Collin the Speedy Boy/Tropes

Collin the Speedy Boy is an American action-adventure superhero game series created by Oscar Hamilton (now deceased) and Tadaki Fujiyama, being developed by (1993-1995),  (1998-2002),  (2005-2011),  (2013-2016) and Avalanche Software (since 2018) and published by  (1993-1995),  (1995),  (1998-2002) and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (since 2005) since April 16th, 1993.

In 2018, shortly after Hamilton's death, Fujiyama departed from Warner Bros. to move to Marvel, with new projects based on the franchise being now supervised by Ryan Curcwald.

Tropes

 * Absurd Phobia: Bryte has a fear of insects.
 * Action Girl: Evelynn.
 * Adorkable:
 * Collin himself can fall into this.
 * Ambiguously Bi: Evelynn and Aurelie are close friends, but sometimes they seem to be too close.
 * Animation Adaptions: the franchise has two of them (four if you count The Space Rangers and Moira of the Wild).
 * Badass Adorable: both the Omegas and the Avians.
 * Berserk Button:
 * Do never call Collin a fraud.
 * Evelynn gets pretty annoyed when called "princess".
 * Betty and Veronica: Aurelie's Betty to Evelynn's Veronica.
 * Big Damn Reunion: TBD
 * Biting-the-Hand Humor: the series have occasional jabs at Warner Bros., including:
 * Breaking the Fourth Wall: the series does this.
 * Canon Foreigner: Jack Kanoff.
 * Cloudcuckoolander: TBD
 * Crossover: Omegas and Titans Unite and Collin and Howler: Speedin' and Howlin'.
 * Cry Cute: TBD
 * Cursed with Awesome: [Collin]
 * Darker and Edgier: TBD
 * Dark and Troubled Past: TBD
 * Dark is Evil: TBD
 * Did You Punch Out Cthulhu: TBD
 * Enemy Mine: TBD
 * Fiery Redhead: Evelynn is sometimes this.
 * Five-Man Band:
 * The Leader: Collin.
 * The Lancer: Tommy.
 * The Smart Guy: Cooper.
 * The Big Guy: Trent and WesDragon.
 * The Chick: Evelynn.
 * Foreshadowing: TBD
 * Getting Crap Past the Radar: some games, comics and episodes include hidden adult humor and innuendo.
 * Heel-Face Turn: TBD
 * Heroes Want Redheads: Collin's girlfriend is Evelynn, herself being a redhead.
 * Heterosexual Life-Partners: TBD
 * I Am Not Weasel: Tommy is often called a shrew despite being an opossum.
 * Large Ham: TBD
 * Likes Older Women: Collin partially falls on this since Evelynn is ten months older than him.
 * Mixed Ancestry: Evelynn is mixed, being Hispanic and Caucasian.
 * Ms. Fanservice: TBD
 * Mr. Fanservice: Collin himself tends to be this.
 * Not Allowed to Grow Up: TBD
 * Official Couple:
 * Collin/Evelynn.
 * Cooper/Abygal.
 * Courtnei/Jayden.
 * Zane/Kelsie.
 * Real Men Wear Pink: TBD
 * Schoolgirl Lesbians: Courtnei and Jayden.
 * Shout-Out:
 * Collin occasionally greets Kanoff by saying Bugs Bunny's catchphrase "eh, what's up, doc?".
 * In the [movie studio name] level of Collin and the Avians, there are a few movie posters parodying Warner Bros. properties such as The Shining, The Matrix, Mad Max, TBD.
 * In [issue], Collin tried to bribe Tommy with Scooby Snacks to TBD.
 * In [episode], [kinda want a Scooby-Doo-inspired chase scene. Maybe include the Benny Hill theme song if an episode]
 * In a Halloween issue, one of the costumes Evelynn planned to use was Rachel Green from Friends.
 * In Nexus, one of Kanoff's collected experiments in space looks like Neptr from Adventure Time.
 * [around thirty more]
 * Shifted to CGI: the 2020 film.
 * Ship Tease:
 * [Trent and Sara]
 * [Wes and Maddie]
 * [Courtnei and Jayden]
 * Spell My Name With an "S":
 * It's Collin with a double "L", not Colin.
 * Evelynn is written with double "N".
 * Coutnei is written with an "I" rather than an "Y".
 * Spicy Latina: TBD
 * Spin-Off: TBD
 * Talking Animal: pretty much every animal character.
 * Take That!:
 * In the Collin the Speedy Boy: Full Speed episode, Super Magic Super Girl, TBD.
 * The Ditz: TBD
 * The Fashionista: TBD
 * Those Two Guys: Trent and WesDragon are almost inseparable.
 * Tomboy and Girly Girl: Evelynn's tomboy to Aurelie's girly girl.
 * Tomboy With A Girly Streak: Evelynn has tomboyish traits such as having TBD, enjoys playing video games and sports such as basketball and TBD and hates being called "princess", but she also enjoys wearing skirts and dresses and TBD, with her favorite dancing style being tango.
 * Why Did It Have To Be Snakes?: TBD
 * You Mean "Xmas": festivities have different names but similar meanings in Arcasia. For example:
 * Valentine's Day is named TBD.
 * St. Patrick's Day is named TBD.
 * Easter is named TBD.
 * Halloween is named Frightstice.
 * Thanksgiving is named TBD.
 * Christmas is named Joy Day.
 * St. Patrick's Day is named TBD.
 * Easter is named TBD.
 * Halloween is named Frightstice.
 * Thanksgiving is named TBD.
 * Christmas is named Joy Day.

Trivia

 * Adored by the Network: Warner Bros. treats CtSB the same way it treats several of their other main franchises such as Looney Tunes, Scooby-Doo, DC Comics, The Matrix, Mad Max, Wizarding World and Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit, giving origin to several merchandise products and TBD.
 * Author Existence Failure: Oscar Hamilton passed away on December 1st, 2018, leaving the series without one of his co-creators.
 * Cash Cow Franchise: Since CTSB is by far one of the most popular WBIE franchises aside from Mortal Kombat, TBD.
 * Dawson Casting: Collin and his human friends, despite being teenagers, were always voiced by adults, even with their consequent recasts.
 * Executive Meddling: TBD
 * Fan Nickname:
 * CollinBob SpeedyPants from some SpongeBob fans, due to its supposed popularity, humor and the memes they both spawn.
 * However, this also annoyed some fans from both media due to their different tones, with some SpongeBob fans considering Howler a fairer SpongeBob of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and due to Looney Tunes already serving as its general Warner Bros. counterpart to the show due to their status as pop culture icons and mascots, while some CtSB fans prefer to be compared to Danny Phantom, Avatar or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles instead, considering they're more action-focused Nicktoons.
 * [joke with Guardians, Futurama and Persona for Space Rangers]
 * Release Date Change: TBD
 * Rule 34 - Creator Reactions:
 * Oscar Hamilton, before his death, was aware of CTSB porn and adult fanfics and he was TBD.
 * When he discovered that Stella McDonnell made some, he had a little talk with her, saying "TBD".
 * When Fujiyama discovered CTSB adult material and fics, including ones made by Stella, he was TBD
 * While not necessarily favorable to it, Oscar's widow Madison McDougal-Hamilton is more tolerant about it, since she understands such things are also part of the fandom and they can't actually stop those fans from doing it.
 * Current developer Ryan Curcwald is more open-minded about it and he said to be okay with it, but warns that he doesn't support any kind of adult art or fanfiction where the characters are under 18, calling it "sick and disgusting"
 * The Other Darrin: over the run of the series, there were a few recasts:
 * Due to Mary Kay Bergman's unfortunate suicide in late 1999, Bryte was eventually recasted with Grey Griffin, who also inherited the role of Daphne Blake from Scooby-Doo from her.
 * When Collin Returns was first released, the game was dedicated in loving memory of her. Most of Bryte's dialogue on it featured her voice, although some additional dialogue already featured Grey's voice.
 * In 2013, Quinton Flynn stepped down as the voice of Collin and Zane, with Matthew Mercer assuming his roles. Despite initial backlash from fans, they quickly warmed to the new voice.
 * What Could Have Been: TBD
 * What Could Have Been: TBD

YMMV

 * Abandon Shipping: when Courtnei and Jayden were first introduced, some fans started to play with the idea of pairing either with TBD. However, that eventually was canned when the developers confirmed that there is indeed a thing going on between both of them.
 * Alternative Character Interpretation: TBD
 * Awesome Music: TBD
 * Banned in China: The franchise was banned in some countries where LGBT is considered a crime, most notably in several African and Middle Eastern countries (excluding some cases like South Africa and Israel).
 * Ironically, the franchise was not banned in Russia, despite its laws.
 * Base-Breaking Character:
 * Tommy is this since some fans find him completely annoying.
 * [Evelynn and Aurelie at times]
 * [Bryte for obvious reasons]
 * Fans (especially LGBT fans) loved Courtnei and Jayden due to TBD, yet there are fans who hate them since they think they're just added just to "push an agenda."
 * Broken Base: TBD
 * Cargo Ship: TBD
 * Complete Monster: TBD
 * Crossover Ship:
 * There are some crossover pairings in the fandom like Collin/Ashton, Collin/Charlotte, Collin/Kitrina, Collin/Miranda, Collin/​Cassie Cage​, Collin/Jacqui Briggs, Trent/Kitrina, WesDragon/Gayle, TBD.
 * When asked about pairing Collin with either Cassie or Jacqui, Ed Boon replied that he'd better make Collin a DLC in Mortal Kombat 11 and implying that he [reserved for Coolot or Green].
 * For same-sex couples, there's Gurkha/​HueHue​, Aurelie/Kitrina, Evelynn/Charlotte, Collin/William Doxx, Collin/Tristan, Collin/Howler, WesDragon/Isiah, Aurelie/Cassie, TBD.
 * Ensemble Dark Horse:
 * Cooper and Tommy were one of the most popular characters in the franchise.
 * Gurkha became a very popular character thanks to Gurkha memes, especially to the meme community.
 * Fan-Preferred Couple:
 * Collin/Aurelie.
 * [Collin/Stacie]
 * [Collin/Moira]
 * [Bryte/Eli]
 * [Bryte/Fang]
 * Fandom Rivalry:
 * Initially with Looney Tunes since the game series became popular around the same time as Warner Bros.' flagship franchise was being revitalized with modern takes and spin-offs such as Tiny Toon Adventures and Animaniacs as some fans feared that it would have Collin be more recognizable to children than Bugs Bunny, therefore being a lot more popular than him.
 * The CtSB fandom has a complicated relationship with the Sonic the Hedgehog one due to their similar premises and TBD.
 * [TDP and Bailey at an initial phase]
 * [MK after WB bought most of Midway]
 * CTSB fans didn't get along well with SpongeBob fans, especially those who keep calling the former "CollinBob SpeedyPants".
 * Some insane fans of CTSB hated Sajoedri, USA, mainly due to the Craig the Shitty Boy episode, therefore arguing with the Sajoedri fanbase.
 * [Birds of Prey for the Avians]
 * Fanfic Fuel: TBD
 * Foe Yay Shipping:
 * Collin/Zane.
 * [Collin/Owl]
 * Fountain of Memes: TBD
 * Friendly Fandoms:
 * The rivalry with the Looney Tunes fandom lasted until TBD.
 * Germans Love David Hasselhoff: aside from the United States and Canada, CtSB has a large following in several European countries (especially the United Kingdom and Ireland, France, Germany and Russia), Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand.
 * Ho Yay Shipping:
 * [Evelynn/Aurelie]
 * [Wes/Trent]
 * [Courtnei/Jayden]
 * [Gurkha/Sharp]
 * Idiosyncratic Ship Naming:
 * Collynn (Collin/Evelynn).
 * Launcher of a Thousand Ships: Collin has been shipped with a lot of characters, both inside and outside the CTSB franchise.
 * Memetic Badass: TBD
 * Memetic Mutation:
 * In April of 2019, there were various memes being made featuring Gurkha, including the "Look out, fool! Gurkha's heading after you!" video.
 * One example of a Gurkha meme was a Moto Moto parody video, with Gurkha as Gloria and HueHue from Victor and Valentino as Moto Moto.
 * Another example was a video with Gurkha acting like Swiper from Dora the Explorer, with Collin and Tommy saying "Gurkha no eating!", but before they could finish saying it the third and last time, Gurkha eats their heads off.
 * Yet, another example was an Instagram video of Gurkha snapping his fingers with the Infinity Gauntlet, causing Shaggy Rogers, Moto Moto, Shrek, Goku, and even Thanos to fade away from existence.
 * Another example is several fanart and fanmade videos of Gurkha dressed as Ricardo Milos as TBD.
 * [Gurkhette as a variation of Bowsette]
 * [Tommy-related]
 * [that face on the 2003 cartoon]
 * ["Hi, I'm Bryte!" as a parody of the DNA Productions logo]
 * [Brytette as a variation of Bowsette]
 * The GoAnimate/Vyond community made infamous grounded videos of Bryte, Elefish King, Gurkha and Sharp, and other villains, with some moments becoming memes.
 * [JoJo's]
 * [hyper-realistic cringy Collin based on the original version of movie's Sonic]
 * Memetic Molester:
 * [Gurkha]
 * [Bryte]
 * [Collin himself]
 * Memetic Psychopath: [Collin]
 * Mis-blamed: TBD
 * Ship Mates: Collin/Evelynn shippers commonly ship WesDragon/Sara and Trent/Maddie as well.
 * Ship-to-Ship Combat: TBD
 * One True Threesome:
 * [Collin/Evelynn/Aurelie]
 * [Bryte/Eli/Fang]
 * Portmanteau Couple Name: TBD
 * We're Still Relevant, Dammit!: TBD
 * What Do You Mean, It's For Kids?: TBD
 * X Meets Y: TBD
 * One True Threesome:
 * [Collin/Evelynn/Aurelie]
 * [Bryte/Eli/Fang]
 * Portmanteau Couple Name: TBD
 * We're Still Relevant, Dammit!: TBD
 * What Do You Mean, It's For Kids?: TBD
 * X Meets Y: TBD

WMG

 * The whole franchise was a whole story made up by Collin himself. While people like Evelynn, Tommy, Cooper, TBD do exist in real life, others like Bryte, TBD are entirely fictional.
 * Everything that happened in the franchise is a result of a coma Collin Brady is in.
 * [Zane-related]

Funny

 * Tommy, Goof, and occasionally Trent and WesDragon are often seen as comic relieves of this franchise.

Nightmare Fuel

 * Ziles' appearance can be terrifying to viewers.