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** In an issue of ''[[The Batman Adventures]]'' the Riddler robs two men (i.e., four legs) in the morning, one man in the afternoon, and a man with a cane in the evening. Batman realizes that this means the Riddler is hiding out in a building with a giant sphynx statue on the roof. {{spoiler|When Batman explains how he tracked him down, a shocked Riddler reveals that he had been making a conscious effort to commit a crime ''without'' leaving clues, and that the pattern of his crimes was entirely subconscious. The shaken villain surrenders and asks to be taken to Arkham, realizing for the first time that he might really need help.}} |
** In an issue of ''[[The Batman Adventures]]'' the Riddler robs two men (i.e., four legs) in the morning, one man in the afternoon, and a man with a cane in the evening. Batman realizes that this means the Riddler is hiding out in a building with a giant sphynx statue on the roof. {{spoiler|When Batman explains how he tracked him down, a shocked Riddler reveals that he had been making a conscious effort to commit a crime ''without'' leaving clues, and that the pattern of his crimes was entirely subconscious. The shaken villain surrenders and asks to be taken to Arkham, realizing for the first time that he might really need help.}} |
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* Averted in the ''Riddle of the Sphinx'' video game, which has nothing to do with this old trope except the name. |
* Averted in the ''Riddle of the Sphinx'' video game, which has nothing to do with this old trope except the name. |
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* Shows up in the [[Unexpected Gameplay Change|Unexpected Text Adventure]] section of ''[[ |
* Shows up in the [[Unexpected Gameplay Change|Unexpected Text Adventure]] section of ''[[NieR]]''. |
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* Played with in [[Monster Girl Quest]]. As part of a trial to be [[Engagement Challenge|eligible to marry]] a [[Our Dragons Are Different|dragon]], a Sphinx gives this question, and it is lampshaded by Luka how almost everyone knows the answer to this question and that it's anticlimactic. {{spoiler|The riddle's true purpose is to illustrate that any monster and human romance will be a [[Mayfly-December Romance]] and to make the trial taker aware of this fact and its implications.}} |
* Played with in [[Monster Girl Quest]]. As part of a trial to be [[Engagement Challenge|eligible to marry]] a [[Our Dragons Are Different|dragon]], a Sphinx gives this question, and it is lampshaded by Luka how almost everyone knows the answer to this question and that it's anticlimactic. {{spoiler|The riddle's true purpose is to illustrate that any monster and human romance will be a [[Mayfly-December Romance]] and to make the trial taker aware of this fact and its implications.}} |
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