Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Cloning Blues renamed to Clone Angst as per TRS
, specifically about angst from a character discovering that they're a clone.
, specifically about angst from a character discovering that they're a clone.Changed line(s) 21,22 (click to see context) from:
* ChekhovMIA: Asumi's father is briefly mentioned, but Asumi doesn't feel ready to contact him until she's solved the mystery. [[spoiler: Then the other Chevhov Missing In Action Assistant Professor Haibara turns out to be her father... [[CloningBlues in a sense]].]]
* CloningBlues: [[spoiler: Asumi's sister doesn't exist. Asumi is simply a clone of the ''real'' Asumi, who died four years ago. The reveal leaves Asumi in a state of utter, uncomprehending denial until she learns to accept her identity as a ''new'' Asumi.]]
* CloningBlues: [[spoiler: Asumi's sister doesn't exist. Asumi is simply a clone of the ''real'' Asumi, who died four years ago. The reveal leaves Asumi in a state of utter, uncomprehending denial until she learns to accept her identity as a ''new'' Asumi.]]
to:
* ChekhovMIA: Asumi's father is briefly mentioned, but Asumi doesn't feel ready to contact him until she's solved the mystery. [[spoiler: Then the other Chevhov Missing In Action Assistant Professor Haibara turns out to be her father... [[CloningBlues father, in a sense]].sense.]]
*CloningBlues: [[spoiler: Asumi's CloneAngst: [[spoiler:Asumi's sister doesn't exist. Asumi is simply a clone of the ''real'' Asumi, who died four years ago. The reveal leaves Asumi in a state of utter, uncomprehending denial until she learns to accept her identity as a ''new'' Asumi.]]
*
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Asumi is given one that briefly forces her to question whether the Lab's insistence that her sister doesn't exist is correct.
-->'''Yumino:''' [[spoiler: What's your sister's name?]]
-->'''Yumino:''' [[spoiler: What's your sister's name?]]
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Its revealed that Ichinose is developing mind control technology for the Lab, but doesn't seem to consider the possibility it could be used for evil. [[spoiler: The Maiko and Funabashi clones are victims of this, fully indoctrinated to only serve the head of the Department of Education.]]
* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: Played with. The Lab's forces hope to gain information from Asumi and uncover why she's investigating their premises, but [[spoiler: they're also willing to just kill her on an isolated road if they get the opportunity.]]
* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: Played with. The Lab's forces hope to gain information from Asumi and uncover why she's investigating their premises, but [[spoiler: they're also willing to just kill her on an isolated road if they get the opportunity.]]
Changed line(s) 38 (click to see context) from:
* SpannerInTheWorks: The lab was functioning with only mild tension before Asumi’s arrival. The second a family member of one of their students arrives, (which was [[ConvenientlyAnOrphan never supposed to happen by the Lab’s own recruitment method]], the entire system seems to fall apart at the seams as characters quickly begin betraying each other. [[spoiler: Asumi gaining an identity beyond her programmed memories also acted in defiance of Haibara’s plans and the counter-plans of TheConspiracy.]]
to:
* SpannerInTheWorks: The lab was functioning with only mild tension before Asumi’s arrival. The second a family member of one of their students arrives, (which was [[ConvenientlyAnOrphan never supposed to happen by the Lab’s own recruitment method]], method]]), the entire system seems to fall apart at the seams as characters quickly begin betraying each other. [[spoiler: Asumi gaining an identity beyond her programmed memories also acted in defiance of Haibara’s plans and the counter-plans of TheConspiracy.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Due to its nature as a mystery thriller, be wary of spoilers.
* ConvenientlyAnOrphan: Every single student at the labs have no living relatives, ostensibly to prevent any leaks. The students are well aware that it’s also to ensure that no one like Asumi comes looking if a student becomes more trouble than they’re worth.
* TheDeterminator: Even as deaths begin to pile up around her, Asumi ''refuses'' to consider the possibility that her sister simply lied to her about entering the doctorate program.
* EvilVsEvil: [[spoiler: The main conflict of the game kickstarts with Professor Haibara’s attempts to expose the crimes Minozuka Labs. However, it becomes clear that Haibara is only acting out of the frustration that his career within the labs has stalled and he’d happily continue the unethical experiments under better paycheck. He also plans to kill Asumi [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness once his revenge is complete]].]]
* HiddenHeartOfGold: Despite participating in several horrific experiments, [[spoiler: Kaori admits in a letter that in her development of Asumi, she began to gain an emotional attachment and considered the girl to be a little sister.]]
* TheDeterminator: Even as deaths begin to pile up around her, Asumi ''refuses'' to consider the possibility that her sister simply lied to her about entering the doctorate program.
* EvilVsEvil: [[spoiler: The main conflict of the game kickstarts with Professor Haibara’s attempts to expose the crimes Minozuka Labs. However, it becomes clear that Haibara is only acting out of the frustration that his career within the labs has stalled and he’d happily continue the unethical experiments under better paycheck. He also plans to kill Asumi [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness once his revenge is complete]].]]
* HiddenHeartOfGold: Despite participating in several horrific experiments, [[spoiler: Kaori admits in a letter that in her development of Asumi, she began to gain an emotional attachment and considered the girl to be a little sister.]]
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Despite supposedly being a student in the same year as Asumi’s sister, Ichinose and Yumino seem to be the completely unaware of her existence and are insulted by Asumi’s insistence that they’re lying to her. [[spoiler: It’s an early clue that the real Asumi enrolled in the graduate program four years ago, rather than just recently.]]
* NeverSuicide: Shiina death is noted for being incredibly suspicious. However, all the scientists have an alibi and the truth isn’t revealed in the game proper. The bonus Shiina scenario reveals [[spoiler: he was murdered by a Funabashi clone after giving Asumi a clue to her search.]]
* OffingTheOffspring: [[spoiler: While it’s debatable if he was aware of the consequences, Minozuka sided with the Lab against his daughter Asumi. Her death haunts him into the present day.]]
Changed line(s) 27,28 (click to see context) from:
* TheSociopath: Funabashi is introduced quietly admiring the holographic work of his associate Shiina and how realistic it functions. It'd be a warm remark, if it didn't come right after [[spoiler: Shiina's body feel from the roof.]]
* UnreliableNarrator: [[spoiler: While Asumi's perspective of events is generally trustworthy, everything she claims to remember about her childhood is proven to be fabricated FakeMemories.]]
* UnreliableNarrator: [[spoiler: While Asumi's perspective of events is generally trustworthy, everything she claims to remember about her childhood is proven to be fabricated FakeMemories.]]
to:
* TheSociopath: Funabashi is introduced quietly admiring the holographic work of his associate Shiina and how realistic it functions. It'd be a warm remark, if it didn't come right after [[spoiler: Shiina's body feel fell from the roof.roof.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Kaori only appears for a few plot mandated scenes and has nothing to add to the investigation or much in the way of personal motivations. [[spoiler: But she helped create the Asumi clone and went out of her way to create loving memories rather than the cold mathematical information that the other clones possess.]]
* SpannerInTheWorks: The lab was functioning with only mild tension before Asumi’s arrival. The second a family member of one of their students arrives, (which was [[ConvenientlyAnOrphan never supposed to happen by the Lab’s own recruitment method]], the entire system seems to fall apart at the seams as characters quickly begin betraying each other. [[spoiler: Asumi gaining an identity beyond her programmed memories also acted in defiance of Haibara’s plans and the counter-plans of TheConspiracy.]]
* TheStoic: Maiko and Kaori are relatively emotionless scientists and are less prone to the emotional outbursts of the other students. [[spoiler: While the former appears to be too brainwashed to show much of anything, Kaori eventually admits that she lacks the social skills to reveal her true feelings.]]
* UnreliableNarrator:[[spoiler: While Asumi's perspective of events is generally trustworthy, she occasionally hallucinates strangers threatening her or insisting that her sister doesn’t exist. [[spoiler: Her psyche proves to be even more tenuous than it initially appears, as everything she claims to remember about her childhood is proven to be fabricated FakeMemories.]]
* SmallRoleBigImpact: Kaori only appears for a few plot mandated scenes and has nothing to add to the investigation or much in the way of personal motivations. [[spoiler: But she helped create the Asumi clone and went out of her way to create loving memories rather than the cold mathematical information that the other clones possess.]]
* SpannerInTheWorks: The lab was functioning with only mild tension before Asumi’s arrival. The second a family member of one of their students arrives, (which was [[ConvenientlyAnOrphan never supposed to happen by the Lab’s own recruitment method]], the entire system seems to fall apart at the seams as characters quickly begin betraying each other. [[spoiler: Asumi gaining an identity beyond her programmed memories also acted in defiance of Haibara’s plans and the counter-plans of TheConspiracy.]]
* TheStoic: Maiko and Kaori are relatively emotionless scientists and are less prone to the emotional outbursts of the other students. [[spoiler: While the former appears to be too brainwashed to show much of anything, Kaori eventually admits that she lacks the social skills to reveal her true feelings.]]
* UnreliableNarrator:
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 17 (click to see context) from:
* LaserGuideKarma: [[spoiler: Ichinose quickly realizes that Funabashi is being controlled by the same mind control technology that he developed... right after Funabashi delivered a fatal blow to Ichinose.]]
to:
* LaserGuideKarma: LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler: Ichinose quickly realizes that Funabashi is being controlled by the same mind control technology that he developed... right after Funabashi delivered a fatal blow to Ichinose.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/scar_of_the_doll_free_download_1.jpg]]
As the year reaches a close, a young woman named Asumi Kamijou has lost complete contact with her sister. She arrives in Tokyo to visit the acclaimed Mikozuka Lab. Here, among the numerous reclusive geniuses, Asumi hope to reunite with her sister and learn more about the graduate problem that's kept her so busy.
There's just one problem: the Mikozuka Lab claim her sister has never been a member of their program.
Asumi refuses to accept the possibility that her sister is lying and is determined to uncover the truth behind her disappearance. Her investigation may put herself into more danger than she expects, as the lab has more than a few secrets they don't want uncovered...
''Scar of the Doll'' is an AdventureGame developed by Child Dream. Written by Hidehisa Miyashita (best known for his work on VideoGame/{{Folklore}}), the game was originally published in 1999 and remained [[NoExportForYou virtually unknown in America.]] However, a remastered localization was released on Steam in 2017, allowing Americans to experience the story for themselves.
----
!!This visual novel provides examples of:
* BeAsUnhelpfulAsPossible: No one in the Lab is particularly happy to have Asumi snooping around their offices. While the staff is willing to indulge her search for the time being, assistant Tanaba outright accuses Asumi of being a spy fabricating a sister to steal their information and it becomes clear that many others suspect the same. [[AxCrazy And are willing to take a proactive approach to fix this.]]
* ChekhovMIA: Asumi's father is briefly mentioned, but Asumi doesn't feel ready to contact him until she's solved the mystery. [[spoiler: Then the other Chevhov Missing In Action Assistant Professor Haibara turns out to be her father... [[CloningBlues in a sense]].]]
* CloningBlues: [[spoiler: Asumi's sister doesn't exist. Asumi is simply a clone of the ''real'' Asumi, who died four years ago. The reveal leaves Asumi in a state of utter, uncomprehending denial until she learns to accept her identity as a ''new'' Asumi.]]
* LaserGuideKarma: [[spoiler: Ichinose quickly realizes that Funabashi is being controlled by the same mind control technology that he developed... right after Funabashi delivered a fatal blow to Ichinose.]]
* MadScientist: Most of Mikozuka Lab's students are far more concerned that Asumi could steal their work than the possibility that their work could be considered grossly unethical.
** ReluctantMadScientist: That said, Asumi makes a point to consider the students more victims than anything, who are too blinded by the joy of science to realize how the Lab is using their work for evil purposes.
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Several conversations and dreams seem to suggest that Asumi is being followed by the ghost of her sister. At the same time, [[spoiler: TheReveal puts much of Asumi's psyche into question.]]
* MultipleEndings: Various game over states have unique endings, some of which revealing major plot points before they might emerge normally in the narrative.
* NervousWreck: Kakizaki and Shiina are noticeably shaken for the entire game while talking to Asumi. [[spoiler: Seeing your dead classmate alive again will do that.]]
* NoNameGiven: Asumi's sister is never named by the story, despite her disappearance being the central premise. [[spoiler: Its also a clue that she's not real.]]
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Maiko Mizukoshi, Mikozuka's secretary, is one of the first people who outright insults Asumi and tell her that they have little interest in indulging her "fantasies." [[spoiler: She's also more murderous than most examples, being responsible for many potential mid-game deaths.]]
* PetTheDog: Out of all the scientists, Kaori is noticeably the coldest and most dispassionate. [[spoiler: She also was the one who gave Asumi her teddy bear and gave her real comfort and care in a cold lab experiment.]]
* ScrewThisImOutOfHere: Tanaba vanishes towards the end of the game in a hurry. Its left unclear whether he is involved in the wider conspiracies or if he just could tell where the wind was going.
* TheSociopath: Funabashi is introduced quietly admiring the holographic work of his associate Shiina and how realistic it functions. It'd be a warm remark, if it didn't come right after [[spoiler: Shiina's body feel from the roof.]]
* UnreliableNarrator: [[spoiler: While Asumi's perspective of events is generally trustworthy, everything she claims to remember about her childhood is proven to be fabricated FakeMemories.]]
* YoungerThanTheyLook: A surprisingly realistic example. Its eventually revealed Kanematsu has Werner Syndrome, and is profoundly younger than his sixty year old appearance would suggest.
As the year reaches a close, a young woman named Asumi Kamijou has lost complete contact with her sister. She arrives in Tokyo to visit the acclaimed Mikozuka Lab. Here, among the numerous reclusive geniuses, Asumi hope to reunite with her sister and learn more about the graduate problem that's kept her so busy.
There's just one problem: the Mikozuka Lab claim her sister has never been a member of their program.
Asumi refuses to accept the possibility that her sister is lying and is determined to uncover the truth behind her disappearance. Her investigation may put herself into more danger than she expects, as the lab has more than a few secrets they don't want uncovered...
''Scar of the Doll'' is an AdventureGame developed by Child Dream. Written by Hidehisa Miyashita (best known for his work on VideoGame/{{Folklore}}), the game was originally published in 1999 and remained [[NoExportForYou virtually unknown in America.]] However, a remastered localization was released on Steam in 2017, allowing Americans to experience the story for themselves.
----
!!This visual novel provides examples of:
* BeAsUnhelpfulAsPossible: No one in the Lab is particularly happy to have Asumi snooping around their offices. While the staff is willing to indulge her search for the time being, assistant Tanaba outright accuses Asumi of being a spy fabricating a sister to steal their information and it becomes clear that many others suspect the same. [[AxCrazy And are willing to take a proactive approach to fix this.]]
* ChekhovMIA: Asumi's father is briefly mentioned, but Asumi doesn't feel ready to contact him until she's solved the mystery. [[spoiler: Then the other Chevhov Missing In Action Assistant Professor Haibara turns out to be her father... [[CloningBlues in a sense]].]]
* CloningBlues: [[spoiler: Asumi's sister doesn't exist. Asumi is simply a clone of the ''real'' Asumi, who died four years ago. The reveal leaves Asumi in a state of utter, uncomprehending denial until she learns to accept her identity as a ''new'' Asumi.]]
* LaserGuideKarma: [[spoiler: Ichinose quickly realizes that Funabashi is being controlled by the same mind control technology that he developed... right after Funabashi delivered a fatal blow to Ichinose.]]
* MadScientist: Most of Mikozuka Lab's students are far more concerned that Asumi could steal their work than the possibility that their work could be considered grossly unethical.
** ReluctantMadScientist: That said, Asumi makes a point to consider the students more victims than anything, who are too blinded by the joy of science to realize how the Lab is using their work for evil purposes.
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Several conversations and dreams seem to suggest that Asumi is being followed by the ghost of her sister. At the same time, [[spoiler: TheReveal puts much of Asumi's psyche into question.]]
* MultipleEndings: Various game over states have unique endings, some of which revealing major plot points before they might emerge normally in the narrative.
* NervousWreck: Kakizaki and Shiina are noticeably shaken for the entire game while talking to Asumi. [[spoiler: Seeing your dead classmate alive again will do that.]]
* NoNameGiven: Asumi's sister is never named by the story, despite her disappearance being the central premise. [[spoiler: Its also a clue that she's not real.]]
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Maiko Mizukoshi, Mikozuka's secretary, is one of the first people who outright insults Asumi and tell her that they have little interest in indulging her "fantasies." [[spoiler: She's also more murderous than most examples, being responsible for many potential mid-game deaths.]]
* PetTheDog: Out of all the scientists, Kaori is noticeably the coldest and most dispassionate. [[spoiler: She also was the one who gave Asumi her teddy bear and gave her real comfort and care in a cold lab experiment.]]
* ScrewThisImOutOfHere: Tanaba vanishes towards the end of the game in a hurry. Its left unclear whether he is involved in the wider conspiracies or if he just could tell where the wind was going.
* TheSociopath: Funabashi is introduced quietly admiring the holographic work of his associate Shiina and how realistic it functions. It'd be a warm remark, if it didn't come right after [[spoiler: Shiina's body feel from the roof.]]
* UnreliableNarrator: [[spoiler: While Asumi's perspective of events is generally trustworthy, everything she claims to remember about her childhood is proven to be fabricated FakeMemories.]]
* YoungerThanTheyLook: A surprisingly realistic example. Its eventually revealed Kanematsu has Werner Syndrome, and is profoundly younger than his sixty year old appearance would suggest.
