History Videogame / EXceed

On June 22, 2022, Nyu Media [[https://steamcommunity.com/ogg/207370/announcements/detail/3356885053839922042 announced]] they would be closing down and doujin games they have published would be transferring over to another publisher or delisted from digital distribution due to the lack of a publisher to retain the rights. In the case for the ''eXceed'' series, publishing rights migrated to Upgrade. Unfortunately, their ownership of the series did not last for very long as Upgrade [[https://steamcommunity.com/ogg/207370/announcements/detail/3625992251197402060 announced]] on December the same year, they attempted to transfer the rights to games they once published back to their respective developers, but because FLAT and Tennen-Sozai already closed their doors many years prior, the entire ''eXceed'' series was delisted from all digital distribution platforms at the start of the following year, rendering the entire series as well (as their digital soundtracks) as {{abandonware}} as a result.

* CallingYourAttacks: Rayne calls out her Dragoon Detonation and Burn Air Raisd attacks while Irias calls out Gloster Meteor.

* DarkerAndEdgier: ''VAMPIRE''.

* [[LetsFightLikeGentlemen Let's Fight Like Ladies]]: In a surprise to Rayne (given the other fighters she's faced so far), Irias treats Rayne with respect, and she returns the favor, though of course both vow to go all out on each other. On the other hand, Lugh is a tRaistorous sycophant, Sriabelle is gratuitously violent, Giee teases Rayne (prompting Rayne to ask "[[https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/3282302590329523964/FE2759E408AA003ED29FCAD97F7035DAD8275F52/ Why is everyone I meet today trying to tick me off?]]"), and Celestia has a history of being a jerk of an older sister to Rayne. (NOTE: the above is based on the English version. The previous explanation in this trope citation was as follows: [[spoiler:While Rayne is friendly towards Giee, Irias, and Celestia she treats the two weaker bosses with contempt (although Lugh was a favored underclassman until she decided to bet against Rayne).]] Someone please confirm whether the Japanese and English versions have scripts that were noticeably different in these regards, or whether this original explanation is inaccurate and that current explanation also applies to the Japanese version.)

* PowerLimiter: The twins and [[spoiler: Anhel]] have these.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: [[spoiler: Remedy from the ''3rd'' game stands out being 5000 years old while looking like a 10 year old.]]'

** Gilles De Raiss's attacks are Germanic with two related to the wolf Fenrir: Gleipnr (its shackle), Laevatein, and Vanargand (another name for the wolf).

** [[spoiler:Sowel]] also this among the Gun Bullet Children. While Chinatsu is obviously a vampire Raissed to think she's human, [[spoiler:Miyabi hints that she is not from the human world, leaving her AmbiguouslyHuman.]]

''"It's not like you're not even worth considering! Really!"''\\
* UpdatedRerelease: Tennen-Sozai released one for eXceed ''2nd'' called ''VAMPIRE REX'' and one for eXceed ''3rd'' called ''BLACK PACKAGE''.
* VillainProtagonist: Ria File.

* WalkingTheEarth: [[spoiler: After being rescued from the Church's clutches and the twins' wrath, Anhel goes out on a long journey.]]

Long ago, in ancient times, there was a rebellion. An angel turned against God and rallied an army to wage war against heaven as they so often seem to do once they decide they no longer want to be part of the cool crowd. In any event, the angel and his demonic armies were sealed away with the help of humans who fought and died in a desperate war until finally an angel descended from heaven and granted power to a saint whose sacrifice made such a thing possible. Nevertheless, history was doomed to repeat itself and the fallen army eventually broke free over modern day Tokyo, bringing with them vampires, humans who bore the blood of the fallen angel. Opposing them was humanity's first and last line of defence, girls tRaisned by the Inquisition who wielded powerful magic that could match the demonic commanders at the cost of most of their lifespan. They were likened to the bullets of a gun. Thus the stage was set for the first game by [[{{Doujinshi}} doujin]] circle FLAT, ''eXceed: Gun Bullet Children''.

Iwakura Productions and Nyu Media have released ''Gun Bullet Children'', ''Vampire REX'' and ''Jade Penetrate BLACK PACKAGE'' overseas on March, 29, 2012 for download at their website, Gamersgate, the Capcom Store, the Gamestop Digital Download Service (formerly Impulse) and Steam. While the two latter games have English localization, ''Gun Bullet Children'' couldn't be localized since its code has been lost, so it has instead been released in its original Japanese with a translated script available from the distributors (and a fan made mod that uses said script to translate the game linked on the game's [=PCGamingWiki=] page [[http://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/EXceed_-_Gun_Bullet_Children here]]). On June 22, 2022, Nyu Media [[https://steamcommunity.com/ogg/207370/announcements/detail/3356885053839922042 announced]] they would be closing down and doujin games they have published would be transferring over to another publisher or delisted from digital distribution due to the lack of a publisher to retain the rights. In the case for the ''eXceed'' series, publishing rights migrated to Upgrade. Unfortunately, their ownership of the series did not last for long as Upgrade [[https://steamcommunity.com/ogg/207370/announcements/detail/3625992251197402060 announced]] on December the same year that they would be transferring the rights to games they once published back to their respective developers, but because FLAT and Tennen-Sozai already closed their doors many years prior, the entire ''eXceed'' series was delisted from all digital distribution platforms at the start of the following year, rendering the entire series as well as their digital soundtracks as {{abandonware}} as a result.

* For ''Gun Bullet Children'', [[https://web.archive.org/web/20070623082048/http://flat.web.infoseek.co.jp/EXCEED/ex01.htm here]].
* For ''VAMPIRE'', [[https://web.archive.org/web/20090503012222/http://flat.web.infoseek.co.jp/EXCEED''2nd''/ here]].
* For ''JADE PENETRATE'', [[https://web.archive.org/web/20090205122710/http://www.tennen-sozai.com/eXceed''3rd''/ here]] and [[https://web.archive.org/web/20160610063045/http://www.tennen-sozai.com/eXceed''3rd''-BP/ex3bp_Main.htm here]].

Long ago, in ancient times, there was a rebellion. An angel turned against God and rallied an army to wage war against heaven as they so often seem to do once they decide they no longer want to be part of the cool crowd. In any event, the angel and his demonic armies were sealed away with the help of humans who fought and died in a desperate war until finally an angel descended from heaven and granted power to a saint whose sacrifice made such a thing possible. Nevertheless, history was doomed to repeat itself and the fallen army eventually broke free over modern day Tokyo, bringing with them vampires, humans who bore the blood of the fallen angel. Opposing them was humanity's first and last line of defence, girls trained by the Inquisition who wielded powerful magic that could match the demonic commanders at the cost of most of their lifespan. They were likened to the bullets of a gun. Thus the stage was set for the first game by [[{{Doujinshi}} doujin]] circle FLAT, ''eXceed: Gun Bullet Children''.

FLAT later stopped working on the ''eXceed'' series and eventually shut down in early 2009. In the meantime, ownership of the series was transferred to another doujin circle called Tennen-Sozai who threw out all the established story material and rebooted the franchise with ''eXceed 3rd: JADE PENETRATE''. The third game tells the story of a young girl named Rayne Lindwurm (Rain Lindwurm in the Japanese version) who seeks to become the Demon King of her world. Standing in her way are many obstacles, including her own older sister and heiress to the power of dragons Celestia. Similarly to ''Vampire'', it also got an enhanced remake with ''eXceed 3rd -Jade Penetrate- BLACK PACKAGE'' in 2009 with music composed by Saitama Saisyu Heiki.

* For ''VAMPIRE'', [[https://web.archive.org/web/20090503012222/http://flat.web.infoseek.co.jp/EXCEED2nd/ here]].
* For ''JADE PENETRATE'', [[https://web.archive.org/web/20090205122710/http://www.tennen-sozai.com/eXceed3rd/ here]] and [[https://web.archive.org/web/20160610063045/http://www.tennen-sozai.com/eXceed3rd-BP/ex3bp_Main.htm here]].

* AllThereInTheManual: [[spoiler:While 3rd may be a separate universe from Gun Bullet Children and 2nd, elements do show up connecting the two universes -- Gilles de Rai is a Cardinal Lord and principal of Belphegor Academy while one of Remedy's monikers, the Undead Lord, is similar to the title used by the leader of the Vampires.]]

* [[AloofBigBrother Aloof Big Sister]]: Celestia.

** Especially noticable in the Black Package.

* BonusBoss: Remedy in ''Black Package''.

* BlackKnight / MagicKnight: Gilles de Rais fits for both of these tropes, due to being an expert in ancient magic herself.

* BulletHell: Naturally...

* CallingYourAttacks: Rayne calls out her Dragoon Detonation and Burn Air Raid attacks while Irias calls out Gloster Meteor.

* FreezeFrameBonus: The arcane text that accompanies the splash screen at the beginning of 3rd's stages is actually the text of Literature/{{Jabberwocky}}, in English.

* KnightTemplar: The antagonists in 2nd, who are xenophobic to vampires.

* [[LetsFightLikeGentlemen Let's Fight Like Ladies]]: In a surprise to Rayne (given the other fighters she's faced so far), Irias treats Rayne with respect, and she returns the favor, though of course both vow to go all out on each other. On the other hand, Lugh is a traitorous sycophant, Sriabelle is gratuitously violent, Giee teases Rayne (prompting Rayne to ask "[[https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/3282302590329523964/FE2759E408AA003ED29FCAD97F7035DAD8275F52/ Why is everyone I meet today trying to tick me off?]]"), and Celestia has a history of being a jerk of an older sister to Rayne. (NOTE: the above is based on the English version. The previous explanation in this trope citation was as follows: [[spoiler:While Rayne is friendly towards Giee, Irias, and Celestia she treats the two weaker bosses with contempt (although Lugh was a favored underclassman until she decided to bet against Rayne).]] Someone please confirm whether the Japanese and English versions have scripts that were noticeably different in these regards, or whether this original explanation is inaccurate and that current explanation also applies to the Japanese version.)

* LittleMissBadass: The GBC in 1st, Ria File in 2nd, Rayne Lindwurm in 3rd.
* MakeMeWannaShout: Sense’s InformedAbility, also mentioned in her attacks, is using sound waves and songs to confront her enemies.

** Gilles de Rai was Joan of Arc's right-hand man who was claimed to be a mass murderer of children.

** In ''Gun Bullet Children'', the Angel is an [[spoiler: EldritchAbomination]]
** In ''VAMPIRE'', Gilles de Rai states that angels only obeyed God. [[spoiler:Yet, artificial ones like the second Anhel can freely choose not to.]]
* OurDemonsAreDifferent: Exceed 3rd takes place in the demon world of Pandemonium.

** Members of the Dragon clan in 3rd only gain wings after realizing their true potential. Also, after powering up, Celestia gains even more wings.

* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: [[spoiler: Remedy from the 3rd game stands out being 5000 years old while looking like a 10 year old.]]'
* ReversePolarity: Like Tresure's Ikaruga, polarity reversing is a major gameplay feature in 2nd.

* TheRunaway: Ria File from 2nd, who left her oppressive human society and was rescued by the Undead Lord.

*** [[spoiler: Actually, the stories for the first two games have serious resemblance to it. Monsters known as Angels? Check. Artificially making such monsters? Check. AncientConspiracy? Check. Children made to defeat enemies only they could fight who are more of [[AntiVillain anti-villains]]? Check.]]
* {{Stripperiffic}}: [[http://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/character.php?id=7677 Celestia's incredibly revealing outfit]].
** Also Sriabelle Orphanknight, the 3rd game's resident CatGirl. Her outfit bares her midriff while her "skirt" ''blatantly'' shows off her panties. [[http://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/character.php?id=7682 Here's a pic.]]
** Anhel from 2nd is clad in nothing but belts.

** Gilles De Rais’s attacks are Germanic with two related to the wolf Fenrir: Gleipnr (its shackle), Laevatein, and Vanargand (another name for the wolf).

* TokenHuman: Gilles De Rai is the only pure blood human who fights alongside the vampires. [[spoiler:She’s also the only human among the Cardinal Lords. The manual explains that she obtained such power by wielding magic thought lost to history, which rivals much of the cast.]]
** [[spoiler:Sowel]] also this among the Gun Bullet Children. While Chinatsu is obviously a vampire raised to think she’s human, [[spoiler:Miyabi hints that she is not from the human world, leaving her AmbiguouslyHuman.]]
* TournamentArc: The plot of 3rd.

--> ''"It's your own fault, really."''
--> ''"Don't go looking at me!"''
--> ''"D-don't blame me if you die, okay?!"''
--> ''"Look, nobody wants to hurt anyone like this...!"''
--> ''"It's not like you're not even worth considering! Really!"''
* UpdatedRerelease: Tennen-Sozai released one for eXceed 2nd called ''VAMPIRE REX'' and one for eXceed 3rd called ''BLACK PACKAGE''.

* VoiceOfTheLegion: Fenrir in 2nd.

* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler: As Gilles de Rai says to Ria after arriving in Anhel's lair.]]

A sequel was released the following year called ''eXceed 2nd: VAMPIRE'', which added a dual-polarity system similar to the one used in ''VideoGame/{{Ikaruga}}''. Instead of the Gun Bullet Children, the protagonist was a vampire fighting for survival as power struggles within the Church left a faction that rejected any form of human hybrid in control of the Inquisition. After seizing control they initiated a worldwide purge and employed the Gun Bullet Children to hunt all vampires down. It was later remade as ''eXceed 2nd: Vampire -REX-'' in 2007, featuring updated graphics, new music tracks composed by Shibayan and cranky, with a special arrangement of ''Shock!!'' by Saitama Saisyu Heiki, and expanded gameplay mechanics.

FLAT later stopped working on the ''eXceed'' series and eventually shut down in early 2009. In the meantime, ownership of the series was transferred to another doujin circle called Tennen-Sozai who threw out all the established story material and rebooted the franchise with ''eXceed 3rd: JADE PENETRATE''. The third game tells the story of a young girl named Rayne Lindwurm (Rain Lindwurm in the Japanese version) who seeks to become the Demon King of her world. Standing in her way are many obstacles, including her own older sister and heiress to the power of dragons Celestia. Similarly to ''VAMPIRE'', it also got an enhanced remake with ''eXceed 3rd: Jade Penetrate -BLACK PACKAGE-'' in 2009.

Iwakura Productions and Nyu Media have released ''Gun Bullet Children'', ''Vampire -REX-'' and ''Jade Penetrate -BLACK PACKAGE-'' overseas on March, 29, 2012 for download at their website, Gamersgate, the Capcom Store, the Gamestop Digital Download Service (formerly Impulse) and Steam. While the two latter games have English localization, ''Gun Bullet Children'' couldn't be localized since its code has been lost, so it has instead been released in its original Japanese with a translated script available from the distributors (and a fan made mod that uses said script to translate the game linked on the game's [=PCGamingWiki=] page [[http://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/EXceed_-_Gun_Bullet_Children here]]). On June 22, 2022, Nyu Media [[https://steamcommunity.com/ogg/207370/announcements/detail/3356885053839922042 announced]] they would be closing down and doujin games they have published would be transferring over to another publisher or delisted from digital distribution due to the lack of a publisher to retain the rights. In the case for the ''eXceed'' series, publishing rights migrated to Upgrade. Unfortunately, their ownership of the series did not last for long as Upgrade [[https://steamcommunity.com/ogg/207370/announcements/detail/3625992251197402060 announced]] on December the same year that they would be transferring the rights to games they once published back to their respective developers, but because FLAT and Tennen-Sozai already closed their doors many years prior, the entire ''eXceed'' series was delisted from all digital distribution platforms at the start of the following year, rendering the entire series as well as their digital soundtracks as {{abandonware}} as a result.

[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/exceed_collection.jpg]]
Long ago, in ancient times, there was a rebellion. An angel turned against God and rallied an army to wage war against heaven as they so often seem to do once they decide they no longer want to be part of the cool crowd. In any event, the angel and his demonic armies were sealed away with the help of humans who fought and died in a desperate war until finally an angel descended from heaven and granted power to a saint whose sacrifice made such a thing possible. Nevertheless, history was doomed to repeat itself and the fallen army eventually broke free over modern day Tokyo, bringing with them vampires, humans who bore the blood of the fallen angel. Opposing them was humanity's first and last line of defence, girls trained by the Inquisition who wielded powerful magic that could match the demonic commanders at the cost of most of their lifespan. They were likened to the bullets of a gun. Thus the stage was set for the first game by [[{{Doujinshi}} doujin]] circle FLAT, ''eXceed: Gun Bullet Children'', and it was good. [[SoOkayItsAverage But not that good.]]

A sequel was released the following year called ''eXceed 2nd: VAMPIRE'', which added a dual-polarity system similar to the one used in ''VideoGame/{{Ikaruga}}''. Instead of the Gun Bullet Children, the protagonist was a vampire fighting for survival as power struggles within the Church left a faction that rejected any form of human hybrid in control of the Inquisition. After seizing control they initiated a worldwide purge and employed the Gun Bullet Children to hunt all vampires down.

Then FLAT stopped working on the eXceed series and eventually shut down in early 2009. In the meantime, ownership of the series was transferred to another doujin circle called Tennen-Sozai who threw out all the established story material and rebooted the franchise with ''eXceed 3rd: JADE PENETRATE''. The third game tells the story of a young girl named Rayne Lindwurm (Rain Lindwurm in the Japanese version) who seeks to become the Demon King of her world. Standing in her way are many obstacles, including her own older sister and heiress to the power of dragons Celestia.

Iwakura Productions and Nyu Media have released Gun Bullet Children, Vampire REX and Jade Penetrate Black Package overseas on 29th March, 2012, for download at their website, Gamersgate, the Capcom Store, the Gamestop Digital Download Service (formerly Impulse) and Steam, with pending releases on Gametap and Gamefly. While the two latter games have English localization, Gun Bullet Children couldn't be localized since its code has been lost, so it has instead been released in its original Japanese with a translated script available from the distributors (and a fan made mod that uses said script to translate the game linked on the game's pcgamingwiki page [[http://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/EXceed_-_Gun_Bullet_Children here]]). They are also available from MangaGamer [[http://www.mangagamer.com/allages/Titles/Details/74F7802C-CE53-4E54-860F-ADFC7DB00CDD/the-exceed-collection here]], as well as on the Humble Store.

* For ''Gun Bullet Children'', [[http://flat.web.infoseek.co.jp/EXCEED/ex01.htm here]].
* For ''VAMPIRE'', [[http://flat.web.infoseek.co.jp/EXCEED2nd/ here]].
* For ''JADE PENETRATE'', [[http://www.tennen-sozai.com/eXceed3rd/ here]] and [[http://www.tennen-sozai.com/eXceed3rd-BP/ex3bp_Main.htm here]].

** Also Sriabelle Orphanknight, the 3rd game's resident CatGirl. Her outfit [[BareYourMidriff bares her midriff]] while her "skirt" ''blatantly'' shows off her panties. [[http://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/character.php?id=7682 Here's a pic.]]

* AllYourPowersCombined: Giee is more powerful than all her familiars combined, thanks to...
** AsskickingEqualsAuthority: ...the nature of summoners, who dominate their familiars through strength.

* KillEmAll: Depending on how you look at the games, many of the characters suspect to have died in the end.

** MusicalThemeNaming: ...while Sriabell's attacks are named after metal bands and albums. In ''JADE PENETRATE'' you have [[Music/CannibalCorpse Butchered at Birth]], [[Music/{{Nightwish}} Angels Fall First]], Music/{{Enslaved}}, Music/DimmuBorgir, and Music/ArchEnemy. In ''Black Package'', these get switched out for Chaos Blaster[[note]]Oddly enough, more of a trance song than metal[[/note]], Discharge[[note]]British hardcore punk band[[/note]], Music/NapalmDeath[[note]]Changed to "Napalm Wreath" in the localization because of potential copyright issues[[/note]], Dimmu Borgir (again), and Deathrash Bound[[note]]An album by Japanese band Aion[[/note]]

** Also Sriabelle Orphanknight, the 3rd game's resident CatGirl. Her outfit [[BareYourMidriff bares her midriff]] while her "skirt" ''blatantly'' [[PantyShot shows off her panties.]] [[http://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/character.php?id=7682 Here's a pic.]]

** The twins, Brynhild and Siegrune, strongly resemble the Scarlet sisters from VideoGame/{{Touhou}}. Fittingly, Siegrune, the younger of the two, becomes the dominant personality of the two, with an added dash of AxCrazy, [[spoiler:when they reform into Fenrir]].

* LampshadeHanging: During Miyabi’s story of ''Gun Bullet Children'', the heroine wonders why the three girls can’t be together all at once (as in playing all three characters instead of one). Sowel answers that should it actually happen, [[RealityEnsues they’ll just run into each other and cause friendly fire]].

* AmbiguouslyHuman: [[spoiler:Miyabi of the Gun Bullet Children hints that she’s not from the human world, and it’s known if she’s even human herself.]]

* OurAngelsAreDifferent: Both Rayne and Celestia are technically half dragon and half demon despite looking like a angel.

** In ''VAMPIRE'', Gilles de Rai states that angels only obeyed God, [[spoiler: but artificial ones like Anhel can freely choose not to.]]

* PyroManiac: Miyabi Housen

** FloralThemeNaming: Seele Clan’s attacks are named Peristrophe, Dandelion, Doryopteris.

* WalkingTheEarth: [[spoiler: After being rescued from the Church's clutches and the twins' wrath, Angel goes out on a long journey.]]

* WouldBeRudeToSayGenocide: Type C in ''VAMPIRE'' by the Catholic Church.

* FreudianTrio: The Gun Bullet Children, no doubt.
** Chinatsu Kagaya: (Ego)
** Miyabi Housen: (Id)
** Sowell Divosiana: (Superego)

* OurAngelsAreDifferent: Both Rain and Celestia are technically half dragon and half demon despite looking like a angel.

* PowerGivesYouWings: Chinatsu sprouts wings only when she starts fighting Ria but seems capable of flying normally without them. Gilles de Rai is shown with wings only after revealing that she is no ordinary human.

** The original version of 3rd was chock full of themed names.
*** ArmsAndArmorThemeNaming: Irias' attacks are named for various weapons and weapon-related things -- Strayer Voigt[[note]]A pistol manufacturer[[/note]], Derringer[[note]]A pocket pistol[[/note]], Limpet Mine[[note]]A mine attached to the hull of a ship by magnets; interestingly, the katakana are a little different from how it is normally spelled[[/note]], Gloster Meteor[[note]]England's first jet fighter[[/note]], and Fliegerfaust[[note]]A German prototype anti-air gun[[/note]].
*** MusicalThemeNaming: ...while Sriabell's attacks are named after metal bands and albums. In ''JADE PENETRATE'' you have [[Music/CannibalCorpse Butchered at Birth]], [[Music/{{Nightwish}} Angels Fall First]], Music/{{Enslaved}}, Music/DimmuBorgir, and Music/ArchEnemy. In ''Black Package'', these get switched out for Chaos Blaster[[note]]Oddly enough, more of a trance song than metal[[/note]], Discharge[[note]]British hardcore punk band[[/note]], Music/NapalmDeath[[note]]Changed to "Napalm Wreath" in the localization because of potential copyright issues[[/note]], Dimmu Borgir (again), and Deathrash Bound[[note]]An album by Japanese band Aion[[/note]]
*** StellarName: Lugh is an Irish deity who is thought to be a sun god while Ciel is french for "sky". Lugh also has several star-themed attacks: Stardust Layer, Zodiac Star, and Genostar.
** ''Gun Bullet Children'' was also guilty of it for the bosses’ attacks.
*** Gilles De Rais’s attacks are Germanic with two related to the wolf Fenrir: Gleipnr (its shackle), Laevatein, and Vanargand (another name for the wolf).
*** FloralThemeNaming: Seele Clan’s attacks are named Peristrophe, Dandelion, Doryopteris.
*** ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: [[spoiler: The first Anhel’s attacks are named after important events in the Bible: the snake within the Garden of Eden, the stable of Nazareth, the great flood, the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, the Tower of Babel, and finally Armageddon.]]

* OurElvesAreBetter: Irias, an elf, is second only to Celestia, a member of the Dragon clan, in terms of power at the school.

* ArtificialHuman: [[spoiler:When the Church couldn’t control the normal EldrichAbomination creatures, they created the Anhel seen in the second game.]]

* LampshadeHanging: During Miyabi’s story of ''Gun Bullet Children'', the heroine wonders why the three girls can’t be together all at one (as in playing all three characters instead of one). Sowel answers that should it actually happen, [[RealityEnsues they’ll just run into each other and cause friendly fire]].

* LampshadeHanging: During Miyabi’s story of ''Gun Bullet Children'', the heroine wonders why can’t be together all at one (as in playing all three characters instead of one). Sowel answers that [[RealityEnsues they’ll just run into each other and cause friendly fire]].

* LaResistance: The rebels and Undead Lord's forces in ''VAMPIRE''.

--> ''""D-don't blame me if you die, okay?!""''

* EvenEvilHadLovedOnes: Brynhildr and Siegrune have a mutual familial love for one another. [[spoiler:When one of them dies, the other completely breaks down.]] It does not help that the opera with the Valkyries they named after has a similar tragedy.

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: ...the nature of summoners, who dominate their familiars through strength.

* BreastPlate: Gilles de Rai.

* HeWhoMustNotBeSeen: The Cardinals. Also the Undead Lord,[[spoiler: until it turns out to be Remedy in ''JADE PENETRATE'']].

* IJustWantToBeLoved: [[spoiler: What the twins wanted all along.]]

* LadyLooksLikeADude: Chinatsu Kagaya from ''Gun Bullet Children'' and ''VAMPIRE'' would be a good example.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Nice job, Ria. [[spoiler: Not only did you kill Brynhild, you also made Siegrune absorb her body and mutate into Fenrir.]]

* OurDemonsAreDifferent: Exceed 3rd takes place in the demon world of pandemonium.

* PunchClockHero / PunchClockVillain: Ria File in ''VAMPIRE REX'' likely fits for both, by being employed by the Undead Lord in fighting for the evil forces suffering from a genocide. The Gun Bullet Children is another example, except for Sowel, who appears to be very loyal to her Church masters.

* WalkingTheEarth: [[spoiler: After being from the Church's clutches and the twins' wrath, Angel goes out on a long journey.]]

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Sowell and her familiar, Silvestre, were said to be found missing after Ria's battle with them. Though Ria says they have likely been killed, their confirmed fate is unknown. But what happened to Miyabi after her defeat? And what happened to the Cardinal after the Church's defeat in ''VAMPIRE''?

* ChurchMilitant: The Catholic Church in the first two games.