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!!Fridge Brilliance

* Octodad is an octopus, pretending to be a human. He's a mimic octopus.
** Doesn't look at all like a mimic octopus. Still, the comparison works.
* In ''Dadliest Catch'', during the flashback level you have to move items off a map. The map shows that the ship is sailing from Great Britain towards Iceland, hinting that "the war" might refer to the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cod_Wars Cod Wars]], an actual conflict between the UK and Iceland over fishing rights in the North Atlantic.
* The clumsy controls, and especially the Multiplayer makes a bit of sense when you learn that octopi have distributed intelligence, meaning that each arm has enough neurons to have a mind of it's own that is equal parts controlled directly and "autopiloted" based on information gained from the octopus' sensory organs.
* It's pretty laughable that no one notices you're an octopus in a suit. [[spoiler: But then again, your "wife" appears normal at the shark tank until you get caught in Fujimoto's trap.]]
!!Fridge Horror

* It's certainly fun for players to stagger around struggling with the poor controls, but if one looks at what Octodad is actually ''doing'' as he tries to finish human tasks--stumbling around, repeatedly smacking his kids and his wife, "mumbling" incoherently, destroying furniture, etc.--and looks while under the idea that he's a normal human husband, he rather resembles a drunken lout. Furthermore the fact that his wife is so okay with that could be chalked up to being a StepfordSmiler in a more serious work. Luckily, this is not a serious work.
!!Fridge Logic



* In the "Dadliest Catch" level, Home Sweet Home, how do Scarlet, Tommy or Stacy not notice the GIANT, LOUD machine Chef Fujimoto was using to try and suck in their husband/father. If you look to the left during this scene there are white dots coming from there to Octodad, meaning Scarlet, Tommy or Stacy can see him during this, so are none of them the least bit concerned of him seconds away from getting sucked into a propeller, or at least the chef loudly referring to him as "octopus"?

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* Octodad is an octopus, pretending to be a human. He's a mimic octopus.
** Doesn't look at all like a mimic octopus. Still, the comparison works.
* In ''Dadliest Catch'', during the flashback level you have to move items off a map. The map shows that the ship is sailing from Great Britain towards Iceland, hinting that "the war" might refer to the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cod_Wars Cod Wars]], an actual conflict between the UK and Iceland over fishing rights in the North Atlantic.
* The clumsy controls, and especially the Multiplayer makes a bit of sense when you learn that octopi have distributed intelligence, meaning that each arm has enough neurons to have a mind of it's own that is equal parts controlled directly and "autopiloted" based on information gained from the octopus' sensory organs.
* It's pretty laughable that no one notices you're an octopus in a suit. [[spoiler: But then again, your "wife" appears normal at the shark tank until you get caught in Fujimoto's trap.]]
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* It's certainly fun for players to stagger around struggling with the poor controls, but if one looks at what Octodad is actually ''doing'' as he tries to finish human tasks--stumbling around, repeatedly smacking his kids and his wife, "mumbling" incoherently, destroying furniture, etc.--and looks while under the idea that he's a normal human husband, he rather resembles a drunken lout. Furthermore the fact that his wife is so okay with that could be chalked up to being a StepfordSmiler in a more serious work. Luckily, this is not a serious work.

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* In the "Dadliest Catch" level, Home Sweet Home, how do Scarlet, Tommy or Stacy not notice the GIANT, LOUD machine Chef Fujimoto was using to try and suck in their husband/father. If you look to the left during this scene there are white dots coming from there to Octodad, meaning Scarlet, Tommy or Stacy can see him during this, so are none of them the least bit concerned of him seconds away from getting sucked into a propeller, or at least the chef loudly referring to him as "octopus"?

[[WMG: Fridge Brilliance]]

* Octodad is an octopus, pretending to be a human. He's a mimic octopus.
** Doesn't look at all like a mimic octopus. Still, the comparison works.
* In ''Dadliest Catch'', during the flashback level you have to move items off a map. The map shows that the ship is sailing from Great Britain towards Iceland, hinting that "the war" might refer to the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cod_Wars Cod Wars]], an actual conflict between the UK and Iceland over fishing rights in the North Atlantic.
* The clumsy controls, and especially the Multiplayer makes a bit of sense when you learn that octopi have distributed intelligence, meaning that each arm has enough neurons to have a mind of it's own that is equal parts controlled directly and "autopiloted" based on information gained from the octopus' sensory organs.
* It's pretty laughable that no one notices you're an octopus in a suit. [[spoiler: But then again, your "wife" appears normal at the shark tank until you get caught in Fujimoto's trap.]]
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* It's certainly fun for players to stagger around struggling with the poor controls, but if one looks at what Octodad is actually ''doing'' as he tries to finish human tasks--stumbling around, repeatedly smacking his kids and his wife, "mumbling" incoherently, destroying furniture, etc.--and looks while under the idea that he's a normal human husband, he rather resembles a drunken lout. Furthermore the fact that his wife is so okay with that could be chalked up to being a StepfordSmiler in a more serious work. Luckily, this is not a serious work.
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** One of his wife's lines in the aquarium mentions that she doesn't know what he keeps in the basement, but respects his privacy. That something could be a pool he takes a dip in every so often.
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** Maybe his suit is specially made to help him keep moist on land without drawing suspicion as to why hes constantly dripping.
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* In the "Dadliest Catch" level, Home Sweet Home, how does Scarlet, Tommy or Stacy notice the GIANT, LOUD machine Chef Fujimoto was using to try and suck in their husband/father. If you look to the left during this scene there are white dots coming from there to Octodad, meaning Scarlet, Tommy or Stacy can see him during this, so are none of them the least bit concerned of him seconds away from getting sucked into a propeller, or at least the chef loudly referring to him as "octopus"?

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* In the "Dadliest Catch" level, Home Sweet Home, how does do Scarlet, Tommy or Stacy not notice the GIANT, LOUD machine Chef Fujimoto was using to try and suck in their husband/father. If you look to the left during this scene there are white dots coming from there to Octodad, meaning Scarlet, Tommy or Stacy can see him during this, so are none of them the least bit concerned of him seconds away from getting sucked into a propeller, or at least the chef loudly referring to him as "octopus"?
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*** How about artificial insemination? Why not? It would also explain Stacy.
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No external links; the review only spends the first paragraph on the fridge horror anyway.


* [[http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/reviews/10954-Octodad-Dadliest-Catch-Review-Splash-The-Patriarchy?utm_source=latest&utm_medium=index_carousel&utm_campaign=all This review]] points out some of the inherent FridgeHorror in the game's basic premise.

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* [[http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/reviews/10954-Octodad-Dadliest-Catch-Review-Splash-The-Patriarchy?utm_source=latest&utm_medium=index_carousel&utm_campaign=all This review]] points out some of It's certainly fun for players to stagger around struggling with the inherent FridgeHorror in poor controls, but if one looks at what Octodad is actually ''doing'' as he tries to finish human tasks--stumbling around, repeatedly smacking his kids and his wife, "mumbling" incoherently, destroying furniture, etc.--and looks while under the game's basic premise.idea that he's a normal human husband, he rather resembles a drunken lout. Furthermore the fact that his wife is so okay with that could be chalked up to being a StepfordSmiler in a more serious work. Luckily, this is not a serious work.
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*** Octodad, you are NOT the father!
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** Infidelity, more likely than not, since Stacy is [[GenerationXerox essentially identical to her mother aside from hair color]].
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*In the "Dadliest Catch" level, Home Sweet Home, how does Scarlet, Tommy or Stacy notice the GIANT, LOUD machine Chef Fujimoto was using to try and suck in their husband/father. If you look to the left during this scene there are white dots coming from there to Octodad, meaning Scarlet, Tommy or Stacy can see him during this, so are none of them the least bit concerned of him seconds away from getting sucked into a propeller, or at least the chef loudly referring to him as "octopus"?
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* It's pretty laughable that no one notices you're an octopus in a suit. [[spoiler: But then again, your "wife" appears normal at the shark tank until you get caught in Fujimoto's trap.]]
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* How in the world does a sea creature with gill survive for ''years'' on land? Yes, an octopus can survive for a little while out of water (in captivity, they have a tendency to break out of their containments and wander around at night), but that's only as long as they keep their gills moist. So does Octodad just go dunk his head in the sink whenever he starts feeling dried out?

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* The game tracks your "health" using a suspicion bar, which shows you how much others suspect you are an octopus. This makes sense in the first few levels, where you are trying to do normal tasks for your family, but later on, in Octodad's secret lab, the suspicion meter fills up when you're hit by ''lasers'', and the only other guy in the room with you already knows you're an octopus.
** In ''Dadliest Catch'', Octodad falls over like he died when the Suspicion Meter fills up fully. Though this does make a bit of sense when [[spoiler: you get hit by Fujimoto or his cleavers.]]
*** FridgeBrilliance: He's an octopus. If his cover is blown, what's the first instinct of an octopus? Hide.
* So, uh...where ''did'' the kids come from? (This question is lampshaded in ''Dadliest Catch'', but not answered.)
** Adoption.
** [[AWizardDidIt Magic]]
** They're superhuman [[HalfHumanHybrid half-octopus hybrids]].
** In-vitro?



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* Octodad is an octopus, pretending to be a human. He's a mimic octopus.
** Doesn't look at all like a mimic octopus. Still, the comparison works.
* In ''Dadliest Catch'', during the flashback level you have to move items off a map. The map shows that the ship is sailing from Great Britain towards Iceland, hinting that "the war" might refer to the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cod_Wars Cod Wars]], an actual conflict between the UK and Iceland over fishing rights in the North Atlantic.
* The clumsy controls, and especially the Multiplayer makes a bit of sense when you learn that octopi have distributed intelligence, meaning that each arm has enough neurons to have a mind of it's own that is equal parts controlled directly and "autopiloted" based on information gained from the octopus' sensory organs.

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* [[http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/reviews/10954-Octodad-Dadliest-Catch-Review-Splash-The-Patriarchy?utm_source=latest&utm_medium=index_carousel&utm_campaign=all This review]] points out some of the inherent FridgeHorror in the game's basic premise.
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