Line #41 VideoGame/TalesOfTheDrunkenPaladin


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2	[[caption-width-right:800:''Not all who do good are heroes...'']]
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4	-> ''"Anebriate, listen to me. You are about to embark on a long, convoluted and extremely difficult journey around the Kingdom. There will be betrayal. There will be suffering. There will certainly be no shortage of blood. You will fight large, metal people, ancient demon crows, presidential figures and probably even bloodthirsty hobos."''
5	-->-- '''The Save Hobo'''
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7	-> ''"Uh... what? Are you talking to me? Man, this is why I don't talk to bums."''
8	-->-- '''Anebriate'''
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10	A few years ago, in the [[BlatantLies entirely fictional kingdom]] of Maine, a political band of foreign diplomats, known as They, seized control of the throne and began manipulating the current king in power. Plundering Maine's rich economy, this mysterious organization was eventually found out and expedited viciously by a small force of totally radical warriors, chief among them the protagonist of our story: Anebriate.
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12	Anebriate is a paladin. He's also drunk most of the time. One morning he finds out that his house is being foreclosed upon, even though he's rich ([[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial which absolutely has nothing to do with the fortune stolen from They]]). On the way, he gets "[[BlatantLies kicked in the head by a moose]]" and forgets everything that has happened in the last few years.
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14	However, he does remember that he's hungry, and heads to Larry's bar. During his visit, the bar is set ablaze by a hitman, and Anebriate, teaming up with a cardinal named Palmer ([[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and]] [[OptionalPartyMember Emma]]), is forced to trek through the monster-infested Labyrinth beneath the bar to get some help. Returning to the bar, [[ShaggyDogStory our heroes discover that the patrons escaped through a backdoor]], and Anebriate begins his search for the person that had set Larry's on fire...
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16	''Tales of the Drunken Paladin'' is an UsefulNotes/RPGMaker game, which is a unique adventure [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments filled with hilarious moments]]. Ignore everything you know about [=RPGs=]. Typical potions are replaced with alcoholic beverages, swords are useless and boring, and save points are replaced with Mystical Save Hobos.
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18	The first expansion to the game, ''[[ShoutOut Big Trouble in Little China,]] Maine'', continues the story from where it left off at the end of the original game. This time, Anebriate and friends must head to [[OptionalPartyMember Webber's]] hometown of China, Maine, where strange things are afoot.
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20	The second and final expansion, named ''Hobotropolis'', was released in November of 2011. Palmer and Robert drag Anebriate off to a holiday in the Save Realm, to the fabled [[TitleDrop Hobotropolis]]. After the events of the previous expansion, the realm is in chaos and is being held together in the tenuous but tyrannical grip of Groobs.
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22	The author is currently making a DarkerAndEdgier sequel starring Karla and Robert, along with a new cast of playable characters.
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24	The official site can be found [[http://www.drunkenpaladin.com/ here.]]
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26	This is obviously not part of the VideoGame/TalesSeries.
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28	!!Tropes found in this game:
29	%% AbsurdlySharpBlade: Emma's choice of weapons.
30	* ActionCommands: On newer patches, [[spoiler: The Old One]] will deal unblockable damage unless the player presses the arrow keys in the right sequence.
31	* AffectionateParody: Of old-school 90's Japanese RolePlayingGames in general; many tropes are turned on their head, lampooned into oblivion, and twisted to hilarious extremes. There's also arguably some elements of DeconstructiveParody, come the latter two thirds of the story.
32	* AmbidextrousSprite: Averted with Anebriate, whose character sprite always has his spear in his right hand. It doesn't show up if you're facing left or up.
33	* AndYourRewardIsClothes: If you beat [[spoiler:Moon Bear]], Anebriate makes a cape with a Moon design in honor of this WorthyOpponent.
34	* AntiFrustrationFeatures:
35	** Version 3 added the F.A.I.L.U.R.E. key item, which allows the party to teleport to the entrance of Brunwick Valley for a small fee.
36	** The Brunswick Mission will allow you to borrow a few of Portland's guards for extermination, security, and dispatch in case you didn't recruit all optional party members.
37	* BadassPreacher: Palmer is physically the strongest character in the game, and he's a ''Cardinal'' in the Church. Only the Pope ranks higher.
38	* BatmanGambit: [[spoiler: Theodore]] pulls one on Groobs, various rebel factions, and Anebriate in order to ensure the fall of the BigBad.
39	* BigNo: This happens to some of the characters over the course of the game.
40	* BillBillJunkBill:
41	-->'''Anebriate:''' Bills, bills, bills... oh yes! A coupon for Larry's Tavern!
42	* BlackComedy: '''Boy,''' howdy. The fact that [[{{Hobos}} hobos]], of all things, are a central plot point alone very succinctly describes the sense of humor that this game runs on. That's not getting into all the [[DeathAsComedy deaths]] that are portrayed in a comedic manner, and all the instances of BloodyHilarious.
43	* BreakingTheFourthWall:
44	-->Anebriate: "Allow me to break the fourth wall for a moment. DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW LONG IT TAKES TO MAKE THESE OBJECTS INTERACTIVE? YEARS, MAN. [[DudeWheresMyRespect APPRECIATE THIS SHIT.]]
45	* BrutalBonusLevel: Brunswick Valley is a confusing labyrinth full of enemies that can challenge a max level party. This is deconstructed because the town of Topsham is located directly south of the dungeon, which means a well-organized monster invasion could wipe them out. However, clearing the Topsham defense mission successfully will result in all random encounters being eliminated. [[spoiler:Though there are still plenty of {{Superboss}} enemies in there.]]
46	* CantArgueWithElves: In the Save Realm, almost all the hobos have a sense of superiority that they constantly flaunt over little Anebriate ([[IdiotHero not that he's the greatest example that humans have to offer.]]) Averted in one glorious instance where his [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome epic verbal ripping apart of one particularly callous hobo and her "higher" society throws all of the hypocrisy of her attitude in her face.]]
47	* CantDropTheHero: Anebriate can't be removed from the party at all, and only certain events will allow the player to control a party that doesn't include him. To compensate, the paladin has higher EXP requirements than other party members, which means the party will still level evenly if the player rotates them.
48	* CerebusSyndrome: The Bowdoin portion of the game's first arc is the first hint that the game isn't just all laughs and goofiness, largely due to Anebriate and his group ending up briefly caught in the middle of a mob war. There's a good bit of tension and some rather serious scenes, which contrasts with what was, up to that point, a purely comedic game. Then the party reaches Lewiston, and from there, the game's tone steadily grows darker. The humor is still there, but the game's central plot and mood is punctuated by a rather dark edge for the remainder of the story.
49	* ChainsawGood: You get one in a side-quest; it's effective against bears and can be equipped by everybody, but anything else receives little damages from it.
50	* CombatMedic: Anebriate, whose secret moves involves mostly healing and curing status, as well as a few offense attacks.
51	* CompensatingForSomething: When Anebriate expresses his preference of spears over swords because spears are bigger, a kids tells him if he's compensating for something. Anebriate calls on the kids' immaturity.
52	* CurbstompBattle: What happens to Mechanicor in the first part of the game.
53	* DamageOverTime: There are several different statuses that do this, but Giant Slayer tends to bypass ContractualBossImmunity more than the others, because it only deals 2%.
54	* DarkIsNotEvil: Though she uses spooky spells, Emma is not evil and quite nice.
55	* DeadpanSnarker: Damn near everyone qualifies at various points, though the Save Hobo, Palmer and Wesley are the most prominent examples.
56	* DeathSeeker: [[spoiler: Old Man Mace fights the party in the hopes that they'll kill him in an epic fight.]]
57	* DifficultyLevels: After beating Hobotropolis, examining the mirror in Anebriate's bedroom allows players to start a new game on Hard Mode. On Hard Mode, bosses gain new skills and tricks to complement their old ones, forcing players to change their usual strategies.
58	* {{Dissimile}}: Anebriate's answer to people who ask him what it's like being the "greatest warrior in the universe".
59	-->'''Anebriate:''' Well, it's kinda like being the juiciest red apple in a trash can full of flies. Except instead of flies, it's hot babes. And instead of being an apple, I'm a ripped warrior.
60	* DownloadableContent: Big Trouble in Little China, Maine and Hobotropolis served as the game's DLC storylines at the time of release, but eventually became considered part of the overall story by a sub-set of players, due to advancements in the world-building and plot.
61	* TheDreaded: Several characters in the game are widely feared:
62	** A good portion of the Super Castle dialogue is about how George Washington will [[CurbStompBattle brutally murder]] the party, to the point where he is [[AlmightyJanitor exponentially more threatening]] than King Steve.
63	** Steve himself counts, for that matter, especially going by how Belinda describes him towards the end of the first story arc.
64	** [[spoiler:[[CreepyCrows The Deep Crow]], a giant, monstrous crow that's terrorized Lewiston for years and is responsible for the death of Albert's mother.]]
65	* DugTooDeep: The reason why Lewiston [[spoiler: has a problem with the Deep Crow.]]
66	* ElementalCrafting: Heavy Metal is weaker than Bronx which is weaker than Cold Steel and Black Rocks. Meteor Shards are superior to all.
67	** ThunderboltIron
68	* EverybodyLives: If Anebriate finds enough helpful [=NPCs=] and assigns his party members to the most suitable roles, he can clear the Topsham Mission without any of the citizens dying.
69	* {{Foreshadowing}}: A few examples, but the below quote is probably the most notable.
70	-->'''Anebriate''': "Why is it that everything we encounter turns into a shit-hole? [[TemptingFate What's next? Giant whales and hippie tribes!?]]"
71	* TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou: According to the developer, Hard Mode is the result of the Old Ones corrupting the player's save file.
72	** [[spoiler: The Box Demon, a late-game OptionalBoss, goes off on a maniacal tangent and outright [[InterfaceScrew glitches up the message box]] before you fight him. [[NightmareFuel It's... quite unnerving.]]]]
73	* FunWithAcronyms:
74	** S.O.A.P: The '''S'''CYTHE '''O'''F '''A'''WESOME '''P'''OWER!
75	** The '''F'''oundation '''A'''gainst '''I'''nformation '''L'''oss
76	* GenreSavvy: [[IdiotHero Bone-headed]] as he is, Anebriate is pretty on the ball on what to expect in an upcoming dungeon. He usually approaches the situation with a lot of snark.
77	* GlassCannon: Greg. His normal attack deals fairly high ''unblockable'' (mostly) damage. His Critical Pitch move can increase anyone's critical rate by a large margin, including his. In Hobotropolis, he will fall in one hit of nearly every single-target attack, having about half the HP and vitality of everyone else. Fortunately, he can also greatly buff his own evasion, reducing the glassiness a little.
78	** Emma and Palmer also count, due to their stat-lines and growths.
79	* GodModeSue: In-Universe. Anebriate, at the beginning of the game, starts out nigh invincible with an attack the deals thousands of points in damage and a ridiculously powerful healing spell... then he loses his memory, and with it all of his power disappears, and he is reduced to extremely weak spells and attacks until he levels up sufficiently.
80	* GoldColoredSuperiority:
81	** Anebriate is at his strongest point when he dons his golden Paladin Deluxe armor.
82	** [[spoiler:The Gold Ram has stats to rival the Black Ram.]]
83	* GratuitousNinja: King Steve is a ninja. He'll kick your head off for littering.
84	* GreatEscape: Happens soon after [[EpicFail getting locked up by Groobs]]. It succeeds for two reasons: LesCollaborateurs and because [[TheGuardsMustBeCrazy the guards didn't realise that they had to take away everyone's weapons]] (they hadn't done prison work before, you understand). It's so ineffective that [[spoiler: Robert manages to engineer his own ''accidental'' escape.]]
85	* GuideDangIt: Recruiting Emma and Albert.
86	** For Emma, you have to scrounge every corner of the FirstTown for every scrap of gold you can find, ''not'' spend ''any'' of it on items or gear, and then when you have all the gold you can find in the town, you must spend ''all'' of it on a ludicrously expensive book. Anebriete even lampshades how buying a book shouldn't be this complicated. Oh, and you have to do all this ''before'' you enter Larry's. You can still recruit her after Larry's, though immediate recruitment is needed to max her RelationshipValues.
87	** For Albert, you have to talk to a random NPC at night to even start his sidequest.
88	** Finding some of the bonus bosses can be this. [[spoiler: Especially the Sack Demon.]]
89	* HeroesPreferSwords: Well, Emma likes rapiers but Anebriate seems to think swords are utterly boring.
90	* HulkSpeak: Webber.
91	-->''THEN WEBBER FIND THIS MAN AND TEAR OUT HIS SPINE! [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking AND ALSO PUNCH HIS FACE!]]''
92	* IdiotHero: Anebriate is ''easily'' one of the most prominent examples of this trope in any game. It's also why he provides a great deal of the game's humor.
93	* ImprobableWeaponUser: A surprising lack of odd weapons given the type of game it is. The most relevant example is the umbrella - the Save Wraiths' only weakness.
94	* InformedAttribute: If [[OptionalPartyMember Albert]] is in the active party, there's a girl in Gardiner who claims that Albert has a voice of a thousand angels. However at that point, Albert never speaks and is believed to be a mute.
95	* InnSecurity: In Bowdoin, Archibald shows up in the middle of the night.
96	* InsistentTerminology: In a conversation between Ugarr and Anebriate, Ugarr keeps insisting that he's wearing fighting pants while Anebriate insists on calling them underwear.
97	** An earlier example is in Litchfield, where Palmer keeps telling Anebriate that his weapon is a cane not a stick.
98	* ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne:
99	-->'''Old Man Cheever''': ''"In my day, we had respect for the REAL adventurers, not a bunch of soft-headed, slack-jawed, pudgy clowns!"''
100	-->'''Anebriate''': ''"Hey! I'm not pudgy!"''
101	* JackOfAllStats: Dave is probably the most prominent example, though Anebriate also counts to a degree.
102	* {{Jerkass}}: [[WorldOfJerkass A great portion of the cast is this,]] though [[TheRival Antoxicate]] takes the cake by far.
103	* JumpScare: Combined with NothingIsScarier. [[spoiler:After the Topsham Mission, you can inspect the breach location only to seemingly find nothing except for a strange oppressive feeling. Activating the Save Unoculars will cause Anebriate to spot the Mother of Beasts, causing her to immediately attack the party.]]
104	* KleptomaniacHeroFoundUnderwear: Anebriate can get Emma's if you search through her stuff.
105	* LateToTheRealization:
106	-->'''Karla''': ''Zhat is correct, paladin. But zhat is not even zhe peculiar zhing. After zhat, zhe man stood up and valked avay.''
107	-->'''Anebriate''': ''Wait, wait wait... did you just say "valked?"''
108	-->'''Karla''': ''... Yes, he valked avay. Zhat is vhat I zaid.'''
109	-->'''Anebriate''': ''HOW DID I JUST NOTICE YOUR ACCENT?''
110	* LeakedExperience: Reserve party members get a fraction of experience from battle.
111	* LightningBruiser: Robert has above average AGI and DEF growth even without distributing AP. If you concentrate most of his AP into ATK, he’ll actually deal more damage over time than Palmer and Webber thanks to his Arrow Storm skill.
112	* MagicKnight: Emma, with a much greater emphasis on the ''knight'' part - strange for someone whose class is Warlock. Her magic seems to be almost entirely devoted to strengthening her physical attacks.
113	* MakingASplash: A couple of Deemer's secret moves are this.
114	* MadScientist: [[WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForce Dr. Weird]] asks Anebriate to hunt down a potato, a chicken, and a cow in a side-quest. Yeah, it's that kind of game.
115	* MagicalHomelessPerson: The game has save points in the form of a magical hobo (who call themselves exactly that.) They are exceptionally snarky and rude to Anebriate ([[JerkAss who isn't exactly a saint himself]]), and eventually one of them gets thrown into Magical Hobo prison for abandoning his contractually-bound job as a save point because Anebriate [[BerserkButton pushed his limit]] to the point of him storming off.
116	* MarathonBoss: Some of the post-Hobotropolis {{Superboss}}es have over 100000 HP, which can take a while to deplete even for a properly leveled party. The Frost Dragon and the Moon Bear also have defensive/healing phases to drag out an already long fight.
117	* MasterOfNone: Thanks to the way the AP system works, it is better to concentrate AP into a stat or two than to spread AP among multiple stats.
118	* TheMaze: Larry's Labyrinth is one, though surprisingly, most of the other dungeons are more straightforward.
119	** The BonusDungeon, Brunswick Valley, is even bigger and twistier than Larry's.
120	* MistakenForGay: Dave. He steered Anebriate into thinking this in one conversation he has. He's actually talking about hermit crabs the whole time though.
121	* MonsterIsAMommy: Interfecio Ursus turns out to have a cub.
122	* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Every name on the list in the building next to the docks in Gardiner... except Dave. Inverted in his case when all the people on the list are revealed to fear him for his reputation as a pirate.
123	* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler:The defeat of the {{Big Bad}}s of ''Big Trouble in Little China'' is the direct cause of the conflict in ''Hobotropolis''.]]
124	* NiceGuy: Dave, Emma, Webber, Robert and Gorbochov, to name some examples.
125	* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Numerous examples:
126	** In Bowdoin is a gang called the Jets. Lead by their leader, [[Music/EltonJohn Bennie]].
127	** The tavern in Lewiston has three women moping in the corner about their own problems.
128	*** [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Princess Lelda used to have it all, but she got kidnapped a few too many times.]]
129	*** [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Miss Heartlock is worried she'll be stuck in this crummy bar forever.]]
130	*** [[VideoGame/StreetFighterII Lun-Chi just enjoys using her thighmaster and offers to show off her kicking technique.]]
131	** Outside of China is a man named [[Creator/ChuckNorris Nock Churris]]. After helping him out with a small dilemma, he flies off to attack the moon.
132	* NoIndoorVoice: WEBBER.
133	** As well as Barnaby Jones, Dr. Weird, Mechanicor, and Anebriate himself during his goofier moments.
134	* NonStandardGameOver: A few examples, perhaps unsurprisingly:
135	** If you manage to beat George Washington instead of convincing him to go away, the universe will collapse and force a game over screen.
136	** [[spoiler: Defeating or failing to survive the battle against Professor Reynolds up until he loses half his health will result in this.]]
137	* NunTooHoly: Despite being a priest, Palmer's hobbies include beating old people and children as well as being misogynistic [[spoiler:though the last part was reversed when they are in Augusta.]]
138	* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: [[spoiler:After you assign all the necessary roles of the Topsham mission and evacuate civilians, the results of the mission are shown, but the actual battles against the monster army aren't.]]
139	* OptionalBoss: There are several well-hidden bosses, including permanently missable ones. According to the developer, some of these bosses are still undiscovered by the playerbase.
140	* OptionalPartyMember: Lampshaded in regards to Emma and Albert. If you recruited them, then whenever either of them speaks up in a cutscene, sometimes another party member will say something along the lines of "Wait, who are you again?"
141	* OlympusMons: After beating Hobotropolis, [[spoiler: the Child of the Cosmos can be tamed as a gold racing ram.]]
142	* PartyInMyPocket
143	* PermanentlyMissableContent:
144	** Everything in the Super Castle is inaccessible after the first arc is beaten. [[spoiler:This includes the Hard Mode version of the Sack Demon, Sack Demon Lord.]]
145	** The [[spoiler:King/Emperor Squonk]] boss is also time sensitive and requires a potentially missable dig item.
146	** In general, you'll have to choose between a lot of mutually exclusive content, like the black ram versus Anebriate's best revival spell, Greg as a playable character versus Greg as DualBoss enemy, etc.
147	** Thanks to the scarcity of dig spots and mining points, any rare item or event related to these can potentially be missable.
148	** After completing the Topsham defense mission, the mine and the random encounters (and their unique drops) in Brunswick will be gone forever.
149	* PeninsulaOfPowerLeveling: Once you get to the Save Realm, you can beat a dojo and can rechallenge the dojo master until a certain point in the Hobotropolis arc. After each rematch, you get a great deal of EXP and get healed fully to boot.
150	** The Hobotropolis Temple, discovered during the final arc, arguably counts as well, once you reach the end of it; there's a save point and a bed you can sleep on close by. Used properly, you can rake in nearly as much EXP as the dojo offers, and ''loads'' of money to boot.
151	* PickyEater: Anebriate enjoys drinking every type of beverage, alcoholic or not, except for wine and tea. Those are for pussies.
152	** However, this doesn't stop him from stealing a church's communion wine.
153	* PlayableEpilogue: Not only can the player continue playing after beating the FinalBoss of Hobotropolis, there are many optional quests that involve tying up loose ends from the boss's defeat.
154	* PlayingWithFire: Deemer has a few secret moves that are of the fire element.
155	* PointBuildSystem: The Brownie Points each character gets when leveling up.
156	* ThePsychoRangers:[[spoiler: Corpse versions of Anebriate, Palmer, Steve, and others pop up later on in the game.]]
157	* QuirkyBard: Greg has all of [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV Edward's]] durability and speed but much more power.
158	* RacingMiniGame: The Ram Racing minigame is available in Hobotropolis and has several letter-ranked tiers. There's a final tier beyond A-Rank that isn't officially recognized by the league, but it features the best racing opponents.
159	* RareCandy: The various potions you get after brewing flowers. These can also be bought with casino tokens.
160	* ReallyGetsAround: As the name implies, Been-Around-Betty.
161	* TheRival: Antoxicate to Anebriate. The music from [[VideoGame/PokemonRedandBlue Blue]] plays whenever you meet him.
162	* RunningGag: When Webber gets mad, he'll threaten to do many violent acts to his aggressor. AND PUNCH HIS FACE.
163	* SchmuckBait: There's a barrel you can examine at one point where Anebriate tells you that you can activate GodMode by entering in the KonamiCode in the time he gives you afterward.
164	* SdrawkcabAlias: [[spoiler:Evets Gnik, a patron in a Hobotropolis diner. Unfortunately, there are no sidequests to elaborate on this.]]
165	* ShaggyDogStory: After going through the annoyingly long Larry's Labyrinth in order to get outside and save the patrons of the bar, they discover that all of the patrons of the bar escaped through a backdoor while they were trekking through. In fact, having to go through the dungeon is one of the reasons why they're going after the one who tried to burn down Larry's.
166	* SheatheYourSword: The wolf in the Bowdoin caves and [[spoiler: the Gold Ram]] require you to survive for several turns without damaging them in order to complete their sidequests.
167	* ShockAndAwe: Anebriate has a few secret moves based on this.
168	* SheIsNotMyGirlfriend: How Anebriate and Emma interact sometimes. For example, when they meet Karla, she asks Emma if Anebriate is her lover, to which Emma says that he's more of an "adventure partner". But when Karla asks if Anebriate is available, Emma replies with a loud "NO!!".
169	** If You've racked up enough RelationshipValues points with Emma, Emma instead calmly states that it could be said that Anebriate and her are lovers, although she still hesitates to use the term.
170	* ShoutOut:
171	** The champion of the Dangerdome in Hobotropolis is... [[VideoGame/BarkleyShutUpAndJamGaiden Charles Barkley.]]
172	** The leitmotif from the rival of VideoGame/PokemonRedandBlue plays whenever you meet Antoxicate.
173	** Anebriate is a Paladin, and Antoxicate is a Death Knight. Death Knight is the EvilCounterpart of the Paladin in ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}} III''.
174	** [[spoiler: Don't examine that basket of potatoes until you're stronger. The potato will end you.]]
175	* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Emma's RelationshipValues go up if the player picks the nicer choices in certain cutscenes and by doing more altruistic sidequests.
176	* StoneWall: Anebriate has a much higher health and defense than the other party members. Karla even more than that.
177	* StrongFamilyResemblance: Webber looks exactly like his own mother. Including the beard and helmet. Except that Webber doesn't wear makeup.
178	** Not to mention that Webber's father also looks like him only his beard is black.
179	** Despite not having face art like her parents and brother, Webber's sister Webber-Anne looks kind of like Webber only her outfit is pink.
180	* ATasteOfPower: Anebriate starts the game as a walking god of combat, as Mechanicor learns the hard way. A whack on the head and some poison turn him into a wuss for the rest of the game. He'll never be quite that powerful ever again due to being unable to reequip his Paladin Deluxe gear, but he'll have more healing spells.
181	* ThirdPersonPerson: Webber doesn't know what personal pronouns are. Seriously.
182	* TokenEvilTeammate: [[ManipulativeBastard Greg]], to the point where you can choose to ditch his side. Albert also counts at first due to being a thief and [[spoiler:secretly planning to kill Anebriate, Palmer, Deemer, and King Steve to avenge his father. He later turns against his father and becomes an official party member.]]
183	* TheUnfought:
184	** Despite his antagonism [[spoiler:and his potential to become the Old One's new vessel]], Groobs is never fought at any point.
185	** Antoxicate never duels Anebriate despite their rivalry, though they'll engage in a playable drinking contest in China.
186	* ViolinScam: Can be performed by the player at one point, if you know what is going to happen (i.e. have played the game before or read the {{walkthrough}}). A man offers to sell you [[MysteryBox mystery items]] at ever-increasing outrageous prices, the last one is an apparently worthless trinket, which he then mocks you for. However it's actually an important [[DismantledMacGuffin item]] for a sidequest, when it and the other pieces are collected you can exchange them for more money than you paid the con artist, as well as a very good weapon.
187	* TheVoiceless: Albert is this, crossing over to TheSilentBob in an occasion or two.
188	* WorfEffect: Mace managed to beat [[TheDreaded Washington]] twice.
189	* WorfHadTheFlu: Mechanicor only lost his second battle because he was too winded from swimming several miles in heavy armor.
190	* WorthlessYellowRocks: Gold to Save Hobos, who value stones more. To emphasize, their entire slum sector is made entirely from gold. In one sidequest, they even reverse a human's formula to transmute rock into gold.
191	* WorthyOpponent: Mace and Washington to each other.

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