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* YouShouldntKnowThisAlready: You can't ask Relg to fix Creekin's Bridge until you have read its sign. Otherwise, its option will be "The one I need to cross."
-->'''Relg''': And what do I look like, The Amazing Zambini? I need a NAME!
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--> Sign in front of his shop: "We can fix anything! (As long as it's a TV or bridge)"
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* PoisonMushroom: If you try to use the shrub from your inventory, Odin asks why you would eat a ''poisonous'' shrub, and you die. For extra frustration, if you're still on the screen where you picked it up, that means you'll have to sneak past the rock-flinging giants all over again.
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* GiantSpider: And they spit fireballs which can one-shot you, and they're immune to your hammer.

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* GiantSpider: And they spit fireballs which can one-shot you, and they're immune to your hammer. Fortunately they move in fixed patterns that you can avoid through careful timing.
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* NPCAmnesia:
** In chapter 1, when you go to get the bridge repaired.
** In chapter 3, when you try to enter the [[spoiler: resistance headquarters]].
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* AffectionateParody: The game seems to have been inspired by ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda''; however, it's not taken that seriously.

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* AffectionateParody: The game seems to have been inspired by ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda''; ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda''; however, it's not taken that seriously.

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* BlockPuzzle: These are in the style of Eggerland.



* BoomerangComeback: The hammer is thrown, and returns when it hits something. The return route is blocked by terrain but not other objects.



* DeathIsASlapOnTheWrist: Dying just restarts you from the current screen.

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* DeathIsASlapOnTheWrist: Dying just restarts you from the current screen.screen, with the health, magic and points you had when you entered the screen.



* InstakillMook: The eyestalk-looking stationary fires a fast moving shot along an orthogonal direction, and needs to be blocked (and it may also be dodged at long range). Spiders may also fire an insta-kill shot if they're moving to Thor.



* OurTrollsAreDifferent: Brutish humanoids with pointed ears and big teeth. Some are just the size of Thor and can be easily taken care of, others are gigantic and invulnerable and throw rocks.

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* OurTrollsAreDifferent: Brutish humanoids with pointed ears and big teeth. Some are just the size of Thor and can be easily taken care of, others are gigantic and invulnerable giants and throw rocks.



* PressXToDie: Used in case the player screws up on a puzzle. Explained in-game as Thor calling upon the Valkyries to give him another chance at life. (And then immediately followed by Odin explaining what that means for you, the player.)

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* PressXToDie: Used in case the player screws up on a puzzle.puzzle and needs to reset the area. Explained in-game as Thor calling upon the Valkyries to give him another chance at life. (And then immediately followed by Odin explaining what that means for you, the player.)


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* RespawningEnemies: They reappear when you exit and re-enter an area.

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* AGodIsYou: A God of Thunder, specifically.
* AWinnerIsYou: After defeating Loki, [[spoiler:you come out of his collapsing house (surrounded by cheering townsfolk), you walk over the rainbow bridge. And that’s it. Being able to talk to the townsfolk does help alleviate this at least.]]



* AGodIsYou: A God of Thunder, specifically.
* TheGuardsMustBeCrazy: On the one hand, the soldiers in the third act are somewhat competent in tracking Thor and throwing him in prison. On the other, they're total failures when it comes to making sure that Thor stays in said prison.



* ImADoctorNotAPlaceHolder: "Dammit Thor, I'm a TV and bridge repairman, not a dentist!"
* LaResistance: There's one in the third act out to oppose Loki, but they're too dumb or cowardly to do anything without Thor. Or with Thor, for that matter.

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* ImADoctorNotAPlaceHolder: ImADoctorNotAPlaceholder: "Dammit Thor, I'm a TV and bridge repairman, not a dentist!"
* LaResistance: There's one in the third act out to oppose Loki, but they're too dumb or cowardly to do anything without Thor. Or with Thor, for that matter.
dentist!"



* LaResistance: There's one in the third act out to oppose Loki, but they're too dumb or cowardly to do anything without Thor. Or with Thor, for that matter.



* ShoutOut: There's a couple of references to ''Franchise/StarTrek'', ''StarWars'', the "how many licks" ad from Tootsie Pop and a [=McDonalds=] knock off.

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* ShoutOut: There's a couple of references to ''Franchise/StarTrek'', ''StarWars'', ''Franchise/StarWars'', the "how many licks" ad from Tootsie Pop and a [=McDonalds=] knock off.



* TheGuardsMustBeCrazy: On the one hand, the soldiers in the third act are somewhat competent in tracking Thor and throwing him in prison. On the other, they're total failures when it comes to making sure that Thor stays in said prison.


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* AWinnerIsYou: After defeating Loki, [[spoiler:you come out of his collapsing house (surrounded by cheering townsfolk), you walk over the rainbow bridge. And that’s it. Being able to talk to the townsfolk does help alleviate this at least.]]

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An old DOS-based PuzzleGame by Software Creations in 1993, following the story of Thor (the titular God of Thunder), as he attempts to free Midgard from evil using his trusty hammer {{Mjolnir}}.

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DOS-based PuzzleGame by Software Creations in 1993, following the story of Thor (the titular God of Thunder), as he attempts to free Midgard from evil using his trusty hammer {{Mjolnir}}.









* LostInImitation: Loki wears green and has a helmet with gold horns and is referred to as Thor's half-brother. There's also a reference to the Odinsleep. All of these elements are from Marvel's ''ComicBook/TheMightyThor.''

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* LostInImitation: Loki wears green and has a helmet with gold horns and is referred to as Thor's half-brother. There's also a reference to the Odinsleep. All of these elements are from Marvel's ''ComicBook/TheMightyThor.''''ComicBook/TheMightyThor''.



* NamesTheSame: The Software Creations that made ''God Of Thunder'' is not the same Software Creations that developed the [[VideoGame/SilverSurfer Silver Surfer game]], ''{{VideoGame/SolsticeTheQuestForTheStaffOfDemnos}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Plok}}''.
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* AWinnerIsYou: After defeating Loki, [[spoiler:you come out of his collapsing house (surrounded by cheering townsfolk), you walk over the rainbow bridge,]] and... that's it.
* BeardOfEvil: Loki.
* BigBad: Loki again.

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* AWinnerIsYou: After defeating Loki, [[spoiler:you come out of his collapsing house (surrounded by cheering townsfolk), you walk over the rainbow bridge,]] and... that's it.
bridge. And that’s it. Being able to talk to the townsfolk does help alleviate this at least.]]
* BeardOfEvil: Loki.
Loki has a small messy black beard.
* BigBad: Loki again.Unsurprisingly for a game inspired by Norse mythology, Loki.



* BrokenBridge: You encounter one about a third of the way in the first act... and you need to find a TV (and bridge) repairman to fix it.
* CainAndAbel: Thor and Loki.

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* BrokenBridge: You encounter one about a third of the way in the first act... act and you need to find a TV (and bridge) repairman to fix it.
* CainAndAbel: Thor and Loki.Loki, much like in the Marvel intepretsrion.



* FelonyMisdemeanor: Played for comedic effect.

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* FelonyMisdemeanor: Played for comedic effect. effect, in the last episode you encounter a bunch of people Loki put in jail for incredibly petty reasons.



* LaResistance: There's one in the third act out to oppose Loki, but they're too dumb or cowardly to do anything without Thor....or with Thor, for that matter.

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* LaResistance: There's one in the third act out to oppose Loki, but they're too dumb or cowardly to do anything without Thor....or Thor. Or with Thor, for that matter.



* OurTrollsAreDifferent: Some are just the size of Thor, others are gigantic and invulnerable and throw rocks.

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* OurTrollsAreDifferent: Brutish humanoids with pointed ears and big teeth. Some are just the size of Thor, Thor and can be easily taken care of, others are gigantic and invulnerable and throw rocks.



* PunnyName: The Low Key Bar & Grill

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* PunnyName: The Low Key Bar & GrillGrill. Loki does not really win points for originality.



* RuleOfFunny: The game pretty much runs on this.

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* RuleOfFunny: The game pretty much runs on this.this, it does not at all take itself seriously and many of the situations you find yourself in are cartoony.
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* PrecisionGuidedBoomerang: Justified, since Thor's hammer is known to always return to his hand. The hammer will always fly straight back to you, and will hover in midair (killing enemies on contact) if there's an obstacle in the way. This becomes important in solving various puzzles.

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* BlingBlingBang: After killing Jormungand you're rewarded with a silver hammer and armor. After killing Nognir you're given a golden one.

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* BlingBlingBang: After killing Jormungand you're rewarded with a silver hammer and armor. After killing Nognir you're given a golden one. (Although since each episode has completely different enemies from the previous ones, it's difficult to say whether your new equipment actually works any better.)



* BrokenBridge: You encounter one about a third of the way in the first act... and you need to find a TV repairman to fix it.
* CainAndAbel: Thor and Loki

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* BrokenBridge: You encounter one about a third of the way in the first act... and you need to find a TV (and bridge) repairman to fix it.
* CainAndAbel: Thor and LokiLoki.



* TheDragon: Jormangund and Nognir

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* TheDragon: Jormangund and NognirNognir are Loki's minions who serve as the bosses for episodes 1 and 2.



* GiantSpider: And they spit fireballs which can one-shot you.

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* GiantSpider: And they spit fireballs which can one-shot you.you, and they're immune to your hammer.



* NamesTheSame: The Software Creations that made ''God Of Thunder'' is not the same Software Creations that developed the [[VideoGame/SilverSurfer Silver Surfer game]], ''{{Game/Solstice}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Plok}}''.
* NintendoHard
* OurTrollsAreDifferent: Some are just the size of Thor, others are gigantic and throw rocks.

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* NamesTheSame: The Software Creations that made ''God Of Thunder'' is not the same Software Creations that developed the [[VideoGame/SilverSurfer Silver Surfer game]], ''{{Game/Solstice}}'' ''{{VideoGame/SolsticeTheQuestForTheStaffOfDemnos}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Plok}}''.
* NintendoHard
* OurTrollsAreDifferent: Some are just the size of Thor, others are gigantic and invulnerable and throw rocks.



* RealMenWearPink: It seems Thor might have a fondness for dollies. When Thor/you retrieves a stolen doll, Odin tells you to put it under your shirt and P-L-E-A-S-E not let anyone see it. You can make the doll your active item and try to use it, but if you do Odin quickly tells you to put it away and asks what Hercules would think if he saw you playing with it.

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* RealMenWearPink: It seems Thor might have a fondness for dollies. When Thor/you retrieves a stolen doll, Odin tells you to put it under your shirt and P-L-E-A-S-E not let anyone see it. You can make the doll your active item and try to use it, but if you do do, Odin quickly tells yells at you to put it away and asks what Hercules would think if he saw you playing with it.



* ShockAndAwe: The first divine power you get creates lightnings all around you [[spoiler: and is used to defeat Loki]]. In the third act you find a power that enables you to strike down all the enemies on screen with thunderbolts.

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* ShockAndAwe: The first divine power you get creates lightnings lightning all around you [[spoiler: and is used to defeat Loki]]. In the third act you find a power that enables you to strike down all the enemies on screen with thunderbolts.



* ThreeQuartersView



* WorldOfSnark: Nearly everyone is a smart-aleck and aware they are in video game.

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* WorldOfSnark: Nearly everyone is a smart-aleck and aware they are in a video game.
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* BeardOfEvil: Loki
* BigBad: Loki

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* BeardOfEvil: Loki
Loki.
* BigBad: LokiLoki again.



* HijackedByJesus: Odin helps out by sending angels who will refill your health and magic meters. They look like your typical robed-and-winged modern Judeo-Christian angels.

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* HijackedByJesus: Odin helps out by sending angels who will refill your health and magic meters. They The game tries to justify this by calling them Valkyries, but they look like your typical robed-and-winged modern Judeo-Christian angels.



* WhatTheHellHero: You lose points if you kill innocents and get a brief scolding from Odin.

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* WhatTheHellHero: You lose points if you kill innocents and get a brief scolding from Odin. With each game he gets more exasperated with you for doing it.



* WorldOfSnark

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* WorldOfSnarkWorldOfSnark: Nearly everyone is a smart-aleck and aware they are in video game.
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* BreadEggsBreadedEggs: Woody sells various tools. All of them have a listed price of 1 jewel, except the electric saw (the one you need), which is 500. When you ask to buy the other tools, Woody says:
--> Hammer: "Sorry, we're sold out of that."
--> Chisel: "Sorry, we're sold out of that, too."
--> 'C' Clamp: "Sorry, we're sold out of that, also."
--> Screwdriver: "Sorry, we're sold out of that, also too."
--> Tonic & Gin: "You don't catch on very quick, do you?"

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An old DOS-based PuzzleGame by Software Creations in 1993, following the story of Thor (the titular God of Thunder), as he attempts to free Valhalla from evil using his trusty hammer {{Mjolnir}}.

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An old DOS-based PuzzleGame by Software Creations in 1993, following the story of Thor (the titular God of Thunder), as he attempts to free Valhalla Midgard from evil using his trusty hammer {{Mjolnir}}.



* AttackItsWeakPoint: Jormungand.
* AGodIsYou

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* AttackItsWeakPoint: Jormungand.
Jormungand is immune to direct strikes by Mjolnir. The clue you're given is that he wears a crown to hide his weak point. [[spoiler: Throw your hammer, and as it flies back to you, angle it so it strikes Jormungand in the back of the head.]]
* AGodIsYouAGodIsYou: A God of Thunder, specifically.



* CollapsingCeilingBoss: Nognir, after he TurnsRed.
* DeathIsASlapOnTheWrist

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* CollapsingCeilingBoss: Nognir, after he TurnsRed.
TurnsRed, stops spitting little clones of himself, and starts slamming into the sides of the cave to make stalactites fall on you.
* DeathIsASlapOnTheWristDeathIsASlapOnTheWrist: Dying just restarts you from the current screen.



* EvilLaugh: Nognir gives a rather impressive digitized laugh when you enter his lair.



* PressXToDie: Used in case the player screws up on a puzzle.

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* PressXToDie: Used in case the player screws up on a puzzle. Explained in-game as Thor calling upon the Valkyries to give him another chance at life. (And then immediately followed by Odin explaining what that means for you, the player.)
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* CollapsingCeilingBoss: Nognir, after he TurnsRed.


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* TurnsRed: Both Nognir and Loki do this once their health falls to half, changing the fights drastically.
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An old DOS-based PuzzleGame by Software Creations in 1993, following the story of Thor (the titular God of Thunder), as he attempts to free Valhalla from evil using his trusty hammer Mjolnir.

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An old DOS-based PuzzleGame by Software Creations in 1993, following the story of Thor (the titular God of Thunder), as he attempts to free Valhalla from evil using his trusty hammer Mjolnir.{{Mjolnir}}.
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* NamesTheSame: The Software Creations that made ''God Of Thunder'' is not the same Software Creations that developed the [[VideoGame/SilverSurfer Silver Surfer game]], ''{{Game/Solstice}}'' and ''{{Plok}}''.

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* NamesTheSame: The Software Creations that made ''God Of Thunder'' is not the same Software Creations that developed the [[VideoGame/SilverSurfer Silver Surfer game]], ''{{Game/Solstice}}'' and ''{{Plok}}''.''VideoGame/{{Plok}}''.
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* LostInImitation: Loki wears green and has a helmet with gold horns and is referred to as Thor's half-brother. There's also a reference to the Odinsleep. All of these elements are from Marvel's ''TheMightyThor.''

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* LostInImitation: Loki wears green and has a helmet with gold horns and is referred to as Thor's half-brother. There's also a reference to the Odinsleep. All of these elements are from Marvel's ''TheMightyThor.''ComicBook/TheMightyThor.''
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* TheGuardsMustBeCrazy: One the one hand, the soldiers in the third act are somewhat competent in tracking Thor and throwing him in prison. On the other, they're total failures when it comes to making sure that Thor stays in said prison.

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* TheGuardsMustBeCrazy: One On the one hand, the soldiers in the third act are somewhat competent in tracking Thor and throwing him in prison. On the other, they're total failures when it comes to making sure that Thor stays in said prison.

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* AccidentalMisnaming: A child refers to Loki as "Lucky."



* MyNameIsNotDurwood: A child refers to Loki as "Lucky."
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An old DOS-based PuzzleGame by Software Creations in 1993, following the story of Thor (the titular God of Thunder), as he attempts to free Valhalla from evil using his trusty hammer Mjolnir.

''God of Thunder'' involved [[BlockPuzzle pushing rocks into various formations]], using the hammer to trip switches and kill bad guys, and — eventually — defeating a BigBad somewhere along the way, which brought forth the Rainbow Bridge and opened the way to the next episode or section of the current episode.
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* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: The three parts of the game are titled ''Serpent Surprise'', ''Non-Stick Nognir'', and ''Lookin' For Loki''. In Blechton/Lokisburg, there's a shop titled "Martha's Magical Mall."
* AffectionateParody: The game seems to have been inspired by ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda''; however, it's not taken that seriously.
* AttackItsWeakPoint: Jormungand.
* AGodIsYou
* AWinnerIsYou: After defeating Loki, [[spoiler:you come out of his collapsing house (surrounded by cheering townsfolk), you walk over the rainbow bridge,]] and... that's it.
* BeardOfEvil: Loki
* BigBad: Loki
* BlingBlingBang: After killing Jormungand you're rewarded with a silver hammer and armor. After killing Nognir you're given a golden one.
* BlowYouAway: In the second act you get the power of Storms, which creates a small tornado which can damage enemies or be used for puzzle-solving.
* BrokenBridge: You encounter one about a third of the way in the first act... and you need to find a TV repairman to fix it.
* CainAndAbel: Thor and Loki
* DeathIsASlapOnTheWrist
* DisproportionateRetribution: Loki put a child in jail because he dropped his ice-cream on Loki's foot.
* TheDragon: Jormangund and Nognir
* {{Egopolis}}: After taking over Midgard, Loki renamed Blechton to Lokisburg.
* FelonyMisdemeanor: Played for comedic effect.
* ForTheEvulz: Loki. Well, he ''is'' the Norse god of mischief.
* FluffyTamer: The owner of Sorcery and Such tells you not to hurt his pets when you enter his house. His "pets" are killer rats and spiders.
* GiantSpider: And they spit fireballs which can one-shot you.
* GuideDangIt: Who'da thunk you needed to take your [[spoiler: electric saw to the grate in the prison]] in Lokisburg?
* HijackedByJesus: Odin helps out by sending angels who will refill your health and magic meters. They look like your typical robed-and-winged modern Judeo-Christian angels.
* ImADoctorNotAPlaceHolder: "Dammit Thor, I'm a TV and bridge repairman, not a dentist!"
* LaResistance: There's one in the third act out to oppose Loki, but they're too dumb or cowardly to do anything without Thor....or with Thor, for that matter.
* LostInImitation: Loki wears green and has a helmet with gold horns and is referred to as Thor's half-brother. There's also a reference to the Odinsleep. All of these elements are from Marvel's ''TheMightyThor.''
* MediumAwareness: In Lokisburg, it's against the law to be over 16 pixels tall. Also, Odin warns you that if you keep killing townspeople, you'll need a game guide.
* MyNameIsNotDurwood: A child refers to Loki as "Lucky."
* NamesTheSame: The Software Creations that made ''God Of Thunder'' is not the same Software Creations that developed the [[VideoGame/SilverSurfer Silver Surfer game]], ''{{Game/Solstice}}'' and ''{{Plok}}''.
* NintendoHard
* OurTrollsAreDifferent: Some are just the size of Thor, others are gigantic and throw rocks.
* PressXToDie: Used in case the player screws up on a puzzle.
* PunnyName: The Low Key Bar & Grill
* RealMenWearPink: It seems Thor might have a fondness for dollies. When Thor/you retrieves a stolen doll, Odin tells you to put it under your shirt and P-L-E-A-S-E not let anyone see it. You can make the doll your active item and try to use it, but if you do Odin quickly tells you to put it away and asks what Hercules would think if he saw you playing with it.
* RuleOfFunny: The game pretty much runs on this.
* SchizoTech: The plot takes place in 927 AD, yet there's references to power tools and television repair. All PlayedForLaughs, though.
* ShockAndAwe: The first divine power you get creates lightnings all around you [[spoiler: and is used to defeat Loki]]. In the third act you find a power that enables you to strike down all the enemies on screen with thunderbolts.
* ShoutOut: There's a couple of references to ''Franchise/StarTrek'', ''StarWars'', the "how many licks" ad from Tootsie Pop and a [=McDonalds=] knock off.
* ShutUpHannibal: An unintentional one comes at the end of the game; while Loki is gloating on how he is the most powerful being in the land, Thor's back is turned, as if he is ignoring Loki altogether.
* TakeOverTheWorld: Loki took over Midgard while Odin was in the Odinsleep.
* TheGuardsMustBeCrazy: One the one hand, the soldiers in the third act are somewhat competent in tracking Thor and throwing him in prison. On the other, they're total failures when it comes to making sure that Thor stays in said prison.
* ThreeQuartersView
* UnexplainedRecovery: You can actually kill [=NPCs=] (and you'll lose points for it), but if you leave the screen and come back, they'll be back again as if nothing had happened.
* WhatTheHellHero: You lose points if you kill innocents and get a brief scolding from Odin.
* WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer: About 90% of combat involves the hammer, and many puzzles also require the player to take advantage of the hammer's properties.
* WorldOfSnark
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