History VideoGame / Killer7

* HeyItsThatVoice: Ulmeyda is voiced by Cam Clarke, who you might recognize as [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid Liquid Snake]], [[Manga/{{Akira}} Kaneda]], and [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 Leonardo]].
** Harman is none other than Dwight Schultz, AKA [[Series/TheATeam Howling Mad Murdock]].
** Garcian (Greg Eagles) is [[EternalDarkness Michael Edwards and Chattur'gha]] as well as [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid Gray Fox, Donald Anderson, and Peter Stillman]].
** Dan (Michael Gough) is [[VideoGame/XenoSaga Jin Uzuki]], [[Franchise/MetalGear Johnny Sasaki]], [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil4 Osmond Saddler]], [[Franchise/{{Castlevania}} Richter Belmont]], and [[SilentHill Harry Mason]].
** KAEDE (TaraStrong) is [[FairlyOddParents Timmy Turner]], [[FinalFantasyX Rikku]], and [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Twilight Sparkle]].
** Coyote (Benito Martinez) is [[TheShield David Aceveda]].
** Samantha (Heidi Anderson) is the Gamecube [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil Jill Valentine.]]
** Toru Fukushima (Jim Ward) is [[TheFairlyOddParents Chet Ubetcha]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Ben 10}} Diamondhead, XLR8, Wildvine]], [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3 Granin]], [[{{Painkiller}} Asmodeus]], [[RatchetAndClank Captain Quark]], and [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil4 Jack Krauser]].
** Jean [=DePaul=] (James Horan) is [[Franchise/RatchetAndClank Slim Cognito.]]
** Hiro Kasai (Robin Atkin Downes) is [[Franchise/RatchetAndClank Captain Slag]], [[FinalFantasyTactics Delita Heiral]], [[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 The Medic]], [[KingdomHearts Luxord]], [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolidPeaceWalker Kaz Miller]], and [[VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes Travis Touchdown]].
** Gabriel Clemence (Chris Cox) is [[JusticeLeagueUnlimited Captain Atom, Shining Knight]], and [[VideoGame/JakAndDaxter Pecker]].
** Curtis Blackburn (Alastair Duncan) is [[WesternAnimation/TheBatman Alfred Pennyworth,]] and [[LegacyOfKain Mortanius.]]
** Love Wilcox (Debi Derryberry) is [[WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutron Jimmy Neutron]], [[Anime/ZatchBell Zatch]], [[Anime/TenchiMuyo Ryo-ohki]], [[{{Yakuza}} Haruka]], [[NoMoreHeroes Matt Helms]], and [[WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy Nergal Jr.]]
** Kun Lan (Joe Lala) is [[{{Golgo13}} Don Roccini]].
** The Narrator (Jack Angel) is [[{{Transformers}} Omega Supreme and Ultra Magnus]].
** Linda Vermillion is JenniferHale
** Kenjiro Matsuoka, Benjamin Keane, and Trevor Pearlharbor are SteveBlum.

* InMediasRes: ''Target 00: Angel'' pretty much throws you straight into the game without a single bit of exposition.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Some of the earliest trailers had different character designs for the crew, and (possibly) the plot would have been different. Kaede wore a white collared shirt and pants, Harman was thicker and didn't have the goatee, and Heaven's Smiles were not zombie creatures, but berserk humans with joker faces.

* AGodAmI: Kun Lan and Trevor Pearlharbor both have shades of this.

* TomatoInTheMirror: [[spoiler:All the Smiths, with the exception of Harman, are actually ''Garcian's'' split personalities.]]

* GenreBusting: Both the story and gameplay are nearly impossible to neatly categorize. In terms of gameplay, the limited movement, fixed camera angles, and light AdventureGame elements suggest a SurvivalHorror game (not surprising, seeing as it was produced by Creator/ShinjiMikami), while the combat resembles a RailShooter and the powerup system is more reminiscent of a traditional action game with RPGElements. The plot, meanwhile, plays out like a bizarre lovechild of HideoKojima, DavidLynch, and QuentinTarantino.

** Dan (Michael Gough) is [[VideoGame/XenoSaga Jin Uzuki]], [[Franchise/MetalGear Johnny Sasaki]], [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil4 Osmond Saddler]], [[{{Castlevania}} Richter Belmont]], and [[SilentHill Harry Mason]].

* DeathIsASlapOnTheWrist: Apparently played straight, but in the long run, [[SubvertedTrope it's subverted]]. Dying as Dan, Kaede, Kevin, Coyote, Con or Mask simply transports you back to the last Harman's Room you visited. You can then switch to Garcian and make your way back to the place where the persona got killed, retrieve it, get transported back to Harman's Room and resurrect it by [[QuickTimeEvent repeatedly pressing X]]. You even get to keep all the blood you've collected. However, this means playing through the same stretch of level at least three times: 1) the original run before dying, 2) as Garcian up to the spot where you died, 3) a third run with the restored persona. Considering that the enemies respawn constantly, and Garcian is the weakest member of Killer7, dying isn't the walk in the park it's supposed to be. And if Garcian himself dies, it's a definitive Game Over.
* DecoyProtagonist: [[spoiler:The Smith's aren't Harman's split personalities. They're Garcian's. Somewhat of a subversion considering Harman barely gets any screentime anyway.]]

* GangstaStyle: Coyote and Con.
** Con does so while DualWielding, but Coyote has an especially bad case - he does not merely hold his gun sideways, but DIAGONALLY OVER HIS HEAD. Possibly subverted somewhat, as he has serious kickback and is one of the most difficult characters to aim with.

** Another example: Ayame Blackburn, who wears a kigurumi-style mask with exaggerated anime-style facial features.

** Another example: Ayame Blackburn, who wears a animegao cosplay mask.

** In an interesting twist, the Handsome Men follow the traditional Japanese values and each of the Killer7 conflicts with one them, but the game is kind of against those values, so the Killer7 still eventually win.
*** Courage: Kevin can escape from any fight.
*** Honesty: Coyote is a thief.
*** Respect: Con is a punk.
*** Loyalty: KAEDE has a bloodstain which, according to Travis, represents betrayal.
*** Honor: Dan kills when he wants to, not for honor.
*** Benevolence: MASK, despite what he and DePaul say, can use his powers for evil as well as good.
*** Justice: [[spoiler:Harman is brutal and turns children into a fighting force.]]

** The murder one isn't actually dissonant if you analyze it enough. It's intended as a reference to "What Child Is This?", a different version of Greensleeves, which is about rebirth and divine incarnation - [[spoiler:a subtle hint to Emir's motive for killing the Smith Syndicate.]]

* ViciousCycle: [[spoiler:No matter who wins each time, Harman and Kun Lan begin the game again in a hundred years.]]
** Worse still, their condescending attitude towards [[spoiler:Harman Smith]] and refusal to acknowledge [[spoiler:Garcian or the Angel]] implies that it's not even vicious for them - they just get bored every few hundred years and decide to play with humanity.

* UnorthodoxReload: Con bounces empty magazines off his knees and slaps new ones in with his feet. Garcian and MASK appear to manifest new magazines/rounds from their hips. Dan and Coyote seem to use speedloaders, which is fine--except Coyote's spent casings pop right out of their own volition. And instead of slapping them in like the boys, KAEDE slides her magazines into place [[TruthInTelevision like a good sniper]]--but she also fumbles with them.

* WakeUpCallBoss: Kurahashi and Akiba are quite a bit harder to deal with than [[WarmUpBoss Angel]].

In an alternate timeline TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture, worldwide peace has finally been achieved after a total ban on nuclear weapons and research. The remaining warheads are fired into space, where they collide and destroy each other.

* UnorthodoxReload: Con reloads like he's playing hackeysack.
** A lot of the Smiths have rather strange reloads, with characters slapping bullets into revolvers with lightning speed or seemingly just willing extra rounds into the chambers. The only realistic reload is KAEDE's, which also gives her the slowest reload time of all the Smiths.

* MrExposition: Travis and Iwazaru, but can you trust either of them?
** [[spoiler: Travis, yes. Iwazaru, NO.]]

* OurGhostsAreDifferent: Remnant Psyches. They're... [[MindScrew I don't know what the hell.]]

** Some of Dan's suits look like [[CowboyBebop Spike Spiegel's]] and [[LupinIII Lupin's.]]

Describe '''''Killer7''''' here?

''Where do we start''?

While this plot summary appears clear and concise, it only scratches the surface of the game's story. As the Smiths keep getting called in to deal with each new threat from Kun Lan, a deep conspiracy with ties to the origins of both Killer7 and the Heaven Smiles comes to light, and dozens of twists and turns follow.

* DeathIsASlapOnTheWrist: Apparently played straight, but in the long run, [[SubvertedTrope it's subverted]]. Dying as Dan, Kaede, Kevin, Coyote, Con or Mask simply transports you back to the last Harman's Room you visited. You can then switch to Garcian and make your way back to the place where the persona got killed, retrieve it, get transported back to Harman's Room and resurrect it by [[QuickTimeEvent repeatedly pressing X]]. You even get to keep all the blood you've collected. However, this means playing through the same stretch of level at least three times: 1) the original run before dying, 2) as Garcian up to the spot where you died, 3) a third run with the restored persona. Considering that the enemies respawn constantly, and Garcian is the weakest member of Killer7, dying isn't the walk in the park it's supposed to be. [[spoiler:Although, technically, all the characters are dead already]].