History Webcomic / FakeNewsRumble

[[caption-width-right:350: [[HopeBringer There is hope beyond despair]]. [[note]]Clockwise: [[BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy Dick]] [[BigBad Cheney]], [[EvilTwin Yona]][[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds than]], [[Franchise/StarWars Eric]], [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica Paul]], [[AnIcePerson Samantha]] [[CanadaEh Bee]], [[DistressedDude Stephen Colbert]], [[Series/DoctorWho John]] [[JustForFun/TimeLord Oliver]], [[DamnedByFaintPraise Tek]] [[AlienAmongUs Jansen]], [[ArachnidAppearanceAndAttire Steph]][[CardCarryingVillain anos]]. In the center: [[TheHero Jon]] [[ShockAndAwe Stewart]].[[/note]]]]

* CanadaEh: Samantha Bee and Jason Jones have taken the EndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt as the signal to start the Canadian invasion of America.

[[caption-width-right:350: [[HopeBringer There is hope beyond despair]]. [[note]]Clockwise: [[BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy Dick]] [[BigBad Cheney]], [[EvilTwin Yona]][[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds than]], [[StarWars Eric]], [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica Paul]], [[AnIcePerson Samantha]] [[CanadaEh Bee]], [[DistressedDude Stephen Colbert]], [[Series/DoctorWho John]] [[JustForFun/TimeLord Oliver]], [[DamnedByFaintPraise Tek]] [[AlienAmongUs Jansen]], [[ArachnidAppearanceAndAttire Steph]][[CardCarryingVillain anos]]. In the center: [[TheHero Jon]] [[ShockAndAwe Stewart]].[[/note]]]]

* ShoutOut: Loads and loads of them. The main ones are to ''Series/TheDailyShow'' and ''Series/TheColbertReport'', but shout-outs and references to ''Series/DoctorWho'', ''Franchise/SailorMoon'' and ''StarWars'' are very prevalent.

*** Eric got his [[StarWars lightsaber]] from the same mantelpiece, during the same fight.

[[caption-width-right:350: [[HopeBringer There is hope beyond despair]]. [[note]]Clockwise: [[BeethovenWasAnAlienSpy Dick]] [[BigBad Cheney]], [[EvilTwin Yona]][[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds than]], [[StarWars Eric]], [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica Paul]], [[AnIcePerson Samantha]] [[CanadaEh Bee]], [[BladeOnAStick Stephen]] [[DistressedDude Colbert]], [[Series/DoctorWho John]] [[JustForFun/TimeLord Oliver]], [[DamnedByFaintPraise Tek]] [[AlienAmongUs Jansen]], [[ArachnidAppearanceAndAttire Steph]][[CardCarryingVillain anos]]. In the center: [[TheHero Jon]] [[ShockAndAwe Stewart]].[[/note]]]]

* PowerGivesYouWings: Kinda-sorta [[http://www.star-crossedcomic.com/fnr/fnr_1_26.html here]] when Stephen gets his [[BladeOnAStick spear]].

** Colbert's are red for [[PlayingWithFire his fiery]] [[BladeOnAStick spear]].

* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Almost everyone, [[SupernaturalIsPurple especially the bad guys]].

* AnIcePerson: Samantha Bee.

* [[ArachnidAppearanceandAttire Arachnid Appearance and Attire]]: [[http://www.star-crossedcomic.com/fnr/fnr_7_19.html Stephanos]], both there and on a later [[http://www.star-crossedcomic.com/fnr/fnr_10_14.html occasion]]. A purple spider-like creature attacking in a way that [[http://www.star-crossedcomic.com/fnr/fnr_7_20.html limits movement]]? Sounds [[VideoGame/{{Undertale}} familiar]].
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Tek Jansen.
* ArtEvolution: The waiting periods between updates provides time for this.

* BadassLongcoat: [[http://star-crossedcomic.com/fnr/john_profile.html John Oliver has one.]]
* BattleAura: [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience Color coded]], too.

* CallingYourAttacks: '''"RIGGLE PUNCH!!!"''', '''"RIGGLE CHOP!!!"''', and of course, '''"SHO-ROB-KEN!!!"'''
** Tek gets in on it with the '''[[StreetFighter "Spinning Tek Kick!!!"]]'''

* CarFu: Anderson.

* DamnedByFaintPraise: All of Tek Jansen's compliments of Jon are like this.
* [[spoiler: DiedInYourArmsTonight]]: [[spoiler: Yonatan in the arms of Stephanos. [[OnlyMostlyDead Maybe]]?]]

* EvilAlienConquerors: Dick Cheney.
* [[EvilTwin Evil Twins]]: Stephanos and Yonathan to Stephen and Jon, obviously.

* GlowingEyesOfDoom: Anyone possessed by Cheney.
* [[spoiler: HeelFaceTurn]]: [[spoiler: A long-awaited one for Yonatan, dragging Stephanos along with him.]]
* [[{{Hammerspace}} Hammerspace]]: Steve Carell uses much more money than would naturally fit in the sack on his back to make ropes, columns, and particularly the origami bird.

** : [[spoiler: Later on, Riggle gives John Oliver a speech [[http://www.star-crossedcomic.com/fnr/fnr_11_17.html in the same vein]]]].
* [[IfYouEverDoAnythingToHurtHer If You Ever Do Anything To Hurt Him]]: A [[http://www.star-crossedcomic.com/fnr/fnr_11_35.html frankly scary one]] from Jon to [[spoiler: Stephanos and Yonatan]] regarding Stephen’s trust to ensure that [[spoiler: their HeelFaceTurn ''stays'' turned]].

* MagicAndPowers: And how!

* MindRape: Cheney to [[spoiler: Stephen]].

* Hello, MyNameIsInigoMontoya YouKilledMyFather PrepareToDie: Tek Jansen [[http://www.star-crossedcomic.com/fnr/fnr_15_17.html Chapter 15, Page 17]].

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: [[AvertedTrope Averted]] to a hysterical level.

* [[spoiler: PersonOfMassDestruction]]: [[spoiler: Turns out that John Oliver was turned into one of these in order to win the [[Series/DoctorWho Time War]].]]
* [[spoiler: PietaPlagiarism]]: [[spoiler: Stephanos holds Yonatan this way after the latter’s HeroicSacrifice.]]
* [[spoiler: PleaseIWillDoAnything]]: [[spoiler: Stephanos’s bargain with Jon Stewart if he saves Yonatan’s life.]]

* [[spoiler: ScrewTheRulesIHaveSupernaturalPowers]]: [[spoiler: Part of Bad Wolf’s skill set]].
--> [[spoiler: '''Riggle''': I mean, who needs all those silly rules about time and paradoxes when apparently you can simply choose to ignore them?]]
--> [[spoiler: '''Colbert''': That is a frighteningly good point.]]

** Rob Riggle's wearing [[StreetFighter Ryu's]] costume, and Samantha Bee and Jason Jones are clearly based off of [[Franchise/SailorMoon Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask]], with possibly some [[Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena Utena]] influence in Samantha's epaulets and piping.

** [[http://www.star-crossedcomic.com/fnr/fnr_2_9.html The monster in the sewer]] is a giant [[TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles mutant ninja turtle.]]

* [[spoiler:SuperpoweredEvilSide]]: [[spoiler: [[Series/DoctorWho Bad]] [[http://www.star-crossedcomic.com/fnr/fnr_11_12.html Wolf.]]]]
* [[spoiler:TakingTheBullet]]: [[spoiler:Yonatan does this for Stephanos, although it's [[{{Dissimile}} less of a bullet and more tentacle-claw things]]]].

* TheBigGuy: Rob Riggle, listed on his profile page as "Comedian/Last Action Hero."
* TheCuckoolanderWasRight: Jon Stewart and other Fake News comedians were saying that Dick Cheney was evil for years. Too bad nobody believed them until it was too late.
* ThePowerOfFriendship: Both played straight and subverted, depending on the occasion.

* [[PresidentEvil Vice President Evil]]: Dick Cheney and ''how''.

* WorldOfSnark: To be expected if half of the cast are comedians.

An unofficial fan webcomic by Page Branson wherein Creator/StephenColbert, [[Series/TheDailyShow Jon Stewart]], and many other 'fake news' corespondents [[SuperpowerLottery receive superpowers]], receive a magical MacGuffin, or just happened to have had superpowers all along and they've just come in handy today, because today's the day that Dick Cheney reveals himself as an [[EvilOverlord Evil Alien Overlord]] bent on destroying our planet, stealing Stephen's magical MacGuffin, and drinking the blood of pandas. Our heroes fight their way through monsters, possessed comrades, {{Evil Twin}}s and mountains of tropes on various {{Fetch Quest}}s and rescue missions.

** Wyatt Cenac [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog has a pair of familiar-looking shoes that give him superspeed.]] He later sings [[WesternAnimation/SonicSatAM a familiar themesong]] and does a Spin Dash.

** Aasif Mandvi has [[SuperMarioBros gloves and a flower]] which grant him {{flight}} and [[PlayingWithFire fire powers.]]

** Allison Silverman has [[GrayEyes silver eyes]], though that's most likely more of a play on her name than the fact that she can clone herself, since she hasn't really displayed much of an [[BattleAura aura]] yet.

** Wyatt Cenac [[SonicTheHedgehog has a pair of familiar-looking shoes that give him superspeed.]] He later sings [[WesternAnimation/SonicSatAM a familiar themesong]] and does a Spin Dash.

* ShoutOut: Loads and loads of them. The main ones are [[CaptainObvious (obviously)]] to ''Series/TheDailyShow'' and ''Series/TheColbertReport'', but shout-outs and references to ''Series/DoctorWho'', ''Franchise/SailorMoon'' and ''StarWars'' are very prevalent.

** Samantha Bee has [[CaptainObvious ice]] blue eyes since she's AnIcePerson.

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!!Provides Examples Of:

* AlternateUniverse: All the villains so far came from one, as well did Tek Jensen. To make things better, each universe contains some version of of Stephen and Jon.[[spoiler:One of them was Tek's master, who died.]]

See also: Series/TheColbertReport and Series/TheDailyShow

** Stephen fights with [[SelfDemonstrating/KyokoSakura a spear and has a red motive]].