History WhatAnIdiot / HenryStickminSeries

'''The Result:''' The airship presumably crashes, triggering a FAIL.

'''You'd Expect:''' For Grigori to check Henry's pulse and see if he's really dead.\\

-->'''FAIL screen:''' [[CaptainObvious You went to the 1st dimension.]] That's okay, just flip the switch to get back to... oh, right.

'''The Result:''' As it turns out, it's just a regular backpack, and Henry is sent plummeting to the ground with its contents ([[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext including a bowling ball which finishes him off]]). This triggers a FAIL.

** After Ellie Rose]reveals to the entire Toppat Clan that Henry abandoned her in the Wall, everyone decides to get Henry to WalkThePlank off the airship to his death. However, Henry fights back and tosses Reginald Copperbottom overboard.\\

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* In the legacy version, one of the six choices is to use explosives to get into the bank. However, when Henry Stickmin prepares to blow them up, it doesn't work.\\

* The beginning of Henry's story ''is built on this''. A new cop, Dave Panpa, has just found a package that should be delivered to Henry Stickmin.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' Dave to check the package, like a normal policeman would do.\\

'''The Result:''' The cake within the package has an item that would help Henry escape, thus setting the rest of the series in motion. Additionally, it is shown in ''Stealing the Diamond'' that [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome Dave's failure to check the package or stop Henry from escaping ended up costing Dave his badge]], forcing him to find work as a security guard.

--> '''FAIL screen:''' I think that was just a regular backpack. [[LampshadeHanging See what happens when you assume?]]

--> '''FAIL screen:''' [[CaptainObvious You went to the 1st dimension.]] That's okay, just flip the switch to get back to... oh, right.
** If Charles Calvin chooses to use a gravity manipulator on Henry to help him float across a gap, he unwittingly ''increases'' gravity's effect on Henry ([[DoubleMeaning or did he]] make Henry go ''down'' more?), and then asks Henry if it worked, hearing no response.\\

--> '''FAIL screen:''' Did... Did you just bungee jump with a plain rope?

* In the [[spoiler:''The Betrayed'']] branch, Wallace Pemberton is an undercover agent for the Toppat Clan who can be chosen as the clan's first method of helping Henry escape the Wall.\\

--> '''FAIL screen:''' [[AllforNothing He spent three years undercover... What a waste.]]

* [[spoiler:Near the ''Valiant Hero'' ending, Henry is pulled out of his and Charles' escape pod by a desperate Jacked Hughman. Charles leaves the escape pod momentarily to shove Jacked away and rescue Henry.]]\\
'''You'd Expect:''' [[spoiler:Him to leap back into the escape pod with Henry in his arms.]]\\
'''Instead:''' [[spoiler:He throws Henry inside, allowing Jacked to tackle him away from the pod.]]\\
'''The Result:''' [[spoiler:The escape pod seals and launches itself with only Henry inside it, and Charles tragically dies when the Toppat orbital station's core explodes.]]
* [[spoiler:Much like the ''Government Supported Private Investigator'' route in ''Infiltrating the Airship'', the choices made in the ''Toppat Civil Warfare'' route (both the decisions in the story AND the fails) are seriously stupid.]]
** After [[spoiler:Ellie Rose]] reveals to the entire Toppat Clan that [[spoiler:Henry abandoned her in the Wall,]] everyone decides to get Henry to WalkThePlank off the airship to his death. However, Henry [[spoiler:fights back and tosses Reginald Copperbottom overboard]].\\

'''The Result:''' [[spoiler:Because they didn't leave rescuing Reginald for later and killed Henry when they had the chance, Henry and his loyalists use an escape pod to get out of the airship after the final choice set. Said escape pod crashes into the Right Hand Man's face just ''after'' he had grabbed Reginald, killing both of them anyway and forcing Ellie to take Reginald's spot as leader of the Toppats.]]
** After THAT moment, [[spoiler:Ellie]] grabs an AK-47 and threatens to shoot Henry if he doesn't jump off the airship. One of the options for Henry to get out of this mess is a chainsaw.\\
'''You'd Expect''': Henry to use it to kill as many Toppats [[spoiler:(and potentially Ellie)]] as he possibly can. [[TakingYouWithMe Even if he dies and still result in a FAIL, these Toppats would go down along with him]].\\

'''The Result''': Because his world doesn't run on WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes physics, he falls to his doom, still causing a FAIL.
** In the "Good Gents" option, Henry and his loyalists invade the bridge of the Airship to take back the leadership of the clan by defeating [[spoiler:Ellie]], Reginald, and RHM.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' Considering how Henry betrayed [[spoiler:Ellie]] back at the Wall, making her vengeful, and even though he did fake his death by using a helicopter-propelled hat, she can simply recognize Henry with his golden dollar top hat and potentially use [[Franchise/StarWars the Force]] at Henry, to kill him by suffocation, while RHM would take care of the others.\\

----> That was a poorly thought out plan...

--> '''FAIL screen:''' Ah, just like old times.
---> That was a poorly thought out plan...

'''The result:''' [[spoiler:Because they didn't leave rescuing Reginald for later and killed Henry when they had the chance, Henry and his loyalists use an escape pod to get out of the airship after the final choice set. Said escape pod crashes into the Right Hand Man's face just ''after'' he had grabbed Reginald, killing both of them anyway and forcing Ellie to take Reginald's spot as leader of the Toppats.]]

* '''''[[spoiler:Much like the ''Government Supported Private Investigator'' route in ''Infiltrating the Airship'', the choices made in the ''Toppat Civil Warfare'' route (both the decisions in the story AND the fails) are seriously stupid.]]

'''Instead:''' She basically does nothing after the Right Hand Man angrily shouts and fires the laser at the gang, cutting off Henry and Geoffrey.

'''The Result:''' The cake within the package has an item that would help Henry escape, thus setting the rest of the series in motion. Additionally, it is shown in ''Stealing the Diamond'' that Dave's failure to check the package or stop Henry from escaping ended up costing Dave his badge, forcing him to find work as a security guard.

'''The Result:''' The cake within the package has an item that would help Henry escape, thus setting the rest of the series in motion.

'''Instead:''' Nobody does anything until after the Right Hand Man flies down to grab Reginald and get him to safety\\.

'''You'd Expect:''' Considering how Henry betrayed [[spoiler:Ellie]] back at the Wall, making her a vengeful and even though he did fake his death by using a helicopter-propelled hat, she can simply recognize Henry with his golden dollar top hat and potentially use [[Franchise/StarWars the Force]] at Henry, to kill him by suffocation, while RHM would take care of the others.\\

* '''''[[spoiler:Toppat Civil Warfare]]'':'''

'''Instead:''' Nobody does anything until after the Right Hand Man flies down to grab Reginald and get him to safety.

'''You'd Expect''': Henry to use it to kill as many Toppats [[spoiler:(and potentially Ellie)]] as he possibly can. [[TakingYouWithMe Even if he dies and still result a FAIL, these Toppats would die too]].\\

Many fails are results of [[WhatAnIdiot sheer idiocy]]. [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools Luckily, it makes them funnier]]. While several of them are brought upon by Henry himself, others can contribute to the idiocy as well.

'''Instead:''' They don't find out until Henry leaves the bag and is caught by the vault's security system.

'''You'd Expect:''' Considering how Henry betrayed [[spoiler:Ellie]] back at the Wall, resulting her vengeful and even though he did fake his death by using a helicopter-propelled hat, she can simply recognize Henry with his golden dollar top hat and potentially use [[Franchise/StarWars the Force]] at Henry, to kill him by suffocation, while RHM would take care of the others.\\
'''Instead:''' She does nothing
after the Right Hand Man angrily shouts and fires the laser at the gang, cutting off Henry and Geoffrey.

** After Ellie Rose reveals to the entire Toppat Clan that Henry abandoned her in the Wall, everyone decides to get Henry to WalkThePlank off the airship to his death. However, Henry fights back and tosses Reginald Copperbottom overboard.\\

** After THAT moment, Ellie grabs an AK-47 and threatens to shoot Henry if he doesn't jump off the airship. One of the options for Henry to get out of this mess is a chainsaw.\\
'''You'd Expect''': Henry to use it to kill as many Toppats (and potentially Ellie) as he possibly can. [[TakingYouWithMe Even if he dies and still result a FAIL, these Toppats would die too]].\\

* Most of the FAILs from the ''Government Supported Private Investigator'' route are pretty much an avalanche of stupidity.

** After THAT moment, Ellie grabs a shotgun and threatens to shoot Henry if he doesn't jump off the airship. One of the options for Henry to get out of this mess is a chainsaw.\\
'''You'd Expect''': Henry to use it to kill as many Toppats (and potentially Ellie) as he possibly can. [[TakingYouWithMe Even if he dies, these Toppats would die too]].\\

* '''''Government Supported Private Investigator'':'''

--> '''FAIL screen:''' Wow, he didn't even hit the door...

* In the ''Free Man'' route, the Right Hand Man desires revenge against Henry Stickmin for arresting his former boss.\\

** When Henry is on a plank hanging off the airship, one of the options is a chainsaw.\\
'''You'd Expect''': Henry to use it to attack the Toppats. Even if he dies in the process, he can still kill some of them.\\
'''Instead''': In an attempt to invoke GravityIsAHarshMistress, he uses the chainsaw to cut the plank he's on off the airship.\\

** After helping Henry cross the gap, Charles can choose to shoot down Wilhelm Krieghaus of [[NebulousEvilOrganization the Toppat Clan]] so Henry can steal his key card.\\

[[folder:Breaking the Bank]]

[[folder:Escaping the Prison]]

[[folder:Infiltrating the Airship]]

[[folder:Fleeing the Complex]]

[[folder:Completing the Mission]]