History VideoGame / InfamousSecondSon

* AssholeVictim: The Akurans are a gang of Russian bigots who preach conduit genocide in the international district. Murdering Akurans that are minding their own business gives you evil karma, and if you choose to corrupt Eugene instead of redeem him, his evil-karma exclusive quest has you wiping the gang out down to the last member.

** [[spoiler:The last words spoken in the good ending match the ones spoken at end of the good ending in ''VideoGame/{{inFAMOUS 2}}'']]

* DuelingMessiahs: [[spoiler:In the good Karma route, Delsin and Augustine. Augustine wants to contain all the Conduits thinking that FantasticRacism cannot be overcome and that the containment is the only way to save them. Delsin is after Augustine to use her powers to save his tribe from certain doom, but also wants to free the conduits by taking down the DUP. Notably at the end of the Good Karma route, Delsin has the people on his side]]

* FakeStatic: One point Delsin ends a phone call with Reggie by saying he's going through a tunnel.

* MeaningfulEcho: [[spoiler:Delsin uses Augustine's own catchphrase against her ("I'm told that hurts.") after he takes her out [[HoistByHisOwnPetard with her own powers.]]]]
** Delsin tends to echo other people somewhat regularly usually in a somewhat joking fashion
** [[spoiler: A notable echo is delsin, who, at the end of the good ending, having just made a memorial for his brother , says these words: "I love you brother, and I'm sure gonna miss you." These are the exact same words Zeke Dubar says in the good ending of [[VideoGame/{{Infamous 2}} inFAMOUS 2]] ]]

** DownerEnding: [[spoiler:In the Infamous ending, the Akomish in Salmon Bay disown Delsin after seeing all the innocents he's murdered ostensibly for their sake, knowing they will die without his help and accepting that fate. In response to having the door shut in his face (literally and figuratively), Delsin performs an Orbital Drop on the building the tribe is inside, killing them all. Or if you don't kill Hank but have Evil Karma, It'll play out like normal but instead of Delsin killing everyone, the door is slammed and credits roll.]]

* FrickinLaserBeams: Fetch's neon powers allow you to shoot streams of pure energy.

** delsin tends to echo other people somewhat regularly usually in a somewhat joking fashion
** [[spoiler: a notable echo is delsin, who, at the end of the good ending, having just made a memorial for his brother , says these words: "I love you brother, and I'm sure gonna miss you." These are the exact same words Zeke Dubar says in the good ending of [[VideoGame/{{Infamous 2}} inFAMOUS 2]] ]]

** BittersweetEnding: More sweet than bitter. [[spoiler:In the Heroic ending, Delsin defeats Augustine & exposes the truth of her actions, which leads to the U.S. government freeing the conduits the D.U.P. have imprisoned. The efforts of Delsin, Eugene & Fetch in fighting the D.U.P. leads to the three being regarded as heroes & subsequently leads to conduits beginning to peacefully coexist with regular people without persecution, and having gained the Concrete power that Augustine had used to mortally wound the Akomish, Delsin is able to heal the tribe. However, Reggie still died along the way and the game ends with Delsin making a memorial for him.]]

** Averted with the Orbital Drop - When using the attack normally, Delsin has a cocky grin on his face. After [[spoiler:Reggie's death at Augustine's hands]], using it in the subsequent fight shows a look of sheer rage on his face.

'''Due to the WhamEpisode GrandFinale for Cole at the end of the previous game, expect spoilers galore for ''VideoGame/{{inFAMOUS}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{inFAMOUS 2}}'''''

** Played straight with the Drug Dealers [[WhatMeasureIsAMook who Delsin dismisses the deaths of as, "Only drug dealers."]] Possibly {{Justified}} as a Native American is likely to have a disproportionate likelihood of seeing the destructiveness of narcotics on communities.

* AntiHeroTeam: For protagonists you have a rebellious street tagger with no problem with causing massive property damage and murdering tons of goons to save his tribe or just out of revenge when he gets the chance, an ex-junkie SerialKiller who hunts drug dealers out of vengeance for his deceased brother, and an anti-social BasementDweller PersonOfMassDestruction with a hatred of bullies and a tendency to rain "hellfire" on whoever displeases him.

* AntiHeroTeam: As a main protagonist you have a rebellious street tagger with no problem with causing massive property damage and murdering tons of goons to save his tribe or just out of revenge when he gets the chance, an ex-junkie SerialKiller who hunts drug dealers out of vengeance for his deceased brother, and an anti-social BasementDweller PersonOfMassDestruction with a hatred of bullies and a tendency to rain "hellfire" on whoever displeases him.

* ANaziByAnyOtherName: The DUP have stormtroopers, a concentration camp, and unlimited authority to bully as well as abuse citizens. They also have blood purity tests that they use to separate the genetically different from the rest of society. [[spoiler: Subverted by their leader who is actually the opposite.]]

** The DUP as a whole with both good and bad Delsins thinking it's justified to kill them.

*** With the internment and mass deportation done of suspected undocumented immigrants in 2016-2020, the DUP starts to read like a very different agency. This is especially notable given the wildly publicized treatment of children and other actions of putting human beings in cages. The fact this is justified by the government claiming that the majority of these individuals are criminals and monsters only reinforces the parallel.

* LateCharacterSyndrome: Most players experience a version of this with the powers that Delsin gets later in the game, Video and Concrete. They're both good enough to be at least viable, but by the time you get them you've most likely settled in to Smoke and Neon and don't really have any holes in your power set that need filling.

* TheComputerIsACheatingBastard : When you have to chase down Hank prior to the first major confrontation with Augustine, he's a ''lot'' more mobile than you could ever hope to be with the smoke power. He can dash directly from one roof to another, float in the air, and has endless run speed. Possibly justified, since the neon powers Fetch has in ''VideoGame/InfamousFirstLight'' are also much more effective than the neon Delsin can use in this game (perhaps Delsin simply can't use powers as effectively as their original owners).

* VitriolicBestBuds: Delsin and Reggie are a justified example. On one hand, they're brothers, so of course they genuinely care about each other. On the other hand, Reggie is a cop and Delsin is a delinquent -- [[CaptainObvious two lifestyles that don't mesh well]].

** There are numerous ''Franchise/SlyCooper'' neon signs scattered throughout Seattle.

* A white military group goes onto Native soil, throws their weight around, tortures everyone, and leaves nothing but disease as well as suffering. They justify it by stating that the group was harboring suspected enemies of the state.

* DisproportionateRetribution: The DUP sure sends a lot of firepower to deal with what they think are reports of vandalism and/or prank calls.

** The Smoke powerset seems optimized for close-in brawling (Fighter).

** [[ImaginationBasedSuperpower Video]] specializes in such abilities as {{invisibility}}, PowerGivesYouWings, and other abilities on top of standard abilities (Thief).

** Neon and [[spoiler:Video]] both have the ability to scale walls with their dash ability while smoke doesn't, so when you want to/are forced to switch to smoke, you'll probably dash into a wall a few times before remembering you need to find a vent or just climb it.

* ImpliedLoveInterest: If you choose to Redeem Fetch, Delsin and Fetch are implied to hook up partway through the game, though nothing is ever shown. However, if you choose to Corrupt Fetch, it's not implied at all — they start making out [[SexyDiscretionShot and more]].