History WebComic / NerfNow

* CatSmile: Jane sports one [[http://www.nerfnow.com/comic/1396 here]] while plotting Morgan's downfall.

** TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Jane got upset she didn't get a "Get a Game" strip, but Jo points out her strip would have been a predictable ''VideoGame/CallOfDuty'' joke, and instead gave her some CharacterDevelopment as Jane got to show her relationship with Morgan (she razzed Morgan for being a "lefty"). Since that explanation left Jo without time for a proper joke, Jane agreed to do some [[Franchise/StreetFighter Cammy]] cosplay (which also showed she had a rivalry with Morgan in being MsFanservice).

* BellyDancer:
** In the [[https://www.nerfnow.com/comic/1101 Shantae]] comic, Engie accuses Jo of supporting the ''Half-Genie Hero'' kickstarter only for "belly-dancing fanservice". Jo tells her off for this, and as penance Engie agrees to dance in Shantae's outfit as Jo's muse for drawing.
** During the [[https://www.nerfnow.com/comic/1520 crossover]] for ''Shantae'' and ''VideoGame/MarkOfTheNinja'', Shantae explains that her and Ora are in an exchange program to learn from each other's background. Shantae learns to become a kunoichi, and Ora learns how to dance from a citizen of Sequin Land.

* HeroesWantRedheads: [[http://www.nerfnow.com/comic/317 Holy Arceus! A shiny Pikachu!]]

* GroinAttack: When depicting the UsefulNotes/PCVsConsole war as a [[https://www.nerfnow.com/comic/2772 boxing match]], PC emulation of console games is shown as a punch below the belt.

** Jo wears literal [[http://www.nerfnow.com/comic/1031 nostalgia goggles]] which colors everything in shades of green like the original UsefulNotes/GameBoy.
* NoSuchThingAsBadPublicity: InUniverse. Engie's reaction to the [[UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 PS4]]: [[http://www.nerfnow.com/comic/961 meh]]. The [[UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 PS3]] got a rise out of her, even if it was rage over the price.

* ProducePelting [=/=] TorchesAndPitchforks: [[http://www.nerfnow.com/comic/1045 Gamers']] reaction to the UsefulNotes/XboxOne.

** Jo is mad that {{Website/Facebook}} bought Oculus as he was interested in the UsefulNotes/OculusRift, but doesn't like Facebook and is worried what they'll do to the project. Jane taunts him about it, and says it was [[http://www.nerfnow.com/comic/1257 worth it]] despite Jo's [[CementShoes murderous response]].
** After Jo and Alek proclaim [[http://www.nerfnow.com/comic/1310 Nintendo the victor at E3]], Jane points out that Jo still doesn't have a UsefulNotes/WiiU; even getting locked in an [[TortureCellar iron maiden]] doesn't stop her taunting.

** [[http://www.nerfnow.com/comic/734 Guess who's]] in the pit of [[Franchise/MetalGear snakes]].

* RefugeInAudacity: [[VideoGame/DeusEx Adam Jensen]] walks by a guard while [[JustForPun "ducking"]]. The guard assumes that it was his imagination.
** This and the previous comic is pretty much a hilarious alternative explanation for 'ducking'. That somehow makes more sense than just crouch-walking through air vents.

''[[https://www.nerfnow.com/comic/4 Nerf NOW!!]]'' is a gaming webcomic by Josué "Jo" Pereira. Originally centering on the RED and BLU Teams' endless battle in ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'', it later branched out to {{story arc}}s taking place in ''VideoGame/Left4Dead'', ''VideoGame/StarCraft'', or one-shot comics based on other games. The latter is now the comic's primary focus, featuring metagaming issues from whatever game Jo thinks is most controversial at the time. What sets it apart from [[GamingWebcomics its rivals]] is its art, which is {{animesque}}, dangerously cute, and [[GrotesqueCute somewhat inappropriate for a scenario involving two factions trying to murder each other]]. Initially the comic attempted to tell the story without any dialogue but later expanded to using more {{speech bubbles}}.

* MoeAnthropomorphism: Drone-tan is [[GenkiGirl genki]] about harvesting minerals, Zerglings and Hydralisks are {{Cute Monster Girl}}s, and an Overlord is a BespectacledCutie dangling from a balloon. [[VideoGame/StarCraft The Zerg]] have never been more precious.

** The [[VideoGame/StarCraft Protoss]] find [[http://www.nerfnow.com/comic/221 a new purpose for Observers.]]

** Later known as Morgan, she won a Halloween 2014 poll as to whom the fans wanted to see in an artwork for Halloween, and on Jo's Twitter page she got to play the [[VideoGame/StarCraft Zerg Queen,]] with a little Zergling in her arms.

* ShoutOut: To VideoGame/PlantsVsZombies, with the Peashooter in all of the VideoGame/Left4Dead arcs.
** To WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic and only the Sniper's not having [[http://www.nerfnow.com/comic/558 fun]]

* ShoutOut / MemeticMutation: [[http://nerfnow.com/comic/300 #300]]

* StopHavingFunGuy:
** Apparently, the ''VideoGame/StarCraft'' scene [[http://nerfnow.com/comic/285 is nothing but this.]]

** [[http://www.nerfnow.com/comic/704 When this trope meets]] AnythingThatMoves.

* {{NSFW}}: [[http://www.nerfnow.com/comic/346 Parodied]].

* ObviousBeta: [[http://www.nerfnow.com/comic/939 Apparently]] it's OK to sell unfinished products just by labeling it a "Beta".

* MamaBear: Alek becomes protective of Maggie, [[http://www.nerfnow.com/comic/1491 complete with literal depiction of the metaphor.]]

* {{Bishonen}}: [[http://www.nerfnow.com/comic/589 A fix suggested by Engie-tan for Heavy.]]

* GoodNewsBadNews: [[http://www.nerfnow.com/comic/667 The good news]] is your friends are dumping the crappy 3rd edition of [[TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons D&D]], the bad news is you have to buy the 4th edition books to keep up. [[IronicEcho And then the 5th edition comes out.]]

* PeekABangs: [[http://nerfnow.com/comic/277 The Demogirl]] has these in lieu of an EyepatchOfPower.
** PrehensileHair:
*** Later known as Morgan, she won a Halloween 2014 poll as to whom the fans wanted to see in an artwork for Halloween, and on Jo's Twitter page she got to play the [[VideoGame/StarCraft Zerg Queen,]] with a little Zergling in her arms.
*** Morgan turns her hair into a fist to knock a monitor out of sight when an angry Alek wants to get the person who just used a Priest deck against Alek's Warrior Deck.

** [[http://www.nerfnow.com/comic/887 When]] [[VideoGame/{{Dota2}} DOTA]] players want more [=DOTA=] comics and [[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 TF2]] players want more [=TF2=] comics, [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Jo makes]] [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros a crossover]].

* WarHasNeverBeenSoMuchFun: VideoGame/TeamFortress, now with romance!

** [[http://www.nerfnow.com/comic/1608 Angela channels her inner]] [[LightNovel/LoveChunibyoAndOtherDelusions Rikka]]!