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[[File:MK_vs__SF___VG_Exiles_Ep__0_by_R1665_9975.jpg|frame|Not another SF vs MK flash...]]

 

 

The first episode (episode 0) was launched on Newgrounds on May 10, 2008 and wasn't noticed by many. The next episode, launched on November 29 of the same year, was much well received and gained a lot of praise. The third episode (episode 2) [[Darker and Edgier|kicked the violence up a notch]] and was just as well received as the second if not more.

R1665's Newgrounds account, can be seen [http://r1665.newgrounds.com/ here]

 

* [[Apocalypse How]]: The backstory to Episode 3 reveals Kurtis Stryker's dimension has suffered a Class X-4. {{spoiler|Jill Valentine's is implied to be well on the way to a Class 3a at the very least.}}

* [[All There in the Manual]]: It has an impressive storyline and to fully understand it you must read about the character backgrounds after the credits.

* [[An Ice Person]]: Sonya Blade, {{spoiler|thanks to precise genetic manipulation, based off of Sub-Zero's DNA}}.

* [[Art Evolution]]: CE-Rap has brought a serious quality shift in art style to the series as of Episode 3. In previous episodes, the seemingly endless dialog during art scenes----while still important----felt tedious and static. Though still not "full" animation, the art scenes are now FAR more engaging.

* [[Author Appeal]]: R1665 has stated on his Newgrounds account that the fight for Episode 3 was one that he wanted to do for years and was the reason he got interested in Flash movies.

** Though we've only confirmed one member's identity, the Acolytes are clearly a force to be reckoned with. They wiped out the entire previous incarnation of the Exiles, save Johnny Cage and Jon Talbain.

* [[Badass Finger-Snap]]: Found in Episode 3 ''SHADOWLAWLESS'' when Nash reveals his suspicions that his C.O. is a Shadowlaw spy. Cue [[Crowning Music of Awesome|Action Music]] as three, fully armored troops leap away from Nash, turn-off their stealth camouflage, and efficiently surround a shocked {{spoiler|Jill Valentine}}, weapons hot.

* [[Badass Longcoat]]: {{spoiler|Remy Boudreaux}}

* [[Badass Normal]]: Kurtis Stryker is described by the other Exiles as an ordinary human with no supernatural abilities. He's also incredibly resilient to ki attacks (especially Psycho Power), uses weapons of any technology effortlessly (including {{spoiler|The ''Soulcube''}}) and is a natural expert in martial arts. To add to that, the fight in Episode 3 {{spoiler|is not the first time he's taken on an alternate reality M. Bison before.}} His alternate reality red-shirted counterpart is no slouch either, {{spoiler|given that he kills Akuma in the Easter Egg}}.

* [[Battle Cry]]: ''''OPEN-WIIIIDE MUTHAFUCKAAA!!''''

* [[Beyond the Impossible]]: Though Alvin Earthworm, creator of ''[[Super Mario Bros Z]]'', was the first notable Flash Series creator to do it, VG Exiles: Episode 3 officially holds the title as the biggest Flash movie ever to be uploaded to Newgrounds.com, capping off with a whopping 39.6mb.

** According to CE-Rap, who it seems is now [[Word of God|Co-Captain]], the initial episode actually hit a total of 43.4mb. R1665 was told by Newgrounds.com admin, Tom Fulp,that 40mb was the current limit that could be given for a flash project on the website, which led to the episode's current file size after some chopping.

* [[Big Bad Ensemble]]: So far, Shang Tsung and M.Bison have both made appearances. It's fair to assume more will show up later.

* [[Black and Grey Morality]]: The Exiles are the good guys----no doubt. But under Johnny's leadership, they are the heroes that aren't heroes. They police Multiverse through whatever means necessary. They never take prisoners, go to great lengths to ensure non-Exile individuals NEVER learn of the existence of Multiverse, and are forbidden from interfering with events that are fixed moments in time----like the utter destruction of Stryker's entire homeworld. And since Johnny Cage sees sentient life through [[Hobbes Was Right|crap-colored glasses]], he has no remorse for his actions and those of his team. This almost always puts him at direct odds with the group. Nevertheless, even they have to admit, [[The Chessmaster|he kind of knows what he's doing.]] That----and [[Pay Evil Unto Evil|the Acolytes have it coming.]]

* [[Camera Abuse]]: Displayed during Stryker's point blank execution of {{spoiler|M.Bison}}

* [[Cat Fight]]: Episode 1's main event.

* [[Combat Pragmatist]]: Red-Shirted Stryker from Episode 3 proves to be a damn good one, wasting not a single moment gunning down Akuma in the Episode 3 Easter Egg. Though this is [[Played for Laughs|just for lulz.]]

* [[Could Have Been Messy]]: Subverted. {{spoiler|Remy Boudreaux}} catches and hurls the kunai that Ibuki threw at him. She ducks, avoiding it. It ends up lodging itself in the back of Makoto's head, killing her.

* [[Manipulative Bastard]]: Although you wouldn't think it in episodes 0 and 1, reading the background information to episode 2 shows Johnny Cage is ''definitely'' one of these.

** He's shown to be one in the background info to Episode 1. This is the same man that got Jon Talbain to become an Exile, with the premise that he'd get to see his dead wife again. He wasn't lying. Jon DID get to see Felicia again----because there are trillions of Felicias through out Multiverse, and not ONE of them are like his dead wife.

* [[Mega Manning]]: Johnny Cage proves he can do this at the end of Episode 0.

* [[Meteor Move]]: M. Bison performs one against Stryker that sends him straight through the floor.

* [[Nipple-and-Dimed]]: Doubly Subverted during the shower scene of Episode 3. The all-encompassing steam blurs the picture, making the viewer unsure if the nipple is actually drawn in or just their imagination creating what they WANT to see.

* [[Our Werewolves Are Different]]: Jon Talbain, who in this series is trapped in a permanent Lycanthropic state and can never revert to human form. [[The Woobie|It becomes a major source of his woes]].

* [[Power Glow]]: So far, every single character that has been in a fight has displayed this at some point, even [[Badass Normal|Stryker]], albeit through [[Green Lantern Ring|one of his toys]].

* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]: {{spoiler|Remy Boudreaux}}

* [[Red Herring Shirt]]: Appropriately, {{spoiler|Red-shirted Stryker}} in Episode 3.

* [[Rooftop Confrontation]]: The stage for 1/3 of Stryker and M.Bison's fight.

* [[Rule of Cool]]: What the series is all about. You've got Johnny Cage's SOUL beating up Violent Ken's soul----Ken receiving the accumulated damage in one sitting once his soul is tossed back into his body. As a bonus, Johnny gets to keep any special abilities Ken has by doing this.

** Stryker stands toe-to-toe with M. Bison, and more or less [[Curb Stomp Battle|kicks his ass.]]

*** He also gets to teach a few Tarkarans a lesson in stylish butt hurt.

* [[Shirtless Scene]]: Mr. Stryker gets one in ''SHADOWLAWLESS,'' complete with a camera pan-up from his legs to his head. It's possible he'll be ''[[Mr. Fanservice|that guy.]]''

** Which would be fitting, considering his connection with ''[[Love Interest|Heart.]]''

** ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'' and ''[[Street Fighter]]'' are givens, as the series was also inspired by Proxicide's ''''MK vs. SF'''' Flash series.

** The series has made the '''"(!)"''' sound from ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]'' a staple part of the series. It can be seen and heard in every fight to date.

*** Based on his style of amassing and utilizing weapons from across Multiverse, he will most assuredly have many more nods in future battles. If he gets any future battles.

** Episode 3 featured music from ''[[Salt]],'' a film in which Angelina Jolie plays a C.I.A. analyst accused of being a traitor that is working with terrorists. The theme song from this movie plays right at the moment ''"Heart"'' is accused of being a traitor that is working with terrorists.

* [[Shower Scene]]: Oh...hell...yes.

* [[Supercop]]: Kurtis Stryker embodies this trope.

** This is also true of Felicia, his wife, who is killed by an angry mob before the series starts. Jon only agrees to be an Exile because Cage assured him that he'd get to see Felicia again.

*** FOR GODSAKES, [[The Woobie|SOMEONE GIVE HIM A HUG!]]

** At the end of Episode 3, we learn that "Heart" is actually {{spoiler|Jill Valentine from ''[[Resident Evil]]''}}

* [[Unsportsmanlike Gloating]]: ''"Aww, look. You're outta continues..."''

* [[Wouldn't Hit a Girl]]: Averted to Hell and back in Episode 2 by {{spoiler|Remy Boudreaux}}, who not only hit women----he would go as far as to flirt with them seconds before killing them.

* [[If You Kill Him You Will Be Just Like Him|You Aren't The Monster Here]]: Sakura invoked this upon Jon Talbain, a giant, talking, kung-fu fighting wolf-man she only just met, when he [[Neck Lift|necklifts]] the man who killed Sonya Blade AND her master Ryu Hoshi (and a shit ton of other people).

** Though not in close up, if you pay close attention to Talbain's face, you will notice a shift as Sakura speaks----from fangs showing and snarling, to surprised when she approaches him, to genuine understanding as he lowers his head in remorse for even letting himself get THAT far.

* [[You Wouldn't Shoot Me]]: Interestingly Subverted. Stryker meets his alternate, who at first believes him to be a "shapeshifting assassin" and holds him at gunpoint. Not only is Stryker unphased, {{spoiler|we learn that he WANTS to die, and thinks being killed by his alternate would be a fitting end.}}

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