History Main / TrollingCreator

* KyotoAnimation got a reputation for trolling fans of ''HaruhiSuzumiya'' in relation to season 2 of the series—first they denied they were doing it, then they claimed they were just rerunning the first season—but then suddenly, new episodes in the middle of the reruns! And then they did ''[[GroundhogDayLoop Endless Eight]]''.
** For those not in the know, the Endless Eight was eight consecutive episodes with the exact same plot. And they were animated from scratch too, so it wasn't just laziness or budget issues.

* The ''entirety'' of StudioGainax.

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* Seo Kouji, author of KimiNoIruMachi and {{Suzuka}}, is quickly gaining this reputation.

-->-- '''Brian Clevinger'''

* Andrew Hussie of ''{{Homestuck}}'' fame is a big fan of psyching out the readers, especially during Act 2. "Andrew is the best troll" has become a meme among the fandom. [[http://www.formspring.me/mspadventures/q/180560478706098389 He prefers]], however, to call it "doing jokes".

* While Michael and Bryan have a history of SureWhyNot and ShipTease in ''[[AvatarTheLastAirbender Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'', they crossed into what must surely be mastery with the “Book IV: Air” convention video.

* Andrew Hussie of ''{{Homestuck}}'' fame is a big fan of psyching out the readers, especially during Act 2. "Andrew is the best troll" has become a meme among the fandom.

* HideakiAnno, though this may have been do a CreatorBreakdown.

* Later [[InfiniteCrisis Superboy Prime]] was specifically written to mock readers complaining about the excessive "{{grimdark}}" in DC's comics.

-->''“My favourite joke is the one played on the reader.”''
---> '''Brian Clevinger'''

* Brian Clevinger of ''EightBitTheater'' fame, noted for his love of the AntiClimax. He wrote ''two'' separate fake-out endings to his webcomic, and admitted to doing the second one solely to see the readers' angry reactions.
* HideoKojima, owing to the surely intentional amount of FanDisservice in later ''MetalGearSolid'' games.
* TiteKubo's tendency for “[[NewPowersAsThePlotDemands Plotkai]]” as fans call it in ''{{Bleach}}'' has given him the title of trolling god via MemeticMutation.
* Andrew Hussie of {{Homestuck}} fame is a big fan of psyching out the readers, especially during Act 2. "Andrew is the best troll" has become a meme among the fandom.
* In one interview JimButcher was asked why he hates [[TheDresdenFiles Harry Dresden]] so much, putting him in all kinds of torturous and awkward situations. He immediately denied that but after a few more leading questions, he had no choice to admit that he indeed hates him.
* HideakiAnno, though this may have been do a CreatorBreakdown.

* RK Milholland of ''SomethingPositive'' does this a lot. The more he abuses his fans, the more they love him (to his eternal bewilderment).
* Jeph Jacques of ''QuestionableContent'' has a rather unstable relationship with his hardcore fans. When asked if he had ever written a story arc deliberately to piss off the shippers, he replied “see my entire comic.”
* Later [[InfiniteCrisis Superboy Prime]] was specifically written to mock readers complaining about the excessive “[[DarkerAndEdgier grimdark]]” in DC's comics.

* The creators of ''TheVentureBrothers'' can be like this. They admitted to doing things like intentionally giving [[TheScrappy the Murderous Moppets]] more screentime and bringing back the Ghost Pirate (who isn't a Scrappy, but no one cares about him) at every opportunity. The episode ''The Revenge Society'' was a playful TakeThat to the fans; it took the long-awaited return of the most competent villain on the show, Phantom Limb, and turned him into a raving lunatic (he got better), and also revealed that the entire ORB MacGuffin hunt from the previous season was completely pointless.
* While Michael and Bryan have a history of SureWhyNot and ShipTease in ''[[AvatarTheLastAirbender Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'', they crossed into what must surely be mastery with the “Book IV: Air” convention video.

* Umineko No Naku Koro Ni creator and head write Ryukishi07 jus LOVES to troll his audience whether its introducing text that no one understands or making the plot even more confusing than it already is!

-->'' "People love a happy ending. So every episode, I will explain once again that I don't like people. And then [[{{Firefly}} Mal]] will shoot someone. Someone we like. [[AndYourLittleDogToo And their puppy]]."''

* Brian Clevinger of ''EightBitTheater'' fame, noted for his love of the AntiClimax. He faked ''two'' separate endings for his webcomic, and admitted to doing the second one solely to see the readers' angry reactions.

* Brian Clevinger of ''EightBitTheater'' fame, noted for his love of the AntiClimax.

* MarkMillar constantly writes cruel [[{{Deconstruction}} deconstructions]] of superhero comics in which he [[ThisLoserIsYou openly insults the readers for liking superhero comics]].

* MarkMillar constantly writes cruel [[{{Deconstruction}} deconstructions]] of superhero comics in which he [[ThisLooserIsYou openly insults the readers for liking superhero comics]].

* MarkMillar constantly writes cruel [[{{Deconstruction}} deconstructions]] of superhero comics in which he [[YouSuck openly insults the readers for liking superhero comics]].

-->'' "People love a happy ending. So every episode, I will explain once again that I don't like people. And then [[{{Firefly}} Mal]] will shoot someone. Someone we like. And their puppy."''

* JossWhedon has gone on record that he likes to create loveable, happy, sweet characters that he knows the fans will love, then [[DroppedABridgeOnHim kill]] or [[BreakTheCutie crush]] them in the cruellest way possible just to see the reaction.

* Andrew Hussie of {{Homestuck}} fame is a big fan of psyching out the readers, especially during Act 2.

* Brian Clevinger of ''EightBitTheater'' fame, noted for his love of AntiClimax.

* Quite possibly, Andrew Hussie of {{Homestuck}} fame.

* While Michael and Bryan have a history of SureWhyNot and ShipTease in ''[[AvatarTheLastAirbender Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'', they crossed into what must surely be mastery with the “Book IV: Air” convention video.