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* FantasticRacism: Raposa appear to hate Baki a lot, to the point "Baki" is even used as an insult by some Raposa. This is explained in the Wii version of ''Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter'', as Baki tend to steal food from the Raposa.
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* AbnormalAmmo: The hero uses acorns, snowballs, and starfish.

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* AbnormalAmmo: The hero uses acorns, snowballs, and starfish.starfish to attack foes.
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''Drawn to Life'' is a video game developed by 5th Cell about a village inhabited by "Raposa," [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter small, furry creatures]] [[CartoonCreature supposedly meant to be foxes]]. The Raposa village has been under attack by Wilfre, who covers the village in shadow. Mari then asks the Creator for help. [[AGodIsYou You're the Creator]], and you draw a hero to help. This hero... well, you can draw it and it moves. The hero must travel across the world, through the four gates in the village, defeating the shadow, returning the lost Raposa to the village, and collecting the missing pages of the Book of Life to restore the village to its former glory. The main gimmick of the series is that you get to draw a ton of stuff, including a whale-copter.

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''Drawn to Life'' is a video game series developed by 5th Cell about a village inhabited by "Raposa," [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter small, furry creatures]] [[CartoonCreature supposedly meant to be foxes]]. The Raposa village has been under attack by Wilfre, who covers the village in shadow. Mari then asks the Creator for help. [[AGodIsYou You're the Creator]], and you draw a hero to help. This hero... well, you can draw it and it moves. The hero must travel across the world, through the four gates in the village, defeating the shadow, returning the lost Raposa to the village, and collecting the missing pages of the Book of Life to restore the village to its former glory. The main gimmick of the series is that you get to draw a ton of stuff, including a whale-copter.

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''Drawn to Life'' is a video game developed by 5th Cell about a village inhabited by "Raposa," [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter small, furry creatures]] [[CartoonCreature supposedly meant to be foxes]]. The Raposa village you name later has been under attack by Wilfre, who covers the village in shadow (feel familiar, anyone?). Mari then asks the Creator for help. [[AGodIsYou You're the Creator]], and you draw a hero to help. This hero... well, you can draw it and it moves. Pretty cool gimmick. The hero must travel across the world, through the four gates in the village, defeating the shadow, returning the lost Raposa to the village, and collecting the missing pages of the Book of Life to restore the village to its former glory.

The main gimmick of the game is that you get to draw a ton of stuff, including a whale-copter. Despite looking as if it would become a lame gimmick game, it's actually very well designed and has one of the best stories ever found in a platformer game.

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''Drawn to Life'' is a video game developed by 5th Cell about a village inhabited by "Raposa," [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter small, furry creatures]] [[CartoonCreature supposedly meant to be foxes]]. The Raposa village you name later has been under attack by Wilfre, who covers the village in shadow (feel familiar, anyone?).shadow. Mari then asks the Creator for help. [[AGodIsYou You're the Creator]], and you draw a hero to help. This hero... well, you can draw it and it moves. Pretty cool gimmick. The hero must travel across the world, through the four gates in the village, defeating the shadow, returning the lost Raposa to the village, and collecting the missing pages of the Book of Life to restore the village to its former glory.

glory. The main gimmick of the game series is that you get to draw a ton of stuff, including a whale-copter. Despite looking as if it would become a lame gimmick game, it's actually very well designed and has one of the best stories ever found in a platformer game.
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5th Cell, the games' developer, went on to make ''VideoGame/{{Scribblenauts}}'', which does to words what ''Drawn to Life'' did for images. The rights of the franchise were purchased by 505 Games for $300K USD from the THQ auction, and a version for the Apple iPad was released with less than average results. A new game in the series, ''Drawn to Life: Two Realms'', was announced for December 2020.

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5th Cell, the games' developer, went on to make ''VideoGame/{{Scribblenauts}}'', which does to words what ''Drawn to Life'' did for images. The rights of the franchise were purchased by 505 Games for $300K USD from the THQ auction, and a version for the Apple iPad was released with less than average results. A new game in the series, ''Drawn to Life: Two Realms'', was announced for December 2020.
2020, which will follow up from ''The Next Chapter''.


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* CanonDiscontinuity: The revised ending for ''The Next Chapter'' and the Wii game are noncanon to ''Two Realms''.
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* PressStartToGameOver: In the first game, you can refuse Mari's prayers and cause the game to end at the very beginning.

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In addition, it's much harder and faster-paced, with a plot concerning color getting drained from the world.

There is also a CompilationRerelease of the two DS games called ''Drawn to Life Collection''. If you haven't played the game and plan to, get that.

5th Cell, the games' developer, went on to make ''VideoGame/{{Scribblenauts}}'', which does to words what ''Drawn to Life'' did for images.

The rights of the franchise were purchased by 505 Games for $300K USD from the THQ auction, and a version for the Apple iPad was released with less than average results.

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In addition, it's much harder and faster-paced, with a plot concerning color getting drained from the world.

world. There is also a CompilationRerelease of the two DS games called ''Drawn to Life Collection''. If you haven't played Collection'', with an alternate ending to the game and plan to, get that.

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5th Cell, the games' developer, went on to make ''VideoGame/{{Scribblenauts}}'', which does to words what ''Drawn to Life'' did for images.

images. The rights of the franchise were purchased by 505 Games for $300K USD from the THQ auction, and a version for the Apple iPad was released with less than average results.
results. A new game in the series, ''Drawn to Life: Two Realms'', was announced for December 2020.
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* NoSuchThingAsDehydration: It's explicitly mentioned that the villagers were eating much less without the banya crop/Chef Cookie around, but the lack of water is only mentioned when the village needs rain. However, it only needs rain to get a break from the sun and water the banya, rather than to have something to drink.
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On October 22, 2020, a new game called ''Drawn to Life: Two Realms'' for UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch [[https://www.gematsu.com/2020/10/drawn-to-life-two-realms-rated-for-switch-in-taiwan was leaked]] by the Taiwan Digital Game Rating Committee.
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On October 22, 2020, a new game called ''Drawn to Life: Two Realms'' for UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch [[https://www.gematsu.com/2020/10/drawn-to-life-two-realms-rated-for-switch-in-taiwan was leaked]] by the Taiwan Digital Game Rating Committee.
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The main gimmick of the game is that you get to draw a ton of stuff, including a whale-copter. Despite looking as if it would become a lame gimmick game, it's actually very well designed, and has one of the best stories ever found in a platformer game.

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The main gimmick of the game is that you get to draw a ton of stuff, including a whale-copter. Despite looking as if it would become a lame gimmick game, it's actually very well designed, designed and has one of the best stories ever found in a platformer game.
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* AllJustADream: [[spoiler:The ending of ''The Next Chapter'', in a rather shocking manner, turns out to be Mike's car-crash coma dream.]]

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* AllJustADream: AdventuresInComaLand: [[spoiler:The ending of ''The Next Chapter'', in a rather shocking manner, turns out to be Mike's car-crash coma dream.]]
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* InteractiveStartUp: The opening screen of allows you to doodle on the image of Jowee that appears.
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* TheFlameOfLife: The Eternal Flame that sits near the town hall was symbolically snuffed when Wilfre's darkness began to swallow the town and drive everyone out, effectively killing it. When the player starts the game, the first thing they bring back is the Flame, which is then used to expel the rest of the darkness from the town- effectively bringing it back to life. [[spoiler:This takes on a much more literal meaning with TheReveal in ''The Next Chapter''. The entire game is AllJustADream a comatose Mike is having in the real world, and Wilfre's plan was to keep the dream going by allowing Mike to die; bringing the flame back in the first game stopped his plan and saved Mike's life, at least for a while.]]
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%% * TitleDropTitleDrop: "The End," [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin the ending theme of the first game]], includes the lyric "[[spoiler:Not quite certain though - Why I'm feeling so drawn - To a life with you...]]"
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* AntiFrustrationFeatures: Can't draw too well or hit an art block? The game has several preset templates for you to use when creating your hero. ''The Next Chapter'' extends it to nearly every drawing segment in the game so you don't have to be confined to the canvas for too long.
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%% * BreakTheCutie: Mari and Jowee go through this in ''The Next Chapter''.

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%% * BreakTheCutie: Mari and Jowee go through this in ''The Next Chapter''.Chapter''. [[spoiler:Mari learns the truth behind the world and attempts to undo everything she and Jowee did to prevent its destruction. Jowee, meanwhile, has to pick up the pieces trying to restore the world without her, believing she's a traitor until he was also shown the truth.]]



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%% * DreamApocalypseDreamApocalypse: [[spoiler:The fate of the world at the end of ''The Next Chapter''. Doubles as a HeroicSacrifice, as ending this world means Mike awakens from his coma.]]
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* EyeScream: [[spoiler: The Giant Robosa gets it's eyes shot at and destroyed by The Hero.

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* EyeScream: [[spoiler: The [[spoiler:The Giant Robosa gets it's eyes shot at and destroyed by The Hero.]]
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* VideoGameSliding: The player is able to slide down hills or slopes. Any enemy they run into on the way dies, and it also helps to get around a little faster.
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A sequel called ''Drawn To Life: The Next Chapter'' has been made. The version for the Wii happens directly after Drawn to Life, but before Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter on the DS. The Next Chapter features a much [[DarkerandEdgier darker storyline]], incredibly improved drawing functions, better platforming, no arbitrary outlines where you can only color things in...

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A sequel called ''Drawn To Life: The Next Chapter'' has been made.followed, having two versions that have different plots. The version for the Wii happens directly after Drawn to Life, but before Drawn to Life: The Next Chapter on the DS. The Next Chapter features a much [[DarkerandEdgier darker storyline]], incredibly improved drawing functions, better platforming, no arbitrary outlines where you can only color things in...

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* AbnormalAmmo: Acorns, snowballs, and starfish.
* AerithAndBob: The game uses a lot of regular names but are spelled out differently.
* [[spoiler: AllJustADream: The ending of ''The Next Chapter'', in a rather shocking manner.]]

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* AbnormalAmmo: Acorns, The hero uses acorns, snowballs, and starfish.
starfish.
* AerithAndBob: The game uses a lot of regular names but are spelled out differently.
* [[spoiler:
AllJustADream: The [[spoiler:The ending of ''The Next Chapter'', in a rather shocking manner.manner, turns out to be Mike's car-crash coma dream.]]



* AmbidextrousSprite: Played straight with Rapo, up to the player for the main character's sprite.
* ArtInitiatesLife

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%% * AmbidextrousSprite: Played straight with Rapo, up to the player for the main character's sprite.
* ArtInitiatesLifeArtInitiatesLife: The whole gimmick is that whatever you draw for the game becomes real.



* BackgroundBoss: The Giant Robosa, at first.
* BigBad: Wilfre.

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* BackgroundBoss: The Giant Robosa, at first.
first, only appears in the distance. It moves in closer to attack.
* BigBad: Wilfre.Wilfre, who destroyed the book of life and brought the shadows to the world in the first game, and started draining the world's color in the second game.



* BreakTheCutie: Mari and Jowee go through this in ''The Next Chapter''.

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%% * BreakTheCutie: Mari and Jowee go through this in ''The Next Chapter''.



* CompilationRerelease

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%% * CompilationRerelease



* DevelopersRoom: Unlockable extra in the first game. [[spoiler: You unlock it using the wishing well.]]
* DivineAssistance: The Creator.

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* DevelopersRoom: Unlockable extra in the first game. [[spoiler: You unlock it using the wishing well. Once you unlock it, the wishing well will always take you there.]]
* DivineAssistance: The Creator.Creator is essentially God, using their creative powers to save the Raposa in their time of need. Occasionally, they even step in directly to fix a problem.



* [[spoiler: DreamApocalypse]]
* [[spoiler: TheEndingChangesEverything: You may not see the story of these games the same way ever again once it's revealed that all of it was Mike's coma dream.]]

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[[spoiler: DreamApocalypse]]
* [[spoiler: TheEndingChangesEverything:
You may not see the story of these games the same way ever again once it's revealed that all of it was Mike's coma dream.]]



* EternalEngine: The Giant Robosa combines this with WombLevel.
* EyeScream: [[spoiler: The Giant Robosa]]
* TheFaceless: Samuel (Barely).
* FloatingPlatforms
* FridgeBrilliance: Some of the Raposa saved in the first game are odd choices, to say the least: A pirate crew, an Franchise/IndianaJones expy, a vampire, a bodyguard... It all makes sense after TheReveal. [[spoiler: Mike is the young boy who thought this world up, so his subconscious is creating Raposa characters based on types of characters he likes.]]

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%% * EternalEngine: The Giant Robosa combines this with WombLevel.
* EyeScream: [[spoiler: The Giant Robosa]]
Robosa gets it's eyes shot at and destroyed by The Hero.
* TheFaceless: Samuel (Barely).
Downplayed with Samuel, who always keeps his hood up.
* FloatingPlatforms
* FridgeBrilliance: Some of
FloatingPlatforms: Justified, in that the Raposa saved in majority of these platforms are clouds drawn by the first game are odd choices, to say the least: A pirate crew, an Franchise/IndianaJones expy, a vampire, a bodyguard... It all makes sense after TheReveal. [[spoiler: Mike is the young boy who thought this world up, so his subconscious is creating Raposa characters based on types of characters he likes.]]creator.



* GoombaStomp

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* GoombaStompGoombaStomp: Enemies can be killed by jumping on them.



** Also, when you close your DS system while playing and enter sleep mode, the Rapos will cry "AWWW!!", and when you open it again they'll cry "YAY!! RAPO!!"
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** Also, when you close your DS system while playing and enter sleep mode, the Rapos will cry "AWWW!!", and when you open it again they'll cry "YAY!! RAPO!!"
RAPO!!" Similarly, using a cheat makes the Rapos cry.
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* LawOfOneHundred



* LittleBitBeastly: Raposa.

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* LittleBitBeastly: Raposa.Raposa are anthropomorphic creatures with fox ears, but are otherwise quite humanoid, to the point where the human Mike's only difference is his human ears.



* MotorMouth: Crazy Barks, to an extent.

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* MotorMouth: Crazy Barks, to an extent. He speaks fast enough for all of his words to blend together, but the others can still understand him fine.



* ObviouslyEvil: Wilfre. [[spoiler: [[WellIntentionedExtremist Except he isn't.]] [[GainaxEnding Maybe.]] ]]
* OneUp: Shaped like the head you drew for your hero, no less.
* OrphansPlotTrinket: Heather has a pendant.

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* ObviouslyEvil: Wilfre. [[spoiler: [[WellIntentionedExtremist Except he isn't.]] [[GainaxEnding Maybe.]] ]]
Wilfre, who is literally covered in shadow and spoke about wanting to make better creations than The Creator.
* OneUp: Shaped like the head you drew for your hero, no less.
less; they also respawn, so levels can be re-played to farm lives.
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* OrphansPlotTrinket: Heather has a pendant.pendant with her.



* PowerTrio: In the first game: Jowee is the id, Mari is the ego, and the mayor is the superego.

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%% * PowerTrio: In the first game: Jowee is the id, Mari is the ego, and the mayor is the superego.



* SugarApocalypse: Wilfre causes this. Everything bad that happens in the Raposa world is Wilfre's fault. ''Everything.''
* SuperpoweredEvilSide: [[spoiler:Heather.]] [[RedRightHand Who didn't see that one coming?]]

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%% * SugarApocalypse: Wilfre causes this. Everything bad that happens in the Raposa world is Wilfre's fault. ''Everything.''
%% * SuperpoweredEvilSide: [[spoiler:Heather.]] [[RedRightHand Who didn't see that one coming?]]



* TechnicolorFire: Justified, since [[AGodIsYou you're God]].
* ThankTheMaker: Literally.
* ThisCannotBe: Wilfre at the end of the first game.
* TitleDrop
* TurnsRed: Also literally.
* UnderwaterBossBattle: The third boss in the first game.

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* TechnicolorFire: Justified, since [[AGodIsYou you're God]].
God]], but the Eternal Flame can be any color of the rainbow.
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* ThankTheMaker: Literally.
%% * ThisCannotBe: Wilfre at the end of the first game.
%% * TitleDrop
%% * TurnsRed: Also literally.
* UnderwaterBossBattle: The third boss in the first game. game is a giant fish, who you have to fight swimming, so no GoombaStomp allowed.



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* VerbalTic

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* WellIntentionedExtremist:
** [[spoiler:Wilfre. Although his methods are MoralEventHorizon-ish, it was all to stop the DreamApocalypse. However, when the Raposa discover this, they realize that it's better to fade away with the dreams than to live in a world of shadow.]]
** [[spoiler: [[FridgeBrilliance Dreams don't]] [[Music/OwlCity turn to dust.]]]]

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* WellIntentionedExtremist:
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WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:Wilfre. Although his methods are MoralEventHorizon-ish, it was all to stop the DreamApocalypse. However, when the Raposa discover this, they realize that it's better to fade away with the dreams than to live in a world of shadow.]]
** [[spoiler: [[FridgeBrilliance Dreams don't]] [[Music/OwlCity turn to dust.]]]]
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* SuddenSoundtrackStop: Before the player sets off on their penultimate level, a cutscene shows the mayor being attacked and killed by Wilfre. After this moment, the background music is temporarily replaced with empty sounds of wind, and the player has no choice but to continue with the game. After the level is beaten, the music remains gone until the player goes to find the mayor's body, and it comes back afterward for the climax.
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* AlternateEnding: The Collection's edition of the Next Chapter has a different ending to the separate DS one, obtainable through an early choice.
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* BittersweetEnding: For ''The Next Chapter'', and infamously one of the most depressing of its type: [[spoiler:the entire Raposa world is destroyed after being revealed to be no more than the dream of a comatose Mike, a child in the human world, who was knocked deeply unconscious after a car accident killed his parents. At the end, though, Mike ''does'' wake up and reunite with his sister Heather, providing a glimmer of relief in the otherwise bleak scenario.]]
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* FiveManBand: The Next Chapter DS seems to have the makings of this.
-->TheHero: Jowee, and Mari [[spoiler:until she disappears]]
-->TheLancer: Pirate Beard
-->TheSmartGuy: Isaac
-->TheBigGuy: Crazy Barks
-->TheChick: Mike
-->SixthRanger: Sock [[spoiler:(SixthRangerTraitor, actually)]]
-->SupportingLeader: The Hero
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Not to be confused with ''WesternAnimation/DrawnTogether''.

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* CheatCode: [[spoiler: Press pause, and hold L and R and press A, X, B, B, Y]] in the first game to become invincible for the duration of one level/boss.

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[[spoiler: Press pause, and hold L and R and press A, X, B, B, Y]] in the first game to become invincible for the duration of one level/boss.



* LampshadeHanging: This little exchange in the first game:

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* LampshadeHanging: LampshadeHanging:
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* MeaningfulName: Wilfre = free will, which also makes this a WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic.

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Wilfre = free will, which also makes this a WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic.



* ShoutOut: There's a treasure hunter Raposa named [[Franchise/IndianaJones Indee]], complete with his treasure-seeking dad and curmudgeonly son.

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* ShoutOut: ShoutOut:
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There's a treasure hunter Raposa named [[Franchise/IndianaJones Indee]], complete with his treasure-seeking dad and curmudgeonly son.



* WakeUpCallBoss: In the first game, Deadwood is a step up from [[WarmUpBoss Frostwind]], who has a predictable attack pattern, because he spawns in shadow enemies every second and occasionally causes earthquakes, stunning the Hero. The shadow inside Deadwood is also quite difficult to beat because it moves extremely fast and also causes earthquakes.

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* WakeUpCallBoss: WakeUpCallBoss:
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In the first game, Deadwood is a step up from [[WarmUpBoss Frostwind]], who has a predictable attack pattern, because he spawns in shadow enemies every second and occasionally causes earthquakes, stunning the Hero. The shadow inside Deadwood is also quite difficult to beat because it moves extremely fast and also causes earthquakes.



* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:Wilfre. Although his methods are MoralEventHorizon-ish, it was all to stop the DreamApocalypse. However, when the Raposa discover this, they realize that it's better to fade away with the dreams than to live in a world of shadow.]]

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* WellIntentionedExtremist: WellIntentionedExtremist:
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[[spoiler:Wilfre. Although his methods are MoralEventHorizon-ish, it was all to stop the DreamApocalypse. However, when the Raposa discover this, they realize that it's better to fade away with the dreams than to live in a world of shadow.]]
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* CantMoveWhileBeingWatched:
** One enemy in the snow world attacks by throwing snowballs. When the player is facing them, they hide in a snow mound, only to attack again when you're not facing them.
** The snow world also contains a snowman monster that spawns mini snowmen to attack the player, but only when the player isn't facing them.
** "Watersong" in the second game features a level that has living statue enemies, which rush toward the player once the player passes them.
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* {{Cumulonemesis}}: On the first stage of the final world in ''The Next Chapter,'' there are sentient storm clouds that shoot harmful lightning projectiles downwards from their body. {{Subverted}} in that these clouds can be used as [[HelpfulMook helpful platforms that can destroy]] {{Mooks}} [[HelpfulMook from below]].
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* WishingWell: By tossing coins into the wishing well, you can get anything from extra coins, to new special abilities, to access to the secret creator's section. Not every offer of coins gets results, however

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* WishingWell: By tossing coins into the wishing well, you can get anything from extra coins, to new special abilities, to access to the secret creator's section. Not every offer of coins gets results, howeverhowever.

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