History Music / DangerDaysTheTrueLivesOfTheFabulousKilljoys

* SongBeforeTheStorm: "Party Poison."

In terms of music, Danger Days is very much a [[LighterAndSofter lighter and]] - wait, no, that doesn't quite fit. It's definitely less angsty than previous MCR albums, even with the requisite rock opera [[DownerEnding ending]], and while many tracks keep the anthemic feel of their previous works, they're infused with a straightforward [[DrivesLikeCrazy high-octane]], [[MoreDakka raygun-laden]] [[CrazyIsCool psychotronic enthusiasm]] and tying together influences from modern Indie Rock, pop punk, and their old [[Music/{{Emo}} Emotive Hardcore]] sound to create something distinctly new.

* BuccaneerBroadcaster: Doctor Death Defying.
* HandicappedBadass: Dr Death Defying.

* CharacterBlog: The mysterious Twitter accounts for [[http://twitter.com/drdeathdefying Dr. Death Defying]], [[http://twitter.com/agentcherricola Agent Cherri Cola]], [[http://twitter.com/newsagogo News A Go Go]], and [[http://twitter.com/tommychowmein Tommy Chow Mein]].

* {{Engrish}}: As Battery City is implied to be Japanese funded, some of the text and dialogues that appear in the videos, albums and comics are read in mangled bad translated English.

** DESTROYA implies that [[spoiler: at least one of them survived]]. Some personally interpret that song as a RousingSpeech before what is either the Killjoys' [[spoiler: HeroicSacrifice or [[EarnYourHappyEnding victory.]]]] Keep in mind that according to Dr. Death Defying's Twitter, there are "four generally accepted levels of dead" in the wastes.

* CharacterBlog: The mysterious Twitter accounts for [[http://twitter.com/drdeathdefying Dr. Death Defying]], [[http://twitter.com/agentcherricola Agent Cherri Cola]], [[http://twitter.com/newsagogo News A Go Go]], [[http://twitter.com/tommychowmein Tommy Chow Mein]], [[http://twitter.com/djhotchimp DJ Hot Chimp]]. [[http://twitter.com/bobfillmore Bob Fillmore]] and [[http://twitter.com/garylevko Gary Levko]] [[WildMassGuessing We think.]].

* DarkReprise: Na Na Na Na Na ''(Na Na Na Na Na)'' is repeated in [[HeroicSacrifice Save Yourself, I'll Hold Them Back.]]

** Or, possibly, that they were entertaining the little girl. [[GoodIsDumb Kids ''love'' dangerous stuff.]]

* HeroicBSOD: Party Poison has one in the music video for SING when he realizes that [[spoiler:the Draculoid he just killed is Agent Cherri Cola, an ally of the Killjoys.]] This causes him to hesitate and leads to [[spoiler:Korse taking advantage of the moment by killing him.]] This is shown better in the Director's Cut version.

* ProductionThrowback: The "Na Na Na" video shows a skeleton half-buried in the desert wearing a [[Music/TheBlackParade Black Parade]] jacket. [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic Gerard Way's personal Black Parade jacket.]]

* YouShallNotPass: Pulled off by [[spoiler:Fun Ghoul]] in the Music Video for SING. Doubles as both [[spoiler:{{Heroic Sacrifice}}]] and [[spoiler:{{Dying Moment of Awesome}}]]

* BlackGuyDiesFirst: Volume of the Ultra V's.

* DespairEventHorizon: Korse. [[spoiler: After his boyfriend is killed, the SCARECROWs that come to arrest him comment 'he looks like he's dead already'. Thankfully he snaps out of it in time. ]]
* DownerEnding: The '''Free Comic Book Day''' mini issue, Dead Satellites. [[spoiler: Vacation Adventure Society, a pair of musicians, rogues, and possibly Killjoys allies, are killed, and a boy loses his mom to BL/ind, replaced by a cyborg-mom.]]. And that was only on that issue.

In terms of music, Danger Days is very much a [[LighterAndSofter lighter and]] - wait, no, that doesn't quite fit. It's definitely less angsty than previous MCR albums, even with the requisite rock opera [[DownerEnding ending]], and while many tracks keep the anthemic feel of their previous works, they're infused with a straightforward [[DrivesLikeCrazy high-octane]], [[MoreDakka raygun-laden]] [[CrazyAwesome psychotronic enthusiasm]] and tying together influences from modern Indie Rock, pop punk, and their old [[Music/{{Emo}} Emotive Hardcore]] sound to create something distinctly new.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Fun Ghoul [[spoiler:it's a play off the Italian way of saying "Fuck you/fuck off"]]

* SuddenlySexuality: Korse apparently started seeing another man sometime during the TimeSkip and might be gaining more of a conscience as a result. At the expense of his SCARECROW status being revoked and the potential for ''big'' trouble if BL/ind finds out he's actually having a meaningful romantic relationship.
** [[spoiler: They do. It does NOT [[TearJerker end]] [[DespairEventHorizon well.]] ]]

In addition, Creator/DarkHorseComics published The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys comic, a six part miniseries that started in June 2013. The comic serves as a sequel to the album and the official ending to the Killjoys storyline, focusing on the Girl and the continued fight against BL/ind 12 years after the Killjoys' deaths. The series was released in 2020 in hardcover under the name The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys: California.

On July 21, 2020, Gerard Way, Shaun Simon, and Dark Horse Comics revealed another six-part comic book miniseries, The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys: National Anthem. Instead of continuing the Dangerverse storyline told in the album and "California", the series tells the story of the original unreleased Killjoys concept, set in a [[AlternateContinuity different continuity]] with a 1990s-2000s timeframe.

In addition, Creator/DarkHorseComics published The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys comic, a six part miniseries that started in June 2013. The comic serves as a sequel to the album and the official ending to the Killjoys storyline, focusing on the Girl and the continued fight against BL/ind 12 years after the Killjoys' deaths.

On July 21, 2020, Gerard Way, Shaun Simon, and Dark Horse Comics revealed another six-part comic book miniseries, The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys: National Anthem. Instead of continuing the initial Killjoys storyline (which was re-released in hardcover earlier in the year under the name The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys: California), the series tells the story of the original unreleased Killjoys concept, set in a different continuity with a 1990s-2000s timeframe.

This one involves the Killjoys and their leader, Mike Milligram, bending reality to keep the real world's status quo safe in a realm called the Unseen. When access to the Unseen is lost, the Killjoys are forced to join the duldrums of polite society. When Mike's TV breaks and his Ramones records seem to have been erased, he eventually sets off on a journey to reveal a cover-up that could change the past, present, and future course of history.

*** DESTROYA implies that [[spoiler: at least one of them survived]]. Some personally interpret that song as a RousingSpeech before what is either the Killjoys' [[spoiler: HeroicSacrifice or [[EarnYourHappyEnding victory.]]]] Keep in mind that according to Dr. Death Defying's Twitter, there are "four generally accepted levels of dead" in the wastes.

[[folder: The Comics]]

On July 21, 2020, Gerard Way, Shaun Simon, and Dark Horse Comics revealed another six-part comic book miniseries, The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys: National Anthem. Instead of continuing the initial Killjoys storyline (which was re-released in hardcover earlier in the year under the name The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys: California), the series tells the story of the original unreleased Killjoys concept, set in a different continuity with a 1990s-2000s timeframe. This one involves the Killjoys and their leader, Mike Milligram, bending reality to keep the real world's status quo safe in a realm called the Unseen. When access to the Unseen is lost, the Killjoys are forced to join the duldrums of polite society. When Mike's TV breaks and his Ramones records seem to have been erased, he eventually sets off on a journey to reveal a cover-up that could change the past, present, and future course of history.

* {{Engrish}}: As Battery City is implied to be Japanese funded, some of the text and dialogues that appear in the videos, albums and comics are read in mangled bad translated english.

** And then comes Vampire Money, an out-of-story song that's [[MoodWhiplash kind of perplexing]] coming after everything that just happened...but ends the album on the same note it started on. Borderline positive! Except if you listen to the words of Vampire Money, they finish exactly opposite of Na Na Na, that is, caving in and submitting to the life they fought in the beginning...if it was actually in-story. Canon-wise, the Killjoys [[spoiler: that were shown in the video at least]] died during the events of the "SING" video and Vampire Money was written as a TakeThat after being asked to do a song for the soundtrack to one of the Twilight movies. Note that Gerard's roll call in the beginning refers to the ''band'' and not the Killjoys.
** '''Borderline''' positive.

* ConceptAlbum: Following in the heels of Music/TheBlackParade
** [[WordOfGod BUT GERARD SED]] [[FanDumb ITS NAWT!]]
** [[UnreliableNarrator Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.]] Either that or that bit of WordOfGod applies to the scrapped album (eventually given a release in the form of Conventional Weapons) that the Killjoys replaced, not Danger Days. So it wouldn't be as much about Gerard lying as much as it is fans taking outdated information out of context.
* CoolCar: The Trans Am, known as the [[FanNickname Danger Car]]?

* HighConcept: How Gerard gets out of claims that the band has created another concept album after early interviews quoted them as avoiding that. What many fail to realize, of course, is that descriptions of the album in early interviews refer to the scrapped first attempt.

* ComingOfAgeStory: The comics are this The Girl.
* DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler: Korse. After his boyfriend is killed, the SCARECROWs that come to arrest him comment 'he looks like he's dead already'. Thankfully he snaps out of it in time. ]]

* [[spoiler: HeelFaceTurn]]: [[spoiler: Korse. The more we see him the more sympathetic he becomes, until he outright defies his old role as villain by letting Blue escape.]]

* ComingOfAgeStory: WordOfGod states its this for The Girl.

** [[spoiler: They do. It does [[BuryYourGays NOT]] [[TearJerker end]] [[DespairEventHorizon well.]] ]]

* ManInWhite: The Draculoids at BL/ind.
** Also, Korse.

* DyingMomentOfAwesome: [[spoiler: The whole Sing video, though especially Fun Ghoul. He's like the [[Film/LordOfTheRings Boromir]] of the group!]]

* TheWikiRule: [[https://dangerdays.fandom.com/wiki/Danger_Days_Wiki Danger Days Wiki]], which covers the album, music videos, and comics.

In terms of music, Danger Days is very much a [[LighterAndSofter lighter and]] - wait, no, that doesn't quite fit. It's definitely less angsty than previous MCR albums, even with the requisite [[RockOperaPlot rock opera]] [[DownerEnding ending]], and while many tracks keep the anthemic feel of their previous works, they're infused with a straightforward [[DrivesLikeCrazy high-octane]], [[MoreDakka raygun-laden]] [[CrazyAwesome psychotronic enthusiasm]] and tying together influences from modern Indie Rock, pop punk, and their old [[Music/{{Emo}} Emotive Hardcore]] sound to create something distinctly new.

* TheHeroIsDead: The Killjoys that saved The Girl have been dead for years.

* {{Retraux}}: Bulletproof Heart has a distinct mid/late-70s vibe.

* ShoutOut: The Na Na Na video shows a skeleton half-buried in the desert wearing a [[Music/TheBlackParade Black Parade jacket.]] [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic Gerard Way's personal Black Parade jacket.]]
** Also, there is a blink-and-you'll-miss-it ShoutOut to [[Music/TheWho The Kids Are Alright]] in "Vampire Money."
--> The kids don't care if you're alright, Honey!
** "Vampire Money" begins with a roll call, similar to the one at the beginning of Sweet's "Ballroom Blitz".

* WildMassGuessing: The ContinuitySnarl moments between the album and the music videos have caused a lot of speculation amongst fans. The official sequel comic may either make this better or worse, as it's a sequel to the album but treats the events of the videos as canon [[spoiler: including the main Killjoys' deaths in the music video for SING, which contradicts the order of the Killjoys deaths in the album]].

* DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler: Korse. After his boyfriend is killed, the SCARECROWs that come to arrest him comment 'he looks like he's dead already'. Thankfully he snaps out of it in time for his CrowningMomentOfAwesome. ]]

* TheApunkalypse: The Killjoys world isn't a million miles away from that seen in MadMax.

* RobotGirl: "FTWWW" and "Mastas of Ravencroft" by [[DangerDaysTheTrueLivesOfTheFabulousKilljoys Mad Gear & The Missile Kid]] imply sex with [[RobotGirl android girls]].

-> "''This one's for all you rock-and-rollers, all you crash queens and motor babies. Listen up! The future is bulletproof. The aftermath is secondary. It's time to do it now and do it loud! Killjoys, '''make some noise!'''''"

'''''Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys''''' is the fourth studio album by Music/MyChemicalRomance. The concept of the album is based around the lives of the 'Fabulous Killjoys' with each band member posing as a different member. The Killjoys are a group of outlaws who are fighting against the evil corporation [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic Better Living Industries (BL/ind.)]] led by [[Creator/GrantMorrison Korse]], in the year 2019. Their guide is pirate radio DJ Dr. Death Defying. A website for Better Living Industries was launched in mid-November, betterlivingindustries.jp, featuring a mission statement, a report from the Zones and a merchandise store.

In addition, DarkHorseComics published The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys comic, a six part miniseries that started in June 2013. The comic serves as a sequel to the album and the official ending to the Killjoys storyline, focusing on the Girl and the continued fight against BL/ind 12 years after the Killjoys' deaths.

* RedHeadedHero: Party Poison

* ConceptAlbum: Following in the heels of TheBlackParade

* ShoutOut: The Na Na Na video shows a skeleton half-buried in the desert wearing a [[TheBlackParade Black Parade jacket.]] [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic Gerard Way's personal Black Parade jacket.]]

* Korse: GrantMorrison

* InkSuitActor: Korse, the BLInd elite S/C/A/R/E/C/R/O/W, takes a great resemblance to his original actor, GrantMorrison. Similarly, Steve, righ?'s character, Dr. Death Defying, is basically himself in a comic book.

'''Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys''' is the fourth studio album by Music/MyChemicalRomance. The concept of the album is based around the lives of the 'Fabulous Killjoys' with each band member posing as a different member. The Killjoys are a group of outlaws who are fighting against the evil corporation [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic Better Living Industries (BL/ind.)]] led by [[Creator/GrantMorrison Korse]], in the year 2019. Their guide is pirate radio DJ Dr. Death Defying. A website for Better Living Industries was launched in mid-November, betterlivingindustries.jp, featuring a mission statement, a report from the Zones and a merchandise store.