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* NotActuallyTheUltimateQuestion: A rare inverted version:
-->'''Ganon:''' Hand, what is the meaning of life?\\
'''Master Hand:''' [[Film/MontyPythonsTheMeaningOfLife A Monty Python movie.]]
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* ScoobyDoobyDoors: [[http://www.gamecheetz.com/Comic.php?comic=00055 This part]] of the Earthbound arc features it, complete with SoundtrackDissonance/YaketySax.
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* BackAlleyDoctor: DrMario, whose "funny pills" are [[YourAnswerToEverything his answer to everything]].

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* BackAlleyDoctor: DrMario, VideoGame/DrMario, whose "funny pills" are [[YourAnswerToEverything his answer to everything]].
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-->''And then [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda Wilbur took Gelda to Hyrule]], [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros Fluffy took Princess Shempstool to the Mushroom Kingdom]] and [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Larry-o]] told everyone their real names.''
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-->''And ->''"And then [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda Wilbur took Gelda to Hyrule]], [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros Fluffy took Princess Shempstool to the Mushroom Kingdom]] and [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Larry-o]] told everyone their real names.''
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* ArtEvolution: InUniverse; people's appearance is often measured in bits. VideoGame/MegaMan shows some aggravation for constantly behind on bittage, even remaining 2-bit for a lengthy period of time after the effects of [[spoiler:Mr. Game & Watch's death]] wore off and everyone else went up to at least 16-bit.
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InUniverse; people's appearance is often measured in bits. VideoGame/MegaMan shows some aggravation for constantly behind on bittage, even remaining 2-bit for a lengthy period of time after the effects of [[spoiler:Mr. Game & Watch's death]] wore off and everyone else went up to at least 16-bit.
** Also, upgrades Upgrades to the comic's presentation, including changes to SpeechBalloon and increase in panel size, are invoked InUniverse, usually by finding them as items.



* {{MST}}: Dr. Light uses an [[AssassinsCreed Animus]] (created by him in this universe) to analyze the code of Pit [[spoiler:inside the three Links]] to find out what happened in the last moments of the 4-digit era, which [[spoiler:the three Links watch while giving snarky commentary when the mouse is rolled over each panel]] in homage to [[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 MST3K]].

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* {{MST}}: Dr. Light uses an [[AssassinsCreed [[Franchise/AssassinsCreed Animus]] (created by him in this universe) to analyze the code of Pit [[spoiler:inside the three Links]] to find out what happened in the last moments of the 4-digit era, which [[spoiler:the three Links watch while giving snarky commentary when the mouse is rolled over each panel]] in homage to [[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 MST3K]].
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-->''And then [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda Wilbur took Gelda to Hyrule]], [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros Fluffy took Princess Shempstool to the Mushroom Kingdom]] and [[SuperMarioBros Larry-o]] told everyone their real names.''

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-->''And then [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda Wilbur took Gelda to Hyrule]], [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros Fluffy took Princess Shempstool to the Mushroom Kingdom]] and [[SuperMarioBros [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Larry-o]] told everyone their real names.''



* WebcomicOfTheGame: Most of the arcs loosely follow some games, although many liberties are taken both for the purposes of parody and to incorporate the events into the comics' world. For example, alternate dimensions such as [[VideoGame/MetroidPrime the Ing]], [[VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG the Smithy Gang]], [[VideoGame/EarthBound Moonside]], and even [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess the Twilight Realm]] are all part of the [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast original]] DarkWorld. [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaLinksAwakening Koholint Island]] does [[spoiler:disappear]] as with the game, but thanks to Franchise/{{Kirby}}'s help most of the residents are evacuated before that happens. [[VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG Geno]] is also a private investigator hired by Franchise/{{Kirby}} to look into what broke Star Road, and the Star Rod in both Franchise/{{Kirby}} and {{Paper Mario}} are the same item.

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* WebcomicOfTheGame: Most of the arcs loosely follow some games, although many liberties are taken both for the purposes of parody and to incorporate the events into the comics' world. For example, alternate dimensions such as [[VideoGame/MetroidPrime the Ing]], [[VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG the Smithy Gang]], [[VideoGame/EarthBound Moonside]], and even [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess the Twilight Realm]] are all part of the [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast original]] DarkWorld. [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaLinksAwakening Koholint Island]] does [[spoiler:disappear]] as with the game, but thanks to Franchise/{{Kirby}}'s help most of the residents are evacuated before that happens. [[VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG Geno]] is also a private investigator hired by Franchise/{{Kirby}} to look into what broke Star Road, and the Star Rod in both Franchise/{{Kirby}} and {{Paper Mario}} ''VideoGame/PaperMario64'' are the same item.
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* {{MST}}: Dr. Light uses a machine to analyze the code of Pit [[spoiler:inside the three Links]] to find out what happened in the last moments of the 4-digit era, which [[spoiler:the three Links watch while giving snarky commentary when the mouse is rolled over each panel]] in homage to [[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 MST3K]].

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* {{MST}}: Dr. Light uses a machine an [[AssassinsCreed Animus]] (created by him in this universe) to analyze the code of Pit [[spoiler:inside the three Links]] to find out what happened in the last moments of the 4-digit era, which [[spoiler:the three Links watch while giving snarky commentary when the mouse is rolled over each panel]] in homage to [[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 MST3K]].
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* DressCode: [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2 Phanto]]'s locksmith service in the Bowling Alley has a strict "No shirt, no shoes, no service" policy which he proudly upholds... despite, as they're video game characters, most of the comic's characters don't fit that description. Thankfully, he has no qualms about someone that ''does'' have a shirt and shoes buying something ''for'' someone that doesn't.

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* DressCode: [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2 Phanto]]'s locksmith service in the Bowling Alley has a strict "No shirt, no shoes, no service" policy which he proudly upholds... despite, as they're video game characters, most of the comic's characters don't fit not fitting that description. Thankfully, he has no qualms about someone that ''does'' have a shirt and shoes buying something ''for'' someone that doesn't.



* NiceJobBreakingItHero: In comic 9999: [[spoiler:Pit used [[{{VideoGame/Myst}} The Art]] to try and trap Crazy Hand. However, the Linking Book he used described the destination only as "not here," and as such it created the DarkWorld and resulted in the creation of Master Hand, who finished the job of destroying the 4-digit comic era and started the 5-digit era.]]

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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: In comic 9999: [[spoiler:Pit used [[{{VideoGame/Myst}} The Art]] to try and trap Crazy Hand. However, the Linking Book he used described the destination only as "not here," and as such it created here." This was interpreted completely logically, creating the DarkWorld and resulted in the creation of Master Hand, Hand and releasing the latter into the normal world, who finished the job of destroying the 4-digit comic era and started the 5-digit era.]]
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* {{MST}}: Dr. Light uses a machine to analyze the code of Pit [[spoiler:inside the three Links]] to find out what happened in the last moments of the 4-digit era, which [[spoiler:the three Links watch while giving snarky commentary when the mouse is rolled over each panel]] in homage to MST3k.

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* {{MST}}: Dr. Light uses a machine to analyze the code of Pit [[spoiler:inside the three Links]] to find out what happened in the last moments of the 4-digit era, which [[spoiler:the three Links watch while giving snarky commentary when the mouse is rolled over each panel]] in homage to MST3k.[[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 MST3K]].
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* WebcomicOfTheGame: Most of the arcs loosely follow some games, although many liberties are taken both for the purposes of parody and to incorporate the events into the comics' world. For example, alternate dimensions such as [[VideoGame/MetroidPrime the Ing]], [[VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG the Smithy Gang]], [[VideoGame/EarthBound Moonside]], and even [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess the Twilight Realm]] are all part of the [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast original]] DarkWorld. [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaLinksAwakening Koholint Island]] does [[spoiler:disappear]] as with the game, but thanks to {{Kirby}}'s help most of the residents are evacuated before that happens. [[VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG Geno]] is also a private investigator hired by {{Kirby}} to look into what broke Star Road, and the Star Rod in both {{Kirby}} and {{Paper Mario}} are the same item.

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* WebcomicOfTheGame: Most of the arcs loosely follow some games, although many liberties are taken both for the purposes of parody and to incorporate the events into the comics' world. For example, alternate dimensions such as [[VideoGame/MetroidPrime the Ing]], [[VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG the Smithy Gang]], [[VideoGame/EarthBound Moonside]], and even [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess the Twilight Realm]] are all part of the [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast original]] DarkWorld. [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaLinksAwakening Koholint Island]] does [[spoiler:disappear]] as with the game, but thanks to {{Kirby}}'s Franchise/{{Kirby}}'s help most of the residents are evacuated before that happens. [[VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG Geno]] is also a private investigator hired by {{Kirby}} Franchise/{{Kirby}} to look into what broke Star Road, and the Star Rod in both {{Kirby}} Franchise/{{Kirby}} and {{Paper Mario}} are the same item.

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* InfinityPlusOneSword: The God Hand, containing the power of creation possessed by Master Hand. Mega Man gets it at the beginning and resolves the entirety of the events of ''Mega Man 1'' in three panels, only to [[BagOfSpilling instantly lose it after apprehending Wily]]. Samus later gets it and uses the infinite power it possesses [[MundaneUtility as a bottomless and safe feeding source]] for the baby Metroid until she loses it.



* StarCrossedLovers: Bowser and Peach [[spoiler:until Bowser is pardoned]].

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* StarCrossedLovers: Bowser and Peach [[spoiler:until Bowser is pardoned]]. Only accerated by how Mario keeps finding {{Warp Zone}}s.


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** Some arcs (especially later ones) follow the events of a game without using the game's universe or characters, instead having the comic's already-established characters.
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* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: What do you expect when you mix about a dozen video game universes together?
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* WebcomicOfTheGame: Most of the arcs loosely follow some games, although many liberties are taken both for the purposes of parody and to incorporate the events into the comics' world. For example, alternate dimensions such as [[VideoGame/MetroidPrime the Ing]], [[VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG the Smithy Gang]], [[VideoGame/EarthBound Moonside]], and even [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess the Twilight Realm]] are all part of the DarkWorld. [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaLinksAwakening Koholint Island]] does [[spoiler:disappear]] as with the game, but thanks to {{Kirby}}'s help most of the residents are evacuated before that happens. [[VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG Geno]] is also a private investigator hired by {{Kirby}} to look into what broke Star Road, and the Star Rod in both {{Kirby}} and {{Paper Mario}} are the same item.

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* WebcomicOfTheGame: Most of the arcs loosely follow some games, although many liberties are taken both for the purposes of parody and to incorporate the events into the comics' world. For example, alternate dimensions such as [[VideoGame/MetroidPrime the Ing]], [[VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG the Smithy Gang]], [[VideoGame/EarthBound Moonside]], and even [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess the Twilight Realm]] are all part of the [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast original]] DarkWorld. [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaLinksAwakening Koholint Island]] does [[spoiler:disappear]] as with the game, but thanks to {{Kirby}}'s help most of the residents are evacuated before that happens. [[VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG Geno]] is also a private investigator hired by {{Kirby}} to look into what broke Star Road, and the Star Rod in both {{Kirby}} and {{Paper Mario}} are the same item.

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* BackAlleyDoctor: DrMario, whose "funny pills" are [[YourAnswerToEverything his answer to everything]].



** [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure2 Shadow]] first appeared as Sonic's DarkWorld counterpart at the beginning of the Sonic 1 arc, only to disappear after Green Hill Zone and vanish entirely aside from a pair of disconnected panels until the Sonic Adventure 2 arc occurs. No one seems to remember him showing up before then.



* DressCode: [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2 Phanto]]'s locksmith service in the Bowling Alley has a strict "No shirt, no shoes, no service" policy which he proudly upholds... despite, as they're video game characters, most of the comic's characters don't fit that description. Thankfully, he has no qualms about someone that ''does'' have a shirt and shoes buying something ''for'' someone that doesn't.



* InnBetweenTheWorlds: Collectively, Final Destination, Battlefield, and the Bowling Alley.

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** Characters that died in the comic, at least early on, get transported to a "backstage" area in the Bowling Alley and kept frozen. More than once, someone warms one of them back up. This is how Daisy is introduced [[spoiler:and how Crazy Hand and Pit enter the comic again.]]
* InnBetweenTheWorlds: Collectively, Collectively: [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Final Destination, Battlefield, Battlefield,]] and the Bowling Alley.
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--> comic #00033 "The Conspiracy"

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* ButThouMust: By the time of the Super Mario RPG arc, Mario had retired from rescuing Toadstool (tired from her apparently being an UngratefulBitch but she was actually dating Bowser and so the rescues [[StarCrossedLovers were keeping them apart]]). When he tells this to the Mushroom King, the King's response is to ''draft him'' into do it.

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* ButThouMust: By the time of the Super Mario RPG arc, Mario had retired from rescuing Toadstool (tired from her apparently being an UngratefulBitch but she was actually dating Bowser and so the rescues [[StarCrossedLovers were keeping them apart]]). When he tells this to the Mushroom King, the King's response is to ''draft him'' into do doing it.



* CurbStompBattle: [[spoiler:''Gigays'']] is on the receiving end of one at the end of the Earthbound arc.

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* CurbStompBattle: [[spoiler:''Gigays'']] [[spoiler:''Gigyas'']] is on the receiving end of one at the end of the Earthbound arc.

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* ArtEvolution: In-universe; people's appearance is often measured in bits. VideoGame/MegaMan shows some aggravation for constantly behind on bittage, even remaining 2-bit for a lengthy period of time after the effects of [[spoiler:Mr. Game & Watch's death]] wore off and everyone else went up to at least 16-bit.

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* ArtEvolution: In-universe; InUniverse; people's appearance is often measured in bits. VideoGame/MegaMan shows some aggravation for constantly behind on bittage, even remaining 2-bit for a lengthy period of time after the effects of [[spoiler:Mr. Game & Watch's death]] wore off and everyone else went up to at least 16-bit.16-bit.
** Also, upgrades to the comic's presentation, including changes to SpeechBalloon and increase in panel size, are invoked InUniverse, usually by finding them as items.



* ChekhovsGunman / BrickJoke: [[VideoGame/MegaManX Morph Moth]]. Link captures him as he would a fairy while he's visiting the future during the Mega Man X arc, and is released to try and heal Link's uncle during the Link to the Past arc. [[spoiler:He manages to spread out the Sigma Virus, the 5-digit incarnation of Crazy Hand, early.]]

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* ChekhovsGunman / BrickJoke: [[VideoGame/MegaManX Morph Moth]]. Link captures him as he would a fairy while he's visiting the future during the Mega Man X X2 arc, and is released to try and heal Link's uncle during the Link to the Past arc. [[spoiler:He manages to spread out the Sigma Virus, the 5-digit incarnation of Crazy Hand, early.]]



* CurbStompBattle: [[spoiler:''Gigays'']] is on the receiving end of one at the end of the Earthbound arc.



* {{MST}}: Dr. Light uses a machine to analyze the code of Pit [[spoiler:inside the three Links]] to find out what happened in the last moments of the 4-digit era, which [[spoiler:the three Links watch while giving snarky commentary when the mouse is rolled over each panel]] in homage to MST3k.



* NotEvilJustMisunderstood: The [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Koopa Troop]], which Peach comes to realized after she's kidnapped the first time.

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* NotEvilJustMisunderstood: The [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Koopa Troop]], which Peach comes to realized realize after she's kidnapped the first time.time.
* PalsWithJesus: Link meets the Golden Goddesses that created Hyrule during some TimeTravel escapades to the 3-digit era, shortly before they depart and leave the Triforce behind; Farore seems to develop a small crush on him. And at the end of the Link to the Past arc, Link becomes buddies with the ''Triforce itself'' when Link lets it have his wish.


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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: [[spoiler:Ganon at the end of the Ocarina of Time arc, when he realized he DidntThinkThisThrough (he thought having two princesses would give him two Triforces of Wisdom by kidnapping Ruto, and that doesn't add to the fact there's about two Triforces of Courage between all three Links), so he just quits since he's died enough times already.]]
* StarCrossedLovers: Bowser and Peach [[spoiler:until Bowser is pardoned]].
* TemporalParadox: Creates a reality bubble containing the future where the Wind Waker and Mega Man X2 arcs happened, since they were taken out of existence when Link [[spoiler:thawed his frozen self out twice in the Ocarina of Time arc]], and was later found in deep space by Samus.
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* ArtEvolution: In-universe; people's appearance is often measured in bits. VideoGame/MegaMan shows some aggravation for constantly behind on bittage, even remaining 2-bit for a lengthy period of time after the effects of [[spoilers:Mr. Game & Watch's death]] wore off and everyone else went up to at least 16-bit.

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* ArtEvolution: In-universe; people's appearance is often measured in bits. VideoGame/MegaMan shows some aggravation for constantly behind on bittage, even remaining 2-bit for a lengthy period of time after the effects of [[spoilers:Mr.[[spoiler:Mr. Game & Watch's death]] wore off and everyone else went up to at least 16-bit.
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* LampshadingHanging: Plenty to go around, both about the comic's world ''and'' the games.

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* LampshadingHanging: LampshadeHanging: Plenty to go around, both about the comic's world ''and'' the games.
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* MesACrowd: Following the Ocarina of Time arc, this has happend with Link, who [[HarmlessFreezing thawed himself out]] from the bottom of Lake Hylia early in both the "future" and "present" times. The Link that's been around the whole time is now Blue Link (wearing the Zora Tunic), the "future" link is Red Link (wearing the Goron Tunic), and "present" link is Green Link (still in original tunic). Later, Zelda decides to try her hand at adventuring and commissions a combination of the Zora and Goron Tunics, resulting in her becoming the Purple "Link." [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwords Ya get]] [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwordsAdventures it yet?]]

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* MesACrowd: Following the Ocarina of Time arc, this has happend happened with Link, who [[HarmlessFreezing thawed himself out]] from the bottom of Lake Hylia early in both the "future" and "present" times. The Link that's been around the whole time is now Blue Link (wearing the Zora Tunic), the "future" link is Red Link (wearing the Goron Tunic), and "present" link is Green Link (still in original tunic). Later, Zelda decides to try her hand at adventuring and commissions a combination of the Zora and Goron Tunics, resulting in her becoming the Purple "Link." [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwords Ya get]] [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwordsAdventures it yet?]]
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-->''And then [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda Wilbur took Gelda to Hyrule]], [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros Fluffy took Princess Shempstool to the Mushroom Kingdom]] and [[SuperMarioBros Larry-o]] told everyone their real names.''
--> comic #00033 "The Conspiracy"

''[[http://www.gamecheetz.com/ Gamecheetz]]'' is a webcomic created by Sean Breslin. It features a VideoGame/SuperSmashBros-inspired duoverse with a MassiveMultiplayerCrossover with its own original and rather complex mythos.

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* AllThereInTheManual: The site has an info page that gives a quick crash-course on the basics of the comic's universe, but it contains some light spoilers.
* ArtEvolution: In-universe; people's appearance is often measured in bits. VideoGame/MegaMan shows some aggravation for constantly behind on bittage, even remaining 2-bit for a lengthy period of time after the effects of [[spoilers:Mr. Game & Watch's death]] wore off and everyone else went up to at least 16-bit.
* AuthorAvatar: The Director, and his DarkWorld counterpart, the Author. [[spoiler:They perform a HeroicSacrifice to try and prevent a premature Game Over, though some form of the Director returns to try and ''cause'' Game Over during the Metroid Prime 3 arc.]]
* ButThouMust: By the time of the Super Mario RPG arc, Mario had retired from rescuing Toadstool (tired from her apparently being an UngratefulBitch but she was actually dating Bowser and so the rescues [[StarCrossedLovers were keeping them apart]]). When he tells this to the Mushroom King, the King's response is to ''draft him'' into do it.
* ChekhovsGunman / BrickJoke: [[VideoGame/MegaManX Morph Moth]]. Link captures him as he would a fairy while he's visiting the future during the Mega Man X arc, and is released to try and heal Link's uncle during the Link to the Past arc. [[spoiler:He manages to spread out the Sigma Virus, the 5-digit incarnation of Crazy Hand, early.]]
* CompositeCharacter: Sort of. [[spoiler:[[VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy Rosalina]] turns out to actually be [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure2 Maria]], who managed to [[SparedByTheAdaptation avoid dying]]; "Rosalina" is her middle name.]]
* DarkWorld
* DemonicPossession: [[spoiler:Crazy Hand can do this, which he does with both Zelda and Protoman. It's also the only way he can speak normally.]]
* DemotedToExtra: The VideoGame/EarthBound arc was fairly early in the comic... and since there wasn't another game featuring those characters, they pretty much disappeared entirely afterwards.
* DisproportionateRetribution: What got Bowser and the Koopas banished from the Mushroom Kingdom and started the King's ScareCampaign against them? [[spoiler:A single coin stolen from the treasury. Which Bowser was framed for; it was actually stolen by [[VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga Popple]].]]
* EvilAllAlong: [[spoiler:The King of Red Lions during the Wind Waker arc.]]
* HumanPopsicle: This happens to Link early on, which results in him being transported to the future for the Wind Waker and Mega Man X arcs, as well as a trip to the past afterwards where he witnesses the creation of Hyrule.
** HarmlessFreezing: He suffers no ill-effects after being defrosted [[spoiler:in any of the three times he is]].
* InnBetweenTheWorlds: Collectively, Final Destination, Battlefield, and the Bowling Alley.
* KleptomaniacHero: ''Link.''
* IHaveManyNames: [[spoiler:[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Crazy Hand]]. Other titles include Death, [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwords Vaati]], and [[VideoGame/MegaManX Sigma]].]]
* InterspeciesRomance: Princess Toadstool and Bowser. And during the Ocarina of Time arc, [[spoiler:Link's doubts about his relationship with Zelda result in him accepting the marriage proposal from Ruto, though considering all Link had done for the Zoras in the time leading up to that point including reinventing their economy so they don't have to skin each other, he really earned the right as the heir of the Zora king]].
* LampshadingHanging: Plenty to go around, both about the comic's world ''and'' the games.
* MesACrowd: Following the Ocarina of Time arc, this has happend with Link, who [[HarmlessFreezing thawed himself out]] from the bottom of Lake Hylia early in both the "future" and "present" times. The Link that's been around the whole time is now Blue Link (wearing the Zora Tunic), the "future" link is Red Link (wearing the Goron Tunic), and "present" link is Green Link (still in original tunic). Later, Zelda decides to try her hand at adventuring and commissions a combination of the Zora and Goron Tunics, resulting in her becoming the Purple "Link." [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwords Ya get]] [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaFourSwordsAdventures it yet?]]
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: In comic 9999: [[spoiler:Pit used [[{{VideoGame/Myst}} The Art]] to try and trap Crazy Hand. However, the Linking Book he used described the destination only as "not here," and as such it created the DarkWorld and resulted in the creation of Master Hand, who finished the job of destroying the 4-digit comic era and started the 5-digit era.]]
* NotEvilJustMisunderstood: The [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Koopa Troop]], which Peach comes to realized after she's kidnapped the first time.
* {{Reincarnation}}: Link, although not the same case as in the games. [[spoiler:It's stated by Vaati / Crazy Hand during the Minish Cap arc that some form of Link has always opposed each of Crazy Hand's own reincarnations. The "Link" of the 4-digit era was [[VideoGame/KidIcarus Pit]].]]
* WeaksauceWeakness: Animated shadows and most residents of DarkWorld are existence without substance. Whipped cream is substance without existence. As such, darkworlders are deathly allergic to whipped cream. [[spoiler: Dark Link and Smithy, among others, are defeated this way.]]
* WebcomicOfTheGame: Most of the arcs loosely follow some games, although many liberties are taken both for the purposes of parody and to incorporate the events into the comics' world. For example, alternate dimensions such as [[VideoGame/MetroidPrime the Ing]], [[VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG the Smithy Gang]], [[VideoGame/EarthBound Moonside]], and even [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess the Twilight Realm]] are all part of the DarkWorld. [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaLinksAwakening Koholint Island]] does [[spoiler:disappear]] as with the game, but thanks to {{Kirby}}'s help most of the residents are evacuated before that happens. [[VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG Geno]] is also a private investigator hired by {{Kirby}} to look into what broke Star Road, and the Star Rod in both {{Kirby}} and {{Paper Mario}} are the same item.
* WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity: Powerlust zombification, which happens to Bowser when he takes the Star Rod.

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