History Webcomic / LifeOfRiley

* ShoutOut: The character Mentat is named for the Mentats of Franchise/{{Dune}}. Another comic involved Dan making [[Franchise/SpiderMan webshooters]], suffice to say they were numerous.

* HornyDevils: Subverted. Subverted. Both Jone and her mother Jezebel are succubi, but neither is ever shown to seduce anyone at all.
** It is implied, however, that Jezebel seduced Dahn before she [[MemoryGambit regained her memory]]. It was to bring her over to her side, however, not to drain her energy or anything.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: Granted, many only appear briefly, but Dan seemed to go out of his way to include members of Website/ClanBOB anywhere he could fit them in the comic.

* XanatosGambit: Jezebel uses this after the goddesses sealed away a portion of her power in Naisa's collar. By accepting Dan's challenge, she bides her time so that she can regain enough power to finish her assault on earth, ''regardless of the outcome of the paintbrawl''. It doesn't work, however, since Dan effectively [[TakeAThirdOption takes a third option]] by going Stage 3, scaring Jezebel into retreat.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Dan has blue hair, but it's only his bangs, which might imply it's dyed. Chloe's purple hair, back before she [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome mysteriously stopped appearing]], may be a better example.
** Except for the all-over dye job that mysteriously manifests in stage 2, then just as mysteriously recedes back in stage 3.
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* DeadpanSnarker: Electric Pixie. Evil Dan is excellent SnarkBait.

* PettingZooPeople: Two of the goddesses, Cowkitty and Jynk, are this.

"Life of Riley... a phrase used to indicate a carefree life. I never once thought it applied more to someone than Dan."

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* {{Badass}}: Gore. Among his list of accomplishments are sing beating and breaking the horns off of [[TheDragon Jarris]], suplexing [[BigBad Jezebel]], and killing eleven of the fourteen vampires (all of whom were apparently older than him) who came to kill him (one got away, and two were finished off by Jasmine).

* [[BloodyHilarious Bloody Hillarious]]/[[GallowsHumor Gallows Humor]]: Early comics featuring Gore (appropriately) often involved things like missing body parts and dead bodies being left on the couch.

-->'''Evil Dan:''' I, DAN, shall utterly CRUSH, BREAK, HUMILIATE, and DEFEAT...ummm...OTHER Dan...[[NoKillLikeOverkill UNTIL HE DIES DEAD!!!!]]

* MrFanservice: In-universe, Gore is apparently this.

* {{Expy}}: Evil Dan has more than a little in common with [[RanmaOneHalf Tatewaki Kuno]].

* LemonyNarrator: The narrator of Duel of the Dans is definitely this.

** Despite this the forum community continues, and still includes folks who appeared in the comic. Webcomics still play a role in the community, as they founded PlanetBOB.

* PantyThief: Cowkitty's sidekick, Bunny Steve. Given that Dan has admitted to being heavily influenced by Rumiko Takahashi, it's likely Steve is an {{Expy}} of [[RanmaOneHalf Happosai]].

* RedOniBlueOni: Dan and Evil Dan. Their [[BattleAura Battle Auras]] display this prominently when they fight.

* ShoutOut: The character Mentat is named for the Mentats of Franchise/{{Dune}}. Another comic involved Dan making [[{{Spider-Man}} webshooters]], suffice to say they were numerous.

* StartOfDarkness: It's implied by narration that Naisa is starting to [[StarWars turn to the Dark Side]], with the pivotal point being when she [[spoiler:killed Naoko and everyone who worked in the underground facility]].

* UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar: Randomly referenced in a joke story arc before the comic succumbed to CerebusSyndrome.
* TheDragon: Jarris.
* TheLegionsOfHell

* ChrisCarterEffect: Partially due to the comic being [[OrphanedSeries orphaned]], a lot of plot points were never resolved or explained. Indeed, the last twenty or so comics give a lot of answes that actually just result in a lot more questions. Chief among them:
** Why is Gore so strong, and who is this mysterious individual he and Tess speak of? Is that the vampire that created him? And why does he look so different than all of the other vampires?
*** Actually, Gore himself claims it's [[spoiler: Lillith; in answer to Tess's question, his speech bubble contains the Hebrew letters TYLYL, and Hebrew is read right to left, giving us Lylyt, the archaic form of Lillith. ]]
** What is the nature of Evil Dan's powers? It's said to be somehow different from Good Dan's, and near the end it's [[spoiler:sort of implied that he's actually channeling source energy from Seth]], but nothing is clearly established. For that matter, [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse whatever happened to Evil Dan and Electric Pixie]]?
** How did Dan come back to life? Lillith suggests that he may be [[spoiler: the new Christ]], but we don't get a definitive answer before the comic was abruptly dropped.

An old webcomic, now defunct, written by Aaron Sacharow and Dan Jaaren of [=ClanBOB=] fame. It depicts the adventures of Dan Jaaren, as he attempts to live his life in the midst of supernatural events and extraordinary circumstances. Fortunately, this is not difficult, because Dan is (a) a conduit, more powerful than any earthly being, channeling the power of the gods, and (b) a moron.

* ShoutOut: The character Mentat is named for the Mentats of {{Dune}}. Another comic involved Dan making [[{{Spider-Man}} webshooters]], suffice to say they were numerous.

* AllThereInTheManual: A lot of characters are never properly introduced into the story, especially when all the Bobs show up. Since they are all actual members of the ClanBOB community, the comic sort of assumes you already know who they are.

* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Happens a lot, although mostly to original characters (as opposed to those who are [[SelfInsertFic real life members]] of ClanBOB.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: Granted, many only appear briefly, but Dan seemed to go out of his way to include members of ClanBOB anywhere he could fit them in the comic.

* OrphanedSeries: When it was orphaned, it almost broke up [=ClanBOB=] permanently, because the site it and all the other clanBOB material was hosted on was lost along with it.

* TheAmericanCivilWar: Randomly referenced in a joke story arc before the comic succumbed to CerebusSyndrome.

* GenderBender: Whenever either Dan changes "Stages," it happens to those around them.

* DivideByZero: The Duel of the Dans has a distinctly adverse affect on reality itself. To a lesser degree, this happens any time either of them goes past Stage 1, usually resulting in a GenderBender for everyone in the surrounding area.

Life of Riley... a phrase used to indicate a carefree life. I never once thought it applied more to someone than Dan.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome: Three words: Death Death Revolution.