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* Gengar getting everyone in town to kick you out, even those that you mutually trusted. And later the player wonders if he was telling the truth about you.
* So you're walking around a dungeon, and what's this? A Kecleon shop! Hey, wouldn't it be so funny to steal some stuff from the sucker? You're level 100 and already saved the world, so they wouldn't attack you, knowing that it's just a player having a little fun, right? WRONG! More and more of them come up to ''swarm'' you in ridiculous numbers. They ''will'' catch up to you, and [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown gang up on you so they can slaughter you]]! A seemingly innocent Pokemon becomes a shopkeeper so determined that he will [[NeverSayDie defeat]] anyone who steals from him in a violent manner! [[FridgeHorror And where did all the other Kecleon come from?]]
* The mysterious force that kicks you out of the dungeon can be a little creepy the first time you play the games. Dialogue about something "coming closer" appears and while that happens, a breeze moves across the screen with an eerie sound effect.
* "I can't hold on much longer... help..." The message that occurs when you talk to a companion near [[NeverSayDie defeat]].
* So you're walking around a dungeon, and what's this? A Kecleon shop! Hey, wouldn't it be so funny to steal some stuff from the sucker? You're level 100 and already saved the world, so they wouldn't attack you, knowing that it's just a player having a little fun, right? WRONG! More and more of them come up to ''swarm'' you in ridiculous numbers. They ''will'' catch up to you, and [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown gang up on you so they can slaughter you]]! A seemingly innocent Pokemon becomes a shopkeeper so determined that he will [[NeverSayDie defeat]] anyone who steals from him in a violent manner! [[FridgeHorror And where did all the other Kecleon come from?]]
* The mysterious force that kicks you out of the dungeon can be a little creepy the first time you play the games. Dialogue about something "coming closer" appears and while that happens, a breeze moves across the screen with an eerie sound effect.
* "I can't hold on much longer... help..." The message that occurs when you talk to a companion near [[NeverSayDie defeat]].
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* Think about it: in the [[BadFuture Future]], the sun never rises and time never passes. [[{{MadGod}} Primal Dialga]] is top dog. Thus, if you die, you will be stuck in that dying state for eternity.
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* Right before the final boss battle, your partner [[spoiler: seemingly has a FaceHeelTurn]] and asks you to join him. He clinches it by saying "The world of darkness is going to be wonderful, [Player Name]."
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* The fifth bonus episode of Sky gives us [[spoiler:Grovyle nearly getting electrocuted to death.]]
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** I don't think so, seeing as Marill, the second evolution in the line, is still considered a child, albeit a bit older than Azurill. I think evolution is a sort of metaphor for maturity in the Mystery Dungeon 'verse. Judging by how they all act, I'd say the apprentices at Wigglytuff's Guild are anywhere from teenagers to young adults.
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* The fact that you can occasionally receive eggs from missions marked with "???" as the reward in Explorers of Time/Darkness/Sky can be a bit of {{Fridge Horror}} all on its own; but add in the fact that said egg is usually from a species in the dungeon you just visited as opposed to your client's species...
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* The fact that you can occasionally receive eggs from missions marked with "???" as the reward in Explorers of Time/Darkness/Sky can be a bit of {{Fridge Horror}} FridgeHorror all on its own; but add in the fact that said egg is usually from a species in the dungeon you just visited as opposed to your client's species...
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* So you're walking around a dungeon, and what's this? A Kecleon shop! Hey, wouldn't it be so funny to steal some stuff from the sucker? You're level 100 and already saved the world, so they wouldn't attack you, knowing that it's just a player having a little fun, right? WRONG! More and more of them come up to ''swarm'' you in ridiculous numbers. They ''will'' catch up to you, and [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown gang up on you so they can slaughter you]]! A seemingly innocent Pokemon becomes a shopkeeper so determined that he will [[NeverSayDie defeat]] anyone who steals from him in a violent manner! [[FridgeHorror And where did all the other Kecleon come from?]]
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* The mysterious force that kicks you out of the dungeon can be a little creepy the first time you play the games. Dialogue about something "coming closer" appears and while that happens, a breeze moves across the screen with an eerie sound effect.
* "I can't hold on much longer... help..." The message that occurs when you talk to a companion near [[NeverSayDie defeat]].
* "I can't hold on much longer... help..." The message that occurs when you talk to a companion near [[NeverSayDie defeat]].
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* You probably know that you can turn around and talk to your teammates right? Well, in the fifth Special Episode in ''Sky'', Dusknoir joins you (playing as Grovyle) for a while. If you turn around to talk to him, what's one of his lines? "Feeling nervous? Having your back exposed to me..." ''What?!''
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* The Ninetales legend is pretty scary, especially since Ninetales aren't normally that powerful.
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* Simiarly, the fact that unlike previou.. installments, [[spoiler: ''you'' don't come back post-credits...until you play as the partner to work to bring you back]].
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* Simiarly, Similarly, the fact that unlike previou.. previous installments, [[spoiler: ''you'' don't come back post-credits...until you play as the partner to work to bring you back]].
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* The [[spoiler: [[KilledOffForReal death]] of Hydreigon]]. Even though [[spoiler: he comes back at the very end]].
* Simiarly, the fact that unlike previou.. installments, [[spoiler: ''you'' don't come back post-credits...until you play as the partner to work to bring you back]].
* The final boss [[spoiler: isn't Kyurem, or even a Pokemon]].
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*** It really makes you wonder [[spoiler:what that Spiritomb did to him to cause him so much pain...]]
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* Consider how the AdultFear sequence must seem from Azumarill's point of view. Just think about it: You have two darling children, your pride and joy. But then you get sick. ''So'' sick that you're bedridden and can't take care of them. Your dear, sweet boys comfort you as best they can, insisting that they can run errands for you and take care of things while you concentrate on getting back on your feet. And you might be a bit leery, but you've got to trust them. And besides, you know the town is safe. it's a pretty close-knit community, and you trust the shopkeepers and the locals enough to know they'll look out for your kids. but despite all that, your children are still abducted in broad daylight, right in the middle of town, by a seemingly friendly and helpful stranger who singles out your youngest for his own nasty intentions. And all this happens while you're so ill you can't do anything about it, and you only find out after it's all played out.
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* Consider how the AdultFear sequence must seem from Azumarill's point of view. Just think about it: You have two darling children, your pride and joy. But then you get sick. ''So'' sick that you're bedridden and can't take care of them. Your dear, sweet boys comfort you as best they can, insisting that they can run errands for you and take care of things while you concentrate on getting back on your feet. And you might be a bit leery, but you've got to trust them. And besides, you know the town is safe. it's a pretty close-knit community, and you trust the shopkeepers and the locals enough to know they'll look out for your kids. but But despite all that, your children are still abducted in broad daylight, right in the middle of town, by a seemingly friendly and helpful stranger who singles out your youngest for his own nasty intentions. And all this happens while you're so ill you can't do anything about it, and you only find out after it's all played out.
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* The entire story mode has this, but especially Darkrai. While usually he's portrayed as misunderstood and maybe even heroic with a self-defense mechanism, this version's Darkrai isn't. [[spoiler:He's a cunning, ruthless nightmare master who's behind all of the above and admits it. He also sent poor Azurill into an infinite nightmare for the fun of it, and his plan is to send the ''world'' into an infinite nightmare so that he may rule. His first attempt was the bad future, in which he essentially corrupted a god. He then sends another god after you, and lures you into a final battle in which he gangs up on you.]]
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* The entire story mode has this, but especially Darkrai. While usually he's portrayed as misunderstood and maybe even heroic with a self-defense mechanism, this version's Darkrai isn't. [[spoiler:He's a cunning, ruthless nightmare master who's behind almost all of the above below and admits it. He also sent poor Azurill into an infinite nightmare for the fun of it, and his plan is to send the ''world'' into an infinite nightmare so that he may rule. His first attempt was the bad future, in which he essentially corrupted a god. He then sends another god after you, and lures you into a final battle in which he gangs up on you.]]
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''[[AC:Red/Blue Rescue Team]]''
* In Red/Blue, if you go to Pokémon Square just before you flee as fugitives, you can still use the various shops while the shopkeepers sleep. If you talk to Gulpin and ask for information about remembering moves, he mutters about how you, the player, are quite forgetful and how he wants you to forget a lot of moves so you have to see him a lot. Then he remembers that everyone decided to get rid of you... That's right, Gulpin was dreaming about killing you.
''[[AC:Explorers of Time/Darkness/Sky]]''
* The entire story mode has this, but especially Darkrai. While usually he's portrayed as misunderstood and maybe even heroic with a self-defense mechanism, this version's Darkrai isn't. [[spoiler:He's a cunning, ruthless nightmare master who's behind all of the above and admits it. He also sent poor Azurill into an infinite nightmare for the fun of it, and his plan is to send the ''world'' into an infinite nightmare so that he may rule. His first attempt was the bad future, in which he essentially corrupted a god. He then sends another god after you, and lures you into a final battle in which he gangs up on you.]]
* The beginning of the game itself. It shows a black screen, with a storm sounding in the background. There's a ominous dialog between two people, one telling the other to hold on. Then, the other person screams, with a [[ScareChord large thunder noise/teleporting noise]].
* Your first assignment as a guild member is to retrieve Spoink's lost pearl. No big deal, right? Unless you [[AllThereInTheManual remember that one of its Pokédex entries]] states that if a Spoink doesn't keep its pearl balanced on its head, ''it dies''. [[FridgeHorror No wonder]] the little guy was so frantic...
* The first time you [[spoiler:have a vision]] can be freaky, especially if it's the first time you play the game. You're just talking to Azuril and Drowzee, then all of a sudden the screen flickers a bit. Then, cue the ScareChord slashing noise, when all of a sudden the screen goes black, and the screen gets cut in half diagonally, showing you a soundless scene. This keeps happening throughout the game, but at least you'll know what will happen.
* In Red/Blue, if you go to Pokémon Square just before you flee as fugitives, you can still use the various shops while the shopkeepers sleep. If you talk to Gulpin and ask for information about remembering moves, he mutters about how you, the player, are quite forgetful and how he wants you to forget a lot of moves so you have to see him a lot. Then he remembers that everyone decided to get rid of you... That's right, Gulpin was dreaming about killing you.
''[[AC:Explorers of Time/Darkness/Sky]]''
* The entire story mode has this, but especially Darkrai. While usually he's portrayed as misunderstood and maybe even heroic with a self-defense mechanism, this version's Darkrai isn't. [[spoiler:He's a cunning, ruthless nightmare master who's behind all of the above and admits it. He also sent poor Azurill into an infinite nightmare for the fun of it, and his plan is to send the ''world'' into an infinite nightmare so that he may rule. His first attempt was the bad future, in which he essentially corrupted a god. He then sends another god after you, and lures you into a final battle in which he gangs up on you.]]
* The beginning of the game itself. It shows a black screen, with a storm sounding in the background. There's a ominous dialog between two people, one telling the other to hold on. Then, the other person screams, with a [[ScareChord large thunder noise/teleporting noise]].
* Your first assignment as a guild member is to retrieve Spoink's lost pearl. No big deal, right? Unless you [[AllThereInTheManual remember that one of its Pokédex entries]] states that if a Spoink doesn't keep its pearl balanced on its head, ''it dies''. [[FridgeHorror No wonder]] the little guy was so frantic...
* The first time you [[spoiler:have a vision]] can be freaky, especially if it's the first time you play the game. You're just talking to Azuril and Drowzee, then all of a sudden the screen flickers a bit. Then, cue the ScareChord slashing noise, when all of a sudden the screen goes black, and the screen gets cut in half diagonally, showing you a soundless scene. This keeps happening throughout the game, but at least you'll know what will happen.
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* Almost the entire story of Time and Darkness.
** Special mention goes out to the Itemizer Orb, a combat item that, when used, ''forcibly transforms an enemy Pokémon into a common item''. Which you can then ''eat''.
*** Then, if you dare, you can eat the X-Eye Seed.
** Special mention goes out to the Itemizer Orb, a combat item that, when used, ''forcibly transforms an enemy Pokémon into a common item''. Which you can then ''eat''.
*** Then, if you dare, you can eat the X-Eye Seed.
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* Almost the entire story The thought of Time being hunted in a [[CrapsackWorld dark, future world]] by a creepy ghost like abomination and Darkness.
** Special mention goes outrazor clawed beasts is not a pleasant thought. The thought gets even less pleasant when your partner warns that Dusknoir could come back to the Itemizer Orb, a combat item that, when used, ''forcibly transforms an enemy Pokémon into a common item''. Which present and hunt you can then ''eat''.
*** Then, ifdown...meaning Dusknoir could easily chase you dare, you can eat the X-Eye Seed. down again, meaning you're not safe ''ANYWHERE''.
** Special mention goes out
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* The entire story mode has this, but especially Darkrai. While usually he's portrayed as misunderstood and maybe even heroic with a self-defense mechanism, this version's Darkrai isn't. [[spoiler:He's a cunning, ruthless nightmare master who's behind all of the above and admits it. He also sent poor Azurill into an infinite nightmare for the fun of it, and his plan is to send the ''world'' into an infinite nightmare so that he may rule. His first attempt was the bad future, in which he essentially corrupted a god. He then sends another god after you, and lures you into a final battle in which he gangs up on you.]]
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* ''Time/Darkness/Sky'' doesn't always even need the storyline in order to be scary. Ever picked up an Itemizer Orb and used it on an enemy Pokémon? ''What did it turn into, and what did you do with the resulting item?''
* And while it's pretty tame compared with all the above, [[spoiler:ceiling Kabutops]] can give you a bit of a start.
** Given what happens [[AlasPoorScrappy right after]] [[spoiler:aforementioned ceiling Kabutops]] shows up...
* And while it's pretty tame compared with all the above, [[spoiler:ceiling Kabutops]] can give you a bit of a start.
** Given what happens [[AlasPoorScrappy right after]] [[spoiler:aforementioned ceiling Kabutops]] shows up...
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* It's implied Team [[spoiler:Skull]] was killed by the ceiling Kabutops, depending on how you interpret the scene. Either way, they never reappear.
* Team AWD has renown for being cunning and devious, willing to do anything for treasure. They're also all dark or poison types.
** This leads to some fearful dissonance for another reason entirely. Simply put, even after the Team Charm episode, the player still doesn't know how much of it is true. Some of the [=NPCs=] were part of the subterfuge; others weren't. Weavile denies almost nothing. All you can really be sure of is that they don't intend to freeze the world. While knowing that someone is greedy and malicious is scary in itself, it's an even worse fate to never be sure about it... because then you can't be certain that defeating them is the right thing to do.
** [[spoiler: Ultimately [[DarkIsNotEvil subverted]]. They're actually nice people (though Weavile is a bit of a bitch) and only fought Team Charm due to a misunderstanding, and when Ditto reveals the truth of the treasure to them (its a Time Gear) they agree to leave in peace and neither side seems to hold any grudges. Hell, in the post game, they actually end up giving you helpful tips and advice for tackling [[BonusLevelOfHell Zero Island]].]]
* Team AWD has renown for being cunning and devious, willing to do anything for treasure. They're also all dark or poison types.
** This leads to some fearful dissonance for another reason entirely. Simply put, even after the Team Charm episode, the player still doesn't know how much of it is true. Some of the [=NPCs=] were part of the subterfuge; others weren't. Weavile denies almost nothing. All you can really be sure of is that they don't intend to freeze the world. While knowing that someone is greedy and malicious is scary in itself, it's an even worse fate to never be sure about it... because then you can't be certain that defeating them is the right thing to do.
** [[spoiler: Ultimately [[DarkIsNotEvil subverted]]. They're actually nice people (though Weavile is a bit of a bitch) and only fought Team Charm due to a misunderstanding, and when Ditto reveals the truth of the treasure to them (its a Time Gear) they agree to leave in peace and neither side seems to hold any grudges. Hell, in the post game, they actually end up giving you helpful tips and advice for tackling [[BonusLevelOfHell Zero Island]].]]
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* And while it's pretty tame compared with all the above, [[spoiler:ceiling Kabutops]] can give you a bit of a start.
** Given what happens [[AlasPoorScrappy right after]] [[spoiler:aforementioned ceiling Kabutops]] shows up...
** It's implied Team [[spoiler:Skull]] was killed by the ceiling Kabutops, depending on how you interpret the scene. Either way, they neverreappear.
* Team AWD has renown for being cunning and devious, willing to do anything for treasure. They're also all dark or poison types.
** This leads to some fearful dissonance for another reason entirely. Simply put, even after the Team Charm episode, the player still doesn't know how much of it is true. Some of the [=NPCs=] were part of the subterfuge; others weren't. Weavile denies almost nothing. All you can really be sure of is that they don't intend to freeze the world. While knowing that someone is greedy and malicious is scary in itself, it's an even worse fate to never be sure about it... because then you can't be certain that defeating them is the right thing to do.
** [[spoiler: Ultimately [[DarkIsNotEvil subverted]]. They're actually nice people (though Weavile is a bit of a bitch) and only fought Team Charm due to a misunderstanding, and when Ditto reveals the truth of the treasure to them (its a Time Gear) they agree to leave in peace and neither side seems to hold any grudges. Hell, in the post game, they actually end up giving you helpful tips and advice for tackling [[BonusLevelOfHell Zero Island]].]]reappear.
** Given what happens [[AlasPoorScrappy right after]] [[spoiler:aforementioned ceiling Kabutops]] shows up...
** It's implied Team [[spoiler:Skull]] was killed by the ceiling Kabutops, depending on how you interpret the scene. Either way, they never
* Team AWD has renown for being cunning and devious, willing to do anything for treasure. They're also all dark or poison types.
** This leads to some fearful dissonance for another reason entirely. Simply put, even after the Team Charm episode, the player still doesn't know how much of it is true. Some of the [=NPCs=] were part of the subterfuge; others weren't. Weavile denies almost nothing. All you can really be sure of is that they don't intend to freeze the world. While knowing that someone is greedy and malicious is scary in itself, it's an even worse fate to never be sure about it... because then you can't be certain that defeating them is the right thing to do.
** [[spoiler: Ultimately [[DarkIsNotEvil subverted]]. They're actually nice people (though Weavile is a bit of a bitch) and only fought Team Charm due to a misunderstanding, and when Ditto reveals the truth of the treasure to them (its a Time Gear) they agree to leave in peace and neither side seems to hold any grudges. Hell, in the post game, they actually end up giving you helpful tips and advice for tackling [[BonusLevelOfHell Zero Island]].]]
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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pemN5Sq10Q&feature=watch_response_rev This fan-made video]] (an homage of Higurashi Matsuri's opening) seems to hit most of the creepiness of the Time/Darkness story. (Spoilers ahoy.)
* As pointed out in the Just Bugs Me page, if Caterpie and Azurill are considered children in the game's universe, does that mean that all unevolved mons are children? That [[ChildSoldiers children are being sent down]] into incredibly dangerous dungeons?
** It doesn't help that the guild's theme song is [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7srpNcSSGo4 marching music]].
** I don't think so, seeing as Marill, the second evolution in the line, is still considered a child, albeit a bit older than Azurill. I think evolution is a sort of metaphor for maturity in the Mystery Dungeon 'verse. Judging by how they all act, I'd say the apprentices at Wigglytuff's Guild are anywhere from teenagers to young adults.
** It actually is canon that you and your partner are considered "kids" (Chatot addresses you as such when you first meet him). However, he also acts as though you are significantly younger than most of the other members of the guild, so at least sending children to do this type of work isn't considered ''normal'' in this 'verse.
* "I cant hold on much longer... help..." The message that occurs when you talk to a companion near [[NeverSayDie defeat]].
* In ''Explorers of Time/Darkness/Sky'', some wild Pokémon ''explode'' upon defeat.
* The fact that EVERY SINGLE BOSS has the desire to murder you, and none seem to have any problem with it. [[spoiler: The Trio of Protectors (Mesperit, Uxie, Azelf) will basically do anything to protect the time gears, and the clan of Electric Pokémon in the Amp Plains just want to kill you for stepping on their land. Even after you defeat them all, they ''still'' want to slaughter you and your partner! And they would've, too, if Dusknoir hadn't stepped in.]]
* In Red/Blue, if you go to Pokémon Square just before you flee as fugitives, you can still use the various shops while the shopkeepers sleep. If you talk to Gulpin and ask for information about remembering moves, he mutters about how you, the player, are quite forgetful and how he wants you to forget a lot of moves so you have to see him a lot. Then he remembers that everyone decided to get rid of you... That's right, Gulpin was dreaming about killing you.
* The fact that you can occasionally receive eggs from missions marked with "???" as the reward in Explorers of Time/Darkness/Sky can be a bit of {{Fridge Horror}} all on its own; but add in the fact that said egg is usually from a species in the dungeon you just visited as opposed to your client's species...
* As pointed out in the Just Bugs Me page, if Caterpie and Azurill are considered children in the game's universe, does that mean that all unevolved mons are children? That [[ChildSoldiers children are being sent down]] into incredibly dangerous dungeons?
** It doesn't help that the guild's theme song is [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7srpNcSSGo4 marching music]].
** I don't think so, seeing as Marill, the second evolution in the line, is still considered a child, albeit a bit older than Azurill. I think evolution is a sort of metaphor for maturity in the Mystery Dungeon 'verse. Judging by how they all act, I'd say the apprentices at Wigglytuff's Guild are anywhere from teenagers to young adults.
** It actually is canon that you and your partner are considered "kids" (Chatot addresses you as such when you first meet him). However, he also acts as though you are significantly younger than most of the other members of the guild, so at least sending children to do this type of work isn't considered ''normal'' in this 'verse.
* "I cant hold on much longer... help..." The message that occurs when you talk to a companion near [[NeverSayDie defeat]].
* In ''Explorers of Time/Darkness/Sky'', some wild Pokémon ''explode'' upon defeat.
* The fact that EVERY SINGLE BOSS has the desire to murder you, and none seem to have any problem with it. [[spoiler: The Trio of Protectors (Mesperit, Uxie, Azelf) will basically do anything to protect the time gears, and the clan of Electric Pokémon in the Amp Plains just want to kill you for stepping on their land. Even after you defeat them all, they ''still'' want to slaughter you and your partner! And they would've, too, if Dusknoir hadn't stepped in.]]
* In Red/Blue, if you go to Pokémon Square just before you flee as fugitives, you can still use the various shops while the shopkeepers sleep. If you talk to Gulpin and ask for information about remembering moves, he mutters about how you, the player, are quite forgetful and how he wants you to forget a lot of moves so you have to see him a lot. Then he remembers that everyone decided to get rid of you... That's right, Gulpin was dreaming about killing you.
* The fact that you can occasionally receive eggs from missions marked with "???" as the reward in Explorers of Time/Darkness/Sky can be a bit of {{Fridge Horror}} all on its own; but add in the fact that said egg is usually from a species in the dungeon you just visited as opposed to your client's species...
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* Your first assignment as a guild member is to retrieve Spoink's lost pearl. No big deal, right? Unless you [[AllThereInTheManual remember that one of its Pokédex entries]] states that if a Spoink doesn't keep its pearl balanced on its head, ''it dies''. [[FridgeHorror No wonder]] the little guy was so frantic...
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* Your first assignment as a guild member is to retrieve Spoink's lost pearl. No big deal, right? Unless you [[AllThereInTheManual remember that one In short, almost the entire story of its Pokédex entries]] states that if a Spoink Time/Darkness/Sky.
* ''Time/Darkness/Sky'' doesn'tkeep its pearl balanced on its head, ''it dies''. [[FridgeHorror No wonder]] always even need the little guy was so frantic...storyline in order to be scary. Ever picked up an Itemizer Orb and used it on an enemy Pokémon? ''What did it turn into, and what did you do with the resulting item?''
** Then, if you dare, you can eat the X-Eye Seed.
* ''Time/Darkness/Sky'' doesn't
** Then, if you dare, you can eat the X-Eye Seed.
* Team AWD has renown for being cunning and devious, willing to do anything for treasure. They're also all dark or poison types.
** This leads to some fearful dissonance for another reason entirely. Simply put, even after the Team Charm episode, the player still doesn't know how much of it is true. Some of the [=NPCs=] were part of the subterfuge; others weren't. Weavile denies almost nothing. All you can really be sure of is that they don't intend to freeze the world. While knowing that someone is greedy and malicious is scary in itself, it's an even worse fate to never be sure about it... because then you can't be certain that defeating them is the right thing to do.
** [[spoiler: Ultimately [[DarkIsNotEvil subverted]]. They're actually nice people (though Weavile is a bit of a bitch) and only fought Team Charm due to a misunderstanding, and when Ditto reveals the truth of the treasure to them (its a Time Gear) they agree to leave in peace and neither side seems to hold any grudges. Hell, in the post game, they actually end up giving you helpful tips and advice for tackling [[BonusLevelOfHell Zero Island]].]]
* The fifth bonus episode of Sky gives us [[spoiler:Grovyle nearly getting electrocuted to death.]]
* As pointed out in the Just Bugs Me page, if Caterpie and Azurill are considered children in the game's universe, does that mean that all unevolved mons are children? That [[ChildSoldiers children are being sent down]] into incredibly dangerous dungeons?
** It doesn't help that the guild's theme song is [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7srpNcSSGo4 marching music]].
** I don't think so, seeing as Marill, the second evolution in the line, is still considered a child, albeit a bit older than Azurill. I think evolution is a sort of metaphor for maturity in the Mystery Dungeon 'verse. Judging by how they all act, I'd say the apprentices at Wigglytuff's Guild are anywhere from teenagers to young adults.
** It actually is canon that you and your partner are considered "kids" (Chatot addresses you as such when you first meet him). However, he also acts as though you are significantly younger than most of the other members of the guild, so at least sending children to do this type of work isn't considered ''normal'' in this 'verse.
* The fact that you can occasionally receive eggs from missions marked with "???" as the reward in Explorers of Time/Darkness/Sky can be a bit of {{Fridge Horror}} all on its own; but add in the fact that said egg is usually from a species in the dungeon you just visited as opposed to your client's species...
* In ''Explorers of Time/Darkness/Sky'', some wild Pokémon ''explode'' upon defeat.
** This leads to some fearful dissonance for another reason entirely. Simply put, even after the Team Charm episode, the player still doesn't know how much of it is true. Some of the [=NPCs=] were part of the subterfuge; others weren't. Weavile denies almost nothing. All you can really be sure of is that they don't intend to freeze the world. While knowing that someone is greedy and malicious is scary in itself, it's an even worse fate to never be sure about it... because then you can't be certain that defeating them is the right thing to do.
** [[spoiler: Ultimately [[DarkIsNotEvil subverted]]. They're actually nice people (though Weavile is a bit of a bitch) and only fought Team Charm due to a misunderstanding, and when Ditto reveals the truth of the treasure to them (its a Time Gear) they agree to leave in peace and neither side seems to hold any grudges. Hell, in the post game, they actually end up giving you helpful tips and advice for tackling [[BonusLevelOfHell Zero Island]].]]
* The fifth bonus episode of Sky gives us [[spoiler:Grovyle nearly getting electrocuted to death.]]
* As pointed out in the Just Bugs Me page, if Caterpie and Azurill are considered children in the game's universe, does that mean that all unevolved mons are children? That [[ChildSoldiers children are being sent down]] into incredibly dangerous dungeons?
** It doesn't help that the guild's theme song is [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7srpNcSSGo4 marching music]].
** I don't think so, seeing as Marill, the second evolution in the line, is still considered a child, albeit a bit older than Azurill. I think evolution is a sort of metaphor for maturity in the Mystery Dungeon 'verse. Judging by how they all act, I'd say the apprentices at Wigglytuff's Guild are anywhere from teenagers to young adults.
** It actually is canon that you and your partner are considered "kids" (Chatot addresses you as such when you first meet him). However, he also acts as though you are significantly younger than most of the other members of the guild, so at least sending children to do this type of work isn't considered ''normal'' in this 'verse.
* The fact that you can occasionally receive eggs from missions marked with "???" as the reward in Explorers of Time/Darkness/Sky can be a bit of {{Fridge Horror}} all on its own; but add in the fact that said egg is usually from a species in the dungeon you just visited as opposed to your client's species...
* In ''Explorers of Time/Darkness/Sky'', some wild Pokémon ''explode'' upon defeat.
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* The beginning of the game itself. It shows a black screen, with a storm sounding in the background. There's a ominous dialog between two people, one telling the other to hold on. Then, the other person screams, with a [[ScareChord large thunder noise/teleporting noise]].
* The thought of being hunted in a [[CrapsackWorld dark, future world]] by a creepy ghost like abomination and razor clawed beasts is not a pleasant thought. The thought gets even less pleasant when your partner warns that Dusknoir could come back to the present and hunt you down...meaning Dusknoir could easily chase you down again, meaning you're not safe ''ANYWHERE''.
* [[spoiler:Grovyle nearly getting electrocuted to death in the fifth bonus episode in Explorers of the Sky.]]
* The mysterious force that kicks you out of the dungeon can be a little creepy the first time you play the games. Dialogue about something "coming closer" appears and while that happens, a breeze moves across the screen with an eerie sound effect.
* The beginning of the game itself. It shows a black screen, with a storm sounding in the background. There's a ominous dialog between two people, one telling the other to hold on. Then, the other person screams, with a [[ScareChord large thunder noise/teleporting noise]].
* The thought of being hunted in a [[CrapsackWorld dark, future world]] by a creepy ghost like abomination and razor clawed beasts is not a pleasant thought. The thought gets even less pleasant when your partner warns that Dusknoir could come back to the present and hunt you down...meaning Dusknoir could easily chase you down again, meaning you're not safe ''ANYWHERE''.
* [[spoiler:Grovyle nearly getting electrocuted to death in the fifth bonus episode in Explorers of the Sky.]]
* The mysterious force that kicks you out of the dungeon can be a little creepy the first time you play the games. Dialogue about something "coming closer" appears and while that happens, a breeze moves across the screen with an eerie sound effect.
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* The fact that EVERY SINGLE BOSS has the desire to murder you, and none seem to have any problem with it. [[spoiler: The Trio of Protectors (Mesperit, Uxie, Azelf) will basically do anything to protect the time gears, and the clan of Electric Pokémon in the Amp Plains just want to kill you for stepping on their land. Even after you defeat them all, they ''still'' want to slaughter you and your partner! And they would've, too, if Dusknoir hadn't stepped in.]]
* The mysterious force that kicks you out of the dungeon can be a little creepy the first time you play the games. Dialogue about something "coming closer" appears and while that happens, a breeze moves across the screen with an eerie sound effect.
* "I cant hold on much longer... help..." The message that occurs when you talk to a companion near [[NeverSayDie defeat]].
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* "I cant hold on much longer... help..." The message that occurs when you talk to a companion near [[NeverSayDie defeat]].
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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pemN5Sq10Q&feature=watch_response_rev This fan-made video]] (an homage of Higurashi Matsuri's opening) seems to hit most of the creepiness of the Time/Darkness story. (Spoilers ahoy.)
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*It may or may not have gone unnoticed, but given the fact that you and your partner were described as badly hurt by the Guild members after your battle with Grovyle, it's implied that had Dusknoir not stepped in, Grovyle could have easily killed both you and your partner.
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Everyone's familiar with ''{{Pokemon}}'', right? Maybe you're familiar with the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon spinoffs. You know, the delightful little game with the creatures everyone knows and loves, [[HeterosexualLifePartners a partner who will be there when you need them (and when they need you)]], colorful, happy environments, and... enough NightmareFuel [[BreadEggsMilkSquick to rival the works of]] Creator/{{Lovecraft}}? Was Nintendo's [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar radar]] turned off or something?
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Everyone's familiar with ''{{Pokemon}}'', right? Maybe you're familiar with the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon spinoffs. You know, the delightful little game with the creatures everyone knows and loves, [[HeterosexualLifePartners a partner who will be there when you need them (and when they need you)]], colorful, happy environments, and... enough NightmareFuel [[BreadEggsMilkSquick to rival the works of]] Creator/{{Lovecraft}}? Creator/HPLovecraft? Was Nintendo's [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar radar]] turned off or something?
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* The mysterious force that kicks you out of the dungeon can be a little creepy the first time you play the games, what with the fact that dialogue about it "getting closer" and the breeze that randomly appears pops up. *shudder*
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** Add onto the fact that [[spoiler:you live in the face of a cliff, which hangs over an enormous body of water. Let that sink in for a while]].
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** It actually is canon that you and your partner are considered "kids" (Chatot addresses you as such when you first meet him). However, he also acts as though you are significantly younger than most of the other members of the guild, so at least sending children to do this type of work isn't considered ''normal'' in this 'verse.
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* The music from [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PP-ZBvt9a30 Limestone Cavern]] in the Team Charm special episode really sends tingling chills down this troper's spine.
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* The music from [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PP-ZBvt9a30 Limestone Cavern]] in the Team Charm special episode really sends tingling chills down this troper's the spine.
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* [[spoiler:Grovyle nearly getting electrocuted to death in the fifth bonus episode in Explorers of the Sky.]]
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** I don't think so, seeing as Marill, the second evolution in the line, is still considered a child, albeit a bit older than Azurill. I think evolution is a sort of metaphor for maturity in the Mystery Dungeon 'verse. Judging by how they all act, I'd say the apprentices at Wigglytuff's Guild are anywhere from teenagers to young adults.
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* There are some dungeons, particularly the Northern Desert, where the cracks on the walls are shaped like certain holes [[TheEnigmaOfAmigaraFault in a certain story...]]
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* There are some dungeons, particularly the Northern Desert, where the cracks on the walls are shaped like certain holes [[TheEnigmaOfAmigaraFault [[Manga/TheEnigmaOfAmigaraFault in a certain story...]]
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* The music from [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PP-ZBvt9a30 Limestone Cavern]] in the Team Charm special episode really sends tingling chills down this troper's spine.
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Everyone's familiar with ''{{Pokemon}}'', right? Maybe you're familiar with the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon spinoffs. You know, the delightful little game with the creatures everyone knows and loves, [[HeterosexualLifePartners a partner who will be there when you need them (and when they need you)]], colorful, happy environments, and... enough NightmareFuel [[BreadEggsMilkSquick to rival the works of]] {{Lovecraft}}? Was Nintendo's [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar radar]] turned off or something?
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Everyone's familiar with ''{{Pokemon}}'', right? Maybe you're familiar with the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon spinoffs. You know, the delightful little game with the creatures everyone knows and loves, [[HeterosexualLifePartners a partner who will be there when you need them (and when they need you)]], colorful, happy environments, and... enough NightmareFuel [[BreadEggsMilkSquick to rival the works of]] {{Lovecraft}}? Creator/{{Lovecraft}}? Was Nintendo's [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar radar]] turned off or something?
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* Right before the final boss battle, your partner [[spoiler: seemingly has a HeelFaceTurn]] and asks you to join him. He clinches it by saying "The world of darkness is going to be wonderful, [Player Name]."
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* Right before the final boss battle, your partner [[spoiler: seemingly has a HeelFaceTurn]] FaceHeelTurn]] and asks you to join him. He clinches it by saying "The world of darkness is going to be wonderful, [Player Name]."
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* Team AWD has renown for being cunning and devious, willing to do anything for treasure. They're also all dark or poison types.
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* Right before the final boss battle, your partner [[spoiler: seemingly has a HeelFaceTurn]] and asks you to join him. He clinches it by saying "The world of darkness is going to be wonderful, [Player Name]."
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** Don't forget [[spoiler:[[FutureBadAss Grovyle]] being [[ColdBloodedTorture tortured]] by that Spiritomb, which went ''up his nose'', and the expression of pure agony on his face]].
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** Don't forget [[spoiler:[[FutureBadAss Grovyle]] being [[ColdBloodedTorture tortured]] by that Spiritomb, which went ''up his nose'', and the expression of pure agony on his face]].face]].
* Almost the entire story of Time and Darkness.
** Special mention goes out to the Itemizer Orb, a combat item that, when used, ''forcibly transforms an enemy Pokémon into a common item''. Which you can then ''eat''.
*** Then, if you dare, you can eat the X-Eye Seed.
* Almost the entire story of Time and Darkness.
** Special mention goes out to the Itemizer Orb, a combat item that, when used, ''forcibly transforms an enemy Pokémon into a common item''. Which you can then ''eat''.
*** Then, if you dare, you can eat the X-Eye Seed.
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* "The world of darkness is going to be [[FaceHeelTurn wonderful]].
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* Sometimes Cresselia takes a deep breath at the start of a floor. While it just restores PP, it's a bit unnerving, like she knew something bad was going to happen around the corner.
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* ->''"Something is stirring..."''
* The entire story mode is a project of Nightmare Fuel containment, even the lighter parts, but especially darkrai. While usually he's portrayed as misunderstood and maybe even heroic with a self-defense mechanism, this version's Darkrai isn't. [[spoiler:He's a cunning, ruthless nightmare master who's behind all of the above and admits it. He also sent poor Azurill into an infinite nightmare for the fun of it, and his plan is to send the ''world'' into an infinite nightmare so that he may rule. His first attempt was the bad future, in which he essentially corrupted a god. He then sends another god after you, and lures you into a final battle and waits for you if you lose because he's that sadistic.]]
* The entire story mode is a project of Nightmare Fuel containment, even the lighter parts, but especially darkrai. While usually he's portrayed as misunderstood and maybe even heroic with a self-defense mechanism, this version's Darkrai isn't. [[spoiler:He's a cunning, ruthless nightmare master who's behind all of the above and admits it. He also sent poor Azurill into an infinite nightmare for the fun of it, and his plan is to send the ''world'' into an infinite nightmare so that he may rule. His first attempt was the bad future, in which he essentially corrupted a god. He then sends another god after you, and lures you into a final battle and waits for you if you lose because he's that sadistic.]]
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* The entire story modeis a project of Nightmare Fuel containment, even the lighter parts, has this, but especially darkrai.Darkrai. While usually he's portrayed as misunderstood and maybe even heroic with a self-defense mechanism, this version's Darkrai isn't. [[spoiler:He's a cunning, ruthless nightmare master who's behind all of the above and admits it. He also sent poor Azurill into an infinite nightmare for the fun of it, and his plan is to send the ''world'' into an infinite nightmare so that he may rule. His first attempt was the bad future, in which he essentially corrupted a god. He then sends another god after you, and lures you into a final battle and waits for you if you lose because he's that sadistic.in which he gangs up on you.]]
* The entire story mode
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** Despite the fact that it was [[spoiler:an illusion]], the idea that your trusted partner, who's been to Hell and back with you, just gave up and went over to the BigBad and begged you to rule with them because they know that without you they'd be killed, but they weren't going to go back on it...
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** Despite the fact that it was [[spoiler:an illusion]], the idea that your trusted partner, who's been to Hell and back with you, just gave up and went over to the BigBad and begged you to rule with them because they know that without you they'd be killed, but they weren't going to go back on it...it.
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* Probably just a nitpick, but why was Cresselia taking a deep breath often? It was a bit unnerving, like she knew something bad was going to happen around the corner...
** [[NightmareRetardant It restores her PP]]. Still unnerving, though.
* Considering how the AdultFear sequence must seem from Azumarill's point of view. Just think about it: You have two darling children, your pride and joy. But then you get sick. ''So'' sick that you're bedridden and can't take care of them. Your dear, sweet boys comfort you as best they can, insisting that they can run errands for you and take care of things while you concentrate on getting back on your feet. And you might be a bit leery, but you've got to trust them. And besides, you know the town is safe. it's a pretty close-knit community, and you trust the shopkeepers and the locals enough to know they'll look out for your kids. but despite all that, your children are still abducted in broad daylight, right in the middle of town, by a seemingly friendly and helpful stranger who singles out your youngest for his own nasty intentions. And all this happens while you're so ill you can't do anything about it, and you only find out after it's all played out.
** [[NightmareRetardant It restores her PP]]. Still unnerving, though.
* Considering how the AdultFear sequence must seem from Azumarill's point of view. Just think about it: You have two darling children, your pride and joy. But then you get sick. ''So'' sick that you're bedridden and can't take care of them. Your dear, sweet boys comfort you as best they can, insisting that they can run errands for you and take care of things while you concentrate on getting back on your feet. And you might be a bit leery, but you've got to trust them. And besides, you know the town is safe. it's a pretty close-knit community, and you trust the shopkeepers and the locals enough to know they'll look out for your kids. but despite all that, your children are still abducted in broad daylight, right in the middle of town, by a seemingly friendly and helpful stranger who singles out your youngest for his own nasty intentions. And all this happens while you're so ill you can't do anything about it, and you only find out after it's all played out.
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* Probably just a nitpick, but why was Sometimes Cresselia taking takes a deep breath often? It was at the start of a floor. While it just restores PP, it's a bit unnerving, like she knew something bad was going to happen around the corner...
** [[NightmareRetardant It restores her PP]]. Still unnerving, though.
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*Considering Consider how the AdultFear sequence must seem from Azumarill's point of view. Just think about it: You have two darling children, your pride and joy. But then you get sick. ''So'' sick that you're bedridden and can't take care of them. Your dear, sweet boys comfort you as best they can, insisting that they can run errands for you and take care of things while you concentrate on getting back on your feet. And you might be a bit leery, but you've got to trust them. And besides, you know the town is safe. it's a pretty close-knit community, and you trust the shopkeepers and the locals enough to know they'll look out for your kids. but despite all that, your children are still abducted in broad daylight, right in the middle of town, by a seemingly friendly and helpful stranger who singles out your youngest for his own nasty intentions. And all this happens while you're so ill you can't do anything about it, and you only find out after it's all played out.
** [[NightmareRetardant It restores her PP]]. Still unnerving, though.
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Everyone's familiar with ''{{Pokemon}}'', right? Maybe you're familiar with the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon spinoffs. You know, the delightful little game with the creatures everyone knows and loves, [[HeterosexualLifePartners a partner who will be there when you need them (and when they need you)]], colorful, happy environments, and... enough NightmareFuel [[BreadEggsMilkSquick to rival the works of]] {{Lovecraft}}? Was Nintendo's [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar radar]] turned off or something?
* Think about it: in the [[BadFuture Future]], the sun never rises and time never passes. [[{{MadGod}} Primal Dialga]] is top dog. Thus, if you die, you will be stuck in that dying state for eternity.
** What might be the worst part of "Into The Future". [[spoiler:Soon after you and your partner are dragged into the BadFuture, you're set up for ''execution''. And it's not a quick and easy sort, either - the method involves Sableye using Fury Swipes, meaning that you would've been ''torn to shreds'' by their sharp claws. Fancy being stuck in ''that'' state for all eternity, or worse, ''dying'' there.]]
** Don't forget [[spoiler:[[FutureBadAss Grovyle]] being [[ColdBloodedTorture tortured]] by that Spiritomb, which went ''up his nose'', and the expression of pure agony on his face]].
* Time/Darkness also has the little issue of [[spoiler:you dying. YOU. The game works hard to get you to imagine you truly are the MC in the game and then it kills you off, and [[TearJerker you watch other characters mourn over you]]. Yeah, you come back, but geez.]]
** [[spoiler:And not long after you come back, the game asks you if you want to kill yourself.]]
*** And don't forget that [[spoiler:once you decide that you're not going to kill yourself, THE GOD OF SPACE (as in the time/space variety) decides that he's going to kill you anyway, and takes you to the Spatial Rift, which is almost as bad as the Future is, even though you don't spend as much time there as you do the future.]]
* ->''"Something is stirring..."''
* The entire story mode is a project of Nightmare Fuel containment, even the lighter parts, but especially darkrai. While usually he's portrayed as misunderstood and maybe even heroic with a self-defense mechanism, this version's Darkrai isn't. [[spoiler:He's a cunning, ruthless nightmare master who's behind all of the above and admits it. He also sent poor Azurill into an infinite nightmare for the fun of it, and his plan is to send the ''world'' into an infinite nightmare so that he may rule. His first attempt was the bad future, in which he essentially corrupted a god. He then sends another god after you, and lures you into a final battle and waits for you if you lose because he's that sadistic.]]
* Dusknoir and his [[spoiler: ''second mouth'']].
** His backup plan in the third game involves [[spoiler:[[DeaderThanDead Literally destroying]] Grovyle's [[OurSoulsAreDifferent soul]] and then possessing his now-[[EmptyShell empty body]], traveling back to the main time period, befriending the Guild members and then destroying them in one fell swoop. Of course, he doesn't thanks to a foreshadowed HeelFaceTurn, but the implications are not good at all.]]
* ''Time/Darkness/Sky'' doesn't always even need the storyline in order to be scary. Ever picked up an Itemizer Orb and used it on an enemy Pokémon? ''What did it turn into, and what did you do with the resulting item?''
* And while it's pretty tame compared with all the above, [[spoiler:ceiling Kabutops]] can give you a bit of a start.
** Given what happens [[AlasPoorScrappy right after]] [[spoiler:aforementioned ceiling Kabutops]] shows up...
** [[spoiler: [[MemeticMutation Ceiling Kabutops is watching you explore]].]]
* So! You've just been told that [[spoiler:to save the world, you and your best friend should kill yourselves]]! And talking to your dear friend and trusted confidant about this, your partner wavers back and forth, wondering whether or not to do just that. Come the next morning, you wake up and [[spoiler:they're not in bed anymore]].
* It's implied Team [[spoiler:Skull]] was killed by the ceiling Kabutops, depending on how you interpret the scene. Either way, they never reappear.
* Team AWD seems to be willing to do ''anything'' for treasure... anything.
** This leads to some fearful dissonance for another reason entirely. Simply put, even after the Team Charm episode, the player still doesn't know how much of it is true. Some of the [=NPCs=] were part of the subterfuge; others weren't. Weavile denies almost nothing. All you can really be sure of is that they don't intend to freeze the world. While knowing that someone is greedy and malicious is scary in itself, it's an even worse fate to never be sure about it... because then you can't be certain that defeating them is the right thing to do.
** [[spoiler: Ultimately [[DarkIsNotEvil subverted]]. They're actually nice people (though Weavile is a bit of a bitch) and only fought Team Charm due to a misunderstanding, and when Ditto reveals the truth of the treasure to them (its a Time Gear) they agree to leave in peace and neither side seems to hold any grudges. Hell, in the post game, they actually end up giving you helpful tips and advice for tackling [[BonusLevelOfHell Zero Island]].]]
* "The world of darkness is going to be [[FaceHeelTurn wonderful]].
** This sentence was just as bad. "[[BigBad Darkrai]] won't want just me... he'll get rid of me..."
** Despite the fact that it was [[spoiler:an illusion]], the idea that your trusted partner, who's been to Hell and back with you, just gave up and went over to the BigBad and begged you to rule with them because they know that without you they'd be killed, but they weren't going to go back on it...
** Not only was it scaring you as the character, it was scaring Cresselia as well. It was hard to tell that it was [[spoiler:just a nightmare]].
** During the battle near the end, Darkrai can sometimes stand there and ''stare at your character, watching carefully.''
* Probably just a nitpick, but why was Cresselia taking a deep breath often? It was a bit unnerving, like she knew something bad was going to happen around the corner...
** [[NightmareRetardant It restores her PP]]. Still unnerving, though.
* Considering how the AdultFear sequence must seem from Azumarill's point of view. Just think about it: You have two darling children, your pride and joy. But then you get sick. ''So'' sick that you're bedridden and can't take care of them. Your dear, sweet boys comfort you as best they can, insisting that they can run errands for you and take care of things while you concentrate on getting back on your feet. And you might be a bit leery, but you've got to trust them. And besides, you know the town is safe. it's a pretty close-knit community, and you trust the shopkeepers and the locals enough to know they'll look out for your kids. but despite all that, your children are still abducted in broad daylight, right in the middle of town, by a seemingly friendly and helpful stranger who singles out your youngest for his own nasty intentions. And all this happens while you're so ill you can't do anything about it, and you only find out after it's all played out.
** Somehow the fact that the abductor is a ''[[MemeticMolester Drowzee]]'' makes the tone of the whole situation a bit creepier, somewhat [[CrossesTheLineTwice funny]], or a little of both.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pemN5Sq10Q&feature=watch_response_rev This fan-made video]] (an homage of Higurashi Matsuri's opening) seems to hit most of the creepiness of the Time/Darkness story. (Spoilers ahoy.)
* As pointed out in the Just Bugs Me page, if Caterpie and Azurill are considered children in the game's universe, does that mean that all unevolved mons are children? That [[ChildSoldiers children are being sent down]] into incredibly dangerous dungeons?
** And since you and your partner are children... well...
** It doesn't help that the guild's theme song is [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7srpNcSSGo4 marching music]].
* "I cant hold on much longer... help..." This message that occurs when you talk to a companion near [[NeverSayDie defeat]].
* In ''Explorers of Time/Darkness/Sky'', some wild Pokémon ''explode'' upon defeat.
* The fact that EVERY SINGLE BOSS has the desire to murder you, and none seem to have any problem with it. [[spoiler: The Trio of Protectors (Mesperit, Uxie, Azelf) will basically do anything to protect the time gears, and the clan of Electric Pokémon in the Amp Plains just want to kill you for stepping on their land. Even after you defeat them all, they ''still'' want to slaughter you and your partner! And they would've, too, if Dusknoir hadn't stepped in.]]
* In Red/Blue, if you go to Pokémon Square just before you flee as fugitives, you can still use the various shops while the shopkeepers sleep. If you talk to Gulpin and ask for information about remembering moves, he mutters about how you, the player, are quite forgetful and how he wants you to forget a lot of moves so you have to see him a lot. Then he remembers that everyone decided to get rid of you... That's right, Gulpin was dreaming about killing you.
* The fact that you can occasionally receive eggs from missions marked with "???" as the reward in Explorers of Time/Darkness/Sky can be a bit of {{Fridge Horror}} all on its own; but add in the fact that said egg is usually from a species in the dungeon you just visited as opposed to your client's species...
* Azurill's nightmare was creepier than it could've been. There's no food, your hunger increases faster, and ''there are Pokémon to fight in his dream''...
* Your first assignment as a guild member is to retrieve Spoink's lost pearl. No big deal, right? Unless you [[AllThereInTheManual remember that one of its Pokédex entries]] states that if a Spoink doesn't keep its pearl balanced on its head, ''it dies''. [[FridgeHorror No wonder]] the little guy was so frantic...
* There are some dungeons, particularly the Northern Desert, where the cracks on the walls are shaped like certain holes [[TheEnigmaOfAmigaraFault in a certain story...]]
* So you're walking around a dungeon, and what's this? A Kecleon shop! Hey, wouldn't it be so funny to steal some stuff from the sucker? You're level 100 and already saved the world, so they wouldn't attack you, knowing that it's just a player having a little fun, right? WRONG! More and more of them come up to ''swarm'' you in ridiculous numbers. They ''will'' catch up to you, and [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown gang up on you so they can slaughter you]]! A seemingly innocent Pokemon becomes a shopkeeper so determined that he will [[NeverSayDie defeat]] anyone who steals from him in a violent manner! [[FridgeHorror And where did all the other Kecleon come from?]]
* The first time you [[spoiler:have a vision]] can be freaky, especially if it's the first time you play the game. Your just talking to Azuril and Drowzee, then all of a sudden the screen flickers a bit. Then, cue the ScareChord slashing noise, when all of a sudden the screen goes black, and the screen gets cut in half diagonally, showing you a soundless scene. This keeps happening throughout the game, but at least you'll know what will happen.
* The beginning of the game itself. It shows a black screen, with a storm sounding in the background. There's a ominous dialog between two people, one telling the other to hold on. Then, the other person screams, with a [[ScareChord large thunder noise/teleporting noise]].
* The thought of being hunted in a [[CrapsackWorld dark, future world]] by a creepy ghost like abomination and razor clawed beasts is not a pleasant thought. The thought gets even less pleasant when your partner warns that Dusknoir could come back to the present and hunt you down...meaning Dusknoir could easily chase you down again, meaning you're not safe ''ANYWHERE''.
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* Think about it: in the [[BadFuture Future]], the sun never rises and time never passes. [[{{MadGod}} Primal Dialga]] is top dog. Thus, if you die, you will be stuck in that dying state for eternity.
** What might be the worst part of "Into The Future". [[spoiler:Soon after you and your partner are dragged into the BadFuture, you're set up for ''execution''. And it's not a quick and easy sort, either - the method involves Sableye using Fury Swipes, meaning that you would've been ''torn to shreds'' by their sharp claws. Fancy being stuck in ''that'' state for all eternity, or worse, ''dying'' there.]]
** Don't forget [[spoiler:[[FutureBadAss Grovyle]] being [[ColdBloodedTorture tortured]] by that Spiritomb, which went ''up his nose'', and the expression of pure agony on his face]].
* Time/Darkness also has the little issue of [[spoiler:you dying. YOU. The game works hard to get you to imagine you truly are the MC in the game and then it kills you off, and [[TearJerker you watch other characters mourn over you]]. Yeah, you come back, but geez.]]
** [[spoiler:And not long after you come back, the game asks you if you want to kill yourself.]]
*** And don't forget that [[spoiler:once you decide that you're not going to kill yourself, THE GOD OF SPACE (as in the time/space variety) decides that he's going to kill you anyway, and takes you to the Spatial Rift, which is almost as bad as the Future is, even though you don't spend as much time there as you do the future.]]
* ->''"Something is stirring..."''
* The entire story mode is a project of Nightmare Fuel containment, even the lighter parts, but especially darkrai. While usually he's portrayed as misunderstood and maybe even heroic with a self-defense mechanism, this version's Darkrai isn't. [[spoiler:He's a cunning, ruthless nightmare master who's behind all of the above and admits it. He also sent poor Azurill into an infinite nightmare for the fun of it, and his plan is to send the ''world'' into an infinite nightmare so that he may rule. His first attempt was the bad future, in which he essentially corrupted a god. He then sends another god after you, and lures you into a final battle and waits for you if you lose because he's that sadistic.]]
* Dusknoir and his [[spoiler: ''second mouth'']].
** His backup plan in the third game involves [[spoiler:[[DeaderThanDead Literally destroying]] Grovyle's [[OurSoulsAreDifferent soul]] and then possessing his now-[[EmptyShell empty body]], traveling back to the main time period, befriending the Guild members and then destroying them in one fell swoop. Of course, he doesn't thanks to a foreshadowed HeelFaceTurn, but the implications are not good at all.]]
* ''Time/Darkness/Sky'' doesn't always even need the storyline in order to be scary. Ever picked up an Itemizer Orb and used it on an enemy Pokémon? ''What did it turn into, and what did you do with the resulting item?''
* And while it's pretty tame compared with all the above, [[spoiler:ceiling Kabutops]] can give you a bit of a start.
** Given what happens [[AlasPoorScrappy right after]] [[spoiler:aforementioned ceiling Kabutops]] shows up...
** [[spoiler: [[MemeticMutation Ceiling Kabutops is watching you explore]].]]
* So! You've just been told that [[spoiler:to save the world, you and your best friend should kill yourselves]]! And talking to your dear friend and trusted confidant about this, your partner wavers back and forth, wondering whether or not to do just that. Come the next morning, you wake up and [[spoiler:they're not in bed anymore]].
* It's implied Team [[spoiler:Skull]] was killed by the ceiling Kabutops, depending on how you interpret the scene. Either way, they never reappear.
* Team AWD seems to be willing to do ''anything'' for treasure... anything.
** This leads to some fearful dissonance for another reason entirely. Simply put, even after the Team Charm episode, the player still doesn't know how much of it is true. Some of the [=NPCs=] were part of the subterfuge; others weren't. Weavile denies almost nothing. All you can really be sure of is that they don't intend to freeze the world. While knowing that someone is greedy and malicious is scary in itself, it's an even worse fate to never be sure about it... because then you can't be certain that defeating them is the right thing to do.
** [[spoiler: Ultimately [[DarkIsNotEvil subverted]]. They're actually nice people (though Weavile is a bit of a bitch) and only fought Team Charm due to a misunderstanding, and when Ditto reveals the truth of the treasure to them (its a Time Gear) they agree to leave in peace and neither side seems to hold any grudges. Hell, in the post game, they actually end up giving you helpful tips and advice for tackling [[BonusLevelOfHell Zero Island]].]]
* "The world of darkness is going to be [[FaceHeelTurn wonderful]].
** This sentence was just as bad. "[[BigBad Darkrai]] won't want just me... he'll get rid of me..."
** Despite the fact that it was [[spoiler:an illusion]], the idea that your trusted partner, who's been to Hell and back with you, just gave up and went over to the BigBad and begged you to rule with them because they know that without you they'd be killed, but they weren't going to go back on it...
** Not only was it scaring you as the character, it was scaring Cresselia as well. It was hard to tell that it was [[spoiler:just a nightmare]].
** During the battle near the end, Darkrai can sometimes stand there and ''stare at your character, watching carefully.''
* Probably just a nitpick, but why was Cresselia taking a deep breath often? It was a bit unnerving, like she knew something bad was going to happen around the corner...
** [[NightmareRetardant It restores her PP]]. Still unnerving, though.
* Considering how the AdultFear sequence must seem from Azumarill's point of view. Just think about it: You have two darling children, your pride and joy. But then you get sick. ''So'' sick that you're bedridden and can't take care of them. Your dear, sweet boys comfort you as best they can, insisting that they can run errands for you and take care of things while you concentrate on getting back on your feet. And you might be a bit leery, but you've got to trust them. And besides, you know the town is safe. it's a pretty close-knit community, and you trust the shopkeepers and the locals enough to know they'll look out for your kids. but despite all that, your children are still abducted in broad daylight, right in the middle of town, by a seemingly friendly and helpful stranger who singles out your youngest for his own nasty intentions. And all this happens while you're so ill you can't do anything about it, and you only find out after it's all played out.
** Somehow the fact that the abductor is a ''[[MemeticMolester Drowzee]]'' makes the tone of the whole situation a bit creepier, somewhat [[CrossesTheLineTwice funny]], or a little of both.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pemN5Sq10Q&feature=watch_response_rev This fan-made video]] (an homage of Higurashi Matsuri's opening) seems to hit most of the creepiness of the Time/Darkness story. (Spoilers ahoy.)
* As pointed out in the Just Bugs Me page, if Caterpie and Azurill are considered children in the game's universe, does that mean that all unevolved mons are children? That [[ChildSoldiers children are being sent down]] into incredibly dangerous dungeons?
** And since you and your partner are children... well...
** It doesn't help that the guild's theme song is [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7srpNcSSGo4 marching music]].
* "I cant hold on much longer... help..." This message that occurs when you talk to a companion near [[NeverSayDie defeat]].
* In ''Explorers of Time/Darkness/Sky'', some wild Pokémon ''explode'' upon defeat.
* The fact that EVERY SINGLE BOSS has the desire to murder you, and none seem to have any problem with it. [[spoiler: The Trio of Protectors (Mesperit, Uxie, Azelf) will basically do anything to protect the time gears, and the clan of Electric Pokémon in the Amp Plains just want to kill you for stepping on their land. Even after you defeat them all, they ''still'' want to slaughter you and your partner! And they would've, too, if Dusknoir hadn't stepped in.]]
* In Red/Blue, if you go to Pokémon Square just before you flee as fugitives, you can still use the various shops while the shopkeepers sleep. If you talk to Gulpin and ask for information about remembering moves, he mutters about how you, the player, are quite forgetful and how he wants you to forget a lot of moves so you have to see him a lot. Then he remembers that everyone decided to get rid of you... That's right, Gulpin was dreaming about killing you.
* The fact that you can occasionally receive eggs from missions marked with "???" as the reward in Explorers of Time/Darkness/Sky can be a bit of {{Fridge Horror}} all on its own; but add in the fact that said egg is usually from a species in the dungeon you just visited as opposed to your client's species...
* Azurill's nightmare was creepier than it could've been. There's no food, your hunger increases faster, and ''there are Pokémon to fight in his dream''...
* Your first assignment as a guild member is to retrieve Spoink's lost pearl. No big deal, right? Unless you [[AllThereInTheManual remember that one of its Pokédex entries]] states that if a Spoink doesn't keep its pearl balanced on its head, ''it dies''. [[FridgeHorror No wonder]] the little guy was so frantic...
* There are some dungeons, particularly the Northern Desert, where the cracks on the walls are shaped like certain holes [[TheEnigmaOfAmigaraFault in a certain story...]]
* So you're walking around a dungeon, and what's this? A Kecleon shop! Hey, wouldn't it be so funny to steal some stuff from the sucker? You're level 100 and already saved the world, so they wouldn't attack you, knowing that it's just a player having a little fun, right? WRONG! More and more of them come up to ''swarm'' you in ridiculous numbers. They ''will'' catch up to you, and [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown gang up on you so they can slaughter you]]! A seemingly innocent Pokemon becomes a shopkeeper so determined that he will [[NeverSayDie defeat]] anyone who steals from him in a violent manner! [[FridgeHorror And where did all the other Kecleon come from?]]
* The first time you [[spoiler:have a vision]] can be freaky, especially if it's the first time you play the game. Your just talking to Azuril and Drowzee, then all of a sudden the screen flickers a bit. Then, cue the ScareChord slashing noise, when all of a sudden the screen goes black, and the screen gets cut in half diagonally, showing you a soundless scene. This keeps happening throughout the game, but at least you'll know what will happen.
* The beginning of the game itself. It shows a black screen, with a storm sounding in the background. There's a ominous dialog between two people, one telling the other to hold on. Then, the other person screams, with a [[ScareChord large thunder noise/teleporting noise]].
* The thought of being hunted in a [[CrapsackWorld dark, future world]] by a creepy ghost like abomination and razor clawed beasts is not a pleasant thought. The thought gets even less pleasant when your partner warns that Dusknoir could come back to the present and hunt you down...meaning Dusknoir could easily chase you down again, meaning you're not safe ''ANYWHERE''.
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