History VideoGame / EscapeFromMonkeyIsland

* TitleDrop: Very blatantly: Whenever the title is dropped by Guybrush, it's spoken in a bombastic [[InAWorld movie trailer voice]]. And, what's more, if you have the subtitles on, the title drop is also written in caps lock with a TradeSnark at the end.

** For one thing, it ignores the fact that Toothrot originally got to Monkey Island aboard the ''Sea Monkey'', with the ship's log spelling that out quite clearly. The retcons in this game would mean that Toothrot somehow managed to get from Monkey Island to Melee Island (while forgetting that [[spoiler:he was formerly governor of the latter island]]), then undertook a voyage ''back'' to Monkey Island, only to get stranded for good this time.

* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Ozzie Mandrill.

* NostalgiaLevel: Major sections of the game take place back on Melee Island and Monkey Island, complete with similar geography and reunions with characters/objects from the first game (Carla, Otis, Meathook, the stuck clock tower, the banana picker).

* TookTheWifesName: PlayedWith. A lot of people, especially natives of Melee Island, assume that Guybrush has become Mr. Marley after marrying Elaine. As it turns out, both he ''and'' Elaine have become Marley-Threepwood.

''Escape From Monkey Island'' is the fourth game in the ''VideoGame/MonkeyIsland'' series, released in 2000 by Creator/LucasArts. It was also the first 3D game of the series (which used a modified version of the engine from ''VideoGame/GrimFandango''). Guybrush and Elaine return from their honeymoon to find two problems: Elaine has been gone so long she's been declared legally dead, and is thus no longer governor of the Tri-Island area, forcing her to run for re-election against the challenger "Charles L. Charles". Furthermore, a sinister Australian businessman named Ozzie Mandrill has been buying up property all around the Caribbean, driving out the indigenous pirate-themed businesses (and the pirates along with them) in favor of coffee houses, theme restaurants, and other tourist traps. Guybrush soon discovers Mandrill is not only in league with a yet-again-resurrected [=LeChuck=], but the two are after a sinister artifact known as the "Ultimate Insult" that will allow them to rule the Caribbean.

** " This is vital here, where you have a "meet yourself" scenario twice on your way to a particular destination [[spoiler:in the Mists o' Time Marsh]], and the second time you have to repeat the exact sequence of events you experienced the first time. It doesn't help that the potential sequence of events is completely random, so there's no "one guide fits all" answer for solving the puzzle.

* " This is vital here, where you have a "meet yourself" scenario twice on your way to a particular destination [[spoiler:in the Mists o' Time Marsh]], and the second time you have to repeat the exact sequence of events you experienced the first time. It doesn't help that the potential sequence of events is completely random, so there's no "one guide fits all" answer for solving the puzzle.

* KnightsAndKnaves: The parrots on the beach. The trick is to get one of them drunk or caffeinated.

* AluminumChristmasTrees: You might think Pegnose Pete is just a gag on peg-legged pirates, but prosthetic noses are a real thing, and have been for centuries; for example, 16th century nobleman and astronomy pioneer Tycho Brahe lost his nose in a duel and wore a prosthetic made of brass.

* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Charles L. Charles, [[spoiler:[=LeChuck=]'s alter ego]], who wins the election for governorship of the Tri-Island Area with his "Good Times, Free Grog" policy.
** This drops to a HatedByAll status after he wins and [[spoiler:everyone realizes he's [=LeChuck=]]], although no-one will actually admit to having voted for him.

** The name "Ozzy Mandrill" brings to mind a certain poem by Shelley, especially when he [[spoiler: completes the Ultimate Insult]] and boasts "I am Ozzy Mandrill, king of the Caribbean! Look upon my works, ye mighty pirates, and despair!"

-->'''Ozzy:'''"[[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Where's the kaboom? There was supposed to be a Caribbean-shattering aboom!]]"

* {{Tradesnark}}: "Nice use of the ™."

* NoFourthWall: Used extensively.

* ExplosiveLeash: The Voodoo Anklet of Extreme Discomfort.

* BondVillainStupidity: [=LeChuck=] tries to avert this once he and Ozzie Mandrill have Guybrush at their mercy, saying "I've left him alive before, and it's always proved to be a big mistake." But Mandrill argues that they might need him as a hostage, so they [[LockingMacGyverInTheStoreCupboard maroon him on Monkey Island]].

* ContinuitySnarl: This game is infamous among fans because of this. The revelation that Herman Toothrot [[spoiler:was actually Elaine's grandfather, Captain Horatio Torquemada Marley all along]] completely breaks the continuity and timeline of the series:

** It suddenly changes [[spoiler:Captain Marley from having supposedly killed by [=LeChuck=] pushing him into a whirlpool sometime between the first and second games to Ozzie Mandrill being the one who did the deed, ''twenty years'' before the events of this game]].

* CuttingOffTheBranches: Guybrush canonically ended up sinking his boat in the first game and stranded Carla, Otis and Meathook in Monkey Island. As such, the first two are very angry at him and will only agree to sign on with him again if he can promise them cushy government jobs.

* ChekhovsBoomerang: This is vital here, where you have a "meet yourself" scenario twice on your way to a particular destination [[spoiler: in the Mists of Time Marsh.]] , and the second time you have to repeat the exact sequence of events you experienced the first time. It doesn't help that the potential sequence of events is completely random, so there's no "one guide fits all" answer for solving the puzzle.
** The banana picker.

* ChekhovsBoomerang: This is vital here, where you have a "meet yourself" scenario twice on your way to a particular destination, and the second time you have to repeat the exact sequence of events you experienced the first time. It doesn't help that the potential sequence of events is completely random, so there's no "one guide fits all" answer for solving the puzzle.

* ContinuitySnarl: The revelation that Herman Toothrot [[spoiler:was actually Elaine's grandfather, Captain Horatio Torquemada Marley all along]] completely breaks the continuity and timeline of the series:

* PolygonCeiling: The game's comparatively crude 3D models looked very sub-par compared with ''VideoGame/TheCurseOfMonkeyIsland's'' attractive cartoon-style 2D graphics. It also had an adverse effect on the control scheme.

* [[HijackedByGanon Hijacked by LeChuck]]: Narrowly averted. Our favorite villain returns, but he's working for the new BigBad, and his last-ditch attempt to seize power backfires on him.

* TheMaidenNameDebate: A lot of people, especially natives of Melee Island, assume that Guybrush has become Mr. Marley. As it turns out, both he ''and'' Elaine have become Marley-Threepwood.

** The caricature artist who appears in Planet Hollywood is himself a caricature of Harvey Fierstein.

* InJoke: Ignatius Cheese's SCUMM Bar is bought out while he's at sea and transformed into a tiki-themed establishment called the LUA Bar, after the flexible open-source coding that replaced the Scumm system in this game and ''Grim Fandango''.

** Upon examining the brass monkey in the LUA Bar, Guybrush says "hmmm, brass monkey," to which many unseen patrons reply "[[Music/BeastieBoys that funky monkey]]!"

** This drops to ZeroPercentApprovalRating after he wins and [[spoiler:everyone realizes he's [=LeChuck=]]], although no-one will actually admit to having voted for him.

* AluminumChristmasTrees: You might think Pegnose Pete is just a gag on peg-legged pirates, but prosthetic noses are a real thing, and have been for centuries; 16th century nobleman and astronomer Tycho Brahe wore a false nose after getting his cut off in a duel.
* BankToaster: Referenced where an option to end the Main/DialogueTree with a bank teller is to act outraged at the lack of free toasters.

** ''[[Franchise/MortalKombat]]'' is the source of the name "Monkey Kombat".