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3	''[[http://www.cosmicdash.com/ Cosmic Dash]]'' is a science fiction {{web comic}} written and illustrated by David Davis. It follows the adventures and missions of the Lucky Strike's crew. Headed by Captain Mara, Engineer Dash, and several other crew mates, they fly from planet to planet taking on strange missions and making new friends--and enemies--along the way. Updates on Fridays.
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6	!!Tropes appearing in ''Cosmic Dash'':
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8	%% * ActionGirl: Mara
9	* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: All colors of the rainbow. Justified since the characters are alien life forms.
10	* AmusementParkOfDoom: While not purposefully made as one, the "Shmoofyland Robot Rampage" story is about the park's robot employees revolting against the park owner and taking over the park.
11	* BadassBookworm: Dash has some knowledge of defensive martial arts, and has a degree in applied energy technology.
12	* BeastMan: As a sci-fi show this is usually to be expected.
13	* BittersweetEnding: A double-issue story arc involving a galaxy-wide search for tech stolen from [=GalactiCorp=] and ends with the crew [[spoiler:successfully protecting their cargo from space pirates and a mysterious mercenary]], but [[spoiler:losing their ship in the process, which [[BreakingTheFellowship causes them to disband]]]].
14	* BumblingHenchmenDuo: The Wootari brothers, the Dragon's henchmen, show they're not all that bright when they hi-five after interrogating a captive, forgetting they're still wearing joybuzzer-like ElectricTorture devices.
15	* ButtMonkey: Kracker and Dash tend to be on the receiving end of less than pleasant things.
16	* CallAHumanAMeatbag: Well, not that they’re necessarily human, but even so.
17	* {{Cephalothorax}}: Tentachildren possibly, but it's hard to say. They're basically cyclops octopi.
18	* ComplimentBackfire: Mara doesn't like being called "tenacious".
19	* CultDefector: Orthos Kabalos is a former member of the Cult of Y'tun Sargon who left after the cult killed his wife. Now he leads the task force investigating them.
20	* {{Cyclops}}: Cyclopasians, Tentachildren, Wots have one eye. In fact, Wots are ''mostly'' eye.
21	* DeadpanSnarker: Pretty much Dash and Kracker, though the others have had their moments.
22	* DisappearedDad: Dash's father Razaar was apparently a controversial figure who left his son with Dash's grandfather, only to return when he was older, eviscerate a kidnapper, and vanish again after harsh words. [[spoiler:He is later [[http://www.cosmicdash.com/comic/episode-3-pg-38/ seen]] with some sort of strange alien race, planning an expedition and mentioning his son]].
23	* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: One of the storylines is titled "Shmoofyland Robot Rampage".
24	* FourFingeredHands: Humans have the good ol' five, but Terrekin have four, and Greys have three.
25	* GadgeteerGenius: Dash is pretty handy with machinery.
26	* {{Gaslighting}}: [[http://cosmicdash.com/comic/episode-3-pg-15/ Someone's working on Dash's paranoia]].
27	* GrievousHarmWithABody: Mara [[http://www.cosmicdash.com/comic/episode-1-pg-33/ bashing an opponent]] in the head.
28	* GuestStrip: Has several of them, typically posted between chapters.
29	* HonestCorporateExecutive: Walter Kimney, CEO of Kimney Robotics and high-ranked executive in its parent company [=GalactiCorp=]. He quickly strikes a friendship with the protagonists, and after they lost their ship recovering stolen [=GalactiCorp=] property, he's quick to point out the company owes them. [[spoiler:In the end, he hires them all in a new GC subsidiary, and provides them with a new ship.]]
30	* MegaCorp: [=GalactiCorp=] and [=DraCo=] are the main actors on the market.
31	* NonMammalMammaries: Mara and most other non-mammal females in the comic.
32	* NumberTwo: Ms. Mayden, Drakkar Vadis's assistant and bodyguard.
33	* TheMedic: Dorian's job description. Capable of stitching a cut tightly even when drunk.
34	* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: One of the guest strips has the [[RippedFromTheHeadlines movie]] "Ninjas, Robots and Engineering in SPAAAAACE!"
35	* {{Oculothorax}}: Wots are roughly two heads tall, and most of their head/torso is a single big eye (they don't even have a mouth, as according to supplemental material, they feed through their extremities).
36	* OrwellianRetcon: Short-term continuity errors (such as Dash getting a cut on his left arm but getting his right arm stitched a few pages later) are quickly fixed this way.
37	* OvertOperative: The assassin trying to kill Kimney had a highly conspicuous tattoo on the back of his neck, and announced himself to Kimney as he attacked him. {{Subverted}} in that [[spoiler:he was actually a wannabe and assassin fanboy, who somehow learned of the hit and decided to do it himself to impress the Assassin's Guild. All this accomplishes is get an ''actual'' assassin to murder him in his cell for usurping their symbol and staining it with his incompetence]].
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39	* PintsizePowerhouse: The weapon smuggler, Mr Packwell Danten: Standard-sized astro-mole, and a knife-wielder packing enough violence to down spear-wielding repton thugs with a folding knife.
40	* PlantAliens:
41	** Wots, if Guugel's eating habits are any indication.
42	** Florarans, of the "obviously plant" variety. They have leaves for hair.
43	* RememberTheNewGuy: The pirates with a grudge against the Lucky Strike's crew appear in the fourth chapter (start of Volume 2).
44	* RemovableShell: It's the case for Dash's species, as seen on [[http://www.cosmicdash.com/comic/episode-3-pg-3/ this page]]. WordOfGod mentions genetic engineering. The weird part is they're nonetheless able to hide in them, as [[https://www.cosmicdash.com/comic/episode-3-pg-27/ seen]] in Dash's flashback.
45	* RightThroughTheWall: Poor Guugel:
46	-->I would tell them to get a room, but her bunk is next to mine. I hear everything.
47	* RippedFromTheHeadlines: In-universe: The [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot "Ninjas, Robots and Engineering in SPAAAAACE!"]] movie is clearly based on their recent adventure (well, at least, in an [[http://www.cosmicdash.com/comic/bonus-comic-the-cosmic-dash-movie/ April 1st guest comic]]).
48	* RunForTheBorder: Packwell Danten attempted to gain asylum in the Empire, unfortunately for him [[spoiler:the imperial officer was in cahoots with]] Ij Far[[labelnote:spoilernote]]As Ij Far said, weapon smugglers do not respect factional boundaries, so investigations against them don't either[[/labelnote]], who sent Mara to abduct him from the imperial safehouse.
49	* RobotWar: The apparent objective of the Artifici Liberation Front.
50	* ShaggyDogStory: The Egg MacGuffin pilot chapter (not on the website as of March 2020) is all about the characters having to safely transport a giant holy egg. Once they make the delivery, [[spoiler: the egg is fried up and eaten]].
51	* ShellBackpack: See Removable Shell above.
52	* ShoutOut:
53	** The comic has the occasional cameo in the background, especially in crowds.
54	** The "Roller Ghoster" is a ''VideoGame/PacMan''-themed rollercoaster with ghost and Pac-Man shaped carts.
55	* TheSilentBob: Guugel [[http://www.cosmicdash.com/comic/bonus-a-wot-of-few-words/ according to Dash.]] Side-stories (and [[https://www.cosmicdash.com/comic/episode-2-pg-1-3/ later]][[note]]Volume 4 Episode 2 "Battle at Foragetti Plains"[[/note]], the main story) show [[spoiler:he's actually a telepath, but only attuned to Dash]].
56	* SilentSnarker: Guugel slips into this role from time to time.
57	* SpinToDeflectStuff: Dash [[http://www.cosmicdash.com/comic/episode-5-pg-21/ deflects]] Sarress Aeven's thrown blades.
58	* SpitTake: Walter Kimney when his boss [[http://www.cosmicdash.com/comic/episode-5-pg-32/ tells him]] [[spoiler:he's retiring and handing him his position]]. And subsequently Marken, when [[spoiler:Kimney tells him about restoring his company]].
59	* TheSpymaster: It appears to be Ij Far's job in the Federation. From what we've seen so far, he's firmly on the side of good.
60	* SunglassesAtNight: Marken only takes off his shaded goggles when it's both dark ''and'' indoors. Other astro-moles are hardly seen without shades either, since as a species they're highly sensitive to light. Indoor lighting is enough to [[https://www.cosmicdash.com/comic/episode-one-pg-3/ dazzle Mark]].
61	* TinyGuyHugeGirl: Kracker's parents fall somewhere into this given how tall his mother is compared to his father.
62	* UnknownRival: Vid, the space pirate "captain".
63	-->A particular target of his aggression is Dash Kameku, who Vid sees as his rival. Dash doesn't seem to care, only infuriating Vid further.
64	* VengefulVendingMachine: In chapter "Grounded", Dash encounters one such machine and promptly decides to take it apart and repair it. Since he has no accreditation to do so, the owner calls security on him.
65	* VomitIndiscretionShot: Found on [[http://www.cosmicdash.com/comic/episode-1-pg-4/ this page]].
66	* WarriorTherapist: Mara's impressive athletic abilities and leadership skills make her one of these.
67	* YouHaveFailedMe: The Wootari brothers [[http://www.cosmicdash.com/comic/episode-5-pg-24/ say]] the Dragon does not take failure well; there's [[http://www.cosmicdash.com/comic/episode-5-pg-29/ no in-comic proof of it]], though. What ''is'' shown in-comic is that he's [[http://www.cosmicdash.com/comic/episode-5-pg-30-b-insert/ much less tolerant]] of betrayal.
68	* YouNoTakeCandle: The Cyclopasians, at least when they speak Common. Otherwise, their speech falls under EloquentInMyNativeTongue. In the case of Orthos, it’s [[ObfuscatingStupidity an act]].
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