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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. '''You will fail.'''''|''[[~~Xkcd (Webcomic)|~~Xkcd]]''}}

{{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. '''You will fail.'''''|''[[Xkcd]]''}}

A malcontent that posts messages specifically designed to enrage, confuse, and/or infuriate as many people as possible.

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== Anime and Manga ==

* ''[[Cromartie High School]]'' had an episode about a gang leader that administrates a web forum and is incredibly polite. After running into a Troll, he restrains himself. However, the troll later bumps into him in person, and [[Laser-Guided Karma|is punched to the ground by the gang leader without either knowing who the other really is.]]

* ''[[Sayonara Zetsubou ~~Sensei~~]]'' has Meru Otonashi, who ([[Meaningful Name|true to her name]]) is extremely shy around others, and only communicates through text messages... pretty much all of which consist entirely of outrageous slander of the recipient. And don't even think about taking her phone away, because she has extras. And don't bother waiting for the battery to die. She has extras. ''[[Hyperspace Arsenal|Many]]'' extras.

* ''[[Sayonara, Zetsubou-sensei]]'' has Meru Otonashi, who ([[Meaningful Name|true to her name]]) is extremely shy around others, and only communicates through text messages... pretty much all of which consist entirely of outrageous slander of the recipient. And don't even think about taking her phone away, because she has extras. And don't bother waiting for the battery to die. She has extras. ''[[Hyperspace Arsenal|Many]]'' extras.

* Beatrice in ''[[Umineko no Naku Koro Ni]]''. Lambdadelta and Bernkastel, too. There's a reason she's called "Trollkastel" by the fandom.

* Beatrice in ''[[Umineko no Naku Koro ni]]''. Lambdadelta and Bernkastel, too. There's a reason she's called "Trollkastel" by the fandom.

* ''[[Durarara]]'''s Izaya Orihara not only trolls the internet (his favorite tactic appears to be {{spoiler|[[GIRL|posing as a girl]] in chatrooms}}) but also real life on a near-constant basis

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== Literature ==

* In ''[[Ender's Game]]'', Peter and Valentine troll message boards in order to learn from the angry responses. Step 1: Troll message boards. [[Step Three: Profit|Step 2: ???]] Step 3: {{spoiler|World domination!}}

* Pretty much the entirety of [[Edgar Allan Poe]]'s only full-length novel, ''[[~~The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket (Literature)|~~The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket]]'', is a long, mean-spirited practical joke at the expense of readers. In an age where exploration narratives were one of the most popular forms of literature, he published it without a label indicating it as fiction, made it completely unbelievable, and turned most of the plot into a series of anticlimactic moments, and the ending is infamously abrupt. First editions tend to have marginalia along the lines of "I don't believe a word of this!" and "Damned liar!"

* Pretty much the entirety of [[Edgar Allan Poe]]'s only full-length novel, ''[[The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket]]'', is a long, mean-spirited practical joke at the expense of readers. In an age where exploration narratives were one of the most popular forms of literature, he published it without a label indicating it as fiction, made it completely unbelievable, and turned most of the plot into a series of anticlimactic moments, and the ending is infamously abrupt. First editions tend to have marginalia along the lines of "I don't believe a word of this!" and "Damned liar!"

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* 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 ~~(Video Game)~~|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]].

* 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]].

== Webcomics ==

* Referenced by ''[[Kevin and Kell]]'' [http://www.kevinandkell.com/1997/kk0826.html here.]

* Also parodied by ''[[~~Xkcd (Webcomic)|~~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].

* 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 (Webcomic)|~~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.

* 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 ''[[~~Unwinders~~ 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!"]

* 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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* [[Retsupurae]] tried to riff on a usual [[Let's Play|LP]], but about six minutes and thirty seconds in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVGFkA5zjso "The Marios"], they discover it was intentionally made to be Retsupurae'd and it actually [[Crowning Moment of Funny|derails their commentary.]]

* Parodied in a ''College Humor'' sketch featuring an Internet troll living under a bridge. He blocks the road and shouts racist, sexist, homophobic or just plain inflammatory comments at people until they lose their temper, at which point they get sent flying ''[[Monty Python and The Holy Grail|Monty Python]]'' style. The only way to defeat them is to agree with everything they say until you can get them to unironically and genuinely admit vulnerability and the need for friendship, which imposes the same fate on them as their victims.

* Parodied in episode 48 of ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh ~~the~~ Abridged Series]]'', where Internet trolls abduct Téa and prepare to cook her to death with their flames ("ONE STAR! DOWN THUMB!").

* Parodied in episode 48 of ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series]]'', where Internet trolls abduct Téa and prepare to cook her to death with their flames ("ONE STAR! DOWN THUMB!").