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* TheStoic: Es. She mentions that, even though her facial expression didn't change, she's happy to see you.


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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:In the impulse ending, Es briefly regains her senses and asks the player to forgive her before she breaks the world.]]


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* TheStoic: Es. She mentions that, even though her facial expression didn't change, she's happy to see you.
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* CessationOfExistence: [[spoiler:Es does this to herself in the SUPER EGO ending.]]

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* ButThouMust: At the final picture book, [[spoiler:the game will force you into choosing one specific option of the three possible if you are in either of the bad ending routes]].
* CuteAndPsycho: [[spoiler:Es during the ID ending.]]



* GreatBigLibraryOfEverything: Every literary classic seems to be available in Es' library.



* NewGamePlus: You can start a new gameplay loop after reaching an ending. Starting a new loop resets all of your Books and bonuses gained from Es, but retains all of your achievement bonuses, allowing you to plow through early-game with your boosted EGO generation.



* GreatBigLibraryOfEverything: Every literary classic seems to be available in Es' library.

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* GreatBigLibraryOfEverything: Every literary classic seems TakeAThirdOption: [[spoiler:The True Ending route, where Es realizes that she needn't choose between true impulse or true conformity and decides to be available in Es' library.continue searching for herself along with the player.]]
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* AntiVillain: Ego Rex can be interpreted this way. He'll repeatedly tell you to keep Es conforming to his rules and regularly calls her a failure. However, considering what happens when you set [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds Es]] free, his actions are somewhat understandable. Besides, he never actually tries to stop you from trying to get the other endings, and he'll congratulate you if you reach the True Ending.

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* AntiVillain: Ego Rex can be interpreted this way. He'll They'll repeatedly tell you to keep Es conforming to his their rules and regularly calls her a failure. However, considering what happens when you set [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds Es]] free, his their actions are somewhat understandable. Besides, he they never actually tries try to stop you from trying to get getting the other endings, and he'll congratulate you if you reach the True Ending.



* TheStoic: Es

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* TheStoic: EsEs. She mentions that, even though her facial expression didn't change, she's happy to see you.



* NightmareSequence: The [[spoiler:impulse and conformity endings]] are revealed to be this. [[spoiler:Es in the true ending]], mentions how [[spoiler:she dreamed about denying her identity and vanishing from existence or giving in to impulse and becoming a WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds due to the Facade's pressure on her]].

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* NightmareSequence: The [[spoiler:impulse and conformity endings]] are revealed to may be this. [[spoiler:Es in [[spoiler:In the true ending]], Es mentions how that [[spoiler:she dreamed about denying her identity and vanishing from existence or giving in to impulse and becoming a WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds due to the Facade's pressure on her]].her]]. She could also be DreamingOfTimesGoneBy.



* [[WhenSheSmiles When They Smile]]: [[spoiler:Es]] in the [[spoiler:True]] Ending.
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: In the [[spoiler:Giving in to Impulse]] ending, [[spoiler:Es]] went mad and decided [[spoiler:she]] could do whatever they want, including destroying the library-like world of the game and [[spoiler:going after the Facade]].

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* [[WhenSheSmiles When They Smile]]: [[spoiler:Es]] WhenSheSmiles: Es in the [[spoiler:True]] Ending.
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: In the [[spoiler:Giving in to Impulse]] ending, [[spoiler:Es]] went [[spoiler:poor Es]] goes mad and decided [[spoiler:she]] could do whatever they want, including destroying decides to destroy the library-like world of the game and [[spoiler:going [[spoiler:go after the Facade]].
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* GeniusBonus: Before being translated, Freud’s original name for the Id was “Das Es”.

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* GeniusBonus: Before being translated, Freud’s Freud's original name for the Id was “Das Es”."Das Es".



* MultipleEndings: [[spoiler: There’s the ending of ID, in which Es goes mad and denies the world. There’s the ending of SUPER EGO, in which Es denies herself and Ego Rex gains control. Finally, there’s the ending of ALTER EGO, the true ending in which balance is found, Es is able to stay herself, and the credits roll]]

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* MultipleEndings: [[spoiler: There’s There's the ending of ID, in which Es goes mad and denies the world. There’s There's the ending of SUPER EGO, in which Es denies herself and Ego Rex gains control. Finally, there’s there's the ending of ALTER EGO, the true ending in which balance is found, Es is able to stay herself, and the credits roll]]
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* AntiVillain: Ego Rex can be interpreted this way. He'll repeteadly tell you to keep Es conforming to his rules and regularly calls her a failure. However, considering what happens when you set [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds Es]] free, his actions are somewhat understandable. Besides, he never actually tries to stop you from trying to get the other endings, and he'll congratulate you if you reach the True Ending.

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* AntiVillain: Ego Rex can be interpreted this way. He'll repeteadly repeatedly tell you to keep Es conforming to his rules and regularly calls her a failure. However, considering what happens when you set [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds Es]] free, his actions are somewhat understandable. Besides, he never actually tries to stop you from trying to get the other endings, and he'll congratulate you if you reach the True Ending.



* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: In the [[spoiler:Giving in to Impulse]] ending, [[spoiler:Es]] went mad and decided [[spoiler:she]] could do whatever they want including destroying the library-like world of the game and [[spoiler:going after the Facade]].
* WorldOfMysteries: While the setting of the game looks like a library it has never been disclosed what the exact nature of the place.

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* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: In the [[spoiler:Giving in to Impulse]] ending, [[spoiler:Es]] went mad and decided [[spoiler:she]] could do whatever they want want, including destroying the library-like world of the game and [[spoiler:going after the Facade]].
* WorldOfMysteries: While the setting of the game looks like a library it has never been disclosed what library, the exact nature of the place.place has never been disclosed.
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* AntiVillain: Ego Rex can be interpreted this way. He'll repeteadly tell you to keep Es conforming to his rules and regularly calls her a failure. However, considering what happens when you set [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds Es]] free, his actions are somewhat understandable. Besides, he never actually tries to stop you from trying to get the other endings, and he'll congratulate you if you reach the True Ending.

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* FreudianTrio: Ego Rex (the Super Ego), the Player (the Ego), and Es (the Id)

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* FreudianTrio: Ego Rex (the Super Ego), the Player (the Ego), and Es (the Id)Id).
* GeniusBonus: Before being translated, Freud’s original name for the Id was “Das Es”.
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* FreudianTrio: Ego Rex(the Super Ego), the Player(the Ego), and Es(the Id)

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* FreudianTrio: Ego Rex(the Rex (the Super Ego), the Player(the Player (the Ego), and Es(the Es (the Id)
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* FreudianTrio: Ego Rex(the Super Ego), the Player(the Ego), and Es(the Id)

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Presented as a game to "discover onself", the game revolves around the player wandering in a monochrome library-like world and is guided by a mysterious woman named Es.

The player wanders in an endless aisle where they click thought bubbles which generally shows quotes from literary classics and phrases related to the personality tests Es gives to the player to collect EGO points. They can also buy books which allows the player to passively accumulate EGO points and "read" pages of said books to upgrade the books' accumulation rate.

The main story progresses when the player reaches an EGO points milestone.

Originally released in mobile in just Japanese, the game eventually got an English release.

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Presented as a game to "discover onself", oneself", the game revolves around the player wandering in a monochrome library-like world and is being guided by a mysterious woman named Es.

The player wanders in through an endless aisle where they click thought bubbles bubbles, which generally shows show quotes from literary classics and phrases related to the personality tests Es gives to the player player, to collect EGO points. They can also buy books which allows the player to passively accumulate EGO points and "read" pages of said books to upgrade the books' accumulation rate.

The main story progresses when the player reaches an EGO points point milestone.

Originally released in on mobile devices in just Japanese, the game eventually got an English release.



* BlackAndWhiteMorality: Conformity versus Impulse is the theme of the game.



* InSeriesNickname: The Facade is the name Es uses to refer to [[spoiler:Ego Rex]].

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* InSeriesNickname: The Facade is the name Es uses to refer to [[spoiler:Ego Rex]].Ego Rex.



* {{Microtransactions}}: Players has the option to pay to boost EGO points, remove in-game-advertisement, and bonus content.
* MultipleEndings
* NightmareSequence: The [[spoiler:impulse and conformity endings]] are revealed to be this. [[spoiler:Es in the true ending]], mentions how [[spoiler:she dreamed about denying her identity and vanishing from existence or giving in to impulse and becoming a WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds due to the facade's pressure on her]].

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* {{Microtransactions}}: Players has have the option to pay to boost EGO points, remove in-game-advertisement, in-game-advertisements, and gain access bonus content.
* MultipleEndings
MultipleEndings: [[spoiler: There’s the ending of ID, in which Es goes mad and denies the world. There’s the ending of SUPER EGO, in which Es denies herself and Ego Rex gains control. Finally, there’s the ending of ALTER EGO, the true ending in which balance is found, Es is able to stay herself, and the credits roll]]
* NightmareSequence: The [[spoiler:impulse and conformity endings]] are revealed to be this. [[spoiler:Es in the true ending]], mentions how [[spoiler:she dreamed about denying her identity and vanishing from existence or giving in to impulse and becoming a WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds due to the facade's Facade's pressure on her]].



* GreatBigLibraryOfEverything: Every literary classics seems to be available in Es' library.

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* GreatBigLibraryOfEverything: Every literary classics classic seems to be available in Es' library.



* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: In the [[spoiler:Giving in to Impulse]] ending, [[spoiler:Es]] went mad and decided [[spoiler:she]] could do whatever they want including destroying the library-like world of the game and [[spoiler:going after the facade]].

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* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: In the [[spoiler:Giving in to Impulse]] ending, [[spoiler:Es]] went mad and decided [[spoiler:she]] could do whatever they want including destroying the library-like world of the game and [[spoiler:going after the facade]].Facade]].
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Not to be confused with [[BeneathTheMask tropes]] [[ADarkerMe pertaining to]] [[EvilTwin an alter ego]], nor with a different game of the same name released for the PC and UsefulNotes/{{Wii}}. Nor with [[http://danganronpa.wikia.com/wiki/Alter_Ego_(App) the app version]] of the ArtificialIntelligence from ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc''.

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Not to be confused with [[Videogame/AlterEgo the 1986 game of the same name]] or [[BeneathTheMask tropes]] [[ADarkerMe pertaining to]] [[EvilTwin an alter ego]], nor with a different game of the same name released for the PC and UsefulNotes/{{Wii}}. Nor with [[http://danganronpa.wikia.com/wiki/Alter_Ego_(App) the app version]] of the ArtificialIntelligence from ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc''.
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* MultipleEndings
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* NightmareSequence: The [[spoiler:impulse and conformity endings]] are revealed to be this. [[spoiler:Es in the true ending]], mentions how [[spoiler:she dreamed about denying her identity and vanishing from existence or giving in to impulse and becoming a WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds due to the facade's pressure on her]].
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* OneLetterName: Es is alternatively known as "S".
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* PlayerPersonalityQuiz: One of the main feature of the game. Es from time to time gives the player personality tests.

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* PlayerPersonalityQuiz: One of the main feature features of the game. Es from time to time gives the player personality tests.
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* PlayerPersonalityQuiz: One of the main feature of the game. Es from time to time gives the player personality tests.
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* Microtransactions: Players has the option to pay to boost EGO points, remove in-game-advertisement, and bonus content.

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* Microtransactions: {{Microtransactions}}: Players has the option to pay to boost EGO points, remove in-game-advertisement, and bonus content.
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* DeliberatelyMonochrome: the game is completely in black and white.

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* DeliberatelyMonochrome: the game is completely in black and white.white except for the butterflies.


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* PrettyButterflies: Glowing blue butterflies are a defining motif of the game.
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* FeaturelessProtagonist: The protagonist's face is never shown.

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* GreatBigLibraryOfEverything: Every literary classics seems to be available in Es' library

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* GreatBigLibraryOfEverything: Every literary classics seems to be available in Es' librarylibrary.
* [[WhenSheSmiles When They Smile]]: [[spoiler:Es]] in the [[spoiler:True]] Ending.
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: In the [[spoiler:Giving in to Impulse]] ending, [[spoiler:Es]] went mad and decided [[spoiler:she]] could do whatever they want including destroying the library-like world of the game and [[spoiler:going after the facade]].
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* BlackAndWhite Morality: Conformity versus Impulse is the theme of the game.

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* BlackAndWhite Morality: BlackAndWhiteMorality: Conformity versus Impulse is the theme of the game.
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* InSeriesNickname: The Facade is the name Es uses to refer to [[spoiler:Ego Rex]].
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* TheStoic: Es

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* TheStoic: EsEs
* GreatBigLibraryOfEverything: Every literary classics seems to be available in Es' library
* WorldOfMysteries: While the setting of the game looks like a library it has never been disclosed what the exact nature of the place.

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''ALTER EGO'' is an [[IdleGame clicker]] mobile game released in 2018 by Japanese indie game studio Caramel Column Inc.

Presented as a game to "discover onself", the game revolves around the player wandering in a monochrome library-like world and is guided by a mysterious woman named Es.

The player wanders in an endless aisle where they click thought bubbles which generally shows quotes from literary classics and phrases related to the personality tests Es gives to the player to collect EGO points. They can also buy books which allows the player to passively accumulate EGO points and "read" pages of said books to upgrade the books' accumulation rate.

The main story progresses when the player reaches an EGO points milestone.

Originally released in mobile in just Japanese, the game eventually got an English release.

A version of the game for Nintendo Switch called ALTER EGO S is set to be released in 2020.

Not to be confused with [[BeneathTheMask tropes]] [[ADarkerMe pertaining to]] [[EvilTwin an alter ego]], nor with a different game of the same name released for the PC and UsefulNotes/{{Wii}}. Nor with [[http://danganronpa.wikia.com/wiki/Alter_Ego_(App) the app version]] of the ArtificialIntelligence from ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc''.
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