History WebAnimation / HowToKillAMockingbird

** The mockingbird can shoot [[StarWars lightsabers]] out of its mouth. [[OverlyLongGag Lightsabers that are on fire.]]

* AllPowerfulBystander: Zeus watched and laughed, 'cuz he's immortal.
* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: InUniverse. The boy interprets Boo Radley as a {{pirate}}, Scout as a [[RoboticReveal robot guy in disguise]], and Calpurnia as a MagicalNegro.

* MagicalNegro: The mysterious slave woman.

''[[http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/mockingbird How to Kill a Mockingbird]]'' is a 12 minute-long Flash movie made by Anthony Scodary and Nico Benitez. It centers on a book report of ''Literature/ToKillAMockingbird'' made by a little boy who didn't read past the first chapter, leading to CrazyAwesome results.

''[[http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/mockingbird How To Kill A Mockingbird]]'' is a 12 minute-long Flash movie made by Anthony Scodary and Nico Benitez. It centers on a book report of ''Literature/ToKillAMockingbird'' made by a little boy who didn't read past the first chapter, leading to CrazyAwesome results.

* DetonationMoon: [[spoiler: It's the only way to kill a Mockingbird.]]

* {{Ninja}}: The book ''How to Kill a Mockinbird'' is kept by an army of ninjas in Ancient China.

* PiratesVersusNinjas: In one of the earliest examples of this trope (possibly one of the TropeCodifier), the pirates travel to Ancient China and end up warring with ninjas for nine years.

* TimeTravel: The character use a time-traveling castle to travel to Ancient China.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: InUniverse.
* ArtisticLicenseLinguistics: The book "How to kill a Mockingbird" is written in "African".

%%* DeusExNukina

%% * EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs

* GiantFlyer: The Mockingbird is a giant cyborg-bird monstrosity with two heads, one of which is that of [[Series/WheelOfFortune Pat Sajak]], and blades like those of a helicopter.
** [[RunningGag And it's on fire.]]
*** Cold fire.

* LaserBlade: Boo Radley's laser sword with guns on it. The mockingbird can shoot [[StarWars lightsabers]] out of its mouth.
** [[OverlyLongGag Lightsabers that are on fire.]]

%% * {{Ninja}}
* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: Quite possibly [[UpToEleven one of the most over-the-top examples ever made]].

%% * {{Pirate}}

* RealTrailerFakeMovie: The April Fools trailer for a fake sequel, ''How 2 Kill a Mockingbird: [[RevengeOfTheSequel Return of the Revenge]]''. SerialEscalation appears to be in full effect.
* RuleOfCool: The author is prone to amending parts of the story on the fly based on this trope.
%% * RuleOfFunny
* SamusIsAGirl: Inverted. Scout turns out to be a robot guy.

%% * StuffBlowingUp

%% * TimeTravel

* TropeCodifier: Given how old the short is, it could probably be this for NinjaPirateZombieRobot.

*** Cold fire

* SamusIsAGirl: Inverted Scout turns out to be a robot guy.

* TheJuggernaut: The Mockingbirds are seemingly completely indestructible until their weakness is discovered

* GiantFlyer: The Mockingbird is a giant cyborg-bird monstrosity with two heads, one of which is that of [[WheelOfFortune Pat Sajak]], and blades like those of a helicopter.

%%* InstantAwesomeJustAddNinja

"[[http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/mockingbird How To Kill A Mockingbird]]" is a 12 minute-long Flash movie made by Anthony Scodary and Nico Benitez. It centers on a book report of ''Literature/ToKillAMockingbird'' made by a little boy who didn't read past the first chapter, leading to CrazyAwesome results.

* AbnormalAmmo: The guns on the pirates' laser swords shoot other swords.

* LaserBlade: The pirates' laser swords with guns on them. The mockingbird can shoot [[StarWars lightsabers]] out of its mouth.

* RuleOfCool: The author is prone to ammending parts of the story on the fly based on this trope.

* DetonationMoon: It's the only way to kill a Mockingbird.

"[[http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/mockingbird How To Kill A Mockingbird]]" is a 12 minute-long Flash movie made by Anthony Scodary and Nico Benitez. It centers on a book report of ''Literature/ToKillAMockingbird'' made by a little boy who didn't read the entire book, leading to CrazyAwesome results.

* AbnormalAmmo - The guns on the pirates' laser swords shoot other swords.
* AchillesHeel - The only way to kill a Mockingbird is [[spoiler: by hitting it with the moon]].
* AlternateCharacterInterpretation - [[{{In-universe}} In-universe]].

* BearsAreBadNews - Bears that are on ''[[IncendiaryExponent fire]]''.
* [[spoiler:DetonationMoon]] - It's the only way to kill a Mockingbird.
* [[spoiler:DeusExNukina]]

* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs
* EverythingsEvenWorseWithSharks / FlyingSeafoodSpecial - The pirates ride on the backs of flying sharks... That are on fire!
* GiantFlyer - The Mockingbird is a giant cyborg-bird monstrosity with two heads, one of which is that of [[WheelOfFortune Pat Sajak]], and blades like those of a helicopter.

* ImperialChina - Ostensibly. According to the book report, this is the home of ninjas and predates the discovery of fire ([[RunningGag even though everything is on fire]])
* IncendiaryExponent - The sharks and bears are on fire, and the Mockingbird is on "cold fire".
* InstantAwesomeJustAddNinja
* [[spoiler:KillEmAll]] - Surprising, no?

* LaserBlade - The pirates' laser swords with guns on them. The mockingbird can shoot [[StarWars lightsabers]] out of its mouth.

* LensFlare - The flying pirate ship has a lens flare and motion blur, which is [[LampshadeHanging mentioned]] by the narrator.
* MadeOfIron - The pirates can survive [[ItsRainingMen falling a million feet to the ground below]], because they're pirates.
* MagicalNegro - The mysterious slave woman.
* {{Ninja}}
* NinjaPirateZombieRobot - Quite possibly [[UpToEleven one of the most over-the-top examples ever made]].
* OminousFloatingCastle - Which doubles as a time machine.
* OurPresidentsAreDifferent - They're actually ninjas who transformed themselves into presidents. Wait, not presidents, I meant volcanoes.
* {{Pirate}}
* [[spoiler:PyrrhicVictory - The mockingbirds are apparently defeated, but almost everyone dies.]]
* RoboticReveal - Scout is actually a robot guy.
* RuleOfCool
* RuleOfFunny
* SkyPirate - Boo Radley and his crew.
* SmokeShield - Not only was the mockingbird unharmed, it had grown another head, which was even bigger-looking.
* SoBadItsGood - [[InvokedTrope Intentionally]].
* SoundInSpace - But they really didn't care at that point.
* [[spoiler:SpacePirates - The pirates go into space for the final battle]].
* StuffBlowingUp

* TimeTravel
* TimeSkip - There is a nine year time skip during the ninja vs. pirate battle.
* TropeCodifier - Given how old the short is, it could probably be this for NinjaPirateZombieRobot.
* VisualPun - Dill is played by a pickle.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting - The ninjas transform into dinosaurs, fireballs, volcanoes, and [[OurPresidentsAreDifferent presidents]].
* YouFailLinguisticsForever - The book "How to kill a Mockingbird" is written in "African".

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation - [[{{In-universe}} And]] ''how''.

"[[http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/mockingbird How To Kill A Mockingbird]]" is a 12 minute-long Flash movie made by Anthony Scodary and Nico Benitez. It centers on a book report of ''ToKillAMockingbird'' made by a little boy who didn't read the entire book, leading to CrazyAwesome results.

* BatmanCanBreathInSpace: Everybody, for the (final) ultimate climactic battle

* ImperialChina

* EverythingsWorseWithBears - Bears that are on ''[[IncendiaryExponent fire]]''.
* EverythingsEvenWorseWithSharks / FlyingSeafoodSpecial - The pirates ride on the backs of flying sharks.
** That are on fire.

"[[http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/mockingbird How To Kill A Mockingbird]]" is a 12 minute-long Flash movie made by Anthony Scodary and Nico Benitez. It centers on a book report of ''ToKillAMockingbird'' made by a little boy who DidNotDoTheResearch, leading to CrazyAwesome results.

* DidNotDoTheResearch - In multiple ways. Intentionally. The kid writing it only read the first chapter.