History VideoGame / LoveAndWar

* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Continues from Act I. The ruling dynasty of the Zion Empire is called the [[FirstWorldWar Hohenzollern Dynasty]], and its current rulers are Emperor ''Charlemagne'' and Prince ''Wilhelm''.

* BadassBoast: When Captain Blackheart captures Carranya, right at the end, Ryan has this to say. What makes it more awesome is that he [[ShutUpHannibal lives up to his boast]]:

* HannibalLecture: There's a classic moment right at the end of the story, where Captain Blackheart grabs hold of Carranya, tells Ryan to drop his gun if he wants to save her, and taunts him saying that "he's not really a killer". Ryan's response? [[ShutUpHannibal A huge Tommy gun blast]] [[BoomHeadshot to Blackheart's head]], followed by his comforting a terrified Carranya as [[ToBeContinued the episode ends.]]

[[caption-width-right:328:From left to right: [[FirstLove Marianne]], [[LoveableRogue Armin]], [[TheHero Ryan]], [[GirlNextDoor Lavie]], [[GeniusBruiser Henrik]] and [[MysteriousPast Juno]].]]

-->'''Betty:''' ''(beaming)'' "I'm going pway all day!"

* InSovietRussiaTropeMocksYou: Apparently the [[PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny Varald Directorate]] is based on the Soviet Union in more than one way - in one of the game's libraries, Ryan finds a book by "Yakoly Smirnikol" entitled [[ShoutOut "In Varald Directorate, Ministry Owns You!"]]

** One of the books that Ryan finds in his adventures alludes to [[InSovietRussiaTropeMocksYou Russian Reversal]], apparently current in the Varald Directorate.

* {{Bishonen}}: Ryan, though he's not just a pretty face. Check out some art [[http://antioch.snow-fall.com/law/images/fan/ryanjikko.jpg here]].

* {{Bishonen}}: Ryan. Check out the game art [[http://antioch.snow-fall.com/law/images/wall/marianne.jpg here]].

* ChickMagnet: Ryan, to some extent. Apart from Marianne and Lavie, there are several girls in Davenport - Jaina, Cathy, Jessibelle, Rachel, Eliza and Sheri - who express feelings for him more or less subtly. Lavie is ''not'' amused by this. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]], though, given both his [[{{Bishonen}} appearance]] and his [[SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan personality]] in the game.

--> '''Ryan:''' ''(realizing what's up)'' "What exactly is she asking for, I wonder?"

* ShipperOnDeck: Ryan's friend Cathy ships him with Lavie, much to his annoyance. Later on, it seems like Theodore Eramond is also doing a bit of match-making for his son: he appoints Lavie as Ryan's deputy on their errands, and buys them tickets on a ship (as part of another errand) - on which they will have to share a room. Finally, if Ryan talks to Lavie's parents before the ending (when they're going on the cruise together), both of them drop not-so-subtle hints that they'd be happy if Ryan and Lavie got together.

* CaughtInTheRain: This happens to Ryan and Lavie just as they are wrapping things up in Glendale, forcing them to seek shelter in an inn for the night, which conveniently [[ThereIsOnlyOneBed happens to have only a single room for couples, with two beds joined together]]. WillTheyOrWontThey? [[spoiler: They don't. Poor Lavie.]]

* ChickMagnet: Ryan, to some extent. Apart from Marianne and Lavie, there are several girls in Davenport - Jaina, Cathy, Jessibelle, Rachel, Eliza and Sheri - who express feelings for him more or less subtly. Lavie is ''not'' amused by this. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]], though, given both his [[{{Bishonen}} appearance]] and his [[SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan personality.]]

* ChickMagnet: Ryan, to some extent. Apart from Marianne and Lavie, there are several girls in Davenport - Jaina, Cathy, Jessibelle, Rachel, Eliza and Sheri - who express feelings for him more or less subtly. Lavie is ''not'' amused by this.

* ComingOfAgeStory: When the story begins, Ryan is unsure about his future goals; he's also a self-described agnostic, in contrast to his friend Henrik who has chosen a University life and belongs to the Church of Infinity. As the story progresses, Ryan learns several lesssons, but is [[ToBeContinued still undecided.]]

* IHaveToWashMyHair: Lavie uses this excuse, word for word, when repelling the ham-fisted and [[AbhorrentAdmirer unwanted]] advances of Sheri's boyfriend Greg. When Greg tries to [[LampshadeHanging get trope-savvy]] by suggesting that they meet up the next day, Lavie comes up with: [[CrowningMomentOfFunny "My hair needs a lot of attention!"]]

* AlcoholHic: Used to comic effect with some of the NPCs in the pubs that Ryan visits.

** A young mother and her daughter in Hartridge, who are fields of Lavie's, are named [[ArchieComics Veronica and Betty Taylor.]]

* NuclearFamily: The ''status quo'' in Ryan's town of Davenport, except that most families we encounter (Ryan's, Henrik's, and Lavie's) have only one child - Armin is the exception, as he has a SingleMom and a younger brother, Shirvin.

* NuclearFamily: The ''status quo'' in Ryan's town of Davenport, except that most families we encounter have only one child.

* {{Meido}}: Carmen, the Regales' housekeeper, is a grown-up example, at least in terms of her outfit.

* ChristianityIsCatholic: The Church of Infinity, which has its own country, is governed by a Pontiff and Archbishops, and has several missionary nuns found in different parts of the game world.

* CatchPhrase: "Always do the right thing", a lesson Ryan was taught by his grandfather, and that both he and Henrik take to heart.