History VideoGame / BattalionWars

* CosmeticallyDifferentSides: With the exception of tanks having different machine gun mountings for some factions (Frontier tanks have a top mounted gun, while Tundra tanks have 2 side mounted guns), played straight.
** Xylvania has Acid Gas troopers; the Solar Empire uses a PlasmaCannon. Everyone else has Flamethrower troopers. Certain sides have no navy or Battle Fortress.

A series of SpinOff games within the ''VideoGame/NintendoWars'' series, with the first entry releasing on the UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube in 2005. Unlike the main series, ''Battalion Wars'' eschews TurnBasedStrategy for a mixture of RealTimeStrategy and ThirdPersonShooter, reminiscent of games such as ''VideoGame/HogsOfWar''. In addition to commanding your forces in real time, all gameplay is from the point of view of any individual unit on the field, which that the player can switch between and control at any time.

A sequel, ''Battalion Wars II'', was released on the UsefulNotes/NintendoWii in 2008. In ''[[FunWithAcronyms B]]'''[[SuperTitle64Advance Wii]]''''', the [[BritainIsOnlyLondon Anglo Isles]], who managed to stay out of the previous conflict, invade the [[ThirtySecondsOverTokyo Solar Empire]] on rumors that they were building a superweapon to use against them (Given that they built the superweapon that stopped the Iron Legion, this wasn't too hard to believe). Eventually, the Frontier and Tundra get involved in the action as well.

* CardCarryingVillain: Kaiser Vlad, and all of Xylvania in general. Best exemplified at the conclusion of Chapter 3 of the second game, when [[spoiler: Vlad poisons A-Qira and launches his invasion of Tundra. A-Qira first accuses him of the poison, then of more general treachery as the scope of Vlad's plan is revealed. The Kaiser cheerfully affirms both accusations as A-Qira writhes in his agonizing death throes.]]
* CasualDangerDialogue: While enjoying dinner at the Parliament House, Pierce and Windsor hear the rumbling of the Solar Empire's counterattack striking home. Pierce is understandably alarmed, Windsor is utterly unfazed. [[spoiler: Even when a shell rips open the roof, almost crushing him and dumping a chandelier, along with a fair amount of masonry, onto his food.]]

* CrazyEnoughToWork: Tundran fighters are based on ICBM designs. The version in seen in the games is [[spoiler: the first iteration to have wings]].

* DrowningMySorrows: A-Qira takes a big swig from his flask while impotently raging at the Anglos denial of his rightful vengeance. [[spoiler: Turns out the Kaiser put a little something extra in his drink.]]

* FakeSpecialAttack: [[spoiler: The Mining Spider has some scary looking green lasers to defend itself, but they're more of a lightshow really, barely scratching your Battlestation, and only posing a threat to any infantry you may have.]]

* FantasyConflictCounterpart: Basically WWII if Japan was one of the good guys. And the Germans never went democratic and had [[spoiler: a horde of zombies]] up their sleeves. And everyone had 21st century (or better) tech. And [[AwesomeButImpractical/{{Military}} Superheavy tanks]] actually were a good idea.

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* HonorBeforeReason: Admiral A-Qira takes this to IdiotBall levels, repeatedly ignoring Lei-Qo's warnings that something's strange about the Anglo attack and ultimately [[spoiler: playing right into Kaiser Vlad's hands]].

* PreMortemOneLiner: From Kaiser Vlad to [[spoiler: Admiral A-Qira.]]
--> ''Vlad:'' [[spoiler: "You will not have to suffer the shame of defeat for long, Admiral."]]

* RussianGuySuffersMost: Tundra gets devastated by [[spoiler: an Xylvanian sneak attack.]] [[spoiler: Twice.]]

--> '''Kaiser Vlad''' [[spoiler: Now witness the firepower of this fully armed and operational Mining Spider.]]

* CavalryOfTheDead: The Iron Legion in 1. Subverted, however, since they have no loyalty to their descendants and [[CavalryBetrayal immediately try to take over the world again]]. Starting with Xylvania.

* DeadlyGas: Xylvanian Acid Gassers use spray-guns filled with "ghosgene". Also, Kaiser Vlad rescues Kommander Ubel by deploying a poisonous cloud that only Xylvanians are immune to.

* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Units will occasionaly give some remarks that makes it seem like they acknowledge how absurd the game can be sometimes.

* AcePilot: Pierce

* TheDragon: Ubel.

* EnemyChatter

* EvilOverlord: Kaiser Vlad and Lord Ferrok.

* HeelFaceTurn: Tsar Gorgi.

* IAmLegion: [[spoiler:Countess Ingrid]] in the first game.

* TheManBehindTheMan: Kaiser Vlad in both ''Battalion Wars'' games.

* VideogameCaringPotential: You already hate to let any of your little fellers down, and THEN they give you Private Hazard: an otherwise normal Grunt who has a name, a cute little bandage headwrap, and needs rescuing from a deadly minefield. Oh, and if you blunder his rescue, the [=COs=] ask what they should tell his mother. Sheez.
* VideogameFlamethrowersSuck: Flame/Acid Gas/Plasma Vets are useless against vehicles.[[note]] Except agains the extremely light armored Recon vehicles, which makes a lot of sense..... If you can hit them that is.[[/note]]

* YouDontLookLikeYou: Betty in the sequel.In the first game she has the appearance of a stereotypical cheerleader with a high pitched voice. In the second she has a completely different voice actor that has a much more adult and mature voice while also looking completely different.

* ZombieApocalypse: [[spoiler: Due to Countess Ingrid pinching Vlad's sword and rezzing the Iron Legion. The second-to-last mission in the original revolves around putting it down]].

** During the final mission of the second game, Kaiser Vlad gives one to StarWars.

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* HufflepuffHouse: The Dune Sea is the site of a major campaign in the first game, existing as an independent entity on the Xylvanian continent. And yet, despite the presence of dwellings, it is not shown to have any army, form of government, nor a single character, named or otherwise. In the second game, it is completely irrelevant bar a few token references in the unit dossiers.

* FantasyCounterpartConflict: Basically WWII if Japan was one of the good guys. And the Germans never went democratic and had [[spoiler: a horde of zombies]] up their sleeves. And everyone had 21st century (or better) tech. And [[AwesomeButImpractical/{{Military}} Superheavy tanks]] actually were a good idea.

* FantasyCounterpartConflict: Both games are World War II mixed with the Cold War, with some sci-fi and fantasy thrown in.

* FantasticRacism: Herman repatedly calls the Xylvanians "X-ers", much like American troops called the Germans "krauts". A-Qira also refers to his foes as "barbarians" and "insolent dogs", again, much like the Japanese did during their many wars.
** An uncomfortable TruthInTelevision version appears in the Unit Dossiers. The noise the engines of an Xylvanian bomber make is called the "Hun Hum". "Hun" was a popular racist slur for German people in England during both World Wars.
* FantasyConflictCounterpart: Basically WWII if Japan was one of the good guys. And the Germans never went democratic and had [[spoiler: a horde of zombies]] up their sleeves. And everyone had 21st century (or better) tech. And [[AwesomeButImpractical/{{Military}} Superheavy tanks]] actually were a good idea.

* AluminumChristmasTrees: The Iron Legion "bazooka" fires a gob of molten metal instead of an anti-armor rocket. While usually used as a mine instead of a gun, this sort of weapon is called a "self-forging projectile."

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A SpinOff game of the ''VideoGame/NintendoWars'' series released on the UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube. Unlike the other games in the series, this one eschews TurnBasedStrategy for a RealTimeStrategy[=/=]ThirdPersonShooter mix somewhat similar to ''VideoGame/HogsOfWar''. You direct your units around the battlefield, but do it from the point of view of any individual unit on the field, which you also control in battle.

A sequel, ''Battalion Wars II'', was released on the UsefulNotes/NintendoWii. In ''[[FunWithAcronyms B]]'''[[SuperTitle64Advance Wii]]''''', the [[BritainIsOnlyLondon Anglo Isles]], who managed to stay out of the previous conflict, invade the [[ThirtySecondsOverTokyo Solar Empire]] on rumors that they were building a superweapon to use against them (Given that they built the superweapon that stopped the Iron Legion, this wasn't too hard to believe). Eventually, the Frontier and Tundra get involved in the action as well.