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* ABirthdayNotABreak: The first two issues focus on Dan turning 17 and the unreadiness it brings him.

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* ABirthdayNotABreak: {{Bittersweet 17}}: The first two issues focus on Dan turning 17 and the unreadiness it brings him.
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* ABirthdayNotABreak: The first two issues of ''Purple Spades'' focus on Dan turning 17 and the unreadiness it brings him.

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* ABirthdayNotABreak: The first two issues of ''Purple Spades'' focus on Dan turning 17 and the unreadiness it brings him.

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* BeatPanel: Sometimes used to convey sorrow or disappointment towards Dan.



* BeatPanel: Sometimes used to convey sorrow or disappointment towards Dan.
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** As of "Crisis Button," all characters have been given darker tones.
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** Several references to modern video gaming consoles in the "Split Screen" special.
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-->-- '''Dan'''

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-->-- '''Dan''''''Dan, The Switcharoo, Part Four: Sanctimonious Lamb'''



* CheckAndMate: Dan's speech to Chia about how [[spoiler: Chia's way of teaching Dan how to move on wasn't the right way.]]

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* CheckAndMate: Dan's speech to Chia about how [[spoiler: Chia's his way of teaching Dan how to move on wasn't the right way.]]a healthy way.
* ColorCodedCharacters: Each character has a specific color hex assigned to them. Dan's hex code is #4c0191, Chia's is #03900d, and so on.

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''[[https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/purple-spades/list?title_no=327101 Purple Spades]]'' is a webcomic found on [=WebToon=] and Instagram by [[https://www.instagram.com/dandaminifig [=DanDaMiniFig=]]]. The comic follows the author, Dan, and his everyday life battling anxiety, identity, and (more times than not) [[HelpfulHallucination himself]].

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''[[https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/purple-spades/list?title_no=327101 Purple Spades]]'' [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/2020_05_07_the_switcharoo_poster.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Promotional art for ''The Switcharoo'' special.]]
-> ''"I may not be able to let go, but at least I know I'm a better person because of it. Wouldn't you agree, Chia?"''
-->-- '''Dan'''
''Purple Spades''
is a webcomic found on [=WebToon=] and Instagram created by [[https://www.instagram.com/dandaminifig [=DanDaMiniFig=]]]. The comic follows [=DanDaMiniFig=]]] about [[WriteWhoYouKnow the author, Dan, author]] and his everyday life SliceOfLife adventures battling anxiety, identity, and (more times than not) [[HelpfulHallucination himself]].himself]].

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!! ''Purple Spades'' contains examples of:
* ABirthdayNotABreak: The first two issues of ''Purple Spades'' focus on Dan turning 17 and the unreadiness it brings him.
* BeatPanel: Sometimes used to convey sorrow or disappointment towards Dan.
* BrutalHonesty: Dan's dating advice and his anxiety jar.
--->'''Chia:''' Why is the jar already full? \\
'''Dan:''' ''(in tears)'' No reason.
* CheckAndMate: Dan's speech to Chia about how [[spoiler: Chia's way of teaching Dan how to move on wasn't the right way.]]
* GrandTheftMe: Chia forces Dan to become ''his'' superconscience in "The Switcharoo".
* IHatePastMe: The dynamic between Dan and Chia.
* InfoDump: Chia explains to Dan how superconsciences function in "The Switcharoo, Part Two: Who's In Control?"
* MultiPartEpisode: "The Switcharoo" contained five parts that were published on a daily basis.
* NoNameGiven: No name was given to Chia until "Nickname" [[EmbarrassingNickname where he shows great discomfort in it]].
* SelfInsertFic: Both main characters are representations of the author, Dan being the present and Chia being the past.
* ShoutOut:
** Chia shows Dan his [[SelfInsertFic self-insert]] ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'' character from 2012.
** The song "Two Trucks" was used as a means of getting Dan and Marxie's friends to get familiar with ''Music/LemonDemon'' in the issue of the same name.
** Mordecai from ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'' is shown to be an example of what a ''simp'' is.
** "Slob of the Dead" is a play on the ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOpsII'' zombies map "Mob of the Dead". The premise of the issue jokes about Dan's addiction to the game.
** "The Switcharoo":
*** "We Can, Too!" (along with the name of the special itself) directly references a line from Lollipop in the season 4 episode of ''WebAnimation/BattleForDreamIsland:'' "X Marks The Spot".
*** "Who's In Control?" takes its name from a line in the ''{{Music/Halsey}}'' song "Control".
*** "Lionhearted" got its title from the ''Music/PorterRobinson'' song of the same name.
**** Dan references the events of the ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' episode "Sock Opera", to which Chia finds offensive.
**** A Stitch [[VideoGame/DisneyTsumTsum Tsum Tsum]] can be seen on Dan's dresser.
*** "True Colors" shares its name with the ''{{Music/Zedd}}'' song.
* TheConscience: Chia is Dan's ''superconscience'', which is explained by Chia as "the physical embodiment of (his) subconscious thoughts and mind" only the host can see, similar to a HelpfulHallucination.
* TraumaticHaircut: Dan in "Bad Hair Day".
* VisualPun: The empty box labeled "confidence".
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''[[https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/purple-spades/list?title_no=327101 Purple Spades]]'' is a webcomic found on [=WebToon=] and Instagram by [[https://www.instagram.com/dandaminifig [=DanDaMiniFig=]]]. The comic follows the author, Dan, and his everyday life battling anxiety, identity, and (more times than not) [[HelpfulHallucination himself]].

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