History VisualNovel / QueensGambit

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: President Robertson hears Shield out and proves willing to act on what she tells him even though [[spoiler:she poisoned him in what is - not entirely inaccurately - assumed to have been an assassination attempt]]. He's similarly willing to trust and work with Tom after learning that [[spoiler:Tom is tangled up, admittedly unwillingly, with the conspiracy that ordered his assassination]]. All he requires is that they come clean with him about exactly what's been going on.

* BodyguardCrush: Played straight in [[spoiler:Tom's]] route. Zig-zagged in [[spoiler:João's GoldenEnding. Shield and João fell for eachother before she became his bodyguard]].

* CharacterOverlap: President Robertson previously appeared as the father of the protagonist of in ''To Love & Protect'', Voltage USA's localization of ''VisualNovel/MySweetBodyguard''. His Secret Service agents Chadwick [=McGrew=] and Edgar Morton, who appear in minor roles in ''Queen's Gambit'', were two of the main love interests of ''To Love & Protect'' (as the adapted versions of Daichi Katsuragi and Subaru Ichiyanagi). It's not clear if this is a case of shared continuity, alternate continuity, or simply recycling of convenient existing character assets.

* LoopholeAbuse: Shield tries to pull this on the Triumvirate when they order her to to [[spoiler: assasinate the president of the United States]]. This involves the explicit application of ExactWords, but the Triumvirate doesn't stand for it.

* LoopholeAbuse: Shield tries to pull this on the Triumvirate when they order to to [[spoiler:assasinate the president of the United States]]. This involves the explicit application of ExactWords, but the Triumvirate doesn't stand for it.

* DownerEnding: The "Nightmare" endings are pretty much relentlessly horrible and tend to involve the deaths of most of the main cast. In Tom's, [[spoiler:Robertson is assassinated and Shield is framed for it, Destrier is wiped out, Shield is permanently on the run, Emily has 'recruited' Cassidy, and Tom dies in a plane crash presumably arranged by the Triumvirate]].

* FanService: Expect at least one instance of a shirtless love interest per route.

* BloodKnight: Emily. She was easily the most aggressive member of her team, which was what got her killed. [[spoiler:And what makes her so dangerous when she goes to get revenge on her former teammates and employer. She isn't concerned with collateral damage or even making sure she still has an organization or resources left when she's done.]]

* DealWithTheDevil: This is a big problem in [[spoiler: Tom's]] route. [[spoiler:He's more or less inherited such a deal from his family, which is deeply entangled with the corrupt and malevolent Triumvirate. Tom himself wants nothing to do with them, but if he doesn't at least appear to dance to their tune, they can destroy him and absolutely everything he cares about.]]

* DealWithTheDevil: This is a big problem in [[spoiler: Tom's]] route. [[spoiler:He's more or less inherited such a deal from his family, which is deeply entangled with the corrupt and malevolent Syndicate. Tom himself wants nothing to do with them, but if he doesn't at least appear to dance to their tune, they can destroy him and absolutely everything he cares about.]]

* RoaringRampageofRevenge: Emily has a tendency towards things. [[spoiler: Shield has one as well in Emmett's route, when she thinks he's been killed by Emily.]]

* CodeName: Crown, Shield, and Sword were the codenames for the protagonist's first squad. They all even have tattoos of their codenames. After Sword's apparent death, the remaining two still went by their original code names, Crown and Shield. This also identifies Mongoose as the odd man out - as the newcomer, he doesn't have a codename that meshes with the original team's.

''Queen's Gambit'' is a RomanceGame VisualNovel by [[Creator/VoltageInc Voltage USA]] for iOS and Android devices. The main character is a superspy with the codename "Shield." She's the consumate professional and at the top of her game, but all of this changes when on her most recent mission, she falls in love. This is made all the more complicated by the fact that her current mission has gone completely off the rails. It’s up to Shield to save herself, and everyone else she holds dear while still getting the job done.

* BrokenBird: [[spoiler:Emmett]] is one of the rare male examples. [[spoiler: He has symptoms not out out of line with PSTD from Emily’s death five years prior, and his confidence is shattered.]]

* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: “The Boss.” No name is ever given for him.

* HiddenDepths: Played straight with [[spoiler: Tom Walker]] and subverted with [[spoiler:João Morais. In fact, it's 'because' he's exactly what he appears to be that causes João so much trouble. João's the only unambiguously good love interest in the series, having never done anything to hurt another person in his life.]]

* StoicWoobie: Shield gets put through a lot, but she keeps rolling.

* RagsToRiches: João grew up in an impoverished family where simply having enough to eat was a problem. He eventually starts and leads a multinational company with the purpose of addressing global food shortages, environmental problems, and generally making the world a better place. Tom Walker even expresses admiration for João because of this, since Tom's family has been getting along on inherited wealth for several generations.

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* HiddenDepths: Played straight with [[spoiler: Tom Walker]] and subverted with [[spoiler:João Morais. In fact, it's 'because' he's exactly what he appears to be that causes João so much trouble. João's the only unabigously good love interest in the series, having never done anything to hurt another person in his life.]]

* DealWithTheDevil: This is a big problem in [[spoiler: Tom's]] route.

* CodeName / MeaningfulName: Crown, Shield, and Sword were the codenames for the protagonist's first squad. They all even have tattoos of their codenames. After Sword's apparent death, the remaining two still went by their original code names, Crown and Shield. This also identifies Mongoose as the odd man out - as the newcomer, he doesn't have a codename that meshes with the original teams'.
* ConfusionFu / CrazyEnoughToWork: [[spoiler: Emmettt]] when he gets going, is capable of some truely amazing, confusing, hilarious, and bizzare solutions.
* ChessMotifs: See CodeName / MeaningfulName. In [[spoiler:Emmett's]] route, this becomes important.

* FanService: Expect at least one instence of a shirtless love interest per route.

* RoaringRampageofRevenge: Emily has a tendency towards things. [[spoiler: Shield has one as well in Emmettt's route, when she thinks he's been killed by Emily.]]
* TheStrategist: This was Emmett's role before he abdicated leading the team [[spoiler: after he feels responsible for getting Shield badly injured and Emily killed during their first mission]]. Since then he's been acting as MissionControl.
* StoicWoobie: Shield gets put through a ‘lot,’ but she keeps rolling.
* SurvivorGuilt: [[spoiler: Emmett]] has this in spades.

* CorruptPolitician: Tom Walker's public persona plays up the expectations of a Republican politician. [[spoiler: This is in part due to him trying to throw off some of his backers, who expect this of him even as he tries to support more reasonable political practices.]]

* Fanservice: Expect at least one instence of a shirtless love interest per route.

''Queen's Gambit'' is a RomanceGame VisualNovel by [[Creator/VoltageInc Voltage USA]] for iOS and Android devices. The main character is a superspy with the codename "Shield." She's the consumate professional and at the top of her game, but all of this changes when on her most recent mission, she falls in love. This is made all the more complicated by the fact that her current mission has gone completely off the rails. It’s up to Shield to save herself, and everyone else she holds dear while still getting the job done.

* BatmanGambit: Emmet and Shield pull one of these off, by virtue of knowing their opposition very well. [[spoiler: Their shared history with Emily lets them get the upper hand on her, with Emmet distracting Emily via MotorMouth to keep her from focusing on the badly injured Shield.]]
* BrokenBird: [[spoiler:Emmet]] is one of the rare male examples. [[spoiler: He has symptoms not out out of line with PSTD from Emily’s death five years prior, and his confidence is shattered.]]

* ConfusionFu / CrazyEnoughToWork: [[spoiler: Emmett]] when he gets going, is capable of some truely amazing, confusing, hilarious, and bizzare solutions.
* ChessMotifs: See CodeName / MeaningfulName. In [[spoiler:Emmet's]] route, this becomes important.

* RoaringRampageofRevenge: Emily has a tendency towards things. [[spoiler: Shield has one as well in Emmett's route, when she thinks he's been killed by Emily.]]
* TheStrategist: This was Emmet's role before he abdicated leading the team [[spoiler: after he feels responsible for getting Shield badly injured and Emily killed during their first mission]]. Since then he's been acting as MissionControl.

* SurvivorGuilt: [[spoiler: Emmet]] has this in spades.

* PlayfulHacker: Emmet is definitely one of these.
* XanatosSpeedChess: The Boss, Shield, [[spoiler: Emmet]], [[spoiler: Tom]], and to a lesser extent [[spoiler: Emily]] are the ones who pull this off more often than not. It says something about the game where nearly half the named characters do this.