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  • Adaptation Displacement: Version 6 has been so heavily played on internet videos and livestreams, that many people aren't aware that multiple versions, or even the animated shorts, even exist.
  • Big-Lipped Alligator Moment:
    • The Oni prison room in most versions of the game. The fact that you never see most of the Oni from it later in the game makes it even more prominent.
    • The Blockman Oni from version 6, as well. It only makes two appearances ( one as a chaser, and one in the aforementioned Oni prison room), and never appears again. Unless you enter "BLOCKMAN" as Hiroshi's name.
  • Ensemble Dark Horse: Naoki. He only shows up in one version of the game (and even then, only in a dream), but he's so popular in the fandom that he's practically become, more or less, the unofficial Sixth Ranger to the main cast.
  • Fan Nickname: The giant, buff, oni is called "Squatto", due to a video of two Japanese let's players commenting that the pounding animation it does looks like it's performing a series of Hindu Squats.
  • Fan-Preferred Couple: For some reason, Hiroshi/Takuro is fairly popular.
  • First Installment Wins: Ao Oni has quite a few sequels and spin-offs. None of them are really held in high regard to point that they aren't even really mentioned of on this wiki.
  • Fridge Horror:
    • To escape the mansion, you have to do elaborate puzzles that rely on items you find. At the end of the game, you see a man has gone into the mansion. He won't be able to get out because you have completed all the puzzles, so he won't be able to get the items he needs to get. Not to mention you have now let loose three other monsters in the Mansion...
    • There's also the large group of monsters you find in the basement, all of which mysteriously vanish after you've managed to get away from the two that were chasing you. And on top of that, you find cages, jail cells, and straight-up dungeons in certain areas of the mansion. Just what were those used for?
  • Germans Love David Hasselhoff: Ao Oni is popular with Korean bloggers that most of the spin offs can be found on Korean sites.
  • Memetic Molester: The Ao Oni himself. Especially with PewDiePie's infamous "raping time" gag that he made off of it.
  • Memetic Mutation:
    • Though it only occurs in one version, Takuro's Death by Headchomp is referenced a lot in fanwork and parodies, not unlike Mami Mogu Mogu.
    • Takuro is a ninja.
    • For the Oni, we have "It's raping time!" and "Shut up and sleep with me!"
    • The Oni is often featured in a number of ironic captioned gifs due to its unsettling-yet-silly face, such as this. Additionally, the Oni is often compared to Jerma985, with his face often being edited onto the demon (and vice-versa). Others also jokingly compare the Oni's face to Yanderedev.
  • Nightmare Retardant:
  • Nintendo Hard: The puzzles are often quite complex or convoluted, which isn't helped by the Oni constantly stalking you and being very difficult to shake off once it's got you in its sights. Needless to say, prepare to die a lot; there's a reason why the 2024 remake would add a Death Counter.
  • Paranoia Fuel: The Oni's breathing. In version 6, the heavy breathing noises of the Oni are heard throughout the dark basement. With only a lighter, you cannot see the whole screen, and the monster could pop up from any direction.
  • "Seinfeld" Is Unfunny: Back when it was released, home made horror games, especially those made in RPG Maker, could be counted on one hand and the mechanics used in the game are quite complex given the limitations of the engine. Much of the horror was effective because it messed with the player's anticipation toward a RPG Maker title. Since then, home-made horror games built on Stylistic Suck have become a genre on their own.
  • Signature Scene:
    • The jail scene, featuring a first-person cutscene of the Oni shaking the bars in an attempt to get in.
    • The Oni room in versions 3.0 and 6.0.
  • That One Puzzle:
    • Many of the puzzles in the game are very confusing and requires checking everything and using everything on everything else.
    • Version 5 in particular suffers from this due to the Cipher Puzzle. It requires knowledge of a Japanese abacus (a Soroban) and how to count using it. The English and German translator actually left a note saying they're stumped on how to translate it better for western players, and that looking it up is really the only option.
  • Ugly Cute: The Blockman Oni/Fuwatti has affectionally been christened by the fandom as one of these. It helps that in canon, it has a bit of a low IQ, causing several to jokingly call it the main Oni's son.

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