History Webcomic / RPGWorld

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A television crossover between the comic and Ian Jones' series on Cartoon Network, ''WesternAnimation/OKKOLetsBeHeroes'', entitled "A Hero's Fate", premiered on September 29, 2017, with Creator/MichaelSinterniklaas playing Hero. Due to positive reaction to the episode, Ian [[http://ianjq.tumblr.com/post/166049167579/here-it-is-the-final-rpg-world-comic-a-recent uploaded the one-page ending for the series from ''OK KO!'' to his tumblr]] on October 4, 2017, finally giving fans a proper close to the comic once and for all.

* TerribleTrio: Detestai, Larry, and Earl. There's also a group {{Expy}} of the actual [[{{Pokemon}} Team Rocket]] in one arc.

* BabiesEverAfter: [spoiler: In the final page taking place after Hero's appearance in OK K.O., Hero and Cherry have a baby named Spaghetti.]]

A television crossover between the comic and Ian Jones' series on Cartoon Network, ''WesternAnimation/OKKOLetsBeHeroes'', entitled "A Hero's Fate", premiered on September 29, 2017, with Creator/MichaelSinterniklaas playing Hero. Due to the possitive reaction to the episode, and Ian feeling that the comic needed a proper ending, in October 4, 2017, Ian [[http://ianjq.tumblr.com/post/166049167579/here-it-is-the-final-rpg-world-comic-a-recent uploaded the one-page ending for the series from ''OK KO!'' to his tumblr]], finally giving fans a proper close to the comic once and for all.

** 10 years later, however, [[http://ianjq.tumblr.com/post/166049167579/here-it-is-the-final-rpg-world-comic-a-recent Ian finally gave the comic a proper ending.]]

A television crossover between the comic and Ian Jones' series on Cartoon Network, ''WesternAnimation/OKKOLetsBeHeroes'', entitled "A Hero's Fate", premiered on September 29, 2017, with Creator/MichaelSinterniklaas playing Hero. Due to the possitive reaction to the episode, and Ian feeling that the comic needed a proper ending, in October 4, 2017, Ian [[http://ianjq.tumblr.com/post/166049167579/here-it-is-the-final-rpg-world-comic-a-recent uploaded the one-page ending for the series from ''OK KO!'' to his tumblr]], finally giving fans a proper closure to the comic once and for all.

* {{Crossover}}: Did one with ''Webcomic/{{Adventurers}}!'' Also did a Halloween crossover with Josh Mirman's Stubble Comics, named "Party Of Terror". Sadly a MissingEpisode now that RPGW's and Stubble's archives are gone.

A television crossover between the comic and Ian Jones' series on Cartoon Network, ''WesternAnimation/OKKOLetsBeHeroes'', entitled "A Hero's Fate", premiered on September 29, 2017, with Creator/MichaelSinterniklaas playing Hero. Due to the possitive reaction to the episode, and Ian feeling that the comic needed a proper ending, in October 4, 2017, Ian [[http://ianjq.tumblr.com/post/166049167579/here-it-is-the-final-rpg-world-comic-a-recent uploaded the one-page ending for the series from ''OK KO!'' and uploaded it to his tumblr]], finally giving fans a proper clossure to the comic once and for all.

A television crossover between the comic and Ian Jones' series on Cartoon Network, ''WesternAnimation/OKKOLetsBeHeroes'', entitled "A Hero's Fate", premiered on September 29, 2017, with Creator/MichaelSinterniklaas playing Hero. Due to the possitive reaction to the episode, and Ian feeling that the comic needed a proper ending, in October 4, 2017, Ian [[http://ianjq.tumblr.com/post/166049167579/here-it-is-the-final-rpg-world-comic-a-recent created a one-page ending for the series and uploaded it to his tumblr]], finally giving fans a proper clossure to the comic once and for all.

Seems like a fun setup, and from 1999-2004, the comic held steady. Even having a crossover with ''Webcomic/{{Adventurers}}'' (with the story titled "Eh It Had to Happen"). But during the series final years (2005-2007), its fandom had [[FanDumb devolved into complaining fanboys]] who weren't satisfied with how the story was turning out, which in turn contributed to Ian's CreatorBreakdown (already manifesting with his studying animation and personal matters at the time in the midst of juggling the schedule for this comic). Ultimately all this came to a head when Ian couldn't keep up the updates [[OrphanedSeries and just flat-out abandoned the comic]]. To add insult to injury, he was working on the final story arc of the comic, right when the heroes are on the verge of facing the BigBad, when he made the decision leaving the series on a cliffhanger that was never to be resolved. After lingering on the web with no updates since then end (Storywise at least - Ian posted a few sarcastic comics lampshading the lack of updates), in 2014 the site was completely white-washed, RPGW's domain name was put up for sale and a Japanese language site now resides there.

* NoEnding: In the original run, the characters reach the final boss, begin fighting the final boss and then... nothing. As it turns out, the creator just plain got tired of working on the comic and axed it. Considering that there was a just-introduced character, two missing [=MacGuffins=], and a bunch of unresolved sideplots, the ending probably wasn't that imminent anyhow. Doesn't make it any less stinging however.

* NoEnding: The characters reach the final boss, begin fighting the final boss and then... nothing. As it turns out, the creator just plain got tired of working on the comic and axed it. Considering that there was a just-introduced character, two missing [=MacGuffins=], and a bunch of unresolved sideplots, the ending probably wasn't that imminent anyhow. Doesn't make it any less stinging however.

A television crossover between the comic and Ian Jones' series on Cartoon Network, ''WesternAnimation/OKKOLetsBeHeroes'', entitled "A Hero's Fate", premiered on September 29, 2017, with Creator/MichaelSinterniklaas playing Hero.

* FullyAbsorbedFinale: The ''WesternAnimation/OKKOLetsBeHeroes'' episode, "A Hero's Fate", if fans choose to consider it canon. [[spoiler:By now Hero is Level 90, but left his companions behind a long time ago in his single-minded desire to defeat Galgarion. K.O. eventually helps both foes realize that they've been neglecting other parts of their lives in order to level up and defeat each other; both agree to at least suspend their feud, and Hero tracks down Cherry. After a TimeSkip, they have a baby named Spaghetti]].

* FullyAbsorbedFinale: The ''WesternAnimation/OKKOLetsBeHeroes'' episode, if fans choose to consider it canon. [[spoiler:By now Hero is Level 90, but left his companions behind a long time ago in his single-minded desire to defeat Galgarion. K.O. eventually helps both foes realize that they've been neglecting other parts of their lives in order to level up and defeat each other; both agree to at least suspend their feud, and Hero tracks down Cherry. After a TimeSkip, they have a baby named Spaghetti]].

A television crossover between the comic and Ian Jones' series on Cartoon Network, ''WesternAnimation/OKKOLetsBeHeroes'', entitled "A Hero's Fate", premiered on September 29, 2017, with Creator/MichaelSinterniklass playing Hero.

A television crossover between the comic and Ian Jones' series on Cartoon Network, ''WesternAnimation/OKKOLetsBeHeroes'', entitled "A Hero's Fate", premiered on September 29, 2017, with Michael Sinterniklass playing Hero.

A television crossover between the comic and Ian Jones' series on Cartoon Network, ''WesternAnimation/OKKOLetsBeHeroes'', entitled "A Hero's Fate", is set to premiere on September 29, 2017, with Michael Sinterniklass playing Hero.

The story follows the exploits of a guy named, [[MeaningfulName Hero]], who sets out on a quest to save the world. Along the way he meets Cherry (a thief he meets as she's mugging a guy at knifepoint), Diane (a harlot who he just randomly picks up while visiting a town), and Erike (a self proclaimed ladies man) who join the adventures. Add in many shenanigans with extra characters and tons of lampshade hanging on their rather oddball world.

A television crossover between the comic and Ian Jones' series on Cartoon Network, ''WesternAnimation/OKKOLetsBeHeroes'', entitled "A Hero's Fate" is set to premiere on September 29, 2017 with Michael Sinterniklass playing Hero.

The story follows the exploits of a guy named...Hero and he sets out on a quest to save the world. Along the way he meets Cherry (a thief he meets as she's mugging a guy at knifepoint), Diane, (a harlot who he just randomly picks up while visiting a town), and Erike, (a self proclaimed ladies man) who join the adventures. Add in many a shenanigans with extra characters and tons of lampshade hanging on their rather oddball world.

Seems like a fun setup, and from 1999-2004, the comic held steady. Even having a crossover with ''Webcomic/{{Adventurers}}'' (with the story titled "Eh It Had to Happen"). But during the series final years (2005-2007), its fandom had [[FanDumb devolved into complaining fanboys]] who weren't satisfied with how the story was turning out. Which in turn contributed to Ian's CreatorBreakdown (already manifesting with his studying animation and personal matters at the time in the midst of juggling the schedule for this comic). Ultimately all this came to a head when Ian couldn't keep up the updates [[OrphanedSeries and just flat-out abandoned the comic]]. To add insult to injury, he was working on the final story arc of the comic, right when the heroes are on the verge of facing the BigBad, when he made the decision leaving the series on a cliffhanger that was never to be resolved. After lingering on the web with no updates since then end (Storywise at least - Ian posted a few sarcastic comics lampshading the lack of updates), in 2014 the site was completely white-washed, RPGW's domain name was put up for sale and a Japanese language site now resides there.

As for Ian, his animation career has flourished. Not shortly after leaving ''RPG World'', he co-produced animated shorts called ''[=nockFORCE=]'' with Matt Wilson - they can be viewed on their Youtube channel [[https://www.youtube.com/user/nockFORCE here]]. Then later parlayed that to be a hired animator for such shows as ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' and ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' (even doing voicework i.e ''WebAnimation/BravestWarriors''). Also, he is producing his own animated series, ''WesternAnimation/OKKOLetsBeHeroes'', after a strong positive reaction to the pilot. Currently, Ian is the creative director of ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse''. Not to say that he hasn't completely forgotten his roots. In one episode ("Steven the Sword Fighter") one of Steven's toys looks remarkably like Hero...[[TakeThat which is gruesomely impaled seconds after being introduced]]. A subtle indication of [[OldShame how Ian feels about his webcomic days,]] though he is appreciative of those who are familiar with him from the comic and even responded to a long time fan by doing a drawing of Hero and Cherry.

While the site is no longer around and the Wayback Machine will bring up the old site's designs but not the whole archive, afan managed save the entire archive and made it available to download [[http://www.mediafire.com/download/ydjjho4rzqh/RPG+World+Disc+1.cbz here]], [[http://www.mediafire.com/download/q4zqnhqdy0l/RPG+World+Disc+Two.cbz here]] and [[http://www.mediafire.com/download/24xeyywzotm/RPG+World+Disk+Three.cbz here]] to ensure the comic's existence won't be forgotten. [[note]]You will need a CBR Reader to read them however. We suggest Comic Rack[[/note]].

As for Ian, his animation career has flourished. Not shortly after leaving ''RPG World'', he co-produced animated shorts called ''[=nockFORCE=]'' with Matt Wilson - they can be viewed on their Youtube channel [[https://www.youtube.com/user/nockFORCE here]]. Then later parlayed that to be a hired animator for such shows as ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' and ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' (even doing voicework i.e ''WebAnimation/BravestWarriors''). Also, he is producing his own animated series, ''WesternAnimation/LakewoodPlazaTurbo'', after a strong positive reaction to the pilot. Currently, Ian is the creative director of ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse''. Not to say that he hasn't completely forgotten his roots. In one episode ("Steven the Sword Fighter") one of Steven's toys looks remarkably like Hero...[[TakeThat which is gruesomely impaled seconds after being introduced]]. A subtle indication of [[OldShame how Ian feels about his webcomic days,]] though he is appreciative of those who are familiar with him from the comic and even responded to a long time fan by doing a drawing of Hero and Cherry.

* CaptainErsatz: The whole ''RPGWorld'' universe is CaptainErsatz of a ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' world, most closely resembling that of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII''.

* HalloweenCosplay: ''RPGWorld'' was one of the first strips to start doing this, many others credit Ian J. for the idea.

As for Ian, his animation career has flourished. Not shortly after leaving ''RPG World'', he co-produced animated shorts called ''[=nockFORCE=]'' with Matt Wilson - they can be viewed on their Youtube channel [[https://www.youtube.com/user/nockFORCE here]]. Then later parlayed that to be a hired animator for such shows as ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' and ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' (even doing voicework i.e ''WebAnimation/BravestWarriors''). Also, he is producing his own animated series, ''Lakewood Plaza Turbo'', after a strong positive reaction to the pilot. Currently, Ian is the creative director of ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse''. Not to say that he hasn't completely forgotten his roots. In one episode ("Steven the Sword Fighter") one of Steven's toys looks remarkably like Hero...[[TakeThat which is gruesomely impaled seconds after being introduced]]. A subtle indication of [[OldShame how Ian feels about his webcomic days,]] though he is appreciative of those who are familiar with him from the comic and even responded to a long time fan by doing a drawing of Hero and Cherry.

On the 19th of June, 2016, a fan revival (called, funnily enough, "RPG World: Fan Revival") was started by two fans. It can be found [[http://rpgworld.the-comic.org/ here]]. Only time will tell how the fanbase reacts to RPGW: FR.

On the 19th of June, 2016, a fan revival (called, funnily enough, "RPG World: Fan Revival") was started by two fans. It can be found here: http://rpgworld.the-comic.org/. Only time will tell how the fanbase reacts to RPGW: FR.

** Howard Wigglebottom, a mubble, is a CaptainErsatz of a ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' Moogle, Dragobos are Chocobos, Shida is Shiva, and Reka is Luca from ChronoTrigger...