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[[File:10elementalmasters_6511.jpg|frame|[[Gameplay and Story Segregation|Knuckles has a mind for numbers.]]]]
 
{{quote|''"Man, you seem to have a spell for [[Functional Magic|everything]]!"''<br />|'''[[Author Avatar|Ivan]]'''}}
{{quote|''"I'm beginning to hate that pink idiot!"''|'''The main antagonist, {{spoiler|Seth King}}'''}}
-- '''[[Author Avatar|Ivan]]'''<br />
''"I'm beginning to hate that pink idiot!"''|'''The main antagonist, {{spoiler|Seth King}}'''}}
 
''[[The Legend of the 10 Elemental Masters]]'' is more than a book. Created by Nick Smith (a.k.a. Ulillillia), it is a glimpse into his mind. Part literature, part video game, the very narrative of the story is exotic. [[Up to Eleven|A little heavy on the numbers, perhaps]], but nonetheless a fascinating read from the man who brought us Platform Masters and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25bjSoyXlw0 the five secrets of Bubsy 3D].
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An evil force plans on subjugating the inhabitants of Earth using the raw power of the 10 Elemental Masters holding the planet together. Sensing impending doom, Knuckles, a small, purple extraterrestrial, heads to Earth to find the cause and save the day. Along the way, three teenagers, Ivan, Tu, and Tyler, join Knuckles in his quest. Despite having so little time to stop the unknown agent, they regularly take breaks and find [[Rule of Fun|fun things to do along the way]]. As they uncover the mystery, it seems like the mysterious force is always a step ahead of them...
 
Stuck in [[Development Hell]] since 1999, the basic format of a movie script was adopted in 2006, and the book stuck with that format when it was published in 2009.
that format when it was published in 2009.
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* [[Aerith and Bob]]: Steve, Tyler, and Ivan vs. Knuckles, Speed and {{spoiler|Seth King}}.
* [[All There in the Manual]]: Ulillillia takes time to explain the stats and formulas he uses in the appendicies in the back of the book.
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* [[Narm]]: Loads. Ulillillia wrote this, after all.
** When asked why Knuckles didn't create a bed for himself, he remarks, "I don't need sleep. I'm immune to it."
** Anybody who's read [https://web.archive.org/web/20170129062644/http://www.ulillillia.us/ Ulillillia's website] knows what they're in for with the chapter "A Pizza Break". Suffice to say, [[Author Avatar|Ivan]] does not disappoint them.
** Knuckles can do just about anything, except drive a car, and he seems mildly bitter about the fact.
* [[One Hit KO]]: Just about anything on Earth is no match for Knuckles.
* [[Orcus Onon His Throne]]: Mostly averted, as {{spoiler|Seth King}} moves around causing mayhem for a large part of the book, but played straight near the end, when he awaits the heroes in his Death House.
* [[Readings Are Off the Scale]]: {{spoiler|Seth King's HP}}, among other things. "Hey Speed, what is this E-R-R in the stats?"
* [[RPG Mechanics Verse]]
* [[Rule of Fun]]: Pretty much the motto of Amazonia, and encouraged in the simulator: "If you can dream it, you can do it!"
* [[Stat -O -Vision]]: Knuckles' Scan spell, which makes a window appear listing all the stats of a character.
* [[The Stoic]]: Knuckles speaks in a monotone voice and has almost no emotions, which is listed as a weakness in his stat window.
* [[Wiki Walk]]: Knuckles spends a while in Amazonia's library in front of a wiki interface, looking up all the info he can about the antagonist, {{spoiler|Seth King}}.
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[[Category:Fantasy Literature]]
[[Category:The Legend Ofof Thethe 10 Elemental Masters]]
[[Category:TropeLiterature of the 2000s]]
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