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  • The Extraordinary Bolt. It turns out that Olimar bought a mostly worthless screw because of a bafflingly effective sales pitch claiming it to be of "extraordinary quality". Granted, the bolt must have some sort of important function since it is one of the required parts, but Olimar’s dopey excitement is still funny. Extraordinary!
    Olimar: I bought this incredible bolt because the salesman told me it is of extraordinary quality that is indiscernible to the average person. Exactly what makes it so extraordinary is a secret. But just look at it! Extraordinary!
    Olimar again: This bolt's bolt holds the kind of value that only a true connoisseur can understand.
  • One of the ship pieces is a Geiger Counter, and, in a moment of Black Comedy, Olimar's description admits that he doesn't really know what it does and that he always ignores the annoying beeping noise that it makes from time to time. It's a miracle that our hero hasn't died of radiation poisoning by this point!
  • If you use a bomb rock on a sleeping bulborb and it survives, the creature will be jolted awake and make a sound that is probably the bulborb equivalent of “Holy crap!”.
  • One of the 25 required parts is the Pilot's Seat: An unremarkable couch cushion with no actual purpose towards the SS Dolphin's flight capabilities. Yet, Olimar will refuse to leave it behind because it "fills him with inspiration." That's right, Olimar's ship will not successfully blast off without it simply because he refuses to part with his favorite cushion!

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