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* FairForItsDay: Mudman. He might be a stereotypical mystical native character, but the series itself makes it clear that he's a good guy who wields benevolent magic and that the god he worships is benevolent as well.
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* TheScrappy: Rasputin's CampGay and DepravedHomosexual overtones makes him one of the least popular characters.
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** ''2'' and ''Jet'' also have their fair share of awesome tracks.

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* PortingDisaster: The UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis version of the first game. Broken controls and physics, mediocre graphics and sounds, most of the soundtrack being cut (made even worse with a few of the music tracks left being played on the wrong stages), and a generic AWinnerIsYou ending instead of the character-specific ones from the original arcade version.

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* PortingDisaster: The UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis version of the first game. game suffered from such a TroubledProduction that it's a surprise that it was made at all. The lead developer turned out to be a ConMan who scammed Sega Midwest out of a large sum of money that would have been invested in the port before disappearing, and an amateur programmer had to handle most of the work in a short amount of time. The result? Broken controls and physics, mediocre graphics and sounds, most of the soundtrack being cut (made even worse with a few of the music tracks left being played on the wrong stages), and a generic AWinnerIsYou ending instead of the character-specific ones from the original arcade version.
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* ValuesDissonance: One of the more contentious parts of the game amongst fans is its rather unflattering depictions of famous historical figures. Particulary bad examples included Rasputin, who showcased rather egregious CampGay stereotypes (particularly troubling considering [[HideYourGays Russia's current stance on LGBT+]]), and Mudman, a particularly problematic stereotype of a witch doctor.

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* ValuesDissonance: One of the more contentious parts of the game amongst fans is its rather unflattering depictions of famous historical figures. Particulary bad examples included Rasputin, who showcased rather egregious CampGay stereotypes (particularly troubling considering [[HideYourGays [[HideYourLesbians Russia's current stance on LGBT+]]), and Mudman, a particularly problematic stereotype of a witch doctor.

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* VindicatedByHistory: Well, sort of. ''Perfect'' was mostly dismissed by the competitive crowd as another ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' clone and during the earlier days of the internet, the webmaster of the fighting game-centric website, [[http://fightersgeneration.com/ The Fighter's Generation]], gave the games and characters of the franchise low rating and expressed dislike towards the franchise in general in a scathing manner, so it kinda gave people a bad impression on ''World Heroes'' overall (as the site was ''the'' web hub for fighting game resources for the time). That lasted until two big-name players found footage of it on Website/YouTube, got interested by the surprisingly modern mechanics it had and recorded theirs findings with the online multiplayer service ''Kaillera''; and with the internet maturing, not only the Fighter's Generation site moved away from bashing, updated how it operated and gave fairer reviews (still not liking it, but delivered in a more polite manner, more or less considering the blatant bashing their OldShame), more ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' clones released during the time were discovered and ''World Heroes'' was considered as one of the more competently-made clones. Nowadays, people considered this franchise a CultClassic and it also saw several ports into the modern consoles.

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* ValuesDissonance: One of the more contentious parts of the game amongst fans is its rather unflattering depictions of famous historical figures. Particulary bad examples included Rasputin, who showcased rather egregious CampGay stereotypes (particularly troubling considering [[HideYourGays Russia's current stance on LGBT+]]), and Mudman, a particularly problematic stereotype of a witch doctor.
* VindicatedByHistory: Well, sort of. ''Perfect'' was mostly dismissed by the competitive crowd as another ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' clone and during the earlier days of the internet, the webmaster of the fighting game-centric website, [[http://fightersgeneration.com/ The Fighter's Generation]], gave the games and characters of the franchise low rating and expressed dislike towards the franchise in general in a scathing manner, so it kinda gave people a bad impression on ''World Heroes'' overall (as the site was ''the'' web hub for fighting game resources for the time). That lasted until two big-name players found footage of it on Website/YouTube, got interested by the surprisingly modern mechanics it had and recorded theirs findings with the online multiplayer service ''Kaillera''; and with the internet maturing, not only the Fighter's Generation site moved away from bashing, updated how it operated and gave fairer reviews (still not liking it, but delivered in a more polite manner, more or less considering the blatant bashing their OldShame), more ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' clones released during the time were discovered and ''World Heroes'' was considered as one of the more competently-made clones. Nowadays, people considered this franchise a CultClassic and it also saw several ports into the modern consoles.consoles.
** Not that it still doesn't have its fair share of problems. See ValuesDissonance above.
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: ''Perfect'' has surprisingly good tracks.
** ''World Heroes 2'' and ''Jet'' also have their fair share of awesome tracks
* EnsembleDarkHorse: Mudman, one of the few characters not based on one specific figure. As a result, he made it into some of Creator/{{SNK}}'s crossover games.

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''Perfect'' has surprisingly good tracks.
** ''World Heroes 2'' ''2'' and ''Jet'' also have their fair share of awesome tracks
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Mudman, one of the few characters in the series to not be based on one specific a historical figure. As a result, he made it into some ''VideoGame/NeoGeoBattleColiseum''.
** Janne/Jeanne also has her own share
of Creator/{{SNK}}'s crossover games.fans as well, this being a factor that led to her status as a [[DownloadableContent DLC]] character in ''VideoGame/SNKHeroinesTagTeamFrenzy''.



** During ''World Heroes'' heyday, Hanzou and Fuuma were considered [[FollowTheLeader a pair of]] RyuAndKen [[AlternateCompanyEquivalent knockoffs.]] Yet, Hanzou's Vacuum Cutter preceded Ryu's Shinkuu Tatsu Maki by at least a year and his Shin Koryuha[[note]]''World Heroes 2: Jet'' was released in '94. Whereas Ryu wouldn't gain the Shin Shoryuken until ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIII'' which came out in '97[[/note]] was ahead Ryu's Shin Shoryuken by three years!
** The very last character the series ever made was Son Gokuu in 1995's ''World Heroes Perfect'', [[MonkeyKingLite who's based on]] [[Literature/JourneyToTheWest Sun Wukong]]. Then 26 years later in 2021 came an Anime titled ''[[Anime/SDGundamWorldHeroes SD Gundam]]'' '''''[[Anime/SDGundamWorldHeroes World Heroes]]'''''. And who's the Main Protagonist of that Anime? '''''Wukong''''' ''Impulse Gundam!''
* NarmCharm: The series practically '''runs''' on this. To quote Muscle Power: "NUMBAH WOOOOHN!"

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** During ''World Heroes'' Heroes''' heyday, Hanzou and Fuuma were considered [[FollowTheLeader a pair of]] RyuAndKen [[AlternateCompanyEquivalent knockoffs.]] Yet, Hanzou's Vacuum Cutter preceded Ryu's Shinkuu Tatsu Maki by at least a year and his Shin Koryuha[[note]]''World Heroes 2: Jet'' was released in '94. Whereas Ryu wouldn't gain the Shin Shoryuken until ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIII'' which came out in '97[[/note]] was ahead Ryu's Shin Shoryuken by three years!
** The very last character that the series ever made introduced was Son Gokuu in 1995's ''World Heroes Perfect'', [[MonkeyKingLite who's based on]] [[Literature/JourneyToTheWest Sun Wukong]]. Then 26 years later in 2021 came 2021, an Anime anime titled ''[[Anime/SDGundamWorldHeroes SD Gundam]]'' '''''[[Anime/SDGundamWorldHeroes World Heroes]]'''''. Heroes]]''''' came out. And who's the Main Protagonist main protagonist of that Anime? anime? '''''Wukong''''' ''Impulse Gundam!''
* NarmCharm: NarmCharm:
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The series practically '''runs''' on this. To quote Muscle Power: "NUMBAH WOOOOHN!"
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** The very last character the series ever made was Son Gokuu in 1995's ''World Heroes Perfect'', [[MonkeyKingLite who's based on]] [[Literature/JourneyToTheWest Sun Wukong]]. Then 26 years later in 2021 came an Anime titled ''[[Anime/SDGundamWorldHeroes SD Gundam]]'' '''''[[Anime/SDGundamWorldHeroes World Heroes]]'''''. And who's the Main Protagonist of that Anime? '''Wukong''' ''Impulse Gundam!''

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** The very last character the series ever made was Son Gokuu in 1995's ''World Heroes Perfect'', [[MonkeyKingLite who's based on]] [[Literature/JourneyToTheWest Sun Wukong]]. Then 26 years later in 2021 came an Anime titled ''[[Anime/SDGundamWorldHeroes SD Gundam]]'' '''''[[Anime/SDGundamWorldHeroes World Heroes]]'''''. And who's the Main Protagonist of that Anime? '''Wukong''' '''''Wukong''''' ''Impulse Gundam!''
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** The very last character the series ever made was Son Gokuu in 1995's ''World Heroes Perfect'', [[MonkeyKingLite who's based on]] [[Literature/JourneyToTheWest Sun Wukong]]. Then 26 years later in 2021 came an Anime titled ''[[Anime/SDGundamWorldHeroes SD Gundam]]'' '''[[Anime/SDGundamWorldHeroes World Heroes]]'''. And who's the Main Protagonist of that Anime? '''''Wukong''' Impulse Gundam!''

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** The very last character the series ever made was Son Gokuu in 1995's ''World Heroes Perfect'', [[MonkeyKingLite who's based on]] [[Literature/JourneyToTheWest Sun Wukong]]. Then 26 years later in 2021 came an Anime titled ''[[Anime/SDGundamWorldHeroes SD Gundam]]'' '''[[Anime/SDGundamWorldHeroes '''''[[Anime/SDGundamWorldHeroes World Heroes]]'''. Heroes]]'''''. And who's the Main Protagonist of that Anime? '''''Wukong''' Impulse '''Wukong''' ''Impulse Gundam!''
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** The very last character the series ever made was Son Gokuu in 1995's ''World Heroes Perfect'', [[MonkeyKingLite who's based on]] [[Literature/JourneyToTheWest Sun Wukong]]. Then 26 years later in 2021 came an Anime titled ''[[Anime/SDGundamWorldHeroes SD Gundam]] '''[[Anime/SDGundamWorldHeroes World Heroes]]'''''. And who's the Main Protagonist of that Anime? '''''Wukong''' Impulse Gundam!''

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** The very last character the series ever made was Son Gokuu in 1995's ''World Heroes Perfect'', [[MonkeyKingLite who's based on]] [[Literature/JourneyToTheWest Sun Wukong]]. Then 26 years later in 2021 came an Anime titled ''[[Anime/SDGundamWorldHeroes SD Gundam]] Gundam]]'' '''[[Anime/SDGundamWorldHeroes World Heroes]]'''''.Heroes]]'''. And who's the Main Protagonist of that Anime? '''''Wukong''' Impulse Gundam!''

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* HilariousInHindsight: During ''World Heroes'' heyday, Hanzou and Fuuma were considered [[FollowTheLeader a pair of]] RyuAndKen [[AlternateCompanyEquivalent knockoffs.]] Yet, Hanzou's Vacuum Cutter preceded Ryu's Shinkuu Tatsu Maki by at least a year and his Shin Koryuha[[note]]''World Heroes 2: Jet'' was released in '94. Whereas Ryu wouldn't gain the Shin Shoryuken until ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIII'' which came out in '97[[/note]] was ahead Ryu's Shin Shoryuken by three years!
* NarmCharm - The series practically '''runs''' on this. To quote Muscle Power: "NUMBAH WOOOOHN!"

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* HilariousInHindsight: HilariousInHindsight:
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During ''World Heroes'' heyday, Hanzou and Fuuma were considered [[FollowTheLeader a pair of]] RyuAndKen [[AlternateCompanyEquivalent knockoffs.]] Yet, Hanzou's Vacuum Cutter preceded Ryu's Shinkuu Tatsu Maki by at least a year and his Shin Koryuha[[note]]''World Heroes 2: Jet'' was released in '94. Whereas Ryu wouldn't gain the Shin Shoryuken until ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIII'' which came out in '97[[/note]] was ahead Ryu's Shin Shoryuken by three years!
** The very last character the series ever made was Son Gokuu in 1995's ''World Heroes Perfect'', [[MonkeyKingLite who's based on]] [[Literature/JourneyToTheWest Sun Wukong]]. Then 26 years later in 2021 came an Anime titled ''[[Anime/SDGundamWorldHeroes SD Gundam]] '''[[Anime/SDGundamWorldHeroes World Heroes]]'''''. And who's the Main Protagonist of that Anime? '''''Wukong''' Impulse Gundam!''
* NarmCharm - NarmCharm: The series practically '''runs''' on this. To quote Muscle Power: "NUMBAH WOOOOHN!"
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* VindicatedByHistory: Well, sort of. ''Perfect'' was mostly dismissed by the competitive crowd as another ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' clone up until two big-name players found footage of it on Website/YouTube, got interested by the surprisingly modern mechanics it had and recorded theirs findings with the online multiplayer service ''Kaillera''. It currently is surprisingly popular on the website ''Shoryuken''.

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* VindicatedByHistory: Well, sort of. ''Perfect'' was mostly dismissed by the competitive crowd as another ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' clone up and during the earlier days of the internet, the webmaster of the fighting game-centric website, [[http://fightersgeneration.com/ The Fighter's Generation]], gave the games and characters of the franchise low rating and expressed dislike towards the franchise in general in a scathing manner, so it kinda gave people a bad impression on ''World Heroes'' overall (as the site was ''the'' web hub for fighting game resources for the time). That lasted until two big-name players found footage of it on Website/YouTube, got interested by the surprisingly modern mechanics it had and recorded theirs findings with the online multiplayer service ''Kaillera''. It currently is surprisingly popular on ''Kaillera''; and with the website ''Shoryuken''.internet maturing, not only the Fighter's Generation site moved away from bashing, updated how it operated and gave fairer reviews (still not liking it, but delivered in a more polite manner, more or less considering the blatant bashing their OldShame), more ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' clones released during the time were discovered and ''World Heroes'' was considered as one of the more competently-made clones. Nowadays, people considered this franchise a CultClassic and it also saw several ports into the modern consoles.
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* BreakoutVillain: Dio appears in a handful of crossover cameo appearances, even showing up as a full-fledged character in ''VideoGame/NeoGeoBattleColiseum'' as Neo Dio.



* {{Mondegreen}} - Hanzo and Fumma's spinning blade move sounds a lot like: "FRYING CUTTER!"



* VideoGameCrueltyPotential - Admit it. You played Deathmatch Mode in the first game just to fling both fighters [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice onto spikes]], [[ShockAndAwe shock them with electrified ropes]] and [[KillItWithFire set them on fire]] just to see their funny reactions, don't you?
** How about having the characters you beat in the ''only'' "normal match"...being subjected to {{Traumatic Haircut}}s after losing?
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* DarthWiki/MostAnnoyingSound: Voice clip frequency:
** Mudman's voice is like nails on a chalkboard.
** Janne's NoblewomansLaugh. Ewwww. It wasn't ''that'' annoying in the first game, dammit!
** Rasputin's hearty HAHAHAHA! laugh is bundled into a good amount of his normal attacks, which means you're going to be hearing it a lot when you fight him. Its gotten to the point where GGPO and Fightcade combatants upload editted replays of their matches of any old fighting game, not just World Heroes, with Rasputin voice clips sprinkled liberally around the replay, especially if their playstyle in the match [[{{Troll}} was meant to be annoying]].

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