Line #55 VideoGame/YouHaveToBurnTheRope


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:[[SarcasmMode Hmmm... I wonder how I defeat the boss?]]]]
3	->'''1.''' There's a boss at the end of this tunnel.
4	->'''2.''' You can't hurt him with your weapons.
5	->'''3.''' To kill him, [[TitleDrop you have to burn the rope]] above.
6	-->-- ''You Have To Burn The Rope''
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8	''You Have to Burn the Rope'' is a {{parody}} of {{Puzzle Boss}}es, {{Platform Game}}s, and possibly video games in general, created by "Mazapan." It may also be considered to be the MirrorUniverse version of ''VideoGame/IWannaBeTheGuy''.
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10	Saying anything more would ruin the experience, so just play it [[http://www.kongregate.com/games/Mazapan/you-have-to-burn-the-rope here]] or [[http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/432872 here]]. It's free, though due to the discontinuation of UsefulNotes/AdobeFlash, an external plugin is needed to play it. And if you want to listen to/download the end credits song, [[http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/134684 here's the link]], but don't do so until AFTER you finish the game or it'll spoil the experience.
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12	Oh and... um, you have to burn the rope. Just sayin'...
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14	Has no relation to the similar-sounding games ''VideoGame/CutTheRope'' and ''Burn The Rope'', other than the fact that ropes are involved.
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16	!!You Have To Add The Trope:
17	* AchillesHeel: The Grinning Colossus is defeated by a chandelier.
18	* AffectionateParody: Of {{Puzzle Boss}}es.
19	* AntiClimaxBoss: Invoked. The Grinning Colossus gets a OneHitKill from a [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext chandelier.]]
20	* AwesomeButImpractical: The axes. You can't kill the Grinning Colossus with them, and they can't cut the rope.
21	* BattleThemeMusic: The Grinning Colossus has this.
22	* BenevolentArchitecture: {{Lampshaded}}, just like nearly every other trope on here.
23	* BigBad: The Grinning Colossus, apparently. Though we never find out his motivations or if [[AmbiguouslyEvil he even has any in the first place]].
24	* BlankWhiteEyes: The player character.
25	* BossArenaIdiocy: Why does the Grinning Colossus even ''have'' a chandelier that can kill him if it fell on him, as well as fire that can be used to burn the rope holding said chandelier up?
26	* BossCorridor: The game has this before the BossRoom.
27	* BossOnlyLevel: The only level.
28	* BossRoom: The only room in the game.
29	* BottomlessMagazines: You have axes galore in your HammerSpace, but they are completely useless now. You have to burn the rope.
30	* ChekhovsGun: The torch you pick up halfway through the game plays a vital role in defeating the final boss.
31	* CollisionDamage: Subverted in that while the protagonist does react to running into the Grinning Colossus, he can't really die. It ''does'' however get rid of his torch, forcing him to get another one.
32	* TheComputerIsALyingBastard: While the instructions claim that you cannot hurt the Grinning Colossus with your weapons, it is in fact possible. Unfortunately, the Colossus's HealingFactor means even getting it down to no health will not kill it in this manner. You really '''have''' to burn the rope.
33	* ClosingCredits: They play at the end of the game.
34	* CreditsGag: The credits includes the phrase "Special thanks to Umami".
35	* CreditsMontage: The end credits show a montage of the events of the game.
36	* DeconstructionGame: Of {{Puzzle Boss}}es.
37	* DevelopersForesight: You actually can deplete the boss's health with the axes through a hack, but the game will still keep the boss alive.
38	* EasterEgg: [[spoiler:After you read the instructions, right-click.]]
39	* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: The title of the game is also the goal of the game.
40	* ExactWords: You have to ''burn'' the rope, you can't cut it with your axes.
41	* ExcusePlot: Taken to the point that there barely even is a plot.
42	* ExpositoryThemeTune: A rather strange version of this is seen in [[https://youtu.be/VmuiwOGi5gA?si=oiAC9YzcaXuiT9dk "Now You're a Hero,"]] the end credits song. It doesn't explain anything; rather, it just reviews the entirety of the game. Then it asks you SoWhatDoWeDoNow that you beat the game.
43	* EyeBeams: The Grinning Colossus's signature attack.
44	* FallingChandelierOfDoom: What happens when you burn the rope.
45	* FinalBoss: The Grinning Colossus. Then again, he's the only boss.
46	* FlechetteStorm: The main character can do this if you type fast enough.
47	* FloatingPlatforms: You have to go across some of these in order to get to the rope that must be burned.
48	* ForegoneConclusion: The very title already gives away that the protagonist defeats the Grinning Colossus by burning the rope.
49	* ForegoneVictory: Defeating the colossus is the only thing to do in the game in the first place. Your character is also invincible, meaning the boss cannot harm them.
50	* GameplayAndStorySegregation: For some reason, you cannot simply cut the rope with the infinite axes the player character carries around.
51	* GhostButler: A wall appears at the end of the tunnel as soon as you enter the BossRoom.
52	* GirlyRun: The protagonist moves this way.
53	* GratuitousPanning: In the end credits.
54	* HammerSpace: You can pull an infinite number of axes out of nowhere.
55	* HealingFactor: The Grinning Colossus will take damage from your axes, but regenerates faster than you can keep up damage. By hacking the game it is possible to deplete the entire HP bar using only axes, but the Grinning Colossus still won't die.
56	* ImprovisedWeapon: The chandelier.
57	* InvincibleHero: PlayedForLaughs. Nothing can kill you. Not the EyeBeams, not touching the boss, not falling from the top floor. Your character cannot be killed.
58	* JumpPhysics: The protagonist can jump very high.
59	* LifeMeter: The boss has a certain amount of health, but the player has infinite health.
60	* LordBritishPostulate: The game makes it apparent many times that the boss is unkillable without burning the rope. This has not stopped people from trying to kill it without burning the rope regardless.
61	* MercyInvincibility: You have this.
62	* MinimalistCast: It's just you and the Grinning Colossus.
63	* NecroNonSequitur: Well, sort of. Would you honestly have expected the boss to be killed by burning the rope supporting a chandelier?
64	* NoArcInArchery: Averted, though with thrown axes.
65	* NoNameGiven: The protagonist.
66	* NonIndicativeName: The Grinning Colossus never grins or even smiles.
67	* OneHitKill: The chandelier instantly kills the boss.
68	* {{Parody}}: The game parodies many stock tropes of classic video games, most notably the PuzzleBoss.
69	* PointOfNoReturn: The Boss Room has the hall seal as soon as you get to the end. In addition, at the end of the hall there is a drop from which you cannot jump back up.
70	* PrecisionFStrike: "You've managed to beat the whole damn ga-ame"
71	* PuzzleBoss: The Grinning Colossus regenerates his health too quickly to be killed with standard attacks, so the protagonist must instead pick up the fire from either side of the screen and use it to burn the rope supporting the chandelier hanging above the boss.
72	* RuleOfThree: At the start, there are three instructions printed below the floor. [[spoiler: There's a hidden fourth one, though.]]
73	* SavingTheWorld: In the expository theme ("Now you're a hero, you burned the rope and saved us a-all"). This seems to be the only place in the game where this particular plot-point is mentioned, however. Interesting that the boss was a threat to the world, given that he's too tall to get out of his headquarters.
74	* ShootTheRope: Averted; your normal weapons will have no effect as you have to burn the rope.
75	* ShoutOut: The ending song seems to shout out to the ending credits tune from Videogame/{{Portal}}, ''Still Alive''. The lyrics actually scan to the Same tune.
76	* SignpostTutorial: The game's only instructions are written on the wall in the background.
77	* SoWhatDoWeDoNow: The end of the credit song.
78	* SpoilerTitle: The title pretty much gives away how to defeat the Grinning Colossus.
79	* StrategyGuide: The game's site links directly to the official strategy guide.
80	* StormingTheCastle: The entire game.
81	* StuffBlowingUp: How the Grinning Colossus dies after you drop the chandelier on him.
82	* ThatsAllFolks: After the credits.
83	* TitleDrop: "3. To kill him, '''you have to burn the rope'''."
84	* UselessItem: The axes serve no purpose at all. Done intentionally.
85	* VariableMix: The music changes the further down the tunnel you go. When you get past the PointOfNoReturn between the third sign and the boss, the music is [[MusicalSpoiler reduced to a low rumble]].
86	* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: Jump [[Franchise/IndianaJones Indy]] Franchise/{{Kirby}} into the EyeBeams! Jump Indy Kirby into the creature! Jump Indy Kirby into the ceiling! It's got less LudicrousGibs than [[VideoGame/IWannaBeTheGuy IWBTG]], but also far less [[VideoGameCrueltyPunishment punishment]].
87	* ViewersAreMorons: The entire game can be viewed as a parody of this.
88	* TooDumbToLive: The Grinning Colossus tracks your horizontal movement. Meaning it will be under the chandeler by default when you cut it down.
89	* WaddlingHead: The protagonist.
90	* WeaksauceWeakness: A boss you can't harm with infinite axes without healing is killed by a falling chandelier.
91	* ZeroEffortBoss: The Grinning Colossus. It cannot do any damage to you, and it dies as soon as you burn the rope. The most it can do is make your torch disappear by attacking you, forcing you to get another one.
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