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* BittersweetEnding: The ending for the third game: [[spoiler:Yuki may have killed Vince, the BigBad of the entire series, but Jack got killed as well]].

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* BittersweetEnding: The ending for the third game: [[spoiler:Yuki may have killed Vince, the BigBad of the entire series, but [[TheHeroDies Jack got killed as well]].well]]]].



* WhamLine: The high score name on Lebrun's memory card is [[spoiler: Try to beat that Vince, one lower says DirtyCop]].

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* WhamLine: The high score name on Lebrun's memory card is [[spoiler: Try to beat that Vince, one lower says DirtyCop]].Bad Cop]].
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* FilmNoir: The game draws heavy influence from this genre. It has a PrivateDetective protagonist, shady nightclubs/cabarets, a general air of cynicism, and an organised crime spearheaded by a [[spoiler:corrupt cop]].

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* FilmNoir: The game draws heavy influence from this genre. It has a PrivateDetective protagonist, shady nightclubs/cabarets, a general air of cynicism, and an organised crime spearheaded by a [[spoiler:corrupt cop]].[[spoiler:DirtyCop]].
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True Art Is Incomprehensible is now an in-universe trope as per TRS (it's about characters' perceptions, not the player).


* TrueArtIsIncomprehensible: The artwork of Elizabeth Marquis from the second game is an in-universe example. We see such masterpieces as ''Kill Bunny'' (a painting of a little girl holding a pair of scissors in one hand and a rabbit in the other), ''Bunny Kill'' (a painting of a murderous bunny), and ''The Sun'' ("Looks more like ''Strawberry Cheesecake'' to me.")
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* BungledSuicide: Cyanide poisoning. [[spoiler:Elena Ferrer collapses when being interrogated, but is mentioned that she'll survive.]]
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* {{Spoiler}}: The second game has a newspaper, along with a text box saying that viewing the newspaper will spoil the ending of the previous installment.
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Kill Em All was renamed Everybody Dies Ending due to misuse. Dewicking


* KillEmAll: The only notable survivors of the last game are [[spoiler:Nick and Yuki]].
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* BittersweetEnding: The ending for the third game: [[spoiler:Jack may have killed Vince, the BigBad of the entire series, but he got killed as well]].

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* BittersweetEnding: The ending for the third game: [[spoiler:Jack [[spoiler:Yuki may have killed Vince, the BigBad of the entire series, but he Jack got killed as well]].
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* WhamLine: The high score name on Lebrun's memory card is [[spoiler: Try to beat that Vince, one lower says DirtyCop]].
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* FreshClue: In the third game, there are some still-smoking cigarettes in the ashtray when Jack gets to a crime scene. This is used to show that the murderer was there minutes ago, and provides a clue to his identity -- [[spoiler:Vince, the police officer who alerted you about the murder]].
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** The witnesses from the third game are all aggressive and reluctant to co-operate with Jack. Justified, as [[spoiler:they know Vince, so they are aware they can't trust the police]].

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** The witnesses from the third game are all aggressive and reluctant to co-operate cooperate with Jack. Justified, as [[spoiler:they know Vince, so they are aware they can't trust the police]].



* BilingualBonus: True to his name, Jack can speak French. He demonstrates this ability in episode 3, reading the headlines of a French newspaper found in the apartment of one of the victims. That is if the fact that he speaks with a thick accent didn't give it away.

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* BilingualBonus: True to his name, Jack can speak French. He demonstrates this ability in episode 3, reading the headlines of a French newspaper found in the apartment of one of the victims. That is if the fact that he speaks English with a thick accent didn't give it away.



** Give the blonde wig to the bookshop owner, and he's try it on.

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** Give the blonde wig to the bookshop owner, and he's he'll try it on.



* KillThemAll: The only notable survivor of the last game are [[spoiler:Nick and Yuki]].

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* KillThemAll: KillEmAll: The only notable survivor survivors of the last game are [[spoiler:Nick and Yuki]].

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* AuthorAppeal: Johnny B has stated that this is the reason behind the FootFocus in the second game.

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* AuthorAppeal: Johnny B has stated that this is the reason behind the FootFocus feet shots in the second game.



* FootFocus: Lucy from the second game. There are several frames from different angles dedicated to her bare feet.
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* MeainngfulName: Jack French is French.

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* MeainngfulName: MeaningfulName: Jack French is French.

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* LoanShark: Fair Fred from the third game. He hires girls to sweettalk big players at the casino into spending all their money and then send the victims to Fred to borrow some more.

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* LoanShark: Fair Fred from the third game. He hires girls to sweettalk sweet-talk big players at the casino into spending all their money and then send the victims to Fred to borrow some more.


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* MeainngfulName: Jack French is French.
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* BilingualBonus: True to his name, Jack can speak French. He demonstrates this ability in episode 3, reading the headlines of a French newspaper found in the apartment of one of the victims.

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* BilingualBonus: True to his name, Jack can speak French. He demonstrates this ability in episode 3, reading the headlines of a French newspaper found in the apartment of one of the victims. That is if the fact that he speaks with a thick accent didn't give it away.
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* TrueArtIsIncomprehensible: The artwork of Elizabeth Marquis from the second game is an in-universe example. We see such masterpieces such as ''Kill Bunny'' (a painting of a little girl holding a pair of scissors in one hand and a rabbit in the other), ''Bunny Kill'' (a painting of a murderous bunny), and ''The Sun'' ("Looks more like ''Strawberry Cheesecake'' to me.")

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* TrueArtIsIncomprehensible: The artwork of Elizabeth Marquis from the second game is an in-universe example. We see such masterpieces such as ''Kill Bunny'' (a painting of a little girl holding a pair of scissors in one hand and a rabbit in the other), ''Bunny Kill'' (a painting of a murderous bunny), and ''The Sun'' ("Looks more like ''Strawberry Cheesecake'' to me.")
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* BigBad:The last episode reveals that [[spoiler:Vince was the serial killer of that episode, and that he killed Nami from episode 1 as well]].

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* BigBad:The BigBad: The last episode reveals that [[spoiler:Vince was the serial killer of that episode, and that he killed Nami from episode 1 as well]].
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The first two can be played as stand-alone pieces, but the third game should only played after you finish the previous games.

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The first two can be played as stand-alone pieces, but the third game should only be played after you finish the previous games.
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* SequelHook: At the end of the game, just as everything is wrapped up, it's revealed that [[spoiler:Dr. German was murdered]]. It's only resolved in the next game.

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* SequelHook: At the end of the second game, just as everything is wrapped up, it's revealed that [[spoiler:Dr. German was murdered]]. It's only resolved in the next game.
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* EasterEgg: A couple in the second game.
** You can get Mrs. Ferrer to play a piano piece in her apartment.
** Give the blonde wig to the bookshop owner, and he's try it on.
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''Jack French'' is a series of {{Point And Click Game}}s by [[http://johnnybdesign.com/ Johnnybdesign]]. It follows Jack French, a private detective hired to help the police, as he tries to solve murder cases.

It is made up of three "webisodes":
# [[http://johnnybdesign.com/paradise.html All Roads Lead To Paradise]]
# [[http://johnnybdesign.com/doctor.html The Good Dr. Ferrer]]
# [[http://johnnybdesign.com/7dwarfs.html Jack French and the 7 Dwarfs]]
The first two can be played as stand-alone pieces, but the third game should only played after you finish the previous games.

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!!Tropes included:
* AloneInACrowd: Jack is briefly shown standing at an intersection while people whizz around him in the second game, after [[spoiler:the car crash that kills Elizabeth]].
* AuthorAppeal: Johnny B has stated that this is the reason behind the FootFocus in the second game.
* BeAsUnhelpfulAsPossible:
** In the second game, [[spoiler:Lucy and Dr. German]] lie about their alibi, making them seem suspicious. When they come clean about it, you learn that it has nothing to do with the murder.
** The witnesses from the third game are all aggressive and reluctant to co-operate with Jack. Justified, as [[spoiler:they know Vince, so they are aware they can't trust the police]].
* BigBad:The last episode reveals that [[spoiler:Vince was the serial killer of that episode, and that he killed Nami from episode 1 as well]].
* BilingualBonus: True to his name, Jack can speak French. He demonstrates this ability in episode 3, reading the headlines of a French newspaper found in the apartment of one of the victims.
* BittersweetEnding: The ending for the third game: [[spoiler:Jack may have killed Vince, the BigBad of the entire series, but he got killed as well]].
* ColourfulThemeNaming: The three high school friends from "Jack French and the 7 Dwarfs": Michel ''Lebrun'' (French for "brown"), Sam ''Black'' and Will ''White''.
* DisposableSexWorker: Nami, the victim in the first game. She worked in a "gentlemen's club".
* FilmNoir: The game draws heavy influence from this genre. It has a PrivateDetective protagonist, shady nightclubs/cabarets, a general air of cynicism, and an organised crime spearheaded by a [[spoiler:corrupt cop]].
* FootFocus: Lucy from the second game. There are several frames from different angles dedicated to her bare feet.
* GirlFriday: Yuki, the lab assistant for Jack.
* LoanShark: Fair Fred from the third game. He hires girls to sweettalk big players at the casino into spending all their money and then send the victims to Fred to borrow some more.
* KillThemAll: The only notable survivor of the last game are [[spoiler:Nick and Yuki]].
* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: The death in the first game is made to look like a case of accidental insulin overdose.
* PrivateDetective: Jack. He is actually closer to what Sherlock Holmes called a "consulting detective" - instead of individuals coming to him, he gets hired by the police force.
* RedHerring:
** In the first game, [[spoiler:the ex-boyfriend]]. [[spoiler:Anger at being jilted]] is suggested to be a possible motive since [[spoiler:he denies that they ever broke up]], but nothing comes of it.
** [[spoiler:Elizabeth Marquis]] from the second game. It's implied that this was invoked by the killer [[spoiler:planting the blonde wig and the bloody cane marks]].
* RunningGag: Jack being late. Whenever he turns up in response to a police report, Vince complains about it.
* SequelHook: At the end of the game, just as everything is wrapped up, it's revealed that [[spoiler:Dr. German was murdered]]. It's only resolved in the next game.
* TrueArtIsIncomprehensible: The artwork of Elizabeth Marquis from the second game is an in-universe example. We see such masterpieces such as ''Kill Bunny'' (a painting of a little girl holding a pair of scissors in one hand and a rabbit in the other), ''Bunny Kill'' (a painting of a murderous bunny), and ''The Sun'' ("Looks more like ''Strawberry Cheesecake'' to me.")
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