History Webcomic / UseSwordOnMonster

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* VoicesAreMental: At one point, Humphrey briefly hands over control of his body to the spirit of a dead lord. The lord's old followers immediately recognize his voice.

* WeirdWest: The Second Sphere, where one of the big divergences in history (at least in North America) was that France never sold the Louisiana Territory to the young United States. Add magic and a different kind of Western motif abounds.

--> "It's not my fault you have the look of a man in need of frequent recaps."

--> '''Cop:''' I thought you guys wore ... well, '''flashier''' getups.
--> '''Humphrey:''' I've got student loans.

--> '''Demon 1''': "Have you noticed nothing good ever happens to us on a Tuesday?"
--> '''Demon 2''': "Look on the positive side. This is probably our last Tuesday ever."
--> '''Demon 1''': "Oh, thanks. I feel ''so'' much better."

--> '''Demon 1''': "Have you noticed nothing good ever happens to us on a tuesday?"
--> '''Demon 2''': "Look on the positive side. This is probably our last tuesday ever."

* RippleEffectProofMemory: Weyland and Fleetwood both have equipment that provides them with this, to an extent.

* AsYouKNow: Lampshaded [[http://www.useswordonmonster.com/?comic=2013-10-21 here]], after Humphrey just dropped a bit of exposition on Oz:

* CosmicRetcon: As the magic level of a world increases, its own history changes so magic always was that powerful. And people are completely unaware of the changes barring certain protections against the magic's influence. Weyland developed a suit to protect himself from changes so he could help guide the effort to stop it, but even he doesn't know how much the world changed on him before he and his colleagues noticed and developed his suit.

* WakeUpGoToSchoolSaveTheWorld: Humphrey is in college, but otherwise the trope applies -- when an alert comes in, the professor just says he'll e-mail the next assignment.

It's an UrbanFantasy comic; monsters are beginning to appear in our world. But the same mysterious event that lets the monsters in has given some people enhanced ability to fight them, as long as they're using a melee weapon.

* BigBad: An enigmatic figure known only as the Dragon, whose influence and power is causing magic to spread across a continuum of alternate universes which did not naturally have it. There are [[{{Retcon}} various]] [[YouCantFightFate reasons]] why this is not a good thing.

* ExactWords: The magic that makes monster-hunters like Humphrey so powerful requires them to wield a melee weapon. Turns out it relies somewhat on the user's understanding of melee weapon and [[http://www.useswordonmonster.com/?comic=2013-07-19 if one can convince oneself that something else counts]], well...

* PowerGlows: Any weapon used by the monster-hunters gains a distinctive golden glow and tendency to sparkle, and sometimes leave glowing trails in its wake.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Agent Fleetwood, from the Department of Homeland Supernatural Security.
* {{Retcon}}: As the magic level of a world increases, its own history changes so magic always was that powerful. And people are completely unaware of the changes barring certain protections against the magic's influence. Weyland developed a suit to protect himself from changes so he could help guide the effort to stop it from continuing, but even he doesn't know how much the world changed on him before he and his colleagues noticed and developed his suit.

* BigBad: An enigmatic figure known only as the Dragon, whose influence and power is causing magic to spread across a continuum of alternate universes which did not naturally have it. There are [[{{Retcon}} various]] [[ScrewDestiny reasons]] why this is not a good thing.

* ScrewDestiny: Doctor Creighton [[http://www.useswordonmonster.com/?comic=2013-05-29 explains very succinctly why they want to prevent magic from getting more powerful]]:
--> '''Creighton''': What's disturbing is how magic starts to cause a sort of artificial symmetry in events and people. Our early research pointed towards a "destiny effect" magic has on causality. Magical monsters give rise to magical fighters that can defeat them. [[YouCantFightFate Given enough input, magic can practically remove almost all significant random chance and conscious choice from a given system]]. You've all said consistently that your fights put you on a kind of auto-pilot, correct? [[ParanoiaFuel Imagine that on a global scale, applied to every activity of significance]].

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Fantasy author Georgia Reuel Raymond Bolin is mentioned in passing; her lawyers have a tendency to demand royalties from the DHSS and the monster-fighters if they use terms like "trollkir" from her books. Her name and influence is a bit of a mash-up between [[Creator/JRRTolkien John Ronald Reuel Tolkien]] and [[Creator/GeorgeRRMartin George Raymond Richard Martin]], only more litigious.

* ScienceFantasy: As the Dragon's influence spreads to different spheres, those that never had magic are starting to gain it, but still applying a scientific understanding of it where possible. In short, [[{{Magitek}} you can get a smartphone with magic-editing apps]].

* ActionGirl: Hilda and Maga. Hilda already was suitable for the job (her background includes high school [=ROTC=]), though even if she wasn't the magic would force her to be. Maga is a capable fighter and BlackMagicianGirl from another sphere.

* ActionGirl: Hilda and Maga. Hilda already was suitable for the job (her background includes high school [=ROTC=]), though even if she wasn't the magic would force her to be. Maga is a capable fighter and BlackMagicGirl from another sphere.

* AccidentalProposal: [[http://www.useswordonmonster.com/?comic=2013-05-17 Humphrey and Maga]]. Only accidental on Humphrey's part; Maga grabbed the chance to slap a magical betrothal spell (meant to prevent DomesticAbuse) on Humph as a safety precaution.