History VideoGame / HenryStickminSeries

* GuideDangIt: Most of the game content, and with it the achievements, are rather straightforward: see the endings and [=FAILs=], click characters for bios, and complete {{Collection Sidequest}}s. But some of the achievements require doing some things that at best aren't easy to guess, at worst are outright convoluted. Stuff like figuring out you're supposed to click a sun or moon for the "I'MMA FIRIN' MA LAZOR" guy are obvious in hindsight for the meme-lovers the games are targeted to, but until you first get one you wouldn't know they're a thing in the first place, while stuff like the Biggoron Sword sidequest have so many different easily missable steps that getting them in a blind playthrough is borderline impossible.

* GuideDangIt: Most of the game content, and with it the achievements, are rather straightforward: see the endings and FAILs, click characters for bios, and complete {{Collection Sisequest}}s. But some of the achievements require doing some things that at best aren't easy to guess, at worst are outright convoluted. Stuff like figuring out you're supposed to click a sun or moon for the "I'MMA FIRIN' MA LAZOR" guy are obvious in hindsight for the meme-lovers the games are targeted to, but until you first get one you wouldn't know they're a thing in the first place, while stuff like the Biggoron Sword sidequest have so many different easily missable steps that getting them in a blind playthrough is borderline impossible.

** ''Fleeing the Complex'' as a whole. The whole place is filled with a near lack of colors, the fails aren't as funny, only the ''Ghost'' and ''Operative'' endings are funny if done while skipping the fails, it introduces [[KnightOfCerebus Dmitri Johannes Petrov]] and, to top it all of, [[spoiler:''The Betrayed'' ending ends with Henry literally dying]].

* {{Invisibility}}: In ''Diamond'', Henry takes a pill that turns him invisible, [[DidntThinkThisThrough which makes him lose sight]] and fall off the building, in the collection version, he simply disappears.

* BreakOutTheMuseumPiece: In ''Diamond'', several scenarios involve Henry or the guards using museum pieces to fight one another. For example, Henry can use a model airplane, shield and [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Super Mushroom]], while the guards use a cannon against the giant Henry. Sometimes this doesn't work, because the weapons are in a museum and are therefore [[RealityEnsues disarmed]].

* GrenadeLauncher: A FAIL in the Bounty/Ghost route for ''Mission'' has Henry attempt to use an Underbarrel Grenade Launcher mounted on an AK-47, but he winds up [[RealityEnsues blowing a hole in the hull and gets sucked into space]].

* {{Invisibility}}: In ''Diamond'', Henry takes a pill that turns him invisible, [[RealityEnsues which makes him lose sight]] and fall off the building, in the collection version, he simply disappears.

** In ''Mission'', Thief/Dead route: Henry activates the full thrust of the Toppat rocket, breaking it free from the Right Hand Man's harpoon. The word "Mission" appears… [[spoiler:[[RealityEnsues then the rocket runs out of fuel]]]].

--->'''FAIL Screen:''' [[RealityEnsues Outta gas.]]

* BlindIdiotTranslation: During the reference to ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' the characters begin speaking in Japanese as a homage to the anime. Subtitles are provided, but the dialogue is filled with grammatical errors, misprounciations, and is overall nonsensical, much to the amusement of Japanese fans. Creators have admitted that they just used all the Japanese they learned from watching anime.

* RealityEnsues: [[RealityEnsues/HenryStickminSeries has its own page.]]

* HeadgearHeadstone: In the "Valiant Hero" ending of ''Completing the Mission'', chopper pilot Charles Calvin loses his life in an explosion. The game ends with his friend Henry Stickmin coming to visit his gravestone, which has his iconic headset placed on top.

* RecurringCharacter: Dave Panpa, a police officer who made a cameo in the credits of ''Bank'' and during the intro of ''Prison'' in which he forgot to inspect Henry's package; this results in him getting fired and becoming a security guard at the museum in ''Diamond''. He returns once again in ''Airship'' as a prisoner Henry must free to complete a sidequest. As the sidequest is not officially acknowledged as an ending in ''Mission'' [[note]]Alternatively, it might be the fact that Dave can only be freed in the ''Thief'' route[[/note]], [[spoiler:he is ''still'' in that prison if you choose the Executive/Ghost route, and Henry crashes into his cell and uses his help to free the two Toppat clan members who remained loyal to Henry in that story branch]].

* FixedForwardFacingWeapon: The turret on Henry's tank in the Bounty/Dead pathway of ''Mission'' proves to have this; Henry tries to use it to shoot at the Toppats' train, but the tank, which doesn't swivel its gun, winds up missing and shoots a plateau well away from the train, resulting in a FAIL.

* TooFastToStop: In ''Complex'', Henry can put on Speed Shoes, but that makes him run so fast he crashes into a wall.
* TotemPoleTrench: In ''Complex'', Henry and Ellie try this to get past a group of guards. It doesn’t work. He can also run straight into several walls in fails if the player isn't good enough at quicktime events.

** The Epic route of ''Diamond'' starts with Henry sneaking into the museum, but then he gets his hands on a Mega Mushroom and goes on a giant rampage.

* TotemPoleTrench: In ''Complex'', Henry and Ellie try this to get past a group of guards. It doesn’t work.

** Two of the prison guards from ''Prison'' return as museum guards in ''Diamond'' (they got fired because Henry escaped). So does the truck driver from ''Bank'' (after that incident, he decided that driving a money truck was too dangerous).

* DevelopersForesight:
** ''Diamond'' has a unique FAIL screen if, instead of picking any of the options after sneaking in through the wall, you just sit there and listen to the guards' conversation. Downplayed in the remake when the timer display now portrays it as a very extended [[PressXToNotDie quick-time event]].
** Captain G has several different notes on Henry in the intro to ''Airship'', depending on the endings last played in ''Prison'' and ''Diamond''.
** Some of the endings of ''Airship'' and the endings of ''Complex'' are incompatible with each other. In ''Mission'', it's impossible to pick such a pair of endings. Furthermore, in the collection version of ''Complex'', Henry can only call the Toppat Clan or Charles if he got an ending where he allied with them at least once, preventing an impossible ''Mission'' combination. If neither ending has been achieved by that point, the player can't progress in that route.
** In ''Mission'', there's a Load Save option in Thief/Ghost route which will just replay the scene and force you to pick another option. However, if you select the Save State option in Executive/Ghost route and then select Load Save, then it will send you back to the Save State [[spoiler:FAIL, where Ellie shoots Henry in the leg]].

** In ''Prison'', one of Henry's attempts to escape has him land in the middle of the street,, where he immediately gets run over by a van from the bank Henry tried to rob in ''Bank''.
** The Warp Star option for ''Presumed Dead'' route caused Henry to jettison back to prison, similar to how he jets back into his cell with the JetPack otpion from ''Escaping the Prison''.

* SequelHook: Despite being billed as the series' GrandFinale, the Executive/Ghost route ends in a [[spoiler:unresolved plot arc with the Toppat Clan embroiled in civil war]], potentially setting up another Henry Stickmin game.

** In ''Mission'', Henry reaches the [[spoiler:"Cleaned 'Em Out" ending by using a [=SuccPac=] to suck up all the Toppats' valuables and equipment, minus a car which he uses to escape]].