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Mhazard Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
#1: Jul 30th 2017 at 10:49:59 AM

Also known as the Misaimed Marketing game. The rule is simple. Name a work and let the next Troper propose an over-the-top marketing or merchandise idea that either has nothing to do with the target demographic, or just plain weird, too weird to work.

Let me start first:

Call of Duty

edited 30th Jul '17 11:34:50 AM by Mhazard

Blackie My son is a dumbass Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: Abstaining
My son is a dumbass
#2: Jul 30th 2017 at 10:54:39 AM

Happy Tree Friends-style advertisement only with HYPAAAREALISTIIIIIIIC REAL GUNZ + Serious Sam

Dragon Ball

KaikoMikkusu Fandom Gremlin, Different Twin from Palermo, Italy Since: Jul, 2013 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
KantonKage "The Complete Warrior Of Justice Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
"The Complete Warrior Of Justice
#4: Jul 30th 2017 at 11:00:04 AM

[up][up] Just show a commercial of them screaming ad nauseam

[up] Shown pretty pink princess type going emo after being dipped in a pot of darkness
Saw

"'I will destroy all evil!'''
Mhazard Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
#5: Jul 30th 2017 at 11:52:40 AM

An incredibly cute Jigsaw talking plush, little girls would definitely love to cuddle him and play games with him.

Dark Souls

chianticat10 Former Human from Leaving Foxfell Since: Jun, 2015 Relationship Status: The Skitty to my Wailord
Former Human
#6: Jul 30th 2017 at 12:11:08 PM

Market it as a family friendly game that is incredibly easy.

Dance Dance Revolution.

edited 30th Jul '17 12:11:37 PM by chianticat10

“How long has it been? 23 days?”
vjoi from The South. Since: Feb, 2016 Relationship Status: Mu
#7: Jul 30th 2017 at 12:23:33 PM

A video of 5 fat bastards trying to dance to a Justin beaver song.

Hitman Absolution. (Bonus points if it can include This song and somehow still be terrible.)

Cornelius, but do not waste in useless pity the few moments left in which to escape from the hands of the enemy.
Blackie My son is a dumbass Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: Abstaining
My son is a dumbass
#8: Jul 30th 2017 at 12:29:30 PM

A montage of a dude shaving his head and trying on clothes.

Pokemon

edited 30th Jul '17 12:29:57 PM by Blackie

BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
#9: Jul 30th 2017 at 4:04:59 PM

Show the brutal, no-holds barred world of dogfighting that Pokemon truly is.

Kill la Kill

I liked it better when Questionable Casting was called WTH Casting Agency
Hydraloonie Hydraloonie from The northwestern Krusty Burger Since: May, 2017 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
Hydraloonie
#10: Jul 30th 2017 at 8:38:41 PM

A mother's day ad featuring Raygo!

Steven Universe.

Progress has it's stepping stones.
TalesofUnder Not Sherlock Holmes from 1900s England Since: May, 2017 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
Not Sherlock Holmes
#11: Jul 30th 2017 at 8:40:34 PM

A showcase of a jewelry that made gem replicas of the actual gems and fusions in the show.

Undertale

“Now! Let us engage in the art of deduction!”
Hydraloonie Hydraloonie from The northwestern Krusty Burger Since: May, 2017 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
Hydraloonie
#12: Jul 30th 2017 at 8:44:38 PM

Anthony Bourdain goes to the Underground to try it's food.

The simpsons

Progress has it's stepping stones.
kaalban Schrodinger's Human from everywhere and nowhere Since: Aug, 2015 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
Schrodinger's Human
#13: Jul 31st 2017 at 8:49:44 AM

A documentary of yellow people being friendly and civil to each other.

Star Wars

Everything that lives is designed to end.
AmourMitts Since: Jan, 2016
TropesForever from TropesForever Since: Sep, 2016 Relationship Status: I love you for psychological reasons
#15: Jul 31st 2017 at 4:55:35 PM

Genuine replicas of all Wallace's inventions, including the ones that would probably kill you if you're not made of clay.

Soupe Opéra

Hydraloonie Hydraloonie from The northwestern Krusty Burger Since: May, 2017 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
Hydraloonie
#16: Jul 31st 2017 at 6:53:35 PM

a deep inside look about the chicken.

Doctor Who

Progress has it's stepping stones.
CyberController Blitzy.... from Pride Ring Since: Nov, 2016 Relationship Status: I don't mind being locked in this eternal maze!
Blitzy....
#17: Jul 31st 2017 at 7:01:48 PM

A whimsical man and his friends go around the galaxy! (no Nightmare Fuel is shown).

Berserk

Just made a server on discord.Come join me.
kaalban Schrodinger's Human from everywhere and nowhere Since: Aug, 2015 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
Schrodinger's Human
#18: Jul 31st 2017 at 7:09:42 PM

Rape. Rape everywhere. Even horses rape people. Asides that, swordsman kills lots of people.

Dark Souls

edited 31st Jul '17 7:10:46 PM by kaalban

Everything that lives is designed to end.
Hydraloonie Hydraloonie from The northwestern Krusty Burger Since: May, 2017 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
Hydraloonie
#19: Aug 1st 2017 at 10:33:46 AM

A dark souls animated cartoon! and a Bloodbourne spinoff show!

Slender man

Progress has it's stepping stones.
Trivialis Since: Oct, 2011
#20: Aug 1st 2017 at 12:04:09 PM

Lose weight in a sassy, devious way!

Gravity

Hydraloonie Hydraloonie from The northwestern Krusty Burger Since: May, 2017 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
Hydraloonie
#21: Aug 1st 2017 at 5:11:32 PM

an amazing space experience

Terminator.

Progress has it's stepping stones.
Mhazard Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
#22: Sep 14th 2017 at 4:24:03 AM

iSkynet, a new brand of smartphones which contain the murderous AI in a tiny phone. Nothing is better than dooming mankind with a simple call.

NERF Brand

Mhazard Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
n3rd_d4sh plant from Parts Unknown Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
plant
#24: Nov 6th 2017 at 11:51:10 PM

An entire World War 2 movie, using only Nerf weapons and products. With Jim Carrey as Hitler.

McDonald's Egg and Bacon McMuffin

edited 6th Nov '17 11:51:20 PM by n3rd_d4sh

" I'm the princess! Everyone has to do what I say!"
iflewaway someone from somewhere Since: Dec, 2016
someone
#25: Nov 7th 2017 at 12:09:39 AM

A four hour long documentary on animal cruelty in the poultry and livestock industries, and the implicit role Mc Donalds played in furthering these abuses.

Taco Pizza.

edited 7th Nov '17 12:10:01 AM by iflewaway

something

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