History VideoGame / Zenonia

''Zenonia'' is an action RPG series by Gamevil for the iOS and Android. It allows the player to select classes, which are different between games.

* HeroicSacrifice: After defeating [[spoiler:Bereren]], he attempts to finish off your character, but [[spoiler:your fairy companion Lepe]] takes the hit for you and dies. [[spoiler:She gets better.]]

* CuteShotaroBoy: Lu in the second game, Chael in the third game, and [[spoiler:Regret]] in the fourth game.

* LeetLingo: Phrases like "LOL", "OMG", and "pwn" crop up occasionally.

* ResetButton: In 2 and 3, this was [[NewGamePlus a cheap way to make the game last twice as long]] as it actually does. The first "ending" to each game suggests the necessity of going back in time and changing everything. Only after replaying the game in "Hard Mode," something small changes and there are a couple lines of new dialogue, leading to one or two new bosses and the final ending. Zenonia 2 is especially guilty of this, as Zenonia 3 at least splits up Hard Mode about 80% of the way in.

* BitchInSheepsClothing: [[spoiler:The Shaman]] in the third game turns nasty the moment Chael doesn't go along with her plans.

* FantasticRacism: Members of the Divine Tribe tend to look down on members of the Degenerated Tribe, beings that are human-like in appearance. This naturally causes several misunderstandings for Chael.

** The third and fourth games provide mandatory fairy companions.

* ShoutOut: A quest has Regret hunting down polar bears carrying "Dark Waters". [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPoM2o9kIBM Sounds familiar....]]

The second ''Zenonia'' takes place years after the first, in which a group of four people are tasked with keeping the SealedEvilInACan sealed once again after it attempts to escape prison. Each of the four people has a different story.

There is also a third installment that returns to the realm of only having one player character, a young boy named Chael. Chael was constantly bullied as a child, which is why he took up fighting. Right after his first test, he gets sucked into a mystical world between heaven and earth

The first ''Zenonia'' follows the story of Regret, a child found by the Holy Knights commander Dupre in the midst of war. After Dupre finds the child, he resigns from the Holy Knights to raise him, bringing suspicion among his colleagues. Years later, Dupre, now known as Pardon, lives in the town of Ayles with his son. One day a demon appears in the town and Pardon attempts to fight it off, but soon comes to accept his death. After his death, the rest of the townsfolk start muttering about Regret and treat him with a cold demeanor that makes Regret wonder why the townsfolk suddenly no longer accept him. After chopping down the Cori Tree for the local blacksmith and [[NiceJobBreakingItHero pissing off one of the few who still had some respect for him]], he decides to take the Item Shop Owner Billy's advice and leave town. In the neighboring town of Adonis, he learns that long ago, a man named Argos [[SealedEvilInACan sealed a great evil using five seals throughout various dungeons]], and that recently, the seals are beginning to weaken. It's up to Argos to visit the five seals, and either make sure they stay intact or break them, [[KarmaMeter depending on your choices]].

There is also a third installment that returns to the realm of only having one player charecter, a young boy named Chael. Chael was constantly bullied as a child, which is why he took up fighting. Right after his first test, he gets sucked into a mystical world between heaven and earth

* CuteShotaroBoy: Lu in the second game, and Chael in the third game.

* GirlsWithGuns: Ecne's weapons of choice.

* TwentyBearAsses: Most of the quests and sidequests inevitably dip into this.

* ShoutOut: A quest has Regret hunting down polar bears carrying "Dark Waters". [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPoM2o9kIBMSounds familiar....]]

* ApocalypseMaiden: [[spoiler:Regret is a male example]], since he is the host of the last remnants of Dark Lord Ladon's power. The first, third, and fourth games are all driven by various Dark Lords, including the deceased Ladon himself, scheming to claim that power for themselves.

** Also Hotdog and the player character in the second game discussing the fact that there in a sequel and not the original game.
** The third game has Runa pointing out to Chael that he's not getting any smarter for solving the block puzzles and gives credit to the player instead.

* FighterMageThief: Present in the first game.
* InvisibleToNormals: In the first game, Langue explains that it's rare for humans to see them. [[spoiler: Of course, this doesn't seem to be the case with Regret.]]

* KidsAreCruel: The other children in the third game bully Chael for being an orphan. Classy.

* ResetButton: In 2 and 3, this was a cheap way to make the game last twice as long as it actually does. The first "ending" to each game suggests the necessity of going back in time and changing everything and only after playing the game almost ALL over again in "Hard Mode," something small changes and there are a couple lines of new dialogue, leading to one or two new bosses and the final ending. Zenonia 2 is especially guilty of this, as Zenonia 3 at least splits up Hard Mode about 80% of the way in.
** Kind of like a NewGamePlus, as all items and stats are transferred over.
* RougeAnglesOfSatin: The english translation of the games delve into this at times.

* StupidityIsTheOnlyOption: After the blacksmith asks for you to chop down a tree with sentimental value to the only person who still likes you and [[BlatantLies assures you it's okay]], you might think to check in with her first. She just says the same generic townsperson stuff she always says and the plot won't move otherwise, so...
* WhatTheHellTownspeople: I don't care how suspicious you are, the best way to interact with someone who just had his ''father die'' is not to be a total {{Jerkass}} toward him.
* HeKnowsAboutTimedHits: All over the place in the second game. This is pretty much the closest thing you're getting to a tutorial too.

** An NPC in the second town in the first game says he's just an NPC, so [[HoYay you can't be together]].

* BitchInSheepsClothing: [[spoiler:The Shaman]] in the third game turns nasty the moment Chael doesn't go along with her plans.

** Then again...
-->'''Poet''': "Too much YouTube can ruin your life."

The first ''Zenonia'' follows the story of Regret, a child found by the Holy Knights commander Dupre in the midst of war. After Dupre finds the child, he resigns from the Holy Knights to raise him, bringing suspicion among his colleagues. Years later, Dupre, now known as Pardon, lives in the town of Ayles with his son. One day a demon appears in the town and Pardon attempts to fight it off, but soon comes to accept his death. After his death, the rest of the townsfolk start muttering about Regret and treat him with a cold demeanor that makes Regret wonder why the townsfolk [[NotAcceptedInHisHometown suddenly no longer accept him]]. After chopping down the Cori Tree for the local blacksmith and [[NiceJobBreakingItHero pissing off one of the few who still had some respect for him]], he decides to take the Item Shop Owner Billy's advice and leave town. In the neighboring town of Adonis, he learns that long ago, a man named Argos [[SealedEvilInACan sealed a great evil using five seals throughout various dungeons]], and that recently, the seals are beginning to weaken. It's up to Argos to visit the five seals, and either make sure they stay intact or break them, [[KarmaMeter depending on your choices]].