Favorite blue comic relief character with a lot of trauma poll
Sokka (ATLA)
Jay Walker (LEGO Ninjago)
Lance (Voltron)
Dewey Duck (Ducktales)
Sonic The Hedgehog
Gus Porter (The Owl House)
Sans (Undertale)
Rayla (The Dragon Prince)
Yusuke Kitagawa (Persona 5)
Leonardo (Rise of the TMNT)
Lapis Lazuli (Steven Universe)
K.O. (OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes)
Voting ended onMar 27, 2024
Tis a niche of its own
Sorry there is only two female characters, I kinda pulled these off the top of my head and probably missed a ton of other candidates. Reblog with an addition if you have one!
Edit: I forgot to make this poll a week long! Once this poll ends I'll remake it with new additions depending on the results (the characters with the fewest results will be replaced with suggested characters from the notes so be sure to suggest some!) in the meantime tho plz reblog to increase sample size
This follows my own definition of what "Comic Relief" means: A character that is used as a conduit for comedy in a piece of media
Through character studies I have determined that there are 5 types of comic relief: the Character Relief, the Audience Relief, the Tone Shifter, the Butt of the Joke, and the Slapstick. Characters that identify as "Comic Relief" usually fall into one or more of these categories
Further explanation under the cut
The Character Relief refers to a character who actively makes jokes to be funny in-universe through conscious humor. Examples from this poll would be Sans and Rayla, who go out of their way to make their friends laugh
The Audience Relief refers to a character who makes the audience laugh regardless of their impact on the story. Examples from this poll would be Lapis and Gus, who are often involved in comedic bits meant for audience entertainment that aren't acknowledged by the narrative as anything unprecedented
The Tone Shifter refers to a character who makes jokes to relieve tension and shift the tone of a scene, either consciously or unconsciously. Examples from this poll would be Jay and Leo, as they both consciously make jokes about grim situations to help their friends or family feel better. Additionally, Jay would do this unconsciously before his trauma made him start doing it on purpose
The Butt of the Joke refers to a character who is made fun of by other characters in-universe, whether endearingly or not. Examples from this poll would be Dewey and Lance, who are often met with insults whenever they do something wrong or silly. The insults are usually meant to be endearing and comedic, but they can still feed into the character's possible inferiority complex. This also applies whenever a villain hits them with a sick burn*
The Slapstick refers to a character who is made fun of by the narrative and the audience like a punching bag. Examples from this poll would be Sokka and Yusuke, who are sometimes put in troubling and awkward situations as a gag for the audience's entertainment alone. These gags are not fun for the characters yet delightful to watch
Most comic relief characters can be characterized as multiples of these. For example, Jar-Jar from Star Wars is both Slapstick and Audience Relief, and even if you don't find his jokes funny that doesn't change the fact that they were written with your entertainment in mind
If you're curious how a "The Narrative's Favorite (derogatory)" character would fit into this chart, they're likely both a Butt of the Joke and a Slapstick character, making their life absolute hell. To be honest, MK from Monkie Kid is an example of a character who fits all 5 categories, but he isn't blue so he isn't in this poll
*Ok if you've ever seen Phineas and Ferb Mission Marvel let me just say MODOK is a total Butt of the Joke and my favorite line in that special is when a TV announcer calls him a "Giant Chicken Egg with a Face" and I just had to mention that omg
there are so many pessimists on PJO Tumblr rn that I'm genuinely beginning to wish I hadn't bothered to make a Tumblr. The season isn't even finished, and people already seem to think that the changes throughout it have changed the story entirely.
Half the people I see complaining about the changes wanted a 100% accurate adaption with no changes whatsoever, and that's just boring.
And then a part of the people complaining seem to have wanted it to fail from the start. Why can't we just be happy that we have an adaption that keeps the same plot, the same story, the same message? yes, there are minor changes, but the plot has been the same consistently.
Rick Riordan himself greenlit all the changes, so I don't get why people are bitching. Most of the reader fans (that i've seen) are on the older side, and srsly, we need to start acting like it. It's a television show. Please. Just enjoy it, oh my goodness.
In my head Keith pulled up snatched him up and let him like do chaotic stuff in space and he occasionally goes to his little space farm to say hi to his family but he is mostly with Keith in SPACE.
And if they like kiss on the mouth then that’s like another plot point but 🥰
sorry yeah we queer coded your boyfriend. he’s arguing with his brash and emotionally reserved rival over something trivial for comedic effect. they have a special, vaguely suggestive bond that sets them apart. hm? oh uhh. yes they are blue and red
Hello Newsies Tumblr! Here I am, once again, with more LEGO Newsies! Firstly, I think I'm going to be calling it formally "Newsies: The LEGO Stop Motion Musical" because I think it's cute and gets the point across. Secondly, here's a part of Santa Fe because @yepthisiskay ask for some LEGO Jeremy Jordan and I must deliver what the people want. Please enjoy!
Are you planning on making other shows after digital circus
I'd like to, but I think I'm forever sworn off bright colorful characters, because I never want to experience this level of popularity among young children ever again.
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