History VideoGame / MutantFootballLeague

-->'''Brickhead:''' At least they'll save some money on the retirement party.\\

* {{Retirony}}: After a Quarterback Kill:
-->How sad! He was only a few days away from retirement! Does this mean I get to collect his pension?

-->'''Grim:''' If he were still alive, he'd say "Psycho Killer qu'est-ce que c'est What the fuck-fuck-fuck-ka-FUCK!?"

* DividedStatesOfAmerica: Gore-gia (not to be confused with the still existing state of Georgia) was once a part of the southern states that seceded from the nation after the fundamentalist Monster Orcs became too stupid to realize any better.

-->'''Grim Blitzrow:''' It's 3rd down and less than the size of Brick's dick.\\

'''Grim:''' Sorry, partner, but c'mon. It's true."

* XenomorphXerox: The Aliens are clearly inspired by Xenomorphs. They have elongated heads, spindly bodies, attack with their pointed segmented tails. "Xenomorph" is even a proper surname of certain players among the all-alien Galaxy Chaos team.

** [=BruiserBots=]] are officially described as slow, extremely resistant to damage, and immune to fire.

-->'''Junior:''' Don't use the word 'Epic', Grim. It's not gonna make kids like you.\\
'''Grim:''' Junior, I don't WANT kids to like me!

* BreakingTheFourthWall: During the final game of the third season of Dynasty mode, taking an undefeated team through two seasons and two Mayhem Bowls the entire way makes Brickhead question his reality.

--->(QB sack during a Strawberry Fields dirty trick): Man, that quarterback moved like he just had a few drinks with Creator/BillCosby.

* IncendiaryExponent: The Flame On! dirty trick engulfs the runningback in flames. The defense takes minimal damage on contact but are unable to properly tackle until the flames wear out. [=BruiserBots=]] and Hellspawned Demons are immune to flames though.

** The Microhard Mutilators are owned and named after the Microhard Corporation. They created the [=BruiserBots=]].

** The Tokyo Terminators consist entirely of [=BruiserBots=]], which makes them great at catching passes and above average toughness, but generally lacking in most other skills. Annual roster updates usually leaves them with a team ranking of around 65.

* RobotWar: In the aftermath of World War 4, what was left of the United States government teamed up with the Microhard Corporation to create a robot army to help quell the Demons who broke out of hell to ravage the surface. This backfired spectacularly and the robots turned on their masters. It was only thanks to a technovirus that destroyed all but the [=BruiserBots=]] that it was able to come under control.

* WrestlerInAllOfUs: One brutal and flashy way of putting a stop to the ball carrier is for the tackler to lift them over their head and piledrive them into the turf. Expect to see larger races like [=BruiserBots=]] and Orcs to pull this off more often.

Enter 2017, where Digital Dreams Entertainment LLC picked up the IP and released ''Mutant Football League'', a modern remake that quickly gained critical acclaim because it doesn't change anything from the original formula. It has the same-but-modernized gameplay football mechanics, the same style of grotesque humor, same character designs recreated in a 3D environment, and the developers have been patching in annual roster updates to reflect the actual UsefulNotes/NationalFootballLeague's team changes for every year since. While the initial release of the game only had a limited selection of teams and no proper season mode, a Dynasty mode that tasks you with building up a team and leading them to victory over multiple seasons has since been released, and new teams continue to be released as cheaply priced DLC.

* AfterTheEnd: Grim and Brick will sometimes mention the world that existed before a nuclear apocalypse overtook the planet. The resulting radiation ended up creating the werewolves, demons, {{mutants}}, zombies, Deadheads, and orcs that now occupy the world. Players themselves also mention rules, strategies, and game plays that were not allowed in "the old league."

* IncendiaryExponent: The Flame On! dirty trick engulfs the runningback in flames. The defense takes minimal damage on contact but are unable to properly tackle until the flames wear out. Bruiserbots and Hellspawned Demons are immune to flames though.

* MegaCorp: The world of the Mutant Football League has a few companies that have clear influence on society, including ownership of the teams
** The Microhard Mutilators are owned and named after the Microhard Corporation.

** Monsatan Industries makes "Genetically engineered food that is to die for."
** Hexxon owns the Hexxon Oilers and are often sponsors of the game broadcasts.

* MushroomSamba: The Strawberry Fields dirty trick is the result of the defense spiking the offense's water, resulting in slowed movement, reversed controls, a wavy effect and psychadelic colors like an acid trip. The commentators can sometimes be affected as well.

* MightyGlacier: Orcs are large and slow, but tough and hit extremely hard.

** The Tokyo Terminators consist entirely of Bruiserbots, which makes them great at catching passes and above average toughness, but generally lacking in most other skills. Annual roster updates usually leaves them with a team ranking of around 65.

* WrestlerInAllOfUs: One brutal and flashy way of putting a stop to the ball carrier is for the tackler to lift them over their head and piledrive them into the turf. Expect to see larger races like Bruiserbots and Orcs to pull this off more often.

-->'''Grim:''' Hi, Grim Blitzro here, along with my partners Bricks and Bricks Jr. How're you guys doing?\\

* StraightManAndWiseGuy: Grim Blitzro and Brickhead Mulligan, the sportscasters. Grim is the straight man who knows the ins and outs of the game of football and usually initiates most of the commentary. Brickhead Mulligan is a retired MFL player who has very clearly lost a lot of intelligence from taking a few too many hits to the head.

-->'''Grim Blitzro:''' It's 3rd down and less than the size of Brick's dick.\\

* FourTwentyBlazeIt:
** The entire premise of the Mile High Chronic. One of their dirty tricks is a drug-induced Strawberry Fields that reverses the controls of the opposing player. Their stadium at Indica Springs, Colorado is literally filled with giant psychedelic mushrooms, and the announcers mention having the munchies and partaking in the delectable brownies they bake at the food vendors.
** One of the penalties a bribed ref may call on the other team is because life is harsh, unfair, and punishing, and nobody brought him any substances to cope.

* StraightManAndWiseGuy Grim Blitzro and Brickhead Mulligan, the sportscasters. Grim is the straight man who knows the ins and outs of the game of football and usually initiates most of the commentary. Brickhead Mulligan is a retired MFL player who has very clearly lost a lot of intelligence from taking a few too many hits to the head.

'''Grim:''' Sorry, partner.

* OurOrcsAreDifferent: "Monster Orcs" are fat green-skinned creatures that vary greatly in size. Fluff states they're tough to coach and each generation of orcs is less intelligent than the last, "like a VHS copy of a VHS copy of a VHS copy." In Dynasty Mode, it's extremely expensive in both XP and cash to increase their Intelligence stat, which determines reaction time, field awareness, and self-preservation instinct. On the field they're typically slow but strong and sturdy, and are thus mostly linemen on either side of the ball, but a handful are nasty linebackers, bruising receivers or tough running backs

* SlowMovingProjectile: The Terror Bay Mutineers' home field has cannons that fire shots across the length of the field from the endzones. The cannonball is just slow enough that an attentive ballcarrier can avoid it, and it's always fired directly in front of the ballcarrier, so juking left and right is necessary to avoid taking what will usually be more than half a player's health. Less intelligent players on the roster aren't as likely to notice them coming.

'''Grim:''' Brick, if you ever do that again, I'll shoot you in the face!

-->'''Grim:''' If he were still alive, he'd say "Psycho Killer qu'est-ce que c'est What the fuck-fuck-fuck-fu-FUCK!?"

-->'''Brickhead Jr.:''' I love eating vegan, but they always whine when you cook them!

--->(After a QB sack): Man, that quarterback moved like he just had a few drinks with Creator/BillCosby.

** Brickhead mentions that exploding Samscrum Galaxy 7 phones are one of the leading causes of death among the MFL players.

* {{Fartillery}}: The Orcs of Hazard have a dirty trick called "Fart", which is a quarterback sneak that allows the QB to [[WiltingOdor completely stun any would-be tacklers]].

** The Orcs of Hazzard are an all-orc team (with the exception of megastar Mutant runningback Iron Jaw Magilicutti. "What they lack in intelligence, they make up for in stupidity". Orcs are the hardest hitting race in the game, but are also some of the physically slowest, making their linemen very hard to survive against, but generally easy to pass over.

* RaisedByOrcs: Star running back Iron Jaw Magilicutti of the Orcs of Hazard was abandoned in the Bayou as a baby and was literally raised by Orcs. He thinks he is one himself, despite actually being a Mutant.

* SigilSpam: The only thing preventing all hell from breaking loose at the stadium of the Lost Scandelous Dammed are the magical runes floating around, popping up, and covering everything around the stadium.

-->(After a QB sack): Man, that quarterback moved like he just had a few drinks with Creator/BillCosby.

* The Galaxy Chaos are an all-Alien team. They're agile and fast, and play on a PenalColony on an asteroid in outer space that has reduced gravity.
* The Tokyo Terminators consist entirely of Bruiserbots, which makes them great at catching passes and above average toughness, but generally lacking in most other skills. Annual roster updates usually leaves them with a team ranking of around 65.
* The Orcs of Hazzard are an all-orc team (with the exception of megastar Mutant runningback Iron Jaw Magilicutti. "What they lack in intelligence, they make up for in stupidity". Orcs are the hardest hitting race in the game, but are also some of the physically slowest, making their linemen very hard to survive against, but generally easy to pass over.
* The Full Metal Mayhem are [[LightningBruiser objectively the best team in the game]] with a ranking of 95. All their players are themed around legendary Rock & Roll singers and generally have the right races to take advantage of the best positions.

* MushroomSamba: The Strawberry Fields dirty trick causes the opposing player's screen to be distorted with a wash of colors like an acid trip.

* SandWorm: Certain fields have them as an environmental hazard. If any player moves to close to their burrows, expect to seem them get gobbled up and killed by a giant worm that pops out and snatches them up.

* ShoutOut: One of the free agent quarterbacks is a Mutant named [[VideoGame/DukeNukem Nuke Dukem]].

* AfterTheEnd: Blitz and Grim will sometimes mention the world that existed before a nuclear apocalypse overtook the planet. The resulting radiation ended up creating the werewolves, demons, {{mutants}}, zombies, Deadheads, and orcs that now occupy the world. Players themselves also mention rules, strategies, and game plays that were not allowed in "the old league."

!!Tropes

* PunnyName: '''EVERYTHING''' in the game is some macabre play on words of a real world team franchise or player. Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers is now Airborne Dodgers of the Grim Bay Attackers. Legendary wide receiver Jerry Rice is now Scary Lice. John Elway is now John Hellway. The Indianapolis Colts are the Insane Cults. The Dallas Cowboys are the Malice Hellboys. The only exceptions are that a handful of the states that each team is located in may or may not have changed, and some of the stadiums take place in real world locations that thematically fit the game. The Leaveland Burns still play in Ohio, Cracksumskull Jugulars are in Florida, and the Sin Fransicko Forty Nightmares play at Alcatraz (in the state of Crazedzonia). There exists both the state of Georgia as well as the state of Gore-gia.

'''Brick: HEY!\\
'''Grim: Sorry, partner.

* XenomorphXerox: The Aliens are clearly inspired by Xenomorphs. They have elongated heads, spindly bodies, attack with their pointed segmented tails. "Xenomorph" is even a proper surname of certain players.

* {{Angrish}}: Angry gibberish can often be heard after someone scores a touchdown, presumably from the defense's head coach.