History NightmareFuel / TalesOfTheDrunkenPaladin

[[caption-width-right:544:"That's his sword, but some-how [[TemptingFate I doubt he impaled himself to the wall".]]]]

** His battle sprite is more than a little unsettling, as well; he moves like a [[MarionetteMotion marionette]], ESPECIALLY when casting a spell, and [[SuddenlyShouting Suddenly Shouts]] most of his dialogue. It's almost like an outside force possessed him just before the battle begins.

** [[BigBadDuumvirate Professor Reynolds, Theo's partner,]] is even more intimidating than Theo himself, thanks to [[HopelessBossFight the fight with him]] and the music (linked above in General Moments) that plays both times you encounter him when he's by himself. The fact that HE'S the one who captures the humans essential to Theodore's plans perfectly caps off how terrifying he is.

[[caption-width-right:544:The music doesn't help. At all.]]

** The [[https://sndup.net/gkw8 sound it makes]] when you find it is ''[[HellIsThatNoise terrifying,]]'' as well. It's like it's scratching it's tentacle against the wall, trying to find out where you're at before you fight it.

** The [[https://sndup.net/gkw8/d sound it makes]] when you find it is ''[[HellIsThatNoise terrifying,]]'' as well. It's like it's scratching it's tentacle against the wall, trying to find out where you're at before you fight it.

* The Box Demon Mindy (a Hobotropolis con artist) asks you to deal with in exchange for her joining the party on their heist late into the arc. Just ''being in the same room as it'' is incredibly disturbing; a chest by it is unlockable, Anebriate comments on how [[ParanoiaFuel infected and "fucked up" things feel the closer you get to finding the damned thing...]] and then you actually fight it. [[OurDemonsAreDifferent It's literally a demonic box with a giant tentacle coming out of it,]] and it's HORRIFYINGLY powerful, to boot. It also freaks out and ''[[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou breaks the message window]]'' during one of it's reality-breaking tantrums, just to make things that much more messed up. It's ''very'' hard to blame Anebriate for [[PayEvilUntoEvil threatening to kill Mindy herself]] after she tries to weasel her way out of the deal.

* Some of the regular monsters you fight look downright ''horrifying, to say the least.

* The entire scenario involving Greg ordering Anebriate to plant fireworks throughout the Save Realm. As soon as you're finished, Greg reveals that [[WellIntentionedExtremist he plans to have every single firework detonate during a Ram Race hosted by Groobs in order to further his agenda.]] This wouldn't be so bad on it's own, accept Greg made relatively precaution against harming civilians, [[WhatTheHellHero prompting an argument with Anebriate himself.]]
** This is also the point where Greg directly reveals to the party that he [[KickTheDog sent Albert into a deathtrap due to his untrustworthy nature.]] The simple fact that someone as polite and seemingly mind-mannered as Greg would be willing to do such morally questionable things is more than a little unsettling.

* The Save Realm prison is... not a pleasant place to be in. Not only is Anebriate placed in what appears to be the lowest level (which is all but pitch black and grimy as all get-out), the security is bad enough that [[JiveTurkey ROBERT, of all people,]] can escape pretty much on accident. The Warden and Jailer, the two heads of the prison, are all but stated to treat their prisons like garbage, which doesn't help.

** Some post-game notes in Groobs' secret basement reveals that he funded for and oversaw the creation of Bebop and the various other beasts similar to it. [[KickTheDog He doesn't care enough to make sure that their biology is properly formed during their creation,]] which explains why Bebop and Rocksteady (a post-game version of Bebop) are begging to die pretty much every moment of their lives. It pains Groobs in a far more terrifying light than [[LaughablyEvil how he's initially presented.]]

* The Skinhead BonusBoss you can fight before the arc kicks off is just '''freaky''', to say the least. Located in the Gardiner pub, he initially appears to be a bald dude from out of the town. Then you chat with him, and a tentacle [[JumpScare suddenly appears on his head]], then he attacks you. It's even creepier than it sounds.
* The Murder Bear is yet another example of TheDreaded, and her appearance edges just enough into the UncannyValley to disturb you when you first see it. [[{{Superboss}} And to add insult to injury, she's required to fight in order to complete a side-quest.]]
* Dead Anebriate's [[NightmareFace face]] is more than enough to freak you out the first time you see him, even if what he's saying is hilarious. Dead Palmer and Dead Steve, his buddies, aren't exactly pretty to look at either.

** [[BigBadDuumvirate Professor Reynolds, Theo's partner,]] is even more intimidating than Theo himself, thanks to [[HopelessBossFight the fight with him]] and the music (linked above) that plays both times you encounter him when he's by himself. The fact that HE'S the one who captures the humans essential to Theodore's plans perfectly caps off how terrifying he is.

* The Murder Bear is yet another example of TheDreaded, and her appearance edges just enough into the UncannyValley to disturb you when you first see it. [[Superboss And to add insult to injury, she's required to fight in order to complete a side-quest.]]

** [[Big Bad Duumvirate Professor Reynolds, Theo's partner,]] is even more intimidating than Theo himself, thanks to [[HopelessBossFight the fight with him]] and the music that plays both times you encounter him when he's by himself. The fact that HE'S the one who captures the humans essential to Theodore's plans perfectly caps off how terrifying he is.

* The Murder Bear is yet another example of TheDreaded, and it's appearance edges just enough into the UncannyValley to disturb you when you first see it.
* Dead Anebriate's [[NightmareFace face]] is more than enough to freak you out the first time you see him, even if what he says is hilarious. Dead Palmer and Dead Steve, his buddies, aren't exactly pretty to look at either.
* The simple fact that [[TheDogWasTheMastermind Theodore,]] ''[[JustifiedSavePoint your save point,]]'' is the BigBad of the entire game. The revelation that he's behind the Save Realm collapsing on itself is scary on it's own, but the fact that he's probably the LAST person you'd expect to have done all this makes it that much worse.

* The Skinhead [[BonusBoss]] you can fight before the plot kicks off is just '''freaky''', to say the least. Located in the Gardiner pub, he initially appears to be a bald dude from out of the town. Then you chat with him, and a tentacle [[JumpScare suddenly appears on his head]], then he attacks you. It's even creepier than it sounds.

* The simple fact that [[TheDogWasTheMastermind Theodore,]] ''[[JustifiedSavePoint your save point]]''

* Some of the regular monsters you fight look downright ''unsettling'', to say the least.

* [[https://i.imgur.com/GTZhlYG.png Tommy's Bull,]] a boss encountered in the Winter Wastes cave leading into Bowdoin. Those ''[[CreepyBlueEyes eyes]]'' are bound to unsettle you the first time you see them, to say the least. The fact that this thing [[GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere pops up completely out of nowhere]] only makes it worse.

** The [[CreepyCrows Deep Crow]] itself, from it's [[https://i.imgur.com/ap7eBDq.png appearance alone,]] to it's [[TheDreaded reputation]] and the blood-red caves it resides in. Altogether, it's one of the most unnerving bosses Anebriate and co. face in the entire game, ''and that's saying something.''
* George Washington [[TheDragon (King Steve's personal bodyguard and right-hand man)]] is another prime example of TheDreaded, thanks to what various people say about jim; including and ''especially'' the penultimate boss of this story arc. If you actually decide to fight Washington and WIN [[SNKBoss (as hard as that is)]], then Anebriate [[OhCrap starts yelling about how]] reality itself is coming undone, [[NonStandardGameOver then the game cuts to a Game Over.]] [[NothingIsScarier The fact that you don't see anything after what Anebriate says]] ''[[NothingIsScarier does not help at all.]]''

* Lewiston in general is shown to be in a [[WretchedHive terrifyingly run-down]] state, largely thanks to the Deep Crow that [[JerkassGods the Old One]] let loose in the town. The citizens are largely either miserable, dealing with [[TearJerker heart-breaking]] personal issues, or just completely fucked up in the head thanks to what the leader of They did years ago. The

Yes, you're reading things right. Even a game as humorous and [[Awesome/TalesOfTheDrunkenPaladin awesome]] as this one is bound to have more than it's fair share of horror; ESPECIALLY once the primary antagonists come into the picture, [[CerebusSyndrome and the tone starts to darken]]. Suffice to say, you'll probably end up shocked at how terrifying the Kingdom of Maine can be, once you peel away it's satirical skin.

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[[caption-width-right:1000:"Throw 'em in the pit, boys."]]

* Some of the monsters you fight look downright ''unsettling'', to say the least.

** The speech is so unsettling that even

Yes, you're reading things right. Even a game as humorous and [[Awesome/TalesOfTheDrunkenPaladin awesome]] as this one is bound to have more than it's fair share of horror; ESPECIALLY once the primary antagonists come into the picture, [[CerebusSyndrome and the tone starts to darken]]. Suffice to say, you'll probably end up shocked at how horrific the Kingdom of Maine can be, once you peel away it's satirical skin.