Line #24 YMMV/AoOni


1	* AdaptationDisplacement: Version 6 has been so heavily played on internet videos and livestreams, that many people aren't aware that multiple versions, or even the animated shorts, even exist.
2	* BigLippedAlligatorMoment:
3	** [[spoiler:The Oni prison room]] in most versions of the game. The fact that [[spoiler:you never see most of the Oni from it later in the game]] makes it even more prominent.
4	** The Blockman Oni from version 6, as well. It only makes two appearances ([[spoiler: one as a chaser, and one in the aforementioned Oni prison room]]), and never appears again. [[spoiler:Unless you enter "BLOCKMAN" as Hiroshi's name.]]
5	* EnsembleDarkhorse: ''Naoki''. He only shows up in one version of the game (and even then, only in a dream), but he's so popular in the fandom that he's practically become, more or less, the unofficial SixthRanger to the main cast.
6	* FanPreferredCouple: For some reason, Hiroshi/Takuro is fairly popular.
7	* FanNickname: The giant, buff, oni is called "Squatto", due to a video of two Japanese let's players commenting that the pounding animation it does looks like it's preforming a series of Hindu Squats.
8	* FridgeHorror:
9	** To escape the mansion, you have to do elaborate puzzles that rely on items you find. [[spoiler:At the end of the game, you see a man has gone into the mansion. He won't be able to get out because you have completed all the puzzles, so he won't be able to get the items he needs to get. Not to mention you have now let loose three other monsters in the Mansion...]]
10	** There's also the [[spoiler: large group of monsters you find in the basement]], all of which mysteriously vanish after [[spoiler: you've managed to get away from the two that were chasing you.]] And on top of that, you find cages, jail cells, and straight-up dungeons in certain areas of the mansion. ''Just what were those used for?''
11	* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: ''Ao Oni'' is popular with Korean bloggers that most of the spin offs can be found on Korean sites.
12	* MemeticMolester: The Ao Oni himself. Especially with LetsPlay/PewDiePie's infamous "raping time" gag that he made off of it.
13	* MemeticMutation:
14	** Though it only occurs in one version, [[spoiler:Takuro]]'s [[OffWithHisHead Death by Headchomp]] is referenced a lot in fanwork and parodies, not unlike [[spoiler:[[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Mami]]]] [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Mogu Mogu]].
15	** Takuro is a ninja.
16	** For the Oni, we have "It's raping time!" and "Shut up and sleep with me!"
17	* NightmareRetardant:
18	** Some people consider the blue monster's face to be adorable, goofy, or derpy rather than scary; it's even been referred to as blue UsefulNotes/BarackObama. Or a [[Franchise/TheSmurfs japanese Smurf.]] Maybe it's [[Series/GakiNoTsukaiYaArahende a suffocating Matsumoto?]] One member of a pair of Japanese LetsPlay[=ers=] (known as Borzoi Project) said that the Oni was kind of cute when they came face-to-face with it a second time, to which his buddy responded, "Are you an idiot?"
19	--->'''LetsPlay/{{slowbeef}}:''' The fuck is that, a ''Series/SesameStreet'' character?
20	** ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments mode]]!
21	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_afoboYHgs Hindu Squato!]]
22	** The fact that some of them appear with hair makes it look like they're wearing hilariously bad wigs.
23	--->'''WebVideo/{{Markiplier}}:''' Ah! No, he's blonde!!
24	* NintendoHard: The puzzles are often quite complex or convoluted, which isn't helped by the Oni constantly stalking you and being ''very'' difficult to shake off once it's got you in its sights. Needless to say, prepare to die a ''lot''.
25	* OnceOriginalNowCommon: Back when it was released, home made horror games, especially those made in RPG Maker, could be counted on one hand and the mechanics used in the game are quite complex given the limitations of the engine. Much of the horror was effective because it messed with the player's anticipation toward a RPG Maker title. Since then, the home-made horror games build on StylisticSuck became a genre on their own.
26	* ParanoiaFuel: The Oni's breathing. In version 6, the heavy breathing noises of the Oni are heard throughout the [[BlackoutBasement dark basement]]. With only a lighter, you cannot see the whole screen, and the monster could pop up from any direction.
27	* SignatureScene: The jail scene, featuring a first-person cutscene of the Oni shaking the bars in an attempt to get in.
28	* ThatOnePuzzle:
29	** Many of the puzzles in the game are very confusing and requires checking everything and using everything on everything else.
30	** Version 5 in particular suffers from this due to the [[http://aooni.wikia.com/wiki/Abacus_puzzle Cipher Puzzle]]. It requires knowledge of a Japanese abacus (a Soroban) and how to count using it. The English and German translator actually left a note saying ''they're'' stumped on how to translate it better for western players, and that looking it up is really the only option.

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