History Main / MemeticTroll

* ''Film/TheWizardOfOz''
** Glinda doesn't just tell Dorothy from the start that Dorothy's ruby slippers have the power to bring her back home. In-story, the justification would be that, had Glinda told her, Dorothy wouldn't have gone through her travel and grown up with it, but most people like to attribute it to Glinda just wanting to screw with her.\\
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Interestingly, [[AdaptationInducedPlotHole this is actually an error from the adaptation]], since the film [[CompositeCharacter combines two characters from the book]]: Glinda the Good Witch of the South and the (unnamed) Good Witch of the North. The one from the North tells Dorothy to go to the Wizard; and after the Wizard flies off in his balloon, everyone suggests that she visit Glinda, who is the one who tells her that she [Dorothy] had the power all along.

* Izaya Orihara from ''Anime/Durarara'', who is a remorseless {{Troll}} in the actual series itself.

** Not to mention that she did blatantly break the fourth wall in the penultimate episode's credits, where she appears in place of the usual Mako at one point, doing a "shush" motion to the audience before suddenly an extra scene interrupts the credits entirely...a scene beginning with a close-up of Nui's face as she makes an announcement.

* ''Anime/KillLaKill'' has Nui Harime, who indeed [[{{Troll}} takes pleasure in messing around with the protagonists' emotions]], but the {{fandom}} ramps her up into an uber troll who not only screws with the cast, [[UpToEleven but the AUDIENCE as well]]: or fans, she practically trolled them in ''her own sendoff'', and they like to see her as some sort of reality-warping trickster who denies the viewers the satisfaction of seeing her getting a comeuppance. ([[spoiler:While she did eventually die, she did it on her own terms and furthered the BigBad,s plan by doing so, making the interpretation not too far-fetched]]).

* ''Anime/KillLaKill'' has Nui Harime, who indeed [[{{Troll}} takes pleasure in messing around with the protagonists' emotions]], but the {{fandom}} ramps her up into an uber troll who not only screws with the cast, [[UpToEleven but the AUDIENCE as well]]: or fans, she practically trolled them in ''her own sendoff'', and they like to see her as some sort of reality-warping trickster who denies the viewers the satisfaction of seeing her getting a comeuppance ([[spoiler:she eventually did in canon]]).

* The [[TropeCodifier poster boy]] of this trope is none other than WebComic/RageComic's Trollface, a [[{{Gonk}} grotesquely]] [[PsychoticSmirk smirking]] face that screws with people (and sometimes [[InsaneTrollLogic logic]] [[RealityWarper itself]]), often with the phrases "U MAD, BRO?" and "Problem?" Typing the word "troll" into Google's search engine will bring up images of Trollface, and other memetic trolls will sometimes be depicted with their own trollface. U mad, trope page?

* Website/Twitch has the Kappa emote. Shortly after its debut in the Justin.tv era, it quickly became associated with trolling or sarcasm.

Quite often, the actual character isn't really one, but gets this reputation due to something he did or said in-story for no apparent other reason than screwing with others (such as neglecting a major detail about something in a situation where it would have been crucial) that cannot be attributed to his stupidity. It's also possible for the character to actually ''be'' a troll in the original support, but get this reputation [[{{Flanderization}} exaggerated]] for laughs by the {{fandom}}. In any case, the character has a reputation of being a Troll that has become a MemeticMutation.

Quite often, the actual character isn't really one, but gets this reputation due to something he did or said in-story for no apparent other reason than screwing with others (such as neglecting a major detail about something in a situation where it would have been crucial) that cannot be attributed to his stupidity. It's also possible for the character to actually ''be'' a troll in the original support, but get this reputation [[{{Flanderization}} exaggerated]] for laugh by the {{fandom}}. In any case, the character has a reputation of being a Troll that has become a MemeticMutation.

Obviously an example of MemeticMutation. Compare NeverLiveItDown. TheGadFly is susceptible to this kind of depiction, especially by those who don't know the difference between that and a {{Troll}}.

* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' offers us [[BigBad Sosuke Aizen]], a MagnificentBastard of the SoftSpokenSadist variety who practically rubs in the protagonists' (and the audience's) faces at every opportunity. While his plans were carefully laid out with judicious use of his zanpakuto's [[MasterOfIllusion totally hax powers]] during the Soul Society arc, the infamous Hinamori incident in which he brutally showcased his Kyoka Suigetsu's abilities automatically propelled him from ChessMaster to [[PhysicalGod God]] of the Bleach-verse in the eyes of the fandom, with countless parodies to boot. Even after his eventual defeat, fans could still be heard musing that he's just using his Bankai to progress the plot.

* ComicBook/{{MODOK}}, normally a half-comical, half-sadistic villain of Creator/MarvelComics, becomes this in MarvelVsCapcom3. From his {{Evil Laugh}}s in many in his attacks (and in his VictoryPose in particular), some of his quotes that can come off as sadistically insane, his unorthodox playstyle (in that he can fly freely and mainly excels in keep-aways), and the fact that he just looks plain ridiculous and comes rather out of the blue (when compared to many other Marvel fan favorites that don't come in), the fans seemingly sees him as a potent troll. Oh, and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UleFJUi4gc4 his theme goes with trolling.]]

Interestingly, [[AdaptationInducedPlotHole this is actually an error from the adaptation]], since the film [[CompositeCharacter combines two characters from the book]]: Glinda the Good Witch of the South and the (unnamed) Good Witch of the North. The one from the North tells Dorothy to go to the Wizard; and after the Wizard flies off in his balloon everyone suggests that she visit Glinda, who is the one who tells her that she [Dorothy] had the power all along.

** Yukari Yakumo is portrayed in fanworks as an incredible troll, ranging from simple tricks with her gaps to pulling elaborate schemes just to piss someone (usually Reimu) off. In canon she does do strange things and have an odd nature, but generally has a good reason for what she does.

** [[BigGood Princess Celestia]]. She's depicted in the series as a ReasonableAuthorityFigure who genuinely tries to make everything go for the better, but her tendencies to [[GuileHero sometime use deception to those ends]], play occasional mild (but good-spirited) pranks, neglect some crucial details (such as the fact her pet is a Phoenix in "A Bird in the Hoof" or that she could give Twilight invitations to the gala for all her friends from the start "The Grand Galloping Galla"), and of course the fact she [[IDidWhatIHadToDo banished her then-evil sister Luna to the Moon]] led to people commonly depicting her as a Trolling ruler who borders on [[TheCaligula Caligula]] territory.

* Alucard from ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}''; in the original support, he is a SociopathicHero bordering on VillainProtagonist and a GodModeSue. ''WebAudio/HellsingUltimateAbridged'' plays all those characteristics for comedy, while making him a complete troll and PsychoticManchild who takes every opportunity to mess with his boss Integra (from blackmailing her into giving a plasma screen tv, to doing exactly the opposite of what she asks him, to sending absurd death threats to the Pope via carrier pigeon).

* Alucard from Manga/{{Hellsing}}; in the original support, he is a SociopathicHero bordering on VillainProtagonist and a GodModeSue. ''WebAudio/HellsingUltimateAbridged'' plays all those characteristics for comedy, while making him a complete troll and PsychoticManchild who takes every opportunity to mess with his boss Integra (from blackmailing her into giving a plasma screen tv, to doing exactly the opposite of what she asks him, to sending absurd death threats to the Pope via carrier pigeon).

Obviously an example of MemeticMutation. Compare NeverLiveItDown.

* Beatrice the Golden Witch from ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry'' is quite infamous for her trolling of Battler, especially since one of her expressions in the original sound novels looks very similar to the memetic Trollface. [[spoiler:However, it turns out that her trolling nature is largely an act, and that Bernkastel is a much more cruel and merciless troll than Beato ever was.]]

* Zelretch. While his apparitions whitin main Franchise/{{Nasuverse}} works are quite limited and somewhat formal [[note]]mention of his intervention during [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Rin's inquity in Heaven's Feel True End]], a few phone conversations in [[Manga/FateKaleidLinerPrismaIllya Prisma Illya]][[/note]], the fandom seems to have taken a liking to him as a bored old man whose sense of humour always causes others to suffer. His creation of the user-not-so-friendly Kaleidosticks and the mention of all his apprentices (bar Rin, so far) ending up insane due to his mischief being the main aguments of this theory.

* Eldrad Ulthuan in ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer40K}}'' is one of if not the most powerful Eldar Farseer in the game. {{Fanon}} has him exploit his ability to flawlessly predict the future to... [[http://1d4chan.org/wiki/Eldrad play stupid pranks on people]] (hence the phrase "Eldrad: What a dick"). [[http://1d4chan.org/wiki/Asdrubael_Vect Asdrubael Vect]] and [[http://1d4chan.org/wiki/Creed Creed]] get similar reputations, and the Chaos god Tzeentch is a god of false hope and betrayal.

* Zelretch. While his apparitions whitin main Franchise/{{Nasuverse}} works are quite limited and somewhat formal (mention of his intervention during [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Rin's inquity in Heaven's Feel True End]], a few phone conversations in [[Manga/FateKaleidLinerPrismaIllya Prisma Illya]]), the fandom seems to have taken a liking to him as a bored old man whose sense of humour always causes others to suffer. His creation of the user-not-so-friendly Kaleidosticks and the mention of all his apprentices (bar Rin, so far) ending up insane due to his mischief being the main aguments of this theory.

** Yukari Yakumo is notorious among the {{fandom}} for her mischievous nature and her use of gaps for all kinds of purposes, as well as staging elaborate schemes just to piss someone off, though she usually toys with Reimu.
** Tewi Inaba also gets this treatment due to the numerous pranks that she pulls and the fact that she never gets punished for them, the blame often falling upon resident Eientei ChewToy Reisen instead. This is canon though as it's how she's depicted in ''Inaba of the Moon & Inaba of the Earth''.
** And newcomer Seija Kijin is rapidly becoming one due to being the queen of InterfaceScrew in the game ''Double Dealing Character'' and the fact that [[spoiler:she's the one behind the entire trouble in that game, despite her position as a stage 5 boss]].

* Yukiko Amagi from ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}''. Usually a DitzyGenius YamatoNadeshiko, the event at the Amagi Inn where she messed up the schedules of the boys on purpose and makes their stay at her inn just [[PlayedForLaughs hilariously unpleasant has made people think she's a rather sneaky {{Troll}}.

Quite often, the actual character isn't really one, but gets this reputation due to something he did or said in-story for no apparent other reason than screwing with others (such as neglecting a major detail about something in a situation where it would have been crucial) that cannot be blamed on his stupidity. It's also possible for the character to actually ''be'' a troll in the original support, but get this reputation [[{{Flanderization}} exaggerated]] for laugh by the {{fandom}}. In any case, the character has a reputation of being a Troll that have become a MemeticMutation.

* Manga/{{Bleach}} offers us [[BigBad Sosuke Aizen]], a MagnificentBastard of the SoftSpokenSadist variety who practically rubs in the protagonists' (and the audience's) faces at every opportunity. While his plans were carefully laid out with judicious use of his zanpakuto's [[MasterOfIllusion totally hax powers]] during the Soul Society arc, the infamous Hinamori incident in which he brutally showcased his Kyoka Suigetsu's abilities automatically propelled him from ChessMaster to [[PhysicalGod God]] of the Bleach-verse in the eyes of the fandom, with countless parodies to boot. Even after his eventual defeat, fans could still be heard musing that he's just using his Bankai to progress the plot.

* ComicBook/{{MODOK}}, normally a half-comical-half-sadistic villain of MarvelComics, becomes this in MarvelVsCapcom3. From his {{Evil Laugh}}s in many in his attacks (and in his VictoryPose in particular), some of his quotes that can come off as sadistically insane, his unorthodox playstyle (in that he can fly freely and mainly excels in keep-aways), and the fact that he just looks plain ridiculous and comes rather out of the blue (when compared to many other Marvel fan favorites that don't come in), the fans seemingly sees him as a potent troll. Oh, and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UleFJUi4gc4 his theme goes with trolling.]]

** Glinda doesn't just tell Dorothy from the start that her ruby slippers have the power to bring her back home. In-story, the justification would be that, had she told her, Dorothy wouldn't have gone through her travel and grown up with it, but most people like to attribute it to Glinda just wanting to screw with her.\\

Interestingly, [[AdaptationInducedPlotHole this is actually an error from the adaptation]], since the film [[CompositeCharacter combines two characters from the book]]: Glinda the Good Witch of the South and the (unnamed) Good Witch of the North. The one from the North tells Dorothy to go to the Wizard; and after the Wizard flies off in his balloon everyone suggests that she visit Glinda, who is the one who tells her that she had the power all along.

** Statler and Waldorf are considered by many fans and others to be the original trolls (in fact, one popular meme names them as, "Trolling before there was trolling." Given that their main schtick on ''Series/TheMuppetShow'' was sitting up in the balcony and heckling almost everyone in the show (they're especially merciless with Fozzie), which is a characteristic that continually follows them from medium to medium, helps validate this opinion. Their ScrewPolitenessIAmASenior personalities also helps.\\

For a short while in the mid-2000s, Statler and Waldorf actually had their own webcast where they would review (or rip apart) the latest movie releases. This was in the days before ''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic''. They even got their own JustForFun page on this site.

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* Eldrad Ulthuan in ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer40K}}'' is one of if not the most powerful Eldar Farseer in the game. {{Fanon}} has him exploit his ability to flawlessly predict the future to... [[http://1d4chan.org/wiki/Eldrad play stupid pranks on people]] (hence the phrase "Eldrad: What a dick"). [[http://1d4chan.org/wiki/Asdrubael_Vect Asdrubael Vect]] and [[http://1d4chan.org/wiki/Creed Creed]] get similar reputations, and the Chaos god Tzeentch is god of false hope and betrayal.

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