History Characters / ViewtifulJoe

* RapunzelHair: In Hero Mode.

* DarthVaderClone: Unsurprisingly, considering the final level of the original is a reference to ''Franchise/StarWars''; his backstory features [[FallenHero a fall from grace]], has a deep voice, and there's the reveal that he's Silvia's father.

%%* DarthVaderClone

* {{Expy}}: Of [[Franchise/StarWars Darth Vader]]. An even bigger DarthVaderClone than King Blue, in fact.

* GracefulLoser: Up until he hears the narrator say he's KilledOffForReal.

* {{Meganekko}}: In her civilian form.

%%* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Pink Hair]]

%%* {{Meganekko}}

* GenreSavvy: To the point of ''[[LeaningOnTheFourthWall taking out a copy of the first game's script and reading from it]]'' before his battle with Joe in ''2''.

* FragileSpeedster: As an unlockable character in the first game she's faster than Joe, but takes twice as much damage.

%%* MirrorBoss

%%* BeautyMark

* BeautyMark: The same as Junko's, in fact.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: And very subtly done at that. The BeautyMark on her face, the shawl she wears, and the HolyHalo imagery all hint at the Queen's true identity.

* FingerlessGloves: Vanilla.

* FingerlessGloves: Starting in ''2''.

** Gets his title of Viewtiful Joe from Alastor's admiration of his skills after their fight in Chapter 5. Sort of. Alastor actually said "Beautiful!", though Joe [[{{Mondegreen}} mishears it]] and the rest is history. The player themselves might as well, as the music drowns it out. You can hear the word more clearly on the official soundtrack (where most of the tracks are preceded by lines from the game).

* BaddieFlattery: Heck, he's the one who [[AppropriatedAppellation bestows the title of]] [[PerfectlyCromulentWord "Viewtiful"]] [[AppropriatedAppellation upon Joe]]. Sort of. He actually remarks Joe's style as "Beautiful!" but Joe either [[{{Mondegreen}} mishears it]] or just [[MundaneMadeAwesome changed the lettering so that it would make a better heroic name]].

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* UnderwaterBossBattle: He often raises the water to cover part or all of the arena. This makes him much, much faster.

* BadassBeard: Goatee, actually, but it's the thought that counts.
* BadassFamily[=/=]BadassCrew: More or less. [[spoiler:His father (Jet), mother (Junko), and sister (Jasmine) all have (or at least temporarily possessed) Henshin powers. His girlfriend (Silvia) is also a super-powered heroine, as is her father, Captain Blue. Depending on the canonicity of the extra storylines in the first game (don't cross your fingers), the same would apply for Goldie (Silvia's twin sister) and Ivory (Blue's wife and Silvia's mother).]]

%%* BadassMustache

* ButNotTooForeign: Being the daughter of Jet and Junko, [[MixedAncestry she's half Japanese]] but, like Joe, better resembles her father.

The titular hero of the Captain Blue movie that Joe and Silvia watch. After being defeated, his spirit lives on to teach Joe the ways of becoming a super hero. Except this is all a big lie. Blue is actually a once acclaimed film director whose movies were forgotten as a fad. As if to answer his desire to create heroes, he was [[TrappedInTVLand sucked into one of his own movies]] and given the chance to become a hero. But as time passed, [[TheDarkSideWillMakeYouForget he began to forgot his wife and daughter as evil began to take root in his heart.]] Bitter from how the world forgot him, as well as disillusioned with the fleeting nature of his heroism in Movieland, he turned into the villain of the movie. In the first game, his evil persona King Blue kidnaps Sylvia, her daughter, as part of a plan to escape Movieland and enact his revenge. Joe does bring him to his senses and Blue returns to normal, only to be rendered inactive for the majority of the second game due to being turned into one of the seven Rainbow Oscars.

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-->Voiced by: [[spoiler:Creator/HyndenWalch]]

An old friend of Silvia's dad who used to work together with him, father to Joe. He is the one who actually owns the cinema Joe and Silvia attend and helps the couple in rescuing [[spoiler:Captain Blue]] from Gedow's hands. [[spoiler:He is in truth the BigBad leader of Gedow, secretly sabotaging the two whenever he needs to while appearing clumsy.]]

* SuperpoweredEvilSide: See [[spoiler:"Emperor of Gedow"]].

Joe and Jasmine's mother, [[spoiler:a famous actress]] [[PosthumousCharacter who passed away long before the start of the series]].

* SuperpoweredEvilSide: See [[spoiler:"Queen Heinderella"]]. [[spoiler:Subverted in that Junko was merely playing the role and is revealed to be GoodAllAlong alongside the rest of Madow.]]

Joe's little, slightly mature sister and Jet's daughter who wishes to become a great actress [[spoiler:like Junko]]. In ''Double Trouble!'', she is just starting her career until Madow steals the film. Instead of letting Joe handle things, she gives chase.

!!'''Emperor of Gedow, Emperor Black]]'''

-->Voiced by: Creator/KeithSzarabajka]] (games)

!!'''Emperor of Gedow, [[spoiler:Black]]'''

-->Voiced by: [[spoiler:Creator/KeithSzarabajka]] (games)
* AmplifierArtifact: [[spoiler:Dark Hero Jet Black holds the power of the seven Rainbow Oscars, boosting his powers and allowing him to appear in the real world [[MageInManhattan with his film powers intact]].]]

** [[spoiler:Adopts the aura of one of your characters in the later stages of the final battle: Joe's fiery one or Silvia's electric one, both which can only be negated by a Zoom-ed in Red Hot/Cool Blue Kick from the character it belongs to.]]

* ColorCharacter: [[spoiler:It makes his real identity something of [[MeaningfulName a clue]] in hindsight.]]

* {{Expy}}: [[spoiler:Of [[Franchise/StarWars Darth Vader]]. An even bigger DarthVaderClone than King Blue, in fact.]]

* {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler:He first introduces himself as the '''Black''' Emperor.]]
* GravityMaster: [[spoiler:Dark Hero Jet Black, after taking enough damage, will warp the area, causing the gravitational field to go out of whack, in turn saddling Joe and Silvia [[JumpPhysics with very floaty jumps]]. Jet's movement speed during this phase is unaffected.]]
* HeelFaceTurn: It's even signified by [[spoiler:Jet's Black V-Watch turning into a normal one]].

* LargeHam: Mostly reserved, but dear goodness... once he breaks out the ham, [[EvilIsHammy there is no going back for him]]. [[spoiler:This goes ''double'' for his Dark Hero persona, who is prone to yelling quips like "It's showtime!" and [[BringIt "Bring it on!"]] at the top of his lungs.]]
* LightIsNotGood: [[spoiler:As Dark Hero Jet Black, his costume is now white.]]
* MadeOfIndestructium: Claims the [[ArtifactOfDoom Black Film]] is this. [[spoiler:There's also the possibility that Jet simply faked destroying the Black Film after the ordeal with Alastor.]]

* PowerFloats: [[spoiler:As Dark Hero Jet Black.]]

* RealityWarper: [[spoiler:In both the movies ''and'' the real world thanks to the power of the Black Film and the Rainbow Oscars, respectively.]]
* ReverseShrapnel: During the first portion of the battle with [[spoiler:Dark Hero Jet Black]]. After [[spoiler:Joe and Silvia regain their powers in a ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve moment]], he largely stops using this move for reasons unknown and will instead take the battle directly to Joe and Silvia. (He does reuse it late in the battle if you delay finishing him off for long enough.)

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!!'''Captain Blue [[spoiler:Lumière]]'''

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The titular hero of the Captain Blue movie that Joe and Silvia watch. After being defeated, his spirit lives on to teach Joe the ways of becoming a super hero. [[spoiler:Except this is all a big lie. Blue is actually the villain of the movie, having seen that being a hero has become dreadfully boring. Joe does bring him to his senses and Blue returns to normal, only to be rendered inactive for the majority of the second game due to being turned into one of the seven Rainbow Oscars.]]

-->Voiced by: Creator/GreggBerger (games), Creator/BanjoGinga (anime, JP), Creator/BobPapenbrook (anime, EN [ep. 1-21]), [[Creator/PaulStPeter George C. Cole]] (anime, EN [ep. 23-26]), Héctor Indriago (anime, LA)

* {{Acrofatic}}: Old Captain Blue and his big belly.
* BadassCape: The only (canonical) character who wears one. Captain Blue Jr. wears one in emulation of him.
%%* BadassMustache
* BattleAura: Shock Blue until he is staggered; his aura disappearing is the tell to go on the offensive.
* BattleCouple: With Ivory, but only at the end of Blue's scenario in the first game.
* BigGood: [[spoiler:[[BigBad Until the end of the first game.]] [[HeelFaceTurn Returns to the role]] once he's cleansed of the evil in his heart, though [[LivingMacGuffin he's turned into one of the seven Rainbow Oscars]] shortly after.]]
* BishonenLine: [[spoiler:After defeating his monstrous King Blue form, the FinalBoss fight is against Captain Blue in his prime.]]
* BrokenAce: [[spoiler:This also leads to his StartOfDarkness. After losing his leading actress in a car accident he survived, his movies didn't have the same zing anymore and he became disheartened. Then people stopped watching hero movies, pushing him over the edge.]]
%%* BrokenPedestal
* CallingYourAttacks: More prominently, his "CAPTAIN BLUE KICK!"
%%* ColorCharacter

* CoolOldGuy: Old enough to sport grey hair and a beer gut, but can still put up a good fight.
* DemonicPossession: [[spoiler:In Dante's storyline, his fall from grace is what allows Mundus to possess him.]]
%%* FallenHero
%%* TheGoodCaptain
* GoodScarsEvilScars: On his helmet, [[EyeScream courtesy of Hulk Davidson]] (or, in the anime, [[spoiler:the Black Emperor]]).
* GratuitousJapanese: In ''Red Hot Rumble'', Blue will [[CallingYourAttacks call out]] his [[GroundPound air-to-ground stomp]], shouting "Hisatsu!"
%%* HenshinHero
* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: [[spoiler:Dante's final battle against Captain Blue is this.]]
* ItsASmallWorldAfterAll: [[spoiler:Backstory divulged in ''2'' and ''Double Trouble'' shows that Joe and Silvia's families were more closely linked than one might have guessed. Blue not only was friends with and an extensive working partner of Jet (who showed Blue's films in his theater, even when Blue was a fledgling director), but he collaborated numerous times with renowned movie starlet Junko, Joe's mother. Joe and Silvia most likely [[ChildhoodFriendRomance have known each other since childhood]] and it appears that Jet, after discovering the Black Film, may have even given custody of Joe to Blue (who was present for Jet's StartOfDarkness) for some time.]]
%%* LargeHam
* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler:To Silvia, although there are a few hints dropped beforehand.]]
* TheMentor: Gives Joe his V-Watch and periodically tests him, usually right after Joe gains a new power.
%%* MirrorBoss
* NotQuiteFlight: Can hover in the air at any time during a jump and is able to move in a straight line while doing so. This comes at the expense of the ability to DoubleJump, but in exchange, Captain Blue's grounded jump is [[InASingleBound really high]].
* OldSuperhero: At least in his 50's.
* PassingTheTorch: To Joe, as he was defeated [[spoiler:by himself]] at the beginning of the game. [[spoiler:It's ambiguous as to whether or not King Blue was his EnemyWithin[=/=]EnemyWithout or if he was FightingFromTheInside.]]
* PhysicalGod: [[spoiler:Technically, as the director of the film that Movieland's made of.]]

* ShockAndAwe: [[LightningFireJuxtaposition Has lightning power in contrast to Joe's fire.]] [[spoiler:Silvia gains it in ''2''.]]
* SpiritAdvisor: To Joe in the first game. [[spoiler:To a degree, anyway.]]
* SuperpoweredEvilSide: [[spoiler:See "Almighty Leader." Becomes gigantic and gains new powers after falling to darkness, possibly as a result of the Black Film.]]
* TrappedInTVLand: [[spoiler:He turns out to be from the real world as well, but eventually went insane.]]
* VocalEvolution: Instead the mellow, sagely old man take present in the first two games, Creator/GreggBerger voices Captain Blue with a HotBlooded and much gruffer tone in ''Red Hot Rumble''. Unsurprisingly, he sounds almost exactly like [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX Jecht]].

!!'''Captain Blue Jr.'''
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A CanonImmigrant from the anime who later got to be in ''Red Hot Rumble'', Jr. was meant to succeed Captain Blue as the role of a super hero, but Joe just happened to become TheChosenOne instead, much to Jr.'s dismay. Not wanting to feel forgotten, Jr. is very knowledgeable in the ways of becoming a hero (unlike Joe) and so he tasks himself to make Joe do what he ''needs'' to do besides goofing off, specifically saving Silvia. At the start of the second season, Jr. does get a V-Watch, or rather, [[KillerYoyo V-Yoyos]].

-->Voiced by: Creator/TaraStrong (''Red Hot Rumble''), Makoto Tsumura (anime, JP), Katie Leigh (anime, EN), Maythe Guedes (anime, LA)

* AdorablyPrecociousChild: Tends to be more mature than Joe.
* AscendedFanboy: Gains V Yo-yos that let him legitimately transform.
* BadassAdorable: Just as capable as Joe or Silvia, but slightly weaker and smaller due to his age.
* BadassAndChildDuo: With Joe.
* BlowYouAway: His Tornado attacks.
* CanonImmigrant: Sort of: He was introduced in the anime and ported into the games through ''Red Hot Rumble.'' However, ''RRH'' seems to be an adaptation of the anime rather than part of the actual existing video game series.
%%* ChildProdigy
%%* CoolHelmet
* GiantRobotHandsSaveLives: [[spoiler:Luckily, he's saved by Six-Six at the last moment.]]
* HenshinHero: Transforms with his yo-yos, though he only really gains a helmet since he's already running around in a Captain Blue costume.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:When he's captured by Jadow and used as a hostage to make Joe surrender, he chooses to throw himself off of a bridge so Joe wouldn't be forced with making the decision to save him at the cost of Joe's safety. Joe understandably did ''not'' take this well.]]
* HeroWorshipper: To Captain Blue.
%%* HypercompetentSidekick
* KidHero: The youngest of the group by far. Joe and Silvia are in their 20's; Blue Jr. is maybe 10.
* KidSidekick: To Joe in the anime.
* KillerYoYo: Uses a pair of them for mid-ranged attacks.
* TheLancer: By virtue of being the StraightMan[=/=]OnlySaneMan[=/=]TheComicallySerious to Joe's more hyper antics.
* LegacyCharacter: To Captain Blue.
* RedOniBlueOni: Blue Oni to Joe's Red.

!!'''Almighty Leader, [[spoiler:King Blue Lumiere]]'''

-->Voiced by: [[spoiler:Creator/GreggBerger]] (games), José Méndez (anime, LA)

* AGodAmI: Wants to escape Movieland and take over the real world as supreme ruler. His title card says it best: ''Omnipotent'' [[spoiler:King Blue]].

* BishonenLine: His full power mode (and the FinalBoss) is [[spoiler:the younger Captain Blue]].

* BossRemix: "The Omnipotent" begins with an orchestral and very foreboding remix of the jingle that starts off every boss encounter. [[spoiler:Also, compare "Blue the Justice" (the theme of Captain Blue during your sparring matches with him) to "Blue the True Hero" (the theme of Young Captain Blue, the final boss).]]
* BrokenPedestal: To Joe [[spoiler:when he finds out that Captain Blue was behind the entire plot]].

* DarthVaderClone: Unsurprisingly, considering the final level of the original is a reference to ''Franchise/StarWars''; his backstory features [[FallenHero a fall from grace]], has a deep voice, and [[spoiler:there's the reveal that he's Silvia's father]].

* FallenHero: [[spoiler:He's Captain Blue, having gone insane from being trapped in Movieland for so long.]]

* GoodScarsEvilScars: [[spoiler:[[EyeScream The exact same one as Captain Blue.]]]]

* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:After beating him, Blue returns to his original role as TheMentor.]]
* [[HenshinHero Henshin Villain]]: [[spoiler:Actually Captain Blue, who gives the power to Joe.]]

* RealityWarper: Uses the power of [[spoiler:The Director]] to dictate what happens in Movieland. Only Joe, as the hero, can counter it.

* WalkingSpoiler: The fact that [[spoiler:he's Captain Blue]] is one of the most major plot twists in the first game.

-->Voiced by: [[spoiler:Creator/HyndenWalch]]

* BeautyMark: [[spoiler:The same as Junko's, in fact.]]

* CoolMask: In queenly fashion, Heinderella wears an embroidered masquerade mask in her normal form. [[spoiler:It's also handy for concealing her true identity.]]
* TheCorrupter: Forces the heroes Joe encounters to make a temporary FaceHeelTurn by stealing their essences ("their hero-ness"). [[spoiler:In reality, nothing was ever stolen. It was [[FakeFactor an act]] by the heroes to bring Junko's plan to fruition.]]
* DarkIsEvil: [[spoiler:Intentionally invoked, but ultimately [[DarkIsNotEvil a subversion]].]]

* FaceFramedInShadow: Her entire body is obscured in shadow after Joe defeats her the first time, so as to [[spoiler:not give away that her non-transformed state is Junko]].

* {{Foreshadowing}}: And very subtly done at that. [[spoiler:The BeautyMark on her face, the shawl she wears, and the HolyHalo imagery all hint at the Queen's true identity.]]

* GoodAllAlong: [[spoiler:Unlike Blue and Jet, Junko was not influenced by [[TheManBehindTheMan any unseen, outside forces]]. Her schemes with Madow as Queen Heinderella were of her own volition, as the entire plot of ''Double Trouble'' was one big HiddenPurposeTest for her son and daughter.]]

* LightIsNotGood: Her final form, in a case very similar to that of [[spoiler:Dark Hero Jet Black]] ([[spoiler:it must run in the family]]), [[spoiler:but actually [[LightIsGood a subversion]] since she's GoodAllAlong]].

* UltimateLifeForm: Upon [[spoiler:absorbing the hero-ness of Joe and the other bosses]], she becomes the [[BossSubtitles "Ultimate Super Being, Heinderella"]] for the final showdown.

* PlayingWithFire: The Dark Kaiser can launch ''[[InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons flaming dragons]]'' [[ShapingYourAttacks as projectiles]].

* NinjaPirateRobotZombie: Fire-breathing drill sergeant TyrannosaurusRex.

* PomPomGirl: As part of her superhero identity being styled after a cheerleader. ''2'' goes the extra by having Silvia wave 'em around like an actual cheerleader would [[IdleAnimation when idle]].

* RuleOfThree: Her Replay ability, which repeats an attack three times, complete with dramatic zooms each time.

* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Tomboy to Silvia's girly girl.

* {{Bowdlerise}}: Called Go-Go Silvia in the English dub of the anime. [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar Guess what else Go-Go means.]]

!!'''Joe Black[=/=]Viewtiful Joe'''

** Gets his title of Viewtiful Joe from Alastor's admiration of his skills after their fight in Chapter 5. Sort of. Alastor actually said "Beautiful!", though Joe [[{{Mondegreen}} mishears it]] and the rest is history. The player themeselves might as well, as the music drowns it out. You can hear the word more clearly on the official soundtrack (where most of the tracks are preceded by lines from the game).

* DoppelgangerAttack: Mach Speed causes doubles of Joe to attack other enemies and even items in the background (which is neccessary for acquiring certain pick-ups).

* DaddysGirl: As a little girl, she looked up to him as a hero until he disappeared. [[spoiler:And doesn't take long to fall back into that after his HeelFaceTurn.]]

* GoodScarsEvilScars: On his helmet, [[EyeScream courtesy of Hulk Davidson]] (in the anime, [[spoiler:the Black Emperor]]).

* CanonImmigrant: Sort of: he was introduced in the anime and ported into the games through ''Red Hot Rumble.'' However, ''RRH'' seems to be an adaptation of the anime rather than part of the actual existing video game series.

* StartOfDarkness: Discovering the Black Film and Black V-Watch. ''Double Trouble'' implies that [[spoiler:the tragic loss of his wife was also a nudge in the wrong direction]].

* SuperpoweredEvilSide: See [[spoiler:"Queen Heinderella"]].

* UpperClassTwit: Dresses like an aristocrat, talks down to Joe for being ''riff-raff'', and portrayed in the anime to only be marginally less brain-dead than Hulk Davidson or Gran Bruce.

* AnAxeToGrind: It's as big as he is.

* BullfightBoss: Hulk is a biker rhino that charges at you with no mercy.

* DarthVaderClone: Unsurprisingly, considering the final level of the original is a reference to ''Franchise/StarWars''; his backstory features [[FallenHero a fall from grace]], has a deep voice, and [[spoiler:there's a reveal that he's Sylvia's father]].

* FallenHero: [[spoiler:He's Captain Blue, having gone insane from being trapped in Movieland for so long]].

* RedEyesTakeWarning: [[spoiler:[[ZigZaggingTrope Zig-zagged.]]]]

* TheCorrupter: Forces the heroes Joe encounters to make a temporary FaceHeelTurn by stealing their essences ("their hero-ness"). [[spoiler:In reality, nothing was ever stolen. It was an act by the heroes to bring Junko's plan to fruition.]]

* LightIsNotGood: Her final form, in a case very similar to that of Dark Hero Jet Black (it must run in the family), but actually [[LightIsGood a subversion]] since she's GoodAllAlong.]]

* CallingYourAttacks: In his Stylish form, all of his attacks prompt a declaration. Naturally, the majority of these are moves Dante can perform with Alastor in the original ''Devil May Cry'', several of which ([[DeadlyLunge Stinger]], [[SpinAttack Vortex]]) are completely unaltered.

* BareYourMidriff: The aformentioned [[OfCorsetsSexy bustier]] also shows off her belly button in the process.

* HumongousMecha: [[spoiler:Reasonably scaled down in comparison to the likes of Six Majin, but still large enough to dwarf the rest of the cast.]]

* ZettaiRyouiki: Class A, with thigh-high go-go boots below a flared miniskirt.

* ZettaiRyouiki: A more typical Class B compared to Sylvia's.