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''Blood Wake'' is a naval combat video game that was released in 2001 on the UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}} as part of Microsoft's initial wave of Xbox launch titles. The game was developed by Stormfront Studios and published by [[Creator/XboxGameStudios Microsoft Game Studios]].

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''Blood Wake'' is a naval combat video game that was released in 2001 on the UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}} Platform/{{Xbox}} as part of Microsoft's initial wave of Xbox launch titles. The game was developed by Stormfront Studios and published by [[Creator/XboxGameStudios Microsoft Game Studios]].
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* TheDreadedDreadnought: The ''Dragon'', the flagship of the Iron Empire. She is armed with the eponymous ''Dragon's Claw'', a weapon which could [[OneHitKill destroy most ships in one hit]].

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* TheDreadedDreadnought: The ''Dragon'', the flagship of the Iron Empire. She is armed with the eponymous ''Dragon's Claw'', a weapon which could can [[OneHitKill destroy most ships in one hit]].
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* TheDreadedDreadnought: The ''Dragon'', the Iron Empire's flagship. She is armed with the eponymous ''Dragon's Claw'', a weapon which could [[OneHitKill destroy most ships in one hit]].

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* TheDreadedDreadnought: The ''Dragon'', the flagship of the Iron Empire's flagship.Empire. She is armed with the eponymous ''Dragon's Claw'', a weapon which could [[OneHitKill destroy most ships in one hit]].
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* HeroicSacrifice: Ped Zeng [[spoiler: gave his life holding off the ''Dragon'' during the assault on Kun Bay.]]

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* HeroicSacrifice: Ped Zeng [[spoiler: gave his life holding off the ''Dragon'' ''[[TheDreadedDreadnought Dragon]]'' during the assault on Kun Bay.]]
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* HeroicSacrifice: Ped Zeng [[gave his life holding off the ''Dragon'' during the assault on Kun Bay.]]

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* HeroicSacrifice: Ped Zeng [[gave [[spoiler: gave his life holding off the ''Dragon'' during the assault on Kun Bay.]]
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* TheDreadedDreadnought: The ''Dragon'', the Iron Empire's flagship. She is armed with the eponymous ''Dragon's Claw'', a weapon which could [[OneHitKill destroy most ships in one hit]].


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* HeroicSacrifice: Ped Zeng [[gave his life holding off the ''Dragon'' during the assault on Kun Bay.]]
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* GatlingGood: The misnamed 'chain guns' are actually rotary cannons capable of firing unlimited ammo.

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* GatlingGood: The misnamed 'chain guns' are actually rotary cannons capable of firing unlimited ammo.ammunition.

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* BottomlessMagazines: The rotary 'chain guns' and autocannons have unlimited ammunition when firing.



* GattlingGood: The misnamed 'chain guns' are actually rotary cannons capable of firing unlimited ammo.

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* GattlingGood: The misnamed 'chain guns' are actually rotary cannons capable of firing unlimited ammo.
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* RedBlackAndEvilAllOver: The Iron Fleet has a penchant for using black and red paint-jobs for its vessels.

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* RedBlackAndEvilAllOver: RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: The Iron Fleet has a penchant for using black and red paint-jobs for its vessels.
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* RedBlackAndEvilAllOver: The Iron Fleet has a penchant for using black and red paint-jobs for its vessels.
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** In addition, the Iron Fleet is the closest this game has to a modern navy.

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* RammingAlwaysWorks: Favored tactic of the Iron Kingdom, using the immense weight and armored prows of their ships to cleave through their foes. Fully realized in The Basilisk, which basically has a ''sword'' for a prow.

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* RammingAlwaysWorks: Favored tactic of the Iron Kingdom, Empire, using the immense weight and armored prows of their ships to cleave through their foes. Fully realized in The Basilisk, which basically has a ''sword'' for a prow.prow.
** The Jade Kingdom also packed some of their vessels with explosives for use as hellburners.
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** Lady Helen is ironically the only named character of European origin.
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* TheCoup: Shao Lung overthrew the Northern League in order to establish his Iron Empire.
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* RecycledInSpace: Much of the core gameplay is similar to [[Franchise/TwistedMetal Twisted Metal]] IN A DIESELPUNK SOUTH CHINA SEA.

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* RecycledInSpace: Much of the core gameplay is similar to [[Franchise/TwistedMetal Twisted Metal]] ''VideoGame/TwistedMetal'' IN A DIESELPUNK SOUTH CHINA SEA.
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''Blood Wake'' is a naval combat video game that was released in 2001 on the UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}} as part of Microsoft's initial wave of Xbox launch titles. The game was developed by Stormfront Studios and published by [[Creator/MicrosoftStudios Microsoft Game Studios]].

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''Blood Wake'' is a naval combat video game that was released in 2001 on the UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}} as part of Microsoft's initial wave of Xbox launch titles. The game was developed by Stormfront Studios and published by [[Creator/MicrosoftStudios [[Creator/XboxGameStudios Microsoft Game Studios]].
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** Reaches truly ridiculous heights with the sight of Shadow Clan speedboats trying to liberate trading junks that wouldn't look out of place in RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms from Jade Kingdom privateers, manning the aforementioned motorized sampans.

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** Reaches truly ridiculous heights with the sight of Shadow Clan speedboats trying to liberate trading junks that wouldn't look out of place in RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms Literature/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms from Jade Kingdom privateers, manning the aforementioned motorized sampans.

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* RecycledInSpace: Much of the core gameplay is [[Franchise/TwistedMetal Twisted Metal]] IN A DIESELPUNK SOUTH CHINA SEA.

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* RecycledInSpace: Much of the core gameplay is similar to [[Franchise/TwistedMetal Twisted Metal]] IN A DIESELPUNK SOUTH CHINA SEA.
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* TheKingdom: The Jade Kingdom, a bit more corpulent than most, but absolutely nowhere near as awful as the Iron Empire.
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''Blood Wake'' is a naval combat video game that was released in 2001 on the UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}} as part of Microsoft's initial wave of Xbox launch titles. The game was developed by Stormfront Studios and published by [[MicrosoftStudios Microsoft Game Studios]].

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''Blood Wake'' is a naval combat video game that was released in 2001 on the UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}} as part of Microsoft's initial wave of Xbox launch titles. The game was developed by Stormfront Studios and published by [[MicrosoftStudios [[Creator/MicrosoftStudios Microsoft Game Studios]].
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* TokenMinority: A very interesting case, as Achmed is the only Arabic character of significance in the story. Everyone else is either Chinese or Malaysian, or their worlds equivalent of them. A non-white cast like this is remarkable today, and utterly unheard of back in 2000 when the game was released.

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* TokenMinority: A very interesting case, as Achmed is the only Arabic character of significance in the story. Everyone else is either Chinese or Malaysian, or their worlds world's equivalent of them. A non-white cast like this is remarkable today, and utterly unheard of back in 2000 when the game was released.

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** Ped Zeng looks more [[StoutStrength burly than tubby]], but he's still got a visible paunch.

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** Ped Zeng looks is more [[StoutStrength burly than tubby]], but he's still got a visible respectable paunch.



* MilitaryBrat: Implied for the Shao brothers, as Kai was given command of an entire squadron immediately upon graduation. Lung was in a high enough position at a relatively young age to convince most of the Northern League fleet to defect and form his Iron Empire.

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* MilitaryBrat: Implied for the Shao brothers, as Kai was given command of an entire squadron immediately upon graduation.joining the Navy. Lung was in a high enough position at a relatively young age to convince most of the Northern League fleet to defect and form his Iron Empire.



* OceanPunk: An absolutely stunning example, courtesy of its incredibly unique South China Sea-style setting.



* RammingAlwaysWorks: Favored tactic of the IronKingdom, using the immense weight and armored prows of their ships to cleave through their foes. Fully realized in The Basilisk, which basically has a ''sword'' for a prow.
* RecycledInSpace: Much of the core gameplay is [[Franchise/TwistedMetal Twisted Metal IN A DIESELPUNK SOUTH CHINA SEA.]]

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* RammingAlwaysWorks: Favored tactic of the IronKingdom, Iron Kingdom, using the immense weight and armored prows of their ships to cleave through their foes. Fully realized in The Basilisk, which basically has a ''sword'' for a prow.
* RecycledInSpace: Much of the core gameplay is [[Franchise/TwistedMetal Twisted Metal Metal]] IN A DIESELPUNK SOUTH CHINA SEA.]]SEA.
* SchizoTech: Ancient Chinese sampans and semi-modern catamarans with chainguns, homing rockets and ''wave generators''? Yessir.
** Reaches truly ridiculous heights with the sight of Shadow Clan speedboats trying to liberate trading junks that wouldn't look out of place in RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms from Jade Kingdom privateers, manning the aforementioned motorized sampans.
* TokenMinority: A very interesting case, as Achmed is the only Arabic character of significance in the story. Everyone else is either Chinese or Malaysian, or their worlds equivalent of them. A non-white cast like this is remarkable today, and utterly unheard of back in 2000 when the game was released.

--> '''Ped Zeng''': "You want to live, boy? ''Impress me.''"
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* AdiposeRex: A very common trait among Jade Kingdom elites. Ahnam Pok in particular looks like a Chinese [[Franchise/StarWars Jabba the Hutt.]]
** Ped Zeng looks more [[StoutStrength burly than tubby]], but he's still got a visible paunch.



* CainAndAbel: Shao Kai is Abel, and Shao Lung is Cain. Kai was almost killed, but now he intends to return the favour.

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* CainAndAbel: Shao Kai is Abel, and Shao Lung is Cain. Kai was almost killed, but now he intends to return the favour.favour.
* TheEmpire: The subtly named Iron Empire.
* TheFederation: The Northern League, given what little we know about it.
* FragileSpeedster: Speedboats, naturally.
* TheGoomba: Jade Kingdom sampans are the most basic ship in the game: lightly armed and armored, but not particularly fast, they exist mostly to give players something to kill between larger, harder targets.
* JackOfAllStats: Shadow Clan catamarans, as depicted on the cover, are an almost perfect balance of speed, armor and raw firepower.
* {{Jerkass}}: Gamahl the Knife. Achmed's description of him as a pit bull fits both his personality and occupation within the Shadow Clan.
* TheKingdom: The Jade Kingdom, a bit more corpulent than most, but absolutely nowhere near as awful as the Iron Empire.
* LovableRogue: Achmed, Kai's NumberTwo, is very light fingered around ships and hardware. Most of your new equipment is stuff he "borrows" from Shadow Clan warehouses, rightly believing their comrades will forget all about the theft by using the gear to accomplish daring and heroic deeds.
* MightyGlacier: Devil Boats, which are about as close to a capital ship as this game gets, are immense, lumbering fortress-like warships that hit and steer like a freight train.
* MilitaryBrat: Implied for the Shao brothers, as Kai was given command of an entire squadron immediately upon graduation. Lung was in a high enough position at a relatively young age to convince most of the Northern League fleet to defect and form his Iron Empire.
* MoreDakka: Comes in [[DeathOfAThousandCuts rapid-fire]] chainguns and punchier but slower firing autocannons.
* PirateKing: Ped Zeng, lord and master of the Shadow Clan. Harsh, but fair, and quickly warms to Kai as he proves himself an able pirate.
* RammingAlwaysWorks: Favored tactic of the IronKingdom, using the immense weight and armored prows of their ships to cleave through their foes. Fully realized in The Basilisk, which basically has a ''sword'' for a prow.
* RecycledInSpace: Much of the core gameplay is [[Franchise/TwistedMetal Twisted Metal IN A DIESELPUNK SOUTH CHINA SEA.]]
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''Blood Wake'' is a naval combat video game that was released in 2001 on the {{Xbox}} as part of Microsoft's initial wave of Xbox launch titles. The game was developed by Stormfront Studios and published by [[MicrosoftStudios Microsoft Game Studios]].

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''Blood Wake'' is a naval combat video game that was released in 2001 on the {{Xbox}} UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}} as part of Microsoft's initial wave of Xbox launch titles. The game was developed by Stormfront Studios and published by [[MicrosoftStudios Microsoft Game Studios]].
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''Blood Wake'' is a naval combat video game that was released in 2001 on the {{Xbox}} as part of Microsoft's initial wave of Xbox launch titles. The game was developed by Stormfront Studios and published by Microsoft Game Studios.

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''Blood Wake'' is a naval combat video game that was released in 2001 on the {{Xbox}} as part of Microsoft's initial wave of Xbox launch titles. The game was developed by Stormfront Studios and published by [[MicrosoftStudios Microsoft Game Studios.
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''Blood Wake'' is a naval combat video game that was released in 2001 on the {{Xbox}} as part of Microsoft's initial wave of Xbox launch titles. The game was developed by Stormfront Studios and published by Microsoft Game Studios.

Lieutenant Shao Kai is a former officer of the Northern League fleet. His brother, Admiral Shao Lung, betrayed him and left him for dead. Fortunately, Shao Kai is rescued and joins up with the Shadow Clan, led by Ped Zeng. There is a third faction called the Jade Kingdom, a mercantile power led by Lord Sri Brana, and the Shadow Clan targets them primarily.

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* AmbitionIsEvil: Shao Lung intends to create an Iron Empire. He creates a monstrous warship named the Dragon and a powerful magic amulet to achieve this. Clearly, the Shadow Clan and the Jade Kingdom will have to deal with this.
* CainAndAbel: Shao Kai is Abel, and Shao Lung is Cain. Kai was almost killed, but now he intends to return the favour.

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