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-->'''Tarosuke:''' The true Dark One! AAAAH!
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-->'''Tarosuke:''' The true ''true'' Dark One! AAAAH!
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** Tarosuke is a middle-schooler with a high and creepy filtered voice. (Although given how he's a CreepyChild, the voice is kind of fitting.)
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* AdaptationalPersonalityChange: Tarosuke is typically depicted as a DirtyKid (both within his own game and in other Namco-created games). In the web series, he's a CreepyChild who freaks out everyone around him, including [[HorrifyingTheHorror ghosts.]]
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* AdaptationalPersonalityChange: AdaptationalPersonalityChange:
** Tarosuke is typically depicted as a DirtyKid (both within his own game and in other Namco-created games). In the web series, he's a CreepyChild who freaks out everyone around him, including [[HorrifyingTheHorror ghosts.]]]]
** Valkyrie is an OccidentalOtaku GenkiGirl in her own comic. Here, she's a court judge who is gravelly-voiced and surprisingly serious-minded.
** Tarosuke is typically depicted as a DirtyKid (both within his own game and in other Namco-created games). In the web series, he's a CreepyChild who freaks out everyone around him, including [[HorrifyingTheHorror ghosts.
** Valkyrie is an OccidentalOtaku GenkiGirl in her own comic. Here, she's a court judge who is gravelly-voiced and surprisingly serious-minded.
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** Sky Kid is a bird, and eats worms. His desk "chair" is an egg inside of a nest.
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** Sky Kid is a bird, and eats worms. His desk "chair" is an egg inside of a nest. In Episode 11, he states he eats lice as a before-bedtime snack.
* PowerTrio: In Episode 11, Bravoman, Mappy and Dig Dug all band together to catch [[spoiler:the art thief]]. The three end up having a conversation about what roles they'd fit into in a team. Bravoman decides he'd be the leader, Mappy would be the sidekick and Dig Dug would be the comic relief. Dig Dug decides their team name will be "Mappy Team Digger Bravo". Bravoman, however, shuts the idea down.
-->'''Bravoman:''' You need four people.\\
'''Dig Dug:''' Heh heh, I'd-- What?\\
'''Bravoman:''' You can't have a super team with four people. Has to be four, bud.\\
'''Mappy:''' What, are you serious? Says who?\\
'''Bravoman:''' International Union of Heroes. They oversee all hero-team nomenclature.\\
'''Mappy:''' Well, we're the only ones who're gonna use it, it doesn't matter, doesn't have to be official.
-->'''Bravoman:''' You need four people.\\
'''Dig Dug:''' Heh heh, I'd-- What?\\
'''Bravoman:''' You can't have a super team with four people. Has to be four, bud.\\
'''Mappy:''' What, are you serious? Says who?\\
'''Bravoman:''' International Union of Heroes. They oversee all hero-team nomenclature.\\
'''Mappy:''' Well, we're the only ones who're gonna use it, it doesn't matter, doesn't have to be official.
* RealisticDictionIsUnrealistic: Averted. Characters often pause and stutter realistically.
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* ShoutOut: The hypothetical album covers that come up in Mappy's ImagineSpot have Dig Dug dressed as [[Music/DavidBowie Ziggy Stardust]].
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* ShoutOut: ShoutOut:
** The hypothetical album covers that come up in Mappy's ImagineSpot have Dig Dug dressed as [[Music/DavidBowie ZiggyStardust]].Stardust]].
** In Episode 11, Mappy quotes ''Literature/MobyDick'' and states that he can't be sued because it's public domain.
** The hypothetical album covers that come up in Mappy's ImagineSpot have Dig Dug dressed as [[Music/DavidBowie Ziggy
** In Episode 11, Mappy quotes ''Literature/MobyDick'' and states that he can't be sued because it's public domain.
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'''Sky Kid:''' No.\\
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'''Sky Kid:''' Kid:''' ...No.\\
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* SuddenVideoGameMoment:
** In Episode 6, Keith Martin briefly runs out of insults to volley at Mappy. A "reload" icon comes on the screen, and Keith "reloads" his insults.
** In Episode 8, Dig Dug digs a hole underneath the Nyamco floors, and Mappy falls into it. To cushion Mappy's fall, Dig Dug inflates a Pooka, causing it to give him 600 points when Mappy pops it.
** In Episode 6, Keith Martin briefly runs out of insults to volley at Mappy. A "reload" icon comes on the screen, and Keith "reloads" his insults.
** In Episode 8, Dig Dug digs a hole underneath the Nyamco floors, and Mappy falls into it. To cushion Mappy's fall, Dig Dug inflates a Pooka, causing it to give him 600 points when Mappy pops it.
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** Bravoman's voice is deeper than it is in his own series, and has a metallic filter on it. Creator/RobPaulsen clearly was not on the voice cast. This is {{Lampshaded}}, saying that their show has a lower budget than ''Bravoman'' does.
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** Bravoman's voice is deeper than it is in his own series, series and has a metallic filter on it. Creator/RobPaulsen clearly sounds like it was not on the voice cast. performed with a low-quality microphone. This is {{Lampshaded}}, saying that their show has a lower budget than ''Bravoman'' does.does and cannot afford [[Creator/RobPaulsen professional voice actors]].
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* VictoryIsBoring: Goro could have just not hired Mappy to work at Nyamco if he wanted to get away with it, but he likes to play cat-and-mouse with the former cop. (That, and he misses Mappy.)
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* VictoryIsBoring: Goro could have just not hired Mappy to work at Nyamco if he wanted to get away with it, his crime, but he likes to play cat-and-mouse with the former cop. (That, and he misses Mappy.)
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->'''Sky Kid:''' Hey, aren't you that disgraced cop?\\
'''Mappy:''' ''[sighs]'' Yeah... I mean, yeah, but... aren't we all disgraced cops in one way or another?\\
'''Sky Kid:''' No.\\
'''Mappy:''' Well, agree to disagree.
-->-- [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBCP_dFhp-k Mappy Episode 1 - New Hire]]
'''Mappy:''' ''[sighs]'' Yeah... I mean, yeah, but... aren't we all disgraced cops in one way or another?\\
'''Sky Kid:''' No.\\
'''Mappy:''' Well, agree to disagree.
-->-- [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBCP_dFhp-k Mappy Episode 1 - New Hire]]
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* HypocriticalHumor: Goro insinuates that Mappy is fat numerous times in Episode 2, when he's pretty hefty himself. Then again, Goro admits that he's projecting his body image issues onto Mappy to make him feel bad.
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* FurryReminder: Sky Kid is a bird, and eats worms. His desk "chair" is an egg inside of a nest.
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* FurryReminder: FurryReminder:
** Sky Kid is a bird, and eats worms. His desk "chair" is an egg inside of anest.nest.
** In Episode 11, Mappy has a nightmare where Goro attempts to eat him.
** Sky Kid is a bird, and eats worms. His desk "chair" is an egg inside of a
** In Episode 11, Mappy has a nightmare where Goro attempts to eat him.
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* CurseCutShort: Used a couple times, most notably at the end of Episode 11.
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* CurseCutShort: CurseCutShort:
** Useda couple times, most notably at the end of in Episode 11.11, when Mappy and company catch Goro [[spoiler:standing around by the stolen artwork in his underwear.]]
** Used
* FamilyFriendlyFirearms: Goro replaces Mappy's gun with a party horn in Episode 7, saying he can't fire a gun in the workplace. This is subverted when Goro brings out an actual shotgun to deal with the ninja infestation.
* JerkassToOne: Goro treats his other employees with a fair amount of respect, but he never passes up an opportunity to mock Mappy whenever he can.
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* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: In episode 8, Indy Borgnine gets impaled on [[SpikesOfDoom several spikes in a pit]]. He's apparently alive, and tells Mappy and Dig Dug it is more painful than it looks while not even screaming.
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* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: In episode Episode 8, Indy Borgnine gets impaled on [[SpikesOfDoom several spikes in a pit]]. He's apparently alive, and tells Mappy and Dig Dug it is more painful than it looks while not even screaming.
* ObliquelyObfuscatedOccupation: Mappy isn't sure what Nyamco even does, and Sky Kid's role in the workplace is never expanded upon. [[spoiler:That is, until the finale, where he discovers that Goro employed Sky Kid and Dig Dug to craft the safes that drill underground for his heist. Nyamco is also just a front for Goro's scheme.]]
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** All throughout episode 5, Dig Dug forgets that he keeps his drill on his back.
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** All throughout episode Episode 5, Dig Dug forgets that he keeps his drill on his back.
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-->'''Sky Kid:''' Now that I look back on everything, I guess there does seem to be a preponderance of evidence that Goro spent millions of dollars of his company's money crafting the world's biggest museum heist. Now, I'm not gonna sit here and tell you that Goro hasn't done things wrong. And I'm not gonna tell you that Goro shouldn't be punished if he is found guilty of these terrible crimes. But I just think it'd be a shame for us to forget the fact that he's a person. With feelings and desires and a mother and father who probably tried their best to raise him right! We all make mistakes in life. I have, you have, and Goro's no exception. But he still deserves to be treated with dignity.
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-->'''Sky Kid:''' Now that I look back on everything, I guess there does seem to be a preponderance of evidence that Goro spent [[spoiler:spent millions of dollars of his company's money crafting the world's biggest museum heist. heist.]] Now, I'm not gonna sit here and tell you that Goro hasn't done things wrong. And I'm not gonna tell you that Goro shouldn't be punished if he is found guilty of these terrible crimes. But I just think it'd be a shame for us to forget the fact that he's a person. With feelings and desires and a mother and father who probably tried their best to raise him right! We all make mistakes in life. I have, you have, and Goro's no exception. But he still deserves to be treated with dignity.
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* AdaptationalPersonalityChange: Tarosuke is typically depicted as a DirtyKid (both within his own game and in other Namco-created games). In the web series, he's a CreepyChild who freaks out everyone around him, including [[HorrifyingTheHorror ghosts.]]
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* FurryReminder: Sky Kid is a bird, and his lunch apparently consists of dirt and worms.
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* FurryReminder: Sky Kid is a bird, and his lunch apparently consists eats worms. His desk "chair" is an egg inside of dirt and worms.a nest.
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* NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer: Episode 9 has one to explain that Momotaro coming out of Tarosuke's mouth does actually happen in ''Shadow Land'', the game they come from.
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* NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer: Episode 9 has one to explain that Momotaro Monmotaro coming out of Tarosuke's mouth does actually happen in ''Shadow Land'', the game they come from.
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* AnimalJingoism: Goro the cat likes to toy around with Mappy the mouse and annoy him, while Mappy hates Goro.
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* HorrifyingTheHorror: The spirits admit that [[CreepyChild Tarosuke]] gives them the creeps.
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* HorrifyingTheHorror: HorrifyingTheHorror:
** The spirits admit that [[CreepyChild Tarosuke]] gives them thecreeps.creeps.
** Conversely, Tarosuke (who at this point is [[PowerFloats floating in the air]] with creepy ProphetEyes) is driven away by the sight of ''Sky Kid!''
-->'''Tarosuke:''' The true Dark One! AAAAH!
** The spirits admit that [[CreepyChild Tarosuke]] gives them the
** Conversely, Tarosuke (who at this point is [[PowerFloats floating in the air]] with creepy ProphetEyes) is driven away by the sight of ''Sky Kid!''
-->'''Tarosuke:''' The true Dark One! AAAAH!
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* VictoryIsBoring: Goro could have just not hired Mappy to work at Nyamco if he wanted to get away with it, but he likes to play cat-and-mouse with the former cop. (That, and he misses Mappy.)
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* FatBastard: Goro again. He even admits he's projecting his body image issues onto Mappy.
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* FatBastard: Goro again.Goro. He even admits he's projecting his body image issues onto Mappy.
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* PragmaticAdaptation: In the web series, Goro is given as the name of the Meowkie leader, and Nyamco is given as the name of the protagonist's workplace.
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* PragmaticAdaptation: In the games, Nyamco is Goro's Japanese name. In the web series, Goro is given as the name of the Meowkie leader, and Nyamco is given as the name of the protagonist's workplace.workplace while Goro keeps his name.
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''Mappy'' is a 2013 animated web series launched as part of Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment's Website/ShiftyLook project. Originally announced as ''Mappy: The Beat'' and based on the [[VideoGame/{{Mappy}} arcade game of the same name]], it was written by [[Webcomic/PvP Scott Kurtz]] and Creator/KrisStraub--the same team behind ''WebAnimation/{{Blamimation}}''--and animated by [[WebAnimation/BamanPiderman Alex and Lindsay Small-Butera]].
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''Mappy'' is was a 2013 animated web series launched as part of Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment's Website/ShiftyLook project. Originally announced as ''Mappy: The Beat'' and based on the [[VideoGame/{{Mappy}} arcade game of the same name]], it was written by [[Webcomic/PvP Scott Kurtz]] and Creator/KrisStraub--the same team behind ''WebAnimation/{{Blamimation}}''--and animated by [[WebAnimation/BamanPiderman Alex and Lindsay Small-Butera]].
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* BadBoss: Goro subverts this, as he really only picks on Mappy and seems to treat his other employees respectfully. Dig Dug specifically mentions the "great work environment" when asked about it. On the other hand, the Nyamco employee handbook specifically includes mocking Mappy's weight as one of the company's core tenets.
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* FalselyReformedVillain: Goro claims to have retired from petty theft to become a respectable businessman, though it's obvious from his EvilLaugh and [[BadBoss treatment of Mappy]] that he hasn't. [[spoiler:When he's put on trial, ''nobody'' hesitates to call him guilty, not even [[TheDitz Sky Kid]]]].
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* FalselyReformedVillain: Goro claims to have retired from petty theft to become a respectable businessman, though it's obvious from his EvilLaugh and [[BadBoss [[MeanBoss treatment of Mappy]] that he hasn't. [[spoiler:When he's put on trial, ''nobody'' hesitates to call him guilty, not even [[TheDitz Sky Kid]]]].
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* EvilLaugh: Goro's VerbalTic, appending evil laughter to the end of practically every other sentences. He lampshades it in episode 3.
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* EvilLaugh: Goro's VerbalTic, appending evil laughter to the end of practically every other sentences.sentence. He lampshades it in episode 3.
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* FalselyReformedVillain: Goro claims to have retired from petty theft to become a respectable businessman, though it's obvious from his EvilLaugh and [[BadBoss treatment of Mappy]] that he hasn't. [[spoiler:When he's put on trial, ''nobody'' hesitates to call him guilty, not even [[TheDitz Sky Kid]]]].
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Three decades after a particularly heinous art theft by [[CatsAreMean Goro and the Meowkies]] in TheEighties, which led the policemouse Mappy to disgracefully retire from the Micro Police, Mappy decides to pursue a new job as a security guard at the Nyamco office building. As he discovers, Nyamco is actually a front headed by Goro, who has become a "respectable businessman" following the Meowkies' string of successful thefts. Goro explains that he's concocting a new evil scheme, and wants to hire Mappy specifically to figure it out (because, as he quietly reveals, [[VictoryIsBoring he misses him]]). Mappy begrudgingly takes the job and, along with his coworkers VideoGame/DigDug and Sky Kid, works to reveal the corporate conspiracy behind the Nyamco building.
For the most part, the ''Mappy'' web series is an irreverent WorkCom where each episode features the antics of [[TheCameo various other Namco characters]], to whom Mappy acts as the StraightMan. Because of this format, it has been described as a SpiritualSuccessor to ''WesternAnimation/HarveyBirdmanAttorneyAtLaw''. Simultaneously, a MythArc builds up to the reveal the true nature of Goro's plan, culminating in a four-part finale, "Merry Heistmas".
For the most part, the ''Mappy'' web series is an irreverent WorkCom where each episode features the antics of [[TheCameo various other Namco characters]], to whom Mappy acts as the StraightMan. Because of this format, it has been described as a SpiritualSuccessor to ''WesternAnimation/HarveyBirdmanAttorneyAtLaw''. Simultaneously, a MythArc builds up to the reveal the true nature of Goro's plan, culminating in a four-part finale, "Merry Heistmas".
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Three decades after a particularly heinous art theft by [[CatsAreMean Goro and the Meowkies]] in TheEighties, which led the policemouse police-mouse Mappy to disgracefully retire from the Micro Police, Mappy decides to pursue a new job as a security guard at the Nyamco office building. As he discovers, Nyamco is actually a front headed by for Goro, who has become a "respectable businessman" "[[FalselyReformedVillain respectable businessman]]" following the Meowkies' string of successful thefts. Goro explains that he's concocting a new evil scheme, and wants to hire Mappy specifically to figure it out (because, as he quietly reveals, [[VictoryIsBoring he misses him]]). Mappy begrudgingly takes the job and, along with his coworkers VideoGame/DigDug and Sky Kid, works to reveal the corporate conspiracy behind the Nyamco building.
For the most part, the ''Mappy'' web series is an irreverent WorkCom where each episode features the antics of [[TheCameo various other Namcocharacters]], guest stars]], to whom Mappy acts as the StraightMan. Because of this format, it has been described as a SpiritualSuccessor to ''WesternAnimation/HarveyBirdmanAttorneyAtLaw''. Simultaneously, a MythArc builds up to the reveal the true nature of Goro's plan, culminating in a four-part finale, "Merry Heistmas".
For the most part, the ''Mappy'' web series is an irreverent WorkCom where each episode features the antics of [[TheCameo various other Namco
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* BadBoss: Goro.
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* BadBoss: Goro.Goro subverts this, as he really only picks on Mappy and seems to treat his other employees respectfully. Dig Dug specifically mentions the "great work environment" when asked about it. On the other hand, the Nyamco employee handbook specifically includes mocking Mappy's weight as one of the company's core tenets.
* BreathlessNonSequitur: A major part of the series' humor, with Goro being the primary example out of all the characters. Basically every line out of his mouth is a run-on sentence.
--> '''Goro''': Is it just me, or is everyone getting real fat? You guys are really chubbing up, and I don't like it. I have my own body issues and I'm projecting them onto you and there's nothing you can do about it, mhahahaha!
--> '''Goro''': Is it just me, or is everyone getting real fat? You guys are really chubbing up, and I don't like it. I have my own body issues and I'm projecting them onto you and there's nothing you can do about it, mhahahaha!
* CouchGag: There's a small message (usually coming from Goro) at the beginning of each episode, during the EstablishingShot of the Nyamco offices.
* CreatorCameo: The Nyamco office is based on Bandai Namco's former headquarters in Shinagawa, Tokyo, which had a distinctive "M"-shaped design. The cartoon version is nearly identical, just with a different logo and added "cat ears".
* CreatorCameo: The Nyamco office is based on Bandai Namco's former headquarters in Shinagawa, Tokyo, which had a distinctive "M"-shaped design. The cartoon version is nearly identical, just with a different logo and added "cat ears".
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* EvilLaugh: Goro's VerbalTic.
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* EvilLaugh: Goro's VerbalTic.VerbalTic, appending evil laughter to the end of practically every other sentences. He lampshades it in episode 3.
--> '''Goro:''' Get out there and find that spy before they steal the entire building out from under us! Ahahaha-- [[BreathlessNonSequitur I don't know why I laughed just then, I'm very upset!]]
--> '''Goro:''' Get out there and find that spy before they steal the entire building out from under us! Ahahaha-- [[BreathlessNonSequitur I don't know why I laughed just then, I'm very upset!]]
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* LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain: When Mappy and Dig Dug find Goro [[spoiler:cosplaying as Wonder Momo]].
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* LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain: When Mappy and Dig Dug find Goro [[spoiler:cosplaying cosplaying as Wonder Momo]].Momo.
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* OnceAnEpisode: There's a small message (usually coming from Goro) at the beginning of each episode. There's also a RunningGag of Sky Kid saying something vaguely motivational, followed by what he just said appearing on-screen with the subtitle "Paid for by Nyamco Recruiting Dept."
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* RuleOfThree: Each time Mappy accuses Albatross of being the spy, Goro's reaction is "Albatross? ...No."
* RunningGag: All throughout Episode 5, Dig Dug forgets that he keeps his drill on his back.
* RunningGag: All throughout Episode 5, Dig Dug forgets that he keeps his drill on his back.
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* RuleOfThree: Each time Mappy accuses Albatross of being RunningGag:
** Across thespy, Goro's reaction is "Albatross? ...No.entire series, there's a gag of Sky Kid saying something vaguely motivational, followed by what he just said appearing on-screen with the subtitle "Paid for by Nyamco Recruiting Dept."
* RunningGag: ** In episode 3, Goro responds to accusations of Codename Albatross being the corporate spy with the same reply: "Albatross? ({{beat}}) ...Noooo."
** All throughoutEpisode episode 5, Dig Dug forgets that he keeps his drill on his back.back.
** In episode 8, ''Franchise/IndianaJones'' references followed by [[YouWannaGetSued accusations of copyright infringement]].
** Across the
** All throughout
** In episode 8, ''Franchise/IndianaJones'' references followed by [[YouWannaGetSued accusations of copyright infringement]].
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Three decades after a particularly heinous art theft by [[CatsAreMean Goro and the Mewkies]] in TheEighties, which led the policemouse Mappy to disgracefully retire from the Micro Police, Mappy decides to pursue a new job as a security guard at the Nyamco office building. As he discovers, Nyamco is actually a front headed by Goro, who has become a "respectable businessman" following the Mewkies' string of successful thefts. Goro explains that he's concocting a new evil scheme, and wants to hire Mappy specifically to figure it out (because, as he quietly reveals, [[VictoryIsBoring he misses him]]). Mappy begrudgingly takes the job and, along with his coworkers VideoGame/DigDug and Sky Kid, works to reveal the corporate conspiracy behind the Nyamco building.
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Three decades after a particularly heinous art theft by [[CatsAreMean Goro and the Mewkies]] Meowkies]] in TheEighties, which led the policemouse Mappy to disgracefully retire from the Micro Police, Mappy decides to pursue a new job as a security guard at the Nyamco office building. As he discovers, Nyamco is actually a front headed by Goro, who has become a "respectable businessman" following the Mewkies' Meowkies' string of successful thefts. Goro explains that he's concocting a new evil scheme, and wants to hire Mappy specifically to figure it out (because, as he quietly reveals, [[VictoryIsBoring he misses him]]). Mappy begrudgingly takes the job and, along with his coworkers VideoGame/DigDug and Sky Kid, works to reveal the corporate conspiracy behind the Nyamco building.
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The series ran for 13 episodes on [=ShiftyLook=]'s Website/YouTube channel from July 2013 to January 2014, and ended with [[CutShort the abrupt announcement of ShiftyLook's closing]]. Following the closure of the site and takedown of the [=YouTube=] channel, the series is officially no longer accessible. However, a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBCP_dFhp-k&list=PLrpl6w1rcbOSi-FAdysEUsL0O_k09mXib fan mirror]] of the series can be found on the channel "[=ShiftyLook=] Forever". The series' iteration of Mappy, voiced by Kurtz, also made a brief cameo appearance in the ''VideoGame/{{Bravoman}}'' web animation.
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The series ran for 13 episodes on [=ShiftyLook=]'s Website/YouTube channel from July 2013 to January 2014, and ended with [[CutShort the abrupt announcement site's March 2014 closure preventing any chance of ShiftyLook's closing]]. a follow-up. Following the closure of the site and takedown of the its [=YouTube=] channel, channel being taken down, the series is officially no longer accessible. However, a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBCP_dFhp-k&list=PLrpl6w1rcbOSi-FAdysEUsL0O_k09mXib fan mirror]] of the series can be found on the channel "[=ShiftyLook=] Forever". The series' iteration of Mappy, voiced by Kurtz, also made a brief cameo appearance in the ''VideoGame/{{Bravoman}}'' web animation.
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''Mappy'' is a 2013 animated web series launched as part of Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment's Website/ShiftyLook project. Originally announced as ''Mappy: The Beat'' and based on the [[VideoGame/{{Mappy}} arcade game of the same name]], it was written by [[Webcomic/PvP Scott Kurtz]] and Creator/KrisStraub--the same team behind WebAnimation/{{Blamimation}}--and animated by [[WebAnimation/BamanPiderman Alex and Lindsay Small-Butera]].
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''Mappy'' is a 2013 animated web series launched as part of Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment's Website/ShiftyLook project. Originally announced as ''Mappy: The Beat'' and based on the [[VideoGame/{{Mappy}} arcade game of the same name]], it was written by [[Webcomic/PvP Scott Kurtz]] and Creator/KrisStraub--the same team behind WebAnimation/{{Blamimation}}--and ''WebAnimation/{{Blamimation}}''--and animated by [[WebAnimation/BamanPiderman Alex and Lindsay Small-Butera]].
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''Mappy'' is a 2013 animated web series launched as part of Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment's Website/ShiftyLook project. Originally announced as ''Mappy: The Beat'' and based on the [[VideoGame/{{Mappy}} arcade game of the same name]], it was written by [[Webcomic/PvP Scott Kurtz]] and Creator/KrisStraub, and animated by [[WebAnimation/BamanPiderman Alex and Lindsay Small-Butera]].
Three decades after a particularly heinous art theft by [[CatsAreMean Goro and the Mewkies]] in TheEighties, which led the policemouse Mappy to disgracefully retire from the Micro Police, Mappy decides to pursue a new job as a security guard at the Nyamco office building. As he discovers, Nyamco is actually a front headed by Goro, who has become a "respectable businessman" following the Mewkies' string of successful thefts. Goro explains that he's concocting a new evil scheme, and wants to hire Mappy specifically to figure it out (because, as he quietly reveals, [[VictoryIsBoring he misses him]]). Mappy begrudgingly takes the job and, along with his coworkers VideoGame/DigDug and Sky Kid, works to reveal the corporate conspiracy behind the Nyamco building.
For the most part, the ''Mappy'' web series is an irreverent WorkCom where each episode features the antics of [[TheCameo various other Namco characters]], to whom Mappy acts as the StraightMan. Because of this format, it has been described as a SpiritualSuccessor to ''WesternAnimation/HarveyBirdmanAttorneyAtLaw''. Near the end, a MythArc builds up to the reveal the true nature of Goro's plan, culminating in a four-part finale, "Merry Heistmas".
The series ran for 13 episodes on [=ShiftyLook=]'s Website/YouTube channel from July 2013 to January 2014, and ended with [[CutShort the abrupt announcement of ShiftyLook's closing]]. Following the closure of the site and takedown of the [=YouTube=] channel, the series is officially no longer accessible. However, a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBCP_dFhp-k&list=PLrpl6w1rcbOSi-FAdysEUsL0O_k09mXib fan mirror]] of the series can be found on the channel "[=ShiftyLook=] Forever". The series' iteration of Mappy, voiced by Kurtz, also made a brief cameo appearance in the ''VideoGame/{{Bravoman}}'' web animation.
!The ''Website/ShiftyLook'' web series has examples of:
* TheEighties: The first episode features a flashback to the '80s, back when Mappy was still a member of the Micro Police. Most of it involves [[PopularHistory making deliberately shoehorned references]] to popular media of that era: "the new ''Series/CandidCamera'' (not TheSixties one)", an extended conversation about ''Series/MagnumPI'', "a New Coke raid at the Haircut 100 concert uptown", and ''Series/PerfectStrangers''. Goro pulls out a final reference to taunt Mappy: "Advertising/WheresTheBeef"
* AdaptationalJerkass:
** Though ''jerkass'' may be stretching it a bit, some characters have a few more rougher edges in this series, such as the Prince or even Mappy himself at times.
** [[VideoGame/TimeCrisis Richard Miller and Keith Martin]] are the most blatant, taking turns mocking Mappy for his short stature (though technically they're not much taller in comparison...).
** Indy Borgnine in Episode 8 has shades of this, being a bit too confident in his work and flaunting his permits at Dig Dug, in comparison to his home game where he's said to be [[AllThereInTheManual rather virtuous]]. This comes back to [[KarmicDeath bite him in the ass]] at the end of the episode.
* AnimatedOuttakes: A brief one occurs in Episode 12, where Mappy's voice actor ''cannot'' [[{{Corpsing}} keep a straight face]] as he tries to say [[InherentlyFunnyWords "Diglas D. Douglas"]]. The takes were subsequently animated and left in.
* BackForTheFinale: Every character previously seen shows up [[spoiler:to testify at Goro's trial.]]
* BadBoss: Goro.
* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler:The finale ends with Mappy and Dig Dug getting thrown into jail along with Goro, who is pleased that he caused Mappy's downfall.]]
* BlatantLies: Used frequently and hilariously.
--> '''Goro''': I was just... nervously rubbing my chin whiskers! I ''always'' do that when I'm innocent!
* TheCameo: Various Namco characters guest star in various episodes.
** Episode 2: Several characters from ''VideoGame/MuscleMarch'' appear as personal trainers.
** Episode 3: Goro employs Albatross from ''VideoGame/RollingThunder'' to out the corporate spy.
** Episode 4: "The guy from ''VideoGame/{{Splatterhouse}}''" stole someone's parking space, and VideoGame/WonderMomo is a pop star.
** Episode 5: [[VideoGame/KatamariDamacy The Prince of All Cosmos]] is Nyamco's janitor.
** Episode 6: Goro claims he can't trust Mappy after an important safe is stolen, so he gets [[VideoGame/TimeCrisis Richard Miller and Keith Martin]] to investigate.
** Episode 7: Ninjas from ''Ninja Assault'' scour Nyamco for a sacred weapon.
** Episode 8: Indy Borgnine from ''VideoGame/TowerOfBabel'' (though judging from his dialogue, it may be his son, but his claim of starting his work in 1986, the original release date of the game, lends evidence to the former) is hired to find and excavate a lost artifact.
** Episode 9: Demons from ''Shadowland'' infest the Nyamco Offices (due to the curse of the Ninja Assault clan in episode 7), and protagonist Tarosuke is summoned to get rid of them.
** Episode 10 and 11: VideoGame/{{Bravoman}} shows up to [[spoiler: arrest Mappy and Dig Dug, thinking they're the ones who pulled off the big art heist instead of Goro.]] He has a different voice from his own web series, which is lampshaded.
** Episode 12: [[Webcomic/LegendOfTheValkyrie Valkyrie]] is [[spoiler: the judge presiding over Goro's trial]]. Her voice is surprisingly gravelly, and instead of being a GenkiGirl like in her comic on [=ShiftyLook=], she is surprisingly serious.
* CallBack: During the trial, after Albatross testifies, Goro brings back the "Albatross? ...No." reaction.
* CaptainErsatz: Indy Borgnine from ''VideoGame/TowerOfBabel'' is depicted as an Franchise/IndianaJones knockoff, complete with the voice actor doing a bad Creator/HarrisonFord impersonation.
* CatapultNightmare: The 11th episode begins with Mappy awakening from a nightmare of Goro about to eat him.
* ChristmasEpisode: Merry Heistmas, the [[MultiPartEpisode 4-part finale]], is one.
* ClosetGeek: Goro is a huge fan of Wonder Momo and even [[WholesomeCrossdresser cosplays as her]] during her live concerts. When Mappy and Dig Dug find out, he says he'll overlook them ditching work if they don't tell anyone about it.
* ConspicuouslyLightPatch: Conversed in Episode 10, when Mappy and Dig Dug look for the place where Goro's drill dug.
-->'''Dig Dug:''' The specs said the drill had to exactly replace the ground above it so you couldn't tell that it tunneled anywhere. But we couldn't get it perfect. There's always a seam where the floor looks a ''little'' different.\\
'''Mappy:''' Hmm... Just like in animations when the simply drawn foreground doesn't quite match the painted background-- [spots it] ''Oh my God! There! Look!''
* {{Crossover}}: In addition the cameos listed above, VideoGame/DigDug and ''Sky Kid''[='=]s Blue Max (here referred to simply as "Sky Kid") are part of the show's main cast.
* CrossoverFinale: Bravoman and Valkyrie appear in the 4-part finale, as well as all the other characters encountered in various episodes.
* CurseCutShort: Used a couple times, most notably at the end of Episode 11.
--> '''Goro:''' Oh! Shiiiiiiiii--
** Also with the Prince in Episode 13.
--> '''Prince:''' Hoo boy! That's Dad. Ooh, he's gonna be pissed when he finds out I lost my job. Merry Christmas, you son of a-- ''[Gets lifted up into the Royal Rainbow]''
* DiegeticSoundtrackUsage: When trying to figure out a VideoGame/{{Katamari|Damacy}}, Mappy and Dig Dug realize that it only works when being sung to. Mappy initially tries the theme songs for his own game and ''VideoGame/PacMan'' before eventually getting it to start with "Katamari on the Rocks".
* TheDitz: You could say Sky Kid's head is [[{{Pun}} up in the clouds]].
* {{Dissimile}}: When Dig Dug is describing the files on his stolen laptop, he describes them as "stuff I wouldn't know from a hole in the ground... which is to say, I know it ''very'' well".
* EverybodyLaughsEnding: [[spoiler:The show ends with Mappy and Goro declaring each other enemies forever, and they both break out into laughter (with Mappy's laughter becoming [[LaughingMad slightly unhinged-sounding]]) as Dig Dug [[FunnyBackgroundEvent soundlessly and expressionlessly falls on the floor]].]]
* EverythingsBetterWithRainbows: ''VideoGame/KatamariDamacy'' loves this trope so much, it apparently even applies to The Prince's ''vomit''.
* EvenTheSubtitlerIsStumped:
-->'''Top Hat''': Ay ay ay! El es uh, muy... criminales importantes?
-->'''Subtitles''': It is a very crimes important???
* EvilLaugh: Goro's VerbalTic.
* EyeObscuringHat: Mappy's hat is tilted over his head in such a way that while one eye is visible, the other isn't.
* FatBastard: Goro again. He even admits he's projecting his body image issues onto Mappy.
* GratuitousSpanish: Top Hat, not actually being Spanish, drops misplaced Spanish words all over his dialogue.
* HorrifyingTheHorror: The spirits admit that [[CreepyChild Tarosuke]] gives them the creeps.
* ImplausibleDeniability: "Buff Bear" adamantly denies he stole "Top Hat's" protein powder...while he's eating it. He manages to pin it on Sky Kid.
* ItBelongsInAMuseum: Indy Borgnine describes the BuriedTreasure beneath the Nyamco offices as such:
--> '''Indy:''' It could be priceless, but it belongs in a moseum!
--> '''Mappy:''' You mean a ''museum''?
--> '''Indy:''' [[YouWannaGetSued Don't say that word! It's trademarked!]]
* LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain: When Mappy and Dig Dug find Goro [[spoiler:cosplaying as Wonder Momo]].
--> '''Goro:''' I didn't see you, and you didn't see me.
--> '''Mappy:''' ''(immediately)'' Uh, deal.
* LimitedAnimation: Characters don't have MouthFlaps, and in general there aren't too many examples of fluid movement.
* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: In episode 8, Indy Borgnine gets impaled on [[SpikesOfDoom several spikes in a pit]]. He's apparently alive, and tells Mappy and Dig Dug it is more painful than it looks while not even screaming.
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: VideoGame/{{Bravoman}} and [[Webcomic/LegendOfTheValkyrie Valkyrie]] are drawn in the styles of their respective web series, with Bravoman in particular having distinctly thinner lines and more detailed shading than other characters.
* NoodleIncident:
** In Episode 9, Mappy says to Tarosuke they don't want ''another'' child labor lawsuit.
** In the same episode, Sky Kid implies that he's been identified as the "Lord of Ghosts" before.
* NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer: Episode 9 has one to explain that Momotaro coming out of Tarosuke's mouth does actually happen in ''Shadow Land'', the game they come from.
* OddlySmallOrganization: The only recurring employees of Nyamco seem to be Mappy, Sky Kid, Dig Dug, the Prince, and Goro.
* OffModel: Valkyrie's character model is noticeably missing her braid.
* OnceAnEpisode: There's a small message (usually coming from Goro) at the beginning of each episode. There's also a RunningGag of Sky Kid saying something vaguely motivational, followed by what he just said appearing on-screen with the subtitle "Paid for by Nyamco Recruiting Dept."
* OnlySaneMan: Mappy, who frequently deals with his CardCarryingVillain boss Goro and his [[SitcomArchNemesis kind-of-annoying]] and [[TheDitz airheaded]] coworker Sky Kid. Even his good friend, the generally reasonable Dig Dug, can get on his nerves sometimes, mostly due to his obsession with drills.
* PaperThinDisguise: Albatross' disguise is just a poorly applied wig. It manages to fool everyone ([[OnlySaneMan save Mappy]]).
* PragmaticAdaptation: In the web series, Goro is given as the name of the Meowkie leader, and Nyamco is given as the name of the protagonist's workplace.
* PrecisionFStrike: ''Sky Kid'' of all people gives one. Perfectly coupled with MoodWhiplash to create one of the funniest moments of the series.
-->'''Sky Kid:''' Now that I look back on everything, I guess there does seem to be a preponderance of evidence that Goro spent millions of dollars of his company's money crafting the world's biggest museum heist. Now, I'm not gonna sit here and tell you that Goro hasn't done things wrong. And I'm not gonna tell you that Goro shouldn't be punished if he is found guilty of these terrible crimes. But I just think it'd be a shame for us to forget the fact that he's a person. With feelings and desires and a mother and father who probably tried their best to raise him right! We all make mistakes in life. I have, you have, and Goro's no exception. But he still deserves to be treated with dignity.
-->'''Mappy:''' Sky Kid, do you think he did it?
-->'''Sky Kid:''' Oh, 'course! He's guilty as f***!
* RuleOfThree: Each time Mappy accuses Albatross of being the spy, Goro's reaction is "Albatross? ...No."
* RunningGag: All throughout Episode 5, Dig Dug forgets that he keeps his drill on his back.
* ShoutOut: The hypothetical album covers that come up in Mappy's ImagineSpot have Dig Dug dressed as [[Music/DavidBowie Ziggy Stardust]].
* SoundEffectBleep: On the occasion that a character swears, their swears will be censored out with a bleep.
* SpikesOfDoom: Indy Borgnine meets his [[IncrediblyLamePun doom]] with these in Episode 8. Dig Dug [[SkewedPriorities mocks him]] for this.
-->'''Dig Dug:''' Look at this idiot. Spikes have been in the public domain since the 1800s!
* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''WesternAnimation/HarveyBirdmanAttorneyAtLaw''; the series basically takes the Creator/HannaBarbera {{Crossover}} aspect of that show and applies it to the works of Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment instead, while keeping the same deadpan and satirical style of comedy.
* SpoofAesop: After the end of the finale, Sky Kid summarizes that the whole story was just a dramatization about the dangers of unregulated capitalism.
-->'''Sky Kid:''' If you or a friend is the evil CEO of a multi-billion dollar corporation, there are places where you can get help before it's too late!
* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome:
** The Prince gets sick in Episode 5 because he spends all his time rolling up others' garbage.
** After Mappy [[spoiler:successfully apprehends Goro for his crimes, Nyamco ends up without a boss, closing the company and leaving hundreds unemployed.]] In addition, after [[spoiler:Mappy uses the safe robots to try and deliver Christmas presents, he and Dig Dug get arrested because they stole the artwork again.]]
* ThatsAllFolks: Sky Kid shows up to end off the show. After going on a tirade relating to a SpoofAesop, he and the other characters wave the viewers goodbye.
* ThemeMusicPowerUp: Dig Dug and Mappy manage to make the Prince's Katamari work by singing the game's {{Leitmotif}}.
* ThereWasADoor: Top Hat keeps breaking through walls to get to places. Likewise, Albatross always enters through the ceiling.
* {{Tsundere}}: Goro can be considered one towards Mappy; despite constantly antagonizing Mappy with his evil plans, he explicitly says "I miss you," as part of the reason he hires Mappy to work for Nyamco. Also lampshaded in episode 7:
-->'''Mappy''': Okay, Goro. Whatever you say.\\
'''Goro''': That's right, Mappy. Whatever ''I'' say goes, because ''I'm'' the boss, now get back to work, [[FreudianSlip I love you.]]\\
'''Mappy''': Did you just say--\\
'''Goro''': [[VerbalBackspace Nope!]]
* VocalDissonance:
** The Prince of All Cosmos is depicted with a high-pitched Brooklyn accent, in contrast to his cutesy appearance.
** Bravoman's voice is deeper than it is in his own series, and has a metallic filter on it. Creator/RobPaulsen clearly was not on the voice cast. This is {{Lampshaded}}, saying that their show has a lower budget than ''Bravoman'' does.
** Valkyrie's voice is very masculine, with her voice actor not even bothering to use a falsetto.
* VomitIndiscretionShot: With The Prince in Episode 5.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Mappy says this word-for-word once he encounters some (fake) snakes in Episode 8.
* YouWannaGetSued: Episode 8 makes references to ''Franchise/IndianaJones'', but several characters remark how it can't be a WholePlotReference because then they'd get sued. Examples include an IndyEscape being easily thwarted because the boulder is square-shaped instead of round, [[BoobyTrap getting foam darts thrown at them]], [[PitTrap falling into a 6-inch pit]], and encountering latex snake toys.
-->'''Indy Borgnine:''' Ahh, great. That's the last thing I need, some short, round guy (Dig Dug) interfering with my dig site. Short and round, heh. I'm gonna call you... [[CaptainErsatz Round Short]].\\
'''Mappy:''' Y'know, it'd make more sense if you just called him Short-\\
'''Indy Borgnine:''' ''[making gibberish noises over Mappy]'' Trademarked!
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Three decades after a particularly heinous art theft by [[CatsAreMean Goro and the Mewkies]] in TheEighties, which led the policemouse Mappy to disgracefully retire from the Micro Police, Mappy decides to pursue a new job as a security guard at the Nyamco office building. As he discovers, Nyamco is actually a front headed by Goro, who has become a "respectable businessman" following the Mewkies' string of successful thefts. Goro explains that he's concocting a new evil scheme, and wants to hire Mappy specifically to figure it out (because, as he quietly reveals, [[VictoryIsBoring he misses him]]). Mappy begrudgingly takes the job and, along with his coworkers VideoGame/DigDug and Sky Kid, works to reveal the corporate conspiracy behind the Nyamco building.
For the most part, the ''Mappy'' web series is an irreverent WorkCom where each episode features the antics of [[TheCameo various other Namco characters]], to whom Mappy acts as the StraightMan. Because of this format, it has been described as a SpiritualSuccessor to ''WesternAnimation/HarveyBirdmanAttorneyAtLaw''. Near the end, a MythArc builds up to the reveal the true nature of Goro's plan, culminating in a four-part finale, "Merry Heistmas".
The series ran for 13 episodes on [=ShiftyLook=]'s Website/YouTube channel from July 2013 to January 2014, and ended with [[CutShort the abrupt announcement of ShiftyLook's closing]]. Following the closure of the site and takedown of the [=YouTube=] channel, the series is officially no longer accessible. However, a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBCP_dFhp-k&list=PLrpl6w1rcbOSi-FAdysEUsL0O_k09mXib fan mirror]] of the series can be found on the channel "[=ShiftyLook=] Forever". The series' iteration of Mappy, voiced by Kurtz, also made a brief cameo appearance in the ''VideoGame/{{Bravoman}}'' web animation.
!The ''Website/ShiftyLook'' web series has examples of:
* TheEighties: The first episode features a flashback to the '80s, back when Mappy was still a member of the Micro Police. Most of it involves [[PopularHistory making deliberately shoehorned references]] to popular media of that era: "the new ''Series/CandidCamera'' (not TheSixties one)", an extended conversation about ''Series/MagnumPI'', "a New Coke raid at the Haircut 100 concert uptown", and ''Series/PerfectStrangers''. Goro pulls out a final reference to taunt Mappy: "Advertising/WheresTheBeef"
* AdaptationalJerkass:
** Though ''jerkass'' may be stretching it a bit, some characters have a few more rougher edges in this series, such as the Prince or even Mappy himself at times.
** [[VideoGame/TimeCrisis Richard Miller and Keith Martin]] are the most blatant, taking turns mocking Mappy for his short stature (though technically they're not much taller in comparison...).
** Indy Borgnine in Episode 8 has shades of this, being a bit too confident in his work and flaunting his permits at Dig Dug, in comparison to his home game where he's said to be [[AllThereInTheManual rather virtuous]]. This comes back to [[KarmicDeath bite him in the ass]] at the end of the episode.
* AnimatedOuttakes: A brief one occurs in Episode 12, where Mappy's voice actor ''cannot'' [[{{Corpsing}} keep a straight face]] as he tries to say [[InherentlyFunnyWords "Diglas D. Douglas"]]. The takes were subsequently animated and left in.
* BackForTheFinale: Every character previously seen shows up [[spoiler:to testify at Goro's trial.]]
* BadBoss: Goro.
* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler:The finale ends with Mappy and Dig Dug getting thrown into jail along with Goro, who is pleased that he caused Mappy's downfall.]]
* BlatantLies: Used frequently and hilariously.
--> '''Goro''': I was just... nervously rubbing my chin whiskers! I ''always'' do that when I'm innocent!
* TheCameo: Various Namco characters guest star in various episodes.
** Episode 2: Several characters from ''VideoGame/MuscleMarch'' appear as personal trainers.
** Episode 3: Goro employs Albatross from ''VideoGame/RollingThunder'' to out the corporate spy.
** Episode 4: "The guy from ''VideoGame/{{Splatterhouse}}''" stole someone's parking space, and VideoGame/WonderMomo is a pop star.
** Episode 5: [[VideoGame/KatamariDamacy The Prince of All Cosmos]] is Nyamco's janitor.
** Episode 6: Goro claims he can't trust Mappy after an important safe is stolen, so he gets [[VideoGame/TimeCrisis Richard Miller and Keith Martin]] to investigate.
** Episode 7: Ninjas from ''Ninja Assault'' scour Nyamco for a sacred weapon.
** Episode 8: Indy Borgnine from ''VideoGame/TowerOfBabel'' (though judging from his dialogue, it may be his son, but his claim of starting his work in 1986, the original release date of the game, lends evidence to the former) is hired to find and excavate a lost artifact.
** Episode 9: Demons from ''Shadowland'' infest the Nyamco Offices (due to the curse of the Ninja Assault clan in episode 7), and protagonist Tarosuke is summoned to get rid of them.
** Episode 10 and 11: VideoGame/{{Bravoman}} shows up to [[spoiler: arrest Mappy and Dig Dug, thinking they're the ones who pulled off the big art heist instead of Goro.]] He has a different voice from his own web series, which is lampshaded.
** Episode 12: [[Webcomic/LegendOfTheValkyrie Valkyrie]] is [[spoiler: the judge presiding over Goro's trial]]. Her voice is surprisingly gravelly, and instead of being a GenkiGirl like in her comic on [=ShiftyLook=], she is surprisingly serious.
* CallBack: During the trial, after Albatross testifies, Goro brings back the "Albatross? ...No." reaction.
* CaptainErsatz: Indy Borgnine from ''VideoGame/TowerOfBabel'' is depicted as an Franchise/IndianaJones knockoff, complete with the voice actor doing a bad Creator/HarrisonFord impersonation.
* CatapultNightmare: The 11th episode begins with Mappy awakening from a nightmare of Goro about to eat him.
* ChristmasEpisode: Merry Heistmas, the [[MultiPartEpisode 4-part finale]], is one.
* ClosetGeek: Goro is a huge fan of Wonder Momo and even [[WholesomeCrossdresser cosplays as her]] during her live concerts. When Mappy and Dig Dug find out, he says he'll overlook them ditching work if they don't tell anyone about it.
* ConspicuouslyLightPatch: Conversed in Episode 10, when Mappy and Dig Dug look for the place where Goro's drill dug.
-->'''Dig Dug:''' The specs said the drill had to exactly replace the ground above it so you couldn't tell that it tunneled anywhere. But we couldn't get it perfect. There's always a seam where the floor looks a ''little'' different.\\
'''Mappy:''' Hmm... Just like in animations when the simply drawn foreground doesn't quite match the painted background-- [spots it] ''Oh my God! There! Look!''
* {{Crossover}}: In addition the cameos listed above, VideoGame/DigDug and ''Sky Kid''[='=]s Blue Max (here referred to simply as "Sky Kid") are part of the show's main cast.
* CrossoverFinale: Bravoman and Valkyrie appear in the 4-part finale, as well as all the other characters encountered in various episodes.
* CurseCutShort: Used a couple times, most notably at the end of Episode 11.
--> '''Goro:''' Oh! Shiiiiiiiii--
** Also with the Prince in Episode 13.
--> '''Prince:''' Hoo boy! That's Dad. Ooh, he's gonna be pissed when he finds out I lost my job. Merry Christmas, you son of a-- ''[Gets lifted up into the Royal Rainbow]''
* DiegeticSoundtrackUsage: When trying to figure out a VideoGame/{{Katamari|Damacy}}, Mappy and Dig Dug realize that it only works when being sung to. Mappy initially tries the theme songs for his own game and ''VideoGame/PacMan'' before eventually getting it to start with "Katamari on the Rocks".
* TheDitz: You could say Sky Kid's head is [[{{Pun}} up in the clouds]].
* {{Dissimile}}: When Dig Dug is describing the files on his stolen laptop, he describes them as "stuff I wouldn't know from a hole in the ground... which is to say, I know it ''very'' well".
* EverybodyLaughsEnding: [[spoiler:The show ends with Mappy and Goro declaring each other enemies forever, and they both break out into laughter (with Mappy's laughter becoming [[LaughingMad slightly unhinged-sounding]]) as Dig Dug [[FunnyBackgroundEvent soundlessly and expressionlessly falls on the floor]].]]
* EverythingsBetterWithRainbows: ''VideoGame/KatamariDamacy'' loves this trope so much, it apparently even applies to The Prince's ''vomit''.
* EvenTheSubtitlerIsStumped:
-->'''Top Hat''': Ay ay ay! El es uh, muy... criminales importantes?
-->'''Subtitles''': It is a very crimes important???
* EvilLaugh: Goro's VerbalTic.
* EyeObscuringHat: Mappy's hat is tilted over his head in such a way that while one eye is visible, the other isn't.
* FatBastard: Goro again. He even admits he's projecting his body image issues onto Mappy.
* GratuitousSpanish: Top Hat, not actually being Spanish, drops misplaced Spanish words all over his dialogue.
* HorrifyingTheHorror: The spirits admit that [[CreepyChild Tarosuke]] gives them the creeps.
* ImplausibleDeniability: "Buff Bear" adamantly denies he stole "Top Hat's" protein powder...while he's eating it. He manages to pin it on Sky Kid.
* ItBelongsInAMuseum: Indy Borgnine describes the BuriedTreasure beneath the Nyamco offices as such:
--> '''Indy:''' It could be priceless, but it belongs in a moseum!
--> '''Mappy:''' You mean a ''museum''?
--> '''Indy:''' [[YouWannaGetSued Don't say that word! It's trademarked!]]
* LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain: When Mappy and Dig Dug find Goro [[spoiler:cosplaying as Wonder Momo]].
--> '''Goro:''' I didn't see you, and you didn't see me.
--> '''Mappy:''' ''(immediately)'' Uh, deal.
* LimitedAnimation: Characters don't have MouthFlaps, and in general there aren't too many examples of fluid movement.
* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: In episode 8, Indy Borgnine gets impaled on [[SpikesOfDoom several spikes in a pit]]. He's apparently alive, and tells Mappy and Dig Dug it is more painful than it looks while not even screaming.
* NonStandardCharacterDesign: VideoGame/{{Bravoman}} and [[Webcomic/LegendOfTheValkyrie Valkyrie]] are drawn in the styles of their respective web series, with Bravoman in particular having distinctly thinner lines and more detailed shading than other characters.
* NoodleIncident:
** In Episode 9, Mappy says to Tarosuke they don't want ''another'' child labor lawsuit.
** In the same episode, Sky Kid implies that he's been identified as the "Lord of Ghosts" before.
* NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer: Episode 9 has one to explain that Momotaro coming out of Tarosuke's mouth does actually happen in ''Shadow Land'', the game they come from.
* OddlySmallOrganization: The only recurring employees of Nyamco seem to be Mappy, Sky Kid, Dig Dug, the Prince, and Goro.
* OffModel: Valkyrie's character model is noticeably missing her braid.
* OnceAnEpisode: There's a small message (usually coming from Goro) at the beginning of each episode. There's also a RunningGag of Sky Kid saying something vaguely motivational, followed by what he just said appearing on-screen with the subtitle "Paid for by Nyamco Recruiting Dept."
* OnlySaneMan: Mappy, who frequently deals with his CardCarryingVillain boss Goro and his [[SitcomArchNemesis kind-of-annoying]] and [[TheDitz airheaded]] coworker Sky Kid. Even his good friend, the generally reasonable Dig Dug, can get on his nerves sometimes, mostly due to his obsession with drills.
* PaperThinDisguise: Albatross' disguise is just a poorly applied wig. It manages to fool everyone ([[OnlySaneMan save Mappy]]).
* PragmaticAdaptation: In the web series, Goro is given as the name of the Meowkie leader, and Nyamco is given as the name of the protagonist's workplace.
* PrecisionFStrike: ''Sky Kid'' of all people gives one. Perfectly coupled with MoodWhiplash to create one of the funniest moments of the series.
-->'''Sky Kid:''' Now that I look back on everything, I guess there does seem to be a preponderance of evidence that Goro spent millions of dollars of his company's money crafting the world's biggest museum heist. Now, I'm not gonna sit here and tell you that Goro hasn't done things wrong. And I'm not gonna tell you that Goro shouldn't be punished if he is found guilty of these terrible crimes. But I just think it'd be a shame for us to forget the fact that he's a person. With feelings and desires and a mother and father who probably tried their best to raise him right! We all make mistakes in life. I have, you have, and Goro's no exception. But he still deserves to be treated with dignity.
-->'''Mappy:''' Sky Kid, do you think he did it?
-->'''Sky Kid:''' Oh, 'course! He's guilty as f***!
* RuleOfThree: Each time Mappy accuses Albatross of being the spy, Goro's reaction is "Albatross? ...No."
* RunningGag: All throughout Episode 5, Dig Dug forgets that he keeps his drill on his back.
* ShoutOut: The hypothetical album covers that come up in Mappy's ImagineSpot have Dig Dug dressed as [[Music/DavidBowie Ziggy Stardust]].
* SoundEffectBleep: On the occasion that a character swears, their swears will be censored out with a bleep.
* SpikesOfDoom: Indy Borgnine meets his [[IncrediblyLamePun doom]] with these in Episode 8. Dig Dug [[SkewedPriorities mocks him]] for this.
-->'''Dig Dug:''' Look at this idiot. Spikes have been in the public domain since the 1800s!
* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''WesternAnimation/HarveyBirdmanAttorneyAtLaw''; the series basically takes the Creator/HannaBarbera {{Crossover}} aspect of that show and applies it to the works of Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment instead, while keeping the same deadpan and satirical style of comedy.
* SpoofAesop: After the end of the finale, Sky Kid summarizes that the whole story was just a dramatization about the dangers of unregulated capitalism.
-->'''Sky Kid:''' If you or a friend is the evil CEO of a multi-billion dollar corporation, there are places where you can get help before it's too late!
* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome:
** The Prince gets sick in Episode 5 because he spends all his time rolling up others' garbage.
** After Mappy [[spoiler:successfully apprehends Goro for his crimes, Nyamco ends up without a boss, closing the company and leaving hundreds unemployed.]] In addition, after [[spoiler:Mappy uses the safe robots to try and deliver Christmas presents, he and Dig Dug get arrested because they stole the artwork again.]]
* ThatsAllFolks: Sky Kid shows up to end off the show. After going on a tirade relating to a SpoofAesop, he and the other characters wave the viewers goodbye.
* ThemeMusicPowerUp: Dig Dug and Mappy manage to make the Prince's Katamari work by singing the game's {{Leitmotif}}.
* ThereWasADoor: Top Hat keeps breaking through walls to get to places. Likewise, Albatross always enters through the ceiling.
* {{Tsundere}}: Goro can be considered one towards Mappy; despite constantly antagonizing Mappy with his evil plans, he explicitly says "I miss you," as part of the reason he hires Mappy to work for Nyamco. Also lampshaded in episode 7:
-->'''Mappy''': Okay, Goro. Whatever you say.\\
'''Goro''': That's right, Mappy. Whatever ''I'' say goes, because ''I'm'' the boss, now get back to work, [[FreudianSlip I love you.]]\\
'''Mappy''': Did you just say--\\
'''Goro''': [[VerbalBackspace Nope!]]
* VocalDissonance:
** The Prince of All Cosmos is depicted with a high-pitched Brooklyn accent, in contrast to his cutesy appearance.
** Bravoman's voice is deeper than it is in his own series, and has a metallic filter on it. Creator/RobPaulsen clearly was not on the voice cast. This is {{Lampshaded}}, saying that their show has a lower budget than ''Bravoman'' does.
** Valkyrie's voice is very masculine, with her voice actor not even bothering to use a falsetto.
* VomitIndiscretionShot: With The Prince in Episode 5.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Mappy says this word-for-word once he encounters some (fake) snakes in Episode 8.
* YouWannaGetSued: Episode 8 makes references to ''Franchise/IndianaJones'', but several characters remark how it can't be a WholePlotReference because then they'd get sued. Examples include an IndyEscape being easily thwarted because the boulder is square-shaped instead of round, [[BoobyTrap getting foam darts thrown at them]], [[PitTrap falling into a 6-inch pit]], and encountering latex snake toys.
-->'''Indy Borgnine:''' Ahh, great. That's the last thing I need, some short, round guy (Dig Dug) interfering with my dig site. Short and round, heh. I'm gonna call you... [[CaptainErsatz Round Short]].\\
'''Mappy:''' Y'know, it'd make more sense if you just called him Short-\\
'''Indy Borgnine:''' ''[making gibberish noises over Mappy]'' Trademarked!
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