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1	* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: In ''Zork I'': The thief (a.k.a. [[spoiler:the pre-[[VideoGame/ZorkNemesis Nemesis]] Lucien Kaine]]): a SmugSnake who robs people of their treasures and kills them [[DamnItFeelsGoodToBeAGangster for a living]], or [[spoiler:a troubled young CynicismCatalyst AntiHero [[https://www.thezorklibrary.com/history/kaine_lucien.html who is desperate to gain a fortune and work hard in his attempt to resurrect]] TheLostLenore, Alexandria Wolfe]]?
2	** You call him a "thief" when you're playing -- but how is what he's doing any different than what you're doing? He's come to an ancient ruin to loot it of treasure and hoard it in his lair, just like you're looting the ruins and hoarding it in the trophy case. In fact, given that he steals from you by pickpocketing [[spoiler: and you steal from him by outright murdering him]], you're ''worse'' than he is. It's not like there's anyone else around to steal from except the troll ([[spoiler:who you also murder]]) and the cyclops (who has nothing to steal).
3	* FridgeBrilliance:
4	** Of ''course'' the screwdriver you retrieve at the Flood Control Dam is a ''flathead'' type screwdriver!
5	** A second bit of brilliance; you never seem to encounter the thief while in the temple or at the altar. [[spoiler: Consider Lucien's background and it makes plenty of sense why he would avoid that area]]
6	** If you inflate the raft and "get in" while you have a sharp object, it wrecks the raft, but if you PUT the object in the raft, you're fine. A bug? Maybe. The brilliance - PUT would mean you're carefully placing it in there and securing it in a place it won't cause damage. Just getting in means you aren't watching your inventory to make sure the pointy bits aren't sticking out.
7	* HilariousInHindsight: In ''Zork III'', if you touch the table while its indicator shows "IV" in the Scenic Vista, you'll end up in a temple of some courtyard where the hairy bums perform some HumanSacrifice ritual on you by plunging a knife into your heart. This later becomes a plot point in ''VideoGame/{{Enchanter}}'', in which case you need to have [[AutoRevive an OZMOO spell]] handy in order to cheat death by HumanSacrifice.
8	* MemeticMutation: "It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue."
9	** Grues are a fad among Website/{{Uncyclopedia}}.
10	** "Want some rye?"
11	*** "Course you do!"

Context YMMV / Zork