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* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers[=/=]BewareTheNiceOnes: Willow is talking on the phone.
-->'''Willow:''' Yeah, Buffy said she was coming but I haven't seen her. We have to make sure she has fun. We have to force fun upon her. And if Parker shows up we'll just... ax-murder him! That's [[BuffySpeak Halloweeny!]]
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* AnAesop: Our fears aren't so scary when you face them, as shown when the MonsterOfTheAesop turns out to be tiny.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero:
-->'''Giles:''' ''(flipping pages)'' I have it, I have it. Uhm, "The summoning spell for Gachnar can be shut down in one of two ways. Destroying the mark of Gachnar..."\\

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* NiceJobBreakingItHero:
-->'''Giles:'''
NiceJobBreakingItHero: Once the gang finally make it to the room containing Gachnar's mark.
--->'''Giles:'''
''(flipping pages)'' I have it, I have it. Uhm, "The summoning spell for Gachnar can be shut down in one of two ways. Destroying the mark of Gachnar..."\\
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* CutenessProximity: PlayedWith with Gachnar the fear demon. A horrendous demon of evil who is 6 inches tall with the HeliumVoice to match.

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* CutenessProximity: PlayedWith with Gachnar the fear demon. A horrendous demon of evil who is 6 inches tall with the HeliumVoice high pitched voice to match.
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* CutenessProximity: PlayedWith with Gachnar the fear demon. A horrendous demon of evil who is 6 inches tall.

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* CutenessProximity: PlayedWith with Gachnar the fear demon. A horrendous demon of evil who is 6 inches tall.tall with the HeliumVoice to match.

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* BecomingTheCostume: Exploited when the gang attend a college Halloween party and all of them dress up as someone or something that would actually be useful should history repeat itself. This time, though, it's just the Halloween decorations at the party that get brought to life.

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* BecomingTheCostume: Exploited when the gang attend a college Halloween party and all of them dress up as someone or something that would actually be useful should history repeat itself. (Xander dresses as Film/JamesBond, Willow as UsefulNotes/JoanOfArc, and Oz as {{God}}.) This time, though, it's just the Halloween decorations at the party that get brought to life.



* ClothesMakeTheSuperman: Just in case everyone turns into their costumes again, Xander dresses as Film/JamesBond, Willow as UsefulNotes/JoanOfArc, and Oz as {{God}}.
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* ShownTheirWork: Barring different spelling conventions, the inscription under the picture of Gachnar is "fir meit", which means "actual (true) size" in Irish Gaelic.
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* NeckSnap: The frat guy who mocked Xander for being a townie falls down the main stairs and dies of a broken neck.
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* UnnaturallyLoopingLocation: Under Gachnar's effects, the geometries of the house start to warp. Doorways, windows, and stairwells disappear, and people find themselves unintentionally in strange locations.
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* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Buffy &co barely react when a group of armed Initiative soldiers pop out of the hedge in front of them on their way to the party. Since it's Halloween, they assume they're just college kids dressed as comandos.

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%%* HauntedHouse

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%%* HauntedHouse* HauntedHouse: The frat house turns into one thanks to a little blood spilled on the seal of Grachnar the Fear Demon.


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* InternalReveal: Some time since Joyce got clued in to Buffy's role as the Slayer, they appear to have explained some or all of the events of the first two seasons to her, as she casually refers to Ted as "a homicidal robot" while discussing her fear of getting back into a relationship with Buffy.

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* FeetFirstIntroduction: Anya the Bunny.

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* %%* FeetFirstIntroduction: Anya the Bunny.



* HauntedHouse

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* %%* HauntedHouse



* MirrorScare: "I CAN SEE YOU!"
* MobileMaze: The Alpha Delta fraternity’s haunted house turns into one of these.

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* %%* MirrorScare: "I CAN SEE YOU!"
* %%* MobileMaze: The Alpha Delta fraternity’s haunted house turns into one of these.



* NiceHat: Giles' sombrero.



* SarcasmMode: Default setting for Professor Walsh.
* ShootTheShaggyDog: *squish*

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* %%* SarcasmMode: Default setting for Professor Walsh.
* %%* ShootTheShaggyDog: *squish*
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--->'''Giles:''' Destroying the Mark of Gachnar...\\

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--->'''Giles:''' -->'''Giles:''' Destroying the Mark of Gachnar...\\

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