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* [[Crazy Prepared]]: He had {{spoiler|begun his clone farm}} since the boys were still in infancy. Say what you will about the man, but he had foresight.

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]

* [[Double Standard]]: His [[The Unfavorite|treatment towards Hank]] is quite messed up considering he suffers from a massive [[The Resenter|Inferiority Complex]] towards his brother and suffers a major case of [[Well Done Son Guy]].

* [[Double Standard]]: His [[The Unfavorite|treatment towards Hank]] is quite messed up considering he suffers from a massive [[The Resenter|Inferiority Complex]] towards his brother and suffers a major case of [["Well Done, Son" Guy]].

* [[Mr. Fanservice]]: Has a bit of this with the Fandom apparently, who see him as partly [[Tall Dark and Snarky]] and [[The Woobie]].

* [[Mr. Fanservice]]: Has a bit of this with the Fandom apparently, who see him as partly [[Tall, Dark and Snarky]] and [[The Woobie]].

* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]

* [[Fan Yay]]: In Universe example. ''The Rusty Venture Show'' was apparently VERY popular in the gay community, to the point where Rusty is something of a gay icon. {{spoiler|With an ambiguous sex act named after him.}}

* [[Fetus Terrible]]: {{spoiler|He ate his twin brother in the womb}}.

* [[For Science]]

* [[For Science!]]

** Exactly once with the Orb. Testing cosmetics on the family dog? Stuffing reanimated corpses with explosives? Training an orangutan to box? [[Only in It For The Money|All For Money]].

*** Don't forget building a [[Lotus Eater Machine]] with [[Powered By a Forsaken Child|orphan body parts as a power core]], also for profit!

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* [[Mad Scientist]]/[[Mad Doctor]]

* [[Morality Pet]]: Dean in season four, but Doc keeps up his [[Jerkass]] quotient by being even meaner to Hank.

* [[Morally Ambiguous Doctorate]]: He never finished college, so he is technically not a doctor.

* [[Morally-Ambiguous Doctorate]]: He never finished college, so he is technically not a doctor.

* [[Multiple Choice Past]]: According to [[Word of God]], he has trouble remembering what his actual experiences were and what were embellishments for the ''Rusty Venture'' cartoon.

* [[Only in It For The Money]]: His main motivation is to get rich, often through utterly [[Powered By a Forsaken Child|abominable means]].

* [[Politically Incorrect Villain|Politically Incorrect Villain Protagonist]]: He's pretty blatantly racist, which fits in with the interpretation of him as a [[Villain Protagonist]]. Clips of him saying naively racist things as a child can be marked down as [[Values Dissonance]]. Oh, and he tried to find a way to eliminate the "gay gene."

* [[Politically-Incorrect Villain|Politically Incorrect Villain Protagonist]]: He's pretty blatantly racist, which fits in with the interpretation of him as a [[Villain Protagonist]]. Clips of him saying naively racist things as a child can be marked down as [[Values Dissonance]]. Oh, and he tried to find a way to eliminate the "gay gene."

* [[Punny Name]]: Doctor Venture's full name is Thaddeus Venture. Thad Venture. [[Rule of Three|thAd venture.]]

* [[Show Within a Show]]: He starred in a cartoon named after him; the writers have invoked the [[Noodle Incident]] in regard to its overall contents, contending that it is best left to the audience's imagination, as long as they know that it was the most awesome show ever.

* [[Villain Protagonist]]: To some degree.

* [[Well Done Son Guy]]: He still craves his long-dead father's approval. He's gotten better about it in later seasons and is still much better off than other child adventurers.

* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]]: He still craves his long-dead father's approval. He's gotten better about it in later seasons and is still much better off than other child adventurers.

* [[What the Hell Hero]]: He gets these a lot, almost to the point where it may no longer apply because there's little point in invoking this trope against a full-out villain. He's been getting slightly better.

* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: He gets these a lot, almost to the point where it may no longer apply because there's little point in invoking this trope against a full-out villain. He's been getting slightly better.

* [[You Cloned Hitler]]: [http://video.adultswim.com/the-venture-bros/this-dog-is-hitler.html Ordered by Nazis to clone Hitler from a dog.] [[Those Wacky Nazis|He is]] ''[[Subverted Trope|not]]'' [[~~Godwins~~ Law|impressed]].

* [[You Cloned Hitler]]: [http://video.adultswim.com/the-venture-bros/this-dog-is-hitler.html Ordered by Nazis to clone Hitler from a dog.] [[Those Wacky Nazis|He is]] ''[[Subverted Trope|not]]'' [[Godwin's Law|impressed]].

{{quote| "Really? You went with this cliche??"<br />

"All you Nazis ever want is to clone Hitler!" }}

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The following tropes apply to both of the twins:

* [[The All American Boy]]: At least initially.

* [[Divergent Character Evolution]]: They were practically the same character divided in two in early episodes. They've since become [[Different As Night and Day]], with Hank as a wannabe-badass [[Small Name Big Ego]] and Dean as a nervous, awkward [[Non Action Guy]].

* [[Divergent Character Evolution]]: They were practically the same character divided in two in early episodes. They've since become [[Different As Night and Day]], with Hank as a wannabe-badass [[Small Name, Big Ego]] and Dean as a nervous, awkward [[Non-Action Guy]].

* [[Gosh Dang It to Heck]]: Hank gradually dropped this, while Dean clings to it. {{spoiler|Dean became decidedly less shy about cursing at the very end of "Operation: P.R.O.M."}}

* [[Locked Out of the Loop]]: {{spoiler|They are unaware of being clones;}} when they eventually did see them, Dr. Venture told them the {{spoiler|clones}} were going to be Christmas presents.

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* [[Too Dumb to Live]]: {{spoiler|Quite literally. Dr. Venture made clones of the boys as they wound up getting killed a lot (14 times to be exact). In fact, they died at the end of the first season, replace with new (but virtually identical) clones. Since then, the current incarnations have been able to stay alive.}}

* [[Shout Out]]

* [[Sibling Yin Yang]]: Especially as the series progresses.

* [[Sibling Yin-Yang]]: Especially as the series progresses.

* [[Sleep Learning]]

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* [[Berserker Tears]]: When he [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|kicked Dermott's ass]].

* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]

* [[Bread Eggs Milk Squick]]: He will sometimes reveal uncomfortable tidbits about his own father issues in the middle of innocent conversations.

* [[Bread, Eggs, Milk, Squick]]: He will sometimes reveal uncomfortable tidbits about his own father issues in the middle of innocent conversations.

{{quote| "I say follow your dreams, even if they're about a spider with your dad's face and he keeps trying to steal your penis."}}

** Then again, he could be referring to 24's dreams (who also seems to have intense daddy issues). One that is certainly one is while first talking to Triana, he eventually brings up that he goes to school in his bed "It gets very hot in the box... that my pop made."

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* [[Future Loser]]: According to Orpheus' Master, this is Dean's fate if he ends up with Triana.

* [[Gosh Dang It to Heck]]: Absolutely refuses to swear. Even "double dammit" is too vulgar for him. {{spoiler|Eventually subverted. The final line of the entire fourth season, was him telling the Outrider "Fuck you!"}}

* [[Hey ~~Its~~ That Voice]]: [[Michael Sinterniklaas]]. Most ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003 (Animation)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003]]'' fans will recall him as Leonardo, and most ''[[Bleach]]'' fans will recall him as Nnoitra and Luppi.

* [[Hey It's That Voice]]: [[Michael Sinterniklaas]]. Most ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003 (Animation)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003]]'' fans will recall him as Leonardo, and most ''[[Bleach]]'' fans will recall him as Nnoitra and Luppi.

* [[Hopeless Suitor]]: Apparently, to Triana.

** Especially after she gets a boyfriend.

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* [[Limited Wardrobe]]: Defied in season three, when he starts to wear a Venture Blue speedsuit.

* [[The Load]]: It is debatable whether he or Hank is the most useless member of the main cast.

* {{spoiler|[[Precision F Strike]]: [[Moment of Awesome|You know what I think? Fuck you!]]}}

* {{spoiler|[[Precision F-Strike]]: [[Moment of Awesome|You know what I think? Fuck you!]]}}

* [[Ping Pong Naivete]]: Mostly about sex.

* [[Red Oni Blue Oni]]: The blue to Hank's red.

* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: The blue to Hank's red.

* [[Shout Out]]: Dean's resemblance to [[Spider Man|Peter Parker]].

** And he dresses like [[Buddy Holly (Music)|Buddy Holly]].

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* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]:

* [[Crouching Moron Hidden Badass]]:In "Pomp and Circuitry". When Hunter tries throwing every crazy trap he can come up with to kill or scare him off, Hank actually uses every last bit of boy adventurer training to pass every test.

* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]:In "Pomp and Circuitry". When Hunter tries throwing every crazy trap he can come up with to kill or scare him off, Hank actually uses every last bit of boy adventurer training to pass every test.

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Along with the jacket, Hank seems to have inherited this from Brock.

* [[Emo Teen]]: Hank starts going through a rebellious phase in season four.

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* [[The Load]]

* [[Number One Dime]]: Brock's Jacket.

* [[Red Oni Blue Oni]]: The red to Dean's blue.

* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: The red to Dean's blue.

* [[Paper Thin Disguise]]: In "Showdown at Cremation Creek".

* [[Paper-Thin Disguise]]: In "Showdown at Cremation Creek".

{{quote| '''Hank:''' "Hello-ski! I am, how you say? Russian Guyovitch!"}}

** He tries it three times - it works on Sgt. Hatred and Brock, amazingly.

* [[Precision F Strike]]: Drops one after meeting Triana's boyfriend just to show Brock that "The New Hank cusses."

* [[Precision F-Strike]]: Drops one after meeting Triana's boyfriend just to show Brock that "The New Hank cusses."

* [[Shout Out]]: His outfit is identical to Fred's from ''[[Scooby Doo]].''

* [[Small Name Big Ego]]: or [[Crouching Moron Hidden Badass]], depending on [[Rule of Funny]].

* [[Small Name, Big Ego]]: or [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]], depending on [[Rule of Funny]].

* [[Talking to Himself]]: Literally, at one point, when he makes a quick recording on his watch to describe his first time, before getting his memory wiped. Turns out he knows himself exceedingly well.

* [[Too Dumb to Live]]: Even aside from this being {{spoiler|literally true}}, Hank is far too willing to leap into danger despite his pathetic fighting skills. The creators even specifically note that as the series progressed they developed Hank into an idiot with no sense of danger.

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* [[Jerkass]]: Stupid, obnoxious, and arrogant.

** [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]: While he's all of the above, he often shows some signs of affection.

* [[Know Nothing Know It All]]: Goes hand in hand with internet tough guy. He also thinks Triana is a goth stereotype who will apparently orgasm just because Dean puts on some goth clothes and lights a fire on her lawn and immediately assumes there's an attack on the Venture Compound.

* [[Know-Nothing Know-It-All]]: Goes hand in hand with internet tough guy. He also thinks Triana is a goth stereotype who will apparently orgasm just because Dean puts on some goth clothes and lights a fire on her lawn and immediately assumes there's an attack on the Venture Compound.

* [[Luke I Am Your Father]]: {{spoiler|Well technically, half-brother, but still.}}

* [[Luke, I Am Your Father]]: {{spoiler|Well technically, half-brother, but still.}}

* [[Shirtless Scene]]: He takes off his shirt for Shallow Gravy's performance in "Operation P.R.O.M."

* [[Sixth Ranger]]: Hangs around with the boys (mostly Hank) a lot and even does a "Go Team Venture" with them in the season four finale. {{spoiler|He's also their half-brother, but none of the three of them know that.}}

* [[Small Name Big Ego]]: He talks about himself as if he is the ultimate [[Badass]] to end them all.

* [[Small Name, Big Ego]]: He talks about himself as if he is the ultimate [[Badass]] to end them all.

* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: With Hank.

* [[X Meets Y]]: [[Napoleon Dynamite]] with a dose of unadulterated [[Jerkass]].

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** He's even removed his tattoos (except the D, due to the sensitivity of the area) and added a V tattoo on his face for "Venture". Hilariously enough, it now spells out "VD".

* [[Driven to Suicide]]: Tries to kill himself when Princess Tinyfeet leaves him.

* [[Foot Focus]]: Sergeant Hatred licks the bare feet of his girlfriend, Native American [[~~Everythings~~ Better With Princesses|Princess]] [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|Tinyfeet]], in "Showdown at Cremation Creek, Part 1".

* [[Foot Focus]]: Sergeant Hatred licks the bare feet of his girlfriend, Native American [[Everything's Better With Princesses|Princess]] [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|Tinyfeet]], in "Showdown at Cremation Creek, Part 1".

* [[Friendly Enemy]]: He wants to make Dr. Venture's life ''wonderful'' to piss off The Monarch.

* [[Have I Mentioned I Am Heterosexual Today|Have I Mentioned I Am A Pedophile Today]]?: In his first several appearances he reminded everybody [[Once an Episode]] that he had a restraining order preventing him from being near minors. Justified in that he was required by law to inform people.

* [[Have I Mentioned I Am Heterosexual Today?|Have I Mentioned I Am A Pedophile Today]]?: In his first several appearances he reminded everybody [[Once an Episode]] that he had a restraining order preventing him from being near minors. Justified in that he was required by law to inform people.

* [[Heel Face Turn]]: Oddly enough, he barely changes in personality. (He wasn't necessarily evil or good to begin with, and was something of a [[Punch Clock Villain]].)

* [[Henpecked Husband]]: According to [[All There in the Manual|creator commentary]], and the same source said that it was going to be his main character quirk in season three. [[Aborted Arc|That didn't really happen.]]

* [[I Cannot Self Terminate]]: His attempts at suicide in the season three finale did not go well.

* [[I Cannot Self-Terminate]]: His attempts at suicide in the season three finale did not go well.

{{quote| "I tried to blow my head off with a damn shrink ray and now I got a little baby tongue!"}}

* [[Idiot Ball]]: Carried it a lot after his [[Heel Face Turn]], less so over time.

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* [[Obfuscating Stupidity]], or at least Affability. He's more cunning than he lets on at first, but he's also a bit of a clear-cut buffoon.

* [[The Only One Allowed to Defeat You]]: Inverted in season three, when he insists that Rusty be the one to kill him when he's [[Driven to Suicide]].

* [[Overshadowed By Awesome]]: Compared to Brock. It's very easy to forget that they take completely different approaches to protecting the Ventures, Brock being a [[One Man Army]] and Hatred coming closer to a [[Gadgeteer Genius]]. He seems to be training the boys to be more effective on their own as well.

* [[Overshadowed By Awesome]]: Compared to Brock. It's very easy to forget that they take completely different approaches to protecting the Ventures, Brock being a [[One-Man Army]] and Hatred coming closer to a [[Gadgeteer Genius]]. He seems to be training the boys to be more effective on their own as well.

* [[Refuge in Audacity]]: His aforementioned attraction to young boys, even having molested the Venture Bros. at one point before his introduction.

* [[Replacement Scrappy]]: Dr. Venture thinks of him as one for The Monarch, and later {{spoiler|Hank and Doc consider him one to Brock}}.

* [[Shotacon]]: As he constantly reminds us. He seems to be getting better with time, though.

* [[Small Name Big Ego]]: Not quite as bad as Hank, but he's a bit out of shape and far too attached to the [[Idiot Ball]] to brag as much as he does. This trope applies to him less as his tenure goes on.

* [[Small Name, Big Ego]]: Not quite as bad as Hank, but he's a bit out of shape and far too attached to the [[Idiot Ball]] to brag as much as he does. This trope applies to him less as his tenure goes on.

* [[Talking to Himself]]: Jackson Publick voices Hatred, Hank, the Monarch, and Pete White, so he does it a ''lot'' while playing this role.

* [[Hero of Another Story|Villain Of Another Story]]: Prior to his debut, he was a catch-all reference for a villain that 21 and 24 raided for equipment.

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* [[Papa Wolf]]: For both his own daughter and the Venture Brothers

* [[Powered By a Forsaken Child]]: Didn't have anything to do with the incident, but [[Trope Namer|named the trope.]]

* [[What Do You Mean ~~Its~~ Not Awesome]]: Any time he ''RAISES HIS VOICE'' to deliver '''MUNDAAAAANE INFORMATION''' to the tune of SWELLING [[Crowning Music of Awesome|MUUUUSIC]]!

* [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?]]: Any time he ''RAISES HIS VOICE'' to deliver '''MUNDAAAAANE INFORMATION''' to the tune of SWELLING [[Crowning Music of Awesome|MUUUUSIC]]!

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Tropes associated with Jefferson:

* [[Badass Normal]]: Originally the only non-mystical member of the Triad. Later on he's revealed to be between worlds, which while impressive is also an incredibly specific ability.

* [[Buffy Speak]]

* [[Buffy-Speak]]

* [[Captain Ersatz]]: Of Blade the Vampire Hunter.

* [[Crippling Overspecialization]]: He often complains about the fact that there are no Blaculas for him to fight, and even implies that he'd be lost if he came up against a non-black vampire. However, he does make up for it with useful things like military training.

* [[Half Human Hybrid]]

* [[Half-Human Hybrid]]

* [[The Hunter]]

* [[Insistent Terminology]]: He hunts "Blaculas." ''Not'' African-American vampires, because there is not a sizable African-American population in ''Britain''.

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* [[Deadpan Snarker]]

* [[Foil]]: To Orpheus. Even more apparent when they move in together.

* [[Hey ~~Its~~ That Voice]]: Dana Snyder voices him with the same voice as Master Shake from ''[[Aqua Teen Hunger Force (Animation)|Aqua Teen Hunger Force]]''.

* [[Hey It's That Voice]]: Dana Snyder voices him with the same voice as Master Shake from ''[[Aqua Teen Hunger Force (Animation)|Aqua Teen Hunger Force]]''.

* [[Leitmotif]]: Okay, so it may have only been in one episode ("What Goes Down Must Come Up"), but when the triad are performing magic, it's implied that The Alchemist has one too. When Orpheus does some magic, his leitmotif plays and when The Alchemist does some magic immediately afterward, a little trumpet piece plays. And immediately after that, when it's Jefferson's turn and it's revealed that he has no magic to do, it's completely silent.

* [[Only Sane Man]]: Frequently the voice of reason for the Order of the Triad.

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* [[Straight Gay]]: Mostly.

** [[Camp Gay]]: When he wants to be.

* [[Will They or Won't They]]: With Shore Leave in "Operation P.R.O.M." {{spoiler|They did}}

* [[Will They or Won't They?]]: With Shore Leave in "Operation P.R.O.M." {{spoiler|They did}}

=== Orpheus's Master ===

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* [[Cynical Mentor]]

* [[The Faceless]]: We've never seen his ''true'' form, if he even has one.

* [[Hey ~~Its~~ That Voice]]: Voiced by H. John Benjamin, with pretty much the same voice as [[Home Movies|Coach McGuirk]].

* [[Hey It's That Voice]]: Voiced by H. John Benjamin, with pretty much the same voice as [[Home Movies|Coach McGuirk]].

** Also Carl, Chris's boss at the convenience store in [[Family Guy]].

** Or [[Archer|Sterling Archer]].

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** She's now studying magic herself, but her personality remains the same.

* {{spoiler|[[Put On a Bus]]}}

* [[Well Excuse Me Princess]]

* [[Well, Excuse Me, Princess!]]

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* [[Big Bad Wannabe]]: How he started out, even taking on Captain Sunshine while still an unlicensed rookie villain. As of season four, he's reversed that position to be a big fish in a small pond.

* [[Camp Straight]]

* [[Card Carrying Villain]]: He is proud to say that he is evil and lives for the torment of a guy he just doesn't like.

* [[Card-Carrying Villain]]: He is proud to say that he is evil and lives for the torment of a guy he just doesn't like.

* [[Companion Cube]]: The Butter-Glider. He even took it on a picnic. [[Cargo Ship|He had it in bed with him. And defended it from his wife.]]

** Before that it was revealed that he talks to his dead stuffed cat, Mister Mostly Mittens.

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* [[Large Ham]]: He loves classic-style villain speeches.

* [[Loophole Abuse]]: When the Guild prevented him from arching Dr. Venture, {{spoiler|he signed up to arch Jonas Venture, Jr. and after a clever [[Xanatos Gambit]], earned the right to terrorize JJ's immediate relatives.}}

* [[Not So Harmless Villain]]: Posterboy for this trope. At first he seemed like an [[Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain]], but it quickly turned out that he was a significantly bigger threat to people who didn't have [[Badass|Brock Samson]] on their side.

* [[Not-So-Harmless Villain]]: Posterboy for this trope. At first he seemed like an [[Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain]], but it quickly turned out that he was a significantly bigger threat to people who didn't have [[Badass|Brock Samson]] on their side.

* [[The Only One Allowed to Defeat You]]: Gets into rivalries with Baron Underbheit and Sgt. Hatred over who gets to be Rusty's [[Arch Enemy]].

* [[Raised By Wolves]]: Claims to have been raised by monarch butterflies after his parents died in a plane crash when he was a preteen. The money for his college education and villainy were provided for by a trust fund.

* [[Skewed Priorities]]: Everything takes backseat to tormenting Dr. Venture, except for [[Pet the Dog|his relationship with Dr. Girlfriend.]]

* [[Talking to Himself]]: Voiced by Jackson Publick, and frequently interacts with Hank, 24, and Sgt. Hatred.

* [[The Un Reveal]]: When remembering his first atttempt to kill Venture in college (which failed and blew off Ünderbheit jaw) in ''Shadowman 9'', the Monarch remembers a fellow student telling him what happened. Said student used his real first name: {{spoiler|apprently the Monarch's real name is Malcolm}}.

* [[The Un-Reveal]]: When remembering his first atttempt to kill Venture in college (which failed and blew off Ünderbheit jaw) in ''Shadowman 9'', the Monarch remembers a fellow student telling him what happened. Said student used his real first name: {{spoiler|apprently the Monarch's real name is Malcolm}}.

* [[Trigger Happy]]: Approach him cautiously; he tends to shoot a lethal dosage of darts into the mouth of anybody who startles him.

* [[Villain Protagonist]]: He is the story's protagonist as often as the antagonist.

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Tropes associated with Dr. Girlfriend:

* [[Aren't You Going to Ravish Me]]: She still holds a grudge against Brock Samson for not taking advantage of her when he had the chance.

* [[Aren't You Going to Ravish Me?]]: She still holds a grudge against Brock Samson for not taking advantage of her when he had the chance.

* [[Cross Dressing Voices]]: voiced by Doc Hammer, who uses the most masculine voice that he can manage.

* [[Dark Action Girl]]

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** Incidentally, her first name is Sheila.

* [[Morality Pet]]: Her main purpose is to make the Monarch more relatable.

* [[Morally Ambiguous Doctorate]]: But at least she is clearly an engineer of some sort, and [[Word of God]] confirms that she has a Ph. D.

* [[Morally-Ambiguous Doctorate]]: But at least she is clearly an engineer of some sort, and [[Word of God]] confirms that she has a Ph. D.

* [[Nice Hat]] - based on that of Jackie Kennedy Onassis (along with her entire look for the first couple of seasons). Ironically, she has no idea who that is. It's implied that the guild came up with the persona for her when she wanted a 'competent female counterpart of a great leader' motif and rejected their more [[Stripperiffic]] ideas.

** Nowadays she typically dresses as like a female version of the Monarch, complete with [[Nice Hat|Nice Crown]].

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* [[Nominal Importance]]: A Deconstruction of this trope.

* [[Red Shirt]]: Again, Deconstructed.

* [[Stop Having Fun Guys]]:To #21 and #24.

* [["Stop Having Fun!" Guys]]:To #21 and #24.

* [[You Bastard]]: Gives this to {{spoiler|#21}}

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=== Brock Samson ===

[[File:Brock_Samson_9786.jpg|frame]]

{{quote| ''"Look, you don't want my life, Hank. This job's not all it's cracked up to be. I've been at this for over twenty years and what do I have to show for it? A metal plate in my chest, Vatican karate gorilla blood on my hands and a footlocker full of [[Bland Name Product|Manboro miles]]?"''}}

{{quote| ''"Look, you don't want my life, Hank. This job's not all it's cracked up to be. I've been at this for over twenty years and what do I have to show for it? A metal plate in my chest, Vatican karate gorilla blood on my hands and a footlocker full of [[Bland-Name Product|Manboro miles]]?"''}}

Brock Samson is the man's man of secret agents. Disdaining guns in favor of his ever-present Bowie knife, he has a license to kill and the overpowering desire to use it. Fiercely loyal to Dr. Venture and the boys, Brock will let nothing stand in the way of their safety, be it ninja, super-villain or Chupacabra.

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* [[The Ace]]: A very over-the-top and violent variation.

* [[Almighty Janitor]]: His peers in the secret agent world see him as one, saying that he's a top-caliber operative wasting his time playing babysitter to a washout of a super-scientist.

* [[Anti Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti Heroes|Type V]] Pre-Series, [[Sliding Scale of Anti Heroes|Type IV or Type V]] during the series.

* [[Anti-Hero]]: [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|Type V]] Pre-Series, [[Sliding Scale of Anti-Heroes|Type IV or Type V]] during the series.

* [[Badass]]

* [[Berserk Button]]

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* [[Heroic Comedic Sociopath]]

* [[He's Back]]: Well, technically, he was close by all along.

* [[Hey ~~Its~~ That Voice]]: [[Patrick Warburton]], nuff said.

* [[Hey It's That Voice]]: [[Patrick Warburton]], nuff said.

* [[Hypercompetent Sidekick]]: Dr. Venture never has to worry about villains; Brock will handle them.

* [[Improbable Weapon User]]: lawnmowers, Bibles, sharks, jawbones, anything that is not a gun.

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* [[Knife Nut]]: When given an assortment of [[James Bond|Q]]-style gadgets to use, Brock pulls out his knife and insists that it is the only weapon he will ever need.

* [[Made of Iron]]: and with the power to turn anyone opposing him into [[Made of Plasticine|Plasticine]].

* [[One Man Army]]

* [[One-Man Army]]

* [[Only Sane Employee]]: The boys' nanny ''and'' the only thing protecting Dr. Venture from death by supervillain. For a long time he seemed to be the only competent member of the team.

* [[Papa Wolf]]: Towards the Venture brothers themselves.

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* [[The Fundamentalist]]: Not really.

* [[A Good Name for A Rock Band|A Good Name For A Superhero]]: According to [[Word of God|Doc Hammer]], he was created just because Doc desperately wanted to use the name "Holy Diver" for a character.

* [[Hello Sailor]]

* [[Hello, Sailor!]]

* [[Improbable Aiming Skills]]: Shore Leave is deadly accurate with his pistols, being able to shoot specific targets on 21's costume from a large distance. One handed.

* [[Incredibly Lame Pun]]: "Holy Diver" is a sailor with an anchor/cross tattoo on his chest; he was specifically created around this idea. Sky Pilot has a matching up arrow/cross tattoo, but it's not as punny.

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* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]

* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: 21 in particular loves to hang them, such as commenting on their [[Plot Armor]].

* [[Large Ham]]: Jackson Publick's delivery while voicing 24 frequently moves into [[What Do You Mean ~~Its~~ Not Awesome]] territory. The hamminess really fits once he becomes a [[Spirit Advisor]].

* [[Large Ham]]: Jackson Publick's delivery while voicing 24 frequently moves into [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?]] territory. The hamminess really fits once he becomes a [[Spirit Advisor]].

* [[Mauve Shirt]]: Subverted with 24.

* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]: 24 is voiced as an imitation of Ray Romano. Out of costume, 21 and 24 look like [[Kevin Smith]] without a beard and Jerry Seinfeld with a unibrow, respectively.

* [[Non Action Guy]]: They breeze through their assignments by slacking off and using their [[Genre Savvy|Genre Savviness]] to avoid deadly cliches. This stops after the death of 24.

* [[Non-Action Guy]]: They breeze through their assignments by slacking off and using their [[Genre Savvy|Genre Savviness]] to avoid deadly cliches. This stops after the death of 24.

* [[Plot Armor]]: They start bragging about it in season three. Not a good idea, as it costs 24 his life.

* [[Punch Clock Villain]]

* {{spoiler|[[Screw This I'm Outta Here]]: 21 in "Operation: P.R.O.M."}}

* {{spoiler|[[Screw This, I'm Outta Here]]: 21 in "Operation: P.R.O.M."}}

* [[Talking to The Dead]]: In season four, 21 starts talking to 24's skull.

** {{spoiler|In "Operation P.R.O.M.", when Dr. Orpheus helps 21 realizes that one of 24's ghost friends isn't actually dead yet, 24 vanishes, and Gary breaks down in tears. This indicates that 24 was a figment of 21's imagination the entire time. This is seemingly contradicted by 24 communicating with one of Monstroso's dead henchmen when 21 isn't exactly present onscreen, but this could simply have been an extension of 21's hallucination.}}

** When incessantly asked about it, Jackson Publick confirmed that {{spoiler|they ''intended'' for 24 to not really be a ghost, but ultimately, it's open to interpretation (although the "24 really was a ghost" theory only works under very specific and unlikely circumstances }}

* [[Those Two Guys]]: Among The Monarch's henchmen.

* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: The biggest example in the show. Following the events of the season three finale, [[Non Action Guy]] 21 becomes "Two Ton 21," the [[Badass]] [[Drill Sergeant Nasty]] of the Monarch's henchman; turns his tubbiness into [[Stout Strength]]; fights Sgt. Hatred to a standstill; and impresses Brock Samson with his fighting skills and sheer balls.

* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: The biggest example in the show. Following the events of the season three finale, [[Non-Action Guy]] 21 becomes "Two Ton 21," the [[Badass]] [[Drill Sergeant Nasty]] of the Monarch's henchman; turns his tubbiness into [[Stout Strength]]; fights Sgt. Hatred to a standstill; and impresses Brock Samson with his fighting skills and sheer balls.

** However in the same episode this badassery asserts itself he fails to find 24's killer, flubbed his attempt at Chinese Water Torture, realized that his friend's death could've been avoided if he hadn't been such a lazy coward, and accidentally gives his boss horrendous food poisoning, causing the Monarch to lose out on his chance at appearing in a high-profile supervillain magazine.

* [[Took a Level In Jerkass]]: In "The Lepidopterists".

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{{quote| '''Doc Hammer:''' We took silhouettes and gave them an episode.}}

* [[Lawyer Friendly Cameo]]: It is made ''very'' clear that they are actually Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper, with the plane crash that killed both musicians merely a cover for their induction into the Guild's Council.

* [[Lawyer-Friendly Cameo]]: It is made ''very'' clear that they are actually Buddy Holly and the Big Bopper, with the plane crash that killed both musicians merely a cover for their induction into the Guild's Council.

* [[Multiple Head Case]]: They had to spend some time adjusting and coordinating to this arrangement. Dragoon insists that he will eventually take over the whole body.

* [[Retired Badass]]: Guild masterminds, and Dragoon still had some fight in him before losing his body.

* [[Silence You Fool]]: Dragoon hung several lampshades on this during the Council's first appearance.

* [[Silence, You Fool]]: Dragoon hung several lampshades on this during the Council's first appearance.

* [[Stout Strength]]/[[Acrofatic]]: Dragoon, prior to their merging.

* [[Those Two Guys]]: Not like they have much of a choice.

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* [[Manly Gay]]

* [[Prison Rape]]: He tried to rape The Monarch once, but he couldn't get it up because Monarch looked too much like a girl from behind. He even brought him back to his cell, but still felt nothing.

* [[What Happened to The Mouse]]: After playing a major part in the season two premiere, he vanished from the show despite a few hooks for future appearances. He later made his return, dying from lung cancer.

* [[What Happened to The Mouse?]]: After playing a major part in the season two premiere, he vanished from the show despite a few hooks for future appearances. He later made his return, dying from lung cancer.

=== Monstroso ===

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* [[Amoral Attorney]]: He's a ''supervillain lawyer.''

* [[The Brute]]: Subverted. He's a [[Man of Wealth and Taste]] [[Amoral Attorney]] who happens to be a ten-foot-tall wrestler.

* [[Card Carrying Villain]]: Devil motifs. Really.

* [[Card-Carrying Villain]]: Devil motifs. Really.

* [[Chronic Backstabbing Disorder]]

* [[Evil Sounds Deep]]

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* [[Eyepatch of Power]]

* [[A Father to His Men]]

* [[Hey ~~Its~~ That Voice]]: Toby Huss, who tweaks his [[King of the Hill|Cotton Hill]] voice to sound a bit like [[Looney Tunes|Foghorn Leghorn]].

* [[Hey It's That Voice]]: Toby Huss, who tweaks his [[King of the Hill|Cotton Hill]] voice to sound a bit like [[Looney Tunes|Foghorn Leghorn]].

* [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]: He knows of secrets even ''[[Hunter S Thompson|Hunter]]'' is unaware of, all while acting like a rather naive fellow.

** He upgrades this to [[Obfuscating Insanity]] when {{spoiler|he pretends that he truly believes himself to turn into the [[Incredible Hulk]]. This is a ploy to flush out the two O.S.I. moles Cardholder and Doe who are gaslighting him to turn him insane and take over the O.S.I.}}

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Tropes associated with the Captain:

* [[Combining Mecha]]: "[[Voltron|I form the right arm!]]"

* [[Everyone Calls Him Barkeep]]: No name given, only known as "the pirate" or "the Captain."

* [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"]]: No name given, only known as "the pirate" or "the Captain."

* [[Heel Face Turn]]: He was never all that evil, but he's not that good of a good guy, either. He gets annoyed when JJ dredges up his "bad guy" past.

* [[Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain]]

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* [[Big Bad]]: Mutual enemy to Dr. Venture and The Monarch in season two.

** And thanks to set up in season four, is sure to be one for season five.

* [[Card Carrying Villain]]: He makes a lot of grand speeches about how [[For the Evulz|awesome it is to be evil]].

* [[Card-Carrying Villain]]: He makes a lot of grand speeches about how [[For the Evulz|awesome it is to be evil]].

* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: After getting kicked out of the Guild, he gets a little...[[Sanity Slippage|batty]].

* [[Companion Cube]]: In the fourth season, he now has a new Guild consisting of a toaster, a mug and one of Dr. Girlfriend's shoes. Turns out they're not so harmless, as he manipulates them with his detached invisible limbs to use in combat.

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* [[Touch of Death]]: Though it's been shown in "Bright Lights, Dean City" he can control it to merely knock out his foe if necessary.

* [[Villainous Breakdown]]: By season four has gone completely off his rocker. See [[Companion Cube]].

* [[Visible Invisibility]]: His limbs avert the trope, which is an occasional source of humor - such as when he tried "wringing [his] hands - [[What Do You Mean ~~Its~~ Not Awesome|menacingly]]!", only for nobody to know what he was doing.

* [[Visible Invisibility]]: His limbs avert the trope, which is an occasional source of humor - such as when he tried "wringing [his] hands - [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?|menacingly]]!", only for nobody to know what he was doing.

* [[Wicked Cultured]]

* [[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart Anyway]]: Subverted. In his first appearance, his only [[Incredibly Lame Pun|visible]] power is having invisible limbs. Turns out he's got more.

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* [[Face Heel Turn]]: Well, he was always a dick, but he's dropped the pretense now.

* [[Harmless Villain]]: Mostly as a supervillain, he hasn't quite got the hang of it.

* [[I Cannot Self Terminate]]: He has proven unable to kill himself because his rubber body is so durable.

* [[I Cannot Self-Terminate]]: He has proven unable to kill himself because his rubber body is so durable.

* [[I Have No Son]]: He was incredibly cold to his own infant son, Rocket, and didn't seem to miss him at all.

** Because he says Cody isn't really his son.

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** {{spoiler|Actually, Kano just broke the ORB, but had orders to kill him.}}

** {{spoiler|Incorrect; it was Rusty's ''grandfather'' who was spared by his bodyguard, Sandow. Kano may well have killed Jonas after all, which is made especially ironic by the fact that Sandow had already rendered the so-important ORB useless.}}

* [[A Party Also Known As an Orgy]]: Has hosted a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_party#Key_parties key party] at least once.

* [[A Party - Also Known As an Orgy]]: Has hosted a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sex_party#Key_parties key party] at least once.

* [[Posthumous Character]]

* [[Spirit Advisor]]: But only while Rusty is off his drugs.

* [[There Are No Therapists]]: Somewhat subverted in that he acted as one to Rusty, and by "Acted" we mean sneaking out whenever his son tried talking about his issues and calling him ungrateful for [[I Just Want to Be Normal|not enjoying the life of a boy adventurer]].

* [[Well Done Son Guy]]: to Rusty.

* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]]: to Rusty.

=== Col. Gentleman ===

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{{quote| '''Jackson Publick (in character during episode commentary):''' "Of course I have sex with Kiki! He's ''beautiful!'' That doesn't make me gay, it makes me smart!" }}

** He's also the first person Shore-Leave goes to for info on a Rusty Venture.

* [[He Man Woman Hater]]: Nearly every time he talks about a woman is to mention either screwing them or giving them a "smack in the mouth."

* [[He-Man Woman Hater]]: Nearly every time he talks about a woman is to mention either screwing them or giving them a "smack in the mouth."

* [[Manly Gay]]: Although it's somewhat clear he strongly prefers men as a rule; his autobiography is titled ''Gentleman Prefer Gentlemen'', after all.

* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]: He is essentially what you would get if William S. Burroughs were played by [[Sean Connery]].

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* [[Incredible Shrinking Man]]: With a [[Shapeshifter Mode Lock]] at tiny size.

* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]: When he was a giant he bore a striking resemblance to [[Andre the Giant]].

* [[Square Cube Law]]: References it - he nearly went into cardiac arrest from the slightest activity when he was a giant, and expresses annoyance with the "many times its own weight" description of an ant's strength.

* [[Square-Cube Law]]: References it - he nearly went into cardiac arrest from the slightest activity when he was a giant, and expresses annoyance with the "many times its own weight" description of an ant's strength.

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* [[Atlantis]]

* [[Fish Person]]

* [[Half Human Hybrid]]

* [[Half-Human Hybrid]]

=== Swifty ===

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Tropes associated with Jo(h)nny:

* [[Hey ~~Its~~ That Voice]]: Brendon Small, the co-creator of ''[[Home Movies (Animation)|Home Movies]]'' (Also voices Brendon Small) and ''[[Metalocalypse]]'' (Voices three of the five band members, as well as their manager, among others), two other [[Adult Swim]] shows.

* [[Hey It's That Voice]]: Brendon Small, the co-creator of ''[[Home Movies (Animation)|Home Movies]]'' (Also voices Brendon Small) and ''[[Metalocalypse]]'' (Voices three of the five band members, as well as their manager, among others), two other [[Adult Swim]] shows.

* [[Wangst]]: Deliberately invoked in as dramatic a way as possible.

* [[Writing Around Trademarks]]: The writers are no longer allowed to call him "Jonny Quest" so that he doesn't do too much damage to the brand name.

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* [[Nice Guy]]

* [[Nice Hat]]

* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: One Example was when he tried to explain to Dean, that Trianna {{spoiler|had moved on and found someone else. He also said that their relationship was over, and Dean had to accept that if he wanted her to be happy}}. Dean's response was a [[Precision F Strike|Fuck You!]]

* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: One Example was when he tried to explain to Dean, that Trianna {{spoiler|had moved on and found someone else. He also said that their relationship was over, and Dean had to accept that if he wanted her to be happy}}. Dean's response was a [[Precision F-Strike|Fuck You!]]

* [[Shadow Archetype]]: To Orpheus. Both are necromancers, both are incredibly powerful, but while Orpheus is more skilled due to all of his training, the Outrider had to get there through shortcuts, and while Orpheus speaks in a grandiose manner and is so immersed in his work he and his wife drifted apart. The Outrider is fairly personable, has no trouble interacting with people, and is now married to Orpheus's ex-wife.

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* [[Goth]]

* [[Take That]]: He's [[Stealth Pun|lame]] and looks like ''[[Twilight (Literature)|Twilight]]'''s male lead.

* [[Tall Dark and Handsome]]

* [[Tall, Dark and Handsome]]

=== Col. Bud Manstrong ===

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Tropes associated with Manstrong:

* [[Chaste Hero]]

* [[~~Mommas~~ Boy]]: Very devoted to his mother {{spoiler|partly due to her mind-controlling him.}}

* [[Momma's Boy]]: Very devoted to his mother {{spoiler|partly due to her mind-controlling him.}}

=== Lt. Anna Baldavich ===

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* [[Dysfunction Junction]]: The Monarch killed his first Wonderboy, leaving him terrified that it'll happen again.

* [[Legacy Character]]: {{spoiler|He's the second Captain Sunshine. His butler Desmond was the first, and has the same power-set.}}

* [[Light Em Up]]

* [[Light'Em Up]]

* [[Manly Gay]]

* [[Mistaken for Pedophile]]: [[Word of God|According to Jackson]], {{spoiler|he's not a pedophile, just REALLY emotionally scarred}}.

* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]: [[Michael Jackson|Lives in a Neverland Ranch-style mansion, and has a slightly creepy devotion to his young sidekick.]]

** It's notable to point out that the episode in which Captain Sunshine made his first appearance was written ''before'' [[Too Soon|Michael Jackson's death]].

* [[Paper Thin Disguise]]: The Action News team that Scarsdale is a part of is very blatantly the superteam that Captain Sunshine is a part of.

* [[Paper-Thin Disguise]]: The Action News team that Scarsdale is a part of is very blatantly the superteam that Captain Sunshine is a part of.

* [[The Power of the Sun]]

* [[Replacement Goldfish]]: Desperately tries to make Hank into his new Wonderboy, as a way of coping with the previous Wonderboy's death at the hands of the Monarch.