History Main / Bathos

** As one of the studio's cartooniest films to date, ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'' is filled of this. One of the most emotionally tense scenes is Mei [[CallingTheOldWomanOut calling out her overprotective mother]] and declaring that she's not her "perfect little Mei-Mei" anymore in a plea to make her understand that she's becoming her own person. But there's also the fact that [[spoiler:they're both giant fluffy red pandas, with Ming being ''{{Kaiju}}-sized'', and Mei is intentionally pissing her mom off by shaking her butt right in front of her. And despite how silly all of this may sound on paper, it still doesn't negate any
emotional weight whatsoever.]]

* Creator/{{Pixar}} movies are known to deal with serious issues and handle them well, but in the end, they are still family movies that need some comedy in addition to the serious stuff.

*** In the memorable "Where's my supersuit!?" scene, Frozone spots a giant robot rampaging through the city and frantically begins rummaging around his house and arguing with his wife over the whereabouts of his missing supersuit.

** ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'' is full of these, being one of the studio's cartooniest films to date. One of the most emotionally tense scenes is Mei [[CallingTheOldWomanOut calling out her overprotective mother]] and declaring that she's not her "perfect little Mei-Mei" anymore. But there's also the fact that [[spoiler:they're both giant fluffy red pandas, with Ming being ''{{Kaiju}}-sized'', and Mei is intentionally pissing her mom off by shaking her butt right in front of her. It's drop-ded hilarious, and yet none of it negates the emotional weight of this moment whatsoever.]]

** ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'': One of the most emotionally tense scenes is Mei [[CallingTheOldWomanOut calling out her overprotective mother]] and declaring she won't be her "perfect little girl" around the climax. But there's also the fact that [[spoiler:they're both giant fluffy red pandas, with Ming being ''{{Kaiju}}-sized'', and Mei is intentionally pissing her mom off by shaking her butt right in front of her. It's positively outrageous, and yet none of those even negate the emotional weight of this moment whatsoever.]]

* Creator/{{Pixar}} movies are known to deal with serious issues and handle them well, but in the end, they are still children's movies that need some comedy in addition to the serious stuff.

** ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'': One of the most emotionally tense scenes is Mei [[CallingTheOldWomanOut calling out her overprotective mother]] and declaring she won't be her "perfect little girl" anymore. But there's also the fact that [[spoiler:they're both giant fluffy red pandas, with Ming being ''{{Kaiju}}-sized'', and Mei is intentionally pissing her mom off by shaking her butt right in front of her.]]

** ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'': One of the most emotionally tense scenes is the Mei [[CallingTheOldWomanOut calling out her domineering mother]] and declaring she won't be her "perfect little girl" anymore. But there's also the fact that [[spoiler:they're both giant, fluffy red pandas, with Ming being ''{{Kaiju}}-sized'', and Mei is intentionally pissing her off by '''''[[ShakingTheRump twerking]]!''''']]

'''[[spoiler:Mei]]:''' [[spoiler:What's wrong?! Is this ''bothering'' you?!]]

* In ''Manga/TokyoGhoul'' the Oggai are an elite group of ChildSoldiers employed by the CCG. The horror of their existence is contrasted with the hilarious sight of a group of them arriving on scene riding bicycles since they're all underage, as well as helmets become EvenEvilHasStandards.

* In ''Manga/TokyoGhoul'' the Oggai are an elite group of ChildSoldiers employed by the CCG. The horror of their existence is contrasted with the hilarious sight of a group of them arriving on scene riding bicycles, since they're all underage.

* Being part of the {{Ecchi}} HaremGenre with a LoveableSexManiac as our protagonist, ''LightNovel/HighSchoolDXD'' is inevitably going to have this:

* ''LightNovel/{{Overlord}}'', somewhat comparable to the above due to the sheer [[StoryBreakerPower overpoweredness of its main character]], also gets a lot of this, although it's not a straight-up comedy. You can get a scene in which [[OurLichesAreDifferent our protagonist]] utterly humiliates an entire army of powerful magic users, [[http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/998/607/abc.gif sucking a giant angel into a black hole,]] and overall being a utterly terrifying badass... then in the very next scene you see his [[TheDragon Dragon]] [[http://i3.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/998/610/9ef.gif all but squeeing over how awesome he is.]]

-->--'''Creator/JossWhedon'''

** In the second episode, Hoobler decides to run out in the middle of gunfire to raid a dead German soldier looking [[SkewedPriorities for a Luger]] -- and doesn't get shot at because the Germans assume he's a medic. The way it's presented makes you both feel terror that he'll be killed and also laugh at the ridiculousness of it.

* The ''VideoGame/DeadRising'' series milks this for everything it's worth. It combines goofy over-the-top action-hero shenanigans, using everything from axes and firearms to benches and dildos as weapons, and being able to [[RainbowPimpGear wear whatever the hell you want]]... with genuinely scary and oppressive zombie horror, protagonists who take everything deadly serious, and {{Anvilicious}} themes about how HumansAreTheRealMonsters played somberly straight. Add some [[BossInMookClothing psychopaths]] who are every bit as silly and goofy as they are threatening and murderous, and somehow the whole thing gels into an incredibly memorable experience that careens wildly from hilarious to frightening and back without ever once feeling like anything is out of place.

** This trope is common source of humor in ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'', juxtaposing larger-than-life superheroes with mundane family life. For example:

* {{Narm}}

* The Music/HarryNilsson song "Without You" might well be unintentional bathos. Using it as the soundtrack of dachshunds in hot dog costumes running towards people dressed as Heinz condiments, though...! (See it [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6igElOW4hUA here.]])

%% * The works of Creator/JunjiIto are full of this. They take genuinely horrifying horror plots and give them ridiculously silly elements such as ''haunted balloons that hang people''. The result is a story that is downright hilarious...as well as terrifying at the same time.

* A particularly funny example in ''Film/BlazingSaddles'' has former gunslinger "Waco Kid" Jim telling the woeful story of his career and how he reached a point where he nearly gunned down a six-year old who challenged him. He threw down his gun to end his career, at which point the "little bastard shot me in the ass!"
* Creator/TimBurton loves to juxtapose the camp and creepy with the heartfelt and humorous throughout his career. One of the best examples comes in ''Film/BatmanReturns'', where following an ''exceptionally'' goofy fight scene between Batman and the Penguin, we get [[spoiler:the deformed villain's death scene]]. On paper, the scene in question ([[spoiler:Creator/DannyDevito, in long johns, using his dying words to ask for a glass of ice water, and then being given a viking funeral by ''penguins'']]) sounds like a [[{{Narm}} total joke]], but it's actually [[NarmCharm rather moving.]]

* ''Manga/ChainsawMan'' is ''really'' good at this, and loves [[BlackComedy gleefully contrasting]] the violent, nihilistic cruelty of its setting with the [[MundaneFantastic grim mundanity]] of modern life and the [[HormoneAddledTeenager libido-fuelled]] [[IdiotHero stupidity]] of its protagonist and title character, Denji. One of the best examples comes when, after the loss of their close friend and ally, Denji brings Aki Hayakawa to where he's captured the man responsible, and encourages him to take his revenge on the defenseless killer...not by ''executing'' him, but by Denji and Aki hosting a competition between themselves to see [[PayEvilUntoEvil which one of them can make him scream louder]] [[GroinAttack by kicking him as hard in the balls as possible.]]

* Creator/TimBurton loves to juxtapose the camp and creepy with the heartfelt and humorous throughout his career. One of the best examples comes in ''Film/BatmanReturns'', where following an ''exceptionally'' goofy fight scene between Batman and the Penguin, we get [[spoiler:the deformed villain's death scene]]. On paper, the scene in question ([[spoiler:Creator/DannyDevito, in long johns, using his dying words to ask for a glass of ice water, and then being given a viking funeral by ''[[EverythingsBetterWithPenguins penguins]]'']]) sounds like a [[{{Narm}} total joke]], but it's actually [[NarmCharm rather moving.]]

* The ''WebVideo/DreamSMP'' fic ''Fanfic/HowToSexVolFourToFiftyEight'' practically runs on this, with angsty and funny elements alternating practically every other line, much like its parent series. Of course, this is mainly to reflect on the protagonist's thought patterns in canon, because even with all the trauma and despair involved with a teenager's mental health deteriorating while held in solitary confinement after his best friend got murdered, the aforementioned teenager is still [[CloudCuckooLander TommyInnit]] (the ''Dream SMP'' version), after all.

* The ''LetsPlay/DreamSMP'' fic ''Fanfic/HowToSexVolFourToFiftyEight'' practically runs on this, with angsty and funny elements alternating practically every other line, much like its parent series. Of course, this is mainly to reflect on the protagonist's thought patterns in canon, because even with all the trauma and despair involved with a teenager's mental health deteriorating while held in solitary confinement after his best friend got murdered, the aforementioned teenager is still [[CloudCuckooLander TommyInnit]] (the ''Dream SMP'' version), after all.

* ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'' pretty much runs on this trope, as while the stakes usually are extremely high and the danger is very often real, but it's hard to take seriously when every single threat is a blown-up childhood dislike or fear. "Operation I.T" is among the worst of it as the massive threat that is threatening to destroy the Kids Next Door and is pretty much holding every single operative other than Numbuhs 1 and 362 captive...are ''[[StockYuck massive stocks of broccoli]]''

** ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut'': {{ZigZagging}}. Riley's depression is a legitimate concern, so it's played seriously and as a result of the characters (especially people's emotions) being totally out of their element. However, much of the humor comes from them being so over-the-top that it's funny. To whit, news of no dessert is treated as front page headline news inside Riley's mind. And Riley's father's decision to put his foot down with regards to her attitude is treated as if they (his emotions) were launching nuclear missiles, complete with simultaneously turning two keys to initiate the response. {{Justified}} in the children's case as their emotions are immature still.

* In ''Film/Ghostbusters1984'', [[EldritchAbomination Gozer]] needs a [[{{Kaiju}} Destructor form]] and compels our heroes to choose one. They figure out the trick and blank their minds out... except Ray didn't. So now the giant monster that is attacking New York is... the [[RentAZilla Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man]].

* On the ''LetsPlay/DreamSMP'', this trope is played for all its worth.
** Several highly climatic and emotional scenes on the SMP have taken place near some fairly vulgar structures, including and not limited to a floating sign that said the word "CRY"[[note]]It was first built by Tommy during the Election Arc to read "[=POG2020=]", but it got vandalized by the party's political opponents to read "[=ASS2020=]", then Eret changes it to "POGTOPIA" to show their support for LaResistance, and finally Quackity gets rid of it on Schlatt's orders and rebuilds it to read "CRY" as a nod to the Manburg motto of telling people to "Cry about it". The floating sign has since been blown up by Tommy on his 17th birthday stream[[/note]], another floating sign that said "YOU 💔 LITTLE PENIS"[[note]]It used to say "I ❤️ ANDREA", but it got griefed several times over the months[[/note]], and multiple penis statues.

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