History Characters / ForgeOfEmpires

* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Of WW1 Europe. Specifically, Baudoin rules Belgium, Schledorf is the commander for Germany, Joffre is the commander for France, Lydia rules the United Kingdom, Kaiser Joseph Franz rules Austro-Hungary, Vittorio for Italy and Piotr rules the Russian Empire.

* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Based on Japan during WW2. The mainland quest against Ishiwara is based on the Second Sino-Japanese War.

* BonusBoss

* NoHistoricalFiguresWereHarmed: Based off Hasdrubaal Barca, brother of Hannibal Barca - funnily enough, considering that his empire seems [[AncientGrome heavily based on Rome]] and the [[UsefulNotes/HannibalBarca real-life Barca brothers]] were both major players in the [[UsefulNotes/PunicWars Second Punic War]] [against] Rome.

* TheGoodKing: Described by Ragu as a wise and fair ruler, Hasdrubaal is one of the only (if not [the] only) morally good "final bosses" of an age.
* GracefulLoser: Takes you conquering his empire and making him your vassal surprisingly well, [[WorthyOpponent accepting you as the rightful victor]] and even pulling a...

* TheGoodKing: Described by Ragu as a wise and fair ruler, Hasdrubaal is one of (if not the only) morally good "final boss" of an age.
* HeelFaceTurn: Joins you after his downfall.
* NoHistoricalFiguresWereHarmed: Based off Hasrubaal Barca, brother of Hannibal Barca.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure

* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Based on the outfits, the location, and the time in which it sets, it seems to be based on the Frankish Empire that existed following the Fall of Rome.

* VillainousFriendship: Between Freifrau and the Kaiserin

* HufflepuffHouse: Despite seeming like the main vassal of the Kaiserin, Freiherr (and his provinces) are only mentioned once throughout the entire Story Quest, and serve no importance to the plot but unlock the Kaiserin's territories and the EMA bonus quest.
* UpperClassTwit

* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Seems to be a vague mix of the real-life Early Middle Ages Huns and Visigoths, as well as Celtic tribes that resided in pre-Anglo Saxon England.

* FantasyCounterpartCulture: While it is not exactly specific where it is based on, it can be presumed it took influence from the Holy Roman Empire in terms of culture. The Civil War seems to be based on the War of the Roses.
* DivideAndConquer: The division of the four brothers even led to you conquering all of their provinces.
* HangingSeperately

* TheEvilPrince: A straightforward example. Despite being the youngest brother, Childerich is the most popular of the four with the largest army, despite being last in the line of succession. Circumstantial evidence from side and story quests suggest him to be a charismatic, yet vain, with no actual ruling skills, with his claim boiling down to "I'm the most popular" and "I have the largest army", and is perfectly willing to remove his weaker brothers off the map to claim his throne.

* FantasyCounterpartCulture: A counterpart to Tudor and Stuart England, with lots of High Fantasy tropes thrown in.

* FantasyCounterpartCulture: Of 18th Century France, more specifically, 18th Century France during the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars.

* UpperClassTwit

* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: After his betrayal, Ragu is not well-loved by the people of your town.

* TheJester

* DiscOneFinalBoss: Arguably the final boss of the "Old Ages" map. However, that is still a whole world away from finishing off your empire...

* UnwittingPawn: Although he likes to imagine himself a player, Ishiwara is just a piece in the game who the Emperor used for his imperialistic ambitions (albeit an untrustworthy piece). In fact, he was well-aware of the Ishiwara's deceitful nature and had him either executed or assassinated before the general could cut his strings.

* NoHistoricalFiguresWereHarmed: Based off (in terms of appearance at least) Muammar Gaddafi.