Line #47 Webcomic/Rumplestilskin


1	->'''{{Mook\|s}}:''' Miss… where did you get [[GoldMakesEverythingShiny all this?]]
2	->''{{Beat}}''
3	->'''Mook:''' [[CannotSpitItOut Did you hear me? I said, where did you get it?]]
4	->'''[[GenderBlenderName Chris]]:''' Duh, I made it, of course. [[AWizardDidIt With magic.]] [[BadLiar Cuz magic is what I do, isn’t it? How else could I have gotten it? Stashed it in my petticoat?]] Now, let me see the king.
5	->'''Chris’ InnerMonologue:''' [[PlethoraOfMistakes ...And [the plan]]] [[TemptingFate will all work out fine.]]
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7	''Rumplestiltskin'' is a webcomic adaptation of ''Literature/{{Rumpelstiltskin}}''[[note]][[SpellMyNameWithAnS Note that the "L" and the "E" are switched.]] It will save you a headache.[[/note]] by [[https://h0lyhandgrenade.co.uk/ H0lyhandgrenade]] (who also makes ''Webcomic/{{Mokepon}}''). It stars Christine (Chris for short), a girl who's sick and tired of living on a farm with her brother Toby, [[ConvenientlyAnOrphan particularly after both their parents died.]] After that incident, [[CynicismCatalyst Toby was too angsty to play pretend with her]] and all Chris had for true companionship was this [[OurFairiesAreDifferent strange man who lived in the woods and refused to give his name.]]
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9	[[TimeSkip Ten years later]], Chris is still sick of living on a farm. Fortunately, she's had plenty of time to not only dream up the perfect adventure that she’d go on eventually, and she's also picked up some minor magical skills (that she's forbidden to use because women with magic have a history of being DrunkOnTheDarkSide). But lo and behold, word on the street is the king is looking for a bride that can do magic and has modern ideals. [[AcceptableFeminineGoalsAndTraits Chris decides that it's worth it to drop by and say hello.]] ToMakeALongStoryShort, she ends up breaking a bunch of expensive things, indirectly almost murdering a handmaiden and getting herself arrested. How is she supposed to get out of this mess?
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11	Maybe the [[CoolMask masked guy]] that [[OffscreenTeleportation appeared outta nowhere]] can help.
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13	The whole comic can be read for free [[https://h0lyhandgrenade.co.uk/rumplestiltskin/comic/1 here]].
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15	!!This webcomic provides examples of:
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17	* ADogNamedDog: Fair. [[TheFairFolk It’s the name of his species.]]
18	* AltarDiplomacy: A downplayed, non-arranged version. The king wants to marry a magically-powerful commoner both to help bridge the gap between nobles and commoners and to encourage his kingdom to become more open-minded about magic. He gets to chose his own bride, and does ensure they like each other before getting married.
19	* AltText: Nearly every single page in the Platform/SmackJeeves version.
20	* BlowYouAway: [[https://h0lyhandgrenade.co.uk/rumplestiltskin/comic/25 Chris' first onscreen power.]]
21	** WithGreatPowerComesGreatPerks: She tries to sweep up her barn with it. [[HowDoIShotWeb Keyword being "tries."]]
22	* BobFromAccounting: Or rather his distant relative, [[https://h0lyhandgrenade.co.uk/rumplestiltskin/comic/95 Mandy from Down the Road.]]
23	* CharacterDevelopment: Christine grows up a fair bit throughout the comic. Check her talk in chapter 8 with [[RichBitch Princess Asche]], and compare how well Christine handles it compared to how she would have acted at the start of the story.
24	* ChildhoodFriends: Chris and Rumplestilskin.
25	* CoolMask: Fair, [[https://h0lyhandgrenade.co.uk/rumplestiltskin/comic/1 right on the cover]].
26	** {{Foreshadowing}}: Rumplestiltskin is wearing the same mask [[https://h0lyhandgrenade.co.uk/rumplestiltskin/comic/7 around his neck.]]
27	** TheFaceless: Both of them, mask or not.
28	* FamedInStory: Literature/JackandtheBeanstalk apparently happened [[https://h0lyhandgrenade.co.uk/rumplestiltskin/comic/31 a long time ago.]] Princess Asche suggests in chapter 8 that several rags-to-riches fairy tale stories are true and famous in-universe, including Christine's.
29	** {{Egopolis}}: The town you're seeing in the link is simply known as "Jackley."
30	* FracturedFairyTale
31	* OurFairiesAreDifferent: The kind that center on [[IKnowYourTrueName True Names]], obviously.
32	* GiveAManAFish: The message of this is both [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] and [[AvertedTrope Averted]] when Chris suggests that Fair could teach her ''how'' to spin straw into gold. The conversation follows as such:
33	--> '''Fair''': Okay. First, tie your yarn into the bobbin, threading it through the flyer hooks, like you would normal...
34	--> '''Chris''': Uhuh...
35	--> '''Fair''': Start treading, allowing the straw to gradually cling to the leader...
36	--> '''Chris''': Uhuh...
37	--> '''Fair''': [[StepThreeProfit And then use incredible fair magical ability which you couldn’t ever comprehend in order to transform it into gold in the process.]]
38	--> '''Chris''': You’re hilarious.
39	* {{Hammerspace}}: Demonstrated perfectly [[http://img2.smackjeeves.com/images/uploaded/comics/0/f/0fd1e65c22JBq.png here.]]
40	-->'''Chris:''' Where the hell did you pull that [fully-functioning spinning wheel] from?
41	-->'''Fair:''' [[AssShove My ass.]]
42	* GoodScarsEvilScars: Caleb has a straight, narrow scar on the left side of his face and is basically a ByTheBookCop in knight-form.
43	* IWantSong: Fair teases Christine by encouraging her to sing one.
44	* OncePerEpisode: Each chapter has a FlashBack part and a current-events part.
45	* PrincessPhase: [[https://h0lyhandgrenade.co.uk/rumplestiltskin/comic/57 Chris had one.]]
46	* RichBitch: Despite being famed in-story as a [[RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething Royal Who Actually Does Something]] Princess Asche looks down on common-born girls who make it to the top and disapproves of Christine's kingdom's attempts at modernization, [[PretenderDiss specifically because her own country did it first]]. It's also implied that she hides behind General Laika, and isn't as talented herself.
47	* [[RubberForeheadAliens Rubber Forehead Cows]]: [[https://h0lyhandgrenade.co.uk/rumplestiltskin/comic/20 Every cow, no matter the gender, has three horns.]]
48	* SacredFirstKiss: [[https://h0lyhandgrenade.co.uk/rumplestiltskin/comic/200 “I’m not going to waste it on someone I can’t see.”]]
49	* SacrificialLion: Poor [[spoiler: Toby...]]
50	* SceneryPorn: [[https://h0lyhandgrenade.co.uk/rumplestiltskin/comic/64 Observe.]]
51	* SchizoTech: On one hand: [[https://h0lyhandgrenade.co.uk/rumplestiltskin/comic/28 cattle-driven carriages.]] On the other: [[https://h0lyhandgrenade.co.uk/rumplestiltskin/comic/53 FULLY-ARMORED KNIGHTS]] [[MyHorseIsAMotorbike ON MOTORCYCLES.]]
52	* ShoutOut: [[Videogame/TheLegendofZeldaMajorasMask "You've met]] [[WebVideo/BenDrowned with a terrible fate,]] [[https://h0lyhandgrenade.co.uk/rumplestiltskin/comic/97 haven't you."]]
53	* TheUnpronounceable: [[https://h0lyhandgrenade.co.uk/rumplestiltskin/comic/8 Rumplestilskin’s name?]] [[https://h0lyhandgrenade.co.uk/rumplestiltskin/comic/9 It’s not Rumplestilskin.]]
54	** AffectionateNickname: Chris thought it up. Also, Chris herself qualifies.
55	* WellIntentionedExtremist: Toby, when it comes to magic and anything Luviellian. Both had a hand in killing his dad.
56	* WizardingSchool: Chris runs one after becoming Queen.

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