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* DumbMuscle: The most scatterbrained of the group. Has a RunningGag of forgetting word, and occasionally forgetting what he was talking about.

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* DumbMuscle: The most scatterbrained of the group. Has a RunningGag of forgetting word, words, and occasionally forgetting what he was talking about.

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*AdaptationalIntelligence: While his Anime counterpart is depicted as a bumbler like Charles III & Hulk Davidson, most of his strategies when dealing with Joe & Blue Jr. come surprisingly close to succeeding (albeit through dumb luck). His sentences and general thought process are also noticeably more coherent, unlike his game counterpart.



* DumbMuscle: The most scatterbrained of the group. Has a RunningGag of forgetting word, and occasionally forgetting what he was talking about. The anime subverts this by having some of his plans come very close to succeeding, albeit through dumb luck.

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* DumbMuscle: The most scatterbrained of the group. Has a RunningGag of forgetting word, and occasionally forgetting what he was talking about. The anime subverts this by having some of his plans come very close to succeeding, albeit through dumb luck.
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%%* DropTheHammer
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* ChildhoodFriendRomance: A brief recount of [[spoiler:Jet's StartOfDarkness]] in ''2'' shows that Joe and Silvia have known each other since they were kids.

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* ChildhoodFriendRomance: A brief recount of [[spoiler:Jet's StartOfDarkness]] in ''2'' and a scene in the Anime adaptation shows that Joe and Silvia have known each other since they were kids.



* DumbMuscle: The most scatterbrained of the group. Has a RunningGag of forgetting word, and occasionally forgetting what he was talking about. The anime subverts this by having some of his plans come very close to succeeding.

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* DumbMuscle: The most scatterbrained of the group. Has a RunningGag of forgetting word, and occasionally forgetting what he was talking about. The anime subverts this by having some of his plans come very close to succeeding.succeeding, albeit through dumb luck.
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* CoolGuns: Ebony & Ivory.



* CoolGuns: Luce & Ombra.
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* MasterSwordsman: His BossSubtitle is "Blade Master". Notably, he's also the only [[spoiler:playable character]] in the original release to possess a weapon, and he's good enough with it that [[spoiler:he doesn't even need to Henshin in order to use it effectively]].

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* MasterSwordsman: His BossSubtitle {{Boss Subtitle|s}} is "Blade Master". Notably, he's also the only [[spoiler:playable character]] in the original release to possess a weapon, and he's good enough with it that [[spoiler:he doesn't even need to Henshin in order to use it effectively]].
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* MasterSwordsman: Notably, the only [[spoiler:playable character]] to possess a weapon, and he's good enough with it that [[spoiler:he doesn't even need to Henshin in order to use it effectively]].

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* MasterSwordsman: His BossSubtitle is "Blade Master". Notably, he's also the only [[spoiler:playable character]] in the original release to possess a weapon, and he's good enough with it that [[spoiler:he doesn't even need to Henshin in order to use it effectively]].

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* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: While ''all'' of the first game's bosses appear and have spoken dialogue in the very first episode of the anime, Hulk takes the cake, being the first boss that Joe fights, though they do still fight in Charles III's mansion where the game's first boss battle takes place.



* [[HenshinHero Henshin Villain]]: Actually Captain Blue, who gives the power to Joe.

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* [[HenshinHero HenshinHero: Inverted; he's a Henshin Villain]]: Actually ''Villain'', secretly being Captain Blue, who gives the power to Joe.Blue in disguise.



%%* AnIcePerson

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%%* AnIcePerson* AnIcePerson: He can create an icy aura that protects him from any attack that doesn't carry heat. He also possesses ice breath and can create icicles on the ground and shoot blades of ice from his claws.



%%* BreathWeapon

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%%* BreathWeapon* BreathWeapon: He has ice breath.



* EasyLevelTrick: Normally, you are supposed to attack the ice pillars that he makes with Mach Speed until you gain fire so that you can break his icy aura, but a zoomed-in Red Hot Kick will have the same effect. What's more, a well-timed Red Hot Kick right when he's about to regain his aura will break it again right away, allowing you to lock him into a state of vulnerability.



%%* PantheraAwesome

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%%* PantheraAwesome* PantheraAwesome: He is a tiger samurai, and shares his position with Dr. Cranken as GEDOW's second-in-command.



* [[YouKilledMyFather You Killed My Brother]]: Subverted, despite Joe thinking that he'd want to avenge Fire Leo; Frost Tiger [[BloodKnight is more concerned with]] [[SpiritedCompetitor having a great battle]]. However, the official strategy guide implies that it's still a motivational factor.

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* [[YouKilledMyFather You Killed My Brother]]: YouKilledMyFather: Subverted, despite Joe and Silvia thinking that he'd want to avenge his brother Fire Leo; Frost Tiger [[BloodKnight is more concerned with]] [[SpiritedCompetitor with having a great battle]]. However, the official strategy guide implies that it's still a motivational factor.



%%* ButtMonkey

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%%* ButtMonkey* ButtMonkey: [[RunningGag Every time he is defeated]], the narrator will always insist he is dead and never coming back, followed by him lamenting that he had such little screen time, and pleading with whoever is present to "Help a brother out, will ya?"



%%* {{Flight}}

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%%* {{Flight}}* {{Flight}}: He has a pair of small demon wings that allow him to attack from the air.



%%* [[HenshinHero Henshin Villain]]

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%%* [[HenshinHero * HenshinHero: The canonicity of it is dubious, but [[spoiler:being a playable character in the first game]], he naturally has a civilian form and can Henshin Villain]]into his more familiar "stylish" form.



%%* MasterSwordsman

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%%* MasterSwordsman* MasterSwordsman: Notably, the only [[spoiler:playable character]] to possess a weapon, and he's good enough with it that [[spoiler:he doesn't even need to Henshin in order to use it effectively]].



* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: Swords... plural.
* TrickBoss: In ''Viewtiful Joe 2''.

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* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: Swords... plural.
His Round Trip attack involves throwing a sword, which stops mid-flight, spins, and then changes direction to whichever way the player is at that moment. Though, he can use it multiple times at once, so whether these swords are magical in nature or he just carries multiple swords is anyone's guess.
* TrickBoss: In ''Viewtiful Joe 2''.2'', he is fought exactly the same way in the first game, but with a much smaller health bar... [[spoiler:then when he's seemingly defeated, Jet plays the Black Film, causing Alastor to transform into his Underworld Emperor form.]]



* {{Final Exam|Boss}} EliteMook: Joker.

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* {{Final Exam|Boss}} EliteMook: Joker.DubNameChange: The anime dub changes Joker's name to Jokester, possibly to avoid confusion with another villain from [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries a certain other show on the same network]].
* FinalExamBoss: Your first encounter with Joker is not long after you've learned the basics, and it is extremely difficult to beat him without using Slow.

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* BadassBiker: Wears a helmet and leather jacket into battle, and has several motorcycles on display in his office.

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* BadassBiker: Wears a helmet and leather jacket biker gear into battle, and has several motorcycles on display in his office.office. The anime shows him actually riding one, too.



* MeaningfulName: Named after the Harley Davidson brand of motorcycles, and possibly ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk'' due to his large stature and green skin.



* ShoutOut: "So what's with the [[TransformationTrinket V-Watch]] on your arm, man? What? You think you some kind of VideoGame/{{Mega Man|Classic}} or somethin'?"

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* ShoutOut: ShoutOut:
** He's named after the Harley Davidson brand of motorcycles, and possibly ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk'' due to his large stature and green skin.
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"So what's with the [[TransformationTrinket V-Watch]] on your arm, man? What? You think you some kind of VideoGame/{{Mega Man|Classic}} or somethin'?"

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* AccentAdaptation: In the games, he has a thick African-American accent, courtesy of Creator/KevinMichaelRichardson. The anime's English dub gives him a more Western-sounding accent with only a slight Southern drawl.



* JiveTurkey: In the game, but averted in the anime.

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%%* BloodKnight

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%%* BloodKnight* BloodKnight: Less interested in revenge for Fire Leo's defeat, and more interested in seeing just how strong the guy who beat him actually is.


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* {{Expy}}: Of [[Franchise/AceAttorney Franziska von Karma]], being the blue-clad sibling taking over the role of an antagonist dressed in red from the first game, but being more interested in defeating the protagonist for themselves than to avenge their defeated brother.

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%%* BadassBiker

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%%* BadassBiker* BadassBiker: Wears a helmet and leather jacket into battle, and has several motorcycles on display in his office.



* MeaningfulName: Named after the Harley Davidson brand of motorcycles, and possibly ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk'' due to his large stature and green skin.



%%* DegradedBoss: Type A.
%%* DinosaursAreDragons

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%%* * DegradedBoss: Type A.
%%* DinosaursAreDragons
After your first battle against him, he reappears as a mini-boss in several of the reels that follow.
* DinosaursAreDragons: Nothing suggests that he's anything more than an ordinary tyrannosaurus rex... save his ability to breathe fire.



%%* GoldfishPoopGang

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%%* GoldfishPoopGang* GoldfishPoopGang: He appears in every reel, but [[DegradedBoss only in Reel 1 and the obligatory boss rush is he a full-fledged boss]]. By Reel 4, he's somehow managed to become a [[RecurringBoss Recurring]] BaitAndSwitchBoss.
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* HeroesWantRedheads: Silvia for Joe.

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* MultiTakeCut[=/=]RepeatCut: Replay, which repeats any single action twice upon hit, thereby causing her attacks to land [[RuleOfThree three times]] in total.

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* MultiTakeCut[=/=]RepeatCut: Replay, which repeats any single action twice upon hit, thereby causing her attacks to land [[RuleOfThree three times]] in total.total for triple the damage.

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* InconsistentSpelling: Frequently misspelled as S'''y'''lvia, including on [[Website/TVTropes This Very Wiki]]. Even ''[[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3 Marvel vs. Capcom 3]]'' makes this mistake.



* MultiTakeCut[=/=]RepeatCut: Replay.

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* MultiTakeCut[=/=]RepeatCut: Replay.Replay, which repeats any single action twice upon hit, thereby causing her attacks to land [[RuleOfThree three times]] in total.



* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Frequently misspelled as Sylvia, including on [[Website/TVTropes This Very Wiki]]. Even ''[[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3 Marvel vs. Capcom 3]]'' makes this mistake.



* InconsistentSpelling: Charles the 3rd, Charles the Third, and Charles III.



* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Charles the 3rd, Charles the Third, and Charles III.



* InconsistentSpelling: Sometimes erroneously spelled with a "K" instead of a "C."



* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Sometimes erroneously spelled with a "K" instead of a "C."

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%%* ColorCharacter

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%%* ColorCharacter* ColorCharacter: As stated in his name, his design is dominated by the color blue.



* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: Dante's final battle against Captain Blue is this.

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* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: Dante's final battle against Captain Blue is this.this, as Captain Blue was possessed by Mundas in that storyline.


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* FreudianExcuse: He was once a renowned filmmaker who wanted to show people the value of heroism, only to be left by the wayside and forgotten after superhero movies became seen as old hat. While in this dark period of his life, he was suddenly sucked into one of his movies, where he got to live out the role of the hero. However, his time in Movieland caused him to lose touch with reality, twisting his mind as he became consumed with vengeful anger towards those in the real world who had tossed him aside, leading him to plot to escape back into the real world with his new army of evil minions.


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* TragicVillain: Behind all that hammy evil is a lonely old filmmaker who lost touch with reality and was twisted by his bitterness over the public forgetting about his movies.
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* BrokenAce: This also leads to his StartOfDarkness. After losing his leading actress in a car accident he survived, his movies didn't have the same zing anymore and he became disheartened. Then people stopped watching hero movies, and he was sucked into one of them. Being seperated from reality for so long after such tragedy pushed him over the edge.
%%* BrokenPedestal

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* BrokenAce: This also leads to his StartOfDarkness. After losing his leading actress in a car accident he survived, his movies didn't have the same zing anymore and he became disheartened. Then people stopped watching hero movies, and he was sucked into one of them. Being seperated separated from reality for so long after such tragedy pushed him over the edge.
%%* BrokenPedestal* BrokenPedestal: Joe is left in shock when he finds out that the hero he idolized had become a supervillain, with it sending him into a HeroicBSOD in the anime. However, after duking it out, Captain Blue comes back to his senses, leading to the pedestal [[RebuiltPedestal being rebuilt]].



%%* FallenHero
%%* TheGoodCaptain

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%%* FallenHero
%%* TheGoodCaptain
* FallenHero: He was a filmmaker known for his superhero movies, and he eventually took up the role himself after getting sucked into Movieland. Unfortunately, his time isolated from the real world eventually drove him insane, and he turned into a supervillain bent on making the real world pay for forgetting about him.
* TheGoodCaptain: It's in his title, though he ironically is only shown commanding people during his stint as a villain, making it an inversion.



%%* HenshinHero

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%%* HenshinHero* HenshinHero: Just like Joe and Silvia after him, he is a superhero who transforms from a normal man into a costumed hero with the transformation phrase "Henshin!". Unlike them, the only time he's seen in his civilian form is in flashbacks.



%%* LargeHam

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%%* LargeHam* LargeHam: Not actually in his hero persona, who's more of a relaxed ColdHam, but ''definitely'' once he reveals himself as King Blue, where he stands imposingly while making grandiose speeches.



* MirrorBoss: [[spoiler: When fighting him, he has moves similar to Joe and some of the exact same powers. Mach Speed, his version of Red Hot Kick called Blue Cool Cick, and a few punch and kick moves. This even more apparent when playing as Silvia or Captain Blue himself, when they become playable.]]
* MightyGlacier: [[spoiler: Unlocked after beating Ultra V-Rated, Blue becomes playable. He moves the slowest, and can't see death markers, no matter the difficulty. To make up for this, he's stronger than Joe or Silvia, and can fly in the air in Henshin form.]]

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* MirrorBoss: [[spoiler: When fighting him, he has moves similar to Joe and some of the exact same powers. Mach Speed, his version of Red Hot Kick called Blue Cool Cick, and a few punch and kick moves. This even more apparent when playing as Silvia or Captain Blue himself, when they become playable.]]
playable.
* MightyGlacier: [[spoiler: Unlocked after beating Ultra V-Rated, Blue becomes playable. He moves the slowest, and can't see death markers, no matter the difficulty. To make up for this, he's stronger than Joe or Silvia, and can fly in the air in Henshin form.]]



* TrappedInTVLand: He turns out to be from the real world as well, but eventually went insane.]]

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* TrappedInTVLand: He turns out to be from the real world as well, well but got sucked into one of his movies for unexplained reasons. He eventually went insane.]]insane after being divorced from the real world for so long.
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* ShoutOut: His mechanical tentacles in his boss fight make him look like a literal version of [[Franchise/SpiderMan Doctor Octopus]].

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* ShoutOut: His mechanical tentacles in his boss fight make him look like a literal version of [[Franchise/SpiderMan [[ComicBook/SpiderMan Doctor Octopus]].

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