Bro-Pocalypse

"Bro-Pocalypse" is the fiftieth episode of the fourth season of Teen Titans Go! and the two-hundred-seventh overall episode of the series.

Summary
When the male Titans are injured, Raven and Starfire must become bros to stop the Bro-pocalypse.

Plot
It happens to be a normal day with the Octopus doing some weight-lifting. The scene then switches into the Tower, where Robin, Beast Boy and Cyborg are doing the same (but more extreme)as part of their bro-out. The three boys soon show off their pumped up muscles and wolf down some burgers, disgusting Starfire and Raven who witness their antics. Raven tells the boys to use a napkin to clean themselves, but Cyborg refuses because he thinks if the burger doesn't make lots of drips, it doesn't belong near his lips, and Robin agrees before munching up his own portion. When Starfire asks them long are they going to continue their bro-out, Beast Boy answers they are going to do that for the rest of their lives and sticks out his tongue in front of the girls to scare both off. The boys proceed proclaiming themselves "bros" by slapping one another and fart together, which annoys Raven even more and she scolds them by telling them to bro-out somewhere else. Her words make Robin feel slightly irked as he thinks that she's disregarding he and the two other boys from saving the world, though Starfire is puzzled and asks the boys what danger must the world be saved from, in which the boys reply with "the Bro-Pocalypse!"

Cyborg then further explains that every two thousand years, the Bro God sends down an intergalactic fist bump from above to the top of Mount Bro-suvius, and Robin adds that the ultimate bro has to reciprocate it, which Beast Boy describes it as "super sick". But Cyborg warns that if the Bro God is left hanging, he and the other boys state that he will bring upon the Bro-Pocalypse: something that will cause backward hats, popped collars and puka shell necklaces cease to exist. Instead of feeling shocked, both girls look forward to that day and Raven still thinks the boys are joking, even though Cyborg reminds them earlier that the world will be destroyed (which includes a scenario of screaming Jump City citizens and the Earth explodes when the bro fist crashes). Seeing how the girls disbelieve them, Robin tries to prove that he and the two other boys can rescue the world from the said apocalypse by doing one last power-lift, and after spitting saliva onto his hands, he lifts up the heavy dumbbell with all his might... yet unfortunately, he ends up getting his leg cracked and has his head being clamped by the weights, while his bros also have their legs injured when the dumbbell crashed, with Cyborg yelling "Worst case scenario!". Robin aims to encourage his bros to walk it off, but as they stand up, they instantly collapse and cry loudly in pain, as Beast Boy says they can't walk and Cyborg pessimistically believes they won't be able to prevent the Bro-Pocalypse.

Anyway, the girls are indifferent even watching the boys shouting in fear, and Raven is happy to consider their injuries as a way to end their "dumb bro ways" since there will be no more backward hats, extreme sports or getting food all over their faces. Starfire agrees that hats should be worn frontwards by switching the boys' hats upfront, voicing out her preference of mild sports and angrily wiping Cyborg's mouth with a napkin while calling him "the shameful". Beast Boy strongly opposes the girls' ideals by stating that it ain't a world they worth living in and Robin agrees by adding that if they can't overcome their injuries, there won't be a world to live in at all and sheds a single tear. Initially, Raven is still doubtful about the boys' statement of the apocalypse only because they can't get onto the top of the mountain, but suddenly Starfire alerts her that a magnetic disturbance is coming from a mountain range. Crawling with difficulty, the injured boys clarify and emphasise that the mountain is named "Brosuvius" (before their pain worsens), although Raven points out that it's St Antonio. As Starfire realizes if the disturbance is not being dispersed, the world will really end and the girls still aren't unable to accept the truth of the upcoming crisis. Robin assures he and his bros can handle it, however the boys still can't recover from their pain and resume shouting, making the girls roll their eyes. Referring them as knuckleheads, Raven then instructs the boys to stay down as she and Starfire will be the ones to handle it. Beast Boy says that they aren't bros but Starfire and Raven inquiry does one simply needs to dress in Don Cornelius bro clothings to become a bro and just call each other "bro" all the time, respectively. Cyborg affirms it will take more than that to become "the ultimate bro".

A while later...

Both girls have changed their normal attire into T-shirts and shorts as well as wearing necklaces around their necks and backwards caps on their heads. They begin to behave like bros rather unnaturally: they try to call each other as bros with hand gestures, Raven awkwardly complimenting Starfire's "sweet chain wallet", asks "cares to catch some waves, brah?", letting Starfire sniff her armpit while pretending to dunk a hoop and act like a guy who "flirts" with the "chicks" while the latter asks "What is up, the man?", attempts eating burgers messily, describing Raven's odor as "plungey" and misinterprets "chicks" as chickens. Nonetheless, Robin still considers their efforts as a start and not as easy as popping their collars, with Beast Boy remarking one needs be a bro from his heart and Cyborg handing the girls a "bro journal" which can help guide their journey. Robin then wishes the girls luck and along with his bros claims that "a bro is no bro without bros". The girls shrug in confusion and Starfire still doesn't know it means, though Cyborg stretches and extends his neck saying that both will soon understand until Raven pulls his neck (causing his head to spring backwards), and telling Starfire "Whatever", she opens a portal which teleports her and Starfire away, leaving the boys in the living room.

Later, the girls arrive at the bottom of the mountain faster than a flash through exiting the portal, and as they are immediately met with a blazing sunlight, they react reflexedly by blocking the light with their arms. When Raven complains about getting a sunburn, Starfire advises her to pop up her T-shirt's collar and upon noticing her burn, Raven follows Starfire's advice, referring it as "bro-tection". She then thanks Starfire with a bump, who replies with "No the problem, the bro" and returns her the same gesture. The girls carry on their journey, and they soon discover something behind some grasses.

Characters

 * Raven
 * Starfire
 * Robin
 * Cyborg
 * Beast Boy
 * Generic Jump City Citizens

Trivia

 * This is the third episode to be released on international TV airings before premiering in the United States.
 * This episode premiered on Memorial Day 2018.
 * Music from "The Art of Ninjutsu" is reused.
 * Music from the promo is reused when Raven and Starfire are riding their bikes.
 * The Titans have to travel to the top of Mount Bro-suvius to stop the Bro-Pocalypse from happening. Bro-suvius is likely a portmanteau of an actual mountain, Mount Vesuvius, which has erupted many times in its history and caused much catastrophe.
 * The scanners later indicate that Mount Bro-suvius is actually Mount San Antonio, the tallest point in California.
 * The Bro Journal appears to be written in a form of hieroglyphics, or hie-bro-glyphics.

Continuity

 * Raven is unhooded for the 76th time.
 * This is the second time the girls compete with the boys. The first time is in "Boys vs Girls".
 * This is also the second time that the girls have to handle a situation since the boys fail to do so and get into a plight instead. The previous time is in "Operation Dude Rescue".
 * This isn't the first time that Robin, Cyborg, and Beast Boy have bro'd out. In the episode "Caged Tiger", the boy Titans have recently returned from a bro weekend, and their bro antics also annoy the girls.
 * In this episode, Raven and Starfire disapprove of Cyborg, Beast Boy, and Robin wearing their hats backwards. But in "The Gold Standard" they were willing to use their leprechaun wishes to turn their hats first to the side, then fully backwards.

Errors

 * When Starfire makes Robin, Beast Boy, and Cyborg's hats face forward, the next scene with them shows the hats facing backwards.

Running Gags

 * The Titans constant use of the words "Bro" and "Bros".
 * Cyborg, Robin, and Beast Boy constantly injuring themselves.
 * Starfire and Raven acting like "bros".

Transcript
The transcript for "Bro-Pocalypse" can be found here.