Ladies and gentlemen, our hero.

Chase Sigismund is falling apart. Chronic insomnia will do that to you. But is his life spiraling out of control because of a simple sleep disorder? Or did reality just become much worse than his nightmares?

What if nothing were coincidence? What if every happy or horrible event that took place in your life was put there on purpose? What if it were all an experiment; a war game that has taken place on a hidden plane since the dawn of humanity? What if you woke to find yourself in the midst of it? What if everything you thought was true was, in fact, a lie?

A fantasy webcomic by Sarah Davis following long-suffering Butt Monkey Chase, a paranoid teenager who discovers that his nightmares have root in reality. An adventure/drama, with elements of comedy.

Contains violence, language and adult themes.

The comic can be found at its eponymous website. It can also be found at the artist's DA gallery, along with supporting material. The comic went on hiatus on July 19th 2009 but began updating again on January 9, 2011. The early parts of the strip have received a revamp as well as added material. More like the entire comic got a Reboot, seeing as the entire none of the later pages from the earlier rendition are available for so much as as a comparison.

Tropes used in The Awakened include:

Therapist: That doesn't sound very traumatic, Chase.
Chase: Well, when I asked to play with it, he said no in a really mean voice. Then he stabbed me in the face with a concealed switchblade, and after that repeatedly pummelled me with the dinosaur until I finally passed out from blood loss, at which point I think he might have raped me in the ass with its tail.
Therapist: Oh.

"Throw it! Throw it! Throw it! Throw it-Ah! I really thought you were gonna do it that time but you didn't."
  • Odd Job Gods: There are elements for everything, from simple things like fire or love down to, and I quote, "really great recipes involving peanut butter."
  • Our Monsters Are Different: All human 'monster' myths are based on the true forms of awakened Fighters.
  • Parental Obliviousness
  • Playing with Fire: Keelan.
  • Power Perversion Potential: Montague uses his mind control ability to get Libby to sleep with him. Although he did seem a little surprised when she pounced.
  • Refusal of the Call: Chase does not want.
  • Shapeshifting: You change species when you become a Fighter. Luckily, at least in Valhalla (the Good city) there are support groups to help you adjust to the change.
  • Sibling Yin-Yang: Chase and Booker, Irwin and Samantha.
  • Sink or Swim Mentor: Tristan.
  • "Shut Up" Kiss: Libby pulls this on Montague.
  • Skewed Priorities: Chase is being dragged unconscious through the forest by wolves, while surrounded by evil Elements, and wonders briefly whether tide will get out the mud stains.
  • Surrounded by Idiots: Tristan.
  • Too Dumb to Live: Seems to be Tristan's opinion of Chase.
  • Wolverine Publicity: Irwin has only appeared in 5 panels so far, despite practically being the mascot of the series.
  • You Can't Go Home Again: Chase.
  • Your Worst Nightmare: Chase's dreams.
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