History Videogame / Skullgirls

* {{Cliffhanger}}: Double's Story Mode path ends with [[spoiler: two girls playing the game and mentioning the existence of "other routes." According to the devs, it's essentially a fancy and long-winded way of saying that none of the storylines are {{Canon}}, but that there will be a single unifying canon storyline sometime in the future. Seems to have come to naught since development of the game has stopped and the staff have moved onto other projects.]]

** Peacock, a [[TokenMiniMoe cute little kid]], who also happens to be a [[CreepyChild playfully bloodthirsty cyborg]] who looks like she sprang out of a demented [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Merrie Melodies]] cartoon. And her cartoonish PieEyes? they are actually empty sockets. She demonstrates this in one of her victory animations where she takes a puff of her cigar and spits it through one of her eyes.

* {{Fanservice}}: It's a fighting game with an (almost) all-female cast, and one that presents them in a very revealing titillating manner with {{PantyShot}}s and extreme JigglePhysics a plenty.

* {{Fanservice}}: It's a fighting game with an (almost) all-female cast. This shouldn't be a surprise.
** Beowulf provides some male fanservice for a change.

** Peacock, a [[TokenMiniMoe cute little kid]], who also happens to be a [[CreepyChild playfully bloodthirsty cyborg]] who looks like she sprang out of a demented [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Merrie Melodies]] cartoon.

*** Valentine seems to be pure fanservice. Then there is all the gore and the creepy story sprite.

* GuestStarPartyMember:

** [[spoiler: Robo-Fortune's story: Robo-Fortune controls several giant robots to KillEmAll, prompting a last stand from several [=NPCs=]. Well, it was a good ending for [[GodIsEvil Aeon and Venus]], at least...]]

* KillEmAll: [[spoiler:By the end of Eliza's story mode, virtually every character featured except Eliza herself is either dead or condemned to a FateWorseThanDeath.]]

*** Cerebella has disturbing shades of an [[OedipusComplex Electra complex]] with a very cruel and manipulative man.

*** Cerebella has disturbing shades of an ElectraComplex with a very cruel and manipulative man.

*** Cerebella has disturbing shades of an [[OedipusComplex Electra complex]] with a very cruel and manipulative man.
*** Parasoul is a gorgeous redhead with [[ShesGotLegs legs]] and a short skirt. However, despite being a [[TheGoodQueen good person]], she has a lot of [[PuttingOnTheReich Nazi imagery]] associated with her.

* ShesGotLegs: [[ExaggeratedTrope Exaggerated]], almost, to the point where in [[http://i.imgur.com/6Efhsug.jpg some bits of art]] character's legs take up well over half their body. The best (worst?) example is [[spoiler:Mrs. Victoria in [[http://i.imgur.com/iP4MEEI.jpg this frame]] from the ending of Filia's story mode]].

* NoPronunciationGuide: The voice actors apparently couldn't agree on the pronunciation of 'Medici.' When playing through his character's story mode, Rich Brown pronounces it as "Meh-dee-chee" before asking Kaiji how to pronounce it - and Kaiji corrects him to "Meh-dee-see". But the official pronunciation is "Meh-dee-chee," as shown in Marie's pre-battle quotes and the 2nd Encore voiceovers.

* AffectionateParody: [[spoiler:If, by some miracle, you defeat [[HarderThanHard Marie 300%]] in Squigly's joke "story mode" (which consists of ''just'' that boss fight), you get a parody of anime episode previews narrated by Filia and Samson, complete with Japanese title cards and excessively lengthy episode names.]]

* {{Gainaxing}}: All of the buxom females do this, though [[ImpossiblyLowNeckline Cerebella]], [[FormFittingWardrobe Parasoul]] and Valentine are the more obvious examples.

The game was developed by Reverge Labs, published by Autumn Games and formerly Creator/{{Konami}} as well as by Creator/ArcSystemWorks in Japan. It was maintained by Creator/LabZeroGames until its closure in 2020. The game is currently in the hands of three teams: Autumn Games continues to act as the publisher, while active development is handled by Future Club, a studio formed by some of Lab Zero's former developers, and Hidden Variable Studios, who both work on the main game and act as the primary dev team for the mobile version. ''Skullgirls'' features work from an all-star development crew: [[PromotedFanboy fighting game veteran]] Mike "Mike Z" Zaimont (he of [[VideoGame/BlazBlue REAL SOVIET DAMAGE]] fame) led the project, Creator/CristinaValenzuela directed the voice acting, Alex Ahad (whose prior work credits include ''Lava Punch'', Studio UDON's Tribute books, and promotional art for ''ComicBook/ScottPilgrim'') created artwork for the game, and Michiru Yamane provided the music. The result is an eclectic and delightfully quirky cast and setting.

The game was developed by Reverge Labs, published by Autumn Games and formerly Creator/{{Konami}} as well as by Creator/ArcSystemWorks in Japan. It was maintained by Creator/LabZeroGames until its closure in 2020. The game is currently in the hands of three teams: Autumn Games continues to act as the publisher, while active development is handled by Future Club, a studio formed by some of Lab Zero's former developers, and Hidden Variable Studios, who both work on the main game and act as the primary dev team for the mobile version. ''Skullgirls'' features work from an all-star development crew: [[PromotedFanboy fighting game veteran]] Mike "Mike Z" Zaimont (he of [[VideoGame/BlazBlue REAL SOVIET DAMAGE]] fame) led the project, Creator/CristinaValenzuela directed the voice acting, Alex Ahad (whose prior work credits include ''Lava Punch'', Studio UDON's Tribute books, and promotional art for ''ComicBook/ScottPilgrim'') created artwork for the game, and Creator/MichiruYamane provided the music. The result is an eclectic and delightfully quirky cast and setting.

A weekly Website/{{Webtoon}} [[https://www.webtoons.com/en/action/skullgirls/list?title_no=2734 series]] written by Mike Exner III and illustrated by Wiirdo and Leigha launched on November 19th, 2022.

The official Website/{{Twitter}} account of the main game announced that a weekly Website/{{Webtoon}} series, which will be written by Mike Exner III and illustrated by Wiirdo and Leigha, will launch on November 18th, 2022.

The official Website/{{Twitter}} account of the main game announced that a weekly webtoon series written by Mike Exner III and illustrated by Wiirdo and Leigha will launch on November 18th, 2022.

In July 2019, the official Website/{{Twitter}} account of ''Skullgirls Mobile'' announced that the studio was in early pre-production on a webcomic series.

In August 2020, a brand new character was revealed for the series in the form of Annie, five years after the last character was revealed. She was added to the mobile game later in the year and was added to ''2nd Encore'' in May 2021 (excluding the Switch version, where the Season Pass and Annie will release later), with another three new characters (Umbrella, Black Dahlia, and [[PromotedToPlayable Marie]]) on the way after her as part of the game's first season pass.

In August 2020, a brand new character was revealed for the series in the form of Annie, five years after the last character was revealed. She was added to the mobile game later in the year and will be added to ''2nd Encore'' in May 2021 (excluding the Switch version, where the Season Pass and Annie will release later), with another three new characters (Umbrella, Black Dahlia, and [[PromotedToPlayable Marie]]) on the way after her as part of the game's first season pass.

* RefrainFromAssuming: The credits theme is called "In A Moment's Time", not "In ''Just'' A Moment's Time'', as most sources on the Internet have it listed.

* {{Gainaxing}}: All of the buxom females do this, though [[ImpossiblyLowNeckline Cerebella]], [[FormFittingWardrobe Parasoul]] and [[AbsoluteCleavage Valentine]] are the more obvious examples.

** Brought UpToEleven with Marie 300%, who has [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin triple her normal health]] and is locked to the hardest difficulty.

** [[EldritchAbomination Double]] may qualify as well... if you consider those "breasts".
** In a very unique ''male'' case, Beowulf's crotch does this.