History VideoGame / Trepang2

* NeverTrustATitle: This game doesn't have any sea cucumber. According to the devs, ''[=Trepang2=]'' is just a placeholder title.

* EverybodyWasKungFuFighting: In close combat, enemies will either attack with a jab, hook, or utilize martial arts kicks (such as a round-house, sweep, and axe-kick) - this makes sense for Task Force 27 or Horizon, but when even cultists, scientists, or ''civilian workers'' are capable of pulling this maneuver, this trope is in full play.
* EvilVsEvil:
** [[spoiler:Task Force 27, AKA the Syndicate, is focused on systematically destroying Horizon piece-by-piece, something that sounds good on paper, considering the horrific experiments Horizon is revealed to be conducting. However, Task Force 27 itself has a SuperSoldier project, and they [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness dispose of 106 after their mission is complete]] so that they can be replaced by more monstrous soldiers that look like [=BOWs=] straight out of ''Franchise/ResidentEvil''.]]
** [[spoiler:The Patriarch's cult ends up fighting both the Syndicate and Horizon at the same time when the Syndicate snatches the Horizon scientist working with the cult. By the end of the mission there's a full-on MeleeATrois between three evil factions.]]

** Towards the end of the final mission, a [[spoiler:Syndicate]] soldier shouts over the radio "[[VideoGame/HalfLife Forget about 106! We need to cut our losses and pull out!]]"
** One of the clothing sets that can be unlocked for 106 consists of the same black and purple checkerboard infamously used by Creator/{{Valve|Corporation}}'s Source engine to denote a missing texture. Another camo pattern, titled "Hazardous", consists of orange with black highlights, mirroring the color scheme of the HEV Suit.

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* BossBonanza: The final round of Survival Mode spawns HVTs, often several at once including the HeavilyArmoredMook ones, in addition to various random enemies including ones that normally don't appear in the game such as Revolutionary War-era British redcoats.

* {{Cult}}: In the third mission, 106 goes after a cult that is allied with Horizon in order to capture the scientist acting as their liaison. The Patriarch, leader of the cult, is [[spoiler:another Cycle who went rogue and allied with Horizon to fight the Syndicate]].

* AntiArmor: The DMR/sniper rifle does roughly double damage against enemy armor. This lets it kill with a single headshot even against enemies wearing helmets, and even lets you crack the heavy armor of Juggernauts reasonably quickly.

* ContinuingIsPainful: If you die during a Horde mode session you can continue off from the last wave you cleared, but without any of the weapons or equipment you had on you prior. Naturally, this makes retrying during later waves a less than desirable option.

* SprintMeter: You have a stamina meter, which is drained by running or sliding. Thankfully, killing enemies replenishes your stamina, and you can even overcharge your stamina temporarily with enough kills. As long as you're killing enemies fast enough, you should be able to slide around pretty much nonstop without any issues.

* StuffBlowingUp: One of the weapons is a rifle that has ammunition that can [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVlqylhUL5I stick on bodies and then explode.]]

* DoomTroops: Soldiers wearing scary-looking black armor spawn in late waves of horde mode. They are more skilled than usual soldiers and more likely to be wearing body armor. [[AllThereInTheManual In the game files]], they are called Black Ops.

* GatlingGood: One of the weapons included in the final release is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_y8qhOnS_y4 a Minigun]]. It's smaller than the classic ''Film/{{Predator}}''-style minigun, with a more rifle-like form factor - the model is more or less an existing machine gun given an extra two barrels - but functions similarly. It's exceptionally devastating but takes a second to spin-up and firing slows the player down to a walk (though you can still slide). Juggernauts can rarely wield them against the player, as can a few other specific enemies. You can also attach bayonets to the end of the barrels for a portable HelicopterBlender, or even fit them with a "smart scope" that makes bullets [[TrickBullet curve in-flight to hit targets]].

* GunsAkimbo: The player character can optionally dual-wield two of one gun. This is done with a [[SuperSerum serum]] that can found near the end of the third mission. This works on almost any weapon, up to and including sniper rifles or even grenade launchers. About the only weapons you can't do this with are the bolt launcher and minigun, which require 2 hands to operate.

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Understandably, Horizon goons don't want to stick around when a SuperSoldier and [[spoiler:a kaiju-sized alien spaceship]] begins rising out of the sea in the Oil Rig mission.

** Mission 4 ("Site 83") has a section in which you visit [[spoiler:WebOriginal/TheBackrooms]], complete with a few squads of yellow hazmat wearing enemies. These troops are led by a gas-mask-wearing HVT wearing a blue-and-white camouflage uniform known as the Blue Sky Officer, a reference to Clear Sky from ''VideoGame/{{STALKER}}''.

** The leader of the Horizon forces on the Oil Rig is mentioned as being the leader of the Horizon Engineering and Construction Unit, or HECU. The soldiers on the Oil Rig even have unique uniforms that match that of the HECU grunts from ''VideoGame/HalfLife'' (particularly ''VideoGame/BlackMesa''), including red berets on the squad leaders, black balaclavas on the shotgunners, and Adrian Shepherd's distinct green goggles on the regular soldiers.

** One of the clothing sets that can be unlocked for 106 consists of the same black and purple checkerboard infamously used by Creator/{{Valve}}'s Source engine to denote a missing texture.

* VirtualPaperDoll: 106, once the Prologue mission is finished, can change the color of his shirt, arms, gloves, pants and shoes in a locker labelled by the UI as Player Customization.

* NeckSnap: One of the possible animations for when you chose to kill the grabbed enemy. It also has a small chance of [[OffWithHisHead decapitating]] the enemy.

** At one point in the first mission you see the corpse of the agent who saved you, with a katana buried through their chest, seemingly committing seppuku. Instead of taking the sword, you decide to leave them as they are. [[spoiler:Later documents show that this was Cycle 105, who was ordered to kill himself after he had saved 106.]]

* FeaturelessProtagonist: Fittingly enough, Subject 106's face is unknown. [[spoiler:The final mission and some intel items imply that they may be wearing a mask to hide a monsterous visage, as 107 and the other newer Cycle clones are clearly not human, but 106 may also look like a normal person as some of the older Cycles are able to pass as humans, as Anton Lazar is implied to be one, as is Dr. Emerson (who carries a Cycle 95 coin, just like Cycle 105 had a 105 coin).]]

* GatlingGood: One of the weapons included in the final release is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_y8qhOnS_y4 a Minigun]]. It's smaller than the classic ''Film/{{Predator}}''-style minigun, with a more rifle-like form factor, but functions similarly. It's exceptionally devastating but takes a second to spin-up and firing slows the player down to a walk (though you can still slide). Juggernauts apparently may be able to wield them against the player on [[https://twitter.com/TrepangStudios/status/1484692392447934467?cxt=HHwWhoCsyav315opAAAAthe official release]]. You can also attach bayonets to the end of the barrels for a portable HelicopterBlender.

* InvisibilityCloak: Using Cloak makes you invisible. It will be cancelled when you shoot your gun, throw a grenade, or slide into an enemy. [[spoiler:Cycle 107 also has one, which he uses to close and strike with his sword during his boss fight.]]

* LimitedLoadout: You can only have two guns at a time.

* MegaCorp: [[BigBad The Horizon Corporation]] is one, right down to being able to call upon [[PrivateMilitaryContractors Private Military Contractors]], doing [[MadScientist secret, immoral research]], and having many secret agendas to fulfill that the player character and his allies oppose. They have over [[WeAreEverywhere 463 offices spanning 62 countries]], and one of their other specialties is [[SinisterSurveillance surveillance]]. They even keep secrets from their own Security Contractors and are willing to [[BadBoss kill]] their experiment subjects to deny rivals any info or allies. Fortunately, the player character escapes before this fate befalls him.

* NeckSnap: You perform one when you chose to kill the grabbed enemy. It also has a small chance of [[OffWithHisHead decapitating]] the enemy.

** The Site 83 VOX automated voice having a voice line that out of nowhere seemingly suggests it may be self-aware is reminiscent of a similar moment in Nightmare House 2, another game that took heavy inspiration from FEAR.

** Towards the end of the final mission, a [[spoiler:Syndicate]] soldier shouts over the radio words to the effect of "[[VideoGame/HalfLife Forget about 106! We are cutting our losses and pulling out!]]"

* ArtificialBrilliance: Enemies in this game are smart. They will move as a team, perform suppressive fire, hide behind a soldier with a shield, throw flares at shadowy areas you might be hiding in, and so on. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6hmmoTjFQQ This video]] has the A.I. programmer talking about how the A.I. differs from most other shooters. One of the key design points is that the A.I. won't just charge single file through a chokepoint (like a doorway) into a killzone ambush but will instead try to flank around to another angle of attack. If an enemy runs out of ammo for their primary weapon and feels like they are in danger, they will switch to a pistol and continue firing while retreating to look for a safe place to reload their primary weapon. If their pistol runs out of ammo as well, they will charge the player and attack with melee.