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* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' is meant to be this cute, cheery show about the wacky escapades of talking kitchen utensils under the sea, but by looking at its fandom, you'd swear that it's actually a SubvertedKidsShow akin to ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark''. Nearly every character is a MemeticPsychopath, it's surprisingly prone to {{Dark Fic}}s, and there is often YouTubePoop of the show with lots of murder and rape (It's BlackComedy, but still). Granted, the show has gone through some SeasonalRot where the characters have become a bit meaner due to {{Flanderization}}, but it's still nowhere near as bad as the fandom portrays them.
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* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' is meant to be this cute, cheery show about the wacky escapades of talking kitchen utensils under the sea, but by looking at its fandom, you'd swear that it's actually a SubvertedKidsShow akin to ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark''. Nearly every character is a MemeticPsychopath, it's surprisingly prone to {{Dark Fic}}s, and there is often YouTubePoop of the show with lots of murder and rape (It's BlackComedy, but still). Granted, the show has gone through some SeasonalRot where the characters have become a bit meaner due to {{Flanderization}}, but it's still nowhere near as bad as the fandom portrays them.
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* ''Franchise/FireEmblem'' moves around on the SlidingScaleOfIdealismVsCynicism with each entry, and their fanbases tend to follow this trope:
** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemShadowDragon'' is a fairly standard BlackAndWhiteMorality tale of Marth, TheWisePrince, fighting back against an evil dragon. Due to the DS remake unlocking bonus chapters [[MercyMode if enough of your army dies]], its fandom tends to either portray its war as a tragic PyrrhicVictory and give every unit's death emotional weight... or make Marth a MemeticPsychopath who [[GeneralRipper sacrifices his allies willy-nilly]] and [[BlackComedy play it all for dark laughs.]]
** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemGenealogyOfTheHolyWar'' is one of the darkest games in the series, featuring brutal wars, incest, a [[WouldHurtAChild literal child-murdering cult]] and [[TheHeroDies the death of the first protagonist]] as major plot points. Possibly due to its niche, NoExportForYou nature, its online fandom is the most meme-filled of any in the series, with the protagonist's CruelAndUnusualDeath by fire becoming the entire fandom's longest-running ''joke''.
** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'', despite a few tragic and dramatic moments, is ultimately one of the lighter and more idealistic games, with [[{{Troperiffic}} a "greatest hits of Fire Emblem"]] story and a cast of exaggerated characters. Much of its fanfiction scene focuses on the trauma the children suffered in the BadFuture and Robin's angst over being the vessel for the BigBad, [[AdaptationalAngstUpgrade making them far more prominent than in-canon.]] Discussions of the cast also predominantly focus on their HiddenDepths outside of their quirks.
** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'' is an odd example. The story clearly ''tries'' to take itself seriously, as an epic tale of a hero torn between their birth and adoptive families and forced to make a SadisticChoice between them that leads to many deaths on the side they didn't choose. But its actual execution fell head-first into {{Narm}} territory and its support conversations are fairly lighthearted, leaving it on the lighter end of the series by accident. Its fanbase tends to make its story darker and more serious, but their motivation is [[FixFic restoring it to the tone it was aiming for]].
** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'' zig-zags this. It's Genealogy's only competition for darkest game in the series, with a GreyAndGreyMorality story with no true happy ending. Around half its fandom [[Memes/FireEmblemThreeHouses creates silly memes about the characters]], such as exaggerating Seteth's overprotectiveness of Flayn and his penchant for giving sidequests, giving Edelgard HeightAngst (and [[ACupAngst other angst]]) and playing-up Dimitri's [[BloodKnight violent insanity]] and Claude's [[{{Troll}} trolling.]] The other half takes the game dead-seriously and [[AllIssuesArePoliticalIssues endlessly debates the morality of its routes.]]
** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemEngage'' is the opposite of Three Houses, vastly LighterAndSofter with a bright, pastel color scheme and a conventional story. Its memes and fandom mostly focuses on darker interpretations of the cast, like taking Celine from a PragmaticHero to [[MemeticPsychopath a tyrant willing to do anything for Firine]], and viewing Alear as a war criminal due to [[ChildSoldiers Jean and Anna's playability.]]
** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemShadowDragon'' is a fairly standard BlackAndWhiteMorality tale of Marth, TheWisePrince, fighting back against an evil dragon. Due to the DS remake unlocking bonus chapters [[MercyMode if enough of your army dies]], its fandom tends to either portray its war as a tragic PyrrhicVictory and give every unit's death emotional weight... or make Marth a MemeticPsychopath who [[GeneralRipper sacrifices his allies willy-nilly]] and [[BlackComedy play it all for dark laughs.]]
** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemGenealogyOfTheHolyWar'' is one of the darkest games in the series, featuring brutal wars, incest, a [[WouldHurtAChild literal child-murdering cult]] and [[TheHeroDies the death of the first protagonist]] as major plot points. Possibly due to its niche, NoExportForYou nature, its online fandom is the most meme-filled of any in the series, with the protagonist's CruelAndUnusualDeath by fire becoming the entire fandom's longest-running ''joke''.
** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'', despite a few tragic and dramatic moments, is ultimately one of the lighter and more idealistic games, with [[{{Troperiffic}} a "greatest hits of Fire Emblem"]] story and a cast of exaggerated characters. Much of its fanfiction scene focuses on the trauma the children suffered in the BadFuture and Robin's angst over being the vessel for the BigBad, [[AdaptationalAngstUpgrade making them far more prominent than in-canon.]] Discussions of the cast also predominantly focus on their HiddenDepths outside of their quirks.
** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'' is an odd example. The story clearly ''tries'' to take itself seriously, as an epic tale of a hero torn between their birth and adoptive families and forced to make a SadisticChoice between them that leads to many deaths on the side they didn't choose. But its actual execution fell head-first into {{Narm}} territory and its support conversations are fairly lighthearted, leaving it on the lighter end of the series by accident. Its fanbase tends to make its story darker and more serious, but their motivation is [[FixFic restoring it to the tone it was aiming for]].
** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'' zig-zags this. It's Genealogy's only competition for darkest game in the series, with a GreyAndGreyMorality story with no true happy ending. Around half its fandom [[Memes/FireEmblemThreeHouses creates silly memes about the characters]], such as exaggerating Seteth's overprotectiveness of Flayn and his penchant for giving sidequests, giving Edelgard HeightAngst (and [[ACupAngst other angst]]) and playing-up Dimitri's [[BloodKnight violent insanity]] and Claude's [[{{Troll}} trolling.]] The other half takes the game dead-seriously and [[AllIssuesArePoliticalIssues endlessly debates the morality of its routes.]]
** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemEngage'' is the opposite of Three Houses, vastly LighterAndSofter with a bright, pastel color scheme and a conventional story. Its memes and fandom mostly focuses on darker interpretations of the cast, like taking Celine from a PragmaticHero to [[MemeticPsychopath a tyrant willing to do anything for Firine]], and viewing Alear as a war criminal due to [[ChildSoldiers Jean and Anna's playability.]]
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* ''VideoGame/OneShot'', while not as dark or bleak as other examples on the list, is still about a small, defenseless child separated from home who is forced to explore a mysterious, dying world to heal it, with [[MetaFiction metafictional elements]], [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou fourth wall breaking]] and lots of TearJerker moments. The fandom, while aware of all of this, is still very fond of cute fanarts of the characters, SliceOfLife fanfics and the like, and goofy shitposts like [[https://youtu.be/3d371iwE4Yg?si=yD3guHbppEKaC5z_ these]] [[https://youtu.be/6KpmeY16c8w?si=zDIAYJsZgIpn65Zl ones]].
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* ''VideoGame/OneShot'', while not as dark or bleak as other examples on the list, is still about a small, defenseless child separated from home who is forced to explore a mysterious, dying world to heal it, with [[MetaFiction metafictional elements]], [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou fourth wall breaking]] and lots of TearJerker moments. The fandom, while aware of all of this, is still very fond of cute fanarts of the characters, SliceOfLife characters, fanfics and the like, like that downplay the drama, and goofy shitposts like [[https://youtu.be/3d371iwE4Yg?si=yD3guHbppEKaC5z_ these]] [[https://youtu.be/6KpmeY16c8w?si=zDIAYJsZgIpn65Zl ones]].
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* ''VideoGame/OneShot'', while not as dark or bleak as other examples on the list, is stil about a small, defenseless child separated from home who is forced to explore a mysterious, dying world to heal it, with [[MetaFiction metafictional elements]], [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou fourth wall breaking]] and lots of TearJerker moments. The fandom, while aware of all of this, is still very fond of cute fanarts of the characters, SliceOfLife fanfics and the like, and goofy shitposts like [[https://youtu.be/3d371iwE4Yg?si=yD3guHbppEKaC5z_ these]] [[https://youtu.be/6KpmeY16c8w?si=zDIAYJsZgIpn65Zl ones]].
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* ''VideoGame/OneShot'', while not as dark or bleak as other examples on the list, is stil still about a small, defenseless child separated from home who is forced to explore a mysterious, dying world to heal it, with [[MetaFiction metafictional elements]], [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou fourth wall breaking]] and lots of TearJerker moments. The fandom, while aware of all of this, is still very fond of cute fanarts of the characters, SliceOfLife fanfics and the like, and goofy shitposts like [[https://youtu.be/3d371iwE4Yg?si=yD3guHbppEKaC5z_ these]] [[https://youtu.be/6KpmeY16c8w?si=zDIAYJsZgIpn65Zl ones]].
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* ''VideoGame/OneShot'', while not as dark or bleak as other examples on the list, is stil about a small, defenseless child separated from home who is forced to explore a mysterious, dying world to heal it, with [[MetaFiction metafictional elements]], [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou fourth wall breaking]] and lots of TearJerker moments. The fandom, while aware of all of this, is still very fond of cute fanarts of the characters, SliceOfLife fanfics and the like, and goofy shitposts like [[https://youtu.be/3d371iwE4Yg?si=yD3guHbppEKaC5z_ these]] [[https://youtu.be/6KpmeY16c8w?si=zDIAYJsZgIpn65Zl ones]].
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* ''WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends'' is a SubvertedKidsShow, where cute woodland animals are subjected to some of the [[{{Gorn}} goriest deaths]] ever imagined. It's all entirely PlayedForLaughs and there's admittedly not much else much to this concept, but the fandom still like to create their own spins on the characters (it helps that the cast is a DysfunctionJunction). For the most part, fans prefer ignoring the gore aspects completely in favor of treating the series as a SliceOfLife SugarBowl, albeit with some added lore every now and then, but there are others who take the gore and twist the show into a full-on horror-drama.
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* ''WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends'' is a SubvertedKidsShow, where cute woodland animals are subjected to some of the [[{{Gorn}} goriest deaths]] ever imagined. It's all entirely PlayedForLaughs and there's admittedly not much else much to this concept, but the fandom still like to create their own spins on the characters (it helps that the cast is a DysfunctionJunction). For the most part, fans prefer ignoring the gore aspects completely in favor of treating the series as a SliceOfLife SugarBowl, albeit with some added lore every now and then, but there are others who take the gore and twist the show into a full-on horror-drama.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'': The show itself is a fairly lighthearted and simple show, yet the fandom has created multiple {{Dark Fic}}s centered around darker and more serious topics and settings.
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* ''WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends'' is a SubvertedKidsShow, where cute woodland animals are subjected to some of the [[{{Gorn}} goriest deaths]] ever imagined. It's all entirely PlayedForLaughs and there's admittedly not much else much to this concept, but the fandom still like to create their own spins on the characters (it helps that the cast is a DysfunctionJunction). For the most part, fans prefer ignoring the gore aspects completely in favor of treating the series as a SliceOfLife SugarBowl, albeit with some added lore every now and then, but there are others who take the gore and twist the show into a full-on horror-drama.
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* ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'' is a pretty light-hearted comic about a talking cat and his owner. However that [[https://www.reddit.com/r/imsorryjon/ doesn't stop fans from reinterpreting him as an]] EldritchAbomination who causes endless pain and suffering for Jon.
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* ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'' is a pretty light-hearted comic about a talking cat and his owner. However that [[https://www.reddit.com/r/imsorryjon/ doesn't stop fans from reinterpreting him as an]] EldritchAbomination who causes endless pain and suffering for Jon.
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* ''VideoGame/EldenRing'': Due to basically 1-to-1 inheriting the ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'' fanbase, this was only to be expected. Looking past even [[Memes/EldenRing the veritable mountain of memes and jokes taking the piss out of the story and world]], fans in general are ''very'' fond of making jokes about the BigScrewedUpFamily that are Marika's children and love to portray them getting in petty domestic disputes with each other or imagining what they must have been like as bickering children. The characters also frequently get flanderized for the sake of comedy by the fandom (e.g Morgott having no identity out of [[FantasticRacism hating Tarnished]] and [[BoomerangBigot Omens]], Mohg's entire personality revolving around [[PaedoHunt his lust for Miquella]], etc.).
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* ''VideoGame/EldenRing'': Due to basically 1-to-1 inheriting the ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'' fanbase, this was only to be expected. Looking past even [[Memes/EldenRing the veritable mountain of memes and jokes taking the piss out of the rather morose story and world]], fans in general are ''very'' fond of making jokes about the BigScrewedUpFamily that are Marika's children and love to portray them getting in petty domestic disputes with each other or imagining what they must have been like as bickering children. The characters also frequently get flanderized for the sake of comedy by the fandom (e.g Morgott having no identity out of [[FantasticRacism hating Tarnished]] and [[BoomerangBigot Omens]], Mohg's entire personality revolving around [[PaedoHunt his lust for Miquella]], etc.).
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* The ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'' series is about an incredibly bleak DeathWorld where almost anything is trying to kill you, doomed by an unending cycle that is slowly consuming everything, all in a NintendoHard format of games. Looking past the more rabid hardcore gamers, the fanbase is famous for forming its own collection of [[Memes/DarkSouls silly and goofy jokes and icons]]. The same can be applied to the other [[VideoGame/DemonsSouls So]][[VideoGame/{{Bloodborne}} uls]][[VideoGame/SekiroShadowsDieTwice bor]][[VideoGame/EldenRing ne]] games as well.
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* The ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'' series is about an incredibly bleak DeathWorld CrapsackWorld where almost anything is trying to kill you, doomed by an unending cycle that is slowly consuming everything, all in a NintendoHard format of games. Looking past the more rabid hardcore gamers, the fanbase is famous for forming its own collection of [[Memes/DarkSouls silly and goofy jokes and icons]]. icons]] as well as not really taking the darker aspects of the story all that seriously (e.g. calling Gwyndolin a "femboy" because he was forcefully raised as a girl and making fun of Pinwheel for being a [[BreatherBoss pitifully easy boss]] despite his horrific backstory). The same can be applied to the any other [[VideoGame/DemonsSouls So]][[VideoGame/{{Bloodborne}} uls]][[VideoGame/SekiroShadowsDieTwice bor]][[VideoGame/EldenRing ne]] games as well.{{Souls Like RPG}}s made by Creator/FromSoftware in the informal greater "Souls" series, including ''VideoGame/{{Bloodborne}}'' and ''VideoGame/EldenRing''.
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* ''VideoGame/EldenRing'': Due to basically 1-to-1 inheriting the ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'' fanbase, this was only to be expected. Looking past even [[Memes/EldenRing the veritable mountain of memes and jokes taking the piss out of the story and world]], fans in general are ''very'' fond of making jokes about the BigScrewedUpFamily that are Marika's children and love to portray them getting in petty domestic disputes with each other or imagining what they must have been like as bickering children. The characters also frequently get flanderized for the sake of comedy by the fandom (e.g Morgott having no identity out of [[FantasticRacism hating Tarnished]] and [[BoomerangBigot Omens]], Mohg's entire personality revolving around [[PaedoHunt his lust for Miquella]], etc.).
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* ''Series/TheBoys2019'', albeit its strong BlackComedy factor, is a cynical {{Deconstruction}} of the Superhero genre as whole, with a [[EvilInc shady corporation]] in control of various aspects of society, the [[VillainWithGoodPublicity Super"heroes"]] only interested in their own fame, and the protagonists being [[BlackAndGreyMorality very flawed individuals as well]]. This doesn't stop the fans from making [[Memes/TheBoys2019 jokes and memes on every character of the show]].
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* The ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'' series is about an incredibly bleak DeathWorld where almost anything is trying to kill you, doomed by an unending cycle that is slowly consuming everything, all in a NintendoHard format of games. Looking past the more rabid hardcore gamers, the fanbase is famous for forming its own collection of [[Memes/DarkSouls silly and goofy jokes and icons]]. The same can be applied to the other [[So VideoGame/DemonsSouls]][[VideoGame/{{Bloodborne}} uls]][[VideoGame/SekiroShadowsDieTwice bor]][[VideoGame/EldenRing ne]] games as well.
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* The ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'' series is about an incredibly bleak DeathWorld where almost anything is trying to kill you, doomed by an unending cycle that is slowly consuming everything, all in a NintendoHard format of games. Looking past the more rabid hardcore gamers, the fanbase is famous for forming its own collection of [[Memes/DarkSouls silly and goofy jokes and icons]]. The same can be applied to the other [[So VideoGame/DemonsSouls]][[VideoGame/{{Bloodborne}} [[VideoGame/DemonsSouls So]][[VideoGame/{{Bloodborne}} uls]][[VideoGame/SekiroShadowsDieTwice bor]][[VideoGame/EldenRing ne]] games as well.
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* The ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'' series is about an incredibly bleak DeathWorld where almost anything is trying to kill you, doomed by an unending cycle that is slowly consuming everything, all in a NintendoHard format of games. Looking past the more rabid hardcore gamers, the fanbase is famous for forming its own collection of [[Memes/DarkSouls silly and goofy jokes and icons]]. The same can be applied to the other Soulsborne [[So VideoGame/DemonsSouls]][[VideoGame/{{Bloodborne}} uls]][[VideoGame/SekiroShadowsDieTwice bor]][[VideoGame/EldenRing ne]] games as well.
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