The Sad Clown Paradox is the 20th chapter of Glitter Force: Into the Glitterverse.
The Glitter Force is pulled into a massive battle.
Tropes:
- Blow You Away: Glitter Earth uses her harp to create a wind to bring Cure Black to the ground safely.
- Content Warning: The chapter opens with an author's note warning the audience about the violence present in the chapter.
- Deadpan Snarker: Joker is less than enthralled at Glitter Dream's attack.Oh, wow. A butterfly. How intimidating.
- Good Old Fisticuffs: Cure Black and Cure Sunny both take Joker on with only their fists. Glitter Blossom attempts to do the same, but gets herself injured in the process.
- Impaled with Extreme Prejudice: Cure Moonlight drives an ice sword right through Joker; it's said to be sticking out of his back.
- Kick the Dog: Joker makes an insulting remark about cologne, directed at Cure Moonlight, for no reason other than to be a dick.
- Last Words: Joker's last word before death is "Suzie?".
- Playing with Fire: Glitter Sunbeam and Glitter Perfume team up to create a huge fire blast.
- Transformation Name Announcement: Glitter Peach and Glitter Bouquet combine their announcements into one, saying that they're "Blossoming into a peachy future".
- Unstoppable Rage: Cure Moonlight completely snaps when Joker comments about Cologne, and ends up stabbing him to death with Cure Beauty's ice sword. She only stops when Cure Heart and Cure March physically pry her away from him.