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* ALighterShadeOfBlack: [[spoiler:To his own wizard. Despite all his many shortcomings, he doesn't murder anyone or attempt to take over the world if slighted.]]



* DuelToTheDeath: Him and you have one in an attempt to free the princess. Fortunately, [[spoiler:nobody dies regardless of what happens in the fight, though you can be imprisoned in his quarry if you get carried away while fighting him.]]



* TheNapolean: He's a pint sized tyrant who uses intimidation to get his way, despite being nothing without his soldiers at his disposal.

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* TheNapolean: LightIsNotGood: He wears bright green clothing and is a creepy, cruel man.
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He's a pint sized tyrant who uses intimidation to get his way, despite being nothing without his soldiers at his disposal.disposal.
* NobleDemon: He may be cruel and ruthless, but he'll treat you well if you [[spoiler:beat his knight in a jousting tournament.]]
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[[folder:Baron Leland]]
An angry man who is set to marry the princess.
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* AbhorrentAdmirer: To princess Genevieve. It doesn't help that he's far older and ruder than she is.
* ArrangedMarriage: What he hopes to do with the princess. She's trying to do everything to stop this from occuring.
* AssholeVictim: If he [[spoiler:follows you to the present day, he's instantly arrested for threatening to cut off everyone's head. It's likely he won't have a fun time in jail.]]
* BewareTheSillyOnes: He may be a pathetic tyrant, but he's a moderately skilled swordsman, even if he does get his butt kicked by a kid. He's still dangerous while winded, as he'll block your attacks and throw you in his quarry if you [[spoiler:try to attack him when he's on the ground.]]
* HateSink: He's a cruel, pathetic loser who treats people like objects to be used and discarded.
* TheNapolean: He's a pint sized tyrant who uses intimidation to get his way, despite being nothing without his soldiers at his disposal.
* ObviouslyEvil: A look at him should tell you he's probably not the nicest man alive.
* WouldHurtAChild: He's fine with enslaving one or throwing them in a dungeon without an ounce of empathy.

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* AllForNothing: [[spoiler:His machine can be broken by you in some of the endings. While he may be able to make another time machine, he's not happy with you for destroying his prized work.]]

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* AllForNothing: [[spoiler:His machine can be broken by you in some of the endings. While he may be able to make another time machine, he's not happy with you for destroying his prized work.work, as it means he can no longer use it to win the science fair.]]


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[[folder:Princess Genevieve]]
A princess who is being married to Baron Leland against her will.
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* ArrangedMarriage: To Baron Leland, a man she can't stand. Fortunately, she can be rescued from it.
* DamselInDistress: She's originally seen running away from Leland, searching for a KnightInShiningArmor to rescue her. This is slightly downplayed when it's revealed that she's [[spoiler:helping the wizard in his studies,]] showing she doesn't just rely on others rescuing her to get by in life.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: She's trapped in what is soon to be a loveless marriage by a angry tyrant, with the wizard being her only friend. [[spoiler:Depending on your choices, she can either become his assistant in magic tricks or a high school student having the time of her life.]]
* FormFittingWardrobe: Her dress clings to her quite snugly. This becomes apparent when she's dragged around.
* GildedCage: She lives in the baron's castle and is essentially his prisoner. [[spoiler:Fortunately, she's befriended the wizard, and now helps him in his experiments.]]
* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: What [[spoiler:she can become in one of the endings. She couldn't be happier with the outcome.]]
* NiceGirl: Unlike the wizard who can become hostile if wronged, she's a sweet and helpful young woman just trying to get through a series of difficult circumstances.
* PinkMeansFeminine: She wears pink and is a girly princess. [[spoiler:Even in the present timeline that she escapes to, she still has a pink wardrobe.]]
* TeenGenius: She's in her late teens and smart enough to [[spoiler:help the wizard in his experiments.]]
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* WhatTheHellHero: [[spoiler:Jimmy loses it with you if you destroy his machine, either by accident or on purpose.]]


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[[folder:Jimmy Noseleather]]
The son of a famous scientist who made a time machine.
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* AllForNothing: [[spoiler:His machine can be broken by you in some of the endings. While he may be able to make another time machine, he's not happy with you for destroying his prized work.]]
* ChildProdigy: He's very young and already an incredibly bright kid.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: His time machine which was meant to earn him recognition at a science fair can end up destroying his life.
* InsufferableGenius: He's incredibly intelligent, and rather arrogant. In fairness to him, he has earned the right to take pride in his work, yet it does little to excuse his unpleasant personality.
* NerdGlasses: Part of his appearance, and a representation of his personality.
* SmartPeopleWearGlasses: His glasses highlight how brainy he is, and contribute to his dweeby appearance.
* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler:It's not certain if he's killed by the dinosaurs and mammoths that run loose through the school.]]
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: His machine sets everything into motion and can potentially end in your death, [[spoiler:and irreparable damage to the world.]]
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* AccidentalTimeTravel: How you end up in your predicament, courtesy of a portal spawned by Jimmy's time machine. Though, you eventually learn to use portals to escape dangerous situations, though this frequently makes things go FromBadToWorse.
* BadFuture: What you can find yourself in on one path. [[spoiler:Plants have overgrown through Mexico city, evil robots have taken over an American research base, and mutant rats roam the streets of New York.]]



* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Some endings involve you surviving but being trapped in an unfamiliar land, destined to be in fear for the rest of your life of the dangers that surround you.

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* KnightInShiningArmor: What you're mistaken for and what you can become if you make the right choices.
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* FromBadToWorse: Your situation tends to get more dire the longer you last, [[spoiler:especially when you reach a bad future where the world's gone ass up. This is subverted in the Wild west setting, where things are a bit more stable, if still uncertain and dangerous.]]
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* BigGood: You're this in most paths where you make it far enough to have an impact, you can save the lives around you, [[spoiler:such as rescuing a princess from her AbhorrentAdmirer or a group of misplaced historical people from an angry caveman.]]
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* FlatCharacter: Compared to most of the twisted journeys protagonists, you don't have clearly defined motivations or plans, being thrown between hostile time periods until you make it to your home or grave.



* TrademarkFood: Hotdogs, specifically the ones the Russians are baking in their base.

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* TrademarkFood: TrademarkFavoriteFood: Hotdogs, specifically the ones the Russians are baking in their base.

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* DownerEnding: Some endings present scenarios that are bleak not just for you but for everyone else. [[spoiler:Antartica's been taken over by robots hellbent on world domination, New Jeresy's infested with killer plants, and New York is occupied by man-eating rodents. If you encounter these fiends, you're unlikely to make it out alive.]]

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* DownerEnding: Some endings present scenarios that are bleak not just for you but for everyone else. [[spoiler:Antartica's been taken over by robots hellbent on world domination, New Jeresy's Mexico City's infested with killer plants, and New York is occupied by man-eating rodents. If you encounter these fiends, you're unlikely to make it out alive.]]


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* OhCrap: Your initial reaction when you encounter a hungry T-rex. Things only become more dangerous from there.


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* TrademarkFood: Hotdogs, specifically the ones the Russians are baking in their base.


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* WorthIt: Your reaction if Jimmy starts attacking you for [[spoiler:destroying his machine.]]
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* TooDumbToLive: Some endings involve you pretty much asking for it. Such examples involve antagonising a hostile caveman several times your size or directly fighting people who have made it clear that they're not to be trifled with.

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* DownerEnding: Not just for you but for everyone else. [[spoiler:Antartica's been taken over by robots hellbent on world domination, New Jeresy's infested with killer plants, and New York is occupied by man-eating rodents. If you encounter these fiends, you're unlikely to make it out alive.]]

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* DownerEnding: Not Some endings present scenarios that are bleak not just for you but for everyone else. [[spoiler:Antartica's been taken over by robots hellbent on world domination, New Jeresy's infested with killer plants, and New York is occupied by man-eating rodents. If you encounter these fiends, you're unlikely to make it out alive.]]
** [[spoiler:The one's that only affect you aren't much better. If you don't die horribly, you'll be trapped in terrible conditions for the rest of your life, with the only ending that offers you a chance at freedom involving you spending the rest of your childhood doing backbreaking prison labor.
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* FateWorseThanDeath: [[spoiler:In one ending, you're made the spouse to a creepy alien, another involves you being hauled off to prison, destined to do hard labor until you're an adult. Alternatively, you could also be made a slave for life in the baron's quarry.]]

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* FateWorseThanDeath: [[spoiler:In one ending, you're made the spouse to a creepy alien, another involves you being hauled off to prison, destined to do hard labor until you're an adult. Alternatively, you could also be made a slave for life in the baron's quarry.quarry or be trapped in his dungeons until you die.]]
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Some endings involve you surviving but being trapped in an unfamiliar land, destined to be in fear for the rest of your life of the dangers that surround you.


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** [[spoiler:Last but not least, you can become the sheriff's deputy, helping him fight crime whereever it is. While the last two endings don't return you home, they give you some fantastic opportunities unavalible in your original timeline.]]

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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: You can be EatenAlive, killed in a joust, thrown to your death, murdered by plants, or crushed by [[spoiler:an angry mammoth.]] Regardless of the way you die, you can be sure it's painful.



* DownerEnding: Not just for you but for everyone else. [[spoiler:Alaska's been taken over by robots hellbent on world domination, New Jeresy's infested with killer plants, and New York is occupied by man-eating rodents. If you encounter these fiends, you're unlikely to make it out alive.]]
* FateWorseThanDeath: [[spoiler:In one ending, you're made the spouse to a creepy alien, another involves you being hauled off to prison, destined to do hard labor until you're an adult.]]

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* DownerEnding: Not just for you but for everyone else. [[spoiler:Alaska's [[spoiler:Antartica's been taken over by robots hellbent on world domination, New Jeresy's infested with killer plants, and New York is occupied by man-eating rodents. If you encounter these fiends, you're unlikely to make it out alive.]]
* EatenAlive: This can be your fate at the hands of a sea serpent, [[spoiler:mutant rat, or cat (when you're turned into a newt.
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* FateWorseThanDeath: [[spoiler:In one ending, you're made the spouse to a creepy alien, another involves you being hauled off to prison, destined to do hard labor until you're an adult. Alternatively, you could also be made a slave for life in the baron's quarry.]]



* GoldenEnding: There's a few that fit this mold.
** [[spoiler:You can become incredibly wealthy due to a lint bomb an eccentric alien left you as a parting gift when he transported you back to the present time.]]
** [[spoiler:You can also become a traveller with him, exploring the solar system and all its wonders.]]



* TheManyDeathsOfYou: [[spoiler:You can be crushed to death by wild animals, eaten by mutant rats or a hungry cat (after being transformed into a newt,) torn apart by killer plants, vaporised by robots, or chucked dozens of meters by an angry caveman.]]

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* MadeASlave: If you continue trying to fight the Baron when he's knocked down, he'll get the last hit in and have his men haul you off to his rock quarry.
* TheManyDeathsOfYou: [[spoiler:You can be crushed to death by wild animals, eaten by mutant rats or a hungry cat (after being transformed into a newt,) torn apart by killer plants, vaporised poisoned by robots, or chucked dozens of meters by an angry caveman.]]
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* FateWorseThanDeath: [[spoiler:In one ending, you're made the spouse to a creepy alien, another involves you being hauled off to prison, destined to do hard labor until you're an adult.]]
* ForcedIntoEvil: If you go to the wild west portal, you're instantly recruited by a group of bandits for their train robbery. Fortunately, [[spoiler:it's possible to break free from their scheme, though whether the outcome is any better is entirely debatable.]]


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** [[spoiler:in one of the endings, you can even become the sheriff's deputy, helping him fight crime throughout the wild west.]]
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* BadLiar: The story you try to tell the castle's wizard isn't particuarly convincing, [[spoiler:so much so, that he turns you into a newt for your lies.]]


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* DownerEnding: Not just for you but for everyone else. [[spoiler:Alaska's been taken over by robots hellbent on world domination, New Jeresy's infested with killer plants, and New York is occupied by man-eating rodents. If you encounter these fiends, you're unlikely to make it out alive.]]


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* TheManyDeathsOfYou: [[spoiler:You can be crushed to death by wild animals, eaten by mutant rats or a hungry cat (after being transformed into a newt,) torn apart by killer plants, vaporised by robots, or chucked dozens of meters by an angry caveman.]]
* OddFriendship: With Princess Genevieve, [[spoiler:if you bring her along with you to the present time.]]


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** [[spoiler:The same goes if your escape pod runs out of oxygen, as it's never stated if you managed to get to one of the shelters before you freeze to death.]]
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A kid with a science fair project who is dragged into a time machine against their will.
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* CassandraTruth: Your attempt to tell the sheriff you're a time traveller ends up with you [[spoiler:taken to a mental asylum.]] Unfortunately for you, you're actually correct.
* DeathOfAChild: Your fate if you fail to survive your encounters with different time periods.
* KidHero: As per usual for the series, you're a school student dragged into a series of adventures where your choices can change the world for the better.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: You can do this to avoid participating in a joust. Given who your opponent is, this is a wise choice.
* StylisticSuck: Your science fair project about the mating habits of earthworms is underwhelming, to say the very least.
* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler:It's not known if you survive your encounters with the wizard and dinosaur if they're unleashed on your school.]]
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: You can [[spoiler:inadvertedly unleash an angry wizard onto the world, a world he intends to conquer due to not inviting him with you.]]
** [[spoiler:You can also do this with other dangerous creatures, such as a hungry T-Rex and a frenzied mammoth.]]
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