History Webcomic / PrincessPi

** The crew accompanying Pi on her journey to the Frizzies' planet in "The Princess Pi Holiday Special" [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/kristmas/frizzies2.php includes]] WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers, a Facehugger from ''{{Franchise/Alien}}'', Creator/AdamWest, and [[TheSilenceOfTheLambs Hannibal Lecter]], [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/kristmas/frizzies8.php plus]] {{Series/Alf}}, [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime Finn]], and [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Toph Beifong]].

* HostileShowTakeover: The week that ''Princess Pi'' launched, the Platypus Comix banner contained a picture of the title character using green paint to change the Platypus Comix logo to read, "[[http://platypuscomix.net/top168.jpg Pi Comix]]". It re-appeared when Peter posted the first part of the first story of the Retool.

* CouchGag: Each story has a randomly selected picture as its front cover image and a random quote as its synopsis.

* ComicallyMissingThePoint: In "Nick and MORE!", Nick Carville gets [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/princesspi/index.php?issue=10&page=2 turned]] [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/princesspi/index.php?issue=10&page=3 into]] [[AnthropomorphicFood a potato]] (later known as "Potatycoon" as punishment for neglecting his son. What does he do after enduring days of embarrassment? [[spoiler: [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/princesspi/index.php?issue=10&page=6 Tap the power of Zeus]] from his son's magic teddy bear]].

* ComicallyMissingThePoint: In "Nick and MORE!", [[spoiler:Nick Carville gets [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/princesspi/index.php?issue=10&page=2 turned]] [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/princesspi/index.php?issue=10&page=3 into]] [[AnthropomorphicFood a potato]]]] as punishment for neglecting his son. What does he do after enduring days of embarrassment? [[spoiler: [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/princesspi/index.php?issue=10&page=6 Tap the power of Zeus]] from his son's magic teddy bear]].

* EvilKnockoff: "[[http://www.platypuscomix.net/princesspi/index.php?issue=16&pageType=index Princess Pi vs. Princess Pai]]" has Nick Carville, now known as Potatycoon, create an evil clone of Princess Pi, to help him destroy Net Neutrality.

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* {{Advertised Extra}}s: Eight of the celebrities [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/kristmas/frizzies1.php listed]] on the first page of "The Princess Pi Holiday Special". The other people don't appear at all. [[spoiler:Princess Pi herself turns out to be an Advertised Extra as well.]]
* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: "[[http://www.platypuscomix.net/princesspi/index.php?issue=15&pageType=index&seriesID=12 Sam Adams vs. True Love]]" takes this to an extreme, as a terrorist named Zahari Zaskowitz gains {{Fangirl}}s due to his cute appearance.
* AlliterativeName: Princess Pi has one if you count her royal title as part of her name. Bottle Blonde the genie plays this perfectly straight.

* AllThereInTheManual: The [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/newbiestuff/princesspi.html character bios]] for this series managed to inform readers of five villains before Pi faced them.
* AmericaTakesOverTheWorld: Princess Ip's [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/princesspi/index.php?issue=5&page=2 main goal]] involves helping this possibility come true.
* AngelsPose: [[http://platypuscomix.net/top169.jpg This Platypus Comix banner]] has Pi perform one with Webcomic/{{Mulberry}} and [[Webcomic/ElectricWonderland Shroomy]].
* {{Anticlimax}}: "[[http://www.platypuscomix.net/princesspi/index.php?issue=6&page=10 Princess Pi vs. Prince William]]"

* DifferentInEveryEpisode: Each comic, a different celebrity is credited with ''Princess Pi'''s creation.

* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses

* HostileShowTakeover: The week that ''Princess Pi'' launched, the Platypus Comix banner contained a picture of the title character using green paint to change the Platypus Comix logo to read, "[[http://platypuscomix.net/top168.jpg Pi Comix]]".

* InteractiveNarrator: ''Princess Pi'' uses a narrator more often than Peter's other comics do, and Pi can even [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/princesspi/index.php?issue=6&page=2 talk to him/her]] sometimes.

* NonIndicativeFirstEpisode: "Princess Pi vs. Everything" runs about twice as long as the usual comic, and does not boast a [[MonsterOfTheWeek Villain of the Week]].

* PrincessesRule: The titles of Princess Pi and Princess Ip become a little confusing after learning that Pi's mother called herself a queen before she died, and that Ip reigns over a dictatorship instead of a kingdom.

* {{Satire}}: The later comics satirised everything from BlackComedy to fundamentalist religion (and the lack thereof), motivating Peter to begin the retool.

* VersusTitle: Practically all of Princess Pi's comics each have one.

* WidgetSeries

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Princess Pi has naturally purple hair.

''Princess Pi'' underwent a hiatus beginning in 2015[[note]]Pi herself last appeared in 2013, as the sole ''Princess Pi'' comic released in 2014 instead gave one of her enemies ADayInTheLimelight[[/note]], when Peter decided to give the series a gradual {{Retool}}. Some updates he has announced include a larger supporting cast for Pi, a new name and hierarchy for her kingdom, and the loss of her invincibility. %%Some tropes detailing this era of ''Princess Pi'' contain some spoilers for "Dan vs. Chuck vs. The Tick vs. Princess Pi", the last pre-hiatus comic starring Pi.

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* RecurringExtra: A man who apparently sounds like DanGreen keeps [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/princesspi/index.php?issue=8&page=7 showing up]] during disasters to assure onlookers that the victims will survive.

* ActionGirl: Pi herself.

* BadassPrincess: Pi and Ip.

''Princess Pi'' underwent a hiatus beginning in 2015[[note]]Pi herself last appeared in 2013, as the sole ''Princess Pi'' comic released in 2014 instead gave one of her enemies ADayInTheLimelight[[/note]], when Peter decided to give the series a gradual {{Retool}}. Some updates he has announced include a larger supporting cast for Pi, a new name and hierarchy for her kingdom, and the loss of her invincibility. %%Note that the folder detailing this era of ''Princess Pi'' contains some spoilers for "Dan vs. Chuck vs. The Tick vs. Princess Pi", the last pre-hiatus comic starring Pi.

''Princess Pi'' underwent a hiatus beginning in 2015[[note]]Pi herself last appeared in 2013, as the sole ''Princess Pi'' comic released in 2014 instead gave one of her enemies ADayInTheLimelight[[/note]], when Peter decided to give the series a gradual {{Retool}}. Some updates he has announced include a larger supporting cast for Pi, a new name and hierarchy for her kingdom, and the loss of her invincibility.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: An indirect example in "Princess Pi vs. Princess Ip." [[spoiler: Pi [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/princesspi/index.php?issue=5&page=7 takes away Mark's handheld]] so Princess Ip's troops wouldn't trace their location. She accidentally drops it at Erica's house, so Erica uses it to destroy Facebook out of spite against Mark.]]
** "Princess Pi vs. Everything" has [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/princesspi/index.php?issue=1&page=20&seriesID=12 another example]].
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed:
** In "Princess Pi vs. Cerebus Syndrome," Pi meets [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/princesspi/index.php?issue=11&page=9 Cheery Girl]] (Creator/EllenDeGeneres), [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/princesspi/index.php?issue=11&page=10 Jonah Mound]] (Creator/JonahHill), and [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/princesspi/index.php?issue=11&page=14 Gilbert Gotfreak]] (Creator/GilbertGottfried).

->''"Everybody loves Pi, including you. She is the ethnic ruler Barack Obama only wishes he could be."''
-->-- Princess Pi's official bio

Peter Paltridge, the host of Website/PlatypusComix, created ''[[http://www.platypuscomix.net/princesspi/index.php?seriesID=12 Princess Pi]]'' in 2011. The main character is [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin an invincible Egyptian princess named, "Princess Pi,"]] who reigns over the kingdom of Piscataway. This comic follows Pi's efforts to protect her kingdom from all sorts of threats, such as a [[VictorGainsLosersPowers superpower-stealing]] American dictator named Princess Ip. Peter planned for ''Princess Pi'' to become one of his weirdest comics ever, so Pi's adventures tend to rely on nonsensical logic.

''Princess Pi'' underwent a hiatus beginning in 2015, when Peter decided to give the series a gradual {{Retool}}.

* AsLongAsItSoundsForeign: Peter has admitted that it didn't make sense to name an Egyptian character after a Greek number. This contemplation led him to try and prevent anything in the comic from making sense.
** Egypt came under Greek influence by the time Cleopatra was born.
* BadassPrincess

* CastingGag: "[[http://www.platypuscomix.net/princesspi/index.php?issue=10&page=0 Nick and MORE!]]" features Tim Allen as Nick Carville, a workaholic guilty of committing ParentalNeglect.

* {{Satire}}: Increasingly frequent in the later comics. Satirising everything from DeadBabyComedy to fundamentalist religion (and the lack thereof).

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%%* AbortedArc: "Dan vs. Chuck vs. The Tick vs. Princess Pi" [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/princesspi/index.php?issue=14&page=6 hints]] that [[spoiler:Pi has a long-lost living relative, meaning she isn't really the last Egyptian]]. With Pi not appearing in the next story[[note]]"Sam Adams vs. True Love"[[/note]], and ''Webcomic/FreeSpirit'' taking up time Peter would have otherwise spent on ''Princess Pi'', this reveal became left unexplored.

It feels possible that Peter has quietly canceled this series, since a new ''Princess Pi'' comic hasn't appeared since 2014, and Peter has also not announced any more stories for Pi since then.

* AbortedArc: "Dan vs. Chuck vs. The Tick vs. Princess Pi" [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/princesspi/index.php?issue=14&page=6 hints]] that [[spoiler:Pi has a long-lost living relative, meaning she isn't really the last Egyptian]]. With Pi not appearing in the next story[[note]]"Sam Adams vs. True Love"[[/note]], and ''Webcomic/FreeSpirit'' taking up time Peter would have otherwise spent on ''Princess Pi'', this reveal became left unexplored.

** Pi's [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/princesspi/index.php?issue=13&page=3 interview]] in "Princess Pi vs. The Moonerites" serves as a [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/princesspi/index.php?issue=13&page=4 potshot]] at ''RealTimeWithBillMaher''.

->''Everybody loves Pi, including you. She is the ethnic ruler Barack Obama only wishes he could be.''
-->-- '''Princess Pi's official bio'''

* [[LastOfHisKind Last Of Her Kind]]: Princess Pi's bio claims she is the only Egyptian in the world. [[spoiler:"Dan vs. Chuck vs. The Tick vs. Princess Pi" [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/princesspi/index.php?issue=14&page=6 suggests otherwise]], though.]]

* {{Cliffhanger}}: [[AvertedTrope Actually]], Peter doesn't try to write as many for this series as he does for his other comics. One shows up on occasion, though.
** "Princess Pi vs. The Moonerites" became one of the few Platypus Comix stories in which the [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/princesspi/index.php?issue=12&pageType=index first]] and [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/princesspi/index.php?issue=13&pageType=index second]] parts did not become merged together in the archive.