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* [[Abhorrent Admirer]]: Okame-no-Kata in the Bakumatsu chapter.
** Okame-no-Kata in the Bakumatsu chapter.
** {{spoiler|Voice Heart, the boss of the Xin Shan Quan Inheritor's Final Chapter bonus dungeon is a male example}}.
* [[Acrofatic]]: Sammo, naturally.
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* [[All Cavemen Were Neanderthals]]
* [[All Your Powers Combined]]: The focus of Masaru's chapter and his end quote with his chapter boss {{spoiler|Odie Oldbright}}.
* [[Anachronism Stew]]: The Kung Fu chapter has no idea what era it's suppose to take place. Two characters are even seen wearing clothes from different time periods.
* [[Anachronism Stew]]: Anyone care to explain how {{spoiler|robots}} found their way into feudal Japan?
** {{spoiler|[[Clock Punk|Karakuri ningyo]] are a surprisingly old Japanese craft}}.
* [[And Then John Was a Zombie]]: {{spoiler|[[And Then John Was a Zombie|And Then Oersted Was The Demon King]]}}.
* [[Anime Hair]]: Most of the characters keep it down, but Pogo, Matsu and Akira more than make up for them. At least the latter two have an excuse: their chapter is modeled on a [[Super Robot]] anime. Also, Oersted.
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* [[As Long as There Is Evil]]
* [[As Long as There Is One Man]]: Subverted horribly. {{spoiler|Oersted believes that he can continue to fight, even as everyone else in the world turns against him, as long as there's one person who believes in him. She loses faith. He [[Face Heel Turn|doesn't]] [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds|take it well]], to [[Big Bad|put it mildly]]}}.
* [[The Atoner]]:
* [[The Atoner]]:* {{spoiler|Straybow becomes one after he betrays Oersted. Only noticeable in Akira's dungeon in the Final Chapter, where you can find his soul. Alicia too, but not as much}}.
** {{spoiler|Matsu}} qualifies as well, having performed a [[Heel Face Turn]] some indeterminate amount of time after he {{spoiler|killed Akira and Kaori's father}}.
* [[Badass]]: Arguably all the heroes.
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** In {{spoiler|the Final Chapter, there is one for every character's dungeon, and then some}}.
* [[Bonus Stage]]: The entire game of Captain Square in Cube's chapter.
* [[Booze-Based Buff]]: During the Western chapter, your healing items consist entirely of various alcoholic drinks. Of course, getting drunk comes with its debuffs...
* [[Boss Rush]]:
** Of course, getting drunk comes with its debuffs...
* [[Boss Rush]]:* {{spoiler|Also invertedInverted in thatOersted's youversion canof the final chapter, where you play as the bosses and kill the heroes}}.
** Could also applyApplies to Masaru's chapter; the entire chapter consists of seven battles, but they're all against boss-level enemies.
* [[Bound and Gagged]]: Happens to Bel during Pogo's chapter.
* [[Bounty Hunter]]: Mad Dog.
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* [[Broken Record]]: {{spoiler|After a certain point in Cube's chapter, Captain Hol is only capable of saying "What, are you serious? That's... quite unfortunate...". Later, it's revealed to be a recording OD-10 made after killing the captain}}.
* [[Climax Boss]]: All the fights against the different Odio incarnations, and the Demon King in Oersted's chapter.
* [[Cool Ship]]: Cube's chapter;: it takes place entirely on the [[Cool Ship]].
* [[Crutch Character]]:
* [[Crutch Character]]:* Oboro and Pogo can (and probably will) be leveled up very high in order to defeat their respective [[Bonus Boss]]es, {{spoiler|making them ridiculously overpowered during the first half of the Final Chapter}}.
** Still other characters have stats—like Masaru's ludicrous HP—that make them practically invincible once you do get around to levelling them up.
* [[Cyberpunk]]: Akira's chapter.
* [[Dangerous Forbidden Technique]]: The Xuan Ya Lian Shan Quan from the Inheritance chapter. You can only use it once for the final battle of the chapter. It stops being dangerous and forbidden in the Final Chapter though, where it can be used at any time once it's learned. Justified, considering that it's only dangerous to the master because he was too old to use it... his disciples have no such problems.
* [[Dangerous Terrain]]:
* [[Dangerous Terrain]]:* In battle, there are different types of damaging panels: poison, water, fire and electricity. These panels also effect enemies, and some enemies can recover on said panels. Oboro is capable of creating fire and water based panels, and Cube can create electric-based panels. Gori from Pogo's chapter can create poison-based spaces.
** The bosses love elemental spaces. Most notably, Ode Iou's true [[One-Winged Angel]] form has an attack which creates an enormous area of poison based panels. OD-10 also has Driveback, which creates electric based panels in a 3x3 placement (which can actually kill it).
*** Taken to extremes in the Captain Square minigame, the only part of the game where you can quickly die from elemental squares alone.
* [[Death Seeker]]: {{spoiler|The Sundown Kid}}.
* [[Despair Event Horizon]]: {{spoiler|Oersted hit this pretty hard. After being tricked, he finds that everyone has now abandoned him and considers him a demon, his only remaining ally is dragged away to be tortured, and is blamed for the death of said ally who expends the last of his power to set Oersted free. Oh, then he finds out that his best friend betrayed him to this fate because he was jealous. Oh, and the 'Aesop' which has been so far in the game? "Don't lose hope as long as somebody believes in you." That went well. The last person who he hoped believed in him, the princess? After Oersted duels his traitorous friend and kills him, she asks why he didn't come to rescue her (ouch, he did; Straybow only got there first by faking his death and ruining Oersted's life), declares that she loves said traitor, and kills herself. That was the absolute last straw, the severing of his last tenuous tie to sanity}}.
* [[Eleventh-Hour Superpower]]: The Xin Shan Quan Master's chapter, with the Xuan Ya Lian Shan Quan. {{spoiler|In the Final Chapter, however, once you learn this with the surviving pupil, you can use this multiple times, thus making it an [[Infinity+1 Sword|Infinity Plus One Skill]]}}.
** {{spoiler|In the Final Chapter, however, once you learn this with the surviving pupil, you can use this multiple times, thus making it an [[Infinity+1 Sword|Infinity Plus One Skill]]}}.
* [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"]]: The Master, in the Ancient China chapter; you do not name the Master, you name his fighting style. He is just referred as The Master.
* [[Evil Speechof Evil]]: Almost all of the Odio incarnations make one; the exceptions are O-D-O from Pogo's chapter, and O. Dio from Sunset/Sundown's chapter. The most memorable has to be the speech at the end of {{spoiler|Oersted's chapter, delivered by Oersted himself}}.
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* [[Fallen Hero]]: Hash in the Medieval chapter. He was a hero who defeated the Demon Lord, but lost faith in humanity and went to live as a hermit in the mountains. He subverts it by helping Oerstred defeat the Demon Lord to prove that he is still brave. {{spoiler|Oersted eventually falls ''much'' harder}}.
* [[Fartillery]]: Both Pogo and Gori have gaseous attacks which can cause some status effects to boot.
* [[Fate Worse Than Death]]:
* [[Fate Worse Than Death]]:* In Akira's chapter, the people being abducted are being turned into liquefied humans to power the Kuruu Odio statue, or to become robotic super soldiers.
** {{spoiler|Oersted}} ended up with a horrible fate: {{spoiler|he is left in a land where people either think he is a traitor, or think he is a demon because everyone who believed in him ended up dying. He winds up accepting the label of demon, and becomes the [[Big Bad]]}}.
* [[Fetch Quest]]: You don't have to go through the character dungeons in the Final Chapter, but if you don't, you'll have a difficult time with Odio, and {{spoiler|you can't get the best ending}}.
* [[Fighting Game]]: Masaru's chapter.
* [[Fun with Acronyms]]: Unknown if it's played straight or a case of [[Woolseyism]], but readRead all of Cube's abilities in order and write down the first letter of each. If it's the former, it's definitely a textbook case of [[Fridge Brilliance]]. {{spoiler|It reads HUMANISM, the main theme for Cube's character}}. A few early English translations screwed it up.
** It's the former, but a few early English translations screwed it up.
* [[Game Within a Game]]: Captain Square in Cube's chapter.
* [[Gatling Good]]: O. Dio's weapon.
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* [[Grand Finale]]: The best ending.
* [[Guide Dang It]]: Oboro's chapter, period.
* [[Guns Are Worthless]]:
* [[Guns Are Worthless]]:* Averted. The Sundown Kid is the strongest character in the game, even moreso if you get his [[Infinity+1 Sword|.44 Magnum]]. Gun attacks in general are long-ranged, damaging, take no time whatsoever, and tend to not pose a significant disadvantage on the character using them.
** And on the other end, O. Dio's [[Gatling Good|ultimate]] [[More Dakka|attack]] has a range that's completely diagonal to the end of the field and hits for 999 damage. So basically, the Sundown Kid AND the [[Big Bad]] of his chapter averts this trope.
* [[The Gunslinger]]s: Sundown and Mad Dog.
* [[Have a Nice Death]]: Cube's chapter is full of them, and if you happen to activate any of them, you are greeted with {{spoiler|"In the end... Cube never made it to Earth..."}}.
* [[Heel Face Turn]]: {{spoiler|Zaki}}, from Pogo's chapter, {{spoiler|for the final boss of said chapter}}. There's also {{spoiler|Matsu}} from Akira's chapter, {{spoiler|but it happened in the backstory}}. Though it's possible {{spoiler|Zaki's is more of an [[Enemy Mine]] thing, since it doesn't seem like his opinions on anything have changed... he just ''doesn't want to be eaten by a dinosaur''. It's hard to tell with no text}}.
* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]:
** Though it's possible {{spoiler|Zaki's is more of an [[Enemy Mine]] thing, since it doesn't seem like his opinions on anything have changed... he just ''doesn't want to be eaten by a dinosaur''. It's hard to tell with no text}}.
* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]:* {{spoiler|Matsu does this to power the Buriki Daioh so he can save Akira and Kaori (the latter actually initially volunteering to be liquefied to power it before Akira stops her)}}.
** {{spoiler|Straybow fakes having one during Oersted's chapter}}.
* [[Hoist by His Own Petard|Hoist By Their Own Petards]]: The three antagonists in Akira's chapter get turned into liquified humans too when the mass of liquified humans they gathered end up engulfing them.
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* [[Humans Are the Real Monsters]]: {{spoiler|The insane AI in the Sci-Fi chapter killed off the crew members because it feels this way. Later, there's the Medieval chapter}}...
* [[Humongous Mecha]]: "Go! Go! Buriki Daioh!"
* [[Infinity+1 Sword]]: Notable in that you need to get them all for the best ending.
** Also, thereThere's not one, but ''two'' swords in Oboro's chapter that are his 2nd best weapon (one is his best for the chapter, one you get after you beat it), although both of them are absurdly difficult and obscure examples of [[Guide Dang It]]. And you can only get one.
** Pogo's 2nd best weapon is a '''COKE BOTTLE''' which can only be acquired by killing the king mammoth.
* [[Interface Spoiler]]: In battle, enemies consist of still images that slide around when moving and attacking and usually take up multiple spaces. Zaki only takes up one space and has idle, moving, and attacking animations like the members of your party. Guess who joins you in the fight against the chapter boss?
* [[It's a Wonderful Failure]]: Die in any of the chapters, and you get a nice little scene of someone or something reacting to your demise.
* [[Kaizo Trap]]:
* [[Kaizo Trap]]:* Can sort of happen in Sundown's chapter: {{spoiler|if you choose not to duel Mad Dog, you'll fight him one last time after the credits roll. However, it's arguably ''harder'' to die than to win the fight, meaning you'd have to ''really be trying'' to invoke this trope}}.
** A more plausible invocation of this trope is vs. any boss monster that self destructs as a final attack. If you took to the strategy of getting everyone close in order to pin the boss in, then watch as everyone dies.
* [[Kill All Humans]]: Odio's primary goal.
* [[Kill'Em All]]: {{spoiler|The "Armageddon" Ending}}.
* [[Kleptomaniac Hero, Found Underwear]]:
* [[Kleptomaniac Hero, Found Underwear]]:* Akira's chapter. Belonging to three different people, no less. Bonus points for not actually doing the act himself, even though he gets smacked for putting the one who did it up to it.
** Sundown and Mad Dog can also swipe Annie's nightie in the Wild West chapter.
* [[Knight in Shining Armor]]: {{spoiler|Oersted, deconstructed to hell and back}}.
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* [[Old Master]]: The Xin Shan Quan Master. Unusually for the trope, he is his chapter's protagonist, rather than a side character. {{spoiler|At the end of his chapter, he dies, and it's his prize pupil who goes on to participate in the Final Chapter}}.
* [[Omnicidal Maniac]]: The game has a fair number of these, but {{spoiler|Odio}} in particular.
* [[One-Hit Kill]]:
* [[One-Hit Kill]]:* Attacks that cause stone count. Pure Odio has the attack [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|Life Eraser]].
** O. Dio's Gatling Shots, which do [[There Is No Kill Like Overkill|always does 999 damage]].
* [[One-Winged Angel]]: {{spoiler|Ode Iou turns into a giant frog-like monster holding a cobra}}.
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* [[Prehistoria]]: Pogo's chapter.
* [[Present Day]]: Masaru's chapter.
* [[Press X to Die]]:
* [[Press X to Die]]:* {{spoiler|The airlock in Cube's level. Hrm, two switches. *presses first switch, watches outer door cycle open* I wonder what kind of "Don't do THAT!" message I'll get if I try to open the inner door too? *presses second switch, explodes in incredulous laughter as Cube is sucked out into the vacuum of space*}}.
** There's also {{spoiler|Fight/Pass/Item/Armageddon. Guess which option gets you the worst ending}}?
* [[Pro Wrestling Is Real]]: Masaru's chapter.
* [[Psychic Powers]]: Akira has them. Telepathy, Telekinesis, [[Playing with Fire|Pyrokinesis]], [[An Ice Person|Cryokinesis]], [[Healing Hands|Vitakinesis]] and various illusion-casting and physical-power-amplifying powers besides. He's got 'em all.
* [[Puzzle Boss]]:
* [[Puzzle Boss]]:* In Cube's chapter, Earth from Captain Square counts, as you need to defeat a Fire Elemental and a bunch of Water Elementals. {{spoiler|The Fire Elemental can kill you with one hit, but if pushed onto Water panels (which Water Elementals make with their attacks), it will die from Water damage}}.
** Even better is theThe second boss in the Demon's Peak from Oersted's chapter. {{spoiler|Attacks that strike from the front will not deal enough damage to kill her (as her attacks sap your health and Strength), but Oersted has one attack that can strike from behind without moving, which can kill her easily}}.
* [[Robot Buddy]]: Cube. Unusually for the trope, he is also the main character of his chapter, but he's still Kato {{spoiler|and Darth's}} friend.
* [[Robot Me]]: Oboro, with some guesswork, can find a blank robot and bestow it with his likeness and afew of his moves.
* [[Robot War]]: Occurred in the backstory of the Sci Fi chapter. Darth, who has lost many friends to the battle robots, is particularly bitter over it.
* [[Running Gag]]:
* [[Running Gag]]:* The whole Watanabe thing, where someone (<s>mostly</s>always a father) dies shortly after it's brought up or said.
** It happens once in every chapter. Some are more obscure like the antenna in Cube's chapter, and a way to trigger an audience member getting mauled in Masaru's. Or one is completely missable, like Wan Tan from the Kung Fu chapter, which can only be seen if you picked Sammo as the successor.
* [[Sapient Ship]]: {{spoiler|Cube's chapter; also [[A.I. Is a Crapshoot]]}}.
* [[Say My Name]]: All over the place in the Cowboy chapter.
* [[Sdrawkcab Name]]: The title itself. As written in the artwork, it looks a vertical mirror is centered on the A, creating a perfect palindrome (LIVE A ヨVI」). The fact that "live" backwards spells "evil" is not a coincidence.
* [[Self-Imposed Challenge]]: In the Cowboy chapter, you set traps to prevent having to fight O. Dio's goons. Of course, you don't have to set a single one and fight the guy with his entire ensemble, which take up most of the field, AND O. Dio himself. Observe: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lf0Gq-D1pg the reason why Sundown's the most badass of all the main characters].
* [[Shout-Out]]:
* [[Shout-Out]]:* Plenty of them, ranging from diverse sources (mostly movies rather than games) such as ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey]]'', ''[[The Gods Must Be Crazy]]'', ''[[For a Few Dollars More]]'', ''[[Street Fighter]]'', ''[[Akira]]'' and ''[[Alien]]''. A few references are made with the names too, such as the various crew members in Cube's chapter ([[Star Trek|Kirk]] and [[Star Wars|Darth]] being the most obvious, but [[Silent Running|Huey]] less so). Finally, the alien monster in Cube's chapter - a fierce, purple quadruped nicknamed "Behemoth" - is a cameo from Square's [[Final Fantasy|slightly more famous series]].
** "[[Shane|Sundown Kid! Come back, Sundown Kid!]]"
** Wandering chapter:
*** "Sundown Kid" is a take on the name of a famous [[wikipedia:Sundance Kid|outlaw]] in American history who has had at least [[wikipedia:Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid|one well-known film]] made about his life.
** Decking yourself out in [[Kamen Rider|Rider accessories]] in Akira's chapter. Besides its namesake, it's just full of lovingly corny, Japanese retro sci-fi in general.
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* [[Wham! Episode]]: {{spoiler|And once again, Oersted's chapter}}.
* [[Wham! Line]]: You probably guessed it long before, but after a certain point in Cube's chapter, inspecting any database terminal, computer or anything electronic displays the message {{spoiler|"Resistance is futile. [[Master Computer|I]] have taken control of the ship."}}
* [[What Happened to the Mouse?]]: This one's a bit complicated: {{spoiler|asAs he's dying, Hash tells Oersted that the creature they just killed couldn't have been the real Demon King. Oersted's second visit to Demon's Peak ends with him becoming Odio. So what happened to the previous Demon King - was he even present in the first place? For that matter, if the demon they defeated wasn't the real demon king, then who was he}}?
** {{spoiler|The real demon king -- that is, the one Hash killed previously -- never came back from the dead at all; he was never present at any point in the chapter. It was all a ploy by Straybow, at least up until the point where Oersted takes up the mantle himself. Hash's comment is a hint that Straybow's was an illusion without the Demon King's real strength}}.
* [[When All You Have Is a Hammer|When All You Have Is A Gun]]: Whereas the rest of the characters in the game get a pretty good variety of attacks, Sunset's and Mad Dog's attacks can pretty much be summarized as "shooting people", "shooting multiple people" and "shooting multiple people many times."
* [[The Wild West]]: Sundown's chapter.
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