History YMMV / TheBalladOfEdgardo

** The Mods. Were they in cahoots with their toxic playerbase out to ruin Edgardo and A Guy Called Squid's day? Were they just [[SlaveToPR slaves to PR]], since they only really go after the duo when enough people whine about them? Or were they actively looking for a reason to shut the Forum down after growing tired from the sheer toxicity it was generating and were [[MagnificentBastard secretly using the Edgardo situation to give them a reason to do so]]? After all, according to Goldnharl, such toxicity had been going on ''long'' before Edgardo joined and, if they wanted to, they could have just pulled a RocksFallEveryoneDies on him and A Guy Called Squid, and they don't even attempt an ObviousRulePatch once Edgardo figures out how to break the game with his ability...

* MemeticBadass: The title character has developed this reputation lately. Unsurprising, since he basically has the same powers as [[Manga/OnePunchMan Saitama.]]

* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: What the Forum had become before Edgardo arrived. The "heroes" are [[DesignatedHero monsters]], the mods are JerkassGods, and the most powerful character is an arrogant, tyrannical bully. On the other side is the shadows that are [[EvilVersusOblivion trying to consume the world.]] No one even ''tried'' to be good. But Edgardo was [[HopeBringer having none of that.]]

** The Mods. Were they in cahoots with their toxic playerbase out to ruin Edgardo and A Guy Called Squid's day? Were they just [[SlaveToPR slaves to PR]], since they only really go after the duo when enough people whine about them? Or were they actively looking for a reason to shut the Forum down after growing tired from the sheer toxicity it was generating and were [[MagnificentBastard secretly using the Edgardo situation to give them a reason to do so]]? After all, according to Goldnharl, such toxicity had been going on ''long'' before Edgardo joined and, if they wanted to, they could have just pulled a RocksFallsEveryoneDies on him and A Guy Called Squid, and they don't even attempt an ObviousRulePatch once Edgardo figures out how to break the game with his ability...

** The Mods. Were they in cahoots with their toxic playerbase out to ruin Edgardo and A Guy Called Squid's day? Were they just [[SlaveToPR slaves to PR]], since they only really go after the duo when enough people whine about them? Or were they actively looking for a reason to shut the Forum down after growing tired from the sheer toxicity it was generating and were [[MagnificentBastard secretly using the Edgardo situation to give them a reason to do so]]? After all, according to Goldnharl, such toxicity had been going on ''long'' before Edgardo joined and, if they wanted to, they could have just pulled a RockFallsEveryoneDies on him and A Guy Called Squid and they don't even attempt an ObviousRulePatch once Edgardo figures out how to break the game with his ability...

** As the OP eventually figured out, his supposedly 'useless' ability soon proved ''extremely'' effective thanks to an oversight in the setting. 'Overflowing Spirit' removes the {{cap}} of spirit energy the character uses; however, as a NecessaryDrawback, the character can only use Raw Spirit, a NonElemental attack that does jack all damage but [[AlwaysAccurateAttack can't be block]] and [[ArmorPiercingAttack pierces armor]] and can be infused to a stat to temporarily boost it's effectiveness. This means Edgardo basically can't do anything outside of staggering enemies, and that's only if he's built up enough spirit energy... ''However'', Haven, a hard to reach town, has the benefit of recharging a characters spirit energy to the cap. Since Edgardo has no cap, this means Haven '''''gives him infinite spirit energy''''' which, combined with the benefits of raw spirit, lets him OneHitKill everything, ''including'' the ridiculous min-max'd [=Xer0=].
** And although this doesn't get brought up in the tale proper, Edgardo gains the ability to teleport thanks to his saved up level up points. Teleporting cost spirit which, thanks to Haven, he has infinite of. Normally the effects of Haven would only last a day once the player steps out of it but there's nothing that could stop Edgardo from teleporting back to Haven just before the effect runs out and recharging his infinite spirit buff.

* TearJerker: A subtle one, but the fact that Edgardo and A Guy Named Squid [[NeverGotToSayGoodbye never exchanged contact information]] before the forums collapsed is rather saddening. After the incredible adventure they shared, they'll probably never see each-other again.

** The Mods. Were they part of the ChaoticEvil players out to ruin Edgardo and A Guy Called Squid's day? Were they just [[SlaveToPR slaves to PR]], since they only really go after the duo when enough people whine about them? Or were they actively looking for a reason to shut the Forum down after growing tired from the sheer toxicity it was generating and were [[MagnificentBastard secretly using the Edgardo situation to give them a reason to do so]]? After all, according to Goldnharl, such toxicity had been going on ''long'' before Edgardo joined and, if they wanted to, they could have just pulled a RockFallsEveryoneDies on him and A Guy Called Squid and they don't even attempt an ObviousRulePatch once Edgardo figures out how to break the game with his ability...

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: The Mods. Were they part of the ChaoticEvil players out to ruin Edgardo and A Guy Called Squid's day? Were they just [[SlaveToPR slaves to PR]], since they only really go after the duo when enough people whine about them? Or were they actively looking for a reason to shut the Forum down after growing tired from the sheer toxicity it was generating and were [[MagnificentBastard secretly using the Edgardo situation to give them a reason to do so]]? After all, according to Goldnharl, such toxicity had been going on ''long'' before Edgardo joined and, if they wanted to, they could have just pulled a RockFallsEveryoneDies on him and A Guy Called Squid and they don't even attempt an ObviousRulePatch once Edgardo figures out how to break the game with his ability...

*** And although this doesn't get brought up in the tale proper, Edgardo gains the ability to teleport thanks to his saved up level up points. Teleporting cost spirit which, thanks to Haven, he has infinite of. Normally the effects of Haven would only last a day once the player steps out of it but there's nothing that could stop Edgardo from teleporting back to Haven just before the effect runs out and recharging his infinite spirit buff.

* DesignatedVillain: Remember, if you listen to everyone else on the forum, Edgardo is the ''bad guy'' here, for the [[SarcasmMode heinous crime]] of trying to defend himself (with an ability that is well within the rules of the game) against an obscenely overpowered jerk who attacked him just because he had a goofy name, and then for stealing a health potion to try and save his own life. When Lightning Sword Guy attacks him a ''second'' time with even less provocation than the first and gets punched into atoms for his overconfidence, everyone else starts calling Edgardo a [[MoralMyopia "brutal murderer"]] and baying for his blood.

* FridgeBrilliance: Assuming Khaine the "shadowmancer" was literally [[MegatonPunch punched]] [[ATwinkleInTheSky into]] [[HurlItIntoTheSun the sun]], it would certainly be the [[LaserGuidedKarma worst place for him to end up in]], as his [[CastingAShadow shadow powers]] can't possibly work in a place where there is only light.

** While fighting Edgardo and A Guy Called Squid, Goldnharl stands with his back to the cliff face, right on the edge, and doesn't even attempt to dodge Edgardo's MegatonPunch. Was it just the [[TooDumbToLive glaring tactical blunder]] that it appeared to be, of Goldnharl thinking he was so invincible that it [[NoSell wouldn't matter what hit him]]? Or, knowing 1) his sense of honor and fair play, and 2) how exhausted he was with the forums that he was ready to call it quits [[GracefulLoser no matter how he died]], did he deliberately leave himself open in the hopes that a WorthyOpponent could take advantage of this and Goldnharl could finally [[DeathSeeker find the ending he so craved]]? ''Or'' did he make a genuine mistake, recognize it in time to correct it, and simply not care enough to save himself? It should be noted that Edgardo [[AWrestlerInAllOfUs suplexed]] Goldnharl into that position (and himself out of it), but did Goldnharl not have time to reposition, or did he expect to kill Edgardo and Squid before they could capitalize on their advantage, or did he genuinely believe they had no way of inflicting enough damage on him to knock him back that last, fatal step?

** While fighting Edgardo and A Guy Called Squid, Goldnharl stands with his back to the cliff face, right on the edge, and doesn't even attempt to dodge Edgardo's MegatonPunch. Was it just the [[TooDumbToLive glaring tactical blunder]] that it appeared to be, of Goldnharl thinking he was so invincible that it [[NoSell wouldn't matter what hit him]]? Or, knowing 1) his sense of honor and fair play, and 2) how exhausted he was with the forums that he was ready to call it quits [[GracefulLoser not matter how he died]], did he deliberately leave himself open in the hopes that a WorthyOpponent could take advantage of this and Goldnharl could finally [[DeathSeeker find the ending he so craved]]? ''Or'' did he make a genuine mistake, recognize it in time to correct it, and simply not care enough to save himself?

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: The Mods. Were they part of the ChaoticEvil players out to ruin Edgardo and That Guy Called Squid's day? Were they just [[SlaveToPR slaves to PR]], since they only really go after the duo when enough people whine about them? Or were they actively looking for a reason to shut the Forum down after growing tired from the sheer toxicity it was generating and were [[MagnificentBastard secretly using the Edgardo situation to give them a reason to do so]]? After all, according to Goldnharl, such toxicity had been going on ''long'' before Edgardo joined and, if they wanted to, they could have just pulled a RockFallsEveryoneDies on him and A Guy Called Squid and they don't even attempt an ObviousRulePatch once Edgardo figures out how to break the game with his ability...

* DesignatedHero: Every PC on the Forum that isn't Edgardo, A Guy Called Squid, or even Goldnharl. The only reason they're considered 'heroes' at all is because they fight the shadows (something which we [[InformedAttribute never actually see them doing]], mind you); other than that, they're near full-blown sociopaths. The first thing they do is mock Edgardo for ''not'' being a ridiculous edgelord level character, nearly kill him for it, then when he tries to pickpocket a potion to heal himself [[DisproportionateRetribution Xer0 kills him for it]] and, after being revived, blocks off his access to near every town and then sends an assassin after him and That Guy Called Squid for daring to ''defend'' themselves from people attempting to kill them. Keep in mind; ''these were supposed to be the good guys'' before Edgardo joined. And according to That Guy Called Squid and Goldnharl, this kind of stuff had been going on ''long'' before he joined.

* DesignatedHero: Every PC on the Forum that isn't Edgardo, That Guy Called Squid, or even Goldnharl. The only reason they're considered 'heroes' at all is because they fight the shadows (something which we [[InformedAttribute never actually see them doing]], mind you); other than that, they're near full-blown sociopaths. The first thing they do is mock Edgardo for ''not'' being a ridiculous edgelord level character, nearly kill him for it, then when he tries to pickpocket a potion to heal himself [[DisproportionateRetribution Xer0 kills him for it]] and, after being revived, blocks off his access to near every town and then sends an assassin after him and That Guy Called Squid for daring to ''defend'' themselves from people attempting to kill them. Keep in mind; ''these were supposed to be the good guys'' before Edgardo joined. And according to That Guy Called Squid and Goldnharl, this kind of stuff had been going on ''long'' before he joined.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: The Mods. Were they part of the ChaoticEvil players out to ruin Edgardo and That Guy Called Squid's day? Were they just [[SlaveToPR slaves to PR]], since they only really go after the duo when enough people whine about them? Or were they actively looking for a reason to shut the Forum down after growing tired from the sheer toxicity it was generating and were [[MagnificentBastard secretly using the Edgardo situation to give them a reason to do so]]? After all, according to Goldnharl, such toxicity had been going on ''long'' before Edgardo joined and, if they wanted to, they could have just pulled a RockFallsEveryoneDies on him and That Guy Called Squid and they don't even attempt an ObviousRulePatch once Edgardo figures out how to break the game with his ability...