* CrystalDragonJesus : The Trithinite faith that originated in the south of the Kathos subcontintent (the primary stage of the setting). Not much is shown of its theological nature, but [[http://www.irongrip.net/index.php?view=3963 its history seems to mirror the developments of both Christianity and Islam]] in several ways. There is also some mention of a concept similar to the belief in reincarnation. Though not their original faith, Trithinism was embraced by the Fahrongi to the point where it [[http://www.isotx.com/uploads/InterfaceLeader/artwork/triumph.jpg became their state religion]]. [[ChurchMilitant and an excuse for waging crusades against all unbelievers]]... On the other hand, the Fahrong missionares spreading the faith [[MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch tend to be quite sensible, goodwilling]] and [[TechnicalPacifist non-militant people]]. 
** The CrystalDragonJesus trope is also [[InvertedTrope inverted]] by the other superpower, Rahmos - whose inhabitants are educated to be OutgrownSuchSillySuperstitions {{Flat Earth Atheist}}s. ''Crystal Dragon [[InSovietRussiaTropeMocksYou Quasi-Communist Ideology]]'', [[PlayingWithATrope anyone ?]]

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* CrystalDragonJesus : The Trithinite faith that originated in the south of the Kathos subcontintent (the primary stage of the setting). Not much is shown of its theological nature, but [[http://www.irongrip.net/index.php?view=3963 its history seems to mirror the developments of both Christianity and Islam]] in several ways. There is also some mention of a concept similar to the belief in reincarnation. Though not their original faith, Trithinism was embraced by the Fahrongi to the point where it [[http://www.isotx.com/uploads/InterfaceLeader/artwork/triumph.jpg became their state religion]]. [[ChurchMilitant and an excuse for waging crusades against all unbelievers]]... On the other hand, the Fahrong missionares spreading the faith [[MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch tend to be quite sensible, goodwilling]] and [[TechnicalPacifist non-militant people]].
** The CrystalDragonJesus trope is also [[InvertedTrope inverted]] by the other superpower, Rahmos - whose inhabitants are educated to be OutgrownSuchSillySuperstitions {{Flat Earth Atheist}}s. ''Crystal Dragon [[InSovietRussiaTropeMocksYou Quasi-Communist Ideology]]'', [[PlayingWithATrope anyone ?]]

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* LowFantasy / PlanetaryRomance : Theia is a fictional, [[AllPlanetsAreEarthlike very Earth-like planet]], with the only differences being [[MinovskyPhysics somewhat altered laws of physics]] ([[{{HandWave}} to enable]] RuleOfCool technology) and a few giant creature species of the SeaMonster variety. [[HumansByAnyOtherName Theians]] are, for all intents and purposes, [[HumanAliens normal everyday humans]]. Flora and fauna is generally Earth-like, if [[CallARabbitASmeerp quite a bit smeerpy]]. [[MagicAndPowers Magic]] and PsychicPowers [[SlidingScaleOfRealisticVersusFantastic are completely non-existant in the setting]]. Even {{Magitek}} gets averted.
* MedievalStasis : Averted. "SchizoTech and AnachronismStew Stasis" would probably be more appropriate. Things like motor vehicles, mechs, aircraft and zeppelins haven't always been a part of the setting and were invented fairly recently. [[DoubleSubversion However]], it's also implied, that "fairly recently" means they have been known ''for several centuries'' and that actual progress towards breakthroughs in technology takes a fair amount of time when compared to Earth. This is all possibly [[JustifiedTrope justified]] by the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Ice_Age Little Ice Age]]-like atmosphere of the whole setting.

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* LowFantasy / PlanetaryRomance : Theia is a fictional, [[AllPlanetsAreEarthlike very Earth-like planet]], with the only differences being [[MinovskyPhysics somewhat altered laws of physics]] ([[HandWave to enable]] RuleOfCool technology) and a few giant creature species of the SeaMonster variety. [[HumansByAnyOtherName Theians]] are, for all intents and purposes, [[HumanAliens normal everyday humans]]. Flora and fauna is generally Earth-like, if [[CallARabbitASmeerp quite a bit smeerpy]]. [[MagicAndPowers Magic]] and PsychicPowers [[SlidingScaleOfRealisticVersusFantastic are completely non-existant in the setting]]. Even {{Magitek}} gets averted.
* MedievalStasis : Averted. "SchizoTech and AnachronismStew Stasis" would probably be more appropriate. Things like motor vehicles, mechs, aircraft and zeppelins haven't always been a part of the setting and were invented fairly recently. [[DoubleSubversion However]], it's also implied, that "fairly recently" means they have been known ''for several centuries'' and that actual progress towards breakthroughs in technology takes a fair amount of time when compared to Earth. This is all possibly [[JustifiedTrope justified]] by the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Ice_Age Little Ice Age]]-like atmosphere of the whole setting.

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* StandardFPSGuns : Played mostly straight in both games, though not without a few subversions. Some of the guns have rather novel [[SecondaryFire secondary firing]] modes (e.g. the shotgun and flamethrower from ''Warlord''). One of the starting guns in ''Warlord'' is a [[BoringButPractical simple Atelian hunting rifle]], and though it looks pretty archaic, it actually fills the role of a typical war FPS marksman rifle. 
* StandardSciFiArmy : The units appearing in the series cover most of the traditional cathegories. The guerilla fighters (Kathosian townsmen, Atelians) are mostly irregular infantry, contain a lot of civilian units thrown into the mix, have very little in the way of vehicles, but own some packhorses and mounts. The standing armies are predictably more numerous, have very varied infantry, armoured cars and trains, tanks, stationary and self-propelled artillery and {{Awesome Personnel Carrier}}s. The Fahrongi {{Spider Tank}}s sort of count as Mecha. Air forces are used only by wealthier countries or {{Sky Pirate}}s and are generally well-equipped with fighters, small bombers, {{Cool Airship}}s, {{Drop Ship}}s [[OverlyLongGag and Gunships]]. The closest thing to a SuperSoldier unit are the Fahrongi officers - members of a specially bred caste of Fahrong society, who also undergo a TrainingFromHell organised by their country's ChurchMilitant. In addition, they serve the role of a Political unit, boosting morale of the troops (this is also a gameplay element in ''Warlord''). Both Fahrong and Atelian armies use suicide bombers as a variation of the Terror troop cathegory.

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* StandardFPSGuns : Played mostly straight in both games, though not without a few subversions. Some of the guns have rather novel [[SecondaryFire secondary firing]] modes (e.g. the shotgun and flamethrower from ''Warlord''). One of the starting guns in ''Warlord'' is a [[BoringButPractical simple Atelian hunting rifle]], and though it looks pretty archaic, it actually fills the role of a typical war FPS marksman rifle.
* StandardSciFiArmy : The units appearing in the series cover most of the traditional cathegories. The guerilla fighters (Kathosian townsmen, Atelians) are mostly irregular infantry, contain a lot of civilian units thrown into the mix, have very little in the way of vehicles, but own some packhorses and mounts. The standing armies are predictably more numerous, have very varied infantry, armoured cars and trains, tanks, stationary and self-propelled artillery and {{Awesome Personnel Carrier}}s. The Fahrongi {{Spider Tank}}s sort of count as Mecha. Air forces are used only by wealthier countries or {{Sky Pirate}}s and are generally well-equipped with fighters, small bombers, {{Cool Airship}}s, {{Drop Ship}}s [[OverlyLongGag and Gunships]]. The closest thing to a SuperSoldier unit are the Fahrongi officers - members of a specially bred caste of Fahrong society, who also undergo a TrainingFromHell organised by their country's ChurchMilitant. In addition, they serve the role of a Political unit, boosting morale of the troops (this is also a gameplay element in ''Warlord''). Both Fahrong and Atelian armies use suicide bombers as a variation of the Terror troop cathegory.

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* UsedFuture : Although TheVerse of the games is not set in the future (more like ALongTimeAgoInAGalaxyFarFarAway), it still fits this trope to a tee. The overall look of ''all'' the military and civilian tech makes it often hard to decide [[UsedFuture whether it's truely old, rusty and battered]] or [[RuleOfCool deliberately steampunkish-looking]]... 
* UrbanWarfare : Most of the maps take place in occupied or besieged cities or fortresses. A lot of them are... [[SceneryGorn not in very good shape]]... 
* VestigialEmpire : Kathos was once TheKingdom, until CivilWar between the heirs to the imperial throne broke out. The war ended in an indecisive stalemate, with competing brothers Mercos and Garados usurping different parts of the empire. The brothers replaced the former capital of Torun with two newly founded cities, both [[{{Egopolis}} named after them]]. Several millenia of ludicrous infighting later, Kathos is [[BalkanizeMe a balkanised region]] of wealthy and powerful, but ultimately quarelling [[LandOfOneCity city states]]. Thanks to another CivilWar and StupidityIsTheOnlyOption, [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking they all fall prey to the new superpower]], Rahmos - becoming the aptly named Rahmos Protectorate States. 
* VideogameFlamethrowersSuck : Both averted and played straight. The flamethrowers in ''Warlord'' are really powerful and can deal massive damage to infantry - ''the Fahrongi flamethrowers'', that is (with the Fahrong flamethrowermen taking the GoddamnBats trope to spectacular new levels). The Atelian "Salamander" flamethrower is nearly as powerful and has a unique secondary firing mode : It can spray some of its fuel on the ground to create lightable patches of burning fire. Sadly, it's severely disadvantaged by its small and fast-depleting fuel tank, making it CoolButInefficient. Your best bet is to crouch behind the corner of an alleyway and start squirting flame on a fresh new row of incoming enemy soldiers. The {{Molotov Cocktail}}s are still the better incendiary weapon for all occassions.

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* UsedFuture : Although TheVerse of the games is not set in the future (more like ALongTimeAgoInAGalaxyFarFarAway), it still fits this trope to a tee. The overall look of ''all'' the military and civilian tech makes it often hard to decide [[UsedFuture whether it's truely old, rusty and battered]] or [[RuleOfCool deliberately steampunkish-looking]]...
* UrbanWarfare : Most of the maps take place in occupied or besieged cities or fortresses. A lot of them are... [[SceneryGorn not in very good shape]]...
* VestigialEmpire : Kathos was once TheKingdom, until CivilWar between the heirs to the imperial throne broke out. The war ended in an indecisive stalemate, with competing brothers Mercos and Garados usurping different parts of the empire. The brothers replaced the former capital of Torun with two newly founded cities, both [[{{Egopolis}} named after them]]. Several millenia of ludicrous infighting later, Kathos is [[BalkanizeMe a balkanised region]] of wealthy and powerful, but ultimately quarelling [[LandOfOneCity city states]]. Thanks to another CivilWar and StupidityIsTheOnlyOption, [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking they all fall prey to the new superpower]], Rahmos - becoming the aptly named Rahmos Protectorate States.
* VideogameFlamethrowersSuck : Both averted and played straight. The flamethrowers in ''Warlord'' are really powerful and can deal massive damage to infantry - ''the Fahrongi flamethrowers'', that is (with the Fahrong flamethrowermen taking the GoddamnBats trope to spectacular new levels). The Atelian "Salamander" flamethrower is nearly as powerful and has a unique secondary firing mode : It can spray some of its fuel on the ground to create lightable patches of burning fire. Sadly, it's severely disadvantaged by its small and fast-depleting fuel tank, making it CoolButInefficient. Your best bet is to crouch behind the corner of an alleyway and start squirting flame on a fresh new row of incoming enemy soldiers. The {{Molotov Cocktail}}s are still the better incendiary weapon for all occassions.

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* WorldOfBadass : ''Warlord'', full stop. 
* XMeetsY : ''Iron Grip : The Opression'' is pretty much the RealLife historical [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warsaw_Ghetto_Uprising Warszaw Ghetto uprising]], [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warsaw_Uprising Warszaw uprising]] and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest_uprising Budapest uprising]]... [-[[RecycledInSpace IN A STEAMPUNK LOW FANTASY SETTING]]-] ! 
** And ''Iron Grip : Warlord'' is like a SteamPunk edition of the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Stalingrad Battle of Stalingrad]] and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Leningrad Siege of Leningrad]] taken UpToEleven. 
* ZeppelinsFromAnotherWorld / CoolAirship : [[http://www.isotx.com/uploads/InterfaceLeader/artwork/airship.jpg Whoa...]] [[http://www.isotx.com/uploads/Ome_Vince/dreadnoughtbig1.jpg Once]] [[http://www.isotx.com/uploads/Ome_Vince/indomitable-cruiser.jpg again]] - [[http://www.keiththompsonart.com/pages/zeppelin.html in]] [[http://www.keiththompsonart.com/pages/sedalesserpent.html spades]] ! They're more like [[MilitaryMashupMachine a cross between a rigid airship and a WWI dreadnought]]. Several missions in ''Opression'' involve the Resistance trying to complete their objectives before Zeppelin-Dreadnoughts turn the entire area they're in into a crater. ''Warlord'' reuses the premise, but it's [[PlayingWithATrope played with]] / [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] in an interesting fashion (see the GenghisGambit above). 
* ZergRush : The basic tactic of the attacking armies. The Fahrong ones from ''Warlord'' take this to [[SerialEscalation ruthless and unbelievable levels]]...

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* WorldOfBadass : ''Warlord'', full stop.
* XMeetsY : ''Iron Grip : The Opression'' is pretty much the RealLife historical [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warsaw_Ghetto_Uprising Warszaw Ghetto uprising]], [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warsaw_Uprising Warszaw uprising]] and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest_uprising Budapest uprising]]... [-[[RecycledInSpace IN A STEAMPUNK LOW FANTASY SETTING]]-] !
** And ''Iron Grip : Warlord'' is like a SteamPunk edition of the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Stalingrad Battle of Stalingrad]] and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Leningrad Siege of Leningrad]] taken UpToEleven.
* ZeppelinsFromAnotherWorld / CoolAirship : [[http://www.isotx.com/uploads/InterfaceLeader/artwork/airship.jpg Whoa...]] [[http://www.isotx.com/uploads/Ome_Vince/dreadnoughtbig1.jpg Once]] [[http://www.isotx.com/uploads/Ome_Vince/indomitable-cruiser.jpg again]] - [[http://www.keiththompsonart.com/pages/zeppelin.html in]] [[http://www.keiththompsonart.com/pages/sedalesserpent.html spades]] ! They're more like [[MilitaryMashupMachine a cross between a rigid airship and a WWI dreadnought]]. Several missions in ''Opression'' involve the Resistance trying to complete their objectives before Zeppelin-Dreadnoughts turn the entire area they're in into a crater. ''Warlord'' reuses the premise, but it's [[PlayingWithATrope played with]] / [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] in an interesting fashion (see the GenghisGambit above).
* ZergRush : The basic tactic of the attacking armies. The Fahrong ones from ''Warlord'' take this to [[SerialEscalation ruthless and unbelievable levels]]...

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