History VideoGame / WatchDogsLegion

* FighterMageThief: Recruited characters can be made into one of three classes:
** Enforcers, combat specialists who can use sticky mines.
** Hackers, hacking specialists that can use a spider drone.
** Infiltrators, stealth specialists who have an "AR Cloak" that basically turns them invisible.

** The E3 gameplay demonstrationshowcases Helen, an elderly hacker who uses a spider drone to infiltrate a police station.

* CrapsackWorld: Unlike the previous two games which had some masquerade of normalcy, London is an outright PoliceState which is so thoroughly screwed up (machine gun drones patrolling the streets, mass-deportation, ''human trafficking'') that ''any'' civilian can be recruited into [[LaResistance Dedsec]].

* ClusterFBomb: Of the characters shown so far, they are a LOT of foul mouths between them. Special notice to the [[LemonyNarrator Trailer Narrator]], who peppers both the World Premiere and Gameplay Trailer with several F-Bombs (occassionally mixing in [[DidNotDoTheBloodyResearch a thoroughly British cuss like "bellend"]]), and [[DroneDeployer Jimmy Shaw, the Drone Expert operative]] who's recruited in the gameplay trailer, who literally drops at least one, and usually more than one, F-Bombs in every scene he's on-screen during said trailer[[note]]Specifically seven times; when he's telling an [[HiredGuns Albion mercenary]] trying to arrest him "Fuck you man!" and "Fuck this!", telling a [[LondonGangster Clan Kelley member]] [[ColdBloodedTorture torturing him]] "Fuck you!", [[OhCrap a panicked "Fuck!"]] when said Clan Kelley member takes him as a BulletproofHumanShield, an exasperated "[[ThisIsGonnaSuck Fuckin hell...]]" when a [[KillerRobot RiotDrone]] is about to unleash a MacrossMissileMassacre, when telling Naomi "We showed those fucks, didn't we?" after they successfully escape to a pub, and finally "Fuck it." when deciding to join DedSec.[[/note]].

* LiteralMinded: In the gameplay demonstration, [[OneSceneWonder Ian]] says "eyes peeled", to Bagley, an AI, who offers the following response:

* NeverMessWithGranny: The E3 gameplay demonstration and trailer showcases Helen, an elderly hacker and retired assassin who uses a spider drone to infiltrate a police station, and is later shown taking down several security guards.
-->'''narrator''': She's not old, she's experienced!

* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: The game is stated by the developers to take place in post-Brexit London. By the time of the reveal trailer, the exact terms of Brexit are still under negotiations and has not been finalized yet.

* NeverMessWithGranny: The E3 gameplay demonstration showcases Helen, an elderly hacker who uses a spider drone to infiltrate a police station.

%%* LaResistance: The London branch of [=DedSec=] is a resistance group aiming to take down London's oppressive totalitarian government.

%% 2. Examples must clearly explain how and why are they examples, otherwise they are called "zero-context examples". Nobody wants to read an example and be befuddled because they didn't recall the scene in their own minds immediately to fill in how does an example qualify under a trope.

!!''Watch_Dogs: Legion'' contains examples of the following tropes:

%%* AnyoneCanDie: The logical conclusion to the combination of nearly everyone in the city being recruitable and the {{Permadeath}} system.

* ShoutOut: The small spider-drones attack by [[Film/{{Aliens}} jumping on their target's face and wrapping their legs around them]].

* AnyoneCanDie: The logical conclusion to the combination of nearly everyone in the city being recruitable and the {{Permadeath}} system.

%%** In a meta sense, Ubisoft took the recruiting mechanic from ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedOdyssey'' and expanded it into a main gameplay mechanic. These recruited [=NPCs=] become full-fledged playable characters, instead of being a stat boost or summons like in ''Odyssey''.

* BadassGay: Your characters can be in non-heterosexual relationships, and they're all members of a hacktivist resistance, so badassery is a must.

* CaptainObvious: Bagley can sometimes be this: in the E3 gameplay demonstration, Ian, the player character, complains about drones, prompting Bagley to suggest recruiting a drone expert.

* {{Cyberpunk}}: Much more explicitly so than the previous two games in the series, with London featuring near-future technology such as holographic advertisements and omnipresent drones, as well as being in the grip of an authoritarian government and their MegaCorp goons.
* DarkerAndEdgier: While the Bay Area in ''2'' was colourful and optimistic when at its best, London in this game is an outright authoritarian dystopia.
* GunFu: The game features a mix of gunplay and hand-to-hand combat not unlike that found in the ''Film/JohnWick'' films, with your character being able to perform a series of lethal takedowns using firearms when up close and personal with an enemy.
* LaResistance: The London branch of [=DedSec=] is a resistance group aiming to take down London's oppressive totalitarian government.

* NeverMessWithGranny: Even the elderly can be recruited into [=DedSec=]; the E3 gameplay demonstration showcases Helen, a hacker who uses a spider drone to infiltrate a police station, while the premiere trailer has an "ex-assassin" who casually walks up to an Albion contractor and shoots him in the face.
* {{Permadeath}}: If a member of [=DedSec=] is killed, they're gone for good. In the E3 gameplay demonstration, Ian is killed by a drone, and the exact phrase "PERMADEATH" appears over his photo. However, a wounded character is given one chance to surrender, which allows them to be rescued later on by another character or just be released on their own.
* PoliceAreUseless: The game does suggest that [=DedSec=] can even recruit Met officers to [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight secretly join the group.]]
* PrivateMilitaryContractors: [[MeaningfulName Albion]] effectively is the law enforcement of the city, and is the primary source of conflict in the game.
* RevisitingTheRoots: Though the game is largely a thematic continuation of ''2'', it does also mark a return to the more overt {{Cyberpunk}} aesthetic of the first game.
* SequelEscalation:
** The first 2 games were content with just creating random profiles to each NPC you see. Here, the system generates them with gameplay stats, personalities and voices so they can be played as full-on playable characters.
** In a meta sense, Ubisoft took the recruiting mechanic from ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedOdyssey'' and expanded it into a main gameplay mechanic. These recruited [=NPCs=] become full-fledged playable characters, instead of being a stat boost or summons like in ''Odyssey''.

* {{Permadeath}}: If a member of [=DedSec=] is killed, they're gone for good. In the E3 gameplay demonstration, Ian is killed by a drone, and the exact phrase "PERMADEATH" appears over his photo. However, a wounded character is given one chance to surrender, which allows them to be rescued later on by another character.

* LiteralMinded: In the gameplay demonstration, the player character says "eyes peeled", to Bagley, an AI, who offers the following response:

* PoliceAreUseless: The game does suggest that [=DedSec=] can even recruit Met officers to secretly join the group.

* RevisitingTheRoots: Though the game is largely a thematic continuation of ''2'', it does mark a return to the more overt {{Cyberpunk}} aesthetic of the first game.

* NeverMessWithGranny: Even the elderly can be recruited into [=DedSec=]: the E3 gameplay demonstration showcases Helen, a hacker who uses a spider drone to infiltrate a police station, while the premiere trailer has an "ex-assassin" who casually walks up to an Albion contractor and shoots him in the face.

** The first 2 games were content with creating random profiles to each NPC you see. Here the system generates tham with gameplay stats, personalities and voices so they can be played as.

* PrivateMilitaryCompanies: [[MeaningfulName Albion]] effectively is the law enforcement of the city, and is the primary source of conflict in the game.

* NeverMessWithGranny: Even the elderly can be recruited into [=DedSec=]: the E3 gameplay demonstration showcases Helen, a hacker who uses a spider drone to infiltrate a police station, while the premiere trailer has an "ex-assassin" who casually walks up to a police officer and shoots him in the face.

* RevisitingTheRoots: Though the game is largely a thematic continuation of ''2'', it does mark a return to the more overt {{Cyberpunk}} aesthetic of the first game.

-> ''"Let's unfuck this world."''

-->'''Ian''': Brilliant, never would've thought of that.
* DarkerAndEdgier: While the Bay Area in ''2'' was colourful and optimistic when at its best, London in this game is outright an authoritarian dystopia.
* LaResistance: [=DedSec=] is a resistance group aiming to take down London's oppressive totalitarian government.