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* ConjoinedEyes: Hagar himself. Lucky Eddie seems to switch between this and SphereEyes.
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* ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne: A variation.
-->'''Tyrone:''' Thanks for giving me a chance, Honi. Most people are close-minded about trolls... They think we're dirty, ugly, greedy creatures.
-->'''Honi:''' Oh, Tyrone, ''I'' don't think you're greedy!
-->'''Tyrone:''' Thanks for giving me a chance, Honi. Most people are close-minded about trolls... They think we're dirty, ugly, greedy creatures.
-->'''Honi:''' Oh, Tyrone, ''I'' don't think you're greedy!
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* Fanservice: In one particular strip, Honi decides to wear her dress without the shoulder straps. Problem is, [[DidntThinkThisThrough since her dress is made of metal]], it ''immediately'' falls down and leaves her naked, although all you see is her barely covering her breasts.
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* Fanservice: {{Fanservice}}: In one particular strip, Honi decides to wear her dress without the shoulder straps. Problem is, [[DidntThinkThisThrough since her dress is made of metal]], it ''immediately'' falls down and leaves her naked, although all you see is her barely covering her breasts.
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* Fanservice: In one particular strip, Honi decides to wear her dress without the shoulder straps. Problem is, [[DidntThinkThisThrough since her dress is made of metal]], it ''immediately'' falls down and leaves her naked, although all you see is her barely covering her breasts.
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''Hägar the Horrible'' is a classic comic strip about a red-bearded Viking, created by Dik Browne (''ComicStrip/HiAndLois'') in 1973.
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''Hägar the Horrible'' is a classic comic strip about a red-bearded Viking, [[UsefulNotes/TheVikingAge Viking]], created by Dik Browne (''ComicStrip/HiAndLois'') in 1973.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Hägar. He is a buffonish viking who pillages other people's property. However, he is also shown to be a lovable and well-meaning family man who really does love his wife, children, and does have a childlike and adorable innocence to his character.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Hägar. He is a buffonish buffoonish viking who pillages other people's property. However, he is also shown to be a lovable and well-meaning family man who really does love his wife, children, and does have a childlike and adorable innocence to his character.
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* AlliterativeFamily: '''H'''agar, '''H'''elga, '''H'''oni, and '''H'''amlet.
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* {{Gonk}}: Lucky Eddie's monstrous overbite and non-existent chin are in stark contrast to the other character designs.
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* LeeroyJenkins:
** When Lucky Eddie learns that the first step to becoming a Viking is to "do something incredibly brave" he marches straight up to Helga and pulls a face at her. One [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown beatdown]] later Hägar tells him, "Sorry, we don't take crazy people."
** Hägar has his moments, too.
** When Lucky Eddie learns that the first step to becoming a Viking is to "do something incredibly brave" he marches straight up to Helga and pulls a face at her. One [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown beatdown]] later Hägar tells him, "Sorry, we don't take crazy people."
** Hägar has his moments, too.
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**LeeroyJenkins: When Lucky Eddie learns that the first step to becoming a Viking is to "do something incredibly brave" he marches straight up to Helga and pulls a face at her. One [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown beatdown]] later Hägar tells him, "Sorry, we don't take crazy people."
** Hägar has his moments, too."
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** Hägar has his moments, too.
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* AuthorAvatar: Hägar bears a striking resemblance to his creator, Dik Browne, as well as his son, Chris, who currently draws the strip.
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* AuthorAvatar: Hägar bears a striking resemblance to his creator, Dik Browne, as well as his son, Chris, who currently draws took over drawing the strip.strip in 1988 and continued until his death in February 2023.
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** In Spanish-speaking countries, the strip is known as "Olafo el Vikingo" or "Olafo el Amargado" ("Olaf the Viking" and "Olaf the Bitter"). Hägar becomes Olafo, Lucky Eddie is named Chiripa (which is spanish slang for a lucky break), Honi is Astrid and Dirty Dirk is "Bola de Churre".
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** In Spanish-speaking countries, the strip is known as "Olafo el Vikingo" or "Olafo el Amargado" ("Olaf the Viking" and "Olaf the Bitter"). Hägar becomes Olafo, Lucky Eddie is named Chiripa (which is spanish slang for a lucky break), Honi is Astrid Astrid, Dr. Zook is Doctor Zocotroco and Dirty Dirk is "Bola Bola de Churre".Churre.
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* AlcoholicParent: Hägar is a tame version of this: he spends a lot of time drinking at the local tavern, then keeps and drinks from huge alcohol barrels at his house and during his raiding trips he looks for more alcohol to drink, but at the same time he is a good provider for his family, a good father for his son and daugther and struggles to be a decent husband for Helga.
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* KavorkaMan: Normally played with Lucky Eddie, who seems to be pretty popular among mermaids and now and then is seen trying to woo some beautiful girl at a bar or during a trip, with the running gag that once he has won over the girl's interest, he doesn't know that to do with them.
* LethalChef: Lucky Eddie is this every time he has to cook for Hägar and his men during one of their raiding and pillaging trips.
* LethalChef: Lucky Eddie is this every time he has to cook for Hägar and his men during one of their raiding and pillaging trips.
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* BadassOnPaper: Early strips played this for Hamlet, who unlike the savage Viking kids is kind, meek and instead of being a raider wanted to be a dentist. The other kids felt impressed by this once they were told that a "dentist" is a person that pulls out other people's teeth.
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** In Spanish-speaking countries, the strip is known as "Olafo el Vikingo" ("Olaf the Viking"). Hägar becomes Olafo, Lucky Eddie is named Chiripa and Honi is Astrid.
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** In Spanish-speaking countries, the strip is known as "Olafo el Vikingo" or "Olafo el Amargado" ("Olaf the Viking"). Viking" and "Olaf the Bitter"). Hägar becomes Olafo, Lucky Eddie is named Chiripa and (which is spanish slang for a lucky break), Honi is Astrid.Astrid and Dirty Dirk is "Bola de Churre".
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** AsLongAsItSoundsForeign: Hägar, Honi, Hernia and Snert. Justified in Hägar's case by being a name made up by kids playing vikings.
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** AsLongAsItSoundsForeign: Hägar, Honi, Hernia and Snert. Justified in Hägar's case by originally being a name made up by Dik Browne's kids playing vikings.
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* NamingConventions:
** AsLongAsItSoundsForeign: Hägar, Honi, Hernia and Snert. Justified in Hägar's case by being a name made up by kids playing vikings.
** FamousNamedForeigner: {{Theatre/Hamlet}} [[note]]Which is set in Denmark, while ''Hägar the Horrible'' is set in Norway.[[/note]]. Played with in at least one strip, where Hernia becomes a ClingyJealousGirl when another girl asks him "Are you ''that'' Hamlet?"
** StockForeignName: Helga.
** AsLongAsItSoundsForeign: Hägar, Honi, Hernia and Snert. Justified in Hägar's case by being a name made up by kids playing vikings.
** FamousNamedForeigner: {{Theatre/Hamlet}} [[note]]Which is set in Denmark, while ''Hägar the Horrible'' is set in Norway.[[/note]]. Played with in at least one strip, where Hernia becomes a ClingyJealousGirl when another girl asks him "Are you ''that'' Hamlet?"
** StockForeignName: Helga.
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* AffablyEvil: Hägar, when raiding. He'll steal everything that's not nailed down and set fire to the rest, but he usually does so cheerfully and without any apparent ill feeling.
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* ComedicSociopathy: Hägar acts like a pretty normal albeit boorish guy when home with his family. However, when out raiding he's down right gleeful about killing and stealing from anyone he comes across, and tends to be a BadBoss to his crew besides.
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* FantasyKitchenSink: Hagar occasionally encounters dragons and other fantastic creatures like trolls and such (one strip has him and Snert running from an angry tree, Hagar telling Snert that "you ''never'' do ''that'' in the Haunted Forest!") He also occasionally comes across fairy tale characters, like ''Literature/PussInBoots'' and ''Literature/TheGingerbreadMan''.
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* FantasyKitchenSink: Hagar occasionally encounters dragons and other fantastic creatures like trolls and such (one strip has him and Snert running from an angry tree, Hagar telling Snert that "you ''never'' do ''that'' in the Haunted Forest!") Forest!"). He also occasionally comes across fairy tale characters, like ''Literature/PussInBoots'' and ''Literature/TheGingerbreadMan''.
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* AwesomeMcCoolname: Hägar, despite him not being all that "horrible".
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* UsefulNotes/BritainVersusTheUK: In one strip, after being blown off course and shipwrecked, Hägar thinks he has landed in England and sends Lucky Eddie ashore proclaiming he loves the English. Turns out they have actually landed in [[ViolentGlaswegian Scotland]], and [[HilarityEnsues Violence Ensues]].
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* UsefulNotes/BritainVersusTheUK: BritainIsOnlyEngland: In one strip, after being blown off course and shipwrecked, Hägar thinks he has landed in England and sends Lucky Eddie ashore proclaiming he loves the English. Turns out they have actually landed in [[ViolentGlaswegian Scotland]], and [[HilarityEnsues Violence Ensues]].
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** Hagar and family's house is usually shown in a wide open space... except one time it was shown to be on the edge of a cliff, with Hagar's boat docked in the water below.
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** Hagar and family's house is usually shown in a wide open wide-open space... except one time it was shown to be on the edge of a cliff, with Hagar's boat docked in the water below.
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** Hagar himself hates baths; a RunningGag of the strip is that he only takes one once a year. (In truth, Vikings were known for their personal hygene at home -- on shipboard was another matter; they INVENTED the sauna, after all!)
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** Hagar himself hates baths; a RunningGag of the strip is that he only takes one once a year. (In truth, Vikings were known for their personal hygene hygiene at home -- on shipboard was another matter; they INVENTED the sauna, after all!)
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* TheMagnificent: Inverted with Hägar's epithet, "the Horrible". There's are actually his real middle and last names; see WhosOnFirst.
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* TheMagnificent: Inverted with Hägar's epithet, "the Horrible". There's These are actually his real middle and last names; see WhosOnFirst.
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* TheMagnificent: Inverted with Hägar's epithet, "the Horrible".
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* TheMagnificent: Inverted with Hägar's epithet, "the Horrible". There's are actually his real middle and last names; see WhosOnFirst.
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* NeverBareheaded: Hagar even ''sleeps'' wearing his helmet.
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* NeverBareheaded: Hagar Hägar even ''sleeps'' wearing his helmet.
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** [[AvertedTrope Averted]] with Hagar's son Hamlet, a {{bookworm}} who prefers reading to fighting.
* ObnoxiousInLaws: Hagar and his mother-in-law do NOT get along. In one strip, Hagar gives a long spiel to Hamlet about the roles of various family members. His entry on in-laws? "Don't ask."
* ObnoxiousInLaws: Hagar and his mother-in-law do NOT get along. In one strip, Hagar gives a long spiel to Hamlet about the roles of various family members. His entry on in-laws? "Don't ask."
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** [[AvertedTrope Averted]] with Hagar's Hägar's son Hamlet, a {{bookworm}} who prefers reading to fighting.
* ObnoxiousInLaws:Hagar Hägar and his mother-in-law do NOT get along. In one strip, Hagar Hägar gives a long spiel to Hamlet about the roles of various family members. His entry on in-laws? "Don't ask."
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* WhosOnFirst: Since Hägar's middle and last names are literally The and Horrible, this was inevitable: "Surname?" "It's Horrible." (with hands over ears) "S-surname?"
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* ObnoxiousInLaws: Hagar and his mother-in-law do NOT get along. In one strip, Hagar gives a long spiel to Hamlet about the roles of various family members. His entry on in-laws? "Don't ask."
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** Hagar and family's house is usually shown in a wide open space... except one time it was shown to be on the edge of a cliff, with Hagar's boat docked in the water below below.
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* HatesBaths: Hägar hates his yearly bath.
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* HatesBaths: Hägar hates his yearly bath.bath [[note]]One thing Vikings were known for was being much more hygienic than Europeans[[/note]].
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* ActionGirl: Honi has difficulty deciding whether she wants to be a housewife or a warrior.
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* AnimatedAdaptation: Creator/HannaBarbera did a very good one, which aired as a half-hour special on Creator/{{CBS}} in 1989 with Creator/PeterCullen voicing Hägar. Sadly, [[OneEpisodeWonder it never got turned into a series]].
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* AnimatedAdaptation: Creator/HannaBarbera did a very good one, which aired as released one with a half-hour special on Creator/{{CBS}} in 1989 with Creator/PeterCullen voicing Hägar. Sadly, [[OneEpisodeWonder it never got turned into a series]].
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* AwesomeMcCoolname: Even if he isn't all-that "horrible".
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* AwesomeMcCoolname: Even if he isn't all-that Hägar, despite him not being all that "horrible".
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** The Swedish translation names Hägar Hagbard, his son Loke, his daughter Brynhilde and his best friend Tur-Ture.
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** The Swedish translation names Hägar Hagbard, Hagbard Handfaste, his son Loke, his daughter Brynhilde and his best friend Tur-Ture.Tur-Ture (roughly "Lucky Ture").
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* FantasyKitchenSink: Hagar occasionally encounters dragons and other fantastic creatures like trolls and such (one strip has him and Snert running from an angry tree, Hagar telling Snert that "you ''never'' do ''that'' in the Haunted Forest!") He also occasionally comes across fairy tale characters, like ''Literature/PussInBoots'' and ''Literature/TheGingerbreadMan''
* FantasyKitchenSink: Hagar occasionally encounters dragons and other fantastic creatures like trolls and such (one strip has him and Snert running from an angry tree, Hagar telling Snert that "you ''never'' do ''that'' in the Haunted Forest!") He also occasionally comes across fairy tale characters, like ''Literature/PussInBoots'' and ''Literature/TheGingerbreadMan''
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* HornsOfBarbarism: The Vikings, as usual, wear horned helmets. If a Viking lies, his horns fall off. Hagar tends to go through a lot of helmets because of this. The horns also show the wearer's emotional state, somehow, pointing upward normally but pointing downward when Hagar is sad.
* HornsOfBarbarism: The Vikings, as usual, wear horned helmets. If a Viking lies, his horns fall off. Hagar tends to go through a lot of helmets because of this. The horns also show the wearer's emotional state, somehow, pointing upward normally but pointing downward when Hagar is sad.
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* IronicNickname: Lucky Eddie--one longer story does explain he used to be extremely lucky until he was cursed.
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* IronicNickname: Lucky Eddie--one Eddie, who's more of a ButtMonkey in the present day. One longer story does explain he used to be extremely lucky until he was cursed.
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* LovesMeNot: Hernia does it but decides to stop at "loves me" before she has reached the last petal.
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* LovesMeNot: Hernia does it this at one point, but decides to stop at "loves me" before she has reached the last petal.
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* TheMagnificent: Well, more like "The Horrible"
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** [[AvertedTrope Averted]] with Hagar's son Hamlet, who prefers reading to fighting.
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** Hagar himself hates baths; a RunningGag of the strip is that he only takes one once a year. (In truth, Vikings were known for their personal hygene at home--on shipboard was another matter; they INVENTED the sauna, after all!)
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** Hagar himself hates baths; a RunningGag of the strip is that he only takes one once a year. (In truth, Vikings were known for their personal hygene at home--on home -- on shipboard was another matter; they INVENTED the sauna, after all!)
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* ShoutOut: "Hooray, Hooray! [[Music/JonathanCoulton It's the third of May!]] Outdoor gardening starts today!!"
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* ShoutOut: ShoutOut:
** "Hooray, Hooray! [[Music/JonathanCoulton It's the third of May!]] Outdoor gardening startstoday!!"today!!"
** The Swedish translation only occasionally translates Hägar's epithet "the horrible" literally; instead it often opts to give him the epithet Handfaste (roughly "the steady") after the 1946 film ''Harald Handfaste''.
** "Hooray, Hooray! [[Music/JonathanCoulton It's the third of May!]] Outdoor gardening starts
** The Swedish translation only occasionally translates Hägar's epithet "the horrible" literally; instead it often opts to give him the epithet Handfaste (roughly "the steady") after the 1946 film ''Harald Handfaste''.
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* WesternZodiac: Parodied. Helga rants how she made a mistake when she married the Leo Hägar and claims she would have done better if she had married a Virgo instead. Lucky Eddie applauds her--because he's a Virgo. She gives up on astrology.
* WesternZodiac: Parodied. Helga rants how she made a mistake when she married the Leo Hägar and claims she would have done better if she had married a Virgo instead. Lucky Eddie applauds her--because he's a Virgo. She gives up on astrology.
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* WesternZodiac: Parodied. Helga rants how she made a mistake when she married the Leo Hägar and claims she would have done better if she had married a Virgo instead. Lucky Eddie applaudsher--because her -- because he's a Virgo. She gives up on astrology.
* WesternZodiac: Parodied. Helga rants how she made a mistake when she married the Leo Hägar and claims she would have done better if she had married a Virgo instead. Lucky Eddie applauds
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** Hagar himself hates baths; a RunningGag of the strip is that he only takes one once a year. (In truth, that's actually ''more'' often than most men from that time period did.)
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** Hagar himself hates baths; a RunningGag of the strip is that he only takes one once a year. (In truth, that's actually ''more'' often than most men from that time period did.)Vikings were known for their personal hygene at home--on shipboard was another matter; they INVENTED the sauna, after all!)
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* SignatureInstrument: This comic has the wandering minstrel Lute, who routinely has a lute on hand. Lute likes to serenade Hagar's daughter Honi with it; Hagar thinks Lute is too effeminate for a Viking warrior's daughter.