History YMMV / BeyondGoodAndEvil

** [[BigBad The [=DomZ=] High Priest]] is a cruel, relentless alien overlord who keeps himself alive by going from world to world and harvesting them of sentient life, [[VampiricDraining draining]] all the innocent beings of their life to [[ImmortalityImmorality prolong his own]]. Arriving on Hyllis, the Priest commences an invasion, with [[TheDragon General Kehck]] as a willing collaborator. Murdering countless innocents by draining them of life, any prisoners of war captured by the [=DomZ=] forces are tortured so horribly only one man has ever survived, with the priest also subjecting certain members of Kehck's Alpha Sections to be horribly mutated into monstrous CannonFodder for his forces. Intending on recovering his lost Shauni, the source of his power and immortality, the High Priest will kill billions to prolong himself, never giving a second thought to all he destroys.
** The aforementioned [[LesCollaborateurs General Kehck]] is the leader of the Alpha Sections, a military organization that, under the guise of benevolent saviors, aides the [=DomZ=] aliens in their attempt to harvest everyone on the planet, just as they have done across hundreds of worlds. Those abducted are transported to the moon where they are sucked dry of all their fluids so that Kehck and the [=DomZ=] Priest may live longer. Throughout the game Kehck uses his PropagandaMachine to urge the people of Hillys to enlist in the Alpha Sections, knowing full well that they'll be slowly converted by the [=DomZ=] into monstrous grotesqueries to act as his army of mooks. When [[PlayerCharacter Jade]] manages to start exposing the truth about the Alpha Sections, Kehck responds by [[WouldHurtAChild kidnapping the war orphans]] Jade's adopted for he and his boss to feed on. He also hooks up Jade's ParentalSubstitute, Pey'j, into a torture machine for three weeks, which eventually ends up killing him.

* EarWorm:
** The background track, "Propaganda". The minigames also feature the track "Spanish Bar", A.K.A. "Fun and Mini-Games", which is an easy contender for the title of Most Earwormy BGM.
** How about the racetrack and Mammago theme? "Don' worreh..." It actually sound like real Reggae, mon.

* FandomBerserkButton: No, wrestler Wrestling/TripleH has nothing to do with this game. If you make that mistake, as so many before have, the fan's responses will likely make you feel like a real heel.

* MisaimedMarketing: Just check out the link to the "string cheese" incident on the main page. Now "string cheese" is a minor inside joke in the fandom.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: For the game's music, Ubisoft hired a relatively unknown freelance composer named Christophe Heral. Good choice. "Home Sweet Home" and "Hylian Suite" are standout tracks, but there are many good ones. Notably, Creator/{{Ubisoft}} gave out the soundtrack for free with express permission to put it on Torrents.
** "Above and Beyond" is probably one of the deepest and most unsettling tracks you will hear in a game.

* MostWonderfulSound: The ItemGet sound when you pick up a pearl, and the Alphas' "ARRRGH!" when you kick them in the tank. It never gets old.

** [[BigBad The [=DomZ=] High Priest]] is a cruel, relentless alien overlord who keeps himself alive by going from world to world and harvesting them of sentient life, [[VampricDraining draining]] all the innocent beings of their life to [[ImmortalityImmorality prolong his own]]. Arriving on Hyllis, the Priest commences an invasion, with [[TheDragon General Kehck]] as a willing collaborator. Murdering countless innocents by draining them of life, any prisoners of war captured by the [=DomZ=] forces are tortured so horribly only one man has ever survived, with the priest also subjecting certain members of Kehck's Alpha Sections to be horribly mutated into monstrous CannonFodder for his forces. Intending on recovering his lost Shauni, the source of his power and immortality, the High Priest will kill billions to prolong himself, never giving a second thought to all he destroys.
** The aforementioned [[LesCollaborateurs General Kehck]] is the leader of the Alpha Sections, a military organization that, under the guise of benevolent saviors, aides the [=DomZ=] aliens in their attempt to harvest everyone on the planet, just as they have done across hundreds of worlds. Those abducted are transported to the moon where they are sucked dry of all their fluids so that Kehck and the DomZ Priest may live longer. Throughout the game Kehck uses his PropagandaMachine to urge the people of Hillys to enlist in the Alpha Sections, knowing full well that they'll be slowly converted by the [=DomZ=] into monstrous grotesqueries to act as his army of mooks. When [[PlayerCharacter Jade]] manages to start exposing the truth about the Alpha Sections, Kehck responds by [[WouldHurtAChild kidnapping the war orphans]] Jade's adopted for he and his boss to feed on. He also hooks up Jade's ParentalSubstitute, Pey'j, into a torture machine for three weeks, which eventually ends up killing him.

* CompleteMonster: [[LesCollaborateurs General Kehck]] is the leader of the Alpha Sections, a military organization that, under the guise of benevolent saviors, aides the [=DomZ=] aliens in their attempt to harvest everyone on the planet, just as they have done across hundreds of worlds. Those abducted are transported to the moon where they are [[VampiricDraining sucked dry of all their fluids]] so that [[TheDragon Kehck]] and his master, [[BigBad the DomZ Priest]], [[ImmortalityImmorality may live longer]]. Throughout the game Kehck uses his PropagandaMachine to urge the people of Hillys to enlist in the Alpha Sections, knowing full well that they'll be slowly converted by the [=DomZ=] into monstrous grotesqueries to act as his army of mooks. When the protagonist, Jade, manages to start exposing the truth about the Alpha Sections, Kehck responds by [[WouldHurtAChild kidnapping the war orphans Jade's adopted for he and his boss to feed on]]. He also hooks up Jade's ParentalSubstitute, Pey'j, into a torture machine for three weeks. Unlike the [=DomZ=] Priest who needs to feed on planets to survive, or the other Alpha Sections soldiers who have been turned into monsters, Kehck is completely human and isn't in any danger of dying. He's just a selfish CardCarryingVillain who wants to live a little bit longer and is willing to wipe out entire planets to do so.

* CompleteMonster: [[GeneralRipper General Kehck]] is the leader of the Alpha Sections, a military organization that, under the guise of benevolent saviors, aides the [=DomZ=] aliens in their attempt to harvest everyone on the planet, just as they have done across hundreds of worlds. Those abducted are transported to the moon where they are [[VampiricDraining sucked dry of all their fluids]] so that [[TheDragon Kehck]] and his master, [[BigBad the DomZ Priest]], [[ImmortalityImmorality may live longer]]. Throughout the game Kehck uses his PropagandaMachine to urge the people of Hillys to enlist in the Alpha Sections, knowing full well that they'll be slowly converted by the [=DomZ=] into monstrous grotesqueries to act as his army of mooks. When the protagonist, Jade, manages to start exposing the truth about the Alpha Sections, Kehck responds by [[WouldHurtAChild kidnapping the war orphans Jade's adopted for he and his boss to feed on]]. He also hooks up Jade's ParentalSubstitute, Pey'j, into a torture machine for three weeks. Unlike the [=DomZ=] Priest who needs to feed on planets to survive, or the other Alpha Sections soldiers who have been turned into monsters, Kehck is completely human and isn't in any danger of dying. He's just a selfish CardCarryingVillain who wants to live a little bit longer and is willing to wipe out entire planets to do so.

* TearJerker: If the "lighthouse scene" doesn't make you choke up a little, you may not have a soul.

* NightmareFuel: [[spoiler:The [=DomZ=] Priest.]] [[MemeticMutation What has been seen,]] [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Domz_priest_6501.jpg cannot be unseen...]]

* BrokenBase: The announcement that the sequel is in pre-production. On the one hand, fans are ecstatic that a sequel is finally being greenlit. On the other, several have been enraged that it's taken the company so long, especially after teasing the project for more than a decade with concept art and even in their most successful titles. With so many Assassin titles coming out every year and games like Watch Dogs that are assured successes, it's understandable fans would be miffed that the franchise starring a female character gets put off to the side. The former camp is relieved the game is coming out at all, wait or no wait.
** There is some issue over the rumored Nintendo exclusivity deal, either permanently or temporarily so. Either fans are glad to see it as they plan to buy the Nintendo Switch anyways and/or feel that it may be a case like Videogame/Bayonetta2 where Nintendo helped get the project going or feelannoyed that the long awaited game is locked to a single platform for a long period of time, be it a year or forever.
** There's conflicting opinions over the amount of swearing in the E3 2017 trailer and about the idea of an M-rated Beyond Good and Evil sequel to begin with.
** After being teased a sequel following after the first game featuring Jade and Pey'j, the E3 2017 trailer reveals a sequel that's actually a ''prequel'' focusing on new characters[[note]]Previously released concept art hints at the appearance of Pey'j as a baby.[[/note]] People are either mad because the game isn't following the previous game, especially with the huge cliffhanger it ends on, or they're just glad the sequel still exists at all, even if it is a prequel with new characters.

* {{Narm}}: The trailer for ''Beyond Good And Evil 2'' features a ''lot'' more swearing and sexual innuendos compared to the first game which was relatively clean, which comes off as trying too hard to be DarkerAndEdgier.

* InNameOnly: Many feel that the new prequel game shown at the 2017 E3 looks and feels nothing like the original game despite being supposedly a prequel. For more info, check BrokenBase above.

** After being teased a sequel following after the first game featuring Jade and Pey'j, the E3 2017 trailer reveals a sequel that's actually a ''prequel'' focusing on new characters[[note]]Previously released concept art hints at the appearance of Pey'j as a baby.[[/note]]. People are either mad because the game isn't following the previous game, especially with the huge cliffhanger it ends on, or they're just glad the sequel still exists at all, even if it is a prequel with new characters.

* {{Woolseyism}}: There's a lot of quirks the English dub added over the original French. Pey'j's "sweet jesus" for example and how the DomZ sound.
** When General Kehck [[spoiler: traps the Beluga with a tractor beam]], in the English version he quotes one of Lewis Carroll's poems (The Spider And The Fly), which made a nice touch over the original (which just talked about a serpent eating its prey).

* There's conflicting opinions over the amount of swearing in the E3 2017 trailer and about the idea of an M-rated Beyond Good and Evil sequel to begin with.
* After being teased a sequel following after the first game featuring Jade and Pey'j, the E3 2017 trailer reveals a sequel that's actually a ''prequel'' focusing on new characters[[note]]Previously released concept art hints at the appearance of Pey'j as a baby.[[/note]]. People are either mad because the game isn't following the previous game, especially with the huge cliffhanger it ends on, or they're just glad the sequel still exists at all, even if it is a prequel with new characters.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Chip Cheezum and General Ironicus' Let's Play of the game jokingly suggests that, as a result of his tendency to [[UseYourHead Use His Head]], Double H was brain-damaged well before he was ever introduced to that nasty-ass machine the [=DomZ=] had him in. They further theorize that he was given a copy of the childrens' edition of Carlson and Peeters (to accommodate his impaired thinking), which is also a coloring book. He colors in one page every night, with just the biggest grin on his retarded face. (In-game, he's [[CloudCuckoolander goofy]], but still intelligent.) Watch him during combat, then watch him again VERY closely while he is breaking barriers for you. You will notice that he uses an energy shield.
* BrokenBase: The announcement that the sequel is in pre-production. On the one hand, fans are ecstatic that a sequel is finally being greenlit. On the other, several have been enraged that it's taken the company so long, especially after teasing the project for more than a decade with concept art and even in their most successful titles. With so many Assassin titles coming out every year and games like Watchdogs that are assured successes, it's understandable fans would be miffed that the franchise starring a female character gets put off to the side. The former camp is relieved the game is coming out at all, wait or no wait.
** There is some issue over the rumored Nintendo exclusivity deal, either perm. or temporarily so. Either fans are glad to see it as they A, plan to buy Nintendo and feel that it may be a case like Videogame/Bayonetta2 where Nintendo helped get the project going, or annoyed that the long awaited game is locked to a single platform for a long period of time, be it a year or forever.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: For the game's music, Ubisoft hired a relatively unknown freelance composer named Christophe Heral. Good choice. "Home Sweet Home" and "Hylian Suite" are standout tracks, but there are many good ones. Notably, {{Ubisoft}} gave out the soundtrack for free with express permission to put it on Torrents.

* FandomBerserkButton: No, wrestler TripleH has nothing to do with this game. If you make that mistake, as so many before have, the fan's responses will likely make you feel like a real heel.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Chip Cheezum and General Ironicus' Let's Play of the game jokingly suggests that, as a result of his tendency to [[UseYourHead Use His Head]], Double H was brain-damaged well before he was ever introduced to that nasty-ass machine the [=DomZ=] had him in. They further theorize that he was given a copy of the childrens' edition of Carlson and Peeters (to accommodate his impaired thinking), which is also a coloring book. He colors in one page every night, with just the biggest grin on his retarded face. (In-game, he's [[CloudCuckoolander goofy]], but still intelligent.)
** FridgeBrilliance: Watch him during combat, then watch him again VERY closely while he is breaking barriers for you. You will notice that he uses an energy shield.

* DisappointingLastLevel: Depends on who you ask. The endgame does feel rather rushed and introduces some [[spoiler: inexplicable superpowers]] with little more than some vague foreshadowing.
* EarWorm: From the background track, "Propaganda". The minigames also feature the track "Spanish Bar", A.K.A. "Fun and Mini-Games", which is an easy contender for the title of Most Earwormy BGM.

* EnsembleDarkHorse: Meï is ''very'' popular with the fandom, probably second only to the three leads. Being a [[AmazingTechnicolorPopulation blue-furred]] CatGirl with hips ''probably'' helps.

* MisaimedMarketing: Just check out the link to the "string cheese" incident above. Now "string cheese" is a minor inside joke in the fandom.

** It's a tie between this and ''VideoGame/{{Psychonauts}}''.

* CompleteMonster: [[GeneralRipper General Kehck]] is the leader of the Alpha Sections, a military organization that, under the guise of benevolent saviors, aides the [=DomZ=] aliens in their attempt to harvest everyone on the planet, just as they have done across hundreds of worlds. Those abducted are transported to the moon where they are [[VampiricDraining sucked dry of all their fluids]] so that [[TheDragon Kehck]] and his master, [[BigBad the DomZ Priest]], [[ImmortalityImmorality may live longer]]. Throughout the game Kehck uses his PropagandaMachine to urge the people of Hillys to enlist in the Alpha Sections, knowing full well that they'll be slowly converted by the [=DomZ=] into monstrous grotesqueries to act as his army of mooks. When the protagonist, Jade, manages to start exposing the truth about the Alpha Sections, Kehck responds by [[WouldHurtAChild kidnapping the war orphans Jade's adopted for he and his boss to feed on]]. He also hooks up Jade's ParentalSubstitute, Pey'j, into a torture machine for three weeks, which eventually ends up killing him. Unlike the [=DomZ=] Priest who needs to feed on planets to survive, or the other Alpha Sections soldiers who have been turned into monsters, Kehck is completely human and isn't in any danger of dying. He's just a selfish CardCarryingVillain who wants to live a little bit longer and is willing to wipe out entire planets to do so.

* EarWorm - From the background track, "Propaganda". The minigames also feature the track "Spanish Bar", A.K.A. "Fun and Mini-Games", which is an easy contender for the title of Most Earwormy BGM.

* NeedsMoreLove: Was originally going to be a trilogy, but now Ubisoft is pondering, yet has not 100% committed to the sequel yet, pending sales of the HD version... so buy the HD version now!

* CompleteMonster: From ''VideoGame/BeyondGoodAndEvil'', [[GeneralRipper General Kehck]] is the leader of the Alpha Sections, a military organization that, under the guise of benevolent saviors, aides the [=DomZ=] aliens in their attempt to harvest everyone on the planet, just as they have done across hundreds of worlds. Those abducted are transported to the moon where they are [[VampiricDraining sucked dry of all their fluids]] so that [[TheDragon Kehck]] and his master, [[BigBad the DomZ Priest]], [[ImmortalityImmorality may live longer]]. Throughout the game Kehck uses his PropagandaMachine to urge the people of Hillys to enlist in the Alpha Sections, knowing full well that they'll be slowly converted by the [=DomZ=] into monstrous grotesqueries to act as his army of mooks. When the protagonist, Jade, manages to start exposing the truth about the Alpha Sections, Kehck responds by [[WouldHurtAChild kidnapping the war orphans Jade's adopted for he and his boss to feed on]]. He also hooks up Jade's ParentalSubstitute, Pey'j, into a torture machine for three weeks, which eventually ends up killing him. Unlike the [=DomZ=] Priest who needs to feed on planets to survive, or the other Alpha Sections soldiers who have been turned into monsters, Kehck is completely human and isn't in any danger of dying. He's just a selfish CardCarryingVillain who wants to live a little bit longer and is willing to wipe out entire planets to do so.

* CompleteMonster: [[GeneralRipper General Kehck]] is the leader of the Alpha Sections, a military organization devoted to battling the [=DomZ=] aliens and protecting the denizens of planet Hillys from both the invaders and from the terrorist organization known as the IRIS Network. At least, that's what he ''wants'' people to believe. In reality, the IRIS Network is a [[LaResistance resistance movement]] dedicated to exposing the truth: that Kehck and his Alpha Sections are aiding the [=DomZ=] in their attempt to [[spoiler:harvest everyone on the planet]], just as they have done across hundreds of worlds. Those abducted are transported to the moon where they are [[VampiricDraining sucked dry of all their fluids]] so that [[spoiler:[[TheDragon Kehck]] and his master, [[BigBad the [=DomZ=] Priest]], [[ImmortalityImmorality may live longer]]]]. Throughout the game, Kehck uses his PropagandaMachine to urge the people of Hillys to enlist in the Alpha Sections, knowing full well that they'll be slowly converted by the [=DomZ=] into monstrous grotesqueries to act as his army of mooks. When the protagonist, Jade, manages to start exposing the truth about the Alpha Sections, Kehck responds by [[spoiler:[[WouldHurtAChild kidnapping the war orphans Jade's adopted for he and his boss to feed on]]. He also hooks up Jade's ParentalSubstitute, Pey'j, into a torture machine for ''three weeks''. This eventually ends up killing Pey'j and he only manages to recover thanks to Jade's newly manifested healing powers.]] Unlike the [=DomZ=] Priest who ''needs'' to feed on planets to survive, or the other Alpha Sections soldiers who have been turned into monsters, Kehck is completely human and isn't in any danger of dying. He's just a selfish man who wants to live a little bit longer and is willing to wipe out entire planets to do so. Even as he's dying he remains completely unrepentant about his deeds, mocking Jade about how [[spoiler:everyone she loved is already dead]], before, with his final breath, [[CardCarryingVillain saying a prayer for evil to overcome good]].

* CompleteMonster: [[GeneralRipper General Kehck]] is the leader of the Alpha Sections, a military organization devoted to battling the [=DomZ=] aliens and protecting the denizens of planet Hillys from both the invaders and from the terrorist organization known as the IRIS Network. At least, that's what he wants people to believe. In reality, the IRIS Network is a [[LaResistance resistance movement]] dedicated to exposing the truth: that Kehck and his Alpha Sections are aiding the [=DomZ=] in their attempt to harvest everyone on the planet, just as they have done across hundreds of worlds. Those abducted are transported to the moon where they are [[VampiricDraining sucked dry of all their fluids]] so that [[TheDragon Kehck]] and his master, [[BigBad the [=DomZ=] Priest]], [[ImmortalityImmorality may live longer]]. Throughout the game Kehck uses his PropagandaMachine to urge the people of Hillys to enlist in the Alpha Sections, knowing full well that they'll be slowly converted by the [=DomZ=] into monstrous grotesqueries to act as his army of mooks. When the protagonist, Jade, manages to start exposing the truth about the Alpha Sections, Kehck responds by [[WouldHurtAChild kidnapping the war orphans Jade's adopted for he and his boss to feed on]]. He also hooks up Jade's ParentalSubstitute, Pey'j, into a torture machine for three weeks. This eventually ends up killing Pey'j and he only manages to recover thanks to Jade's newly manifested healing powers. Unlike the [=DomZ=] Priest who needs to feed on planets to survive, or the other Alpha Sections soldiers who have been turned into monsters, Kehck is completely human and isn't in any danger of dying. He's just a selfish man who wants to live a little bit longer and is willing to wipe out entire planets to do so. Even as he's dying he remains completely unrepentant about his deeds, mocking Jade about how everyone she loved is already dead, before, with his final breath, [[CardCarryingVillain saying a prayer for evil to overcome good]].

* HellIsThatNoise: In some places like when a heat-seeking missile is chasing the hovercraft or you encounter the [[BorderPatrol spires at the edge of the map,]] the game starts playing some [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2bxweiCJ04&t=2m21s incredibly creepy ambiance.]]
** Speaking of the spires: '''YOU ARE NOW LEAVING TERRITORIAL WATERS. FINAL WARNING.''' Fortunately, [[NightmareRetardant the spires are a lot less dangerous than they're made out to be.]]

* CompleteMonster: Two characters qualify.
** [[GeneralRipper General Kehck]] is the leader of the Alpha Sections, a military organization devoted to battling the [=DomZ=] aliens and protecting the denizens of planet Hillys from both the invaders and from the terrorist organization known as the IRIS Network. At least, that's what he wants people to believe. In reality, the IRIS Network is a [[LaResistance resistance movement]] dedicated to exposing the truth: that Kehck and his Alpha Sections are aiding the [=DomZ=] in their attempt to harvest everyone on the planet, just as they have done across hundreds of worlds. Those abducted are transported to the moon where they are [[VampiricDraining sucked dry of all their fluids]] so that [[TheDragon Kehck]] and his master, [[BigBad the [=DomZ=] Priest]], [[ImmortalityImmorality may live longer]]. Throughout the game Kehck uses his PropagandaMachine to urge the people of Hillys to enlist in the Alpha Sections, knowing full well that they'll be slowly converted by the [=DomZ=] into monstrous grotesqueries to act as his army of mooks. When the protagonist, Jade, manages to start exposing the truth about the Alpha Sections, Kehck responds by [[WouldHurtAChild kidnapping the war orphans Jade's adopted for he and his boss to feed on]]. He also hooks up Jade's ParentalSubstitute, Pey'j, into a torture machine for three weeks. This eventually ends up killing Pey'j and he only manages to recover thanks to Jade's newly manifested healing powers. Unlike the [=DomZ=] Priest who needs to feed on planets to survive, or the other Alpha Sections soldiers who have been turned into monsters, Kehck is completely human and isn't in any danger of dying. He's just a selfish man who wants to live a little bit longer and is willing to wipe out entire planets to do so. Even as he's dying he remains completely unrepentant about his deeds, mocking Jade about how everyone she loved is already dead, before, with his final breath, [[CardCarryingVillain saying a prayer for evil to overcome good]].
** [[BigBad The DomZ Priest]]. He's draining the life energy from '''a planetary population''' just so '''[[ItsAllAboutMe HE]]''' could live longer, and he has ''gall'' to call them "miserable sacrifices".