Line #52 Webcomic/PrincessChroma


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3	''[[http://princesschroma.thecomicseries.com/ Princess Chroma]]'' is a MagicalGirl webcomic about a world drained of color and the junior high student named June Summer who has to re-color it. With her mentor, a fluffy winged bunny named Spiders, to instruct her, June must transform into the magical Princess Chroma to restore color to the earth.
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5	Unfortunately, the two don’t get along in the slightest and June doesn't care much for having to fight monsters while wearing a cute dress and shouting catchphrases. When it comes to fighting evil, she prefers a hands-on approach while using her magical mentor more as her personal punching bag than her teacher.
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7	Also check out the Princess Chroma [[http://princesschromabonusreel.thecomicseries.com/ Bonus Reel]], which includes fan art, special projects, side stories, and more.
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10	!!This comic contains examples of:
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12	* ActionGirl: June.
13	* AffectionateParody: While the comic does poke fun at some of the conventions of MagicalGirl stories, it never goes so far as to claim that such stories are inherently wrong. The revelation that [[spoiler: Chroma is powered by dark magic, and the kingdom of Elysium did their best to rebrand her as a magical girl for the public]] moves it closer to ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' territory than ''Anime/SailorMoon''.
14	* AlmostIdenticalTwins: Averted. April and Sonny look no more alike than any other siblings.
15	* AltText: If you're not reading it you are missing half the fun, allegedly.
16	* {{Animesque}}: Inevitably, as a parody of MagicalGirl stories.
17	* AprilFoolsDay: Teasing a DarkerAndEdgier reboot.
18	* BadassAdorable: All over the place, but especially June and Spiders.
19	* BeautyBrainsAndBrawn: June and her two friends from school. June is the tough one, [[OnlySaneMan April]] is the smart, straightforward one, and [[TheCutie May]] is the cute, girly one.
20	* BreadAndCircuses: [[spoiler: The original Chroma was branded as a magical girl and a hero of the kingdom to draw attention away from the dark magic source of her powers, the same powers that created the Monochromes. Subverted in that King Brunswick and Leopold covered up the truth for Chroma's own good, as opposed to any sinister motive]]
21	* BreakingTheFourthWall: Randall makes his [[http://princesschroma.thecomicseries.com/comics/8 debut]] doing this and continues to break and [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall nudge]] the fourth wall from then on.
22	* CallingYourAttacks: Princess Chroma's magic works in this fashion.
23	* CarryABigStick: June's weapon of choice is a mace.
24	* CelibateHero: Leopold, if the Q&As are any indication.
25	* CerebusSyndrome: After [[spoiler: June's super-powered FreakOut]] at the end of Chapter Four, the comic starts longer storylines where victory is no longer a foregone conclusion, as well as revealing some of the darker elements of the series' backstory in the flashbacks to [[spoiler: the original Chroma]]. This culminates in [[spoiler:June having her head cut off]].
26	* ClarkKenting: Subverted. Despite June's insistence that she isn't Princess Chroma, it's blatantly obvious to her friends that she is.
27	* CloudCuckoolander: Sonny lives like everything is a video game, including making cheat codes.
28	* ColorCodedArmies: Inverted. The villains are "Monochromes", though it isn't immediately apparent because they've caused the whole world to lose its color.
29	* CrapsaccharineWorld: Implied in the flashbacks to [[spoiler: the original Chroma's life]], where the King says that they'll want to see the little girl executed for ACCIDENTALLY unleashing the Monochromes.
30	* DanceBattler: Princess Chroma does this frequently, even doing a full DDR routine for her Magical Petal Dance
31	* DarkIsNotEvil: [[spoiler: Chroma's source of power is apparently dark magic, the same kind that powers the Monochromes. Leo and Cordelia rightfully wonder if it is evil or could become evil, given the trouble Cupcake caused]].
32	* DeathbringerTheAdorable: [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] by June when she names her cute bunny mentor Spiders, his real name notwithstanding.
33	* DefrostingIceQueen: June, especially around Sonny.
34	* DisproportionateRetribution: Cordelia busts out magic powders with effects ranging from gender change to species transformation in order get back at June...for snickering when she dumped flour on herself.
35	* DeliberatelyMonochrome: The entire plot of the story revolves around the fact that the world is now in greyscale.
36	* EvilIsPetty: In addition to kidnapping June ,the Shade leaves a note for Spiders, which includes an insult in LeetLingo.
37	* ForcedTransformation: Spiders starts out a [[WingedHumanoid Winged Humanoid]] named Leopold powerful enough to cross into Earth from an entirely different dimension. In his current state, he's an immortal but otherwise relatively helpless bunny rabbit.
38	* {{Foreshadowing}}: The spider web infestation of April's house in Chapter 3
39	* FreeRangeChildren: June had a rather troubled childhood with little parental support.
40	* FullBoarAction: The Monochrome in Chapter 2 definitely qualifies.
41	* FungusHumongous: Lampshaded, when the Shade teleports June to a setting full of giant mushrooms.
42	* GenderBender: Cordelia's magic powder has this capability, albeit in a non-sexualized fashion due to the nature of the comic.
43	* GoodIsNotSoft: Spiders, figuratively if not literally.
44	* GoodThingYouCanHeal: Spiders is nigh indestructible.
45	* {{Gorn}}: Not the strip itself, but June's favorite show "Blood Grudge" has to qualify.
46	* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: June, despite some of her rough edges
47	* {{Hammerspace}}: Spiders can make his wings appear and disappear at will. June also appears to pull her weapons out of thin air.
48	* HandsOffParenting: June's parents are largely indifferent to how she does as long as her grades stay up, be it fighting other kids in the past or Monochromes in the present.
49	* HopeSpot: At the end of Breakthrough, June is still held captive, but the rest of her gang have teamed up to save her [[spoiler: perhaps with some help from the spirit of the original Chroma]]
50	* IKnowMortalKombat: Sonny has mastered this, busting out [[Franchise/StreetFighter Dragon Punches]] and Konami Codes left and right.
51	* IncrediblyLamePun: A literal source of power for Cordelia's Powderful magic.
52	* {{Jerkass}}: Cordelia, with some question in more recent chapters, where she's had to team up with the kids she previously detested. Randall, still without question.
53	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: June has her moments.
54	** Cordelia's shaping up to be this, given how she's helped everyone out during the dire circumstances of Chapter 5.
55	* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Randall can understand the speech of the transformed May....by reading her word balloons.
56	* LovecraftLite: A Chthulu-esque monstrosity shows up...[[http://princesschroma.thecomicseries.com/comics/216/ to give the heroes a ride.]] Eldritch monstrosities appear quite a bit, but this is a magical girl story, so they often end up getting beat down.
57	* MagicalGirlWarrior: June is more interested in the warrior aspect than the magical.
58	* MentorMascot: Spiders, the cute fluffy bunny with wings (sometimes), has the considerable task of teaching June how to be a proper magical girl.
59	* MineralMacGuffin: The Elysium Prism, the magical trinket that turns June into Princess Chroma.
60	* MiniDressOfPower: June absolutely [[http://princesschroma.thecomicseries.com/comics/25/ hates wearing it]].
61	* MyGreatestFailure: Spiders [[spoiler: a.k.a Leopold is haunted by his failure to protect the original Chroma]]
62	* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Spiders' real name is Leopold, but June's odd nickname for him seems to have stuck.
63	* OpaqueNerdGlasses: [[spoiler: The original Princess Chroma]]. Cleverly subverted in that they're not actually opaque, but dirty and fogged up, which actually becomes an important plot point [[spoiler: as it's how she accidentally creates the Monochromes]]
64	* PaperThinDisguise: Pointed out as early as the second chapter. Not that June puts much effort into the pretense of a dual identity.
65	* PimpedOutDress: Magically given to the Queen by Leopold, complete with opera gloves and RequisiteRoyalRegalia . Ironically, the Queen prefers to dress as ModestRoyalty.
66	* PrincessProtagonist: [[MagicalGirl Chroma]] is a princess, shouldering great responsibility on [[DisproportionateRetribution pain of death]] .
67	%% * ProneToTears: May.
68	* PunnyName: June Summer. [[IncrediblyLamePun April Showers]]. [[ThemeNaming May Flowers]]. [[OverlyLongGag And so forth]].
69	* RefusalOfTheCall: Very much so, but no matter how June tries to avoid being Princess Chroma, she just can't seem to shake it.
70	* ShowWithinAShow: Blood Grudge.
71	%%* SleepModeSize: Pretty much the reason for Spiders' rabbit form.
72	* SpidersAreScary: Frequently, as seen in Chapter 3 and Chapters 6. Ironically, the character of Spiders is anything but scary, due to his innocuous rabbit form.
73	* SplashOfColor: Happens whenever Princess Chroma is casting magic or the [[MineralMacGuffin Elysium Prism]] is active.
74	* StealthPun: Cordelia has "witching powder" (green skin), "pitching powder" (augmented fastball pitch), "switching powder" (GenderBender), and a powder whose name she can't remember that turns girls, specifically, into dogs.
75	* TheGrimReaper: Named Julio, apparently.
76	* TheCallKnowsWhereYouLive: None of June's attempts to quit being Princess Chroma have lasted, due to the Monochromes' repeated attacks.
77	* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: With June as the tomboy and May being the girly girl.
78	* TownGirls: June (Butch), May (Femme), and April (Neither)
79	* UndyingLoyalty: [[spoiler: Leopold to the original Chroma, and to her successor, June]]
80	* UltraSuperDeathGoreFestChainsawer3000: June watches a TV show variant of this. What's actually on the screen is [[TakeOurWordForIt never revealed]].
81	* VolcanicVeins: [[spoiler:June]] exhibits these after being overdosed with light and threatening to destroy everything around her.
82	* WeakButSkilled: Spiders' vast experience [[spoiler: as guardian of the original Princess Chroma]] is undercut by the limitations of his bunny form.
83	* WhamEpisode: Chapter 12 ends with [[spoiler:Julio killing June by cutting her head off]].
84	* WhamLine: [[spoiler: I wish you knew...that I am still here]].

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