History VideoGame / Underhero

* BadassGay: El Salserissimo is a giant, fire spewing dragon that terrifies everyone in Pica Pica Island, and is also quite taken by Mr. Stitches, calling him a "terrible Hunk".

* BadBoss: Mr. Stitches generally treats his minions pretty poorly, even strangling one that witnessed the hero’s defeat right in front of you. [[spoiler: Or so it seems...]]

* CombatSadomasochist: Some enemies seem to actually enjoy getting attacked.

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: The Puzzleman is defeated and the cycle of the hero is broken, but the player and Elizabeth IV remain stuck in the void realm. However, the other characters move on with their lives, and there is a potential sequel hook.]]

* WhatMeasureIsAMook?: While all of the major bosses sans the final one survive their boss fights, the Masked Kid and Elizabeth kill several of the mooks without any hesitation, despite them being shown to have their own distinct personalities if spoken to.[[spoiler: They both have a HeelRealization in regards to this near the end of the game however, and you're actively encouraged not to kill any of the enemy Masked Kids in the last world.]]

* PopQuiz: At certain points in the game, Puzzleman takes you to a quiz show with questions mostly based on the world you're in at the time, rewarding more prize money depending on how well you do.

* SilentProtagonist: The Masked Kid, who’s dialogue only ever consists of VisibleSilence. Curiously, every other masked kid talks just fine.

* PuzzleBoss: All of the bosses qualify to varying degrees, often requiring the player either exploit a weakness to even engage them in turn-based combat or engage in broader platforming to avoid the boss's attacks.

* PuzzleBoss: Most of the bosses qualify to varying degrees, requiring the player exploit a weakness to even engage them in turn-based combat. [[spoiler:Only the first phase of the fight with Mr. Stitches plays out like a traditional combat encounter.]]

* PuzzleBoss: Most of the bosses qualify to varying degrees, requiring the player exploit a weakness to even engage them in turn-based combat.

* PuzzleBoss: All of the bosses qualify to varying degrees, requiring the player exploit a weakness to even engage them in turn-based combat.

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: The Puzzleman is defeated and the cycle of the hero is broken, but the player and Elizabeth IV remain stuck in the void realm. However, the NPC move on with their lives, and there is a potential sequel hook.]]

'''Underhero''' is a September 2018 2D side-scroller RolePlayingGame, made by Paper Castle Games. In it, the player is a nameless {{Mook}} of the BigBad, who chooses to subvert the plans of his master after the traditional heroes have been defeated. The game is quite light-hearted in spirit, while its gameplay is a variant on TurnBasedCombat, where in-combat actions can be taken at any time, but they are limited by stamina.

* KingMook: One of the early bosses is a large moth, who is the king version of the standard butterflies. It even wears a crown on its head as well!

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: While he doesn’t say anything, Masked Kid’s expression definitely suggests this when he realizes he just killed the hero and two of his colleagues.

* ThisIsGoingToSuck: Masked Kid at many times. He really doesn’t want to be involved in this adventure.

* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:Puzzleman absolutely ''loses it'' when Mask Kid breaks the cycle and sends his "script" for the world OffTheRails.]]

* FloatingPlatform: Here, all the platforms are clearly attached to the background, and if they are moving, it's because there are belts and gears behind them.

Underhero is a game made by Paper Castle Games