History Webcomic / Gastrophobia

* DudeLooksLikeALady: Apparently Gastro is feminine enough that Sophia always assumed he was a girl, and Phobia implies that Sophia isn't the on;y one to assume that.
* DontMakeMeTakeMyBeltOff: Gastro receives a few spankings from his mother when he's too much of a brat.

* DudeLooksLikeALady: Apparently Gastro is feminine enough that Sophia always assumed he was a girl.

* HypnoticEyes: Hydro, the Healer, has the ability to charm those who look into his eyes.

* ShownTheirWork:
** Despite the comic being a massive AnachronismStew, the artist clearly knows a lot about AncientGreece. An example is the filler strip [[http://www.gastrophobia.com/index.php?date=2013-10-16 "Trivial Trivia!"]], which explains the philosophical concept of the four types of love.

* ShownTheirWork: Despite the comic being a massive AnachronismStew, the artist clearly knows a lot about AncientGreece. An example is the filler strip [[http://www.gastrophobia.com/index.php?date=2013-10-16 "Trivial Trivia!"]], which explains the philosophical concept of the four types of love.
** In the Season 2 intro, Phobia is told by Hyppolyta to [[http://gastrophobia.com/index.php?date=2010-03-12 give baby!Gastro to the Gargareans if not to the father.]] The [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gargareans Gargareans]] were a male tribe in Greek mythology that had worked out a deal with the Amazonians to keep all the male babies, while the Amazonians raised their female babies in return.

-->-- [[http://gastrophobia.com/about.html The FAQ page]]

* ImmuneToFate: In an older timeline, Phobia was eaten by a frog monster. Time travellers proceeded to grab and raise her daughter, and her daughter couldn't resist making edits to the timeline, such as killing said frog when it was still a tadpole. As a result, Phobia's fate was thrown off course, and [[spoiler:a pair of gods make plans to use her against Zeus's plans for Herakles, which would otherwise be guaranteed to succeed]].

!!''[=GastroPhobia=]'' provides examples of the following tropes:

* FacePalm: [[http://www.gastrophobia.com/index.php?date=2010-08-06 With appropriate unsound effect.]]

* GhostlyGoals: Subverted, when Phobia accomplishes Pneuma "goals", she dissapears to go haunt Phobia's brother.

* IncrediblyLamePun: Dotted Lion.

* {{Pun}}s: Many of the chapter titles.

** The entire Bambikles arc is a direct parody of ''[[Anime/ChirinNoSuzu The Ringing Bell]]''.

* Myth/ClassicalMythology: Phobia is an Amazon (the Greek myth version), with storylines being based off Greek Mythology stories. Her brother Alcides is implied to be Hercules, as Alcides was Hercules' birth name. The first 12 chapters are very loosely based on the 12 Labors of Hercules.

* ClassicalMythology: Phobia is an Amazon (the Greek myth version), with storylines being based off Greek Mythology stories. Her brother Alcides is implied to be Hercules, as Alcides was Hercules' birth name. The first 12 chapters are very loosely based on the 12 Labors of Hercules.

** In the Season 2 intro, Phobia is told by Hyppolyta to [[http://gastrophobia.com/index.php?date=2010-03-12 give baby!Gastro to the Gargareans if not to the father.]] The [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gargareans Gargareans]] were a male tribe in greek mythology that had worked out a deal with the Amazonians to keep all the male babies, while the Amazonians raised their female babies in return.

** The healer Hydro keeps a huge aquarium in his shack.

** In the Season 2 intro, Phobia is told by Hyppolyta to [[http://gastrophobia.com/index.php?date=2010-03-12 give baby!Gastro to the Gargareans if not to the father.]] The [[http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gargareans Gargareans]] were a male tribe in greek mythology that had worked out a deal with the Amazonians to keep all the male babies, while the Amazonians raised their female babies in return.

* DeliberateValuesDissonance: On the topic of slavery. Phobia and Gastro own a slave named Klepto, but [[spoiler: later try setting him free.]] This is also PlayedForLaughs when [[http://gastrophobia.com/index.php?date=2011-01-27 Helen knows that there's a problem]] with [[spoiler: Klepto getting repossesses by the government]], but doesn't know what, thinking the worst part of it is having to do your own laundry for a month.

* DeliberateValuesDissonance: On the topic of slavery. Phobia and Gastro own a slave named Klepto, but [[spoiler: later try setting him free.]] This is also PlayedForLaughs when [[http://gastrophobia.com/index.php?date=2011-01-27 Helen knows that there's a problem]] with [[spoiler: Klepto getting repossed by the government]], but doesn't know what, thinking the worst part of it is having to do your own laundry for a month.

-->'''Phobia: ''Buy some vowels!'''''

* ShapedLikeItself: "Trivial Trivia!"

'''Klepto:''' Nuh-Uh. [[AgainstMyReligion That's against my code of honor]]. I come from a long line of noble thieves who only steal for personal gain.\\