FIND THE FACE
FOR THE MOMENT.

Final silent realization after the protagonist sees the consequence.

Straight-person reality check: react to faulty logic, then discover your own mistake and go blank.

Also known as: Are You Serious Face, Are You Serious Face / Seriously?, David Silverman face, Seriously

An easy unexpected win produces exaggerated delight before the final reversal.

Also known as: AAAWWW YYYEEAA, Aw Yeah, Aww Yeah

Establish a smug prediction, then a visual counterexample; eating/spitting rhythm can give the reversal a physical beat.

Also known as: Cereal Guy 2.0

Commitment before action; an overconfident decision supplies the causal engine for the later embarrassment.

Also known as: Challenge Accepted Guy

Reverse an earlier boast or unexpectedly refuse something presumed trivial; reveal explains why the refusal is awkward.

Also known as: Challenge Rejected

A character thinks a quick save or sneaky maneuver went unnoticed; reveal a witness before Poker Face.

A gap between expected companionship and actual isolation; works as a mistaken interpretation before a mundane correction.

Also known as: Forever Alone Guy, Foreveralone

A solution recreates the original problem or defeats its own purpose; observer supplies ironic applause.

Also known as: Genius Face

An earnest but mistaken instruction creates a visible problem; target the choice, not disability.

Reveal the lie in a penultimate turn; the exposed liar or witness finishes as Poker Face.

A bystander spots wordplay that another character hoped would pass unnoticed.

Also known as: ICWYDT, ISWYDT

The monitor anticipates trouble while another cast member attempts a dodge; discovery leads to Poker Face.

Consolation-prize beat that temporarily softens failure; a remaining snag can lead into Poker Face.

Observer tries to process a nonsensical explanation; then the final Poker Face registers the unavoidable consequence.

Also known as: Confused Jackie Chan, My Brain Is Full Of Fuck

Laughing witness or contagious escalation; laughter can abruptly stop when the laugher becomes implicated.

Also known as: LOL Face

The private pleasure reveal: character enjoys the very thing others would find annoying, followed by being noticed.

Also known as: ME GUSTA

Give the observer this reaction after a trivial achievement is hyped as toughness.

Also known as: Neil reaction, Watch Out We Got A Badass Over Here, Watch out guys, we’re dealing with a badass over here, We Got a Badass Over Here

An authority or exasperated friend refuses an increasingly unreasonable request.

Also known as: NO. Rage Face, No, No Rage Face

A surprised evaluator grants understated approval, then discovers a catch before the final blank face.

Also known as: Not Bad, Not Bad Face, Not Bad Obama, Obama Not Bad

An intermediate moment of self-reproach before the protagonist must silently face someone.

Also known as: Disgusted Oh God Why, disgusted-oh-god-why

Yielding beat: protagonist accepts an unfair or disappointing request before the final reveal changes its meaning.

Also known as: OK Guy, Okay

Movement bridge between panels: flight, eager arrival or interruption, leaving the final reaction to Poker Face.

Instigator or reveal of intentional interference; a prankster can lose control and become the final blank-faced target.

Also known as: Coolface, Troll Face

Personifies a thwarted expectation as an accusatory question; more targeted than Rage Guy’s pure outburst.

Also known as: "Y U NO" Guy, TXT BAK, Y U NO Guy, Y U NO?

A braggart or rule-dismissive character confidently rejects sensible advice before consequences arrive.

Also known as: Asian Laughing Guy, Bitch Please, Dumb Bitch, Fuck That

One character proudly explains the obvious; this character performs overblown mock astonishment.

Also known as: Nicolas Cage reaction, You Don’t Say