History VideoGame / InfinityBlade

* CloningBlues: [[spoiler: Turns out there's a cult in Koroth hoping to resurrect Ausar. For obvious reasons, it's not the ''real'' Ausar they have, but a Soulless clone who awakens anyway and immediately embarks on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge against Raidriar...who is, of course, already dead.]]

** [[BonusBoss Ealoseum]], one of the Deathless Kings is quite polite, with his pre-fight dialog implying that he only wants to fight you [[spoiler:because you are being manipulated by the God King]].

* BonusBoss: Three of them in the Deathless Kings, which require the Infinity Blade to even fight, and even with that they are pretty hard.

* InTheHood: BonusBoss Kuero wears one.

* NewGamePlus: Justified in the story. Each new game is a descendant of the previous warrior. It's also mandatory, because you can't retry if you lose to the God King. After you defeat the BonusBoss, you can do a proper New Game+, where you can master equipment twice and access the most powerful items.

** Just about everything about BonusBoss [[spoiler: Ryth]] is a Shout Out to ''Franchise/StarWars'', as well as the Solar Trans weapons, which are just lightsabers.

* VideoGameCrueltyPunishment: If you choose to kill the Iron Hunter, you'll get his Hunter Mail, which is totally unremarkable and can easily be bought from the shop, and is inferior in every way compared to what you get if you spare his life.

* GuideDangIt: All of those seemingly useless maps you get? Yeah, they're each their own separate side quest for unlocking some sweet items. Good luck figuring that out on your own, though. The maps in the game are ''completely incomprehensible '' when you look at them. All of the maps display some vaguely cryptic clues on a location or weapon, but the rest is for you to discover. One in particular is the Map of Heaven side quest, which allows you to get The Worker of Secrets' armor, which happens to be the best armor for Siris, making this worthwhile. The map displays a picture of some building and two random weapons. Stumped, right? Turns out these weapons are the Blade of Heaven and the Axe of Heaven and are very expensive each. Siris and Isa must have these weapons equipped, then you must travel to the Metius Observatory and tap on an observatory in the right spot WAY in the background that you probably never noticed before you fight the first Titan. Then, you will travel to the Observatory where you encounter a BonusBoss and can claim The Origin armor, but there is no way a player could figure this out by themselves. Not to mention that the other maps cost a fortune in Battle Chips as well, so you'll spend loads of time and money for these cryptic quests.

* ClippedWingAngel: [[spoiler:Once Archarin gets out of his Mech, he is utterly ''pathetic''. He is programmed to have the same stats as his father (Siris/you), which is likely nowhere near even any of the {{mooks}} at this point and his attack patterns are no different than the Iron Guards/Crusaders/Assassins you have been fighting the entire game. The biggest challenge is having enough health from the end of the Zero Mech fight.]]

* TheDragon: The Death Knight always comes back as the right-hand man of the God King, no matter how many times you kill him.

* ShoutOut: The New Game Plus helmet and armour rewards are the Fusion Helmet and Omega Armour from the developer's previous game: ''Videogame/ShadowComplex''.

* MeaningfulName: Very subtle. [[spoiler: Ausar]] is one of the suspected original [[spoiler: Kemetic pronunciations for the god we call O''siris''--and remember who it is that keeps getting reborn from death]]. Going by this, you could also make connections between [[spoiler: several other characters and Egyptian neteru. Saydhi/Seth, Isa/Isis, Raidriar/Ra]].

* WeaponTropes
** AnAxeToGrind: Most of the Heavy Weapons are either this or hammers.
** BFS
** DropTheHammer: Most of the Heavy Weapons are either this or axes.
** SinisterScythe: One of the Heavy Weapons is in fact a scythe.

* TheSoulless: [[spoiler:Soulless Raidriar,]] and [[spoiler:after the Ausar Rising update, the Soulless Ausar.]]
* TheStinger: After the credits, [[spoiler:it's revealed what happened to the Worker. He's been turned into a toddler and had his memories wiped by Siris, and is seen building a sandcastle resembling the Ark on the Hideout beach, with Siris and Isa standing by and watching him like caring parents.]]

* YouKilledMyFather: The basic story hook of the game. Each new generation declares that they will avenge their father; if there is a better reason to slay the God King, the game does not mention it.

* TurtlePower: One of the Monstrosity enemies, appropriately named Chelon, resembles an enormous tortoise.

* GracefulLoser: The Collector. Whenever you best him in combat, he takes the defeat in stride and immediately rewards you with his weapon, going as far to get down on one knee and present it to you without reluctance. Notably, he is the only enemy Deathless who does this and also the only Deathless who Siris and Isa don't kill when defeated.

* WasOnceAMan: [[spoiler:All the Deathless, except possibly the Worker of Secrets, were once ordinary humans who altered their "Q.I.P." with technology.]]

* LethalJokeItem: The Lady Finger. It's a gaudy pink-and-gold sword that produces hearts, sparkles, and rainbows when swung... however, it has power completely proportionate to its cost, and even has the generally-useful Drain element. It's not weak, just ridiculous.

* {{Wutai}}: Saydhi's Estate, featuring cherry blossoms, koi ponds, a {{ninja}}, {{samurai}}, and {{oni}}.

* LegacyBossBattle: Ryth, who originally appeared in the second game as a BonusBoss, reprises this role in the third game.

* SimpleStaff: One of Isa's weapon lines. Well, for a given value of "simple"; most of them are rather elaborate.

Unfortunately, as of December 10, 2018, [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes the entire series has been removed from the App Store, rendering them unobtainable by anyone who didn't already own them.]]

* [[spoiler:AmnesiacDissonance: The Dark Thoughts are revealed to be Siris' original persona's memory.]]

** OneHandedZweihander: Yet, the player and the God King both wield theirs with one hand, for sword-and-shield combat.

* ClassAndLevelSystem: An unusual example. Experience points are drained away from equipped items into the warrior after battles. Each piece of equipment has a set amount of points. When it's completely drained ("mastered"), any points you would get from using it are lost.
* ClippedWingAngel: [[spoiler:Once the Ancestor gets out of his Mech, he is utterly ''pathetic''. He is programmed to have the same stats as you, which is likely nowhere near even any of the {{mooks}} at this point and his attack patterns are no different than the Iron Guards/Crusaders/Assassins you have been fighting the entire game. The biggest challenge is having enough health from the end of the Zero Mech fight.]]

* CoupDeGraceCutscene: Every battle won ends with a dramatic final blow being dealt to the enemy -- the player character climbs up on the enemy's back to stab them, pushes the enemy of a railing, and so on.
* CurbStompBattle: The God King delivers one of these to the first warrior in a cutscene. If you aren't prepared for him, he'll do the same thing to you for dozens of bloodlines. You get to pay that back in the final fight with [[spoiler: your ancestor[[spoiler:/son]], Archarin, whose stats are identical to yours and far weaker than the Zero Mech you fought before]]

* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: The novella reveals the story behind many of the gameplay elements, such as why all the enemies are fought one at a time, why the warrior always has the equipment of his father, and so on.
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: When you finally manage to defeat the God King, the ending cutscene shows you stealing the Infinity Blade and killing him with it. Yet, this does not gain the Infinity Blade, for it must instead be purchased like any other weapon. [[spoiler: This is especially-jarring as a big part of the novella's plot is that killing the God King ''does'' result in getting the Infinity Blade.]]

* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:The God King's motivation for wanting to kill the other Deathless is because they are all corrupt.]]

* BadassBeard: Ealoseum has a good one.

-->'''Galath:''' When they put aside the mask, they put aside the god. But you, Raidriar, you believe.

* InfantImmortality: [[spoiler:Averted. During the climax of the novel, Galath ruthlessly bombs Siris' rebellion, killing everyone present, including the children he played with earlier. Siris explicitly mentions finding their bodies.]] In [[spoiler:the previous (aka modern-day) era]], this also happens to [[spoiler:Uriel's son Jori, due to being hit by Adram's car. [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge Uriel does not take this well.]]]] However, it's also temporary, as [[spoiler:Uriel makes a deal with Galath to revive Jori, who grows up to become Raidriar.]]

* CurbStompBattle: The God King delivers one of these to the first warrior in a cutscene. If you aren't prepared for him, he'll do the same thing to you for dozens of bloodlines. You get to pay that back in the final fight with [[spoiler: your ancestor, Archarin, whose stats are identical to yours and far weaker than the Zero Mech you fought before]]
* CutsceneIncompetence: In the intro fight, the Dark Knight casually knocks away the player character's sword and shield after a quick sparring match and then the God King {{One Hit Kill}}s him, regardless of how well the player did.

* GoodAllAlong: [[spoiler:Once you find out the God King's true motivations and goals, he's an AntiVillain at worst, and possibly even an AntiHero.]]

* IdenticalGrandson: Part of the gameplay! You retain your father's armor, weapons, and skills in the first game. [[spoiler:This later becomes a plot point. It turns out you're just the same man, reincarnated over and over again via advanced tech.]]

* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: Siris and Isa can be randomly attacked during missions by a massive Dragon, Ba'el, bred by [[spoiler:the Worker to distract them from finding his actual plan.]] The Ausar Rising update adds a second Dragon, Pisci. [[spoiler:The final update, Kingdom Come, allows you to fight the legendary King of Dragons herself, Dragoor]].

* BonusBoss: Three of them in the Deathless Kings, which require the Infinity Blade to even fight, and even with that they are pretty hard. [[spoiler:Defeating all of them unlocks another bonus boss, the Zero Mech/Ancestor.]]

* HopelessBossFight: The intro fight with the Dark Knight is this due to the above mentioned CutsceneIncompetence. Your first few fights against the God-King are going to be this for all intents as well.

* InfinityPlusOneSword:
** The eponymous Infinity Blade, carried by the God King, is a huge step above most weapons in terms of power. Unfortunately, you don't get it by beating him; you have to save up for it in the shop.
** In the New Game+, you can gain even more powerful sci-fi themed equipment.

* PostFinalBoss: [[spoiler:The Ancestor is the final enemy fought in the game, but it is all but guaranteed to be a CurbStompBattle in your favor as his stats and health are identical to yours, which at this point are much lower than even [[{{Mook}} mooks]] you are facing, and considering you defeated the Zero Mech before him and have the Infinity Blade and Dragoor Blade, he is laughably easy.]]

** Averted with the elemental resistance armor. As you advance in difficulty, enemies inflict growing amounts of magic damage over time that will rapidly overwhelm you unless you parry and dodge everything. Even a normal or great block will fail to protect you from this, making it mandatory to pick the correct shield for each opponent lest you die in seconds following a bad dodge or a non-perfect block.

* PowerCrystal: ''[=IB2=]'' introduces a new important game mechanic: Gems, which come in different shapes and colours and can be infused with equipment to grant numerous effects, such as Elemental Attack/Defence, longer Breaks, buffs to Stats, etc. You can forge three gems together to create new, more powerful gems.

* UngratefulBastard: All of the Skycage prisoners attack you after you free them. The Iron Hunter also attacks you, but at least he realises you are not evil after you beat him, and apologizes for attacking you and pleads for mercy.

* BossInMookClothing: The Zero Mech. Though only a rare random mook, it has spectrum defence like bosses, and if you are defeated by it you're sent back to the Hideout without an option for a rematch.

* LegacyBossBattle: The BonusBoss Ryth, who originally appeared in the second game as a BonusBoss.

* ThatManIsDead: [[spoiler: Siris does ''not'' take well to Melek's suggestion that he secretly yearns to regain the glory he had as Ausar.]]

* TheSoulless: ''Redemption'' introduces the Soulless - empty buds reanimated with the residual QIP traces of a Deathless. This essentially makes them Deathless clones, with the memories of the original, but minus the immortality and... well, soul, due to not having a [[OurSoulsAreDifferent QIP]] of their own. Due to this "soulless" nature, they usually deteriorate into a psychotic wreck after ten years or so. A notable Soulless is the [[spoiler:Soulless copy of Raidriar.]]

* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: Siris and Isa can be randomly attacked during missions by a massive Dragon, Ba'el, bred by [[spoiler:the Worker to distract them from finding his actual plan.]] The Ausar Rising update adds a second Dragon, Pisci. [[spoiler:The final update, Kingdom Come, allows you to fight the legendary King of Dragons herself, Dragoor]].

** Film/SleepyHollow

* DegradedBoss: [[spoiler:In the third fight with Thane (right after his second fight) he has much less health and attack power than in the previous fight.]]

* [[spoiler:NiceJobBreakingItHero: Siris's steadfast belief that freeing the Worker of Secrets would save the world gets shattered ''fast'' when the Worker reveals that he just trapped ''Siris'' in the Vault, and that he has every intention of making all the other Deathless into his own personal army of conquest.]]

* BonusBoss: So many. Oslim, Zuorsara, Minnoch, the Collector, [[spoiler:Lelindre, the Souless Ausar, Ryth, Dragoor...]]

* CallBack: There's several
** In the ending, the way Siris deals the final blow to [[spoiler: The Worker Of Secrets]] is in the same manner that he defeated [[spoiler: Raidriar]] in the first game.
** You can travel back to the previous locations of the previous games, but it's severely limited in choice of travel.

* OhCrap: [[spoiler: The moment the Worker realizes he didn't install a failsafe in the redeemer.]]

** [[Series/GameOfThrones Red Wedding]]

*** The God King has the ability to directly [[SummonToHand summon the Infinity Blade and his shield to and from his hands]], a seemingly magical ability. [[spoiler:It turns out that he's just using that exact same kind of teleporation system built into his personal ring, with a transportation disk discreetly hidden on the end of the Infinity Blade's pommel. Once the God King's glitchy deadmind ends up mistaking Siris for its master and unlocks this ability for him, he uses the transporation disk to both steal back the Infinity Blade from Isa and to mess with a pair of golems trying to kill him.]]

* [[spoiler:TomatoInTheMirror:Siris himself is a Deathless who arranged to be reincarnated into a baby with his memory wiped each times he dies.]]

* [[spoiler:EternalRecurrence: Apparently, the KillSat type of scheme is something Galath's done ''many'' times before, each time retreating off-world with a few loyal Deathless...or whatever the previous analogues of Deathless were...while waiting for Earthly life to put itself back together again. He tells Raidriar that this is simply because he cannot allow anyone--Deathless included--to become too powerful.]]

* InfantImmortality: [[spoiler:Averted. During the climax of the novel, Galath ruthlessly bombs Siris' rebellion, killing everyone present, including the children he played with earlier. Siris explicitly mentions finding their bodies.]]
** In [[spoiler:the previous (aka modern-day) era]], this also happens to [[spoiler:Uriel's son Jori, due to being hit by Adram's car. [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge Uriel does not take this well.]]]] However, it's also temporary, as [[spoiler:Uriel makes a deal with Galath to revive Jori, who grows up to become Raidriar.]]
* [[spoiler:KillSat: As it turns out, the second method to kill Deathless is to kill everything on the surface so that there's no body to reconstruct. The Worker's plan to do that involve destroying everything with orbital bombardment.]]

* [[spoiler:RedemptionEqualsDeath: Raidriar realizes that Siris/Ausar is the key to stopping the Worker of Secrets from destroying the world, and his ensuing selflessness, even in the face of Ausar's attempted betrayal of him, leaves him no hope of an escape from the Worker's deadly wrath.]]

** He could just be referring to the time he's been imprisoned.

''Infinity Blade'' is a 2010 action game for the [[IOSGames iOS]] (iPad and iPhone) operating system. It was developed by Chair Entertainment (a subsidiary of Creator/EpicGames), previously best known for ''Videogame/ShadowComplex'', and is notable for utilizing Unreal Engine 3.

* InTheHood: BonusBoss Kuero [[CaptainObvious wears one.]]

* TheSoulless: ''Redemption'' introduces the Soulless - empty buds reanimated with the residual QIP traces of a Deathless. This essentially makes them Deathless clones, with the memories of the original, but minus the immortality and... well, [[CaptainObvious soul,]] due to not having a [[OurSoulsAreDifferent QIP]] of their own. Due to this "soulless" nature, they usually deteriorate into a psychotic wreck after ten years or so. A notable Soulless is the [[spoiler:Soulless copy of Raidriar.]]

* ClippedWingAngel: [[spoiler:Once the Ancestor gets out of his Mech, he is utterly ''pathetic''. He is programmed to have the same amount of health and attack as you, which is likely nowhere near even any of the {{mooks}} at this point and his attack patterns are no different than the Iron Guards/Crusaders/Assassins you have been fighting the entire game. The biggest challenge is having enough health from the end of the Zero Mech fight.]]

* ClippedWingAngel: [[spoiler:Once the Ancestor gets out of his Mech, he is utterly ''pathetic''. Not only is his damage output feeble, and his health only a third of his previous form, but his attack patterns are no different than the Iron Guards/Crusaders/Assassins you have been fighting the entire game. The biggest challenge is having enough health from the end of the Zero Mech fight.]]

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* CurbStompBattle: The God King delivers one of these to the first warrior in a cutscene. If you aren't prepared for him, he'll do the same thing to you for dozens of bloodlines.
** You get to pay that back in the final fight with [[spoiler: your ancestor, Acharin, who's stats are identical to yours, which typically pale in comparison to The Zero Mech you fought before]]

* [[spoiler:PostFinalBoss: The Ancestor is the final enemy fought in the game, but it is all but guaranteed to be a CurbStompBattle in your favor as his stats and health are identical to yours, which at this point are much lower than even [[{{Mook}} mooks]] you are facing, and considering you defeated the Zero Mech before him and have the Infinity Blade and Dragoor Blade, he is laughably easy.]]

* [[spoiler:SealedEvilInACan]]: [[spoiler:As the Archivist and the Exo-Pilot who controls the MX-Goliath note, the Worker of Secrets is much, ''much'' worse than any other Deathless. [[OmnicidalManiac Worse like you wouldn't believe.]]]]

* DamageSpongeBoss: The Dragons. The first one starts out with ''100,000'' hit points, and it just gets higher from there. The second dragon, Pisci, has ''500,000'' hitpoints and the legendary King of Dragons, Dragoor, carries a whopping ''750,000'' hitpoints, by far the highest HP of any enemy in the series!
** Actually, the cake of this trope goes to The Collector. He has a fairly large health pool the first time you battle him, but the second time you meet him, he's level ''2500'' and has ''200,000'' hitpoints. If you beat him again, his third appearance will have him at level '''10,000''' and will boast a crushing '''885,000''' hitpoints! At this point, you'll have to take breaks between the fight because he's a full on MarathonBoss at this point. Beat him again and...well, you see the pattern here.

* BodyBackupDrive: In this game, Siris and Isa have access to a revival chamber filled with frozen Soulless clones of themselves, so that when they die, one of these bodies will thaw out and allow their QIP to possess it. Compared to Siris' obsolete revival chamber in ''II'' (which involved regrowing a body from any piece of his flesh that Tel could salvage, a process that could take months if not years), this revival chamber is much quicker and more efficient, as it only takes several hours to thaw out one of their backup bodies. In fact, if Siris and Isa want to return to their base quickly, they just activate a self-immolation function on their armor and count on their QIP to reach a backup body faster than they can run.