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** In the final battle of ''Tropers vs. Evulz,'' you must defeat [[FinalBoss Emperor Evulz]] within 15 minutes. As long as you figure out his [[AttackItsWeakPoint weak spot]] soon enough, you can kill him in as little as 5-7 minutes.

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** In the final battle of ''Tropers vs. Evulz,'' Evulz'', you must defeat [[FinalBoss Emperor Evulz]] within 15 minutes. As long as you figure out his [[AttackItsWeakPoint weak spot]] soon enough, you can kill him in as little as 5-7 minutes.


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* '''Implied:''' Bob beats the final battle of ''Tropers vs. Evulz'' with several minutes on the clock remaining.
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* '''Deconstructed:''' The final boss is considered disappointing, with the huge time limit being cited as one of the main reasons.

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* '''Deconstructed:''' The final boss is considered to be [[ItsEasySoItSucks too easy]] and disappointing, with the huge time limit being cited as one of the main reasons.
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** You're given a reasonable amount of time to complete the goal and most players will only have a small amount of it remaining when they finish, but even if the time runs out, nothing actually happens since another character disarmed the bomb while you and Evulz were busy fighting.

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** You're given a reasonable amount of time to complete the goal beat Evulz and most players will only have a small amount of it remaining when they finish, but even if the time runs out, nothing actually happens since another character disarmed the bomb while you and Evulz were busy fighting.
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Metal Gear Solid 1 example under a different context, remove or move under another entry if it doesn't count

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** You're given a reasonable amount of time to complete the goal and most players will only have a small amount of it remaining when they finish, but even if the time runs out, nothing actually happens since another character disarmed the bomb while you and Evulz were busy fighting.
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* '''Enforced:''' There was not enough space left on the cartridge for the level to get its own dedicated time-limit, and had to reuse the time-limit of a different level.[[note]] At least they made sure to select one that didn't [[GameBreakingBug come short of the minimum to complete the level]][[/note]]

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* '''Exaggerated:''' Evulz is a ZeroEffortBoss with a time limit of ''18 hours.''

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Evulz is a ZeroEffortBoss with a time limit of ''18 hours.'' ''
** The game gives you a timed mission, but time is so generous, you can literally do a bunch of missions in the meantime, before coming back to this one, and still complete it in time.

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* '''Straight:''' In the final battle of ''Tropers vs. Evulz,'' you must defeat [[FinalBoss Emperor Evulz]] within 15 minutes. As long as you figure out his [[AttackItsWeakPoint weak spot]] soon enough, you can kill him in as little as 5-7 minutes.

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In the final battle of ''Tropers vs. Evulz,'' you must defeat [[FinalBoss Emperor Evulz]] within 15 minutes. As long as you figure out his [[AttackItsWeakPoint weak spot]] soon enough, you can kill him in as little as 5-7 minutes.



* '''Downplayed:''' Evulz is a reasonably difficult boss, but with a lot of practice, it's very easy to finish with quite a bit of time left.

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Evulz is a reasonably difficult boss, but with a lot of practice, it's very easy to finish with quite a bit of time left.



* '''Inverted:''' Evulz is a TacticalSuicideBoss, as well as a DamageSpongeBoss. Whether or not you can defeat him in time is pretty much a LuckBasedMission.

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Evulz is a TacticalSuicideBoss, as well as a DamageSpongeBoss. Whether or not you can defeat him in time is pretty much a LuckBasedMission.



* '''Parodied:''' [[BreakingTheFourthWall The hero mentions that he has way more time than he needs, while Evulz groans in frustration.]]

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[[BreakingTheFourthWall The hero mentions that he has way more time than he needs, while Evulz groans in frustration.]]



* '''Averted:''' The time limit is reasonable.

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* '''Averted:''' '''Averted:'''
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The time limit is reasonable.

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* '''Subverted:''' Evulz has a OneWingedAngel form.

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Evulz has a OneWingedAngel form. form.
** The timer doesn't compensate for when the bomb arm-locks (EG: you have 35 minutes to detonation, but you can't disarm the bomb after the 30 minute mark)

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* '''Justified:''' The creator wants to include a sense of urgency, but did not play-test the boss fight to see if the time limit was reasonable.

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The creator wants to include a sense of urgency, but did not play-test the boss fight to see if the time limit was reasonable.



** 15 minutes is the [[GameplayAndStoryIntegration in-universe]] legal minimum time limit for a [[TimeForPlanB Plan B]] bombardment.



** 15 minutes is the [[GameplayAndStoryIntegration in-universe]] legal minimum time limit for a [[TimeForPlanB Plan B]] bombardment.
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** 15 minutes is the legal minimum time limit for a [[TimeForPlanB Plan B]] bombardment.

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** 15 minutes is the [[GameplayAndStoryIntegration in-universe]] legal minimum time limit for a [[TimeForPlanB Plan B]] bombardment.
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** 15 minutes is the legal minimum time limit for a [[TimeForPlanB Plan B]] bombardment.
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'''Exaggerated:''' Evulz is a ZeroEffortBoss with a time limit of ''18 hours.''

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* '''Exaggerated:''' Evulz is a ZeroEffortBoss with a time limit of ''18 hours.''
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* '''Basic Trope:''' A TimedMission in a video game which has much, MUCH more time than you will ever need.

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* '''Basic Trope:''' A TimedMission in a video game which has much, MUCH more time than you will ever need.



* There is a level in ''Tropers vs. Evulz'' that has to be beaten in less than 10 minutes. It can be beaten in as little as 4, unless the player takes their sweet-ass time.

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* ** There is a level in ''Tropers vs. Evulz'' that has to be beaten in less than 10 minutes. It can be beaten in as little as 4, unless the player takes their sweet-ass time.
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* '''Reconstructed:''' Some other gamers point out that even though the time limit was way too much, it helped add a sense of drama and panic to the climactic battle.

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* '''Reconstructed:''' Some other gamers point out that even though the time limit was way too much, it helped add a sense of drama and panic to the climactic battle.

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*'''Basic Trope:''' A TimedMission in a video game which has much, MUCH more time than you will ever need.
*'''Straight:''' In the final battle of ''Tropers vs. Evulz,'' you must defeat [[FinalBoss Emperor Evulz]] within 15 minutes. As long as you figure out his [[AttackItsWeakPoint weak spot]] soon enough, you can kill him in as little as 5-7 minutes.
* There is a level in ''Tropers vs. Evulz'' that has to be beaten in less than 10 minutes. It can be beaten in as little as 4, unless the player takes their sweet-ass time.
'''Exaggerated:''' Evulz is a ZeroEffortBoss with a time limit of ''18 hours.''
*'''Downplayed:''' Evulz is a reasonably difficult boss, but with a lot of practice, it's very easy to finish with quite a bit of time left.
** The time limit for the level seems rather strict, but there is a [[GuideDangIt hard-to-find]] shortcut at the start that takes you straight to the end.
* '''Justified:''' The creator wants to include a sense of urgency, but did not play-test the boss fight to see if the time limit was reasonable.
** Evulz is trying to accomplish a goal during the fight. Unfortunately, whatever he's trying to do takes a little while.
* '''Inverted:''' Evulz is a TacticalSuicideBoss, as well as a DamageSpongeBoss. Whether or not you can defeat him in time is pretty much a LuckBasedMission.
** The time limit to beat the level is a mere 5 minutes. Meanwhile, there's loads of DemonicSpiders, and the level is [[MarathonLevel quite long indeed.]]
* '''Subverted:''' Evulz has a OneWingedAngel form.
* '''Double Subverted:''' ClippedWingAngel
* '''Parodied:''' [[BreakingTheFourthWall The hero mentions that he has way more time than he needs, while Evulz groans in frustration.]]
** Evulz [[RageAgainstTheAuthor gets mad at the creator for making the time limit too long.]]
* '''Zig-Zagged:''' The time limit appears to be extremely short, but there's extra time power-ups scattered everywhere. However, Evulz is a MarathonBoss.
* '''Averted:''' The time limit is reasonable.
** There is no time limit.
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* '''Lampshaded:''' "Eight minutes left?! Goodness...What was the point of that time limit?"
* '''Invoked:''' The creator deliberately makes the time limit much longer than it needs to be.
* '''Exploited:''' Gamers engage in some AntiPoopSocking, knowing they have all the time in the world.
* '''Defied:''' The game is heavily play-tested to avoid this problem.
* '''Discussed:'''
* '''Conversed:''' "That final boss could have been a lot more intense. Maybe shorten the time limit a bit?"
* '''Deconstructed:''' The final boss is considered disappointing, with the huge time limit being cited as one of the main reasons.
* '''Reconstructed:''' Some other gamers point out that even though the time limit was way too much, it helped add a sense of drama and panic to the climactic battle.

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