History VideoGame / VampiresDawn

* GameMod: A (as of this writing) German-only remake/remaster of the game exists, called ''Everlasting Blood''. Among other things, it fully integrates Nyria into the main plot as a fourth party member with her own story beats, allows (mostly) peaceful negotiations with the Clan on a castle-by-castle basis, lets you ally with a small Elras splinter faction, reshuffles the main plot with a completely new conclusion that allows you to EarnYourHappyEnding if desired, skips the ProlongedPrologue and provides more CharacterDevelopment, both for the original cast and also by introducing a couple more potential supporters.

* LordBritishPostulate: The cameo characters from Marlex' own previous games as well as from friendly associated games by other developers usually enjoy complete protection. Valnar's party will simply refuse to turn them into vampires or objects or drain their blood. Subverted in that while ''II'' won't let you murder the OfficialCouple of Marlex' first work, ''Dark Shadows'', the other party members from the game can in fact be killed. Going with the spirit of the trope, one GameMod for ''II'' actually has an EasterEgg sidequest where you do track down aforementioned OfficialCouple during their honeymoon and slaughter them ForTheEvulz. [[DeadBabyComedy This includes their unborn child, too]], YouBastard

* LordBritishPostulate: The cameo characters from Marlex' own previous games as well as from friendly associated games by other developers usually enjoy complete protection. Valnar's party will simply refuse to turn them into vampires or objects or drain their blood. Subverted in that while ''II'' won't let you murder the OfficialCouple of ''Dark Shadows'', the other party members from the game can in fact be killed. Going with the spirit of the trope, one GameMod for ''II'' actually has an EasterEgg sidequest where you ''do'' track down aforementioned OfficialCouple during their honeymoon and slaughter them ForTheEvulz. [[DeadBabyComedy This inclues their unborn child, too]], YouBastard

* LordBritishPostulate: The cameo characters from Marlex' own previous games as well as from friendly associated games by other developers usually have it. Valnar's party will simply refuse to turn them into vampires or objects or drain their blood. Subverted in that while ''II'' won't let you murder the OfficialCouple of ''Dark Shadows'', the other party members from the game can in fact be killed. Going with the spirit of the trope, one GameMod for ''II'' actually has an EasterEgg sidequest where you ''do'' track down aforementioned OfficialCouple during their honeymoon and slaughter them ForTheEvulz. [[DeadBabyComedy This inclues their unborn child, too]], YouBastard

* LordBritishPostulate: The cameo characters from Marlex' own previous games as well as from friendly associated games by other developers usually have it. Valnar's party will simply refuse to turn them into vampires or objects or drain their blood. Subverted in that while ''II'' won't let you murder the OfficialCouple of ''Dark Shadows'', the other party members from the game can in fact be killed. Going with the spirit of the trope, one GameMod for ''II'' actually has an EasterEgg sidequest where you ''do'' pursue track down aforementioned OfficialCouple during their honeymoon and slaughter them ForTheEvulz. [[DeadBabyComedy This inclues their unborn child, too]], YouBastard

* LordBritishPostulate: The cameo characters from Marlex' own previous games as well as from friendly associated games by other developers usually have it. Valnar's party will simply refuse to turn them into vampires or objects or drain their blood. Subverted in that while ''II'' won't let you murder the OfficialCouple of ''Dark Shadows'', the other party members from the game can in fact be killed. Going with the spirit of the trope, one GameMod for ''II'' actually has an EasterEgg sidequest where you ''do'' pursue track down aforementioned OfficialCouple during their honeymoon and slaughter them ForTheEvulz. [[DeadBabyComedy This inclues their unborn child, too]], YouBastard!

* OneSteveLimit: Zigzagged. There are no two characters with identical names, but it does come very close at times. Specifically, Nyria's mother in ''II'' is named Celen, while ''III'' features a core party member named Celene. Also, series mainstay Vincent is not identical with the major ''Deceit of Heretics'' character named Vince. Amusingly, the latter two [[spoiler: actually end up becoming allies]], although by the time this happens, Vince has thankfully adopted a new name, specifically the alias of [[spoiler: Abraxas]].

* OneSteveLimit: Zigzagged. There are no two characters with identical names, but it does come very close at times. Specifically, Nyria's mother in ''II'' is named Celen, while ''III'' features a core party member named Celene. Also, series mainstay Vincent has nothing to do with the major ''Deceit of Heretics'' character Vince.

* OneSteveLimit: Zigzagged. There are no two characters with identical names, but it does come very close at times. Specifically, Nyria's mother in ''II'' is named Celen, while ''III' features a major party member named Celene. Also, series mainstay Vincent has nothing to do with the major ''Deceit of Heretics'' character Vince.

* BrickJoke: All the way back in ''II'', interacting with a random book case in Castle Ardos had Asgar toy with the idea of writing a book entitled ''[[TitleDrop Vampires Dawn]]'', arguing that it would be sure to receive widespread acclaim, which Valnar expressed doubt it. Come the GoldenEnding of ''III'' and Asgar does actually write the book. Sure enough, it turns out to be a bestseller, proving Valnar wrong. That's a Brick Joke ''sixteen years'' in the making!

* BrickJoke: Asgar writes a book entitled ''Vampires Dawn'' in the GoldenEnding. A random bookcase all the way back in ''II'' had him toy with the same idea. That's a Brick Joke ''sixteen years'' in the making!

* BrickJoke: Asgar writes a book entitled ''Vampires Dawn'' in the GoldenEnding. A random bookcase all the way back in ''II'' had him toy with the same idea. That's a ''sixteen year'' Brick Joke!

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* DeathIsCheap: The potential is there, though it's usually avoided. AllDeathsFinal applies for most of the first game, but by the second, it's been firmly established that dead vampires can theoretically be revived as often as they need to be. However, there are two caveats to this which preserve the drama. One, the resurrection must be performed by one of the living and the vampire's blood spirit must manifest itself close to the ritualist in the material world, which is a difficult skill to learn in the first place, but also, the longer the vampire has been dead the more their blood spirit tends to lose its power and mind, until manifestation is no longer feasible practically speaking. Two, [[spoiler: Elras magic can [[SoulEating absorb blood spirits for good]], leading to a FinalDeath, so it's best not to be one while they are harvesting souls]]. Sometimes the GoldenEnding also features elements of a [[spoiler: ResetButtonEnding]], which plays this straight [[spoiler: and can even bring back those whose blood spirit has been absorbed]], but is usually not canon.

* ALighterShadeOfBlack: Asgar will always be a callous, cruel and completely selfish bastard. But a high-Humanity Asgar sees the benefits of PragmaticVillainy, while with low Humanity, he eagerly takes a head-first dive into EvilIsPetty and StupidEvil and never looks back. Basically, rather than his morality, the KarmaMeter measures Asgar's level of self-control, his ability to rein in his megalomania and do something that could be interpreted as nice, simply because he realizes it'll benefit him more in the long run and that he is not, in fact, all-powerful and immune to consequence.

* ALighterShadeOfBlack: Asgar will always be a callous, cruel and completely selfish bastard. But a high-Humanity Asgar sees the benefits of PragmaticVillainy, while with low Humanity, he eagerly takes a head-first dive into EvilIsPetty and StupidEvil and never looks back. Basically, rather than his morality, the KarmaMeter measures Asgar's level of self-control and ability to rein in his megalomania and do something that could be interpreted as nice, simply because he realizes it'll benefit him more in the long run and that he is not, in fact, all-powerful and immune to consequence.

* ALighterShadeOfBlack: Asgar will always be a callous, cruel and completely selfish bastard. But a high-Humanity Asgar sees the benefits of PragmaticVillainy, while with low Humanity, he eagerly takes a head-first dive into EvilIsPetty and StupidEvil and never looks back. Basically, rather than his morality, the KarmaMeter measures Asgar's level of self-control and ability to rein in his megalomania and do something that could be interpreted as nice, simply because he realizes it'll benefit him more in the long run and he is not, in fact, all-mighty and immune to consequence.

* ALighterShadeOfBlack: Asgar will always be a callous, cruel and completely selfish bastard. But a high-Humanity Asgar sees the benefits of PragmaticVillainy, while with low Humanity, he eagerly takes a head-first dive into EvilIsPetty and StupidEvil and never looks back.

* ALighterShadeOfBlack: Asgar will always be a callous, cruel and completely selfish bastard. But a high-Humanity Asgar sees the benefits of PragmaticVillainy, while with low Humanity, he eagerly takes a head-first dive into EvilIsPetty and never looks back.

* ALighterShadeOfBlack: What the Humanity meter amounts to this time around. Asgar will always be a callous, cruel and completely selfish bastard. But a high-Humanity Asgar sees the benefits of PragmaticVillainy, while with low Humanity, he takes a full-on dive into EvilIsPetty and never looks back.

** Neither survived: [[spoiler:NotQuiteTheRightThing. Asgar commits HeroicSuicide to prevent the Shadow Ghost from controlling him, and the stone tablet is left to Jayna. She attempts to create a GoldenEnding for everyone. Jayna and Nyria manage to attain a happy and peaceful life together, though Jayna chooses to remain a vampire. Valnar and Alaine enjoy marital bliss as humans. However, Jayna naively also revived Asgar as a vampire, who immediately goes back to his EvilOverlord ways and murders Valnar/Alaine in their sleep. The NarratorAllAlong is revealed to be Celene, who was also brought back to life as a human. To punish her for her "betrayal", Asgar keeps her imprisoned so he can torture her to the point of near-death and then heal her back to full health as often as he likes, which he intends to keep doing for at least a couple of decades.]]

''Ancient Blood'' picks up on the first game's [[CuttingOffTheBranches Canon]] ending. It once again stars our PowerTrio, but also features a new human protagonist, a young woman named Nyria, who was confronted with vampires at a painfully early age. Asgar ends up being possessed by a ghostlike being that was sealed inside an ancient spellbook. He is then forced to perform an immensely powerful WorldSundering ritual which transforms the world into the state it was long before the Holy Crusade.

* DeathIsCheap: The potential is there, though it's usually avoided. AllDeathsFinal applies for most of the first game, but by the second, it's been firmly established that dead vampires can theoretically be revived as often as they need to be. However, there are two caveats to this which preserve the drama. One, the resurrection must be performed by one of the living and the vampire's blood spirit must manifest itself close to the ritualist in the material world, which is a difficult skill to learn in the first place, but also, the longer the vampire has been dead the more their blood spirit tends to lose its power and mind, until manifestation is no longer feasible practically speaking. Two, [[spoiler: Elras magic can [[SoulEating absorb blood spirits for good]], leading to a FinalDeath, so it's best not to be one while they are gathering energy]]. Sometimes the GoldenEnding also features elements of a [[spoiler: ResetButtonEnding]], which plays this straight [[spoiler: and can even bring back those whose blood spirit has been absorbed]], but is usually not canon.

* DeathIsCheap: The potential is there, though it's usually avoided. AllDeathsFinal applies for most of the first game, but by the second, it's been firmly established that dead vampires can theoretically be revived as often as they need to be. However, there are two caveats to this which preserve the drama. One, the resurrection must be performed by one of the living and the vampire's blood spirit must manifest itself in the material world for it close to the ritualist, which is a difficult skill to learn in the first place, but also, the longer the vampire has been dead the more their blood spirit tends to lose its power and mind, until manifestation is no longer feasible practically speaking. Two, [[spoiler: Elras magic can [[SoulEating absorb blood spirits for good]], leading to a FinalDeath, so it's best not to be one while they are gathering energy]]. Sometimes the GoldenEnding also features elements of a [[spoiler: ResetButtonEnding]], which plays this straight [[spoiler: and can even bring back those whose blood spirit has been absorbed]], but is usually not canon.