History Fridge / TigerAndBunny

* Lunatic appear for the first time in NC 1977, this could be a really clever reference to another KnightTemplar AntiHero who [[spoiler: also happens to be a judge]] taking in account that ComicBook/JudgeDredd first appearance was in march 1977. Also, a reference to the AntiHero trend of the 70's with the creation of ComicBook/ThePunisher in 1974.

* In Episode 17, Kotetsu finds a stash of Barnaby pictures in his daughter's room, including one with himself cut out. This is obviously a punch in the gut to him. But how did Kaede not recognise the man standing next to her hero as her father, [[ClarkKenting even with the mask on]]? Because she never saw him: her Grandma removed all the pictures of Kotetsu without his suit on from the Hero merchandise before giving it to her in order to keep up his masquerade.

* ContrivedCoincidence? The day Barnaby decides to see Jake Rodrigez in Abbas Prison, Ouroboros strikes, which forces Barnaby to make a change of plans and save his partner on the way. Then they reveal their revendications: nothing less than Jake's freedom. And they get it, since they have Sternbild held hostage. Now why does their demand come right as Barnaby is about to see the man? [[spoiler: Maverick somehow got wind of his protégé's plans and, wanting to hide the truth, made arrangements to set up the whole crisis. Not only did it allow for some interesting show, but it also prevented Barnaby from learning the truth by asking Jake about it. However, Maverick didn't plan for the situation to get out of hands that badly ...]]

** In Season 2, Blue Rose is sponsored by Coolish, a brand of on-the-go //milkshakes//. Considering that many of the companies featured as sponsors in Tiger & Bunny actively campaigned to be advertised on specific heroes...

* [[spoiler: Where were the Second League Heroes during the fight with Hugan and Mugan? Yeah, they may not have been much help but with more than half of the First Leaguers petrified, the whole situation would've been TooDesperateToBePicky.]]

** Softened ''slightly'' by the fact that [[spoiler: Kaede at least would have had her grandma and uncle]], but considering this comes shortly after [[spoiler: she finally learns the truth of Kotetsu's job, and they're starting to fix their relationship]]... It's still a major punch in the gut.

* Lunatic appear for the first time in NC 1977, this could be a really clever reference to another KnightTemplar AntiHero who [[spoiler: also happens to be a judge]] taking in account that ComicBook/JudgeDredd first appearance was in march 1977. Also, a reference to the AntiHero trend of the 70's with the creation of ThePunisher in 1974.

** And Saito has apparently found out of the nickname and decided to make a joke on it.
* Ever noticed how inconsistent Barnaby's {{Troubled Backstory Flashback}}s are (i.e. the same event taking place in separate locations; Barnaby's statement that [[ParentalSubstitute Albert Maverick raised him]] while his official employment profile says he was raised in an orphanage; the murderer's clothing changing from a trench coat to fatigues)? [[spoiler:Those would be the result of Maverick regularly messing around with his memory.]] Likewise, it seems rather strange that the murderer left Barnaby alive when he clearly knew he witnessed the crime [[spoiler:until you realize that he could just tweak his memory and make him his loyal {{Tykebomb}} -- which he did]].
* At the beginning of Episode 17, Barnaby says to Kotetsu while he goes off to visit his family that he'll be fine for a little while. Later on, Kotetsu flashbacks to the same conversation, except with the last part of the sentence dropped. It shows just how much Kotetsu thinks he is a hindrance because of his [[spoiler:gradual Power Loss]]

** And in episode 12, when Jake appears in the main council room with all the important figures in the city, he never, ever takes his eyes of Maverick during his monologue, not once. It's noticable during the part with him talking about NEXT supremecy that he's looking directly at Maverick.

** Who is to say that Maverick only manipulated [[spoiler: Barnaby]]'s memories? What if ''the entire series'' was a huge Film/TheMatrix and Maverick isn't really [[spoiler: a brain-dead vegetable]] by the end of it but fooled the ''entire cast of characters'' -- and by extension, the ''audience'' -- into '''believing''' that he was responsible for [[spoiler: killing Barnaby's parents]] or that he actually [[spoiler: wiped his own memory]], among other things?
** Also, considering just how broken Barnaby gets at the revelation [[spoiler: that Maverick is responsible for his parents' deaths, it's pretty clear that Maverick's just doing it to taunt him. If Barnaby ''has'' found this out before, he's probably learned it ''a lot'' of times by now. It's not hard to imagine Maverick repeatedly revealing this information to Barnaby [[KickTheDog just for]] [[ItAmusedMe shits and giggles]] because he knows he can get away with it]].
* If [[spoiler: Maverick has been setting up criminals for so long, who's to say how many innocent people are framed on a regular basis just like Kotetsu was]]?

* Maverick killed Barnaby's parents to push him into professional hero work, what can that be called if not a {{BatmanGambit}}?

** Or if we take in account her defense of Legend, she was just into bdsm