The Missingno: Difference between revisions

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.

 

 

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* 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]].

* 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.

 

 

* ''[[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.

 

* 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.

 

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

 

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