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The [http://www.clonk.de/ Clonk] titles are a series of [[Side View]] German PC games, that put you in command of one or more of the titular clonks. As a general rule, you'll need to use them to build a functioning settlement, harvest all the gold/oil/whatever in a map, or [[Competitive Multiplayer|kill off all of someone else's clonks]]. But it might be a race. Or a [[Ten Little Murder Victims|murder mystery in progress]]. Or a game of tag. Or maybe there'll be [[Wide Open Sandbox|no goal at all.]] It varies hugely between levels, being as versatile as only normaly seen with a general-purpose platformer engine.
The original games were [[Updated Rerelease|Updated Rereleases]], starting with the original ''Clonk'' [[DOS]] game from 1994, which consisted, more or less, of groups of Clonks throwing rocks at each other in sequential two-player battles. ''Clonk 2 Debakel'' was an experimental attempt to add [[Turn
The latest official update is Clonk [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?|Rage]], which was the last game finished before the head of the team had to quit. A 3D release was planned, but ended up being cancelled. Meanwhile, the game code has been released to allow continuation as an open-source game. Some fans, as well as the other members of the development team, are working on ''Open Clonk'', an attempt to bring the series in a new direction by rebuilding the engine from the ground upwards instead of upgrading Clonk Rage. There are also lots and lots of [[Game Mod|Game Mods]], although most of them, like the fanbase, are German.
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* [[Floating Continent]]: Many levels take place in the sky. Their floating is never explained. In the case of "Sky Atoll" the description states that an ancient island kingdom just rose out of the ocean. Somehow.
* [[Genre Roulette]]: The fan scenario "Clonk Party".
* [[Gosh Hornet]]: What happens when you break a [[Call a Rabbit
* [[Guide Dang It]]: Items you're carrying can change the effect of a spell. This is never mentioned in-game.
* [[Hoist
* [[Human Cannonball]]: Clonks can launch themselves with artillery cannon towers.
* [[Humans Are White]]
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* [[Pressure Plate]]: Found in puzzle scenarios.
* [[Press X to Die]]: The "Release Clonk" rule.
* [[Rise to
* [[Rocket Jump]]: "Flint jumps".
* [[Ruined FOREVER]]: When it was announced that the 3D game, Clonk Extreme, wouldn't feature digging or a scenario editor, cries of "It isn't true Clonk!" quickly followed.
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* [[Spiteful AI]]: Found in most scenarios with computer-controlled enemies.
* [[Stock Femur Bone]]
* [[Stylistic Suck]]: The community has spawned the phenomenon of "Niwoh" (a malapropism of the word "Niveau" meaning 'level' as sophistication) scenarios, which are a combination of this, purposely inserted bugs and [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made
* [[Super Drowning Skills]]: [[Oxygen Meter]]-type.
* [[Super Not-Drowning Skills]]: Possessed by aquaclonks.
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* [[Booze-Based Buff]]: Wompfberry whiskey is a healing item. To simulate inebriety, it [[Interface Screw|wildly shakes the screen]] and randomly makes the clonk trip or change direction, though.
* [[Braids, Beads, and Buckskins]]: The indians.
* [[Everything's Worse
* [[Magical Native American]]: The indians have, among other things, a system of various magical amulets, each with a stat-enhancing effect and a few corresponding spells.
* [[Trap Master]]: The [[Hunter Trapper|Trapper]] class uses their hunting traps in combat against other clonks as well.
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* [[The Paladin]]: Clonk paladins are [[Church Militant|Church Militants]] with [[Status Buff]] and [[Holy Hand Grenade]] powers, who wield [[The Musketeer|two-handed swords and muskets]].
* [[Religion]]: The [[Fantasy Pantheon]] consists of two opposing deities called Sawelô and Teiwaz <ref>which are names of [[Norse Mythology|norse runes]]</ref>. The Order of Sawelô seems to be light-oriented and has powers like a [[Energy Ball|lightning ball]] [[Holy Hand Grenade|attack]], while the Legion of Teiwaz is portrayed as darker and more sinister, with powers like [[Life Drain|a bloodsucking ray]]. Though [[Light Is Not Good]] and [[Dark Is Not Evil]] here; it more seems like [[Grey and Grey Morality]]. Both factions fight each other with the same fanatism, not to speak of their shared hatred for the atheistic mages and kanderians.
* [[Sticks to
* [[Walk, Don't Swim]]: Skeletons.
* [[Wreathed in Flames]]: The "hot blood" spell plays this straight, and makes simply walking into your enemies a valid tactic even for a mage.
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* [[Gatling Good]]: The [[More Dakka|minigun]].
* [[Grenade Launcher]]
* [[Gun Accessories]]: Certain firearms can be upgraded; the weapon part generally adds explosive effects to projectiles, the laser turns guns into [[Exactly What It Says
* [[Informal Eulogy]]: If you get killed, the game snarkily comments your death, also depending on death cause.
* [[Insectoid Aliens]]: Arocites.
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* [[Every Bullet Is a Tracer]]: Inverted. Bullets are ''entirely invisible''.
* [[Friendly Fireproof]]: With the "No friendly fire" rule.
* [[Fun
* [[Grappling Hook Pistol]]: The harpoon.
* [[Made of Explodium]]: Airbikes.
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''For convenience, the STR, AGI and INT professions will be from now on referred to as fighters, rangers and mages.''
* [[An Axe to Grind]]: A slower, but stronger weapon of the fighter.
* [[Arrows
* [[Attack Drone]]: The musketeer's steambot.
* [[Awesome but Impractical]]:
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** Magic missiles look cool, but do a pitifully low amount of damage.
* [[Back Stab]]: The fighter's Shadow Dagger grants this ability.
* [[Big Creepy
* [[Boring but Practical]]: Fire globs are not especially interesting, but one of the strongest attack spells of the game if backed by high INT. Their fire effect is relatively powerful, fast and ''stackable.''
* [[Cartoon Bomb]]: The bomb subweapon looks like this.
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* [[Everything Trying to Kill You]]
* [[Shout-Out]]: One of the bosses is the [[Charlie the Unicorn|Banana King]].
* [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made
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