History Film / Purgatory

* MuaveShirt: During the opening bank robbery, there's a [[SpearCarrier uncredited, long-haired lawman]] who does a decent job in the firefight against the gang, managing to survive the battle, and later leading a posse after them, chasing them into the storm that takes the gang to Refuge.

* EvilUncle: Sonny's uncle, a ruthless bandit and rapist. In the end he tries to gun his own nephew down.

* AnAesop: Violence is usually bad, but it's okay to do it to save other people.

* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Lightning hits the knife thrower.

* RefusingParadise: The single good-aligned bandit is dead and gets the chance to skip waiting in purgatory for ten years and go straight to heaven, but he decides to stay because the town needs a good sheriff.
* ResignedToTheCall: The townspeople decide to take up arms even though (they think) it'll mean going to hell.

* {{Retirony}}: The Sheriff, who is a few days from going home when Blackjack shows up. [[InvertedTrope Inverted]] in that "retiring" means dying, and [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] in that he [[spoiler:gets to go to heaven anyway]].

* SeeYouInHell: Used a few times. An outlaw says "We've got a long ride ahead of us. Those who can keep up with me, I'll see you in Chihuahua. The rest of you, I'll see you in hell." As it turns out, though, it is the ones who keep up with him who end up going with him into Hell.

* SuperweaponSurprise: A group of bandits came across a town named Refuge, which is apparently populated by nothing but {{actual pacifist}}s - even the Sheriff would not raise his weapon in the face of imminent threat. This made the town easy prey for the bandits, but it was slowly revealed that the citizens were [[spoiler:outlaws who were granted a chance to redeem themselves: live for 10 years in peace, or go to hell. When push finally comes to shove, the bandits found out they were facing legendary figures such as Billy the Kid, Jesse James, Wild Bill Hickok, and Doc Holliday]].

* {{God}}: Running the whole show.
* GodIsGood: Gives people a second chance and understands the need to defend your home.

* SuperweaponSurprise: A group of bandits came across a town named Refuge, which is apparently populated by nothing but {{Actual Pacifist}}s - even the Sheriff would not raise his weapon in the face of imminent threat. This made the town easy prey for the bandits, but it was slowly revealed that the citizens were [[spoiler:outlaws who were granted a chance to redeem themselves: live for 10 years in peace, or go to hell. When push finally comes to shove, the bandits found out they were facing legendary figures such as Billy the Kid, Jesse James, Wild Bill Hickok, and Doc Holliday]].

* WeirdWestern

* TownWithADarkSecret: Although the secret is disturbing, it's not ''dark'' per se.

* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: The Indian and coach driver are angels.

* CutesyTownName: The film takes place in a town called Refuge.

* TheSoCalledCoward: The entire town, who are actually some of the most dangerous people in TheWildWest.

* TheAtoner: Everyone in Refuge, though Lefty Slade fails.

* DivineIntervention: Shockingly, God isn't too pleased with Blackjack & Co. screwing around with his town.

* TheMasquerade: None of the townspeople will admit to who the were - at first.

* OffhandBackhand: Doc Holliday does this with guns, casually shooting the bandit sneaking up behind him while he trades banter with Wild Bill.

* BlastingItOutOfTheirHands: Wild Bill Hitchcock can do it while firing one handed.

--> '''Billy the Kid:''' Down the hole's down the hole. Might as well have some fun on the way.

--->'''Coach driver''': "The Creator may be tough, but he ain't blind."
* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: - Dolly Stone, though she says the dime novels exaggerate it.

--->'''Blackjack''': "Your mother's a whore."
--->'''Wild Bill''': "I have no mother."

* RomanticFalseLead: Dolly is set up as the romantic interest for Sonny, especially when she ends up in Refuge, but he ends up with Dolly.

* TownWithADarkSecret

* ThemedAlias: Residents of Refuge are all given new, nature-related names like Forrest, Ivy, and Rose.

* MagicalNativeAmerican: More specifcially, St. Peter in Indian form.
* TheMasquerade: None of the townspeople will admit to who the were.

* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: - Dolly Stone, though she says the dime novels exagerate it.

* RedemptionEqualsDeath: Granted he was never really bad, but [[spoiler:Sonny]] did want to join Blackjack's band, knowing fully what they did. Of course, he doesn't have too far to go once he dies.

--->'''Backjack''': "Your mother's a whore."

* {{God}}: Running the whole show.

* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: The indian and coach driver are angels.

* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: - Dolly Stone, though she says the dime novels exagerate it.