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The game draws inspiration from classic action games such as ''VideoGame/{{Strider}}'' ''VideoGame/StriderArcade'' and ''VideoGame/{{Contra}}'', enabling the player to swiftly cut enemies with one of four weapon types while dashing and sliding across Ishtar's Ziggurat. The storyline can take different turns depending on whether you spare or kill the bosses of each level.
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* ActionGirl: Cataegis, Euryale, Alruna and Ishtar's AmazonBrigade - Shiah, Lily and Cheska.
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* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:If you fight really badly against Messor but Euryale is on your side, she sacrifices herself for Cataegis and heals her with a KissOfLife. You still have to finish the fight on your own so her sacrifice isn't in vain, though]].
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''Cataegis: The White Wind'' is a retro PC action game released by Ácido Cinza in September 25th, 2015. When a deity named Ishtar descends with promises of eternal life for her worshippers, the secret order Caeliger sends their enforcer Cataegis to erase her and prevent a world-wide war.
The game draws inspiration from classic action games such as ''VideoGame/{{Strider}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Contra}}'', enabling the player to swiftly cut enemies with one of four weapon types while dashing and sliding across Ishtar's Ziggurat. The storyline can take different turns depending on whether you spare the Bosses of each level.
The game draws inspiration from classic action games such as ''VideoGame/{{Strider}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Contra}}'', enabling the player to swiftly cut enemies with one of four weapon types while dashing and sliding across Ishtar's Ziggurat. The storyline can take different turns depending on whether you spare the Bosses of each level.
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''Cataegis: The White Wind'' is a retro PC action game released by Ácido Cinza in September 25th, 2015. When a deity named Ishtar descends with promises of eternal life for her worshippers, the secret order Caeliger sends their enforcer Cataegis toerase kill her and prevent a world-wide war.
The game draws inspiration from classic action games such as ''VideoGame/{{Strider}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Contra}}'', enabling the player to swiftly cut enemies with one of four weapon types while dashing and sliding across Ishtar's Ziggurat. The storyline can take different turns depending on whether you spare or kill theBosses bosses of each level.
''Cataegis: The White Wind'' is a retro PC action game released by Ácido Cinza in September 25th, 2015. When a deity named Ishtar descends with promises of eternal life for her worshippers, the secret order Caeliger sends their enforcer Cataegis to
The game draws inspiration from classic action games such as ''VideoGame/{{Strider}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Contra}}'', enabling the player to swiftly cut enemies with one of four weapon types while dashing and sliding across Ishtar's Ziggurat. The storyline can take different turns depending on whether you spare or kill the
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* CrueltyIsTheOnlyOption: If you fight Kazazak a second time in the Ziggurat pit, there's no way to spare it.
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* CutsceneBoss: [[spoiler:Ishtar. If you get an audience with her, Cataegis will strike her down in a single hit even if you told Euryale you weren't going to do so. One can't deny Cataegis gets things done, but the whole thing is so anticlimatical that the player will want to look out for the other endings.]]
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* CutsceneBoss: [[spoiler:Ishtar. If you get an audience with her, Cataegis will strike her down in a single hit even if you told Euryale you weren't going to do so. One can't deny Cataegis gets things done, but the whole thing is so anticlimatical that the player will certainly want to look out for the other endings.]]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: The Death Dampener's pilot claims the machine could take on death itself. [[spoiler:Messor is sealed right in the next room. If you awaken him, the pilot will barely be able to seal him back and then die from his injuries.]]
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** Inverted in that killing the four bosses and then [[spoiler:Messor]] unlocks a secret special attack.
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** Inverted in that killing Spare the four bosses Necromancer twice and then [[spoiler:Messor]] unlocks a secret special attack.he'll help you fight the Death Dampener. If you befriended Euryale, she'll rescue Cataegis if the battle is lost.
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** You can kill each of the four Ziggurat opponents and deny freedom to any surviving ones if you choose to leave the Ziggurat after defeating Kazazak.
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** You can kill each of the four Ziggurat opponents and deny freedom to any surviving ones if you choose to leave the Ziggurat after defeating Kazazak. If you kill all four, then you can also kill [[spoiler:Messor]] afterwards, which awards you a special attack.
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* ViolenceIsTheOnlyOption: If you fight Kazazak a second time in the Ziggurat pit, there's no way to spare it.
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* ViolenceIsTheOnlyOption: If you fight Kazazak a second time in the Ziggurat pit, there's no way to spare it.VideoGameDashing: Cataegis can run and slide.
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* DoubleJump: Part of Cataegis' moveset. While falling in the Ziggurat pits, you can grind on the walls to be able to double jump again.
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* OneHitPointWonder: During the Trap Room level, Cataegis will get crushed by a spider robot and has to go across a floor of the dungeons with a single HP.
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* OneHitPointWonder: During the Trap Room level, Cataegis will get crushed by a spider robot and pushed down to the dungeons. She has to go across a one floor of the dungeons traps with a single HP.
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* SmartBomb: After unlocking the ability to [[spoiler:become the shadow of death]], you can spend a full special gauge to kill all nearby enemies. You cannot use it over and over, though.
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* SmartBomb: After unlocking the ability to [[spoiler:become the shadow of death]], you can spend a full special gauge to kill all nearby enemies.mooks and do some damage to bosses. You cannot use it over and over, though.
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* CraniumRide: Destroyed Flier Drones can be used as platforms.
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* CutsceneBoss: [[spoiler:Ishtar. If you get an audience with her, Cataegis will strike her down in a single hit even if you told Euryale you weren't going to do so.]]
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* CutsceneBoss: [[spoiler:Ishtar. If you get an audience with her, Cataegis will strike her down in a single hit even if you told Euryale you weren't going to do so. One can't deny Cataegis gets things done, but the whole thing is so anticlimatical that the player will want to look out for the other endings.]]
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* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: You can kill each of the four Ziggurat opponents and deny freedom to any surviving ones if you choose to leave the Ziggurat after defeating Kazazak.
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** Picking a fight against the Ziggurat's guards at the beginning is optional, but worth valuable points.
** You can kill each of the four Ziggurat opponents and deny freedom to any surviving ones if you choose to leave the Ziggurat after defeatingKazazak.Kazazak.
** Ignoring Euryale when she comes to talk to you.
** Picking a fight against the Ziggurat's guards at the beginning is optional, but worth valuable points.
** You can kill each of the four Ziggurat opponents and deny freedom to any surviving ones if you choose to leave the Ziggurat after defeating
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* VideogameCrueltyPotential: You can kill each of the four Ziggurat opponents and deny freedom to any surviving ones if you choose to leave the Ziggurat after defeating Kazazak.
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* VideogameCrueltyPotential: VideoGameCrueltyPotential: You can kill each of the four Ziggurat opponents and deny freedom to any surviving ones if you choose to leave the Ziggurat after defeating Kazazak.
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* BadassTransplant: Cataegis' right arm is [[ArtificialLimbs mechanical]]. [[spoiler:It's one thing that ties her to Caeliger, even if she has her doubts over their policies.]]
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* BadassTransplant: Cataegis' [[spoiler:Cataegis']] right arm is [[ArtificialLimbs mechanical]]. [[spoiler:It's one thing that ties her to Caeliger, even if she has her doubts over their policies.]]
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* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Upon eliminating any world threatening super being, the Caeliger organization wipes the memories of everyone in the planet, including its agents, in order to mantain the status quo. A secret cutscene will turn out to have the same mind-wiping tech behind it, rendering it unvieweable once it ends.
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* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Upon eliminating any world threatening super being, the Caeliger organization wipes the memories of everyone in the planet, including its agents, in order to mantain the status quo. A secret cutscene will turn out to have the same mind-wiping tech behind it, rendering it unvieweable unviewable once it ends.
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* BadassTransplant: Cataegis' right arm is [[ArtificialLimbs mechanical]]. [[spoiler:It's one thing that ties her to Caeliger, even if she has her doubts over their policies.]]
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* BonusBoss: If you kill Kazazak and then get sent to the pits, the Necromancer will fuse its remains to an Alpha soldier if he's still alive by then.
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* BonusBoss: If you kill Kazazak and then get sent to the pits, the Necromancer will fuse its remains to an a dead Alpha soldier if he's still alive by then.
* TheGuardsMustBeCrazy: The guards at the Ziggurat give the Index Sword back to Cataegis without realizing it has special properties. If you make too much noise, either the two guards come to fight on their own or they come with reinforcements.
* HeroesPreferSwords: Cataegis' weapon of choice is the Index Sword.
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* MercyRewarded: The best endings involve sparing the boss characters.
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* MultipleEndings: A total of 32 endings, from good ones, to [[DownerEnding bad]] and [[AWinnerIsYou boring]] ones.
* NewGamePlus: It's possible to unlock special powerups to use in your next playthroughs.
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* MultipleEndings: A total of 32 endings, from good ones, ones to [[DownerEnding bad]] and [[AWinnerIsYou boring]] ones.
* NewGamePlus: It's possible to unlock special powerups to use in your next playthroughs. You can only use one at a time.
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* OneHitPointWonder: During the Trap Room level, Cataegis will get crushed by a spider robot and have to go across a floor of the dungeons with a single HP.
* OrcusOnHisThrone: Ishtar does nothing but look sinister at her throne. [[spoiler:In fact, you could kill her as soon as she leaves it, without her having said even a single word through the game]].
* OrcusOnHisThrone: Ishtar does nothing but look sinister at her throne. [[spoiler:In fact, you could kill her as soon as she leaves it, without her having said even a single word through the game]].
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* NoSell: If you decide to attack Ishtar when she asks you to kneel, whatever you do won't harm her. Even the [[spoiler:Shadow of Death]] spell will be blocked.
* OneHitPointWonder: During the Trap Room level, Cataegis will get crushed by a spider robot andhave has to go across a floor of the dungeons with a single HP.
* OrcusOnHisThrone: Ishtar does nothing but look sinister at her throne. [[spoiler:In fact, youcould can kill her as soon as she leaves it, without her having said even a single word through the game]].
* OneHitPointWonder: During the Trap Room level, Cataegis will get crushed by a spider robot and
* OrcusOnHisThrone: Ishtar does nothing but look sinister at her throne. [[spoiler:In fact, you
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* SamusIsAGirl: Cataegis is mistaken for a man by those who don't speak directly to her.
* SmartBomb: After unlocking the ability to [[spoiler:become the shadow of death]], you can spend a full special gauge to kill all nearby enemies.
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her. Some endings reveal what she looks like under her armor.
* SmartBomb: After unlocking the ability to [[spoiler:become the shadow of death]], you can spend a full special gauge to kill all nearby enemies. You cannot use it over and over, though.
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''Cataegis: The White Wind'' is a retro PC action game released by Ácido Cinza in September 25th, 2015. When a deity named Ishtar descends with promises of eternal life for her worshippers, the secret order Caeliger sends their enforcer Cataegis to erase her and prevent a world-wide war.
The game draws inspiration from classic action games such as ''VideoGame/{{Strider}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Contra}}'', enabling the player to swiftly cut enemies with one of four weapon types while dashing and sliding across Ishtar's Ziggurat. The storyline can take different turns depending on whether you spare the Bosses of each level.
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!!Tropes featured in this game include:
* ActionGirl: Cataegis, Euryale, Alruna and Ishtar's AmazonBrigade - Shiah, Lily and Cheska.
* BigBad: Ishtar.
* BigDamnHeroes: If you lose to the Death Dampener while Euryale is allied with you, then she'll suddenly turn the entire machine to stone and rescue Cataegis.
* BladeBelowTheShoulder: [[spoiler:Messor]] can spawn blades from his forearms.
* BonusBoss: If you kill Kazazak and then get sent to the pits, the Necromancer will fuse its remains to an Alpha soldier if he's still alive by then.
* BossArenaIdiocy: You can use charged attacks to knock Euryale into the spike pits of her arena.
* ChargedAttack: Each weapon has two types of charged attacks.
* ContinuingIsPainful: You lose your current weapon upon dying, so make sure to swap back to the normal sword before it happens. Continuing from a checkpoint after a GameOver lets you farm points but takes away all your weapons and prevents you from fighting the secret boss.
* CoupDeGraceCutscene: [[spoiler:Messor]] will calm down and surrender after being defeated, but on a Bloodlust run Cataegis will ruthlessly cut him down anyway.
* CuteMonsterGirl: Euryale and Alruna, a GorgeousGorgon and a [[PlantPerson plant woman]], respectively.
* CutsceneBoss: [[spoiler:Ishtar. If you get an audience with her, Cataegis will strike her down in a single hit even if you told Euryale you weren't going to do so.]]
* TheDragon: Shiah, to Ishtar.
* ElevatorActionSequence: Ziggurat Stage 4 is set on a long elevator ride.
* FinalBoss: Kazazak, the Death Dampener or [[spoiler:Messor]], depending on what you do through the game.
* GuestStarPartyMember: The Necromancer will help you against the Death Dampener if you managed to spare him a second time. He'll completely deflect two of the machine's attacks, but is a total dunce when it comes to dodging its machine gun fire and vertical laser blasts, which turns the battle into a TimedMission to keep the Necromancer from dying.
* IFellForHours: Ziggurat Stage 5 is an incredibly long FreeFallFight.
* ItsAWonderfulFailure: Some of the worst endings involve getting a GameOver from fighting the secret boss.
* KneelBeforeZod: In order to access Ishtar's throne room, Cataegis must kneel before her most trusted servant, Shiah. [[spoiler:Once there, however, Cataegis will slice Ishtar as soon as Shiah turns her back on them.]] If you refuse and attack Shiah, Cataegis is thrown into the pits for an extra stage.
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Upon eliminating any world threatening super being, the Caeliger organization wipes the memories of everyone in the planet, including its agents, in order to mantain the status quo. A secret cutscene will turn out to have the same mind-wiping tech behind it, rendering it unvieweable once it ends.
* LostForever: Once unlocked, [[spoiler:Cataegis' backstory]] can only be viewed once.
* MercyRewarded: The best endings involve sparing the boss characters.
* TheMinionMaster: The Necromancer relies on reanimated corpses to fight. Destroy those and he'll be left helpless.
* MultipleEndings: A total of 32 endings, from good ones, to [[DownerEnding bad]] and [[AWinnerIsYou boring]] ones.
* NewGamePlus: It's possible to unlock special powerups to use in your next playthroughs.
* NintendoHard: A throughly difficult game.
* OneHitPointWonder: During the Trap Room level, Cataegis will get crushed by a spider robot and have to go across a floor of the dungeons with a single HP.
* OrcusOnHisThrone: Ishtar does nothing but look sinister at her throne. [[spoiler:In fact, you could kill her as soon as she leaves it, without her having said even a single word through the game]].
* PerfectRunFinalBoss: By defeating each boss without losing a life, you'll be able to face [[spoiler:Messor in the Ziggurat's dungeons]].
* PuzzleBoss: The Death Dampener is only vulnerable to charged attacks, and only when doing its huge laser attacks.
* {{Retraux}}: The game looks like something from the time of the Sega Master System. It uses some "Mode 7" effects at times, though.
* SamusIsAGirl: Cataegis is mistaken for a man by those who don't speak directly to her.
* SmartBomb: After unlocking the ability to [[spoiler:become the shadow of death]], you can spend a full special gauge to kill all nearby enemies.
* SoundTest: The latter songs of the game are locked at first. You must find secret containers and open them with one of your weapons.
* StationaryBoss: The Death Dampener.
* TakenForGranite: One of Euryale's abilities, naturally.
* UngratefulBastard: Upon being spared, Kazazak will still take a couple cheap shots at you before leaving.
* UnPerson: The Caeliger order erases from history those who would upset the world's status quo.
* VideogameCrueltyPotential: You can kill each of the four Ziggurat opponents and deny freedom to any surviving ones if you choose to leave the Ziggurat after defeating Kazazak.
* ViolenceIsTheOnlyOption: If you fight Kazazak a second time in the Ziggurat pit, there's no way to spare it.
* YouKillItYouBoughtIt: One ending has [[spoiler:Cataegis becoming the new shadow of death after killing Messor. You can choose to use this ability in your next playthroughs]].
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The game draws inspiration from classic action games such as ''VideoGame/{{Strider}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Contra}}'', enabling the player to swiftly cut enemies with one of four weapon types while dashing and sliding across Ishtar's Ziggurat. The storyline can take different turns depending on whether you spare the Bosses of each level.
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!!Tropes featured in this game include:
* ActionGirl: Cataegis, Euryale, Alruna and Ishtar's AmazonBrigade - Shiah, Lily and Cheska.
* BigBad: Ishtar.
* BigDamnHeroes: If you lose to the Death Dampener while Euryale is allied with you, then she'll suddenly turn the entire machine to stone and rescue Cataegis.
* BladeBelowTheShoulder: [[spoiler:Messor]] can spawn blades from his forearms.
* BonusBoss: If you kill Kazazak and then get sent to the pits, the Necromancer will fuse its remains to an Alpha soldier if he's still alive by then.
* BossArenaIdiocy: You can use charged attacks to knock Euryale into the spike pits of her arena.
* ChargedAttack: Each weapon has two types of charged attacks.
* ContinuingIsPainful: You lose your current weapon upon dying, so make sure to swap back to the normal sword before it happens. Continuing from a checkpoint after a GameOver lets you farm points but takes away all your weapons and prevents you from fighting the secret boss.
* CoupDeGraceCutscene: [[spoiler:Messor]] will calm down and surrender after being defeated, but on a Bloodlust run Cataegis will ruthlessly cut him down anyway.
* CuteMonsterGirl: Euryale and Alruna, a GorgeousGorgon and a [[PlantPerson plant woman]], respectively.
* CutsceneBoss: [[spoiler:Ishtar. If you get an audience with her, Cataegis will strike her down in a single hit even if you told Euryale you weren't going to do so.]]
* TheDragon: Shiah, to Ishtar.
* ElevatorActionSequence: Ziggurat Stage 4 is set on a long elevator ride.
* FinalBoss: Kazazak, the Death Dampener or [[spoiler:Messor]], depending on what you do through the game.
* GuestStarPartyMember: The Necromancer will help you against the Death Dampener if you managed to spare him a second time. He'll completely deflect two of the machine's attacks, but is a total dunce when it comes to dodging its machine gun fire and vertical laser blasts, which turns the battle into a TimedMission to keep the Necromancer from dying.
* IFellForHours: Ziggurat Stage 5 is an incredibly long FreeFallFight.
* ItsAWonderfulFailure: Some of the worst endings involve getting a GameOver from fighting the secret boss.
* KneelBeforeZod: In order to access Ishtar's throne room, Cataegis must kneel before her most trusted servant, Shiah. [[spoiler:Once there, however, Cataegis will slice Ishtar as soon as Shiah turns her back on them.]] If you refuse and attack Shiah, Cataegis is thrown into the pits for an extra stage.
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Upon eliminating any world threatening super being, the Caeliger organization wipes the memories of everyone in the planet, including its agents, in order to mantain the status quo. A secret cutscene will turn out to have the same mind-wiping tech behind it, rendering it unvieweable once it ends.
* LostForever: Once unlocked, [[spoiler:Cataegis' backstory]] can only be viewed once.
* MercyRewarded: The best endings involve sparing the boss characters.
* TheMinionMaster: The Necromancer relies on reanimated corpses to fight. Destroy those and he'll be left helpless.
* MultipleEndings: A total of 32 endings, from good ones, to [[DownerEnding bad]] and [[AWinnerIsYou boring]] ones.
* NewGamePlus: It's possible to unlock special powerups to use in your next playthroughs.
* NintendoHard: A throughly difficult game.
* OneHitPointWonder: During the Trap Room level, Cataegis will get crushed by a spider robot and have to go across a floor of the dungeons with a single HP.
* OrcusOnHisThrone: Ishtar does nothing but look sinister at her throne. [[spoiler:In fact, you could kill her as soon as she leaves it, without her having said even a single word through the game]].
* PerfectRunFinalBoss: By defeating each boss without losing a life, you'll be able to face [[spoiler:Messor in the Ziggurat's dungeons]].
* PuzzleBoss: The Death Dampener is only vulnerable to charged attacks, and only when doing its huge laser attacks.
* {{Retraux}}: The game looks like something from the time of the Sega Master System. It uses some "Mode 7" effects at times, though.
* SamusIsAGirl: Cataegis is mistaken for a man by those who don't speak directly to her.
* SmartBomb: After unlocking the ability to [[spoiler:become the shadow of death]], you can spend a full special gauge to kill all nearby enemies.
* SoundTest: The latter songs of the game are locked at first. You must find secret containers and open them with one of your weapons.
* StationaryBoss: The Death Dampener.
* TakenForGranite: One of Euryale's abilities, naturally.
* UngratefulBastard: Upon being spared, Kazazak will still take a couple cheap shots at you before leaving.
* UnPerson: The Caeliger order erases from history those who would upset the world's status quo.
* VideogameCrueltyPotential: You can kill each of the four Ziggurat opponents and deny freedom to any surviving ones if you choose to leave the Ziggurat after defeating Kazazak.
* ViolenceIsTheOnlyOption: If you fight Kazazak a second time in the Ziggurat pit, there's no way to spare it.
* YouKillItYouBoughtIt: One ending has [[spoiler:Cataegis becoming the new shadow of death after killing Messor. You can choose to use this ability in your next playthroughs]].
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