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― Sven Svensson |
Cleaned 'em Out is one of sixteen endings in Completing the Mission.
It involves Henry attempting to steal the Toppat Clan's valuables for himself.
Plot
Intro: Intercepted Message
After his escape from The Wall, Henry Stickmin returns to his house, and while playing video games, listens to the messages on his Government Comms Device (which he received from Charles Calvin). One message is from Captain H. J. Canterbury, who informs government personnel that the last remnants of the Toppat Clan are gathering all their resources in the Dogobogo Jungle, from where they plan to launch a Space Station.
One day until launch, Henry's interest is piqued after receiving intel that a vast number of stolen valuables are in possession of the Toppat Clan. Henry then looks at the player, showing a [OH GOD PLS NO] face. Henry then makes his way to the Toppat Train, which is ready to depart for the Launch Site. Henry can:
- Toppat Box (fail): Recycling his tactic from "Breaking the Bank", Henry hides in a box, expecting the toppats, Thomas Chipz and Filbert Philbert to carry the box into the train. This does not happen, as they are too lazy to do so and the train leaves without Henry. Message: Never underestimate laziness.
- Prop (fail): Henry disguises himself as a bush and walks to the train, but Chipz and Philbert get suspicious and set the bush on fire to see if it's real. Henry makes a muffled scream as he and the bush get burned into ashes. Message: Well, fire IS the best way to test for fake props.
- Magic Hat: Henry climbs into a Magician's hat and emerges from another hat on the train.
When Henry hears someone approach, he runs into the next car, which is packed with Toppat members. Henry can:
- Mannequin (fail): Henry freezes and pretends to be a mannequin. Thomas Chipz picks him up and plays around with him, and while doing so sticks Henry's head out the window, where it gets smashed off his body. Message: Press F to Pay Respects [1]
- Sit (fail): Henry sits between Stanley Grass and Jim Pulp without being suspected, but Jim warns him the seat is taken. When the actual owner of the seat returns, Henry begins to sweat profusely. Message: Stowaways? On MY train? It's more likely than you think.
- Window: Henry hops out the window, onto the train's roof.
The train approaches a tunnel. Henry can:
- Timeout (fail): If no option is chosen, Henry smashes against the top of the tunnel. Message: Last stop, brick wall.
- Pinchers (fail): A pincher from Rollercoaster Tycoon picks Henry off the train, and drops him in the river, where he drowns. Message: That's really gonna affect your rating...
- Window (fail): Henry tries to get back into the train, but the window has now been shut and he smashes against it. Message: The window of opportunity has passed.
- Free Transform: Henry uses Adobe Animate (the software in which the game was made) Tools to compact his sprite, undoing it right after passing the tunnel.
Once the train stops, Henry hides in a cooler and is taken onto the rocket. There, he can rob the place blind with:
- Infini3 (fail): Henry attempts to load the loot into the Infini3 but loading one item causes it to be full (despite the instruction manual touting virtually infinite storage). The cube begins to vacate room for more objects, causing the USS Bomy to be ejected, which punctures the rocket, presumably killing Henry and other Toppats that were in the rocket. Message: This is why you don't buy things used.
- Leafmöde (fail): Henry is about to use the Leafmöde on a painting, but he accidentally drops it onto the rocket's floor. The entire rocket, including Henry, is thus turned into a leaf. Message: Picking them all up at once? Good thinking!
- SuccPak: Henry uses the SuccPak to vacuum up everything inside the rocket.
With the rocket cleaned out, Henry hops into a car and leaves. The following day, Sven Svensson leads the Toppats into the rocket, only to find it empty. Meanwhile, Henry has decorated his residence with the loot.
Characters
- Henry Stickmin - Protagonist
- Unknown Broadcaster
- Captain H. J. Canterbury
- Thomas Chipz
- Filbert Philbert
- Jim Pulp
- Darius Johnsonite
- Mr. Jobb
- Joan Scone
- Al the Pal
- Stanley Grass
- Wallace Dagwood
- Gadget Gabe
- Henry Stickman
- Earrings
- The Leprechaun
- Sven Svensson - Supporting Antagonist
- 3 Unknown Toppats
- Charles Calvin (Flashback)
- Handsome Harold (Flashback)
- Reginald Copperbottom (Flashback)
- Right Hand Man (Flashback)
- Ellie Rose (Flashback)
Italics indicate they only appear in this ending. Underlined means they only appear in fails.
References
Breaking the Bank
The Toppat Box sequence directly references the Disguising Bag sequence from Breaking the Bank, with Thomas Chipz and Filbert Philbert even having almost the exact same conversation as Ted McAdams and Winston Davis.
Team Fortress 2
The Prop is a reference to Prop Hunt from TF2, which itself references Prop Hunt from Garry's Mod.
The Bible
Thomas Chipz burning the fake bush in the Prop sequence could be a reference to the Book of Exodus, where God appoints Moses to burn a bush to lead the Israelites out of Egypt.
Stealing the Diamond
When Henry pretends to be a Mannequin, he poses the same as the statue from this game.
Call of Duty
At the beginning cutscene, the first message that Henry intercepts on the Government Comms Device is someone advertising a 10th prestige lobby, a type of hacked lobby where players could instantly get to maxed level, most popular in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009).
The fail message in Mannequin is "Press F to Pay Respects," which originates from Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare.
Assasin's Creed
When Henry Sits down, he turns grayscale (all the other characters are tinted red from the sunset) and stares at the floor, a reference to a scene from this game.
A Hat in Time
The quote "Stowaways? On MY Train?" in the Sit option is said by the conductor in this game.
Memes
The second part of the fail message for Sit is "It's More Likely than You Think," which was a popular early 2000's meme mocking pop-up ads for anti-malware software.
Rollercoaster Tycoon
The Pinchers are from this game, and players could use them to drown people like how Henry does.
Adobe Animate
Free Transform references the tool from this animation program, which PuffballsUnited used to animate this game and all other games made by him.
Animal Crossing
The Leafmode looks like the Animal Crossing Logo in Super Smash Bros, and the sound effect that plays is similar to one found in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Several reference items can be seen during the ending screen:
- The Golden Frying Pan (Or Australium) from Team Fortress 2.
- The Stone Mask from Jojo's Bizzarre Adventure: Phantom Blood can be seen next to the third painting at the bottom. Above that is the Stone Mask from The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask.
- A Diamond Helmet from Minecraft can be seen next to the third painting above. A diamond block can also be seen during the Leafmöde option.
- The N64 cartridge of Conker's Bad Fur Day and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time can be seen above the Achievements button.
- A Super Star from the Mario series.
- A statue of a player from the cancelled InnerSloth game Deitied.
- A Golden Turd from The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth.
- A Fossil from Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
- The Henry Stickmin amiibo and Funko Pop can be seen behind Henry in the ending screen.
Trivia
- As per PuffballsUnited's path designation system used for while he was working on the Collection, this path was dubbed "Path B".
- This is the only GSPI-chosen pathway that does not feature Charles, despite him being an ally to Henry.
- However, his name is mentioned on a note on Henry's Government Comms Device gifted by him.
- Additionally, this is the only GSPI-chosen pathway which sees Henry committing a criminal act, as in all others he works directly for the government.
- This is the only GSPI-chosen pathway that does not result in the Toppat Clan being made defunct.
- This is the only Government Supported Private Investigator path where Carol Cross does not appear.
- The car Henry uses in the ending resembles a Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder.
- Cleaned 'em Out is one of the only two ranks with lowercase letters in the achievement name, along with Intruder on a Scooter.
- This is one of the two endings with 2 Among Us stuffies. The other one is Valiant Hero, although, Tan, one of the stuffies, is not collectable and not required to get the Assemble the Crew achievement.
- This is the only path in CtM where Henry does not get detected.
- This is the only GSPI-chosen pathway in which Henry does not help the Government stop the Toppat Clan, although he did sabotage the Toppats with his theft.
- This is the only GSPI-chosen pathway in which Henry remains a private investigator. In TT and VH he becomes a secret agent. In SBO he becomes a special covert ops agent.
- The vehicle Henry takes has a appearance of a Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder
Continuity
Henry is shown to own a Government Comms Device gifted to him by Charles, showing his friendship with the latter and his alliance with the government. Despite being allied with the Government, Henry committed a crime yet again by stealing from the Toppats.
Music
Track | Composer/Artist | Notes |
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"Code12 Broadcast" | PuffballsUnited | Opening theme. |
"Believe" | Elation | Ending theme. |
Notes
- ↑ Pressing the "F" key on the keyboard or clicking the "F" in will net to "Respects" achievement.
Ranks/Endings |
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Government Supported Private Investigator • Pure Blooded Thief • Relentless Bounty Hunter • Rapidly Promoted Executive |
Ghost Inmate • Convict Allies • Presumed Dead • International Rescue Operative • The Betrayed |
Toppat King • Cleaned 'em Out • Stickmin Space Resort • Little Nest Egg • Special BROvert Ops • Master Bounty Hunter • Jewel Baron • Valiant Hero • Free Man • Revenged • Toppat Civil Warfare • Pardoned Pals • Toppat Recruits • Capital Gains • Toppat 4 Life • Triple Threat Secret: Multiverse Correction |