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| 6 | ''[[http://www.veganartbook.com/ Vegan Artbook]]'' is a {{webcomic|s}} started by Priya "Yerdian" Cynthia Kishna. It is presented as a series of strips that focus on "veganism, ethics, the environment, food, peace, love, and animals". |
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| 9 | !!''Vegan Artbook'' contains examples of: |
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| 13 | * AbhorrentAdmirer: Many male characters who eat meat — Shawn being the most common example — are portrayed as predatory creeps who can't [[EvilCannotComprehendGood comprehend]] [[http://archive.is/A0baQ why vegan women are not interested in them]], and get too uncomfortably close to them. |
| 14 | * AdHominem: |
| 15 | ** The comic often times resorts to mocking [[StrawLoser omnivores]], in order to counter their arguments, with [[TheChewToy Shawn]] being a common target, who has been [[http://archive.is/ToGey belittled]] on various occasions for sometimes bringing up legitimate points [[http://archive.is/u1M2O against the protagonists' stances]]. |
| 16 | ** On the flipside, they then project this [[http://archive.li/B0wES flaw onto ominvores]], including Shawn. |
| 17 | * AerithAndBob: You've got names like [[TomboyishName Mike]], Shawn, Wendy, and Rohit...or Sterk, Dashling/Dazz Ling, [[SuddenNameChange Plausibell]], and Cuntons. |
| 18 | * AllLovingHero: The narrative's portrayal of the vegans is supposed to be this, especially Brie/Plausibell, Mike, and Legua, who are often cited as being the most compassionate and loving of the protagonists. However, any reader who isn't ''already'' in agreement with the comic's message is likely to conclude that their so-called kindness is restricted to people who agree with them and animal species that are widely farmed for food. |
| 19 | * AnimalWrongsGroup: The vegan protagonists, despite decrying eating meat as "needless violence," have no problem [[http://archive.is/nG3Ri advocating violence]] against and even outright [[http://archive.is/fQN1Z murdering]] anyone who's not vegan. |
| 20 | * AnimalsNotToScale: The animals drawn in the comics are way smaller than their real counterparts, especially the cows and pigs, who are chibified to make the [[StrawLoser omnivore characters]] look heinous for eating them. |
| 21 | * {{Animesque}}: It has an anime-like style, but Yerdian toned it down to make it appealing to a general audience. |
| 22 | * AnthropomorphicFood: In some comics, plants are [[http://archive.is/Sie8K depicted as anthropomorphic]] to ridicule the concept of plant perception. |
| 23 | * AnthropomorphicPersonification: The character of Scourge is supposed to be the personification of the meat industry, which he even [[EvilGloating gleefully gloats]] about. |
| 24 | * AppealToNature: One common argument given by the "carnists" against the vegans is that eating meat is natural due to carnivores doing it, with the vegans responding that just because [[NatureisNotNice it's natural doesn't mean it's ethical]] and that nothing about [[http://66.media.tumblr.com/268a49574022e88dd1ad946f3230fd0f/tumblr_o5j3byAl191v5cttbo1_400.jpg factory farming is natural]]. |
| 25 | * AppealToTradition: The omnivore characters also point out that humans have been eating meat for a long time and that there is nothing wrong with that. The common retort is to equate [[http://archive.is/8YYBd meat eating with past barbaric behavior and say that humans should move on from it]]. |
| 26 | * AppealToWorseProblems: The omnivores sometimes argue that vegans should be concerned with other problems of the world rather than animal abuse. This is seen as trying to bring up [[http://archive.is/aX2Nd irrelevant issues]] to distract from the subject. |
| 27 | * ArtEvolution: Starting with her title, Pupa Vegan, the comic shifts to a [[https://www.facebook.com/pupavegan/photos/a.606335892815084.1073741827.606315952817078/1346838462098153/?type=3&theater simpler and less colored art style]] that keeps the {{Animesque}} look to it. The reason for this change was that [[WordOfGod Yerdian]] said her followers preferred this style over the previous one, which they found to be [[GirlShowGhetto too girly]]. |
| 28 | * ArtShift: Sometimes switches to a more realistic style. |
| 29 | * AssShove: In [[http://archive.is/uZBg2 this]] strip, [[ChewToy Shawn]] somehow manages to simultaneously [[OstrichHeadHiding hide his head in the sand]] ''and'' stick it up his own butt. |
| 30 | * AssholeVictim: |
| 31 | ** Whenever a character who eats meat (most commonly [[TheFaceless faceless]] and [[ButtMonkey Shawn]]) gets attacked or even murdered, the comic portrays them as assholes getting what's coming to them for [[FelonyMisdemeanor not being vegan]]. |
| 32 | ** After Shawn states that veganism isn't the pinnacle of animal welfare, Sterk, in response, ignores pleas for help from the vegan characters. As a result, everyone [[MisplacedRetribution beats up Shawn]] for his inaction. This is not seen as wrong because Shawn is [[StrawLoser a "carnist"]], and it's supposed to be shown as him getting what's coming to him. Even worse is the fact that Sterk later all but stated he deliberately didn't help so that [[LetsYouAndHimFight his friends could pummel him.]] |
| 33 | * AuthorAppeal: The vegan lifestyle. |
| 34 | ** There are also a lot of video game references: see the ShoutOut section. |
| 35 | * AuthorAvatar: Both Legua and Brie/Plausibell, to some extent. Legua shares Yerdian's ethnicity and looks somewhat like a stylized version of her. Brie/Plausibell, however, is Yerdian's usual mouthpiece; additionally, Cuntons [[StalkerWithoutACrush stalking and harassing her in an attempt to silence her]] is based on Yerdian's [[http://archive.is/2TGtn account of a conflict]] between herself and a critic. |
| 36 | * AuthorFilibuster: Every few pages, the comic will just stop so Yerdian can draw [[http://archive.is/CbDqi cute farm animals]] and overlay them with text spelling out her beliefs. |
| 37 | * AxCrazy: |
| 38 | ** Expect every meat eater to be depicted as a deranged lunatic at some point since the vegans and Yerdian believe that killing animals for meat is inherently bloodthirsty. |
| 39 | ** Sterk is a very interesting example, in that he will kill a "carnist" at the drop of a hat. Special mention to when he killed a rich farmer's wife and son after the farmer claimed he treated his animals like family. Thing is, he never raises his voice or anything when he does this. He is just [[DissonantSerenity eerily calm and controlled]]. |
| 40 | * BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: Since this is an AuthorTract comic that promotes veganism and strongly condemns other lifestyles, anyone who kills and eats animals (or just uses animal products) is portrayed as evil. There are many times that [[TheComplainerIsAlwaysWrong Shawn]] and the other omnivores are seen [[http://archive.is/noe5V brandishing a knife before killing an animal]] to hammer in the perception. |
| 41 | * BedlamHouse: [[DeadpanSnarker Lilith]] kicks [[ButtMonkey Shawn]] [[http://archive.fo/sOHqg into one]] - where [[FictionalCounterpart Alice and Maura]] are housed as well, when [[DisproportionateRetribution he makes a smart remark about a vegan expose of the animal industry making him hungry]]. |
| 42 | * BestialityIsDepraved: Frequently invoked when it comes to the subject of [[http://archive.is/1CA4q artificially inseminating cows]] to produce milk, which is (erroneously) labeled as being [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rape]]. |
| 43 | * TheBet: |
| 44 | ** Shawn has made bets with the vegan protagonists when it comes to the topic of meat vs vegetables. [[StrawLoser He invariably comes out making a fool of himself in the end]]. |
| 45 | ** Averted in [[http://archive.li/i5z5F one case]], where he makes one with [[CheerfulChild Cherry]], on which diet can survive the best in the woods. However, she rejects it and deflects it to make up for her own challenge that she deems relevant without considering what her brother said. |
| 46 | * BigEater: Shawn, among the original main cast. Mike's younger brother, Tommy, as well, due to his mother constantly feeding him junk food. |
| 47 | * BilingualBonus: The headband that [[{{Goth}} Lilith]] wears in the Pupa Vegan comics has the Hindi symbol for "die", which is a MythologyGag to her original characterization in Yerdian's first story with her. |
| 48 | * BitchInSheepsClothing: |
| 49 | ** In Yerdian's narrative, "humane" meat is [[https://web.archive.org/web/20160811042443/http://pupavegan.deviantart.com/art/Comic-64-Organic-meat-520754295 luring animals into thinking you're their friends and then slaughtering them]]. |
| 50 | * BizarreBeverageUse: Mike spills [[GenderBlenderName her]] cup of tea on Shawn's face to attack him when he calls her the most human person he knows because [[BoomerangBigot she thinks]] that HumansAreBastards. |
| 51 | * BlackmailIsSuchAnUglyWord: This is the strip's view of [[http://archive.is/pfexH labeling organic farming as humane slaughter]]. It is seen as being not much different in principle from factory farming. |
| 52 | * BlankWhiteEyes: Used when "misinformed" omnivores say something allegedly wrongheaded. |
| 53 | * BlueAndOrangeMorality: From the series' perspective, our [[http://archive.fo/8htcK "carnist" society]] is viewed as [[http://archive.fo/giCiH selectively compassionate to animals]] for [[WhatMeasureIsANonhuman not treating them as equal to human beings]] and justifying humane slaughter. |
| 54 | * {{Bowdlerise}}: After hearing complaints about how [[StrawLoser Shawn]] was MistakenForGay by his sister, Yerdian changed it to her dissing him as doing [[http://archive.is/dITtx Cruella De Vil cosplay]]. However, the FridgeLogic then sets in on why Shawn would be that insulted by being compared to Cruella since the comic takes pride in him being a loud critic of his sister's veganism and it would make more sense for him to take it as a compliment. |
| 55 | * BrokenAesop: [[LongList Many examples]]: |
| 56 | ** The series continually denounces killing animals for meat is violent, but the protagonists, oftentimes, have been shown willing to hurt (in Sterk's case, kill) people who disagree with them. |
| 57 | ** Has frequently talked about how [[NatureIsNotNice animals tend to practice pretty horrific actions]], then goes back to its typical message about being compassionate towards animals and scornful of humans. |
| 58 | ** Brie/Plausibell is supposed to live by the motto of "Live and Let Live". However, every time her brother Shawn allows her to tolerate each other's lifestyles, she rejects his offer and refuses to see eye to eye with him or any other non-vegan due to believing that respecting the right to eat meat is equal to supporting victimizing animals. The narrative treats this hypocrisy as adhering to her views and frames Shawn as being "anti-vegan." |
| 59 | ** The author continually advocates against body shaming and often depicts [[StrawCharacter Shawn]] engaging in [[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain making fun of those who are thin or fat]]. However, she portrays pre-redesign Cuntons and Tommy—two of the three recurring characters who are overweight—as [[{{Gonk}} grotesque]], and implies that their girth is due to eating meat. Even her positively-portrayed vegan overweight character, Mike, is a junk-food junkie (which can be seen as enforcing stereotypes about fat people being obsessed with food) whose weight is attributed to [[NutritionalNightmare what her mother fed her]] ''before'' she went vegan. |
| 60 | ** The characters and narrative speak out against the evils of bigotry while displaying [[IrrationalHatred disgust for anyone who isn't vegan]], callously comparing farming to the greatest atrocities in human history like the Holocaust and slavery, objectifying women to spread an anti-meat message, and using sexual orientation as an insult. Even worse is the fact that they compare animal rights issues to sexism and racism since both prejudices have been historically rooted [[AnalogyBackfire in comparing the marginalized to prey animals to justify their oppression, mistreatment, and dehumanization]]. |
| 61 | ** Killing and eating animals is decried as preying on the [[http://archive.is/ilg0c weak and defenseless]], however, this doesn't stop stronger vegans like [[MrFanservice Rohit]] from beating up on weaker non-vegans to [[http://archive.is/gnJZQ make a point]] or [[https://s10.postimg.org/py5t86se1/Let_s_See_How_She_Responds_To_That.png misplace their anger on them]]. |
| 62 | ** Yerdian preaches a lot about compassion and nonviolence—of which she sees veganism as the pinnacle—and condemns omnivores for allegedly being violent and callous. It falls flat when she also [[https://archive.is/yrOy3 endorses]] [[WesternTerrorists Gary Yourofsky]], a man who's [[https://archive.is/StNLj infamous]] for unabashedly advocating violence (including ''{{rape|IsASpecialKindOfEvil}}'' as punishment for wearing fur) against everyone who's not vegan. |
| 63 | ** One of the main messages of the series is how animal agriculture or hunting is inherently cruel and abusive. But support forcing inherently carnivorous species to go [[VegetarianCarnivore vegan]], which can actually be seen as an abusive practice due to how [[https://www.whyanimalsdothething.com/why-a-vegan-diet-will-kill-your-cat-and-sicken-your-dog/ dangerous it can be to them]]. |
| 64 | *** In addition, it also contradicts the message about how people shouldn't force their wills on animals. In this case, the vegans are forcing animals to comply with their lifestyle, even if it can possibly harm them. |
| 65 | ** When called out on the vegans' many assaults and murders, Yerdian excuses them as being fictional, and therefore no big deal. Yet when a non-vegan does something harmful, it's treated exactly as heinous as it would be in real life. |
| 66 | ** Her "Evolution of Man" comic blows its Aesop by showing the human in the "Good" version of evolution wielding a spear. |
| 67 | * BrownBagMask: In a strip featuring a self-insert of herself, Yerdian finds old work she made before [[http://archive.is/lnTFN she became a vegan]]. She gets so flustered about [[IHatePastMe her younger self's]] "absurd justifications" that she hides her face under one in shame. |
| 68 | * TheBusCameBack: |
| 69 | ** After not appearing for a while, a [[http://archive.is/ksFWN silhouette]] of what looks like Cuntons shows up in a strip that talks about Yerdian's encounter with trolls and her stalker. |
| 70 | ** Sterk [[http://archive.is/2jexv comes back into the series]] after not appearing at all in the Vegventures comics due to a popularity poll where the majority of fans chose him to be brought back. |
| 71 | ** The purple edition sees the return of Lilith, after only appearing once in Vegventures, [[http://archive.li/TB2dA sporting a]] [[YouDontLookLikeYou new look]]. |
| 72 | ** The faceless vegans that were regularly used in ''Vegan Artbook'' and ''Vegventures'' disappeared in the early ''Pupa Vegan'' comics. They eventually come back in Pupa Vegan Purple. |
| 73 | * ButtMonkey: Dolly was sometimes this when she was an omnivore, but that status disappeared after she officially become completely vegan (and not a moment earlier.) |
| 74 | * CaptainObvious: Invoked by the guest character, Erik, who says "Animals are slaughtered so people can eat meat" in order for the narrative to [[http://archive.is/hL47U make a point about vegan stances being considered propaganda]]. |
| 75 | * CardCarryingVillain: Literally ''every'' omnivore—named or otherwise—in the comic is portrayed as an [[https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/9f/29/46/9f29463e933522fffee5698eb9f319cd.jpg evil, sadistic victimizer who openly gloats about abusing animals]]. The most exaggerated example is Scourge, a personification of the meat industry, who is portrayed as a grim reaper-like figure who continually gloats about how he likes to thrive off the misery of animals and [[TheConspiracy brainwash]] people into accepting his "propaganda" about meat. |
| 76 | * CatchPhrase: For the Anti-Vegans, it's "Mmmm, bacon", "Plants, Tho", or "Lions tho". |
| 77 | * CharacterDevelopment: Dolly starts out as a "[[StrawLoser carnist]]" character, but through spending time learning about veganism from Brie and the others, she becomes a vegan. |
| 78 | * CharacterizationMarchesOn: According to [[WordOfGod Yerdian]], she changed [[GranolaGirl Brie/Plausibell]] from being sarcastic to being more [[http://archive.is/5jhQu peaceful, kind, and gentle]]. |
| 79 | * ChildrenAreInnocent: The vegans and narrative believe that children have a natural [[FriendToAllLivingThings empathy towards all animals]] until the [[TheConspiracy meat industry brainwashes them with their propaganda]] and makes them into meat eaters. |
| 80 | * ComicalAngryFace: A lot of the non-vegans and [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg Dolly]] make these kinds of expressions [[http://archive.is/8VutFvwhen when something]] [[http://archive.is/nDheN offends them]]. In the case of Dolly, it's supposed to be seen as righteous anger at non-vegans, while with the former it's supposed to be an example of them lashing out in ignorance. |
| 81 | * TheComplainerIsAlwaysWrong: Poor Shawn. He really should find a better group of friends. |
| 82 | * TheConscience: The vegan characters [[http://archive.is/TFXjP are portrayed as this for non-vegans]]. |
| 83 | * TheConspiracy: |
| 84 | ** Expect ''any'' evidence that—no matter ''what'' one's views may be on farming animals—humans ''are'', in fact, omnivores to be [[http://archive.is/kJ1Xm treated]] as a conspiracy controlled by the meat and dairy industries. |
| 85 | ** The various times Yerdian has [[http://archive.is/QYPy1 accused]] [[DearNegativeReader critics]] of being the sock-puppets or minions of her stalker may count as meta examples. She even believes that said stalker single-handedly created this entire TV Tropes section. |
| 86 | ** "Big Pharma" has occasionally been mentioned and denounced for [[http://archive.fo/CTPlh not considering plant-based diets a valid treatment for autism.]] Doctors who advocate eating meat are also seen as unreliable [[http://archive.fo/OH5k3 due to their education having been "heavily subsidized by big Pharma."]] |
| 87 | * CoolBoat: [[StrawLoser Shawn]] and [[{{Goth}} Lilith]] are seen on one in [[http://archive.fo/abPdB Pupa Vegan Purple 590]]. |
| 88 | ** In [[http://archive.fo/oSrj4 Pupa Vegan Pink 415]], [[CategoryTraitor Bunny]] and [[OurAngelsAreDifferent Raziel]] are seen talking on one as well. |
| 89 | * CountryMatters: |
| 90 | ** One of the StrawLoser "carnists" is called "Cuntons". No, seriously. |
| 91 | ** When she was still a non-vegan, [[http://archive.is/zaLnn Dolly called Brie one]], when she showed concern for her health. |
| 92 | * CrapsackWorld: According to [[NoNameGiven Bongo's twin]] and by extension all vegans, this is [[http://archive.fo/SEAFU what life is like for livestock]]. |
| 93 | * CruellaToAnimals: |
| 94 | ** Cuntons wears a wolf skin hat because...[[ForTheEvulz who knows?]] |
| 95 | ** The use of leather [[http://archive.is/MUUcI is also treated to this trope]]. |
| 96 | * {{Cult}}: The "carnist" characters frequently claim that vegans are very cult-like, while the [[http://archive.is/NdcPL vegans themselves in turn treat omnivory as being a cult]]. |
| 97 | * CuteGhostGirl: Yerdian's fictional counterpart is depicted as one in a strip [[http://archive.fo/Iz9Qz dedicated to her fifth year as a vegan]], which is used as a [[TakeThatCritics sarcastic potshot at her non-vegan critics]], who believe that meat is essential to survive. |
| 98 | * DarkIsEvil: TheGrimReaper-like character of Scourge is supposed to be a straight example of this in contrast with Sterk, who represents everything Yerdian hates about the meat industry. |
| 99 | * DeadpanSnarker: All the vegans from time to time. [[CharacterizationMarchesOn Early in the comic]], [[GranolaGirl Brie/Plausibell]] was more sarcastic until Yerdian dropped that aspect of her to make her [[InformedKindness nicer]]. |
| 100 | * DemonHead: Non-vegan characters ([[AndZoidberg and Dolly]]) frequently make these faces when they get really [[http://archive.is/m8Fys angry or offended]]. Since Dolly is one of the main protagonists, her [[http://archive.is/nDheN anger]] is treated as [[ProtagonistCenteredMorality justified]], unlike the omnivores. |
| 101 | * DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: The same arguments get repeated word-for-word over and over again. |
| 102 | * DependingOnTheWriter: When it comes to personal stances on factory farming, the omnivore characters can be supportive or against it in favor of organic farming, depending on what message the strip is trying to convey. |
| 103 | * DisproportionateRetribution: The comic portrays not being vegan as "senseless violence" that merits violent retaliation. Sterk even [[http://archive.is/OJgb6 seems to believe]] that eating animal products is worthy of death. |
| 104 | * DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Controversially invokes imagery and arguments that compare [[http://archive.is/IOspa the Holocaust]], [[http://archive.is/bglGx prostitution]], and [[http://archive.is/IOspa slavery]] to animal agriculture. |
| 105 | ** In one Pupa Pink strip, we see [[CategoryTraitor Bunny]] being (literally) [[http://archive.fo/B4LiY slathered with praise from nameless omnivores]] in a way that feels highly sexual. |
| 106 | * DoubleStandard: Omnivores are frequently accused of having [[http://archive.is/S0Mpa double standards]] when it comes to their treatment of livestock and views on veganism. From the other side of the coin, many critics find that [[PsychologicalProjection label]] fits the protagonists better due to their morally questionable actions and stances against non-vegans contradicting their [[InformedKindness supposedly]] peaceful, tolerant ideals. |
| 107 | * DramaQueen: When Diva explains how [[http://archive.is/gm09m she still got an iron deficiency]] from doing a vegan diet right—which, in RealLife, tends to indicate a limited ability to process non-heme iron—she is dismissed as being overdramatic and admonished by Brie/Plausibell for having not eaten enough iron-rich foods. |
| 108 | * DudeNotFunny: In-universe: [[http://archive.fo/PaHa8 "Mmm bacon" jokes]] are treated as if they were on par with [[http://archive.fo/vVODz racist, homophobic, and sexist jokes.]] From their [[BlueAndOrangeMorality perspective]], it is making fun of [[http://archive.fo/rHDEB animal suffering]]. |
| 109 | * EasyEvangelism: Ironically, oftentimes subverted, none of the non-vegans are easily swayed by the vegans' preaching. Even Dolly, who eventually became vegan, took a year before she [[HazyFeelTurn changed from being an omnivore]]. |
| 110 | * EatsBabies: Since eating meat is portrayed as being irredeemably evil, slaughtering and/or consuming young animals is treated by the narrative, and vegans as on the same level as harming a human baby or child. |
| 111 | * EdutainmentShow: [[WordOfGod Yerdian]] states that the purpose of this series is to educate people about veganism. Despite that claim, it is infamous for spreading common vegan myths and misinformation. |
| 112 | * EgomaniacHunter: Yerdian frames hunting as an act of [[ItsAllAboutMe egotism, anthropocentrism, or both]], even going so far as to [[http://archive.is/gGaA8 suicide-bait]] management hunters because that "[[AnimalWrongsGroup humans are the most overpopulated and destructive species of all]]." She dismisses any suggestion that hunting is ''ever'' anything except a [[ForTheEvulz sadistic]] [[BeastlyBloodsports blood sport]] centered primarily around taking trophies, and views [[http://archive.is/7DF1L hunters as an entire category]] as [[EvilPoacher nothing but poachers with licenses]]. |
| 113 | * EmbarrassingFirstName: Lilith hates her real name "Lily", and changed it as a result. |
| 114 | * EnemyEatsYourLunch: In one comic, after Shawn rejects eating some vegan nuggets, the vegan characters use this as an excuse to rudely snatch all the [[http://archive.is/epBsb non-meat food from his plate]]. |
| 115 | * EnragedByIdiocy: After becoming vegan, Dolly sometimes snaps at "carnist" characters for spouting in her eyes ignorant statements that are meant to [[http://archive.is/nDheN refute veganism]] or [[http://archive.is/xucF7 portray vegans as hypocrites]]. |
| 116 | * EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: The Korean Monk guest character is just called [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin "The Korean Monk"]]. |
| 117 | * EveryoneHasStandards: Even for a series where non-vegans can get roughed up and even murdered, Sonia Sae is shocked that Sterk would grind up humans for animal feed to make a point. |
| 118 | * EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Though [[PimpDuds Uncle Pimples]] is portrayed by the narrative as being evil for being a cattle farmer and justifying his occupation by saying he views his animals like family, he rightfully is distraught when [[DarkIsEvil Sterk]] callously kills [[http://archive.is/ISSXK his wife and child]] [[DisproportionateRetribution to make a cruel point about killing livestock for meat]]. Since he's also Diva and Dolly's uncle- the former works on his farm, he might have a strong relationship with his niece. |
| 119 | * EvilMakesYouUgly: |
| 120 | ** Cuntons is pimply, has discolored teeth and jaundiced-looking eyes, and is [[FatSlob one of the fattest recurring characters in the strip]] (although Mike, being the only fat ''vegan'' of the lot, is portrayed as [[BigBeautifulWoman cute]]). All of the above are implied to be the result of eating meat. (As her [[GagNose oddly-shaped nose]] and buckteeth ''can't'' be attributed to that, they're more likely just products of [[TakeThat Yerdian's spite]]). |
| 121 | ** Chanel is easier on the eyes than Cuntons, but still buck-toothed and pimply. |
| 122 | ** There are also the weird OffModel ways in which ''every'' omnivore in the comic will get drawn at some point or another to mock or demonize their position. |
| 123 | * EvilPoacher: As per EgomaniacHunter above; Yerdian [[EgomaniacHunter views literally every hunter]] as such. |
| 124 | * EvilTastesGood: A common argument by the [[StrawCharacter non-vegan characters]] is that meat is delicious and sod the consequences. |
| 125 | * EvilVegetarian: The vegans in the comic have no qualms against assault, murder, grievous bodily harm, etc. against anyone who isn't also a vegan. |
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| 129 | * TheFaceless: One-shot characters tend to appear as silhouettes. |
| 130 | * {{Facepalm}}: Brie/Plausibell sometimes does this in response to [[http://archive.is/45SnQ comments]] made by [[StrawLoser Shawn]]. |
| 131 | * FarmBoy: Gender flipped example: Diva [[http://archive.is/PTxTz works on a farm]] owned by her uncle, [[TheFashionista despite not looking the part for it]]. Like with Shawn's LazyBum characterization, she's [[InformedAttribute never seen working on it onscreen]]. |
| 132 | * FatSlob: Cuntons is the obvious example; additionally, Shawn gains weight in one strip as the result of trying to show up Lilith by tripling his meat intake. Both characters, being omnivores, are portrayed as disgusting and slovenly. |
| 133 | * FeelingOppressedByTheirExistence: The characters often times express open disdain for omnivores and people who work in animal agriculture and treat their [[http://pupavegan.deviantart.com/art/VV64-Respect-my-choice-2-624694723 lifestyle choice and professions as inherently oppressive]] and worthy of contempt at best. Yerdian, in turn, has claimed that vegans' existence exposes "cognitive dissonance" inherent in omnivory, thus making the "carnists" feel somehow threatened. |
| 134 | * FemaleAngelMaleDemon: Raziel and Sterk; however, except for the halo, both characters have similar designs and clothing themes to each other. |
| 135 | * FemmeFatale: Despite having an [[TheGhost off-screen]] boyfriend, Legua has flirted with Shawn a few times...in the interest of {{troll}}ing or assaulting him a moment later. |
| 136 | * FictionalCounterpart: |
| 137 | ** An [[TakeThat unflattering caricature]] of doctor and Internet personality Zubin "Z-Dogg M.D." Damania appears in the series and is mocked as being misinformed about veganism. |
| 138 | ** A [[https://archive.is/pWYiu drawn version of an animal rights activist named George Martin]], with whom Yerdian has partnered up, appears in the comics. |
| 139 | ** Sonia Sae, the vegan Website/YouTube activist who made her pet fennec fox go vegan, has been featured in her Pupa Vegan strips. |
| 140 | * FlowersOfNature: Wendy is always wearing a flower in her hair to emphasize her status as a NatureLover. |
| 141 | * FoodPorn: Yerdian sometimes has some pages where she shows some delicious [[https://archive.is/mVE2G vegan-based dishes]] or [[http://archive.is/dIlcz fruits and vegetables]]. On the other hand, [[https://archive.is/xVXPe animal-based products are portrayed as disgusting]]. |
| 142 | * ForTheEvulz: Cuntons/Maura hates wolves ''just because''. |
| 143 | * FriendToAllLivingThings: The vegans are often times seen surrounded by cutesy farm animals, who they defend from meat eaters. |
| 144 | * FryingPanOfDoom: In one of her self-insert comics, Yerdian invokes using one against [[http://archive.is/sIwPg a caricature of an (alleged) troll]], who gave her [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rape threats]]. |
| 145 | * TheFundamentalist: The vegan characters, who vocally (and sometimes even physically) bash people for being meat eaters or working in animal agriculture. |
| 146 | * FunTShirt: Wendy shows off a new t-shirt of her that forms the [[http://archive.is/XDMwT word "vegan" from the letters of other words]], much to the delight of [[GranolaGirl Brie/Plausibell]] and the distaste of [[LadyInRed Diva]]. |
| 147 | * FurAndLoathing: Anyone who wears fur is morally bankrupt in this universe. |
| 148 | * {{Gasshole}}: One splash cover depicts [[http://archive.is/Dd4IQ a woman farting]], to make an analogy about justifications against giving up meat. (Never mind that [[AnalogyBackfire not only is eating meat not always elective, but a fart is usually involuntary]].) |
| 149 | * GenericCuteness: All the vegans plus Shawn and Diva. |
| 150 | * TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry: Dolly and Diva. The former is a hardcore vegan, while the other is an omnivore who works on their uncle's farm. Subverted with Plausibell/Brie and her younger sister, Cherry, who are both vegans and get along with one another. |
| 151 | * GodwinsLaw: This comic portrays the meat industry as comparable to—if not actually ''[[https://s32.postimg.org/40jk82wol/Please_Ignore_The_Comic_Itself_Being_Straw.jpg worse]]'' than—the Holocaust. |
| 152 | * GoKartingWithBowser: Despite [[ButtMonkey Shawn]] and the other omnivores being at odds with the vegan characters, there are times when they are willing to tolerate one another and hang out together. One example is in an early strip, where Shawn is seen with the [[https://i.pinimg.com/236x/4a/e5/06/4ae506789b144ea225720e38444aa50a.jpg vegan characters unwrapping the first prints for the strip]]. |
| 153 | * GoodVictimsBadVictims: One of the [[http://archive.is/Ku6hX splash covers]] portrays those who got an eating disorder from veganism (and had to recover by eating meat) as bad victims who "didn't eat the right alternative sources" and are just craving an "[[GRatedDrug addiction]]". |
| 154 | * GonkyFemme: In contrast with [[BigBeautifulWoman Mike]], Cuntons' weight is implied to be the result of an omnivore diet, and she is portrayed as [[FatSlob an unkempt slob]]. |
| 155 | * {{Gorn}}: The comic is regularly interspersed with photos of skinned carcasses, roadkill, and industrial slaughterhouses, usually overlaid with the usual comparisons of omnivory to [[GodwinsLaw genocide]]. Even when there are no photos, there are the occasional [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter cutesy piglets]] with [[SugarApocalypse knives sticking out of their backs]]. |
| 156 | * GRatedDrug: The comic continually treats and calls meat an [[http://fucknovegans.tumblr.com/post/94679049037/hey-look-priya-kishna-has-found-yet-another addiction/ craving]]. |
| 157 | * GreenEyedMonster: In one comic, it shows Shawn is jealous of Legua's [[TheGhost unseen love interest]], [[http://pupavegan.deviantart.com/art/Real-men-eat-meat-531807328 Sanc]]. |
| 158 | * GreyAndGrayMorality: Despite the narrative trying to make the series into a BlackAndWhiteMorality setting, the conflict between the vegans and the omnivores is much closer to this. Even though the protagonists are portrayed as virtuous stewards and guardians of all animal kinds, they harbor great [[IrrationalHatred hatred]] for anyone who doesn't share their values and is not above violently attacking others who disagree with them. Likewise, the main antagonists, who are depicted as cackling [[CardCarryingVillain animal-abusing villains]] with no [[HateSink redeemable traits]], oftentimes are seen by non-extreme vegans as being the more [[ALighterShadeOfGrey tolerant and reasonable faction]]. |
| 159 | * TheGrimReaper: The character of Scourge is the comic's incarnation of the meat industry and is portrayed as a grim-reaper-like figure, which is [[LampshadeHanging even pointed out in his first appearance]]. He is a {{straw|Character}} CardCarryingVillain who gloats about [[http://archive.is/1OFHD abusing animals and indoctrinating the masses with "meat propaganda"]]. |
| 160 | * HandsomeLech: Shawn tends to perv on Legua since he's had a crush on her before she became a vegan. |
| 161 | * HateSink: Most of the omnivores in the comic are portrayed as stupid jerks with no redeeming qualities. |
| 162 | * HazyFeelTurn: Dolly was originally a "carnist," but later went vegan after a brief interval of fluctuating back and forth between ButtMonkey (getting [[https://s8.postimg.org/841v29vqd/It_Is_Either_A_Diet_Or_A_Boycott_Not_An_Objecti.jpg mocked by Lilith]] for being "merely" vegetarian or [[http://archive.is/j06wU accused of "ignorance" for having no energy]] when her only available options were rice and ramen) and mouthpiece ([[http://archive.is/mdWxY stealing Shawn's mushrooms]] when he makes the mistake of expressing distaste for "vegan food" while eating them). This is treated like a HeelFaceTurn due to the comic's stance on omnivory but is better defined as this trope in any other context. |
| 163 | * HeartSymbol: Throughout the series, there is a lot of heart symbolism that can be found: Priya's rabbit's ears, Dazz Ling's pigtails, Mike's ahoge, a cow's forehead, the chickens' combs and waffles, Yerdian's Red outfit, etc. |
| 164 | * HellBentForLeather: Shawn tried to invoke this trope [[http://archive.is/dITtx to troll his sister]], but it ended up backfiring on him. |
| 165 | * HerbivoresAreFriendly: All [[https://archive.is/WrT1D common prey animals]] (even though pigs and chickens are omnivores) are portrayed as [[https://archive.is/RIszI being cute and harmless]] with the vegan characters having no issues with going up to them [[https://archive.is/HI3kL to pet or cuddle them]]. |
| 166 | * HidingBehindReligion: "Carnist" characters oftentimes appeal to religion to justify [[http://archive.is/X1uSu why it's okay to eat meat]], which is often shot down by vegans as being nonsensical and immoral. [[StrawLoser Shawn]] especially, since he's been confirmed to [[http://archive.fo/q4rTh be an atheist]]. |
| 167 | * HistoricalDomainCharacter: Creator/LeonardoDaVinci [[https://archive.is/RoDTF tells everyone about the future of the murder of animals]]. |
| 168 | * HornsOfVillainy: Some "carnist" characters, especially [[http://archive.is/GoIjY Shawn]], are sometimes depicted as having devil horns to portray their status as villains. Raziel and Lilith in her redesign, however, are supposed to be a subverted case of this trope, due to being supposedly anti-heroine vegans. |
| 169 | * HumansAreBastards: The comic portrays humans -- especially non-vegans -- very negatively. It even claims that humanity is more like a parasite, and [[http://archive.is/tdMax believes all animal species would benefit from our absence]]. |
| 170 | * HumansThroughAlienEyes: Invoked on occasion, in order [[AuthorFilibuster to hammer in the message]] that [[http://archive.is/K7bkO eating animal products is stupid]], because of the alleged devastation it causes the planet. |
| 171 | * HumanResources: When a group of omnivores questions putting a carnivorous animal on a vegan diet, Sterk decides to [[http://www.veganartbook.com/comics/627/ grind them up]] and feed them to it. After all, he reasons, omnivores shouldn't mind giving up their ''own'' meat if it means giving an animal the proper nutrient sources it needs. |
| 172 | * {{Hypocrite}}: The vegans regularly hate Shawn and other non-vegans for being supposedly cruel to animals but never call out Sterk for his violent actions against people who disagree with him. |
| 173 | * IdiotHair: Mike, who has a strand of hair in the shape of a heart. |
| 174 | * IgnoredAesop: |
| 175 | ** The lessons Shawn learns about veganism never stick. |
| 176 | ** Subverted with Dolly, who eventually [[HazyFeelTurn switched sides]]. |
| 177 | ** Same with Diva, who from her last appearance in the 30-page barn was implied to be considering veganism, but [[http://archive.is/f55Sb in her next appearance]] is still a [[StrawLoser "carnist"]]. |
| 178 | * IgnoredEpiphany: Anytime the non-vegans are dwelling on issues concerning animal abuse, they always reject going vegan as an option, which is treated as this trope. |
| 179 | * ImAHumanitarian: Non-vegans often bring up the practice of cannibalism, to make [[http://archive.is/rUPld inane comparisons between it and eating animals for meat]]. |
| 180 | * IResembleThatRemark: |
| 181 | ** Commonly used in-comics to argue against the "carnists" claims of not being cruel to animals. Meta-wise, Yerdian claims that the comic is not used to attack people and that vegans are not extreme...then commonly shows strawmen omnivores in many unflattering ways, while her vegan protagonists are not above assaulting or even killing people who disagree with them (and even at their best, they spout dubious arguments). |
| 182 | ** The vegans time and again always state that they care about both animals and humans equally, then in one strip [[http://archive.is/xtCTE Legua outright proclaims that she loves animals more due to interacting with non-vegans like Shawn]]. |
| 183 | * InformedKindness: Brie/Plausibell and Legua are both billed as absolute angels of sweetness and compassion; both can more accurately be described as sanctimonious, mean-spirited, underhanded, and occasionally outright violent in the latter's case. While Mike is ''less'' insufferable, she's also [[JerkassBall had her moments]]. |
| 184 | * InsistentTerminology: The narrative and vegan use certain terms to describe omnivory and veganism. |
| 185 | ** Omnivores are "carnists," and a "frugivore" is a naturally vegan animal. |
| 186 | ** The reason why they also keep using [[http://archive.is/5ynkr unflattering descriptions of non-vegan food]] is due to the belief that they are [[BrutalHonesty just telling people what animal products are actually made of]] and that it's really non-vegans who are using feel-good marketing names to make them more appealing. |
| 187 | ** The characters have been known to sometimes call [[http://archive.is/HCqyF omnivores "necrovores" and omnivorism "necrovorism"]], due to their disgust at the idea of eating a dead animal. |
| 188 | ** The series often insists on labeling [[http://archive.is/yH8z9 fruits and vegetables]] as vegan food, when omnivore characters object to eating vegan alternatives to common dairy and meat products and claim that non-vegans would eat them if weren't specified as vegan. |
| 189 | ** Health-based vegan diets are called "plant-based", while ethically-based vegan diets are considered the genuine label. |
| 190 | * InsultBackfire: When Shawn tries to compare Mike to several animals, she converts it into [[http://archive.is/X7dqX a positive compliment]]. |
| 191 | * IRejectYourReality: The comic as a whole: |
| 192 | ** Rejects any notion that humans could ''possibly'' be physiological omnivores and uses faulty information to back up its stance that humans are naturally "[[InsistentTerminology frugivores]]." |
| 193 | ** Dismisses out of hand any suggestion that the environmental impact of industrial agriculture might ''not'', in fact, be inextricably connected specifically to farming animals (and uses outdated, erroneous, or openly biased sources to "prove" this). |
| 194 | ** Insists that the concept of the "food chain" was "devised so that we can make our exploitation of animals look as though it has some basis in the natural world." (The [[ScienceMarchesOn more current and accurate]] "food ''web''" is never used or acknowledged.) |
| 195 | ** Treats the concept of plant perception (a topic of active discussion among botanists) as nothing but a deflection tactic from "ignorant" people who just want to keep eating meat. |
| 196 | ** Claims that any doctor (Zubin "Z-Dogg M.D." Damania, who criticized ''What The Health'', for one) who discourages (or even ''doesn't push'') veganism doesn't know what they're talking about. |
| 197 | ** Strongly against the concept and term [[http://archive.is/cEJ06 "animal welfare"]], due to believing it's just a label to make people feel better about themselves instead of actually helping animals. |
| 198 | * IrrationalHatred: The comic narrative has [[http://archive.is/nrTQO claimed]], several times over, that veganism exposes the "[[PersonalHorror cognitive dissonance]]" inherent in killing animals for meat, resulting in "carnists" [[FeelingOppressedByTheirExistence feeling offended and threatened by vegans' very existence]]. Conversely, what any reader who's not an extremist vegan sees is the vegan characters trying to nonsensically [[TheConspiracy tie all of the world's problems back to the meat industry]], and bashing all meat eaters as irredeemably evil. They hold animal farmers and slaughterhouse workers in particular contempt, demonizing them as [[http://archive.is/SRjA8 twisted, sick, and sadistic]]. |
| 199 | * ImStandingRightHere: [[http://archive.fo/RoDTF In Pupa Vegan Purple 651]], [[TokenMiniMoe Cherry]] ponders, after hearing the featured quote by Leonardo, if she is hanging out with "future criminals" (aka omnivores), while [[DisappointingOlderSibling Shawn]], [[LovableAlphaBitch Diva]], and [[TokenReligiousTeammate Bindiya]] are standing right in front of her looking justifiably pissed. |
| 200 | * InsultToRocks: In Pupa Vegan comic 330, Yerdian says how many [[http://archive.is/go3vc negative aspects]] attributed to animals (like pigs, snakes, sheep, and vermin) can better describe [[HumansAreBastards humanity]]. |
| 201 | * ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne: Mike feels complimented when Shawn compares her to a [[InsultBackfire cow, pig, and even worm]], but when he tells her she is the most human person he knew, she then puts on her scariest NightmareFace and [[http://archive.is/X7dqX chucks her tea at him]]. |
| 202 | * ItsAllAboutMe: As seen in the page image, Yerdian repeatedly accuses "carnists" of [[http://archive.is/BDIBD being egocentric]] for their [[http://archive.is/XAmtd reasons]] behind eating meat. |
| 203 | * JerkAss: The intended default portrayal of all the omnivore characters, which plays into the series' notion that you can't be a good person and eat meat. However, despite how the [[AuthorTract author]] tries to [[InformedKindness depict]] [[AllLovingHero them]] [[NiceGuy as the opposite]], all the vegan [[BitchInSheepsClothing characters]] come off as unintentional examples of this trope. |
| 204 | * JerkassBall: |
| 205 | ** Although Mike is one of the nicer protagonists, she does have moments where she can be just as mean to [[ButtMonkey Shawn]] as the others. The two most prominent examples are [[http://archive.is/epBsb stealing Shawn's fries when he refuses to eat fake meat]], joining her friends in [[MisplacedRetribution beating him up]] after [[http://archive.is/7eaXM Sterk uses him as an excuse to be apathetic]], and [[http://archive.is/X7dqX scalding him with tea]] for calling her "{{human|sAreTheRealMonsters}}." |
| 206 | * JerkJustifications: Anytime that omnivore characters give a [[http://archive.is/04bvj justification for eating meat and supporting non-factory animal agriculture]], it will be treated as enabling animal abuse. |
| 207 | [[/folder]] |
| 208 | |
| 209 | [[folder:K - O]] |
| 210 | * KarmaHoudini: The vegans never get punished at all for how they treat non-vegans since their [[ProtagonistCenteredMorality actions and behavior]] aren't ever treated as wrong by the narrative. |
| 211 | * KindheartedCatLover: |
| 212 | ** Subverted with Cuntons/Maura, whose old character page says she [[PetTheDog loves cats]] (even though [[InformedAttribute she is never shown interacting with any]]). However, the overall narrative treats this trait as an example of her not being a true animal lover because she eats meat. |
| 213 | ** On the vegan side, Rohit owns a white cat, while [[InformedKindness how kind he actually is is considered debatable]]. |
| 214 | * KnowNothingKnowItAll: The "carnists" are often treated as being this by Yerdian. |
| 215 | * LackOfEmpathy: The "carnists" are regularly accused by the vegan protagonists (and the narrative) as lacking any empathy for the animals they eat. |
| 216 | * LetsYouAndHimFight: Aside from the comic in which the vegans [[MisplacedRetribution rough up Shawn over Sterk's apathy]], there's another in which [[http://archive.is/EFHKR Legua tells Shawn that Dolly is vegan]] (which, [[HazyFeelTurn at the time]], isn't true). Shawn proceeds to boast about how he can tell because Dolly is [[ACupAngst flat-chested]] and [[InformedFlaw sickly-looking]]. Legua then admits that she was lying...only for Dolly to show up and [[ChewToy clobber Shawn]] for insulting her. What the reader is apparently [[BrokenAesop intended to get from both of these]] is that Shawn lost the argument. |
| 217 | ** It happens again with Shawn when he boasts that [[http://archive.is/gnJZQ "vegans are weak"]] and Dolly suggests that they do a friendly boxing competition, which he believes is going to be between him and her. She then underhandedly calls over Rohit (telling him that Shawn thinks he's weak), who then proceeds to [[http://archive.is/gnJZQ knock]] [[CurbStompBattle him out]] with no effort. |
| 218 | * LiteralMetaphor: Dolly literally finds herself [[https://archive.is/Dbfuw arguing with a wall]], which serves as [[StrawCharacter a straw omnivore stand-in]]. |
| 219 | * LongNeck: Shawn has been shown the ability to [[http://archive.is/z41UA stretch his neck out]], to stand in for his unwillingness to listen to the "facts" presented by a vegan. The Z-Dogg M.D. [[FictionalCounterpart caricature]] also shows the ability to do this when he tries to [[https://archive.is/lXmTs avoid discussing matters about health education]] with Brie/Plausibell. |
| 220 | * LovableAlphaBitch: Of the unintentional kind. There are times when Diva comes off as friendly to the vegans and actually tries to extend a leaf to them or even shows interest in the welfare of animals. One example includes when she actually tries to console Dolly after hearing about the insurance fraud occurrences, [[http://archive.is/YOBoB then states that meat eaters do care about animals and that she hoped that someone could have rescued the livestock that were burned in the fire]]. |
| 221 | * MakeupIsEvil: Diva is usually seen wearing a lot of makeup, and according to one comic, it's [[https://archive.is/3fMLR non-vegan]]. |
| 222 | * ManChild: Yerdian depicts anyone who eats dairy as being [[http://archive.is/WBhSm an overgrown baby who should have outgrown the habit]]. |
| 223 | -->'''[[http://archive.is/KJnoQ Lilith:]]''' "It makes even less sense than a toddler with a beard! Oh wait...those do exist: adult male dairy consumers." |
| 224 | * ManipulativeEditing: |
| 225 | ** One strip, intended as a rebuke to hunters, features a photo of a dead doe with her dying fawn curled up next to her. When confronted with the fact that the doe was actually roadkilled, Yerdian admitted to having known as much beforehand...but defended her usage of the photo because it got her message across and hunting was ''worse''. |
| 226 | ** Just like with the dead doe and its dying fawn, Yerdian passes off a malformed fetus, the ritualistic killing of halal meat, and a possible outdated photo from thirty years ago as [[http://badwebcomicswiki.shoutwiki.com/wiki/File:Vart_gore.jpg standard practices of a slaughterhouse]]. |
| 227 | ** Another example of Yerdian's manipulative editing is trying to pass off a sickly cow with an oversized udder as an example of [[http://archive.is/Fkhx4 genetic engineering]]. |
| 228 | * MeaningfulName: |
| 229 | ** ''Cuntons'' aka Maura Clemmons. She's not a nice lady. |
| 230 | ** Diva, who is often times billed as [[InformedFlaw a drama queen]]. |
| 231 | ** Brie being [[SuddenNameChange abruptly renamed]] "Plausibell" was doubtless ''intended'' to invoke this. In light of her being an AuthorAvatar whose purpose is to spout propaganda, [[IronicName it comes off as quite the opposite]]. |
| 232 | ** Bunny is named after a derogatory term for vegans, [[CategoryTraitor who tolerate non-vegans consuming and using animal products]]. |
| 233 | * MeatVersusVeggies: The comic is about arguments between vegans and "carnists", and is firmly on the vegans' side. |
| 234 | * MightMakesRight: [[FictionalCounterpart George Martin]] regards the notion of man being [[HumanityIsSuperior superior to animals]] [[TheRightOfASuperiorSpecies and any justification to use products made from them]] as adhering to this [[https://archive.is/pWYiu mindset]]. |
| 235 | * MirrorCharacter: Even though the narrative tries to paint Brie as being morally better than her "carnist" brother, Shawn, she has shown she can be just as [[SmugSnake smug]] and rude as him on many occasions. |
| 236 | * MisplacedRetribution: |
| 237 | ** In one strip, the vegans beat up Shawn due to Sterk's inaction due to the latter wanting to make a point [[http://archive.is/7eaXM about veganism and animal cruelty]]. This also serves as a meta example: Despite Sterk all but ''[[http://archive.is/3qaiX admitting]]'' to having deliberately ''[[LetsYouAndHimFight provoked]]'' the vegans to attack Shawn, the comic frames it as [[AssholeVictim Shawn getting his just deserts]]. |
| 238 | ** Non-vegans who continue to eat meat [[http://archive.is/q1YIi to get back at rude vegans]] are portrayed as taking it out on animals. |
| 239 | * MockMeal: Mock meat is frequently brought up in the comics, and it's one of the few cases it's shown in a positive light. The non-vegan characters, especially Shawn, have a great distaste for it and prefer the real stuff. |
| 240 | * MoralEventHorizon: So much as ''thinking about'' an animal in a way the vegans don't like is pretty much regarded as this in-universe. |
| 241 | * MoralMyopia: Invoked in-universe by the vegans against the "carnists", who they accuse of having [[hhttps://archive.is/HYT0n selective compassion against animals and say they only care about cruelty when they are not responsible for it]]. Conversely, the vegans are always upset when a "carnist" character appears violent to an animal but feel self-justified in hurting people to make a point about their views. |
| 242 | * MrFanservice: |
| 243 | ** Rohit, a vegan bodybuilder, who often wears [[SleevesAreForWimps sleeveless shirts]] which expose his well-toned muscles. |
| 244 | ** Legua's [[TheGhost off-screen]] LoveInterest Sanctuar, who's portrayed in auxiliary art as [[ShirtlessScene shirtless]] and well-muscled. |
| 245 | * NatureIsNotNice: Oddly enough, this comic has done this when [[https://s32.postimg.org/w0c4vqt79/Admits_To_Thinking_Animals_Are_Horrible.jpg comparing the eating of meat to a list of horrific things]] (such as [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rape]], [[MurderTheHypotenuse killing rival males]] or [[OffingTheOffspring their own offspring]], stealing from each other, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking living in trees and caves]]) that animals do. But then, it [[BrokenAesop contradicts itself]] with its typical message of compassion towards animals and scorns for humans. |
| 246 | * NiceGirl: Brie/[[SuddenNameChange Plausibell]], Legua, and Mike are supposed to fit this archetype, with the emphasis on their refusal to eat meat and their love for animals. However, to anyone who doesn't share the same views as the comics, they come as judgmental hypocrites, who are selectively compassionate towards people who agree with them, dogmatically shove their views down people's throats, and show no sympathy or empathy for non-vegans. In the case of Legua and Mike, they have also shown to be willing to commit violence to prove a point. |
| 247 | * NightmareFace: |
| 248 | ** Mike makes one when Shawn calls her one of [[ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne the most human]] [[http://archive.is/X7dqX people he knew]]. |
| 249 | ** Dolly has, on various occasions, made some nightmarish faces when she gets [[http://archive.is/nDheN enraged]] [[http://archive.is/xucF7 at people who tick her off]]. |
| 250 | * NoFourthWall: It happens very often, especially after Priya made a drawn version of herself that regularly interacts with the cast. In one strip, Bindiya berates Yerdian for [[http://archive.fo/s4Aay changing the logo in the middle of the book]]. |
| 251 | * NoodlePeople: When a {{straw|character}} omnivore is [[StrawLoser depicted as]] a simpleton or over-reacting, they go noodly. |
| 252 | * NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: Many omnivore males are depicted as [[http://archive.is/jXCGv predatory creeps]], [[http://archive.is/AlTWp who get too close for comfort to vegan women]] who want nothing to do with them. |
| 253 | * NoSympathy: In one three-part comic focusing on two bulls in Germany who escaped from a truck and got shot by the police, the narrative blames the whole situation on omnivores and frames [[http://archive.is/N3yhF the world going vegan]] as the only way to prevent further scenarios like this. The calves, meanwhile, are depicted as innocent victims seeking freedom; [[http://archive.is/WxkaQ the danger they could have posed to those around them]] is HandWaved aside as a non-issue. |
| 254 | -->"Even if the animals had injured someone (out of self-defense) while fighting for their freedom...who could blame them for ''wanting to stay alive''? It's not their fault, but that of ''meat eaters!''" |
| 255 | ** In contrast with a later strip about the [[http://archive.fo/iuzM6 Boxtel protest]], where many [[AnimalWrongsGroup animal activists]] set up shop to protest the alleged abuses at the farm. While [[GranolaGirl Lulu]] takes the group's account at their word and shows sympathy for the pigs, [[CategoryTraitor Bunny]], on the other hand, feels sorry more for the farmer and this is treated in-universe as [[MoralMyopia myopic]] by the narrative. |
| 256 | * NoTrueScotsman: In the eyes of the [[AuthorTract author]], no true environmentalist can be a [[http://archive.is/lPWrh meat eater]]. She's also insinuated that vegans who don't proselytize or tolerate animal products aren't genuine. |
| 257 | ** This also coincides with the belief that [[http://archive.fo/eVhHs ex-vegans were never real vegans in the first place]], even if they stopped because eating a vegan diet was giving them health problems. |
| 258 | ** In addition, she also believes that spiritual non-vegans are [[http://archive.fo/Awdi0 hypocrites and fakes]]. |
| 259 | * NoYou: A common type of comeback that the vegan characters resort to when omnivores criticize [[http://archive.is/d0Yw1 certain issues or viewpoints on veganism.]] |
| 260 | * NutritionalNightmare: Any omnivorous junk food is presented this way to depict how inherently unhealthy animal products are. Predictably, this is [[AvertedTrope averted]] when designated vegan junk food is shown. |
| 261 | * OnlyFriend: According to a past character page, the only person who is willing to befriend Sterk is Legua. Although in-comic, he comes off as more of an InformedLoner because none of the vegan main characters have any problem approaching him. |
| 262 | * OnlySaneMan: Shawn and all the omnivore characters come off as this, due to oftentimes having more sound arguments in their cases and not subscribing to [[AnimalWrongsGroup the extreme ideology]] of the vegan characters. |
| 263 | * OnlySixFaces: Thanks to the chibi-esque style. |
| 264 | * OralFixation: Sanc, Legua's offscreen love interest, is often seen chewing on a piece of straw in [[http://archive.is/wVe87 side art]]. |
| 265 | ** Raziel always [[http://archive.is/fjtz4 has a lollipop in her mouth]] whenever she appears. |
| 266 | * OstrichHeadHiding: Shawn does an odd combination of this and [[AssShove sticking his head up to his own butt]] [[http://archive.is/uZBg2 in one strip]], to depict him as trying to remain ignorant as his sister lectures him about eating fish. |
| 267 | * OutOfCharacterMoment: Although [[StrawCharacter Shawn]] has been shown in the past to object to killing people and pets, in [[http://archive.is/T7N29 Pupavegan comic 319]] he murders a [[BuryYourDisabled disabled person]] along with some dogs and cats to prove to [[CampGay Azusa]] he's consistent with killing lesser beings. This comes out of nowhere because Shawn as been portrayed as a pathetic ButtMonkey, who is all talk but no game and is easily beaten by everyone. |
| 268 | * OutOfFocus: Depending on the book, some characters are not featured at all. For example, [[CountryMatters Cuntons]], [[AnimeChineseGirl Dashling/Dazz Ling]], and [[KnightTemplar Sterk]], who were common recurring characters in the Vegan Artbook comics, have been mostly absent from the rest of the series, though Sterk came back for Pupa Vegan. In addition, Chanel and Legua, despite appearing in Vegventures, have yet to appear in Pupa Vegan. [[{{Goth}} Lilith]], who frequently appeared in Vegan Artbook and only appeared in one strip in Vegventures, finally came back in the purple edition of the Pupa Vegan series. Likewise, [[OurAngelsAreDifferent Raziel]], who was absent for an early part of the Pupa Vegan comics, comes back in Pupa Vegan Pink and Black. |
| 269 | [[/folder]] |
| 270 | |
| 271 | [[folder:P - T]] |
| 272 | * ParentalAbandonment: As it turns out, Plausibell, Shawn, and Cherry's [[DisappearedDad dad]] abandoned the family, left with a younger woman, and put them into debt. |
| 273 | * PersonalHorror: Anytime an omnivore character points out [[http://archive.is/JKA8q that vegans view them as bad people]], the protagonists [[SmugSnake smugly]] claim that [[BlatantLies they never do that]] and it's only the "carnists" [[http://archive.is/kkzhh who are labeling themselves evil]], which is supposed to show that it's the result of their guilt due to having cognitive dissonance towards killing animals for meat. |
| 274 | * PetTheDog: Cuntons/Maura loves her pets. Though Yerdian argues this love doesn't really exist because Cuntons/Maura isn't a vegan. |
| 275 | ** Given how much of a JerkAss and [[NoSympathy unsympathetic to meat eaters]] she can be, it is surprising to see Dolly be concerned over Shawn when [[http://archive.is/aISwx he's knocked out by Rohit]], even though she set him up to fight him in the first place. |
| 276 | * PimpDuds: Uncle Pimples [[http://archive.is/GwyKN dressed up like this]] in order to compare the meat industry to [[SlaveryIsASpecialKindOfEvil slavery]] and [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil the exploitation of sex workers]]. |
| 277 | * PlayingTheVictimCard: Yerdian [[https://archive.is/kY1XE believes this about omnivores]] and their defense of meat. Considering, however, how her mouthpiece characters constantly whine—and even occasionally ''[[CrocodileTears cry]]''—about how they have to put up with being criticized for their extreme (and sometimes even violent) stances and interacting with omnivores, it could just as easily be stated to more accurately fit ''[[PsychologicalProjection them]]''. |
| 278 | * PoliteVillainsRudeHeroes: A downplayed example is that while the "carnists" can act as rudely as the vegans, they also seem to be more willing to be [[http://archive.is/jT5N8 tolerant of others who choose to go vegan]] and actually agree with the point about the [[http://archive.is/G0Tj7 horrid practices of factory farming]]. The vegans, on the other hand, who are presented as being the best that humanity can offer, oftentimes [[FeelingOppressedByTheirExistence treat anyone who eats animals products]] as the lowest of the low and believe asking them to [[http://archive.is/rSvkU respect omnivores' choice to eat animals is akin to asking them to stop caring about animals]]. |
| 279 | * PoliticallyIncorrectHero: Of the unintentionally insensitive kind. Although they say they promote tolerance and respect for others, they obnoxiously compare the meat industry to the [[http://archive.is/prRZg Holocaust]], meat eaters to [[https://archive.is/U2YtW slavers]], and are not above [[http://archive.is/McVtu objectifying women]] or [[http://archive.is/DInas using sexual orientation as an insult]] to get their point across. The first two are exceptionally insensitive because historically oppressed demographics have often been dehumanized and compared to prey animals for society to justify their marginalization and mistreatment. Particularly concerning since the artist is a member of a [[UsefulNotes/TheBritishEmpire fairly recently historically-oppressed]] demographic. The only one she acknowledges as being out of line was using sexual orientation as an insult and [[http://archive.is/dITtx changed it as a result]]. |
| 280 | * PoolScene: A variant appears in [[http://archive.fo/tDDBX Pupa Vegan 602]], where instead of a pool, [[StrawLoser Shawn]] and [[{{Goth}} Lilith]] are swimming in a cup of tea. |
| 281 | * PracticallyDifferentGenerations: After the post-age retcon, Plausibell is over a decade older than her younger siblings ([[ButtMonkey Shawn]] by 10 years; [[TokenMiniMoe Cherry]] by 16 years). |
| 282 | * PropagandaPiece: Its main purpose is to portray veganism as the morally superior dietary style while chastising omnivorism. ''Anything'' that would detract from the message is treated as a PropagandaPiece InUniverse. |
| 283 | * ProtagonistCenteredMorality: Any character, who doesn't adhere to the vegan character's extreme beliefs, are treated as unsympathetic villains. Likewise, any vegan is automatically given the sympathetic treatment, even Raziel (who is portrayed as a MisanthropeSupreme, who hates other vegans for being too [[InformedKindness peaceful]]). |
| 284 | * PsychoKnifeNut: The faceless and named "carnists" are shown [[http://archive.is/7mvXC wielding knives over animals]] with a psychotic smile on their faces to hammer in the message that killing animals for meat is sadistic. |
| 285 | * PsychologicalProjection: Most, if not all, of the complaints and criticism that the vegans have against the "carnists" could better fit them. |
| 286 | * PunishedForSympathy: Anyone willing to ''tolerate'' meat-eaters is considered just as bad as the meat-eaters themselves. |
| 287 | * RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: |
| 288 | ** The vegans claim that artificial insemination is comparable to rape, and see the dairy industry as sexually exploiting cattle to increase milk production. |
| 289 | ** In some of her self-insert comics, she alleges that tons of [[http://archive.is/sIwPg trolls]] have sent her [[http://archive.is/gjEzk rape threats]], due to her vegan activism. |
| 290 | ** However, Gary Yourofsky, an actual rape apologist, is portrayed in a positive light. |
| 291 | * RealMenEatMeat: Inverted with the vegans—especially [[http://archive.is/ilg0c Rohit, a bodybuilder]] who sees eating meat as cowardly and barbaric—but invoked more than once, in so many words, by Shawn. Which, [[ChewToy of course]], gets him mocked: |
| 292 | -->'''Legua:''' Then tell me, oh "mighty hunter"...what kind of ''[[NonSequitur dipping sauce]]'' do you like on your [=McNuggets=]? |
| 293 | * TheRightOfASuperiorSpecies: A [[http://archive.is/Gksi0 common defense of omnivorism]] is that since humans are the dominant species of the planet, it gives people the right to able to eat other animals since no other creature has the same level of sapience. The vegans have retorted by saying that humans are the only species that all life on Earth would benefit from the ''[[KillAllHumans removal of]]'' as a retort. |
| 294 | * RippedFromTheHeadlines: |
| 295 | ** A 30-page storyline revolves around the [[http://archive.is/PTCDr subject of barn fire trends going on in Holland]],with both [[http://archive.is/Hn5ha vegan]] and [[http://archive.is/YOBoB non-vegan]] characters reacting to the news. Without any proof, the vegans and the narrative assume that most of these fires are caused by farmers seeking insurance money due to [[IrrationalHatred their bias against people who work in the animal agriculture business]]. Due to these assumptions, the farmers are depicted as [[CardCarryingVillain one-dimensional villains]] who crackle and relish in the fact that [[https://www.dropbox.com/s/n8d1fc0yuxf35ut/Stalbranden%20comic%20PDF.pdf?dl=0 they can make money off by burning their farm down]]. They are even depicted as [[KarmaHoudini Karma Houdinis]], who are swimming rich in money made from the fire and have other farmers [[FollowTheLeader following their lead]] to build brand new farms. |
| 296 | ** Before that, there was [[http://archive.is/N3yhF a 3-paged strip]] that focused on two bulls that escaped from a truck and were shot by police. [[TheComplainerIsAlwaysWrong Shawn]] argues with Dolly that if the bulls were not put down, then a child would have gotten hurt. However, Dolly [[NoSympathy lacks any sympathy for anyone who could have probably been hurt]] and believes it wouldn't have happened [[http://archive.is/WxkaQ if the world was vegan]]. |
| 297 | ** A [[http://archive.li/T99Od strip]] depicting Diva and Weeb going shopping while listing off items with misnomer names, which ends in the latter crying about how "vegan food" is deceptive when the former brings up "vegan burgers", is based on how legislation is trying to make vegan food stop using meat terms for their products. |
| 298 | ** In Pupa Vegan Pink, there is a strip that focuses on the Boxtel farm protest, where many [[http://archive.fo/iuzM6 animal activists occupied a farm to find any alleged abusive practices]]. [[TokenMinority Lulu]] is shown (biasedly) telling [[CategoryTraitor Bunny]] the event, and she sympathizes more with the farmer than the animals. There are also real-life pictures from the farmer, including a photo of a protester named Shakira, who is in touch with Yerdian. |
| 299 | * ScareEmStraight: Tries to do this to non-vegans with (often made up or inaccurate) statistics and real-life photographs of animal suffering. |
| 300 | * ScrewThisImOuttaHere: After Diva goes into a tangent about how veganism isn't manly, [[http://archive.is/fFunS Rohit skedaddles out of there]]. |
| 301 | * SelectiveObliviousness: Yerdian claims that omnivores are [[http://archive.is/wD9Vz willfully ignorant of the environmental damage that she blames on the meat industry]]. Which is itself [[PsychologicalProjection an example on her own part]]; while some of the statistics in the image are more-or-less accurate, the culprit isn't animal farming but industrial agriculture (which, for all that some vegans may conflate them, are two quite different [[StealthPun beasts]]). |
| 302 | * SexSells: Parodied in [[http://archive.is/8lUeU Pupa Vegan 335]], which is a ShoutOut to a vegan meme. |
| 303 | * ShoutOut: |
| 304 | ** A [[http://archive.is/vBxCO splash page]] has a picture of a cat in [[Comicbook/TheJoker Joker makeup]] when discussing the perceived [[DoubleStandard double standards]] regarding people's reactions to killing cats and dogs in comparison to farm animals. |
| 305 | ** In the [[{{Bowdlerize}} bowdlerized]] version of the [[http://archive.is/jyzPz leather strip]] with Shawn, Brie trolls him by saying if he's trying to do [[WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians Cruella cosplay]]. |
| 306 | ** [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Grass Pokemon]] and [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Piranha Plants]] appear in a strip with Shawn [[http://archive.is/SsNsM mocking the idea of plant perception]]. |
| 307 | ** [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994 Scar and Shawn as Mufasa]] make an appearance in a [[http://archive.is/tTTxd panel]] trying to argue that humans are not natural predators. |
| 308 | ** [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Link and Malon]] show up in an anti-cow milk strip, where the latter is portrayed as the series's typical depiction of a dairy farmer and tells the former the vegan propagandized version of how milk is obtained on an organic farm. |
| 309 | ** [[BigBeautifulWoman Mike]] mentions [[Franchise/HannibalLecter Hannibal]] when [[http://archive.is/rUPld ridiculing the idea that meat eaters can truly love animals]]. |
| 310 | ** [[http://archive.is/TPOhU In Pupa Vegan Comic 332]], the butcher, that Shawn pays to kill a cow, bears a strong resemblance to [[Film/TheTexasChainsawMassacre Leatherface]]. |
| 311 | * SiblingYinYang: |
| 312 | ** Shawn and Brie. Shawn is a hardcore omnivore who loves bacon, while Brie/Plausibell is a vocal vegan with a distaste [[DoesNotLikeSpam for any kind of meat]]. On a character-design level—while they do have some visual elements such as blondness in common—Shawn is a [[AnimeHair spiky-haired]] boy who tends to dress casually, while Brie/Plausibell is a neatly-coiffed girl who seems to never wear anything except [[PimpedOutDress fancy dresses]]. |
| 313 | ** Also, when it comes to personal views: Shawn is actually the more tolerant sibling, supporting a "live and let live" situation when it comes to different dietary preferences; the narrative frames him as a horrible, [[ItsAllAboutMe egocentric]] JerkAss who [[IrrationalHatred irrationally hates]] vegans. By contrast, Brie/Plausibell—who is treated by the narrative as a virtuous angel who [[UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans serves the greater good]] and can do no wrong—considers it her right if not her ''[[http://archive.is/lDPAC duty]]'' to harass and dogmatize at anyone who's not vegan, and actually ''does'' seem to irrationally hate omnivores. |
| 314 | * SickeningSlaughterhouse: A common tactic of the series to is show [[http://badwebcomicswiki.shoutwiki.com/wiki/File:Vart_gore.jpg (misleading or even outdated) photos]] of slaughterhouses to demonize the animal agriculture industry and anyone who works in it. |
| 315 | * SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Being what the [[AuthorTract series]] is, any [[http://archive.is/CWPZy vegan woman is seen pining for a vegan man]] due to the belief that veganism equals goodness. |
| 316 | ** This is the reason why [[GranolaGirl Legua]] isn't interested at all in [[StrawLoser Shawn]] after becoming vegan, due to seeing him as a [[http://78.media.tumblr.com/0774d2b21b5552e1342a17c2298aeeb7/tumblr_n6t31ej2yy1rkwrmdo1_400.png "speciesist asshole"]]. |
| 317 | * SitcomArchNemesis: In general, the "carnists" and the vegans tend to treat each other as this due to their opposite stances on omnivorism. For a more individual example, Diva and Lilith [[http://archive.is/Plwtx tend to but heads with each other]], with the former having a great distaste for the latter due to her [[DeadpanSnarker sarcastic attitude]]. |
| 318 | * SkewedPriorities: According to the narrative, all "carnists" care more about their taste buds and self-pleasure rather than the supposed danger and destruction that comes from the meat industry. |
| 319 | * SlaveryIsASpecialKindOfEvil: For the vegans, they see human farming as the [[https://archive.is/U2YtW moral equivalent of slavery and have compared themselves to the abolitionists who advocated for slaves]]. |
| 320 | * SleazyPolitician: [[http://archive.is/vwy3s Discussed in one strip]] by grouping them in with cavemen and lions to criticize some arguments for eating meat. |
| 321 | * SmarterThanYouLook: An unintentional meta case with the [[StrawLoser omnivore characters]], especially [[ButtMonkey Shawn]], who are ridiculed as being ignorant and misinformed about every topic that is discussed in the series, but are actually correct. {{Inverted|Trope}} for the vegan protagonists, who are always treated as being right and educated on the subject matter, when in reality [[KnowNothingKnowItAll they spout tons of misleading information that ]] have little basis in facts or are cherry-picked to fit their stances. |
| 322 | * SmokingIsNotCool: In one strip, it depicts Shawn as having a nonchalant attitude towards a guy with a [[http://archive.is/O4VXy smoking habit]] but freaks out about his health when he goes vegan. |
| 323 | * SmugSmiler: Both sides can be seen smugly smirking, with the most prevalent ones being [[StrawLoser Shawn]] and [[GranolaGirl Dolly]]. |
| 324 | * SmugSnake: |
| 325 | ** Shawn tends to be smirking at the start of his appearances. |
| 326 | ** Dolly comes off as this the most, especially when she's insulting or replying to [[StrawLoser carnists]]. |
| 327 | * TheSocialDarwinist: The vegans believe that omnivores promote [[http://archive.is/ilg0c preying on the defenseless and weak]] due to eating meat. |
| 328 | * StepfordSmiler: On one page, Legua puts up a (literal) fake smile after [[TenderTears secretly crying]] about animals being slaughtered, while [[http://archive.is/tEYQ4 Diva was talking about what she had to eat recently]]. |
| 329 | * StrawmanEmotional: [[http://archive.is/DNkh7 Both sides have accused one another of basing their arguments on emotions]], with the narrative siding with vegans by making it (falsely) seem like they are the only ones bringing up logical stances in contrast with how [[StrawLoser "carnists"]] just argue how they don't want to give up bacon. |
| 330 | * StrawHypocrite: All omnivores, especially [[TheChewToy Shawn]], are always portrayed as (supposedly) hypocritical when it comes to [[http://archive.is/028Zn anti-vegan stances]]. |
| 331 | * StrawLoser: Anyone who doesn't agree 100% with Brie/Plausibell and the other vegans. Even vegetarians and farmers that practice humane methods (in fact, Yerdian vehemently denies the existence of the latter) aren't safe. |
| 332 | * StrictlyFormula: Many comics have these following formulas: Either A, omnivore says a statement the vegans disagree with, a vegan (tries to) disprove(s) the statement, or B, vegan talks about how omnivore is evil. |
| 333 | * SuddenNameChange: |
| 334 | ** [[GranolaGirl Brie]] was changed to [[WhoNamesTheirKidDude Plausibell]] in Pupa Vegan. One wonders if it had anything to do with her originally having been [[IronicName named after a type of cheese]]. |
| 335 | ** Downplayed. [[AnimeChineseGirl Dashling]] was given the more [[http://archive.is/ntmyN punny name]] [[PunnyName Dazz Ling]]. |
| 336 | * SugarApocalypse: The cutesy, {{Animesque}} art style is contrasted with bloody imagery of [[https://archive.is/J5uBE real-life]] and [[https://archive.is/QH5ar cartoon animals]] being slaughtered. |
| 337 | * SupremeChef: Dashling/Dazz Ling, who cooks organic vegan meals that cater to every known food allergy and "[make] even hardcore carnists like Shawn succumb". |
| 338 | ** Brie/Plausibell as well, who is said to love cooking and making cakes, and brings her own homemade vegan cupcakes to school. |
| 339 | * SurroundedByIdiots: The [[KnowNothingKnowItAll vegans]] towards the [[SmarterThanYouLook "carnists"]], who they see as [[ManChild childish buffoons]] lacking in "[[http://archive.fo/S7zY6 logically]] [[http://archive.fo/B2Ykm good arguments]]" for eating meat |
| 340 | * SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Chanel and Tommy for the now-mostly-absent Cuntons (both also being omnivores who are portrayed as unhealthy as a result); Diva for pre-HazyFeelTurn Dolly (or, at least, the claim that she "struggles with cognitive dissonance" over being an omnivore has carried over from her sister). |
| 341 | * TakeThat: The comic never wastes a minute giving out potshots against [[http://archive.is/Bcmab omnivores]] and animal agriculture. |
| 342 | ** Pupa Vegan Pink is dedicated to bashing [[CategoryTraitor "apologetic"]] [[http://archive.fo/VBsis vegans]], who don't preach to non-vegans and allow them to eat animal products. |
| 343 | * TakeThatCritics: There have oftentimes been ugly caricatures of the series' critics that have shown up, which includes [[CountryMatters Cuntons]], who is supposed to be based on one of them. They are often depicted as {{Card Carrying Villain}}s who love hurting animals ForTheEvulz or are willfully ignorant of any suffering said to be caused by animal agriculture. |
| 344 | * TalkingAnimal: A lot of background animals are shown to be able to speak to state [[AuthorFilibuster vegan morals]] and [[{{Xenofiction}} to humanize them]]. |
| 345 | * TearsOfFear: Any drawn animal [[http://archive.is/8Rr60 is seen crying before they are slaughtered]], to drill in the notion that killing animals for meat is cruel. |
| 346 | * TeensAreMonsters: Chanel, Diva, and especially Shawn are this in the [[AuthorTract narrative's eyes]], due to being "unapologetically" non-vegans. |
| 347 | * TenderTears: How it's presented whenever Legua, Brie/Plausibell, Mike, and Dolly tear up when languishing about how animals are killed for food. |
| 348 | * ThinkOfTheChildren: In one strip, Dolly invokes this when confronting a nameless non-vegan by (falsely) stating that animal agriculture is the leading cause of all ecological issues in the world after he stated that his children mean more than bacon and that people must [[http://archive.is/R2pjM go vegan so that their children can have a future]]. [[StrictlyFormula Of course]], he changes his stance to bacon to make it look like he has SkewedPriorities. |
| 349 | * TookALevelInJerkass: Ever since she has become a vegan, Dolly has become just as bad as her friends in being an arrogant, condescending, and self-righteous prick. A notable case is the fact that she [[LackOfEmpathy lacks any empathy]] for the people who could have possibly been hurt when a bunch of calves got loose and shows more sympathy for the escaped cattle. The narrative of course sees it as the [[TookALevelInKindness opposite example]], and never criticizes or even acknowledges her newfound character faults. |
| 350 | * TookALevelInKindness: Dolly after her [[HazyFeelTurn conversion to veganism]] [[InformedKindness is supposed to be seen as this]], due to in her words that [[http://archive.is/QtUT7 she now cares more about animals than her palate]]. However, non-extreme vegan readers believe her flaws like her temper haven't changed that much when she became a vegan, and she has actually picked up [[TookALevelInJerkass new ones]]. |
| 351 | ** An invoked downplayed example is Brie/Plausibell, who lost her sarcastic trait due to Yerdian wanting to portray her as a nicer person, which a lot of non-extreme vegan readers think didn't really change her character. |
| 352 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: Shawn's is bacon while Diva's is hamburgers, which proves that they're evil. Dolly is stated to love energy drinks (but has only actually been ''[[ShowDontTell shown]]'' drinking fruit juice, milk before she went vegan, and vanilla soymilk after). And Mike likes "vegan junkfood," which seems to mean "French fries [[EnemyEatsYourLunch stolen from Shawn]] in order to [[ButtMonkey make a point]]." |
| 353 | * TrojanVeggies: In [[https://i.pinimg.com/736x/60/2d/d0/602dd07a4243178bbf3a6f83fe35efe3.jpg this]] strip, Brie/Plausibel tricks some non-vegans into eating vegan food by pretending some unknown vegan dish is chicken. |
| 354 | * {{Troll}}: In one of her self-insert pages, Yerdian depicts herself being bombarded by [[http://archive.is/ksFWN straw trolls]], who are supposed to be based on real-life trolls she's dealt with. |
| 355 | * TroubledButCute: Sterk, who fits every criteria of the archetype, although due to his violent tendencies, he can be considered a dark version of this type of character. |
| 356 | [[/folder]] |
| 357 | |
| 358 | [[folder:U - Z]] |
| 359 | * UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: According to Yerdian, a [[{{Veganopia}} vegan utopia]] would be worth the deaths of a few "carnist" [[StrawMan straw men]]. |
| 360 | * {{Veganopia}}: What this comic thinks the world should and would be if everyone just stopped eating meat. Considering the kind of vegans that appear, it's actually much more likely it would go horribly wrong. |
| 361 | * VegetarianCarnivore: [[https://orig00.deviantart.net/d22d/f/2018/096/6/5/sonia_and_jumanji_by_pupaveg-dc8271e.png Jumanji, Sonia Sae's pet fennec fox,]] which is kept on a vegan diet, even though its species are [[ArtisticLicenseAnimalCare obligate carnivores]]. |
| 362 | * DisgustingVegetarianFood: |
| 363 | ** {{Averted|Trope}}. Due to being a pro-vegan webcomic, it shows a variety of [[FoodPorn delicious-looking]] vegan food. However, tons of non-vegan characters treat any type of vegan food as automatically disgusting (Shawn most notably). |
| 364 | ** This is {{inverted|Trope}} with animal-based food, where it's always shown in an unflattering light, and the vegan characters always react with revulsion towards even being near it. |
| 365 | * VillainousGlutton: A lot of the omnivorous characters, especially Shawn, are given this treatment by default due to their choice of diet. They often display multiple JabbaTableManners and are willing to eat anything non-vegan, no matter how disgusting it is. |
| 366 | * WallOfText: In some strips, the vegan characters go on a tangent on a certain subject relating to veganism, omnivorism, or animal products, which [[http://archive.is/h9lgu Shawn]] even [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] on one page. |
| 367 | * TheWarOnStraw: The confrontations between the vegans and "carnists" never go further than the latter yelling something stupid and being made to look even more so when the former calmly put them in their place. |
| 368 | * WellIntentionedExtremist: The ''best'' thing you can say about the often insufferable (or just outright murderous) protagonists is they're this. |
| 369 | * WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: The vegans and the narrative believe in the concept that all [[https://archive.is/qwG5M "sentient beings"]], including animals, should be treated as equals, which is a viewpoint not shared by the [[StrawCharacter omnivore antagonists]] of the series, and are labeled "speciest" for putting human life above animal life. |
| 370 | * WiseBeyondTheirYears: Cherry, Shawn, and Brie/Plausibell's sister is mentioned on her character profile to be "bright for her age". [[ZigzaggedTrope However]], since she's one of the vegan characters, it's more like she's treated as being smart by the narrative but is really a KnowNothingKnowItAll like her sister and friends. |
| 371 | * WorkInfoTitle: The comic can be considered a collection of art if you like it, and the creator has published several books of it. |
| 372 | * WorldOfJerkass: From the eyes of anyone who is a non-extreme vegan, the strip can come off as this. Despite being [[CharacterShilling praised]] as [[InformedKindness compassionate animal lovers]], the main protagonists come off as an unlikable intolerant lot who [[IrrationalHatred hate]] anyone who is an omnivore. They are often seen aggressively preaching, ridiculing, and even committing acts of violence against them. However, the narrative wants the reader to make it seem that the problem with the world are the non-vegans since they support animal slaughter; hence, it goes out of its way to try to portray them as being [[AntiRoleModel immoral as possible]]. |
| 373 | * WriterOnBoard: Completely. The vegans are really no more than mouthpieces for Yerdian and the "carnists" her critics. |
| 374 | * XCalledTheyWantTheirYBack: Dolly responds to [[https://archive.is/MrMei Shawn's vegan joke]]: "The dark ages called! They want their jokes back!". |
| 375 | * YouAreNumber6: As seen in one strip where [[GranolaGirl Brie/Plausibell]] [[http://archive.is/i8h8l names a tagged cow Clara]], to hammer in the notion that the animal agriculture industry objectifies livestock. |
| 376 | * YoureInsane: A common sentiment and reaction that the vegan characters have towards anyone who [[FelonyMisdemeanor eats meat or works in the animal industry]]. |
| 377 | * YoungerThanHeLooks: Before he was retconned to be [[http://archive.fo/sKpN2 33 years old]], Rohit was depicted as being [[http://archive.is/J9UFK only 18]]. |
| 378 | ** His cousin Legua could pass as a twenty-something-year-old, but her real age is sixteen. |
| 379 | * YouRemindMeOfX: Brie tells Diva about herself before she became a vegan when she asserts that omnivores feel a [[http://archive.is/Zd6Uf disconnection between the animals and the meat they consume]]. |
| 380 | * ZombieApocalypse: Sterk seems to be trying to start one. |
| 381 | [[/folder]] |
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