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* [[Affectionate Parody]]: The short-skirted katana-wielding young Japanese demon hunting girl Yukie you meet in Chinatown and the [[Werewolf: The Apocalypse|wereshark]] seem to be some kind of affectionate parody of anime/manga in general, if not anything more specific. The ''"I'm bet you're glad that thing didn't have tentacles"'' dialogue option seems to confirm this.
* [[Affectionate Parody]]: The short-skirted katana-wielding young Japanese demon hunting girl Yukie you meet in Chinatown and the [[Werewolf: The Apocalypse|wereshark]] seem to be some kind of affectionate parody of anime/manga in general, if not anything more specific. The ''"I'm bet you're glad that thing didn't have tentacles"'' dialogue option seems to confirm this.
** Debatable. She's an example of an actual type of oWoD hunter -- a heavily anime-influenced type, but the whole concept of cybernetically enhanced Japanese hunters existed before this game.
** Debatable. She's an example of an actual type of oWoD hunter -- a heavily anime-influenced type, but the whole concept of cybernetically enhanced Japanese hunters existed before this game.
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* [[A.I. Is a Crapshoot]]: In the sewer level, a blue screen of death texture on the computer that controls the entrance to the Nosferatu Warrens states that computers will take over the world and that the user should send it money. Although that was probably just Mitnick's attempt at a joke.
* [[Ain't Too Proud to Beg]]: {{spoiler|1=Sebastian LaCroix,}} in all but one of the endings.
* [[Ain't Too Proud to Beg]]: {{spoiler|1=Sebastian LaCroix,}} in all but one of the endings.
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* [[Air Vent Passageway]]: Though vents are more of an alternate way of getting places rather than required paths. They are often a means for the hideously deformed Nosferatu to get into places that more human-looking vampires would enter through the front door.
* [[AKA-47]]: For the record, here is a list of all fictionalized (or not) firearms in the game and their [[Real Life]] counterparts:
* [[AKA-47]]: For the record, here is a list of all fictionalized (or not) firearms in the game and their [[Real Life]] counterparts:
** Pistols:
** Pistols:
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* [[All for Nothing]]: [[Canon|Canonically]], it doesn't really matter ''what'' you do, as {{spoiler|the world is about to end anyway, and there's nothing you can do about it.}} Note that White Wolf's stance on their own canon is "ignore what you don't like," and many ''Bloodlines'' players implicitly ignore this.
* [[All for Nothing]]: [[Canon|Canonically]], it doesn't really matter ''what'' you do, as {{spoiler|the world is about to end anyway, and there's nothing you can do about it.}} Note that White Wolf's stance on their own canon is "ignore what you don't like," and many ''Bloodlines'' players implicitly ignore this.
* [[Alliterative Name]]: Velvet Velour.
* [[Alliterative Name]]: Velvet Velour.
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* [[A.I. Is a Crapshoot]]: In the sewer level, a blue screen of death texture on the computer that controls the entrance to the Nosferatu Warrens states that computers will take over the world and that the user should send it money. Although that was probably just Mitnick's attempt at a joke.
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* [[Air Vent Passageway]]: Though vents are more of an alternate way of getting places rather than required paths. They are often a means for the hideously deformed Nosferatu to get into places that more human-looking vampires would enter through the front door.
* [[All There in the Manual]]: Despite the game taking liberties in a lot of ways, the amount of research of the setting that went into this game is just juicy for any World of Darkness fan. One of the subtlest references was during Society of leopold level, where in the mook chatter we hear a reference to the Gladius Dei, a subsect of the organization that was mentioned in one old book.
* [[All There in the Manual]]: Despite the game taking liberties in a lot of ways, the amount of research of the setting that went into this game is just juicy for any World of Darkness fan. One of the subtlest references was during Society of leopold level, where in the mook chatter we hear a reference to the Gladius Dei, a subsect of the organization that was mentioned in one old book.
* [[And I Must Scream]]: Should you choose to ally with the Kuei-jin, {{spoiler|Ming Xiao will -after you defeat the Sheriff- chain you to the Sarcophagus and throw it in the ocean. Since vampires cannot drown and the blood will prevent decomposition, your best hope is to be eaten by sea creatures (good luck, you traitor).}}
* [[And I Must Scream]]: Should you choose to ally with the Kuei-jin, {{spoiler|Ming Xiao will -after you defeat the Sheriff- chain you to the Sarcophagus and throw it in the ocean. Since vampires cannot drown and the blood will prevent decomposition, your best hope is to be eaten by sea creatures (good luck, you traitor).}}
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* [[Better Than Sex]]: Jack describes drinking blood as better than having sex and taking drugs, although [[Old World of Darkness]] vampires can't do the first (unless they are ''really'' weak vampires or use a special trick, but they're usually not interested anyway) and require roundabout methods for the second (they have to drink the blood of someone ''on'' the drug, which requires feeding).
* [[Better Than Sex]]: Jack describes drinking blood as better than having sex and taking drugs, although [[Old World of Darkness]] vampires can't do the first (unless they are ''really'' weak vampires or use a special trick, but they're usually not interested anyway) and require roundabout methods for the second (they have to drink the blood of someone ''on'' the drug, which requires feeding).
* [[BFS]]: One of the many reasons no one messes with the Sheriff.
* [[BFS]]: One of the many reasons no one messes with the Sheriff.
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* [[Bi the Way]]: Jeanette and Velvet. Also the main character if female.
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** The vast majority of females. And a very few males.
* [[Biological Mashup]]: The spider-creatures in the sewer; they're actually mashups of ''{{spoiler|multiple human women.}}''
* [[Biological Mashup]]: The spider-creatures in the sewer; they're actually mashups of ''{{spoiler|multiple human women.}}''
** One of which was pregnant. ''Was''.
** One of which was pregnant. ''Was''.
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* [[Bi the Way]]: Jeanette and Velvet. Also the main character if female.
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** The vast majority of females. And a very few males.
* [[Black and Grey Morality]]: As fitting for the World of Darkness.
* [[Black and Grey Morality]]: As fitting for the World of Darkness.
* [[Black Comedy]]/[[Gallows Humour]]
* [[Black Comedy]]/[[Gallows Humour]]
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