History Fridge / ViewtifulJoe

* At first, it seems harsh that B stands for "Baaad!" when receiving your ranking. One might think this is because of RankInflation, with the V and rainbow V ranks placing B on the bottom half of the possible rankings, but "bad" could also be short for "badass", creating a double meaning depending on whether you're a newcomer or an expert to the game. To a player just starting up their file, still green and naked, a B might be plenty badass. After all, you only got hit a few times and even got a few 2-3 hit combos in. But for someone who's on their third or fourth NewGamePlus, has bought all the power-ups, and can normally read the enemies like open books, a B is just... well, bad.

* In ''Viewtiful Joe 2'', the plot resolves around Joe and Silvia getting the seven Rainbow Oscars. Captain Blue was turned into the Blue Oscar because he gave the movie a happy ending. Joe and Silvia are sent to the first movie and once they defeat the boss, a new Oscar appears. Joe's father, Jet, berates the two for rummaging through his classic film collection. So the Brilliance is [[spoiler:because Jet is the Black Emperor and has the Black Film, he's had his whole life to track down the movies that hold the power of the Rainbow Oscars and needed Joe and Silvia to give the movies a happy ending.]]
** [[spoiler:Or is it FridgeHorror that Jet has gone and defeated all the original heroes of these movies and turned them into the other Rainbow Oscars?]]
** [[spoiler:Given that the Black Film was manipulating Jet, corrupting his wishes to be the ultimate hero for his son's sake, not to mention the unresolved SequelHook that there was a [[TheManBehindTheMan Man Behind the Man]], the situation is ambiguous enough that both are simultaneously possible.]]

* Why does the Black Emperor turn white after absorbing the power of the Rainbow Oscars? Because ''white is the result of every color combined!''

** [[spoiler:Given that the Black Film was manipulating Jet, corrupting his wishes to be the ultimate hero for his son's sake, not to mention the unresolved SequelHook that there was a [[TheManBehindTheMan Man Behind the Man]], the situation is ambiguous enough that both are simultaneously possible.]]

* In ''Viewtiful Joe 2'', the plot resolves around Joe and Silvia getting the seven Rainbow Oscars. Captain Blue was turned into the Blue Oscar because he gave the movie a happy ending. Joe and Silvia are sent to the first movie and once they defeat the boss, a new Oscar appears. Joe's father, Jet, berates the two for rummaging through his classic film collection. So the Brilliance is [[spoiler:because Jet is the Black Emperor and has the Black Film, he's had his whole life to track down the movies that hold the power of the Rainbow Oscars and needed Joe and Silvia to give the movies happy ending.]]

** [[spoiler:Given that the Black Film was manipulating Jet, corrupting his wishes to be the ultimate hero for his son's sake, not to mention the unresolved SequelHook that there was a ManBehindTheMan, the situation is ambiguous enough that both are simultaneously possible.]]

** [[spoiler:Given that the Black Film was manipulating Jet, corrupting his wishes to be the ultimate hero for his son's sake, not to mention the unresolved SequelHook that there was a ManBehindTheMan, the situation is ambiguous that both are simultaneously possible.]]

* In Viewtiful Joe 2, the plot resolves around Joe and Sylvia getting the seven Rainbow Oscars. Captain Blue was turned into the Blue Oscar because he gave the movie a happy ending. Joe and Sylvia are sent to the first movie and once they defeat the boss, a new Oscar appears. Joe's father, Jet, berates the two for rummaging through his classic film collection. So the Brilliance is [[spoiler:because Jet is the Black Emperor and has the Black Film, he's had his whole life to track down the movies that hold the power of the Rainbow Oscars and needed Joe and Sylvia to give the movies happy ending.]]
** [[spoiler:Or is it {{Fridge Horror}} that Jet has gone and defeated all the original heroes of these movies and turned them into the other Rainbow Oscars?]]