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* ''[[Cracked.com]]'''s ''[http://www.cracked.com/blog/new-york-a-soft-look-at-hard-lives/ 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 Experiment|The Spoony One]] tries to apply [[LARP]]ing rules in ''[[Suburban Knights]]'' when they first encounter [[Quirky Miniboss Squad|The Cloaks.]] He eventually realizes that [[And You Thought It Was a Game|they're not playing by the rules.]]
{{quote|'''Spoony:''' "Suddenly I've decided that I'm terribly afraid of you."}}
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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.)