Line #13 Funny/Darkstalkers


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4	[[caption-width-right:350:Ah, ''Darkstalkers''. A series filled to the brim with [[BloodierAndGorier grim themes,]] [[MonsterMash things that go bump in the night,]] and....a dance contest show?!]]
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6	!!The Games
7	* Felicia can sit on top of everyone's head, allowing for some bizarre reactions from the fighters.
8	* Lord Raptor's Hell Dunk attack. It's crazy enough that Lord Raptor has a heavy metal zombie motif going on, but he can even turn you into a basketball and ''style on you.''
9	* Anakaris' Pharaoh's Curse, which can turn even the most badass warrior into a RidiculouslyCuteCritter.
10	* When fighting a female fighter, Huitzil's introduction has [[TagalongKid Cecil]] blush and open his arms to her before Hutzil silently grabs him by the back of his shirt and places him out of the way.
11	* After kicking the opponent out of his coffin at the end of his ES Mummy Drop, Anakaris manages to slam the coffin's door shut on his own hand.
12	* A great amount of the humor in the game is watching how certain attacks affect each character, including the above-mentioned Pharaoh's curse and Hell Dunk, [[AshFace being burned]] by a fire attack, [[XRaySparks being electrocuted]] (and see some of the [[BizarreAlienBiology odd skeletons]] some characters have), or, most famously, Dimitri's [[GenderBender Midnight Bliss]], where he turns the enemy into a female version (or gives female characters more revealing outfits) before sucking their blood.
13	* Victor's fighting style in general. How many games can you say are out there that let you play as a version of Frankenstein's monster that has multiple different attacks involving hitting and grappling his opponents with his ass?
14	* Lilith's [[InvoluntaryDance "Gloomy Puppet Show"]]. Pictured above, Lilith throws a top hat at the opponent. If it hits, Lilith changes into a PlayboyBunny costume and it forces the opposing character into an InvoluntaryDance controlled by the Lilith player's light, medium, and heavy punches and kicks. It's almost impossible to succeed in and when failed, Lilith holds up a sign showing a large red X (or lightning bolt, in some cases) with the stage either suddenly disappearing and causing the opponents to plummet, or lightning striking the opponent. Seeing characters like ''[[HumansAreTheRealMonsters B.B. Hood]]'' and ''[[DarkMessiah Jedah]]'' of all people being forced to ''dance on a stage against their will'' is just purely hilarious.
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16	!!WesternAnimation
17	* Lord Raptor in conversation with his agent:
18	--> '''Agent''': Raptor, baby, you need a gimmick!
19	--> '''Raptor''': A gimmick? A ''gimmick!?'' '''''How many bleedin' zombies play rock?!'''''
20	--> '''Agent''': (utterly deadpan) You'd be surprised.
21	* Morrigan [[https://youtu.be/nbLbl5qSwpY?t=436 magically growing a huge hand]] just to BitchSlap Felicia.
22	* Anakaris is ''not'' all there. Understandable, as he ''has'' been mummified, and thus has no brain. Most of what he says is WordSalad.
23	-->"Anakaris, the Supreme Pharaoh, has awakened! All hail the imperial ... Pudding! There are lizards in my pants!"\
24	"Onions are tickling my brain."
25	* Lord Raptor´s PissTakeRap from the eleventh episode. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdO-yO-bfrU It has to be seen to be believed.]]
26	* In one episode, Demitri gets attacked by a bunch of cats, causing him to [[http://rq87.flyingomelette.com/RQ/C/DS/3/RUN%20DEMITRI%20RUN.gif run in a very undignified way]].
27	* The RunningGag of people mentioning that Rikuo is oddly attractive for a Fishman, to the point that he lampshades it in the final episode.
28	* The fact that in the final episode half the cast, including big guys like Victor, Sasquatch, and Rikuo, can all fit in a normal-sized taxi cab. Maybe it's a TARDIS.
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30	!!OVA

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