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%%* RatedMForManly: '''MIKE HAGGAR.'''

* BladeOnAStick: [[spoiler:[[Myth/NorseMythology Odin waves around his fabled Gungnir]] in Haggar's face while threatening that the mayor's fate is sealed for refusing to do battle for him during Ragnarök.]] It doesn't do them a damn bit of good.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: He's the town's Mayor, and if he has to give a knuckle sandwich to every single criminal in the city himself, by damn, ''he will''.

* [[spoiler:AndTheAdventureContinues]]: After all of that build up, you find out that [[spoiler:Haggar has only finished Round '''3''' of ''Final Fight''. He still has to plow through the Industrial Area, Bay Area, and Up Town]].

** Also doubles as an [[TheUntwist Untwist]] for reasons set out below.

%%* BadassMustache: Obviously.

* BadassMustache: Obviously.

* CurbStompBattle: What did you expect? It pretty much turns into a MookHorrorShow for the Mad Gear Gang.
* DemotedToExtra: [[TheHero Cody]] and [[TheLancer Guy]] (key players in the actual game, Cody being the one who ''punches'' [[BigBad Belger]] [[DestinationDefenestration out of the window of his complex]] in the finale) [[TakeThat get a small, demeaning mention]] toward the tale's end. [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools In this case, not a sour note for this ballad.]] [[JustifiedTrope This IS Haggar's story, after all.]]

* DirtyCop: [[spoiler:Edi. E. His reasons? [[{{Greed}} "Money."]]]]
* EveryManHasHisPrice: Except for Haggar, obviously.
* [[spoiler:{{Gotterdammerung}}]]: [[spoiler:Odin]] tries to recruit Haggar into his service in preparation for this event, speaking volumes about [[VillainRespect their respect for the mayor]].

* MemeticBadass: Haggar, in-universe ''and'' out.
* MeteorMove: Type B, quite literally.

* OneManArmy: Ladies and gentlemen, Mike Haggar.

* RatedMForManly: '''MIKE HAGGAR.'''
* RhymesOnADime: The {{Narrator}} is quite fond of this.

* DemotedToExtra: [[TheHero Cody]] and [[TheLancer Guy]] (key players in the actual game, Cody being the one who ''punches'' [[BigBad Belger]] [[DestinationDefenestration out of the window of his complex]] in the finale) [[TakeThat get a small, demeaning mention]] toward the tale's end. [[TropesAreTools In this case, not a sour note for this ballad.]] [[JustifiedTrope This IS Haggar's story, after all.]]

* TryingToCatchMeFightingDirty: [[spoiler:Edi. E]] [[GenreSavvy takes advantage]] of his status as a FlunkyBoss by [[spoiler:''shooting'' Haggar while he's dealing with some {{Mooks}}]].

* {{Crossover}}: [[spoiler:After his death, Haggar winds up at the ''VideoGame/ValkyrieProfile'' version of Asgard in the Hall of Valhalla and meets that series' incarnation of Odin. Freya is briefly seen by his side in the throne room and then [[Franchise/HarryPotter apparates]] away as Haggar walks in. Presumably, she isn't all too happy about Haggar piledriving [[GodCouple her hubby]] all the way back down to Midgard, seemingly killing Odin in the process.]]

* ViceCity: Metro City ''was'' this... until Haggar proceeded to kick everyone's ass. [[spoiler:He still has three more areas of Metro City to "clean up," but considering what he's had to overcome up to that point, it's pretty obvious he'll succeed.]]

* {{Badass}}: Mike "Macho" Haggar, obviously.

* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: [[spoiler:Haggar piledrives Odin after he tries to force him to fight at his side at Ragnarök.]]

* {{Badass}}: Mike Haggar, obviously.

* {{Crossover}}: [[spoiler:After his death, Haggar winds up at the ''VideoGame/ValkyrieProfile'' version of Asgard in the Hall of Valhalla and meets that series' incarnation of Odin. Freya is briefly seen by his side in the throne room and then [[Franchise/HarryPotter apparates]] away as Haggar walks in. Presumably, she isn't all too happy about Haggar piledriving her hubby all the way back down to Midgard, seemingly killing Odin in the process.]]

* DemotedToExtra: [[TheHero Cody]] and [[TheLancer Guy]] (key players in the actual game, Cody being the one who ''punches'' [[BigBad Belger]] out of the window of his complex in the finale) get a small, demeaning mention toward the tale's end. [[TropesAreTools In this case, not a sour note for this ballad.]] [[JustifiedTrope This IS Haggar's story, after all.]]

* [[OurPresidentsAreDifferent Our Mayor Is Different]]: This one is a bit more straightforward in how he goes about reducing the monthly crime rate.
* PapaWolf: Haggar will not idly stand by while his city is under attack. [[BerserkButton Doubly so if you]] [[IHaveYourWife kidnap]] [[RelativeButton his daughter Jessica.]]

* ViceCity: Metro City ''was'' this... until Haggar kicked everyone's ass.

* AGodIAmNot: Haggar refuses to lead the [[Myth/NorseMythology Einherjar]] in Ragnarok, choosing instead to return to Earth and save Metro City.
--> "The path before Haggar was clear, / His duty was to end the Gear, / And thus he shunned this godly war, / Mayor was he, and nothing more.

* [[spoiler:AndTheAdventureContinues]]: After all of that build up, you find out that [[spoiler:Haggar has only finished Round '''3''' of ''Final Fight''. He still has to plow through the Industrial Area, Bay Area, and Up Town.]]

* BadassNormal: Note that this doesn't stop him from [[spoiler:''piledriving a god.'']]
* ContractualImmortality: He's the main character, and, as such, can't stay dead. [[spoiler:Even if it means piledriving '''[[Myth/NorseMythology ODIN]]''' out of Valhalla. ''From space.'']]

* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: [[spoiler:Haggar piledrives Odin after he tries to force him to fight at his side on Ragnarok.]]

* [[OurPresidentsAreDifferent Our Mayor is Different]]: This one is a bit more straightforward in how he goes about reducing the monthly crime rate.
* PapaWolf: Haggar will not idly stand by while his city is under attack. [[BerserkButton Doubly so if you]] [[IHaveYourWife kidnap his daughter Jessica.]]

* TryingToCatchMeFightingDirty: [[spoiler:Edi. E]] [[GenreSavvy takes advantage]] of his status as a FlunkyBoss by [[spoiler:''shooting'' Haggar while he's dealing with some {{Mooks}}.]]
* WrestlerInAllOfUs: {{Subverted|Trope}}. [[ProWrestlingIsReal Haggar is a former]] [[ProfessionalWrestling pro wrestler]] (as detailed in ''VideoGame/SaturdayNightSlamMasters'') and he uses those skills he cultivated to clean up crime. ''Mercilessly.''

* AGodIAmNot: Haggar refuses to lead the [[NorseMythology Einherjar]] in Ragnarok, choosing instead to return to Earth and save Metro City.

* ContractualImmortality: He's the main character, and, as such, can't stay dead. [[spoiler:Even if it means piledriving '''[[NorseMythology ODIN]]''' out of Valhalla. ''From space.'']]

''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ce9J-J30B3o The Ballad of Mike Haggar]]'' is a video game compilation video telling the awesome story of ''FinalFight''[='s=] Mayor of Metro City (not related to [[WesternAnimation/MegaMind another Metro City]]), the eponymous Mike Haggar, as he tries and cleans his beloved city of the criminal scum that has taken it over. It displays [[CompellingVoice an awesome voiceover]], as well as a great video editing. Plus, the ending is '''AWESOME'''.

* {{Ambadassador}}: Clearly, Haggar decided to resort to a ''different'' sort of diplomancy when negotiations failed.

* DemotedToExtra: [[TheHero Cody]] and [[TheLancer Guy]] (key players in the actual game, Cody being the one who ''punches'' [[BigBad Belger]] out of the window of his complex in the finale) get a small, demeaning mention toward the tale's end. [[TropesAreNotBad In this case, not a sour note for this ballad.]] [[JustifiedTrope This IS Haggar's story, after all.]]

* [[OurPresidentsAreDifferent Our Mayor Is Different]]: This one is a bit more straightforward in how he goes about reducing the monthly crime rate.

* SomethingAwful: Created as part of a contest for the Something Awful forums to document [[spoiler:Stage 3 of]] ''Final Fight'' in an artistic manner.