i fear it is not intended to be sterotypical and is just really uninspired. But i would be glad to be totally wrong.
End of Fred_Bonaparte's quote
No it really is 100 percent silly.
if regulus' menu screen line"im going to take these broken wings and learn to fly again" doesn't prove this to you, I suggest watching more crap movies and listening to more crap songs until you understand.
Also read Urban dictionaries definitions of 'post-irony' and you'll understand the mindset that influences pretty much all subtle comedy in contemporary media.