Follow TV Tropes

Following

History WesternAnimation / ActionMan2000

Go To

OR

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* GrandTheftMe: Brandon, whose body gets overtaken by Dr. X in episode 7.

to:

* GrandTheftMe: Brandon, whose body gets overtaken by Dr. X comes to athlete Brandon Cain with an offer to use technology to give him an edge in episode 7.competition, a deal which Brandon agrees to. Unfortunately, Dr. X really wanted to modify Brandon's body so he could put his mind inside of it, something Dr. X accomplishes is Episode 7. [[spoiler:It is later revealed that Brandon's mind ended up inside one of X's small robotic trilobugs, and he eventually learns to control hundreds of them at once, before he attempts to take revenge on Dr. X.]]

Added: 773

Removed: 144

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Added example(s), Alphabetizing example(s)


* CuttingTheKnot: Here's a riddle: you're in a plane, there's a time bomb that's going to go off in less than a minute, and you're not sure what wire to cut to stop it. What do you do? Well, you can do what Grinder did, and throw the bomb off the plane to explode harmlessly in midair--hard to argue with those results!



* SecondaryColorNemesis: Alex Mann himself wore orange and blue with some occasional red in most of his outfits, while his sports rival, Brandon Cain, wore purple and green. It's worth noting that their rivalry started off as a friendly one, but then [[PlayingWithSyringes things]] [[GrandTheftMe happened]]...



* SuperWindowJump: Asazi does this ''on a motorcycle'' in her debut episode. This was in a diner, so ThereWasADoor about three feet to her left.


Added DiffLines:

* SuperWindowJump: Asazi does this ''on a motorcycle'' in her debut episode. This was in a diner, so ThereWasADoor about three feet to her left.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* {{Fanservice}}: Fidget for the [[BareYourMidriff cropped shirts]] and short shorts. Asazi for the SpyCatsuit and SupermodelStrut.

to:

* {{Fanservice}}: Fidget for the [[BareYourMidriff cropped shirts]] shirts and short shorts. Asazi for the SpyCatsuit and SupermodelStrut.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Dwwicked trope


* BareYourMidriff: Agnes "Fidget" Wilson wears this type of clothing.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Sexy Walk was renamed/retooled into Supermodel Strut by TRS.


* {{Fanservice}}: Fidget for the [[BareYourMidriff cropped shirts]] and short shorts. Asazi for the SpyCatsuit and SexyWalk.

to:

* {{Fanservice}}: Fidget for the [[BareYourMidriff cropped shirts]] and short shorts. Asazi for the SpyCatsuit and SexyWalk.SupermodelStrut.

Added: 201

Changed: 4

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* CableCarActionSequence The first episode has a battle between Alex Mann and his rival Brandon Caine, atop a cable car leading up a mountain. Then the cable snaps and the car slides down the mountain.



* CyberneticsEatYourSoul: [[spoiler: How Dr. X initially stole Brandon's body. He also has a AI program housed in a small Trilobite that can inject and infect other humans with his nano-trilobites, infecting them with the same AI program and turning them into clones of himself. This only works on the strongest physical specimens, so it's implied anyone who isn't an extreme athlete would die from the shock of the transformation.]]

to:

* CyberneticsEatYourSoul: [[spoiler: How [[spoiler:How Dr. X initially stole Brandon's body. He also has a AI program housed in a small Trilobite that can inject and infect other humans with his nano-trilobites, infecting them with the same AI program and turning them into clones of himself. This only works on the strongest physical specimens, so it's implied anyone who isn't an extreme athlete would die from the shock of the transformation.]]



** In the grand finale [[spoiler: Asazi teams up with Action Man against Dr. X to stop him from destroying the Earth.]]

to:

** In the grand finale [[spoiler: Asazi [[spoiler:Asazi teams up with Action Man against Dr. X to stop him from destroying the Earth.]]



* EvilPlan: Dr.X wanted to create a new body for himself and used Brandon to work out the bugs in his system. [[spoiler: After acomplishing this he moved on to creating neo-humanity.]]

to:

* EvilPlan: Dr.X wanted to create a new body for himself and used Brandon to work out the bugs in his system. [[spoiler: After acomplishing [[spoiler:After accomplishing this he moved on to creating neo-humanity.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
dewicking Shes Got Legs per TRS


* {{Fanservice}}: Fidget for the [[BareYourMidriff cropped shirts]] and [[ShesGotLegs short shorts]]. Asazi for the SpyCatsuit and SexyWalk.

to:

* {{Fanservice}}: Fidget for the [[BareYourMidriff cropped shirts]] and [[ShesGotLegs short shorts]].shorts. Asazi for the SpyCatsuit and SexyWalk.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* ToylessToylineCharacter: The only characters who had their own toys were Action Man, Dr. X and Professor Gangrene.

to:

* ToylessToylineCharacter: The only characters who had their own toys were Action Man, Dr. X X, Tempest, and Professor Gangrene.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* MerchandiseDriven: The show's downfall appears to be closely linked with this. The story began with good writing and decently-paced arcs. Once season two began (and more toys were on the shelf) the stories became more generic, tied to toy-related concepts and every episode has a showcase of all the fancy tech and vehicles Action Man uses. Episodes became more formulaic and a "Today on Action Man..." intro often spoiled the whole episode's plot.

to:

* MerchandiseDriven: The show's downfall appears to be closely linked with this. The story began with good writing and decently-paced arcs. Once season two began (and more toys were on the shelf) the stories became more generic, tied to toy-related concepts and every episode has a showcase of all the fancy tech and vehicles Action Man Alex uses. Episodes became more formulaic and a "Today on Action Man..." intro often spoiled the whole episode's plot.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* MerchandiseDriven: The show's downfall appears to be closely linked with this. The story began with good writing and decently-paced arcs. Once season two began (and toys were on the shelf) the stories became more generic, tied to toy-related concepts and every episode had at least 30 seconds of shilling the fancy tech he uses. Episodes became more formulaic and a "Today on Action Man..." intro often spoiled the whole episode's plot.

to:

* MerchandiseDriven: The show's downfall appears to be closely linked with this. The story began with good writing and decently-paced arcs. Once season two began (and more toys were on the shelf) the stories became more generic, tied to toy-related concepts and every episode had at least 30 seconds has a showcase of shilling all the fancy tech he and vehicles Action Man uses. Episodes became more formulaic and a "Today on Action Man..." intro often spoiled the whole episode's plot.

Added: 96

Changed: 326

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


!!Tropes associated with the 2000 CGI series include:

to:

!!Tropes associated with the 2000 CGI series include:
!!''Action Man'' provides examples of:



* AdaptationalNationality: Action Man (Alex Mann) is now Canadian, unlike other versions where he's British.
** Same with Dr. X, in the 1995 cartoon series, he was Dutch, but here, he's Canadian like Alex.

to:

* AdaptationalNationality: AdaptationalNationality:
**
Action Man (Alex Mann) is now Canadian, unlike other versions where he's British.
** Same with Dr. X, X; in the 1995 cartoon series, he was Dutch, but here, he's Canadian like Alex.



--> '''Alex''': "BSU? What's that stand for? Ballistic... Sub-harmonic... Ultrasonic...?"
--> '''Coach''': *fires gun* "Blow Stuff Up".

to:

--> '''Alex''': "BSU? -->'''Alex:''' BSU? What's that stand for? Ballistic... Sub-harmonic... Ultrasonic...?"
--> '''Coach''': *fires gun*
?\\
'''Coach:''' ''[fires gun]''
"Blow Stuff Up".



--->'''Grey:''' (opens suitcase, shows big [[RayGun gun]]) The BSU-10000. It's still experimental, but quite potent.
--->'''Alex:''' BSU? What's that stand for? Ballistic... Subharmonic... Ultrasonic?
--->'''Grey:''' (takes out gun, blasts a car into sky-high pieces) Blow. Stuff. Up.

to:

--->'''Grey:''' (opens ''[opens suitcase, shows big [[RayGun gun]]) gun]]]'' The BSU-10000. It's still experimental, but quite potent.
--->'''Alex:'''
potent.\\
'''Alex:'''
BSU? What's that stand for? Ballistic... Subharmonic... Ultrasonic?
--->'''Grey:''' (takes
Ultrasonic?\\
'''Grey:''' ''[takes
out gun, blasts a car into sky-high pieces) pieces]'' Blow. Stuff. Up.



-->'''Dr. X''': We are alike, you and I! We both seek to push human potential to its fullest! With the power we both possess, we ''are'' that potential! We are the future! We are Neo Humanity!\\

to:

-->'''Dr. X''': X:''' We are alike, you and I! We both seek to push human potential to its fullest! With the power we both possess, we ''are'' that potential! We are the future! We are Neo Humanity!\\



-->'''Fidget''': I got two words for ya. Para Noid.

to:

-->'''Fidget''': -->'''Fidget:''' I got two words for ya. Para Noid.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* EvilCripple: Dr. X starts out as one for the first 7 episodes, in which he is an elderly man who has somehow lost his legs and replaced them with wheels. Averted once he takes over Brandon Caine's body to get younger and become able bodied again.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
that happens in episode 7 actually


* GrandTheftMe: Brandon, whose body gets overtaken by Dr. X in episode 2.

to:

* GrandTheftMe: Brandon, whose body gets overtaken by Dr. X in episode 2.7.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* CanonImmigrant: Action Man is a member of Team Extreme ComicBook/{{Revolutionaries}} #7(2017), part of the Comic Book/{{HasbroComicUniverse]} published by Creator/{{IDWPublishing}}.

to:

* CanonImmigrant: Action Man is a member of Team Extreme ComicBook/{{Revolutionaries}} #7(2017), part of the [[ComicBook/HasbroComicUniverse Hasbro Comic Book/{{HasbroComicUniverse]} Universe]] published by Creator/{{IDWPublishing}}.[[Creator/IDWPublishing IDW Publishing]].
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* CanonImmigrant: Action Man is a member of Team Extreme ComicBook/{{Revolutionaries}} #7(2017), part of the Comic Book/{{HasbroComicUniverse]} published by Creator/{{IDWPublishing}}.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* BaldBlackLeaderGuy: Simon Grey is a bald, black man and often serves as a mentor figure for Action Man in the episodes featuring him.

to:

* BaldBlackLeaderGuy: BaldOfAuthority: Simon Grey is a bald, black man bald and often serves as a mentor figure for Action Man in the episodes featuring him.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* {{Precap}}: Summaries describing the plot of the episodes were placed at the very beginning of that episode. This practice began with Episode 11, but was then retroactively done with earlier episodes.

Top