Line #10 SugarWiki/MysteryKids


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:All tuckered out after spending an entire night hunting mysteries...]]
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4	Once upon a time, there were four different pairs of children who all had an interest in the supernatural. One was a set of twins who investigated mysteries in a small Oregon town. One was a girl and her friend who had defeated a witch known as the Beldam. One was a young boy who could communicate with spirits and his best friend. And one was a couple, both possessing psychic powers and working at an organization for those with them.
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6	If these groups were ever to meet, it would be the start of something beautiful. Unfortunately, they all lived in separate universes.
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8	Until the Internet got ahold of them...
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10	Similar to ''Fanfic/RiseOfTheBraveTangledDragons'', this is the result of FriendlyFandoms going to the next logical step and becoming its own fandom. A crossover between ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Coraline}}'', ''WesternAnimation/ParaNorman'', and ''VideoGame/{{Psychonauts}}'', it gained popularity in 2013 with the release of a 45-minute fanmade animatic and maintains a fanbase to this day.
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12	The "official" Website/DeviantART club can be found [[https://mystery-kids-club.deviantart.com/ here]], while the animatic can be found [[https://youtu.be/zgAwamjVtzQ here]], and the opening sequence can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlMgZ--dinA here]]. A sequel to the animatic was in production, but it's since been canceled; however a new project, "Mystery Kids and the Nightmare Mirror", has begun, featuring several people who worked on the first episode as well as several new faces. The official Tumblr is [[http://mkandthenightmaremirror.tumblr.com/ here]].
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14	!!Tropes relating to the fanbase as a whole include:
15	* ActionGirl: Coraline definitely fits this trope to a T, and Mabel and Lili qualify as well.
16	* BadassAdorable: The entire group can count as this, but Mabel especially.
17	* BlackAndNerdy: Wybie is usually characterized as this with a dash of {{Cloudcuckoolander}}.
18	* SixthRanger: Sometimes fans will add characters from another property to the crossover, such as Zim and Dib from ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'', Danny from ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'', or Wirt and Greg from ''WesternAnimation/OverTheGardenWall''.
19	** Occasionally, Aggie will be added as an additional member.
20	* TokenSuper: Norman [[ISeeDeadPeople can see ghosts]], Aggie ''is'' a ghost, and Lili and Raz are PsychicChildren, while Coraline, Wybie, Dipper, Mabel and Neil are just normal human children.
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22	!!Tropes relating to the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgAwamjVtzQ first episode]] include:
23	* AdaptationPersonalityChange: Raz's personality has changed noticeably since ''VideoGame/{{Psychonauts}}'', making him more cocky, arrogant, and argumentative. According to Lili, this has been happening ever since he became a Psychonaut, implying that it went to his head.
24	* ArtShift: As it is a massive project involving multiple artists, the animatic goes through multiple shifts in style.
25	* BerserkButton: Do ''not'' insult Raz in-front of Lili. Or call her "Lil."
26	* BigBad: Dr. Loboto.
27	* BigDamnHeroes: Raz arrives just in time to save everyone else from Dr. Loboto.
28	* TheCameo:
29	** [[WesternAnimation/InvaderZim Dib]] cameos as a ghost haunting a closet in the Mystery Shack.
30	** When looking for Loboto, Norman asks [[WesternAnimation/DudeThatsMyGhost Billy Joe Cobra]] if he's seen him.
31	* DullSurprise: Because most if not all the voice actors involved in the short were amateurs at the time, a lot of the voice acting is pretty deadpan.
32	* GenreSavvy: After the car they're in breaks down near Gravity Falls, Coraline assumes that they've become psycho bait. Thing is, she didn't expect to be ''right.''
33	* GilliganCut: Coraline wonders how Norman's dad is doing in his search for a mechanic. Cut to him losing his patience with Lazy Susan.
34	* TheLeader: Coraline and Raz make the decision to co-lead the team.
35	* LeeroyJenkins: Raz has this attitude to some extent.
36	* LetMeAtHim: When Coraline insults Raz, Lili tries to initiate a CatFight with her, only getting stopped by Raz and Wybie.
37	* LockAndLoadMontage: Invoked by Mabel, who starts up an "80's montage" while the team is preparing to face Loboto.
38	* NoodleIncident:
39	** Apparently Dipper and Mabel took part in an 80's montage sometime in the previous week.
40	** [[WesternAnimation/InvaderZim Dib's]] ghost is in the Mystery Shack, as Norman discovers. How he died and got there is a mystery (though the thing lodged in his forehead might have something to do with it).
41	* OfficialCouple: Raz and Lili.
42	* PrecisionFStrike: Raz calls Coraline "badass" near the end.
43	* PuppyDogEyes: Coraline uses these to get Wybie to explore Gravity Falls with her.
44	* RaceLift: Wybie is notably more dark-skinned here than he was in the movie.
45	* ShipTease: Plenty of it between Coraline and Wybie.
46	* ShoutOut: "[[Music/{{Styx}} Domo arigato, Dr. Loboto]]!"
47	* TheStinger: There's a clip after the credits in which Lili uses her mind-reading powers to [[PowerPerversionPotential thoroughly embarrass Coraline, Dipper, and Mabel.]]
48	* ThisIsADrill: Dr Loboto has one. He uses it to try and give Dipper and Mabel a root canal.
49	* TitleDrop: "How about...the Mystery Kids?"
50	* TraumaButton: A literal one; when Mabel sticks buttons in her eyes to imitate Dr. Loboto, Coraline has a panic attack.
51	* UnusuallyUninterestingSight:
52	** Before he threatens them with a drill, Dipper and Mabel treat Dr. Loboto as just another customer (albeit they ''are'' quick to be suspicious of him). Considering [[QuirkyTown where they live]], it's somewhat justified.
53	** The fact that Raz and Lili having psychic powers doesn't warrant much of a reaction from the others either. Then again, this is set after each character's own canon adventure, so odds are they've SeenItAll.
54	* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: Ho boy, Lili.
55	* WhatTheHellHero: Lili calls Raz out on his behavior towards the others.
56	* YouMeddlingKids: Loboto gives this line.
57	--> '''Dr. Loboto''': Meddling kids and their [[ItMakesSenseInContext disregard for free healthcare!]]
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59	!!Tropes relating to "Nightmare Mirror" include:
60	* BigBad: Gideon might be this. The Beldam might be involved as well, though all we know so far is that someone auditioned for her.
61	* CurbStompBattle: It's implied that the first battle between Gideon and the Psychonauts will be this from the summary.
62	* FastballSpecial: One of the pieces of concept art released shows Mabel being launched telekinetically by either Raz or Lili.

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