History Trivia / Bully

* CompletelyDifferentTitle: The German version of the ''Scholarship Edition'' is instead subtitled ''Die Ehrenrunde'' (''The Lap of Honor'')

* BannedInChina: ''Bully'' [[https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/brazil-bans-bully-video-game-1.763042 was banned in Brazil]] until 2016 due to its depiction of violence. This also affected the Trivia/{{Steam}} edition.

** There were two shopkeepers, named Nate and Floyd, who worked in music shops that were cut. It's believed that they may have been used for uploading music to the game - a function not supported by the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2, but that would have been by the Platform/{{Xbox}}. However, the Xbox version of ''Bully'' was cancelled and so Nate and Floyd were removed.

* BannedInChina: ''Bully'' [[https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/brazil-bans-bully-video-game-1.763042 was banned in Brazil]] until 2016 due to its depiction of violence. This also affected the UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} edition.

** There were two shopkeepers, named Nate and Floyd, who worked in music shops that were cut. It's believed that they may have been used for uploading music to the game - a function not supported by the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2, but that would have been by the UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}}. However, the Xbox version of ''Bully'' was cancelled and so Nate and Floyd were removed.

* TechnologyMarchesOn: The Nerds spreading illicit posters of Mandy around the campus to enrage the Jocks is rather dated, given the advancement of social media and camera phones (both of which existed at the time the game released, but the setting is kept deliberately vague to maintain a "timeless" feel).

* TechnologyMarchesOn: The Nerds spreading illicit posters of Mandy around the campus to enrage the Jocks is rather dated, given the advancement of social media and camera phones.

* HostilityOnTheSet: In a case of sad irony, in 2017, Creator/DanielFranzese, who played Derek Dvirko, revealed that co-star Bijou Phillips, who played Ali Willis, subjected him to a lot of homophobic and fat-shaming bullying while they were on the set, saying that she kept trying to goad him into admitting that he was gay[[note]]which he later came out as over a decade later, but he just reluctantly said he was bisexual at the time to get her off his case[[/note]] and that she laughed at his appearance when he removed his shirt at a pool party and had even twisted one of his nipples. Even more troubling, he said the producers just looked the other way on the behavior (potentially due to the fact that she came from a famous family; her father was "Papa" John Phillips from ''Music/TheMamasAndThePapas'' and her older half-sisters were actress Mackenzie of ''Series/OneDayAtATime'' fame and singer Chynna of Wilson Phillips fame and he was just an up-and-coming actor) but said that his fellow co-stars Creator/BradRenfro, Creator/MichaelPitt and Creator/NickStahl (who portrayed Kent himself) openly and repeatedly defended him and the latter, who was dating Phillips at the time, even tried to convince her to apologize to him. After going public with his story, Phillips subsequently reached out to Franzese and apologized, which he accepted.

** Out of all the teachers introduced in the original ''Bully'', Neil the shop teacher, is the only one who doesn't appear outside of his class, which is weird since he has a full set of dialogue. It's possible he was removed because he has lines about fascism and politics.

* TheWikiRule: [[http://bully.wikia.com/wiki/Bully_Wiki The Bully Wiki]]. There’s also the [[https://bullyfanon.fandom.com/wiki/Bully_Fanon_Wiki Bully Fanon Wiki]].

* MoneyDearBoy: The game was developed to pay off Rockstar Games' lawsuits concerning ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas''. Despite this, it is still regarded as one of Rockstar's best games.

* CreatorDrivenSuccessor: This game is essentially a ''Franchise/GrandTheftAuto'' game for younger audiences, featuring many of the same mechanics such as the WantedMeter, the sandbox gameplay, and the variety of missions.

* QueerCharacterQueerActor: In the game, Bif Taylor is rumored to be gay due to his close friendship with Derby Harrington and he shows a lack of interest in girls (saying nobody wants to date Greaser girls because they are easy and insinuates that Mandy Wiles is promiscuous as well). His actor, Andrew Rannells, is gay in real life.

* HostilityOnTheSet: In a case of sad irony, in 2017, Daniel Franzese, who played Derek Dvirko, revealed that co-star Bijou Phillips, who played Ali Willis, subjected him to a lot of homophobic and fat-shaming bullying while they were on the set, saying that she kept trying to goad him into admitting that he was gay[[note]]which he later came out as over a decade later, but he just reluctantly said he was bisexual at the time to get her off his case[[/note]] and that she laughed at his appearance when he removed his shirt at a pool party and had even twisted one of his nipples. Even more troubling, he said the producers just looked the other way on the behavior (potentially due to the fact that she came from a famous family; her father was "Papa" John Phillips from ''Music/TheMamasAndThePapas'' and her older half-sisters were actress Mackenzie of ''Series/OneDayAtATime'' fame and singer Chynna of Wilson Phillips fame and he was just an up-and-coming actor) but said that his fellow co-stars Creator/BradRenfro, Creator/MichaelPitt and Creator/NickStahl (who portrayed Kent himself) openly and repeatedly defended him and the latter, who was dating Phillips at the time, even tried to convince her to apologize to him. After going public with his story, Phillips subsequently reached out to Franzese and apologized, which he accepted.

* NamesTheSame: Three examples:
** Bo Jackson shares the name of a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Jackson multi-sport athlete.]] Since ''Bully'''s Bo Jackson is also a football player, this was probably deliberate.
** Christy Martin is also the name of a fairly famous [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christy_Martin female boxer]].
** One of the students is named Donald Anderson. No, not [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid THAT]] Donald Anderson.
** Trevor Moore is also the name of a late [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_Moore_(comedian) actor]] who wrote a song about [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usbq2v5tYJo bullies]].
* OneBookAuthor:

* BannedInChina: ''Bully'' was banned in Brazil until 2016 for depicting school violence. This rule also affected the UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} edition.

** According to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reEIvyMXCZE these unused audio files]], the "Halloween" mission was going to be quite different. Originally, Jimmy's Halloween pranks included tossing a dead rat into the girls' dorm, feeding Edna a piece of vomit-inducing joke candy, an item that was also dummied out of the game, placing a "Kick Me" sign on a nerd, and hitting Mr. Burton and Dr. Slawter with itching powder while they were distracted by Petey. Also, the final version cuts one of Petey's lines in half, since it contained dialogue about the cut pranks, along with a rather strong profanity:

** Several supplementary materials, such as the Facebook pages and manual for the game, have a handful of incorrect information regarding the game's lore. For example, Damon is said to be a state-ranked wrestler In-game, however, Damon is shown to have zero interest in wrestling, and instead Juri and Luis are shown to be into wrestling. Another one includes Bryce being listed as a non-clique student despite being a preppy.

** Several supplementary materials, such as the Facebook pages and manual for the game, have a handful of incorrect information regarding the game's lore. For example, Damon is said to be a state-ranked wrestler but in-game, Damon is shown to have zero interest in wrestling, and instead Juri and Luis are shown to be into wrestling, another one includes Bryce being listed as a non-clique student despite being a preppy.
* DevelopmentHell: The sequel. Work [[https://www.gameinformer.com/2022/01/07/the-version-of-bully-2-youll-never-get-to-play started]] on it in the late '00s, but thanks to the {{Troubled Production}}s of ''VideoGame/MaxPayne3'' and ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption'', Rockstar New England was pulled off the project to help get those games finished, and never got a chance to restart it.

** There was a part of a mission in Chapter 5 where Jimmy was going to make a bunch of townies pass out by releasing Ether gas. His audio for it is still in the files. Another Chapter 5 mission involved Jimmy stealing Dr. Crabblesnitch's paddle and planting it in Damon West's gym bag to frame him for it.
** Some weapons didn't make the final cut as well. Some are understandable (BB gun, Police Baton), while others (Joke Candy, Devil's Fork, and a Super Spud Gun) make you think why they cut it out.
** Gloria Jackson was originally intended to be an older girl and a potential girlfriend for Jimmy. Her flirting and kissing dialogue lines are still in the data files.
** There were two shopkeepers (named Nate and Floyd) who worked in music shops that were cut. It's believed that they may have been used for uploading music to the game - a function not supported by the Playstation 2, but that would have been by the Xbox. However, the Xbox version of ''Bully'' was cancelled and so Nate and Floyd were removed.
** Several missions were dummied out of ''Bully''. Most of the "bonus missions" for ''Scholarship Edition'' were dummied out missions that were added back in.

** According to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reEIvyMXCZE these unused audio files]], the "Halloween" mission was going to be quite different. Originally, Jimmy's Halloween pranks included tossing a dead rat into the girls' dorm, feeding Edna a piece of vomit-inducing joke candy (an item that was also dummied out of the game), placing a "Kick Me" sign on a nerd, and hitting Mr. Burton and Dr. Slawter with itching powder while they were distracted by Petey. Also, the final version cuts one of Petey's lines in half, since it contained dialogue about the cut pranks, along with a rather strong profanity.

** A cutscene where Jimmy briefly talks to Petey about taking down Edgar Munsen and the Townies was cut, along with a scene that took place before the Edgar battle, in which he and Jimmy verbally confronted each other before fighting.
** Game files include models of Pedro De La Hoya and Sheldon Thompson (the two boys among the little kids group) wearing pajamas, but they never spawn in the boys dorm, while the three younger girls in pajamas can be encountered when trespassing in the girls dorm. Since prefects never enter the boys dorm, Pedro and Sheldon have probably been removed from the place to make sure it's impossible to abuse them without facing consequences.

** Bob only appears in one scene in the game - the cutscene at the beginning of The Gym is Burning. Despite this he has a unique fighting style and a full set of dialogue programmed. More curiously, his dialogue set contains the same lines as ''clique leaders'' rather than regular students.

** A cutscene was removed which depicted Jimmy finding out about Edgar and needing to speak with him to settle things with the Townies. In the final game, it's still his objective to get to Edgar, but it comes out of nowhere due to the scene being taken out.

* UncreditedRole: To this day, many of the voice actors featured in the game are unknown due to not being listed in the credits. This includes Gordon Wakefield, Ethan Robinson, Seth Kolbe, and several of the townsfolk.

* TheWikiRule: [[http://bully.wikia.com/wiki/Bully_Wiki The Bully Wiki]]. There’s also the [[https://bullyfanon.fandom.com/wiki/Bully_Fanon_Wiki Bully Fanon Wiki]]

* ReclusiveArtist: Molly Fox, Zoe's voice actress, is nearly impossible to find, with the game being her only known role.

* TheWikiRule: [[http://bully.wikia.com/wiki/Bully_Wiki The Bully Wiki]].

** There were two shopkeepers (named Nate and Floyd) who worked in music shops that were cut. It's believed that they may have been used for uploading music to the game - a function not supported by the PS2, but that would have been by the Xbox. However, the Xbox version of ''Bully'' was cancelled and so Nate and Floyd were removed.

** There were two shopkeepers (named Nate and Floyd) who worked in music shops that were cut. It's believed that they may have been used for uploading music to the game - a function not supported by the Wii, but that would have been by the Xbox. However, the Xbox version of ''Bully'' was cancelled and so Nate and Floyd were removed.

** Several supplementary materials, such as the Facebook pages and manual for the game, have a handful of incorrect information regarding the game's lore. For example, Melvin is described as the second-in-command of the Nerds while the game states that Earnest rules them all with an iron fist.