History VideoGame / YggdraUnion

A prequel called ''VideoGame/BlazeUnion'' concerning the events of the Bronquian revolution was released in May 2010.

* [[spoiler: TheBadGuyWins]]

[[caption-width-right:300:The Royal Army, prominently featuring the two leads, Yggdra and Milanor.

* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: Almost every Embellian Undine subscribes to this viewpoint, mainly because some jerk human stole their means of survival. They use this as their justification for attacking completely unrelated humans to try to use their blood for eternal youth potion. [[spoiler:...Which turns out to be exactly how Nessiah, who set up the theft and fed them information about said potion, [[UnwittingPawn was hoping they'd react]].]] This is ''especially'' true with Yggdra.

* LoveableRogue: [[VillainProtagonist Milanor is a ''big'' adversion of this.]]

[[caption-width-right:300:The Royal Army, prominently featuring the two leads, [[VillainProtagonist Yggdra]] and [[{{Sidekick}} Milanor]].]]

* BerserkButton: Gulcasa's is [[spoiler:losing his allies and loved ones. After having said button hit enough times, he tries to [[HeroicSacrifice use his own life]] to summon Brongaa and wipe the Royal Army out. Depending on the ending, he either comes dangerously close to succeeding or [[NonstandardGameOver does, with "tragic" consequences for the entire world]].]]

* BlackAndWhiteMorality: The Royal Army is Black, and The Imperial Army is White.

* CrapsackWorld: Not that it is ever touched upon.

* LadyOfWar: Quite a few. Adverted with [[VillainProtagonist Yggdra.]]

* VillainProtagonist: The Royal Army is this ''IN SPADES!''

* WhatTheHellHero: The heroes call themselves out on this when [[spoiler:during the counter-invasion of Bronquia, the Royal Army massacres an untrained civilian militia, wiping out most of a town's population. And they don't bat an eyelid.]]

[[caption-width-right:300:The Royal Army, prominently featuring the two leads, [[VillanProtagonist Yggdra]] and [[{{Sidekick}} Milanor]].]]

[[caption-width-right:300:The Royal Army, prominently featuring the two leads, [[TheHero Yggdra]] and [[{{Sidekick}} Milanor]].]]

* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses: Adverted with [[VillainProtagonist Yggdra.]]

** Fantasinia [[StealthInsult is representative [[TakeThat of western Europe and America.]]

* HeroAntagonist: ''The Imperial Army''. So much. The only exceptions are [[AxCrazy Leon]] and [[spoiler:Gulcasa after being possessed]]; all the others are explicitly portrayed as good people who just so happen to be fighting for a different cause.

* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: Almost every Embellian Undine subscribes to this viewpoint, mainly because some jerk human stole their means of survival. They use this as their justification for attacking completely unrelated humans to try to use their blood for eternal youth potion. [[spoiler:...Which turns out to be exactly how Nessiah, who set up the theft and fed them information about said potion, [[UnwittingPawn was hoping they'd react]].]]

* LoveableRogue: Milanor

* WhatTheHellHero: The heroes call themselves out on this when [[spoiler:during the counter-invasion of Bronquia, the Royal Army massacres an untrained civilian militia, wiping out most of a town's population.]]

** Fantasinia [[StealthInsult is representative of western Europe and America.]]

** The Vanir [[StealthInsult are reminiscent of Native Americans, particularly considering their relation to Fantasinia]] (and the [[NorseMythology name of their race]]). Most of them are dark-skinned ([[spoiler:Milanor]] being an exception) to make it even more obvious.
** Lombardia strongly resembles the historical role of the Holy Roman Empire.

* GreyAndGrayMorality

* [[{{Bowdlerise}} Bowdlerization]]: Yggdra's "Crusade" attack was originally called "Jihad."

* [[Spoiler: TheBadGuyWins]]

* [[ Spoiler: TheBadGuyWins]]

* LadyOfWar: Quite a few. Adverted with [[VilainProtagonist Yggdra.]]

* LadyOfWar: Yggdra and quite a few others.

* BerserkButton: Gulcasa's is [[spoiler:losing his allies and loved ones. After having said button hit enough times, he tries to [[HeroicSacrifice use his own life]] to summon Brongaa and wipe the Royal Army out. Depending on the ending, he either comes dangerously close to succeeding or [[NonstandardGameOver does, with tragic consequences for the entire world]].]]

* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses

* CrapsaccharineWorld

** The Vanir [[StealthInsultare reminiscent of Native Americans, particularly considering their relation to Fantasinia]] (and the [[NorseMythology name of their race]]). Most of them are dark-skinned ([[spoiler:Milanor]] being an exception) to make it even more obvious.

** The Vanir are reminiscent of Native Americans, particularly considering their relation to Fantasinia (and the [[NorseMythology name of their race]]). Most of them are dark-skinned ([[spoiler:Milanor]] being an exception) to make it even more obvious.

** Fantasinia is representative of western Europe and America.

** So, what you mean to say is, [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight they die when they are killed?]] What actually happens is that they are immortal due to a magic gem that revives them whenever they are killed for real.

* CrossDressingVoices: Milanor is a comical example of this, having a female seiyuu despite being seventeen years old.

* TalkingToHimself: There are a number of examples, as the cast of characters is far larger than the cast of voice actors. One of the more amusing examples would be Kaneko Hidehiko, who voices both Roswell and Leon.

* WhatTheHellHero?: The heroes call themselves out on this when [[spoiler:during the counter-invasion of Bronquia, the Royal Army massacres an untrained civilian militia, wiping out most of a town's population.]]

* WordOfGod: Sting actually published a ''book'' (Dept. Heaven World Guidance) to clear up things that were left vague in Yggdra Union, RivieraThePromisedLand, and KnightsInTheNightmare (such as Nessiah's backstory).

->''Even with the Holy Sword, I can’t make anything go right… The Holy Sword… may be a sacred relic, but the fact remains that it is a weapon. For we who are entrusted with it, it becomes our mission to see the justice of the Holy Sword to its end… and we are capable of slaughtering those who do not obey that justice… but the Holy Sword is a weapon. In the end, it is only capable of harming people.''\\
-- '''Princess Yggdra'''

** So, what you mean to say is, [[FateStayNight they die when they are killed?]] What actually happens is that they are immortal due to a magic gem that revives them whenever they are killed for real.

* TacticalRockPaperScissors: A rather complex one. There's the Franchise/FireEmblem-standard sword-axe-lance triangle, and those weapons beat bows, which beat magic, which beat the sword-axe-lance triangle again.

* ThematicThemeTune: ''Hahen'' and ''patria'', which are technically the game's themes though they're only actually used for the radio show. Both are commonly considered to be Nessiah's [[ImageSong Image Songs]] due to their content, and ''Hahen'' was also used to advertise ''VideoGame/{{Baroque}}''.

* InferredHolocaust: [[spoiler:The best (A) ending, though this is only apparent if you've played the other games and realize [[BigBad exactly who]] Nessiah was trying to kill with his atrocities.]]

* FoeYay: Yggdra and Gulcasa, in spades. Complete with InnocentInnuendo commentary from Emilia towards the end of Chapter 4.

* KansaiRegionalAccent: Kylier actually has a fairly thick Kansai accent in the Japanese script (though this troper doesn't know enough to tell whether it's Osaka-ben or Kyoto-ben).

* ThirdPersonPerson: Nietzsche. This troper believes it's to remind you she's in no way like that other [[Creator/FriedrichNietzsche Nietzsche]].

** Say what you like about the English voice acting, but they were wise to cast an actor for Milanor [[SpikeSpencer who knows]] [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion how to scream]].