History WebAnimation / Confinement

* InsistentTerminology: It's not the "nightmare dimension", it's the "night-''terror'' dimension". Exactly which one they're referring to is ambiguous, but the Darkness Below and Corbenic are both options.

* ButtMonkey: Poor Connor has to deal with a ''lot'', due to a mix of his powers and his job. Good thing that he's an IronButtMonkey who can easily recover from any kind of harm.

* MesACrowd: A variation of this trope is used in the upcoming Episode 8; previews and teasers have revealed that the episode seems to be primarily set inside some sort of city inhabited by numerous clones or duplicates of Connor, who all look very different from each other. It's not yet known how exactly this city of Connors was created, but it's implied that they are all different versions of Connor after he was maimed or mutated by various anomalies throughout his countless lives and deaths over the years.

* CatchPhrase: The members of D.I.N.G.U.S. have "Dude, no way" and several punny variants.

* CrapsackWorld: Although it's mostly played for irreverent BlackComedy and offbeat SurrealHumor, ''Confinement'' is still set within its own version of the chaotic {{Website/SCP|Foundation}} universe. So of course, the world is infested with all kinds of deadly monsters and other supernatural horrors, many of which are [[CosmicHorrorStory potentially apocalyptic threats to human existence]]. The [[WellIntentionedExtremist amoral and shadowy Foundation]] is [[LovecraftLite (just barely) able to keep the world safe]] by capturing every single anomaly they can find; including more benign or innocent anomalies like Connor, who are denied all rights to live in freedom just for being weird freaks of nature, and therefore inconvenient for the Foundation's {{masquerade}} of all things paranormal. [[spoiler:And while Connor himself isn't a bad guy, he's actually not as harmless as he appears to be; due to being the unwitting host for a very powerful and sinister EldritchAbomination, which is heavily implied to be attempting [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt the destruction of our world]] if it ever gets the chance to do so.]]

* CrapsackWorld: Although it's mostly played for irreverent BlackComedy and offbeat SurrealHumor, ''Confinement'' is still set within its own version of the chaotic {{Website/SCP|Foundation}} universe. So of course, the world is infested with all kinds of deadly monsters and other supernatural horrors, many of which are [[CosmicHorrorStory potentially apocalyptic threats to human existence]]. The [[WellIntentionedExtremist amoral and shadowy Foundation]] is [[LovecraftLite (just barely) able to keep the world safe]] by capturing every single anomaly they can find; including more benign or innocent anomalies like Connor, who are denied any chance to live with freedom just for being weird freaks of nature, and therefore inconvenient for the Foundation's {{masquerade}} of all things paranormal. [[spoiler:And while Connor himself isn't a bad guy, he's actually not as harmless as he appears to be; due to being the unwitting host for a very powerful and sinister EldritchAbomination, which is heavily implied to be attempting [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt the destruction of our world]] if it ever gets the chance to do so.]]

* CrapsackWorld: Although it's mostly played for irreverent BlackComedy and offbeat SurrealHumor, ''Confinement'' is still set within its own version of the chaotic {{Website/SCP|Foundation}} universe. So of course, the world is infested with all kinds of deadly monsters and other supernatural horrors which pose [[CosmicHorrorStory potentially apocalyptic threats to human civilization]]. The [[WellIntentionedExtremist amoral and shadowy Foundation]] is [[LovecraftLite just (barely) able to keep the world safe]] by capturing every single anomaly they can find; including more benign or innocent anomalies like Connor, who are denied any chance to live free, normal lives just for the crime of being weird freaks of nature. [[spoiler:And while Connor himself isn't a bad guy, he's actually not as harmless as he appears to be; due to being the unwitting host for a very powerful EldritchAbomination, which is heavily implied to be trying to [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt destroy the world]] if it ever gets the chance to do so.]]

* AffectionateParody: ''Confinement'' as a whole is a spoof of the Website/SCPFoundation, filled with tons of jokes and homages to even some of the more obscure aspects of the SCP Universe.

* BlackComedy: All over the place, given that this a HorrorComedy cartoon which parodies the dark, violent SCP mythos. The main source of humor comes from the show's protagonist being an [[TheyKilledKennyAgain immortal]] [[IronButtMonkey punching bag]] who suffers many [[BloodyHilarious painfully gory]] [[DeathAsComedy deaths]], though of course many minor characters aren't spared from the carnage either.

* CrapsackWorld: Although it's mostly played for irreverent BlackComedy and offbeat SurrealHumor, ''Confinement'' is still set within its own version of the chaotic SCP universe. So of course, the world is infested with all kinds of deadly monsters and other supernatural horrors which pose [[CosmicHorrorStory potentially apocalyptic threats to human civilization]]. The [[WellIntentionedExtremist amoral and shadowy Foundation]] is [[LovecraftLite just (barely) able to keep the world safe]] by capturing every single anomaly they can find; including more benign or innocent anomalies like Connor, who are denied any chance to live free, normal lives just for the crime of being weird freaks of nature. [[spoiler:And while Connor himself isn't a bad guy, he's actually not as harmless as he appears to be; due to being the unwitting host for a very powerful EldritchAbomination, which is heavily implied to be trying to [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt destroy the world]] if it ever gets the chance to do so.]]

* CrapsackWorld: Although it's mostly played for irreverent BlackComedy and offbeat SurrealHumor, ''Confinement'' is still set within its own version of the chaotic SCP universe. So of course, the world is infested with all kinds of deadly monsters and other supernatural horrors which pose [[CosmicHorrorStory potentially apocalyptic threats to human civilization]]. The [[WellIntentionedExtremist amoral and shadowy Foundation]] is [[LovecraftLite just (barely) able to keep the world safe]] by capturing every single anomaly they can find; including more benign or innocent anomalies like Connor, who are denied any chance to live free, normal lives just for the crime of being weird freaks of nature. [[spoiler:And while Connor himself isn't a bad guy, he's actually not as harmless as he appears to be, due to being the unwitting host for a very powerful EldritchAbomination, which is heavily implied to be trying to [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt destroy the world]] if it ever gets the chance to do so.]]

* CatchPhrase: The [[{{Nerd}} members of D.I.N.G.U.S.]] have "Dude, no way" and several punny variants.

* AffablyEvil:
** Ferdinand in the first episode. What ends up irking him enough to kill Connor is thinking that he's being rude.
** Dr. Powers is just as complicit with subjecting Connor to deadly experimentation, but she's very nice about it and is genuinely concerned for his psychological well-being. It likely helps that she has a crush on Connor.
** Dr. Hilda straddles the line between this and TokenGoodTeammate, due to her status as a NaiveNewcomer. She's quite nice to Connor, is actually depressed by the amount of death that goes on in the Foundation, and [[spoiler:actually acknowledges that the experiment some other doctors performed on Connor (temporarily turning him into a frog like creature and spraying him with acid multiple times, all while laughing) was actually upsetting to him, and is honestly surprised Connor hasn't started suppressing memories sooner]].

* TakeThat: In "The Singing Forest", Connor is told that the music of SCP-407 (the Song of Genesis) will kill him at least once during testing. Connor snarkily asks if it's Music/EdSheeran (singer of the hit 2017 song "Shape of You").

* TakeThat: In "The Singing Forest", Connor is told that the music of SCP-407 (the Song of Genesis) will kill him at least ''once'' during testing. Connor snarkily asks if it's Music/EdSheeran (singer of the hit 2017 song "Shape of You").

* TakeThat: In the second episode, Connor is told that the music of SCP-407 will kill him at least ''once'' during testing. Connor snarkily asks if it's Music/EdSheeran.

* ForcedTransformation: This has happened to Connor more than once due to exposure to various anomalies.
** In "The Singing Forest", the effects of SCP-407 (the Song of Genesis) cause Connor to die and then regenerate into the form of a [[PlantPerson talking tree stump]]. The transformation lasts until Connor is accidentally killed during a containment breach, making him regenerate back into human form (and naked).
-->'''Connor:''' "''Christ'', I hope this isn't permanent..."
** In "The Infinite IKEA (part 2)", Dr. Becker is able to make an amnesia-stricken Connor recall a brief memory of when he was used as a test subject for SCP-3660 (the Zoo Zipper), which had [[{{Animorphism}} turned him into a small toad]].
** In "Connor's First Christmas", he is sent to investigate a GingerbreadHouse populated by [[AnthropomorphicFood living gingerbread people]]. He gets caught in a booby-trap and then baked inside a magic oven, turning him into a gingerbread baby. This lasts until he gets grabbed by a Foundation soldier and then eaten, making him regenerate back into human form.
** In Episode 8, many of the numerous Connor duplicates look like they've been mutated or transformed in various ways, which hints that Connor has been victim to this trope ''many'' times over the years. Examples include Connors who look like they've been turned into a {{cyborg}}, a SharkMan, one whose [[SquashedFlat body was flattened and stretched out]], a few who became {{vampire}}s, a few [[MushroomMan whose heads were partially replaced with large mushrooms]], and much more.

* DiabolusExMachina: Episode 7 seems to end with Connor [[spoiler:successfully rescuing his friends in the Canopy Tribe from the Infinite IKEA, until [[TeleporterAccident a latent flaw in the teleporting staple gun he used to help them escape causes them to]] [[MergingMistake all merge together into a horrifically deformed (if not necessarily unhappy) mass of flesh]]. This also means that while they're no longer trapped inside the IKEA dimension, they're all going to be contained inside the Foundation's secret facilities for the foreseeable future, if not the rest of their lives; and even if they were given any chance to leave or escape, they'd sill be unable to ever enjoy normal lives in the outside world due to their extreme transformation.]]

* DiabolusExMachina: Episode 7 seems to end with Connor successfully rescuing his "tribe" from the Infinite Ikea until a [[spoiler:latent flaw in his teleporting stapler causes them all to merge together into a horrific (if not necessarily unhappy) mass of flesh.]]

* ForcedTransformation:

** In "The Infinite IKEA (part 2)", Dr. Becker is able to make an amnesia-stricken Connor recall a brief memory of when he was used as a test subject for SCP-3660 (the Zoo Zipper), which had [[{{Animorphism}} turned him into a frog]].

* TheyKilledKennyAgain: Connor, due to his power.

** In Episode 2 ("The Singing Forest"), the effects of SCP-407 (the Song of Genesis) cause Connor to die and then regenerate in the form of a [[PlantPerson talking tree stump]].

** In "Connor's First Christmas", he is sent to investigate a GingerbreadHouse populated by [[AnthropomorphicFood living gingerbread people]]. He steps on a booby trap and then gets baked in a magic oven, turning him into a baby gingerbread cookie.

* BalefulPolymorph:
** In Episode 2 ("The Singing Forest"), the effects of the Song of Genesis cause Connor to regenerate as a plant creature.
-->'''Connor:''' ''Christ,'' I hope this isn't permanent...
** In "Connor's First Christmas", he is sent to investigate a house populated by living gingerbread people. He steps on a booby trap and gets baked into a gingerbread cookie baby.

** A double one in Episode 1: Connor, our protagonist, is [[TheHeroDies killed]] by Ferdinand in the first few minutes of the show, although if you're familiar with the [[Website/SCPFoundation source material]], this shouldn't come as [[RedShirt much of a surprise]]. But not a second afterward, however, he suddenly [[ResurrectiveImmortality flashes back to life]], showing that this isn't an ordinary D-class we're dealing with...
** The shot in Episode 5 of Connor's SCP file. [[spoiler:It's completely redacted, right down to his ''SCP Number and Object Class''. Whatever the hell is going on, the Foundation's leadership ''really'' doesn't want lower-ranked staff to actually learn what's wrong with Connor. The only clues we get are from Natalie reading another report which indirectly implies that Connor is somehow connected to a [[EldritchAbomination demonic entity]] worshiped by an [[ReligionOfEvil evil cult]], which once manifested on Earth and destroyed a town.]]

* StockholmSyndrome: Dr. Powers seems to imply that Connor has this at the end of Episode 2, noting that he expressed happiness at the idea of escaping when the possibility was given to him, then started denying said happiness when the window of opportunity closed.

** In Episode 2, the effects of the Singing Forest cause Connor to regenerate as a plant creature.

** In the Christmas special, he is sent to investigate a house populated by living gingerbread people. He steps on a booby trap and gets baked into a gingerbread cookie baby.