History ComicBook / GrooTheWanderer

* OneHundredPercentAdorationRating: Chakaal's legend is deservedly great, and she is hailed as a great hero wherever she goes. So is Arcadio, but in his case, it's because he looks the part, not because he did all the things he took credit for.

* TheGodsMustBeLazy: In one of the Sage's stories, the gods are described as the lazy sort who brag about their favored heroes and create quests to show off the heroes' abilities.
** JerkassGods: Can be this.

%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.

* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: As shown in ''The Life of Groo'', when Groo's mother chastises the mercenaries hired to kidnap her son, the mercenary start remembering their own mothers, tearfully handing Groo back to his mom before chasing the guy who hired them for the job.

* BalefulPolymorph: Witches and wizards in Groo's world enjoy doing this to their enemies (ducks being especially popular); sometimes if really angry they will transform them into the most horrible thing they can think of... [[spoiler:Groo! Sadly, having multiple Groos bumbling about usually results in even greater catastrophe.]]

* ShowSomeLeg: Invoked. One story has the witches Arba and Dakarba thrown into the dungeon. The witches [[BalefulPolymorph transform]] most of their cellmates into ducks in a pique of irritation. Pal (who is also one of their cellmates, but not a duck) suggests that a cell full of ducks is unlikely to aid in escape, but a cell full of [[GenderBender beautiful women]]...

* BrickJoke: Wait... what does Wiki/TVTropes mean "slow of mind"? (This was a brick joke the first time it occurred, but it quickly became a RunningGag.)

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: After 25 years, the number of recurring supporting characters is around 40. Additionally, Sergio's famed backgrounds can have a cast of hundreds ''per issue.''

* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: as shown in 'The Life of Groo' When Groo's mother chastisess the mercenaries hired to kidnap her son, the mercenary start remembering there own mother, tearfully handing Groo back to his mom before chasing the guy who hired them for the job.
** In fact it was thanks to Groo mother (Who honestly does love her son) that help foster his more heroic traits. (Just like the sage tried to tell Groo's father a long time ago).

* AlliterativeFamily: Though it's never explicitly stated, "Groo" appears to be a family name of sorts -- Groo's sister is named "Grooella", and his grandmother is Granny Groo. In the Life of Groo, Groo's father does refer to it as the family name and the Sage calls Groo's father "Groo" ([[SarcasmMode which would not be confusing at all]]). Apparently it means "The cattle are dying".

** And now a miniseries with [[Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian Conan.]]

* HatedByAll: Due to causing disaster wherever he goes, Groo is not welcome anywhere that has heard of him.

* CoolBoat: From issue 57 of the marvel run we got the ship Chinampa which is big enough to be a island in its own right. What makes it more epic is that Groo was captain for a time and was able to accidentally help the crew immensely, even when he took the plank and made it look like the ship sank (Which was impossible due to Rufferto.) It was close enough to land that it turned the massive ship to its own island. Groo never knew that the entire inhabitant were extremely grateful and not only saw him as there hero, but also was ready to name there new island after him.

* BigThinShortTrio: Pipil Khan's three sons, a large, burly warrior (Etrufio), a powerful magician (Ogamio), and the scheming, weaselly runt of the family (Relmihio), who ironically is the son who physically resembles Pipil Khan the most.

* PrincelingRivalry: To see who gets name as the ruler after Pipil Khan dies, his sons (Etrufio, Ogamio and Relmihio) are given the task of killing Groo.

* PropagandaMachine: To make sure he gets to be Pipil Khan heir, Relmihio uses the earliest form of news format to his advantage. His plans began to unravel however due to various reason, a major one when the editor of the newspaper REFUSE to print his propoganda any further.

** In one story, the tyrant Pipil Khan keeps hearing stories about all of the battles Groo has won and the carnage he has caused, and imagines that Groo must be a huge, fierce warrior with demonic powers. Then the real Groo finally shows up -- a rather short, scruffy, plump guy with a broken nose and stick legs [[spoiler:-- and Pipil Khan dies from shock.]]

* SpeechImpediment: Pipil Khan suffer this (should stress that it's only him and not his three sons).

* AlwaysAccurateAttack: Groo was trained to be this with his katanas. Unfortunately RealityEnsues as he can't fight nearly as effectively without them; he's still a borderline-unstoppable force with anything remotely sword-like, he's just not an army-slaying whirlwind of death.

* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Due to causing disaster wherever he goes, Groo is not welcome anywhere that has heard of him.

* TheJester: The Minstrel.

* EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas: When Groo's mother chastisess the mercenaries hired to kidnap her son, the mercenary start remembering there own mother, tearfully handing Groo back to his mom before chasing the guy who hired them for the job.

* AlwaysAccurateAttack: Groo was trained to be this with his katanas. Unfortunately RealityEnsues as he can't fight when he tries to wield anything but his katanas.

* HistoryRepeats: In the first issue of the Image continuity, after Groo (in a rare moment of success) weas able to bring a group of refugees into a new land, even telling Rufferto that they can turn that spot into paradise since they know what it is like to be oppressed... then they meet the natives.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar:
** One early comic involves Groo being forced to disguise himself as a harem slave to sneak inside a highly guarded palace to steal a ruby, and the woman helping him with the disguise instructs him to move his hips more feminine. Groo states that King Kohon (a former employer of Groo occasionally referenced) used to expel anyone who moved his hips like that from his military.
** There are occasionally topless women. While usually in the background and done in Sergio's cartoony style, it still happened while published by Marvel (albeit under it's creator-owned imprint) and Comics Code approved.
** One early story had a magic crystal that was could only be seen by "men who liked other men more than women" as part of a long ChainOfDeals Groo had to make. It's a rather long way to go for a gay joke.

* HistoryRepeats: In the first issue of the Image continuity, After Groo (in a rare moment of success) were able to bring a group of refugees into a new land, even telling Rufferto that they can turn that spot into paradise since they know what it is like to be oppressed... then they meet the natives.

-->'''Groo:''' (Thinking) That is true... [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/InvadingRefugees So why do I hear ugly music in my head]].

* HiddenDepths: Groo CAN in fact make some pretty decent non-violent plans when properly motivated, or confronted with obstacles even he cant take down by brute force, its just that these plans tend to backfire or bite him in the ass later, so he prefers relying entirerly on his sword skill.

* EatTheDog: Subverted; when Groo first meets Rufferto, Rufferto thinks he's found a caring new master, but what he sees as Groo's affection is really just hunger. Soon afterward Groo thinks he ''has'' eaten Rufferto and becomes overwhelmed with guilt. When Rufferto finally shows up alive and well, Groo genuinely become a caring master.

* EveryoneHasStandards: Granny Groo once had Groo take part in her "fake wedding scheme" for him to marry the very ugly daughter of a rich farmer. Granny and the farmer both told their respective relatives that the looks of their future spouse didnt matter. Regardless, Groo (not exactly a looker himself) and the daughter took one look at eachother, then ran away screaming. It doesnt get any better at the actual wedding, as the two are too horrified by eachother to kiss.

* AlwaysAccurateAttack: Groo was trained to be this with his katanas. unfortunataely RealityEnsues as he can't fight when he tries to wield anything but his katanas.

* PsychicBlockDefense : Done for laughs in one story, where an evil wizard is attempting to read Groo's mind... and fails spectacularly, because ''there's nothing to read.'' In-context, it also counts as a CrowningMomentOfAwesome.