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* GreyAndGrayMorality: Aside from the few unambiguously [[HeroAntagonist heroic characters]], such as The Hand, who fights to [[PapaWolf protect his son]] and the Free World, or [[AllLovingHero The Beat]], a young girl who aspires to be [[HopeBringer a benevolent guardian of hope]] and believes in the best of others, a majority of the characters aren't truly good or evil, making them ripe for different character interpretations. The Edge becomes one of the Jailers not because he wants to SaveTheWorld, rather because he wants to find a WorthyOpponent, The Burst may be a [[ArrogantKungFuGuy snobby]] ColdSniper, but she's just doing her job like her peers, and The Song could either be seen as a BitchInSheepsClothing (according to The Voice at least) or a SheepInSheepsClothing. Some of the other Jailers may be AxCrazy, but like the mentally stable Jailers, they also have good reasons for imprisoning the Stranger, [[spoiler: who's actually an alien scout that's checking if the Free World is fit for assimilation. Should he succeed, doing so would doom the Free World and its populace. Whether The Stranger stays faithful to his purpose or not is up to the player, but even if The Stranger chooses to defy it, The Stranger's goals may or may not be entirely selfless. The only character who can be villainous is The Star, as she came up with the EvilPlan of [[AssimilationPlot assimilating]] the Free World for the survival of The Strangers' creators, but the game intentionally makes it ambiguous whether she's a genuine WellIntentionedExtremist or just a [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative]] [[PlanetLooters Planet Looter]].]]
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* GreyAndGrayMorality: Aside from the few unambiguously [[HeroAntagonist heroic characters]], such as The Hand, who fights to [[PapaWolf protect his son]] and the Free World, or [[AllLovingHero The Beat]], a young girl who aspires to be [[HopeBringer a benevolent guardian of hope]] and believes in the best of others, a majority of the characters aren't truly good or evil, making them ripe for different character interpretations. The Edge becomes one of the Jailers not because he wants to SaveTheWorld, rather because he wants to find a WorthyOpponent, The Burst may be a [[ArrogantKungFuGuy snobby]] ColdSniper, but she's just doing her job like her peers, and The Song could either be seen as a BitchInSheepsClothing (according to The Voice at least) or a SheepInSheepsClothing. Some of the other Jailers may be AxCrazy, but like the mentally stable Jailers, they also have good reasons for imprisoning the Stranger, [[spoiler: who's actually an alien scout that's checking if the Free World is fit for assimilation. Should he succeed, doing so would doom the Free World and its populace. Whether The Stranger stays faithful to his purpose or not is up to the player, but even if The Stranger chooses to defy it, The Stranger's goals may or may not be entirely selfless. The only character who can be villainous is The Star, as she came up with the EvilPlan of [[AssimilationPlot assimilating]] the Free World for the survival of The Strangers' creators, but the game intentionally makes it ambiguous whether she's a genuine WellIntentionedExtremist or just a [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative]] [[PlanetLooters Planet Looter]].]]
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* GreyAndGrayMorality: Aside from the few unambiguously [[HeroAntagonist heroic characters]], such as The Hand, who fights to [[PapaWolf protect his son]] and the Free World, or [[AllLovingHero The Beat]], a young girl who aspires to be [[HopeBringer a benevolent guardian of hope]] and believes in the best of others, a majority of the characters aren't truly good or evil, making them ripe for different character interpretations. The Edge becomes one of the Jailers not because he wants to SaveTheWorld, rather because he wants to find a WorthyOpponent, The Burst may be a [[ArrogantKungFuGuy snobby]] ColdSniper, but she's just doing her job like her peers, and The Song could either be seen as a BitchInSheepsClothing (according to The Voice at least) or a SheepInSheepsClothing. Some of the other Jailers may be AxCrazy, but like the mentally stable Jailers, they also have good reasons for imprisoning the Stranger, [[spoiler: who's actually an alien scout that's checking if the Free World is fit for assimilation. Should he succeed, doing so would doom the Free World and its populace. Whether The Stranger stays faithful to his purpose or not is up to the player, but even if The Stranger chooses to defy it, The Stranger's goals may or may not be entirely selfless. The only character who can be villainous is The Star, as she came up with the EvilPlan of [[AssimilationPlot assimilating]] the FreeWorld for the survival of The Strangers' creators, but the game makes it ambiguous whether she's a genuine WellIntentionedExtremist or just a [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative]] [[PlanetLooters Planet Looter]].]]
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* GreyAndGrayMorality: Aside from the few unambiguously [[HeroAntagonist heroic characters]], such as The Hand, who fights to [[PapaWolf protect his son]] and the Free World, or [[AllLovingHero The Beat]], a young girl who aspires to be [[HopeBringer a benevolent guardian of hope]] and believes in the best of others, a majority of the characters aren't truly good or evil, making them ripe for different character interpretations. The Edge becomes one of the Jailers not because he wants to SaveTheWorld, rather because he wants to find a WorthyOpponent, The Burst may be a [[ArrogantKungFuGuy snobby]] ColdSniper, but she's just doing her job like her peers, and The Song could either be seen as a BitchInSheepsClothing (according to The Voice at least) or a SheepInSheepsClothing. Some of the other Jailers may be AxCrazy, but like the mentally stable Jailers, they also have good reasons for imprisoning the Stranger, [[spoiler: who's actually an alien scout that's checking if the Free World is fit for assimilation. Should he succeed, doing so would doom the Free World and its populace. Whether The Stranger stays faithful to his purpose or not is up to the player, but even if The Stranger chooses to defy it, The Stranger's goals may or may not be entirely selfless. The only character who can be villainous is The Star, as she came up with the EvilPlan of [[AssimilationPlot assimilating]] the FreeWorld Free World for the survival of The Strangers' creators, but the game intentionally makes it ambiguous whether she's a genuine WellIntentionedExtremist or just a [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative]] [[PlanetLooters Planet Looter]].]]
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* DarkIsNotEvil: [[spoiler: The Chain and The Scale]] and [[spoiler: potentially The Stranger depending on the ending you choose.]]
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* DarkIsNotEvil: [[spoiler: The Chain and The Scale]] and [[spoiler: potentially The Stranger Stranger, depending on the ending you choose.]]
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* GreyAndGrayMorality: Aside from the few unambiguously [[HeroAntagonist heroic characters, characters]], such as The Hand, who fights to [[PapaWolf protect his son]] and the Free World, or [[AllLovingHero The Beat]], a young girl who aspires to be [[HopeBringer a heroic benevolent guardian of hope]] and believes in the best of others, a majority of the characters aren't truly good or evil, making them ripe for different character interpretations. The Edge becomes one of the Jailers not because he wants to SaveTheWorld, rather because he wants to find a WorthyOpponent, The Burst may be a [[ArrogantKungFuGuy snobby]] ColdSniper, but she's just doing her job like her peers, and The Song could either be seen as a BitchInSheepsClothing (according to The Voice at least) or a SheepInSheepsClothing. Some of the other Jailers may be AxCrazy, but like the mentally stable Jailers, they also have good reasons for imprisoning the Stranger, [[spoiler: who's actually an alien scout that's checking if the Free World is fit for assimilation. Should he succeed, doing so would doom the Free World and its populace. Whether The Stranger stays faithful to his purpose or not is up to the player, but even if The Stranger chooses to defy it, The Stranger's goals may or may not be entirely selfless. The only character who can be villainous is The Star, as she came up with the EvilPlan of [[AssimilationPlot assimilating]] the FreeWorld for the survival of The Strangers' creators, but the game makes it ambiguous whether she's a genuine WellIntentionedExtremist or just a [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative]] [[PlanetLooters Planet Looter]].]]
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* LightIsNotGood: The Song, at least according to The Voice. [[spoiler: This is true for The Star.]]
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* LightIsNotGood: The Song, at least according to The Voice. [[spoiler: This trope is true played straight for The Star.Star, especially if one thinks she is a NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist.]]
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* GreyAndGrayMorality: Aside from the few heroic characters, such as [[PapaWolf The Hand]] and [[AllLovingHero The Beat]], a majority of the characters aren't truly good or evil, making them ripe for different character perspectives. Some of the Jailers may be AxCrazy, but like the mentally stable Jailers, they also have good reasons for imprisoning the Stranger, [[spoiler: who's actually an alien scout that's checking if the Free World is fit for assimilation. Should he succeed, doing so would doom the Free World and its populace. Whether The Stranger stays faithful to his purpose or not is up to the player, but even if The Stranger chooses to defy it, The Stranger may or may not entirely selfless. The only character who can be villainous is The Star, as she came up with the EvilPlan of [[AssimilationPlot assimilating]] the FreeWorld for the survival of The Strangers' creators, but the game makes it ambiguous whether she's a genuine WellIntentionedExtremist or just a [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative]] [[PlanetLooters Planet Looter]].]]
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* GreyAndGrayMorality: Aside from the few heroic characters, such as The Hand, who fights to [[PapaWolf The Hand]] protect his son]] and the Free World, or [[AllLovingHero The Beat]], a young girl who aspires to be [[HopeBringer a heroic guardian of hope]] and believes in the best of others, a majority of the characters aren't truly good or evil, making them ripe for different character perspectives. interpretations. The Edge becomes one of the Jailers not because he wants to SaveTheWorld, rather because he wants to find a WorthyOpponent, The Burst may be a [[ArrogantKungFuGuy snobby]] ColdSniper, but she's just doing her job like her peers, and The Song could either be seen as a BitchInSheepsClothing (according to The Voice at least) or a SheepInSheepsClothing. Some of the other Jailers may be AxCrazy, but like the mentally stable Jailers, they also have good reasons for imprisoning the Stranger, [[spoiler: who's actually an alien scout that's checking if the Free World is fit for assimilation. Should he succeed, doing so would doom the Free World and its populace. Whether The Stranger stays faithful to his purpose or not is up to the player, but even if The Stranger chooses to defy it, The Stranger Stranger's goals may or may not be entirely selfless. The only character who can be villainous is The Star, as she came up with the EvilPlan of [[AssimilationPlot assimilating]] the FreeWorld for the survival of The Strangers' creators, but the game makes it ambiguous whether she's a genuine WellIntentionedExtremist or just a [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative]] [[PlanetLooters Planet Looter]].]]
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* GreyAndGrayMorality: Aside from the few heroic characters, such as [[PapaWolf The Hand]] and [[AllLovingHero The Beat]], a majority of the characters aren't truly good or evil, making them ripe for different character perspectives. Some of the Jailers may be AxCrazy, but like the mentally stable Jailers, they also have good reasons for imprisoning the Stranger, [[spoiler: who's actually an alien scout that's checking if the Free World is fit for assimilation. Should he succeed, doing so would doom the Free World and its populace. Whether The Stranger stays faithful to his purpose or not is up to the player, but even if The Stranger chooses to defy it, The Stranger may or may not entirely selfless. The only character who can be villainous is The Star, as she came up with the EvilPlan of [[AssimilationPlot assimilating]] the FreeWorld for the survival of The Strangers' creators, but the game makes it ambiguous whether she's a genuine WellIntentionedExtremist or just a [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative]] [[Planet Looter PlanetLooters]].]]
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* GreyAndGrayMorality: Aside from the few heroic characters, such as [[PapaWolf The Hand]] and [[AllLovingHero The Beat]], a majority of the characters aren't truly good or evil, making them ripe for different character perspectives. Some of the Jailers may be AxCrazy, but like the mentally stable Jailers, they also have good reasons for imprisoning the Stranger, [[spoiler: who's actually an alien scout that's checking if the Free World is fit for assimilation. Should he succeed, doing so would doom the Free World and its populace. Whether The Stranger stays faithful to his purpose or not is up to the player, but even if The Stranger chooses to defy it, The Stranger may or may not entirely selfless. The only character who can be villainous is The Star, as she came up with the EvilPlan of [[AssimilationPlot assimilating]] the FreeWorld for the survival of The Strangers' creators, but the game makes it ambiguous whether she's a genuine WellIntentionedExtremist or just a [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative]] [[Planet Looter PlanetLooters]].[[PlanetLooters Planet Looter]].]]
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* GreyAndGrayMorality: Aside from the few heroic characters, such as [[PapaWolf The Hand]] and [[AllLovingHero The Beat]], a majority of the characters aren't truly good or evil, making them ripe for different character perspectives. Some of the Jailers may be AxCrazy, but like the mentally stable Jailers, they also have good reasons for imprisoning the Stranger, [[spoiler: who's actually an alien scout that's checking if the Free World is fit for assimilation. Should he succeed, doing so would doom the Free World and its populace. Whether The Stranger stays faithful to his purpose or not is up to the player, but even if The Stranger chooses to defy it, The Stranger may or may not entirely selfless. The only character who can be villainous is The Star, as she came up with the EvilPlan of [[AssimilationPlot assimilating]] the FreeWorld for the survival of The Strangers' creators, but the game makes it ambiguous whether she's a genuine WellIntentionedExtremist or just a [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative]] PlanetLooter.]]
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* GreyAndGrayMorality: Aside from the few heroic characters, such as [[PapaWolf The Hand]] and [[AllLovingHero The Beat]], a majority of the characters aren't truly good or evil, making them ripe for different character perspectives. Some of the Jailers may be AxCrazy, but like the mentally stable Jailers, they also have good reasons for imprisoning the Stranger, [[spoiler: who's actually an alien scout that's checking if the Free World is fit for assimilation. Should he succeed, doing so would doom the Free World and its populace. Whether The Stranger stays faithful to his purpose or not is up to the player, but even if The Stranger chooses to defy it, The Stranger may or may not entirely selfless. The only character who can be villainous is The Star, as she came up with the EvilPlan of [[AssimilationPlot assimilating]] the FreeWorld for the survival of The Strangers' creators, but the game makes it ambiguous whether she's a genuine WellIntentionedExtremist or just a [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative]] PlanetLooter.[[Planet Looter PlanetLooters]].]]
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%%* GreyAndGrayMorality: Aside from the few heroic characters, such as [[PapaWolf The Hand]] and [[AllLovingHero The Beat]], a majority of the characters aren't truly good or evil, making them ripe for different character perspectives. Some of the Jailers may be AxCrazy, but like the mentally stable Jailers, they also have good reasons for imprisoning the Stranger, [[spoiler: who's actually an alien scout that's checking if the Free World is fit for assimilation. Should he succeed, doing so would doom the Free World and its populace. Whether The Stranger stays faithful to his purpose or not is up to the player, but even if The Stranger chooses to defy it, The Stranger may or may not entirely selfless. The only character who can be villainous is The Star, as she came up with the EvilPlan of [[AssimilationPlot assimilating]] the FreeWorld for the survival of The Strangers' creators, but the game makes it ambiguous whether she's a genuine WellIntentionedExtremist or just a [[ManipulativeBastard manipulative]] PlanetLooter.]]
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%%* GreyAndGrayMorality: It's difficult to peg all of the characters as truly good or evil.
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* LightIsNotGood: The SongSong, at least according to The Voice. [[spoiler: This is true for The Star.]]
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* MercyKill: The Strap, who is completely insane, constantly screaming, and attacks anything and everything that moves.
** Possibly the Scale as well, as he's been driven mad with pain from The Corruption.
** Possibly the Scale as well, as he's been driven mad with pain from The Corruption.
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* MercyKill: The Strap, who is completely insane, constantly screaming, and attacks anything and everything that moves.
moves. Finishing her off is essentially this.
** Possibly the Scale as well, as he's been driven mad with pain from TheCorruption.
* {{Minimalism}}: TheCorruption.game is a straight-forward BossGame where the PlayerCharacter has two SimpleYetAwesome weapons at his disposal: a rapid-firing laser gun for ranged combat and a CoolSword for melee combat. Their only quirks are a ChargeAttack, and as for the sword, the ability to heal the player with a successful [[CounterAttack parry]].
** Possibly the Scale as well, as he's been driven mad with pain from TheCorruption.
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* MascotsNameGoesUnchanged: The protagonist is called [[spoiler:The Rider]] even in the Japanese and French dubs. Lines that refer to him as The Stranger are translated, however.
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* PrisonChangesPeople: A running theme.
** The Strap has been driven Ax-Crazy by the effort of trying to physically tear her way out of a cell that constantly regenerates around her.
** The Voice claims that he's been psychologically damaged by his time inside the prison, as evidenced by his comments about how "being locked up fucks you up inside". [[spoiler: And he's not even an inmate. He's the architect who designed the prison in the first place.]]
** The Voice believes that this trope applies to [[spoiler: you, an immortal alien invader who had to be subdued by an army of hundreds, as well. He hopes that your time in the prison has changed your outlook enough that you won't destroy the planet once you're free.]]
** The Strap has been driven Ax-Crazy by the effort of trying to physically tear her way out of a cell that constantly regenerates around her.
** The Voice claims that he's been psychologically damaged by his time inside the prison, as evidenced by his comments about how "being locked up fucks you up inside". [[spoiler: And he's not even an inmate. He's the architect who designed the prison in the first place.]]
** The Voice believes that this trope applies to [[spoiler: you, an immortal alien invader who had to be subdued by an army of hundreds, as well. He hopes that your time in the prison has changed your outlook enough that you won't destroy the planet once you're free.]]
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* BravingTheBlizzard: The Beat's level takes the form of a mountain range with a powerful snowstorm. While autowalk works as normal, in the cutscene it becomes obvious that the Stranger has quite a hard time against it. The Voice is also struggling to stave off the cold, choosing to stick curled up on the ground rather than float around like usual.
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* BravingTheBlizzard: The final level of the Stranger's prison takes the form of a mountain area with a heavy blizzard. Both the Stranger and the Voice are clearly struggling with it.
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* AvoidTheDreadedGRating: There is practically nothing in the game that would've warranted its M-rating except for The Voice's sole PrecisionFBomb.
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* AvoidTheDreadedGRating: There is practically nothing in the game that would've warranted its M-rating except for The Voice's sole PrecisionFBomb.
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* {{BFS}}: The Hand has an energy blade nearly as long as he is tall and is an absolute monster with it. The Line takes this even further. ''His'' blade is even larger than he is! Though considering the Line is a [[MiniatureSeniorCitizens Miniature Senior Citizen]] this isn't quite as impressive as it sounds.
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* {{BFS}}: The Hand has an energy blade nearly as long as he is tall and is an absolute monster with it. The Line takes this even further. ''His'' blade is even larger than he is! Though considering the Line is a [[MiniatureSeniorCitizens Miniature Senior Citizen]] Citizen]], this isn't quite as impressive as it sounds.
* BossCorridor: Almost all the spaces between bosses amount to this. The Voice uses this opportunity to [[MrExposition explain the backstory of the prison and it's jailers.]]
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* BossCorridor: Almost all the spaces between bosses amount to this. The Voice uses this opportunity to [[MrExposition explain the backstory of the prison and it's jailers.]]
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* GardenOfLove: Implied. The Song will ask you to stay in her garden forever and try to prevent your escape. [[NonStandardGameOver If you choose to stay with her]], she will promise to take care of you and "be yours".
* GardenOfLove: Implied. The Song will ask you to stay in her garden forever and try to prevent your escape. [[NonStandardGameOver If you choose to stay with her]], she will promise to take care of you and "be yours".
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* TheUnfought: The seventh jailer is gone by the time The Stranger reaches their realm, and is heavily implied [[spoiler:to have been the man in the rabbit mask.]] The Song, as well as all the following Guardians, can become this [[spoiler:if you accept her offering of peace.]] Finally, [[spoiler:The Star]] if you choose to [[spoiler:assimilate the world.]]
* TheUnfought: The seventh jailer is gone by the time The Stranger reaches their realm, and is heavily implied [[spoiler:to have been the man in the rabbit mask.]] The Song, as well as all the following Guardians, can become this [[spoiler:if you accept her offering of peace.]] Finally, [[spoiler:The Star]] if you choose to [[spoiler:assimilate the world.]]
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* WhyDontYaJustShootHim: Justified. The Stranger has ResurrectiveImmortality, and so imprisoning him is all they can do. Lampshaded by the Voice.
-->'''The Voice''': ''[[WhyDontYaJustShootHim They didn't kill you already]] [[JustifiedTrope because they can't.]] [[ResurrectiveImmortality Believe me, they would if they could.]] Without blinking. [[SealedEvilinACan Second best for them now is to put you back in chains!]]''
-->'''The Voice''': ''[[WhyDontYaJustShootHim They didn't kill you already]] [[JustifiedTrope because they can't.]] [[ResurrectiveImmortality Believe me, they would if they could.]] Without blinking. [[SealedEvilinACan Second best for them now is to put you back in chains!]]''
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The Hand's Son son is never seen again after the scene before the fight with his father.
* WhyDontYaJustShootHim: Justified. The Stranger has ResurrectiveImmortality, and so imprisoning him is all they can do. Lampshaded by the Voice.
-->'''The Voice''': [[WhyDontYaJustShootHim They didn't kill you already]] [[JustifiedTrope because they can't.]] [[ResurrectiveImmortality Believe me, they would if they could.]] Without blinking. [[SealedEvilinACan Second best for them now is to put you back in chains!]]
* WhyDontYaJustShootHim: Justified. The Stranger has ResurrectiveImmortality, and so imprisoning him is all they can do. Lampshaded by the Voice.
-->'''The Voice''': [[WhyDontYaJustShootHim They didn't kill you already]] [[JustifiedTrope because they can't.]] [[ResurrectiveImmortality Believe me, they would if they could.]] Without blinking. [[SealedEvilinACan Second best for them now is to put you back in chains!]]
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* BookEnds: The very last part of the fight with [[spoiler:The Star]] is similar to the first part of The Chain's final phase.
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**After being knocked to the ground by a combo, the boss will generally take a second to taunt you, giving you a free window to charge your sword.
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* VillainousFaceHold: While The Stranger is still restrained inside his cell, The Chain lifts his chin up and punches him in the face. [[spoiler: Subverted, in that while The Chain's a sadistic brute, he is not exactly a villain and he has some very solid reasons for keeping The Stranger locked up.]]
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* GardenOfLove: Implied. The Song will ask you to stay in her garden forever and try to prevent your escape. [[NonStandardGameOver If you choose to stay with her]], she will promise to take care of you and "be yours".
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* ShoutOut : One of the lines The Line can use to taunt the player asks him if he's waiting to see him die of old age. It's a direct reference to [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3 The End from Metal Gear Solid 3]].
** The protagonist is also one. A non-human humanoid, with olive skin, with weird symbols on his his armor, capable to run abnormally fast, who cannot be killed no matter how you try, only restrain, and considered as a litteral killing machine... The Stranger shares a lot of similitudes with [[Characters/SCPFoundation SCP-076-2.]] [[ZigZaggedTrope Zigzagged]] as unlike him, though, as The Stranger is more than a killing machine, being capable of human-like emotions.
** The protagonist is also one. A non-human humanoid, with olive skin, with weird symbols on his his armor, capable to run abnormally fast, who cannot be killed no matter how you try, only restrain, and considered as a litteral killing machine... The Stranger shares a lot of similitudes with [[Characters/SCPFoundation SCP-076-2.]] [[ZigZaggedTrope Zigzagged]] as unlike him, though, as The Stranger is more than a killing machine, being capable of human-like emotions.
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* ShoutOut : ShoutOut: One of the lines The Line can use to taunt the player asks him if he's waiting to see him die of old age. It's a direct reference to [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3 The End from Metal Gear Solid 3]].
** The protagonist is also one. A non-human humanoid, with olive skin, with weird symbols on his his armor, capable to run abnormally fast, who cannot be killed no matter how you try, only restrain, and considered as a litteral killing machine... The Stranger shares a lot of similitudes with[[Characters/SCPFoundation [[Wiki/SCPFoundation SCP-076-2.]] [[ZigZaggedTrope Zigzagged]] {{Zigzagged|Trope}} as unlike him, though, as The Stranger is more than a killing machine, being capable of human-like emotions.
** The protagonist is also one. A non-human humanoid, with olive skin, with weird symbols on his his armor, capable to run abnormally fast, who cannot be killed no matter how you try, only restrain, and considered as a litteral killing machine... The Stranger shares a lot of similitudes with
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* BlockingStopsAllDamage: Goes both ways. You even ''restore'' health if you block an attack!
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* AstralFinale: While the jail worlds are technically in space, they are more akin to {{Pocket Dimension}}s than actually being in space. The game's ending [[spoiler:and TrueFinalBoss, if you choose to fight]], however, takes place [[spoiler:in the inside of a giant UFO floating outside the orbit of The Free World.]]
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* TheStinger: Taken to its logical extreme; the game's entire ending sequence, which includes the game's major PlotTwist [[spoiler:and potentially a TrueFinalBoss fight, if you decide to fight The Star to save The Free World]], takes place ''after'' the credits roll.
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* LastSecondEndingChoice: The decision to [[spoiler:assimilate or save The Free World, and by extension whether or not you fight the TrueFinalBoss,]] occurs in the span of one single button hold at the very end of the game.
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* WaveMotionGun: [[spoiler:During the fight against [[TrueFinalBoss The Star]], The Stranger is wearing a weaponized flight suit that gives him access to a giant laser as his charged shot.]]
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* TheEndingChangesEverything: The revelations in the TrueFinalBoss fight turn the events of the entire game on its head. [[spoiler:The Stranger is actually a cloned alien from a distant planet; he was sent by his superiors to investigate The Free World to see if it was fit to be assimilated by the alien planet, but was defeated and imprisoned in the prison worlds to protect The Free World.]]
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* EvilPlan: [[spoiler: The Star, who wants to [[AssimilationPlot assimilate the planet.]] You can go along with this or you can refuse to give her the data she needs and get an extra boss fight.]]
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* EvilPlan: [[spoiler: The Star, who wants to [[AssimilationPlot assimilate the planet.]] You can go along with this or you can refuse to give her the data she needs and get an extra boss fight. However, note that The Star considers this plan necessary for the survival of The Rider's species. It's up to the player to decide whether it's a NecessaryEvil or just plain evil.]]
** The Strap has a tendency to run away and throw bullets of all kinds, as well as lasers. She uses melee attacks a bit more often later into the fight, but for the most part, The Stranger is the one who'll have to close in if they want to go melee.
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* LastDitchMove: Often the final HP bar for a boss will involve it turning invincible and turning the game into some variant of a bullet hell. If you manage to survive the boss will usually be left wide open for you to finish off.
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* LastDitchMove: Often the final HP bar for a boss will involve it turning invincible and turning the game into some variant of a bullet hell. BulletHell. Some of them also force you into a survival melee phase after their BulletHell is over. If you manage to survive make it through it all, the boss will usually be left wide open for you to finish off.off.
** An interesting case happens with The Hand and The Edge. Neither of them is particularly keen on the BulletHell, more so The Edge, which results in mostly physical survival phases. The Hand's real whopper is a ''monstrous'' sword combo (the biggest combo chain in the game by far) during the close combat phase, while The Edge's is more of a TurnsRed power-up.
** An interesting case happens with The Hand and The Edge. Neither of them is particularly keen on the BulletHell, more so The Edge, which results in mostly physical survival phases. The Hand's real whopper is a ''monstrous'' sword combo (the biggest combo chain in the game by far) during the close combat phase, while The Edge's is more of a TurnsRed power-up.
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* MirrorBoss: The Edge fights ''very'' similarly to you.
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* MirrorBoss: The Edge fights ''very'' similarly to you. He's even similarly styled, with TronLines of his own when he enters his final phase.
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* NamelessNarrative: No character is ever given a proper name, only a title. [[spoiler:And in the case of The Stranger, he may never have had a name in the first place.]]
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* NamelessNarrative: No character is ever given a proper name, only a title. Moreover, their titles are [[AllThereInTheManual only revealed once you finish a playthrough, in the credits]], [[spoiler:with the exception of stopping at The Song, in which case [[TheUnreveal their titles will be hidden]]]]. [[spoiler:And in the case of The Stranger, he may never have had a name in the first place.]]
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* NintendoHard: You will die quite a bit, checkpoints are only at the start and end of each boss, and you will ''need'' to know the basic mechanics of the game like the back of your hand if you want to get anywhere.
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* NintendoHard: You will die quite a bit, checkpoints are only at the start and end of each boss, and you will ''need'' to know the basic mechanics of the game like the back of your hand if you want to get anywhere. It says something when the game grades you based not on how much damage you took, but on how many times you died and how many times you were ''hit''.
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* StationaryBoss: [[spoiler: The Star.]]
* TailorMadePrison: The jail worlds, which are implied to have been constructed specifically to hold The Stranger.
* TailorMadePrison: The jail worlds, which are implied to have been constructed specifically to hold The Stranger.
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* StationaryBoss: [[spoiler: The Star.]]
]] The Line also spends at least half his battle sitting on his rock or on top of a pillar while throwing a lot of bullets at you.
* TailorMadePrison: The jail worlds, which are implied to have been constructed specifically to hold The Stranger. This is especially apparent when [[spoiler:you make it out and realize ''everything'' dies or rusts away in your presence in the normal world, unlike with the areas of the prison.]]
* TailorMadePrison: The jail worlds, which are implied to have been constructed specifically to hold The Stranger. This is especially apparent when [[spoiler:you make it out and realize ''everything'' dies or rusts away in your presence in the normal world, unlike with the areas of the prison.]]
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* TheUnfought: The seventh jailer is gone by the time The Stranger reaches their realm, and is heavily implied [[spoiler:to have been the man in the rabbit mask.]]
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** The Edge literally TurnsRed (and black) when he enters his final phase, in a manner quite similar to The Stranger.
* TheUnfought: The seventh jailer is gone by the time The Stranger reaches their realm, and is heavily implied [[spoiler:to have been the man in the rabbit mask.]] The Song, as well as all the following Guardians, can become this [[spoiler:if you accept her offering of peace.]] Finally, [[spoiler:The Star]] if you choose to [[spoiler:assimilate the world.]]
* TheUnfought: The seventh jailer is gone by the time The Stranger reaches their realm, and is heavily implied [[spoiler:to have been the man in the rabbit mask.]] The Song, as well as all the following Guardians, can become this [[spoiler:if you accept her offering of peace.]] Finally, [[spoiler:The Star]] if you choose to [[spoiler:assimilate the world.]]
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** The first half of the Burst's boss fight is spend searching and chasing her.
** The Edge's two final phases are fought it only one dimension, akin to a fighting game where you can't jump.
** [[spoiler: The Star]] is fought in a cybernetic armor that changes the moveset of The Stranger, taking away his blade and giving him dual guns and a [[FrickinLaserBeam laser beam]] as a charged attack.
** The Edge's two final phases are fought it only one dimension, akin to a fighting game where you can't jump.
** [[spoiler: The Star]] is fought in a cybernetic armor that changes the moveset of The Stranger, taking away his blade and giving him dual guns and a [[FrickinLaserBeam laser beam]] as a charged attack.
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** The first half of the Burst's boss fight is spend spent searching and chasing her.
** The Edge's two final phases are foughtit in only one dimension, akin to a 2D fighting game where you can't jump.
jump. Additionally, The Edge's whole encounter is this mechanically, as it is the only battle which is fought completely in close combat. The Edge himself only has two ranged attacks that he uses only during his last two phases, and sparsely in comparison to his melee.
** [[spoiler: The Star]] is fought in a cybernetic armor that changes the moveset of The Stranger, taking away his blade and giving him dual guns and a [[FrickinLaserBeam laser beam]] as a charged attack. In other words, unlike every other fight in the game, it is almost solely BulletHell, with only the occasional melee attack thrown your way.
** The Edge's two final phases are fought
** [[spoiler: The Star]] is fought in a cybernetic armor that changes the moveset of The Stranger, taking away his blade and giving him dual guns and a [[FrickinLaserBeam laser beam]] as a charged attack. In other words, unlike every other fight in the game, it is almost solely BulletHell, with only the occasional melee attack thrown your way.
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* WalkingWasteland: [[spoiler:When The Stranger sets foot on the real world, the grass at his feet withers and dies.]]
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* WalkingWasteland: [[spoiler:When The Stranger sets foot on the real world, wherever he goes, all wastes away. The earth blackens, plants wither, cloth disintegrates, stone goes brittle and metal rusts. Moreover, the grass at his feet withers devastation of life seems to give rise to a black fog that can clog the sky and dies.]]turn it dark and opaque. Incidentally, the sun will shine red through it, [[SceneryGorn further adding to the ill omen it paints.]]]]
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* YouBastard: All the bosses dabble in it, but most prominently The Beat and The Song.
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* YouBastard: All the bosses dabble in it, but most prominently The Beat and The Song. [[spoiler:Considering who The Stranger actually is and his purpose, the player may be inclined to agree with them.]]
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* UnexpectedGameplayChange: [[spoiler: The Star]] is fought in a cybernetic armor that changes the moveset of The Stranger, taking away his blade and giving him dual guns and a [[FrickinLaserBeam laser beam]] as a charged attack.
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** The first half of the Burst's boss fight is spend searching and chasing her.
** The Edge's two final phases are fought it only one dimension, akin to a fighting game where you can't jump.
** [[spoiler: The Star]] is fought in a cybernetic armor that changes the moveset of The Stranger, taking away his blade and giving him dual guns and a [[FrickinLaserBeam laser beam]] as a charged attack.
** The first half of the Burst's boss fight is spend searching and chasing her.
** The Edge's two final phases are fought it only one dimension, akin to a fighting game where you can't jump.
** [[spoiler: The Star]] is fought in a cybernetic armor that changes the moveset of The Stranger, taking away his blade and giving him dual guns and a [[FrickinLaserBeam laser beam]] as a charged attack.
