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** [[spoiler:[[TheMole Lapino]] is a petty turncoat working for TheEmpire. [[DrivenByEnvy Envious]] of hero Reynardo's fame and riches, Lapino did whatever he could to hinder the rebel's plans. He frequently leaked information that resulted in ships being attacked and missions failing where he was the only survivor; he also aided the empire by having villages and towns sacked and posing as a victim who narrowly survived. Should Reynardo aid Lapino during his journey, Lapino will continue posing as his friend while secretly leaking crucial information to the empire, which will result in the rebel base being attacked, several neutral scientists being murdered, the Empire acquiring the [[{{Superweapon}} Skyripper Core]], and [[AntiVillain Zenobia]] potentially dying; all of it culminates in Lapino personally murdering Reynardo. In the canon ending, Lapino steals the Skyripper Core and secretly delivers it to the Emperor before he later steals the Iblis Stone in hopes of gaining ultimate power.]]
** [[spoiler:[[ArtifactOfDoom The Iblis Stone]] is a rock [[SealedEvilInACan secretly housing the demonic entity Iblis]]. A stone that feeds on pain and death, the Iblis Stone [[TheCorrupter corrupts]] anyone who uses it by whispering promises of fortune and fame at the expense of its user killing their loved ones and companions. Should Reynardo acquire the stone, it'll tempt him into killing his former lover Zenobia; if he goes through with it, Reynardo will slowly become a merciless killer who slaughters dozens in his path, eventually sucking out the soul of the Emperor and unleashing Iblis, thus [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt ending the universe]]. Should Lapino or Zenobia acquire the stone, both of them will ultimately give in to madness and kill Reynardo when he tries to talk them into giving up the stone. In the canon ending, Zenobia steals the stone from Lapino, only to later slaughter the rebel council after falling victim to its murderous influence.]]

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* LowTierLetdown: Firestorm's magic causes DamageOverTime, which is highly lacking compared to Winterthorne's ability to render all enemies into {{One Hit Point Wonder}}s. It also lacks the utility of the Hero Sword's healing effect, or the Void Blade's increased movement speed.



* SpiritualAdaptation: It's a pretty good video game adaptation of ''Film/GroundhogDay'' and ''Literature/AllYouNeedIsKill''[=/=]''Film/EdgeOfTomorrow''.

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* TierInducedScrappy: Firestorm's magic causes DamageOverTime, which is highly lacking compared to Winterthorne's ability to render all enemies into {{One Hit Point Wonder}}s. It also lacks the utility of the Hero Sword's healing effect, or the Void Blade's increased movement speed.
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* SpiritualAdaptation: It's a pretty good video game adaptation of ''Film/GroundhogDay'' and ''LightNovel/AllYouNeedIsKill''[=/=]''Film/EdgeOfTomorrow''.

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* SpiritualAdaptation: It's a pretty good video game adaptation of ''Film/GroundhogDay'' and ''LightNovel/AllYouNeedIsKill''[=/=]''Film/EdgeOfTomorrow''.''Literature/AllYouNeedIsKill''[=/=]''Film/EdgeOfTomorrow''.
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* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: ''Finally'' getting the GoldenEnding counts, if only for the fact that Reynardo figures out a way to ''not'' screw up horribly.

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* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: ''Finally'' getting the GoldenEnding counts, if only for the fact that Reynardo figures out a way to ''not'' screw up horribly.

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* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: ''Finally'' getting the GoldenEnding counts, if only for the fact that Reynardo figures out a way to ''not'' screw up horribly.
** His AnguishedDeclarationOfLove to Zenobia during this run is also rather beautifully done.



* HeartwarmingMoments: ''Finally'' getting the GoldenEnding counts, if only for the fact that Reynardo figures out a way to ''not'' screw up horribly.
** His AnguishedDeclarationOfLove to Zenobia during this run is also rather beautifully done.
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** His AnguishedConfessionOfLove to Zenobia during this run is also rather beautifully done.

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** His AnguishedConfessionOfLove AnguishedDeclarationOfLove to Zenobia during this run is also rather beautifully done.
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* HeartwarmingMoments: ''Finally'' getting the GoldenEnding counts, if only for the fact that Reynardo figures out a way to ''not'' screw up horribly.
** His AnguishedConfessionOfLove to Zenobia during this run is also rather beautifully done.
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* RewatchBonus: Enforced. Reynardo must learn from his mistakes, and applying what he has learned can open the path to new solutions.
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* PopularWithFurries: Given that this gamne's cast is entirely made up of [[FunnyAnimal Funny Animals]], it's pretty much a given that it would gain a Furry following.

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* PopularWithFurries: Given that this gamne's cast is entirely made up of [[FunnyAnimal Funny Animals]], it's pretty much a given that this game would have a Furry following.
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* SpiritualAdaptation: It's a pretty good video game adaptation of ''Film/GroundhogDay'' and ''LightNovel/AllYouNeedIsKill''[=\=]''Film/EdgeOfTomorrow''.

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* SpiritualAdaptation: It's a pretty good video game adaptation of ''Film/GroundhogDay'' and ''LightNovel/AllYouNeedIsKill''[=\=]''Film/EdgeOfTomorrow''.''LightNovel/AllYouNeedIsKill''[=/=]''Film/EdgeOfTomorrow''.
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* TearJerker: Some of the endings are particularly cruel, especially any that involve Reynardo being forced to kill [[OneTrueLove Zenobia]], or Reynardo being betrayed by [[spoiler: Lapino]].
** Some of the nastier ones include:
*** The Endless Moment: [[spoiler: Reynardo believes that Zenobia has betrayed him and boards the Imperial Fleet to end her life, as she has destroyed the resistance. Upon boarding the ship, he instantly cuts her down as she welcomes him with a warm smile... dying as she reveals that Lapino is the traitor before he stabs Reynardo in the back, literally.]]
*** Don't Think Twice: [[spoiler: Upon confessing their love for one another, Reynardo and Zenobia try to leave the conflict, only to be shot down by a vengeful Lapino. Reynardo dies in Zenobia's arms.]]
*** Walking the Cat: [[spoiler: After Reynardo causes the destruction of the Rebel Council by leading Zenobia right to their hidden base, he chases after her for revenge. When they meet again, Zenobia makes good on her promise to kill him if she ever saw him again, but weeps over his body as he lays dying, realising too late how she really felt about him.]]
*** Almost Sincere: [[spoiler: After a tussle over betraying Zenobia, Reynardo is forced to put her down as she tries to kill him- this drives him to a suicide mission, and despite the fact that he cuts down a distressing large number of the enemy force on his own, his enemies eventually catch up with him and kill him. As he lays dying, Reynardo sees a vision of Zenobia as an angel, reaching out to him... before he's [[EyeScream stabbed through the face.]]]]
*** Run Zenobia Run: [[spoiler: After Reynardo briefly resists the Iblis Stone's corruption long enough to spare Zenobia, she takes it from him to have it studied at the Observatory, which he takes as an act of betrayal and proceeds to hunt her down. Along the way he slaughters the scientists and takes the Iblis Stone back, then slaughters the Rebel Counsel at the stone's request when he sees Zenobia surrendering to him. Finally, he confronts Zenobia at the heart of the fleet, and he's regained just enough of his sense to tell her he doesn't want to kill her, but the Stone is completely in control at this point. So Zenobia stabs herself to snap him out of it, then stabs him while his guard is down. Reynardo tearfully thanks her as they both bleed to death.]]
*** The Fox Who's Knees Hurt and Bucket of Death. [[spoiler: Both end with Reynardo, armed with the exposed core of the Skyripper, slowly succumb to its radiation while he laments his imminent death over the course of the final level.]]
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* FridgeBrilliance: If you show the Iblis Stone to the scientists, they say that it feeds not on blood or souls, but the pain of killing another living being. [[spoiler:That's why it immediately encourages Reynardo to kill Zenobia -- since he loves her, killing her would be the most painful.]]
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** Many of the 'bad' endings are treated as such simply because Reynardo dies, but a lot of these endings fail to mention that his death [[TheBadGuyWins all but guarantees the Emperor's victory,]] which leads to [[spoiler: time itself being destroyed.]]
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*** Walking the Cat: [[spoiler: After Reynardo causes the destruction of the Rebel Council by leading Zenobia right to their hidden base, he chases after her for revenge. When they meet again, Zenobia makes good on her promise to kill him if she ever saw him again, but weeps over his body as he lays dying, realising too late how she really felt about him.]]
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** For such a lighthearted and colourful game, there's a rather large number of horrific atrocities discussed in-game. At one point in one path, Reynardo recounts a scene in which he is confronted with the zombified corpses of fucking '''children''', recounting what the Emperor [[UndeadChild did to them]].

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** For such a lighthearted and colourful game, there's a rather large number of horrific atrocities discussed in-game. At one point in one path, Reynardo recounts a scene in which he is confronted with the zombified corpses of fucking '''children''', ''children'', recounting what the Emperor [[UndeadChild did to them]].

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* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: "The Fox Who's Knees Hurt" and "Bucket of Death" are the only endings that show the long-term consequences of Reynardo's actions well after his death. All others either end the moment he dies, or very shortly after. This also leads to the InferredHolocaust below.
* GameBreaker: The magic effect of an upgraded Winterthorne unleashes an AreaOfEffect attack that freezes not only the enemy you strike, but any nearby, too, regardless of shields. And the next blow landed on a frozen enemy [[LiterallyShatteredLives shatters them instantly]].



*** Run Zenobia, Run: [[spoiler: After Reynardo briefly resists the Iblis Stone's corruption long enough to spare Zenobia, she takes it from him to have it studied at the Observatory, which he takes as an act of betrayal and proceeds to hunt her down. Along the way he slaughters the scientists and takes the Iblis Stone back, then slaughters the Rebel Counsel at the stone's request when he sees Zenobia surrendering to him. Finally, he confronts Zenobia at the heart of the fleet, and he's regained just enough of his sense to tell her he doesn't want to kill her, but the Stone is completely in control at this point. So Zenobia stabs herself to snap him out of it, then stabs him while his guard is down. Reynardo tearfully thanks her as they both bleed to death.]]

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*** Run Zenobia, Zenobia Run: [[spoiler: After Reynardo briefly resists the Iblis Stone's corruption long enough to spare Zenobia, she takes it from him to have it studied at the Observatory, which he takes as an act of betrayal and proceeds to hunt her down. Along the way he slaughters the scientists and takes the Iblis Stone back, then slaughters the Rebel Counsel at the stone's request when he sees Zenobia surrendering to him. Finally, he confronts Zenobia at the heart of the fleet, and he's regained just enough of his sense to tell her he doesn't want to kill her, but the Stone is completely in control at this point. So Zenobia stabs herself to snap him out of it, then stabs him while his guard is down. Reynardo tearfully thanks her as they both bleed to death.]]
*** The Fox Who's Knees Hurt and Bucket of Death. [[spoiler: Both end with Reynardo, armed with the exposed core of the Skyripper, slowly succumb to its radiation while he laments his imminent death over the course of the final level.
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* TierInducedScrappy: Firestorm's magic causes DamageOverTime, which is highly lacking compared to Winterthorne's ability to render all enemies into {{One Hit Point Wonder}}s. It also lacks the utility of the Hero Sword's healing effect, or the Void Blade's increased movement speed.
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The "Return of the Hippie" ending takes a sudden swerve into BlackComedy after a promising setup. [[spoiler: Reynardo learns the only way to fully control the Iblis Stone after its been fused with the Skyripper Core is to find inner peace. After [[TheStoic simply suppressing his emotions]] doesn't work, he's told by a sage that, since the stone feeds on the guilt of killing his enemies, he needs to [[BloodKnight embrace the joy in fighting]] to overcome it. Then out of nowhere, he finds enlightenment through ''non-violence'' and gets killed by a random raven while trying to meditate]].
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*** Run Zenobia, Run: [[spoiler: After Reynardo briefly resists the Iblis Stone's corruption long enough to spare Zenobia, she takes it from him to have it studied at the Observatory, which he takes as an act of betrayal and proceeds to hunt her down. Along the way he slaughters the scientists and takes the Iblis Stone back, then slaughters the Rebel Counsel at the stone's request when he sees Zenobia surrendering to him. Finally, he confronts Zenobia at the heart of the fleet, and he's regained just enough of his sense to tell her he doesn't want to kill her, but the Stone is completely in control at this point. So Zenobia stabs herself to snap him out of it, then stabs him while his guard is down. Reynardo tearfully thanks her as they both bleed to death.]]
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* InferredHolocaust: In the GoldenEnding, [[spoiler: Reynardo and Zenobia both survive, and leave the Isles of Boreas to search for a mythical island where Zenobia might be cured of the after-effects of temporarily wielding the SealedEvilInACan Iblis Stone. The Emperor and most of his fleet was blown up by the unstable Skyripper Core, and the Rebel Council were cut down by Zenobia while she was [[ThisIsYourBrainOnEvil under the influence of the Iblis Stone]]. Two other endings have the Empire and the Rebels both get wiped out, and then make it clear that with no-one left to take charge, the whole region slide into banditry, anarchy and famine come winter.]] So it seems likely that this 'Happy Ending' really isn't all that happy for anyone other than Reynardo. In fact, several of the supposed 'bad endings' would likely bode far better for the citizens of Boreas - albeit with Reynardo dead, as usual.
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* SpiritualAdaptation: It's a pretty good video game adaptation of ''Film/GroundhogDay'' and ''LightNovel/AllYouNeedIsKill''[=\=]''Film/EdgeOfTomorrow''.
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* HoYay: One path definitely plays up Reynardo's affection for Lapino. Including an AnguishedDeclarationOfLove. [[spoiler: Too bad Lapino is a traitor and very much doesn't reciprocate Reynardo's possible affections.]]

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** For such a lighthearted and colourful game, there's a rather large number of horrific atrocities discussed in-game. At one point in one path, Reynardo recounts a scene in which he is confronted with the zombified corpses of fucking '''children''', recounting what the Emperor [[UndeadChild did to them]].



** Don't Think Twice: [[spoiler: Upon confessing their love for one another, Reynardo and Zenobia try to leave the conflict, only to be shot down by a vengeful Lapino. Reynardo dies in Zenobia's arms.]]
** Almost Sincere: [[spoiler: After a tussle over betraying Zenobia, Reynardo is forced to put her down as she tries to kill him- this drives him to a suicide mission, and despite the fact that he cuts down a distressing large number of the enemy force on his own, his enemies eventually catch up with him and kill him. As he lays dying, Reynardo sees a vision of Zenobia as an angel, reaching out to him... before he's [[EyeScream stabbed through the face.]]]]
* ScrappyMechanic: The lack of any kind of notification of what choices you have already made besides from the endings you got can make the game a lot more confusing then necessary.

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** *** Don't Think Twice: [[spoiler: Upon confessing their love for one another, Reynardo and Zenobia try to leave the conflict, only to be shot down by a vengeful Lapino. Reynardo dies in Zenobia's arms.]]
** *** Almost Sincere: [[spoiler: After a tussle over betraying Zenobia, Reynardo is forced to put her down as she tries to kill him- this drives him to a suicide mission, and despite the fact that he cuts down a distressing large number of the enemy force on his own, his enemies eventually catch up with him and kill him. As he lays dying, Reynardo sees a vision of Zenobia as an angel, reaching out to him... before he's [[EyeScream stabbed through the face.]]]]
* ScrappyMechanic: The lack of any kind of notification of what map to guide you through the choices you have already made besides from the endings you got can make the game a lot more confusing then necessary.difficult to navigate at times.


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*** In many of the scenarios involving Zenobia, Lapino's truth is revealed to the player while hers is only hinted at, and the game can only reveal one truth at a time- so it goes for the obvious one.
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* RewatchBonus: Enforced. Reynardo must learn from his mistakes, and applying what he has learned can open the path to new solutions.
* NightmareFuel: Some of Reynardo's deaths are extremely violent, especially for a T Rated game. Stabbed to death en-masse, decapitation, slit throat, etc.
** What the Iblis stone does to you if you let it fully control you results in a ''highly'' disturbing timeline, so much so that it could be a contender for one of the most objectively terrible timelines for everyone involved.
* TearJerker: Some of the endings are particularly cruel, especially any that involve Reynardo being forced to kill [[OneTrueLove Zenobia]], or Reynardo being betrayed by [[spoiler: Lapino]].
** Some of the nastier ones include:
*** The Endless Moment: [[spoiler: Reynardo believes that Zenobia has betrayed him and boards the Imperial Fleet to end her life, as she has destroyed the resistance. Upon boarding the ship, he instantly cuts her down as she welcomes him with a warm smile... dying as she reveals that Lapino is the traitor before he stabs Reynardo in the back, literally.]]
** Don't Think Twice: [[spoiler: Upon confessing their love for one another, Reynardo and Zenobia try to leave the conflict, only to be shot down by a vengeful Lapino. Reynardo dies in Zenobia's arms.]]
** Almost Sincere: [[spoiler: After a tussle over betraying Zenobia, Reynardo is forced to put her down as she tries to kill him- this drives him to a suicide mission, and despite the fact that he cuts down a distressing large number of the enemy force on his own, his enemies eventually catch up with him and kill him. As he lays dying, Reynardo sees a vision of Zenobia as an angel, reaching out to him... before he's [[EyeScream stabbed through the face.]]]]
* ScrappyMechanic: The lack of any kind of notification of what choices you have already made besides from the endings you got can make the game a lot more confusing then necessary.
* TheUntwist: The secret of the Iblis Stone is that it is dangerous to use and can corrupt the user. [[SarcasmMode Yes, what a shocker.]] [[ObviouslyEvil The horrible, black, whispering stone is evil.]] Who knew?
** It's really not hard to guess that Zenobia's truth is [[spoiler: that she still loves Reynardo]]. This one is still debatable however, as you need to hear her ''admit the truth'' out loud for it to be unlocked- despite the fact that in many scenarios it is very obvious, it is very possible to never see those scenarios before you get the truth.
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: FunnyAnimals, beautiful colours, a lemony narrator and more. All this hides a fairly dark plot filled with mass murder and several atrocities, not to mention some of the disturbingly descriptive narrations of poor Reynardo meeting his end.

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