History Music / SteamPoweredGiraffe

* CoverVersion: They've been known to cover Music/TheBeatles "Mystery Tour" live.

** This policy also applies to the group's Website/YouTube channel. Mentioning Upgrade is a good way to get yourself blocked.

* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Until Upgrade left. Reinstated as of Rabbit's [[GenderBender gender swap]], unless you count the Walter Girls.

* StrangeMindsThinkAlike: Rabbit and The Spine in the DVD, as pointed out by [[http://completelybackasswards.tumblr.com/post/64275729048 this]] photoset.

* {{Unperson}}: Upgrade has been completely wiped from the band's history. Reportedly, the band had an especially bad falling out with her actress following her departure, although the relationship seems to have healed with time. Erin says that following Upgrade's departure, she was decommissioned after trying to take Kate Middleton's place to become a "pretty pretty princess".
** She has since been returned to canon following the January 2018 reunion show.

* TakeThat: In her official bio, it is mentioned that GG read all five ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' books in five minutes and promptly burned them upon finishing.

* LoveTriangle: According to their backstory, the whole reason the singing musical automatons were built was because Peter Walter I wanted to get ahead of his romantic rival Thadeus Becile in winning the heart of HotScientist Delilah Moreau, and she was "rumored to have a soft spot for music."

* BeyondTheImpossible: The Jon [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext riding a quesadilla like a horse]] at the end of "Ice Cream Parade".
-->'''The Jon''': My horse is the greatest horse / 'Cause it's not really a horse at all! / It's more like a tortilla / On top of another tortilla / Filled with gooey cheese / And fresh salsa too / And they forgot my sour cream...
-->'''Rabbit''': ''(confused)'' [[ARareSentence You can't ride a quesadilla!]]
-->'''The Jon''': Uh, sure you can. Check it out! ''(proceeds to do exactly that)''

* NiceShoes: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin "Fancy Shoes"]]

* NiceHat: Rabbit's coachman hat, The Spine's fedora, Hatchworth's derby, and The Jon's top hat.
** Also Upgrade's [[http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3622/3561688419_4ff9d1824e_o.jpg hat]].

** The Spine covered Rihanna's "Diamonds". It was magical.

** Icona Pop's [[http://youtu.be/cjiIQ9Z02bU/ "I Love It"]].

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hltEVBnakxs Bing Crosby's "A Marshmallow World"]].

* NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly: They've toyed around with and blended folk, funk, rock, soul, pop and hip-hop.

** This seems to be averted, as Zero has been {{Retcon}}ed as one of the original four (joining Rabbit, The Spine, and Hatchworth, as well as Upgrade who is back in canon as of [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mAMpAjBkk6U&list=PL5Z_Ad4LDKGTcGF2Pz2Njo5wVHchB264J&index=38&t=4032s episode 21 of the Bennettarium.]]

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: The Steam Powered Giraffe Hour is normally an opportunity to see the members discuss upcoming events and projects, movies and video games, and maybe goof around a little. The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_Kj1T--rq4 April 26th episode]] was done entirely in-character and acted out by the band members using a set of crocheted plushies of the robots sent to them by a fan. Unsurprisingly, it is widely considered the best one by the fans.

* MulticoloredHair: Upgrade had bright red streaks in hers, and the Walter Girls all have blue streaks in their hair due to [[http://officialsteampoweredgiraffe.tumblr.com/post/55186921947/reason-7-to-attend-walter-robotics-expo-the their exposure]] to Blue Matter when working on the bots. Rabbit's temporary early 2014 upgrade gave her black and red cyberdreads (since been replaced by the above mentioned elaborate headpiece and more recently by pink hair), and sound engineer Steve Negrete is well known for his multicoloured dreadlocks.

** "Oh No" goes from space epic into a sad ending [[spoiler: as the Astronaut, separated from Cosmica, is allowed to pass away]]. And then it leads straight into the creepy VillainSong "Necrostar" [[spoiler: as the titular villain escapes the interdimensional prison, merging with the body of the Astronaut and giving rise to the Necronaut]].

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: They're usually at a 1 or 2, occasionally shifting into 3 with "Ju Ju Magic" and "Automatonic Electronic Harmonic". "Fancy Shoes" used to be their hardest song, creeping up to a 4 at times. However, ''Vice Quadrant'' includes more of their faster and harder songs than before. In particular, "Necrostar" and "Sky Sharks" dip into 5 at times and "Progress & Technology" sit around a high 4.

* BaldWomen: Bunny is completely bald (though she wears wigs quite often when out of character), and so was the original design for her character Rabbit. This was averted with Rabbit's temporary second design in early 2014, which gave her two types of hair: [[http://www.flickr.com/photos/trekkiebeth/12335288724/in/set-72157640436102636 human hair, and "robotic" hair that resemble dreadlocks]]. Rabbit's new design introduced in March 2014 instead gives her an [[http://instagram.com/p/lPy1wYpboV/ elaborate headpiece with a mix of large metal bolts, rabbit ears, and feather-like protrusions]].
** Averted since late 2014. She started wearing wigs on stage (the story explanation being that the ears fold into the head and hair comes out) and since the music videos for Vice Quadrant, has had Isabella's real bright pink hair.

-->'''Rabbit''': ''(confused)'' [[LampshadeHanging You can't ride a quesadilla!]]

* BadassMustache: Hatchworth.

** With the departure of most of the human band members, Steve Negrete now fills this role. (The jury's still out on the [[AmbiguouslyHuman Walter Girls]].)
** Michael Reed has been reinstated as of 2017.

* WorkingWithTheEx: Bunny's ex Carissa is an additional Walter Tech during shows in San Diego, but she doesn't appear on stage.

The Walter Workers - Currently played by two delightful ladies in labcoat dresses that run the merchandise table at concerts, they also participate in on-stage skits. Their characters are "Blue Matter Engineers", but are still fairly mysterious, with more and more hints being dropped about them.

** "During 'Laying In Your Arms' by Olly and the Equinox Band, for the most part a jazzy love song, until [[spoiler: the Necronaut destroys the venue and threatens to kill the band... with 'The Vice Does Tight' instrumental playing in the background ]].

** "During 'laying in your arms' by Olly and the Eqinox band, a jazzy love song, until [[spoiler: the Necronought destroys the venue... and threatens to kill the band... with the vice does tight in the background ]]

** "During 'laying in your arms' by Olly and the Eqinox band, a jazzy love song, until [[spoiler: the Necronought destroys the venue... and threatens to kill the band... with the vice does tide in the background ]]

"During 'laying in your arms' by Olly and the Eqinox band, a jazzy love song, until [[spoiler: the Necronought destroys the venue... and threatens to kill the band... with the vice does tide in the background ]]

"During 'laying in your arms' by Olly and the Eqinox band, a jazzy love song, until [[spoiler: the Necronought destroys the venue... and threatens to kill the band... with the vice does tide in the background ]]_@echo off

"During 'laying in your arms' by Olly and the Eqinox band, a jazzy love song,[[spoiler: the Necronought destroys the venue... and threatens to kill the band... with the vice does tide in the background ]]_@echo off

** It appears to be becoming tradition, as Quintessential ends with [[spoiler: a [[DarkReprise Dark Reprise]] of "The Vice Does Tight" as well as the Wham of "The Speed of Light", despite containing no previous Vice Quadrant references, as the Necronaut sets his sights upon Earth.]] "Echo off"

"During 'laying in your arms' by Olly and the Eqinox band, a jazzy love song,[[spoiler: the Necronought destroys the venue... and threatens to kill the band... with the vice does tide in the background ]]

** It appears to be becoming tradition, as Quintessential ends with [[spoiler: a [[DarkReprise Dark Reprise]] of "The Vice Does Tight" as well as the Wham of "The Speed of Light", despite containing no previous Vice Quadrant references, as the Necronaut sets his sights upon Earth.]]

** Also Upgrade's hat ( [[http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3622/3561688419_4ff9d1824e_o.jpg]] ).