History Webcomic / AnsemRetort

* DuelingShows: InUniverse example: Season 8 begins with [[spoiler:Ansem Retort competing with the new reality show [[TheWorldEndsWithYou Shibuya]] [[JerseyShore Shore]]]]. Judging by [[http://www.ansemretort.org/ansemretort/index.html?comic=667 this strip]], it seems to be an uphill battle for AR.

--> TVTropes was actually right about something!

** To webcomics ''Webcomic/DominicDeegan'', ''SomethingPositive'', and ''BlueAndBlond'' on the subject of [[http://www.ansemretort.org/ansemretort/index.html?comic=438 cute animal mascots]].

* {{Flanderization}}: Pretty much the entire cast went through this. Sora and Zexion are probably the best examples, as Sora used to be just somewhat stupid and merely had amnesia before becoming completely retarded with short-term, long-term, and short-term memory loss, whereas Zexion was just one {{Jerkass}} in a cast full of them before becoming the absolute king of all jerkasses.

[[caption-width-right:198:[[EstablishingSeriesMoment The first strip.]] It pretty much goes downhill from here.]]

->''Ansem Retort: Combining comedy and cancer into a delicious fruity mix.''

'''Warning''': ''Ansem Retort'' may be considered offensive to Buddhists, orphans, homeless, fat people, [[BigApplesauce New Yorkers]], midgets, anyone affiliated with RealityTV, Oprah, Dr. Phil, Muslims, Catholics, Mexicans, Dick Cheney, the Republican party, the Green party, the Democratic party, {{God}}, {{Yaoi Fangirl}}s, the 1927 New York Yankees, the Special Olympics, the Jewish, [[Franchise/StarWars Sith]] [[EvenEvilHasStandards Lords]], [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs Jewish Sith Lords]], British royalty, the US military, Jesus, Jimmy Carter, Santa Claus, the victims of Hurricane Katrina, Walt Disney, the population of Florida, the country of Tibet, Keanu Reeves, fans of the movie ''HighSchoolMusical 2'', ComicBook/IronMan, Music/OzzyOsbourne, children whose parents are divorced, New Jersey, the Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network, gays, pro-life supporters, and pretty much anybody who '''can''' be offended...[[MyFriendsAndZoidberg Oh, and Canada.]]

* TheScrappy: In-universe, the substitute cast except for Red XIII. Ansem certainly didn't like them, anyway.

** When asked [[spoiler:[[http://www.formspring.me/SpriteDuke/q/229635426040686753 whether Marluxia can now turn into a dragon at will]]]], Duke's reply invoked this trope.

-->'''Sora:''' Please don't kill me, skank version of JackieChan!

** [[http://www.ansemretort.org/ansemretort/index.html?comic=327 Also, to]] ''BadDudes''.

* AbortedArc: The whole Roxas trapped in Sora's brain arc with [=DiZ=] and Deus. According to Duke, he has no plans of starting it up again.
** On the other hand, [=DiZ=] just made his first appearance since the storyline was scrapped...

** And ''Ansem Retort's'' also crossed over with some comic this troper can't remember, when Riku summoned a ghost to try to fix a betting pool, and with AR's affiliate ''Easy Skankin'', though this tends to be more of a fourth wall breaking as the conversations are between Duke and Dingy, the AuthorAvatar for ''Easy Skankin''.

-->"We'll die, and then come back as the Ghostbusters. And then we'll play soccer!"

-->'''Sora:''' No, I'm not trying to summon Creator/BillMurray and the other Film/{{Ghostbusters}}!

* ElectiveBrokenLanguage: Yuffie of ''WebComic/AnsemRetort'' invokes AsianSpeekeeEngrish because it makes people think that she knows martial arts.

* BestialityIsDepraved:
-->'''Sora:''' Where do mermaids come from?
-->'''[[Disney/TheLittleMermaid Ariel]]''': Well, when a man loves a dolphin more than society says he should...
** Also [[http://www.ansemretort.org/ansemretort/index.html?comic=393 This.]] Then again, it's Larxene.
* BlackComedy:
** The number of strips before a burning orphanage is PlayedForLaughs? 0.
** Not to mention the 'Spock Diet' Zexion has Sora on, which consists of DEAD BABY SMOOTHIES!!!
** Goes UpToEleven when Axel feeds Sora [[spoiler: the fetus of his and Aerith's child!]]

* AntagonisticGovernor: Zexion was elected governor of Pennsylvania. So far, he's stolen tax dollars to finance his best friend's wedding (just to prove he can) and invaded New Jersey. (Granted, he's only a lesser office, not President. Yet.)
** In a more recent season, he sold New Mexico back to Mexico for the right of all US citizens to have sexy Latino names. His is Guillermo del Zexiero lo Marquis.

Yeah, [[CaptainObvious it isn't the nicest of webcomics out there]]. Read at your own risk.

** Axel and Zex believe the quickest way to time travel is getting drunk. They recruit Marluxia to drink the gay drinks, [[CaptainObvious because he's gay]].

* BlackComedyRape: [[http://ansemretort.org/ansemretort/index.html?comic=593 This is why Naminé shouldn't drink.]]

** To webcomics ''DominicDeegan'', ''SomethingPositive'', and ''BlueAndBlond'' on the subject of [[http://www.ansemretort.org/ansemretort/index.html?comic=438 cute animal mascots]].

* {{Crossover}}: Aside from the source sprites themselves being a crossover (Franchise/KingdomHearts crosses [[DisneyAnimatedCanon Disney]], Franchise/FinalFantasy, and original characters), there have also been crossover {{transplant}} characters with Franchise/ScoobyDoo, VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou, {{Sinistar}}, Franchise/StarWars, Literature/TheBible, {{VisualNovel/Phoenix Wright|AceAttorney}}, Final Fantasies [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII VII]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII VIII]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX IX]] and [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX X]], and, of course, VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII.

* DeadPresidents: So far, UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan turned into the ComicBook/IncredibleHulk to tear down the Berlin Wall, and Axel and Zexion fused into UsefulNotes/AndrewJackson.

* ThePresidents: Subverted; UsefulNotes/JimmyCarter is said to have been just a boogeyman made up to scare Republican children.

** And one time Aerith attacked an airline pilot just because the in-flight movie was ''TheDevilWearsPrada''. Axel declared it the best honeymoon ever.

''Ansem Retort'' ended in December 2012. Author Duke had previously said that there would be NoEnding, he'd just stop updating the comic when he was done with it, and that's exactly what happened.