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{{quote|''In my restless dreams, I dream that I am eating a giant marshmellow... but then I wake and realize you're smothering me with your favorite pillow.''}} |
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The brain child of ILikeWaxingOwls, this utterly surreal series can best be described as "[[Silent Hill]] Abridged" and he manages the feat of taking a series noted for being dark and disturbing and turning it into something... hilarious and disturbing. |
The brain child of ILikeWaxingOwls, this utterly surreal series can best be described as "[[Silent Hill]] Abridged" and he manages the feat of taking a series noted for being dark and disturbing and turning it into something... hilarious and disturbing. |
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** EVERYONE does this. |
** EVERYONE does this. |
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** Douglas gives us this gem in response to Heather telling him not to talk: |
** Douglas gives us this gem in response to Heather telling him not to talk: |
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{{quote|"That would be a boring cutscene."}} |
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* [[Captain Obvious]]: |
* [[Captain Obvious]]: |
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{{quote|'''Elle:''' (About the missing people board) Every day there are more posters to put up. |
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'''Alex:''' That's because people are going missing. }} |
'''Alex:''' That's because people are going missing. }} |
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** Douglas and Heather |
** Douglas and Heather |
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{{quote|'''Douglass:''' That monster? What the hell was that? |
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'''Heather:''' It was a monster! }} |
'''Heather:''' It was a monster! }} |
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* [[Catch Phrase]]: Douglas likes to remind everyone that he's a detective at every possible opportunity. |
* [[Catch Phrase]]: Douglas likes to remind everyone that he's a detective at every possible opportunity. |
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* [[Character Exaggeration]]: James Sunderland's smothering Mary with a pillow is turned into a psychotic compulsion to do so to everyone. Henry's cluelessness is so great he often comes across as the long lost twin of Sailor Moon Abridged Mina. |
* [[Character Exaggeration]]: James Sunderland's smothering Mary with a pillow is turned into a psychotic compulsion to do so to everyone. Henry's cluelessness is so great he often comes across as the long lost twin of Sailor Moon Abridged Mina. |
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* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Vincent. Very much so. |
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Vincent. Very much so. |
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{{quote|'''Vincent:''' Am I looking at you, am I looking at the wall? Who knows, that's just one of my many powers. |
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'''Claudia:''' You'll go to hell! |
'''Claudia:''' You'll go to hell! |
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'''Vincent:''' Oh, really? When? Oh, I've been stabbed...Now to get a good look at my attacker. Oh no, it's you! Ohwait, that makes sense. }} |
'''Vincent:''' Oh, really? When? Oh, I've been stabbed...Now to get a good look at my attacker. Oh no, it's you! Ohwait, that makes sense. }} |
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** James also applies: |
** James also applies: |
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{{quote|'''James:''' My name is James. But you can call me James. It's short for [[Department of Redundancy Department|James]]. <br /> |
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'''James:''' I have such amazing hands.<br /> |
'''James:''' I have such amazing hands.<br /> |
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'''James:''' You see that door over there? That is probably the best door I have seen in my life. }} |
'''James:''' You see that door over there? That is probably the best door I have seen in my life. }} |
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** Lisa in Noisy Hill Shattered Memories appears to be one. |
** Lisa in Noisy Hill Shattered Memories appears to be one. |
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* [[Disproportionate Retribution]]: After Maria shoves James: |
* [[Disproportionate Retribution]]: After Maria shoves James: |
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{{quote|'''James:''' Did you just shove me? |
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'''Maria:''' No, it was her. ''(Pointing in another direction)'' |
'''Maria:''' No, it was her. ''(Pointing in another direction)'' |
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'''James:''' Oh, thank you. ''(Begins to walk away)'' |
'''James:''' Oh, thank you. ''(Begins to walk away)'' |
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'''Maria:''' Wait, where are you going? |
'''Maria:''' Wait, where are you going? |
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'''James:''' I'm going to kill her. |
'''James:''' I'm going to kill her. |
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'''Maria:''' Why are you going to kill her? |
'''Maria:''' Why are you going to kill her? |
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'''James:''' I don't like being shoved. }} |
'''James:''' I don't like being shoved. }} |
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* [[The Ditz]]: Henry. Just Henry. After standing around while Richard is slowly electrocuted by a makeshift electric chair, what does he say? |
* [[The Ditz]]: Henry. Just Henry. After standing around while Richard is slowly electrocuted by a makeshift electric chair, what does he say? |
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{{quote|'''Henry:''' Oh look, there's the plug! }} |
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** Then there's his belief that the Water Prison is a prison for criminal water... |
** Then there's his belief that the Water Prison is a prison for criminal water... |
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* [[Everything's Better with Princesses]]: Heather randomly shifts into her Princess Heart costume, usually at the most dramatically inappropriate time. |
* [[Everything's Better with Princesses]]: Heather randomly shifts into her Princess Heart costume, usually at the most dramatically inappropriate time. |
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* [[Genre Savvy]]: Eddie, of all people, points out that James comment about how it's "Not safe" is ridiculously obvious, given that they're in a survival horror game. |
* [[Genre Savvy]]: Eddie, of all people, points out that James comment about how it's "Not safe" is ridiculously obvious, given that they're in a survival horror game. |
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** Douglas has some pretty savvy moments himself: |
** Douglas has some pretty savvy moments himself: |
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{{quote|'''Heather:''' I'll call an ambulance! |
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'''Douglas:''' An ambulance? Oh yes, let's go back to the hospital! Great idea. Even if one did come, GOD ONLY KNOWS what would be driving it. }} |
'''Douglas:''' An ambulance? Oh yes, let's go back to the hospital! Great idea. Even if one did come, GOD ONLY KNOWS what would be driving it. }} |
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** And a little later in the same scene: |
** And a little later in the same scene: |
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{{quote|'''Douglas:''' That's a pretty good reason for me to risk your life, while I stay here safe and sound from all those fence obeying monsters. }} |
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* [[Genre Blindness]]: Heather seems to have no idea that the things around her are dangerous and indeed sometimes seems to barely understand what's going on around her. |
* [[Genre Blindness]]: Heather seems to have no idea that the things around her are dangerous and indeed sometimes seems to barely understand what's going on around her. |
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* [[Horrible Judge of Character]]: Douglas embodies this trope. "She seems nice enough...once you get past the whole cult aspect of her life." |
* [[Horrible Judge of Character]]: Douglas embodies this trope. "She seems nice enough...once you get past the whole cult aspect of her life." |
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* [[Insurmountable Waist High Fence]]: Averted by the Schisms. |
* [[Insurmountable Waist High Fence]]: Averted by the Schisms. |
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{{quote|'''Elle:''' "We'll be safer underground." |
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'''Alex:''' "Please, these are fence obeying monsters..." |
'''Alex:''' "Please, these are fence obeying monsters..." |
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*Schisms begin climbing chain-link fence* |
*Schisms begin climbing chain-link fence* |
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'''Alex:''' "Oh God, they've learned!" }} |
'''Alex:''' "Oh God, they've learned!" }} |
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* [[Jerkass]]: |
* [[Jerkass]]: |
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** James Sunderland is very much this throughout the first Noisy Hill. Perhaps the greatest moment of Jerkass-ness comes when he's talking to Angela on the burning staircase |
** James Sunderland is very much this throughout the first Noisy Hill. Perhaps the greatest moment of Jerkass-ness comes when he's talking to Angela on the burning staircase |
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{{quote|'''James:''' I might catch something. Like INSANITY or something. Heh heh heh. Oh James, you comedian. }} |
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** Douglas has a towering moment of Jerkass-ness when Heather is saying her peace to Harry |
** Douglas has a towering moment of Jerkass-ness when Heather is saying her peace to Harry |
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{{quote|'''Douglas:''' He can't hear you, you know...because he's DEAD!}} |
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* [[Lampshaded Double Entendre]]: Travis's trucker friend hints that 'a girl or two could go a long way, if you know what I mean' in solving his sleeping problems. Naturally, Travis doesn't catch on. |
* [[Lampshaded Double Entendre]]: Travis's trucker friend hints that 'a girl or two could go a long way, if you know what I mean' in solving his sleeping problems. Naturally, Travis doesn't catch on. |
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{{quote|'''Travis:''' You mean a long way in my truck?}} |
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* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: James sometimes does this, mostly on how bad some of his dialogue is. |
* [[Lampshade Hanging]]: James sometimes does this, mostly on how bad some of his dialogue is. |
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{{quote|'''James:''' (on the burning staircase with Angela) Okay James, you haven't said anything really obvious in a while. Hmmm...it's hot as hell in here. }} |
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** Right after the Sepulcher boss fight in Homecoming: |
** Right after the Sepulcher boss fight in Homecoming: |
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{{quote|'''Alex:''' Now I'm going to combine two of Silent Hill's biggest clichès: passing out ''and'' falling down a hole.}} |
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* [[No Fourth Wall]]: Eddie apparently knows they're in a survival horror game. |
* [[No Fourth Wall]]: Eddie apparently knows they're in a survival horror game. |
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** Alex and Elle seem to have this at times too. Though in a Subversion of how this normally plays out in the series, when Alex acknowledges he's in a video game around his father he has no freaking clue what he's talking about |
** Alex and Elle seem to have this at times too. Though in a Subversion of how this normally plays out in the series, when Alex acknowledges he's in a video game around his father he has no freaking clue what he's talking about |
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* [[Talking to Himself]] |
* [[Talking to Himself]] |
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* [[We Could Have Avoided All This]]: Claudia's entire plan. |
* [[We Could Have Avoided All This]]: Claudia's entire plan. |
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{{quote|'''Claudia:''' Yes, making you hate me. That's a justifiable reason to kill someone. Because we got along so well when we first met. }} |
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