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* [[Can't Have Sex Ever]]: The not-so-evil wizard, [[Full-Name Basis|Yazim Jianne]]. {{spoiler|His wife dies during an experiment gone wrong, and although he joins the party, he's pretty much the only one that ends up couple-less at the end.}}

* [[Capital Letters Are Magic]]: This seems to be the approach used with most of the magical effects in the game, named items, etc.

** And its inverse, [[Mana Shield]]. Yazim Jianne can do this by transferring however much health is lost (divided by 10) from his magic points.

* [[Cerebus Retcon]]: Double Subverted. {{spoiler|Ambrosia has a sudden flashback where she thinks she was dead, and can't explain why she had no wounds after that. At the time, this turns out to be a test for her resolve, before gaining another Crest, so she denies it showing . It turns out this might have been true later, and she starts to again not exist, this time fading to nothing (that is, the original retcon was subverted, then retconned again as a symptom of another, more horrifying conclusion). Which is then subverted again, as she manages to force herself into existence. Which is then retconned again, this time, [[Mind Screw|applying to everyone but her]].}}

* [[Crap Saccharine World]]: {{spoiler|The universe and everyone in it, beside the hero [[Dream Apocalypse|don't even exist]]. Unlike the typical [[Dream Apocalypse]], where some people may have been there before the dream, it is kinda clear that the only option for the remaining person (who in fact turns out to be the avatar of God) is to either spend eternity alone once she awakes from this dream, or knowingly create every living thing, realizing that there's a change they ''still'' might not be real}}.

* [[Crazy Homeless People]]: Ambrosia, although subverted later in the game, when she buys a house. She's still very much like a crazy person, though.

* [[Crocodile Tears]]: The name and premise of a [[Fairy Tale]]. A talking crocodile has massive amounts of Wangst about how the other forest critters don't trust it, so it cries alot. They finally learn to trust it, and everyone lives [[Happily Ever After]]. ''[[Surprise Creepy|Until the crocodile eats everyone.]]''

* [[Curb Stomp Battle]]: To its credit, the battle against the boss monster is ''fake.'' The real monster is the one who told them to climb the tower, and is standing outside it.

* [[Earth All Along]]: lampshaded from the ''very beginning of the game'', along with a second world called [[Dark World|the Void]] due to [[World Sundering]]. The [[Playable Epilogue]] omits the extra world, since the gate to this other world was presumably sealed.

* [[Easy Exp]]: A [[Metal Slime]] enemy or two.

* [[Eldritch Abomination]]: Three to be exact.

* [[Eldritch Location]]: Also [[Bizarrchitecture]]. Castle made of flesh, veins, and blood flowing in the background? Check. Same castle also filled with floating islands with few to no walls? Check. Same castle really the [[Cosmic Egg|foundation of the universe]] and possibly a fetal metaphor? Check. [[Body Horror|Hands and eyes as part of the landscape]]? Check.

** Also [[Malevolent Architecture]]: A few of the castles would fit the description.

** On the other end of the scale, you have a [[Mana Shield]].

** And then there's Elias's Alchemy, which aside from making cool items, has certain alchemy spells. But in order to learn each spell or make a super-rare item (like gold), you sacrifice anywhere from a level to 10 levels (and you can combine spells together, meaning there's a chance you might end up making the same spell more than two times).

* [[Golden Ending]]: The game has multiple endings, but in order to unlock the best, you need to complete a romance event between the male and female leads, defeat the final boss, and fight the extra final boss forms (this unlocks the [[Playable Epilogue]] which has its own [[Golden Ending]]). {{spoiler|It turns out Ambrosia is really [[God in Human Form|God]], and that her suspicion that [[All Just a Dream|she was dreaming]] is only half right, and that world itself [[Ret-Gone|doesn't exist]]. Ultimately, though, she can cause it to be born, making a [[Double Subversion]] of the notion that she was dreaming. She gets to live in the world with the brand new, [[Real Life]] versions of the characters. There's also an extra ending sequence by killing an [[Bonus Boss|optional]] [[Puzzle Boss|boss]].}}

** Actually no, that's not even the rarest ending. The rarest ending is actually after winning against Cthulhu rather than getting the loss ending, and talking to him, and choosing option 2. See Radar section for more details, as this is deeply hidden in the game.

* [[Go Mad From the Isolation]]: Even if you would get the [[Golden Ending]], you have a choice to either {{spoiler|let the universe go on with just Ambrosia [[God in Human Form|ruling as God]] or do something about it}}. If you choose the first choice, {{spoiler|she gets to sit by herself and her evil half ''[[Fate Worse Than Death|for all eternity]]''.}} This is [[What the Hell, Player?|avoidable]], though.

* [[Good Parents]]: There are several instances of this, listed below.

 

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* [[I Just Want to Have Friends]]: Ambrosia, since much of her quest doesn't seem to be directly related to her. Instead, she starts out alone in a town and gathers a party.

** [[Lonely Together]]: Ambrosia and Nevras.

* [[In-Universe Game Clock]]: Theoretically, we have days/nights, weeks, and months, which are also tied to the weather in seasons.

* [[I Lied]]/[[False Reassurance]]: [[Played for Laughs]] with a demon. Twice, and the wizard working for him falls for both.

'''Belial''': I promise, on my [[No Honor Among Thieves|honor as a demon]] to grant any wish I am capable. }}

* [[Impaled with Extreme Prejudice]]: One of the final bosses gets run through with a heavy spear.

** There's some heavy speeches in this game. Everything from a [[Green Aesop]], to [[History Repeats|political]] or [[Going Cosmic|theological]] viewpoints. Much of it is also [[Talking the Monster to Death]], though it doesn't really avert battles.

** Often it works after the battle, getting you the [[MacGuffin]], or interesting the monster enough with your responses that they join your party.

* [[Sealed Evil in a Can]]: Belial has been trappedfor much of his life in an urn. Although, he's only really evil [[Self-Fulfilling Prophecy|after being sealed in an urn]].

* [[Self-Disposing Villain]]: On a [[Mook]] scale. Some of the lesser creatures, notably [[Our Goblins Are Wickeder|goblins/kobolds]], would rather kill themselves than let you take them alive, and may do so after about 1/2 their life is gone.

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