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* Played with in [[http://www.twogag.com/archives/1805 this]] comic of ''Webcomic/TwoGuysAndGuy.''
--> "Maybe now I'll finally be able to love myself."
* Cassie in ''Webcomic/TheWotch'' tried this, with the predictable results - instead of getting Robin's affections, she instead gained the unwanted attention of his kid brother and a guy at school whom she disliked. Naturally enough, it is only ''after'' she fails at this that he asks her on a date for [[PrankDate completely unrelated reasons]], causing her to pour the rest of the vial in a decorative plant at the local mall--which ''also'' [[CargoShip falls in love with her]].



* In ''Webcomic/{{Hooky}}'' princess Monica and Dani brew a potion for Marc to fall in love with Dani - but instead, it causes Marc to ''hate'' Dani and he tries to stangle her.
* In the ''Literature/SpellsRUs'' comic "Dream Girl", the wizard sells a love potion to a girl, but there's a catch. When the girl tricks the boy she likes into drinking the potion, it has no effect on him. Instead, it turns her into his ideal woman by changing her mind and body. And the effects are retroactive, which means that even her parents have no memory of who she used to be.
* ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'': The Love Potion: [[http://www.sluggy.com/daily.php?date=000306 PART 1]] and [[http://www.sluggy.com/daily.php?date=000417 PART 2]]. Although [[http://www.sluggy.com/daily.php?date=000310 this]] is where the subject comes up. Gwynn tries to use this love-first-person-you-see potion to make Riff fall in love with her, Dex fall in love with Zoë, and Torg fall for... er... [[KillerRabbit Bun-bun]]. Zoë initially protests, but quickly comes around as her one-sided crush Dex drinks it and immediately starts reciprocating. [[spoiler:Of course, such a premise cannot be played without the pitfalls: Bun-bun falls for Gwynn, Riff falls for Crystal, and Crystal falls for Torg. Also, the potion was supposed to wear off gradually, so it would basically just keep the romance going long enough for genuine love to develop, but because the potion was mixed with alcohol, and/or because the person giving the recipe had his own agenda, the effects actually got stronger over time and included a tendency to go AxCrazy, making it a LoveDodecahedron with a generous dose of MurderTheHypotenuse.]]
-->"I love Zoe so much! I can hardly contain myself! I love her enough to die for her! I love her enough... to kill!" ... "KILL KILL MURDER KILL STABBITY STAB STAB STAB KILL"



* Discussed in ''Webcomic/{{Erfworld}}''. The main protagonist is stuck in a situation where he would consider pursuing any of his possible romantic partners as effectively rape (although due to cultural differences they wouldn't). The exception is one woman who is already in love with him, but who's feelings he doesn't reciprocate. In a discussion with a magic user that has relationship magic among her disciplines he suggests resolving this by taking such a potion himself so that he'd return her affections; she's disgusted by the idea for the same reasons he doesn't want to pursue his followers, and explains that while potions for related purposes "can be quite fun" nothing like what he's describing exists.
* In ''Webcomic/{{Hooky}}'' princess Monica and Dani brew a potion for Marc to fall in love with Dani - but instead, it causes Marc to ''hate'' Dani and he tries to strangle her.



* ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'': The Love Potion: [[http://www.sluggy.com/daily.php?date=000306 PART 1]] and [[http://www.sluggy.com/daily.php?date=000417 PART 2]]. Although [[http://www.sluggy.com/daily.php?date=000310 this]] is where the subject comes up. Gwynn tries to use this love-first-person-you-see potion to make Riff fall in love with her, Dex fall in love with Zoë, and Torg fall for... er... [[KillerRabbit Bun-bun]]. Zoë initially protests, but quickly comes around as her one-sided crush Dex drinks it and immediately starts reciprocating. [[spoiler:Of course, such a premise cannot be played without the pitfalls: Bun-bun falls for Gwynn, Riff falls for Crystal, and Crystal falls for Torg. Also, the potion was supposed to wear off gradually, so it would basically just keep the romance going long enough for genuine love to develop, but because the potion was mixed with alcohol, and/or because the person giving the recipe had his own agenda, the effects actually got stronger over time and included a tendency to go AxCrazy, making it a LoveDodecahedron with a generous dose of MurderTheHypotenuse.]]
-->"I love Zoe so much! I can hardly contain myself! I love her enough to die for her! I love her enough... to kill!" ... "KILL KILL MURDER KILL STABBITY STAB STAB STAB KILL"
* In the ''Literature/SpellsRUs'' comic "Dream Girl", the wizard sells a love potion to a girl, but there's a catch. When the girl tricks the boy she likes into drinking the potion, it has no effect on him. Instead, it turns her into his ideal woman by changing her mind and body. And the effects are retroactive, which means that even her parents have no memory of who she used to be.



* Played with in [[http://www.twogag.com/archives/1805 this]] comic of ''Webcomic/TwoGuysAndGuy.''
--> "Maybe now I'll finally be able to love myself."
* Cassie in ''Webcomic/TheWotch'' tried this, with the predictable results - instead of getting Robin's affections, she instead gained the unwanted attention of his kid brother and a guy at school whom she disliked. Naturally enough, it is only ''after'' she fails at this that he asks her on a date for [[PrankDate completely unrelated reasons]], causing her to pour the rest of the vial in a decorative plant at the local mall--which ''also'' [[CargoShip falls in love with her]].



* Discussed in ''Webcomic/{{Erfworld}}''. The main protagonist is stuck in a situation where he would consider pursuing any of his possible romantic partners as effectively rape (although due to cultural differences they wouldn't). The exception is one woman who is already in love with him, but who's feelings he doesn't reciprocate. In a discussion with a magic user that has relationship magic among her disciplines he suggests resolving this by taking such a potion himself so that he'd return her affections; she's disgusted by the idea for the same reasons he doesn't want to pursue his followers, and explains that while potions for related purposes "can be quite fun" nothing like what he's describing exists.

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* Discussed in ''Webcomic/{{Erfworld}}''. The main protagonist is stuck in a situation where he would consider pursuing any of his possible romantic partners as effectively rape (although due to cultural differences they wouldn't). The exception is one woman who is already in love with him, but who's feelings he doesn't reciprocate. In a discussion with a magic user that has relationship magic among her disciplines he suggests resolving this by taking such a potion himself so that he'd return her affections; she's disgusted by the idea for the same reasons he doesn't want to pursue his followers, and explains that while potions for related purposes "can be quite fun" nothing like what he's describing exists.
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* Parodied rather amusingly in a [[http://mayanna.deviantart.com/art/Death-Note-Love-potion-82643887 Death Note fan comic]]. Even Halle points out how "stupid and overused [an] idea it is," though her CommonSense is quickly shoved to the side. If only Near had listened, his face might not have been so humourous when things didn't go exactly as planned.

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* Parodied rather amusingly in a [[http://mayanna.deviantart.com/art/Death-Note-Love-potion-82643887 Death Note fan comic]]. Even Halle points out how "stupid and overused [an] idea it is," though her CommonSense common sense is quickly shoved to the side. If only Near had listened, his face might not have been so humourous when things didn't go exactly as planned.
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** [[https://www.oglaf.com/ Another]] has a man ask for potions for "Personal Hygiene, Self-Confidence, Listening, and Good Conversation". The potion seller deduces that the man wants a love potion but doesn't want to go to jail for presumably using a magical roofie. She offers a potion of self-delusion, which lets the imbiber ''think'' they slept with the person.

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** [[https://www.oglaf.com/ com/glamourade/ Another]] has a man ask for potions for "Personal Hygiene, Self-Confidence, Listening, and Good Conversation". The potion seller deduces that the man wants a love potion but doesn't want to go to jail for presumably using a magical roofie. She offers a potion of self-delusion, which lets the imbiber ''think'' they slept with the person.
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* ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'': The Love Potion: [[http://www.sluggy.com/daily.php?date=000306 PART 1]] and [[http://www.sluggy.com/daily.php?date=000417 PART 2]]. Although [[http://www.sluggy.com/daily.php?date=000310 this]] is where the subject comes up. Gwynn tries to use this love-first-person-you-see potion to make Riff fall in love with her, Dex fall in love with Zoë, and Torg fall for... er... [[KillerRabbit Bun-bun]]. Zoë initially protests, but quickly comes around as her one-sided crush Dex drinks it and immediately starts reciprocating. [[spoiler:Of course, such a premise cannot be played without the pitfalls: Bun-bun falls for Gwynn, Riff falls for Crystal, and Crystal falls for Torg. Also, the potion was supposed to wear off gradually, so it would basically just keep the romance going long enough for genuine love to develop, but because the potion was mixed with alcohol, and/or because the person giving the recipe had his own agenda, the effects actually got stronger over time and included a tendency to go AxeCrazy, making it a LoveDodecahedron with a generous dose of MurderTheHypotenuse.]]

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* ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'': The Love Potion: [[http://www.sluggy.com/daily.php?date=000306 PART 1]] and [[http://www.sluggy.com/daily.php?date=000417 PART 2]]. Although [[http://www.sluggy.com/daily.php?date=000310 this]] is where the subject comes up. Gwynn tries to use this love-first-person-you-see potion to make Riff fall in love with her, Dex fall in love with Zoë, and Torg fall for... er... [[KillerRabbit Bun-bun]]. Zoë initially protests, but quickly comes around as her one-sided crush Dex drinks it and immediately starts reciprocating. [[spoiler:Of course, such a premise cannot be played without the pitfalls: Bun-bun falls for Gwynn, Riff falls for Crystal, and Crystal falls for Torg. Also, the potion was supposed to wear off gradually, so it would basically just keep the romance going long enough for genuine love to develop, but because the potion was mixed with alcohol, and/or because the person giving the recipe had his own agenda, the effects actually got stronger over time and included a tendency to go AxeCrazy, AxCrazy, making it a LoveDodecahedron with a generous dose of MurderTheHypotenuse.]]
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* In ''Webcomic/{{Sinfest}}'', SlippingAMickey is offered as "[[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=2054 wooing technology]]". Slick says he wants her to love him for real.

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* In one ''Webcomic/{{Oglaf}}'' [[http://oglaf.com/potion/ strip]] (Warning: SFW), a man drinks a love potion that was supposed to be given to the woman that he wanted to fall in love with him, and he falls in love with the potion.

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* In one ''Webcomic/{{Oglaf}}'' ''Webcomic/{{Oglaf}}'':
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[[http://oglaf.com/potion/ strip]] (Warning: SFW), a man drinks a love potion that was supposed to be given to the woman that he wanted to fall in love with him, and he falls in love with the potion.potion.
** [[https://www.oglaf.com/ Another]] has a man ask for potions for "Personal Hygiene, Self-Confidence, Listening, and Good Conversation". The potion seller deduces that the man wants a love potion but doesn't want to go to jail for presumably using a magical roofie. She offers a potion of self-delusion, which lets the imbiber ''think'' they slept with the person.
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* In ''Webcomic/{{Hooky}}'' princess Monica and Dani brew a potion for Marc to fall in love with Dani - but instead, it causes Marc to ''hate'' Dani and he tries to stangle her.
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* Discussed in ''Webcomic/{{Erfworld}}''. The main protagonist is stuck in a situation where he would consider pursuing any of his possible romantic partners as effectively rape (although due to cultural differences they wouldn't). The exception is one woman who is already in love with him, but who's feelings he doesn't reciprocate. In a discussion with a magic user that has relationship magic among her disciplines he suggests resolving this by taking such a potion himself so that he'd return her affections; she's disgusted by the idea for the same reasons he doesn't want to pursue his followers, and explains that while potions for related purposes "can be quite fun" nothing like what he's describing exists.

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* Played with in [[http://www.twogag.com/archives/1805 this]] comic of ''Two Guys and Guy.''

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* Played with in [[http://www.twogag.com/archives/1805 this]] comic of ''Two Guys and Guy.''Webcomic/TwoGuysAndGuy.''



* In ''Webcomic/CharbyTheVampirate'' Mye [[http://www.charbythevampirate.com/comic/865 cooked up]] a number of love potions for Victor as well as shapeshifting to look like an attractive adult woman while she was stalking him.



* In the ''Literature/SpellsRUs'' comic "Dream Girl", the wizard sells a love potion to a girl, but there's a catch. When the girl tricks the boy she likes into drinking the potion, it has no effect on him. Instead, it turns her into his ideal woman by changing her mind and body. And the effects are retroactive, which means that even her parents have no memory of who she used to be.



* It more-or-less works in ''Webcomic/YangChild'', where a MysteriousWatcher slips a love potion to the heroes ''in order to inconvenience them''. It ends up on the "wrong" target and is used ''way'' after B.B. date.



* In the ''Literature/SpellsRUs'' comic "Dream Girl", the wizard sells a love potion to a girl, but there's a catch. When the girl tricks the boy she likes into drinking the potion, it has no effect on him. Instead, it turns her into his ideal woman by changing her mind and body. And the effects are retroactive, which means that even her parents have no memory of who she used to be.

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* In the ''Literature/SpellsRUs'' comic "Dream Girl", the wizard sells It more-or-less works in ''Webcomic/YangChild'', where a MysteriousWatcher slips a love potion to a girl, but there's a catch. When the girl tricks heroes ''in order to inconvenience them''. It ends up on the boy she likes into drinking the potion, it has no effect on him. Instead, it turns her into his ideal woman by changing her mind "wrong" target and body. And the effects are retroactive, which means that even her parents have no memory of who she is used to be.''way'' after B.B. date.
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* It more-or-less works in ''Webcomic/YangChild'', where a MysteriousWatcher slips a love potion to the heroes ''in order to inconvenience them'', at least displaying a bit of [[GenreSavvy Genre Savviness]]. And even then, it ends up on the "wrong" target and is used ''way'' after B.B. date.

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* It more-or-less works in ''Webcomic/YangChild'', where a MysteriousWatcher slips a love potion to the heroes ''in order to inconvenience them'', at least displaying a bit of [[GenreSavvy Genre Savviness]]. And even then, it them''. It ends up on the "wrong" target and is used ''way'' after B.B. date.
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* Played with in [[http://www.twogag.com/archives/1805 this]] comic of ''Two Guys and Guy.''
--> "Maybe now I'll finally be able to love myself."
* Cassie in ''Webcomic/TheWotch'' tried this, with the predictable results - instead of getting Robin's affections, she instead gained the unwanted attention of his kid brother and a guy at school whom she disliked. Naturally enough, it is only ''after'' she fails at this that he asks her on a date for [[PrankDate completely unrelated reasons]], causing her to pour the rest of the vial in a decorative plant at the local mall--which ''also'' [[CargoShip falls in love with her]].
* In ''[[http://www.clanofthecats.com Clan of the Cats]]'', LesbianVampire Rose uses an ''anti-''love potion to cause Chelsea and Jubal to break up, so she could then seduce Chelsea. This actually works, as she leads Chelsea on a minor rampage through New Orleans, but after Chelsea has a MyGodWhatHaveIDone moment, the truth comes out about what Rose had done to them.
* ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'': The Love Potion: [[http://www.sluggy.com/daily.php?date=000306 PART 1]] and [[http://www.sluggy.com/daily.php?date=000417 PART 2]]. Although [[http://www.sluggy.com/daily.php?date=000310 this]] is where the subject comes up. Gwynn tries to use this love-first-person-you-see potion to make Riff fall in love with her, Dex fall in love with Zoë, and Torg fall for... er... [[KillerRabbit Bun-bun]]. Zoë initially protests, but quickly comes around as her one-sided crush Dex drinks it and immediately starts reciprocating. [[spoiler:Of course, such a premise cannot be played without the pitfalls: Bun-bun falls for Gwynn, Riff falls for Crystal, and Crystal falls for Torg. Also, the potion was supposed to wear off gradually, so it would basically just keep the romance going long enough for genuine love to develop, but because the potion was mixed with alcohol, and/or because the person giving the recipe had his own agenda, the effects actually got stronger over time and included a tendency to go AxeCrazy, making it a LoveDodecahedron with a generous dose of MurderTheHypotenuse.]]
-->"I love Zoe so much! I can hardly contain myself! I love her enough to die for her! I love her enough... to kill!" ... "KILL KILL MURDER KILL STABBITY STAB STAB STAB KILL"
* It more-or-less works in ''Webcomic/YangChild'', where a MysteriousWatcher slips a love potion to the heroes ''in order to inconvenience them'', at least displaying a bit of [[GenreSavvy Genre Savviness]]. And even then, it ends up on the "wrong" target and is used ''way'' after B.B. date.
* Parodied rather amusingly in a [[http://mayanna.deviantart.com/art/Death-Note-Love-potion-82643887 Death Note fan comic]]. Even Halle points out how "stupid and overused [an] idea it is," though her CommonSense is quickly shoved to the side. If only Near had listened, his face might not have been so humourous when things didn't go exactly as planned.
* ''Webcomic/{{Nodwick}}'''s GarageSale story arc featured a would-be Casanova slipping a love potion of the "First person you see" variety into Piffany's lemonade. Needless to say, HilarityEnsues.
* In one ''Webcomic/{{Oglaf}}'' [[http://oglaf.com/potion/ strip]] (Warning: SFW), a man drinks a love potion that was supposed to be given to the woman that he wanted to fall in love with him, and he falls in love with the potion.
* In ''Webcomic/{{Sinfest}}'', SlippingAMickey is offered as "[[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=2054 wooing technology]]". Slick says he wants her to love him for real.
* In ''Webcomic/ThinkBeforeYouThink'', it is revealed that Mandi desperately wants a lesbian love potion, but no one finds out why until a while later. This leads to a series of somewhat weird events.
* In the ''Literature/SpellsRUs'' comic "Dream Girl", the wizard sells a love potion to a girl, but there's a catch. When the girl tricks the boy she likes into drinking the potion, it has no effect on him. Instead, it turns her into his ideal woman by changing her mind and body. And the effects are retroactive, which means that even her parents have no memory of who she used to be.
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