History VideoGame / Apotheon

* AllThereInTheManual: There is no manual. However, the stones one can read before entering every area of Olympus dominated by a specific deity contain excerpts from classical works of Ancient Greek literature (such as the Iliad and Prometheus Bound), detailing the life of the Deity or creature you are about to face.

* ArmourIsUseless: [[AvertedTrope No, it's really not.]] [[spoiler: With the exception of the FinalBoss, who has more health than you despite the fact that he's [[FullFrontalAssault naked as a jaybird,]] while you're in full armour. This would be justified by Zeus being, [[PhysicalGod well, Zeus]] except for the fact that Nikandreos is a god too at that point. ]]

* BigGood: Hera, [[ClingyJealousGirl of all people.]] [[spoiler: It's [[ZigZaggingTrope Zig-Zagged]] throughout the game. It looks like she's betraying you when she sics the guards on you, but afterwards she reveals that she had to do that to deflect Zeus's suspicions. At the end of the game, you're powerful enough where you [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness can just leave her to rot as you hunt down Zeus, or gib her with his lightning in one hit.]] The latter even implies she was just using you the whole time, but you became too powerful for her to control.]]

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: All of humanity is killed, but so are the deities that would slay them. Nikandreos, having ascended to godhood, sets about recreating humanity from clay.]]

* BoltOfDivineRetribution: Zeus wields these, of course. [[spoiler: And after you kill him, SO CAN YOU!]]

* CivilWarcraft: Many of the gods disagree with the edict of Zeus, and either refuse to fight you, or are actually working subversively against him. [[spoiler: Hermes was already found out, and sent by Zeus to Tartarus. Instead of him, you only find his Caduceus.]]

* DragonAscendant: [[spoiler: A morally-inverted example, as Nikandreos become this to Hera by the end of the game.]]

* DivineParentage: [[NotMeThisTime And it's not Zeus' fault this time!]] [[spoiler: Quite the opposite actually: Hera bore Nikandreos specifically to kill Zeus. ]]

* GracefulLoser: [[spoiler: Athena]] surrenders after you beat her trials, and even reconsiders her [[HumansAreBastards previous stance]] on humanity.

* EleventhHourSuperPower: Twice in quick succession. After defeating Zeus, [[spoiler: You get his thunderbolts and rampage your way through what's left of his army with them.]] After you return to Dion, you finally [[spoiler: Ascend to godhood in order to match Zeus in one final beatdown.]]

* EverybodysDeadDave: By the end of the game [[spoiler: humanity gets completely wiped out. Nikandreos ends up creating a new human being from clay.]]

* ForcedTransformation: The myth of Actaeon [[spoiler: is recreated in the fight against Artemis. She turns Nikandreos into a stag, who is forced to flee from her until he manages to turn HER into a deer. The two are alternatively turned into prey and hunter several times, until Nikandreos manages to hunt down and kill the goddess of the Hunt.]]

** [[spoiler: The Myth of Athena says that Zeus swallows her mother, Metis, because it was prophesied that their spawn could topple him. In the end, it is the reflecting shield, enchanted by Athena, which allows you to defeat Zeus]]
** Zeus mentioned that humans were created out of clay. [[spoiler: At the end of the game Nikandreos forms a man out of clay and gives him life.]]

* FunPersonified: You just met Bacchus! IT IS TIME FOR A DRINKING CONTEST! [[spoiler: Of course, he does it so everyone else but Nikandreos is knocked out and he can have a safe chat with him]]
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: Averted. The game goes to length to explain how, and why a mere mortal can topple gods, and even best the God of War himself at fighting. [[spoiler: In the Iliad, the only mortal ever to wound Ares was Diomedes, whose spear was specifically enchanted by Athena with an ability to wound Gods. You fight Diomedes and collect his spear in order to be able to attack Ares in the first place]]

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* {{Gotterdammerung}}: During his quest Nikandreos [[spoiler: ends up killing all the major gods and goddesses of the greek pantheon. At the end of the game the world is in ruin, humanity has been wiped out and the deities have been destroyed. Wandering in this desolation, Nikandreos finds some clay and rubble and form a new human being and gives it life, possibly signaling the rebirth of humanity in a world where the gods don't exist anymore.]]

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: It appears often. Returning the favor is the manner that allows you to defeat [[spoiler: Artemis, Zeus, Ares and convince Aphrodite to aid you.]]

* JerkassHasAPoint: Zeus toward Hera. On one hand, he's a genocidal {{Jerkass God|s}}, habitually cheats on her, and [[spoiler: has chained her up within his fortress at the end of the game.]] On the other hand her vengeance is quite excessive even by greek standards:

* MakeMyMonsterGrow: A mutual example. [[spoiler: Zeus grows to giant size for the final battle, and Nikandreos follows suit.]]

* MirrorBoss: [[spoiler: Zeus's final form.]] Downplayed in that he has a spear while you have a sword, but you're otherwise equally matched [[spoiler: to the point of both being giant gods at this point]], with the victor decided by sword/spear-play alone.

* PetTheDog: Not all of the gods are sympathetic to the death of all humans. [[spoiler: Hermes, Aphrodite, Dionysus and Demeter pity humanity, but for different reasons. Hephaestus appears largely indifferent.]]

* TemptingFate: Zeus brags about his past victories before the final battle, and says he will not be killed by an inferior being. [[spoiler: Naturally, this is exactly the point when Nikandreos ascends to godhood. I guess Zeus got his last request.]]

* TheUnfought: [[spoiler: Demeter and Athena]] are not fought, instead handing over their items willingly.

* TookALevelInJerkass: Arguably, Nikandreos. [[spoiler: In the end, after taking the powers of every deity, he abandons Hera to be chained for eternity. Or he can also kill her. Even if she is quite a bitch, she DID allow humanity to not die. Perhaps she deserved more than death, or being chained for eternity.]]

* WomanScorned: Hera, naturally. Her desire for revenge is what kickstarts the plot of the game. [[spoiler: It's implied that Nikandros was born specifically so Hera could use him to destroy Olympus and get revenge on Zeus.]]

* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler: Subverted early on; Hera seems to betray you, but she was only maintaining her cover in front of Zeus. Later on, ''you'' get to betray ''her'' instead!]]

As the very name of the game suggests, your task is to ascend to godhood. This means that your character, Nikandreos, will join the likes of Hercules, The Roman Emperors, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Apotheosis_of_Washington George Washington]], and The UsefulNotes/FlyingSpaghettiMonster. This task is spurred by the decree of [[JerkassGods Zeus]], who gets tired of humanity's flaws and [[DisproportionateRetribution decides to end their lives]]. Nikandreos [[TheHero rises up to the challenge]] of stabbing the gods for their powers, or taking the powers of a host of deities for his own in order to challenge Zeus and save humanity.

[[http://www.apotheongame.com/ Apotheon]] is a 2D epic heavily based on [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Greek Mythology]]. It is a HackAndSlash, with Platformer elements and its art style beautifully mimics the black-figure art style from the pottery of UsefulNotes/AncientGreece. If you are even moderately familiar with Ancient Greek art, you will find its representations are very similar to those of the original pieces, as their attention to detail seeps in the majestic representations that permeate the entire game's style. For those ''not'' familiar with Ancient Greek art, it means that [[ItsNotPornItsArt there is a healthy amount of penises and breasts]] to look forward to.

The game was released on Steam and the Playstation Network on February 3rd, 2015, and it was made by [[http://www.alientrap.org/ Alien Trap Games]].

[[http://www.apotheongame.com/ Apotheon]] is a 2D epic heavily based on [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Greek Mythology]]. It is a HackAndSlash, with Platformer elements and its art style beautifully mimics the black-figure art style that is most commonly related to the pottery of UsefulNotes/AncientGreece. If you are even moderately familiar with Ancient Greek art, you will find its representations are very similar to those of the original pieces, as their attention to detail seeps in the majestic representations that permeate the entire game's style. For those ''not'' familiar with Ancient Greek art, it means that [[ItsNotPornItsArt there is a healthy amount of penises and breasts]] to look forward to.

* AnythingThatMoves: Apollo pursued Daphne, a water nymph. Her transformation into a laurel tree did not damper his enthusiasm. Cue {{Squick}}.

[[http://www.apotheongame.com/ Apotheon]] is a 2D epic heavily based on [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Greek Mythology]]. It is a HackAndSlash, with Platformer elements and its art style beautifully mimics the black-figure art style that is most commonly related to the pottery of UsefulNotes/AncientGreece. If you are even moderately familiar with Ancient Greek art, you will find its representations are very similar to those of the original pieces, as their attention to detail seeps in the majestic representations that permeate the entire game's style. For those ''not'' familiar with Ancient Greek art, it means that there is a healthy amount of penises and breasts to look forward to.

* HornyDevils: The portrayal of the (perpetually tumescent) Satyrs has shades of this.