History VideoGame / DefendersQuest

* ItsPersonal: [[spoiler: [[BigBad Eztli-Tenoch]] is noticeably [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes emotional]] after he kills Tletl-Meztli.]]

* FirstPersonSmartass: Azra during her journal entries which are only available on NewGamePlus.

* GeniusBruiser: [[spoiler: In the NewGamePlus it is revealed that despite being an idiot Slak know how to read and write.]]

* LightningBruiser: Berserkers. They have many multi-hit attacks and one of the highest attack speeds in the game. (They can't wear armor, however, which can make them a bit [[GlassCannon glassy]].) Occasionally veers into FragileSpeedster as well with their high dodge, especially against enemies with high armor.

** TheCorruption: Averted. Those who do get superpowers out of the deal, but they don't corrupt people mentally or physically. [[spoiler:They're also key to defeating the source of the plague.]]

* OurDragonsAreDifferent: According to Wrenna, dragons were originally a rough equivalent of angels -- creations of the Quaid's fire god, sent to watch over the realm of mortals. Unfortunately, they were corrupted by greed, leading to their hoarding and pillaging tendencies. Over time, almost all of them forgot their original purpose.

* JackOfAllStats: Rangers, roughly. They're well-equipped to deal with a wide variety of enemies (as opposed to most classes, which are geared towards eliminating a single enemy type).

* LightningBruiser: Berserkers. They have many multi-hit attacks and one of the highest attack speeds in the game. (They can't wear armor, however, which can make them a bit [[GlassCannon glassy]].)

* MamaBear: Niru.

* MightyGlacier: Knights. Their attacks are all single-hit, and they have the slowest attack speed out of all the classes, but they hit like a truck.

* OnlySaneWoman: Ketta.

* SequentialBoss: The FinalBoss transforms every time you knock off one of their life bars, requiring you to expend some psi in order to keep damaging them. However, other than HP, their stats and battle tactics don't change between forms.

** Possibly subverted with the case of magi, though, as, unlike virtually every other SquishyWizard ever, they can wear heavy armor.

* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:Zelemir]].

* PowerupLetdown: Azra's books. Their description makes them sound like they just have awesome effects -- [[GuideDangIt what they]] ''[[GuideDangIt don't]]'' [[GuideDangIt tell you]] is that they also have negative drawbacks, such as ''tripling the cost and '''quintupling''' the cooldown''. In many cases, this makes the powerups simply not worth it.

* [[InfinityPlusOneSword Infinity Plus One Weapon]]: Evni for swords, Warlord's Triumph for bows, Kozomon's Scepter for staves.

* WhatTheHellHero: [[spoiler:Azra will get this from Niru and Wrenna if she decides to flee the Pit instead of confronting Zelemir.]]

** "Eye of the Flame", obtained by beating the FinalBoss on the highest difficulty. Strangely enough, it's actually outclassed by [[InfinityPlusOneSword Evni]].
** Books, Azra's only form of equipment. They have incredibly powerful and unique effects, but you can only get them after you finish the game.

''Defender's Quest'' is an indie game created by Level Up Labs that blends the addicting gameplay of a TowerDefense game with the story and tactical depth of an {{RPG}}. The game begins when Azra, the royal librarian of the Ash Kingdom, contracts a plague that turns those infected into horrifying monstrosities known as Revenants and is thrown into a plague colony known as The Pit as a result. Fortunately, she quickly discovers that, not only is she immune to the malady, but the infection has gifted her with strange powers that allow her to fight against the Revenants.

* BraggingRightsReward: Books, Azra's only form of equipment. They have incredibly powerful and unique effects, but you can only get them after you finish the game.

* ExperiencePoints: The game comes with an option to increase or decrease the amount of experience you gain.

* MoodWhiplash: Frequently. Scenes love to swing from deep, serious philosophizing or plot exposition to lighthearted jokes in the span of a single second, and vice versa.

* MultipleEndings

* BolivianArmyEnding: [[spoiler:The bad ending is this for everyone except Azra, Ketta, and Markos. Fortunately, it's also one of these for the BigBad.]]

-->'''Slak (boggling):''' ...Is that a ''hand''? Any other body parts want to come bursting out of the ground?

* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Bakal, Zelemir, and/or Markos can die while resealing Eztli-Tenoch at the end of the game]].

-->'''Slak (boggling):''' ...Is that a /hand/? Any other body parts want to come bursting out of the ground?

* ActionGirl: Ketta. [[SquishyWizard Possibly]] Wrenna, as well.

* WhatTheHellHero: [[spoiler:Azra will get this from Niru and Wrenna if she decides to flee the Pit instead of confronting Eztli-Tenoch.]]

* EnemyMine:[[spoiler:Zelemir fights alongside Azra during the final battle against Eztli-Tenoch]].

* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Bakal and Markos can die while resealing Eztli-Tenoch at the end of the game]].

* WhatTheHellHero: [[spoiler:Azra will get this from Niru and Wrenna if she decides to flee the Pit instead of confronting Eztli-Tenoch]].

A very extensive demo of the game, consisting of the entire first two (of seven) acts, can be played for free [[http://www.kongregate.com/games/LevelUpLabs/defenders-quest-prelude here]]. Once you've beaten that, you can purchase the full version (and very handily transfer your save game from the demo to it) [[http://www.defendersquest.com here]]!

* GameplayAndStorySegregation: Extra recruits are never mentioned or referenced in the main story, and only really seem to be there to make gameplay easier.
** Also, it is entirely possible to revisit levels (or even towns) that you shouldn't be able to access according to in-story events.
* GoldenEnding: Receiving this requires a perfect during the final battle as well as [[spoiler:not allowing Zelemir to be harmed]].

* JustOneMoreLevel: Very frequently.

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* TheAtoner: Bakal
* BloodKnight: Slak
* BoisterousBruiser: Slak
* ChangedMyMindKid: [[spoiler:Ketta]]

* SealedEvilInACan: [[spoiler:Eztli-Tenoch]]

* WhatTheHellHero: [[spoiler:Azra will get this from Neru and Wenna if she decides to flee the Pit instead of confronting Eztli-Tenoch]].

Are you a fan of ''PuzzleQuest''? Are you thinking "Man, I just have to play another game that's an RPG mashed up with some other genre!" Then boy, do we have the game for you.

Are you a fan of ''PuzzleQuest''? Are you thinking "Man, I just have to play another game that's an RPG mashed up with some other genre!"

''Defender's Quest'' is an indie game created by Level Up Labs that blends the addicting gameplay of a TowerDefense game with the story and tactical depth of an {{RPG}}. The game begins when Azra, the royal librarian for the Ash Kingdom, contracts a plague that turns those infected into horrifying monstrosities known as Revenants and is thrown into a plague colony as a result. Fortunately, she quickly discovers that, not only is she immune to the malady, but the infection has gifted her with strange powers that allow her to fight against the Revenants.

The game was released on January 19, 2012 and is available for Windows, Mac and Linux. The free demo can be found [[http://www.defendersquest.com/play_demo.html here]].