Monster Clown - TV Tropes? Don't we make ya laugh? Aren't we fuckin' funny? You best come up with an answer, cause I'm gonna come back here and check on you and your mama, and if you ain't got a reason why you hate clowns, I'm gonna kill your whole fuckin' family. They're supposed to make everyone laugh, especially children. This is the entire point of their existence.

A truly good clown is supposed to be a Friend to All Children. Sometimes they succeed. But for some people, clowns awaken some primal fear.

There are children who won't go near a clown without screaming. The outfit and big shoes are downright grotesque. There's something seriously wrong with a clown to some people, and this resonates deep within the part of us that still believes that there is a monster in the closet, that will get out if you don't keep the door closed. More commonly, writers tap into the fear: the Monster Clown is a classic villain.

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Expect the Monster Clown to parody humor, with classic jokes becoming deadly; acid in the plastic flowers pinned to their lapels and joy buzzers with fatal amounts of voltage, among other things. If they work in a circus, it'll be a Circus of Fear. Likewise, also expect them to crack dark jokes while killing them and laugh maniacally. Sometimes, a Monster Clown just LOOKS like a clown, and doesn't do what clowns normally do, like tell jokes or work in a circus or go to kids' parties. If there is a clown in a work that just looks like one, it's almost guaranteed that it is a Monster Clown.

Because, you know, you just don't go about dressing like a clown without doing anything clowny. And sometimes not even that stops them. Also take note that many of these clowns may or may not be completely insane and also commit their horrific crimes laughing crazilyand frequently while acting in a very similar manner to an overgrown child. Generally, audiences are more receptive to clowns who act more like ordinary people, and have less extravagant makeup. Surly clowns who tiredly work with ungrateful children are more common, probably because they speak to the average overworked audience; they may be an example of Hates the Job, Loves the Limelight.

A villainous clown that is Played for Laughs instead of fear is a Villainous Harlequin. The Depraved Kids' Show Host seems to be related. May be combined with Creepy Doll, Perverse Puppet, Evil Puppeteer, or Robot Clown. Clowns' ghastly white makeup puts them into White Mask of Doom territory.

The Monster Clown is often Affably Evil or Faux Affably Evil. Compare Repulsive Ringmaster. OH MY GOD RONALD MCDONALD IS STALKING YOU!!! Okay, it wasn't a real ad, but dayum. The US Postal Service used this in an ad: !

Oh, yeah, that has to go. Which may or may not be enough to be freaky for a clown. The one using KGB finds Benny the clown, a professional clown who cheerfully and successfully entertains the children.

The second finds Biffo, a fat, hostile clown who scares all the children into running away and then randomly destroys the drink table. Good Lord, where to begin? For one, the technology for filming and broadcasting in color was well established by then, but they made the decision to not just shoot everything in black and white, but paint up the set—including Krinkles himself—in black and white. And, to put it in perspective, this ad campaign was chosen after discarding the prior Asian stereotypes they were using. Watch Scooby-Doo! And The Monster Of Mexico Tube Free. Those with coulrophobia, do not watch. One of them mentions rumors that a deranged clown haunts the forest.

As it turns out, they're right, but thankfully he has a liking for cheap pizza. Then she reveals (and by that we mean vomits out) a second form (an unholy fusion of a caterpillar, a jack- in- a- box and Pennywise the Clown with More Teeth than the Osmond Family) and bites her head offand consumes her whole. The movie somehow manages to make her even creepier with the new theme she gets called .

This is appropriate since Madoka Magica is very much a Subverted Kids Show. Same goes for the fact that Rebellion reveals that she was an utterly adorable Magical Girl. An extremely dangerous and powerful Blood Knight who becomes sexually aroused by strong or amazing people, regardless of the gender or age. However, his character resembles more of a mysterious magician than a funny clown. One gang, called the Clowns, dresses in clown- like outfits and acts very much like evil clowns.

They also assault Kaori both physically and sexually in a disturbing scene. He even refers to himself as the Auguste clown once. But his adoptive father, Mana, may have been a straight example.. The clowns are actually robotic constructs powered by alchemy, and their clownish appearance is actually meant to invoke laughter in humans. The anime had two robot guards modeled after him.

The creators probably thought the show just wouldn't be complete if they didn't use the design. He is even scarier without his mask. And is also used in virus combos. His origins differed depending on the version: In the original, he was a Master of Disguise who worked for Pegasus (who may have actually been able to use magic to disguise himself, seemingly being able to change his body mass) while in the dub, he was a demonic embodiment of Kaiba's evil side. Whatever the case, his true form resembled an obese, hideous clown. GX, the 3rd season treats us to three matches at the same time — three of the newest heroes against three emotionally- themed Monster Clowns. The Masked Knight of Impassivity used doll- themed cards to push Jesse Anderson to the edge, the Masked Knight of Anger uses an anchor- themed knight to push around fossil- slinging Jim Cook..

D's there was Jeagar, a former circus clown who became a member of Yliaster and a top- ranking henchman to Rex Godwin, the Big Bad of season one. Calling him evil may be a stretch, however (selfish and arrogant, sure, but probably not evil) and he made a Heel. Naturally, he becomes Chibs's next opponent.. In his wake he always leaves a corpse. THIS is the clown that eats you.

Or turns you into a rampaging monster. Pagliaccio, the robo speaking Zonder doll that can fold herself into a sphere, is probably a better example. His title is Hell Clown, and making humans suffer and break for fun and profit, by exploiting their fears, weaknesses and insecurities, is not only his personal hobby, but also what his employers might see as a merry performance. He once takes over a little girl in this way, just because she was nice to Hamel. Then lets Hamel know that he did it, and why he did it.

That's actually his idea of a hilarious prank. Hell Teacher Nube: Pierrot in the second movie. Made worse by being voiced by Ryusei Nakao, the same voice actor as Frieza and Mayuri Kurotsuchi. With heavy emphasis on the .

Bonus point for the fact, that his face - including eyes - often seems to be painted on. As a bonus, setting off just one common phobia is not enough for him.. Suzuki, a contestant in the Dark World Tournament, desperately wants to fit this trope, and it seems like he does after killing some laughing spectators.. Genkai kicks his ass all over the place. From Dragon Quest: Legend of Dai, we have Kill=Vearn. For one, he seems to resemble a medieval court jester, but has an extremely disturbing personality revolving around destroying people all the way past when they cannot fight back, and grinding them to dust.

Just to add another freaky clown to it, he has a small helper named Piroro who, it turns out, is the real Monster Clown, being a different kind as well, a demonic ventriloquist who controls his more human sized body like a puppet. Until one was sent to take a hold of poor Usagi's Dream Mirror and to tell the Amazon Trio . It went From Bad to Worse in few seconds flat.

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