History Videogame / ChivalryMedievalWarfare

* EverythingFades: Somewhat unfortunate, considering it removes a bit of the glorious {{Gorn}} in the game. Corpses and dropped weapons/armour fade after around a minute, or until the player respawns. [[UnreliableNarrator This troper]] isn't actually sure.

* '''FriendOrFoe: The Game''' It's a complete and utter ''miracle'' if there isn't at least one teamkill per match. The only thing preventing it - and this troper uses the term "preventing" loosely - is that damage to allies is halved; stunning a teammate mid-attack or just plain killing them out of accident is very common. Knights and Vanguards are the biggest offenders due to their sheer attack power and wide swing range, and siege weapons don't discriminate between teammates either; if it's within their AOE, [[OneHitKill it dies]]. The tendency of players on the same team to stab each other in the face while fighting an enemy is parodied by the voice actors:

** This includes Hatchet stabs, and feet to the head. LudicrousGibs indeed

* CallThatAFormation: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted.]] Due to the UnfriendlyFire, standing anywhere within 180 degrees of an allied Knight or Vanguard will usually get you hit with the backswing of whatever oversized weapon they're using.

* MookChivalry: Thoroughly averted, considering that the players themselves are mooks, and ganging up on a heavily armoured and slow Knight is the best way to take them (and [[UnfriendlyFire each other]]) down.

** The siege weapons embody this trope, [[UnfriendlyFire for better or worse]]; and no, [[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe Your Shield Will]] ''[[AvertedTrope Not]]'' [[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe Protect You]] from these. Catapult rocks put off impressive AOE explosions upon impact, sending any victims flying. And if a Ballista bolt hits you, you are dead, end of story.

* OneHitPolykill: Weapons are capable of hitting multiple people, [[UnfriendlyFire including your allies]]. There is an achievement for cutting off two heads with one swing. Ballistae and Catapults can also do this if properly aimed.

* '''UnfriendlyFire: The Game''' It's a complete and utter ''miracle'' if there isn't at least one teamkill per match. The only thing preventing it - and this troper uses the term "preventing" loosely - is that damage to allies is halved; stunning a teammate mid-attack or just plain killing them out of accident is very common. Knights and Vanguards are the biggest offenders due to their sheer attack power and wide swing range, and siege weapons don't discriminate between teammates either; if it's within their AOE, [[OneHitKill it dies]]. The tendency of players on the same team to stab each other in the face while fighting an enemy is parodied by the voice actors:
-->Agatha Man-At-Arms: Erm..ehhh...The blue looked red!

** However, despite being able to block arrows, if they manage to do hit, they will do incredible damage, especially if it hits the head.

* HelmetsAreHardlyHeroic: You can get your helmet knocked off by a powerful hit from a weapon. RealityEnsues when you realize getting hit in the head with almost any weapon is now instant death.

* CombatPragmatist: ''Everyone.''

''Chivalry: Medieval Warfare'' is a [[TheMiddleAges medieval]] warfare game developed by Torn Banner Studios, and is a spiritual successor to the Age of Chivalry game mod for Half Life 2. The game is set in the fictional kingdom of Agatha, where a civil war has begun between the Mason Order and the Agatha Knights. [[ExcusePlot That's about the extent of it before we get into its competitive multiplayer]].

* AllStarCast: Not the game itself, but The Battle Royale event had players such as HuskyStarcraft, Jefmajor, Criken, the {{Yogscast}}, and TotalBiscuit among others.

* '''UnfriendlyFire: The Game''' It's a complete and utter ''miracle'' if there isn't at least one teamkill per match. The only thing preventing it - and this troper uses the term "preventing" loosely - is that damage to allies is halved; stunning a teammate mid-attack or just plain killing them out of accident is very common.
** Knights are the biggest offenders due to their sheer attack power and wide swing range.
** Siege weapons don't discriminate between teammates either; if it's within their AOE, [[OneHitKill it dies]].

* UnlockableContent: Each class has three primary weapons available at the start. The rest are unlocked after kills are obtained using each. Though the unlocking seems to be rather buggy and contrived.

* LethalJokeCharacter: Knights who [[GoodOldFisticuffs fist people to death]] with their bare hands. Fists are normally a JokeItem, but they have the fastest attack speed in the game, and surprisingly good reach. If the fisty Knight gets the first strike in, the enemy will typically be incapable of blocking the attacks - not that it will help him much, because fists can [[SpamAttack strike faster than most parry moves]]. Combined this with the Knight's high health and you have a whirlwind of fisting death.

[[caption-width-right:350:FOR THE GLORY OF AGATHAAAAAAAAAAA!]]

* ArtificialStupidity: The bots. At any given moment, half of them will be stuck in random pieces of environment, 1/4 will be kicking each other trying to clear paths and 1/4 will charge at the closest enemy they can see. None ever go for the objectives.
* AxCrazy: In-universe, the Agatha Knights and the Mason Order are a bit anxious to reduce each other to little bits. In a more literal example, battle axes and hatchets are available weapons.

* EvilSoundsDeep: The Mason Order are clearly not very nice guys from the tutorial, and their troops' voice generally have a lower pitch to them compared to the Agatha Knights.

Chivalry: Medieval Warfare is a medieval warfare game developed by Torn Banner Studios, and is a spiritual successor to the Age of Chivalry game mod for Half Life 2. The game is set in the fictional kingdom of Agatha, where a civil war has begun between the Mason Order and the Agatha Knights. [[ExcusePlot That's about the extent of it before we get into its competitive multiplayer]].