History VideoGame / LoveAndWar

* {{Bishonen}}: Ryan, though he's not just a pretty face. Check out some art [[http://antioch.snow-fall.com/law/misc/RyanEramond.jpg here]].

* BonusBoss: Easton Stokel, a slightly crazed soldier who believes the Galvenian War of Independence is still going on.

* AlcoholicParent: [[spoiler: Lavie's father, Sigmund Regale, if we believe Henry the bartender, who tells Lavie that he has a long, unsettled bar tab.]]

* BittersweetEnding: Ryan ends up helping many people (including the Galvenian government), makes a cool bit of money, and gets to go on a luxury cruise. But his relationship with [[spoiler: his best friend Henrik]] is damaged, perhaps beyond repair, and there are signs that the Commonwealth is dissolving into chaos.

* CaughtInTheRain: This happens to Ryan and Lavie just as they are wrapping things up in Glendale, forcing them to seek shelter in an inn for the night, which conveniently [[ThereIsOnlyOneBed happens to have only a single room for couples, with two beds joined together]]. WillTheyOrWontThey [[spoiler: They don't. Poor Lavie.]]

* DarkerAndEdgier: The final quest, in which Ryan and Henrik are contacted by the Prime Minister of Galvenia to capture [[MayorPain Mayor Talmadge's]] aide, Kodenai, who has escaped from jail. By the end of it all, [[spoiler: Ryan has seen a man killed for the first time in his life, and his friendship with Henrik has been put under severe strain.]]

* HeroicBSOD: Ryan has a mild bout of this after seeing [[spoiler: Juno kill Kodenai]] in front of him, and believing that [[spoiler: Henrik]] has betrayed him without a reason.

* ISurrenderSuckers: According to Henrik, this was what Kodenai was trying to do after his defeat in battle. [[spoiler: To elaborate: after being apprehended and defeated by Ryan, Henrik and Juno, he says "I surrender", but then appears to be reaching for knives at his back to attack Ryan. Or is he? We'll never know, because Juno kills him for unclear reasons before he can actually do anything.]]

* JustFollowingOrders: When he's caught by them, Kodenai defends his actions to Ryan, Henrik and Juno by stating that he was just obeying his superior. [[spoiler: It's left unclear ''who'' exactly the superior being referred to was, though.]]

--> '''Ryan:''' "Red, red wine." [[spoiler: (a song made popular by the reggae band UB40.)]]
--> '''Lavie:''' "Yes, but we have no bananas." [[spoiler: (a famous novelty song from a 1920s Broadway revue.)]]

* SleazyPolitician: Junzio Koketsu, the Imperial President-Elect of the Commonwealth. [[spoiler: He is assassinated in mysterious circumstances before he can assume office, though.]]
* SleepingSingle: [[spoiler: Lavie's parents, Sigmund and Emily Regale. This may be related to Sigmund's apparent problems with alcohol, or to a family fight - which we learn about later - that resulted in Emily's mother, Grandma Lancaster, leaving their home.]]

* ThereIsOnlyOneBed: Well, two beds joined together, actually. This happens to Ryan and Lavie when they are caught in the rain at Glendale. Ryan solves the problem by [[spoiler: sleeping on the couch]], which is ''not'' what Lavie was hoping for.

* ActualPacifist: Princess Carranya, which is why she [[spoiler: stows away on the HMS Paradiso to meet the Zion Emperor]] to prevent a potential war involving Galvenia and Zion on one side, and the Varald Directorate on the other.

* BoomHeadshot: At the very end of the demo, Ryan [[spoiler: kills Captain Blackheart in this way, saving Princess Carranya's life.]]
* BoyfriendBluff: Ryan saves Carranya from [[spoiler: being arrested for travelling as a stowaway, without a valid ticket]] by telling the guard that they're engaged, and giving her a spare ticket he happened to have. This leads to a series of sequences that are alternately sweet, funny or both.

* CrashIntoHello: This is how Ryan and Princess Carranya meet - she's fleeing from the laundry room, where she's been [[spoiler: hiding as a stowaway]], and they literally knock each other down by accident.

* DirtyCoward: Admiral Eldon of the Zion Navy, who hides behind his poor ''wife'' when the pirates attack, then tries to cut a deal with them. [[spoiler: Captain Blackheart responds by chucking him into the sea.]]
* DistractedByTheSexy: In the play, Lady Penelope distracts the guards at the entrance to the Viceroy's house with [[spoiler: an impromptu striptease down to her petticoat.]] Prince Derren is at once outraged and fascinated, so much that he misses his cue to run in and knock them out.

* FaceDeathWithDignity: [[spoiler: Prince Wilhelm.]]

* ObiWanMoment: [[spoiler: Colonel Whitworth's]] death.

* RichBitch: Duchess Faye, who mistakes Carranya for a commoner, annoying her. [[spoiler: She tragically loses her son - and her own life - during the pirate attack.]]

* SpoiledBrat: Josh, the son of a Duke, who mistakes Ryan and Carranya for waiters and rudely asks them to bring him a snack. [[spoiler: He is [[AlasPoorScrappy callously killed by Captain Blackheart's pirates towards the end of the episode.]]]]

* YouCannotKillAnIdea: [[spoiler: Prince Wilhelm's]] dying words allude to this: ''"The sword.. will never triumph over the spirit."''

* MoodWhiplash: Day 3's gameplay alternates between comedic sequences, especially in the play, and tender moments in which Carranya and Ryan get to know each other. Then [[ChaoticEvil Blackheart's Cutthroats]] attack the ship, and all hell breaks loose.

Currently, Act I ("The Ties That Bind") of the story is complete, and its UpdatedRerelease can be downloaded [[http://antioch.snow-fall.com/law/downloads.shtml here]]. A [[http://www.antioch.snow-fall.com/law/downloads/Law2-DEMO.zip playable demo]] of Act II, based upon Act I's original version, is also available. The author's site, including side projects based on the '''Love And War''' universe, can be found [[http://antioch.snow-fall.com/law/about.shtml here.]]

* {{Kawaiiko}}: Sheri, a girl around Ryan's age, who dresses like a younger child, wears pigtails, and uses [[TastesLikeDiabetes unbearably cutesy-pie talk]] to her pet kitten.

* NiceHat: The Sun Hat, a bonus item that Carranya can pick up near the end of Act II. It's not just a fashion accessory - it blocks critical attacks from enemies.

* CoolOldLady: Lavie's grandmother, Anne Lancaster. A [[SupremeChef wonderful cook]], a friend to all the young people of Mann Island, the widow of a man from a distinguished family whose love for him [[HerHeartWillGoOn continues long after he's gone]], and a romantic advisor and confidante to a confused Lavie. Though we only meet her for a short period of time, she's easily one of the most memorable characters in the [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters supporting cast.]]

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: There are only five playable characters - Ryan, Henrik, Armin and later Lavie and Juno - but there is a ''huge'' supporting cast, all of whom are memorable in their own way.

* IHaveToWashMyHair: Lavie uses this excuse, word for word, when repelling the ham-fisted and [[AbhorrentAdmirer unwanted]] advances of Sheri's boyfriend Greg. When Greg tries to [[LampshadeHanging get trope-savvy]] by suggesting that they meet up the next day, Lavie comes up with: "My hair needs a lot of attention!" This is actually justified, in that Lavie canonically has [[RapunzelHair quite a lot of hair.]]

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Marianne. It's viewed as attractive - Ryan considers her the most beautiful girl he's ever met.

* UnfortunateNames: Ryan's mysterious, vengeful adversary, whose sword attacks are the most powerful in the game, goes by the none-too-impressive name of ''Makarov Juno''. Ryan and Armin cannot resist calling him Juno the Luno, and he will not allow anyone, except Henrik, to use his first name. (Not to mention that Juno is, well, a woman's name.)

* ChickMagnet: Ryan, to some extent. Apart from Marianne and Lavie, there are several girls in Davenport - Jaina, Jessibelle, Rachel, Eliza and Sheri - who express feelings for him more or less subtly. Lavie is ''not'' amused by this. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]], though, given both his [[{{Bishonen}} appearance]] and his [[SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan personality]] in the game.

* IHaveToWashMyHair: Lavie uses this excuse, word for word, when repelling the ham-fisted and [[AbhorrentAdmirer unwanted]] advances of Sheri's boyfriend Greg. When Greg tries to [[LampshadeHanging get trope-savvy]] by suggesting that they meet up the next day, Lavie comes up with: "My hair needs a lot of attention!" This is actually a JustifiedTrope, in that Lavie canonically has [[RapunzelHair quite a lot of hair.]]

* OverlyLongName: Princess Carranya Gerius Elizabeth Alexandra Lionheart. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] in that royalty tend to have such names, and that "Gerius" and "Lionheart" are the names of her ancestral noble houses in Galvenia.

* ZettaiRyouiki: Lavie's hunting garments place her in Grade B, if the official art (shown above) is a reliable indication.

* YourCheatingHeart: Poor Ryan. He spent all his savings on a tuxedo and flowers to go to the prom with his girlfriend, Marianne - only to walk in on Marianne kissing another boy. Needless to say, the two break up.

** A young mother and her daughter in Westchester, who are friends of Lavie's, are named [[Franchise/ArchieComics Veronica and Betty Taylor.]]

* HairDecorations: Lavie's red ribbon is her constant companion, and is now getting [[http://antioch.snow-fall.com/law/images/fan/lavieribbon.jpg artwork of its own.]] When a character suggests that she swaps it for another sort of hair ornament, Lavie is justly annoyed.