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* DarkMistress: In ''Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake'', Mickey Malone's girlfriend, Vivian.
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* TheIrishMob: One can assume the gangster, Mickey Malone in ''Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake'' was part of this.
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* BigFriendlyDog: Ironically, [[the so-called "ghost dogs" in ''Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake'' are actually this when they're not being ordered to act vicious by means of a silent alarm. After their former owner goes to prison, Sally ends up adopting them.]]
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** [[spoiler: Also, Helena in ''The Phantom of Venice'' and Anja in ''The Captive Curse''. Both are as friendly as can be and Anja even offers you relationship advice. Yet, Helena turns out to be the mastermind behind the robbings in Venice and Anja is pretending to be the monster that stalks Castle Finister.]]
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** [[spoiler: Also, Helena in ''The Phantom of Venice'' Venice'', Em from ''Ghost Dogs at Moon Lake'' and Anja in ''The Captive Curse''. Both All are as friendly as can be and Anja even offers you relationship advice. Yet, Helena turns out to be the mastermind behind the robbings in Venice Venice; Em is behind the fake ghost dogs so that she can get her hands on buried gold bars; and Anja is pretending to be the monster that stalks Castle Finister.Finster to get revenge on her ex-boyfriend.]]
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* {{Hellhound}}: The eponymous dogs in ''Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake.''
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* {{Goth}}: Mel from ''Warnings at Waverly Academy'' and Henry Bolet from ''The Legend of the Crystal Skull''.
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* ConvectionSchmonvection: Averted in ''The Captive Curse.'' Opening the glass furnace without protection will result in Nancy being severely burned.
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* LoveMakesYouEvil: [[spoiler: In ''Shadow at the Water's Edge'', Rentaro scares away guests from the ryokan in hopes that he can convince Miwako, his childhood sweetheart, to move away with him to the city.]]
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* WomanScorned: [[spoiler: In ''The Captive Curse'', Anja dresses up as the monster of Finster Castle in a ploy to get back at the castle's owner, her ex-boyfriend.]]
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Toni from Alibi in Ashes [[spoiler: A city official who runs the local ice cream shop. She may smile sweetly and pretend to root for you but secretly she's pushing the police to railroad you into the ground just because the cases you solve make her look bad in the polls. It's so bad that towards the end of the game, she keeps her Stepford Smiler face on while refusing to help you stop the real arsonist]]
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Toni from Alibi in Ashes [[spoiler: A city official who runs the local ice cream shop. She may smile sweetly and pretend to root for you but secretly she's pushing the police to railroad you into the ground just because the cases you solve make her look bad in the polls. It's so bad that towards the end of the game, she keeps her Stepford Smiler StepfordSmiler face on while refusing to help you stop the real arsonist]]arsonist]]
** [[spoiler: Also, Helena in ''The Phantom of Venice'' and Anja in ''The Captive Curse''. Both are as friendly as can be and Anja even offers you relationship advice. Yet, Helena turns out to be the mastermind behind the robbings in Venice and Anja is pretending to be the monster that stalks Castle Finister.]]
** [[spoiler: Also, Helena in ''The Phantom of Venice'' and Anja in ''The Captive Curse''. Both are as friendly as can be and Anja even offers you relationship advice. Yet, Helena turns out to be the mastermind behind the robbings in Venice and Anja is pretending to be the monster that stalks Castle Finister.]]
* CosmicPlaything: Karl in ''The Captive Curse'' believes himself to be one.
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** In ''Captive Curse'', the monster allegedly carries off young women who wear a specific necklace. It's never explained how, since these girls are never seen again, the necklace returns to be worn by a new victim.
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** In ''Captive ''The Captive Curse'', the monster allegedly carries off young women who wear a specific necklace. It's never explained how, since these girls are never seen again, the necklace returns to be worn by a new victim.
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* {{Oktoberfest}}: Played straight at first in ''The Captive Curse'', which is set in Bavaria. However, conversations with the employees reveal that their boss forces them to wear lederhosen and dirndls because that's what tourists expect of Germany.
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** ''The Captive Curse'' is obviously based on ''{{Frankenstein}}'' and its gag reel contains shout-outs to ''MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail'' and appropriately, ''YoungFrankenstein''.
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* [[TheDutifulSon The Dutiful Daughter]]: Miwako Shimizu in "Shadow at the Water's Edge", as opposed to her rebellious older sister, Yumi.
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* [[TheDutifulSon The Dutiful Daughter]]: Miwako Shimizu in "Shadow ''Shadow at the Water's Edge", Edge'', as opposed to her rebellious older sister, Yumi.
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** Jane in ''Curse of Blackmoor Manor'' forces you to play a number of games based on previous herinteractive releases.
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* {{Ryokan}}: In "Shadow at the Water's Edge"
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* {{Ryokan}}: In A haunted one in "Shadow at the Water's Edge"
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* [[TheDutifulSon The Dutiful Daughter]]: Miwako Shimizu in "Shadow at the Water's Edge", as opposed to her rebellious older sister, Yumi.
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* {{Ryokan}}: In "Shadow at the Water's Edge"
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* StoryArc: This has begun to appear in the most recent games. After solving Trail of the Twister, you are rewarded with a trip to Japan. While solving a mystery in Japan, a ghost expert mentions a frightening castle in Germany. After solving the Japan case, it is revealed Nancy is going to Germany...
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* StoryArc: This has begun to appear in the most recent games. After solving Trail of the Twister, you are rewarded with a trip to Japan. While solving a mystery in Japan, a ghost expert mentions a frightening castle in Germany. After solving the Japan case, it is revealed Nancy is going to Germany... . .
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* {{Unperson}}: The nameless medieval fugitive [[spoiler: who inspired the "monster" legend]] from ''The Captive Curse''.
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* TheFaceless: Nancy, as the games are in first person perspective. Bess and George were faceless until Ransom of the Seven Ships. Their faces have not been seen since.
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* TheFaceless: Nancy, as the games are in first person perspective. Bess and George were faceless until Ransom of the Seven Ships. Their faces have not been seen since.
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** All of the guests in the seating plan puzzle in ''Haunting of Castle Malloy'' are characters from previous games.
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* MythologyGag: Items from previous games pop up all the time:
** Professor Hotchkiss's purple ski boots from ''Treasure in the Royal Tower'' are in a garden shed in ''Ghosts Dogs of Moon Lake''
** It's possible to unearth a broken carousel horse head in a dumpster in ''Phantom of Venice.'' The horse is Glory from ''The Haunted Carousel''
** Renee in ''Legend of the Crystal Skull'' has a doll from ''Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon.''
** Jane in ''Curse of Blackmoor Manor'' forces you to play a number of games based on previous herinteractive releases.
**In addition to this, suspects will return in later games for phone cameos - you can phone ''Last Train To Blue Moon Canyon's'' Tino Balducci in ''White Wolf of Icicle Creek'' and the aforementioned Professor Hotchkiss (a fan favourite) in ''Legend of the Crystal Skull.'' Charleena Purcell does this in reverse; you can phone her in ''Secret of Shadow Ranch,'' and in ''Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon,'' she returns as a suspect. [[spoiler: Dwayne Powers from ''Stay Tuned for Danger'' is the most striking example, as he returns to be the culprit in ''Ransom of the Seven Ships,'' almost twenty games after his debut.]]
**And, in the more recent games, if Nancy uses a bathroom, she'll make a comment referencing a previous game,
**On occasion, this is lampshaded; Nancy asks Bill Kessler in ''White Wolf of Icicle Creek'' if he's related to Rolfe Kessler, the carousel horse maker, from ''The Haunted Carousel.'' The man cheerily replies that he has no idea.
** Professor Hotchkiss's purple ski boots from ''Treasure in the Royal Tower'' are in a garden shed in ''Ghosts Dogs of Moon Lake''
** It's possible to unearth a broken carousel horse head in a dumpster in ''Phantom of Venice.'' The horse is Glory from ''The Haunted Carousel''
** Renee in ''Legend of the Crystal Skull'' has a doll from ''Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon.''
** Jane in ''Curse of Blackmoor Manor'' forces you to play a number of games based on previous herinteractive releases.
**In addition to this, suspects will return in later games for phone cameos - you can phone ''Last Train To Blue Moon Canyon's'' Tino Balducci in ''White Wolf of Icicle Creek'' and the aforementioned Professor Hotchkiss (a fan favourite) in ''Legend of the Crystal Skull.'' Charleena Purcell does this in reverse; you can phone her in ''Secret of Shadow Ranch,'' and in ''Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon,'' she returns as a suspect. [[spoiler: Dwayne Powers from ''Stay Tuned for Danger'' is the most striking example, as he returns to be the culprit in ''Ransom of the Seven Ships,'' almost twenty games after his debut.]]
**And, in the more recent games, if Nancy uses a bathroom, she'll make a comment referencing a previous game,
**On occasion, this is lampshaded; Nancy asks Bill Kessler in ''White Wolf of Icicle Creek'' if he's related to Rolfe Kessler, the carousel horse maker, from ''The Haunted Carousel.'' The man cheerily replies that he has no idea.
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** Dexter Egan from ''Treasure in the Royal Tower'' is another good example, although he warms up to you. A little.
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** Yumi borders on NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent. Were it not for her occasional swap of "r" and "l," you'd think Nancy was back in the States.
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* AndThatLittleGirlWasMe: Renate's story in ''The Captive Curse''.
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* CaptainObvious: Nigel's memoirs in ''Curse of Blackmoor Manor'', which Nancy must transcribe, contain statements like "I was very small when I was born." [[SarcasmMode No, ''really''?]]
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* CaptainObvious: Nigel's memoirs in ''Curse of Blackmoor Manor'', which Nancy must transcribe, contain statements like "I was very small when I was born." [[SarcasmMode No, ''really''?]]
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* ChekhovsGun: Where to begin...?
* ChekhovsGun: Where to begin...?
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* CaptainObvious: Nigel's memoirs in ''Curse of Blackmoor Manor'', which Nancy must transcribe, contain statements like "I was very small when I was born." [[SarcasmMode No, ''really''?]]
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* TechnologyMarchesOn: Back in the first few games, there were no cell phones to be seen, and there were plenty of VHS tapes and floppy disks that were used. Usually they were able to avert it, since the stories tend to take place in locations that were old enough or far enough away to be considered "off the grid" and less sensitive to changes in technology, but the first two really show their age.
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* NeverLiveItDown: In-universe example: Alexei in ''Alibi in Ashes'' is this way whenever somebody breaks one of his antiques.
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* SceneryPorn: One usually agreed upon thing is that the games are absolutely gorgeous, with mansions, castles, theaters, and Orient Express-style trains abound. Add to that the locations she visits: New Orleans, San Francisco, Paris, Tokyo, Hawaii, England, Egypt.
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* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: In the case of Eda Brooks from the Dossier spin-off ''Lights, Camera, Danger!'', it really ''is'' snakes. This creates a bit of a problem between her and the movie's director, as she is required to hold a live snack for the movie's climax.
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* AlphaBitch: The most recent game, ''Warnings at Waverly Academy'', has Izzy Romero fitting this trope. Leela comes pretty close, too, but she is shown to be an otherwise nice girl (if not a tad obnoxious).
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** Surprisingly, there's not ''as'' much a "culprit" as in other games.
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* GoodNewsBadNews: The good news: there just might be a way out of a "Game Over" scenario after all. The bad news: Just kidding! The bad news will always be there to dash those hopes!
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** TheStinger: The bad news: Just kidding! The bad news will always be there to dash those hopes!
** TheStinger: The bad news: Just kidding! The bad news will always be there to dash those hopes!
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* TheLibby: The most recent game, ''Warnings at Waverly Academy'', has Izzy Romero fitting this trope. Leela comes pretty close, too, but she is shown to be an otherwise nice girl (if not a tad obnoxious).
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* BitchInSheep'sclothing: Toni from Alibi in Ashes [[spoiler: A city official who runs the local ice cream shop. She may smile sweetly and pretend to root for you but secretly she's pushing the police to railroad you into the ground just because the cases you solve make her look bad in the polls. It's so bad that towards the end of the game, she keeps her Stepford Smiler face on while refusing to help you stop the real arsonist]]
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* BitchInSheep'sclothing: BitchInSheepsClothing: Toni from Alibi in Ashes [[spoiler: A city official who runs the local ice cream shop. She may smile sweetly and pretend to root for you but secretly she's pushing the police to railroad you into the ground just because the cases you solve make her look bad in the polls. It's so bad that towards the end of the game, she keeps her Stepford Smiler face on while refusing to help you stop the real arsonist]]
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* ''Secrets Can Kill'' (1998)
* ''Stay Tuned for Danger'' (1999)
* ''Message in a Haunted Mansion'' (2000)
* ''Treasure in the Royal Tower'' (2001)
* ''The Final Scene'' (2001)
* ''Secret of the Scarlet Hand'' (2002)
* ''Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake'' (2002)
* ''The Haunted Carousel'' (2003)
* ''Danger on Deception Island'' (2003)
* ''The Secret of Shadow Ranch'' (2004)
* ''Curse of Blackmoor Manor'' (2004)
* ''Secret of the Old Clock'' (2005)
* ''Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon'' (2005)
* ''Danger By Design'' (2006)
* ''The Creature of Kapu Cave'' (2006)
* ''White Wolf of Icicle Creek'' (2007)
* ''Legend of the Crystal Skull'' (2007)
* ''The Phantom of Venice'' (2008)
* ''The Haunting of Castle Malloy'' (2008)
* ''Ransom of the Seven Ships'' (2009)
* ''Warnings at Waverly Academy'' (2009)
* ''Trail of the Twister'' (2010)
* ''Secrets Can Kill Remastered'' (2010)
* ''Shadow at the Water's Edge'' (2010)
* ''The Captive Curse'' (2011)
* ''Alibi in Ashes'' (2011)
* ''Tomb of the Lost Queen'' (2012)
* ''Stay Tuned for Danger'' (1999)
* ''Message in a Haunted Mansion'' (2000)
* ''Treasure in the Royal Tower'' (2001)
* ''The Final Scene'' (2001)
* ''Secret of the Scarlet Hand'' (2002)
* ''Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake'' (2002)
* ''The Haunted Carousel'' (2003)
* ''Danger on Deception Island'' (2003)
* ''The Secret of Shadow Ranch'' (2004)
* ''Curse of Blackmoor Manor'' (2004)
* ''Secret of the Old Clock'' (2005)
* ''Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon'' (2005)
* ''Danger By Design'' (2006)
* ''The Creature of Kapu Cave'' (2006)
* ''White Wolf of Icicle Creek'' (2007)
* ''Legend of the Crystal Skull'' (2007)
* ''The Phantom of Venice'' (2008)
* ''The Haunting of Castle Malloy'' (2008)
* ''Ransom of the Seven Ships'' (2009)
* ''Warnings at Waverly Academy'' (2009)
* ''Trail of the Twister'' (2010)
* ''Secrets Can Kill Remastered'' (2010)
* ''Shadow at the Water's Edge'' (2010)
* ''The Captive Curse'' (2011)
* ''Alibi in Ashes'' (2011)
* ''Tomb of the Lost Queen'' (2012)
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