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** The first episode is also the only one to have a proper GameOver - [[spoiler:having your health bar depleted by the Guardian bio-mech results in a screen saying you failed to escape the lab, and an invitation to try again in a "different universe" (i.e.: restart the battle.)]]. While the remaining episodes do have [[spoiler:{{Boss Battle}}s or hostile opponents to defeat]], being hurt by them will only decrease your final score.



* GameOver: Played with. [[EarlyInstalmentWeirdness The only Episode with a proper lose condition is the first]] [[spoiler:(having your health depleted by the Guardian Mech)]]; the remainder just have penalties to your score for taking too long or [[spoiler:being hurt by enemies]].



* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Excepting Episode 1 and 6, each Episode is named for the experiment or main threat encountered within. "Episode 2: Bloodbath" deal with vampires as the main antagonists and research subjects, while Episode 3's main focus is dark matter research [[spoiler:(and the "Beast" made out of it that Being One must fight)]]; likewise, "Episode 4: Moonrise" deals with [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent Lycans going on the rampage]], and "Episode 5: Infection"'s main threat is the nanobot swarm infecting Being One to tear them apart from the inside out.



* RoomEscapeGame: Each game fundamentally amounts to this - Being One is stuck in a section of an AbandonedLaboratory, has to explore the rooms for clues and tools, then solve a series to puzzles to advance toward the exit.
* RunningGag: From Episode 2 onward, your character becomes increasingly unnerved by air vents.

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* RoomEscapeGame: Each game fundamentally amounts to this - Being One is stuck in a section of an AbandonedLaboratory, has to explore the rooms for clues and tools, then solve a series to puzzles to advance toward the exit.
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* RunningGag: From Episode 2 onward, your character becomes increasingly unnerved by air vents. Examining the air vents at the start of ''3'' will cause several annoyed remarks.


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* WeakenedByTheLight: The "Dark Matter" Dr. Rycroft was experimenting with becomes unstable when exposed to light, which is implied to be part of the reason the level takes place in darkness (beyond Being One's torchlight.) [[spoiler:The ''other'' would be the beast made out of dark matter wandering around there, which is ultimately destroyed by exposing it to beams of bright light from four large lamps]].
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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: In Episode 5, as you research the nanoslaves around the base, the nanobots inside your body start communicating with your suit. [[spoiler: When you finally make contact, the nanobots [[TurnedAgainstTheirMasters rebel against Dr. Rycroft's programming]] and side with you, enhancing your suit and body on the side.]]

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Added examples. Corrected trope misuse (Rycroft wants people to live forever, rather than angsting about the bad side of immortality.


* AndIMustScream: Several examples within the series.
** The first game has a few alien specimens kept in stasis. A disembodied head of a telepath says "Help us, help us, help us..." just as you pull the plug, and another alien was reported to have [[BodyHorror grown eyes, arms, and limbs at random non-stop]] before the scientists killed it.

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* AndIMustScream: Several examples within the series.
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** The first game has a few alien specimens kept in stasis. A disembodied head of a telepath says "Help us, help us, help us..." just as you pull the plug, and another alien was reported to have [[BodyHorror uncontrollably grown eyes, arms, and limbs at random non-stop]] before the scientists killed it.



* AxCrazy: The werewolves from Episode 4 are utterly howling mad thanks to their infection. A guard notes that they usually tear themselves and their cells apart whenever they transform; looking in the High Security Holding Cells bears this out, with three lycans (and at least one guard) seemingly ripped to pieces by themselves or the escaped subjects.



* CrypticBackgroundReference: Many of the journals on the asteroid base refer to other experiments Dr. Rycroft is carrying out on the other levels. However, they are never elaborated on beyond these mentions and (in Episode 3) a handful of signs indicating other levels and their experiments [[note]]Specifically, we see the doors for the lycanthropy (those not in the High Security Holding Cells), dinosaur, undead, and botanical research; we directly encounter the levels for alien (Episode 1), vampire (Episode 2), dark matter (Episode 3) and high-risk lycanthropy (Episode 4) research[[/note]].



* EarlyInstalmentWeirdness:
** The lab notes in the first two episodes state that Being One WasOnceAMan who had alien DNA spliced into them by Dr. Rycroft, with their name of "Being One" coming from the fact they were the first subject to survive the gene therapy without going mad or dying. Episode 3 onward shifts toward [[spoiler:Being One being outright alien in nature, perhaps even [[TimeAbyss the first being to ever exist]] and the [[OriginalMan ancestor who kick-started humanity's evolution]]]].
** One of the Episode 1 lab notes also has Rycroft refer to the "project managers" directing him to pull the plug on Specimen 3; this conflicts with later episodes which establish Dr. Rycroft as being in charge of the base's experiments and part of the BigBadDuumvirate directing them.
* EldritchAbomination: The [[spoiler:"dark matter creature"]] from Episode 3 is heavily implied to be one, being [[spoiler:from another dimension entirely and strange enough to baffle even Rycroft]].



* ForScience: Subverted. While Rycroft's experiments are unquestionably immoral, they ''do'' have a purpose that becomes clearer with each episode - [[spoiler:replicating your immortality to find a cure for death]].



* ImmortalitySeeker: The reason Rycroft values you so much for his research. [[spoiler: He and Weston Carnodyne want your powers to be able to achieve immortality.]]
* JumpScare: Undoing the crew quarters air event in ''Episode 2'' an escaped vampire to rush at the screen while hissing loudly.



* {{Nanomachines}}: The main threat in Episode 5. These nanos can easily strip flesh from bone, and create zombies from corpses.

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* {{Nanomachines}}: The main threat in Episode 5. These nanos can easily strip flesh from bone, and create zombies from corpses. They're also slowly trying to tear you apart from the inside out, forcing you to hunt down samples of them to prevent this.



* RoomFullOfCrazy: Every episode has messages and clues written in blood or scratched into walls. Some in episode 2 only show up under your UV light.

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* RoomFullOfCrazy: Every episode has messages and clues written in blood or scratched into walls. Some in episode 2 only show up under your UV light.light, revealing messages such as "MORE BLOOD" and "YOU ARE NOT LIKE [[OurVampiresAreDifferent US]]" on surfaces.
* RoomEscapeGame: Each game fundamentally amounts to this - Being One is stuck in a section of an AbandonedLaboratory, has to explore the rooms for clues and tools, then solve a series to puzzles to advance toward the exit.



* VoiceWithAnInternetConnection: Venus Callahan, a mysterious woman who left you a cellphone at the beginning of Episode 1. She can only send you text messages, though. Logs later reveal that she was Dr. Rycroft's assistant, which was how she set you free.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: Dr. Rycroft's ultimate goal is to [[ImmortalitySeeker replicate your immortality]] and effectively mass-produce it for humanity's benefit. His method of doing so involves conducting experiments on hundreds of people and aliens, outright murder, and partnering with the very ethically dubious [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Weston Carnodyne]].



* WhoWantsToLiveForever: The reason Rycroft values you so much for his research. [[spoiler: He and Weston Carnodyne want your powers to be able to achieve immortality.]]
* VoiceWithAnInternetConnection: Venus Callahan, a mysterious woman who left you a cellphone at the beginning of Episode 1. She can only send you text messages, though. Logs later reveal that she was Dr. Rycroft's assistant, which was how she set you free.

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* WhoWantsToLiveForever: The reason Rycroft values you so much for his research. [[spoiler: He and Weston Carnodyne want your powers to be able to achieve immortality.]]
* VoiceWithAnInternetConnection: Venus Callahan, a mysterious woman who left you a cellphone at the beginning of
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* CoolGun
** The fabled "[[ChekhovsGun Sanguine Chalice]]" in episode 2 turns out to be [[spoiler: a literal gun kept inside a vampire's casket]]
** In episode 5 onward, you're armed with the [=MK2=] Multipistol, which fires electromagnetic pulses that affect living tissue and electronics. It also includes data from [[spoiler: the Sanguine Chalice to allow it to work on supernatural beings as well.]]
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* FreakLabAccident: A running theme in the series.
** A vampire escapes into the vents in episode 2, and a strange Dark Matter entity is already loose by episode 3.
** Subverted in episodes 4 and 5, as Dr. Rycroft deliberately unleashes the Lycans and Nanos to keep you and Venus from meddling with his plans.

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* SafelySecludedScienceCenter: The majority of the series is spent on [[spoiler: an asteroid in the debris belt orbiting Earth after the [[DefaceOfTheMoon Moon impact of 2020]], to allow Rycroft to perform his research without restriction from Earth's bureaucracy.]] Saboteurs [[EarthShatteringKaboom blow it up]] just after you finally escape in Episode 4. Episode 5 is set on Rycroft's orbiting "nano-station", with a giant [[TeleportersAndTransporters teleporter]] in its center to covertly transfer cargo to and from Earth without the authorities noticing.

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* AllMythsAreTrue: As far as Rycroft's test subjects can reach. Werewolves? Check. Vampires? Yep. Aliens? Confirmed.

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* AllMythsAreTrue: As far as Rycroft's test subjects can reach. Werewolves? Check. Vampires? Yep. Werewolves, Vampires, and Aliens? Confirmed.

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* RunningGag: From Episode 2 onward, your character gets more and more annoyed at seeing air vents.

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* RunningGag: From Episode 2 onward, your character gets more and more annoyed at seeing becomes increasingly unnerved by air vents.



* SafelySecludedScienceCenter: The majority of the series is spent on [[spoiler: an asteroid in the debris belt orbiting Earth after the [[DefaceOfTheMoon Moon impact of 2020]], to allow Rycroft to perform his research without restriction from Earth's bureaucracy.]] Saboteurs [[EarthShatteringKaboom blow it up]] just after you finally escape in Episode 4. Episode 5 is set on Rycroft's orbiting "nano-station", with a giant [[TeleportersAndTransporters teleporter]] in its center to covertly transfer cargo to and from Earth without the authorities noticing.



* SpaceStation: The majority of the series is spent on [[spoiler: an asteroid in the debris belt orbiting Earth after the [[DefaceOfTheMoon Moon impact of 2020]], to allow Rycroft to perform his research without restriction from Earth's bureaucracy.]] Saboteurs [[EarthShatteringKaboom blow it up]] just after you finally escape in Episode 4. Episode 5 is set on Rycroft's orbiting "nano-station", with a giant [[TeleportersAndTransporters teleporter]] in its center to covertly transfer cargo to and from Earth without the authorities noticing.
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* AwesomeMcCoolName: A scientist named Token Coolname in Episode 2. It's implied that a woman got sick of him flirting with her, and [[spoiler: caused a vampire to escape into the vents and kill everyone in the area.]]

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* AwesomeMcCoolName: A Parodied with a scientist named Token Coolname in Episode 2. It's implied that a woman got sick of him flirting with her, and [[spoiler: caused a vampire to escape into the vents and kill everyone in the area.]]
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* EvilVsEvil: [[EvilCorp Carnodyne Industries]] has a reputation for dabbling in amoral activities that range from selling illegal drugs and human organs to funding Dr. Rycroft's experiments. They're at odds with the [[ApocalypseCult Golden Warriors]], a sect that worships Being One and tried to "cleanse" Earth to appease their god, killing millions in the process.
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* BigBadDuumvirate: [[MadScientist Dr. Rycroft]] and his shady employer, [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Weston Carnodyne]], are behind countless unethical experiments to [[ImmortalityImmorality find the secret to immortality]].
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* SpaceStation: The majority of the series is spent on [[spoiler: an asteroid in the debris belt orbiting Earth after the [[DefaceOfTheMoon Moon impact of 2027]], to allow Rycroft to perform his research without restriction from Earth's bureaucracy.]] Saboteurs [[EarthShatteringKaboom blow it up]] just after you finally escape in Episode 4. Episode 5 is set on Rycroft's orbiting "nano-station", with a giant [[TeleportersAndTransporters teleporter]] in its center to covertly transfer cargo to and from Earth without the authorities noticing.

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* SpaceStation: The majority of the series is spent on [[spoiler: an asteroid in the debris belt orbiting Earth after the [[DefaceOfTheMoon Moon impact of 2027]], 2020]], to allow Rycroft to perform his research without restriction from Earth's bureaucracy.]] Saboteurs [[EarthShatteringKaboom blow it up]] just after you finally escape in Episode 4. Episode 5 is set on Rycroft's orbiting "nano-station", with a giant [[TeleportersAndTransporters teleporter]] in its center to covertly transfer cargo to and from Earth without the authorities noticing.
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* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: Werewolves in this universe - here called "Lycans", are actually normal humans infected with a virus activated by moonlight, and once transformed, they go on a murderous rampage to kill themselves and anything in their path. You have to deal with several of them when escaping the lab when it moves in front of the moon, and at one point ''You'' get infected with the virus and have to clear debris in the process.

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* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: Werewolves in this universe - here called "Lycans", are actually normal humans infected with a virus activated by moonlight, and once transformed, they go on a murderous rampage to kill themselves and anything in their path. You In the fourth game, you have to deal with several of them when escaping the lab when it moves in front of the moon, and at one point ''You'' ''you'' get briefly infected with the virus and have to clear debris while in the process.wolf form.



* SpaceStation: The majority of the series is spent on [[spoiler: an asteroid in the debris belt orbiting Earth after the Moon impact of 2020, to allow Rycroft to perform his research without restriction from Earth's bureaucracy.]] Saboteurs [[EarthShatteringKaboom blow it up]] just after you finally escape in Episode 4. Episode 5 is set on Rycroft's orbiting "nano-station", with a giant [[TeleportersAndTransporters teleporter]] in its center to covertly transfer cargo to and from Earth without the authorities noticing.

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* SpaceStation: The majority of the series is spent on [[spoiler: an asteroid in the debris belt orbiting Earth after the [[DefaceOfTheMoon Moon impact of 2020, 2027]], to allow Rycroft to perform his research without restriction from Earth's bureaucracy.]] Saboteurs [[EarthShatteringKaboom blow it up]] just after you finally escape in Episode 4. Episode 5 is set on Rycroft's orbiting "nano-station", with a giant [[TeleportersAndTransporters teleporter]] in its center to covertly transfer cargo to and from Earth without the authorities noticing.
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* WhamShot: Episode 6 ends with Dr. Rycroft reporting that [[spoiler: the Golden Warriors have decided to [[ColonyDrop ram their entire mothership]] into his nano-station, as a sacrificial act in your honor.]]

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* AGodAmI: The warriors that pick you up believe you to be this, as do many people on Earth when [[spoiler: trying to survive the former's attack]].


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* LikeAGodToMe: The warriors that pick you up believe you to be this, as do many people on Earth when [[spoiler: trying to survive the former's attack]].
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See also ''VideoGame/KillerEscape'', its sister series in a SharedUniverse.

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See also ''VideoGame/KillerEscape'', ''VideoGame/KillerEscape'' and ''VideoGame/{{Icescape}}'', its sister series in a SharedUniverse.
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** The fabled "[[ChekovsGun Sanguine Chalice]]" in episode 2 turns out to be [[spoiler: a literal gun kept inside a vampire's casket]]

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* WhoWantsToLiveForever: The reason Rycroft values you so much for his research. [[spoiler: He and Weston Carnodyne want your powers to be able to achieve immortality.]]
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* HackingMinigame: Used in the fifth episode via your "Autohacker", where you either have to find a code from a math equation, or reach firewall weaknesses by dodging red defenders on a grid.
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** In episode 5 onward, you're armed with the C2K Multipistol, which fires electromagnetic pulses that affect living tissue and electronics. It also includes data from [[spoiler: the Sanguine Chalice to allow it to work on supernatural beings as well.]]

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** In episode 5 onward, you're armed with the C2K [=MK2=] Multipistol, which fires electromagnetic pulses that affect living tissue and electronics. It also includes data from [[spoiler: the Sanguine Chalice to allow it to work on supernatural beings as well.]]
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* SpaceStation: The majority of the series is spent on [[spoiler: an asteroid in the debris belt orbiting Earth after the Moon impact of 2020, to allow Rycroft to perform his research without restriction from Earth's bureaucracy.]] Saboteurs blow it up just after you finally escape in Episode 4. Episode 5 is set on Rycroft's orbiting "nano-station", with a giant [[TeleportersAndTransporters teleporter]] in its center to covertly transfer cargo to and from Earth without the authorities noticing.

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* SpaceStation: The majority of the series is spent on [[spoiler: an asteroid in the debris belt orbiting Earth after the Moon impact of 2020, to allow Rycroft to perform his research without restriction from Earth's bureaucracy.]] Saboteurs [[EarthShatteringKaboom blow it up up]] just after you finally escape in Episode 4. Episode 5 is set on Rycroft's orbiting "nano-station", with a giant [[TeleportersAndTransporters teleporter]] in its center to covertly transfer cargo to and from Earth without the authorities noticing.
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* CoolGun
** The fabled "[[ChekovsGun Sanguine Chalice]]" in episode 2 turns out to be [[spoiler: a literal gun kept inside a vampire's casket]]
** In episode 5 onward, you're armed with the C2K Multipistol, which fires electromagnetic pulses that affect living tissue and electronics. It also includes data from [[spoiler: the Sanguine Chalice to allow it to work on supernatural beings as well.]]
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* OurVampiresAreDifferent: The vampires in the second episode draw their longevity and regenerative powers from blood, and an escaped one

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* OurVampiresAreDifferent: The vampires in the second episode draw their longevity and regenerative powers from blood, so much they turn psycho and an escaped one try to rip people's throats out to get it.
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* OurVampiresAreDifferent: The vampires in the second episode draw their longevity and regenerative powers from blood, and an escaped one


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* SchmuckBait: Opening an air vent in Episode 2 results in the escaped vampire [[JumpScare charging straight for you]], briefly knocking you out and leaving a very clear trail of your blood behind.

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See also ''VideoGame/KillerEscape'', its sister series in a SharedUniverse.



* GenreShift: Episode 6 switches to a FirstPersonShooter layout, but the gameplay is largely the same.



* VoiceWithAnInternetConnection: Venus, a mysterious woman who left you a cellphone at the beginning of Episode 1. She can only send you text messages, though. Logs later reveal that she was Dr. Rycroft's assistant, which was how she set you free.

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* VoiceWithAnInternetConnection: Venus, Venus Callahan, a mysterious woman who left you a cellphone at the beginning of Episode 1. She can only send you text messages, though. Logs later reveal that she was Dr. Rycroft's assistant, which was how she set you free.
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* BorrowedBiometricBypass: Some episodes require collecting blood samples and even whole body parts to access Rycroft's systems.
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--> '''Backwards message on window''': [[spoiler: WE WILL TEAR YOUR UNIVERSE APART!"]]

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--> '''Backwards message on window''': [[spoiler: WE WILL TEAR YOUR UNIVERSE APART!"]]APART!]]
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* AGodAmI: The warriors that pick you up believe you to be this, as do many people on Earth when [[spoiler: trying to survive the former's attack]].
* ApocalypseCult: At the end of Episode 4, a cult of Golden Warriors intercepts your shuttle and takes you aboard as their supposed king. [[spoiler: They then proceed to "cleanse" the Earth by launching dropships and wreaking havoc everywhere until you give the order to stop in the next game.]]

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