Line #37 VideoGame/HellYeahWrathOfTheDeadRabbit


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2	Hell was once ruled with an iron claw by its undead ruler, King Hare, but even in Hell no one lives forever. When King Hare passed on, his duties of ruling Hell were passed onto his son, Prince Ash. Ash ruled the underworld with his tyranny, and all was good for the new ruler. But Ash has one embarrassing secret he wishes no one to know about: he has a thing for rubber duckies. Then on one fateful night, a paparazzi snuck into Ash's bathroom while he was taking a bath and took pictures of him playing with his favorite rubber duck (named Ducktator) and posted the tabloids on [[TheInternet the Hellternet]] for all to see.
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4	With his good name being slandered all across Hell, Ash sets out to recover the evidence, find the 100 monsters who had seen the incriminating photos, and [[GottaKillThemAll kill them all]].
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6	''Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit'' is an indie action-platformer developed by Arkedo Studio, the makers of ''VideoGame/BigBangMini'' and the ''Arkedo Series'' of Xbox Live Indie Games and [=PlayStation Network=] titles, and published by Creator/{{Sega}}. In this game, Ash must repair his reputation in Hell by finding the monsters that know about his secret and disposing of them in a variety of [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill over-the-top ways]] with MiniGame finishers ala ''VideoGame/WarioWare''. To do that, Ash must outfit himself with an arsenal of guns and his father's old jet pack/giant buzzsaw/drill to access new areas. Along the way, Ash can pick up loot scattered across the stages of the game and [[SarcasmMode waste his money]] on upgrades, guns, clothes and skins for his jet-pack.
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8	The game was released onto Platform/PlayStationNetwork on September 25th, 2012 and the day after for Platform/XboxLiveArcade [[labelnote:Note]](unfortunately, it was never made backwards compatible with Xbox One)[[/labelnote]]. A PC version of the game was released through Platform/{{Steam}} on October 3rd, 2012; the PC version can also be found on Sega's e-Shop and Amazon's download service.
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11	!!While Ash repairs his reputation, please enjoy the following tropes:
12	* OneHundredPercentCompletion: Every area has a completion percentage for the amount of areas you uncovered.
13	* AccentUponTheWrongSyllable: The vocal song at Zone 8. Justified since it's a French vocalist trying to sing in English.
14	* AcidTripDimension: PlayedForLaughs in Zone 6.
15	* AndYourRewardIsClothes: Ash can purchase various hats and skins for his JetPack ranging from a FunnyAfro, CoolShades, a fez, and a butt for a face. He can also trick-out his jet pack as a donut, a pool floaty, and other odd things.
16	* AxCrazy: ''Oh boy'', does Ash fit the description when it comes to guarding his secret for rubber duckies.
17	** [[spoiler:Poison Cindy, an evil puppet behind your humiliation who's also out for Ash's throne and ruler of Hell, is clearly psychotic.]]
18	* BadassAdorable: For an undead prince of Hell, it's hard not to say that he's rather cute.
19	%%* BadassCape: Ash wears one.
20	* BadassFamily: [[MamaBear Ma Buzzby]] and [[PapaWolf Pengoredad]].
21	** [[spoiler: Ash's family, if Ash and Fat Rabbit are of any indication]]
22	* {{BFG}}: The Beam-O-Blaster. See also InstantRunes.
23	* BigBad: [[spoiler:[[FinalBoss Poison Cindy]]]].
24	* BloodyHilarious: And its not just blood that will be spilled from Ash's enemies; one of the first enemies in the game explodes into pieces of steak, meat on a bone, and confetti.
25	* BoomHeadshot: The '''SEARCH AND DESTROY!''' finisher, [[YourHeadASplode Ash blows an enemy's head clean off]].
26	* BossCorridor: There's one before most of the bosses.
27	* ButForMeItWasTuesday
28	-->[[spoiler:'''Pengoredad:''' "You, here in your fancy-pants sub! [[YouKilledMyFather You killed my son!]] Revenge!"]]
29	-->[[spoiler:'''Ash:''' "Yeah? I don't remember... To be brutally honest, I've slain a lot of stuff recently."]]
30	* ButtonMashing: Many of the [[FinishingMove finishing moves]] require you to hammer that Jump button rapidly.
31	* CaptainErsatz: In Zone 6, there's an enemy called [[WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants Patrack]]. There's another enemy in Zone 6 called Gooflepup who bares a resemblance to [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Bart Simpson]].
32	* ChainsawGood: Ash's jet pack.
33	* CrapsaccharineWorld: Zone 8, with [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter happy and cute critters]], bright colors, and a happy song to go along with it. All this sickens our rampaging hero. The enemies here will kill Ash just like all the other zones, and are more blatant about it in the latter half. Moreover, as revealed by listening close to the music's lyrics (or looking them up), the zone itself is actually singing to and about Ash, trying to brainwash him into becoming a part of it.
34	* CreativeClosingCredits: The credits play over various pictures of Ash and his favourite rubber duck on holiday. [[spoiler: [[HereWeGoAgain The snaps end up on the cover of a Hell tabloid, with the headline, "The Prince is STILL a Pussy!"]]]]
35	* CreepyDoll: [[spoiler:Poison Cindy, an [[PerversePuppet evil hand-puppet]] that took control of Ash's cousin.]]
36	* CasinoPark: Zone 4.
37	* DeathOfAThousandCuts: After a '''MAKE IT SPICY!''' mini-game, Ash slices and dices his enemies into oblivion.
38	* DemBones: Ash and his dearly departed old man.
39	* DisproportionateRetribution: Know about Ash's obsession with rubber duckies? '''DIE!'''
40	* DoubleJump: One of Ash's abilities when he's not riding his jet pack.
41	* DualWielding: Ma Buzzby carries two [[KatanasAreJustBetter katanas]].
42	* EternalEngine and {{Tomorrowland}}: Zone 2 is technologically advanced machine factory, in Hell, of all places.
43	* EvilLaugh: [[spoiler:Expect to hear Poison Cindy's creepy laughter throughout her boss battle. A lot.]]
44	* ExpositoryThemeTune: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y19IC1J42AI&hd=1 The announcement trailer]] has a particularly rockin' one.
45	* {{Expy}}: Our hero's quite obviously based off [[VideoGame/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness Laharl]]... except he's a [[KillerRabbit hare]], and his motive for revenge is far, far more entertaining.
46	* FatBastard: [[spoiler:Fat Rabbit, Ash's cousin who became [[TheDragon a puppet]] to Poison Cindy.]]
47	* FinishingMove: ''The Game''
48	* FullFrontalAssault: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by some of the enemies Ash runs into, [[BerserkButton often pissing him off]].
49	* GatlingGood: Ash can get a gatling gun to mow down enemies with.
50	* GameWithinAGame: After killing one of Ash's targeted monsters, they get banished into another part of Hell called The Island, where they become [[SlaveMooks slaves]] under Ash's iron claw. Each of the monsters can be assigned to different tasks that provides money, items, and upgrades that can be used in the main game.
51	* GoMadFromTheRevelation: One of the enemies in Zone 5 is killed by revealing to him that he is alone in the universe through "showing him the big picture". [[spoiler:This involves zooming the camera out once.]]
52	* GottaKillThemAll: Basically the whole idea behind this story.
53	* GrotesqueCute: Cute things will die ''horribly'' by Ash's hands to cover up his obsession for rubber duckies.
54	* GuiltyPleasures: Rubber duckies, to the point where Ash will murder just about anyone who knows of it.
55	* {{Hellevator}}: The game starts out with Ash taking a coffin elevator into the first area of the game.
56	* HereWeGoAgain: [[spoiler:The game ends on one of these.]]
57	* HighlyVisibleNinja: Ma Buzzby, as described in her profile.
58	* HyperspaceArsenal: Ash can amass a wide variety of weapons; a shotgun, a missile launcher, a machine gun, everything else in between, and Ash can swap them out on the fly with a simple press of a button.
59	* HeartContainer: Can be bought from the store.
60	* ImprobableWeaponUser: Ash can trick out his dad's jetpack into a strawberry-glazed donut with sprinkles or a pool floaty, and it can still tear through enemies and minerals like a molten-hot blade on butter.
61	* InstantRunes: Summoning the aforementioned [[{{BFG}} Beam-O-Blaster]] summons one of these with "BLOOD AND CUTE ~ LET'S GET IT STARTED ~ BLOOD ~ LET'S GET IT STARTED" around the edge.
62	* JetPack: Try a flying buzzsaw monocycle jetpack from your dear old dad.
63	* KillItWithFire: When Ash lights a fire from the '''FIRE STARTER!''' mini-game, his victim becomes [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill ultra crispy]]. He also can buy a flamethrower later in the game.
64	* KillTheCutie: Not even cute little monsters like Poy-Poy will be safe from being crushed, burnt, attacked by robotic bees and other unholy execution methods.
65	* KillItWithWater: Holy water, to be exact.
66	* KillSat: The finishing move of a '''SHARK BAIT!''' mini-game.
67	* KillerRabbit: A skeletal one riding a sawblade, no less!
68	* LoadingScreen: They give you "[[SarcasmMode Random Not So Useful Advice]]" with some elevator music playing as you wait for the game to load.
69	* LoonyFan: The head of Ash's fan club, who runs around naked ever since the incriminating photos turned up online.
70	* MacrossMissileMassacre: Ash kills his targets with a swarm of missiles every time when a '''QUIZ OF DOOM!''' appears.
71	* MediumAwareness: It didn't take long for Ash to notice the sweet and innocent background music in Zone 8.
72	* {{Metroidvania}}: It's basically a (delightfully) gory and insane ''VideoGame/{{Metroid}}''.
73	* MiniGame: Performing these is how you kill your targets.
74	* MoonLogicPuzzle: One of the monsters wishes to see his nearby beloved, but both of them are inaccessible at the time. The trick is to [[spoiler:zoom out so they're both on screen simultaneously.]] A similar situation is present for an alien who is waiting for his lover to come home in space.
75	* MoreDakka: One of Ash's finishing moves has him shooting Cupid's arrow at an enemy and then finishing it off with a ''swarm'' of arrows.
76	* PaintingTheMedium: With blood, globs of slimes, and whatever else that splatters on the screen.
77	* {{Pixellation}}: One of Ash's enemies started to parade around naked (with his privates pixelated) after seeing the pictures of Ash in the tub with his rubber duck.
78	* PlanetHeck: The first level, given that you're in Hell.
79	* PunctuatedForEmphasis:
80	-->'''Ash:''' "I! AM! NOT! NAKED!"
81	* PunnyName: One of the major enemies is a sheep, and her name is She'baa.
82	** Zone 4 has a playing card enemy called Forkinayse. [[AllThereInTheManual His name in life was Asa Hertz.]]
83	* {{Retraux}}: One of the finishing moves, as a ''VideoGame/SpaceInvaders'' ShoutOut. [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill Both the aliens AND the turrets on the ground gang up on the enemy]].
84	* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Sweet, sweet, absurd revenge.
85	* RuleOfCool: The only possible reason Ash's jetpack is a flying buzzsaw monocycle that also acts as a drill.
86	** Heck, all the absurd finishers evoke this as well as RuleOfFunny, if not everything else in the game.
87	* ScaryStingingSwarm: For anyone that knows Ash's obsession with rubber duckies, get ready to [[{{Pun}} bee]] stung by thousands of bees after a '''HONEY I'M HOME!''' mini-game!
88	* ScreenTap: Smacking your enemies into the screen will sometimes cause the screen to crack.
89	* ShaggyDogStory: [[spoiler:During at the end of the credits, a news magazine is shown with the captions "[[AC:Hell Yeah! News Flash! The Prince is STILL a pussy!!]]", implying his secret has gotten more public exposure.]]
90	* ShoutOut: Ash dismisses Nestor when it came to getting the radar upgrade from him at first because he wasn't looking for [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog seven magic emeralds]].
91	** The '''QUIZ OF DOOM!''' is presented in the manner of ''Series/WhoWantsToBeAMillionaire''.
92	*** A possible answer to the "[[LogicBomb What is the average life-span of a dead rabbit in Hell?]]" question includes "[[Manga/DragonBall OVER 9000!]]". [[spoiler:That is not the right answer though.]]
93	*** A possible answer to the "Which labyrinth must end right now?" question is "[[Film/PansLabyrinth Pan's]]". [[spoiler:[[CreatorWorship It's also not the right answer.]]]]
94	*** Another asks "Which gaming character is obviously the best one published by Sega?". The possible answers includes VideoGame/{{Ristar}}, [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure2 Shadow]], and [[VideoGame/SuperMonkeyBall AiAi]]. [[spoiler:None of them are the right answer.]]
95	** '''SEARCH AND DESTROY!''' has Ash shooting a very large, very slow bullet at the target, who then pulls off (an approximation of) a Matrix-style dodge. They laugh, not noticing that Ash has reappeared, dressed like [[Film/PulpFiction Jules]], with a massive revolver.
96	** One of the unlockable hats for Ash is exactly like [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} a certain other Ash]].
97	** There is a finishing move which involves Ash wearing [[Film/GameOfDeath a yellow motorcycle suit]] [[Film/KillBill with a black stripe down the side]].
98	** The aforementioned ''Space Invaders'' shout out finisher.
99	** In Zone 2, there's an enemy that resembles a moai from ''VideoGame/{{Gradius}}''. To further drive the point home, its real last name is "Gradius".
100	** After killing an enemy from the '''FIRE STARTER!''' mini-game, a toasted toast pops up to say "''[[Franchise/MortalKombat Toasty!]]''" or "''Roasted!''".
101	** The sound of Ash entering a boss room sounds like [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros a plumber going into a warp-tube]].
102	** The "Pimp My Rabbit" [[DownloadableContent DLC]] gives you headgear, masks, and sawblade skins based on classic Sega franchises such as ''VideoGame/SkiesOfArcadia'', ''VideoGame/{{Shenmue}}'', ''VideoGame/JetSetRadio'' (''Jet Set Radio Future'' in particular), ''VideoGame/CrazyTaxi'', and more.
103	** One of the finishing move mini-games involves you [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime playing an ocarina]].
104	** There are also a couple ''[[VideoGame/PuyoPuyo Puyo Pop]]'' references too.
105	** Nestor can be seen sometimes wearing [[Manga/DragonBall a scouter.]]
106	** One of the minigames is called [[VideoGame/ChuChuRocket Chew Chew Racklette.]]
107	** Failing the '''GOOD DOG!''' minigame has a [[VideoGame/DuckHunt familiar dog]] taunt you for it.
108	** The '''ROCK & ROFL!''' minigame obviously pays homage to [[VideoGame/GuitarHero Guitar Hero]].
109	** Patrack, an enemy of Zone 6, attacks Ash by [=NYAN=]s that leave behind a trail of rainbows behind it.
110	* SoundtrackDissonance: Need to crush an enemy to death between your fingers in a gory fashion? Cue lighthearted easy listening music!
111	* SpeakingSimlish: In the cutscenes.
112	* SquashedFlat: One of the finishing moves that Ash performs on an enemy is running it over with a truck, flattening it. This mini-game shows up three times. The 2nd time it happens, Ash is magnetically attached to the ceiling, so the truck itself is also upside down. The 3rd time, Ash is underwater, and flattens the monster with a giant submarine!
113	* StandardSnippet: One of the enemy death sequences features Johann Strauss's "Blue Danube Waltz".
114	* StudioAudience: Can be heard in the background when destroying an enemy.
115	* SymbolSwearing: "[[OhCrap OH S#!%!!]] A paparazzi!"
116	Ash's LifeMeter goes from "Blooood" to "FK!" if he's close to dying.
117	* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: No expense (or mercy) was spared to anyone who knows of Ash's secret.
118	* ThisIsTheFinalBattle: Right before you fight the last monster, the words "FINAL BOSS" appear on the screen. Just so you know.
119	* TitleScream: '''''"Hell yeaaaaaaah!"'''''
120	* ToiletHumor: There are butts that you can jump on that will propel you by farting. Also, one of the enemies you meet earlier on in the game is a pile of poo with a chainsaw attached to it.
121	** Later you meet a couple named [=BadAss=] and [=BadAssette=] (and they're not badass). They are literal butts.
122	* UnexpectedGameplayChange: The minigames. This is the sort of game where you're firing missiles at an enemy, and the moment their health hits zero -- '''QUIZ OF DOOM!'''
123	* UndergroundLevel: Zone 5.
124	* VillainProtagonist: Ash is a lord of Hell who aims to kill stuff to save his own reputation after all.
125	* WaveMotionGun: Ash's Beam-O-Blaster.
126	** He also has access to a laser-mounted satellite [[ItMakesSenseInContext by hitting it with a shark-shaped missile]].
127	* WeakButSkilled: Ash can't even attack when he's out of his jetpack, which doesn't stop him from racking up kills using the environment to his advantage.
128	* WrestlerInAllOfUs: One of Ash's finishers puts his victim in a wrestling ring while Ash lays the smackdown in a luchador get-up.
129	* YouBastard: PlayedForLaughs with the descriptions of certain monsters, which are supposed to make you feel bad for killing them off. You get called a racist for killing a snake monster, and are asked if you're proud of yourself for leaving 269 orphans behind when you killed their father.
130	* YouKilledMyFather: [[spoiler:Pengoredad and Ma Buzzby in Zone 8 are out for Ash's blood -- er, bones after killing their son Kwakalot back in Zone 6. Although Kwackalot isn't exactly dead, so much as he's been banished to an island doing slave labor for Ash.]]

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