Mythology gag

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Here's some Troper's opinion though IMO, I think TV Tropes needs to really tell us who's editing what because as said, for discussion reasons and we're all subjected to make mistakes and different views wrote this: Starninger could be a reference to the relationship between Super Sentai and Power Rangers: He is a westernized version of the other rangers and both find the other's methods unusual, which mirrors the fact that Power Rangers series are perceived as more serious and violent by Japanese fans while Sentai is seen as more oddball and aloof by Americans. Starninger notably comes off as ignorant to the way the rest of the team works, but is slowly starting to enjoy them, similar to how the American Sentai fandom is more of a recent development. While I don't really have a positive view of Ninninger but I still can't ignore the possible mythology gag. Now I really want to actually share my opinion on the matter of Kinji Takigawa as a possible mythological gag of sorts. I don't discount the possibility that he is a mythological gag though some people give constructive criticism to me saying that it's just a coincidence and I can just forget about it while others who give constructive criticism say it's okay to explore that possibility. So what's with the mythology gag? So it's highly speculative but it's okay to speculate with some facts.

Mythology gag

A Mythology Gag is a sort of Meta- Continuity Nod , wherein a reference to some facet of a show's mythology or past production history which is not actually considered Canon in the context of the show is made. This trope is usually taken largely as a bit of gratuitous humor, since if the program you're watching is "real" then the characters shouldn't be thinking in terms of any continuity, alternate or otherwise. Sometimes this will be hilariously lampshaded by the characters, who wonder how they could possibly know such a thing. Also, the Celebrity Paradox might come into play. Often seen in Revivals , Reboots or Media Franchises , when an element from the previous version of the show or from the previous show in the Media Franchise is referenced or seen in some way. This is usually done as an acknowledgment to the fans of the first incarnation of the show. When successful, serves as a reassurance to those fans that the producers aren't trying to disrespect the original source material. When unsuccessful, only reminds fans that the original source material essentially never happened. The success of the Mythology Gag is always a matter of opinion. See Remake Cameo for when the Mythology Gag involves actors from the original production. Contrast Early-Bird Cameo. See also Internal Homage. Page Discussion. Read View source View history. Tools Tools.

This could also be the reason why Starfire in Teen Titans Go! One "shopping" trip later, mythology gag, he is seen wearing the outfit: a tight yellow wifebeater, cargo pants, and an ammo belt strapped across his gut — the mythology gag anthropomorphic rhino Rocksteady wore in the original TMNT series.

Webby's original design used as a weapon by Magica De Spell. Liu Kang: Are we the Deadly Alliance? Raiden: That is Kronika's Deception. Liu Kang: Or a recipe for Armageddon. A Mythology Gag is a reference to past iterations of a work that are explicitly not Canon to the work in question.

Being a film based on the Super Mario Bros. Super Mario games Some of Bowser's roars are provided by Kenny James, his current voice actor in the games. As Mario makes his final attempt to complete Peach's obstacle course, he holds his arms out to the side when running across the donut blocks, as he does in several later games when he reaches full speed. He then clears the Bullet Bills using his signature triple jump complete with identical animations: his arms held to his sides and back on the second jump, and a backflip with his arms spread on the third. Super Mario Bros. This culminates in Mario sliding down a flag pole outside of a castle-shaped burger joint just like the end of the original levels, complete with the exact same sound effect used when Mario hits the flagpole. The joint itself resembles the end castle of those levels. After getting lost in the underground sewers, a sign in the background reads "Level ", much like said level which was the first underground level, the leitmotif of which plays as part of the music.

Mythology gag

A Mythology Gag is a sort of Meta- Continuity Nod , wherein a reference to some facet of a show's mythology or past production history which is not actually considered Canon in the context of the show is made. This trope is usually taken largely as a bit of gratuitous humor, since if the program you're watching is "real" then the characters shouldn't be thinking in terms of any continuity, alternate or otherwise. Sometimes this will be hilariously lampshaded by the characters, who wonder how they could possibly know such a thing.

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Webby's original design used as a weapon by Magica De Spell. Liu Kang: Are we the Deadly Alliance? Raiden: That is Kronika's Deception.

Dracula was probably somewhat inspired by Batman and Dracula: Red Rain. Mystery Incorporated has a number of these. When the opening sequence changes to showcase Robin, he appears bursting through a circular screen. One of them resembles his old design from The Tracey Ullman Show , with the same voice and catchphrase the 'Frosty Chocolate Milkshakes' line. See Remake Cameo for when the Mythology Gag involves actors from the original production. In addition, that same episode featured a villain from the same dimension as Gennosuke and his friend Usagi, an enemy who was an anthropomorphic warthog. A construction worker who strongly resembles him appears in a few episodes. In the old Expanded Universe an "Idiot's Array" is a winning hand in sabbac and the episode establishes that that's still the case in the new continuity. In the promo for the new animated series, Jim mentions how he's been in television before and how he was a bit nuts. Mitzi reads Isadora Duncan's real-life obituary to the portrait of her late lover. In the episode "Goldflipper" of the 90's revival, Super Secret Secret Squirrel , Morocco Mole starts lisping after losing his gold tooth, and Secret affects a lisp too in order to mock him, making him sound more like his original counterpart. Ralph's reaction: "That is so Main article: Mythology Gag. The new version of Soundwave has eyes that change between the yellow of the original toy to the red of the G1 cartoon, and was first seen in a box resembling his G1 alt mode, and at one point he develops a shoulder cannon, and the fragment of him left at the end is based on the MP3 player Soundwave. Woodrue and a certain character from Rifftrax's spiritual predecessor