History FanFic / TheCRONIES

* TheHeartless: [[KingdomHearts THE Heartless, natch.]] During Ansem's attacks in Eggman Adventures 5 and 6. And The Nobodies, since Xemnas is in league with The Axis Of Evil.

* SortingAlgorithmOfEvil: Strewn around. The first villain they come across? [[Franchise/ArchieComics Archie Andrews]], and he was merely just stealing a bank. The second antagonist? [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Sephiroth.]] That's a major jump up from a geeky ginger teenager. But then when you follow it up after with [[Manga/CardcaptorSakura Tomoyo Daidouji]] manipulating the Eggman Empire, the Cronies' bizarro counterparts, and [[VideoGame/GameAndWatch Mr. Game and Watch]] shortly after, you'll think "How the [[CurseCutShort 'EFF']] did Sephiroth lose to Sonic and friends?"

* CoolCar: The Cronari. It has jet engines inside it so it could go really fast. It was a given since without it, Sonic and friends would just be able to outrun it. Lasts until the beginning of Cronies TRY. There's also the [[CoolBoat Cro-boat]], complete with tank treads for on-land purposes, the Cro-sub (which is a supremely upgraded version of Tails's [[TailsAdventure Sea-Fox]] submarine), and the space-faring [[CoolStarship Cro-shuttle]], capable of travel all the way to Pioneer 2 and the planet Ragol.

* PowerTrio / ComicTrio / TerribleTrio: Eggman, [[SuperMarioBros Bowser]], and [[Manga/ExcelSaga Il Palazzo]], whenever they team up. Eggman usually comes up with his villainous plans, Il Palazzo calls out the flaws, and Bowser's in the middle of either agreeing with Eggman, or siding with Il Palazzo (although the three of them are pretty much even with each other). They are quite a dangerous trio when they get their gamefaces on, though. Eggman's the MadScientist with [[MoreDakka a lot of guns]]; Bowser's TheBrute and has his vast minions and fire powers. And Il Palazzo retains his subtle badass stylings as he uses magic and guns. And since they were friends since high school, the three of them pretty much get each other. All three of them have also, at times, reduced themselves to being bumbling idiots who go off tangent.

* NamesTheSame: The faceless Scottish cameraman for Eggman, Bob, is not the same as [[{{Tekken}} a certain blond and rotund martial artist...]]

* TheScrappy: In-universe, [[SonicX Chris Thorndyke]] to the Cronies. Amy Rose even ditches him over at [[VideoGame/GuiltyGear Jam]] Kuradoberi's restaurant to get rid of him, leaving an annoyed Sonic to go rescue him. Also Nickelback and Theory of a Deadman.

* SortingAlgorithmOfEvil: Strewn around. The first villain they come across? [[Franchise/ArchieComics Archie Andrews]], and he was merely just stealing a bank. The second antagonist? [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Sephiroth.]] That's a major jump up from a geeky ginger teenager. But then when you follow it up after with [[Manga/CardcaptorSakura Tomoyo Daidouji]] manipulating the Eggman Empire, the Cronies' bizarro counterparts, and [[GameAndWatch Mr. Game and Watch]] shortly after, you'll think "How the [[CurseCutShort 'EFF']] did Sephiroth lose to Sonic and friends?"

* AliensSpeakingEnglish: Franchise/{{Kirby}} and friends, [[{{Metroid}} the Space Pirates]], and [[VideoGame/PhantasyStarOnline the people of Pioneer 2]] can all converse freely with the characters.

* ShipTease: For many, many pairings. Knuckles/Rouge is tossed around a lot, Rouge toys and flirts with Tails, Amy thinks too much about losing Sonic to Blaze, Luigi doesn't like how Mario has Peach and hates being reminded he has Daisy to look forward to, [[VideoGame/FZero Captain Falcon]] tries constantly to get on [[{{Metroid}} Samus]]'s good side, [[VideoGame/RivalSchools Edge]] can't seem to get [[VideoGame/RivalSchools Akira]] to notice him, etc. Given the dysfunctional relationships, it seems appropriate that [[VideoGame/MegaManX X and Alia]] are the closest thing to a normal relationship.

* ShockAndAwe: Sailor Jupiter, Ky and Luigi (green fire from ''VideoGame/MarioKartDoubleDash'', and his lightning abilities from MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga)

* ILied: Played with. Genis and Lloyd, sensing that Raine was coming for them, told outrageous half-truths to Captain Falcon to dehumanize her, like teaching in a one-room schoolhouse, continuously slapping the both of them, [[BlatantLies beating Lloyd to the point that his digestive tract doesn't work properly]], and [[BrotherSisterIncest even going as far as saying that Genis was molested many times by her]], [[CrossesTheLineTwice especially to Lloyd's surprise.]] After Captain Falcon saves the both of them from Raine, Genis is surprised to hear that [[{{Shotacon}} she really DID molest Genis at least twice, while he was sleeping]]. Lloyd believes it's Karma using his voodoo powers to punish Genis for lying to Captain Falcon. [[HeroicBSOD Genis, however...]]

* TheScrappy: In-universe, [[SonicX Chris Thorndyke]] to the Cronies. Amy Rose even ditches him over at [[VideoGame/GuiltyGear Jam]] [[{{Shotacon}} Kuradoberi]]'s restaurant to get rid of him, leaving an annoyed Sonic to go rescue him. Also Nickelback and Theory of a Deadman.

* {{Lolicon}}: [[Franchise/SailorMoon Tuxedo Mask.]] He ''loves'' his Sailor Scouts, not to mention HIS commercials are... [[{{Squick}} interesting...]]
** And if you're a {{Lolicon}} or {{Shotacon}}, Captain Falcon '''will''' hurt you.

* ShipTease: For many, many pairings. Knuckles/Rouge is tossed around a lot, Rouge toys and flirts with Tails, Amy thinks too much about losing Sonic to Blaze, Luigi doesn't like how Mario has Peach and hates being reminded he has Daisy to look forward to, [[VideoGame/{{F-Zero}} Captain Falcon]] tries constantly to get on [[{{Metroid}} Samus]]'s good side, [[VideoGame/RivalSchools Edge]] can't seem to get [[VideoGame/RivalSchools Akira]] to notice him, etc. Given the dysfunctional relationships, it seems appropriate that [[VideoGame/MegaManX X and Alia]] are the closest thing to a normal relationship.

* TheMunchausen: Just like {{Nabeshin}}, Dr. Eggman apparently knows everyone in the universe, whether they think of him as good or evil. [[AvertedTrope Except he never knew who Nabeshin was until he met him for the first time.]]

** Kaname and Farah also got embarrassed when they were charmed by [[OuranHighSchoolHostClub Haruhi]] [[{{Bifauxnen}} Fujioka]].

* ShockAndAwe: Sailor Jupiter, Ky and Luigi (green fire from MarioKart : Double Dash, and his lightning abilities from MarioAndLuigiSuperstarSaga)

- [[http://mediaminer.org/fanfic/view_ch.php/73726/237238#fic_c Sonic Iron Chef!]] ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin. [[CookingDuel Sonic and Shadow challenge two of the original]] [[IronChef Iron Chefs]]. The commercials were food related, and was also the starting point of [[VideoGame/TalesOfEternia Farah Oersted]]'s unerring hatred towards Eggman. Takes place somewhere before Eggman Adventures 3.

* PowerTrio / ComicTrio / TerribleTrio: Eggman, [[SuperMarioBros Bowser]], and [[Manga/ExcelSaga Il Palazzo]], whenever they team up. Eggman usually comes up with his villainous plans, Il Palazzo calls out the flaws, and Bowser's in the middle of either agreeing with Eggman, or siding with Il Palazzo (although the three of them are pretty much even with each other). They are quite a dangerous trio when they get their gamefaces on, though. Eggman's the MadScientist with [[MoreDakka a lot of guns]]; Bowser's TheBrute and has his vast minions and fire powers. And Il Palazzo retains his subtle BadAss stylings as he uses magic and guns. And since they were friends since high school, the three of them pretty much get each other. All three of them have also, at times, reduced themselves to being bumbling idiots who go off tangent.

* SortingAlgorithmOfEvil: Strewn around. The first villain they come across? [[ArchieComics Archie Andrews]], and he was merely just stealing a bank. The second antagonist? [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Sephiroth.]] That's a major jump up from a geeky ginger teenager. But then when you follow it up after with [[Manga/CardcaptorSakura Tomoyo Daidouji]] manipulating the Eggman Empire, the Cronies' bizarro counterparts, and [[GameAndWatch Mr. Game and Watch]] shortly after, you'll think "How the [[CurseCutShort 'EFF']] did Sephiroth lose to Sonic and friends?"

* EraSpecificPersonality: {{Magneto}} turns up in his relatively ridiculous incarnation from WesternAnimation/TheFantasticFour1978.

* HeyItsThatVoice: While it's not voice-acted at all, one can't help but picture the character's last heard of media voice when reading this.
** In Knuckles's retarded flashback in Cronies 9, he narrates himself as he's being voiced by DanGreen.
** In Tomo's retarded flashback in Eggman Adventures 10, she imagines Sonic being voiced by Jaleel White.

** One important example: the existence of the rap crew who rapped for Knuckles's stages during Sonic Adventure 2. They rap the opening of the first opening theme for CRONIES episodes, and again for the CRONIES TRY theme. They also DESTROY [[DonkeyKong64 Donkey Kong's Rap Crew]]...

* HeroesUnlimited: The Associates, consisting of [[TheLeader Sephiroth]], [[TheChick Sailor Mercury]] (cementing her HeelFaceTurn), [[VideoGame/MeltyBlood Shiki]] [[KnifeNut Tohno]], [[LightNovel/FullMetalPanic Sousuke]] [[CrazyPrepared Sagara]], [[LightNovel/{{Slayers}} Xellos]], [[TheLancer Vect]][[{{Vectorman}} orman]], and [[WorldOfWarcraft Captain]] [[SixthRanger Placeholder]]

* HeroesUnlimited: The Associates, consisting of [[TheLeader Sephiroth]], [[TheChick Sailor Mercury]] (cementing her HeelFaceTurn), [[VideoGame/MeltyBlood Shiki]] [[KnifeNut Tohno]], [[LightNovel/FullMetalPanic Sousuke]] [[CrazyPrepared Sagara]], [[{{Slayers}} Xellos]], [[TheLancer Vect]][[{{Vectorman}} orman]], and [[WorldOfWarcraft Captain]] [[SixthRanger Placeholder]]

* CutawayGag: It's present in either the "Next Time, ON..." segments, the rare "Previously, ON..." segments, the commercials themselves, or sometimes in the main story, as described by certain characters. An example was the short skit of how Dr. Eggman tried to kill DoctorDoom because he wasn't paid royalties for all the Doombots he helped make for him.

* AliensSpeakingEnglish: Franchise/{{Kirby}} and friends, [[{{Metroid}} the Space Pirates]], and [[PhantasyStarOnline the people of Pioneer 2]] can all converse freely with the characters.

* ShoutOut / {{Homage}}: So, so, SO many to count, especially from games, anime, and other various sources. Three chapters alone are a tribute to PhantasyStarOnline.

* HeroesUnlimited: The Associates, consisting of [[TheLeader Sephiroth]], [[TheChick Sailor Mercury]] (cementing her HeelFaceTurn), [[MeltyBlood Shiki]] [[KnifeNut Tohno]], [[LightNovel/FullMetalPanic Sousuke]] [[CrazyPrepared Sagara]], [[{{Slayers}} Xellos]], [[TheLancer Vect]][[{{Vectorman}} orman]], and [[WorldOfWarcraft Captain]] [[SixthRanger Placeholder]]

* TheStoic: Averted with Metal Sonic's [[MeltyBlood Mecha-Hisui]] [[NotSoStoic he stole]] [[AIIsACrapshoot and reprogrammed.]]

* AliensSpeakingEnglish: {{Kirby}} and friends, [[{{Metroid}} the Space Pirates]], and [[PhantasyStarOnline the people of Pioneer 2]] can all converse freely with the characters.

* BulletHell: Amy suffered under one when she was piloting the {{Ikaruga}} against Eggman's automated battle fleet. [[TheComputerIsACheatingBastard The Boss Ship fired rainbow-colored beams and bullets at her...]]

* TheTapeKnewYouWouldSayThat: Tails had a tape recorded and set up in case Eggman betrayed Sonic and friends as expected. It corrected one of Sonic's overreactions, told Sonic and Shadow not to name his {{Ikaruga}} a stupid Cronies-type name, and at three separate times, told Knuckles to stop reading the fox-boy's hidden porn cache and pay attention. Third time around, however...

* TheScrappy: In-universe, [[SonicX Chris Thorndyke]] to the Cronies. Amy Rose even ditches him over at [[GuiltyGear Jam]] [[{{Shotacon}} Kuradoberi]]'s restaurant to get rid of him, leaving an annoyed Sonic to go rescue him. Also Nickelback and Theory of a Deadman.

* UnsettlingGenderReveal: Just like what happened to [[GuiltyGear Johnny]], Knuckles discovered Bridget's true gender due to a not-so-innocent grope.

* NotSoStoic: [[GuiltyGear Ky Kiske]] tends to lose his grip on the SanityBall whenever Jam plays her MsFanservice routine, and Sol remains his BerserkButton. [[VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss Ion]] also lost his cool after getting kicked in the nuts by Luke.