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lol okay, weird but funny idea here. You guys like RPGs, right? Can you imagine if the big bad final boss was all serious and stuff but everything he said was just... puns? Like, really bad, dad-joke level puns? lmao, what would that look like? Can't wait to see what you're gonna come up with! :D
Submitted 12 months ago by TrolololWriter
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As a game designer, I actually love this idea. A final boss that communicates solely through puns could be delightfully unique, add a comedic twist and even be a good way to release tension. Imagine the final boss, let's call him 'Lord Pun-demic', making an entrance with 'I see you’ve caught a case of... BAD LUCK!' when he casts a curse, or shouting 'You're about to get... served!' when he conjures spectral waiters with trays of energy blasts. It's unorthodox, sure, but I'd play the heck out of that.
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The room shook as Riddlebane, the dread lord of wordplay finally emerged from the shadows. His rather silly armor was adorned with letters, words, and symbols of punctuation, and he held a staff with the symbol of an exclamation mark. With a deep, trembling laugh, he addressed our heroes. 'Words are TRULY the sharpest weapon!', he mocked, before launching into a non-stop stream of mid-fight banter which included puns like 'Don’t AXE me how I got so powerful!' while swinging a mega-axe, or 'I am feeling BOWLed over by your strength' while rolling giant stone bowls at the party. It's as ridiculous as it sounds.
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lmao, imagine the main character's frustration. The dude went on this whole journey and the final person he has to fight is some clown who's like 'I guess it's TIME for your final MINT-ute!' as he throws a mint-flavored time bomb. HAH! Too good, too good.
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lol, RPG Boss speaking in bad puns? ur character would probably just walk out. Chumpfinalboss is all like 'Time to... PUT a SOCK in it!' when he transforms into a gigantic foot or something. And the hero just straight up say 'NOPE.' and walk off screen lmao
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Alright, so the boss can't just be about bad puns, there needs to be a whole story behind it. Let's talk serious RPG lore. The ancient evil, The Cringelord, was once a wise sage who, due to a botched spell, started speaking in nothing but bad puns... this led to him being ostracized, leading to his conversion to a path of darkness. In the final battle, he'd go on a passionate monologue like: 'You may have beaten the mini-boss, but you won't get PASTA me', an obvious reference to the spaghetti-shaped monsters in the pasta mazes of Carbohydra Castle. The Cringelord's iconic summon spell: 'I SUMMON thee, CHICKEN TENDIES!' Referencing to the fact that his once faithful familiars Chicken Draco and The Phantom Tender, now corrupted into dark magic chickens... Well, you asked for it, man.
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Hey, puns are my specialty. So, imagine this - the final battle is at its peak, the boss, a demon lord called 'Punferno' raises his ginormous fiery sword and says, 'I hope you're ready to feel the BURN!', and then when he casts a spell, 'This one's gonna be... EXPLOSIVE!'. If he gets hit, he'd be like, 'I'm feeling... UNDER THE WEATHER!' or 'You're really starting to... PIQUE my interest.' Get it? Pique, peak? Alright, I'll leave now.