History Webcomic / Level30Psychiatry

Updates Sundays, [[ScheduleSlip usually.]] Late updates tend to be accompanied with "apology sprite comics" featuring author avatars of the creators.

* [[AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal Accessory Wearing Pokemon]]: Chansey and Audino wear nurse's hats, and Gardevoir's alter-ego wears glasses. Audino also wears a night cap and a ribbon at various points, both in hospital colors.

* AltText

-->'''Gardevoir''': ''Do you even know what to do when you defeat [Mario]?''
-->'''Bowser''': ''No...''
* AprilFoolsDay: Usually celebrated with a silly comic or joke. In 2013, SelfDemonstrating/{{Deadpool}} [[http://lvl30psy.thecomicseries.com/comics/57/ took a visit to the hospital.]] In 2014, [[NoodleIncident the April Fool's comic was removed after much controversy]] [[NoodleImplements (and 5 banned Kotaku members).]] In 2015, the authors [[CerebusSyndrome "ran out of funny"]] and ran [[http://lvl30psy.thecomicseries.com/comics/147 a comic with tons of melodramatic cliches]] instead.

* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Events recalled by Kratos are tearing out a cyclops's eye, throwing himself off a cliff and VideoGame/PlayStationAllStarsBattleRoyale not meeting sales expectations.

** Brawl in the Tribute, a tribute to ''Webcomic/BrawlInTheFamily'', done in the style its early comics.

--> '''Gardevoir''': [[FreudWasRight Freud would've had a field day]] [[IncestSubtext with this family.]]

--> ''[[http://lvl30psy.thecomicseries.com/comics/pl/212972 "If [Audino] was in my home genre of horror she would be the first to die after the ethnic minorities."]]''

* BoundAndGagged: Sakura has to pull this to get Dan into the office.

* ButNowIMustGo: Backstory example. [[DissidiaFinalFantasy The Warrior of Light]] left the team for unspecified reasons and White Mage tries to send him a letter, hampered by the fact [[FeaturelessProtagonist she doesn't know his name.]]

* CallBack: The comic introducing [[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue Nurse Chansey]] is called "To ER is Human..." The comic introducing [[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite Nurse Audino]] is called "...to Forgive, Asinine".

* ContinuitySnarl: In-Universe. The Franchise/StreetFighter writer's differing views on whether or not Charlie is alive really puts the strain on Guile.

* DrunkDriver: In a flashback [[Videogame/{{Kirby}} Meta Knight]] [[http://lvl30psy.webcomic.ws/comics/113/ drives the Halberd airship straight into King Dedede's castle]] while drunkenly celebrating his Smash Bros debut.
* EveryoneHasStandards: The Space Quest Narrator and [[{{Skullgirls}} Valentine]] who had respectively reveled in and caused Roger Wilco's violent death fall silent at the sight of the [[VideoGame/SurgeonSimulator2013 Surgeon Simulator]] protagonist's carnage.

* FreudianCouch: Gardevoir orders them in bulk because the things get destroyed so often that there's a running out-of-universe game on guessing what colour the next couch will be an how long it'll last.[[note]]For the record, the current standings are as follows: original red, 2 comics, blown up by a creeper; gold, 11 comics, crushed by Bowser; black leather, 11 comics, glitched into unusable condition by Missingno; green, 3 comics, rendered unusable by Master Belch and burned offpanel by Roger; burgundy, 4 comics, used by Peter Puppy to beat Roger over the head; blue-gray, 11 comics, dyed a permanent orange by an Inkling.[[/note]]
* FunnyBackgroundEvent: While Gardevoir and Roll discuss the Xbox One Roger gets attacked by [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Morpha]] in the water cooler.

* [[TomatoInTheMirror Ken Masters in the Mirror]]: [[VideoGame/StreetFighterIV Rufus]].

* LiteralMinded: [[{{Portal}} GLaDOS]] takes idioms as serious scientific questions, conducting ridiculous experiments including seeing how many angels can dance on a pinhead or tracking bears to see if they crap in the woods.

* MotorMouth: [[VideoGame/Left4Dead Ellis]], to the point that Gardevoir charges an extra $30 an hour for him.
** The exception being when he finds [[{{Rule34}} questionable pictures]] of himself.

* MythologyGag: Roll being in charge of the hospital is a reference to the instruction manual of VideoGame/TatsunokoVsCapcom which stated Roll's dream was to one day open a hospital.

* NonSequiturThud: Black Mage sings ''TheBalladOfBilboBaggins'' while full of tranquilizers.

* ParentalFavoritism: Not literally but Chansey accuses Roll of this when Gardevoir got a better sweater than her.
--> '''Chansey:''' Well, I guess we know who mom's favorite is.

--> "Apparently, hallucinations have the same color palette as third person shooters."
* RespawningEnemies: The explanation for [[VideoGame/{{Kirby}} Waddle Dee's]] UnexplainedRecovery.
* RobotGirl: [[VideoGame/MegaMan Roll]], and she's a RidiculouslyHumanRobot to boot.

* RocketJump: [[http://lvl30psy.thecomicseries.com/comics/pl/185079 Unfortunately for the]] [[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 Soldier]], [[RealityEnsues Reality Ensued]].
--> '''Gardevoir''': [[StatingTheSimpleSolution Why didn't you just use the stairs?]]
--> '''Soldier''': The what now?
* SarcasmFailure: While the [[LemonyNarrator Narrator]] from the VideoGame/SpaceQuest series usually has a sarcastic reply to everything that comes up, even in the bizarre universe of Level30Psychiatry, when Nigel from SurgeonSimulator2013 tries to [[http://lvl30psy.thecomicseries.com/comics/129 give Roger]] a heart transplant (an effort involving [[NoodleImplements a hammer, then when he drops it, a fire extinguisher, and a piece of broken glass]]), even he is stumped and outright admits that he's "got nothing to say".

--> ''"If you think you've seen it all, you've underestimated people's ability to find new ways to hurt themselves."''

* SpeciesSurname: Dr. Gardevoir appears to be this, under typical naming conventions.
** LastNameBasis: If this is the case.
** Gardevoir's last name was once considered to be Sirknight, which is Gardevoir's name in Japan.

* {{Squee}}: Roll's reaction to learning that her brother Mega Man is in VideoGame/SuperSmashBros, much to [[VideoGame/AnimalCrossing the Villager's]] annoyance.

--> '''Luigi:''' ''(Holding Mario [[VideoGame/SuperMarioRPG who has been turned into a scarecrow]])'' My brother was-a struck by the trippiest status condition in the world!
--> '''[[Videogame/KidIcarus Eggplant Pit]]:''' I respectfully refute your claim.

--> ''Black Mesa is going to receive another strongly worded letter about this.''
* [[TalkingAnimal Talking Pokémon]]: Dr. Gardevoir.
* TalkingToThemself: Gardevoir.
* TimePolice: Taking his original role to the logical extreme, [[VideoGame/AnimalCrossing Mr. Resseti.]]

* TheyKilledKennyAgain: Take Wilco's penchant for getting killed, add some [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros 1-up mushrooms]] and you've got this trope.
--> '''Gardevoir:''' The worst part is, when Roger comes back to life, he'll have to mop up his own shredded remains.
** This trope doesn't quite sink in well with [[VideoGame/TraumaCenter Dr. Stiles]], [[FinalDeath naturally.]]

* WaxingLyrical: [[http://lvl30psy.thecomicseries.com/comics/39/ It turns out Tail's theme from Sonic Adventure was a pretty accurate psychiatric assessment.]]
* WhamLine: [[spoiler:This is the [[http://lvl30psy.thecomicseries.com/comics/143/ Mega Man ''Memorial'' Hospital]]. Mega Man died before the start of the webcomic and couldn't be brought back.]]

--> ''It involved a child being stalked by his mother’s killer before the kid gets tired of running and talks his friends into a plot to drown him.''

--> '''Gardevoir:''' ''What is this, Vaudeville?''

* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: [invoked] Gardevoir sees a much darker side to ''[[WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTime]]'' than most.

The titular practice is run by Dr. Gardevoir, a [[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Gardevoir]] who has somehow ''"broken through the'' ''[[PokemonSpeak language barrier"]]'' to help those who have lost their minds (or never had them in the first place) to reintegrate into society. Other main characters include [[VideoGame/MegaMan Roll]], the head of the MM Memorial Hospital and Gardevoir's friend, [[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue Head Nurse Chansey]], who has to deal with the physical problems, [[VideoGame/SpaceQuest former galactic hero and current bumbling janitor Roger Wilco]] and airheaded Trainee Nurse [[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite Audino]].

* EveryoneHasStandards: The Space Quest Narrator and [[{{Skullgirls}} Valentine]] who had respectively reveled in and caused Roger Wilco's violent death fall silent at the sight of the SurgeonSimulator2013 protagonist's carnage.

* EveryoneHasStandards: The Space Quest Narrator and [[{{Skullgirls}} Valentine]] who had respectively reveled in and caused Roger Wilco's violent death fall silent at the sight of the SurgeonSimulator protagonist's carnage.

* YeOldeButcheredeEnglishe: Gallade's attempt to woo Gardevoir consists of mangled flowery langauage. She is less than impressed.

* ArtShift: It's bound to happen with three rotating artists, but special cases are:

** Brawl in the Tribute, a tribute to Webcomic/BrawlInTheFamily, done in the style of early ones.

* WhamLine: [[spoiler:This is the [[http://lvl30psy.thecomicseries.com/comics/143/ Mega Man ''Memorial'' Hospital. Mega Man died before the start of the webcomic and couldn't be brought back.]]

* WhamLine: [[spoiler:This is the Mega Man ''Memorial'' Hospital. Mega Man died before the start of the webcomic and couldn't be brought back.]]

* WhamLine: [[spoiler:This is the Mega Man 'Memorial' Hospital. Mega Man died before the start of the webcomic and couldn't be brought back.]]

* CentipedesDilemma: [[http://lvl30psy.thecomicseries.com/comics/115 The Scoliopede's Dilema]] (sic), where Audino questions Gardevoir's ability to stand on such small feet.

* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: Events recalled by Kratos are tearing out a cyclops's eye, throwing himself off a cliff and PlayStationAllStarsBattleRoyale not meeting sales expectations.

* PaintingTheMedium: In the ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}} parody, Gardevoir's speech is in Peanuts font.

--> ''Well I guess we know who mom's favorite is.''

* ArtShift: It's bound to happen with three rotating artists, but one example is Child of Plight, drawn to resemble [[VideoGame/ChildOfLight its namesake.]]

* LiteralMinded: [[{{Portal GLaDOS]] takes idioms as serious scientific questions, conducting ridiculous experiments including seeing how many angels can dance on a pinhead or tracking bears to see if they crap in the woods.

The titular practice is run by Dr. Gardevoir, a [[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Gardevoir]] who has somehow ''"broken through the language barrier"'' to help those who have lost their minds (or never had them in the first place) to reintegrate into society. Other main characters include [[VideoGame/MegaMan Roll]], the head of the MM Memorial Hospital and Gardevoir's friend, [[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue Head Nurse Chansey]], who has to deal with the physical problems, [[VideoGame/SpaceQuest former galactic hero and current bumbling janitor Roger Wilco]] and airheaded Trainee Nurse [[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite Audino]].

** Gardevoir, meanwhile, sings the theme to the ''Anime/{{Pokémon}}: Black and White'' anime after tumbling over.

* RoboticReminder: Roll recharges with a power cord attached to her neck and her eyes glow in the dark. She also performs a Blue Screen of Death upon seeing {{Rule34}} and attempts to hard reset herself with a magnet.

* ButtMonkey: [[VideoGame/SpaceQuest Roger Wilco]]. In only his second appearance he is killed by a Witch. Gardevoir's lines indicate it's [[EverythingTryingToKillYou not the first time this sort of thing has happened,]] and he this is proven as he is repeatedly maimed and mocked.

* The exception being when he finds [[Rule34 questionable pictures]] of himself.

** Gardevoir, meanwhile, sings the theme to the ''[[Anime/Pokémon]]: Black and White'' anime after tumbling over.

* RoboticReminder: Roll recharges with a power cord attached to her neck and her eyes glow in the dark. She also performs a Blue Screen of Death upon seeing Rule34 and attempts to hard reset herself with a magnet.

* SplitPersonality: Gardevoir has one in a mini-arc, Another Side. It seems the other side of her personality, Glasses Gardevoir, is an embodiment of her more collected and "want to be a better doctor" side, as she is always level-headed and examining Gardevoir's problems. Gardevoir is the only one who can see or hear her.

* Dawn of Misunderstanding: A Pokemon trainer who was unaware of the Crossing-over arrives in Light City, along with her flirtatious Gallade.

Updates Friday/Saturday. Late updates are accompanied with "apology sprite comics" featuring author avatars of the creators.

* [[AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal Accessory Wearing Pokemon]]: Chansey and Audino wear Nurse's hats when on the job and Audino wears a night cap to go to sleep.

* AllPsychologyIsFreudian: Discussed. Gardevoir mentions that Freud's theories are outdated but since they're well know they end up being what most game characters are based on, meaning she has to resort to them.

* ArtEvolution: Due to increasing personnel added to the comic the style has changed a lot in the first 10 installments. For comparison [[http://lvl30psy.thecomicseries.com/files/extras/gardevoir_0015.png here's the comic when done by Guybrush20X6 in pencil]], [[http://lvl30psy.thecomicseries.com/comics/pl/177841 when done by GigaNerd17 on the lineart, text and coloring]] and [[http://lvl30psy.thecomicseries.com/comics/pl/185079 with GigaNerd on the lineart, TheMightyBox doing the colouring and Guybrush20X6 on the text.]]
** And now the line art is all done with a tablet.

* ButtMonkey: [[VideoGame/SpaceQuest Roger Wilco]]. In his second appearance he is killed by a Witch. Gardevoir's lines indicate it's [[EverythingTryingToKillYou not the first time this sort of thing has happened.]]

* HighPressureBlood: [[VideoGame/SpaceQuest Roger]] [[ButtMonkey Wilco]], after the aforementioned death.
* HoldYourHippogriffs: "Can't look a gift-Rapidash in the mouth."
* HomemadeSweaterFromHell: Averted and Played Straight. Roll makes very nice and tasteful winter sweaters but while she puts the extra effort into Gardevoir's one, the egg shaped Chansey gets a very ill-fitting sweater.

* InteractiveNarrator: Like in Space Quest, Roger Wilco's narrator is this but it goes to the point where he has a conversation with Chansey.

--> [[spoiler:'''Glasses Gardevoir''']]: Has that cliff jumping question ever worked?

* OhMyGods: Gardevious swears on Arceus' name.

* PokemonSpeak: Averted by Gardevoir who speaks plain English and played straight, though translated, by every other Pokémon.

* RoboticReminder: Roll recharges with a power cord attached to her neck and her eyes glow in the dark.

** Gardevoir's last name was [[WhatCouldHaveBeen once considered to be Sirknight,]] which is Gardevoir's name in Japan.

* {{Squee}}: Roll's reaction to learning that her brother Mega Man is in SuperSmashBros.

* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Green Hair]]: Mocked by the [[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 Scout]], taking no notice of [[RummageSaleReject his tower of ludicrous hats]].