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At this point it re-branded itself ''It's Walky!'' and began to focus on the adventures of a [[Government Conspiracy]] called SEMME, dedicated to dealing with extra-terrestrial threats to Earth. The titular David "Walky" Walkerton, a [[Keet|hyperactive]] member of Squad 128, found himself fighting alongside Sal, Joe and Joyce, all of whom were inducted to SEMME and placed in his squad, with [[Stuffy Brit]] Jason Chesterfield, [[Jerk With a Heart of Jerk]] Mike Warner and [[Genki Girl|even-more-hyperactive]] Robin DeSanto rounding out the central cast.
After a random collection of [[Where Are They Now? Epilogue|Where Are They Now Epilogues]], DW launched ''[[Shortpacked (Webcomic)|Shortpacked]]'' in 2005, which revolves around the adventures of [[Straight Gay]] [[Straight Man]] Ethan Siegel and [[Meganekko]] Amber O'Malley as they work at the titular toy store. By the third strip, it has linked itself back to the [[Walkyverse]] when Robin DeSanto, still just as hyperactive as before, seeks employment there; not too much later, Mike Warner also joined the cast. In the same year ''Joyce And Walky!'' a [[Dom Com]] centering around the [[Official Couple]] of the verse, debuted, playing out the affairs of characters after the retirement of ''It's Walky!''. Only strips published on Saturdays were available to the public; Tuesday and Thursday material were for subscribers only.
This strip was put on hiatus in 2010, and later that year got a soft reboot into ''[[Dumbing of Age]]'', which transplants characters from all of Willis's other comics into Indiana University and strips off the sci-fi elements, thus going back to the original premise of ''Roomies!'' ...and so the circle is complete.
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* '''Professor Doc''', [[Mad Scientist]] in charge of studying alien technology.
* '''Dina Sarazu''', unfortunate, mild-mannered paleontologist who ends up as Professor Doc's assistant.
* '''Robin DeSanto''', [[Genki Girl|hyperactive]] [[Super Speed|speedster]] {{spoiler|who is Mike's replacement in [[Five
Their main opponents are the Purple Aliens ('Alien' being the actual name of their homeworld), lead by Head Alien; the [[McNinja|British Ninjas]] from a secret organization led by {{spoiler|Jason's father Dargon Chesterfield and Jason's former lover Penny Worthington}}; and the Martian Empire.
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* [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]]: Danny and Billie. [http://www.itswalky.com/d/19990518.html I'm enjoying this way too much.]
* [[Book Ends]]: The comic begins and ends with Danny on the phone with his girlfriend and scolding Joe for climbing up out the window to the girls' dorms, trying to get him to think of the consequences. The first time, Joe's response shows his obliviousness to the concept of dealing with your actions; the second time, Joe [[Character Development|has actually considered the potential ramifications]] (if only the favorable ones) and decided to do it anyway.
* [[Can't Get Away With Nuthin']]': Drink one beer, and {{spoiler|you'll proceed to get totally drunk and a close friend of yours will GET KILLED saving you from your own stupidity}}.
** Also [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] and [[Averted Trope|averted]] much, much later ( {{spoiler|"Alcohol killed Ruth." "No, Ruth killed Ruth."}})
* [[Cerebus Syndrome]]: Ruth's {{spoiler|death}} brought the strip's consequence-free hijinks to a [[Incredibly Lame Pun|screeching halt]].
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* [[No Fourth Wall]]: Crossed with [[BLAM Episode]]. It lasted about a week before the closing of the strip's first year.
* [[Pieta Plagiarism]]: [http://www.joyceandwalky.com/d/20070226.html Ruth carrying a ten year old Walky], who has just been returned by the Aliens, as she walks in on her father and Billie's mother, who are having an affair.
* [[Poorly
* [[Punny Name]]: Whitney Howard Lesse, Ruth Lesse, Dick Lesse.
* [[Shout Out]]: The title of the first book collection. ''Roomies! [[Dr. Strangelove|Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Beer]]''.
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* [[Crossover]]: With ''[[Melonpool]],'' twice, and both times it had a lasting effect on ''Walky'''s storylines.
** And another with ''[[Fans]]'', which seemed more concern with advancing both character sets' emotional arcs.
* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]: Both Joyce and Walky.
* [[Dark Action Girl]]: Sal, through much of the series.
* [[Death Is Cheap]]: Averted, despite the heroes having access to a Martian Resurrection Chamber by the end of the comic. Only one person can use it at a time, the process takes nine months, and you need a sample of DNA from the subject. {{spoiler|And the martians are very thorough when it comes to preventing their enemies from returning, so most of the SEMME agents who died in the finale are staying dead. It's very fortunate that Joyce happened to have...''acquired'' some of Walky's genetic material shortly before the battle}}.
* [[Destructo
* [[Disproportionate Retribution]]: Before [http://www.itswalky.com/d/20040206.html coming to the main universe] Dargon Chesterfield {{spoiler|condemned his home universe to eventual heat death by intentionally refusing to evenly trade energy from the universe he and the rest of his organization were traveling to. All because The Wanderer didn't leave him enough time for Jason to be born there, thus making him detectable by the other universe's version of The Wanderer.}}
{{quote| {{spoiler|'''The Wanderer''': No! Our ''universe'' will ''die'' a slow ''energy death''! What ''motive'' do you have against the ''countless'' innocents that inhabit your ''native world''?!}}<br />
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* [[Glurge Addict]]
* [[Great Way to Go]]: Dying in a fire is bad, but also [[Stuff Blowing Up|sort of cool]]. If it's while in the middle of an orgy in which one is the only male<ref>and straight</ref>...
* [[Half
* [[Hannibal Lecture]]: One of Head Alien's favorite tactics.
* [[Heroic BSOD]]: Many, most notably Linda during the final fight with the Britjas.
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* [[Indecisive Parody]]: It doesn't really know if it's a comedic series or a dramatic one. It's a mix of both.
* [[Is That What He Told You]]: Another tactic Head Alien often used.
* [[Killed Mid
{{quote| {{spoiler|'''Mike''': (as he's about to be eaten by a martian) You call ''this'' tentacle violation? Your ''mom's'' better at this. That's because she's a prosti-* SKLRCH* }}}}
* [[Klingon Promotion]]: {{spoiler|Penny's assassination of Dargon.}}
* [[Knight of Cerebus]]: The Wanderer, in his first full appearance. He even provides the page quote.
* [[Ladykiller in Love]]: Joe, first with his crush on {{spoiler|Joyce}} and then with him starting to fall for a nerdy girl in a chatroom. It sets off his character development arc, and he eventually becomes a more well-rounded person because of both instances.
* [[Laser
* [[Let's Wait Awhile]]: Though in Joyce and Walky, it's not so much "Wait until the time is right to have sex" as much as "Wait until Joyce can think about sex without going catatonic or psychotic."
* [[Loads and Loads of Characters]]: At least 90% of the characters on that page up there were introduced for or major players in this one. The [http://scorpius.spaceports.com/~carnildo/itswalky_all.html unofficial stats page] lists 247 named or otherwise identifiable characters.
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* [[Loud of War]]: The aliens use ''The Sound Of Music'' as a form of mental torture.
* [[Love Martyr]]: Dina.
* [[Luke, I Am Your Father]]
* [[McNinja]]: The 'Britjas'
* [[Mistaken for Gay]]: "Innuendo"
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* [[Never Bareheaded]]: Dina is never seen without her trademark safari hat, even when sleeping or suspended upside down. In the entire series, she takes it off exactly once: {{spoiler|when she is about to die.}}
* [[Not Making This Up Disclaimer]]: [http://www.itswalky.com/d/20010129.html "Yes. Yes! He put me in his 'tummy prison.' I'm not making this up."]
* [[Not
* [[Obfuscating Stupidity]] Dizzy and hyperactive as he is, Walky is not nearly as dumb as he acts, (he was a straight-A student) but he prefers to play the fool to avoid responsibility. (And he has trouble breaking the habit of a lifetime when responsibility is ultimately forced upon him.)
* [[Oedipus Rex]]
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** Billie also qualifies.
* [[Pet the Dog]]: {{spoiler|The only time Mike shows any display of emotion for his fellow human beings other than abject hate (as long as he isn't drunk) was [[Shoot the Shaggy Dog|when Dina died in front of him.]]}}
* [[Peek
* [[Perverse Sexual Lust]]: [[Trope Namer]].
* [[Punny Name]]: Dina Sarazu, Peter Paul (husband of Mary).
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* [[Shout Out]]: Walky seeks inspiration for how to effectively lead his team, and it comes [http://www.itswalky.com/d/20030629.html crashing through a window.] Turns out Willis was making references to [[Batman]] even before he started parodying him explicitly.
* [[Shrinking Violet]]: Dina, although {{spoiler|she sadly doesn't get a [[Beautiful All Along]] moment}}.
* [[Small Girl, Big Gun]]: Joyce, to the point where it becomes a [[Running Gag]].
* [[Smite Me Oh Mighty Smiter]]: Joyce has doubts of God's existence, so she uses the Power Booster Rod to contact The Wanderer, who is utterly baffled as to why she would think he would be able to answer.
* [[Sibling Rivalry]]: The ultimate source of Beef's tragic [[Face Heel Turn]].
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{{quote| '''''Excellent.''' They wish '''also''' do battle. This is satisfy.''}}
* [[Tsundere]]: Sal, towards both Tony and Jason.
* [[Two Words Obvious Trope]]: "Four words...{{spoiler|[[Luke, I Am Your Father|your twin sister, Sal]]}}."
* [[Unexpected Successor]]: Walky's mother becoming head of SEMME.
* [[The Unmasqued World]]: The Aliens come out of hiding and attack Denver about halfway through the series.
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* [[Upperclass Twit]]: Subverted: Jason is British and upper class, wears a bowtie almost all the time, and had a rich and powerful father, but is in fact more serious and competent than most of his squad.
* [[The Voiceless]]: Marcie. She ''may'' actually be mute, and [[Dumbing of Age|definitely is in another universe.]]
* [[Well
* [[We Named the Dog Indiana]]: Joyce's dogs, Walkies and Daniel. Both times, she had been mindwiped of the respective boy's existence, and it was unintentional. When introducing Walky to her parents, they believe Walky was named after the dog. He retorts with an Indiana Jones reference.
* [[What Measure Is a Non
* [[Wrench Wench]]: Lith.
* [[You Say Tomato]]: Walky cracks up because of how a British character pronounces his name.
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* [[After the End]]: The comic's tagline describes ''J&W!'' as "post-apocalyptic." Given that said apocalypse was averted, it's debatable how well the description fits.
* [[Alternate Universe]]: Hoo boy. The villain's entire plot revolves around building an army out of the future kids of potential pairings, and that's just for starters...
* [[April Fools' Day]]: 2008 had Ultra-Car getting hit with a missile, Joyce and Walky inside declaring their hatred for each other, and Head Alien and Monkey Master having a [[Dance Party Ending]].
* [[Arbitrary Skepticism]]: Monkey Master disbelieves Head Alien II's existance and exploits. Head Alien II assumes this is the reason [[Subverted Trope|until Monkey Master tells him it's because]] "that would mean you actually ''succeeded'' at something."
** Played straight later: even after all he's seen and done, Joe ''still'' denies the existance of Danny's alt-future kid DJ.
{{quote| '''Joe:''' Am I the ''only one'' who refuses to dignify this retarded development? }}
* [[Back to School]]: [[Played Straight]]. Joyce was abducted by SEMME before she could finish college and Walky never started, so both start taking courses once the war's over. [[One
* [[Bad Job Worse Uniform]]: Sal and her job at Pluto 9571.
{{quote| '''Sal:''' These antennae can be used as stranglin' instruments. <br />
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* [[No Holds Barred Beatdown]]: Sal gives Head Alien II a damn good thrashing {{spoiler|while having just undergone organ transplants.}}
* [[No Mere Windmill]]: {{spoiler|Turns out Walky's mom's conversations with the Head Alien weren't hallucinations after all.}}
* [[Non
* [[Obnoxious
* [[Overly Long Name]]: "I bet you never expected {{spoiler|my army of brainwashed}} kids-of-your-friends from the future! ... [[Lampshade Hanging|Doesn't roll of the tongue very easily, but not everything good is marketable.]]"
* [[Revenge]]: Joyce and Walky are ready to flee HAII's army when Machete mentions he killed {{spoiler|Sal,}} at which point they charge back into battle. Jason is a little less rash but follows them when Machete says HAII recorded the killing and watches it over and over.
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