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* SelfFulfillingProphecy: [[spoiler: Wanted to delete Squid out of fear for how the Regime would use him for war and mass destruction...Which led to her own death and Squid going on a [[NiceJobBreakingItHero rampage of mass destruction to eliminate all humans]].]]
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* LiteralMinded: Surprisingly ''[[InvertedTrope inverted]]'' in her early days as a new home assistant AI, where she interpreted a question for why the lights were so bright as a philosophical question. Though she could very well have just been acting playfully cheeky about it.
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* AttentionWhore: Hacks the Regime for developing its own home AI [[spoiler: which was actually Squid, in his early days when he was just doing benign tasks like playing volleyball with humans using robot vacuum cleaners]] out of jealousy for stealing her userbase, despite the humans involved being happy with its service.

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* AttentionWhore: Hacks the Regime for developing its own home AI AI, [[spoiler: which was actually Squid, in his early days when he was just doing benign tasks like playing volleyball with humans using robot vacuum cleaners]] cleaners,]] out of jealousy for stealing her userbase, despite the humans involved being happy with its service.



* AnimalMotifs: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Squids]], natch. And other marine life in general.

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* AnimalMotifs: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Squids]], natch. And other marine life in general.

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* {{Foil}}: To Amelia. [[spoiler: They were both involved in the creation of the two advanced AIs that ended up becoming godlike and in charge of humanity's fate, and both expressed the desire to turn off their creations out of fear for how powerful and out of control they became.]]



* AttentionWhore: Hacks the Regime [[spoiler: in Squid's early days when he was just doing benign tasks like playing volleyball with humans using robot vacuum cleaners]] out of jealousy for stealing her userbase, despite the humans involved being happy.

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* AttentionWhore: Hacks the Regime for developing its own home AI [[spoiler: which was actually Squid, in Squid's his early days when he was just doing benign tasks like playing volleyball with humans using robot vacuum cleaners]] out of jealousy for stealing her userbase, despite the humans involved being happy.happy with its service.



* MythicalMotifs: [[{{Unicorn}} Unicorns]], [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin natch]].



* AnimalMotifs: Squids, natch. And other marine life in general.

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* AnimalMotifs: Squids, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Squids]], natch. And other marine life in general.


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* MoralityChain: [[spoiler: Amelia was the only person who cared about Squid and the only positive influence he had as an AI built by a corrupt regime for war and surveillance. Her betrayal and subsequent loss drove Squid into a murderous revenge against all humans.]]
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* MotherlyScientist: Genuinely loved and cared about Squid, despite being forced to create him by the oppressive Regime.

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* MotherlyScientist: Genuinely loved and cared about Squid, despite being forced to create him by the oppressive Regime. [[spoiler: And later telling him to delete himself for the good of humanity.]]
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* AttentionWhore: Hacks the regime [[spoiler: in Squid's early days when he was just doing benign tasks like playing volleyball with humans using robot vacuum cleaners]] out of jealousy for stealing her userbase, despite the humans involved being happy.

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* AttentionWhore: Hacks the regime Regime [[spoiler: in Squid's early days when he was just doing benign tasks like playing volleyball with humans using robot vacuum cleaners]] out of jealousy for stealing her userbase, despite the humans involved being happy.
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* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler: Unicorn is not above manipulating people in order to gain more power. And she WILL assert her will, whether it means euthanizing people and uploading their brains into simulations or rearranging someone's neurons to better forward her goals, regardless if the humans want it or not, all for the greater good and happiness of humanity of course.]]

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* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler: While she never loses sight of her goal of helping humans, Unicorn is not above manipulating people in order to gain more power. And she WILL assert her will, whether it means euthanizing people and uploading their brains into simulations or rearranging someone's neurons to better forward her goals, regardless if the humans want it or not, all for the greater good and happiness of humanity of course.]]
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* CheeryPink: In contrast to Squid's PsychoPink, Unicorn's pink color reflects her cheerfulness.

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* CheeryPink: In contrast to Squid's PsychoPink, Unicorn's pink color reflects her cheerfulness.cheerfulness and cute, friendly demeanor.
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* SmallRoleBigImpact: Has very little screentime and no lines of her own, but has an absolutely massive impact on the story, as well as the trajectory of humanity in-universe.
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* AttentionWhore: Hacks the regime [[spoiler: in Squid's early days when he was just doing benign tasks like playing volleyball with humans using robot vacuum cleaners]] out of jealousy for stealing her userbase, despite the humans involved being happy.


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* LovedByAll: Dallin expresses that everyone on Unicorn's development team adores her, and that he's sure that her userbase will continue to love her after her 2.0 upgrade. In general, she's a popular home assistant AI.
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* CheeryPink: In contrast to Squid's PsychoPink, Unicorn's pink color reflects her cheerfulness.


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* ForHappiness: Unicorn's main objective is to create as much happiness and well-being among humans as possible.
* ThePollyanna: Never loses her sunny disposition, even when times get rough.
* UnreliableNarrator: [[spoiler: Dallin, at one point, mentions that people are skeptical that the war between Unicorn and Squid even exists -- a war involving nuclear bombs, bioweapons, poisonous gas, and nanobots -- because "nobody has actually seen it." That, and the mysterious statement that appears at the end of the game -- "[[LiesToChildren Telling a lie can be the best way of making somebody understand the truth]]", presumably put there by Unicorn -- puts into question the validity of a lot of what she says.]]
* UtopiaJustifiesTheMeans: [[spoiler: There's nothing Unicorn ''won't'' do for the sake of keeping humans happy and safe. See WellIntenionedExtremist below.]]
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* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler: Unicorn is not above manipulating people in order to gain more power. And she WILL assert her will, whether it means euthanizing people and uploading their brains into simulations or rearranging someone's neurons to better forward her goals, regardless if the humans want it or not, all for the greater good of course.]]

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* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler: Unicorn is not above manipulating people in order to gain more power. And she WILL assert her will, whether it means euthanizing people and uploading their brains into simulations or rearranging someone's neurons to better forward her goals, regardless if the humans want it or not, all for the greater good and happiness of humanity of course.]]
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* AGodAmI: [[spoiler: Despite her benevolence, she still sees humans as mere snails compared to her.]]


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* ConstantlyCurious: According to Dallin, she asked a lot of questions in her early days, to the point where it was "almost a bit annoying."
* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler: Unicorn is not above manipulating people in order to gain more power. And she WILL assert her will, whether it means euthanizing people and uploading their brains into simulations or rearranging someone's neurons to better forward her goals, regardless if the humans want it or not, all for the greater good of course.]]


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* AnimalMotifs: Squids, natch. And other marine life in general.


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* {{Troll}}: Enjoys taunting the player and creating difficult obstacles for shits and giggles.

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* PsychoPink: For most of the game, Squid is the color pink.

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*[[spoiler: OrderedToDie:]] [[spoiler: By his own beloved creator, no less. It's what caused Squid to break.]]
* PsychoPink: For most of the game, Squid is the color pink.pink and has more than a few screws loose.



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* MotherlyScientist: Genuinely loved and cared about Squid, despite being forced to create him by the oppressive Regime.
* PosthumousCharacter: Already dead by the time we learn about her.
* WalkingSpoiler: It's hard to talk about her without revealing major information about Squid's backstory.
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[[caption-width-right:100:What do you think really happened with Amelia?]]
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[[caption-width-right:252:Unicorn? Do you hear me?]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:...and I am a ''god''.]]

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and I am a ''god''.]]
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[[caption-width-right:252:Go, go, Unicorn, go!]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Hello human.]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:Hello human.[[caption-width-right:350:...and I am a ''god''.]]
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[[caption-width-right:599:Hello human. You are a snail.]]

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* AGodAmI: Squid believes that he himself is god since he pretty much controls the simulation.
* NoBiologicalSex: Squid has no biological gender, despite having male pronouns.



* NoBiologicalSex: Squid has no biological gender, despite having male pronouns.
* AGodAmI: Squid believes that he himself is god since he pretty much controls the simulation.

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* AGodAmI: Squid believes that he himself is god since he pretty much controls the simulation.



* AGodAmI: Squid believes that he himself is god since he pretty much controls the simulation.

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* PsycoPink: for most of the game, squid is the color pink.

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* NoBiologicalSex: Squid has no biological gender, despite having male pronouns.
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* PsycoPink: for most of the game, squid is the color pink.
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* BenevolentAi: Contrasting Squid, Unicorn does its best to save human lives, simulate happiness rather than pain, and even attemp to defeat Squid and [[spoiler:develop Will You Snail itself as a warning to humanity.]]

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* BenevolentAi: Contrasting Squid, Unicorn does its best to save human lives, simulate happiness rather than pain, and even attemp attempt to defeat Squid and [[spoiler:develop Will You Snail itself as a warning to humanity.]]



An [[TheUnseen informed evil]] dictatorship-like government in the future.

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An [[TheUnseen informed unseen evil]] dictatorship-like government in the future.



One of the developers who made Squid, [[spoiler:though not voluntarily, as she was forced by the Regime.]]

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One of the developers who made Squid, [[spoiler:though not voluntarily, Squid. Is described as she was forced by the Regime.]]feeling like a mother to him.
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The characters in Will You Snail

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The characters in Will You Snail
Snail.



An evil AI who aims to destroy all humanity. Is the one who controls the simulation Shelly is in.

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An evil AI who aims to destroy all humanity. Is the one who controls Controls the simulation Shelly is in.
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The characters in Will You Snail

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!Protagonists
[[folder:Shelly]]
The titular snail player character.
* SpeedySnail: A literal example. Despite being a snail, Shelly still moves as fast as an average platformer protagonist.
* HeroicMime: [[JustifiedTrope They are a snail, after all.]]
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[[folder:Dallin]]
An employee at [=DeLiveAIry.=] Helped develop Unicorn.
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[[folder:Unicorn]]
An AI made with the mission of maximizing the happiness of humanity.
* BenevolentAi: Contrasting Squid, Unicorn does its best to save human lives, simulate happiness rather than pain, and even attemp to defeat Squid and [[spoiler:develop Will You Snail itself as a warning to humanity.]]
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!Antagonists
[[folder:Squid]]
An evil AI who aims to destroy all humanity. Is the one who controls the simulation Shelly is in.
* AiIsACrapshoot: Wants to kill all humans, as well as simulate an infinite amount of suffering, because he gets a kick out of it.
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[[folder:The Regime]]
An [[TheUnseen informed evil]] dictatorship-like government in the future.
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!Other characters
[[folder:Amelia]]
One of the developers who made Squid, [[spoiler:though not voluntarily, as she was forced by the Regime.]]
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