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Tropes associated with '''Captain Gordon, Defender of Earth!''':
Tropes associated with '''Captain Gordon, Defender of Earth!''':
* [[Badass Normal]]: Gameplay-wise, he's really good with an axe and has some powerful skills, but within the story, he tends to be dismissed quite easily. It's implied in the boss fight against him that Laharl actually had to work at beating him harder than expected, however.
* [[Badass Normal]]: Gameplay-wise, he's really good with an axe and has some powerful skills, but within the story, he tends to be dismissed quite easily. It's implied in the boss fight against him that Laharl actually had to work at beating him harder than expected, however.
* [[The Big Guy]]
* [[The Big Guy]]: He's handy with axes to rach up huge damage.
* [[Blue Eyes]]
* [[Blue Eyes]]
* [[Boisterous Bruiser]]: He's always got an upbeat speech ready for whatever situation presents itself, peppered with "Ha-ha-haaa!"'s.
* [[Boisterous Bruiser]]: He's always got an upbeat speech ready for whatever situation presents itself, peppered with "Ha-ha-haaa!"'s.
* [[Butt Monkey]]
* [[Butt Monkey]]: Gordon pretty much exists to be humiliated and made fun of.
* [[Calling Your Attacks]]: He punctuates his unique moves with "Gordon Finish!".
* [[Calling Your Attacks]]: He punctuates his unique moves with "Gordon Finish!".
* '''[[Captain Ersatz]], Pretender of'''... you get the idea.
* '''[[Captain Ersatz]], Pretender of'''... you get the idea.
* [[Captain Space, Defender of Earth!]]: The [[Trope Namer]].
* [[Captain Space, Defender of Earth!]]: The [[Trope Namer]].
* [[The Ditz]]: Gordon's stupidity is only rivalled by Flonne's, but it's a close call.
* [[The Ditz]]
* [[The Good Captain]]
* [[The Good Captain]]
* [[Hot-Blooded]]: Gordon is endlessly shouting, hammy, and eager to defend the earth.
* [[Hot-Blooded]]
* [[Justice Will Prevail]]: He even says so in his ultimate move.
* [[Justice Will Prevail]]: He even says so in his ultimate move.
* [[Lantern Jaw of Justice]]
* [[Lantern Jaw of Justice]]: Has a prominently square jaw to emphasize his status as a stock pulp hero.
* [[Large Ham]]
* [[Large Ham]]: Loud, boisterous and dramatic.
* [[Lord Error-Prone]]
* [[Lord Error-Prone]]
* [[Made a Slave|Made A Vassal]]: By Laharl.
* [[Made a Slave|Made A Vassal]]: By Laharl.
* [[Meat Shield]]: He's bulky enough to hold choke points.
* [[Meat Shield]]: He's bulky enough to hold choke points.
* [[No Indoor Voice]]
* [[No Indoor Voice]]: Even his relatively normal voice is quite loud and boisterous.
* [[Repeatedly Used On This Very Wiki]]: Whenever his name is mentioned here at [[All The Tropes]] (and originally on [[TV Tropes]], it is always in '''[[Bold Inflation]]''' and (usually) with his full title. This treatment eventually inspired similar usage for [[Brian Blessed|certain]] [[Ciaphas Cain|other]] [[Girl Genius/Characters|characters]] on this very wiki.
* [[Repeatedly Used On This Very Wiki]]: Whenever his name is mentioned here at [[All The Tropes]] (and originally on [[TV Tropes]], it is always in '''[[Bold Inflation]]''' and (usually) with his full title. This treatment eventually inspired similar usage for [[Brian Blessed|certain]] [[Ciaphas Cain|other]] [[Girl Genius/Characters|characters]] on this very wiki.
* [[Shout-Out]]: Pretty much a blatant copy of [[Flash Gordon (comic strip)|Flash Gordon]].
* [[Shout-Out]]: Pretty much a blatant copy of [[Flash Gordon (comic strip)|Flash Gordon]].
* [[Small Name, Big Ego]]: His ego rivals even Laharl's, but his powers does not.
* [[Small Name, Big Ego]]: His ego rivals even Laharl's, but his powers does not.
* [[Trademark Favorite Food]]: He loves his pizza.
* [[Trademark Favorite Food]]: He loves his pizza.
* [[Twinkle Smile]]
* [[Twinkle Smile]]: Has one in his portrait.
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Chapter 12: {{spoiler|when the EDF arrives to conquer the Netherworld, '''Captain Gordon, Defender of Earth!''' stubbornly holds the assumption that they came to rescue the Defenders of Earth despite the overwhelming evidence of them [[Unwitting Pawn|being used]], and when Jennifer tried to directly warn him, he instead decides to dismiss Jennifer as his Assistant (causing Jennifer's [[Heroic BSOD]]) only to completely regret it a [[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness|few moments]] [[My God, What Have I Done?|later]]}}.
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Chapter 12: {{spoiler|when the EDF arrives to conquer the Netherworld, '''Captain Gordon, Defender of Earth!''' stubbornly holds the assumption that they came to rescue the Defenders of Earth despite the overwhelming evidence of them [[Unwitting Pawn|being used]], and when Jennifer tried to directly warn him, he instead decides to dismiss Jennifer as his Assistant (causing Jennifer's [[Heroic BSOD]]) only to completely regret it a [[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness|few moments]] [[My God, What Have I Done?|later]]}}.
* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?]]: [[Disgaea Infinite|He is afraid of cockroaches]].
* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?]]: [[Disgaea Infinite|He is afraid of cockroaches]].
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