History WebAnimation / BrokenSaints

* WorldOfCardboardSpeech: Raimi to Shandala.

* ThoseTwoBadGuys:
** Charles and Bravado.
** Phobos and Deimos.

* BadDreams: All over the place.

* ChekhovsGunman: [[spoiler:The hobo with the apocalyptic sign.]]

Brooke Burgess has stated frequently that some of his biggest influences in the conception of ''Broken Saints'' were Creator/DavidLynch (specifically ''Series/TwinPeaks''), Creator/TerryGilliam, ''Series/ThePrisoner'', and ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'', all of which are referenced frequently over the course of the series.

** Many of the animated "covers" that bookend each chapter. Among the works paid tribute to are ''Series/TwinPeaks'', ''Series/ThePrisoner'', ''Film/{{Brazil}}'', ''Film/FightClub'', ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'', ''Film/TheMatrix'', and ''Film/DonnieDarko''.

* HeroicAlbino: While not exactly a hero ''per se'', magic shop owner Cielle is portrayed in a positive light.

** [[spoiler:Oran's friend Hassan might better qualify for StuffedIntoTheFridge status, since he was killed primarily to show just what horrible evil dicks Lt. Charles and Lt. Bravado were, and to spur Oran into action against them.]]* SuperpoweredEvilSide: [[spoiler:Mad Shandala = completely terrifying.]]

This series has a [[Characters/BrokenSaints character sheet]].

* CreepyCoolCrosses: In Raimi's lucid dream in Chapter 7, rising crosses are depicted in the context of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. [[WordOfGod According to the commentary track]], partly a nod to TheWall.

** Gabriel practically [[NotWhatItSoundsLike introduces himself by getting naked]]. [[spoiler:He also goes shirtless for the final battle.]])

* SuperpoweredEvilSide: [[spoiler:Mad Shandala = completely terrifying.]]

* WomenInRefrigerators: Narrowly averted: [[spoiler:Sandra's death is necessary as a way of [[KickTheDog fully establishing the Shadow Men's villainy]] and instead of motivating Raimi, it nearly gives him a HeroicBSOD. And given the kind of shit she was digging up for Raimi, it's a logical outcome, not out of nowhere.]]
** [[spoiler:Oran's friend Hassan might better qualify for StuffedIntoTheFridge status, since he was killed primarily to show just what horrible evil dicks Lt. Charles and Lt. Bravado were, and to spur Oran into action against them.]]

* AnimationBump: The first half, in the DVD.

->''What would you give to know the truth?''

* BigBad: [[spoiler:Lear Dunham]].

* BookEnds: Each chapter opens with an animation and ends with the same animation being played in reverse. For the entire series there is [[spoiler:Shandala's opening speech, the island Lomalagi, and the shot of the two planets which are now blue instead of red.]]
* BreakTheCutie: Shandala. The entire execution of [[spoiler:Lear's plan relies on Shandala being nurtured and loved in a utopian environment all her life, and then promptly subjected to this treatment.]]

* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Benjamin Palmer, head of BIOCOM, and [[spoiler:in a less conventional way, Lear.]]
* CrapsackWorld[=/=]WorldHalfFull

* DreamSequence: Multiple times. Most notable, Acts 2 through 5 of Chapter 20 pretty much consist simply of [[DarkAndTroubledPast revealing]] [[FlashBack flashbacks]] told in this fashion, culminating [[spoiler:in a final vision that spiritually unites the four heroes and awakens Shandala from her psuedo-comatose state.]]

* DrivingQuestion: What's with the dreams? What is the truth this TagLine keeps talking about?

* ElementalPowers: Subverted in that the four heroes do not actually have the ability to control said elements so much as the elements reflect their personalities. The connection comes from [[spoiler:the spiritual analogy in the collective [[BuffySpeak dream vision sequence epiphany thing]] of Chapter 20, Act 5.]]

* IAmYourFather: While never stated in that fashion, [[spoiler:Lear tells the other three heroes that he is Shandala's biological father]].

* MrExposition: Raimi, especially in Chapter 15, but also in general until [[spoiler:the last chapter, when the duty falls to Lear, as BigBad, to unveil his scheme.]]
* NiceGuy: Gabriel [[spoiler:except not. So, ''so'' not.]]

* ShipTease: Oran and Shandala get the most. Well, apart from [[HoYay Oran and Raimi...]]

* SignificantAnagram: (LEAR SPEC SILO / [[spoiler:CLOSE AS PERIL / ILL SCOPE ARES / COLLAPSE RISE / A SCORE I SELL]] [[color:white:/ SOLAR ECLIPSE (which is never said, but does happen)]].

* WomenInRefrigerators: Narrowly averted: [[spoiler:Sandra's death is necessary as a way of [[KickTheDog fully establishing the Shadow Men's villainy]] and instead of motivating Raimi, it nearly gives him a HeroicBSOD. And given the kind of shit she was digging up for Raimi, it's a logical outcome, not out of nowhere]].

* BookEnds: [[spoiler:Shandala's opening speech, the island Lomalagi, and the shot of the two planets which are now blue instead of red.]]

->''"What would you give to know the truth?"''

The story focuses on four strangers from "the quiet corners of the globe", each from a wildly different background and worldview than the others, who all receive similar traumatizing visions of impending doom, and are drawn to the same place in search of answers. Along the way, they face their inner demons and learn about ThePowerOfLove.

The story is told in twenty-four chapters, many chapters frequently sub-divided into multiple acts. The total running time for the series is ten and a half hours. The series was released on DVD with added voiceovers, plus bonus features and commentaries, by Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox in 2006. Among the voice cast are Creator/JanyseJaud, Creator/KirbyMorrow, Creator/MichaelDobson, Creator/DavidKaye, and Creator/ScottMcNeil.

Brooke Burgess has stated frequently that some of his biggest influences in the conception of ''Broken Saints'' were Creator/DavidLynch (specifically ''Series/TwinPeaks''), Creator/TerryGilliam, ''Series/ThePrisoner'', and ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'', and all of these are referenced frequently over the course of the series.

->--{{Tagline}}

* {{Expy}}: They may be rather different in terms of personality, but Charles and Bravado are practically identical to [[StreetFighter Guile and Charlie]] in appearance.

** Many of the animated "covers" that bookend each chapter. Among the works paid tribute to are ''Series/TwinPeaks'', ''Series/ThePrisoner'', ''Film/{{Brazil}}'', ''Film/FightClub'', ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'', ''Film/TheMatrix'', and ''DonnieDarko''.
** Lt. Charles and Lt. Bravado are creator-acknowledged homages to Guile and Charlie from ''StreetFighter''.

The story is told in twenty-four chapters, many chapters frequently sub-divided into multiple acts. The total running time for the series is ten and a half hours. The series was released on DVD with added voiceovers, plus bonus features and commentaries, by Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox in 2006. Among the voice cast are Creator/JanyseJaud, Creator/KirbyMorrow, Creator/MichaelDobson, DavidKaye, and Creator/ScottMcNeil.

* HeyItsThatVoice: [[Manga/DragonBall Goku]], [[TransformersArmada Starscream]], and [[WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy the Kanker Sisters]] are drawn together as part of a grand scheme concocted by [[{{Transformers}} Megatron]] and [[TheXFiles the Cigarette Smoking Guy]].

** Many of the animated "covers" that bookend each chapter. Among the works paid tribute to are ''TwinPeaks'', ''Series/ThePrisoner'', ''Film/{{Brazil}}'', ''FightClub'', ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'', ''Film/TheMatrix'', and ''DonnieDarko''.

* HoYay: Raimi and Oran, as lampshaded in commentary tracks by Brooke Burgess himself.

The story is told in twenty-four chapters, many chapters frequently sub-divided into multiple acts. The total running time for the series is ten and a half hours. The series was released on DVD with added voiceovers, plus bonus features and commentaries, by Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox in 2006. Among the voice cast are Creator/JanyseJaud, Creator/KirbyMorrow, MichaelDobson, DavidKaye, and Creator/ScottMcNeil.

Brooke Burgess has stated frequently that some of his biggest influences in the conception of ''Broken Saints'' were DavidLynch (specifically ''TwinPeaks''), Creator/TerryGilliam, ''Series/ThePrisoner'', and ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'', and all of these are referenced frequently over the course of the series.

* {{Animesque}}: The influence of anime in the art of this series was more noticeably in the early version of the first episodes, before the AnimationBump, with those episodes being redone in a more realistic style. However, the anime influence was still noticiable.

* {{Animesque}}: The influence of anime in art of this series was more noticeably in the early version of the first episodes.

* TheMessiah: Shandala.