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* WorldOfActionGirls: Most of the characters are vigilantes and criminals who regularly engage in fights with each other. The few exceptions to this are Strange Girl, Laura Strad, L and Ivy Quinn.
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* FrameUp: [[spoiler:Coolgirl framed Strange Girl for her murders by planting the heart button she made for V's online shop in the crime scene]].


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* SpiderTank: IQ uses one of these in her rampage.


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* ThisCannotBe: [[spoiler:Coolgirl's reaction to getting tied up by Golden Samurai via Strange Girl's invention]].


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* VSign: V likes to pull one over her head whenever she introduces herself to criminals.
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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Looking at the map of Fetishville, V and Strange Girl notice it has a unique shape[[note]]A heart[[/note]]but they both agree that it looks like [[BaitAndSwitch an arrow head pointing down]].

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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Looking at the map of Fetishville, V and Strange Girl notice it has a unique shape[[note]]A heart[[/note]]but heart[[/note]] but they both agree that it looks like [[BaitAndSwitch an arrow head pointing down]].

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* BigNo: [[spoiler:Coolgirl lets one out moments before pummeling to her death]].



* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Looking at the map of Fetishville, V and Strange Girl notice it has a unique shape[[note]]A heart.[[/note]]but they both agree that it looks like [[BaitAndSwitch an arrow head pointing down]].

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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Looking at the map of Fetishville, V and Strange Girl notice it has a unique shape[[note]]A heart.[[/note]]but heart[[/note]]but they both agree that it looks like [[BaitAndSwitch an arrow head pointing down]].
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* GagEcho: Upon capturing V, Athena tells her the same thing that L told her when she captured her before.
-->'''Athena:''' I'd ask if you're comfortable...But frankly, I don't actually care.
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* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: When IQ, L and K demand that Laura lets them go:
-->'''IQ:''' I demand you release me! I'm a scientist!
-->'''L:''' And I'm an entrepreneur!
-->'''K:''' And I'm too pretty for prison!


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* CanadaEh: The "V vs IQ" reveals that the city of Fetishville is located somewhere in Canada, though no stereotypes of the country were shown to indicate this.


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* PleaBargain: Laura offers one of those to IQ, L and K in exchange for information about V. It's not shown exactly what their benefit from it was, though.


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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: The intelligentsia of Fetishville University cutting down Ivy Quinn's funding results in her going on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge in a giant mechanical spider.

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* BigBadWannabe: Name Princess is set up as one of the two heroic antagonists of the fifth arc, the other being Golden Samurai, but she's easily defeated by the latter and taken out of the narrative.



* DiscOneFinalBoss: Name Princess is set up as one of the two heroic antagonists of the fifth arc, the other being Golden Samurai, but she's easily defeated by the latter and taken out of the narrative.
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* BluntYes: When V wanted to stop the Generic Thugs broad daylight robbery:
-->'''V:''' [[AskAStupidQuestion Does Batman need his gadgets to stop crime?]]
-->'''Strange Girl:''' Yes.


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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Looking at the map of Fetishville, V and Strange Girl notice it has a unique shape[[note]]A heart.[[/note]]but they both agree that it looks like [[BaitAndSwitch an arrow head pointing down]].


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* HeyYouHaymaker: V tries this on one of the Generic Thugs in the second chapter, but it doesn't work.


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* SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud: Invoked by V saying she doesn't need her powers or gadgets to stop a broad daylight robbery, just some cheesy sound effects like Batman. She's quickly proven wrong.
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* ShoutOut:
** Batman is mentioned often.
** In her introduction, Laura is questioned by the police chief if she's a fan of the "[[Literature/TheTwilightSaga Twighlight]]" books, to which Laura responds with by correcting her that it's "[[Franchise/TheTwilightZone Twighlight Zone]]".
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* BlondeBrunetteRedhead:
** Strange Girl, L and Golden Samurai are the blondes.
** Athena, Ivy Quinn, Laura Strad and Name Princess are the brunettes.
** V (pinkish hair), Coolgirl (purplish hair) and K are the redheads.


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* WhamEpisode: The last three chapters.
** "V vs The Golden Samurai" hints that [[spoiler:the true identity of the serial killer is Strange Girl herself, and Golden Samurai decides to hunt her down and kill her]].
** "V vs The Vampire of Fetishville" continues the previous storyline by [[spoiler:having Golden Samurai turn V to the police, capture Strange Girl and attempt to kill her. Thankfully, Laura Strad has already realized that V can't be the killer, so she lets her go and V sets out to save Strange Girl]].
** "V vs The Broken Heart" drops the ultimate bombshell by revealing that [[spoiler:Coolgirl was a vampire and the killer all along, and battle ensues that ends with her death...Until we see [[EyeAwaken the ending strip]]]].
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* AntagonistTitle: Most of chapters are titled after the chapter's antagonist.


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* TheGoodTheBadAndTheEvil:
** V, Strange Girl and Laura Strad are the good people who work to stop criminals to bring justice and peace.
** Athena, Golden Samurai and Name Princess have heroic motivations but they either utilize methods seen as unsavory by other character or have a desire for something else other than heroism (Accolades in Name Princess' case).
** K, L, Ivy Quinn [[spoiler:and [[EvilAllAlong Coolgirl]]]] are the evil who commit crimes for their personal gain and don't care about the lives of other people.


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* SpoilerTitle: The series has a trend of naming chapters after the chapter's antagonist, so seeing Name Princess trying to capture V in the chapter titled 'V vs The Golden Samurai " gives away that she's not going to be the focus of that StoryArc.
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* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:Coolgirl didn't die in the end, she woke up in the morgue. [[OhCrap Uh oh...]]]]
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->''"The people in this town sure have strange fetishes."''
-->--'''Strange Girl'''
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* EyeAwaken: [[spoiler:The very ending strip of the comic is an animation of [[NotQuiteDead Coolgirl]] doing this in the morgue...]]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: The second time Coolgirl rescues V from Athena, V wonders how Coolgirl found, and she responds that she can fly. Coolgirl seems surprised when V reveals she can't. [[spoiler:Sure enough, Coolgirl was a vampire this whole time, and the serial killer as well]].


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* ThisIsReality: Golden Samurai shuts down V's idea of being like a comic superhero to justify trying to kill Strange Girl, whom she suspects is the killer.
-->'''Golden Samurai:''' In comics they have their "codes" and {{black and white morality}} and ridiculous outfits...But we live in the real world! And we have to do what's right! [[ShootTheDog Even when what's right is difficult]].


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* WeakenedByTheLight: Vampires are weakened by sunlight, which is why V fights crime at night. [[spoiler:She later exploits this to help Golden Samurai dispose of Coolgirl]].
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* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: Laura says in her first appearance that her weird fetish has nothing to do with vampires. [[spoiler: She's lying]].

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** [[HeroAntagonist Athena The Vampire Hunter]], who as her title suggests, seeks to eliminate any vampire she finds, no matter what.

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** [[HeroAntagonist [[KnightTemplar Athena The Vampire Hunter]], who as her title suggests, seeks to eliminate any vampire she finds, no matter what.


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* BankRobbery: The story opens up with one of these being carried out by the Kinky Kunoichi Klan, which V tries to stop.


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* EvilLawyerJoke: V makes one of these in the first StoryArc, where she reassures K's goons that she won't drain their blood completely.
-->'''V:''' I'm a bloodsucking monster, not a lawyer.


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* InsistentTerminology: V's hair is not red, it's [[PerfectlyCromulentWord vampiric]] pink!


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* SarcasmMode: The first time V and Strange Girl met.
-->'''Strange Girl:''' So are you in distress or what?"
-->'''V:''' No, I like being tied up in an abandoned warehouse somewhere.
-->'''Strange Girl:''' [[SarcasmBlind Really? People in this town sure have strange fetishes...]]
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* INeverSaidItWasPoison: V figures out the identity of the Vampire Killer by realizing that [[spoiler:Coolgirl somehow knew the button that supposedly incriminates Strange Girl is a heart button, even though they didn't single one. Coolgirl planted it to frame Strange Girl and save herself]].

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* INeverSaidItWasPoison: V figures out the identity of the Vampire Killer by realizing that [[spoiler:Coolgirl somehow knew the button that supposedly incriminates Strange Girl is a heart button, even though they didn't single one.sell one and nobody mentioned that it had a heart on it. Coolgirl planted it to frame Strange Girl and save herself]].
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* CopsNeedTheVigilante: By Laura's own admission, the town has too many vigilantes to deal with, so the police force simply settled on recruiting them when they need them.
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[RunningGag A normal night for V]].]]
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The whole series can be found on this website [[https://didcomics.com/archives here]].

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The whole series can be found on this website [[https://didcomics.com/archives com/?vvv=true here]].
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* VersusTitle: All the installments are titled this way:
** V The Vampire Vigilante vs The Kinky Kunoichi Klan.
** V The Vampire Vigilante vs Generic Goons.
** V The Vampire Vigilante vs IQ.
** V The Vampire Vigilante vs The Vampire Hunter.
** V The Vampire Vigilante vs The Golden Samurai.
** V The Vampire Vigilante vs The Vampire of Fetishville.
** V The Vampire Vigilante vs The Broken Heart.

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* NotSoDifferentRemark: Laura uses this to convince Athena to tell her about V:
-->'''Laura:''' Like, we're both treated as criminals in this jail. We both have names ending in 'a'. And we're both interested in vampires.



* SequelHook: The story ended with [[spoiler:Coolgirl being looked at in the morgue before opening her eyes]].



* VigilanteMan: V takes matters into her own hands when it comes to enforcing the law.

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* VigilanteMan: V takes matters into her own hands when it comes to enforcing the law. There are some other vigilantes as well.


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* WhamShot: Golden Samurai showing V a picture from last murder crime scene of [[spoiler:a heart button that Strange Girl made for V's online shop, making it look like Strange Girl is the killer]].
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* ChekhovsGun: The heart button that Strange Girl made for V's online shop helps to reveal the SerialKiller later.


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* INeverSaidItWasPoison: V figures out the identity of the Vampire Killer by realizing that [[spoiler:Coolgirl somehow knew the button that supposedly incriminates Strange Girl is a heart button, even though they didn't single one. Coolgirl planted it to frame Strange Girl and save herself]].


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* SelfDeprecation: While listing off her victims, [[spoiler:Coolgirl]] lists webcomic artists as one of the people who deserve to die.


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* ThereIsAnother: [[spoiler:Coolgirl is secretly a vampire like V. She's not as heroic as she is, unfortunately]].


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* WhamLine: From V to [[spoiler:Coolgirl: How did you know it was a heart button?]]
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** [[PragmaticHero The Golden Samurai]], a mysterious figure who wishes to avenge the innocent victims of the SerialKiller.
* BigBad: The overarching antagonist of the story is the Vampire of Fetishville, a SerialKiller vampire who terrorizes the city. The final chapter reveals the identity of the killer as [[spoiler:Coolgirl, who was posing as a superheroine to hide her true nature as a vampire]].
* BigGood: [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure Laura Strad]] serves as this, being a high ranking detective working to stop the serial killings.


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* DiscOneFinalBoss: Name Princess is set up as one of the two heroic antagonists of the fifth arc, the other being Golden Samurai, but she's easily defeated by the latter and taken out of the narrative.
* EvilAllAlong: [[spoiler:Coolgirl]] was the Vampire Killer all along. [[spoiler:And she's actually a vampire too]].


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* RedHerring: [[spoiler:Strange Girl is set up as being the serial killer all along, but later it turns out that she was framed by Coolgirl, who is the true culprit]].
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* Name Princess is one of the superheroines of the city, and she sets out to take down V once the police identify her as the Vampire Murderer.

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* ** Name Princess is one of the superheroines of the city, and she sets out to take down V once the police identify her as the Vampire Murderer.
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* CuteLittleFangs: V's fangs are often mentioned by characters who think they're cute.


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* FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire: V is a vampire who desires to help protect the city from criminals, and never sucks the blood of innocents, only the aforementioned criminals.


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* Name Princess is one of the superheroines of the city, and she sets out to take down V once the police identify her as the Vampire Murderer.


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** V taking inspiration from ComicBook/{{Batman}} in her heroic endeavors.


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* VampireHunter: Athena allegedly comes from a long line of vampire hunters.
* VigilanteMan: V takes matters into her own hands when it comes to enforcing the law.
* WhatAreYouInFor: K asks L and IQ this question shortly before they are interrogated by Laura.
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* AmbiguousSyntax: When V first met Athena and she introduced herself as a Vampire Hunter, V thought she was a fellow vampire.


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* DeadpanSnarker: Strange Girl likes to poke fun at V a lot.
* HeroAntagonist:
** Athena has good intentions with her desire to kill vampires, but that forces her to oppose the protagonist V.
** Laura Strad is a well-meaning detective seeking to put an end to the vampire murders.
* HyperCompetentSidekick: If it weren't for Strange Girl's guidance and assistance, V would be a lot worse for wear.
* IWorkAlone: V originally had this mindset, but after reluctantly agreeing to let Strange Girl help her, she grew to like having a close companion.


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* RunningGag:
** V getting tied up and gagged.
** Laura can't mention vampires without anyone asking if that's a fetish of hers.
* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: Dr. [[MeaningfulName IQ]] is a talented scientist and inventor.

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* ArcVillainess: Each story centers around V facing off against a female antagonist:
** [[StarterVillain K]], the leader of a clan known for robbing banks in quick succession to become wealthy.
** [[CorruptCorporateExecutive L]], the CEO of a company that specializes in providing illicit services through hired thugs.
** [[EvilGenius Ivy Quinn]], also known as IQ, is a scientist who seeks revenge on the intelligentsia of Fetishville for standing in the way of scientific progress.
** [[HeroAntagonist Athena The Vampire Hunter]], who as her title suggests, seeks to eliminate any vampire she finds, no matter what.



* OneLetterName: We have the titular heroine V, L the CEO of MalCo and creator of the Generic Thug brand and K, K
The leader of the Kinky Kunoichi Klan.

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* OneLetterName: We have the titular heroine V, L the CEO of MalCo [=MalCo=] and creator of the Generic Thug brand and K, K
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the leader of the Kinky Kunoichi Klan.
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''V The Vampire Vigilante'' is a webcomic series written and illustrated by tipzemason. It chronicles the misadventures of V, a self-styled vigilante who aims to make her town Fetishville a safe place from criminals.

The whole series can be found on this website [[https://didcomics.com/archives here]].
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!!''V The Vampire Vigilante'' provides examples of the following tropes:
* BoundAndGagged: It's a DamselInDistress webcomic, so it's [[IncrediblyLamePun bound]] to happen to many characters.
* OneLetterName: We have the titular heroine V, L the CEO of MalCo and creator of the Generic Thug brand and K, K
The leader of the Kinky Kunoichi Klan.
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