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* CutShort: The ending.

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* CutShort: The ending.ending: [[spoiler: George destroys part of the Ark and saves Nico; Anna Maria gets shot and dies in George's arms, who mourns for her. Cue credits.]] No after credits scene, nor resolution to the villains.
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* SequelDifficultySpike: ''The Angel of Death'' is considered by many as the hardest game in the series.
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* TheDulcineaEffect: [[spoiler: Maynard helps Nico to escape from mafia in Phoenix.]]

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* TheDulcineaEffect: [[spoiler: Maynard helps Nico to escape from the mafia in Phoenix.]]



* GrayRainOfDepression: The opening has a scene where George runs back at the office in the middle of rain.

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* GrayRainOfDepression: The opening has a scene where George runs back at the office in the middle of the rain.
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'''''Broken Sword: The Angel of Death''''' is the fourth game in the ''VideoGame/BrokenSword'' series.

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'''''Broken ''Broken Sword: The Angel of Death''''' Death'' is the fourth game in the ''VideoGame/BrokenSword'' series.
series. George finds himself in a series of dangers as the mysterious woman Anna Maria crosses his ways.



'''George''': Wha- uh, Anna-Maria! Sorry.

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'''George''': Wha- uh, Anna-Maria! Sorry.Sorry.
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'''''Broken Sword: The Angel of Death''''' is the fourth game in the ''VideoGame/BrokenSword'' series.

!! These tropes can explain everything:
* AccidentalMisnaming: Archie calls George by various names.
* ArcWords: "Only those whose faith is true will be saved".
* BadHabits: Mevlut and Nico dressed up as priest and nun to visit George before his execution. The latter does this to save George.
* BigBadDuumvirate: [[spoiler: Monsignor Devlin and Father Gregor]].
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler: Archie, Brother Mark and the Martino crime family.]]
* BombDisposal: [[spoiler: George and Brother Mark attempt to defuse the bomb inside Anna-Maria's apartment.]]
* CaughtOnTape: This is how Mevlut finds out about George and Anna-Maria entering to Topkapi Palace at night.
* ChekhovsBoomerang: The game has the golf club. It is the first item to be picked up and you can show it to anyone in case they might be interested in buying it. [[spoiler: It is also the last item to be used in destroying the Ark of the Covenant's cherubs.]]
* ClosetGeek: Brother Mark is obsessed with action movies, especially films starring [[ParodyNames Lucy Chu]].
* ConceptArtGallery: As rewards after the ending credits.
* {{Cult}}: [[spoiler: The Order of St. Michael]].
* CutShort: The ending.
* DeadlyGas: The chamber where [[spoiler: the Ark of Covenant]] is stored has this.
* DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler: Near the end, Anna-Maria dies in George's arms after she kills Mevlut.]]
* DoomsdayDevice: TheArkOfTheCovenant.
* DownerEnding: The ending has [[spoiler: George holds dying Anna-Maria on his arms. Nico says that there's nothing they can do to save her.]]
* DrowningMySorrows: [[spoiler: George does this way after he thinks that Nico is dead and saying that he wants to be killed. The next day, he finds out Nico in Anna-Maria's apartment and [[HesBack fainted.]]]]
* DrunkenSong: [[spoiler: George sings one of these after drinking too much beer.]]
* TheDulcineaEffect: [[spoiler: Maynard helps Nico to escape from mafia in Phoenix.]]
* ElvisImpersonator: One of the members in Martino gang is guarding the hallways in New York hotel.
* FallenOnHardTimesJob: George becomes a bail bondsman in New York.
* {{Flashback}}: At the beginning of the game, Moses uses the Ark of the Covenant for the ceremony.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: George and Anna-Maria have this conversation while trying to get the manuscript in Alfonso's hotel:
--> '''George''': Don't worry, I'll figure out a way. Trust me.\\
'''Anna-Maria''': I do...with my life.\\
'''George''': Hey, I wouldn't go ''that'' far.
* FourIsDeath: ''Angel of Death''.
* GrayRainOfDepression: The opening has a scene where George runs back at the office in the middle of rain.
* HackingMinigame: Introduced in this game.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: Anna-Maria.]]
* HowWeGotHere: George explains that he's captured by Mevlut due to the stealing of Ark's cherub in Topkapi Palace.
* HumanSacrifice: The Ark needs a human interface (particularly women) to be activated [[spoiler:such as Nico]] and summon the [[DemBones Angel of Death]].
* IKnowKarate: Brother Mark, who studied Tai Chi, ju-jitsu and Korean kick-boxing.
* ImDyingPleaseTakeMyMacGuffin: [[spoiler: Cardinal Gianelli is shot by Gregor but he manages to give the manuscript to George on time.]]
* ImprovisedZipline: George and Nico used this way to get out of Turkish prison.
* {{Infodump}}: George reads the history of UsefulNotes/TheKnightsTemplar and TheArkOfTheCovenant on his PDA after hacking André's historical database.
* IShouldWriteABookAboutThis: Eamon O' Mara [[spoiler: published a book about George and Nico's adventures in the third game and becomes a celebrity.]]
* LaserHallway: The Topkapi Palace has those lasers.
* LoveRedeems: [[spoiler:Anna-Maria helps George to stop the Order of St. Michael from using the Ark of Covenant. Sadly, it doesn't end well for her.]]
* TheMafia: The Martino family.
* MarketBasedTitle: The game is called ''Secrets of the Ark'' in the US version.
* MetaphorIsMyMiddleName: At one point, Brother Mark claims that "terrible" is his middle name.
* MexicanStandoff:[[spoiler: Anna-Maria and Mevlut. However, the two of them shoot each other and died after George successfully stopped the ceremony.]]
* TheMole: [[spoiler:Mevlut, Father Devlin and Father Gregor]].
* NaughtyNuns: [[spoiler: Anna-Maria]]. Turns out she didn't take her vows after all.
* NoTellMotel: Alfonso's hotel.
* NunsAreFunny: Sister Angelica and Sister Margaret .
* OneSteveLimit: Averted. Besides Archie Stobbart there's also Archie Lonsdale.
* ThePreciousPreciousCar: Brother Mark's car.
* PrisonEpisode: George is thrown in a jail cell in Topkapi Palace by Mevlut.
* RomanticFalseLead: Even though she was taken a bit more seriously as a love interest than most examples, clever fans could spot Anna-Maria as one of these from a mile off.
* SecretCircleOfSecrets: [[spoiler: The Order of St. Michael]].
* SequelDifficultySpike: ''The Angel of Death'' is considered by many as the hardest game in the series.
* SexyDiscretionShot: George spends a romantic evening with [[spoiler:Anna-Maria]]. She even asks George to "turn the angel around" and then the screen fades.
* TakenForGranite: [[spoiler:Maynard turns into gold and shatters into pieces after he is [[LockedInAFreezer trapped in his gold making machine.]]]]
* TimedMission: At one point where [[spoiler: George and Brother Mark discover a bomb and must find a way to defuse it in ten minutes]].
* TreasureMap: The Templar's manuscripts.
* WrongNameOutburst:
--> '''George''': Okay Nico, here's how we planned-\\
'''Anna-Maria''': Nico?!\\
'''George''': Wha- uh, Anna-Maria! Sorry.

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