Line #39 Fanfic/CurseOfTheDualshock


1	When Chase uses a mysterious controller, all 9 pups get trapped in the popular video game Minecraft and must beat the game to escape.
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3	This WesternAnimation/PawPatrol/VideoGame/{{Minecraft}} crossover fanfic can be read here: https://www.fanfiction.net/story/storyid=13607864
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6	!!This fanfic contains examples of:
7	* {{Artifact of Doom}}: The titular controller is an example.
8	* {{Aside Comment}}: Shelly did this once in the middle of Chapter 2.
9	* {{Avoid The Dreaded G Rating}}: This fanfic is rated PG (K+ by site ratings) and has characters from a Y-rated cartoon, [[spoiler: but because it's crossed over with Minecraft (rated E 10+), it's more of an aversion]].
10	* [[AwesomeButImpractical Awesome, but Impractical]]: Mentioned; [[spoiler: Skye mentioned the idea of making a skyscraper]]. [[spoiler: It would be a cool idea for a base, but that would require way more diamonds than they have, as stated by Shelly]].
11	* {{Breaking The Fourth Wall}}: Happens several times; Usually by [[spoiler: Shelly and {{Played For Laughs}}]].
12	* CameraAbuse: [[spoiler: The creeper that killed Rubble also destroyed the camera, too]].
13	** Happens again in Chapter 4 when a Ghast Fireball destroyed it.
14	* ConsoleCameo: Appears many times - The titular Dualshock (Playstation, Sony Computer Entertainment), many Wii Remotes (Wii, Nintendo) and Joy-Con (Switch, Nintendo), and a Wii U.
15	* {{Crossover}}: Most of the story is a crossover with VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}.
16	* CursedItem: The titular Dualshock is an example of this trope.
17	* DeathIsCheap: [[spoiler: When Rubble died, he respawned in the world spawn]].
18	** Happened twice in Chapter 3: [[spoiler: First, Chase dug straight down and died as a result, then Rubble and [[CameraAbuse the camera were killed]] by a [[ActionBomb Creeper]].]] [[spoiler: In both cases, they respawned at the World Spawn]].
19	* DontTouchItYouIdiot: Rocky tried to prevent the pups from running various applications. What Happened?! [[spoiler: They didn't listen to him and [[HeroicBSOD crashed the console, complete with a blue error screen]]]]. (Teen Titans GO! Reference)
20	* ForWantOfANail: WordOfGod states that the entire story wouldn't have happened if Chase didn't try to connect that mysterious controller to their Wii U 2.
21	* FourthWallObserver: Called a 4th Wall Breaker, Shelly has various habits of {{Breaking The Fourth Wall}}, including photo-bombing the camera and addressing the audience (direct or indirect), both of which the other pups find annoying.
22	* FourthWallPortrait: WordOfGod states that realistic dogs look crazy due to the pups looking cartoony in this universe. Will be proved later.
23	* [[HeroicBSOD Heroic Blue Screen of Doom]]: Downplayed and {{Played For Laughs}}: [[spoiler: When the pups (minus Rocky) start messing with the console's files, it [[GameBreakingBug crashes with a blue error screen due to the console being unable to handle it]].]]
24	* {{I Warned You}}...: Tracker [[spoiler: tried to warn Chase about susceptive stuff, but he used it anyways despite his warnings, trapping the pups in]] Minecraft.
25	* MediumAwareness: Rocky [[spoiler: was implied to have this when [[ScoldingTheFourthWallBreaker he scolded Shelly for]] [[BreakingTheFourthWall breaking]] [[FourthWall it]]]].
26	** Rubble is also implied to have this when he said that [[CameraAbuse the camera was destroyed]] when a [[ActionBomb Creeper]] [[CameraAbuse killed him and the camera]].
27	* OriginalCharacter: Shelly is an OC[[note]] Technically an {{Expy}} of a pup in Fanfic/ZumasFear with the same name[[/note]] made from the author of this story.
28	* PlayedForLaughs: Most examples of {{Breaking the Fourth Wall}} are like this.
29	* ScoldingTheFourthWallBreaker:
30	** Rocky [[spoiler: did this to Shelly in Chapter 2]]
31	** [[spoiler: Happens again in Chapter 3]].
32	---> Shelly: "I'm sure the audience knows about this type of minecart. Let's check out the loot"\
33	Rocky: "Shelly! I just fixed the [[FourthWall 4th Wall]]!"
34	* {{Sidequest}}: [[spoiler: Due to the fact that the pups aren't prepared to take on the Woodland Mansion, they'll be mining underground in Chapter 3]].
35	* StupidGood: Out of Stupidity, Chase [[spoiler: used the controller despite Tracker's warnings, trapping the pups in Minecraft]].
36	** Happens again in Chapter 3: [[spoiler: Chase dug straight down and died as a result. This time, [[PlayedForLaughs it's funny]]]].
37	* {{To Be Continued}}...: Used at the end of each chapter.
38	* TooDumbToLive: PlayedStraight: [[spoiler: Chase dug straight down in the beginning Chapter 3. [[PlayedForLaughs Meant for Laughs]], of course]].
39	* TrappedInTvLand: The main gimmick of the fanfic; [[spoiler: Happens right after the Stupid Good example]].
40	* WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong: Chase said this right before he punched a Piglin, causing them to completely swarm them until they got to a Soul Sand Valley.
41	* WhiteAndRedAndEerieAllOver: The Ghast in chapter 4 is described as this (even though the only ''red'' part is its eyes and mouth that it keeps shut until it shoots a fireball at you).

Context Fanfic / CurseOfTheDualshock