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== [[Platform Game]] ==
* The ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' series has an odd case of this. From the very beginning, Princess Peach has been the [[
* In ''[[Super Mario Sunshine]]'', the entire goal of the game is to retrieve magical Shine Sprites which have scattered all over a tropical island. The Sprites are the source of the good weather that gives the island prosperity, and therefore vitally important to everyone on the island. However, most of the Sprites you'll find are being held by random inhabitants of the island who give them to you as rewards for trivial tasks like winning a squid race. One merchant in town happens to possess a full 20% of them. Not a single inhabitant seems to realize that it might be a good idea to return the sprites themselves.
* According to the instructions manual for the original ''[[Super Mario Bros. (video game)|Super Mario Bros]]'' game, Buzzy Beetles are enemies that act exactly like Koopa Troopas except that they can't be killed with fireballs (though you can stomp them and kick their shells, however). But despite this fact, only ''one'' Buzzy Beetle can be killed with fireballs: {{spoiler|[[Chekhov's Gunman|the Fake Bowser at the end of World 3.]]}}
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== [[Sports Game]] ==
* In [[Punch
== [[Survival Horror]] ==
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* In a few support conversations, L'Arachel of Fire Emblem 8 is shown to be [[Born Lucky]]; ingame, she will often naturally max out her luck stat. On the converse, Knoll (who, when rescued from the Grado dungeons in Ephraim's route, assumes that his execution date was moved up) starts out with '''zero''' luck.
* In ''[[Disgaea]]'', Laharl is allergic to large breasts and optimistic sayings. After a cutscene featuring an excess of both, his stats are cut in half for the next battle.
** In ''[[Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories]]'', Adell and Rozalin start out having a 0% combo rate on their attacks (which is more or less impossible to get with any other combination of characters), being at this point enemies and utterly unwilling to directly help each other. Their combo rate starts rising as the game goes on and the two grow closer, eventually capping at 99% near the end.
*** In an odd meta example Etna claims she [[Medium Awareness|hacked her title]] so it says "Beauty Queen" instead of "Demon Lord". Titles are programed in such a way that you can indeed make custom titles (rather than give a character another existing title) with a [[Game Shark|Cheating Device]].
*** The game has a feature called "Reincarnate to Atone for Sins", which will remove your felony records. {{spoiler|Turns out Overlord Zenon did this, setting the plot in motion}}.
** From [[Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories]] onwards, particular character traits often manifest as stat alterations. For example, [[Determinator|Adell]] gets a damage bonus against higher-level opponents and [[Cheese Eating Surrender Monkies|Tink]] gets +2 to movement (for running away, of course).
* The Potentials in [[Valkyria Chronicles]] tie in directly with the characters' stories, and more are opened as you learn more about the character. For example, Freesia starts out with one Potential called 'Desert Bred', marked by how she was raised and has lived in the desert areas for some time. After you learn a little more about her - that she's not used to living for anybody else and doesn't work well when people are counting on her - she gains the 'Under Pressure' Potential, cutting her defence and accuracy is she uses the last CP of your Phase.
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