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* InfantImmortality: Parodied. A demon [[YourHeadAsplode kills all of Gordito's classmates]], causing the AltText to say that their heads will grow back after a day or two.
** And, due to the skills of Doctor McNinja, [[http://drmcninja.com/archives/comic/26p28/ they do.]]
** And, due to the skills of Doctor McNinja, [[http://drmcninja.com/archives/comic/26p28/ they do.]]
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* InfantImmortality: Parodied. A demon [[YourHeadAsplode kills all of Gordito's classmates]], causing the AltText to say that their heads will grow back after a day or two.
**two. And, due to the skills of Doctor McNinja, [[http://drmcninja.com/archives/comic/26p28/ they do.]]
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* UnicornsPreferVirgins: "Doc Gets Rad" features Sparklelord, a unicorn from another universe who takes the form of a motorcycle when he enters the [=McNinja=] universe. He teams up with Doc [=McNinja=] against their mutual enemy, King Radical. At the end of the chapter, Doc's sidekick Gordito asks [[http://drmcninja.com/archives/comic/15p73/ "Don't unicorns only approach virgins?"]] Doc doesn't like the implications and quickly changes the subject.
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* VirginPower: Sparklelord was a unicorn [[spoiler:disguised as a motorcycle]] (long story). It chose Doc to ride it and at the end of the arc, Gordito pointed out that unicorns usually only approach virgins. Doc tries to justify Sparkelord's choice in a way that implies that Doc is a virgin and doesn't want to admit it.
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* WarriorTherapist
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* IdenticalPanelGag: [[http://drmcninja.com/archives/comic/14p67/ The comic]] where Gordito and Judy take care of Victor, the evil half plumber half spy. The four panels have the characters in exactly the same pose with only the narration and dialog changing.
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* FrickinLaserBeams: Averted with [[spoiler: Frans Rayner's]] laser eye which fires in realistic fashion.
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** A perfect example in Futures Trading: [[spoiler: Dr. McNinja had {{Dracula}} fire his [[FrickinLaserBeams moon laser]] at the base of the {{President|Evil}} of the [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs Human-Dinosaur alliance]].]]
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** A perfect example in Futures Trading: [[spoiler: Dr. McNinja had {{Dracula}} fire his [[FrickinLaserBeams moon laser]] laser at the base of the {{President|Evil}} of the [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs Human-Dinosaur alliance]].]]
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* BadDreams: In the "zombie ninjas" and "Doc Gets Rad" arcs.
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* KarmicDeath: Agent Bearclaw, who finds himself alone at sea surrounded by dolphins [[http://drmcninja.com/archives/comic/14p32 here]].
** Parodied with the anonymous pilot of Bearclaw's airplane.
** Parodied with the anonymous pilot of Bearclaw's airplane.
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* KarmicDeath: Agent Bearclaw, who finds himself alone at sea surrounded by dolphins [[http://drmcninja.com/archives/comic/14p32 here]].
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** Parodied with the anonymous pilot of Bearclaw'sairplane.airplane, who admits that he deserved to be randomly murdered because he himself intentionally killed some innocent bystanders to show off his piloting skills.
** Agent Bearclaw once [[http://drmcninja.com/archives/comic/9p34/ swam out to sea]] pretending to be injured so that he could strangle the {{Heroic Dolphin}}s that came up to rescue him. He eventually finds himself stranded at sea for real, [[http://drmcninja.com/archives/comic/14p32 surrounded by dolphins]], and they [[http://drmcninja.com/archives/comic/14p70/ shoot him to death]] shortly after they rescue him.
** Parodied with the anonymous pilot of Bearclaw's
** Agent Bearclaw once [[http://drmcninja.com/archives/comic/9p34/ swam out to sea]] pretending to be injured so that he could strangle the {{Heroic Dolphin}}s that came up to rescue him. He eventually finds himself stranded at sea for real, [[http://drmcninja.com/archives/comic/14p32 surrounded by dolphins]], and they [[http://drmcninja.com/archives/comic/14p70/ shoot him to death]] shortly after they rescue him.
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* BreakingAndBloodsucking: "Why a Gorilla" begins with a vampire, in mist form, entering the bedroom of a sleeping blonde woman. It turns out it's Doc in a wig, who promptly stakes the vampire and kicks the him out the window.
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* BreakingAndBloodsucking: "Why a Gorilla" begins with a vampire, in mist form, entering the bedroom of a sleeping blonde woman. It turns out it's Doc in a wig, who promptly stakes the vampire and kicks the him out the window.
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Dr. Mcninja is estranged from his family, unable to trust them ever again, but his enemies are dead, his friends alive, and he is able to start a new life as a doctor, finally free from the obligation to kill.]]
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Dr. Mcninja McNinja is estranged from his family, unable to trust them ever again, but his enemies are dead, his friends alive, and he is able to start a new life as a doctor, finally free from the obligation to kill.]]
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* BewareTheSillyOnes: While King Radical's intentions have always been somewhat questionable, there was at least some whacky element to them. [[spoiler:Then he blows up Congress.]]
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* BewareTheSillyOnes: While King Radical's intentions have always been somewhat questionable, there was at least some whacky wacky element to them. [[spoiler:Then he blows up Congress.]]
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*** And follows that up by throwing [[spoiler: Pope Francis]] at him, [[spoiler: destroying the now-vampirized King Radical. Furious and revenge driven though he might've been before, Radical [[GoOutWithASmile dies with a smile because of how radical his death is.]] ]]
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*** And follows that up by throwing [[spoiler: Pope Francis]] at him, [[spoiler: destroying the now-vampirized King Radical. Furious and revenge driven though he might've been before, Radical [[GoOutWithASmile dies with a smile because of how radical his death is.]] ]]
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** Beeman, a Franchise/{{Batman}} wannabe, faces several bank robbers with guns. They open fire on him, he gracefully flips through the air....and then flops across the floor, riddled with bullets.
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** Beeman, a Franchise/{{Batman}} wannabe, faces several bank robbers with guns. They open fire on him, he gracefully flips through the air....and then flops across the floor, riddled with bullets. It's been the Trope Image for a long time for a reason.
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* ApatheticCitizens:
** The residents of Cumberland, Maryland don't particularly care when the mayor installs a citywide anti-zombie system, and a rampaging Paul Bunyan is treated by the police as ordinary police work, not worthy of exceptional notice. Now dinosaurs, ''that'' is taking it too far. Which makes one wonder how they took it in the future when [[spoiler:intelligent space dinosaurs have occupied Earth]].
** When Doc [[spoiler:surfs out of the sky on a robotic laughing Dracula]], the main reaction is being offended because he gives the finger while doing so.
** The residents of Cumberland, Maryland don't particularly care when the mayor installs a citywide anti-zombie system, and a rampaging Paul Bunyan is treated by the police as ordinary police work, not worthy of exceptional notice. Now dinosaurs, ''that'' is taking it too far. Which makes one wonder how they took it in the future when [[spoiler:intelligent space dinosaurs have occupied Earth]].
** When Doc [[spoiler:surfs out of the sky on a robotic laughing Dracula]], the main reaction is being offended because he gives the finger while doing so.
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* CityOfWeirdos:
** The residents of Cumberland, Maryland don't particularly care when the mayor installs a citywide anti-zombie system, and a rampaging Paul Bunyan is treated by the police as ordinary police work, not worthy of exceptional notice. Now dinosaurs, ''that'' is taking it too far. Which makes one wonder how they took it in the future when [[spoiler:intelligent space dinosaurs have occupied Earth]].
** When Doc [[spoiler:surfs out of the sky on a robotic laughing Dracula]], the main reaction is being offended because he gives the finger while doing so.
** The residents of Cumberland, Maryland don't particularly care when the mayor installs a citywide anti-zombie system, and a rampaging Paul Bunyan is treated by the police as ordinary police work, not worthy of exceptional notice. Now dinosaurs, ''that'' is taking it too far. Which makes one wonder how they took it in the future when [[spoiler:intelligent space dinosaurs have occupied Earth]].
** When Doc [[spoiler:surfs out of the sky on a robotic laughing Dracula]], the main reaction is being offended because he gives the finger while doing so.
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** "[[FridgeBrilliance There is a reason]] [[AltText you so rarely see the police in the pages of]] [[CityOfWeirdos this comic.]]"
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** "[[FridgeBrilliance There is a reason]] [[AltText you so rarely see the police in the pages of]] [[CityOfWeirdos of this comic.]]"
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What's interesting about the comic is Hastings' sheer commitment to [[WorldOfWeirdness the utter]] [[CityOfWeirdos weirdness]]. [[http://drmcninja.com/archives/comic/14p16 Every]] bizarre twist gets a completely straight reaction from the cast, and can have repercussions that stretch over multiple chapters. The overall effect is like a geodesic dome of absurdity, where every time the authors throw in a killer weatherman or cyborg bears or zombie Ben Franklin re-enacting the "Thriller" music video with situationally-appropriate lyrics, the plot becomes that much more believable. [[http://drmcninja.com/archives/comic/14p17/ In the words]] [[WordOfGod of Chris Hastings]], "[[RuleOfCool Dr. McNinja lives in a world that operates like a Mortal Kombat stage]]" (but Cumberland, Maryland ''is'' a real place), so if you're a stickler for scientific and historical plausibility and blow a gasket whenever you see [[ArtisticLicensePhysics Hollywood Physics]], ''please stay far away from this webcomic''.
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What's interesting about the comic is Hastings' sheer commitment to [[WorldOfWeirdness the utter]] [[CityOfWeirdos utter weirdness]]. [[http://drmcninja.com/archives/comic/14p16 Every]] bizarre twist gets a completely straight reaction from the cast, and can have repercussions that stretch over multiple chapters. The overall effect is like a geodesic dome of absurdity, where every time the authors throw in a killer weatherman or cyborg bears or zombie Ben Franklin re-enacting the "Thriller" music video with situationally-appropriate lyrics, the plot becomes that much more believable. [[http://drmcninja.com/archives/comic/14p17/ In the words]] [[WordOfGod of Chris Hastings]], "[[RuleOfCool Dr. McNinja lives in a world that operates like a Mortal Kombat stage]]" (but Cumberland, Maryland ''is'' a real place), so if you're a stickler for scientific and historical plausibility and blow a gasket whenever you see [[ArtisticLicensePhysics Hollywood Physics]], ''please stay far away from this webcomic''.
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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: [[http://drmcninja.com/archives/comic/10p3 This exchange]] between Doc's former mentor and his gorilla receptionist
-->'''Benjamin Franklin''': I need to see the Doctor immediately.\\
'''Judy''': [signing] He's seeing patients. You're going to have to wait.\\
'''Benjamin Franklin''': Judy, I am being ''stalked'' by a ''horse''. A ''spooky horse''.\\
'''Judy''': Oh, just one second! I'll get the ''Physician's Desk Reference''! I'm sure "spooky horse" is covered in there! Hm. Doesn't look like it. But this is the 2006 PDR. Maybe it's in the 2007.\\
'''Benjamin Franklin''': Why don't you look up "witch gorilla"?\\
'''Judy''': Nothing. Sorry.\\
'''Benjamin Franklin''': [[WitchWithACapitalB It might be spelled with a 'B'.]]
-->'''Benjamin Franklin''': I need to see the Doctor immediately.\\
'''Judy''': [signing] He's seeing patients. You're going to have to wait.\\
'''Benjamin Franklin''': Judy, I am being ''stalked'' by a ''horse''. A ''spooky horse''.\\
'''Judy''': Oh, just one second! I'll get the ''Physician's Desk Reference''! I'm sure "spooky horse" is covered in there! Hm. Doesn't look like it. But this is the 2006 PDR. Maybe it's in the 2007.\\
'''Benjamin Franklin''': Why don't you look up "witch gorilla"?\\
'''Judy''': Nothing. Sorry.\\
'''Benjamin Franklin''': [[WitchWithACapitalB It might be spelled with a 'B'.]]
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* MundaneSolution: How does Gordito and Judy deal with the Victor, the half-spy-half-plumber? [[http://drmcninja.com/archives/comic/14p67/ They fire him and hire someone else.]] Of course, the comic makes it out to be very [[MundaneMadeAwesome awesome]].
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The next arc, "Meet The Doctor And His Friendly Staff" introduces Dr. [=McNinja=]'s [[EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys gorilla]] receptionist, as the two of them race against time to save a patient with Paul Bunyan's Disease (an illness which turns children into giant lumberjacks).
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lumberjacks) from both his lumberjacking tendencies and from some hunters who hunt giant lumberjacks.
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* AboveGoodAndEvil: What Mitzi believes the ideal ninja should be.
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* PsychologicalTormentZone: The White House uses one called the Negazone as a security system. Since most of its victims are super villains or the mentally disturbed, they succumb and lose their sense of self rather quickly. This also has the consequence that the visions used by the keeper of the Negazone are less than effective against a heroic character, at least beyond freaking him out briefly.
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* HypotheticalCasting: [[http://www.comicmix.com/news/2008/06/04/interview-chris-hastings-on-the-adventures-of-dr-mcninja/ In this interview]], creator Chris Hastings said that his casting choices for a ''Dr. [=McNinja=]'' movie would be Creator/SamRockwell or Will Arnett as the Doc, Sam Elliot or HulkHogan as Dan [=McNinja=], and Creator/AnjelicaHuston as Mitzi [=McNinja=]. The villains would include Williem Dafoe as Donald [=McBonald=], Creator/JeanClaudeVanDamme as Frans Rayner, Phil Fondacaro as Knickerbockers, and Creator/BelaLugosi as {{Dracula}}, "''Film/TheCrow'' style."
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* HypotheticalCasting: [[http://www.comicmix.com/news/2008/06/04/interview-chris-hastings-on-the-adventures-of-dr-mcninja/ In this interview]], creator Chris Hastings said that his casting choices for a ''Dr. [=McNinja=]'' movie would be Creator/SamRockwell or Will Arnett as the Doc, Sam Elliot or HulkHogan Wrestling/HulkHogan as Dan [=McNinja=], and Creator/AnjelicaHuston as Mitzi [=McNinja=]. The villains would include Williem Dafoe as Donald [=McBonald=], Creator/JeanClaudeVanDamme as Frans Rayner, Phil Fondacaro as Knickerbockers, and Creator/BelaLugosi as {{Dracula}}, "''Film/TheCrow'' style."
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* NewhartPhonecall: Played abnormally straight in [[http://drmcninja.com/archives/comic/20p40 this strip]].
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* BadassCreed: Gordito borrows Roland's from ''Franchise/TheDarkTower'', impressing Dan - but not Sean, who's also read the books (though he refuses to admit it).
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* BadassCreed: Gordito borrows Roland's from ''Franchise/TheDarkTower'', ''Literature/TheDarkTower'', impressing Dan - but not Sean, who's also read the books (though he refuses to admit it).
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* OpenMouthInsertFoot: Smoke Puncher revealed himself to be a Nerd when he called Gordito out for trying to impress his father with a line he ripped from Literature/TheDarkTower, which Gordito quickly realises he would only know if he read the book.
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* OpenMouthInsertFoot: Smoke Puncher revealed himself to be a Nerd when he called Gordito out for trying to impress his father with a line he ripped from Literature/TheDarkTower, ''Literature/TheDarkTower'', which Gordito quickly realises he would only know if he read the book.books.
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** "[[Franchise/TheDarkTower I do not kill with my gun. I kill with my heart.]] [[http://drmcninja.com/archives/comic/10p13 He who kills with his gun has forgotten the face of his father."]] It becomes a plot point when Dark Smoke Puncher uses it to figure out Gordito is exaggerating his bad-ass qualities.
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** "[[Franchise/TheDarkTower "[[Literature/TheDarkTower I do not kill with my gun. I kill with my heart.]] [[http://drmcninja.com/archives/comic/10p13 He who kills with his gun has forgotten the face of his father."]] It becomes a plot point when Dark Smoke Puncher uses it to figure out Gordito is exaggerating his bad-ass qualities.
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* BenevolentBoss: a plot point that foils the Mcninjas using stealth. In the [[http://drmcninja.com/archives/comic/17p40/ sky pirate arc]] the captain's insistence that recapturing the doctor is worthy of a bonus causes him to start verifying the identity of the crew in front of him when he asks their names so he can make a note on the roster. He gives the benefit of the doubt that he simply can't find 'Johnson' the name given by one of the McNinjas, but finds Neville Johnson on the roster. [[YankTheDogsChain Then the real Neville Johnson]] pipes up that that's him and he's the only Johnson on the ship.
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* PunctuatedForEmphasis:PunctuatedForEmphasis: Done quite frequently, usually by separating the words in different speech bubbles.
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* {{Alucard}}: Lampshaded. It's pretty easy for the Doctor to figure out who "Mr. Alucard" is. It's not as obvious for Benjamin Franklin II, which brings us to an arc that was almost 2 years long. Doc's [[http://drmcninja.com/archives/comic/10p16 reaction]] says it all.
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* SdrawkcabAlias: Lampshaded. It's pretty easy for the Doctor to figure out who "Mr. Alucard" is. It's not as obvious for Benjamin Franklin II, which brings us to an arc that was almost 2 years long. Doc's [[http://drmcninja.com/archives/comic/10p16 reaction]] says it all.
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* SwitchingToGeico: [[BadNewsIrrelevantNews Switching To Geico]]: Subverted.
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* AnyoneCanDie: WordOfGod is that as the GrandFinale is in motion, nobody is safe.
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* AnyoneCanDie: WordOfGod is that as the GrandFinale is in motion, nobody is safe. [[spoiler: Ultimately subverted though. Of the heroes, only Farmer [=McNinja=] dies and in a HeroicSacrifice. All the heroes manage to make it out okay while the villains (save possibly for [=McBonald=]) are killed one by one.]]
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** [[http://drmcninja.com/archives/comic/25p10/ This page, with the BUT >, and AND SO V]] are a tribute to [[ComicBook/JimmyCorriganTheSmartestKidOnEarth the comic Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid of Earth.]]
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** [[http://drmcninja.com/archives/comic/25p10/ This page, with On this page]], the BUT >, "BUT ➡" and AND "AND SO V]] ⬇" are a tribute to [[ComicBook/JimmyCorriganTheSmartestKidOnEarth the comic Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid of Earth.]]
