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* RuinedFOREVER[=/=]TheyChangedItNowItSucks: Pretty much every time a new feature comes out or something is changed. Eventually, most get used to the changes... until a new one is made. Vicious cycle, no?
** Every update, no matter how small or grand, will often be met by thousands of angry users chanting that Gaia is RuinedForever. When the admins initiated a 2% tax in the market place, it was pretty bloody for a while.



* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: Pretty much every time a new feature comes out or something is changed. Eventually, most get used to the changes... until a new one is made. Vicious cycle, no?
** Every update, no matter how small or grand, will often be met by thousands of angry users chanting TheyChangedItNowItSucks. When the admins initiated a 2% tax in the market place, it was pretty bloody for a while.



* AndTheFandomRejoiced: The re-release of the original [=H2k4=] zombie skin was met with joy from 95% of Gaians and indifference from the other 5%.



* AndTheFandomRejoiced: When the item Ace Meow was released to anyone who bought Gaia Cash, people were ecstatic. There were (and still are) very, very few nice-looking pet cat items that aren't in the millions in terms of price.



* CrowningMomentOfFunny: "La la la, I'm a talking barrel!"

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* CrowningMomentOfFunny: SugarWiki/FunnyMoments: "La la la, I'm a talking barrel!"
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* FreudWasRight: There is a crystal formation in the Sealab Compound that has been compared to a phallus. According to some, using the "kiss" emote on it grants you luck. Not to mention [[spoiler: Sealab X's tail]].

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* FreudWasRight: There is a crystal formation in the Sealab Compound that has been compared to a phallus. According to some, using the "kiss" emote on it grants you luck. Not to mention [[spoiler: Sealab X's tail]].tail]], which is now subject to ThatsWhatSheSaid jokes ''in-universe''.
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* TheWesley: Diedrich. A lot of users find him really annoying, and it doesn't help that Gaia seems to think he needs stuffed into every other event.
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* UnfortunateImplications: Easter 2k12 Grunnygeddon, which involved Gaians capturing baby grunnies ([[ExplosiveBreeder birthed by Diedrich]]) and either sending them to the adoption facility or turning them over to the Easter Bunny and having them homogenized.
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** Gino Gambino. He went from being a masked hero (The Masque) to a ButtMonkey after he was free from his father's genetic influence.[[HeGotBetter He's slowly getting better, though.]]

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** Gino Gambino. He went from being a masked hero (The Masque) to a ButtMonkey after he was free from his father's genetic influence.[[HeGotBetter He's slowly getting better, though.]]

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* GoodBadBugs: You used to be able to buff [=NPCs=]. Cue people spamming speed buffs on the Pizza Delivery Guy just to see how fast they could make him run, or Rock Armor on Rufus for a jaunty hat.

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* FreudWasRight: There is a crystal formation in the Sealab Compound that has been compared to a phallus. According to some, using the "kiss" emote on it grants you luck. Not to mention [[spoiler: Sealab X's tail]].
* GoodBadBugs: You used to be able to buff [=NPCs=]. Cue people spamming speed buffs on the Pizza Delivery Guy just to see how fast they could make him run, or Rock Armor on Rufus for a jaunty hat.run.



* TierInducedScrappy: Iron Will was considered weak until the Willpower mechanic was properly implemented. Adrenaline and Knife Sharpen were disregarded as weak after they became debuffs. And the [[StopHavingFunGuys number-crunchers]] on the forums all despise Diagnose as a heal for its low efficiency, though other players like it for its ease of use.

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* TierInducedScrappy: Iron Will was considered weak until the Willpower mechanic was properly implemented. Adrenaline and Knife Sharpen were disregarded as weak after they became debuffs. And the [[StopHavingFunGuys number-crunchers]] on the forums all despise Diagnose as a heal for its low efficiency, efficiency and [[ShootTheMedicFirst high aggro]], though other players like it for its ease of use.use.
** RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Debuffs turn out to be ''really handy'' against vampires and werewolves in Deadman's Shadow, so Knife and Adrenaline are now important for every DMS crew. Diagnose's aggro-drawing properties are likewise utilized by tanking builds to distract supernatural nasties for other players to defeat.

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* LesYay: Rapid EI Sainte Ciel, tells the story of a nun and a princess.

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* LesYay: Rapid EI Sainte Ciel, tells the story of a nun and a princess. Dr. Singh's reaction to the debut of Sainte Ciel was... interesting.
** Rina asked Nicolae if he was selling Alruna's Rose during the zOMG intro comic, specifically mentioning wanting "a [[HornyDevils sexy succubus]]", and then supported [[HotAsHell Sentinel]]'s Infernal Nation during Halloween 2009. [[ContinuityNod Think about it.]]



* LesYay: Dr. Singh's reaction to the debut of Sainte Ciel was... interesting.
** Rina asked Nicolae if he was selling Alruna's Rose during the zOMG intro comic, specifically mentioning wanting "a [[HornyDevils sexy succubus]]", and then supported [[HotAsHell Sentinel]]'s Infernal Nation during Halloween 2009. [[ContinuityNod Think about it.]]
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** Rina asked Nicolae if he was selling Alruna's Rose during the zOMG intro comic, specifically mentioning wanting "a [[HornyDevils sexy succubus]]", and then supported [[HotAsHell Sentinel]]'s Infernal Nation during Halloween 2009. [[ContinuityNod Think about it.]]

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*** This is parodied when Louie becomes an assistant at Edmund's store. If you talk to him, among other things, he gets annoyed at you asking if he sparkles and says that the question is racist.

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*** This is parodied when Louie becomes an assistant at Edmund's store. If you talk to him, among other things, he gets annoyed at you asking if he sparkles and [[CrowningMomentOfFunny says that the question is racist.racist]].



** Although it's past its prime and considered an OldMeme, one memorable thread from 2005 asked "How do you get giftrape?" Of course, it was a simple typo and the original poster had meant gift ''wrap'', but that didn't stop the forum posters from running with it due to the unintentional hilarity.
*** This [[AscendedMeme came back in a hilarious way]] in ''zOMG!'', when "giftrape" became the memetic FanNickname for what happens when someone unprepared gets mobbed by Flying Giftboxes.
** Gaia is also the birthplace of the Drama Llama meme, which managed to escape the site and found widespread use throughout the rest of the English-speaking internet.



* GoodBadBug: For a while, sacrificing a teammate on the evil altar in the airship from the summer 2010 event didn't actually kill your teammate, but did confer huge bonuses to health, food, and speed. Teammates that actually were dead periodically turned up as the subject of random events anyway.

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* FreudWasRight: A very interesting example was sighted since the beginning of the Halloween [=2K9=] by some Gaians. The weapon used by the Benevolent Overseer's Order is a GIANT "harpoon/trident" that fires into Sentinel's weapon, a gaping "portal" into a horror filled world (that attacks back by [[{{Squick}} spewing red gunk]]). An example of exactly how Freudian is seen [[http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a333/Artistic_NiChan/omgevent.jpg here]]
* GoodBadBug: For a while, sacrificing a teammate on the evil altar in the airship from the summer 2010 event Frontier Skies didn't actually kill your teammate, but did confer huge bonuses to health, food, and speed. Teammates that actually were dead periodically turned up as the subject of random events anyway.



* BadassNormal: In some events, Moira.
* DieForOurShip: Ask the yaoi fangirls their opinion of Sasha. Consider it a dare.

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* BadassNormal: In some events, Moira.
Moira. [[BadassDecay In others]]...
** Edmund, who used to belong to a superhero team. The other members? [[{{Expy}} Old Man]] [[XMen Logan]] and [[AGodAmI Johnny freakin' Gambino]].
** Leon has joined the G-Team in more recent updates. His power? "Um... [[MadeOfIron being really tough]], I guess."
** Josie then terrifies Leon by demonstrating her [[ImprobableWeaponUser earring-fu]]. "Watch out! She has another earring!" She also used to be an amateur boxer, and until her makeover for Global Imports, she [[SleevesAreForWimps had the buff arms to prove it]].
* DieForOurShip: Ask the yaoi fangirls their opinion Fans of Ian or Gino tend not to be fond of Sasha. Consider it a dare.She seems to have lost all her romantic connections with both since then, but the stigma remains.



* LesYay: Dr. Singh's reaction to the debut of Sainte Ciel was... interesting.



** The [[AscendedMeme Death Moth]] later became a Chance Item prize.



** "Flyngh", for Flynn and Singh. It's been noted that if the names are switched around, the couple is "Sinn", so it still works.

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** "Flyngh", for Flynn and Singh. It's been noted that if the names are switched around, the couple is "Sinn", so it still works.



** ShipSinking: Ian, Louie, and Gino were all revealed to be siblings. Ivan and Meredith turned out to be cousins. Jaws turned down the Overseer's human form. Grand prize goes to Don Kuro, who ''broke the fourth wall'' to set the books straight on him and Devin.
--->'''Don Kuro:''' *AsideGlance, indicating doujinshi* ''This isn't canon.''
** ShipTease: Oh god where do I even start. The devs and artists are among us, and ''clearly'' read the fanthreads.



* GoodBadBugs: You used to be able to buff [=NPCs=]. Cue people spamming speed buffs on the Pizza Delivery Guy just for the hell of it.

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* GoodBadBugs: You used to be able to buff [=NPCs=]. Cue people spamming speed buffs on the Pizza Delivery Guy just to see how fast they could make him run, or Rock Armor on Rufus for the hell of it.a jaunty hat.
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* LesYay: Rapid EI Sainte Ciel, tells the story of a nun and a princess.
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* TearJerker: "[[KilledOffForReal He's really gone this time, isn't he?]]" Oh, ''[[WellDoneSonGuy Gino]]''...
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* TheScrappy: A lot of characters, depending on your point of view. Sasha's too [[TheDitz dumb]]. Kanoko's too [[TheWesley successful]]. Rina's too [[GenkiGirl hyper]]. Louie's too [[{{Wangst}} emo]]. Devin's too [[PetHomosexual gay]]. Timmy's too [[{{Keet}} annoying]]. And Julie's a [[LivingProp living]] [[MoneyDearBoy advertisement]] [[ProductPlacement for MTV]].

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* TheScrappy: A lot of characters, depending on your point of view. Sasha's too [[TheDitz dumb]]. Kanoko's too [[TheWesley [[CreatorsPet successful]]. Rina's too [[GenkiGirl hyper]]. Louie's too [[{{Wangst}} emo]]. Devin's too [[PetHomosexual gay]]. Timmy's too [[{{Keet}} annoying]]. And Julie's a [[LivingProp living]] [[MoneyDearBoy advertisement]] [[ProductPlacement for MTV]].
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* AndTheFandomRejoiced: When the item Ace Meow was released to anyone who bought Gaia Cash, people were ecstatic. There were (and still are) very, very few nice-looking pet cat items that aren't in the millions in terms of price.
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* HollywoodHomely: Timmy as an adult, as a TakeThat to everyone who expected him to be a conventional {{Bishounen}}.
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* {{Fan Hater}}s - 4chan and SA. To be fair, there were a lot of Gaian trolls on 4chan during its cancer month...
** As mentioned above, Gaian trolls to GOnline.


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* GoodBadBug: For a while, sacrificing a teammate on the evil altar in the airship from the summer 2010 event didn't actually kill your teammate, but did confer huge bonuses to health, food, and speed. Teammates that actually were dead periodically turned up as the subject of random events anyway.


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* CrowningMomentOfFunny: "La la la, I'm a talking barrel!"


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* DemonicSpiders: Kokeshi dolls. Woe betide if they gang up on you... and they always do.
** They're non-aggressive. If you'd rather not have to deal with half a screen's worth of them, don't bug them.
** The ''pink giftboxes!!!'' When they fly... you ''die.''
** Fluffs. In the first two areas, they're harmless little things, but from Zen Gardens on, if you piss off a fluff you usually start regretting it pretty quick.
** Bladed Vases and Tiny Witch Doctors. The former because it's really easy to find yourself with four or five of them ganging up on you (but a Fire Rain attack charged with full rage will wipe most of them out); and the latter because it keeps paralyzing you so, so many times each time you try to attack. And if you don't have ANY kind of ranged attack...


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* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: The flying gift boxes at Bass'ken Lake. Little cute pink boxes with tiny wings, but get their attention and suddenly they have MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily , giggle dementedly, and cry "FILL THE BOX!" over and over again. And they hunt in packs.
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* AccidentalInnuendo The store [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean Sam's Body and Parts]], anyone?

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* AccidentalInnuendo The store [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean Sam's Body and Parts]], Parts, anyone?
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*{{Moe}}: Kanoko, Rina, Peyo, Rufus, Diedrich [[spoiler:([[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/diedrich_111.png not anymore]])]], Timmy (as a child).
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* TheScrappy: A lot of characters, depending on your point of view. Sasha's too [[TheDitz dumb]]. Kanoko's too [[CreatorsPet successful]]. Rina's too [[GenkiGirl hyper]]. Louie's too [[{{Wangst}} emo]]. Devin's too [[PetHomosexual gay]]. Timmy's too [[{{Keet}} annoying]]. And Julie's a [[LivingProp living]] [[MoneyDearBoy advertisement]] [[ProductPlacement for MTV]].

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* TheScrappy: A lot of characters, depending on your point of view. Sasha's too [[TheDitz dumb]]. Kanoko's too [[CreatorsPet [[TheWesley successful]]. Rina's too [[GenkiGirl hyper]]. Louie's too [[{{Wangst}} emo]]. Devin's too [[PetHomosexual gay]]. Timmy's too [[{{Keet}} annoying]]. And Julie's a [[LivingProp living]] [[MoneyDearBoy advertisement]] [[ProductPlacement for MTV]].

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* FanDumb: It's everywhere on the site. Starting with A/M/C... actually, it's safe to say "fuck it" and say people really love defending their favored pieces of media...

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* FanDumb: It's everywhere on the site. Starting with A/M/C... actually, it's safe to say "fuck it" and say people really love defending their favored pieces of media...



**Every update, no matter how small or grand, will often be met by thousands of angry users chanting that Gaia is RuinedForever. When the admins initiated a 2% tax in the market place, it was pretty bloody for a while.



* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: Every update, no matter how small or grand, will often be met by thousands of angry users chanting that Gaia is RuinedForever. When the admins initiated a 2% tax in the market place, it was pretty bloody for a while.

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* BadassDecay: Louie, and Johnny Gambino most notably.

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* BadassDecay: BadassDecay:
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** Gino Gambino. He went from being a masked hero (The Masque) to a ButtMonkey after he was free from his father's genetic influence.[[HeGotBetter He's slowly getting better, though.]]
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*** [[http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/154876223/ This pic about sums it up]].
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* BadassNormal: In some events, Moira. Which made her CharacterDerailment in '07 all the more obvious.

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* BadassNormal: In some events, Moira. Which made her CharacterDerailment in '07 all the more obvious.
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* MemeticMutation: '''GIFTRAPE!'''
** "DEFIB PLZ DEFIB PLZ DEFIB PLZ" and its cousin "HELP HELP HELP".
** "CREW ME PLZ"


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* TierInducedScrappy: Iron Will was considered weak until the Willpower mechanic was properly implemented. Adrenaline and Knife Sharpen were disregarded as weak after they became debuffs. And the [[StopHavingFunGuys number-crunchers]] on the forums all despise Diagnose as a heal for its low efficiency, though other players like it for its ease of use.

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* UnpleasableFanbase: Oh god, how the users bitch.
** It mostly applies to the Gaia Community Discussion (GCD) forum and especially Site Feedback, of which they have gained their infamy from. Every other sub-forum couldn't care less. zOMG, on the other hand...
** Justified with zOMG, since it's a beta-version and therefore buggy game.



* AndTheFandomRejoiced: The re-release of the original [=H2k4=] zombie skin was met with joy from 95% of Gaians and indifference from the other 5%. This is the ultimate UnpleasableFanbase we're talking about here.

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* AndTheFandomRejoiced: The re-release of the original [=H2k4=] zombie skin was met with joy from 95% of Gaians and indifference from the other 5%. This is the ultimate UnpleasableFanbase we're talking about here.
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** Because Louie Von Helson appeared when the {{Twilight}} series was approaching the peak of its popularity, certain fans assumed he ''must'' have been inspired by Edward Cullen. Aside from having ''nothing'' in common with Edward (aside from being a vampire, and that's debatable), he's clearly inspired by [[http://vampirechronicles.wikia.com/wiki/Louis Louis]] from the InterviewWithTheVampire film.

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** Because Louie Von Helson appeared when the {{Twilight}} ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' series was approaching the peak of its popularity, certain fans assumed he ''must'' have been inspired by Edward Cullen. Aside from having ''nothing'' in common with Edward (aside from being a vampire, and that's debatable), he's clearly inspired by [[http://vampirechronicles.wikia.com/wiki/Louis Louis]] from the InterviewWithTheVampire film.
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* MemeticMutation - Clementine. For some background, she was a user who fell for a scam. Her mother more-or-less told a journalist, who wrote of her exploit, and got her stuff back. GD laughed at her. Why? She fell for the most simple scam - ones asking for your password, which the website advises against nearly every page.
** "Dancey Dancey". Ian and Rufus dance together so much that they won the dancing contest at the '08 prom, much to Gambino's frustration-- he'd been planning to hook up with the winning lady, and was embarrassed at having been outdone by a ''cat''.
** "Twinkie Brows" stemmed from a fanart of Gino in which somebody commented that his BigOlEyebrows look like twinkies.
** "[[SamusIsAGirl Hay ur not a bishie]]", a line spoken by the fourth-wall-breaking yaoi fangirl upon discovering that Cordell is, in fact, female.
** Cresento landed on it.
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* WallBanger: Arguably, the Liam/Sam pairing. It seems [[CharacterDerailment out-of-character]] for Mister "[[HandsomeLech Any Chick and Every Chick]]".
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* GoodBadBugs: You used to be able to buff NPCs. Cue people spamming speed buffs on the Pizza Delivery Guy just for the hell of it.

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* ThatOneBoss: There have been dozens of threads made to complain about Kat's Kokeshi Doll. Even after it was nerfed.
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