History Videogame / JustCause

** It's not uncommon to see AI airplanes crashing into skyscrapers. They pilots make no attempts to avoid the crash whatsoever.

* BlackDudeDiesFirst: Of the 3 named characters that appear in the opening cutscene of ''Just Cause 2'', the black dude dies within the first couple of minutes.

*** Here is a [[http://a.imagehost.org/0207/panau_map.jpg map]], so you can see for yourself.

* TheDevTeamThinksOfEverything: Those billboards you see of Baby Panay aren't just for show; in between blowing up fuel tanks, hijacking planes, and destroying all enemies that get in his way, Rico can also [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking draw a silly mustache on Panay]]!

* EveryBulletIsaTracer In Just Cause 2, almost every bullet has a bright yellow tracer trail.

* ExcusePlot: Despite the rich possibilities that the game's premise has for ruminations on United States foreign policy and the heavy price of western security, the plot of Just Cause is a homage to cheesy Hollywood schlock. Why? [[IncrediblyLamePun Just 'cause]].

* TheGeneralissimo: Salvador Mendoza in the first game, he did not get much character development, but he definitely [[BlingOfWar looked the part]].

* InstantAwesomeJustAddNinja: Baby Panay has a whole battallion of ninjas in his army. They are all able to teleport in a puff of smoke, can't be caught by the grappling hook and harass you with submachine guns.
-->'''Panay''': Prepare to meet your demise at the hands of... ''my ninja''!
-->'''Rico''': I ''hate'' ninjas...

** Rico yells out the most famous quote from WhiteHeat ("Made it, Ma! Top of the world!") if you land or climb on the summit of one of Panau's mountains.

* EveryBulletIsaTracer In Just Cause 2, almost every bullet has a bright yellow tracer trail.

* EveryBulletIsaTracer Almost every single bullet in the game has a bright yellow tracer trail.

* {{Ruritania}}: The Republic of Medici, albeit a Mediterranean one.

''VideoGame/JustCause3'' has been announced for UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, and UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows. It will take place on the ([[RuleOfThree again fictional]]) Mediterranean island of Medici and will have Rico facing off against yet another dictator, General di Ravello.

* NotQuiteFlight: The grappling hook and parachute combo lets Rico glide effortlessly over Panau. The third game is adding a wingsuit, which will allow for even faster aerial movement.

** The grappling hook in 3 can also be detached as it's reeling somebody in. Now you can chuck people around without even touching them!

* OliveGarden: The setting of the third game, Medici, is stated to be based on various Mediterranean countries - mostly the HollywoodAtlas version of UsefulNotes/{{Italy}}, with a decent amount of TorosYFlamenco and other regional stereotypes thrown into the mix.

* OrangeBlueContrast: The developers [[WordOfGod have stated in interviews]] that they kept this trope in mind while designing the third game's Medici - the game's sunburned maquis shrublands, wheat fields, sandstone cliffs, and orange gabled roofs contrast with the blue oceans and skies. [[SceneryPorn Judging by the screenshots]], it's a great example of [[TropesAreNotBad tropes not being bad]].

* TheGeneralissimo: Salvador Mendoza in the first game, General Di Ravello in the third. Mendoza did not get much character development, but he definitely [[BlingOfWar looked the part]] - and what information about Di Ravello is available at the time of E3 2015 points to him being an even stronger example of this trope.

* TakeOverTheWorld: According to "''This Is Just Cause 3''" trailer, the ambition of General Di Ravello in the third game is nothing less than complete global domination. And judging by the strength of his military, it may be more than just empty words.

** The grappling hook as received a bit of a modification in ''Just Cause 3''. You can still tether people to objects and each other. Nothing new, right? Now, though, if you press a button, the tether reels them in at high speed. Enjoy slamming people's heads into walls!

'''''Just Cause''''' is a series of [[WideOpenSandbox open world]] action-adventure video games developed by Avalanche Studios. The series centers on the exploits of Rico Rodriguez, an operative working for the Agency (which is totally not the CIA), as he helps local guerrillas overthrow the [[BananaRepublic tyrannical regime]] governing [[FictionalCountry fictional island nations]], the first game of which takes place on the (fictional) Caribbean island of San Esperito. The player can drive nearly every vehicle under the sun, as well as climb about on them while moving at high speeds and jumping onto other nearby cars, trucks, tanks, helicopters, etc. Notable for the inclusion of a grappling hook, which allows Rico to rappel onto moving vehicles from a distance, and a parachute, which allows for all manner of aerial stunts.

* JunkRare: The Bering I-86DP, a massive, heavy cargo plane with sluggish handling and a huge wingspan that makes it impossible to land. It's the rarest vehicle in the game and only spawns at ''two'' specific airfields in the whole of Panau and only while it's about to take off, so you have to be ''fast'' to get it. Oh, and it ''also'' only spawns while those bases are less than 100% complete, so if you finished those bases before finding it, [[LostForever you can never tic it off your list of vehicles driven]].

* InstantAwesomeJustAddNinja: Baby Panau has a whole battallion of ninjas in his army. They are all able to teleport in a puff of smoke, can't be caught by the grappling hook and harass you with submachine guns.

''Just Cause 3'' has been announced for UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, and UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows. It will take place on the ([[RuleOfThree again fictional]]) Mediterranean island of Medici and will have Rico facing off against yet another dictator, General di Ravello.

* GovernmentAgencyOfFiction: The Agency, an American organization which is essentially the CIA, only with more car-surfing and nation-destabilizing.
** Don't forget gravity defying Spanish guys.

** The first game makes it a sort of triple meaning, as San Lorenzo is in the general area of Central America. The United States invasion of Panama was codenamed "Operation Just Cause".
** The triple meaning was probably intentional, since [[AllThereInTheManual according to the background information]], the invasion of Panama was when Rico was recruited into the Agency.

* NoCommunitiesWereHarmed: Panau is a mishmash of various Southeast Asian countries - further taken with the Filipino, Vietnamese, Thai, and Singaporean accents and words.

** Or attempting to dismiss explosions at a nearby military base during a takeover was simply "[[AssPull a previously unknown volcano]] that was verified by government scientists" and that it will [[HandWave "never erupt again".]]

Rumor has it that a movie adaptation, entitled ''Just Cause: Scorpion Rising'' is in production. The second game was available for free to [=PlayStation=] Plus subscribers. On PC, a multiplayer mod was released on Steam.

A third game in the series has been announced for UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, and UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows. It will take place on the ([[RuleOfThree again fictional]]) Mediterranean island of Medici and will have Rico facing off against yet another dictator, General di Ravello.

We have a [[DrinkingGame/JustCause2 Drinking Game]] for Just Cause 2.