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'''Basic Trope''': A [[Power
* '''Straight''': After beating a boss, Alicia receives a [[Frickin' Laser Beams|laser gun.]] However, said gun has a ridiculously small range, making it useless.
* '''Exaggerated''': After beating [[That One Boss]], Alicia receives a spike-covered [[Drop the Hammer|hammer]]. It [[Breakable Weapons|breaks]] after only five uses, and doesn't dish out much damage either.
* '''Downplayed''': The gun fires rather slow, but hits pretty hard.
* '''Justified''': The boss was a [[Dirty Coward]] who mostly [[Flunky Boss|let his minions fight Alicia]] ''because'' he had such a crappy weapon. [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|She took it without thinking.]]
* '''Inverted''': After beating [[Boss Dissonance|a pitifully easy boss,]] Alicia receives the [[Infinity
* '''Subverted''': Shortly after getting the gun, Alicia finds an upgrade that increases its range drastically.
* '''Double Subverted''': ... and also makes it horribly weak.
* '''Parodied''': The weapon is a Nerf gun.
* '''Deconstructed:''' The weapon actually has a hidden function that lets it shoot energy balls, which are much more useful. Unfortunately, since everyone hates the weapon so much, no one uses it, and ergo no one finds it.
* '''Reconstructed:''' A dedicated player decides [[Self
* '''Zig Zagged''': Some weapons are good, some aren't.
* '''Averted''': All powerups are equally useful.
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* '''Plotted A Good Waste:''' It turns out Emperor Evulz tampered with the gun earlier. Alicia [[Disproportionate Retribution|goes on a]] [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]] [[Disproportionate Retribution|and kills him just for that.]]
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