History VideoGame / DeathbulgeBattleOfTheBands

* LionsTigersAndHumansOhMy: for reasons unknown humans live together with [[FishPeople sentient fish]], BirdPeople, and [[OurDemonsAreDifferent demons]].

* BreakTheCutie: Platinum, otherwise the nicest character in the game with the most sunny disposition, does not handle the idea of the fatal Battle of the Bands well and has more than one emotional breakdown over it. [[spoiler:She lightens up a bit after her and Scrumtpious' fight with Deathbulge, when she becomes convinced their plan to fight Pokalyps just might work.]]

* CastOfSnowflakes: Aside from enemies, every single NPC, from shopkeepers to random people you meet have unique names, designs, character portraits and personalities. No re-used stock NPCs here.

* ImprobableHairstyle: Faye alone has her guitar-body-shaped pink hairdo that might be able to pass for AnimeHair, but almost every important character and even most NPCs have incredibly absurd, colorful haircuts.

* TenMinuteRetirement: [[spoiler:Briff leaves the group after realizing Faye and Ian lied to him about the true purpose of the tournament, but it really only lasts past your initial exploration of Hoho, as the three get kidnapped by Mutilla and have to work together to make it out. Briff is still mad at first, but ends up seeing it as a sign that everything wil goo very badly if he leaves the group for real. The trope is PlayedWith a bit though, since he is clearly still mad about it, snipes that "the band loves lying to drummers" when they trick Headbanger, and Ian directly says that "the anger is still there, it's just repressed now."]]

* BirdPeople: There are bird people alright, and most of them made a home in Claire's hair, as she is a tree goddess. One that's more notable from the rest is the bodacious duck-man K'Kwak.
* [[Bizarrchitecture]]: The bus to Hoho is many stories tall, has doors that don't actually lead to any rooms, a roof you can hang out on, and staircases on the outside of the bus itself that seem to carry the upper floors. Despite this, it also has an elevator. Did we mention it's a luxury hotel and has its own bar?

*OurGhostsAreDifferent: The ghosts the crew fight on the bus to Hoho are actually [[spoiler:the inflated and corrupted egos of departed musicians, whose real souls cannot move on until said ego-spirits are defeated. Most of them split up into several identical spirits, but Glamourella's ego was so massive and skewed that it became a singular, incredibly powerful spirit.]]

* ImprobableHairstyle: Faye alone has her guitar-body-shaped pink hairdo that might be able to pass for AnimeHair, but almost every important character and even most NPCs take this UpToEleven with incredibly absurd, colorful haircuts.

* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Platinum is the Girly Girl to Faye's tomboy, although it's less that Faye is all that tomboyish outside of her temper and more that Faye is just that feminine, what with her heavier makeup, much flashier outfit, fancier hairstyle and so on.

* Bizarrechitecture: The bus to Hoho is many stories tall, has doors that don't actually lead to any rooms, a roof you can hang out on, and staircases on the outside of the bus itself that seem to carry the upper floors. Despite this, it also has an elevator. Did we mention it's a luxury hotel and has its own bar?

* ImprobablyHairstyle: Faye alone has her guitar-body-shaped pink hairdo that might be able to pass for AnimeHair, but almost every important character and even most NPCs take this UpToEleven with incredibly absurd, colorful haircuts.

* TenMinuteRetirement: [[spoiler:Briff leaves the group after realizing Faye and Ian lied to him about the true purpose of the tournament, but it really only lasts past your initial exploration of Hoho, as the three get kidnapped by Mutilla and have to work together to make it out. Briff is still mad at first, but ends up seeing it as a sign that everything wil goo very badly if he leaves the group for real. The trope is PlayedWith a bit though, since he is clearly still mad about it, snipes that "the band loves lying to drummers" when they trick Headbanger, and Ian directly says that "the anger is still there, it's just repressed now."]]

* 10MinuteRetirement: [[spoiler:Briff leaves the group after realizing Faye and Ian lied to him about the true purpose of the tournament, but it really only lasts past your initial exploration of Hoho, as the three get kidnapped by Mutilla and have to work together to make it out. Briff is still mad at first, but ends up seeing it as a sign that everything wil goo very badly if he leaves the group for real. The trope is PlayedWith a bit though, since he is clearly still mad about it, snipes that "the band loves lying to drummers" when they trick Headbanger, and Ian directly says that "the anger is still there, it's just repressed now."]]

* ShamuFu: Due to Ian's love of fish, his bass has a design of two basses which he uses to attack his enemies.

''Deathbuldge: Battle of the Bands'' is an action RPG game with rock 'n' roll elements, based on the ''Webcomic/{{Deathbulge}}'' comic. After a successful UsefulNotes/{{Kickstarter}} campaign, which can be seen [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/deathbulge/deathbulge-battle-of-the-bands here]], the game released on August 8, 2023. The game's official website is [[https://deathbulge.com/game here]].

* CartoonWhale: This game has a whale who could sing. Because the Big Puff Ensemble recorded his songs without his knowledge, he wants payback. Ian can summon him by tuning his bass ''Way Down''.

* FoulWaterfowl: K-Kwak, being a prideful duck, [[SoreLoser he really didn’t take it well when Faye and Ian beat him]] so he’d take it out on Briff, even though he was a member of Deathbuldge, he wasn’t there when he was defeated, plus he quit.
* FriendlyNeighborhoodSpider: Eggie is a drumming spider who’s suffering from creator’s block, and mentors with Deathbuldge's drummer, Briff, who can summon him anytime he pleases.

* HellHotel: Hoho is home to all sorts of ghosts friendly or otherwise.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Good news, Rona managed to trap Maelstro's body into a machine. Bad news, it wasn’t gonna hold him for long, so she was willing to sacrifice her own body and life just to give Deathbuldge a fighting chance]].
* HorsemenOfTheApocalypse: Pokalyps is based on this trope, as they are all drummers. There’s Malnora the lead singer, Deadbone the guitarist, Pesto the bassist, and Klöpp the drummer.

** Deathbuldge is known for using their own instruments to battle. Faye is on the offensive with her guitar, Ian is defense with his base, and Briff is a healer with his drums.
** Mutilla not only have instruments, but ''they are instruments''. With Rona on organ with her arm, Headbanger with a drum for a head, and Trista that can turn her hands into trumpets.

* MustHaveCaffeine: Sid often drinks energy drink after energy drink, much to his x mate's worry.

* PlantHair: Claire, being a tree-goddess, has long locks more likely than not made of plant matter. She wears it in a MotherlySidePlait, which is fair enough for the mother of the tonewood forest.

* SummonMagic: Some attacks allow Deathbuldge to summon allies to help out.

* ThePowerOfRock: Deathbuldge is a rock band who use music to strike down their foes.

* FoulWaterfowl: K-Kwak, being a prideful duck, [[SoreLosser he really didn’t take it well when Faye and Ian beat him]] so he’d take it out on Briff, even though he was a member of Deathbuldge, he wasn’t there when he was defeated, plus he quit.

''Deathbuldge: Battle of the Bands'' is an action RPG game with rock 'n' roll elements, based on the ''Webcomic/{{Deathbulge}}'' comic. After a successful UsefulNotes/{{Kickstarter}} campaign, which can be seen [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/deathbulge/deathbulge-battle-of-the-bands here]], the game released on August 8, 2023.

* BattleOfTheBands: The main narrative is Faye's band competing in one of these. It's even the game's subtitle.
* BirdPeople: There are bird people alright, and most of them made a home in Claire's hair, as she is a tree goddess.

* CharacterClassSystem: This game has 9 band roles, each with its own unique style. These classes are Headbanger, Show-off, Well-toned, Tuner, Avant-guarde, Distorter, Busker, Goth, and Sampler.

* StatusEffects: There are all sorts of attacks that can cause all sorts of effects from burning to healing.

''Deathbuldge: Battle of the Bands'' is an action RPG game with rock 'n' roll elements, based on the ''Webcomic/{{Deathbulge}}'' comic.

''Deathbuldge: Battle of the Bands'' is an action RPG game with rock 'n' roll elements.