History VideoGame / Bravoman

** MassivelyMultiplayerCrossover: There's a single panel of this with several other Namco characters in the comic's [[MilestoneCelebration #100th strip]].

* DenserAndWackier: To the original game and especially to Bravoman's apperance in ''VideoGame/NamcoXCapcom''.

** In Episode 2, Bravoman sings along to the show's theme with his walkman, while using first person styled lyrics.

** He also does a scat version in episode 4.

* FriendlyEnemy: Bravoman is this to Anti-Bravoman, much to Anti-Bravoman's annoyance when he's trying to be serious. Doesn't stop him from being a jerk to him every now and then.

*** And finally his response to Bravoman saying he can trust him as they're the same person is a [[HesitationEqualsDishonesty "...yeah".]]
* ForScience: The motivation of several characters. Especially Dr. Bomb.
* ForWantOfANail: Bravoman ends up in an alternate universe where Anti-Bravoman was never created and therefore Bravo Master never defeated Zulu. [[spoiler:Or, in truth, where Anti-Bravoman took over the real Bravoman's name and imprisoned him.]]

** Later on, Anti-Bravoman fashions devices that allow them to destabilize his anti-particles without the beatup. [[spoiler: Waya-Hime jumps in on it, thus creating Bravo Master: Shinobi Essence Custom]].

* GrandFinale: "The Death of Bravoman", which pits Bravoman and all the Bravos (as well as Hime) against Zulu in a final battle. [[spoiler: The title turns out to be metaphorical as it refers to the "death", or rather the end of the ''webcomic'', not Bravoman himself.]]
* GratuitousNinja: The constant use of Waya, Benjamin, and Pistol Daimyo to add action to the series.
* HereWeGoAgain: Bravoman finds a small alien squid sitting in Starship Alpha and worries that it's going to be another Zulu, this one here to ruin Earth. Alpha informs him that they take at least 1,200 years to grow that big and insists that he'll take care of it. "I think I'll name him ''Zed''." [[spoiler: Flashback to 1,200 years earlier; Alpha is holding a miniature alien squid, insisting to his parents that he'll take care of it.]]

* EarlyBirdCameo: That mummy with a helmet from the intro finally got to appear during "''Laser Mummies From Beyond the Moon''".

* GrandFinale: "''The Grand Prehistoric Space Hockey Adventure''" was a huge parody of this, as Bravoman and Alpha Man were worried that the show would end for real. To this end, they went on a huge adventure featuring tropes such as time travel and a big reveal for Anti-Bravoman (said "reveal" being [[spoiler:that Dr. Bomb [[LukeIAmYourFather is his "dad"]]]]), ending on a scene where Bravoman plays the original game one last time offscreen (and complaining about its [[NintendoHard difficulty]]).

** The second-to-last episode was a proper crossover, though it was part 2 of a three-part story (with parts 1 and 3 not existing). Wonder Momo, her sidekick Glooder, and her archenemy the King of the Waru all show up for the occasion.
* InvincibleHero: Parodied. Alpha Man admits to the narrator that if Bravoman dies, they're all out of jobs.

* PerfectlyCromulentWord: Used in "''The Beginning (and End) of Bravoman" as Bravoman prepares to Flashback to his origin story.

* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: "''Boss Bash''" begins with Bravoman and Alpha celebrating their victory against a group of robots that apparently was strong enough to wreck the entire surrounding area. The narrator says that the audience will never get to see the fight, because the budget is too small for that.

-->'''Waya-Hime'''; What does the scanner say?
-->'''Anti-Bravoman'''; [Bravoman's] power level is over nine ''bajillion'' - but that's ''impossible!''

** In "''Watching From the Shadows''", Anti-Bravoman hides by a water tower similar to the Creator/WarnerBros studio watertower. Possibly a case of ActorAllusion, as [[Creator/Rob Paulsen Bravoman's voice actor]] did work on ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}.''

* SuperheroOrigin: Parodied. Bravo Woman takes issues to being given the stock {{Distaff Counterpart}} one and is not thrilled by the "accidentally got the hero's powers when rescued" one either. She has to settle for a mish-mash of origin tropes cobbled together.

* YouMeanXmas: During the [[ChristmasEpisode Generic Winter Holiday Special]], the holiday in question is referred to as, well, "Generic Winter Holiday", and nothing else. {{WebAnimation/Mappy}}, however, states that he and his family celebrate "Blizzard Festival Week" instead during his [[TheCameo cameo]].

* TruerToTheText: One of the last arc is Bravoman watching a Berobah Man Tokatsu show which is a much more direct adaptation of the original game's story, complete with [[DubNameChange Black Bravoman]] being a competant rival and Bravoman having a family.

* RampJump: Bravoman, Anti-Bravoman and Alpha Man are seen doing one in "''Laser Mummies From Beyond the Moon''". In the [[Series/{{TheDukesOfHazzard}} General Lee]], no less!

-->'''Anti-Bravoman'''; It says that his power is over nine bajillion - but that's ''impossible!''

*** The opening theme is inspired by the WesternAnimation/SpiderMan1967 theme, as shown in the page quote.

** In "''Watching From the Shadows''", Anti-Bravoman hides by a water tower similar to the Creator/WarnerBros studio watertower. Possibly a case of ActorAllusion as Bravoman's voice actor did work on ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}.''

--> '''Alpha Man''': You, and you alone, were the only person in the nine galaxies found worthy of the mystic powers of Bravoman.
--> '''Bravoman''': Really?
--> '''Alpha Man''': Naw. I'm just screwing with you. You looked like you'd fit the costume.
--> '''Bravoman''': ''GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME!''

* UnknownRival: Poor, poor Anti-Bravoman...

-->'''Bravoman:''' How did we get up here anyway? I don't even remember [Dr. Bomb] capturing us.
-->'''Alpha Man''': I'd wager the show's writers wanted to start this episode off mid-adventure. It's a writing technique called "''in medias res.''"
-->'''Bravoman''': ''In med-...'' wha-wha?
-->'''Alpha Man''': I believe it's Latin for "skip the boring parts".

* YouMeanXmas: During the [[ChristmasEpisode Generic Winter Holiday Special]], the holiday in question is referred to as, well, "Generic Winter Holiday", and nothing else. WebAnimation/Mappy, however, celebrates "Blizzard Festival Week" instead.

** AuthorPowers: To this end, in order to save Bravoman (and thus, his job), he gives Bravoman a HeroicSecondWind and reveals Attack Bomber V9's weak point (even pointing it out with a big red arrow) to Bravoman.
--> '''Narrator (right before Attack Bomber V9 ''disintegrates the arrow'')''': '''THIS ONE, YOU ''IDIOT!'''''

* InvincibleHero: Parodied. Alpha admits to the narrator that if Bravoman dies, they're all out of jobs.

* LukeIAmYourFather: {{Parodied}} in the final episode, where Bravoman "reveals" to Anti-Bravoman that [[spoiler:Dr. Bomb is his "dad"]].

--> '''Alpha Man:''' Remember, fighting is not always the answer. Sometimes ''words'' can be more powerful than any weapon. Unless, of course, that weapon is a flamethrower. Or a sidewinder missile. Or, really, ''any'' type of rocket-propelled—"

** Other odd mashup threats also pop up, such as a Capricorn sea-serpent and time-traveling pandas.
** Alpha Man is held hostage by murderous robot lobsters, though he refers to them as murderous cyborg crayfish.

*** The opening theme is inspired by the [[WesternAnimation/SpiderMan1967 60's Spider-Man cartoon]] theme, as shown in the page quote.

-->'''Dr. Bomb:''' Lies! Such exaggerations! You were [[spoiler:ordered from the ''Inconceivable Robots'' summer catalog!]] You ''know'' this truth to be true!

** At the end of the Wonder Momo crossover, Bravoman and Momo can't think of or remember what the lesson's episode is/was. They arbitrarily decide that it was promoting literacy.
* SpotTheImpostor: Alpha Man is incapable of identifying a series of increasingly obvious Bravoman impostors, including a slipshod robot, a cardboard stand-up, and an ''ostrich''.

* SuperheroOrigin: Parodied. Bravo Woman takes issues to being given the stock {{Distaff Counterpart}} one and is not thrilled by the "accidentally got the hero's powers when rescued" one either. She has to settle for a mish-mash of origin tropes cobbled together on the spot (by the narrator's own admission).

* UnexplainedRecovery: Dr. Bomb is somehow alive enough in the second episode to hire Waya-Hime despite [[spoiler:[[HoistByHisOwnPetard being lowered into his own fiery pit.]]]]

* WhatDoesThisButtonDo: Second type. Bravoman [[spoiler:can't resist pressing the down button that lowers Dr. Bomb into his own death trap and very nearly puts himself and Alpha back in danger by attempting to push the "rarely-used switch places with your nemesis button".]]

* YouMeanXmas: During the ChristmasEpisode, the holiday in question is referred to as the "Generic Winter Holiday", and nothing else.

--> '''Alpha Man:''' Remember, fighting is not always the answer. Sometimes ''words can be more powerful than any weapon. Unless of course that weapon is a flamethrower. Or a sidewinder missile. Or, really, ''any'' type of rocket-propelled—"
--> ''(Bravoman cuts communication with Alpha Man)''

** Bravoman's got small appearances in ''Marvel Land'' and ''Super Namco Wars'', wheras Dr. Bomb cameos in ''VideoGame/MegamiTenseiII'', and Waya gets to be an alternate costume for [[VideoGame/SoulSeries Taki]].

* RecursiveReality: A game inspired by the comic which was inspired by an old game was available on mobile platforms.

* SpinOff: "Pistol Daimyo no Bouken", starring Pistol Daimyo. As expected, eventually referenced/parodied in the comic.

* AttackItsWeakPoint: The Sumo-based Ikazuchimaru can only be hit in his back. Dr. Bomb can only be damaged in his giant hairdo.

* BossRush: In the final stage you get to fight two Benjamin, UGO 401 and Black Bravo before facing Dr. Bomb himself.

* TheDragon: Zortan is stated to be Bomb's right-hand.

* EvilOldFolks: Dr. Bomb. He even ''claims'' he's "a nice grayhaired man" before fighting him.

* AlternateUniverse: One story arc saw Bravoman teleported to a "reversed" timeline where Reverse Dr. Bomb managed to take over the world, and his alternate universe counterpart was leading a resistance to fight back. [[spoiler:Except not actually, as "Reverse Bravoman" was actually Reverse Anti-Bravoman in disguise, and he was PlayingBothSides all along.]]
* AnimatedAdaptation: An animated adaptation of a webcomic adaptation of a video game "Bravoman: Cartoon of Unequalled Excellence."
* AppliedMathematics: Dr. Bomb indulges in this while looking for a way to defeat Bravoman. In his words, it works because it's '''EVIL MATH!'''.

* ArtShift: Some strip take a change of style in order to parody other media, like comic books or ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'''s DarkerAndEdgier tendencies. In every case, the style-of-the-strip is done by a guest artist.

** Once again for the [[Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian Conan-esque]] "Bravo the Barbarian" arc.
** ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformers'' parody has the art switch to a more simplified art style. Probably because mecha is pretty hard to draw.
** In the old timey cartoon parody strips, the art switches to a DeliberatelyMonochrome [[RubberHoseAnimation rubber-hose style]].

* BossSubtitles: Some of the characters get a grandiose and long subtitle accompanying them. Anti-Bravo, for example, is the '''Shadowed Doppleganger of Ebony Reflection'''.

* CerebusSyndrome: Invoked and lampshaded: in the parallel world, where people are slightly different (and Anti-Bravoman doesn't exist), Zulu made it to Earth and tore it up, and [[EnemyMine the Bravos teamed up with the Ninjas and Dr. Bomb]] to stop it. After that, Bomb unleashed his forces and decimated the earth, and even invented the 5th wall, which stops all 4th wall breaking, preventing jokes and powers that run on meta humor. [[spoiler: Then there's TheReveal that it's really the version of Anti-Bravoman behind all of this, having brought Zulu to earth, decimated the planet, created new more powerful enemies and even shut down the fourth wall, all to see if he could make himself stronger.]]
* ChristmasEpisode: In two strips, Alpha Claus delivers gifts to the main characters base on their inner desires.
* ClingyJealousGirl: Waya-Hime. She wants her stretchy cuteness and she'll stab anyone who gets in her way.

** Bravoman and Wonder Momo's mini arc presents fun filled adventure as both of them and their alien advisers team up. Also Dirk Davies makes a quick cameo at the end.

--->'''Bravoman''': Bravoman, Bravoman, Fighting evil whenever '''I''' can."

* EndOfSeriesAwareness: [[spoiler:The countdown for the "Death of Bravoman" in the final strips is referring to the end of the comic. Bravoman lives.]]

* ForScience: the motivation of several characters. Especially Dr. Bomb.
* ForWantOfANail: Bravoman ends up in an alternate universe where Anti-Bravoman was never created and therefore Bravo Master never defeated Zulu. [[spoiler:Or, in truth where Anti-Bravoman took over the real Bravoman's name.]]

* HereWeGoAgain: Bravoman finds a mini alien squid sitting in Starship Alpha and worries that it's going to be another Zulu, this one here to ruin Earth. Alpha informs him that they take at least 1200 years to grow that big and insists that he'll take care of it. "I think I'll name him ''Zed''." [[spoiler: Flashback to 1200 years earlier; Alpha is holding a miniature alien squid, insisting to his parents that he'll take care of it. "I think I'll name him ''Zulu''."]]

* KillItWithFire: Zulu's ultimate fate.

** Bravo Master is a weird heroic version. He is completely competent and defeats the alien attacking Alpha's Planet [[spoiler:by throwing it into a sun!]] Discussed by Bravo and Alpha afterwards.

** Dear Lord, ''Zulu''. To drive the point home his second arc is titled [[spoiler:The Death of Bravoman]] and is almost entirely serious.

* MatryoshkaObject: Alpha, in "Second Look." Pretty obvious, from his egg-like shape.

* {{Stripperiffic}}: As a nod to the DLC feature in ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}} Tag Tournament 2'', Bravoman attempts to unlock the bikini DLC pack for his characters in "Bravo Fighter 2", only to be stopped by Alpha Man.

* TheUnchosenOne: Alpha Man just admits Bravoman looked like he fit the suit.
--> '''Alpha Man''': You, and you alone, were the only person in the nine galaxies worthy of the mystic powers of Bravoman.

** IntelligibleUnintelligible: They have no problem talking to others. Or understanding each other, as well.

** Similarly [[ItMakesSenseInContext when Waya-Hime is picking out weapons for the groomsmen to wield at her wedding]], the choice is between sais and a bo staff, the weapons of both Ninja Turtles that Rob Paulsen has voiced. Alpha Man picks [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012 bo staffs, as they are "so in"]].

--> ''' Bravoman''': So now I've been swallowed by a killer sea serpent, a triceratops, and a time traveling panda. Hehe...''gross''.

* {{Crossover}}: With ''VideoGame/WonderMomo'' in the (not-quite) aptly named "''Bravo x Momo: Part 2 of 3''". The show parodies this, giving it a name implying it's a MultiPartEpisode (when in reality it isn't).

** AuthorPowers: To this end, in order to save Bravoman (and thus, his job), he gives Bravoman a {{HeroicSecondWind}} and reveals Attack Bomber V9's weak point (even pointing it out with a big red arrow) to Bravoman.

** The second-to-last episode was a proper crossover, though it was Part two of a three-part story (with parts 1 and 3 not existing). Wonder Momo, her sidekick Glooder, and her archenemy the Waru King all show up for the occasion.

* LukeIAmYourFather: {{Parodied}} in the final episode, where Bravoman "reveals" to Anti-Bravoman that Dr. Bomb is his dad.
* {{Metaphorgotten}}: "Sometimes words can be more powerful than any weapon. Unless of course that weapon is a flamethrower. Or a sidewinder missile. Or really any type of rocket propelled-"

** Alpha is held hostage by murderous robot lobsters, though he refers to them as murderous cyborg crayfish.
** There is also the title characters of "''Laser Mummies From Beyond the Moon''".
* PerfectlyCromulentWord: Used in "''The Beginning (and End) of Bravoman" as Bravoman prepares to [[Flashback flash back]] to his origin story.
-->'''Fire Pit:''' "Is it riveting?"

* RampJump: Bravoman, Anti-Bravoman and Alpha Man are seen doing one in "''Laser Mummies From Beyond the Moon''". In the [[Series/TheDukesOfHazzard ''General Lee'']], no less!

*** One of the sequences in "''Laser Mummies From Beyond the Moon''" is a straight-up {{CouchGag}}, with Anti-Bravoman falling off the couch.

** In "''Watching From the Shadows''", Anti-Bravoman hides by a water tower similar to the Creator/WarnerBros studio watertower. Possibly a case of ActorAllusion as Bravoman's voice actor did work on Animaniacs.

* SpaceX:

* SpoofAesop:

'''Bravoman''': Err... Girls are scary? [[{{Beat}} (...)]] Really, ''really'' scary.

* SpotTheImpostor: Alpha is incapable of identifying a series of increasingly obvious Bravoman impostors, including a slipshod robot, a cardboard stand-up, and an ''ostrich''.
-->'''Alpha Man:''' Oh, no! Which one's the ''real''Bravoman?!

* FuumaShuriken: Waya-Hime's ultimate weapon used to take down Bravoman. Like her {{Yandere}} nature, the shuriken is also used to help convey her feelings to her crush (to the point where she [[spoiler:''etches a dating request on it; though she at least has enough sanity to etch a 'no' option on it too)]].

* InteractiveNarrator: During"''Boss Bash''", the narrator actively helps Bravoman when it appears he is to be defeated by [[HumongousMecha Attack Bomber V9]], because otherwise the series would be over and the staff (the narrator included) would not get their paychecks. As he and Alpha Man discuss it:

** AuthorPowers: He reveals Attack Bomber V9's weak point (even pointing it out with a big red arrow) to Bravoman so he'd win.
--> '''Narrator (right before Attack Bomber V9 ''disintegrates the arrow'')''': '''THIS ONE, ''YOU IDIOT!'''''
* IntercontinuityCrossover: Wonder Momo makes a quick cross over guest appearance in a segment of "''Laser Mummies From Beyond the Moon''".

-->'''Alpha Man:''' Sorry, Namco-mandated cross-promotion. Oh, look. Next week is VideoGame/PacMan!
--> Bravoman: Sweet! ''(*head morphs into a VideoGame/PacMan-like form*)''

** In Episode 6, Bravoman gets fanmail from "[=MetaFan1987=]" who tells him he's "cool but rude". This was [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Raphael]]'s description from the intro of the ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987'' cartoon, who Creator/RobPaulsen also voiced. Not that Bravoman gets it.

* BreakingTheFourthWall: "''Heavy Meta Mayhem''". Oh, ''so'' much. Examples include Bravoman getting hit so hard his ''[[Creator/RobPaulsen voice actor]]'' feels it, Creator/DeeBradleyBaker filling in for Rob for a few moments afterward (even using ''Anti-Bravoman's'' voice) and [[spoiler:firing the music team to defeat Benjamin]].

* CouchGag: The trope naming scene is spoofed in "''Laser Mummies From Beyond the Moon''".

* {{Crossover}}: With ''VideoGame/WonderMomo'' in Episode 11. The show parodies this, giving it a name implying it's a MultiPartEpisode (when in reality it isn't).

** After Bravoman [[spoiler:fires the sound department to defeat Benjamin]] in Episode 10, he sings the ending theme ([[HollywoodToneDeaf in a horribly off-key manner]]).
** Episode 12 also begins with a HostileShowTakeover from Anti-Bravoman, with him singing his own rendition of the theme tune about himself.
* DontTouchThatYouIdiot: After mysteriously swapping places with Dr. Bomb in the death trap in Episode 1, Bravoman notices the button that did it, only to be prevented by Alpha from pressing it.
* EarlyBirdCameo: That mummy with a helmet from the intro finally got to appear during Episode 6.
* FuumaShuriken: Waya-Hime's ultimate weapon used to take down Bravoman. Like her {{Yandere}} nature, the shuriken is also used to help convey her feelings to her crush (to the point where she [[spoiler:''etches a dating request on
* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: In-universe, Anti-Bravo is apparently really popular in Japan.
* GrandFinale: The series finale was a huge parody of this, as Bravoman and Alpha Man were worried that the show would end for real. To this end, they went on a huge adventure featuring tropes such as time travel and a big reveal for Anti-Bravoman (said "reveal" being [[spoiler:that Dr. Bomb [[LukeIAmYourFather is his "dad"]]]]), ending on a scene where Bravoman plays the original game one last time offscreen (and complaining about its [[NintendoHard difficulty]]).
* InMediasRes: {{Discussed}} in "''The Beginning (and End) of Bravoman''".
-->'''Alpha Man''':I'd wager the show's writers wanted to start this episode off mid-adventure. It's a writing technique called "''in medias res.''"\\
'''Bravoman''': ''In med-...'' wha wha?\\
'''Alpha Man''': I believe it's Latin for "skip the boring parts".
* InteractiveNarrator: During the 5th chapter, the narrator actively helps Bravoman when it appeared he was to be defeated by [[HumongousMecha Attack Bomber V9]], because otherwise the series would be over and the staff (he included) would not get their paychecks.
** AuthorPowers: He reveals Attack Bomber V9's weakpoint (even pointing it out with a big red arrow) to Bravoman so he'd win.

* IntercontinuityCrossover: Wonder Momo makes a quick cross over guest appearance in the season finale.
** Though according to Alpha this can also be considered a forced CrossOver.
--> Bravoman: Wait, she's not a ''Bravoman'' character.
--> Alpha: Sorry, Namco-mandated cross-promotion. Ohh, look. Next week is VideoGame/PacMan.
--> Bravoman: Sweet! [*head morphs into a VideoGame/PacMan-like form*]

Released by [[Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment Namco]] in 1988 for arcades and in 1990 for UsefulNotes/TurboGrafx16, ''Bravoman'' is a side-scrolling PlatformGame starring a parody of {{Tokusatsu}} and {{Sentai}} as its main protagonist. Our hero was once an average salaryman until he was granted awesome powers by the alien Alpha Man from Planet Alpha, in order to combat the evil Dr. Bomb. Bravoman's main method of attack is to extend his limbs forward to kick or punch at a distance, and he can also turn into a missile-armed submarine for underwater missions. Standing in his way is the good doctor's robot armies, plus [[{{Ninja}} ninja princess Waya-Hime]], [[ThePowerOfRock Heavy Metal Ninja Benjamin]] and [[EvilCounterpart Black Bravoman]], a rival salaryman with his same powers.

** The CrossOver arc with ''Wonder Momo'' foreshadows a plot point later seen in ''both'' their respective comic strips: [[spoiler:Anti-Bravo's ability to merge with others when beaten up is later pivotal in Zulu's defeat, whereas Momoko ends up turning into a darker evil Wonder Momo with no outside help in her comic]].

*** He reacts to questions about Reverse Anti-Bravo with shock and avoidance.
*** And finally his responce to Bravoman saying he can trust him as they're the same person is a [[HesitationEqualsDishonesty "...yeah".]]

* ForWantOfANail: Bravoman ends up in an alternate universe where Anti-Bravoman was never created and therefore Bravo Master never defeated Zulu. [[spoiler:Or, in truth where Anti-Bravo took over the mantle of Bravoman.]]

** Bravo Master is the combination of Bravoman, Anti-Bravoman, Bravo Woman, and Brave Man, created by beating up on Anti-Bravo so his anti-particles destabilize and fuse the four together.
** Later on, Anti-Bravo fashions devices that allow them to destabilize his anti-particles without the beatup. [[spoiler: Waya-Hime jumps in on it, thus creating Bravo Master: Shinobi Essence Custom]].
* GiantFootOfStomping: Anti-Bravoman's title of ButtMonkey leads to suffer this fate when his poor sense of humor leads to Attack Bomber V9.1 to humorously step on him.
* GiantRobot: Attack Bomber V9.1 fit this trope.
* GrandFinale: "The Death of Bravoman", which pits Bravoman and all the Bravos (as well as Hime) against Zulu in a final battle. [[spoiler: The title turns out to be metaphorical as its the "death" or rather the end of the webcomic. Not Bravoman.]]

* HereWeGoAgain: Bravoman finds a mini alien squid sitting in Starship Alpha and worries that it's going to be another Zulu, this one here to ruin Earth. Alpha informs him that they take at least 1200 years to grow that big and insists that he'll take care of it. "I think I'll name him ''Zed''." [[spoiler: Flashback to 1200 years earlier; Alpha is holding a mini alien squid, insisting to his parents that he'll take care of it. "I think I'll name him ''Zulu''."]]

* IneffectualSympatheticVillain: Anti-Bravoman tries so hard to be the sinister evil counterpart but can't even keep up a gravelly voice without hurting his throat or making the inside of his scarf wet with spit.

* LawyerFriendlyCameo: During the "Bravo the Barbarian" arc he faced wizard who was add by four orcs in familiar looking war paint that made them resemble [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles a certain group of four awesome turtles]].
* TheLoad: Brave Man, during the Zulu thing. Since he has no real powers, Bravo Woman has to carry him around during the fight with Zulu. Alpha summoned him by accident, you see.

* MatryoshkaObject: Alpha, in "Second Look." Pretty obvious seeing his egg shape.
* MeaningfulName: Turns out Alpha Man and Zulu had meaningful names. They are the first and last letters of the code alphabet. Alpha began the series by granting Bravoman his powers, [[spoiler:Zulu turns out to be an EldritchAbomination who's only goal is to destroy it.]]

* MurderTheHypotenuse: To get Waya-Hime off his back, Bravoman tells her he's married to Bravo Woman. Waya-Hime's response to this is to try and hunt down Bravo Woman so she can have her Stretchy Cuteness all to herself.

** Dr. Bomb has not only complained about his lack of screen time on more than one occasion, he actually watched the web series at one point.
* OnlySaneMan: Bravo Woman is this pretty much. Pistol Daimyo has shades of this, specially after seeing just what type of ninja form his army...
* PaletteSwap: Concept explored in a chapter focusing on a fictional game, also Anti Bravoman fits this trope as his original character sprite in game was just a black swap of Bravoman.

** Also literally brought up in the crossover mini-arc with ''VideoGame/WonderMomo'': [[{{Mentors}} Glooder]] forces a retcon after [[spoiler:Anti-Bravoman and Momo merge into Anti-Momo]] since he considered it too important a development for her to happen outside her own series. [[spoiler:And it was a big foreshadowing for Wonder Momo's own webcomic as well.]]

-->'''Anti-Bravo''': "But its '''your''' company."
-->'''Dr. Bomb''': "I do not make the rules."
-->'''Anti-Bravo''': "You '''do''' make the rules!"

* ShowWithinAShow: Brave-Man is an actor in a self-titled series within the comic.
* SitcomArchNemesis: Brave-Man is this to Bravoman, posing absolutely zero threat to our hero but frustrating him endlessly nonetheless.
* {{Stripperiffic}}: As a nod to the DLC feature in ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}} Tag Tournament 2'', Bravoman attempts to unlock the bikini DLC pack for his characters in "Bravo Fighters 2", only to be stopped by Alpha Man.

** There are also parody [[OriginsEpisode Origin Strips]] for Bravo Woman and Brave Man, and a two-parter origin strip for Anti-Bravo.
* TankGoodness: What Anti-Bravo would love to have.
* ThatsAllFolks: The last strip of the webcomic has Bravoman and all the characters (as well as the readers) getting a thank you card from the creators for sticking with them for the entirety of the run. Compared to the other comics of [=ShiftyLook=] (which either [[AntiClimax ended abruptly]] or [[CutShort stopped in the middle of their storylines]]), this series was one of the few to a have a conclusive ending.

--> '''Bravoman''': Good enough for me!

* UnknownRival: Poor, poor Anti-Bravo...

-->'''Alpha Man''': "Bravoman, listen up..."

* WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway: Bravo Woman and Brave Man don't think too highly of Bravoman's powers. Despite Brave Man not actually ''having'' any powers. To be fair, one of those powers is turning into a small submarine.

** In Episode 6, Bravoman gets fanmail from "[=Megafan1987=]" who tells him he's "cool but rude". This was [[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Raphael]]'s description from the intro of the ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987'' cartoon, who Creator/RobPaulsen also voiced.
** Similarly [[ItMakesSenseInContext when Waya is picking out weapons for the groomsmen to wield at her wedding]], the choice is between sais and a bo staff, the weapons of both Ninja Turtles that Rob Paulsen has voiced. Alpha Man picks [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012 bo staffs, as they are so in]].
* AndKnowingIsHalfTheBattle: At the end of the crossover episode Bravoman and Wonder Momo are at a loss to what the lesson actually is so they settle on "literacy".

* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking:
--> ''' Bravoman''': So now I've been swallowed by a killer sea serpent, a triceratops, and a time traveling panda. Hehe, gross.
* AsideGlance: Alpha Man looks at the screen when Bravoman describes Waya's yandere nature.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: Episode 10. Examples include Bravo getting hit so hard his ''[[Creator/RobPaulsen voice actor]]'' feels it, and [[spoiler:firing the music team to stop Benjamin.]]
--> '''Sound Guy''': Not [[Music/Area11 Sparkles*]]!
* CouchGag: The trope naming scene is spoofed in the finale.

** After Bravoman fires the sound department in Episode 10, he sings the ending theme ([[HollywoodToneDeaf in a horribly off-key manner]]).

* FuumaShuriken: Waya's ultimate weapon used to to take down Bravoman, like her yandere nature the shuriken is also used to help convey her feelings to her crush.

* GrandFinale: The season finale was a huge parody of this as Bravoman and Alpha worried that the show would end for real, so they went a huge adventure featuring time travel and a big reveal for Antibravoman, it ended with a tear jerking moment where Bravoman plays the original game one last time. Though with the end of Bravoman the webcomic the series really is over.
* InMediasRes:
-->'''Alpha''':It appears the creators wanted to start the show in the middle of the story. It's media technique "In Medias Res."\\
'''Bravoman''': In Med- wha wha?\\
'''Alpha''': I believe it's Latin for "skip the boring parts".

--> Bravoman: Wait, she's not a Bravoman character.
--> Alpha: Sorry, Namco-mandated cross-promotion. Ohh, look, next week is VideoGame/PacMan.
--> Bravoman: Sweet!, [*head morphs into a VideoGame/PacMan-like form*]

* LetsYouAndHimFight: The ''Wonder Momo'' crossover involves Dr. Bomb and the King of Waru tricking the two heroes into fighting each other.

** Referred to when Bravoman had to take on Cowboy Zombies attacking city hall.
** Other odd mashup threats also pop such as a Capricorn sea-serpent and time-traveling pandas.
** Also Alpha being held hostage by Murderous Robot Lobsters, though he refers to them as Murderous Cyborg Crayfish.
** There is also the titled characters in Episode 6: Laser Mummies from Beyond the Moon.
* PerfectlyCromulentWord: "Is it riveting?" "The rivitiest!"
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Episode 5 begins with Bravoman and Alpha celebrating their victory against a group of robots that apparently was strong enough to wreck the entire surrounding area. The narrator says that the audience will never get to see the fight, because the budget is too small for that.
* RampJump: Bravoman, Anti and Alpha are seen doing the infamous jump in clip in the season finale. In the General Lee! No less!
* ReadingsAreOffTheScale: As a reference to the popular ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' meme: Bravoman powers up and Waya-Hime and Anti-Bravoman are shocked at Bravoman's power readings.
-->'''Waya-Hime'''; What does the power reading say?
-->'''Anti Bravoman'''; It says that his power is over ninety bagillion, but that's impossible!

** Two to ComicBook/SpiderMan:
*** The opening theme is inspired by the 60's Spider-Man cartoon theme.
*** The Fire Pit tries to pass off his origin story as been bitten be a radioactive creature. Dr. Bomb interrupts him with the truthiest truth before he can get further.
** Franchise/SailorMoon
*** After Bravoman's transformation sequence he pulls Sailor Moon's famous peace sign pose.
** Anime/DragonBallZ
*** See ReadingsAreOffTheScale
** "Laser Mummies from Beyond the Moon" borrows its format from ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken''.
** WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons
*** One of the opening sequences end in a Simpson sequence where all the main characters rush to sit in the couch.
** In the Bravo Woman origin episode, the second origin story the narrator provides is basically the same as Ms. Marvel's.
** In Episode 4 Anti-Bravo hides by a water tower similar to the Warner Bros studio watertower. Possibly a case of ActorAllusion as Bravoman's voice actor did work on Animaniacs.

-->'''Ordinary Businessman (Soon to be Bravoman)''': What is this? Junk you keep in your glove box?\\

'''Bravoman''': Err... Girls are scary? [[{{Beat}} (...)]] Really, really scary.

* SpotTheImpostor: Alpha is incapable of identifying a series of increasingly obvious Bravoman impostors, including a slipshod robot, a cardboard stand-up, and an ostrich.
* SuperheroOrigin: Parodied. Bravo Woman takes issues to being given the stock distaff counterpart one and is not thrilled by the "Accidentally got hero's power when rescued" one either. She has to settle for a mish-mash of origin tropes.
* TimeTravel: Bravoman and Alpha travel to the Cretaceous period for the season finale.
* UnexplainedRecovery: Dr. Bomb is somehow alive enough in the second episode to hire Waya-Hime despite [[spoiler:being lowered into his own fiery pit.]]

* WhatDoesThisButtonDo: Second type, Bravoman [[spoiler:can't resist pressing the down button that lowers Dr.Bomb into his own death trap and very nearly puts himself and Alpha back in danger by attempting to push the Nemesis Switch button.]]
* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: Dr. Bomb has a weird Scottish/Russian-esque accent, while still speaking in exaggerated Japanese [[BlindIdiotTranslation Engrish]].
* YouMeanXmas: During the ChristmasEpisode, the holiday in question is referred to as the "Generic Winter Holiday", and never anything else.

* CloningBlues: Anti-Bravoman's origin reveals that he's actually clone of Bravoman made from the cosmic energy used to give him his powers was split in two and bombarded several key materials in Dr.Bomb's lab.

* ArtShift: Some strip take a change of style in order to parody other media, like comic books or ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'''s DarkerAndEdgier tendencies. In every case, the style-of-the-strip is done by a guest artist.

** Two to Franchise/SpiderMan:

The series faded into obscurity, barring cameos (and a playable appearance in ''VideoGame/NamcoXCapcom'') until it was revived on March 9, 2012 as a webcomic as part of Website/ShiftyLook. Fully titled ''Bravoman: Super-Unequaled Hero of Excellence!'', the comic was very silly and self-referential.

* OffModel:
** In the first "Bravo the Barbarian" strip, Waya-Hime is missing her arm in the fourth panel.
** [[VideoGame/KatamariDamacy The Prince of All Cosmos]] is noticeably lacking his nose in the strip "Le Petit Prince".

->''Bravoman, Bravoman
->Battlin' crime wherever he can
->What do you do when it hits the fan?
->You gotta call Bravoman!''
-->-- '''The 2013 web series' ThemeTune, InTheStyleOf the WesternAnimation/SpiderMan1967 theme.'''

* AdjectiveNounFred: The arcade game's full name is ''Chouzetsu Rinjin Berabouman'' aka "Super-Unequaled Man Bravoman"[[note]]alternatively, "Trascendental Ethical Man"[[/note]]
* AnimeHair: Dr. Bomb sports a ridiculous Nuclear Mushroom-esque hairdo in the games. The comics downgraded it into a less detailed cucumber-like one.

** Bravoman's got small appearances in ''Marvel Land'' and ''Super Namco Wars'', wheras Dr. Bomb cameos in ''VideoGame/MegamiTenseiII'', and Waya gets to be an alt costume for [[VideoGame/SoulSeries Taki]].
** Already mentioned, ''VideoGame/NamcoXCapcom'' included Bravoman (paired up with ''VideoGame/WonderMomo'') as playable; Waya-Hime, Black Bravoman, Benjamin and Pistol Daimyo as enemies (with Waya-Hime becoming playable following her final defeat and pairing up with Taki) and Dr. Bomb as a {{NPC}}.
** The comic and cartoon series have a short crossover with VideoGame/WonderMomo as well (the latter to promote the new ''Wonder Momo'' anime series).
** A Bravoman Medley appears in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' on the Pac-Land Stage as selectable music.

** Bravoman's secret identity was changed from Hitoshi Nakamura to Arnold. In the comic he's actually ''not sure'' which is his real name.

** Black Bravoman is known as Anti-Bravoman in the comics (Though in truth they are practically different characters)

* [[ExtendableArms Extendable Limbs]]: Bravoman's main power.

* RecursiveReality: A game inspired by the comic which was inspired by an old game is available on mobile platforms.
* ShoutOut: In the final stage where you fight Dr. Bomb, you will see the two portraits of the famous scientists which are Nikola Tesla (Left) and Albert Einstein (On the center) then the portrait of Dr. Bomb himself on the right.

* TransformationTrinket: Parodied, as the items required to turn our hero into Bravoman are a Metal Rod, a Tuning Fork and 100 Yen coin.

The series faded into obscurity, barring cameos (and a playable appearance in ''VideoGame/NamcoXCapcom'') until it was revived on March 9, 2012 as a webcomic as part of Website/ShiftyLook. Fully titled ''Bravoman: Super Unequalled Hero of Excellence'' the comic was very silly and self referential.

Slated to get its own [[AnimatedAdaptation web series]] and, after 25 years, new videogame for smartphones and tablets. The [=ShiftyLook=] Website/YouTube channel sadly deleted their account, but luckily a backup channel with all the videos can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKEj10uLPF--ZLH6RBrSdFA/videos here]].

The webcomic website [=ShiftyLook=] had announced March 10, 2014 that they would be shutting down, ending all of their webcomics including ''Bravoman''. The comic ended at #300. A downloadable archive of the comics (including the various other [=ShiftyLook=] comics) can be found [[https://supercomputer276.tumblr.com/post/104618682889/shiftylook-archives here]].

* AdaptationalBadass: Though not to nearly the same extent as VideoGame/DigDug most of the characters that appear in ''VideoGame/NamcoXCapcom''. Averted in the Webcomic as it sticks to the game's comedy root albeit trading the surreal humour for self-referential humour.
* AdjectiveNounFred: The Arcade's full name is ''Chouzetsu Rinjin Berabouman'' aka "Super-Unequaled Man Bravoman"[[note]]alternatively, "Trascendental Ethical Man"[[/note]]

* LuckyTranslation: Our main character's name in Japanese is ''Beraboh Man'' (lit. "Ridiculous Man"), which is very close in pronunciation to "Bravo", which fits his garish and striking appearance.

* KnifeNut[=/=]DualWielding: Waya-Hime uses a set of kodachi.

* KnifeNut: Both Benjamin and Waya throw a dozen of knives during their boss fights.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Or Purple as for Dr. Bomb, Pink in Waya-hime's case.