History Webcomic / AnarchyDreamers

* ContrastingSequelProtagonist: Koji Takahashi is a reserved artistic nerd that lived a [[DysfunctionalFamily dysfunctional but normal life]] that gets upended by supernatural phenomena. Tabbi O'Malley is an outgoing, spirited cheerleader and currently lives in a world where [[UnusuallyUninterestingSight supernatural phenomena]] [[MagicalRealism is now an everyday occurrence]]. Their roles as "main protagonist" and "love interest" respectively switch in Anarchy Dreamers with Tabbi being the "default" main character and Koji being her primary love interest. Although [[DayInTheLimelight much of the main cast gets their own spotlight moments]]. Despite their [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Foil contrasting personalities]], they are still really good ChildhoodFriends, with a [[OppositesAttract mutual attraction to each other]].

* AuthorAppeal: Creator Emily Ree has a fascination with [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/UsefulNotes/IrishNames Irish names]] and gave several characters of Irish descent unique and uncommon names based around this.

* AnimalMotifs: An interesting example, Sissy uses her Dreamwalker shapeshifting abilities to brand herself with images of deer, especially fauns, but the actual comic narrative connects her to spiders with her ability to grow [[MultiArmedAndDangerous multiple arms]]. [[spoiler: It's because she admires Luna and is doing it to get her attention, [[InnocentlyInsensitive but doesn't realize how doing so hurts her feelings. ]]]]

* AnimalMotifs: An interesting example, Sissy uses her Dreamwalker shapeshifting abilities to brand herself with images of deer, especially fauns, but the actual comic narrative connects her to spiders with her ability to grow [[MultiArmedAndDangerous multiple arms]]. [[spoilers: It's because she admires Luna and is doing it to get her attention, [[InnocentlyInsensitive but doesn't realize how doing so hurts her feelings. ]]]]

* AnimalMotifs: An interesting example, Sissy uses her Dreamwalker shapeshifting abilities to brand herself with images of deer, especially fauns, but the actual comic narrative connects her to spiders with her ability to grow [[MultiArmedAndDangerous multiple arms]]. [[spoilers: It's because she admires Luna and is doing it to get her attention, [[InnocentlyInsensitive but doesn't realize how doing so hurts her feelings.]] ]]

* AnimalMotifs: An interesting example, Sissy tends to brand herself with images of deer, especially fauns, but the actual comic narrative connects her to spiders with her ability to grow [[MultiArmedAndDangerous multiple arms]].

* AffectionateNickname: Devlin calls Tadgh [[DoubleMeaning "Horny"]]; Koji at one point says to Tabbi "Don't die, cutie pie."

** When question by Tadgh in the Irish Names, Part 2 comic, the parents say they wanted to give their kids [[AncestralName family names]]. When asked why Tabitha has the one non-Irish name, their mom says she never had a family and was pulled out of foster system by a group of nuns and wanted to honor them with a name related to them, specifically based on the Sisters of Saint Dorcas (Tabitha is another name Saint Dorcas has). Tabitha was almost gonna be [[EmbarrassingFirstName named Dorcas]] if not [[PunnyName for the cat puns around Tabbi cat and "Tige"]].

** When question by Tadgh in the Irish Names, Part 2 comic, the parents say they wanted to give their kids [[AncestralName family names]]. When asked why Tabitha has the one non-Irish name, their mom says she never had a family and was pulled out of foster system by a group of nuns and wanted to honor them with a name related to them, specifically based on the Sisters of Saint Dorcas (Tabitha is another name Saint Dorcas has). Tabitha was almost gonna be [[EmbarrassingFirstName named Dorcas]] if not [[PunnyName for the cat puns around Tabbi cat and "Tige"]].

* [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Animesque Animesque]]: Zigzagged, the art style shares traits with both early 2000s thick outline geometric/angular western animated cartoons and the Moe stylings of Japanese manga and anime. Influences from several anime and male designs inspired by American cartoons can be found through out the series. The series has several design similarities to ''Anime/PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt'' (Although its unknown if this was intentional).

As some of the apparent victims of a terrible tragedy, Tabbi O'Malley and her friends have reawakened as a Dreamwalkers, young people whose [[BackFromTheDead untimely deaths have resulted in their rebirth]] and [[CameBackStrong superhuman abilities.]] In the [[MassSuperEmpoweringEvent aftermath of a mysterious tragedy]], the students of Sacred Heart High [[IJustWantToBeNormal just want things to go back to normal]].

* TeensAreShort: Tabbi is the shortest of the bunch standing at around 4 feet 10 inches or 4 feet 11 inches tall.

** [[Some characters are named differently in the Anarchy Dreamers timeline. Crow Politucci and is now named Crow Pallatucci. Devlin Owens is now Devlin Olsen]].

** [[spoiler: When Koji later realizes that his TimeStandsStill powers are [[ForWantOFANail causing problems from his overuse of time stopping]] he starts to think that everything is going wrong because he chooses to solve problems in a [[NotSoDifferent passive aggressive manner]] rather than face them directly]].

* MundaneUtility: Crow's power allows him to [[ShockAndAwe generate electricity]], but most people at school know him as "the best darn phone charger Sacred Heart has ever seen."

* ContrastingSequelProtagonist: Koji Takahashi is reserved, an artistic nerd, and lived a normal life that gets upended by supernatural phenomena. Tabbi O'Malley is outgoing, a spirited cheerleader, and currently lives in a world where [[UnusuallyUninterestingSight supernatural phenomena]] [[MagicalRealism is now an everyday occurrence]]. Their roles as "main protagonist" and "love interest" respectively switch in Anarchy Dreamers with Tabbi being the "default" main character and Koji being her primary love interest. Although [[DayInTheLimelight much of the main cast gets their own spotlight moments]]. Despite their [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Foil contrasting personalities]], they are still really good ChildhoodFriends, with a [[OppositesAttract mutual attraction to each other]].

* TheChosenOne/TheChosenMany: Tabbi and her friends were chosen by the Dream God to fulfill some bigger scope mission on its behalf. Devlin wonders why they were chosen and what makes them special but Koji thinks there's no real reason why they were chosen and "specialness" has nothing to do with it.

** [[Some characters are named differently in the Anarchy Dreamers timeline. Crow Politucci and is now named Crow Pallatucci. Devlin Owens is now Devlin Olsen.

* AncestralName: The O'Malley kids' names are all culturally Irish names based on family names, with Tabbi being the sole exception.

* ChristianityIsCatholic: Downplayed, the main cast attends a Catholic School with each of them being varying degrees of religious. Tabbi and Tadgh are shown practicing lent and going to church around Christmas, while Koji says he just attends the school and isn't too pious. At one point when things go wrong for Koji, h starts wondering if he's [[RaisedCatholic being punished for going to Catholic school but not being that religious]].

** In KTSTW, [[https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/Koji_Takahashi_Stops_the_World/5311263/ the description from this page]] reveals that he's actually [[MixedAncestry 1/4 Irish from his mother's side of the family]], he has reddish hair and grey eyes from his mom's side, and that his mom's maiden name was "Gallagher".

** Exaggerated: In Anarchy Dreamers [[spoilers: the ENTIRE SERIES is an alternate timeline created after Koji's TimeStandsStill antics in KTSTW and the Dream God pulling a CosmicRetcon. Numerous changes exist in the new timeline including the existence of [[BackFromTheDead Dreamwalkers]], [[MeaningfulRename Honey is now called "bee-goop", several characters names are slightly different]], and family relations between characters are different, among many other changes both big and small]].

** Exaggerated: In Anarchy Dreamers [[spoilers: the ENTIRE SERIES is an alternate timeline created after Koji's TimeStandsStill antics in KTSTW and the [[TricksterGod Dream God]] pulling a CosmicRetcon. Numerous changes exist in the new timeline including the existence of [[BackFromTheDead Dreamwalkers]], [[MeaningfulRename Honey is now called "bee-goop", several characters names are slightly different]], and family relations between characters are different, among many other changes both big and small]].

** Exaggerated: In Anarchy Dreamers [[the ENTIRE SERIES is an alternate timeline created after Koji's antics in KTSTW and the Dream God pulling a CosmicRetcon. Numerous changes exist in the new timeline including the existence of [[BackFromTheDead Dreamwalkers]], [[MeaningfulRename Honey is now called "bee-goop", several characters names are slightly different]], and family relations between characters are different, among many other changes both big and small]].

* PowerCopying: [[spoiler: After sharing a BigDamnKiss at a costume shop, Tabbi and Koji not only regain lost memories they've forgotten, but later in the day are shown sharing their supernatural abilities together because of it. Koji has [[PowerofCreation Tabbi's soul weapons summoning powers]] and Tabbi has Koji's [[[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Intangibility phase through solid objects power]]. ]]