History VideoGame / ShockTroopers

* VideoGame/ShockTroopers2ndSquad

-> ''"We must stop D.I.C. They have only 72 hours to accomplish their objectives. The four specialists will exterminate the troops of D.I.C. They will never be defeated."''
-->-- OpeningMonologue of ''2nd Squad.''

In the first game, a MultinationalTeam of eight commandos, each with different stats and special weapons, must fight against the evil forces of [[WesternTerrorists The Bloody Scorpion Group]]. Their leader, the fearsome... [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep Leader]], has kidnapped Cecilia, the granddaughter of a famous scientist, George, in order to force him to work for them. The player can choose only one of the commandos (and start with more health) or [[TagTeam a team of three]] (and have more combat options) to switch between on the fly. The game has three level routes and you are given the chance to switch from one to another mid-way through the game.

In ''2nd Squad'', a less-ethnically-diverse (but more diverse in weapons and abilities then the first team) team of four commandos must fight against the evil forces of [[MegaCorp Dio International Corporation]] [[spoiler: [[TheManBehindTheMan And the shadowy General behind them]]]], who are attempting to TakeOverTheWorld. It loses the TagTeam feature but gains more special weapon [[PowerUp Power-Ups]] and adds ''VideoGame/MetalSlug''-style controllable vehicles.

** In ''2nd Squad'', there is Angel and Lulu.

!!"Shock Tropers":
* ActionMom: Big Mama, as revealed in her ending.
* AwesomePersonnelCarrier: A MiniBoss of Stage 2. Fought from on a CoolBike.
* BarBrawl: The claw-wielding ninja bosses are fought in a bar, which they blow up before attacking you.
* BilingualBonus: Spoken voices are entirely in Japanese, with no subtitles.
* CoolBike: Player characters begin Stage 2 atop them and can be seen riding them in the credits.
* CoolShades: Milky wears a pair of them in-game, and sports another pair in her ending.
* DualBoss: One BossFight consists of a pair of {{Ninja}}-like EliteMooks with WolverineClaws and rapid-fire guns.
* DuelBoss: Leader and his lieutenants use similar attacks to the players, albeit more powerful and unpredictable.
* FunnyBackgroundEvent: A select number of mooks will be doing something funny and unrelated to attacking the player for a few seconds before they the player likely kills them. Such as the one mook that is taking a picture of another, or one that attempts to release his afro before fighting.
* GatlingGood: The [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Gatling]] PowerUp.
* LargeAndInCharge: Leader is easily twice the size of the player characters.
* LoveInterest: Cecilia is Jackal's girlfriend (ItsPersonal). Playing as Jackal adds some extra cutscenes concerning their bond.
* MsFanservice: Only in her ending, but Milky is seen sunbathing in a black bikini.
* MultinationalTeam: Each with a Special Weapon Of Choice.
** [[TheHero Jackal]] - [[AmericaSavesTheDay USA]] - [[StuffBlowingUp Frag Grenade]]
** [[EveryoneLooksSexierIfFrench Milky - France]] - [[KillItWithFire Napalm Grenade]]
** [[ScaryBlackMan Loki]] - Norway - [[StuffBlowingUp Rifle Grenade]]
** [[LandDownUnder Southern Cross - Australia]] - [[StuffBlowingUp Exploding]] [[PrecisionGuidedBoomerang Boomerang]]
** [[ShortTank Marie Bee]] - [[SensualSlavs Russia]] - [[HomingProjectile Stinger Launcher]]
** [[TheBigGuy Rio]] - Brazil - [[StuffBlowingUp Exploding]] [[TrickArrow Crossbow Bolts]]
** [[BigFun Maru]] - Japan - [[DeadlyGas Gas Grenade]]
** [[BrawnHilda Big Mama]] - [[CanadaEh Canada]] - [[StuffBlowingUp Dumbfire Rocket Launcher]]
* RecurringBoss: Each path has two Bloody Scorpion lieutenants who you fight several times, once per level.
* ShouldersOfDoom: Leader has these.
* ShoutOut: In the mountain route your character goes up against a Harrier fighter jet on a cliff - identical to a scene in ''[[VideoGame/{{Commando}} Mercs]]''
* TeamMom: Big Mama refers to her teammates as "children" and tells them to stay behind her if you have her in the lead at the start of the railcar level.
* TrainTopBattle: The FinalBoss fight, against Leader is on a plane.
* WesternTerrorists: Leader's organization.

!!''2nd Squad'' provides examples of:

* AmbiguouslyBrown: Toy.
* AnnouncerChatter: While it [[{{AvertedTrope}} averts]] {{Engrish}} for the most part, it's still a bit awkward to the native ear.
* AttackDrone: Every time you destroy one of the gun pods on the FinalBoss, [[AsteroidsMonster it spawns one of these.]] If you don't deal with them quickly, they soon fill the screen with BeamSpam.
* BulletHell: Every boss battle in a nutshell, but ''especially'' [[spoiler: the Dio Building]].
* ChargedAttack: The vehicles trade in the "fixed shot" ability you have on foot for this. The tank has a standard charged blast, the truck has a SpinAttack and the MiniMecha employs a two-fisted RocketPunch.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Some of Toy's voice bites make him ''sound'' like this, though he's just easy-going.
--> Toy: [[BondOneLiner "Rock with the beat!"]]
* CodeName: Each character has one, part of which you can spell out with letter pickups for a bonus. Again, each also has a Special Weapon Of Choice.
** "Lion Heart" [[TheHero Leon]] - [[StuffBlowingUp Frag Grenade]]
** "Ceramic Arms" Angel - [[KillItWithFire Napalm Grenade]]
** "Lightning Eyes" [[EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette Lulu]] - [[StuffBlowingUp Pipe Bomb]]
** "Ice Brain" [[FieryRedhead Toy]] - [[DeathInAllDirections Circular]] [[EnergyWeapon Energy Blast]]
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Dio Nakatomi.
* DualBoss: Quadruple in this case, one of the Stage 4's bosses consists of four modular tanks that can link-up for [[CombinationAttack Combination Attacks]].
* EnergyWeapon Toy again. His weapon is a [[OurWeaponsWillBeBoxyInTheFuture brick-like rifle]] that fires [[EnergyWeapon Frickin' Laser Beams]]. A few enemies use these, but ballistics are the order of the day.
* {{Expy}}: Leon looks like a bulked-out [[VideoGame/HalfLife Gordon Freeman]]. Though the fact that he's [[UsefulNotes/GaulsWithGrenades French]], wears round glasses, sports a goatee and is named [[Film/TheProfessional "Leon"]] makes him more of a Creator/JeanReno {{Expy}}.
* Gainaxing: Angel's quite bouncy when you have her idle.
* HandCannon: Used by several EliteMooks. Notable in that they are literally ''bigger then the arms and heads of their users]''
* MegaCorp: [[NGOSuperpower With surprising amounts of military power and resources.]]
* MiniMecha: The {{Mooks}} like to use these. Occasionally you can pilot one. They are equipped with [[GatlingGood dual gatling guns.]]
* TheManBehindTheMan: Nakatomi isn't the one in charge of the coup, [[SpoilerOpening but you already knew this just from watching the intro]]. [[spoiler: The coup d'état was actually masterminded by an EvilLaugh prone, blonde, [[EyepatchOfPower one-eyed]] General with a pair of {{Hand Cannon}}s.]]
* MolotovCocktail: The {{Mooks}} like to throw these.
* MsFanservice: Angel. Her outfit exposes her cleavage. She also bounces quite a bit if you have her stand still.
* NonstandardGameOver: Unlike the rest of the game, being forced to use a continue during the FinalBoss does not reset the level timer. [[spoiler: Failure to destroy the boss in the allotted time will still cause the game to finish, but results in an alternate [[OpeningScroll Ending Scroll]] that claims your character [[NeverFoundTheBody disappeared and is presumed dead]].]]
* SpreadShot: Lulu has a short ranged one for her main weapon.
* SuperDeformed: This game has a much more cartoony look then the first game, though retains the FamilyUnfriendlyViolence.
* TakingYouWithMe: Occasionally {{Mooks}} will attempt to suicide-bomb you. [[spoiler: The General attempts to take ''the entire world'' with him using his DoomsdayDevice.]]
* TokenMinority: Leon is French while the other three player characters are American.
* WeaponizedLandmark: After a fashion. The entire front facade of D.I.C. headquarters, including the ''bushes'', conceals a startling array of MoreDakka. Serves as the penultimate BossFight.
* YouHaveOutLivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:The General shoots Nakatomi in cold blood, blaming him for the coup d'état's failure.]]
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->''"No more war, no more weapon, no more blood, and no more tears..."''

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* BoobsOfSteel: Big Mama, who has the largest bust of three female characters and is a lot more brawny to boot. She's also the only female character to use her fist for close range combat.

** "Ceramic Arms" [[BoobsOfSteel Angel]] - [[KillItWithFire Napalm Grenade]]

* GrenadeLauncher

* EliteMooks

* FacelessGoons

* LifeMeter

* {{Mooks}}

* ScoringPoints

* TheManBehindTheMan: Nakatomi isn't the one in charge of the coup, [[TrailersAlwaysSpoil but you already knew this just from watching the intro]]. [[spoiler: The coup d'état was actually masterminded by an EvilLaugh prone, blonde, [[EyepatchOfPower one-eyed]] General with a pair of {{Hand Cannon}}s.]]

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* NamesTheSame: D.I.C. does not stand for ''[[Creator/DICEntertainment Diffusion, Information et Communication]]''.

* WesternTerrorists: Leader's organisation

* AnnouncerChatter: While it {{avert|edTrope}}s Engrish for the most part, it's still a bit awkward to the native ear.

* DualBoss: Quadruple in this case, one of the Stage 4's bosses consists of four modular tanks that can link-up for [[CombinationAttack Combination Attacks]].

* WorldOfActionGirls: ''Many'', thanks to a surprisingly gender-equal cast.
** In the first game, we have Marie Bee, Big Mama and Milky.
** In ''2nd Squad'', there is Angel and Lulu.

* SpiritualSuccessor: To Commando, VideoGame/IkariWarriors, and other such free-moving vertical {{sh|ootEmUp}}mups.

* MultinationalTeam: Each with a [[WeaponOfChoice Special Weapon Of Choice.]]

* CodeName: Each character has one, part of which you can spell out with letter pickups for a bonus. Again, each also has a [[WeaponOfChoice Special Weapon Of Choice]].

* TakingYouWithMe: Occasionally {{Mooks}} will attempt to suicide-bomb you. [[spoiler: The General attempts to take ''[[UpToEleven the entire world]]'' with him using his DoomsdayDevice.]]

* WeaponizedLandmark: After a fashion. The entire front facade of D.I.C. headquarters, including the ''[[UpToEleven bushes]]'', conceals a startling array of MoreDakka. Serves as the penultimate BossFight.

* ActionGirl: ''Many'', thanks to a surprisingly gender-equal cast.
** In the first game, we have Marie Bee, Big Mama and Milky.
** In ''2nd Squad'', there is Angel and Lulu.

* BadassBeard: Leader's beard is part of a lion's mane of spiky black hair. Where beard ends and hair begins is indiscernible.

[[SugarWiki/NeedsMoreLove Relatively obscure]] as far as UsefulNotes/NeoGeo action games, although both games have been making new fans since becoming available to download on the Wii's Virtual Console, the [=PlayStation=] Store for the [=PS3=], PSP and [=PS4=], [=XBox=] One and the Nintendo Switch. The first game was also included in ''SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 1'' for the Wii and [=PS2=].

* YouHaveOutLivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler:The General shoots Nakatomi in cold blood, blaming him for the coup d'état's failure.]]

* EnergyWeapon Toy again. His weapon is a [[OurWeaponsWillBeBoxyInTheFuture brick-like rifle]] that fires FrickinLaserBeams. A few enemies use these, but ballistics are the order of the day.

* [[DualBoss Quadruple Boss]]: One of the Stage 4's bosses consists of four modular tanks that can link-up for [[CombinationAttack Combination Attacks]].
* [[SeeYouInHell See You in the Underworld]]: Angel's BondOneLiner.
* SuperDeformed: This game has a much more cartoony look then the first game, though retains the FamilyUnfriendlyViolence. [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks Some fans disliked this]] ArtShift.

* [[spoiler: YouHaveOutLivedYourUsefulness: The General shoots Nakatomi in cold blood, blaming him for the coup d'état's failure.]]

* [[TrainTopBattle Plane Top Battle]]: The FinalBoss fight, against Leader.

* FunnyBackgroundEvent: A select number of books will be doing something funny and unrelated to attacking the player for a few seconds before they the player likely kills them. Such as the one book that is taking a picture of another, or one that attempts to release his afro before fighting.

!!''Shock Troopers'' provide examples of:

* BarFight: The claw-wielding ninja bosses are fought in a bar, which they blow up before attacking you.

''Shock Troopers'' is a [[VerticalScrollingShooter Vertical Scrolling]] run 'n' gun ShootEmUp game developed by Saurus and published by {{Creator/SNK}} for the UsefulNotes/NeoGeo arcade platform in 1997. A sequel, ''Shock Troopers: 2nd Squad'', came out a year later. [[DevelopmentHell A third title was planned but never materialized.]] The gameplay is similar to games like Commando and VideoGame/IkariWarriors, and both games feature [[CoopMultiplayer two-player co-op.]].

''Shock Troopers'' is a [[VerticalScrollingShooter Vertical Scrolling]] run 'n' gun ShootEmUp game developed by {{Saurus}} and published by {{Creator/SNK}} for the UsefulNotes/NeoGeo arcade platform in 1997. A sequel, ''Shock Troopers: 2nd Squad'', came out a year later. [[DevelopmentHell A third title was planned but never materialized.]] The gameplay is similar to games like Commando and VideoGame/IkariWarriors.

[[SugarWiki/NeedsMoreLove Relatively obscure]] as far as UsefulNotes/NeoGeo action games go though the first game has been making new fans since becoming available to download on the Wii and, more recently, the [=PlayStation=] Store for [=PS3=] and PSP. Both games feature [[CoopMultiplayer two-player co-op.]]

''Shock Troopers'' is a [[VerticalScrollingShooter Vertical Scrolling]] run 'n' gun ShootEmUp game developed by {{Saurus}} and published by {{SNK}} for the UsefulNotes/NeoGeo arcade platform in 1997. A sequel, ''Shock Troopers: 2nd Squad'', came out a year later. [[DevelopmentHell A third title was planned but never materialized.]] The gameplay is similar to games like Commando and VideoGame/IkariWarriors.

In the first game, a MultinationalTeam of eight commandos, each with different stats and special weapons, must fight against the evil forces of [[WesternTerrorists The Bloody Scorpion Group.]] Their leader, the fearsome... [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep Leader]], has kidnapped Cecilia, the granddaughter of a famous scientist, George, in order to force him to work for them. The player can choose only one of the commandos (and start with more health) or [[TagTeam a team of three]] (and have more combat options) to switch between on the fly. The game has three level routes and you are given the chance to switch from one to another mid-way through the game.

In ''2nd Squad'', a less-ethnically-diverse (but more diverse in weapons and abilities then the first team) team of four commandos must fight against the evil forces of [[MegaCorp Dio International Corporation]] [[spoiler: [[ManBehindTheMan And the shadowy General behind them]]]], who are attempting to TakeOverTheWorld. It loses the TagTeam feature but gains more special weapon [[PowerUp Power Ups]] and adds ''VideoGame/MetalSlug''-style controllable vehicles.

* AbnormalAmmo: A variety of color-coded enemy vehicles appear in ''2nd Squad'', some of which have weapons like [[DeadlyGas chemical sprayers]] and net launchers. This also applies to some sub-weapons and [[PowerUp power ups,]] like the [[PrecisionGuidedBoomerang Boomerang.]]

* EmergencyWeapon: Much like in ''VideoGame/MetalSlug'', attacking an enemy at point-blank will activate a nasty melee attack. Kills in this manner are usually worth more points. Most of the first game's characters use knives, others [[GoodOldFisticuffs just punch.]] Leon also uses a knife. Angel uses tear gas, Toy uses [[StaticStunGun a taser,]] and Lulu just [[BoomHeadshot pops them in the face]] with [[HandCannon a large revolver.]]

* FireBreathingWeapon: The Flame PowerUp. {{Mooks}} that wouldn't otherwise die in one hit anyway are often left paralyzed [[VideogameCrueltyPotential as they dance about in flames.]]

* InnocentBystander: Often seen fleeing for their lives or cowering in fear. D.I.C. troops in ''2nd Squad'' are seen [[KickTheDog gunning them]] [[MoralEventHorizon down in droves.]]

* MacrossMissileMassacre: Exhibited by airborne [[BossFight Bosses]] (helicopters and VTOL jets) as well as the Missile Launcher PowerUp.

* SpiritualSuccessor: To Commando, VideoGame/IkariWarriors, and other such free-moving vertical [[ShootEmUp shmups.]]

* AnnouncerChatter: While it [[AvertedTrope averts]] {{Engrish}} for the most part, it's still a bit awkward to the native ear.

* BulletHell : Every boss battle in a nutshell, but ''especially'' [[spoiler: the Dio Building]].

* CloudCuckooLander: Some of Toy's voice bites make him ''sound'' like this, though he's just easy-going.
--> Toy: [[PostMortemOneLiner "Rock with the beat!"]]
* CodeName: Each character has one, part of which you can spell out with letter pickups for a bonus. Again, each also has a [[WeaponOfChoice Special Weapon Of Choice.]]

* {{Expy}}: Leon looks like a bulked-out [[VideoGame/HalfLife Gordon Freeman.]] Though the fact that he's [[UsefulNotes/GaulsWithGrenades French]], wears round glasses, sports a goatee and is named [[Film/TheProfessional "Leon"]] makes him more of a Creator/JeanReno {{Expy}}.

* ManBehindTheMan - Nakatomi isn't the one in charge of the coup, [[TrailersAlwaysSpoil but you already knew this just from watching the intro]]. [[spoiler: The coup d'état was actually masterminded by an EvilLaugh prone, blonde, [[EyepatchOfPower one-eyed]] General with a pair of [[HandCannon Hand Cannons.]]]]

* NamesTheSame: D.I.C. does not stand for [[Creator/DICEntertainment ''Diffusion, Information et Communication'']].
* NonStandardGameOver: Unlike the rest of the game, being forced to use a continue during the FinalBoss does not reset the level timer. [[spoiler: Failure to destroy the boss in the allotted time will still cause the game to finish, but results in an alternate [[OpeningScroll Ending Scroll]] that claims your character [[NeverFoundTheBody disappeared and is presumed dead.]]]]

* [[SeeYouInHell See You In The Underworld]]: Angel's PostMortemOneLiner.

* [[spoiler: YouHaveOutLivedYourUsefulness: The General shoots Nakatomi in cold blood, blaming him for the coup d'état's failure.]]
* WeaponizedLandmark: After a fashion. The entire front facade of D.I.C. headquarters, including the ''[[UpToEleven bushes]]'', conceals a startling array of MoreDakka. Serves as the penultimate BossFight.

* CoolGuns: Every character in ''Shock Troopers'' has an M-16, as do Leon and Angel in ''2nd Squad'' (Leon's has what appears to be an M203 GrenadeLauncher) The first game's "Heavy" PowerUp is an M60 while the "3-Way" looks like a Barret SniperRifle. Lulu in ''2nd Squad'' uses an MP5. {{Mooks}} in ''2nd Squad'' favor [=MP5s=] and G-36es, EliteMooks have Desert Eagles.