History VideoGame / MagnaCarta2

* LivingMacGuffin: Zephie. [[spoiler:She's this generation's Magna Carta.]]

* MadScientist: Huaren.

* SoftSpokenSadist: Elgar, naturally. [[spoiler:Or rather, Second Elgar.]] He deliberately choked Melissa in front of Juto during the Battle of Highwind Island to show him how powerless he was. [[spoiler:First Elgar, however, [[SubvertedTrope displayed no such sadistic behavior]].]]

* TheNapoleon: Crocell, although his in-game model never really shows it. Juto and Celestine see it, though.
* TheReveal: [[spoiler:Juto is Elgar--the Elgar who inadvertently almost killed Zephie, thereby violating Schuenzeit's absolute order]]. The game takes a bit of time drawing it out until the group finally [[spoiler:prioritize Zephie's rescue]].
* TheStinger: [[spoiler: It is implied that Juto spent the last three years getting better...somehow.]][[note]]Though it should be noted that, as the Magna Carta and Juto's Master, Zephie's still one of the possible few to still possess wizardry.[[/note]]

* BeardOfEvil: Schuenzeit. [[spoiler: Oh, and Alex.]]

* AmnesiacDissonance: [[spoiler:Juto]].

* BigBad: Schuenzeit Baren, who assasinated Queen Ibrin and took the throne for himself. [[spoiler: Counting his previous duplications as Taats and Srats, this marks his third time starting a war to fulfill his goals.]]

* FunnyAnimal: The Avis a flightless bird people with a knack for engineering. %% Werewolves, some of the Northern Forces, the Nekoneko, and the Trewa.

* JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind: With help from [[spoiler:his creator Nix]], Zephie and Rue embark on one [[spoiler:to heal Juto, freeing him from Schuenzeit's control in the process. This involves bringing Juto along to fight mental versions of himself, First Elgar, and Schuenzeit, before finally fighting Juto himself. Rue laments how the nature of this battle does not involve the real Schuenzeit at all]].

* TheReveal: [[spoiler:Juto is Elgar]]. And it is [[PunctuatedForEmphasis SO. DRAWN. OUT.]]
* TheStinger: [[spoiler: It is implied that Juto spent the last three years getting better...somehow]][[note]]Though it should be noted that, as the Magna Carta and Juto's Master, Zephie's still one of the possible few to still possess wizardry.[[/note]].

* JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind: With help from [[spoiler:his creator Nix]], Zephie and Rue embark on one [[spoiler:to heal Juto, freeing him from Schuenzeit's control in the process. This involves bringing Juto along to fight a Juto from when he first washed on Highwind Island, First Elgar, and finally Schuenzeit. Rue laments how the nature of this battle does not involve the real Schuenzeit at all]].

* AnimalsHateHim: Juto, in the third DLC Live Drama. [[spoiler:Must have something to do with Elgar, huh?]]

* BigBad: Schuenzeit Baren, who assasinated the Queen and took the throne for himself. [[spoiler: Counting his previous duplications as Taats and Srats, this marks his third time starting a war to fulfill his goals.]]

* FunnyAnimal: The Avis, Werewolves, some of the Northern Forces, the Nekoneko, and the Trewa.

* HeroicSacrifice: Schuenzeit, the citizens--almost everyone tries to get [[spoiler:Zephie]] to do one. Even ''she'' is convinced that this is the only way. [[spoiler:Luckily, Juto manages to talk her out of it.]]

* HumanResources: [[spoiler:This is how Sentinels are made. Taken UpToEleven in regards to La Strada: the wars that Straus instigates, and the resulting slaughter, leave behind the life force needed to power La Strada, which in turn keeps Lanzheim prosperous.]]
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Celestine uses a bottle of incense to fight with in her "Aroma" fighting style.

* JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind: Zephie and Rue embark on one [[spoiler:to heal Juto and free him from Schuenzeit's control]].

* LethalChef: Zephie.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:Nyx had this when he'd learned of First Elgar's "demise", but is relieved when he meets Juto.]]

* TerminallyDependentSociety: Lanzheim is dependant on La Strada, which provides the world with so much magical energy that they haven't needed to farm food for over one thousand years. [[spoiler:Two years after its destruction, people are getting on just fine with traditional farming methods]].

* TheStinger: [[spoiler: It is implied that Juto spent the last three years getting better...somehow]][[note]]Though it should be noted that as the Magna Carta and Juto's master, Zephie's still one of the possible few to still possess wizardry.[[/note]].

* HeroicSacrifice: Schuenzeit, the citizens--almost everyone tries to get [[spoiler:Zephie]] to do one. Even ''she'' is convinced that this is the only wat. [[spoiler:Luckily, Juto manages to talk her out of it.]]

* HeroicSacrifice: Schuenzeit, the citizens--almost everyone tries to get [[spoiler:Zephie]] to do one. Even ''she'' tries to pull the trigger. [[spoiler:Luckily, Juto manages to talk her out of it.]]

* HiddenElfVillage: Cota Mare. Subverted in that while everyone knows about it, very few people actually ''go'' there since the Mare are wary of other races. And by wary, we mean that the welcoming party ''may'' include spears and paralysing incense.
* HumanResources: [[spoiler:This is how Sentinels are made. Life force is also used to power La Strada, which keeps Lanzheim prosperous]].

* PaintItBlack: Two races have evil counterparts that are identical, except they include black in their color schemes: the Nekojack for the [[CatPeople Nekoneko]], and the Blackhorn Trewa to the Bluemoon Trewa.

* BigBad: Schuenzeit, [[spoiler:aka Srats, aka Taats, aka whatever-the-hell-name-he-uses-whenever-he-produces-a-duplicate-of-himself-and-uses-it-to-start-a-war]], who assasinated the Queen and took the throne for himself.

* FallenHero: [[spoiler:Strass. He committed genocide on the Carta race, used their kan to power his kamond- and La Strada- and rewrote the history books to make himself the selfless hero. When this supply of kan ran low, he created a duplicate of himself named Taats and started a war so that he could gather ''more'' kan. Victorious, he did the same thing again 150 years later as Srats, and another 150 years after that as Schuenzeit]].

* AmbiguousSyntax: Likely a result of localization, but in the English version, [[spoiler:Schuenzeit orders Juto with a "First! I believe I gave you an ''order''." It sounds like he's saying something like "First thing's first", but it's not until the party meets Nyx (Juto's creator) that they realize that Schuenzeit was addressing "First Elgar".]]

About a year prior, [[BigBad Former Prime Minister Schuenzeit]] has assassinated the queen and seized the throne for himself. [[EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses Princess Rzephillda]]--the late queen's last surviving heir--raises an army to oppose him, only to find themselves out-gunned by the powerful [[LivingWeapon Sentinel weapons]] deployed by Schuenzeit's "Northern Forces". Seeking the secrets to Sentinel creation, Rzephillda's "Southern Forces" follow a tip-off that leads them to Highwind Island. When the Northern Forces, led by a notorious assassin called "Elgar the Regicide", catch up to them, the island is plunged into conflict and Juto is swept into the war.

* WellIntentionedExtremist: Schuenzeit [[spoiler:a.k.a. Strass]] and his cronies want to keep Lanzheim prosperous, but seem to have no problem with [[AMillionIsAStatistic committing countless atrocities]] to keep it that way.

* FiveBadBand:
** TheBigBad: Schuenzeit
** TheDragon: Claire
** TheEvilGenius: Huaren
** TheBrute: Elgar [[spoiler: the Second]]
** TheDarkChick: [[spoiler: Melissa]]
* FiveManBand: The original configuration -
** TheHero: Zephie
** TheLancer: Rue
** TheSmartGuy: Crocell
** TheBigGuy: Argo
** TheChick: Celestine
** SixthRanger: Juto.
** And later -
*** TheHero: Juto
*** TheLancer: Zephie

* AmbiguouslyHuman: Huaren, who may or may not just be an old man in a mutated battle suit.

* ParentalAbandonment: Not one member of your party has a known living parent. [[spoiler:Juto was created in a lab; Zephie's mother Queen Ibrin killed by Schuenzeit (no mention of her father); Crocell's family were killed in the purges carried out by Elgar; and Celestine's mother died when she was a baby, while her father was captured by the Northern Forces and turned into a crazed Sentinel (though she does get to meet his ghost). Argo and Rue's parents are never mentioned, though are almost certainly no longer around]].

* SuperPrototype: [[spoiler:Juto, AKA First Elgar]].

* TheAtoner: Notably Juto, though both Zephie and Argo show traits of this as well.
* TheNapoleon: Crocell, although his in-game sprite never shows it. Juto and Celestine see it, though.

* TheStinger: [[spoiler: It is implied that Juto spent the last three years getting better...somehow]][[note]]Though it should be noted that as the Magna Carta and Juto's master, Zephie's still one of the possible few to still possess wizardry[[/note]].
* TheStoic: Rue, though she's largely changed during the ending.

* TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon: [[spoiler:La Strada, complete with trippy purple sky and HR Giger-esque architecture]].

** Raud becomes one at the end of the game [[spoiler:after his [[FaceHeelTurn betrayal.]] He believes that sacrificing Zephie to La Strada is wrong and the cycle ''should'' be broken. However, too many people have died for the cycle to end ''now.'' His intention is to sacrifice Zephie, and break the cycle the next time around, with no war.]]

* YoungerThanTheyLook: Celestine is 12 years old. The reason she looks more like a young woman's is due to the fact that Mare mature faster. Although, that also comes from their short 40-year lifespans.

About a year prior, Former Prime Minister Schuenzeit has assassinated the queen and seized the throne for himself. [[EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses Princess Rzephillda]]--the late queen's last surviving heir--raises an army to oppose him, only to find themselves out-gunned by the powerful [[LivingWeapon Sentinel weapons]] deployed by Schuenzeit's "Northern Forces". Seeking the secrets to Sentinel creation, Rzephillda's "Southern Forces" follow a tip-off that leads them to Highwind Island. When the Northern Forces, led by a notorious assassin called "Elgar the Regicide", catch up to them, the island is plunged into conflict and Juto is swept into the war.

* BigBad: [[spoiler:Strass, aka Schuenzeit, aka Srats, aka Taats, aka whatever-the-hell-name-he-uses-whenever-he-produces-a-duplicate-of-himself-and-uses-it-to-start-a-war]].

* OurElvesAreBetter: The Mare, who are basically elves with crystal horns. They live half as long as normal humans (the average Mare lifespan is 40 years), but are all incredibly [[Bishounen beautiful]] and have awesome magical powers. And, of course, they tend to hate people who would bring war to them.

The sequel to VideoGame/MagnaCarta.

* AllThereInTheManual: The last-names of the main cast, as well as Rue's full name (Siara Rue Tessia), are all in the artbook. Only Zephie and Crocell have their last names mentioned in-game.
* AmbiguouslyHuman: Huaren, who may or may not just be an old man in a battle suit.
* AmnesiacDissonance

* ArtificialHuman: [[spoiler:Late in the game, Juto and Elgar are revealed to be "humanoid Sentinels"--essentially, weapons with the intelligence and finesse that the usual Sentinels lack.]].

* FieryRedhead: Crocell and Melissa both have magenta hair, and have the personality to a tee. Moreso for Crocell, who uses lots of actual fire.

* FourTemperamentEnsemble: The Counter-Sentinel Unit - Juto is the Phlegmatic, Crocell is the Choleric, Celestine is the Sanguine, Argo is the Melancholic, and Zephie is the Leukine (except when Alex annoys her). Rue, meanwhile, tries not to show any emotion.

* HiddenElfVillage: Cota Mare. Subverted in that while everyone knows about it, very few people actually ''go'' there since the Mare are wary of other races. And by wary, we mean that the welcoming party includes spears and paralysing incense.

** Zephie uses a fan. No, not a battle fan like [[VideoGame/MortalKombat2 Kitana]]; we're talking a giant fan on a long stick, which Zephie fires wind magic from.
* InterspeciesRomance: Celestine and Argo.

* JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind: The party embark on one [[spoiler:to free Juto from Schuenzeit's control]].

* LightningBruiser: Rue. Literally.
* LoveAtFirstSight: Celestine, for Argo. Note that Argo is a massive Dragon/Hawk creature.

* MadScientist: Huaren
* MaleGaze: The first shot we see of Celestine is of her boobs.

* OurElvesAreBetter: The Mare, who are basically with crystal horns. They live half as long as normal humans, but are all incredibly pretty and have awesome magical powers. And, of course, they tend to hate people who would bring war to them.

* ParentalAbandonment: Not one member of your party has a known living parent. [[spoiler: Juto was created in a lab, Zephie's mother killed by Schuenzeit (no mention of her father), Crocell's parents were killed during the war, Celestine's mother died when she was a baby, while her father was captured by the Northern Forces and turned into a crazed Sentinel (though she does get to meet his ghost); Argo and Rue's parents are never mentioned, though are almost certainly no longer around]].
* PimpedOutDress: Princess Rzephillda of course wears one, but other girls wear some fancy outfits.
* PaintItBlack: Two races have evil counterparts that are identical, except they include black in their color schemes: the Nekojack for the Nekoneko, and the Blackhorn Trewa to the Bluemoon Trewa.

* SmugSnake: Alex doesn't even ''try'' to hide how slimy he is. [[spoiler:Big surprise when it turns out he's in cahoots with Schuenzeit]].

* TerminallyDependentSociety: Lanheim is dependant on La Strada, which provides the world with so much magical energy that they haven't needed to farm food for over one thousand years. [[spoiler:Two years after its destruction, people are getting on just fine with traditional farming methods]].

* TheReveal: [[spoiler:Juto is Elgar]]. And it is SO. DRAWN. OUT.
* TheStinger: [[spoiler: It is implied that Juto spent the last three years getting better. Somehow]].

* TragicMonster: [[spoiler: Melissa, Vaizen and the Sentinels in general.]]

* WeHaveBecomeComplacent: After 1,000 years of not having to farm, no doubt the populace is concerned about its survival when the prospect of having to return to working for its food is brought up.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Schuenzeit [[spoiler: aka Strass]] and his cronies want to keep Lanzheim prosperous, but seem to have no problem with committing countless atrocities to keep it that way.
** Raud becomes one at the end of the game [[spoiler:after his [[FaceHeelTurn betrayal.]] He believes that sacrificing Zephie to La Strada is wrong and the cycle ''should'' be broken. However, too many people have died for the cycle to end now. His intention is to sacrifice Zephie, and break the cycle the next time around, with no war.]]

* YoungerThanTheyLook: Celestine is 12 years old. The reason she looks more like a young woman's is due to the fact that Mare mature faster. Although, that also comes from their short 40-lifespans.

* MaskPower: Elgar.

* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Argo, although most other Trewa you meet hate his guts, either for letting his Bluemoon village get sacked, or BECAUSE he's a Bluemoon.