History WesternAnimation / ToxicCrusaders

* AdaptationDistillation: The ComicBookAdaptation by Creator/MarvelComics streamlines the formation of the team by adapting the cartoon's first episode in the first issue and [[AdaptationalEarlyAppearance having Headbanger and Junkyard appear with Major Disaster and Nozone rather than introduce them individually in later installments]].
* AdaptationNameChange: Downplayed. Instead of the Toxic Avenger, Toxie's full designation is Toxic Crusader.

* ComicBookAdaptation;

* LiveActionAdaptation: ''Creator/{{Troma}}'' were in talks with ''Creator/NewLineCinema'' to make a alive action movie but it fell through.
** Bit of a story to this one actually: supposedly New Line never had any intention of making the movie, and only used it as leverage/bribery material when discussing further production of the live action Ninja Turtles films. Troma was understandably ticked, and sued New Line for damages, eventually winning.

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* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: The announcement trailer shows that one level involves defending the Crusaders' toxic dump home base from Apocalypse Inc. goons.

* AdaptationalBadass: Yvonne and Mrs. Junko (Toxie's mom) are normally non-active allies for the Crusaders. This time around, they join them and are able to fight just as well.

* MirroredConfrontationShot: One of the promo illustrations has a confrontational setup that's similar to ''[[VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesShreddersRevenge Shredder's Revenge]]'', with the Crusaders on the left side and Apocalypse Inc. on the right side.

* ToylessToylineCharacter: Several of the characters that appear in the show didn't get action figures, including Yvonne, Mrs. Junko, Polluto, Mayor Grody, and one-shot character Snailman.

A new video game in the form of a side-scrolling BeatEmUp, ''Toxic Crusaders'', was announced in 2023, to be published by Retroware and developed by [=FreakZone=] Games.

A videogame in the form of a sidescrolling BeatEmUp, ''Toxic Crusaders'' was announced in 2023 developed by Retroware.

* NoFourthWall: Psycho always pointing out what happens that episode is the least example. Sometimes Toxie will narrate Dr. Killemoff's scene and the doctor will hear him, sometimes the characters will flat-out say they're on a TV show.

* AdaptationalAttractiveness: Downplayed with Junkyard. While not outright ugly, he had aggressive-looking designs for his toy and the cartoon. Here, the promotional artwork, as well as the in-game graphics and cutscenes seen via the reveal trailer, shows him with softened, rounder, cartoonier features that highlight his [[{{Hunk}} handsomer qualities]].

!!We are the toxic -- game examples! We are the toxic -- game examples!

* ImprovisedWeapon: As shown in the announcement trailer, players can pick up various objects to throw them at enemies ala ''VideoGame/RiverCityRansom'', from small (e.g. hydrants) to big (e.g. ''entire cars'').

* ILoveNuclearPower: Some of the main characters became super-powerful (as well as hideously deformed) when they were exposed to radioactive waste in separate unlikely accidents.

** Well, he is a recently upliftedanimal and thus wouldn't know how biology works, he is the only crusader in that episode to not use technology he build for cleaning implying he is not smart enough to make one. Plus the dogs could use the toilet, if they understand junkyard.

* IWarnedYou: Psycho, the minion {{Seer}} of Dr. Killemoff, usually says this after his CassandraTruth gets blown off by him as ridiculous and the good guys win.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar:
** In the first episode, Melvin is asked what he has planned for the evening. His schedule includes a half-hour set aside to "wax his chicken." Bimbette also offers that they "get to know each other better, [[LampshadedDoubleEntendre know what I mean]]".
** In "A Sight for Sore Eyes", Bonehead and Psycho try to prevent Toxie from going near the toxic dump where the Toxic Crusaders live by disguising themselves as dignitaries from a country called "Barebutta". Toxie even addresses them both as "your heinie-ness".
** In "Toxie Ties The Knot", Czar Zosta's daughter Princess Gerba is kidnapped by Mayor Grody. Thinking that someone is throwing her a bachelorette party, when the Mayor shows up in a bug costume, she states that he must be the male stripper. Also, when Toxie catches Gerba after she starts to fall for Grody, she informs Toxie that Grody tried to take advantage of her.
** In "Nab That Toxie Cab", Yvonne visits a fortune teller named Madame Gazonga. "Gazongas" happens to be slang for large breasts.

** British company, ''Fleetway'' did a ten-issue adaptation.

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* MerchandiseDriven: ''Film/TheToxicAvenger'' creator, Creator/LloydKauffman said Creator/PlaymatesToys approached him for the show because they wanted to recreate their success selling action figures like they did with the ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles''.

* ComicBookAdaptation: Creator/MarvelComics published a comic book based on the cartoon that lasted eight issues.

* MerchandiseDriven: ''Film/TheToxicAvenger'' creator, Creator/AndyKauffman said Creator/PlaymatesToys approached him for the show because they wanted to recreate their success selling action figures like they did with the ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles''.