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* BadassFamily: Elise and her royal siblings certainly qualify. Too bad they all died, leaving a giant gaping badass hole in her life.
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* DudeWheresMyRespect: In ''The Sage of Spirit'', he's flabbergasted by just how often he's harangued about the judgement calls he makes, even facing harsh criticism from some of his closer friends, like Goombella and Falcon.
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* TheRival:
**King K. Rool ends up serving as this to King Knight. The two battle over which can acquire the most "subjects"; King K. Rool fails utterly in this endeavor due to his inability to understand that he has to give those beneath him at least a little bit in order to expect much in the way of loyalty or servitude.
**King K. Rool ends up serving as this to King Knight. The two battle over which can acquire the most "subjects"; King K. Rool fails utterly in this endeavor due to his inability to understand that he has to give those beneath him at least a little bit in order to expect much in the way of loyalty or servitude.
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* TokenEvilTeammate: King K. Rool and especially Baron K. Roolenstein play this straight. Averted with Kaptain K. Rool.
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* DirtyCoward: King K. Rool uses the Old Farmer as a meat shield to protect himself from Plasm Ridley before then going on to use ''Samus'' as a meat shield.
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* HappilyMarried: Averted. The CYOA begins with Olimar's wife giving him an ultimatum to either quit his job and come home or get divorced. Olimar spends a considerable amount of time after trying to salvage his crumbling marriage.
* TheHero: A natural result of being the main character of the CYOA. Though in-universe others don't tend to perceive him as this. While his kids admire him for his accomplishments, he's typically overlooked in the eyes of others. It takes a considerable amount of time before he ''finally'' gets some widespread recognition and even then he's overshadowed by his pet dog.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Olimar invokes this when he shoots Camilla's dragon. She ends up losing her balance from atop her wyvern steed, falling from the air and landing atop the blade of her axe.
* TheHero: A natural result of being the main character of the CYOA. Though in-universe others don't tend to perceive him as this. While his kids admire him for his accomplishments, he's typically overlooked in the eyes of others. It takes a considerable amount of time before he ''finally'' gets some widespread recognition and even then he's overshadowed by his pet dog.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Olimar invokes this when he shoots Camilla's dragon. She ends up losing her balance from atop her wyvern steed, falling from the air and landing atop the blade of her axe.
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* HappilyMarried: Averted. The CYOA begins with Olimar's wife giving him an ultimatum to either quit his job and come home or get divorced. Olimar spends a considerable amount of time after trying to salvage his crumbling marriage.
* TheHero: A natural result of being the main character of the CYOA. Though in-universe others don't tend to perceive him as this. While his kids admire him for his accomplishments, he's typically overlooked in the eyes of others. It takes a considerable amount of time before he ''finally'' gets some widespread recognition and even then he's overshadowed by his pet dog.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Olimar invokes this when he shoots Camilla's dragon. She ends up losing her balance from atop her wyvern steed, falling from the air and landing atop the blade of her axe.
* TheHero: A natural result of being the main character of the CYOA. Though in-universe others don't tend to perceive him as this. While his kids admire him for his accomplishments, he's typically overlooked in the eyes of others. It takes a considerable amount of time before he ''finally'' gets some widespread recognition and even then he's overshadowed by his pet dog.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Olimar invokes this when he shoots Camilla's dragon. She ends up losing her balance from atop her wyvern steed, falling from the air and landing atop the blade of her axe.
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* HappilyMarried: Averted. The CYOA begins LoveTriangle: Larry tries competing with Olimar's wife giving him an ultimatum to either quit his job and come home or get divorced. Olimar spends a considerable amount of time after trying to salvage his crumbling marriage.
* TheHero: A natural result of being the main character of the CYOA. Though in-universe others don't tend to perceive him as this. While his kids admire himfor his accomplishments, he's typically overlooked in the eyes of others. It takes a considerable amount of time before he ''finally'' gets some widespread recognition and even then he's overshadowed by his pet dog.
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* TheHero: A natural result of being the main character of the CYOA. Though in-universe others don't tend to perceive him as this. While his kids admire him
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Olimar invokes this when he shoots Camilla's dragon. She ends up losing her balance from atop her wyvern steed, falling from the air and landing atop the blade of her axe.
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* AmbiguouslyBi: He's expressed a more-than-platonic appreciation for the looks of both Sidon and Robin.
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* BaldnessAngst: He's still got a little bit of hair left, but he's evidently balding, and he's not happy about it.
* GagNose: He's self-conscious about this.
* MoralEventHorizon: If mercilessly murdering Professor E. Gadd for experimental purposes didn't cross this, then using his spectral energy blaster to erase Corrin's ghost from existence certainly did.
* WhamShot: Corrin's ghost exploding into nonexistence, revealing K. Rool to be standing behind her, blaster raised.
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* AngstWhatAngst: A key part of her character development is her growing apathy with the horrible things that happen. She's seen it all.
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* DespairEventHorizon: There are several points where she seems to cross this, but she ends up getting pulled back out of it - at least to some extent. That is, until Corrin is permanently wiped from existence at the hands of Baron K. Roolenstein.
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* HopeIsScary:
** In ''The Sage of Shadow'', she comes across the ghosts of her sisters. Elise is thrilled to be reunited with them, but the happiness quickly fades when she realizes Luigi needs to suck them into the Poltergust in order to proceed.
** Hope is restored once more at the very end of ''The Sage of Shadow'' when all of the ghosts are freed and ascend to the next plane of existence. Corrin's ghost gives Elise an encouraging speech and the two agree to meet in the afterlife one day... and then Baron K. Roolenstein wipes Corrin entirely from existence.
** In ''The Sage of Shadow'', she comes across the ghosts of her sisters. Elise is thrilled to be reunited with them, but the happiness quickly fades when she realizes Luigi needs to suck them into the Poltergust in order to proceed.
** Hope is restored once more at the very end of ''The Sage of Shadow'' when all of the ghosts are freed and ascend to the next plane of existence. Corrin's ghost gives Elise an encouraging speech and the two agree to meet in the afterlife one day... and then Baron K. Roolenstein wipes Corrin entirely from existence.
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* EvilGenius: Even when presented with an energy source that has limitless potential to help the world, he would rather focus on its destructive capabilities.
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* MadScientist: When he dons his Baron K. Roolenstein Persona
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* AngstWhatAngst: There are instances of this.
** Olimar doesn't much care that Louie was violently killed by Falcon.
** Olimar drops Henry to his death but isn't particularly broken up about it. Granted, Henry forced Olimar to drop him and Henry was one of the more morally dubious party members anyway.
** Olimar doesn't much care that Louie was violently killed by Falcon.
** Olimar drops Henry to his death but isn't particularly broken up about it. Granted, Henry forced Olimar to drop him and Henry was one of the more morally dubious party members anyway.
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* CutTheSafetyRope: Drops Henry to his death after the latter forces Olimar to lose his grip.
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* AngstWhatAngst: A key part of her character development is her growing apathy with the horrible things that happen. She's seen it all.
** Arthur's death doesn't particularly phase her. When Arthur makes her promise she won't cry, she states outright that she's well past the point of crying over death.
** Arthur's death doesn't particularly phase her. When Arthur makes her promise she won't cry, she states outright that she's well past the point of crying over death.
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* NoOneGetsLeftBehind: Subverted with the Pikmin. He would always try to ensure that each and every Pikmin were accounted for at day's end back on The Distant Planet, but Olimar ''will'' leave Pikmin behind if he absolutely has to in order to survive. Still, he always feels awful about it and does his best to prevent it being necessary.
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* CanineCompanion: Boney is this to Olimar, with the dog accompanying Olimar all throughout his journey across Hyrule.
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* PetTheDog: Downplayed isn't some nasty grouch in need of humanizing, but Boney is the one person outside of his family that Olimar isn't afraid to express open affection towards. He even claims to consider Boney a part of his family.
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* DespairEventHorizon: Downplayed. Olimar has a very brief breakdown in ''Samus Returns'' when he suspects his children to have died in the crash of The Flying Krock. Samus promptly assures him that there are no bodies in the wreckage.
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* ArtificialLimbs: Samus outfits Falcon with one of her Varia Suit arm cannons in ''Samus Returns''.
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* GoodProstheticEvilProsthetic: Falcon's leg cannon to Metal Ridley's almost entirely metallic body.
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* KickThemWhileTheyAreDown: After Metal Ridley is defeated and collapsed in a pile, Elise gives him a swift kick that knocks him over the edge of the platform and into the lava of Norfair.
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* BigDamnReunion:
** Completely averted when Olimar first finds his children in Smashville. Sagittarius is stuck in the ground and an amnesia-ridden Libra has Olimar thrown in a cell for trying to pluck Sagittarius out.
** At last played completely straight when Sagittarius is freed from his earthy prison and Libra's memory is restored.
** Subverted in ''Lost In Hyrule''. Olimar gets a happy reunion with his children, but it's soured when he walks in on Marlia and Larry enjoying a spa day together.
** Completely averted when Olimar first finds his children in Smashville. Sagittarius is stuck in the ground and an amnesia-ridden Libra has Olimar thrown in a cell for trying to pluck Sagittarius out.
** At last played completely straight when Sagittarius is freed from his earthy prison and Libra's memory is restored.
** Subverted in ''Lost In Hyrule''. Olimar gets a happy reunion with his children, but it's soured when he walks in on Marlia and Larry enjoying a spa day together.
* {{Prison}}: Downplayed. Olimar is stuck in a cell for the majority of the party's time in Smashville.
* TakeThisJobAndShoveIt: Olimar invokes this trope when the President reveals that he lied about Olimar's bail. Olimar punches the President in the gut before quitting on the spot.
* AnArmAndALeg: Gets his leg torn off by an alligator in ''Alimony Crossing: New Leaf(of cash) and is forced to come to grips with his new prosthetic limb.
* DespairEventHorizon: Falcon suffers this briefly as a result of losing his leg. He believes his life to be effectively over as he spends a few days recovering on a couch.
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** Downplayed - perhaps even averted - with Samus. Both are bounty hunters, both have one of the CYOA's secondary antagonists as their bounty, yet outside of a disagreement in regards to the philosophical ramifications of Leaf's use of captured Pokémon, they don't seem to be in conflict much. Samus even personally outfitted Falcon with his prosthetic leg.
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** Downplayed - perhaps even averted - with Samus. Both are bounty hunters, both have one of the CYOA's secondary antagonists as their bounty, yet outside of a disagreement in regards to the philosophical ramifications of Leaf's use of captured Pokémon, Pokemon, they don't seem to be in conflict much. Samus even personally outfitted Falcon with his prosthetic leg.
* SuddenlyShouting: Falcon has this reaction when Olimar asks if he's okay in response to the loss of his leg.
--> ''Captain Falcon'': Am I okay? Yes, yes, I'm FALCON FUCKIN' FINE!!
* SuddenlyShouting: Falcon has this reaction when Olimar asks if he's okay in response to the loss of his leg.
--> ''Captain Falcon'': Am I okay? Yes, yes, I'm FALCON FUCKIN' FINE!!
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* BrokenPedestal: Downplayed in ''Alimony Crossing: New Leaf(of cash). Elise hardly put the President on a pedestal, but she did have a rather rosy outlook about the goodness in him, as she does with people in general. Then she finds out about the big lie.
--> '''Elise:''' That's horrible! He seemed like such a nice man, too...
--> '''Elise:''' That's horrible! He seemed like such a nice man, too...
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* TakingTheKids: Out of fear that Marlia will be granted custody of the children, Olimar takes them without her knowledge and whisks them away with him.
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* NotSoFinalWords: Olimar invokes this trope in fear of the oncoming drop while riding the roller coaster in Eggmanland.
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* NotSoFinalWords: Olimar invokes this trope in fear of the oncoming drop while riding the roller coaster in Eggmanland.
--> '''Olimar:''' I'm sorry for being such a self-centered ass this entire time!
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Elise, as a troubadour, had a horse early on in the CYOA; she even brings it aboard The Flying Krock. It disappears from the story entirely soon after; perhaps KilledOffscreen when The Flying Krock crashes.
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* BadassFamily: Elise and her royal siblings certainly qualify. Too bad they all died, leaving a giant gaping badass hole in her life.
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* BerserkButton: Don't take King K. Rool's crown from him. Garon learned that the hard way.
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* ElementalWeapon: When he wields the lightning-infused Raijinto in ''The Fates Are Terrible''.
* TheEnemyWeaponsAreBetter: The King wastes no time in equipping himself with the sacred blade Raijinto after knocking it from Ryoma's grip. Perhaps subverted in that King K. Rool didn't have a weapon to begin with, unless you count his immense girth.
* TheEnemyWeaponsAreBetter: The King wastes no time in equipping himself with the sacred blade Raijinto after knocking it from Ryoma's grip. Perhaps subverted in that King K. Rool didn't have a weapon to begin with, unless you count his immense girth.
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* IHaveYourWife: King K. Rool is not above pulling this maneuver, as he takes Oboro hostage in an attempt to deal with Takumi and his archers.
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* OffWithHisHead: King K. Rool lops Garon's head clean off. Unfortunately Garon was in his blob monster state so it didn't kill him, but K. Rool follows it up with a fatal attack by jamming Raijinto in Garon's neck hole.
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* PlayingPossum: A classic tactic employed by King K. Rool.
** He pretends to be unconscious in the battle against Garon. When the latter raises his axe to bring it crashing down upon him, K. Rool rolls out of the way and slices off Garon's head.
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* RequisiteRoyalRegalia: You wouldn't know King K. Rool was a monarch if he didn't have his crown. Explains why having it taken from him is a sore spot.
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* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Olimar invokes this when he shoots Camilla's dragon. She ends up losing her balance from atop her wyvern steed, falling from the air and landing atop the blade of her axe.
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* ArchaicWeaponForAnAdvancedAge: To an extent with the Pikmace. This ''is'' a universe where guns and other high-tech weaponry exist, and Olimar himself is from a fairly advanced civilization.
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* CarryABigStick: His primary means of defending himself is a mace.
* ClassicalAntiHero: Olimar has his fair share of this between his relative weakness and his various interpersonal issues.
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* ElementalWeapon: The Pikmace employs the poweer of fire, electricity, and water, among other things.
* TheEveryman: In a lot of ways he's just some average guy, or at least he ''was'' and desires to go back to that life.
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* FriendToAllChildren: To an extent. Olimar will occasionally take on paternal role with some of the more childlike characters. Comes with being such a strong family man.
* GunsAreWorthless: Mostly averted. Olimar has been able to use the gun gifted to him by Falcon to OHKO multiple enemies, though there are still some foes that couldn't be taken out with a bullet.
* HeroesPreferSwords: Averted completely. Instead of wielding a long slender weapon meant for cutting, Olimar wields a short clunky weapon meant for bludgeoning.
* GunsAreWorthless: Mostly averted. Olimar has been able to use the gun gifted to him by Falcon to OHKO multiple enemies, though there are still some foes that couldn't be taken out with a bullet.
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* NeverSmileAtACrocodile: Falcon gets his leg torn off by a gator.
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* BadassNormal: He has no magic or special powers or anything like that. But he gets by through his powers of observation and his relationship with the Pikmin.
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