History Awesome / RyseSonOfRome

* Vitallion's status as a badass was largely an InformedAbility for most of the game, considering all he did was order troops around and [[DistressedDude get captured and need to be rescued.]] Then the final mission begins and he leads the charge against Boudica's army, cutting a swath through the barbarians and definitely proving he earned his rank when he kills Boudica's [[WarElephants elephant]] with a single spear through the [[EyeScream eye.]] [[spoiler: He manages to fight Boudica one-on-one for quite a while until she kills him.]]

* The ending. [[spoiler: Marius doing TheSlowWalk down Nero's hall, ''butchering'' over a dozen PraetorianGuard as if they are nothing more than new recruits fresh out of boot camp, and he still keeps going [[{{Determinator}} even after taking over three stabs clean through his body.]] Mega bonus points for one of Marius's kills being an ''[[OffhandBackhand offhand throat stab]]'' and at the end, of the two final enemies, all Marius has to do is [[SwordPointing point his sword]] at one of them to ''scare the shit'' out of him long enough to take out both of them. All ending with him finally getting [[BestServedCold sweet, sweet vengeance]] on Nero.]]

* Vitallion's status as a badass was largely an InformedAbility for most of the game, considering all he did was order troops around and [[DistressedDude get captured and need to be rescued.]] Then the final mission begins and he leads the charge against Boudica's army, cutting a swath through the barbarians and definitely proving he earned his rank when he kills Boudica's elephant with a single spear through the [[EyeScream eye.]] [[spoiler: He manages to fight Boudica one-on-one for quite a while until she kills him.]]

* Vitallion's status as {{Badass}} was largely an InformedAbility for most of the game, considering all he did was order troops around and [[DistressedDude get captured and need to be rescued.]] Then the final mission begins and he leads the charge against Boudica's army, cutting a swath through the barbarians and definitely proving he earned his rank when he kills Boudica's elephant with a single spear through the [[EyeScream eye.]] [[spoiler: He manages to fight Boudica one-on-one for quite a while until she kills him.]]

* The tutorial, Rome is under siege, the Emperor is screaming at a balcony for his army to protect him. With Marius leading the proper defense, slaughtering Barbarians, manning giant balista, and even calling in an artillery barrage with catapults.

* The payoff of the "Ghost Legion" easter egg. It's level 3 after Marius gets shipwrecked. Fine three small circles of skulls throughout the level, and when you storm Dover in the next level you can look behind you and see ''a ghost ship and an army of ghost Romans charging the beach along with you.''

* The ending. [[spoiler: Marius doing TheSlowWalk down Nero's hall, ''butchering'' over a dozen PraetorianGuard as if they are nothing more than new recruits fresh out of boot camp, and he still keeps going [[{{Determinator}} even after taking over three stabs clean through his body.]] Mega bonus points for one of Marius's kills being an ''[[OffhandBackhand offhand throat stab]]'' and at the end, of the two final enemies, all Marius has to do is [[SwordPointing point his sword]] at one of them to ''scare the shit'' out of him long enough to take out both of them. All ending with him finally getting [[BestServedCold sweet, sweet vengeance]] on Nero.]]

* Marius's LastStand against the ''entire barbarian army'' in the city of York as he ''orders his commander'' to flee and BringNewsBack! It takes serious balls for a Roman soldier to tell that to his boss.

* The ending. [[spoiler: Marius's PowerWalk down Nero's hall, ''butchering'' over a dozen PraetorianGuard as if they are nothing more than new recruits fresh out of boot camp, and he still keeps going [[{{Determinator}} even after taking over three stabs clean through his body.]] Mega bonus points for one of Marius's kills being an ''[[OffhandBackhand offhand throat stab]]'' and at the end, of the two final enemies, all Marius has to do is [[SwordPointing point his sword]] at one of them to ''scare the shit'' out of him long enough to take out both of them. All ending with him finally getting [[BestServedCold sweet, sweet vengeance]] on Nero.]]

* The tutorial, Rome is under siege, the Emperor is screaming at a balcony for his army to protect him. With Marius leading the proper defense, slaughtering Barbarians, manning giant balista, and even calling in an artillery barrage with catapults.

The tutorial, Rome is under siege, the Emperor is screaming at a balcony for his army to protect him. With Marius leading the proper defense, slaughtering Barbarians, manning giant balista, and even calling in an artillery barrage with catapults.