Clash of the Elements/YMMV

""Is there really any purpose to this?""
 * Alas Poor Villain:
 * Big Lipped Alligator Moment: When the heroes are taking the Stargadd to the  in Part 1, they are flung through multiple dimensions, where they see, as quoted from the text: "massively grotesque worms swallowing entire galaxies in one bite, titans made out of cosmic radiation juggling suns in the palm of their hands, and a massive spider walking along a web made out of approximately one million planets". Naturally, none of this is brought up by any of them once they arrive at their destination.
 * However, when this happens again in the Extra Chapter, the bizarreness of it all is noticed and Lampshaded by Alex as he witnesses it all:


 * Chaotic Evil: Joe Dark
 * Complete Monster: Unsurprisingly considering the game he originated from,
 * Growing the Beard: Debatable, like most tropes on this page, but while Part 1 has some glaring grammar problems and lack of focus at the beginning, the story steadily improves throughout and becomes rather consistent around Chapter 13...Though there are still some grammar issues here and there.
 * However, the beard grows even further in Movie 1, where there are a LOT less grammar mistakes, the battles feel more steamlined, and more details words are used in the narrative to avoid repetition.
 * Mind Screw: Besides the aforementioned Big Lipped Alligator Moment entry, there is also the aftermath of  defeat in Chapter 42, which was actually done on purpose   to mess with Alex's head.
 * Moral Event Horizon: Joe Dark's  definitely qualifies under this, more so considering how he basically spits on their honor after their deaths. This trope is even discussed afterwards by   who even says straight out that "You've crossed the horizon, now we're gonna make you fall."
 * Shocking Swerve: