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* RuleOfFunny: Unlike ''[[StrongBadsCoolGame4AttractivePeople Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]]'', the Roomisodes are games in-universe, allowing them to sidestep the series usual amateur filmaking potholes (for example, locations aren't just the field with cardboard backdrops) but there are still two instances where Dangeresque is [[ObviousStuntDouble replaced by his stunt double]] to take the blow.
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--> '''Dangeresque:''' ''(painfully, after dropping a knife into his pants)'' Whydoikeepdointhis?
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* TheAllegedCar: Dang-car-esque is played by an infamous real world example of one, the AMC Gremlin. Though Dangeresque insists otherwise.
--> '''Dangeresque:''' Fifty year old automobiles don't just suddenly break down!
* BlandNameProduct: A puzzle in Roomisode 2 revolves around an arcade machine running [[VideoGame/DigDug Rig Rug]].


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* UncertainDoom: [[spoiler:Dangeresque poisons Perducci by tainting his drink with a poison dart passing a swizzle stick. Perducci is still coughing up the poison when Dangeresque makes his escape.]]
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* TooDumbToLive: [[spoiler:Dangeresque mixes a cocktail with obviously inedible ingredients right in front of Perducci, who even insists that he do so there. Perducci drinks it anyway and doesn't survive.]]
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* ObstructiveBureaucrat: The electrician blocking your way in the sewers of Roomisode 2 needs to repair a fuse, but needs the bar above to shut their power off first. He won't just go up and ask them, citing that he would have to file some permits beforehand that would take a few weeks to get approved, so you have to do it for him. Afterwards, he won't even let you watch him finish his work and leave the screen, bringing up some more permits, requiring you to go back up the manhole before he goes away.

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* ObstructiveBureaucrat: The electrician blocking your way in the sewers of Roomisode 2 needs to repair a fuse, but needs the bar above to shut their power off first. He won't just go up and ask them, citing that he would have to file some permits beforehand that would take a few weeks to get approved, so you have to do it for him. Afterwards, he won't even let you watch him finish his work and leave the screen, bringing up some more permits, requiring you to go back up the manhole before he goes away. There's even bonus points for listening to all his ramblings about contracts.

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* ActuallyPrettyFunny: Killingyouguy does NOT enjoy listening to Dangeresque's puns about various objects, but he admits the one he makes with the plate of spaghetti made him chuckle.
-->'''Dangeresque''': I postulate that I don't need to [=PASTAlate=] this item.\\
'''Killingyouguy''': I'LL GIVE YOU THAT ONE!! GAVE ME A LI'L CHUCKLE!!



* TheThreeTrials: To fake solve the case succesfully, Dangeresque needs three things: Photographic evidence of the victim being attacked, puke that was supposedly taken from the crime scene and to stamp the case file with "Solved".

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* TheThreeTrials: To fake solve the case succesfully, successfully, Dangeresque needs three things: Photographic evidence of the victim being attacked, puke that was supposedly taken from the crime scene and to stamp the case file with "Solved".


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* WeirdnessCoupon: Trying to talk to the [[spoiler:cocktail glass will have Dangeresque whisper to it to poison Perducci for him. When the latter tries to find out what he was saying, Dangeresque brushes it off by saying he was just talking to the glass. Killingyouguy admits that it tracks from what they've seen.]]
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* BottleEpisode: A series made of them. All Roomisodes take place in the one screen with the exception of Roomisode 2 have a scroll down to the sewers below.

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In the game, Dangeresque is trapped in his office and must put together a case file containing photographic and physical evidence, and stamp it solved, despite not having any evidence, ink or even a "SOLVED" stamp.

The game eventually saw a revival as ''[[https://twitter.com/StrongBadActual/status/1661803493366136849?t=PpIyVsDF3GV4Dh5OMWbyOg&s=19 Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate]]'', a collection containing the original Roomisode, the long-teased second Roomisode, and a new third Roomisode, all with remastered graphics and voice acting. It was released on August 11, 2023.

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In the game, Dangeresque is trapped in his office and must put together a case file containing photographic and physical evidence, and stamp it solved, despite not having any evidence, ink or even a "SOLVED" stamp.

The game eventually saw a revival as ''[[https://twitter.com/StrongBadActual/status/1661803493366136849?t=PpIyVsDF3GV4Dh5OMWbyOg&s=19 Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate]]'', a collection containing an expanded remake of the original Roomisode, the long-teased second Roomisode, and a new third Roomisode, all with remastered graphics and voice acting. It was released on August 11, 2023.2023.

In these thrilling single location adventures:
*'''Roomisode 1: Behind the Dangerdesque''': Dangeresque is trapped in his office and must put together a case file containing photographic and physical evidence, and stamp it solved, despite not having any evidence, ink or even a "SOLVED" stamp.
*'''Roomisode 2: The Intersection of Doom and Boom''': Dangeresque and his partner Renaldo come into a spot of car trouble on a busy intersection but as the two work to fix things, it turns out it's more than Dang-car-esque's maintenance at play here as a bomb has been planted in the engine. And Renaldo just lost the bomb disposal manual down the drain.
*'''Roomisode 3: Keep my Enemies, Loser''': Turns out Perducci was behind all of Dangeresque's recent troubles and has strong-armed him into saving him from four assassination attempts, lest Killingyouguy make sure Dangeresque joins him in death.



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* AdaptationExpansion: The Itch.io/Steam remake of the first game expands two of the puzzles requiring Dangereque to find the key to his fling cabinet and change Strong Sad's TV feed to get the right reaction out of him.


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* FourIsDeath: In Roomisode 3, Perducci has been warned of four assassination attempts and strong-arms Dangeresque into foiling them. [[spoiler:Dangeresque succeeds and then turns the tables on Perducci by doing his own fifth assassination attempt with a poisoned cocktail.]]


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* TheThreeTrials: To fake solve the case succesfully, Dangeresque needs three things: Photographic evidence of the victim being attacked, puke that was supposedly taken from the crime scene and to stamp the case file with "Solved".

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* DevelopersForesight: [[spoiler: At the end of Episode 2, Renaldo finds out they were supposed to use the Blubb-O's bag on the bomb first. If you try doing so before the raccoon eats it, Dangeresque will remark that it's [[{{Irony}} "a terrible idea and will never help in a million years"]].]]

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* DevelopersForesight: [[spoiler: At the end of Episode Roomisode 2, Renaldo finds out they were supposed to use the Blubb-O's bag on the bomb first. If you try doing so before the raccoon eats it, Dangeresque will remark that it's [[{{Irony}} [[DramaticIrony "a terrible idea and will never help in a million years"]].]]


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* ObstructiveBureaucrat: The electrician blocking your way in the sewers of Roomisode 2 needs to repair a fuse, but needs the bar above to shut their power off first. He won't just go up and ask them, citing that he would have to file some permits beforehand that would take a few weeks to get approved, so you have to do it for him. Afterwards, he won't even let you watch him finish his work and leave the screen, bringing up some more permits, requiring you to go back up the manhole before he goes away.
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* AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: Twice.
** Roomisode 2 has the player take control of Renaldo inside Dange-car-esque. He shares inventory with Dangeresque.
** [[spoiler: The Playable Epilogue has Dangeresque Too? investigate Dangeresque's now abandoned office for bonus content.]]


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* StrangeMindsThinkAlike: Dangeresque has the option to talk to inanimate objects and there's an achievement in each Roomisode for talking to all inanimate objects. When Reynaldo is playable he doesn't have the option to talk to objects and Killingyouguy will call out Dangeresque's obsession with talking to inanimate objects. [[spoiler:Turns out Dangeresque Too? does exactly the same thing, even giving the filing cabinet the same fake French accent.]]
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* BringMyBrownPants: Implied
-->'''Renaldo:''' I always knew I was gonna die on the terlet!\\
'''Dangeresque:''' Err... You're sitting in my car.


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* CrueltyIsTheOnlyOption: In order to shut off the power to the bar, so the fuses can be repaired in Roomisode 2, [[spoiler:Dangeresque needs to get the bar patron to enter a cheat code that [[MakesSenseInContext crashes the game and gets him arrested by the Feds]].]]


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* FunetikAksent: Coach Z (and by extension, Renaldo)'s accent is rendered in this format in his subtitles.


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* WireDilemma: Dangeresque finds a bomb in his car and needs to disarm it. Too bad Renaldo lost the manual.
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** [[spoiler: Giving the drink you make Perducci an unimpressive name will result in Dangeresque being sent to sleep with the fishes. He's stuffed into a barrel and thrown to the bottom of the ocean, with his arms sticking out giving the player a wave.]]

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* ColonyDrop: [[spoiler: The last assassination attempt, apparently sent by Professor Experimento, is a satellite dropping down and crushing whoever happens to be holding Perducci's phone at the time.]]

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* ColonyDrop: [[spoiler: The last assassination attempt, apparently sent by Professor Experimento, is a satellite dropping down and crushing whoever happens to be holding Perducci's phone at the time.time when someone answers it.]]


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* DevelopersForesight: [[spoiler: At the end of Episode 2, Renaldo finds out they were supposed to use the Blubb-O's bag on the bomb first. If you try doing so before the raccoon eats it, Dangeresque will remark that it's [[{{Irony}} "a terrible idea and will never help in a million years"]].]]


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* NowYouTellMe: [[spoiler: Right after the bomb has been apparently defused, Renaldo finds the cover page to the bomb manual that instructs that you must rub a greasy bag of fast food on the bomb before proceeding to disarm it. It then goes on that if you didn't do this, then the bomb will only appear to be disarmed before blowing up. Since he already used the fast food bag earlier in the episode, Dangeresque just hurriedly tells Renaldo to get out of the car and start running before it blows.]]

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* ColonyDrop: [[spoiler: The last assassination attempt, apparently sent by Professor Experimento, is a satellite dropping down and crushing whoever happens to be holding Perducci's phone at the time.]]



* MythologyGag: The silhouetted guy in the bar playing the arcade game seems to be the rejected character Homeschool Winner. His similar voice to Homestar, his apparent intelligence, and the weird comment he makes that Dangeresque thinks deserving of a 'creepo award' all point towards it being him.

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* MythologyGag: The silhouetted guy in the bar playing the arcade game seems to be the rejected character Homeschool Winner. His similar voice to Homestar, his apparent intelligence, and the weird comment he makes that Dangeresque thinks deserving of a being reported to the 'creepo award' unit' all point towards it being him.



* ObviousStuntDouble: Just like in the main series, certain failures will result in Dangeresque being replaced by Strong Sad in a Dangeresque costume.



* SavetheVillain: Zig-zagged. The third episode features Dangeresque being kidnapped by Perducci and Killingyouguy in order to force Dangeresque to prevent four different assassination attempts on Perducci. Dangeresque, of course, does not want to do this, but has to in order to keep Killingyouguy from killing him... guy. [[spoiler:Once the four attempts are thwarted, however, Perducci pushes his luck by forcing Dangeresque to make him a cocktail, which Dangeresque poisons in an act of revenge.]]

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* SavetheVillain: SaveTheVillain: Zig-zagged. The third episode features Dangeresque being kidnapped by Perducci and Killingyouguy in order to force Dangeresque to prevent four different assassination attempts on Perducci. Dangeresque, of course, does not want to do this, but has to in order to keep Killingyouguy from killing him... guy. [[spoiler:Once the four attempts are thwarted, however, Perducci pushes his luck by forcing Dangeresque to make him a cocktail, which Dangeresque poisons in an act of revenge.]]
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* DeathIsASlapOnTheWrist: Despite the multitude of ways in which Dangeresque can fail in each episode, the game is kind enough to reset your progress to the point before you failed.


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* IncrediblyObviousBomb: The bomb under the hood of Dangecaresque, complete with colored wires that need to be cut and an LCD display that reads "BOMB".


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* SavetheVillain: Zig-zagged. The third episode features Dangeresque being kidnapped by Perducci and Killingyouguy in order to force Dangeresque to prevent four different assassination attempts on Perducci. Dangeresque, of course, does not want to do this, but has to in order to keep Killingyouguy from killing him... guy. [[spoiler:Once the four attempts are thwarted, however, Perducci pushes his luck by forcing Dangeresque to make him a cocktail, which Dangeresque poisons in an act of revenge.]]


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* StuffBlowingUp: What happens to Dangecaresque if you fail in the second episode. [[spoiler:And also shortly after you succeed.]]

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* HundredPercentCompletion: The Roomisode Triungulate adds in bonus actions the player can perform for extra points. Completing more involved ones, like talking to every object, will result in a character remarking about how they've done everything relating to that.
* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: Dangeresque has multiple alliterative insults for Perducci when he looks at him. At least before he runs out of them.



** If you don't prevent Perducci's assassination, you get a comical death scene, followed by KillingYouGuy approaching to perform his namesake.

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** If you don't prevent Perducci's assassination, you get a comical death scene, followed by KillingYouGuy Killingyouguy approaching to perform his namesake.namesake.
* MythologyGag: The silhouetted guy in the bar playing the arcade game seems to be the rejected character Homeschool Winner. His similar voice to Homestar, his apparent intelligence, and the weird comment he makes that Dangeresque thinks deserving of a 'creepo award' all point towards it being him.
* NoMrBondIExpectYouToDine: [[InvertedTrope Inverted.]] [[spoiler: After saving him from all four assassination attempts, Perducci forces Dangeresque to make ''him'' a celebratory cocktail under threat of death. Dangeresque uses this to his advantage to poison him and make his escape.]]

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* ItsAWonderfulFailure: Messing up the case file or trying to use or talk to the door three times will result in Dangeresque being put in the "Hoosegow".

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* ItsAWonderfulFailure: Thrice!
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Messing up the case file or trying to use or talk to the door three times will result in Dangeresque being put in the "Hoosegow"."Hoosegow".
** Failing to disarm the bomb inside the car before the timer runs out results in a glorious explosion and a dramatic game over screen.
** If you don't prevent Perducci's assassination, you get a comical death scene, followed by KillingYouGuy approaching to perform his namesake.


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* TrouserSpace: Dangeresque keeps his entire inventory in his pants. Every time you pick something up, be it a tire iron, stamp, or bag of upchuck, you're treated to him dropping it in there. [[CensoredForComedy Yes, even a car antenna.]]
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The game eventually saw a revival as ''[[https://twitter.com/StrongBadActual/status/1661803493366136849?t=PpIyVsDF3GV4Dh5OMWbyOg&s=19 Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate]]'', a collection containing the original Roomisode, the long-teased second Roomisode, and a new third Roomisode, all with remastered graphics and voice acting.

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The game eventually saw a revival as ''[[https://twitter.com/StrongBadActual/status/1661803493366136849?t=PpIyVsDF3GV4Dh5OMWbyOg&s=19 Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate]]'', a collection containing the original Roomisode, the long-teased second Roomisode, and a new third Roomisode, all with remastered graphics and voice acting. It was released on August 11, 2023.
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In May of 2023, the game received a surprising revival as ''[[https://twitter.com/StrongBadActual/status/1661803493366136849?t=PpIyVsDF3GV4Dh5OMWbyOg&s=19 Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate]]'', containing the original Roomisode, the long-teased second Roomisode, and a brand-new third Roomisode, all with remastered graphics and voice acting.

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In May of 2023, the The game received eventually saw a surprising revival as ''[[https://twitter.com/StrongBadActual/status/1661803493366136849?t=PpIyVsDF3GV4Dh5OMWbyOg&s=19 Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate]]'', a collection containing the original Roomisode, the long-teased second Roomisode, and a brand-new new third Roomisode, all with remastered graphics and voice acting.
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** Played straight in the ending though. [[spoiler: Once the chief realized the photograph isn't of the crime, Dangeresque says his CatchPhrase and jumps out of the window.]]

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** Played straight in the ending ending, though. [[spoiler: Once the chief realized the photograph isn't of the crime, Dangeresque says his CatchPhrase and jumps out of the window.]]

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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Defied. If you use the door three times, Dangeresque will announce his intention to leave the office. Then the SWAT team shows up...
** Plaid straight in the ending though. [[spoiler: Once the chief realized the photograph isn't of the crime, Dangeresque says his CatchPhrase and jumps out of the window.]]

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Defied. If you use the door three times, Dangeresque will announce his intention to leave the office. Then the SWAT team shows up...
** Plaid Played straight in the ending though. [[spoiler: Once the chief realized the photograph isn't of the crime, Dangeresque says his CatchPhrase and jumps out of the window.]]
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** Plaid straight in the ending though. [[spoiler: Once the chief realized the photograph isn't of the crime, Dangeresque says his CatchPhrase and jumps out of the window.]]
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* AffectionateParody: of LucasArts era Adventure Games.

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* AffectionateParody: of LucasArts Creator/LucasArts era Adventure Games.
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* FissionMailed: The game over sequence can be interrupted at any time with a mouse click which will bring up an "Or Did I?" screen. Clicking once again will reset the game to the point before the action that sent Dangeresque to jail.

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* FissionMailed: The game over sequence can be interrupted at any time with a mouse click which will bring up an "Or Did I?" screen. Clicking once again will reset the game to the point before the action that sent got Dangeresque to jail.arrested.
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Defied. If you use the door three times, Dangeresque will announce his intention to leave the office. Then the SWAT team shows up...
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* FissionMailed: The game over sequence can be interrupted at any time with a mouse click which will bring up an "Or Did I?" screen. Clicking once again will reset the game to the point before the action that sent Dangeresque to jail.
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''Dangeresque Roomisode 1: Behind the Dangerdesque'' is a PointAndClickGame released as a Flash game on December 1, 2008, with Dangeresque, the crooked cop portrayed by Strong Bad in ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'''s ''Dangeresque'' films, as the lead character. The game can be played [[http://www.homestarrunner.com/dangeresque.html here]].

In the game, Dangeresque is trapped in his office and must put together a case file containing photographic and physical evidence, and stamp it solved, despite not having any evidence, ink or even a "SOLVED" stamp.

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*ForcedPerspective: Dangeresque tries to force perspective to make it look like an object on the windowsill is attacking the guy seen in the next building's window. He is satisfied once he uses the shot of [[spoiler:the guy on the Kung-Fu takeout.]]
*ItsAWonderfulFailure: Messing up the case file or trying to use or talk to the door three times will result in Dangeresque being put in the "Hoosegow".
*{{Retraux}}: The game is done in a pixel art style and features voice clips in a very compressed quality, in imitation of 1990s adventure games.
*SpillStainSabotage: The player can attempt to use the coffee to render the case file illegible, but this results in Dangeresque being sent to jail.
*VomitDiscretionShot: After [[spoiler:eating the takeout, drinking the coffee, and spinning in the chair]], Dangeresque turns away from the camera in order to puke into a paper bag.
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