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* FlowerMotifs: The flowers that are given to Susan by [[spoiler: her old flame]] are lilies. [[spoiler: Lilies are often used to signify death, and it is these flowers which kill Susan's baby.]]

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* FlowerMotifs: The flowers that are given to Susan by [[spoiler: her old flame]] are lilies. [[spoiler: Lilies are often used to signify death, and it is these flowers which kill Susan's baby.]]]] Notably, lilies are also extremely poisonous to [[AnimalMotif cats]].
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-->''"In my head it's like hell\\

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-->''"In ->''"In my head it's like hell\\



->-- '''Warmer'''

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->-- -->-- '''Warmer'''
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''The Cat Lady'' is a side-scrolling {{Horror|VideoGames}} AdventureGame developed and released in 2012 by Creator/HarvesterGames, also known for their 2009 game ''VideoGame/Downfall2009''.

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''The Cat Lady'' is a side-scrolling {{Horror|VideoGames}} AdventureGame developed and released in 2012 by Creator/HarvesterGames, also known for their 2009 game ''VideoGame/Downfall2009''.
''VideoGame/{{Downfall|2009}}''.



The game has been critically lauded, particularly for its story, visual style, and voice talent, especially with regards to how these elements combine to form a compelling depiction of depression. It was also a popular subject of Let's Play runs during its Steam Greenlight campaign. The campaign was successful, and the game is now [[http://store.steampowered.com/app/253110/?snr=1_7_7_151_150_1 available for download from Steam]].It eventually became the first game in the ''Devil Came Through Here'' thematic trilogy, alongside the ''VideoGame/Downfall2009'' 2016 remake and 2019's ''VideoGame/{{Lorelai}}''.

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The game has been critically lauded, particularly for its story, visual style, and voice talent, especially with regards to how these elements combine to form a compelling depiction of depression. It was also a popular subject of Let's Play runs during its Steam Greenlight campaign. The campaign was successful, and the game is now [[http://store.steampowered.com/app/253110/?snr=1_7_7_151_150_1 available for download from Steam]].It eventually became the first game in the ''Devil Came Through Here'' thematic trilogy, alongside the ''VideoGame/Downfall2009'' 2016 ''VideoGame/{{Downfall|2009}}'' remake and 2019's ''VideoGame/{{Lorelai}}''.
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-->''"In my head it's like hell''
-->''And I don't think I've got the will''
-->''In my head it's all pain''
-->''God please wash me with your rain"''
-->--'''Warmer'''

''The Cat Lady'' is a side-scrolling horror AdventureGame developed and released in 2012 by Creator/HarvesterGames, also known for their 2009 game ''VideoGame/Downfall2009''.

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-->''"In my head it's like hell''
-->''And
hell\\
And
I don't think I've got the will''
-->''In
will\\
In
my head it's all pain''
-->''God
pain\\
God
please wash me with your rain"''
-->--'''Warmer'''

->-- '''Warmer'''

''The Cat Lady'' is a side-scrolling horror {{Horror|VideoGames}} AdventureGame developed and released in 2012 by Creator/HarvesterGames, also known for their 2009 game ''VideoGame/Downfall2009''.
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** "[[StarWars It's a TRAP!!!]]" and "[[WesternAnimation/BugsBunny What's up, Doc?]]"

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** "[[StarWars "[[Franchise/StarWars It's a TRAP!!!]]" and "[[WesternAnimation/BugsBunny What's up, Doc?]]"
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** The home of the [[spoiler: second and third Parasites]] is laid out like the first floor of the house in ''VideoGame/ManiacMansion''. Not to mention the [[spoiler: third Parasite]], an especially terrifying, [[AxCrazy ax crazy]] {{Expy}} of Nurse Edna.

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** The home of the [[spoiler: second and third Parasites]] is laid out like the first floor of the house in ''VideoGame/ManiacMansion''. When the grandfather clock is checked, Susan will remark ironically about secret passage inside it. Not to mention the [[spoiler: third Parasite]], an especially terrifying, [[AxCrazy ax crazy]] {{Expy}} of Nurse Edna.
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Ill Girl has been cut per TRS decision. Examples are moved to Delicate And Sickly when appropriate.


* IllGirl: [[spoiler: Mitzi, who has cancer]].
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** ''Then'' there's [[spoiler: the Third Parasite]], who [[UpToEleven cruises straight through this]] into [[{{Yandere}} murderously jealous]] [[AxCrazy crazy town]].

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** ''Then'' there's [[spoiler: the Third Parasite]], who [[UpToEleven cruises straight through this]] this into [[{{Yandere}} murderously jealous]] [[AxCrazy crazy town]].
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* DeathOfAChild: [[spoiler:Made worse by Susan's distraction being the reason the child dies.]]

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* DeathOfAChild: [[spoiler:Made worse by [[spoiler: Susan's distraction being baby Zoe had a rare allergy to pollen. Susan, not knowing, left a bouquet of flowers in her room and left the reason the child dies.]]window open, then got into a row with her husband and did not notice as a storm began outside and Zoe began to suffocate.]]
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Dewicked trope


* AdultFear: [[spoiler: Susan's baby Zoe had a rare allergy to pollen. Susan, not knowing, left a bouquet of flowers in her room and left the window open, then got into a row with her husband and did not notice as a storm began outside and Zoe began to suffocate.]]
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* DeathAsGameMechanic: The protagonist is a {{resurrective immortal|ity}} who returns to life in perfect health whenever she dies. One particular puzzle sees her blinded by the villains and requires her to find a gun and commit suicide to restore her vision.

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* BattleaxeNurse: The suicide ward nurse exhibits shades of this at times when she [[ForYourOwnGood forcibly administers Susan with a sedative]], though on the whole she comes across more as simply being overworked and stressed out.

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* BattleaxeNurse: BattleaxeNurse:
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The suicide ward nurse exhibits shades of this at times when she [[ForYourOwnGood forcibly administers Susan with a sedative]], though on the whole she comes across more as simply being overworked and stressed out.



* BedlamHouse: The mental care hospital where Susan goes to after her first suicide is not entirely the same as a mental ward, but otherwise it fits the trope perfectly. [[spoiler: The main problem is that Doctor X keeps killing the staff, leaving it chronically understaffed.]]

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* BedlamHouse: BedlamHouse:
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The mental care hospital where Susan goes to after her first suicide is not entirely the same as a mental ward, but otherwise it fits the trope perfectly. [[spoiler: The main problem is that Doctor X keeps killing the staff, leaving it chronically understaffed.]]



* BewareTheQuietOnes: Susan.
* BittersweetEnding: What you get depending on the choices you make throughout the course of the game. Although Susan successfully defeats all the Parasites and manages to find the strength to face living again, [[spoiler: Mitzi either succumbs to her cancer or is killed in the explosion when she shoots the Eye of Adam]]. While most endings are this, however, there is a secret GoldenEnding where [[spoiler:Susan gets over her depression ''and'' Mitzi survives]].
** In an interview, [[WordOfGod the creator said]] that he considers [[spoiler: the ending where Mitzi spares the Eye of Adam and later succumbs to cancer]] to be canon.

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%% * BewareTheQuietOnes: Susan.
* BittersweetEnding: What you get depending on the choices you make throughout the course of the game. Although Susan successfully defeats all the Parasites and manages to find the strength to face living again, [[spoiler: Mitzi either succumbs to her cancer or is killed in the explosion when she shoots the Eye of Adam]]. While most endings are this, however, there is a secret GoldenEnding where [[spoiler:Susan gets over her depression ''and'' Mitzi survives]].
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survives]]. In an interview, [[WordOfGod the creator said]] that he considers [[spoiler: the ending where Mitzi spares the Eye of Adam and later succumbs to cancer]] to be canon.



* CanonWelding: With ''VideoGame/Downfall2009.'' Makes sense, as both titles are by the same developer.

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%% * CanonWelding: With ''VideoGame/Downfall2009.'' Makes sense, as both titles are by the same developer.



* CondensationClue: Rather, ''part'' of a clue is found this way.

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%% * CondensationClue: Rather, ''part'' of a clue is found this way.



* CrazyCatLady: But of course.

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%% * CrazyCatLady: But of course.



* DarkAndTroubledPast: Susan and Mitzi. Dark And Troubled Present, too.
* DeadAllAlong: [[spoiler:Poor Liz.]]

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%% * DarkAndTroubledPast: Susan and Mitzi. Dark And Troubled Present, too.
%% * DeadAllAlong: [[spoiler:Poor Liz.]]



* DeathIsCheap: Given that Susan becomes immortal in the first chapter. Despite this, the whole thing still manages to be pants-soilingly terrifying.
** [[spoiler:Susan deliberately kills herself at least once -- possibly more, depending on how you interpret the dream sequences.]]

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* DeathIsCheap: Given that Susan becomes immortal in the first chapter. Despite this, the whole thing still manages to be pants-soilingly terrifying.
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terrifying. [[spoiler:Susan deliberately kills herself at least once -- possibly more, depending on how you interpret the dream sequences.]]



* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: The second and the third Parasites seem to genuinely care about each other, albeit in a horribly dysfunctional way. Completely averted with the last Parasite, [[spoiler: who kills his own elderly father who has always been taking care of him]].
** Although, [[spoiler: Adam may have ordered his father to wear the gas mask, but he decided to give it to Susan and Mitzi, which resulted in his own death.]]
* EvilCripple: [[spoiler: The Eye of Adam]].
* ExpectingSomeoneTaller: [[spoiler: Mitzi, regarding the Eye of Adam.]]
* ExpositionBreak

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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: The second and the third Parasites seem to genuinely care about each other, albeit in a horribly dysfunctional way. Completely averted with the last Parasite, [[spoiler: who kills his own elderly father who has always been taking care of him]]. \n** Although, [[spoiler: Adam may have ordered his father to wear the gas mask, but he decided to give it to Susan and Mitzi, which resulted in his own death.]]
%% * EvilCripple: [[spoiler: The Eye of Adam]].
%% * ExpectingSomeoneTaller: [[spoiler: Mitzi, regarding the Eye of Adam.]]
%% * ExpositionBreak



* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: A lot.

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%% * FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: A lot.



* {{Foreshadowing}}: Liz's story about [[spoiler: the woman in the emergency ward who set her oxygen tanks on fire trying to light a cigarette]], if you hear it, is a hint to what will happen if [[spoiler: Mitzi or Susan kill the Eye of Adam]].

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: {{Foreshadowing}}:
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Liz's story about [[spoiler: the woman in the emergency ward who set her oxygen tanks on fire trying to light a cigarette]], if you hear it, is a hint to what will happen if [[spoiler: Mitzi or Susan kill the Eye of Adam]].



* GoodTimesMontage: The first part of Chapter 5.

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%% * GoodTimesMontage: The first part of Chapter 5.



* HumanoidAbomination: The Queen of Maggots and likely the Third Parasite, [[spoiler:the pest control guy's wife]].

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%% * HumanoidAbomination: The Queen of Maggots and likely the Third Parasite, [[spoiler:the pest control guy's wife]].



* LivingEmotionalCrutch: Mitzi, to Susan.

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%% * LivingEmotionalCrutch: Mitzi, to Susan.



* [[PetTheDog Pet The Cat]]: Susan's happy, welcoming reaction to the cats when she summons them in Chapter 3. Given that Susan's vocal inflection is usually dry and affectless, it's almost stunning to hear her so enthusiastic.

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* [[PetTheDog Pet The Cat]]: PetTheDog: Susan's happy, welcoming reaction to the cats when she summons them in Chapter 3. Given that Susan's vocal inflection is usually dry and affectless, it's almost stunning to hear her so enthusiastic.



* UnexplainedAccent: There's really not much reason for the Queen of Maggots to have a not-quite-French, not-quite-German accent.

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* UnexplainedAccent: UnexplainedAccent:
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There's really not much reason for the Queen of Maggots to have a not-quite-French, not-quite-German accent.



* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: So what happened to Susan's admirer that calls her in the flashback with her husband? Susan never mentions having any more contact with him.
** It is suggested [[spoiler: he may be the 4th Parasite, his obsession having driven him to inhuman madness.]]

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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: So what happened to Susan's admirer that calls her in the flashback with her husband? Susan never mentions having any more contact with him.
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him. It is suggested [[spoiler: he may be the 4th Parasite, his obsession having driven him to inhuman madness.]]
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* BaldWoman: [[spoiler: Mitzi, who wears a black wig to hide her condition. She removes her wig to earn Susan's trust, who suspects her of being a Parasite after witnessing the Queen of Maggots materialising behind her.]]

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* BaldWoman: BaldnessMeansSickness: [[spoiler: Mitzi, who wears a black wig to hide her condition.the fact that she's suffering from cancer. She removes her wig to earn Susan's trust, who suspects her of being a Parasite after witnessing the Queen of Maggots materialising behind her.]]
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* AlienGeometries: The Afterworld.

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* %%* AlienGeometries: The Afterworld.



* HeterosexualLifePartners: Susan and Mitzi.
* {{Hikikomori}}: Susan. [[spoiler: She gets better in some of the endings]].

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* %%* HeterosexualLifePartners: Susan and Mitzi.
* %%* {{Hikikomori}}: Susan. [[spoiler: She gets better in some of the endings]].



* PreMortemOneLiner[=/=]PreAsskickingOneLiner: Before you get to kill the first Parasite, you have a choice of these to say. [[spoiler: Among them is "What's up, Doc?"]].

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* PreMortemOneLiner[=/=]PreAsskickingOneLiner: PreAsskickingOneLiner: Before you get to kill the first Parasite, you have a choice of these to say. [[spoiler: Among them is "What's up, Doc?"]].



* {{Psychopomp}}: What the Queen of Maggots seems to be.
* PsychoPsychologist: [[spoiler: Three guesses who.]]
* PurposeDrivenImmortality: Part of Susan's deal with the Queen of Maggots.

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* %%* {{Psychopomp}}: What the Queen of Maggots seems to be.
* %%* PsychoPsychologist: [[spoiler: Three guesses who.]]
* %%* PurposeDrivenImmortality: Part of Susan's deal with the Queen of Maggots.



* {{Yandere}}: The third parasite towards the second one.

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* %%* {{Yandere}}: The third parasite towards the second one.

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