History Webcomic / NuzlockeComics

* XCalledTheyWantTheirYBack: Ruby to Norman: "SonicTeam called, [[TakeThat they want their '''suck''' back."]]

* GoodAngelBadAngel: Ruby has these. The angel is, of course, Nuzleaf. The devil is [[TheRival Gary]]. He... [[ObviouslyEvil isn't very]] [[CardCarryingVillain good]] at [[TheCorrupter his job]].

* GoodAngelBadAngel: Ruby has these. The angel is, of course, [[TheObiWan Nuzleaf]]. The devil is [[TheRival Gary]]. He... [[ObviouslyEvil isn't very]] [[CardCarryingVillain good]] at [[TheCorrupter his job]].

* TheObiWan: Nuzleaf, and very briefly, Meowth.

* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: The picture for Season 2 shows [[spoiler: Nuzlocke and Mewtwo ''side by side,'' with the same [[GlowingEyesOfDoom glowing eyes]],]] even though the reader isn't supposed to make that connection until after [[spoiler: Mewtwo says [[Main/ArcWords "I believe all this is happening for a reason.]]]]

%%* ThePowerOfFriendship

* [[Main/TrailersAlwaysSpoil Archive Pictures Always Spoil]]: The picture for Season 2 shows [[spoiler: Nuzlocke and Mewtwo ''side by side,'' with the same [[Main/GlowingEyesOfDoom glowing eyes]],]] even though the reader isn't supposed to make that connection until after [[spoiler: Mewtwo says [[Main/ArcWords "I believe all this is happening for a reason.]]]]

** TheArtifact: Ruby still lacks a nose, though everyone else is now drawn with one.

* BlandNameProduct / NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: A main source of background humor is the highly creative use of this trope. Examples include: Vanniluxe Ice, Weepin Bell (Taco Bell), [[{{Film/ManOfSteel}} Mon Of Steel]], and many more.

* [[EagleLand Braviary Land]] Unova is a type 2.

* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: Season 1. Which leads to...]]
** FailureKnight

* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler: Mewtwo creating the Nuzleaf ghost for Ruby has been hinted at since the start. He is clearly only visible from Ruby's POV as shown when he question's the Nuzleaf in the first episode, showing that Ruby was talking to a empty chair, later on he ask why he can see partner's ghost without the Silph Scope which Nuzleaf dismisses as their extremely close bond making him visible, and to hammer it into the ground that there is something not right with his ghost when he's talking with Meowth's ghost in Pokemon Tower it switches to a similar point of view from the start of Fire Red. But unlike Nuzleaf, you can see Meowth's ghostly shape on the tombstone.]]

* [[spoiler: GoOutWithASmile]]: [[spoiler: Buddy, who knows he won't be able to survive the next turn, but that his death will buy Ruby time to heal.]]

* {{Grimmification}}: For Pokémon.
** DependingOnTheWriter, most of the runs really are no darker than the ''Manga/PokemonSpecial'' manga series.

* OhCrap: CRITICAL HIT!
** Self-Destruct.
** Ruby has a ''major'' OhCrap moment moments after leaving Victory Road and learning that Gary has just become the new Champion.

* PsychoticSmirk / SlasherSmile: Mewtwo

*** YEAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!

** [[spoiler: TheManBehindTheMan: Mewtwo, who seems to have created the spirit of Nuzleaf as a psychic projection.]]

* ThePowerOfFriendship

* [[ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks Throwing Your Shell Always Works]]: How Luke finishes of Lenora's Watchog.

* KnightOfCerebus: N is this in the White run. All the deaths in the team so far have been in battles with him.

* SelfImposedChallenge: The idea behind the comic.

* GoodAngelBadAngel: Ruby has these. The angel is, of course, [[TheObiWan Nuzleaf]]. The devil is [[TheRival Gary]]. He... isn't very good at [[TheCorrupter his job]].

* TheMerch: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in the comic "Nuzlocke Sells Out".

* TakeThatMe: Ruby the artist ''knows'' he tends to fall into ScheduleSlip frequently, and uses it as a joke.

* ScheduleSlip: As of this writing, there has not been an update to the comic since the beginning of April 2014. This also is not the first time that the author was unable to keep up with an update schedule that he had made for the site.

* BiggerBad: Groudon in season 1.

* BeehiveHair: The guard of Cerulean Cave. A reference to the fact that his placement in front of the cave made it look like his hair was really tall in the older games.

** Hugo the Snorlax, Keith the Hitmonlee, and the Unnamed Eevee and Ryhorn in a more humorous example as Ruby leaves them in the box and gave the Eevee away and Hugo was only used once to move some boulders. And very briefly with an unnamed Kabuto when asked about the fossil he got at Mt.Moon.

* BeingTorturedMakesYouEvil: Mewtwo, Lampshaded.

* HypocriticalHumor: Erika only collects beautiful Pokémon.

''[[http://www.nuzlocke.com/ Nuzlocke Comics]]'' is a retelling of the author's playthrough of ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}} [[VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire Ruby]]'', ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}} [[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue FireRed]]'', and ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}} [[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite White]]''. Seeking a new challenge, he decided to play the games with [[SelfImposedChallenge some additional rules]].

* First, he is only allowed to capture the first Pokémon he encounters on a route or location. If he fails to do so, tough beans.
* Second, if a Pokémon faints, it is considered [[FinalDeath "dead"]] and released (Or boxed).

Apart from the name of the comic and the nickname of the author, the original set of the rules is also known as Nuzlocke. The fans are encouraged to do the same, and the most widely accepted rules are: the original two, with the exception to the first one that if you have caught the first Pokémon you encounter on the location, you're allowed to safely ignore it, you are allowed to catch all shinies (because they are so incredibly rare you may not even see one); and last, but not least, you should nickname everything.

* CerebusSyndrome: In a series surrounded by dead pokemon, the story gets somewhat heavy in Fire Red Hard Mode: Gary was the first realized rival in story, and he verbally abused his Squirtle; A Dark Knight motif creeps up along with the Lost References; Compared to the videogames, Team Rocket and Giovanni are given more motivation than being evil for the sake of it; their goal is [[sopiler: to stop Mewtwo, who manipulated Ruby into killing the legendary birds and Mew.]]

* CerebusSyndrome: In a series surrounded by dead pokemon, the story gets somewhat heavy in Fire Red Hard Mode: Gary was the first realized rival in story, and he verbally abused his Squirtle; A Dark Knight motif creeps up along with the Lost References; Compared to the videogames, Team Rocket and Giovanni are given more motivation than being evil for the sake of it; There goal is to stop Mewtwo, who manipulated Ruby into killing the legendary birds and Mew.

* MeaningfulName: Ruberto Normanson. This is the name of the main character, ''Ruby,'' who is the ''[[PunnyName Son]]'' [[PunnyName of a guy named]] ''[[PunnyName Normon.]]''

* XCalledTheyWantTheirYBack: Ruby to Norman: "SonicTeam called, [[TakeThat they want their ''''suck'''' back."]]

* XCalledTheyWantTheirYBack: Ruby to Norman: "SonicTeam called, [[TakeThat they want their '''suck''' back."]]

* XCalledTheyWantTheirYBack: Ruby to Norman: "SonicTeam called, they want their '''suck''' back."

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Part 31 reveals that [[spoiler: the Legendary Birds were keeping Mewtwo's power in check and Ruby was being manipulated by Mewtwo to kill them by talking through an illusion of his Nuzleaf.]] Also [[spoiler: Bruce's request during the fight with Gary was the reason Buddy, Doakes, and Blamo died.]] And remember [[spoiler: Team Rocket's efforts to steal and take over]]? Turns out that they were [[spoiler: researching ways of finally stopping Mewtwo before he got free]] and Ruby [[spoiler: ruined their efforts]]. Oops.

* CerebusSyndrome: A lot of runs tend to start out goofy and lighthearted, frequently with NoFourthWall, and then get darker as the plot thickens and cute fuzzy things get killed.