Bastion/YMMV


 * Crowning Music of Awesome: Lots of it.
 * For example, Zulf's Theme or Zia's Theme and those are just the ones with lyrics.
 * The two of them are beautiful on their own, but phenomenal when combined.
 * Demonic Spiders: Lunkheads, large Rattletails, and the hammer-spinning Gasbags, to name a few.  also qualifies.
 * Fridge Logic:
 * Out of all the enemies you fight, the only ones that seem to be on the endangered species list are the anklegators. Not so much ignored, but perhaps rationalized along the lines of "If they survived the Calamity, they'll survive the Kid."
 * 8.8: Jim Sterling's infamous review, which gave it a 6.5, a stark contrast with the game's otherwise positive reviews.
 * Goddamn Bats: Squirts and Peckers are swarming weaklings that usually act as distractions for bigger enemies to clobber you. Miniature Rattletails also count.
 * Hell Is That Noise: At one point in the game, Rucks hums "Build That Wall." It comes out of nowhere and it's WAY creepier than you think it is.
 * Nightmare Fuel: The Mushroom Samba sequence in Jawson Bog. Especially


 * Tear Jerker:
 * I don't know about you, but on a certain level, hearing Ruck's narration as The Kid makes his way through some ruins of the city, and finds tons of people, turned to statues of ash, brought tears to my eyes. Each one of those people has a name. Each and every one had their own life and their own dreams, and you find them all turned to ash, and Rucks remembers them all...

"Rucks:"
 * Zulf's Theme. If the lyrics and minor key weren't enough, consider the context it's played in.
 * Arguably, if you choose to, the tone of the whole situation suddenly becomes much more optimistic and reinforces the C Mo A everyone's having.
 * When, if you're not quick enough, , with a heartbreaking voiceover to accompany the moment.


 * After returning from the Tazl Terminals, you get a bit of this mixed with a dash of awesome at the end. The Kid lands back at the Bastion, flat on his face as usual, and...


 * The Woobie: Zia.
 * Iron Woobie/Stoic Woobie: The Kid.
 * Jerkass Woobie:.