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* Don Sebastiano, from the [[Whateley Universe]], thinks that he's in a standard [[Sky High]]-esque superhero story, he's the [[Big Bad]] and that he and Hekate can do anything they want. Problem is, they're actually in an X-Men-esque superhero story. He's more the [[Disc One Final Boss]], Hekate is his [[The Dragon|dragon]], and he's underestimated the value of politics- without them, he'd be dead or maimed, because he's playing in the same league as a bunch of people who could kill him without any effort and have already gone up against bigger enemies. (Seriously, the Don or Hekate- or both of them- versus Tennyo? No contest.) |
* Don Sebastiano, from the [[Whateley Universe]], thinks that he's in a standard [[Sky High]]-esque superhero story, he's the [[Big Bad]] and that he and Hekate can do anything they want. Problem is, they're actually in an X-Men-esque superhero story. He's more the [[Disc One Final Boss]], Hekate is his [[The Dragon|dragon]], and he's underestimated the value of politics- without them, he'd be dead or maimed, because he's playing in the same league as a bunch of people who could kill him without any effort and have already gone up against bigger enemies. (Seriously, the Don or Hekate- or both of them- versus Tennyo? No contest.) |
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* From ''[[SCP Foundation]]'', [https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-353 SCP-353] is a [[Perky Goth]] who can “collect” diseases and store them inside herself; assigned the Keter designation, she is a malicious creature who enjoys infecting others, hinting at her intent to create new plagues simply [[For the Evulz]]. She seems to think she’s [[Card-Carrying Villain| some sort of comic book villain]], referring to herself as “Vector”. Dr. Saarijärvi added an addendum to her file, forbidding any Foundation members from humoring her by using this name, stating, “We're not here to make her [[X-Men]] villain fantasies come true.” |
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Latest revision as of 16:44, 27 June 2023
Examples of Wrong Genre Savvy characters in Web Original include:
- Sooni from Tales of MU lives in a Dungeon Punk world that draws heavily on Dungeons and Dragons in particular, yet seems to consider herself an Anime heroine. Among other things, she strongly believes that Defeat Means Friendship.
- Zeke Strahm from Seeking Truth is a Badass Cowboy Cop, who steadfastly refuses to believe he is in the midst of a Cosmic Horror Story.
- Cracked.com's Infiltrating a Gang Based on My Knowledge of West Side Story.
- The Dove, a Serial Killer Killer from the Global Guardians PBEM Universe, incorrectly believed he was the hero in a revenge-driven crime thriller. It honestly never occurred to him that he was the villain of a superheroic version of the standard Police Procedural. The revelation of his actual status in the story caused him to commit suicide.
- The Spoony One tries to apply LARPing rules in Suburban Knights when they first encounter The Cloaks. He eventually realizes that they're not playing by the rules.
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Spoony: "Suddenly I've decided that I'm terribly afraid of you." |
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- Don Sebastiano, from the Whateley Universe, thinks that he's in a standard Sky High-esque superhero story, he's the Big Bad and that he and Hekate can do anything they want. Problem is, they're actually in an X-Men-esque superhero story. He's more the Disc One Final Boss, Hekate is his dragon, and he's underestimated the value of politics- without them, he'd be dead or maimed, because he's playing in the same league as a bunch of people who could kill him without any effort and have already gone up against bigger enemies. (Seriously, the Don or Hekate- or both of them- versus Tennyo? No contest.)
- From SCP Foundation, SCP-353 is a Perky Goth who can “collect” diseases and store them inside herself; assigned the Keter designation, she is a malicious creature who enjoys infecting others, hinting at her intent to create new plagues simply For the Evulz. She seems to think she’s some sort of comic book villain, referring to herself as “Vector”. Dr. Saarijärvi added an addendum to her file, forbidding any Foundation members from humoring her by using this name, stating, “We're not here to make her X-Men villain fantasies come true.”