Line #80 Characters/ItTakesTwo2021


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3	!!Main Characters
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6	[[folder:Cody]]
7	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tvtcody_1.jpg]]
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9	The stay-at-home dad who loves to create and be in tune with nature. It's because of his heavily strained relationship with his wife May that the story centers around their rather strange journey around the house as living toys. At the start of the game, he becomes a clay doll.
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11	* EarthyBarefootCharacter: His doll form is a clay doll and he's a NatureHero whose powers are also connected to nature.
12	* HouseHusband: He is a stay-at-home dad who takes great care in keeping both the house and the garden in top shape, while May is out earning money in her job.
13	* AnIcePerson: He gains ice-based magic powers during the Magic Castle level.
14	* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: In the music chapter, Cody uses his cymbal like a shield to protect himself and May from various hazards.
15	* NatureHero: It comparison to May, Cody loves talking about animals, plants and the beauty of nature. His contributions to the story and game tend to revolve around his knowledge of the natural world.
16	* PlantHair: His doll form sports this, which later becomes [[VineTentacles very useful during the Garden chapter]].
17	* RealMenWearPink: He's a stay-at-home dad who has aspirations of becoming a gardener.
18	* ThrowingYourShieldAlwaysWorks: Cody can throw his cymbal-shield at enemies or destructible objects, and it will return to his hand like a boomerang. Captain America would be proud.
19	* TimeMaster: In the Cuckoo Clock level, Cody is given a stopwatch which lets him control the flow of time for specific objects.
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22	[[folder:May]]
23	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tvtmay.jpg]]
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25	The working mom who prefers to think logically and has the mind of an engineer. It's because of her heavily strained relationship with her husband Cody that the story centers around their rather strange journey around the house as living toys. At the start of the game, she becomes a wooden doll.
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28	* CarryABigStick: May uses a sentient hammer head as her tool to smash anything she comes across in the Shed level.
29	* FlamingSword: May gets one of these during the Magic Castle level.
30	* ScienceHero: In comparison to Cody, May prefers to act rationally and question everything while maintaining a scientific eye for things. Her contributions to the story and game tend to revolve around her knowledge of engineering.
31	* WhenYouComingHomeDad: She's a working mother and the breadwinner of the family, which is why she's often absent in her family's life.
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34	[[folder:Rose]]
35	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/161e8de8_3fcb_40cc_83be_20e8601784a2.jpeg]]
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37	Cody and May's Daughter. Seemingly the source of how her parents turned into little dolls, she's dealing with the all-too real sadness of watching her parents fall out of love with each other and talk of divorce.
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40	* BreakTheCutie: She's clearly suffering from her parents' deteriorating marriage, and bursts into tears once she sees [[spoiler:the newly-damaged Cutie]].
41	* InvisibleToNormals: As far as Rose sees, all the giant worlds and places her parents have an adventure through is just different parts of the house or the various play areas of her room.
42	* ItsAllMyFault: [[spoiler:She believes that her parents hating each other is completely her fault and decides to run away from home. Ironically it's her bringing in that self-help book that actually ''helps'' bring her parents together]]
43	* TheRunaway: [[spoiler:Rose attempts to do this in a final bid to make her parents get along. Thankfully her parents pick her up before this comes into fruition.]]
44	* SpannerInTheWorks: Rose bringing in the self-help book that would ultimately help mend her parents' relationship.
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47	[[folder:Dr. Hakim]]
48	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tvthakim.jpg]]
49	[[caption-width-right:350:"COLLABORATION!"]]
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51	The writer of a Self-Help Relationship best-seller who has magically taken on the form of his own book. He claims to have been asked by Rose to help fix Cody and May's relationship and that's exactly what he'll do... even if he utilizes some rather crazy methods.
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53	* AmbiguouslyBrown: His surname is of Arabic origin, but he (or at least the book) is given an inconsistent Spanish accent.
54	* GrailInTheGarbage: At the end of the game, Rose reveals that she found the book at school in a trashcan. Cody stated that it's amazing what people can find in the trash.
55	* LargeHam: You can bet your bottom dollar Dr. Hakim fits the bill.
56	* LatinLover: He's a sentient book about romance with a heavy Hispanic accent ([[WhatTheHellIsThatAccent sometimes]]).
57	* RepetitiveName: In addition to being a regular Arabic surname, "Hakim" is also a term for physician, making his name essentially "Dr. Doctor".
58	* ToughLove: The entire game is Dr. Hakim forcing Cody and May to confront and fix their relationship as well as their deficiencies as individuals by having them literally fight the messes they've created through their negligence and bickering.
59	* {{Troll}}: Much of Dr. Hakim's interactions with Cody and May is either making their journey more difficult or ratting them out to other characters and getting them in trouble. [[spoiler:It becomes clear that he does this because it's to either stop the two of them from constantly taking the easy way out, or from manipulating and lying to others just to get their way.]]
60	* WellIntentionedExtremist: Dr. Hakim stretches out Cody and May's attempts to reach Rose and then tears apart her letter that supposedly could fix them, only giving it back if the two of them pass his tests. Yet he says it's all in the name of getting Cody and May to work together and in the process, fix their relationship.
61	* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: Dr. Hakim's accent seems to constantly fluctuate between French and Spanish. Somewhat justified as he was magically brought to life by Rose, a child who'd likely associate both accents with love while not exactly knowing the differences between them.
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64	!!Side Characters
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66	[[folder:Vacuum]]
67	A vacuum cleaner that once belonged to May and Cody but was broken by Cody's improper use of it and left to rust in storage when May chose to buy a replacement despite claiming she'd fix it.
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69	* HoistByHisOwnPetard: He's defeated by using a seperate vacuum cleaning apparatus to suck up and launch his own explosive projectiles against him. Once he's been quelled, May and Cody grab his vacuum arms and force them against his eyes, sucking them out and apparently causing him to explode.
70	* StarterVillain: The first antagonist May and Cody encounter after becoming Rose's toys, seeking vengeance for being misused and abandoned by his owners.
71	* ThrowDownTheBomblet: Throws out mines, which May and Cody must fire back at him to damage him.
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74	[[folder:Hammer]]
75	A sentient, disembodied hammer head who agreed to help May and Cody reach Rose on the condition that they help reunite him with his body. He serves as May’s weapon for part of the Shed chapter.
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77	* AndIMustScream: Spends an unknown amount of time before the game as a disembodied head lying helplessly in a pile of sawdust, slowly rusting.
78	-->'''Hammer''': Do you know how painful it is to die from rust? It’s like burning alive… slowly.
79	* AnimateInanimateObject: A sentient hammer (head).
80	* EquippableAlly: Serves as May’s chapter weapon. In addition to hitting things, he also lets her swing off nails stuck in walls.
81	* LosingYourHead: Was reduced to a disembodied head prior to the events of the game. [[spoiler:His body is restored after the Toolbox is defeated.]]
82	* NoNameGiven: Doesn’t seem to have an actual name. Either that or his name is just [[ADogNamedDog “Hammer”]].
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85	[[folder:Toolbox]]
86	May’s old toolbox, which has taken on a monstrous life of its own.
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88	* AnArmAndALeg: Loses its right arm (due to May hammering off the locks keeping it attached to him) during his boss fight.
89	* AnimateInanimateObject: A living toolbox.
90	* CrosshairAware: When it fires nails, shadows appear on the ground where they’re going to land.
91	* GetBackHereBoss: A downplayed example; the fight itself is normal, but May and Cody must chase after it (platforming over various machines while it sends volleys of nails at them) in order to initiate the fight.
92	* LeftStuckAfterAttack: In the first phase, Cody can use a nail to pin its arm to a short wall on the left side of the arena, and in the second its shovel-hand will be stunned in place for a few seconds after every few attacks, allowing May to use it to flip Cody into the air.
93	* OneHitKill: Its drill-blade and shovel slam attacks will instantly kill any player who gets hit by it. Fortunately, they’re both easy to dodge, and May or Cody can respawn without penalty as long as the other one is still alive.
94	* RainOfArrows: Fires salvos of nails into the air in imitation of this trope.
95	* SawBladesOfDeath: At the beginning of its second phase, circular saw blades appear to lop pieces off the boss arena, [[VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy Puzzle Plank Galaxy]]-style.
96	* StuffBlowingUp: Is defeated by detonating an AerosolFlamethrower on top of its “head”.
97	* ThisIsADrill: Drills holes in its boss arena as one of its attacks. And then, for some reason, blades will extend out from the drill bit and rotate across the boss arena a few times.
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100	[[folder:Hammer’s Friends]]
101	A group of living tools who are imprisoned inside a monstrous toolbox.
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103	* AlliterativeName: Sebastian the saw.
104	* AnimateInanimateObject: They’re all living tools.
105	* TheBlank: None of them have any facial features, despite practically every other animated object in the game having ''at least'' a pair of eyes.
106	* CagedInsideAMonster: They’re all trapped within Toolbox until May and Cody defeat it.
107	* EquippableAlly: The Drill is used by the Toolbox for one of the latter’s attacks, though the fact that the Drill is seen celebrating after the Toolbox is defeated implies this was against its will. Equippable Victim?
108	* MadeOfIron: Being literally made of metal aside, the Toolbox dying via ''explosion'' doesn’t seem to harm them at all.
109	* NoNameGiven: None of the tools are named except for Sebastian the saw.
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112	[[folder:Stargazer]]
113	A sentient pair of binoculars with a robotic affect. She meets May and Cody at the end of the Shed chapter, and gives them crucial [[spoiler:(read: RedHerring, though it’s not her fault)]] information about the spell they’re under.
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115	* AllThereInTheManual: Her name is only revealed in the ending credits.
116	* AnimateInanimateObject: A talking pair of binoculars.
117	* GentleGiant: She’s absolutely ''titanic'' compared to May and Cody’s doll forms, but acts completely nice and helpful towards them.
118	* MeaningfulName: She’s a tool sometimes used for stargazing. Also, her view in Rose’s window, judging by how Rose’s room appears to be laid out, gives her a clear look at [[SpaceLevel Moon Baboon’s Station]].
119	* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler:By telling May and Cody that Rose’s tears fell on the dolls before they came to life, she makes them believe that Rose’s tears can restore them to their human bodies, setting them on the path to the infamous KillTheCutie moment.]]
120	* ViewerGenderConfusion: Quite a few Lets’ Players didn’t realize she’s female.
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123	[[folder:Squirrel Chief]]
124	The leader of the Squirrel tribe living within the tree outside of May and Cody's house.
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126	* FisticuffsBoss: [[spoiler:Defeated as a [[UnexpectedGameplayChange Fighting Game Opponent]] on the wings of the makeshift biplane they stole from the Squirrels to escape.]]
127	* KamehameHadoken: [[spoiler:To go with the fighting game parody in which he must be defeated in.]]
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130	[[folder:"Wasp Queen"]]
131	The supposed Queen of the Wasps living within the hive inside a tree outside of May and Cody's house. She's actually a large robot built by the Squirrels and piloted by a spy they had originally sent to infiltrate and help wipe out the wasps. However the spy was seduced by the power she had once she convinced the wasps that she was their queen choosing to side with the wasps and betray the squirrels.
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133	* TheManBehindTheCurtain: [[spoiler:She's actually a bumblebee instead of a mighty wasp queen or even a squirrel.]]
134	* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: [[spoiler:When Cody hears her cry over how pathetic and meek she is after being exposed and narrowly escaping the wasps with her life, Cody assures her that bumblebees are a very important part of the ecosystem as pollinators and that she should have more confidence.]]
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137	[[folder:Cutie]]
138	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cutie_90.jpg]]
139	Queen Cutie III or Cutie the Loving Elephant is Rose's beloved childhood toy, and ruler of the Magic Castle.
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141	* AintTooProudToBeg: [[spoiler:As Cody and May prevent her from fleeing and drag her to her death off the side of the table -- accidentally mutilating her all the while -- she sobs and begs for them not to go through with it.]]
142	-->'''Cutie:''' [[spoiler:You don't have to do this! ''I love Rose!'']]
143	* AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler:Loses her leg when it gets caught on the nearby giant crane game's door and Cody and May pull her loose. When her desperate attempts to survive [[EarAche accidentally causes her ear to get pinned down by the point of a screwdriver, that too gets ripped off]] when May and Cody insist on ignoring her screams and continue dragging her to the nearby table edge.]]
144	* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:During the credits, it's shown that she's been pieced back together, meaning that her "death" was undone.]]
145	* BlackBeadEyes: Being a plush toy elephant, Cutie literally has these.
146	* BloodlessCarnage: [[spoiler:Even though there's no actual blood involved in Cutie's death -- her cotton stuffing notwithstanding -- she still has several body parts torn off, and her expressions of fear, pain and confusion all the while make her trauma absolutely ''harrowing''.]]
147	* CartoonCreature: Although she's mostly an adorable plush elephant, her body appears to resemble a toy walkie-talkie or cell phone, complete with three buttons, a speaker, and a big heart-shaped light on her chest.
148	* CheerfulChild: By nature, Cutie is an adorable, whimsical toy with a kind and innocent disposition, a voice not unlike that of a young girl, and whose best friend is Rose; hinting at her being very young at heart.
149	* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:Cutie suffers a painful, terrifying and drawn-out demise at the hands of Cody and May, with the intention being to cause Rose to cry so they can change back to normal. She's relentlessly chased by them, [[NeckLift painfully grabbed by the head in a crane game]] after falling into it when her "Escape Pod" crashes, [[AnArmAndALeg gets her leg caught in the door of said game and then slowly torn off]], then [[EarAche gets her ear stabbed by a screwdriver and also slowly torn off]], then ultimately thrown to her death off the side of a tall table; [[FaceDeathWithDespair sobbing and begging for her life all the while]]. Worst of all, her fate [[FromBadToWorse accomplishes absolutely]] ''[[FromBadToWorse nothing]]'' [[FromBadToWorse positive]].]]
150	* CrueltyIsTheOnlyOption: [[spoiler:Much as they clearly don't want to do so, Cutie ''must'' die by Cody and May's hands for the game to progress, making it a ''literal'' example of KillTheCutie]].
151	* CuddleBug: When she meets Cody and May, Cutie quickly figures out that they're not happy in themselves ([[spoiler:partially out of guilt at their next mission being to kill her]]), and offers them a hug and being able to talk to her about what's wrong. Cody gratefully accepts, while [[ContinueYourMissionDammit May is less than impressed at him being side-tracked]].
152	-->'''Cutie:''' (''notices Cody looking despondent'') You sound unhappy. You can tell me what's wrong, that's what friends are for!\
153	'''Cody:''' [[BlatantLies No, no... nothing's wrong]]. Heh, it's-it's great. Everything's, like, super great...\
154	'''Cutie:''' Well, I can see you're not happy. You need a hug! (''warmly embraces him'')\
155	'''Cody:''' (''hugs her back'') ...[[LampshadeHanging I kinda do, huh?]]
156	* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler:She's only a living stuffed toy, so it's not clear whether her injuries and the fall from her toy castle to the floor of Rose's room actually killed her; since from that point onwards, she's treated as an inanimate toy back in the real world. The end shows that she's been repaired with her leg and eared sewed back on, with what are probably decorative band-aids to show her "healing".]]
157	* EarAche: [[spoiler:When trying to flee from Cody and May and already losing her leg, Cutie gets one of her ears pinned underneath the end of a screwdriver. Despite trying to let them know that she's stuck and to remove the needle, they simply pull hard on ''her'' instead, slowly tearing her ear off.]]
158	* FurryReminder: [[spoiler:This is [[PlayedForHorror played to horrifying effect]] when she has her ear torn off. When that happens, Cutie lets out a loud, realistic trumpet, bringing to mind [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything a real baby elephant caught in a poacher's trap]].]]
159	* GentleGiant: By toy standards, at least. As expected for an elephant, Cutie is at least twice the height of Cody and May in their doll forms. She's also as friendly and sweet-natured as can be.
160	* GoodCannotComprehendEvil: [[spoiler:She never gets mad at Cody and May for trying to kill her, but all the while, Cutie genuinely cannot fathom why they'd want to do it and begs them to consider a different choice.]]
161	-->'''Cutie:''' [[spoiler:(''scared'') [[OhCrap Kill me?]] Why do you want to kill me?]]\
162	'''Cody:''' [[spoiler:(''backtracking'') Oh, no no no no... we, we don't ''want to'' kill you! We just... kind of have to. [[NotHelpingYourCase Just a little bit]].]]\
163	'''Cutie:''' [[spoiler:But I'm Cutie, the Loving Elephant. I love Rose, and Rose loves me! I don't want to die!]]\
164	'''May:''' [[spoiler:I know, but we have no choice. (''regretfully'') [[ApologeticAttacker I'm sorry]].]]
165	* TheHighQueen: She's the Queen Of the Magic Castle, and a kind ruler who's very fondly thought of by her subjects. When Cody and May actually meet Cutie, [[NiceGirl it's not hard to see why]].
166	* HonorableElephant: Being a toy elephant doll who's also a Queen, Cutie has the "regal" and "elephant" aspects down natch, on top of being probably the most innocent and friendly character in the game.
167	* KillTheCutie: [[spoiler:''Literally'' in this case. May and Cody think that the best way to get rid of the curse is to do this. It doesn't work, but they put her back together after returning to normal, indicating that she's okay.]]
168	* ModestRoyalty: Downplayed. Although Cutie still wears a cape and crown befitting her status as a Queen, her modesty is very evident in her nature; when she meets Cody and May, Cutie immediately greets them like old friends, and then promptly reassures them that they don't need to bow.
169	* NiceGirl: A cheerful, child-like stuffed toy elephant who happily welcomes May and Cody to her throne room and can tell that Cody's in a bad mood and needs a hug. [[spoiler:May and Cody definitely aren't happy about having to kill her. She never even gets mad at or blames them for doing so, and just tries to flee, pleading for her life and (futilely) for them to to do something else.]]
170	* ShootTheShaggyDog: [[spoiler:The most painful part about Cutie's CruelAndUnusualDeath is that ultimately, [[DidntThinkThisThrough it achieves nothing]] except [[FromBadToWorse make Cody and May's situation even worse]]. On top of taking an innocent life, they don't change back like they thought causing Rose to cry would let them do, and it only makes Rose feel even ''worse'' about everything; [[ItsAllMyFault to the point where she starts blaming herself for their divorce]].]]
171	* ShoutOut: As an elephant who's also a ruling monarch and never seen without her small crown, Cutie bears a noticeable resemblance to a young Literature/{{Babar}}.
172	* SweetBaker: She mentions during her introduction that she likes to bake cookies and share them with her friends, and she has a very innocent and lovely personality.
173	* SymbolicBlood: [[spoiler:When she's mutilated by Cody and May in their attempts to kill her, Cutie's cotton stuffing is seen protruding from and falling out of where her leg and ear were torn off, basically acting as the toy equivalent of blood. Cutie even cries out that "everything feels fuzzy", not unlike real-life trauma victims after major amputations and/or blood loss.]]
174	* TrademarkFavoriteFood: She's really fond of homemade cookies, and offers to share some with Cody and May when they first introduce themselves.
175	* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler:Cutie's death by the hands of May and Cody is ''not'' something the players were expecting.]]
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178	[[folder:Joy]]
179	The first plant Cody ever planted in the garden. Cody's neglect of the garden has caused her to deteriorate and become hostile.
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181	* BeatTheCurseOutOfHim: Cody's neglect of the garden has caused her and the rest of the abandoned plants within the green house to become infected. To cure her, Cody has to use his plant-based powers to take control of Joy's plant body and expose the infected parts, holding Joy still for May to hack at and slice off. She's cured after doing this three times and regains her sanity and gentle personality in the process.
182	* ClimaxBoss: Technically she's the last boss fight in the game but that's more of a result of the actual last level after her defeat not having any conventional boss fights.
183	* SanitySlippage: Her infection has apparently taken its toll on her mind as she's incredibly hostile and only roars, growls, or laughs sadistically until she's finally cured.
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