History Webcomic / CirqueRoyale

* EveryoneHatesMimes: Less individual mimes and more the species as a whole. Other species (especially clowns) perceive mimes as violent, dangerous, criminals, and thus in need of restraint. Leo and Diana's father, Aries Cashworthy, uses this perception to send a an angry riot towards mimes celebrating during Lantern Day to make Quinn look bad as a ruler.

* FantasticRacism: Clowns toward mimes and vice versa. Mimes are seen as violent and in need of restraint while in servitude in other kingdoms, and a riot against them is formed on Lantern Day when they are dancing around a bonfire when it's framed as them conspiring together. Other species in the world tend to be prejudiced against others as well.
* FantasticSlurs: "Harlequin" is a slur used against clown/mime hybrids, referring to them being mixed up and put together "wrong."

* IndenturedServitude: Mimes who "commit crimes" (or are framed for them for any reason, including just turning eighteen and thus now old enough to be made a servant) are sent out by Mimeopolis to various kingdoms including the Clown Kingdom as indentured servants, where they have to serve until they've earned off their sentence. This can be for decades; Manet got 33 years but has stayed there longer.

* NonIronicClown: Clowns are not any sort of innately evil; they're a species of their own among many others. They have unique traits which include superhuman abilities, blue skin with colorful hair (any color but black), prominent red noses, solid black eyes, star-shaped nipples, and a sugary-based diet. But they act essentially just like humans (which is also another species).

* PardonMyKlingon: Clowns say "honk" in place of "fuck."

* RealMenEatMeat: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] for every male in the clown species. Clowns cannot digest meat; they can ''eat'' it (as in chew and swallow) but it will all come back up undigested. The Klownikov children can eat meat because they are 1/4th mime, as can Kingston being half.
* RealMenHateSugar: [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] for clowns, like Real Men Eat Meat above; clowns' diets are extremely sugar-heavy, regardless of gender.
* ReallyRoyaltyReveal: For Quinn and Kingston's children; until Penelope showed up and informed Quinn that their father had passed and she was now the queen, the children hadn't known they were royal at all.
* RebelliousPrincess: Quinn ran away from home and was seen as this by her family. In truth she left both to support Kingston while he was in the middle of a mental crisis ''and'' to escape the pressures of being next in line to the throne. She stayed hidden from her family, marrying Kingston, and living in the Sheep Kingdom and taking care of large cats in a sanctuary. Her three children didn't even know they were royalty until Penelope came and told Quinn their father had died and thus she was queen now. Penelope calls being rebellious [[LampshadeHanging a tired trope]] Quinn was foolish to believe in.

* ShockCollar: Mimes are outfitted with shock collars their masters have the remote of; they can be zapped for misbehaving or stepping out of line, and the collars also suppress mime abilities. [[spoiler:Quinn is stealthily replacing them with inert decoys, to try and help end mime servitude in her kingdom.]]

* StageMagician: One of Kingston's jobs and main interests is stage magic; he can cast illusions with both his voice and light due to his half-mime heritage.

* TattooAsCharacterType: Kingston has full body black-ink tattoos that cover everywhere but his face, hands, and feet; he originally got them to cover up the scars inflicted from the bombing he was in [[spoiler:in which both his parents died]]. The ones near his right wrist of five elephants represent his family, and his back one is of the Mimeopolis skyline. Quinn has three near her c-section scar for the children.

* WholesomeCrossdresser: Charlie likes to wear skirts and dresses. His family sees no issue with this.
* WorldsStrongestMan: Ron Strongson, Leo Cashworthy [[spoiler:(well not anymore, since his scorpion injury)]], and Red are all strongpersons.

* TheMerch: InUniverse. Quinn, as the first female heir ever in clown history, was marketed kingdomwide by her parents. This included books and "Lil Quinny" dolls with clothes and playsets. Her "[[SpareToTheThrone sidekick]]" little sister Penny would sometimes be included in books.

* Charlie plays [[{{Franchise/DungeonsAndDragons}} Basements and Banshees]] with friends in the local comic shop.

* NonIronicClown: Clowns are not any sort of innately evil; they're a species of their own among many others. They have unique traits which include superhuman abilities, blue skin with colorful hair, prominent red noses, solid black eyes, star-shaped nipples, and a sugary-based diet. But they act essentially just like humans (which is also another species).

* CreatorCameo: atomicbritt places herself in the comics as [[https://cirqueduroyale.tumblr.com/post/183920661339/episode-6-no-new-friends-page-1-charlies-so Java Chip]], owner of the local comic shop Atomic Comics. During the [[https://cirqueduroyale.tumblr.com/post/705544894929911808/episode-9-lantern-day-pt-25-guest-clowns town meeting]], she [[LampshadeHanging hangs a lampshade]] on various comic issues under the of complaining about an unnamed in-universe comic.

* GenkiGirl: Claudette is often enthusiastic and energetic, trying to make friends with everyone she meets--for good or bad.

** Daisy is pansexual, nonbinary, and intersex, and uses they/them pronouns.

* HoldYourHippogriffs: Clowns say "Vaude" in place of God; Vaude was a historically ancient clown who is praised as a diety in the modern era. They also say "honk" instead of "fuck."

* ArrangedMarriage: Penelope explains to her niece, Red, [[https://cirqueduroyale.tumblr.com/post/627017183218794496/episode-7-loud-mouth-pt-18-queue-the-unresolved that the royal line has always had the parents set up the next in line with an "appropriate" partner]] with wanted qualities for the kingdom--such as strength, beauty, or wisdom. Quinn was set up to marry Leo due to the Cashworthys' wealth [[spoiler:in part because the kingdom was broke and needed the money the Cashworthys would bring to the kingdom]], but she ran away from home and married Kingston instead.

* MagicalProfanityFilter: For Matisse; all of her swear words are covered with guitars.

** Valeria [=MajestyMoon=], the [[{{Main/Unicorn}} Unicorn Princess]], collects [[{{Franchise/MyLittlePony}} My Little Hippo]] as well. [[spoiler:A one of a kind one was gifted to her when she was five, which means the one that the antagonist scorpion attacked Quinn, Leo, and Kingston over breaking was fake.]]

* HybridMonster: Kingston, Claudette, Charlie, and Red are mime/clown hybrids. Flower Princess is a mix of carnation and cactus monster.

* NonIronicClown: Clowns are not any sort of innately evil. They're a species of their own among many others. They do have superhuman abilities, blue skin with colorful hair and solid black eyes, star-shaped nipples, and a sugary-based diet, but otherwise act essentially just like humans (which is also another species).

* TheMerch: InUniverse. Quinn,, as the first female heir in clown history, was marketed kingdomwide by her parents. This included books and "Lil Quinny" dolls with clothes and playsets. Her "[[SpareToTheThrone sidekick]]" little sister Penny would sometimes be included in books.

* RebelliousPrincess: Quinn ran away from home and was seen as this by her family. In truth she left both to support Kingston while he was in the middle of a mental crisis ''and'' to escape the pressures of being next in line to the throne. She stayed hidden from her family, living in the Sheep Kingdom and taking care of large cats in a sanctuary, until her father died; her children didn't even know they were royalty until Penelope came and told Quinn their father had died and she was queen now. Penelope calls being rebellious [[LampshadeHanging a tired trope]] Quinn believed in.

** Leo Cashworthy is pansexual and polyamorous.

** Daisy is pansexual and intersex.

** Ron is gay and asexual; he's married to Ted.

* CuteLittleFangs: Claudette (with one missing) and Charlie of the Klownikov children; this is because mimes all have sharp teeth and they're 1/4th through their father (who also has sharp teeth). Red doesn't have them, though.
* DeadGuyJunior: Claudette and Charlie were named after their late paternal grandparents; Red was named after Quinn's grandmother Retta.

* TheFreakshow: Most of the current circus cast were former Freak Show acts, as Quinn's father insisted on only the "right kinds" of clowns being allowed to perform in the circus in his day; he regulated anyone who didn't fit his vision to the freak show.

* TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry: Between Quinn and Penelope, starting in childhood with Quinn as the heir to the throne who [[RebelliousPrincess didn't want to be]] and Penelope as the SpareToTheThrone who is constantly in her older sister's shadow. They got along somewhat as children with help from Kingston and Leo, but things became much worse after Quinn ran away from home; Penelope thought of her as ungrateful and unworthy of her position. They are starting to reconnect after Quinn's return, but things still are tense and they spar often.

** Queen ''Quinn'' and King ''Kingston'' are now the queen and king of the Clown Kingdom.

* RebelliousPrincess: Quinn ran away from home and was seen as this by her family. In truth she left both to support Kingston while he was in the middle of a mental crisis ''and'' to escape the pressures of being next in line to the throne. She stayed hidden from her family, living in the Sheep Kingdom and taking care of large cats in a sanctuary, until her father died; her children didn't even know they were royalty until Penelope came and told Quinn their father had died and she was queen now.

* SpeciesSurname: The royal clown family has the last name ''Klown''ikov--notably, this was passed down from Kingston's line via his clown father, Charles Klownikov. Quinn had the last name Mills before she married.

* DeadGuyJunior: Claudette and Charlie were named after their late paternal grandparents.
* FantasticRacism: Clowns toward mimes and vice versa; mimes are seen as violent and in need of restraint while in servitude in other kingdoms, and a riot against them is formed on Lantern Day when they are dancing around a bonfire when it's framed as them conspiring together. Other species in the world tend to be prejudiced against others as well.

* TheFreakshow: Most of the current circus cast were former Freak Show acts, as Quinn's father insisted on only the "right kinds" of clowns being allowed to perform in the circus in his day; he regulated anyone who didn't fit to the freak show.
* FortuneTeller: Queen Louise was the fortune teller for the circus. Her powers are up for dispute, especially when it comes to what she wishes for her grandchildren, but that might just be due to her assumptions.

* GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak: Red. She is a small strongperson, but she loves pretty dresses, princess stuff, dolls, and [[GirlsLoveStuffedAnimals stuffed animals]].
* TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry: Between Quinn and Penelope, starting in childhood with Quinn as the heir to the throne who [[RebelliousPrincess didn't want to be]] and Penelope as the SpareToTheThrone who is constantly in her older sister's shadow. Things became much worse after Quinn ran away from home; Penelope though of her as ungrateful and unworthy of her position. They are starting to reconnect after Quinn's return, but things still are tense and they spar often.

* IndenturedServitude: Mimes who "commit crimes" (or are framed for them for any reason, including just turning eighteen and thus now old enough to serve) are sent out by Mimeopolis to various kingdoms including the Clown Kingdom as indentured servants, where they have to serve until they've earned off their sentence. This can be for decades; Manet got 33 years but has stayed there longer.

* NonIronicClown: Clowns are not any sort of innately evil. They're a species of their own among many others; aside from their superhuman abilities, blue skin with colorful hair, and sugary-based diet, they act essentially just like humans (which is another species).
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Red's full first name is Retta. She's almost never called that.

** Leo ''Cash''worthy, along with his father Aries and sister Diana, are part of the richest family in the kingdom. [[spoiler:Although Leo's not anymore since he's been disowned.]]

* RebelliousPrincess: Quinn ran away from home and was seen as this by her family. In truth she left both to support Kingston while he was in the middle of a mental crisis ''and'' to escape the pressures of being next in line to the throne. She stayed hidden from her family, living in the Sheep Kingdom and taking care of large cats in a sanctuary, until her father died; her children didn't even know they were royalty until Penelope let Quinn know their father had died.

* ShockCollar: Mimes are outfitted with shock collars their masters have the remote of; they can be zapped for misbehaving or stepping out of line, and they also suppress mime abilities. [[spoiler:Quinn is stealthily replacing them with inert decoys, to try and help end mime servitude in her kingdom.]]

* SpeciesSurname: The royal clown family has the last name ''Klown''ikov--notably, this was passed down from Kingston's line via his clown father, Charles Klownikov, and not Quinn, who had the last name Mills before she married.
* StageMagician: One of Kingston's jobs and main interest is stage magic; he can cast illusions due to his half-mime heritage.
* SuperStrongChild: Red, age seven, is naturally super strong; she is learning under Ron how to perform as a strongperson.
* TattooAsCharacterType: Kingston has full body black-ink tattoos that cover everywhere but his face, hands, and feet; he originally got them to cover up the scars inflicted from the bombing he was in [[spoiler:in which both his parents died]]. The ones near his right wrist of five elephants represent his family, and his back one is of the Mimeopolis skyline.

* WhatIf: In universe. While deep in the effects of the scorpion venom and nearly dying, Leo has a hallucination of what might have been if [[spoiler:instead of watching Kingston and Quinn (who was pregnant with the twins) walk away in the store when he found them in the Sheep Kingdom and letting them remain hidden, he had spoken to them, reconnected, and stayed with them instead.]]

* WorldsStrongestMan: Ron Strongson, Leo Cashworthy [[spoiler:(well not anymore, since his scorpion injury)]], and Red are all strongmen.

** Fred is FTM transgender.
** Will is gay.

* TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry: Between Quinn and Penelope, starting in childhood with Quinn as the heir to the throne who [[RebelliousPrincess didn't want to be]] and Penelope as the SpareToTheThrone who is constantly in her older sister's shadow. Things became worse after Quinn ran away from home; Penelope called her ungrateful and unworthy of her position. They are starting to reconnect after Quinn's return, but things still are tense and they spar often.
* HalfIdenticalTwins: Claudette and Charlie are boy-girl twins who look very much alike. Fred and Will were before Fred transitioned to male.

* TattooAsCharacterType: Kingston has full body black-ink tattoos that cover everywhere but his face, hands, and feet; he originally got them to cover up the scars inflicted from the bombing he was in [[spoiler:in which both his parents died]]. The ones near his wrist of five elephants represent his family.

* FortuneTeller: Queen Louise was the fortune teller for the circus. Her powers are up for dispute, especially when it comes to what she wishes for her grandchildren, but that might just be due to her assunptions.

* CuteLittleFangs: Claudette and Charlie of the Klownikov children; this is because mimes all have fangs and they're 1/4th through their father. Red doesn't have them, but may as she gets older.

** All the plants of Plant Kingdom are some form of asexual.

* FantasticRacism: Clowns toward mimes and vice versa. Other species in the world tend to be prejudiced against other species as well.
* FantasticSlurs: "Harlequin" is a slur used against clown/mime hybrids, referring to them being "mixed up and put together wrong."

* FortuneTeller: Queen Louise was the fortune teller for the circus. Her powers are up for dispute, especially when it comes to what she wishes for her grandchildren.
* GirlsWithMoustaches: Cupcake has a full beard and mustache; she inherited it from her father who is hairy from head to toe.
* LittlePeopleAreSurreal: Daisy was regulated to the freak show for being a dwarf and intersex.

* HalfIdenticalTwins: Claudette and Charlie are boy-girl twins who look very much alike. Also Fred and Will were before Fred transitioned to male.
* HatesWearingDresses: Quinn despises dresses; she only wears pants now that she's old enough to choose what she wants to wear.

* NonIronicClown: Clowns are a species of their own among many others; aside from their superhuman abilities and sugary diet, they act essentially just like humans (which is another species).

** Leo ''Cash''worthy, along with his father Aries, are part of the richest family in the kingdom. [[spoiler:Although Leo's not anymore since he's been disowned.]]

* RebelliousPrincess: Quinn ran away from home both to support Kingston during a mental crisis and to escape the pressures of being next in line to the throne. She stayed hidden from her family until her father died; her children didn't even know they were royalty.
* SharedFamilyQuirks: Both Quinn and Claudette tug on their hair when stressed.
* SpeciesSurname: The Royal Clown family has the last name ''Klown''ikov, which is passed down from Kingston's fully-clown father.

* WhatIf: [[spoiler:While under the effects of the scorpion venom]] Leo has a hallucination of what might have been if, instead of watching Kingston and Quinn walk away in the store while she was pregnant with the twins, he had spoken to them and reconnected.

Cirque Royale is a fantasy SliceOfLifeWebcomic by atomicbritt.

After a fifteen year absence, [[RebelliousPrincess Quinn Mills-Klownikov]] is now the queen of Clowny Island, a traveling circus kingdom, after her late father George's passing. The comic follows the everyday lives of the new royal family, who are trying to keep their failing kingdom from falling apart.

Cirque Royale updates on Wednesdays and Thursdays on [[https://tapas.io/series/Cirque-Royale Tapas,]] [[http://cirqueduroyale.tumblr.com/ tumblr]], and [[https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/cirque-royale/list?title_no=449403 Webtoon]].

* DeadGuyJunior: Claudette and Charlie were named after their late grandparents.

[[caption-width-right:300:The ''Klown''ikov family. Front (left to right): Claudette, Charlie, and Red. Back: Queen Quinn and King Kingston]]

* StevenUlyssesPerhero:
** Leo ''Cash''worthy, along with his father Aries, are part of the richest family in the kingdom. [[spoiler:Although Leo's not anymore since he's been disowned.]]
** Ron ''Strong''son was and once again is the circus strongman.
** Queen ''Quinn'' and King ''Kingston'' are now the queen and king of the Clown Kingdom.

[[caption-width-right:300:Royale family. Front (left to right)Claudette, Charlie, Red. Back: Quinn & Kingston]]

After a 15 year absence, [[RebelliousPrincess Quinn Mills-Klownikov]] is forced to become the queen of Clowny Island, the traveling circus kingdom, when her father dies. The comic follows the everyday lives of the new royal family trying to keep their failing Kingdom from falling apart.

"Cirque" updates on Wednesdays and Thursdays on [[https://tapas.io/series/Cirque-Royale Tapas,]] [[http://cirqueduroyale.tumblr.com/ tumblr]], [[https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/cirque-royale/list?title_no=449403 Webtoon]]

%% * CartoonJuggling : every instance of juggling in this comic
%% * CircusBrat: Claudette, Charlie, and Red
* DeadGuyJunior: Claudette and Charlie were named after their dead grandparents.

* FantasticSlurs: "Harlequin" is a slur used against clown/mime hybrids. Referring to them being "mixed up and put together wrong"
%% * TheFreakshow: Most of the current circus cast were former Freak Show acts
%% ** [[WorldsStrongestMan The Strong Man]]: Ron Strongson, Leo Cashworthy, and Red
%% ** StageMagician: One of Kingston's jobs and main interest is stage magic.
%% ** [[GirlsWithMoustaches The Bearded Lady]]: Cupcake
%% ** [[TattooAsCharacterType The Tattooed Woman or Man]]: Kingston...again
%% ** [[LittlePeopleAreSurreal The Dwarf Or "The Tiny Man/Woman"]]: Dasiy
%% ** The FortuneTeller: Former Queen Louise...Though her powers are up for dispute
%% * GenkiGirl: Claudette is usually enthusiastic and energetic
%% * GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak: Red loves pretty dresses, princess stuff, and punching
%% * GirlsLoveStuffedAnimals: Red's room is full of them
%% * HatesWearingDresses: Quinn
* HybridMonster: Kingston, Claudette, Charlie, and Red are mime/clown monster hybrids. Flower Princess is a mix of carnation and cactus monster.
* NonIronicClown: Clowns are a species of humanoid monster in 'Cirque' who, aside from their superhuman abilities and sugary diet, act essentially just like humans.
%% * SadClown: Most of the cast!
* SpeciesSurname: The Royal Clown family has the last name, ''Klown''ikov, inherited from Kingston's fully-clown father.
%% * StevenUlyssesPerhero: Leo ''Cash''worthy, Ron ''Strong''son
%% * SuperStrongChild: Red, age 6, is naturally super strong.
* UnevenHybrid: Charlie, Claudette, and Red are all 3/4 clown and 1/4 mime.

* FantasticSlurs: "harlequin" is a slur used against clown/mime hybrids. Referring to them being "mixed up and put together wrong"

%% * NonIronicClown: Clown is a species of humanoid monster in 'cirque'

%% * SpeciesSurname: ''Klown''ikov

%% * SuperStrongChild: Red, age 6, is naturally super strong.

* CartoonJuggling : every instance of juggling in this comic
* CircusBrat: Claudette, Charlie, and Red

* TheFreakshow: Most of the current circus cast were former Freak Show acts
** [[WorldsStrongestMan The Strong Man]]: Ron Strongson, Leo Cashworthy, and Red
** StageMagician: One of Kingston's jobs and main interest is stage magic.
** [[GirlsWithMoustaches The Bearded Lady]]: Cupcake
** [[TattooAsCharacterType The Tattooed Woman or Man]]: Kingston...again
** [[LittlePeopleAreSurreal The Dwarf Or "The Tiny Man/Woman"]]: Dasiy
** The FortuneTeller: Former Queen Louise...Though her powers are up for dispute
* GenkiGirl: Claudette is usually enthusiastic and energetic
* GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak: Red loves pretty dresses, princess stuff, and punching
* GirlsLoveStuffedAnimals: Red's room is full of them
* HatesWearingDresses: Quinn

* NonIronicClown: Clown is a species of humanoid monster in 'cirque'
* SadClown: Most of the cast!
* SpeciesSurname: ''Klown''ikov
* StevenUlyssesPerhero: Leo ''Cash''worthy, Ron ''Strong''son
* SuperStrongChild: Red, age 6, is naturally super strong.

"Cirque" updates on Wednesdays and Thursdays on [[https://tapas.io/series/Cirque-Royale Tapas,]] [[http://cirqueduroyale.tumblr.com/ tumblr]], [[http://www.smackjeeves.com/comicprofile.php?id=167570 Smackjeeves]]

* SadClown: Most of the cast! Especially Quinn's brother, Fred

* BiTheWay: Cupcake is bisexual. Kingston is biromantic.

* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses: every region has kingdoms. Therefore potential for princesses, princes, kings, and queens