History VideoGame / LethalLeague

** The sequel adds in Jet and Nitro for good measure.

* BeatingADeadPlayer: Players can strike opponents out of the arena after they have been knocked out. Some characters can use their specials on them too, such as Raptor, Grid, and Latch. Latch is a special case in that he can actually ''swallow'' a defeated opponent. It gets especially hilarious if the player bunts the opponent, which sends them flying ''upwards'' into the air.

* BeatingADeadPlayer: Players can strike opponents out of the arena after they have been knocked out. Some characters can use their specials on them too, such as Raptor, Grid, and Latch. It gets especially hilarious if the player bunts the opponent, which sends them flying ''upwards'' into the air. Latch is a special case in that he can actually ''swallow'' a defeated opponent.

* BeatingADeadPlayer: Players can strike opponents out of the arena after they have been knocked out. Some characters can use their specials on them too, such as Raptor, Grid, and Latch. It gets especially hilarious if the player bunts the opponent, which sends them flying upwards into the air. Latch is a special case in that he can actually ''swallow'' a defeated opponent.

* BattleAmongstTheFlames: Paradise Field is set on fire if the ball's speed gets high enough or if it's the final battle in Arcade Mode.

* BeatingADeadPlayer: Players can strike opponents out of the arena after they have been knocked out. Some characters can use their specials on them too, such as Raptor, Grid, and Latch. Latch is a special case in that he can actually ''swallow'' a defeated opponent.

* BoringButPractical: Bunting, which strikes the ball back into its neutral phase and temporarily slows it down a bit. While it doesn't really add any power to the ball, it will come in handy when it's going at near the speed of sound and you need to slow it down unless you want to get KO'd.

* DoubleUnlock: When you unlock something in the sequel [[spoiler:(like Switch's Workerbot skin for instance)]], you still need to pay up for it with in-game credits in order to actually use it.

* TwoGirlsToATeam: Played straight in ''Blaze'', which has Sonata and Jet as the female representatives. [[spoiler:Coincidentally, they used to be on the same team in the story before their gang got busted by the police.]]

* NostalgiaLevel: [[spoiler:The original seven stages from the first Lethal League make a return in ''Blaze'', although unlocking them is a different matter.[[note]]You need to play a maximum of ''6000'' online matches to get all of them. And that's not even getting into having to [[DoubleUnlock purchase]] them from the showcase once they show up...[[/note]]]]

* BeatingADeadPlayer: Players can strike opponents out of the arena after they have been knocked out.

** And now [[spoiler:the Queen, a.k.a. Toxic]] is now set to join him in a later update after originally being an [=NPC=] in story mode.

* AbsurdlySpaciousSewer: The sewer stage, naturally.

* TennisBoss: Possible to invoke by having 2 characters repeatedly bat the ball to each-other. [[spoiler:A more literal example is Doombox. Moreso if you're using Dice.]] Heck, the sequel even gives you achievement for doing it ten times with your opponent!

In September 2017, a sequel, ''[[http://www.lethalleagueblaze.com/ Lethal League Blaze]]'', was announced for release on October 24, 2018, the teaser for which can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGj8lPwOeKg here]]. This game adds three newcomers: Nitro, an ex-cop; Grid, a colorful mafioso; and Jet, a freewheeling skater, and officially makes Doombox PromotedToPlayable. In addition to having more party modes and adding new features, it also adds in a story mode that sheds light on the setting. Set in Shine City, a city ruled by the Tri-Government, the story sees several characters as they prepare to square off with each other in the upcoming underground sport, the titular Lethal League, while a shadowy conspiracy devoted to shutting it down for good evolves amongst them.

* HitStop: A major mechanic is how, as the ball racks up speed, there's more hitstop when someone hits it. The visualizer bars on the boombox show when the hit stop is going to end, and bunting the ball allows the player to hit it with less hit stop.

* OneHitPointWonder: Everyone gets thrown off the stage in one hit. [[spoiler:Except Doombox at the end of Challenge Mode, who doesn't bite it until his stocks are fully emptied]]. This no longer applies in the sequel, though.[[note]]Unless the attacks get particularly powerful.[[/note]]

* TennisBoss: Possible to invoke by having 2 characters repeatedly bat the ball to each-other. [[spoiler:A more literal example is Doombox. Moreso if you're using Dice.]]

* DownTheDrain: One stage is located in a sewer.

''Lethal League'' is an indie PlatformFighter created by Dutch developer Team Reptile. It was originally a flash game, but it developed over time into what it is today. The game was released on Steam on August 27, 2014. The object of the game involves up to four players hitting the ball back and forth against one another in order to knock the opponents out of the arena. As the ball gets more hits, it will fly at faster speeds. The game has five characters: Raptor, Switch, Candyman, Sonata, and Latch. A new character, Dice has been added on November 8, 2014. The game's site can be found [[http://lethalleague.reptile-games.com/ here]].

In September 2017, a sequel, ''[[http://www.lethalleagueblaze.com/ Lethal League Blaze]]'', was announced for release on October 24, 2018, the teaser for which can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGj8lPwOeKg here]]. This game adds three newcomers: Nitro, an ex-cop; Grid, a colorful mafioso; and Jet, a freewheeling skater. It also adds in a story mode, amongst others, that sheds light on the setting. Set in Shine City, a city ruled by the Tri-Government, the story sees several characters as they prepare to square off with each other in the upcoming underground sport, the titular Lethal League, while a shadowy conspiracy devoted to shutting it down for good evolves amongst them.

* DoubleUnlock: When you unlock something in the sequel [[spoiler:Like Switch's Workerbot skin for instance]], you still need to pay up for it with in-game credits in order to actually use it.

In September 2017, a sequel, ''[[http://www.lethalleagueblaze.com/ Lethal League Blaze]]'', was announced for release on October 24, 2018, the teaser for which can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGj8lPwOeKg here]]. This game adds three newcomers: Nitro, an ex-cop; Grid, a colorful mafioso; and Jet, a freewheeling skater. It also adds in a story mode, amongst others, that sheds light on the setting.

* {{Cyberpunk}}: the whole setting.

* OneHitPointWonder: Everyone gets thrown off the stage in one hit. [[spoiler:Except Doombox at the end of Challenge Mode, who doesn't bite it until his stocks are fully emptied]]. This no longer applies in the sequel, though.
* PromotedToPlayable: [[spoiler: Doombox]] will be playable in ''Blaze'' [[LateArrivalSpoiler according to its Steam page.]]

** In the sequel, unlocking extra characters/stages/skins/ball types/songs requires spending in-game credits that are earned through gameplay.

In September 2017, a sequel, ''[[http://www.lethalleagueblaze.com/ Lethal League Blaze]]'', was announced for release on October 24, 2018, the teaser for which can be found [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGj8lPwOeKg here]]. This game adds three newcomers: Nitro, an ex-cop; Grid, a colorful mafioso; and Jet, a freewheeling skater.

* BloodSport: The titular Lethal League itself. With balls going at speeds of Mach 1, it's no wonder that the entire sport was banned.

* {{2AndAHalfD}}: While the first game uses sprites on a 2D background, the sequel ditches that in favour of 3D models on a 2D plane, complete with fancy camera angles whenever someone gets hit with a particularly powerful attack à la ''[[VideoGame/GuiltyGear Guilty Gear Xrd]]''.

* 2AndAHalfD: While the first game uses sprites on a 2D background, the sequel ditches that in favour of 3D models on a 2D plane, complete with fancy camera angles whenever someone gets hit with a particularly powerful attack à la ''[[VideoGame/GuiltyGear Guilty Gear Xrd]]''.

* HyperDestructiveBouncingBall: The game's M.O. The only way to take damage/die is to be hit by the ball, and hitting it with [[ChargedAttack Charged Attacks]] increases its speed, making it harder to avoid (in both games) and increasing the damage it increases (in ''Lethal League 2''; every hit in the original ''Lethal League'' is a OneHitKill).

* TennisBoss: Possible to invoke by having 2 characters repeatedly bat the ball to each-other. [[spoiler:A more literal example is Doombox.]]

* HyperDestructiveBouncingBall: The game's M.O. The only way to take damage/die is to be hit by the ball, and hitting it with {{ChargedAttack}}s increases its speed, making it harder to avoid (in both games) and increasing the damage it increases (in ''Lethal League 2''; every hit in the original ''Lethal League'' is a OneHitKill).

* LudicrousSpeed: The ball's maximum speed is '''''1000000 MPH'''''. Yes, that's six zeroes.