History Videogame / DiveKick

* CurbStompBattle: Win against someone four rounds in a row, and the screen will show a message saying "Fraud Detection Warning." Win, and the message changes into "Fraud Detected"; lose and it changes to [[SubvertedTrope "Detection Averted"]] before disappearing the following round. Allowing a 4-4 tie after setting off Fraud Detection has the game show the message "Choke Detection Warning" instead.

It was released for {{Playstation 3}}, PlaystationVita and UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} on August 20, 2013. A major update to the game, ''Divekick: Addition Edition'', was released as a free upgrade to current owners on April 4, 2014, which included a major rebalance to the entire cast. A second upgrade, ''Divekick: Addition Edition +'' released on {{PlayStation 4}} and XboxOne on October 7, 2014, while exisiting owners of the game received AE+'s changes as a free update. AE+ includes one new character, Johnny Gat from the ''VideoGame/SaintsRow'' series. Unfortunately the game went abandoned with Iron Galaxy's increased workload (most notably working on ''VideoGame/KillerInstinct'' for Microsoft), with a final update adding The Fencer from ''VideoGame/{{Nidhogg}}'' released on November 24, 2015.

** One of Uncle Sensei's pre-fight "tips" is [[LiveActionTV/BreakingBad "I am the one who knocks."]]

** Dr. Victoria Shoals is a genderswapped SelfDemonstrating/DoctorDoom, taking his Foot Dive from ''[[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom2 MvC2]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3 MvC3]]''.

* TheDevTeamThinksOfEverything: So what if you have the YOLO gem equipped (which automatically leaves your opponent one win short of victory) and you go up against head-swelling Jefailey? His head immediately swells up to full size before the fight!

''Divekick'' is an independent FightingGame co-developed by Adam "Keits" Heart's One True Game Studios and Creator/IronGalaxyStudios. The game is known for requiring only two buttons to play (one to jump, one to divekick) and [[RocketTagGameplay all battles being decided in a single hit]].

The game was released for {{Playstation 3}}, PlaystationVita and UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} on August 20, 2013. A major update to the game, ''Divekick: Addition Edition'', was released as a free upgrade to current owners on April 4, 2014, which included a major rebalance to the entire cast. A second upgrade, ''Divekick: Addition Edition +'' released on {{PlayStation 4}} and XboxOne on October 7, 2014, while exisiting owners of the game received AE+'s changes as a free update. AE+ includes one new character, Johnny Gat from the ''VideoGame/SaintsRow'' series. Unfortunately the game went abandoned with Iron Galaxy's increased workload (most notably working on ''VideoGame/KillerInstinct'' for Microsoft), with a final update adding The Fencer from ''VideoGame/{{Nidhogg}}'' released on November 24, 2015.

The game was released for {{Playstation 3}}, PlaystationVita and UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} on August 20, 2013. A major update to the game, ''Divekick: Addition Edition'', was released as a free upgrade to current owners on April 4, 2014, which included a major rebalance to the entire cast. A second upgrade, ''Divekick: Addition Edition +'' released on {{PlayStation 4}} and XboxOne on October 7, 2014, while exisiting owners of the game received AE+'s changes as a free update. AE+ includes one new character, Johnny Gat from the ''VideoGame/SaintsRow'' series. Unfortunately the game went abandoned with Iron Galaxy's increased workload (most notably working on ''VideoGame/KillerInstinct'' for Microsoft), with a final update including one more character set to release on November 24, 2015.

The game was released for {{Playstation 3}}, PlaystationVita and UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} on August 20, 2013. A major update to the game, ''Divekick: Addition Edition'', was released as a free upgrade to current owners on April 4, 2014, which included a major rebalance to the entire cast. A second upgrade, ''Divekick: Addition Edition +'' released on {{PlayStation 4}} and XboxOne on October 7, 2014, while exisiting owners of the game received AE+'s changes as a free update. AE+ includes one new character, Johnny Gat from the ''VideoGame/SaintsRow'' series, and Iron Galaxy will add free downloadable fighters monthly, as long as the game is played online regularly.

** Mr. N is essentially FGC member Marn dressed up as [[VideoGame/StreetFighterIV Rufus]]. Mr. N's backstory bears many similarities to a real life occurrence in which Marn, who was in charge of ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'' brackets at a tournament, completely messed up the job and thus killed much of the community's interest in the game. Mr. N was developer Keits's TakeThat to Marn. His aerial attack is known as [[SelfDemonstrating/{{Magneto}} Marneto, and he wears a familiar looking red onesie with a purple cape]].

** Another "tip" is "Sir, I have never once had a curly mustache. Please stop asking about it.", referring to a [[MemeticMutation memetically famous]] ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom2'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZZUMjoxfZA video.]]

** Markman is another obvious expy of an FGC figure, this time of Madcatz's Mark "[=MarkMan=]" Julio. In addition, his item-gathering gimmick is a reference to [[VisualNovel/AceAttorney Phoenix Wright]]'s playstyle in MarvelVsCapcom3, while his kick and just-frame ability is in homage to Kazuya Mishima from ''{{VideoGame/Tekken}}''.
** Stream's name is a pun on "stream monster" (someone who [[{{Troll}} smack-talks others in stream chatrooms]]), while he himself is an Expy of [[MarvelVSCapcom3 Firebrand]].

* [[GiantFootOfStomping Giant Foot of Divekicking]]: If a round ends in a tie (neither player has managed to hit the other and they are equidistant from the center of the stage when time runs out), a giant foot belonging to the God of Divekicking comes down and crushes both combatants.

** Alex Jefailey, one at a tournament organizer who paid the devs to be in the game. See {{expy}}.
*** InsultBackfire: He found the fact that he was made into a JokeCharacter hilarious.

* WrongGerneSavvy: S-Kill, against Kenny's fight. Also, [[{{Hypocrite}} S-Kill in general]]. Somewhat subverted in S-Kill's [[MirrorMatch boss fight.]]

* SerialEscalation: Consecutive Headshots are [[KillStreak counted off]] as you rack them up (Double Kill, Multi Kill, On A Rampage, and [[CurbStompBattleTotal Domination]] for getting 2, 3, 4, and 5 headshots in a row respectively.)

* AttackItsWeakPoint: Kick a guy in the head, and they will be weaker during the next round until the yellow gauge runs out.

* BigHeadMode: Alex Jefailey's gimmick. Every time he wins a round, his head gets bigger, giving the opponent a bigger target to concuss him in subsequent rounds, but all the hot air alters his jump physics as well.

* DittoFighter: Kenny is a Mokujinner variant, where has access to all of the character's divekicks (excluding Uncle Sensei's alternate divekick), but he also has his own techniques.

* GiantFootOfStomping: If a round ends in a tie (neither player has managed to hit the other and they are equidistant from the center of the stage when time runs out), a giant foot belonging to the God of Divekicking comes down and crushes both combatants.

* SerialEscalation: Consecutive Headshots are [[KillStreak counted off]] as you rack them up (Double Kill, Multi Kill, On A Rampage, and Total Domination for getting 2, 3, 4, and 5 headshots in a row respectively.)

** Uncle Sensei's winquote of "The wheel of fate is turning? Let me know when it's a wheel of cheese instead!" is a shout out to ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'''s match start line.

** Inverted if a player gets kicked in the head. The next round, that player will not only dive and kick slower and at a much lower height, but it also prevents them from gaining any meter. This is noted by the player glowing yellow in the earlier builds, or by a dizzy animation in the final release.

** Mr. N is the embodiment of one of these, aimed at Marn.

** Some of the background characters are expies as well. Mob boss Don Luo is pretty much [[KingOfFighters Duo Lon]] in a mobster outfit, and Detective Toe Guard is [[FatalFury Terry Bogard]], complete with GratuitousEnglish.