History VideoGame / IllWill

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* MightyGlacier: Ethan, though his role tilts closer to StoneWall later in the game, when Francesca overtakes him in pure damage-dealing capacity. Earth Traces enforce this.
** Magic Traces also enforce a magic-focused variant of this -- they increase technique while decreasing agility.

* FragileSpeedster: Aaron, so very much. He has the worst endurance in the game -- though [[LastChanceHitPoint Endure]] can help a bit. Ailment Traces enforce this.

*** In addition, two area names -- Acheron and Cocytus -- are named after two rivers of the underworld in GreekMythology.

*** One character's name is "[[NorseMythology Loki]]".

** Many of the high-level Traces reference figures from various mythologies -- [[Myth/NorseMythology Fafnir]], [[Myth/GreekMythology Titan, Gaia, Hades]], [[Myth/EgyptianMythology Osiris]], [[UsefulNotes/AztecMythology Quetzalcoatl]], [[Literature/TheBible Leviathan]], and [[Myth/HinduMythology Ardhanari]].

*** The name of the FinalBoss' monster form is also "[[UsefulNotes/AztecMythology Tezcatlipoca]]".

** Many of the high-level Traces reference figures from various mythologies -- [[NorseMythology Fafnir]], [[GreekMythology Titan, Gaia, Hades]], [[EgyptianMythology Osiris]], [[UsefulNotes/AztecMythology Quetzalcoatl]], [[Literature/TheBible Leviathan]], and [[Myth/HinduMythology Ardhanari]].

** Many of the high-level Traces reference figures from various mythologies -- [[NorseMythology Fafnir]], [[GreekMythology Titan, Gaia, Hades]], [[EgyptianMythology Osiris]], [[UsefulNotes/AztecMythology Quetzalcoatl]], [[Literature/TheBible Leviathan]], and [[HinduMythology Ardhanari]].

* XMeetsY: Described by one developer as "Literature/DantesInferno meets Literature/LordOfTheFlies".

* BossBanter: [[spoiler:Raymond.]]

* TheComputerIsACheatingBastard: Though it never ''explicitly'' cheats (except on the highest difficulty), things sure feel this way sometimes. Many of the most powerful skills are much more deadly in the hands of enemies than allies -- there are two skills that deal damage equal to the user's max HP, for instance. Naturally, this is a OneHitKill when enemies use it, but relatively weak when used by you. Enemies also draw from the same skillset as you for the most part...but have access to high-level skills far, ''far'' earlier than you do.

* LastDiscMagic: Averted. The final physical and magical Traces, obtained by beating the ClimaxBoss of the semifinal area, only teach a single skill each, both of which are fairly minor and that you probably saw bosses using three tiers ago.

** Fatal Curse is a souped-up version of Life Thief -- it always drains health equal to the user's maximum HP, VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI-style. Naturally, [[TheComputerIsACheatingBastard this is much more deadly when enemies use it]].
* LinearWarriorsQuadraticWizards: To an extreme degree. Warriors get a skill that is stronger than any magic for a long while right off the bat, and quickly gain extremely useful passive skills and an area effect attack. However, then their progression just sort of...stops. The basic Strike skill remains the strongest physical skill in the game, for the most part. However, they still outclass spellcasters in raw damage -- at least, until they get Mana Flare, which boosts magic damage by 50%. After that, the paradigm is reversed, with Josephine easily able to outclass Francesca in damage.

* NoCureForEvil: Very much averted. Even normal {{Mook}}s will use healing skills, and some {{Dual Boss}}es will even use revival skills!

** [[spoiler:Venominon]] inflicts a status effect that halves your party's health every round.

** Fatal Curse is a souped-up version of Life Thief -- it always drains health equal to the user's maximum HP, FinalFantasyVI-style. Naturally, [[TheComputerIsACheatingBastard this is much more deadly when enemies use it]].

** One of the Traces is called "[[FinalFantasyI Lufenian]]".

*** The name of the FinalBoss' monster form is also "[[AztecMythology Tezcatlipoca]]".

** Many of the high-level Traces reference figures from various mythologies -- [[NorseMythology Fafnir]], [[GreekMythology Titan, Gaia, Hades]], [[EgyptianMythology Osiris]], [[AztecMythology Quetzalcoatl]], [[Literature/TheBible Leviathan]], and [[HinduMythology Ardhanari]].

* ReducedManaCost: Though it doesn't say it, Mana Cycle halves the cost of all spells.

* AbusurdlyHighLevelCap: Averted. If you explore every area and fight every boss, you're pretty much guaranteed to end the game in the low-to-mid 90s.

Will, Ethan, and Francesca wake up in a dank, dimly-lit cavern, next to a broken staircase. They explore their surroundings and quickly come across Josephine and Aaron, the latter of which has gone into a nervous breakdown. After regaining his composure, Aaron claims that, prior to waking up, he saw a strange vision that gave him vital information about where the group is and how to get out -- but was also told that he would die if he told what he saw.

** Francesca: Blademaster

** ''Everyone'' can use {{Status Buff}}s, though they're spread out between characters according to the ElementalPowers theme.

* In one of the early cutscenes of Paradisio, you see [[spoiler:Loki, a guy you have agreed to take down, alone with one of his sworn enemies. Instead of attacking him, you have no choice but to listen to him talk and let him perform a VillainExitStageRight]]. Then, later, [[spoiler:Flamberge berates you for not killing Loki when you had the chance]].
* [[spoiler:When you storm the gates of the Polemarch's palace, it is ''painfully'' obvious that it's a set-up by Loki. However, you have no choice but to let the plot play out and further his plans.]]

* PointOfNoReturn: Once you defeat the boss of Cocytus, you can't return to it or any of the lower levels.

* BleakLevel: The game's areas have unsettling atmospheres in general, but [[spoiler:the Empyrean]] really takes the cake. The area is extremely dark, full of crumbling pits and tinted a disturbing toxic green. The save statue inscriptions are "NAUGHT BUT RUIN LIES TO THOSE WHO WALK THIS WAY" backwards, and the music is off-key and sounds horrifically demented.

* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: Subverted. The Colossus and (especially) the Gatekeeper seem to be this, but are later revealed to have a plot-relevant purpose ([[spoiler:keep unworthy demons from easily escaping the outer tiers]]).

* GreekMythology: Though most of the themes and elements present in it aren't relevant per se, there are a number of names taken from it -- two areas (Acheron, Cocytus) and two Traces (Gaia, Hades).

* ShoutOut: One of the Traces is called "[[FinalFantasyI Lufenian]]".

* GoodBadBugs: Supercharger and Cripple, two of the most powerful skills in the game, have ''no SP cost''.

* FinalBossPreview: More of a ''semifinal'' boss, but [[spoiler:Flamberge]] when fights you in Paradisio, the battle ends within a few turns. They fight you at full strength in TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon.
* FlunkyBoss: The Darkspawn Spawner.

* VideoGameSetPiece: [[spoiler:Flamberge]] uses a skill that swaps the current (but not maximum) values of your HP and SP every round.