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4	#'''[[Series/GilligansIsland Gilligan's]] Prescription:''' ''Any character who has [[LaserGuidedAmnesia amnesia]] will be cured before the end of the game. They usually [[AmnesiacDissonance won't like what they find out]] about themselves, though.''
5	#'''[[LukeIAmYourFather Luke, I Am Your]] [[DeadHorseTrope Tedious, Overused Plot Device]] ([[VideoGame/ChronoCross Lynx]] Rule):''' ''If there is any chance whatsoever that major villain X could be the male lead's father, then it will turn out that major villain X ''is'' the male lead's father.''
6	#'''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI World of]] [[CosyCatastrophe Mild Inconvenience]]:''' ''The devastating plague, noxious gas, planet-obliterating meteor or other [[AfterTheEnd large-scale disaster]] that led to the death of millions will affect your party (and your party's friends and family members) in no way whatsoever, save that [[PuttingTheBandBackTogether a few party members may become lost and you can find them later]].''
7	#'''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Golden Chocobo]] [[TooAwesomeToUse Principle]]:''' ''There will be at least one [[InfinityPlusOneSword supremely ultimate improvement for your weapon]] or some way to make your trusted steed capable of going anywhere and doing anything, requiring hours and hours of hard work to acquire. Once you do achieve this, you will use it once, and it will be completely useless for the rest of the game.''
8	#'''[[GuideDangIt Golden Chocobo Corollary]]:''' ''The magic formula for acquiring this supreme upgrade will be only vaguely alluded to in the game itself. Ideally, you're supposed to [[GuideDangIt shell out $19.95 for the strategy guide instead.]]''
9	#'''[[SortingAlgorithmOfWeaponEffectiveness Flow of Goods Rule]]:''' ''The quality of goods in the world is dependent upon the shop's distance from the final dungeon. It doesn't matter if the [[FirstTown town you start in]] has a huge thriving economy and is the [[MerchantCity center of world trade]], it will always have the game's worst equipment; and even if that village near the end is isolated and has only three people in it, it will have the game's best equipment.''
10	#'''[[MasterOfUnlocking Master Key Rule]]:''' ''Any and all [[LockedDoor locked doors]] that the characters encounter will be unlocked by the end of the game.''
11	#'''[[Film/{{Spaceballs}} "Evil will always triumph, because]] [[GoodIsDumb Good is dumb!]]" ([[VideoGame/WhiteKnightChronicles Leonard]] Rule):''' ''If the villain needs all ten legendary medallions to attain world domination and you have nine of them, [[HostageForMcGuffin everybody in your party still thinks it is necessary to bring the nine to the villain's castle and get the final one]], [[HonorBeforeReason instead of hiding the ones they've already got and spoiling his plans that way]]. After you foolishly bring the legendary medallions to the villain's hideout, he will kidnap one of your companions (usually the main love interest) and you will [[AlwaysSaveTheGirl trade the world away to rescue your friend]].''
12	#'''[[Film/{{Spaceballs}} Dark Helmet's]] [[YouSaidYouWouldLetThemGo Corollary]]:''' ''After you give up the medallions to save your friend/parent/lover/other miscellaneous party member, don't expect to actually get that person back. [[ILied Sucker]]!''
13	#'''[[ItsGoingDown It's Not My Department,]] [[Music/ThatWasTheYearThatWas Says Wernher Von Braun]]:''' ''All space stations, flying cities, floating continents and so forth will without exception either be blown up or [[ColonyDrop crash violently to earth]] before the end of the game. ''
14	#'''[[PullTheThread The Best-Laid Schemes:]]''' ''The final villain's grand scheme will have involved the deaths of thousands or even millions of innocent people, the clever manipulation of governments, armies, and entire populations, and will have taken anywhere from five to five thousand years to come to fruition. The hero will come up with a method of undoing this plan forever in less than five minutes.'' (Compare SpannerInTheWorks)
15	#'''PyrrhicVictory:''' ''By the time you've gotten it in gear, dealt with your miscellaneous personal crises and are finally ready to go Save the World once and for all, nine-tenths of it will already have been destroyed. Still, you've got to give your all to save the remaining one-tenth.''
16	#'''Poetic Villain Principle ([[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI Kefka]] Rule):''' ''All villains will suddenly become [[PoeticSerialKiller poets]], [[NietzscheWannabe philosophers]], and/or [[LargeHam dramatic actors]] when a) [[EstablishingCharacterMoment they first meet the hero]], b) [[JustBetweenYouAndMe they are about to win or their evil plan is finally ready]], c) [[WhamEpisode some major event in the game is about to begin]], d) [[PreAssKickingOneLiner right before the final battle]], and e) [[FacingTheBulletsOneLiner right before they die]], when they will frequently be feeling generous enough to reward you with [[FauxlosophicNarration some homespun wisdom about making the most of life while you have it]]. ''
17	#'''[[CosmicDeadline Compression of Time:]]''' ''As you approach the final confrontation with the villain, events will become increasingly awkward, contrived and disconnected from one another -- almost as if [[WriterOnBoard some cosmic Author]] was running up against a deadline and had to [[{{Asspull}} slap together the ending at the last minute]].''
18	#'''[[NoHeroDiscount Adam Smith's Revenge:]]''' ''By the end of the game you are [[FamedInStory renowned everywhere]] as the Legendary Heroes, every surviving government and [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure authority figure]] has rallied behind you, the fate of the world is obviously hanging in the balance, and [[HundredPercentHeroismRating out of nowhere random passers-by give you a pat on the back and heartfelt good luck wishes]]. However, shopkeepers won't even give you a discount, much less free supplies for the final battle with evil.''
19	#'''Adam Smith's Corollary:''' ''No matter how thoroughly devastated the continent/planet/universe is, there's always some shopkeeper who survived the end of the world and sits outside the gates of [[TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon the villain's castle]], selling the most powerful equipment in the game, like nothing ever happened.''
20	#'''The Long Arm of the Plot:''' ''Any bad guys, no matter how far they run, will always end up in one of two ways by the end of the game: [[KarmicDeath obviously dead,]] or [[HeelFaceTurn on your side.]] [[BlackAndWhiteMorality There is no in-between]].''
21	#'''[[TakeYourTime Apocalypse Any Time Now]]:''' ''The best time to do side quests is while the huge meteor hovers in the sky above the planet, waiting to fall and destroy the world.'' (Compare SidetrackedByTheGoldSaucer)
22	#'''"So, [[Franchise/StarFox Andross]], [[OneWingedAngel you reveal your true form!"]]''' ''You will have to kill the evil villain at least twice at the end of the game. First the villain will look like a person or some creature and be rather easy to kill. Then he will [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever grow to about 50 times the hero's size]] and be much harder to kill.''
23	#'''[[BishonenLine In Your Face, Jesus!]]:''' ''Even if you manage to deal with him that time, you're not done -- the villain will then [[OneWingedAngel transform into his final form]], which is always an [[LightIsNotGood angelic winged figure]] with background music remixed for [[OminousLatinChanting ecstatic chorus]] and [[OminousPipeOrgan pipe organ.]]''
24	#'''The Moral Of The Story ([[VideoGame/{{Lunar}} Ghaleon]] Rule):''' ''Every problem in the universe can be solved by finding the right [[LongHairedPrettyBoy long-haired prettyboy]] and [[VIolenceReallyIsTheAnswer beating the crap out of him.]]''
25	#'''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Weapon]] [[{{Superboss}} Rule]]:''' ''There's always [[ThatOneBoss a hidden creature who is much harder to defeat]] than even the ultimate bad guy's final, world-annihilating form. It's lucky for all concerned that this hidden creature prefers to stay hidden rather than trying to take over the world himself, because he'd probably win. As a corollary, [[AwesomeButImpractical whatever reward you get for killing the hidden creature is basically worthless]] because [[BraggingRightsReward by the time you're powerful enough to defeat him, you don't need it any more]].''
26	#'''[[PenultimateWeapon The Ultimate Rule]]:''' ''Anything called "Ultima (whatever)" or "Ultimate (whatever)" isn't. There's always at least one thing somewhere in the world which is even more.''
27	#'''[[ChickMagnet Know Your Audience]] ([[VideoGame/SkiesOfArcadia Vyse]] Rule):''' ''Every woman in the game will find the male lead incredibly attractive.'' (See also MostGamersAreMale)
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