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* In the final issue of Kick-Ass 2, Kick-Ass and Red Mist (I am going by his original name here, not the other one) have a battle of words about [[spoiler:each other's fathers being murdered. Kick-Ass/Dave mentioned something about Red Mist/Chris raping his girlfriend and Red Mist replies with Katie not being his girlfriend and how Dave stalked her. What gets me is this: How would Chris know about Dave stalking Katie? I can understand the torture sequence in which Dave spilled his guts but when Red Mist and his minions raped Katie, there is no way she would have told him about Dave stalking her. She would be too traumatized to even tell him and she was already in a traumatic state when she saw Red Mist's henchman shoot her dad in the head. So how did Chris know about Dave stalking her?]]
** [[spoiler: Katie does tell him. He says "she told me that you've been stalking her since the third grade". She tells him this to prove that she doesn't know him so that they don't attack her or will stop attacking her. It obviously doesn't work. ]]
* OK, so at the end of the book Katie is so pissed-off with Dave that she [[spoiler: sends him a picture of her blowing another guy]]. ''Why''? What's to stop Dave from making photocopies and distributing them around the school- especially since she gave him several reasons to take that kind of revenge! Never mind that this level of horrible spitefulness comes out of nowhere- why would a ''high school girl'' even risk the possibility of having [[spoiler: a photo of her with a cock in her mouth]] being distributed around the school/city/internet or show to her parents?

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* In the final issue of Kick-Ass 2, Kick-Ass and Red Mist (I am going by his original name here, not the other one) have a battle of words about [[spoiler:each each other's fathers being murdered. Kick-Ass/Dave mentioned something about Red Mist/Chris raping his girlfriend and Red Mist replies with Katie not being his girlfriend and how Dave stalked her. What gets me is this: How would Chris know about Dave stalking Katie? I can understand the torture sequence in which Dave spilled his guts but when Red Mist and his minions raped Katie, there is no way she would have told him about Dave stalking her. She would be too traumatized to even tell him and she was already in a traumatic state when she saw Red Mist's henchman shoot her dad in the head. So how did Chris know about Dave stalking her?]]
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** [[spoiler: Katie does tell him. He says "she told me that you've been stalking her since the third grade". She tells him this to prove that she doesn't know him so that they don't attack her or will stop attacking her. It obviously doesn't work. ]]\n
* OK, so at the end of the book Katie is so pissed-off with Dave that she [[spoiler: sends him a picture of her blowing another guy]]. guy. ''Why''? What's to stop Dave from making photocopies and distributing them around the school- especially since she gave him several reasons to take that kind of revenge! Never mind that this level of horrible spitefulness comes out of nowhere- why would a ''high school girl'' even risk the possibility of having [[spoiler: a photo of her with a cock in her mouth]] mouth being distributed around the school/city/internet or show to her parents?



* Big Daddy & Hit Girl waste no time in tracking down Kick-Ass (with incredible ease), yet they don't both to do a background check on Red Mist. [[spoiler: And it ends up getting Big Daddy killed.]] Why?

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* Big Daddy & Hit Girl waste no time in tracking down Kick-Ass (with incredible ease), yet they don't both to do a background check on Red Mist. [[spoiler: And it ends up getting Big Daddy killed.]] killed. Why?



*** The police weren't trying to find Kick Ass in the first comic. In the second [[spoiler: that's exactly what they do. They trace the [=IPs=] of every hero on the internet and everyone gets caught except for Dave's friends who thought to cover theirs up. ]]

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*** The police weren't trying to find Kick Ass in the first comic. In the second [[spoiler: that's exactly what they do. They trace the [=IPs=] of every hero on the internet and everyone gets caught except for Dave's friends who thought to cover theirs up. ]]



* Why did Big Daddy and Hit-Girl bother tracking down Kick-Ass in the first place? He didn't have fighting skills, was mostly going around doing patrol or helping old ladies across the street, [[spoiler: was it just Big Daddy findinga sort of kindred spirit to suck into his fantasy role playing?]]

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* Why did Big Daddy and Hit-Girl bother tracking down Kick-Ass in the first place? He didn't have fighting skills, was mostly going around doing patrol or helping old ladies across the street, [[spoiler: was it just Big Daddy findinga sort of kindred spirit to suck into his fantasy role playing?]]playing?



* In the movie when Hit-Girl is rescuing Big Daddy and Kick-Ass [[spoiler:from a live execution!]] she uses the night-vision goggles to effortless kill mooks. But why doesn't she keep them? RuleOfCool aside on the strobe light, she could have probably saved a lot more time [[spoiler:and Big Daddy's life]] if she hadn't thrown it away a few minutes into using it.

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* In the movie when Hit-Girl is rescuing Big Daddy and Kick-Ass [[spoiler:from from a live execution!]] execution! she uses the night-vision goggles to effortless kill mooks. But why doesn't she keep them? RuleOfCool aside on the strobe light, she could have probably saved a lot more time [[spoiler:and and Big Daddy's life]] life if she hadn't thrown it away a few minutes into using it.



* Film version: After Kick-Ass uses his [[spoiler: totally awesome jetpack-mounted gattling guns to shoot down some thugs, the big guy drops the bazooka.]] Later on, after [[spoiler: defeating Red Mist]], Kick-Ass retrieves it... except he was in the little dojo off of Frank's office, and the bazooka is down the hall. He would've had to pass through the office to get it, yet obviously doesn't. He just magically has it.

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* Film version: After Kick-Ass uses his [[spoiler: totally awesome jetpack-mounted gattling guns to shoot down some thugs, the big guy drops the bazooka.]] bazooka. Later on, after [[spoiler: defeating Red Mist]], Mist, Kick-Ass retrieves it... except he was in the little dojo off of Frank's office, and the bazooka is down the hall. He would've had to pass through the office to get it, yet obviously doesn't. He just magically has it.



* How did Big Daddy get such an amazing [[spoiler:jetpack]][=/=][[spoiler:[[GatlingGood gatling gun]]]], for $300,000 American, off the internet?
** According to the "Making Of" book, the director really did see one on eBay (without the [[spoiler:gatling guns]]; Big Daddy installed those himself).

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* How did Big Daddy get such an amazing [[spoiler:jetpack]][=/=][[spoiler:[[GatlingGood jetpack[=/=][[GatlingGood gatling gun]]]], gun]], for $300,000 American, off the internet?
** According to the "Making Of" book, the director really did see one on eBay (without the [[spoiler:gatling guns]]; gatling guns; Big Daddy installed those himself).



* Just how/why did [[spoiler: Big Daddy die]] in the film? The most obvious culprit is being set on fire, but he wasn't actually on fire for any more than 45 seconds. Not that that isn't a long time to be on fire, but he was wearing some seriously heavy-duty armor; it's a little hard to believe the flames could have been that fatal to him. And it certainly wasn't the pre-fire beating: Kick-Ass took the same brutal licks with virtually nothing to protect him and he [[strike: walked]] limped away.

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* Just how/why did [[spoiler: Big Daddy die]] die in the film? The most obvious culprit is being set on fire, but he wasn't actually on fire for any more than 45 seconds. Not that that isn't a long time to be on fire, but he was wearing some seriously heavy-duty armor; it's a little hard to believe the flames could have been that fatal to him. And it certainly wasn't the pre-fire beating: Kick-Ass took the same brutal licks with virtually nothing to protect him and he [[strike: walked]] limped away.



** There's also the subtle clue that comic book version Katie wasn't the good girl she claimed to be. After she sent Dave [[spoiler: a picture of her blowing another guy at the end of the book]], I figured she met and hooked up with Rasul.

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** There's also the subtle clue that comic book version Katie wasn't the good girl she claimed to be. After she sent Dave [[spoiler: a picture of her blowing another guy at the end of the book]], book, I figured she met and hooked up with Rasul.



** Well, first off, Hit-Girl really isn't a part of Justice Forever [[spoiler: until the end of Kick Ass 2]]. Also, compared to the majority, if not all, heroes in the Kick Ass series, she has been shown to be the most brutal and violent out of them. The prostitute being associated with Rasul by choice might have been reason enough for her.

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** Well, first off, Hit-Girl really isn't a part of Justice Forever [[spoiler: until the end of Kick Ass 2]].2. Also, compared to the majority, if not all, heroes in the Kick Ass series, she has been shown to be the most brutal and violent out of them. The prostitute being associated with Rasul by choice might have been reason enough for her.
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** Distraction[[strike:[[Machinima/RedVsBlue ? That sounds a lot like decoy]]]].

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*Why did Big Daddy and Hit-Girl bother tracking down Kick-Ass in the first place? He didn't have fighting skills, was mostly going around doing patrol or helping old ladies across the street, [[spoiler: was it just Big Daddy findinga sort of kindred spirit to suck into his fantasy role playing?]]
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** The whole point to the first half of the movie was showing that RealityEnsues for a kid who puts on a wet suit and declares himself a superhero and goes looking for trouble.

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** The whole point to the first half of the movie was showing that RealityEnsues SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome for a kid who puts on a wet suit and declares himself a superhero and goes looking for trouble.

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** Dave didn't take his injuries very seriously either. His first thought after seeing his post-surgery x-rays was to declare himself Wolverine.




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** The whole point to the first half of the movie was showing that RealityEnsues for a kid who puts on a wet suit and declares himself a superhero and goes looking for trouble.




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** Kick Ass appears on the scene, the drug business takes a turn for the worse, and Frank puts the two together. They didn't believe the guys who claimed Batman did it and didn't consider another vigilante until they saw the warehouse footage. Frank explained to Chris that he had to kill both of them as a warning possibly because he considered one of them to have inspired the other.
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** Once the fire started, HG lost her composure and had to be coached through the rest of the fight. It simply didn't occur to her when there was five more mooks still shooting at her.
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** Also because whether you know someone is wearing a vest or not it's very daunting to see someone you love and care about get shot and in a way unexpected especially because of how [[InfantImmortality young she is]]. And he probably didn't grab Red-Mist and use him as a shield so he could be taken to Red-Mist's base, and that Hit-Girl would follow.

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** Also because whether you know someone is wearing a vest or not it's very daunting to see someone you love and care about get shot and in a way unexpected especially because of how [[InfantImmortality [[ImprobableInfantSurvival young she is]]. And he probably didn't grab Red-Mist and use him as a shield so he could be taken to Red-Mist's base, and that Hit-Girl would follow.
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*** In the source material, Big Daddy supported his and Hit-Girl's crusade by selling off his comic book collection one at a time. He could be doing something similar in the movie and just not be mentioning it onscreen.
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* How did Joe think Big Daddy was Kick Ass. Kick Ass was green, Big Daddy was black. Plus, someone did mention some ''(much to his denial)'' batman looking guy. I know they never took it seriously, but seeing Kick Ass, it could of been possible there was another costumed wack-o out there.

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* How did Joe think Big Daddy was Kick Ass. Kick Ass was green, Big Daddy was black. Plus, someone did mention some mention ''(much to his denial)'' some batman looking guy. I know they never took it seriously, but after seeing Kick Ass, it could of been possible there was another costumed wack-o out there.
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* How did Dave get the batons. I think I missed that detail. I rewinded it but think I missed it.
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* I have to ask. Was getting stabbed like that Dave never considered. Cause if not, it's pretty weird of him considering what dangerious neighbourhood it seems to be.

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* I have to ask. Was getting stabbed like that something Dave never considered. Cause if not, it's pretty weird of him considering what dangerious neighbourhood it seems to be.
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* I have to ask. Was getting stabbed like that Dave never considered. Cause if not, it's pretty weird of him considering what dangerious neighbourhood it seems to be.

* How did Joe think Big Daddy was Kick Ass. Kick Ass was green, Big Daddy was black. Plus, someone did mention some ''(much to his denial)'' batman looking guy. I know they never took it seriously, but seeing Kick Ass, it could of been possible there was another costumed wack-o out there.
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*** It's unlikely the two shit-heads who robbed Dave have anything to do with D'Amico or Gigante. Gigante is not payed to let muggings happen, he's payed to interfere with any ongoing investigations into Franks activities while making trouble for Franks rivals. The reason Dave doesn't tell the police is probable because 1) He didn't believe the police could really do anything. 2) He might have been afraid of reprisals from the muggers friends/fellow gang members, and 3) it's never actually said that they get mugged repeatedly by the same guys, just that they get mugged a lot.
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*** He likely justified it by saying they'd take out the Russians after they'd killed Frank. Or even if they did really intend to stop after the D'Amico operation was destroyed, they could still turn a lot of information they likely had on the Russians over to the police.


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** Well that's sort of the point of the story. It uses Dave to deconstruct the tropes of the superhero genre and then uses Hit-Girl and Big-Daddy to put them back together. Without HG and BD it would just be Dave running around getting the shit kicked out of him. Also, it's a dark comedy.
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*** The police weren't trying to find Kick Ass in the first comic. In the second [[spoiler: that's exactly what they do. They trace the IPs of every hero on the internet and everyone gets caught except for Dave's friends who thought to cover theirs up. ]]

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*** The police weren't trying to find Kick Ass in the first comic. In the second [[spoiler: that's exactly what they do. They trace the IPs [=IPs=] of every hero on the internet and everyone gets caught except for Dave's friends who thought to cover theirs up. ]]
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* Is it odd for a comic relief vigilante and a female Punisher to be buddies at the end? Heck, It's hard for this troper to buy Kick-Ass and Hit-Girl being in the same universe. Their methods of handling bad guys are different. The Kick-Ass scenes are light-hearted and comical, while the Hit-Girl scenes are dark and gory. It feels like I'm watching two different movies.

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* Is it odd for a comic relief vigilante and a female Punisher to be buddies friends at the end? Heck, It's hard for this troper to buy Kick-Ass and Hit-Girl being in the same universe. Their methods of handling bad guys are different. The Kick-Ass scenes are light-hearted and comical, while the Hit-Girl scenes are dark and gory. It feels like I'm watching two different movies.
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* Is it odd for a comic relief vigilante and a female Punisher to be buddies at the end? Heck, It's hard for this troper to buy Kick-Ass and Hit-Girl being in the same universe. Their methods of handling bad guys are different. The Kick-Ass scenes are light-hearted and comical, while the Hit-Girl scenes are dark and gritty. It feels like I'm watching two different movies.

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* Is it odd for a comic relief vigilante and a female Punisher to be buddies at the end? Heck, It's hard for this troper to buy Kick-Ass and Hit-Girl being in the same universe. Their methods of handling bad guys are different. The Kick-Ass scenes are light-hearted and comical, while the Hit-Girl scenes are dark and gritty.gory. It feels like I'm watching two different movies.

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