History YMMV / Cuphead

** In ''The Delicious Last Course'', when Glumstone swallows you, you have to fight his stomach ulcer. His disgusting stomach ulcer as it spits food at you. This phase has been unfavorably compared to ''Website/Deviantart'' due to [[FetishRetardant obvious reasons]].

* BaseBreakingCharacter:
** The bosses in general are very divise. Some fans LoveToHate them for how [[EvilIsHammy hammy]] and memorable they are while some fans hate them for being too difficult, even for video game standards.
** Speaking of the bosses, Goopy Le Grande. Some people find him to be one of the more interesting and less harder bosses while other find him to be one of the most forgettable characters in the game.
** Ribby and Croaks. Depending on who you ask, they're either interesting characters or one of the hardest and most annoying bosses in the game.
** Fans are a little divided on Dr. Kahl's Robot. Some enjoy him for his interesting boss concept and enjoy him for how challenging he is. Others, however, hate him for being one of the most notoriously hard bosses in the game.

** Grim Matchstick's third form is a three headed dragon, and his death card has his leftmost head making a goofy grin. This game came out nearly two years before ''Film/GodzillaKingOfMonsters'' catapulted the antics of Ghidorah's scatterbrained left head to memetic status.

* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: Justified, as the game is based on 1930s cartoons, which heavily relied on ToonPhysics and gratuitous use of SurrealHumor. Thus, many of the boss fights in this game can get '''very''' weird, to say the least.

** Poor Elder Kettle. Despite proving himself to be a ReasonableAuthorityFigure, he's usually ignored by the fandom, since he only appears at the very beginning, a brief cutscene after the first isle, and the end, and has the bad luck of [[OvershadowedByAwesome sharing his]] BigGood role with the Legendary Chalice, who plays a bigger role. Some people even forgot that he was in the game at all.

** Cuphead and Mugman's black shirts are often mistaken for their skin due to the resemblance to Mickey Mouse. But by looking at their grey legs, it is clear that it's just a shirt and their actual skin is grey. Something ''WesternAnimation/TheCupheadShow'' appears to confirm.

** The [[FanNickname Fan Nicknames]] (see below) of some formerly unnamed characters are often mistaken, even by some professional media, as their real names.

* FandomHeresy: A lot of fans get upset when people unfairly accuse Werner Werman of [[AllGermansAreNazis being a nazi]].

** Popularized by {{LetsPlay/Markiplier}}, the parry move is sometimes called the "slappa".

* FandomHeresy: A lot of fans get upset when people unfairly accuse Werner Werman of being a nazi.

* FandomRivalry: ''Cuphead'' and ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys'' fans tend to be a mixed bag. This is due to ''Pizzeria Simulator'' coming out two months after ''Cuphead'''s release and despite ''FNAF'' being a massively popular video game franchise, ''Cuphead'' proved to be more popular than ''Pizzeria Simulator''. This caused some ''FNAF'' fans to grow jealous and accuse ''Cuphead'' of "stealing their thunder". That being said, there is still [[TakeAThirdOption a third party]] who likes both games equally.

** Some occasionally refer to Beppi the Clown as [[MemeticMutation Bepis]] [[labelnote:*]]A memetic name for Pepsi[[/labelnote]], due to both the similarity of names and because of his color scheme (red and blue, close to Pepsi's own).

** The members of The Root Pack are officially named Sal Spudder, Ollie Bulb, and Chauncey Chantenay, but prior to their names being revealed, fans called them Moe Tato, Weepy, and Psycarrot respectively. Likewise, the unused beet boss was called 'Betty Beet' by fans before the artbook officially named her 'Beatrice Lutz'.

** With ''VideoGame/BendyAndTheInkMachine'', since both games have an old-timey cartoon aesthetic[[note]]though it can be argued that ''Bendy'' uses a more common Disney-type style to serve the setting, while ''Cuphead'' takes inspiration from older and more obscure cartoons, such as those produced by Fleischer Studios, with the style used ''as'' the setting[[/note]]. Heck, the third episode of that series was released right on the eve of ''Cuphead''[='=]s release date.

** Because the original game left players confused as to whether Goopy le Grande and Wally Warbles were [[KiledOffForReal canonically dead]] or [[UnexplainedRecovery doing just fine]], ''The Delicious Last Course'' makes it clear that DeathIsCheap in this universe by having Esther Winchester recovering off-screen from being turned into canned sausages and [[spoiler:Chef Saltbaker instantly restored from being shattered and reduced to a pile of salt]].

** [[spoiler:Chef Saltbaker's]] final battle in ''DLC'' seems to be an apology for [[AntiClimaxBoss The Devil]]. In addition to being much more climactic and exciting, it also adds some NightmareFuel by having [[spoiler:Saltbaker]] sport a NightmareFace throughout the fight.

* SpiritualSuccessor:
** This is practically the sequel to ''VideoGame/AlienSoldier'', being a RunAndGun game with [[BossGame a large cast of bosses]], a wide variety of weapons, equippable mobility options, and [[NintendoHard infamous difficulty]].
** To ''VideoGame/SilhouetteMirage'', a similar notoriously difficult 2D Platformer/Shoot 'Em Up hybrid starring a red and blue main character who also uses a FingerGun that shoots energy blasts as their main attack, with quite a bit of religious symbolism in it, really weird and creative bosses as the main meat of the game, a very exaggerated cartoony style, and an animal shopkeeper that you buy different shots and power-ups from using coins found in the levels.
** ''Cuphead'' has some similarities to ''Contra'' as well. And given the doubtful and uncertain future that's been cast over ''Contra'' by Konami's executive meddling, ''Cuphead'' may be the only great-quality game that can take its place in the 2D Run-and-Gun genre.
** And to an extent, ''VideoGame/{{Parodius}}''. Both are NintendoHard CuteEmUp games started out on Microsoft platforms[[note]]''Parodius'' started out on UsefulNotes/{{MSX}}, while ''Cuphead'' started out on Xbox One and Windows, both Spiritual Successors to MSX[[/note]], and share some other similarities as well. Also, like ''Contra'', ''Parodius''' future is uncertain given by Konami's executive meddling, so ''Cuphead'' could be a spiritual VideoGameRemake of ''Parodius'' for [[UsefulNotes/TheEighthGenerationOfConsoleVideoGames eighth-generation gaming systems]].

* ContestedSequel: While ''The Delicious Last Course'' was well-received overall, there are some people who consider it a decent game with some good bosses and moments but ultimately paling to the original. Many didn't like how relatively easy the new bosses were, had trouble getting used to Ms. Chalice's parry and overall think that ''Cuphead'' was better as a stand-alone game than a franchise. There are others who consider it an EvenBetterSequel due to the animation, Ms. Chalice [[AscendedExtra getting more screentime]] and [[spoiler:a clever twist villain]].

* DisappointingLastLevel: Many players (especially older players) feel this way about the Devil, finding shooting at him while he cries to be more [[AntiClimaxBoss anti-climactic]] than satisfying. With how hectic the bosses in the game can get, many fans sound themselves disappointed that the last and final level of the game turned out to be the least exciting.

* SoOkayItsAverage: Despite its ContestedSequel entry, this is the general response to ''The Delicious Last Course''. [[SequelDifficultyDrop The bosses can be too easy]] to the point of coming off as [[AntiClimaxBoss anticlimactic]] and how well Ms. Chalice's parry is depends on the player but it's still considered a decent game overall.

* UncertainAudience: It's unclear whether the game is supposed to be aimed at adults or kids. The cartoony animation style [[AnimationAgeGhetto might turn some adults away from wanting to play the game]] (not to mention the goofy and cartoony looks and faces the characters make, making it feel like something you'd see in a Disney cartoon rather than a video game). Kids might enjoy the animation and characters but some kids might not want to play the game due its infamous NintendoHard difficulty. So, it's hard to tell if ''Cuphead'' is targeted exclusively at kids or if it's aimed at general audiences but considered its massive PeripheryDemographic of teenagers and adults, it might not matter.

** Before her name was revealed to be Sergeant O'Fera, the female saluki leader of the Howling Aces is commonly called "Captain Bluebell" by fans.

** The female saluki leader of the Howling Aces is commonly called "Captain Bluebell" by fans.

* PopularWithFurries: The [[LadyOfWar Saluki Pilot]] from "Doggone Dogfight" (often nicknamed "Captain Bluebell" by fans) quickly gained a dedicated following among canine furries thanks to her graceful and attractive looks, [[VillainRespect sense of honor]], and [[BestBossEver thrilling boss battle]]. It helps that she's based a lot on [[Franchise/StreetFighter Cammy White]].

* RonTheDeathEater: A very mild example, but due to the fact that his greed and carelessness kickstarted the game's main plot, a lot of fans believe that Cuphead has some sort of mean streak. While not too far off from his canon portrayal, fanart often likes to go further and depict Cuphead as being a DeadpanSnarker or an occasional BigBrotherBully to Mugman.

** In ''The Delicious Last Course'', when Glumstone swallows you, you have to fight his stomach ulcer. His disgusting stomach ulcer as it spits food at you. This phase has been unfavorably compared to ''Website/Deviantart'' due to [[FetishRetardent obvious reasons]].

* SoOkayItsAverage: Despite its Contested Sequel entry, this is the general response to ''The Delicious Last Course''. [[SequelDifficultyDrop The bosses can be too easy]] to the point of coming off as [[AntiClimaxBoss anticlimactic]] and how well Ms. Chalice's parry is depends on the player but it's still considered a decent game overall.

* SoOkayItsAverage: Despite its Contested Sequel entry, this is the general response to ''The Delicious Last Course''. [[SequelDifficultDrop The bosses can be too easy]] to the point of coming off as [[AntiClimaxBoss anticlimactic]] and how well Ms. Chalice's parry is depends on the player but it's still considered a decent game overall.

** [[spoiler:Chef Saltbaker's]] final battle in ''DLC'' seems to be an apology for [[AntiClimaxBoss The Devil]]. In addition to being much more climactic and exciting, it also adds some NightmareFuel by having Chef Saltbaker sport a NightmareFace throughout the fight.