YMMV / Cyberkidz

• Alternative Character Interpretation: A common interpretation of the underground resistance in general (and Floyd in particular) is that they are opportunistic cowards who use the Cyberkidz as glorified Child Soldiers, relying on a group of mostly preteens to fight a dangerous guerilla war against Zorak. It isn't helped by the fact that the only Quix ever helps them fight - King Bing is a wuss who won't go near a sign of combat, and Floyd spends all his time being tortured in Zorak's dungeon. Even Astrella, a magic user who was taught by Zorak, only points the Cyberkidz towards their next objective without even considering risking her own neck. Despite being a prisoner, Floyd somehow finds the time and energy to act as a distant taskmaster to the Cyberkidz, up to and including summoning them to the Neutral Zone using signals in real life - something that shouldn't be possible in the logic of the story. A common half-joke among Floyd haters is that he's working for Zorak.
• Crosses the Line Twice: Ian getting stuck on a conveyor belt headed for a furnace? Somewhat scary. The fact that Ian jumped onto the belt willingly and there doesn't appear to be anything keeping him stuck? Pretty funny.
  • A rare moment of intentional hilarity sees Zeist and Lavuka bonding over their ridiculously cruel upbringing:
    Zeist: You were always mother's favorite. Killing the pets, torturing father, and setting the relatives on fire at the family reunion.
    Lavuka: Did you forget it was you who took all the credit at the family reunion? I will never forget the look on auntie Hagen's face when she realized she was engulfed in flames.
    Both: [Raucous laughter]
• Cult Classic: A failed half-season of children's television from the 90's, which enjoys a second life decades later among adults who appreciate its zany and nonsensical storylines, bizarre attempts at worldbuilding, startling ambition despite a shoestring budget, and enthusiastic cast.
• Fridge Logic: Zorak learned about the real world by capturing Floyd and looking through his visor. This is despite the fact that when the Cyberkidz enter Cyberland, they don't bring the visors with them, and Floyd's visor is never seen.
• Memetic Badass: Zeist is often hyped as being very powerful. It helps that he has New Powers as the Plot Demands, is more of a direct threat to the protagonists than the main villain, and is played by cult legend Robert Z'Dar.
• Memetic Loser: Floyd. He receives a lot of razzing for his awkward tendencies, his passing resemblance to Walter White (prompting Wayne to dub him "Walter Blue,") the special effects used to superimpose his face, his callous taskmaster tendencies towards the Cyberkidz, and, worst of all, his awful puns.
• Memetic Molester: Quix gets a lot of heat for his brown duster, which makes him resemble a flasher.
• Memetic Psychopath:
  • Kyle is often made out to be a brutal, cruel child who relishes in killing Xyloids.
  • The wiki would say that Ian is one of the most deadly creatures in the universe, thanks to a threatening comment he made to a rat, "Now you get to feel the power of the glove."
• Retroactive Recognition: Kyle's actor, Shaun Fleming, has had a modest career in acting and music in the years since Cyberkidz was filmed, including providing the voice of Tidus in Kingdom Hearts.
• So Bad, It's Good: The main draw of the series. Even for a kid's show it is often very awkward and hokey, budget issues are apparent, and major plot elements and setting details are either unexplained or inexplicable in the first place.
• The Scrappy: Most characters are either loved for their hammy portrayals and quirks, or forgiven because they were played by children. Quix, on the other hand, is often hated for his off-putting personality, weird looks, and voice.
  • Floyd attracts a lot of hate as well, for reasons stated above.
• Squick: Episode 11, Boniba and the Techsters, can be a hard watch. The basic premise is that a small-statured noirish Cyberland criminal has an operation done to him so he resembles Kyle, and can work against the Cyberkidz from within. Pretty normal so far - and then his girlfriend Boniba is introduced. We are "treated" to scenes of the adult Boniba flirting and committing (thankfully tame) acts of affection towards tiny baby Shaun Fleming, including a kiss on the lips that is mercifully cut away from (also likely an extension of the actors and their agents having reservations about... well.) It all comes to a head at the end of the episode when the disguise wears off, revealing his admittedly quite ugly true form - and only now is Boniba disgusted with the idea of kissing him. This all gives rise to the horrible implication, however unintentional, that Boniba is attracted to kids. At least she's supposed to be a villain?
  Wayne: We do not endorse Bo-NEE-ba and the Techsters! They're bad to the bone.
• Values Dissonance:
  • The treatment of Zak Sakamoto in particular is often criticized as being very stereotypical. While there's some national stereotyping towards Danica (who is Russian) and Ian (English,) Zak gets the worst of it. His defining character trait is that he knows karate, and you can trust that every scene with Zak set in the real world will take place at the dojo. All the transformations that the Glove gives him are related to Japanese culture somehow - at one point he transforms into a ninja, and at another point it's a sumo wrestler. Contrast with Ian, whose transformations are more fantastic and bestial (which is only accidentally racist.) It's been speculated that the creative choice of having this Japanese boy be the designated karate expert was influenced by the success of The Karate Kid, but it's just a bad look no matter how you slice it.
  • The scenes featuring preteen Danica using the glove to transform into a (mercifully adult-looking) feminine Xyloid to seduce the bad guys are just plain wrong. It would be bad enough if it happened just the once, but this is Cyberkidz, so of course it happens twice.
• What Do You Mean, It's for Kids?: A baffling amount of age-inappropriate content permeates the show, including a few genuinely creepy moments, violent themes, tame but pernicious sexual content, and Quix.