History WebAnimation / LittleRunmo

* AnAesop:
** Delving too deep into what's behind your life(s) might reveal things you wish you didn't know.
** Greed, whether born out of desperation or not, can have dire consequences.

* ExactWords: The Gastric Giveaway's prizes on the Wheel of Fundus; One of the prizes is Death. [[spoiler: But the important distinction of who dies is never made.]]

** During the Gastric Giveaway game, the wheel momentarily lands on a 1-Up... only for it to turn back to the acid space.

* DontFearTheReaper: The Bonekeeper is a weird rendition of the GrimReaper, with really long winding arms, a floating head, and no dialogue. However, he’s just doing his job, [[spoiler: carrying the bodies of the Dring King and the Temp King]] and buying chips at the vendor. He never directly threatens Runmo, and is content in his work.

--->''"Blunders such as this... have '''consequences'''."''

A fan-made game based on the short was developed by [=JuhoSprite=] (with help from Rodirod for music) and released on October 28, 2023. The full game can played [[https://juhosprite.itch.io/little-runmo here.]]

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* AdaptationExpansion: The game adds several platforming sequences in places where there originally weren't any.
* AntiFrustrationFeatures: Getting a GameOver will not erase your progress; you just get returned to the beginning of the game.
* BlatantLies: [[spoiler:Pikit in the BrutalBonusLevel. "Just a few more jumps..." ''HA HA HA.'']]
* BrutalBonusLevel: [[spoiler:Collecting all seven collectibles enables Runmo to unlock the door behind the Dring King and reach the challenging secret level inside the slumbering Temp King's body.]]
* DemotedToExtra: The Dring King is now a mere obstacle, rather than a puzzle like in the original short.
* EscapeSequence: [[spoiler:Grobletombus Marble Eyes now has one; after his introduction, you have to run away from him until you reach the other side of the spiked wall which kills him.]]
* MooksButNoBosses: The game has plenty of {{Mooks}} and hazards, but is devoid of boss fights. The closest thing the game has to a FinalBoss is [[spoiler:Grobletombus Marble Eyes' final EscapeSequence]].
* SparedByTheAdaptation: In the original short, [[spoiler:Dring King dies after Runmo turns off the life extractor. In the game, this won't happen and you instead just move past him, either proceeding to the morgue or directly jumping into the sleeping Temp King's mouth.]]
* WombLevel: Like the original short, at one point you [[spoiler:end up in the Temp King's stomach. Though this game has an entire platforming sequence take place in there, rather than just the game show]].
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* PutOnABus: Pikit was dragged down into the underground factory by Runmo, hides in a living trash can with Runmo, and is never seen again.

* SignpostTutorial: A living signpost named Pikit gives a tutorial to Runmo, telling him that [[CaptainObvious falling into pits will kill him]]. However, he later goes on a tangent about wondering where in the pit do the victims actually die, kicking the plot in motion.

* VoiceGrunting: Pikit speaks through wood creaking noises at varying pitches.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler:Pikit]]'s ultimate fate is never revealed within the animation, but according to [[https://twitter.com/GooseworxMusic/status/1235284858693353481?s=20 a tweet by Gooseworx]], [[spoiler: he is the large floating board near the top of the void scene, indicating that he met the same fate as all the other characters]].

* EscapeSequence: [[spoiler: Grobletombus Marble Eyes now has one; after his introduction, you have to run away from him until you reach the other side of the spiked wall which kills him.]]

* SparedByTheAdaptation: In the original short, [[spoiler: Dring King died after Runmo turns off the life extractor. In the game, this won't happen and you instead just move past him and directly jump into the sleeping Temp King's mouth.]]

* BrutalBonusLevel: [[spoiler:Collecting all seven collectibles enabled Runmo to unlock the door behind the Dring King and reach the challenging secret level inside the slumbering Temp King's body.]]

* {{Expy}}: The design of the Little Dangers is reminiscent of many {{Mooks}} found within the ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' series, namely the [[VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld Spike Tops]].

The short can be viewed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErQHVUQ6QCk here]].

-> ''"After two years of slowly chipping away at this thing, it's finally here. Follow Runmo, as he discovers the meaning of life."''

* ProtagonistTitle: The film is titled after the main character, Runmo.

** At the end, [[spoiler:due to Grobletombus's death, it seems like the destruction of the universe was averted when Runmo lands back in the stage he started in, which is completely unharmed. He finally clears the spike trap pit that initially killed him, and is so happy to finally make it that he starts running towards what comes next... only to run right off the stage into the void Grobletombus's actions left behind, revealing that that landmass is all that's left of the area, and poof into a cluster of lives.]]

* TheGoomba: The Little Dangers fill this role, being common enemies found throughout Runmo's world that are easily defeated by being jumped on.
* HopeSpot: