Line #2 YMMV/TurboKid


1	----
2	* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Was the original Turbo Rider the hero he was portrayed as in the comics? Or just an ordinary guy who died in a HeroicSacrifice? Or were the circumstances of his final moments different from how Turbo Kid imagines them? It's also possible to speculate on a few darker interpretations: that Turbo Rider went mad and his homicidal mode was responsible for the destruction Turbo Kid grows up in, ''or'' that the real Turbo Rider was ''in hiding'' when the real catastrophe went down.
3	* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Its soundtrack that consist of 80's tunes, plus the original score by Quebec electronic music duo Le Matos, is pretty rad.
4	* BaseBreakingCharacter: Apple. Many viewers love her for her CuteAndPsycho GenkiGirl personality, chemistry with The Kid, and [[spoiler: for being a [[DeconstructedCharacterType deconstruction]] of the ManicPixieDreamGirl via her true identity as a robot designed to emulate that kind of character]] while others find her antics very annoying and see her as a [[ManicPixieDreamGirl MPDG]] played totally straight.
5	* BrokenBase:
6	** The over-the-top, [[StylisticSuck intentionally cheesy]] {{Gorn}}. Some think it's [[BlackComedy hilarious]] and adds to the BMovie [[AffectionateParody parody]] appeal while others find it unnecessary and distracting from the rest of the movie's charm.
7	** The ending. [[spoiler: Some are satisfied by it and are looking forward to the potential sequel while others hate it for the SequelBait as well as the questionable FridgeLogic behind Apple's death considering she's a robot]].
8	* ClicheStorm: The song over the opening credits.
9	* CompleteMonster: [[BigBad Zeus]], a vicious tyrant who fancies himself a grandiose emperor, rules over the post-apocalyptic Wastelands with an iron fist and enjoys brutalizing as many people as possible. Flashbacks show him [[spoiler: violently murdering [[NoNameGiven the Kid]]'s [[YouKilledMyFather parents]] for refusing to tell him where they got their water, which he considered stealing from him, and leaving the Kid to die in the desert]]. Years later, Zeus has cemented a monopoly over potable water in the Wastelands, and has his henchmen [[DecapitationPresentation bring back on a spike the head]] of anyone who has angered him. His warriors also regularly abduct people in the region and force them into bloody GladiatorGames where the losers are put into a machine that crushes them to death [[spoiler:and extracts the water in their body, the real source of Zeus's water]]. When the heroes manage to win in the arena against his champions, [[ILied Zeus tries to have them executed anyway]] and send his men after them when they escape. Zeus later [[spoiler: [[ColdBloodedTorture tortures]] junk dealer Bagu for information, only to slowly disembowel him to death anyway after he learned everything he wanted to know]]. In the final confrontation against the protagonists, Zeus reveals that [[spoiler:he is a robot who [[TurnedAgainstTheirMasters killed his own creator]]]], and considers human beings as nothing more than pests to be eradicated.
10	* CrossesTheLineTwice: Literally ''all'' of the {{Gorn}} in the movie. Thanks to their over-the-top nature and [[StylisticSuck purposefully bad effects]], it goes from [[{{Squick}} pretty damn gross]] to pretty BloodyHilarious.
11	* {{Expy}}: The Kid's growth from a meek survivor to a total badass and Apple's color scheme, bubbly attitude, undying love for The Kid [[spoiler:and artificial nature]] make them obvious expies of [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Simon and Nia]].
12	* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: The Kid and Apple kiss...[[CrossesTheLineTwice in a shower of blood]].
13	* NightmareFuel: While the violence is almost always PlayedForLaughs, there are a few notably horrific exceptions:
14	** That one poor fella who tripped in the middle of the arena battle and gets his own weapon ''[[EyeScream jammed into his eye]]'' before getting finished off by the GiantMook.
15	** The death of the GiantMook is also pretty damn brutal considering he [[spoiler: stabs Frederick directly in the stump where his hand used be]] before getting ''[[EyeScream his eye freakin' ripped out of his head]]''. Even Frederick is horrified by the sight, although his reaction is [[CrossesTheLineTwice darkly funny]], especially considering he gets absolutely ''drenched'' in blood.
16	** The death of [[spoiler: the Kid's [[DeadParentsAreTheBest mother]]]] is one of the only deaths in the movie played seriously, as [[spoiler: Zeus shoots her in the stomach with a crossbow before bashing her head open with a golf club. All while a younger Kid watches in horror.]]
17	** Frederick ''ripping a mook's jaw off'' [[spoiler: with his robotic arm]] before jamming it into [[RuleOfThree his eyes]] during the final fight.
18	** So basically all the EyeScream in the movie is pretty damn disturbing.
19	* TearJerker: [[spoiler:Apple]]'s HeroicSacrifice.

Context YMMV / TurboKid