History VideoGame / ThingThing

* HumanWeapon:

* AmbiguousRobots: Poseidon and Zeus look very much like robots due to their heavy armour and overtly robotic appearance. However, the games refer to them as "Alpha-Class Bio-Android(s)" in dialogue, and Poseidon appears to bleed when shot during the [[HowWeGotHere flashback opening]] of ''Thing-Thing 4''.

* TheBadGuyWins: [[spoiler: The fourth game ends this way, with Project 154 trapped in a gas-filled room (ensuring their health will not regenerate) and pitted against an endless onslaught of enemies until their eventual death. Naturally, the CEO of Systems Corp. gets away with his crimes scot-free, and 154 never even meets him face-to-face.]]

* BeingTorturedMakesYouEvil: The behaviour modification treatment enabled 154's transformation into a sociopathic mass murderer to fully develop.
* BioweaponBeast: [[spoiler: Vahl Dreig, the Hades Prototype, is a massive reptilian creature genetically and cybernetically modified for combat.]]
* BlackAndGrayMorality: The protagonist is a ruthless, somewhat sociopathic PhlebotinumRebel who has no qualms with his purpose as a SuperSoldier and fights against Systems Corp. for his own selfish reasons[[note]]namely, revenge for the horrors that ''he'' suffered at their hands; 154 seems not to care about the corporation's unethical practices as a whole, only that they were inflicted on him[[/note]]. The main antagonists are an extremely amoral MegaCorp that specialise in creating HumanWeapons to be sold to the highest bidder, throw away their employees' lives by the hundred to capture an [[EscapedFromTheLab escaped test subject]] living in seclusion to avoid them, and are implied to condition their Projects to embrace their [[HumanWeapon purpose]] through a mix of ColdBloodedTorture and {{Brainwashing}}.

* CriticalExistenceFailure: When the enemies in ''Thing-Thing 2'' die, their ''entire body'' turns into PinkMist. Even if they were ''punched'' to death.
** In addition, the enemies survive until either their head or their three midsection parts are destroyed, leading to situations where you can be chased by a dude consisting of a head, an arm and a pair of feet.
* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: Project 154's HealingFactor is removed by a special gas, and your character puts up a futile Last Stand against endless waves of elite SystemsCorp mercenaries. The CEO and Systems Corp. get away scot-free with their evil practices, with the ''Thing-Thing Arena'' series and ''Thing-Thing Classic/Pro'' heavily implying that Project 154 is resurrected as an obedient slave to the company for use in tests.]]

* EvilVsEvil: Project 154 is a borderline sociopathic mass murderer who goes up against the evil, inhumanely experimental, Systems Corp. Neither side could be considered heroic by any stretch.
* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: [[spoiler: The ending of ''4''. Not only is #154's HealingFactor removed, there's also a stream of endless mooks coming in to destroy him. The game's ending only occurs after they finally succeed in killing him.]]
* FalseFriend: [[spoiler: The MysteriousWatcher of ''3'' is actually a Systems Corp. loyalist [[LuredIntoATrap luring 154 to him so he can kill 154]] and prove himself stronger.]]
* FlawedPrototype: [[spoiler: Vahl Dreig]] is implied to be one to Hades, as 153 had to dig him out of a waste disposal chamber and reactivate him. ''4'' indicates his flaw was a highly-explosive power core, which the company stopped using due to their instability.

* HappinessInSlavery: [[spoiler: Project 153]] willingly serves Systems Corp. as a HumanWeapon; a major part of the reason he wants to kill 154 stems from this, as he considers the latter a traitor for wanting freedom.

* HowWeGotHere: ''Thing-Thing 4'' opens with Project 154 recapping the events of the past three games, framed as him thinking to himself while [[spoiler: trapped in the Hades Prototype's containment chamber.]]
* InformedAbility: Poseidon is supposed to be a powerful LivingWeapon on the same tier as Zeus and Hades. ''Thing-Thing 4'''s HowWeGotHere intro shows 154 two-shot him without a scratch, using nothing but a stolen handgun and his natural skills; 154 even calls him "nothing but a bump in the road," after killing him.

* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: The CEO is able to continue profiting off of the unethical experiments of his company.]]
* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler: Downplayed with 154, who ends up dying for all the lives he has taken, considering what caused him to snap.]]
* LeaveHimToMe: When 154 is attacked by a Systems Corp. fireteam in ''4'', [[spoiler: Project 153]] orders them to cease fire and let him handle 154.
* LivingWeapon: The bosses and the protagonist are all genetic experiments designed to be this, with [[spoiler: Project 153]] explicitly confirming that every Systems Corp. experiment is designed to fill a specific battlefield role (such as infantryman or pilot).

* MysteriousWatcher: ''Thing-Thing 3'''s core plot revolves around 154 being contacted by one, who wants to meet with him for an unspecified job. [[spoiler: When 154 actually meets them, they're revealed to be another Systems Corp. experiment who stayed loyal to the corporation.]]

* TheSociopath: The reason 154 initially hesitates to meet up with [[spoiler: Project 153]] is that he knows he will encounter hostile forces; he has no moral qualms about killing the mercenaries, but does have pragmatic reasons for his reluctance, mainly, not wanting to expose himself. He doesn't so much morally object to the purpose of his creation, as he does object for selfish reasons. Though after all of the abuse he had been put through, it's kind of hard to blame him.

* ThereCanOnlyBeOne: Project 153 strongly believes this, and repeatedly tries to kill 154 over it.

* TooAwesomeToUse: Some weapons fall under this trope due to ammunition scarcity.

* VillainProtagonist: Project 154 himself shows a callous disregard for the lives of others, and has no moral qualms about going into an area where he knows he will have to kill others. After what Systems Corp. put him through, it is unsurprising that he lacks a conscience.

* InformedAbility: Poseidon is supposed to be a powerful LivingWeapon on the same tier as Zeus and Hades. ''Thing-Thing 4'''s HowWeGotHere intro shows 154 essentially two-shot him without a scratch, using nothing but a stolen handgun and his natural skills; 154 even calls him "nothing but a bump in the road," after killing him.

* MadeOfIron: Explained in ''Thing-Thing 3'' where [[MysteriousWatcher the stranger who contacts you]] reveals that you're the [[SuperSoldier perfect infantryman]], able to take [[MoreDakka lots and lots of bullets]] without detriment to your fighting ability.

* BadBoss: System Corps' [[CorruptCorporateExecutive CEO]] doesn't feel any remorse from treating his employees as a disposable garbage.

* {{Determinator}}: ''Everyone''.

* DownerEnding: [[spoiler: Your HealingFactor is removed by a special gas, and your character puts up a futile Last Stand against endless waves of elite SystemsCorp mercenaries. And if the ''Thing-Thing Arena'' series and ''Thing-Thing Classic/Pro'' is any indication, you've been resurrected to be a slave to the corporation and fight endless waves of various mooks as part of several tests.]]

* EvilVsEvil: Project 154 is a sociopathic mass murderer who goes up against the evil, inhumanely experimental, Systems Corp. Neither side could be considered heroic by any stretch.
* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: The ending of ''4''. Not only is #154's HealingFactor removed, there's also a stream of endless mooks coming in to destroy him. The game's ending only occurs after they finally succeed in killing him.

* HealingFactor: Only in the second and fourth games; the first and third operates on HealThyself instead.)

* InsurmountableWaistHighFence: In ''2'' and ''4'' especially. At certain points, a large number of [[{{Mook}} enemies]] must be killed in order to open doors. ''Thing-Thing 2'' has a kills tracker by the door, ''4'' does not.

* LudicrousGibs: In 4 if you make a kill with sufficiently powerful gun the result will be a bunch of meat chunks ane a fountain of blood.

* TheSociopath: The reason 154 initially hesitates to meet up with [[spoiler: 153]] is that he knows he will encounter hostile forces; he has no moral qualms about killing the mercenaries, but does have pragmatic reasons for his reluctance, mainly, not wanting to expose himself. He doesn't so much morally object to the purpose of his creation, as he does object for selfish reasons. Though after all of the abuse he had been put through, it's kind of hard to blame him.

* ThereCanOnlyBeOne: 153 strongly believes this, and repeatedly tries to kill 154 over it.

!!These tropes will not be slaves to a demented corporation:

* {{Spinoff}}: A Stinky Bean got its own game with art that looks like it's straight out of ''ComicBook/JohnnyTheHomicidalManiac''.

* ThrowAwayGuns

!!Provides examples of:

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The line of games can be found [[http://www.crazymonkeygames.com/Thing-Thing-Series.php here]].

* EliteMooks

* LudicrousGibs

* SelfImposedChallenge

* WeaponsKitchenSink
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* OneManArmy

* FloatingLimbs

* PhlebotinumRebel (#154)

* VillainProtagonist: [[PlayerCharacter Project 154]] himself shows a callous disregard for the lives of others, and has no moral qualms about going into an area where he knows he will have to kill others. After what Systems Corp. put him through, it is unsurprising that he lacks a conscience.

* VillainProtagonist: [[PlayerCharacter Project 154]] himself shows a callous disregard for the lives of others, and has no moral qualms about going into an area where he knows he will have to kill others.

* NeverMyFault: Project 154 refuses to take responsibility for all the employees he has killed. To be fair, Systems Corp. is an extremely unethical company that abused him.

* RatedMForManly: The game especially appeals to men who like playing action games.

* VillainProtagonist: [[PlayerCharacter Project 154]] himself falls into this territory, considering that he does not have any regard for the lives of anyone else, and yet has the gall to complain [[MoralMyopia "Why did it]] [[ItsAllAboutMe have to be me]] [[NeverMyFault who was created for this?"]] It doesn't help that literally everyone he meets is trying to kill him in the game, but nonetheless, he did shoot his way out of the facility he in which was held, and therefore they have cause to view 154 as a threat. Complicating matters, there are no civilians to speak of in the game.

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[[caption-width-right:350: Project 154 will not be a slave to a demented corporation, no matter who tries to kill him next.]]

* BoringButPractical: Many of the best weapons in the games, mainly the pistols, shotguns and assault rifles, are not flashy or SystemsCorp prototypes. Instead, they fire bullets, but they are solid, dependable and do reliable damage.

* ThereCanOnlyBeOne: 153 strongly believes this, and repeatedly tries to kill you over it.

* VillainProtagonist: [[PlayerCharacter Project 154]] himself falls into this territory, considering that he does not have any regard for the lives of anyone else, and yet has the gall to complain [[MoralMyopia "Why did it]] [[ItsAllAboutMe have to be me]] [[NeverMyFault who was created for this?"]] To be fair, literally everyone he meets is trying to kill him in the game, but nonetheless, he did shoot his way out of the facility he in which was held, and therefore they have cause to view 154 as a threat. Complicating matters, there are no civilians to speak of in the game.

* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:The BigBad.]]
* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:You. Granted, the BigBad had a hand in making it possible, but still...]]

* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Systems Corp. as run by the unnamed CEO, is an extremely amoral company specializing in the manufacturing of super soldiers and other bio-weapons. To make things worse, they seem to be in charge of the setting.

* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Systems Corp. is an extremely amoral company specializing in the manufacturing of super soldiers and other bio-weapons. To make things worse, they seem to be in charge of the setting.

* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Systems Corp.
** To make things worse, they seem to run the place.