Line #144 Funny/DuelingTriggerFinger


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6	* The [[LemonyNarrator narration]] in the duels often provides these, in general. Stand-outs include:
7	** "Joey's monster had 500 attack points. Peko's had 1100. The results were obvious."
8	** "Celeste's monster attacked with a screeching charge, but Joey smirked as his face-down monster was revealed to be Fiber Jar. The look of surprise on Celeste's face was worthy of posting on social media."
9	** "Kaiba's mouth made all sorts of weird movements, like it was trying to crack a smile, but his brooding personality rejected the very ''idea''."
10	** Practically all of Chapter 56 has this in regards to the duel between Yugi and Kaiba which certainly adds a lot more flavor to a duel that was left about 99% unchanged.
11	* [[GenkiGirl Ibuki.]] [[MotorMouth Just...Ibuki in general.]] The girl is practically comedy gold whenever she's in the scene.
12	* Byakuya and [[HorrifyingTheHorror Marik's]] horrified [[YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame reactions]] when Nagito compliments them are a sight to see:
13	--> '''Byakuya:''' ''[thinking]'' Why does his approval fill me with such disgust?\
14	'''Marik:''' What? No! I'm nothing like you!
15	* While Mikan is already a nervous wreck, there's something adorably hilarious whenever her already fragile composure gets even worse around Kaiba, to the point that Chiaki asks if Mikan has a crush on him.
16	* The summary for the Fic; "Rated M due to profanity, [[KnightOfCerebus Junko]], sexual themes, Junko, heavy drama, [[RuleOfThree Junko]], nightmarish imagery, and [[RunningGag did I mention Junko]]?"
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19	[[folder:Battle City Arc]]
20	* Chapter 3:
21	** [[Main/{{Chuunibyou}} Gundham's]] first duel in the tournament is against ''[[Main/{{Otaku}} Hifumi Yamada]]'', of all people! HamToHamCombat is the ''tamest'' way to describe what follows.
22	** Turns out, even Hifumi can't follow all of Gundham's craziness:
23	--->'''Gundham:''' I decree that the wings of destruction shall land face-up.\
24	'''Hifumi:''' Uhhh...\
25	'''Gundham:''' ''(annoyed at the need for layman's terms)'' I call tails.
26	* Chapter 14:
27	** Joey declares that he doesn't need his Red-Eyes Black Dragon to be a true duelist. [[TheGadfly Ibuki]] asks if a true duelist walks around with their fly open. Joey promptly, and embarrassingly zips up his pants.
28	* Chapter 16:
29	** At the beginning of the chapter, Marik invites Celeste to watch him duel Yugi while possessing Strings. [[ForegoneConclusion As we all know how that goes]], Celeste humorously mocks him for it, using his ExactWords [[IronicEcho against him]]. Marik's only retort? [[BigShutUp "Silence, Witch!"]]
30	* Chapter 19:
31	** Nagito meets Byakuya and ''immediately'' starts wondering why he thought Byakuya would be fatter, [[MythologyGag referencing his classmate, the Ultimate Imposter]]. Byakuya's complete affront at this has to be seen to be believed:
32	---> '''Byakuya:''' Bigger...are you saying you thought I was fat?\
33	'''Nagito:''' You said it, not me.\
34	'''Byakuya:''' What drivel! Who's been spreading a rumor about me? I demand names!\
35	'''Nagito:''' Huh? N-no, you've got it all wrong. No one's said anything. It's just...I can't shake this weird feeling that I've seen you before...except 100 pounds heavier.\
36	'''Byakuya:''' I don't know where you got such a ridiculous notion from, but I demand you cast it into whatever vile pits of hell it came from. I, Byakuya Togami, am perfect in every way right down to my white and red blood cell count and 150 pounds of lean muscle. Me. Fat. The nerve of some people.
37	* Chapter 20:
38	** Ibuki's {{Metaphorgotten}} moment:
39	---> '''Ibuki:''' It's like the [[Franchise/StarTrek Kobayashi Maru]]! No matter what he does it's a no-win scenario! Joey! You should've just blown it up when you had the chance, now you're against an [[TheComputerIsACheatingBastard adaptive A.I]] that'll counter your every move until you and your crew are completely dead and floating adrift in space like [[SpaceIsCold frozen dessert treats]]!
40	* Chapter 21:
41	** You know that Rare Hunter that's been tailing Nagito all this time and suffering a case of AmusingInjuries? His name is [[WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries Steve]].
42	* Chapter 26:
43	** Byakuya's training under Solomon Muto continues with Tristan being his sparring partner. Of course this being [[NonActionGuy Tristan]], he promptly gets his ass handed to him by the Togami heir not once, not twice, but ''twenty-five freaking times in a row''. EpicFail isn't enough to describe the absurdity.
44	** Ibuki makes a comment about invisible guns that's presumably a dig at 4kids' censorship when she asks what's the worst the Rare Hunters could do to Akane and Nekomaru beating the snot out of them.
45	* Chapter 33:
46	** Byakuya tells Joey and Mai about his [[DrowningMySorrows absence]] from Nagito's duel with Odion. When confronted by the fact that he's a minor, his response? "[[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney I am Byakuya Togami]]."
47	** Later in that same chapter, though it amounts to nothing in the long run, Sonia making ''Yami Marik'' [[OhCrap fraught with fear]] by [[DidntSeeThatComing her ability to read Ancient Egyptian]], is truly a sight to behold. Not even the canonical tirade he goes on, begging regular Marik not to get rid of him measures up.
48	* Chapter 34:
49	** Gundham summons the [[DeathbringerTheAdorable Four Dark Devas of Destruction]], which is evidence that he's getting serious during a duel, or that he notes his foe as a WorthyOpponent. However, since he just called for four fuzzy, adorable hamsters, the reactions of the audience get quite...amusing. Most notable is Komaru having a case of CutenessProximity and Kaiba about ready to break into an epileptic fit because Gundham brought unauthorized cargo onto his precious, clean blimp. Oh, and Gundham's insistence that they're demons and not, you know, hamsters. Poor Kaiba.
50	* Chapter 35:
51	** Kaiba's reaction to finding out Ishizu is dueling Makoto instead of him.
52	---> '''Kaiba''': [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure You thought you'd be dueling me, Ishizu, but it was Naegi all along!]]
53	** Makoto activates Graceful Charity. As he is about to discard his two cards, fierce winds start blowing behind his back pushing his hood towards his face blinding him in the process. And in his panic to get his hood off, he ends up tripping over his shoelaces and tumbles to the ground. It's so absurd it leaves everyone dumbfounded and even Marik could not help but laugh.
54	*** And that's not all of it: Upon getting up, Makoto discards his two cards without even thinking or looking at them. Then as he is about to activate Swords of Revealing Light, he finds the card absent from his hand then realizes that ''he ended up discarding it by accident''! Cue several [[BigWhat Big WHATs]] from everyone watching his duel.
55	* Chapter 36:
56	** In his duel with Hajime, Espa is wary about his facedown monster and briefly wishes he had Jinzo #2, which could negate its possible effect. He ultimately has no choice but to attack, revealing Cyber Jar. Espa is furiously frustrated when the ''first card'' he draws thanks to its effect happens to be the very monster he was wishing for.
57	* Chapter 37:
58	** Kaiba and Chiaki have some great chemistry on screen together throughout their duel, leading to several gems:
59	*** Kaiba attacks Chiaki's Set monster only for it to be Gear Golem the Moving Fortress:
60	----> '''Chiaki:''' Good job, Gear Golem!\
61	'''Kaiba:''' It can't hear you.\
62	'''Chiaki:''' ''[completely serious]'' You don't know that.
63	*** Kaiba's dramatic reactions whenever his Blue-Eyes is destroyed. He's described as watching in "emotional agony" once, and about to blow a gasket another time.
64	----> '''Kaiba [thinking]:''' She destroyed...my favorite monster...my most PRIZED POSSESSION with a WEAK! MEASLY! BUG!''
65	*** Then there's him having to recite to himself ''It's just how the game is played!'' over and over whenever Chiaki makes a move that puts him in a bad position during their duel.
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68	[[folder:Virtual World Arc]]
69	* Chapter 39:
70	** Upon being sent to the virtual world, a good number of the characters start snarking at Kaiba and his Blue-Eyes White Dragon's expenses, so much that Kaiba eventually snaps and tells everyone that the next one to do so risks getting stranded and finding a way back home themselves.
71	* Chapter 43:
72	** The whole chapter, just...all of it. It's Kaiba vs. Monokuma and the banter has to be seen to be believed: The chapter [[BreakingTheFourthWall breaks the fourth wall multiple times]], is ReferenceOverdosed to the point of ridiculousness, and has such sass, wit, and charm to it that it's probably the crowning achievement for the whole story thus far.
73	* Chapter 45:
74	** Tristan continues his EpicFail streak by dueling like an amateur against Miho, the duel ends with him losing in just three turns.
75	* Chapter 48:
76	** This line from Byakuya: "Kaiba must be desperate if he's willing to heed Yugi's council".
77	** Amidst the awesome and heartwarming moments that are Makoto beating Noah and Kaiba giving him an affectionate gesture, the narration drops this gem the moment Makoto starts preaching about friendship to Noah:
78	---> '''Narration''': Hearing something so sickeningly sweet, part of Kaiba regretted giving Makoto that head pat.
79	* Chapter 49:
80	** Mahiru dragging Noah by his ear back to the Virtual World like the spoiled, misbehaving child he actually is, also doubles as a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome for Mahiru for not putting up with Noah's crap.
81	** Chihiro's escape code from the Virtual World is the Konami Code.
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84	[[folder:Battle City Finals]]
85	* Chapter 51:
86	** The whole scene between Kaiba, Chihiro, and the now floating, disembodied head of Noah via Chihiro's laptop. Said scene ends with Noah being chased by a Pac-Man shaped Blue-Eyes in a manner that almost makes Kaiba erupt into childish laughter.
87	* Chapter 52:
88	** Komaru noting how very much alike [[Creator/MegumiOgata her brother]] and [[Creator/BrycePapenbrook Nagito are]].
89	** It seems that being stuck in the Virtual World has made Chiaki forget that she still has an injured leg in the real world as seen when after Hajime defeats Nagito, Chiaki practically jumps in joy only to stop when her leg acts up, her causing her great pain and requiring Mikan to rush to her assistance.
90	* Chapter 56:
91	** Arguably the ''entire'' chapter itself qualifies. While the duel between Yugi and Kaiba was left totally unchanged from canon (besides one minor detail involving Red-Eyes), the ''real'' highlight of the duel is reading how the Danganronpa cast and the other characters comment and react to just about ''everything'' that happens in the duel as if this was an [[Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000 MST3K]] [[MST3KMantra work]]. The chapter is chuck full of wit, snark, [[PassThePopcorn popcorn passing]], [[SpoofedWithTheirOwnWords spoofing]] and frequent {{lampshade hanging}}s on just what makes the English dub dialogue between Yugi and Kaiba, and the absurd length of their duel that it is undoubtedly this fic's crowning achievement in terms of humour that even surpasses that of Chapter 43. It's just one big chapter of [[[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer actual 4kids "dialogue"]]] on a grand scale, and it's ''magnificent''.
92	---> '''Celeste:''' Has anyone else noticed how much stating the obvious is going on in this duel? Sometimes, this feels less like an epic showdown and more a Saturday morning cartoon for children.\
93	'''Mai:''' Oh good, it's not just me.
94	* Chapter 58:
95	** When Yugi summons Osiris the Sky Dragon, Ibuki grabs a hold of one of its spikes and promptly ''pulls herself onto its back'' as she moves along with it with the utmost of joy. That's right: One of the all-powerful Egyptian God Cards is being treated as one big amusement park ride! This results in Tristan questioning just ''how'' Ibuki is doing this, Joey telling him not to question her logic, and ''Kaiba'' to call her out for having no sense of shame for her actions. Yugi and Hajime on the other hand, just decide to move on with the rest of the duel as if nothing just happened.
96	* Chapter 59:
97	** When Mai confronts Ibuki about making a move on Joey, Ibuki informs Mai that she sees Joey as the brother she never had.
98	---> '''Ibuki:''' Oh don't get Ibuki wrong. She would love to take him into a quiet room and '''CENSORED''' his '''CENSORED'''. Maybe a little '''CENSORED''' while I '''CENSORED''' until we '''CENSORED''' and then we'll '''CENSORED CENSORED CENSORED'''. ''(beat, blank stare from Mai)'' Buuuuuuuuuuut, if Mai wants to try her hand with Joey herself, Ibuki doesn't mind. I know! Maybe we could have a threesome! Ibuki thinks Mai's really pretty. It's one of the reasons Mai will make such a great singer for the band.
99	** Mai realizes Ibuki is ''not'' the rival she needs to worry about.
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102	[[folder:Orichalcos Arc]]
103	* Chapter 73:
104	** Some people have noted that, despite not liking the character, Junko's commentary throughout the duel between Yami and Rafael brought no shortage of amusement.
105	* Chapter 79:
106	** Much like in canon, Kaiba's BigWhat over hearing about Yami's loss to Rafael warrants a good laugh.
107	** Amidst all the dark and intense scenery, at one point Junko drops an expletive causing ''Kaiba'' of all people telling her to watch her language in front of his brother.
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110	[[folder:Canada Nationals]]
111	* Chapter 87:
112	** In order to sneak Joey past the guards into the casinos (keep in mind that both of them are under-aged), Celeste presents him as Byakuya's younger brother and then makes up quite the sob story at Joey's expense.
113	* Chapter 89:
114	** Ibuki has neither the tact nor the self-control to resist asking Chiaki, in a game of truth or dare, if Hajime is good in bed.
115	** She also somehow manages to get as good a gem as her "slippery when wet" comment from canon.
116	---> '''Hiyoko:''' ''[teasingly]'' Wow, Ibuki, I didn't realize you had such vast experience with your hands.\
117	'''Ibuki:''' ''[eyes sparkling]'' You should see [[DoubleEntendre what I can do with scissors]].
118	** She also gets annoyed when the question Hiyoko receives during Truth or Dare is too mundane. Mahiru and Chiaki tell her to cool it.
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121	[[folder:Despair Arc Part 1]]
122	* Chapter 93:
123	** Chiaki's response to Yukizome asking what she and Hajime were thinking about having unprotected sex? [[RefugeInAudacity Videogame logic.]]
124	** When Yukizome finds out that Hajime got Chiaki pregnant her threats are treated in the PlayedForLaughs category [[MirthlessLaughter to an uncomfortable degree]].
125	* Chapter 94:
126	** Teruteru asks about Hajime and Chiaki's sex life and promptly gets hurled into the wall by his head by Nekomaru.
127	** After Nekomaru starts to give him dad tips and Nagito behaves as only Nagito can (read: uncomfortably creepy), Hajime [[TemptingFate tempts fate]] and remarks that things couldn't possibly get any more awkward/worse. ...Then Kazuichi offers to make a super crib and Hajime remarks that he "stands corrected".
128	** Nagito's attempt to deposit a coin to get his blessing at the New Year's Shrine. It's an expectedly over-the-top showcasing of how his volatile luck can cause disaster and it's entirely PlayedForLaughs.
129	** [[Heartwarming/DuelingTriggerFinger Hajime gets a birthday gift from each of his classmates, including Hiyoko and Nagito, and everyone's gift is at least somewhat thoughtful]], but then Sonia turns the happy occasion into making things wildly uncomfortable for Hajime. She buys him ''porn!'' And, somehow, only Hajime seems to notice.
130	*** Earlier in that same chapter, there's also Yukizome throwing Teruteru out the window for trying to offer ''himself'' as the birthday gift.
131	*** Hajime's reaction to Sonia saying she knew "just what to get him" is pretty priceless too. Given this is [[FunnyForeigner Sonia]] and her [[NightmareFetishist tastes]], Hajime has every right to be worried her birthday gift might contain something fangy.
132	* Chapter 97:
133	** Class 78's teacher is revealed to be an anarchist with no respect for authority and loves [[StuffBlowingUp blowing stuff up]]. She's also extremely apathetic to Byakuya and Taka's complaints, yet also sensitive enough behind all her attitude to actually be competent at her job. Yugi and Yami both compare her to [[BunnyEarsLawyer Ibuki]] in this regard.
134	*** To elaborate, while explaining to the students what could happen to them if they misbehave, she creates a homemade explosive and launches it into the ceiling, setting off the sprinklers. Then she yells over the sprinkles and the smoke alarm that she's going to turn off both and leaves the class in StunnedSilence.
135	** Most of the interactions Mukuro has with Makoto are hilariously adorable to watch. Special mention goes to Sakura, who can see the fighting spirits of others in physical form, watching Mukuro's, depicted as Fenrir, the Wolf of Ragnarok, while Mukuro glares at Sayaka, only to shrink and turn into a happy puppy the second Makoto starts talking to her.
136	** On the subject of Mukuro and Makoto, the constant cat-fighting between her and Sayaka can get a little chuckle-worthy, especially Sayaka's sudden VoiceOfTheLegion when Mukuro accuses her of sleeping with the producer to get ahead. And poor Makoto walks between oblivious to their true affections and trying not to get involved.
137	** When Junko mentions that she needs a Millennium Item to make the Millennium Spellbook work again, she writes off the Millennium Rod as not being feasible because she, in her exact words, "can't risk going cuckoo for cocoa puffs".
138	* Chapter 98:
139	** Hiyoko tries to make a smartass remark about Hajime and Chiaki's newborn baby, but just blushes and then silently passes it off to the next person, having an all but explicit case of CutenessProximity.
140	* Chapter 99:
141	** Junko's line about how it says a lot about Kaiba's disposable income when traveling halfway across the world on an intercontinental flight to deliver a message to Yugi in person is a feasible solution to his problems is rather chuckle-worthy.
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145	* Chapter 101:
146	** When the Spirit of the Ring says he has many names, Junko says she's just going to call him [[WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries Florence]].
147	* Chapter 102:
148	** The fact that one of the OC duelists participating is blatantly Creator/LittleKuriboh.
149	** In true social ineptitude fashion, Mukuro cheers on Makoto in the Kaiba Corp Grand Prix by silently holding up a plain, boring banner that says "Makoto is the best".
150	** Mokuba referring to Nagito as "when the term "All or nothing" grows legs".
151	* Chapter 106:
152	** When Chisa and [[Creator/LittleKuriboh London Kuriboh]] are about to begin their match, he attempts to do the "D-D-D-D-DDDD-DUEL" moment from the anime (even imitating the Pharaoh to do so) ... only to collapse into a coughing fit before he can finish. When he recovers, he settles for saying how they'll "play a children's card game."
153	---> '''Narration:''' He got blank eyed stares in return.
154	* Chapter 107:
155	** Remember how Chapter 56 was the group commentating on the 4Kids' dialogue? Now imagine the group commentating on an episode of ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries''. Oh wait, this chapter pretty much does it for you. Poor [[OnlySaneMan Chisa]] [[RageBreakingPoint gets pushed to the absolute limit here]].
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