History VideoGame / BrutalWolfenstein3D

* TheEnemyWeaponsAreBetter: This trope gets zig-zagged in regards to the Allied weapons you get by collecting every treasure in a level. On one hand, the Allied weapons have better statistics than their Axis counterparts such as the M1 Garand having a higher ammo pool compared to the G43, the Thompson having the same reload speed even when fully dry and the PPSH-41 having more rounds and a faster reloading speed than dual wielded [=MP40s=]. On the other hand, the only way to get more ammo for the Allied weapons is to collect every treasure in a level, and the Axis ammo is common enough to incentivize the player to only use the Allied weapons if their Axis equivalent has low ammo.

* GunsAkimbo: Certain weapons like the [=MP40=] and [=STG=] can be duel-wielded in the game. There are also certain mutants with armor that fire dual [=STGs=] at you.

-->''"Player thought [[spoiler:the Ubermutant]] was a quitter."''
** At the end of one secret corridor in Floor 17 of ''Spear of Destiny'', there's an enticing Teslagewehr [[spoiler:and a ''second'' NME primed to gun you down in cold blood if you're not careful.]]

** ** At the end of one secret corridor in Floor 17 of ''Spear of Destiny'', there's an enticing Teslagewehr [[spoiler:and a ''second'' NME primed to gun you down in cold blood if you're not careful.]]

* KaizoTrap: [[spoiler:The Ubermutant, without it's four arms, suddenly gets back up and ambushes the player who likely was exhausted of both health and ammo after a agonizingly grueling fight against the NME, and forces them to restart the level all over again. Lampshaded with the armless Ubermutant's death message:]]

** Women were not allowed to fight in Nazi Germany, much less join the SS in any combative role, but there exists the female SS soldiers in BW. The Lorebook mentions that Himmler ordered the Nationalsozialistische Frauenschaft to select competent women and train them in combat. This was something Himmler would never have done in real life as he would have angered many officials including Hitler for allowing women to fight in wartime, It's justified in-universe, however, due to heavy casualties sustained in the war, particularly because of the Eastern Front and North African campaign, and also in reality because due to wartime issues, women were often allowed to serve roles that only men would have been in.

** [[spoiler:The original campaign's episodes, the secret Die Ärgerliche Angelegenheit levels in the Nocturnal Missions, and the Lorebook cross over with ''VideoGame/RiseOfTheTriad''. Not only are Dr. Krist and his [[RobotSoldier NME]] revealed to be the same ones encountered on San Nicolas Island, but it's revealed that B.J. ultimately settles the score in the 1960s by personally leading the charge against the Nazis and cultists there.]]

** [[spoiler:Although most of the revelations and technology about the Irkens was kept secret, the Leichenfaust 43 plays with this trope. On the one hand, it was allowed to be public, indicated as such in the Lorebool, even if the details surrounding its production and invention were kept classified and passed off as a unique and otherworldly German invention like Schabbs' mutants. On the other hand, it's revealed that the U.S. government and German scientists from Operation Paperclip performed their own tests of the Leichenfaust 43, amazed at the power it had and questioned if it could be reversed engineered or copied. This, however, sparked debates among Department of Defense members and civilians, arguing about its moral and strategic uses and whether the Leichenfaust 43 could/should be used for war. Eventually, the U.S. government began to abandon the weapon, and a test that went wrong and killed a few scientists and MPs permanently shelved their use, with the rest being destroyed or kept as museum artifacts.]]

* HaveANiceDeath: Each time a player is killed by an enemy, boss or by their own exlposive an obituary message will be displayed based on what they were killed by.

* HaveANiceDeath: Each time a player is killed by an enemy, boss or by their own exlposive an obituary messages will be displayed based on what they were killed by.

* HaveANiceDeath<span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">: Each time a player is killed by an enemy, boss or by their own exlposive an obituary messages will be displayed based on what they were killed by.

** There is a chance when try to reload the <span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">M1 Garand while it still has ammo inside it will say "Apologies but we follow Call of Duty 2 rule here."

* ShownTheirWork: [=ZioMcCall=] and his team have evidently done their research on Nazi Germany. The Lorebook notably gives a detailed description of the real life background and inspirations behind the various enemies B.J. massacres.

* PrecisionFStrike: A pickup message of all things has this![[spoiler: In the first act of Die Ärgerliche Angeleheit, when B.J picks up and Irken PAK, the pickup message for collecting it says, "What the fuck is this?!"]]

* RobotSoldier: [[spoiler: The NME is a robot specifically designed for military use, and it shows; gatling guns, flamethrowers and rocket launchers, fast rolling speed and high durability, it is the pinnacle of Dr. Krist's designs for military use!]]

* StrippedToTheBone: A few enemy corpses have some of their skeleton intact after they die.

* AscendedExtra: The Spear of Destiny, unlike in the original game, is now a usable weapon, and the final weapon in B.J's arsenal. It functions as both a melee and ranged attack, via thrusting and unleashing a mighty beam that disintegrates any that it kills.

* TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon: In addition to the final level of Episode 3, where B.J. fights Hitler, the entire episode thematically counts as it all takes place in the Führerbunker during the last days of the Third Reich.

** This also applies to the Leichenfaust 42, which is similarly mysterious and is still debated upon on how Krist managed to invent it.

* SwordOfPlotAdvancement: The Leichenfaust 42 is a required weapon in Episode 6 that is a very powerful {{BFG}} that strips away the skin of any that it kills, and is plot-relevant, [[spoiler: as it's presence allows B.J to prove to the US government that the Nazis were reverse-engineering Irken technology]].

** [[spoiler:Although most of the revelations and technology about the Irkens was kept secret, the Leichenfaust 43 averts this trope, as it was allowed to be public, indicated as such in the Lorebook. It is, however, probable that though the weapon was public, the details surrounding its production and invention were kept classified and passed off as a unique and otherworldly German invention like Schabbs' mutants.]]
*** [[spoiler:It was also shown in the Lorebook that the U.S. government and German scientists from Operation Paperclip performed their own tests of the Leichenfaust 43, amazed at the power it had and questioned if it could be reversed engineered or copied. This, however, sparked debates among Department of Defense members and civilians, arguing about its moral and strategic uses and whether the Leichenfaust 43 could/should be used for war. Eventually, the U.S. government began to abandon the weapon, and a test that went wrong and killed a few scientists and MPs permanently shelved their use, with the rest being destroyed or kept as museum artifacts.]]

* TheWorldIsNotReady: [[spoiler:It's heavily implied in the epilogue of ''Spear of Destiny'' that the titular artifact was purposefully lost by the Allies, not only to keep it away from Hitler's clutches, but also in an attempt to prevent its esoteric secrets from ever being revealed. Meanwhile, the Lorebook reveals that the U.S. government rendered the alien technology and revelations involving the Irkens in ''Die Ärgerliche Angelegenheit'' highly classified, clearly aware that mankind is not prepared for such things.]]

** "Wolf 'En Doom" is a BW version of the first map of [[VideoGame/Doom Doom]].