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* DelayedReaction: Trying to leave the break room early without setting off the alarm in ''Silent but Dadly'' will have the marine biologist in the bathroom stall react this way.
--> '''Marine Biologist:''' Excuse me, sir! This stall is [[OhCrap oc-TOPUS!!]]



* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: At one point during the game, you are asked to make a sheepshank knot. Even with human hands, this task would be impossible to complete, considering that the "rope" consists of about 10 stiff sticks attached to each other.

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* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: At one point during In the game, revamped version of ''Sea Legs'', you are asked to make a sheepshank knot. Even with human hands, this task would be impossible to complete, considering that the "rope" consists of about 10 stiff sticks attached to each other.



** The marine biologists will fill the meter halfway if Octodad prods them, making them a two-hit kill.

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** The marine biologists will fill the meter halfway if Octodad prods them, making them a two-hit kill. In ''Silent but Dadly,'' trying to leave the break room without setting off the alarm will have the marine biologist in the bathroom stall spot you and instantly fill the bar.
** In the original version of ''Sea Legs,''[[note]]or in the revamped version if you SequenceBreak[[/note]] entering the bridge of the ship while you're undisguised will have the workers inside instantly spot you and fill the whole bar, yelling to throw the octopus overboard.



* SequenceBreaking: One of the tasks in the grocery store is to get a box of Sport Johnson cereal. As soon as you walk down the aisle, a woman takes the last box and you have to steal it from her cart. Alternatively, you can climb the shelf from the other side, reach over, and take the box without triggering the sequence, causing her to blurt out her finishing line as if you had. You get an achievement for it.

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* SequenceBreaking: SequenceBreaking:
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One of the tasks in the grocery store is to get a box of Sport Johnson cereal. As soon as you walk down the aisle, a woman takes the last box and you have to steal it from her cart. Alternatively, you can climb the shelf from the other side, reach over, and take the box without triggering the sequence, causing her to blurt out her finishing line as if you had. You get an achievement for it.it.
** In both versions of the ''Sea Legs'' level, using the physics to jump over the box on the left side of the ship, it's possible to skip straight to starting the ship's engines and meeting Scarlet while Octodad is still in his birthday suit. Unlike the grocery store, the game clearly doesn't expect anyone to do this [[GameplayAndStorySegregation since the characters will still react to you as if you're the captain and you won't gain any suspicion like on the rest of the ship, even Fujimoto.]] You'll only get instantly spotted if you try entering the bridge through the east side of the ship (or if you approach the door from the inside on the revamped version).
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* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: When Fujimoto confronts Octodad after he finishes assembling the decoy and tells him to climb a ladder, the living room is noticeably wrecked and ''set on fire.'' After the chef is fended off, the mess isn't addressed and Scarlet enters the living room for the anniversary date like nothing happened.

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* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: When Fujimoto confronts Octodad after he finishes assembling the decoy and tells him to climb a ladder, the living dining room is noticeably wrecked and ''set on fire.'' After the chef is fended off, the mess isn't addressed and Scarlet enters the living dining room for the anniversary date like nothing happened.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Considering that this was a student project, this was to be expected compared to the sequel. For one, outside of the cutscenes barring one, Octodad wears a black suit instead of his trademark blue suit.

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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Considering that this was a student project, this was to be expected compared to the sequel. For one, outside most of the cutscenes barring one, cutscenes, Octodad wears a black suit instead of his trademark blue suit.

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* DetachableDoorknob: The doorknob will fall off when Octodad tries to go through a door that he's not supposed to.



* FunWithSubtitles: If subtitles are on, they will explain roughly every "blub" Octodad does, such as *a curt explanatory blub*.



* IsThisThingStillOn: The tannoy announcer at Gervason’s starts talking about where they get their meat from, only to realise the mic is still on and [[VerbalBackspace hastily backpedal]].



* LetsGetDangerous:
** The first game has "'''GAME FACE'''".
** The sequel gives us a "*Blub of getting his Game Face on*".
* MundaneMadeAwesome:
** Just about the entire point of the series. You'll clean the kitchen, tuck your daughter in, shop for groceries, make your coffee... and struggle every step of the way.
** Every time Octodad successfully grabs a key item, like a collectible tie or a box of frozen pizza, you'll be treated to a scene of him holding it victoriously above his head.
* OneHitKill:
** For most of both games, Octodad has a suspicion meter. However, getting hit by [[spoiler:Fujimoto or his cleavers]] instantly fills the bar.
** Also, the marine biologists will fill the meter halfway if Octodad prods them, making them a two-hit kill.

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* LetsGetDangerous:
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LetsGetDangerous: The first game has "'''GAME FACE'''".
** The
FACE'''" while the sequel gives us a "*Blub of getting his Game Face on*".
* MundaneMadeAwesome:
**
MundaneMadeAwesome: Just about the entire point of the series. You'll clean the kitchen, tuck your daughter in, shop for groceries, make your coffee... and struggle every step of the way.
** Every time Octodad successfully grabs a key item, like a collectible tie or a box of frozen pizza, you'll be treated to a scene of him holding it victoriously above his head.
* OneHitKill:
** For most of both games, Octodad has a suspicion meter. However, getting hit by [[spoiler:Fujimoto or his cleavers]] instantly fills the bar.
** Also, the marine biologists will fill the meter halfway if Octodad prods them, making them a two-hit kill.
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* RetroUniverse: The costuming is very 1950's/1960's, but there are things like self-checkout in grocery stores.

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* RetroUniverse: The costuming is very 1950's/1960's, but there are things like self-checkout in automated grocery stores.stores with self-checkouts.



* VocalDissonance:
** Tommy sounds at least ten years older than he actually is in the first game. Luckily, he's got a new, much more age-appropriate voice in ''Dadliest Catch''.
** In the early pre-build release of ''Dadliest Catch'', the devs put in their own voices as placeholders for Octodad's wife and kids, since they hadn't had the lines professionally voiced yet. Hint: there are apparently no women on the dev team.



** Despite it being exceptionally obvious Octodad is an octopus in a suit, almost no one seems to notice, besides Fujimoto and the marine biologists at the aquarium [[spoiler:(and Stacy, as shown in the final stage of ''Dadliest Catch'')]].
** Though, oddly, during the "Silent But Dadly" chapter, you can successfully sneak past the marine biologists just by putting on a disguise, like a marine biologist suit and glasses or a shark costume. Hmm...

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** Despite it being exceptionally obvious Octodad is an octopus in a suit, almost no one seems to notice, besides Fujimoto and the marine biologists at the aquarium except in the "Silent But Dadly" chapter [[spoiler:(and Stacy, as shown in the final stage of ''Dadliest Catch'')]].
** Though, oddly, during the "Silent But Dadly" chapter, you can successfully sneak past the marine biologists just by putting on a disguise, like a marine biologist suit and glasses or a shark costume. Hmm...
Catch'')]].



* CanonDiscontinuity: According to the description of the Steam rerelease, the ending is considered "very non-canonical."



* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Considering that this was a student project, this was to be expected compared to the sequel. For one, outside of the cutscenes barring one, Octodad wears a black suit instead of his trademark blue suit.



* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: When Fujimoto confronts Octodad after he finishes assembling the decoy and tells him to climb a ladder, the living room is noticeably wrecked and ''set on fire.'' After the chef is fended off, the mess isn't addressed and Scarlet enters the living room for the anniversary date like nothing happened.




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* VocalDissonance: Tommy sounds at least ten years older than he actually is in the first game.



* DetachableDoorknob: The doorknob will fall off when Octodad tries to go through a door that he's not supposed to.



* FunWithSubtitles: If subtitles are on, they will explain roughly every "blub" Octodad does, such as *a curt explanatory blub*.



* IsThisThingStillOn: The tannoy announcer at Gervason’s starts talking about where they get their meat from, only to realise the mic is still on and [[VerbalBackspace hastily backpedal]].



* MundaneMadeAwesome: Every time Octodad successfully grabs a key item, like a collectible tie or a box of frozen pizza, you'll be treated to a scene of him holding it victoriously above his head.



* OneHitKill:
** Octodad has a suspicion meter. However, getting hit by [[spoiler:Fujimoto or his cleavers]] instantly fills the bar.
** The marine biologists will fill the meter halfway if Octodad prods them, making them a two-hit kill.




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* VocalDissonance: In the early pre-build release of ''Dadliest Catch'', the devs put in their own voices as placeholders for Octodad's wife and kids, since they hadn't had the lines professionally voiced yet. Hint: there are apparently no women on the dev team.
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''Octodad'' (the first game) is a freeware [[StealthBasedGame stealth game]] made by a team of students from [=DePaul=] University. To quote the official site, ''Octodad'' is a third-person adventure game about destruction, deception and fatherhood. The player controls Octodad, a dapper octopus masquerading as a human, as he goes about a day of his life. His existence is a constant struggle, as he must master mundane tasks [[SomeDexterityRequired with his unwieldy boneless tentacles]] while simultaneously keeping his cephalopodian nature a secret from his human family. You can read about and download the game [[https://younghorses.itch.io/octodad here]]. In addition, on April 15th, 2023, the original freeware version was rereleased on Steam on April 25 as the Student Edition.

''Octodad: Dadliest Catch'' (the sequel) was released in January 2014 on personal computers (Windows/Mac/Linux) and UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, where Octodad must deal with the increasing suspicions of his wife and his own watery past during a trip to the local aquarium. In June 2014, it was announced that the sequel would continue in the form of a set of free DLC levels titled ''Octodad: Shorts'', the live-action trailer for which can be seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4eEMa3bTUQ here]].

In 2015, ''Octodad: Dadliest Catch'' expanded its reach to other platforms, including the UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita, UsefulNotes/WiiU, and UsefulNotes/XboxOne.

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''Octodad'' (the first game) is a freeware [[StealthBasedGame stealth game]] made by a team of students from [=DePaul=] University. To quote the official site, ''Octodad'' is a third-person adventure game about destruction, deception and fatherhood. The player controls Octodad, a dapper octopus masquerading as a human, as he goes about a day of his life. His existence is a constant struggle, as he must master mundane tasks [[SomeDexterityRequired with his unwieldy boneless tentacles]] while simultaneously keeping his cephalopodian nature a secret from his human family. You can read about and download the game [[https://younghorses.itch.io/octodad here]]. In addition, on April 15th, 2023, the original freeware version was rereleased on Steam {{Platform/Steam}} on April 25 as the Student Edition.

''Octodad: Dadliest Catch'' (the sequel) was released in January 2014 on personal computers (Windows/Mac/Linux) and UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, Platform/PlayStation4, where Octodad must deal with the increasing suspicions of his wife and his own watery past during a trip to the local aquarium. In June 2014, it was announced that the sequel would continue in the form of a set of free DLC levels titled ''Octodad: Shorts'', the live-action trailer for which can be seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4eEMa3bTUQ here]].

In 2015, ''Octodad: Dadliest Catch'' expanded its reach to other platforms, including the UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita, UsefulNotes/WiiU, Platform/PlayStationVita, Platform/WiiU, and UsefulNotes/XboxOne.
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* HeroesWantRedheads: Octodad's wife Scarlet is a redhead.
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* ArtShiftedSequel: The game is a lot more cartoony in its presentation than the original, which went for a more realistic look.
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* GottaCatchThemAll: Every level in the main game has 3 ties to collect. With the exception of the very first one (which is hanging off the knob of a door that you need to go through), they're all optional.

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* GottaCatchThemAll: Every level in the main game has 3 ties to collect. With the exception of the very first one (which is hanging off the knob of a door that you need to go through), they're all optional.
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* GottaCatchThemAll: Every level in the main game has 3 ties to collect. With the exception of the very first one (which is hanging off the door nob of a door that you need to go through), they're all optional.

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* GottaCatchThemAll: Every level in the main game has 3 ties to collect. With the exception of the very first one (which is hanging off the door nob knob of a door that you need to go through), they're all optional.
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* GottaCatchThemAll: Every level in the main game has 3 ties to collect. With the exception of the very first one (which is hanging off the door nob of a door that you need to go through), they're all optional.
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''Octodad'' (the first game) is a freeware [[StealthBasedGame stealth game]] made by a team of students from [=DePaul=] University. To quote the official site, ''Octodad'' is a third-person adventure game about destruction, deception and fatherhood. The player controls Octodad, a dapper octopus masquerading as a human, as he goes about a day of his life. His existence is a constant struggle, as he must master mundane tasks [[SomeDexterityRequired with his unwieldy boneless tentacles]] while simultaneously keeping his cephalopodian nature a secret from his human family. You can read about and download the game [[https://younghorses.itch.io/octodad here]]. In 2023 it was released on steam on April 25 as student edition for free.

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''Octodad'' (the first game) is a freeware [[StealthBasedGame stealth game]] made by a team of students from [=DePaul=] University. To quote the official site, ''Octodad'' is a third-person adventure game about destruction, deception and fatherhood. The player controls Octodad, a dapper octopus masquerading as a human, as he goes about a day of his life. His existence is a constant struggle, as he must master mundane tasks [[SomeDexterityRequired with his unwieldy boneless tentacles]] while simultaneously keeping his cephalopodian nature a secret from his human family. You can read about and download the game [[https://younghorses.itch.io/octodad here]]. In 2023 it addition, on April 15th, 2023, the original freeware version was released rereleased on steam Steam on April 25 as student edition for free.
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* WeirdnessCensor: Despite it being exceptionally obvious Octodad is an octopus in a suit, almost no one seems to notice, besides Fujimoto and the marine biologists at the aquarium [[spoiler:(and Stacy, as shown in the final stage of ''Dadliest Catch'')]].

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* WeirdnessCensor: WeirdnessCensor:
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Despite it being exceptionally obvious Octodad is an octopus in a suit, almost no one seems to notice, besides Fujimoto and the marine biologists at the aquarium [[spoiler:(and Stacy, as shown in the final stage of ''Dadliest Catch'')]].
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* ArtisticLicenseShips: Octodad is revealed to have posed as a sea captain while on a ship to avoid detection on the day he met Scarlet. He was tasked to steer the ship. However, a ship's captain does not physically control the ship. They instead give commands to other sailors, who steer the vessel.
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* FailedASpotCheck: During his infiltration of a fishing boat, Octodad steals the captain's suit while he's in the shower. Once another shipmate comes in, he mistakes Octodad for the captain, and expresses that he's glad to see him out of the shower... even though it's still running in the background, and the captain's singing is very audible.
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* HappilyAdopted: Tommy and Stacy. [[AmbiguousSituation Maybe]]. [[spoiler:In the second game's ending Tommy asks where he and Stacy came from, meaning at the very least he doesn't know where they come from, but considering they seem fully human it's unlikely they're Octodad's biological children.]]



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* RetroUniverse: The costuming is very 1950's/1960's, but there are things like self-checkout in grocery stores.
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''Octodad'' (the first game) is a freeware [[StealthBasedGame stealth game]] made by a team of students from [=DePaul=] University. To quote the official site, ''Octodad'' is a third-person adventure game about destruction, deception and fatherhood. The player controls Octodad, a dapper octopus masquerading as a human, as he goes about a day of his life. His existence is a constant struggle, as he must master mundane tasks [[SomeDexterityRequired with his unwieldy boneless tentacles]] while simultaneously keeping his cephalopodian nature a secret from his human family. You can read about and download the game [[https://younghorses.itch.io/octodad here]]. In 2023 it was released on steam on April 25 as student edition free.

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''Octodad'' (the first game) is a freeware [[StealthBasedGame stealth game]] made by a team of students from [=DePaul=] University. To quote the official site, ''Octodad'' is a third-person adventure game about destruction, deception and fatherhood. The player controls Octodad, a dapper octopus masquerading as a human, as he goes about a day of his life. His existence is a constant struggle, as he must master mundane tasks [[SomeDexterityRequired with his unwieldy boneless tentacles]] while simultaneously keeping his cephalopodian nature a secret from his human family. You can read about and download the game [[https://younghorses.itch.io/octodad here]]. In 2023 it was released on steam on April 25 as student edition for free.
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''Octodad'' (the first game) is a freeware [[StealthBasedGame stealth game]] made by a team of students from [=DePaul=] University. To quote the official site, ''Octodad'' is a third-person adventure game about destruction, deception and fatherhood. The player controls Octodad, a dapper octopus masquerading as a human, as he goes about a day of his life. His existence is a constant struggle, as he must master mundane tasks [[SomeDexterityRequired with his unwieldy boneless tentacles]] while simultaneously keeping his cephalopodian nature a secret from his human family. You can read about and download the game [[https://younghorses.itch.io/octodad here]].

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''Octodad'' (the first game) is a freeware [[StealthBasedGame stealth game]] made by a team of students from [=DePaul=] University. To quote the official site, ''Octodad'' is a third-person adventure game about destruction, deception and fatherhood. The player controls Octodad, a dapper octopus masquerading as a human, as he goes about a day of his life. His existence is a constant struggle, as he must master mundane tasks [[SomeDexterityRequired with his unwieldy boneless tentacles]] while simultaneously keeping his cephalopodian nature a secret from his human family. You can read about and download the game [[https://younghorses.itch.io/octodad here]].
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* SingingInTheShower: The captain of the ship Octodad met his wife on is seemingly obsessed with showering and, when reached, he can be heard jauntily singing in the shower. This is supposed to clue the player into taking his uniform while it's unworn and unguarded.

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* DetachableDoorknob: The doorknob will fall off when Octodad tries to go through a door that he's not supposed to.
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[[caption-width-right:300:[[ExpositoryThemeTune Who's that man with the 3-piece suit?]]]]

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[[caption-width-right:300:[[ExpositoryThemeTune Who's that man with the 3-piece suit?]]]][[caption-width-right:300:Nobody suspects a thing.]]
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* PopCulturePunEpisodeTitle: The title of ''Dadliest Catch'' is a pun of the series ''Deadliest Catch''.

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