History Webcomic / Kagerou

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* KindheartedCatLover: Dee resides in a self-described but otherwise unelaborated "safe home with cats"[[hottip:*:which likely doesn't make her a CrazyCatLady]].

* LivingMemory: Karen, like many of [[SerialKiller Red]]'s victims, exists as a ghost within Kano's mind. Unlike the others, she made it away alive. [[WordOfGod Real life Karen is doing normal people things.]][[hottip:*:Luka's exact quote]] Her ghost is in Kano's mind with the very deceased victims. [[spoiler:She turns into a very nasty monstrosity and attacks Kano('s mind self) because he won't let her out. Not that he can.]]

* TheMindIsAPlaythingOfTheBody: Averted. In fact, the exact opposite is true. Not only do Kano's perceptions of his alters affect the way they appear in his [[JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind mind-Zones-things]][[hottip:*:WordOfGod states that Red, for example, has been getting taller and less spindly than Kano despite sharing an appearance, altogether more imposing.]], Kano will gain or lose scars as different personalities take charge, depending on who they "belong" to. It's all ruled by his perceptions. And he can't control it [[BlessedWithSuck at all]].

* NightmareFuelStationAttendant: Dark appears to be fond of introducing himself by [[NeuralImplanting implanting]] traumatic memories in people's minds. When they come to screaming, he will smile blankly.[[hottip:*:When asked to describe Dark's idea of a romantic date, the author said, "He takes you to see his morgue, then you go away. May involve exchange of traumatic flashbacks via psychic interface and/or [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking flowers."]]

* MismatchedEyes: Moko.
** Kano and Kid's unevenly-dilated-pupil-thing isn't a true example, but resembles it.

''[[http://www.electric-manga.com/ Kagerou]]'' is an ongoing {{webcomic}} about an androgynous young man who is [[TrappedInAnotherWorld transported to a fantastical]] AlternateUniverse, where he, as the ChosenOne, teams up with the rest of the FiveManBand to save the princess and vanquish the BigBad in the process. What? You've heard this one before? Oh, we forgot: the hero is a mentally unsound hippie-nerd with several alternate personalities, one of which is his neurotic 8-year-old self (maybe), another of which is actually a psychopathic, serial murder-rapist's vengeful ghost. And it's entirely plausible that the entire thing might just be a [[GainaxEnding head-trauma induced hallucination...]]

* AbusiveParents: Kano's father, if [[http://www.electric-manga.com/49/23.html this]] is any indication. And apparently his mother, too, given that [[spoiler:Kid says that she went crazy and killed his and Dark's sister Nadia in a murder-suicide]]. WordOfGod is that both of his parents [[AcceptableReligiousTargets were Scientologists]] (freezoners, to be exact), which probably did ''wonders'' for Kano's mental state, but it's also said specifically [[spoiler:that Nadia's death was ''not'' because of their religion]].

* AfterTheEnd: The world already ended once, [[http://www.electric-manga.com/45/01.html thanks to Wilsh Tree]], to cure the plague.

* {{Badass}}: Quite a few. Perhaps [[http://www.electric-manga.com/48/08.html Starless]] has the attitude down best.

* BadassNormal: Originally Cho, whose ''Imma punch you to death'' methods made her an equal fighter with all her comrades with God-given weapons. Now she can punch [[http://www.electric-manga.com/48/14.html even harder]] and just fits the [[{{Badass}} Super]] [[SuperTrope Trope]].

* EverythingsBetterWithRainbows: [[http://www.electric-manga.com/45/21.html Wow.]]

* EyeScream: [[http://www.electric-manga.com/46/19.html Oh dear God.]] (Spoilers, {{NSFW}}.)
* FacelessGoons: Used to somewhat disturbing effect, close to that of GasMaskMooks, with the [[http://www.electric-manga.com/48/13.html guards]], formerly real people, corrupted by the Mask King.

* FourEyesZeroSoul: [[spoiler: Kano's father]] by a long shot. For the zero soul part, [[http://www.electric-manga.com/49/24.html just watch]].

* HeadPet: Djinko and Djanko tend to [[http://www.electric-manga.com/11/07.html ride in Kano's hair]].

* KissOfDeath: Tcaolin [[http://www.electric-manga.com/27/09.html attempts this]] on Kano. Doesn't work out so well for her.
* KissOfLife: Subverted. [[http://www.electric-manga.com/34/02.html Poor Cho]]...

** Also, TrueArtIsIncomprehensible. [[http://www.electric-manga.com/47/12.html What]] [[http://www.electric-manga.com/47/13.html the]] [[http://www.electric-manga.com/47/14.html fuck]] [[http://www.electric-manga.com/47/15.html is]] [[http://www.electric-manga.com/47/16.html going]] [[http://www.electric-manga.com/47/17.html on]] [[http://www.electric-manga.com/47/18.html here?]]

* MonochromaticEyes: [[http://electric-manga.com/49/17.html Utilized]] for artistic effect, amping up the creepy [[spoiler: of Dark's appearance]]. An example of [[ProphetEyes Prophet Eyes]], below.

* NeuralImplanting: Kano. Once, accidentally, to Heyoka. Later [[TheVoiceless Dark]], the [[SplitPersonality alter]] who can [[HowDoIShotWeb actually control]] Kano's powers, grants Cho a [[SarcasmMode lovely]] [[http://www.electric-manga.com/49/23.html image]] from Kano's childhood. This is apparently how he says hi.

* OhCrap: [[http://www.electric-manga.com/48/18.html Yeah.]] Kano does this supremely well.

* OwMyBodyPart: Invoked by [[http://www.electric-manga.com/17/18.html Kid]]. "[[InherentlyFunnyWords My]] [[UselessSpleen spleen!]]"

* ScaryShinyGlasses: [[http://www.electric-manga.com/49/21.html Oh God what is happening.]]

* SlasherSmile: Red sports one [[http://www.electric-manga.com/05/10.html every once in a while]], but then who else were you expecting to? Dark's vacant close-lipped grin is too creepy to be this. Yeah.

* {{Stripperiffic}}: Cho, who usually claims skimpy clothes are better for fighting in... but does eventually admit she wears it just because she can. Her half-sister Moko also [[http://www.electric-manga.com/29/15.html mocks her for it]].

* MeaningfulName: The villain, Kuroyama (which means "dark mountain"), as well as Heyoka, which is the name of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heyoka a trickster in Lakota mythology]] who was known for being contrary in nature, fitting in with the fact that Heyoka identifies as genderqueer (and according to WordOfGod had a Native American grandfather who taught her all about the myths and let her experiment with her gender representation).

* MeaningfulName: The villain, as well as Heyoka.

* DeadLittleSister: [[spoiler:Nadia, who was about a year younger than Kano]].

* DiscussedTrope: Kano is a big offender, constantly calling the BigBad "BigBad" (with caps) and [[LampshadeHanging lampshading]] particularly obvious hallmarks of the adventure-fantasy genre he runs into. In a sense he's an unfortunate AscendedFanboy.

* GenreBlindness: You've just fallen [[DownTheRabbitHole down the rabbit hole]], Kano! Now that you're in a mysterious magical universe, why don't you tell your real name to the first [[LivingToys creepy nonhuman]] you meet, who seems strangely interested in it? [[SarcasmMode It certainty couldn't cause any problems]].

* CoolSword: The Blade of Sigmr Ch'k, no question. It's a floating magic katana, the handle of which is covered in teeth. When Kano uses it, it hovers six inches away from his hand, connected to his arm by the ''quetzacoatlic personification of the dragon-god of war.'' If that's not a CoolSword, I don't know what is.

* DeadpanSnarker: Kano does it best, when he's not being [[SnarkBait Snark Bait]].

* OneSceneWonder: Father Kwellar.

* GreenEyedRedhead: Kano, normally. Whether or not that's his natural eye color is sort of [[ShrugOfGod muddled]], but the [[FieryRedhead fire imagery]] of the hair is [[WordOfGod definitely]] intentional, though Kano [[InvertedTrope cannot usually be described as passionate]].

* HairOfGold: Kid has the blondest hair out of all Kano's alternate personalities.

* BigBeautifulWoman: Though not as extreme as some examples, Cho is intentionally drawn with a few extra pounds, and it doesn't diminish her hotness at all.

* CommonEyeColors: Kano's eyes are [[GreenEyes green]], Kid's are [[BlueEyes blue]] and Red's are.... [[RedEyesTakeWarning red]]. Both Kano's and Kid's eyes eventually change to orange, though, after [[spoiler:beating the tar out of Red ]] and WordOfGod is this is to signify [[spoiler:that both Kano and Kid have "[[http://www.formspring.me/antiFAQ/q/180153615825008203 taken on a bit of Red]]".]]

''[[http://www.electric-manga.com/ Kagerou]]'' is an ongoing {{webcomic}} about an androgynous young man who is [[TrappedInAnotherWorld transported to a fantastical]] AlternateUniverse, where he, as the ChosenOne, teams up with the rest of the FiveManBand to save the princess and vanquish the BigBad in the process. What? You've heard this one before? Oh, we forgot: the hero is a mentally unsound hippie-nerd with several alternate personalities, one of which is his neurotic 8-year-old self (maybe), another of which is actually a [[CompleteMonster psychopathic, serial murder-rapist's vengeful ghost.]] And it's entirely plausible that the entire thing might just be a [[GainaxEnding head-trauma induced hallucination...]]

-->'''Starless:''' "No one can withstand the Labyrinth."

--->'''Kid:''' [[color:#0000FF:"I am J. R. "Bob" Dobbs."]]
--->'''Cho:''' [[color:#F660AB:"No, he's not."]]
--->'''Mindi:''' [[color:#E8A317:"?"]]
--->'''Kid:''' [[color:#0000FF:"Then can I be Harry Potter?"]]

* NightmareFuelStationAttendant: Dark appears to be fond of introducing himself by [[NeuralImplanting implanting]] traumatic memories in people's minds. When they come to screaming, he will smile blankly.[[hottip:*:When asked to describe Dark's idea of a romantic date, the author said, "He takes you to see his morgue, then you go away. May involve exchange of traumatic flashbacks via psychic interface and/or [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking flowers]]."]]

* ObfuscatingStupidity: Dee's childish quirks mask the true expanse of her insight and power.
--->'''Tcaolin:''' "Little Dee, playing the madwoman and laughing at everyone from behind her veil."

* SummonEverymanHero: The premise is a deconstruction of this trope.

--->'''Kano:''' [[color:#348017:"I think I died over there one time."]]
--->'''[[TheStoic Starless]]:''' [[color:#5E5A80:"Indeed."]]
--->'''Kano:''' [[color:#348017:"...I got better."]]

--->[[color:#348017:"...You're not a Republican!"]]

''[[http://www.electric-manga.com/ Kagerou]]'' is an ongoing {{webcomic}} about an androgynous young man who is [[TrappedInAnotherWorld transported to a fantastical]] AlternateUniverse, where he, as the ChosenOne, teams up with the rest of the FiveManBand to save the princess and vanquish the BigBad in the process. What? You've heard this one before? Oh, we forgot: the hero is a mentally unsound hippie-nerd with several alternate personalities, one of which is his neurotic 8-year-old self (maybe), another of which is actually a [[CompleteMonster psychopathic, serial murder-rapist vengeful ghost.]] And it's entirely plausible that the entire thing might just be a [[GainaxEnding head-trauma induced hallucination...]]

* MercyKill: Moko does this to an injured women [[spoiler: during the attack on Nishi Village.]] Mindi also does it to a woman who was crushed (see ContestWinnerCameo) though due to the nature of her powers Mindi can always bring her back later.

* CuteShotaroBoy: Kid.

* IKnowYourTrueName: Nearly gets Kano killed at the beginning of the story when he gives it away. [[spoiler:''Does'' get him killed at one point, but HeGotBetter.]]

* IGotBetter: This trope is not a true definition of Kano's death-and-revival, but he invokes it later to explain.
--->'''Kano:''' [[color:#348017:"I think I died over there one time."]]
--->'''[[TheStoic Starless]]:''' [[color:#5E5A80:"Indeed."]]
--->'''Kano:''' [[color:#348017:"...I got better."]]

* :adyOfWar: Starless. Graceful, poised, dignified, scholarly, crushed a guy's head into gooey bone chips with her staff in one blow. Didn't ruffle her clothes doing so. [[WordOfGod On Gray World, the clergy doesn't fuck around.]]