History YMMV / ManlyGuysDoingManlyThings

** Kratos when his gay chicken match with Leonidas ends and he realizes that the reason for his victory- that Leonidas has a family and a child he wants to get back to, while Kratos' are dead.

* HePannedItNowHeSucks: Coelasquid got this reaction from [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword Skyward Sword]] fans when the below mentioned parody comic (which is mostly making fun of Fi) had a description from her saying that she hated the game itself as well. Probably not helping her is that a select few fans felt that her responses to the people who disagreed with her opinion came off as a bit vitriolic.

** The strip where Kenshiro becomes a fast food worker becomes hilarious with the minigames in ''VideoGame/FistOfTheNorthStarLostParadise''. There's a minigame where Kenshiro becomes a food vendor who serves food via Hokuto Hyakuretsu Ken. Sadly, Kenshiro doesn't punch the shit out of the patrons.
*** Before that, there was a parody spinoff called Anime/DDFistOfTheNorthStar which is about Kenshiro and the cast in a world where their badass powers are severely out of place in the modern non-apocalyptic world (Kenshiro takes a job at a convenience store), which is a similar premise as this comic.

* TheWoobie: Coelasquid, following a month with a double whammy of being diagnosed with thyroid cancer followed by a motorcycle accident.

* FoeYay: ComicBook/ThePunisher and the Russian. They're shown in bed together. And the Russian is in his reanimated body (which included GagBoobs as a side effect).

%%* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped:
%%** Regarding [[VideoGame/FinalFight Poison]] and UsefulNotes/{{Transgender}} people [[http://thepunchlineismachismo.com/archives/862 here]].
%%** Regarding body image issues [[http://thepunchlineismachismo.com/archives/comic/bread-makes-you-fat here]].

%%** Regarding [[VideoGame/FinalFight Poison]] and {{Transgender}} people [[http://thepunchlineismachismo.com/archives/862 here]].

* FoeYay: ThePunisher and the Russian. They're shown in bed together. And the Russian is in his reanimated body (which included GagBoobs as a side effect).

** [[http://thepunchlineismachismo.com/archives/730 The page describing the Uncanny Valley]], which illustrated its point by comparing an image of Simba to some bad renders of lions, became funnily prophetic when ''Disney/TheLionKing'' was remade as a [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing2019 CG animated film]] that would go on to be heavily criticized for falling straight into the valley.

* CrazyAwesome: [[http://thepunchlineismachismo.com/archives/comic/please-do-not-attempt-to-train-fire-at-home Commander Badass can make a wildfire stop spreading just by saying, "Hey."]]
%%** [[http://thepunchlineismachismo.com/archives/comic/hes-picked-up-a-trick-or-two-from-jared-in-their-travels-together This only furthers the Crazy Awesome.]]

*** Before that, there was a parody spinoff called AnimeAndManga/DDFistOfTheNorthStar which is about Kenshiro and the cast in a world where their badass powers are severely out of place in the modern non-apocalyptic world (Kenshiro takes a job at a convenience store), which is a similar premise as this comic.

*** Before that, there was a parody spinoff called DDFistOfTheNorthStar which is about Kenshiro and the cast in a world where their badass powers are severely out of place in the modern non-apocalyptic world, which is a similar premise as this comic.

** The strip where Kenshiro becomes a fast food worker becomes hilarious with the minigames in VideoGame/FistOfTheNorthStarLostParadise. There's a minigame where Kenshiro becomes a food vendor who serves food via Hokuto Hyakuretsu Ken. Sadly, Kenshiro doesn't punch the shit out of the patrons.
** Kratos' 2018 game and its memetic names "Dad of War/Dad of Boy" given that they make Kratos in a much more reasonable figure not defined by solely his rage at past slights. Naturally there have been strips of him being a dad and how proud Commander Badass is of how far he's come, but it's still funny.

** The strip where Kenshiro becomes a fast food worker becomes hilarious with the minigames in the [[VideoGame/FistOfTheNorthStar2018 2018 Fist of the North Star game]]. There's a minigame where [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ojx2znLY-2k Kenshiro becomes a bartender]], serving up drinks to patrons. Sadly, Kenshiro doesn't punch the shit out of the patrons.

%%** Regarding [[VideoGame/FinalFight Poison]] and {{Transsexual}} people [[http://thepunchlineismachismo.com/archives/862 here]].

* HilariousInHindsight: [[Series/GameOfThrones Tywin Lannister]] being referenced in a comic back when [[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire it was a relatively obscure reference]]. *Particularly* funny in that the comic's title bemoans the fact no one will get it, while the then-upcoming HBO series mentioned in the description would become a massive cultural phenomena.

* HilariousInHindsight: [[Series/GameOfThrones Tywin Lannister]] being referenced in a comic back when [[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire it was a relatively obscure reference]].

* AnnoyingVideoGameHelper: In the author's opinion, [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword Fi]] is worse than [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Navi]].

** [[http://thepunchlineismachismo.com/archives/comic/hes-picked-up-a-trick-or-two-from-jared-in-their-travels-together This only furthers the Crazy Awesome.]]

* HeAlsoDid: Coelasquid works as an animator on WesternAnimation/UglyAmericans and ''WebAnimation/DickFigures''.

* JerkassWoobie: Duke Nukem.

* NightmareFuel: [[http://thepunchlineismachismo.com/archives/1121 ...Good call, Jonesy.]]
** [[http://thepunchlineismachismo.com/archives/comic/theyre-basically-just-moray-eels Gyarados Xenomorphs. EEP.]]
* ScheduleSlip: A very mild example. Coelasquid was prompt and reliable about updating the comic early on Mondays for years - usually at around midnight her time, if not a couple hours earlier - until the middle of 2016, where she revealed that her new real life job involves working on the WesternAnimation/BenTen reboot. Thus, some comics have had their line art delayed to Tuesdays, but the fanbase is completely supportive and knows not to complain.
* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped:
** Regarding [[VideoGame/FinalFight Poison]] and {{Transsexual}} people [[http://thepunchlineismachismo.com/archives/862 here]].
** Regarding body image issues [[http://thepunchlineismachismo.com/archives/comic/bread-makes-you-fat here]].
* {{Squick}}: [[VideoGame/SilentHill2 Pyramid Head]] ''flirting''. It consists of air humping and attempts to molest when the target isn't looking. Yeah, don't make eye contact.
** [[http://thepunchlineismachismo.com/archives/1229 Canadian Guy in the last panel.]]

* TheWoobie: Believe it or not, Jared. That super annoying personality is just a facade to cover his deep insecurity and parent issues, and when they break through...
** Coelasquid at this point is starting to qualify, following a month with a double whammy of being diagnosed with thyroid cancer followed by a motorcycle accident.

* DracoInLeatherPants: [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Ganondorf]] in [[BadassInANiceSuit a three-piece business suit]] has quite a few admirers in the readership. It does help that with this version, he's far less antagonistic and has gotten sick of the standard routine of "Go out, kidnap a princess, and get sealed into the aether for centuries."

** Kratos when his gay chicken match with Leonidas ends.