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* LolSpeak - Lolbat and Retweet, nacht.
* SeventiesHair - Bulldog and Cooch. [[LolSpeak They haz it]].
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* SitcomArchnemesis: SitcomArchnemesis - Max Powers.
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* GratuitousGerman - [[http://www.pvponline.com/2009/09/28/schaden-fraud/ Here]]. Made even more hilarious by the comic notes.
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* BaseBreaker: LOLBAT is in the lead although a lot of Kurtz twists and addons have the same element. Skull's diminuitive, ambitious cousin, and Scratch Fury and many others all have their detractors.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Scott's Dad is probably the darkest horse to become as popular as he has with the fanbase, but Scott does try not to overuse him.
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* MemeticMutation - '''[[http://www.pvponline.com/my-parents-are-dead Batman's parents are DEEEEEAAAAD!]]'''
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* TheScrappy - Skull's cousin Schecky.
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot - Several of Kurtz' recent (well, last-couple-of-years kind of recent) plots build up an impressive and possibly even grandiose story arc, only to fizzle out on a short anticlimax. Take for example Robbie's brewing company, Brent's deal with the devil, or the developer that tried to bribe them into giving a good review of his game, all plots which could have been fantastic if not for the fact that Kurtz apparently chickened out right when he got to the hook.
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** Part of the reason she returns to [=PvP=] is because one of her coworkers in the new magazine does the [+exact same thing+].
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** Part of the reason she returns to [=PvP=] is because one of her (female) coworkers in the new magazine does the [+exact same thing+].
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** And [[http://www.pvponline.com/2011/01/13/all-grown-1up/ it happened again]], only through ThePowerOfFriendship.
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* YourMom - [[http://www.pvponline.com/2009/06/16/old-the-phone/ Expertly delivered by Francis.]]
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*** Also, the old WoW guilds (Panda Attack for PVP, I forget for Penny Arcade) were pretty much an online, massively-multiplayer extension of the real-life relationship between the two. [[CtrlAltDel B^Uckley]] tried to get in on it with his own guild, but when Kurtz, Krahulik, and Holkins would have none of it, he ended things on a predictable note (ie massive hostility for all).
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*** Also, the old WoW guilds (Panda Attack for PVP, I forget the Knights of Arcadia for Penny Arcade) were pretty much an online, massively-multiplayer extension of the real-life relationship between the two. [[CtrlAltDel B^Uckley]] tried to get in on it with his own guild, but when Kurtz, Krahulik, and Holkins would have none of it, he ended things on a predictable note (ie massive hostility for all).
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* IDidWhatIHadToDo - Max [[spoiler: broke into Cole's office to search for bank statements]] because [[spoiler: Cole was ignoring Max's concerns about the magazine's finances even though Cole ''knew'' they were pretty much screwed.]]
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* WhatTheHellHero:Done twice in a row recently. [[spoiler:Max breaks into Cole's office and figures out PvP is going under and Cole calls him out on it and promptly fires him... But then Brent, after finding out Max is indeed right and that Cole had been ignoring him gives him an epic slap to the face.]]
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* WhatTheHellHero:Done twice in a row recently. [[spoiler:Max breaks into Cole's office and figures out PvP is going under and Cole calls him out on it and promptly fires him... But then Brent, after finding out Max is indeed right and that Cole had been ignoring him Max, gives him Cole an epic slap to the face.]]
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* WhatTheHellHero:Done twice in a row recently. [[spoiler:Max breaks into Cole's office and figures out PvP is going under and Cole calls him out on it and promptly fires him... But then Brent, after finding out Max is indeed right and that Cole had been ignoring him gives him an epic slap to the face.]]
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* YouShouldKnowThisAlready: Kurtz ''loves'' to do parody strips that spoil parts of adaptations. After all, it's not like anyone could want to see {{Watchmen}} without having read the comic book first anyway, right?
** The comic is over 20 years old. Is that too long to wait to do a parody?
*** He was doing the arc ''because'' of the movie that was about to come out, one whose ''potential viewers'' might not have read the comic book, and therefore ''might not know the ending''. This seems to be a concept not only Kurtz, but [[ItWasHisSled many of the comic book's fans seemed to have a problem with around the time the movie came out]]. Basically it's assumed that if you have any interest in the franchise at all, [[FanMyopia you]] ''[[FanMyopia had]]'' [[FanMyopia to have read the comic book already]].
** The comic is over 20 years old. Is that too long to wait to do a parody?
*** He was doing the arc ''because'' of the movie that was about to come out, one whose ''potential viewers'' might not have read the comic book, and therefore ''might not know the ending''. This seems to be a concept not only Kurtz, but [[ItWasHisSled many of the comic book's fans seemed to have a problem with around the time the movie came out]]. Basically it's assumed that if you have any interest in the franchise at all, [[FanMyopia you]] ''[[FanMyopia had]]'' [[FanMyopia to have read the comic book already]].
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*** Also, the old WoW guilds (Panda Attack for PVP, I forget for Penny Arcade) were pretty much an online, massively-multiplayer extension of the real-life relationship between the two. [[CtrlAltDelete B^Uckley]] tried to get in on it with his own guild, but when Kurtz, Krahulik, and Holkins would have none of it, he ended things on a predictable note (ie massive hostility for all).
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*** Also, the old WoW guilds (Panda Attack for PVP, I forget for Penny Arcade) were pretty much an online, massively-multiplayer extension of the real-life relationship between the two. [[CtrlAltDelete [[CtrlAltDel B^Uckley]] tried to get in on it with his own guild, but when Kurtz, Krahulik, and Holkins would have none of it, he ended things on a predictable note (ie massive hostility for all).
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** In Max Powers' office, Brent's counterpart is named "Hunter Greene".
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* CerebusSyndrome - The strip toys with this to some extent. It never goes full-over into drama, but for most of its run now it's alternated between GagPerDay format, {{dramedy}}, and [[RuleOfDrama downright serious drama]]. Some people felt the strip fell full into CerebusSyndrome during the Brent/Jade wedding arc, which happened to overlap with a surprisingly serious turn for Skull, Cole's marriage falling apart, and a story about Robbie and Jase falling out. YourMileageMayVary, of course, as CerebusSyndrome [[TropesAreNotBad is not universally bad]] and the strip quickly went back to comedic arcs after a few months, just as it always had done before.
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* GirlOnGirlIsHot - Brent initially thinks Miranda is there to fulfil his fantasy of watching Jade get it on with another girl.
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* GirlOnGirlIsHot - Brent initially thinks Miranda is there to fulfil fulfill his fantasy of watching Jade get it on with another girl.girl.
* HollywoodNerd: To a certain extent, Brent is this. He pretends he's not a nerd, but his interests are very nerd-oriented. Furthermore, as in this trope, he's good-looking and socially adept (in other words, "normal"). The twist is that Brent is the ''only'' HollywoodNerd in the main cast (except maybe Max Powers and Jade), since Francis and Cole are closer to popular perceptions of nerdom.
* HollywoodNerd: To a certain extent, Brent is this. He pretends he's not a nerd, but his interests are very nerd-oriented. Furthermore, as in this trope, he's good-looking and socially adept (in other words, "normal"). The twist is that Brent is the ''only'' HollywoodNerd in the main cast (except maybe Max Powers and Jade), since Francis and Cole are closer to popular perceptions of nerdom.
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** Brent, actually is an aversion, and while he admits to "interests that coincide with nerdity" he denies being an actual nerd, which Francis (a straight example of this trope) calls him out on it.
*** To be more specific, he's an avowed Apple geek who will buy ''any'' product they make, a D&D player, a gamer, he plays ''WorldOfWarcraft'' with his wife (who's in many ways geekier than him), quotes movies constantly, has declared JossWhedon his master, almost dropped out of college because he was hooked on Sega games, and consistently gets into arguments about genre fiction or gaming with Francis and Cole. [[BlatantLies But he's not a nerd. Definitely not a nerd.]]
*** To be more specific, he's an avowed Apple geek who will buy ''any'' product they make, a D&D player, a gamer, he plays ''WorldOfWarcraft'' with his wife (who's in many ways geekier than him), quotes movies constantly, has declared JossWhedon his master, almost dropped out of college because he was hooked on Sega games, and consistently gets into arguments about genre fiction or gaming with Francis and Cole. [[BlatantLies But he's not a nerd. Definitely not a nerd.]]
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* IntoxicationEnsues- Skull gets stoned on a bad orange julius and takes a job as a MallSanta while high.
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* LemonWackyHello - Skull gets stoned on a bad orange julius and takes a job as a MallSanta while high.
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* DidNotDoTheResearch: The brewing company arc. In real life making beer on that scale is a months-long process that requires careful monitoring at every stage of the game; Robbie should have had ample warning at how his beer was going to turn out way before brewing was finished.
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* IntercontinuityCrossover - PVP has crossed over with Kurtz's other creations Captain Amazing and Samwise.
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* RunningGag: Several;
** The GiantPanda.Panda savaging Brent.
** A strip ending with an ambulance speeding away after a character gets AmusingInjuries.
** Cole and Brent racing to an appointment by blasting off in the General Lee from ''The Dukes of Hazzard'' (after wishing for it from a genie)
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** A strip ending with an ambulance speeding away after a character gets AmusingInjuries.
** Cole and Brent racing to an appointment by blasting off in the General Lee from ''The Dukes of Hazzard'' (after wishing for it from a genie)
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*** Also, the old WoW guilds (Panda Attack for PVP, I forget for Penny Arcade) were pretty much an online, massively-multiplayer extension of the real-life relationship between the two. [[CtrlAltDelete B^Uckley]] tried to get in on it with his own guild, but when Kurtz, Krahulik, and Holkins would have none of it, he ended things on a predictable note (ie massive hostility for all).
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** Kurtz himself is a polarizing figure within the webcomics community -- though one of the most successful out there, he seems to have few friends in the community outside his {{Nakama}} (which includes Kris Straub, Gabe, Tycho, and Frank Cho).
*** This is because he has something of a SmallNameBigEgo reputation; he's aware of it, and occasionally pokes fun of it, but evidently hasn't realized that he got this reputation as a result of actual things he was doing.
*** This is because he has something of a SmallNameBigEgo reputation; he's aware of it, and occasionally pokes fun of it, but evidently hasn't realized that he got this reputation as a result of actual things he was doing.
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*** This is because he has something of a SmallNameBigEgo reputation; he's aware of it, and occasionally pokes fun of it, but evidently hasn't realized that he got this reputation as a result of actual things he was doing.
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* LemonWackyHello - Skull gets stoned on a bad orange julius and takes a job as a MallSanta while high.
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* [[JugglingLoadedGuns Juggling Loaded Rayguns]] - [[http://www.pvponline.com/2008/09/15/count-of-two/ 2008/09/15]], when Scratch tries to threaten someone with his [[ShurFineGuns ray gun]].
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** Kurtz himself is a polarizing figure within the webcomics community -- though one of the most successful out there, he seems to have few friends in the community outside his {{Nakama}} (which includes Kris Straub, Gabe, Tycho, and Frank Cho).
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* WackyLemonHello - Skull gets stoned on a bad orange julius and takes a job as a MallSanta while high.
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*** He's reluctantly accepted ReTweet as his sidekick, and has also obtained two allies, the Double Rainbow.
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** [[spoiler:Also, [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot he's not really the devil]]. He's a computer security expert, and he's using the terror and humiliation he's engendering by pretending to be the devil to soften up Brent and Cole to the notion of hiring him to redo their security.]]
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** Prior to his Great American Journey sanding off the obnoxious edges of his personality, he was routinely treated as one even though he didn't really deserve it. Cole hated him with a passion; none of the others felt quite so strongly, but they found his dorkiness so incredibly grating that it overshadowed his numerous redeeming qualities.
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** Inverted with Skull. Everyone in the comic can see Skull with the exception of Max powers.
*** [[http://www.pvponline.com/2010/04/09/deja-view/ Not anymore.]]
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*** [[http://www.pvponline.com/2010/04/09/deja-view/ Not anymore.]]
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*** [[http://www.pvponline.com/2010/04/09/deja-view/ Not anymore.]]
** Inverted with Skull. Everyone in the comic can see Skull with the exception of Max powers.
*** [[http://www.pvponline.com/2010/04/09/deja-view/ Not anymore.]]
