History DanVs / TropesAToL

* CoolMask: Dan wears a [[WhiteMaskOfDoom white mask]] while stalking the theatre. It looks reminiscent of both ''Theatre/CyranoDeBergerac'' and ''Franchise/ThePhantomOfTheOpera''.

* ElvisPresley: Shows up in "The Catburglar".

* IceHockey: The swimming version is played in "Canada".
--> '''Player:''' ...Hey, I'm drowning, eh?

* EpisodeFinishesTheTitle
* EpisodeTitleCard: In place of a title sequence, the "Dan Vs." titles are above the episode title, creating the trope above.

** Elise's parents, more so with Elise's dad.

* JerkassHasAPoint: Dan pointing out Jeremiah Burger's poor health and life expectancy was dickish, but he had a point.

* AccidentallyAccurate: In the episode "Canada", the screwball misconceptions Dan has about Canadians ([[BeastMan half-bear]], obsessed with hockey, [[CanadaEh Say "eh?"]], pronounce "sorry" "SOH-ree" and "About" as "Aboot", etc.) and [[spoiler: Chris' great grandfather being in love with a yeti]] turn out to be 100% accurate.

* {{Crossover}}: Fans of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' who discovered this show through the Hub's website occasionally joked about a "Dan vs. Ponies" episode. Months later, the Hub [[HilariousInHindsight released]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8C0DukozIYs these]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSoEZpKvgNs commercials]].
** And then there's [[http://dan-vs-fim.tumblr.com/ Dan vs. FIM]], a Tumblr blog with [[FanFiction fan comics]] and YouTube videos.
*** Dan is frequently seen in Fluffymixer's Fluffle Puff videos.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Dan. He seems illogical, weak, and pathetic most of the time; but he can, and will, go ape on you if you mess with him or his friends enough. Example: The family camping trip when he saves Chris from a chainsaw-wielding serial killer by fighting him with only a weed-whacker.
** Chris himself can be seen as this. He is normally a big, lovable oaf, but he can easily take down someone by beating them up when he wants, or is told, to.

* AccidentallyAccurate: InUniverse in the episode "Canada". The screwball misconceptions Dan has about Canadians ([[BeastMan half-bear]], obsessed with hockey, [[CanadaEh Say "eh?"]], pronounce "sorry" "SOH-ree" and "About" as "Aboot", etc.) and [[spoiler: Chris' great grandfather being in love with a yeti]] turn out to be 100% accurate.
** In "The Dentist", Dan thinks the title "S.V." stands for supervillain. [[spoiler:Dr. Pullem is indeed a DepravedDentist-themed supervillain, complete with an evil lair (shaped like a giant molar with guns on), private army of killer robots, and CoolCar.]]

* UsefulNotes/AdobeFlash

* [[AllMythsAreTrue All]] LittleKnownFacts [[AllMythsAreTrue Are True]]

** Inverted in "High School Reunion". Elise wants Chris to make some friends who call before coming over, return the things they borrow and aren't wanted by Interpol.

** Almost does it a second time in Gigundo Mart, but realizes [[SubvertedTrope he did that already]].

* BerserkButton: [[HairTriggerTemper '''NEVER''' mess with Dan. If you're lucky, you'll only lose your house.]]

* BerserkButton: [[HiddenBadass You do NOT ask Chris to make cocoa in the middle of the night, and then LEAVE before it's ready!]] '''SIT DOWN!'''

*** Pretty much everything for Dan. Also it seems Car Alarms are one for almost everybody in Anger Management.

* BigBad: [[VillainProtagonist Dan himself.]] Downplayed though, since Dan, usually, goes against people just as bad or worse than him. However, he's always the one who causes the conflict.

** Acknowledged in-universe in "Stupidity", where Chris enters an eating contesting because he thinks eating is the only thing he's talented at. He wins, but lands himself in a hospital as a result.

* CoolMask: Dan wears a [[WhiteMaskOfDoom white mask]] while stalking the theatre. It looks reminiscent of both ''CyranoDeBergerac'' and ''Franchise/ThePhantomOfTheOpera''.

** It's subtle, but the Bank Manager from "The Bank". While she seems nice enough, she refuses to acknowledge anyone who doesn't have a big bank account and when the police think Dan is holding a clown ([[ItMakesSenseInContext Chris]]) hostage, she convinces them to storm the place despite the risk to "the hostage". She even refers to him as "Collateral Damage". On the plus side, she's voiced by TaraStrong, IN THE EXACT SAME VOICE TONE AS TWILIGHT SPARKLE!!!, so... she's got that going for her.

** In "Canada" Dan [[spoiler: makes a glacier fall and cover the entirety of Canada]]. In "The Monster Under The Bed" Dan goes back and [[spoiler: Canada is still covered in snow. Dan remarks "They never recovered from that avalanche... Oh well"]]

* BrickJoke: Frequent in the show

** In "Canada" Dan [[spoiler: Makes a glacier fall and cover the entirety of Canada]] In "The Monster Under The Bed" Dan goes back and [[spoiler: Canada is still covered in snow and Dan remarks "They never recovered from that avalanche... Oh well"]]

* CallingYourAttacks: Dan does this a lot, mostly calling the noun that he's going to attack his target with. Results are mixed on his sucess.

* IWantYouToMeetAnOldFriendOfMine: ''KidsInTheHall'' alumni Kevin [=McDonald=] voices the Creator/SteveJobs {{Expy}} in "Technology."

** In "Canada" Dan [[spoiler: Makes a glacier fall and cover the entirety of Canada]] In "The Monster Under The Bed" Dan goes back and [[spoiler: Canada is still covered in snow and Dan remarks "I guess they never recovered from that glacier... Oh well"]]

* InstantAwesomeJustAddNinja: Cookie-stealing ninjas, at that.