History VideoGame / Oni

''Oni'' is a 2001 ActionGame for the PC and UsefulNotes/PlayStation2, developed by Creator/{{Bungie}}, (yes, ''[[Franchise/{{Halo}} that]]'' [[VideoGame/{{Destiny}} Bungie]]), and who were under the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gathering_of_Developers Gathering of Developers]] umbrella at the time.

* AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs: One level has the TCTF headquarters under attack by the Syndicate.

* [[spoiler:ApocalypseWow: The ending.]]

* [[ArrogantKungFuGuy Arrogant Kung-Fu People]]: Just about everyone who can fight qualifies as this. Konoko definitely acts like one. At least she is willing to talk to some people before pounding the tar out of them.

** [[AllThereInTheManual The manual]] [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this, pointing out that with the [[BigBrotherIsWatching omnipresent surveillance state]] represented by the world government, a criminal organization as [[NGOSuperPower large, well-coordinated, and paramilitary]] as Syndicate ''should'' be eradicated in short order. However, it is likely that the Syndicate continues to exist because it serves the government's purpose to allow them to do so, using the fear of the disorder they represent to maintain their control, and that as long as the Syndicate continues limits itself to [[CyberPunk terrorizing the margins of society outside the sheltered safety of the highly-controlled cities]] they can bureaucratically hamstring the TCTF. A terminal late in the game posits that Griffin has become more trouble than he is worth to the world government because while his zeal carried him through the ranks quickly, the authority he now has put him in a position to persecute the Syndicate more sternly than the government finds politically expedient...

%%* [[spoiler:BittersweetEnding]]

* [[spoiler:CameBackStrong: Konoko dived into a pool of acid, which did not kill her, but rather made her even stronger thanks to the Daodan Chrysalis.]]

-->[[spoiler: Personnel File - Access Restricted by order of Tracy, Director TCTF]]\\

* [[spoiler:EverybodysDeadDave: The ending has Konoko walking through a city. This is presumably the same city you spent most of the game playing in. It is painfully clear that everyone in the city is dead or dying. However, it is stated that there are people around the world who are still alive, but their status is not elaborated upon.]]

* [[JackOfAllStats Jill-of-All-Stats]]: Konoko is actually this compared to the other characters most of the time. But if she takes enough hypos and activates the [[SuperMode Daodan Overpower Mode]]...

* LackOfEmpathy:
** Oh, man! A number of characters suffer from this trope. Muro and the Syndicate definitely have no empathy, because they kill and torture people without remorse and regret, and with a sadistic glee. Muro's statements indicate that he considers [[spoiler:people who do not possess a Daodan Chrysalis]] to be inferior and subhuman, and that they can drop dead for all he cares.
** [[spoiler:Griffin proves to have a disturbing lack of empathy. Every time Dr. Kerr states a moral objection, Griffin just dismisses it like an annoying fly to swat. He raised Konoko like a daughter, but he considers her just a weapon and tool to be used against the Syndicate -- and discarded if she goes out of control. Actually, he treats just about everybody like tools. He also treated Shinatama not a person, but as a thing to be used as a weapon against Konoko. First he blows her up to try to kill off Konoko. To make matters worse, he did this inside an Atmospheric Processor, which provides the city with clean air to breathe in. The explosion damaged the Atmospheric Processor pretty badly. That's right, Griffin's actions did not just endanger Shinatama and Konoko, but it also endangered everyone in the Atmospheric Processor and by extension everyone in the city. Griffin really did not think that through, did he? Then he hooks up Shinatama to a Deadly Brain computer to try to take down Konoko. When Shinatama tried to attack Griffin, he simply took out a gun and shot her down. Interestingly enough, the fact that he helps Konoko against Muro, should she spare Griffin, could indicate that he has some empathy.]]

* [[LikeFatherLikeSon Like Father, Like Daughter]]: Played with. Konoko behaves to an extent like her adoptive father Griffin. [[spoiler:Which is probably why his betrayal hurts.]] Later, Konoko discovers information on her biological parents, and it becomes clear that she has a number of the qualities her parents have (had?).

* [[OneManArmy One-Woman Army]]: Konoko, so very much. Unfortunately, the trope undergoes deconstruction like you would not believe. Why? First, Konoko is able to tear through armies of people because [[spoiler: the Daodan Chrysalis enhances her abilities]], but the police she works for fears her abilities and devises deadly countermeasures in case she ever turns against them. Second, despite her ability to tear through armies of people, she fails [[spoiler:to save Shinatama and to save millions (maybe billions) of lives from Muro's plans]]. It really sucks to be a one-person army, does it not?
* OneWordTitle

* OrgasmicCombat: Let's face it. Most of the sounds the characters make when they are hit or beaten down sound like they are having sex. That does not even go into a little something Konoko experiences three times called Daodan Spikes.

* [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots Ridiculous Human Robot]]: Shinatama. {{Justified|Trope}} because she has to be human enough to synchronize to Konoko, and also {{lampshade|Hanging}}d by Muro when he's torturing her.

* [[spoiler:TheUnmasquedWorld: By the end of the game, the entire human race is forced to admit and to realize that the world outside the Atmospheric Processors is poisonous. Unfortunately, they had to have this driven home via the Apocalypse, which resulted in a lot of deaths. Fortunately, the ones still alive will stand a chance at surviving this poisonous world, thanks to the Daodan Chrysalis.]]

* [[WellDoneSonGuy "Well Done, Daughter" Girl]]: Konoko wanted Griffin to be proud of her. She shows this right at the beginning of the game. [[spoiler:She stops trying as early as Chapter 7. It was just as well, really, when you consider the BrokenPedestal...]]

** The trailers of this game actually did show blood being shed as a result of gunshots and physical combat. Bungie took it out because it would conflict with the hit-sparks, which was integrated with the fighting system; the other reason for removing the blood is that they wanted the game to be accessible to a wider audience and they feared it would have cause the game to get a higher [[UsefulNotes/EntertainmentSoftwareRatingBoard ESRB]] rating than they intended.

* ArtificialHuman: Shinatama.

* AwesomeButImpractical: A pickup that temporarily turns Konoko invisible sounds cool, and helpful for a stealthier approach. Too bad the invisibility runs out after a mere thirty seconds and Konoko becomes partly visible if she touches anything.

* DarkChick: The female Furies of the Syndicate can qualify for this role.

* TheChick: Shinatama fits this role like a glove. [[spoiler:This may be one of the reasons her death is so horrible.]]

* {{Stripperiffic}}: The game manages to avert this trope for the most part, surprisingly enough. There are only a few times in which there is a BareYourMidriff and ExposedToTheElements, but that is it, really.

* BareYourMidriff: Some of Konoko's outfits have her midriff exposed.

''Oni'' is a 2001 ActionGame for the PC and UsefulNotes/PlayStation2, developed by Creator/{{Bungie}}, best-known for later developing ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Destiny}}'', and who were under the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gathering_of_Developers Gathering of Developers]] umbrella at the time.

* TheBigGuy: The game may not appear to have one, but actually, the TCTF elites, both the normal ones and the Black Ops can be put in this role.

** The trailers of this game actually did show blood being shed as a result of gun shots and physical combat. Bungie took it out because it would conflict with the hit-sparks, which was integrated with the fighting system; the other reason for removing the blood is that they wanted the game to be accessible to a wider audience and they feared it would of cause the game to get a higher [[UsefulNotes/EntertainmentSoftwareRatingBoard ESRB]] rating than they intended.

* DifficultySpike: While not exactly an easy game, the difficulty of level 11 comes out of nowhere with three tough bosses in a row, broken up by fights against some of the toughest mooks in the game, along with very meager supplies, most of which are gotten off the bodies of your enemies. Then the game goes back to the normal overall difficulty curve for the rest of the game.

* AnimeHair: Konoko's hair, as you can in the picture above, is definitely this kind of hair. On an interesting side note, the hair style seems to resemble the hair style {{Wolverine}} has. Strange, bub?

* BackStab: The Backbreaker only works from behind the victim, and does enough damage to kill lesser mooks.

* LegoGenetics: The Daodan Chrysalis uses this trope. It is essentially a cancer cell(s) that is extremely evolved. It has to be implanted in someone, but it is hard to say if it is located on the person or in the person. It gives the host an ability that goes beyond HealingFactor - not only does it repair an injury in a short amount of time, but the replacement cells are tougher and stonger than the original cells. For example, if you breathe in bad air, it will damage your lungs at least. With the Chrysalis, the cells in the lungs can be replaced and make you able to breathe in bad air. It also increases the strength in the host, to the point that the host can beat up huge, bulky people. Supposedly, if enough of the host's body is replaced, then the host can go to the Imago stage.

** Also, a cutscene reveals Jamie Hasegawa's maiden name to be [[spoiler:Jamie Kerr, which makes Dr. Kerr their uncle]].

* GoodGunsBadGuns: The Campbell Equalizer is the standard-issue weapon for the TCTF, whereas the Black Adder SMG is the standard-issue weapon for the Syndicate. Majority of the Syndicate troops throughout the game will carry the Black Adder SMG. Some weapons are made by the Syndicate, like the Wave Motion Cannon and the Scram Cannon. When the TCTF become your enemies, they'll mostly carry the Campbell Equalizer, and weapons like the Scram Cannon and Black Adder SMG are either rare or don't appear.

* GreenAesop: After decades of pollution, the planet's air has been poisoned. Atmospheric processing centres surround major cities such that the air remains breathable, but everywhere outside of said cities is uninhabitable. [[spoiler:Muro's plan exploits this by destroying the processing centres, so that the only way anyone will be able to survive is by paying him for a Chrysalis.]]