History Webcomic / TrixieSlaughteraxeForPresident

* AerithAndBob: Each character is a self-contained example of this trope, with a generally ordinary first name (Trixie, Audrey, Hank) coupled with a very violent last name. (Slaugheraxe, Gravescreams, Genocide)

** After finding out that Trixie's BerserkButton is homophobia, Barbara hires three people to ask Trixie blatantly homophobic questions during the inquisition, hoping to send her into a rage and harpoon her image with the voters. [[spoiler:However, Trixie manages to keep her cool through all three questions. She only loses it when Julius Saunamassacre, her fiancée's uncle, launches into a completely unscripted tirade, insulting her for being a lesbian and threatening to disinherit his niece unless she breaks up with Trixie.]]

** The spell that makes a person or thing fall in a different direction is already pretty useful, making it possible to walk on walls, but it shows its true usefulness when [[spoiler:Lyndon is able to [[{{flight}} fly]] by holding onto an object and constantly changing the direction it's falling, to take him where he wants to go.]]

* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Barbara has no qualms against using Trixie's sexuality as a political weapon - see BerserkButton above.

* TheChessmaster: [[spoiler: Ivar Mowinckel, whose desire to thwart a democratic revolution in Skyggemyr drives his attempts to manipulate the Traditionalists and destabilize Diabolica.]]
* CrazyPrepared: Lumskhund Castle [[spoiler: inside the simulation]] is built with snakes hanging from the ceiling, doors rigged to kill trapped animals, and [[spoiler: impossible ones chained to the walls]] to counter Lyndon's pacifist magic.

* CorruptPolitician: Barbara Everdark, though the rest of her cabinet isn't much better.

* ChekhovsGun: Skyggemyrian wine is illegal, though the prison sentence for possessing it is only a single day. [[spoiler: Since a candidate in prison cannot run for president, Barbara uses it to arrest every other political opponent just before the election results are declared. This allows Zoozo Zlen (who wasn't drinking any) to become president.]]

* TokenEvilTeammate: Audrey is a greedy BloodKnight [[spoiler:and sabotages Trixie's campaign after the Traditionalists offer to make her Minister of Foreign Affairs. She comes back to save Trixie in the end, though.]]

** The spell that makes a person or thing fall in a different direction is already pretty useful, making it possible to walk on walls, but it shows its true usefulness when [[spoiler:Lyndon is able to [[{{flight}} fly]] by holding onto an object and constantly changing the direction it's falling.]]

* UglyCute: Zoozo Zlen is a giant spider with MoreTeethThanTheOsmond family; however, a combination of the simplistic art style and his very expressive face makes him oddly adorable.

* CerebusSyndrome: The comic takes a sharp nosedive once [[spoiler: president Zoozoo is assassinated, Trixie goes missing, and Klara dies of [[ThePlague malachite fever]]. Thankfully, it's all just a BadFuture inside a NestedStoryReveal.]]

* ChekhovsGun: Skyggemyrian wine is illegal, though the prison sentence for possessing it is only a single day. [[spoiler: Since a candidate in prison cannot run for president, Barbara uses it to arrest every other political opponent just before the election results are declared. This allows Zoozoo Zlen (who wasn't drinking any) to become president.]]

* EvilChancellor: Lilith Megascythe to Zoozoo Zlen, who isn't smart enough to realize he's being manipulated. [[spoiler: At least, not at first.]]

* StupidGood: Zoozoo isn't exactly the brightest star in the sky, but his heart's in the right place. [[spoiler: Once Trixie confronts him about the Traditionalist legislation he's been blindly signing into law, he's horrified, and he [[CharacterDevelopment resolves to learn more about the government.]]]]

* ThinkOfTheChildren: Zoozoo's entire platform is built upon ensuring the sickly children of Diabolica will have access to medicine - which is how Lilith initially convinces him to run.

* TheDragon: Marlon Corpseparade to Barbara Everdark. Marlon manages the campaign trail and presents Barbara with most of her schemes.
* TheStarsAreGoingOut: Five years and 318 days after using the scepter of death, every star in the sky suddenly vanishes, as the ambassador of Skyggemyr notes in his journals. [[spoiler: This is because the simulation can only replicate a small section of the known universe. Once the world has existed for that long, the last light from surrounding stars will no longer reach the planet.]]
* TheVirus: As the Scepter of Death foretells, a disease known as the "malachite fever" is set to ravage Diabolica's human population. [[spoiler: Whether or not it's contained depends on if the president has socialist policies in place, so that free healthcare will prevent its spread.]]
* ThinkOfTheChildren: Zoozoo's entire platform is built upon ensuring the sickly children of Diabolica will have access to medicine - which is how Lilith initially convinces him to run.

* TheChessmaster: [[spoiler: Ivar Mowinckel, whose desire to thwart a democratic revolution in Skyggemyr drives his attempts to manipulate the Traditionalists and destabilize Diabolica.]]

* CerebusSyndrome: The comic takes a sharp nosedive once [[spoiler: president Zoozoo is assassinated, Trixie goes missing, and Klara dies of [[TheVirus malachite fever]]. Thankfully, it's all just a BadFuture inside a NestedStoryReveal.]]

* GagNose: Snoutelves have such big noses, they're often [[UpToEleven just as long as their bodies]]. It also gives them their uncanny sense of smell.

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''[[http://trixie.webcomic.ws/ Trixie Slaughteraxe For President]]'' is a webcomic by Creator/OyvindThorsby. The titular Trixie Slaugheraxe is running to be president of Diabolica. Just one problem: the Traditionalists have won every election beforehand due to their massive funding. Since the rich will not finance the Democratic Socialists, she needs a way of raising money herself. So, she and pacifist wizard Lyndon Painatorium set out to find treasure to sell, helped by hired mercenary Audrey Gravescreams and her sister Klara, animal expert. Will they find what it takes to defeat the Traditionalists and win the election?

* AxCrazy: Audrey tends to be ''very excited'' to swing her scimitar around, or use it to dismember bodies, or stuff those dismembered bodies into briefcases to dump off in the woods.

* BizarreAlienBiology: Diabolica is filled with all sorts of strange races and creatures, no doubt with complicated evolutionary backstories. Jousters in particular are unique as an entire race of TwoBeingsOneBody - consisting of a deaf, highly intelligent upper half, and a much simpler lower half that's closer to a dog. [[spoiler: The Impossible Ones take this to the extreme, with incredibly surreal bodies that can never exist within reason.]]

* CerebusSyndrome: The comic takes a sharp downturn in tone once [[spoiler: president Zoozoo is assassinated, Trixie goes missing, and Klara dies of [[TheVirus malachite fever]]. Thankfully, it's all just a BadFuture inside a NestedStoryReveal.]]

* DistractedByTheSexy: Lyndon has a lot of trouble keeping his illusion magic ''presentable'' when Audrey is around.
* EncyclopaedicKnowledge: Klara can name just about every plant and animal she sees, as well as give specific facts about their habits, biology, toxicity, and more.
* EvilChancellor: Lilith Megascythe to Zoozoo Zlen, who isn't smart enough to realize he's being manipulated. [[spoiler: At least, not at first.]]

* InvisibleToNormals: A variant. [[spoiler: The Impossible Ones quite literally live and die by the rule of PlausibleDeniability. Since they cannot logically exist, being perceived by a conscious individual forces them to stop existing. They can only be safely observed by those who are either insane or on drugs; in both cases, their presence can be explained as a hallucination.]]

* ObviousRulePatch: Pacifist magic can safely harm small creatures, such as germs. Otherwise, these spells would be impossible to use.

* RedOniBlueOni: Audrey is a wildly passionate BloodKnight with immense combat prowess, while Klara is TheStoic who uses her EncyclopaedicKnowledge of the world's flora and fauna to assess danger from afar. They're even [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience color-coded in their clothes and chat bubbles!]]

* StupidGood: Zoozoo isn't exactly the brightest star in the sky, but his heart's in the right place. [[spoiler: Once Trixie confronts him about the Traditionalist legislation he's been blindly signing into law, he [[CharacterDevelopment resolves to learn more about the government.]]]]

* TheChessmaster: [[spoiler: Ivar Mowinckel, whose attempts to thwart a democratic revolution in Skyggemyr drive most of his attempts to manipulate the Traditionalists and destabilize Diabolica.]]
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Despite their regressive economic policies and rampant corruption, the Traditionalists consistently secure a sizable portion of the public vote.

''[[http://trixie.webcomic.ws/ Trixie Slaughteraxe For President]]'' is a webcomic by Øyvind Thorsby. The titular Trixie Slaugheraxe is running to be president of Diabolica. Just one problem: the Traditionalists have won every election beforehand due to their massive funding. Since the rich will not finance the Democratic Socialists, she needs a way of raising money herself. So, she and pacifist wizard Lyndon Painatorium set out to find treasure to sell, helped by hired mercenary Audrey Gravescreams and her sister Klara, animal expert. Will they find what it takes to defeat the Traditionalists and win the election?

* XanatosSpeedChess: [[spoiler: Ivar's constant usage of the Scepter of Death allows him to predict any plan Audrey and Lyndon try to come up by learning their tactics, then repeatedly committing suicide. The only way they can defeat him is with an unpredictable GambitRoulette of their own.]]

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: The witch working for the Skggymyr embassy has a signature spell to bring the closest weapon to her instantly - usually by pulling it right out of her adversary's hand. [[spoiler: Her untimely demise comes when Trixie tricks her into teleporting an ''entire trebuchet'' [[LudicrousGibs right on top of herself]].]]

''[[http://trixie.webcomic.ws/ Trixie Slaughteraxe For President]]'' is a webcomic by Øyvind Thorsby. Trixie Slaugheraxe is running to be president of Diabolica. The Traditionalists have won every election beforehand due to their massive funding. Since the rich will not finance the Democratic Socialists, she needs a way of raising money herself. She and pacifist wizard Lyndon Painatorium set out to find treasure to sell, helped by hired mercenary Audrey Gravescreams and her sister Klara, animal expert. Will they find what it takes to defeat the Traditionalists and win the election?

* BizarreAlienBiology: Diabolica is filled with all sorts of strange races and creatures, no doubt with complicated evolutionary backstories. [[spoiler: The Impossible Ones take this to the extreme, with incredibly surreal bodies that can never exist within reason.]]

* EvilChancellor: Lilith Megascythe to [[spoiler: Zoozoo Zlen, who isn't smart enough to realize at first.]]
* ChekhovsGun: Skyggemyrian wine is illegal, though the prison sentence for possessing it is only a single day. [[spoiler: Since a candidate in prison cannot run for president, Barbara uses it to arrest every other political opponent just before the election results are read. This allows Zoozoo Zlen (who wasn't drinking any) to become president.]]
* CutAndPasteComic: Also a staple of Thorsby's work.

* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Barbara has no qualms against using Trixie's sexuality as a political weapon - see BuryYourGays above.
* RedShirt: Being a vice president under Barbara doesn't come with a very high survival rate.

* TechnicalPacifist: [[AvertedTrope Averted]] in the case of Lyndon's pacifist magic. If it ever causes the death of a living creature, the spell ends, and he permanently forgets how to cast it.
* TheDragon: Marlon Corpseparade, to Barbara Everdark.
* TheStarsAreGoingOut: Five years and 318 days after using the scepter of death, every star in the sky suddenly vanishes, as the ambassador of Skyggemyr notes in his journals. [[spoiler: The simulation can only replicate a small section of the known universe. Once the world has existed for that long, the last light from surrounding stars will no longer reach the planet.]]

* ThanatosGambit: The entire purpose of the Scepter of Death. When used, it will show the user the final moments of their life, providing information to help change or prevent that future. [[spoiler: It does so by creating an imperfect branching simulation of the universe, which is destroyed as soon as the user dies. This also kills every sentient, conscious being in the simulation at once. Because of this, Lyndon founds an entire secret order dedicated to looking after the scepter and limiting its use.]]

''[[http://trixie.webcomic.ws/ Trixie Slaughteraxe For President]]'' is a webcomic by Øyvind Thorsby. Trixie Slaugheraxe, running for president of Diabolica, needs to finance her campaign. To do this, she and pacifist wizard Lyndon Painatorium set out to find treasure to sell, helped by hired mercenary Audrey Gravescreams and her sister Klara, animal expert. Will they find what it takes to defeat The Traditionalists?

* BizarreAlienBiology: As usual for a Thorsby work, Diabolica is filled with all sorts of strange aliens, no doubt with complicated evolutionary backstories. [[spoiler: The Impossible Ones take this to the extreme, with incredibly surreal bodies that can never exist within reason.]]
* CrazyPrepared: Lumskhund Castle [[spoiler: inside the simulation]] is built with snakes hanging from the ceiling, doors rigged to kill trapped animals, and [[spoiler: impossible ones chained to the walls]] so that Lyndon's pacifist magic might accidentally kill one of them.

* GagNose: Snoutelves have such long noses, they're often just as long as their bodies. It also gives them their uncanny sense of smell.
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: The school of PlausibleDeniability magic exploits this trope. A spell only works as long as it can be "plausibly" explained to have non-magical origins. If this is ever disproven, the spell instantly dissipates.
* TechnicalPacifist: [[AvertedTrope Averted]]. If Lyndon's pacifist magic ever directly or indirectly causes the death of a living creature, the spell ends and he permanently forgets how to cast it.

* TheStarsAreGoingOut: Five years and 318 days after using the scepter of death, every star in the sky suddenly vanishes, as the ambassador or Skyggemyr notes in his journals. [[spoiler: Once the simulation has existed for that long, the last light from surrounding stars will eventually no longer reach the earth.]]
* ThanatosGambit: The entire purpose of the scepter of death. When used, it will show the user the last moments of their life, providing more information to help change or prevent the future. [[spoiler: It does so by creating an imperfect branching simulation of the universe, which is destroyed as soon as the user dies. This also kills every sentient, conscious being in the simulation at once. Because of this, Lyndon founds an entire secret order dedicated to looking after the scepter and limiting its use.]]

* XanatosSpeedChess: [[spoiler: Ivar's constant usage of the scepter of death allows him to predict any plan Audrey and Lyndon try to come up by learning their tactics, then repeatedly committing suicide. The only way they can defeat him is with an unpredictable GambitRoulette of their own.]]

* BizarreAlienBiology: As usual for a Thorsby work, Diabolica is filled with all sorts of strange aliens, no doubt with complicated evolutionary backstories. [[spoiler: The Impossible Ones take this to the extreme, with incredibly surreal bodies that can never exist within reason.]]

* AreithAndBob: Each character is a self-contained example of this trope, with a generally ordinary first name (Trixie, Audrey, Hank) coupled with a very violent last name. (Slaugheraxe, Gravescreams, Genocide)
* BizzareAlienBiology: As usual for a Thorsby work, Diabolica is filled with all sorts of strange aliens, no doubt with complicated evolutionary backstories. [[spoiler: The Impossible Ones take this to the extreme, with incredibly surreal bodies that can never exist within reason.]]

ArethAndBob: Each character is a self-contained example of this trope, with a generally ordinary first name (Trixie, Audrey, Hank) coupled with a very violent last name. (Slaugheraxe, Gravescreams, Genocide)
BizzareAlienBiology: As usual for a Thorsby work, Diabolica is filled with all sorts of strange aliens, no doubt with complicated evolutionary backstories. [[spoiler: The Impossible Ones take this to the extreme, with incredibly surreal bodies that can never exist within reason.]]