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* {{Antepiece}}: At the end of "Aisle Isle" you have to attack a wire to break it before the level ends. [[spoiler: The first phase of the FinalBoss requires you to do this several times.]]


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* CyberCyclops: [[spoiler: ELE has a single red "eye unit."]]


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* GoodIsNotNice: The Beetle in Thunder Creek, as the Bestiary points out, is giving Baton a genuine warning about the dangers of Thunder Creek, but phrases it in a condescending and rude manner.
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* MusicalThemeNaming: Pretty much every named character is named after a musical term. Baton, Melody, Timbre, Etude, Sonata, Coda, Walt, Crescendo, Staccato and [[spoiler: ELE-94, also known as Elegy]].

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* MusicalThemeNaming: Pretty much every named character is named after a musical term. Baton, Melody, Timbre, Etude, Sonata, Coda, Walt, Walt(z), Crescendo, Staccato and [[spoiler: ELE-94, also known as Elegy]].
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* AllThereInTheManual: Most of the names of the characters are only given in the bestiary.


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* MusicalThemeNaming: Pretty much every named character is named after a musical term. Baton, Melody, Timbre, Etude, Sonata, Coda, Walt, Crescendo, Staccato and [[spoiler: ELE-94, also known as Elegy]].


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* PiranhaProblem: Piranha Jungle is infested with a group of hungry, tadpole-eating piranhas collectively referred to as Staccato.


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* WeakenedByTheLight: The "boss" of Barracuda Caverns is a barracuda named Crescendo, who can be temporarily stunned if Baton hits any fluorescent mushrooms. This is due to a previous injury that left Crescendo with vision problems.
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* DramaticIrony: [[spoiler:Aisle Isle's level music claims ELE is crash-free, guaranteed! The level itself takes place in the plane's crashed remains.]]

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''Tadpole Treble'' is a RhythmGame by [=BitFinity=] for the PC, Mac, mobile devices, and the UsefulNotes/WiiU released on May 6, 2016. It is notable for being spearheaded by ''WebComic/BrawlInTheFamily'' writer Matthew Taranto and his brother Michael Taranto. It features Baton, a just-born tadpole in [[BandLand Opus Island]] who, after being snatched from her pond by Coda the pelican, has to make her way back home using a musical staff while collecting bubbles and avoiding notes and obstacles.

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''Tadpole Treble'' is a RhythmGame [[MusicalGameplay Music Game]] by [=BitFinity=] for the PC, Mac, mobile devices, and the UsefulNotes/WiiU released on May 6, 2016. It is notable for being spearheaded by ''WebComic/BrawlInTheFamily'' writer Matthew Taranto and his brother Michael Taranto. It features Baton, a just-born tadpole in [[BandLand Opus Island]] who, after being snatched from her pond by Coda the pelican, has to make her way back home using a musical staff while collecting bubbles and avoiding notes and obstacles.
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* AntiPoopSocking: The hidden Pause Menu Song encourages the player to take a break before [[SanitySlippageSong descending into utter madness.]]
-->'''''YEAH, USE THAT TOILET!'''''

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* ProductionThrowback: A few to ''Webcomic/BrawlInTheFamily'', the creator's previous work.
** One of Etude's conversations is a [=BiTF=] throwback.
-->''"Ever had a brawl in the family? One started a few years ago at my froggie reunion when my cousin Kermie tried to eat me. Not sure why he thought it was so amusing. I didn’t hear anyone laughing. [[http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/comic/theshowdown/ I’m gonna get you Kermie.]]"''
** In the [[EasterEgg Pause Menu Song]], one of the singers yells [[http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/comic/260-thecaptiveprincess/ "GREAT MOTHER O' SPAIN!"]]



** One of Etude's random talk conversations:
--->''"Ever had a [[WebComic/BrawlInTheFamily brawl in the family]]? One started a few years ago at my froggie reunion when my cousin Kermie tried to eat me. Not sure why he thought it was so amusing. I didn’t hear anyone laughing. [[http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/comic/theshowdown/ I’m gonna get you Kermie]]."''
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** Walt's level theme is a waltz.

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** Walt's level theme is a waltz.midtempo piece in an unswung 3/4 time.
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* GratuitousFrench: Sonata. His lyrics include "Aller manger" and "mon cheri bijou".

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* GratuitousFrench: Sonata. His lyrics include "Aller manger" and "mon cheri bijou". Justified in that his level is based on a english-speaking part of the world that nevertheless has [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_French its own dialect of French.]]
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* AcronymAndAbbreviationOverload: "Aisle Isle", exclusive to ''Encore''. At one point, the song managed to cram 32 acronyms and abbreviations into 8 lines.
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** In the new stage for ''Encore'', [[spoiler:you can see a newspaper in the background that says "Autopilot disaster! All flights grounded!"]]
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* TriumphantReprise: ''Encore'' has one at the end of it's new stage. [[spoiler:It's a reprise of the "What's a life without adventure?" bit from Another Refrain, with projections of characters from Baton's journey including her parents cheering her on.]]

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* TriumphantReprise: ''Encore'' has one at the end of it's its new stage. [[spoiler:It's a reprise of the "What's a life without adventure?" bit from Another Refrain, with projections of characters from Baton's journey including her parents cheering her on.]]
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* FunWithAcronyms: The new song from ''Encore'' has a bit too much fun with acronyms. [[spoiler:"Aisle Isle" reveals ELE stands for "Electrical Lead Engineer", and the song contains several dozen acronyms, all about promoting ELE as the MVP, the GOAT, and will make the consumer a VIP.]]


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* TriumphantReprise: ''Encore'' has one at the end of it's new stage. [[spoiler:It's a reprise of the "What's a life without adventure?" bit from Another Refrain, with projections of characters from Baton's journey including her parents cheering her on.]]

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''Tadpole Treble'' is a RhythmGame by [=BitFinity=] for the PC, Mac, mobile devices, and the UsefulNotes/WiiU released on May 6, 2016. It is notable for being spearheaded by ''WebComic/BrawlInTheFamily'' writer Matthew Taranto. It features Baton, a just-born tadpole in [[BandLand Opus Island]] who, after being snatched from her pond by Coda the pelican, has to make her way back home using a musical staff while collecting bubbles and avoiding notes and obstacles.

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''Tadpole Treble'' is a RhythmGame by [=BitFinity=] for the PC, Mac, mobile devices, and the UsefulNotes/WiiU released on May 6, 2016. It is notable for being spearheaded by ''WebComic/BrawlInTheFamily'' writer Matthew Taranto and his brother Michael Taranto. It features Baton, a just-born tadpole in [[BandLand Opus Island]] who, after being snatched from her pond by Coda the pelican, has to make her way back home using a musical staff while collecting bubbles and avoiding notes and obstacles.
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The game was ported to the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch in January 2021 as ''Tadpole Treble Encore'', featuring additional unlockables and a new stage.
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* BigBad: Coda the pelican kicks off the plot by trying to eat Baton the tadpole, separating her from her family and starting her quest to get back home. [[spoiler:Once she beats Coda, he asks her to stop a greater threat; ELE-94, the A.I. of a crashed plane that is polluting Opus Island.]]

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* BigBad: Coda the pelican kicks off the plot by trying to eat Baton the tadpole, separating her from her family and starting her quest to get back home. [[spoiler:Once she beats Coda, he asks her to stop a greater threat; ELE-94, the A.I. of a crashed plane that is polluting Opus Island.Island, including Baton’s home.]]

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