History WMG / BrutalLegend

* Avatar: [[DragonForce Sherman Lu]], a member of the SOS Organization that tried to emulate Eddie by deserting his old faction. His attempts to play metal really, really fast got him possessed by Chukka, Demon of Power, so named because of the sound of the bass guitars in Power Metal. He wears jet black medieval armour with spikes and wings made of shards of metal, and has a broadsword for a melee weapon. The army is [[MightyGlacier slow but powerful.]]

** Heart of a Dragon - DragonForce

Power Metal: An apocalyspe-themed faction, based on bands like DragonForce, Hammerfall, and so on. It follows that, since metal can directly affect the world, power metal, which is ''faster'' metal, can rip holes in time and space. For this reason, the Titans sealed the genre itself away untill its power was diluted enough to be realeased.

By analogy to the [[LordOfTheRings Middle-Earth]], Madranol (a.k.a. the Teated Tree of Drinking) was Telperion, and the Sacred Beer Tree, the White Tree of Gondor, the poor man's version of the lost Telperion.

** Furthermore, Ormagoden didn't send Eddie *back* in time. Instead, he put Eddie into some kind of magical stasis/coma and remade the world. The altar Eddie wakes up on is the same one he built, or a replica made by the locals. The demons waiting for him were waiting for him to awaken, likely for some ritual.

Which, as illustrated by the Artifact of Legend 'Fall of the Fire Beast' "...resonates throughout the world to this day." The reason why Eddie had never encountered this kind of power (fire and lightning from guitars, healing basses etc.) is because Ormagöden's scream had finally died or was dying out. Which also explains why the quality of metal music was slowly sinking over time until we arrived at 'Cabbage Boy' -cringes-

Both games are rife with all things metal, have magic, and group battles. It's entirely possible that humanity rediscovers the magic of metal shortly after the Ormagöden statue thing kills Kabbage Boy, and their research eventually rediscovers and refines solos and combat techniques into their standard Twelve Steps, stages into Soulsinkers/Masterghosts, and fan-powered units into Servants and Capture Units.

J-Pop: An anime inspired faction that has {{Ninja}}, {{Samurai}}, HumongousMecha, {{Magical Girl}}s and other stables of Shonen. Lead by a [[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya young woman with a yellow head band and a red arm band]] and [[NeonGenesisEvangelion a young angsty mecha pilot who wants to run away]] they come from across the sea in the name of exploration until Eddie offends them by accident and they seek revenge.

** [[Music/deadmau5 Raise your Weapon]] - Double teams do extreme damage for a short time.

* Car: Hover Car, A small car that resembles but is legally destintic from a StarWars Landspeeder.

[[WMG: Film/{{Labyrinth}} takes place in the same universe as {{Brutal Legend}}]]

[[WMG: Axel Steel and Izzy Sparks from {{Guitar Hero}} are descendants of Eddie and Lionwhyte, respectively, and Lou is related to Doviculus.]]

At the end of the game, Ophelia cries a single black tear. She also seems to have some understanding of the events that took place- otherwise you'd think things between her and Eddie would be ''considerably'' more tense- and of course she managed to survive underwater for ''over three months''. Drowned Ophelia was created by the Sea, yes, but rather than an entirely separate being, she was an EnemyWithout of the real Ophelia, and upon Drowned Ophelia's death re-integrated with her original self.

Obviously Dethklok become Titans after they reshape the world in the prophesied Metalocalypse (a concert so Metal it awakens Ormagöden on it's own merits). This explains the SchizoTech car parts and weaponry as it is a metal version of a ScavengerWorld, and why all those metal landmarks and species don't exist in our time because they were created during the Metalocalypse. Further more we have proof of uncertain canon that [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLTz56PJJT0 Eddie once worked for Dethklok]].

Sit tight, kids. This is about to get Freudian. WARNING: Unmasked spoilers to follow!!! Proceed with care.

Eddie was left in a vegetative state following the scaffold collapse at the start of the game and his trip into the game world is really a dive into the mind. Each character and faction represent a different aspect of Eddie's psyche and the conflicts they share are inner conflicts within Eddie.

Lionwhite is the side of Eddie that "sold out" when he started being a roadie for nu-metal bands. He envisions him as a pretentious, power-hungry glam rocker to further juxtapose him to Lars. He is the ID that craves material payoff for his music. His betrayal of the human race mirrors Eddie's betrayal (however small and largely subjective) of true metal (Is it any surprise that Lionwhite is slain by a piece of a falling mirror?)

Ophelia is harder to describe. She represents the heavy-metal sub culture that is often maligned by the outside world as strange and dangerous. She is the community that surrounds heavy metal (shown by her devotion to Lars Naturally, Eddie loves this but ultimately has to turn away from it when it when he believes that she turned away from the true metal (by betraying Lars). Her defection to the Drowning Doom represents drug use (all of Lita's remarks about how she craved the Black Tears) as a way to deal with pain.

Doviculus is the devotion to Heavy Metal taken to the extreme and unhealthy (as any fanatical devotion can be). Doviculus is the diehard StopHavingFunGuys that permeate the heavy metal community. Obsesses with brutality and purity, he forgets the true purpose of metal and perverts for his own aims. By ripping Ophelia's heart out, he seeks to consume the community for his own ends. Eddie realizes this and must kill him to reclaim the true purpose of metal: enjoyment.

* Solos (Besides Rally, Summon Flag and Summon (hover)Car)

* Solos (Besides Rally, Summon Flag and Summon Car)

** Stampede-Sends rush of bulls charging through the area, damaging all enemy units

** Roughneck-Deals damage to infantry units in range
** Patriotic Ballad-Inspires troops to fight harder, raising defense and healing nearby units

** Rally Racers-Fast, Anti-infantry rally cars similar to NASCAR
** Desperadoes-Mounted cavalry on horse back specializing in infantry harassment. Between lassos hoist individual units off the ground for a scrape across the field while small arms harass other units.

** Ranch Hands-Stealth units riding tractors. Specialize in destroying towers with the added bonus of automatically constructing a new Merch Booth when a geyser becomes available
** El Toro-Similar to the Tainted Coil's Maiden attack, this unit is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: A giant bull that rampages across the battlefield, stomping, kicking and breathing fire from its nostrils. Requires the Avatar to be on its back

* Avatar: The [[GenkiGirl overly cheerful]] and [[{{Yandere}} phenomenally violent]] Hikari Sugiyama. Wields a glittery guitar and matching katana and is capable of motivating her troops with threats of a rarely followed up "death penalty." Needless to say, she has never had problems with morale.

* Solos (In addition to Summon Flag, Rally Army and Summon Car)

** Sentai-Color coded melee infantry using overly stylized martial arts learned exclusively from anime. Double team produces a stylized attack combination.

** MegaNeko-Cat unparalleled in its size and cuteness. Heals nearby units with its warm and cuddly personality. In addition, it also renders enemy units paralyzed by its adorable mewing and unexplainable "{{Kawaisa}}". Mostly a support vehicle, the Avatar can Double team to bring [[MegaNeko MegaNeko's]] claws out...
** {{Shinigami}}- Agents of death clad in black kimonos, they are indistinguishable from sentai units were it not for their "RescueArc" special ability which allows them to immediately rush to a besieged ally or building, plowing down anything in their way. Double team allows for the Avatar to instantly warp anywhere on the map

** D-Racer-Rapid speed anti infantry in the form of drift racers. Double Team yields similar effects to the car in normal gameplay (i.e. Guns, rockets, etc...)

* Avatar: Amadeus Von Bludhaven, the first one. His orchestrations lead to the creation of all other life. Wields a sharpened conductor's baton for solos (called movements which cause phantoms of an orcestra to apear and play) and in meele combat. Some meele combos incorporate his clockwork implants as extending limbs.

** Nth Movement: Disrupts enemy solos.

** Gear Dragoons: First Ones riding clockwork horses, swathed in robes. Summoned via solo. Similar in role to Tick Choppers - dedicated anti-infantry that attacks from range with hand cannons.

* Stage: Like what you get [[DiscWorld when you take the stage away but leave... stage-ness... behind]]. Mostly made of metal and fire, like Ormagöden is. Same for Merch Booths.

Jazz: An old-timey faction, with much of their units in DeliberatelyMonochrome sepiatone. (To help distinguish them from the Drowning Doom, which are also DeliberatelyMonochrome.) They're [[TheMafia mobster-themed]]. [[AnachronismStew Sort of.]] You can call them old-fashioned, but they've never forgotten: They're the ''original'' Music of Sin.

* Stage: A big band pit, with flashing neon lights and dozens of those tiny bulbs. You know what they look like if you've seen pretty much any 30's period piece.
* Car: One of those 1930's mobster cars. You know what I'm talking about again.

** [[{{Portmanteau}} Stradiviolent]]: Ranged unit. Their violin cases are ''literally'' tommy guns. Double Team: ''Never'' [[MoreDakka enuff dakka.]]
** Aceist: In ''our'' day, basses were played ''standing up!'' These healers can't move very fast, but provide ''extremely'' fast and thorough healing to those in their radius. Double Team allows them to move more quickly and extends their radius.
** Flapper Girl: Runs out into the field, providing... [[MaleGaze distractions]] to enemy units, temporarily stopping them from attacking. Yes, even [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer female ones.]] Double Team draws enemy units towards wherever she and Fatty are standing, despite their orders.

[[{{Metalocalypse}} Dethklok]]: Special multiplayer faction gained by completing special goals within the game. Inspired by Metalocalypse
* Faction Name: Mordhaus
* Avatars: Toki (lower solo power, higher melee) and Skwisgaar (more effective solos but less melee damage). Players can switch between the two by returning to the stage (like the Techno Faction). Both wield their own guitars as well as battle axes similar to Eddie's.
* Stage: Much like the Duncan Hills Coffee Deth-Jam stage with Nathan, Pickles, Murderface and Toki or Skwisgaar depending on who is leading the army. Merch booths skull'd appropriately.

* Toki Solos

** Duncan Hills Coffee Song: Pour scalding hot coffee on your enemies.

** Crush my Opponent's Battle Balls: A more powerful version of Duncan Hills

** The Comet Song: Rains Comets down on enemy buildings

* Skwisgaar Solos( Due to gaps in Playing ability, some solos are exclusive to Skwisgaar. Solos affect ALL units AND buildings in the area but only of the same faction.)
** Murmaider: Deal brutal damage to Drowning Doom
** Dethharmonic: Deal brutal damage to The Symphony
** Fan Song: [[TakeThat Deals brutal damage to the brainless mutants of the Rough Riders]]

** Water Horsey Blues: Bites back against the Zoot Shooters
** Better Metal Snake: Brutalize Ironheade
** Laser Cannon Deth Sentence: Destroys the forces of D-Unit

** Bloodlines: Expunges the Tainted Coil
** Symmetry: Devastates the SOS Organization

** Reighn of Destruction: Carpet bombs the area.

[[WMG: The reason rock has more power in the Age of Metal is because it is powered by Ormagöden's final scream]]

[[WMG: Eddie is an older version of [[DayOfTheTentacle Hoagie]]]]
Obiously, "Hoagie" is just a nickname. Between DayOfTheTentacle and this game, his band breaks up. As a result of this, Hoagie decides to get into shape and become a roadie.

There is only [[ManlyGay one]] reason a man wouldn't be interested in [[HotAmazon Rima]]. Besides, we already know that he's a [[IncrediblyLamePun flamer.]]

J-Pop: An anime inspired faction that has {{Ninja}}, {{Samurai}}, HumongousMecha, {{Magical Girl}}s and other stables of Shonen. Lead by a [[HaruhiSuzumiya young woman with a yellow head band and a red arm band]] and [[NeonGenesisEvangelion a young angsty mecha pilot who wants to run away]] they come from across the sea in the name of exploration until Eddie offends them by accident and they seek revenge.

* Avatar: [[DaftPunk Two leather-jacket wearing robots]] who inspire the main force whilst secretly yearning to become human. Both work together, tag-team style - with less health than a standard avatar, the two can swap between each other via matter portal to prolong their survival. Use a heavily modified palm computer for guitar, fluorescent sword. The faction relies on stunning abilities and buffs/debuffs to make up for weaker units.

[[WMG: BrutalLegend shares a universe with {{Psychonauts}} and the entire game takes place within Eddie's Mind.]]

** Droogies: Basic melee units with designs based on Alex and his gang from {{AClockworkOrange}}. Double Teaming allows Amadeus to gather them around him and then charge them, issuing a beatdown on larger targets and smashing aside smaller ones.

[[WMG: {{Labyrinth}} takes place in the same universe as {{Brutal Legend}}]]

** {{Nakama}}- Provides healing support and attack boost to all units in range.

** Add to this that the [[TheTimeOfMyths Age of Metal]] happened on Earth, so you'd expect the Sea of Black Tears to still be around somewhere, and that Tim Schaffer even tweeted about how ''AlanWake'' features something strongly resembling a stage battle against the Taken, and this becomes scarily plausible.