Line #14 YMMV/NerfNow


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3	* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Franchise/MegaMan as a mindless killing machine and [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Link]] as a serial kidnapper, pure NightmareFuel there.
4	* {{Anvilicious}}: His AuthorFilibuster is usually dropped with the subtlety of an anvil.
5	* ArcFatigue: Until a while ago, most of the fans were complaining about Jo focusing too much on Dota 2 comics and rarely doing any other comics. With how long the Dota 2 comics have gone on, and Jo adding a comment pending attribute to his site, the rage stopped and turned into silence. When Angie came back, however, he agreed that he had done too much DOTA 2, and would focus on games that his fanbase would like to see comics made of.
6	* BrokenBase:
7	** There is a considerable rift between those who prefer ''Team Fortress 2'' comics and those who prefer ''DOTA 2'' comics which isn't helped by the fact that most of the gags for either will only make sense if you really know the games meaning a huge chunk of the base simply won't get the joke for either.
8	** Some strips reference the WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic series. Some of the base is "Alright! Welcome to the herd, Jo!" and the others are "Seriously? This is one of the last pony-free places on the Internet! Not you too!". And those are the ''milder'' comments. You can read the rest [[http://www.nerfnow.com/comic/558/comments here]].
9	** When Jo compared a good game to a well-done steak, many readers are not happy... so he made a follow up strip about his preference on steak, which is "well-done".
10	* CargoShip: InUniverse: Zenyatta and Torbjorn ''thought'' this was the situation between Angie and Bastion during [[http://www.nerfnow.com/comic/1831 'Booooop']], [[http://www.nerfnow.com/comic/1832 'Rage Against the Machine']], and [[http://www.nerfnow.com/comic/1833 'Maintenance']]. [[SubvertedTrope It wasn't]], Angie was just giving Bastion a much-needed, thorough, diagnostic. A ''very'' thorough diagnostic.
11	* EpilepticTrees: [[http://nerfnow.com/comic/305 Just how]] ''[[http://nerfnow.com/comic/305 does]]'' [[http://nerfnow.com/comic/305 the dispenser heal someone?]]
12	* FandomEnragingMisconception:
13	** Referred to Link from ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' as Zelda in [[http://www.nerfnow.com/comic/234 this strip]], sparking incendiary [[http://nerfnow.com/comic/234/comments comments]].
14	** The constant reference of the entire ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' series as ''Brawl'', even if the latter's name was only from the third game.
15	* FanNickname: Or rather fan ''name'', after the four current [=TF2=]-tans got real names but the kicked-out Engie didn't; many Engie-Tan fans have taken to labeling her as Angela, a PunnyName based on the fact that Angela=Angie=Engie.
16	* FridgeBrilliance:
17	** In [[http://www.nerfnow.com/comic/227 this Christmas comic]], why did Engie-tan's sentry gun attack SantaClaus? Well, she's the BLU Engie, and Santa wears red...
18	** Why did Jane seem to be trying to be at odds with Morgan? Jane and Morgan are {{Gender Flip}}s of the [[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 Soldier and Demoman]] respectively and [[http://www.teamfortress.com/war/part1/index.htm the two classes had an event competing against each other]].
19	* GrowingTheBeard:
20	** Originally started off completely textless in an attempt to be the antithesis of ''Webcomic/CtrlAltDel'', and to the detriment of its humor. Because Administrivia/TropesAreNotBad, once the strip became a lot more lenient with allowing text (and as a result shifting from the emphasis on [=TF2=]-tan {{Moe}} fanservice towards general gaming humor), it became a lot more consistently funny.
21	** It's not that clear-cut for some though, as some prefer the earlier strips. Whether that is a legitimate complain or just a case of TheyChangedItNowItSucks is in the eye of the beholder.
22	* HeartwarmingInHindsight: A short storyline had Samus show up to the bar desperate for a job after having been completely rejected by Nintendo. Not long after, E3 revealed that Samus would be returning for VideoGame/MetroidPrime4.
23	* HilariousInHindsight:
24	** One of the rants Jo attaches to his strips had him trying to convince people that the Wii would be Nintendo's last home console. Barely '''''a day''''' later, many sources started claiming that Nintendo would be unveiling their new console at that E3 2011.
25	** Cast your eyes on [[http://www.nerfnow.com/comic/534 this]] comic, which was released about a day or two after the Uber Update. Now, have a look at one specific [[http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Stately_Steel_Toe item]] that Valve added into Team Fortress 2 on the first of July, about a week after the Uber Update.
26	** The author has a habit of accidentally predicting VideoGame/TeamFortress2 updates, it seems. [[http://www.nerfnow.com/comic/212 Such as robot Pyros,]] which came with the rest of the robot classes in Mann Vs. Machine.
27	** The author made a joke where he [[http://www.nerfnow.com/comic/816 briefly consider genderbending the male heroes from Dota 2 before deciding against it.]] What makes this funnier in hindsight is that Valve is planning to turn one of the male heroes (Legion Commander) into a woman for Dota 2.
28	** [[http://www.nerfnow.com/comic/1003 In this comic, Crystal Maiden got a Snowl after getting curbstomped.]] [[http://www.nerfnow.com/comic/1028 25 comics later...]]
29	** [[https://www.nerfnow.com/comic/872 This comic]] poking fun at the fact that Phantom Assassin is the only one of the assassin heroes to not have an invisibility. Now that PA ''does'' have an invisibility in her reworked Blur, she has much less to pout about now.
30	* HoYay:
31	** [[http://nerfnow.com/comic/18 Of course,]] done between [[MemeticMutation the Heavy and Medic]]. Hell, he even [[http://nerfnow.com/comic/94 fights over]] the Medic with [[DistaffCounterpart a female one]]. [[spoiler:[[http://nerfnow.com/comic/98 On the other hand, the Medic goes with HWGirl instead.]]]]
32	** And between [[http://nerfnow.com/comic/291 Louis and Francis]] for survival purposes.
33	** Jane and Morgan are basically a hair from being explicitly in a romantic relationship. Also, they both find [[Film/MadMaxFuryRoad Furiosa]] [[http://www.nerfnow.com/comic/1557 dreamy]]. Considering them being significantly at odds in most cases regarding their gaming tastes, it's also pretty much SlapSlapKiss.
34	*** [[https://www.nerfnow.com/comic/1499 It became explicitly romantic.]] [[https://www.nerfnow.com/comic/2928 Eventually they got married.]]
35	* {{Moe}}: Oh so very, very much.
36	* MemeticMutation:
37	** Back when readers could add notes to specific areas of a comic (which feature was eventually removed due to circumstances beyond the author's control, taking all the readers' notes with it), every comic would have at least one person put a "spy here!" photo note on some area of empty space, nearly every pointed finger would have a photo note of "[[FingerGun POW!]] Haha!" and anything with a female would have a photo note that lays claim to the female (or just part of their body). Lines from the Meet the Team videos were also commonplace, and to a lesser extent, "Nerf Now, now with more trope.". Lampshaded by the author [[http://nerfnow.com/comic/329/ in this strip]] and [[http://www.nerfnow.com/comic/1235 this strip]].
38	** If any character's open hand is visible, somebody will probably leave a photo note saying "Slap my hand!" referencing the Spy asking for a high five. If there are even more hands visible, the photo notes follow the Spy's line, such as "Come on, slap it now!", and "This is NOT a trick!"
39	* OlderThanTheyThink: Jopiera borrows the [=TF2-tan=] style from another artist, who in turn borrowed from Japanese doujinshi.
40	* SeasonalRot: Later comics have strayed away from cute characters doing amusing things and seem to serve more as a way for Jo to [[AuthorFilibuster state an opinion about something]].
41	* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: The author's reaction when 2K studios announced a FPS sequel to the X-COM series.
42	* WatchItForTheMeme: How Morgan talks Jane into trying ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' by mentioning that there are memes about short people. Jo notes that memes were what inspired him to try ''VideoGame/GirlsFrontline'' and even led to the creation of ''Nerf NOW!!'' in the first place.
43	* TheWoobie: The comic has a few:
44	** Samus arguably takes top billing here - virtually every appearance in the comic has her bemoaning her lack of recent games and generally being treated as a pariah. See [[http://www.nerfnow.com/comic/2066 here]] and [[http://www.nerfnow.com/comic/2065 here]] and [[http://www.nerfnow.com/comic/1874 here]] and [[http://www.nerfnow.com/comic/1463 here]] and [[http://www.nerfnow.com/comic/1457 here]] and...
45	** Similar to Samus, Daisy [[http://www.nerfnow.com/comic/441 frequently]] finds [[http://www.nerfnow.com/comic/601 herself]] left [[http://www.nerfnow.com/comic/432 out]] of any [[http://www.nerfnow.com/comic/1185 opportunities]] for [[http://www.nerfnow.com/comic/1463 appearances]] in new games.
46	** Engie, during her "game-making" phase had [[http://www.nerfnow.com/comic/1260 some]] woobie [[http://www.nerfnow.com/comic/1205 moments]] of [[http://www.nerfnow.com/comic/1206 her]] own.
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