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* Burning beavers (in't it a great name for a band?) are able to swim in a river of tar without setting it on fire.

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* Burning beavers (in't (ain't it a great name for a band?) are able to swim in a river of tar without setting it on fire.
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*** According to the street signs, Rubacava is more than 1000km away from El Marrow. It would have been impossible for Celso to outrun Manny there, even if Manny was delayed. Either at some point in the story there is a time skip that we aren't told about - maybe Manny stayed in a lot of towns to ask for information about Meche before reaching Rubacava? Otherwise, there's no reason for him to believe that she would have reached Rubacava before him simply by walking. Or it was simply a development oversight.
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* The entire Bonewagon puzzle in year 4 was far-reaching, but in particular, how did Glottis manage to vomit an entire barrel of "lemonade" over the domino pieces without any of them falling?
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* Manny apparently spent a long time with nothing but bad clients, being berated by Don Copal for his low productivity. But he only comes up with the idea of stealing Domino's clients after the gazpacho poisoning event - when Domino sent Manny's driver home, which in turn delayed Manny and denied him the chance of getting a decentcustomer. Manny started using underhanded tactics only because his colleague was already playing dirty, which made winning by "playing fair" impossible.

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* Manny apparently spent a long time with nothing but bad clients, being berated by Don Copal for his low productivity. But he only comes up with the idea of stealing Domino's clients after the gazpacho poisoning event - when Domino sent Manny's driver home, which in turn delayed Manny and denied him the chance of getting a decentcustomer. decent customer. Manny started didn't fell into the temptation of using underhanded tactics only tactics; he was forced to use them, because his colleague was already playing dirty, which made winning by "playing fair" impossible.
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* Manny apparently spent a long time with nothing but bad clients, being berated by Don Copal for his low productivity. But he only comes up with the idea of stealing Domino's clients after the gazpacho poisoning event - when Domino sent Manny's driver home. Manny only started using underhanded tactics when he realized that his colleague was already playing dirty.

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* Manny apparently spent a long time with nothing but bad clients, being berated by Don Copal for his low productivity. But he only comes up with the idea of stealing Domino's clients after the gazpacho poisoning event - when Domino sent Manny's driver home. home, which in turn delayed Manny only and denied him the chance of getting a decentcustomer. Manny started using underhanded tactics when he realized that only because his colleague was already playing dirty.
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* Manny apparently spent a long time with nothing but bad clients, being berated by Don Copal for his low productivity. But he only comes up with the idea of stealing Domino's clients after the gazpacho poisoning event - when Domino sent Manny's driver home. Manny only started using underhanded tactics when he realized that his colleague was already playing dirty.
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* Double N tickets are attracted by their owners and no-one else. [[spoiler:Hector]]'s plan was destined to fail.
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* Glottis is a '''speed demon'''.

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* Glottis is a '''speed demon'''. One might notice his heart has ''spark plugs'' attached.
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* As part of a puzzle, Manny gives some right punches to Domino's training bag. Later on, he uses that same punch to floor Nick. This doesn't work on other people Manny has to confront, since they're all armed.
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* The deceased children Manny meets in Year 3 have little wings on them, making them look like angels. In Mexico, Day of the Dead is for the adults (Nov 2) while the day preceding is to honor the departed children, known as 'Día de los Angelitos' or "Day of the Little Angels."

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* The deceased children Manny meets in Year 3 have little wings on them, making them look like angels. Manny calls them "Angelitos". In Mexico, Day of the Dead is for the adults (Nov 2) while the day preceding is to honor the departed children, known as 'Día de los Angelitos' or "Day of the Little Angels."
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* It's repeatedly said that sprouting is the only way to kill someone in the land of the dead. [[spoiler: So when Don got caught in the grinder, he wasn't sprouted. [[AndIMustScream Meaning he's still alive.]]]]

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* It's repeatedly said that sprouting is the only way to kill someone in the land of the dead. [[spoiler: So when Don got caught in the grinder, he wasn't sprouted. [[AndIMustScream Meaning he's still alive.]]]]]]]]
** More like comatose. The bridge built of human skulls, tho...
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*** It's pretty clear from the game that the tunnel leads into the next world straight away, as per [[http://i.imgur.com/5XueQvd.png this screenshot]].



* It's repeatedly said that sprouting is the only way to kill someone in the land of the dead. [[spoiler: So when Don got caught in the grinder, he wasn't sprouted. [[AndIMustScream Meaning he's still alive.]]]]

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* It's repeatedly said that sprouting is the only way to kill someone in the land of the dead. [[spoiler: So when Don got caught in the grinder, he wasn't sprouted. [[AndIMustScream Meaning he's still alive.]]]]

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* Manny's description of his scythe, arguably his single most important possession in the Land of the Dead considering his job, is that "[he] like[s] to keep it next to where [his] heart used to be", which for most of the game doesn't sound ''too'' meaningful since he appears to store his entire inventory in the same place. Near the end of the game, when [[spoiler:Olivia betrays him]], the scythe is briefly taken away from him - understandable, as it is still, essentially, a weapon, even if he only used it that way once in the entire game. [[spoiler:It is highly likely that it would've saved him from Hector's sproutella dart by acting as a PocketProtector. Considering Manny survived that encounter through sheer luck (because he stole a bottle of liquid nitrogen for a completely unrelated earlier puzzle), this just highlights the fact that, separated from his scythe, he becomes more vulnerable, even if he isn't using it as a tool or for defense.]]
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** On that subject matter, exactly how wrong has the scheme to screw the Number Nine ticket owners out of their rightful place in the afterlife been going on? Considering how Many has been stuck with crappy clients for years it must have been going on for that long! What's more, what's to say it hadn't been going on even while Many was selling bigger packages? What if in more recent years Hector had just grown more bold?

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** On that subject matter, exactly how wrong long has the scheme to screw the Number Nine ticket owners out of their rightful place in the afterlife been going on? Considering how Many Manny has been stuck with crappy clients for years it must have years, it's conceivable that it's been going on for that long! years! What's more, what's to say it hadn't been going on even while Many was selling bigger packages? What if in more recent years Hector had just grown more bold?successful?
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** On that subject matter, exactly how wrong has the scheme to screw the Number Nine ticket owners out of their rightful place in the afterlife? Considering how Many has been stuck with crappy clients for years it must have been going on for that long! What's more, what's to say it hadn't been going on even while Many was selling bigger packages? What if in more recent years Hector had just grown more bold?

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** On that subject matter, exactly how wrong has the scheme to screw the Number Nine ticket owners out of their rightful place in the afterlife? afterlife been going on? Considering how Many has been stuck with crappy clients for years it must have been going on for that long! What's more, what's to say it hadn't been going on even while Many was selling bigger packages? What if in more recent years Hector had just grown more bold?

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** You completely missed the point. Of the ENTIRE game. The Number Nine takes four minutes to complete the journey from El Marrow to the tunnel. Walking from El Marrow takes four years (as demonstrated by Manny's journey), then it's just a formality of entering the tunnel. Chepito could be gone the second he enters the tunnel and he might not even go to the same afterlife as the train. No-one knows.

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** You completely missed the point. Of the ENTIRE game. The Number Nine takes four minutes to complete the journey from El Marrow to the tunnel. Walking from El Marrow takes four years (as demonstrated by Manny's journey), then it's just a formality of entering the tunnel. Chepito could be gone the second he enters the tunnel and he might not even go to the same afterlife as the train. No-one knows.



* Most people who get sprouted die almost immediately. But Lola is still alive when Manny finds her, and aparently has been there for a while, since we don't see anyone coming out. That means Lola was sprouted using Hector's slow working sproutella. So not only did Nick kill her, he killed her in the ccruelest way too, and left her to die. No wonder he goes straight to hell.

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** On that subject matter, exactly how wrong has the scheme to screw the Number Nine ticket owners out of their rightful place in the afterlife? Considering how Many has been stuck with crappy clients for years it must have been going on for that long! What's more, what's to say it hadn't been going on even while Many was selling bigger packages? What if in more recent years Hector had just grown more bold?
* Most people who get sprouted die almost immediately. But Lola is still alive when Manny finds her, and aparently apparently has been there for a while, since we don't see anyone coming out. That means Lola was sprouted using Hector's slow working sproutella. So not only did Nick kill her, he killed her in the ccruelest cruelest way too, and left her to die. No wonder he goes straight to hell.
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* It's repeatedly said that sprouting is the only way to kill someone in the land of the dead. [[spoiler: So when Don got caught in the grinder, he wasn't sprouted. [[AndIMustScream Meaning he's still alive.]]]]
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** WordOfGod says they're nuclear. Schafer also stated that Thermonuclear Flaming Beaver Demons ''would'' be a good name for a band.
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* Most people who get sprouted die almost immediately. But Lola is still alive when Manny finds her, and aparently has been there for a while, since we don't see anyone coming out. That means Lola was sprouted using Hector's slow working sproutella. So not only did Nick kill her, he killed her in the ccruelest way too, and left her to die. No wonder he goes straight to hell.
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* How long have those Angelitos been trapped?

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* How long have those Angelitos been trapped?trapped? And what happened to their parents?

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* You can hear an announcement for lost baggage belonging to a H. L. before you get the briefcase for Charlie. That is the briefcase of Hector Lemans, which explains why Charlie wants it back so badly.



*** Also, this means that Hector can approach Manny for recruitment into the gang. Desperate people will do anything. My guess is that Domino would have approached him with an offer at some point, if Manny hadn't stolen his client.




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** You're driving through a hidden tunnel, and a place full of burning beavers, and then some winding roads. You don't encounter Meche or Celso, so I assume the walking path is different than the driving path. Also, Celso has a compass in the stock, so the road isn't as winding for him. And lest we forget, Glottis ripped out his own heart, delaying Manny even more. I think we can all assume that he wasn't as delayed, and that's why he reached Rubacava first.



** You completely missed the point. Of the ENTIRE game. The Number Nine takes four minutes to complete the journey from El Marrow to the tunnel. Walking from El Marrow takes four years (as demonstrated by Manny's journey), then it's just a formality of entering the tunnel. Chepito could be gone the second he enters the tunnel and he might not even go to the same afterlife as the train. No-one knows.

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** You completely missed the point. Of the ENTIRE game. The Number Nine takes four minutes to complete the journey from El Marrow to the tunnel. Walking from El Marrow takes four years (as demonstrated by Manny's journey), then it's just a formality of entering the tunnel. Chepito could be gone the second he enters the tunnel and he might not even go to the same afterlife as the train. No-one knows.knows.
*How long have those Angelitos been trapped?

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* The deceased children Manny meets in Year 3 have little wings on them, making them look like angels. In Mexico, Day of the Dead is for the adults (Nov 2) while the day preceding is to honor the departed children, known as 'Día de los Angelitos' or "Day of the Little Angels."
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* Celso Flores had to go through the Petrified Forest equipped with nothing but a cane, while Manny went through it in a car. How did Celso reach Rubacava before Manny?
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* Glottis is a '''speed demon'''.
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** You completely missed the point. Of the ENTIRE game. The Number Nine takes four minutes to complete the journey from El Marrow to the tunnel. Walking from El Marrow takes four years (as demonstrated by Manny's journey), then it's just a formality of entering the tunnel. Chepito could be gone the second he enters the tunnel and he might not even go to the same afterlife as the trian. No-one knows.

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** You completely missed the point. Of the ENTIRE game. The Number Nine takes four minutes to complete the journey from El Marrow to the tunnel. Walking from El Marrow takes four years (as demonstrated by Manny's journey), then it's just a formality of entering the tunnel. Chepito could be gone the second he enters the tunnel and he might not even go to the same afterlife as the trian.train. No-one knows.
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* In the conclusion of the game, [[spoiler:Chepito decides to walk himself to the afterlife, heading into the Number 9 Tunnel before Manny returns to El Marrow. Considering the game ends with Manny boarding the Number 9 in less than a day from then, the train travels 4 years in four minutes, and Chepito walks pretty slow, ''feel free to draw a conclusion as to what could happen to him.'']]

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* In the conclusion of the game, [[spoiler:Chepito decides to walk himself to the afterlife, heading into the Number 9 Tunnel before Manny returns to El Marrow. Considering the game ends with Manny boarding the Number 9 in less than a day from then, the train travels 4 years in four minutes, and Chepito walks pretty slow, ''feel free to draw a conclusion as to what could happen to him.'']]'']]
** You completely missed the point. Of the ENTIRE game. The Number Nine takes four minutes to complete the journey from El Marrow to the tunnel. Walking from El Marrow takes four years (as demonstrated by Manny's journey), then it's just a formality of entering the tunnel. Chepito could be gone the second he enters the tunnel and he might not even go to the same afterlife as the trian. No-one knows.
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** Being on fire is what allows them to swim in the tar - you put out their flames, they sink instantly. Presumably it's not hot enough to actually light the tar.

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** Being on fire is what allows them to swim in the tar - you put out their flames, they sink instantly. Presumably it's not hot enough to actually light the tar.tar.

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* In the conclusion of the game, [[spoiler:Chepito decides to walk himself to the afterlife, heading into the Number 9 Tunnel before Manny returns to El Marrow. Considering the game ends with Manny boarding the Number 9 in less than a day from then, the train travels 4 years in four minutes, and Chepito walks pretty slow, ''feel free to draw a conclusion as to what could happen to him.'']]
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** Being on fire is what allows them to swim in the tar - you put out their flames, they sink instantly. Presumably it's not hot enough to actually light the tar.

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* FridgeLogic: If Don Copal was taking orders from Hector why was he demanding Manny get premium clients or risk being fired? He must have known Manny had no means of doing so.

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* FridgeLogic: If Don Copal was taking orders from Hector why was he demanding Manny get premium clients or risk being fired? He must have known Manny had no means of doing so.
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**It would be reasonable to assume Copal had no reason ''not'' to be hard on Manny for poor work, even if he knew there was no way for him to do better. Anything less than his usual hardass behavior would be suspicious. Alternately, he wanted an excuse to fire the guy.

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