Line #24 Sandbox/LittleBigLocoRoco


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2	[[caption-width-right:350: [[DarkerAndEdgier Not quite the]] ''VideoGame/LocoRoco'' [[DarkerAndEdgier you remember]].]]
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4	''[=LittleBig=] Loco Roco'' is a series of custom ''VideoGame/LittleBigPlanet'' (and later, ''{{VideoGame/Dreams}}'') levels made by yoda115 and bigphil2695, inspired by the ''VideoGame/LocoRoco'' series. It follows the same basic plotline as the aforementioned games: the Moja Corps are attacking the peaceful world of the [=LocoRoco=], so it is up to them to stop the intruders and take back their rightful home. However, it also features a ''significantly'' [[DarkerAndEdgier darker]] tone than the series it is based on, involving guns, [[TankGoodness tanks]], and frequent depictions of war, resulting in a generous amount of [[BloodierAndGorier blood and on-screen death]].
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6	The series is largely centered around the yellow [=LocoRoco=], Kulche, [[AdaptationNameChange known here as]] Kelche Olmee. Once a [[CheerfulChild cheerful, happy-go-lucky kid]] as in his home series, the traumatic events of the Moja War have [[BreakTheCutie had quite the effect on him]]. Thus, upon your arrival, Kelche makes your Sackperson [[AnOfferYouCantRefuse a simple deal]]: go kill the Moja, or else, he will [[SlainInTheirSleep murder you in your sleep]].
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8	Its first entry came out in 2008, while the latest, ''The Letting Go - Episode 1: The Hour of Lead'', was released in 2020.
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10	!!This series provides examples of:
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12	* AdaptationNameChange: Kulche is now known as K'''e'''lche, and has been given the last name Olmee.
13	* AdaptedOut: Thus far, both Majoliné and Galanmar, who were major villains in ''[=LocoRoco=] 2'', have yet to make an appearance here.
14	* ArtifactTitle: Although the series has officially moved to ''Dreams'' starting with ''The Letting Go'', the "''[=LittleBig=]''" part of its title remains.
15	* BungledSuicide: Kelche tries to kill himself in various ways over the course of the series, but he fails every time. One of these attempts leads to [[spoiler:him and Dominus being imprisoned and then kicked off of Mr. Cheesemonkey's ship.]]
16	* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: For some reason, the Sackperson who helped [[spoiler:revive Kelche]] and later [[spoiler:kill Bonmucho]] is nowhere to be seen or even mentioned in ''The Letting Go''. Instead, these events are solely credited to [=MuiMui=] and Dominus, respectively.
17	* ComingOfAgeStory: The later entries detail Kelche's life from a child to an elderly man... er, [=LocoRoco=].
18	* DeadlyEuphemism: When [[spoiler:Kelche is prepared to shoot himself [[BungledSuicide again]] on Mr. Cheesemonkey's ship:]]
19	->[[spoiler:'''Kelche:''' It's time for the Loco Roco... to Dream again.\
20	'''Dominus:''' KELCHE! [[BigNo NO!]]]]
21	* DemotedToExtra: The other [=LocoRoco=], who originally shared equal importance with Kelche, are scarcely seen.
22	* ADogNamedDog: Kelche's caretaker is a [=MuiMui=] named "[=MuiMui=]".
23	* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The first few levels are far less story-oriented, each consisting of essentially just a hallway filled with [=LocoRoco=] [[NonPlayerCharacter NPCs]] to talk to and the occasional Moja to defeat before reaching the end.
24	* {{Main/Flashback}}: The later levels in particular use a lot of these to give a look into various moments from Kelche's life.
25	* IdenticalTwinIDTag: Initially, the main way to tell Kelche and his brother Dominus apart is their antennae: the former has one, while the latter has two.
26	* InvisibleAnatomy: The limbless [=LocoRoco=] are able to carry objects and drive vehicles without a problem, among other things. Particularly jarring in ''The Letting Go'''s opening {{Main/Flashback}}, in which [=MuiMui=] explicitly instructs Kelche to arrange his fingers on a guitar, despite him not visibly having any.
27	* LastOfHisKind: [=MuiMui=] states that he is the only surviving member of his species, after his home planet collapsed. [[spoiler:This is [[OnlyYouCanRepopulateMyRace precisely why]] he wanted [[BrotherSisterIncest Kelche and Elisa to have a child together]], as they both possess his recessive genes. Later [[DefiedTrope defied]] once Kelche [[{{Main/Patricide}} kills [=MuiMui=]]].]]
28	* LookAlikeLovers: Aside from her eyelashes and slightly larger eyes, Elisa looks exactly like Kelche. [[spoiler:[[JustifiedTrope Justified]] once it's revealed that [[SurpriseIncest they were actually half-siblings all along]].]]
29	* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler:Shortly after Kelche discovers the [[MixAndMatchMan Elisa/Moja hybrid]] in their basement, [=MuiMui=] reveals to Kelche that they are actually father and son, respectively.]]
30	* MoodWhiplash: The first episode of ''The Letting Go'' begins with a [[HappyFlashback rather sweet flashback]] in which [=MuiMui=] teaches a young Kelche how to play the guitar... before [[SmashCut abruptly cutting to]] a flashback of [[spoiler:[[{{Patricide}} Kelche shooting [=MuiMui=]]]]] from the previous entry.
31	* MythologyGag:
32	** Dominus has two antennae, just like the original Kulche whenever two or more of him are combined into one.
33	** Kelche and his family's last name, Olmee, comes from the name of a creature introduced in ''[=LocoRoco 2=]''.
34	** In the seventh entry, one {{Main/Flashback}} has you [[PromotedToPlayable take control of Kelche]] in an environment designed to be highly reminiscent of the original games, featuring [[{{Main/TheCameo}} Cameos]] by several characters such as the Nyokki and the Pickories.
35	** One floor of Mr. Cheesemonkey's ship contains a barrel of toxic waste, which Kelche has the option to drink from. If he does so, he briefly [[ToxicWasteCanDoAnything transforms into his classic counterpart]], as the title screen song from the first game plays in the background.
36	* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Goudachimp bears an uncanny resemblance to [[Main/YouTubers YouTuber]] [[https://www.youtube.com/user/nikocadoavocado Nikocado Avocado]].
37	* PaletteSwap: The other [=LocoRoco=] all use the same model as Kelche, although with various colors and/or other minor differences.
38	* {{Main/Patricide}}: [[spoiler:Kelche murders his biological father, [=MuiMui=], after discovering that [=MuiMui=] secretly kept a living Moja in the basement of their home.]]
39	* PromotedToPlayable: Some of the [[{{Main/Flashback}} Flashbacks]] have you take control of Kelche himself. He fully replaces the Sackperson as your playable character in ''The Letting Go''.
40	* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: [=MuiMui=] reveals at one point that he is over 1000 years old.
41	* SlainInTheirSleep: At the start of the early levels, Kelche threatens to do this to your Sackperson unless you help kill the Moja. [[spoiler: He eventually does it to [=MuiMui=] after learning that he secretly kept a Moja alive.]]
42	* StrippedToTheBone: [[spoiler:All that remains of Goudachimp after Mr. Cheesemonkey [[YouHaveFailedMe vomits all over him]] is a skeleton.]]
43	* SuddenAnatomy: Despite Main/InvisibleAnatomy being in effect for the most part, the [=LocoRoco=] sometimes have visible arms when needed. For example, when Dominus hugs Kelche at the end of the seventh entry, and when Kelche is choosing between floors in ''The Letting Go''.
44	* TimePassageBeard: Kelche and [=MuiMui=] both grow shaggy gray beards in the decades they spend locked up in their house together.
45	* VocalDissonance: Bonmucho, of all characters, speaks with a high-pitched [[UsefulNotes/AmericanAccents Southern accent]], as opposed to the [[EvilSoundsDeep very deep voice]] he had in the original games. This is especially jarring considering he only appears in his mutated form here.
46	* VomitIndiscretionShot: Whenever Mr. Cheesemonkey vomits, it's always shown in its full glory.
47	* YouDontLookLikeYou: The ''[=LocoRoco=]'' characters hardly resemble their original counterparts. Special mention goes to Bonmucho, who for some reason looks more like a floating head with [[Main/RedEyesTakeWarning red sclerae]], surrounded by flames.
48	* YouHaveFailedMe: [[spoiler:Mr. Cheesemonkey kills Goudachimp as punishment for allowing Kelche to retrieve his gun from the safe, [[StrippedToTheBone leaving behind nothing but a skeleton]].]]
49	* ZombiePukeAttack: Although he isn't a zombie, Mr. Cheesemonkey seems to utilize his own vomit as a weapon, and, at one point, uses it to [[spoiler:help Dominus and the Sackperson escape confinement.]]

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