History Webcomic / Savestate

* HalfDressedCartoonAnimal: Clothes are optional in ''Savestate'''s world: although most secondary characters [[HalfDressedCartoonAnimal wear shirts]] (the lawyer seemed to be fully dressed, including pants) and Kade is shown wearing a hoodie at some point, the twins usually wear only a collar. Tim explains it as Kade and Nicole acting immature, having not grown out of wearing collars yet.

* BeatPanel: When Rick [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2015/10/halloween-2015/ shows Kade and Nicole his Halloween costume.]]
-->'''Kade:''' Who are you supposed to be?\\

** Bonus points for the look of genuine concern on Kade and Nicole's faces.

* ArtShift: A panel in [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2015/06/championship/ this comic]] became an animated Franchise/{{Pokemon}}-style game screen.

Something the two have in common is a passionate love for video games. A lifelong passion, as they show their skill in everything from [[UsefulNotes/The8bitEraOfConsoleVideoGames the original NES and Game Boy]], to [[UsefulNotes/TheEighthGenerationOfConsoleVideoGames the Xbox One and PS4]], and [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg even the]] [[UsefulNotes/TheFifthGenerationOfConsoleVideoGames Virtual Boy]].

** As Kade and Riley's relationship has developed, Mom has been dropping hints. Prior to Christmas 2021, [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/comic/puppy-controller/ she gave Kade a handheld game for puppies,]] implying he and Riley "could find a use for it" someday. Being Kade, he modded it into a UsefulNotes/NeoGeo controller for use with fighting games. At least it impressed Riley.

* MyInstinctsAreShowing: Kade is ''[[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2017/02/droid-drone/ very protective]]'' of his UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch pre-order receipt.

** The font used for the ''Savestate'' logo [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2014/12/i-am-modem/#comment-547 is an intentional nod]] to that of ''Videogame/{{Solatorobo}}'', a game featuring anthro dogs.

* WakingNonSequitur: Kade [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2014/12/snowhead/ gets hit by a gigantic snowball]] and concussed by Harvey after Nicole hits him with a snowball, and {{Scapegoat}}s Kade.

''[[http://www.savestatecomic.com/ Savestate]]'' is a FurryComic by Tim Weeks, started on February 5, 2014, with updates every Wednesday. It follows the adventures of twin [[FunnyAnimal anthropomorphic]] Australian Shepherds named Kade (male, blue merle) and Nicole (female, red merle).

* AmbiguousDisorder: It's never brought up directly, but Kade's obsessive behavior with regards to video games, moments of overreacting, and trouble catching social cues could be indicative of some form of autism.

* TheCameo[=/=]{{Crossover}}: [[Webcomic/TheGamercat A special guest]] and his buddy [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2015/06/championship/ make an appearance at the Nintendo World Championships]].

* DidNotThinkThisThrough: Kade is susceptible to this. Like the time [[https://www.savestatecomic.com/comic/case-of-the-psvr-2/ he bought a Playstation VR 2]] despite not having the requisite Playstation 5, and also didn't get any games for it. Nicole invokes times Kade was too slow to buy into Ouya and Google Stadia, and both had been shut down, rendering him unable to buy games for them.

* NotSoFakePropWeapon: When Riley takes the group to a summer festival, Kade is dressed as a character from ''Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger'', complete with sword. [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2017/07/ittoryu/ When he tries to demonstrate that it's fake,]] he accidentally cuts his arm.

--->'''Kade:''' They need to setup an area of effect to pull aggro from the ball.

-->'''Kade:''' They need to setup an area of effect to pull aggro from the ball.

-->'''Nicole:''' So how do we play this?\\

* GretzkyHasTheBall: Neither Kade nor Nicole is that knowledgeable about sports. [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/comic/game-night/ They're visibly dismayed]] when their neighbour Roger invited them over for "the game" only for it to turn out to be a ''football'' game. And later, when they're playing ''VideoGame/NBAJam'', [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/comic/shoot-and-block/ they are noticeably out of their element]].

* NotSoFakePropWeapon: When Riley takes the group to a summer festival, Kade is dressed as a character from Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger, complete with sword. [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2017/07/ittoryu/ When he tries to demonstrate that it's fake,]] he accidentally cuts his arm.

** Once the demon possessing Nicole is [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/2015/05/scapegoat/ exorcised]], it finds its way into a small plush toy. Both Kade and Rick immediately find it [[TastesLikeDiabetes "D'aw-worthy"]].

* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Nicole repeatedly laments through the years in [[http://www.savestatecomic.com/comic/ready-player-six/ "Ready Player Six"]] how various ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' games inexplicably didn't allow enough players for their liking. In the present--where the latest game, ''[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesShreddersRevenge Shredder's Revenge]]'', permits up to six players, allowing Kade, Nicole, Rick, Riley, Harvey, and Ness to all play together--having so many different characters even with an HDTV makes playing impossible because no one can tell where their character is.