Zoofights/YMMV

"We know not what she cares about, or even if she cares at all. We do not even know how she functions, although we do know she is a horse."
 * Alternative Character Interpretation:
 * Badass Decay:
 * Dork Age: Zoofights 2, supposedly.
 * Ensemble Darkhorse: During the voting for Sturgeon General and Smash Gordon, some people voted for Smash Gordon's bulldog, Nelson, due to Gordon's implied unintelligence. To the fans' delight, Nelson survived.
 * Among the many monsters that have appeared, Wolfbike, Steamcrab, Oh, the Huge Manatee! and Croctopus have gained a substantial amount of fans.
 * The Mangolin' Pangolins gained a whole lot of popularity Their  just fueled the Pangolin hype even more.
 * A couple of the spectators have themselves acquired a following, especially Gezora the giant squid bartender. Zoofights 5 also offers the ridiculously nonsensical rivalry between, of all characters, Matthew Lesko and Dr. Robotnik.
 * Among the WCW fighters who showed up in the Zoofights VI Royal Rumble, Biguana stood out from the rest for being charmingly oblivious to what was going around him.
 * Teslacorn (sorry) Only because we don't know anything about her.

"MrGreenShirt: Zoofights suddenly makes much, much more sense.
 * Game Breaker: . Fortunately,.
 * Genius Bonus: Several competitors are based on decidedly obscure creatures (Dunkleosteus, anyone?). Another great Genius Bonus is the name of Slammonite's finishing move: The Cambrian Explosion.
 * Hilarious At That Very Moment:
 * ZFV fighter Smash Gordon (a rules-skirting cave man) debuted at the same time Gordon Brown was being smashed in the UK elections. Major Failure swears this was completely coincidental.
 * Mr. and Mrs. Major Failure are Brits so this has to be a coincidence: The symbol of the San Diego Chargers used to be a rearing horse and now it's a lightning bolt. If Teslacorn gets to the semifinals but loses the penultimate match she's the perfect unofficial mascot.
 * Just Here for Godzilla: Did reading Zoofights 4 and 5 make you want to see Space Amoeba for a better look at a certain spectator?
 * Magnificent Bastard:
 * Memetic Mutation: A number of phrases and running gags have caught on amongst the fans.
 * "We sort of cloned a seventh tapogre. :shobon:"
 * In its early months, the Zoofights Forum was plagued with spambots, which were affectionately referred to as tapogres after the pathetic Zoofights 3 entrants.
 * "Happy to be a wolf. Ecstatic to be a motorbike. Wolfbike."
 * Wolf. Bike. Wolf. Bike. Wolfbike Wolfbike WOLFBIKE AROOOOOOO
 * "A Gorillion Dollars" was originally just a one-off joke picture. It eventually evolved into a much sought-after prize (15 votes redeemable on any match!) and even an emoticon on the Zoofights Forums.
 * Croctopus' Catch Phrase, "I'm building a bote".
 * The Snapture acting like a very angry Kanye West.
 * After Bull Market's osmium phone weapon and the in-fight reveal of Luchadillo having an osmium shell, osmium itself became both an oft-suggested upgrade and an Ascended Meme.
 * "X? X?! FUCK X!!!
 * The Manglin' Pangolins were given quick one-line descriptions of their personalities on their blueprints. It soon became common practice to refer to them by always including the tagline, as in "Drillz (he's the leader)". This meme also ascended.
 * Moral Event Horizon: Hardcore Prawn crossed the line when he Even though combat pragmatism is a perfectly acceptable tactic in Zoofights, this act was considered below the belt by a lot of those who voted for the Prawn, costing him a good chunk of his fans.
 * Nightmare Fuel:
 * It's emphasized both in-universe and in people's votes that Burger Lord is bad news.
 * What a few SA voters put for Hippos With An Eating Disorder instead of its proper name:
 * Rescued From the Scrappy Heap: was booed by the Zoofights spectators for general lameness and   He took all of this to heart and went balls-out crazy when it was actually time for him to fight. Needless to say, people gave him a lot more respect when he was rampaging.
 * Rooting for the Empire: There are always people who vote for the competitors that are likely to become tournament-ending god-beasts, or have already become tournament-ending god-beasts. All the major Big Bads have or had a good deal of votes and fans. The only exception seems to be, which was a rare case of a villain receiving absolutely no support once it was revealed.
 * This Is Your Premise on Drugs: In 2007 Major Failure wrote an acid trip report with Al Swearengen as his "spirit guide" (the "actual" Al Swearengen, not rollplaying him).
 * This Is Your Premise on Drugs: In 2007 Major Failure wrote an acid trip report with Al Swearengen as his "spirit guide" (the "actual" Al Swearengen, not rollplaying him).

saberwulf: Holy shit, now I understand how he came up with Achilles Eel and Croctopus. The Major does a fuckload of drugs."


 * The Woobie: Croctopus. He is completely delusional and believes that he is at Zoofights not to fight and kill, but to build boats. He is made to be a sympathetic creature, depicted in a positive, non-bloodthirsty light.
 * Iron Woobie: Croctopus.
 * Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds: Monster Truck from VI, a slipshod combination of a tiger and a truck that howls with agony for every minute of its continued existence. It currently wishes to make the world pay for making it what it is.