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{{quote|''"I wanna be number one. How's that? Short and simple enough for ya? It's gonna to be a long, hard road. But who knows? Could kick ass. Could be dangerous. Could totally suck. Whaddaya say bro, join me: let's see how far we can take this. [[No Fourth Wall|And for you out there holding the Wii Remote right now? Just press the A button...]] '''Let the bloodshed begin!"'''''|Travis Touchdown, in the opening lines of No More Heroes}}
'''''No More Heroes''''' is the story of Travis Touchdown, a [[Perpetual Poverty|perennially-broke]] [[Occidental Otaku|otaku]] who wins a beam katana off of "[[Brand X|an Internet auction site]]" and becomes a [[Punch Clock Villain|part-time assassin]] to help pay for his [[Professional Wrestling|pro wrestling]] videos and [[Anime]] merchandise after meeting with the mysterious [[Femme Fatale|Sylvia Christel]] in a bar. Upon becoming ranked the 11th-best assassin in the United States, Travis proceeds to climb the ladder of the United Assassin's Association the hard way: challenging the ten assassins ranked higher, and [[Klingon Promotion|taking them all out]].
From [[Suda 51]], the mastermind behind the divisive ''[[
One of the most niche types of games, it still managed to be a modest hit, and Suda's biggest selling game. This especially stands out when it's on the [[Wii]], a system supposedly unfriendly to those kinds of games. While initially deemed a massive bomb after its disastrous launch in Japan, the game became a sleeper hit as it rolled out [[Germans Love David Hasselhoff|overseas]].
''[[No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle]]'' is the sequel, also for the Wii. It was released outside of Japan first, and was released in Japan in October 2010. [[No Export for You|With three different collectors bonuses for the continent with the game's smallest fanbase...]] You can watch the trailer [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVN_Sbbz4Rw here]. The original game was given a remake in Japan for the [[Xbox 360]] and [[
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* [[Action Commands]]
* [[Affably Evil]]: Death Metal, Dr. Peace, Harvey Moiseiwitsch Volodarskii and {{spoiler|Henry}}.
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* [[Anti-Hero]]: Travis Touchdown seems to be an experiment as to how far you can push the "anti" of [[Anti-Hero]] before he lapses into [[Villain Protagonist]]. Also, he is a Type I and a Type V anti-hero.
* [[Ascended Fanboy]]: The Anarchy in the Galaxy attack is the same attack used by the Glastonbury in the Pure White Giant Glastonbury game. It's also implied that his other Dark Side attacks are from Pure White Lover Bizarre Jelly. The characters are Strawberry, Blueberry, and Cranberry. The attacks are Strawberry on the Shortcake, Blueberry Cheese Brownie, and Cranberry Chocolate Sundae.
* [[Awesome but Impractical]]: [[Charged Attack|Charging the katana]] hits tons of
* [[Awesome McCoolname]]: Some of the song names are pretty weird and/or awesome, like "Mach 13 Elephant Explosion".
** As for actual names, there's Travis Touchdown, Henry ''Cool''down, etc.
* [[Awesomeness Meter]]
* [[Ax Crazy]]: Beating blindfolded men to death with a baseball bat is Bad Girl's idea of a fine time. While she is far from the only psycho Travis ends up fighting, she's by far the craziest.
* [[Badass Biker]]: Travis' bicycle is impressively tricked out, and intentionally designed to look like an [[Shout-Out|X-Wing Starfighter]].
* [[Badass Creed]]: Travis has far too many to tell.
* [[Badass Family]]: Although they don't fit the trope perfectly {{spoiler|Travis, Henry and Jeane: long lost siblings who ALL ended up as assassins}}
* [[Badass Normal]]: While not normal in any sense, Bad Girl is the only assassin who doesn't use crazy tricks (apart from the gimps used as projectiles). The only things she has are [[Batter Up|a baseball bat]] and [[Axe Crazy|a serious problem]]. Well, she ''does'' also have her flask and [[Kill It with Fire|lighter...]]
** TRAVIS TOUCHDOWN, of course.
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** [[Warmup Boss]]: Death Metal
** [[Stationary Boss]]: Dr. Peace
** [["Wake
** [[Braggart Boss]]: Destroyman
** [[Get Back Here Boss]]: Holly Summers
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* [[Boss Game]]: While there's plenty of [[Mooks]] to hack and slash, the bosses are the real stars of the show.
* [[Bowdlerise]]: Though not how you might expect. The original intent for the game had tons of gore and left the bodies of ranked fight opponents after they die. This was how the American version of the game was released. The Japanese version removed all the blood, replacing it with smoke, and removed the bodies. This was apparently intentional, as excessive violence is less acceptable in mainstream Japanese games. To the consternation of many European fans, the PAL version is taken from the Japanese cut, as Red Star games decided this version would appeal to a wider audience and improve sales. It had also just released after the classification controversy over ''[[Manhunt]] 2'', and Red Star may have been attempting to avoid a similar problem. They have promised the sequel will not be censored, and it wasn't. The Japanese sequel is intended to remain censored.
** The [[
* [[Brain In a Jar]]: Letz Shake's machine, Dr. Shake.
* [[Broken Bridge]]
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* [[Call Back]]: During the fight against Death Metal, Travis muses on how having a life like Death Metal would've been, noting several times that he should try and find the exit to Paradise, as it could end up being too much for him. {{spoiler|During the real ending, Travis realizes that his life ''has'' become too much to handle (at least in tying up the loose ends Henry dropped on him), and laments that he can't find that exit to Paradise.}}
* [[Calling Your Attacks]] Travis, Shinobu and Destroyman do this. It's played with by Destroyman, whose calling of attacks makes his SFX Converter perform them.
* [[Car Fu]]: The Rank 2 level starts with Travis on the Schpeltiger, which he can use to mow down a bunch of mooks.
* [[Carnival of Killers]]: Indeed.
* [[Catch Phrase]]: Sylvia would very much like you to trust your Force, and head for the Garden of Madness. Whatever that means.
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* [[Distant Finale]]: The jazz album ''The Outer Rim'' features drama segments starring Travis and Sylvia. Turns out they're immortal. And on the moon. [[Flat What|What.]]
* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: If the Beam Katana runs out of power, then in order to recharge it, Travis has to furiously shake the handle. And he does this while holding it directly in front of him and gyrating his crotch, grunting if you have to do it long enough. It, of course, requires shaking the Wiimote in a similar fashion. Destroyman also fires giants lasers out of his crotch.
** A protagonist motivated by something dangling in front of
* [[Downer Ending]]: One of the endings of the first game: {{spoiler|if Travis Touchdown doesn't get all the beam katana upgrades, he will end the game with an assassin ready to murder him in his own apartment while he's on the toilet, which immediately cuts to the closing credits.}}
** {{spoiler|The other ending plays out the same way, but Henry kills the assassin and you'll end up [[Bonus Boss|fighting him.]]}}
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* [[Evil Albino]]: Helter Skelter, and his brother Skelter Helter.
* [[Evilly Affable]]: Destroyman, Bad Girl
* [[Expy]]: Ermin Palmer, the man who attacks Travis at the end of the game, is based off of [[
** Helter Skelter is an expy of Cloud from [[Final Fantasy VIII]]. Also, Dark Star is very similar to Darth Vader, with his gray skin, heavy black armor, and needing to say that he is Travis's father.
** Speed Buster is a pretty sadistic [[Touhou|Marisa]] expy. Complete with Nuclear Master Spark.
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* [[Finishing Move]]: Travis randomly screaming "FUCK YOU" as he callously rakes his beam saber across the chest of some dude he just suplexed makes it even more awesome.
* [[Floral Theme Naming]]: Aside from the Blood Berry, all of Travis's [[Laser Blade|beam katanas]] are named for flowers; the Tsubaki Mk. I, II, and III in the first game, and the [[Katanas Are Just Better|Camellia]], [[BFS|Peony]], and [[Dual-Wielding|Rose Nasty]] in ''Desperate Struggle''.
* [[Foreshadowing]]: Going through the game a second time around reveals hints about {{spoiler|Jeane and Travis becoming an assassin in order to kill her, such as the "promise" Travis mentions after killing Death Metal, the remarks about Travis' parents just before he fights Harvey and the song Dr. Peace sings, "The Virgin Child Makes Her Wish Without Feeling Anything", echoes Jeane's backstory.}}
* [[Fragile Speedster]]: {{spoiler|Jeane}} can dodge most of your attacks, but can take only a few of them.
* [[Free Rotating Camera]]
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'''{{spoiler|Jeane}}''': It's too terrible. It alone would jack up the age rating of this game even further.
'''Travis''': So what? Who cares?!
'''{{spoiler|Jeane}}''': What if the game gets delayed? You wouldn't want this to become [[Duke Nukem Forever|No More Heroes Forever,]] do you?
'''Travis''': Alright, I'll [[Interface Screw|fast forward]] this so you can tell me. }}
* [[Good Old Fisticuffs]]: {{spoiler|Jeane}}
* [[Glass Cannon]]: Oddly for a boss, {{spoiler|Jeane}}. Her health is relatively low, but she dodges most of your attacks, will counter your grabs, moves really fast and has a large number of unblockable attacks and damaging abilities. The cutscenes actually imply that she isn't even glass, as you'd never win without help. An even straighter example is Speed Buster, who has a [[Wave Motion Gun|huge-ass laser cannon]], {{spoiler|but dies as soon as you make it to her.}} Arguably a [[Justified Trope]] with her: being that her primary weapon is a [[Wave Motion Gun]], she's probably not very well versed in close combat. Even if she was, {{spoiler|she's shown to be an older, out of shape assassin, so she'd probably not put up much of a fight up close}}.
** An earlier example is Shinobu, who makes up for her extreme fragility with [[Fragile Speedster|ridiculous power and speed]]. Even her ''taunt'' can do significant damage if Travis is careless, and several of her later attacks leave him one hit from death. Doubles as a [["Wake
* [[Graceful Loser]]: Every battle with a ranked assassin is a fight to the death, but some of the assassins you beat will calmly admit they were beaten, possibly even congratulate you, and wait for the killing blow with their heads held high. The clearest examples are numbers 10, 6, 3 and {{spoiler|Jeane}}.
* [[Gratuitous Japanese]]: Travis. Also Shinobu, the 8th boss' nickname.
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* [[Limit Break]]: Amusingly preceded by Travis [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?|loudly yelling the names of his favorite anime characters' attacks]].
{{quote|Travis: ''"Blueberry Cheese '''BROWNIE!'''"''}}
* [[Lovely Assistant]]: Features Harvey Moiseiwitsch Volodarskii, an assassin magician. His two silent, lovely "asseestahnts!" are under his loyal command, until Travis blinds him and they provide the wheel saw for his execution.
* [[Ludicrous Gibs]]: The first game has plenty of decapitations, severed limbs, and people getting cut in half both ways. Desperate Struggle kicks this up another notch by having enemies cut into ''more'' pieces and even a disemboweling.
* [[Luke, I Am Your Father]]: Subverted at first, when {{spoiler|Dark Star uses this line on Travis but is quickly shown to be lying through his teeth}}. But then played straight (well, so much as anything in this satirical game is played "straight") when {{spoiler|Travis' ex-girlfriend Jeane turns out to be his half sister... and rival Henry his [[Non-Identical Twins|twin brother]]}}. {{spoiler|For the latter, Travis asks him why the hell he waited [[No Fourth Wall|until the end of the game]] to reveal that}}. Although {{spoiler|Henry TRIED to tell him that after killstealing Letz Shake, and Travis cut him off.}}
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** Destroy Man {{spoiler|somehow survived being ''cut in half''.}}
* [[Magic Realism]]
* [[Man On Fire]]: One of the [[
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]: {{spoiler|Sylvia rips Travis for money by pretending that there's an entry fee to pay.}}
* [[Martial Arts and Crafts]]: We've got a lady who launches massive amounts of fireworks, people clashing bright, giant lightsabers, gaudy superheroes, and overall people who make a lot of noise and gain a lot of attention. Can you honestly say there is a single character that qualifies an an ASSASSIN?
** They are assassins in a literal sense. They are the hitmen (and hitwomen) for hire that kill whoever for the money type, not sneaky silent killer type.
* [[Masked Luchador]]: [[Author Appeal|This]] ''[[Author Appeal|is]]'' [[Author Appeal|Suda]]. None make an actual appearance, though Travis learns new wrestling moves by examining Luchador masks and watching lucha libre videos. And few masks might look a bit [[Kamen Rider|familiar]] to you.
* [[Meteor Move]]: {{spoiler|Henry}} has a spectacular one. Check out that page for a synopsis.
* [[Mind Screw]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMQAOKeUc-A Watch it here]. Not Quite a [[Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty/Recap]], but it's very, very close.
* [[Mini-Dress of Power]]: Bad Girl. She even [[Fetish Fuel|sashays in it]].
* [[Morality Pet]]: Jeane (the kitten) is literally Travis' [[Morality Pet]].
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* [[Nobody Poops]]: Averted, ''hard.'' Toilets are save points, and they are everywhere.
* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]: Dr. Peace bears a great resemblance to actor Charles Bronson, and is a doctor, a policeman, ''and'' an assassin, three roles Bronson was famous for playing.
** Travis Touchdown's design is heavily based off of Johnny Knoxville... with a lot more otaku thrown in. His design is also reminiscent of Brad Pitt as Tyler Durden in his first appearances in ''[[Fight Club (film)|Fight Club]]''.
** Then there's Sylvia Christel, which is either a [[Shout-Out]] to softcore actress Sylvia Kristel or a hell of a coincidence.
* [[No Export for You]]: Averted with the [[Updated Rerelease|HD port]] ''Heroes Paradise''. When Ubisoft, the publisher of the original for the Wii, decided not to pick up the HD port for release in North America. Thankfully, Konami has stepped in and will be publishing ''Heroes Paradise'' as a [[
* [[Not a Scratch on It]]: You can crash Travis motorcycle all you want, but it will always stay in perfect condition. {{spoiler|At least until the endgame.}}
* [[The Obi-Wan]]: Thunder Ryu, to a tee. Except for the implications about sex with Travis. But the fact that he still instructs Travis as {{spoiler|a blue-tinted ghost after his death really seals the deal. Another one of the game's many [[Shout-Out|Shout Outs]] to ''[[Star Wars]]''.}}
* [[One-Hit Kill]]: Almost every boss after Shinobu has one in the first game, though they are relatively easy to dodge or escape for the most part. Shinobu herself has a very near OHK that functionally serves the same purpose.
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* [[Painting the Fourth Wall]]: The final ranked battle does this impressively, with characters discussing changing the rating of the game and possibly delaying it, including a [[Take That]] against ''[[Duke Nukem Forever]]''. The following scene is then literally fast forwarded to avoid that. If [http://youtube.com/watch?v=A22Nkt_fDBc you slow down the speed], you can get more detail. The True Ending is even more crazy: {{spoiler|Henry comes to Travis and not only reveals that he is Travis's twin brother, but that he's been married to Sylvia for ten years. The revelations are so unbelievable that Travis actually says "That's the craziest shit I ever heard! Why would you bring up something like that at the very last minute of the game?!", to which Henry replies "I would've thought you and the player would at least expect a twist of fate of some kind!" They then proceed to discuss [[Video Game Tropes]] and the impossibility of escaping from this particular game for the next few minutes. It's even implied that they both kill each other in battle just to escape the video game they're in, complete with Sylvia joking about how disappointing it is that there won't be a sequel.}} Clearly, ''No More Heroes'' not only breaks the 4th wall, it takes a sledgehammer to it.
* [[Pet the Dog|Pet The Kitten]]: Travis Touchdown: assassin, otaku, kitty owner.
* [[The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything]]: Averted; several of the assassins make reference to "outside work". Travis himself seems like an example, although he takes assassination missions from K Entertainment. Additionally, his ranked fights COULD be considered an assassination (he is, after all, being paid to kill a certain person).
* [[Playing Tennis With the Boss]]: when Bad Girl bats projectiles at you, you can deflect them back, although it's optional. Her projectile of choice is ''gimps.'' Travis also tries this before the fight with Dr. Peace, but there is [[Abnormal Ammo|more to]] [[Impressive Pyrotechnics|his gun]] than [[Bling Bling Bang|his gaudy tastes in coloration]].
** Also can be done in both Dr. Peace's battle (Slashing back his explosive quick draw) and Destroyman (Knocking back Destroy Cannon). Both are of course Optional.
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* [[Shoot the Dog]]: Travis definitely didn't mean it this way, but most of the assassins are probably better off dead.
* [[Show Within a Show]]: The [[Magical Girl]] [[Super Robot]] anime ''Pure White Lover Bizarre Jelly'', and the shmup minigame that is based on it.
* [[Shut Up, Kirk]]: Travis is on the receiving end of this just before his fight with Bad Girl:
{{quote|'''Travis:''' You're no assassin. You're just a perverted killing maniac.
'''Bad Girl:''' [[Not So Different|In essence, they're the same.]] Don't go on thinking you're better than me. You think you're hot shit! Who the fuck do you think you are?! }}
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** Heavenly Star, the incredibly sweet [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XL2od1AF_Cs Genki Rockets song] that plays in shops and is available in music video form (complete with [[Tastes Like Diabetes|birds, sparkles, and rainbows]]) in the Japanese and European versions of the game, strikes a stark contrast with the game's content and overall theme. [[Your Mileage May Vary|Not that it's necessarily a bad thing]].
* [[Sprint Meter]]: One of the Lovikov Ball upgrades is the ability to run outside of battle, which uses a [[Sprint Meter]].
* [[Stealth Pun]]: In wrestling, to win a round is to perform a hold, lock, or pin on a downed opponent. In the world of assassination, when Travis finishes off a wrestling move, the beam katana falls and skewers, or '''''pins''''' a downed enemy. Nothing says genius like having that weapon of yours landing on the opponent like divine retribution.
* [[Sucking-In Lines]]
* [[Super-Powered Evil Side]]: Every so often after landing a deathblow, Travis will randomly enter a "Dark Side Mode" where he can do some crazy stuff. (Well, crazi''er''.)
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* [[Unexpected Gameplay Change]]: Travis' dream sequence on the way to the fourth-ranked battle, which is done in the style of a Galaga-type shooter.
* [[Unusually Uninteresting Sight]]: One your way to the Rank 5 fight, a trail of blood pools leads you to a dead body (which also leads you to a path to the same fight) and everybody just goes on with their business. Possibly justified, considering what kind of environment Santa Destroy is.
* [[Updated Rerelease]]: No More Heroes: Heroes' Paradise for the Xbox 360 and [[
* [[Useless Spleen]]: Several types of enemies yell "MY SPLEEN!" upon getting killed. Considering that they usually get chopped in half, you would think that would be the least of their concerns.
* [[Vice City]]: Santa Destroy
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