
In addition, Crazed mimigas under the control of the Doctor could easily lead to societal collapse, because he is smart enough and insane enough to wipe out civilization as we know it.
Apocalypse How: Never explicitly spelled out, but the first time berserk mimigas reached the surface, humans responded by building an army of robot soldiers to go to the island and kill everything there.
Anyone Can Die: If you haven't played the game yet, be warned that it's not as cute and innocent as it looks. Even the room the player starts in is designed to allow them to get a feel for the in-game jumping mechanics (and the fact that it's possible to drown within the game). Antepiece: The game heavily relies on this to teach new players various game mechanics they would encounter throughout the game. Traveler's' shoes (unlike him, she's not a Silent Protagonist) while he remains silent apart from one brief moment (with Curly providing the rest of the dialog for him). Traveler' were reversed?' The story goes pretty much the same way, the only differences being the fact that you get to see what Curly Brace would say if she was in 'Mr. Another Side, Another Story: In the WiiWare version and Cave Story+, it's possible to unlock 'Curly Mode' or 'Curly Story', which essentially asks the question of 'What if the roles of Curly Brace and 'Mr. However, when Curly's memory returns, she remembers that their mission was to destroy the Crown, and that they didn't kill any Mimigas. Amnesiac Dissonance: Subverted! Quote and Curly think they're robots from a past war who helped kill off the Mimigas, and their amnesia has shifted their allegiance.
(Unusually for this trope, the North American version came first, and is far more accurate to the content of the game).
American Kirby Is Hardcore: The Japanese version of Cave Story 3D's artwork is a lot less 'hardcore' and more cutsey than the North American ◊ version. Ambiguous Situation: The neutral ending implies the island was decimated by crashing to the earth, but the 'Where Are They Now?' Epilogue shows the Labyrinth, Jenka's house, the Power Supply Room, and the Cemetery seeming none the worse for wear. They're also not by any stretch Three-Laws Compliant. They seem to be somewhere between artificial humans,war machines, and Ridiculously Human Robots. Ambiguous Robots: Quote and Curly Brace are unambiguously combat robots, and both are capable of things no combat robot would ever be programmed to do, such as emoting, eating and digesting food, sleeping to repair damage and (for Quote at least) having an implied Optional Sexual Encounter. Ambidextrous Sprite: Averted with Ballos, whose right eye is always red while his left eye is always white. Always Check Behind the Chair: In Cave Story 3D, the map is handily always shown on the bottom screen after you get it. Professor Booster becomes this in the Labyrinth. Almost Dead Guy: The robot in the Core chamber. And that's all there is-in spite of many clues hinting at a large, interconnected backstory, Pixel has said of everything beyond what's shown in the game: 'It is up to the player to decide'. The writing on the player character's hat (only mentioned once, by someone who doesn't understand what it says) is revealed in Pixel's artwork from the Beta version of the game. All There in the Manual: The names of many NPCs and enemies are only given in the end credits. Air-Aided Acrobatics: Toward the end of Bushlands/Grasstown, you're required to make these kinds of jumps after activating the necessary fans. As it turns out, they don't even want to be evil,but they have no choice due to the Demon Crown's influence. Aerith and Bob: Jack, King, Arthur, Igor, Sue, Booster, Kazuma, Momorin, Toroko, Chie, Kanpachi, Mahin, Sandaime, Megane. Adaptation Dye-Job: Misery's portrait has blue hair instead of green in the 3DS remake, much like her actual sprite.
She's more than competent in battle, especially if you're playing as her in Curly Story. Also in the Steam version, if you get the Bad Ending, by accepting Kazuma's offer to run away from the island, then you also earn the achievement called 'Coward'.Even the achievement name ('Toroko Wins!') sounds surprised that it ever happened. As in, the harmless little Mimiga who 'attacks' by running back and forth waving a stick, which only does 1 damage per hit, and you have to deliberately stand still and wait to die, if you have more than 1 HP. The Steam version has an achievement for being killed by Toroko.
They don't do anything in the original, but in the remakes they unlock Curly Mode. Accidental Pervert: There's a hidden chest Where? in Curly's house that yields her panties.Find the Polar Star and blast the door open. Ability Required to Proceed: Very early on, a door grows an eye and prevents you from opening it.