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* [[Abandoned Area]]: Certain sections of the ''UESC Marathon'', various S'pht ruins, the Jjaro station, etc.
* [[Abandoned Area]]: Certain sections of the ''UESC Marathon'', various S'pht ruins, the Jjaro station, etc.
* [[Acid Pool]]: In form of starship engine waste.
* [[Acid Pool]]: In form of starship engine waste.
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* [[A God Am I]]/[[AI Is a Crapshoot]]/[[Science-Related Memetic Disorder]]: Any AI that gets big enough and bored or harassed enough will go “Rampant.” This doesn't stop at a homicidal rampage as with [[Portal (series)|GLaDOS]] or [[2001: A Space Odyssey|HAL]], though. They get ''[[The Chessmaster|smart]].'' '''[[Xanatos Roulette|Really smart]].''' '''''[[Xanatos Speed Chess|Way too]] [[Divide by Zero|god damned]] [[Reality Warper|smart.]]'''''
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** Smart, but also weirdly obsessive and paranoid... so that the new-found intelligence is somewhat wasted on whatever strange conspiracy theory the AI happens to develop.
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** The entire foundation of the plot is essentially a [[Deconstruction]] of [[AI Is a Crapshoot]].
* [[The Alleged Car]]: Played for laughs in the secret terminals where {{spoiler|Durandal describes ''UESC Marathon'' (a colony ship of a size of a small moon) and Lh'owon (an entire planet) as used cars that needed to be sold fast.}}
* [[The Alleged Car]]: Played for laughs in the secret terminals where {{spoiler|Durandal describes ''UESC Marathon'' (a colony ship of a size of a small moon) and Lh'owon (an entire planet) as used cars that needed to be sold fast.}}
* [[All Lowercase Letters]]: The first possible Durandal terminal in the series has him speak in this format, and a lot of ''Infinity'' dream terminals have this as well.
* [[All Lowercase Letters]]: The first possible Durandal terminal in the series has him speak in this format, and a lot of ''Infinity'' dream terminals have this as well.
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* [[Giant Mook]]: The Hulks in the first game. And the dreaded Utfoo Heavy Assault Craft, aka Juggernaut, aka the Big Floaty Thing What Kicks Your Ass.
* [[Giant Mook]]: The Hulks in the first game. And the dreaded Utfoo Heavy Assault Craft, aka Juggernaut, aka the Big Floaty Thing What Kicks Your Ass.
* [[Gladiator Games]]: ''You think you're big time?'' is styled like one. The Pfhor gamblers who interfere with Security Officer's death will be executed.
* [[Gladiator Games]]: ''You think you're big time?'' is styled like one. The Pfhor gamblers who interfere with Security Officer's death will be executed.
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* [[A God Am I]]/[[AI Is a Crapshoot]]/[[Science-Related Memetic Disorder]]: Any AI that gets big enough and bored or harassed enough will go “Rampant.” This doesn't stop at a homicidal rampage as with [[Portal (series)|GLaDOS]] or [[2001: A Space Odyssey|HAL]], though. They get ''[[The Chessmaster|smart]].'' '''[[Xanatos Roulette|Really smart]].''' '''''[[Xanatos Speed Chess|Way too]] [[Divide by Zero|god damned]] [[Reality Warper|smart.]]'''''
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** Smart, but also weirdly obsessive and paranoid... so that the new-found intelligence is somewhat wasted on whatever strange conspiracy theory the AI happens to develop.
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** The entire foundation of the plot is essentially a [[Deconstruction]] of [[AI Is a Crapshoot]].
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* [[Going Critical]]: The Juggernauts when they die. Being near them when that happens will kill you unless you have completely charged triple shields, regardless of the difficulty setting. Which, considering that we're talking about ''Juggernauts'', is extremely unlikely to be the case.
* [[Golden Age]]:
* [[Golden Age]]:
** Mars before the CRIST breakdowns was the most prosperous place besides Earth, and the ''UESC Marathon'' which was under construction at the time was considered to be a symbol of prosperity. After the CRIST freighters started to breakdown the Mars become a starving overpopulated ghetto in state of constant unrest, and ''UESC Marathon'', which could have been retrofitted to become a new CRIST to make thing easier, become a symbol of Mars' abandonment by UESC.
** Mars before the CRIST breakdowns was the most prosperous place besides Earth, and the ''UESC Marathon'' which was under construction at the time was considered to be a symbol of prosperity. After the CRIST freighters started to breakdown the Mars become a starving overpopulated ghetto in state of constant unrest, and ''UESC Marathon'', which could have been retrofitted to become a new CRIST to make thing easier, become a symbol of Mars' abandonment by UESC.
** The Pfhor Empire before the ill-fated experiments involving Jjaro technology and Drinniol slaves, resulting in the slave revolt that marked the beginning of Pfhor's gradual decline.
** The Pfhor Empire before the ill-fated experiments involving Jjaro technology and Drinniol slaves, resulting in the slave revolt that marked the beginning of Pfhor's gradual decline.
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* [[Going Critical]]: The Juggernauts when they die. Being near them when that happens will kill you unless you have completely charged triple shields, regardless of the difficulty setting. Which, considering that we're talking about ''Juggernauts'', is extremely unlikely to be the case.
* [[Gravity Barrier]]: Notable because the gravity is artificial.
* [[Gravity Barrier]]: Notable because the gravity is artificial.
* [[Gravity Screw]]: All of the games are mild examples:
* [[Gravity Screw]]: All of the games are mild examples:
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