dog, Too]]

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* [[Atop a Mountain of Corpses]]:

{{quote| '''Belkar:''' I am a Sexy, Shoeless, '''''GOD OF WAR'''''!}}

* [[Attack Attack Attack]]

* [[Attack! Attack! Attack!]]

** The paladins have an aversion to retreat because of their honor combined with their inability to feel fear, which, obviously, lands them up in trouble quite a bit.

** Lasts ''almost'' to the end in [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0618.html strip #618].

* [[Attack Attack Retreat Retreat]]: [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0181.html Strip #181]. "Back into the darkness! BACK INTO THE DARKNESS!!"

* [[Attack! Attack! Retreat! Retreat!]]: [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0181.html Strip #181]. "Back into the darkness! BACK INTO THE DARKNESS!!"

* [[Avenging the Villain]]

** Yokyok

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** [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0045.html Or tell Haley that treasure isn't really that important.]

** [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0453.html Or hurt Hinjo's dog.]

** Xykon has so many it's almost a [[Running Gag]]. At first, it's [[Un Equal Rites|denigrating the intelligence or power of sorcerers as compared to wizards.]] Later, he's fine with being a lich until it turns out he can no longer taste coffee, at which point he goes ballistic. Whatever you do, do ''not'' cause Xykon to {{spoiler|lose his phylactery.}} And to boot, don't steal his [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0661.html kills.]

** Xykon has so many it's almost a [[Running Gag]]. At first, it's [[Un-Equal Rites|denigrating the intelligence or power of sorcerers as compared to wizards.]] Later, he's fine with being a lich until it turns out he can no longer taste coffee, at which point he goes ballistic. Whatever you do, do ''not'' cause Xykon to {{spoiler|lose his phylactery.}} And to boot, don't steal his [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0661.html kills.]

** Speaking of Xykon, Roy has a pet peeve about villains who cannot remember the bad things they have done, and the Lich is one of the top offenders of that.

** [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0811.html "Malack. How's the family?"]