History VideoGame / DarkWatch

* MadScientist: You speak to one between missions; he issues you your secondary WeaponOfChoice. You always start with the [[RevolversAreJustBetter Redeemer]].

* NiceHat: Jericho wears a black-with-white-trim hat with a low crown and a very wide brim, resembling a priest's hat or quake hat. The Regulators all wear your standard ten-gallon hat--in black, of course.

* [[RedShirtArmy Red Bandana Army]]: The Darkwatch's Regulators, [[HellBentForLeather black leather-clad]] [[{{Cowboy}} cowboys]] with [[NiceHat Nice Hats]], [[LampshadeHanging spiffy red bandanas]] [[ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy and terrible aim]].

* StandardFPSGuns: CreepyCoolCrosses, blades/studs and nifty SteamPunk modifications aside, the line-up is as follows: [[RevolversAreJustBetter Revolver, Dual smaller revolvers]], [[BoringButPractical Repeating Rifle]], [[ShotgunsAreJustBetter Shotgun]], SniperRifle, [[StuffBlowingUp Rocket Launcher]] and [[StuffBlowingUp dynamite]] [[AutomaticCrossbows double-shot crossbow]]. It's like if ''Manga/{{Trigun}}'' and ''Anime/{{Gungrave}}'' combined with each other and was in the past instead of the future.

* CreepyCoolCrosses: Though the actual Darkwatch logo is a sheriff's star with a cow skull emblazoned over it, it usually appears only once on a given object (gun, piece of clothing, building, train, what have you). Every other available spot will be occupied by a stylized cross. The Blackfish carbine uses one as its hammer. Hell, it's in the logo!

* DrillSergeantNasty: General Clay Cartwright. He's fond of jabbing Jericho with his cane [[NeverLiveItDown and blames him for]] [[spoiler:Cassidy's death]].

* TheWildWest: Where the game is set.

* AutomaticCrossbows: One of the weapons Jericho can use is a crossbow that can use several bolts, and each is tipped with dynamite.

''Darkwatch'' (sometimes subtitled ''Curse of the West'') is a SteamPunk FirstPersonShooter {{Videogame}} developed by Sammy Studios (now High Moon Studios, creators of ''VideoGame/TransformersWarForCybertron'') and distributed by Creator/{{Capcom}} in the US and Creator/{{Ubisoft}} in the UK for the UsefulNotes/Playstation2 and UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}}.

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[[{{Retirony}} Except Jericho couldn't have picked a worse train]]. This one's owned by the Darkwatch, and the train's cargo is not gold, but a prison cell containing a powerful vampire lord named [[BigBad Lazarus Malkoth]], [[FaceHeelTurn the original founder of the Darkwatch]]. YoungGun Darkwatch agent Cassidy Sharp tries to stop Jericho from blowing the cell open, but is too late, and Lazarus is freed--and with him comes a terrible curse, [[ZombieApocalypse unleashing all manner of undead horrors on the Old West]].

* FinalBattle: In a PocketDimension that may or may not be {{Hell}}.

* StandardFPSGuns: CreepyCoolCrosses, blades/studs and nifty SteamPunk modifications aside, the line-up is as follows: [[RevolversAreJustBetter Revolver, Dual smaller revolvers]], [[BoringButPractical Repeating Rifle]], [[ShotgunsAreJustBetter Shotgun]], SniperRifle, [[StuffBlowingUp Rocket Launcher]] and [[StuffBlowingUp dynamite]] [[AutomaticCrossbows double-shot crossbow]]. It's like if ''Manga/{{Trigun}}'' and ''{{Gungrave}}'' combined with each other and was in the past instead of the future.

* VideogameCrueltyPunishment: Go ahead and open fire against the other Darkwatch agents during the Hangtown level. They will come in endless waves and will not stop until you die.

* AllThereInTheManual: The Darkwatch has been fighting vampires and zombies since the days of the Roman Empire. Promotional material includes images of Darkwatch Regulators from all across history, including both World Wars and the present day.

* BigBad: Lazarus, possibly of the entire setting.

%%* HeroicMime: Jericho
* ICanRuleAlone: In the bad ending, [[spoiler:Jericho bites Tala and drains her of her blood]].

* StandardFPSGuns: CreepyCoolCrosses, blades/studs and nifty SteamPunk modifications aside, the line-up is as follows: [[RevolversAreJustBetter Revolver, Dual smaller revolvers]], [[BoringButPractical Repeating Rifle]], [[ShotgunsAreJustBetter Shotgun]], SniperRifle, [[StuffBlowingUp Rocket Launcher]] and [[StuffBlowingUp dynamite]] [[AutomaticCrossbows double-shot crossbow]]. It's like if {{Trigun}} and {{Gungrave}} combined with each other and was in the past instead of the future.

''Darkwatch'' (sometimes subtitled ''Curse of the West'') is a SteamPunk FirstPersonShooter {{Videogame}} developed by Sammy Studios (now High Moon Studios, creators of ''TransformersWarForCybertron'') and distributed by {{Capcom}} in the US and {{Ubisoft}} in the UK for the Playstation2 and {{Xbox}}.

* WeaksauceWeakness: Although sunlight doesn't harm him directly, standing in it will drain Jericho's Blood Shield and prevent him from using any abilities, including his DoubleJump. Invoked in Cartwright's test and in the level where you retrieve the Deadlight Prism (standing within its aura allows Jericho to use his powers).

* DeflectorShields: The first vampiric power you obtain is the "Blood Shield." How it works is not explained, but you essentially have a [[{{Halo}} ''Halo''-like regenerating shield on top of non-regenerating health]].

* StandardFPSGuns: CreepyCoolCrosses, blades/studs and nifty SteamPunk modifications aside, the line-up is as follows: [[RevolversAreJustBetter Revolver, Dual smaller revolvers]], [[BoringButPractical Repeating Rifle]], [[ShotgunsAreJustBetter Shotgun]], SniperRifle, [[StuffBlowingUp Rocket Launcher]] and [[StuffBlowingUp dynamite]] [[AutomaticCrossbows double-shot crossbow]].

* HeyItsThatVoice:
** Tala is [[Series/{{Charmed}} Paige Matthews]].
** [[DrillSergeantNasty Brigadier General]] Clay Cartwright is voiced by [[LegacyOfKain Raziel]] or [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3 The Fear]].
** [[JenniferHale Cassidy is voiced by]] [[WesternAnimation/JonnyQuestTheRealAdventures Jessie Bannon]].
** Lazarus Malkoth is voiced by [[Series/{{Angel}} Daniel Holtz]].