Line #69 Webcomic/Megamanspritecomic


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3	->''"[[FlatWhat what]]"''
4	-->-- '''Megaman''', every comic
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6	''[[http://megamanspritecomic.tumblr.com/ Megaman Sprite Comic]]'' is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin-- a ''Franchise/MegaMan'' SpriteComic. Megaman and his pal Zero ask the hard questions, learn about science from their wheelchair-bound Uncle Proton, and [[TrademarkFavoriteFood consume huge quantities of b-ball pasta]].
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8	Originally created by Samanthuel "splendidland" Gillson as a one-off parody of crappy sprite comics, ''Megaman Sprite Comic'''s unique blend of StylisticSuck has resulted in a surprisingly long-lived webcomic with a small but devoted fanbase.
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10	On October 31, 2012, a video game based on the comic was released. In the creatively-named ''Megaman Sprite Game'', Zero and Megaman upset a bunch of ghosts, kickstarting a quest to discover the three Magic B-Balls and save the world.
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12	A complete LetsPlay of the game can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuJS9y0xLyM here.]]
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15	!!Examples
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19	[[folder: Both ]]
20	* AffectionateParody: Maybe not ''that'' affectionate, but the games and the comics are parodies of, respectively, bad RPG maker games and bad sprite comics.
21	* AnimeHair: Subverted with Uncle Proton-- his hair is short and gray and dull. Played straight with Quickman and Zero, though.
22	* BrotherSisterIncest: Presumably Megaman and Roll, [[http://megamanspritecomic.tumblr.com/post/15144466769/this-is-the-first-comic-and-megamans-brother-zero although he doesn't seem very disturbed about it.]]
23	%%* BumblingDad: Dr. Dad.
24	* ButtMonkey: Toadman at some sort of extent, since he gets killed usually by Dogmobile and is not really liked by Megaman. Somehow he manages to revive always. Proof [[http://megamanspritecomic.tumblr.com/image/22344931085 here]] and [[http://megamanspritecomic.tumblr.com/image/27835074785 here]].
25	%%** Snakeman in every single one of his appearances.
26	** Dr. Dad as well. Both in the game (since he is thrown to the river by Megaman and Zero to be used as a boat) and in the [[http://megamanspritecomic.tumblr.com/image/15786763140 webcomic]].
27	%%* CanineCompanion: Dogmobile.
28	* CatchPhrase:
29	** "what". To the point where the one comic where Megaman doesn't begin his dialogue like this consists of him beating himself up over it.
30	** Quickman's "are you in or are you skin" as well.
31	%%* CoolShades: Megaman dons a pair while deriding his "haters."
32	* FatComicRelief: Uncle Proton. WordOfGod said this was a conscious decision, meant to subvert Protoman's typical characterization as an OnlySaneMan in the sprite comics MMSC parodies.
33	* FlatWhat: Megaman says this in the first panel of every single comic.
34	* GeniusCripple: Uncle Proton is implied to be one of these in-universe, although his scientific advice is... questionable.
35	* InNameOnly: The comic's relation to the canon Mega Man games is practically nonexistent.
36	* RelatedInTheAdaptation: Toadman is apparently Snakeman's nephew now.
37	* StylisticSuck: A substantial part of the comedy comes from the bizarre grammar, art, and borderline sociopathic behavior of the characters. Nobody has any depth beyond their favorite kinds of B-Ball Food, and characters are killed off completely at random, often making [[UnexplainedRecovery unexplained recoveries off-screen.]]
38	* TrademarkFavoriteFood: B-ball pasta. [[LethalChef Megaman's comes out awful]], though.
39	* TheVoiceless: Bass. Lampshaded [[http://megamanspritecomic.tumblr.com/post/23990484558/will-bass-ever-have-a-line-in-mega-man-sprite-comic here.]]
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42	[[folder: Megaman Sprite Comic ]]
43	* AllAnimalsAreDogs: {{Inverted\|Trope}}. Megaman calls Dogmobile his faithful ''feline'' friend.
44	* AndKnowingIsHalfTheBattle: Every comic is captioned with a moral relating to the strip, no matter how contrived.
45	* BaitAndSwitch: When Megaman calls Dogmobile his "faithful feline friend", he says "no, that's not right." You'd expect that he meant ''canine'', but he actually meant that Dogmobile has cheated on him in the past.
46	* BirthdayEpisode: Megaman and Zero buy Snakeman a present for his birthday. [[http://megamanspritecomic.tumblr.com/post/51877913313/if-you-overhype-yourself-you-might-just-set It's as awful as it sounds.]]
47	* CaptainErsatz: [[DiscussedTrope Discussed,]] then averted with the [[http://megamanspritecomic.tumblr.com/post/32599367222/there-is-no-point-in-taking-evasive-measures-for "Grurphs".]]
48	--> '''Megaman:''' "isn't it weird how small webcomics like this make minor unsubtle changes to a trademarked name to avoid lawsuits"
49	--> '''Megaman:''' "as if the company that owns the trademark would sue a webcomic
50	--> '''Megaman:''' "i might as well just call them the smurfs and be done with it"
51	* CompressedHair: Zero's hair. [[http://megamanspritecomic.tumblr.com/post/23924167069/will-zero-ever-take-off-his-helmet-and-show-his-manly It never really ends.]]
52	* CousinOliver: [[http://megamanspritecomic.tumblr.com/post/53227895592/even-when-you-are-abandoned-there-are-people-who Devvin,]] although Uncle Proton accurately describes him as a disgrace to his entire family.
53	* DeathByCameo: Sugarman dies the panel after his introduction.
54	* DepthDeception: [[http://megamanspritecomic.tumblr.com/post/15245251789/in-the-world-of-business-perspective-means in the world of business, perspective means everything]]
55	* DoubleEntendre / CompensatingForSomething: [[http://megamanspritecomic.tumblr.com/post/38223772202/when-you-dont-know-what-anyone-is-talking-about Here.]]
56	* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe:
57	** Zero is bisected by a b-ball. He gets better.
58	** Snakeman's nephew.
59	* HehHehYouSaidX: [[http://megamanspritecomic.tumblr.com/post/15399603143/a-good-joke-can-bring-light-to-even-the-darkest-of pc world? more like PISSY world]]
60	* HelpingGrannyCrossTheStreet: [[http://megamanspritecomic.tumblr.com/post/45953027257/respecting-your-elders-is-always-important slam dunk]]
61	* LethalChef:
62	** [[http://megamanspritecomic.tumblr.com/post/15186795662/megaman-makes-the-first-steps-on-the-path-to-a rip zero, he died choking on basketball]]
63	** Later, Megaman takes advantage of this to [[http://megamanspritecomic.tumblr.com/post/15187268115/megaman-sabotages-zeros-only-chance-at-love ruin Zero's romantic life.]]
64	* MediumBlending: [[http://megamanspritecomic.tumblr.com/post/17946693971/change-always-comes-but-sometimes-it-is-for-the Megaman and friends enter the third dimension.]]
65	* NoodleIncident: [[http://megamanspritecomic.tumblr.com/post/26523384151/if-we-never-try-anything-we-get-stuck-doing-the The shrimp disc.]]
66	* ShoutOut:
67	** Uncle Proton is apparently a [[Series/DoctorWho Time Lord.]]
68	** Airman telling Megaman that "he doesn't eat or drink anymore" is a reference to the comic Buntain Simpson.
69	* SingleEpisodeHandicap: Inverted-- Uncle Proton becomes fit and sheds his leg cast. Immediately afterwards, he falls over and breaks his leg again, forcing him to get back in the wheelchair.
70	* StealthPun: Zero refers to the Vile's ghost as a "vile apparition."
71	* TheyKilledKennyAgain: Snakeman's nephew.
72	* TheUnreveal: [[http://megamanspritecomic.tumblr.com/post/25742901403/when-something-important-is-happening-to-you-never the secret is becoming revealed]]
73	* WheelchairAntics: Apparently, being a paraplegic doesn't prevent Uncle Proton from shooting hoops, or [[http://megamanspritecomic.tumblr.com/post/15327684613/if-you-oversteer-your-goals-you-can-oversteer-your participating in a drag race.]]
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76	[[folder: Megaman Sprite Game ]]
77	* AllAccordingToPlan: Throughout the game, there are several flashes of a shadowy, very familiar-looking mastermind surveying Megaman and Zero's progress and making ominous comments about how everything is going according to plan. [[spoiler:It's not Dr. Wily; it's Mother.]]
78	* AllAnimalsAreDogs: PlayedForLaughs; Uncle Proton refers to an assortment of sea creatures as his "canine friends".
79	* ArtShift: In all of the games, the ending and credits include hand-animated segments with more detailed artwork. It's just as ugly as the sprites.
80	* BadEnding: [[spoiler: You get arrested for jaywalking and spend the rest of your life in prison, contemplating your poor life choices. No, seriously. But if you can manage to stay on the path up until that point...]]
81	* BaitAndSwitch:
82	** The game does an excellent job at making you think it's setting you up for a CaptainObviousReveal with [[spoiler:Dr. Wily]]. Once you reach the final boss, however, the game abruptly pulls the rug out from under you by revealing that [[spoiler:it's actually Mother, AKA Splash Woman, drawn to LOOK like Wily's silhouette. She is the true BigBad, and Wily doesn't make even a token appearance.]]
83	** ''Megaman Sprite Game 2'' begins with dad sending Megaman to go pick up groceries. [[spoiler:Megaman trips before leaving his own yard and decides to just lay there.]] There's a FlashForward, making it look like things are about to start. [[spoiler:Nope, he still doesn't feel like moving. Roll credits.]]
84	* BigBad: [[spoiler:Mother]].
85	* BedsheetGhost: Most of the ghosts you encounter are like this.
86	* BorrowedCatchphrase: Megaman asks Zero "are you in or are you skin" before realizing that he's quoting Quickman and berates himself for reminding himself of that prick.
87	* BrickJoke: [[spoiler: Please do not step on the grass.]]
88	* BroughtToYouByTheLetterS:
89	** All the enemies in the final area have a W emblazoned on their person. [[spoiler: It stands for Wacky, not Wily, though.]]
90	** The "three man" enemy is literally a giant number three.
91	* CaptainObviousReveal: [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] for RuleOfFunny. Throughout the game, it is established that the BigBad is a strange, shadowy silhouette who happens to look exactly like Dr. Wily's head. There are also numerous enemies with a W emblazoned on them, as mentioned above, and it's all over TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon. [[spoiler:Hilariously subverted; the W stands for "Wacky," as in the building is an abandoned Wacky Warehouse. The BigBad is actually Splash Woman, drawn in such a way that her outline is almost an exact match for Wily's head.]]
92	* CannibalClan: The Slashman tribe.
93	* CantYouReadTheSign: Early in the game, there's a sign a couple steps off the path in the middle of a patch of grass. If you go up to read it, it tells you not to step off the path.
94	** [[spoiler: Halfway through the game, you're stopped by a cop who says that you've been reported to the authorities for stepping off the path. If you stepped off the path at any point prior to this during the game, Snakeman will give the cop photographic evidence of you walking off the path. Megaman and Zero spend the rest of their lives in prison.]]
95	* ChristmasEpisode: The game got a Christmas-themed pseudo sequel years after its release.
96	* DeadGuyJunior: [[spoiler: The default name for the new dogmobile that hatches from the egg is "Dogmobile II."]]
97	* DuelBoss: Your fight with Quickman on the plane is a solo fight.
98	* EasterEgg: [[spoiler: Bass can be seen by walking in a crevice in the first cave.]]
99	* ExtremeOmnivore: Uncle Proton. [[spoiler: He '''eats''' his way out of his cage!]]
100	* FantasticRacism:
101	-->'''Big Ghost:''' "not all ghosts haunt people you racist"
102	* FusionDance: Megaman and Zero fuse to become Megaman Zero in order to fight [[spoiler:Mother]].
103	* GiantMook: The big phantom.
104	* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: [[spoiler: Iris.]]
105	* GrievousHarmWithABody: You stuff your dad in your inventory early on in the game, and you can throw him at your opponents during battle.
106	* GrimyWater: Swimming in the purple waters of the Ghost World doesn't have any effect on the player characters themselves, but Dr. Dad looks sick while you're swimming in it.
107	* HelloInsertNameHere: You get to name [[spoiler: the new dogmobile.]]
108	* HeroicComedicSociopath: Megaman reaches hitherto-unheard of heights of this, becoming such a PsychopathicManchild that his characterization from the comics looks downright tame.
109	* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Dogmobile]]
110	* HijackedByGanon: Given the source material, you should have expected there was someone behind the ghost uprising. [[spoiler:[[SubvertedTrope It's not Wily]].]]
111	* IdiotPlot: Deliberately [[InvokedTrope invoked]], [[StylisticSuck unsurprisingly]]. The entire plot takes place because Megaman decides to beat up a ghost who's just trying to deliver a package. This prompts Dr. Dad to send him on a great journey to find out "what is making the ghosts happen," and it doesn't get any more coherent from there.
112	* KingMook: The ghost king, natch. Bonus points for literally being an upsized copy of the standard sprite with a crown added.
113	* LoveAtFirstSight: Before the final boss battle, [[spoiler: Mother, the final boss reveals that when Dr. Dad was young, he went fishing because he was lonely and he fished up Mother.]] It was love at first sight.
114	* MacGuffinGuardian: Pharoahman is an interesting example. In addition to stealing Uncle Proton's meds, he simultaneously guards the second magic b-ball.
115	* MacGuffinMelee: Quickman and Megaman duel over the final magic b-ball, all-or-nothing.
116	* MadeOfExplodium: The caecilians often blow up.
117	* ManBehindTheMan: The Ghost King wasn't the one who started the ghost uprising at all. [[spoiler: It was Mother.]]
118	* MetalSlime: Sugarman takes this to the logical extreme-- killing him gives you more EXP than any other enemy in the game, but his HP and defense are huge and he runs away soon after the battle starts.
119	* {{Metaphorgotten}}: The ghost king seems to do this to himself when Megaman says that he thought the deliveryman was haunting him.
120	-->'''Ghost King:''' "that is the last straw actually no i have more straws at home and they come in 4 colours wow [[SubvertedTrope but the only colour i am seeing here right now is intolerance]]"
121	* NeverSpeakIllOfTheDead: Zero invokes this after Megaman calls [[spoiler: the recently deceased Quickman]] a prick. Megaman then defies the trope by saying that he's glad that [[spoiler:Quickman]] is dead.
122	* OneSceneWonder: Invoked in-universe. When [[spoiler: Roll says she's leaving Megaman for Air, Bright and Flashman, Megaman complains that they haven't been in more than two comics,]] and they didn't even leave a lasting impression like Pharaohman did.
123	* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler: Iris transforms into a horrifying monstrosity a couple turns into the fight with her.]]
124	* OptionalBoss: {{Invoked}} by Yellow Devil, who really wants to be a boss (and a FinalBoss to booth) but is to tame and friendly to be much of a threat. He hides in the jungle and gives a special gift if found.
125	* PlotCoupon: The three magic b-balls, which you need to collect to wish away the ghosts. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, Megaman wastes his wish by asking to go to the moon.]]
126	* PoorCommunicationKills: [[spoiler:Mother]]'s unwillingness to listen is why [[spoiler:she]] stormed out and got ran over.
127	* PsychopathicManchild: ''Everybody''. Megaman and Zero, however, take the cake and go on to rob the whole bakery before burning it down because it doesn't make b-ball food.
128	* RockMonster: Subverted by the boulder blocking your path in the beginning-- it apologizes for being a nuisance before getting out of your way.
129	* SelfDestructMechanism: To beat the final boss of ''Megaman Sprite Christmas'', [[spoiler:Megaman just has to attack the Self Destruct button on Santa]].
130	* ShoutOut:
131	** The desert pumpkin enemy will yell, "I don't want that!" when defeated. This references the infamous game Pumkin World.
132	** WordOfGod says that [[spoiler: the game's BadEnding]] was intended as a reference to VideoGame/CaveStory's [[spoiler: infamously difficult-to-reach good ending.]]
133	** The game's [[spoiler: fakeout]] ending [[spoiler: references [[VideoGame/MegaManLegends Mega Man Legends 2's]] ending, in which Megaman is stuck on the Moon with no way of getting back to Earth.]]
134	*** Megaman's cry of [[spoiler: "get me off the moon" refers to the fans trying to get a third Mega Man Legends game rallying under the same banner.]]
135	** Snakeman's "trouble dungeon" is the first level of ''VideoGame/TheTowerOfDruaga'', complete with slime enemies.
136	** [[Series/BreakingBad Walt and Jesse]] make a cameo in the desert area.
137	** One of the enemies is an evil Pudsey doll.
138	** Skullman's appearance and "haunting melody" attack refer to the Skull Trumpet meme.
139	** The way in which [[spoiler: the Dogmobile egg hatches]] is about as direct a Franchise/{{Pokemon}} reference as you can get.
140	** The final area is [[spoiler:an abandoned Wacky Warehouse]], referencing the real life [[spoiler:chain of play-places]].
141	** ''Megaman Sprite Christmas'' has numerous calls to ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion''. The logo on Santa's workshop at the North Pole and the shape of the building are based on [=NERV=]'s, and The final boss, [[spoiler: the true form of Santa Claus]], is basically an Eva Unit.
142	* ShowsDamage: When the player characters get low on health, they start breaking down. Their dead sprites show them in a dismantled heap on the floor.
143	* StableTimeLoop: [[spoiler: After Dogmobile's death, Megaman orders a new one from a ghost from the past, who asks him if he can sign on ghost paper. Megaman lies and says yes so that he can get off the phone faster. The ghost hangs up right before Megaman and Zero realize that the ghost who knocked on their door at the beginning of the game came because they ordered a dogmobile egg in the future. Past Megaman destroyed the ghost, setting the events of the game into action.]]
144	* SuperNotDrowningSkills: Uncle Proton has this in the underwater section.
145	* TakeThatAudience: ''Megaman Sprite Game 2'', in its entirety. [[spoiler:Megaman trips and falls over on the way to the grocery store and decides he just wants to lay there. The total runtime of the game is about 2 minutes.]] It was made after the author of the comic/game designer got tired of people demanding a sequel.
146	* ToBeContinuedRightNow: Find out in Megaman Sprite Game Part 2! Which is right now, thanks for your patience.
147	* TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon: You can't leave the final dungeon after you enter it.
148	** [[spoiler: Subverted-- it's a SuckECheeses.]]
149	* TwoBeingsOneBody: [[spoiler: Megaman and Zero combine into Megaman Zero before fighting the final form of Mother.]]
150	* UnwinnableByDesign: PlayedForLaughs. The game's bad ending is pretty much impossible to avoid on your first playthrough. [[spoiler: See CantYouReadTheSign.]]
151	* WhaleEgg: Dogmobiles hatch from eggs.
152	* WhatTheHellHero: Zero berates Megaman after he [[spoiler: uses the magic b-balls to teleport him and Zero onto the moon instead of resolving the plot.]]
153	* WhoNamesTheirKidDude: [[spoiler: During the flashback to when Mother was still alive, she disagrees with Dr. Dad naming one of their children "Megaman" because he might get made fun of. She does, however, like "Zero," because "her grandfather had that name once."]]
154	* ZeroEffortBoss: Snakeman. He might also be a OneHitPointWonder.

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