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%% * {{Goth}}: Allison.

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%% * {{Goth}}: Allison.Allison has black makeup, all black clothing, and a fondness for death and despair.



%% * LittleMissSnarker: Cousin Amy.

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%% * LittleMissSnarker: Cousin Amy.Amy has learned her cousin's habit of biting comments.
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%% * AdorablyPrecociousChild: Cousin Amy.
%% * BrainyBrunette: Bruno.

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%% * AdorablyPrecociousChild: Cousin Amy.
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Amy knows things children are not meant to know.
* BrainyBrunette: Bruno.Bruno is intellectual to the point of paralysis.



%% * TheFundamentalist: Jay. This often puts him at odds with Bruno.

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%% * TheFundamentalist: Jay. This Jay begins as a strawman Christian (which often puts him at odds with Bruno.Bruno) but later develops into a more complex character.



%% * GhostlyGoals: the ghost in [[spoiler:Stanley's basement]] wants something.

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%% * GhostlyGoals: the ghost in [[spoiler:Stanley's basement]] wants something.something, and Bruno must figure out what.



* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: Cousin Amy's parents think Bruno has corrupted her with ideas children are not meant to know, but they're unable to undo it.

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* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: Cousin Amy's parents think Bruno has corrupted her with ideas children are not meant to know, her, but they're unable to undo it.
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%% * {{NEET}}: Bruno, intermittently, especially in the early years.
* RageAgainstTheAuthor: The title character of stepped out of the page to pester her author about the strip's lack of direction, first [[http://www.baldwinpage.com/20060206.html here]] then [[http://www.baldwinpage.com/20060501.html here]] and [[http://www.baldwinpage.com/20060911.html here.]]
%% * SnarkKnight: Bruno, constantly.
%% * SpeechCentricWork
%% * TheStoner: Randall.
%% * StrawmanPolitical: various of Bruno's acquaintances, especially religious ones.
%% * TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: how Cousin Amy's parents see her.
%% * WorldOfSnark: there are a lot of snarkers.

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%% * {{NEET}}: Bruno, intermittently, Bruno is intermittently unemployed and idle, especially in the early years.
* RageAgainstTheAuthor: The title character of has stepped out of the page to pester her author about the strip's lack of direction, first [[http://www.baldwinpage.com/20060206.html here]] then [[http://www.baldwinpage.com/20060501.html here]] and [[http://www.baldwinpage.com/20060911.html here.]]
%% * SnarkKnight: Bruno, constantly.
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Bruno makes jibes at everyone and everything.
* SpeechCentricWork
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SpeechCentricWork: There's no narration, and usually only one panel per strip. Almost all the action is in the speech bubbles.
* TheStoner: Randall.
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For most of the comic, Randall is seldom seen unintoxicated. When this changes, it's a plot point.
* StrawmanPolitical: various Various of Bruno's acquaintances, especially religious ones.
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ones, express particularly hard-to-defend forms of their ideologies.
* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: how Cousin Amy's parents see her.
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think Bruno has corrupted her with ideas children are not meant to know, but they're unable to undo it.
* WorldOfSnark: there are a lot Most of snarkers.the major characters take every chance for mockery, which accounts for most of the comic's humor.
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''[[http://brunostrip.com/ Bruno]]'' is a SliceOfLife webcomic by Christopher Baldwin (author of ''Webcomic/{{Spacetrawler}}'' and ''Webcomic/LittleDee''). It ran from 1996-2007. It is currently being rerun with annotations.

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''[[http://brunostrip.com/ Bruno]]'' is a SliceOfLife webcomic by Christopher Baldwin (author of ''Webcomic/{{Spacetrawler}}'' and ''Webcomic/LittleDee''). It ran from 1996-2007. It is currently being rerun 1996-2007, and reran with annotations.
annotations from 2010-2019.
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* LethalChef: Subverted with Stanley. When the title character stays in an isolated house with him, he manages to ruin everything he cooks for her. At the end of the storyline, he reveals that he's an excellent cook; he initially made inedible food because he wanted to be left alone, and kept doing it because Bruno's reaction was so hilarious.


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* MouthfulOfPi: Bruno recites a few digits of pi to reassure herself that she's okay.
-->'''Bruno''': I hope I don't have amnesia or something. Oh, wait... Name? Bruno. Occupation? Vagrant writer. First ten digits of pi? Three point one four one five nine two six five four. Okay, I guess I'm okay.


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* RageAgainstTheAuthor: The title character of stepped out of the page to pester her author about the strip's lack of direction, first [[http://www.baldwinpage.com/20060206.html here]] then [[http://www.baldwinpage.com/20060501.html here]] and [[http://www.baldwinpage.com/20060911.html here.]]
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%% * LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters
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%% * DynamicCharacter: Bruno changes considerably over the years.
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* AdorablyPrecociousChild: Cousin Amy.
* BrainyBrunette: Bruno.

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%% * AdorablyPrecociousChild: Cousin Amy.
%% * BrainyBrunette: Bruno.



* DynamicCharacter: Bruno changes considerably over the years.
* TheFundamentalist: Jay. This often puts him at odds with Bruno.

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%% * DynamicCharacter: Bruno changes considerably over the years.
%% * TheFundamentalist: Jay. This often puts him at odds with Bruno.



* GhostlyGoals: the ghost in [[spoiler:Stanley's basement]] wants something.

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%% * GhostlyGoals: the ghost in [[spoiler:Stanley's basement]] wants something.



* {{Goth}}: Allison.
* LittleMissSnarker: Cousin Amy.
* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters
* {{NEET}}: Bruno, intermittently, especially in the early years.
* SnarkKnight: Bruno, constantly.
* SpeechCentricWork
* TheStoner: Randall.
* StrawmanPolitical: various of Bruno's acquaintances, especially religious ones.
* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: how Cousin Amy's parents see her.
* WorldOfSnark: there are a lot of snarkers.

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%% * {{Goth}}: Allison.
%% * LittleMissSnarker: Cousin Amy.
%% * LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters
%% * {{NEET}}: Bruno, intermittently, especially in the early years.
%% * SnarkKnight: Bruno, constantly.
%% * SpeechCentricWork
%% * TheStoner: Randall.
%% * StrawmanPolitical: various of Bruno's acquaintances, especially religious ones.
%% * TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: how Cousin Amy's parents see her.
%% * WorldOfSnark: there are a lot of snarkers.
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'''''Note:''''' ''The correct title of this webcomic is '''"Bruno"'''. However, the title of this page is displayed as "Brüno"[[note]]the same happens to the text in links to the page[[/note]]. This happens because a custom title has been defined for the '''film''' with that name, and there is no way to distinguish between the two works for the purposes of that system.''
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Dewicking per TRS decision.


* BiTheWay: Bruno.

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* CrashIntoHello: Donna meets Bruno by running into her on rollerblades.



* MeetCute: Donna meets Bruno by running into her on rollerblades.
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'''''[[http://brunostrip.com/ Bruno]]''''' is a SliceOfLife webcomic by Christopher Baldwin (author of ''Webcomic/{{Spacetrawler}}'' and ''Webcomic/LittleDee''). It ran from 1996-2007. It is currently being rerun with annotations.

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'''''[[http://brunostrip.''[[http://brunostrip.com/ Bruno]]''''' Bruno]]'' is a SliceOfLife webcomic by Christopher Baldwin (author of ''Webcomic/{{Spacetrawler}}'' and ''Webcomic/LittleDee''). It ran from 1996-2007. It is currently being rerun with annotations.
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Print Long Runners is an index, not a trope. You link to the work on the index page, not the index on the work page.


* LongRunner: Bruno ran almost daily for eleven years.

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'''''[[http://brunostrip.com/ Bruno]]''''' is a SliceOfLife webcomic by Christopher Baldwin (author of ''Webcomic/{{Spacetrawler}}'' and ''Webcomic/LittleDee'').

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'''''[[http://brunostrip.com/ Bruno]]''''' is a SliceOfLife webcomic by Christopher Baldwin (author of ''Webcomic/{{Spacetrawler}}'' and ''Webcomic/LittleDee'').
''Webcomic/LittleDee''). It ran from 1996-2007. It is currently being rerun with annotations.



* [[ADogNamedDog A Cat Named Cat]]: Bruno's cat.


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* ADogNamedDog: Bruno's cat, named Cat.
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'''''Note:''''' ''The correct title of this webcomic is '''"Bruno"'''. However, the title of this page is displayed as "Brüno"[[note]]the same happens to the text in links to it if written as [=Webcomic/{{Bruno}}=] (but not if written as [=[[Webcomic/{{Bruno}} Bruno]]=])[[/note]]. This happens because a custom title has been defined for the '''film''' with that name, and there is no way to distinguish between the two works for the purposes of that system.''

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'''''Note:''''' ''The correct title of this webcomic is '''"Bruno"'''. However, the title of this page is displayed as "Brüno"[[note]]the same happens to the text in links to it if written as [=Webcomic/{{Bruno}}=] (but not if written as [=[[Webcomic/{{Bruno}} Bruno]]=])[[/note]].the page[[/note]]. This happens because a custom title has been defined for the '''film''' with that name, and there is no way to distinguish between the two works for the purposes of that system.''
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Moving to YMMV.


* ArchivePanic: there are several thousand strips, with dense continuity.
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%% Please remove this note if the situation changes.
'''''Note:''''' ''The correct title of this webcomic is '''"Bruno"'''. However, the title of this page is displayed as "Brüno"[[note]]the same happens to the text in links to it if written as [=Webcomic/{{Bruno}}=] (but not if written as [=[[Webcomic/{{Bruno}} Bruno]]=])[[/note]]. This happens because a custom title has been defined for the '''film''' with that name, and there is no way to distinguish between the two works for the purposes of that system.''

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-> '''Bruno''': I hope I don't have amnesia or something. Oh, wait... Name? Bruno. Occupation? Vagrant writer. First ten digits of pi? Three point one four one five nine two six five four. Okay, I guess I'm okay.

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-> '''Bruno''': I hope I don't have amnesia or something. Oh, wait... Name? Bruno. Occupation? Vagrant writer. First ten digits of pi? [[MouthfulOfPi Three point one four one five nine two six five four.four]]. Okay, I guess I'm okay.


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* TheFundamentalist: Jay. This often puts him at odds with Bruno.


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* MeetCute: Donna meets Bruno by running into her on rollerblades.
* {{NEET}}: Bruno, intermittently, especially in the early years.


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* TheStoner: Randall.
* StrawmanPolitical: various of Bruno's acquaintances, especially religious ones.
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-> '''Bruno''': I hope I don't have amnesia or something. Oh, wait... Name? Bruno. Occupation? Vagrant writer. First ten digits of pi? Three point one four one five nine two six five four. Okay, I guess I'm okay.

'''''[[http://brunostrip.com/ Bruno]]''''' is a SliceOfLife webcomic by Christopher Baldwin (author of ''Webcomic/{{Spacetrawler}}'' and ''Webcomic/LittleDee'').

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!!''Bruno'' provides examples of:

* [[ADogNamedDog A Cat Named Cat]]: Bruno's cat.
* AdorablyPrecociousChild: Cousin Amy.
* ArchivePanic: there are several thousand strips, with dense continuity.
* BiTheWay: Bruno.
* BrainyBrunette: Bruno.
* CatsAreSnarkers: Bruno's cat snarks in thought bubbles.
* DynamicCharacter: Bruno changes considerably over the years.
* GenderBlenderName: Bruno is a girl. (She's named after Giordano Bruno.)
* GhostlyGoals: the ghost in [[spoiler:Stanley's basement]] wants something.
* {{Gonk}}: women are drawn normally, but men are often grotesquely distorted.
* {{Goth}}: Allison.
* LittleMissSnarker: Cousin Amy.
* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters
* LongRunner: Bruno ran almost daily for eleven years.
* SnarkKnight: Bruno, constantly.
* SpeechCentricWork
* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: how Cousin Amy's parents see her.
* WorldOfSnark: there are a lot of snarkers.
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->'''Bruno''': Oh, right... and my cynicism, which actually takes up most of my time.
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