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* ImmuneToBullets: Subverted; in the game, you can shoot him as much as you want and he won't even have a scratch. In the real world, [[spoiler:multiple shots from a machine gun and a few shots from the Light Gun]] can kill him.

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* ImmuneToBullets: Subverted; in the game, game when you're just hunting ducks, you can shoot him as much as you want and he won't even have a scratch. In However, [[spoiler: Once you have to fight him in the game you can harm him with the bullets and thus deplete his LifeMeter]]. And in the real world, [[spoiler:multiple shots from a machine gun and a few shots from the Light Gun]] can kill him.
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* EnergyWeapon: [[spoiler:Gains these when you fight him in the game. If you don't find a way to disable them (by [[GoForTheEye going for the eyes]]), he will destroy the screen and give you the "Stuck Forever" ending.]]

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* EnergyWeapon: EyeBeams: [[spoiler:Gains these when you fight him in the game.game after he [[MakeMyMonsterGrow grows to giant size]]. If you don't find a way to disable them (by [[GoForTheEye going for the eyes]]), he will destroy the screen and give you the "Stuck Forever" ending.]]
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* CreepyMascotSuit: The MascotVillain of the video game, who hunts down the protagonist. His costume, as his name implies, is of an anthropomorphic dog. He's somehow able to transfer himself from the Duck Season video game to the real world- which he uses to murder people.

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* CreepyMascotSuit: The MascotVillain of the video game, who hunts down the protagonist. His costume, as his name implies, is of an anthropomorphic dog. He's somehow able to transfer himself from the Duck Season video game to the real world- world — which he uses to murder people.
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* DisproportionateRetribution: Even if being shot in the game is just as painful and traumatic as being shot in the real world is, [[spoiler: murdering the kid and his entire family over a game]] is more than a little excessive.
* EnergyWeapon: [[spoiler: Gains these when you fight him in the game. If you don't find a way to disable them (by [[GoForTheEye going for the eyes]]), he will destroy the screen and give you the "Stuck Forever" ending.]]
* GlowingEyesOfDoom: [[spoiler: He gains glowing white pupils when he's in the real world.]]
* HumanoidAbomination: Looks like a human in a dog suit, [[spoiler: and in the good ending can be killed like one]], but the fact that he can manifest himself from a video game into the real world and does so with GlowingEyesOfDoom shows that there is something seriously off with him. [[spoiler:The EasterEggs and the status of ''Duck Season'' and ''VideoGame/{{Boneworks}}'' being the SharedUniverse reveal that the Dog is actually a "digital cryptid", malevolent entity that comes from [[EldritchLocation the Void]] and seeks to escape into the real world.]]
* ImmuneToBullets: Subverted; in the game, you can shoot him as much as you want and he won't even have a scratch. In the real world, [[spoiler: multiple shots from a machine gun and a few shots from the Light Gun]] can kill him.
* KickThemWhileTheyAreDown: On top of [[spoiler: killing the Boy's mother]], if the Boy fails to beat the dog in the game, the dog will mock him after [[spoiler: leaving the game and trapping him in the "Stuck Forever" ending]].
* MultipleGunshotDeath: Suffers this in [[spoiler: the Best Men ending]] courtesy of [[spoiler: the police]].
* OutOfCharacterMoment: The vast majority of the time the dog is content to caper about the field while you shoot ducks down, but before Level 8 starts, [[spoiler:you can catch him smoking off to the side]].

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* DisproportionateRetribution: Even if being shot in the game is just as painful and traumatic as being shot in the real world is, [[spoiler: murdering [[spoiler:murdering the kid and his entire family over a game]] is more than a little excessive.
* EnergyWeapon: [[spoiler: Gains [[spoiler:Gains these when you fight him in the game. If you don't find a way to disable them (by [[GoForTheEye going for the eyes]]), he will destroy the screen and give you the "Stuck Forever" ending.]]
* GlowingEyesOfDoom: [[spoiler: He [[spoiler:He gains glowing white pupils when he's in the real world.]]
* HumanoidAbomination: Looks like a human in a dog suit, [[spoiler: and [[spoiler:and in the good ending can be killed like one]], but the fact that he can manifest himself from a video game into the real world and does so with GlowingEyesOfDoom shows that there is something seriously off with him. [[spoiler:The EasterEggs and the status of ''Duck Season'' and ''VideoGame/{{Boneworks}}'' being the SharedUniverse reveal that the Dog is actually a "digital cryptid", a malevolent entity that comes from [[EldritchLocation the Void]] and seeks to escape into the real world.]]
* ImmuneToBullets: Subverted; in the game, you can shoot him as much as you want and he won't even have a scratch. In the real world, [[spoiler: multiple [[spoiler:multiple shots from a machine gun and a few shots from the Light Gun]] can kill him.
* KickThemWhileTheyAreDown: On top of [[spoiler: killing [[spoiler:killing the Boy's mother]], if the Boy fails to beat the dog in the game, the dog will mock him after [[spoiler: leaving [[spoiler:leaving the game and trapping him in the "Stuck Forever" ending]].
* MultipleGunshotDeath: Suffers this in [[spoiler: the [[spoiler:the Best Men ending]] courtesy of [[spoiler: the [[spoiler:the police]].
* OutOfCharacterMoment: The vast majority of the time time, the dog is content to caper about the field while you shoot ducks down, but before Level 8 starts, [[spoiler:you can catch him smoking off to the side]].



* RealAfterAll: At first, he seems to just be an annoying character in a video game...[[spoiler: [[WhamShot then you see him outside your house, FILMING YOU.]]]]
* RevengeByProxy: Thinks nothing of [[spoiler: killing the boy’s mother just to coerce him into facing him.]]
* SoreLoser: If you best him when he challenges you in the game, he'll [[spoiler: come after you in the real world]].

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* RealAfterAll: At first, he seems to just be an annoying character in a video game...[[spoiler: [[WhamShot [[spoiler:[[WhamShot then you see him outside your house, FILMING YOU.]]]]
* RevengeByProxy: Thinks nothing of [[spoiler: killing [[spoiler:killing the boy’s mother just to coerce him into facing him.]]
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* SoreLoser: If you best him when he challenges you in the game, he'll [[spoiler: come [[spoiler:come after you in the real world]].



* WouldHurtAChild: He goes after the Boy with the intent of [[spoiler: stabbing him to death, and he succeeds in the "Dead" ending]].

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* WouldHurtAChild: He goes after the Boy with the intent of [[spoiler: stabbing [[spoiler:stabbing him to death, and he succeeds in the "Dead" ending]].



* ChildrenForcedToKill: He [[spoiler: kills the dog]] after he tries to kill him.

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* ChildrenForcedToKill: He [[spoiler: kills [[spoiler:kills the dog]] after he tries to kill him.



* TheRunaway: Becomes one of the [[spoiler: "Orphan" type]] in the Canon ending after [[spoiler: his mother is killed by the dog]].

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* TheRunaway: Becomes one of the [[spoiler: "Orphan" [[spoiler:"Orphan" type]] in the Canon ending after [[spoiler: his [[spoiler:his mother is killed by the dog]].



* TargetedToHurtTheHero: The dog [[spoiler: kills her]] to make the protagonist come face him in the game.

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* TargetedToHurtTheHero: The dog [[spoiler: kills [[spoiler:kills her]] to make the protagonist come face him in the game.
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* GoodParents: A kind, thoughtful mother who was nice enough to bring a new video game home for her son, as well as serving him snacks and drinks between levels.
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* KnifeNut: He uses a kitchen knife to [[spoiler: kill your mother and attempt to kill you]].
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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: She's the one who brought over the Duck Season game home in the first place.
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* StuffedIntoTheFridge: The dog [[spoiler: kills her]] to make the protagonist come face him in the game.

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* StuffedIntoTheFridge: TargetedToHurtTheHero: The dog [[spoiler: kills her]] to make the protagonist come face him in the game.
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* CreepyMascotSuit: The MascotVillain of the video game, who hunts down the protagonist. His costume, as his name implies, is of an anthropomorphic dog. He's somehow able to transfer himself from the Duck Season video game to the real world- which he uses to murder people.
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The dog isn't implied to be a kid


* OutOfCharacterMoment: The vast majority of the time the dog is content to caper about the field while you shoot ducks down, but before Level 8 starts, [[spoiler:you can catch him [[TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior smoking]] off to the side]].

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* OutOfCharacterMoment: The vast majority of the time the dog is content to caper about the field while you shoot ducks down, but before Level 8 starts, [[spoiler:you can catch him [[TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior smoking]] smoking off to the side]].
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No Name Given is not a trope where aversions are notable enough to list, because that's just "the character has a name".


* NoNameGiven: Averted, the painting his father gave him says his name is David.
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Trope has been redefined as Improbable Infant Survival, which only covers specific events in which children survive improbably. Examples of infants and children dying are now covered by Death Of A Child.


* InfantImmortality: [[spoiler: Averted in the "Dead" ending. Played straight in the "Canon" ending.]]

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* InfantImmortality: [[spoiler: Averted in DeathOfAChild: [[spoiler:In the "Dead" ending. Played straight Averted in the "Canon" ending.]]

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