History VideoGame / DesperadosIII

* ArtificialStupidity: When searching for your gang in the third last mission, the guards will sometimes stop on the tracks, while inspecting a body or searching for their friends, only to get themselves run over by the train. Then another guard may notice the dead body (which is counted as an accidental death, therefore doesn't trigger an alert). They will go investigate themselves, and also get run over by the train. (Their stupidity actually can even make your life harder if you're aiming for the No Casualties medal.)

** Between his name, his status of a retired outlaw working for a railroad company owner, and all the dialogues centered around him ultimately missing the good old days of the Far West before the railroad brought modernity to these lands, it's pretty clear that [[TheDragon Frank]] is a huge homage to... well, [[Film/OnceUponATimeInTheWest another Frank]]. Especially when you see Cooper's backstory and learn that [[spoiler:like the other Frank, this one forced the protagonist into a position where they were responsible for the death of a relative.]]

* TruceZone: Sort of. You can freely move in the streets of Flagstone, New Orleans and the public-allowed parts of the [[spoiler:[=DeVitt=] Mansion]] without getting shot at, as long you are not caught doing anything suspicious. This also allows Kate to use her usually disguise-dependent abilities without said disguise.

* KnifeNut: Cooper carries throwing knives, which are useful for silent ranged kills, and something he expresses great pride of when equipping them.

* TooDumbToLive: Magnus [=DeVitt=], the brother of Vincent [=DeVitt=] and antagonist of the second DLC mission, definitively is. It's one thing to gloat in a message that you hid your brother's money while revealing your identity. It's another to keep acting like a SmugSnake and to belittle the armed people who cornered you alone on the roof of your mansion in order to ask you about said money, after having probably neutralized and potentially killed a good chunk of your guards. [[spoiler:Killing him actually even gives an achievement.]]

* ChangedMyMindKid: [[spoiler:[=McCoy=] leaves the group after Cooper screws everything up by trying to kill Frank alone and gets them all captured and sent to the Company's gold mines. The next two missions are done without him. However, he chooses to come back and arrives just in time to save them from DeVitt after the latter managed to grab Hector's shotgun and was about to kill them.]]

** Kate plays almost exactly like Aiko only with pickpocketing skills.

* BadassBeard: Hector's full beard isn't just for show; he's a capable hunter who can use traps to his advantage and swiftly kill enemies with his axe.

* CallForward: During the first DLC mission, Kate explains that Cooper is late because he was working on a bank job with Sam Williams. When Doc notes that he's never heard of Sam, Kate responds that they may one day cross paths.

** Hector, as the equivalent to Mugen, is given the BearTrap and whistle ability from Yuki as well as a whiskey flask that heals only him. His shotgun is the nearest equivalent to Sword, but targets in a cone as opposed to a circle and is limited by Hector's ammo supply.

* ArtificialStupidity: When searching for your gang in the third last mission, the guards will sometimes stop on the tracks while inspecting a body only to get themselves run over by the train.

* NoGearLevel: Baton Rouge, somewhat. Your characters have no weapons but retain utility items. [[spoiler: [=DeVitt=] Goldmine]] can also be played this way for an achievement. One of the challenge levels also takes away every method of harming or incapacitating enemies directly.

* GenderIsNoObject: The [=DeVitt=] Company employs plenty of gunwomen in addition to gunmen. This isn't purely cosmetic either; Female mooks are immune to Katie's [[ShowSomeLeg distraction techniques]] and will also dissuade their male colleagues if Kate tries to distract them if they're nearby.

* AngryGuardDog: Guard dogs appear as occasional mooks who function differently from human guards. Though they only have one small, primary viewcone, they are able to detect characters through bushes, walls, and other forms of cover even when crouching and are quick to attack if they spot you. Also, while being detected by one doesn't raise the alarm by itself, their barks will draw human enemies to the area to investigate, making it harder to remain hidden.

* WeaponOfChoice: Each of the main cast had a variety of weapons and tools at their disposal: