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Line 2: [[File:torches and pitchforks.jpg\|link=Magic: The Gathering\|frame\|The peasants are - [[Stealth Pun\|well, you know]].]] {{quote\|''"Ah, there's no justice like Angry Mob Justice."''\|'''Seymour Skinner''', \|''[[The Simpsons (animation)\|The Simpsons]]'', "Bart After Dark"}}▼ ▲{{quote\|''"Ah, there's no justice like Angry Mob Justice."''\|'''Seymour Skinner''', ''[[The Simpsons (animation)\|The Simpsons]]'', "Bart After Dark"}} The standard equipment for any angry mob on a [[Witch Hunt]]. The mob may be going after an [[Evil Sorcerer\|evil wizard]], a [[Our Vampires Are Different\|vampire]], a [[Mad Scientist]], a [[Heteronormative Crusader\|"perverted" person]], or any other unpopular local figure. If they're coming after the good guys for one reason or another (like if our heroes are hiding a [[Reluctant Monster]]), their best defense is [[Shaming the Mob]]. Line 12 ⟶ 11: Featured and parodied so many times, it's a definite [[Undead Horse Trope]]. See also [[Kill It with Fire]] and [[Burn the Witch]] for its inspiration. [[Internet Backdraft]] is what happens when you take the sentiment behind this and apply it on the Internet. When you've got pitchforks but not torches, see [[Prongs of Poseidon]]. If '''Torches and Pitchforks''' are featured in a musical then an [[Angry Mob Song]] is pretty much guaranteed. {{examples}} == Anime &and Manga ==▼ ▲== Anime & Manga == * In ''[[Mai-Otome]]'', about a thousand Windbloom refugees form an angry mob to track down Queen Mashiro for allowing their kingdom to fall under control of the [[Big Bad]]. Since they are unable to find her, they settle for one of her court maids who, unfortunately for them, is [[Better to Die Than Be Killed\|willing to keep the queen's whereabouts a secret to the very end]]. * In one ghost's dream in ''[[Bizenghast]]'', Vincent is accused of witchcraft and nearly hung by an angry mob wielding these. Line 21 ⟶ 20: * The angry mob trying to kill Remina in ''[[Hellstar Remina]]''. Many pitchforks, knives, fire axes and the occasional gun. == ~~Card~~Comic ~~Games~~Books ==▼ * Parodied ~~again~~ in ''[[Sam ~~and~~& Max: Freelance Police]]'', "The Tell-Tale Tail", when a group of torch-bearing Scotsmen arrive at the castle where Max is attempting to reanimate his severed tail (don't ask):▼ ▲== Card Games == * This is pretty much the defining trait of the [[Hidden Elf Village\|rabidly xenophobic]] [[Hive Mind]]ed [[Hobbits\|kithkin]] (pictured above on the card [http://ww2.wizards.com/gatherer/CardDetails.aspx?&id=158695 Kithkin Rabble]) in ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'''s ''Shadowmoor'' setting.▼ * Guess what the mob on the ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' card ''"Angry Mob"'' are wielding?▼ Double bonus, the card artwork is a stylized recreation of a scene from the original ''Nosferatu''.▼ The horror-movie-based setting Innistrad not only has several cards to represent variations on the angry mob, but actually has ''equipment'' representing a torch and a pitchfork. The torch fends off vampires and can be used to set things on fire. The pitchfork is...very pointy. And a spell named [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=237361 Rally the Peasants] that boosts your creatures' power while leaving their [[Hit Points\|toughness]] as is shows an angry mob forming.▼ {{quote\|'''Rally the Peasants:''' ''"If you must go out at night, bring a mob."'' --Master of the Elgaud Cathars▼ '''Ludevic's Abomination:''' ''"After several frustrating experiments, the visionary Ludevic realized he needed to create a monster that fed on torch-wielding mobs."'' }}▼ * And not only that, but there's a "non-collectable" card game by the name of... You guessed it, "Torches and Pitchforks", by Green Ronin Publishing. The object? "Your townsfolk have suffered attacks for years but they're not going to take it anymore. Those creepy monsters have haunted the moors long enough and now it's time for you and your mob to do something about it! Arm your townsfolk, fight off the monsters, and don't let those other mobs steal any of your glory."▼ == Comics ==▼ * Parodied in ''[[The Far Side]]'' several times; in one, the mob is storming the castle, and one man looks down at his torch, which has gone out, to regret buying it from a discount "Torches and Pitchforks Store".▼ ▲* Parodied again in ''[[Sam and Max Freelance Police]]'', "The Tell-Tale Tail", when a group of torch-bearing Scotsmen arrive at the castle where Max is attempting to reanimate his severed tail (don't ask): {{quote\|'''Sam''': It's an irate mob of torch-bearing villagers out to destroy anything different, abnormal or misunderstood! '''Scot''': Irate? We're not irate! We're here in town for the annual torch maker's convention! }} ** Then [[It Got Worse\|they make things worse]] by choosing a particularly inopportune time to try and sell their wares. * ''[[Prickly City]]'': Winslow, disguised as Senator Kevin the Lost Bunny of the Apocylpse, returns to Prickly City to meet with his constitents. A crowd comes to meet him, with torches and pitchforks. * ''[[Dilbert]]'' had a series of strips has Dogbert taking over [[Ruritania\|Elbonia]]. In the final strip, Dilbert sees the people marching on the castle with pitchforks and other tools and he and Dogbert panic and flee; the last panel has one Elbonian turning to another and asking "Did anyone remember to tell the King about the harvest festival today?"▼ Line 70 ⟶ 57: == Literature == * Both parodied a few times and played straight in ''[[Discworld]]'': ~~Both parodied a few times and played straight in~~In ''[[~~Discworld]]''. For example, in ''[[Discworld/Carpe Jugulum\|~~Carpe Jugulum]]'', Nanny Ogg gets several of her sons to organize an angry mob to go after Count Magpyr and his family, who have moved into Lancre Castle with the intent of taking over the country. The Count is not impressed, and simply steps out to criticize their "angry mob" form (like using large, unwieldy scythes instead of sickles) before siccing his personal army on the mob. But at the climax, a mob takes on the Count—much to the approval of the witches, as you have to kill your own monsters. (They had brought their children, which would teach the children that monsters could be killed.) ''[[~~Discworld/Maskerade\|~~Maskerade]]'' features a brief discussion of angry mob etiquette when a mob goes after the Phantom (apparently, it's torches when chasing monsters, and lanterns when chasing smugglers). [[The Igor\|Igors]] working for mad scientists/lords/whatevers have the uncanny ability to have all of their possessions and body parts packed and be halfway out of the village before the peasants can finish distributing these essentials. Otto von Chriek of ''[[~~Discworld/The Truth\|~~The Truth]]'' cites this as the reason for his "[[Funny Foreigner\|comical]] [[Vampire Vords\|vampire]]" act—if he's weird but amusing, they're less likely to kill him. He also mentions having lost a friend to such a mob. ** An illustration in ''The Art of Discworld'' shows "The Mob"; the crowd of not-necessarily-antagonistic people who treat any interesting event in Ankh-Morpork as a form of street theatre. Two of them are, in fact, holding a torch and a pitchfork - but this being the Morporkian melting pot they ''are'' a vampire and an [[The Igor\|Igor]]. * Played more or less straight in the seventh book of ''[[A Series of Unfortunate Events]]'', with a village of puritanical fanatics whose punishment for breaking any of their village laws (which prohibit mechanical devices, books which break the rules, and harming the local crows) is burning at the stake. Line 87 ⟶ 75: == Live -Action TV == * Parodied on ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' when Pearl is at first ecstatic about the torch-bearing mob gathered beneath her castle and readies the hot pitch and firebombs, only to learn that they're part of a welcoming party. A disappointed Pearl releases the pitch and firebombs anyway. ** Somewhat implied on ''[[The Addams Family]]'', since they do this to nearly everyone that comes to their doorway. Line 102 ⟶ 90: * Parodied in the first part of a two part episode in ''[[Married... with Children]]''. During a heat wave, the family force Al to buy them a new air conditioner. He buys a clunky Russian one which blows out the power over the neighborhood when turned on high. While the family observes the blackout, Al comments [[Tempting Fate\|that at least no one knows they're responsible]]. Right on cue, the neighborhood instantly accuse the Bundys and come storming at their door. {{quote\|'''Kelly''': Where'd they get those torches and pitchforks so fast?!}} == Music == Line 111 ⟶ 98: * [[Rush]]'s "Witch Hunt". * "they came with torches and pitchforks..." from the Titus Andronicus song "No Future part II: The Day After No Future" ▲== Newspaper Comics == ▲* Parodied in ''[[The Far Side]]'' several times; in one, the mob is storming the castle, and one man looks down at his torch, which has gone out, to regret buying it from a discount "Torches and Pitchforks Store". ▲* ''[[Dilbert]]'' had a series of strips has Dogbert taking over [[Ruritania\|Elbonia]]. In the final strip, Dilbert sees the people marching on the castle with pitchforks and other tools and he and Dogbert panic and flee; the last panel has one Elbonian turning to another and asking "Did anyone remember to tell the King about the harvest festival today?" == Tabletop Games == === Card Games === ▲* This is pretty much the defining trait of the [[Hidden Elf Village\|rabidly xenophobic]] [[Hive Mind]]ed [[Hobbits\|kithkin]] (pictured above on the card [https://web.archive.org/web/20080927024859/http://ww2.wizards.com/gatherer/CardDetails.aspx?&id=158695 Kithkin Rabble]) in ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'''s ''Shadowmoor'' setting. ▲* Guess what the mob on the ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' card ''"Angry Mob"'' are wielding? ▲ Double bonus, the card artwork is a stylized recreation of a scene from the original ''Nosferatu''. ▲ The horror-movie-based setting Innistrad not only has several cards to represent variations on the angry mob, but actually has ''equipment'' representing a torch and a pitchfork. The torch fends off vampires and can be used to set things on fire. The pitchfork is...very pointy. And a spell named [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=237361 Rally the Peasants] that boosts your creatures' power while leaving their [[Hit Points\|toughness]] as is shows an angry mob forming. ▲{{quote\|'''Rally the Peasants:''' ''"If you must go out at night, bring a mob."'' --Master of the Elgaud Cathars ▲'''Ludevic's Abomination:''' ''"After several frustrating experiments, the visionary Ludevic realized he needed to create a monster that fed on torch-wielding mobs."'' }} ▲* And not only that, but there's a "non-collectable" card game by the name of... You guessed it, "Torches and Pitchforks", by Green Ronin Publishing. The object? "Your townsfolk have suffered attacks for years but they're not going to take it anymore. Those creepy monsters have haunted the moors long enough and now it's time for you and your mob to do something about it! Arm your townsfolk, fight off the monsters, and don't let those other mobs steal any of your glory." === Tabletop RPG === * The Torches and Pitchforks effect is incorporated into ''[[Promethean: The Created]]'', which is basically "Frankenstein's Monster: The RPG." Humans recognize, on some visceral level, that Prometheans ''shouldn't be'', and suffer "Disquiet" in their presence that eventually turns to violence. ** Some Clockstoppers in ''[[Genius: The Transgression]]'' are able to manipulate people into forming angry mobs against hapless Geniuses. Line 151 ⟶ 152: == ~~Webcomics~~Web Comics == * Behold ''[[Ubersoft]]''. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110314061551/https://www.ubersoft.net/comic/hd/2005/05/roberts-rules-disorder First they get them] [https://web.archive.org/web/20110314061631/https://www.ubersoft.net/comic/hd/2005/05/tradition then they make the boss proud]. * Sam Starfall of ''[[Freefall]]'' considers it a badge of pride to be chased by a mob such as this. Sadly, the sci-fi setting makes actual Torches and Pitchforks hard to come by, so he mostly has to make due with an ordinary 'Angry Mob'. Line 170 ⟶ 171: ** [https://web.archive.org/web/20140209171706/http://sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=3223 And Death is targetted.] * In ''[[Nodwick]]'', [https://web.archive.org/web/20111229042238/http://nodwick.humor.gamespy.com/gamespyarchive/index.php?date=2005-09-07 causing economic distress makes this a danger.] * ''[[Critical Miss (webcomic)\|Critical Miss]]'' offers a hoe as a hastily picked [https://web.archive.org/web/20150905154711/http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/comicsandcosplay/comics/critical-miss/14338-On-Hatemobs substitute]: {{quote\|I know it's not your traditional pitchfork. But it ''does'' have that classic, ''rural feel'', y'know? }} Line 223 ⟶ 224: {{reflist}} [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]▼ [[Category:Dead Horse Trope]] [[Category:This Index Means Trouble]] Line 229 ⟶ 231: [[Category:Action Adventure Tropes]] [[Category:Fame and Reputation Tropes]] ▲[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]