History Webcomic / RPGWorld

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

* HelloInsertNameHere: Hero does this to Diane on the rename screen, whose original name was Lienne.

* AWizardDidIt: That's the in-game [[http://rpgworldcomic.keenspot.com/d/20031219.html explanation for cheat codes]].

* RecurringExtra: The "Times Are Tough" guy.

The cast included:

''Not to be confused with'' RPGMechanicsVerse, which is when the setting in a non-interactive work functions like a role-playing game (usually of the EasternRPG or TabletopRPG variety).

Not to be confused with RPGMechanicsVerse, which is when the setting in a non-interactive work functions like a role-playing game (usually of the EasternRPG variety, though [[WesternRPG Western]] ones aren't uncommon).

* PantyShot: Averted with Diana's Mage outfit, it's actually [[http://rpgworld.keenspot.com/d/20040319.html her leotard]].

* Jim, The Guy who Plays RPG World, appearing mainly in FillerStrips or moments of SomethingCompletelyDifferent.

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: In between "discs" of the game, there would be photocomics of the real-life "player" of the game musing on what he'd just played, switching the disc, or making run-of-the-mill "two gamers on a couch" jokes with his friend. These were less popular than the comic proper, and it's theorized that this was a contributing factor in Ian's CreatorBreakdown.

* YuppieCouple: The "Times Are Tough" guy.

''[[http://rpgworld.keenspace.com/ RPG World]]'' was an award-winning webcomic by Ian Jones-Quartey, part AffectionateParody, part {{Homage}} and part original spin on the idea of a ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' style console [=RPG=] and the characters who dwell in them, as well as the VideogameTropes and AnimeTropes encountered in such games. One of Keenspot's earlier comics during the rise of webcomics in the 2000s.

As for Ian, his animation career has flourished. Shortly after leaving ''RPG World'', he co-produced animated shorts called ''[=nockFORCE=]'' with Jim Gisriel - they can be viewed on their Youtube channel [[https://www.youtube.com/user/nockFORCE here]]. He later parlayed that into being a hired animator for such shows as ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' and ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' (even doing voicework, like for ''WebAnimation/BravestWarriors''). He moved on to become creative director for ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' (where the show's protagonist has Hero action figure) before eventually leaving to work on his own series ''WesternAnimation/OKKOLetsBeHeroes.''

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

* MediumAwareness: Eikre's favorite band, "Evil", shows signs of this combined with DeathSeeker in their song lyrics [[http://rpgworld.keenspot.com/d/20040517.html here]]. The song's point of view is a random enemy who's aware of the cursor and that their hitpoints are low and [[BreakMeter their gauge is broken.]] The singer is telling his opponent to attack him but "[[NotSoDifferent Don't compare me to you!]]" in defiance of the HeelFaceTurn trope.

* AWizardDidIt: That's the in-game [[http://rpgworldcomic.com/d/20031219.html explanation for cheat codes]].

** If Hero's sketchy detective work is true, they're [[http://rpgworldcomic.com/d/20030309.html held up by glue]].

* MistakenForAfterlife: When Eikre is drowning, he thinks [[http://rpgworldcomic.com/d/20011125.html Reka is an angel coming to take him to his rest]]. He shortly realizes his mistake, but thinks it's just as good.

* ObfuscatingStupidity: Galgarion, as seen in [[http://rpgworldcomic.com/d/20040616.html this comic]]. While discussing strategy with Galgarion, Jeff used metal magic to turn his dagger into an axe and back again. When Galgarion asked Jeff why he didn't do that during the fight he lost, Jeff countered that maybe Galgarion wasn't the only evil genius.

* PantyShot: Averted with Diana's Mage outfit, it's actually [[http://rpgworldcomic.com/d/20040319.html her leotard]].

* {{Stripperiffic}}: Diane, despite literally starting out as a harlot, isn't as stripperiffic as many fantasy genre females. Like, say, [[http://rpgworldcomic.com/d/20021120.html Feijoa]]. The elven warriors as a whole probably count too.

* UnsoundEffect: [[http://rpgworldcomic.com/d/20020519.html Convenient Scene Change!]]

** Cherry found [[http://rpgworldcomic.com/d/20020717.html two]] [[http://rpgworldcomic.com/d/20020719.html others]] during the Dragobo race.

* ObfuscatingStupidity: Galgarion, as seen in [[http://rpgworldcomic.com/d/20040616.html this comic]].
** While discussing strategy with Galgarion, Jeff used metal magic to turn his dagger into an axe and back again. When Galgarion asked Jeff why he didn't do that during the fight he lost, Jeff countered that maybe Galgarion wasn't the only evil genius.

* OrphanedSeries: One of the most frustrating examples.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Cherry's initial motivation for joining the Hero.
* OurElvesAreBetter: Especially when most of them present are Amazons.

Ultimately this led into ''RP GWorld'' finally getting a belated ending almost 15 years after that last update, in the form of a television crossover between the comic and ''WesternAnimation/OKKOLetsBeHeroes'', entitled "A Hero's Fate." The episode 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. [[note]]Sorta, it doesn't wrap up all the story lines of the series. But hey, close enough.[[/note]]

Ultimately this led into ''RPGWorld'' finally getting a belated ending almost 15 years after that last update, in the form of a television crossover between the comic and ''OKKOLetsBeHeroes'', entitled "A Hero's Fate." The episode 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. [[note]]Sorta, it doesn't wrap up all the story lines of the series. But hey, close enough.[[/note]]

As for Ian, his animation career has flourished. Shortly after leaving ''RPG World'', he co-produced animated shorts called ''[=nockFORCE=]'' with Jim Gisriel - 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, like for ''WebAnimation/BravestWarriors''). Also, he is producing his own animated series, ''WesternAnimation/OKKOLetsBeHeroes'', after a strong positive reaction to the pilot. He was also the creative director of ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse''. Not to say that he hasn't completely forgotten his roots, though. In one episode ("Steven the Sword Fighter") one of Steven's toys looks remarkably like Hero...And hey, even better, he ended up marrying the creator of ''Steven Universe'', Rebecca Sugar. Needless to say he keeps busy.

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. [[note]]Sorta, it doesn't wrap up all the story lines of the series. But hey, close enough.[[/note]]

As for Ian, his animation career has flourished. Shortly after leaving ''RPG World'', he co-produced animated shorts called ''[=nockFORCE=]'' with Jim Gisriel - 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, like for ''WebAnimation/BravestWarriors''). Also, he is producing his own animated series, ''WesternAnimation/OKKOLetsBeHeroes'', after a strong positive reaction to the pilot. He was also the creative director of ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse''. Not to say that he hasn't completely forgotten his roots, though. In one episode ("Steven the Sword Fighter") one of Steven's toys looks remarkably like Hero...

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]]. While it unfortunately went into a hiatus of over a year and a half when the author had trouble keeping up the updates, it returned on July 31, 2018.

* WhamEpisode: [[spoiler:Reka's death, proving that for all his goofiness and swooning over Cherry, Galgarion was really Evil.]]

* MediumAwareness: Eikre's favorite band, "Evil", shows signs of this combined with DeathSeeker in their song lyrics [[http://rpgworld.keenspot.com/d/20040517.html here]]. The song's point of view is a random enemy who's aware of the cursor and that their hitpoints are low and their gauge is broken. The singer is telling his opponent to attack him but "[[NotSoDifferent Don't compare me to you!]]" in defiance of the HeelFaceTurn trope.

* NeverSayThatAgain: Jim's friend often does this to Jim, in the form of, "If you ever ______ again, I will kill you."

As for Ian, his animation career has flourished. Not shortly after leaving ''RPG World'', he co-produced animated shorts called ''[=nockFORCE=]'' with Jim Gisriel - 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, like for ''WebAnimation/BravestWarriors''). Also, he is producing his own animated series, ''WesternAnimation/OKKOLetsBeHeroes'', after a strong positive reaction to the pilot. He was also the creative director of ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse''. Not to say that he hasn't completely forgotten his roots, though. In one episode ("Steven the Sword Fighter") one of Steven's toys looks remarkably like Hero...

[[http://rpgworld.keenspace.com/ ''RPG World'']] was an award-winning webcomic by Ian Jones-Quartey, part AffectionateParody, part {{Homage}} and part original spin on the idea of a ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' style console [=RPG=] and the characters who dwell in them, as well as the VideogameTropes and AnimeTropes encountered in such games. One of Keenspot's earlier comics during the rise of webcomics in the 2000s.

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.

''RPG World'' was an award-winning webcomic by Ian Jones-Quartey, part AffectionateParody, part {{Homage}} and part original spin on the idea of a ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' style console [=RPG=] and the characters who dwell in them, as well as the VideogameTropes and AnimeTropes encountered in such games. One of Keenspot's earlier comics during the rise of webcomics in the 2000s.

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), which wasn't helped by the fact that back then, Ian didn't take the fact the comic had many fans all that seriously. 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 Jim Gisriel - 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, like for ''WebAnimation/BravestWarriors''). Also, he is producing his own animated series, ''WesternAnimation/OKKOLetsBeHeroes'', after a strong positive reaction to the pilot. He was also the creative director of ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse''. Not to say that he hasn't completely forgotten his roots, though. In one episode ("Steven the Sword Fighter") one of Steven's toys looks remarkably like Hero...[[TakeThat which is then 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, a fan 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]].

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]]. While it unfortunately went into a hiatus of over a year and a half when the author had trouble keeping up the updates, it returned on July 31, 2018.

''RPG World'' was an award-winning webcomic by Ian Jones-Quartey, part AffectionateParody, part {{Homage}} and part original spin on the idea of a ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' style console [=RPG=] and the characters who dwell in them, as well as the VideogameTropes and AnimeTropes encountered in such games. One of Keenspot's earlier comics during the rise of webcomics in the 2000's.

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.

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), which wasn't helped by the fact that back then, Ian didn't take the fact the comic had many fans all that seriously. 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 Jim Gisriel - 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, like for ''WebAnimation/BravestWarriors''). Also, he is producing his own animated series, ''WesternAnimation/OKKOLetsBeHeroes'', after a strong positive reaction to the pilot. He was also the creative director of ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse''. Not to say that he hasn't completely forgotten his roots, though. In one episode ("Steven the Sword Fighter") one of Steven's toys looks remarkably like Hero...[[TakeThat which is then 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.

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, like for ''WebAnimation/BravestWarriors''). Also, he is producing his own animated series, ''WesternAnimation/OKKOLetsBeHeroes'', after a strong positive reaction to the pilot. He was also the creative director of ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse''. Not to say that he hasn't completely forgotten his roots, though. In one episode ("Steven the Sword Fighter") one of Steven's toys looks remarkably like Hero...[[TakeThat which is then 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]]. Unfortunately it went into hiatus when the author had trouble keeping up the updates, though he has promised he'll try to return to it when he can...hopefully.

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