History VideoGame / ShadowHeartsCovenant

* CruelMercy: As Roger points out, Yuri's refusal to kill [[spoiler:Minister Kantaro Ishimura]] is actually this. The man's plans are foiled, his allies abandoned him, and his henchmen are dead. He is more or less harmless by the time Yuri and co. finally reach and [[KickTheSonOfABitch beat the crap out of him]]. His failing health means that he will die in several years at most, but not before having enough time to think about the sins he's commited.

''Shadow Hearts: Covenant'', or ''Shadow Hearts II'', is the second game in ''VideoGame/ShadowHearts'' series of {{Eastern RPG}}s. The game was released in 2004 for UsefulNotes/Playstation2. ''Covenant'' is a direct sequel to the [[VideoGame/ShadowHearts1 first game]] in the series, and continues its plot.

The game begins in 1915, six months after the end of previous game. Yuri, now known as "[[RedBaron Godslayer]]" among secret societies, lives in a small village of Domremy, dedicating himself to protect it amidst UsefulNotes/TheGreatWar. However, a group called ''Sapientes Gladio'', that seeks control over Europe, sees Yuri as an obstacle. They manage to seal his powers using the Holy Mistletoe, and now Yuri must not only defeat the cult, but also fing a cure for himself. He's accompanied by [[LadyOfWar Karin Koenig]] -- an officer of the German army, who was accidentally pulled into dealings of occult underworld.

* PowersAsPrograms: Magic crests can be equipped on any character in the party (except for Yuri, who [[IdiotHero doesn't know how to use them]]), and provide the wielder with several spells. Each character has a stat called "Dominance Capacity Points", that determines how many crests the charater can use. More powerful crests usually require more DCP, but their amount rises with levels.

The game begins in 1915, six months after the end of previous game. Yuri, now known as "[[RedBaron Godslayer]]" among secret societies, lives in a small village of Domremy, dedicating himself to protect it amidst UsefulNotes/TheGreatWar. However, a group called ''Sapientes Gladio'', that seeks control over Europe, sees Yuri as an obstacle. They manage to seal his powers using the Holy Mistletoe, and now Yuri must not only defeat the cult, but also fing a cure for himself. He's accompanied by [[LadyOfWar Karin Koenig]] - an officer of the German army, who was accidentally pulled into dealings of occult underworld.

--> '''Orobas''': Then... I'll have to think about that.

* GainaxEnding: Well, canon ending is comprehensible, but it still raises more questions than it answers. Brief overview: [[spoiler:Kato opens time rift to send the world 100 years back, but heroes manage to prevent that. The rift closes, but Karin is sent 28 years back, where she is found by Ben Hyuga, Yuri's father. Meanwhile Yuri allows himself to be killed to preserve his soul from the Mistletoe Curse, he is met by Alice's soul... And then he finds himself over a year into the past, just before he met Alice]]. The implication is that [[spoiler:the entire 28-year period is a StableTimeLoop, in which Karin gets sent to the past to become Yuri's mother]]. However, it doesn't make sense because [[spoiler:Yuri ''still has his memories'', and it's implied that he's going to save Alice this time around. And Alice ''needs'' to die for the events of the game to happen as they did, and for Karin to be sent to the past]].

* WolfpackBoss: The FinalBoss is one. He's fought alongside three giant, autonomous replicas of the [[PublicDomainArtifact Japanese Imperial Regalia]]. Thankfully, they are far more fragile that the boss himself. [[ShootTheMedicFirst Punch the Yasakani Gem first]]!

* NeverTrustATrailer: The trailer paints Nicolai as a new main character, and shows him running through late-game dungeons. There's even a wallpaper that shows him alongside the party. We know how it [[BigBadFriend turned out in the end]].

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** Aforementioned underling initially works with [[spoiler:Japan's shadow goverment]], led by [[spoiler:Minister Kantaro Ishimura]]. This is a group of ultra-nationalists, who aim to conquer Eurasia, considering it their divine right.

* {{Curse}}: The Holy Mistletoe places a curse on its victim, that will eventually kill them. [[spoiler:It's later revealed that it doesn't just kill a person's body, but their very soul, by drainig their thoughts, will, and memories.]]

* EmptyShell: [[spoiler:The true power of Holy Mistletoe is to drain its victim's thoughts, will, and memories. Rasputin even namedrops the trope when explaining it.]]

* LoadBearingBoss: Idar Flamme falls apart and collapses after Asmodeus[=/=][[spoiler:Rasputin]] dies. More justified than some examples, because it was floating in the air.

* TimeSkip: The game skips three months after the DiscOneFinalDungeon to allow characters to travel to Japan in reasonable time.

* ABNegative: One puzzle involves a door that opens only to people with AB blood type. Luckily, there's a device nearby that allows you to compare blood types of party members. Karin is A, and Lucia is B, for starters. The answer is [[spoiler:Yuri is A, Joachim is O, and Gepetto is AB]].

* LoadBearingBoss: Idar Flamme falls apart and collapses after Asmodeus[=/=][[spoiler:Rasputin]] dies. More justified than some examples, because it was floating in the air.

''Shadow Hearts: Covenant'', or ''Shadow Hearts II'', is the secon game in ''VideoGame/ShadowHearts'' series of {{Eastern RPG}}s. The game was released in 2004 for UsefulNotes/Playstation2. ''Covenant'' is a direct sequel to the [[VideoGame/ShadowHearts1 first game]] in the series, and continues its plot.

* UndefeatableLittleVillage: Domremy in the beginning of the game is this, but only because Yuri protects it.

The game begins in 1915, six months after the end of previous game. Yuri, now known as "[[RedBaron Godslayer]]" among secret societies, lives in a small village of Domremy, dedicating himself to protect it amidst UsefulNotes/TheGreatWar. However, a group called ''Sapientes Gladio'', that seeks control over Europe, sees Yuri as an obstacle. They manage to seal his powers using the [[PowerNullifier Holy Mistletoe]], and now Yuri must not only defeat the cult, but also fing a cure for himself. He's accompanied by [[LadyOfWar Karin Koenig]] - an officer of the German army, who was accidentally pulled into dealings of occult underworld.

-->'''Yuri''': ''That's one big pussy!''

The game begins in 1915, six months after the end of previous game. Yuri, now known as ''Godslayer'' among secret societies, lives in a small village of Domremy, dedicating himself to protect it amidst UsefulNotes/TheGreatWar. However, a group called ''Sapientes Gladio'', that seeks control over Europe, sees Yuri as an obstacle. They manage to seal his powers using the [[PowerNullifier Holy Mistletoe]], and now Yuri must not only defeat the cult, but also fing a cure for himself. He's accompanied by [[LadyOfWar Karin Koenig]] - an officer of the German army, who was accidentally pulled into dealings of occult underworld.

* ABNegative: One puzzle involves deducing which blood type party members have. Karin is A, and Lucia is B, and you need to use a special device that involves both of them to find out men's blood types. The answer is [[spoiler:Yuri is A, Joachim is O, and Gepetto is AB]].

* CombinationAttack: If two characters stand close enough to each other, they can initiate a combo. When one of them successfully performs an attack, and the player passes the [[ActionCommands Combo Ring]], the other character will immediately follow up on that. Later hits in the combo will get additional damage based on the overall number of hits, and the fourth character in the combo can use special Combo Magic in place of their own skills.

* MegaNeko: Andre, Lucia's ''giant pink man-eating pet cat''. A Yuri puts it:

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