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Death Jr. (Video Game)
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Forget everything you thought you knew; it turns out that The Grim Reaper is actually a pretty nice guy. Sure; his job involves collecting the souls of the deceased, but he's also happily married, with a son, and enjoys spending quality time with his family. His son, the titular star of the series, is the same—but a great deal more naive.Together with a Ragtag Bunch of Misfits who look about as bizarre as himself, Death Jr. goes on various misadventures (some of which he or Pandora Boxley arguably caused to escalate in the first place), with a good dose of humor and violence along the way.Originally an action game by Backbone Entertainment released for the PlayStation Portable, Death Jr. was intended to branch out into its own massive, media-branching franchise, with the first adaptation being a graphic novel written by Gary Whitta, and illustrated by Ted Naifeh. While the video game received mixed reviews (the general consensus is that it delivers in the action department, but doesn't really take advantage of its universe to convey an interesting plot), the graphic novel was very well-reviewed, boggling to those people who barely even knew the game exists. Both the game and graphic novels received sequels, many an arguable improvement from their predecessors, although they didn't come close to pushing the series into the mass-franchise the creators had hoped. Perhaps out of realization that the PSP wasn't a big success, the series abandoned its original exclusive deals with Sony, and began to appear on Nintendo platforms. Unfortunately, when Backbone Entertainment was bought by Namco soon afterward, it seemed to force the franchise into limbo, but hopefully not forever. | |
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Crapsack World | |
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Crapsack World: Debatable. Though it's dark, it's not without fun, and not without morals. | |
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Black Comedy | |
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Black Comedy: Not the only type in the series, but a bit of an issue in Volume One, with a rather macabre Running Gag about DJ's cat dying. The Seep ought to be mentioned too, for the sake of being a pickled fetus, though technically he isn't dead. (He is quite a comedian, though!) | |
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TV Genius | |
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TV Genius: Smith speaks with a stereotypical posh accent and is of course a genius. His twin Weston, while also a genius, averts this trope by carrying himself in a much more laid back and casual manner. He also has a typical American accent. | |
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Mike Nelson, Destroyer of Worlds | |
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Mike Nelson, Destroyer of Worlds: DJ accidentally putting the world in jeopardy is the basis of practically every storyline. It's why his father grounds him frequently. | |
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Inexplicably Awesome | |
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Inexplicably Awesome: There is no explanation as to how Dead Guppy possesses a soul to steal, but he does. | |
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Badass in Distress | |
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Badass in Distress: Death is overpowered and imprisoned by Furi in Root of Evil. | |
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Did We Just Have Tea with Cthulhu? | |
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Did We Just Have Tea with Cthulhu?: The opening cutscene of Root of Evil features the Grim Reaper himself ordering fast food. Then there are his interactions with his family where he acts like a normal husband and father. | |
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Guns Akimbo | |
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Guns Akimbo: DJ's primary means of attack aside from the scythe. | |
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Dark Is Not Evil | |
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Dark Is Not Evil: Death, Death Jr, and their friends... although the Seep is still a Jerkass. | |
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Twin Telepathy | |
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Twin Telepathy: Literally sharing a brain helps Smith and Weston in this respect. | |
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Sinister Scythe | |
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Sinister Scythe: DJ knows his way around a scythe, a skill he learned from his dad. | |
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Meaningful Name | |
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Meaningful Name: Pandora Boxley is named after the legend of Pandora's Box. Stigmartha is a pun of "stigmata." Smith and Weston are named after a firearms manufacturer, as they're inventors who handle DJ's weapon upgrades. | |
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The Grim Reaper | |
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The Grim Reaper: He plays a big role here, and has a wife and a son. | |
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All Myths Are True | |
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All Myths Are True: Though some of them have been tampered with in rather amusing ways. | |
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I Know Mortal Kombat | |
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I Know Mortal Kombat: Pandora claims to have learned martial arts from playing Street Fighter. As such, she's given names to her moves and frequently calls them out. | |
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Ragtag Bunch of Misfits | |
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Ragtag Bunch of Misfits: Death Jr. and his friends. | |
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They Killed Kenny Again | |
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They Killed Kenny Again: Pandora has died and recovered twice in the series. | |
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You Are Grounded! | |
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You Are Grounded!: Happens a fair amount to DJ—perhaps unsurprisingly, as his actions have a tendency to put the world at jeopardy. | |
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A Day in the Limelight | |
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Pandora: A Death Jr. Manga — Predictably, this is A Day in the Limelight for Pandora, in which she must save Death Jr. from an evil Clingy Jealous Girl. | |
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Ascended Extra | |
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Death Jr. II: Root of Evil — The sequel. made Pandora a playable character. Originally for the PSP; later ported to the Wii with improved graphics and motion controls. | |
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The Friend Nobody Likes | |
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The Friend Nobody Likes: None of the gang seem to like The Seep very much, and he tends to be a jerk to all of them. | |
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Deadpan Snarker | |
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Deadpan Snarker: The Seep. Sometimes moves out of the "Deadpan" territory, though. | |
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Take That! | |
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Death Jr. Volume Two — In this book, Death Jr. is tempted by the evil Bureaucracy; the long-lost fifth horseman of the apocalypse, into screwing his father over; together they must set things right again. | |
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Perky Goth | |
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Perky Goth: Pandora qualifies. | |
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Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu? | |
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Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?: Furi manages to defeat Death at the start of Root of Evil. | |
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Lighter and Softer | |
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Lighter and Softer: While Root of Evil isn't without its macabre moments, it's significantly less grim in tone compared to the first game, what with the first game featuring a full-blown demon invasion. The environments are notably more colorful and stylized, and the blood and gore of the first game is completely absent. Science Fair of Doom lightens the tone even further along with making things Denser and Wackier. | |
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Suddenly Voiced | |
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Suddenly Voiced: Zigzagged with DJ. He has voice grunts in the first game but only ever actually "speaks" through text. In Root of Evil, he's given full lines and talks rather frequently. | |
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Puppy Love | |
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Puppy Love: DJ has an obvious crush on Pandora. It's revealed in the end of Root of Evil that she reciprocates. | |
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Action Girl | |
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Action Girl: Pandora becomes one in Root of Evil. | |
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Updated Re-release | |
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Updated Re-release: The last release from the franchise was a Wii port of Root of Evil, which featured improved graphics, more intuitive controls and more voice lines for the characters, the last of which making the game feel more tightly plotted. | |
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Don't Fear the Reaper | |
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Don't Fear the Reaper: Unless you died, of course. | |
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EmoTeen | |
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Emo Teen: Stigmartha is rather dour, but it's pretty understandable considering she bleeds from her hands whenever she gets nervous. | |
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Did You Just Romance Cthulhu? | |
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Did You Just Romance Cthulhu?: DJ's mom somehow did. And had a son with him. | |
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Running Gag | |
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Not the only type in the series, but a bit of an issue in Volume One, with a rather macabre Running Gag about DJ's cat dying. | |
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