History WesternAnimation / StretchArmstrongAndTheFlexFighters

* DieHardOnAnX: "Crisis at the Cleo" has some thieves raid the museum, locking the Flex Fighters and their classmates inside.

* {{Irony}}: In a flashback of Riya visiting her parents at their laboratory, Rook praises Riya as part of a generation that will help improve society in the future. [[spoiler:Neither of them probably knew back then that she and her friends would attempt to sabotage his public image in order to do so.]]

* MoodWhiplash: "Dreamscapes" gives Omni-Mass a sillier ImagineSpot than those of his teammates, in which he and the Freak Sisters save Ricardo's parents from a DeathTrap, via ThePowerOfRock.[[note]]In contrast, the other dreams show Wingspan helping stop a missile attack, Stretch painting with his MissingMom, and Blindstrike visiting her childhood beach house.[[/note]]

* BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind: The Flex Fighters face Dr. Dreamscape in the realm of Wingspan's dreams.

* MoodWhiplash: "Dreamscapes" gives Omni-Mass a sillier ImagineSpot than those of his teammates, in which he and the Freak Sisters save Ricardo's parents from a DeathTrap, before Ricardo puts on a rock concert.[[note]]In contrast, the other dreams show Wingspan helping stop a missile attack, Stretch painting with his MissingMom, and Blindstrike visiting her childhood beach house.[[/note]]

* InSpiteOfANail: Regardless of the viewer's choices, "The Breakout" always ends with [[spoiler:Smokestack, Quick Charge, Circuit-Stream, and the Freak Sisters back in jail, and Dr. C forming an alliance with the Flex Fighters. The choices ''do'' influence who exactly captures Smokestack, Quick Charge, and Circuit-Stream (Blindstrike always seems to catch the Freak Sisters), Dr. C's motive for taking the Flex Fighters under her wing, and Multi-Farious' chances of going back to jail.]]

* {{Irony}}: In a flashback of Riya visiting her parents at their laboratory, Rook praises Riya as part of a generation that will help improve society in the future. [[spoiler:Neither of them probably knew back then that she'd attempt to sabotage his public image in order to do so.]]

* MissingMom: Jake's, Rook's, and [[spoiler:Riya's]] respective mothers passed away some time before the show began.

** In episode 20 (season 2, episode 7), [[[spoiler: It is revealed that Kane is actually the leader of the Tech-Men, Number One, and he knew about Rook's double life as Stretch Monster all along.]]

* CastAsAMask: Stretch Monster is voiced by Miguel Ferrer and David Kaye (with the latter fully assuming the role after the former died) while [[spoiler: Wil Wheaton voices Jonathan Rook.]]

* JustifiedCriminal: Episode #9 [[spoiler:paints Brick and Mortar in a sympathetic light, by revealing that they robbed the bank in order to fund their efforts in constructing a teleporter.]]

** In season 2, episode 7, [[[spoiler: It is revealed that Kane is actually the leader of the Tech-Men, Number One, and he knew about Rook's double life as Stretch Monster all along.]]

* PowerTrio: We have Jake Armstrong and his friends, Nathan Park and Ricardo Perez.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: The twist in the episode "The Age of Flexarium" was foreshadowed in previous episodes:
** "Online Presence": [[spoiler:Stretch Monster not only knew about Rook's satellite, but when the news announced that Rook Unlimited would be in charge of security, he states that it was according to plan]].
** "Stretchipedes": [[spoiler:Stretch Monster somehow knowing how to reprogram the Stretchipedes shows he somehow knew how they operate. Furthermore, Rook is the one who coins the name "Stretch Monster"]].
** "Crisis At The Cleo": [[spoiler: Rook is outright hostile to the museum security for losing the same Prolotite meteorite Stretch Monster failed to steal]].
** "Endgame": [[spoiler:Stretch Monster somehow knew Blindstrike converted the Prolotite into armor the same time Rook did]].
** And in "The Age of Flexarium" itself: [[spoiler:Rook repeats a line that Stretch Monster used, that people "rarely know what's best for them". Also, the only time Stretch Monster appears on the monitor as the other villains is when Rook is standing in front of it]].

* MoodWhiplash: "Dreamscapes" gives Omni-Mass a sillier ImagineSpot than those of his teammates, in which he and the Freak Sisters save Ricardo's parents from a DeathTrap, before Ricardo puts on a rock concert.[[note]]In contrast, Wingspan, Stretch, and Blindstrike respectively dream of helping stop a missile attack, painting with his MissingMom, and visiting her childhood beach house.[[/note]]

* HeadsUpDisplay: The Flex Fighters masks function as this for them.

The show also has a double length interactive episode entitled "The Breakout" that takes place in between seasons one and two, which was released on March 13, 2018. Season 2, which is made up of 10 episodes, was released on September 7, 2018.

* GratuitousDiscoSequence: In "Breakout", if the Flex Fighters choose to fight Smokestack, they can find him in a dance club, dancing to disco music by himself, even wearing a 70's inspired suit. His fun is interrupted by the rival gangs trying to assassinate him and the heroes.

* MidseasonTwist: In episode 7, [[spoiler: Nathan's grandpa reveals to his grandson and Ricardo that he's figured out the Flex Fighters' true identities.]]

* MissingMom: Jake's mother passed away some time before the show began.

* BittersweetEnding: "The Age of Flexarium" ends more bitter than sweet. The Flex Fighters defeat Stretch Monster, and destroy his army, only to learn [[spoiler: he is Jonathan Rook, their benefactor. Rook frames the Flex Fighters for creating the monster army, and now they are wanted criminals. But at least Dr. C is alive to help them fight Rook, with Blindstrike as well.]]

* StayingWithFriends: [[spoilers: When the Perezs have to move again for their jobs, they acknowledge that this move is going to be much harder for Ricardo that the previous moves because he finally managed to make some friends at the Academy of Future Leadership. As a result, they strike up a deal with Nathan's family allowing Ricardo to live with them for the remainder of the school year.]]

The show also has a double length interactive episode entitled "The Breakout" that takes place in between seasons one and two.

The show also has a double length interactive episode entitled "The Breakout" that takes place after episode #13.

* MidseasonTwist:
** In episode 7, [[spoiler: Nathan's grandpa reveals to his grandson and Ricardo that he's figured out the Flex Fighters' true identities.]]
** Episode 13. [[spoiler: Rook and Stretch Monster are one and the same.]]