History WesternAnimation / MonSuno

* {{Expy}}: Chase Suno's appearance is looks like that of [[LightNovel/TheFamiliarOfZero Saito]].

* BareYourMidriff: Medea. In fact, she was apparently a bit too risque for a kids show, so her appearances in ''Combat Chaos'' were restricted.

* ExposedToTheElements: {{Inverted}} when Beyal continues to wear his heavy robe when at the hot and sunny beach and {{Averted}} when the kids make their return trip to the snowy Mandala mountain range. Played straighter with Medea and her [[BareYourMidriff exposed midriff]].

%%* AfterTheEnd: The [[spoiler:apparent]] plot of "Mirrors".
%%* AloofAlly: Dax.

%%* AmbiguouslyBrown: Beyal, Dax, and some of Medea's minions.
%%* AnimeOfTheGame: Or rather, of a toy line.

%%* AntiHero: Dax is a Type III.

%%* BadassBiker: Dax.
%%* BadassBoast: Chase in the first episode to Ace

%%* CarFu: Jinja in episode 2.

%%* DarkActionGirl: Medea.
%%* DeadpanSnarker: Jinja's primary trait, in a friendly way.

* VillainousCrush: Medea's interaction with Chase is... [[FoeYay rather]] [[StalkerWithACrush interesting]].

* ShoutOut: A late Season 3 episode gives us a [[ThoseTwoGuys duo of scientists]] working in a space station named [[TheSimpsons Lenny and Carl]].

* FiveManBand:
** TheLeader: Chase
** TheLancer: Bren
** TheSmartGuy: Beyal
** TheBigGuy: Dax
** TheChick: Jinja

* NotSoDifferent: Dax and Jinja during the attack of the Library while they are distracting the Bookman's henchmen:

* RealityEnsues: In Season 3, Team Core-Tech fights the Hand of Destiny [[spoiler:on a S.T.O.R.M. space station - in a room with a heavy glass ceiling -]] using Monsunos. Even one normal collision to the glass is too much for it...

%%* FiveManBand:
%%** TheHero: Chase. Definitely a gutsy one, though, as he [[spoiler: stood in front of a moving military truck without moving, forcing it to stop an inch from him]] and that's just early on.
%%** TheLancer: Jinja
%%** TheSmartGuy: Bren
%%** TheBigGuy: Dax
%%** TheChick: Beyal

* {{Adorkable}}: Bren. As time goes on, Beyal's attempts at fitting in with the group count as well.

[[PhlebotinumKilledTheDinosaurs 65 million years ago]], a [[GreenRocks meteor]] crashed to Earth [[{{Panspermia}} loaded with alien DNA]]. Sometime in the future, Core-Tech scientist Jeredy Suno uses this DNA and combines that of several Earth animals with it, creating the [[{{Mons}} Monsuno]]. After going missing, his son, Chase Suno, embarks on a journey to find him, along with his friends Jinja and Bren. In the process, they come across Monsuno of their own, along with two separate factions aiming to control the Monsuno for their own purposes: [[KnightTemplar S.T.O.R.M.]], the [[FunWithAcronyms Strategic and Tactical Operations for Recovery of Monsuno]], an ultra-secret GovernmentAgencyOfFiction which wants to control all Monsuno activity on Earth; and [[TheSyndicate Eklipse]], a criminal organization lead by [[StevenUlyssesPerhero Dr. Emmanual Klipse]], a megalomaniac ex-scientist ally of Dr. Suno who wants to wipe out humanity and replace it with a New World Order run by Monsuno.

* MysteriousPast: Dax. Jinja tries to get him to reveal it in episode 17 to no avail. [[spoiler:It's revealed in episode 31.]]

A joint Japanese-American animation project, developed by Creator/ManOfActionStudios, Stephen Berman, and Jeremy Padawer for Creator/FremantleMedia.

* DeaderThanDead: If a Monsuno exceeds the core's time limit, but are too far away to return, this happens to them.

* WhamLine: Not actually a line, and it's very subtle, but when looking at the tablets of the 'Five Tribes', [[spoiler: there are S.T.O.R.M. and Eklipse symbols on their carvings]]. However, these tablets are ''at least 20,000 years old.''
** WhamEpisode: The episode after, "Life". [[spoiler: It reveals the Monsuno essence has been building up, burrowing to the core, and if they don't do something, [[EarthShatteringKaboom the planet will cease to exist and that this wouldn't be the first planet it happened to]]. And then there's the Stinger ''that confirms Jon Ace is still alive,'' '''but morphed into a horrific Monsuno.''']]
*** The season premiere of ''Combat Chaos'' introduces a new enemy faction, the Forge Resistance, and [[spoiler:kills off Quickforce]].
*** "Ceasefire" of Season Three [[spoiler: kills off Droog - plus possibly what remained of the Hand of Destiny - and has put Klipse put in S.T.O.R.M. prison alongside Charlemange, at least for now.]]

[[PhlebotinumKilledTheDinosaurs 65 million years ago]], a [[GreenRocks meteor]] crashed to Earth [[{{Panspermia}} loaded with alien DNA]]. Sometime in the future, Core-Tech scientist Jeredy Suno uses this DNA and combines that of several Earth animals with it, creating the [[{{Mons}} Monsuno]]. After going missing, his son, Chase Suno, embarks on a journey to find him, along with his friends Jinja and Bren. In the process, they come across Monsuno of their own, along with two separate factions aiming to control the Monsuno for their own purposes: [[KnightTemplar S.T.O.R.M.]], the [[FunWithAcronyms Strategic and Tactical Operations for Recovery of Monsuno]], an ultra-secret GovernmentAgencyOfFiction which wants to control all Monsuno activity on Earth and [[TheSyndicate Eklipse]], a criminal organization lead by [[StevenUlyssesPerhero Dr. Emmanual Klipse]], a megalomaniac ex-scientist ally of Dr. Suno who wants to wipe out humanity and replace it with a New World Order run by Monsuno.

[[PhlebotinumKilledTheDinosaurs 65 Million years ago]], a [[GreenRocks meteor]] crashed to Earth [[{{Panspermia}} loaded with alien DNA]]. Sometime in the future, Core-Tech scientist Jeredy Suno uses this DNA and combines that of several Earth animals with it, creating the [[{{Mons}} Monsuno]]. After going missing, his son, Chase Suno, embarks on a journey to find him, along with his friends Jinja and Bren. In the process, they come across Monsuno of their own, along with two separate factions aiming to control the Monsuno for their own purposes: [[KnightTemplar S.T.O.R.M.]], the [[FunWithAcronyms Strategic and Tactical Operations for Recovery of Monsuno]], an ultra-secret GovernmentAgencyOfFiction which wants to control all Monsuno activity on Earth and [[TheSyndicate Eklipse]], a criminal organization lead by [[StevenUlyssesPerhero Dr. Emmanual Klipse]], a megalomaniac ex-scientist ally of Dr. Suno who wants to wipe out humanity and replace it with a New World Order run by Monsuno.

On the first of July, 2014, a 13-episode long third season, still called '''''Monsuno: Combat Chaos''''', premiered in its entirety on Hulu. This season wraps up all of the remaining plot hooks and marks the GrandFinale of the series.

* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: Dom Pyro is smart enough to take Dax by surprise and shock him before he launches his Monsuno when they first meet him. He doesn't do the same with the others, but for the most part, it just serves to show he doesn't really need to.
** [[spoiler:Even more impressive in his second appearance, where he shocks them all unconscious ''before'' the fight begins, leaving only their Monsuno without anyone to give them orders, then just distracts them long enough until they are forced to return to their cores.]]

* {{Badass}}: Many of the Monsuno can qualify as this.

* AfterTheEnd: The [[spoiler:apparent]] plot of "Mirrors".
* AloofAlly: Dax.

* AmbiguouslyBrown: Beyal, Dax, and some of Medea's minions.
* AnimeOfTheGame: Or rather, of a toy line.

* AntiHero: Dax is a Type III.

* BadassBiker: Dax.
* BadassBoast: Chase in the first episode to Ace

* CarFu: Jinja in episode 2.

* DarkActionGirl: Medea.
* DeadpanSnarker: Jinja's primary trait, in a friendly way.

* FiveManBand:
** TheHero: Chase. Definitely a gutsy one, though, as he [[spoiler: stood in front of a moving military truck without moving, forcing it to stop an inch from him]] and that's just early on.
** TheLancer: Jinja
** TheSmartGuy: Bren
** TheBigGuy: Dax
** TheChick: Beyal

* GogglesDoNothing: Jeredy has a pair.

* LargeHam: One-Eyed Jack.
** Medea has her moments too.

* LaughingMad: Dom Pyro.

* MissionControl: Jeredy Suno in season 2.

* MysteriousEmployer: Mr. Digby Droog.

* PowerGivesYouWings: [[spoiler:The fused Monsuno in season 1's finale, but particularly Lock 2.0.]]
* ThePowerOfFriendship: Episodes 13 through 15 drive this home.

* SarcasticDevotee: Dax, and, to an extent, Jinja.

* ShortTank: Jinja.

** [[spoiler:Six plays it straight.]]
* SlasherSmile: Dom Pyro.
* SleepCute: Bren and Jinja briefly in "Trust".
** Jinja and Dax in "Bright". Bren lampshades the ShipTease and possible ShipSinking to Beyal.

* WellIntentionedExtremist[=/=]AnimalWrongsGroup: One-Eyed Jack and his minions.
** [[spoiler:Droog]]

* WildCard: The Desert Wolves, in a sense. One-Eyed Jack's Japanese name is Joker, further hinting at this.
** Mr. Digby Droog as well.

* GenreSavvy: Jinja. When receiving a call on their computer, she makes sure it goes to message (otherwise it could be traced). And also wanted to make sure the call was legit before doing anything else. Of course, she was right to be this cautious as it turned out to be a trap. She continues to note if something's fishy throughout the series.
** Charlemagne in episode 23 -- [[spoiler:when Chase splits Team Core-Tech up to [[WeNeedADistraction distract the guards]] while he frees Jeredy, the entire squad was waiting for him instead]].

On the firt of July, 2014, a 13-episode long third season, still called '''''Monsuno: Combat Chaos''''', premiered in its entirety on Hulu. This season wraps up all of the remaining plot hooks and marks the GrandFinale of the series.

On the firt of July, 2014, a 13-episode long third season, still called '''''Monsuno: Combat Chaos''''', premiered in its entirety on Hulu. This season wraps up all of the remaining plot hooks and marks the Grand Finale of the series.