Line #10 YMMV/SkeletonWarriors


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2	!! The cartoon:
3	* AntiClimaxBoss: The last thing Dr. Cyborn, Shriek, Dagger, Aracula and Bad Dog do is confront Guardian, only to turn tail and run when Grimskull, Talyn and Stalker arrive.
4	* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3ZlpTp_dJA ♪SKELETON WARRIORS!♫]]"
5	%%* ClicheStorm: This cartoon loves to abuse this.
6	* CompleteMonster: The [[NamesToRunAwayFrom suitably-named Baron Dark]] was an ambitious [[AristocratsAreEvil nobleman]] who [[AmbitionIsEvil hungered to steal the Lightstar Crystal powering the lands of Luminaire]]. Dark arranged for the King's shuttle to crash in hostile territory, and manipulated his younger son Joshua into going for the Lightstar Crystal himself before attempting to steal it. Its energies made the Baron's evil manifest fully as he became the first [[AntagonistTitle Skeleton Warrior]], an immortal living dead creature who transformed all his forces into the same. The Baron attacked Luminaire's civilians and upon discovering he could only turn evil people into Skeletons, Dark furiously ordered the rest of the population murdered, only relenting when one of his men reminded him they'd need slaves. Dark would force a population's compliance by starving them and withholding medicine to force them to do his bidding, attempted to wipe out the ape-like Semigons to steal their refinery, and once he gained the Lightstar Crystal himself, Dark attempted to remake the world into a hellish landscape where only his chosen Skeleton Warriors would survive.
7	* MemeticMutation:
8	** A [[WebVideo/TwoBestFriendsPlay Super Best Friends Play]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=de-ArDJjUDY remix of this show's theme song]] become memetically popular due to Pat and Woolie talking about this show while playing ''VideoGame/DarkSouls''.
9	** The un-remixed theme song is quite memetic as well due to [[{{WebVideo/Jimquisition}} James Stephanie Sterling]] using snippets of the theme to self-censor anything that comes even remotely close to sounding like [[CountryMatters cu-]] [[InterruptingMeme ♪SKELETON WARRIORS♫]]
10	* NightmareFuel:
11	** Grimskull, oh god; partially corrupted by the same dark energy that transformed Baron Dark, he is left a hideous-looking living corpse, a zombie-like creature who is alienated from both humans and Skeleton Warriors. Worse, he has a PsychicLink with Baron Dark, which the Baron can use to reach out and take control of him from miles away if Grimskull lets his guard slip.
12	** Ferris' breakdown in episode 3 gives a harrowing description of just how terrifyingly unstoppable the Skeleton Warriors seem at that point.
13	--->'''Ferris:''' I tried, I... I... I-I mean, I think I tried, but they ''[[ImplacableMan just kept coming!]]'' Do you really understand that? They just keep ''coming!''
14	** Baron Dark's fate: Lightstar throws him into a lava pit, which no doubt destroyed his heartstone, meaning Dark turned back into a human and burned to death submerged in lava.
15	* RetroactiveRecognition: A young Creator/KevinMichaelRichardson got his start in voice acting as additional voices merely one year before he got his career making role as [[Film/MortalKombat1995 Goro.]]
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17	!! The video game based on the cartoon:
18	* GoddamnBats:
19	** ''Literal'' bats shows up in the first few stages, and while they deal tiny amount of damage if they get past Prince Lightstar's defenses, they're difficult to hit, and simply distracting when the Prince is facing stronger skeleton foes. And of course, their tendency to barge in the way when the Prince is leaping from one platform to another...
20	** The city level has floating drones who goes down in one or two hits, but not only are they tucked in hard-to-reach corners, they also have a tendency to spam laser blasts in an arc towards the Prince. It's especially frustrating when the area is already packed with hordes and hordes of skeleton enemies...

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