The Missingno: Difference between revisions

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May be found in a [[Minus World]], and often exists for the same sort of reason -- the game accidentally tries to load character data from a section of memory that is intended for some other purpose entirely, leading to the resulting "character" appearing. If a Missingno is noticeably more powerful than anything obtainable at the point in the game that it can be gotten, using it treads into [[Fake Skill]] territory.

Note that because this character was never intended to actually exist, merely ''encountering'' [[The Missingno]] can trigger an unpredictable bevy of side effects, ranging from other [[Good Bad Bugs]] to game crashes, or even [[Game Breaking Bug~~|Game Breaking Bugs~~]]. In the rare worst-case scenario, [[The Missingno]] can even corrupt the player's save file, forcing them to erase it and start the game over from the beginning.

Note that because this character was never intended to actually exist, merely ''encountering'' [[The Missingno]] can trigger an unpredictable bevy of side effects, ranging from other [[Good Bad Bugs]] to game crashes, or even [[Game Breaking Bug]]s. In the rare worst-case scenario, [[The Missingno]] can even corrupt the player's save file, forcing them to erase it and start the game over from the beginning.

== Video Games ==

* The [[Trope Namer]] is the glitch [[Pokémon]] "[http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Missingno MISSINGNO]" from Generation I. A similarly glitchy creature has a name consisting of a quote mark, the letter M, and two [[The Unpronounceable|unpronounceable]] symbols. It has been [[Fan Nickname|Fan Nicknamed]] "M-Block." The glitch is actually caused by the game trying to interpret your [[Player Character]]'s name as random-encounter data.

** Missingno., its [http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Glitch_Pokemon glitchy kin], and the effects they have on the game make up an impressive amount of [[Pokémon/Nightmare Fuel|Pokémon's Nightmare Fuel page]]. In fanfiction, they're often portrayed as a form of [[Eldritch Abomination]].

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* The dungeon crawler game ''Mordor'' has one of these called the GOBLIE. This is a very weak companion monster that would be completely useless even if they didn't always turn up dead. It arises from a flaw in the acid spit attack that some monsters have. Occasionally an acid spitter will attempt to spit on your companions, but if your character has never had a companion then it generates a GOBLIE and immediately kills it.

=== Non-Video Game Examples: ===

== Non-Video Game Examples ==

== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==

=== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ===

* ''[[Dennou Coil]]'' has Illegals, sentient viruses that feed on metabugs, and may or may not have been cyberpets once.

* [[.hack//Sign]] and the first set of [[.hack R 1 Games|games]] had "Data Bugs." Glitched monsters (and corresponding wonky graphics) within the [[Cyberspace|Virtual Reality]] MMORPG with infinite [[Hit Points]] who can send players into comas (not as permanently as the [[Boss Battle|Phases]]). Only a game reprogramming device like the Twilight Bracelet can defeat them.

== [[Film]] ==

=== [[Film]] ===

* Mal of ''[[Inception]]'' is an [[Ax Crazy]] [[Humanoid Abomination]] projection of Dom's guilt, who tears through the dream levels shooting people and generally fucking things up.

== [[Web Video]] ==

=== [[Web Video]] ===

* {{spoiler|[[Big Bad|The Entity]]}} was revealed to be the trope namer itself on ''[[Atop the Fourth Wall]]''.

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