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If it "steamrolls" the entire game, then it's technically not a "disc one" nuke anymore and moves into the territory of something like a Game Breaker. Things that start off as a Disc One Nuke can remain useful the entire game, but they tend to drop from "nuke" status.


* '''Exaggerated''':
** The Gaia Blade has a fairly high chance of dropping, enough that you can get Gaia Blades for your entire party to [[DualWielding dual-wield]] without too much time or effort, allowing you to steamroll most of the game.
** The Gaia Blade is [[InfinityPlusOneSword so strong that it trivializes the]] ''[[InfinityPlusOneSword entire]]'' [[InfinityPlusOneSword game]], including the final boss and the BonusLevelOfHell.

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* '''Exaggerated''':
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'''Exaggerated''': The Gaia Blade has a fairly high chance of dropping, enough that you can get Gaia Blades for your entire party to [[DualWielding dual-wield]] without too much time or effort, allowing you to steamroll most of the game.
** The Gaia Blade is [[InfinityPlusOneSword so strong that it trivializes the]] ''[[InfinityPlusOneSword entire]]'' [[InfinityPlusOneSword game]], including the final boss and the BonusLevelOfHell.
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* '''Lampshaded''': ???

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* '''Lampshaded''': ???The item description for the Gaia Blade says, "This blade is an item of envy for low-level warriors, but far less effective among skilled ones."



* '''Played for Laughs''': ???
* '''Played for Drama''': ???

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* '''Played for Laughs''': ???
The Gaia Blade is a SentientWeapon that gets incredibly jealous about the hero upgrading to a better one.
* '''Played for Drama''': ???The hero has an emotional attachment to the Gaia Blade and is upset that it's no longer particularly useful.
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* '''Straight''': In ''Tales of Troperia XVII'', {{The Goomba}}s in the NoobCave have a [[RandomlyDrops 0.5% chance of dropping]] the [[InfinityMinusOneSword Gaia Blade]], a weapon with stats appropriate for the mid-to-late parts of the game. If you're lucky enough to get it, you can bulldoze most of the {{Mooks}} and even bosses you encounter for the first half of the game.

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* '''Straight''': In ''Tales of Troperia ''JustForFun/TalesOfTroperia XVII'', {{The Goomba}}s in the NoobCave have a [[RandomlyDrops 0.5% chance of dropping]] the [[InfinityMinusOneSword Gaia Blade]], a weapon with stats appropriate for the mid-to-late parts of the game. If you're lucky enough to get it, you can bulldoze most of the {{Mooks}} and even bosses you encounter for the first half of the game.
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* '''Enforced''': The developers forgot to [[DummiedOut dummy out]] the 'Debug Blade' (and it's associated DebugRoom) from the retail version.

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* '''Enforced''': The developers forgot to [[DummiedOut dummy out]] the 'Debug Blade' (and it's its associated DebugRoom) from the retail version.
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* '''Enforced''': ???

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* '''Enforced''': ???The developers forgot to [[DummiedOut dummy out]] the 'Debug Blade' (and it's associated DebugRoom) from the retail version.
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* '''Straight''': In ''Tales of Troperia XVII'', {{The Goomba}}s in the NoobCave have a [[RandomlyDrops 1% chance of dropping]] the [[InfinityMinusOneSword Gaia Blade]], a weapon with stats appropriate for the mid-to-late parts of the game. If you're lucky enough to get it, you can bulldoze most of the {{Mooks}} and even bosses you encounter for the first half of the game.

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* '''Straight''': In ''Tales of Troperia XVII'', {{The Goomba}}s in the NoobCave have a [[RandomlyDrops 1% 0.5% chance of dropping]] the [[InfinityMinusOneSword Gaia Blade]], a weapon with stats appropriate for the mid-to-late parts of the game. If you're lucky enough to get it, you can bulldoze most of the {{Mooks}} and even bosses you encounter for the first half of the game.
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** The Gaia Blade has a fairly high chance of dropping, enough that you can get enough Gaia Blades for your entire party to [[DualWielding dual-wield]] without too much time or effort, allowing you to steamroll most of the game.

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** The Gaia Blade has a fairly high chance of dropping, enough that you can get enough Gaia Blades for your entire party to [[DualWielding dual-wield]] without too much time or effort, allowing you to steamroll most of the game.
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** The Gaia Blade may drop, but it is [[LevelLockedLoot Level-Locked]] and cannot be equipped until later in the game when it is no longer a nuke-level weapon. However, it can still be ''sold'' for a nuke-level fortune that allows you to stock up on enough inventory items to trivialize the first portion of the game.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???An early game item is very powerful, then loses its edge... But with enough investment and the right equipment it becomes just as powerful or useful as it was before.

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'''Basic Trope''': A powerful item, weapon, or ability obtainable early on in the game that can greatly reduce the difficulty of the early game if the player decides to abuse it.
* '''Straight''': An enemy encountered fairly early in the game has a very low chance of [[RandomlyDrops dropping]] a [[InfinityMinusOneSword Gaia Blade]], a weapon with stats appropriate for the mid-to-late parts of the game. If you're lucky enough to get it, you can bulldoze most of the {{Mooks}} and bosses you encounter for a decent portion of the game.

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'''Basic Trope''': A powerful item, weapon, ability, {{Mon}}, or ability character is obtainable early on enough in the a game that can that, if exploited, it will greatly reduce the difficulty of the early game if portions of the player decides to abuse it.
game.

* '''Straight''': An enemy encountered fairly early In ''Tales of Troperia XVII'', {{The Goomba}}s in the game has NoobCave have a very low chance of [[RandomlyDrops 1% chance of dropping]] a the [[InfinityMinusOneSword Gaia Blade]], a weapon with stats appropriate for the mid-to-late parts of the game. If you're lucky enough to get it, you can bulldoze most of the {{Mooks}} and even bosses you encounter for a decent portion the first half of the game.game.



** The Gaia Blade has a fairly high chance of dropping, enough that you can get enough Gaia Blades for your entire party to [[DualWielding dual-wield]] without too much time and effort, allowing the player to steamroll most of the game.

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** The Gaia Blade has a fairly high chance of dropping, enough that you can get enough Gaia Blades for your entire party to [[DualWielding dual-wield]] without too much time and or effort, allowing the player you to steamroll most of the game.



* '''Downplayed''': The Gaia Blade is strong enough to make the next few hours of gameplay much easier, but it is soon outclassed as enemies become stronger and better equipment becomes normally available.

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* '''Downplayed''': The Gaia Blade is strong enough to make the next few hours of gameplay much first dungeon easier, but it is soon outclassed as enemies become stronger and better equipment becomes normally available.



* '''Subverted''': Any weapons randomly dropped by enemies are of equal strength or only slightly stronger than what you would normally have access to at that point in the game.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...Except for one, which, due to either a [[GoodBadBugs glitch]] or a programming oversight, is either much stronger than it's supposed to be or is available much sooner than it's supposed to be.

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* '''Subverted''': Any weapons randomly dropped by enemies are '''Subverted''':
** Despite being a rare random drop early in the game, the Gaia Blade is only
of equal strength (''[[JokeItem or only slightly stronger worse]]'') than what you would normally have access to at that point in the game.
** The Gaia Blade may drop, but it is [[LevelLockedLoot Level-Locked]] and cannot be equipped until later in the game when it is no longer a nuke-level weapon.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...Except for one, which, due Subverted''':
** Due
to either a [[GoodBadBugs glitch]] or a programming oversight, the Gaia Blade is either much stronger than it's supposed to be or and/or is available much sooner than it's supposed to be.be.
** The Gaia Blade ''is'' a JokeItem...but a quest in the FirstTown allows you to power it up into a LethalJokeItem.



* '''Defied''': The Gaia Blade is nerfed in a balance patch.

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* '''Defied''': The Gaia Blade is nerfed {{nerf}}ed in a balance patch.
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'''Basic Trope''': A powerful item, weapon, or ability obtainable early on in the game that can greatly reduce the difficulty of the early game if the decide to abuse it.

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'''Basic Trope''': A powerful item, weapon, or ability obtainable early on in the game that can greatly reduce the difficulty of the early game if the decide player decides to abuse it.
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'''Basic Trope''': A powerful item, weapon, or ability obtainable early on in the game that can greatly reduce the difficulty of the early game if you decide to abuse it.
* '''Straight''': An enemy encountered fairly early in the game has a very low chance of [[RandomlyDrops dropping]] a [[InfinityMinusOneSword Gaia Blade]], a weapon with stats appropriate for the mid-to-late parts of the game. If you're lucky enough get it, you can bulldoze most of the {{Mooks}} and bosses you encounter for a decent portion of the game.

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'''Basic Trope''': A powerful item, weapon, or ability obtainable early on in the game that can greatly reduce the difficulty of the early game if you the decide to abuse it.
* '''Straight''': An enemy encountered fairly early in the game has a very low chance of [[RandomlyDrops dropping]] a [[InfinityMinusOneSword Gaia Blade]], a weapon with stats appropriate for the mid-to-late parts of the game. If you're lucky enough to get it, you can bulldoze most of the {{Mooks}} and bosses you encounter for a decent portion of the game.
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* '''Downplayed''': The Gaia Blade is strong enough to make the next few hours of gameplay much easier, but it gradually starts being less and less effective as enemies get stronger, and before long, it'll be outclassed by better weapons that are available normally.

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* '''Downplayed''': The Gaia Blade is strong enough to make the next few hours of gameplay much easier, but it gradually starts being less and less effective is soon outclassed as enemies get stronger, become stronger and before long, it'll be outclassed by better weapons that are available normally.equipment becomes normally available.
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** The Gaia Blade is [[InfinityPlusOneSword so strong that it trivializes the ''entire'' game]], including the final boss and the BonusLevelOfHell.

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** The Gaia Blade is [[InfinityPlusOneSword so strong that it trivializes the ''entire'' the]] ''[[InfinityPlusOneSword entire]]'' [[InfinityPlusOneSword game]], including the final boss and the BonusLevelOfHell.
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* '''Straight''': An enemy encountered fairly early in the game has a very low chance of [[RandomlyDrops dropping]] a [[InfinityMinusOneSword Gaia Blade]], a weapon with stats appropriate for the mid-to-late parts of the game. If you're lucky enough get it, you can bulldoze most of the [[Mooks regular enemies]] and bosses for a decent portion of the game.

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* '''Straight''': An enemy encountered fairly early in the game has a very low chance of [[RandomlyDrops dropping]] a [[InfinityMinusOneSword Gaia Blade]], a weapon with stats appropriate for the mid-to-late parts of the game. If you're lucky enough get it, you can bulldoze most of the [[Mooks regular enemies]] {{Mooks}} and bosses you encounter for a decent portion of the game.



* '''Subverted''': Any weapons randomly dropped by enemies of equal strength or only slightly stronger than what you would have access to.

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* '''Subverted''': Any weapons randomly dropped by enemies are of equal strength or only slightly stronger than what you would normally have access to.to at that point in the game.
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'''Basic Trope''': A powerful item, weapon, or ability obtainable early on in the game that can greatly reduce the difficulty of the early game if you decide to abuse it.
* '''Straight''': An enemy encountered fairly early in the game has a very low chance of [[RandomlyDrops dropping]] a [[InfinityMinusOneSword Gaia Blade]], a weapon with stats appropriate for the mid-to-late parts of the game. If you're lucky enough get it, you can bulldoze most of the [[Mooks regular enemies]] and bosses for a decent portion of the game.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** The Gaia Blade has a fairly high chance of dropping, enough that you can get enough Gaia Blades for your entire party to [[DualWielding dual-wield]] without too much time and effort, allowing the player to steamroll most of the game.
** The Gaia Blade is [[InfinityPlusOneSword so strong that it trivializes the ''entire'' game]], including the final boss and the BonusLevelOfHell.
* '''Downplayed''': The Gaia Blade is strong enough to make the next few hours of gameplay much easier, but it gradually starts being less and less effective as enemies get stronger, and before long, it'll be outclassed by better weapons that are available normally.
* '''Justified''': The enemy that drops the Gaia Blade is a BeefGate that the developers did not expect the player to be able to beat until much later in the game.
* '''Inverted''': A [[DemonicSpider powerful enemy]] in TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon has a low chance of dropping an extremely weak weapon that you could buy in the very first town in the game.
* '''Subverted''': Any weapons randomly dropped by enemies of equal strength or only slightly stronger than what you would have access to.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...Except for one, which, due to either a [[GoodBadBugs glitch]] or a programming oversight, is either much stronger than it's supposed to be or is available much sooner than it's supposed to be.
* '''Parodied''':
** The very first enemy in the game is capable of dropping [[InfinityPlusOneSword the strongest weapon in the game]].
** The DiscOneNuke is a ''literal'' [[NukeEm nuke]].
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': All of the items and abilities in the game are balanced appropriately for the point in the game in which you are able to obtain them.
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Defied''': The Gaia Blade is nerfed in a balance patch.
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Deconstructed''': The Gaia Blade, while powerful, is an EvilWeapon that drains the wielder's life force or lowers your [[KarmaMeter morality rating]]. Using it too much can lock the player out of the GoldenEnding and force you down the road to a [[DownerEnding bad ending]].
* '''Reconstructed''': The game has a system for purifying evil objects. Purifying the Gaia Blade is not too difficult of a task and it actually becomes even stronger once its been purified.
* '''Played for Laughs''': ???
* '''Played for Drama''': ???

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