History Webcomic / CucumberQuest

* GoMadFromTheRevelation: [[spoiler:Quakemaster. And possilby Mistmaster before him. When they discover that Nightmare Knight was sabotaging their own efforts]].

* GoneMadFromTheRevelation: [[spoiler:Quakemaster. And possilby Mistmaster before him. When they discover that Nightmare Knight was sabotaging their own efforts]].

** The Nightmare Knight [[spoiler:was initially an OmnicidalManiac that wanted to consume Dreamside during the first cycle, but seeing everyone celebrate his defeat caused him to develop feelings he didn't have before. In the second cycle, he tried offering peace to Calabash and Walnut, but Calabash's distrust caused the Nightmare Knight to give up and continue being the villain of Dreamside. Yet despite his deepest desires, he can't break out of it, causing him to become cynical and weary. He also grew too attached to his Disaster Masters, who he initially created to help him carry out his villainy, and needs the fear of Dreamside to keep them alive. The kidnapping and imprisonment of Princess Parfait led to Nightmare Knight befriending her, and is gradually opening up. On a side note, the Nightmare Knight started making pastries and cookies thanks to Parfait's influence]].

* DoubleStandard: Satirized with the whole "Little sisters can't be heroes!" subplot. Traditionally, the younger sister of the Legendary Hero is the DamselInDistress that he must rescue, but Almond decided to buck tradition and take up the sword, while her older brother, Cucumber, is the NonAction mage.

* {{Hypocrite}}: Almond. She criticizes Cucumber's decisions to sympathize and help the villains, when [[spoiler:the entire hero's quest happened because Almond willingly gave Peridot a Disaster stone, since she wanted to have an epic adventure instead of a quick solution that could get rid of the villains permanently. Carrot eventually calls her out on her behavior, saying that if she hadn't treated the adventure as a game, no one would have to deal with the Nightmare Knight again]].

* SupremeChef:
** Parfait was responsible for making the pastries and cookies in the chest found by the gang in Chapter 3, if [[https://78.media.tumblr.com/d92d09d5a34a375acbe2049668f76e22/tumblr_ok9lo9j3JN1vn5pbno2_1280.png these]] [[https://78.media.tumblr.com/9cb06b3f07b9ca36cc2095319b6f9f5e/tumblr_orzgf6mjQC1vn5pbno2_1280.png pictures]] are of indication.
** [[spoiler:Later, Nightmare Knight is revealed to be one, implied to have been inspired to take up the hobby by Parfait. Discovering this is what allows [[SweetTooth Peridot]] to bond with him]].

* AbusiveParents: [[{{Jerkass}} Cabbage]] is one to Cucumber; [[PetTheDog While he does have a few kinder moments and helps the gang out on occasion]], Cabbage does things to Cucumber that a good father wouldn't do, such as putting a drab cucumber flower on Cucumber in chapter 3 just to watch Almond and the beauty pageants beat him up, snidely dismissing Cucumber's wishes to go to magic school and pressuring him to go on a quest he doesn't want, and generally putting Cucumber down for not being the heroic son he wanted, while [[ParentalFavoritism favoring Almond]].
* AccidentalMisnaming:

** [[{{Foreshadowing}} Although she may have been]] [[spoiler:[[ThemeNaming confusing his name with the names of some of the previous Legendary Heroes.]]]]

* BeYourself: [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-444/ Nautilus provides some helpful advice.]]

* BigGood: The Dream Oracle is touted as one for Dreamside as a whole.

* BigShutUp: Done by Peridot [[spoiler:[[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-556/ when accused of gatecrashing the Flower Kingdom beauty pageant just to see Almond.]]]]

* CelestialDeadline: Every 5000 years. There doesn't seem to be any particular reason for it. That's just when it happens.

* CosmicKeystone: The Disaster Stones, which, if all gathered, can be used to resurrect the Nightmare Knight.
* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: In Chapter 4, as painful as it was for Cucumber to say it, [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-747/ it is Almond's fault that the whole Nightmare Knight conflict started]] [[spoiler:when she decided to give Nightmare Knight's orb to Peridot back in Chapter 1]].

* DoubleStandard: Satirized with the whole "Little sisters can't be heroes!" subplot.

* EasilyConqueredWorld: Presumably due to King Croissant's low standards in recruiting and training knights, Cordelia was able to conquer Caketown with the aid of a single ChildMage. Peridot turned the king and all the good knights save Sir Carrot to stone. The rest of the knights turned traitor.

** In Chapter 3, Rosemaster also expresses familial love to [[spoiler:Glitchmaster. It ends up being an ArmorPiercingResponse, as she's left with nothing to say in return]].
** [[spoiler:Nightmare Knight is only continuing to play the villain to keep the Masters alive, because they were all created by his power, which is fueled by Dreamside's fear of him]].

** From [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-470/ Page 470]]: The blast from [[spoiler:Noisemaster's cannon]] being stopped by a [[spoiler:starry, purple]] forcefield...

* CrystalLandscape: The Crystal Kingdom, despite being a HailfirePeaks land, is filled with and made out of crystals. Fittingly, the king, queen, and princess are named after gemstones.

* GrumpyOldMan: Grizzlygum gets rather grumpy toward whippersnappers who trespass on the The Oracle's private woods. He doesn't want to hurt anyone though; just give them a good talking-to.

* {{Hypocrite}}: Almond. She criticizes Cucumber's decisions to sympathize and help the villains, when 1), she's already on friendly terms with [[{{Tsundere}} Peridot]], who is also a villain, and 2) [[spoiler:the entire hero's quest happened because Almond willingly gave Peridot a Disaster stone since she wanted to have an epic adventure instead of a quick solution that could get rid of the villains permanently. Carrot eventually calls her out on her behavior, saying that if she hadn't treated the adventure as a game, no one would have to deal with the Nightmare Knight again]].

* SortingAlgorithmOfThreateningGeography: The heroes' travels through the various kingdoms of Dreamside seem to be following this order to a tee, at least so far. (Which is appropriate, since the comic is an affectionate tribute to the sort of games that traditionally employ such algorithms.)
** To date, they've started in [[{{Arcadia}} their home village]], traveled through the [[LevelAte Donut Kingdom]] and its [[GreenHillZone candy woodlands]], then visited (in order) the [[PalmtreePanic Ripple]] [[UnderTheSea Kingdom]], the [[BandLand Melody]] [[BigBoosHaunt Kingdom]], and the [[TheHedgeOfThorns Flower]] [[RuinsForRuinsSake Kingdom]]. After a [[BonusStage slight]] [[JokeLevel detour]], they moved on to [[CrystalLandscape the]] [[SlippySlideyIceWorld Crystal]] [[LethalLavaLand Kingdom]], and they seem to be headed for the [[BubblyClouds Sky]] [[FloatingContinent Kingdom]] and the [[SpaceZone Space]] [[{{Tomorrowland}} Kingdom]], before presumably facing the final boss...[[SubvertedTrope in one sense or another]].

** Sir Carrot plays with the KnightInShiningArmor trope, in that while he has the behavior and chivalric ideals, he's actually not cut out to be a knight because of his crippling cowardice, and all of Caketown's knights are little more than glorified servants of the king anyway. [[MyGreatestFailure His cowardice even led to Princess Parfait's capture and imprisonment]]. He ''knows'' what his fault is, but he ends up running away more than he fights, causing a lot of problems for himself and his friends who are counting on him, and making him develop self-loathing for who he is. [[spoiler:It's eventually reconstructed in the climatic battle against Rosemaster in Chapter 3; having been encouraged by Parfait's love and faith through a sweet LoveLetter, Carrot gains the confidence he needs and lets ThePowerOfLove transform him into a courageous knight, upgrading to a shiny suit of heart-themed armor and giving himself the ability to wield magic]].

** Nautilus plays with MsExposition by cramming her head with so much exposition that she forgets crucial information until it's too late.

* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: Many, since ''Cucumber Quest'' is built around the idea of poking fun and even satirizing many hero fantasy tropes.
-->'''Gigi:''' I don’t think Cucumber Quest is subversive in any revolutionary way; I’d just call it a story about people who are bad at filling the roles they’ve been assigned by others. Sometimes in funny ways, sometimes in difficult ways.
** Both Cucumber and his sister Almond deconstruct the KidHero trope. Cucumber wanted to go to magic school, [[ButThouMust but his parents and the Dream Oracle forced him to go on the heroic quest]] solely because of his HeroicLineage, and spends most of the story feeling understandably freaked out by the things he encounters. Almond on the other hand is enthusiastic with going on an adventure and being a hero, but despite her skill in swordsmanship, she's still a naive kid who's way in over her head, and her strong BlackAndWhiteMorality [[spoiler:foiled Cucumber's attempts to reconcile with the Nightmare Knight, and nearly got herself, her brother, and Carrot killed]]. Not to mention, as Cucumber pointed out, [[spoiler:[[WhatTheHellHero the only reason why they're all going in the first place was because Almond was dumb enough to give Nightmare Knight's orb to Peridot]], [[WhatTheHellHero for the sake of having an epic adventure]]]].
** Sir Carrot deconstructs the KnightInShiningArmor trope, in that while he has the behavior and chivalric ideals, he's actually not cut out to be a knight because of his crippling cowardice, and all of Caketown's knights are little more than glorified servants of the king anyway. [[MyGreatestFailure His cowardice even led to Princess Parfait's capture and imprisonment]]. He ''knows'' what his fault is, but he ends up running away more than he fights, causing a lot of problems for himself and his friends who are counting on him, and making him develop self-loathing for who he is. [[spoiler:It's eventually reconstructed in the climatic battle against Rosemaster in Chapter 3; having been encouraged by Parfait's love and faith through a sweet LoveLetter, Carrot gains the confidence he needs and lets ThePowerOfLove transform him into a courageous knight, upgrading to a shiny suit of heart-themed armor and giving himself the ability to wield magic]].
** Nautilus deconstructs MsExposition by cramming her head with so much exposition that she forgets crucial information until it's too late.
** The Dream Oracle deconstructs the idea of a person being an AllPowerfulBystander and the BigGood who mentors the heroes and keeps the world safe. She's played up to be all-powerful and wise, but it turns out she's rather dismissive and rude, and constantly uses her assistant Chardonnay as an errand girl [[spoiler:which causes her to quit the job for good in Chapter 5]]. She's also willing to let the heroes do the world-saving for her, and take credit for things others had done, and would rather watch TV instead of doing things herself. Her behavior causes her to become a BrokenPedestal for Cucumber and his gang, who gradually start to distrust her and her motives.
** The Nightmare Knight, being the final villain the heroes must face in the end, deconstructs the BigBad trope. [[spoiler:He was once an OmnicidalManiac, only caring for power and destruction, but seeing the people of Dreamside celebrate their first hero's victory caused him to gain a conscience. He tried giving the Legendary an offer of peace in the second cycle, but the Hero's distrust caused him to assume that there's no hope for him or the Disaster Masters. Countless cycles of being summoned and defeated again and again made him grow sick of it all, but he must continue being the villain because losing Dreamside's fear of him would result in the Disaster Masters dying, as they thrive on fear in order to live]].
** Princess Parfait deconstructs the DamselInDistress trope. Being betrayed by her own knights and having her father turned to stone by Peridot was bad enough. While in captivity, Parfait had to deal with constant, unwanted advances from [[{{Jerkass}} Tomato]] and harassment from the BLT trio, which made her feel lonely and wanting for companionship as she waits for her true love, Sir Carrot, to rescue her. [[spoiler:It results in her befriending the Nightmare Knight, who gradually grows fond of Parfait the longer he interacts with her]].

* TheFaceOfTheSun: [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-515/ Riiiiight here.]] [[TastesLikeDiabetes And it's acting, err, "glad" to boot.]]

-->'''Cucumber:''' [[LampshadeHanging How...?]]

* IdiotBall: The long-standing question of whether Almond's decision to simply [[spoiler:''hand over the last Disaster Stone because she felt the quest wouldn't be epic enough if they didn't'']] was this, or simply the [[FunctionalGenreSavvy usual genre enforcement of the world]]. [[spoiler:(Initially the latter, but boy did it ever get hammered in as the former.)]]

** Cabbage, Cucumber's father. Despite having a few PetTheDog moments, he borders on being an [[AbusiveParents abusive father]], considering how snide and dismissive he is towards his son for not being a hero like his ancestors, and constantly insults him in front of his favorite child, Almond.

* PerpetualFrowner: Baguette's always frowning.

* RealityEnsues: Almond gets hit with this hard at the end of chapter 3 and throughout the beginning of chapter 4. Sure, a grand adventure to save the world might sound fun from an observer's perspective, but actually being in one requires the person to experience the suffering of all the hardships that those people have to go through. [[spoiler:This especially gets hammered in when Cucumber bluntly states that Almond could have avoided all of the suffering if she actually considered this from the beginning instead of just giving the villains the ArtifactOfDoom that they needed to kick start their evil plan just because she wanted to go on a "fun" adventure.]]

* RefusalOfTheCall: Cucumber thinks he's probably the least qualified person to save the world and wants to go to magic school and become a wizard. No one will have any of it.

* RubberForeheadAliens: Despite looking vaguely feline in appearance, there's nothing to suggest Cordelia is anything but an [[SpikesOfVillainy exceptionally pointy rabbit]], until Nightmare Knight outright says she's from another world. Cosmo, however, is a bit easier to recognize as being from the Moon.

-->''[[WordOfGod Well...the people of Dreamside have television, electric lighting and space travel, but they’re still fighting with swords. I probably decided on this because I’ve always liked cartoons and comics that blend old-timey fantasy stuff with modern technology for the sake of humor or whimsy or whatever.]]''

* SealedEvilInACan: The Nightmare Knight.

* ViolenceIsTheOnlyOption: DoubleSubverted with Saturday in chapter 1. It seems like they're going to have to fight her for the dream sword - then she hands it over, because she thought it was fake when the sword wouldn't come out of it's scabbard. Then she gets upset when she learns that she's stranded far from home and starts attacking, only to be flattened by a spaceship out of nowhere.

-->''What do you mean, I could probably slip right through the bars? I know you can’t tell, but I’ve gained a lot of weight in here, son.''

* AfterActionPatchup: [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/archive/chapter-0-bonus-3/ Parodied with Tomato.]]

* BearyFriendly: Turns out he's actually just doing his job as Gumdrop Forest's guardian (Guarding the Oracle's "private woods"). He doesn't like to hurt people, he was only going to give Carrot a stern talking-to, and is quite welcoming after finding out that Cuco is the legendary hero.

** The Dream Oracle is gradually revealed to be rather rude, dismissive, incompetent, and lazy, and would not hesitate to take credit for others' actions to make herself look good. As a result, Cucumber and his friends in turn gradually lose trust in her.

** What are the Nightmare Knight's motives? What is perpetuating the cycle? [[spoiler:They were eventually answered in Chapter 3, when Glitchmaster reveals the truth to Rosemaster and the Nightmare Knight confesses to Princess Parfait in the Chapter 3 Interlude: The Nightmare Knight has been secretly sabotaging the Disaster Masters' efforts to take over Dreamside because he came to realize that he didn't have to be a villain, and that it was possible to change his ways and make peace with the people he was terrorizing. But he is forced to perpetuate the cycle because his own power relies on fear, and since the Disaster Masters were created by him, losing that fear would mean losing them, who he came to see as his "children"]].

** What are the Nightmare Knight's motives? What is perpetuating the cycle? [[spoiler:They were eventually answered in Chapter 3, when Glitchmaster reveals the truth to Rosemaster and the Nightmare Knight confesses to Princess Parfait in the Chapter 3 Interlude: The Nightmare Knight has been secretly sabotaging the Disaster Masters' efforts to take over Dreamside because he came to realize that he didn't have to be a villain, and that it was possible to change his ways and make peace with the people he was terrorizing. But he is forced to perpetuate the cycle because his own power relies on fear, and since the Disaster Masters were created by him, losing that fear would mean losing them because he came to see them all as his "children"]].

* The Dream Oracle is gradually revealed to be rather rude, dismissive, incompetent, and lazy, and would not hesitate to take credit for others' actions to make herself look good. As a result, Cucumber and his friends in turn gradually lose trust in her.

** Cabbage's {{Jerk|ass}} stat is at least 6 stars out of 5.

* CartoonBomb: [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-328/ Put on the Sea Train by Cosmo]].

* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: The Nightmare Knight's choice of punishment when [[spoiler:Bacon]] stands up to him in the chapter 4 interlude? [[spoiler:Make her deal with Peridot, who's in full FanGirl mode.]]

* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: As painful as it is for Cucumber to say it, [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-747/ it is Almond's fault that the whole Nightmare Knight conflict started.]]
* CrystalLandscape: The Crystal Kingdom, despite being a HailfirePeaks land, is filled with and made out of crystals.

** Doughnut Kingdom: Plain, rounded ears that stick straight up
** Ripple Kingdom: Rounded ears that are thinner at the base and bend outwards like a [[http://images.clipartpanda.com/dunk-clipart-water-splash-md.png cartoon water splash]]
** Melody Kingdom: Bent at the top like a [[http://images.all-free-download.com/images/graphiclarge/musical_note_clip_art_7530.jpg musical note]]
** Flower Kingdom: Round ears that typically have three round tufts similar to a [[http://web.archive.org/web/20160131085106/http://www.herrinhs.org/Teachers/EricJohns/CHA07/Noah%20Quinton/Prickly%20Pear/flowering%20cactus.jpg blooming/fruiting cactus]]
** Crystal Kingdom: Squared-off ears
** Sky Kingdom: Thick round ears that curl at the top like a [[http://www.asiaphotostock.com/itemimages/totem22375.jpg stylized, swirly cloud]]. Gigi's concept art of Princess Sunshine also shows their [[http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/cucumberquest/images/8/86/Tumblr_n7f5sezGb11qd62wro4_1280.png/revision/latest?cb=20150815170931 pupils change depending on the time of day. ]]
** Space Kingdom (Assuming Cosmo's appearance isn't unique): Rounder/wider ears with crescent moons and stars

* DrivingQuestion: What are the Nightmare Knight's motives? What is perpetuating the cycle?
** [[spoiler:These are both answered when Glitchmaster reveals the truth to Rosemaster in Chapter 3 and the Nightmare Knight confesses to Princess Parfait in the Chapter 3 Interlude. The Driving Questions are now: How will Cucumber end the cycle in a way that allows the Disaster Masters to continue on? And how is the Dream Oracle involved in all this?]]

* EarAche: [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-442/ Page 442]]: Mandolin has his ears pulled by his mother, Lute.

* EasilyConqueredWorld: Cordelia was able to conquer Caketown with the aid of a single ChildMage. Peridot turned the king and all the good knights save Sir Carrot to stone. The rest of the knights turned traitor.

** [[spoiler:Nightmare Knight is only continuing to play the villain to keep the Masters alive]].

* GenerationXerox: Portrayals of past legendary heroes look nearly identical to Cucumber. A past legendary hero even had a little sister with the same ThemeNaming as Almond. There are a few key differences however. All of the previous legendary heroes were courageous swordsmen. The current legendary hero, Cucumber, is a cautious wizard, whereas his little ''sister'' takes more after the role of the legendary heroes.
* GlassCannon: In [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/characters/ Gigi's character stats]], Almond and Splashmaster are each listed with 5 or more stars in attack, but only 2 stars in defense.
* GlowingEyesOfDoom: The semifinalists of the Princess R contest when they're are encouraged to "remove" Cucumber from the contest, [[ButtMonkey despite him not actually being a contestant]].

** GothGirlsKnowMagic: ... and is apparently a magician. She is the only one of the candidates who comes close to posing a threat to the rest.
* GrowlingGut: Sir Carrot, and Nautilus, when looking at the snack tray on page 326. They forgot to eat before leaving on the seatrain.

* GrumpyOldMan: Grizzlygum gets rather grumpy toward whippersnappers who trespass on the The Oracle's private woods. He doesn't want to hurt anyone though just give them a good talking-to.

* HasTwoMommies: [[spoiler:Princess Azalea. Her parents' names are given as ''King'' Aster and ''King'' Sunflower.]]

* HypocriticalHumor: [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-794/ Nautilus]] remarks that Cucumber has never been much of an actor. As TheRant points out, Nautilus isn't much of one, either.

-->'''Nautilus:''' It's not a ''cell phone'', Cucumber. It's a ''Royal Instrument of Summoning'' that's been passed down through my ''family'' for ''generations.''

** Peridot and her ParentalSubstitute Cordelia.
* InterruptedCooldownHug: [[spoiler:Cucumber tries to just talk to the Nightmare Knight, and actually seems to be making some headway until Almond interrupts. Which also reminds the Knight of the last time someone tried to talk to him.]]

* ItsUpToYou: As much as Cucumber attempts to avert this, no one will let him off the hook about this world-saving business.
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: It would work better if Lettuce cared that Parfait doesn't want to be happy with Tomato.
* JustEatGilligan: Cucumber mentions it would make more sense to destroy the disaster stones twice. Sir Carrot even agrees with him. But the other characters think that's a boring idea, and are insistent on sticking to the genre. Almond even gleefully gives the last disaster stone to Peridot to prevent Cucumber and Carrot from breaking it, so that the villains can summon the Nightmare Knight.

* LampshadeHanging

---> the real nightmare is this show running for 7 seasons

* LevelAte: [[http://gigidigi.tumblr.com/post/4952014795/welcome-to-the-doughnut-kingdom-this-is-cucumber The entire Doughnut Kingdom.]]

* LoserGetsTheGirl: How Cucumber's parents fell for each other.

* MediumAwareness
-->'''Almond:''' We haven't had a decent fight this whole chapter! Put up your dukes, Grandpa!

* MissingMom: [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/archive/page-227/ Princess Nautilus returns home]] to find that her mother was taken away by Splashmaster.

* PerpetualFrowner: Baguette.

* RefusalOfTheCall: Cucumber thinks he's probably the least qualified person to save the world and wants to go to school. No one will have any of it.

** [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/chapter-2-bonus/ Hyper The SpeedSword]] seems to be a parody of mascots with attitude - mainly of the [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Blue Dude With Tude]] guy.

* SingleTear: Shed when they reject the pizza guys' arrival.

** Cucumber does this again when [[spoiler:he, Almond and Carrot are exploring Saturday's hideout for the Dream Sword and discover the last Disaster Stone. Cucumber considers holding onto it and not even bothering to grab the sword. Surprisingly, Carrot agrees with him, putting the safety of the kingdom over the adventure. Unsurprisingly, Almond finds that idea boring.]]

* StayInTheKitchen: Regarding Almond: "When's the last time you ever heard of a little sister becoming a legendary hero?"

* TalkingTheMonsterToDeath: Cucumber tries this on Noisemaster.

* ThisCannotBe: Cordelia pulls this one off, and the Nightmare Knight {{lampshades}} it. The ImageSource.

* VillainDecay: InUniverse and related to ViciousCycle-- [[spoiler:the Nightmare Knight's constant resummonings have left the heroes despairing with no known way to permanently stop him, but the villains take it as a sign that they can never win.]] Demonstrated with the Disaster Masters:

** Rosemaster's conversation with the Nightmare Knight is about how they seemed so powerful when they started, but now they were just going through the motions. [[spoiler:Rosemaster herself lost her drive for victory (finding it pointless to torment innocent Dreamside denizens whom she had no personal quarrel with), but pushed herself anyway under the assumption that it would help the Nightmare Knight out of ''his'' VillainDecay.]]

* WhamShot: From [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-470/ Page 470]]: The blast from [[spoiler:Noisemaster's cannon]] being stopped by a [[spoiler:starry, purple]] forcefield...

** The Disaster Master parody in ''Punisher Pumice'' has three Masters with their identities hidden; Quakemaster with their form omitted, and the last two Masters devoid of name (due to the [=Punisher!Knight=] forgetting them) ''and'' a clear form. In-universe it can be chalked up to poor production, but at that point in the story two of them haven't been properly introduced.

* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: The Disaster Master parody in ''Punisher Pumice'' has three Masters with their identities hidden; Quakemaster with their form omitted, and the last two Masters devoid of name (due to the [=Punisher!Knight=] forgetting them) ''and'' a clear form. In-universe it can be chalked up to poor production, but at that point in the story two of them haven't been properly introduced.

* MythologyGag:
** During one of the backstage conversations Cucumber has in the Legato arc, a harp says "[[Webcomic/{{Hiimdaisy}} Don't tell anybody we said this, buuuuuuuut...]]"
** Also the use of the [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-19/ standard Gigi-comic reaction]] to negative incidents.
---> '''Cucumber:''' ''aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa''
** From TheRant of [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-837/ Page 837]] about both the comic and the ShowWithinAShow ''Punisher Pumice'', because the comic has been going on for over six years by the publishing of that page on June 13, 2017. The comic had been running since [[http://cucumber.gigidigi.com/cq/page-1/ April 3, 2011]].
---> the real nightmare is this show running for 7 seasons

* ButThouMust: Everyone's response to Cucumber's attempts at RefusalOfTheCall. Played for drama, as it forces a lot of responsibilities and expectations Cucumber, who only wanted to go to magic school [[spoiler:and perpetuate the ViciousCycle the Disaster Masters and the Nightmare Knight are trapped in]]. [[{{Jerkass}} Cabbage]] and the laughably incompetent Dream Oracle aren't helping matters.

* ButThouMust: Everyone's response to Cucumber's attempts at RefusalOfTheCall.

'''Nautilus:''' NO, CUCUMBER

* 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 left with Princess Parfait's letter, leaving Carrot totally dumbfounded.]]

* PocketDimension: The "Limbo Zone"

* ThePowerOfLove: The catalyst for [[spoiler:Carrot]]'s HeroicSecondWind.

* PuppyLove: Peridot's adorable fixation with Almond.

* StayInTheKitchen: "When's the last time you ever heard of a little sister becoming a legendary hero?"

* SuicideByCop: How [[spoiler:Rosemaster]] goes out.