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3	''Animation Throwdown: the Quest for Cards'' is a FreeToPlay card game released in 2016. It is a MassiveMultiplayerCrossover featuring characters, locations and cards based off some of {{Creator/Fox}}'s most iconic animated series.
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5	[[folder:Series Represented]]
6	!!Playable Heroes
7	* ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'': Stan, Steve, Roger, Ricky Spanish
8	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}'': Archer, Lana
9	* ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'': Bob, Tina, Louise, Linda, Gene
10	* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'': Peter, Stewie, Brian, Consuela, Giant Chicken
11	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'': Fry, Leela, Bender, Zapp Brannigan, Zoidberg
12	* ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'': Hank, Bobby, Dale, John Redcorn
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14	!!Character Cards
15	* ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'': Stan, Francine, Hayley, Steve, Roger, Klaus, Bullock, Snot, Jeff
16	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}'': Archer, Lana, Dr. Krieger, Pam, Ray
17	* ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'': Bob, Linda, Tina, Gene, Louise, Teddy, Mort, Jimmy Jr., Gayle
18	* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'': Peter, Lois, Meg, Chris, Stewie, Brian, Quagmire, Joe, Cleveland
19	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'': Fry, Leela, Bender, Professor Farnsworth, Hermes, Amy, Zoidberg, Zapp Brannigan
20	* ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'': Hank, Peggy, Luanne, Bobby, Dale, Bill, Boomhauer, Cotton
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23	!!Tropes that apply to ''Animation Throwdown: the Quest for Cards'':
24	* ActionBomb: Certain cards have the Bomb ability, which causes them to explode upon attacking an enemy card. This doesn't harm the user, but the explosion will also damage cards right next to the targeted card.
25	* AntiFrustrationFeatures:
26	** You have the option to surrender at any point during a match. If you do so, you'll lose less trophy/arena points than if you lost all your health, making it a good option if you're stuck in an unwinnable situation.
27	** If you repeatedly lose on a single level in Swole Club, the CPU will start using weaker decks to give you a better chance against them.
28	* AntiWastageFeatures: The Mythic cards, the rarest and most powerful cards in the game, cannot be recycled, and the game actively admonishes you for even trying to recycle them.
29	* ArmourPiercingAttack: Cards with the Jab ability can bypass the Bunker, Shield and Sturdy abilities by dealing separate damage to both the shield and the card itself.
30	* ArtAttacker: The Artistic attribute has each character using items such as paintings, paintbrushes and sculptures to attack with.
31	* AscendedExtra: Some secondary characters like [[WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers Jimmy Jr.]] and [[WesternAnimation/AmericanDad Snot]] initially appeared on item cards before being given their own character cards.
32	* AscendedMeme: The description for the "Shut up and take my money!" card references its memetic status in the ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' fandom.
33	-->Do what the meme says!
34	* BaseballEpisode: Many characters like Hank, Bobby and Leela have baseball-themed cards referencing specific episodes from their shows. These cards usually come with the Athletic attribute.
35	* TheBeastmaster: Cards with the Animal attribute usually involve the character in question working with an animal to fight. Some characters like Brian and Klaus ''are'' the animal and so get the attribute by default.
36	* BoringButPractical: Some of the best card combos only have one or two abilities and are produced from a wide variety of item cards, such as [[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy Street Fighter Peter]] (Punch/Shield) or [[WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers Swat Bob]] (Sturdy/Heal). While not as flashy as cards with three abilities or characters who have multiple combos, these combos are extremely consistent in the meta because of how useful their abilities are.
37	* {{Cap}}:
38	** Heroes cap at Level 15, after which no more chips for the character will spawn.
39	Cards cap at Level 6 and cannot be upgraded any further afterwards.
40	** The Arena mode caps at Rank 16, at which point it becomes the Secret Fight Club.
41	* CounterAttack: The Payback ability causes the user to unleash a powerful counter attack if attacked but not knocked out.
42	* DecompositeCharacter: Roger and his alter-ego Ricky Spanish are separate playable characters and can even fight each other in the Arena mode.
43	* DevelopersForesight: Trying to recycle a Mythic card results in the game chiding you and refusing to let it go through.
44	-->You can't recycle Mythic cards. Are you insane?
45	* DualWielding: In the Arena mode, Bob wields a knife in one hand and a spatula in the other.
46	* DrunkenMaster: Character cards with the Drunk attribute like [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Drunk Amy]], [[WesternAnimation/AmericanDad Moonshine Roger]] and [[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy Drunk Peter]], achieved by combining a character card with a Drunk attribute card, are just as capable of fighting as anyone else. [[TheAlcoholic Peter and Bill]] are unique in that they start out with the Drunk attribute by default.
47	* EvenNerdsHaveStandards: Even [[WesternAnimation/AmericanDad Steve]], who's gone out with countless women [[QuestForSex in the hopes of getting laid]], is disgusted by [[WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers Tina's]] advances.
48	-->'''Steve:''' I think I'm out of your league. Believe it or not.
49	* ExcusePlot: One of Professor Farnsworth's inventions has malfunctioned and brought together several different worlds, and now they're all fighting to determine who's the best through cards! Nothing more is made of this plot, as it's just an excuse to have them all interacting.
50	* {{Fartillery}}: Some cards have the Gas status effect, which causes any card it attacks to take additional damage after each turn.
51	* GlassCannon:
52	** Certain character cards (such as [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Professor Farnsworth and Leela]]) have pathetically low health, but high attack power.
53	** As a playable hero, Dale has the hard-hitting Punch and [[CounterAttack Payback]] abilities, but the lowest health in the game.
54	* GoKartingWithBowser: It's possible for characters like Stan, Peter and Leela to go toe-to-toe in cards with their enemies Ricky Spanish, the Giant Chicken and Zapp Brannigan.
55	* HatedByAll: True to form, ''everybody'' hates [[WesternAnimation/AmericanDad Ricky Spanish]]. Even {{Nice Guy}}s like Bobby, Tina and Fry won't treat him with anything less than pure contempt in their arena dialogue.
56	* HomeStage: Each series has a location that's seen in the background when you fight a character from said series:
57	** ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'': The Smith residence.
58	** ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'': Mort's funeral home, Bob's Burgers and the store next door.
59	** ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'': The Griffin residence.
60	** ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'': The Planet Express building.
61	** ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'': The Hill residence.
62	* JokeCharacter: Fitting how useless the scooter was in the show, Scooty-Puff Jr. Fry - created by fusing Fry with certain Toy cards - is hilariously awful in-game, possessing ''no'' abilities and mediocre stats.
63	* MassiveMultiplayerCrossover: Between several of {{Creator/Fox}}'s most well-known animated series: ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'', ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'', ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill''.
64	* MirrorMatch: Once you are on a large enough streak in Arena, you will end up fighting your own deck over and over again until the streak is broken.
65	* MusicalAssassin: Musical cards usually involve the character either playing an instrument of some kind or singing. Fitting his love for the keyboard in the show, [[WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers Gene]]'s Legendary and Mythic cards start with the Musical attribute by default.
66	* MythologyGag: All over the place:
67	** ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'':
68	*** One of Ricky Spanish's interactions with Tina references "Ricky Spanish" by implying that she was ''the'' Tina mentioned in his apology letter that he taught how to kiss.
69	---->'''Ricky Spanish:''' Sorry I gave you some bad advice on kissing, and never corrected it.
70	*** One of Steve's interactions with Tina mentions his ex-girlfriend Debbie.
71	*** The generic Toy card features Mary's doll from "Surro-Gate".
72	** ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'':
73	*** Bob's combat stance in the Arena mode has him dual-wielding a knife and spatula, just as he did when Gene glued his hands to them in "Beefsquatch".
74	*** The win screen for ''Bob's Burgers'' characters has Tina's Chariot pony doll from "The Equestranauts".
75	*** The Join the Siege! screen has Mr. Fischoeder surrounded by water balloons, referencing "The Oeder Games" where he forced the entire town to compete in a water balloon fight.
76	*** The store screen features the Belchers' food truck from "Food Truckin".
77	** ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'':
78	*** The win screen for ''Family Guy'' characters features the elephenguin from "You May Now Kiss the... Uh... Guy Who Receives", 'Til Death the horse from "Family Gay", Allison Janney the giraffe from "Barely Legal", the merman from "Lois Kills Stewie", the Iraq lobster from "Screams of Silence: the Story of Brenda Q.", Eddie the ostrich from "Ocean's Three and a Half", Billy Finn the dolphin from "Be Careful What You Fish For" and the seagulls from "[[Recap/FamilyGuyS9E10FriendsOfPeterG Friends of Peter G.]]".
79	** ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'':
80	*** The research menu has Fry sharing a pizza with his dog Seymour from "Jurassic Bark", surrounded by the cryo-chambers that transported Fry to the future from "Space Pilot 3000".
81	*** The win screen for ''Futurama'' characters features the Planet Express ship and Zapp Brannigan's Nimbus.
82	*** Marianne, Zoidberg's girlfriend from "Stench and Stenchability" appears in the Valentine's Day [[https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/65a65d5c-b4f6-4e4b-817e-9011e62928e1/dedtl64-77aebc01-ee9a-4ce1-a657-f9519a4f9aae.jpg/v1/fill/w_1280,h_592,q_75,strp/animation_throwdown__valentine_s_day__by_minecraftman1000_dedtl64-fullview.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7ImhlaWdodCI6Ijw9NTkyIiwicGF0aCI6IlwvZlwvNjVhNjVkNWMtYjRmNi00ZTRiLTgxN2UtOTAxMWU2MjkyOGUxXC9kZWR0bDY0LTc3YWViYzAxLWVlOWEtNGNlMS1hNjU3LWY5NTE5YTRmOWFhZS5qcGciLCJ3aWR0aCI6Ijw9MTI4MCJ9XV0sImF1ZCI6WyJ1cm46c2VydmljZTppbWFnZS5vcGVyYXRpb25zIl19.R8DntYiPSZFv0nKU_D3UzzcEas7PuTVcI8CIKneuQg8 loading screen]].
83	*** One Animal card event was called Get A Loada Dese Animals Ova Here, which was the tagline for the Bronx Zoo seen in "Meanwhile".
84	* NakedPeopleAreFunny: Chapter 26 of Adventure (based off the ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' episode "Yug Ylimaf") features a fight against a naked Stewie Griffin.
85	-->'''Description:''' Got a sweet man-cave in Lois's uterus.
86	* OutOfCharacterMoment: The [[https://imgur.com/0U94qPr displayed image]] for the Grill Battle Challenge has Hank Hill - who loves propane to the point of demonizing any and all other cooking methods without exception - cooking a burger on a coal-based grill.
87	* PowerEqualsRarity: There are five different tiers for cards: Common, Rare, Epic, Legendary and Mythic, with each being more powerful than the last but also harder to obtain. Mythic cards in particular are stronger at level 1 than their Legendary equivalents are at level 7**, but can only be obtained once while Legendary cards can have duplicates.
88	* ProductPlacement: July-June 2022 featured a Swole Club event to celebrate the release of ''WesternAnimation/TheBobsBurgersMovie'', with a new combo for Linda (Burger Suit Linda) directly taken from the movie.
89	* RedSkyTakeWarning: The Secret Fight Club has a blood-red sky to represent its higher difficulty compared to the Arena. Notable in that it's the ''only'' mode with this background; every other mode uses a standard blue sky.
90	* RuleOfThree: At launch, each series had three playable heroes. ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' has Peter, Stewie and Brian, ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'' has Stan, Steve and Roger, ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'' has Bob, Tina and Louise, ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' has Fry, Bender and Leela and ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' has Hank, Bobby and Dale.
91	* SecretAIMoves: In the Arena mode, the player's opponent will start off with a special defense card. These cards amplify the character's main abilities, will automatically be placed on the field before the player's turn starts, and cannot be obtained or used by the player in any way. The developers have gone on record as confirming this was done to counter how the player always starts with the first move.
92	* ShipTease:
93	** The "Brian's Crush" challenge teases [[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy Brian]]/[[WesternAnimation/AmericanDad Hayley]]: the challenge image shows Hayley pouring a drink for a noticeably drunk Brian, and the backstory for the challenge involves Brian trying to take down as many opponents as possible to impress her.
94	** One of Tina's Arena interactions with Steve implies she has a crush on him, with her complimenting his face and butt. Steve, on the other hand, finds her [[AbhorrentAdmirer repulsive]].
95	* ShoutOut:
96	** The [[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy Drunken Clam]] card's description references several events from ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'':
97	--->The best moments happened here. Bart jumping the canyon, Mr. Plow...
98	** Several characters' stances in the Arena mode are based on characters from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterII'':
99	*** Brian - Ryu
100	*** Leela - Chun-Li
101	*** Bobby - E. Honda
102	*** Hank - Balrog
103	*** Zapp Brannigan - M. Bison
104	*** John Redcorn - T. Hawk
105	** Sniper Zoidberg's card directly mentions ''Film/TheProfessional'':
106	--->Like that movie ''The Professional'', only no one likes me.
107	** Water Polo Steve's card description references ''WesternAnimation/{{Ratatouille}}'':
108	--->It's like ''Ratatouille'', but with a lot more pube-tugging.
109	* ShownTheirWork: A lot of cards reference extremely minor events from each show, such as outfits or objects that only appeared for a few seconds in one episode.
110	* SituationalSword: Some card effects only activate on friendly cards with certain conditions. Effects denoted with a blue, three-point star only activate on cards from the same show, while effects denoted with a yellow, four-point star only activate on cards with the same attribute.
111	* StarterMon: At the start of the game, you get to choose from one of five heroes: [[WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers Bob Belcher]], [[WesternAnimation/AmericanDad Roger Smith]], [[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy Brian Griffin]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Turanga Leela]] and [[WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill Bobby Hill]], which also determines the cards your starting deck will use. The heroes you don't choose will be unlocked later on in the game through the Arena mode.
112	* StatusBuff: Several abilities allow the player to buff their cards' attack or health in some way:
113	** Cheer (represented with [[WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers Gene's megaphone]]) buffs the attack for another card on the field.
114	** Motivate (represented with [[WesternAnimation/AmericanDad the golden turd]]) buffs the attack of any cards next to it.
115	** Crazed (represented with [[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy the Evil Monkey]]) permanently buffs the card's attack whenever it successfully deals damage to an enemy card.
116	** Boost (represented with a red syringe with a hammer icon) buffs the card's attack whenever the user plays a card combo on the field.
117	** Recover (represented with a syringe with a heart icon) buffs the card's health whenever the user plays a card combo on the field.
118	** Enlarge (represented with a pizza) buffs the card's health for every enemy card currently on the field when the card is played.
119	* StoneWall:
120	** As playable heroes, Bob, Tina, Bender, Zoidberg, Consuela, Hank and Ricky Spanish all lack any offensive abilities, but are capable of debuffing the enemy team's attack and healing or shielding their own cards.
121	** [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Drunk Leela]] has extremely high bunker (to the point where she's capable of essentially stopping anything that doesn't have sufficiently high attack or jab in its tracks), but no other abilities, meaning stalling is all she can do.
122	* TakeThat: During the opening to the game, Peter insults ''VideoGame/CandyCrush'':
123	-->'''Peter:''' Oh god, I hope this isn't one of those dumb candy crunching games...

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