History VideoGame / InfinityWars

A millenia ago, "The Calamity" consumed the Old World, destroying almost everything. The world was split into multiple realities (potentially infinite ones, hence the title), populated by a all sorts of different peoples and races. The world of Talich is home to the knights of [[KnightTemplar the Order of the Flame Dawn]] and the highly advanced [[MegaCorp Genesis Industries]], the plane of Reisch is fought over by the [[{{Wutai}} Descendants of the Dragon]], [[DealWithTheDevil the sorcerers of the Cult of Verore]] and the renegade [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Exiles of the Wastes]] and the New World is occupied by [[TheHorde the beasts of the Warpath]]. Worst of all, though, is the plane of Avarrach, once a prosperous world now completely consumed by a horrific [[TheVirus nano-virus]] that turned every living thing on it into a horde of cybernetic zombies--[[ZombieApocalypse the Sleepers of Avarrach.]] Now rifts are opening between the planes and conflict is breaking out, especially as the Sleepers begin to spread across the multiverse. The [[OurAngelsAreDifferent Overseers of Solace]] entered the fray to stamp out the Undead threat in the Ascension update.

A millenia ago, "The Calamity" [[VideoGame/{{Bastion}} (no, not that one)]] consumed the Old World (represented by the Factionless cards), destroying almost everything. The world was split into multiple realities (potentially infinite ones, hence the title), populated by a all sorts of different peoples and races- the world of Talich is home to the knights of [[KnightTemplar the Order of the Flame Dawn]] and the highly advanced [[MegaCorp Genesis Industries]], the plane of Reisch is fought over by the [[{{Wutai}} Descendants of the Dragon]], [[DealWithTheDevil the sorcerers of the Cult of Verore]] and the renegade [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Exiles of the Wastes]] and the New World is occupied by [[TheHorde the beasts of the Warpath]]. Worst of all, though, is the plane of Avarrach, once a prosperous world now completely consumed by a horrific [[TheVirus nano-virus]] that turned every living thing on it into a horde of cybernetic zombies- [[ZombieApocalypse the Sleepers of Avarrach.]] Now rifts are opening between the planes and conflict is breaking out, especially as the Sleepers begin to spread across the multiverse. The [[OurAngelsAreDifferent Overseers of Solace]] entered the fray to stamp out the Undead threat in the Ascension update.

* AerithAndBob: The three neutral angels in the game - Radariah, Jubaliah and Cheryl.
** Their respective titles may provide a secondary example as well- the Untouchable, the Messenger and the Forward Scout.
* AlternateUniverse: The game is based around them.

* Kaiju: The biggest Warpath creatures, [[MeaningfulName Hidden By Clouds]] and Titan of the New World, are absolutely colossal. Some of the larger demons (such as the Hungry Abomination or Nysrugh the Hungry) also border on this.

* Kaiju: The biggest Warpath creatures, [[MeaningfulName Hidden By Clouds]] and Titan of the New World]], are absolutely colossal. Some of the larger demons (such as the Hungry Abomination or Nysrugh the Hungry) also border on this.

* SensualSpandex: What some of the Overseers' LatexSpaceSuits come off as, especially Lilariah and the Consecrating Angel

* JunglePrincess: Aleta, Immortal Caretaker.

* PettingZooPeople: Many of the beasts of the New World, guided by the hands of Aleta, Immortal Caretaker, evolved into these, who are the founders and leaders of the Warpath. They're mostly CatFolk or [[WolfMan Wolf Men]].

A millenia ago, "The Calamity" [[VideoGame/{{Bastion}} (no, not that one)]] consumed the Old World (represented by the Factionless cards), destroying almost everything. The world was split into multiple realities (potentially infinite ones, hence the title), populated by a all sorts of different peoples and races- the world of Talich is home to the knights of [[KnightTemplar the Order of the Flame Dawn]] and the highly advanced [[MegaCorp Genesis Industries]], the plane of Reisch is fought over by the [[{{Wutai}} Descendants of the Dragon]], [[DealWithTheDevil the sorcerers of the Cult of Verore]] and the renegade [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Exiles of the Wastes]] and the New World is occupied by [[TheHorde the beasts of the Warpath]]. Worst of all, though, is the plane of Avarrach, once a prosperous world now completely consumed by a horrific [[TheVirus nano-virus]] that turned every living thing on it into a horde of cybernetic zombies- [[ZombieApocalypse the Sleepers of Avarrach.]] Now rifts are opening between the planes and conflict is breaking out, especially as the Sleepers begin to spread across the multiverse.

As well as the 2013 base set, 2 expansions have already been released: 'Rise' which introduced the corrupted Exiles faction and 'Infestation' which focussed on the spread of the Virus across the multiverse (resulting in a large focus on the Sleepers of Avarrach) and introduced dual faction cards to the game. The 3rd expansion, 'Ascension' is coming soon, which will include the 8th faction, an army of angels and 'ascended' creatures. Additionally, [[http://au.infinitywarsgame.com/news/view/star_trek Lightmare have also released a special set of cards based on]] ''StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', which are be playable in normal games but not in ranked matches.

* AerithAndBob: The three neutral angels in the game so far- Radariah, Jubaliah and Cheryl.

* HumongousMecha: Mega Units 01, 02 and 03, the biggest characters available to Genesis Industries

** Also any REALLY big creature with Unstoppable, which keep attacking until they die or hit the enemy fortress once. Dragons are the most notable examples.

* LoveMakesYouCrazy: Unintentionally; the Virus of Avarrach was created by a man who fell in love with that plane's incarnation of the immortal Aleta, who was trying to find a way to avoid a MayflyDecemberRomance with her by making himself as immortal as her. Instead he created a nano-virus that decided that the only way the man's body could survive eternally was to convert all of his organs to cybernetics. He became PatientZero.

* SchizoTech: Technology levels vary between the worlds. The beasts of the Warpath eschew technology almost completely, getting by on shamanism and their natural brutality. The inhabitants of Reisch rely more on magic and seem to be at roughly a medieval or renaissance level. On Talich, the Flame Dawn seem to be at a high level of SteamPunk (they have {{Jet Pack}}s, guns and tanks) while Genesis Industries are effectively space-aged (they have a sub-orbital ion canon as well as highly advanced robots and lasers). Avarrach may have been the most advanced of all- which ironically led to its downfall when their nanotechnology created TheVirus.

* ApocalypseHow: The Calamity was apparently at ''least'' Class 6, although its exact nature is vague. Not only did it wipe out the population of the Old World, it also split it into multiple realities. Aleta and Agent Coyle were involved somehow and the only survivors, and now they exist in all factions.

* AerithAndBob, OurAngelsAreDifferent: The three neutral angels in the game so far- Radariah, Jubaliah and Cheryl.

* {{Nanomachines}}: The nature of the Virus of Avarrach.

* TheVirus: The Virus of Avarrach, obviously.

A millenia ago, "The Calamity" [[VideoGame/{{Bastion}} (no, not that one)]] consumed the Old World, destroying almost everything. The world was split into multiple realities (potentially infinite ones, hence the title), populated by a all sorts of different peoples and races- the world of Talich is home to the knights of [[KnightTemplar the Order of the Flame Dawn]] and the highly advanced [[MegaCorp Genesis Industries]], the plane of Reisch is fought over by the [[{{Wutai}} Descendants of the Dragon]], [[DealWithTheDevil the sorcerers of the Cult of Verore]] and the renegade Exiles of the Wastes and the New World is occupied by [[TheHorde the beasts of the Warpath]]. Worst of all, though, is the plane of Avarrach, once a prosperous world now completely consumed by a horrific [[TheVirus nano-virus]] that turned every living thing on it into a horde of cybernetic zombies- [[ZombieApocalypse the Sleepers of Avarrach.]] Now rifts are opening between the planes and conflict is breaking out, especially as the Sleepers begin to spread across the multiverse.

The game takes full advantage of its digital status to incorporate mechanics that are impossible (or at least ridiculously difficult) to implement in hard-copy [=CCGs=], most notably the simultaneous turn system. Additionally, all the cards are animated- the characters depicted on them live and breathe (or don't in the case of the undead Sleepers and the Genesis robots) and action cards often depict full-blown action scenes. Additionally, there are 2 main ways to eliminate your opponent: by reducing his life (or stronghold strength in this case) from 100 to 0, or reducing his morale from 100 to 0 instead (morale loss is most commonly caused by having your creatures destroyed, punishing you for taking [[WeHaveReserves a cavalier approach to their welfare]]). Since all decisions in a turn have to be made before you can see what your opponent is going to do, there is a heavy emphasis on accurately predicting the enemy's actions in advance and moving to counter them, resulting in games often descending into XanatosSpeedChess.

* AerithAndBob: The three neutral angels in the game so far- Radariah, Jubaliah and Cheryl.

* ApocalypseHow: The Calamity was apparently at ''least'' Class 6, although its exact nature is vague. Not only did it wipe out the population of the Old World, it also split it into multiple realities. Aleta was involved somehow and she was also its only survivor, although she was split as well.

* ButtMonkey: Apparently Yobo, Who Nobody Likes, the only character in the game who actually GIVES you morale when he dies rather than making you lose it. Somewhat of a UnpopularPopularCharacter among the fanbase.
* EvilMeScaresMe: Aleta, the Immortal Tinkerer (the Aleta of Talich) became Aleta, the Immortal Searcher when she travelled to Averrach in the hopes of finding a cure for the Virus. The meeting between her and Aleta, Immortal Sufferer disturbs her greatly.

** Also any REALLY big creature with Unstoppable, which keep attacking until they fail to kill a defender or hit the enemy fortress. Dragons are the most notable examples.

* WrenchWench: Aleta, Immortal Tinkerer.

As well as the 2013 base set, 2 expansions have already been released: 'Rise' which introduced the corrupted Exiles faction and 'Infestation' which focussed on the spread of the Virus across the multiverse (resulting in a large focus on the Sleepers of Avarrach) and introduced dual faction cards to the game. The 3rd expansion, 'Ascension' is coming soon, which will include the 8th faction, an army of angels and 'ascended' creatures. Additionally, [[http://au.infinitywarsgame.com/news/view/star_trek Lightmare have announced a special set of cards based on]] ''StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', which will be playable in normal games but not in ranked matches.

** Agent Coyle, Alpha One: [[HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse "I HAVE THE POWER!"]]

* ButtMonkey: Apparently Yobo, Who Nobody Likes, the only character in the game who actually GIVES you morale when he dies rather than making you lose it. Somewhat of a PopularUnpopularCharacter among the fanbase.

As well as the 2013 base set, 2 expansions have already been released: 'Rise' which introduced the corrupted Exiles faction and 'Infestation' which focussed on the spread of the Virus across the multiverse (resulting in a large focus on the Sleepers of Avarrach) and introduced dual faction cards to the game. The 3rd expansion, 'Ascension' is coming soon, accompanied by rumours of an 8th faction. Additionally, [[http://au.infinitywarsgame.com/news/view/star_trek Lightmare have announced a special set of cards based on]] ''StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', which will be playable in normal games but not in ranked matches.

* PettingZooPeople: Many of the beasts of the New World, guided by the hands of Aleta, Immortal Caretaker, evolved into these, who are the founders and leaders of the Warpath. They mostly look like cat people or wolf people.

* SealedEvilInACan: Aleta, Immortal Sorceress imprisoned Vasir the demon prince below Veroria, using him as the key to controlling the demons. You would not ''believe'' how much trouble she's in [[FateWorseThanDeath now he's escaped and captured her for revenge]].

A millenia ago, "The Calamity" [[VideoGame/{{Bastion}} (no, not that one)]] consumed the Old World, destroying almost everything. The world was split into multiple realities (potentially infinite ones, hence the title), populated by a all sorts of different peoples and races- the world of Talich is home to the knights of [[KnightTemplar the Order of the Flame Dawn]] and the highly advanced [[MegaCorp Genesis Industries]], the plane of Reisch is fought over by the [[{{Wutai}} Descendants of the Dragon]], [[DealWithTheDevil the sorcerers of the Cult of Verore]] and the renegade Exiles of the Wastes and the remnants of the Old World are occupied by [[TheHorde the beasts of the Warpath]]. Worst of all, though, is the plane of Avarrach, once a prosperous world now completely consumed by a horrific [[TheVirus nano-virus]] that turned every living thing on it into a horde of cybernetic zombies- [[ZombieApocalypse the Sleepers of Avarrach.]] Now portals are opening between the planes and conflict is breaking out, especially as the Sleepers begin to spread across the multiverse.

* EvilTwin: Aleta, Immortal Sorceress and Aleta, Immortal Sufferer to the rest of the Aletas. One's a LadyOfBlackMagic who enslaved a powerful demon prince to power the life-devouring sorceries of the Cult of Verore, the other is a tormented, insane and utterly corrupted cyborg who cannot die like the rest of the population of Avarrach due to her immortality.

* PettingZooPeople: Many of the surviving beasts of the Old World, guided by the hands of Aleta, Immortal Caretaker, evolved into these, who are the founders and leaders of the Warpath. They mostly look like cat people or wolf people.
* SchizoTech: Technology levels vary between the worlds. The beasts of the Warpath eschew technology almost completely. The inhabitants of Reisch rely more on magic and seem to be at roughly a medieval or renaissance level. On Talich, the Flame Dawn seem to be at a high level of SteamPunk (they have {{Jet Pack}}s, guns and tanks) while Genesis Industries are effectively space-aged (they have a sub-orbital ion canon as well as highly advanced robots and lasers). Avarrach may have been the most advanced of all- which ironically led to its downfall when their nanotechnology created TheVirus.

* LoveMakesYouCrazy: Unintentionally; the Virus of Avarrach was created by a man who fell in love with that plane's incarnation of the immortal Aleta, who was trying to find a way to avoid a MayflyDecemberRomance with her by making himself as immortal as her. Instead he created a nano-virus that decided that the only way the man's body could survive was to replace all his organs with cybernetics. He became PatientZero.

* EvilIsSexy: Princess Hinekri of the Exiles.

* OneOfUs: The developers were quite clear that the reason they're making an expansion based on ''StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' is simply because they're huge nerds and ''love'' TNG.

A millenia ago, "The Calamity" [[VideoGame/Bastion (no, not that one)]] consumed the Old World, destroying almost everything. The world was split into multiple realities (potentially infinite ones, hence the title), populated by a all sorts of different peoples and races- the world of Talich is home to the knights of [[KnightTemplar the Order of the Flame Dawn]] and the highly advanced [[MegaCorp Genesis Industries]], the plane of Reisch is fought over by the [[{{Wutai}} Descendants of the Dragon]], [[DealWithTheDevil the sorcerers of the Cult of Verore]] and the renegade Exiles of the Wastes and the remnants of the Old World are occupied by [[TheHorde the beasts of the Warpath]]. Worst of all, though, is the plane of Avarrach, once a prosperous world now completely consumed by a horrific [[TheVirus nano-virus]] that turned every living thing on it into a horde of cybernetic zombies- [[ZombieApocalypse the Sleepers of Avarrach.]] Now portals are opening between the planes and conflict is breaking out, especially as the Sleepers begin to spread across the multiverse.