History Videogame / SoulNomadAndTheWorldEaters

* GodIsEvil/GodIsGood: [[spoiler: Yeah, this game actually plays both tropes straight, the former applying to Drazil and the latter applying to Haephness.]]

** Vitali. [[spoiler:He found out Kanan's [[DroppedABridgetOnHim true gender]] this way. Then, in his ending, he opens up a restaurant and serves his customers...wearing a dress.]]

* DroppedABridgetOnHim: [[spoiler: Vitali learns, to his surprise and/or horror, that Kanan might just be a man. Well, [[{{Crossdresser}} he]] would know these things.]]

* BonusBoss: It's a NipponIchi game. Of course it's going to have them. [[spoiler:Asagi, Median and [[GrimGrimoire Lujei]].]]

* {{Yandere}}: As mentioned on the GrimGrimoire page: Lujei, Lujei, Lujei.

* PaintingTheFourthWall: In TheStinger [[spoiler:when Gig is reincarnated]], he goes through the same character creation process as the player (even selecting his name the same way) does at the start of the game, snarking at the proceedings all the way.

** [[spoiler: The Real Dio]] has the Triforce in his chest.

** He also mentions that one World Eater can move at hyperspeed and create tornados by running in circles. Gee, who could that be?
*** And to round out the trifecta, he mentions how one of them [[MartianManhunter has green skin, wears a cape, and can turn invisible.]]

''Soul Nomad'' is also known for an infamous VillainProtagonist campaign called the "Demon Path". In this alternative storyline, Revya decides that it would be a better idea to use the awesome destructive powers of an evil god to [[ChaoticEvil do whatever the hell they want]], and with the gleeful encouragement of Gig, starts down a path to ultimate power as the tyrannical "[[BigBad Devourlord]]". [[ItGotWorse Then it gets worse]]. [[MoralEventHorizon Much worse]].

* ItGotWorse: Again, the Demon Path.

* LetsPlay: [[http://lparchive.org/LetsPlay/soulnomad/ Ironically done]] by someone actually named Feinne.

* DarkerAndEdgier: Soul Nomad as a [[CrapsackWorld whole]], compared to other NipponIchi games. In other news: [[spoiler:the Demon Path.]]

* DuelBoss: The [[spoiler:second Feinne]] fight is an odd example, you CAN summon others to the fight, but [[spoiler:as your level is boosted by 2000, and your foe is 1000, they do nothing more than take an attack for your main character.]]

* EvilIsNotAToy: The basic premise of the game subverts this, in that using Gig can (hopefully) save the world. Also, [[spoiler:both subverted and played straight in the Demon Path - played straight with Gig and the player character, but subverted when Dio releases Raksha to try and stop you, and ''it works''. Or, at least, Raksha does end up on his side.]]
** Case of it playing true in the main story [[spoiler: the king of Raide tries to use a crimson tear to control Feinne Gig states that this won't work, and of of course it turns out he's right. This instead causes Feinne, who before was just sitting and doing nothing, to level a large portion of the landscape and then kill the king.]]

** Which crosses it with DiscOneNuke, since a reliable way to farm [[NewGamePlus cycles]] is to constantly impale yourself against [[HopelessBossFight Feinne]], which is, what? The fourth battle? And accepting Gig's [[DealWithTheDevil deal]], time and time again until you are satisfied. That or [[spoiler:blazing through the Demon path, which is much shorter than the normal path.]]

** At least Soul Nomad has the decency to tell you this, with the win condition for the level being "everybody dies."

* HumansAreBastards: Double subverted with the Nereids. Their attitude towards humans is closer to humans are untrustworthy rather than full on humans are bastards. They are also more fair than other believers in this trope, prefering to look at it through a case by case basis. The ones that are judged to be decent people however....

* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: EVERYONE]] in the Demon Path.
* KnightTemplar: [[spoiler:'''Drazil'''. And by extension, Gamma and Joules.]]

* MultipleEndings: NipponIchi in general is a huge fan of these.

* OmnicidalManiac: Gig and [[spoiler:The Devourlord]]. Despite their names, the World Eaters are not.

* SinisterScythe: [[TheGrimReaper Gig's]]. And when the main character performs their special attack, Demon Blast, the Onyx Blade turns into a red scythe at the end of the attack and appears to ''slice the foe in half''.

* SuicidalCosmicTemperTantrum: [[spoiler:If you ''win'' the final battle of the Demon Path, Revya kills both Haephnes and Drazil and erases both their worlds from existence, killing everything on them and him/herself with it.]] And his last words after doing so:

* XanatosGambit: The possession during the opening sequence was orchestrated by Layna, who predicted the outcome. If Gig doesn't try poesssion, he stays locked up. If he does and fails, his power is used to wipe out the world eaters. If he tries and succedds, Layna can stuff him back in his can.

* AristocratsAreEvil: [[spoiler:Hawthorne]], a closet CompleteMonster.

** [[spoiler:Every sane villain regarding the [[OmnicidalManiac player]] [[CompleteMonster character]] actions in the Demon Path.]]

* EvillyAffable: Gig. [[spoiler:And almost everyone in the Demon Path.]]

** In [[spoiler:the Demon Path]] however, Desperado usually plays when something really bad is going to happen/is happening.

* XanatosGambit: The possession during the opening sequence was orchestrated by Layna, who predicted the outcome. If Gig doesn't try poesssion, he stays locked up. If he does and fails, his power is used to wipe out the world eaters. If he tries and succedds, Layna can stuff him back in his can. [[spoiler: Lots of people actually, but Levin/Raksha's is the most jaw-droppingly magnificent.]]
** Though Layna's gambit [[spoiler:backfires epically in the Demon Path, since she didn't anticipate that you would be ''worse'' than Gig.]]

* {{Pettanko}}: Juno. As are most Nereids. It helps them swim better.

''Soul Nomad'' is set upon the island continent of Prodesto, in the world of Haephnes. Two centuries ago, Prodesto was united under the hero Lord Median The Conqueror, and prosperity reigned for a time. Though Median's reign would be cut short by a pandemic that claimed both himself and his son, his daughter Layna soon emerged as a worthy successor to Prodesto's throne.

Two centuries later, a young warrior (named Revya by default) and their childhood friend Danette are preparing to become official guardians of their village, one of the last bastions of human civilisation left in Prodesto. On the day of their appointment, they are gifted two weapons by village elder Layna: Danette receives a pair of magic kukri, while Revya is given a black onyx sword.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Every unit you can deploy has a Leader, and every manikin inside of a unit contributes a percentage of their stats to the leader of that unit as a constant bonus as long as that manikin is alive. Thus, if for example you stack a bunch of identical manikins with identical levels in a room, the one designated as leader will have significantly higher stats than its twins.

** [[spoiler:Also to Levin/Raksha in the Demon Path, when he decides that GoodFeelsGood.]]

** This is especially hilarious as Gig and Revya initially act as though they have absolutely no idea what she's talking about. [[spoiler: As soon as Revya agrees to let Asagi take his / her lead role, however, that's when the Fourth Wall really begins to break.]]

** Vitali. [[spoiler:He found out Kanan's [[DroppedABridgetOnHim true gender]] this way. Then, in his ending, he opens up a restaurant and serves his customers...wearing a dress.]]

* CuttingOffTheBranches: Revya appears in ''{{Disgaea}} 3'' as a female.

* DarkReprise: Take [[spoiler:Levin's]] theme, arrange it so it sounds more chaotic and add some OminousLatinChanting. The end result is Crash Landing[[spoiler:, Raksha's theme]].

* DespairEventHorizon: Nearly everyone in the Demon Path, but especially [[spoiler:Shauna, whose in-game vocals change to hollow monosyllabic grunts after her sister dies. Thorndyke almost literally crosses this after he believes he's killed his son, to the point where he's so broken that he's unable to come back to sanity even when it turns out that he didn't.]]

* DemonicPossession: Gig's possession of the player character, which is botched. For a more successful example, see also: [[spoiler:Raksha, to Levin]].

** [[spoiler:The Gestahl battle in Drazil.]]

* DubNameChange: The game's title went from "Soul Cradle" to "Soul Nomad" and a couple of characters had their names changed, possibly due to trouble with [[NoPronunciationGuide pronunciation]] (Example:Juno was originally Jost, which was pronounced Youst).

** At least Soul Nomad has the decency to tell you this, with the win condition for the level being "everybody dies."

* HumansAreBastards: Double subverted with the Nereids. Their attitude towards humans is closer to humans are untrustworthy rather than full on humans are bastards. They are also more fair than other believers in this trope, prefering to look at it through a case by case basis. The ones that are judged to be decent people however....

** Maybe not. After all, you get twice the boost to Gig's [[RelationshipValues Relationship Value]] as a female than if you choose that option with a male Revya.

* MikeNelsonDestroyerOfWorlds: [[spoiler:Asagi. After winning the first battle against [[HopelessBossFight Feinne]], Asagi [[HostileShowTakeOver attempts to take the lead role from Revya and Gig]] and in an attempt to show Gig up, she blows up the planet. Winning the battle rewards you with Asagi as a playable character and Gig pissed off that they'll have to [[NewGamePlus start the game all over again.]]]]

* NamesTheSame: No, the game has nothing to do with the Chaos Space Marine legion of {{Warhammer 40000}}.

* GoldfishPoopGang: 'Dio' and his lackeys, the latter are [[LampshadeHanging perfectly aware of their status]], and spend much of their time trying to make the former [[IneffectualSympatheticVillain see past his inferiority complex]] and realize this. [[spoiler:He eventually takes their advice and joins you, becoming a much happier person as a result.]]

* OlderAndWiser[=/=]TookALevelInBadass: Endorph, [[spoiler:whom you might remember from PhantomBrave as Walnut, the JerkAss with a bit of a SocialDarwinist streak who made life much harder for poor little Marona]]. Now he's JustLikeRobinHood, a [[BigDamnHeroes Big Damn Hero]], and inspires the weak-willed to become stronger, which earns him the hatred of DarkActionGirl Shauna.

* {{Pet The Dog}}: Subverted in [[spoiler:the Demon Path]] where [[spoiler:Revya saves the life of a angel just so that s/he could ''kill her friend right in front of her'']]. This behavior is also mocked when [[spoiler:Lobo is revealed to be a traitor in the Demon Path]], specifically [[spoiler: if you choose to say that you trust Lobo, his FreudianExcuse kicks into play and he leaves you, claiming that people who trust each other are fools. Gig mocks him for it.]]

* PettingZooPeople: Sepps are part cow.

* ShoutOut: Gig, upon being pressed on info on Feinne, claims it can '[[{{Comicbook/Superman}} fly at 5 million miles an hour and shoot freaking lasers from its eyes, but can't see through lead and is totally weak to a certain element from its homeworld]]'.

*** And to round out the trifecta, he mentions how one of them [[{{MartianManhunter}} has green skin, wears a cape, and can turn invisible.]]
** Dialogue before taking down Raksha is a slightly less obvious ShoutOut to ''{{Soul Eater}}'', including questioning Gig whether souls are tasty [[spoiler: and combining the might of his and Revya's souls to unleash an EleventhHourSuperpower]].
** There's another ShoutOut to {{Comicbook/Superman}} later in the form of the classic PhraseCatcher.

** [[spoiler: The Real Dio]] has the Triforce in his chest.
* SinisterScythe: [[TheGrimReaper Gig]]'s. And when the main character performs their special attack, Demon Blast, the Onyx Blade turns into a red scythe at the end of the attack and appears to ''slice the foe in half''.
* {{Smug Snake}}: Thuris and [[spoiler:Drazil, Gamma and Joules]].

* TheMagnificent: Admit it. The [[spoiler:Devourlord]] is an awesome, [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast and intimidating]], title.

* {{Yandere}}: As mentioned on the GrimGrimoire page: Lujei, Lujei, Lujei.

Unfortunately, a mere fifty years later, Prodesto would become the landing spot of an [[OmnicidalManiac evil god of death]] known as Gig. With the aid of his "pets", titanic golems known as "World Eaters" [[labelnote:*]][[NamesTheSame No relation to]] ''those'' [[{{WarHammer40000}} "World Eaters"]][[/labelnote]], he grinded Prodesto into the dirt, slaughtering most of the population and scorching the landscape into a barren wasteland.

When all hope appeared lost, Layna appeared before Gig and defeated him in single combat. Without their master, the World Eaters fell dormant. However, the scars of their rampage remained etched into the land, and Prodesto continued to decay, with the birth rate falling and crops growing more poorly with each passing year. All the while, the frozen World Eaters towered over the populace, a constant remainder of the terrible power that could reawaken at any time.

* OneSceneWonder: When prompted [[spoiler:to choose a title in the Demon Path]], choose the second choice. Enter [[spoiler:the voice of [[DisgaeaHourOfDarkness Laharl]], which berates you for taking the title of an Overlord lightly and complains that he went through so much abuse for it]], and disappears. Gig and Revya think they're hearing things, and [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment no ever speaks of it again]].

** [[spoiler:In the Demon Path, [[CompleteMonster Lobo]] is the sane one in your villainous team, having the common sense to betray you in the end. Thorndyke and Shauna, too. [[SanitySlippage Initially]].]]

->''"[[BadassBoast Tell me, who's the baddest of the bad? The maddest of the mad? The killer of kings and destroyer of worlds?]]"''

-->''"[[BadassBoast Tell me, who's the baddest of the bad? The maddest of the mad? The killer of kings and destroyer of worlds?]]"''

Unfortunately, a mere fifty years later, Prodesto would become the landing spot of an [[OmnicidalManiac evil god of death]] known as Gig. With the aid of his "pets", titanic golems known as "World Eaters" (no not [[{{WarHammer40000}} THOSE "World Eaters"]], he grinded Prodesto into the dirt, slaughtering most of the population and scorching the landscape into a barren wasteland.

* [[spoiler:RocketPunch]]: not that you would expect that kind of stuff when you first start the game. The attack description goes along the line of [[spoiler:Heavens will fall on your head.]]

* [=~Let's Play~=]: [[http://lparchive.org/LetsPlay/soulnomad/ Ironically done]] by someone actually named Feinne.

* WeCannotGoOnWithoutYou

* FridgeHorror: So, while playing the game, you have heard about Crimson Tears and seen them a bit often. Then at some point, you learn that [[spoiler: by giving up their life, Danette's parents become those [[HeroicSacrifice to save her]]]]. While that is fine by itself, when you add up that to the other stuff that happens... Did [[spoiler:Thuris]] get his many, many Crimson Tears from [[spoiler:his fanatical followers who would gladly give their lives?]] And it's mentioned that it cost a lot to have a Crimson Tear made. And Yesterwind, [[spoiler:sells a lot of children and Orviska is their best buyer. And coincidentally, the real Dio has Crimson Tears as well.]] The more you think about it, the less you wonder why they have such a bad reputation.

Unfortunately, a mere fifty years later, Prodesto would become the landing spot of an [[OmnicidalManiac evil god of death]] known as Gig. With the aid of his "pets", titanic golems known as "World Eaters", he grinded Prodesto into the dirt, slaughtering most of the population and scorching the landscape into a barren wasteland.

** spoiler:In [[the Demon Path]] however, Desperado usually plays when something really bad is going to happen/is happening.

*** Based of some of the little guy's comments, it might be a bit more... intimate.
**** Nereids are all female. They need males to reproduce. One gets the feeling that Penn is headed for... an interesting life.
***** [[CursedWithAwesome Lucky bastard]].