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Mix-and-Match Critters: Bulb Boy's Mothdog, which you can take control of in some parts of the game.They live with their faithful pet, Mothdog. Meaningful Name: Bulb Boy has a lightbulb for a head, while Grandpa-raffin, Bulb Boy's grandfather, has one that is an old-fashioned paraffin lamp.Note that, while Bulb Boy can survive having his head removed, having it smashed is another thing entirely. Bulb Boy can harmlessly detach his head in order to access hard-to reach places, interface with chandeliers, pilot a suit of armor like a surrogate body, and even take over a dead fish and a living spider in a rare heroic example of Puppeteer Parasitism. Losing Your Head: An actual game mechanic.Subverted in the case of the decoy set by the Alien- possessed and severely-mutated Grandpa-raffin. Light Is Good: Literally in this case, as our protagonist has a lightbulb for a head.It nearly devours Bulb Boy's separated body until he and Mothdog distract it with some more enticing food: a trapped swarm of carnivorous moths. Killer Teddy Bear: The evil presence takes over Bulb Boy's favorite stuffed rabbit, mutating it into a misshapen beast which hunts for prey using ambulatory limbs formed from its own snot.Heroic Mime: Nobody in the game speaks a word of decipherable dialogue, save for indistinct babble illustrated through speech bubbles, though you can sometimes make out the word "Grandpa?" when Bulb Boy is calling out for Grandpa-raffin.And it'll turn Bulb Boy into a monster himself if it manages to spit in his mouth!

It's unknown if the parasite possessing Grandpa is the Dark Presence or once of its creations but that doesn't make it any less dangerous. And boy, oh boy, is this nowhere better shown than the finale in which Grandpa Raffin is mutated into a hideous monstrosity that's even uglier on the inside than it is on the outside.

You can be sure to qualify the resulting monsters themselves as mentioned above. It's never made clear exactly what it is but it turns whatever it affects into horrific monters. Eldritch Abomination: The Dark Presence in spades.Said strawberry grew a little too well, and Bulb Boy must save Mothdog from being melted into plant food by the strawberry’s acidic vomit. The third flashback shows the single strawberry grown from Grandpa-raffin’s greenhouse.When Bulb Boy’s head is flushed, he finds the now-mutated and very hungry worms are ready for some payback. The second flashback shows a worm which had been used as fishing bait.Shortly after, you find a (much bigger and meaner) chicken which isn’t too happy about Grandpa-raffin taking its head. The first flashback shows a prepared chicken.Later, the bubbled objects at the end of the flashback breather levels usually foreshadow a monster in the next level, as the evil presence twists Bulb Boy’s dreams into nightmares.

Also, Bulb Boy hugs his beloved stuffed rabbit, only for it to begin to mutate as soon as he leaves the room.