Line #85 VideoGame/PewDiePieLegendOfTheBrofist


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3	''[=PewDiePie=]: Legend of the Brofist'' is a 2D side-scrolling PlatformGame, developed and published by [[UsefulNotes/{{Canada}} Canada]]-based indie development studio Outerminds, Inc., in collaboration with Website/YouTube's biggest mogul (let alone in the gaming scene) LetsPlay/PewDiePie (Felix Kjellberg).
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5	Felix had long-time aspirations for launching his own video game, and in December 2014, he revealed to his fans that he was collaborating with Outerminds to make a [=PewDiePie=]-themed video game. He was heavily involved in the game’s development to ensure that it would turn out the way his fans would have liked.
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7	The game was released for Platform/{{IOS}} and Platform/{{Android}} on September 24, 2015, but the fact that it wasn't free (costs $4.99) was subject to mass controversy, with Felix intervening to explain that it was only justified that the company who made the game get paid. Also, the game became the top-grossing paid game in the US App Store less than two hours after its release. The Platform/MicrosoftWindows and [[Platform/AppleMacintosh OS X]] versions were released on December 10, 2015, with additional co-op mode.
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9	The game includes references to previous videos and pop culture, with [=CinammonToastKen=], WebVideo/{{Markiplier}}, LetsPlay/{{Cryaotic}} (Cry), WebVideo/JackSepticEye and WebVideo/CutiePieMarzia lending voices.
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11	You get to play as the following characters:
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13	* LetsPlay/PewDiePie (Companions: pugs Edgar and Maya)
14	* WebVideo/CutiePieMarzia (Companions: pugs Maya and Edgar)
15	* WebVideo/{{Markiplier}} (Companion: Tiny Box Tim)
16	* WebVideo/JackSepticEye (Companion: Septic Sam)
17	* [=CinnamonToastKen=] (Companions: corgis Betty and Jackie)
18	* LetsPlay/{{Cryaotic}} (Companions: two Sup Guys)
19	* [=PewDuckPie=] (Companions: two ducklings)
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21	!!This game contains the following tropes:
22	* ActionBomb: [=TNT=] Barrels and [=RaTnTs=] run at you and explode when they get close, throwing dangerous bits and pieces into the air that you still need to dodge.
23	* AdaptationalBadass: From annoying props, the barrels become a real threat to Pewds.
24	* AdaptationalVillainy: In Felix's {{Lets Play}}s, barrels were merely obstacles he likes to pin blame on. In this game, they're a genuine antagonistic force with a desire to contain.
25	* AdvancingWallOfDoom: The second stage consists of you trying to keep ahead of General Barrel's tank as you jump across vehicles while on the road. Falling onto that road is instant death (but a DivingSave can be done on your behalf).
26	* AlmostKiss: Pewds and Cry, until Marzia's calling on the phone interrupted it (even if you're playing as Marzia during the stage where you first encounter him).
27	* AvengingTheVillain: Part of Generoll Barrel's motivation is avenging his brother General Barrel.
28	* BadBoss: King Barrel has absolutely zero problem with stomping on his own soldiers during his boss fight. This actually works against you, since barrels killed by him don't drop the jump pads you need to deal damage to him.
29	* BigDamnHeroes: Markiplier, twice; the second comes after Felix calls for him beforehand.
30	* BlandNameProduct: In the start of the game, Felix uploads his videos not to [=YouTube=], but to [=PewTube=].
31	* CollisionDamage: Contact with other parts of most enemies other than their head can harm you.
32	* ColorCodedCharacters: During the third stage, the playable characters ride on small planes in the following colors:
33	** [=PewDiePie=]: Light Blue, though it turns Gold while he's in his Stephano costume
34	** [=CutiePieMarzia=]: White (though her companions' planes are Light Blue like Felix)
35	** Markiplier: Pink
36	** [=CinnamonToastKen=]: Brown
37	** [=JackSepticEye=]: Green
38	** Cryaotic: White
39	** [=PewDuckPie=]: Aqua
40	* CreatorCameo: A truck with the Outerminds logo appears in Highway Frenzy.
41	* CrosshairAware:
42	** During General Barrel's EscapeSequence, a crosshair will appear on the vehicle that serves as the player's platform before he destroys it using his tank.
43	** Falcon Hunter's 360 Pro No Scope crosshair will chase after the player while he spins around.
44	* DamselInDistress:
45	** The Barrels busting into Felix's house suggests that they might got hold of Marzia, [[SubvertedTrope but she's sleeping in her bed by the time you get to her]].
46	** One fraction of the fanbase Felix has to rescue from King Barrel.
47	** In one of the Arctic stages, this happens to Shannon (a shark), who is tied up when you meet her. Felix lampshades that this should be impossible since barrels don't even have arms.
48	* DemBones: The skeleton mooks Xylo Bone [[BallisticBone will throw bones]] when they spot you. [[DestructibleProjectiles Their bone projectiles can be jumped on]] [[GoombaSpringboard for extra height.]]
49	* DistressedDude:
50	** The other fraction of the fanbase Felix has to rescue.
51	** Jack when you first encounter him, having been kidnapped by the barrels to lure Felix. It's a ''Distressed'' '''''Duck''''' if you're playing as Jack.
52	* DivingSave: When you're about to die, your companion(s) will dive in to take the damage for you.
53	* EverythingTryingToKillYou: And it's not just barrels. There are killer seals, ducks, Orcadorka (an orca) falling from the sky, exploding cows, ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' (named [[FluffyTheTerrible Little Flower]]), werewolves, {{Winged Unicorn}}s, aliens, you name it.
54	* ExcusePlot: Felix, King Barrel has kidnapped all of your fans! It's up to you to save them!
55	* EyeBeam: Sam the Septic Eye can shoot beam under the following circumstances:
56	** In the stage where you rescue [=JackSepticEye=], it shoots down rock pillars that blocks your path.
57	** Jack's ''Keep An Eye On YOU'' temporally turns Sam into a large version of itself that shoots laser at nearby enemies.
58	* FallDamage: Averted and lampshaded after Mark drops off Pewds in Africa.
59	* {{Fartillery}}:
60	** Fartcans release a cloud of toxic green gas after their death.
61	** Edgar Fart is a brown cloud released from the bowels of Pewdiepie's beloved pet that can destroy and hinder any projectiles and enemy movements.
62	* FluffyTheTerrible:
63	** The tyrannosaurus rex that attacks Pewds in the Abandoned Subway level is called "Little Flower".
64	** The creepy, [[LeanAndMean lanky]] shadow people encountered in the same level are called "Mr. Nice".
65	* FlunkyBoss: General Barrel, Generoll Barrel and King Barrel all summon additional enemies to support them. In King Barrel's case it actually works against him, as killing these enemies is the only way to get the jump pads that allow you to deal damage to him.
66	* ForcedTransformation: Cry's ''The Mask of Cuteness'' turns all enemies in sight into red Sup Guys, who are more passive yet can still inflict CollisionDamage.
67	* {{Foreshadowing}}: [=FalconLover=] appears as early as the first stage in the related videos in [=PewTube=] while Felix is noticing that his last video had zero views. They appear as a boss later in the last Africa level. The video is even called "Spoiler Fridays".
68	* FunnyBackgroundEvent:
69	** In the Africa stages, there is a sentient sub sandwich and two donuts chasing a herd of zebras.
70	** And during [[spoiler:the final battle with King Barrel]], Jennifer, the rock blocking the cave exit where you rescued Jack earlier, [[spoiler:can be seen floating in space]].
71	* GameplayAndStoryIntegration:
72	** During the first stage, if you collected either of the pugs, they can ''already'' do a DivingSave on your behalf.
73	** A duck stands in for any non-[=PewDiePie=] character in the story if you're ever playing as them (e.g. Stage 2 where Markiplier's supposed to rescue you…but you're currently playing as Mark) to avoid paradoxes.
74	* GameplayAndStorySegregation:
75	** Sam will still pop up to shoot down walls in the level where you rescue Jack, even if you're playing as him and Sam's already taken two hits.
76	** Even if Edgar or Maya get killed doing a DivingSave, you can still use ''Edgar Fart'' and ''Maya Ride''.
77	* GoldColoredSuperiority: Unlike the regular barrels, whose planks are held together with metal rings, King Barrel's are made out of gold to further signify his status as ruler over all barrelkind.
78	* GoombaSpringboard: Since the characters in the game mainly rely on killing enemies by jumping on them, it comes as no surprise. However, some levels require you to keep bouncing on mooks in order to pass and a lot of collectibles can only be reached by using enemies to your advantage.
79	* GoombaStomp: How you deal with most of your enemies.
80	* HarderThanHard: Pug Mode, which is unlocked after beating the main campaign and for each level that has been completed on Bro difficulty. Here, you play as either Edgar or Maya as you navigate through the level with only ''one heart'', no companions, no powerups and no checkpoints. Combined with the pugs' lower jump height and this mode can be ''really'' grueling to complete, especially on the boss fights.
81	* HealingFactor: Dr. Crab, which can be used to recover up to 3 hearts.
82	* HoldTheLine: Ken and Jack invoke this at the end of certain stages. Unless you're playing as them, of course.
83	* IHaveYourWife: King Barrel to Felix, with a twisting variant that it wasn't Felix's girlfriend Marzia King Barrel took hostage of. Instead, King Barrel got hold of all of Pewd's fans.
84	* InstantIceJustAddCold: Anything that lands in the cold water of [[SlippySlideyIceWorld ice levels]] will freeze instantly and [[HarmlessFreezing d]][[FrigidWaterIsHarmless i]][[AvertedTrope e]].
85	* InvincibilityPowerUp: Marzia's ''Maya Ride'', Ken's ''Bear Hat Fusion'', and Jack's ''Keeping an Eye On YOU''.
86	* JokeCharacter: [[spoiler:Collecting all patches allows you to purchase the final unlockable character in the game: Duck. It's literally just a duck that looks identical to the duck enemies, which replaces the other non-Pewds characters in cutscenes if you are currently playing as them.]]
87	* TheLegendOfX: [=PewDiePie=]: '''Legend of''' the Brofist.
88	* LivingShadow: Mr. Nice, the shadow people that occasionally cause deadly black-outs in the Abandoned Subway level.
89	* LoyalAnimalCompanion: All playable characters have them. They basically serve as two saves from instant death (unless you're falling into a bottomless pit).
90	* LudicrousGibs: In this game, death blow people up into bits.
91	* MadeOfExplodium: Any time someone or something is killed. In the case of barrels (and Tiny Box Tim), they become splinters.
92	* MediumAwareness: Felix seems to know that he's in a video game.
93	* MookMaker: The pink Barrelles spawn one or two Minirolls when destroyed.
94	* MusicalAssassin: [=EmoKeebo=], whose keyboard shoots out musical notes that damage you.
95	* NoDamageRun: In Pug Mode, you play as a dog with only one health and stripped of the use of powerups and checkpoints.
96	* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:TheStinger shows the barrels carrying the pieces of King Barrel across the Moon after the Legendary Brofist smashed him apart. The ominous music and the fact that one of his eyes is still blinking shows that he's still alive.]]
97	* OrphanedPunchline: The opening of the first stage.
98	--> '''Felix''': …And that, bros, is how you make bread using your butt cheeks!
99	* OurWerebeastsAreDifferent: The T-9000 [[LightningReveal appears on the same spot where the lightning strikes]] as a human, and then turns in to a werewolf. They can cover a long distance when they leap and will relentlessly hunt you down when they spot you.
100	* PaperThinDisguise: The snowman in the middle of the cave is actually Generoll Barrel. Pewds sees through the ruse, but Ken doesn't until Barrel reveals himself.
101	* ParasolOfPain: One of Generoll Barrel's attacks will have him trying to stab you with his umbrella multiple times from under the snow.
102	* RollingAttack: The blue Sanic Barrels and Pinecone Barrels mainly use this method to attack.
103	* TakingTheBullet: If you're about to be killed, your companions will die in your place twice before you restart for real. Pitfalls and some attacks are {{One Hit Kill}}s regardless of companions, though.
104	* ThePowerOfLove: [[spoiler:Right before destroying King Barrel and freeing his fans, Felix claims this is what the Legendary Brofist is powered by and why King Barrel is incapable of using it.]]
105	* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Marzia is the only female playable character.
106	* ShoutOut: The barrels and their desire to "contain" is based off of the [[Series/DoctorWho Daleks]] and their desire to "exterminate".
107	* ShowsDamage: Tiny Box Tim and Septic Sam get this trope by virtue of being solo companions in contrast to Pewd's and Marzia's Maya and Edgar, Ken's Benny and Jackie, and Cry's two Sup Guys.
108	* ShockwaveStomp: King Barrel creates blue shockwaves whenever he lands while he chases the player.
109	* SmartBomb:
110	** The player's 360 Degree Pro No Scope is a superior version to Falcon Hunter's. When using the attack, the player will spin around, lock on to all enemies on screen and obliterate them all.
111	** Brofist has Pewdiepie eliminate all foes on screen by [[CameraAbuse breaking the camera with his fist]].
112	* StuffBlowingUp: The explosions even look like brofists!
113	* TankGoodness: General Barrel's mighty [[spoiler:''flying'']] tank.
114	* TimeMaster: Time Warp slows down time significantly for a limited amount of time.
115	* TwoferTokenMinority: In addition to being [[TheSmurfettePrinciple the only female]], Marzia is also a non-{{LetsPlay}}er, unlike the others (though she does make Website/YouTube videos as well).
116	* UniqueEnemy: The Hollow Barrel, a ghostly red barrel that only appears a single time in the Pumpkin Hollow level. It still gets its own patch collectible though.

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