History VideoGame / PurpleMoon

* DelinquentHair: Sharla's bleached pompadour in most of the ''Rockett'' games. A website storyline gave her a makeover with short, spiky hair that she let down, which is a more muted example, but still counts -- particularly in contrast to her natural hair, seen in ''Secret Paths to the Sea''.

* SpiritualAntithesis: The studio's founder Brenda Laurel believed that most "girls' games" at the time were [[GirlShowGhetto shallow and relied heavily on gender stereotypes]], singling out ''[[Franchise/{{Barbie}} Barbie Fashion Designer]]'' in particular for having "perpetuated a version of femininity that was fundamentally lame," and wanted to provide a superior alternative.

* OverprotectiveDad: Stephanie's mom won't let her wear makeup (which she's seen doing behind her back) or bikinis.

* {{Nerd}}: Arnold Zeitbaum, with his acne, pocket protector, awkward hair, nasally voice, and hopeless crush on Rockett, hits nearly every qualification on the list. In Jessie's words, "he's got a humongous brain, but he's... slightly strange."

* PositiveDiscrimination: This has been levelled against a number of the characters, Miko taking the brunt of it.

* ArtsyMoon: The company logo. It has a face and hair.

* EmbarrassingMiddleName: Rockett's middle name was revealed to be "Moon Child" [[AllThereInTheManual on the splash page of the official Purple Moon website]] (which changed weekly to feature new comments from characters). Even someone with the first name ''[[UnfortunateName Rockett]]'' considered this middle name [[HippieParents too outlandish]] and was embarrassed to reveal it.

* UnfortunateNames: With a name like Mavis Wartella-Depew, it's no wonder the poor girl doesn't have many friends.

* OverprotectiveDad: Stephanie's mom won't let her wear makeup (which she's seen doing behind her back) or bikinis, and

* ShipperOnDeck: A few characters strongly support Rockett's crush on Ruben, particularly Jessie and Mavis.

A VisualNovel series, though instead of still screens with dialogue boxes, the story was told in cinematics -- sort of; still screens were played with voices without the player moving pieces along. Choices were made by picking one of three {{Floating Advice Reminder}}s, and the player could access at any time a parallel universe where they could break into other characters' lockers and occasionally the teachers' lounge to look at their things and read their notes, getting a better idea of who the characters were and what the player should do. The games took place in grade eight, and the main character was Rockett Movado, the new girl in town.

* DelinquentHair: Sharla's bleached pompadour in most of the ''Rockett'' games. A website storyline gave her a makeover with short, spiky hair that she let down, which is a more muted example, but still counts--particularly in contrast to her natural hair, seen in ''Secret Paths to the Sea''.

[[caption-width-right:158:[[TooGoodToLast Wish we could.]]]]

* SecondYearProtagonist: In the ''Rockett's World'' and ''Starfire Soccer'' games. ''Secret Paths'' is set in the previous year.

* MaxTrope: Max Diamond, one of the popular boys.

* BlackBestFriend: Even if Nakili isn't Rockett's best friend, she absolutely reflects the character type, being laid-back, sassy, and constantly with the other [=CSGs=]. She does have her own character and her own interests, though, which defies this at the same time.

Compare Mattel's current {{Cash Cow Franchise}}s, ''Toys/MonsterHigh'' and its spinoff ''Toys/EverAfterHigh'', which are similarly focused on character relations pulling along the plot and full of ExpandedUniverse material.

* EmbarrassingMiddleName: Rockett's middle name was revealed to be "Moon Child" [[AllThereInTheManual on the splash page of the official Purple Moon website]] (which changed weekly to feature new comments from characters). Even someone with the first name [[UnfortunateName ''Rockett'']] considered this middle name [[HippieParents too outlandish]] and was embarrassed to reveal it.

* EmbarrassingMiddleName: Rockett's middle name was revealed to be "Moon Child" [[AllThereInTheManual on the splash page of the official Purple Moon website]] (which changed weekly to feature new comments from characters). This was confessed with great reluctance because even someone named ''Rockett'' considered the name [[HippieParents too outlandish]].

* TheLadette: Sharla Norvell is tough and sarcastic, has spiky BoyishShortHair, wears leather jackets, smokes (well, pretends to), and starts fights. While she's mostly a loner, when she does hang out with the other kids, it's [[OneOfTheBoys almost always with the guys]]. In ''Rockett's Camp Adventures'', she joins Ruben and Cleveland in playing a prank on one of the girls' cabins, and during a bonfire laughs at Ruben's armpit fart while the other girls are grossed out by it.

* TheLadette: Sharla Norvell is tough and sarcastic, has spiky BoyishShortHair, wears leather jackets, smokes and starts fights. While she's mostly a loner, when she does hang out with the other kids, it's [[OneOfTheBoys almost always with the guys]]. In ''Rockett's Camp Adventures'', she joins Ruben and Cleveland in playing a prank on one of the girls' cabins, and during a bonfire laughs at Ruben's armpit fart while the other girls are grossed out by it.

* TotallyRadical: ''So much'' '90s slang. In ''Rockett's Camp Adventures'', characters use phrases like "mega choice" and "bust a move".

* OneOfTheBoys: Sharla Norvell, for sure. While she's generally a loner, when she does hang out with the other kids, it's almost always with the guys. She tends to either tease or ignore her female peers, and her closest friend, Bo, is a guy. In ''Rockett's Camp Adventures'', she spends most of her time hanging out with Ruben and Cleveland. She joins them in playing a prank on one of the girls' cabins, and during a bonfire laughs at Ruben's armpit fart while the other girls are grossed out by it.

* OneOfTheBoys: Sharla Norvell, for sure. While she's generally a loner, when she does hang out with the other kids, it's almost always with the guys. She tends to either tease, mock or ignore her female peers, and her closest friend, Bo, is a guy. In ''Rockett's Camp Adventures'', she spends most of her time hanging out with Ruben and Cleveland. She joins them in playing a prank on one of the girls' cabins, and during a bonfire laughs at Ruben's armpit fart while the other girls are grossed out by it.

* TotallyRadical: ''So'' much '90s slang. In ''Rockett's Camp Adventures'', characters use phrases like "mega choice" and "bust a move".

* OneOfTheBoys: Sharla Norvell, for sure. While she's generally a loner, when she does hang out with the other kids, it's almost always with the guys. She tends to either tease, mock or ignore her female peers, and her closest friend, Bo, is male. In ''Rockett's Camp Adventures'', she spends most of her time hanging out with Ruben and Cleveland. She joins them in playing a prank on one of the girls' cabins, and during a bonfire laughs at Ruben's armpit fart while the other girls are grossed out by it.

* OneOfTheBoys: Sharla Norvell, for sure. While she's generally a loner, when she does hang out with the other kids, it's [[OneOfTheBoys almost always with the guys]]. In ''Rockett's Camp Adventures'', she spends most of her time hanging out with Ruben and Cleveland. She joins them in playing a prank on one of the girls' cabins, and during a bonfire laughs at Ruben's armpit fart while the other girls are grossed out by it.