History VideoGame / Raskulls

Another game starring Raskulls, titled ''Magic Brick Wars'' was soft-launched in 2018 and released globally the next year. However, the game is a multiplayer-focused real-time strategy game with no plot to it. Think ''VideoGame/ClashRoyale'', just without Archer towers but King Tower being able to withstand multiple attacks, with more simplistic maps and the ability to put "Magic Bricks" on your half of the battlefield to form your defence. The game was discontinued in early 2021.

* GuestFighter: Barry returns as one of selectable avatars, accompanied by other characters from Halfbrick titles: [[VideoGame/FruitNinja Sensei, Truffles, Watermelon Ninja, Koya]], Rory, Micro, Zombie T-Rex and WebAnimation/DanTheMan.

''Raskulls'' is a 2010 Platform/{{Xbox 360}} [[UsefulNotes/XboxLiveArcade Arcade]] game by Creator/HalfbrickStudios that combines both quick platforming and block puzzles.

''Raskulls'' is a 2010 UsefulNotes/{{Xbox 360}} [[UsefulNotes/XboxLiveArcade Arcade]] game by Creator/HalfbrickStudios that combines both quick platforming and block puzzles.

A band of vicious Rat Pirates called the [[YouDirtyRat Pirats]] crash land on the mysterious planet they've never been to before. Having to delay their search for [[TrademarkFavouriteFood Cheese Planet]], they learn of a reliable source of fuel for their ship in "[[MacGuffin Shiny Stones]]". However, they are important to Raskulls, a cast of [[DemBones skeleton creatures]] inhabiting this planet. After Pirats fail their first attempt at stealing the stones, The King decides to host a tournament to capture the thief. Thus begins Raskully quest to keep and retrieve those Shiny Stones, before Pirats can get away with them.

A sequel, titled ''Magic Brick Wars'' was soft-launched in 2018 and released globally the next year. However, it's a multiplayer-focused real-time strategy game. The game was discontinued in early 2021.

* BrickJoke: Literally. See VisualPun bellow.
* ButtMonkey: Dragon. Throughout the first chapter, he is constantly hit by King's bricks, gets dumped by Riding Hood, and after he ends up winning the Shiny Stone from the tournament, it immediately gets stolen by Captain J. Turncoat.

* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: All the Raskulls are named after their occupation.
* FissionMailed: In one of the cutscenes, as the tournament is about to start, Dragon is dumped by Riding Hood for Pompous. This triggers a game over screen, except the options are "Wallow in self-pity" and "Get on with life". No matter which one you pick, Dragon then gets a message from King wishing him luck in the tournament, and the game continues as normal.

* MacGuffin: Shiny Stones. The only explanation given for their importance to Raskulls is that they are "[[ExcusePlot important to the plot]]".
* NoMacGuffinNoWinner: [[spoiler:In the middle of their BigBallOfViolence, King and Captain Turncoat accidentally drop Shiny Stones they were fighting for into the volcano. The following eruption still allows Pirats to leave the planet, while Raskulls aren't shown to be too bothered by the loss.]]
* MeaninglessVillainVictory: [[spoiler:An eruption from the volcano allows Pirats to leave Raskulls without the Shiny Stones and continue their search for the Cheese Planet. Pretty much what they wanted, aside from the fact that they don't have the stones either and the ship is still broken... Then Turncoat is told that the volcano that allowed them to escape is full of erupting molten cheese. Turns out Pirats already found the Cheese Planet without even realising it, making their attempts to get back at Raskulls and leave their planet pointless. Cue a BigNo from Captain Turncoat.]]
* RockPaperScissors: [[spoiler:King suggests to play this game with Turncoat to see who gets both Shiny Stones. Turncoat chooses "Ship with lots of cannons". Cue the final boss battle.]]
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: In chapter 3, King sets out on a quest to retrieve one the Shiny Stones from the Pirats. He's the third and last playable character in the main campaign.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Red Riding Hood is the sole female Raskull. Lampshaded by Wizard, who wonders why that is the case and feels that [[BreakingTheFourthWall their creators]] "overlooked the whole gender balance thing".
* SmokeOut: Ninja often uses this technique to go around faster.
* SpacePirates: Captain J. Turncoat, Scurv and Barney is a group of Space Rat Pirates.
* TertiarySexualCharacteristics: Red Riding Hood is the only Raskull with hair and eyelashes.
* VillainSong: "Pirats 'Til We Die" is a RottenRockAndRoll example of one. It is sang by Pirats, who threaten Raskulls to give up all their treasures or walk the plank while gloating how they do it not just to live and eat, but also [[ForTheEvulz just for pleasure]].
* VisualPun: Those bricks that King throws (all of which appear to hit Dragon) are actually [[CompanyCameo half bricks]]. You can see it clearly during the ending, [[spoiler:[[BrickJoke when Dragon returns the favor and pelts King with one.]]]]

* BadassesWearBandanas: Skellywag wears a bandana on his head.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: After getting broken, Confuse Brick briefly turns any troop (Except for Mummy, [[KungFuProofMook who is immune to it]]) into enemy unit no matter the team. It's effect wears off shortly.

* FragileSpeedster: Devil is the fastest unit, but has very low health.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Be careful when you place Confuse Brick, it can affect your units as well.

* MasterOfDisguise: Riding Hood can disguise herself as any Raskull unit untill she gets hit. She does not replicates their stats, though.

* RussianReversal: Duck's Description:

2010 UsefulNotes/{{Xbox 360}} [[UsefulNotes/XboxLiveArcade Arcade]] game by Creator/HalfbrickStudios that combines both quick platforming and block puzzles. The cast consists of skeleton creatures known as [[DemBones "Raskulls"]] who must retrieve some [[{{Macguffin}} "Shiny Stones"]] from a Rat Pirate group called the [[YouDirtyRat Pirats]]... That's pretty much the whole plot.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: In chapter 3, King sets out on a quest to get the Shiny Stone, stolen earlier by Pirats. He's available as one of the playable characters in Multiplayer mode.

* ChekhovsVolcano: [[spoiler: Dropping Shiny Stones here was enough to make it erupt. It's actually full of cheese.]]

* FissionMailed: After Dragon gets dumped by Riding Hood for Pompous, player is greeted with a game over screen, like the one that appears after failing a level. You can either "Wallow in self-pity" or "Get on with life". Then the game continues as normal.
* FrothyMugsOfWater: In second chapter, Wizard asks Ninja for Jungle Juice.
* FunWithAcronyms: Super Nuclear Ultra Gem Grabbing Laser Extraction System. (S.N.U.G.G.L.E.S.) There's also C.U.D.D.L.E.M.U.F.F.I.N., which is so long, Scurv gets stopped before he could say it's full name.
* GuestFighter: Mr. Destructoid, [[VideoGame/{{Ilomilo}} Ilo]], Doug from ''A World of Keflings'' and VideoGame/BarrySteakfries.
* HeKnowsAboutTimedHits

* {{Macguffin}}: Shiny Stones. The only explanation given for their importance to Raskulls is that they are "important to the plot".
* NoFourthWall: And how.
* RockPaperScissors: [[spoiler:King suggests to play this game with Turncoat to see who gets both Shiny Stones. Turncoat chooses "Ship with lots of cannons". Cue the final boss battle.]]
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Lampshaded with Red Riding Hood.
-->'''Wizard:''' Why is Ridinghood is the only girl around here, anyway? It's almost like the Raskully creators overlooked the whole gender balance thing...
* SmokeOut: Ninja
* SpacePirates: Captain J. Turncoat, Scurv and Barney, a group of Space Rat Pirates.

* BrainwashedAndCrazy: After getting broken, Confuse Brick briefly turns any troop (Except for Mummy, who is immune to it) into enemy unit no matter the team. It's effect wears off shortly.

A sequel, titled ''Magic Brick Wars'' was softlaunched in 2018 and released globally the next year. However, it's a multiplayer-focused real-time strategy game.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: In chapter 3, King sets out on a quest to get the Shiny Stone, stolen earlier by Pirats. He's available as one of the playble characters in Multiplayer mode.

* ButtMonkey: Dragon. Throughout the first chapter, he is constantly hit by King's bricks, gets dumped by Riding Hood, and after he ends up winning the Shiny Stone from the tournament, it gets stolen by Captain J. Turncoat.

* DemBones

* GuestFighter: Mr. Destructoid, [[VideoGame/{{Ilomilo}} Ilo]], Doug from ''A World of Keflings'' and [[VideoGame/BarrySteakfries]].

* HeroicMime: Dragon and Ninja don't talk at all.
* {{Macguffin}}: Shiny Stones.

* RockPaperScissors: [[spoiler:King suggests to play this game with Turncoat to see who gets both Shiny Stones. Turncoat chooses "Ship with lots of cannons". Final Boss Battle Ensues.]]

-->'''Wizard:''' Why is Ridinghood is the only girl around here, anyway? It's almost like the Raskully creators overlooked the whole gender banance thing...

* VisualPun: Those bricks that King throws (all of which appear to hit Dragon) are actually half bricks. You can see it clearly during the ending, [[spoiler:[[BrickJoke when Dragon returns the favor and pelts King with one.]]]]
* YouDirtyRat

* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Confuse Brick does this to any troop (Except for Mummy, who is immune to it) no matter the team. It's effect wears off shortly.
* CartoonBomb: Smoke Bomb looks like one. [[InvisibleMonsters It makes troops invisible for short duriation of time]].
* FragileSpeedster: Devil
* GuestFighter: Barry returns as one of selectable avatars, accomplained by other characters from Halfbrick titles: [[VideoGame/FruitNinja Sensei, Truffles, Watermelon Ninja, Koya]], Rory, Micro, Zombie T-Rex and WebAnimation/DanTheMan.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Be carefull when you place Confuse Brick, it can affect your units as well.
* KillItWithFire: Fire Brick and Fireball. Witch Doctor throws these as a projectile and Dragon uses it for short-range attack on adjacent lanes.

* GuestFighter: Mr. Destructoid, [[VideoGame/{{Ilomilo}} Ilo]], Doug from ''A World of Keflings'' and [[VideoGame/JetpackJoyride Barry]] [[VideoGame/MonsterDash Steakfries]].

* GuestFighter: Barry returns as one of selectable avatars, accomplained by other characters from Halfbrick titles: [[VideoGame/FruitNinja Truffles]], Rory, Micro, Zombie T-Rex and WebAnimation/DanTheMan.

* GuestFighter: Barry returns as one of selectable avatars, accomplained by other characters from Halfbrick titles: [[VideoGame/FruitNinja Truffles]], Rory, Micro, Zombie T-Rex and WebOriginal/DanTheMan.

Not related to the line of children's bicycle helmets that resemble animals and monsters.

* BrickJoke: Literally.
* ButtMonkey: Dragon

* FrothyMugsOfWater: The Wizard asks Ninja for Jungle Juice.
* FunWithAcronyms: Super Nuclear Ultra Gem Grabbing Laser Extraction System. (S.N.U.G.G.L.E.S.)

* SpacePirates

* VisualPun: Those bricks that the king throws (all of which appear to hit the dragon) are actually half bricks. You can see it clearly during the ending, [[BrickJoke when the dragon returns the favor and pelts the king with one.]]

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2010 {{Xbox 360}} [[XboxLiveArcade Arcade]] game by Creator/HalfbrickStudios that combines both quick platforming and block puzzles. The cast consists of skeleton creatures known as [[DemBones "Raskulls"]] who must retrieve some [[{{Macguffin}} "Shiny Stones"]] from a Rat Pirate group called the [[YouDirtyRat Pirats]]... That's pretty much the whole plot.

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{{Xbox 360}} [[XboxLiveArcade Arcade]] game that combines both quick platforming and block puzzles. The cast consists of skeleton creatures known as [[DemBones "Raskulls"]] who must retrieve some [[{{Macguffin}} "Shiny Stones"]] from a Rat Pirate group called the [[YouDirtyRat Pirats]]... That's pretty much the whole plot.

{{Xbox 360}} [[XboxLiveArcade Arcade]] game that combines both quick platforming and block puzzles. The cast consists of skeleton creatures known as [[DemBones "Raskulls"]] who must retrieve some [[{{Macguffin}} "Shiny Stones"]] from a Rat Pirate group called the [[YouDirtyRat Pirats.]]...That's pretty much the whole plot.