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[[File:ChromaSquadSteam.jpg|frame|Fighting evil in helmets made from buckets.]]
[[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 "Saban's Power Rangers".
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* [[Absurdly Spacious Sewer]]: Tactical combat inside of a sewer, ayup.
* [[Amoral Attorney]]: With red skin and devil horns. Luckily you get to fight him on the streets rather than in the courts.
* [[Bankruptcy Barrel]]: One of the actors your company hired really doesn't want to get into a proper costume, and proceeds to barrel roll all through you.
* [[Brain In a Jar]]: The Cerebro prop, though it turns out Cerebro is a real brain in a jar.
* [[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...
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* [[Five-Man Band]]: As in ''[[Power Rangers]]''.
* [[Five-Token Band]]: The default squad.
* [[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.
{{quote|"I wish I could be a part of their world"
"I'm pretty sure I've [[Shout-Out|heard that one before]].}}
* [[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]]:
* [[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.
* [[Load-Bearing Boss]]: "A countdown to an explosion? So cliché!"
▲* [[Man Behind the Man]]: Villain X, Master of the Universe
* [[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!"
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* [[Sdrawkcab Name]]: The monster Dopi looks like an iPod. A giant, mecha-size iPod.
* [[Sentai]]: The inspiration behind the game
* [[Sixth Ranger]]: The Moonstone path gives you another member, Tammy, though occasionally some guests will help you fight, too.
* [[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]]
* [[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.
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** [[Lady Gaga|Lord Gaga]] is pretty fabulous
** [[Nick Fury|Rick Anger]] from A.R.M.O.R.
** The giant angry yellow sponge insists on being called [[SpongeBob SquarePants|Robert]], no nicknames please.
* [[Superhero Packing Heat]]: Everyone can, but especially Techie, who has special firearms attacks.
* [[Theme Song Power Up]]: In the final battle, natch.
* [[Throw It In]]: Lots of random people show up to the set starting battles. It feels like a [[Random Events Plot]] to the actors, but hey, as long as we get good footage, why not?
* [[You Have Failed Me...]]: Lord Gaga's demise.
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