History YMMV / LongLiveTheQueen

** For the background/unseen character, we have Cayleigh of Elath, [[spoiler:who got caught in the intrigue between Elath and Sedna, which then she had to cope with the death of her entire family along with the burden of maintaining Elath family line. Due to the pressure for securing a heir, she was pushed by her father Erwin to marry and bear child at such a young age, resulting in [[DeathByChildbirth her death]]]]. Even worse if the Internal Affairs 80 entry, which mentioned a rumor that she was [[spoiler:sexually assaulted by Jael]], was indeed true.

* ''VisualNovel/LongLiveTheQueen'':

* MemeticBadass: As mentioned in the EnsembleDarkhorse entry, your falcon is a badass motherfucker.

** Talarist, who is heavily implied to be willing to [[spoiler:kill an innocent child to get what he wants. He denies that it was him, but since his bloodline makes him the rightful heir to Adair's lands and title if he dies, he's the only person with a motive, and if someone else is chosen to succeed Adair, he throws a fit.]] Oh, sure, he comes off as nice and generous in person, but several of his actions indicate that he's a vindictive, nasty JerkAss underneath.

* ValuesDissonance: The possible romance that starts between a 14-year-old Elodie and [[spoiler: Brin]], with an age gap of [[spoiler: 19 years, her being the same age as Elodie's father]]. However, she does take a step to ensure this is consensual and not the result of a mistake. By in-world standards, Elodie comes of age at 15 and a consensual age-gap relationship after that is nothing special. By modern standards of our world, not so much. [[note]]While an older romanceable character does exist, Elodie's romance with him develops very slowly and likely would take several years before getting anywhere, meaning that she would be an adult even by modern standards[[/note]]

** Non-cruel and highly skilled Elodie might ended up as this in some routes. Being forced to be a Queen when she least expecting it, she has to deal with Nova's problems, both internal and external. Later on, [[spoiler:she has to deal with Nova's DecadentCourt that aimed to overthrow, puppet of even straight-out kill her, might be forced to kill her EvilAunt while knowing well that it will stain her relationship with Charlotte and Merva ducal family forever, then having to deal with large-scale foreign invasion that might only be ended with high cost of life, including her father.]] Elodie might eventually safely reach coronation, but on the way there it's almost inevitable that she has to spill some blood and make tough decisions which she will forever regret.

** Talarist. A relatively decent person who [[IDidWhatIHadToDo does what he has to do]] to survive and prosper in the cutthroat world of politics and can be a useful ally, potential mentor, and/or loving husband for Elodie? A complete BitchInSheepsClothing who only likes Elodie for her title and her womb? [[TakeAThirdOption Somewhere in between?]] A [[BreadMilkEggsSquick pedophile]]? Opinions are varied on his character and people can be quite vocal on how they feel about him. Making the debate worse is the fact that there's a lot of circumstantial evidence implying that he could be behind [[spoiler:Adair's assassination]] but no concrete evidence that he's the culprit. Even if directly asked in one of his marriage epilogues, he denies any involvement beyond simple opportunism, and the text notes that although Elodie has no reason to disbelieve him, she'll probably never know the whole truth.
*** The ending where Elodie marries him ''soon'' after the coronation mentions that he was apparently in no hurry to produce an heir, as he encouraged his wife to play with the exquisite horses he gifted to her and, on his part, enjoyed his new political position. This seems to make it clear that he is at the very least no pedophile; WordOfGod also [[http://steamcommunity.com/app/251990/discussions/0/648814844821751391/#c648814844828315320 has it]] he is in this for the title. There is one adult in the game who, in certain runs, does have a more personal interest in Elodie despite an even larger age gap: [[spoiler: Brin.]]

** Non-cruel and highly skilled Elodie might ended up as this in some routes. Being forced to be a Queen when she least expecting it, she has to deal with Nova's problems, both internal and external. Later on, [[spoiler:she has to deal with Nova's DecadentCourt that aimed to overthrow, puppet of even straight-out kill her, might be forced to kill her EvilAunt while knowing well that it will stain her relationship with Charlotte and Merva ducal family forever, then having to deal with large-scale foreign invasion that might only be ended with high cost of life, including her father.]] Elodie might eventually safely reach coronation, but on the way there it's highly likely she has to spill some blood and make tough decisions that she will forever regret.

* IronWoobie: Arisse. Landed with [[spoiler:a SerialKiller stepson and then a vile husband who's responsible for how fucked up Kevan, Corisande, and Thaddeus are. Her non-murderous twelve-year-old stepson is being threatened by a foreign country. Her granddaughter is suffering under a dark secret that affects her parents.]] And now she has to deal with a queen who may or may not fuck up the entire country. Her response to all of this is to settle in and get to work protecting Nova and her family.

* ValuesDissonance: The possible romance that starts between a 14-year-old Elodie and [[spoiler: Brin]], with an age gap of [[spoiler: 19 years, her being the same age as Elodie's father]]. However, she does take a step to ensure this is consensual and not the result of a mistake. By in-world standards, Elodie comes of age at 15 and a consensual age-gap relationship after that is nothing special. By modern standards of our world, not so much. [[note: While an older romanceable character does exist, Elodie's romance with him develops very slowly and likely would take several years before getting anywhere, meaning that she would be an adult even by modern standards]]

* ValuesDissonance: The possible romance between Elodie and [[spoiler: Brin]], with an age gap of [[spoiler: 19 years, her being the same age as Elodie's father]]. However, she does take a step to ensure this is consensual and not the result of a mistake. By in-world standards, Elodie comes of age at 15 and a consensual age-gap relationship after that is nothing special. By modern standards of our world, not so much.

*** The ending where Elodie marries him ''soon'' after the coronation mentions that he was apparently in no hurry to produce an heir, as he encouraged his wife to play with the exquisite horses he gifted to her and for his part, enjoyed his new political position. This seems to make it clear that he is at the very least no pedophile; WordOfGod also [[http://steamcommunity.com/app/251990/discussions/0/648814844821751391/#c648814844828315320 has it]] he is in this for the title. There is one adult in the game who, in certain runs, does have a more personal interest in Elodie despite an even larger age gap: [[spoiler: Brin.]]

** For the background/unseen character, we have Duchess Cayleigh of Elath, who got caught in the intrigue between Elath and Sedna, which then she had to cope with the death of her entire family along with the burden of maintaining Elath family line. Due to the pressure for securing a heir, she was pushed by her father Erwin to marry and bear child at such a young age, resulting in [[DeathByChildbirth her death]]. Even worse if the Internal Affairs 80 entry, which mentioned a rumor that she was [[spoiler:sexually assaulted by Jael]] was indeed true.

** For the background/unseen character, we have Duchess Cayleigh of Elath, who got caught in the intrigue between Elath and Sedna, which then she had to cope with the death her entire family along with the burden of maintaining Elath family line. Due to the pressure for securing a heir, she was pushed by her father Erwin to marry and bear child at such a young age, resulting in [[DeathByChildbirth her death]]. Even worse if the Internal Affairs 80 entry, which mentioned a rumor that she was [[spoiler:sexually assaulted by Jael]] was indeed true.

* GameBreaker: Obtaining the Lumen crystal early. Elodie as a Lumen can learn to control her magic, which makes several events that can easily end in her demise result in her victory simply by using magic to incinerate or drown someone. Most notably, having Sense Magic high enough by the gala can allow her to appease, if not kill, the scource of two different assassination attempts from later in the game. This allows the player to skip taking classes for the skills required to survive them if they are not used later on and use those weeks to make a difference elsewhere.

* GameBreaker: Obtaining the Lumen crystal early. Elodie as a Lumen can learn to control her magic, which makes several events that can easily end in her demise result in her victory simply by using magic to incinerate or drown someone. Most notably, having Sense Magic maxed out by the gala can allow her to appease, if not kill, the scource of two different assassination attempts from the game. This allows the player to skip taking classes for the skills required to survive them if they are not used later on.

* GameBreaker: Obtaining the Lumen crystal early. Elodie as a Lumen can learn to control her magic, which makes several events that can easily end in her demise result in her victory simply by using magic to incinerate or drown someone. Most notably, having Sense Magic maxed out by the gala can allow her to appease, if not kill, one of the major sources of attempts on her life.

* ThemeNaming: Many of the locations in Nova are named after impact craters on satellites in our solar system, while Nova itself is named after the [[StellarName stellar phenomenon]].

* GameBreaker: Obtaining the Lumen crystal early. Elodie as a Lumen can learn to control her magic, which makes several events that can easily end in her demise result in her victory simply by using magic to incinerate or drown someone.

* WhatAnIdiot:
** If you misallocate Elodie's skill points, she can make some very stupid decisions, such as refusing to fund a printing press or a field hospital and trying to push out an arrow after being shot.
** The chocolates deserve special mention. It's attached to ''several'' possible skill tests to unlock the option for her to do anything ''other'' than glut herself on poisoned candy. You still get the option to eat it, even if you pass them all.
** At the beginning of the game, her maid knows more geography than she does, and may have to awkwardly tell her that they don't own Sedna. Talasse borders Nova (and Sedna borders Elath), so it's not exactly obscure knowledge.
** When it comes time to adjust the royal budget, it now requires an accounting skill check to decide to just ''leave the tax rates alone''. Otherwise Elodie blindly messes with things she clearly doesn't understand.
** Some of Elodie's marriage decisions can fall into this, especially if she chooses to propose to someone whose family members she had previously executed. In the best-case scenario, they might simply reject her, otherwise she might find herself nearly killed, poisoned, or at war.