History Main / LetsMockTheMonsters

* ''Webcomic/{{Goblins}}''
** The [[http://www.goblinscomic.com/tempts-fate-7/ Rant Golem]] from the subcomic ''Tempt Fate'' seems to exist to mock everything else it encounters.
** Also an inversion appears in [[http://www.goblinscomic.com/12222006/ this strip,]] where Complains finds out humans can't see in the dark and asks, "Man, how have these creatures ''not'' been wiped out?"

* Creator/DavidMitchell [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wt2u4dlZBHE mentions]] this trope on ''Series/MockTheWeek'' when discussing the Russian-Georgian war in 2008.

* ''PokemonQuartz'' has its Pokémon frequently made fun of.

* On ''Series/TheMonkees'' Mickey and Mike, confronted with a mummy, berate it for being dirty and smelly. The mummy retires discomfited. (Note that despite his bravado, Mickey is actually terrified.)

* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'' gives us [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0541.html acid-breathing sharks]] as a not-so-subtle TakeThat at the quality of certain supplements (an acid-breathing shark had appeared about a year before that strip in a supplement written by one [[SelfDeprecation Rich Burlew]]).

->''"Tell that big dumb scary face to take a hike and leave you alone and if he thinks he can scare you then he's got another thing coming and the very idea of such a thing just makes you wanna HAHAHAHA-, heh LAAAAAAAUUUGH!"''

** "The Ribos Operation" starts off with a scene kicking off an epic {{Arc}} about OrderVersusChaos where the Doctor encounters a SufficientlyAdvancedAlien who may be God. The script called for him to be in awe, and in the novelisation (based off the script) he almost grovels. However, Tom Baker insisted on playing it mockingly while trying not to laugh at how serious it all was, both [[RebelliousSpirit much more in-character]] and pretty badass into the bargain.

** "Benderama": The crew make a delivery to a giant alien and are warned not to remark on his hideous appearance. Natually, Bender (and the two clones of himself he created) let fly with the ugly jokes, and the giant attacks them. Later, the giant flies to Earth to apologize, but everyone is drunk because all water has been turned to alcohol (Bender's fault, of course) and ends up being insulted and going on the rampage all over again.

Has nothing whatsoever to do with: HeWhoFightsMonsters, TalkingTheMonsterToDeath, MuggingTheMonster, or BullyingADragon.

* DavidMitchell [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wt2u4dlZBHE mentions]] this trope on ''Series/MockTheWeek'' when discussing the Russian-Georgian war in 2008.

* Peter Venkman's specialty in the ''Film/{{Ghostbusters}}'' franchise, although the others get in on the act. Interestingly, this doesn't kick in until ''after'' the first movie: after beating ''Gozer the Gozerian'' (and ''Cthulhu'' in the animated series), everything else seems a bit pathetic in comparison.

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* ''MagicTheGathering'' descends into self-mockery every "Un"-set with cards like [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=8904 Hurloon Wrangler,]] [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=74236 Carnivorous Death-Parrot,]] and [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=74257 little girl.]]

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* In ''{{Literature/Lacuna}}'', Liao is less than polite to the Toralii fleet that jumps in after they release the Forerunner.
* TheSwordOfTruth had an ancient evil appear in the form of -- a chicken. That cackled. Even staunch fans of the series agree that was utterly {{Narm}}tastic.

* [[Literature/TheDresdenFiles Harry Dresden]] does this as a matter of course, though it's sometimes a strategic choice -- the name [[spoiler: naagloshii]] evokes such terror that Harry's sarcastic nickname "Shagnasty" keeps it from becoming unbeatable.

* ''Series/DoctorWho''

** Even fans of ''Doctor Who'' can't take the villains of [[Recap/DoctorWhoS15E6TheInvasionofTime "The Invasion of Time"]] seriously, due to some poor handling by the writer, uninspiring costumes, and a big heap of SpecialEffectsFailure. (Which is a pity, because their basic concept, had it not been mishandled, is frankly terrifying.) When they returned in the ExpandedUniverse, the Doctor's companion spent several minutes riffing on the theme of "Oh, good, it's only the Vardans!" ''to their faces''.

* On ''TheMonkees'' Mickey and Mike, confronted with a mummy, berate it for being dirty and smelly. The mummy retires discomfited. (Note that despite his bravado, Mickey is actually terrified.)

* DavidMitchell [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wt2u4dlZBHE mentions]] this trope on ''MockTheWeek'' when discussing the Russian-Georgian war in 2008.

--> '''Monster:''' ''I am... the Architect!''
--> '''Ray:''' Oh God... do you know what Architects ''do''?
--> '''Peter:''' They... dream?

* WebVideo/SuburbanKnights features the reviewers encountering and taunting Cat, the Cloaks, and Which Warrior. What follows is:

* {{LetsPlay/raocow}} keeps finding every enemy in ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight'', as well as the game as a whole, hilariously goofy.

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* ''OnePiece'' is rife with targets for this trope, constantly introducing impossibly stupid-looking monsters, only to have Luffy, as an inversion, call them really cool. Sanji tends to play the trope straight though, talking about how to cook monsters while beating them senseless.

* ''{{Hamlet}}'' calls a ghost a "king of shreds and patches".

** Hadriex would go on to use this trope in many future videos, getting better at it as he went. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5pmxOXixf4 His review]] of the GreatGianaSisters used it to good enough effect that BlaskForestGames linked to his video back when they were making Giana Sisters Twisted Dreams.

* ''{{WesternAnimation/Futurama}}''

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''

* ''TheSimpsons'', in a "Treehouse of Horror" episode, Homer mocks a [[OurWereWolvesAreDifferent Werewolf]] Flanders, while he's being mauled!

** Also an inversion appears in [[http://www.goblinscomic.com/12222006/ this strip]], where Complains finds out humans can't see in the dark and asks, "Man, how have these creatures ''not'' been wiped out?"

* {{Hamlet}} calls a ghost a "king of shreds and patches".

* ''Film/PressStart Adventures'' [[http://www.darkmaze.com/pressstartadventures/episodes/019.html ep 19 up to code]]: "What happened to the bodies of these medusas?"

* ''Webcomic/{{Adventurers}}'' has its [[http://www.adventurers-comic.com/d/0343.html infamous evil pants]].

* ''MagicTheGathering'' descends into self-mockery every "Un"-set with cards like [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=8904 Hurloon Wrangler,]] [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=74236 Carnivorous Death-Parrot]], and [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=74257 little girl.]]

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyVsHNEBeBk Jack Link's Beef Jerky presents: Messin' with Sasquatch]].

* ''MagicTheGathering'' descends into self-mockery every "Un"-set with cards like [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=8904 Hurloon Wrangler]], [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=74236 Carnivorous Death-Parrot]], and [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=74257 little girl]].

-->-- '''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tiynTPuUUM Pinkie Pie]]''', ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E2ElementsOfHarmony "Friendship is Magic, part 2"]]

* Sadie Doyle of ''Podcast/TheThrillingAdventureHour'' is incapable of taking [[MonsterClown Nightmares the Clown]] seriously. When she sees him she excitedly cries "Clown!" and keeps making fun of him. This often stymies the Clown, who feeds off fear, and bolsters Sadie's husband Frank, who has feared Nightmare since he was a child.

* In the second season of ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}}'', Lina and company encounter a monster that looks like a floating tribal mask. Then it's body grows in and it resembles, well... a ''penguin'' wearing a tribal mask.

* For more ''D&D'' monster mockery, visit the [[http://www.somethingawful.com/d/dungeons-and-dragons/wtf-monster-manual.php WTF D&D!?]] feature at SomethingAwful, as it takes the piss out of the artwork in tabletop game sourcebooks, usually focusing on ridiculous monster ideas.

* In the second season of ''{{Slayers}}'', Lina and company encounter a monster that looks like a floating tribal mask. Then it's body grows in and it resembles, well... a ''penguin'' wearing a tribal mask.

* ''KingdomOfLoathing'' does this constantly.

** Calvin does this to several ''{{Batman}}'' villains in "Calvin's Batman Adventure".