History VideoGame / TakAndThePowerOfJuju

Years before they developed ''VideoGame/DisneyInfinity'' and ''VideoGame/HogwartsLegacy'', Avalanche Software created this 2003 PlatformGame for Creator/{{THQ}} and Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} on the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2, UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube, and UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance. Notable for being the only console video game series produced by Nickelodeon Games that was not based on an pre-existing Franchise/{{Nicktoon|s}} as well as the first (and more well-known) of only [[VideoGame/TwentyFiveToLife two]] original properties created by the otherwise LicensedGame-oriented Avalanche, the game tells the story of Tak (Creator/JasonMarsden), a young shaman-in-training who lives in the jungle village of the Pupanunu People under the tutelage of the wise shaman Jibolba (Creator/JohnKassir). For years, the Pupanunu have lived a peaceful existence thanks to the protection of the Moon Juju (Tina Illman), a powerful tribal goddess and a member of a race of powerful magical spirits called Jujus.

''Tak and the Power of Juju'' is a 2003 video game made by Creator/{{THQ}} and Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2, UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube, and UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance. It got two sequels: one in 2004 known as ''VideoGame/Tak2TheStaffOfDreams'' and the other in 2005 called ''[[VideoGame/TakTheGreatJujuChallenge Tak: The Great Juju Challenge]]''. The franchise was later adapted into a [[WesternAnimation/TakAndThePowerOfJuju2007 short lived]] Franchise/{{Nicktoon|s}} with two extra tie-in games in 2008 called ''VideoGame/{{Tak and the Guardians of Gross}}'' and ''Tak: Mojo Mistake''.

Notable for being the only video game produced by Nickelodeon Games that was not based on an already-existing animated series on Nickelodeon, the game tells the story of Tak (Creator/JasonMarsden), a young shaman-in-training who lives in the jungle village of the Pupanunu People under the tutelage of the wise shaman Jibolba (Creator/JohnKassir). For years, the Pupanunu have lived a peaceful existence thanks to the protection of the Moon Juju (Tina Illman), a powerful tribal goddess and a member of a race of powerful magical spirits called Jujus.

* NinjaButterfly: Juju Flora. Flea!Jibolba in the real world in the second game. In the dream world, it's the Dream Juju. [[spoiler:AKA Tlaloc.]]

* UnexpectedGameplayChange: [[SlippySlideyIceWorld Powder Canyon]] and [[ShiftingSandLand Numa Dunes]] change the game from a platformer to ''Tony Hawk''-style extreme sports. Similarly, the boss fights against Pins and Needles later in the game take the form of fighting on ostriches or a VideoGame/DanceDanceRevolution-style dance-off.

* ArsonMurderAndJaywalking: When Jibolba describes the plight of the Pupanunu people, he calls the Moon Juju "good, and wise, and pretty." Then he mentions Tlaloc having imprisoned her, and states that Tlaloc isn't good or wise, "and he's ''certainly'' not pretty."

* BalefulPolymorph: Tlalok's sheep curse that effects the majority of the Pupanunu people. He turns Tak into several different animals in quick succession during the first game's final boss fight, turns Flora into an orangutan at the end of said final boss fight and is turned into a sheep himself after his defeat.

* BalefulPolymorph: Tlalok's sheep curse that effects the majority of the Pupanunu people. He turns Tak into several different animals in quick succession during the first game's final boss fight and is turned into a sheep himself after his defeat.

* TwentyBearAsses: Those blasted Yorbels... and you need a ''lot'' of them.

!!Tropes for the Television Series:

* AdaptationNameChange:
** Tlaloc is renamed Traloc.
** Mind Reader Juju is renamed Psychic Juju
** Dead Juju is renamed Party Juju.
** The Dark Juju Travis is renamed Darkness Juju.
* AdaptationalDumbass: Tak is noticeably a bit dumber than he was in the video games.
* AdaptationalJerkass:
** Tak is still well-meaning for the most part, but the cartoon noticeably makes him more arrogant and willing to use his magic for personal gain.
** Lok bullies Tak in certain episodes of the animated series whereas in the games he was, while obnoxious and only occasionally helpful, very supportive of Tak to the point of being a wannabe BigBrotherMentor.
* AdaptedOut: Several characters originating from the game series never appear in the cartoon, most notably Tlaloc's minions Pins and Needles, Moon Juju, Flora, Fauna, the Two-Headed Juju and Jibolba's brother JB.
* AlternateContinuity: The series is apparently a separate canon from the games, as "A Shaman's Shaman" appears to indicate that this is Tak's first meeting with Traloc, when Tlaloc was the main villain of the first two games. In addition, the special "Destiny Schmestiny" shows an account of Tak's origins that is completely irreconcilable with the events of the games.
* AttractiveBentGender: "Girls Only" has Tak disguise himself as a girl to sneak into a club that only allows Pupununu females. Keeko later meets Tak in his female disguise and falls in love with him.
* BabyMorphEpisode: "Little Chief" has the Chief try to get Tak to use his magic to make him a teenager again. Instead, Tak ends up turning him into a baby, which becomes a problem when the Chief gets too used to having the rest of the Pupununu people take care of him to do anything about his responsibility of leading the tribe.
* BankruptcyBarrel: The Log Hermit wears nothing but a hollow tree stump.
* CanonForeigner: The animated series features a lot of characters who don't appear in the original games, particularly Jeera, Zaria, Keeko and the Pupununu Chief.
* CurseCutShort: "Zaria's in Charge" has Jeera comment "Yeah, when Jujus fly out of my--"
* DeathByAdaptation: Travis the Dark Juju was still alive after his defeat in ''VideoGame/TakTheGreatJujuChallenge'', while his animated series counterpart Darkness Juju ends up vaporized by Tak.
* DemotedToExtra:
** Traloc only appears in one episode, when he was the main villain of the first two games.
** The Caged Juju was a major character in the first two games, when here he only has a voiceless cameo in "Lok the Offender".
* DoggedNiceGuy: Tak wants Jeera to love him, but she doesn't return his affections.
* FatBastard: The Chief is corpulent and not very nice.
* FatIdiot: In addition to being an overweight jerk, the Chief is very stupid.
* FlirtatiousSmackOnTheAss: In "The Party", Killjoy Juju complains that she doesn't get a slap on the heinie for ending parties and tells Party Juju to not even think about it when he raises a hand near her rear.
* GRatedDrug: The love potion from "Love Hurts" causes Tak to act very weird while attempting to court Jeera.
* GodivaHair: A male example occurs in "This Bites", where the Log Hermit has his privates covered by his beard after the tree stump he wears is eaten by a zombified Jibolba.
* GrossUpCloseUp: "This Bites" shows sickening close-ups of Jibolba's toothless gums and nostril hairs as well as the Chief's belly button.
* HandOrObjectUnderwear:
** Keeko walks away while covering himself with a rock when Tak accidentally burns up all his clothes in "A Shaman's Shaman".
** In "The Three Chiefs", the Chief tries to have Tak use his magic to shear a sheep. While Tak is successful, the process also strips the Chief naked, forcing him to use the shorn sheep to cover himself.
* IWantGrandkids: When it is believed that Tak is destined to marry Zaria in "To Zaria with Love", the Chief likes the idea of Tak being his son-in-law and mentions that he's looking forward to having grandchildren.
* IWantMyMommy: Lok cries for his mommy whenever he's intimidated as a running gag.
* ImpactSilhouette: In "To Zaria With Love", Tak runs through a wall and leaves behind a hole shaped like his silhouette.
* JokeOfTheButt: In "Nice Calves", Tak fools around with a disembodied rear by pretending it is his own behind as well as placing it on his head and declaring himself the Butt King.
* MirrorCrackingUgly: "Hairy Zaria" has Zaria's mirror crack when she looks into it after she is made hairy by Tak's magic.
* {{Mooning}}: As part of trying to fit in with the Pupununu youth in "Little Chief", one of the activities Chief suggests to Jeera and Tak is that they knock on Jibolba's door and bare their bottoms at him.
* NearMissGroinAttack: Tak almost takes a spear to the crotch in "The Gift".
* OfCorpseHesAlive: The episode "Joy Ride" has Tak and Keeko take Jeera's new J-Runner (given to her by the Belly Juju in gratitude for helping him when he was choking) and end up running over a Juju. Not wanting to get in trouble for causing a Juju's death, Tak and Keeko move the Juju's body around to try and convince the rest of the Pupununu tribe that the Juju isn't dead. [[spoiler:At the end of the episode, the Juju is revealed to be named Roadkill Juju, turns out to be still alive and actually ''likes'' getting run over.]]
* OnlySaneMan: With Tak being an AdaptationalDumbass, Jeera is the most sensible of the Pupununu in this continuity.
* OriginsEpisode: The "Destiny Schmestiny" special serves to explain how Tak became shaman of the Pupununu and their liaison towards the Juju in this continuity.
* SuddenlySpeaking: "Joy Ride" ends with [[spoiler:Roadkill Juju]] turning out to be able to speak and not being a dead body.
* WhoWritesThisCrap: The Chief comments on the lyrics for Bug Juju's musical being dreadful in "Our Favorite Juju".

''Tak and the Power of Juju'' is a 2003 video game made by Creator/{{THQ}} and Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2, UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube, and UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance. It got two sequels: one in 2004 known as ''VideoGame/Tak2TheStaffOfDreams'' and the other in 2005 called ''[[VideoGame/TakTheGreatJujuChallenge Tak: The Great Juju Challenge]]''. The franchise was later adapted into a [[short lived WesternAnimation/TakAndThePowerOfJuju2007]] Franchise/{{Nicktoon|s}} with two extra tie-in games in 2008 called ''VideoGame/{{Tak and the Guardians of Gross}}'' and ''Tak: Mojo Mistake''.

''Tak and the Power of Juju'' is a 2003 video game made by Creator/{{THQ}} and Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2, UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube, and UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance. It got two sequels: one in 2004 known as ''VideoGame/Tak2TheStaffOfDreams'' and the other in 2005 called ''[[VideoGame/TakTheGreatJujuChallenge Tak: The Great Juju Challenge]]''. The franchise was later adapted into a [[short lived ''WesternAnimation/TakAndThePowerOfJuju2007'']] Franchise/{{Nicktoon|s}} with two extra tie-in games in 2008 called ''VideoGame/{{Tak and the Guardians of Gross}}'' and ''Tak: Mojo Mistake''.

''Tak and the Power of Juju'' is a 2003 video game made by Creator/{{THQ}} and Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2, UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube, and UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance. It got two sequels: one in 2004 known as ''VideoGame/Tak2TheStaffOfDreams'' and the other in 2005 called ''[[VideoGame/TakTheGreatJujuChallenge Tak: The Great Juju Challenge]]''. The franchise was later adapted into a [[short lived WesternAnimation/TakAndThePowerOfJuju2007]] Franchise/{{Nicktoon|s}} with two extra tie-in games in 2008 called ''VideoGame/{{Tak and the Guardians of Gross}}'' and ''Tak: Mojo Mistake''.

''Tak and the Power of Juju'' is a 2003 video game made by Creator/{{THQ}} and Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2, UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube, and UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance. It got two sequels: one in 2004 known as ''VideoGame/Tak2TheStaffOfDreams'' and the other in 2005 called ''[[VideoGame/TakTheGreatJujuChallenge Tak: The Great Juju Challenge]]''. The franchise was later adapted into a [[short-lived WesternAnimation/TakAndThePowerOfJuju2007]] Franchise/{{Nicktoon|s}} with two extra tie-in games in 2008 called ''VideoGame/{{Tak and the Guardians of Gross}}'' and ''Tak: Mojo Mistake''.

''Tak and the Power of Juju'' is a 2003 video game made by Creator/{{THQ}} and Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2, UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube, and UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance. It got two sequels: one in 2004 known as ''VideoGame/Tak2TheStaffOfDreams'' and the other in 2005 called ''[[VideoGame/TakTheGreatJujuChallenge Tak: The Great Juju Challenge]]''. The franchise was later adapted into a short-lived Franchise/{{Nicktoon|s}} with two extra tie-in games in 2008 called ''VideoGame/{{Tak and the Guardians of Gross}}'' and ''Tak: Mojo Mistake''.

* AdaptedOut: Several characters originating from the game series never appear in the cartoon, most notably Moon Juju, Flora, Fauna, the Two-Headed Juju and Jibolba's brother JB.

* AdaptationalJerkass: Lok bullies Tak in certain episodes of the animated series whereas in the games he was, while obnoxious and only occasionally helpful, very supportive of Tak to the point of being a wannabe BigBrotherMentor.
* AlternateContinuity: The series is apparently a separate canon from the games, as "A Shaman's Shaman" appears to indicate that this is Tak's first meeting with Traloc, when Tlaloc was the main villain of the first two games.

* MirrorCrackingUgly: "Hair Zaria" has Zaria's mirror crack when she looks into it after she is made hairy by Tak's magic.

* GRatedDrug: The love potion from "Love Hurts".

* {{Mooning}}: As part of trying to fit in with the Pupununu youth in "Little Chief", one of the activities Chief suggests to Jeera and Tak is that they ring Jibolba's door and bare their bottoms at him.