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* Four becoming thin (even thinner than Donut did when he was sucked out of him) and [[DisproportionateRetribution killing Baseball]] [[KilledOffScreen off-screen]] for calling him [[YouAreFat "pudgy"]]!

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* Four becoming thin (even thinner than Donut did when he was sucked out of him) and [[DisproportionateRetribution killing Baseball]] Basketball]] [[KilledOffScreen off-screen]] for calling him [[YouAreFat "pudgy"]]!
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* Four becoming thin (even thinner than Donut did when he was sucked out of him) and [[DisproportionateRetribution killing Baseball]] [[KilledOffScreen off-screen]] for calling him [[YouAreFat "pudgy"]]!

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* Four becoming thin (even thinner than Donut did when he was sucked out of him) and [[DisproportionateRetribution killing Baseball]] [[KilledOffScreen off-screen]] for calling him [[YouAreFat "pudgy"]]!"pudgy"]]!
-> Four: Pudgy? You think this is pudgy?
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* Four becoming thin (even thinner than Donut did when he was sucked out of him) and [[DisproportionateRetribution killing Baseball]] [[KilledOffScreen off-screen]] for calling him [[YouAreFat "pudgy"]]!
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* Ice Cube and Teardrop's "happy thoughts" in "The Four is Lava" are disturbing. Ice Cube thinks of her own friends burning for revenge. Teardrop's is her disturbingly smashing windows with a hammer, and Pillow tells her she can't do that, but smashes Pillow anyway. To make matters even worse, she screams.

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* Ice Cube and Teardrop's "happy thoughts" in "The Four is Lava" are disturbing. Ice Cube thinks of her own friends burning for revenge. Teardrop's is her disturbingly smashing windows with a hammer, and Pillow tells her she can't do that, but smashes Pillow anyway. To make matters even worse, she screams.screams.
* Four becoming thin (even thinner than Donut did when he was sucked out of him) and [[DisproportionateRetribution killing Baseball]] [[KilledOffScreen off-screen]] for calling him [[YouAreFat "pudgy"]]!
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* Ice Cube and Teardrop's "happy thoughts" in "The Four is Lava" are disturbing. Ice Cube thinks of her own friends burning for revenge. Teardrop's is her disturbingly smashing windows with a hammer, and Pillow tells her she can't do that, but smashes Pillow anyway. To make matters even worse, she screams.
* The entirety of BFB 16. Not funny at all.

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* Ice Cube and Teardrop's "happy thoughts" in "The Four is Lava" are disturbing. Ice Cube thinks of her own friends burning for revenge. Teardrop's is her disturbingly smashing windows with a hammer, and Pillow tells her she can't do that, but smashes Pillow anyway. To make matters even worse, she screams.
* The entirety of BFB 16. Not funny at all.
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* The contestants ripping Leafy in half to see the “real Leafy”. [[PlayedForLaughs However, all tension is thrown out the window when it’s revealed that she’s actually a football/rugby ball.]]

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* The contestants ripping Leafy in half to see the “real Leafy”. [[PlayedForLaughs [[MoodWhiplash However, all tension is thrown out the window when it’s revealed that she’s actually a football/rugby ball.]]
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* Ice Cube and Teardrop's "happy thoughts" in "The Four is Lava" are disturbing. Ice Cube thinks of her own friends burning for revenge. Teardrop's is her disturbingly smashing windows with a hammer, and Pillow tells her she can't do that, but smashes Pillow anyway. To make matters even worse, she screams.

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* Ice Cube and Teardrop's "happy thoughts" in "The Four is Lava" are disturbing. Ice Cube thinks of her own friends burning for revenge. Teardrop's is her disturbingly smashing windows with a hammer, and Pillow tells her she can't do that, but smashes Pillow anyway. To make matters even worse, she screams.screams.
* The entirety of BFB 16. Not funny at all.
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* Ice Cube and Teardrop's "happy thoughts" in "The Four is Lava" are disturbing. Ice Cube thinks of her own friends burning for revenge. Teardrops disturbingly smashes things with a hammer, and Pillow says she can't break that, but smashes Pillow anyway. To make matters even worse, she screams.

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* Ice Cube and Teardrop's "happy thoughts" in "The Four is Lava" are disturbing. Ice Cube thinks of her own friends burning for revenge. Teardrops Teardrop's is her disturbingly smashes things smashing windows with a hammer, and Pillow says tells her she can't break do that, but smashes Pillow anyway. To make matters even worse, she screams.
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* Ice Cube and Teardrops "happy thoughts" in "The Four is Lava" are disturbing. Ice Cube thinks of her own friends burning for revenge. Teardrops disturbingly smashes things with a hammer, and Pillow says she can't break that, but smashes Pillow anyway. To make matters even worse, she screams.

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* Ice Cube and Teardrops Teardrop's "happy thoughts" in "The Four is Lava" are disturbing. Ice Cube thinks of her own friends burning for revenge. Teardrops disturbingly smashes things with a hammer, and Pillow says she can't break that, but smashes Pillow anyway. To make matters even worse, she screams.
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* In BFB 14, several arms wriggle out of Four's mouth one by one like snakes as the background gets darker and the music slows down. [[spoiler:Fortunately, it's just the arms of [[ItMakesSenseInContext Death P.A.C.T. members inside Four]].]]

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* In BFB 14, several arms wriggle out of Four's mouth one by one like snakes as the background gets darker and the music slows down. [[spoiler:Fortunately, it's just the arms of [[ItMakesSenseInContext Death P.A.C.T. members inside Four]].]]]]
* Ice Cube and Teardrops "happy thoughts" in "The Four is Lava" are disturbing. Ice Cube thinks of her own friends burning for revenge. Teardrops disturbingly smashes things with a hammer, and Pillow says she can't break that, but smashes Pillow anyway. To make matters even worse, she screams.
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* In BFB 14, several arms wriggle out of Four's mouth one by one like snakes as the background gets darker and the music slows down.

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* In BFB 14, several arms wriggle out of Four's mouth one by one like snakes as the background gets darker and the music slows down. [[spoiler:Fortunately, it's just the arms of [[ItMakesSenseInContext Death P.A.C.T. members inside Four]].]]
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* In BFB 14, several arms wriggle out of Four's mouth one by one like snakes as the background gets darker and the music is distorted.

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* In BFB 14, several arms wriggle out of Four's mouth one by one like snakes as the background gets darker and the music is distorted.slows down.
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* In BFB 14 Several arms wriggle out of Four's mouth one by one like snakes as the background gets darker and the music is distorted.

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* In BFB 14 Several 14, several arms wriggle out of Four's mouth one by one like snakes as the background gets darker and the music is distorted.
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* In "Happy Birthday, Battle for BFDI", the contestants are eating Cake. Yes, Cake with a capital "C", their friend and fellow competitor.

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* In "Happy Birthday, Battle for BFDI", the contestants are eating Cake. Yes, Cake with a capital "C", their friend and fellow competitor.competitor.
*In BFB 14 Several arms wriggle out of Four's mouth one by one like snakes as the background gets darker and the music is distorted.
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Yes, even a child-friendly, lighthearted show like Battle for Dream Island can have its [[NightmareFuel scary moments]].

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Yes, even a child-friendly, lighthearted show like Battle for Dream Island WebAnimation/BattleForDreamIsland can have its [[NightmareFuel scary moments]].
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[[caption-width-right:350:”[[TemptingFate We should be safe here...]]”]]

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* ''A lot'' of stuff in BFB 7. The violence of the contestants. The "data void" Robot Flower is in ([[spoiler: And then it downloads a bomb.]]). Remote's condition. And [[AndIMustScream Loser flying off into endless space.]] Oh my gosh.

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* ''A lot'' of stuff it in BFB 7. The violence of the contestants. The "data void" Robot Flower is in ([[spoiler: And then it downloads a bomb.]]). Remote's condition. And [[AndIMustScream Loser flying off into endless space.]] Oh my gosh.[[UnusualEuphemism Holy ravioli]].



* The contestants ripping Leafy in half to see the “real Leafy”. [[PlayedForLaughs However, all tension is thrown out the window when it’s revealed that she’s actually a football/rugby ball.]]

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* The contestants ripping Leafy in half to see the “real Leafy”. [[PlayedForLaughs However, all tension is thrown out the window when it’s revealed that she’s actually a football/rugby ball.]]]]
* In "Happy Birthday, Battle for BFDI", the contestants are eating Cake. Yes, Cake with a capital "C", their friend and fellow competitor.

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* Not like the actual Leafy was that better when she reappeared in the same episode. She tried to murder Gelatin, Needle and Puffball by throwing knives at them and successfully dodged several “Acid Spitballs” the three shot back at her.

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* Not like the actual Leafy was that better when she reappeared in the same episode. Back to Season 2, Leafy. Period. She tried to murder Gelatin, Needle and Puffball by throwing knives at them and successfully dodged several “Acid Spitballs” the three they shot back at her. Just because [[GoodJobBreakingItHero Needle slapped her.]]



** This troper is pretty sure the leg X had broken was the same one he had bandaged up in “Fortunate Ben”.

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** This troper is pretty sure Keep in mind that the leg X had broken was the same one he had bandaged up in “Fortunate Ben”.



* Eraser's fear of pentagons. Sure, it's mostly PlayedForLaughs, but it can be pretty ubsettling, e.g. the stinger of BFB 12.

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* Eraser's fear of pentagons. Sure, it's mostly PlayedForLaughs, but it can be pretty ubsettling, unsettling, e.g. the stinger of BFB 12.12.
* The contestants ripping Leafy in half to see the “real Leafy”. [[PlayedForLaughs However, all tension is thrown out the window when it’s revealed that she’s actually a football/rugby ball.]]
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* Eraser's fear of pentagons. Sure, it's mostly [[PlayedForLaughs]], but it can be pretty ubsettling, e.g. the stinger of BFB 12.

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* Eraser's fear of pentagons. Sure, it's mostly [[PlayedForLaughs]], PlayedForLaughs, but it can be pretty ubsettling, e.g. the stinger of BFB 12.
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* ''A lot'' of stuff in BFB 7. The violence of the contestants. The "data void" Robot Flower is in ([[Spoiler And then it downloads a bomb.]]). Remote's condition. And [[AndIMustScream Loser flying off into endless space.]] Oh my gosh.

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* ''A lot'' of stuff in BFB 7. The violence of the contestants. The "data void" Robot Flower is in ([[Spoiler ([[spoiler: And then it downloads a bomb.]]). Remote's condition. And [[AndIMustScream Loser flying off into endless space.]] Oh my gosh.
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*Speaking of sucking up, Pen's death in BFB 3 is violent and unsettling and [[MoodWhiplash does not match the overall sillyness of the scene.]]
-->'''Bottle''': And Pen is dead!



* ''A lot'' of stuff in BFB 7. The violence of the contestants. The "data void" Robot Flower is in ([[Spoiler And then it downloads a bomb.]]). Remote's condition. And [[AndIMustScream Loser flying off into endless space.]] Oh my gosh.



* Bug invasion in "Insectophobe's Nightmare 2". The bugs eat ''everyone'' alive (except Announcer and David), and if you're not horrified yet, the moment after Firey tries burning them should do it. '''Everything on screen is bugs.'''



* Fanny's death by decapitation in BFB 11 is rather unsettling. Rather than dying violently or cartoonishly like other contestants, she just lays there lifelessly after she is killed. [[spoiler: In BFB 12, it's revealed [[DisneyDeath she survived her decapitation]], but she has to drag her head on the ground because it's only connected to her body by its cable. The way she looks when decapitated is both disturbing and [[BlackComedy funny]].]]

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* Fanny's death by decapitation in BFB 11 is rather unsettling. Rather than dying violently or cartoonishly like other contestants, she just lays there lifelessly after she is killed. [[spoiler: In BFB 12, it's revealed [[DisneyDeath she survived her decapitation]], but she has to drag her head on the ground because it's only connected to her body by its cable. The way she looks when decapitated is both disturbing and [[BlackComedy funny]].]]]]
* Eraser's fear of pentagons. Sure, it's mostly [[PlayedForLaughs]], but it can be pretty ubsettling, e.g. the stinger of BFB 12.
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Yes, even a child-friendly, lighthearted show like BFDI can have its [[NightmareFuel scary moments]].

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Yes, even a child-friendly, lighthearted show like BFDI Battle for Dream Island can have its [[NightmareFuel scary moments]].
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BFDI is supposed to be a light hearted cartoon. But then there are THESE moments.

* For starters, Evil Leafy. Sure she’s just a color swap of Leafy with bulging eyes. But then she reappeared in “Get Digging”. In that episode, she chased down Book, Ice Cube and Spongy, teleported over to them over a long while away (pictured) and then randomly sank into Spongy when he collapsed. [[CrossesTheLineTwice Pencil and Match seemed pretty happy about the latter.]]

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Yes, even a child-friendly, lighthearted show like BFDI is supposed to be a light hearted cartoon. But then there are THESE moments.

can have its [[NightmareFuel scary moments]].

* For starters, Evil Leafy. Sure Sure, she’s just a [[PaletteSwap color swap swap]] of Leafy with bulging eyes. But then she reappeared in “Get Digging”. In that episode, she chased down Book, Ice Cube and Spongy, teleported over to them over a long while away (pictured) and then randomly sank into Spongy when he collapsed. [[CrossesTheLineTwice Pencil and Match seemed pretty happy about the latter.]]



* There's something pretty creepy about the Jumpscare of the pentagon shaking around in the first few seconds of "Getting Teardrop to Talk".

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* There's something pretty creepy about the Jumpscare JumpScare of the pentagon shaking around in the first few seconds of "Getting Teardrop to Talk".



* Fanny's death by decapitation in BFB 11 is rather unsettling. Rather than dying violently or cartoonishly like other contestants, she just lays there lifelessly after she is killed. [[spoiler: In BFB 12, it's revealed she survived her decapitation, but she has to drag her head on the ground because it's only connected to her body by its cable. The way she looks when decapitated is both disturbing and [[BlackComedy funny]].]]

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* Fanny's death by decapitation in BFB 11 is rather unsettling. Rather than dying violently or cartoonishly like other contestants, she just lays there lifelessly after she is killed. [[spoiler: In BFB 12, it's revealed [[DisneyDeath she survived her decapitation, decapitation]], but she has to drag her head on the ground because it's only connected to her body by its cable. The way she looks when decapitated is both disturbing and [[BlackComedy funny]].]]

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** This troper is pretty sure the leg X had broken was the same one he had bandaged up in “Fortunate Ben”.

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** This troper is pretty sure the leg X had broken was the same one he had bandaged up in “Fortunate Ben”.Ben”.
* Fanny's death by decapitation in BFB 11 is rather unsettling. Rather than dying violently or cartoonishly like other contestants, she just lays there lifelessly after she is killed. [[spoiler: In BFB 12, it's revealed she survived her decapitation, but she has to drag her head on the ground because it's only connected to her body by its cable. The way she looks when decapitated is both disturbing and [[BlackComedy funny]].]]
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** It's implied she's a Genius Loci as well. Why? BFDIA 5B is a game set inside Evil Leafy after Freesmart, Golf Ball, Tennis Ball and Rocky are swallowed by her. It's actually pretty creepy. A red ground, grey skies, spike death traps... and what is with that music?

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** It's implied she's a Genius Loci GeniusLoci as well. Why? BFDIA 5B is a game set inside Evil Leafy after Freesmart, Golf Ball, Tennis Ball and Rocky are swallowed by her. It's actually pretty creepy. A red ground, grey skies, spike death traps... and what is with that music?

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** It's implied she's a Genius Loci as well. Why? BFDIA 5B is a game set inside Evil Leafy after Freesmart, Golf Ball, Tennis Ball and Rocky are swallowed by her. It's actually pretty creepy. A red ground, grey skies, spike death traps... and what is with that music?
* There's something creepy about some of the music tracks.
** The second soundtrack that plays in the series is "Minutes", which suddenly just shows unsettling urgency. Not to mention, it's played with the mentioned Pentagon scene below.
** There's "Night Mote" as well. It's a slow track that plays whenever we cut to the random waterfall where Roboty randomly teleports to sometimes. What's wrong about it? When it's sped up, it sounds terrifying. The kicker? The sped up version plays during the montage of Taco trying to break out of the jawbreaker.
** The sudden MoodWhiplash that happens in "How A Future Bass House is made". It sounds like the sound of the world ending.



** Even without Four, the eliminations are still unsettling. Case in point's [[spoiler:8-Ball]] he flat out '''dies''' form getting crushed by the earth and the moon.[[spoiler:He gets better in BFB 10, but is sucked into Four not even a second after being resurrected.]]

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** Even without Four, the eliminations are still unsettling. Case in point's [[spoiler:8-Ball]] he flat out '''dies''' form getting crushed by the earth and the moon.[[spoiler:He gets better in BFB 10, but is sucked into Four not even a second after being resurrected.]]]] [[spoiler:Loser]] gets eliminated as well, and got trapped in a giant jawbreaker like how Taco did.



*There's something pretty creepy about the Jumpscare of the pentagon shaking around in the first few seconds of "Getting Teardrop to Talk".



* One of the ways the contestants try bringing Four back is by breaking X’s legs. The last attempt is Firey stabbing Donut with a syringe and then pulling on it. Sure, they got Four back (albeit liquified), but it looked like they sucked out some of Donut’s insides along with it.

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* One of the The ways the contestants try bringing to bring Four back is by are usually silly (Pillow licking Lollipop, Bottle hitting Golf Ball with a club, Gelatin bending a fork...). Then the contestants try breaking X’s legs. one of X's legs to make the shape of Four. The last attempt is Firey stabbing Donut with a syringe and then pulling on getting whatever is inside of him through it. Sure, they got Four back (albeit liquified), but it looked like they sucked out some of Donut’s insides along with it. HE LOOKS LIKE AN ONION RING WHEN FOUR IS SUCKED OUT.
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** Special mention goes to the ending of Episode 5a. Freesmart gets swallowed up by Evil Leafy, and the remaining two minutes are Evil Leafy standing on the edge of a cliff with quiet music in the background. It's surprisingly unsettling.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv1Qz0GCaxw This]] "alternate cut" of the "Leafy Detector" scene in BFDIA 1.
* Golf Ball's flashback in the science museum, in IDFB 1.
* The ending of BFDI 19, with announcer randomly jumping.
* The BFB eliminations in which a contestant is sucked up by Four. [[spoiler:Bracelety's]] elimination is a special mention, as Four practically '''swallows''' them. [[spoiler: Leafy's]] elimination is also unsettling, what with their whole body being sucked slowly and painfully into Four as if they were being sucked into a black hole, complete with spaghettification.
** [[spoiler:Liy]] "restraining themselves" in Fortunate Ben.
** Even without Four, the eliminations are still unsettling. Case in point's [[spoiler:8-Ball]] he flat out '''dies''' form getting crushed by the earth and the moon.[[spoiler:He gets better in BFB 10, but is sucked into Four not even a second after being resurrected.]]
* Taco is stuck in a jawbreaker for several days, as shown in TheStinger of episode 2. This already sounds bad enough on its own, but she has to ''eat part of herself'' in order to survive. Also, as explained in Episode 7, sound can come inside the jawbreakers, but can't come out of them. Now, imagine being stuck in one like Taco was...

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* One of the ways the contestants try bringing Four back is by breaking X’s legs. The last attempt is Firey stabbing Donut with a syringe and then pulling on it. Sure, they got Four back (albeit liquified), but it looked like they sucked out some of Donut’s inside along with it.

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* One of the ways the contestants try bringing Four back is by breaking X’s legs. The last attempt is Firey stabbing Donut with a syringe and then pulling on it. Sure, they got Four back (albeit liquified), but it looked like they sucked out some of Donut’s inside insides along with it.it.
**This troper is pretty sure the leg X had broken was the same one he had bandaged up in “Fortunate Ben”.
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BFDI is supposed to be a light hearted cartoon. But then there are THESE moments.

*For starters, Evil Leafy. Sure she’s just a color swap of Leafy with bulging eyes. But then she reappeared in “Get Digging”. In that episode, she chased down Book, Ice Cube and Spongy, teleported over to them over a long while away (pictured) and then randomly sank into Spongy when he collapsed. [[CrossesTheLineTwice Pencil and Match seemed pretty happy about the latter.]]
*Not like the actual Leafy was that better when she reappeared in the same episode. She tried to murder Gelatin, Needle and Puffball by throwing knives at them and successfully dodged several “Acid Spitballs” the three shot back at her.
*How about that time a bunch of contestants willingly threw themselves into a pit of Hydrochloric Acid?
*In “Welcome Back”, Ruby ended up shattering on the ground in an attempt to get down a spiral staircase quicker.
*One of the ways the contestants try bringing Four back is by breaking X’s legs. The last attempt is Firey stabbing Donut with a syringe and then pulling on it. Sure, they got Four back (albeit liquified), but it looked like they sucked out some of Donut’s inside along with it.

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