Cuphead: Difference between revisions

* [[A Day In The Limelight]]: The DLC gives more focus to Ms. Chalice, an NPC from the main game. She gets more characterization as a legendary hero, that once gave up her life to save the Inkwell Isles.

* [[The Determinator]]: While many Cuphead bosses embody this to some extent, Esther Winchester takes it to truly insane levels. Accidentally getting sucked into her own vacuum and turned into a bunch of sausage links doesn't dissuade her from fighting the cups, and even when {{spoiler|she's stuffed into a can, she refuses to give up.}}

* [[Easily Forgiven]]: {{spoiler|While Chef Saltbaker does end up in jail, it seems a rather light sentence given the scope of his crimes, especially since the three heroes are still children when he's released and everyone seems to see him as a friendly baker afterwards. Kind of hard to believe the Desert Limes would be able to forgive the brutal murder of their kin simply because he did community service work for them.}}

* [[Equivalent Exchange]]:

* [[I Lied]]: Turns out {{spoiler|Saltbaker was never going to bring Chalice back to life. He used her to lure the boys to the Delicious Last Course, knowing they'd be strong enough to take out their neighbors. To seal the deal, he tells the trio that he'll use their heads as serving platters after sacrificing one of their souls}}.

* [[Lady of War]]: The Saluki in charge of the Howling Aces is a classy, beautiful pooch who conducts herself with an air of dignity, [[The Comically Serious|even when she's frantically mashing buttons on her Chinook's control panel.]]

* [[Logical Weakness]]: The Moonshine Mob seem to be exploiting this in the third phase of their boss fight. Are the cops hassling you a bunch of ants? Then hire an anteater and sic him on them!

* [[The Mafia]]: The Moonshine Mob, a criminal gang of bootlegger bugs evocative of Al Capone-era mobsters.

* [[Protagonist-Centered Morality]]: Deconstructed by the end of the story. Chef Saltbaker asked the brothers and Chalice to collect the ingredients from his neighbors, who hadn't done anything to warrant that level of home invasion. {{spoiler|It turns out that the antagonists were [[Good All Along]], or at the very least safeguarding the ingredients from someone far worse than them. The Wondertart also requires a living soul to be baked into it. When the brothers and Chalice stop Saltbaker from making the Astral Pie and accidentally destroy his bakery, they agree that one living soul is not worth bringing Chalice back to life. Chalice says that she'll find another way to gain back her limbs.}}

* [[Reality Ensues]]: Chef Saltbaker sends the kids on an errand to collect the ingredients for the Astral Pie, that could bring Chalice back to life permanently, without needing the brothers. {{spoiler|The epilogue shows that he gets arrested for coercing and kidnapping children, attempted murder, destruction of his neighbors' property, and attempted domination of the astral plane. Why were the brothers let off the hook? Because they had helped save the Inkwell Isles from the Devil, and the Judge was a [[Reasonable Authority Figure]] that figured out Saltbaker duped them. Saltbaker gets a plea deal where he rebuilds all the damage he indirectly wrought upon the DLC, and spends months doing community service}}.

* [[Slasher Smile]]: The Howling Aces' Chinook constantly has its fangs bared in a surprisingly menacing grin. Then there's {{spoiler|Chef Saltbaker once he drops the nice guy schtick.}}

* [[Snake Oil Salesman]]: Esther Winchester, if her snake oil bullets are of any indication.