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* [[Ambiguously Gay]]: The second boss, Jude the Dude, a [[Dual Wield|Dual Wielding]]ing, kung-fu kicking, rollerblade wearing killseeker in cowboy costume, is referred to by the commentators as "the Ambiguously Gay cowboy" and "the [[Brokeback Mountain|Brokest Back in the West]]."<br /><br />There are also posters with the latter moniker scattered on the walls of Jude the Dude's arena, both before and after the boss challenge.

* [[Amusing Injuries]]: Some of the stuff that happened to Kreese in Death WatchDeathWatch are mentioned in some of the announcers' lines. It's usually [[Refuge in Audacity|extremely humorous]].

{{quote| '''Kreese:''' (refering to Jude the Dude) Howard, I ''hate'' that prick. When we fought, that dirty bastard kicked me with his spures and tore my scrotum.<br />

'''Howard:''' Hmm.<br />

'''Kreese:''' You know, my nuts unraveled like two balls of yarn - you know how fuckin' long two balls of yarn is? }}

* [[Ancient Conspiracy]]: Deathwatch had its origins in Aztec-era power struggles in Mexico, where people decided to stop wasting huge armies when they could just the best of the best to slap each other silly over power struggles. Since then, it's often been used to settle wars, feuds, and other such stuff.

* [[Anti -Hero]]: Jack doesn't help people. He kills them.

** Jack doesn't help people. He kills them.<br /><br />Jack never smiles or displays genuine satisfaction in his work, {{spoiler|and even left DeathwatchDeathWatch after he got tired of the killing}}. Which is not to say he displays one iota of repentance, oh no...<br /><br />He doesn't target civilians, excusing it away that he came here to kill people who actually put up a fight.<br /><br />He's disgusted at Deathwatch's latest choice of venue - and how they acquired it (murdering all the civilians with a lethal virus and letting the psychos do the rest, while also promising a cure to the civilians on the condition that they become participants themselves).

{{quote| '''Kreese:''' Solid hit! He should try for a double!<br />

'''Howard:''' I tried a double with a donkey and a dwarf. I walked with a limp for a week, but the dwarf grew six inches [[LampshadedIf DoubleYou EntendreKnow What I Mean|if you know what I mean]].<br />

'''Kreese:''' I know too much already!<br />

'''Howard:''' I can't tell if that alien's a man or a woman, but Jack sure made it his ''bitch''!<br />

'''Kreese:''' How do you sex an alien, anyway?<br />

'''Howard:''' As often as I can!<br />

'''Howard:''' Jack just ate a happy ending!<br />

'''Kreese:''' Don't you mean [[Trademark Favourite Food|Happy Onion]]?<br />

'''Howard:''' Clearly you've never had sex with an onion! }}

* [[Aristocrats Are Evil]]: {{spoiler|The upper class of Varrigan City bribed DeathwatchDeathWatch to not only keep them safe during the madness, but to also give them front row seats and simulate a [[Distressed Damsel in Distress]] plot for their entertainment. Furthermore, one of these seemingly innocent upper class is the main reason DeathwatchDeathWatch even took place in the city just so his family could regain losses of money; they even helped place the death traps.}}.

* [[Bait and Switch Gunshot]]: In the ending, {{spoiler|Noa orders some gun-toting mooks to off Jack after the latter has won the games. However, the gunshot belongs to none of the mooks. Instead, it was Leo's pistol that shot through Noa's head. Played with in that A) Jack was too badass to shiver at the shot, and B) Leo [[Man Behind the Man|was one of the actual villains all along]].}}.

* [[Big BoosBoo's Haunt]]: The third area.

* [[Bloody Hilarious]]: Some of the deaths such as the ''swirly of [[Doomy Dooms of Doom|doom]]'' really must be seen to be believed. And laughed at. Unfortunately, many of the more ludicrous methods are only available in one or (if you're lucky) two stages (the pirahnaspiranhas, the catapaultcatapult, the swirlie mentioned above, flash-frying, flash freezing, gong ringing, firecracker snacking, soda gouging...).

* [[Bread, Eggs, Milk, Squick]]: Howard's elaboration of his ex-wife's explanations of throwing his stuff out of the house.

{{quote| '''Howard:''' Jack lobs those losers like they were like my ex-wife tossing my belongings out the second story window of our house!... Without even so much as a warning. I asked her why, but all I got was the same old "I want to be treated like a woman!" and "You never put the lid down on the toilet!"<br />

'''Kreese:''' Aaannnddd we're back! From the sad epic that is Howard's life to rejoin Death WatchDeathWatch!"<br />

'''Howard:''' "Why can't you get it out like your brother?"<br />

'''Kreese:''' Shut yer trap! }}

* [[Bullfight Boss|Bullfight Miniboss]]: Big Bull Crocker, Yee Fung, and Big Long Driller.

* [[Butt Monkey]]: The Black Baron (stop staring), main host of Death WatchDeathWatch, is constantly thrown into his own death traps by his girlfriend. {{spoiler|Even when it turns out he's the final boss, every time he recovers from a power struggle down to the end of the battle, it's still pretty hilarious.}}.

** If you listen to enough of the commentary, we also get Kreese's "I blame our schools!".

{{quote| '''Amala:''' Be careful, Jack.<br />

'''Jack:''' I have a chainsaw on my arm. I'll be fine. }}

* [[Chinese Girl]] / [[Dragon Lady]]: Rin Rin.

* [[Cluster F -Bomb]]: Unsurprisingly, Howard and Kreese.

{{quote| '''Howard:''' You know, a cockroach can live for a year without its head.<br />

'''Kreese:''' Big deal! I once went ''eight years of marriage'' without any head! }}

{{quote| '''Howard:''' (after Jack throws a [[Mook]] into a meat grinder back first) Did you hear the one about the butcher who backed into his meat grinder and got a little ''behind'' in his work?<br />

'''Kreese:''' No, what happened to him?<br />

'''Howard:''' He backed into his ''fucking meat grinde''- Oh fuck it, never mind! }}

* [[Crapsack World]]: A world where not only can DeathwatchDeathWatch be set up on a kidnapped island {{spoiler|by one pharmaceutical company}}, but a world where apparently this has been going on for centuries.

* [[Cross Counter]]: The Action Commands in the final boss fight has Jack do this at the end of a series of [[Pummel Duel|Pummel Duels]]s (with a variety of punches, including an uppercut, and a ''headbutt''), though it arguably hurts the other guy even more since Jack's using his mechanical arm.

** XIII {{spoiler|(akaa.k.a. Lord Gesser) could count for his efforts at trying to destroy the games due to them not filling any real agenda besides money.}}.

{{quote| '''Kreese:''' ''(when the "Frame Designers" credit comes up)'' Frame designers? These guys couldn't frame Howard for sex crimes!<br />

'''Howard:''' Wow, they must ''really'' suck! }}

{{quote| '''Howard:''' Like shooting fish in a barrel!<br />

'''Kreese:''' Actually, stabbing a signpost through fish in a barrel, and instead of fish, it's a dude. <ref>'''Howard:''' Have you tried ''thinking''? '''Kreese:''' No.</ref> }}

* [[Distracted Byby the Sexy]]: Elise's power struggle. [[Gag Boobs|Awesome rack on her, though]]!

** Specifically, Jack catches Elise's wristsand forces them apart, giving him a good eyeful of her chest. Either the player fulfills another QTE ([[Something Else Also Rises|an upward stroke with the wiimote]]) to [[Not Distracted Byby the Sexy|snap out of it and headbutt her]], or she takes the opportunity to reverse it and drain your health.

** {{spoiler|[[New Game Plus+|DUAL CHAINSAWS]]}}. Not truly dual wielding since it's more like {{spoiler|two chainsaws strapped together}}, but still cool and worth mentioning.

** The three geishasGeishas that Jack rescues return the favor by tossing him health-restoring items during the final boss fight.

** Little Eddie is easily several times Jack's size, wields a spiked ball bigger than his head, and is gigantically muscular, but from his behavior, it's clear that he's borderline retarded. Little Eddie loves his big bada-booms!

** While the prefight intro text describes Frank as "brainy" in addition to brawny, this proves an [[Informed Ability]]; Kreese specifically points out that he's really, really, really stupid, but really, really, really strong. He may even be dumber than Little Eddie - at least Eddie could put together complete sentences.

** Kreese seems to be a case, being a former Death WatchDeathWatch contestant for the muscle part, with not getting Little Eddie's nickname being ironic (or understanding the word ironic, even). He occasionally complains about Howard using big words (of which aren't very complicated at all) and usually responds to him doing so with threats.

* [[Early -Bird Cameo]]/[[Trailers Always Spoil]]. One of the later bosses in the game is {{spoiler|Jack's "evil" counterpart, Kojack}}. Why does he look familiar? He's Jack's opponent in the multiplayer matches, which are unlocked after the very first Bloodbath Challenge. Also, he's on ''the back cover of the game''.

{{quote| '''Kreese:'''When those wankers wobble you can do any fucked up shit you want to em'.<br />

'''Howard:''' Same principle as roofies!<br />

'''Kreese:'''You're a sick puppy. }}

** Jack, while certainly not ''that'' evil, isn't fond of DeathwatchDeathWatch massacring a civilian population for their latest game this time.

** Also, {{spoiler|Lord Gesser was disgusted by the fact that rather than actually deciding the fate of the known world, the current DeathwatchDeathWatch games was merely meaningless slaughter for fun and profit. As such, he helps Jack take down the games.}}.

** Holmes is a ''very, very vulgar'' [[Expy]] of Fode, the Pod Race announcer from ''[[Star Wars the Phantom Menace]]''. They are [[Hey, ItsIt's That Voice!|voiced by]] [[Greg Proops|the same guy]] after all.

* [[Family -Unfriendly Aesop]]: In-universe - Eating a happy onion can give this little gem:

{{quote| '''Howard:''' Pay attention, kids! Jack's enjoying the benefits of eating his vegetables!<br />

'''Kreese:''' Dude, you are so full of shit!<br />

'''Howard:''' Guilty as charged! Everybody knows that vegetables are poison, and the only food real men eat are bull testicles and moonshine! }}

* [[For the Evulz]]: {{spoiler|The reason that Leo set up the DeathwatchDeathWatch games despite the fact that there were probably more practical ways of advertising his family's cure is because he wanted to personally experience the games for himself.}}.

* [[Free -Floor Fighting]]: There are fights that are as simple as a plane, and others that are as complex as the entire castle of the last level you just played.

* [[Fun Withwith Flushing]]: One of the ways your enemies can be defeated is by stuffing or throwing them in the toilet. They get flushed seconds later.

* [[Gang of Hats]]:Yes. Varrigan City is home to a bunch of gangs. The stages in the first area consist of punks and thugs, Asian Town ([[Wutai|mishmash with Japanese and Chinese cultures]]) is homed to guys in martial artist gear and ninjas, Mad Castle is a full on [[Monster Mash]] (zombies, psycho killers, and grim reapers), Area 66 has soldiers, robots, and {{spoiler|[[The Greys|aliens]]}}, and almost all of them appear again at different intervals at Casino Land.

** If you thought ''[[Manhunt (Video Gameseries)|Manhunt]]'' was bad... The sole reason why ''MadWorld'' got away with what ''Manhunt'' couldn't is because the former is [[Refuge in Audacity]] while the latter is fairly realistic in its extreme violence.

** During [[Self -Deprecation|the credits]], [[No Fourth Wall|the commentators are shocked that only one man did the blood effects]]:

{{quote| '''Kreese:''' He musta been working 24-7!}}

* [[Hoist Byby His Own Petard]]: About half the bosses are done in with their own weapons.

* [[Horny Devils]]: Elise, the boss of the Castle level, though it's more heavily implied she's actually a [[Our Vampires Are Different|vam]][[Vampires Are Sex Gods|pi]][[The Vamp|re]] rather then a succubus, what with the [[Vampirella (Comic Book)|Vampirella]] outfit, swarms of bats, coffin hiding places, mentions of [[Vampiric Draining|blood-drinking]], and the note in the level description about a bat spirit that attacked and devoured a woman who used to come to this chapel to pray. The main reason she's speculated to be a succubus is because she's got demonic horns. [[Overly Long Gag|Awesome]] [[Gag Boobs|rack on her,]] [[Overly Long Gag|though!]]

* [[Impaled Withwith Extreme Prejudice]]: How many variants of spike traps can one think of? Answer: PLENTY. And for extra fun, enemies killed by spike traps leave their corpses behind, letting Jack take up a second career as an extremely morbid decorator.

{{quote| '''Howard:''' (After Jack wins a Power Struggle against Twirlenkiller) Jack gives new meaning to ''breaking wind!''<br />

'''Kreese:''' You're just in [[Cluster F -Bomb|fucking heaven with this wind shit,]] aren't you?<br />

'''Howard:''' Yes. Yes I am. }}

* [[Intimate Healing]]: Saving the geishasGeishas will reward Jack a kiss from them that instantly maxes his health bar.

* [[Jerkass]]: The commentators of the DeathwatchDeathWatch games usually make some pretty rude gestures and remarks while Jack tears apart as many enemies as possible. The best example of their jerkassery is in the credits of the game where they [[Self -Deprecation|tear apart many of the game designers]].

* [[The Joys of Torturing Mooks]]: The Game. Practically a beat'em up predecessor to [[Bulletstorm (Video Game)|Bulletstorm]] in this regard.

* [[Katanas Are Just Better]]: {{spoiler|You unlock one when you beat the game.}}.

** Every time the Black Baron (stop staring) struts in, horns and drums play. {{spoiler|They also make up his Boss Theme.}}.

* [[Manipulative Bastard]]: {{spoiler|XIII, AKAA.K.A. Lord Gesser}}.

* [[Mini Boss]]: Several different ones for different areas; Big Bull Crocker, Yee Fung, Tengu, Death Blade, Big Long Driller, and the Cyber Slashers in order of appearance. They have surprisingly high health, a variety of attacks, and the ability to get into Power Struggles with Jack. Naturally, you tangle with nearly all of them in the stage leading up to the final boss (Death Blade and the Cyber Slashers, for whatever reason, weren't in on that action). In that stage, the [[Quirky Miniboss Squad|Quirky Mini]]-[[Boss Rush]] turns Yee Fung into a [[Mook Master]], has Tengu flanked by dozens of ninjas, and finally has [[Stealth Pun|two Bulls and a Driller]].

* [[Mirror Boss]]: Kojack, 10th boss of the game who rides a motorcycle and has a chainsaw-arm like you. Given that he appears in the sci-fi themed area, he might actually be a clone.<br /><br />A fact [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] throughout the fight by the commentators, who liken the battle to Jack beating up himself. Made funnier the fact that Kreese is actually rooting for Kojack instead of Jack:

** Nothing compares to the [[Gag Boobs]] of Elise. Awesome rack on her, though!

* [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot]]: More like: zombie, punk, robot, grey, soldier, samuarisamurai, cowboy, war mech, giant, mutant, sumo, assassin, bounty hunter, pimp and probably a whole lot more... As with everything else, the boss design quite intentionally lacks subtlety.

* [[Not So Harmless]]: There's a reason Thethe Black Baron can take so much abuse from Mathilda.

* [[Punch Clock Hero]]: Jack cares nothing for heroics. {{spoiler|He even abandons Amala for revenge at the game's conclusion.}}.

{{quote| '''Howard:''' ''Reeeee-''volt''ing''! Get it? Re''volt''ing? [[Don't Explain the Joke|'Cause you know, electricity is measured in--!]]<br />

'''Kreese:''' [[Cut His Heart Out Withwith a Spoon|I'm gonna stab you]] ''[[Eye Scream|in the EYE!]]'' }}

* [[Rated "M" for Manly]]

* [[Rated "M" for Money]]: It's even the other purpose of DeathwatchDeathWatch when it's not being used to settle power struggles!

* [[Recycled in Space]]: It's ''[[Battle Royale]]'' meets ''[[Escape Fromfrom New York]]'' in [[Sin City|SIN CIT-AAAAAAAY]]!

* [[Refuge in Audacity]]: The violence is more [[The Simpsons (animation)|Itchy and Scratchy]] than anything else, which is how they get away with so ''much'' of it.

** {{spoiler|Jack}} is the former reigning Grand Champion of DeathwatchDeathWatch, which explains why he's such a [[Badass]] when it comes to the games.

* [[SandSandbox BoxMode]]: OF [[Doomy Dooms of Doom|DOOM]]!

* [[Single -Stroke Battle]]:

** Played with. When you beat the Shogun and its time to finish him off, he jumps to the top of the roof so that you can dash and slice him to death. Jack knocks him backward onto a conveniently placed spike instead.

** A variation of this appears in the [[Final Boss]], where Jack must try and counter {{spoiler|Thethe Black Baron}} with a [[Cross Counter]]. If he doesn't, he suffers the hand-to-hand combat version of a [[Diagonal Cut]].

* [[Spank the Cutie]]: As a finisher [[Shout -Out]] to ''[[God Hand]]''.

* [[Spikes of Doom]]: The rose bushes. Inverted in that they're no threat to the player, but perfect for [[Impaled Withwith Extreme Prejudice|violently impaling]] [[Mooks]].

* [[Testosterone Poisoning]]: Those commentators seem ''really'' obsessed with manliness. And just being general [[Jerkass|jerkassesjerkass]]es.

{{quote| '''Kreese:''' There can be only one number one in this fight to the death!<br />

'''Howard:''' Well,''duh!'' It's a mathematical ''fact'' that there can only be ONE number one!<br />

'''Kreese:''' For the last fucking time, '''NOBODY SAID THERE'D BE MATH'''!<br />

'''Howard and Kreese:''' (singing) [[Catch Phrase|''I blame our schools'']]! }}

* [[Title Drop]]:

{{quote| Jack: A mad world, huh? Hm. I'll fit right in.}}

** Also can happen while fighting {{spoiler|Thethe Black Baron}}. Some power struggles result in Jack knocking his teeth out which spell out "Madworld" as they fly by.

* [[Turns Red]]: Almost every boss or mini boss does this when hit hard enough. For example, Bib Bull Crocker's eyes will glow white when damaged enough or stabbed with a caution sign.

{{quote| '''Kreese:''' Go on, Jack! Show us the color of their insides!<br />

'''Howard:''' What color is that?<br />

'''Kreese:''' I don't know, but it sure ain't red. Fucking {{spoiler|aliens}}! }}

* [[Up to Eleven]]: Beat the game and you unlock {{spoiler|[[Dual -Wielding|DUAL]] [[Chainsaw Good|CHAINSAWS]]}}!

* [[Vicious Cycle]]: According to Agent XIII, Death WatchDeathWatch has been going on for quite some time. In prior games, it was used as a less bloody substitute for war between nations. {{spoiler|The main reason XIII wants the games destroyed is because the most recent incarnation is for nothing but carnage and profit.}}.

* [[Victoria's Secret Compartment]]: In the final boss fight, the three geishasGeishas pull health items from their cleavage and toss them to Jack if he's running low.

* [[Voice Withwith an Internet Connection]]: XIII via communicator and {{spoiler|Amala via Jack's inner-ear codec}}.

* [[You Kill It, You Bought It]]: How you rank up. Luckily, unlike ''[[No More Heroes]]'', you do not have to kill the next rank: you get the rank of whoever you kill as long as it's higher than your current one. Since you start ranked 256th, this is a godsend; then again, beating the very first boss propels you to rank 198.

{{quote| ''[[Awesome Music (Sugar Wiki)|"And we gon' RIDE!!"]]''}}

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