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* [[Aerith and Bob]]: Delve into the mystic and fantastical world of such interestingly named characters as Anjean, Alfonzo and... Cole? Granted, it ''does'' match the [[Theme Naming]] of the Lokomo, but still.
* [[Ambiguously Gay]]: The shopkeep at Castle Town. He has one hand on his hip, he uses the word "fabulous", and he doesn't wear pants.
* [[American Kirby Is Hardcore]]: Compare the [http://spawnkill.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/500x_nintendo_lineup.jpg American boxart] to its [http://www.rpgfan.com/news/pictures2009/zelda_spirit_tracks_euro_box.jpg European and Japanese counterpart].
* [[And Your Reward Is Clothes]]: 15 (of 20) stamps in Niko's stamp book unlocks the train conductor's outfit you wore at the beginning of the game.
* [[Animated Armor]]: The Phantom really is an enemy and will attack Link until he allows Zelda's spirit to possess it.
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* [[The Dragon]]: Byrne is this to [[Big Bad]] Chancellor Cole, with Malladus as the [[Bigger Bad]].
* [[Dungeon Bypass]]: The mechanic of "main dungeon you keep returning to" makes a return from ''Phantom Hourglass'', but this one has bypasses built into it and isn't timed.
* [[Eek!
* [[Escort Mission]]:
** The Force Gem sidequests which don't involve transporting ''items'' from one place to another instead require you to transport ''people'' from one place to another without taking too much damage during the ride.
** Big Keys in a few dungeons are far too large for Link to carry, so Zelda (in Phantom armor) carries them instead -- but then you have to protect her from Keymasters who try to take the key back.
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*** While his movement and basic design harken back mostly to {{spoiler|[[Twilight Princess]], [[The Legend of Zelda (video game)|Ganon's]][[A Link to The Past|like]] [[Ocarina of Time|this]] [[The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures|most]] [[Oracle of Ages|of the]] [[Oracle of Seasons|time]].}} Malladus's backstory, being an evil king who tried to conquer the world and was sealed away by an ancient hero, also point to his status as a Cut-and-paste villain.
* [[Feed It a Bomb]]: The carnivorous Fire Baba plants will readily swallow Bombs, blowing themselves up in the process.
* [[Final Boss, New Dimension]]: {{spoiler|Attempted with the Dark World, but the final part of the battle is back in Hyrule.}}
* [[Friendly Playful Dolphin|Friendly Playful Dolphins]]: This game has yellow dolphins that swim alongside the train while it's going over water. They squeak and jump out of the water when you blow the whistle, and they are ''adorable''. If you keep blowing your whistle, they give you hearts to heal your train.
* [[Generation Xerox]]: Princess Zelda; Link; Linebeck III; Alfonzo -> Miss Tetra; Link (''Wind Waker/Phantom Hourglass''); Linebeck I; Gonzo. However, it is unclear if this Link is a descendant of WW Link, since Niko says that this Link reminds him of an old friend rather than this Link's grandfather.
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** Nevermind the train parts, including the downright expensive Golden Train. Having complete sets of a particular motif gives your train more health than mixing and matching, for added incentive.
* [[Grand Theft Me]]: Cole intends to have Malladus possess Zelda's body. Zelda is [[Squick|squicked]] out to high heaven.
* [[The Guards Must Be Crazy]]: "What that? The princess('s body) has been kidnapped and the Chancellor was a demon in disguise bent on destroying us all? [[Not Now Bernard|Stop playing around, kid!!]]"
* [[Guide Dang It]]: A few, but the worst offender is finding the person who provides the Force Gem for the Pirate's Hideout.
* [[Head Pet]]: Playing the Song of Birds near one of the small pigeons will cause one to roost on your head, staying there until you change screens or pick up an object, but staying even if you start pulling spin attacks.
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* [[Legacy Character]]: Link and Zelda, and also Linebeck III.
** In a sense, Hyrule itself is a Legacy '''Country'''. This game takes place on a new continent discovered by Link and Tetra and named after the country that was destroyed in ''[[The Wind Waker]].'' It seems different enough, however, what with the trains and all.
** Averted with Niko. While some characters like Alfonzo seem to be [[Expy|Expies]] or descendants of ''Wind Waker''-era characters, Niko appears as an old man in Link's village, with a pictograph of himself circa ''Phantom Hourglass'' on the wall.
** The Postman. This is the third game where a postman comes to deliver mail directly to you.
* [[MacGuffin Escort Mission]]: Most of the Force Gem sidequests involve transporting fish/ice/lumber/iron/cuccos/a highly breakable vase from one location to another.
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** And when the Roktite gets closer... and closer... AND CLOSER...
* [[Punch Clock Villain]]: The Phantoms in the Tower of Spirits, who actually aren't supposed to be villains at all and normally wouldn't be attacking Link. The dark power of Cole and Malladus causes them to incorrectly perceive him as a threat.
* [[Punny Name]]:
** Chancellor Cole (Coal).
** '''Anjean''' (Engine) of the '''Lokomo''' (Locomotive) tribe. Apparently, this is a characteristic shared by ''all'' the Lokomo; the other names are "Gage", "Steem", "Carben", "Embrose", and "Rael".
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* [[Red Right Hand]]: Chancellor Cole has a pair of horns hidden under his twin top hats. Less conspicuously, he also has reverse-coloured eyes, with black scleras and white irises. For some reason, however, his eye color is normal whenever he shows his demonic traits...
* [[Rewarded as a Traitor Deserves]]: {{spoiler|Since Byrne was "once the servant of those disgusting spirits", Malladus blasts him instead of granting him the power he signed on for.}}
* [[Royals Who Actually Do Something]]: This is just about the most active and helpful a Princess Zelda has ever been in this series, second only perhaps to [[The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|Tetra]], who wasn't raised as a princess. After initially demanding that Link do the usual job of a Link and rescue her (body), she consents to follow Link and help him in every way she can. That includes pulling double duty as an [[Exposition Fairy]] and acting as Link's invincible armored partner in the Spirit Tower. {{spoiler|During the final battle, she's a formidable fighter on her own, outside of the armor}}, and {{spoiler|the credits}} show that she's not above doing the important bureaucratic work that comes with being royalty, either. For reference, ''Spirit Tracks'' is the first Nintendo-published ''Zelda'' game in which Zelda is playable.
* [[Sealed Evil in a Can]]: The Demon King Malladus. He's such a big evil that his binding chains were big and long enough to form the basis of New Hyrule's railway system.
* [[Sequential Boss]]: {{spoiler|There are three phases to the final boss fight (four or five if you include the Demon Train or the six armored cars beforehand, but you can save after those battles).}}
* [[Serious Business]]: Trains. You can't be an engineer without what essentially amounts to a ''knighting ceremony''.
** Possibly justified when you consider that they regularly travel on and interact with the chains binding the resident [[Sealed Evil in a Can|evil spirit]].
** And as the Esoteric-Goron claims, engineers have a special "aura" allowing them to feel the presence of one. It's like engineer is another word for [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?|"really awesome person"]] in New Hyrule.
*** In the immortal words of Alfonzo: "You sure you don't mean legendary warrior? I've never heard of a legendary engineer."
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* [[Sparkling Stream of Tears]]: Zelda does this before {{spoiler|the final battle against Malladus}}.
* [[Spin Attack]]: With the obligatory upgrade from Niko once you collect all 20 stamps.
* [[Stealth
** The inverse logically occurs (in a downplayed manner) during the Tower of Spirit dungeons -- Link generally needs to avoid patrolling Phantom soldiers, but Zelda (possessing Phantom armor) can walk around freely.
* [[Sweet Hat]]: Cole wears ''two'' top hats in order to cover up his horns.
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* [[Tagalong Kid]]: You can saddle Beedle with one, the same kid from Link's home village who conned him into rolling into a bee-infested tree. It's necessary to get a Force Gem from the kid, but even more so, it's hilarious to see Beedle's reaction when you bring him into the store.
* [[Taking You with Me]]: {{spoiler|Pretty much what Malladus plans to do with [[Omnicidal Maniac|the world]] as he notices Cole's body rejecting him.}}
* [[Took a Level
* [[Traintop Battle]]: In a game centering around trains, this was inevitable: {{spoiler|part of the final boss fight against Malladus is Link and Zelda making their way across the top of the Demon Train.}}
* [[Tsundere]]: Zelda, just like her grandmother. But the most notable difference between her and [[The Wind Waker|Tetra]] is that her default mood is Dere-Dere, while Tetra had Tsun-Tsun for a default-mood.
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