History Awesome / KingdomRush

* This game allows you to play as Vez'nan's Dark Army, and over the course of the game you encounter and have to defeat not one, not two, but ''three'' kings!

** On the evil side, we have Beresad the Black Dragon. His young incarnation from ''Origins'' serves as an ally that can provide assist against enemies... for a price. Later on in ''Frontiers'', the grown-up Beresad acts as an stage hazard who guards his hoard of gold and occasionally engulfs several towers on fire, disabling them. In ''Vengeance'', however, Beresad becomes fully playable with free range of movement, several special attacks, and now actively fights against Linirea and Hammerhold, courtesy of Vez'nan bribing him with Bolgur's gold hoard.

** On the evil side, we have Beresad the Black Dragon. His young incarnation from ''Origins'' serves as an ally that can provide assist against enemies... for a price. Later on in ''Frontiers'', the grown-up Beresad guards his hoard of gold and occassionally engulfs several towers on fire, disabling them. In ''Vengeance'', however, Beresad becomes fully playable with free range of movement and several special attacks.

** On the good side, we have Malik Hammerfury. His first chronological appearance in ''Origins" depicts him as a slave forced to mine Bloodsydian crystals. Malik later becomes a regular playable Hero in the original game. Despite skipping ''Frontiers'', he gloriously returns to ''Vengeance'' as a king of Hammerhold - and by extension the final boss of the respective mini-campaign.

** On the good guys' side, we have Malik Hammerfury. His first chronological appearance in ''Origins" depicts him as a slave forced to mine Bloodsydian crystals. Malik later becomes a regular playable Hero in the original game. Despite skipping ''Frontiers'', he gloriously returns to ''Vengeance'' as a king of Hammerhold - and by extension the final boss of the respective mini-campaign.
** On the bad guys' side, we have Beresad the Black Dragon. His young incarnation from ''Origins'' serves as an ally that can provide assist against enemies for a price. Later on in ''Frontiers'', the grown-up Beresad guards his hoard of gold and occassionally engulfs several towers on fire, disabling them. In ''Vengeance'', however, Beresad becomes fully playable with free range of movement and several special attacks.

* From the same token, whenever an Arcane Wizard's Death Ray disintegrates, the DWAARP's Core Drill pulverizes, the Wild Magus' Eldritch Doom explodes, the Shadow Archers' Blade of Demise backstabs, the Dark Knight's Brutal Strike minces, the Blazing Gem's Destructo-Ray incinerates, or the Swamp Thing's Smash! smacks a GiantMook for a OneHitKill.

* This game allows you to play as Vez'Nan's Dark Army, and over the course of the game you encounter and have to defeat not one, not two, but ''three'' kings!
* The [[MiniMecha MechaDwarf MK.9]] gets an awesomely detailed MookDebutCutscene in Clockwork Factory. On wave 8, the top-right factory activates, opening a hatch that lifts a dwarf on a platform who waddles into the factory. The factory workers control two arms that enter the building causing sparks to fly and lights to flash, and as soon as it stops the very first [[GiantMook giant enemy]] in the game slowly stomps its way out towards your troops.

* The final level of ''Vengeance''. In a series first, we get a ''two-part'' level where Vez'nan successfully destroys the castle walls after wave 7, leading to the inside of the castle with a different layout altogether. Throughout the fight, we get to periodically use Vez'nan's power to one-shot (or deal huge damage) to enemies every now and then. As hordes of Linrea's best head out from the castle and the streets, Denas' artillery cannons fire barrels filled with TarAndFeathers at your towers, and once you complete the final wave, we get a BossBattle that's a non-frustrating EscortMission of sorts. Vez'nan summons a giant demon that slowly walks forward to invade the castle, while Denas sends his [[PraetorianGuard Paragons]] who drink a growth potion to take it on in a clash between good and evil. Three Paragons later, and the Demon successfully enters the castle, netting out {{Villain Protagonist}}s a hard earned victory.

* From the same token, whenever an Arcane Wizard's Death Ray disintegrates, the DWAARP's Core Drill pulverizes, the Wild Magus' Eldritch Doom explodes, the Shadow Archers' Blade of Demise backstabs, the Dark Knight's Brutal Strike minces, or the Blazing Gem's Destructo-Ray incinerates a GiantMook for a OneHitKill.

* In the original Kingdom Rush, your characters defeat a powerful evil sorcerer who can transform into a demon. ''Frontiers'', your characters top this by [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu defeating]] what is pretty much an EldritchAbomination!

* ''Vengeance'' allows you to play as Vez'Nan's Dark Army, and over the course of the game you encounter and have to defeat not one, not two, but ''three'' kings!

* The final level of ''Vengeance''. In a series first, we get a ''two-part'' level where Vez'nan successfully destroys the castle walls after wave 7, leading to the inside of the castle with a different layout altogether. Throughout the fight, we get to periodically use Vez'nan's power to one-shot (or deal huge damage) to enemies every now and then. As hordes of Linrea's best head out from the castle and the streets, Denas' artillery cannons fire burning wreckage at your towers, and once you complete the final wave, we get a BossBattle that's a non-frustrating EscortMission of sorts. Vez'nan summons a giant demon that slowly walks forward to invade the castle, while Denas sends his [[PraetorianGuard Paragons]] who drink a growth potion to take it on in a clash between good and evil. Three Paragons later, and the Demon successfully enters the castle, netting out {{Villain Protagonist}}s a hard earned victory.

* From the same token, whenever an Arcane Wizard's Death Ray disintegrates, the DWAARP's Core Drill pulverizes, or the Wild Magus' Eldritch Doom explodes a GiantMook for a OneHitKill.

* From the same token, whenever an Arcane Wizard uses Death Ray, the DWAARP's instakill drill connects, or the Wild Magus' Eldritch Doom explodes a GiantMook.

* Every time a Musketeer scores a BoomHeadShot, especially if it [[OneHitKill one-hit-kills]] a biggie, and then the WrittenSoundEffect enhances the moment.
* From the same token, whenever an Arcane Wizard uses Death Ray.

* In ''Frontiers'', your characters [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu defeat]] what is pretty much an EldritchAbomination!

* Every time a Musketeer scores a BoomHeadShot, especially if it [[OneHitKill one-hit-kills]] a biggie. Bonus points for the WrittenSoundEffect.

* * Every time a Musketeer scores a BoomHeadShot, especially if it [[OneHitKill one-hit-kills]] a biggie. Bonus points for the WrittenSoundEffect.

* In ''Frontiers'', your characters [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu defeat]] what is pretty much an EldritchAbomination!

* Every time a Musketeer scores a BoomHeadShot, especially if it [[OneHitKill one-hit-kills]] a biggie. Bonus points for the WrittenSoundEffect.

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* Everytime a Musketeer scores a BoomHeadShot, especially if it [[OneHitKill one-hit-kills]] a biggie. Bonus points for the WrittenSoundEffect.