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| 2 | [[caption-width-right:350:''[[{{Tagline}} Welcome to the neon-covered, 2D-meets-3D cyberpunk world.]]'']] |
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| 4 | ''ANNO: Mutationem'' is a TwoAndAHalfD cyberpunk action-adventure game developed by [=ThinkingStars=] and published by Lightning Games. It was released on March 17, 2022 for Platform/PlayStation5, Platform/PlayStation4, and PC via Platform/{{Steam}} with a Platform/NintendoSwitch port following on September 1 of the same year with a release on Platform/XboxSeriesXAndS afterwards. Originally intended to be an ''Website/SCPFoundation'' game like ''VideoGame/SCPContainmentBreach'', it was later [[DivorcedInstallment reworked into an original intellectual property]] in order to avoid potential issues with the SCP IP, while still maintaining some markers of its inspiration. |
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| 6 | In a futuristic metropolis, Ann Flores is a highly-skilled combat-trained young woman who is experiencing an unknown effect within her, "Entangleitis", that causes her to lose control of herself. Her adoptive brother, Ryan Flores, was looking for "N540", a mysterious substance that can cure her condition, only to be abducted by agents of [[BigBad Dr. C]], a top member of the secret organization known as the Circle Consortium. |
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| 8 | Later, she discovers evidence that may lead to her missing brother as she faces off against the Consortium and mega-corporations with the help of her close friend, the hacker Ayane Misuno, hoping to find her brother and the N540 while at the same time discovering what C is planning. In the process, Ann slowly begins to discover that she is getting involved in something much bigger than her. |
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| 10 | On April 14, 2023, a {{DLC}} storyline; "The Mysterious Game Console" was released. Set after the events of the main story, it focuses on Ayane as she investigates an antique game console that holds the spirit of a young girl called Noni, who seeks assistance to find the way out from the device. |
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| 12 | No relation to the ''VideoGame/AnnoDomini'' series. |
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| 14 | !!''ANNO: Mutationem'' provides examples of: |
| 15 | * TenThousandYears: Certain documents, including the LoreCodex, indicates the [[EldritchLocation Limen Crater]] is over 10,000 years old with other reports claiming it brought supernatural phenomenon out into the world for centuries with scholars believing it was caused by a MagicMeteor despite no evidence being found. |
| 16 | * TwoAndAHalfD: The game utilizes full third-dimensional environments with 2D character designs. All areas have fully explorable 3D settings while it switches to 2D for areas where combat occurs. |
| 17 | * TwentyBearAsses: At Freeway 42, to repair the broken lift and rescue a merchant trapped on it, Ann must collect multiple machine parts from the nearby enemies and take to the lift's control panel to reactivate it. |
| 18 | * EleventhHourSuperpower: Ann awakens her SuperMode skill after being struck by TheWorfEffect during her first battle against [[BloodKnight Absalom]], which gives her rapidly regenerating health that makes her effectively invincible, swords that are far more powerful than any of her normal weapons, and vastly increased stats that will utterly wipe the floor with normal enemies or deal severe damage to bosses. |
| 19 | * FiveFiveFive: Several signs around each city features these numbers on multiple adverts. Several of them are displayed as [=1154-223=], [=255-3667=], and [=8832-546=]. |
| 20 | * AbandonedLaboratory: Freeway 42 was formally a biological research facility that worked on organic materials for study until the [[UnwillingRoboticisation Mechanika Virus]] broke out and was soon abandoned after those who worked in the labs ended up regressing as an underground tribe while the labs became overrun with creatures born from industrial waste tossed into the sewer. |
| 21 | * AbsurdlyCoolCity: Skopp City is described as one of the best cities around as citizens are living without any discomfort and unlike [[ViceCity Noctis City]], there's hardly any trouble from the [[WhiteGangbangers Factio Pugni]]. |
| 22 | * AbsurdlySharpClaws: The Bloodluster kept by the rival tribe of [[TheMorlocks The Outcasts]] are not only large in size, but they are able to greatly lengthen their claws to slash their targets. |
| 23 | * AbsurdlySpaciousSewer: Beneath Freeway 42 prior to the AbandonedLaboratory is a large sewer system with spacious large enough to connect with an UndergroundCity with dwellers that survived the deadly after-effects of [[UnwillingRoboticisation the Mechanika Virus]]. The surrounding area is shown to have grown fauna, and contains wreckage of ships that made its way below. |
| 24 | * AcidAttack: The Mother Grub is capable of unleashing acidic mucus from its body to inflict DamageOverTime. The Varanus, when battled in [[NGOSuperpower The Consortium]]'s underground facility, moves around the fighting arena by traversing through the [[WaterfrontBossBattle surrounding water]], and fires acid from its mouth. |
| 25 | * ActionBar: When in combat, the action bar fully depicts the weapons currently equipped, the items being held in possession, and the amount of ammo for sub-weapons. |
| 26 | * ActionBomb: The Exploding Grub is a BlobMonster that makes it way towards its target and will detonate itself to deliver an AcidAttack. |
| 27 | * ActionGirl: Ann knows a variety of martial arts, takes on enemies with [[HeroesPreferSwords energy blades]], and can activate a SuperMode acquiring a new move set that'll wipe the floor with most of her opponents. |
| 28 | * ActivationSequence: At the start of the [[JustifiedTutorial tutorial segment]], Ann goes into a virtual room where it's entirely coated black until the startup system is engaged where all virtual constructs are digitized in the surrounding. Later on, [[spoiler:in the FissionMailed scenario, Castor activates the dimensional device that C had him procured, which incapacitates Ann when it captures her and proceeds to tear open a hole into [[EldritchLocation Hinterland]] while sending drones to retrieve the ArtifactOfDoom]]. |
| 29 | * AdoptingTheAbused: This is alluded in Holtz' [[StoryBreadcrumbs personal journal]] at the Flores household. He found Nakamura covered in bruises before he adopted her and would later find out the injuries were entirely from a terrible {{orphanage|offear}}. Before long, she became a popular [[TheBartender bartender]] in the hometown of Margarita. |
| 30 | * TheAdjectivalMan: The Masked Woman, a MysteriousStranger who's aware of what is really going on and drops revelations of exposition at times. |
| 31 | * AdvancedMovementTechnique: Ann's [[UnnecessaryCombatRoll Combat Roll]] mixed with her AirDashing move will result in moving at a faster pace than normal running. |
| 32 | * AdvancingWallOfDoom: During her progress through The Consortium's ElaborateUndergroundBase, Ann comes across a large red sphere of energy that chases after her, leading to a brief auto-scrolling segment to escape until she can find a weapon capable of destroying it. |
| 33 | * AdvertOverloadedFuture: Being set in a PostCyberpunk metropolis, the cities of Skopp and Noctis display a massive amount of advertisements from multiple corporations with a variety of other cultures and ethnicities with showings of [[VirtualCelebrity Virtual Idols]] and new products developed by [[MegaCorp The Tithonus Group]]. |
| 34 | * AerithAndBob: The Flores siblings are Ann, Ryan, Helen... and ''Nakamura''. This discrepancy is an early tipoff to the fact that they're all adopted. |
| 35 | * AffectionateGestureToTheHead: Prior to the last fight against C, Ann is told she'll have to protect Sigrid as she channels her [[RealityWarper ability]] to weaken C to a vulnerable state. After Sigrid admits that she's nervous about going through such a dangerous mission, Ann places her hand on Sigrid's head and assures that she will protect her from being harmed, giving Sigrid courage. |
| 36 | * AffectionateNickname: Ayane often calls Ann "darling". When Ann tells her to stop using it, Ayane playfully asks if Ann would be fine with "Baby", "Honey", or "Lover" instead. |
| 37 | * AfraidOfTheirOwnStrength: Ann's '[[SomethingItis Entanglelitis]]' causes her to lose consciousness and attack without control. However, in the past when [[spoiler:she lost control and attacked Ryan, damaging his eye]], she realized it was [[SuperPoweredEvilSide something far more dangerous]] and decided to move out to prevent it from hurting her family. |
| 38 | * AfterBossRecovery: Following a major boss fight, there's always a [[InexplicableTreasureChests container]] in the next area with the standard [[GradualRegeneration healing]] items to make use for recovery if low on health. |
| 39 | * AIIsACrapshoot: The Prophet is an automated database equipped with an AI to communicate with humans. Being a hyper-intelligent, sentient AI, it's been using its ability to share, manipulate, and spread itself through information networks to try and ensure its continued existence and further its goals through all manner of schemes and machinations. Certain documents explain that it is one of [[NGOSuperpower The Consortium]]'s lost anomalies that was kept in containment for the vast intelligence it exhibited. |
| 40 | * AirAidedAcrobatics: At Freeway 42's underground laboratory, Ann takes usage of several large power fans to reach across an open gap to activate a terminal to dispel the [[DeadlyGas toxins]] blocking the way forward. |
| 41 | * AirborneMook: There are various {{Attack Drone}}s that attack from afar, or conducting a self-destruct attack when in proximity. There's including Spinal Horseflies that disperse a toxin from its mouth. |
| 42 | * AirDashing: After taking down [[WardensAreEvil The Warden]] at the [[ShipLevel Walter Raleigh]], Ann acquires a booster that she can use to air dash past obstacles and reach long distances. |
| 43 | * AirVentPassageway: When searching for an informant at Noctis City, Ann finds the informant's local spot guarded, and upon searching around she finds a nearby air-vent that uses to slip past the guard. |
| 44 | * AKA47: In the Mysterious Console DLC, there are multiple weapons given the names of "[=M95=] Sniper", the "[=MP7=]", the "[=QBZ95=] SMG", all of which are based on actual sniper rifles, assault firearms and submachine guns. |
| 45 | * AlertnessBlink: Occasionally, some characters with have '!' pop up overhead when facing something that takes them by surprise. |
| 46 | * AllEncompassingMantle: The Elder leading the [[TheMorlocks Outcasts]] beneath Freeway 42 wears a fully covered mantle to encompass his whole body with red wiring surrounding it. |
| 47 | * AllThatGlitters: In one side-mission, Ann is asked by several treasure hunters to collect several gold coins scattered around Freeway 42 and have them checked out for their authenticity. The gold coins are later explained to be made of material that looks identical with gold, but is considered virtually worthless. |
| 48 | * AlphabetNewsNetwork: A LoadingScreen features a reporter doing a news report under WTV announcing pieces of information about on-going events around the world. |
| 49 | * AlternateSelf: Ann learns [[spoiler:the mysterious being that's connected to her, Amok, is an alternate version of herself due to sharing a dimensional link. Unfortunately for Ann, Amok is also an AxCrazy OmnicidalManiac with a penchant for killing anyone who pisses her off and is dead-set on annihilating Ann's world, which causes Ann a considerable amount of trouble for her]]. |
| 50 | * AlwaysCheckBehindTheChair: Every various items can be found in numerous spots consisting of containers, trash bags, and small boxes. Certain [[ClassifiedInformation Classified Documents]] are scattered in lab areas and found on computers holding their data. |
| 51 | * AlwaysNight: The town of Margaritia, Noctis City, and Harbor Town are set in the nighttime. Skopp City and Freeway 42 are primarily in daytime. |
| 52 | * AmazingTechnicolorBattlefield: The battle against [[spoiler:[[PostFinalBoss Amok]]]] occurs on a red plane of [[EldritchLocation Hinterland]] with floating black stones in the background. |
| 53 | * AmbidextrousSprite: This is found for character designs. Every character has a design that coincides with whatever direction they're facing including objects on their clothing swapping to match either side. |
| 54 | * AmbiguouslyBrown: Absalom has fairly dark skin, which is contrasted by his light gray hair. He's mentioned to be from the Middle East, the rest of his origins aren't known. |
| 55 | * AmbiguouslyGay: Ayane Misuno, the deutoragonist and best friend of the protagonist, Ann Flores. Despite only being able to communicate via a remote drone, an internet connection, and futuristic hardlight hologram projection technology, Ayane is extremely physically and verbally affectionate towards Ann, constantly hugging her, playfully teasing her in flirtatious manners, and calling her "Darling." (And when Ann tells Ayane to stop calling her that, Ayane playfully offers "Honey," "Baby," or "Lover" instead.) Ann mostly constantly rejects these acts of playfulness and WordOfGod says she's not the "romantic" type, but is Ayane just flirting with the full-knowledge her romantic feelings will never be reciprocated or does she just think it's funny to tease Ann? |
| 56 | * AmbiguouslyHuman: After Ann defeats Absalom in their first encounter, he disappears in shades of energy and is later shown speaking to C in the form of a [[SinisterGeometry large octahedron]]. Absalom's character bio mentions that he's from the Middle East, but the extent of his other form isn't elaborated enough to explain on just what he is. |
| 57 | * AmbitionIsEvil: C seeks to obtain an ArtifactOfDoom called The Dypheus' Breath that will allow him to open portals through AnotherDimension which he plans to use for his own agenda. Overtime, he displays arrogant disdain and obsessive ambition towards his coworkers because he believes that his plan will not bring about disastrous consequences and the only way it will succeed if he is the one in control without anyone standing in his way, even [[MotiveDecay resorting]] to attempting to take over The Consortium out of spite. |
| 58 | * AmbushingEnemy: The Trans Grub at [[AbandonedLaboratory Freeway 42]] hides itself underneath the ground until it senses something on top and then quickly emerges to swallow the target whole. |
| 59 | * {{Americasia}}: The city of Noctis is a cyberpunk metropolis mixed with (pre-dominantly) Japanese and Korean influence, complete with Virtual Idols, robots, futuristic cars, and ninjas. |
| 60 | * AnchoredTeleportation: Throughout every major location, there are stationary teleportation devices that can be used to immediately travel between each one, as activating the teleportation device automatically connects them to the ones previously activated, allowing instant transport to visited areas. |
| 61 | * AndImTheQueenOfSheba: When the Flores household gets a [[SurpriseSantaEncounter surprise visit]] from "Santa" who came to deliver Sigrid a present, Holtz brings out a shotgun and demands the visitor says his actual identity. |
| 62 | -->'''"Santa":''' I'm Santa, bringer of joy to children!\ |
| 63 | '''Holtz:''' Bullcrap! If you're Santa, I'm Jesus. |
| 64 | * AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: The Mysterious Console [[DownloadableContent DLC]] has Noni, a MysteriousWaif, being the playable character as Ann is busy elsewhere. |
| 65 | * AndTheAdventureContinues: In the ending, [[spoiler:Ann finally severs her connection with Amok and Hinterland, curing her "Entangleitis", as well rescuing Ryan once the matter was settled, and Ann reconciles with herself wanting to run away from her family to keep them safe from herself. However, Dr. G assigns Ann as a pair of eyes for The Consortium for any future anomalies since the unknown faction that engineered C's actions is still out there (though he has at least proven that the Consortium are more than willing to engage with Ann in good faith), and after Ann takes Ayane to see the ocean during the daylight, Ayane enthusiastically talks about how she'll stick by Ann in all their inevitable future adventures]]. |
| 66 | * AndYourRewardIsClothes: Completing the Mysterious Console {{DLC}} story unlocks Noni's costume that can be worn by Ann in the main game. |
| 67 | * AndYourRewardIsEdible: At Noctis City, [[NonHumanHead Jos van Corn]] asks Ann to participate in a tournament to promote his business. After she wins the competition, Jos rewards her with free [[HyperactiveMetabolism corn juice]]. |
| 68 | * AndYourRewardIsInteriorDecorating: For completing all levels of the [[TheBartender bartending]] minigame and winning all [[GladiatorSubquest challenges]] at Harbor Town's arena, the awards given are a gold trophy and champion belt that are added to Ann's room. |
| 69 | * AngerBornOfWorry: At the end of the game, after Ann previously lost contact with Ayane when [[spoiler:she got captured by The Consortium]], she rushes into a room and finds Ayane lounging with much food by her side, giving Ann a {{facepalm}}. Ann chastises Ayane for not contacting her immediately if she was alright, while Ayane is eager to [[TheGlomp leap onto Ann]]. |
| 70 | * AngryCheekPuff: One of Ayane's expressions has her with puffed up cheeks whenever discussing about details that annoy her. |
| 71 | * AnimalisticAbomination: The Varanus is an enormous reptilian with a head that mostly exposes the skull, and fueled by carnivorous instincts where it will immediately attempt to destroy any and all living things within its line of sight. |
| 72 | * {{Animesque}}: The character designs have elements with notion to anime, particularly unique expressions and animesque traits that have detailed highlights and settings rendered in stylized detail. The Mystery Console {{DLC}} is also presented in a SuperDeformed-style gameplay. |
| 73 | * AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Castor's personal notes mentions his annoyance with his sister, [[AnIcePerson Melissa]]. He finds her as a little deviant since she [[TheQuietOne refuses to talk]] and is always making a mess of his experiments with her ice powers. |
| 74 | * {{Antepiece}}: At Freeway 42, there are several [[AmbushingEnemy Trans Grubs]] introduced in an early room to showcase how they attack from the ground before proceeding to an area where they are hidden beneath water, requiring the use of the dodge move to evade damage. Also, the first notice for any new weapon or equipment that will be soon picked up and used immediately is indicated by a unique structure discovered. |
| 75 | * AntiFrustrationFeatures: If you use up most of your items during a difficult section or boss, getting a Game Over will return you to the previous checkpoint and all items previously used will be retained, preventing them from being entirely wasted. Also, if you're running low on [[WeWillSpendCreditsInTheFuture credits]], a fisherman at [[PortTown Harbor Town]] will offer a FishingMinigame to capture as many fish you can, they can be sold for higher prices than the usual ShopFodder. |
| 76 | * ApocalypseHow: A Class 6 occurs in the bad ending once [[spoiler:[[EldritchAbomination Amok]] completely takes over Ann's body and proceeds to unleash her {{Mechanical Abomination}}s across the planet, bringing total destruction and creating a miniature sun as everything is shrouded in devastation]]. |
| 77 | * ApocalypseMaiden: [[spoiler:Ann, the protagonist, doesn't harbor any power that endangers the world, she instead possesses a connection with an eldritch being called [[EldritchAbomination Amok]], who according to the [[MysteriousStranger Masked Woman]], is capable of destroying the world if released]]. [[spoiler:In the [[EarnYourHappyEnding Good Ending]], Ann manages to sever the connection, ensuring that Amok can never emerge again. In the [[NonStandardGameOver Bad Ending]], Amok uses Ann's MomentOfWeakness to fully take over her body, and proceeds to turn the entire world into a desolate HellOnEarth]]. |
| 78 | * ApplianceDefenestration: Early in the beginning when Ann is walking out of her apartment, one of the nearby denizens throws their computer out the front door. Funnily enough, it actually becomes part of a sidequest when the computer crashes through the doors of the lower apartments and the owner of those units is ''not'' happy about it. |
| 79 | * ArbitraryEquipmentRestriction: The PostFinalBoss fight has Ann being unable to utilize her SuperMode. The justification is that Ann is fighting against the being that's directly connected to this ability and she is battling to ensure that Amok will stay sealed away without being able to ever freely take control of her body. |
| 80 | * ArchaicWeaponForAnAdvancedAge: Despite guns being readily available, a frequent threat, and Ann can also use them herself, she fights primarily with swords. Futuristic, energized ones, but swords nonetheless. |
| 81 | * ArmorIsUseless: The parade of {{mooks}} from both [[TheMafia The Factio Pugni]] and [[NgoSuperpower The Consortium]] are equipped with PoweredArmor. Despite wearing fully metallic high-tech armor, they are just as susceptible to damage as the anomalous unarmored opponents encountered. They take the same amount of damage from any of Ann's weapons, and their full-body shields offer no protection at all even from gunshots. |
| 82 | * ArmorPiercingResponse: While resting, Ann asks Ayane on recalling the incident when Ryan lost his eye, Ayane quickly realizing with what she had seen earlier has Ann answering it was [[spoiler:because of an "[[EvilMeScaresMe other self]]" she was aware of being within her since then]]. |
| 83 | * ArmoredVillainsUnarmoredHeroes: Ann's combat suit is a StylishProtectionGear without any form of protective armor, while she single-handedly battles variations of {{mooks}} wearing hi-tech body armor made of a strong alloy. |
| 84 | * ArmsDealer: Dynamite Zimmer runs a weapon shop in Skopp City, consisting of handheld guns and energy swords. He also holds an obsession with studying homemade technology to search for rare metals to create new weapons he will sell at a higher price. |
| 85 | * ArtifactOfDoom: The Dypheus' Breath is an ancient spear hidden within [[EldritchLocation Hinterland]] that can manipulate any type of portal or gateway. [[spoiler:It also acts as a seal for [[EldritchAbomination Amok]], during the [[FissionMailed False Ending]] where it is removed, Amok proceeds to unleash her {{Mechanical Abomination}}s by using the spear to open a gateway]]. |
| 86 | * ArtificialOutdoorsDisplay: Ann's room at her apartment in Skopp City has a setting to turn on a display for the window into showing a clear night sky. |
| 87 | * ArtisticLicenseBotany: The Austrosteenisia blackii, commonly called the Bloodvine, is described in its item description as being usable for treating blood statsis and promoting blood circulation. It is primarily used solely for as a ground cover in gardening, and found growing only in rainforests. |
| 88 | * ArtisticLicenseMedicine: Erythropoietin is an in-game item that provides a StatusBuff when used. In real life, it is used for increasing red blood cells by supporting the survival of erythroid progenitor cells. |
| 89 | * ArtworkAndGameGraphicsSegregation: Several of the promotional covers depicts Ann's [[StylishProtectionGear combat suit]] as being colored [[BlueIsHeroic dark blue]], while it is shown in-game as being black. |
| 90 | * AspectRatioSwitch: Certain cutscenes are shown in a transition to letterboxed cinemascope ratio. |
| 91 | * AssKickingPose: Ann, excelling in both [[SheFu athletics and combat]], does a combat stance when she's about to battle opponents. |
| 92 | * AsteroidsMonster: Destroying the [[MookMaker grub hives]] will forcibly spawn a variety of grub eggs that'll hatch immediately to attack. |
| 93 | * AttackDrone: Automatic drones appear as enemies in various areas. The drones take measure to avoid any attack before firing their weapons, and other variants will activate a SelfDestructMechanism and flies towards Ann to deal damage. |
| 94 | * AttackItsWeakPoint: |
| 95 | ** The [[MuckMonster Mother Grub]] occasionally opens it mouth to prepare for an aggressive attack, allowing a chance to FeedItABomb and deal piercing damage from within its body. |
| 96 | ** T.R's offensive battle mech will open up it control panels after firing a MacrossMissileMassacre, providing an opening to fire the [[PocketRocketLauncher Tunguska launcher]] to heavily deplete its [[BodyArmorAsHitPoints armor bar]] to momentarily stun it. |
| 97 | ** Against the [[MiniMecha MI Mecha]], it will briefly stand immobile while activating aerial attack weapons, causing its head to momentarily loosen the armor around it, exposing the weak spot to let it receive double damage from attacks. |
| 98 | * AttackSpeedBuff: Consuming a Lightning Gum item temporarily increases attack speed for thirty seconds to allow an opportunity to deliver multiple combo-attacks until the item's ability has subsided. |
| 99 | * AugmentedReality: The Grom System takes use of scanning around the area to search for [[NoticeThis interactive objects]], identify [[InexplicableTreasureChests item chests]] if they're nearby, and uncover FluorescentFootprints with the information being shown on displayed screens while in-use. |
| 100 | * AutoKitchen: These are found throughout the PostCyberpunk metropolis that can dispense different types of food to be purchased. Ayane notes that some machines nano-heat pizza hot enough to make cheese melt through most type of metals. |
| 101 | * AutoSave: Auto-saving is done automatically when entering a major location or passing by a certain spot in some areas. |
| 102 | * AwesomeButImpractical: The "Tunguska" missile launcher is capable of locking onto enemies and even with large single targets like bosses and mini-bosses, it causes a significant amount of damage and armor destruction than most anything else in the game can. It also has ''extremely'' limited ammunition, takes a while to lock on at its base level, and is best used as a supplement to a melee assault than simply blowing things up from a distance. |
| 103 | * BackFromTheDead: In the bad ending, [[spoiler:Ryan]] makes an impulsive move to help Ann which results in him getting fatally shot. In Ann's MomentOfWeakness, [[EldritchAbomination Amok]] tells her that [[spoiler:Ryan]] will be revived once she enacts her vengeance. [[spoiler:Amok does indeed [[IGaveMyWord keep her word]] and brought Ryan back, only he's now [[SleptThroughTheApocalypse woken up]] in a world that's been completely destroyed]]. |
| 104 | * BackgroundBoss: The boss of [[ShipLevel The Walter Raleigh]], T.R, activates an enormous battle machine with large mechanical arms to fight Ann from a distance which also fires projectiles. The WeakSpot opens up once it overheats from enough damage to its [[BodyArmorAsHitPoints armor]], allowing Ann to fire rockets into it. |
| 105 | * BadassAdorable: Noni, the player character of the Mysterious Console DLC storyline, is introduced as a young girl who's in [[SuperDeformed chibi-style]] and is quite versed in wielding various weapons against multiple enemies. |
| 106 | * TheBadGuyWins: |
| 107 | ** In the FissionMailed ending, [[spoiler:C succeeds in his goal of obtaining [[ArtifactOfDoom The Dypheus' Breath]] after trapping Ann and using her to open a gateway to [[EldritchLocation Hinterland]] and retrieve the artifact. Unfortunately for C, his [[GoneHorriblyRight plan succeeded too well]] when he ends up unleashing a supernatural abomination that brings out total destruction]]. |
| 108 | ** In the bad ending, [[spoiler:Amok manages to break free of her imprisonment within Hinterland by fully possessing Ann's body during her MomentOfWeakness to cause TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt on Earth]]. |
| 109 | * BadVibrations: During her venture through Freeway 42, Ann experiences a sudden rumbling as a result of [[NGOSuperpower The Consortium]] battling The Varanus in another area. Another variation occurs in the bad ending when an unconscious Ryan is woken up by a large earthquake caused by [[spoiler:Amok destroying the world]]. |
| 110 | * TheBandMinusTheFace: At Skopp City, Ann encounters a group band who asks her for locating their lead guitarist after he left on his own accord so they could find a way to convince him to rejoin. However, a visit to Noctis City shows that he had already left to parts unknown after leaving his personal ROM behind. |
| 111 | * BarbarianTribe: Beneath Freeway 42, [[TheMorlocks the Outcasts]] who fully succumbed to the [[CyberneticsEatYourSoul after-effects]] of the [[UnwillingRoboticisation Mechanika Virus]] splintered off into a tribe called the Mutants led by a ruthless general accompanied by savage beasts to attack whoever trespasses onto their territory. |
| 112 | * BarefootPoverty: Hapi is a resident of Skopp City who was born with a [[NonHumanHead sewer cover for a head]], and lives in the sewers barefoot after getting shunned enough to resorting asking for food from below. |
| 113 | * BattleButler: Yuko Yada is Ayane's family butler, who not only wears [[KimonoIsTraditional a traditional kimono]], official art design shows she's skilled in katana wielding. |
| 114 | * BattleInTheRain: Around the start of the story, Ann fights against {{mooks}} from [[WhiteGangbangers The Factio Pugni]] outside in Margarita during a rain-pour. |
| 115 | * BeatingADeadPlayer: If Ann's LifeMeter is fully depleted in the midst of battle against a group of enemies, they'll continue attacking the same area where Ann is after she collapses. |
| 116 | * BeautifulVoid: The Halls of Ritual, an atavistic area located within the deepest part of The Consortium's facility. It is fully ambient in silence that takes place across a very large room, detailed in prismatic structures to display what it entails, and filled with artifacts that illuminate the setting to give wondrous phenomena. |
| 117 | * BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Ann is an ActionGirl who fights and takes down entire barrage of mooks equipped with hi-tech weaponry, specialized soldiers from a private organization with an array of ultramodern tech and [[MiniMecha battle mechas]] equipped with deleterious firearms, to even encountering hostile supernatural abominations, and makes it through without a single scratch. |
| 118 | * BeehiveBarrier: Shields that are utilized by enemies, large monsters, and offensive battle mechs, take the form with hexagonal patterns which acts their [[BodyArmorAsHitPoints armor]] that when fully depleted weakens them to more direct attacks. |
| 119 | * TheBermudaTriangle: The Bermuda Triangle is mentioned to exist at a unspecified location in [[StoryBreadcrumbs a lab document]]. The document details that the area serves as one of many focus points for the [[EldritchLocation Limen crater]] to bring about supernatural anomalies through unprecedented extrapolation. |
| 120 | * BestFriend: Ayane is Ann's close friend and supportive hacker. Though there several moments when Ayane acts rather 'affectionate' towards Ann, the two always got each other's back. |
| 121 | * {{BFS}}: One of Ann's three types of melee weapons is a 2-handed greatsword, capable of incredible, wide-reaching damage at the cost of very slow swings. |
| 122 | * BifurcatedWeapon: Ann's [[DualWielding dual blades]] can combine into a double-headed glaive, with the help of a Grom system upgrade. |
| 123 | * BigBad: [[OneLetterName Dr. C]], one of the top members of [[NGOSuperpower The Consortium]], masterminded the capture of Ann Flores' brother Ryan and seeks to access the power of [[EldritchLocation Hinterland]] to [[spoiler:release [[GreaterScopeVillain Amok]] so she can [[OmnicidalManiac destroy the world]] as revenge for his wife's death]]. |
| 124 | * BigDamnHeroes: Raymond shows up to rescue Ann from a collapsing building in Noctic after she loses consciousness during her first battle with Loki. |
| 125 | * BigDamnHug: In the epilogue, upon seeing Ann return home safely after rescuing Ryan, Nakamura rushes towards her with TearsOfJoy to give a very tight hug, much to Ann's embarrassment. |
| 126 | * BigfootSasquatchAndYeti: At The Consortium's [[ElaborateUndergroundBase facility]], a variant kept inside a containment room is identified as "Bigfoot" alongside cryptids who are part of the Sasquatch family. |
| 127 | * BigNo: In the final fight, after C's [[DraconicAbomination Nidhogg]] [[OneWingedAngel form]] is defeated, he screams this while also letting loose his true motive of [[spoiler:wanting to revive his fiancée]] before [[DefeatEqualsExplosion exploding]]. |
| 128 | * BigSisterInstinct: Ann often looked out for her younger brother Ryan whenever he got bullied and got him out of a bad situation when he almost fell in with the wrong crowd. After Ryan goes missing, she sets off to find him. |
| 129 | * BilingualBonus: Throughout the various cities and upon the {{Advert|OverloadedFuture}}-filled signs are text written in both Japanese and Chinese, given that it is set in a [[{{Americasia}} metropolis]] containing varieties of other cultures and ethnicities who've carved out their own niches. |
| 130 | * BittersweetEnding: |
| 131 | ** [[spoiler:Ryan is safe and back with his family. But, Ann has now become an unwilling hostage to the Circle Consortium, forced to work for their "Purge Department" for the sake of Ryan and Ayane's safety. It's even hinted at that the Consortium intends to use Ayane to emotionally manipulate and blackmail Ann even further, now that they have "Subject 06" back. However, Dr. C is still being kept alive and could cause havoc again. The threat of Hinterland and Amok wreaking the EndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt still exists. And Castor and his little sister, Melissa, are still alive, albeit stuck in a parallel dimension for the moment.]] |
| 132 | ** The Revised "Good" Ending either expands or cuts out much of the elements that were criticized, and makes the ending ''much'' less bitter. [[spoiler:There is more expansion on Dr. G's treatment of Ann and how the Consortium plans to treat her moving forward after Ann permanently seals Amok and the threat of Hinterland, and Ryan's memories of his capture are erased and Ann is free to stay above-ground, acting as a "pair of eyes" for the Consortium for any future threats.]] |
| 133 | * {{Bizarrchitecture}}: The Consortium's underground facility first appears as an [[EternalEngine industrial]] high-tech base filled with laboratories, the later layouts start to shift to becoming something out of a LovecraftLite with monuments appearing out from the ground and ominous red glow in the background. |
| 134 | * BlackBlood: In a PensieveFlashback when Ann sees the memory of [[spoiler:her SuperpoweredEvilSide emerging that caused her to lose control, attacked Ryan]] and [[EyeScream struck his eye]], the blood from the injury is colored white. |
| 135 | * BlackCloak: In an optional [[InsideAComputerSystem ROM viewer]] at Noctis City, it focuses on an exploration of a HauntedHouse before a figure wearing a black cloak appears and attacks. The ConceptArtGallery depicts the figure as [[Website/SCPFoundation The Plague Doctor]]. |
| 136 | * BlackMarket: [[PortTown Harbor Town]] is home to various black market products ranging from weapon modifications, materials from dissembled tech, and a fighting arena to earn quick [[WeWillSpendCreditsInTheFuture credits]]. |
| 137 | * BlackSite: The [[spoiler:incurable victims of the Mechanika Virus]] live in [[spoiler:a vast, underground sewer complex, as a part of the Circle Consortium's activities to limit both the effects of the virus itself and the societal fallout when it becomes apparent that the vaccine wasn't 100% effective.]] |
| 138 | * BladeLock: In her second battle against [[BloodKnight Absalom]], Ann performs a DashAttack with her sword that locks with Absalom's blade, sending out a KungFuSonicBoom when they follow up with a counter move. |
| 139 | * BlankWhiteEyes: Ayane comically gets these as one of her expressions whenever something surprises her. This also happens with Noni in the Mysterious Console {{DLC}} when she faces something unexpected. |
| 140 | * BlindIdiotTranslation: The initial release had most of the subtitles not matching with the voiced dialogue being said. This was later fixed in a patch, though there are still some minor examples of this. As well, the translation does leave something to be desired in places, such as some weird grammatical errors (such as missing full stops at the end of many sentences) and using "thru" instead of "through" in many cases, even on formal documents. |
| 141 | * BlobMonster: The Eroder is a large red inanimate floating blob-like creature that can [[TheVirus forcibly turn anyone into it upon contact]] and can inflict MindRape when in close proximity. The exact nature of its body cannot be determined by The Consortium's researchers as is it inaccessible to humans. |
| 142 | * BlockingStopsAllDamage: Ann can negate any damage with her [[EnergyWeapon energy shield]] upon blocking at the right time, which also gives her a chance to CounterAttack against enemies. |
| 143 | * BlondeBrunetteRedhead: Of the Flores family; Ann is the brunette, Nakamura is the redhead, and Helen is the blonde. |
| 144 | * BloodFromTheMouth: In a scene [[SelfContainedDemo exclusive to the demo]], Ann's nightmare has her coughing blood as she struggles to meet a mysterious figure in the snow. |
| 145 | * BloodKnight: Absalom is one of The Consortium's field agents who harbors powerful skills and attacks that he only brings out when the opponent he's fighting puts up a good fight. After being beaten by Ann, he teleports out with a promise that he isn't done with her yet. |
| 146 | * BlueIsCalm: Ann is an ActionGirl who primarily wears [[BlueIsHeroic blue]], is entirely composed and wholly calm when facing a variety of threats. |
| 147 | * BlueIsHeroic: Ann primarily wears a casual blue outfit. When in combat, she has a combat suit that's also dark blue. |
| 148 | * BlueMeansCold: Chip equipment that provide an freezing effect onto weapons are colored blue when seen at shops. On another note, [[AnIcePerson Melissa]] is able conjure up blue ice from the air particles to form an assortment of objects of her choosing, either a javelin and wings. |
| 149 | * BlueWithShock: In one side-mission, Ann has to locate the suspect for a murder case that disappeared in a {{Hellevator}}. Ann laters the finds the man QuakingWithFear and his face entirely coated blue from terror after being trapped for awhile. |
| 150 | * BodyArmorAsHitPoints: Every enemy has a blue bar that acts as their armor, depleting it will get them stunned and allows Ann to do a FinishingMove. |
| 151 | * BoomStick: The second boss of the Mysterious Console DLC is a hooded insect mage wielding a staff with a spherical top that fires off scattered {{bullet|hell}}s capable of taking various shapes joined together into different directions once fired off. |
| 152 | * BossBonanza: In the final area, Ann fights her way through The Consortium's facility facing off their top personnel as they send their elite forces ranging from; an AnimalisticAbomination, a WolfpackBoss of battle mechs, a DualBoss between {{Cyber Ninja}}s, a rematch against [[BloodKnight Absalom]], a fight with AnIcePerson, all leading up to the final fight with C and finally his OneWingedAngel form, [[DraconicAbomination Nidhogg]]. |
| 153 | * BossCorridor: In various areas, there's a corridor hallway that leads straight to a boss fight without any enemies being encountered, which coincidentally, where Jos van Corn is having a [[DungeonShop shop]] to sell his products to provide assistance before the fight. |
| 154 | * BossTease: During Ann's visit beneath Freeway 42's AbandonedLaboratory, a RedshirtArmy struggles to capture a creature called [[AnimalisticAbomination The Varanus]] before getting slaughtered. Much later at The Consortium's underground facility, Ann is dropped down a TrapDoor into The Varanus' containment room and battles against it to open the sealed door. |
| 155 | * BottomlessMagazines: At the start of the Mysterious Console DLC, Noni's starting weapon is a pistol outfitted with infinite ammo. The only drawback is that it is the weakest weapon to serve as an EmergencyWeapon if all other weapons Noni obtains later on have been fully depleted of ammo while fighting against multiple enemies. |
| 156 | * {{Bouncer}}: When attempting to enter [[CoolestClubEver Nocturne Maze]] to look for a KnowledgeBroker, Ann is stopped by a bouncer who refuses to let her in until she comes back with the proper attire. |
| 157 | * BrainUploading: In one side-mission at Skopp City, Ann is asked to look for where the lead singer of a band disappeared to. After finding a lead at Noctis City, the owner of the ROM shop explained that Apollo chose to have his mind copied onto a ROM and given to the band before he left as he wanted to pursue new interests. |
| 158 | * BrickJoke: While at the Flores household, Sigrid accidentally uses her [[RealityWarper abilities]] to wish for getting a gift from SantaClaus. This leads to a rather silly mishap as "Santa" [[ChristmasInJuly pops in from the roof]] and gives Sigrid a present, while Holtz pulls out a shotgun and takes the man for a thief before chasing him out. In the epilogue, "Santa" inexplicably shows up back again, much to the bewilderment of Ann and her siblings, and this time, Holtz makes sure he doesn't make a getaway. |
| 159 | * BreakMeter: All enemies have their [[BodyArmorAsHitPoints armor bar]] functioning as their break meter. Once it has been fully depleted, the enemies with become stunned with CirclingBirdies and they'll be vulnerable to extra damage and can be struck with a FinishingMove attack to take a chunk of their health. |
| 160 | * BreathWeapon: In the final boss fight against [[spoiler:C's OneWingedAngel form; [[DraconicAbomination Nidhogg]]]], he's capable of unleashing a fiery blast of flames from his mouth that spread across the arena once it strikes the ground, including firing off in blast shots. |
| 161 | * BrightnessShadows: When [[ActionGirl Ann]] activates her SuperMode for the first time, she gets surrounded by an aura of light that encompasses her whole body, brightly illuminating the area with a bit of shadow even with sunlight coming in from above. |
| 162 | * BrokenBridge: At the [[AbandonedLaboratory Freeway 42]] biological research area, the center bridge leading to the control center is flooded by sewage water that has to be drained by valves located on opposing sides. |
| 163 | * BrownNoteBeing: The Eroder is a large red cognizant floating BlobMonster that forcibly turns anyone into a corrupted orb upon contact and can inflict MindRape when in close proximity with a OminousVisualGlitch. The exact nature of its body cannot be determined by The Consortium's researchers as is it esoteric beyond understanding to humans. |
| 164 | * TheBrute: The Warden is this for [[WhiteGangbangers The Factio Pugni]]. On top of sporting a incredibly large mechanical suit that makes him a MightyGlacier with an array of weapons at his disposal, he's a very BadBoss to the rest of the goons whenever they tick him off so that he personally sets them on fire to teach them a lesson. |
| 165 | * BulletDancing: In the DLC, once Noni defeats the firmware AI, she continuously fires making it hop around until it explains what the mysterious console actually is. |
| 166 | * BulletHell: The Mysterious Console {{DLC}} is a {{roguelike}} minigame traversing through several dungeons coupled with Bullet Hell traits as enemies fire scattered shots with varying speed. |
| 167 | * BurgerFool: At Skopp City, there's Martho's Mega Burger Joint, which is mentioned to be in bankruptcy after the owner went mad and ate all the burgers. The inside of the shop has it riddled with trash and it's only employee a robot binding time by stacking up cans. |
| 168 | * ButHeSoundsHandsome: This is Noctis City's idol OK-Chan main MO, "she" is actually a [[UnsettlingGenderReveal bulky man]] using a move-set who also spreads good details about his idol identity while not in disguise. |
| 169 | * ButNowIMustGo: At the end of the Mysterious Console DLC, [[spoiler:Noni firmly decides to leave the device knowing full-well she'll disappear forever, giving her thanks to Ayane before vanishing]]. |
| 170 | * ButterflyOfDeathAndRebirth: During her first battle against [[BloodKnight Absalom]], Ann is quickly overpowered and receives a strike that renders her unconscious. After a brief venture into [[EldritchLocation Hinterland]], Ann's body becomes enveloped in energy as butterflies from the same power surrounds her as she awakens her SuperMode. |
| 171 | * ButtMonkey: Ann has several encounters with a {{mook}} that Ayane calls "Silly Swine", who acts as an incompetent target rather than a intimidating lackey. In the {{roofhopping}} area, his charge attack [[SelfDisposingVillain blasts him off towards the ground instead]], then Ann tracks him to a secret room in Noctis City, and when he tries to challenge Ann at the ShipLevel, she instantly [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomps]] him before sending him out the window. |
| 172 | * ButThouMust: For several {{sidequest}}s, some of them end with having to make a choice; i.e. having to identified who committed an ApplianceDefenestration or deciding to reveal the location of someone. Regardless of the choice selected, the side-mission will marked complete and the rewards will be given. |
| 173 | * BuxomBeautyStandard: Ann Flores, the protagonist, is skilled in [[SheFu martial arts]] and shown to have a well-endowed bust, and it's conveyed promptly when she's wearing her [[StylishProtectionGear combat suit]]. |
| 174 | * ByTheEyesOfTheBlind: Ann has repetitious encounters with a mysterious [[MysteriousStranger Masked Woman]] who discusses certain information before vanishing. After Ayane mentions she didn't see anyone, Ann realizes that she's the only one who can see the Masked Woman. |
| 175 | * TheCameo: At The Sicilian Jar and The Nest bars, both Jill and Dana from ''VisualNovel/VA11HALLA'' have cameo appearances when they're visiting to be guest bartenders. |
| 176 | * CapRaiser: Ann starts off being only able to carry five items. After collecting several [[TechPoints Grom Points]] for the [[SkillScoresAndPerks Skill Tree]], she'll be able to upgrade the total of how many more items and equipment she can carry up to twenty at maximum. |
| 177 | * CaptainsLog: In her search for her brother, Ann comes across voice messages left behind by Ryan detailing his search for [[{{Panacea}} N540]] after receiving an anonymous tip. |
| 178 | * CargoCult: At Skopp City, there's a group of cultists who worship "The Void", a [[EldritchLocation crater of darkness]] that's actually called LIMEN. They embrace the supernatural 'gifts' that emerged from the crater and consider that they will become part of the crater by embracing it. |
| 179 | * CartoonWhale: Downplayed. During the {{ocean|awe}} boat trip to the ShipLevel, Ayane spots a whale with a gray thin body and three glowing eyes. |
| 180 | * CasualHighDrop: Prior to starting the {{roofhopping}} across Noctis City, Ann exits out from an apartment window, falling several hundred feet before landing with ease. |
| 181 | * CatapultNightmare: In the introduction, Ann has a DreamIntro of being in some abandoned town while finding herself at an EldritchLocation before immediately waking up in bed. |
| 182 | * CatchingSomeZs: The DLC begins with Ayane resting in bed with floating Zs after having spent the previous night gaming. |
| 183 | * CatsAreMean: When walking through the city, Ann comes across a cat who tosses a bottle at her. |
| 184 | * CelibateHero: Ann doesn't show any particular romance towards someone, even turning down Nakamura's offer to be introduced to a suitable lover. Aside from that, despite Ann repeatedly rebuffing Ayane's advances, she also interacts with her affectionately during moments where Ayane isn't acting overly-excitable. |
| 185 | * CessationOfExistence: At the end of the Mysterious Console [[DownloadableContent DLC]], [[spoiler:Noni is told that if she leaves the device, she will disappear forever as she's only a digital construct of the real Noni who died. She decides that she won't remain trapped in the device any longer and bids farewell before vanishing]]. |
| 186 | * ChanceMeetingBetweenAntagonists: While Ann is on her way to [[ShipLevel The Walter Raleigh]], K, a passenger on the boat and actually a member of The Consortium, decides to tell her [[LetMeTellYouAStory a story]] about a past incident. Later, Ann notices that he somehow vanished off the boat before she could ask more questions. |
| 187 | * ChangingClothesIsAFreeAction: Ann immediately has her [[StylishProtectionGear combat suit]] equipped whenever she enters a major area, regardless of the casual clothes she's wearing prior. |
| 188 | * CharacterPortrait: Character portraits are fully displayed for those whenever the video communicator is used to have transmissions between each other. |
| 189 | * ChargedAttack: All of Ann's swords can be charged or have an unlockable charged move to deal significantly more damage in a single blow. |
| 190 | * ChargeInputSpecial: Several of Ann's combat skills in the Expertise section of the [[SkillScoresAndPerks Skill Tree]] require the usage of combined inputs of either pressing certain buttons at the same time or performing signified movements before pressing the allotted button to trigger the attack skill. |
| 191 | * ChargeMeter: Defeating enough enemies will fill up a meter that will allow Ann to awaken her SuperMode that'll vastly increase her stats to deal severe damage to opponents. |
| 192 | * {{Checkpoint}}: The N533 springs are established as checkpoints once activated. In other areas where Jos van Corn is [[DungeonShop selling items]] before a major fight is applied one as well. |
| 193 | * CheckpointStarvation: The [[TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon Consortium's underground base]] consists of four areas with multiple large sections with little save-points, while having to contend with EliteMooks before facing against a major boss fight. |
| 194 | * CheeryPink: Ayane is primarily associated with magenta and is a GenkiGirl that enjoys getting intimate with Ann at various instances. |
| 195 | * ChekhovsGunman: Prior to leaving Freeway 42, Ann finds a little girl called Sigrid [[HungerCausesLethargy collapsed from hunger]]. After taking her somewhere to recover, Sigrid shows that she has RealityWarper abilities that activate when she puts enough focus. Before the final confrontation with C, Sigrid is brought in to use her powers as she is the only who can weaken him to a state where he can be defeated. |
| 196 | * ChemicalMessiah: The N series serve as the medical technology created to heal wounds and cure specific diseases. The {{panacea}} N540 was the latest that has the capacity to cure-all types of illnesses, until it proved so much efficiently that civilians ended up fighting and killed over the medicine resulted in it being pulled from production and all traces of its existence were erased to prevent further dispute. |
| 197 | * ChildrenAreInnocent: Sigrid is a young girl who also happens to be [[spoiler:a RealityWarper]], she understands the nature of her special ability, but words it as magic, thanks to her caretakers teaching her how to harness and contain it for the most part. When she's at the Flores household, she curiously looks around and watch TV for the material she enjoys. |
| 198 | * ChildMage: Enforced. Sigrid is a 8-year old girl who possesses RealityWarper powers that activates when she mentally focuses on what she wants to occur. Though she is a NiceGirl, her caretakers decided to use fantasy terminology to have her better understand her abilities, and often refers to it as 'magic'. |
| 199 | * ChildProdigy: Ann's friend, Ayane, is an incredibly skilled PlayfulHacker who can perform all manner of hacking and finding information. Her character bio mentions that she won an illustrious hacking competition at the age of ten. |
| 200 | * ChimneyEntry: In a SurpriseSantaEncounter, [[ChildrenAreInnocent Sigrid]] makes a wish to receive a present from Santa, who enters from the chimney of the Flores household. Later becomes a BrickJoke when 'Santa' returns again, only Holtz makes sure he doesn't get away. |
| 201 | * ChristmasInJuly: Sigrid uses her abilities to wish for [[spoiler:Santa to give her a gift, which inexplicably makes "Santa" appear and presents her with a teddy bear.]] Which leads to a silly mishap as Holtz pulls out a shotgun and takes the man for a thief. |
| 202 | * CirclingBirdies: Once an enemy has had their [[BodyArmorAsHitPoints armor bar]] depleted, they'll be immediately stunned, signified by a spinning star on their head. Likewise, if Ann gets hit with a heavy attack, she'll get stunned with the same effect until she [[SmashingSurvival gets out of it]]. |
| 203 | * CivilizationDestroyer: Amok is an HumanoidAbomination capable of [[PersonOfMassDestruction mass destruction]] with the full control of {{mechanical abomination}}s that can unleash devastation that can wipe out all life. [[spoiler:In the bad ending, this comes to fruition when Amok is freed from her imprisonment and brings about TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt by turning the entire world into a barren [[HellOnEarth hellscape]]]]. |
| 204 | * ClassifiedInformation: There are various readable documents that contain assortments of information that is covered up by an obscurer. The context of the the hidden information can be disclosed once connected with previously acquired information. |
| 205 | * CleanCut: Ann's [[WeaponSpecialization Weapon of Choice]] are blue-colored blades that can slice through certain enemies. [[spoiler:In the bad ending, she uses it to slice apart The Consortium's bots before killing everybody in the room]]. |
| 206 | * ClimacticElevatorRide: Immediately after [[spoiler:C's OneWingedAngel form emerges]] and he heads to the top of The Consortium's building, Ann proceeds to take a lift to confront him. During the ride up, the elevator lift malfunctions for a bit as C tosses debris from above before finally making its way to the rooftop. |
| 207 | * CloseOnTitle: In the original release, the game had TheStinger following the credits that closed out with a shot of the main title. Following the addition of the extended ending update, this became a DeletedScene. |
| 208 | * CodeName: The Consortium is an NGOSuperpower that operates in strict secrecy and many layers of cover-ups and obfuscation from the public and even their own employees. The senior scientists simply go by single letters of the English alphabet, being referred to as "Dr. G" or simply, "G". |
| 209 | * CoincidentalBroadcast: During the {{roofhopping}} area in Noctis City, Ann battles against a MiniMecha on top of a building and soon the rooftop collapses in the midst of the fight. The scene shifts over to Nakamura hearing about the event on the news. |
| 210 | * CollapsingCeilingBoss: When fighting against Loki and his MiniMecha in a [[AbandonedArea abandoned building]], he uses the mech to stomp onto the ground and cause debris to fall from above to deal damage while attacking. |
| 211 | * CollectionSidequest: Cyber Nekos and Posters are collectibles that are hidden throughout several areas. Unlike many collectibles in games, the Cyber Neko also work as currency that Ann can exchange for cosmetics, such as new outfits or alternate designs for her vehicle. |
| 212 | * CollisionDamage: In the Mysterious Console DLC, Noni takes damage upon making physical contact with enemies as they attempt to move closer to her while firing an abundant of BulletHell weaponry. |
| 213 | * ColourCodedForYourConvenience: At The Consortium's underground facility, most of the high-security doors are color-coded based on what access key is needed to unlock them. Each of the card keys also share the same color for the appropriate door it unlocks as well. This gets lampshaded by Ayane. |
| 214 | -->'''Ayane:''' These guys really like marking their doors, don't they? |
| 215 | * ColorCodedItemTiers: All ShopFodder collectibles have color-coded traits displaying their value on how much [[WeWillSpendCreditsInTheFuture credits]] will be earned after being sold. From the least to most value; green is worth the least amount, blue is worth a bit more, purple is worth moderately higher with rare finds, and orange is the highest value with the rarest materials worth the biggest amount. |
| 216 | * ColorCodedSpeech: Each major character has their names colored in subtitles when speaking; Ann's text is blue and Ayane's text is pink. |
| 217 | * CombatStilettos: Ann's combat suit sports heels. She can deliver a variety of martial arts towards her opponents without any problems. |
| 218 | * ComicallySmallDemand: In a [[SideQuest side-mission]] at Noctis City, after learning members from the [[WhiteGangBangers Factio Pugni]] had stolen bombs and are planning to set them off, Ann comes across a homeless vagrant who explains that he saw the gang-members, but then asks for a minimal amount of five [[WeWillSpendCreditsInTheFuture credits]] before telling her where they are located. |
| 219 | * ComplainingAboutRescuesTheyDontLike: Downplayed. After Raymond rescues an unconscious Ann from a collapsing building during her battle with Loki, she calls him arrogant for rushing headfirst into danger. |
| 220 | * TheComputerIsACheatingBastard: Playing the VideoGame/{{Pong}} arcade [[GameWithinAGame mini-game]] has the AI opponent being given a faster paddle than your own, which gives it enough ample speed to toss the ball back while your paddle moves slowly without anyway to speed it up before the AI makes it's goal in. |
| 221 | * TheCon: After Ann arrives at [[PortTown Harbor Town]] to look for someone willing to lend a boat ride, a passerby offers her one 'letter of introduction' that will help. Once she finds out the letter is a fake, Ann sees the con immediately ran into the nearby bar and tries to feign innocence. |
| 222 | * ConcentrationBoundMagic: Sigrid is a young girl who possesses RealityWarper abilities that can make any aspect occur when she focuses on it, and the effect can be amplified if she performs enough focus to build up her power. During the final fight against C, Sigrid spends time focusing on the full extent of her ability while Ann is [[HoldTheLine defending]] her until she builds enough power to weaken C and disgorge his [[OneWingedAngel Nidhogg]] form from his body. |
| 223 | * ConceptArtGallery: The CollectorsEdition of the game comes with a digital artbook showcasing character art, early designs, various locations with alternate looks, and AnimalMecha that [[WhatCouldHaveBeen would have been]] fought as bosses. |
| 224 | * ConfusedQuestionMark: In moments when someone becomes confused by a bemusing event or pondering something that's right in front of them, a question mark appears in a brief speech-bubble overhead. |
| 225 | * ConfusionFu: In the battle with Absalom, he displays a variety of abilities that have him instantly teleporting around the fighting area, summoning energy pillars from beneath the ground to deliver a brief attacks of red lightning as he pierces the floor. |
| 226 | * ConnectedAllAlong: The [[MysteriousStranger Masked Woman]] implies in her last encounter with Ann that she is [[spoiler:also one of the seven subjects that were involved in the Gatekeeper Project]]. |
| 227 | * ConsoleCameo: At Noctis City, there's an Platform/Atari2600 that can be examined holding a cartridge titled "[[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Super Hacker Bros.]]" on display. |
| 228 | * ConstructionVehicleRampage: |
| 229 | ** One of the first bosses that Ann fights is a giant construction mech modified with quadrupedal caterpillar tracks (that double as legs), armed primarily with giant, industrial-sized plasma cutters. [[spoiler:Ann gets to get in on the fun during the Abandoned Biological Research Base, using a construction mech with normal caterpillar tracks to destroy a nest of mutated grubs, to Ayane's absolute delight.]] |
| 230 | ** T.R., head of the Factió PugnÃ, prides himself on the two giant freighter ship crane arms he's converted into massive weapons for crushing and destroying intruders in his base, if he doesn't blow them up with the attached missile launchers. |
| 231 | * ConvectionSchmonvection: At The Consortium's [[ElaborateUndergroundBase underground facility]], Ann briefly fights her way through a room overflown with lava while atop of metal crates carrying {{mooks}}. Despite being in close proximity of the rising magma, Ann makes it though entirely safe. |
| 232 | * ContainerMaze: The ShipLevel contains a brief segment to traverse through containers behind held outside and dispersed in the ship's interior. Some containers can be opened with [[AKA47 The Tunguska Missile]] launcher to find extra items. |
| 233 | * ContextSensitiveButton: The R1 button is primarily used for speaking with civilians, triggering an [[FinishingMove Instant Kill]] attack, and interacting with objects to use them. |
| 234 | * ConvenientComa: At The Consortium's central administration zone, a [[StoryBreadcrumbs document]] details that [[ChildMage Sigrid]] was induced into a coma to supervise the extent of her [[RealityWarper abilities]], until C sabotaged the device and easily awoke her with the intent of taking her somewhere to be eliminated. |
| 235 | * ConvenientlyInterruptedDocument: While searching her brother's RansackedRoom, Ann discovers a video ROM showing Ryan speaking with someone about [[{{Panacea}} N540]] as the other half of the video is CorruptedData. After recovering the missing parts, the complete video shows [[spoiler:Ryan had visited Dr. Doyle's lab at a prior point]]. |
| 236 | * CoolBoat: Proteus, an inscrutable explorer and resident of [[PortTown Harbor Town]] owns a personal boat with adjustable commendations and a well-built design to travel the sea. [[WhiteGangbangers The Factio Pugni]] also owns a large freighter ship called [[ShipLevel The Walter Raleigh]] containing offensive weaponry and a custom-made battle mech. |
| 237 | * CoolButInefficient: While SocketedEquipment does allows weapons to be embedded with a FireIceLightning effect, it rarely comes useful as bringing additional damage efficiency to enemies that come about with higher defense later on as other equipment that provides boost through attack moves become the more exceptional items. |
| 238 | * CoolestClubEver: At [[NeonCity Noctis City]], there's Nocturne Maze, a cyber club full of virtual lights and artificial dancers to favor the crowd with their never-ending rhythms. |
| 239 | * CoolKey: Advanced Cryptokeys are designed with colored lines that are utilized to open any tightly locked [[InexplicableTreasureChests containers]] having useful items. |
| 240 | * CorporateWarfare: Eindersohn Industries is a renowned developer and manufacturer in specialized domestic machines and bio-products for daily use. At least, that's how they appear on the front, they secretly produce weaponized battle mechs for [[NGOSuperpower The Consortium]], for both security and industrial products sent to the [[MegaCorp Tithonus Group]]. |
| 241 | * CorridorCubbyholeRun: At the [[ShipLevel Walter Raleigh]], the [[WardensAreEvil chief warden]] activates a hallway filled with bursting flamethrowers that disperse while waiting for an open area. Later at The Consortium's base, a LaserHallway moves large lasers that have to avoided by {{Wall Crawl}}ing around the platforms until most of the lasers have shifted enough to open the path forward. |
| 242 | * CorruptedData: Ann finds her brother's ROM heavily damaged that shows him searching for [[{{Panacea}} N540]] before the other half of the data is obscured by missing data. [[spoiler:The restored data reveals he visited Dr. Doyle's lab prior to losing the ROM]]. |
| 243 | * CosmicHorrorReveal: From a colorful but still cynical, dark, and dystopian {{Cyberpunk}} mystery, the game quickly becomes a [[spoiler:LovecraftLite story once the Circle Consortium is revealed to be an {{Expy}} of the Website/SCPFoundation studying and containing Variants, strange anomalies from the alternate dimension Hinterland, and the ArtifactOfDoom that Dr. C is attempting to get to cause TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt will release the powerful Amok from her prison]]. |
| 244 | * CosmeticAward: Completing all three levels of TheBartender mini-game will give a bronze, silver, and gold trophies, including Ann's bartending outfit that she can wear out of the bar. |
| 245 | * CounterAttack: Using the energy shield at the precise moment when an enemy delivers a strike will allow Ann to counteract by reflecting the attack back and dealing damage to her opponents. |
| 246 | * CovertPervert: After Ayane gifts Ann a Paipai drone that acts as a way for Ayane to remotely communicate and see Ann, Ann says she needs to go shower. Ayane quickly and ''excitedly'' says Ann can take it with her to the bathroom, as the drone is waterproof. Ann instantly shoots this plan down. |
| 247 | * CrashingDreams: In the introduction, Ann has a CatapultNightmare when seeing a memory of her past where she is in a snow-filled town with a loud banging sound growing louder as she looks around before suddenly being taken to an {{eldritch|location}} area, then wakes up and sees a delivery man was knocking on her door. |
| 248 | * CrateExpectations: At [[DownTheDrain Freeway 42]], to get by metal debris blocking the path, Ann needs to move a metal crate nearby to climb up over the ruins. |
| 249 | * CreatorCameo: Shuhei Yoshida, the head of [=PlayStation=] Indies, appears as a resident of Skopp City discussing his love of video games. |
| 250 | * CreditChip: Almost all types of physical currency have been phased out or only survive in niche applications, thanks to how far society has advanced and how convenient wireless, purely digital transfers are. The Mechanika Virus played a huge role in this, as its key effect was UnwillingRoboticisation and the bioskin given to its victims also came with sensors and transmitters for most every sort of government or financial transaction. |
| 251 | * CreepyBasement: In the Mysterious Console DLC, Noni ventures in the basement of the mansion to find the exit, some of the floors having the appearance of a decayed laboratory and the site of [[ReligionOfEvil a dark cult]]. |
| 252 | * CreepyCrosses: The [[EldritchLocation Limen crater]] has an enormous crooked cross in its center, while the crater's outer edge is surrounded by crosses. Later, C visits an unknown area with a mural that has seven dark crosses with skeletal markings. |
| 253 | * CrissCrossAttack: In the first battle against [[BloodKnight Absalom]], just as [[ActionGirl Ann]] managed to land a few strikes, he unleashes a CounterAttack with his blade that sends her upward while simultaneously attacking from several angles. |
| 254 | * CriticalAnnoyance: Whenever Ann's LifeMeter reaches critical, the [[RedFilterOfDoom screen turns red]] that's accompanied by a distorted {{heartbeat|Soundtrack}}. |
| 255 | * CriticalHit: Critical damage occurs depending on the amount of {{combos}} done during battle, with a full critical strike occurring once an enemy's [[BodyArmorAsHitPoints armor bar]] has been fully depleted. There's also SocketedEquipment that boosts weapons critical percentage of delivering major damage. |
| 256 | * CrossPoppingVeins: A standard speech bubble containing angry cross-popping veins appears overhead characters that serves as the indicator they're angry or otherwise very annoyed. |
| 257 | * CueTheBilliardShot: At the Nest bar in [[PortTown Harbor Town]], a patron sinks all the balls in a pool table once Ann gets nearby. |
| 258 | * CulturalCrossReference: There are numerous references to the ''Website/SCPFoundation'' with numerous variants appearing as major characters or name-dropped. This is mostly due to that the story was originally going to be set in the ''SCP'' world before development had the story reworked while at the same time keeping familiar elements from the original version. |
| 259 | * CurbStompBattle: |
| 260 | ** In Ann's first confrontation against [[BloodKnight Absalom]], his power overwhelms her after a high-speed CrissCrossAttack. Then, when Ann awakens her SuperMode, she instantly defeats Absalom in quick-succession, forcing him into a [[TacticalWithdrawal tactical retreat]]. |
| 261 | ** At the ShipLevel, when Ann has another encounter with [[ButtMonkey Silly Swine]], she immediately delivers a beatdown that cumulates with him being tossed out the window. |
| 262 | * CurbStompCushion: In [[ActionGirl Ann]]'s first battle with [[BloodKnight Absalom]], she was able to deliver a blow that sent him aback before she gets hit with a counter move combined with a CrissCrossAttack. |
| 263 | * CursedWithAwesome: Ann possesses a SuperMode that gives her a variety of boosts to her strength that will completely wipe the floor with normal enemies or deal severe damage to bosses. However, this ability was brought about as the result of experimentation that was performed on her when she was only a child (which she has no recollection of) as part of a secret project to deal with supernatural anomalies. Furthermore, this ended up manifesting as an effect called '[[SomethingItis Entanglelitis]]' where it causes Ann to fully lose consciousness and attack whoever is around her, and this led to an incident where [[spoiler:she unwillingly attacked her brother and [[EyeScream gouged his eye]]]], which led to her choosing to keep a distance from her family to protect them after realizing that this effect might overtake her body unless she receives the proper treatment to have it cured. |
| 264 | * CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Ayane has purple hair that matches alongside her eye color. |
| 265 | * CutTheJuice: PlayedForLaughs. After seeing her dad being distracted by a computer game, Ann silently pulls the plug to shut it off and get Holtz out of it, though he's a bit dismayed that he couldn't save his progress. |
| 266 | * CuteSlimeMook: At Harbor Town, a nearby resident offers to show his unique specimen for a few credits. The creature shown is actually SCP-131, a tiny slime with a single eyeball and a small pointy head. |
| 267 | * CutscenePowerToTheMax: Ann is an ActionGirl who can perform various manners of [[SheFu fighting techniques]] in gameplay. In several cutscenes, she displays new move-sets against enemies and bosses, performing an EnhancedPunch with her own strength or using her SuperMode to execute a takedown strike with her weapons and handling a CurbStompBattle. |
| 268 | * CyberneticsEatYourSoul: Anyone who survived the effects of the [[UnwillingRoboticisation Mechanika Virus]] but weren't given the proper treatment slowly had their minds corrupted and consumed until nothing was left, leaving them to act extremely aggressive and attack whoever is in front of them. |
| 269 | * CyberNinja: Kunoichi is a member of The Consortium's Shadow Team that specializes in ninjutsu donning a cyber-suit that lets her perform a FlashStep while wielding a katana-like blade that extends from her armor. |
| 270 | * {{Cyberpunk}}: The setting takes place in a futuristic metropolis, primarily it is PostCyberpunk. The various cities have a MegaCorp, multiples displaying {{advert|overloadedfuture}}s with primary influences, tech-enhancements machines, weaponry readily available at the local weapon store, and sleek futuristic cars. There are also elements of [[MagicRealism supernatural]] that were brought about by an EldritchLocation that has a NGOSuperpower searching for a way to destroy it. |
| 271 | * CyberpunkWithAChanceOfRain: Subverted. The city is oftentimes brightly lit with vibrant colors, albeit because of the prevalence of "artificial sunlight" during the game proper. A news piece implies that this was the case for most ordinary citizens before then. |
| 272 | * DamageOverTime: Getting affected by Poison from {{Acid Attack}}s or DeadlyGas will inflict continuous damage with the LifeMeter being depleted by several digits per second until the effect fully subsides after a brief period or it gets immediately cured by the usage of [[ArtisticLicenseMedicine Lidocaine Cream]]. |
| 273 | * DamageReduction: The 654-2 item implements an increased reduction from damage for sixty seconds. All enemies have an [[BodyArmorAsHitPoints armor bar]] that significantly cuts the amount of damage given to them until it is fully depleted, with a FinishingMove dealing twice the amount before instantly refilling. |
| 274 | * DarkIsEvil: C, the BigBad, is shown to wear a black suit while he's scheming to acquire an ArtifactOfDoom with world-threatening repercussions. In the last battle, his OneWingedAngel form takes the appearance of a [[DraconicAbomination demonic dragon]] entirely made of darkness. |
| 275 | * DarkIsNotEvil: The [[MysteriousStranger Masked Woman]] appears to come and go at times wearing a black dress and black mask while at the same time has full knowledge of what's going on behind the scenes. She reveals herself to genuinely be one of Ann's allies as she wants to help Ann with her mission and stop C's machination from bringing world destruction. |
| 276 | * DashAttack: With the light sword and dual blades, Ann can perform a shadowstep and quick dash to charge forward towards enemies along with a cross-slash to deal additional damage. |
| 277 | * DataDriveMacGuffin: After learning of Ryan's disappearance, Ann discovers a data ROM in a RansackedRoom showing his last location before getting cut off by CorruptedData. The ROM then gets stolen by [[WhiteGangbangers The Factio Pugni]] seeking information about a machine called [[NamesGivenToComputers The Prophet]] while Ann seeks to retrieve it to find out Ryan's whereabouts. |
| 278 | * DataPad: Throughout several locations, there are datapads found scattered around that hold an arrangement of information; being someone's personal notes or [[StoryBreadcrumbs specific information]] that reveals certain context behind various characters and elements. |
| 279 | * ADayInTheLimelight: The "Mysterious Console" DLC focuses on Ayane, the {{deuteragonist}}, as she investigates a device while helping the trapped girl, Noni. |
| 280 | * DeadAllAlong: In the DLC, [[spoiler:Noni, one of the major characters, is revealed to actually be a {{virtual|ghost}} copy of the real Noni who died to chronic disease several years ago and was created by her parents in an attempt to recreate her with aid from an AnonymousBenefactor before they were killed in a car accident]]. |
| 281 | * DeadManWriting: Beneath [[AbandonedLaboratory Freeway 42]], Ann finds a victim of the hostile wildlife clutching onto a bloodstained paper containing the passcode needed to open the locked door and rescue the explorer being attacked by the grub creatures. |
| 282 | * DeadlyDroplets: In the battle against [[AnimalisticAbomination The Varanus]], it launches an AcidAttack towards the ceiling, causing droplets to fall from above and inflict damage. |
| 283 | * DeadlyGas: At Freeway 42's lab area, Ann finds the path blocked by a haze of toxic gas that'll immediately drain her health if she steps close, then having to activate the ventilation system to dispel the gas to get by. |
| 284 | * DeathOfPersonality: In the bad ending, [[spoiler:Ann fully succumbs to her MomentOfWeakness upon seeing Ryan getting shot in front of her. At that moment, her SuperpoweredEvilSide, Amok, uses the opportunity to fully take over her body and unleash [[ApocalypseHow apocalyptic destruction]] on the entire world, with Amok having forcibly removed any trace of Ann to leave nobody that can oppose her]]. |
| 285 | * DeclarationOfProtection: A PensieveFlashback shows a young Ann telling Ryan that [[BigSisterInstinct she will look out for him]] whenever he gets into trouble. |
| 286 | * DefeatingTheUndefeatable: [[HumanoidAbomination Amok]] is described as a supernatural being of mass destruction that can unleash devastation, possessing immense power that makes her untouchable. The PostFinalBoss has [[ActionGirl Ann]] battling Amok and finally defeating her to forever seal her away. |
| 287 | * DefiantToTheEnd: Near the end, just as Ann manages to reunite with Ryan, she's blocked off by The Consortium's security and is ordered to stand down and come with them to [[spoiler:cut off Amok's connection with her]]. [[LastSecondEndingChoice If Ann decides]] not to trust them thinking they have other agendas, [[spoiler:this ends up leading into disastrous consequences as Ryan argues and demands Ann should be let go. Despite G's warning that leaving Ann still tied to Amok will bring chaos, Ryan refuses to listens and impulsively attacks G, causing the security bots to shoot him in retaliation. As Ann is in shock over Ryan's death, Amok uses the opportunity to pry on Ann's anger to forcibly take over her body, immediately killing everybody in the room, and proceeds to annihilate the entire world]]. |
| 288 | * DesignerBabies: The Consortium secretly engineered a proposition called The Gatekeeper Project that conducted experiments on seven young subjects by enhancing their dna to grant them inter-dimensional abilities that would be utilized in various methods to destroy [[EldritchLocation Hinterland]]. The project was soon halted after an incident resulted in a facility's destruction, while the seven subjects that obtained their powers were discarded and left on their own. |
| 289 | * DesolationShot: The first visit to [[AbandonedArea Freeway 42]] starts with a panning camera across the area showing it in ruins after it was decimated by the [[UnwillingRoboticisation Mechanika Virus]]. |
| 290 | * DestructibleProjectiles: In the boss fight against T.R's offensive mecha arms, it shoots out an assemblage of missiles that drop from above, with each of them having a brief window of time to be shot down before they can land. Additionally, they drop ammo for the [[PocketRocketLauncher Tunguska launcher]]. |
| 291 | * {{Deuteragonist}}: Ayane Misuno is Ann's BestFriend and a brilliant [[PlayfulHacker hacker]] who lends her support by hacking into systems, researching, and looking up information/locations of interest while accompanying Ann through her [[VoiceWithAnInternetConnection Paipai drone]]. |
| 292 | * DialogDuringGameplay: [[EnergeticAndSoftSpokenDuo Ann and Ayane]] frequently chime in to each to discuss about the current area they're exploring while also talking about the various characters they run into while trying to solve what [[NGOSuperpower The Consortium]] is planning. |
| 293 | * DiedInYourArmsTonight: In the bad ending, [[spoiler:after Ann refuses to trust The Consortium, Ryan makes a sudden move to help Ann escape which only resulted in him getting shot. Ann cradles Ryan's body in shock, moments before Amok uses the opportunity to take over Ann's body]]. |
| 294 | * DiedStandingUp: Subverted when [[AnimalisticAbomination The Varanus]] possesses the inability to be killed. Even after [[ActionGirl Ann]] impales it through the head, it remains in place standing before regaining consciousness and tries to move while stuck. |
| 295 | * DiegeticSoundtrackUsage: The StartScreen of the Mysterious Console DLC uses an 8-bit rendition of the main theme. |
| 296 | * DifferentWorldDifferentMovies: There are collectible movie posters that are several takes on actual works; ''[[Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Teenage Mecha Sewer Warriors]]'', ''[[VideoGame/SpaceInvaders UFO Invaders]]'', and ''Film/TheShapeOfWater''. |
| 297 | * DiscOneNuke: New weapons cost a hefty amount of [[WeWillSpendCreditsInTheFuture credits]], and the usual ShopFodder is sold for little price. A stronger Zanmato sword can be purchased prior to Freeway 42; by collecting as many junk items, completing all three levels of TheBartender minigame, and selling early starter weapons will yield enough credits to buy the weapon. |
| 298 | * DisconnectedSideArea: During the ShipLevel and throughout The Consortium's [[ElaborateUndergroundBase underground facility]], there are various areas that can be spotted from afar, but inaccessible until progressing enough to acquire the items needed to reach them. |
| 299 | * DistantReactionShot: The introduction begins with The Consortium launching a [[NukeEm nuke]] towards the [[EldritchLocation Limen crater]], causing the explosion to be viewed from a far-off distance after making impact. |
| 300 | * DistressedDude: Ryan Flores spends almost all of the game imperiled, in danger, and constantly just out of reach of Ann's desperate attempt to find him. [[spoiler:You only get to meet him at the very end of the game, where fortunately, he is saved, but at certain costs to Ann thanks to the Circle Consortium.]] |
| 301 | * DontCallMeSir: At Skopp City, Ann becomes acquainted with a resident called Hapi living in the sewers after she brought him some food during a side-mission. To return his appreciation, Hapi always refers to Ann as "Boss", much to her annoyance and requests that he stops. |
| 302 | -->'''Hapi:''' Boss!\ |
| 303 | '''Ann:''' Will you just stop calling me boss...\ |
| 304 | '''Hapi:''' Okay, Boss!\ |
| 305 | '''Ann:''' ... |
| 306 | * DoNotTouchTheFunnelCloud: During her boss fight, Melissa uses her [[AnIcePerson ice powers]] to grant her herself [[PowerGivesYouWings icicle wings]] and use them to create a spinning tornado to protect herself while she tosses chunks of ice at Ann. |
| 307 | * DoesNotLikeSpam: Examining a coffee machine in Noctis City had Ann commenting that she doesn't like coffee, preferring tea for its more smooth flavor. |
| 308 | * DoomTroops: The Consortium's [[EliteMooks Task Force]] are an elite squadron that wear armored helmets with specialized metallic suits that make them heavily-armed strong and agile. Armed with rigorous weapons such as rail-guns, sledgehammers, and laser swords, effectively making their intimidation well-built to serve against security intruders. |
| 309 | * DoorToBefore: At [[DownTheDrain Freeway 42]], after Ann travels through the entire facility to reach the control center, she enters an elevator that takes her to the back exit located on the opposite side of the main entrance. |
| 310 | * DoubleJump: Ann can perform a double jump once she obtains a power module that she can equip to her combat suit, letting her reach heights she couldn't get to before. |
| 311 | * DoubleWeapon: Ann's dual blades can combine into its glaive form with blades on either side of the handle. |
| 312 | * DownerEnding: The bad ending. [[spoiler:Ann refuses to the trust The Consortium and attempts to defy them. Unfortunately, this prompts Ryan to recklessly attack, getting shot and killed right in front of her. Ann, succumbing to a MomentOfWeakness, is taken over by Amok to try and revive him, Amok permanently takes over Ann's body, and then uses her catastrophic powers to slaughter everyone in the room and bring about [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt total destruction on the entire world]]. Ryan later awakens, confused and horrified at the devastation around him, to find the outside has become a HellOnEarth with Amok free to destroy all]]. |
| 313 | * DownTheDrain: Freeway 42 starts off by progressing through an AbandonedLaboratory before entering an elevator leading into a [[AbsurdlySpaciousSewer large sewer]] that contains an UndergroundCity with [[TheMorlocks inhabitants]] living alongside the massive pipes against a hostile BarbarianTribe blocking the path forward. |
| 314 | * DownloadableContent: The Mysterious Console DLC is a mini-storyline that takes place after the main story with Ayane, the {{deuteragonist}}, looking into a device holding the spirit of a girl called Noni to explore the {{roguelike}} dungeons. |
| 315 | * DraconicAbomination: In the final fight, [[spoiler:C's incarnation of his own evil is forced out of his body]], causing him to [[OneWingedAngel transform]] into [[Myth/NorseMythology Nidhogg]], an enormous black dragon formed out of malice that can disperse powerful forces of energy. |
| 316 | * TheDragon: Castor is C's second-in-command, being the one tasked with obtaining the abandoned [[DangerousDeviceDisposalDebacle gateway device]] previously used by [[CovertGroup The Consortium]] to utilize for C's [[EvilPlan scheme]] to obtain the [[ArtifactOfDoom The Dypheus Breath]]. |
| 317 | * DramaticHighPerching: In the bad ending, [[spoiler:after Amok is freed from her imprisonment and proceeds to unleash devastation on the world]], she stands high above overseeing the destruction. |
| 318 | * DramaticThunder: In the [[NonstandardGameOver bad ending]], following [[spoiler:Amok's release and subsequent destruction of the world]], lightning strikes occur over the sky as an infernal fireball is formed above. |
| 319 | * DramaticUnmask: After Ann manages to prevent Amok's release, the Masked Woman removes her mask, revealing her face and explains her actual identity as TheWatcher to Ann before making her leave. |
| 320 | * DreamIntro: Ann's introduction begins with her having a FlashbackNightmare where she awakens in an abandoned town surrounded by snow and briefly walks towards an EldritchLocation before being woken up by someone knocking on her door. |
| 321 | * DressCode: Ann heads to [[CoolestClubEver Nocturne Maze]] to search for an informant, only to get blocked by security for her casual outfit. [[CovertPervert Ayane]] is more than eager to show Ann a nearby clothing shop where the shopkeeper and her three assistants get Ann into the store's best dress. |
| 322 | * DrivenToMadness: At The Consortium's research facility, a large red sphere of corrupted energy broke loose and caused the surrounding researchers who were consumed by it to lose all sanity. |
| 323 | * DrumsOfWar: After arriving in front of the BarbarianTribe beneath [[DownTheDrain Freeway 42]], Ann is suddenly dropped down a TrapDoor where the members bang on drums as they unleash bloodluster creatures to attack her. |
| 324 | * DualBoss: In The Consortium's underground facility, two sword-wielding {{Cyber Ninja}}s attack Ann. During the fight, they'll both either fight Ann at once or one of them will retreat to recover before jumping back in. |
| 325 | * DualWielding: One of Ann's choices for light weapons are the Dual Blades, which attack extremely fast and deal relatively large amounts of armor damage without the slowness of the {{BFS}}. They are a BifurcatedWeapon that can combine into a [[DoubleWeapon double-headed glaive.]] |
| 326 | * DubPersonalityChange: In the Japanese dub, Ann is far more pensive. The English dub changes this make it more reflective of Ann being an ActionGirl. |
| 327 | * DuelToTheDeath: The PostFinalBoss fight is [[spoiler:Ann deciding to fight against Amok in one last battle to finally sever the connection and permanently seal her away to prevent her from ever awakening again]]. |
| 328 | * DungeonShop: Jos van Corn and occasionally his brother will [[TookAShortcut show up in each area]] to provide their [[HyperactiveMetabolism corn juice]] and weapons creation. |
| 329 | * EarlyBirdBoss: The TrainingBoss at the end of the tutorial segment is an {{Open Ended|BossBattle}} fight where Ann is only able to use her starting equipment before accessing any of her later skillset acquired from the [[SkillScoresAndPerks Skill Tree]]. It is entirely possible to defeat it, but with its high attack and defense, the overall starter weapons will make it a challenge. |
| 330 | * EasterBunny: After a humorous SurpriseSantaEncounter, Holtz considers blocking the [[ChimneyEntry fireplace]] while excogitating that the Easter Bunny may drop in next. |
| 331 | * EatingTheEyeCandy: In the epilogue, as Ann is mildly [[AngerBornOfWorry chastising]] Ayane for not contacting her when she was safe, Ayane gleefully looks towards Ann's {{buxom|beautystandard}} before suddenly jumping onto Ann and [[ThanksForTheMammary grabbing her chest]] with joy. |
| 332 | * EccentricTownsfolk: In each of the main cities, the civilians generally go on with their lives as they see fit, participating in passerby conversation while some adapt to some aspects by getting shrouded in. |
| 333 | * EffortlessAchievement: One of the earliest achievements that can be earned is reusing the shower at Ann's apartment at least three time. Another achievement is obtained by observing the fighters at Harbor Town's arena for about thirty seconds. |
| 334 | * ElaborateUndergroundBase: [[NGOSuperpower The Consortium]] has its facility located beneath underground with space large enough to harbor the creation of advanced weaponry by [[CorporateWarfare manufacturing industries]] and research technology into studying supernatural phenomenon brought by the [[EldritchLocation Limen crater]] by keeping all the discovered variants kept in containment to learn their capabilities to utilize their abilities in the conduction of experiments for their own usage. |
| 335 | * EldritchLocation: Limen is a mysterious crater that lies somewhere on the planet. The crater is surrounded by CreepyCrosses and has been stated to have existed for centuries with scholars believing it was caused by a MagicMeteor but it's true origin is unknown. Limen brought about dangerous phenomena that spread out into the world, one being [[spoiler:[[UnwillingRoboticisation the Mechanika Virus]] and creating a gateway to another eldritch world; Hinterland. [[NGOSuperpower The Consortium]] goes to great measures to contain and eradicate whatever is created by Limen with their main objective to destroy the crater]]. |
| 336 | * ElectronicEyes: Being in PostCyberpunk world, there are various characters who has cybernetic eyes. Ryan Flores lost one of his eyes in a past incident, the injury that struck him wasn't too severe and he soon got treatment via a cybernetic replacement with bioskin, making it indistinguishable from the original that he previously had. |
| 337 | * ElevatorFailure: At Freeway 42, Ann is told she'll have to take the other path around [[TheMorlocks the Outcasts]]' settlement as their elevator is stuck halfway due to a malfunction. A [[SideQuest side-mission]] involves collecting parts to repair the elevator to rescue the denizen trapped on it. |
| 338 | * EliteMooks: The Consortium's Shadow task force is its most elite squadron of soldiers, split into several classes with {{Code Name}}s ranging from personnel wearing immense armor, wielding special weapons such as railguns, and skilled combat. |
| 339 | * EmptyElevator: One side-quest at Skopp City involves searching for a suspect who is shown entering an elevator on surveillance footage and suddenly disappearing when it arrives at the next floor. |
| 340 | * EmptyRoomUntilTheTrap: Once Ann finds out [[spoiler:Ryan had previously visited Alan Doyle, she heads to Doyle's lab]] only to find the area vacated. Upon stepping into a nearby elevator, she's suddenly attacked by the [[MiniMecha MI Mecha]]. |
| 341 | * EndsWithASmile: In the ending scene, after Ann sees Ayane had [[SleepCute fallen asleep]] moments after getting Ann to do a BridalCarry with her, she does a warm smile deciding it's time to call it a day before heading back home. |
| 342 | * EnemyCivilWar: [[spoiler:[[NGOSuperpower The Consortium]] ends up in disarray due to [[BigBad Dr. C]] going rogue, taking a portion of the personnel with him, and causing a massive containment breach. By the time [[ActionGirl Ann]] infiltrates their base, she ends up having to fight through a mix of both The Consortium's security forces and C's underlings]]. |
| 343 | * EnemyMine: [[spoiler:During the infiltration of their base, Ann fights and takes down a huge number of security personnel, but since C has gone rogue and is trying to enact his plan to get the superweapon from Hinterland and destroy the world, G and B decides to have Ann assist them in stopping C on the promise of releasing Ryan and Ayane afterwards]]. |
| 344 | * EnemyPosturing: While fighting against Absalom, he'll occasionally swing his sword to the side after delivering several strikes, which leaves him open to attacks. |
| 345 | * EnemyScan: Using the [[EverythingSensor Grom System]]'s Scan function on enemies will display their health and shield stats, with info about them getting added to the MonsterCompendium. |
| 346 | * EnemyWithin: Ann's [[SomethingItis Entanglelitis]] is directly caused by [[spoiler:Amok, a being who is an AlternateSelf of Ann that shares a dimensional link that allows her to possess Ann's body whenever she's able to take control. The PostFinalBoss involves Ann battling Amok to finally sever the connection and prevent any further control]]. |
| 347 | * EnergeticAndSoftSpokenDuo: Ann is a calm, reserved, ActionGirl who knows plenty of [[SheFu martial arts]]. Ayane, is an [[GenkiGirl energetic]] skilled [[PlayfulHacker hacker]] who enjoys getting too [[TheGlomp intimacy]] with Ann. |
| 348 | * EnergyWeapon: The "Stormram" is a particle cannon that needs to be charged to unleash devastating lasers at your targets. |
| 349 | * EnhancedPunch: Ann is able to enhance her punches when she draws power in from her SuperMode. She charges up a punch against [[AnimalisticAbomination The Varanus]] to momentarily stun it before impaling it with a sword, then later uses it against Absalom, causing a KungFuSonicBoom shockwave throughout the area. |
| 350 | * EnragedByIdiocy: In one {{sidequest}}, Ann has to find who [[ApplianceDefenestration tossed a computer from the top floor]] of a building. One of the two suspects claim the other did it after being annoyed by someone [[DingDongDitchDistraction ding-dong ditching]] and took his frustration out on the computer. |
| 351 | * EntitledBastard: In the Mysterious Console {{DLC}}, the Firmware AI begins its introduction by attacking Noni to prevent her from escaping, then after being beaten asks Noni to stop before getting hit with BulletDancing. |
| 352 | * EquipmentUpgrade: At weapon workshops, Ann can upgrade her equipment by trading in dismantled collectibles to be used for parts to increase a weapon's stats and provide a bonus effect. |
| 353 | * EternalEngine: The first area of The Consortium's ElaborateUndergroundBase occurs within a facility filled with machinery causing FloatingPlatforms to hover over a LavaPit, coupled with lasers, {{Attack Drone}}s, and {{Mooks}} equipped with advanced gear. |
| 354 | * EtherealWhiteDress: In the instances when Ann loses consciousness and wakes up in [[EldritchLocation Hinterland]], she finds herself wearing a white dress while experiencing a PensieveFlashback before finding a supernatural entity along the pathway. |
| 355 | * EtTuBrute: C expresses outrage after seeing G, B, and K have chosen to turn against him after his machinations have gotten out of control and that he needs to be stopped. |
| 356 | * EverybodysDeadDave: In the bad ending, [[spoiler:Ryan's impulsiveness to recklessly attack The Consortium leads to him getting fatally killed in front of Ann, resulting in Amok overtaking control of her body and bringing about the end of the world. An unprecedented amount of time later, Ryan awakens alone in the ruins of The Consortium's base, finding everybody gone and to discover that the world has become a ravaged {{Hell|onearth}}]]. |
| 357 | * EverybodyDiesEnding: In the LastSecondEndingChoice, if Ann refuses to trust The Consortium, [[spoiler:this prompts Ryan to recklessly assault the security forces in front of him, resulting in him getting shot and killed. This immediately sends Ann into a HeroicBSOD that gives [[EldritchAbomination Amok]] the opportunity to fully possess her body, who then proceeds to unleash {{Mechanical Abomination}}s upon the entire world, destroying everything and everyone, leaving absolute destruction]]. |
| 358 | * EverythingSensor: Ann can use the Grom System to scan around the area to search for ShopFodder and identify {{Treasure Chest}}s if they're nearby. |
| 359 | * EvilIsDeathlyCold: C's DraconicAbomination form as [[OneWingedAngel Nidhogg]] displays a variety of ice-based attacks representing the entirety of his own malice, ranging from unleashing a GroundPound that burst icy spikes from below and a cold wind attack that traps his opponent in ice until he lands on top of them from above. |
| 360 | * EvilOverlooker: One variant of the main cover features C looming over Ann and Ayane in the cyberpunk city. The menacing black dragon that's also behind the two is [[spoiler:his OneWingedAngel form, Nidhogg]]. |
| 361 | * EvilPhone: At [[NGOSuperpower The Consortium]]'s inner hall, one of the [[OurMonstersAreDifferent variants]] kept in containment is called The Midnight Telephone, which is a red-colored telephone that can be used to contact anyone. If it is used eleven times in succession, the phone will randomly contact a random person and they will immediately die, leaving it to be within an enclosed metal container to prevent it from making any kind of contact. |
| 362 | * EvilPlan: C's main plan revolves around obtaining the ArtifactOfDoom from the otherworldly [[EldritchLocation Hinterland]]. [[spoiler:He deliberately engineered the captured of Ann's brother just to have her LuredIntoATrap and use her dormant dimensional link to open a passage to where the artifact is and retrieve it with specialized devices]]. |
| 363 | * EvilSoundsDeep: At first, C speaks normally, until much later when he starts undergoing a VillainousBreakdown his voice starts shifting to sound completely demonic as a result of his own malice cumulating to form his [[DraconicAbomination dragon incarnation]] within his entire body. |
| 364 | * ExactWords: After Ann learns Ryan's stolen ROM is located at [[ShipLevel The Walter Raleigh]], Ayane warns her that the boss of that area T.R. is also in possession of large mecha arms. It's not actual robotic arms on his body, he does own enormous mecha-built arms that are controlled on the ship. |
| 365 | * ExorcistHead: A light and Justified example. Having undergone a FullConversionCyborg, Holtz is capable of this, he only does it once after hearing a noise on the rooftop prior to the SurpriseSantaEncounter. |
| 366 | * ExperiencePoints: Grombitz earned from fighting enemies or completing {{Sidequest}}s. With enough Grombitz, Ann can use it to unlock and obtain new SkillsAndPerks from the upgrade menu. |
| 367 | * ExperiencedProtagonist: [[ActionGirl Ann]] has prior experience in knowing [[SheFu martial arts]] and handling weapons to make her a formidable fighter. This comes with having worked alongside [[BestFriend Ayane]] at Raymond's [[ParanormalInvestigation agency]] for several years to handle even supernatural threats. |
| 368 | * ExpressiveHair: When Ayane leads Ann to a dress shop to help her get into [[CoolestClubEver Nocturne Maze]], Ann's hair shoots straight up when the shop owner's three (bulky) assistants arrive to put the dress on her. |
| 369 | * {{Expy}}: The game was originally planned to take place in the universe of the ''Website/SCPFoundation'', and of the game's inspirations are still pretty blatant in the final game. |
| 370 | ** [[spoiler:The Circle Consortium]] is a near-exact copy of [[spoiler:the SCP Foundation]], complete with the goal of containing [[spoiler:anomalies, known here as "variants"]] and keeping the world at large in the dark about [[spoiler:the supernatural nature of certain disasters, like the Black Plague and the Mechanika virus.]] |
| 371 | ** [[spoiler:Dr. B]] is a deadringer for [[spoiler:Dr. Bright (aka Bobo), also being a monkey and an UpliftedAnimal]] who works as an otherwise normal member of the staff. |
| 372 | ** The [[spoiler:orange suited inmates inside the Consoritum facility are basically Class D personnel, both are expendable and are used primarily to contain dangerous subjects and to die in droves to them for the sake of experiments.]] |
| 373 | ** The [[spoiler:Varanus]] is [[spoiler:[[Characters/SCPFoundationSCPs001To999 SCP-682, the "Hard-To-Destroy Reptile"]]]], complete with similar [[spoiler:containment procedures and inability to be killed.]] The worst that Ann can do to it is temporarily stop it long enough for [[spoiler:the researchers to let her out.]] |
| 374 | ** [[spoiler:In the FinalDungeon, a variant inside their containment room is similar to [[BigfootSasquatchAndYeti SCP-1000 "Bigfoot"]] as both are cryptids who are part of the Sasquatch family.]] |
| 375 | * ExtendedGameplay: After defeating the final boss passed the PointOfNoReturn, the player is allowed to freely explore previous areas to finish any remaining side-missions and grab any collectibles before progressing into the LastSecondEndingChoice. |
| 376 | * ExtremelyShortTimespan: The entirety of Ann's mission takes place over the course of a single day. |
| 377 | * EyeObscuringHat: [[OneLetterName C]], the BigBad, constantly has his eyes covered by his hat. It only comes off after he's defeated. |
| 378 | * EyeScream: Ryan Flores lost his right eye in a past incident when [[spoiler:Ann accidentally awakened [[EvilMeScaresMe Amok]] within her, lost control, and attacked him]]. His injury wasn't too severe and soon got treatment for a cybernetic replacement with bioskin, making it indistinguishable from the original. |
| 379 | * FacelessMasses: Throughout the various cities, the citizens all wandering about have blank faces that lack eyes and other unique facial features. They're also drawn in a distinct manner to separate them from the [=NPCs=] that can be spoken to. |
| 380 | * {{Facepalm}}: In the epilogue, Ann rushes to the room where Ayane is to check if she's safe, then sees her lounging with gourmet food and asking for more, causing Ann to facepalm upon seeing this. |
| 381 | * FamilyBusiness: At Margarita town, the Flores residence is also a bar called "The Sicilian Jar" which was formerly run by Holtz, but is now handled by Nakamura. Ann is mentioned to have previously helped out a while back before she left to Skopp City. |
| 382 | * FantasticFallout: A multitudinous of areas such as Freeway 42 that became inundated by the [[UnwillingRoboticisation Mechanika Virus]] became an AbandonedArea to be overrun with [[TheMorlocks remnants]] and carnivorous creatures. Various StoryBreadcrumbs at The Consortium's facility also delineate supernatural factor incidents that occurred over the world brought about by the [[EldritchLocation Limen crater]], one of which is a floating chasm that can be seen on the [[PointAndClickMap world map]]. |
| 383 | * FantasticFirearms: Being set in a PostCyberpunk environ, there are a variety of weapons that are fully powered by [[EnergyWeapon energy]], unlike other available firearms that rely on the usual conventional means. The Stormram is a particle cannon that fires off a WaveMotionGun upon being fully charged to unleash destructive lasers at targets. |
| 384 | * FantasticNuke: In the opening sequence, The Consortium fires a trio of tactical weapons called Air Unit [MOLE] that are inscribed with arcane patterns before they land onto the [[EldritchLocation Limen crater]] at once, setting off an explosion that's overtakes nearly the entirety of the desert. |
| 385 | * FantasticScience: [[NGOSuperpower The Consortium]] has continuously studied all varieties of supernatural phenomena brought about by the [[EldritchLocation Limen crater]]. The various research notes found within their [[ElaborateUndergroundBase facility]] details that the variants they've inquire into were originally from AnotherDimension called Hinterland that harbors a connection with Limen, and the only method that can destroy both is an ArtifactOfDoom that's deep within the former. |
| 386 | * FatAndSkinny: Jos van Corn and his brother, Famas Corn. Jos is the skinny salesman that sells [[HyperactiveMetabolism corn juice]] to promote his business. Famas is a fat manufacturer that sells weapons and takes in material to trade for [[ItemCrafting crafting pieces]]. |
| 387 | * FauxAffablyEvil: C seemingly acts a collectively composed man. As he discusses the extent of his EvilPlan to his subordinates and casually dismisses his co-workers protest, they immediately call out on how [[YoureInsane insane]] he actually is. Overtime, the [[MaskOfSanity mask]] starts to crack apart as he realizes that his scheme is on the verge of being thwarted and forsakes his original plan to launching an assault against The Consortium to prevent anyone else from getting in his way. |
| 388 | * FedToTheBeast: At the UndergroundCity of Freeway 42, the [[BarbarianTribe renegade tribe]] of The Outcasts drops Ann down a TrapDoor to have her be consumed by a pack of Bloodlusters as part of their observance. Ann [[ActionGirl single-handedly]] takes them all down with ease. |
| 389 | * FeedItABomb: During the boss battle with the giant slug in the sewers, after its armor has been depleted, Ann can toss a grenade in the mouth while it is stunned, allowing a piercing attack to take much of its health. |
| 390 | * FeelingOppressedByTheirExistence: The BarbarianTribe that broke off from the benevolent [[TheMorlocks Outcasts]] consider humans sinful for not coming to their aid after the [[UnwillingRoboticisation Mechanika Virus]] pandemic had subsided and leaving them to undergo [[CyberneticsEatYourSoul degeneration]] into madness to the point that any human that encounters them will be [[FedToTheBeast sent to get slaughtered]] by [[AnimalisticAbomination Bloodlusters]]. |
| 391 | * FetchQuest: One of the early side-missions is bringing a cake slice to a nearby denizen living in the sewer. Later on, Ann is asked by the weapon shop owner to retrieve a module that was taken by a GiantEnemyCrab beneath [[AbandonedLaboratory Freeway 42]]. At the same area, several workers request for the gathering of ten rare coins scattered throughout the area. |
| 392 | * FictionalDocument: There are several in-game books that are primarily for examination; one being called "History of [[AIIsACrapShoot Evil AI]]". One of significance is called [[TomeOfEldritchLore The Codex]], a mysterious scroll written in an ancient codified language. Its contents are a source of information and different hypotheses such as the existence and details regarding [[EldritchLocation Hinterland]]. |
| 393 | * FindTheCure: Ann's younger brother, Ryan, goes missing when he picked up a lead on finding [=N540=], a unique medicine that he wants to find which would cure Ann's [[SomethingItis Entanglelitis]]. [[spoiler:Even though Ryan succeeds in finding it at The Consortium's base, he was immediately captured when it turns out it was a trap to lure Ann in]]. |
| 394 | * FireIceLightning: Ann can equip a variety of [[QuadDamage chips]] into her SocketedEquipment that can add a Fire/Ice/Lightning effect to her weapons to deal additional damage to enemies. |
| 395 | * FireIsMasculine: Pyrofist, one of the {{Optional Boss}}es at Harbor Town's [[GladiatorSubquest fighting arena]], wears a fully muscular-equipped armor to generate the [[PlayingWithFire flames]] emanating from his body to unleash fiery attacks. |
| 396 | * FiringOneHanded: Ann can utilize her secondary weapon, a standard handgun, by simply firing one-handed at her opponents with easy aim and without any repercussions from recoil. |
| 397 | * FirstTown: Skopp City is the first major city to start in. Ann heads over to the [[ForcedTutorial tutorial segment]] to learn the mechanics before heading off to Margarita. |
| 398 | * FishEyeLens: A few areas in Skopp and Noctis City have doors that can be seen through this viewpoint. One in particular leads to a PeekABooCorpse. |
| 399 | * FishingForSole: In the FishingMinigame at Harbor Town, Ann is able catch many fish when she responds to the AlertnessBlink. Otherwise, if she misses the catch, she'll pull out junk items to be sold as ShopFodder for additional [[WeWillSpendCreditsInTheFuture credits]] that are valued less than the captured fish. |
| 400 | * FishingMinigame: Once you can travel to Harbourtown, you can rent a fishing pole for however long you want for a measly 10 credits, without limits to the amount of fish (or random junk) you can get from the water. It's a great way to make money and mitigate the game's high prices for upgrades and consumables. |
| 401 | * FissionMailed: [[spoiler:The "false ending" has Ann arriving in an unknown room before being incapacitated by Castor who uses the opportunity to take the Dypheus Spear in Hinterland, which unleashes Amok who proceeds to destroy the world. "Game Over" appears... which is then followed by Ann awakening besides the Masked Woman who tells her how to prevent Amok's release]]. |
| 402 | * FistBump: In the epilogue, [[spoiler:Ann waits outside Ryan's room. Despite Ryan feeling bad for the trouble he got himself into, Ann holds up for a fist bump as way of thanks for him finally finding the cure for her [[SomethingItis Entanglelitis]] as well being reunited]]. |
| 403 | * FixedCamera: The camera is fixed on a single position so that it remains to fully display the optimal view of areas. |
| 404 | * FlameSpewerObstacle: At the [[ShipLevel Walter Raleigh]], the [[WardensAreEvil chief warden]] activates traps throughout the ship that are filled with bursting flamethrowers to disperse fire strikes after intervals. |
| 405 | * FlashbackNightmare: Ann has a DreamIntro of waking up in a town covered in snow and having a [[FreezeFrameBonus brief glimpse]] of walking in an EldritchLocation. [[spoiler:Which was caused by her connection as one of the subjects in the Gatekeeper Project]]. |
| 406 | * FlavorText: A enlivened description is displayed for each weapons and enemies listed in the MonsterCompendium. The Flavor Text for the [[PocketRocketLauncher Tunguska Missile]] launcher states TheTunguskaEvent explosion was supposedly caused by a salvo of the prototype's missiles, which was then found by some staff from the [[MegaCorp Tithonus Group]]. |
| 407 | * FlechetteStorm: During the last fight, C unleashes a row of energy knives that targets Ann while he also sends out blades that attack from several angles. |
| 408 | * FloorboardFailure: During Ann's first encounter with Loki at Noctis City, in the midst of the fight against his MiniMecha, the rooftop of the abandoned building collapses due to the damage done around it, causing it to give way to break apart, sending both to fall into the bottom level and continuing their fight from their. |
| 409 | * FlowerFromTheMountaintop: In one [[SideQuest side-mission]], a little girl in Skopp City asks Ann to search for a Hyacinth flower located somewhere at Freeway 42 that would help her father recover. |
| 410 | * FlunkyBoss: The [[MuckMonster Mother Grub]] moves quickly around its fighting area as it detaches worm spawns to attack Ann while causing damage to a nearby generator. |
| 411 | * FluorescentFootprints: During some side-missions, Ann can use the [[EverythingSensor Grom System]] to scan the area to follow a footprint trail and find who left it. |
| 412 | * FlyingCar: Being set in a futuristic cyberpunk city, vehicles hover around to travel, even while moving on roads, they still float a bit. |
| 413 | * FogFeet: In the Mysterious Console DLC, several of the enemies that wield heavy weapons are shown to have no legs beneath their cloaks and are actually hovering as fogless bottoms. |
| 414 | * FortuneTeller: At [[RedLightDistrict Margarita]], Ann can meet a fortune teller on the street-side who tells her about the current situation and where she'll proceed next. |
| 415 | * ForYourOwnGood: At the end, after defeating C, Ann agrees to listen to The Consortium's request to have her connection to Hinterland severed. After her treatment is finished, [[spoiler:Dr. G informs her that Ryan's memories of his encounter with The Consortium were erased for his safety and to prevent him from making a reckless move against them. Despite Ann's reluctance, she's content since Ryan is back safely]]. |
| 416 | * FreezeFrameBonus: |
| 417 | ** In Ann's FlashbackNightmare at the beginning, there's a very brief instant image of her walking through an EldritchLocation with a huge glowing cross emanating in the distance. |
| 418 | ** When C starts to undergo a VillainousBreakdown, there are brief flashes of scenes showing The Consortium's staff being assaulted by variants that have gotten loose as a result of the EnemyCivilWar. |
| 419 | * AFriendInNeed: Ayane assists Ann in her mission to rescue her brother with all the support she can give. Likewise, after [[spoiler:Ayane is captured by The Consortium]], Ann doesn't hesitate to find out where she is and rescue her. |
| 420 | * FrustratedOverheadScribble: In several scenes, a scribble appears atop over a character's head when they get frustrated or disconcerted with whatever situation is occurring. |
| 421 | * FullBoarAction: One of the various enemies are {{Mooks}} wearing metallic boar armor who'll pull out powerful swings or a [[DashAttack charged rush]] to deliver heavy damage. |
| 422 | * FullConversionCyborg: Though Holtz Flores was a victim of UnwillingRoboticisation thanks to the Mechanika virus, he ended up deciding to have all of his remaining flesh converted into a cyborg body for unknown reasons. He also doesn't make use of bioskin, looking the most robotic out of all of his family. |
| 423 | * FungusHumongous: At [[DownTheDrain Freeway 42]]'s AbandonedLaboratory, the passage is blocked by huge mushrooms emitting a DeadlyGas that'll affect Ann with a [[StatusAilment poison ailment]] until she activates the ventilation system to dispel the gas. |
| 424 | * FunnyRobot: At The Sicilian Jar in Margarita, there is robot patron hanging around who starts comically dancing to music whenever the jukebox is turned on. |
| 425 | * FunWithAcronyms: At Noctis City, there's an advert on a screen monitor for '''S'''uper '''C'''omputing '''P'''ower, [[ShoutOut presented]] as; [[Website/SCPFoundation S.C.P]]. |
| 426 | * FunWithSubtitles: Whenever the [[MysteriousStranger Masked Woman]] appears, the subtitles block out her name as a floating square-shaped block. |
| 427 | * GameBreakingBug: A particular one in the initial release happens after you complete the Harbor Town Freighter area, if you return back to the Freighter, the boat ride to head back towards Harbor Town doesn't work, no matter how many times "go back" is selected, leaving you stuck, more-so if you saved at the point without any backups to get out of it. This was later fixed in a patch. |
| 428 | * GameWithinAGame: Ann can play an arcade version of ''VideoGame/{{Pong}}'' in some areas. |
| 429 | * GamerChick: Ayane's side hobby is playing loads of video games whenever she gets the time. She occasionally pulls all-nighters playing games and ends up sleeping through the morning, which Yuko, her family butler, tries to discourage her from doing. |
| 430 | * GatelessGhetto: Both Skopp and Noctis City can be explored to find hidden collectible items and do {{Sidequest}}s, with the rest of the surrounding areas being blocked off by a 'No Trespassing' sign. |
| 431 | * GatheringSteam: In the last fight, [[ChildMage Sigrid]] spends time focusing on the full extent of her [[RealityWarper ability]] while Ann is [[HoldTheLine defending her]] until she builds enough power to weaken C and expel his OneWingedAngel form from his body. |
| 432 | * GenreShift: The story begins as a colorful, but still dark PostCyberpunk action game, the story soon becomes [[spoiler:a LovecraftLite once [[NGOSuperpower The Consortium]], the alternate dimension that is [[EldritchLocation Hinterland]], and the ArtifactOfDoom that [[BigBad C]] is attempting to unleash which would cause TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt]] come into play. |
| 433 | * GenericGraffiti: There are various sets of graffiti found throughout Skopp and Noctis city. The ConceptArtGallery features them in full detail. |
| 434 | * GeniusCripple: Despite her appearance through the paipai drone's hologram, Ayane is shown to be wheelchair-bound, but she's also one of the most skilled hackers and a technological genius in general. The "Mysterious Console" DLC later shows Ayane has been outfitted with [[ArtificialLimbs leg enhancers]], allowing her to walk again. |
| 435 | * GeniusSlob: Dr. Alan Doyle, a genius medical scientist and medical technologist. He is the best hope for the protagonist, Ann Flores, primarily by inventing and improving the Grom System, a combat-system that both improves her fighting ability and gives him heaps of data about her body's condition, especially important because her "Entangleitis" can cause her to go berserk and blindly attack people. He's also physically disgusting, incredibly disorganized and messy, unprofessionally dressed with everything from the waist down being camouflage boxer shorts and his bare, roboticized feet from the Mechanika Virus, and he's done things such as eat a clearly moldy burger because he was too lazy to order from someplace else. |
| 436 | * GetOut: Holtz pulls out a shotgun aimed at '[[SurpriseSantaEncounter Santa Clause]]' ordering him to get out of his home, but not before asking to be given several presents in exchange. |
| 437 | * TheGhost: Ann's older sister, Helen, is mentioned to be away traveling, so she's only seen on photographs and sends messages to Ann during that time. [[spoiler:In the epilogue, she finally comes back from her trip]]. |
| 438 | * GhostButler: In the final area at The Consortium's underground facility, after Ann has stepped through the PointOfNoReturn, the security door shuts itself behind her and locks the way back. |
| 439 | * GhostShip: A readable {{Story Breadcrumb|s}} details that a decrepit ship had been sighted around [[PortTown Harbor Town]], taking any ship that comes across it before vanishing. |
| 440 | * GhostTown: Freeway 42 was once a thriving area until [[UnwillingRoboticisation the Mechanika Virus]] caused such pandemonium that it and many other places were abandoned following the virus's erasure. Despite this, there are remnants that survived by living in a UndergroundCity, along with stragglers that occasionally venture in to find materials for useful gain. |
| 441 | * GiantEnemyCrab: Beneath Freeway 42 is a mini-boss, a large crab creature encased in stone, where it summons small crab-like variants while tossing debris and launching projectiles from its shell. |
| 442 | * {{GIRL}}: In one side-mission, the identity of [[VirtualCelebrity OK-Chan]], one of the most popular singers in [[NeonCity Noctis City]], is really a bulky muscular man using a virtual move-set while wearing idol attire. |
| 443 | * GirlsLoveStuffedAnimals: Sigrid adores stuffed toys and is overjoyed when she receives a teddy during her SurpriseSantaEncounter. A {{Story Breadcrumb|s}} mentions that Sigrid once used her [[RealityWarper ability]] to bring [[LivingToys her them to life]]. |
| 444 | * GladiatorSubquest: After completing the ShipLevel, Ann can participate at Harbor Town's fight matches to win credits and earn the champion belt. |
| 445 | * GodzillaThreshold: Near the climax, as Ann makes her way through the ElaborateUndergroundBase, The Consortium's top brass decided [[BigBad C]] has gone too far in his machinations for his attempts to acquire [[ArtifactOfDoom The Dypheus' Breath]] as obtaining it would bring about TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt and is now in the midst of [[MotiveDecay trying to take over the organization for himself]]. To deal with this, the members decide to plan an EnemyMine situation with Ann, and to ensure she won't retaliate against them, they force her co-operation by having her brother and Ayane held captive and threatened with the deal being they'll be safely released until C has been dealt with. |
| 446 | * GogglesDoSomethingUnusual: One ShopFodder item are the AR Lenses, a peripheral device used to enchanted the wearer's vision for those without sight modifications. By examining external visual data, it can give warnings about possible hazards to the user. |
| 447 | * GoldIsYellow: Gold is one of the usable materials to upgrade weapons, as displayed with a bright yellow coloring, its item description cites it as mainly used for decoration. In one side-mission, gold coins are collected with vintage yellow, and they're later stated by an examiner to be [[AllThatGlitters not gold at all]]. |
| 448 | * GoneHorriblyRight: C's main [[EvilPlan master plan]] is obtaining [[ArtifactOfDoom The Dypheus' Breath]], an ancient weapon that allows the power to open gateways between other dimensions. [[spoiler:In the FissionMailed scenario, [[TheDragon Castor]] utilizes his tech to force open a passage to [[EldritchLocation Hinterland]] and drag the weapon out, which ended up unleashing the [[SealedEvilInACan sealed supernatural entity]] called [[PersonOfMassDestruction Amok]], who then proceeds to bring out her {{Mechanical Abomination}}s and precipitate TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt upon full destruction]]. |
| 449 | * GoneHorriblyWrong: A collection of StoryBreadcrumbs details that [[NGOSuperpower The Consortium]]'s Gatekeeper Project was formed to grant seven subjects supernatural abilities to utilize them in destroying the [[EldritchLocation Limen crater]]. During an experimental test, several of the subjects lost control of their powers and resulted in the opening of a dimensional rift that destroyed part of the facility and caused the deaths of multiple researchers, leading to the project being terminated. |
| 450 | * GooglingTheNewAcquaintance: After having another encounter with the [[MysteriousStranger Masked Woman]] in Noctis City, Ann asks Ayane to look up any information about her. To Ann's surprise, Ayane claims that [[ByTheEyesOfTheBlind she didn't see]] the Masked Woman at all. |
| 451 | * GracefulLoser: After Loki is beaten a second time in a duel, he concedes defeats while openly being impressed by Ann's fighting skills as he tells her where she can find the stolen ROM before escaping. |
| 452 | * GuideDangIt: |
| 453 | ** An early-game sidequest at Ann's apartment complex involving entering the elevator and going to specific floors wasn't elaborated with enough clues; a minor video footage and peeking into a certain room to count the number of differences. The developers themselves posted a step-by-step solution to alleviate player frustration. |
| 454 | ** Finding all the [[CollectionSidequest Cyber-Nekos and collectible posters]]. The game provides a counter for the total found, but doesn't provide any information on exactly how many there are to be located in each area. |
| 455 | * GoodParents: Holtz Flores is a widowed, adoptive father by choice, but the Flores home is well-maintained after raising each of his adoptive children with care. |
| 456 | * GradualRegeneration: The standard health item, 'Stim Shots' and the later 'Digitalin', provide a regeneration effect upon use. |
| 457 | * GratuitousLaboratoryFlasks: The Consortium's ElaborateUndergroundBase holds several rooms with tubes and flasks containing various substances being studied. |
| 458 | * GratuitousLatin: During the last fight, Sigrid channels her energy into a spell while reciting it in Latin, and then rephrases the enchantment in English. |
| 459 | * GrievousBottleyHarm: When Ann is witnessing a PensieveFlashback to when she attempted to talk Ryan out of joining a street gang, one of the members retaliated by tossing a bottle at her. [[spoiler:This awakened [[EvilMeScaresMe Amok]] who was dormant inside of her and attacked everyone present]]. |
| 460 | * GroundWave: The Consortium's class II security team; Sledgehammer, wears MechanicalMuscles that lets them strike the ground with a powerful force to unleash a damaging wave attack towards their target. |
| 461 | * GrowlingGut: After Ann discovers Sigrid who collapsed from hunger at Freeway 42, she takes her somewhere to recover. Later, after spending time resting, Sigrid wakes up and explains how she got there before her stomach growls. |
| 462 | * HackingMinigame: Ann can use the [[EverythingSensor Grom System]] to hack any door with an encrypted lock where she has to get the unlock key through the bars of data by finding the right sequence before time is up. |
| 463 | * HallwayFight: At Noctis City, [[ActionGirl Ann]] is ambushed by thugs from the [[TheMafia Factio Pugni]] at the top floor of an apartment building's hallway. She easily takes them down, then chases after the leader through a SuperWindowJump at the end of the hall. |
| 464 | * HammeredIntoTheGround: After Castor and Melissa were beaten by Ann, they both get sucked through a portal that has them landing headfirst in a desert, with Melissa having to dig Castor out. |
| 465 | * HandBehindHead: In the epilogue, Ryan fully expects Ann to berate him for putting himself in danger. Instead, Ann is waiting for him to do a FistBump with her, causing Ryan to embarrassingly do this before returning the bump. |
| 466 | * HandGuns: One of Ann's ranged weapons is the N2 Pulverizer, a standard sturdy handgun that can be equipped with a FireIceLightning effect to boost damage. The Tomahawk is able to a shoot a three-round burst for additional fire. |
| 467 | * HappilyAdopted: The Flores children; Helen, Nakamura, Ann, Ryan, were individually adopted and taken in by [[GoodParents Holtz]] at different points. They've each lived happy, fulfilling childhoods under Holtz's care, and even into adulthood they all have a very positive, healthy relationship. |
| 468 | * HardLight: Each of Ann's weapons is built from a utilized material called electropolymerization that solidifies light to transform it from plasma to a physical state. Requiring a zinc energy source, it allows solid light to be changed into various shapes for the weapon that's in-use. |
| 469 | * HarmfulToTouch: [[BrownNoteBeing The Eroder]] is a huge orb of an unprecedented substance that forcibly causes anyone's body to deform into a BlobMonster upon contact with its entire being. |
| 470 | * HarmlessElectrocution: As Ann is about to head out to search for Ryan, she is ambushed by [[RedBaron Loki]], who drops a device that lets out a electrical discharge without leaving damage. |
| 471 | * HatesWearingDresses: Ann dislikes wearing dresses, especially any that has skirts on them. Supplemental material also shows she's embarrassed to wear any dress that's too revealing. |
| 472 | * HauntedHouse: At Noctis City, the nearby ROM shop has an AugmentedReality to explore a haunted house through a POVCam while being followed by a creature. |
| 473 | * HealingCheckpoint: The teleport springs not only restore Ann's LifeMeter, but also lets her use TechPoints to upgrade her equipment and transport to other areas. |
| 474 | * HealingPotion: The Corn Juice is an effective healing item that gives instant recovered health upon usage instead of the regenerative effect provided from Stim Shots. |
| 475 | * HealingSpring: Throughout various areas, there are teleport springs that also function as a WarpWhistle, instantly recovering Ann's health and healing whatever StatusAilment she's afflicted with. |
| 476 | * HeartsAreHealth: In the Mysterious Console {{roguelike}} DLC, [[MysteriousWaif Noni]]'s health is displayed as a heart meter. Hearts are occasionally found by rummaging through breakable objects or given by a [[RandomlyGeneratedLoot weapon chest]]. |
| 477 | * HeartOfHappiness: In several moments, there's a brief instant where a heart appears overhead a character when they're overjoyed, such as when Sigrid received a teddy bear in her SurpriseSantaEncounter, and when Ayane leaps onto Ann to [[ThanksForTheMammary grab her chest]]. |
| 478 | * {{Hellevator}}: |
| 479 | ** An early side-quest revolves around finding a suspect who disappeared in a elevator. After going to several floors in a certain order, Ann finds herself in an unknown space and finds the man quivering in fear before returning back. |
| 480 | ** It happens again when [[spoiler:you access the Circle Consortium's Noctis facility through Dr. Alan's secret elevator. You first run into his child, whose brain he uploaded into a Consortium robot and have to fight him to proceed, and the sights and revelations waiting for you after you get off only get more unpleasant and dangerous from there.]] |
| 481 | * HeroesActVillainsHinder: Ann's main objective is finding her missing brother. Whether it's the [[TheMafia Factio Pugni]] trying to stop her from re-obtaining a stolen ROM or [[NGOSuperpower The Consortium]] getting in her way, Ann will [[OneWomanArmy not stop]] at rescuing Ryan. |
| 482 | * HeroesPreferSwords: Ann's primary weapon is a single bladed energy sword. With it, she can perform an assortment of attacks after [[SomeDexterityRequired performing certain moves]] to damage enemies. She later gains usage of both a {{BFS}} and a DoubleWeapon to boost her skill-set affinities. |
| 483 | * HiddenDepths: |
| 484 | ** [[ActionGirl Ann Flores]] is an skilled fighter who knows various styles of [[SheFu martial arts]], she holds herself in [[ItsAllMyFault self-blame]] for the incident when [[spoiler:her SuperpoweredEvilSide delivered an EyeScream to her brother]]. She's also a huge fan of baseball and does ikebana in her free time. |
| 485 | ** [[{{Deuteragonist}} Ayane Misuno]] is a {{genki|girl}} PlayfulHacker who enjoys getting intimate with Ann, she also HatesBeingAlone and allegedly worried about Ann getting "bored" without her and apologizing for her MotorMouth tendencies. |
| 486 | * HiddenEyes: In one moment when Ann sits in a TroubledFetalPosition over the situation regarding Ryan's disappearance alongside finding out [[spoiler:she has a SuperpoweredEvilSide]], her eyes briefly become hidden. |
| 487 | * HitScan: Any shot from handheld firearms, a [[PocketRocketLauncher missile launcher]], or a EnergyWeapon in the direction of enemies always landed a direct hit whenever they were in close proximity despite the difference in range. |
| 488 | * HoistByHisOwnPetard: Castor, an agent of The Consortium, is able to open up [[ThinkingUpPortals portals]] to any location of his choosing. After [[AnIcePerson Melissa]] is beaten by [[ActionGirl Ann]], Castor steps in to handle her, until his portal tech suddenly malfunctions and ends up pulling him and Melissa into it instead and they both end up stranded in the desert. |
| 489 | * HoldTheLine: In the final area, Ann must defend Sigrid from [[BigBad C]]'s attack forces as she channels enough power into her [[RealityWarper ability]] to weaken C and [[spoiler:expel his [[DraconicAbomination other self]] from his body with a physical form so that it can be destroyed]]. |
| 490 | * HollywoodCB: Communicators takes use of {{Video Phone}}s that are only picked up by both receivers and only audible to whoever is being contacted. |
| 491 | * HolodeckMalfunction: The tutorial segment starts off in a virtual simulator constructed by Dr. Doyle's program. Initially, it had a slow start-up before it loaded up, after the fight against the TrainingBoss, the system malfunctions and causes a complete system backfire that knocks Ann out before she gets pulled out of it. |
| 492 | * HomingProjectile: The Tunguska Misisle Launcher is equipped with a targeting system that has the missiles locked onto targets by following them once launched. The [[MiniMecha Heavy Missile Mecha]] fires off homing projectile via [[RoboTeching following]] the path of its target until it lands and explodes around the surrounding area. |
| 493 | * HorribleHousing: Dr. Alan Doyle is such a GeniusSlob that he's turned his own lab into his place of residence, which itself is an absolute mess, with collectible data logs of his experiments scattered everywhere, even research documents are in piles on the floor. |
| 494 | * HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Prior to the start of the story, Ryan received a MysteriousNote from someone called 'The Holy Grail' (later revealed via StoryBreadcrumbs to be [[AIIsACrapshoot The Prophet]]), who tells him of a clue on where he can locate the cure-all medicine [[{{Panacea}} N540]]. Despite having initial doubts about this individual, after Ryan verified the clue was true, he immediately drops all suspicious and asks more information on where he needs to go in order to find the N540, which led to him getting captured by [[BigBad C]], who perpetrated the scheme to have his main target LuredIntoATrap. |
| 495 | * HubcapHovercraft: Being set in a PostCyberpunk setting, all vehicles have this functionality where they can rotate wheels after gaining enough propulsion to thrust upward and become a FlyingCar. |
| 496 | * HumanPopsicle: At the end of the Mysterious Console {{DLC}}, Noni's backstory is explained that she died of chronic disease and her [[OutlivingOnesOffspring parents]] had her body put in cryostasis for preservation. After her parents were killed in a car accident years later, Noni's body was cremated as no one was able to continue the cryo usage. |
| 497 | * HungerCausesLethargy: After exiting [[DownTheDrain Freeway 42]], Ann finds Sigrid collapsed outside after passing out from hunger. Ann quickly takes her somewhere to recover, though she still makes a GrowlingGut sound after waking up. |
| 498 | * HyperactiveMetabolism: The Corn Juice items instantly provides Ann with recovered health instantly instead of a regenerative effect as Stim Shots. |
| 499 | * HyperspaceArsenal: Any weapons (swords, handguns, energy launchers) or equipment ([[HyperactiveMetabolism healing items]], [[ItemCrafting crafting material]]) that Ann picks up is freely used any time without the need to be carried around. In regards to a variety of the main weapons, especially the {{BFS}} and PocketRocketLauncher, it can be inferred that the technology used to create them has the function to be materialized at any moment and stored away with ease. |
| 500 | * AnIcePerson: Castor's partner; Melissa, has the ability to conjure ice out of her body, such as granting herself a DoubleWeapon of hardened-ice, emitting a cold blast to trap Ann [[HarmlessFreezing in ice]], and growing [[PowerGivesYouWings icicle wings]] to unleash a makeshift hail-storm. |
| 501 | * IdeaBulb: The IdleAnimation of Luper the bookshop owner in Skopp City has a miniature lightbulb appear besides him when he gets a major thought about something. |
| 502 | * IdenticalStranger: In the Mysterious Console {{DLC}}, Noni, one of the major characters, bears a resemblance to Ann Flores, the protagonist. The few differences being that Noni is a teen with YouthfulFreckles and light blue hair. |
| 503 | * IDieFree: At the end of the Mysterious Console [[DownloadableContent DLC]], [[spoiler:Noni, after learning that she's a digital construct of the real Noni who died long ago, chooses to leave the console knowing she'll disappear forever, being content with finally being free instead of remaining trapped within a device]]. |
| 504 | * IDontLikeTheSoundOfThatPlace: The Halls of Ritual, a secluded area located within the depths of The Consortium's facility filled with ancient artifacts. A {{Story Breadcrumb|s}} conversation between C and Castor has the latter given the creeps due to hearing a formulated theory regarding that location's capabilities. |
| 505 | * IdiosyncraticDifficultyLevels: Easy, Normal, and [[HarderThanHard Hell]]. |
| 506 | * IfYouEverDoAnythingToHurtHer: [[spoiler:Upon arriving at The Consortium's inner base, Ann finally locates her brother Ryan being held captive, and is soon told by one of the top scientists, G, that [[BestFriend Ayane]] has also been captured and demands Ann complies with them to defeat [[BigBad C]] if she wants them to be released]]. |
| 507 | -->'''Ann:''' If you [[spoiler:hurt my brother... and Ayane]]... ''I'll make you suffer!'' |
| 508 | * IGaveMyWord: This occurs both ways after the LastSecondEndingChoice. |
| 509 | ** In the bad ending, [[spoiler:Ann's refusal to trust [[NGOSuperpower The Consortium]] results in Ryan getting killed and [[EldritchAbomination Amok]] uses Ann's MomentOfWeakness to convince her that Ryan will be revived once she takes her vengeance. Amok gave her word and brings Ryan back, but only ''[[SleptThroughTheApocalypse after]]'' the world has been destroyed]]. |
| 510 | ** The good ending has [[spoiler:Ann being told by G that once she undergoes procedures to sever her connection with Amok, Ryan and Ayane will be released and she will be able to return home as well. After Ann permanently seals Amok, she's told her business with The Consortium is finished and she can freely go]]. |
| 511 | * IKnewThereWasSomethingAboutYou: Early on, Ayane tells Ann she has doubts about Dr. Alan Doyle as he refuses to disclose certain information about the [[SomethingItis Entanglelitis]] and refrains Ann from entering the backroom of his lab. After Ann recovers the stolen ROM and sees [[spoiler:Ryan had visited Doyle]], Ayane vociferates that she knew Doyle was being too shady. |
| 512 | * IRejectYourReality: C's EvilPlan on acquiring [[ArtifactOfDoom The Dypheus' Breath]] hinges on the motivation that [[spoiler:he can use it to revive his dead lover and using it would not unleash total destruction on the entire world in spite of his associates warning him that will be the outcome if he goes through with it]]. |
| 513 | * IWantMyBelovedToBeFashionable: Early on, Ayane tells Ann that she's prepared a gift for her. When Ann needs an appropriate outfit to get pass the [[CoolestClubEver Nocturne Maze]]'s DressCode, Ayane directs her to a clothing shop to present a [[LittleBlackDress twilight veil]] that Ann refuses to wear as she HatesWearingDresses, only to then get forced into it by the shopkeeper and her assistants. |
| 514 | * IgnoringBySinging: Averted. In the epilogue when Ayane resorts to CrocodileTears to make Ann carry her, Ann silently covers her ears waiting for Ayane to stop, then decides to go along with her request and does a BridalCarry. |
| 515 | * TheIgor: Dr. Alan Doyle has an assistant bot called Igor who he tasks with various lab duties and is frequently annoyed with him bringing a burger instead of a seafood paella. |
| 516 | * ImpossibleItemDrop: Most [[{{Mooks}} enemies]] drop a variety of items that they wouldn't be in possession of, such as {{Attack Drone}}s dropping a [[GradualRegeneration Stim Shot]], or regular enemies having medicinal herbs and mushrooms for ItemCrafting, and a GiantEnemyCrab carrying a module for a weapon upgrade. |
| 517 | * IndignantSlap: In a PensieveFlashback scene, Ann learned Ryan had joined a rogue gang and tried to talk him out of it. When he refused to listen, Ann angrily slaps him, prompting the other members to retaliate. |
| 518 | * InevitableTournament: To gain a boat to travel to Factio Pugni's freighter ship, Ann is asked to participate in a battle match at Harbor Town. |
| 519 | * InexplicableTreasureChests: There are numerous chests throughout each area containing stuff used for combat or materials for ItemCrafting. They can be identified with the [[EverythingSensor Grom System]] that marks them with a yellow marking. The larger variants that have more items require a key hidden in various locations. |
| 520 | * InfoDrop: Several sections of information that expands on characters details and exposition that centers around the Gatekeeper Project's creation and [[EldritchLocation Limen]] are conveyed through numerous documents and personal tablets that are found in certain areas. |
| 521 | * InformedEquipment: Ann's primarily weapons such as swords and launchers aren't shown on her combat suit since they are materialized through a contained energy field. |
| 522 | * InjuredSelfDrag: In one [[StoryBreadcrumbs viewable]] video recording at The Consortium's [[ElaborateUndergroundBase facility]], it shows one of the staff members dragging themself towards the security forces after coming into contact with [[BrownNoteBeing The Eroder]], and then immediately transforms into a BlobMonster. |
| 523 | * InsideAComputerSystem: At Noctis City, the ROM shop holds a device to enter a virtual construct of simulated areas, consisting of exploring a HauntedHouse, a nightclub, or snowboarding on a mountain. |
| 524 | * InsistentTerminology: [[spoiler:Ann]] is referred as "[[YouAreNumberSix Subject 06]]" by The Consortium as she was formally once part of the Gatekeeper Project and they won't hesitate to refer to her as that. |
| 525 | * InstantDeathRadius: Most of the stronger enemies, including the much larger bosses can quickly deal out heavy damaging attacks that take away most of the LifeMeter if attacked when fully in ranged of their attack radius, especially as several of them; {{Animalistic Abomination}}s, battle mechs, and heavily-armored opponents take a minuscule amount of damage coupled with their [[BodyArmorAsHitPoints armor]] that lets them attack at any range. Several of them share between having long ranged, but sometimes close, incredibly powerful attacks which will instantly deal detriment maximum damage, with a needed [[UnnecessaryCombatRoll Combat Roll]] to fully evade some strikes with the potential {{knockback}} instead of attacking directly. |
| 526 | * InterchangeableAntimatterKeys: Any [[CoolKey Advanced Cryptokey]] collected throughout main areas and then used to open secured [[InexplicableTreasureChests containers]] are immediately discarded after being used. |
| 527 | * InterestingSituationDuel: Several major fights range from battling a MiniMecha on the top of building before fighting inside the collapsing area, combating an IcePerson in the midst of a ruined landsite, and having a RooftopConfrontation against a DraconicAbomination taking the form of one from Norse Mythology that was formed by the internal evil of the BigBad. |
| 528 | * InterfaceSpoiler: |
| 529 | ** On the [[SkillScoresAndPerks Skill Tree]], there are several selectable upgrades that are initially blank with no description, hinting they will become a major factor once unlocked. |
| 530 | ** While making her way to the [[ShipLevel Walter Raleigh]], Ann is approached by a suspicious man, which the subtitles unveil his name as [[OneLetterName K]], making it blatant he's a higher-up of [[NGOSuperpower The Consortium]]. |
| 531 | * InvoluntaryGroupSplit: Moments after passing the PointOfNoReturn, Ann loses contact with Ayane after agents from The Consortium arrived to capture and use her as a bargaining chip to force Ann into an co-operation until all matters regarding [[BigBad C]] has been dealt with. |
| 532 | * InSceneTitleText: The main title appears as Ann is viewing [[NeonCity Noctis City]] from afar at Ryan's apartment. |
| 533 | * InTheBack: In the bad ending, [[spoiler:after Amok has fully taken over Ann's body]], she quickly dashes behind [[spoiler:Dr. G]] before stabbing him in the back. |
| 534 | * InTheEndYouAreOnYourOwn: After going past the PointOfNoReturn in the final area, [[spoiler:Ayane realizes The Consortium has tracked her location and arrived to capture her]], leaving Ann to traverse through the last segments of the base by herself until the confrontation with C. |
| 535 | * ItemCrafting: Collecting enough materials from enemies or {{Treasure Chest}}s can be used in crafting to make the standard healing items, grenades and ammo for the pistol, or items that'll [[QuadDamage boost attack and defense]]. |
| 536 | * ItemGet: In the Mysterious Console DLC, whenever Noni opens an [[InexplicableTreasureChests item chest]] to obtain a new weapon, she briefly holds it up in the air accompanied by a short jingle. |
| 537 | * ItsALongStory: The elder of the outcasts beneath Freeway 42's sewers states it's a long story regarding the circumstances of how several of their own [[CyberneticsEatYourSoul become mutants]] due to their [[UnwillingRoboticisation Mechanika Virus]] infections spreading at a quicker rate, along with having no memory of how they came to be in the sewers. |
| 538 | * ItsAllMyFault: Ann feels it was her fault for the incident when her [[SomethingItis Entanglelitis]] caused her to lose control and [[spoiler:attacked her brother Ryan, causing [[EyeScream the loss of his eye]]]]. Despite the rest of her family assuring her it was only an accident, Ann is troubled by what her condition had done, and secretly fears it's something more dangerous. |
| 539 | * IWarnedYou: During a conversation, G heavily warns C to drop whatever [[EvilPlan machinations]] he plans on doing lest he wants to bring about a catastrophe that cannot be stopped. [[spoiler:In the [[FissionMailed False Ending]], C's plan ends up GoneHorriblyRight when it unleashes TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt]]. |
| 540 | * JigglePhysics: This occurs with Ann, surprisingly not as noticeable as it could be, but she does have some bounce when she walks/run. |
| 541 | * JustifiedTutorial: The tutorial segment starts off with Ann entering a virtual combat simulator to test out the latest update to the [[EverythingSensor Grom System]] that was implemented into her [[StylishProtectionGear combat suit]]. |
| 542 | * KilledOffscreen: At Freeway 42 when confronting the head of the BarbarianTribe, Ann is dropped down a TrapDoor to face several [[AnimalisticAbomination Bloodlusters]]. After defeating them and making her way back to the tribe room, she finds [[TheMorlocks The Outcasts]] had already killed the barbarian leader to allow her passage into the facility. |
| 543 | * KillEnemiesToOpen: A barrier pops up whenever a room full of enemies is encountered and it remains until all of them have been taken out. |
| 544 | * KilroyWasHere: Multiple graffiti found throughout the cities are written by members from [[WhiteGangBangers The Factio Pugni]] claiming they own the land sea. |
| 545 | * KimonoIsTraditional: Ayane's family butler, Yuko Yada, wears a blue kimono even while she is attending to Ayane. Yuko is also skilled in [[BattleButler wielding a katana]]. |
| 546 | * KneeFoldFallOfDefeat: In the final fight, Sigrid uses her [[RealityWarper powers]] to expel all the malevolence from within C's body, he immediately falls to his knees and collapses, followed by the emergence of his OneWingedAngel form; Nidhogg. |
| 547 | * {{Knockback}}: Receiving a succession of melee attacks including from explosive weapons causes immediate knockback with more heavy-damaging attacks inducing a knock down, while weaker attacks cause brief flinching. Enemies will also experience a flinch after their [[BodyArmorAsHitPoints armor]] has been fully depleted. |
| 548 | * KnowledgeBroker: Lin is an information broker and hacker in Noctis City with a vast intelligence network. He'll tell anyone just about anything under the radar, whether it is someone's whereabouts or whatever they're planning. |
| 549 | * KungFuSonicBoom: In their second battle, Ann and Absalom both deliver clashing punches that sends out a shockwave through the area. |
| 550 | * ALadyOnEachArm: Lin, a KnowledgeBroker in Noctis City is introduced at the [[CoolestClubEver Nocturne Maze]] with both of his girlfriends sitting by his sides. |
| 551 | * LadderPhysics: Climbing ladders is portrayed as very simple. You can climb ladders normally, you can quickly climb ladders via speeding up, and you can slide down ladders to reach lower area more quickly. |
| 552 | * LapPillow: After the [[AbandonedLaboratory Freeway 42]] visit, Ann takes a moment to rest while laying on Ayane's lap. During that time, Ann talks to Ayane about the circumstances on how she's been aware of [[spoiler:an [[EvilMeScaresMe other self]] within her]], that along with Ryan's disappearance has made her admittedly worried. |
| 553 | * LaserBlade: Ann may primarily use swords for combat but their cutting edges are explicitly superheated plasma fields, if the entire "blade" section isn't just a contained energy field. |
| 554 | * LaserHallway: At [[NGOSuperpower The Consortium]]'s underground lab, Ann enters a room that's blocked with large moving lasers that have to avoided by WallCrawling around the platforms until most of the lasers have shifted enough to open a path to move on. |
| 555 | * LaserSight: The Consortium's Class II security team, Lightning, utilizes laser sight for their weapons when attacking from a distance for direct attacks. |
| 556 | * LastLousyPoint: Throughout the areas, there are Cyber Neko statues and hidden posters that can be used to purchase new outfits and viewed in the item menu... but there isn't any indicator of how many there are in each location. What makes it difficult is that you are only given a vague impression of which posters are collectible and the statues are small and hidden in often overlooked places amidst large rooms, making a full search of areas needed of finding any missed to obtain completion. |
| 557 | * LastSecondEndingChoice: After the FinalBoss fight, Ann is confronted by [[NGOSuperpower The Consortium]] and is ordered to stand down so they could [[spoiler:severed her connection with [[EldritchAbomination Amok]]]]. If Ann refuses thinking they can't be trusted, [[spoiler:her brother, Ryan, makes an assault which leads to him getting fatally shot, and Ann, in a brief MomentOfWeakness is taken over by Amok who unleashes [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt total destruction on the entire world]]]]. Should Ann complies with them, [[spoiler:Ryan is released and safely returned home, Ann battles with Amok to permanently seal her, and soon reunites with Ayane, who enthusiastically talks about how she'll stick by Ann in all their [[AndTheAdventureContinues inevitable future adventures]]]]. |
| 558 | * LastVillainStand: C, after Ann has fully prevented his scheme of obtaining the [[ArtifactOfDoom Dypheus' Breath]] and is now surrounded, leaves him with the only option of eliminating everyone in his way until he can start his plan over again. |
| 559 | * LatinIsMagic: In the final confrontation, after Sigrid has gathered [[GatheringSteam enough focus]] on her RealityWarper power to boost its capabilities, she cites a MagicalIncantation entirely in Latin to create a conjured effect to fully weaken C and have his {{draconic|abomination}} form expelled from his body. |
| 560 | * LauncherMove: The Jujutsu melee skill Ann can acquire on the [[SkillScoresAndPerks Skill Tree]] lets her perform an uppercut attack to an enemy to send them airborne before delivering a second combo-attack to knock them to the ground, dealing more damage. |
| 561 | * LavaPit: At The Consortium's underground base, the electroplating center is overflowing with lava that requires the use of AirDashing to pass by without falling into the magma. |
| 562 | * LeftStuckAfterAttack: In the battle with [[AnIcePerson Melissa]], she attempt to toss her spear at Ann and if its evaded, it'll get stuck far from Melissa, leaving her open to attack until she summons it back. |
| 563 | * LensFlare: A brief shot of the sun shown in the cutscene after Castor and Melissa both end up stranded in the desert displays len flares. |
| 564 | * LetMeTellYouAStory: While Ann is on her way to [[ShipLevel The Walter Raleigh]], K, a passenger on the boat decides to tell her a story about a child involved in a experimental trial who had to make a choice to prevent the deaths of other children. |
| 565 | * LevelGoal: In the Mysterious Console [[DownloadableContent DLC]], each stage in the dungeon ends with a doorway leading to the next area after all enemies have been beaten. |
| 566 | * LettingHerHairDown: Ann's usual hairstyle is a TomboyishPonytail, some of her [[VirtualPaperDoll optional outfits]] has her letting her hair down to be apposite with what she's wearing. |
| 567 | * LevelMapDisplay: A mini-map of the area on the top-right of the screen. Selecting the full map shows the entire area, along with key marks showing which locations are accessible, locked, where the shops and {{Warp Whistle}}s are, and a red pointer towards the main objective. |
| 568 | * LifeMeter: Ann's health bar is depicted the top-left screen. |
| 569 | * LimitedLoadout: Ann is able to carry a variety of weapons with different stats that's limited to only being able to select and equip just three from her inventory. |
| 570 | * LimitedWindowOfVulnerability: The PostFinalBoss fight involves Ann battling Amok to finally seal her away after the former had underwent a procedure to weaken the latter's connection and overall power to be fought at a pivotal time. |
| 571 | * LimpAndLivid: When C starts to undergo a VillainousBreakdown, he starts to limp over as his [[DraconicAbomination draconic form]] begins manifesting within his body. In the bad ending, after witnessing [[spoiler:Ryan getting killed in front of her]], Ann assumes this posture just as she fully succumbs to her SuperpoweredEvilSide. |
| 572 | * LingerieScene: Ann is first shown in her undergarments after having a {{Crashing Dream|s}} prior to receiving a delivery from Ayane. |
| 573 | * LittleBlackDress: To get by [[CoolestClubEver Nocturne Maze]]'s DressCode to search for an informant, Ann puts on a black dress called the Twilight Veil for easy access. |
| 574 | * LivingLava: At the electroplating center of The Consortium's underground base, the {{Lava Pit}}s are shown to be inhabited by fish entirely made of magma rocks. |
| 575 | * LivingProgram: In the Mysterious Console DLC storyline, Noni is a mysterious young girl trapped within the titular device seeking a way out. In the end, [[spoiler:the head A.I. program of the device reveal that Noni is actually a virtual recreation of the real Noni who succumbed to chronic disease, and was created after her parents were desperate enough to make a deal with a AnonymousBenefactor to utilize the device to create her]]. |
| 576 | * LoadingScreen: There are various loading screens for several events. Starting up the game will feature either a [[ThisJustIn news report]] for information off the main story or a shot of Ann and Ayane with text giving gameplay advice. Using a [[WarpWhistle teleport spring]] or an elevator has a loading shot of it going to its destination before arriving. Lastly, traveling to any location shows Ann driving in her vehicle. |
| 577 | * LockedDoor: Most areas have a locked door that are usually opened by doing a HackingMinigame or traversing around until it's unlocked from the other side. At [[NGOSuperpower The Consortium]]'s underground base, the locked doors require key cards hidden throughout various rooms. |
| 578 | * LoneWolfBoss: The [[MuckMonster Mother Grub]] is a mutated monster that was formed in the sewers beneath [[AbandonedLaboratory Freeway 42]] and it blocks Ann's path to the control center when it attacks. It virtually has no connection to [[TheSyndicate The Factio Pugni]] and [[NGOSuperpower The Consortium]] as it is acting entirely on its own instincts. |
| 579 | * LoreCodex: The Database menu showcases information on characters, various enemies, items, terms, and locations such as [[EldritchLocation the Limen Crater]] or [[UnwillingRoboticisation the Mechanika Virus]], as well detailing other factions mentioned throughout. |
| 580 | * LotusPosition: One of the denizens in the UndergroundCity manages to do a lotus position while standing due to having multiple robotic arms. |
| 581 | * LoveMakesYouEvil: [[spoiler:C's core motivation to access Hinterland stems from his heartbreak over the loss of the woman he loved, who died in an accident years ago and left him with nothing but hatred for the world. Or at least, that's the excuse presented. It's left ambiguous how much of his destructive intentions were his own with the reveal that an outside faction had brainwashed him]]. |
| 582 | * LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: One of Ann's secondary equipment is an energy shield that she can utilize to block and lower damage from enemies. In addition to blocking attacks, the shield can be used to induce a [[CounterAttack counter-strike]] once the shield is brought out at the precise moment of an attack to stun an opponent and deliver additional damage as well as reflecting projectiles. |
| 583 | * LuckStat: The Luck stat is for what type of items are dropped when enemies are defeated, or whether they have anything at all. Increasing the stat further on the [[SkillScoresAndPerks Skill Tree]] will have enemies drop more valuable items for usage in [[GradualRegeneration healing]] or [[ItemCrafting crafting]]. |
| 584 | * LuredIntoATrap: Ryan Flores goes missing after he received a message telling him how he could [[FindTheCure find N540]], [[spoiler:which was perpetrated by [[OneLetterName C]] to capture him and then use Ryan to lure Ann towards [[NGOSuperpower The Consortium]]]]. |
| 585 | * LuridTalesOfDoom: One of the various ShopFodder is the ''Media Monthly: Awareness and the Future'', a magazine officially banned in Skopp City for being notorious in publishing misinformation, conspiracy theories, and fake news. |
| 586 | * MacGuffin: The Consortium seeks a unknown artifact called Dypheus' Breath by The Codex. The Consortium has reason to believe that Dypheus' Breath can manipulate any type of portal or gateway, possibly including LIMEN, making it an object of great importance. |
| 587 | * MachineWorship: Cults worshipping the [[UnwillingRoboticisation Mechanika Virus]] sprung up before vaccines were developed, and even after the pandemic subsided, there are still cultists who praise the virus and bemoan the proliferation of the virus as preventing humanity from "ascending" to a higher existence by giving them new mechanical forms. |
| 588 | * MacrossMissileMassacre: T.R, the leader of [[RuralGangsters The Factio Pugni]], owns a modified battle machine that's outfitted with a launcher capable of firing dozens of high-speed missiles up into the air that directly comes crashing down to blow up their target while at the same time utilizing the mech's arms to attack. |
| 589 | * MadeOfIndestructium: The [[EldritchLocation Limen crater]] had been subjected to various methods of experiments by [[NGOSuperpower The Consortium]] to find a method of destroying it, yet it remains virtually unscathed even after being hit with a [[NukeEm colossal explosion]]. The Consortium's research discovers the only possible item that could destroy Limen is an ArtifactOfDoom that's sealed in a other dimension. |
| 590 | * TheMafia: Ann may run into the Mija gang, a group of mobsters sporting traditional, but modernized, suits and fedoras complete with a (futuristic) Tommy Gun to fit their 30's throwback vibe. Fortunately, they're not hostile to Ann (and vice-versa). |
| 591 | * ManOnFire: At the [[ShipLevel Walter Raleigh]], the [[WardensAreEvil Chief Warden]] demonstrates his status as a BadBoss by tossing a lackey he deemed incompetent into a room full of {{Flame Spewer Obstacle}}s, all of which burn him alive after he's set ablaze while he runs around in a panic before dropping dead. |
| 592 | * MarathonLevel: The Consortium's ElaborateUndergroundBase serves as the largest area with four sections coupled with a BossBonanza. The first section consists of traversing through linear paths of large rooms to collect [[ColourCodedForYourConvenience color-coded]] key cards to open passages until reaching the central elevator. Followed by an area leading into a WolfpackBoss and a LaserHallway against waves of {{Mooks}} in research facilities to [[KillEnemiesToOpen pass by]] into the inner part of the base. |
| 593 | * MarkedChange: [[BloodKnight Absalom]]'s body has TronLines throughout, and once he goes full-throttle to unleash a wave attack while summoning pillars to power himself up, the marks glow more brightly. |
| 594 | * MaskOfSanity: Although it doesn't totally conceal his true nature, [[BigBad C]] is able to mask his sociopathic tendencies under a FauxAffablyEvil façade. The other staff of The Consortium are able to see through it and straight up tell him that his EvilPlan is going too far. He experiences a serious fracture into a VillainousBreakdown once things start to go wrong; his unwillingness to accept the fact that his scheme won't succeed pushes him into ranting at his co-workers in a [[EvilSoundsDeep demonic voice]], then finally goes into a ballistic rage upon realizing his plans have been completely thwarted. |
| 595 | * MassTransformation: In the past, the world underwent the spread of the [[UnwillingRoboticisation Mechanika Virus]], a [[MysticalPlague mysterious disease]] that spurred from the [[EldritchLocation Limen crater]] which slowly turned people's flesh into machinery. In the most advanced stages stated during the pandemic, the virus would seriously degrade the consciousness and ability to rationally think, turning all infected into suffering, mindless, and violent berserker cyborgs that has caused the rise of {{cargo cult}}s praising it as the next awakening of humanity. By the present, a vaccine has been developed and delivered widespread, and it has gone down to becoming a manageable part of everyday life, though the damage obviously remain. |
| 596 | * MasterOfYourDomain: Melissa is able to control the temperature of water particles within and around her body, letting her [[AnIcePerson generate ice]] while making her extremely agile in combat. |
| 597 | * MechanicalAbomination: In the past, The Consortium attempted to open a gateway to [[EldritchLocation Hinterland]] which resulted in an interdimensional being called 'Mayhem', a type of metallic arachnid-like creature that unleashed devastation within their base before being shut down. [[spoiler:It is directly controlled by Amok, who releases them in the FissionMailed and Bad Ending alongside enormous CombatTentacles to destroy the world]]. |
| 598 | * MechaMooks: Among [[RuralGangsters The Factio Pugni]] is their AI modified cyborg bots that specializes in its skills to ThrowDownTheBomblet. [[GovernmentAgencyofFiction The Consortium]], alongside their EliteMooks in the department of security, commands a regiment of humanoid bots and mecha that are outfitted with top of the line AI and firepower coupled with advanced resources to devise the optimal security measure into a TacticalSuperweaponUnit for their facility against intruders and supernatural anomalies. |
| 599 | * MechanicalMuscles: The numerous {{mooks}} of the Factio Pugni and The Consortium are outfitted with muscular builds that allows them to utilize heavy manner of weapons at their disposal. The members of the former underwent FullConversionCyborg to boost their attacks for heavy-handed approach. |
| 600 | * TheMorlocks: The Outcasts are a tribe living beneath [[DownTheDrain Freeway 42]]. They are the remnants of their former selves that survived the [[UnwillingRoboticisation Mechanika Virus]]' deadly effects, and chose to remain in their UndergroundCity without any advancement towards the surface and before long, some of them are DrivenToMadness when their bodies become too unstable. |
| 601 | * MeditatingUnderAWaterfall: Though this doesn't happen at any point, one achievement artwork "Serenity Now" shows Ann meditating beneath a waterfall after giving enough tributes to a statue. |
| 602 | * MegaCorp: The Tithonus Group rose in corporations when it perfected the Mind ROM technology and adapting it for civilian use. Its scope of business ranges from electronics and vehicles to industrial products, even in the bio-pharmaceutical industry, introducing a drug against the [[UnwillingRoboticisation Mechanika Virus]], later forming a subsidiary company called FT Productions that grew into developing modules. Alongside Tithonus, there's Eindersohn Industries, a renowned weapons developer and manufacturer in specialized mechabots and bio-products. |
| 603 | * MeltingPotNomenclature: The [[PostCyberpunk setting]] is full of characters that have English and Japanese names. This is in-part that the overall metropolis is a mishmash of primary influences of several languages with names being displayed in both dialects. |
| 604 | * MentalTimeTravel: If Ann doesn't locate and defeat Castor before entering the deepest level of The Consortium's facility, this leads to a FissionMailed ending where [[spoiler:C obtains the ArtifactOfDoom but ends up unleashing [[EldritchAbomination Amok]] who brings about total destruction]]. The Masked Woman then intervenes by rescuing Ann and sending her back to an earlier time where she can locate Castor and defeat him. |
| 605 | * MercyInvincibility: In the Mysterious Console DLC, Noni receives a brief instant of invincibility after getting hit by an attack, with nearby enemies unable to deal damage after a few seconds. |
| 606 | * MergingMachine: The various shops holds a function to manually combine collected material into SocketedEquipment to boost Ann's weapons. |
| 607 | * MetropolisLevel: The [[RoofHopping rooftops]] of Noctis City serve as the first major area as Ann chases after a Factio Pugni thug to retrieve her brother's stolen ROM, facing off against many GangBangers using construction equipment to attack, leading to a face-off with a MiniMecha in a collapsing building. |
| 608 | * MightyGlacier: [[WardensAreEvil The Warden]] of the [[ShipLevel Walter Raleigh]] moves slowly thanks to the vast amount of armor he's wearing. While this makes it easy to attack him from a distance, he'll perform a rush attack to shrug off any projectiles fired at him. |
| 609 | * MilhollandRelationshipMoment: Ryan secretly went out his own after receiving an anonymous message telling him where he can find [[{{Panacea}} N540]], but it ended up being a trap set up by the BigBad. After being rescued and sent back home, Ryan is expecting Ann to berate him for being so reckless, then she quietly smiles and waits for him to do a FistBump with her. |
| 610 | * MinorCrimeRevealsMajorPlot: Ann learns about Ryan's disappearance when thugs from the Factio Pugni show up looking for him, then she finds out Ryan picked up a clue on N540, which leads Ann to discovering [[spoiler:it was ploy devised by C to capture her in order to retrieve an ArtifactOfDoom]]. |
| 611 | * MinorLivingAlone: In the Mysterious Console DLC, Noni is introduced as having lived by herself for years in a virtual household containing its own bedrooms and kitchen after having been placed there by her parents and not receiving any contact afterwards due to them dying in a car accident. |
| 612 | * MirthlessLaughter: At Skopp City, one [[NonPlayerCharacter NPC]] is laughing around on the streets only because he's pretending and thinks he'll forget if he stops. |
| 613 | * MissileLockOn: The [[PocketRocketLauncher Tunguska missile launcher]] is capable of locking onto enemies and even with large single targets, it causes a significant amount of damage and armor destruction after firing multiple shots. |
| 614 | * MissingFloor: At Skopp City, a {{SideQuest}} is centered around looking for a murder suspect who [[MundaneFantastic suddenly vanished]] in a EmptyElevator. After solving the clues left behind, Ann is suddenly taken to an unknown floor within the building, and moments after finding the suspect, the elevator returns to its proper place. |
| 615 | * MissingSecret: |
| 616 | ** The Intelligence Index, which serves as a LoreCodex, has all entries entirely blanked out regardless of completion. WordOfGod stated that due to a programming error, the entire list wouldn't appear. However, some players found a [[GoodBadBugs bug]] that displayed the index in full. |
| 617 | ** Helen's room at the Flores home is always locked, with no certain way to unlock it. |
| 618 | * MissingTime: At Skopp City during a side-mission, after Ann located the missing suspect at a MissingFloor, she suddenly finds herself back outside and is told the suspect had already been taken into custody, despite having no memory of what happened beforehand. |
| 619 | * MobileKiosk: These are found throughout [[NeonCity Noctis City]] with BilingualBonus signs selling foods and drinks that provide minor bonus effects that can used in combat. |
| 620 | * MomentOfWeakness: In the Bad Ending, [[spoiler:by refusing to accept The Consortium's order, Ann's Moment of Weakness results in Ryan being fatally shot]]. At that moment, [[spoiler:[[EldritchAbomination Amok]] uses the opportunity to pry on Ann's anger on the promise of reviving Ryan and enacting vengeance, causing Amok to fully take over Ann's body and unleashing [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt a hellstorm of destruction on the entire world]]]]. |
| 621 | * MoneyToThrowAway: Lin, a KnowledgeBroker in Noctis City, tosses several [[WeWillSpendCreditsInTheFuture credits]] towards his two girlfriends after they've entertained him at the [[CoolestClubEver Nocturne Maze]]. |
| 622 | * MonsterCompendium: Alongside the LoreCodex, there's a database listing all enemies that were [[EnemyScan scanned]], providing an exposition on them, details about each of their abilities, and their total health/[[BodyArmorAsHitPoints armor]] points. |
| 623 | * MookMaker: The [[MuckMonster Mother Grub]] and its hives constantly spawn a variety of grub eggs that hatch immediately to attack with different abilities and physiques. |
| 624 | * MoonLogicPuzzle: One of the early {{sidequest}}s revolves around finding a suspect who disappeared in an elevator. The only clues being video footage of the suspect entering the elevator before vanishing and examining the crime scene has Ann noting that something in the room has changed. The real solution is that several objects in the crime scene are broken into a specific number of pieces, which requires Ann to go to that floor with the elevator, that also has a room identical to the previous one, following the clues on each floor will lead to the suspect's location. |
| 625 | * MotiveDecay: [[BigBad C]]'s main master plan is to acquire The Dypheus' Breath, an ArtifactOfDoom that harbors the power to open gateways into AnotherDimension that he seeks to use for his own purposes. Later on, when C starts to undergo a VillainousBreakdown, he foregoes his original plans in favor of attempting to take over [[NGOSuperpower The Consortium]] by having his forces eliminating anyone who refuses to side with him. |
| 626 | * MrFanservice: [[BloodKnight Absalom]] is shown with NoShirtLongJacket, which is always wide open to expose his upper torso that shows glowing tattoos etched all over his upper body. |
| 627 | * MsFanservice: Ann, apart from having a ShowerScene, has a prominent chest, wears a [[StylishProtectionGear form-fitting combat suit]] while out in the field, and has an array of outfits she can try on. Ann's "Cinnabar" outfit, mentioned to be a gift from [[CovertPervert Ayane]], is a UsefulNotes/{{qipao}}-inspired dress, with an open cleavage diamond, and a very short cut skirt that shows off plenty of Ann's legs, which makes it one of the most revealing outfits that Ann can have. |
| 628 | * MuckMonster: The Mother Grub is an enormous blob-like creature composed of highly acidic mucus that'll emit as gas. It can extend it's body to make itself fly and harden itself to perform a RollingAttack while [[WeaponizedOffspring spawning multiple larvae to attack]]. |
| 629 | * MultipleEndings: After the FinalBoss fight, Ann is confronted by [[NGOSuperpower The Consortium]] and is ordered to stand down so they could [[spoiler:severed her connection with [[EldritchAbomination Amok]]]], with a choice appearing whether to agree or not. |
| 630 | ** Should Ann complies with them, [[spoiler:Ryan is released and safely returned home, Ann battles with Amok to permanently seal her, and soon reunites with Ayane, who enthusiastically talks about how she'll stick by Ann in all their [[AndTheAdventureContinues inevitable future adventures]]]]. |
| 631 | ** If Ann refuses thinking they have other agendas, [[spoiler:in the ensuring argument, Ryan impulsively makes an assault which leads to him getting fatally shot, and Ann, in a brief MomentOfWeakness is taken over by Amok who unleashes [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt total destruction on the entire world]]. Ryan is later revitalized by Amok, who awakens to find the building in ruins and soon discovers the HellOnEarth]]. |
| 632 | * MultiMookMelee: In the final area prior to the last fight, Ann is tasked to [[HoldTheLine protect]] Sigrid from the oncoming waves of enemies and mechs that are brought in by C until Sigrid can [[GatheringSteam gather enough energy]] to use her ability to weaken C and force him into his OneWingedAngel form. |
| 633 | * MundaneObjectAmazement: The electronics store that houses Dr. Alan's secret laboratory has a dedicated section for outdated, pre-smartphone era phones. A collectible piece of lore says that they're all ''terrible'' devices but have now become so rare that they've become collector's items. |
| 634 | * MundaneSolution: Ann learns a KnowledgeBroker she's looking for is currently at a night club, her first attempt to enter is denied by a {{Bouncer}} for not having the proper DressCode. After which, she heads to a nearby clothing shop to be outfitted with a LittleBlackDress to gain entry. |
| 635 | * MustHaveCaffeine: At Noctis City, a civilian who desperately craves caffeine disguises himself as a coffee dispenser to trick people into depositing money so that he could use the cash to buy coffee for himself. |
| 636 | * MyNameIsQuestionMarks: The [[MysteriousStranger Masked Woman]] who occasionally appears is referred as [' ??? '] blocked out in text. Certain documents found in areas hint that her name is [[spoiler:Michelle]]. |
| 637 | * MySignificanceSenseIsTingling: In the DLC, after defeating the second dungeon boss, Noni gets a sense of worry after finding the shell left behind gives her some familiarity. |
| 638 | * MysteriousNote: At the Flores household, Ann can examine Ryan's computer to find that he received an anonymous e-mail from an unknown source telling him to visit a certain location to learn details on finding [[{{Panacea}} N540]]. |
| 639 | * MysteriousStranger: Ann keeps running into a masked woman that no one else can seem to see, who provides her cryptic clues to what's going on and clearly knows more than Ann's situation than her, before mysteriously disappearing before giving any straight answers. In contrast to most of the game's subtitles, which clearly give the speaker's name, hers is a completely redacted series of letters surrounded in quotes. |
| 640 | * MysteriousWaif: |
| 641 | ** Sigrid is first discovered by Ann around Freeway 42 after she had [[HungerCausesLethargy collapsed from hunger]]. [[spoiler:It's later shown she's actually a RealityWarper that was taken there as part of C's UriahGambit to prevent her from being used against him]]. |
| 642 | ** In the Mysterious Console DLC storyline, Noni is TheSpeechless who has been living within a device for an unspecified amount of time waiting for contact from her parents. [[spoiler:Noni is really a digital construct of the real Noni who succumbed to chronic disease and was created by an AnonymousBenefactor who was paid by her parents]]. |
| 643 | * MysticalPlague: In the past, the world underwent a crisis when the [[UnwillingRoboticisation Mechanika Virus]] caused bodies of people to be turned metallic. Later on, the virus' origin is stated to be from [[spoiler:Limen, an EldritchLocation that also brought dangerous phenomena which spread out into the world]]. |
| 644 | * NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: The [[ShipLevel Walter Raleigh]] that's owned by the [[TheMafia Factio Pugni]] is named after the real-life explorer and courtier of UsefulNotes/ElizabethI. |
| 645 | * NameMcAdjective: One of the Factio Pugni's goons is called Old [=McGee=], a small-timer testing his might in street fighting tournaments. |
| 646 | * NamesGivenToComputers: The Prophet is an automated database equipped with an AI to communicate with humans. Being a hyper-intelligent, sentient computer, it uses its vast knowledge to spread itself through information networks to ensure its continued existence and further its goals through all manner of deceit. |
| 647 | * NecessaryDrawback: Ann's SuperMode lets her deal a great amount of damage to enemies, but she is unable to use any defense against heavy attacks and is usable for a short duration. |
| 648 | * {{Necromantic}}: C harbors a {{hidden agenda|villain}} in his desire to obtain [[ArtifactOfDoom The Dypheus' Breath]] that allows anyone to open gateways between dimensions, without any remorse for risking the complete destruction of the world should the artifact be taken from its place within [[EldritchLocation Hinterland]]. [[spoiler:His true motive is merely using the artifact to search for a way to revive his deceased fiance, D, after a {{Story Breadcrumb|s}} reveals that she died after a lab experiment resulted in her getting sucked into a dimensional rift, which prompted C to take any measure in his plan solely to see her again]]. |
| 649 | * NeonCity: Noctis City is an {{americasia}} of several influences, with idols (live and virtual) and glowing neon signs in Western and Eastern languages, futuristic cars, and a disperse of [[AdvertOverloadedFuture adverts]] on many buildings. |
| 650 | * NeurodiversityIsSupernatural: Ann has a condition called "[[SomethingItis Entanglelitis]]" that cause her to not only lose consciousness, but attack people without any control. It's later revealed that this is caused [[spoiler:from a dormant ability Ann was given as a child as one of the seven subjects of the Gatekeeper Project that causes her to interlink with certain supernatural dimensions and becomes taken over by a being that happens to be her AlternateSelf]]. |
| 651 | * NeverSmileAtACrocodile: The Varanus is a large reptilian creature with ample mobility and inability to be killed. The worst that Ann can do to it is temporarily stop it long enough so she can pin it down. |
| 652 | * NewGamePlus: This mode is unlocked after finishing the story. In it, Ann retains all of her acquired weapons, items, [[CreditChip Credits]], and SkillPoint upgrades. Enemies are also given more health and deal out more damage than in Normal Mode. |
| 653 | * NewSkillAsReward: At a significant moment during the visit at [[DownTheDrain Freeway 42]], Ann awakens her SuperMode when fighting against [[BloodKnight Absalom]] after being overpowered, and then proceeds to deliver a one-sided CurbStompBattle. |
| 654 | * NewWorldTease: Dr. Doyle's lab has a locked door with a hall leading into a backroom and anytime Ann tries to enter it, Doyle requests that she doesn't interrupt his research. It's not until much later that [[spoiler:Ann discovers Doyle was hiding information from her regarding Ryan, and proceeds to discover an underground facility]]. |
| 655 | * NGOSuperpower: The Consortium is a vast, powerful, and mysterious organization that dedicates itself to keeping up the [[spoiler:{{Masquerade}} of the world by covering up the supernatural and otherworldly dangers which threaten it]]. They've been confirmed in-game to be responsible for [[spoiler:spurring the development of the [[UnwillingRoboticisation Mechanika Virus]] vaccine]] and [[spoiler:giving Ann her supernatural power to visit and see other dimensions, euphemistically referred to as her "[[SomethingItis Entanglelitis]]"]]. |
| 656 | * NoCutsceneInventoryInertia: Ann can wear a variety of optional outfits while out exploring the cities. The cutscenes will always default to either her casual attire or the combat suit. |
| 657 | * NoDialogueEpisode: The entirety of Dr. Alan Doyle's [[spoiler:backstory flashbacks]] are entirely without written or spoken dialog, told primarily through environmental storytelling, emojis, facial expressions, and sound effects, like the [[spoiler:realistic car crash sound, from the accident that killed his beloved wife.]] |
| 658 | * NoOneCouldSurviveThat: During the {{roofhopping}} segment at [[NeonCity Noctis City]], [[ActionGirl Ann]] chases [[RedBaron Loki]] onto the top of an abandoned building, who brings out a MiniMecha to take her on. After a brief struggle, the top of the building collapses and brings the other floors down, and in spite of that, Ann makes it through without any injuries. |
| 659 | * NoShirtLongJacket: Absalom primarily wears an open black jacket, that fully shows his upper body with glowing tattoos etched all over. |
| 660 | * NonDubbedGrunts: The English release had the dialogue voiced in English. During gameplay, Ann's grunts when she's performing a jump or striking an enemy uses the Japanese vocal sound. |
| 661 | * NonHumanHead: At Skopp City, Ann comes across an individual speaking from a manhole cover asking her to [[FetchQuest bring food]]. At a later time, she finds it's a person called Hapi who has an actual sewer cover for a head. There's also Jos van Corn and his brother who have heads of corn. |
| 662 | * NonLethalBottomlessPits: Falling into any bottomless hole or a dangerous hazard will deal a small bit of damage to Ann before she's immediately sent back to the area she was standing on. |
| 663 | * NonResidentialResidence: At Skopp City, one side-mission is about searching for a woman that was caught residing in several buildings before fleeing. When located, a choice is presented to either turn her over or give [[WeWillSpendCreditsInTheFuture credits]] to grant her a fresh start. |
| 664 | * NonSequiturEnvironment: When entering a elevator hidden in the back room of a laboratory, Ann is suddenly transported to a floating area in an empty void where she battles against a MiniMecha. Later on in The Consortium's underground base, the scenery at one point changes from a [[EternalEngine facility]] to an {{eldritch|location}} area with foreboding artifacts in the background before swapping back after further progression through the base. |
| 665 | * NonStandardCharacterDesign: In the Mysterious Console DLC, Noni is given a SuperDeformed design that's in contrast to the other characters who were designed with more expressive styles. |
| 666 | * NonstandardGameOver: After the FinalBoss battle, Ann is given a choice to either [[spoiler:agree with The Consortium's demands or refuse and defy them]]. If she chooses the latter, then, unfortunately, it turns out she should have [[spoiler:trusted The Consortium, as the security bots shoot Ryan in retaliation. Ann, in a MomentOfWeakness, summons [[EvilMeScaresMe Amok]] to try and revive him, Amok permanently takes over Ann's body, and then uses her catastrophic powers to bring about TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt. Ryan later wakes up, confused and horrified at the carnage around him, to find his sister has been consumed by an otherworldly being of pure destruction.]] |
| 667 | * NoobCave: Dr. Doyle's lab simulator is where Ann does practices on combat skills and use of items before battling the TrainingBoss. |
| 668 | * NoodleIncident: While Ann is chatting with her sister, Nakamura, they bring up how Ayane visited The Sicilian Jar to try out one of the bar's heaviest drinks and had an embarrassing spectacle after taking [[CantHoldHisLiquor a few sips]]. |
| 669 | * NotAfraidToDie: At the end of the Mysterious Console [[DownloadableContent DLC]], Noni is told if she chooses to leave the device, she will [[CessationOfExistence disappear forever]] as she is only a digital reconstruction of the real deceased Noni. Despite this, Noni courageously chooses to leave, and gives her farewell before vanishing. |
| 670 | * NothingButSkinAndBones: Hapi, a resident of Skopp City is shown to be quite skinny with a few visible bones after living in the sewers for an unprecedented amount of time without decent meals. |
| 671 | * NothingIsTheSameAnymore: In the epilogue, Ann ponders this with Ayane, feeling that a lot has changed in their adventure, and that whatever comes next will be completely different. |
| 672 | -->'''Ann:''' Ayane, don't you think that everything feels different? After all that happened?\ |
| 673 | '''Ayane:''' Different?\ |
| 674 | '''Ann:''' Yeah... like nothing will ever be the same again.\ |
| 675 | '''Ayane:''' You're worried about the future? I got it all figured out, wanna hear?\ |
| 676 | '''Ann:''' Alright.\ |
| 677 | '''Ayane:''' It's really simple. [[AndTheAdventureContinues I just want to have more adventures]]! |
| 678 | * NotTheFallThatKillsYou: During the {{roofhopping}} area at [[NeonCity Noctis City]], Loki brings out a MiniMecha that causes the roof of a building to collapse to the ground. Ann manages to evade a direct fall towards the ground after landing on nearby rubble. |
| 679 | * NoticeThis: Using the [[EverythingSensor Grom System]] will indicate any interactive object with yellow tracing. |
| 680 | * NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: After Ann recovers following the first fight with Loki, Ayane playfully asks for a kiss to make her worries pass, all-while she tries to move in closely while getting repeatedly shoved away. |
| 681 | * NoTitle: In the Mysterious Console DLC, the {{roguelike}} game Ayane looks into has no given title as the main screen consists only of the start menu. |
| 682 | * NPCRoadblock: At each of the major cities, there are various citizens blocking routes to further areas and new shops until [[AbandonedLaboratory Freeway 42]] has been completed. |
| 683 | * NumberOfTheBeast: Pyrofist, an opponent at Harbor Town's [[GladiatorSubquest arena]], has 666 appear on his armor when he's charging up to generate a [[PlayingWithFire fire blast]]. |
| 684 | * NumericalHard: Each {{Difficulty Level|s}} alters enemy stats without changing their move-sets. On Hard Mode, this also heavily triples damage done by bosses, making most of their attacks nearly a OneHitKill. |
| 685 | * OceanAwe: While on a boat-ride out at sea, Ayane acts ecstatic seeing the ocean through her [[VoiceWithAnInternetConnection paipai drone]] due to her paraplegic treatment at home. In the epilogue, Ann brings Ayane to a beachside to let her see the ocean with a better view. |
| 686 | * AnOddPlaceToSleep: Several residents of [[NeonCity Noctis City]] have taken to sleeping in the middle of the streets. |
| 687 | * OhCrap: In the bad ending, G and B react with utter horror upon [[spoiler:their security bots accidentally killing Ryan in front of Ann, causing [[EldritchAbomination Amok]] to materialize and immediately strike them down]]. |
| 688 | * OlderIsBetter: Siberius, who owns a vast fortune, runs a second-hand antique shop to collect used objects to preserve the marks and memories of its owner, citing that the items and people become richer in experience and beauty as time goes on for them. |
| 689 | * OminousMultipleScreens: The Consortium has various monitors dispersed throughout their facility, most prominently focused on the [[EldritchLocation Limen crater]] to perceive any danger and surveillance on other locations of interest to observe potential variants to be captured for containment. |
| 690 | * OminousVisualGlitch: Ann's dream at the beginning of the game has a distorted effect before she wakes up. Later, whenever Ann activates her SuperMode, the screen displays glitched effects until the mode wears off. |
| 691 | * TheOmniscientCouncilOfVagueness: [[NGOSuperpower The Consortium]] is headed by a council. In their brief appearance in the opening, they unanimously rejected [[BigBad C]]'s proposal to reinstate the abandoned Gatekeeper Project, since their focus is on the highest echelons and that there is little need for circumstances "too costly" or "unacceptable" when it comes to protecting the world from [[EldritchLocation Limen]]. |
| 692 | * OnceDoneNeverForgotten: Inverted. Ann has [[ItsAllMyFault blamed herself]] for the incident regarding [[spoiler:her [[SomethingItis Entanglelitis]] when it caused her to attack Ryan and [[EyeScream slashed out his eye]]]] whenever it's brought up, despite [[BestFriend Ayane]] and the rest of her family telling her it was an accident and wasn't her fault. |
| 693 | * OneLetterName: The senior-level staff and facility supervisors of [[NGOSuperpower The Consortium]] all go by single capital letters, i.e. C, G, B, K, and D. |
| 694 | * OneTimeDungeon: The [[RoofHopping rooftops]] of Noctis City, the first major area, cannot be revisited after Loki's mecha is beaten, leaving any TreasureChest left behind unobtainable until NewGamePlus. |
| 695 | * OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler: After C is beaten during the last battle, his body becomes weakened enough to allow Sigrid to use her [[RealityWarper ability]] to expel all the malice in his body, causing it to evolve into [[DraconicAbomination Nidhogg]], the ancient dragon from Myth/NorseMythology]]. |
| 696 | * [[OneManArmy One-Woman Army]]: Ann Flores is a highly-skilled ActionGirl that singlehandedly takes on a entire onslaught of {{mooks}} from an organized street gang, weaponized soldiers from a private NGOSuperpower with an array of advanced tech and {{Mini Mecha}}s at their conveyance, to even destroying hostile beasts and supernatural abominations hailing from an EldritchLocation, prevailing through all this to [[BigSisterInstinct rescue her younger brother]]. |
| 697 | * OneWomanWail: [[BloodKnight Absalom]]'s boss theme features a prominent pitch of a chorus wail occurring mixed with the ambient music. |
| 698 | * OnlineAlias: [[BigBad C]] takes uses of an AI hub called [[NamesGivenToComputers The Prophet]] to send an e-mail to Ryan under the alias of 'The Holy Grail' with secret information about [[{{Panacea}} N540]] with the intent of luring him close enough to capture him. |
| 699 | * OnSiteProcurement: Ann starts off with entrant equipment while procuring additional weapons through obtaining a {{BFS}} from an enemy mech, or traversing various facilities to find [[DualWielding Dual Blades]], a PocketRocketLauncher, and a WaveMotionGun being contained in sealed boxes that can be opened up with ease and utilized against enemies. |
| 700 | * OpenEndedBossBattle: At the end of the tutorial segment, Ann battles against a TrainingBoss to use each of her skills against it. Whether she does defeat it or the boss depleted her health, the training simulation undergoes an error and shuts down. |
| 701 | * OpenSaysMe: In the bad ending, once [[spoiler:Amok had unleashed total destruction on the world]], Ryan awakens in a room with the entrance door stuck. After multiple attempts, he breaks down the door, only to discover what remains after the apocalypse. |
| 702 | * OperationBlank: In the past, The Consortium secretly engineered The Gatekeeper Project that conducted experiments on seven subjects to grant them inter-dimensional abilities that would assist investigating [[EldritchLocation Hinterland]]. The project was soon halted after an incident resulted in a facility's destruction. |
| 703 | * OpportunisticBastard: After his proposal to reinstate the Gatekeeper Project was rejected, C sets off a scheme to access [[EldritchLocation Hinterland]] by [[spoiler:engineering Ryan's capture to lure Ann in and forcibly using her powers to obtain the ArtifactOfDoom]]. |
| 704 | * OptionalBoss: There are three optional boss fights at [[PortTown Harbor Town]]'s [[GladiatorSubquest fighting arena]]; [[PlayingWithFire Pyrofist]], [[BadassNormal Eric Marcom]], and [[RedBaron Tai Long]]. Each of them are not required to be fought as part of the main story, but choosing to fight them awards much [[ExperiencePoints Grombitz]] and defeating all of them grants [[CosmeticAward a gold trophy]] as an award. |
| 705 | * OriginalPositionFallacy: Castor takes up on assisting C's EvilPlan to retrieve [[ArtifactOfDoom The Dypheus' Breath]] once he's convinced obtaining it will grant him a new position within The Consortium and restore his family's status. As Castor later finds out, C never intended on fulfilling the deal, which leads to him and Melissa both getting stranded out in the desert. |
| 706 | * OrionDrive: In the introduction, The Consortium attempts a NukeEm onto the [[EldritchLocation Limen crater]] by launching air units with specialized Orion Drives to double the nuclear pulse propulsion at the point of impact. |
| 707 | * OrphanageOfFear: Alluded within Holtz' personal journal at the Flores household. He mentions that he found Nakamura covered in bruises before he adopted her and would later found out it was done by the residents of the orphanage she came from which was ignored by the caretakers. |
| 708 | * OrwellianRetcon: The story originally ended abruptly with [[spoiler:Ann letting herself be taken in by The Consortium with no clear resolution of what happened afterwards]]. The developers later added an extended ending update that does away with the original ending and provides new scenes to wrap up any loose threads and conclude on a much better note. |
| 709 | * OurDragonsAreDifferent: C's OneWingedAngel form is a direct manifestation of all the evil within him. When fully incarnated, it transforms into a DraconicAbomination taking the form of Nidhogg, the primordial dragon from Myth/NorseMythology, unleashing devastating energy with its BreathWeapon and all manners of attacks that are brought out from the body that is entirely {{dark|isevil}}. |
| 710 | * OurFounder: Skopp City holds a statue contribution of the founder of the Tithonus Group in celebration of their first generation gravity enhancers represented by levitating blocks. |
| 711 | * OutlivingOnesOffspring: In the Mysterious Console {{DLC}}, Noni is revealed [[spoiler:to have died of chronic disease years ago, and her parents, unable to cope with their loss, requested aid from an AnonymousBenefactor to use a device to create a digital copy of her]]. |
| 712 | * OverheadInteractionIndicator: [=NPCs=] have a large speech bubble overhead that will either give a side-mission or engage in an optional conversation. |
| 713 | * {{Panacea}}: The N series are medical technology that was created to heal wounds and cure specific diseases. N540 is the latest that has the capacity to cure-all types, until an incident where civilians fought and killed over the medicine resulted in it being kept hidden from the public. |
| 714 | * PanUpToTheSkyEnding: In the epilogue, Ann and Ayane head out to gaze at the ocean while discussing [[AndTheAdventureContinues what adventures might come next]], ending with a panned up view of the clear sky while Ayane is resting besides Ann. |
| 715 | * ParanormalInvestigation: The agency where Ann and Ayane work at looks into the series.occult and inexplicable phenomenon. The head of the agency, Raymond, mentions how he's on the search for a MadDoctor wearing a plague mask. |
| 716 | * PeekABooCorpse: While around her apartment at Skopp City, Ann overhears an odd noise from a nearby room and looks through the door-hole. A ScareChord occurs as a dead body hung swings by, leading into a {{SideQuest}} to find the perpetrator. |
| 717 | * PensieveFlashback: After losing consciousness and awakening in [[EldritchLocation Hinterland]], Ann travels through the terrain where she sees her memories of the incident that caused [[spoiler:[[EvilMeScaresMe Amok]] to awakened within her, that subsequently led to Ann losing control and attacked her brother Ryan, [[EyeScream damaging his eye]], which made Ann moved out of her family home out of fear of hurting them]]. |
| 718 | * PeopleJars: At several facilities beneath The Consortium's underground base, there are various containment jars holding a victim of the [[UnwillingRoboticisation Mechanika Virus]] with a research panel besides each holding a report of how the virus affected the body conditions and the reactions to experimental stimulation. There are also containments for variants such as [[BlobMonster The Eroder]], with a full report on the computer panel detailing it's capabilities and how much danger it can create when loose. |
| 719 | * PermanentlyMissableContent: The [[RoofHopping rooftops]] of [[NeonCity Noctis City]] are a OneTimeDungeon, so any [[InexplicableTreasureChests item container]] left behind won't obtainable until NewGamePlus. There are also various {{NPC}}s holding unique conversations that'll be permanently missable after progressing past certain points. |
| 720 | * PersonOfMassDestruction: [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Amok]] is a supernatural entity that's {{sealed|evilinacan}} within the dimensional world called [[EldritchLocation Hinterland]]. She possesses immense power that lets her control massive {{Mechanical Abomination}}s that are armed with weapons and CombatTentacles to devastate all in their path. [[spoiler:When fully unleashed in the FissionMailed and Bad Ending, she brings TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt by turning the entire planet into a [[HellOnEarth desolate burning wasteland]] and leaving no survivors]]. |
| 721 | * PersonWithTheClothing: The MysteriousStranger that Ann encounters several times throughout the story is referred as 'The Masked Lady'. |
| 722 | * PersonalArcade: At the Flores residence, there's an arcade game of ''[[VideoGame/{{Pong}} Tong]]'' nearby the kitchen. |
| 723 | * PhotoMode: Screenshot Mode uses free camera movements to take shots that can be saved. |
| 724 | * PictorialSpeechBubble: During the epilogue when Ann and Ayane reunite with each other, they have speech bubble images while discussing what they'll do once returning back home. |
| 725 | * PillarOfLight: When Ann awakens her SuperMode, her body is at first encircled by [[ButterflyOfDeathAndRebirth energy butterflies]] before forming into a pillar of light surrounding her as she transforms. |
| 726 | * PinnedToTheWall: [[spoiler:Amok]], a [[PersonOfMassDestruction supernatural being of destruction]] is first encountered within [[EldritchLocation Hinterland]] being held in place against a wall by [[AncientArtifact The Dypheus' Breath]]. Later, at The Consortium's underground facility, Ann defeats [[AnimalisticAbomination The Varanus]] by deeply lodging a blade through its skull and into the ground, leaving it trapped as it tries to break free. |
| 727 | * PitGirls: At Noctis City, Jos van Corn's promotional tournament is first started off by a BigBeautifulWoman holding up the round card. Over at Harbor Town, the fighting arena matches are kicked off after the stage girl presents the current round card. |
| 728 | * PlagueDoctor: A plague doctor is alluded at one point when Raymond mentions that a nearby town was being overrun by zombies led by someone wearing a bird-mask. In the ConceptArtGallery, the figure is shown to be the [[Website/SCPFoundation Plague Doctor]]. |
| 729 | * PlayfulHacker: Ayane, who can hack into Noctis City's signal and provide Ann with any information she needs. |
| 730 | * PlayingWithFire: One opponent at the fighting arena is Pyrofist, who's able to dispel flames from his body and use them to increase his combat effectiveness. Pyrofist's bio also implies that he's an actual sentient flame within his armor. |
| 731 | * PlotPoweredStamina: In her first encounter with [[BloodKnight Absalom]], Ann is strucked by a CrissCrossAttack and awakens her SuperMode in the following instant to deliver a CurbStompBattle, and still manages to remain in top-shape without any strain. |
| 732 | * PlotTriggeringDeath: At one unprecedented point in the past, [[spoiler:the incident that drove C mad and engineered his obsession with obtaining an ArtifactOfDoom was the death of his fiancé, D, after she got sucked into a dimensional rift in a lab experiment GoneHorriblyWrong]]. |
| 733 | * PlumbersCrack: During Sigrid's SurpriseSantaEncounter, when "Santa" attempts to pull out his bag of gifts from the chimney, his behind displays a viewable crack. |
| 734 | * PocketRocketLauncher: The Tunguska missile launcher can shoot a total of three missiles at enemies upon locking on at its targets, and is carried around with ease. |
| 735 | * PointAndClickMap: Whenever Ann enters her vehicle, the map is displayed on the screen with a cursor to choose the destination. |
| 736 | * PointOfNoReturn: Upon proceeding into the deepest level of The Consortium's [[ElaborateUndergroundBase underground facility]] will have a prompt once Ann reaches a certain door warning that the final chapter will commence once you past through and visits to previous areas won't be possible. With a [[WarpWhistle Teleport Spring]] nearby, it'll allow you to stock up on any needed items for the last chapter. |
| 737 | * PortTown: Harbor Town is a large port at sea located far from the city. It's home to the [[GladiatorSubquest arena tournament]], an ItemCrafting shop, a FishingMinigame, and a large ShipLevel. |
| 738 | * PoseOfSupplication: In the bad ending, when Ann refuses to trust The Consortium, the ensuring argument ends up causing [[spoiler:Ryan to recklessly attack which gets him accidentally killed]], causing Ann to fall into this pose in complete shock. |
| 739 | * PossessionImpliesMastery: Ann is an ActionGirl who specializes in [[SheFu martial arts]] and [[HeroesPreferSwords swords]]. When picking up new weapons/skills such as a PocketRocketLauncher, [[EnergyWeapon particle cannon]], and a SuperMode, she's able to use it intimately to her advantage. |
| 740 | * PostCyberpunk: The story is set in a post-cyberpunk metropolis with multiple cities mixed with (pre-dominantly) influence, complete with [[VirtualCelebrity Virtual Celebrities]], robots, futuristic cars. While there are some darker elements, such as [[UnwillingRoboticisation the Mechanika Virus]] that caused peoples bodies to be turned metallic and robotic, and [[spoiler:an EldritchLocation that's unknown to the world as an NGOSuperpower studies it to find the means of destroying it]]. The setting is often times brightly lit with vibrant colors, making it veer far from the dystopian-type scenarios. |
| 741 | * PostFinalBoss: After the final fight against [[BigBad C]]'s [[DraconicAbomination Nidhogg]] form atop The Consortium's facility, [[spoiler:Ann is told to go through a procedure that will permanently sever her connection with [[EldritchLocation Hinterland]], followed by one last battle against [[EldritchAbomination Amok]] to seal her away]]. |
| 742 | * PosthumousCharacter: While exploring The Consortium's [[ElaborateUndergroundBase facility]], Ann comes across documents that refer to a scientist called Dr. [[OneLetterName D]], who allegedly was involved in a incident when she got sucked into a rift when a lab experiment went out of control. [[spoiler:A PreciousPhoto found in G's office reveals she was [[BigBad C]]'s lover and her death was the primary trigger for C's motive to obtain the ArtifactOfDoom]]. |
| 743 | * PoweredByAForsakenChild: The crux of C's [[EvilPlan master plan]] involves coming into possession of [[ArtifactOfDoom The Dypheus' Breath]] by [[spoiler:having Ann LuredIntoATrap and ensnare her into an ancient device that's takes full utilization of her innate dimensional powers to force open a passage into [[EldritchLocation Hinterland]] and retrieving the artifact. In the FissionMailed scenario, this comes to fruition, but ends up unleashing a SealedEvilInACan that brings [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt total apocalypse]] upon the entire world]]. |
| 744 | * PowerDyesYourHair: Every-time Ann awakens her Super Mode, her hair changes from black to turquoise along with being given [[PowerMakesYourHairGrow a slight growth]]. |
| 745 | * PowerMakesYourHairGrow: Whenever Ann activates her SuperMode, her hair also lengthens once she awakens it. |
| 746 | * PowerNullifier: Upon arriving at The Consortium's inner hall, Ann manages to locate Ryan before he gets knocked out. As Ann is moments away from unleashing her SuperMode upon the top brass after finding out Ayane has also been captured, they activate a device that immediately nullifies her ability and demands she [[EnemyMine co-operate]] with them to defeat C. |
| 747 | * ThePowerOfBlood: A [[StoryBreadcrumbs research document]] located at The Consortium's underground facility details that each of the seven subjects of [[OperationBlank The Gatekeeper Project]] were infused with a {{classified|information}} blood type that gave each of them a inherent dimensional ability. |
| 748 | * PrecisionFStrike: Ann is an entirely calm and reserved person. In the bad ending, after [[spoiler:seeing her brother killed right in front of her, followed by Amok prying on her anger]], causes her to let out a swift "You ''Bastards''!" moments before letting hell loose. |
| 749 | * PricelessMingVase: While heading to Dr. Doyle's lab, Ann knocks a vase over at the [[WeBuyAnything sell shop]]. The owner chides Ann that she'll have to pay full price for it at a later time. |
| 750 | * PrivateDetective: Ann and Ayane are both private investigators. They work at Raymond's agency, which specializes in investigating and solving supernatural problems. Ann is an ActionGirl who does most of the investigating locations, interrogating suspects, and fighting trouble, while Ayane is a PlayfulHacker who acts as her support and tech specialist. |
| 751 | * ProactiveBoss: Prior to the FinalBoss fight with C, after Ann catches up with him, he personally sends his troops to attack while he utilizes a FlechetteStorm from a distance. Afterwards, his [[OneWingedAngel Nidhogg]] form emerges from his body, leading to a RooftopConfrontation. |
| 752 | * ProgressiveInstrumentation: In the Mysterious Console [[DownloadableContent DLC]], the first floor of the {{roguelike}} dungeon uses a relative synthetic track, then adds in additional tempo and beats for the second floor. |
| 753 | * PurpleIsTheNewBlack: One of Ann's optional outfits, Graffiti, is purple fully mixed with black shaded in. Ann's hair is also given a similar treatment. |
| 754 | * PutOnAPrisonBus: After C's defeat following the destruction of his OneWingedAngel form, he's taken into custody by The Consortium and is kept under close watch to ensure his renegade actions not cause any more problems. [[spoiler:The sole reason he hasn't been sent for execution is because G is maintaining ThePromise he made to [[PosthumousCharacter D]] in regards to keeping a lookout for C]]. |
| 755 | * {{Pyromaniac}}: [[OptionalBoss Pyrofist]]'s favored tactic of fighting against opponents at Harbor Town's battle arena is unleashing waves of fire from within his metal armor. It is also hinted in his bio that he's actually a [[EvilLivingFlames living flame]]. |
| 756 | * QuadDamage: The Erythropoietin and 654-2 drinks temporarily increases Ann's attack and defense stats for 60 seconds, also provides additional damage to enemies [[BodyArmorAsHitPoints armor bar]]. |
| 757 | * QuakingWithFear: In one side-mission at Skopp City, Ann locates a missing suspect shaking with fear and BlueWithShock after being trapped on a MissingFloor for several hours. In the Mysterious Console DLC, Noni becomes shaken with unease after her encounter with the second dungeon boss once it leaves it's shell behind. |
| 758 | * QuestGiver: The map screen has quest notifiers identified by question marks that appear when they become available. |
| 759 | * QuiveringEyes: In the Mysterious Console DLC, when Noni realizes that the device has been activated, giving her contact for the first time after being trapped for years causes her to develop quivering tears before composing herself. |
| 760 | * RainbowSpeak: Listening to conversations from civilians will have them mentioning important things in red while stuff for {{Side Quest}}s are colored blue. |
| 761 | * RandomlyGeneratedLevels: The Mysterious Console DLC occurs in a randomized generating dungeon where the layout of each area is set in a variety of ways with enemy placement and pathways changing upon starting a new room. |
| 762 | * RandomlyGeneratedLoot: In the Mysterious Console DLC, which occurs in a {{roguelike}} dungeon, entering certain rooms or [[KillEnemiesToOpen defeating all enemies]] will cause an item chest to fall from above and give out a random reward of either being a new weapon to utilize or health / ammo for current weapons. |
| 763 | * RansackedRoom: After encountering a couple of thugs who were looking for her brother, Ann heads to Ryan's apartment to check on him. Upon arriving, she finds the room with most of the stuff tossed around with her only clue being a video ROM. Then, she gets ambushed and the ROM is stolen, leading to {{roofhopping}} across Noctis City. |
| 764 | * ReactionShot: Ayane gets one upon seeing Ann awakening her SuperMode for the first time during her battle with Absalom. |
| 765 | * RealityHasNoSoundtrack: While the game has an artistic soundtrack, certain locations such as the outside entrance of Freeway 42 and Noctis City don't have their own background music, solely accompanied by the ambiance noise of the surrounding areas. |
| 766 | * RealityWarper: Sigrid has the power to alter the whims of reality by focusing it on what she wants. As such, this allows improbable capabilities, like making a plant grow instantly or making "Santa Claus" appear to give her a present. Sigrid understands the nature of her ability but words it as 'magic', thanks to the "Grand Wizard" teaching her how to harness and contain it for the most part. |
| 767 | * ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: Noni, a major character in the Mysterious Console DLC, has the appearance of a young teen. At the end, it's revealed she's over two-hundred years old. The reason she hasn't aged at all is because [[spoiler:she's a [[VirtualGhost virtual copy]] of the real Noni who passed away from chronic disease and was created in her likeness by her parents after receiving aid from an unknown AnonymousBenefactor, but then ended up trapped in the device after they were killed in a car accident]]. |
| 768 | * RecurringBoss: There are two bosses fought twice. [[ReptilesAreAbhorrent The Varanus]] is first encountered as a hologram for the TrainingBoss of the tutorial segment, it later returns as a WaterfrontBossBattle within its confinement cell at The Consortium's base. [[BloodKnight Absalom]] first fights at Freeway 42 to see what Ann is capable of, he later returns partway into The Consortium's [[ElaborateUndergroundBase underground base]] to challenge Ann once more. |
| 769 | * RecycledSoundtrack: The Mysterious Console DLC utilizes the soundtrack from the main game throughout each area, and others are used for battle encounters. |
| 770 | * RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: The [[EliteMooks Elite Task Force]] of The Consortium has the soldiers outfitted with black metallic armor covered in red coating to signify they are the highest level of security to contend with any intruders that penetrate the facility. |
| 771 | * RedBaron: A higher-up of the Factio Pugni calls himself "The Unbeatable" Loki due to his wielding of a {{BFS}}. He also has a brother called "The Unbeatable" Tai Long. |
| 772 | * RedFilterOfDoom: Whenever Ann's LifeMeter nearly runs out, the screen turns red from all sides. |
| 773 | * RedshirtArmy: During Ann's traversal through [[AbandonedLaboratory Freeway 42]], The Consortium sends a tactical squadron to a different location to retrieve [[AnimalisticAbomination The Varanus]] after it escaped captivity. After the squad comes into contact with it, The Varanus attacks and kills all of them after unleashing an attack when they were in its line of sight. |
| 774 | * ReligiousHorror: Though the story takes place in a PostCyberpunk setting, there are various elements pertaining to this. The EldritchLocation called Limen is an enormous crater that brings out supernatural phenomena with a humongous cross emerging from its center when being surrounded by CreepyCrosses, the world of Hinterland itself has demented crosses over a hellish landscape, including skeletal marked crosses. |
| 775 | * RemoteControlRuckus: A variation. While at the Flores household, Ann can examine a mini-handheld game controller and reminisce to when she shoved Ryan over to quickly grab at it. |
| 776 | * TheResenter: Though he never shows much of it, [[BigBad C]] holds The Consortium in high contempt for [[spoiler:the death of his fiancee when she got sucked into a dimensional rift. Since then, he has secretly planned to obtain an ArtifactOfDoom for his own use, and when that fails, he [[MotiveDecay resorts]] to overthrowing The Consortium entirely]]. |
| 777 | * RevealShot: During her visit beneath Freeway 42, Ann is hit by an attack and loses consciousness, after-which she finds herself in [[EldritchLocation Hinterland]] following a voice calling her name. Once she reaches the center, the camera pans out to show an EldritchAbomination PinnedToTheWall by an ancient weapon. |
| 778 | * RewardingInactivity: Watching the fighters at [[PortTown Harbor Town]]'s [[GladiatorSubquest arena]] for thirty seconds as a spectator earns the achievement "Deadly Kombationem". |
| 779 | * RewardingVandalism: In the Mysterious Console DLC, Noni can freely destroy all the furniture within the mansion's dungeon to acquire [[HeartsAreHealth hearts]] and ammo whenever she needs a brief refill. |
| 780 | * RhetoricalQuestionBlunder: While progressing through Freeway 42's underground biological research base, Ann comes across several egg-like substances. |
| 781 | -->'''Ayane:''' What's that sticky stuff over there?\ |
| 782 | '''Ann:''' My guess is that it's secretion from the grubs that...\ |
| 783 | '''Ayane:''' I know, I know! It was a rhetorical question!\ |
| 784 | '''Ann:''' ''(sigh)'' |
| 785 | * RhinoRampage: One of the various enemies are {{Mooks}} wearing metallic rhino armor who'll pull out powerful swings or a charged rush to deliver heavy damage. |
| 786 | * RingMenu: When in battle, using the right stick with bring up a ring menu displaying each of Ann's weapons for quick selection. |
| 787 | * RobotDog: In Skopp City, a civilian with a robotic dog is seen barking at a patron trying to hit on her. Over at Harbor Town, a cyborg corgi is the one in charge of the local bar, it also detest being petted. |
| 788 | * {{Roguelike}}: The 'Mysterious Console' [[DownloadableContent DLC]] is a roguelike minigame traversing several dungeons combined with BulletHell elements. |
| 789 | * RollingAttack: In the boss fight against the [[MuckMonster Mother Grub]], it uses its own body to spin at high speed to roll around the area and [[DeathFromAbove attack from above]] when it launches itself into the air. |
| 790 | * {{Roofhopping}}: The first major area occurs on the various rooftops of Noctic City as Ann chases down a [[WhiteGangbangers Factio Pugni]] thug to retrieve a stolen ROM. |
| 791 | * RooftopConfrontation: The final fight has Ann battling C's OneWingedAngel form on the rooftop of The Consortium's facility. |
| 792 | * RoyalRapier: K, being one of the more well-mannered members of The Consortium, brandishes one of these to duel C to keep him busy while Sigurd casts her spell. For most of the fight they're evenly matched, though he gets disarmed a few times. |
| 793 | * RuleOfCool: The story follows an ActionGirl who's also a OneWomanArmy that single-handedly takes down {{mook}}s from various organizations, {{Mini Mecha}}s, and {{Animalistic Abomination}}s with an EnhancedPunch. She also happens to have a SuperMode that's connected to a supernatural being sealed in AnotherDimension, can dish out twice the amount of damage towards opponents. |
| 794 | * RunOrDie: At The Consortium's underground facility, Ann encounters a BrownNoteBeing called The Eroder that's impervious to her current weapons and can only escape from it when starts pursuing her to avoid being affected by its instantaneous kill-effect upon contact until she locates a [[WaveMotionGun weapon]] that can destroy it. |
| 795 | * SafeBehindTheCorner: At [[ShipLevel The Walter Raleigh]], Ann comes across the {{warden|sareevil}} setting one of his lackeys on [[ManOnFire fire]] with [[FlameSpewerObstacle flame-spewing traps]] while she hides behind the corner of a wall to avoid detection. |
| 796 | * SandWorm: At The Consortium's underground facility, there are Sandpit Worms that evolved from Native Grubs after adapting to a barren desert environment. Like their sewer counterpart, they're easily disposable. |
| 797 | * SavePoint: There are laptops dispersed throughout each major area with the function to manually save progress and improve Ann's SkillScoresAndPerks. |
| 798 | * SayIt: One conversation by a couple of citizens has them arguing with the other to demand their outfitted weaponry is the best. |
| 799 | * SayMyName: At Freeway 42, Ayane calls out for Ann after seeing her get dropped down a TrapDoor. In the bad ending, [[spoiler:Ann yells out for Ryan upon seeing him getting shot and killed right in front of her]]. |
| 800 | * ScaryShinyGlasses: While traveling to [[ShipLevel The Walter Raleigh]], Ann meets a mysterious individual, [[OneLetterName K]], who proceeds to tell Ann a story about a child who made a DealWithTheDevil, all with shiny glasses, and just before Ann can ask anything else, he [[StealthHiBye suddenly vanishes]]. |
| 801 | * SceneryCensor: Whenever Ann uses the [[ShowerScene shower]] at her apartment, the full view is covered by a decorative jar standing in front of the center. |
| 802 | * SceneryPorn: There are breathtakingly beautiful PostCyberpunk environments to explore, one particular moment shows a entire scenery shot of [[NeonCity Noctis City]] to establish the well-circumstantial art. |
| 803 | * SchematizedProp: A collectible item is a diagram detailing a blueprint for the [[GottaCollectThemAll Cyber Neko]] statues found throughout areas. |
| 804 | * ScienceFantasy: The story takes place in a PostCyberpunk world where hi-tech {{mega corp}}orations and advanced technology with the likes of {{Flying Car}}s, knowledgeable A.I, and manufactured specialized materials are the norm, then partway is it shown that supernatural elements are a part of this as well. The world has undergone various extramundane phenomenal that came with multiple anomalies in the range of unearthly creatures or a MysticalPlague, all of which is traced back to a [[EldritchLocation mysterious crater]] that brings forth any sort of unknown abnormalities, which itself it studied by a scientific organization searching the means to destroy it. |
| 805 | * ScoreScreen: Getting a GameOver in the Mysterious Console {{DLC}} displays the total score for all the enemies defeated and the progress made in the {{roguelike}} minigame. |
| 806 | * ScottyTime: Castor informs C that he has managed to acquire the device needed to obtain the ArtifactOfDoom, but needs several days of testing before utilizing it. C demands preparations begin immediately, ignoring Castor's warning that rushing the process would risk a spatial collapse in reality. |
| 807 | -->'''Castor:''' I have obtained what you wanted. I'll need a couple of days for testing still, it's not quite ready yet.\ |
| 808 | '''C:''' I don't have a couple of days.\ |
| 809 | '''Castor:''' Rush this, and we risk a spatial collapse within The Consortium.\ |
| 810 | '''C:''' If you want to restore the former glory of your family, I'd hurry. Make haste and remember; don't fail. |
| 811 | * ScrapbookStory: Several tidbits of information that expands on characters and exposition are conveyed through various documents and personal journals that are found in certain areas. |
| 812 | * ScratchDamageEnemy: The [[GiantEnemyCrab Giant Rock Crab]] at Freeway 42 is heavily encased in stone and metal, receiving only a mere point of damage when struck with normal attacks or using a {{handgun|s}}. The {{BFS}} is what's capable of piercing through its [[BreakMeter armor]] until it becomes weakened enough to be stunned. |
| 813 | * ScreenShake: A screen shake occurs whenever BadVibrations are involved or when Ann performs a FinishingMove against enemies. |
| 814 | * ScrollingText: All dialogue conversations that occur in text boxes scrolls by at a fairly rapid pace. |
| 815 | * SeaOfSand: After their defeat, Castor and Melissa both end up getting stranded in the midst of a desert that's overlaid with sandy hills of ergs, a clear sun, and without any excess of rocky terrain, with both of them HammeredIntoTheGround upon landing headfirst. |
| 816 | * SecretCompartment: Alan Doyle keeps the access code for his underground lab's personal computer hidden within a stuffed teddy bear that used to belong to his child to ensure no one finds out who he works for. |
| 817 | * SecretRoom: At Noctis City, Ann is searching for a {{mook}} who was spotted entering a storage building. She discovers a terminal, once activated, causes a mini-elevator to appear from the ground that leads into a hidden basement. |
| 818 | * SelfAppliedNickname: Ayane considers herself a "Superstar [[PlayfulHacker Hacker]]" when assuring Ann she'll be able to hack through The Consortium's encryptions. |
| 819 | * SelfDisposingVillain: In the midst of the {{roofhopping}} area at Noctis City, Ann encounters a {{mook|s}} in [[FullBoarAction boar armor]] that immediately attempts to attack her by performing a charging rush attack. Ann immediately dodges it while the mook ends up causing himself to be thrown off the top of the building and fall straight to the ground. |
| 820 | * SenseImpairedMonster: The MonsterCompendium details that the [[GiantEnemyCrab mutated crabs]] found beneath [[AbandonedLaboratory Freeway 42]] had lived in darkness for so many years below ground their eyesight had become permanently impaired, which they compensate by improvising their scents and sound to detect and attack anyone who comes near their territory. |
| 821 | * SentryGun: At [[ShipLevel The Walter Raleigh]], there's several gun turrets mounted up in the background. After the alarm has been raised, they're fully activated, and take aim at [[ActionGirl Ann]] for several seconds before firing an energy shot. |
| 822 | * SequelHook: Even in the Revised Ending, which answers a few of the ominous questions presented by where the game originally left off, [[spoiler:the faction that manipulated C into unleashing the Hinterland remains at large by the end of the game.]] |
| 823 | * SerialEscalation: What starts off as a PostCyberpunk adventure story, starts to shift towards the supernatural, adding new twists to the plot and the mystery behind it, stacking up events that lead to battles against otherworldly abominations; cumulating in a fight against a DraconicAbomination. |
| 824 | * SeverelySpecializedStore: Throughout the cities there are chip shops that specializes in selling only enhancements chips that are for boosting abilities when equipped to SocketedEquipment. |
| 825 | * SexyBacklessOutfit: Ann's [[LittleBlackDress Twilight Veil]] outfit that she picks up for a certain objective is short enough to be a strapless dress that promptly displays her back. |
| 826 | * ShadowedFaceGlowingEyes: The [[BarbarianTribe Loppers]] who reside beneath [[AbandonedLaboratory Freeway 42]] all wear hooded cloaks to have their faces obscured in shadow with red glowing eyes as the only visible trait that can be seen when they attack whoever enters their territory. |
| 827 | * SheFu: Ann knows a variety of martial arts that she can use in combat. She can also upgrade her [[SkillScoresAndPerks Grom system]] to have a number of acrobatic hand-to-hand techniques, such as a running knee strike that can launch enemies off their feet and into each other for extra damage. |
| 828 | * SheepInSheepsClothing: The Masked Woman is a MysteriousStranger who seems to harbor her own intentions when giving Ann information on the circumstances she's getting involved in since she knows a lot more then she's letting on. [[spoiler:In the final area, she reveals herself to be on Ann's side in stopping C's machination on obtaining the ArtifactOfDoom as she is one of the former seven subjects of the Gatekeeper Project]]. |
| 829 | * ShieldBearingMook: The attack forces of [[NGOSuperpower The Consortium]] come equipped with shields to defend from attacks or use to bash for damage. |
| 830 | * ShipLevel: Ann travels to The Walter Raleigh, a decrepit old freighter ship nearby Harbor Town owned by the Factio Pugni to retrieve Ryan's stolen ROM. |
| 831 | * ShipTease: Ann and Ayane frequently have incredibly intimate interactions with each other, like giving each other lap pillows and Ayane constantly flirting with Ann. Whether this is just playful banter or Ayane being serious and Ann either rejecting the romantic advances or not realizing Ayane's intentions is never made clear, but the two are extremely close and enjoy the other's company nonetheless. |
| 832 | * ShockStick: The Bulwark task force from The Consortium specialize in wielding large red metallic electrical rods that generate a shock attack when thrust with enough force. |
| 833 | * ShockwaveStomp: In the battle against the [[MiniMecha MI Mecha]], one of its attacks consists of punching the ground with such strong force, the resulting blast creates a powerful shockwave that stretches out across the fighting area to deliver a knockback strike unless evaded. |
| 834 | * ShopFodder: Ann can find all manner of junk items that are explicitly only meant to be sold for more credits. |
| 835 | * {{Shoryuken}}: Ann's Jujutsu skill lets her perform an uppercut attack to send an enemy airborne followed by an additional punch to toss the target towards the ground for max damage. |
| 836 | * ShotgunsAreJustBetter: Holtz Flores prefers to use pump-action shotguns for home defense and presumably, defending the FamilyBusiness he used to run before handing over the duties to Nakamura. |
| 837 | * ShotToTheHeart: Alluded in the FlavorText for the [[GradualRegeneration Digitalin]], it can be taken orally, most users wrongly inject it by force onto the heart. |
| 838 | * ShowerScene: One of the first things Ann does in the opening hours of the game is take a shower, which the player sees from outside the bathroom and with a [[SceneryCensor conveniently placed jar blocking most of your view of her]]. |
| 839 | * ShowingOffYourPowers: After a rather unexpected SurpriseSantaEncounter, [[ChildrenAreInnocent Sigrid]] explains that it happened because of her "[[RealityWarper magic]]" when she wished for it, and then proceeds to use her ability to make a flower fully grow from an empty pot. |
| 840 | * ShoutOut: Has [[ShoutOut/ANNOMutationem its own page.]] |
| 841 | * ShowsDamage: All enemies receive numeral damage numbers indicated whenever Ann attacks. |
| 842 | * ShrineToTheFallen: At the UndergroundCity beneath Freeway 42, [[TheMorlocks The Outcasts]] hold a large secluded antechamber with a shrine holding illuminating candles and photographs of the victims who perished to the [[UnwillingRoboticisation Mechanika Virus]]. |
| 843 | * SiblingsInCrime: One of the higher-ups of the Factio Pugni calls himself Loki "The Unbeatable" who shares that [[RedBaron title]] with his brother, "The Unbeatable" Tai Long. |
| 844 | * SicklyGreenGlow: At the AbandonedLaboratory beneath Freeway 42, a FungusHumongous evolved to undertake biological habits, forming green glowing splotches that emit deadly fumes to surround it. |
| 845 | * {{Sidequest}}: There are several side-missions throughout the main cities, ranging from gathering a certain number of items, finding an lost object in a major area, and searching for a missing person. Completion of these quests grant [[CreditChip credits]], [[ExperiencePoints Grombitz]], and TechPoints for the [[SkillScoresAndPerks Skill Tree]]. |
| 846 | * SideStoryBonusArt: Official bonus artwork displayed in the [[ConceptArtGallery bonus art gallery]] shows Ann and Ayane sharing a photograph together. The main developers' Twitter features the two wearing New Years celebratory outfits. |
| 847 | * SigilSpam: The Consortium keeps their mark throughout their base on each of their vehicles, weaponry, technology, including documents and messages. |
| 848 | * SignatureHeadgear: The [[MysteriousStranger Masked Woman]] is always wearing a plated mask whenever she appears to provide an InfoDrop. |
| 849 | * SillyWalk: [[RedBaron Loki]] has his WeaponAcrossTheShoulder while having a strict-tight walk when fighting in a battle. |
| 850 | * SinisterScythe: The members of The Outcasts who went renegade wield metallic scythes to attack whoever approaches them. |
| 851 | * SkeletonMotif: In the Mysterious Console DLC, the floors containing the boss of each dungeon has their BossRoom indicated by a red skull once it is found on the mini-map. |
| 852 | * SkillScoresAndPerks: Ann can upgrade her "Talents" through a skill tree with three sections that require [[ExperiencePoints Grombitz]] and Upgrade Points. "Basic" increases her stats of Health, Attack, and Defense. "Tactical" gives improved effects to her weapons and attacks. "Expertise" grants her new moves she can use in battles. |
| 853 | * SkinToneDisguise: After the [[UnwillingRoboticisation Mechanika Virus]] pandemic had subsided, a biological skin, appropriately called Bioskin, was developed for victims who survived to let them regain their original looks, also equipped with sensors to emulate sensations. |
| 854 | * SkullForAHead: The Varanus, an AnimalisticAbomination being kept by The Consortium, has the entirely of its skull fully exposed on the decaying body. [[spoiler:In the final fight, C's OneWingedAngel form as [[DraconicAbomination Nidhogg]] notably has his {{dark|isevil}}-colored skull entirely viewable]]. |
| 855 | * SkyscraperCity: Skopp and Noctis City consist of conglomerate superstructures that are interconnected with passerby commuter trains, and fully displayed {{Advert|OverloadedFuture}}s on most compositions. |
| 856 | * SleptThroughTheApocalypse: In the bad ending, [[spoiler:Ryan is shot by The Consortium and blacks out. After [[EldritchAbomination Amok]] has destroyed the world, he awakens to the sound of BadVibrations to find the building in ruins, everyone in the vicinity gone, and arrives shocked to find the outside is now a HellOnEarth]]. |
| 857 | * SmallGirlBigGun: Noni, the player character of the Mysterious Console DLC, is a [[SuperDeformed tiny]] young girl who picks up a variety of large weapons like a sniper rifle, rocket launcher, plasma gun, submachine gun, and an assault rifle, with each of them being huge that she's able to carry with ease to take on enemies. |
| 858 | * SmashingSurvival: Getting hit with a heavy attack attack will temporarily stun Ann, rotating the control stick will shake off the effect. This occurs while also fighting [[AnIcePerson Melissa]], as getting hit by her ice attacks will trap Ann until the control stick is spun around. |
| 859 | * SmashTheSymbol: In the bad ending, [[spoiler:after [[EldritchAbomination Amok]] uses Ann's MomentOfWeakness to take over her body, she delivers a massive slash towards the mark of [[NGOSuperpower The Consortium]] just before unleashing destruction on the world]]. |
| 860 | * SmashToBlack: In the bad ending, [[spoiler:Amok's destruction of the world starting with Skopp City smashes to black as the large mechanical claws overtake the city]]. |
| 861 | * SocketedEquipment: Each of Ann's weapons has three sockets for enhancement chips that would increase it's strength, amplify critical damage, or double penetrating attacks against [[ArmorAsHitPoints armor health]]. |
| 862 | * SomeDexterityRequired: While most controls for standard moves/attacks are relatively simple, some of the expertise skills require an amount of combination between both movement and button combos to be utilized against enemies. |
| 863 | * SomethingItis: Ann is undergoing treatment for 'Entanglelitis', which causes her to lose consciousness and attack people. [[spoiler:It's actually a cover for her supernatural ability to sense and mentally visit other dimensions, something that the Circle Consortium wants to cover up.]] |
| 864 | * SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay: after Ann awakens her SuperMode and loses consciousness, Ayane quickly asks what's the AffectionateNickname she gives Ann to assure she is still herself. Ann embarrassingly replies "darling", reassuring Ayane that Ann's '[[EvilMeScaresMe other self]]' is gone. |
| 865 | * SoreLoser: After Ann takes down T.R's mechanical defense system, he hastily throws a temperamental hassle. He quickly regains his composure when Ann arrives to retrieve the stolen ROM. |
| 866 | * SoundsOfScience: Several StoryBreadcrumbs found in many areas display exuberant findings while talking about their studies regarding any supernatural variants they've studied. |
| 867 | * SoundOnlyDeath: In an optional scene, Dr. Doyle's backstory shows he had a wife and child. After a particular moment, the camera shifts to the child's toy figures where one of them is struck by a car accompanied by the sound of a crash, and the scene that follows shows Doyle standing besides his unconscious child while his wife is gone. |
| 868 | * SoundTest: The in-game soundtrack is available as part of the [[DownloadableContent upgrade pack]] for the main menu to play the music. |
| 869 | * SparingTheFinalMook: When a group of thugs from the [[TheMafia Factio Pugni]] arrive at The Sicilian Jar searching for her brother, [[ActionGirl Ann]] leads them outside and takes down all of them until a single member is left, who immediately surrenders and explains why they were looking for Ryan before running off. |
| 870 | * SpeechBubbles: The dialogue between characters has the speech bubble appearing as a floating square-shaped box appearing overhead on whoever is speaking. |
| 871 | * TheSpeechless: [[MysteriousWaif Noni]], one of the major characters in the Mysterious Console {{DLC}} is introduced as being unable to speak and can only communicate by TalkingWithSigns. At the end of the last level, it's explained the reason she can't talk is because [[spoiler:she's a digital copy of the actual Noni who died years ago, and her parents were killed before they could give her the ability to speak]]. |
| 872 | * SplashOfColor: In a few scenes when Ann has an encounter with the Masked Woman, the scenery turns fully monochrome, with the exception Ann and the Masked Woman who remain in color. |
| 873 | * SpoilerCover: A visual cover spoils that there's a dragon, when it's a PostCyberpunk setting. This is significant because it signifies the importance of RealityWarper Sigrid to the FinalBattle. |
| 874 | * SpontaneousWeaponCreation: [[BloodKnight Absalom]] possesses the ability to materialize an energy sword directly into his hand when he's about to directly battle an opponent. Amok, being a supernatural entity, also possesses a similar ability with her own sword. |
| 875 | * {{Squee}}: Ayane lets out a positive-filled squee upon seeing Ann getting into wearing a LittleBlackDress. Later, she does another after reuniting with Ann while leaping onto her and [[ThanksForTheMammary grabbing her chest]]. |
| 876 | * StandardizedSpaceViews: The opening starts with a satellite's orbital view of Earth while having several missiles guided towards it target. |
| 877 | * StargazingScene: On their way to [[ShipLevel The Walter Raleigh]], Ann and Ayane spend the boat-ride admiring the night sky being illuminated by the moon. Ayane decides the moment would be perfect for a LoveConfession, only to turn around and see Ann had already went inside. |
| 878 | * StartScreen: The game opens up with a shot of a puddle on the ground, pressing the start button pans the camera up to show the protagonist, Ann, in the middle of [[NeonCity Noctis City]]. |
| 879 | * StatOVision: Using the [[EverythingSensor Grom System]]'s scan function on enemies will present their total health and armor defense, as well adding information about them to the MonsterCompendium. |
| 880 | * StationaryEnemy: |
| 881 | ** The Trans Grub at Freeway 42 conceals itself underneath the ground until it senses any target walking on top of it and then swiftly emerges to swallow whoever triggered it. |
| 882 | ** The Demolition AttackDrone remains motionless in air being surrounded by a LivingMotionDetector radius. When the overlay is penetrated, it automatically flies itself towards the target before {{self destruct|mechanism}}ing. |
| 883 | * StatusBuff: The Erythropoietin and 654-2 drinks temporarily increases Ann's attack and defense stats for 60 seconds, also provides additional damage to enemies [[ArmorAsHitPoints armor bar]]. |
| 884 | * StatusLine: When in combat, the display fully depicts the LifeMeter, main weapons that are equipped, the items being held in the shortcut menu, and the current amount of ammo for sub-weapons. |
| 885 | * StealthHiBye: The [[MysteriousStranger Masked Woman]] occasionally appears in front of Ann, drops a bit of exposition, and instantly disappears before Ann can ask anything else. |
| 886 | * SteamVentObstacle: At Freeway 42, the underground city of the outcasts' holds a number of pipes letting loose steam for a few seconds. |
| 887 | * TheStinger: After the credits of the initial ending, [[spoiler:Ann is standing before Amok again in Hinterland, who offers Ann to change her destiny, ending before Ann's response is said]]. |
| 888 | * StoryBreadcrumbs: Several major sections of information that expands on characters and exposition about the PostCyberpunk world are emanated through the LoreCodex, various documents, speaking to numerous {{NPC}}s, and reading personal journals that are found in specific areas. |
| 889 | * StrangerBehindTheMask: The [[MysteriousStranger Masked Woman]] that appears repeatedly overtime appears to much of what's going on behind the scenes when she drops a variety of exposition to Ann. [[spoiler:In the final area, she removes her mask, revealing herself that while she certainly looks human, she's actually TheWatcher who solely wants Ann to defeat the BigBad from enacting his master plan]]. |
| 890 | * StrongAndSkilled: Ann is a highly-skilled ActionGirl that excels in [[SheFu athletics combat]], strength, speed, along with her handling of swords and usage of tactical weapons, makes her a formidable fighter to face as she battles and takes down a barrage of enemies and even supernatural creatures. |
| 891 | * StrongFamilyResemblance: In the Mysterious Console DLC, Noni has a family picture in her bedroom, promptly showing that she greatly resembles her mother standing besides her. [[spoiler:It later turns out she's a [[VirtualGhost virtual copy]] of the real Noni who died to chronic illness and was created by her parents to fully resemble the original]]. |
| 892 | * StunnedSilence: In the bad ending, after [[spoiler:Ryan had SleptThroughTheApocalypse]], he awakens in a entirely vacant destroyed building. Upon moving through wreckage of the building's ruins, he stops with filled-horror at seeing [[spoiler:the world has become a barren wasteland of destruction]]. |
| 893 | * StylishProtectionGear: Ann's battle suit. It comes with a number of extra features thanks to the Grom System, such as the CrosshairAware lasers and targets that warn you of incoming projectile attacks and explosives. |
| 894 | * StylishSunhats: At Ann's room, she has a photograph of Nakamura featuring her with a sunhat when she previously worked as a model. |
| 895 | * SuperMode: After the [[spoiler:first battle with Absalom]], Ann [[spoiler:awakens to her interdimensional traveling powers and can now manifest Amok in her world]], granting her a visible change in appearance, twin katanas that are obscenely more powerful than any of her weapons, and an infinite supply of ninja throwing stars. It is on a [[HourOfPower very short activation period]] but can absolutely wipe the floor with enemies or deal severe enemy to a boss, along with Ann both being invincible and regenerating health so fast nothing can harm her. Ayane refers to it as "Super Ann" mode. |
| 896 | * SuccessfulSiblingSyndrome: Ryan Flores is hindered quite heavily that his older sisters; Helen, Nakamura, Ann, are much more successful and reliable, leaving him to constantly be the one being saved or needing rescue whenever he gets himself into trouble. This is part of why his attempt to [[FindTheCure locate N540]] for Ann comes from trying to prove himself. |
| 897 | * SuddenSoundtrackStop: The first time Sigrid is seen using her [[RealityWarper special ability]], the soundtrack immediately halts. |
| 898 | * SuddenlyShouting: C, in the midst of his VillainousBreakdown, is confronted by G, who tells him to give it up already. C proclaims that he still has time to finalize his master plan, while G dictates The Consortium's council will not allow him to restart The Gatekeeper Project, C promptly yells back in a sudden [[EvilSoundsDeep demonic]] voice that he'll take matters into his own hands. |
| 899 | -->'''C:''' '''TO HELL WITH THE GATEKEEPER PROJECT!''' |
| 900 | * SuperDeformed: In the Mysterious Console DLC, the characters within the titular device like [[MysteriousWaif Noni]] and all the enemies encountered have a super-deformed style being minuscule in {{animesque}} likeness. |
| 901 | * SuperMobBoss: T.R, the leader of [[RuralGangsters The Factio Pugni]], possesses superior mechanical modification skills. Upon gaining ownership of [[ShipLevel The Walter Raleigh]] that becomes his turf, he began full construction to create a offensive battle mech modified with powerful parts and [[MacrossMissileMassacre equipment]] from various technology which he personally controls to deal with anyone crossing into his territory. |
| 902 | * SuperWindowJump: After Ann takes down several of Loki's thugs, he escapes by jumping out of an apartment window. Ann pursues him by jumping out the same window and doing a CasualHighDrop. |
| 903 | * SupernaturalGoldEyes: Amok, a supernatural being of mass destruction that's from AnotherDimension possesses golden glowing eyes. Ann also gets these whenever she activates her SuperMode. |
| 904 | * SuperpowerLottery: Ann awakens a dormant SuperMode within, which provides her with dual katanas that are far more powerful than any of her normal weapons, an infinite supply of ranged ammo, greatly increased stats, and rapidly regenerating health that effectively makes her invincible. It's later revealed [[spoiler:that this ability was granted onto her as a result of [[DesignerBabies experimentation]] that was performed on her when she was a child]]. |
| 905 | * SurpriseSantaEncounter: While at the Flores residence, [[ChildrenAreInnocent Sigrid]] gets a surprise visit from "Santa" popping in from the roof to give her a teddy. Immediately, Holtz Flores pulls out a shotgun and takes the guy for a thief before chasing him out. In the epilogue, "Santa" makes ''[[BrickJoke another]]'' visit, much to the confusion of Ann and her siblings, and this time, Holtz makes sure he doesn't get out of it so easily. |
| 906 | * SurprisinglyCreepyMoment: The story starts out as a PostCyberpunk action-adventure in a futuristic metropolis. At a pivotal moment, Ann loses consciousness and awakens in a EldritchLocation that's immersed in a bloody landscape with CreepyCrosses around and ominous silence. [[spoiler:After reaching the center, Ann comes across a HumanoidAbomination that immediately proceeds to temporarily use her body as a SuperpoweredEvilSide]]. |
| 907 | * SurveillanceAsThePlotDemands: While making her way through The Consortium's underground facility, Ann comes across a surveillance room and discovers the organization has been monitoring her and Ayane at specific locations ever since they started closing in. |
| 908 | * SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: The game was originally developed to be an Website/SCPFoundation work. It was revamped into an original property in order to avoid IP problems, while characters, such as The Reptile retained its design and is referred as The Varanus, just as Sigurros was renamed into Sigrid who also has RealityWarping powers. More specific characters in [[NGOSuperpower The Consortium]] are substitutes of the foundation as well; C is based on Dr. Clef, G is based on Dr. Gears, B is based on Dr. Bright, and K is based on Dr. Kondraki. |
| 909 | * SuspiciousVideoGameGenerosity: The Corn brothers of Corn & Corn, cyborgs with corn cobbs for heads, pop up [[WeAreEverywhere all over the place]] in sewers and secret labs they have no business being in, to sell HealthPotion drinks and sometimes serve as a workbench, to make sure the player doesn't run out of supplies. |
| 910 | * SweatDrop: In various instances, characters will have a sweat-drop whenever witnessing a demeaning event. After Castor and Melissa end up stranded in the desert, Castor rants in SymbolSwearing while Melissa watches from afar with a sweat-drop occurring besides her. |
| 911 | * SwitchOutMove: In the fight against the [[DualBoss two]] elite {{Cyber|ninja}}-Kunoichi at The Consortium's facility, both of them will perform an instant swap technique with each other to take their place after receiving a significant amount of damage. |
| 912 | * SwordBeam: In the fight against [[BloodKnight Absalom]], his blade is able to shoot off energy waves when he attacks, he can even form several tornado attacks comprised of slash beams. |
| 913 | * SymbolSwearing: [[spoiler:Castor and Melissa]], having survived their portal malfunction are left stranded in the middle of a desert. [[spoiler:Castor]], outraged at C's betrayal, rants angrily as his words are written in random symbols. |
| 914 | * TacticalDoorUse: At The Consortium's ElaborateUndergroundBase, Ann comes across a large red sphere of corrupted energy that chases after her until she makes her through the door into the next area. |
| 915 | * TacticalSuicideBoss: T.R., the head of the Factió PugnÃ, fights with two giant, weaponized freighter ship crane arms, capable of crushing intruders to death along with conventional weapons like missile pods. The missiles the latter fires can be dodged then disarmed by Ann, then used with her "Tunguska" missile launcher, which is the only way she can deal damage to the vulnerable motors that keep the crane arms working. Had T.R. not used those missile launchers, Ann would have likely been tired out or found it impossible to destroy his machine. |
| 916 | * TacticalWithdrawal: After being beaten by Ann's SuperMode in their first encounter, Absalom teleports out with a promise that he isn't done yet and will return again for a rematch. |
| 917 | * TailSlap: In the final fight against C's DraconicAbomination form, Nidhogg, one his attacks is swiping his tail with powerful force to deliver knockback damage upon hitting his target. |
| 918 | * TakingTheFightOutside: When members of [[WhiteGangbangers The Factio Pugni]] show up at The Sicilian Jar demanding Ryan's whereabouts, [[ActionGirl Ann]] immediately leads them out to the backside and takes them all down. |
| 919 | * TalkingWithSigns: In the DLC, [[MysteriousWaif Noni]] is unable to speak due to her [[SuperDeformed avatar]]'s appearance, she instead writes her messages on the ground to communicate with Ayane. |
| 920 | * ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine: In a PensieveFlashback, Ann attempted to get Ryan out of a dangerous gang, when the members assaulted her, the act [[spoiler:prompted [[EldritchAbomination Amok]] to materialize within Ann and she took down the gang members. Unfortunately, she lost control and attacked Ryan as well, [[EyeScream slashing his eye in the process]]]]. |
| 921 | * TeamShot: The main cover features [[AdventureDuo Ann and Ayane]] together amidst the PostCyberpunk city. |
| 922 | * TeaserEquipment: At the various weapon and equipment shops, there are powerful swords and [[SocketedEquipment boost chips]] available from the start. The [[WeWillSpendCreditsInTheFuture credit]] pricing is in the high thousands, which can only be reached once enough ShopFodder and unwanted items have been sold off. |
| 923 | * TechPoints: Grom Upgrade points are earned after defeating bosses and completing certain {{sidequest}}s, they can be used to enhance Ann's [[SkillScoresAndPerks skills]] and earn new moves. |
| 924 | * TechnicolorFire: At [[GhostTown Freeway 42]], several residents who stayed behind following the [[UnwillingRoboticisation Mechanika Virus]] outbreak sit together by a bonfire emitting a blue flame. [[spoiler:In the final fight, C's DraconicAbomination form as Nidhogg fires off blue flames when attacking the whole area]]. |
| 925 | * TechnicolorToxin: The {{Acid Attack}}s performed by enemies that inflict DamageOverTime via poison aliment are green. The FungusHumongous at Freeway 42 emits green fumes of deadly poison in it's surrounding area. |
| 926 | * {{Teleportation}}: The N533 Technology are devices spread throughout several areas that not only use healing elements, but also contain a derivative of teleporting between them once activated. |
| 927 | * TemporaryPlatform: At The Consortium's [[ElaborateUndergroundBase underground lab]], Ann comes by a gravity manipulation room containing floating cubes that dissipate and reappear, along with one of the card keys she needs to open the lock. |
| 928 | * TerminalTransformation: |
| 929 | ** An effect that befalls victims of the [[UnwillingRoboticisation Mechanika Virus]] is if they undergo a full transformation, they would die from the strain of losing their flesh, and those that survived would [[CyberneticsEatYourSoul lose their minds]] until their bodies act entirely as mindless monsters. |
| 930 | ** In the bad ending, [[spoiler: Ann's MomentOfWeakness causes her to be completely taken over by Amok, causing an out-and-out DeathOfPersonality and letting Amok free to unleash total destruction]]. |
| 931 | * TerribleTrio: In the Mysterious Console {{DLC}}, the three dungeon guardians are the main impediments Noni faces off against to reach the exit. |
| 932 | * ThanksForTheMammary: When Ann reunites with Ayane after C is defeated, Ayane takes the time to [[TheGlomp leap]] onto Ann in a manner that also has her grabbing Ann's chest. |
| 933 | * ThankingTheViewer: At the end of the Mysterious Console {{DLC}}, after learning her spirit will be freed after exiting the final dungeon, Noni thanks Ayane for her help by spelling "Thank You!" on the ground before saying goodbye. |
| 934 | * ThemedCursor: The PC port's cursor is given a bright color and sonorous look to match the game's menu design. |
| 935 | * ThemeMobile: At Skopp City, Ann can trade [[CollectionSidequest Cyber Nekos]] for an optional vehicle called the Macaron Cat Mobile, an AllegedCar that's based on a fish beggar statue in the southern region. |
| 936 | * TheTeaser: The story starts off with an NGOSuperpower launching a {{nuke|em}} at an EldritchLocation before shifting to Ann, the protagonist, heading out to perform combat training as part of the [[JustifiedTutorial tutorial]]. Then later, Ann finds out her brother has gone missing, following [[InSceneTitleText the title]] appearing above [[NeonCity Noctis City]] prior to the start of first major area. |
| 937 | * TheyJustDontGetIt: At the end of the Mysterious Console {{DLC}}, after learning of Noni's DarkAndTroubledPast, Ayane is told that Noni's family was involved with an AnonymousBenefactor that gave them a large sum of money, but still has trouble piecing together on solving the mystery. |
| 938 | * ThinkingUpPortals: One agent of The Consortium, Castor, can open up portals to any location of his choosing. Though, he doesn't engage Ann in battle, he instead sends his partner, [[AnIcePerson Melissa]], to fight Ann by opening a portal that sends them both to a suitable fighting area. |
| 939 | * ThirdPersonFlashback: After defeating the [[MiniMecha MI Mecha]], Ann briefly experiences a flashback to when she getting a check-up by Dr. Doyle while she was resting, and gaining a perspective of seeing that C and Doyle were secretly working together. |
| 940 | * ThisJustIn: A LoadingScreen occasionally has a news report detailing about various events occurring off the main story. |
| 941 | * TitleIn: Each area is depicted on the screen upon first arrival. |
| 942 | * TitleThemeDrop: The main title song is remixed for the epilogue theme entitled "Someday". |
| 943 | * TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Ann and Ayane respectively. Their character designs subvert expectations here -- you'd expect it to be the other way around. |
| 944 | * TomboyishPonytail: Ann is an ActionGirl who takes on a variety of enemies and supernatural creatures while primarily wearing her hairstyle in a ponytail. |
| 945 | * TomeOfEldritchLore: The Consortium is in possession of an ancient scroll called The Codex, which contains 12 chapters written in an ancient codified language. Its contents are a source of information and different hypotheses such as the existence and details regarding [[EldritchLocation Hinterland]]. Major corroborate findings from The Consortium informed them of a mythical weapon called [[ArtifactOfDoom The Artifact]], hidden away in Hinterland that might be the key to destroy LIMEN. |
| 946 | * TooCleverByHalf: C pulls many strings to finalize his master plan of obtaining an ArtifactOfDoom that'll let him access dimensions. However, he's too dependent on thinking his scheme will succeed without any consequences and that The Consortium wouldn't take any action against him, leading to his defeat. |
| 947 | * TooStrangeToShow: The various StoryBreadcrumbs and other lines of dialogue fully infer that the setting is full of [[SupernaturalFiction supernatural elements]], However, [[NGOSuperpower The Consortium]] is able to reveal what they've discovered through multiple {{Data Pad}}s. One is [[EldritchLocation Hinterland]], a bleak landscape that is found through AnotherDimension filled with unsettling CreepyCrosses. Another is the [[UnwillingRoboticisation Mechanika Virus]] that was previously mentioned to have caused a pandemic across the world, with the repercussions of how the victims transformed weren't seen, but the details of how it occurred was explained in readable documents with BodyHorror traits described. Nevertheless, The Consortium very obviously makes it their priority to capture and contain all the variants that were brought out by the Limen crater, keeping them in containment at their facility with a full report of their capabilities and the incidents each of them were involved in. |
| 948 | * TooYoungToDieLamentation: At The Consortium's inner facility, Ann comes across two co-workers having worries in regards to C's attempt at takeover and wondering if they'll make it out. |
| 949 | -->'''Worker 1:''' Can we get out alive? I'm still young... I still have so much living to do! I want to have ten boyfriends!\ |
| 950 | '''Worker 2:''' I still have a lot of games I've not played yet! Ahhh!!! I was hoping to die beside my game console! |
| 951 | * TookAShortcut: Jos van Corn always happens to show up far in each area to sell his [[HyperactiveMetabolism Corn Juice]]. When Ann asks how he arrived so quickly, Jos replies he needs to expand his business to compete with his competitors by setting up shop in [[DungeonShop unexpected places]]. |
| 952 | * TourismDerailingEvent: Freeway 42 was once a prosperous area alongside a research facility with visitors until the [[UnwillingRoboticisation Mechanika Virus]] caused such pandemonium that it and many other places were abandoned after the virus subsided. Despite this, there are remnants that survived by living in a UndergroundCity beneath the sewers, along with stragglers that occasionally venture in to find materials for beneficial gain. |
| 953 | * ATragedyOfImpulsiveness: Since he was young, Ryan Flores has had more initiative and desire to be treated better. A flashback shows once hung out with a street gang and participated in illegal racing. This caught Ann's attention who proceed to slap him for this, and caused the crowd he's hanging out with to retaliate, which caused [[spoiler:Amok to awaken within Ann, injuring several people and accidentally attacked Ryan, [[EyeScream damaging his eye]]]]. The incident did cause Ryan to mellow out, but still wanted to make it up by searching [[{{Panacea}} N540]] for Ann. |
| 954 | * TrailOfBlood: In a viewable ROM video at Noctis City, "Manor 49" begins with a POVCam going through a door and following a trail of blood before picking up a letter containing a symbol drawn in blood. |
| 955 | * TrainingBoss: After the initial training program, Doyle sends in a virtual beast to have Ann battle it. |
| 956 | * TransformationHorror: Certain [[StoryBreadcrumbs in-game documents]] describe the effects of the [[UnwillingRoboticisation Mechanika Virus]] as beginning with total mechanization in a victim's body part as machinery spread all over until the whole body is mechanized, resulting in the infected's death. |
| 957 | * {{Transhuman}}: Unsurprisingly, cults around the "Mechanika" virus sprung up before the vaccines were developed, and even up till now there are still cultists who praise the virus and bemoan the proliferation of the virus as preventing humanity from "ascending" to a higher form of existence. A poster in Freeway 42 lambasts this, with a picture of a horrific victim of UnwillingRoboticisation and the caption asking if he's "handsome" and if it was worth losing his sanity. |
| 958 | * TrapDoor: At Freeway 42, Ann is dropped through one by the opposing tribe to fight their red beasts. Later on, she falls into another one when she's pitted against The Varanus. |
| 959 | * TrashcanBonfire: Freeway 42 became a GhostTown after the [[UnwillingRoboticisation Mechanika Virus]] infected nearly every citizen who got caught up in the pandemic. The former residents sit together next to a bonfire lit by a [[TechnicolorFire blue flame]] while reminiscing the past before their bodies were mechanized. |
| 960 | * TrashTheSet: In the final boss fight, the top of [[NGOSuperpower The Consortium]]'s base gets wrecked during Ann's battle with C's [[OneWingedAngel Nidhogg]] form. |
| 961 | * TravelingAtTheSpeedOfPlot: After Ann is informed about Sigrid possessing [[RealityWarper reality-warping]] abilities, as soon she travels back to check on her, agents from [[NGOSuperpower The Consortium]] had already taken Sigrid with them before quickly leaving. |
| 962 | * TrickBomb: One weapon that be created through [[ItemCrafting crafting]] is the FM HE Grenade, a high-spec bomb formed from liquid nitrogen in specialized casing that immediately freeze opponents in ice after exploding. |
| 963 | * TroubledFetalPosition: After the [[AbandonedLaboratory Freeway 42]] visit, Ann takes a moment to rest before assuming this position on how Ryan hasn't been found yet and having [[spoiler:awakened a SuperpoweredEvilSide]] within her. |
| 964 | * TheTunguskaEvent: This event is mentioned in the Tunguska Missile's FlavorText, where the explosion was apparently caused by a salvo of the prototype's missiles, which was then found by some staff from a Tithonus Group lab. |
| 965 | * TwoGirlsToATeam: [[EnergeticAndSoftSpokenDuo Ann and Ayane]] are the only two employees who work at Raymond's Agency, which primarily investigates [[ParanormalInvestigation supernatural occurrences]]. |
| 966 | * TwoLinesNoWaiting: The story follows Ann searching for her missing brother as she locates various clues while battling opposing factions. Meanwhile, the top brass of [[NGOSuperpower The Consortium]] are trying to resolve the growing problem of C's machination before it spires out into mayhem, leading to how they're ConnectedAllAlong. |
| 967 | * UglyAllAlong: In Noctis City, OK-Chan is a popular idol renowned for her good looks and stunning visual. "She" is actually a [[{{GIRL}} voluminous man using virtual-moveset technology]] to disguise himself as an idol. |
| 968 | * UglyGuyHotWife: Dr. Alan Doyle is an absolute GeniusSlob living in a mess of his own lab, his clothing down to being a pair of camouflage boxers and his bare, metallic legs, he still got together with a well-mannered woman that became his wife. However, he ended up regressing into a bigger slob after his wife and child died. |
| 969 | * UncleSamWantsYou: At Ann's room, she has a poster of Ayane doing this posture. |
| 970 | * UndeadChild: Before entering The Consortium's facility, Ann encounters a MiniMecha being controlled by the spirit of a child that claims to be familiar with her. Certain documents imply the child was [[spoiler:Dr. Doyle]]'s. |
| 971 | * UndergroundCity: Beneath Freeway 42, there's a regimen of dwellers converted by [[UnwillingRoboticisation the Mechanika Virus]] living far underground. The tribe living there would lose any sense of identity upon the virus damaging their minds and end up being split off into the nearby ruins. |
| 972 | * UnintentionallyUnwinnable: The initial release had a grueling bug after you complete the Harbor Town Freighter area, if you return back to the Freighter, the boat ride to head back towards Harbor Town doesn't work, no matter how many times "go back" is selected, leaving you stuck, more-so if you saved at the point without any backups to get out of it. This was later fixed in a patch. |
| 973 | * UnlockableContent: The numerous content that unlocks automatically throughout is the LoreCodex for characters alongside the MonsterCompendium by progressing, and new outfits for Ann by collecting the hidden [[CollectionSidequest Cyber Nekos]] or completing TheBartender minigame. |
| 974 | * UnlockableDifficultyLevels: Normal and Easy difficulty are only selectable when starting a new game for the first time. Completing the main game unlocks the [[HarderThanHard Hell]] difficulty to be played alongside NewGamePlus. |
| 975 | * UnnaturallyBlueLighting: Being propitious for being set in a PostCyberpunk setting, several areas such as [[NeonCity Noctis City]], are given a blue lighting to present a perpetual atmosphere. |
| 976 | * UnnaturallyLoopingLocation: In one side-mission, Ann's search for a missing suspect has her entering a {{hellevator}} that leads to a MissingFloor going in a endless loop across a black empty space. She only finds the exit by traversing in the opposite direction. |
| 977 | * UnnecessaryCombatRoll: Ann can perform a combat roll to dodge enemy attacks, and is also invincible for the brief duration of the roll. |
| 978 | * UnpredictableResults: The Consortium had once created "The Gatekeeper Project" in which they gave [[DesignerBabies seven artificially created subjects]] their own unique abilities to experiment with to find a way of destroying [[EldritchLocation Limen]]. Several of the [[StoryBreadcrumbs research notes]] found in the facility indicated the staff did not take into account how the subjects wouldn't be able to properly control their strong powers due to being too young, and the result led to an interdimensional rift opening within their facility, leading to the project's shutdown. |
| 979 | * UnsettlingGenderReveal: One side-quest by Ayane has her asking Ann to search for Noctis City's idol OK-Chan after finding evidence the idol might be in the area. Though, finding the apartment has OK-Chan turned out to be a bulky guy using a virtual move-set. Ayane took it in stride and compliments his incredible moves. |
| 980 | * UnwillingRoboticisation: In the past, the world underwent a crisis when the "Mechanika" virus caused bodies of people to be turned metallic and robotic, the most advanced and tragic cases losing their sanity and minds in the process. After a vaccine was created that stopped or mitigated the worst of the effects, most victims were given bio-skin to attempt to live some semblance of humanity. |
| 981 | * UnwittingPawn: [[DistressedDude Ryan]] went missing shortly after receiving an anonymous [[{{Panacea}} N540]] lead sent to him from [[BigBad C]], who planned to capture and use him to lure [[ActionGirl Ann]] into a trap to use a dimensional device in order to retrieve an ArtifactOfDoom. |
| 982 | * UpgradedBoss: The TrainingBoss from the TutorialLevel, The Varanus, returns in [[NGOSuperpower The Consortium]]'s underground facility. It's a lot more mobile than before, moves around the fighting arena by traversing through the surrounding water, and fires an AcidAttack. |
| 983 | * UpliftedAnimal: Dr. B, an uplifted monkey who is one of the Consortium's key personnel. |
| 984 | * UrbanFantasy: The setting occurs in a futuristic-advanced {{cyberpunk}} metropolis with highly-developed technology and ultramodern scientific betterment. It is shown early on that supernatural elements exist as well by cause of an deep crater called [[EldritchLocation Limen]] bringing out extramundane phenomenal beings that are kept in containment for study by an organization called The Consortium. |
| 985 | * UseYourHead: One of the various enemies are Mooks wearing metallic armor who'll do a charged rush by ramming with their head. |
| 986 | * UterineReplicator: An image featured in the release announcement trailer shows a infant being incubated in a tank. A {{Story Breadcrumb|s}} located within The Consortium's [[ElaborateUndergroundBase underground facility]] indicates that this is how the seven subjects of the [[BlackSite Gatekeeper Project]] were created to have them [[DesignerBabies imbued with innate special abilities]]. |
| 987 | * VaguenessIsComing: In the epilogue serving as a SequelHook, [[spoiler:Dr. G reveals that C's actions were actually perpetrated by an unknown NebulousEvilOrganization that would eventually make another move. On top of that, a [[StoryBreadcrumbs document]] found in a research room at The Consortium mentions that the energy emanating from the [[EldritchLocation Limen crater]] is slowly growing and could bring about an apocalyptic event without precedence on the planet]]. |
| 988 | * VehicleBasedCharacterization: Ann's Queen Ntouka is described with strong bodywork and having a system to switch between modes, reflecting on how Ann is an ActionGirl who also has a SuperMode. |
| 989 | * VehicularAssault: One of the first bosses that Ann fights is a [[ConstructionVehicleRampage large construction mech]] modified with quadrupedal wheel tracks, armed primarily with giant industrial-sized plasma cutters. |
| 990 | * VentPhysics: At Freeway 42's abandoned biological research base, to reach a far-off terminal to activate the air system to get rid of toxic gas, Ann uses a nearby large rotary fan to get enough wind to jump over the gap. |
| 991 | * VersionExclusiveContent: In the Nintendo Switch port, Ann can receive an exclusive dress with joy-cons designs that she can [[VirtualPaperDoll optionally]] wear. |
| 992 | * VersusCharacterSplash: In the 'Mysterious Console' DLC, this occurs once Noni is about to battle a dungeon boss. |
| 993 | * TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon: The Consortium's ElaborateUndergroundBase serves as the final area. It is a MarathonLevel consisting of multiple research stations and assembly lines that is split into several sections filled with EliteMooks and a BossBonanza with the pathway leading to the inner center of the facility where [[BigBad C]] is located. |
| 994 | * ViceCity: Noctis City is described in the LoreCodex as being a free land in fog and shadows. Citizens are said to flock towards Noctis to seek a life of freedom to fulfill their dreams while most die from the chaos and evil that happens beneath. Some choose to leave after experiencing such pandemonium, others adapt to the city's nature by becoming chaotic. |
| 995 | * VictoriousRoar: After Ann beats Absalom in their first encounter after awakening her SuperMode, she unleashes a roar that causes the surrounding area to shake. |
| 996 | * VideoGameFlamethrowersSuck: One of the {{Mooks}} at the ShipLevel is equipped with a flamethrower that only goes a few inches that's easy to avoid. |
| 997 | * VideoGameVista: On the first visit to an apartment building in [[NeonCity Noctis City]], Ann looks out over an outdoor viewing on the rooftop, giving an entire view of the city and the [[PostCyberpunk setting]] itself, complete with the [[InSceneTitleText main title appearing]]. |
| 998 | * VideoPhone: Video Phone calls are displayed as the image of both caller and receiver appear on the screen to the sides and are only audible to the ones being contacted. |
| 999 | * TheVillainKnowsWhereYouLive: Because of [[spoiler:Ann's past as one of the [[YouAreNumberSix former subjects]] of the Gatekeeper Project]], C was easily able to find her residential home and sent a MysteriousNote to Ryan as part of his scheme to have Ann LuredIntoATrap. |
| 1000 | * VillainNoLongerIdle: [[spoiler:Once The Consortium starts turning against him, [[BigBad C]] decides to take matters into his own hands by obtaining the power of [[EldritchLocation Hinterland]] by force with any means necessary]]. |
| 1001 | * VillainTakesAnInterest: After being beaten by Ann in their first encounter upon seeing the extent of her SuperMode, Absalom, a BloodKnight with interest in strong opponents, teleports out with a promise that he isn't done with her yet. |
| 1002 | * VillainousBreakdown: C starts to undergo one once Ann has arrived at The Consortium's [[ElaborateUndergroundBase facility]]. With concerns that his EvilPlan could be prevented and learning Sigrid had survived his UriahGambit, his voice starts to shift into [[EvilSoundsDeep a demonic entity]] while ranting at his associates when they tell him he doesn't have a chance, to the point he attempts to [[MotiveDecay overthrow The Consortium and take over for himself]]. After realizing [[TheDragon Castor]], the only person who could've initiated his master plan, had been defeated, he goes into a ballistic rage. |
| 1003 | -->'''C:''' That imbecile Castor failed!!! '''''AAAAHAAAAAGRH!!!''''' |
| 1004 | * VirtualCelebrity: Throughout the cities, there are two idols gaining popularity; OK-Chan, a singer who uses a virtual avatar while keeping her real identity a secret, and Mion, a virtual idol who promotes herself and freely sends messages to gather fans. |
| 1005 | * VirtualGhost: The Mysterious Console DLC revolves around Ayane assisting a girl called Noni who has been living within a digital device and seeks to find a way out. It is later revealed that Noni is a virtual construct of the real Jet Noni who succumbed to chronic disease, and was created after her parents met with an AnonymousBenefactor to use the device to make her prior to their deaths in a car accident. |
| 1006 | * VirtualPaperDoll: Ann can wear a variety of outfits whenever she's at a nearby closet that she got from purchased bonus content or at the city's clothing shop. |
| 1007 | * VirtualTrainingSimulation: The tutorial segment occurs in a virtual simulator. The basic mechanics on how to perform combat and other skills are explained which leads to a battle against the TrainingBoss. |
| 1008 | * VirtuousCharacterCopy: Sigrid is an expy of Sigurros from the ''Website/SCPFoundation''. Both of them possess RealityWarper abilities, but with differences; Sigurros is a CreepyChild who's convinced she is a witch unable to control her powers and forcibly kept in a coma. Sigrid on the other hand is a NiceGirl who is considered a ChildMage with full control of her ability without being restrained and assists [[ActionGirl Ann]] in defeating the BigBad. |
| 1009 | * TheVitruvianPose: At the Flores residence, Holtz's favorite painting is the Vitruvian, displayed on the wall with a robotic design. |
| 1010 | * VoiceChangeling: The MonsterCompendium entry for the [[AnimalisticAbomination Bloodluster]] creature describes when it hunts in packs out in the wild, it can imitate any voice that it has overheard to lure prey to their death. |
| 1011 | * VoiceWithAnInternetConnection: Ayane primarily contacts Ann through the use of her Paipai drone that displays a full hologram of herself as she's being mended for her paraplegic treatment while at home. |
| 1012 | * WakingUpElsewhere: During her first battle against Absalom beneath Freeway 42's UndergroundCity, Ann is momentarily knocked unconscious and awakens in the realm of [[EldritchLocation Hinterland]]. After awakening her SuperMode and managing to force Absalom into a retreat, she collapses from exhaustion and later wakes up at the other side of the sewer after being recovered by the inhabitants. |
| 1013 | * WallCrawl: Ann gains an item called the Gelcor Fiber, which lets her climb up on metallic walls after AirDashing into them. |
| 1014 | * WallOfWeapons: The multiple weapons shops located in various locations have an array of pistols, rifles, and swords on display upon the wall. The Consortium's weapons room also has this, which is where Ann picks up the [[WaveMotionGun Stormram]]. |
| 1015 | * WantedPoster: In Skopp City, Ann can pick up a wanted poster for Eric Marcom, a convicted felon who recently escaped from prison. At [[PortTown Harbor Town]], Marcom appears as one of the {{Optional Boss}}es at the fighting arena, where defeating him will earn a reward once Ann reports his location in Skopp City. |
| 1016 | * WardensAreEvil: The MiniBoss of the [[ShipLevel Walter Raleigh]] is the warden overseeing the prison cells sporting a large mechanical suit. The Warden presents his BadBoss status by tossing one of his lackeys into a death-trap before leaving him for dead. |
| 1017 | * WarmupBoss: Loki and his MiniMecha attack from various angles by causing debris to fall from above and unleashing a SpinAttack requiring an [[UnnecessaryCombatRoll dodge roll]] to avoid major damage. |
| 1018 | * WarpWhistle: Throughout each major area, there are {{Healing Spring}}s that function as warp points to fast-travel towards visited locations. |
| 1019 | * TheWatcher: [[spoiler:The {{mysterious|stranger}} Masked Woman]] who informs Ann about the truth of multiple revelations reveals herself to be the vital force of a watcher, who solely desires to guide Ann towards the path that will save the world from destruction. |
| 1020 | * WaterfrontBossBattle: The Varanus at [[NGOSuperpower The Consortium]]'s underground facility is fought in its containment cell, a large stone center surrounded by [[GrimyWater sewage water]]. During the battle, it moves around the fighting area by traversing through the enclosing water before doing a ShockwaveStomp after emerging to shake the platform. |
| 1021 | * WaveMotionGun: At The Consortium's facility, Ann acquires the Stormram particle cannon. It charges up briefly before unleashing a massive, potent beam of focused energy that can reach all the way from one end of the area to the other and pierce through opponents for several seconds to deal heavy damage. |
| 1022 | * WeBuyAnything: Ann can sell nearby junk to receive credits and buy new items. Most areas have all manner of random knick-knacks, outdated gadgets, and literal garbage whose sole purpose is to be sold for money. Realistically, they barely sell for anything more than 1-3 credits a piece, though to be fair, a lot of them can be picked up. |
| 1023 | * WeOnlyHaveOneChance: Prior to the final fight against C, Ann is told the strategy to defeat him will be the only opportunity as C is currently backed into a corner and Sigrid is need to be protected while she's GatheringSteam to fully use her ability to expel C's DraconicAbomination form and destroy it. |
| 1024 | * WellIntentionedExtremist: [[NGOSuperpower The Consortium]] runs on its highest echelons for that there is little that is "too costly" or "unacceptable" when it comes to protecting the world from [[EldritchLocation LIMEN]] and other supernatural threats. Among the crimes they've committed, there's [[spoiler:secret concentration camps for incurable victims of the [[UnwillingRoboticisation Mechanika Virus]], human experimentation on children, and a private army who have highly-trained assassins and convoluted information sharing protocols to ensure that no one that needs to know, knows anything, nor will anyone be able to find records of what they have done]]. They'd be almost trustworthy if it weren't for their questionable ethical decisions. |
| 1025 | * WeUsedToBeFriends: C was formerly on good terms with the rest of The Consortium's top staff; G, K, and B until one incident [[spoiler:which caused the death of his lover, D]], immediately made him cut all ties as he focused on his own agendas on obtaining an ArtifactOfDoom for personal gain, even ignoring the warnings he's given that doing so will end badly for him. |
| 1026 | * WeWait: C has Castor engineered a device meant for capturing Ann until she arrives at a certain room within The Consortium's facility, while the former distracts the main staff to prevent them from interfering. |
| 1027 | * WeWillSpendCreditsInTheFuture: The main currency in the city is virtual credits. It's expounded upon in "Intelligence" lore that this was a result of the Mechanika virus and "bioskin" containing all manner of sensors and wireless integration to systems. Since the digital currency was so convenient and effortless to use, and the government and other major organizations were already prepared and ready to process the sheer volume of it, physical currency all but fell out of common use and now survives in niche applications and as novelties. |
| 1028 | * WeaponGripFailure: When Ann beats Absalom in their first battle, he manages to unleash a CounterAttack that causes her to lose balance and grip on her weapon before getting hit with a CrissCrossAttack. |
| 1029 | * WhamShot: After retrieving her brother's stolen ROM, Ann manages to repair it and view the entire recording, with the final image showing [[spoiler:Ryan entering Dr. Doyle's lab beneath Skopp City, signifying to Ann that Doyle was withholding information from her]]. |
| 1030 | * WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler:Alan Doyle]] disappears from the story after Ann discovers the hidden research facility in his lab, with no mention of his whereabouts afterwards. |
| 1031 | * WhatWouldXDo: Defied. At the end of the Mysterious Console DLC, after learning of Noni's backstory on how she ended up trapped for years with nobody coming to help her, Ayane briefly asks Yuko on what Ann would do if the same happened to her. |
| 1032 | -->'''Yuko:''' If you ask me, she absolutely would. |
| 1033 | * WhenThingsSpinScienceHappens: At the power supply station beneath [[AbandonedLaboratory Freeway 42]], the main power system is activated by the use of two cylinder generators that contains lots of electrical charges that spin at immense speed to generate full power. |
| 1034 | * WhiteGangbangers: The Factio Pugni are the primary criminal element plaguing [[NeonCity Noctis City]] and other nearby settlements, and they don't seem particularly choosy about who joins them, being a multiracial gang. |
| 1035 | * WhoYouGonnaCall: Raymond's Agency is a firm specializing in occult and inexplainable phenomena such as ghouls or a MadDoctor wearing a plague mask. |
| 1036 | * WolfpackBoss: At the Central Administration Zone, Ann comes under attack by a Eindersohn Mecha, an offensive machine that is backed up by three Heavy Mechas outfitted with different types of weaponry; [[GatlingGood machine guns]], [[FixedForwardFacingWeapon heavy railguns]], and [[HomingProjectile homing missiles]] with each of them capable of doing a GroundPound whenever they move around. |
| 1037 | * WordSaladHorror: Throughout The Consortium's [[ElaborateUndergroundBase facility]], there are various staff members slumped over and spouting complete nonsensical sentences while cackling in madness without any clue to their surroundings as each of them were exposed to [[BrownNoteBeing The Eroder]] that drove them to insanity. |
| 1038 | * WordSchmord: A customer at the weapons shop is dismayed that the blade he is searching for isn't available in the city, calling it a "particle blade, smarticle blade". |
| 1039 | * WorldSundering: Several [[StoryBreadcrumbs in-game documents]] detail various events that were caused by the [[EldritchLocation Limen crater]]'s supernatural anomalies resulted in a shift of the world's surface. The [[PointAndClickMap World Map]] fully shows the setting occurring across an open crater with floating rocks arising around it. |
| 1040 | * WouldHurtAChild: C [[UriahGambit deliberately sent]] Sigrid to [[AbandonedLaboratory Freeway 42]] to have her killed by the hostile wildlife after considering that her [[RealityWarper powers]] would be used against him. When that plan failed, he orders his attack force to eliminate her once she's brought to utilize her abilities. |
| 1041 | * WritingAroundTrademarks: The game was originally developed to be an Website/SCPFoundation game like ''VideoGame/SCPContainmentBreach''. It was reworked into an original property in order to avoid potential issues with the SCP IP, while still maintaining references of the original marker, such as renaming Sigurros (SCP-239) into Sigrid and keeping her RealityWarping powers, and using the design of The Reptile (SCP-682) while referring it as The Varanus. |
| 1042 | * WrongAssumption: After his previous encounters with [[ActionGirl Ann]] ended with him getting whooped, [[ButtMonkey Silly Swine]] returns for the last time at the ShipLevel, claiming that he's a StoneWall. He's not, and receives a quick CurbStompBattle from Ann. |
| 1043 | * YouAreNumberSix: [[spoiler:Ann Flores]] was once known as just "Subject 06" by The Consortium as part of the Gatekeeper Project and they won't hesitate to refer to her as that, despite having long since been given a proper name. |
| 1044 | * YouCanRunButYouCantHide: Eager to have Ann wear a LittleBlackDress, Ayane tells her that she can't run or hide and should go with flow now that the dress shop assistants have arrived to [[ForcedIntoTheirSundayBest make sure]] Ann wears the dress, even as she tries to escape. |
| 1045 | * YouGetKnockedDownYouGetBackUpAgain: Getting knocked down after a quick succession of attacks leaves Ann briefly susceptible to additional opponent strikes. Some of the more heavy-hitters are those whose assaults have an ample knock-down affliction. Conversely, Ann can also use attacks following a [[UnnecessaryCombatRoll combat roll]] to deliver a counter-strike upon getting back up. |
| 1046 | * YoureInsane: After C explains the extent of his master plan involves obtaining an ArtifactOfDoom sealed in an EldritchLocation, Absalom responds by calling him a madman. Later, G outright calls C insane upon seeing the latter in the midst of a VillainousBreakdown and undergoing a MotiveDecay when he tries to take over The Consortium for himself. |
| 1047 | * YouthfulFreckles: In the Mysterious Console DLC, [[MysteriousWaif Noni]], a young teenage girl, is shown to have these when given a close-up on the VersusCharacterSplash. |
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