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* TheMessiah: [[spoiler: Carlin, despite being the son of Satan. He doesnt bill himself as this, though.]]
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: During his introduction arc, Numth'Kul was on the verge of succeeding in his bid for world domination, until the humans he was killing and his own demonic forces turned on him when they found out he was planning to sacrifice an adorable baby unicorn to summon Cthulhu.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: During his introduction arc, Numth'Kul was on the verge of succeeding in his bid for world domination, until the humans he was killing and his own demonic forces turned on him when they found out he was planning to sacrifice an adorable baby unicorn for a spell to summon Cthulhu.blot out the sun.
* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: Bruno's schemes will almost inevitably backfire on him, through a combination of bad luck and his own stupidity and arrogance.
* GoodIsNotNice: Parodied in the Good Guy arc, which made fun of the ridiculous extremes in TheSwordOfTruth.
* NotSoAboveItAll: Fiona, despite being signifigantly smarter and somewhat more moral than her boss, can be just as greedy, selfish and petty as he is.
* PuppetKing: King Xerxes has little real political power, with the majority of Rothland being ruled by the nobility. This causes problems when [[spoiler: Bruno usurps Xerxes and claims the throne for himself]]
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* TakeThat: Radical atheists, comic syndicates, ''TheDaVinciCode'', and ''SwordOfTruth'' (and Creator/AynRand), among others.
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* TakeThat: Radical atheists, comic syndicates, organized religion, ''TheDaVinciCode'', and ''SwordOfTruth'' (and Creator/AynRand), among others.
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* TookALevelInJerkass: Any normal human who becomes a fame vampire, either by being a stage mom or a reality star, will become an enormous, egotistical jackass, at the expense of everyone else, including family and their own children.
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* VitrolicBestBuds: Bruno, Gort and Tyler One-Eye. Theyre friends and occasional allies, but will backstab eachother in a heartbeat if it means making it out with extra profit. Or a round of ale at the Belching Hydra. Or just for shits and giggles.
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* BodyHorror: This comic has it coming out of its nose. Noteable examples include the Ring Of Empathy-induced child labor pains Bruno is forced to undergo, and [[http://www.brunothebandit.com/d/20010223.html this strip, where Maledict attempts to absorb the powers of Shub Megawrath]]
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* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParent: Shub for CroatanCroatan. Originally, Shub wanted to name him "Ernie".
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* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: When the courts dont send Bruno to the stocks or the dungeons, theyre fond of giving him these, among other things he has been forced to clean Suna Main Street with his tongue twice.
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* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: When the courts dont send Bruno to the stocks or the dungeons, theyre fond of giving him these, among other things he has been forced to clean Suna Main Street with his tongue twice. twice and being forced to star in a series of Archio Burgers tv commercials as a Hamburglar-esque character.
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* FamousAncestor: [[spoiler: Bruno's family tree includes quite a few shockers, being the grandson of Fame Vampire leader Nosferatinx through his mother, and a descendant of Ailix himself through his father]]
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* Really700YearsOld: Maledict is actually 800 years old, having been the court magician for the first king in Xerxes royal family.
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* BunnyEarsLawyer: Bruno is stupid, lazy and arrogant, but has been pointed out several times as one of the best thieves in Rothland.
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* FluffyTheTerrible: The 1001 children of Shub Megawrath and Numth'Kull, adorable anthromorphic goat babies with incredibly potent eldritch powers.
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* GhostAmnesia: [[spoiler: Numth'Kul is actually the spirit of the ancient evil sorceror Ahriperson, who ruled a dark kingdom thousands of years ago, until said kingdom was destroyed in a magical accident intended to eradicate a population of barbarians who were contaminating the evil of the kingdom with bluegrass music]]
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* GhostAmnesia: [[spoiler: Numth'Kul is actually the spirit of the ancient evil sorceror Ahriperson, who ruled a dark kingdom thousands of years ago, until said kingdom was destroyed in a magical accident intended to eradicate a population of barbarians who were contaminating the evil of the kingdom with bluegrass music]]music. He lost all his memories in the ensuing cataclysm aside from his skull, his spirit and the name Numth'Kull, which was actually a wizard with a lisp calling him a "numbskull" moments before the spell backfired]]
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** She also takes offense to being called a "baby dragon", since micro-dragons are fully grown dragons, just small.
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* NoodleIncident: How Ambrose lost his arm, nothing is known other than that a young Bruno was somehow responsible. Of course, its Ambrose saying this, so he could just be shifting blame.
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* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: When the courts dont send Bruno to the stocks or the dungeons, theyre fond of giving him these, among other things he has been forced to clean Suna Main Street with his tongue twice.
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* ArchEnemy: Bruno and Maledict, though they occasionally work together when the situation calls for it, but will always be ready to backstab eachother.
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* CrystalDragonJesus: Ailix
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* CrystalDragonJesus: AilixAilix, a philosopher said to have been the worldy incarnation of the Creator Of the Universe. The Church Of the Blessed Ailix is based on his teachings, though with debatable accuracy.
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* YourMindMakesItReal: The magical laws of the comics setting relies heavily on the people's perception of it. Sufficient disbelief will actually erase magical beings and items, and its stated in the Seven Sins arc that the local version of Satan was actually a minor demon "bumped up" by the early Church to serve as an antithesis to Ailix, which led to his power growing to become the Ultimate Evil by the time the comic takes place thanks to the new belief in him.
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* FateWorseThanDeath: The Häzbens, especially the ones who used to be child stars
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* CueTheFlyingPigs: The pigasi (yep, you read that right)
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* CueTheFlyingPigs: The pigasi (yep, you read that right)right), literally
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Elysia the Fame Vampire is also the famous movie star [[LeonardoDiCaprio Capriardo DeLeono]]!
* EmotionallyTongueTied: Secedriel, the leader of the elves, doesn't dare to say "separation". [[http://www.brunothebandit.com/w/19981221.html linky]]
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* FatBastard: The fame vampires Cumbakh and Nosferatnix, atleast until a union strike forced Nosferatnix to limit the amount of fame he could draw from his subjects, causing him to become increasingly skeletal.
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* FallGuy: The appropriately named Phallgaius.
* FatBastard: The fame vampires Cumbakh andNosferatnix, Nosferatinx, atleast until a union strike forced Nosferatnix Nosferatinx to limit the amount of fame he could draw from his subjects, causing him to become increasingly skeletal.
* FatBastard: The fame vampires Cumbakh and
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* IHateYouVampireDad: [[spoiler: Eunyce is the daughter of the head of the Fame Vampires, Nosferatnix. Ever since she became an ordinary human, she's opposed him and his exploitation of his subjects. There just hasnt been much she could do until recently.]]
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* IHateYouVampireDad: [[spoiler: Eunyce is the daughter of the head of the Fame Vampires, Nosferatnix.Nosferatinx. Ever since she became an ordinary human, she's opposed him and his exploitation of his subjects. There just hasnt been much she could do until recently.]]
* LamePunReaction: "We toasted him!"
* OddlySmallOrganization: The Thieves' Guild.
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** The "Cat Burglar" storyline is a massive one to ''Garfield''.''{{Garfield}}''.
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* FlatEarthAtheist: One recurring character is this, belonging to a group of skeptics who, despite living in a fantasy world full of magic, gods and monsters, have developed the ability to "rationally" explain everything around them, to the point where their power of disbelief can erase supernatural creatures and items from existance.
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* FlatEarthAtheist: One recurring Minor character Dibunquor is this, belonging to a group of skeptics who, despite living in a fantasy world full of magic, gods and monsters, have developed the ability to "rationally" explain everything around them, them according to science, to the point where their power of disbelief can erase supernatural creatures and items from existance.
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* GhostAmnesia: [[spoiler: Numth'Kul is actually the spirit of the ancient evil sorceror Ahriperson, who ruled a dark kingdom thousands of years ago, until said kingdom was destroyed in a magical accident intended to eradicate a population of barbarians who were contaminating the evil of the kingdom with bluegrass music]]
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* AntiAntichrist: [[spoiler: Carlin is actually this, being a devout follower of Ailix despite being the son of the local version of Satan. He saved his own mothers soul on her deathbed, and has stated that he wishes to do the same for his father. Cant say the guy doesnt have ambitions.]]
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* AntiAntichrist: [[spoiler: Carlin is actually this, being a devout follower of Ailix despite being the son of the local version of Satan. He saved his own mothers soul on her deathbed, and has stated that he wishes to do the same for his father. Cant say the guy doesnt have ambitions.]]
* BroughtDownToNormal: When a Fame Vampire is completely drained of their fame, they undergo a painful, traumatizing death and rebirth, literally rising from their own ashes as a normal human. They tend to lose their looks and grace, but most of them seem to handle the change pretty well, since the alternative for burnt out celebrities is becoming a Häzben, wretched creatures surviving on whatever scraps of fame they are able to scrounge up.
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* EvilSorcerer: Maledict
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* EvilSorcerer: MaledictMaledict. [[spoiler: Numthkul when he was alive]]
* FatBastard: The fame vampires Cumbakh and Nosferatnix, atleast until a union strike forced Nosferatnix to limit the amount of fame he could draw from his subjects, causing him to become increasingly skeletal.
* IHateYouVampireDad: [[spoiler: Eunyce is the daughter of the head of the Fame Vampires, Nosferatnix. Ever since she became an ordinary human, she's opposed him and his exploitation of his subjects. There just hasnt been much she could do until recently.]]
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* IWasQuiteALooker: Eunyce, the former Warrior Hottie
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* IWasQuiteALooker: Eunyce, the former Warrior HottieHottiel. Same thing goes for Ambrose, who was as muscular and athletic as Bruno in his youth.
* TheMessiah: [[spoiler: Carlin, despite being the son of Satan. He doesnt bill himself as this, though.]]
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* OurGiantsAreBigger: Averted, they're not even twice as tall as humans, just much bulkier.
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: said Fame Vampires, quite similar to our world's celebrities.
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: said Fame Vampires, quite similar to our world's celebrities.
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* OurGiantsAreBigger: Averted, they're not even twice as tall as humans, just much bulkier.
bulkier. They do however only have four fingers, unlike humans who have five.
* OurVampiresAreDifferent:said While Brunos world has regular vampires, there is a much more prevalent breed called Fame Vampires, quite similar who feed off the publics adoration and attention. Losing their status as celebrities is a death sentence, as this will lead to our world's celebrities.them either painfully dying and being reborn as normal humans, or being forced to subsist on any kind of fame or attention they can get as the miserable Häzbens.
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* TheAntiAntichrist: [[spoiler: Carlin is actually this, being a devout follower of Ailix despite being the son of the local version of Satan. He saved his own mothers soul on her deathbed, and has stated that he wishes to do the same for his father. Cant say the guy doesnt have ambitions.]]
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* TheAntiAntichrist: AntiAntichrist: [[spoiler: Carlin is actually this, being a devout follower of Ailix despite being the son of the local version of Satan. He saved his own mothers soul on her deathbed, and has stated that he wishes to do the same for his father. Cant say the guy doesnt have ambitions.]]
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* AffablyEvil: Recurring antagonist Numth'Kul, an ancient demonic spirit imprisoned a thousand years ago in a magical jewelry box by Bruno's ancestor Milo the Mailman. He has designs on world domination, but despite this, acts surprisingly genial and is more like LaughablyEvil than actually evil. Also, [[HiddenDepths he's a great bartender.]]
* TheAntiAntichrist: [[spoiler: Carlin is actually this, being a devout follower of Ailix despite being the son of the local version of Satan. He saved his own mothers soul on her deathbed, and has stated that he wishes to do the same for his father. Cant say the guy doesnt have ambitions.]]
* CorruptChurch: The Church of Ailix is shown to have become this, with the office of the Pope being nothing but a figurehead for the rich and influential church officials, and most of the church members being more interested in amassing wealth and power than following Ailix teachings. [[AuthorTract Subtle!]]
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* EldritchAbomination: Parodies Creator/HPLovecraft's ones, with Shub-Megawrath, her sister Cindy and Archio, the fast-food demon.
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* EldritchAbomination: Parodies Creator/HPLovecraft's ones, with Shub-Megawrath, her sister Cindy and Archio, the fast-food demon. Also, the majority of Numth'Kuls friends are these.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: During his introduction arc, Numth'Kul was on the verge of succeeding in his bid for world domination, until the humans he was killing and his own demonic forces turned on him when they found out he was planning to sacrifice an adorable baby unicorn to summon Cthulhu.
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''Bruno the Bandit'' is a [[WebcomicsLongRunners long-running]] fantasy WebComic started in September 1997 by Canadian cartoonist Ian [=McDonald=]. Most of its humor comes from being set in a standard medieval fantasy world, but with computers, TV home shopping and vacuum cleaners. The rest comes from the protagonist Bruno Bunkleyutz (a strong but somewhat dim bandit), his smart sidekick (Fiona the micro-dragon) and his wacky family: Eunyce, his former warrior hottie ActionMom; Ambrose, his [[StealthPun one-armed bandit]] father, and Elysia / Ella, his girlfriend, a fame vampire.
The comic enjoyed noticeable success for some twelve years until October 2009, when the author burned out and [[OrphanedSeries abruptly dropped it in the middle of a storyline]]. Since then, Ian has been noncommittal on when or even ''if'' the comic will ever come back.
The comic enjoyed noticeable success for some twelve years until October 2009, when the author burned out and [[OrphanedSeries abruptly dropped it in the middle of a storyline]]. Since then, Ian has been noncommittal on when or even ''if'' the comic will ever come back.
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''Bruno the Bandit'' is a [[WebcomicsLongRunners long-running]] fantasy WebComic started in September 1997 July 1998 by Canadian cartoonist Ian [=McDonald=]. Most of its humor comes from being set in a standard medieval fantasy world, but with computers, TV home shopping and vacuum cleaners. The rest comes from the protagonist Bruno Bunkleyutz (a strong but somewhat dim bandit), his smart sidekick (Fiona the micro-dragon) and his wacky family: Eunyce, his former warrior hottie ActionMom; Ambrose, his [[StealthPun one-armed bandit]] father, and Elysia / Ella, his girlfriend, a fame vampire.
The comic enjoyed noticeable success forsome twelve years over a decade until October 2009, when the author burned out and [[OrphanedSeries abruptly dropped it in the middle of a storyline]]. Since then, Ian has been noncommittal on when or even ''if'' the comic will ever come back.
The comic enjoyed noticeable success for
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''Bruno the Bandit'' is a [[WebcomicsLongRunners long-running]] fantasy WebComic by Canadian cartoonist Ian [=McDonald=]. Most of its humor comes from being set in a standard medieval fantasy world, but with computers, TV home shopping and vacuum cleaners. The rest comes from the protagonist Bruno Bunkleyutz (a strong but somewhat dim bandit), his smart sidekick (Fiona the micro-dragon) and his wacky family: Eunyce, his former warrior hottie ActionMom; Ambrose, his [[StealthPun one-armed bandit]] father, and Elysia / Ella, his girlfriend, a fame vampire.
The comic enjoyed noticeable success for a long period of time until the author burned out and [[OrphanedSeries dropped it in the middle of a storyline.]]
According to a news post by the author earlier this year, the strip may make a comeback.
The comic enjoyed noticeable success for a long period of time until the author burned out and [[OrphanedSeries dropped it in the middle of a storyline.]]
According to a news post by the author earlier this year, the strip may make a comeback.
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''Bruno the Bandit'' is a [[WebcomicsLongRunners long-running]] fantasy WebComic started in September 1997 by Canadian cartoonist Ian [=McDonald=]. Most of its humor comes from being set in a standard medieval fantasy world, but with computers, TV home shopping and vacuum cleaners. The rest comes from the protagonist Bruno Bunkleyutz (a strong but somewhat dim bandit), his smart sidekick (Fiona the micro-dragon) and his wacky family: Eunyce, his former warrior hottie ActionMom; Ambrose, his [[StealthPun one-armed bandit]] father, and Elysia / Ella, his girlfriend, a fame vampire.
The comic enjoyed noticeable success fora long period of time some twelve years until October 2009, when the author burned out and [[OrphanedSeries abruptly dropped it in the middle of a storyline.]]
According to a news post bystoryline]]. Since then, Ian has been noncommittal on when or even ''if'' the author earlier this year, the strip may make a comeback.
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** [[spoiler: The AllJustADream revealer in turn was all just a dream. Not long after Bruno is awakened from his daydreams of debauched rule and carnal excess, Ambrose makes a number of pointed comments about Bruno's pregancy-escapade.]]
* MoneyDearBoy: While certainly not as bad as the usual example of this trope, the author made it clear from early on that his ultimate goal was to make money off of the comic, first from syndication and then TheMerch. A lack of success on both counts was a contributing factor to the strip's cancellation.
* MoneyDearBoy: While certainly not as bad as the usual example of this trope, the author made it clear from early on that his ultimate goal was to make money off of the comic, first from syndication and then TheMerch. A lack of success on both counts was a contributing factor to the strip's cancellation.
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** [[spoiler: The [[spoiler:The AllJustADream revealer in turn was itself all just a dream. Not long after Bruno is awakened from his daydreams of debauched rule and carnal excess, Ambrose makes a number of pointed comments about Bruno's pregancy-escapade.pregnancy-escapade.]]
* MoneyDearBoy: While certainly notas ''as'' bad as the usual example of this trope, the author Ian made it clear from early on that his ultimate goal was to make money a living off of the comic, first from syndication and then TheMerch. A lack of success on both counts was a contributing factor to the strip's sudden cancellation.
* MoneyDearBoy: While certainly not
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* ScheduleSlip: In the its later run, years, unfortunately more and more.more, before finally stopping altogether.
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* TakeThat: Radical atheists, comic syndicates, ''TheDaVinciCode'' and ''SwordOfTruth'' (and Creator/AynRand), among others.
** The "Cat Burglar" storyline is a massive one to ''Garfield.''
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* TakeThat: Radical atheists, comic syndicates, ''TheDaVinciCode'' ''TheDaVinciCode'', and ''SwordOfTruth'' (and Creator/AynRand), among others.
** The "Cat Burglar" storyline is a massive one to''Garfield.''''Garfield''.
** The "Cat Burglar" storyline is a massive one to
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* BrownNote: Valditch loses his eyesight from [[spoiler:seeing Xerxes and Xantippa have sex while hanging from a chandelier.]]
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The local crime syndicate is obviously inpsired by newspaper comic syndicates (take most of the profits, won't let it's members try anything new and original, has the dead criminals be replaced by their childre, etc).
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* GrandTheftMe: Bruno suffers this in the story with Lady Decrepta.
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* GrandTheftMe: Bruno almost suffers this in the story with Lady Decrepta.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: The villain of "Tito the Thief" is an obvious stand-in for Fred Phelps.
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* OurGiantsAreBigger: Averted, they're not even twice as tall as humans.
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* TakeThat: Radical atheists, comic syndicates, ''TheDaVinciCode'' and ''SwordOfTruth'' (and Creator/AynRand), among others
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* TakeThat: Radical atheists, comic syndicates, ''TheDaVinciCode'' and ''SwordOfTruth'' (and Creator/AynRand), among othersothers.
** The "Cat Burglar" storyline is a massive one to ''Garfield.''
** The "Cat Burglar" storyline is a massive one to ''Garfield.''
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* TinyGuyHugeGirl: Xerxes and Xantippa.
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* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Micro-dragons have a whole resturant chain devoted to serving them as food, despite being able to talk.
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* EngineeredPublicConfession: [[http://www.brunothebandit.com/d/19990203.html Happens]] [[http://www.brunothebandit.com/d/19990205.html twice]] in the Whistle Of Time arc, both times set up by Fiona.
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* EngineeredPublicConfession: [[http://www.brunothebandit.com/d/19990203.html Happens]] [[http://www.brunothebandit.com/d/19990205.html twice]] in the Whistle Of Time arc, both times set up by courtesy of Fiona.
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* EngineeredPublicConfession: [[http://www.brunothebandit.com/d/19990203.html Happens]] [[http://www.brunothebandit.com/d/19990205.html twice]] in the Whistle Of Time arc, both times set up by Fiona.
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* SheatheHisSword: When Num'thkul begs for a MercyKill. (This was really a BatmanGambit / ReversePsychology by Num'thkul, and Bruno falls for it.)
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* SheatheHisSword: SheatheYourSword: When Num'thkul begs for a MercyKill. (This was really a BatmanGambit / ReversePsychology by Num'thkul, and Bruno falls for it.)
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* WhoShotJFK: Transposed to Bruno's fantasy world, becoming the question: [[http://www.brunothebandit.com/d/19981207.html Who shot King Xerxes...]] [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotHeinous with a pea-shooter?]]
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* WhoShotJFK: Transposed to Bruno's fantasy world, becoming the question: [[http://www.brunothebandit.com/d/19981207.html Who shot King Xerxes...]] [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotHeinous [[FelonyMisdemeanor with a pea-shooter?]]
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* ShoutOut: Many, to ''{{Garfield}}'', ''{{Peanuts}}'', ''CalvinAndHobbes'', ''ComicBook/TheSandman'', Creator/StephenKing, WaltDisney and so on (see also AffectionateParody, TakeThat). Also [[GeorgeCarlin Carlin]] [[Creator/FriedrichNietzsche Nietzsche]].
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* ShoutOut: Many, to ''{{Garfield}}'', ''{{Peanuts}}'', ''CalvinAndHobbes'', ''ComicBook/TheSandman'', Creator/StephenKing, WaltDisney and so on (see also AffectionateParody, TakeThat). Also [[GeorgeCarlin [[Creator/GeorgeCarlin Carlin]] [[Creator/FriedrichNietzsche Nietzsche]].
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The site is [[http://www.brunothebandit.com here]].
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The site is [[http://www.brunothebandit.com here]]. Before, it was hosted on KeenSpot.
* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParent: Shub for Croatan
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Cindy Megawrath
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Cindy Megawrath
* CouldntFindAPen: In the ''TheDaVinciCode'' parody
* CourtroomAntic: By Fiona, when she has to defend Bruno. Judge Cicero isn't impressed.
* CrossDresser: [[http://www.brunothebandit.com/d/20020508.html Queen Xanthippa's body double]], of all people.
* CourtroomAntic: By Fiona, when she has to defend Bruno. Judge Cicero isn't impressed.
* CrossDresser: [[http://www.brunothebandit.com/d/20020508.html Queen Xanthippa's body double]], of all people.
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* ExactWords: Used by Carlin when he [[spoiler:reveals that he's the son of Xubuxx, to destroy the ]]
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* ExactWords: Used by Carlin when he [[spoiler:reveals that he's the son of Xubuxx, to destroy the ]]heart of Ahriperson]]
* GroinAttack: The TV moderator likes to do them. [[http://www.brunothebandit.com/d/20020710.html But skeptics have balls of steel.]]
* MotherOfAThousandYoung: Shub Megawrath of course, being a parody of the original Shub Niggurath
* MuscleAngst: Bruno, when he sees the models for new armors.
* NobodyCallsMeChicken
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* ThePlan: The blue bird of happiness likes to play these with Bruno, but since the strip broke off, we may never learn what he really had planned.
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* ThePlan: The blue bird of happiness likes to play these various gambits with Bruno, but since the strip broke off, we may never learn what he really had planned.
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* PunnyName: Clonin the [[strike:Barbarian]] Wilderness-Enhanced, Xanax the Warrior Princess, Numth'kul the demon...
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* PunnyName: Clonin the [[strike:Barbarian]] Wilderness-Enhanced, Xanax the Warrior Princess, Numth'kul the demon...demon, Headacheron his kingdom... [[http://www.brunothebandit.com/w/20020527.html In Num'thkul's case, there's an explanation for it.]]
* SheatheHisSword: When Num'thkul begs for a MercyKill. (This was really a BatmanGambit / ReversePsychology by Num'thkul, and Bruno falls for it.)
* ShoulderSizedDragon: Fiona
* ShoulderSizedDragon: Fiona
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[[caption-width-right:347:Bruno, Fiona and the enemies he made]]
''Bruno the Bandit'' is a [[WebcomicsLongRunners long-running]] fantasy WebComic by Canadian cartoonist Ian [=McDonald=]. Most of its humor comes from being set in a standard medieval fantasy world, but with computers, TV home shopping and vacuum cleaners. The rest comes from the protagonist Bruno Bunkleyutz (a strong but somewhat dim bandit), his smart sidekick (Fiona the micro-dragon) and his wacky family: Eunyce, his former warrior hottie ActionMom; Ambrose, his [[StealthPun one-armed bandit]] father, and Elysia / Ella, his girlfriend, a fame vampire.
The comic enjoyed noticeable success for a long period of time until the author burned out and [[OrphanedSeries dropped it in the middle of a storyline.]]
According to a news post by the author earlier this year, the strip may make a comeback.
The site is [[http://www.brunothebandit.com here]].
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!!Provides examples of:
* ActionMom: Eunyce.
* AdiposeRex: King Xerxes.
* AffectionateParody: on ConanTheBarbarian, HPLovecraft's {{Cosmic Horror}}s, and so on
* AllJustADream
* AlwaysChaoticEvil: [[http://www.brunothebandit.com/d/20040908.html Supermodels, apparently.]]
* TheAntichrist: Has an equivalent, the son of Xubuxx, who's noone else but [[spoiler:Carlin! And he's still good!]]
* AttractiveBentGender
* AuthorGuestSpot
* AuthorTract: The later strips became Author Tracts on whatever Ian wants to complain about, to the exclusion of everything else.
* BadGuyBar: The Belching Hydra, Bruno's favorite bar
* TheBartender: Otho of the Belching Hydra
* BigEater: King Xerxes
* BigWhat: Kind of a RunningGag, often varied, inevitably lampshaded and eventually toned down a bit.
* BurgerFool: Archio's
* ChewbaccaDefense: Fiona tries this, as Bruno's lawyer. Not exactly successfully.
* CompletelyMissingThePoint: Fiona, [[http://www.brunothebandit.com/d/19980831.html here]]
* CrossOver: Bruno and Fiona once appeared in a guest strip story for ''SluggyFreelance'', and [=McDonald=] did the Sunday strips for a while.
* CrystalDragonJesus: Ailix
* CueTheFlyingPigs: The pigasi (yep, you read that right)
* CuteMonsterGirl: The medusa stand-in for Monica Lewinsky
* {{Doppelganger}}: The Döpplegangsters, [[http://www.brunothebandit.com/d/20060306.html here]]
* DumbMuscle: Bruno himself, though he did have a clever moment or two at times.
* DyingClue: Parodies the scene from ''TheDaVinciCode''.
* EasterEgg: Read some of Maledict's spells backwards and find out!
* EatsBabies: Emperor Goldang, [[http://www.brunothebandit.com/d/20040712.html here]]
* EldritchAbomination: Parodies HPLovecraft's ones, with Shub-Megawrath, her sister Cindy and Archio, the fast-food demon.
* {{Emo}}: [[http://www.brunothebandit.com/d/19990503.html Sour Ron]]
* EverythingsDeaderWithZombies: [[http://www.brunothebandit.com/d/20010810.html You can even have them mow your lawn!]]
* EvilChancellor: Valditch (at least occasionally)
* EvilEmpire: Hyperbolea, in the Good Guy arc
* EvilSorcerer: Maledict
* ExactWords: Used by Carlin when he [[spoiler:reveals that he's the son of Xubuxx, to destroy the ]]
* EyepatchOfPower: Tyler One-Eye
* ForbiddenFruit: This is what makes TabletopGame/{{chess}} so popular in Suna City. [[spoiler:Until it was legalized.]]
* ForHalloweenIAmGoingAsMyself
* FreakyFridayFlip: Happens to Bruno and Fiona once
* GoldenMeanFallacy
* GrandTheftMe: Bruno suffers this in the story with Lady Decrepta.
* GuestStrip: Ian [=McDonald=], as mentioned above, used to do the "Meanwhile in the Dimension of Pain" strips for ''SluggyFreelance''.
* HellholePrison: Skullbreak
* HenpeckedHusband: King Xerxes
* HermitGuru: Carlin Nietzsche
* IAmNotWeasel: Bruno always calls Fiona "lizard".
* IWasQuiteALooker: Eunyce, the former Warrior Hottie
* LipstickLesbian: Cara the Cutpurse and Red Sonata, [[http://www.brunothebandit.com/d/20090601.html here]]
* LiteralMetaphor: the strip's full of these. See Jumping The Shark above for an example.
* LittleMissBadass: Bruno's daughter Delorus
* LongList: See [[http://www.brunothebandit.com/d/19980720.html the first strip]].
* LuxuryPrisonSuite: Coddlesworth
* MayDecemberRomance / GoldDigger: Bruno and Lady Decrepta
* MeaningfulName: Queen Xanthippa (still not on GodSaveUsFromTheQueen levels)
* MisterSeahorse: Close to. Thanks(?) to a magic ring, Bruno can feel the pain of a woman giving birth. [[spoiler: It's revealed to be AllJustADream.]]
** [[spoiler: The AllJustADream revealer in turn was all just a dream. Not long after Bruno is awakened from his daydreams of debauched rule and carnal excess, Ambrose makes a number of pointed comments about Bruno's pregancy-escapade.]]
* MoneyDearBoy: While certainly not as bad as the usual example of this trope, the author made it clear from early on that his ultimate goal was to make money off of the comic, first from syndication and then TheMerch. A lack of success on both counts was a contributing factor to the strip's cancellation.
* MonsterClown: Archio
* MrAltDisney: A fame vampire named Valdyzny. Complete with ShoutOut to [[http://www.brunothebandit.com/d/20030926.html Mickey Mouse]].
* NonHumanSidekick: Fiona
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Said micro-dragons, who're pretty intelligent.
** And good eating.
* OurGiantsAreBigger: Averted, they're not even twice as tall as humans.
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: said Fame Vampires, quite similar to our world's celebrities.
* PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad: Parodied [[http://www.brunothebandit.com/d/19990105.html here and in the following strips]]
* PunnyName: Clonin the [[strike:Barbarian]] Wilderness-Enhanced, Xanax the Warrior Princess, Numth'kul the demon...
* RoleCalled
* {{Satan}}: Called Xubuxx here.
* ScheduleSlip: In the later run, unfortunately more and more.
* SchizoTech
* SdrawkcabName: The countries Asuton and Adanacton. Also, read some of Maledict's spells backwards.
* SealedEvilInACan: Numth'kul in the snarebox
* SevenDeadlySins: A whole story arc starting [[http://www.brunothebandit.com/d/20030113.html here]]
* ShoutOut: Many, to ''{{Garfield}}'', ''{{Peanuts}}'', ''CalvinAndHobbes'', ''TheSandman'', StephenKing, WaltDisney and so on (see also AffectionateParody, TakeThat). Also [[GeorgeCarlin Carlin]] [[FriedrichNietzsche Nietzsche]].
* {{SORAS}}: Happens with Delorus.
* SpannerInTheWorks: This role is traded around by the entire cast from story to story;
* SpikesOfVillainy: Featured in a fashion show, [[http://www.brunothebandit.com/d/19990216.html here]]
* SpitTake: Fiona [[http://www.brunothebandit.com/d/20040128.html here]]
* {{Sssssnaketalk}}: [[http://www.brunothebandit.com/d/19990105.html Here]]
* StrawFeminist: In one story, there's a group of them who seem to have made nagging a religion. [[http://www.brunothebandit.com/d/19981102.html Here.]]
* StrawmanPolitical
** In one case, quite literal.
* TakeThat: Radical atheists, comic syndicates, ''TheDaVinciCode'' and ''SwordOfTruth'' (and AynRand), among others
* TheThingThatWouldNotLeave: "Uncle" Lucius.
* TropeName: [[http://www.brunothebandit.com/d/20000515.html Here]]
* VillainProtagonist: Albeit not a competent one.
* WalkOnWater: Ailix of course can do this, and his follower Carlin too.
* WhoShotJFK: Transposed to Bruno's fantasy world, becoming the question: [[http://www.brunothebandit.com/d/19981207.html Who shot King Xerxes...]] [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotHeinous with a pea-shooter?]]
* XanatosGambit: The blue bird of happiness likes to play these with Bruno, but since the strip broke off, we may never learn what he really had planned.
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[[caption-width-right:347:Bruno, Fiona and the enemies he made]]
''Bruno the Bandit'' is a [[WebcomicsLongRunners long-running]] fantasy WebComic by Canadian cartoonist Ian [=McDonald=]. Most of its humor comes from being set in a standard medieval fantasy world, but with computers, TV home shopping and vacuum cleaners. The rest comes from the protagonist Bruno Bunkleyutz (a strong but somewhat dim bandit), his smart sidekick (Fiona the micro-dragon) and his wacky family: Eunyce, his former warrior hottie ActionMom; Ambrose, his [[StealthPun one-armed bandit]] father, and Elysia / Ella, his girlfriend, a fame vampire.
The comic enjoyed noticeable success for a long period of time until the author burned out and [[OrphanedSeries dropped it in the middle of a storyline.]]
According to a news post by the author earlier this year, the strip may make a comeback.
The site is [[http://www.brunothebandit.com here]].
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!!Provides examples of:
* ActionMom: Eunyce.
* AdiposeRex: King Xerxes.
* AffectionateParody: on ConanTheBarbarian, HPLovecraft's {{Cosmic Horror}}s, and so on
* AllJustADream
* AlwaysChaoticEvil: [[http://www.brunothebandit.com/d/20040908.html Supermodels, apparently.]]
* TheAntichrist: Has an equivalent, the son of Xubuxx, who's noone else but [[spoiler:Carlin! And he's still good!]]
* AttractiveBentGender
* AuthorGuestSpot
* AuthorTract: The later strips became Author Tracts on whatever Ian wants to complain about, to the exclusion of everything else.
* BadGuyBar: The Belching Hydra, Bruno's favorite bar
* TheBartender: Otho of the Belching Hydra
* BigEater: King Xerxes
* BigWhat: Kind of a RunningGag, often varied, inevitably lampshaded and eventually toned down a bit.
* BurgerFool: Archio's
* ChewbaccaDefense: Fiona tries this, as Bruno's lawyer. Not exactly successfully.
* CompletelyMissingThePoint: Fiona, [[http://www.brunothebandit.com/d/19980831.html here]]
* CrossOver: Bruno and Fiona once appeared in a guest strip story for ''SluggyFreelance'', and [=McDonald=] did the Sunday strips for a while.
* CrystalDragonJesus: Ailix
* CueTheFlyingPigs: The pigasi (yep, you read that right)
* CuteMonsterGirl: The medusa stand-in for Monica Lewinsky
* {{Doppelganger}}: The Döpplegangsters, [[http://www.brunothebandit.com/d/20060306.html here]]
* DumbMuscle: Bruno himself, though he did have a clever moment or two at times.
* DyingClue: Parodies the scene from ''TheDaVinciCode''.
* EasterEgg: Read some of Maledict's spells backwards and find out!
* EatsBabies: Emperor Goldang, [[http://www.brunothebandit.com/d/20040712.html here]]
* EldritchAbomination: Parodies HPLovecraft's ones, with Shub-Megawrath, her sister Cindy and Archio, the fast-food demon.
* {{Emo}}: [[http://www.brunothebandit.com/d/19990503.html Sour Ron]]
* EverythingsDeaderWithZombies: [[http://www.brunothebandit.com/d/20010810.html You can even have them mow your lawn!]]
* EvilChancellor: Valditch (at least occasionally)
* EvilEmpire: Hyperbolea, in the Good Guy arc
* EvilSorcerer: Maledict
* ExactWords: Used by Carlin when he [[spoiler:reveals that he's the son of Xubuxx, to destroy the ]]
* EyepatchOfPower: Tyler One-Eye
* ForbiddenFruit: This is what makes TabletopGame/{{chess}} so popular in Suna City. [[spoiler:Until it was legalized.]]
* ForHalloweenIAmGoingAsMyself
* FreakyFridayFlip: Happens to Bruno and Fiona once
* GoldenMeanFallacy
* GrandTheftMe: Bruno suffers this in the story with Lady Decrepta.
* GuestStrip: Ian [=McDonald=], as mentioned above, used to do the "Meanwhile in the Dimension of Pain" strips for ''SluggyFreelance''.
* HellholePrison: Skullbreak
* HenpeckedHusband: King Xerxes
* HermitGuru: Carlin Nietzsche
* IAmNotWeasel: Bruno always calls Fiona "lizard".
* IWasQuiteALooker: Eunyce, the former Warrior Hottie
* LipstickLesbian: Cara the Cutpurse and Red Sonata, [[http://www.brunothebandit.com/d/20090601.html here]]
* LiteralMetaphor: the strip's full of these. See Jumping The Shark above for an example.
* LittleMissBadass: Bruno's daughter Delorus
* LongList: See [[http://www.brunothebandit.com/d/19980720.html the first strip]].
* LuxuryPrisonSuite: Coddlesworth
* MayDecemberRomance / GoldDigger: Bruno and Lady Decrepta
* MeaningfulName: Queen Xanthippa (still not on GodSaveUsFromTheQueen levels)
* MisterSeahorse: Close to. Thanks(?) to a magic ring, Bruno can feel the pain of a woman giving birth. [[spoiler: It's revealed to be AllJustADream.]]
** [[spoiler: The AllJustADream revealer in turn was all just a dream. Not long after Bruno is awakened from his daydreams of debauched rule and carnal excess, Ambrose makes a number of pointed comments about Bruno's pregancy-escapade.]]
* MoneyDearBoy: While certainly not as bad as the usual example of this trope, the author made it clear from early on that his ultimate goal was to make money off of the comic, first from syndication and then TheMerch. A lack of success on both counts was a contributing factor to the strip's cancellation.
* MonsterClown: Archio
* MrAltDisney: A fame vampire named Valdyzny. Complete with ShoutOut to [[http://www.brunothebandit.com/d/20030926.html Mickey Mouse]].
* NonHumanSidekick: Fiona
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Said micro-dragons, who're pretty intelligent.
** And good eating.
* OurGiantsAreBigger: Averted, they're not even twice as tall as humans.
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: said Fame Vampires, quite similar to our world's celebrities.
* PoliticalCorrectnessGoneMad: Parodied [[http://www.brunothebandit.com/d/19990105.html here and in the following strips]]
* PunnyName: Clonin the [[strike:Barbarian]] Wilderness-Enhanced, Xanax the Warrior Princess, Numth'kul the demon...
* RoleCalled
* {{Satan}}: Called Xubuxx here.
* ScheduleSlip: In the later run, unfortunately more and more.
* SchizoTech
* SdrawkcabName: The countries Asuton and Adanacton. Also, read some of Maledict's spells backwards.
* SealedEvilInACan: Numth'kul in the snarebox
* SevenDeadlySins: A whole story arc starting [[http://www.brunothebandit.com/d/20030113.html here]]
* ShoutOut: Many, to ''{{Garfield}}'', ''{{Peanuts}}'', ''CalvinAndHobbes'', ''TheSandman'', StephenKing, WaltDisney and so on (see also AffectionateParody, TakeThat). Also [[GeorgeCarlin Carlin]] [[FriedrichNietzsche Nietzsche]].
* {{SORAS}}: Happens with Delorus.
* SpannerInTheWorks: This role is traded around by the entire cast from story to story;
* SpikesOfVillainy: Featured in a fashion show, [[http://www.brunothebandit.com/d/19990216.html here]]
* SpitTake: Fiona [[http://www.brunothebandit.com/d/20040128.html here]]
* {{Sssssnaketalk}}: [[http://www.brunothebandit.com/d/19990105.html Here]]
* StrawFeminist: In one story, there's a group of them who seem to have made nagging a religion. [[http://www.brunothebandit.com/d/19981102.html Here.]]
* StrawmanPolitical
** In one case, quite literal.
* TakeThat: Radical atheists, comic syndicates, ''TheDaVinciCode'' and ''SwordOfTruth'' (and AynRand), among others
* TheThingThatWouldNotLeave: "Uncle" Lucius.
* TropeName: [[http://www.brunothebandit.com/d/20000515.html Here]]
* VillainProtagonist: Albeit not a competent one.
* WalkOnWater: Ailix of course can do this, and his follower Carlin too.
* WhoShotJFK: Transposed to Bruno's fantasy world, becoming the question: [[http://www.brunothebandit.com/d/19981207.html Who shot King Xerxes...]] [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotHeinous with a pea-shooter?]]
* XanatosGambit: The blue bird of happiness likes to play these with Bruno, but since the strip broke off, we may never learn what he really had planned.
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