History VideoGame / MDK2

* AliensSpeakingEnglish: Schwang Schwing, the BFB, Emperor Zizzy Balooba, and the Coneheads are all seen speaking fluent English. During Dr. Hawkins' first battle with [[spoiler: the BFB]], it's outright stated that he's read [[spoiler: the BFB's]] intergalactically-published research paper - apparently in English.

--> '''Max''': Oh, sh-

* NonStandardGameOver: Getting sucked into Kurt's Black Hole Grenade leads to a black screen. Also, triggering a bomb as Dr. Hawkins (or [[WhatAnIdiot igniting a rocket in a sealed room]]) leads to a short cutscene of the ''Jim Dandy'' exploding.

''[=MDK2=]'' begins right where the last game left off, here reluctant Hero Kurt Hectic, a janitor employed aboard Dr. Fluke Hawkins' [[SpaceStation orbital space station]], the ''Jim Dandy'' - is sent to deal with the last minecrawler in Canada instead of enjoying his well-earned break from fighting off the last batch of minecrawlers. After killing the pilot, Kurt is promptly kidnapped by a rather huge alien called [[TheDragon Shwang Shwing.]] From here, the characters Kurt Hectic, Fluke Hawkins, and Hawkins' assistant/guard - a six legged, bipedal robotic dog named Max - take turns saving one another, until they finally confront [[spoiler:the Emperor of the alien empire, Zizzy Balooba.]]

''[=MDK2=]'' begins right where the last game left off, here reluctant Hero Kurt Hectic, a janitor employed aboard Dr. Fluke Hawkins' [[SpaceStation orbital space station]] - the Jim Dandy - is sent to deal with the last minecrawler in Canada instead of enjoying his well-earned break from fighting off the last batch of minecrawlers. After killing the pilot, Kurt is promptly kidnapped by a rather huge alien called [[TheDragon Shwang Shwing.]] From here, the characters Kurt Hectic, Fluke Hawkins, and Hawkins' assistant/guard - a six legged, bipedal robotic dog named Max - take turns saving one another, until they finally confront [[spoiler:the Emperor of the alien empire, Zizzy Balooba.]]

-->"Oh, yes, I will create... er, ''nothing''."
-->"(as if he's figured out something) '''[[SarcasmMode AAAAAAAH!]]''' (flatly) ''No''."

* ProjectileToast: Dr Hawkins' [[WeaponOfChoice weapon of choice]]. Atomic, too! Also comes in baguette and pumpernickel varieties.

* TheGuardsMustBeCrazy: Kurt's Dummy Decoys are noisy balloons with a crude image of him painted on them. They work every time - nobody seems to realise that the man running around with a gun is more dangerous than the balloon. [[ArtificialStupidity Even when they see him throw it.]] Even the ''bosses'', which are supposedly smarter than their underlings.

* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: In the middle third of the game, the ''[[SpaceBase Jim Dandy]]'' is boarded by aliens. It takes both Max and Dr. Hawkins to thwart their invasion.
* AlmightyJanitor: Kurt Hectic, who is literally a janitor who prefers to shirk the eyes of the public. The only reason why he's strapped into a killing machine to kick alien ass is because he happened to be the only man fit for the job on-board Dr. Hawkin's space station. (Heck, in his ending, he returns to the Jim Dandy, despite garnering the attention of the entire Earth.)

* AliensInCardiff: The target of the city minecrawler in the first mission is Edmonton. It attacks Laguna Beach in the sequel.

* UpdatedRerelease: ''[=MDK2=] HD''. Consists of mostly visual updates, but some gameplay elements have been tweaked - such as Max's reserve ammunition for his [[ThrowAwayGuns other guns]].

* DevelopersForesight: If you decide to leave the toaster in the kitchen as Dr. Hawkins (despite being part of the tutorial), Kermit will ask you to fetch it after cleaning out the lounge. [[AvertedTrope Nothing stopping you from leaving the bread behind, though.]] Also, the hand-washing situation listed below.

* Kurt Hectic relying on his Ribbon Chute and sniper rifle/chaingun to move through the levels, with emphasis placed upon tricky sniping and a mix of firepower, puzzles, and large, open platforming segments.

* BagOfSpilling: Characters lose their items between levels. Fluctuates between justified and completely ignored.

* DisproportionateRetribution: If you refuse to [[spoiler: wash your hands after using the toilet]] in level 3, the ''Jim Dandy's'' AI will [[spoiler: electrocute you every time you go to leave the bathroom.]] It will do so until you comply, or die. [[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped It's only fair.]]

* CriticalExistenceFailure: Played straight. The Bottrocks enemies limp around and bleed at low health, but this is purely cosmetic.

* InterfaceScrew: The final boss [[spoiler: Emperor Zizzy]] can do this with his [[spoiler: [[MindControlEyes hypnotic eyes]], inverting your screen and controls.]]

* IShallTauntYou: Quite a bit.

''[=MDK2=]'' begins right where the last game left off, here reluctant Hero Kurt Hectic, a janitor employed aboard Dr. Fluke Hawkins' [[SpaceStation orbital space station]] - the Jim Dandy - is sent to deal with the last minecrawler in Canada instead of enjoying his well-earned break from fighting off the last batch of minecrawlers. After killing the pilot, Kurt is promptly kidnapped by a rather huge alien called Shwang Shwing. From here, the characters Kurt Hectic, Fluke Hawkins, and Hawkins' assistant/guard - a six legged, bipedal robotic dog named Max - take turns saving one another, until they finally confront [[spoiler:the Emperor of the alien empire, Zizzy Balooba.]]

''[=MDK2=]'' begins right where the last game left off, here reluctant Hero Kurt Hectic, a janitor employed aboard Dr. Fluke Hawkins' [[SpaceStation orbital space station]] - the Jim Dandy - is sent to deal with the last minecrawler in Canada instead of enjoying his well-earned break from fighting off the last batch of minecrawlers. After destroying it, Kurt is promptly kidnapped by a rather huge alien called Shwang Shwing. From here, the characters Kurt Hectic, Fluke Hawkins, and Hawkins' assistant/guard - a six legged, bipedal robotic dog named Max - take turns saving one another, until the last level, in which they finally confront the last boss, [[spoiler:the Emperor of the alien empire, Zizzy Balooba.]]

* Kurt Hectic relying on his Ribbon Chute and sniper rifle/chaingun to move through the levels, with emphasis placed upon tricky sniping and a mix of firepower, puzzles, and platforming segments.
* Max places emphasis on raw firepower, able to wield a gun in each paw ([[MoreDakka for a total of 4 guns]]). Max's levels consist of getting from A to B, utilizing his guns for clearing rooms of enemies, broken up with a few Jetpack platforming areas. Unlike the other characters, he is able to destroy barricades (and certain walls) just by shooting them up. His playing style means that he is more than likely to be surrounded and attacked, but he has a much higher health bar when compared to the other two characters (200%, compared to Kurt's 100% and Hawkins' 60% health)
* Hawkins' are more of the smarts variety, and are quite humorous when compared to the other two characters, relying on combining items to form gadgets to fight/traverse through the stage and puzzles.

The stages themselves are tailored to the character being used.
* For Kurt, there are fans for hovering, blue spheres for sniping, and plenty of gaps and chasms for parachuting across.
* Max's stages have frequent hallways for shootouts, interspersed with a few vertical areas requiring careful use of the jetpack.
* Hawkins' stages emphasise the use of gadgets as a means of getting around, but also relies on some tricky platforming.

** Edmonton is located in sector 8675309, a reference to the song 867-5307/Jenny by Tommy Tutone.

The stages themselves are based upon which character is playing it. For Kurt, fans for hovering, blue spheres for sniping, and plenty of gaps and chasms for crossing.
Max's stages have frequent hallways for shootouts, interspersed with a few jetpack vertical areas requiring careful use of hovering with the jetpack.
Hawkins' stages emphasise the use of gadgets as a means of getting around, but also relies on some tricky platforming.

* Max places emphasis on raw firepower, able to wield a gun in each paw ([[MoreDakka for a total of 4 guns]]). Max's levels consist of getting from A to B, utilizing his guns for clearing rooms of enemies, broken up with a few Jetpack platforming areas. Alone of the characters, he is able to destroy barricades (and certain walls) just by shooting them up. His playing style means that he is more than likely to be surrounded and attacked, but he has a much higher health bar when compared to the other two characters (200%, compared to Kurt's 100% and Hawkins' 60% health)

''[=MDK2=]'' begins right where the last game left off, here reluctant Hero Kurt Hectic, a janitor employed aboard Dr. Fluke Hawkins' ship, the Jim Dandy, is sent to deal with the last minecrawler in Canada instead of enjoying his well-earned break from fighting off the last batch of minecrawlers. After destroying it, Kurt is promptly kidnapped by a rather huge alien called Shwang Shwing. From here, the characters Kurt Hectic, Fluke Hawkins, and Hawkins' assistant/guard/companion - a six legged, bipedal robotic dog named Max - take turns saving one another, until the last level, in which they finally confront the last boss, [[spoiler:the Emperor of the alien empire, Zizzy Balooba.]]

* Kurt Hectic relying on his Coil parachute and Sniper rifle/chaingun to move through the levels, with emphasis placed upon tricky sniping and a mix of firepower and puzzles, and the use of his coil parachute.

Max's stages frequent hallways for shootouts, interspersed with a few jetpack vertical areas requiring careful use of hovering with the jetpack.
Hawkins' stages emphasis the use of gadgets as a means of getting around.

--> '''Dr. Hawkins''': ''(before minecrawler alarm sounds)'' Yes, it's all... over.
--> '''Dr. Hawkins''': ''(before being boarded)'' My ship is 100% impenetrable!
--> '''Dr. Hawkins''': ''(before being kidnapped)'' If we can just keep our pants on, our luck may be changing...
--> '''Dr. Hawkins''': ''(before teleporting himself into the middle of an alien city by mistake)'' Just a few simple console taps, and teleport... complete?

* NonStandardGameOver: Getting sucked into Kurt's Black Hole Grenade leads to a black screen. The game then loads your previous save.

* TheGuardsMustBeCrazy: Kurt's Dummy Decoys are noisy balloons with a crude image of him painted on them. They work every time - nobody seems to realise that the man running around with a gun is more dangerous than the balloon. Even the ''bosses'', which are supposedly smarter than their underlings.

** Emperor Zizzy Balooba is named after the lonely alien Zyzzybalubah from [[PeeWeesPlayhouse Pee-Wee's Playhouse]].

* AttackItsWeakPoint: The Bif enemies have [[EyesDoNotBelongThere eyes in their belts]].[[GoForTheEye One good snipe from Kurt]] [[OneHitKill sends them down.]] [[BoomHeadshot Headshots]] with the sniper work for the Bottrocks enemies, too.

* BlowYouAway: Dr. Hawkins has to create a [[spoiler: wearable leaf blower]] to blow aliens out of the tree lounge and into [[spoiler: Kermit's mouth]].

* PlayingPossum: [[spoiler: The BFB does this]] after his first fight with Dr. Hawkins. The mistake was turning his back on the body.

-->'''Max''': ''([[WittyBanter to the living Power Supply]])'' Warranty's up, Sparky!

* RageBreakingPoint: Kurt is a pessimistic, disgruntled man, but never loses his cool despite being repeatedly humiliated and sent back into battle the entire game. The breaking point comes when [[spoiler: Emperor Zizzy Balooba]] tells the trio that their efforts were for nothing, and that the game is over. Kurt flies into [[UnstoppableRage a rage]], [[ShoutingShooter yelling and firing his chaingun as he charges]].

* TentativeLight: Played for laughs. It's never necessary to use Dr. Hawkins' lighter to do so, but you can activate it to provide a small amount of light around yourself. After a few seconds, it goes out and you [[ScratchDamage burn yourself]]. Kids, don't play with fire.