History Webcomic / TheChosenFour

* ScaryShinyGlasses: Jeff is prone to this.

-->'''Paula''': Those are '''''MY''''' cheeks! Those cheeks belong to '''''ME!'''''

* CerebusRollercoaster: Zany and wild at first, though more plot driven as it went on. The came the Moonside arc, which wasn't PlayedForLaughs at all, with a nightmarish preview of the FinalBoss. It went back to comedy then, but didn't quite recover all of the old wackiness. It currently oscillates between funny (vs Thunder and Storm, Magic Cake, Scaraba Desert) and seriousness (vs the Plague Rat of Doom 1/2, vs the Guardian General, Stonehenge), then dips back into NightmareFuel (Poo's Mu meditation, vs the Kraken)

* [[spoiler:EnemyWithin: WordOfGod says that Ness's outbursts are the result of Giygas influencing him...]]

* KillItWithIce: Both Paula (when she's not [[KillItWithFire killing things with fire) and Poo.

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** As well as Poo (see below)
* BerserkButton: Don't take Ness's hat.
** [[http://files.fobby.net/0000/805d/Earthbound546.jpg Poo doesn't take too kindly to certain people having the audacity to annoy Ness to no end.]]

* {{Gorn}}: Poo's Mu training. Oh dear god, Poo's Mu training.

* LargeHam: Out of ALL characters and enemies, the Worthless Protoplasm is, unexpectedly, one. Not that it makes him any less worthless, but still...

-->'''Worthless Protoplasm''': Prepare for a spanking most legendary!!

* QuirkyMinibossSquad: Carpenter's {{BlueBlue}} Rangers, who are really regular Happy-Happy cultists with gimmicks.

* ThisIsUnforgivable: Ness cannot forgive Pokey for insulting his family and friends. Paula cannot forgive an Octobot for stealing her diary AND read a particularly embarassing entry, and Poo cannot forgive Pokey for [[spoiler: [[KickTheDog writing an incredibly cruel hate message directed towards Ness on a billboard in Summers]].]]

* {{Gorn}}:

* LargeHam: Out of ALL characters and enemies, the Worthless Protoplasm is, unexpectedly, one. Not that it makes him some good, but still...

* MoodWhiplash: Fourside is MADE of this. We go from the usual humorous plot development, to the minor {{Fanservice}} that is Venus, to a rather scary burst of UnstoppableRage from the main character, to the freaking nightmare that is Moonside, to major revelations about Giygas, then crazy HotBlooded antics, and finally talking monkeys again. Whew!

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler:Ness's little outburst at the top of the Monotoli building is what eventually causes the events of VideoGame/{{MOTHER3}}.]]

** Don't forget The Plague Rat of Doom's face when he's [[http://local-static4.forum-files.fobby.net/forum_attachments/0025/3374/Earthbound500.jpg about to get hit by Ness who has his Guts stat maxed out]].

* UnusualWeaponMounting: The Clumsy Robot has a rocket (and bologna sandwich) launcher mounted in its butt.

* {{Delinquent}}: Ness' incarnation in this comic has a HotBlooded personality and is quite reckless and impulsive if [[ http://files.fobby.net/0000/55a2/Earthbound44.jpg page 44]] is to be believed.

* {{Expy}}: [[spoiler:The comic {{justifie|dTrope}}s the similarities between ''VideoGame/{{EarthBound}}'''s Ness, Paula, and Jeff and ''VideoGame/{{MOTHER|1}}'''s Ninten, Ana, and Loid by having Giygas' mind so twisted and distorted, he mistakes the former three for the latter and takes his hatred of Ninten out on Ness.]]
** [[spoiler: Teddy is pretty much [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Kamina]], complete with [[RousingSpeech motivational speaking]], HotBlooded [[TestosteronePoisoning epic manliness]] (and a side of LargeHam), and temporarily [[BadAss badassing]] [[NormallyIWouldBeDeadNow himself back to life]] [[BigDamnHeroes to help our heroes]]. He even has the [[TriangleShades epic sunglasses]].]]

* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: {{Everdred}} "Don't mind all the money laying around, it's definitely not stolen."
** And the girl in the Topolla Theater was, most definitely, NOT a stalker. She will kill you if you call her one...

--->'''Ness''': ''With the melody recorded I guess we should move on, then! It's a good thing the inner images only appear to me, though, otherwise... Hey! You're not supposed to see this! [[LampshadeHanging How did you even do that??]]''
--->'''Paula''': ''Why bother worrying about logic at this point of the story? Help me carry this home so I can hang it in my room!''

* ThisIsUnforgivable: Ness can not forgive Pockey for insulting his family and friends. Paula can not forgive an octobot for stealing her diary AND read a particularly embarassing entry.

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-->''"If a man yells loud enough, he can do anything!"''

** [[http://files.fobby.net/0000/805d/Earthbound546.jpg Poo doesn't take too kindly to certain people who have the audacity to annoy Ness to no end.]]

** [[http://files.fobby.net/0000/805d/Earthbound546.jpg Poo doesn't take too kindly to certain people who have the audacity to annoy Ness to no end]].

-->'''Paula''': Those cheeks are mine! They belong to me!

** [[http://files.fobby.net/0000/805d/Earthbound546.jpg Poo doesn't take too kindly to certain people who have the audacity to annoy Ness to no end.]]