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Warp Spacetime:

"Time is just another direction to explore. Kindly do so elsewhen."

Most think time is a strict progression of cause to effect. If only it were that simple."

—Minuette, temporal operative

Rakdos: "A guild is like a herd. We'll mow you down before you can even blink."

Orzhov: "A guild is like a herd. The lines of enemy and ally are clearly drawn for all to see."

Papush (Sweet): A type of fruit researched and cultivated by the void-trader Lucinus Lullus in the Anolia region by crossing a local fruit-tree species with a species of unknown origin. It is praised for its sweet pulp and vibrant color.

Blupple (Myralis): Through reckless research by the void-trader Lillyn, this monstrosity of fruit was created by crossing an unknown species with a local fruit tree. It has the potential to yield high volumes of juice and its skin might be used for dyeing.

Ayula, Queen Among Bears

Kudo, King Among Bears

Ayula: Born from the oldest red cedar, nursed on the sap of the tallest spruce, coronated under the mightiest pine.

Kudo: Born from the greatest granite boulder, nursed on the sweetest honey, crowned amid a raging blizzard.

Dragonpulse Magician: This boy magician has the gift of seeing the natural lines of energy that run through the earth, which his people call the Pulse of the Dragon. His exuberance and skill put him in high regard with his mentor, the "Dragonpit Magician".

Dragonpit Magician: This gifted magician can awaken the energy stored in the deep places of the earth, known as the Pits of the Dragon. His stoic approach wins him few friends, and he often bends to the desires of his pupil.

Corn Juice (Small): Mysterious business man Jos Corn made it by pressing the best corn. Small but packed with flavor.
Corn Juice (Medium): Mysterious business man Jos Corn made it by pressing the best corn. The portion's just about right.
Corn Juice (Large): Mysterious business man Jos Corn made it by pressing the best corn. Big and dances across your palate.

Mystic Staff: The crystals in this staff seem to glow even in the dark.

Mystic Conduit: The crystals glitter with some unknown power even the sages don't really understand.

• The Nekolugas share similar descriptions in their first and evolved forms, with the description first wondering if it's even a cat, then being surprised by the unit's sudden transformation.

  Tecoluga: Not sure if this is a Cat... There's just something about those arms...

  Asiluga: Not sure if this is a Cat... There's just something about those legs...

  Tesalan Pasalan: Are you kidding me?! Seems like this one does massive damage (sometimes critical) to just one enemy.

  Asilan Pasalan: Unbelievable, just unbelievable. Seems like this one slows all enemies in range.

• The Colossus enemies' descriptions all mention that their lethality increases with each battle, except for Gigahaniwan.

• The "Focus [Application Method]" line of items, as said in the discovered items list, they start with a trademarked line that's also a pun on the application method type, and soon talk about being a new product and eventually mentioning their secret formula:

  Focus Injector:

  Never miss your mark™

  Up your game with the new Focus Injector from EXHANCE Energy Products. [...] the Focus Injector's secret formula

  Focus Patch:

  Cover every eventuality™

  Say goodbye to blind spots with the new Focus Patch from EXHANCE Energy Products.[...] Our secret formula

• Parts of the FLK-V Drone and Charges descriptions' talk about them being like firing a gun, but without some part of it:

FLK-V Drone: The only thing more satisfying than pulling the trigger on one of our lauded flak weapons, is not pulling the trigger at all.
FLK-V Charges: However, time and time again, the same comment has spilled from our customers' lips: guns are great, but what if they didn't have to aim at all?

Ruby: A scarlet gemstone.

Sapphire: A deep blue gemstone.

Emerald: A bright green gemstone.

• BoxxyQuest: The Shifted Spires: The SI Prefix Name tier weaponry:
  1. Byte: "Basic":

     Byte Sword: A basic sword for the budding adventurer. It's nothing special, but it will do for now.

     Byte Blade: A basic light sword. Can be wielded by Spherians who can't equip normal longswords.

     Byte Bow: A basic bow for stealthy, long-range-type Spherians.

     Byte Gun: A long-range weapon capable of dealing great damage even in its basic form.

  2. Megabyte shares "Slightly stronger":

     Megabyte Sword: A slightly stronger sword for a slightly more experienced hero.

     Megabyte Blade: A slightly stronger light sword. It's only slightly less powerful than its heavier counterpart.

     Megabyte Bow: A slightly stronger bow. The arrows are magically generated, in case you were wondering.

  3. Gigabyte gear is sometimes "Genuinely strong" or "Powerful" or for the true versions of professions:
  • Genuinely strong:

    Gigabyte Sword: A genuinely strong sword. Only a true hero gets to wield this!
    Gigabyte Staff: A mage's staff capable genuinely awesome magical attacks. The element it controls is earth.

  • Powerful:

    Gigabyte Axe: A powerful axe for a truly experienced and dangerous fighter.

    Gigabyte Bow: A powerful bow capable of dealing much damage to haters and trolls alike.

  1. Terrabyte gear is for the strongest, or is powerful:

     Terrabyte Sword: A mighty and legendary weapon only for the strongest of Spherian heroes.

     Terrabyte Axe: The most powerful axe on the market. For use only by the Sphere's strongest warriors.

     Terrabyte Blade: The most powerful of all light swords available for purchase. Fast, light, and oh-so deadly.

• BoxxyQuest: The Gathering Storm: Megabyte gear is "slightly better" than "basic" Byte gear:
  1. Byte: "Basic":

     Byte Sword: A basic sword for the budding adventurer. It's not great, but it will do for now.

     Byte Staff: A basic staff for beginner mages. It casts magic missile!

  2. Megabyte:

     Megabyte Sword: A slightly better light sword. It's half the weight of its counterpart.

     Megabyte Staff: A slightly better mage's staff. This one deals water elemental damage.

• Card City Nights 1:
  • Bird (Beta) has Flavor Text that switch on each look, most about being jealous of possessing it:

    Dude check out that amazing bird!
    Everyone needs a bird.
    "See the world", they said. "Get a bird", they said.
    Demand for birds far exceeds the supply.
    "Hands off! I found it first!"
    Gotta have a bird.
    They were jealous. They wanted one of their own.

  • Cards of characters from Healthy Weapon all use their Victory Quote as flavor text.
  • Both cards involving robot elves mention that robot elves are pretty weak.
  • Iji cards have quotes from her about her depending and being depended on, reciprocating:

    Iji: "I trust you, I always have."
    Iji DX: "I won't let you down."

• Card City Nights 2: Business Casual Man cards' descriptions are business-jargon based, and are apparently quotes from Business Casual Man himself, and the sentences are always exclaimed:

  Business Casual Man: "Graceful connectivity loss! Cross-platform companion interactions! Compute service capacity projections!"
  Business Casual Man X: "Service interruption resiliency! Achievements for interactive consumption! Interpreting performance counters!"

• Castlevania: Circle of the Moon: The wearable Armors usually share "Armor made of [Material]":

  Leather Armor: Armor made from leather

  Bronze Armor: Armor made from bronze

  Gold Armor: Armor made of gold

  Chain Mail: Armor made from chains

  Steel Armor: Plate armor made of interlinking metal loops

  Platinum Armor: Plate armor made of platinum

  Mirror Armor: Armor polished to a mirror like surface

  Dark Armor: Cursed armor

• Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance: Leather equipment is nice to wear:

  Leather Armor: Easily maneuvered armor made from tanned hides.

  Leather Boots: Boots made of leather. Quite comfortable.

  Leather Gloves: Gloves made of leather. Warm.

• Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow: The Enemy Data on the Cockatrice and Basilisk, which are Palette Swaps of the same design, both talk about their petrifying gazes and their relationship to birds:

  Cockatrice: One glare from this bird-like beast will turn you to stone.

  Basilisk: The offspring of a lizard and a bird. Its gaze can turn you to stone.

• Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow: The Enemy Data on the Lilith and Succubus, which are Palette Swaps of the same design, both talk about their forms being pretty:

  Lilith: An alluring demon that deludes its victims with its mystifying beauty.

  Succubus: A demon that assumes the form of a beautiful maiden to drain vitality.

• Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin: The Enemy Data on the Lilith and Succubus, which are Palette Swaps of the same Cute Monster Girl design, both talk about their forms being pretty:

  Lilith: An enchanting demon who deludes her victims with mystifying beauty.

  Succubus: A demon that assumes the form of a beautiful maiden to drain vitality.

• Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia: The Silver equipment has their shininess described:

  Silver Plate: For a spotless chest sheen, choose silver.

  Silver Leggings: Shiny silver shin protection.

"This emblem draws on the power of [Element]. [Emblem description]".

British tea biscuits

1. British tea biscuits: "Quite."
2. Chocolate British tea biscuits: "Yes, quite."
3. Round British tea biscuits: "Yes, quite riveting."
4. Round chocolate British tea biscuits: "Yes, quite riveting indeed."
5. Round British tea biscuits with heart motif: "Yes, quite riveting, old chap."
6. Round chocolate British tea biscuits with heart motif: "I like cookies."

Barrier Perbeg: Barrier Perbegs block incoming projectiles, but don't interfere with your own movement or with other enemies.

Quarantine Perbeg: The shields they make are effective at holding physical objects, but on their own they fail to have any effect against magical projectiles.

Shock Perbeg: The mere sight of them can act as an effective wall, since the thought of a painful shock turns most people away.

Alarm Perbeg: The lasers from these Perbegs won't exactly hurt you... they'll just activate deadly traps and alert nearby enemies instead!

This Gauntlet seems broken, as if one of the modules overloaded.

Reinforced Stock: A solid buttstock that reduces a weapon's recoil.
Mechanized Stock: A tough, heavy buttstock. Improves both durability and accuracy.

• All the "Rookie" gear has Flavor Text of:

  Starting Equipment. Let the Adventure begin!

• Teas are always described warmly:

Green Leaf Tea: A tad bitter but incredibly heartwarming nonetheless.

Sweet Berry Tea: Sweet and fruity tea. Keeps you warm for a long time.

Pepper Night Tea: Perfect to shortly keep you warm on a cold winter night.

• Epic Battle Fantasy 3: The gems' descriptions usually talk about their color or about their reflectiveness:

  Ruby: A fiery and glittering gem.

  Emerald: A sparkling green gem.

  Amethyst: A beautiful purple gem.

• Epic Battle Fantasy 4: Judging from how far apart Amethyst's in-game sorted from the other crystals listed here that are bunched together, it's not part of a set with the rest, unlike in the previous game:

  Amethyst: Crystals are said to heal people, but it's just a scam.

  Ruby: A red and fiery gem.

  Emerald: A green and tranquil gem.

  Topaz: A yellow and glittering gem.

• Epic Battle Fantasy 5: The forms of water / ice:

  Liquid Ice: A rare form of ice only found in warm climates.

  Solid Water: A rare form of water only found in cold climates.

Red Lotus Manastone: A stone with fire within. It's warm to the touch.
Aqua Manastone: A stone with water within. It's cold to the touch.

Familiar Clothes: You've worn these clothes for a long time. It's hard to let go of them.
Favorite Gloves: Your favorite fingerless gloves. You can't just throw them away.

Pine Branch: Easily mistaken for a Fir Branch.
Fir Branch: Easily mistaken for a Pine Branch.
Dried Cedar Branch: At least this one is distinctive.

• The Flower and Feather of the Berserker set of Artifacts mention being dyed red:

  Berserker's Rose: An exquisite flower that has been dyed red. It represents the qualities of the Berserker.
  Berserker's Indigo Feather: An indigo feather from a legendary raven, part of which has been dyed a crimson red.

• The Goblet and Circlet of the Exile set of Artifacts mention fancy bits of themselves being removed:

  Exile's Goblet: A dull goblet made of a heavy metal. It was once inlaid with gemstones, but they have since been stripped off.
  Exile's Circlet: A prestigious circlet. However, the royal insignia has been scratched out, and it is no longer the symbol of distinguished status it once was.

• The seven Character Ascension Materials Counterpart Artifacts for the seven elements, that are tiered going from Sliver, Fragment, Chunk then Gemstone, starting from the Fragment level, have Flavor Text that contains quotes from someone, usually regarding a certain ideal.

• The twins Fjola Lightbane and Eydis Darkbane have similar Flavor Text, about their "wonder twins"-ness:

  Fjola Lightbane: LOVES being called "the wonder twins."
  Eydis Darkbane: HATES being called "the wonder twins."

• The Arcanite weapons, "Arcanite Reaper" and "Arcanite Ripper", both have music-themed flavor text:

  Arcanite Reaper: No... actually you should fear the Reaper.
  Arcanite Ripper: A guitar with a skull - perfect for headbanging.

• The Lexica-s are described slightly differently based on their elemental affinity:

  Lexica Ignis: The fiery magic within this tome charges spells with Scorching energy.
  Lexica Glacies: The cold magic within this tome suffuses spells with Shivering energy.
  Lexica Fulguris: The crackling magic within this tome energizes spells with Shocking energy.

• Spruce weaponry talks about the cold North:

Spruce Bow: A bow of masterwork quality whittled by the hardy foresters of the frozen North.
Spruce Staff: A solid stick for hitting things, its magic hits with the ferocity of the Northern blizzard.

Dashmaster Charm: Bears the likeness of an eccentric bug known only as 'The Dashmaster'.
Sprintmaster Charm: Bears the likeness of a strange bug known only as 'The Sprintmaster'.

Abyssal Field: Enemy skill fills the background with the Abyss. Nullifies all pathos, logos and ethos arguments. Boosts verbal ones."
Pathos Field: Enemy skill fills the background with the fires of passion. Nullifies pathos damage, greatly boosts ethos damage."
Logos Field: Enemy skill fills the background with the hues of logic. Nullifies all logos damage, greatly boosts pathos damage."

Ethos Field: Enemy skill fills the background with the tones of ethics. Nullifies all ethos damage, greatly boosts logos damage."

Verbal Field: Enemy skill fills the background with the colors of speech. Nullifies all verbal damage and regenerates 10% EP."

Castle Lower Latrine Key: Be sure to return this key to its rightful place after using it.

Sadora's Secret Alcove Key: Be sure to handle this key with the greatest of care.

It's a Treasure Hunter's Guild certified grappling hook!

It's a Treasure Hunter's Guild certified shovel!

It's a Treasure Hunter's Guild certified pickaxe!

• The single-bolt series of Thunder spells. They both start with "Shock and aw", but end differently. Mini's "w" because it's cuter:

  Thunder: Shock and awe
  Mini-Thunder: Shock and aww

• The Phalanx cards, Counter Strike and Anchored Attack Stance Shield Beam both reference the He Protec but He Also Attac meme captions, but are also written opposite of each other:

• There's an archetype of Jam spells that quote "Space Jam" by the Quad City DJs, specifically...

  Jam: We got a real jam goin' down
  Jam Slam: C'mon and slam
  Jam Cannon: And welcome to the jam

• The Other: Airi's Adventure: The Starter Equipment shoes that are from the same world of school uniform wearers, and are both useless in combat, one worn by a rebel and one not, both start with "Black leather shoes":

School Shoes

Black leather shoes.

Platform Shoes

Black leather shoes with slightly thick soles...

It's tricky to tell if they break any school rules.

• The Other: Rosie's Road of Love: Certain prefix gear shares a quality about it:
  • Explorer's: Tough:

    Explorer's Coat: Tough and convenient.

    Explorer's Shoes: Tough shoes.

    Explorer's Hat: Favored by explorers.

  • Traveler's: Light:

    Traveler's Coat: A light jacket for travelers.

    Traveler's Shoes: Light shoes.

Scorching Egg: Something hot moves within.

Large Scorching Egg: Passion burns from within.

• Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon: The Ultra Beasts: Buzzwole, Xurkitree, and Guzzlord in Ultra Sun, and Pheromosa, Celesteela, and Kartana in Ultra Moon all have the same Pokédex entry:

Although it's alien to this world and a danger here, it's apparently a common organism in the world where it normally lives.

• Pokémon Legends: Arceus: The Porygon line's Pokédex entries are all confused by them:

  Porygon: "It has no discernible heartbeat and does not seem to draw breath, and yet it appears to function without issue. I cannot even begin to explain this utterly bizarre anomaly."
  Porygon2: its biology remains inscrutable.
  Porygon-Z: the strangeness of its behavior has increased in equal measure. This worries me.

• Ice and Fire duo:

  Frigid Heart: An azure stone that always feels damp.
  Blazing Heart: A crimson stone warm to the touch.

• Earth and Air duo:

  Gaia Heart: A Topaz that makes you feel sturdy just by holding it.
  Aero Heart: An emerald that emits a gentle breeze around the holder.

• Some of the states of "self" have Flavor Text about how "you" feel:

  self loofing: you feel miserable.
  demon self: you feel evil.

• The "hot rock" and its fusion with a knife, the "hot knife" both involve Cargo Ship in their description:

hot rock: strangely attractive, for a rock.
hot knife: please try to resist making out with the knife.

• The flavor text of three specific utility-related Runes (Capacity, Magnesis and Haste) follow the same "You've got a need..." template which ends in a rhyme.

  Capacity: You've got a need. A need to read.
  Magnesis: You've got a need. A need for greed.
  Haste: You've got a need. A need for speed.

• The flavor text of the two movement-related Runes (Dash and Vault) follow the same "Improve your Heirloom..." template. Particularly, these two are also the only Runes that require and enhance their specific Heirloom.

  Dash: Improve your Heirloom and shape the air around you to create wind vortices.
  Vault: Improve your Heirloom and master the art of dancing on air particles.

• Equipment pieces belonging to the same set all share the same description. For example, all Leather equipment pieces are described as "A beautiful piece of weathered leather."

Giant Mole examine text: Holy mole-y!

Molly examine text: Mini-mole-y!

• [Metal] Lodes all start their descriptions with "Bars of worked [Metal (ore)]":

  Copper Lode: Bars of worked copper ore. Not so useful for potions, but great for shields and other gear.
  Steel Lode: Bars of worked steel alloy. Used in weapons and armor the world over!
  Mythril Lode: Bars of worked Mythril. Known as the "Wonder Steel", Mythril is the most powerful metal known to man.

• Engine Coins are the weaker version of Wonder Cells, if the My Mix system using them to replace one another at certain mix strength levels is any indication. And they both talk about being used for making machines, or automatons, which are just a different type of machine, and when auctioned off, the Cells are said to be useful for "high-strength Fire- and Thunder-related potions.":

Engine Coin: A coin made from raw flames. It's found in a number of complex automatons.
Wonder Cell: A power cell that may be used to create wonderous clockwork machines. Or potions. Potions work too.

Bear Meat: Even powerful gods are amazed by the strength and vitality contained in bear meat. Though it may prove troublesome to cook, the end result is more than worth the effort.
Bear Hide: Oho, the hide of a demon bear. Even in this form, it exudes power and seems difficult to work with. It will certainly make for a high-quality material.

• Oranges, and similar things:

  Orange: A large, round orange.

  Blood Orange: A large, reddish orange.

  Mandarin: A small, tart orange.

  Bell Pepper: While it's botanically a fruit, this large bell pepper should not be mistaken for a citrus - even if it is bright orange.

• Other fruits:

  Lemon: A highly acidic fruit.

  Banana: A curving, yellow fruit.

  Kumquats: A handful of tiny citrus fruits.

  Pomelo: It looks like a grapefruit, but it's almost a foot across.

• The first two Tiered by Name "of Secrecy" consumables talk about "Has about as much effect" as the third sentence of their description, after their effect and their location of discovery:

  Hint of Secrecy: Has about as much effect as finding a four-leaf clover when you're feeling blue.
  Water of Secrecy: Has about as much effect as petting a cat in a warm, sunny spot.

• The elemental Chunks have concentrated elemental power and emit a relevant sensation of the actual element:

  Fire Chunk: A stone-shaped object containing the concentrated power of fire. You can feel the heat of actual flames.
  Water Chunk: A stone-shaped object containing the concentrated power of water. You can feel the coolness of actual water.
  Earth Chunk: A stone-shaped object containing the concentrated power of earth. You can feel the strength of actual soil.
  Wind Chunk: A stone-shaped object containing the concentrated power of wind. You can feel the flow of actual wind.

• The Counterpart Artifacts Concept Amulets' descriptions talk about the powers they supposedly have:

  Health Amulet: An amulet chock full of the healing power of fire. It may provide some sort of placebo effect.

  Friendship Amulet: An amulet that protects friendship with the power of water. However, friendships that require amulets may not be true friendships.

  Money Amulet: An amulet said to increase financial luck with the power of earth. How well it actually works in^sic unknown.

  Heart Amulet: An amulet that protects the mind with the power of air. The fact that you have an amulet is already a good start.

Heart: "Portrait of a Brave Hero". That's what it says on the frame in crude penmanship.

Doesn't seem very brave...

Soul: "Portrait of a Demon Lord". A crude drawing I got at a yard sale.

Looks like a weenie.

Bronze Piece: There's not much better to work with in Newton.

Sturdy Chest: Not the sturdiest but sturdy enough for Skiffer.

Cooba: It's sooo squishy!
Cooba Wai: Squishy with ears.
Cooba Graw: Angry! But still Squishy!
Brick Cooba: Not so Squishy.
Flame Cooba: Squishy and on fire!
Cooba Toss (weapon): Grab hold of the squishy and throw!
Big Cooba: Don't get Squished.

Blue Mochi Star: Looks delicious, like a molded, blue rice cake!

Red Mochi Star: Looks delicious, like a rice cake with tomato!

Spirit of fire: Controling^sic fire energy in the shrine.

Spirit of ice: Controling^sic ice energy in the shrine.

Spirit of thunder: Controling^sic thunder energy in the shrine.

Spirit of light: Not a lighting technician of the shrine.

Essence of Zeus's Thunderbolt: Zeus is the mightiest of the gods of Olympus. The thunderbolt is his weapon and symbol.

Essence of Herakles' Might: Herakles was the strongest of all the Greek heroes.

• The "Fan"-type weapons having Fun with Homophones, are handheld fans for their Fan Clubs for both purposes:

  Fans: A fan for members of the [Aya Shameimaru / Yuyuko Saigyouji] Fan Club. If you truly love her, grab one of these and scream, "AHHH! [AYAAAAAA!! / LADYYY YUYUUU!!!]"

• The second tier of Patrol Tengu gear notes its improvement due to Momiji Inubashiri:

White Wolf Sword: A sword named and used by Momiji Inubashiri. After using a Patrol Tengu Sword for a long time, it evolved becoming sharper and more powerful.
Momiji's Shield: [Patrol Tengu Shield] used by Momiji Inubashiri. She has made her own upgrades to it like the maple leaf etched in its center.

Jewel from the Dragon's Neck: 「Brilliant Dragon Bullet」

Buddha's Stone Bowl: 「Buddhist Diamond」

Robe of Fire Rat: 「Salamander Shield」

Swallow's Cowrie Shell: 「Life Spring Infinity」

Jeweled Branch of Hourai: 「The Land of Dream Colors」

• The Daisy and Black-Eyed Susan flowers sold in Silver Spring have similar descriptions, about their visible qualities:

  Daisy: A pretty white flower.
  Black-Eyed Susan: A lovely yellow flower ^sic

• The "[X] Beast's Horn"-s descriptions talk about them having a lot of mass:

  Great Beast's Horn: Takes two hands to even lift this thing.
  Unstoppable Beast's Horn: So dense that it's said to be unbreakable.

Green Knight: A mysterious chess piece brimming with psionic power. Could anyone ever use something like this?

Yellow Bishop: A mysterious chess piece brimming with psionic power. What possible use could this have?

Red Queen: A mysterious chess piece brimming with psionic power. Not just anyone can use this.

Blue Rook: A mysterious chess piece brimming with psionic power. Can anyone use this?

Water Mantle: A flowing, elegant gown of ever-fresh water.

Fire Cloak: A body of brightly-burning flames.

Air Veil: A scarf that flutters in the wind.
Earth Armor: A sturdy body of rock and mud.

White Flowers: Lovely white flowers in full bloom. Seeing them is enough to soothe your soul. [Attack Down (50%)]

Red Flowers: Passionate red flowers. Their beauty steals a foe's will to fight. [Attack Down (40%)]

Beautiful Flowers: Lovely flowers of type unknown to you. Gazing upon them is enough to lower your blood pressure. [Attack Down (75%)]