Infinite Space/YMMV


 * Alas, Poor Scrappy:, to some people.
 * Angst? What Angst?: Dietrich..
 * Cliché Storm: Abso-freaking-lutely, especially with regards to characterization.
 * Crowning Music of Awesome: Act 2 map theme, the regular battle theme, and the track that plays when your ship docks on normal occasion.
 * Ensemble Darkhorse:
 * HELP (GIRL) is rather popular among the players...
 * Lord Roth.
 * Neal Baecker.
 * The Schneizer brothers, to some extent.
 * Evil Is Sexy:.
 * Funny Aneurysm Moment: A few of them.
 * At one point in the game,.
 * Later in the game,.
 * After the battle against Orders in Act 2, . This will remain funny if you recruit, but if you don't,.
 * An event that allows Princess Glorinda to be recruited has PM Falko asks Yuri if he has "special someone", in which if Yuri answered "yes", Torlo will (perhaps jokingly) states that his "special someone" is Kira..
 * Genius Bonus: The names in the list of highest-ranked space pirates include the names of real-life corsairs and privateers like Walter Kennedy and Samuel Mason.
 * One of the first clues you can get regarding what happened in the Irvest sector is that the speed of light has changed in the area..
 * Goddamned Bats: Almost anything you fight before you gain access to ships those will match the enemies, even in New Game+. The LMC pirate ships (Sodality, Junkyard and Fellowship) are the most notable examples, since they're fast and have high durability compared to your SMC ships. They are also not very worth fighting since the reward is so small (except when they appear along with Hestia, which will drop a large sum of money), so it's usually better just to run away.
 * Hell Is That Noise: The screams you hear upon entering the Flux Sector for the first time.
 * Ho Yay: Cico is just a little too... obsessed with Yuri. Dietrich is also really fond of him.
 * Magnificent Bastard: Valantin. Sure, he pinches your dad's Epitaph and stabs out your eye when you first meet, but it's hard to hate him. Him not being a villain does not help.
 * Moe: Nia's younger self definitely qualifies. As does Alik.
 * Player Punch: Everything that isn't epic or funny in the game. The best example is when you just fought your way through a bunch of pirates and had to go through a dense meteorite storm to rescue a hostage that seems to be a new crew member..
 * She doesn't have to die if you decide to execute, but she won't join your crew anyway.
 * Rescued from the Scrappy Heap: Katida is not well-liked as a teammate, especially since she's a pain in the ass to recruit, but.
 * The Scrappy: With Loads and Loads of Characters, it is inevitable to have some characters thrown into the Scrappy heap.
 * Franny is probably the most obvious example, as she is generally hated for annoying personality and low stats.
 * Katida. Some players dislike her personality, some others hate her.
 * Scrappy Mechanic: The battle system, to some people.
 * Squick: Pipra constantly talking to Yuri about "paying with his body" or something around that line. Ick.
 * The Garner Sisters' song the first time you meet them. Possibly doubles as Getting Crap Past the Radar.
 * That One Boss: Several, although it also depends on the player. is generally agreed as one due to the massive damage it can cause.
 * They Wasted a Perfectly Good Plot: One of your missions involves defusing a dispute over resources. Coulda been, you end up picking sides, or been one of the captains on either side. Nope. Wonderboy and Obi-wan get it fixed.
 * Of course, this basic plot does happen at least two other times, down to picking sides.
 * To add to that,, for all the trouble you go through to recruit, doesn't get any sort of story (save for a minor event between Kira and her) in the second half of the game other than you rescuing her and becoming a permanent part of your crew. Although to be fair,.
 * Arguably, how several plot-important characters' past (particularly Nia) are never brought up at all falls into this trope.
 * No, people,.