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8Imagine if, instead of getting bitten by a radioactive spider, [[ComicBook/SpiderMan Peter Parker]] acquired the controls for Manga/GiantRobo. [[note]]Other than Japanese ''[[Series/SpiderManJapan Spider-Man]]'', of course.[[/note]]
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10''Heroman'' is the result of Creator/StanLee working with [[Creator/StudioBONES Bones]] to create a manga and anime that can best be described as ''Manga/GiantRobo'' [[JustForFun/XMeetsY meets]] ''ComicBook/TheBigGuyAndRustyTheBoyRobot'' [[WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries IN AMERICA!]]. The manga was serialized in ''Monthly Shonen Gangan'' from 2009 to 2011 and compiled into five volumes, and the anime aired for 26 episodes from April to September 2010.
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12The story is thus: generic American Joey Jones lives in [[IstanbulNotConstantinople Center City]], West Coast [[{{Eagleland}} USA]]. It's TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture, as humanoid robotics are the rage for those who have the money to buy them. Joey is not one of these people, and works as a part-order cook when not getting pushed around by TheBully. Joey is pretty much accepting the modern ennui of having no power in life; when a number of surprising things happen.
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14# {{The Bully}}'s friend screws up his robot really badly, breaking it and throwing it away. Joey picks it up and tries to fix it; dubbing it "[[TitleDrop Heroman]]".
15# Lina, sympathetic classmate of Joey's and Generic American [[AllGuysWantCheerleaders Cheerleader]] (not to mention said bully's sister), becomes a DistressedDamsel.
16# Joey and Heroman [[LightningCanDoAnything get struck by lightning]], transforming Heroman into a HumongousMecha and Joey into TheKidWithTheRemoteControl. Joey via Heroman rescues his classmate, who isn't conscious to realize what is going on.
17# While struggling to think about what to do with [[ComesGreatResponsibility great power]], [[AlienInvasion aliens invade Earth]].
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19....Yeah, we've got the [[{{Troperiffic}} tropes coming rapid-fire.]]
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21Now has a [[{{Characters/Heroman}} character sheet]] in need of tropes.
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23You can read an entertaining recap blog [[http://callingheroman.deviantart.com/ here.]]
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26!!Some of these include:
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28* TwoDVisualsThreeDEffects: Common with Skrugg technology. Given its [[SinisterGeometry design]], this is probably an intentional choice to emphasise its otherworldliness.
29* AccidentalMisnaming: In Episode 19, Doctor Ravi calls Heroman by a few incorrect names, such as Fantasticman, Captain Hero, and Mister Giant. In his defense, it had been a long day.
30* AdaptationDistillation: They change quite a bit from the manga chapters, such as cutting out a villain whose kidnapping of Lina leads into the creation of Heroman, a Skrugg in chapter 3, etc. The arcs that were in the manga before the Skrugg invasion that were absent in the anime included:
31** Several MonsterOfTheWeek-style Skrugg antagonists. [[spoiler:''Each'' of whom are confronted by Will, who fails miserably at saving the day before Heroman and Joey get involved.]]
32** Psy, Joey, and Heroman inspiring a wheelchair-bound boy who wanted to be able to skate like Psy. [[spoiler:Psy gives him the special motorized skateboard he uses in the anime so he can follow his dreams.]]
33** A Film/BringItOn-esque mini-arc in which Lena gets Will and Joey to join the cheerleading squad so they can finally win against a rival cheerleading squad. [[spoiler:Despite the rival team's sabotage, they win.]] Right before the Skrugg invade.
34* ADayInTheLimelight: In episode 20, quite a bit of time is dedicated to Holly and her antics (finding what's causing the disappearances and humiliating Joey and Psy).
35* AdultsAreUseless: Averted more than one might expect, given the genre. Professor Denton is generally very useful for figuring out what's going on, and can even handle himself in a fight if the situation calls for it, whilst [[spoiler:Agent Hughes]] has rapidly become the gang's most valuable ally thanks to the resources he's capable of calling upon.
36%%* AlienInvasion: BigCreepyCrawlies and giant spheres of doom.
37* AllGuysWantCheerleaders: And this one, surprisingly enough, actually likes ''him''. Also taken to hilarious heights in episode 10, when ''she'' is the one tearing her hair off to get his attention.
38* AlliterativeName: In grand Stan Lee tradition, the hero, Joey Jones. Try not to think about [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure the implications]].
39* AllYourColorsCombined: Joey has two: one right as he has Heroman [[spoiler:deal the final blow to Minami,]] and later, [[spoiler:doing the same to Monster-Kogorr.]]
40%%* AmbiguouslyBrown: Psy.
41* AmericanRobot: Just look at the page image.
42* AmericaSavesTheDay:
43** It was bound to happen. The odd thing is we don't get to see what the rest of the world's governments and people thought about the Skrugg invasion for the time being.
44** As of episode 26, [[spoiler:the rest of the world basically wants to raze Washington DC (understandably, as [[NukeEm nuking]] Kogorr is a much better option than letting him literally eat the rest of the planet).]]
45* AndIMustScream: [[spoiler:It is implied that the "shells" left behind after Heroman kills a Skrugg are the real evil behind them, while the part that explodes is only a harmless victim. While this is never confirmed one way or the other, Will does seem to have a degree of freedom, [[FightingFromTheInside at least in his head]].]]
46%%* AndTheAdventureContinues
47* AnimeHair:
48** Psy. It looks like [[Anime/CowboyBebop Spike Spiegel's]] hair [[ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs on crack]].
49** Other characters have weird hair too, like Will and his [[Anime/YuGiOh Kimo]]-like hair, Nick's anglerfish do, and Ms. Collins's... whatever that is.
50*** Heroman takes this to its logical conclusion in episode 3, WITHOUT HAVING ANY ACTUAL HAIR.
51*** And [[BondJamesBond Minami, Dr. Minami]] doesn't count with his "Pointy-Haired Boss" vibe? Or possibly [[GoodHairEvilHair Devil Horn]] Hair to go with his Literature/FuManchu mustache and ominous boottapping greeting.
52* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Holly would like to think that this is what Joey is, but in truth she's [[BrattyTeenageDaughter the one who's annoying]]...
53* ArcWords: "Hero", naturally.
54* ArtShift:
55** Psy's flashback to the horrors Holly inflicted upon them as children is done as a set of crayon drawings.
56** [[spoiler:The DarkerAndEdgier visuals of episode 17 with Will working his way through the streets of either New York or Chicago, intimidating gangsters and destroying police cars.]]
57* AsLongAsItSoundsForeign:
58** The English in the speech bubbles in the ending animation is total gibberish.
59** The words on the report the President is reading in episode 10 is a famous GratuitousLatin [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorem_ipsum piece of filler text]].
60** Averted in Episode 13, where Holly and Joey's [[spoiler:rap sheets]] are spelled in very good English, grammar and all.
61%%* AttackItsWeakPoint: [[spoiler:Subverted when the heroes try it on Kogorr.]]
62* AutobotsRockOut: In Episode 25, Joey, Heroman, and [[spoiler:Will]] launch a concerted attack on the BigBad. Cue the electric guitar.
63* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Despite her constant abuse, when Holly gets kidnapped, Joey takes it hard. Holly in turn gets dead serious when Joey genuinely needs support.
64* BadassAdorable: Joey, after he [[spoiler:gains lightning fast speed, allowing him to aid Heroman in battles]].
65%%* BadassLongcoat: [[spoiler:Will.]]
66%%* BadassNormal: Axel Hughes.
67* BaitAndSwitchCredits: The second opening makes it look like [[spoiler:it takes place in New York City. It's actually Washington D.C.]]
68* BarrierWarrior: It doesn't take long for Joey to start putting his control gauntlet's energy fields to good use.
69* BatmanGambit: ''Lena'' of all people does this in the manga in order to get both Will and Joey to join the cheerleading squad.
70* BeachEpisode: Episode 12 was ''partly'' set on a beach and played it up for laughs. Episode 18 was one for the first 5-6 minutes before becoming the start of what seems like a survival horror mini-arc.
71* BeamOWar: [[spoiler:Between Kogorr's main cannon and Heroman's O Spark. No prizes for guessing which wins.]]
72* BerserkButton:
73** [[spoiler:Hurt Joey seriously and watch Heroman not only self-animate, but unleash a SuperpoweredEvilSide.]]
74** Doing this same near to [[spoiler:Holly]], while creates less damage than above, still is not a good idea.
75* BewareTheNiceOnes: Joey is a shy, sweet-tempered boy with an ''exceptionally'' long fuse that can weather the slings and arrows of a [[JerkJock jealous bully]], [[BrattyTeenageDaughter an older sister from Hell]], and all manner of threats both terrestrial and extra with a smile. [[TranquilFury But when that fuse reaches its end, boy...]]
76* BigBrotherInstinct: Will has it bad for Lina, which seems to be the main reason he doesn't like Joey.
77* BladeBelowTheShoulder: Heroman's power armor gives him this ability, essentially turning him into a very large mechanized [[VideoGame/StarCraft Zealot.]] As the resident AntiHeroSubstitute, [[spoiler:Will]] can do it too.
78* BlandNameProduct: The fictional "American comic book" in the first ending is supposedly published by "Bones Comics", with the logo using Creator/MarvelComics' distinctive font. Hilariously, since Bones is the animation company of Creator/StanLee, he's the only guy in the only company on the entire planet who COULD use that distinctive font perfectly legally.
79* BloodlessCarnage:
80** For the most part, the fights within the show feature no visible blood or wounds, despite earlier scenes of the military being massacred and civilians being attacked by the Skrugg. It might be the least violent show to be produced by Creator/StudioBones, given it's SaturdayMorningCartoon influences.
81** [[spoiler:In episode 18, a scientist collapses on the ground outside the summerhouse the gang is staying at, and you can see a trail of blood behind him]].
82* BodyHorror:
83** A curiously subtle example in Episode 21. [[spoiler:It is strongly implied that the two new-model Skrugg warriors our heroes face are based off the test subjects the aliens were kidnapping from the area - a cow and a dog, specifically. Except, of course, that cows' and dogs' heads do not naturally have the option of opening up into honking great plasma cannons.]]
84** [[spoiler:Skruggification]] in general seems rather icky. Especially when one considers that [[spoiler:the only known survivor of the process is willing to blow up entire buildings, incapacitate whole police squads, and threaten the heroes with death in order to prevent the process from happening to anyone ever again.]]
85* BookEnds: During the [[spoiler:first]] confrontation with Kogorr Joey is [[spoiler:seemingly]] fatally wounded and Heroman starts [[BerserkButton glowing with red]] [[SuperpoweredEvilSide fury]] and [[CurbStompBattle tearing Kogorr to shreds]]. During the anime's final battle [[spoiler:with Kogorr]] Heroman is [[spoiler:less than seemingly]] fatally wounded, which prompts Joey to [[HeroicRROD glow red with despair]] and attempt a SuicideAttack.
86* BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler:Will and Nick, through a alien Mind Control Device. Will's gets broken by ThePowerOfLove (a shout from his sister) - the aliens as of Episode 6 are "fixing" it.]]
87* BreakTheHaughty: Will, full stop. Oh, boy, let's see: [[spoiler:in episode 2, he uncovers the relationship between Joey and Heroman, and, in a jealous rage, grabs his best friend and sneaks aboard the Skrugg base to stop them himself. Not only does he not succeed, but he is caught, treated like a joke by Kogorr, has both his body and mind violated as he is assimilated/brainwashed by the Skrugg, is responsible for the corruption and (possible) death of said best friend, is freed from enslavement by ''the kid he used to bully,'' and has to deal with being obviously non-human and is cut off from his family and friends, and has to go into the wilderness to escape ostricization and hopefully get better. He...doesn't. And even after all of this, he owes his life to Joey ''again,'' and is still limited in the difference he can make. Kid really can't catch a break.]]
88* TheBully: The DistressedDamsel's older brother, Will, who insists ''he's'' the hero. [[spoiler:He is disabused of this notion very, ''very'' quickly.]]
89** The manga's much more merciful to him. While he does get his ass handed to him by ''three'' [[MonsterOfTheWeek different Skrugg attackers]], he finally learns his lesson during the manga's version of the invasion arc, [[spoiler:''without'' dragging his friend into the Skrugg base and getting the both of them turned into enemy soldiers.]]
90* ButNowIMustGo: At the end of the first Skrugg Arc, [[spoiler:Will, still half-Skrugg]] disappears into the wilderness to avoid human contact.
91* BugWar: The aliens are bugs.
92* ByThePowerOfGrayskull: "Heroman... Engage!"
93* CallingYourAttacks: Joey has several commands to shout when pressing the button on his control gauntlet. Also played with on on occasion - during a covert infiltration, Joey ''whispers'' his usual "Heroman attack!"
94* CatchPhrase (Denton: "[[GratuitousEnglish EX-ZACKT-LEE!]]")
95* CollapsingLair: [[spoiler:The destruction of the Skrugg mothership.]]
96* ColorCodedPatrician: Skrugg {{mooks}} are red, the important ones tend to be different colors, purple most often.
97* CombatTentacles:
98** Skrugg antennae (and [[spoiler:human-turned-Skrugg eyebrows]]).
99** As well as the Vine-Monster.
100* TheComicallySerious: [[PerpetualFrowner Heroman]] when placed in lighthearted situations, like in the BeachEpisode portion of episode 18.
101* ContextSensitiveButton:
102** The button on Heroman's remote changes the picture when Joey REALLY wants it to; to get Heroman to do something slightly different than last time; so he can Dramatically punch the button and [[CallingYourAttacks Call Out Heroman's Attacks and Actions.]]
103** In fact, given Heroman's status as a LivingWeapon, this could even be seen as him offering suggestions to Joey regarding the best course of action - a theory supported by various bits of body language throughout the series.
104* CoolBigSis: Holly has shades of this when she's not being TheLadette.
105** Either way, she's an inversion of the trope. There's a reason Joey thinks of her as a "nightmare".
106* CoolDownHug:
107** [[spoiler:Joey on ''Heroman'' of all people... energy... mech-things.]]
108** [[spoiler:And Heroman eventually returns the favour.]]
109* CoolShades: Combined with GogglesDoNothing, Dr. Minami's team. One of their members even wears 3-D GLASSES. Yeah.
110%%* CoolToy: Heroman. Duh.
111* CreatorCameo: Creator/StanLee on pages 4 and 5 of the first chapter of the manga already. He's in the anime too. May lapse as well into EnsembleDarkhorse judging from comments from other people and his coffee.
112* DarkerAndEdgier: Averted for the most part. The series ''flirts'' with darkness, especially towards the end, but never actually leaves the upper end on the SlidingScaleOfIdealismVsCynicism.
113* DarkestHour: Last episode begins with [[spoiler:Heroman apparently dead, and Joey and Will alone against a revived Kogorr/Mothership/Vine Monster.]]
114* DatePeepers: Denton, Psy, Holly and Ms. Collins (redhaired homeroom teacher) all following Joey and Lina.
115* DeadlyUpgrade:
116** [[spoiler:Kogorr punching Joey out triggers this in Heroman]]
117** [[spoiler:When Heroman apparently get killed, Joey rises out of his HeroicBSOD and decides to carry on fighting, no matter what. This triggers an upgrade in his gauntlet fueled by "his own power" that gives him Heroman's abilities and would have allowed him to take out Kogorr at the cost of his own life. He's a few yards away from finishing it when Heroman stops him.]]
118* DeclarationOfProtection: After he gets yelled at in episode 23, Joey tries to tell this to Lina, but ends up getting drowned out by the approaching helicopter that's come to pick him up (however, we can just hear him say it).
119* DemonicPossession: The villain in the first chapter of the manga is possessed by a mask that feeds off the grudges of people.
120** He seems to have been removed from the Anime, makes sense considering the anime and manga's Sci-Fi feel, this was most likely a decision for the better.
121* DiscOneFinalBoss: [[spoiler:Kogorr, though there are hints that he may be making a comeback later in the season - which he indeed does, making this a subversion of the trope. It's played straight with the other BigBad candidate, [[SmallNameBigEgo Dr. Minami]], though.]]
122* DisappearedDad: While having already been established (along with Joey having a MissingMom), Episode 13 reveals him to have been a coal miner, which may have had something to do with said disappearance.
123** [[spoiler:The first opening features Joey's parents in mining gear, and the second opening pretty much offers a glimpse of a mining hat flying upwards above an explosion, which probably implies that they're dead.]]
124%%* DistressedDamsel
125%%* DivingSave
126* DoNotAdjustYourSet: The Skrugg send a message to every nation that Earth is theirs.
127* DoubleWeapon: The [[ColorCodedPatrician purple assassin alien]], in episodes 5 and 6, wields what can best be called a quarterstaff. With TWO blades, one on each end.
128%%* DudeLooksLikeALady: Joey
129* {{Eagleland}}:
130** Hilariously, created and written by one of America's foremost comic book writers.
131** Mainly type one. "AMERICA, BANZAI!"
132* EasilyThwartedAlienInvasion: [[spoiler:Sure, there are probably a few Skrugg left, and they kicked the military around like nobody's business, but none of that changes the fact that Kogorr managed to get his operation completely wrecked in only nine episodes, without much to show for it beyond one devastated city and the (narrow) trail of property damage from the spheres.]]
133* EldritchAbomination: [[spoiler:The vine monster in episodes 18 and 19]].
134** [[spoiler:Considering as of episode 25, he is part of a giant plant thing, sprouts vines which can replicate the main hero, and also act as mouths to EAT HIS PAWNS, Kogorr.]]
135* EmpathicWeapon: Heroman.
136** Confirmed in episode 4 when Professor Denton tries to activate Heroman, but can't.
137*** Joey also confirms that Heroman seems to drain him on some kind of [[{{mana}} energy]] when he powers up.
138** Further underlined in Episode 22, when Joey coming to terms with his father's legacy results in Heroman ''developing a new ability''.
139* EmpathyDollShot: Once the invasion starts in earnest, you get to see a doll crushed underfoot.
140* EndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt: [[spoiler:Kogorr plans to consume the Earth, and the results are shown from some of the other planets he destroyed.]]
141* TheEndOrIsIt:
142** [[spoiler:The Skrugg have failed and their spheres have been stopped... But who is that grabbing Kogorr's remaining armor eye?]]
143** [[spoiler:Used again at the end of episode 26: Kogorr has been defeated for good this time when Dr. Minami's secretary Veronica busts her boss out of prison, and he's clearly been making plans...]] {{Lampshade}}d when To Be Continued flashes across the screen, followed by a huge "?". Doubles as a SequelHook.
144* EnemyMine: [[spoiler:Even though they haven't quite resolved their differences yet, Will and Joey team up against Kogorr in Episode 25.]]
145* EnergyWeapon: Weapon of choice of the Skrugg. Though it might be compressed, heated, and energized air (plasma), as shown in episode 2, where a Skrugg first draws in air and then fires.
146* {{Engrish}}: Surprisingly enough, averted. Almost all of the English to be found in the series, from whiteboards to road signs to business names to government profiles, is not only correct, but accurate to southern California.
147%%* MrFanservice: Agent Axel Hughes at your service, ma'am.
148* ETGaveUsWiFi:
149** What Doctor Minami wants from the Spheres, mostly for weapons.
150** And [[spoiler:Will]] wants to prevent any Earthling from deriving technology from the Skrugg at any cost. [[spoiler:For good reason, it turns out.]]
151* EvilCounterpart: Dr. Minami and the MR-1 to Joey and Heroman.
152* EvilKnockoff: [[spoiler:The vine monster does this to Heroman.]]
153* {{Expy}}: Heroman's "Big" mode is a large white robot with red and blue highlights and stars. Yeah, he's a great big United States flag. Many people compare him to [[ComicBook/TheBigGuyAndRustyTheBoyRobot Big Guy]] for this.
154** Heroman having prominent human-esque eyeballs in Big form is reminiscent of Manga/GiantRobo.
155** Will is Flash Thompson. It can't get more obvious then that.
156*** And looks like [[Franchise/StreetFighter Charlie Nash]]
157*** He's more or less a [[spoiler:Venom]] Expy in later episodes.
158*** Which is funny since the real Flash Thompson [[spoiler:becomes Venom himself]].
159** And speaking of ComicBook/SpiderMan Expys, Dr. Matthew Denton reminds some folks of Dr. Kurt Connors.
160** And Joey's Grandma holds some aspects of Aunt May, except that she's somewhat more energetic.
161** Surprised no one's mentioned Lina's resemblance to [[VideoGame/SengokuBasara Kasuga]].
162*** Lina is actually more similar to [[http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120825133242/bof/images/thumb/2/25/BoFIV_NinaArtwork.png/250px-BoFIV_NinaArtwork.png Nina]] from ''VideoGame/BreathOfFireIV'', that she might as well be her future {{Elseworld}} [[http://gelbooru.com/index.php?page=post&s=view&id=1694971 self]].
163** And Stan is not an expy of [[Film/FantasticFour2005 Willie Lumpkin]], or [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse a multitude of other similar looking men...]] They're all [[Creator/StanLee the same man.]]
164* EyesAlwaysShut: The President, usually.
165* FakeWeakness: [[spoiler:Kogorr's eye, just a trap to make sure that Heroman would get close and he could kill him.]]
166* FastballSpecial: [[spoiler:Reversal: Instead of slow and strong Heroman throwing the smaller and faster Joey, Joey throws Heroman in his toy form to destroy the vines.]]
167* FanService:
168** Lina in a bikini in episode 12. Need I say more?
169** The preview for episode 18 suggests yet another beach episode with Lina again in a bikini, and HotTeacher Ms Collins in a black, one piece swimsuit. Oh, and not forgetting to mention a conveniently placed tentacle monster scenario.
170* FanDisservice: Along with Lina and Ms. Collins in swimsuits, episode 18 also features Professor Denton in a Speedo. Um... ew.
171* FlatCharacter:
172** This is not really a CharacterDevelopment show. Most of the main cast end the show exactly the way they began, with a few exceptions (namely [[spoiler:Joey, Will, and Agent Hughes, and Psy and Holly sort of]]), and everyone else is either a one shot character who is never seen again, or a recurring one that's mostly part of the scenery.
173** More specifically Joey's teacher Ms. Collins and his grandmother could be considered this, due to having few notable traits. For other characters such as Dr. Minami and Kogor, who have defined personalities but no CharacterDevelopment to speak of.
174%%* ForceField: For Joey.
175* GaiasVengeance: The Professor drops a theory at the very last episode that Heroman is a manifested protector from Earth's atmosphere; hence the electrical field that surrounded the Skrugg arrival was a defense mechanism. That would be an odd Type 3: Gaia's avenger, a toy robot.
176* GeneralRipper: Minami is about as close to this as a professional MadScientist can get.
177* GenreBlindness:
178** Episode 18 has Lina saying [[spoiler:that the noises and story fit a little too well, and her eventually deciding it is some sort of candid camera trick.]] She's wrong.
179** ItRunsInTheFamily, it seems; Will has this in the early episodes, [[spoiler:when he sneaks aboard the Skrugg base in the vein of the great sci-fi movies to find weapons to turn against the Skrugg. To say that doesn't turn out well is something of an Understatement.]]
180* GentleGiant: Heroman may be a big, scary PerpetualFrowner, not to mention an incredibly powerful LivingWeapon, but his heart's in the right place, and he's even got a bit of a playful streak.
181%% * Getting Crap Past The Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.
182* GiantMook: [[spoiler:The Skruggified cattle, and the gigantic, acid-spitting Skrugg that Joey and Heroman [[CurbStompBattle demolish]] in Episode 24.]]
183* GoneHorriblyRight: Given that [[spoiler:the Skrugg are only here in the first place because Prof. Denton called them here,]] this could be the basis for the whole series.
184* GratuitousEnglish: In spades. Granted, this is supposed to be set in America, but hearing "SANKYUU", "KUURU", and other, similar borrowed English phrases -- not to mention the [[CallingYourAttacks attack commands]] like "HIIROMAN, ENGEJII!" -- instead of less-hackneyed Japanese ones is more than a little bit jarring.
185* GreenAesop: Not the show itself, but an in-universe example. Holly does this in order to distract the government agents while Joey (and Heroman) sneaks out of his house to meet Denton and Psy.
186* HackedByAPirate: Professor Denton does this using the alien symbol that appears on his equipment, to temporarily prevent the U.S. government from tracking them via satellites.
187* HeelFaceTurn:
188** [[spoiler:Hughes, after having a nice discussion with Joey about Heroman's true nature. Toward the end of episode 15 he contacts the president in order to stop Heroman and Minami's fight]].
189** [[spoiler:In Episode 24, Denton unveils a newly rebuilt MR-1, strongly hinting he and the others will be using it to assist Joey in the DC Battle.]]
190* HelicopterParents: When people start vanishing from Center City some time after the Skrugg invasion, Lina's father basically imprisons her in their BigFancyHouse. However, given that she's already been the victim of one (unsuccessful and unrelated) kidnapping attempt, and that his only other child was still missing since the attack, it's ''slightly'' more understandable than most examples of this trope.
191* TheHeroDies: [[spoiler:Heroman, after being impaled by Kogorr. It's not permanent.]]
192* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Joey's dad dies to save all the other miners.]]
193* HiveMind:
194** The Skrugg. [[spoiler:They treat their "soldiers" as expendable parts, including referring to the two humans under their control as if they were machines that could be "fixed" (in the case of Will)]]
195** [[spoiler:It turns out that Kogorr pretty much ''is'' the hivemind. He eats the other Skrugg for sustenance once he's ready to consume a planet, so we can only assume that he breeds new ones while en route to a new world]].
196* HotTeacher: Vera, though she hardly has much screentime, and not to mention no defining characteristics or background.
197* HugeGuyTinyGirl:
198** Joey's dead parents; who we see in a photo. His mom looks like... er... Joey. And his father was a huge man 3 times bigger than her. He's proportioned like Heroman.
199** This would also apply to Heroman and Joey, if it weren't for the fact that Joey is officially male.
200* HumongousMecha: Heroman was technically one already, but episode 4 takes it to its most logical conclusion when he gets even ''bigger'' in order to stop a gigantic SphereOfDestruction.
201* HypocriticalHumor: In Episode 12, Vera scolds Psy, Denton, and Holly for eavesdropping on [[spoiler:Joey and Lina's date]], only to immediately use Denton's equipment to join in on the spying.
202* InfernalRetaliation: Using electrical attacks against [[ShockAndAwe Heroman]] is ''not recommended''.
203* IstanbulNotConstantinople: Center City ''is'' Los Angeles, pure and simple. Several maps seen in the news and military debriefings depict its exact location on a U.S. map.
204** Another subtle nod happens when the Skrugg first arrive. Everyone thinks the big aliens are characters in a Hollywood movie shoot.
205*** I was actually told that this is supposed to take place in Buena Park (in Orange County, which is nearby Los Angeles). Wouldn't be that surprising, given it's Stan.
206** This all gets pretty weird though when we see a newspaper that's written in ''ancient Latin''. Seriously.
207*** The Latin text is lorem ipsum - filler text. It's gibberish in Latin, and serves to occupy space. In this case, to look like a LOT of words in English to a Japanese audience.
208* ImmuneToBullets: The Skrugg. Up to and including ''tank'' fire. Shown more literally in episode 13.
209* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice:
210** What the EldritchAbomination CombatTentacles do, as well as crush things.
211** Also occurs to [[spoiler:Heroman himself]] in Episode 25. Ouch.
212* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: It happens in episode 7 when Joey, Heroman, and Lina confront Will and Nick again; mostly invoked by Lina.
213* InSeriesNickname: The U.S. Government refers to Heroman as "Ghost."
214* InspectorJavert: Agent Hughes is mostly sympathetic, and would prefer to do his job more diplomatically, but is still assigned to tracking Heroman down and he has been following orders to the letter.
215* IntrepidReporter: Keisha and Leo of the AAN, who chase the truth behind the "Ghost" case and end up broadcasting the Heroman vs. MR-1 battle live. And when [[spoiler:the Skrugg invade Washington DC and Joey and Heroman ride out to stop them,]] guess who's right there to get that story, despite the danger
216* IWillFightSomeMoreForever:
217** The US Army keeps trying to fight the aliens, even when it's clear that tanks and attack helicopters can't even scratch them.
218** They themselves shout to themselves that someone has to [[HeroicSacrifice cover a path of retreat for civilians.]]
219%%* JerkJock: Lina's brother Will. [[spoiler:He pays for it. [[BreakTheHaughty Dearly]].]]
220* JerkAss: Now that Will's [[PutOnABus out of the picture]], Holly is filling in for him quite adeptly.
221-->'''Holly:''' ''[on Joey's actions in Episode 12]'' So I thought: 'This has got to be a date!' I, as his big sister, have come to heckle him!
222%%* TheJuggernaut: The Spheres.
223* KarmaHoudini: Somehow, [[spoiler:Veronica, Minami's assistant and occasional [[TheNapoleon footstool]], managed to avoid being jailed]]. [[spoiler:[[DarkActionGirl This comes back to bite the authorities in the ass later]].]]
224* TheKidWithTheRemoteControl: Heroman shows signs of both being a separate entity and being an extension of Joey's psyche. [[spoiler:In Episode 9 Joey gets knocked out by the Skrugg leader. Heroman gets mad and unleashes a SuperPoweredEvilSide, even turning red for the occasion. Which then proceeds to independently curbstomp the Skrugg leader, even ripping'' the wings right off his body''. When Joey wakes up, he makes Heroman better, just as Heroman is trying to rip the Skrugg leader's face off]]
225* KidHero: Joey Jones, more appropriately relating to the earlier trope TheKidWithTheRemoteControl.
226* KnightTemplar: [[spoiler:Will is out to stop the Skrugg from finding their weapons and turning others, no matter what the cost or how many bystanders get injured. It doesn't help as much as he thought.]]
227%%* TheLadette: Holly's default personality.
228* LanternJawOfJustice: Joey's dad had a particularly impressive example.
229%%* LargeHam:
230%%** Professor Denton is one of these.
231%%** As is Dr. Minami, to the point where Episode 15 alone could give an unprepared viewer terminal cholesterol poisoning.
232%%** Being the resident BigBad, Kogorr has his moments, too.
233* LateForSchool: While not up to "toast in mouth" levels, our hero at least has to have his lunch tossed to him on his mad dash to school.
234* LaughablyEvil: Dr. Minami, who tries so, ''so'' hard to pull off a sinister, intimidating MadScientist vibe... even whilst dangling from his team's tilt-rotor like a tiny green-and-white marionette. Not even mentioning his EMP dance.
235* LegFocus: Vera's second outfit in episode 18 exposes a lot of leg.
236%%* LightningBruiser: [[spoiler:[[BigBad Kogorr]].]] Bad news for Heroman, the resident MightyGlacier.
237%%** The MR-1 also moves far quicker than anything that large and stumpy has a right to be, able to leap around like an acrobat even after Heroman blows off one of its arms.
238* LightningCanDoAnything: Like turn a broken and repaired toy robot into a HumongousMecha. Even if it was alien lightning affecting the nanobots in the toy, that's impressive.
239%%* MadScientist: Hello, Mr. Spiky-Haired, suave-voiced, lab coat wearing man! You say you're here to help stop the Skrugg? Why not? WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong?
240%%** Professor Denton, of course, would be a rather more benign version.
241* {{Masquerade}}: The government ''tries'', but the IntrepidReporter isn't putting up with it and defies the Gag Order on the Press.
242* MechaExpansionPack: Heroman's PoweredArmour.
243* MegatonPunch: Heroman's main attack.
244* MindControlEyes:
245** For [[spoiler:Will and Nick.]] They're purple, with triangular shapes in the irises.
246** [[spoiler:The shape of the Skrugg eyes, the Mind Controlled ones for Will and Nick, AND the ones on the "armor" are ''[[StealthPun all irises]]'', like the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaf_shutter iris in a camera lens]] ]]
247* MiniatureSeniorCitizens: Joey's grandmother. She's less than half of Joey's height, and he hasn't even gone through puberty yet.
248* MistakenForGay:
249** Professor Denton found it more believable for Joey to be dating Psy instead of Lina.
250** To Denton, himself and Psy going on a date also seemed less surprising than Joey and Lina.
251* MoreDakka:
252** The MR-1, exploiting Heroman's lack of long-ranged weaponry.
253** And earlier, what did Kogorr do when Heroman diverted one of his spheres? Send out four more.
254* MomentKiller: Taken to another levels in Episode Ten. Poor, ''poor'' Lina...
255** [[spoiler:This gets hilariously subverted at the end of the episode, though, where Lina fantasizes about asking Joey out on a date aloud... just as Joey shows up to "kill" the moment by remembering to return her lost cell phone. They end up going on a date.]]
256* MoodWhiplash:
257** In the third episode, Joey and Psy laugh about how Joey's grandmother didn't notice the alien invasion happening outside in a light-hearted fashion. This is preceded and followed by scenes of said aliens mercilessly destroying everything in sight and declaring that Earth is theirs.
258** Again happens when Joey is bicycling to power up the Professor's computers to come up with a plan. Wacky silliness, but then we cut to the military getting slaughtered; and cut again to Joey on the bike, and we hear their screams.
259* MoralityPet: Lina acts as something of one for [[JerkJock Will]]. On the one hand, he bullies Joey, but on the other, he does truly care for Lina and is shown to not be such a bad person after all, especially in episode 21's flashback.
260%%* MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate: [[BondJamesBond Minami, Doctor Minami]].
261* MuggingTheMonster: Averted. When a trio of muggers approach [[spoiler:Will]], all it takes is a quick DeathGlare to make them back off.
262* MusicalAssassin: Professor Denton makes a sonic weapon for Psy out of a guitar.
263* MyFriendsAndZoidberg: In episode 14, a news report mentions [[spoiler:Denton and Joey being missing-which they technically are, on the lam-but don't mention Psy.]]
264-->[[spoiler:'''Psy:''' What am I, chopped liver?]]
265* TheNapoleon: Minami, who definitely seems to be compensating for something with his insistence on looking down from a great height on his opponents, regardless of how silly it ends up making him look.
266%%* NecessarilyEvil: What [[spoiler:Will]] sees himself as.
267* NeverFoundTheBody: [[spoiler:Nick seems to have died, but since the only thing they found was the helmet that they knocked off, there's a heavy possibility that Nick survived. [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse This is never resolved]].]]
268* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: [[spoiler:Administered to Kogorr by an enraged Heroman. Seriously, ''don't'' [[BerserkButton hurt Joey]].]]
269* NukeEm: Surprisingly averted. After he's told nukes may be the only solution to deal with the spheres, the President first asks if his advisors think it's the best course of action, then asks how long he has to make the call, and finally spends that time struggling and coming to terms with the thought of having to use the nuclear option. We see logistics that he's reading that show that over 200,000 people would die if a bomb were dropped in the sparsest populated area in its path.
270* ObviouslyEvil: Let's see... [[FashionVictimVillain Weird fashion sense]], [[PsychopathicSmirk evil]] [[SlasherSmile grin]], [[GigglingVillain giggles to himself]], [[GoodHairEvilHair mustache of evil, hair of evil]], glance of evil, calls himself [[MadScientist Minami, Dr. Minami]], similar to [[VideoGame/MegaMan Dr. Wily]] and wants to [[EvilChancellor help the president of USA]]. {{Most definitely not a villain}}.
271* OneWingedAngel:
272** [[spoiler:Kogorr's combat form.]]
273** [[spoiler:Resurrected Kogorr]] is now part of the giant vine thing currently setting up camp in DC.]]
274%%* OnTheNextEpisodeOfCatchPhrase: "Heroman... ATTACK!"
275%%* OrganicTechnology: The Skrugg deploy this.
276* {{Otaku}}: Denton, Joey's science teacher. Dresses like a MadScientist, obsessed with aliens and tries to contact them all day. Unfortunately, [[GoneHorriblyRight he succeeds.]]
277* OutOfTheInferno: Heroman, carrying Lina and her father... and later on, [[spoiler:Minami]].
278* PaperThinDisguise: When the team is [[spoiler:being hounded by the NIA]], they decide to go incognito. Denton gets a cowboy hat and fake mustache, Psy changes up his clothes and hides his hair in a cap, and Joey...[[FlatWhat wears his hood up.]]
279* ParentalObliviousness: Joey's grandma is too senile to really understand the threat or Joey's participation in it.
280** She mistakes the alien mothership for a mushroom, and the black spheres for candy. And calls them delicious-looking.
281** And then later, when [[spoiler:the IntrepidReporter outs Joey as TheKidWithTheRemoteControl for Heroman, her only response is, "My, doesn't that look a bit like Joey?"]]
282%%* PatrioticFervor: Oh, so much.
283* PerpetualFrowner: Heroman is capable of facial expressions, yet he hardly shows any besides an angry frown.
284* PetTheDog:
285** {{Jerkass}} extraordinaire Holly gets two in Episode 20, first cheering up a hospitalised little girl [[spoiler:whose father was kidnapped by the Skrugg]], and then ''actually expressing concern for her little brother's wellbeing'' when he slopes off for [[OnceAnEpisode the inevitable action sequence]].
286** Will gets one in a flashback in 21. It's revealed that Psy's leg injury was the result of an accident during a game and that he and Will worked well as a team. After Psy loses his ability to walk properly, Will blames himself for the accident, resulting in him relinquishing his position as captain of the team.
287* PillarOfLight: [[spoiler:When Heroman {{one hit kill}}s the MR-1 whilst running off the power generated by ''an entire hydroelectric dam'']].
288%%* PlanetLooters: The Skrugg.
289* PlotBasedVoiceCancellation: Episode 23. Joey says something to Lina before [[spoiler:leaving for the Washington D.C. mission]]. However, there's a helicopter buzzing overhead, so...
290* PomPomGirl: A whole squad gets spotlight and Lina is a regular.
291* PoweredArmour: Serves as Heroman's MidSeasonUpgrade, courtesy of Professor Denton and the NIA.
292* PowerGlows: Heroman in general, Heroman's eyes, and Joey's eyes glow with blue fire when Powering Up. It kinda looks like Joey partook of some [[Franchise/{{Dune}} Spice.]]
293* TheProfessor: Denton becomes this when he's not comic relief.
294* PunctuatedForEmphasis: Kogorr does this when [[spoiler:he lures Heroman into a vulnerable position by using a false weakness as bait.]]
295-->'''Kogorr:''' [[spoiler:Sorry, but... my weak point... is... '''not... THERE!''']]
296* PuppeteerParasite: How the Skrugg are [[spoiler:controlling Will and Nick. It's ''not'' consensual, and Will has a breakdown when he hears Lina's voice.]]
297* RapidFireTyping: Denton does this to stop the spheres.
298* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Agent Hughes ultimately turns out to be this in episode 15. Shame he has [[MadScientist Dr. Minami]] working alongside him.
299* RivalTurnedEvil: [[spoiler:As it turns out, the two assassins in episode five are Will and Nick.]]
300* {{Robosexual}}: Following the events of Episode 16, [[spoiler:Holly]] develops an enormous crush on Heroman. One can only imagine what [[KidWithTheRemoteControl Joey]]'s initial reaction was to discovering this.
301* RoomFullOfCrazy: [[spoiler:Minami's cell in the SequelHook ending is covered with equations and drawings. Both his hands and feet were bound, so he had managed to do all of this by holding a pencil in his mouth.]]
302* SaveTheVillain: [[spoiler:When Minami's tilt-rotor gets caught up in the MR-1's explosion, guess who Heroman proceeds to haul OutOfTheInferno?]]
303* SayMyName:
304** Mostly "Heeeromaaan!"s from Joey, but Psy also gets a "JOOOOOOEEEEEY!" in one episode.
305** And most ''everyone'' gets a "Joey" in the final episode when [[spoiler:Heroman puts the kibosh on Gogorr for good.]]
306* ScaryShinyGlasses: Minami attempts to invoke this in episode 15, but it comes off as hilarious due to the content of his rant.
307%%* SenseiChan: Vera Collins
308* SequelHook: [[spoiler:So, Kogorr is defeated, and everyone is happy as the episode ends, fading to black. But, then it fades back in to show a prison island, with lights blazing and alarms shrieking. The prison's guards get decimated by Veronica, who frees ThoseTwoGuys, and breaks down the wall to a certain cell, filled to the brim with equations and formulas, as well as drawings. A pencil is spit to the floor as the cell's inmate turns around: Dr. Minami. Cue ToBeContinued. We even see a question mark afterwards.]]
309* ServileSnarker: Dr. Minami's female assistant seems to be very fond of poking holes in her boss's massive ego.
310* ShipTease: Joey and Professor Denton are rather shocked when Psy actually says something rather sweet about Holly, who he normally only has bad things to say about, at the end of episode 21.
311-->'''Psy:''' I thought she'd turn it down a notch after going through all that...\
312'''Joey:''' Nothing's too much for my sister.\
313'''Psy:''' ''[smiles]'' But, that's what's great about her.
314* ShockAndAwe:
315** In accordance with his [[LightningCanDoAnything origin]], Heroman can manipulate electricity to heal himself and give his attacks some extra kick.
316** Also handy for [[MundaneUtility powering up a closed amusement park in order to impress your girlfriend]].
317* ShootingSuperman: The army against the aliens, the aliens against Heroman.
318* ShoutOut:
319** "Do they have a weak point or something? [[Literature/TheWarOfTheWorlds Are they weak against germs]]? [[Film/TheBlob1958 Or can't stand the cold]]?"
320** The first closing has a Shout-Out to Creator/StanLee era comics with a cover featuring classic hero poses, a stylized Bones logo that is an outright {{Expy}} of the Creator/MarvelComics logo and is complete with UsefulNotes/TheComicsCode Authority Seal of Approval.
321** Psy's skate shop has a board the same color as a [[Anime/{{FLCL}} certain Vespa]] with the words 'Hybrid Rainbow' next to it. To top it off, Psy uses a guitar as a weapon.
322** In the sewer, you can see a [[ComicBook/SpiderMan familiar Spider]].
323** In episode 10, a man can [[http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c189/bobtheadventurer/SUDA51.png just barely be seen]] wearing a jersey with "S.U.D.A. 51" on it.
324** Also, in episode 13, when [[spoiler:the NIA knock on the Jones's door,]] Joey's sister is wearing a tank top with ComicBook/ThePunisher logo on it.
325** Another one in episode 13, more to film-culture than a particular work. Denton refers to himself by the legendary pseudonym [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Smithee Alan Smithee]] whilst [[spoiler:alerting Joey about the NIA raid.]]
326** One of Dr. Minami's... many poses during his speech in Episode 15 is the same as [[Anime/SailorMoon Sailor Moon's]].
327** In episode 17, Heroman clinging to the side of the school building to avoid Ms. Collins, and his pose, is quite similar to ComicBook/SpiderMan.
328** Didn't anyone else think [[ComicBook/{{Watchmen}} Rorschach]] when [[spoiler:Will wore that longcoat and intimidated those city thugs?]]
329** In the episode twenty preview, Joey is dressed like Sherlock Holmes, and Psy looks like Michael Jackson in his Smooth Criminal outfit.
330** [[http://taikutsuremedy.blogspot.com/2010/04/heroman-first-impressions.html "Okay, anyone else getting massive]] [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Teppelin and Lazengann]] vibes here?"
331** Okay, a BodyHorror transformation of kidnapped humans by evil aliens known as Skrugg ? Stroggs anyone ?? VideoGame/QuakeIV ??
332** After Episode 19, [[spoiler:Will's]] new look under the BadassLongcoat strongly resembles a Manga/{{Guyver}} unit.
333* SinisterGeometry: Judging by the spheres, their conical landing craft, and the design of their [[FlyingSaucer mothership]], the Skrugg are fans.
334* SlasherSmile:
335** [[http://img815.imageshack.us/i/minamislashersmile.jpg/ Dr. Minami]] [[http://img59.imageshack.us/i/minamislashersmile2.jpg/ has one]] in opening two.
336** He also has one [[http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii104/Lord_Uriel1988/HeromanDoctorMinamislashersmile.png at the end of episode 15]]
337* SleepModeSize: After the initial awakening, Heroman reverts back to "Broken Toy" status.
338%%* SmallNameBigEgo: Doctor Minami.
339* SomethingPerson: Heroman.
340* SphereOfPower: Joey himself develops one of these in the second episode.
341* SpoilerOpening:
342** C'mon, you know there has to be something, considering the shadows of [[spoiler:Will and Nick,]] the other huge mecha, the NIA...
343** Better yet, practically the first scene of the opening shows [[spoiler:Joey and Heroman looking over a massive crater in the middle of the city. Guess what happens to the alien base when they win.]]
344** [[spoiler:Take a look at the ending of the first opening and then look at the preview for episode 25.]]
345** The newest opening, while much, ''much'' more fast paced, you can still spot events that will be important, such as [[spoiler:what look like slightly different Skrugg, the characters in New York, and the Statue of Liberty being covered in organic tech]]...
346*** That's not even all of it. There's some stuff that seems minor, but could be bigger-for example, [[spoiler:the giant spiked ball, the figure in the flames, Minami possibly being upgraded to a main antagonist rather than a recurring villain-since it shows him fighting with Psy and Heroman, Psy using his MusicalAssassin skills in battle, Heroman getting a new ability, the government taking an offensive on the group, and the group shot at the end showing who MAY be important. Hell, we get a lot more of Stan Lee in this opening, and Joey's past as well.]] Of course, this could all just be WildMassGuessing, but it's hard to tell. Alternately, in what may be a case of Spoiler ENDING, we see [[spoiler:Joey, Heroman and Agent Hughes walking together. It may just be for the fun of it, but with the spoiler track record here...]]
347* SpiritualSuccessor: An androgynous boy becoming best friends with a mecha? It has more than a few similarities to ''Brave Police J-Decker''.
348* SpySpeak: When Joey [[spoiler:is called by Denton in episode 13, Denton refers to himself as Alan Smithee, and tells Joey that "tomorrow's the date." When Joey asks, "When's the party?" he is told that "The movie opens in October," and that it's off the record. He is also told to avoid being seen by anyone, to "not bother the neighbors." "Tomorrow's the date" is their emergency evacuation code, and Denton is really saying "Get out of there now." There's a GeniusBonus in that as well-Alan Smithee being the name for film directors who want their names taken out of the picture.]]
349* TheStarscream: [[spoiler:Minami to Hughes]]. Given that the latter is [[AntiVillain considerably]] [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure more]] [[OnlySaneMan stable]], ''this is not a good thing for the protagonists''.
350* StabTheScorpion: In Episode 11, Heroman aims a devastating, electricity-charged punch at Agent Hughes... or, more accurately, at the falling chunk of masonry that was about to squash Hughes like a bug.
351* SteppingStonesinTheSky: When they're trying to pull the MR-1 out of the ditch they fell in, the cable gives, but Denton guns it, so it manages this.
352* TheStinger: [[spoiler:To the season finale, in which Dr. Minami finally makes use of [[CardboardPrison a certain very common superhero trope]].]]
353* StuffBlowingUp: Plenty throughout the series, especially when the Skrugg and Heroman start cutting loose.
354* SuckingInLines: Episode 16, when the dam starts running full power, we can see Heroman absorb ambient energy. It's not an attack, and hes drawing in small particles, but shit is going to go down. He's recharging. And it ends with {{PillarofLight}}.
355* SuperRobot: Heroman, albeit on a smaller scale from usual.
356* SuperSpeed: [[spoiler:Another function of Joey's control gauntlet; he combines this with LeParkour dodging.]]
357* TakingTheBullet: Will takes the... eyebrow lances that Nick sends after Lina. This weakens him but doesn't kill him.
358* TeamMom: Professor Denton, of all people. He realizes that these are children who shouldn't be put through this; and is emotionally supportive when it's needed.
359* {{Teleportation}}: One of Heroman's less frequently-used features. Particularly handy for summoning the big lug without Joey having to cart around his fragile [[SleepModeSize 'broken toy' form]] all the time.
360* TheyWouldCutYouUp: Axel Hughes teases Joey about this, first saying that this would happen, and then laughing and saying no, the U.S. Government would not do that. Not when it's more beneficial to have Heroman on their side willingly.
361* ThisIsGonnaSuck: You can make a drinking game out of how many times Heroman has that expression on his face.
362* TookALevelInBadass: Joey gradually does this over the course of the show, developing from a passive KidWithTheRemoteControl to a competent, resourceful BarrierWarrior who's saved his RobotBuddy's metallic hide several times.
363* TranquilFury: [[spoiler:Joey enters this state when Heroman seemingly dies.]]
364* TransformationSequence: Not exactly one, as it only involves Heroman's remote turning into a glove. The ones that happen from episode 2 onwards certainly plays out like it, which kinda gives Joey a bit of a MagicalGirl vibe.
365%%* TranslationConvention
366%%* {{Troperrific}}: Oh good lord.
367%%* {{Two Teacher School}}
368* UnusuallyUninterestingSight:
369** A pretty minor one, but no one at all has commented on Joey's rather girlish... ''everything''. Seriously, [[StrongFamilyResemblance he pretty much looks like his mom]], wears her shirt and sounds like he'd fit in doing some cheerleading and none of that is worthy of any mention?
370** Never mind the somewhat sentient ''GIANT ROBOT'' that obeys Joey's every command. The closest anyone has to bringing that up is Will complaining why Joey gets to control it. Of course, they have other things to worry about.
371* UnstoppableRage: If you hurt Joey, Heroman gets ''pissed''. [[spoiler:Kogorr finds this out the hard way.]]
372* UptownGirl: Lina is really rich; and Joey is really poor. However, their class differences have not been brought up directly. Lina's brother does beat him up because he hangs out with her, but that could be Jock/Nerd relations.
373* Victoria'sSecretCompartment: Psy does this while disguised as a girl, to pull out some apples.
374* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:Kogorr got one after getting the utter crap beaten out of him.]]
375* WaveMotionGun: [[spoiler:Heroman's O Spark, which can ''launch the shattered remains of its target all the way up into orbit''.]]
376* WeNeedADistraction: Joey's sister starts shrieking every environmental complaint and issue at the NIA in order to give Joey a chance to get away from the government.
377%%* WasOnceAMan: [[spoiler:Will and Nick]].
378* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:Will]], who is not above ''blowing up entire government facilities'' in order to [[spoiler:stop the Skrugg from reaquiring their weapons and assimilating a greater force.]]
379* WhamEpisode:
380** Both episodes 4 and 5 served as ones, 4 presenting Heroman with a challenge he and Joey could do little but stall against, while 5 has the Skrugg leaders deciding to not run risks and remove the only threat to their conquest by [[spoiler:brainwashing Will and Nick into becoming assassins that can fight Heroman evenly in a fight.]]
381** Episode 13, too: Joey gets home from his first date with Lina just in time to find out that [[spoiler:the military are at his doorstep, Heroman is now considered a threat, and it's time to fly the coop.]]
382** Episode 25, [[spoiler:Kogorr reveals he's as smart as ever, and ''murders'' Heroman]].
383* WhatDoesThisButtonDo: Denton resorts to this when his RapidFireTyping does not stop the spheres.
384* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler:Will's ultimate fate, as of the final episode, is unknown. Nick's rather ambiguous exit is never brought up again either. The former will probably be addressed if/when the second season rolls around. The latter... [[KilledOffForReal not so much]].]]
385%%* WholesomeCrossdresser: [[spoiler:Joey and Psy in episode 20. Fanboys rejoiced.]]
386%%* WingdingEyes: Holly in episode 16 after [[spoiler:she watches Heroman defeat Dr. Minami and save the dam.]]
387* WreckedWeapon: [[spoiler:Will smashes Psy's [[MusicalAssassin guitar]]]] in episode 17.
388* WrongGenreSavvy: Will thought he was the hero, pretty much.
389* YouAreNotAlone: [[spoiler:How Heroman and Joey's friends stop him from repeating his father's mistake and performing a HeroicSacrifice.]]
390* YouHaveFailedMe: Kogorr kills one of his own bridge crew when it's realized that their mind control isn't "perfect".
391* YouWillBeAssimilated: [[spoiler:Will and Nick]] get turned into Skrugg. Also has elements of BrainwashedAndCrazy about it with their helmets acting as a sort of MindControlDevice. [[spoiler:The second wave of Skrugg have been carrying the tradition right along, turning not only humans but animals like dogs and cattle.]]
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393Heroman...'''ENGAGE!'''

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