History VideoGame / Vigilant

* GeniusBonus: A lot of obscure lore is featured in the lore, such as Jhunal, Marukh, the Alessian Order, and other various pieces of lore that most players generally don't know a lot about.

* DaylightHorror: Coldharbour is depicted as a dark, apocalyptic world in Elder Scrolls lore, yet is more akin to a sunny desert in Vigilant. [[spoiler: Justified as Jyggalag crafted a giant silver sphere to serve as an artificial sun.]]

* {{Demythification}}: In Elder Scrolls lore, Morihaus is described as a "winged bull man" and his son, Belharza, as one of the first minotaurs. The mod depicts them both as human, with the idea of Morihaus being a minotaur coming from the fact that he never took off his armor, which was fashioned to look like a minotaur, in front of people. Belharza even scoffs at the notion that Alessia would "open her legs for a beast", and suggests the myth was Ayleid propaganda to smear his family. This having been said, Morihaus is still depicted as a demi-god with the power of the thu'um and strong enough to lift a giant with one hand, and both he and Belharza tower over other humans.[[spoiler: [[SubvertedTrope Except in Belharza's case, it's all lies.]] Due to later members of the Alessian Order aspiring to have a purely human Tamriel, the Alessians had the real Belharza replaced with a fake made from enchanting his removed horn, and made a curse that prevented anyone from remembering him as anything but an ordinary man until after his death.]]

* {{Demythification}}: In Elder Scrolls lore, Morihaus is described as a "winged bull man" and his son, Belharza, as one of the first minotaurs. The mod depicts them both as human, with the idea of Morihaus being a minotaur coming from the fact that he never took off his armor, which was fashioned to look like a minotaur, in front of people. Belharza even scoffs at the notion that Alessia would "open her legs for a beast", and suggests the myth was Ayleid propaganda to smear his family. This having been said, Morihaus is still depicted as a demi-god with the power of the thu'um and strong enough to lift a giant with one hand, and both he and Belharza tower over other humans.[[spoiler: [[SubvertedTrope Except in Belharza's case, it's all lies. Due to later members of the Alessian Order aspiring to have a purely human Tamriel, the Alessians had the real Belharza replaced with a fake made from enchanting his removed horn, and made a curse that prevented anyone from remembering him as anything but an ordinary man until after his death.]]

* {{Demythification}}: In Elder Scrolls lore, Morihaus is described as a "winged bull man" and his son, Belharza, as one of the first minotaurs. The mod depicts them both as human, with the idea of Morihaus being a minotaur coming from the fact that he never took off his armor, which was fashioned to look like a minotaur, in front of people. Belharza even scoffs at the notion that Alessia would "open her legs for a beast", and suggests the myth was Ayleid propaganda to smear his family. This having been said, Morihaus is still depicted as a demi-god with the power of the thu'um and strong enough to lift a giant with one hand, and both he and Belharza tower over other humans.[[spoiler: [[SubvertedTrope Except it's later stated that Belharza was a minotaur, and Morihaus was the bull man he was believed to be]]. A book found by a statue of Belharza as a minotaur, and the statue itself, all but spell out that the Alessians took advantage of a curse of some kind to basically rewrite history and ensure they could never be remembered as anything but men.]]

* {{Demythification}}: In Elder Scrolls lore, Morihaus is described as a "winged bull man" and his son, Belharza, as one of the first minotaurs. The mod depicts them both as human, with the idea of Morihaus being a minotaur coming from the fact that he never took off his armor, which was fashioned to look like a minotaur, in front of people. Belharza even scoffs at the notion that Alessia would "open her legs for a beast", and suggests the myth was Ayleid propaganda to smear his family. This having been said, Morihaus is still depicted as a demi-god with the power of the thu'um and strong enough to lift a giant with one hand, and both he and Belharza tower over other humans.[[spoiler: [[SubvertedTrope Except it's later stated that Belharza was a minotaur, and Morihaus as the bull man he was believed to be]]. A book found by a statue of Belharza as a minotaur, and the statue itself, all but spell out that the Alessians took advantage of a curse of some kind to basically rewrite history and ensure they could never be remembered as anything but men.]]

* {{Demythification}}: In Elder Scrolls lore, Morihaus is described as a "winged bull man" and his son, Belharza, as one of the first minotaurs. The mod depicts them both as human, with the idea of Morihaus being a minotaur coming from the fact that he never took off his armor, which was fashioned to look like a minotaur, in front of people. Belharza even scoffs at the notion that Alessia would "open her legs for a beast", and suggests the myth was Ayleid propaganda to smear his family. This having been said, Morihaus is still depicted as a demi-god with the power of the thu'um and strong enough to lift a giant with one hand, and both he and Belharza tower over other humans.[[spoiler: [[SubvertedTrope Except it's later stated that Belharza was a minotaur, and Morihaus as the bull man he was believed to be]]. A book found by a statue of Morihaus as the man bull, and the statue itself, all but spell out that the Alessians took advantage of a curse of some kind to basically rewrite history and ensure they could never be remembered as anything but men.]]

* {{Demythification}}: In Elder Scrolls lore, Morihaus is described as a "winged bull man" and his son, Belharza, as one of the first minotaurs. The mod depicts them both as human, with the idea of Morihaus being a minotaur coming from the fact that he never took off his armor, which was fashioned to look like a minotaur, in front of people. Belharza even scoffs at the notion that Alessia would "open her legs for a beast", and suggests the myth was Ayleid propaganda to smear his family. This having been said, Morihaus is still depicted as a demi-god with the power of the thu'um and strong enough to lift a giant with one hand, and both he and Belharza tower over other humans.

** The Laza of Order's armor is almost identical to that of [[LightNovel/FateZero a certain Berserker]], the only difference being the paint job is white instead of black. And that can be rectified at an Anvil of Zenithar, provided you have the necessary materials

* RetiredMonster: Jhunal had become this later in his life [[spoiler:as the Dragonborn can learn firsthand in Coldharbour.]] It's clear Jhunal never truly regretted his attrocious experiments, nor the destruction his Arcanes caused. He just simply ceased to perform them as they became unnecessary in his eyes. [[spoiler:As shown in ''Unslaad'', being stuck in Coldharbour was about the only thing that made him stop what he was doing. Left to his own devices he'd still be up to his old tricks.]]

* InfinityPlusOneSword: Act 4 gives the Moonsword of Jode, a two-handed sword with excellent stats, a sword beam like the Bloodskal Sword, an effect that makes the sword better the higher your Alteration skill, and damage that ignores armor. Unusually for this trope, the sword can be accessed very early in Act 4 by any player diligent in their explorations, allowing the Moonsword to see a fair bit of use.

* WhamLine: In Act IV, upon getting to the Barrier Tower of Bala, two Alessian Guards take a defensive stance upon seeing the Dragonborn... Only for one particular figure to decide that no, you face him now. A figure so old and legendary that it shows the player this plot goes back far farther than previously thought.

** The fourth part is [[spoiler:a ''Dark Souls''-esque {{Metroidvania}} with no objective markers or diary quests.]]

* NoNameGiven:[[spoiler: The Bard is never given a name, having been forgotten by history due to his impact in Lamae Beolfag's rape being overshadowed by Molag Bal's involvement, as ultimately The Bard was little more than a conduit for Molag Bal to work through in this situation. Even in the GoldenEnding, giving Molag a name to remember when he asks is less establishing who The Bard is and more giving them a way to be remembered, even if indirectly through either The Dragonborn or Stendarr. The closest we ever get to an original name for him is Altano, and that was given to him by Jacob.]]

* MercyKill:[[spoiler:Several times in Act IV, The Dragonborn is given the opportunity to frame their killing of several bosses and characters as this. Considering that otherwise the characters in question would be stuck in [[CrapsackWorld Coldharbour]] to lament their life choices forever, it's hard not to argue The Dragonborn who makes this argument is right, or at least sincere. Considering these dialogue choices tend to give karma and other rewards, the narrative itself certainly agrees.]]

* {{Demythification}} : In Elder Scrolls lore, Morihaus is described as a "winged bull man" and his son, Belharza, as one of the first minotaurs. The mod depicts them both as human, with the idea of Morihaus being a minotaur coming from the fact that he never took off his armor, which was fashioned to look like a minotaur, in front of people. Belharza even scoffs at the notion that Alessia would "open her legs for a beast", and suggests the myth was Ayleid propaganda to smear his family. This having been said, Morihaus is still depicted as a demi-god with the power of the thu'um and strong enough to lift a giant with one hand, and both he and Belharza tower over other humans.

''[[https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/67103 Vigilant]]'' ([[https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/11849 also for SE]]) is a well-known GameMod for ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim'' by Vicn. It allows the player to join the Vigilants of Stendarr and complete various tasks called upon by the people of Skyrim. However, being a Vigilant of Stendarr is far from easy as Molag Bal will always try to interfere with your work.

''[[https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/67103 Vigilant]]'' is a well-known GameMod for ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim'' by Vicn. It allows the player to join the Vigilants of Stendarr and complete various tasks called upon by the people of Skyrim. However, being a Vigilant of Stendarr is far from easy as Molag Bal will always try to interfere with your work.