History VideoGame / KlonoaHeroesDensetsuNoStarMedal

* DropTheHammer: Klonoa's hammer weapons create an explosion that hits airbone and shielded enemies.

* MonsterCompendium: The Bestiary only unlocks the full data for each enemy after beating several dozens of them. In the case of bosses, it is needed to fight the rematch for each one on the Momett House.

* GlassCannon: The game forces players to always raise defense last, because agility determines whether you'll hit enemies at all. By focusing on equipment with better attack and agility limits, the heroes will deal high damage and score both critical hits and dodges often but will also be very fragile. Low defense also makes them vulnerable to status ailments. To compensate, it's possible to heal knocked out player characters before they're kicked back to the world map a total of ''18'' times (10 boiled eggs, 5 cup noodles, 3 curry plates).

* SequenceBreaking: Avoided by the developers. Klonoa's hammer weapon allows him to jump, but conveyor belts are always at least as long as the jump's reach.

* AbsurdlyHighLevelCap: Character levels peak at 60 for lots of HP in the Extra Visions, but the main game can be confortably beaten with the trio in the mid 40s. In fact, both attack stats and agility can be maxed out at level 45.

* LockAndKeyPuzzle: There are two colors of locked doors and keys can be found either lying on the floor or being held by enemies. In the latter case, it will be either a specific enemy or you'll have to kill all enemies in a given area -- there's no way to know until it pops out.

* TraumaInn: Each world has at least one inn where our heroes can recover their HP and heal their status ailments. The further you get in the game, the more expensive it'll be to stay at one, but also the more likely you'll receive a good bonus item.

* SeldomSeenSpecies: Pangolins like Pango are rather rare in media.

* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Check the health bar of each enemy to see if you should hurt them with red or blue attacks, or if super moves are their only weakness.

* PlotlineDeath: The poison status ailment can be cured by several different means: leveling up, drinking Vegetable Juice, or staying at an inn. And one can avoid being poisoned altogether if one holds a Claire Crystal... yet it doesn't stop Klonoa from being poisoned by Janga in the cutscene after the latter's boss fight, and Guntz and Pango don't think about trying the aforementioned curing methods on him, either.

* UniversalPoison: The poisons produced by multiple different enemies (including [[PoisonousPerson Janga]]) can all be cured the same way if inflicted during battle; drinking vegetable juice, staying at an inn, etc. Even when Janga poisons Klonoa as part of a PlotlineDeath, Guntz and Pango don't know what kind of poison it was, yet the first antidote they try works anyway.

* SpoilerOpening: The title screen shows Klonoa, Guntz and Pangolin watching the moon, hinting at the game's final chapters taking place in there.

* {{Cutscene}}: Those play before and after levels, as well as between floors of certain levels. In cutscenes, characters are featured as portraits with a good number of facial expressions. By moving and rotating the portraits around the screen, the game is able to portray the characters' actions in surprisingly expressive ways.

* ChekhovsGun: At the beginning of the game, we see Klonoa pick a Radiant Flower, a rare flower that's said to bestow good luck to anyone who holds it if it blooms, as a parting gift for Lolo. [[spoiler:This flower is what wakes Lolo and Boris from their comas at the end of the game.]]

* UnwinnableByMistake: If an enemy only vulnerable to super moves is carrying a key and your guys are totally inflicted with amnesia with no way to heal it, then the only options are to either spend a potentially massive amount of time to grind for a level up or to just quit the level with a Moo Wing.

* LethalLavaLand: The Moon levels feature lava pools that slow down the player like spikes do but also deal damage at a faster rate. Oddly, at the very first floor they show up you can already find an item that nullifies all effects from hazardous terrain.

* DistressBall: Klonoa and Pango briefly hold this at the Sky Temple. The main reason Klonoa decided to go with Pango there was because he heard one of Janga's allies say he needed to get something from there, causing him to worry about Lolo. After they meet up with her and she points out where a book they're looking for is, however, they rush off without her to get said book. As a result, Lolo trips and falls into a waterway trying to keep up with them, [[DistressedDamsel and ends up being kidnapped by Joka, the very ally Klonoa overheard.]]

* ActuallyADoombot: Joka in his first boss fight is revealed to be a clone. Klonoa and Pango promptly job to his true form in the following cutscene.

* DistressedDamsel: Lolo is kidnapped by Joka at Sky Temple so her dreams can be used to awaken Nahatomb and [[ApocalypseMaiden envelop the world in darkness]].

* VideoGameFlamethrowersSuck: Averted; Guntz's flamethrowers erase bullets, deal decent damage and gain SP at a fast pace, their only downside being they can't pierce enemy shields. The best Balue Scroll and Yellow Gem accessories combined with the Fireblaze flamethrower will let you spam the Death God Rush super move constantly.

** Janga reveals his rifle also belonged to Butz and tries [[DeathByIrony to execute Guntz with the weapon]] before discarding it. Guntz survives because [[PocketProtector the Hero Medal blocks the bullet]], and then he unlocks his second super move by claiming his father's weapon.