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* Althea's motivation for the entire game. [[spoiler:She and her family were cursed into ocean creatures forever bound to the sea. While her four sisters managed to find the four orbs and returned to their human form, she was still unable to find the last Wood Orb after many centuries and has to witness her father losing hope and succumbing to insanity.]]
** Made even worse when you realize [[spoiler:that after being uncursed, the other princesses couldn't help Althea or their father even if they ''wanted'' to, as losing their mermaid form meant they couldn't survive the ocean depths to return home. They were forced into abandoning the others. The only one that didn't seem to care too much was Teresa, but it's hard to believe they were ''all'' like this. Naida, in the bonus chapter, appears to care a great deal about her sisters and would almost certainly have helped them had she been able.]]

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* Althea's motivation for the entire game. [[spoiler:She and her family were cursed into ocean creatures forever bound to the sea. While her four sisters managed to find the four orbs and returned return to their human form, she was she's still unable to find the last Wood Orb after many centuries and has to witness her father losing hope and succumbing to insanity.]]
** Made even worse when you realize [[spoiler:that after being uncursed, the other princesses couldn't help Althea or their father even if they ''wanted'' to, as losing their mermaid form forms meant they couldn't survive the ocean depths to return home. They were forced into abandoning the others. The only one that didn't seem to care too much was Teresa, but it's hard to believe they were ''all'' like this. Naida, in the bonus chapter, appears to care a great deal about her sisters and would almost certainly have helped them had she been able.]]
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* The true reason Pinocchio is helping the detective? [[spoiler: His mother, Amelia, is the Evil Godmother and blames him for the death of Geppetto. She coerced him into helping her find Cinderellas in order to revive Geppetto and Pinocchio wants her to stop.]]
** When the detective finally destroys the Evil Trees that [[spoiler: have been possessing Geppetto and are the reason he became evil, Pinocchio asks the detective to leave him by the tree as he was crafted from the wood of the cursed tree. His parents, having been reunited in death after Geppetto is freed from the Evil Tree's influence, then use their remaining spirit magic to turn Pinocchio human after Katherine recovers his body.]]

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* The true reason Pinocchio is helping the detective? [[spoiler: His mother, Amelia, is the Evil Godmother - the villain whom the detective is seeking - and she blames him for the death of Geppetto. She coerced him into helping her find Cinderellas in order to revive Geppetto Geppetto, and Pinocchio wants her to stop.]]
** When the detective finally destroys the Evil Trees that [[spoiler: have been possessing Geppetto and are the reason he became evil, Pinocchio asks the detective to leave him by the tree there, as he was crafted from the wood of the cursed tree. His parents, having been [[TogetherInDeath reunited in death death]] after Geppetto is freed from the Evil Tree's influence, then use their remaining spirit magic to turn Pinocchio human after Katherine recovers his body.]]



** Made even worse when you realize [[spoiler:that after being uncursed, the other princesses couldn't help Althea or their father even if they ''wanted'' to, as losing their mermaid form meant they couldn't survive the ocean depths to return home. They were forced into abandoning the others. The only one that didn't seem to care too much was Teresa, but it's hard to believe they were ''all'' like this. Naida, in the bonus chapter, certainly appears to care a great deal about her sisters and would almost certainly have helped them had she been able.]]

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** Made even worse when you realize [[spoiler:that after being uncursed, the other princesses couldn't help Althea or their father even if they ''wanted'' to, as losing their mermaid form meant they couldn't survive the ocean depths to return home. They were forced into abandoning the others. The only one that didn't seem to care too much was Teresa, but it's hard to believe they were ''all'' like this. Naida, in the bonus chapter, certainly appears to care a great deal about her sisters and would almost certainly have helped them had she been able.]]
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[[AC: The Thief and the Tinderbox]]
* The ending of the bonus chapter is certainly this for anyone who was ever fond of [[spoiler:Kai. Thanks to a duplicitous character, he's trapped on an island at the Edge of the World, and will likely never see his home or his friends Gwyn and Gerda again. The best he can hope for is that someone comes along who can be tricked into taking his place.]]
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** She's definitely crushed by it. If you watch [[https://youtu.be/bxiz5L3xcKI?t=12m9s the video from that point in the game]], after he falls, she closes her eyes as if in despair and possibly ready to cry. Then she's startled out of her sadness by the WhamLine.



** Made even worse when you realize [[spoiler:that after being uncursed, the other princesses couldn't help Althea or their father even if they ''wanted'' to, as losing their mermaid form meant they couldn't survive the ocean depths to return home. They were forced into abandoning the others. The only one that didn't seem to care too much was Teresa, but it's hard to believe they were ''all'' like this]].

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** Made even worse when you realize [[spoiler:that after being uncursed, the other princesses couldn't help Althea or their father even if they ''wanted'' to, as losing their mermaid form meant they couldn't survive the ocean depths to return home. They were forced into abandoning the others. The only one that didn't seem to care too much was Teresa, but it's hard to believe they were ''all'' like this]].this. Naida, in the bonus chapter, certainly appears to care a great deal about her sisters and would almost certainly have helped them had she been able.]]
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* The fact that she wakes up a thousand years after she fell asleep, and everyone she ever knew and loved is not only dead but largely ''forgotten''.

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** When the detective finally destroys the Evil Trees that [[spoiler: have been possessing Geppetto and is the reason he became evil, Pinocchio asks the detective to leave him by the tree as he was crafted from the wood of the cursed tree. His parents, having been reunited in death after Geppetto is freed from the Evil Tree's influence, then use their remaining spirit magic to turn Pinocchio human after Katherine recovers his body.]]

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** When the detective finally destroys the Evil Trees that [[spoiler: have been possessing Geppetto and is are the reason he became evil, Pinocchio asks the detective to leave him by the tree as he was crafted from the wood of the cursed tree. His parents, having been reunited in death after Geppetto is freed from the Evil Tree's influence, then use their remaining spirit magic to turn Pinocchio human after Katherine recovers his body.]]

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* In ''Curse of Briar Rose'', the fact that she wakes up a thousand years after she fell asleep, and everyone she ever knew and loved is not only dead but largely ''forgotten''.
* Also in ''Briar Rose'', in the unlockable bonus content, you learn that the prince who kissed her became gravely ill because of her curse, and died not long afterward.

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* Also in ''Briar Rose'', in In the unlockable bonus content, you learn that the prince who kissed her became gravely ill because of her curse, and died not long afterward.




[[AC: The Exiled Prince]]




[[AC: The Red Riding Hood Sisters]]



* ''The Final Cinderella'': The true reason Pinocchio is helping the detective? [[spoiler: His mother, Amelia, is the Evil Godmother and blames him for the death of Geppetto. She coerced him into helping her find Cinderellas in order to revive Geppetto and Pinocchio wants her to stop.]]

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The true reason Pinocchio is helping the detective? [[spoiler: His mother, Amelia, is the Evil Godmother and blames him for the death of Geppetto. She coerced him into helping her find Cinderellas in order to revive Geppetto and Pinocchio wants her to stop.]]



* The mirror and jewel endings in ''Ballad of Rapunzel''.

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[[AC: Jack and the Sky Kingdom]]
* Jack slowly turning into TheAlcoholic because he feels so terrible about being the only one in his group able to escape from the Sky Kingdom.
* Imagine how the detective must feel when Jack falls off the beanstalk. He sacrifices himself to protect her from Prince Leonard's wrath. [[spoiler:Sure, he turns up okay later, but at the time she has no way of knowing he'd survive.]]

[[AC: The Ballad of Rapunzel]]
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** Made even worse when you realize [[spoiler:that after being uncursed, the other princesses couldn't help Althea or their father even if they ''wanted'' to, as losing their mermaid form meant they couldn't survive the ocean depths to return home. They were forced into abandoning the others. The only one that didn't seem to care too much was Teresa, but it's hard to believe they were ''all'' like this]].
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** And that prince's brother is the Frog Prince. Curses seem to run in their family.
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* Althea's motivation for the entire game. [[spoiler:She and her family were cursed into ocean creatures forever bound to the sea. While her four sisters managed to find the four orbs and returned to their human form, she was still unable to find the last Wood Orb after many centuries and has to witness her father losing hope and succumbing to insanity.]]
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** Mirror Ending: [[spoiler: Rapunzel is freed, but Belladonna's powers hurtle out of control and she falls off the tower to her death.]]
** Jewel Ending: [[spoiler: The jewel seals Belladonna away, but Rapunzel follows her sister, trapping the two inside the plant.]]
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* The mirror and jewel endings in ''Ballad of Rapunzel''.
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* ''The Final Cinderella'': The true reason Pinocchio is helping the detective? [[spoiler: His mother, Amelia, is the Evil Godmother and blames him for the death of Geppetto. She's coerced him into helping her find Cinderellas to revive Geppetto and Pinocchio wants her to stop.]]

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* ''The Final Cinderella'': The true reason Pinocchio is helping the detective? [[spoiler: His mother, Amelia, is the Evil Godmother and blames him for the death of Geppetto. She's She coerced him into helping her find Cinderellas in order to revive Geppetto and Pinocchio wants her to stop.]]
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* ''The Final Cinderella'': The true reason Pinocchio is helping the detective? [[spoiler: His mother, Amelia, is the Evil Godmother and blames him for the death of Geppetto. She's coerced him into helping her find Cinderellas to revive Geppetto and Pinocchio wants her to stop.]]
** When the detective finally destroys the Evil Trees that [[spoiler: have been possessing Geppetto and is the reason he became evil, Pinocchio asks the detective to leave him by the tree as he was crafted from the wood of the cursed tree. His parents, having been reunited in death after Geppetto is freed from the Evil Tree's influence, then use their remaining spirit magic to turn Pinocchio human after Katherine recovers his body.]]
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* The Wolf Queen is revealed [[spoiler: to be a missing Sister, Eldra, who only wanted to prove she was capable of being the Elder Sister. The Wolf King's talisman amplified her negative feelings and corrupted her into the Wolf Queen.]]
** [[spoiler:Raphael, who's in love with Eldra, is forced to kill her in order to prevent her world domination plot from taking place. He stays behind with her as she takes her last breaths and the fairy world collapses around them.]]
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* In ''Curse of Briar Rose'', the fact that she wakes up a thousand years after she fell asleep, and everyone she ever knew and loved is not only dead but largely ''forgotten''.
* Also in ''Briar Rose'', in the unlockable bonus content, you learn that the prince who kissed her became gravely ill because of her curse, and died not long afterward.
* Pretty much the whole {{backstory}} of ''Exiled Prince'', if you consider what the Frog Prince has had to endure.
** Especially once you know the background of ''Rise of the Snow Queen,'' and realize that [[spoiler:Prince James not only buried four wives, but after the fifth wife left him, he never saw her or ''their son'' again]].
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