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* AlwaysChaoticEvil: If Killgar's descriptions are accurate, then he is, if anything, one of the more empathetic Killgarians, with the race as a whole being defined by over-the-top violence, selfishness, and spiteful cruelty. Just to throw out one example, in "How to Survive Anything", he claims that despite Killgarians having absolutely no need for physical sustenance, they still eat constantly, and take special pleasure in eating food that other people want or need, as if reducing the amount of food in the universe for everyone else is enough of a reason.
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* CerebusRetcon: ''Killgar's Kode - How to Survive Anything'' reveals that the Starbarians' ridiculous {{Stripperiffic}} armor is actually an imitation of a Killgarian's natural bio-armor that Killgar was born without due to a rare mutation, which made him an outcast among his people, which Hogstrong wasn't even aware of.
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* DivergentCharacterEvolution: While the Starbarians were equally willing to engage in horrible acts, Hogstrong seems to be developing into the OnlySaneMan of the two.
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* CerberusRetcon: ''Killgar's Code'' reveals that the Starbarians' ridiculous {{Stripperiffic}} armor is actually an imitation of a Killgarian's natural bio-armor that Killgar was born without due to a rare mutation, which made him an outcast among his people, which Hogstrong wasn't even aware of.
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* TheNeedless: Killgarians like Killgar do not need oxygen, nutrition, or sleep.
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* SourOutsideSadInside: Killgar implies that he harbors deep pain from being the LastOfHisKind.
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* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Killgar in ''Killgar's Kode'' not-so-discreetly reveals that he was mocked by the other members of his now extinct species for never developing natural bio-armor, which led to him buying imitation Killgarian armor years later and pressuring Hogstrong into doing the same.
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* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Killgar in ''Killgar's Kode'' Kode - How to Survive Anything'' not-so-discreetly reveals that he was mocked by the other members of his now extinct species for never developing natural bio-armor, which led to him buying imitation Killgarian armor years later and pressuring Hogstrong into doing the same.
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* ExtremeOmnivore: According to Killgar in ''Killgar's Kode'', if there is no food within a Killgarian's current vicinity, they will opt to ''eat the planet they're currently on'' as "punishment".
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* ExtremeOmnivore: According to Killgar in ''Killgar's Kode'', Kode - How to Survive Anything'', if there is no food within a Killgarian's current vicinity, they will opt to ''eat the planet they're currently on'' as "punishment".
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* NighInvulnerable: Killgar reveals in ''Killgar's Kode'' that Killgarians have naturally impenetrable skin, with most developing further biological armor over that. Hogstrong asks the obvious question as to how Killgar is the LastOfHisKind if his species is supposed to be invincible, but Killgar refuses to elaborate.
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* {{Nominal Hero}}es: The Starbarians don't give a crap about actually doing heroic deeds, and in episode 1.5 are revealed to be even worse than the villains they oppose.
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* HiddenDepths: It was revealed in ''Killgar's Kode - How to Survive Anything'' that Killgar was seen as a wimp within his own race, on account of not being able to grow his own armor, and that he really misses his dad, even after trying to save face in Hogstrong's presence and maintain a cocksure facade when coming to grips with being the LastOfHisKind.
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* CuttingTheKnot: The Starbarians are challenged by Siad the Snake-Wizard to a game of chance. Since he's able to manipulate fate itself, they instead opt to [[spoiler:beat the crap out of him.]]
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-->'''Hogstrong:''' That's it Killgar, it ''can'' bend all the way up there if you really want it!\\
'''Bustilda:''' [[AlasPoorVillain Oh, that poor man.]]
* CuttingTheKnot: The Starbarians are challenged by Siad the Snake-Wizard to a game of chance. Since he's able to manipulate fate itself, they instead opt to[[spoiler:beat beat the crap out of him.]]
-->'''Hogstrong:''' That's it Killgar, it ''can'' bend all the way up there if you really want it!\\
'''Bustilda:''' [[AlasPoorVillain Oh, that poor man.]]
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* WindsOfDestinyChange: Siad the Snake-Wizard's power in ''Starbarians'', though it's not clear if it isn't simply [[MundaneMadeAwesome a euphemism for changing the print on the sides of dice]] since he never gets to try anything bigger before [[TalkToTheFist the Starbarians beat him into submission]] and promptly move on.
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Harry has also confirmed that there is a graphic novel in the works, with ''Starbarian Tales #1'' set for release in 2024.
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* PowerLimiter: Taken to an absurd degree in ''Killgar's Kode'', where Killgar mentioned that his race engage in fights with blades wielded in each hand, not to enhance their fighting but merely to make fights interesting given their ''more lethal hands''.
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* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: In ''Killgar's Kode'', his race was literally born from the core of Killgaria, fully grown with a blade in each hand. Killgar himself is quite fond of getting into fights, though he merely stated that's how they ''debate'', implying that fights are actually much nastier.
* PowerLimiter: Taken to an absurd degree in ''Killgar's Kode'', where Killgar mentioned that his race engage in fights with blades wielded in each hand, not to enhance their fighting but merely to make fights interesting given their ''more lethal hands''.
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''Starbarians'' is a series of cartoons by Creator/HarryPartridge, about a duo of space barbarians set out for various quests for money, meat and girls. The teaser cartoon was released on Website/{{Newgrounds}} on 3 September 2010, with the first proper episode appearing two years later. As of the time of this writing, there have been three episodes released so far, with three further companion shorts and a graphic novel. They can be viewed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOuNeX9kmWw&list=PL06e6JGoqxw2VTIoQmcTeDLdtJqcyaBWp here]].
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''Starbarians'' is a series of cartoons by Creator/HarryPartridge, about a duo of space barbarians set out for various quests for money, meat and girls. The teaser cartoon was released on Website/{{Newgrounds}} on 3 September 2010, with the first proper episode appearing two years later. As of the time of this writing, there have been three episodes released so far, with three further companion shorts and a graphic novel.shorts. They can be viewed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOuNeX9kmWw&list=PL06e6JGoqxw2VTIoQmcTeDLdtJqcyaBWp here]].
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''Starbarians'' is a series of cartoons by Creator/HarryPartridge, about a duo of space barbarians set out for various quests for money, meat and girls. The teaser cartoon was released on Website/{{Newgrounds}} on 3 September 2010, with the first proper episode appearing two years later. As of the time of this writing, there have been three episodes released so far, with three further companion shorts and a graphic novel. They can be viewed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOuNeX9kmWw&list=PL06e6JGoqxw2VTIoQmcTeDLdtJqcyaBWp here]].
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!!The series contains examples of:
* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: The Starbarians' rap sheet, which mentions a bunch of transgressions like war crimes and theft, only to end with loitering.
* BigGuyLittleGuy: The Starbarians consist of the tall, barrelchested Killgar and the short, stocky Hogstrong. The latter was even the smarter of the two.
* CharacterDevelopment: In the earliest Starbarians episode Killgar and Hogstrong are blantantly jerks, if not evil, with Hogstrong being the mind and Killgar the brutish arm of the team needing Hogstrong to suggest the course of their jerkass actions [[spoiler: like betraying the King and steal back Bustilda and the rewards for saving her, killing Tri-Rex and wear his skin to claim the higher reward for "killing the Starbarians" and suggesting to Killgar to flee from the Beast of Gorlax because they were already paid in advance for fighting it]]. By the third episode, Killgar has evolved into a JerkWithAHeartOfJerk, [[spoiler: willing to kill random people and even betray his best friend Hogstrong for money]] and Hogstrong into a JerkWithAHeartOfGold, willing to risk his life for the forces of good without reward or compensation, and even to call Killgar of on what they did in their life after becoming the Starbarians.
* CuttingTheKnot: The Starbarians are challenged by Siad the Snake-Wizard to a game of chance. Since he's able to manipulate fate itself, they instead opt to [[spoiler:beat the crap out of him.]]
* DestructiveSavior: Never hire the Starbarians for anything. The best-case scenario is that they'll solve the problem (as long as you don't pay upfront), and then proceed to beat you half to death and rob you for all you're worth.
* DivergentCharacterEvolution: While the Starbarians were equally willing to engage in horrible acts, Hogstrong seems to be developing into the OnlySaneMan of the two.
* FauxHorrific: The Starbarians getting caught in a NegativeSpaceWedgie causes [[ArtShift their animation to get cheaper and less advanced]]. After a few versions with progressively lower detail and framerate, suddenly they have their normal character designs again, but then...
-->'''Hogstrong:''' Well, this one isn't so bad, I mean -- ''(gasps upon seeing himself move)'' -- MOTION TWEENS!\\
'''Killgar:''' ''(looking at himself in disgust)'' Ewwww! I feel all ''practical'' and ''cost-effective!''
* FountainOfExpies: Parodied in-universe with the Starbarians where it's shown in episode 3 that there are several BigGuyLittleGuy mercenary adventurer duos running around the universe.
* GoGoEnslavement: Bustilda meets this fate... ''twice'', once from a SorcerousOverlord, and [[spoiler:once from [[NominalHero the Starbarians themselves]]]]. She even gets ballgagged for good measure.
* TheHeart: It's what {{Character Development}}s turns Hogstrong into. Basically, while the Starbarians are both jerks, Hogstrong strives to keep their jerkiness into AntiHero limits realizing that sometimes glory is the only reward needed, while Killgar tries to keep the Starbarians as a mercenary duo, selling their services for money and stealing more if the reward is not enough. [[spoiler: Even if he has to get rid of Hogstrong and his morality]].
* HeelRealization: Shown to be the case with Hogstrong in episode 3. [[spoiler:He's grown aware that he and his partner are assholes, especially after a woman who Killgar tried to blow out the airlock calls them bad guys, and wants to make some effort to be more of an actual hero.]]
* {{Jerkass}}:
** In the teaser, the Starbarians agree to kill a dangerous beast on the planet of Mammoria in exchange for a month of alcohol, orgies, and plentiful food, because [[SuicideMission they'll probably die on the mission]]. They get their reward up front, and when the month is over, they renege on their promise after exiting the capital. They only get worse in Episode 1. It's acknowledged InUniverse in ''Starbarians 1.5'' where they discover they're actually ''ten times more'' wanted than the wanted criminal they aim to collect on. In Episode 3 however they start to [[CharacterDevelopment become different kinds of jerks]]. [[spoiler: Hogstrong is very much a JerkWithAHeartOfGold who is willing to help a world in peril even if their is no reward. Killgar however is a JerkWithAHeartOfJerk, who refuses to help anybody unless they get rewarded, tries to kill the help when they ask for more money (Hogstrong saves her) and tried to override the controls to the ship when Hogstrong insisted on saving people instead of making money]].
** According to the scrapped Starbarians Graphic Novel of 2013, the main difference between Hogstrong and Killgar is that Hogstrong is actually bothered by [[HeroWithBadPublicity his bad reputation]] and wonders what [[TitleDrop his ''ongoing mission'' really is]], Killgar doesn't care and knows what the ''Ongoing Mission'' is meant to be: [[https://twitter.com/HappyHarryToons/status/312720604350521344 seeking his own interests and pleasure, no matter what the cost is]]
* LanternJawOfJustice: An x-ray of Killgar's head reveals that his lower jaw makes up most of his skull.
* LastOfHisKind: According to ''Killgar's Kode'', Killgar is the last living Killgarian. It's unknown what happened, but if Killgar is any indication, it's highly probable they wiped themselves out due to being [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy relentlessly violent]], [[AlwaysChaoticEvil pointlessly antagonistic]], and [[DumbMuscle extremely stupid]].
* ListOfTransgressions: The Starbarians' rap sheet, as seen in episode 1.5:
-->'''Hogstrong:''' "Starbarians, wanted on 120 systems, for [[TheCorrupter coercion]], [[{{Blackmail}} extortion]], [[FinalSolution extinctions]], [[WrittenByTheWinners distortions]], [[DirtyCoward desertions]], [[TropesAboutPerverts perversions]], [[SexualHarassmentAndRapeTropes illegal insertions]], [[TakeOverTheWorld invasions of nations]] and [[SpaceX space]]-[[WhiteCollarCrime tax evasion]], [[LoudOfWar commotions]], [[StuffBlowingUp explosions]], and '''[[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking loitering?]]'''"
* MachoCamp: The Starbarians certainly have the ''look'' down, anyway.
* MoralityChain: Basically, what Hogstrong is to Killgar. As blatantly jerky and misguided as they are, it's strongly hinted that if the Starbarians acted on Killgar's whim, they'd be straight villains, while Hogstrong keeps them acting as random jerks with a definite AntiHero streak.
* MrFanservice: Not only do the Starbarians' uniforms leave them completely bare-chested, but they're really casual about nudity, being content to lounge around their ship in the buff until they need to go on a mission.
* MsFanservice: Every female character in the Starbarians cartoons. No exceptions. Their boobs are big, busty, prone to jiggling all over the place, and barely covered.
* NakedPeopleAreFunny: The apparent reason for why the Starbarians walk around in the buff almost every time we see them in their ship.
* NegativeSpaceWedgie: The Starbarians 2017 April Fools episode features the heroes' ship getting trapped in a space vortex that [[PaintingTheMedium changes their own art style drastically]].
* {{Nominal Hero}}es: The Starbarians don't give a crap about actually doing heroic deeds, and in episode 1.5 are revealed to be even worse than the villains they oppose.
* PigMan: Hogstrong has porcine features on his face.
* RealMenEatMeat: Meat is about the only thing the Starbarians are ever shown eating and the only food they even keep in their fridge. Killgar freaks out if even a little bit goes missing.
* RepetitiveName: Killgar of Killgaria and Hogstrong [=LeStrong=].
* SaveThePrincess: The first episode had the two heroes rescuing [[MeaningfulName Princess Bustilda.]] [[spoiler:Only to end up kidnapping her themselves.]]
* SelfDeprecation: In the April Fools episode, Harry Partridge makes fun of himself for how high his artistic standards are, and how that's caused his output to drop over time.
* SoreLoser: The Starbarians. Siad did beat them in the dice roll (as evidenced by his "that's not fair, I won!") and they beat him to a pulp for it. In fairness, knowing the Starbarians they would have done that even if they won.
* SpaceJews: The residents of Pangaia in ''Starbarians'' are a particularly silly case of Space First Nations, down to having tipis with technologically-advanced structures poking out of the top and using spears and knives with energy blades.
* TalkToTheFist: The Starbarians are challenged to a game of chance by the Snake-Wizard, Siad. They promptly beat him senseless.
* TestosteronePoisoning: Taken up to eleven with the Starbarians for comedic effect. They are both burly buff dudes that [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill use excessive violence to murder people]] ([[NominalHero bad guys or not]]), take what they want regardless of whether they have any right to it, they eat nothing but a ridiculously over-stocked fridge of meat, Killgar is seen both eating an excessive amount of meat ''while'' having sex with a random woman, not to mention their spaceship/mancave ''is a t-rex with tits.''
* VocalEvolution: Hogstrong had a deep voice in the teaser cartoon. All of his subsequent appearances gave him a more normal-sounding voice
* WindsOfDestinyChange: Siad the Snake-Wizard's power in ''Starbarians'', though it's not clear if it isn't simply [[MundaneMadeAwesome a euphemism for changing the print on the sides of dice]] since he never gets to try anything bigger before [[TalkToTheFist the Starbarians beat him into submission]] and promptly move on.
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''Starbarians'' is a series of cartoons by Creator/HarryPartridge, about a duo of space barbarians set out for various quests for money, meat and girls. The teaser cartoon was released on Website/{{Newgrounds}} on 3 September 2010, with the first proper episode appearing two years later. As of the time of this writing, there have been three episodes released so far, with three further companion shorts and a graphic novel. They can be viewed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOuNeX9kmWw&list=PL06e6JGoqxw2VTIoQmcTeDLdtJqcyaBWp here]].
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!!The series contains examples of:
* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: The Starbarians' rap sheet, which mentions a bunch of transgressions like war crimes and theft, only to end with loitering.
* BigGuyLittleGuy: The Starbarians consist of the tall, barrelchested Killgar and the short, stocky Hogstrong. The latter was even the smarter of the two.
* CharacterDevelopment: In the earliest Starbarians episode Killgar and Hogstrong are blantantly jerks, if not evil, with Hogstrong being the mind and Killgar the brutish arm of the team needing Hogstrong to suggest the course of their jerkass actions [[spoiler: like betraying the King and steal back Bustilda and the rewards for saving her, killing Tri-Rex and wear his skin to claim the higher reward for "killing the Starbarians" and suggesting to Killgar to flee from the Beast of Gorlax because they were already paid in advance for fighting it]]. By the third episode, Killgar has evolved into a JerkWithAHeartOfJerk, [[spoiler: willing to kill random people and even betray his best friend Hogstrong for money]] and Hogstrong into a JerkWithAHeartOfGold, willing to risk his life for the forces of good without reward or compensation, and even to call Killgar of on what they did in their life after becoming the Starbarians.
* CuttingTheKnot: The Starbarians are challenged by Siad the Snake-Wizard to a game of chance. Since he's able to manipulate fate itself, they instead opt to [[spoiler:beat the crap out of him.]]
* DestructiveSavior: Never hire the Starbarians for anything. The best-case scenario is that they'll solve the problem (as long as you don't pay upfront), and then proceed to beat you half to death and rob you for all you're worth.
* DivergentCharacterEvolution: While the Starbarians were equally willing to engage in horrible acts, Hogstrong seems to be developing into the OnlySaneMan of the two.
* FauxHorrific: The Starbarians getting caught in a NegativeSpaceWedgie causes [[ArtShift their animation to get cheaper and less advanced]]. After a few versions with progressively lower detail and framerate, suddenly they have their normal character designs again, but then...
-->'''Hogstrong:''' Well, this one isn't so bad, I mean -- ''(gasps upon seeing himself move)'' -- MOTION TWEENS!\\
'''Killgar:''' ''(looking at himself in disgust)'' Ewwww! I feel all ''practical'' and ''cost-effective!''
* FountainOfExpies: Parodied in-universe with the Starbarians where it's shown in episode 3 that there are several BigGuyLittleGuy mercenary adventurer duos running around the universe.
* GoGoEnslavement: Bustilda meets this fate... ''twice'', once from a SorcerousOverlord, and [[spoiler:once from [[NominalHero the Starbarians themselves]]]]. She even gets ballgagged for good measure.
* TheHeart: It's what {{Character Development}}s turns Hogstrong into. Basically, while the Starbarians are both jerks, Hogstrong strives to keep their jerkiness into AntiHero limits realizing that sometimes glory is the only reward needed, while Killgar tries to keep the Starbarians as a mercenary duo, selling their services for money and stealing more if the reward is not enough. [[spoiler: Even if he has to get rid of Hogstrong and his morality]].
* HeelRealization: Shown to be the case with Hogstrong in episode 3. [[spoiler:He's grown aware that he and his partner are assholes, especially after a woman who Killgar tried to blow out the airlock calls them bad guys, and wants to make some effort to be more of an actual hero.]]
* {{Jerkass}}:
** In the teaser, the Starbarians agree to kill a dangerous beast on the planet of Mammoria in exchange for a month of alcohol, orgies, and plentiful food, because [[SuicideMission they'll probably die on the mission]]. They get their reward up front, and when the month is over, they renege on their promise after exiting the capital. They only get worse in Episode 1. It's acknowledged InUniverse in ''Starbarians 1.5'' where they discover they're actually ''ten times more'' wanted than the wanted criminal they aim to collect on. In Episode 3 however they start to [[CharacterDevelopment become different kinds of jerks]]. [[spoiler: Hogstrong is very much a JerkWithAHeartOfGold who is willing to help a world in peril even if their is no reward. Killgar however is a JerkWithAHeartOfJerk, who refuses to help anybody unless they get rewarded, tries to kill the help when they ask for more money (Hogstrong saves her) and tried to override the controls to the ship when Hogstrong insisted on saving people instead of making money]].
** According to the scrapped Starbarians Graphic Novel of 2013, the main difference between Hogstrong and Killgar is that Hogstrong is actually bothered by [[HeroWithBadPublicity his bad reputation]] and wonders what [[TitleDrop his ''ongoing mission'' really is]], Killgar doesn't care and knows what the ''Ongoing Mission'' is meant to be: [[https://twitter.com/HappyHarryToons/status/312720604350521344 seeking his own interests and pleasure, no matter what the cost is]]
* LanternJawOfJustice: An x-ray of Killgar's head reveals that his lower jaw makes up most of his skull.
* LastOfHisKind: According to ''Killgar's Kode'', Killgar is the last living Killgarian. It's unknown what happened, but if Killgar is any indication, it's highly probable they wiped themselves out due to being [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy relentlessly violent]], [[AlwaysChaoticEvil pointlessly antagonistic]], and [[DumbMuscle extremely stupid]].
* ListOfTransgressions: The Starbarians' rap sheet, as seen in episode 1.5:
-->'''Hogstrong:''' "Starbarians, wanted on 120 systems, for [[TheCorrupter coercion]], [[{{Blackmail}} extortion]], [[FinalSolution extinctions]], [[WrittenByTheWinners distortions]], [[DirtyCoward desertions]], [[TropesAboutPerverts perversions]], [[SexualHarassmentAndRapeTropes illegal insertions]], [[TakeOverTheWorld invasions of nations]] and [[SpaceX space]]-[[WhiteCollarCrime tax evasion]], [[LoudOfWar commotions]], [[StuffBlowingUp explosions]], and '''[[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking loitering?]]'''"
* MachoCamp: The Starbarians certainly have the ''look'' down, anyway.
* MoralityChain: Basically, what Hogstrong is to Killgar. As blatantly jerky and misguided as they are, it's strongly hinted that if the Starbarians acted on Killgar's whim, they'd be straight villains, while Hogstrong keeps them acting as random jerks with a definite AntiHero streak.
* MrFanservice: Not only do the Starbarians' uniforms leave them completely bare-chested, but they're really casual about nudity, being content to lounge around their ship in the buff until they need to go on a mission.
* MsFanservice: Every female character in the Starbarians cartoons. No exceptions. Their boobs are big, busty, prone to jiggling all over the place, and barely covered.
* NakedPeopleAreFunny: The apparent reason for why the Starbarians walk around in the buff almost every time we see them in their ship.
* NegativeSpaceWedgie: The Starbarians 2017 April Fools episode features the heroes' ship getting trapped in a space vortex that [[PaintingTheMedium changes their own art style drastically]].
* {{Nominal Hero}}es: The Starbarians don't give a crap about actually doing heroic deeds, and in episode 1.5 are revealed to be even worse than the villains they oppose.
* PigMan: Hogstrong has porcine features on his face.
* RealMenEatMeat: Meat is about the only thing the Starbarians are ever shown eating and the only food they even keep in their fridge. Killgar freaks out if even a little bit goes missing.
* RepetitiveName: Killgar of Killgaria and Hogstrong [=LeStrong=].
* SaveThePrincess: The first episode had the two heroes rescuing [[MeaningfulName Princess Bustilda.]] [[spoiler:Only to end up kidnapping her themselves.]]
* SelfDeprecation: In the April Fools episode, Harry Partridge makes fun of himself for how high his artistic standards are, and how that's caused his output to drop over time.
* SoreLoser: The Starbarians. Siad did beat them in the dice roll (as evidenced by his "that's not fair, I won!") and they beat him to a pulp for it. In fairness, knowing the Starbarians they would have done that even if they won.
* SpaceJews: The residents of Pangaia in ''Starbarians'' are a particularly silly case of Space First Nations, down to having tipis with technologically-advanced structures poking out of the top and using spears and knives with energy blades.
* TalkToTheFist: The Starbarians are challenged to a game of chance by the Snake-Wizard, Siad. They promptly beat him senseless.
* TestosteronePoisoning: Taken up to eleven with the Starbarians for comedic effect. They are both burly buff dudes that [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill use excessive violence to murder people]] ([[NominalHero bad guys or not]]), take what they want regardless of whether they have any right to it, they eat nothing but a ridiculously over-stocked fridge of meat, Killgar is seen both eating an excessive amount of meat ''while'' having sex with a random woman, not to mention their spaceship/mancave ''is a t-rex with tits.''
* VocalEvolution: Hogstrong had a deep voice in the teaser cartoon. All of his subsequent appearances gave him a more normal-sounding voice
* WindsOfDestinyChange: Siad the Snake-Wizard's power in ''Starbarians'', though it's not clear if it isn't simply [[MundaneMadeAwesome a euphemism for changing the print on the sides of dice]] since he never gets to try anything bigger before [[TalkToTheFist the Starbarians beat him into submission]] and promptly move on.
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