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Francois Gaul

"*Sports before whores, bro!*"
―Francois Gaul, upon being defeated.
* Sportsters Team
* Rodriguez Route

## Description

**Francois Gaul** is a member of The Sportsters. He has tanned skin and wears a filth-covered, dull green football helmet and a black wrestling singlet with a white belt. He is a member of The Sports King's personal Sportster team, alongside Larry Balls and Terry Tackles.

## Locations

* Area 3,
	+ in the restricted sports area, arriving to the scene with Hussein Volt
		- Fought alongside Hussein Volt, Ashley Hike, Larry Balls, and Terry Tackles (Rodriguez Route)
	+ in the final round of the sports tournament, fought alongside Larry Balls and Terry Tackles (Normal Routes)

## Trivia

* His name means French French, as Gaul was one of the names for France, given to them by the Romans. His last name also resembles the word "Goal".
* his outfits resembles Danny DeVito's outfit which was shown here
Gun God's Arsenal

## Description

You don't need no friends, you got a bag full of guns that'll make everybody dead.

## Locations

* Given by the Bottle-Collector (Found in Area 4) on the Beltboy Route for 50 Bottles

## Trivia

* The best weapon for Beltboy in the game.
* The description and emblem is an obvious reference to Yung Venuz, the main antagonist of Gun Godz, who is also a playable character in Nuclear Throne.
Alfonse LaBelle

## Description

Alfonse LaBelle is one of the Sexy Bridge Trolls and a member of the Sexy Mans as a consequence, he is a muscular-man with a five-o-clock shadow, and a cigar in his mouth. He has short black hair and is presumably of Japanese descent due to wearing a Rising Sun headband, he also wears a yellow waistband, but other than that nothing much can be said about him.

## Location

* Area 3, on the bridge right before the Sportsdome

## Trivia

* Alfonse LaBelle has a similar first name to Cousin Alfonso Christ from Lisa the Painful, however he is not inspired by him.
Engine Enthusiast's Base

"*Engine Enthusiasts Club -NO SOLICITING-*"
―The sign in front of the Engine Enthusiast's Base.

## Description

The Engine Enthusiast's Base, is as it's name suggests, the headquarters of the Engine Enthusiasts, the local gang in Area 1, Benny and the gang get trapped here by default, but it can be avoided on the Rodriguez Route.

## Notes

* Most of these locations are unnamed in-game, so the author has added generic names to identify them better.

## Locations

### Horndog Grove

This are is the first part of the Engine Enthusiast's Base explored by the player, it is a very small area, to which the Horndogs are the unwilling inhabitants of, and the main obstacle, despite this, they aren't that challenging, and should be killed for the EXP they provide, and as said before, this is a very small area, consisting out of two and maps, this sections leads directly to a area populated by Cinderblock Dropping Engine Enthusiasts.

### Girder Towers

This is a new section of the Engine Enthusiast's base, added recently in a update, the main obstacle here are the cinderblocks that are dropped by the Engine Enthusiasts, as well as the Barrel Bros

rolling around in their drums, you should take care and be sure to climb the ropes as quickly as possible, as well as watching your timing, and, at the end of this section, you will be forced to fight against Trey Stone and Edgar Concrete,

who are the final obstacle before leaving this area and entering a cutscene where Benny meets the boss of the Engine Enthusiast's, Gordy Golden, and his subordinate Ian "Ian" Iron, who are talking about how much of a loser he and his crew are, and Clyde ends up breaking a pile of rubble in the way, which leads to the midway point of the Engine Enthusiast's Base.

### The Main Halls

This is the halfway point of the Engine Enthusiast's base, and where you will fight most of the Engine Enthusiasts, such as Ian "Ian" Iron (blocking your way, can be skipped if you have his toolbox) Dixon Bismuth (He sneaks up on you for an ambush) and Nico Nickels, but other than that, there isn't much to be said about this area, besides Eddy Lead changing his location from here, to outside on Pain Mode.
Engine Enthusiasts

## Description

The Engine Enthusiasts are the local gang in Area 1 and are the first antagonists in Lisa the Hopeful. They are themed around their love of vehicles, keeping many different types of vehicles in their base; delivery trucks, bulldozers, and motorcycles, to name a few, but they love cars most of all. Aside from that, they are much like regular people, and prefer to do normal people things like hosting therapy sessions when not kidnapping fellow Olathians for their vehicles.

Their members all have metals for last names, such as Copper, Nickel, Steel, Iron, and Aluminum, with their leader being named after Gold.

## List of Members

* Gordy Golden
* Shane Steel
* Ian "Ian" Iron
* Nico Nickels
* Dougie Copperton
* Teddy Mercury
* Dixon Bismuth
* Allen Aluminnyum
* Edgar Concrete
* Trey Stone
* Eddy Lead
* Car
* Five Horndogs
* Four Barrel Bros
* Two unnamed dead Engine Enthusiasts in the "fucking idiots" place.
* Four unnamed individuals dropping cinderblocks.
* Unnamed Bartender
* Six unnamed Engine Enthusiasts at the garage under the hallway.
* Six unnamed dead Engine Enthusiasts outside the Engine Enthusiast Base.

## Trivia

* The apathetic behavior of Gordy Golden regarding The Girl, as well as his defeat quote, imply that most if not all of the Engine Enthusiasts are more attracted towards cars than they are towards women. This theory is further strengthened by the stack of mags with anthropomorphic planes and cars in them, as well as Eddy Lead's position on the car.
Weirdass Arsenal

## Description

These guns are made out of some wacky shit. Be careful you don't hurt yourself.

## Notes

* Because of the strange materials required to make the equipment, A majority of Beltboy's attacks are greatly reduced in their damage output but his Finger Gun and Akimbo Fingers damage output are greatly increased from the huge boost it gives Benny in his SATK stat.
* They're good, but don't use them all the time as some enemies resist water, which is the element of your finger guns.
* This Arsenal is best combined with the Sequined Jacket, as it gives Beltboy the chance to inflict both Wary and Crying.

## Locations

* Obtained by talking to the Kegger Krew member in a purple hoodie, you'll need a Bottle of Water, a Kegger Krew Brew, a Wooden Bat, a Rusty Knife, and a Welding Helmet.
Hugh Janus

"*Wow, dying hurts a lot.*"
―Hugh Janus, dying.

## Description

**Hugh Janus** is a tall, tan member of The Lovelies. He wears nothing more than the hood-hat combo that is commonly seen among the group. His hood is considerably bloodied, especially around the top of his head, implying that he obtained some sort of head injury in that area during the convoy crash.

## Location

* Area 4, after the Lovelies Convoy crashes, fought alongside Ivan Yerkinov and Oliver Clozov.
	+ If Lanks took enough joy to mutate, or the player is on the Rodriguez Route, they will not appear.

## Trivia

* His name is an innuendo/play on words that means "Huge Anus".
Area 4

Area 4 is the fourth level in Lisa the Hopeful, containing the mountain, bat cave, house street, Joy lab, shop area, and the final showdown with the Lovelies.

## Inhabitants

* Three Deers
* Yogurt Masters
* Thirteen Wolves
* Flying Snake
* Ten Bats
* Worm
* One Creep in the one of houses.
* Philly
* Laxo
* Three Creeps in the Joy lab.
* Dr. Tolbin
* Amy
* Hardest Rider
* Unnamed man wears swimsuit at the lovelies tent.
* Unnamed two dead men at the mountain bridge.
* Unnamed dead woman at the house street.
* Two unnamed dead Yado's scientists at the house street.
* Unnamed dead Joy Boy in the Joy lab.
* Unnamed Hooded Shopkeeper.
* Yado's Joy mutants Pile
* Two unnamed Joy mutants
* Two unnamed dead Joy mutants.
* Three unnamed Dealers.
* Unnamed Bartender
* Unnamed Biker man warns about the Hardest Rider, die soon after fight with Hardest Rider.
* Unnamed dead Biker man
* Unnamed five dead men at the Lovelies Home.
* The Lovelies
* Five
Beltboy's Childhood Friend

**Relationships** | Benny "Beltboy" Oberwinch (Friend)
Unnamed red-haired man (Father)
Unseen mother

## Appearance

Beltboy's friend is a red-haired woman with red blushing cheeks and red lipstick, she wears a light green t-shirt that is light red on the ends, and black pants.

## Description

Beltboy's Childhood Friend, is as her title suggests, Beltboy's Childhood Friend, she isn't actually seen alive in the game, aside from flashbacks and hallucinations in Area 2 and Area 4, it is also unknown if she died in the white flash, died before the white flash could happen, or survived the white flash.

## Personality

The Friend has an enigmatic personality, but she is shown to be manipulative of Beltboy, as she attempts to get him to leave his home and travel with her under the guise of going on a adventure with her, however, despite her apparently antisocial nature, she does fear authority, as she abandons Beltboy when Lanks threatens to tell her father, this suggests her father could possibly be abusive, due to him being extremely hostile towards a young Beltboy. The fact that she even wants to leave home in the first place supports this.

## Trivia

* She is very similar to Lisa Armstrong, as she is a girl attempting to escape from her father's household, and manipulates her childhood friend (Benny) who possesses bangs that cover his eyes, but one of the major differences is that she presumably died in the White Flash, while Lisa Armstrong hung herself.
The Lovelies

## Description

The Lovelies are the largest and most powerful gang in all of Backwater Olathe. Lead by Hart, they are a brutal and ruthless army who have one goal in mind, and that is to not die a virgin. They are also known for kidnapping and murdering others simply to vent their frustrations, be it sexual or emotional. They will often end up enslaving people and stealing their belongings an act that takes the moral perversion of the men of Olathe to the extreme.

Being the largest gang in Backwater Olathe, and due to the nature of their actions, desperate individuals will join them in hopes of being able to satisfy themselves or to even find the girl, which they rampage throughout Backwater Olathe to capture all for themselves.

The Lovely uniform usually consists of a black hood with a colored hat, as well as the distinctive heart masks covering their faces.

Every Lovely, excluding Hart himself, has an innuendo for a name, continuing the naming tradition of all 5 Gangs in Backwater Olathe to an end.

## Notes

* All of them use unique themes for their fights (That's Just Lovely, A.K.A Just Lovely for short, Lovely Little Boys, Heart Burn, and Broken Heart.

## List of Members

* Hart (Leader)
* Craig Fuchs
* Benjamin Dover
* Biggie Cummings
* Ludd Blaster
* Richie Headsman
* Sawyer Snatch
* Eaton Beiver
* Jason Boosee
* Oliver Clozov
* Hugh Janus
* Ivan Yerkinov
* Wayne King
* Jacques Ohff
* Buster Cherry
* Barry McDikkin
* Wang Phatt
* Papa Woods
* Dillon Doe
* Graven Morhead
* Justin Heras
* Jack Mycroft
* Isaac Cox
* Neil Down
* Ross Crodam
* Awan Afuqya
* Lex Ryder
* Two unnamed dead Lovelies outside the Engine Enthusiast Base.
* Three unnamed dead Lovelies at the car accident area.

## Trivia

* The most common color that the Lovelies wear is blue, followed by the red-wearing Lovelies, and the rarest type of Lovely are the green wearing kind.
* The Lovelies paint, or make, their own masks, depending on what they want it to look like. Source.
* The Lovelies were born with their names, and didn't change them when the White Flash happened. Source
* The Lovelies were looking for a girl before they even knew one existed. Source
* The Lovelies will let you join them if you come across them and have a similar personality to them, unless you have a nice piece of ass, then they'll force you to join them. Source
* Most, if not all Lovelies with the exception of Hart and Graven Morhead used to share the exact same sprite, though recoloured for specific Lovelies.
Benny (Joy Mutant)

"*F-friends... Forever...*"
―Benny's tragic last words upon being killed.
## Appearance

Benny's entire body is the least deformed out of all of his friend's Joy Mutant forms (Except for Liam's large headed mutant form) however, there are still some signs of body horror as always, The most obvious thing is his shot out eye (which was taken out by Ludd Blaster of The Lovelies) Benny's arms have been twisted around, and his flesh has been distended enough that his rib cage is visible through it, his mouth has also been stretched out in a odd manner, and his mohawk is messed up, his kerchief also dangles on his body.

## Description

Benny's joy mutant form will be fought in place of Clyde's joy mutant form in the Sportsdome, as Clyde either joins the Lovelies on Liam's route or cannot be fought as you control him on his own route.

## Notes

* He is arguably even more difficult than Clyde's Joy Mutant form, as he lacks the weakness to Fire that it has.
* You will see Benny's mutated form if you take enough joy on his own route to get the joyful ending.
Big Swing

## Notes

* This is probably one of the most common moves in the game, used by a total of 18 enemies across the entire game.

* <Motion Action = 5>

## Users

* Dixon Bismuth
* Gordy Golden
* Iggy Eggson
* Todd Kentucky
* Thomas Cider
* Hans
* Larry Balls (Rodriguez Route)
* Bubba Yeast (Team California Polytechnic Pomona Green)
* Horrific Figure (Melon-Headed)
* Sammon Much
* Bash Finnian
* Benjamin Dover
* Dillon Doe
* Jason Boosee
* Isaac Cox
* Ross Crodam
* Sawyer Snatch
* Eaton Beiver (Mutated)
Master Masters

**Relationships** | Yogurt Masters (Son)  Rodriguez Creed ("Friend")

"*My oh my...
 Rodriguez Creed.*"
―Masters

## Appearance & Personality

Master Masters is an Asian man with a large nose, a moustache and big eyebrows (similar to his son, Yogurt). As for clothes he wears a white karate gi, a black belt and a black headband. He is also wearing a white t-shirt under his gi.

Masters is an insincere man who is seen scamming people and lying to them multiple times. Masters speaks rather formal, but his inner monologue shows the opposite. According to Yogurt Masters, he is not only a con artist and unskilled martial artist, but also a coward and pitiful man.

## Description

Master Masters is the sensei of the only dojo in Lisa the Hopeful, which is located northeast in the Sports Village in Area 3.

### Normal Route

Master Masters can be found in his dojo. Like in all the other dojos in Lisa, you have to perform an unusual task. In this case Master Masters wants you to get him some Domestic Jerky, some Onion Vodka and 20 Mags. In exchange for these items he will give you the Art Style Scroll. He will also tell you that if you see his son, Yogurt, you should go tell him that his dad says "hi". This will come in handy since it gives Yogurt the depression status effect due to which the second fight is much easier.

### Rodriguez Route

Master Masters stands near the cave entrance in the village, which makes it impossible to avoid him. Talking to him will trigger a cutscene in which Rodriguez extorts him for a favor he once did him. Masters then gives him the regular Art Style Scroll under a false pretense. Rodriguez, upon noticing that he got scammed, demands the True Art Style Scroll with a harsher tone. Master Masters eventually hands over the original. Later on, the True Art Style Scroll will be given to Yogurt Masters under the premise he joins the team.

## Trivia

* According to his son, Yogurt, Master Masters is anything but a Master since his "style" consists of various techniques and moves from other martial arts which he only plagiarized. This style is also what he taught his son.
* Master Masters had neither the skill nor the courage to learn the technique of the True Art Style, despite it being passed down in the Masters family for generations.
* He is most likely around the same age as Rodriguez Creed (which means 50 to 60 years old) since he claimed in a false statement that the last time they met was in grade school.
Teddy Mercury

"*Therapy is a lost art.*"
―Teddy Mercury, upon being defeated.
## Description

Teddy Mercury is a member of the Engine Enthusiasts. He wears the standard Engine Enthusiast uniform, consisting of a welder mask, a grey shirt, a blue scarf, and a brown belt. He has black, shoulder-length hair which, alongside his welder mask, obscures the entirety of his head.

He is shown to be caring of his colleague, Dougie Copperton, as he is seen having a therapy session with Dougie to find out what is troubling him. Unfortunately for Teddy, their session is cut short by Beltboy's arrival, as he comments on the absurdity of Dougie's third nipple, to Teddy's frustration.

## Location

* Area 1, a little ways past the bar in the Engine Enthusiasts' Base, fought alongside Dougie Copperton.

## Trivia

* Teddy Mercury is named after mercury, atomic number 80 on the periodic table.
	+ His name is also a reference to musical celebrity and lead singer of Queen, Freddie Mercury.
Water Pump

Produces Dirty Water Bottles

## Description

Water Pumps are a returning mechanic from Lisa the Painful, as long as you have Empty Bottles, you can use them to retrieve Bottles of Water, or Bottles of Dirty Water, both of which are useful items.

## Locations

* In the swamp village in Area 2
* In the Gibson Orphanage Playground in Area 3.5, near a Save Crow
* Past three Deer, in the mountains of Area 4.
* Frozen solid, in Area 4 ALT.
Akimbo Fingers 834

## Description

(ASASS) 'Ayyy. How's it goin'. Good against certain types of enemy.

## Notes

* This can be used without Benny's arsenals, like it's inferior counterpart Finger Gun and Take Cover.
* This attack, and it's weaker counterpart Finger Gun are capable of giving the enemy the Cool Status effect, and certain enemies, such as Eugenio Estevan, Tyrone Sexsmith, and Hart have a vulnerability to Cool, meaning that they have a higher chance of becoming cool from his (Beltboy's) finger guns.

## Users

* Benny "Beltboy" Oberwinch (Bullet Waster)
Hardest Rider

* Hard Rider
* Fast Gear
* Top Gear
* High Gear
* Hardest Rider

## Description

The Rider is the main superboss (the other being Jano Rassoul) and the holder of the best armor for Beltboy in the game, the Biker Jacket. He is a badass motorcycle dude who is really hard to defeat, and has 3 default forms which he switches throughout the battle, and an extra super-hard form called The Hardest Rider, but he is an optional opponent who isn't mandatory to defeat unless you want his EXP, his Rider Scroll, his True Rider Scroll, and his Biker Jacket.

In Pain Mode, The Rider will have two phases. His first phase is the one you encounter in regular playthroughs. If the player manages to beat his first phase, The Rider will enter onto his second phase, the super-hard form called The Hardest Rider. He will no longer be resistant to water damage (I.E. Akimbo Fingers) and he will be on fire. On top of that, on the Rodriguez Route, he will start with two After Images with more spawning later in the fight. He will also be able to heal every other turn making him arguably the hardest fight in the game.

## Location

* Area 4, in a Globe of Death past a secret cave next to the bottle guy.

## Notes

* He has his own unique battle theme, Hardest Rider a mixture of Exploding Hearts and The Highway King
* If you have recruited Reginald in normal routes, you can ask him to help you during this boss fight by talking to him on the far left of the shop/bar. After the boss fight, he will leave your party.
Neil Down

"*I should've listened to you Craig, this was way too dangerous...*"
―Neil Down, regretful of his decision to not heed Craig's warning.

## Description

**Neil Down** is a member of The Lovelies, he dresses in a east-asian fashion with red highlights upon a black cloak, resembling a ninja or an assassin, and is found preforming a type of martial arts stance, he also wears puffy pants and long black boots.

## Notes

* He is fought alongside Jack Mycroft, Isaac Cox, and Ross Crodam on the Rodriguez Route.

## Trivia

* His name is an Innuendo on "Kneel Down"
Shadowy Figure

## Description

A returning enemy from Lisa the Painful, it's relatively unchanged from the base game, aside from a newfound resistance to cool and dropping 4 mags instead of 10.

## Notes

* <Motion Appear = 1>
* <Motion Standby = 1>
* <Motion Collapse = 1>
* <custom collapse: 50>
* <fade sound>
* <collapse sound: "Darkness5" 0 80 120>

## Trivia

* The Shadowy Figures dropped 10 mags in the earliest version of Hopeful like in the original.
Morty Shidders

"*Well, I'll be damned... Looks like my goose is cooked, folks.*"
―Morty Shidders, upon being defeated.
**Morty Shidders** is a minor enemy found below Yogurt Masters' bridge in Area 1. He is a Caucasian man, wearing a blue hat with a purple brim and a red poncho.

He is seen guarding his stash, which consists of a Firebomb and 25 mags. The only way to reach him is by jumping from the cliff past Corny, causing you to land in his pile of stuff. In order to leave, you will have to interact with him, which startles him and causes him to attack.

## Notes

* You will have to take 200 points of damage to get to him, and if you killed Gordy Golden, you'll have to fight Corny beforehand.
Philly

## Description

Philly is a Pain Mode exclusive encounter, similar to the likes of Herb, it, along with its companion Laxo, blocks the entrance to the Joy Labs and must be defeated in order to proceed

Philly's entire body has grown to giant sizes, and it's head and jaw seem to have been broken by it's mutation, leaving it unable to use it's mouth for any purposes except for screaming loudly, it's eyes have possibly inverted in color, or are simply obscured by it's massive brows, it's torso seems to be curved in shape, as indicated by the appearance of the folds on it's flesh, it also still apparently has it's arms as it is capable of breaking necks, although they are unrecognizable now.

## Locations

* Area 4, right before the Joy Labs (Pain Mode Only)

## Notes

* Philly and Laxo have 1 DEF and SDEF, making them rather easy to kill.
* Philly has more Health and ATK then Laxo.

## Trivia

* Philly's name is a reference to Darksydephil, an infamous let's player known for his utter lack of skill at even the easiest of games. Source
Shops

Shops are places where you can buy items, armour and weapons. They can be found all over Olathe

Area 1

First Shop: owned by Reginald, he sells Mystery Jerky, Diet Cocola Cola, Potato Liquor and Wool Wristbands

Second Shop: Found in the Engine Enthusiasts base, he sells Diet Cocola Cola, Potato Liquor, Party Liquor and a Patchy Jacket. Note: the man will not sell you stuff if you don't have a welding mask on cyclops, Luckily, Dougie Copperton can be found very near with his friend Teddy Mercury, Dougie will drop his welding mask on death
Jason Boosee

"*Sorry for pushing that cute ass of your into a locker all those years ago, Sheldon...*"
―Jason Boosee, regretting his decisions.

## Description

Jason Boosee is a dark-skinned member of the Lovelies. He wears the common hood-hat combo, has two blue spiked shoulder pads, and wears a brown belt with a golden buckle.

Not much is known about him other than he was a bit of a bully, as in his death quote he apologizes to an old acquaintance for shoving them into a locker, a very common TV bully trope.

## Notes

* He is fought alongside Dillon Doe, Graven Morhead, and Justin Heras.

## Trivia

* Jason Boosee's name is a innuendo on the phrase "Chasin' Pussy", which means going after women.
* Jason Boosee is one of the Lovelies to not go through a dramatic redesign, the other being Wang Phatt.
* Jason Boosee's last name is funnier in hindsight, due to the fact that "Bussy" is, nowadays, a term for a man's asshole.
Unhuman Figure

* Unhuman Figure (Grinning)
* Unhuman Figure (Upside-Down)

## Description

A enhanced version of the Shadowy Figure enemy, it primarily appears in Area 3, although it is also encountered in some of the caves in the mountain part of Area 4.

## Locations

* Area 3 Caves.
* Area 4 Caves.

## Trivia

* They are based off an unused enemy from Lisa the Painful of the same name
Oliver Clozov

"*At least I get to have some dank angel pussy now.*"
―Oliver Clozov, looking on the bright side of things.

## Description

Oliver Clozov is a tanned member of the Lovelies. He wears a hood like many other Lovelies, but like Sawyer Snatch, he opts to wear no hat underneath. Also like Sawyer Snatch, he wears a singular blue shoulder pad, but unlike Sawyer's, his shoulder pad is spiked. He also wears a broken brown belt. His left arm is missing, most likely torn off the joint by the crash, the gory mess where it used to be having been wrapped in bandages.

## Locations

* Area 4, after the Lovelies Convoy crashes, fought alongside Ivan Yerkinov and Hugh Janus.
	+ If Lanks took enough joy to mutate, or the player is on the Rodriguez Route, they will not appear.

## Trivia

* His name is a innuendo on "All of her clothes off"
Nico Nickels

* First Fight
* Team Taupe

"*Hi.*"
―Nico Nickels, upon being encountered.
## Description

Nico Nickels is a tanned male and a member of the Engine Enthusiasts. He wears the standard uniform, consisting of a welder mask, a grey shirt, a blue scarf, and a brown belt. Unlike most of the Engine Enthusiasts, however, he has taken it upon himself to customize his mask with a smile painted using blood. This, alongside his disheveled hair, gives him a crazy appearance.

When he first appears, he is an optional enemy, but he is required to be defeated in order to gain the Weirdass Arsenal. Later on, he reappears in Area 3 as a member of Team Taupe, composed out of him and the only other remaining members of the Engine Enthusiasts, Dixon Bismuth and Allen Aluminnyum.

## Location

* Area 1, up a rope just before Gordy Golden's room.

## Trivia

* Nico Nickels is named after nickel, atomic number 28 on the periodic table.
Slim Goby

"*Now I sleep amongst the stars; dreaming of endless truths beneath my celestial blanket.*"
―Slim Goby, uttering profound wisdom
## Description

**Slim Goby** is one of the seamen and a member of Gar Strings' cult. He is, as his name suggests, very slim, which is a stark contrast to his corpulent companion Bash Finnian. His head is oddly long, almost as if it was stretched, and his eyes appear to have popped out of his head quite considerably.

## Location

* Area 3.5, alongside Carl the Eel and Bash Finnian.

## Trivia

* He is named after goby fish, which tend to have a long and thin appearance.
The Deep Ones

## Description

The Deep Ones, otherwise known as the Seamen, are one of the smallest gangs in all of Backwater Olathe, and the local gang in Area 3.5 only consisting out of eight seen members, they are a group of fish-like cultists lead by Gar Strings, and they are all named after marine life or have marine-life themed names.

They were implied to be the children who lived at the Gibson Orphanage, as well as the caretakers.

## Members

* Gar Strings (Leader)
* Sammon Much
* Carl the Eel
* Bash Finnian
* Slim Goby
* Coley Chubb
* Angel d'Ace
* Giles Gourami

## Trivia

* They may or may not be inspired by The Dunwich Horror by HP Lovecraft.
* The name of their "species" is a innuendo on the word Semen.
* There are more Seamen in Backwater Olathe than the ones fought in the caves in Area 3.5, but the entire Deep Ones cult was located in the cave systems of Area 3.5. Source.
Todd Kentucky

* First Phase
* Second Phase

## Description

Todd Kentucky is a member of the Kegger Krew. He is a tall bald man with a beard, wearing brown shoulder pads and a blue sleeveless shirt. He is relaxing on top of a cliff in the swamps in Area 2 that can only be accessed when high. When he is interacted with, a relatively standard battle will ensue until his health is reduced to half, which causes him to suddenly combust in flames. This phase isn't that much of a threat, however, as his maximum health is halved, he gains a weakness to Beltboy's Finger Gun skills, and his HP is drained over time thanks to his permanent Burning status effect.

## Notes

<auto state : 26> (Burning, second phase)

## Locations

* Area 2, on top of a small hill in the swamps.

## Trivia

* He is a member of the Kegger Krew, as he's sporting their color and drinks just like them. Source
	+ He is the one named member of the Kegger Krew to not have a name referring to alcohol or anything related to alcohol.
Reginald (Joy Mutant)

## Description

The Joy Mutant form of **Reginald,** his torso has extended forward, forcing him to hunch over from the sheer weight and mass of his body, and cysts have grown where his navel is, but other than the fact that his mutated form gives him the perfect opportunity to perform a sneak attack on Beltboy and friends, there isn't much to be said about him.

## Location

* He appears at the shop cave in Area 3 Caves if you don't recruit him early on in the game. (Normal and Rodriguez mode)

## Notes

* If you've recruited Reginald and have taken at least 3 joy, in the place where you usually will see his mutant form you will find a secret superboss.
* He is weak to Water, Fire and Animal attacks.
* If you escape from Reginald, he will scream loudly.
Tattered Will

## Description

It brings peace to know that he's not getting anything when you die.

## Notes

* This makes Yogurt Masters immune to depression, and gives him a all around boost to his stats except for his SATK, but it also seals his energy attacks.

## Locations

* Area 4 ALT, Underneath a Snowman in a cave (You have to move past the barrel that Yogurt was sitting on, then fall to the right, then move to the left and fall there, then enter the small hole, and open the present underneath the snowman)

## Trivia

* In the original game and hopeful the description of fire ball attacks call them blasts of flaming emotion, meaning that in order to use fire balls the user must be feeling some sort of sorrow, and since this item removes depression it means it removes Yogurt's sorrow, making unable to use these blasts of emotions.
Shumpert Wells

"*This swamp belongs to the Wells Brothers! Prepare for a swamp of hurt!*"
―Shumpert Wells, before fighting Beltboy & Co.

## Appearance

**Shumpert Wells** is a tan-skinned man with a large strand of hair that sticks slightly up into the air, a large red nose, a monobrow, and a nefarious grin on his face. He wears a purple poncho with green polka dots on it.

He is, along with his brothers, supposedly the owner of the Area 2 Swamp. If fought while the party is high, he will be significantly harder to beat, so you'll need to avoid the mushroom by running past it at the right time.

## Location

* Area 2, about midway through the swamp
	+ Fought alongside Bogart Wells and, if Pain Mode is active, Dot Wells.

## Notes

* Mouth Wide Open plays while fighting him, but the speed varies depending on if you're High or not.

## Trivia

* His death quote is a reference to the infamous line "What are you doing in my swamp?" from the Shrek movies.
* Shumpert and his brothers lived in the Area 2 Swamp even before the White Flash, which caused their swamp to become messed up terrain-wise. Source
Zambo White

"*You don't gotta kill us, man. Just... just get the ball in the goal.*"
―Zambo White, pleading for his life before the match.

## Description

Zambo White is a dark-skinned man and a resident of the swamp village. He has messy hair which is held out of his face by a purple headband. He wears a shawl, which is the same shade of purple as his headband, and a brown belt with a golden buckle.

Zambo is seen to have a pretty calm demeanor, as he uses a very relaxed and casual way of speaking. The only time this changes is when he is pleading for Beltboy and co. to spare his life. He also doesn't show any explicit interest in the girl, but his participation in the Sportsdome tournament seems to indicate otherwise.

## Locations

* Area 2, in the swamp village, outside of his house below Ezekiel Fellows.
* Area 3,
	+ in the hallway with the shopkeep in the Sportsdome
	+ in the second round of the sports tournament, fought alongside Bob Tord and Ezekiel Fellows.

## Trivia

* Zambo White and Wade White are related to each other. Source
* Zambo has unusually low health for his Sportsdome fight, having less than half the health that most enemies in Area 3 have; this is closer to that of the amount of health seen in enemies found in Area 2.
	+ This could mean that Zambo was originally intended to be an enemy fought in Area 2.
Wayne King

"*I was just a distraction! A distraction!*"
―Wayne, running away.
* Hearts Ambush
* Joy Mutant

## Description

Wayne King is a member of the Lovelies. He wears a hood which covers his head and partially covers his face, the remainder of which is covered by his mask. He wields a relatively large knife, which he uses to charge at Beltboy and co. in the Rodriguez Route as part of his ambush.

When Wayne transforms into a Joy Mutant during the final battle, his entire body grows to massive proportions like Corny. Unlike Corny, however, his hood is torn to shreds during the process and his head dangles from his now-Brobdingnagian body.

## Locations

* Area 3.5, ambushing you with his pal Jacques Ohff.
* Area 4, alongside his boss Hart.

## Trivia

* His name is a (fairly obvious) innuendo on "Wanking", a slang for masturbating used in the United Kingdoms and parts of Oceania such as Australia and New Zealand.
* Wayne King, alongside fellow lovelies Craig Fuchs, Eaton Beiver, and Awan Afuqya, are the only lovelies that do not wear a blue, red, or green colored garment on them.
	+ While Benjamin Dover technically does not wear any colored garment, he does have blue tattoos.
Wang Phatt

* Wang Phatt
* Wang

## Description

Wang Phatt is a presumably Asian member of the Lovelies. He wears the same hood-hat combo that most of the Lovelies wear, alongside two red shoulder pads with two spikes on each and a brown belt with a golden buckle.

Upon mutating, Wang's body gets significantly elongated. His chest droops down a slight bit, some of his veins become grotesquely prominent, his arms and hands are slightly twisted, and his legs bend inward. The heart design on his mask also breaks a little bit, whereas before mutation it was a clean, solid heart.

He first appears in Area 1, during the Lovelies' "party." Shortly afterwards, he is seen in Area 2, camping out with Craig Fuchs, Biggie Cummings, Ross Crodam, and Jacques Ohff. He later shows up in Area 3, during the raid on the Sportsdome. If the player took the Beltboy Route, he will douse Cyclops in gasoline and burn him alive. He appears last in Area 4, where he blocks the way to Hart alongside Papa Woods. If the player is on the Rodriguez Route, Sawyer Snatch will join him.

## Locations

* Area 1, at the Lovelies "Party"
* Area 2, in the Lovely Camp
* Area 3, at the Sportsdome during the Lovelies raid
* Area 4, alongside Papa Woods and (if on Rodriguez Route) Sawyer Snatch.

## Trivia

* Wang Phatt's name is an innuendo on "Fat Wang." This is furthered by his Joy Mutant form, which is phallic in nature, resembling an upside down penis; his shoulderpads are the testicles and his belly button is the "head."
* Wang Phatt, alongside his fellow lovelies Biggie Cummings, Ludd Blaster, and Hart, are the only NPCs to appear in (almost) every area in Lisa the Hopeful.
	+ Biggie Cummings and Ludd Blaster both appear in 5 different areas; one more area than Wang and Hart do, meaning Wang and Hart hold second place, at 4 areas.
* Wang Phatt's sprites were made by Hairy Balbastic
* Wang's ability to self-destruct as a Joy Mutant is also an innuendo as a slang for Orgasm is "Exploding"
* Like Jason Boosee, Biggie Cummings, and Graven Morhead before him, very little about Wang's sprites have changed, the only things changing are the hood he wears and angle and location of the spikes on his shoulderpads.
Laxo

## Description

Laxo is a Pain Mode exclusive Joy Mutant in area 4, it is seen resting with it's friend Philly in the way of the Joy Lab and must be defeated in order to pass by.

Laxo's neck has been twisted around several times, and it's eyes have become red in coloration, it's head has also changed into a football-esque shape, and it's stomach has bloated out, it's legs have also grown in size, although they have become useless, despite this, it has barely grown in size, making it one of the smallest joy mutants in Hopeful

## Locations

* Area 4, right before the Joy Lab, but only on Pain Mode

## Notes

* Laxo and Philly have 1 DEF and SDEF, making them rather easy to kill.
* Laxo has less HP and ATK then Philly, so it's best to kill Laxo first.

## Trivia

* Laxo and Philly were possibly guards working at the Joy Labs who took Joy to forget the horrible events that unfolded before their eyes before they both turned, they also recognize each other enough to work as a team, suggesting that they were possibly close companions.
* On the Cyclops and Lanks route, Laxo and Philly (As well as Amy) will be unable to use their instant kill moves, making them much easier, this is due to their fatal moves being enabled by a switch called burnedlives, which is activated when Clyde survives being burned alive and joins Benny instead of becoming a joy mutant.
Sexy Mans

## Description

The Sexy Mans, A.K.A the Sexy Bridge Trolls, are another gang in Backwater Olathe, and the smallest out of them all, as there are only three members in total, Eugenio Estevan, the leader, Bruno "Bona" Clint, the brother of Booker Clinton, and Alfonse LaBelle, the third of the Sexy Mans. The Sexy Mans are a close ally to the Pretty Boys, lead by Peter Smoove, and the enemy of Wade White, who request that Beltboy and friends get rid of them.

## Members

* Eugenio Estevan (Leader)
* Alfonse LaBelle
* Bruno "Bona" Clint
Soundtrack

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The soundtrack of LISA: The Hopeful consists of tracks from various cancelled LISA games, mainly composed by Taitoki. Additionally, custom soundtracks were composed or mixed specifically for LISA: The Hopeful by RENREN/J-Dubbs along with some other composers willing to participate in the development including Clovis, Cory Baxter, Joey Perp, and Noisemaker.

The original soundtrack of LISA: The Hopeful was released on J-Dubb's Bandcamp on March 23, 2018.

## Unofficial LISA: The Hopeful Track Listing

### Misc

\*Track is a mix of existing tracks:

* "Autumn Angels" is a mix of "Soft Hearts" and "Joy Boy" both by Widdly 2 Diddly.
* "Funky Mushroom" is a mix of "Summer Love" by Widdly/"Garbage" by Taitoki and "TV" by Widdly.
* "Hardest Rider" is a mix of "The Highway King" and "Exploding Hearts" both by Widdly 2 Diddly.
* "Broken Heart" is a mix of "The End is Nigh" and "All American Badass" both by Widdly 2 Diddly.

## Soundtrack Versions by Order

Like the main LISA games, LISA: The Hopeful changes the speed, pitch and/or volume of a soundtrack at certain situations.

## Trivia

* "Starved Martial Artist" is currently unused, though it is intended to be used for Yogurt Masters' second boss battle.
* The entire LISA: The Painful soundtrack files are stored in the game files despite some of them being unused.
Richie Headsman

"*Nnngh...*"
―Richie Headsman, Nnnghing.
## Description

Richie Headsman is a large, muscular member of the Lovelies. He wears a tattered heart mask and what appears to be a dog collar with a tag on it around his neck. He has three spikes on top of his hood to compensate for his lack of arms, which forces him to rely upon headbutting and kicking. Regardless of the fact, he is quite strong, and in addition he is assisted by his fellow lovelies Ludd Blaster and Biggie Cummings, who are armed with a machine gun and a knife, respectively. He is also quite ironically resistant to the fallen status, taking his lack of arms to balance himself with into consideration.

Richie doesn't speak that much, the only time he speaks being his tragic shouting "That doesn't scratch my itch at all..." after being defeated by Beltboy and co.

## Locations

* Area 4, in a campsite after the Joy Lab (Normal Routes)
* Area 4 ALT, in Shiver City (Rodriguez Routes)

## Trivia

* Richie Headsman's name refers to the *glans penis*, also known as the head of the penis.
* Richie's sprite is the tallest out of all the Lovelies, being slightly taller than Hart himself.
Rufus Burger

## Description

Rufus Burger is a member of Team Prussian Blue alongside Tanner Texas and "Two Thumbs Up" Bob. He is a bearded man who wears a yellow and red hat and, like many people in Olathe, opts to go without a shirt. He also possesses a red belt with a yellow buckle on it.

## Trivia

* Rufus Burger is the only member of Team Prussian Blue who hadn't preformed any notable things, like being a Bandit like Tanner or a war veteran like Bob. Rufus was just a man wasting his life away in a mud hut like a lot of Olathians before he joined up with his partners. Source.
Sports Rank

When speaking to Hussein Volt upon entering the Sportsdome, he will ask you a series of questions that will determine your Sports Rank.

They go as follows;

1. Can you throw a ball?
2. Can you run fast?
3. Is there an I in team?
4. What's the diameter of a regulation hockey puck?
5. If you average football field is 110 meters, and a team has an average speed of 4.5 seconds in a 40 yard dash, how long does it take for them to run a distance of 4 and a half football fields?

After all the questions you'll get a rank based on what your answers were. The ranks are as follows;

1. Star Player
2. Sportster
3. Sports Watcher
4. Noodle Arms
5. Dweeb

Your ranks don't change anything, only what Hussein says to you after you got the rank.
Sawyer Snatch

"*Another bitch boy to knock on his ass...*"
―Sawyer, directly before being fought.
* Sawyer Snatch
* Sawyer

## Description

Sawyer Snatch is a athletic-looking member of the Lovelies who is of African descent. He wears a hood like many other Lovelies, but opts to wear no hat underneath. He also wears a single blue shoulder pad and a brown belt with a golden buckle. His mask has a deep crack in it, possibly from someone trying to fight back, and his hands are wrapped in bandages.

Upon mutation, Sawyer's neck becomes slightly elongated, his arms and body are stretched, and his pectorals become long and saggy. His legs, which have contorted a slight bit, appear to be non-functional.

## Notes

* Area 4, fought by himself, or with Wang Phatt and Papa Woods on the Rodriguez Route.

## Trivia

* His name is an innuendo on "Saw Your Snatch" Snatch being a reference to the female set of reproductive organs.
* Sawyer's Joy Mutant form is yonic-shaped (which means that it is shaped like a uterus), but only when it is viewed from an upside-down perspective.
Trey Stone

## Description

Trey Stone is an Engine Enthusiast. He wears a standard welding mask and holds a cinderblock. He also wears a large, somewhat dirty orange poncho. Unlike Edgar Concrete, he does not drop his cinderblock before engaging in battle with Beltboy and co, even weaponizing it against them.

## Location

* Area 1, in the Engine Enthusiast's Base, dropping cinderblocks,
	+ fought alongside Edgar Concrete.

## Trivia

* Trey Stone is named after stone.
	+ His name also appears to be a portmanteau of the names of the creators of South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone.
The Ball

## Description

The Ball is a standard American prolate spheroid football, being mostly brown with with white stripes and shoestrings.

The Ball has no way of attacking you and has non-existent stats. However, it does have moderately high health and an immunity to most status effects.

During the Sportsdome tournament rounds, The Ball will appear. Its function is to act as a "win button" which lets you win the match by knocking it "into the goal" (killing it). However, due to its high health, it can be a bit challenging to knock the ball out, as the opposing team will still attack you. This can be especially difficult if the enemy utilizes stunning status effects such as stun and fallen.

The Ball is, for unknown reasons, absent in Pain Mode, meaning you **have** to kill the enemy team.

## Location

* Area 3, during the Sportsdome tournament (normal mode only)
Shane Steel

"*I heard there's a guy who eats cars and airplanes, one piece at a time. Pretty crazy, right?*"
―Shane Steel, upon being defeated.
## Description

Shane Steel is notably svelte member of the Engine Enthusiasts. He wears the standard uniform, consisting of a welder mask, a grey shirt, a blue scarf, and a brown belt. He has brown hair, making him unique among the Engine Enthusiasts, who either possess black hair or are bald.

## Locations

* Area 1,
	+ fought alongside Gordy Golden (Pain Mode)
	+ fought alone outside of the engine enthusiast base (Normal Mode)

## Trivia

* Shane Steel is named after steel, an alloy of iron.
	+ He is the only Engine Enthusiast named after a metal that is not named after an elemental metal.
* He is responsible for cutting down the bridge that Neil Down and Jason Boosee were across. However, that was (apparently) part of the Lovelies' plan in the first place.
Worm

## Description

Worm is a bat-loving Joy Mutant that wears a Pickelhaube, it's vein covered-body has been stretched out from the mutations it experienced, and it's arms and legs remain unchanged, if more slender than average.

## Notes

* In the first turn of the battle, Worm will protect the bats around him.
* He's weak to water based attacks and resists physical and fire attacks.

## Trivia

* He was an ex-member of Dice Mahone's gang who got lost in the caves of Area 4, and mutated then befriended the bats.
* Worm was originally meant to be fought in the original version of Hopeful, but there wasn't a suitable area for it to be found in.
Spicy Perfume

## Description

The hot, sizzling scent revives an ally and gives them a burst of adrenaline.

## Features

* Using this will revives the KO'ed character to 40% of the max HP while boosting them with Super Cool.
* If you use this on TP-based character such as Cyclops, Rodriguez or Reginald they will recover 30% of their TP.

## Locations

* Dropped by enemy such as Jano.
* Can be bought at stores.
Toolbox

## Description

There are no tools inside, only a collection of car decal stackers.

## Notes

* If you give this to Ian "Ian" Iron, he won't fight you, and you will be unable to get his Modified Arsenal.
* This can be given to Ian "Ian" Iron in exchange for the Trading Cards, as well as access to a stash behind him in the Rodriguez Route
* This can be given to Rodriguez Creed to enable the Rodriguez Route
* Artie Choke will give you this item in exchange for his Boomerang.
Shoot' Em 820

## Notes

* <anti fail>
* # <combo skill W: (Bullet One) 824>
* # <combo skill A: (Bullet Two) 823>
* # <combo skill S: (Twin Shot) 821>
* # <combo skill D: (Unload) 822>
* # <combo special WWS: (360 No Scope) 825>
* # <combo special WWDS: (720 No Scope) 826>
* # <combo special WWADS: (1800 No Scope) 827>
* # <combo special DAD: (Mow the Lawn) 828>
* # <combo special DDADA: (Trim the Hedges) 829>
* # <combo special SAW: (Take Cover) 830>
* # <combo special WASS: (Radical Pose) 831>
* # <combo special DDD: (Intimidate) 832>
* # <combo special ASS: (Finger Gun) 833>
* # <combo special ASASS: (Akimbo Fingers) 834>
Liam (Joy Mutant)

"*Buh... Benny...*"
―Liam's last words
## Description

Liam's Joy Mutant form, a depressing parody of your best friend. Liam's head has grown to gigantic sizes and his entire torso has been twisted around, his arms have regressed into his torso, and a single tear falls from one of his eyes.

## Notes

* Liam has absolutely no way to damage you, the only real risk there is against him is that his Familiar Cry (which he can and will use quite often) can reduce all of your stats by giving you the depression status effect, so you should kill him as quickly as possible, and in case of becoming depressed. You should go fight the Hardest Rider with Reginald, lose intentionally, and revive Beltboy.
* Liam has an additional Joy Mutant form, as seen in this link. His giant-headed form is likely the result of him attempting to hang himself, but mutating instead. This form used in Lanks' route joy ending and in the Cyclops route, it is also seen in a severely injured form in the Rodriguez ending if Lanks took the most joy out of everyone.
* When encountered on Clyde's route, instead of saying Benny's name, he says Clyde's.