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* LetsFightLikeGentlemen: Palangolin's SecretArt, Fair Fight, enforces this by preventing any new status changes from occurring for the next few turns.

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* BloodKnight: The bestiary states that Manispear is a Squirey who gave up to "dark impulses" and now "fights without restraint or self-control". To add to this, Manispear learns the move Bloodlust (which raises offenses when defeating an opponent) by level-up.
* CombatPragmatist: Manispear, which remasters from a Squirey who gives up honor for victory at all costs.
* LetsFightLikeGentlemen: Palangolin is themed around this trope, being the remastered form of a Squirey who chooses honor as opposed to victory at all costs. Palangolin's SecretArt, Fair Fight, enforces this directly [[InvokedTrope invokes]] the trope by preventing any new status changes from occurring for the next few three turns.
* SecretArt: Palangolin is the only monster with access to the move Fair Fight, which prevents new status effects for the next three
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* GlassCannon: Malchemy and Miasmodeus have high speed and offenses paired with lower defenses.
* LongRangeFighter: The Candevil family is geared towards ranged attacks, in contrast to the more melee-focused Bansheep family.


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* CloseRangeCombatant: The Bansheep family specializes in melee attacks, in contrast to the Candevil family which focuses on ranged attacks.
* DemBones: Capricorpse is a skeletal sheep.


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* GlassCannon: Wooltergeist and Ramtasm sport higher offensive stats and speed contrasted by weaker defenses.


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* JackOfAllStats: Bansheep and Zombleat have rather balanced stats.
* MightyGlacier: Capricorpse has high defenses and solid Melee Attack, but much lower Speed.
* NonIndicativeName: Capricorpse is a sheep, despite being named after Capricorn, who is a goat.
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* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: Decibelle's description reads "winged beast with ribbon wings", effectively stating twice that Decibelle has wings.


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* NoIndoorVoice: The bestiary says that Sirenades tend to lack awareness as to whether they're singing too loud for bystanders.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: According to the bestiary, early residents of New Wirral would whisper about sightings of white dragons in the clouds, which were likely Decibelles.


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* SquishyWizard: Both of them boast strong ranged stats contrasted by much weaker melee stats.


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* GateGuardian: According to the bestiary, Dandylions are typically found guarding the entrances to caves.


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* RevealingCoverup: The bestiary states that if you see a Dandylion standing guard when there's no cave nearby, it likely means there's something hidden.


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* SecretArt: Bushfire, which burns the user, applies a Fire-type coating, and makes it so that when the user lands or is hit by a melee attack, the opponent takes Fire-type damage.
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* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Blossomaw resembles a Chinese dragon with a flower motif.

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* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Blossomaw resembles a Chinese dragon with a flower motif.motif, and breathes pollen instead of fire according to the bestiary.
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Note: Pinbolt (#121), Diveberg (#122) and Adeptile (#123), who were introduced as alternative remasters of preexisting monsters, can be found in the folders for their respective lines in the Base Roster section.

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Note: Pinbolt (#121), Diveberg (#122) and Adeptile (#123), who were introduced as alternative remasters of preexisting monsters, can be found in the folders for their respective lines in the Base Roster section.

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* JackOfAllStats: Brushroom has very well-rounded stats, with 110 Ranged Defense, 90 Ranged Attack and 100 in everything else.
* MightyGlacier: Fungogh has high Melee Attack and solid defenses, but much more modest Speed.
* SecretArt: Paint Swipe, a strong Plant-type melee attack that only consumes 1 AP, but has low priority and requires the user to have an elemental coating active. Upon landing this attack, the user's elemental coating is transferred to the target.



A family of electric-type monsters with a ball-shaped head. Recording Boltam gives you the magnet ability.

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A family of electric-type monsters with a ball-shaped head. Recording Boltam gives you the magnet Electromagnetism ability.


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* GlassCannon: Pinbolt has high Ranged Attack, but low defenses.
* PrehensileTail: Pinbolt's tail doubles as a hand.
* SecretArt: Bolt From The Blue, which summons a Boltam as an ally.
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* HeroesPreferSwords: Faerious, an Elfless who managed to control their anger, is contrasted heroically with the much meaner Grampus who projects their own anger upon others; and sure enough, not only does Faerious wield a sword and shield, but to drive the point home, is also the only monster in the game to have the move Heroic Blade in their level-up learnset.
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* ArmlessBiped: {{Inverted|Trope}} with Burnace, who has arms, but no legs.


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* SecretArt: Waterworks, a powerful Water-type ranged attack that hits all other monsters at once, both allies and enemies.
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* FaceHeelTurn: No matter which way Jumpkin remasters, this will be the outcome; while Jumpkin is genuinely nice, Beanstalker is a vicious axe murderer and Draculeaf is a deceitful schemer.


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* SecretArt: Pumpkin Pie, a move that gives the user the Speed Up and AP Boost buffs.
* WeaponBasedCharacterization: Beanstalker is vicious and loves going after terrified victims while wielding an axe, and their second bestiary page contains a brief overview of the axe murderer archetype.


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* {{Expy}}: Kingrave and Queenyx are this to Nidoking and Nidoqueen from ''VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue''. Both are pairs of closely related {{Mons}}, consisting of a "king" and "queen", where the former has higher offenses while the latter has greater bulk, and both pairs have earth-based elemental typing.
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* EdibleBludgeon: Grampus uses a giant candy cane as a weapon.
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* MightyGlacier: Both of them have high Melee Attack backed up by solid defenses, but low Speed.


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* ArmlessBiped: Salamagus has two legs, but no arms to speak of.


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* MightyGlacier: Adeptile boasts high defenses, with both of them at 180, alongside a serviceable Ranged Attack of 150, but has a much more modest Speed stat of 100.
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* BoomStick: {{Implied|Trope}}. Khufo is armed with a battle staff whose blade splits apart during their attack animation, leaving a gap at the end of the shaft. Between this and the fact that [[MagicKnight Khufo has equally strong melee and ranged offenses]], it can be surmised that when the staff's blade splits, it allows projectiles to be fired from the resulting gap.

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* BoomStick: {{Implied|Trope}}. Khufo is armed with a battle staff whose blade splits apart during their attack animation, leaving a gap at exposing the end of gem that was previously inside the shaft. blade. Between this this, the bestiary's claim that the staff was made with "unearthly technologies", and the fact that [[MagicKnight Khufo has equally strong melee and ranged offenses]], it can be surmised that when the staff's blade splits, it allows projectiles to be fired from the resulting gap.gem.
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* BoomStick: {{Implied|Trope}}. Khufo is armed with a battle staff whose blade splits apart during their attack animation, leaving a gap at the end of the shaft. Between this and the fact that [[MagicKnight Khufo has equally strong melee and ranged offenses]], it can be surmised that when the staff's blade splits, it allows projectiles to be fired from the resulting gap.
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* ShoutOut: Khufo is designed after the octopus-like aliens described in ''Literature/TheWarOfTheWorlds1898'', while Triphinx is inspired by the tripod machines used by said aliens. Both monsters' bestiary pages cite the book by name.

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* ShoutOut: Khufo is designed after the octopus-like aliens described in ''Literature/TheWarOfTheWorlds1898'', ''Literature/{{The War Of The Worlds|1898}}'' by Creator/HGWells, while Triphinx is inspired by the tripod machines used by said aliens. Both monsters' bestiary pages cite the book by name.
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* ShoutOut: Khufo is designed after the octopus-like aliens described in ''Literature/TheWarOfTheWorlds'' by Creator/HGWells, while Triphinx is inspired by the tripod machines used by said aliens. Both monsters' bestiary pages cite the book by name.

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* ShoutOut: Khufo is designed after the octopus-like aliens described in ''Literature/TheWarOfTheWorlds'' by Creator/HGWells, ''Literature/TheWarOfTheWorlds1898'', while Triphinx is inspired by the tripod machines used by said aliens. Both monsters' bestiary pages cite the book by name.
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* ShoutOut: Khufo is designed after the octopus-like aliens described in ''Literature/TheWarOfTheWorlds'' by Creator/HGWells, while Triphinx is inspired by the tripod machines used by said aliens. Both monsters' bestiary pages cite the book by name.

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* GatlingGood: The turret on Artillerex's belly, which rotates during their attack animation, is based on a Gatling gun. Artillerex's second bestiary page confirms it, as it contains a quick overview of these weapons.
* MagicKnight: Both of Artillerex's attacking stats stand out at a very high 170.



* PlagueDoctor: The Nevermort is a bird with a plague doctor mask instead of a beak.

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* PlagueDoctor: The Nevermort is a bird with a plague doctor mask instead of a beak.



* EyeOfProvidence: The Allseer is the All-Seeing Eye piloting a UFO in a pyramidal cockpit.

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* EyeOfProvidence: The Allseer is the All-Seeing Eye piloting a UFO in a pyramidal cockpit.cockpit.
* FlyingSaucer: Allseer is a UFO in the stereotypical disc shape.
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* FlyingFace: The bestiary reveals that Adeptile is "little more than a head", and wears robes in a bid to conceal their lack of a full body.


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* HybridMonster: Has Masquerattle's tail, along with Folklord and Manispear's arms. The rest is from another, unspecified creature.


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* MightyGlacier: High defenses and Melee Attack, low Speed.

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* JackOfAllStats: Rockertrice's stats are roughly balanced, with all of them at 130 except for a Melee Attack of 145 and a Ranged Attack of 135.



* DualWielding: Cryoshear fights with two long blades made of ice.



* GlassCannon: Both of these monsters sport high Melee Attack, along with even higher Speed that can itself be used as an attacking stat with the move Icicle Dart, which they learn naturally. However, all of their other stats are very low.



* ShearMenace: Cryoshear crosses their two blades to use them as if they were a pair of scissors.



* UniqueEnemy: There is only one Averevoir in the world, first encountered during Barkley's quest due to [[spoiler:it killing Barkley's master]]. After its defeat, however, it's possible to encounter it again in place of a Rogue Fusion, potentially even as a bootleg of itself.

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* UniqueEnemy: There is only one Averevoir in the world, first encountered during Barkley's [[spoiler:Barkley's quest due to [[spoiler:it it killing Barkley's master]]. After its defeat, however, it's possible to encounter it again in place of a Rogue Fusion, potentially even as a bootleg of itself.

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* FluffyTamer: Manages to convince a wild Puppercut to team up with her for a battle, though it doesn't last.



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A member of the Mourningtown cult that appears in the postgame, causing trouble by stealing Ranger supplies.




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* DuelBoss: Insists on fighting you one-on-one across several encounters.
* HeelFaceTurn: Eventually turns away from his thieving ways and joins the Rangers.
* SignatureMon: Uses monsters from the Carniviper line.
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* MustBeInvited: The Landkeepers are implied to work like this as the citizens are told not to invite them into their house. The end implies that this is a result of [[spoiler:Mammon controlling them as after he's defeated, one of them goes into the Gramophone Cafe uninvited]].

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* MustBeInvited: The Landkeepers are implied to work like this as the citizens are told not to invite them into their house. The end implies that this is a result of [[spoiler:Mammon controlling them as after he's defeated, one of them goes into enters the Gramophone Cafe uninvited]].



* LightningBruiser: Triphinx boasts a whopping 190 Ranged Attack, with an alright 140 in all other stats save for a [[SquishyWizard pitiful Melee Attack of 50]]. Even then, it learns Shield Bash and Brace For Impact to target opponents' Melee Defense if needed.

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* LightningBruiser: Triphinx boasts a whopping 190 Ranged Attack, with an alright a decent 140 in all other stats save for a [[SquishyWizard pitiful Melee Attack of 50]]. Even then, it learns can learn Shield Bash and Brace For Impact to target opponents' Melee Defense if needed.



* LethalChef: Terracooka, on account of only having access to ingredients found in caves. Coaldrons seem to have overcome their earlier difficulties, as they are described as containing "delicious broth".

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* LethalChef: Terracooka, on account of only having access to cooking ingredients found in caves. Coaldrons seem to have overcome their earlier difficulties, as they are described as containing "delicious broth".



* BlobMonster: Jellyton are former Pawndead that have decayed into wads of toxic slime.

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* BlobMonster: Jellyton are former Pawndead that have decayed into wads of toxic slime. This is reflected by their Liquid Body sticker, which renders them immune to Burns, but vulnerable to Lightning and Ice attacks.



* BossSubtitles: "Mysterious Catgirl" as Kuneko. [[spoiler: "Unbound Creation"]] as Shining Kuneko.

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* BossSubtitles: "Mysterious Catgirl" as Kuneko. [[spoiler: "Unbound [[spoiler:"Unbound Creation"]] as Shining Kuneko.

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* UniformityException: The only partner who isn't human, the only one who starts out with a bootleg monster, the only one who (for obvious reasons) cannot be romanced and the only one who [[spoiler:doesn't fight an Archangel in their personal quest]].



* RankScalesWithAsskicking: The bestiary claims there seems to be a military hierarchy among the Binvader line, and that Binterloper holds higher rank and has been seen giving orders to Binvaders. Needless to say, with higher stats and a wider movepool, Binterloper does kick more ass.

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* RankScalesWithAsskicking: The bestiary claims there seems to be a military hierarchy among the Binvader line, and that Binterloper holds Binterlopers hold higher rank and has have been seen giving orders to Binvaders. Needless to say, with higher stats and a wider movepool, Binterloper does kick more ass.


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* SquishyWizard: They have solid ranged stats contrasted by weaker melee stats.


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* GenieInABottle: They're inspired by the ''djinn'' (i.e. "genies") of Middle Eastern folklore, and they emerge from a bottle just like in many folktales. It's also spoofed in that they serve drinks as part of their bottle motif rather than granting wishes.
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More accurately described as an arrangement than a remix.


* {{Leitmotif}}: Instead of the usual Archangel theme, she has her own theme: [[https://youtu.be/DewpbrM67nE?si=4cNUJ3tYxL6kawMt Your Inception]], a remix of her game's title theme.

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* {{Leitmotif}}: Instead of the usual Archangel theme, she has her own theme: [[https://youtu.be/DewpbrM67nE?si=4cNUJ3tYxL6kawMt Your Inception]], a remix an arrangement of her game's title theme.

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* TurnsRed: If it has the Tower Defence sticker, it transforms the plinth it stands upon into a tower to hide in at low health, which raises its defences and changes its type from Air to Earth.


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* StoneWall: It has high defensive stats and low attacking stats, and 2 of its natural passives involve reducing damage that it takes, one of which eliminates its Electric weakness. In an unusual example of the trope, however, Averevoir's highest stat is actually Speed, at an outstanding 190.

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* StoneWall: It has high defensive stats defenses and health (150 each) and low attacking stats, stats (100 each), and 2 of its natural passives involve reducing damage that it takes, one of which eliminates its Electric weakness. In an unusual example of the trope, however, Averevoir's highest stat is actually Speed, at an outstanding 190.

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* {{Expy}}: Of Lugia from ''VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver''. Both are avian boss monsters encountered in a cave, who have an unorthodox stat distribution pairing high speed with [[StoneWall high defenses and health, leaving offensive stats as the lowest]].



* StoneWall: It has high defensive stats and low attacking stats, and 2 of its natural passives involve reducing damage that it takes, one of which eliminates its Electric weakness.

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* StoneWall: It has high defensive stats and low attacking stats, and 2 of its natural passives involve reducing damage that it takes, one of which eliminates its Electric weakness. In an unusual example of the trope, however, Averevoir's highest stat is actually Speed, at an outstanding 190.
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* BossSubtitles: "Mysterious Catgirl" as Kuneko. [[spoiler: "Unbound Creation"]] as Shining Kuneko.


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* BossSubtitles: Towering Bird.


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* BossSubtitles: Stained Glass Fairy.
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* ArcVillain: [[spoiler:They're the boss of Barkley's quest, due to killing his human partner and barring access to said partner's remains [[DueToTheDead for burial]].]]
* BilingualBonus: One of the texts that can appear on the loading screen reads "Saying goodbye to Averevoir". This is a nod to how Averevoir's name comes from "au revoir", French for "goodbye".
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* DuelBoss: At the start of Felix's personal quest, the player character must fight a wild Kirikuri one on one while Felix draws a sketch of the monster.


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* TrainingDummy: {{Defied|Trope}}. As explained in the bestiary, Twirligig and Kirikuri were originally dummies for weapon practice, but then became sentient and started fighting back.
* WoodenKatanasAreEvenBetter: Kirikuri wields a bokken (a Japanese practice sword made of wood), as stated in the bestiary. This doesn't stop them from sporting an excellent Melee Attack stat of 160.
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* ElementalRockPaperScissors: Monsters of different species have different elemental typing, with bootleg monsters being potentially of any type regardless of their species. This results in several elemental interactions, where attacks of certain types will cause buffs, debuffs or even type changes upon hitting monsters of certain other types.


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* MultiMookMelee: Fusion Swarms, special encounters that randomly spawn at fixed points in the world map; in these encounters, you fight your way through 5 regular monsters followed by a Rogue Fusion.


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* PaletteSwap: Bootlegs, rare monsters that may be of any type regardless of their species, have their species's usual colors swapped according to the bootleg's typing.

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