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=== This game features examples of: ===
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* [[Acquired Poison Immunity]]: The same [[All Natural Snake Oil|snake oil]] that Professor Perry's poisoned entire communities with (and makes anyone else ''[[Body Horror|putrefy]]'' if they get it on their skin) [[Maybe Magic Maybe Mundane|apparently]] acts as a [[Super Serum]] on the man himself.
* [[Acquired Poison Immunity]]: The same [[All-Natural Snake Oil|snake oil]] that Professor Perry's poisoned entire communities with (and makes anyone else ''[[Body Horror|putrefy]]'' if they get it on their skin) [[Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane|apparently]] acts as a [[Super Serum]] on the man himself.
* [[Action Girl]]: Annie Stoakes.
* [[Action Girl]]: Annie Stoakes.
** [[Dark Action Girl]]: Whip-crazy Bad Bessie and Christina, the shotgun-toting lady stripper.
** [[Dark Action Girl]]: Whip-crazy Bad Bessie and Christina, the shotgun-toting lady stripper.
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* [[Big Fancy House]]: The second-to-last level takes place in one of these
* [[Big Fancy House]]: The second-to-last level takes place in one of these
* [[Bling Bling Bang]]: The Widowmaker revolver is one pimped out piece.
* [[Bling Bling Bang]]: The Widowmaker revolver is one pimped out piece.
* [[Bond One Liner]]: Jack Swift after killing knife-thrower Clyde 'The Blade' Slade: "I think you've lost your edge."
* [[Bond One-Liner]]: Jack Swift after killing knife-thrower Clyde 'The Blade' Slade: "I think you've lost your edge."
** Jack Swift after killing fire-eater 'Lightning' Larouche: "What an extinguished fellow."
** Jack Swift after killing fire-eater 'Lightning' Larouche: "What an extinguished fellow."
* [[Book Safe]]: You can purchase a "Hollowed Bible" from a merchant in the game. It has no in-game use, but it unlocks a journal page.
* [[Book Safe]]: You can purchase a "Hollowed Bible" from a merchant in the game. It has no in-game use, but it unlocks a journal page.
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{{quote| "[[The Professional|Is life always this hard, or is it just when you're a kid?]]"}}
{{quote| "[[The Professional|Is life always this hard, or is it just when you're a kid?]]"}}
* [[The Cavalry]]: Inverted. They show up at the usual time, but they're on the Big Bad's payroll.
* [[The Cavalry]]: Inverted. They show up at the usual time, but they're on the Big Bad's payroll.
* [[The Chiefs Daughter]]: Falling Star, Red's mother.
* [[The Chief's Daughter]]: Falling Star, Red's mother.
* [[Circus of Fear]]: Dr. Perry leads one of these.
* [[Circus of Fear]]: Dr. Perry leads one of these.
* [[Colonel Badass]]: Colonel Daren doesn't let having his left arm severed stop him from being Diego's right-hand man; he receives a cannon as a prosthetic replacement. {{spoiler|He's also responsible for murdering Red's parents and his cousin.}}
* [[Colonel Badass]]: Colonel Daren doesn't let having his left arm severed stop him from being Diego's right-hand man; he receives a cannon as a prosthetic replacement. {{spoiler|He's also responsible for murdering Red's parents and his cousin.}}
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* [[Death Mountain]]: Rogue Valley.
* [[Death Mountain]]: Rogue Valley.
* [[Distressed Damsel]]: Sheriff O'Grady's daughter.
* [[Distressed Damsel]]: Sheriff O'Grady's daughter.
* [[Does This Remind You of Anything]]: The bridge in the level where you play as General Diego looks ''exactly'' like the bridge towards the end of ''The Good, The Bad And The Ugly.'' Both of them are even blown up!
* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: The bridge in the level where you play as General Diego looks ''exactly'' like the bridge towards the end of ''The Good, The Bad And The Ugly.'' Both of them are even blown up!
* [[The Dragon]]: Colonel Daren to General Diego.
* [[The Dragon]]: Colonel Daren to General Diego.
** Also Jason Cornet to Governor Griffon, to the extent that the former is the last bodyguard Red faces before going up against Griffon himself.
** Also Jason Cornet to Governor Griffon, to the extent that the former is the last bodyguard Red faces before going up against Griffon himself.
* [[Dropped a Bridge On Him]]: Though it is implied, {{spoiler|Jack Swift is apparently killed off ''entirely offscreen'' at the end of the game. You don't even see the fight that kills him; he just goes off with Annie and doesn't come back.}} However, in ''Red Dead Redemption'' there is mention of him, as well as being able to use him in mutli-player.
* [[Dropped a Bridge On Him]]: Though it is implied, {{spoiler|Jack Swift is apparently killed off ''entirely offscreen'' at the end of the game. You don't even see the fight that kills him; he just goes off with Annie and doesn't come back.}} However, in ''Red Dead Redemption'' there is mention of him, as well as being able to use him in mutli-player.
* [[Dual Boss]]: Happens very frequently in the game.
* [[Dual Boss]]: Happens very frequently in the game.
* [[Eerie Pale Skinned Brunette]]: Jesse Lynch.
* [[Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette]]: Jesse Lynch.
* [[Escort Mission]]: The Siege -level.
* [[Escort Mission]]: The Siege -level.
* [[Finger Gun]]: Young Red does this at the opening of the first level.
* [[Finger Gun]]: Young Red does this at the opening of the first level.
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* [[Improbable Weapon User]]: Where to start? We've got snake oil, boulders, a mining pick, a torch, a lasso, coffee, exploding balistic knives, exploding playing cards, shoulder-mounted howitzers, and a coffin with a freaking [[Gatling Good|gatling gun]] in it.
* [[Improbable Weapon User]]: Where to start? We've got snake oil, boulders, a mining pick, a torch, a lasso, coffee, exploding balistic knives, exploding playing cards, shoulder-mounted howitzers, and a coffin with a freaking [[Gatling Good|gatling gun]] in it.
* [[Incendiary Exponent]]: Manny Quinn's special move.
* [[Incendiary Exponent]]: Manny Quinn's special move.
* [[Ironic Echo]]: "What do you say...partner?" {{spoiler|[[Shut UP Hannibal|clickBANG]] }}
* [[Ironic Echo]]: "What do you say...partner?" {{spoiler|[[Shut UP, Hannibal|clickBANG]] }}
* [[Ironic Nickname]]: "Sissy" Fess, huge guy who can easily throw huge boulders at you.
* [[Ironic Nickname]]: "Sissy" Fess, huge guy who can easily throw huge boulders at you.
** Also "Little Oaf" Whitney, who began being called "Loaf" after he turned out to be quite a bit larger than his father, "Big Oaf".
** Also "Little Oaf" Whitney, who began being called "Loaf" after he turned out to be quite a bit larger than his father, "Big Oaf".
* [[It S Quiet Too Quiet]]: Said by one of the mooks in Shadow Wolf's level.
* [[It's Quiet... Too Quiet]]: Said by one of the mooks in Shadow Wolf's level.
* [[Kill It With Fire]]: Getting set on fire does a huge amount of damage in single player, and while you're running around trying to beat the flames out you can't defend yourself. In addition, anyone on fire will set anyone they bump into on fire, [[Disaster Dominoes|who will set anyone they bump into on fire, etc...]] meaning that one flaming attack can cause utter carnage with a bit of luck.
* [[Kill It With Fire]]: Getting set on fire does a huge amount of damage in single player, and while you're running around trying to beat the flames out you can't defend yourself. In addition, anyone on fire will set anyone they bump into on fire, [[Disaster Dominoes|who will set anyone they bump into on fire, etc...]] meaning that one flaming attack can cause utter carnage with a bit of luck.
** One of Dr. Perry's cronies is a fire eater who puts his skills to deadly use against the player. You'll also acquire throwable "[[Molotov Cocktail|Fire Bottles]]" and Shadow Wolf has the ability to shoot [[Arrows On Fire|flaming arrows]].
** One of Dr. Perry's cronies is a fire eater who puts his skills to deadly use against the player. You'll also acquire throwable "[[Molotov Cocktail|Fire Bottles]]" and Shadow Wolf has the ability to shoot [[Arrows On Fire|flaming arrows]].
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** To specify, it's one of the opening cutscenes. A young Red Harlow take's his father's gun and fires, messily blowing off Col. Daren's arm.
** To specify, it's one of the opening cutscenes. A young Red Harlow take's his father's gun and fires, messily blowing off Col. Daren's arm.
* [[The Man They Couldn't Hang]]: Mr. Lynch.
* [[The Man They Couldn't Hang]]: Mr. Lynch.
* [[Maybe Magic Maybe Mundane]]: Dr. Perry's teleporting, Grizzly's superhuman agility, and Mr. Black and his henchman's [[Not Using the Z Word|questionable vitality]].
* [[Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane]]: Dr. Perry's teleporting, Grizzly's superhuman agility, and Mr. Black and his henchman's [[Not Using the Z Word|questionable vitality]].
* [[Mighty Glacier]]: Mr. Black.
* [[Mighty Glacier]]: Mr. Black.
* [[Monster Clown]]: Early on you do battle with an army of shotgun wielding midget clowns.
* [[Monster Clown]]: Early on you do battle with an army of shotgun wielding midget clowns.
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* [[Of Corsets Sexy]]: Bad Bessie wears little more than a corset. [[Your Mileage May Vary]] on whether this is [[Fan Service]] or [[Fan Disservice]], though.
* [[Of Corsets Sexy]]: Bad Bessie wears little more than a corset. [[Your Mileage May Vary]] on whether this is [[Fan Service]] or [[Fan Disservice]], though.
** The Saloon girls combine this with [[Stocking Filler]].
** The Saloon girls combine this with [[Stocking Filler]].
* [[One Scene Wonder]]: Besides Red, all of the different playable characters are only usable for one level.
* [[One-Scene Wonder]]: Besides Red, all of the different playable characters are only usable for one level.
* [[Only Known By Their Nickname]]: The Duellist.
* [[Only Known By Their Nickname]]: The Duellist.
* [[Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping]]: The voice actor for Red can't really decide whether or not he wants to use a "western" accent, and since Red doesn't speak very much, the accent used for Red changes in pretty much every scene that he does speak in.
* [[Ooh, Me Accent's Slipping]]: The voice actor for Red can't really decide whether or not he wants to use a "western" accent, and since Red doesn't speak very much, the accent used for Red changes in pretty much every scene that he does speak in.
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* [[Urine Trouble]]: One of the outlaws in Widow's Patch gets peed on by a dog. [[Shoot the Dog|He doesn't take kindly to it]].
* [[Urine Trouble]]: One of the outlaws in Widow's Patch gets peed on by a dog. [[Shoot the Dog|He doesn't take kindly to it]].
* [[Whip It Good]]: Bad Bessie's special move.
* [[Whip It Good]]: Bad Bessie's special move.
* [[Whole Plot Reference]]: The [[Quick Draw]] tournament is a reference to Sam Raimi's ''[[The Quick and The Dead]].''
* [[Whole-Plot Reference]]: The [[Quick Draw]] tournament is a reference to Sam Raimi's ''[[The Quick and The Dead]].''
** Interestingly, Red Harlow's name is a reference itself to the '''book''' ''The Quick and the Dead'' by Louis L'Amour (there's no relation between the movie and the book beside a name, however), where the main antagonist's name is Red Hyle.
** Interestingly, Red Harlow's name is a reference itself to the '''book''' ''The Quick and the Dead'' by Louis L'Amour (there's no relation between the movie and the book beside a name, however), where the main antagonist's name is Red Hyle.
* [[The Wild West]]: [[Captain Obvious|The game is set during the Old West.]]
* [[The Wild West]]: [[Captain Obvious|The game is set during the Old West.]]