Line #28 DarthWiki/CharmsDealer


1	''Charms Dealer'' is the skeleton of fighting game created by [=KingFezProductions=] on [=DeviantArt=]. It's gimmick is fighting with weapons enchanted by elemental magic by trinkets called "Charms", such as literal water guns or an electric chainsaw.
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3	!!Charms Dealer contains examples of:
4	* ActingForTwo:
5	** In ''[=CD2=]'' and ''[=CD3=]'', Creator/CristinaValenzuela voices both Alexa and [[WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug Ladybug]]. This is lampshaded by both in their respective winquotes.
6	--->'''Alexa:''' We sound alike, right? I'm not just hearing things?
7	--->'''Ladybug:''' Huh, we totally sound alike. Weird.
8	** In ''[=CD2=]'', Creator/TaraStrong voices both Park and [[VideoGame/ThemsFightinHerds Arizona]].
9	* ActorAllusion:
10	** Two of Ladybug's palettes are based on [[Manga/SailorMoon Sailor Mars]] and [[VideoGame/{{Skullgirls}} Cerebella]], who are also voiced by Creator/CristinaValenzuela.
11	** [[Creator/JohnDiMaggio Rooker's]] win quote against Dr. John tells him to [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} "Bite my shiny metal saw."]]
12	** One of Schmidt's palettes is based on [[WesternAnimation/{{Archer}} Kreiger]], also voiced by Lucky Yates.
13	* AnthropomorphicFood: Sandwichero, a living sandwich.
14	* ArtificialHuman: Jacob from ''[=CD3=]'' is a homunculus made by the Vatican.
15	* BackFromTheDead: Geiger, Vince von Berg, and Toxman as DLC for ''[=CD3=]''.
16	* BadassInANiceSuit: 86 in the first game, and Agent Han in ''[=CD3=]'', due to their secret agent inspirations.
17	* BadassNormal: The characters who don't possess Charms:
18	** Horace, Park, Nick, Levatio, Sandwichero, [=MacKenzie=], and 86 in ''Charms Dealer''.
19	** Horace, Park, [=MacKenzie=], and Marissa in ''[=CD2=]''.
20	* BareFistedMonk: Marissa, who enters a magical fighting tournament armed with only her fists, and doesn't use implements like Horace or Nick.
21	* BastardBastard: Sister Eva, as her conception was not overseen by the Vatican unlike Templar's.
22	* BatterUp: Ivan's weapon.
23	* BattleBoomerang: Charlie's weapon, due to his love of Australia.
24	* {{BFS}}: Eva's weapon, to differentiate from Templar.
25	* BilingualBonus: The Korean characters that appear in Park's Raging Tantrum "소금", are Korean for salt.
26	* BrainUploading: How Vince von Berg returns in ''[=CD3=]'', now being in a robot.
27	* CaneFu: Used by Vince von Berg.
28	* CarryABigStick:
29	** Geiger's PL Hammer with a head of plutonium.
30	** Caleb wields a shillelagh, fitting of an Irishman.
31	* ChekhovsGunman:
32	** [[spoiler: In addition to the ThereIsAnother moment below, Sister Eva also appears in Horace's ending fighting Park.]]
33	** [[spoiler: Ninnhursag appears in Paul's ending in ''2'' as "Nature".]]
34	* CoolSword: Templar's Sword of the Cloth. Also an AncestralWeapon, being wielded by previous Templars.
35	** ''2'' gives us Eva's Sword of the Inferno, a broadsword with her Charm as part of the hilt.
36	* ChainsawGood: Rooker's weapon.
37	* ChurchMilitant: Templar's job. ''[=CD2=]'' introduces another, Sister Eva. ''[=CD3=]'''s Closeout DLC would reveal a third, Jacob.
38	* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Vince von Berg.
39	* CrowbarCombatant: Toxman.
40	* DittoFighter: Jacob from ''[=CD3=]'' is a Double/Necrid-style where most of his attacks are old versions of other characters', or from characters who aren't in the game.
41	* DoNotCallMePaul: In the canon side story "Bayou Hero", Zephyr's reaction to the mayor referring to them by their deadname [[spoiler: Etienne la Ferme]] is to shove their staff in his face and coldly remind him their name is Zephyr.
42	* DownloadableContent: Each game features some:
43	** ''Charms Dealer 1'': [[MagmaMan Ivan]], [[LightEmUp Rodney]], [[AnthropomorphicFood Sandwichero]], [[ArtAttacker MacKenzie]], [[ProfessionalKiller 86]], and [[SandBlaster Eli]], with new costumes for Granite, Alexa, Rooker, Paul, Horace, and Dominic.
44	** ''Charms Dealer 2'': [[IKnowMaddenKombat Sportyboi]], [[StageMagician Levatio]], [[LightningBruiser Arizona]], [[LightEmUp Rodney]], [[WeatherManipulation Nimbus]], [[PoisonousPerson Toxman]], and [[SinisterMinister Sister Eva]], each bringing new costumes with them.
45	** ''Charms Dealer 3'': [[IKnowMaddenKombat Sportyboi]], [[WrestlingMonster Danhausen]], [[ForestRanger Ranger]], [[BloodyMurder Caleb]], [[HeartBeatDown Sofia]], [[TechnicolorFire Dabi]], [[PrehensileHair Filia]], [[WindsOfDestinyChange Vriska]], [[OurGhostsAreDifferent Revenant Geiger]], [[BrainUploading Vince von Bot]], and [[OurZombiesAreDifferent Zombie Toxman]], each bringing new costumes.
46	** The "Closeout" DLC for ''3'' would add [[ProfessionalKiller 86]], [[InstantRunes Weiss]], [[DittoFighter Jacob]], [[PowerOfTheVoid Pumpkin]], and [[GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe Maululu]], alongside another slew of costumes.
47	* EarlyBirdCameo: ''[=CD3=]'''s Hellspawn would later appear as Poppy Jones' heel persona in ''World of Wrestle''.
48	* ElementalPowers: The entire point of the game.
49	** AnIcePerson: Charlie.
50	** AtomicSuperpower: Geiger.
51	** TheBeastmaster: Ranger from ''[=CD3=]''.
52	** BioManipulation: Ninnhursag, the final boss from ''[=CD3=]''.
53	** BloodyMurder: Caleb from ''[=CD3=]''.
54	** BlowYouAway: Zephyr.
55	** DishingOutDirt: Granite.
56	** ExtraOreDinary: Blondie.
57	** GemstoneAssault: Vince von Berg.
58	** GreenThumb: Paul.
59	** HeartBeatDown: Sofia from ''[=CD3=]''.
60	** LightEmUp: Rodney.
61	** {{Lunacy}}: Schmidt from ''[=CD2=]''.
62	** MagmaMan: Ivan.
63	** MakeSomeNoise: DJ Shiro from ''[=CD3=]''.
64	** MakingASplash: Alexa.
65	** PlayingWithFire: Dominic.
66	** PoisonousPerson: Toxman from ''[=CD2=]''. Sister Eva as well, although hers focuses more on Biblical plagues.
67	** PowerOfTheVoid: Pumpkin from ''[=CD3=]''.
68	** PureEnergy: Levatio and Vladimir use the "magic" variant.
69	** SandBlaster: Eli.
70	** ShockAndAwe: Rooker.
71	** SoulPower: Nonzukiso from ''[=CD3=]''.
72	** SpaceMaster: Mark.
73	** StarPower: Vrillon from ''[=CD3=]''.
74	** TechnoPath: Dr. John from ''[=CD2=]''.
75	** ThePowerOfTheSun: Templar.
76	** TimeMaster: Agent Han from ''[=CD3=]''.
77	** WeatherManipulation: Nimbus from ''[=CD2=]''.
78	* ElementalWeapon: Almost everyone wields one. In fact, this is stated to be the main function of Charms- use a weapon as a conduit for the elemental magic rather than the user.
79	* EpicFlail: Nimbus from ''[=CD2=]'' wields one.
80	* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: "Templar" is a title rather than an actual name, but he himself in unaware of what his name is. [[spoiler: Upon finding his mother in his ''Charms Dealer 2'' ending, she calls him "Johann".]]
81	* FireBreathingWeapon: Vrillon's weapon, but taken up to eleven by having it shoot star-temperature plasma.
82	* FryingPanOfDoom: Chef Dominic.
83	* GratuitousForeignLanguage: The non-anglosphere characters have at least one intro or win quote in their native tongue; these include French [[note]]Charlie[[/note]], Korean [[note]]Park[[/note]], Russian [[note]]Geiger and Ivan[[/note]], and Spanish [[note]]Sandwichero[[/note]].
84	* GuestFighter: ''Charms Dealer 2'' features [[WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug Ladybug]], [[VideoGame/{{Undertale}} Undyne]], and [[VideoGame/{{Divekick}} The Baz]]. DLC would add in [[VideoGame/ThemsFightinHerds Arizona]].
85	** Ladybug would return for ''[=CD3=]'', this time joined by VideoGame/{{Cuphead}} and [[VideoGame/HalfLife Gordon Freeman]]. DLC would add Wrestling/{{Danhausen}}, [[Manga/MyHeroAcademia Dabi]], [[VideoGame/{{Skullgirls}} Filia]], and [[WebComic/{{Homestuck}} Vriska]].
86	** ''[=CD3=]'' 's "Closeout" DLC pack would add two more: [[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} Weiss]] and Maululu from ''Hot Times On Gladiator Planet'', another Fez Games production.
87	** Byron from ''[=CD3=]'' counts somewhat, being designed by Brandon's brother [[Tropers/FishingCroagunk Matthew]].
88	* TheGunslinger: Alexa, with literal water guns.
89	* HandicappedBadass: Between ''CD'' and ''[=CD2=]'', Park gets crippled from the waist down. His response is to meld his wheelchair and gaming MiniMecha.
90	* HeroicLineage: The Templars. The original came down to save the Pope during the Sack of Rome, and since, the current Templar has sired the next one with a randomly selected nun. Templar and Eva are the current generation.
91	* IKnowMaddenKombat: Sportyboi's gimmick.
92	* IKnowMortalKombat: Park's fighting style.
93	* IncrediblyLamePun: Everyone in ''1'' has one pun intro and one pun win quote.
94	* KilledOffscreen: [[spoiler: Happens to Toxman in his ending in ''[=CD2=]'', at the hands of Sister Eva.]]
95	** Apparently, she also did this to [[spoiler: Nimbus and Sandwichero]] between ''2'' and ''3''.
96	* LastNameBasis: (Evan) Rooker, (Joan) [=MacKenzie=], and (Peter) Schmidt.
97	* LizardFolk: Vrillon from ''[=CD3=]'', being a reptilian alien.
98	* MagicWand: Levatio uses one, befitting his stage magician job.
99	* MartialArtsStaff: Zephyr's weapon.
100	* MechanicallyUnusualFighter:
101	** Levatio, unlike other characters, must "invoke" his charm attacks before using them via a special. Which invocation indicated which attacks can be used.
102	** Geiger's Charming Climax, unlike everyone else's, activates a SuperMode instead of a singular attack. Undyne's in ''2'' would do the same.
103	** Marissa must build Charm with a special, rather than over the course of the match. Her Charming Climax also ends in a submission hold that goes until the opponent "taps" or she runs out of Charm.
104	* MesopotamianMonstrosity: Ninnhursag, the final boss of ''3'' counts, being named for the Sumerian goddess of earth.
105	* MiniMecha: Park pilots one, stolen from his father's workplace.
106	* MusicalAssassin: DJ Shiro from ''[=CD3=]''.
107	* OddlyNamedSequel2ElectricBoogaloo: ''Charms Dealer 2: Charms Race'', and ''Charms Dealer 3: Charmageddon''.
108	* OfficialCouple: ''[=CD3=]'' confirms Charlie/Blondie and Rooker/[=MacKenzie=] as couples.
109	* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Geiger, Mark, Levatio, and Toxman.
110	** Blondie also counts, although she would start using her alias "Megan" as her name post ''Charms Dealer''. In the post-canon story "Breaking The Ice", we learn her actual first name [[spoiler:Esther]].
111	* OurAngelsAreDifferent: The original Templar is believed to have been an angel, given he seemingly descended from the heavens during [[DarkestHour The Sack of Rome]].
112	* OurGhostsAreDifferent: Revenant Geiger from ''[=CD3=]''.
113	* OurZombiesAreDifferent: Zombie Toxman from ''[=CD3=]'' appears to be the standard "reanimated corpse", lacking a method to turn others. He doesn't even want to eat your brains! (Maybe.)
114	* PaletteSwap: Each character has 6 colors in ''CD'', expanded to 8 in ''[=CD2=]'', and later 10 in ''[=CD3=]''. All beyond the 2P color are [[ShoutOut Shout Outs]] to other characters/properties, usually themed to the character's weapon, charm, or hometown. [[note]]I'd give it its own Shout Out page if I could...[[/note]]
115	* PartsUnknown:
116	** This is listed as Mark's "hometown", as well as the name of his stage. His age is also listed as "A Perfect Circle". Pumpkin is also from here.
117	** Geiger's hometown is given as "The Russian Empire", more as an indication of his age. [[spoiler: Some of his quotes in ''[=CD3=]'' imply he's from modern-day Kazakhstan.]]
118	** 86 is billed from "Classified", with an age of "Enough". Upon returning as 86.exe in ''[=CD3=]'', he's now billed from "The Deep Web", with an age of "Fuck You".
119	** For a purely age variant, Blondie's ages are given as "Almost Legal", "Barely Legal", and "Drink!". [[spoiler: Given how in "Breaking The Ice", she's 22 a year after ''Charms Dealer 3'', we can infer these mean 17, 19, and 21 respectively.]]
120	** Templar's age is given as "Unknown", but he's also unsure. [[spoiler: ''Charms Dealer 2'' says he was born "seven quadrennials ago", meaning 28 years. His age in ''3'' is given as 30.]]
121	* ProductionThrowback: Horace, Nick, Park, Levatio, and Sandwichero are all recycled from an aborted previous attempt at a fighting game called "Fighting Mix We".
122	** Slick Petey from ''[=CD3=]'' comes from this same group, dubbed "Fancy Mike" at the time.
123	* PsychoKnifeNut: Blondie, although she's more paranoid.
124	* PunBasedTitle: Charms Dealer. As well as the subtitles for the sequels, ''Charms Race'' and ''Charmageddon'', respectively.
125	* RealMenWearPink: In a literal example, several male characters have pink palette swaps. Most of these are references to characters who wear pink themselves such as [[WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse Garnet]] for Granite, or Wrestling/BretHart for Paul.
126	* SecretCharacter:
127	** ''Charms Dealer'': Horace, Nick, Levatio, Park, Vince von Berg, and Geiger.
128	** ''Charms Dealer 2'': Horace, Park, [=MacKenzie=], Schmidt, Eli, Ladybug, Undyne, The Baz, Dr. John, and Vince von Berg.
129	* SharedUniverse: Takes place in the same universe as the other Fez Games franchises ''DarthWiki/HighwayMayhem'', ''Hot Times On Gladiator Planet'', ''World of Wrestle'', ''MILF Quest'', and ''Board City''.
130	** Vrillon from ''[=CD3=]'' is the nephew of both Bertha from ''Gladiator Planet'' and Teema from ''MILF Quest''.
131	** Butcher Kennington appears as a bonus character for ''World of Wrestle''.
132	** DJ Shiro appears as a secret character in ''Board City''.
133	** Von Berg Industries billboards can be seen in ''Highway Mayhem'' and ''Board City''.
134	** On the Zambia track in ''Highway Mayhem 2'', one can find a billboard with Ranger and Nonzukiso on it, warning about poaching.
135	* SharkMan: Maululu from ''[=CD3=]'', a GuestFighter from ''Hot Times On Gladiator Planet''.
136	* ShipTease:
137	** ''CD'' featured flirtatious quotes between Charlie and Blondie. ''[=CD2=]'' doubled down on the quotes, and added some flirting between Rooker and [=MacKenzie=].
138	** ''[=CD3=]'' implied that Ranger and Nonzukiso were attracted to each other [[spoiler: which "Serengeti Jam" confirmed.]]
139	* SignificantBirthDate: Starting with ''Charms Dealer 2'', character bios now included their birthdays, which revealed this to be a pattern among the cast.
140	** Charlie's birthday is February 22, same as Creator/SteveIrwin.
141	** Blondie's is given as February 29, which ties in to her mysterious backstory. [[spoiler: "Breaking The Ice" reveals that her actual birthday isn't far off, being the 27th.]]
142	** Templar's is March 25, the date of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feast_of_the_Annunciation Feast of the Annunciation]].
143	** Ivan's is May 9, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_Day_(9_May) Victory Day]] in his native Russia.
144	** Marissa's is November 12, the date of the first ''[[UsefulNotes/UltimateFightingChampionship UFC]]'' event.
145	** Horace's is March 29, the date of [[Wrestling/WrestleMania WrestleMania III]], which took place in Detroit, Horace's hometown.
146	** Park's is March 1, which is the date of the founding of Samsung.
147	** [=MacKenzie=]'s is December 8, which she shares with Mary, Queen of Scots.
148	** Schmidt's is March 10, date of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_II_of_Bavaria coronation of Ludwig II of Bavaria]], who was referred to as "The Fairy Tale King" due to his flights of fancy, fitting for [[CloudCuckooLander someone like Schmidt]].
149	** Eli's is October 6, date of the start of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yom_Kippur_War Yom Kippur War]].
150	** Dr. John's is June 14, date of the dedication of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNIVAC_I first UNIVAC 1]], which was the first general-purpose computer.
151	** For a dose of irony, [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Vince von Berg]]'s birthday is December 24, Christmas Eve.
152	** Levatio's is August 20, which is also Creator/HPLovecraft's birthday.
153	** Toxman's is January 30, the date of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_Baia_Mare_cyanide_spill Baia Mare cyanide spill]], an ecological distaster.
154	** Sister Eva's is April 11, which was Maundy Thursday [[note]]The Thursday before Easter[[/note]] in the year she was born.
155	* SinisterMinister: Sister Eva from ''[=CD2=]'', to contrast with her brother Templar.
156	* SinisterScimitar: Eli, befitting his Middle Eastern origin.
157	* SinisterScythe: Mark's weapon. Fellow monster Pumpkin uses the sickle-variant.
158	* SinisterSwitchblade: Nick, in line with his greaser image.
159	* SlapSlapKiss: In the side story "Serengeti Jam", Ranger and Nonzukiso have this dynamic. [[spoiler: Case in point, after beating the illegal game hunter, the two immediately launch into a makeout session.]]
160	* TheStarscream: Vince von Berg to Geiger.
161	* StealthPun: Schmidt, the user of the Moon Charm, is also portrayed as insane. [[spoiler:He's a lunatic.]]
162	* SwordAndGun: Nonzukiso uses a rifle and a machete in a few of her attacks.
163	* ThereIsAnother: In Templar's ending in ''2'', after telling him where his mother is, Padre mutters about telling Templar about his sister. She'd later be added as Sister Eva.
164	* ThrowDownTheBomblet: Rodney's weapon.
165	* TimeSkip: Two years take place between ''Charms Dealer'' and ''Charms Dealer 2''. Another two years take place between ''[=CD2=]'' and ''[=CD3=]''.
166	* TomTheDarkLord: The extradimensional beast with a space-slashing scythe... goes by Mark.
167	** The other extradimensional beast with the void-creating sickles... is called Pumpkin.
168	* TrickArrow: Schmidt's weapon, although the "trick" is that he's insane.
169	* TwoferTokenMinority:
170	** Zephyr is African-American and identifies as non-binary.
171	** Park is Asian, and from ''2'' onward, is a paraplegic.
172	** Nonzukiso is an African (from South Africa) woman.
173	* UrbanFantasy: Sure, there's magical artifacts abound, and ancient societies, but everything else is roughly as it is now.
174	* ViolentGlaswegian: [=MacKenzie=], when off her meds.
175	* WaxingLyrical: Sister Eva quotes "[[Music/{{Metallica}} Creeping Death]]" during her Charming Climax. Fitting, due to it being about the Plagues of Egypt.
176	---> '''Sister Eva''': So let it be written, so let it be done!
177	* WeaponsOfTheirTrade:
178	** Lumberjack Paul uses an axe.
179	** Horace the butcher wields meat cleavers.
180	** In addition to his frying pan, chef Dominic uses plates, pots, and other utensils in his Special/Charm attacks.
181	* WearingAFlagOnYourHead: Paul, Sandwichero, and Eli have alternate colors that are based on their home countries' respective flags (Canada, the Dominican Republic, and Israel). In ''[=CD2=]'', Park gets one based on the South Korean flag.
182	* WrestlerInAllOfUs:
183	** Horace uses this moveset, being a retired wrestler.

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