History Webcomic / CucumberQuest

* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: With the set of things being visual and placed in a circle, it doesn't really fall specifically under any of the subtropes, but it's immediately apparent that the [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/archive/page-30/ Disaster Stones]] have some sort of generic elemental theme, with the orbs having pastel colorings with symbols on them of a cloud, fire, water, flower, [[ThePowerOfRock a music note]], a musical "rest" symbol [[note]] Representing "Silence" StatusEffects[[/note]], and... a pitch black orb with a bright red power on/off symbol on it.

** All the Disaster Masters get their own custom-shaped speech bubbles. Splashmaster gets water drops hanging down from them, Noisemaster gets jagged ones ([[spoiler:though they turn into regular speech bubbles when he drops his hype-man persona]]), Mutemaster gets cloud-like ones, Rosemaster gets flower stems around hers (that grow thorns when she gets angry) as well as the first letter of every speech bubble being in cursive ([[spoiler:which get upgraded to a super fancy script when she's in her Crocus-powered giant mode]]), and Glitchmaster gets text boxes akin to old [=RPGs=] like ''VideoGame/EarthBound''.

* ElementalPowers: ZigZagged with the Disaster Masters: while each one of them is themed after elements (Splashmaster with [[MakingASplash water]], Noisemaster with [[MakeMeWannaShout sound]], etc.), they don't seem to actually have the elemental powers in question (we never see Splashmaster attack using water spells, and Noisemaster is only seen using laser blasts). Their Disaster Stones, however, do have these powers, as demonstrated when Cucumber uses the Stones with his wand.

* HasTwoMommies: [[spoiler:Princess Azalea. Once Rosemaster's MassHypnosis spell is lifted, Azalea's parents' names are given as ''King'' Aster and ''King'' Sunflower.]]

* WereStillRelevantDammit: {{Invoked}} with the ''Punisher Pumice'' episode from the fourth intermission, which turns the series from a bog standard Magical Girl show into a strange parody of the Nightmare Knight's current revival. Lampshaded in TheRant, with Gigi musing that it's probably the writers wanting to stay relevant to present interests, especially since the show's been going on for seven seasons.

** Captain Caboodle pretty much quotes [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory Buzz Lightyear]] upon meeting Cucumber and Nautilus.

** The Nightmare Knight's stats break the rating scale in [[UpToEleven EVERY category!]]

* MoodWhiplash: The boss fight with Rosemaster is the darkest yet. She's much more powerful than the heroes, [[spoiler:disables everyone but Almond, and then terrorizes Almond to the point where she starts crying and runs away. Then they see Carrot hiding and Rosemaster brainwashes Almond to attack him, driving him off a cliff. Then he falls into darkness, ruminating on being an utter failure. ''Then''... he lands in the Guardener's garden, where the Guardlings are pigging out on the cakes, cookies and pastries left with Princess Parfait's letter, leaving Carrot totally dumbfounded.]]
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* NonstandardCharacterDesign: The Guardener, whose nightmarish, UncannyValley-esque, nigh-CosmicHorror-fying visage is [[spoiler:a realistic rabbit's head]]. Funny, until the Guardener [[spoiler:tries to use cartoony expressions with a realistic animal's face]].

Spinoff works:

''Cucumber Quest'' is a webcomic by Gigi D.G. of ''Webcomic/{{Hiimdaisy}}'' fame, and reads like a [[AffectionateParody snarky love-letter]] to classic SNES-era video games, presented with a ''VideoGame/PaperMario''-style sense of humor. It can be read [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/ here.]]

Tomorrow's the first day of school at [[WizardingSchool Puffington's Academy for the Magically Gifted and/or Incredibly Wealthy]], and Cucumber's all packed up to move in. Before he can tuck into his last dinner at home, a letter arrives: Cucumber's father, Lord Cabbage, has been kidnapped and imprisoned by the henchmen of the evil Queen Cordelia, who plans to TakeOverTheWorld! Despite being meek and studious and having a little sister who ''[[BadassAdorable probably would do a better job]]'', saving the world is ''[[ItsUpToYou strictly]]'' the duty of Cucumber. Cucumber sneaks into the Caketown Castle dungeons to speak with his father, who tells him Cordelia's plan: [[GottaCatchEmAll to amass]] [[MacGuffin the Disaster Stones]] [[SealedEvilInACan and awaken the Nightmare Knight]]! Cabbage tells Cucumber to meet with the Dream Oracle, who will grant him the legendary Dream Sword, an invaluable weapon against the Nightmare Knight.

* DatingCatwoman: Almond (a hero) and Peridot (a villain) have a rivalry with romantic tension. After being bested by Almond in their first encounter, Peridot becomes fixated on beating her and develops [[VillainousCrush a crush]], which takes the form of {{Tsundere}} behavior and concern with looking cool in front of her. Almond, meanwhile, enjoys teasing her. They enjoy [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-430/ facing]] [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-559/ off]] against each other and become friendlier over time, [[FriendlyEnemy while still maintaining their rivalry]]. Peridot's romantic interest is very blatant; she'll go beet-red and turn into a flustered mess. Almond's is usually a lot more subtle, but is also apparent, such as [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-799/ the two]] blushing at each other with hearts around them when bonding over a common interest.

'''Cucumber:''' ''[[NonActionGuy I haven't!]]''