History VideoGame / ZettaiHeroProject

** [[ThisIsADrill Drills!]] [[TankGoodness Tanks!]] [[GatlingGood Gatling Guns!]] [[Franchise/{{Disgaea}} Prinny Hats!]] [[ImprobableWeaponUser Claw Grabbers!]] [[DropTheHammer Hammer Arms!]] Devil Masks! Devil Tails! [[{{Samurai}} Samurai Wigs!]] [[Franchise/{{Robocop}} Robot Cops!]] [[CatGirl Cat Ears!]] [[FishingMinigame Fishing Rods!]] [[CookingDuel Woks!]] And Sexy Jiggly Boobs! And this is just from the trailer.

''Zettai Hero Project'', or ''Zettai Hero Kaizou Keikaku'' in Japan, is a UsefulNotes/PlayStationPortable video game created by Creator/NipponIchi which, unlike most of their games, is not an SRPG. This one is a {{Roguelike}}, putting it closer to the ''Mystery Dungeon'' (with ''VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeon'' being the biggest example) series of games. The full English title is ''Z.H.P. (Zettai Hero Project): Unlosing Ranger vs. Darkdeath Evilman''.[[note]]This is actually causing problems with people buying it. The periods are part of Z.H.P., and most stores' systems will not see it as a result for ZHP.[[/note]]

** [[VideoGame/MakaiKingdom Valvoga is in the last bonus dungeon.]] Hey, Mickey did say that they always asked him/them to be a BonusBoss. Now we know who "they" are.

* LongTitle: Even with the "Zettai Hero Project" bit reduced to an initialism, it's still a mouthful.

* {{Cameo}}:

** Less expected are [[LightNovel/{{Durarara}} Celty Sturluson]], [[LightNovel/KinosJourney Kino]], and [[LightNovel/BludgeoningAngelDokuroChan Dokuro]], among others. While you can't play as them, you can unlock their costumes after beating their respective [[BonusDungeon Bonus Dungeons]].

** [[ThisIsADrill Drills!]] [[TankGoodness Tanks!]] [[GatlingGood Gatling Guns!]] [[Franchise/{{Disgaea}} Prinny Hats!]] [[ImprobableWeaponUser Claw Grabbers!]] [[DropTheHammer Hammer Arms!]] Devil Masks! Devil Tails! [[{{Samurai}} Samurai Wigs!]] [[Franchise/{{Robocop}} Robot Cops!]] [[CatGirl Cat Ears!]] [[FishingMinigame Fishing Rods!]] [[CookingDuel Woks!]] And [[GagBoobs Sexy Jiggly Boobs]]! And this is just from the trailer.

* Fakeoobs: [[CrossDresser You can equip them.]] And when an enemy uses that item to invoke WouldntHitAGirl, it leads to a SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment|s}}.

* GagBoobs: [[CrossDresser You can equip them.]] And when an enemy uses that item to invoke WouldntHitAGirl, it leads to a SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment|s}}.
-->'''Pirohiko:''' Those tits are fake! You got the equipment made for men dangling between your legs! Tripod Ranger!

* BreakableWeapons: All equipment deteriorates as you use it. If an item's durability drops to 0, it's effectively the same as being naked; you lose any of that item's stat boosts and abilities, and if it's something like a spear or a gun, you also lose the ranged attack. However, unlike most games with this feature, broken equipment is not lost, it just loses any special properties and remains in a severely weakened state. It can even be repaired in-dungeon with the proper facility loadout (though there's a limit on how often you can do so).

* AwesomeMcCoolname: Absolute Victory Unlosing Ranger and Reckless Cop Dangerama, naturally. Though with the former, it takes some [[TrainingFromHell effort]] before you really begin to live up to that name.

Together with ''VideoGame/MakaiKingdom'', this game is slated to be remastered as a CompilationRerelease through ''Prinny Presents Vol. 2'' in Spring 2022 for the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch and PC.

* AdultFear: Almost every chapter deals with some situation adults fear of or go through.

* DeathIsNotPermanent: Ever. EVER. So much that even some enemies can't die.
* DeathSeeker: Dangerama.

** Pirohiko. Aside from having brown hair and eyes instead of respectively blue and red, he is undeniably a flat-out expy of Kamina. With his fiery and optimistic persona, not to mention his mentoring of a younger [[spoiler:seemingly]] fail-filled guy as his successor, he can be considered [[RecycledInSpace Kamina reincarnated as a Super Hero Otaku!]]. [[spoiler:And furthermore, being motivated by feelings of failure and weakness.]]

* BatmanGambit: Part of the conflict in Level 4: [[spoiler:Medea Lass made a deal with Prince Geo that if the Unlosing Ranger loses, she'd marry him.]]

* {{Foreshadowing}}[=/=]RedHerring: [[spoiler:If you pay attention, you see who is cosplaying what in the cutscenes. In addition, Pirohiko's Bizarro version is a Cadaver. You know, that monster that [[OnlyMostlyDead comes back to life a few turns after you kill it?]]]]
** [[spoiler:If you were paying attention, you'll notice that Darkdeath Evilman begs the Unlosing Ranger to run away when [[strike:he]] his malfunctioning suit starts blowing up cities — in his real voice.]]

** There's also no mention of the existence of Unlosing Weapons. Anywhere. Not even a hint. There's apparently one for every weapon type (Unlosing Sword, Unlosing Gun, Unlosing Wand...etc). The only reliable info is that they become findable "somewhere post-lvel 30" of the Mastery Dungeon.

* TheHeroDies: How the plot is kicked off. The original Unlosing Ranger is [[LookBothWays hit by a runaway car.]]

** Dangerama: [[spoiler:Had to choose between [[SadisticChoice his wife or a lot of innocent people dying.]] He saved the people.]] He wasn't the same since.

* IsometricProjection

** [[spoiler:Though to be fair, Choco did undergo TraumaInducedAmnesia during the whole kiddnapping thing, so she doesn't remember that it was her [[PlayerCharacter big bro]] that saved her. All that she does know is that her parents are sniping at each other because of something he did, so she begins to think that it's his fault. YMMV, but she may not be as much to blame. The [[JerkAss parents]], on the other hand...]]

* MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning: A rare heroic version. Disgaea's reincarnate system makes a return. In addition, ''you can't not trigger it.'' The plus side is this means that even as you lose, you get stronger. The minus side is this means they've basically shot the difficulty up to 11.

** [[spoiler:Asagi is in it. In fact, she's ''all the other cameo characters''. The entire cameo system was a plot by her to try to replace the other cameo characters with her — cosplaying as them, anyway..]]

** Also one of the bad endings, in which [[spoiler:you defeat your Bizzaro Earth counterpart during a boss battle instead of your family. Anko, Mitsuo, and Choco merge again, and reject having a fourth family member]].

* {{Eagleland}}: Played straight, complete with a quote worthy of ''Team America World Police''... although this is later explained by [[spoiler:Oldllama's mental issues due to her Bizzaro Earth counterpart]].

** On a less spoilery note, you can see Bizzaro Mana and Kyoya earlier than normal in the same cutscene that kills Bizarro Pirohiko. They ran him over like their normal versions...

* ThePowerOfLove: Earned by the Unlosing Ranger as one of the qualifications of being a hero. He was able to demonstrate the selflessness and purity of love to Bizzaro Geo. [[spoiler:His understanding of love is still incomplete, however, because of his abusive home life. Familial love is what powers him up into the True Unlosing Ranger.]]

* TragicVillain: Most of the Bizzaro Earth bosses. [[spoiler:Darkdeath Evilman gets a special mention here — he was a super genius kid who was kidnapped by an evil organization, and prayed for a hero to save him. [[TheWoobie No one did.]]]]

* WakeUpCallBoss: Bizzaro Geo. Prior to this, boss battles consisted of pushing through a small army of mooks and then pounding down the Boss. Starting from Geo, a PuzzleBoss element is added. You now have to solve this puzzle BEFORE you can attack the boss (or expose and AttackItsWeakPoint), all while still dealing with hordes of infinitely-spawning mooks, a level that is going to take much longer to solve than previous boss battles (meaning starvation becomes an issue), and a puzzle mechanic that injures you if you mess up.

* WhoWritesThisCrap: In chapter 6, [[spoiler:President Oldllama is ready to nuke Japan in order to defeat Darkdeath Evilman. This leads her bizzaro self to sacrifice [[GenderBender his]] wife in order to defeat the evil spirit. Whose name happens to be Japan.]] Which leads to this CMOF.

* FiveManBand: The heroes [[spoiler:plus [[HeelFaceTurn Darkdeath Evilman]]]] may have become this at the end.
** TheHero: The main character
** TheLancer: Dangerama
** TheBigGuy: Pirohiko
** TheSmartGuy: [[spoiler:Darkdeath Evilman]]
** TheChick: Etranger

Together with ''VideoGame/MakaiKingdom'', it's slated to be remastered as a CompilationRerelease through ''Prinny Presents Vol. 2'' in Spring 2022 for the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch and PC.