History VideoGame / DoubleDragonNeon

* SpikesOfVillainy: On full display in the rematch with Skullmageddon, where he grows giant spiky pauldrons that are each about as big as his entire torso. Somehow his sword is even more extreme, which actually looks pretty intimidating as it grows densely packed spikes all along the front. The intimidation effect is mitigated dramatically by Skullmageddon prefacing the fight by complaining about how badly you beat him and that all he wanted was a date with Marion.

* SiblingTeam: Billy and Jimmy have got to work together to save Marian. They seem to be {{vitriolic best buds}} as they insult each other a lot and [[spoiler: fight over Marian's affection]]

* InsaneTrollLogic: The game is made of this trope, but Skullmageddon's entire deal with finding a girlfriend is this. To be sure, Marion is a [[MsFanService very attractive woman]], but so are those who serve in his legion, who from all accounts are willing to die for him. He's even introduced with several Ichisumi fawning over him. There really wasn't a need to kidnap a girlfriend, which was the impetus for the Double Dragon wanting to kick his butt, with so many lovely eligible ladies in waiting.

* AntiFrustrationFeatures: If you die in the fight against [[spoiler:Giga Skullmageddon]], rather than having to start the entire level from the start, you merely restart from the section just before the fight. In addition, you restart with two lives, so if you had less than that when you started the fight, you've actually got an advantage. And finally, there's a hidden area right at the beginning of the section that contrains additional extra lives, although whether or not you'll manage to find it is another matter entirely.

* SpaceDoesNotWorkThatWay: Played for laughs on the Airlock level, which requires the Lee brothers to go outside the pressurized parts of the spaceship. They panic when they realize there's no air, then take a deep breath and (presumably) hold it for the duration. The shopkeeper points out that this is a ''really bad idea'' if you talk to him enough.

** Skullmageddon with his skeletal motif, voice, distinctive laugh, and role as BidBad is clearly based heavily on [[WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse1983 Skeletor]] though his design has elements from fellow SaturdayMorningCartoon villain [[VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesTurtlesInTime Super Shredder]].

* SmallAnnoyingCreature: Fuzzface, who only appears if you crouch in a specific spot repeatedly. The bad news: It's a creepy oversized bee thing with googly eyes that constantly stare at the screen, an annoying voice and once you make it appear, it keeps following you around until you beat or quit the game. The good news: it periodically drops lots of life and energy recovery items which is extremely useful on higher difficulty levels and you can hit it by "accident", which makes it shout out in pain or say that it "knows you didn't mean to do that".
-->"BILLY, WHERE'S MARIAN? I LIKE MARIAN!"

* GiantMook: Abobo.

* SiblingTeam

* VillainSong: It ends on an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k93kNJKEl4o epic one]].

* DivergentCharacterEvolution: An AvertedTrope with Billy and Jimmy, as they play identically, but the trope is worth mentioning as, due to the Mixtape system, the two will likely have ''very'' different moves and stats by the end of the game.

* BossSubtitles: All enemy characters get these, from bosses to mooks.

* BossSubtitles: Enemy Subtitles: Present for every enemy's introduction, most with AlliterativeName type nicknames: "Cartwheeling Cannon Fodder Williams", "Expensive Experiment Giant Tank", "Your Worst Nightmare Skullmageddon", etc.

%%* GoodBadTranslation: [[invoked]] Referenced with Bimmy and Jammy.

* MythologyGag: Mistranslated Mutants Bimmy 'n' Jammy, referencing Double Dragon III.

* McNinja: Shun.
* MilestoneCelebration: This game was released 25 years after the original ''Double Dragon''.

''Neon'' is available on [[UsefulNotes/PlayStationNetwork PlayStation Network]], UsefulNotes/XboxLiveArcade, and UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}.

** The final dungeon of ''VideoGame/EarthBound'' has many similarities to the final stage. Namely that [[spoiler:the main characters are robotized and enter one way time portals to chase the final boss.]]

* CombinationAttack: A less than chivalrous example, you can have one brother kneel behind an enemy and the other bro push them over.

* {{Expy}}: Skullmageddon is one for [[WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse1983 Skeletor]] mixed with [[VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesTurtlesInTime Super Shredder]].

* EvilAlbino: [[{{Dominatrix}} Linda]] has an albino {{palette swap}}.

* OverlyNarrowSuperlative: Of the stupid type: if Bimmy manages to kill Billy, he'll sometimes say "Bimmy is ''best'' Bimmy!"

** The hair pick does a whopping 1 damage when it hits someone, and then notably sticks to their hair. Using it on every enemy will get you an achievement/trophy. When used on Skullmageddon (which will net you another achievement), it pins his hat to his head (which he [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] when he tries to remove it).

* GoodBadTranslation: Referenced with Bimmy and Jammy.

*** The only characters who don't have this in their subtitles are Skullmageddon (Your Worst Nightmare and [[spoiler:Bone and Metal]]), Ichsumi (Most-Refined), Hoverbizzle (Gyroscopic Jerk), Mecha Biker ([[VideoGame/MegaMan Super Combat Bot]]), and [[spoiler:Evil Marian (Skullmageddon's Girl?!)]]

* [[BatmanCanBreatheInSpace Billy And Jimmy Can Breathe In Space]]: A particularly silly example.

* [[IHaveYourWife I Have Your Girlfriend]]: [[spoiler:And wish to make her mine!]]