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'''''Chroma Squad''''' is a tactical RPG by Behold Studios, the same people responsible for the destruction of the [[Fourth Wall]] in ''Knights of Pen and Paper''. This game is an affectionate parody of the [[Sentai]] genre, to the extent that the title screen mentions that it was inspired by ''[[Power Rangers|Saban's Power Rangers]]''.

You play as a group of stuntmen, tired of having other actors get all of the glory for your hard work. So you all walk out and start your own [[Sentai]] show. But little did you know about the real monsters in the world. Will [[The Power of Friendship]] and Ratings save you from the alien Gargans? Or will your production get delayed another week because you messed up the battle scenes?

* [[Amoral Attorney]]: With red skin and devil horns. Luckily you get to fight him on the streets rather than in the courts.

* [[Bigger Bad]]: Villain X, Master of the Universe

* [[Catgirl]]: The cat hanging around your studio? She's actually [[A Worldwide Punomenon|Catnigiri, the Salmon Ranger]] with a human transformation, at least in the ranger outfit. You only meet her in the Rider Route.

* [[Chroma Key]]: Your green screen is upgradable, and you shoot a lot in front of it. One of the origins of the name Chroma Squad, along with...

* [[Color-Coded for Your Convenience]]: Of course. You do get to pick your ranger colors at character creation, but let's face it, the game is called '''Chroma''' Squad.

* [[Conveniently Empty Building]]: Everyone wonders why there's no property damage in the game. By the time you start fighting real mecha battles, it's implied that A.R.M.O.R. does the cleanup work in your email.

* [[Cool Old Guy]] and [[Badass Biker]]: Night Driver Kanji Ahbo: legends never die!

* [[Damsel in Distress]]: Averted. They discuss doing this plot, but then decide to but the gender norms by rescuing a cast member's little bro rather than their little sis.

* [[Defictionalized]]: In-Universe. You start off making your own show where your troupe gets to run the show, not just be the stunt actors on Dr. Soap's show, ''Super Rangers''. And then well, things start to get weird

* [[Fan Service]]: Invoked with certain character abilities. Moving the Scout over long distances, or having Techie use skills can increase your audience.

* [[Fish People]]: The monster of the week, Fishmaid", which is a fish head on a bikini babe. This one is actually telegraphed from far back, as there's a fish head prop sitting on your set from the beginning.

* [[Gratuitous Japanese]]: Lots of places, including the theme song. One letter from a [[Fan Sub]]ber includes such gems as:

{{quote|I have come to dai-suki after a good tomodachi of mine recommended it to me! It is now watashi's favorite! However we don't normally receive this show on the Terebi so me and my group of subbers have brought the show [to] all of our fellow [[nakama]], as it should not be missed! Are you daijoubu with this?}}

* [[Home Base]]: Cerebro's lair. "Wow, I didn't know you could do such cool backgrounds with chroma key!"

* [[Humongous Mecha]]: The [[Once an Episode]] battles, starting in the second season. The first time you see the mecha you get a [[Combining Mecha]] animation. But since the game is about making a Sentai show, you don't get [[Stock Footage]] ever time.

* [[Kaiju]]: Lots of boss enemies are fought at a larger size. Special mention goes to the Mini-Kaiju Squad of Lord Gaga, who you fight at normal size, just because. They have abilities similar to your own party, which makes them a dangerous group of enemies.

* [[Kamina Shades]]: Villain X, Master of the Universe

* [[Licensed Game]]: by Saban's company, which is unusual as it's more of an [[Affectionate Parody]] than a typical licensed game. It has led to lots of delays in game patches due to contract terms.

* [[Make My Monster Grow]]: starting with the last battle of the first season, you get to fight giant versions of the boss monster with your mecha -- which is, of course, just another costume, this time made of cardboard.

* [[Merchandise-Driven]]: In universe, if you hire certain marketing firms. "If you still have a soul, monetize it!"

* [[No Fourth Wall]]: Not only is it a story about the making of a sentai hero show where the actors become real sentai heroes, it has moments where the programmers of the game hack into the game so that they can warn you about the monsters. It helps that in literally every scene, there's a camera crew there to capture your battles.

* [[Real Person Cameo]]: All of the Kickstarter backers. Some can be members of the sentai, while others join as guest stars.

* [[Retroactive Preparation]]: "I traveled back in time with 'The Liner' until before I was at your studio and saved myself from Lord Gaga." Followed by [[Hanging a Lampshade]] on it with "you know, like video games".

* [[Sdrawkcab Name]]: The monster Dopi looks like an iPod. A giant, mecha-size iPod.

* [[Sentai]]: The inspiration behind the game

* [[Shout-Out]]: Quite a lot, to other popular culture. Usually [[lampshaded]].

** [[Lady Gaga|Lord Gaga]] is pretty fabulous

* [[Sixth Ranger]]: The Moonstone path gives you another member, Tammy, though occasionally some guests will help you fight, too.

* [[Spandex, Latex, or Leather]]: Depends on how far up the crafting tree you are. You start off your show in cotton, because you're pretty poor.

* [[The Stinger]]: After the end of the game: the Narrator really tries to get you not to keep clicking, telling you that you're burning localization money on translators every time you click. After 200 clicks or so of ignoring the narrator, you get a scene from your [[prequel]] squad, the ''Zyumerica Clonerangers'', talking to a giant lizard thing. This, of course, is Cerebro before he became a [[Brain In a Jar]]