Beam Me Up Scotty / Webcomics

• The famous line from The Adventures of Dr. McNinja, "They can't grab me if I'm on fire," is meant to refer to ninjas, so it is commonly quoted as "Ninjas can't grab me if I'm on fire," which does make a little sense. "Ninjas can't catch me" is also a very common permuation of the line.
• Lampshaded in this Doghouse comic.
• Get Schooled: A lot of fans believe Hwajin Na is the son and older brother of President Gangseok and Gayoon Choi respectively, but that is far from the truth.
  • In chapter 7, Hwajin greets Gangseok as “dad” but the latter’s immediate response? Shoot a Death Glare and kick Hwajin away from him, angrily shouting at him, “Who you calling dad?! You dumbass!” If you think about it, if your own child addressed you as mom or dad, you wouldn’t kick them away while calling them a dumbass, would you? Not to mention that both parties have completely different surnames. The same chapter also states their visiting Gayoon’s grave, and Hwajin addresses Gangseok as her father. Keep in mind that in many Asian cultures, it’s expected to address your spouse’s parents not by their first name, but as your own parents; it also applies if you’re engaged to wed. It’s not entirely stated what the exact relationship of Hwajin Na and Gayoon Choi. The season 1 finale finally clears up any loose ends. Gayoon’s killer has been trying to track down the identity of her fiancé while behind bars. His underlings just so happens to find out who he is… and it’s Hwajin. So yeah, in the end Hwajin has no blood ties to the Choi family.
• There's quite a lot of this in the Homestuck fandom.
  • Although Karkat cusses perhaps the most out any Homestuck character, his use of the term "fuckass" is wildly exaggerated by fans unable to duplicate the more florid profanity he favours in story.
    • Karkat has only said "fuckass" once within Homestuck. Jade, who doesn't swear very often, has said "fuckass" more than Karkat did (twice, due to Karkat's influence causing her to swear more often). John said "fuckass" once, referencing Sweet Bro and Hella Jeff, and nobody else in Homestuck has said "fuckass".
  • Use of the SBaHJ-isms "jegus" and "gog" by any character is through the roof, despite being respectively used sparingly and only twice in canon.
  • Sweet Bro and Hella Jeff itself isn't immune - its most famous lines, those of the stairs comic, are frequently mishandled in quotation. Frequently, a "the" or "them" is added to "I WARNED YOU ABOUT STAIRS BRO!!!!", and the "bro" is muddled with the similar terms "dog" and "man" also used in it. It's actually pretty rare to see it (or anything else from SBaHJ) quoted accurately. Especially amusing given that SBaHJ is the epitome of Stylistic Suck.
  • One of the more memetic terms from the comic is "BLUH BLUH HUGE BITCH", which is usually directed as Vriska. Thing is, the comic actually writes it as "HUGE BITCH BLUH BLUH", but you'd be hard pressed to see it quoted that way. Also, while Vriska probably deserves the appellation more, it was originally in reference to Snowman. Its association with Vriska was a reference to that.
  • Kanaya never said "Im Sorry I Thought That Was Obvious." The actual line is just "Sorry I Thought That Was Obvious." A minor difference, yes, but a very consistently rendered one.
  • Eridan has actually never said "Nyeh!" in canon. It originated in an OctoPimp video (Thrown in because he couldn't think of anything better), and now you can frequently find fanart of him saying that.
    • This was referenced in the comic when Cronus, a parody of Eridan's inaccurate fandom portrayals, actually said "Nyeh".
  • Gamzee never propositioned Tavros for "sloppy makeouts." The actual line is "We could split a tin of the pimpest sneeze I have, baked up all special just for you. And then maybe make out a little." (Gamzee does, however, later use the phrase "sloppy makeouts", but it was written on a note and not directed at Tavros.)
  • In-Universe, there is a Running Gag where characters attribute quotes from plays and poems to completely different famous figures, all while insisting that the quote is completely accurate. It starts with Mark Twain writing Timon of Athens, and escalates to John Keats singing "Drop It Like It's Hot".
  • Nepeta, despite being associated with the term, has never called Karkat "Karkitty." She has, however, called him "Karcat."
  • People have often referred to the scene where Rose goes grimdark as "Rose: Go grimdark." The actual command used is "Rose: Go dark," the misquote likely having come from a line on the next page that says "You have officially gone grimdark."
• Nuzlocke Comics:
  • Nuzlocke's catchphrase is often quoted as "Everything happens for a reason" or "It's all happening for a reason." The actual line is "I believe this is all happening for a reason." He says a few variations of it later, neither of which match those two.
  • The series itself was never originally called Nuzlocke either, Nuzlocke is a recurring character and the forum username of the person who posted the comics. The actual name of the series is Pokemon: Hard Mode. Nuzlocke only became the widely-accepted name of the Self-Imposed Challenge it inspired via this trope.
• A widely spread series of images from Tails Gets Trolled features Shadow being freed from "TIME PRISON" and discussing how he passed the time there by breaking and unbreaking every bone in his body, to the point he can no longer feel pain. While this is very much in line with some of the comic's more bizarre turns, it never actually happens - the pages shown consist of several unrelated panels from Chapters 1 and 2, all of which had different dialogue originally.

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