Line #4 Webcomic/PurpleSpades


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:Promotional art for ''The Switcharoo'' special.]]
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4	-> ''"I may not be able to let go, but at least I know I'm a better person because of it. Wouldn't you agree, Chia?"''
5	-->-- '''Dan, The Switcharoo, Part Four: Sanctimonious Lamb'''
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7	''Purple Spades'' is a webcomic created by [[https://www.instagram.com/dandaminifig [=DanDaMiniFig=]]] about [[WriteWhoYouKnow the author]] and his SliceOfLife adventures battling anxiety, identity, and (more times than not) [[HelpfulHallucination himself]].
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10	!! ''Purple Spades'' contains examples of:
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12	* BeatPanel: Sometimes used to convey sorrow or disappointment towards Dan.
13	* {{Bittersweet 17}}: The first two issues focus on Dan turning 17 and the unreadiness it brings him.
14	* BrutalHonesty: Dan's dating advice and his anxiety jar.
15	--->'''Chia:''' Why is the jar already full? \
16	'''Dan:''' ''(in tears)'' No reason.
17	* CheckAndMate: Dan's speech to Chia about how his way of teaching Dan how to move on wasn't a healthy way.
18	* ColorCodedCharacters: Each character has a specific color hex assigned to them. Dan's hex code is #4c0191, Chia's is #03900d, and so on.
19	** As of "Crisis Button," all characters have been given darker tones.
20	* GrandTheftMe: Chia forces Dan to become ''his'' superconscience in "The Switcharoo".
21	* IHatePastMe: The dynamic between Dan and Chia.
22	* InfoDump: Chia explains to Dan how superconsciences function in "The Switcharoo, Part Two: Who's In Control?"
23	* MultiPartEpisode: "The Switcharoo" contained five parts that were published on a daily basis.
24	* NoNameGiven: No name was given to Chia until "Nickname" [[EmbarrassingNickname where he shows great discomfort in it]].
25	* SelfInsertFic: Both main characters are representations of the author, Dan being the present and Chia being the past.
26	* ShoutOut:
27	** Chia shows Dan his [[SelfInsertFic self-insert]] ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'' character from 2012.
28	** The song "Two Trucks" was used as a means of getting Dan and Marxie's friends to get familiar with ''Music/LemonDemon'' in the issue of the same name.
29	** Mordecai from ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'' is shown to be an example of what a ''simp'' is.
30	** "Slob of the Dead" is a play on the ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOpsII'' zombies map "Mob of the Dead". The premise of the issue jokes about Dan's addiction to the game.
31	** "The Switcharoo":
32	*** "We Can, Too!" (along with the name of the special itself) directly references a line from Lollipop in the season 4 episode of ''WebAnimation/BattleForDreamIsland:'' "X Marks The Spot".
33	*** "Who's In Control?" takes its name from a line in the ''{{Music/Halsey}}'' song "Control".
34	*** "Lionhearted" got its title from the ''Music/PorterRobinson'' song of the same name.
35	*** Dan references the events of the ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' episode "Sock Opera", to which Chia finds offensive.
36	*** A Stitch [[VideoGame/DisneyTsumTsum Tsum Tsum]] can be seen on Dan's dresser.
37	*** "True Colors" shares its name with the ''{{Music/Zedd}}'' song.
38	** Several references to modern video gaming consoles in the "Split Screen" special.
39	* TheConscience: Chia is Dan's ''superconscience'', which is explained by Chia as "the physical embodiment of (his) subconscious thoughts and mind" only the host can see, similar to a HelpfulHallucination.
40	* TraumaticHaircut: Dan in "Bad Hair Day".

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