History Manga / FightingFoodons

All of this would probably come across as a horrible mashup of ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' and ''Manga/FoodWars''--if the show took itself with an ''iota'' of seriousness. ''Fighting Foodons'' deliberately plays everything--from the concept to the characters--with as much over-the-topness as possible, making the whole affair come off as parodic. While it was not originally a very big hit, the show gained a cult following over the years. Not surprisingly, it uses (and abuses) pretty much every FoodTrope in the cookbook.

Many years ago, in a far-off kingdom, a king asked of his subjects: ''"Which is stronger, fried duck or stewed tofu?"'' Most of his servants thought he'd gone off the deep end, and summarily ignored him. But one mysterious stranger, bearing a magic card known as a "Meal Ticket," understood him completely...and with his magic, he brought the king's dinner to life. They became creatures known as Foodons, and to this day, aspiring chefs work their hardest at preparing the best meals...for battle.

* DropTheHammer: Squeaky hammers are constantly used as weapons on this show.

All of this would probably come across as a horrible mashup of ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' and ''Manga/FoodWars''--if the show took itself with an ''iota'' of seriousness. ''Fighting Foodons'' deliberately plays everything--from the concept to the characters--with as much over-the-topness as possible, making the whole affair come off as parodic. While it was not originally a very big hit, the show gained a cult following over the years for being...well, for [[WidgetSeries being itself,]] pretty much. Not surprisingly, it uses (and abuses) pretty much every FoodTrope in the cookbook.

* WidgetSeries: If it were any more widgety, you could install it in Opera.

%%* BatmanCanBreatheInSpace
%%* BearsAreBadNews: Bearafooda

%%* BlobMonster: The Grease Blobs

%%* FryingPanOfDoom:
%%--> "There are many uses for the common frying pan."

%%* GiantMook: Slop Suey

%%* ImprobableWeaponUser: The Burger Brigade

%%* MadeASlave: Albert at one point.

* {{Mon}}: In this case the Mons are animate food.

* PaperThinDisguise: Chef John. [[spoiler: Really, they try to play it straight, but it's pretty obvious it's Chef Jack if you look close enough. The body build is the same, too.]]

-->'''Clawdia:''' Apparently you're not familiar with the role of the hostage.

** The Pokemon speak really only apples to the dub, however in the original Japanese this isn't the case, for example, Fried Rice just does FunnyBruceLeeNoises in the original Japanese.

* BareYourMidriff: Kayla when she is captured and turns evil.

All of this would probably come across as a horrible rip-off of ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}''--if the show took itself with an ''iota'' of seriousness. ''Fighting Foodons'' deliberately plays everything--from the concept to the characters--with as much over-the-topness as possible, making the whole affair come off as parodic. While it was not originally a very big hit, the show gained a cult following over the years for being...well, for [[WidgetSeries being itself,]] pretty much. Not surprisingly, it uses (and abuses) pretty much every FoodTrope in the cookbook.

* TurtlePower: Fruit Turtle, the Foodon that transforms Cinnamonkey back to normal.

* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: Beefsteak, Boulderbroth, Applegator, and many more. Fowligator mixes it with CluckingFunny.

* FantasticRacism: Dusty Town's populace treats foodons as slaves, and the creatures are forced to crack a smile while they do their labor or get kicked around. It gets so bad it sparks rebellion from Tacquito. It's also this reason that the populace are suspicious of Chase and Co.