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* NamesTheSame: In the White run, Kynim the Diamond player character is a significant influence on the plot... and Kynim the artist makes a few background cameos.
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** Gets a little more interesting with the recent reveal that [[spoiler: there's some bad blood between Nina and her mother.]]
*** [[spoiler: Confirmed that Nina and her mother did fight prior to the nuzlocke events.]]
** Gets a little more interesting with the recent reveal that [[spoiler: there's some bad blood between Nina and her mother.]]
*** [[spoiler: Confirmed that Nina and her mother did fight prior to the nuzlocke events.]]
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** And in the Diamond run, Gohan and Shakti were [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial totally not an item]], according to the artist's notes on the omake comic featuring them. Tyrus's affections for Annie, however, were eventually reciprocated, as were Kynim's for Roark.
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* SpinOffspring: Nina has been confirmed to be the daughter of Kynim (the Diamond player character) and Roark. [[IKnewIt Many fans had been speculating this to be the case for a while]].
** [[spoiler: It's also deconstructed, since being the daughter of a League Champion [[BrokenAce puts a lot of pressure on Nina and makes her feel that her actual accomplishments are unappreciated]]. Among other things, she's had a fight with her mother recently, and is still refusing to speak to her directly.]]
** [[spoiler: It's also deconstructed, since being the daughter of a League Champion [[BrokenAce puts a lot of pressure on Nina and makes her feel that her actual accomplishments are unappreciated]]. Among other things, she's had a fight with her mother recently, and is still refusing to speak to her directly.]]
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* TheObiWan: Nuzleaf.
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* BrickJoke: In Part 2 of the White Nuzlocke, Vincent says that Route 2 is a myth to tick off Ruby. At the start of Part 3, we find that Vincent ''actually believed'' it was a myth.
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* LoveHurts: For Arceus's sake,don't ship in Nuzlocke comic! As it will happen very often. Through there's a few exception. Most notably [[spoiler:Barb and Spuds.]]
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* BadassAdorable: Barb especially because of the art style and her personality. Nidoqueen in official art are much more imposing.
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* DefeatMeansFriendship: Naturally. But unlike the games or anime, it's much weirder considering Locke's Pokémon (and all Pokémon in her verse) are completely sentient and can talk. Basically, Pokémon become willing slaves if beaten up by a given trainer...
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* {{Hammerspace}}: Barb is shown getting the [=BlackGlasses=] and deciding to just carry them, but they're never seen again. Same goes for all the held items.
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* {{Nerf}}: Locke being unable to use the team from the Indigo League is explained, but not why Locke seems to have lost all her items, such as [=TMs=].
* NonLethalKO: Every single time one of Locke's Pokémon [=KO's=] an opponent, with the probable exception of [[spoiler: Gary's Raticate]].
* NonLethalKO: Every single time one of Locke's Pokémon [=KO's=] an opponent, with the probable exception of [[spoiler: Gary's Raticate]].
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* ApocalypseHow: Wild Pokemon everywhere suddenly become murderously violent and begin attacking tame Pokémon and humans. Calamity ensues. At least Class 0, possibly Class 1 depending on how widespread the change is.
** Probably a Class 1 as of the latest WhamMoment: [[spoiler: "Hoenn's gone."]]
** Probably a Class 1 as of the latest WhamMoment: [[spoiler: "Hoenn's gone."]]
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* ApocalypseHow: Wild Pokemon everywhere suddenly become murderously violent and begin attacking tame Pokémon and humans. Calamity ensues. At least Class 0, '''Regional''' (Johto and Kanto are definitely affected), possibly Class 1 '''Continental''' depending on how widespread the change is.
**Probably a Class 1 as of the latest WhamMoment: [[spoiler: "Hoenn's gone."]]
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* ScheduleSlip: It's been pointed out that the gap between comic updates tends to slow down as the Nuzlocker nears the end. It can probably be chalked up to the final strips being longer, better drawn, and overall fatigue from doing so many comics.
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* BigBad: Maxie in season 1, and Mewtwo in season 2.
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* ShoutOut: As a rule addendum in the Sapphire run, all Pokemon caught will be named after [[ShinMegamiTensei Personae]]
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* ShoutOut: As a rule addendum in the Sapphire run, all Pokemon caught will be named after [[ShinMegamiTensei [[Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei Personae]]
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* SopranoAndGravel: Several fans have said they want Solveig and Thorn to perform a duet. The writer has admitted that this would be awesome, but is unlikely to happen.
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* SopranoAndGravel: Several fans have said they want Solveig and Thorn to perform a duet. The writer has admitted that this would be awesome, but is unlikely to happen.[[http://fav.me/d534c5m And then it happened.]]
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** The White run's [[FourthWallMailSlot Q&A session]] included asking Nina whether she was more interested in Cheren or N. [[HilarityEnsues Hilarity ensued]].
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* StealthPun: Bianca speaks and behaves like she's from the Deep South, especially in the beginning. In other words, she's a [[SouthernBelle Southern]] [[DubNameChange Bel]].
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* BewareTheNiceOnes: Jormundgar has a Docile nature, but when push comes to shove... well, she's a Gyarados. [[UnstoppableRage Guess.]]
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* JerkAss: Fenrir was not very friendly at first. He eventually mellows out... [[{{Tsundere}} a little]].
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* ThePowerOfFriendship: Lampshaded and defied by Fenrir during the [[FourthWallMailSlot Q&A session]] when asked what the most important thing he's learned on the journey is. Instead, he considers "[[MagikarpPower Don't annoy Magikarps]]" his most important lesson.
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* ThePowerOfFriendship: Lampshaded and defied ''defied'' by Fenrir during the [[FourthWallMailSlot Q&A session]] when asked what the most important thing he's learned on the journey is. Instead, he considers "[[MagikarpPower Don't annoy Magikarps]]" his most important lesson.
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* UnwittingPawn: Nessa eventually catches on that she's being used, but still doesn't know what for.
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* VocalDissonance: Thorn as a tiny wild Aron used his thundering voice to frighten others away from sections of the cave that seemed likely to collapse. [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome He also sings]]... [[IncrediblyLamePun metal, of course]].
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* VocalDissonance: Thorn as a tiny wild Aron used his thundering voice to frighten others away from sections of the cave that seemed likely to collapse. [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome He also sings]]... [[IncrediblyLamePun sings]] ([[IncrediblyLamePun metal, of course]].
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* GreenThumb: It's common for Red[=/=]Blue[=/=]FireRed[=/=]Leafgreen Nuzlockers to choose Bulbasaur as their starter. In the comic, it may be justified as the character thinking it's cute or favoring grass types in general, but strategically speaking, it is the best to start with when you want to make a run with as few casualties as possible, since it has a type advantage against the first two gyms. And its Poison typing gives it an immunity to poisoning.
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* RocksFallEverybodyDies: Amastroph's Platinum run ends with [[http://fav.me/d497ifj Dlelewhoop the Kricketune murdering everybody]] and becoming [[FanNickname Dennis]], [[AGodAmI destroyer of worlds]].
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* RocksFallEverybodyDies: Amastroph's Platinum run ends with [[http://fav.me/d497ifj Dlelewhoop the Kricketune murdering everybody]] and becoming [[FanNickname Dennis]], Dennis]] (Genesect), [[AGodAmI destroyer of worlds]].
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* ButtMonkey: All the Pokemon Ruby keeps in is PC only.
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** Misty really seems to enjoy battling, like Desmond. [[spoiler: Fitting seeing as how she was the reason he died.]]
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** [[spoiler: Desmond as well, seeing as he knew he did enough damage on Misty's Starmie for Ruby to take it out with his next Pokemon.]]
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** In the background of one of the FireRed epilogue comics, The Creation Of Adam is done with [[http://www.nuzlocke.com/pokemonhardmode.php?p=52 Arceus]].
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* {{Retirony}}: [[spoiler: Poor Loudred was just one level away from evolving.]]
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* CreepyChild: Cheren and Bianca are so annoying they [[DrivenToSuicide drive Hilbert to suicide]]. They are mostly unfazed when they find out, uttering only a quiet "oh darn" and lamenting that they now need to find a new best friend... To love forever.
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* WhoNamesTheirKidDude: Ruby wonders this about Hilbert... Until he [[NightmareFuel looks in the closet.]]
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* BlackComedy: Hilbert [[spoiler: [[DrivenToSuicide ''killed himself'']]]] after Cheren and Bianca pushed him too far. They get over it quickly and adopt Ruby as their new BFF.
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* BlackComedy: Hilbert [[spoiler: [[DrivenToSuicide ''killed himself'']]]] after Cheren and Bianca pushed him too far. They get over it quickly and adopt Ruby as their new BFF.
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''[[http://www.nuzlocke.com/ Nuzlocke Comics]]'' is a retelling of the author's playthrough of ''{{Pokemon}} [[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Ruby]]'', ''{{Pokemon}} [[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue FireRed]]'', and ''{{Pokemon}} [[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite White]]''. Seeking a new challenge, he decided to play both games with [[SelfImposedChallenge some additional rules]].
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''[[http://www.nuzlocke.com/ Nuzlocke Comics]]'' is a retelling of the author's playthrough of ''{{Pokemon}} [[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Ruby]]'', ''{{Pokemon}} [[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue FireRed]]'', and ''{{Pokemon}} [[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite White]]''. Seeking a new challenge, he decided to play both the games with [[SelfImposedChallenge some additional rules]].
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* [[BunnyEarsLawyer Bunny Ears Gym Leader]]: [[spoiler: Whitney is introduced in a flashback chatting with her junior trainers about [[PokemonBlackAndWhite Elesa]]'s outfit in a fashion show. Then the change hits and the mad pokemon attack, and [[LetsGetDangerous Whitney starts kicking asses left and right]]. In the present day, she's still overseeing the defense of Goldenrod City, and is apparently beating the hell out of Team Rocket.]]
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* [[BunnyEarsLawyer Bunny Ears Gym Leader]]: [[spoiler: Whitney is introduced in a flashback chatting with her junior trainers about [[PokemonBlackAndWhite Elesa]]'s outfit in a fashion show. Then the change hits and the mad pokemon attack, and [[LetsGetDangerous Whitney starts kicking asses left and right]]. attack... LetsGetDangerous! In the present day, she's still overseeing the defense of Goldenrod City, and is apparently beating the hell out of Team Rocket.]]
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Whitney and Chuck prove reasonable, as does Falkner once he gets some sense beat into him.
** Clair has appeared, [[spoiler: evacuated all of Blackthorn City to the Dragons' Den]], and reassured Candace about her drive to survive as well as [[spoiler: comforting her about the death of Morty]].
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Whitney and Chuck prove Most of the remaining Gym Leaders seem to be reasonable, as does Falkner once he gets some sense beat into him.
** Clair has appeared,with the obvious exception of [[spoiler: evacuated all of Blackthorn City to the Dragons' Den]], and reassured Candace about her drive to survive as well as Lord Bugsy]]. Surprisingly, [[spoiler: comforting her about the death of Morty]].Giovanni]] is also pretty reasonable once he wises up to [[spoiler: Silver's vendetta]].
** Clair has appeared,
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-->''I believe this is all happening for a reason.''
''[[http://www.nuzlocke.com/ Nuzlocke Comics]]'' is a retelling of the author's playthrough of ''{{Pokemon}} [[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Ruby]]'', ''{{Pokemon}} [[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue FireRed]]'', and ''{{Pokemon}} [[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite White]]''. Seeking a new challenge, he decided to play both games with [[SelfImposedChallenge some additional rules]].
* First, he is only allowed to capture the first Pokémon he encounters on a route or location. If he fails to do so, tough chips.
* Second, if a Pokémon faints, it is considered [[FinalDeath "dead"]] and released (Or boxed).
Through these rules, he found a new respect for Pokémon that he originally considered trash. The webcomic details his playthrough with more dramatic and comedic emphasis.
The comic itself has spawned many fan comics hosted on its site as well as becoming a popular SelfImposedChallenge among the {{Pokemon}} fandom.
Apart from the name of the comic and the nickname of the author, the original set of the rules is also known as Nuzlocke. The fans are encouraged to do the same, and the most widely accepted rules are: the original two, with the exception to the first one that if you have caught the first pokemon you encounter on the location, you're allowed to safely ignore it (this is to prevent the party being overloaded by ComMons), same with shinies (because they are so incredibly rare you may not even see one); and last, but not least, you should nickname everything.
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!!!This comic provides examples of:
* AnyoneCanDie: Inherent in the AfterActionReport format.
* ApocalypticLog: As in the games, Ruby finds one about the creation of Mewtwo, narrated by [[spoiler:Gym Leader Blaine.]] Except he falls asleep during it.
* ArcWords: "It's all happening for a reason."
* ArtEvolution: Compare any given recent chapter with the first one and dare to say there's no improvement.
* ArtShift: A trademark visual of the main comic (which sometimes appears in the fancomics) is pokemon randomly taking on the facial features of characters from different series, primarily ''{{LOST}}''. The name Nuzlocke comes from one such instance.
* TheBerserker: Buddy the Vileplume. Desmond the Mankey
* BeingTorturedMakesYouEvil: Mewtwo, Lampshaded.
* BigNo: Used by the protagonist several times.
* BittersweetEnding: Most end this way, or with a DownerEnding.
** Played straight in his Fire Red run, [[spoiler: During the fight Mewtwo kills Sawyer and When Bruce finally defeats him, he and Ruby are caught in the explosion of energy, Afterwards Bruce is sent 40 years in the past and starts flying around, looking for Ruby. And then the last scene in the epilogue shows a blast of energy,[[SequelHook in Nuvema Town]].]]
* BloodKnight: Desmond the Mankey, who interprets the words "weaken" and "catch" as "kill" and "rape".
* BreakTheCutie: Squirtle, along with FreudianExcuse.
* TheCameo: Most comics give a nod to others, often the original, but the original comic finally threw one in during Episode 26- the viewers of Ruby's battle include Hale, Robot, Nya, Kotone, Locke and a number of other popular forum comic leads.
** The end of episode 31 gives us another - [[spoiler: Mewtwo has the names of many Nuzlocke trainers including the above, written on the wall of Cerulean Cave... And all of them are scored out, except Ruby, which is in the centre, enlarged.]]
* CerebusSyndrome: A lot of runs tend to start out goofy and lighthearted, frequently with NoFourthWall, and then get darker as the plot thickens and cute fuzzy things get killed.
* DarkerAndEdgier: Naturally, making the Pokemon ''die'' instead of faints creates this. However, it can sometimes veer into parody given how over the top it is.
** And, as noted below, it's usually about equally dark with the ''PokemonSpecial'' manga, so YMMV.
* DeadpanSnarker: Sawyer the Pidgeot(to) has shades of this.
* [[DidntThinkThisThrough Didn't Think This Through]]: "What? It's really hot and everyone is dying? I don't understand...how could water be GOOD?"
* DisneyVillainDeath: Sawyer loves pulling this one on Team Rocket mooks. Hell, he does to the same mook [[NoKillLikeOverKill twice.]]
* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: Season 1. Which leads to...]]
** FailureKnight
* DrivenToSuicide: After showing up in Hilbert's house at the beginning of White: Hard Mode Ruby finds a Suicide note where he says he had to get away from "Them". Then finds Hilbert's hanged corpse in the closet.
* FireForgedFriends
* FollowTheLeader: Many other players made their own comics of playthroughs with these same rules with one or two added ones. This became known as the Nuzlocke Challenge.
* FreudianExcuse: Parodied with [[spoiler:Maxie, who wants to expand the land because a wave destroyed a sandcastle he made]]. Played a little more straight with [[spoiler:Giovanni, who was constantly beat in battle by Professor Oak as a child and wants to prove himself]].
* FunnyBackgroundEvent: Look very closely in the stands of Kanto's stadium after Ruby defeats Lorelei. One of the signs reads [[ScheduleSlip "UPDATE FASTER."]]
** In the news broadcast after Ruby beats Bruno, the newsticker at the bottom reads "Scientists yet to find slower source than Nuzlocke.com."
* [[spoiler: GoOutWithASmile]]: [[spoiler: Buddy, who knows he won't be able to survive the next turn, but that his death will buy Ruby time to heal.]]
* {{Grimmification}}: For Pokémon.
** DependingOnTheWriter, most of the runs really are no darker than the ''PokemonSpecial'' manga series.
* HarderThanHard: Especially when you add ''even more'' rules, such as never using items or ''[[UpToEleven never using Pokemon Centers]]''.
* HeelRealization: [[spoiler: After Ruby defeats Mewtwo and seemingly dies in the energy blast, Giovanni finds a photo of Ruby and his Sceptile. Overcome with guilt, he turns himself in to the police and confesses everything.]]
* HeroicSacrifice: Several of Ruby's pokemon give their lives to keep him safe in the more dangerous battles.
* HulkSpeak: Bruno.
* HypocriticalHumor: Erika only collects beautiful pokemon.
* IncrediblyLamePun: [[http://www.nuzlocke.com/pokemonhardmode.php?p=28 "I guess that makes you my "WING MAN."]]
* IronicEcho: [[http://www.nuzlocke.com/pokemonhardmode.php?p=34 "... That would be breaking the rules."]]
--> '''Giovanni:''' Wait, ''what'' rules?!
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Ruby himself.
* MoodWhiplash: Many of the runs will poke fun at exaggerated character traits of trainers and general FridgeLogic, then hit you with a [[TearJerker tragic death scene]] ''immediately'' after.
* MyOwnGrandpa: Sort of. The reason Norman prefers pokemon to family is [[spoiler: because Bruce flew past his window as a child while HIS father was attempting to say that family was more important.]] Because of this, Ruby turned out the way he did, and would eventually end up taking the Nuzlocke challange, resulting in the events of the Ruby and Fire Red comic, which caused him [[spoiler: to attempt to attack Mewtwo with Bruce, causing the rift in the space-time continuum that made Bruce go into the past.]]
** Repeated AGAIN with the same pokemon in the last part of the epilouge: [[spoiler: Bruce flys around more, and his faaaar past self sees him... and comments on how that will be him.]] [[DramaticIrony If only he knew...]]
* MythologyGag: In Epilouge 6, Blastoise finds [[spoiler: [[UrbanLegendOfZelda Mew inside of a truck]].]]
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Part 31 reveals that [[spoiler: the Legendary Birds were keeping Mewtwo's power in check and Ruby was being manipulated by Mewtwo to kill them by talking through an illusion of his Nuzleaf.]] Also [[spoiler: Bruce's request during the fight with Gary was the reason Buddy, Doakes, and Blamo died.]] And remember [[spoiler: Team Rocket's efforts to steal and take over]]? Turns out that they were [[spoiler: researching ways of finally stopping Mewtwo before he got free]] and Ruby [[spoiler: ruined their efforts]]. Oops.
** In a more humorous version, the reason Norman considers Pokémon above his own family? [[spoiler: Bruce flew past his window as a child while looking for Ruby in the past.]]
* NobodyCallsMeChicken: In season 3 Cheren implies Ruby isn't up for the challenge to get him to participate in the Unova leage.
* OhCrap: CRITICAL HIT!
** Self-Destruct.
* PyrrhicVictory: Yeah, Ruby [[spoiler: beat Gary]], but [[spoiler: Bruce and Sawyer are the only survivors. Pony, Blamo, Doakes, and Buddy are all dead.]]
** Finale also counts, [[spoiler: He thwarted Mewtwo's plan to escape from the cave]] But[[spoiler: He and Bruce get separated by the explosion while Sawyer dies in the fight.]]
* TheLancer: Sceptile in season 1, Sawyer in season 2.
* TheMerch: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in the comic "Nuzlocke Sells Out".
* TheObiWan: Nuzleaf.
** [[spoiler: TheManBehindTheMan: Mewtwo, who seems to have created the spirit of Nuzleaf as a psychic projection.]]
* RealLifeWritesThePlot: The comic is based on the author's actual experiences in the game.
* RunningGag: Ralph: "Man,they don't pay enough..."
* {{Retirony}}: [[spoiler: Poor Loudred was just one level away from evolving.]]
* SelfImposedChallenge: The idea behind the comic.
* SequelHook: Used in most instances where a writer does multiple runs, to justify using the same character.
* ShellShockedVeteran: Lieutenant Surge.
* ShoutOut:
** There are many, many {{Lost}} references throughout the comic. The author himself admits to being "a huge fan of ABC’s show LOST, to the point of obsession." The name of the comic itself consists of a ShoutOut to Lost (Nuzleaf + John Locke).
** The Fire Red arc also has a few references to ''TheDarkKnight.''
** When Groudon is unleashed upon Hoenn, it cries [[MightyMorphinPowerRangers "Ah! After ten thousand years I'm free! Time to conquer Earth!"]]
** "Good Ruby" is likely a reference to [[KingOfTheHill Hank Hill]]'s infant half-brother "Good Hank".
* ShutUpHannibal: After Surge [[spoiler: kills his Kadabra]] and launches into a speech about how fighting makes [[NotSoDifferent them both feel more alive]], Ruby cuts him off.
* SpamAttack: '''MAGNITUDE'''
** [[AttackPatternAlpha "Destiny Red"]] consists of a pokemon with a type advantage spamming an attack they get [=STAB=] from.
** Ruby loves using Blast Burn.
* TheStoner: Erika.
* ThatCameOutWrong: "Okay, Buddy... suck 'em dry."
* ThePowerOfFriendship
* TooDumbToLive: "GODDAMMIT RALPH!"
* TookALevelInBadass: Buddy, quite literally. He started out as a hippie-like Oddish, but then Ruby shoved a Rare Candy, Leaf Stone, and a couple [=TMs=] down his throat...
* WhamEpisode: Episode 31... Oooh, boy. [[spoiler: Okay, some people guessed Nuzlocke was evil/pulling the strings for Mewtwo, but the [[RoomFullOfCrazy names crossed out]] was a special touch.]]
* WellDoneSonGuy: One of Ruby's biggest reasons for taking the challenge is to impress his father, Norman, who always valued "Good-Ruby" the Slakoth/Vigoroth over him.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: Every one of Ruby's Pokemon that dies from Poison.
** Juliet the Spearow.
** The Medicham he caught before the Elite Four.
** Hugo the Snorlax, Keith the Hitmonlee, and the Unnamed Eevee and Ryhorn in a more humous exsample as Ruby leaves them in the box and gave the Eevee away and Hugo was only used once to move some boulders.
* YouShouldHaveDiedInstead: Appears rather often.
!!!Tropes seen in [[http://s7.zetaboards.com/Nuzlocke_Forum/topic/8326594/1/ Hale's Emerald]]/[[http://s7.zetaboards.com/Nuzlocke_Forum/topic/8424360/1/ Bern's Platinum]] Hard Mode:
* BookEnds: "[[{{Fallout}} War... War never changes.]]"
* FreudianExcuse: One is provided for May's behavior.
* HypocriticalHumor: The gate attendant at Amity Park refuses to let Bern take most of her Pokemon in. She proceeds to win a contest with Benzene and throw him/her/it at the attendant.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Not only between pokemon, but between ''trainers'' as well.
* SequelHook: One of the few multi-run comics that didn't use an obvious hook, with his Platinum run starring a different protagonist.
* ShrinkingViolet: The heroine of Platinum, Bern, starts out as this.
* ShoutOut: May's extreme expressions are reminiscent of ''HigurashiNoNakuKoroNi''.
** Towards the end of the first storyline comes a huge homage to ''NeonGenesisEvangelion''.
** Hale's comic also shouts out ''FateStayNight'' (the classic "Are you my Master?" scene) and even ''Kuso Miso Technique''.
** In the sequel, Bern's name may be a reference to ''UminekoNoNakuKoroNi'', though her personality isn't the same.
** Part 5 of Bern's Platinum run has her catching (FINALLY) a male Shellos. The next scene is a GenderFlipped parody of one from Green Lantern, where Hal Jordan greets their newest recruit (a girl).
** If characters named Mitch and Stella plus an abuser named Stanley aren't enough, then an obvious homage to ''the'' SkywardScream makes it pretty clear Platinum is taking a couple cues from AStreetcarNamedDesire.
* StupidSexyFlanders: Upon seeing Juan for the first time, Hale becomes completely aware of why he has so many fangirls.
* {{Yandere}}: '''May'''. This is also {{Deconstructed}} over the course of the strip as it shows ''why'' she's so psychotically possessive of Hale. [[spoiler:She gets better.]]
!!!Tropes seen in Robotv7's Nuzlocke Challenges:
* BittersweetEnding: His first run ends with only [[spoiler:three pokemon]] left alive, and he gets called out on the cost of his quest.
* DownerEnding: His Sapphire run. By the way, since Robot quit Nuzlocke forums, the last chapter was drawn by [[http://s7.zetaboards.com/Nuzlocke_Forum/profile/164093/ This Guy]].
* {{Jerkass}}: Robot himself.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Skeets seems to be channeling the inherent fury of the Red Lanterns whenever one of his allies dies.
* ShoutOut: His comic is ''built'' upon references to ''Music/TheProtomen'' and ''BlackestNight''.
*** His Wingull, Pchooooo, is a reference to the PCHOOOOO code in {{Homestuck}}
* WhatTheHellHero: During the climax of his first run, leading directly into his Sapphire run.
!!!Tropes seen in Freddy's Nuzlocke Adventures:
* {{Badass}}: Several of his pokemon, but props must be given to Connery, who [[spoiler: survives a WEEZING SELF-DESTRUCTING]].
** [[spoiler:Not really, he dug a hole to avoid the Weezing Self-destruct attack.]]
* CallBack: Frequent throughout his Blue Run.
* GamerChick: Erika's all-female gym is depicted as a very snide, prideful group of these. His pokemon defeat them by going into SincerityMode and paying them compliments, and the ensuing LogicBomb makes their heads explode.
* HeadPet: Nibbles.
* MultipleHeadCase: Pierre.
* SmokingIsCool: Connery.
* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: Used at the end of his first run, with the twist of making the cast out as AnimatedActors. Does not appear to be canon, as seen by [[spoiler: Brotodile's cameo]] in his second run. The Blue run also makes use of this trope as well, and it is every bit as hilarious and probably non-canon as the first.
!!!Nyachan's Nuzlocke Challenges provide examples of:
* BittersweetEnding: Notably, [[spoiler: the prologue to Sapphire is used to make Pearl's resolution less of a DownerEnding]].
** [[spoiler: It may doesn't count a bittersweet ending,but in her Sapphire run,she became the champion at the cost of the life of Alice and Palladion.]]
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: [[spoiler:Cynthia's Garchomp]] defeats [[spoiler:Palkia]]. In one hit. Granted, that ''is'' a Pokemon with a reputation as a PhysicalGod among players, but it was up against a freaking [[spoiler:AnthropomorphicPersonification]].
* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: All her pokemon die against Roxanne in the Sapphire run...only to reveal it was an April Fools Joke.]]
* ShipTease: Between Lily and Gary.
* [[spoiler: SpinOffspring: The Sapphire run.]]
* ShoutOut: As a rule addendum in the Sapphire run, all Pokemon caught will be named after [[ShinMegamiTensei Personae]]
* ThemeNaming: All of the pokémon caught in the Pearl run are named after spices or other flavourings.
* TimeSkip: Between Pearl and Sapphire.
* {{Tsundere}}: Gary [[CharacterDevelopment develops]] into one.
!!!Tropes seen in [[http://pettynuzlockelg.smackjeeves.com/ Petty's]] [[http://pettynuzlockehg.smackjeeves.com/ Nuzlocke Run]]:
* AntiVillain: Gary.
* ArtEvolution: "[[http://pettynuzlockelg.smackjeeves.com/comics/1182981/the-evolution-of-locke/ This is proof that anyone can improve something they never expected/intended to.]]"
* ArtShift: Petty puts animated videos on YouTube for the more touching moments of the run, including the epilogue.
* {{Bifauxnen}}: Locke dresses and looks like the male player character, with flippy hair.
* BigBad: [[spoiler: Giovanni]], at least in the LG comic. Unless the HG comic turns out to be very different from the game, the same character will probably end up as the Big Bad there too.
* CurbStompBattle: Lulu versus the entire Fighting Dojo, and later all of Bruno's pokemon. Also, Athena versus Silver's Chikorita.
** The first thing that Weston (a Togepi) does upon being hatched in the HG comic? It completely obliterates a Onix with Metronome. The move it got? ''Judgement''. Locke is understandably left speechless.
* DarkerAndEdgier: Compare the earlier chapters to the later chapters.
* {{Determinator}}: Both Locke and Gary
* [[spoiler: HappilyAdopted: How happily? Spuds Jr. evolved to Togetic ''straight out of the egg'' and started kicking some ass alongside his family.]]
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Odette]] does this for [[spoiler: Barb]].
* IneffectualSympatheticVillain: Gary has shades of this. Despite the fact that he beats Locke to every gym and even [[spoiler: beats the League before her]] he just never achieves his real goal, even [[spoiler: ''losing his arm'' when he tries to capture Mewtwo.]] And, of course, the only reason he tried was an attempt to get strong enough to defeat Locke.
* LethalJokeCharacter: Lulu the Butterfree. Lulu never got boxed and survived the Elite Four. Now do you think Butterfrees are useless?
** And by "survived the Elite Four", we mean ''[[CurbStompBattle ate Bruno's Fighting-types for lunch]]''.
*** And Agatha's Poison-Types, as well.
* MundaneUtility: Rick the Voltorb/Electrode doubles as a music player. Each chapter he appears in also comes with "Rick's Playlist" featuring a relevant song.
* OfficialCouple: Spuds and Barb, who are also a BattleCouple. [[spoiler: With the adoption of Spuds Jr. thrown into the mix, they've shot straight to BadassFamily status.]]
* RuleOfCool: Spoken [[ConversationalTroping word for word]] when [[spoiler: Junior appears to have hatched as a Togetic.]]
* [[ShyBlueHairedGirl Shy Blue Girl]]: Barb
* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: The in-universe explanation for the death of Broseph the Graveler. In real life this happened due to a tragic misclick.
* TimeSkip: Officially stated to happen between [=LeafGreen=] and [=HeartGold=], with three years between the two. [[spoiler: In the meantime, Locke's [[BagOfSpilling trainer's license expired]].]]
* TookALevelInBadass: Barb again, especially when she [[spoiler: evolves into Nidoqueen.]]
* TrollingCreator: On April 1st of 2012, Petty claims to be ending the comic because she just doesn't have time anymore. (This after her updates have been getting less and less frequent for months.) Oh Petty, you sure are a stinker.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: Simon the Dewgong, who appeared and died in the Sevii Islands update. He had a grand total of ''one panel.''
** And perhaps more importantly, [[spoiler: Vinny the Magneton]], who had a huge fanbase after his first appearance and then promptly died to a cheap crit the very next comic.
** Janice the Spearow, Locke's first casualty, died a few panels after she was captured.
** Broseph the Graveler who appeared in a few panels and self-destructed himself.
*** [[spoiler: And now subverted as Broseph's BACK as of [=HeartGold=]- or a part of him is, as exploding apparently just makes more Geodude. Who knew?]]
** The first death of [=HeartGold=]: [[spoiler: Tilly the Rattata]], killed in the panel immediately after being ''named''. Yikes.
* WorthlessYellowRocks: Barb's "paper collection".
!!!Tropes seen in [[http://www.paragonsigma.com/images/nuzlocke/ Saber's Nuzlocke run]]:
* ActionGirl: Candace the player character, [[spoiler: Whitney, and her girl posse.]]
* AfterTheEnd: It's called "'''Apocalypse Johto'''". 'nuff said.
* AntiHero: Candace.
* AntiVillain: [[spoiler: Silver]], deconstructed when his methods are called out by [[spoiler: Giovanni]].
* ApocalypseHow: Wild Pokemon everywhere suddenly become murderously violent and begin attacking tame Pokémon and humans. Calamity ensues. At least Class 0, possibly Class 1 depending on how widespread the change is.
* TheApunkalypse: Some well-known characters are completely unrecognizable for their post-apocalypse makeovers.
* ArtShift: [[spoiler: Every time Candace sees a Kimono Girl, the Girl occupies a single page drawn in a Japanese woodcut-based style. Which only enhances the creepiness.]]
* {{Badass}}
** [[spoiler: BadassAbnormal: Candace]]
** BadassBoast: [[spoiler: Whitney]] would like to give Team Rocket a little reminder...
---> Let me break this down for you. I'm '''''[[spoiler: Whitney]]'''''. I'm a Gym Leader. One of the best. And I don't remember granting ''ANY'' of you permission to set foot in my city.
** BadassBookworm: Professor Elm faces down a swarm of mad Spearow the first day of the change to buy Candace time to escape, and [[HeroicSacrifice lies to her that he'll be okay]].
*** Whitney of all people turns out to have done her homework on Team Rocket, to the point of being able to analyze Giovanni's plans to his face, [[spoiler: though even she was caught off-guard by Silver]].
** TookALevelInBadass: Everybody who survived the change was basically forced to grind levels in badass until it leaked out of their ears. Or die.
** Candace deserves special mention.
* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Averted, Candace gets a lot of really horrible-looking scars and keeps them. ([[http://www.paragonsigma.com/images/nuzlocke/candaceink0221.jpg contains spoilers]])
** As of the end of Volume 2, about half of Candace's body is covered in scar tissue. [[FanDisservice She's down to her underwear for a scene to show it off.]]
* BiologicalMashup: [[spoiler: Missingno is this. Amongst the few recognizable parts are a Poliwrath, Machoke, Staryu, and Shuckle. It gains more parts after absorbing other Pokemon.]]
* [[BunnyEarsLawyer Bunny Ears Gym Leader]]: [[spoiler: Whitney is introduced in a flashback chatting with her junior trainers about [[PokemonBlackAndWhite Elesa]]'s outfit in a fashion show. Then the change hits and the mad pokemon attack, and [[LetsGetDangerous Whitney starts kicking asses left and right]]. In the present day, she's still overseeing the defense of Goldenrod City, and is apparently beating the hell out of Team Rocket.]]
* CharacterDevelopment: Several characters are shown having changed drastically after the pokemon became dangerous. Some unexpected characters have cracked, [[TookALevelInBadass taken levels in badass]], or started playing hopscotch with the MoralEventHorizon.
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Chuck is introduced [[DynamicEntry giving a flying kick to a giant Corsola]]. He lost all his Pokémon and his wife in the aftermath of the change [[spoiler: and the creation of Missingno]] and has been defending Cianwood by hand (and foot) ever since.
* CowardlyLion: Falkner develops into one.
* DarkerAndEdgier: Manages to be more dark than many of the other runs simply by setting it at the end of the world, then going from there.
* DeadpanSnarker:
---> '''Whitney:''' You know, in all the [[BadassBookworm research I did on Team Rocket and Giovanni]]... I never figured out where exactly he gets geniuses like you to work for him.
* DeathByAdaptation: About half of Johto if you're using the Gym Leaders and totaled cities as a baseline. Casualty count in Kanto is unknown at present.
* {{Determinator}}: Definitely Candace.
---> I'm going to stop the end of the world. And no one is going to get in my way.
** [[spoiler: Silver turns out to be this as well, albeit [[WellIntentionedExtremist by different means]].]]
* DoomedHometown: The prologue shows the destruction of New Bark Town.
* DueToTheDead: Candace has her first ever loss, [[spoiler: Hellacross the Heracross]], tattooed on her left shoulder.
** In Blackthorn City, we get [[http://www.paragonsigma.com/images/nuzlocke/candaceink0409.jpg a closeup]] (spoilers) revealing that [[CallBack she's similarly honored all her other dead Pokemon]]. (Visible tattoos, counterclockwise from top: [[spoiler: Hellacross, Alastor the Gastly, Watchwing the Noctowl, Clutch the Exeggcute]]; not visible but implied: [[spoiler: Flashpoint the Flaaffy, Crucible the Ninetales]])
* DyingMomentOfAwesome: [[spoiler:Jasmine evacuated her people to the Lighthouse when Olivine City flooded, but couldn't make it in herself and was swept away and drowned outside. She was the only casualty in Olivine.]]
** In the Prologue, [[spoiler:Elm's Cyndaquil evolved twice before she eventually succumbed to the swarm]].
* {{Egopolis}}: [[spoiler: Azalea Town]] is renamed to [[spoiler:Bugsy Town]], in honor of its 'defender'. It gets changed back once the tyrant falls.
* EldritchAbomination: [[spoiler: Missingno]] definitely fits the bill, as does [[spoiler: the thing that ate Silver's Gengar]].
** [[spoiler: The thing that ate Silver's Gengar is now known to be Lugia, which had been dormant in Candace's unconscious, and is now awakening. It also created the illusory Kimono Girls.]]
* EvenEvilHasStandards: [[spoiler:Giovanni is more concerned with rebuilding Johto than anything else, and is not pleased with where his son's vendetta towards Candace leads]].
* FastballSpecial: Before it evolved and became too large for it, Candace was fond of doing this with her Totodile.
** Lampshaded when Candace mentions this to Whitney and Whitney refuses to believe Riptide was ever that small (at the time they're having the discussion, [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever he's about the size of a small office building]]).
** FanNickname: Riptide Missile!
** And now [[spoiler: it's been switched around and ''Riptide threw Candace!'']]
* FromNobodyToNightmare / NotSoHarmless: [[spoiler: The "Bugsy Town" arc does this for (Lord) Bugsy, Kakuna, Metapod, and [[ImAHumanitarian Slowpoke]].]] At Goldenrod City, we see a wild Abra ''Teleport a man's head off''. [[{{Gorn}} In tender, loving detail.]]
** Also, [[spoiler: Silver/Seviper, who went from a Rival we barely saw, much less took seriously, to the HEAD OF TEAM ROCKET.]]
* FanNickname: The aforementioned Riptide Missile. Candace has also been referred to as [[InUniverseNickname Candy and Zangoose]], and [[spoiler: Silver/Seviper is portmanteau'd into Silviper by some.]]
* GrayAndGrayMorality: Not only are Candace's actions getting more and more violent, but [[spoiler:Silver has stated that [[WellIntentionedExtremist his goal is to save Johto]]. He likely doesn't even realize this is also Candace's goal, since he thinks she's insane.]]
* HeroicBSOD: Falkner has one after his father is killed in the change, and Candace [[GetAHoldOfYourselfMan slaps him out of it]]. Candace herself has one [[spoiler:after killing Morty]] and is comforted by [[spoiler:Whitney]].
** [[spoiler: And now it looks like Whitney's having one after losing control of Crucible the Ninetales.]]
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:Lord Bugsy gets [[BoomHeadshot a Poison Sting to the head]] by his own mad Kakuna.]]
** This turns out to be {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler: tame Pokemon that grow too powerful succumb to the change and attack their own trainers.]]
* HumanoidAbomination: [[spoiler: The Kimono Girls]]. Eventually revealed to be a psychic projection by [[spoiler: Lugia, channeled by Candace]], which is now awakening.
** Frostbite the Jynx is a milder example, since she's not so much hostile as just (deliberately) creepy.
* HumanPopsicle: [[spoiler:To what extent is unknown, but seemingly a lot of things]] in Mahogany Town.
* {{Hypocrite}}: [[spoiler:Chuck. When he recognizes Candace, he tells her to "get the hell of ''my'' island" as he thinks of her as a threat... but he ''completely'' fails to do the same for someone who was genuinely insane and dangerous, Eusine.]]
** The leader of Team Rocket turns out to be massively hypocritcal, claiming that Candace must be killed because she's become something monsterous, and yet [[spoiler:going out of his way to try and make her ''suffer'']].
* ImpossiblyCoolClothes: Candace's boots.
* InSeriesNickname: Candycane and Zangoose for Candace, [[spoiler:Seviper for Silver.]]
* MadeOfIron: Candace, with hints of IronWoobie. Seriously, would you keep going after this?
---> Five cracked ribs, a dislocated shoulder, a sprained wrist, three severe perforations causing nerve damage along my left forearm, countless lacerations, [[OverdrawnAtTheBloodBank massive blood loss]], and the lingering effects of a near-fatal dose of Pokémon venom.
---> Three months recovery.
* ManySpiritsInsideOfOne / PowersViaPossession: [[spoiler:Morty, driven insane and filled with evil spirits from the destruction of Ecruteak City. Candace eventually gives him/them a MercyKill, though Silver apparently captured a surviving Gengar.]]
* [[spoiler: TheMissingno]]: Extra emphasis on that "''the''" right there.
* ManBehindTheMan: [[spoiler: Silver/Seviper is this to Giovanni.]]
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler:Chuck stupidly puts Missingno's pokeball in a spot where anyone can just grab it and release it... which crazy!Eusine does. Much destruction ensues.]]
** [[spoiler: Clair evolves her Seadra into Kingdra... and it becomes too powerful for her to control.]]
* OnlyOneName: As of Blackthorn City, averted for Candace Ogawa.
* [[AnimalMotif Pokemon Motif]]: Team Rocket's ominous warnings about Candace compare her to a Zangoose, and the scarred side of her face roughly corresponds to a Zangoose's FacialMarkings. [[spoiler: Turns out their boss Silver has the code name "Seviper", Zangoose's biological enemy.]]
* PowerBornOfMadness: The changed Pokemon are not only violently aggressive, but tremendously more dangerous. [[spoiler: Pryce's Dewgong flash-froze all of Mahogany Town when he lost control.]]
** [[spoiler: Candace also has some of this... enough to bare-handedly strangle a Weavile.]]
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Whitney and Chuck prove reasonable, as does Falkner once he gets some sense beat into him.
** Clair has appeared, [[spoiler: evacuated all of Blackthorn City to the Dragons' Den]], and reassured Candace about her drive to survive as well as [[spoiler: comforting her about the death of Morty]].
* RelationshipUpgrade: [[spoiler: Whitney]]'s ShutUpKiss to Candace causes them to become an item. [[spoiler: At the end of Volume 2, they break up.]]
* ShoutOut: At least two to StarWars, due to the author being a massive StarWars geek (even his nickname, [=SABERinBLUE=], is derived from StarWars). Candace's Forretress has the nickname [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Death Star]], and the title of chapter 4 is ''A WretchedHive Badge''.
** New Bark Town's destruction by Spearow seems oddly reminiscent of Alfred Hitchcock's ''TheBirds''.
* ShutUpKiss: [[spoiler:Whitney]] [[RelationshipUpgrade delivers one]] to Candace during her HeroicBSOD.
* StandardFemaleGrabArea: Justified; the grabber is [[spoiler:Scyther]].
* [[HeWhoFightsMonsters She Who Fights Monster Pokemon]]: Candace is arguably as wild as the changed-over Pokemon by now, including [[spoiler:killing Seviper's Weavile ''with her bare hands''.]]
** [[spoiler:Silver's hatred of her makes him cold, calculating and uncaring about who else gets hurt in the course of his revenge upon her.]]
* StoryAndGameplaySegregation: The storyline of the comic differs tremendously from the actual gameplay of the Soul Silver game. WordOfGod is that cutscenes involving Ethan are awkward to play, since Ethan died with New Bark Town in the comic's storyline.
** WordOfGod also says the author ''lost their notes on what happened in game'' a while back. No one would have noticed had it not been pointed out.
* TimeSkip: Every time Candace takes an attack that seems like it should kill her, the storyline skips a couple of months while she recovers. As of Blackthorn City, three or four years have passed since the change happened.
* UnknownRival: As much of a {{Jerkass}} the rival is, Candace is more concerned with [[spoiler:how his Chikorita fled from New Bark]]. Compared to ''that'' (and the whole Apocalypse thing), he's hardly worth her time. [[spoiler:Until he takes over Team Rocket.]]
* WhatTheHellHero: Candace gives several, but the first is to [[spoiler:Elm's Chikorita, who fled instead of trying to defend New Bark]].
** Candace also ''gets'' a few. [[spoiler: Her siccing of Death Star on Jasmine Tower earns her one from Preston, for example.]]
** Giovanni himself gets in on this when he calls out [[spoiler:his own son, whose personal vendetta leads to the deaths of many of their men]].
* [[spoiler: YouWillBeAssimilated]]: This is a major part of [[spoiler: Missingno's]] schtick, as it turns out. [[spoiler: It gains parts and abilities from eating them whole- as in the case of Candace's Noctowl or Eusine's Electrode- or even just parts of them. Poor Beelzebub.]]
!!!Tropes seen in Kynim's Nuzlocke Runs:
* AbusiveParents: Bianca's dad, who is misogynist and emotionally abusive to Bianca, and mentioned to be physically abusive to her mother. Upon hearing about the latter, Elesa escorts Bianca to the police station to report him to Social Services.
* HeroicSacrifice
** Diamond Run: [[spoiler: Tyrus saves Annie during Fantina]].
** White Run: [[spoiler: Walter, Peter, and Freddy help Nina escape a Throh in Pinwheel forest, at the expense of their lives]].
* {{Keet}}: Zach, especially as an Oshawott.
* {{Jerk with a Heart of Gold}}: Jordan is coined to be a "difficult" team member
* InterspeciesRomance: Amongst Nina's Pokemon, Laila the Petilil is totally [[{{Tsundere}} dere]] for Zack the Dewott, Jojo the Darumakka and Rex[=/=]Rey the Sandile are pretty flirty ChildhoodFriends, and Jordan the Zebstrika has a soft spot for sweet Mimi, a Swoobat.
* ParentalSubstitute: In all of the runs thus far, there has always been at least one team member who acts like a father/mother figure
** Diamond Run: Killigan the Quagsire
** White Run: Walter the Herdier, [[spoiler: and later replaced due to sudden death]] Jojo the Darumakka
* [[spoiler: Possible SpinOffspring: It has [[WildMassGuessing been speculated]] that Nina is Kynim's daughter.]]
** Gets a little more interesting with the recent reveal that [[spoiler: there's some bad blood between Nina and her mother.]]
*** [[spoiler: Confirmed that Nina and her mother did fight prior to the nuzlocke events.]]
* SassyGayFriend and CampGay: Haisi in Diamond Run and in White Run, Burgh/Arti
* ShipTease: Most notable in the White Run, where everything is shipped.
** Laila is a {{Tsundere}} for Zach.
** [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Jordan]] seems to have a soft spot for [[TheIngenue Mi]][[ManicPixieDreamGirl mi]].
** And in the Diamond run, Gohan and Shakti were [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial totally not an item]], according to the artist's notes on the omake comic featuring them. Tyrus's affections for Annie, however, were eventually reciprocated, as were Kynim's for Roark.
* ShoutOut: Too many to list.
** Team [[LadyGaga Gaga]] in the Diamond run still stands out.
---> '''Cyrus:''' Behold... [[PhysicalGod Dial]][[NightmareFuel gaga]]!
* StalkerWithACrush: Lucas in the Diamond run, for Kynim. "How do you know my clothing sizes?!" Eventually Haisi hooks up with Lucas instead.
** In the White Run, the role is given to N. Lampshaded in the credits, where he's billed as "Creepy Stalker", and in the Valentine's Day omake:
---> Roses are red,
---> Violets are blue.
---> If a stalker asks you out,
---> What do you do?
** [[spoiler: Latest update confirms that N fosters a crush on Nina, which [[NoSocialSkills he doesn't know how to express]].]]
* StayInTheKitchen: Bianca's father is [[JerkAss a real piece of work]], and some of this has rubbed off on poor Bianca, especially at the beginning of the White run.
** Byron's misogyny is played for laughs in the Diamond run, especially once Kynim gives him a taste of his own medicine and orders him to make her a sandwich after the fight.
* StealthPun: Bianca speaks and behaves like she's from the Deep South, especially in the beginning. In other words, she's a [[SouthernBelle Southern]] [[DubNameChange Bel]].
* UnknownRival: In the Nuzlocke forums, the White run's N earned an award for "Best Extra". [[http://fav.me/d4m8cip Enough said.]]
* WeHardlyKnewYe: Kiki the Patrat [[spoiler: and Peter the Pidove.]]
!!![[http://shadeofshinon.deviantart.com/gallery/28220100 Nessa's Emerald Nuzlocke Challenge]]:
* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: Jormundgar's closer to 80 feet, actually, fitting [[NorseMythology her namesake]], but all of Nessa's Pokemon are ''way'' bigger than the pokedex entries for them. All of them except Thorn (a Lairon) are taller than Nessa, who is herself not particularly short at 5'11". In Jory's case, it's a bit of a problem-- because of her size, she's rarely let out of her pokeball.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Jormundgar has a Docile nature, but when push comes to shove... well, she's a Gyarados. [[UnstoppableRage Guess.]]
* CheerfulChild: Solveig as a Swablu. Might still be, since she's still quite young chronologically.
* JerkAss: Fenrir was not very friendly at first. He eventually mellows out... [[{{Tsundere}} a little]].
* MagikarpPower: Fenrir was partnered with Jormundgar the Magikarp so he'd get a taste of this and learn not to bully other Pokemon. By the time Jory evolved, he'd bullied her into an UnstoppableRage, and the lesson almost killed him.
* [[spoiler: MyGreatestFailure: Alhildr's death seems to be this for Nessa.]]
* MysteriousPast: Eysafjall, [[spoiler: who is a Team Magma escapee]], and to a lesser degree Nessa herself. The latter eventually gives a summary of her background.
* ThePollyanna: Solveig, so very much.
* ThePowerOfFriendship: Lampshaded and defied by Fenrir during the [[FourthWallMailSlot Q&A session]] when asked what the most important thing he's learned on the journey is. Instead, he considers "[[MagikarpPower Don't annoy Magikarps]]" his most important lesson.
* PutOnABus: Vermundr was released into the wild during Beautifly mating season so he could raise a family.
** [[spoiler: TheBusCameBack after the battle with Winona. Turns out he got rejected by the wild Beautifly for having been trained by a human, then had an encounter with [[OneDegreeOfSeparation the Salamence that killed Solveig's mother]].]]
* ShoutOut: For a training montage, Thorn performs an adaptation on "[[{{Mulan}} I'll Make A Man Out Of You]]". The writer admits it's not Thorn's usual style, but she couldn't leave it out.
** Solveig joins the party after trying to nest in Fenrir's back fur, like Pussyfoot in ''FeedTheKitty''.
* SopranoAndGravel: Several fans have said they want Solveig and Thorn to perform a duet.
* StrangeSyntaxSpeaker: As a Marshstomp, like [[StarWars Yoda]], Gismundr talked.
* ThemeNaming: Nordic names. Leads to a lot of AwesomeMcCoolName and the odd fan going "Wait, how do you pronounce ''that''?"
* UnwittingPawn: Nessa eventually catches on that she's being used, but still doesn't know what for.
--->'''Nessa:''' [[LampshadeHanging I just realized how much invisible information passed in front of my eyes.]]
* VocalDissonance: Thorn as a tiny wild Aron used his thundering voice to frighten others away from sections of the cave that seemed likely to collapse. [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome He also sings]]... [[IncrediblyLamePun metal, of course]].
!!!Other fancomics include examples of:
* AFatherToHisMen: Oftentimes, though not always, Nuzlocke pokemon will be fiercely loyal to their trainers, even by pokemon standards.
* AmbiguousGender: A few protagonists are this, but it is widely used in Para's Nuzlocke to the point where one of the most asked questions of the author is "What is Para's gender?"
* AGodAmI: In Landwalker's Nuzlocke Comic, Archie intends to use the red orb to [[spoiler: gain the power of Kyogre and essentially become a PhysicalGod.]] Complete with [[FauxSymbolism quoting Bible verses.]]
** Oh, and then Watchmen.
*** May sasses back to the Bible verses with a few of her own. "[[CrowningMomentOfAwesome You're not the only one who's ever read the Bible]]."
* BittersweetEnding: Kai's run ends with all her Pokemon apparently alive. They leave her while she sleeps, noting that it would be too dangerous for her to follow them. It ends as a ShoutOut to ''{{Inception}}''.
* {{Crossover}} - Occasionally, the authors will let each other's characters appear in the comics, sometimes going as far as {{shipping}} them with each other.
** Also, Amastroph's and Petty's comics include 'mon cameos from PokemonQuartz.
* DeathByAdaptation: Almost every nuzlocke comic have Gary's Raticate dead.
* DependingOnTheWriter: What ''is'' Nuzlocke? Does the term have any meaning within the world itself? Is it a SelfImposedChallenge, a curse, or simply an unnamed rule of the world?
** Can trainers understand what their pokemon are saying? If so, how? Can only some of their pokemon communicate with them, via human speech or telepathy, or can all of them speak freely?
* GenderBender: Ara, the artist, is a guy. Mouthing off in response to the "are you a boy/girl" question [[http://nonparael.deviantart.com/gallery/26511630#/d2y2w28 got him turned into a girl]] at the beginning of his Pearl run. However, when [[http://nonparael.deviantart.com/gallery/27953108#/d366drk Ara turns "back" into a guy for his Black run]], he looks more like a genderbent version of girl!Ara than he does like actual Ara, [[MindScrew which has confused some people into thinking the girl form is correct and the first genderbend was just a joke]].
* GreenThumb: It's common for Red[=/=]Blue[=/=]FireRed[=/=]Leafgreen Nuzlockers to choose Bulbasaur as their starter. In the comic, it may be justified as the character thinking it's cute or favoring grass types in general, but strategically speaking, it is the best to start with when you want to make a run with as few casualties as possible, since it has a type advantage against the first two gyms. And its Poison typing gives it an immunity to poisoning.
** Subverted HARD in Gold[=/=]Silver[=/=]Crystal[=/=]HG[=/=]SS runs. You'll be hard-pressed to find a Nuzlocke that has a player choosing Chikorita. The poor grass type has a [[ElementalRockPaperScissors type disadvantage against]] BOTH the first two gyms. Really, if you counted, Cyndaquil is by-and-large the most popular starter for Johto with Totodile as a close second. Ruby[=/=]Sapphire[=/=]Emerald nuzlockers usually prefer Torchic and Mudkip (the latter for its [[MemeticMutation memetic]] status). However, the aversion to grass types isn't as egregious in Gen 3 as it is in Johto.
* HeroicMime: In Land-walker's Yellow Nuzlocke Comic, [[{{Hikikomori}} Red]] actually has a [[DarkAndTroubledPast justification]] for not speaking.
* [[OneSteveLimit One Pidgey Limit]]: Some comics will have a "Dupe Clause" in the rules, which will allow them to catch another Pokemon on the route if they already have one from a previous route. For plot and gameplay purposes, it makes sense to not have three or four of the same Pokemon.
* PerspectiveFlip: Blue: The Other Guy's Story flips the roles of TheHero and TheRival.
* PlayingWithFire: Fire-types tend to be popular starters outside of the first gen and remakes thereof. Especially in [[PokemonDiamondAndPearl Sinnoh]], where decent Fire-types are rare otherwise and quite handy.
* RocksFallEverybodyDies: Amastroph's Platinum run ends with [[http://fav.me/d497ifj Dlelewhoop the Kricketune murdering everybody]] and becoming [[FanNickname Dennis]], [[AGodAmI destroyer of worlds]].
* TomatoInTheMirror: In Colonel Darren's [[http://s7.zetaboards.com/Nuzlocke_Forum/topic/8419485/1/ Time and Space Journey]] comes TheReveal that [[spoiler: this version of Darren is a Gengar, created by Giratina to replace his fallen champion after Cyrus found himself in a StableTimeLoop and [[WouldHurtAChild murdered his infant adversary]]]].
* WhamLine: From Kotone's Nuzlocke adventure [[spoiler: Earlier today... I died, didn't I?]]
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''[[http://www.nuzlocke.com/ Nuzlocke Comics]]'' is a retelling of the author's playthrough of ''{{Pokemon}} [[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Ruby]]'', ''{{Pokemon}} [[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue FireRed]]'', and ''{{Pokemon}} [[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite White]]''. Seeking a new challenge, he decided to play both games with [[SelfImposedChallenge some additional rules]].
* First, he is only allowed to capture the first Pokémon he encounters on a route or location. If he fails to do so, tough chips.
* Second, if a Pokémon faints, it is considered [[FinalDeath "dead"]] and released (Or boxed).
Through these rules, he found a new respect for Pokémon that he originally considered trash. The webcomic details his playthrough with more dramatic and comedic emphasis.
The comic itself has spawned many fan comics hosted on its site as well as becoming a popular SelfImposedChallenge among the {{Pokemon}} fandom.
Apart from the name of the comic and the nickname of the author, the original set of the rules is also known as Nuzlocke. The fans are encouraged to do the same, and the most widely accepted rules are: the original two, with the exception to the first one that if you have caught the first pokemon you encounter on the location, you're allowed to safely ignore it (this is to prevent the party being overloaded by ComMons), same with shinies (because they are so incredibly rare you may not even see one); and last, but not least, you should nickname everything.
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!!!This comic provides examples of:
* AnyoneCanDie: Inherent in the AfterActionReport format.
* ApocalypticLog: As in the games, Ruby finds one about the creation of Mewtwo, narrated by [[spoiler:Gym Leader Blaine.]] Except he falls asleep during it.
* ArcWords: "It's all happening for a reason."
* ArtEvolution: Compare any given recent chapter with the first one and dare to say there's no improvement.
* ArtShift: A trademark visual of the main comic (which sometimes appears in the fancomics) is pokemon randomly taking on the facial features of characters from different series, primarily ''{{LOST}}''. The name Nuzlocke comes from one such instance.
* TheBerserker: Buddy the Vileplume. Desmond the Mankey
* BeingTorturedMakesYouEvil: Mewtwo, Lampshaded.
* BigNo: Used by the protagonist several times.
* BittersweetEnding: Most end this way, or with a DownerEnding.
** Played straight in his Fire Red run, [[spoiler: During the fight Mewtwo kills Sawyer and When Bruce finally defeats him, he and Ruby are caught in the explosion of energy, Afterwards Bruce is sent 40 years in the past and starts flying around, looking for Ruby. And then the last scene in the epilogue shows a blast of energy,[[SequelHook in Nuvema Town]].]]
* BloodKnight: Desmond the Mankey, who interprets the words "weaken" and "catch" as "kill" and "rape".
* BreakTheCutie: Squirtle, along with FreudianExcuse.
* TheCameo: Most comics give a nod to others, often the original, but the original comic finally threw one in during Episode 26- the viewers of Ruby's battle include Hale, Robot, Nya, Kotone, Locke and a number of other popular forum comic leads.
** The end of episode 31 gives us another - [[spoiler: Mewtwo has the names of many Nuzlocke trainers including the above, written on the wall of Cerulean Cave... And all of them are scored out, except Ruby, which is in the centre, enlarged.]]
* CerebusSyndrome: A lot of runs tend to start out goofy and lighthearted, frequently with NoFourthWall, and then get darker as the plot thickens and cute fuzzy things get killed.
* DarkerAndEdgier: Naturally, making the Pokemon ''die'' instead of faints creates this. However, it can sometimes veer into parody given how over the top it is.
** And, as noted below, it's usually about equally dark with the ''PokemonSpecial'' manga, so YMMV.
* DeadpanSnarker: Sawyer the Pidgeot(to) has shades of this.
* [[DidntThinkThisThrough Didn't Think This Through]]: "What? It's really hot and everyone is dying? I don't understand...how could water be GOOD?"
* DisneyVillainDeath: Sawyer loves pulling this one on Team Rocket mooks. Hell, he does to the same mook [[NoKillLikeOverKill twice.]]
* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: Season 1. Which leads to...]]
** FailureKnight
* DrivenToSuicide: After showing up in Hilbert's house at the beginning of White: Hard Mode Ruby finds a Suicide note where he says he had to get away from "Them". Then finds Hilbert's hanged corpse in the closet.
* FireForgedFriends
* FollowTheLeader: Many other players made their own comics of playthroughs with these same rules with one or two added ones. This became known as the Nuzlocke Challenge.
* FreudianExcuse: Parodied with [[spoiler:Maxie, who wants to expand the land because a wave destroyed a sandcastle he made]]. Played a little more straight with [[spoiler:Giovanni, who was constantly beat in battle by Professor Oak as a child and wants to prove himself]].
* FunnyBackgroundEvent: Look very closely in the stands of Kanto's stadium after Ruby defeats Lorelei. One of the signs reads [[ScheduleSlip "UPDATE FASTER."]]
** In the news broadcast after Ruby beats Bruno, the newsticker at the bottom reads "Scientists yet to find slower source than Nuzlocke.com."
* [[spoiler: GoOutWithASmile]]: [[spoiler: Buddy, who knows he won't be able to survive the next turn, but that his death will buy Ruby time to heal.]]
* {{Grimmification}}: For Pokémon.
** DependingOnTheWriter, most of the runs really are no darker than the ''PokemonSpecial'' manga series.
* HarderThanHard: Especially when you add ''even more'' rules, such as never using items or ''[[UpToEleven never using Pokemon Centers]]''.
* HeelRealization: [[spoiler: After Ruby defeats Mewtwo and seemingly dies in the energy blast, Giovanni finds a photo of Ruby and his Sceptile. Overcome with guilt, he turns himself in to the police and confesses everything.]]
* HeroicSacrifice: Several of Ruby's pokemon give their lives to keep him safe in the more dangerous battles.
* HulkSpeak: Bruno.
* HypocriticalHumor: Erika only collects beautiful pokemon.
* IncrediblyLamePun: [[http://www.nuzlocke.com/pokemonhardmode.php?p=28 "I guess that makes you my "WING MAN."]]
* IronicEcho: [[http://www.nuzlocke.com/pokemonhardmode.php?p=34 "... That would be breaking the rules."]]
--> '''Giovanni:''' Wait, ''what'' rules?!
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Ruby himself.
* MoodWhiplash: Many of the runs will poke fun at exaggerated character traits of trainers and general FridgeLogic, then hit you with a [[TearJerker tragic death scene]] ''immediately'' after.
* MyOwnGrandpa: Sort of. The reason Norman prefers pokemon to family is [[spoiler: because Bruce flew past his window as a child while HIS father was attempting to say that family was more important.]] Because of this, Ruby turned out the way he did, and would eventually end up taking the Nuzlocke challange, resulting in the events of the Ruby and Fire Red comic, which caused him [[spoiler: to attempt to attack Mewtwo with Bruce, causing the rift in the space-time continuum that made Bruce go into the past.]]
** Repeated AGAIN with the same pokemon in the last part of the epilouge: [[spoiler: Bruce flys around more, and his faaaar past self sees him... and comments on how that will be him.]] [[DramaticIrony If only he knew...]]
* MythologyGag: In Epilouge 6, Blastoise finds [[spoiler: [[UrbanLegendOfZelda Mew inside of a truck]].]]
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Part 31 reveals that [[spoiler: the Legendary Birds were keeping Mewtwo's power in check and Ruby was being manipulated by Mewtwo to kill them by talking through an illusion of his Nuzleaf.]] Also [[spoiler: Bruce's request during the fight with Gary was the reason Buddy, Doakes, and Blamo died.]] And remember [[spoiler: Team Rocket's efforts to steal and take over]]? Turns out that they were [[spoiler: researching ways of finally stopping Mewtwo before he got free]] and Ruby [[spoiler: ruined their efforts]]. Oops.
** In a more humorous version, the reason Norman considers Pokémon above his own family? [[spoiler: Bruce flew past his window as a child while looking for Ruby in the past.]]
* NobodyCallsMeChicken: In season 3 Cheren implies Ruby isn't up for the challenge to get him to participate in the Unova leage.
* OhCrap: CRITICAL HIT!
** Self-Destruct.
* PyrrhicVictory: Yeah, Ruby [[spoiler: beat Gary]], but [[spoiler: Bruce and Sawyer are the only survivors. Pony, Blamo, Doakes, and Buddy are all dead.]]
** Finale also counts, [[spoiler: He thwarted Mewtwo's plan to escape from the cave]] But[[spoiler: He and Bruce get separated by the explosion while Sawyer dies in the fight.]]
* TheLancer: Sceptile in season 1, Sawyer in season 2.
* TheMerch: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in the comic "Nuzlocke Sells Out".
* TheObiWan: Nuzleaf.
** [[spoiler: TheManBehindTheMan: Mewtwo, who seems to have created the spirit of Nuzleaf as a psychic projection.]]
* RealLifeWritesThePlot: The comic is based on the author's actual experiences in the game.
* RunningGag: Ralph: "Man,they don't pay enough..."
* {{Retirony}}: [[spoiler: Poor Loudred was just one level away from evolving.]]
* SelfImposedChallenge: The idea behind the comic.
* SequelHook: Used in most instances where a writer does multiple runs, to justify using the same character.
* ShellShockedVeteran: Lieutenant Surge.
* ShoutOut:
** There are many, many {{Lost}} references throughout the comic. The author himself admits to being "a huge fan of ABC’s show LOST, to the point of obsession." The name of the comic itself consists of a ShoutOut to Lost (Nuzleaf + John Locke).
** The Fire Red arc also has a few references to ''TheDarkKnight.''
** When Groudon is unleashed upon Hoenn, it cries [[MightyMorphinPowerRangers "Ah! After ten thousand years I'm free! Time to conquer Earth!"]]
** "Good Ruby" is likely a reference to [[KingOfTheHill Hank Hill]]'s infant half-brother "Good Hank".
* ShutUpHannibal: After Surge [[spoiler: kills his Kadabra]] and launches into a speech about how fighting makes [[NotSoDifferent them both feel more alive]], Ruby cuts him off.
* SpamAttack: '''MAGNITUDE'''
** [[AttackPatternAlpha "Destiny Red"]] consists of a pokemon with a type advantage spamming an attack they get [=STAB=] from.
** Ruby loves using Blast Burn.
* TheStoner: Erika.
* ThatCameOutWrong: "Okay, Buddy... suck 'em dry."
* ThePowerOfFriendship
* TooDumbToLive: "GODDAMMIT RALPH!"
* TookALevelInBadass: Buddy, quite literally. He started out as a hippie-like Oddish, but then Ruby shoved a Rare Candy, Leaf Stone, and a couple [=TMs=] down his throat...
* WhamEpisode: Episode 31... Oooh, boy. [[spoiler: Okay, some people guessed Nuzlocke was evil/pulling the strings for Mewtwo, but the [[RoomFullOfCrazy names crossed out]] was a special touch.]]
* WellDoneSonGuy: One of Ruby's biggest reasons for taking the challenge is to impress his father, Norman, who always valued "Good-Ruby" the Slakoth/Vigoroth over him.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: Every one of Ruby's Pokemon that dies from Poison.
** Juliet the Spearow.
** The Medicham he caught before the Elite Four.
** Hugo the Snorlax, Keith the Hitmonlee, and the Unnamed Eevee and Ryhorn in a more humous exsample as Ruby leaves them in the box and gave the Eevee away and Hugo was only used once to move some boulders.
* YouShouldHaveDiedInstead: Appears rather often.
!!!Tropes seen in [[http://s7.zetaboards.com/Nuzlocke_Forum/topic/8326594/1/ Hale's Emerald]]/[[http://s7.zetaboards.com/Nuzlocke_Forum/topic/8424360/1/ Bern's Platinum]] Hard Mode:
* BookEnds: "[[{{Fallout}} War... War never changes.]]"
* FreudianExcuse: One is provided for May's behavior.
* HypocriticalHumor: The gate attendant at Amity Park refuses to let Bern take most of her Pokemon in. She proceeds to win a contest with Benzene and throw him/her/it at the attendant.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Not only between pokemon, but between ''trainers'' as well.
* SequelHook: One of the few multi-run comics that didn't use an obvious hook, with his Platinum run starring a different protagonist.
* ShrinkingViolet: The heroine of Platinum, Bern, starts out as this.
* ShoutOut: May's extreme expressions are reminiscent of ''HigurashiNoNakuKoroNi''.
** Towards the end of the first storyline comes a huge homage to ''NeonGenesisEvangelion''.
** Hale's comic also shouts out ''FateStayNight'' (the classic "Are you my Master?" scene) and even ''Kuso Miso Technique''.
** In the sequel, Bern's name may be a reference to ''UminekoNoNakuKoroNi'', though her personality isn't the same.
** Part 5 of Bern's Platinum run has her catching (FINALLY) a male Shellos. The next scene is a GenderFlipped parody of one from Green Lantern, where Hal Jordan greets their newest recruit (a girl).
** If characters named Mitch and Stella plus an abuser named Stanley aren't enough, then an obvious homage to ''the'' SkywardScream makes it pretty clear Platinum is taking a couple cues from AStreetcarNamedDesire.
* StupidSexyFlanders: Upon seeing Juan for the first time, Hale becomes completely aware of why he has so many fangirls.
* {{Yandere}}: '''May'''. This is also {{Deconstructed}} over the course of the strip as it shows ''why'' she's so psychotically possessive of Hale. [[spoiler:She gets better.]]
!!!Tropes seen in Robotv7's Nuzlocke Challenges:
* BittersweetEnding: His first run ends with only [[spoiler:three pokemon]] left alive, and he gets called out on the cost of his quest.
* DownerEnding: His Sapphire run. By the way, since Robot quit Nuzlocke forums, the last chapter was drawn by [[http://s7.zetaboards.com/Nuzlocke_Forum/profile/164093/ This Guy]].
* {{Jerkass}}: Robot himself.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Skeets seems to be channeling the inherent fury of the Red Lanterns whenever one of his allies dies.
* ShoutOut: His comic is ''built'' upon references to ''Music/TheProtomen'' and ''BlackestNight''.
*** His Wingull, Pchooooo, is a reference to the PCHOOOOO code in {{Homestuck}}
* WhatTheHellHero: During the climax of his first run, leading directly into his Sapphire run.
!!!Tropes seen in Freddy's Nuzlocke Adventures:
* {{Badass}}: Several of his pokemon, but props must be given to Connery, who [[spoiler: survives a WEEZING SELF-DESTRUCTING]].
** [[spoiler:Not really, he dug a hole to avoid the Weezing Self-destruct attack.]]
* CallBack: Frequent throughout his Blue Run.
* GamerChick: Erika's all-female gym is depicted as a very snide, prideful group of these. His pokemon defeat them by going into SincerityMode and paying them compliments, and the ensuing LogicBomb makes their heads explode.
* HeadPet: Nibbles.
* MultipleHeadCase: Pierre.
* SmokingIsCool: Connery.
* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: Used at the end of his first run, with the twist of making the cast out as AnimatedActors. Does not appear to be canon, as seen by [[spoiler: Brotodile's cameo]] in his second run. The Blue run also makes use of this trope as well, and it is every bit as hilarious and probably non-canon as the first.
!!!Nyachan's Nuzlocke Challenges provide examples of:
* BittersweetEnding: Notably, [[spoiler: the prologue to Sapphire is used to make Pearl's resolution less of a DownerEnding]].
** [[spoiler: It may doesn't count a bittersweet ending,but in her Sapphire run,she became the champion at the cost of the life of Alice and Palladion.]]
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: [[spoiler:Cynthia's Garchomp]] defeats [[spoiler:Palkia]]. In one hit. Granted, that ''is'' a Pokemon with a reputation as a PhysicalGod among players, but it was up against a freaking [[spoiler:AnthropomorphicPersonification]].
* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: All her pokemon die against Roxanne in the Sapphire run...only to reveal it was an April Fools Joke.]]
* ShipTease: Between Lily and Gary.
* [[spoiler: SpinOffspring: The Sapphire run.]]
* ShoutOut: As a rule addendum in the Sapphire run, all Pokemon caught will be named after [[ShinMegamiTensei Personae]]
* ThemeNaming: All of the pokémon caught in the Pearl run are named after spices or other flavourings.
* TimeSkip: Between Pearl and Sapphire.
* {{Tsundere}}: Gary [[CharacterDevelopment develops]] into one.
!!!Tropes seen in [[http://pettynuzlockelg.smackjeeves.com/ Petty's]] [[http://pettynuzlockehg.smackjeeves.com/ Nuzlocke Run]]:
* AntiVillain: Gary.
* ArtEvolution: "[[http://pettynuzlockelg.smackjeeves.com/comics/1182981/the-evolution-of-locke/ This is proof that anyone can improve something they never expected/intended to.]]"
* ArtShift: Petty puts animated videos on YouTube for the more touching moments of the run, including the epilogue.
* {{Bifauxnen}}: Locke dresses and looks like the male player character, with flippy hair.
* BigBad: [[spoiler: Giovanni]], at least in the LG comic. Unless the HG comic turns out to be very different from the game, the same character will probably end up as the Big Bad there too.
* CurbStompBattle: Lulu versus the entire Fighting Dojo, and later all of Bruno's pokemon. Also, Athena versus Silver's Chikorita.
** The first thing that Weston (a Togepi) does upon being hatched in the HG comic? It completely obliterates a Onix with Metronome. The move it got? ''Judgement''. Locke is understandably left speechless.
* DarkerAndEdgier: Compare the earlier chapters to the later chapters.
* {{Determinator}}: Both Locke and Gary
* [[spoiler: HappilyAdopted: How happily? Spuds Jr. evolved to Togetic ''straight out of the egg'' and started kicking some ass alongside his family.]]
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Odette]] does this for [[spoiler: Barb]].
* IneffectualSympatheticVillain: Gary has shades of this. Despite the fact that he beats Locke to every gym and even [[spoiler: beats the League before her]] he just never achieves his real goal, even [[spoiler: ''losing his arm'' when he tries to capture Mewtwo.]] And, of course, the only reason he tried was an attempt to get strong enough to defeat Locke.
* LethalJokeCharacter: Lulu the Butterfree. Lulu never got boxed and survived the Elite Four. Now do you think Butterfrees are useless?
** And by "survived the Elite Four", we mean ''[[CurbStompBattle ate Bruno's Fighting-types for lunch]]''.
*** And Agatha's Poison-Types, as well.
* MundaneUtility: Rick the Voltorb/Electrode doubles as a music player. Each chapter he appears in also comes with "Rick's Playlist" featuring a relevant song.
* OfficialCouple: Spuds and Barb, who are also a BattleCouple. [[spoiler: With the adoption of Spuds Jr. thrown into the mix, they've shot straight to BadassFamily status.]]
* RuleOfCool: Spoken [[ConversationalTroping word for word]] when [[spoiler: Junior appears to have hatched as a Togetic.]]
* [[ShyBlueHairedGirl Shy Blue Girl]]: Barb
* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: The in-universe explanation for the death of Broseph the Graveler. In real life this happened due to a tragic misclick.
* TimeSkip: Officially stated to happen between [=LeafGreen=] and [=HeartGold=], with three years between the two. [[spoiler: In the meantime, Locke's [[BagOfSpilling trainer's license expired]].]]
* TookALevelInBadass: Barb again, especially when she [[spoiler: evolves into Nidoqueen.]]
* TrollingCreator: On April 1st of 2012, Petty claims to be ending the comic because she just doesn't have time anymore. (This after her updates have been getting less and less frequent for months.) Oh Petty, you sure are a stinker.
* WeHardlyKnewYe: Simon the Dewgong, who appeared and died in the Sevii Islands update. He had a grand total of ''one panel.''
** And perhaps more importantly, [[spoiler: Vinny the Magneton]], who had a huge fanbase after his first appearance and then promptly died to a cheap crit the very next comic.
** Janice the Spearow, Locke's first casualty, died a few panels after she was captured.
** Broseph the Graveler who appeared in a few panels and self-destructed himself.
*** [[spoiler: And now subverted as Broseph's BACK as of [=HeartGold=]- or a part of him is, as exploding apparently just makes more Geodude. Who knew?]]
** The first death of [=HeartGold=]: [[spoiler: Tilly the Rattata]], killed in the panel immediately after being ''named''. Yikes.
* WorthlessYellowRocks: Barb's "paper collection".
!!!Tropes seen in [[http://www.paragonsigma.com/images/nuzlocke/ Saber's Nuzlocke run]]:
* ActionGirl: Candace the player character, [[spoiler: Whitney, and her girl posse.]]
* AfterTheEnd: It's called "'''Apocalypse Johto'''". 'nuff said.
* AntiHero: Candace.
* AntiVillain: [[spoiler: Silver]], deconstructed when his methods are called out by [[spoiler: Giovanni]].
* ApocalypseHow: Wild Pokemon everywhere suddenly become murderously violent and begin attacking tame Pokémon and humans. Calamity ensues. At least Class 0, possibly Class 1 depending on how widespread the change is.
* TheApunkalypse: Some well-known characters are completely unrecognizable for their post-apocalypse makeovers.
* ArtShift: [[spoiler: Every time Candace sees a Kimono Girl, the Girl occupies a single page drawn in a Japanese woodcut-based style. Which only enhances the creepiness.]]
* {{Badass}}
** [[spoiler: BadassAbnormal: Candace]]
** BadassBoast: [[spoiler: Whitney]] would like to give Team Rocket a little reminder...
---> Let me break this down for you. I'm '''''[[spoiler: Whitney]]'''''. I'm a Gym Leader. One of the best. And I don't remember granting ''ANY'' of you permission to set foot in my city.
** BadassBookworm: Professor Elm faces down a swarm of mad Spearow the first day of the change to buy Candace time to escape, and [[HeroicSacrifice lies to her that he'll be okay]].
*** Whitney of all people turns out to have done her homework on Team Rocket, to the point of being able to analyze Giovanni's plans to his face, [[spoiler: though even she was caught off-guard by Silver]].
** TookALevelInBadass: Everybody who survived the change was basically forced to grind levels in badass until it leaked out of their ears. Or die.
** Candace deserves special mention.
* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Averted, Candace gets a lot of really horrible-looking scars and keeps them. ([[http://www.paragonsigma.com/images/nuzlocke/candaceink0221.jpg contains spoilers]])
** As of the end of Volume 2, about half of Candace's body is covered in scar tissue. [[FanDisservice She's down to her underwear for a scene to show it off.]]
* BiologicalMashup: [[spoiler: Missingno is this. Amongst the few recognizable parts are a Poliwrath, Machoke, Staryu, and Shuckle. It gains more parts after absorbing other Pokemon.]]
* [[BunnyEarsLawyer Bunny Ears Gym Leader]]: [[spoiler: Whitney is introduced in a flashback chatting with her junior trainers about [[PokemonBlackAndWhite Elesa]]'s outfit in a fashion show. Then the change hits and the mad pokemon attack, and [[LetsGetDangerous Whitney starts kicking asses left and right]]. In the present day, she's still overseeing the defense of Goldenrod City, and is apparently beating the hell out of Team Rocket.]]
* CharacterDevelopment: Several characters are shown having changed drastically after the pokemon became dangerous. Some unexpected characters have cracked, [[TookALevelInBadass taken levels in badass]], or started playing hopscotch with the MoralEventHorizon.
* CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Chuck is introduced [[DynamicEntry giving a flying kick to a giant Corsola]]. He lost all his Pokémon and his wife in the aftermath of the change [[spoiler: and the creation of Missingno]] and has been defending Cianwood by hand (and foot) ever since.
* CowardlyLion: Falkner develops into one.
* DarkerAndEdgier: Manages to be more dark than many of the other runs simply by setting it at the end of the world, then going from there.
* DeadpanSnarker:
---> '''Whitney:''' You know, in all the [[BadassBookworm research I did on Team Rocket and Giovanni]]... I never figured out where exactly he gets geniuses like you to work for him.
* DeathByAdaptation: About half of Johto if you're using the Gym Leaders and totaled cities as a baseline. Casualty count in Kanto is unknown at present.
* {{Determinator}}: Definitely Candace.
---> I'm going to stop the end of the world. And no one is going to get in my way.
** [[spoiler: Silver turns out to be this as well, albeit [[WellIntentionedExtremist by different means]].]]
* DoomedHometown: The prologue shows the destruction of New Bark Town.
* DueToTheDead: Candace has her first ever loss, [[spoiler: Hellacross the Heracross]], tattooed on her left shoulder.
** In Blackthorn City, we get [[http://www.paragonsigma.com/images/nuzlocke/candaceink0409.jpg a closeup]] (spoilers) revealing that [[CallBack she's similarly honored all her other dead Pokemon]]. (Visible tattoos, counterclockwise from top: [[spoiler: Hellacross, Alastor the Gastly, Watchwing the Noctowl, Clutch the Exeggcute]]; not visible but implied: [[spoiler: Flashpoint the Flaaffy, Crucible the Ninetales]])
* DyingMomentOfAwesome: [[spoiler:Jasmine evacuated her people to the Lighthouse when Olivine City flooded, but couldn't make it in herself and was swept away and drowned outside. She was the only casualty in Olivine.]]
** In the Prologue, [[spoiler:Elm's Cyndaquil evolved twice before she eventually succumbed to the swarm]].
* {{Egopolis}}: [[spoiler: Azalea Town]] is renamed to [[spoiler:Bugsy Town]], in honor of its 'defender'. It gets changed back once the tyrant falls.
* EldritchAbomination: [[spoiler: Missingno]] definitely fits the bill, as does [[spoiler: the thing that ate Silver's Gengar]].
** [[spoiler: The thing that ate Silver's Gengar is now known to be Lugia, which had been dormant in Candace's unconscious, and is now awakening. It also created the illusory Kimono Girls.]]
* EvenEvilHasStandards: [[spoiler:Giovanni is more concerned with rebuilding Johto than anything else, and is not pleased with where his son's vendetta towards Candace leads]].
* FastballSpecial: Before it evolved and became too large for it, Candace was fond of doing this with her Totodile.
** Lampshaded when Candace mentions this to Whitney and Whitney refuses to believe Riptide was ever that small (at the time they're having the discussion, [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever he's about the size of a small office building]]).
** FanNickname: Riptide Missile!
** And now [[spoiler: it's been switched around and ''Riptide threw Candace!'']]
* FromNobodyToNightmare / NotSoHarmless: [[spoiler: The "Bugsy Town" arc does this for (Lord) Bugsy, Kakuna, Metapod, and [[ImAHumanitarian Slowpoke]].]] At Goldenrod City, we see a wild Abra ''Teleport a man's head off''. [[{{Gorn}} In tender, loving detail.]]
** Also, [[spoiler: Silver/Seviper, who went from a Rival we barely saw, much less took seriously, to the HEAD OF TEAM ROCKET.]]
* FanNickname: The aforementioned Riptide Missile. Candace has also been referred to as [[InUniverseNickname Candy and Zangoose]], and [[spoiler: Silver/Seviper is portmanteau'd into Silviper by some.]]
* GrayAndGrayMorality: Not only are Candace's actions getting more and more violent, but [[spoiler:Silver has stated that [[WellIntentionedExtremist his goal is to save Johto]]. He likely doesn't even realize this is also Candace's goal, since he thinks she's insane.]]
* HeroicBSOD: Falkner has one after his father is killed in the change, and Candace [[GetAHoldOfYourselfMan slaps him out of it]]. Candace herself has one [[spoiler:after killing Morty]] and is comforted by [[spoiler:Whitney]].
** [[spoiler: And now it looks like Whitney's having one after losing control of Crucible the Ninetales.]]
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:Lord Bugsy gets [[BoomHeadshot a Poison Sting to the head]] by his own mad Kakuna.]]
** This turns out to be {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler: tame Pokemon that grow too powerful succumb to the change and attack their own trainers.]]
* HumanoidAbomination: [[spoiler: The Kimono Girls]]. Eventually revealed to be a psychic projection by [[spoiler: Lugia, channeled by Candace]], which is now awakening.
** Frostbite the Jynx is a milder example, since she's not so much hostile as just (deliberately) creepy.
* HumanPopsicle: [[spoiler:To what extent is unknown, but seemingly a lot of things]] in Mahogany Town.
* {{Hypocrite}}: [[spoiler:Chuck. When he recognizes Candace, he tells her to "get the hell of ''my'' island" as he thinks of her as a threat... but he ''completely'' fails to do the same for someone who was genuinely insane and dangerous, Eusine.]]
** The leader of Team Rocket turns out to be massively hypocritcal, claiming that Candace must be killed because she's become something monsterous, and yet [[spoiler:going out of his way to try and make her ''suffer'']].
* ImpossiblyCoolClothes: Candace's boots.
* InSeriesNickname: Candycane and Zangoose for Candace, [[spoiler:Seviper for Silver.]]
* MadeOfIron: Candace, with hints of IronWoobie. Seriously, would you keep going after this?
---> Five cracked ribs, a dislocated shoulder, a sprained wrist, three severe perforations causing nerve damage along my left forearm, countless lacerations, [[OverdrawnAtTheBloodBank massive blood loss]], and the lingering effects of a near-fatal dose of Pokémon venom.
---> Three months recovery.
* ManySpiritsInsideOfOne / PowersViaPossession: [[spoiler:Morty, driven insane and filled with evil spirits from the destruction of Ecruteak City. Candace eventually gives him/them a MercyKill, though Silver apparently captured a surviving Gengar.]]
* [[spoiler: TheMissingno]]: Extra emphasis on that "''the''" right there.
* ManBehindTheMan: [[spoiler: Silver/Seviper is this to Giovanni.]]
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler:Chuck stupidly puts Missingno's pokeball in a spot where anyone can just grab it and release it... which crazy!Eusine does. Much destruction ensues.]]
** [[spoiler: Clair evolves her Seadra into Kingdra... and it becomes too powerful for her to control.]]
* OnlyOneName: As of Blackthorn City, averted for Candace Ogawa.
* [[AnimalMotif Pokemon Motif]]: Team Rocket's ominous warnings about Candace compare her to a Zangoose, and the scarred side of her face roughly corresponds to a Zangoose's FacialMarkings. [[spoiler: Turns out their boss Silver has the code name "Seviper", Zangoose's biological enemy.]]
* PowerBornOfMadness: The changed Pokemon are not only violently aggressive, but tremendously more dangerous. [[spoiler: Pryce's Dewgong flash-froze all of Mahogany Town when he lost control.]]
** [[spoiler: Candace also has some of this... enough to bare-handedly strangle a Weavile.]]
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Whitney and Chuck prove reasonable, as does Falkner once he gets some sense beat into him.
** Clair has appeared, [[spoiler: evacuated all of Blackthorn City to the Dragons' Den]], and reassured Candace about her drive to survive as well as [[spoiler: comforting her about the death of Morty]].
* RelationshipUpgrade: [[spoiler: Whitney]]'s ShutUpKiss to Candace causes them to become an item. [[spoiler: At the end of Volume 2, they break up.]]
* ShoutOut: At least two to StarWars, due to the author being a massive StarWars geek (even his nickname, [=SABERinBLUE=], is derived from StarWars). Candace's Forretress has the nickname [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Death Star]], and the title of chapter 4 is ''A WretchedHive Badge''.
** New Bark Town's destruction by Spearow seems oddly reminiscent of Alfred Hitchcock's ''TheBirds''.
* ShutUpKiss: [[spoiler:Whitney]] [[RelationshipUpgrade delivers one]] to Candace during her HeroicBSOD.
* StandardFemaleGrabArea: Justified; the grabber is [[spoiler:Scyther]].
* [[HeWhoFightsMonsters She Who Fights Monster Pokemon]]: Candace is arguably as wild as the changed-over Pokemon by now, including [[spoiler:killing Seviper's Weavile ''with her bare hands''.]]
** [[spoiler:Silver's hatred of her makes him cold, calculating and uncaring about who else gets hurt in the course of his revenge upon her.]]
* StoryAndGameplaySegregation: The storyline of the comic differs tremendously from the actual gameplay of the Soul Silver game. WordOfGod is that cutscenes involving Ethan are awkward to play, since Ethan died with New Bark Town in the comic's storyline.
** WordOfGod also says the author ''lost their notes on what happened in game'' a while back. No one would have noticed had it not been pointed out.
* TimeSkip: Every time Candace takes an attack that seems like it should kill her, the storyline skips a couple of months while she recovers. As of Blackthorn City, three or four years have passed since the change happened.
* UnknownRival: As much of a {{Jerkass}} the rival is, Candace is more concerned with [[spoiler:how his Chikorita fled from New Bark]]. Compared to ''that'' (and the whole Apocalypse thing), he's hardly worth her time. [[spoiler:Until he takes over Team Rocket.]]
* WhatTheHellHero: Candace gives several, but the first is to [[spoiler:Elm's Chikorita, who fled instead of trying to defend New Bark]].
** Candace also ''gets'' a few. [[spoiler: Her siccing of Death Star on Jasmine Tower earns her one from Preston, for example.]]
** Giovanni himself gets in on this when he calls out [[spoiler:his own son, whose personal vendetta leads to the deaths of many of their men]].
* [[spoiler: YouWillBeAssimilated]]: This is a major part of [[spoiler: Missingno's]] schtick, as it turns out. [[spoiler: It gains parts and abilities from eating them whole- as in the case of Candace's Noctowl or Eusine's Electrode- or even just parts of them. Poor Beelzebub.]]
!!!Tropes seen in Kynim's Nuzlocke Runs:
* AbusiveParents: Bianca's dad, who is misogynist and emotionally abusive to Bianca, and mentioned to be physically abusive to her mother. Upon hearing about the latter, Elesa escorts Bianca to the police station to report him to Social Services.
* HeroicSacrifice
** Diamond Run: [[spoiler: Tyrus saves Annie during Fantina]].
** White Run: [[spoiler: Walter, Peter, and Freddy help Nina escape a Throh in Pinwheel forest, at the expense of their lives]].
* {{Keet}}: Zach, especially as an Oshawott.
* {{Jerk with a Heart of Gold}}: Jordan is coined to be a "difficult" team member
* InterspeciesRomance: Amongst Nina's Pokemon, Laila the Petilil is totally [[{{Tsundere}} dere]] for Zack the Dewott, Jojo the Darumakka and Rex[=/=]Rey the Sandile are pretty flirty ChildhoodFriends, and Jordan the Zebstrika has a soft spot for sweet Mimi, a Swoobat.
* ParentalSubstitute: In all of the runs thus far, there has always been at least one team member who acts like a father/mother figure
** Diamond Run: Killigan the Quagsire
** White Run: Walter the Herdier, [[spoiler: and later replaced due to sudden death]] Jojo the Darumakka
* [[spoiler: Possible SpinOffspring: It has [[WildMassGuessing been speculated]] that Nina is Kynim's daughter.]]
** Gets a little more interesting with the recent reveal that [[spoiler: there's some bad blood between Nina and her mother.]]
*** [[spoiler: Confirmed that Nina and her mother did fight prior to the nuzlocke events.]]
* SassyGayFriend and CampGay: Haisi in Diamond Run and in White Run, Burgh/Arti
* ShipTease: Most notable in the White Run, where everything is shipped.
** Laila is a {{Tsundere}} for Zach.
** [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Jordan]] seems to have a soft spot for [[TheIngenue Mi]][[ManicPixieDreamGirl mi]].
** And in the Diamond run, Gohan and Shakti were [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial totally not an item]], according to the artist's notes on the omake comic featuring them. Tyrus's affections for Annie, however, were eventually reciprocated, as were Kynim's for Roark.
* ShoutOut: Too many to list.
** Team [[LadyGaga Gaga]] in the Diamond run still stands out.
---> '''Cyrus:''' Behold... [[PhysicalGod Dial]][[NightmareFuel gaga]]!
* StalkerWithACrush: Lucas in the Diamond run, for Kynim. "How do you know my clothing sizes?!" Eventually Haisi hooks up with Lucas instead.
** In the White Run, the role is given to N. Lampshaded in the credits, where he's billed as "Creepy Stalker", and in the Valentine's Day omake:
---> Roses are red,
---> Violets are blue.
---> If a stalker asks you out,
---> What do you do?
** [[spoiler: Latest update confirms that N fosters a crush on Nina, which [[NoSocialSkills he doesn't know how to express]].]]
* StayInTheKitchen: Bianca's father is [[JerkAss a real piece of work]], and some of this has rubbed off on poor Bianca, especially at the beginning of the White run.
** Byron's misogyny is played for laughs in the Diamond run, especially once Kynim gives him a taste of his own medicine and orders him to make her a sandwich after the fight.
* StealthPun: Bianca speaks and behaves like she's from the Deep South, especially in the beginning. In other words, she's a [[SouthernBelle Southern]] [[DubNameChange Bel]].
* UnknownRival: In the Nuzlocke forums, the White run's N earned an award for "Best Extra". [[http://fav.me/d4m8cip Enough said.]]
* WeHardlyKnewYe: Kiki the Patrat [[spoiler: and Peter the Pidove.]]
!!![[http://shadeofshinon.deviantart.com/gallery/28220100 Nessa's Emerald Nuzlocke Challenge]]:
* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: Jormundgar's closer to 80 feet, actually, fitting [[NorseMythology her namesake]], but all of Nessa's Pokemon are ''way'' bigger than the pokedex entries for them. All of them except Thorn (a Lairon) are taller than Nessa, who is herself not particularly short at 5'11". In Jory's case, it's a bit of a problem-- because of her size, she's rarely let out of her pokeball.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Jormundgar has a Docile nature, but when push comes to shove... well, she's a Gyarados. [[UnstoppableRage Guess.]]
* CheerfulChild: Solveig as a Swablu. Might still be, since she's still quite young chronologically.
* JerkAss: Fenrir was not very friendly at first. He eventually mellows out... [[{{Tsundere}} a little]].
* MagikarpPower: Fenrir was partnered with Jormundgar the Magikarp so he'd get a taste of this and learn not to bully other Pokemon. By the time Jory evolved, he'd bullied her into an UnstoppableRage, and the lesson almost killed him.
* [[spoiler: MyGreatestFailure: Alhildr's death seems to be this for Nessa.]]
* MysteriousPast: Eysafjall, [[spoiler: who is a Team Magma escapee]], and to a lesser degree Nessa herself. The latter eventually gives a summary of her background.
* ThePollyanna: Solveig, so very much.
* ThePowerOfFriendship: Lampshaded and defied by Fenrir during the [[FourthWallMailSlot Q&A session]] when asked what the most important thing he's learned on the journey is. Instead, he considers "[[MagikarpPower Don't annoy Magikarps]]" his most important lesson.
* PutOnABus: Vermundr was released into the wild during Beautifly mating season so he could raise a family.
** [[spoiler: TheBusCameBack after the battle with Winona. Turns out he got rejected by the wild Beautifly for having been trained by a human, then had an encounter with [[OneDegreeOfSeparation the Salamence that killed Solveig's mother]].]]
* ShoutOut: For a training montage, Thorn performs an adaptation on "[[{{Mulan}} I'll Make A Man Out Of You]]". The writer admits it's not Thorn's usual style, but she couldn't leave it out.
** Solveig joins the party after trying to nest in Fenrir's back fur, like Pussyfoot in ''FeedTheKitty''.
* SopranoAndGravel: Several fans have said they want Solveig and Thorn to perform a duet.
* StrangeSyntaxSpeaker: As a Marshstomp, like [[StarWars Yoda]], Gismundr talked.
* ThemeNaming: Nordic names. Leads to a lot of AwesomeMcCoolName and the odd fan going "Wait, how do you pronounce ''that''?"
* UnwittingPawn: Nessa eventually catches on that she's being used, but still doesn't know what for.
--->'''Nessa:''' [[LampshadeHanging I just realized how much invisible information passed in front of my eyes.]]
* VocalDissonance: Thorn as a tiny wild Aron used his thundering voice to frighten others away from sections of the cave that seemed likely to collapse. [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome He also sings]]... [[IncrediblyLamePun metal, of course]].
!!!Other fancomics include examples of:
* AFatherToHisMen: Oftentimes, though not always, Nuzlocke pokemon will be fiercely loyal to their trainers, even by pokemon standards.
* AmbiguousGender: A few protagonists are this, but it is widely used in Para's Nuzlocke to the point where one of the most asked questions of the author is "What is Para's gender?"
* AGodAmI: In Landwalker's Nuzlocke Comic, Archie intends to use the red orb to [[spoiler: gain the power of Kyogre and essentially become a PhysicalGod.]] Complete with [[FauxSymbolism quoting Bible verses.]]
** Oh, and then Watchmen.
*** May sasses back to the Bible verses with a few of her own. "[[CrowningMomentOfAwesome You're not the only one who's ever read the Bible]]."
* BittersweetEnding: Kai's run ends with all her Pokemon apparently alive. They leave her while she sleeps, noting that it would be too dangerous for her to follow them. It ends as a ShoutOut to ''{{Inception}}''.
* {{Crossover}} - Occasionally, the authors will let each other's characters appear in the comics, sometimes going as far as {{shipping}} them with each other.
** Also, Amastroph's and Petty's comics include 'mon cameos from PokemonQuartz.
* DeathByAdaptation: Almost every nuzlocke comic have Gary's Raticate dead.
* DependingOnTheWriter: What ''is'' Nuzlocke? Does the term have any meaning within the world itself? Is it a SelfImposedChallenge, a curse, or simply an unnamed rule of the world?
** Can trainers understand what their pokemon are saying? If so, how? Can only some of their pokemon communicate with them, via human speech or telepathy, or can all of them speak freely?
* GenderBender: Ara, the artist, is a guy. Mouthing off in response to the "are you a boy/girl" question [[http://nonparael.deviantart.com/gallery/26511630#/d2y2w28 got him turned into a girl]] at the beginning of his Pearl run. However, when [[http://nonparael.deviantart.com/gallery/27953108#/d366drk Ara turns "back" into a guy for his Black run]], he looks more like a genderbent version of girl!Ara than he does like actual Ara, [[MindScrew which has confused some people into thinking the girl form is correct and the first genderbend was just a joke]].
* GreenThumb: It's common for Red[=/=]Blue[=/=]FireRed[=/=]Leafgreen Nuzlockers to choose Bulbasaur as their starter. In the comic, it may be justified as the character thinking it's cute or favoring grass types in general, but strategically speaking, it is the best to start with when you want to make a run with as few casualties as possible, since it has a type advantage against the first two gyms. And its Poison typing gives it an immunity to poisoning.
** Subverted HARD in Gold[=/=]Silver[=/=]Crystal[=/=]HG[=/=]SS runs. You'll be hard-pressed to find a Nuzlocke that has a player choosing Chikorita. The poor grass type has a [[ElementalRockPaperScissors type disadvantage against]] BOTH the first two gyms. Really, if you counted, Cyndaquil is by-and-large the most popular starter for Johto with Totodile as a close second. Ruby[=/=]Sapphire[=/=]Emerald nuzlockers usually prefer Torchic and Mudkip (the latter for its [[MemeticMutation memetic]] status). However, the aversion to grass types isn't as egregious in Gen 3 as it is in Johto.
* HeroicMime: In Land-walker's Yellow Nuzlocke Comic, [[{{Hikikomori}} Red]] actually has a [[DarkAndTroubledPast justification]] for not speaking.
* [[OneSteveLimit One Pidgey Limit]]: Some comics will have a "Dupe Clause" in the rules, which will allow them to catch another Pokemon on the route if they already have one from a previous route. For plot and gameplay purposes, it makes sense to not have three or four of the same Pokemon.
* PerspectiveFlip: Blue: The Other Guy's Story flips the roles of TheHero and TheRival.
* PlayingWithFire: Fire-types tend to be popular starters outside of the first gen and remakes thereof. Especially in [[PokemonDiamondAndPearl Sinnoh]], where decent Fire-types are rare otherwise and quite handy.
* RocksFallEverybodyDies: Amastroph's Platinum run ends with [[http://fav.me/d497ifj Dlelewhoop the Kricketune murdering everybody]] and becoming [[FanNickname Dennis]], [[AGodAmI destroyer of worlds]].
* TomatoInTheMirror: In Colonel Darren's [[http://s7.zetaboards.com/Nuzlocke_Forum/topic/8419485/1/ Time and Space Journey]] comes TheReveal that [[spoiler: this version of Darren is a Gengar, created by Giratina to replace his fallen champion after Cyrus found himself in a StableTimeLoop and [[WouldHurtAChild murdered his infant adversary]]]].
* WhamLine: From Kotone's Nuzlocke adventure [[spoiler: Earlier today... I died, didn't I?]]
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