History Webcomic / KongTower

Other Characters include various {{Expy}} versions of Marvel and DC characters, such as the [[Franchise/{{Batman}} martial-artist billionaire-playboy]] owner of the titular tower, his various former [[ComicBook/{{Robin}} sidekicks]], and awkward waitress [[Franchise/SpiderMan with spider-powers]], as well as some more original characters, like a restauranteur and former Jetpack-wearing ScienceHero, a [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot Zombie Private Investigator]], and an inept Supervillain group attempting to infiltrate the building. The Comic makes a point of parodying, playing with and deconstructing tropes endemic to the {{Superhero}} genre, and frequently references Website/ThisVeryWiki. New pages go up every Tuesday, along with strips put up on Fridays when Superhero movies come out to parody them specifically.

* ClarkKenting: A few characters, such as Stu Sterling/Sergeant Omega. Parodied in [[http://townsendwright.com/kong-tower/kt16/ this comic]] Also used by villains, [[http://townsendwright.com/kong-tower/kt55/ with varying effectiveness]].
* CutLexLuthorACheck: {{Subverted|Trope}} [[http://townsendwright.com/kong-tower/kt69/ here]]. In the setting of the comic, it's pointed out that few {{Mad Scientist}}s are '''so''' Mad that they don't realize how "successful and ''un-punched''" their inventions could make them, resulting in there being benevolent [[WeatherControlMachine Weather control stations]], and the moon landing occurring roughly twenty years earlier than it did in the real life. It should be noted there are still [[MadScientist Mad Scientists]] who really '''are''' that Mad, there just aren't that many of them.

Oh, and everyone in the building has [[StockSuperpowersIndex superpowers]]. Or can do {{Magic}}. Or is a BadassNormal.

* AffectionateParody: Of the {{Superhero}} Genre
* AmbiguousDisorder: [[http://townsendwright.com/kong-tower/kt32/ Exposition Man/Emmerson]]. OCD was the best explanation the author could come up with for the habit of narrating.

* {{Animesque}}: The Closest thing Aya has to a Superpower, stemming from her father's power being CartoonPhysics and her mother being a {{Samurai}}

-->'''Strong Lass:''' ''[held at gunpoint]'' Heh. Word of advice when you're fighting '''me''', kid… if it can't kill an elephant… and then ''maim'' the elephant ''behind'' that elephant… ''[[GoodThingYouCanHeal [one gunshot to the chest later]]]'' '''Ya need a bigger gun.'''

* BadPowersGoodPeople: {{Lampshaded}} with Necroma and Arachne in the comic [[http://townsendwright.com/kong-tower/kt35/ "Power Alignment"]], in which the latter questions the apparent evilness of the former's {{Necromancy}}. Neuroma then points out that Arachne seems to take an odd amount of joy in using her ability to telepathically control spiders.

* CartoonPhysics: Sergeant Acme's power, apparently a function of RealityWarping. The versions of his power he passed on to his kids are…[[{{Animesque}} less]] [[MediumAwareness impressive]].

* ClarkKenting: A few characters, such as Stu Sterling/Sergeant Omega. Parodied in [[http://townsendwright.com/kong-tower/kt16/ this comic]]
** Also used by villains, [[http://townsendwright.com/kong-tower/kt55/ with varying effectiveness]].
* CutLexLuthorACheck: {{Subverted}} [[http://townsendwright.com/kong-tower/kt69/ here]]. In the setting of the comic, it's pointed out that few [[MadScientist Mad Scientists]] are '''so''' Mad that they don't realize how "successful and ''un-punched''" their inventions could make them, resulting in there being benevolent [[WeatherControlMachine Weather control stations]], and the moon landing occurring roughly twenty years earlier than it did in the real life. It should be noted there are still [[MadScientist Mad Scientists]] who really '''are''' that Mad, there just aren't that many of them.

** From the start you have [[http://townsendwright.com/kong-tower/kt1/ Sergeant Acme]] a PaletteSwap version of Superman
** The man sitting across from his is later revealed to be Sunny Wu, AKA [[http://townsendwright.com/kong-tower/kt31/ Monkey Man]] an obvious version of Franchise/{{Batman}}, complete with references in the dialogue and titles.
*** He also has a [[http://townsendwright.com/kong-tower/kt37/ couple]] [[http://townsendwright.com/kong-tower/kt54/ former]] [[{{Robin}} Robins]], er, Kiwis, who have since evolved into versions of Red Hood and… Alfred?
** [[http://townsendwright.com/kong-tower/kt13/ Arachne]] is obviously meant to be Franchise/SpiderMan, except without the webswinging, and with the addition of controlling spiders. And, you know, being a black woman.
** The Friday strips parodying movies are especially fond of these, most notably [[http://townsendwright.com/kong-tower/kt58/ this one]] which presents {{Expies}} of EVERY CHARACTER in ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar.''
*** [[http://townsendwright.com/kong-tower/kt44/ This character]] wasn't originally conceived of as a ComicBook/{{Deadpool}} {{Expy}}, but the author realized with a HealingFactor and general [[DeadpanSnarker Snarkiness]] she fit the bill well enough for the parody comic.
** [[TheXFiles Agents Muldrake and Lesky]] [[http://townsendwright.com/kong-tower/kt64/ here]]

* FreakLabAccident: {{Subverted}} with Tim's OriginStory. He describes what at first seems to be his own story of a man who, after being startled by a bright flash while stargazing, falls into an open vat of toxic waste surrounded by feral escaped lab animals. It was his uncle, who died in that accident and left Tim a PowerCrystal in his will.
** DoubleSubverted in that this is later explained to be the cause of numerous heroes' powers through the so-called "Sklodowska Reaction."
* MediumAwareness: Steve is distinctly aware of the fact that he's a character in a comic book, due likely to the fact that his parents' powers were RealityWarping CartoonPhysics and PsychicPowers. Unfortunately, this reality is terrifying to him and others interpret it as schizophrenic delusions hampering lesser versions of his parents' abilities, hence his being introduced in a mental facility.
* MostCommonSuperpower: Parodied in the third comic with April, who only looks like she has this due to the [[RequiredSecondaryPowers massive lung capacity and musculature]] she needs to [[WingedHumanoid fly]].
** PlayedStraight with [[http://townsendwright.com/kong-tower/kt51/ this]] Franchise/WonderWoman {{Expy}}.

** Mutates are commonly called "Curios," and the [[FreakLabAccident phenomenon that creates them]] is scientifically termed the "Sklodowska Reaction," which causes the "cascading cellular metamorphosis" and [[NoConservationOfEnergy "Anomalous Energy"]] which accounts for a number of Superhero's powers. College courses that teach about the reaction have to lock the doors so students don't [[TooDumbToLive run off to experiment on themselves]] before the lesson's over.

* OurZombiesAreDifferent: {{Lampshaded}} in [[http://townsendwright.com/kong-tower/kt46/ this]] comic, in which Rob Mc Cobb cites more or less every possibility listed on the page.
* PaintedTunnelRealTrain: {{Subverted}} [[http://townsendwright.com/kong-tower/kt40/ here]], in that Arachne actually slams into it. Then DoubleSubverted, [[http://townsendwright.com/kong-tower/kt41/ of course by Sergeant Acme]].

* RaygunGothic: Max's former persona, [[http://townsendwright.com/kong-tower/kt17/ The Atomicist]], a jetpack-wearing, laser wielding hero from the early age of american superheroes.

* ScienceHero: Max, aka The Atomicist in his youth.
* SuperpowerfulGenetics: A downplayed version of Type 2 with Aya and Steve, with both of them receiving what could be interpreted as lesser versions of one or both parent's powers. {{Invoked}} in [[http://townsendwright.com/kong-tower/kt13/ this]] comic with Max suggesting that Peregrine (a [[SuperSpeed speedster]] who lacks the RequiredSecondaryPowers of getting enough traction for his power to actually function) date Arachne in the hope that their offspring would receive both their power-sets. Whether this sort of thing would actually work has yet to be demonstrated.

* WebcomicTime: Taken to the extreme, with the first year's worth of strips adding up to…slightly under 24 hours in universe. {{Lampshaded}} [[http://townsendwright.com/kong-tower/kt39/ here]].
* WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway: The main cast all either failed miserably or never even tried to be actual heroes, their powers less than useful when dealing with criminals expecting the likes of [[Franchise/{{Superman}} Sergeant Omega]].
* ZombieApocalypse: {{Deconstructed}} [[http://townsendwright.com/kong-tower/kt49/ here.]]

* AnythingThatMoves: [[http://townsendwright.com/kong-tower/kt52/ April]], evidently. She does point out that she's always responsible about it.

** From the start you have [[http://townsendwright.com/kong-tower/kt1/ Sergeant Acme]] a PaletteSwap version of SuperMan

Other Characters include various {{Expy}} versions of Marvel and DC characters, such as the [[Franchise/{{Batman}} martial-artist billionaire-playboy]] owner of the titular tower, his various former [[ComicBook/{{Robin}} sidekicks]], and awkward waitress [[Franchise/SpiderMan with spider-powers]], as well as some more original characters, like a restauranteur and former Jetpack-wearing ScienceHero, a [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot Zombie Private Investigator]], and an inept Supervillain group attempting to infiltrate the building. The Comic makes a point of parodying, playing with and deconstructing tropes endemic to the {{Superhero}} genre, and frequently references Wiki/ThisVeryWiki. New pages go up every Tuesday, along with strips put up on Fridays when Superhero movies come out to parody them specifically.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Aya, [[{{Animesque}} naturally]]

Oh, and everyone in the building has [[StockSuperpowers superpowers]]. Or can do {{Magic}}. Or is a BadassNormal.

* StockSuperpowers: Frequently deconstructed or otherwise made fun of.

** PlayedStraight with [[http://townsendwright.com/kong-tower/kt51/ this]] WonderWoman {{Expy}}.

* BadassBoast: On behalf of Strong Lass
->'''Strong Lass:''' ''[held at gunpoint]'' Heh. Word of advice when you're fighting '''me''', kid… if it can't kill an elephant… and then ''maim'' the elephant ''behind'' that elephant… ''[[GoodThingYouCanHeal [one gunshot to the chest later]]]'' '''Ya need a bigger gun.'''

Other Characters include various {{Expy}} versions of Marvel and DC characters, such as the [[Franchise/{{Batman}} martial-artist billionaire-playboy]] owner of the titular tower, his various former [[{{Robin}} sidekicks]], and awkward waitress [[Franchise/SpiderMan with spider-powers]], as well as some more original characters, like a restauranteur and former Jetpack-wearing ScienceHero, a [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot Zombie Private Investigator]], and an inept Supervillain group attempting to infiltrate the building. The Comic makes a point of parodying, playing with and deconstructing tropes endemic to the {{Superhero}} genre, and frequently references Wiki/ThisVeryWiki. New pages go up every Tuesday, along with strips put up on Fridays when Superhero movies come out to parody them specifically.

* BiTheWay: April. Also presumably the three superheroes she was involved with when this was revealed.

Other Characters include various {{Expy}} versions of Marvel and DC characters, such as the [[Franchise/{{Batman}} martial-artist billionaire-playboy]] owner of the titular tower, his various former [[{{Robin}} sidekicks]], and awkward waitress [[SpiderMan with spider-powers]], as well as some more original characters, like a restauranteur and former Jetpack-wearing ScienceHero, a [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot Zombie Private Investigator]], and an inept Supervillain group attempting to infiltrate the building. The Comic makes a point of parodying, playing with and deconstructing tropes endemic to the {{Superhero}} genre, and frequently references Wiki/ThisVeryWiki. New pages go up every Tuesday, along with strips put up on Fridays when Superhero movies come out to parody them specifically.

** [[http://townsendwright.com/kong-tower/kt13/ Arachne]] is obviously meant to be SpiderMan, except without the webswinging, and with the addition of controlling spiders. And, you know, being a black woman.

*** [[http://townsendwright.com/kong-tower/kt44/ This character]] wasn't originally conceived of as a DeadPool {{Expy}}, but the author realized with a HealingFactor and general [[DeadpanSnarker Snarkiness]] she fit the bill well enough for the parody comic.

Other Characters include various {{Expy}} versions of Marvel and DC characters, such as the [[Franchise/{{Batman}} martial-artist billionaire-playboy]] owner of the titular tower, his various former [[{{Robin}} sidekicks]], and awkward waitress [[SpiderMan with spider-powers]], as well as some more original characters, like a restauranteur and former Jetpack-wearing ScienceHero, a [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot Zombie Private Investigator]], and an inept Supervillain group attempting to infiltrate the building. The Comic makes a point of parodying, playing with and deconstructing tropes endemic to the {{Superhero}} genre, and frequently references ThisVeryWiki. New pages go up every Tuesday, along with strips put up on Fridays when Superhero movies come out to parody them specifically.

* CaptainPatriotic: [[http://townsendwright.com/kong-tower/kt58/ Sergeant States]], fitting for an {{Expy}} of CaptainAmerica.

** The Friday strips parodying movies are especially fond of these, most notably [[http://townsendwright.com/kong-tower/kt58/ this one]] which presents {{Expies}} of EVERY CHARACTER in CaptainAmericaCivilWar