History VideoGame / ChainedEchoes

** Glenn's name is very likely a reference to the true name of Frog, also from ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger''.

** [[spoiler:Glenn]], much like [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaLinksAwakening Marin]], wants to be reincarnated as a bird, a wish that’s granted during the end credits.

* ReincarnationRomance: Subverted with prejudice in regards to [[spoiler:Glenn and Lenne. We are initially led to believe Glenn is the reincarnation of Timothy, who had previously been lovers with Lenne's previous life. When Glenn himself comes to that conclusion, he tries to convince Lenne of that fact, only for it to quickly become apparent he is actually the reincarnation of Van, the entitled noble who had mortally wounded the previous Lenne by accident, and had prevented Timothy himself from being reincarnated by forcefully taking his place in the spell meant to reincarnate souls]]. Even after [[spoiler:Lenne and Glenn properly make up, they simply remain as friends, with any possible RelationshipUpgrade rendered unlikely by Glenn's death]].

* CorruptChurch: One revelation in Act 3 is that the Order of Leonar is responsible for [[spoiler:raising the majority of the world's monsters and secretly unleashing them upon the rest of the world, so that fearful people will seek out their faith for salvation]]. The Order themselves have their own version of events, in that [[spoiler:they're trying to gain energy for the Grand Grimoire so it can be used to defeat the AbusivePrecursors, and decided to harvest it from monsters rather than through human sacrifice, with those that broke out of containment and threatened innocent people being complete accidents]]. And then it swings back to being utterly corrupt with a third perspective in the final Act: [[spoiler:said AbusivePrecursors, the Vaen, are sealing the Harbinger that the Chosen One is meant to defeat in the Maelstrom where all soul energy cycles through, and the Church wants to summon the Harbinger by draining the Maelstrom of enough souls (by creating life like the monsters) for it to break out]].

** [[spoiler:Kylian]] is a secret agent from the country of Nabrelia, only revealing the fact when [[spoiler:he tries to kidnap Lenne to use as a bargaining chip in his country's upcoming battle against her brother.]]

* InnOfNoReturn: The White Rose Inn, whichs seems to be an ordinary inn, but is actually [[spoiler: run by a MadScientist that uses the place to abduct passing travelers so he can experiment on them, which almost always results in their deaths.]]

* NatureIsNotNice: There are some entities that despite appearing otherwise, are labeled as plant monsters by the game. Most mysterious and most vile of all are [[spoiler: the Vaen. In the final battle, they aren't labeled as ethereal beings or potentially undead, but ''plant''.]] In the game's cosmology, this makes sense because plants can be recipients of the magic in the Maelstrom, empowering them and frequently giving them a will of their own - all plant entities the party meets, unfortunately, are murderous.

* SequelHook: The game ends with several main threads unresolved: [[spoiler: Amalia has less than two years to live, and Ba'Thraz goes searching for a way to break their Pacts. Kylian as a True King and Lenne as the new queen of Valandis stand before a long journey to find a weapon to defeat the Harbinger, one that may take multiple lifetimes. Although the credits imply Raphael and Eva will guide the Church into a better future, Markas and his followers are still at large, and working to summon the Harbinger.]]

** One of the bosses you encounter is named the [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Giga Drill Breaker]]..

* StarCrossedLovers: Flashbacks to the past show the life of a previous TheChosenOne, also named [[spoiler:Lenne]], in a forbidden relationship with a man named Timothy that's [[LoveTriangle further complicated]] by another man named Van trying to separate them.

** Matthye notes to Frederick that Lenna is the most honest person on the continent - which Frederick immediately turns around on him [[spoiler:by pointing out that Lenna just accused Matthye of trying to murder her. Matthye tries to claim Lenna is lying only for Frederick to ask if he's actually accusing her of being a liar]].

** One of the bosses you encounter is named the [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Giga Drill Breaker]].
** [[spoiler:Frederik’s]] grand plan is, essentially, the same as [[spoiler:Lelouch’s]] from '' Anime/CodeGeass'': [[spoiler:that is, becoming a hated figurehead then forcing someone to kill him, so people can move forward unburdened by hate]].
*** Likewise [[spoiler: Kylian is forced to pretend to be Glenn after Glenn's sacrifice and his own apparent death, though unlike Suzaku who is forced into pretending to be Zero for the rest of his life, Kylian only fakes being Glenn to avoid upsetting the Crimson Wings]].

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: In both battles with [[spoiler:Thoma]], they will throw a bomb onto the field and hit it to move it closer to your party. The problem with this plan becomes obvious when you realize that you outnumber them three- or four-to-one in these fights, making it easy to turn the tables on them and cause massive damage with their own bomb.

** [[spoiler:Matthye]] makes a Pact of their own after their attempt at TakingYouWithMe fails, in order to stave off death long enough to try and kill them again. However, the power of the Pact is dependent on how much is sacrificed, and with little left to give at this point, it's not enough for them to survive their rematch.

* KungFuKid: One of the bonus characters you can play, Mikah, fits the role. Her age is hard to determine, but it's implied via various dialogues that she's either a little younger or a little older than Amalia, the token 'kid' in the group at fourteen. Mikah can roundhouse kick and uppercut with the best of them, and multiple characters muse on whether she'll grow up to be an amazing chef or an amazing martial arts teacher; humorously, Amalia only got into martial arts to combat the waistline that came with puberty and her love for food.

* KungFuKid: One of the bonus characters you can play, Mikah, fits the role. Her age is hard to determine, but it's implied via various dialogues that she's either a little younger or a little older than Amalia, the token 'kid' in the group at fourteen. Mikah can roundhouse kick and uppercut with the best of them, and multiple characters muse on whether she'll group up to be an amazing chef or an amazing martial arts teacher; humorously, Amalia only got into martial arts to combat the waistline that came with puberty and her love for food.