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5	[[caption-width-right:350:Clockwise from bottom-left: {{Troll}}face, Everything Went Better Than Expected Guy, [[BigYes So Much Win Guy]], [[SignatureLaugh LOL Guy]], [[RageBreakingPoint Rage Guy]], [[SpitTake Cereal Guy]], [[TheStoic Pokerface]], [[BornWinner Fuck Yea Guy]], [[TheEeyore Forever Alone Guy]]; under the table: [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone Oh God What Have I Done? Guy]]]]
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7	''Rage Comics'' a.k.a. "rage face comics" are not a single webcomic, ''per se'', but a massive agglomeration of unrelated webcomics by different authors across the interwebs, united only by their distinct style and topics. Essentially a CutAndPasteComic format with a shared pool of recurring face sprites, most rage comics tell [[SliceOfLifeWebcomics short anecdotal stories with a punchline from their authors' lives]].
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9	Originating as a collection of anonymous webcomics posted on Platform/FourChan back in 2008, the format quickly spread across the web thanks to its accessibility (pretty much anyone with Photoshop and online access can produce a rage comic within minutes) and the catchiness of many "rage faces". The original rage face was the [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/rage-guy-fffffuuuuuuuu "Rage Guy"]], to whom the format [[TropeNamer owes its title]]. More "rage faces" were introduced, and by the early-mid 2010s, hundreds of rage comics were produced and uploaded online every day, alongside WebOriginal/LOLCats and other {{meme}}s. While the format has largely died out since 2016, rage comics are still considered an iconic part of early 2010s Internet culture, and some of the characters and formats that originated in them are still used today.
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11	The most common rage comic template consists of four panels (not unlike {{Yonkoma}}) arranged in a 2x2 for better browser readability:
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13	# The main character is introduced doing something ordinary.
14	# Something unusual happens.
15	# The character does something about it (alternatively: a BeatPanel).
16	# The character reacts, often with uncontrolled rage if the previous panel ended in failure.
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18	Longer comics are also common, but they are almost never broader than two panels in a row (since most websites that host rage comics have a picture width restriction).
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21	!!Tropes common to all rage comics:
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27	* AliceAndBob: Most characters in the rage comics go by the names Derp, Herp (both male), Derpette, Derpina (female), and derivatives.
28	* AbusiveParents: The [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/trolldad trolldad]] occasionally hits this point.
29	* ArtifactTitle: Early strips universally ended with the Rage Guy raging. Nowadays, that is no longer the case but the title stuck.
30	* AtomicFBomb: The Rage Guy's signature "FFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUU".
31	* BigYes: The [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/aww-yea-guy "AWW YEA" guy]].
32	* CaptainObvious: The [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/you-dont-say "You Don't Say?" guy]] is used as a response to obvious statements, itself taken from a contour drawing of Creator/NicolasCage in the film ''Film/VampiresKiss''.
33	* CharacterizationMarchesOn: When the Trollface was originally created, he was actually shown as desperate and unsuccessful into pissing off his target. The creator's next use had him actually pull the face (called "cool face") to nervously cover from a police officer. This contrasts with the common usage, where the Trollface simply annoys/pranks people without a problem.
34	* ComicBookFantasyCasting: Several of the supporting faces (such as "You don't say", "True story", and "Watch out, we've got a badass") are trace-overs of real people.
35	* CurseCutShort: The Rage Guy's "FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU".
36	* CutAndPasteComic: All faces, especially the multi-purpose [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/cereal-guy Cereal Guy]].
37	* DastardlyWhiplash: Sported by the [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/i-lied "I Lied!" guy]].
38	* DeadpanSnarker: Cereal Guy tends to be portrayed as this.
39	* DeathGlare: [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/whats-all-this-racket-mirada-fija "What's All This Racket?" guy]].
40	* TheDeterminator: The [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/actuallyits-not-okay Actually It's Not Okay]] guy.
41	* DistinguishedGentlemansPipe: The [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/trolldad Trolldad]].
42	* TheEeyore: The [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/forever-alone "Forever Alone" guy]].
43	* EnragedByIdiocy: The [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/are-you-serious-face-seriously "Are You Serious?" guy]]. The [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/are-you-fucking-kidding-me Are You Kidding Me?]] guy.
44	* EverythingsBetterWithRainbows: The [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/puking-rainbows Puking Rainbows Guy]] represents the supreme adoration and happiness.
45	* FaceFramedInShadow: The [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/oh-god-why "Oh God, Why?" guy]].
46	* {{Filler}}: More often than not, "True story" is used to fill up a fourth panel in a comic that would otherwise only be three panels long.
47	* FirstWorldProblems: A lot of things that infuriate the Rage Guy are everyday minor inconveniences.
48	* FishEyes: the Derp face.
49	* FreddieMercopy: The comics have the "[[https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/006/548/freddy.jpg Freddie Mercury pose]]" which means an awesome victory, and even has a variant, the "[[http://weknowmemes.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/freddie-mercury-so-close-pose1.jpg So close pose]]".
50	* GenderFlip: Some of the rage faces have a female variant that is entirely redrawn from the original.
51	* GlassesPull: The astonished variation is done by the [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/mother-of-god Mother of God guy]].
52	* {{Gonk}}: A lot of the rage faces are intentionally ugly.
53	* GuiltyPleasures: Whatever the [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/me-gusta Me Gusta guy]] reacts to.
54	* HighClassGlass: The [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/feel-like-a-sir Sir]].
55	* HairTriggerTemper: Rage Guy himself. He can FFFFUUUU- at literally ''anything.''
56	* ILied: Pretty much the point of the [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/i-lied "I Lied!" face]], though more often PlayedForLaughs than [[PlayedForDrama for drama]].
57	* IdiotBall: Expect anyone with the [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/harp-darp-herp-derp Herp Derp face]] to carry it proudly.
58	* ImagineSpot: A lot of Me Gusta moments result from the characters realizing that their current (mundane) activity is similar to [[RuleOfCool something awesome, like an action movie scene,]] and immediately imagining themselves in that spot.
59	* InsaneTrollLogic: Occasionally done by the Trollface, followed by the mocking "Problem?". The "Troll Physics" genre of comics -- fittingly starring Trollface himself -- runs wild with this, with one of its most famous examples being "achieve flight by having two forklifts pick each other up" and the "flying in the rain by covering yourself in oil after pointing out that oil floats on water".
60	* IsThatTheBestYouCanDo: The [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/yao-ming-face-bitch-please "Bitch Please" guy]] is used before one-upping an earlier statement. Said image is taken from an image of former NBA star Yao Ming laughing heartily [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-26VMhVLuHc during a 2009 postgame interview]].
61	* JetPack: Equipped on the [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/nothing-to-do-here-jet-pack-guy Nothing To Do Here guy]].
62	* KickTheDog: Many times one with the troll face will do this.
63	* LazilyGenderFlippedName: The main male character is typically referred to as Derp, while any female characters are Derpette or Derpina.
64	* LittleNo: The [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/no-rage-face "NO." guy]], though with more gravity than the normal.
65	* LongHairIsFeminine: Most "female" faces are produced simply by strapping a wig of common hair color on a male-per-default preexisting sprite.
66	* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: The [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/oh-god-why "Oh God, Why?" guy]].
67	* TheNewTens: Rage comics were a staple of early 2010s internet culture.
68	* NonStandardCharacterDesign: The "seriously?" faces are far more realistically drawn than the standard faces that aren't trace-overs, and they are some of the few to have uniquely designed female sprites.
69	* NotBad: The [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/obama-rage-face-not-bad "Not Bad." face]], patterned after UsefulNotes/BarackObama's reaction [[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/picturesoftheday/8537857/Pictures-of-the-day-26-May-2011.html?image=8 during a royal visit to London]].
70	* OhCrap: The aptly named [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/oh-crap-omg-rage-face Oh Crap guy]].
71	* RageBreakingPoint: The [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/rage-guy-fffuuuu Rage Guy]] in a nutshell.
72	* RageQuit: The [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/desk-flip Desk-Flipping Guy]].
73	* RainbowPuke: The [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/puking-rainbows Puking Rainbows Guy]]. Originally started as a commentary about the labeling of Japanese snacks, and became an art contest about rainbows throwing up rainbows, and escalated from there. It has since been appropriated as a reaction shot towards gush-worthy things found on the Internet.
74	* SignatureSoundEffect: There's no mistaking Rage Guy's AtomicFBomb.
75	* SliceOfLifeWebcomics: Most commonly.
76	* SpitTake: Comics involving Cereal Guy usually have him doing this as a punchline, whether it's from seeing something shocking or being InstantlyProvenWrong.
77	* SuicidalOverconfidence: The [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/challenge-accepted "Challenge Accepted"]] (inspired by Barney Stinson's CatchPhrase from ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'') and [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/fck-yea "F**k Yea"]] faces, but subverted with the [[http://knowyourmeme.com/photos/266158-challenge-accepted "Challenge Considered"]] face. Sometimes this trope is followed by the [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/neil-degrasse-tyson-reaction "Watch Out Guys, We've Got a Badass over Here" guy]], itself patterned after astrophysicist Neil [=deGrasse=] Tyson.
78	* {{Touche}}: A sad, remorseful version with the [[http://viralmeme.us/okay-guy-memes/ "Okay..." guy]].
79	* {{Troll}}: The iconic [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/trollface-coolface-problem Trollface]].
80	* TurnOfTheMillennium: First appeared towards the end of this decade.
81	* TwitchyEye: [[http://ragemaker.net/images/Angry/eye%20twitch.png The Angry Guy]]
82	* WineIsClassy: [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/feel-like-a-sir Drinking Like a Sir]].

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