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''MDK2'' begins right where the last game left off, here reluctant Hero Kurt Hectic, a janitor employed aboard Dr. Fluke Hawkins' ship, the Jim Dandy, is sent to deal with the last minecrawler in Canada instead of enjoying his well-earned break from fighting off the last batch of Minecrawlers. After destroying it, Kurt is promptly kidnapped by a rather huge alien called Shwang Shwing. From here, the characters Kurt Hectic, Fluke Hawkins, and Hawkin's six legged, bipedal robotic dog named Max, take turns saving one another, until the last level, in which they finally confront the last boss.

 

Each of the three characters has a different style of play, such as:

* Max places emphasis on raw firepower, able to wield a gun in each paw ([[More Dakka|for a total of 4 guns]]). Max's levels consist of getting from A to B, utilizing his guns for clearing rooms of enemies, broken up with a few Jetpack platforming areas. His playing style means that he is more than likely to be surrounded and attacked, but he has a much higher health bar when compared to the other two characters (200%, compared to Kurt's 100% and Hawkin's 60% health)

* Hawkin's are more of the smarts variety, and are quite humorous when compared to the other two characters, relying on combining items to form gadgets to fight/traverse through the stage and puzzles.

Hawkins' stages emphasis the use of gadgets as a means of getting around.

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* [[Abnormal Ammo]] - Professor Hawkin's trademark Atomic Toaster, which fires...well, radioactive toast. Different bread types for different ammo.

* [[Aliens in Cardiff]] - the target of the city minecrawler in the first mission is Edmonton.

* [[Almighty Janitor]] - Kurt Hectic, who is literally a janitor who prefers to shirk the eyes of the public. (Heck, in his ending, he returns to the Jim Dandy, despite garnering the attention of the entire Earth.)

** Meta example: This is a [[BioWare]] game!

* [[Angels Pose]]: Occasionally used as the MDK2 logo. Happens right before the heroes meet the final boss.

* [[Applied Phlebotinum]] - The Plutonium near the Giant meat eating plant is used to create the atomic toaster, and is later used to turn Professor Hawkins into a mini-hulk.

* [[Arm Cannon]] - Kurt's chaingun and sniper rifle.

* [[Badass]] - ''Everyone''.

* [[Bottomless Magazines]] - yet again, Kurt's Chaingun. Averted with Max's firearms, except his basic, default handgun.

* [[Guns Akimbo]] - Max can wield ''four guns''.

* [[Final Exam Boss]] - You can choose which character you want to confront the final boss with. Whichever one you choose though, you will have to utilize nearly every weapon or skill possessed by that character to actually win the fight.

* [[For the Evulz]]: The motivation of the final boss for invading the earth? He was bored.

* [[Fun with Acronyms]] - Applies to [[MDK|the original]] as well, for neither [[Shiny Entertainment|Shiny]] or [[BioWare]] have explicitly said what the MDK in the title stands for, but popular theories/jokes include ''Murder, Death, Kill'' and, in the spirit of the original game's release date, ''Mother's Day Kisses''.

** Do note that the names of the main characters are '''M'''ax, '''D'''r. Hawkins, and '''K'''urt.

** In addition, the title of Kurts original mission in MDK is 'Mission: Deliver Kindness'

* [[Improbable Weapon User]] - Dr Hawkins and his atomic toast.

* [[Jet Pack]] - Max, naturally, who starts off with a fuel refilling one, and eventually gets a nuclear powered one later on.

** Max's style is hard rock and techno, appropriate for the guns-blazing setup of his levels. Sometimes the techno softens for when he's doing platforming levels instead of shooting things.

* [[MacGyvering]]: The main gimmick of Dr Hawkins' levels.

* [[Mad Scientist]]: As if it wasn't clear enough with Dr. Fluke Hawkins, {{spoiler|The Atomic Robot Zombie Men made by him as seen in his ending put in the nail to show this.}}

* [[More Dakka]]: Max starts out with a single [[Bottomless Magazines|infinite-ammo]] [[Emergency Weapon|Magnum]]. It's not long before he's ''[[Guns Akimbo|quad-wielding miniguns.]]''

* [[Mythology Gag]]: The second invasion's first target is Edmonton,<ref>Bioware's headquarters</ref> in reference to MDK 1's first level, Laguna Beach.<ref>Shiny's headquarters</ref>

* [[Projectile Toast]] - Dr Hawkins' [[Weapon of Choice]]. Atomic, too!

* [[Suddenly Voiced]]: Everyone.

* [[Suddenly Shouting]]:

* [[Throw-Away Guns]] - Max's firearms, minus his back-up weapon.

* [[Unexpected Gameplay Change]] - The Chuckleberry Fin fish puzzle. [[Guide Dang It|Yaaaargh.]]

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