Line #118 Webcomic/MushroomGo


1	''[[http://mushroomgo.thecomicseries.com Mushroom Go]]'' is a drawn comic based loosely on the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' series.
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3	A Toad named Go wakes up in the desert alone. He’s suffering from sunstroke and exhaustion, he can’t remember a thing, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and he’s lost his hat]]. Just when he thinks this is the end ([[LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt and on the first page, no less]]), he is picked up by the crew of the [[CoolShip Chainless]], the world’s only sand ship.
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5	* [[NaiveNewcomer Go]]: A Toad. [[MysteriousPast His past is a mystery]], [[EasyAmnesia even to himself]]. Has some [[ElementalPowers magic powers]], as [[MageSpecies all Toads]] do. Does most of the [[FirstPersonSmartass narrating]].
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7	TheTeam consists of
8	* [[TheGoodCaptain Captain Martello]]: A female Koopa. TheCaptain and [[WrenchWench resident mechanic]]
9	* [[DeadpanSnarker McCoy]]: A [[VideoGame/YoshisIsland Raven]], and Martello’s [[TheLancer Second in Command]].
10	* [[DitzyGenius Palma]]: A [[VideoGame/SuperMarioSunshine Pianta]], the youngest member of the Crew.
11	* [[TheVoiceless Guy]]: A [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2 Shyguy]]. Despite [[ScaryBlackMan his appearance]], he’s the weakest fighter in the crew, and kind of a [[NiceGuy softy]]. ([[BewareTheNiceOnes not that you should mess with him!]]) [[TeamMom Does most of]] [[RealMenWearPink the household tasks]] around the Chainless.
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13	Has unfortunately been put on permanent hiatus. However, an outline on how the plot would probably played out is on the main page and a group of commenters will be collaborating on a comic that takes place in the same universe.
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15	!!This WebComic provides examples of:
16	%%* ActionGirl: Martello and Palma.
17	* {{BFG}}: Martello carries a Bullet Bill cannon as a sidearm.
18	* BerserkButton: Don't suggest that Palma is weak for a Pianta.
19	* BigBrotherInstinct: [=McCoy=], towards Guy:
20	--> '''[=McCoy=]''': (to Guy) But if you need like, a cool big brother type... I guess I don't mind you following me.
21	%%* BigDamnHeroes
22	%%* BigOlEyebrows: [=McCoy=]’s are orange.
23	%%* ClothingDamage
24	%%* CombatMedic: [[spoiler:Guy.]]
25	%%* CoolMask: Guy.
26	%%* CrazyPrepared: Martello is showing signs of this.
27	%%* DesertPunk
28	%%* EasyAmnesia: Go. [[spoiler: Subverted, though, when we find out he just had a hangover.]]
29	%%* FeatherFingers
30	%%* GeniusBruiser: Palma.
31	%%* LastNameBasis: Palma, Martello, possibly the entire crew.
32	* MeaningfulName: Go. Aside from its connotation as a verb, it's also the Japanese number five--with Go being the fifth member of the Chainless. Also [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martello_tower Martello]].
33	** Also worth noting that "Martello" is Italian for "hammer." Guess what Captain Martello's favorite melee weapon is.
34	%%* MysteriousPast: Go [[spoiler:and Palma]].
35	%%* NeverGetsDrunk: Go, of all [[http://www.mushroomgo.thecomicseries.com/comics/62 people]].
36	* NoNameGiven: Technically [[spoiler:Guy]], whose real name is unknown.
37	* OriginalFlavour: Despite having a [[DarkerAndEdgier slightly more serious tone]], this world seems very familiar.
38	* PersonalityPowers: Inverted. Go's attitude changes depending on what kind of magic he's using. So, a fire flower makes him more reckless and hot-headed.
39	* {{Pirate}}s
40	--> '''[=McCoy=]''': What we do encompasses a great deal, really. Looting desert-side cities, treasure hunting and old fashioned grave robbery…
41	* PirateGirl: Martello is actually the captain of her ship. There's also Palma, who acts more like she's just along for the ride.
42	%%* QuicksandSucks: The dry variety.
43	* SandIsWater: {{Justified\|Trope}}. The Chainless handles well on quicksand but not on the regular stuff, and seems to be the only vessel capable of doing so.
44	%%* ShiftingSandLand: Takes place in the TropeNamer.
45	%%* ShirtlessScene: Go has a few.
46	* SigilSpam: The mascot/logo of the Chainless, as seen [[http://mushroomgo.thecomicseries.com/comics/20/ aboard the ship]] and on [[http://mushroomgo.thecomicseries.com/comics/53 Martello's belt buckle]], is a green eyed [[http://www.mariowiki.com/Chain_Chomp Chomp]]. With no chain, of course.
47	%%* TheSilentBob: Guy.
48	%%* SmokingIsCool: [=McCoy=] can make anything look cool.
49	%%* TheVoiceless: Guy.
50	%%* TheSoCalledCoward: [[spoiler:(Guy.)]]
51	* WalkingShirtlessScene: [=McCoy=] has worn a shirt exactly [[http://mushroomgo.thecomicseries.com/comics/20/ once,]] and it was open.
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53	!!''Boarding the Chainless'' contains examples of:
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55	%%* ChainsawGood
56	* ContrivedCoincidence: The The Fire Flower, had it not been there, would not have saved Go.
57	%%* PlayingWithFire
58	%%* SecretTest
59	%%* SinkOrSwimMentor
60	%%* ShoutOut: To several Mario games.
61	%%* WeirdMoon: On [[http://mushroomgo.thecomicseries.com/comics/10 this page]].
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63	!!''Piranha Plant Laboratory'' contains examples of:
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65	* AGodAmI: [[spoiler: Thrive]]: [[center: ''[[IAmLegion I am more than a single creature, you see.]] I am order in its purest form. I am true harmony's product. I have watched this world in patience, in silence since before you beasts fumbled into your existence. [[BadassBoast I am creation. I am eternity.]] [[HiveMind I am every flower, every tree, every blade of grass united.]] But for you primitive animals, requiring a guttural sound to be tied to every entity... You may call me [[spoiler:Thrive]]]]''
66	* BadassBoast: ''AHEM "Sir, you seem to think you can take a person's lighter without winning it in a stupid bet first. Do you see this cigarette? I pulled this cigarette out of a dead guy's pocket. It's not even a brand I like. I smoke Reznor Reds, and this --Trust Me-- is no Reznor Red. But I'm going to smoke it anyway, and you, you big jackass, you have what may well be the only lighter in this entire stupid building. Not just any lighter, but my lighter. Now, one way or another, I am going to smoke this cigarette and I am going to enjoy every awful second of it. [[BringIt So come on, let's do this.]]"''
67	%%* CombatTentacles
68	%%* DynamicEntry
69	* {{Flashback}}: Palma's[[spoiler:/Roxette's]] memories of [[spoiler:how she became so [[TheSmartGuy intelligent]]]].
70	%%* GeneticEngineeringIsTheNewNuke
71	%%* IAmLegion
72	%%* IntelligenceEqualsIsolation: Apparently what happened to [[spoiler:Palma/Roxette]]
73	%%* ManEatingPlant
74	%%* PlantPerson: [[spoiler:Thrive]].
75	%%* PsychicLink: Between Palma[[spoiler:/Roxette]] and [[spoiler: Thrive]].
76	* PunctuatedForEmphasis: [[spoiler:Put... Guy... Down!]]
77	%%* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech
78	* ScheduleSlip: from Saturday and Tuesday to just Saturday, and then to Saturday and Wednesday.
79	* ShutUpHannibal: ''Last time? Last time the room wasn't filling with [[spoiler: [[KillItWithFire a highly flammable herbicide]]]], you rambling twit.''
80	* SkewedPriorities: [=McCoy=].
81	--> [=McCoy=]: "Help me search these bodies for cigarettes."
82	* StepfordSmiler: [[spoiler:[[MustHaveNicotine McCoy without his cigarettes.]] Being [=McCoy=], he [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this.]]
83	* SympathyForTheDevil: Palma's [[LastSecondChance speech]] to [[spoiler:Thrive]] [[http://mushroomgo.thecomicseries.com/comics/pl/60917 evokes this]].
84	* WillingChanneler: What [[spoiler:Thrive]] tried to get [[spoiler:Palma]] to submit to, though [[spoiler:he]] actually wanted to turn [[spoiler:her]] into a LivingBodysuit.
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86	!!''At Twisters Borough'' contains examples of:
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88	%%* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: In-universe of [[spoiler:Mario]].
89	* ArsonMurderAndJayWalking
90	-->'''TheSheriff:''' I'm placing you under arrest for robbery, fraud, kidnapping, arson, attacking officers, indecent exposure... [[SarcasmMode Anything I'm missing?]]\
91	'''Martello''': [[DeadpanSnarker I am surprised you did not mention murder.]]
92	* BarBrawl
93	* BoomTown
94	* BreatherEpisode: Intentionally made to be one, but this is soon [[SubvertedTrope subverted]].
95	* CattlePunk
96	* DidIJustSayThatOutLoud: A side effect of fusing [[spoiler: [[InVinoVeritas magic and alcohol]]]].
97	* TheDreaded: The Koopas view Mario as such.
98	* DrowningMySorrows
99	* {{Gayngster}}: [[spoiler: [[MachoCamp Birdo]]]] [[AmbiguousGender (probably)]], and co. The other two members are a CampGay and a ButchLesbian, respectively.
100	* GrievousBottleyHarm: [[spoiler: How Haze knocks out Go.]]
101	* HumansAreCthulhu: The story of an [[http://www.mushroomgo.thecomicseries.com/comics/59/ encounter with Mario]] makes him sound like this.
102	--> "Any crazy stories you've heard about him are probably true. He can break bricks with his bare hands. He can leap 30 feet into the air if he chooses not to fly."
103	* ImplacableMan: Mario. From the Koopa side, he's a nightmarish fusion of multiple badasses all rolled together into a short, pudgy little body. ''Nothing'' can stop him.
104	* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: Haze and Charlie. In fact, Haze has pink hair and [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience Charlie wears blue clothes.]]
105	* MookHorrorShow: The flashback with Martello’s father shows Mario like this. He's seen (by the Koopas at least) as an unstoppable force of nature that can wipe out whole ships worth of elite troops.
106	* NoodleIncident: A couple times.
107	-->'''Go:''' And that's why I don't eat the mega mushrooms any more.\
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109	'''[=McCoy=]:''' Indecent exposure? When did that happen? . . . Wait, yeah. Nevermind. I'd arrest me for that, too.
110	* OneManArmy: Mario. He's considered the Mushroom Kingdom's ''real'' army. Look down to ShroudedInMyth and you'll start to see why. The fact that he can fly, throw fireballs, and perform feats of strength and agility no other mortal being can match may explain it.
111	* ShoutOut: [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Those crates look awfully familiar.]]
112	* ShroudedInMyth: Mario himself. "Any crazy stories you've heard about him are probably true. He breaks bricks with his bare hands. He can leap 30 feet in the air when he chooses not to fly. Some even claim that he's not a Toad at all--that he's somethin' else, [[HumansAreCthulhu somethin' from beyond]]." The fact that we know these stories are true only makes Mario viewed from the Koopa standpoint all the more terrifying.
113	* WretchedHive
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115	!!''Bob-omb Battlefield'' contains examples of:
116	* AIIsACrapshoot: Pink Bob-Ombs are a pacifist variation. They can comprehend nonexistance, and therefore are afraid to detonate, leading to their desertion.
117	* ArtShift: Drastically in [[http://mushroomgo.thecomicseries.com/comics/79 page 79]], less drastically in [[http://mushroomgo.thecomicseries.com/comics/80 page 80]] following [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks the fan outcry]] the previous update.
118	* BodyHorror: When [[spoiler: we see what happens to those poor souls captured by [[VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG Smithy's minions.]] ]]
119	** Not to mention what happens to Go when he taps into an unfamiliar Vim.
120	* CuteMachines: The Bob-omb Buddies. Guy doesn't seem to think so, though.
121	* CutenessProximity: Palma's reaction to the bob-ombs.
122	* KingMook: Big Bob-Ombs are control units for Bob-Omb cadres. They tend to go for a royal appearance to underscore their authority.
123	* LaResistance
124	* LargeAndInCharge: [[spoiler:[[VideoGame/SuperMario64 The Big Bob-omb.]]]]
125	* OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler: How [=McCoy=] beats the Big Bob-omb.]]
126	* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: [[spoiler:[[VideoGame/SuperMario64 The Big Bob-omb]] is a southern royal robot explosive.]]
127	* RapidFireNo: Martello in [[http://mushroomgo.thecomicseries.com/comics/96 page 96]], although subverted, since the end of the comic cuts her off.
128	* SuddenlyVoiced: [[spoiler: Guy]] begs 5Q15H-13 not to detonate himself.
129	* TroubledFetalPosition[=/=]CowerPower: ''Guy's'' reaction to the "automatons".
130	* UnwillingRoboticisation: [[spoiler: The fate of Guy's tribe once the [[VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG Smithy Invasion starts.]]]]
131	* WrestlerInAllOfUs: [[spoiler:[[VideoGame/SuperMario64 The Big Bob-omb.]]]]
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134	!!''Battle at Pokeyhead'' contains examples of:
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136	* ArtShift: Right back to the original artist.
137	** Now, after being [[SeriesHiatus brought back from the dead]], it has a new artist: TheDandMom
138	* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler: The Big Bob-omb, now calling himself Shrapnel.]]
139	* SherlockScan: Martello mixes this with IShallTauntYou to [[spoiler: win against Fabes]]
140	* SympatheticInspectorAntagonist: [[spoiler: Detective Fabes]], though his information might be erroneous.
141	%%* WigDressAccent
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144	!!The final notes contain examples of:
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146	* AndTheAdventureContinues: The comic would have ended with the crew building a starship and travelling in space.
147	* AscendedToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: [[spoiler:Go, after grabbing a Power Star as a last resort.]]
148	* BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind: [[spoiler:In Go's mind, against Thrive.]]
149	* SamusIsAGirl: [[spoiler:Guy is female underneath her mask.]]
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