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* [[Alternate Character Interpretation]]: Is Recette's dad merely a [[Bumbling Dad|bumbling]] [[The Ditz|ditz]]?, or is he a [[Complete Monster]] who basically set the plot in motion by crossing the [[Moral Event Horizon]]?
* [[Breather Boss]]: The Gauntlet "boss" level two-thirds of the way through the Obsidian Tower, which is packed with a pretty large and exhausting variety of monsters, particularly various varieties of slime. Much, much easier than the other bosses at that end of the game.
* [[Complete Monster]]: {{spoiler|Avall}} is after power, and is willing to do anything, ''anything'' to get it.
* [[Demonic Spiders]]: Ropers initially thanks to a bug. They hit you once and you are either left in single digit HP or dead.▼
{{quote|"Those who attempted it are now [[Eye Scream|bleeding out of their eye sockets]], [[Bad Boss|but it doesn't matter]]. They were successful and {{spoiler|[[Grand Theft Me|now I have full control over]] [[Golem|this]] [[Robot Girl|terminal]]}}.}}
** Regular enemies which usually deal pitiful amounts of damage in earlier dungeons become this in [[Brutal Bonus Level|The Crystal Nightmare,]] where they deal larger amounts of damage, and get tougher with every floor you clear.▼
▲* [[Demonic Spiders]]: Ropers initially thanks to a bug. They hit you once, and you are either left in single digit HP or dead.
▲** Regular enemies which usually deal pitiful amounts of damage in earlier dungeons become this in [[Brutal Bonus Level|The Crystal Nightmare
* [[Ear Worm]]:
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLvVryt1fLQ "Closed Shop"], which plays in the shop when it's not open for business.
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1r4-WpPDhmI "Opened Shop"], which plays whenever you [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|open the shop]].
* [[Ensemble Darkhorse]]: [[Rich Bitch|Alou]][[The Rival|ette
** So insanely high she can save your butt on Survival, especially on 1.106. Get her to buy a rug or ask for 'something metal', and you'll get near half a million pix off her in one sale!
* [[Funny Aneurysm Moment|"Funny Aneurysm" Moment]]: Tear is quite pleased when Caillou thinks she's the proprietor. Given what we later learn about the treatment of fairies, she's probably not used to getting that kind of respect. Caillou himself thinks it's unexpected, though he's more willing to believe a fairy is in charge than a girl his age.
* [[Game Breaker]]: In 1.105 and 1.106 at least you can sell vending machines in vending machines. Physics aside, this can be a very good way to make money fast once you have the capital to get it started.
** Considering Tear says point-blank you (supposedly) can't resell vending machines, this is almost certainly a [[Good Bad Bugs|bug]].
*** Also works wonders during a metal rush. Clear out all but the showcase of metal items. After those get sold, people will ask you to 'sell them something metal
** In the initial version of the demo, there was a woman who would buy a Walnut Bread on the first day. Unlike most other customers, she would never leave the shop no matter how much you haggled with her. This raised her willing-to-pay price by a bit every time. This meant that the game could be broken by selling one piece of Walnut Bread for ''millions of pix'', [[Obvious Rule Patch|until Carpe Fulgur and EasyGameStation released an updated demo which capped the woman's wallet at 150pix
* [[Goddamned Bats]]:
** Shopping-wise examples:
*** Little girls seem like this if they're treated as every other customer. However, when treated as an investment, they become a welcome sight at all times.
*** Euria will constantly try to sell you Treasures,
*** Prime will only pay base price until you increase your relationship level with her; the fact she tends to pick up the most expensive items in your display case doesn't help either.
** Combat-wise examples:
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*** At first, Bombs are these. When you kill one, their corpses become [[Meaningful Name|bombs]] that can cause massive damage, so knocking one down in tight spaces without losing much health could be hard. Being sufficiently armored though minimalizes that.
*** Statues are very annoying, especially in groups when they can obstruct your adventurer from going further or close enough to attack them.
*** Ropers. The early variants mostly die with one hit, but later in the game they become '''fast''' and without a very strong adventurer it's unlikely that you'll get past one without taking [[Collision Damage]], oh, they are also immune to
* [[Good Bad Bugs]]: Thanks to [[Gameplay Ally Immortality]], Recette is completely immune from damage while in the dungeons. On rare occasions, the floating pumpkins will attempt to land on her. If your adventurer is far enough away, you can completely avoid damage, and close in to attack them, while Recette remains completely unharmed.
* [[Ho Yay]]: [[Les Yay]]ness:
** A very drunk Charme complains that she can't take Recette home if Tear is there, too. She's just joking, but Tear finds it hard to believe.▼
** Charme X Recette:
▲*** A very drunk Charme complains that she can't take Recette home if Tear is there, too. She's just joking, but Tear finds it hard to believe, and so might the player, considering just how abruptly she backflips when she [[Did I Just Say That Out Loud?|realizes what she said]].
** A [[Running Gag]] is Recette A) concluding that Griff is in love with Tear (much to Griff's consternation) and B) declaring her intention to stand in their way: "Too bad, because Tear is my -"▼
** Recette X Tear, where the game's title could be a [[Portmanteau Couple Name]].
▲*** A [[Running Gag]] is Recette A) concluding that Griff is in love with Tear (much to Griff's consternation) and B) declaring her intention to stand in their way: "Too bad, because Tear is my -"
*** The only real time Recette shows anything related to romantic feelings is towards Tear. Specifically, she's convinced that Griff has a massive crush on Tear, and Recette, rather than being [[Shipper on Deck]], doesn't want Griff and Tear to become a thing.
* [[Most Annoying Sound]]: Recette's voice, mostly due to the nature of Japanese's cute girl type dubbing, especially that she loves to say "Daijoubu? (You okay?)" in nervous tone almost every time an adventurer gets hit in a dungeon.
* [[Memetic Mutation]]:
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** Yayifications!
*** Don't [http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/565/stealmycuteness.jpg steal my CUUUUUUTENESS]! Eek!
* [[Moe]]: An impressively large portion of the cast has the [[Moe]] look. Recette especially fits the archetype; one reviewer described her as "cute enough to induce [[Tastes Like Diabetes|insulin shock]]." Even somewhat [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] in the dialogue: "That girl: something about her inspires people to care." One wonders if the Japanese version of that line included the word "moe
* [[Non Sequitur Scene]]: Most of the things you find in the dungeons are standard fare, among which are traps like bombs and boulders. However, one rare trap ends up throwing giant spinning fish across the screen.
** This is also pretty good for dealing with pursuing foes like [[Goddamned Bats|those angry roper things]] if you're lucky. Best works with Charme who can detect traps without a ring.
* [[The Scrappy]]:
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** Euria exists only to force you to spend ridiculous amounts of money not screw up your Pin combos. People have actually gone so far as to avoid all cutscenes during the times of day that she could appear, and thus start appearing in the shop.
*** She's helpful until you have all rank 5's unlocked. You should definitely avoid her cutscenes after you have Elan's friendship note thing and all fusions unlocked and sold to your adventurers, however.
*** You don't need to avoid her cutscenes. Just decorate the store so that she avoids it. Plain and Light makes her avoid you.
* [[Scrappy Mechanic]]: Adventurers cannot equip something from you unless they buy it at Recettear. If you choose to have them equip it for a single dungeon run, the equipment swapped out takes up slots in your bag. Because shopping relies completely on chance, it could take in game ''days'' for the adventurer to actually buy what you want to sell them... unless, of course, you want to keep your Pin, to which you're likely to sell it to an NPC first.
* [[Squick]]: Your customers will often sell you food... with a quote about how it's a "family heirloom" or "my grandfather used it with love before he passed". Now honestly, when in ''any'' J/RPG you've ever played - or even ''any video game'' - has food actually ''spoiled'' with age? [[Fridge Brilliance]] without the fridge.▼
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** Certain wearable items come with this quality as well. Once had the fighter guy sell a sailor suit saying the grandfather used it ''with loooove'' line. [[Fridge Horror|TMI! TMI! TMI! TMI! TMI! TMI!]] [[Brain Bleach|GYAAAAAAUH]] [[High Octane Nightmare Fuel|Magical Girl Pretty]] [[Tenchi Muyo!|Noboyuki flashbacks]]...
* [[The Woobie]]: Recette, if you believe the [[Fridge Horror]] that she's probably been starved for a while before Tear comes to help.
* [[Woolseyism]]:
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{{quote|[http://yfrog.com/0s44730641j "Son of a Submariner!"], [[Final Fantasy VI|anyone]]?}}
** For a more ''direct'' example of this, the game's memetic catchphrase
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