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* DeveloperForesight: The Gray Knight's projectile magic lets him throw a bomb. Said bombs look like and can actually be used in place of the ones the player buys normally.
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* FighterMageThief: Strength/Defense, Magic, and Agility, respectively.

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* FighterMageThief: Strength/Defense, Magic, and Agility, respectively.Players can specialize in either melee, magic, or bow damage.

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* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses: The four princesses give the winning knight a {{Smooch Of
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* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses: The four princesses give the winning knight a {{Smooch Of
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[[SmoochOfVictory kiss]] after he saves them. They also serve as plot devices and they appear at the party in Home Castle at the end of the game.

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* AndNowYouMustMarryMe: The leader of the Coneheads is attempting to forcibly marry the Green Princess when you show up. The other princes may or may not be holding the other Princesses for marriage.

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* AndNowYouMustMarryMe: The leader of the Coneheads is attempting to forcibly marry the Green Princess against her will when you show up. The other princes may or may not be holding the other Princesses for marriage.



* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses: The four princesses give the winning knight a {{SmoochOfVictory}}. They also appear at the party in Home Castle at the end of the game.

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* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses: The four princesses give the winning knight a {{SmoochOfVictory}}. {{Smooch Of
Victory}} after he saves them.
They also serve as plot devices and they appear at the party in Home Castle at the end of the game.
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* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses: The four princesses give the winning knight a {{SmoochOfVictory}}. They also appear at the party in Home Castle at the end of the game.
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* XRaySparks: Happens to victims of the Red Knight's lightning attack. Strangely, electrocuted enemies are shown to have square skulls, despite [[DemBones enemy Skeletons]] having round skulls.
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* OldSaveBonus: You can unlock the main character of ''AlienHominid'' on the XBOX360 version if you've downloaded it from the Marketplace and have at least one achievement on it.

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* OldSaveBonus: You can unlock the main character of ''AlienHominid'' on the XBOX360 Xbox 360 version if you've downloaded it from the Marketplace and have at least one achievement on it.
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''Castle Crashers'' is a BeatEmUp available on the UsefulNotes/XboxLiveArcade, Playstation Network, PC, and Mac. It was created by the same guys behind the Web site {{Website/Newgrounds}}, and maintains the comedic style and artistic look you might find on their Web site.

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''Castle Crashers'' is a BeatEmUp available on the UsefulNotes/XboxLiveArcade, Playstation Network, PC, and Mac. It was created Created by the same guys behind the Web site {{Website/Newgrounds}}, Tom Fulp, creator of {{Website/Newgrounds}} and ''VideoGame/AlienHominid'', it maintains the comedic style and artistic look you might find on their Web his web site.
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''Castle Crashers'' is a BeatEmUp available on the XboxLiveArcade, Playstation Network, PC, and Mac. It was created by the same guys behind the Web site {{Newgrounds}}, and maintains the comedic style and artistic look you might find on their Web site.

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''Castle Crashers'' is a BeatEmUp available on the XboxLiveArcade, UsefulNotes/XboxLiveArcade, Playstation Network, PC, and Mac. It was created by the same guys behind the Web site {{Newgrounds}}, {{Website/Newgrounds}}, and maintains the comedic style and artistic look you might find on their Web site.



** Obligatory Websites/{{Newgrounds}} cameos, especially during the fight against the Painter.

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** Obligatory Websites/{{Newgrounds}} Website/{{Newgrounds}} cameos, especially during the fight against the Painter.

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* {{Badass}}: Basically everyone, though special mention should probably go to the awesome Necromancer, [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome if only for his music]].



* TheBrute: [[spoiler: The Recyclops plays the muscle to the Necromancer.]]



* CastingAShadow: The Skeletons, Cult Minions and the Necromancer all use Shadow Magic.



* StylisticSuck: The Painter's drawings.

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* StylisticSuck: The Painter's drawings.drawings resemble early 2000's Newgrounds animations, before animation got better over the years.



* ToiletHumor: Especially in the Thieves' Forest level.

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* ToiletHumor: Especially There is a lot of humor around a lack of bowel control, especially in the Thieves' Forest level.
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* NinjaLog: The pirate ninjas don't die, they drop a wooden dummy version of themselves instead.

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* NinjaLog: The pirate ninjas don't die, they drop a wooden dummy version of themselves instead.whenever they teleport.

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* MagicKnight: All the characters can cast magic and beat stuff up, but you need to upgrade attack, defense AND magic for this to be an effective build.

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* MagicKnight: All the characters can cast magic and beat stuff up, but you need to upgrade attack, defense AND magic for this to be an extremely effective build.build.
* MarathonBoss: On Insane Mode, all of the bosses get a huge health increase, although ''special'' mention goes to [[spoiler:The Frost King]], who can take about ''30 minutes'' to beat alone.
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* PapaWolf: [[spoiler:Given that the Conehead Groom was the Cyclops' son, the Cyclops is very much this, attacking you in a tearful rage.]]
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* AdamSmithHatesYourGuts: You'll need quite a few playthroughs in order to be able to afford all the weapons and Animal Orbs in the game, with the Insane Store having costs of up to 5500 gold. A more specific example is that the Castle Keep shopkeeper still charges you to buy items, even though you just beat up a bunch of Barbarians that were threatening him.

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* AdamSmithHatesYourGuts: You'll need quite a few playthroughs in order to be able to afford all the weapons and Animal Orbs in the game, with the Insane Store having costs of up to 5500 gold. The Insane Store's costs were greatly toned down in the Remastered Version, however, the highest price being 1500 gold. A more specific example is that the Castle Keep shopkeeper still charges you to buy items, even though you just beat up a bunch of Barbarians that were threatening him.
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* FiveBadBand:
** BigBad: Necromancer
** TheDragon: The Black Knight
** TheBrute: Undead Cyclops
** DarkChick: N/A
** EvilGenius: The Painter
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* ChromosomeCasting: all playable characters and villains are male, this includes the [[RealMenWearPink Pink Knight]]. While there are princesses, [[SaveThePrincess their only purpose is to be saved]], there's no other interaction with them, and [[spoiler: one of them turns out to be [[VideoGame/MadnessCombat Tricky the Clown]].]]

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* ChromosomeCasting: all playable characters and villains are male, this includes the [[RealMenWearPink Pink Knight]]. While there are princesses, [[SaveThePrincess their only purpose is to be saved]], there's no other interaction with them, and [[spoiler: one of them turns out to be [[VideoGame/MadnessCombat [[WebAnimation/MadnessCombat Tricky the Clown]].]]
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* ChromosomeCasting: all playable characters and villains are male, this includes the [[RealMenWearPink Pink Knight]]. While there are princesses, [[SaveThePrincess their only purpose is to be saved]], there's no other interaction with them, and [[spoiler: one of them turns out to be [[VideoGame/MadnessCombat Tricky the Clown]].]]
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** Unless you're talking about the soundtrack, which usually contrasts what's happening onscreen by being deadly serious and astronomically epic.....And absolutely freaking AWESOME!

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** Unless you're talking about the soundtrack, which usually contrasts what's happening onscreen by being deadly serious and astronomically epic.....And absolutely freaking AWESOME!epic.
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** Subverted early in the game. A bear gets ready to attack you from behind a bush, but quickly gets scared off by [[EldritchAbomination a much more threatening enemy]].

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** Subverted early in the game. A bear gets ready to attack you from behind a bush, but quickly gets scared off by [[EldritchAbomination [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever a much more threatening enemy]].

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Oh, for... "each other" is TWO WORDS. Bad enough that so many people type "more so" as one word, but "each other"? Why would you think THAT is one word? Also, please don't shout the examples. One form of emphasis markup is enough. Two is overdoing it. And three, well, how would you like it if I read that example and shouted right in your ear for those words? Boldface, italics, and allcaps used together are the text equivalent of that. Not nice, is it? Please don't do that again.


* ComedicSociopathy: In-Universe and out, some people can't help but laugh at some of the ways people die in this game. Even when players are fighting eachother in the Arenas, sometimes the winner character will point and laugh at the dead loser. [[BackFromTheDead And they usually come back for the next level or match, of course]]. Even if they [[OffWithHisHead lost their head in the fight]].

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* ComedicSociopathy: In-Universe and out, some people can't help but laugh at some of the ways people die in this game. Even when players are fighting eachother each other in the Arenas, sometimes the winner character will point and laugh at the dead loser. [[BackFromTheDead And they usually come back for the next level or match, of course]]. Even if they [[OffWithHisHead lost their head in the fight]].



* [[IronicNurseryTune Ironic Wedding Tune]]: The theme for the Conehead Groom fight, called "Till Death Do I Impart" is a distorted version of "Here Comes The Bride".

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* [[IronicNurseryTune Ironic Wedding Tune]]: IronicNurseryTune: The theme for the Conehead Groom fight, called "Till Death Do I Impart" is a distorted version of "Here Comes The Bride".



** DegradedBoss: Later in the same level they appeared in, multiple bear tribe mini-bosses act as normal enemies.



* NoNameGiven / ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: Barely any of the characters have actual names and are named for... well, what they are. The Evil Wizard is... an [[EvilSorceror evil wizard]], Necromancer is a necromancer, the (Insert color here) Knights are knights with armor of a certain color... The list goes on.

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* NoNameGiven / ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: NoNameGiven: Barely any of the characters have actual names and are named for... well, what they are. The Evil Wizard is... an [[EvilSorceror evil wizard]], Necromancer is a necromancer, the (Insert color here) Knights are knights with armor of a certain color... The list goes on.



* OffWithHisHead: One of the ways a character, just about any character including players when fighting eachother, can die in this game. {{Mooks}} and bosses can't do this to players, though, because players (when in Co-Op mode) need to be able to be revived, and that's rather difficult to do if you're minus a head.

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* OffWithHisHead: One of the ways a character, just about any character including players when fighting eachother, each other, can die in this game. {{Mooks}} and bosses can't do this to players, though, because players (when in Co-Op mode) need to be able to be revived, and that's rather difficult to do if you're minus a head.



* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler: The fourth stage in the Wizard fight. You kill the third stage and a chest drops down like any other defeated boss. Inside? '''''A GIANT FLOATING LOVECRAFTIAN SPIDER-LIKE HORROR.''''' He Then properly subverts that by changing back into an orb, then changing back to his normal form and pulling out the [[{{BFS}} Dragon Sword.]]]]

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* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler: The fourth stage in the Wizard fight. You kill the third stage and a chest drops down like any other defeated boss. Inside? '''''A A GIANT FLOATING LOVECRAFTIAN SPIDER-LIKE HORROR.''''' HORROR. He Then properly subverts that by changing back into an orb, then changing back to his normal form and pulling out the [[{{BFS}} Dragon Sword.]]]]



* ViolenceIsTheOnlyOption: However, there are many different '''''kinds''''' of violence.

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* ViolenceIsTheOnlyOption: However, there are many different '''''kinds''''' '''kinds''' of violence.



* [[WidgetSeries WHAT Series]]: Some of the [=NPCs=]' actions are pretty weird. For instance, every non-killable animal in the Thieves' Forest has bowel issues.
** You would probably shit uncontrollably too if [[spoiler: something whose ''teeth'' were bigger than you was roaming about.]]

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* [[WidgetSeries WHAT Series]]: WidgetSeries: Some of the [=NPCs=]' actions are pretty weird. For instance, every non-killable animal in the Thieves' Forest has bowel issues.
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issues, though you would probably shit uncontrollably too if [[spoiler: something whose ''teeth'' were bigger than you was roaming about.]]



* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Purple Hair]]: While the other princesses have natural hair colors, the Orange Princess has purple hair ([[spoiler:that turns out to be a wig when she reveals herself to be Tricky the Clown]]).

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* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Purple Hair]]: YouGottaHaveBlueHair: While the other princesses have natural hair colors, the Orange Princess has purple hair ([[spoiler:that turns out to be a wig when she reveals herself to be Tricky the Clown]]).

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* ShoutOut: Obligatory {{Newgrounds}} cameos, especially during the fight against the Painter. The Cyclops also does the thumbs-up from ''[[TheTerminator Terminator 2]]''. The opening sequence seems to have one to ''VideoGame/RiverCityRansom'' with lead designers Fulp & Paladin.

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* ShoutOut: ShoutOut:
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Obligatory {{Newgrounds}} Websites/{{Newgrounds}} cameos, especially during the fight against the Painter. Painter.
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The Cyclops also does the thumbs-up from ''[[TheTerminator Terminator 2]]''. ''Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay''.
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The opening sequence seems to have one to ''VideoGame/RiverCityRansom'' with lead designers Fulp & Paladin.
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* InstrumentOfMurder: One boss plays a pipe organ with cannons for pipes.
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* BringMyBrownPants: In the Thieves' Forest area, there are instances where an owl, a deer, and even a bear, soil themselves in fright at some creature stomping around the woods. In the Abandoned Mill immediately following, you see the huge creature firsthand, and have to ride one of the deer to safety. The deer may or may not have the runs ''as'' it runs.
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The dragon\'s skeleton, because it\'s not actually animate, is not an example of Dem Bones.


* DemBones: Skeletons appears as mooks and potential playable character. They take minor damage from magic. Oddly, they can become beefy even if they're, you know, skeletal. [[spoiler: The Socket Dragon from Lava World reappears in the Wizard's castle as a dead skeleton.]]

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* DemBones: Skeletons appears as mooks and potential playable character. They take minor damage from magic. Oddly, they can become beefy even if they're, you know, skeletal. [[spoiler: The Socket Dragon from Lava World reappears in the Wizard's castle as a dead skeleton.]]



** [[BigBad]]: Necromancer
** [[TheDragon]]: The Black Knight
** [[TheBrute]]: Undead Cyclops
** [[DarkChick]]: N/A
** [[EvilGenius]]: The Painter

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** [[BigBad]]: BigBad: Necromancer
** [[TheDragon]]: TheDragon: The Black Knight
** [[TheBrute]]: TheBrute: Undead Cyclops
** [[DarkChick]]: DarkChick: N/A
** [[EvilGenius]]: EvilGenius: The Painter
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* NinjaLog: The pirate ninjas don't die, they drop a wooden dummy version of themselves instead.
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** Corned Beef sandwiches grand 10 seconds of SuperMode.
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* DemBones: Skeletons appears as mooks and potential playable character. Oddly, they can become beefy even if they're, you know, skeletal. [[spoiler: The Socket Dragon from Lava World reappears in the Wizard's castle as a dead skeleton.]]

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* DemBones: Skeletons appears as mooks and potential playable character. They take minor damage from magic. Oddly, they can become beefy even if they're, you know, skeletal. [[spoiler: The Socket Dragon from Lava World reappears in the Wizard's castle as a dead skeleton.]]
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* ADayInTheLimelight: The Grey Knight is one of the King's RedShirts.


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* AgentPeacock: Pink Knight uses ThePowerOfLove-based magic, and has a valentine motif. He kicks ass with the rest of the group.
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* YouKilledMyFather: Inverted with the Cyclops, you kill his son. On his wedding day, no less.
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* MedievalEuropeanFantasy

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* MedievalEuropeanFantasyMedievalEuropeanFantasy: The whole game takes place in a medieval setting, although there's a factory and a spaceship in the mix as well.



* MiniGame: All You Can Quaff, a massive eating contest. Also, volleyball atop the Sand Castle.

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* MiniGame: All You Can Quaff, a massive eating contest. Also, volleyball atop the Sand Castle. The Remastered patch adds Back-Off Barbarian, a survival game where you move by moving the control stick in changing directions as shown on the tiles.



* MonsterArena: Several throughout the game. [[spoiler:Beat them to be able to play as the enemies you fought. Well, except for the Peasent Arena.]]

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* MonsterArena: Several throughout the game. [[spoiler:Beat them to be able to play as the enemies you fought. Well, except for the Peasent Arena.Peasant Arena which unlocks the Villager.]]

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