The Protomen/Tropes: Difference between revisions

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This page is dedicated to tropes used in [[The Protomen]]'s songs, as well as those featured in their live performances. '''Unmarked Spoilers Abound'''. You've been warned.

=== ~~'''~~Act I: Hope Rides Alone~~'''~~ ===

== Act I: Hope Rides Alone ==

The first act was created to specifically avoid sounding "pristine and perfect", according to the band. As such, the music sounds slightly grainy and distorted.

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* [[Heroic BSOD]]: As mentioned in [[Lyrical Dissonance]], the end of the song sees Megaman suffering one of these as he echoes in horror and shock his vow to avenge his brother, as he realizes the crowd genuinely does not care about Protoman`s death, and can`t even comprehend why Megaman would.

* [["I Know You're in There Somewhere" Fight]]: Mega Man wishes it was this kind of fight.

* [[Humans Are ~~Bastards~~]]: Just about everything the people in the crowd say exemplifies this.

* [[Humans Are the Real Monsters]]: Just about everything the people in the crowd say exemplifies this.

* [[Kill'Em All]]: After Megaman leaves, the humans are slaughtered for even ''thinking'' about a revolution this time.

** And in at least one live performance, Megaman actually says "Fuck it, kill 'em all" before abandoning them.

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** In live performances Panther switches it up, sometimes adding "Proto" and "Roll".

=== ~~'''~~Act II: The Father of Death~~:'''~~ ===

== Act II: The Father of Death ==

Abandoning the heavy synth of the first album, The Protomen chose a more 80s inspired album in light of its prequel status.

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* [[Evil Laugh]]: ''Averted''; while he does his fair share of [[Evil Gloating]], he never once laughs.

* [[Evil Tower of Ominousness]]: Wily's broadcast tower.

* [[Ignored Epiphany]]: In the latter part of the song he contemplates undoing what he's ~~done--for~~ about two lines, casting the possibility aside immediately.

* [[Ignored Epiphany]]: In the latter part of the song he contemplates undoing what he's done—for about two lines, casting the possibility aside immediately.

* [[Large Ham]]: Wily is clearly enjoying pinning the blame on Light. In live versions it's even more over-the-top.

* [[Out, Damned Spot!]]: Subverted by Wily, who mentions the basics of the trope almost verbatim.

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Dr. Light and Joe hatch their plan - armed with a satchel full of explosives, Joe will ride his motorcycle into Dr. Wily's tower at the center of the city and destroy the broadcast tower which feeds Wily's propaganda to the telescreens across the city. With his source of power cut off and the people left to think for themselves, Light will then sneak into the city and kill Wily himself. Wearing the slain robot's helmet, Joe sets off on his fateful ride...

* [[Hot-Blooded]]: ~~Joe--He~~ even lampshades it.

* [[Hot-Blooded]]: Joe—He even lampshades it.

{{quote|"I've got this burning like my veins are filled with nothing but gasoline..."}}

** Which immediately segues into the [[Foreshadowing|somewhat ominous]] line "And with this spark it's gonna be the biggest fire they've ever seen."

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Track 11: ''The Fall''

Joe ascends the tower with the broadcast signal, triumph in every note. As he reaches the roof, he sets the bomb, but it explodes too early for him to get away; Joe is flung off the roof and falls to his death. The tower is ~~destroyed--and~~, one by one, the telescreens across the city explode. And yet, even as the broadcast tower collapses, Dr. Wily's voice continues to boom from the loudspeakers.

Joe ascends the tower with the broadcast signal, triumph in every note. As he reaches the roof, he sets the bomb, but it explodes too early for him to get away; Joe is flung off the roof and falls to his death. The tower is destroyed—and, one by one, the telescreens across the city explode. And yet, even as the broadcast tower collapses, Dr. Wily's voice continues to boom from the loudspeakers.

* [[Action Bomb]]: Joe ended up being this, albeit accidentally.