History VideoGame / TheMageseeker

* EveryoneHasStandards: One lore document written by a Mageseeker is him questioning why he has to arrest a bunch of elderly mages who can only use harmless plant magic.

** The Secret HQ: Twin version of Giant's Helms.

* BonusBoss: Both side quests chains have these:
** The Secret HQ: Twin version of Giant's Helms.
** Whispers in the Woods: A copy of Morganna, [[spoiler: aka Nocturne in disguise.]]

A prequel webcomic was also made by Riot Forge, called ''ComicBook/{{Katarina}}''

* PlayerHeadquarters: The Lost City of Zeffria acts as the base for the rebellion. As more recruits join, Sylas can further upgrade his arsenal.

* GuiltInducedNightmare: Rayne's nightmares against Sylas are all of people whose lives were effected by him: the little girl he accidentally killed when he tried to protect her; Lux, who was forced to leave her entire life after her powers were exposed when he escaped his execution, [[spoiler: and Leilani, who sacrificed her life for the rebellion]].

* MeaningfulEcho: When Wisteria was first recruited by Eldred, he asked if she trusts him. When she would eventually find and recruit Rayne, she asked the young girl if she trust him.

* EvilCounterpart: Wisteria is the Mageseekers' counterpart to Sylas. They were both mages taken by the Mageseekers on the promise of "controlling" their powers. However, while Sylas always questioned the ideas behind it and eventually ended up imprisoned trying to defend a mage, Wisteria ended up buying into the rhetoric fully. This is driven home when, in the final battle, [[spoiler: each of them channels one of the Winged Sisters-- Sylas channels Morgana, and Wisteria channels Kayle, fittingly for their status as a redeemable AntiHero and a KnightTemplar too far gone respectively]].

!!Tropes

* InnocuouslyImportantEpisode: Not of the game itself, but the ''Katarina'' comic that was made as an early companion to the game, a seemingly odd choice considering it follows the trials and tribulations of Katarina in Noxus, a character who doesn't otherwise have anything to do with the plot of ''The Mageseeker''. Why is it relevant? [[spoiler:It gives context to the reveal that ''she'' killed the late King Jarvan III, not Sylas or any of his allies.]]

* BigBad: [[EvilUncle Lord Eldred Crownguard]] leads the Mageseekers, and is therefore the primary target of Sylas and the rebels. [[spoiler: He retains this position even after he's killed by Sylas in the game's [[WhamEpisode Wham Episode]] and Wisteria becomes the [[FinalBoss final villain]], as he's the man who [[TheCorrupter shaped her into the monster]] she ended up becoming.]]

* BigBad: [[EvilUncle Lord Eldred Crownguard]] leads the Mageseekers, and is therefore the primary target of Sylas and the rebels. [[spoiler: He retains this position even after he's killed by Sylas in the game's [[WhamEpisode Wham Episode]] and Wisteria becomes the [[FinalBoss final villain]], as he's the man who [[TheCorrupter turned her into the monster]] she ended up becoming.]]

* BigBad: [[EvilUncle Lord Eldred Crownguard]] leads the Mageseekers, and is therefore the primary target of Sylas and the rebels. [[spoiler: However, after he's killed by Sylas in the game's [[WhamEpisode Wham Episode]], [[EvilCounterpart Wisteria]] becomes this for the final act of the game.]]

* DragonAscendant: [[spoiler:Wisteria assumes leadership of the Mageseekers and starts brutally cracking down on mages after Sylas kills Lord Eldred.]]

* CoDragons: [[MadScientist Hesbeth]] and [[EvilCounterpart Wisteria]] to Lord Eldred. The former is the chief scientist of the Mageseekers, while the latter is their strongest enforcer.

* AlasPoorVillain: Sylas has nothing but pity for [[spoiler: Wisteria, a magically empowered child who was indoctrinated by the Mageseekers until she was completely BeyondRedemption]]. Sylas even acknowledges that it's like looking at a [[EvilCounterpart reflection of himself]].

* InnocuouslyImportantEpisode: Not of the game itself, but the ''Katarina'' comic that was made as an early companion to the game, a seemingly odd choice considering it follows the trials and tribulations of Katarina, who doesn't otherwise have anything to do with the plot of ''The Mageseeker''. Why is it relevant? [[spoiler:It gives context to the reveal that ''she'' killed the late King Jarvan III, not Sylas or any of his allies.]]

* PowerCopying: Sylas has the power to naturally absorb others' magic and use it himself, something that translated to his ability to steal enemy chmapions' ultimates in ''League''. ''Mageseeker'' makes this a central mechanic of the gameplay, allowing Sylas to copy spells cast by enemies across the battlefield and allows for very adaptive combat.

** The attack on [[spoiler: Demacia's capital]] serves as one for the game itself. Specifically, [[spoiler: Sylas kills Eldred alongside personally taking on and ''beating'' Garen, Jarvan IV, and Shyvana]]. However, the poor planning of the attack and Sylas' own recklessness and tunnel vision lead to [[spoiler: Leilani making a HeroicSacrifice to get everybody out alive]], leading to [[spoiler: the rebellion splitting up temporarily and Sylas being summoned by Morgana to finally learn the truth]].

* CompanyCrossReferences: Two people by the tavern in the rebel base appear to be playing an alternate in-universe version of [[VideoGame/LegendsOfRuneterra Legends of Runeterra]].