History Webcomic / NiklasAndFriends

* [[WickedStepmother Wicked Stepfather]]: Several comics imply, and the bio page for Keith shows, that Keith's stepfather beats him. In the spin-off story Jahv and Keyro find out and use their technology to scare him into treating Keith better.

* {{Expy}}: The Botarans are expies of the Andorians from StarTrek. The difference is that Botarans come in all colors (not just pale blue) and their skin color is not a genetic trait (so a green Botaran can have a purple brother).

[[http://www2.niklascomics.de/ Niklas and Friends]] is a discontinued coming-of-age webcomic whose author used the pseudonym "Niklas Edlund". The comic, site and author were criticized for supposedly promoting paedophilia even though none of the stories contain anything related to that. The stories do have a minor GLBT component but this is deliberately left vague and mainly up to the reader.

* ''AmbiguouslyGay'': Most of the boys have very close friendships, but only one is canonically gay.
* ''AnnoyingYoungerSibling'': Niklas’ sister Tina
* ''BathsAreFun'': the story “summer storm” ends with Keith and Martin taking a bath together, which, after an awkward start, results in both boys happily playing.
* ''TheUnpronounceable'': a character is named Martin Czrnczinsky. When asked about the correct pronunciation, the author replied to "[[ShrugOfGod pronounce it any way you like]]".
* ''TokenMinority'': His "token" status may be arguable but Randy is the only canonically gay character.
* ''[[WickedStepmother Wicked Stepfather]]'': Several comics imply, and the bio page for Keith shows, that Keith's stepfather beats him. In the spin-off story Jahv and Keyro find out and use their technology to scare him into treating Keith better.

* AbusiveAlienParents: in Botarian society, parents are not allowed or supposed to show any kind of love or affection of their offspring. They provide them with food, shelter, and when needed clothing, but that is just about it. It’s the main reason Jahv and Keyro ran away from home. We later learn from Jahv that Botarians are unique in this aspect, as other alien species do love their children.
* AliensSpeakingEnglish: at first Jahv and Keyro don’t speak English, but thanks to their telepathic powers they are able to learn it very quickly.
* AliensStealCable: Earth tv- and radioprogramms are picked up by many alien races, some of which greatly enjoy these shows to the point that they even create remakes of them. In “Interlude”, Niklas and Davy find Jahv watching an alien remake of ''Series/GilligansIsland''.
* BiggerOnTheInside: both Jahv’s backpack and his tent are much larger on the inside.
* CoveredInMud: often, some characters end up like that, either because they were just playing in it, because they fell in it unexpectedly, or because they were trying an alien spa.
* ETGaveUsWiFi: several pieces of Earth technology, including those present in theme parks, are implied to be derived from alien technology harvested from crashed [=UFO=]s.
* ExposedExtraterrestrials: among Botarians, it’s custom for children to only wear clothes for special occasions like spaceflight, but otherwise go naked all the time. As such, Jahv and Keyro usually don’ wear clothes. Keyro even feels rather uncomfortable around clothed humans. Adult Botarians avert the trope.
* {{Expy}}: the Botarans are expies of the Andorians from StarTrek. The difference is that Botarans come in all colors (not just pale blue) and their skin color is not a genetic trait (so a green Botaran can have a purple brother).

* HumanoidAlien: all aliens in the series.
* NakedPeopleAreFunny: multiple times the kids end up naked against their will while accompanying their alien friends.
* NoBiochemicalBarriers: played with. When Jahv first arrives on Earth and is offered some food by his new friends, Niklas worries that Earth Food might be dangerous for him. Eventually averted when Jahv’s analyzer determines that most Earth Food is safe for Botarians. Only cheese, peanuts, peanut butter, and cola are off limits.
* RecycledInSpace: the premise of the spinoff is that Niklas and his friends meet some friendly RubberForeheadAlien kids and live adventures in space with them.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: while the author of the original series wanted to [[DefiedTrope defy this trope]] by setting it in a generic present with no mention of specific technologies or popular culture references, the mention of ThePhantomMenace as a new movie in the first chapters of the spinoff sets it firmly in 1999.
* YouCantGoHomeAgain: Jahv and Keyro can never return to their homeworld, since the penalty for splitting up a family is banishment.

[[http://www.niklascomics.de/intro.htm Niklas and Friends]] is a discontinued coming-of-age webcomic whose author used the pseudonym "Niklas Edlund". The comic, site and author were criticized for supposedly promoting paedophilia even though none of the stories contain anything related to that. The stories do have a minor GLBT component but this is deliberately left vague and mainly up to the reader.

* ''[[WickedStepmother Wicked Stepfather]]'': Several comics imply, and the bio page for Keith shows, that Keith's stepfather beats him.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: while the author of the original series wanted to [[DefiedTrope defy this trope]] by setting it in a generic present with no mention of specific technologies or popular culture references, the mention of ThePhantomMenace as a new movie in the first chapters of the spinoff sets it firmly in 1999.

* ''TheUnpronounceable'': a character is named Martin Czrnczinsky. When asked about the correct pronunciation, [[WordOfGod the author]] replied to "pronounce it any way you like".

* RoswellThatEndsWell: several pieces of Earth technology, including those present in theme parks, are implied to be derived from alien technology harvested from crashed [=UFO=]s.

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: while the author of the original serie wanted to [[DefiedTrope defy this trope]] by setting it in a generic present with no mention of specific technologies or popular culture references, the mention of ThePhantomMenace as a new movie in the first chapters of the spinoff sets it firmly in 1999.

* ''[[WickedStepmother Wicked Stepfather]]'': Several comics imply, and the bio page for Keith shows, that Keith's stepfather beats him.

* ''[[WickedStepmother Wicked Stepfather]]'': Several comics imply (although never explicitly show) that Keith's stepfather beats him.

* TheUnpronounceable: a character is named Martin Czrnczinsky. When asked about the correct pronunciation, [[WordOfGod the author]] replied to "pronounce it any way you like".
* ''TokenMinority'': His "token" status may be arguable but Randy is the only canonically gay character.

The site was started in 1999 and was last updated in 2006 after the author ceased working on the comic due to threats and abuse.

''AmbiguouslyGay'': Most of the boys have very close friendships, but only one is canonically gay.
''TokenMinority'': His "token" status may be arguable but Randy is the only canonically gay character.

The site was started in 1999 and was last updated in 2006 after the author ceased working on the comic due to threats and abuse.

The site was started in 1999 and was last updated in 2006 after the author ceased work due to threats and abuse.