History VideoGame / Bravoman

* ContemptibleCover: The cover of the American version suffered this fate.

* ThemeTuneCameo: In Episode 2, Bravoman sings along to the show's theme with his walkman, while using first person styled lyrics.
-->'''Bravoman''': Bravoman, Bravoman, Fighting evil whenever '''I''' can."
** He also does a scat version in episode 4.
** The ringtone of the wrist communicator is also the main theme.

** Already mentioned, ''VideoGame/NamcoXCapcom'' included Bravoman (paired up with ''VideoGame/WonderMomo'') as playable; Waya-Hime, Black Bravo Man, 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}}.

** Already mentioned, ''VideoGame/NamcoXCapcom'' included Bravoman (paired up with ''VideoGame/WonderMomo'') as playable; Waya-Hime, Benjamin and Pistol Daimyo as enemies and Dr. Bomb as a {{NPC}}.

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.

* ActorAllusion: 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.

* ChristmasEpisode: In the comics case two strips where Alpha Claus delivers gifts to the main characters base on their inner desires.

** Writer Matt Moylan in "Boisterous Benjami]", to lampshade Benjamin's [[SuddenlyVoiced sudden dialogue]].

* EarlyBirdCameo: Brave Man's supporting cast first appears in the character relationship chart.
** Subverted in that they never put in a "real" appearance after that.

* AlternateUniverse: One story arc saw Bravo Man teleported to an alt-world where Dr. Bomb managed to take over the world and this universe Bravo Man is leading a resistance against him.

* ArmCannon: The Bravoblaster.
** DualWielding: Can do it both hands, too!

* GrandFinale: "The Death of Bravo Man" which pits Bravo Man 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 Bravo Man.]]

** [[spoiler:Reverse Anti-Bravoman. He basically doomed his universe all because he [[BloodKnight wanted a better challenge]].]]

* CanonForeigner: Bravo Woman. Lampshaded to hell and back. And Brave Man, although this isn't pointed out.

* CreatorCameo: The writer/artist pair in Bravo Woman's origin strip.

* CrossOver: 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.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: 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]].

*** And finally his responce to Bravoman saying he can trust him as they're the same person is a "[[HesitationEqualsDishonesty ...yeah".]]

* FusionDance: 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.

* KnightOfCerebus: 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.

* NoFourthWall: Characters frequently reference the writers and once even called off a four-way fight because it would've been too hard to draw.

* ParodyRetcon: InUniverse. After Brave Man literally gets beaten up by Namco's lawyers he starts claiming he's a parody of Bravoman rather than a rip-off.

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

* NinjaZombiePirateRobot: Referred to when Bravoman had to take on Cowboy Zombies attacking city hall.

** Two to Franchise/SpiderMan

* BizarreAlienBiology: Inhabitants of Planet Alpha look rather...''weird''.

* ExpressiveHair: Every time he's hit, Dr. Bomb's hairdo grows and turns orange...[[MeaningfulName simulating a bomb's explosion]].

* LosingYourHead: Dr. Bomb's [[OneWingedAngel final form]] is...his floating head.

* MinorInjuryOverreaction: Komuso hides her face because it was horribly scarred and she wants to spare others the horror of seeing it...but said "scar" is apparently just a small pimple. When Bravoman sees it he theorizes that it's just a rash, possibly brought on by the basket she wears on her head.

*** Theta Bravo Woman's alien mentor.

* {{Cosplay}}: Everyone cosplays as each other ([[ButtMonkey save for Anti]]) in the Halloween strip.

-->'''Bravo Woman''': Being derivative never looked so butt kickingly awesome.

* ThatsAllFolks: The last 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 ended abruptly or stopped in the middle of their storylines) this series was one of the few to a have a conclusive ending.

* ActorAllusion: In the 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.

* ActorAllusion: In the season finale, 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.

* AnimatedAdaptation: Several episodes are adaptations of story arcs from the webcomic.

* BlindIdiotTranslation: Dr. Bomb speaks like his poorly translated game counterpart. By comparison Wonder Momo's heavily accented diction sounds normal.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: Episode 10. Examples include Bravo getting hit so hard his ''voice actor'' feels it, and [[spoiler:firing the music team to stop Benjamin.]]

* {{Crossover}}: With Wonder Momo in episode 11.
** LetsYouAndHimFight / VillainTeamUp: Wherein Dr. Bomb and King Waru joined forces to trick our heroes into fighting each other.
*** In the same episode, Mappy and Pac-Man make cameos on advertising zones.

* DontTouchThatYouIdiot: [[spoiler:After mysteriously swapping places with Dr. Bomb in the death trap, 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 the first-season finale.

--> Bravoman: Wait, she's not a Bravoman character
--> Alpha: Sorry, Namco-mandated cross-promotion. Ohh look, next week is VideoGame/PacMan.

* NinjaZombiePirateRobot: referred to when Bravoman had to take on Cowboy Zombies attacking city hall.
** Other odd mashup threats also pop such as [[spoiler:a Capricorn sea-serpent]] and [[spoiler:Time Traveling Pandas]]

** There is also the titled characters in the season finale: Laser Mummies from Beyond the Moon.

* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Episode 5 begins with Bravoman and Alpha celebrating their victory against something 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.

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

* ThemeTuneCameo: Bravoman singss along to the show's theme with his walkman,while using first person styled lyrics.

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

--> '''Sound Guy''': Not sparkles!

* ADayInTheLimelight:
** The 9-part mini arc "Waya Gaiden" is this for Waya-Hime.
** Bravo Woman gets a day in the limelight during her own mini-arc.

** 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]].

* AnimeHair: Dr Bomb sports a ridiculous Nuclear Mushroom-esque hairdo in the games. The comics downgraded it into a less detailed cucumber-like one.

* HighlyVisibleNinja: Waya sports some very bright ''green'' skirt...

* MadScientist: Dr Bomb.

** 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]].

* WhatDoesThisButtonDo: Bravoman and Alphaman go through a round of this. Alpha fakes an emergency to get Bravoman to stop doing it.

* BlindIdiotTranslation: Dr Bomb speaks like his poorly translated game counterpart. By comparison Wonder Momo's heavily accented diction sounds normal.

--> '''Sound Guy''': Not Sparkles*!

** LetsYouAndHimFight / VillainTeamUp: Wherein Dr Bomb and King Waru joined forces to trick our heroes into fighting each other.
** CrossoverCameo: In the same episode Mappy apears on a TV screen and a Billboard shows Pac-Man.

-->'''Alphaman''':It appears the creators wanted to start the show in the middle of the story. It's media technique "In Medias Res"
-->'''Bravoman''': In Medias wha? wha?
-->'''Alphaman''': I believe it's Latin for "skip the boring parts".

--> Alphaman: Sorry, Namco-mandated cross-promotion. Ohh look, next week is VideoGame/PacMan.

** Also Alphaman being held hostage by Murderous Robot Lobsters though Alphaman refers to them as Murderous Cyborg Crayfish.

* 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?

* TimeTravel: Bravoman and Alphaman traveled 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.]]

* ArtEvolution: Over the course of the comic, the lines around the characters became thinner and the colors got brighter.

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]].

* {{Flight}}: Plenty of characters can do this, including Zortan, Pistol Daimyo (by ''using fans in his feet''), Bravowoman, etc.

** Bravowoman and her story arc.

* CanonForeigner: Bravowoman. Lampshaded to hell and back. And Brave-Man, although this isn't pointed out.

* CreatorCameo: The writer/artist pair in Bravowoman's origin strip.

* DistaffCounterPart: Bravowoman in design. Subverted power-wise as she's a FlyingBrick rather than being stretchy. Often lampshaded.
-->'''Bravowoman''': ''Being derivative never looked so butt kickingly awesome.

* FusionDance: Bravo Master is the combination of Bravoman, Anti-Bravoman, Bravowoman, and Brave Man, created by beating up on Anti-Bravo so his anti-particles destabilize and fuse the four together.

* TheLoad: Brave Man, during the Zulu thing. Since he has no real powers, Bravowoman has to carry him around during the fight with Zulu. Alpha summoned him by accident, you see.

* OnlySaneMan: Bravowoman is this pretty much. Pistol Daimyo has shades of this, specially after seeing just what type of ninja form his army...

** There are also parody [[OriginsEpisode Origin Strips]] for Bravowoman and Brave Man, and a two-parter origin strip for Anti-Bravo.

* WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway: Bravowoman 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 the Bravowoman origin episode the second origin story the narrator provides is basically the same as Ms. Marvel's

* SuperheroOrigin: Parodied. Bravowoman 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.

* WomenAreWiser: Played straight with Bravowoman but toyed with for Wonder Momo. Momo is slightly more competent in combat than Bravoman but was fooled by an even more transparent deception by her nemesis than Bravoman was.

Slated to get its own [[AnimatedAdaptation web series]] and, after 25 years, new videogame for smartphones and tablets. The ShiftyLook Website/YouTube channel deleted their channel, 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]].

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 ''[[http://www.shiftylook.com/comics/bravoman Bravoman: Super Unequalled Hero of Excellence]]'' the comic is very silly and self referential.

Slated to get its own [[AnimatedAdaptation web series]] and, after 25 years, new videogame for smartphones and tablets.

The webcomic website Shiftylook had announced March 10, 2014 that they would be ending all of their webcomics including ''Bravoman''. The comic ended at #300.

Slated to get its own [[AnimatedAdaptation web series]] and, after 25 years, [[http://www.shiftylook.com/news/post/wondercon-announcement-new-bravoman-game new videogame]] for smartphones and tablets.

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!! Tropes common across the whole series:

* WidgetSeries

!! The video games provide examples of:

* NintendoHard: Referenced in the animated seris where the last line was Bravoman playing the original game and yelling about how hard it is.

!! The webcomic provides examples of:

* ArtEvolution: As pictured [[http://www.shiftylook.com/comics/bravoman/looking-back here]].

*** Parodying the old Fletcher cartoons in another.

* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:Zed's entrance buys Bravoman enough time to free his alternate Universe self.]]

** Writer Matt Moylan in "[[http://www.shiftylook.com/comics/bravoman/boisterous-benjamin Boisterous Benjamin]]", to lampshade Benjamin's [[SuddenlyVoiced sudden dialogue]].

** MassivelyMultiplayerCrossover: There's a [[http://www.shiftylook.com/comics/bravoman/number-100 one panel]] of this with several other Namco characters in the comic's [[MilestoneCelebration #100 strip]].

* EarlyBirdCameo: Brave Man's supporting cast first appears in the [[http://shiftylook.com/comics/bravoman/charting-it character relationship chart]].

* ForScience: the motivation of several characters. Especially Dr. Bomb, like in [[http://www.shiftylook.com/comics/bravoman/the-origin-of-anti-bravoman this scene]]

* 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 a group of four radawesome turtles

* MathematiciansAnswer: Alpha, in [[http://www.shiftylook.com/comics/bravoman/first-look "First Look."]]
* MatryoshkaObject: Alpha, in [[http://www.shiftylook.com/comics/bravoman/second-look "Second Look."]]Pretty obvious seeing his egg shape.

* OffModel: [[VideoGame/KatamariDamacy The Prince of All Cosmos]] is noticeably lacking his nose in the strip "Le Petit Prince".

* ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem: Inverted/parodied in [[http://www.shiftylook.com/comics/bravoman/please this strip]]:

* TankGoodness: What Anti-Bravo [[http://www.shiftylook.com/comics/bravoman/anti-tank would love to have]].

* TheUnchosenOne: [[http://www.shiftylook.com/comics/bravoman/alpha-tale Bravoman himself.]]

** SuddenlyVoiced: Benjamin. [[http://www.shiftylook.com/comics/bravoman/boisterous-benjamin As literal as possible]].

!! The Web Series provides examples of: