History Film / TurboKid

** The Turbo Glove owes a bit to the infamous [[NintendoEntertainmentSystem [=PowerGlove=]]],

-->[[spoiler:'''Zeus:''' Do you have any idea how much time took to set this up?]]

* RealAllAlong: [[spoiler: Turbo Rider is at first presented as a fictional, ''Captain America''-esque comic book protagonist whose image was co-opted as an army recruiting tool. Turns out in-universe he was a real super-soldier who died before or during the end of the war... meaning that the Kid has the chance to become his SpiritualSuccessor]].

* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVsCynicism: Some of the most idealistic gritty ultraviolent exploitation you'll ever see, especially given the dystopic post-apocalyptic setting. Granted, the idealism is implied to be based on a lie, but it's a motivating lie and what matters is ''its meaning''. Also a notable contrast with the original ''Turbo Kid'' short, whose tongue-in-cheek nihilism and fatalism took it in a... somewhat opposite direction.

* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVsCynicism: Some of the most idealistic gritty ultraviolent exploitation you'll ever see, especially given the dystopic post-apocalyptic setting. Granted, the idealism is implied to be based on a lie, but it's a motivating lie and what matters is ''its meaning''.

* PosthumousCharacter: [[spoiler: The real Turbo Man]].

** Turbo Rider & his suit may be inspired by ''Franchise/KamenRider''/''Television/MaskedRider''. This extends into some of the fight scenes and the suit's {{BFG}}:

* AnAesop: The film may seem like a shallow exploitation parody, but the story is based around the idea that in times of need and desperation people can draw a sense of hope and positive lessons from an idea of the past while rejecting its horrors and mistakes, [[spoiler: as shown by Turbo Kid taking on the long-forgotten fallen hero Turbo Man's persona]].

* AdaptationalHeroism: Turbo Kid in TheMovie, as opposed to the original short. Also ''heavily'' implied as the backstory with the [[spoiler: real Turbo Man. The comics are established to have been marketed as propaganda pieces during the devastating earth-shattering war, so it's left unsure as to whether Turbo Man was the hero he's portrayed as]].

* ItSucksToBeTheChosenOne: [[spoiler: The original Turbo Man either fails his mission of saving humanity or dies in the process of winning a PyrrhicVictory]].

* PassingTheTorch: The Kid [[spoiler: takes up the mantle of his posthmous idol, or at least a fictionalized version of him - who's to say what the real Turbo Man was ''actually'' like?]].

* AdaptationalHeroism: Possibly implied as the backstory with the [[spoiler: real Turbo Man. The comics are established to have been marketed as propaganda pieces during the devastating earth-shattering war, so it's left unsure as to whether Turbo Man was the hero he's portrayed as]].

It's based on the "T is for Turbo" segment of ''Film/TheABCsOfDeath'' (watch the segment [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBL0vPheNwM here]]).

* FauxAffablyEvil: Zeus plays nice to Frederick once he has him captured, even allowing him to light a cigarette, but he has every intention of killing him once he's done with him.

* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVsCynicism: Some of the most idealistic gritty ultraviolent exploitation you'll ever see. Granted, the idealism is implied to be based on a lie, but it's a motivating lie and what matters is ''its meaning''.

* AnAesop: The film may seem like a shallow exploitation parody, but the story is based around the idea that people can draw positive lessons from an idea of the past while rejecting its horrors and mistakes, [[spoiler: as shown by Turbo Kid taking on the long-forgotten fallen hero Turbo Man's persona]].

** The opening montage song "Thunder in Your Heart" is best known for its appearance in the film ''Film/Rad''

* PassingTheTorch: The Kid [[spoiler: posthumously takes up the mantle of his idol, or at least a fictionalized version of him - who's to say what the real Turbo Man was ''actually'' like?]].

* JustForPun: "Who keeps you ''bloody'' entertained?"