History NightmareFuel / TigerAndBunny

For a series that started off with some comparisons to ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'', ''Anime/TigerAndBunny'' ended up with several examples of this once it turns out how far the quirky, funny Corporate Superheroism...isn't so funny. Just like ''The Incredibles'' when you get down to it...

* The major one is [[TheReveal the revelation]] that [[spoiler:[[ParentalSubstitute Maverick]] is the one who killed Barnaby's parents, and that he has memory-altering powers which he used repeatedly on Barnaby over the years to ensure that the boy never discovered the truth, among other things. The implications of that are just [[MindRape terrifying]], because every "flashback" of Barnaby's is now called into question, which naturally has him doubting his own sanity. A particularly horrific/tear-jerking scene has Barnaby recalling the moment he walked in on his parents' murder scene, only to see the killer's face (which he never could recall properly) change from one person to the other including his affectionate old housekeeper, his trusted partner and himself.]]

* Episode 15: [[spoiler:Cis' flesh starts tearing off after she's revealed to be a cyborg. Her "skeleton" is REALLY creepy.]]
* Episode 16 reveals Lunatic's backstory as [[spoiler:Yuri Petrov, who grows up to be a judge in Sternbild]]. His father was [[spoiler:an ex-hero (and the famous Mr. Legend, at that) who became an abusive alcoholic after losing his powers. One day, when he sees his father beating his mother, Yuri snaps and activates his NEXT power, setting his father's hand alight. Even worse, rather than screaming in pain his father laughs and puts his hand on Yuri's head, giving him the palm-shaped burn mark which is the same pattern used on his mask as "Lunatic". And then we get a little scene in the present day where we find that Yuri's elderly mother believes her husband is still alive, will somehow get better, and that her son is a demon.]]
** The way that he just stands there and watches [[spoiler: his mother scream at him in the present-day scene is pretty chilling. ''He's used to this'', and Yuri implies that this has happened ''several times'' before. It's NightmareFuel from both of their perspectives if you think about it enough]].
* Watching Kriem [[spoiler: [[DrivenToSuicide rip out her IVs]] after waking up from her coma can be pretty disturbing, especially with the way her body convulses before she dies]].

* There's Lunatic, the creepy pyrokinetic who despises the [=HeroTV=] idea of "justice" and so kills those criminals he thinks are deserving (and for the most part, they are). While he claims to avoid killing innocents, his hijacking of the police raid showed a total disregard for the amount of damage caused, simply to make a point to his 'fellow heroes'.

* Episode 16 reveals Lunatic's backstory as [[spoiler:Yuri Petrov, who grows up to be a judge in Sternbild]]. His father was [[spoiler:an ex-hero who became an abusive alcoholic after losing his powers. One day, when he sees his father beating his mother, Yuri snaps and activates his NEXT power, setting his father's hand alight. Even worse, rather than screaming in pain his father laughs and puts his hand on Yuri's head, giving him the palm-shaped burn mark which is the same pattern used on his mask as "Lunatic". And then we get a little scene in the present day where we find that Yuri's elderly mother believes her husband is still alive, will somehow get better, and that her son is a demon.]]

For a series that started off with some comparisons to ''TheIncredibles'', ''Anime/TigerAndBunny'' ended up with several examples of this once it turns out how far the quirky, funny Corporate Superheroism...isn't so funny. Just like ''TheIncredibles'' when you get down to it...

Spoilers below:

* There's Lunatic, the creepy pyrokinetic who despises the Hero TV idea of "justice" and so kills those criminals he thinks are deserving (and for the most part, they are). While he claims to avoid killing innocents, his hijacking of the police raid showed a total disregard for the amount of damage caused, simply to make a point to his 'fellow heroes'.
* Episode 15: [[spoiler:Cis' flesh starts tearing off after she's revealed to be a cyborg. Her "skeleton" is REALLY creepy]].
* Episode 16 reveals Lunatic's backstory as [[spoiler:Yuri Petrov, who grows up to be a judge in Sternbild]]. His father was [[spoiler:an ex-hero who became an abusive alcoholic after losing his powers. One day, when he sees his father beating his mother, Yuri snaps and activates his NEXT power, setting his father's hand alight. Even worse, rather than screaming in pain his father laughs and puts his hand on Yuri's head, giving him the palm-shaped burn mark which is the same pattern used on his mask as "Lunatic". And then we get a little scene in the present day where we find that Yuri's elderly mother believes her husband is still alive, will somehow get better, and that her son is a demon.]]

* Episode 16 reveals Lunatic's backstory as [[spoiler:Yuri Petrov, who grows up to be a judge in Sternbild]]. His father was [[spoiler:an ex-hero who became an abusive alcoholic after losing his powers. One day, when he sees his father beating his mother, Yuri snaps and activates his NEXT power, setting his father's hand alight. Even worse, rather than screaming in pain his father laughs and puts his hand on Yuri's head, giving him the palm-shaped burn mark which is the same pattern used on his mask as "Lunatic". And then we get a little scene in the present day where we find that Yuri's elderly mother believes her husband is still alive, will somehow get better, and that her son is a demon.]]
* The entire [[TheReveal reveal]] about [[spoiler: Maverick.]] Just to illustrate - after Episodes 19 and 20, the scene of [[spoiler: Kaede talking to him]] in Episode 21 had some people panicking like if she was about to get killed by a slasher-movie villain.

* Episode 16 reveals Lunatic's backstory as [[spoiler:Yuri Petrov, who grows up to be a judge in Sternbild]]. His father was [[spoiler:an ex-hero who became an abusive alcoholic after losing his powers. One day, when he sees his father beating his mother, Yuri snaps and activates his NEXT power, setting his father's hand alight. Even worse, rather than screaming in pain his father laughs and puts his hand on Yuri's head, giving him the palm-shaped burn mark which is the same pattern used on his mask as "Lunatic". And then we get a little scene in the present day where we find that Yuri's elderly mother believes her husband is still alive, will somehow get better, and that her son is a demon.]]

* Episode 16 has Lunatic's backstory as [[spoiler:Yuri Petrov, who grows up to be a judge in Sternbild]]. His father was [[spoiler:an ex-hero who became an abusive alcoholic after losing his powers. One day, when he sees his father beating his mother, Yuri snaps and activates his NEXT power, setting his father's hand alight. Even worse, rather than screaming in pain his father laughs and puts his hand on Yuri's head, giving him the palm-shaped burn mark which is the same pattern used on his mask as "Lunatic". And then we get a little scene in the present day where we find that Yuri's elderly mother believes her husband is still alive, will somehow get better, and that her son is a demon.]]

For a series that started off with some comparisons to ''TheIncredibles'', ''Anime/TigerAndBunny'' ended up with several examples of this once it turns out how far the quirky, funny Corporate Superheroism...isn't so funny.

* There's Lunatic, the creepy pyrokinetic who despises the HeroTV idea of "justice" and so kills those criminals he thinks are deserving (and for the most part, they are). While he claims to avoid killing innocents, his hijacking of the police raid showed a total disregard for the amount of damage caused, simply to make a point to his 'fellow heroes'.
* Episode 16 has Lunatic's backstory as [[spoiler:Yuri Petrov, who grows up to be a judge in Stern Bild]]. His father was [[spoiler:an ex-hero who became an abusive alcoholic after losing his powers. One day, when he sees his father beating his mother, Yuri snaps and activates his Next power, setting his father's hand alight. Even worse, rather than screaming in pain his father laughs and puts his hand on Yuri's head, giving him the palm-shaped burn mark which is the same pattern used on his mask as "Lunatic". And then we get a little scene in the present day where we find that Yuri's elderly mother believes her husband is still alive, will somehow get better, and that her son is a demon.]]

* The major one is [[TheReveal the revelation]] that [[ParentalSubstitute Maverick]] is the one who killed Barnaby's parents, and that he has memory-altering powers which he used repeatedly on Barnaby over the years to ensure that the boy never discovered the truth, among other things. The implications of that are just [[MindRape terrifying]], because every "flashback" of Barnaby's is now called into question, which naturally has him doubting his own sanity. A particularly horrific/tear-jerking scene has Barnaby recalling the moment he walked in on his parents' murder scene, only to see the killer's face (which he never could recall properly) change from one person to the other including his affectionate old housekeeper, his trusted partner and himself.

* Episode 16 has Lunatic's backstory as Yuri Petrov, who grows up to be a judge in Stern Bild. His father was an ex-hero who became an abusive alcoholic after losing his powers. One day, when he sees his father beating his mother, Yuri snaps and activates his Next power, setting his father's hand alight. Even worse, rather than screaming in pain his father laughs and puts his hand on Yuri's head, giving him the palm-shaped burn mark which is the same pattern used on his mask as "Lunatic". And then we get a little scene in the present day where we find that Yuri's elderly mother believes her husband is still alive, will somehow get better, and that her son is a demon.