History VideoGame / Worms

** ''Flockers'' proves to be the darkest, even topping the first-generation ''Worms'' tonewise. To clarify; despite using the third-generation designs for the worms, the landscapes and the environment are downright dark, gritty, and nightmarish. It puts into perspective as to how the sheeps (the titular ''Flockers'') are treated by the worms themselves (read: as disposable weapons) and the aim is to lead them to freedom while avoiding death traps (and later the worms). It's also BloodierAndGorier, a jarring contrast to the ''Worm's'' norm of BloodlessCarnage style of cartoon violence.

** ''Flockers'' proves to be the darkest, even topping the first-generation ''Worms'' tonewise. To clarify; despite using the third-generation designs for the worms, the landscapes and the environment are downright dark, gritty, and nightmarish. It puts into perspective as to how the sheeps are treated by the worms themselves (read: as disposable weapons) and the aim is to lead them to freedom while avoiding death traps (and later the worms). It's also BloodierAndGorier, a jarring contrast to the ''Worm's'' norm of BloodlessCarnage style of cartoon violence.

** ''Flockers'' proves to be the darkest, even topping the first-generation ''Worms'' tonewise. To clarify; despite using the third-generation designs for the worms and the sheep (aka the titular ''Flockers''), the landscapes and the environment are downright gritty and nightmarish, and lacks the stylized, cartoony landscapes the game is know for, and it puts into perspective as to how the sheeps are treated by the worms themselves (read: as disposable weapons) and the aim is to lead them to freedom while avoiding death traps (and later the worms). It's also BloodierAndGorier, a jarring contrast to the ''Worm's'' norm of BloodlessCarnage style of cartoon violence.

* BloodlessCarnage: Though some of the games, like ''Armageddon'', gives the option to turn blood on. It's basically the equivalent of a minor graze.''Flockers'' completely averts this.

** ''Flockers'' proves to be the darkest, even topping the first-generation ''Worms'' tonewise. To clarify; despite using the third generation designs for the worms and the sheep (aka the titular ''Flockers''), the landscapes and the environment are downright gritty and nightmarish, and lacks the stylized, cartoony landscapes the game is know for, and it puts into perspective as to how the sheeps are treated by the worms themselves (read: disposable weapons) and the aim is to lead the sheeps to freedom while avoiding death traps. It's also BloodierAndGorier, a jarring contrast to the ''Worm's'' norm of BloodlessCarnage.
* DeathFromAbove: Air Strikes, Napalm Strikes, Mail Strikes, Flaming Sheep Strikes, Carpet Bombs, Concrete Donkeys. There are plenty.

* LighterAndSofter: ''Worms 2'' and onward, save for ''Worms: Armageddon''.

** ''Flockers'' (while not an official ''Worms'' title, it is developed by ''[=Team17=]'', and [[ADayInTheLimelight mainly stars the sheep]] from the franchise itself as they attempt to escape the Worms' weapon factory; where the worms themselves serve as the [[AdaptationalVillainy antagonists]])

* BloodlessCarnage: Though some of the games, like ''Armageddon'', gives the option to turn blood on. It's basically the equivalent of a minor graze.

* DifficultButAwesome: A number of weapons, but perhaps the poster child for this is the Super Sheep, which while finicky, can fly to any place on the map and explodes upon contact.

*** ''Worms 2: Armageddon'', a sequel to the above game (which is not directly related to the similarly-titled Second Generation game ''Worms: Armageddon'') for XBLA (and eventually PSN) that's also been released for the PC as ''Worms: Reloaded''

** ''Worms Reloaded''

* GatlingGood: The Minigun, a super weapon in the original but more common in the second-generation games.

* ThisBananaIsArmed: Every version starting with ''Armageddon'' has had a number of silly weapons, the sillier the more dangerous. Including a literal Banana Bomb (a Banana as a Cluster Bomb but stronger). The Banana Bomb & standard Sheep have actually been there since the Original game, but it was ''Armageddon'' when the silliness really took off.

** The Battle Axe splits the worm in half...and their health splits in half with it.

* ProductPlacement: A can of Red Bull is a rare utility item in ''Worms 3D''. It serves both as a SuperSerum and HealingPotion.

* ProductPlacement: A can of Red Bull is a rare utility item in ''Worms 3D''. It serves both as a power up and healing item.

* PricelessMingVase: Like everything else, the vase explodes. More specifically, it is a dynamite-like weapon which yields a very large explosion after 5 seconds and sends shrapnel everywhere. Then the shrapnel explodes too.

** ''Worms 3D'' features one on its title screen.

** A case of DevelopersForesight in ''Worms 4: Mayhem''. It is possible to launch your worm into space using a combination of a strong explosive weapon (ideally a Holy Hand Grenade), Double Damage, Super Explosives and Low Gravity. Barrels lying around are a bonus. Once you fly high enough, the sky around you changes and you can spot the round [[SingleBiomePlanet planet covered in water]] beneath you. The planet is quite smaller than what would be realistic and you can't escape its gravity even if you get far enough to barely see it.

** A case of DevelopersForesight in ''Worms 4: Mayhem''. It is possible to launch your worm into space using a combination of a strong explosive weapon (ideally a Holy Hand Grenade), double damage and lower gravity. Barrels lying around are a bonus. Once you fly high enough, the sky around you changes and you can spot the round [[SingleBiomePlanet planet covered in water]] beneath you. The planet is quite smaller than what would be realistic and you can't escape its gravity even if you get far enough to barely see it.

** And let us not not forgot KAMIKAZE!

** Sometimes they'll ''skip a turn for no apparent reason.''

** ''Worms 4: Mayhem'' (refined and addressed most of the criticisms that ''Worms 3D'' picked up; unfortunately the game was a total flop, largely killing off the 3D ''Worms'' line)

** Zig Zagged with ''World Party'''s wormpot setting "specialist worm" that gives each worm on the team specific weapons, but once that worm died, the respective arsenal was transferred to another worm.

* BoringButPractical: A few weapons, but exemplified by the Shotgun.

* MyBrainIsBig: Scientist worms in ''Worms Revolution'' and ''Worms 3'' have enlarged craniums.

* NoPlotNoProblem: Worms are trying to kill each other with nasty weapons. Why? Who knows? More to the point, who cares? Later games have a ''Story Mode'' that still doesn't really explain why the worms goes out into war to solve their problems.

** In the story of ''Worms 4'', one of the levels includes a clock tower with a wire running down to two lamp posts, with a very familiar [=DeLorean=] beneath it. By hitting it with an explosive weapon, it's possible for [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture the DeLorean to explode, leaving a pair of fire trails behind.]] The icing on the cake is that after completing the level, as part of the story you and your team travel back in time.

** There is a Sentry Gun variation in ''Worms W.M.D.'' that is identical to the Mini Sentry Gun from ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2''

* {{Nerf}}: In most games after ''Worms 2'', the Bazooka and Grenade had their base damage reduced from 50 (2-hit kill on perfect hits) to 45 (3-hit kills).

** There's stuff you'd reasonably expect to explode, like grenades and bazooka rockets. Then there are sheep, bananas, pigeons, carpets, concrete donkeys, more sheep, cows, envelopes, and ''grannies''. Shoot a supply crate and it explodes. Kill a Worm and it explodes, leaving behind a small gravestone which given enough provocation ''also explodes''.