History VideoGame / YouHaveToBurnTheRope

->'''3.''' To kill him, you have to burn the rope above.

* ExpositoryThemeTune: A rather strange version of this is seen in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc3HYeJPbfM&hd=1 "Now You're a Hero,"]] the end credits song. It doesn't explain anything; rather, it just reviews the entirety of the game. Then it asks you SoWhatDoWeDoNow that you beat the game.

* BreakoutCharacter: The Grinning Colossus also appears as a boss in other web games; ''Death vs Monsters 2'', ''Anti-Idle: The Game'', and ''{{VideoGame/Pickory}}''.

* AchillesHeel: [[spoiler:The Grinning Colossus is defeated by a chandelier.]]

* AntiClimaxBoss: Invoked. The [[spoiler:Grinning Colossus]] gets a OneHitKill from [[spoiler:a [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext chandelier.]]]]
* AwesomeButImpractical: The axes. You can't kill the [[spoiler:Grinning Colossus]] with them, and they can't cut the rope.
* BattleThemeMusic: [[spoiler:The Grinning Colossus]] has this.

* BigBad: [[spoiler: The Grinning Colossus, apparently. Though we never find out his motivations or if [[AmbiguouslyEvil he even has any in the first place]].]]

* BossArenaIdiocy: Why does the [[spoiler:Grinning Colossus]] even ''have'' [[spoiler:a chandelier that can kill him if it fell on him as well as fire that can be used to burn it]]?

* BottomlessMagazines: You have axes galore in your HammerSpace, but they are [[spoiler: completely useless now. You have to burn the rope.]]
* BreakoutCharacter: The [[spoiler:Grinning Colossus]] also appears as a boss in other web games; ''Death vs Monsters 2'', ''Anti-Idle: The Game'', and ''{{VideoGame/Pickory}}''.
* ChekhovsGun: [[spoiler:The torch you pick up halfway through the game]] plays a vital role in defeating the final boss.
* CollisionDamage: Subverted in that while the protagonist does react to running into the [[spoiler:Grinning Colossus]], he [[spoiler:can't really die.]] It ''does'' however [[spoiler:get rid of his torch, forcing him to get another one.]]
* TheComputerIsALyingBastard: While the instructions claim that you cannot hurt [[spoiler:the Grinning Colossus]] with your weapons, it is in fact possible. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, the Colossus's HealingFactor means even getting it down to no health will not kill it in this manner.]] You really '''have''' to burn the rope.

* DeconstructionGame: of {{Puzzle Boss}}es
* DevelopersForesight: [[spoiler:You actually can deplete the boss's health with the axes through a hack, but the game will still keep the boss alive]].

* ExactWords: [[spoiler:You have to ''burn'' the rope, you can't cut it with your axes.]]

* EyeBeams: The [[spoiler:Grinning Colossus's]] signature attack.
* FallingChandelierOfDoom: [[spoiler:What happens when you burn the rope.]]
* FinalBoss: [[spoiler:The Grinning Colossus.]] Then again, he's [[spoiler:the only boss.]]

* ForegoneConclusion: The very title already gives away that the protagonist defeats the [[spoiler:Grinning Colossus]] by burning the rope.

* HammerSpace: You can pull billions of axes out of nowhere in sequence.
* HealingFactor: [[spoiler:The Grinning Colossus]] will take damage from your axes, but regenerates faster than you can keep up damage. By hacking the game it is possible to deplete the entire HP bar using only axes, but the [[spoiler:Grinning Colossus]] still won't die.

* LifeMeter: The boss has a certain amount of health, [[spoiler: but the player has infinite health.]]

* MinimalistCast: It's just you and [[spoiler:the Grinning Colossus]].
* NecroNonSequitur: Well, sort of. [[spoiler:Would you honestly have expected the boss to be killed by burning the rope supporting a chandelier?]]

* NonIndicativeName: [[spoiler:The Grinning Colossus]] never grins or even smiles.
* OneHitKill: [[spoiler:The chandiler instantly kills the boss]].

* PuzzleBoss: The [[spoiler:Grinning Colossus]] regenerates his health too quickly to be killed with standard attacks, so the protagonist must instead [[spoiler:pick up the fire from either side of the screen and use it to burn the rope supporting the chandelier hanging above the boss.]]

* SpoilerTitle: The title pretty much gives away how to defeat the [[spoiler:Grinning Colossus]].

* StuffBlowingUp: How [[spoiler:the Grinning Colossus]] dies after you [[spoiler:drop the chandelier]] on him.

* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: Jump [[Franchise/IndianaJones Indy]] Franchise/{{Kirby}} into the EyeBeams! Jump [[Franchise/IndianaJones Indy]] Franchise/{{Kirby}} into the creature! Jump [[Franchise/IndianaJones Indy]] Franchise/{{Kirby}} into the ceiling! It's got less LudicrousGibs than [[VideoGame/IWannaBeTheGuy IWBTG]], but also far less [[VideoGameCrueltyPunishment punishment]].

* TooDumbToLive: [[spoiler:The Grinning Colossus tracks your horizontal movement. Meaning it will be under the chandeler by default when you cut it down]].

* WeaksauceWeakness: A boss you can't harm with infinite axes without healing is [[spoiler: killed by a falling chandelier.]]
* ZeroEffortBoss: [[spoiler:The Grinning Colossus. It cannot do any damage to you, and it dies as soon as you burn the rope. The most it can do is make your torch disappear by attacking you, forcing you to get another one.]]

* TheComputerIsALyingBastard: While the instructions claim that you cannot hurt [[spoiler:the Grinning Colossus]] with your weapons, it is in fact possible. [[spoiler: You cannot, however, kill it in this manner.]] You really '''have''' to burn the rope.

* AnAxeToGrind: The player character's main weapon. [[spoiler:Though it does nothing of importance.]]

* NiceHat: Your charakter wears a bowler hat.

* {{Kaiju}}: The boss is quite huge.
* KillItWithFire: Averted. The boss cannot be harmed by the torch.

* MeaningfulName: The title. No points for guessing how to beat the boss.

* NonindicativeName: [[spoiler:The Grinning Colossus]] never grins or even smiles.

* AffectionateParody

* ChainReactionDestruction: [[spoiler:The Grinning Colossus' death animation]].

Saying anything more would ruin the experience, so just play it [[http://www.kongregate.com/games/Mazapan/you-have-to-burn-the-rope here]] or [[http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/432872 here]]. It's free. And if you want to listen to/download the end credits song, [[http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/134684 here's the link]], but don't do so until AFTER you finish the game or it'll spoil the experience.