Line #35 DarthWiki/X3M


1	-->''"Blasphemy . . . is what I'm doing right now!"''
2	-->--'''[[BigFun Potch]], [[RageAgainstTheHeavens contemplating the sacrosanct nature of the gods]]'''
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4	''[=X3M=]'' is a very long non-fiction manga series chronicling the lives of the eponymous band of high school friends, as they deal with the problems of growing up and learning the [[{{Anvilicious}} lessons]] fate has in store for them.
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6	Written and drawn by [[BlatantLies world-renowned]] and [[SmallNameBigEgo multi-awarded]] [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot scriptwriter-director-actor-Super Saiyan]] Israel Santiago in coordination with his [[HyperCompetentSidekick assistant]] Cabot Eusebio, the film has reaped many accolades and rave reviews due to its realistic depiction of high school life in a modern-day setting.
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8	[=X3M=] is a group formed by a group of friends from Marcelo H. del Pilar National High School. The group name is read as “extreme”, or you can also read it as “eks three em.”. This is because of the extreme closeness of the group. But, how did [=X3M=] become [=X3M=]?
9	It all started one fine day…
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11	Okay, okay, I’ll stop messing around. It all really started when we first entered high school. At first, we don’t know each other. We were complete strangers back then. But, as the time passed by, we became friends and formed [=X3M=].
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13	Before [=X3M=] was formed, the group members hang out with each other but not as a group. They hang out as a smaller group within [=X3M=]. You gettin’ what I’m sayin’? Anyways, let’s carry on. After maybe one month or so in the 1st year of high school, they decided to form a group. The group was first christened “Spartans”. It was only a small group consisting of 5 – 10 members from I-Diamond. As the group grew bigger, a member suggested the name of the group to be changed to “Arcania”. And that does it. The group “Spartans” became “Arcania”. After two months or so, they realized that “Arcania” was a stupid name. They decided to change the name to “[=X3M=]”—and thus, the group was born.
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15	Years passed, and soon enough what started as a small clique of DotA lovers expanded as a large, pervasive, expansive network of tight-knit comrades—arm in arm as they brave the billows of destiny, of adversity, and of assignments and projects.
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18	!!This masterpiece exhibits the following tropes:
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21	* ArchEnemy : During the earlier arcs of the series, [=X3M=] was this to their [=DotA=]-playing upperclassmen.
22	* BeachEpisode : Well, actually a water park, but they once organized it.
23	* BigFun : Potch, when he's not being nihilistic.
24	* ButtMonkey : Several people get joked about in the group more than others, especially Mark and his "[[NoodleIncident Where do dragons live]]" [[IncrediblyLamePun non-pun]].
25	* CastFullOfPrettyBoys : The group's members run the gamut from "ground-breakingly handsome" to "nuclear-weapons grade gorgeous."
26	* CatchPhrase : Quite a few. Examples include:
27	** ''"Pwermi!"''
28	** ''"Chewy!"''
29	** ''"Blasphemy!"''
30	** ''"Fwee fwee"''
31	* ConspiracyTheorist : [[ParodiedTrope Parodied]] by Israel, Potch and Eme with the Church of Worms. Using [[InsaneTrollLogic cold, hard logic and theological analyses]] they've come to the conclusion that we're all secretly worms and our lives are just meaningless simulations.
32	* DaEditor : When he's not busy goofing off, Israel also works as the school paper's editor-in-chief.
33	* DeathGlare : Calvin can dish out one hell of this.
34	* FireForgedFriends : During their freshman year, there used to be the rival Arcania and Underdogs factions. After a bit of time, they resolved their differences and merged into what is currently known as [=X3M=].
35	* FunSize : Kenneth and Jeremy are the shortest members of X3M.
36	* GadgeteerGenius : Mel really knows his way around things technological more than most of the group.
37	* GrandFinale : The group's high school graduation. ManlyTears were shed.
38	* LargeAndInCharge : The group's leader, Eme, is stockily built and quite intimidating. [[GentleGiant At least, initially.]]
39	** Jan Di also counts, being of the same build and being one of the group's more prominent members.
40	* LargeHam : Israel, when doing class presentations.
41	* Letters2Numbers : The group's name, [=X3M=] is [[DontExplainTheJoke the word "extreme" stylized to look cool.]]
42	* MemeticBadass: Calvin is also an unparalleled assassin.
43	* MostGamersAreMale : The group is a purely male group of [[Videogame/DefenseOfTheAncientsAllStars DotA]] gamers, if you don't count [[SixthRanger Arianne]].
44	* NewYearSameClass : This happens in the last year of the group in high school. Normally, their classes would've been shuffled, but was kept the same way for convenience.
45	* NonActionGuy : Israel, in a gaming sense. He rarely plays [=DotA=], in comparison to his friends.
46	* OneOfTheBoys : Arianne, most definitely.
47	* OnlySaneMan : [[NotSoAboveItAll Mostly,]] Andrew fills this role for the guys. Cabot also counts.
48	* PopCulturedBadass : MJ.
49	* SchoolPlay : The group's school annually hold one.
50	* SlumberParty : Many X3M members regularly sleep over at Eme's house. Of course, the sleeping part is essentially low in their priorities list.
51	* StrawNihilist : [[EmoTeen Lale]], who has a terminal case of defeatism and sorrow so intense that it's contagious.
52	* TeamMom : Arianne is the only female member of the group and also acts as a voice of reason. [[NotSoAboveItAll Sometimes.]]
53	** Eme's mom is also one, being very tolerant of the group's hijinx in the perimeters of their house.
54	* TeamPet : Pussy and Pussy v2.0. [[{{Adorkable}} Jaydee]] may count, due to the group's fondness towards him and his {{Incredibly Lame Pun}}s.
55	** During the series's later arcs, we have [[OmnicidalManiac Melo]], a CuteButCacophonic chihuahua who also likes to express his [[DoubleEntendre love toward your leg.]] Getting bitten by him has practically become the team's unofficial induction rites.
56	* TheSmartGuy : You know [[OmnidisciplinaryScientist Calvin]], [[TechnoWizard Mel]] and [[EvilGenius MJ]] are this trope when they top an elite class full of Smart Guys of their own.
57	* TokenMinority : Kaito and Hideo are half-Japanese.

Context DarthWiki / X3M