History YMMV / PaRappaTheRapper

* ContestedSequel: ''[=PaRappa=] 2'' [[DownplayedTrope is still loved]] ([[VindicatedByHistory more so in the years since its release]]), but whether it lives up to the first game is a point of debate. Some consider it weaker than the first game for being [[SequelDifficultyDrop much]] [[ItsEasySoItSucks easier]] than the others, [[ItsTheSameNowItSucks being an almost entire retread of the first one,]] and [[AnnoyingVideoGameHelper Boxy Boy's unnecessary tutorials]]. Other fans find ''[=PaRappa=] 2'' to be the superior game for experimenting more with its music styles, having a more interesting story, songs and levels that are just as (if not more) memorable than the first game's, and all-around better written humor. Even the SequelDifficultyDrop is considered a blessing in disguise by fans who were put off by the strictness of the previous game's inputs.

* BreakoutCharacter: Chop Chop Master Onion, [=PaRappa's=] karate sensei. He's the only one of the rap masters to show up with a song in all the games in the series, and if ''[=PaRappa=]'' characters show up outside of the games, he will always be one of the showcase characters.

** Chop Chop Master Onion, the one teacher who's in every game.

** The piano accompaniment from the Prince Fleaswallow song sounds similar to the Music/JoeCocker version of "Feelin' Alright.

* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: According to Prince Fleaswallow, "Money money money is all you need."

* EvenBetterSequel: Thanks to being VindicatedByHistory, many fans find ''[=PaRappa=] 2'' to be the superior game for experimenting more with its music styles, having a more interesting story, songs and levels that are just as (if not more) memorable than the first game's, and all-around better written humor. Even the SequelDifficultyDrop is considered a blessing in disguise by fans who were put off by the strictness of the previous game's inputs.

* {{Sequelitis}}: ''[=PaRappa=] 2'' [[DownplayedTrope isn't a bad game at all]], but it seen as the weakest of the three games in the eyes of many fans. The main reasons include being [[SequelDifficultyDrop much]] [[ItsEasySoItSucks easier]] than the others, [[ItsTheSameNowItSucks being an almost entire retread of the first one,]] and [[AnnoyingVideoGameHelper Boxy Boy's unnecessary tutorials]]. According to WordOfGod, the dev team took too long to push out ''Um Jammer Lammy'' and ''[=PaRappa=] 2'', failing to capitalize on the success of the first game while other rhythm based games came out to cash in on the genre's booming popularity. All that said, the game is still loved and [[VindicatedByHistory has received more favorable views in later years.]]

* BestKnownForTheFanservice: ''VideoGame/UmJammerLammy'', due to how '''massive''' of a Rule34 target Lammy herself is.

* FanPreferredCouple:
** [=PaRappa=] and Lammy, despite the fact that both ''[=PaRappa=]'' games focused on [=PaRappa=]'s love of Sunny. Some fans {{lampshade|Hanging}} this by showing that Sunny is [[LoveTriangle not amused]].
** Given the positive reception from the fandom when WordOfGod [[https://twitter.com/umjammerIammy/status/853785951163871232 legitimated Lammy/Katy]], this ship is surely deserving of this title as well.

** LesYay: Lammy and Katy, according to WordOfGod.

* {{Moe}}:
** [=PaRappa=] is literally a rapping, beanie-wearing ''puppy''. What about that description doesn't sound like the most adorable thing in the world? On top of that, his voice in the anime is Creator/MiyuIrino doing the cutest voice he can.
** '''Lammy'''. [[ShrinkingViolet She's a very timid (sheep) girl]] [[MagicFeather without her guitar in-hand]], and [[HumiliationConga somehow suffers an even more humiliating series of events]] [[CosmicPlaything in her own game]]; and all she wanted to do was get to her concert with her friends on time.
* NightmareFuel:
** [[TentacledTerror Hairdresser Octopus.]] Mainly his [[RunsWithScissors scissors-flailing]] [[BrainwashedAndCrazy crazy side]].
** Don't forget [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tU5kBlENd_0 Cathy Piller]]!
** Teriyaki Yoko. Especially when you fail and she rises out of the ground, 100 times her size. Even in the American version.
*** The "Taste of Teriyaki" song itself. The whole thing just sounds otherworldly and threatening, [[PlanetHeck which is very fitting for the stage]]. And [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8irurO5ru8 the MilkCan: Make It Sweet remix]] makes it even ''more'' terrifying.
*** [=PaRappa=]'s version of the song isn't much better. It's slower paced, with more outwardly ominous instrumentals to back up the more menacing feel.
*** The cutscene prior to her stage in the European and Japanese versions is scarily different from the American version, with the latter existing due to [[{{Bowdlerise}} bowdlerisation]]; while Lammy is simply flung into the Island stage in the American version, in the other two versions she ''literally dies'' and goes to some sort of dark, twisted afterlife. And after "waking up" Lammy asks herself "Is this hell?", followed by her being dragged to the stage where she meets Teriyaki Yoko who proceeds to tell Lammy she's gonna kill her. So much for NeverSayDie...
** There's something about the sunset scene Stage 5's cutscene that's very spooky and unsettling... The color error and animation could be suspect.

* {{Sequelitis}}: ''[=PaRappa=] 2'' isn't a bad game at all, but it seen as the weakest of the three games in the eyes of many fans. The main reasons include being [[SequelDifficultyDrop much]] [[ItsEasySoItSucks easier]] than the others, [[ItsTheSameNowItSucks being an almost entire retread of the first one,]] and [[AnnoyingVideoGameHelper Boxy Boy's unnecessary tutorials]]. According to WordOfGod, the dev team took too long to push out ''Um Jammer Lammy'' and ''[=PaRappa=] 2'', failing to capitalize on the success of the first game while other rhythm based games came out to cash in on the genre's booming popularity. All that said, the game is still loved and [[VindicatedByHistory has received more favorable views in later years.]]

** Awful mode "Romantic Love" in ''[=PaRappa=] the Rapper 2'' sounds very similar to the Star Road map music from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld''.

* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: According to Prince Fleaswallow, "Money money money is all you need."
* FanonDiscontinuity: Quite a few fans would like to believe that ''[[{{Sequelitis}} PaRappa 2]]'' didn't happen.

* {{Sequelitis}}: ''[=PaRappa=] 2'' isn't a bad game at all, but it seen as the weakest of the three games in the eyes of many fans. The main reasons include being [[SequelDifficultyDrop much]] [[ItsEasySoItSucks easier]] than the others, [[ItsTheSameNowItSucks being an almost entire retread of the first one,]] and [[AnnoyingVideoGameHelper Boxy Boy's unnecessary tutorials]]. According to WordOfGod, the dev team took too long to push out ''Um Jammer Lammy'' and ''[=PaRappa=] 2'', failing to capitalize on the success of the first game while other rhythm based games came out to cash in on the genre's booming popularity. All that said, the game is still loved and [[VindicatedByHistory has received more favorable views in later years]]. So much so that...
* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: A lot of fans now consider ''[=PaRappa=] 2'' this mainly for experimenting more with its music styles, more interesting story, songs and levels that are just as (if not more) memorable than the first game's, and all-around better written humor. Even the SequelDifficultyDrop is considered a blessing in disguise by fans who were put off by the strictness of the previous game's inputs.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Sunny Funny. She's presented as [=PaRappa's=] sweet love interest you want him to be with, but some people don't think she's so sweet. In the second game, she doesn't even consider how [=PaRappa=] feels when she's cooking noodles ''yet again'' as though it's something they've never talked about and calls him a baby for it. It doesn't help that [=PaRappa=] is constantly trying to do things for her that are hardly acknowledged.

* ParentalBonus: Benito Mussolini --> Instructor Mooselini.

* UncannyValley: Even if you intonate it perfectly, PaRappa's rapping voice is obviously cut up.

* MostAnnoyingSound:
** The quacking-like effects when you sink to the Bad or Awful modes.
** "Come on [=PaRappa=], relax. It's practice time."

* EarWorm: Pretty much any song in this game series. "Kick, punch, it's all in the mind!"

** Hairdresser Octopus ([[DubNameChange Takoyama-san]] in Japan), particularly for his [[BrainwashedAndCrazy (temporary)]] [[LargeHam hilariously]] [[AlwaysCamp flamboyant]] and {{Keet}} [[SplitPersonality alter-ego]] and [[NonStandardCharacterDesign weird design even for PaRappa standards.]] Oh and as a plus, [[EarWorm how darn catchy his song "Hair Scare" is]].

* AccidentalInnuendo: Some of Colonel Noodles' lyrics from "Noodles Can't be Beat!" from ''[=PaRappa=] 2'' are talking about noodles, but can sound like he's talking about... something else.

* AccidentalInnuendo: Some of Colonel Noodle's lyrics from "Noodles Can't be Beat!" from ''[=PaRappa 2=]'' are talking about noodles, but can sound like he's talking about... something else.

* AnnoyingVideoGameHelper: Boxy Boy's tutorials in ''[=PaRappa 2=]'', which interrupt cutscenes. They can be skipped with the start button, but it's never mentioned anywhere.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: Level 7 of ''[=PaRappa 2=]'' has DJPJ's booth crashing through the wall and causing a power surge. The level then continues as if nothing happened.

* FanonDiscontinuity: Quite a few fans would like to believe that ''[[{{Sequelitis}} Parappa 2]]'' didn't happen.

** [=PaRappa=] and Lammy, despite the fact that both [=PaRappa=] games focused on [=PaRappa=]'s love of Sunny. Some fans {{lampshade|Hanging}} this by showing that Sunny is [[LoveTriangle not amused]].
** Given the positive reception from the fandom when [[WordOfGod Word Of God]] [[https://twitter.com/umjammerIammy/status/853785951163871232 legitimated Lammy/Katy]], this ship is surely deserving of this title as well.

* SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment|s}}: The ''whole series'' basically, mainly because it swims in SurrealHumor.
* GoodBadBugs: Being an early, rap-based RhythmGame, the COOL freestyle system is far from perfect & can be easily broken...[[http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm10450253 to hilarious results]].

** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGlCGMm8Qag chinese]]", a video of ''[=PaRappa 2=]'''s multiplayer mode, has seen some exposure.

*** Parappa's version of the song isn't much better. It's slower paced, with more outwardly ominous instrumentals to back up the more menacing feel.

* {{Sequelitis}}: ''Parappa 2'' isn't a bad game at all, but it seen as the weakest of the three games in the eyes of many fans. The main reasons include being [[SequelDifficultyDrop much]] [[ItsEasySoItSucks easier]] than the others, [[ItsTheSameNowItSucks being an almost entire retread of the first one,]] and [[AnnoyingVideoGameHelper Boxy Boy's unnecessary tutorials]]. According to WordOfGod, the dev team took too long to push out ''Um Jammer Lammy'' and ''Parappa 2'', failing to capitalize on the success of the first game while other rhythm based games came out to cash in on the genre's booming popularity. All that said, the game is still loved and [[VindicatedByHistory has received more favorable views in recent years]]. So much so that...
* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: A lot of fans now consider ''Parappa 2'' this mainly for experimenting more with its music styles, more interesting story, songs and levels that are just as (if not more) memorable than the first game's, and all-around better written humor. Even the SequelDifficultyDrop is considered a blessing in disguise by fans who were put off by the strictness of the previous game's inputs.

** The music playing during Boxy Boy's tutorials in Parappa the Rapper 2 has a lot of similarities to "Intermission" by ''Music/{{Blur}}''.
** Awful mode "Romantic Love" in Parappa the Rapper 2 sounds very similar to the Star Road map music from ''Videogame/SuperMarioWorld''.

* VindicatedByHistory: ''Parappa the Rapper 2'' has become more well liked in recent years thanks to it having a far more playable [=PS4=] port compared to ''Parappa the Rapper Remastered'', as well as MemeticMutation giving it some more exposure.

** [[EverythingsSquishierWithCephalopods Hairdresser Octopus.]] Mainly his [[RunsWithScissors scissors-flailing]] [[BrainwashedAndCrazy crazy side]].

* {{Sequelitis}}: ''Parappa 2'' isn't a ''bad'' game per se, but it's seen as the weakest of the three games. The main reasons include being [[SequelDifficultyDrop much]] [[ItsEasySoItSucks easier]] than the others, [[ItsTheSameNowItSucks being an almost entire retread of the first one,]] [[AnnoyingVideoGameHelper Boxy Boy's unnecessary tutorials,]] and awful songs. It's [[DownplayedTrope downplayed though]], as it's still a very enjoyable game, if not as much as ''Parappa 1'' or ''Um Jammer Lammy''. According to WordOfGod, the dev team took too long to push out ''Um Jammer Lammy'' and ''Parappa 2'', failing to capitalize on the success of the first game while other rhythm based games came out to cash in on the genre's booming popularity.

* CreatorsPet: A awful lot of the episodes center on anime-only character Paula.
* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: The Christmas Special is considered to be the most touching episode of the series by fans.

** Given the positive backlash from the fandom when [[WordOfGod Word Of God]] [[https://twitter.com/umjammerIammy/status/853785951163871232 legitimated Lammy/Katy]], this ship is surely deserving of this title as well.