History WesternAnimation / BraveStarr

** [=BraveStarr=] is brave...and a Native American...and wears a star...in space.

* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Stampede is a [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot giant, magic-using cyborg ghost dragon with a head shaped like a cow-skull]]--and, at least for the era when this show was produced, he is frigging ''[[NightmareFuel terrifying]].''

* ShoutOut: In ''Call to Arms'' Alderaan is mentioned.

* UnexpectedlyDarkEpisode: "The Price". You think you're in for another preachy DrugsAreBad episode, but then the ending ''hits you like a '' ''[[TearJerker nuclear blast of feels]]''. [[spoiler: The episode deals with a kid who is turned onto a topical controlled substance called Spin. The perps are caught but the tag is tainted: The boy is found in his treehouse, dead of a Spin overdose. The episode ends with the boy's mother in agonized hysteria, with the final "pro-social message" scene showing [=BraveStarr=] laying a wreath at the boy's grave.]]

* DropTheHammer: Judge "J.B." [=MacBride=]'s weapon of choice is her gavel. It's actually a SwissArmyWeapon that sports a laser gun and a rope launcher. It also explodes like a grenade when thrown.

* HeroesWantRedheads: [=BraveStarr=] and Judge J. B., openly acknowledged in TheMovie.

* BlackSheep: Outlaw Scuzz is this to both his cousin, Deputy Fuzz, and the rest of his species, the peaceful and mostly pacifist Prairie People.

* BraggingThemeTune: The first verse of the ExpositoryThemeTune sets the scene by describing how New Texas became threatened by kerium-seeking outlaws. The second verse:

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* ThePowerOfLove: Saves the day in "Ship of No Return".[[spoiler: When Angus [=MacBride=] and his estranged son reconcile, Arkon (an alien AI who had planned to destroy humanity for being so violent) realizes that the species has redeeming qualities and relents.]

* ThePowerOfLove: Saves the day in "Ship of No Return".[[spoiler: When Angus [=MacBride=] and his estranged son reconcile, Arkon (an alien AI who had planned to destroy humanity for being so violent) realizes that the species has redeeminq qualities and relents.]]

* HumanShield: In "[=BraveStarr=] and the Medallion", Tex Hex fires at the marshal while his henchman
Parluke is standing in front of him. [=BraveStarr=] simply turns Parluke around so he can take the blast.

* HumanShield: In "[=BraveStarr=] andthe Medallion", Tex Hex fires at the marshal while his henchmen

* ThePowerOfLove: Saves the day in "Ship of No Return".[[spoiler: When Angus [=McBride=] and his estranged son reconcile, Arkon (an alien AI who had planned to destroy humanity for being so violent) realizes that the species has redeeminq qualities and relents.]]

* {{Proud Warrior Race Guy}}s: The Krang, a race of [[CatFolk cat guys.]]
* ThePowerOfRock: Used in "New Texas Blues".

* OffModel:
** In one scene, [=BraveStarr=]'s badge is shown on the wrong side.
** In "To Walk a Mile", prospector Lucas Conway is shown in a flashback to when he was still a Marshal wearing the same basic uniform as [=BraveStarr=], but without a badge. And this is before he turned in his badge.

** Evidently, every one of the Prairie People DoesNotLikeShoes.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: Wild Child. Also, as noted, the Prairie People and Hawgtie.

* DarkChick: Vipra, who is less action-oriented than male villains, her main ability being to hypnotize.

* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: Used in "Balance of Power". Stampede steals Shaman's staff and uses its magic to turb a robot, and later Thunderstick and Scuzz, into giants to fight [=BraveStarr=].

* TheyFightCrime: One's a Galactic Marshal. The other's a [[InsistentTerminology Techno-]][[BerserkButton Horse]]. They catch outlaws!

To keep law and order on the planet, TheFederation sends Marshall [=BraveStarr=]. [=BraveStarr=], thanks to his upbringing by the MagicalNativeAmerican Shaman, is able to use the powers of spirit animals to gain super powers: [[SuperSenses "Eyes Of The Hawk", "Ears Of The Wolf"]], "[[SuperStrength Strength Of The Bear]]", and "[[SuperSpeed Speed Of The Puma]]". With these powers, and the help of Thirty-Thirty (his CoolHorse who can become a humanoid {{BFG}}-toting {{Sidekick}} when he's not [=BraveStarr=]'s mount), [=BraveStarr=] keeps the peace for both the settlers and the native "Prairie People".

* ChristmasEpisode: "Tex's Terrible Night"...the Shaman subjects Tex to YetAnotherChristmasCarol, though other than decorations glimpsed in the framing scenes and a few mentions of Christmas dinner being prepared, the holiday itself doesn't play a large role, (Plus, due to the random order episodes were broadcast in syndication, in some markets it didn't even play during December.)

* CreatorCameo: ''Maybe???'' Around 18 minutes into ''[=BraveStarr=]: The Movie'', a group of townspeople appear who have a 1980s look about them. These could conceivably be portraits of people who worked on the movie.

* {{Homage}}: The series homages many old classic [[TheWildWest Westerns.]] Most notably, the whole set-up of a single Marshall and his somewhat comical deputy defending a [[CityOfAdventure little frontier town,]] full of quirky locals and regularly visited by interesting characters passing through, is from ''Series/{{Gunsmoke}}''; and the regular flashbacks to [=BraveStarr=]'s youth spent learning from an exotic wise man, the Shaman, are from ''Series/KungFu.''

* AdultFear: "The Price". Your friend or son could get caught up in the drug scene [[spoiler: and die from the effects.]]

** Again, "The Price". Unlike most 80's examples it makes it's point but doesn't pull any punches while doing it.

* BadassMoustache[=/=]BeardOfEvil: Tex Hex. And how!