History TabletopGame / MutantChronicles

* EarthThatWas: A blasted, post-apocalyptic wasteland, which is too polluted, resource-poor and sparsely populated to be of much interest to anyone.

* ChildSoldiers - literally, and NightmareFuel-powered. The Children of Illian are [[UndeadChild kid-sized zombies]] that overrun their enemies and bludgeon them to death with maces shaped like rattles. Or snipe them with high-impact slingshots. It's much, much less funny than it sounds.

''Mutant Chronicles'' is a post-apocalyptic role playing game created by the Swedish company Target Games. It also spawned a semi-successful franchise: two {{Collectible Card Game}}s (DoomTrooper and DarkEden), three {{Board Game}}s (Fury of the Clansmen, Blood Berets and Doom Troopers: Siege of the Citadel) two tabletop wargames (War Zone and Mutant Chronicles: Collectible Miniatures Game), a VideoGame (''VideoGame/DoomTroopers'', the second one planned to be a RTS in the vein of DawnOfWar was canned), a short ComicBook series and a film whose writers apparently just didn't know or [[TheyJustDidntCare Just Didn't Care]], not to say it wasn't still good on its own.

Of course, the {{MegaCorp}}s try to stop them, get their asses handed to them a couple of times, and if not for a ChurchMilitant called the Brotherhood, they'd [[MemeticMutation fail forever]]. With the Brotherhood's help, the bigger part of humanity repents (mainly because the [[KnightTemplar Brotherhood's]] [[WellIntentionedExtremist methods are brutal,]] [[TheExtremistWasRight but work for humanity's good]]), leveling the playing field. On the other hand, [[WeAreStrugglingTogether corporate rivalries aren't forgotten]]; if the Corporations aren't kicking Legion ass, they're most probably butting heads over resources. If the [[UnitedNations Cartel]], a body formed especially to mediate among the {{MegaCorp}}s, allows it. Most of the time, it does.

What's it all about? Earth gets too tight for the {{MegaCorp}}s, so after battling for quite a time, they go and colonize the whole inner Solar System (and a few outposts beyond), since AllPlanetsAreEarthLike (MASSIVE terraforming). Sadly, [[TheBritishEmpire Imperial]] colonizers go a planet too far, reaching the mysterious Tenth Planet (named Nero) and unleashing the CosmicHorror - The Dark Soul along with its [[HumanoidAbomination Apostles]] and their [[TheLegionsOfHell Dark Legion]]. People go nuts and form [[ReligionOfEvil evil cults]], the Dark Symmetry makes [[AIIsACrapshoot all sufficiently powerful computers go evil]], [[DemonicInvaders Demonic]] AlienInvaders expand their ranks with {{Squick}}y BodyHorror Shop creations from cybernetic [[TheUndead zombies]] and {{mutants}} of different kinds to {{Godzilla}}-sized zombies to biomechanical {{Spider Tank}}s. In short: TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt.

* MoreDakka - a good couple of weapons fall under this one, Bauhaus [=AZ61=] '''Twin Rotary Shotgun''' being one of the most egregious examples.

''Mutant Chronicles'' is a post-apocalyptic role playing game created by the Swedish company Target Games. It also spawned a semi-successful franchise: two {{Collectible Card Game}}s (DoomTrooper and DarkEden), three {{Board Game}}s (Fury of the Clansmen, Blood Berets and Doom Troopers: Siege of the Citadel) two tabletop wargames (War Zone and Mutant Chronicles: Collectible Miniatures Game), a VideoGame (''VideoGame/DoomTroopers'', the second one planned to be a RTS in the vein of DawnOfWar was canned), a short ComicBook series and a film whose writers apparently DidNotDoTheResearch or [[TheyJustDidntCare Just Didn't Care]], not to say it wasn't still good on its own.

* DeathSeeker - Imperial Mourning Wolves, as they're all widows of Imperial Wolfsbane killed in combat with the Dark Legion. Think woad-painted {{Action Girl}}s with [[ChainPain spiked chains]], Wolverine-style claw bracers and the attitude of a [[{{Warhammer}} dwarf Slayer]] and you're not too far off the mark. Capitol's Martian Banshees as well (although either gender can be part of those).

What's it all about? Earth gets too tight for the {{MegaCorp}}s, so after battling for quite a time, they go and colonize the whole inner Solar System (and a few outposts beyond), since AllPlanetsAreEarthLike (MASSIVE terraforming). Sadly, [[TheBritishEmpire Imperial]] colonizers go a planet too far, reaching the mysterious Tenth Planet (named Nero) and unleashing the CosmicHorror - The Dark Soul along with its [[HumanoidAbomination Apostles]] and their [[TheLegionsOfHell Dark Legion]]. People go nuts and form [[ReligionOfEvil evil cults]], the Dark Symmetry makes [[AIIsACrapshoot all sufficiently powerful computers go evil]], [[DemonicInvaders Demonic]] AlienInvaders expand their ranks with {{Squick}}y BodyHorror Shop creations from cybernetic [[TheUndead zombies]] and {{mutants}} of different kinds to {{Godzilla}}-sized zombies to biomechanical {{Spider Tank}}s. In short: TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt.

** Subverted with Cardinal Dominic, as while he's an incredibly {{badass grandpa}}, he's mostly a bitter, cynical old KnightTemplar bastard; one of the few pleasures he has is [[LovesTheSoundOfScreaming the screams of suspected heretics]] while he [[ColdBloodedTorture "interrogates"]] them.

* TheDarkSide - Dark Symmetry.

* EldritchAbomination - The Dark Soul. It's a piece of the original Nothing that "was" before the Big Bang that wants a return to the good old days of nonexistence. '''''[[OmnicidalManiac Badly.]]'''''

* LighterAndSofter: Has a lot of the same elements and feel as {{Warhammer 40000}}, but is a lot more hopeful. Oh, MutantChronicles is plenty grimdark by most standards, but here compassion and respect for human life are still important, the Emperor-analogue still leads humanity from the front and it feels like humanity actually has a chance.

Most of the franchise is set about a thousand years after the defeat of the Dark Legion's first onslaught; humanity has rebuilt, but much of its past achievements have been impossible to equal (computers aren't usually much more advanced than ours, most firearms still use jacketed black powder bullets, and anything terraformation-related is still LostTechnology save for maintenance). And while the Megacorporations are once again at each others' throats, corruption and moral decay are spreading everywhere, even the vaunted Brotherhood, just as the Dark Legions and Dark Symmetry, which by then were barely more than a myth to most people, are making a comeback after marshalling their forces for another go at destroying humanity...

What's it all about? Earth gets too tight for the {{MegaCorp}}s, so after battling for quite a time, they go and colonize the whole inner Solar System (and a few outposts beyond), since AllPlanetsAreEarthLike (MASSIVE terraforming). Sadly, [[TheBritishEmpire Imperial]] colonizers go a planet too far, reaching the mysterious Tenth Planet (named Nero) and unleashing the CosmicHorror - The Dark Soul along with its [[EldritchAbomination Apostles]] and their [[TheLegionsOfHell Dark Legion]]. People go nuts and form [[ReligionOfEvil evil cults]], the Dark Symmetry makes [[AIIsACrapshoot all sufficiently powerful computers go evil]], [[DemonicInvaders Demonic]] AlienInvaders expand their ranks with {{Squick}}y BodyHorror Shop creations from cybernetic [[TheUndead zombies]] and {{mutants}} of different kinds to {{Godzilla}}-sized zombies to biomechanical {{Spider Tank}}s. In short: TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt.

Most of the franchise is set about a thousand years after the defeat of the Dark Legion's first onslaught; humanity has rebuilt, but much of its past achievements have been impossible to equal (computers aren't usually much more advanced than ours, most firearms still use jacketed black powder bullets, and anything terraformation-related is still LostTechnology save for maintenance)

* AliensAndMonsters - the Dark Legion. Part this, part that. And mutants and demons too.

* CyberneticsEatYourSoul - that's what The Brotherhood thinks about Cybertronic. They just wait for a bigger screw-up to round up the whole corporation and [[KillItWithFire burn them]].

* DeathSeeker - Imperial Mourning Wolves, as they're all widows of Imperial Wolfsbane killed in combat with the Dark Legion. Think woad-painted {{Action Girl}}s with spiked chains, Wolverine-style claw bracers and the attitude of a [[{{Warhammer}} dwarf Slayer]] and you're not too far off the mark. Capitol's Martian Banshees as well (although either gender can be part of those).

** Bauhaus - Germany, Russia, France and Italy, served as EvilAristocracy.

** Mishima - Japan, with {{samurai}}, {{ninja}}s and warrior monks.

* {{Golem}} - Dark Legion creations.

** Cybertronic's Eradicator Deathdroids approach this scale; the absolute king of this trope in-universe is (unsurprisingly) Mishima

* LighterAndSofter: Has a lot of the same elements and feel as Warhammer40000, but is a lot more hopeful. Oh, MutantChronicles is plenty grimdark by most standards, but here compassion and respect for human life are still important, the Emperor-analogue still leads humanity from the front and it feels like humanity actually has a chance.
* MagicKnight - most Brotherhood sergeants.

* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast - Dark Legion runs on those. Algeroth The Apostle Of War, Demnogonis The Befouler, Ilian The Mistress Of The Void, Muawijhe (''pronounced "moo-ah-jee"'') The Lord Of Visions, Semai The Lord Of Spite - and that's just the beginning. Their units have equally colorful names - Immaculate Furies, Gomorrean Emasculators and Zenithian Soulslayers, for example. Not mentioning the ''weapons'', like Ashreketh, Azoghar, Kratach or Vassht. Half-averted in one case - The Dark Prophet, badass messenger of doom, is named... Billy.

* OfficerAndAGentleman - Bauhaus. Mostly. Imperial has som, to go with the Britishness of their theme.

* ScaryBlackMan - Big Bob Watts. Imagine Michael Clarke Duncan with two freaking CANNONS on his shoulders. Yeah. There.

* TakingYouWithMe - Mishima Faceless Ones are Kamikaze on foot. Crescentian Martyrs and Blessed Tears fit here in the "Allahu akbar '''KABOOM!'''" way as well.

* UndeadChild - Children of Ilian. They beat the crap out of your units with rattles.

''Mutant Chronicles'' is a post-apocalyptic role playing game created by the Swedish company Target Games. It also spawned a semi-successful franchise: two {{Collectible Card Game}}s (Doom Trooper and DarkEden), three {{Board Game}}s (Fury of the Clansmen, Blood Berets and DoomTroopers: Siege of the Citadel) two tabletop wargames (War Zone and Mutant Chronicles: Collectible Miniatures Game), a VideoGame (DoomTroopers, the second one planned to be a RTS in the vein of DawnOfWar was canned), a short ComicBook series and a film whose writers apparently DidNotDoTheResearch or [[TheyJustDidntCare Just Didn't Care]], not to say it wasn't still good on its own.

''Mutant Chronicles'' is a post-apocalyptic role playing game created by the Swedish company Target Games. It also spawned a semi-successful franchise: two {{Collectible Card Game}}s (Doom Trooper and DarkEden), three {{Board Game}}s (Fury of the Clansmen, Blood Berets and DoomTroopers: Siege of the Citadel) two tabletop wargames (War Zone and Mutant Chronicles: Collectible Miniatures Game), a VideoGame (DoomTroopers, the second one planned to be a RTS in the vein of DawnOfWar was canned), a short ComicBook series and a film whose writers apparently DidNotDoTheResearch or [[TheyJustDidntCare Just Didn't Care]].

* AIIsACrapshoot - played straight in the backstory, partially subverted in the game itself. Cybertronic is a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Corporation built around cyborgs, androids, AIs and computers.]] Their AI-controlled war machines tend to go berserk from time to time if you happen to roll a CriticalFailure.

** Mishima too, as a matter of fact, since they follow a particularly harsh brand of Togukawa era Bushido, but their sourcebook exposits on the growing corruption within the noble families (to be fair, every major human power .

* AxeCrazy - Heretic Corruptors and Destroyers, most of Muhawije's Legions, Imperial Wolf Packs.

* DeathSeeker - Imperial Mourning Wolves, as they're all widows of Imperial Wolfsbane killed in combat with the Dark Legion. Think woad-painted {{Action Girl}}s with spiked chains, Wolverine-style claw bracers and the attitude of a [[{{Warhammer}} dwarf Slayer]] and you're not too far off the mark. Capitol's Martian Banshees as well (although either gender can be part of those), the MegaCorp's

* SpaceMarine - two literal kinds in Capitol alone.