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* CombatStilettos: The female bombers wear high heels. They still manage to be pretty agile.



* RealIsBrown: The overall palette of the game is quite desaturated and having a lot of gray and brown.

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* RealIsBrown: The overall palette of the game is quite desaturated and having has a lot of gray and brown.


* AfterTheEnd: The Far East's Prison Program was enacted during WorldWarWhatever, and has been active for 300 years despite its creator being long-dead.

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* AfterTheEnd: WorldWarWhatever occurred at some point in the future and eventually got so bad that it brought the world to ruins. The Far East's Prison Program was enacted during WorldWarWhatever, the war, and has been active for 300 years despite its creator being long-dead.


* DarkerAndEdgier: Meant to be the beginning of a grittier direction for the series.

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* DarkerAndEdgier: Meant to be the beginning of a grittier direction for the series.series, this game drops ''Bomberman'''s iconic cute and cartoony look for the Bombermen in favor of realistically-proportioned androids who scream in pain when they die, a RealIsBrown color palette, and a gritty, [[AfterTheEnd post-apocalyptic setting]].



* [[TheRightHandOfDoom The Left Hand of Doom]]: Bombermen have an oversized claw glove on their left hand.


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* TheRightHandOfDoom: Or rather, Left Hand of Doom: Bombermen have an oversized claw glove on their left hand.


* AWinnerIsYou: If all 99 levels are completed in one go, without dying, the player gets to see the final level open up to what is basically a wallpaper of the start screen. The game doesn't tell the player that ''that'' is it.


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* AWinnerIsYou: If all 99 levels are completed in one go, without dying, the player gets to see the final level open up to what is basically a wallpaper of the start screen. The game doesn't tell the player that ''that'' is it.


%%* ChainmailBikini: Bikini Armor.

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%%* * ChainmailBikini: Bikini Armor.The player can choose to play as a male or female bomber. The female bomber has a costume called "Bikini Armor" that fits this trope.


* {{Ms|Fanservice}}. and MrFanservice: Are well built but are quite creepy due to their dead-looking eyes and weird {{Powered Armor}}s makes them look more weird.



* NonIndicativeName: First Person Bomber is actually a third person perspective.


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* NonIndicativeName: First Person Bomber is actually a third person perspective.

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* CanonDiscontinuity: The game was followed quickly the next year by ''VideoGame/BombermanLive'', and ''Act:Zero'' was treated like it never existed by Hudson.


* AWinnerIsYou: Completed 99 levels in one go, without dying? Congratulations, you get to see the final level open up to what is basically a wallpaper of the start screen. Heck, the game doesn't even tell you that ''that'' is it.

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* AWinnerIsYou: Completed If all 99 levels are completed in one go, without dying? Congratulations, you get dying, the player gets to see the final level open up to what is basically a wallpaper of the start screen. Heck, the The game doesn't even tell you the player that ''that'' is it.



* ChainedByFashion: For whatever reason, the robots wear chains. Who in the manufacturing process thought that would be helpful for bomb-dropping robots fighting to the death is a RiddleForTheAges.

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* ChainedByFashion: For whatever reason, the The robots wear chains. Who in the manufacturing process thought that would be helpful for bomb-dropping robots fighting to the death is a RiddleForTheAges.chains.



* DarkerAndEdgier: [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools A prime example of how this trope can be misused.]]
* GoodScarsEvilScars: For reasons only known to the game developers, the titular Bomberman has some built into its face. Apparently, whoever is behind these robots' manufacturing is trying just as hard to be edgy as the people behind the game were.
* HotterAndSexier: For whatever reason. Veers right into FanDisservice for [[NightmareFuel many]], [[FetishRetardant many]] [[UncannyValley reasons]].
* JigglePhysics: Done with the female character's breasts (oddly enough, considering the tone of the game).

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* DarkerAndEdgier: [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools A prime example Meant to be the beginning of how this trope can be misused.]]
a grittier direction for the series.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: For reasons only known to the game developers, the The titular Bomberman has some built into its face. Apparently, whoever is behind these robots' manufacturing is trying just as hard to be edgy as the people behind the game were.
face.
* HotterAndSexier: For whatever reason. Veers right into FanDisservice for [[NightmareFuel many]], [[FetishRetardant many]] [[UncannyValley reasons]].
Both the male and female bomber have voluptuous bodies, in contrast to the original's cute, chibi-like designs.
* JigglePhysics: Done with the female character's breasts (oddly enough, considering the tone of the game).breasts.



* MusclesAreMeaningless: A prime example: males have muscles like no tomorrow but females have none but are just as strong, or even stronger as they manage to balance on their heels at the same time.

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* MusclesAreMeaningless: A prime example: males have muscles like no tomorrow Males are heavily muscled but females have none but are just as strong, or even stronger as they manage to balance on their heels at the same time.



* LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain: The game was followed quickly the next year by ''VideoGame/BombermanLive'', and ''Act:Zero'' was treated like it never existed by Hudson.
* NintendoHard: 99 floors, one life, no continues, and no save option, making it less forgiving than the two decade old original. As [=GameSpot's=] Greg Mueller put it:

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* LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain: The game was followed quickly the next year by ''VideoGame/BombermanLive'', and ''Act:Zero'' was treated like it never existed by Hudson.
NonIndicativeName: First Person Bomber is actually a third person perspective.
* NintendoHard: 99 floors, one life, no continues, and no save option, making it less forgiving more difficult than the two decade old original. As [=GameSpot's=] Greg Mueller put it:



* PoweredArmor: Not that it covers much.
* RealIsBrown: This is used to a crippling, ''[[Administrivia/TropesAreTools crippling]]'' fault.
* ScreamingWarrior: When they die, although it sounds more like a ScreamingWoman or that they [[ScreamsLikeALittleGirl Scream Like a Little Girl]].
* ToBeContinued: The credits concludes with mentioning ''BOMBERMAN: The Genesis''. Obviously, it never happened.

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* PoweredArmor: Not that Worn by the robots, though it covers doesn't cover much.
* RealIsBrown: This The overall palette of the game is used to quite desaturated and having a crippling, ''[[Administrivia/TropesAreTools crippling]]'' fault.
lot of gray and brown.
* ScreamingWarrior: When the robots die, they die, although it sounds more like make a ScreamingWoman or that they [[ScreamsLikeALittleGirl Scream Like high pitched scream.
* {{Stripperiffic}}: The female bomber struts in
a Little Girl]].
outfit consisting of a thong, bra, and high heeled boots,
* ToBeContinued: The credits concludes with mentioning ''BOMBERMAN: The Genesis''. Obviously, it It never happened.



* {{Walking|ShirtlessScene}} PantyShot: The female Bomberman struts around like this. For unexplained reasons.


* GoodScarsEvilScars: For reasons only known to the game developers, the titular Bomberman has one built into its face. Apparently, whoever is behind these robots' manufacturing is trying just as hard to be edgy as the people behind the game were.

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* GoodScarsEvilScars: For reasons only known to the game developers, the titular Bomberman has one some built into its face. Apparently, whoever is behind these robots' manufacturing is trying just as hard to be edgy as the people behind the game were.

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* GoodScarsEvilScars: For reasons only known to the game developers, the titular Bomberman has one built into its face. Apparently, whoever is behind these robots' manufacturing is trying just as hard to be edgy as the people behind the game were.


* HotterAndSexier: For whatever reason. Veers right into FanDisservice for [[NightmareFuel many]], [[FetishRetardent many]] [[UncannyValley reasons]].

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* HotterAndSexier: For whatever reason. Veers right into FanDisservice for [[NightmareFuel many]], [[FetishRetardent [[FetishRetardant many]] [[UncannyValley reasons]].


* HotterAndSexier: For whatever reason.

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* HotterAndSexier: For whatever reason. Veers right into FanDisservice for [[NightmareFuel many]], [[FetishRetardent many]] [[UncannyValley reasons]].

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* ChainedByFashion: For whatever reason, the robots wear chains. Who in the manufacturing process thought that would be helpful for bomb-dropping robots fighting to the death is a RiddleForTheAges.


* ChainmailBikini: Bikini Armor, [[SarcasmMode which makes it very dark and gritty.]]

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* %%* ChainmailBikini: Bikini Armor, [[SarcasmMode which makes it very dark and gritty.]]Armor.



* ScreamingWarrior: When they die, although it sounds more like a ScreamingWoman or that they [[ScreamsLikeALittleGirl Scream Like a Little Girl]], [[SarcasmMode adding to the grittiness]].

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* ScreamingWarrior: When they die, although it sounds more like a ScreamingWoman or that they [[ScreamsLikeALittleGirl Scream Like a Little Girl]], [[SarcasmMode adding to the grittiness]].Girl]].

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