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Line 2: '''Basic Trope''': No matter how vital and urgent [[The Hero]]'s goal is, the player can stall and goof around as much as they please before advancing the plot. * '''Straight''': [[The Hero\|Albert]] and his companions are on a grand journey to defeat [[Evil Overlord\|Emperor Evulz]], who is poised to conquer the whole world. ...However, despite the urgency of their quest, Albert is free to wander about exploring the world, taking [[Sidequest\|Sidequests]] and playing [[Mini Game\|games]]. * '''Exaggerated''': Emperor Evulz has stolen the [[Cosmic Keystone\|Cosmic Keystones]] and used them to activate the [[Ominous Floating Castle\|Tyrian Obelisk Fortress]], and has kidnapped [[~~Everythings~~Everything's Better ~~With~~with Princesses\|Princess Velvet]] and [[Mysterious Waif\|Selene]]. Using [[MacGuffin Girl\|Selene's blood]], he intends to perform an unholy ritual that will make him immortal and corrupt the princess into his helpless thrall -- only the first of many, as he intends to enslave the entire world! ...This doesn't mean, however, that Albert has to actually ''hurry'' or anything; no matter how much he dawdles, he'll still arrive [[Always Close\|just barely in the nick of time]]. * '''Justified''': Albert isn't aware of it, but the [[Sword of Plot Advancement\|Solmoon Blade]] is actually [[Unholy Holy Sword\|vital to the ceremony]]. Emperor Evulz knows that Albert will come after him, and has decided to let this so-called "hero" do all the work just to [[Yank the ~~Dogs~~Dog's Chain\|let Velvet and Selene think they're going to be rescued]]. ** Or see the Played For Laughs version below. * '''Inverted''': No matter how quickly you get to where you have to be, you're always treated as being late. * '''Subverted''': After getting [[Sidetracked Byby the Gold Saucer]], Albert finally arrives at the floating fortress only for Emperor Evulz to announce [[You Are Too Late]]. * '''Double Subverted''': Albert will ''always'' be too late as part of the plot. If he rushes to the battle, the villain will give a standard [[You Are Too Late]] speech, while if Albert was [[Sidetracked Byby the Gold Saucer]], the villain will point this out explicitly, but it really doesn't matter how late Albert is. ** ...too late to watch the first half of the sacred ritual that would grant Evulz great powers, while the second half calls for Albert's death in that room. Therefore, no matter when Albert arrived, the ritual would be incomplete. * '''Parodied''': Albert calls Emperor Evulz to let him know he'll be a few days late because of [[Yu-Gi-Oh!: ~~the~~The Abridged Series\|a children's card game]] [[Inevitable Tournament\|tournament]]. Evulz pleads with him to hurry up: those mercenaries are charging a pretty penny! * '''Deconstructed''': People are horrified when they find out Albert decided to spend a day at the [[Minigame Zone]] before rescuing a village enslaved by Emperor Evulz. ** People stop caring about Emperor Evulz, who is [[Put Onon a Bus]]. * '''Reconstructed''': Everyone agrees that Albert should take his time and try not to think too much about everyone else lest [[Samaritan Syndrome]] drive him crazy. ** [[Anti -Hero]] [[Dangerously Genre Savvy\|D. G. Savvy]] arranges for Albert to be indefinitely [[Sidetracked Byby the Gold Saucer]]. Since he never gets back to the plot, Emperor Evulz's plan never advances either, and the world lives on. * '''Zig Zagged''': Albert and his friends can generally take their time exploring at whatnot; however, there are a few [[Timed Mission\|Timed Missions]] where they must act quickly or fail miserably. There are also a few events that are only available during a certain window of game time, but [[Guide Dang It\|there's no easy way of telling when those windows open or close]]. * '''Averted''': The game times you fairly. If you're late, you're late.