History VideoGame / DroneTactics

* BigCreepyCrawlies:
** BeeAfraid: You should feel this towards the bee drones when they are [[GiantFlyer the size of small hills and hovering above you]].
** CreepyCockroach
** DreadfulDragonfly: That look like attack helicopter!
** MacabreMothMotif: And they can tear any ground units to shreds!
** PrettyButterflies: ... that are large enough to crush you and serve as CombatMedic for the other giant bugs.

** Hydel, the [[GratuitousNinja SUPERHERO ninja]]... who works for the BigBad [[spoiler: at first]]. There's absolutely no reason for a ninja to be included in the game, though it is quite fitting for a ninja to the partner of Jet-I the cockroach drone, for Ninjas are just like cockroaches - fast, annoying, and attacking from afar.

** In Japanese culture, dragonflies are associated with supernatural stuffs and meditation, while Akane, who pilots a dragonfly drone, is a {{Miko}} in training.

** CreepyCockroach: Hydel, the SUPERHERO ninja... who works for the BigBad [[spoiler: at first]]. There's absolutely no reason for a ninja to be included in the game, though it is quite fitting for a ninja to the partner of Jet-I the cockroach drone, for Ninjas are just like cockroaches - fast, annoying, and attacking from afar.

* GratuitousNinja: Hydel again.

** In Japanese culture, dragonflies are associated with supernatural stuffs and meditation. Akane, who pilots a dragonfly drone, is a {{Miko}} in training.

** In Japanese culture, dragonflies are associated with supernatural stuffs and meditation. Akane, who pilots a dragonfly drone, is a {{main/Miko}} in training.

** In Japanese culture, dragonflies are associated with the supernatural, and Akane is a {{main/Miko}} in training.

** JapaneseBeetleBrothers: Yamato TheHero and Shoya TheLancer. Yamato pilots a Rhinocerous Beetle drone, while Shoya pilots a Stag Beetle drone. In the story, they have an archetypical Japanese hero-lancer dynamic to boot.

* AnimalMotifs: Downplayed. The human characters don't tend to physically resemble bugs, but they do often have personalities that in some way match the drones they pilot.

** MacabreMothMotif: In fiction, moths often mean bad omens, and Elisha IS reasonably someone to be foretold by bad omens.

* GratuitousNinja: Hydel, the SUPERHERO ninja... who works for the BigBad [[spoiler: at first]]. There is absolutely no reason for a ninja to be included in the game at all, though it is quite fitting for a ninja to the partner of Jet-I the cockroach: Ninjas are like cockroaches - fast, annoying, and attacking from afar.

** JapaneseBeetleBrothers: TheHero Yamato pilots a Rhinocerous Beetle drone, while TheLancer Shoya pilots a Stag Beetle drone. They have a pretty typical Japanese hero-lancer dynamic to boot.

* WhatMeasureIsANonCute: If it's a bug that can be remotely described as "cute", "pretty", or "charming" ([[PrettyButterflies butterflies]], for instance), the heroes will have access to it as a unit, while "creepier" bugs like water bugs, [[MacabreMothMotif moths]], [[CreepyCockroach cockroaches]], [[SpidersAreScary spiders]], [[CreepyCentipedes centipedes]] are enemy units. [[spoiler: Though some of the latter do join your group later]].

* GratuitousNinja: Hydel, the SUPERHERO ninja... who works for the BigBad. There is absolutely no reason for a ninja to be in the game at all, although his drone, Jet-I the cockroach fits the description of a ninja quite perfectly: fast, annoying, and attacking from afar.

* TookALevelInBadAss: ANTS god damnit! Ants start off as the weakest of the weakest {{Mook}}s you can fight (although technically they're STILL {{Giant Mook}}s), and they become something you scoff at by mid-game, at which time your defense could have reached such a high level that they can at best deal ScratchDamage on you. BUT after a certain point in the game, ants start appearing again... equipped with freaking [[LaserBlade BEAM FANGS]]. All your previously invincible high-armored drones like Rhinocerous Beetles start to get overwhelmed ''really'' easily, ''really'' fast, in front of those swarms and swarms of [[{{DemonicSpiders}} goddamn ants equipped with lightsabers in their mouths]].

* TookALevelInBadAss: ANTS god damnit! Ants start off as the weakest of the weakest {{Mook}}s you can fight (although technically they're STILL {{Giant Mook}}s), and they become something you scoff at by mid-game, at which time your defense could have reached such a high level that they can at best deal ScratchDamage on you. BUT after a certain point in the game, ants start appearing again... equipped with freaking [[LaserBlade BEAM FANGS]]. All your previously invincible high-armored drones like Rhinocerous Beetles start to get overwhelmed ''really'' easily, ''really'' fast, in front of those swarms and swarms of [[{{DemonicSpiders}} goddamn ants equipped with lightsabers in their mouth]].

* TookALevelInBadAss: ANTS god damnit! Ants start off as the weakest of the weakest {{Mook}}s you can fight (although technically they're STILL {{GiantMook}}s), but after a certain point in the game, ants start appearing again... equipped with fucking [[LaserBlade BEAM FANGS]]. All your previously invincible high armored drones like Rhinocerous Beetles start to get overwhelmed really easily, really fast, in front of those swarms and swarms of [[{{DemonicSpiders}} goddamn ants equipped with lightsabers in their mouth]].

* WhatMeasureIsANonCute: If it's a bug that can be remotely described as "cute", "pretty", or "charming" ([[PrettyButterflies butterflies]], for instance), the heroes will have access to it as a unit, while "creepier" bugs like water bugs, [[MacabreMothMotif moths]], [[CreepyCockroach cockroaches]], and [[SpidersAreScary spiders]] are enemy units. [[spoiler: Though some of the latter do join your group later]].

* WhatMeasureIsANonCute: If it's a bug that can be remotely described as "cute", "pretty", or "charming" ([[PrettyButterflies butterflies]], for instance), the heroes will have access to it as a unit, while "creepier" bugs like ants, water bugs, [[MacabreMothMotif moths]], [[CreepyCockroach cockroaches]], and [[SpidersAreScary spiders]] are enemy units. [[spoiler: Though some of the latter do join your group later]].

* WhatMeasureIsANonCute: If it's a bug that can be remotely described as "cute", "pretty", or "charming" ([[PrettyButterflies butterflies]], for instance), the heroes will have access to it as a unit, while "creepier" bugs like ants, water bugs, [[MacabreMothMotifs moths]], [[CreepyCockroaches cockroaches]], and [[SpidersAreScary spiders]] are enemy units. [[spoiler: Though some of the latter do join your group later]].

* TookALevelInBadAss: ANTS god damnit! Ants start off as the weakest of the weakest {{Mook}}s you can fight (although technically they're STILL {{GiantMook}}s), but after a certain point in the game, ants start appearing again... equipped with fucking [[LaserBlade BEAM FANGS]]. All your previously invincible high armored drones like Rhinocerous Beetles start to get overwhelmed really easily, really fast, in front of those swarms and swarms of [[{{GoddamnBats}} goddamn ants equipped with lightsabers in their mouth]].

* {{BFS}}: Sure, you can equip a giant horn on to your rhinoceros beetle, or a large stinger onto your Bee's stinger...but choose those when you also have the option of attaching claymores, halberds, and giant axes in this places instead? Or perhaps a [[{{LaserSword}} Beam Lance]] for those pesky armored enemies.

* TookALevelInBadAss: ANTS god damnit! Ants start off as the weakest of the weakest {{Mook}}s you can fight (although technically they're STILL {{GiantMook}}s), but after a certain point in the game, ants start appearing again...equipped with fucking [[LaserBlade BEAM FANGS]]. All your previously invincible high armored drones like Rhinocerous Beetles start to get overwhelmed really easily, really fast, in front of those swarms and swarms of [[{{GoddamnBats}} goddamn ants equipped with lightsabers in their mouth]].

* DefeatMeansFriendship: [[spoiler: EVERY character in the game that was once your enemy will eventually join you...except for the {{Big Bad}}.]]

* GiantMook: As mentioned before, even the smallest drone in the game is a giant insect already. And then there are giant giant insects, such as spiders, centipedes, and scorpions.
* GlassCannon: Drones specializing in cannons, such as Fire Flies and Lady Bugs, they're the two smallest drones in the game, but they can equip [[{{BFG}} cannons more than 4-5 times their size]]. And for non-cannon drones, there's Mantis drones, they are described as anti-air melee units...but that doesn't stop them from also tearing ground units to shreds (just not as thoroughly), but they have ridiculously low armor, not barrier, and average-low hp for melee units.
* GratuitousNinja: Hydel, the SUPERHERO ninja...who works for the BigBad. There is absolutely no reason for a ninja to be in battle, although his drone, Jet-I the cockroach fits the description of a ninja quite perfectly, fast, annoying, and attacks from afar.

* ShownTheirWork: Well...Misaki did anyway...mainly towards spiders.

* StoneWall: Pillbugs. They have the higher HP and defense in the entire game. And they're the slowest drones in the game. But surprisingly enough, when you first meet these guys, they first come off more as Mighty Glaciers than Stone Walls. But their defense stat just raises much faster then their attack.

* TheyCalledMeMad: [[spoiler: The reason why Dr. Gidoh was the Big Bad in the first place.]]

* {{UST}}: Main characters Yamato and Tsubasa...although it looks like they might be resolved during the epilogue.
* WhatMeasureIsANonCute: If it's a bug that can be remotely described as "cute", "pretty", or "charming", the heroes will have access to it as a unit, while "creepier" bugs like ants, water bugs, and moths are enemy units. [[spoiler: Though some of them do join your group later.]]
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Considering the fact that a good deal of the main cast are children, and the game is filled with giant insects (mechanical ones with GUNS), this isn't surprising. For every single female cast member: cockroaches (more specifically, Hydel's Jet-I), spiders, and centipedes. And for Yui: goddamn everything except for Hicar-I, her own drone.
* VirtualPaperDoll: One of the features in this game is highly customizable Drones for you to use...you can even paint on them! And rename them!

* InstantAwesomeJustAddNinja: Hydel, the SUPERHERO ninja...who works for the BigBad. There is absolutely no reason for a ninja to be in battle, although his drone, Jet-I the cockroach fits the description of a ninja quite perfectly, fast, annoying, and attacks from afar.

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* TranslationConvention: Played straight. The characters in the story consists of humans from all around the world and talking alien insects. Everyone was speaking their OWN language all along, yet at the same time when they hear others talk, the words they speak come out as whatever language the listener understands best. Everyone did not notice this until it was brought up by Janie (an American) while she was talking to Yamato (a young Japanese boy who is unlikely to have learned English yet). Too bad they didn't explain this.
** Actually, the professor mentions the master cards (is that what they're called?) might be translating everyone's speech in real time. It should come up in a side conversation after the player receives the above conversation.

* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler: Shoya. He eventually does a {{Heel Face Turn}} though.]]
* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: Don't even think about trying to beat the Four Generals in that one level where they surround and proceed to wipe the floor with you.
** Actually possible. It just takes some planning and a bit of luck.
*** The trope is still played straight regardless. Even if you do clear the mission by defeating every enemy on the map, including the four generals, the battle still ends with Yamato and company in full retreat - and no matter what you do [[spoiler: Yui ends up being left behind and captured by Jegard.]]

* JokeWeapon: Playing the Badlands will occasionally reward you with incredible equipment...and some of them includes weapons such as "plastic foot", "fake red lips", "umbrella", "moai statue", and "concrete pipe with cat sleeping on top of it"....some of them are downright gamebreakers though.

* TalkingAnimal: Talking normal sized insect...that transform into giant sized talking insects.

* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Considering the fact that a good deal of the main cast are children, and the game is filled with giant insects (mechanical ones with GUNS), this isn't surprising. For every single female cast member: Cockroach (more specifically, Hydel's Jet-I), and spiders. And for Yui: goddamn everything except for Hikar-I, her own drone.
* VirtualPaperDoll: One of the features in this game is highly customizable Drones for you to use...you can even paint on them!
** And rename them.
* YearInsideHourOutside: Apparently, the whole adventure on Cimexus was 30 minutes on Earth.

* FragileSpeedster: Every single flying Drone with the exception of Moths.
** {{Averted}} with Spiders...they're as fast as hell...yet they are by no means fragile. They're buff speedsters with decent gun and melee.

* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: Don't even think about trying to beat the Four Generals in that one level where they surround and proceed to rape you.

* BaseOnWheels: Snail drones. They have relatively high HP. High armor to protect against physical damage ([[AchillesHeel but zero Barrier against beam weapons]]), they have a cannon equipped to it, and it travels using treads. Also, thats where all the drones are held and deployed.
* {{BFG}}: Cannons. Lady bugs dont look so harmless anymore when you equip them with giant bazookas several times bigger then they are. And giant missiles too. And of course, there's giant [[GatlingGood vulcans]].

* {{GeoEffects}}: Different terrains can affect your movement, defence, and some even deals damage to you each turn.

* MookMaker: Subverted with factories. It looks like they are mook makers at first, sending out a near infinite streams of drones at you. But it turns out there are only a limited amount of drones inside the factries, and if you destroy it, you also kill all the drones inside the factory.

* StoneWall: Pillbugs. They have the higher HP and defence in the entire game. And they're the slowest drones in the game. But surprisingly enough, when you first meet these guys, they first come off more as Mighty Glaciers than Stone Walls. But their defence stat just raises much faster then their attack.

* GameBreaker: Centipedes. They have the best movement type in the game(treads), they have high Movement speeds. They have above average armor. They have enough default Barrier to negate most beam attacks. They have decent speed. But most importantly, they have INCREDIBLE gun attacks. They are supposed to be "anti-air gun units"...but like the Mantises, they can dish out severe punishments even to ground units, killing most in one hit, without the low hp and defence of a mantis. The only drone stronger then centipedes are the Scorpions, which are bosses that you are not allowed to use.

* PunnyName: All the drones names are supposed to be a pun on some sort of word. It helps if you knew some jap. While many of the names are obvious puns (K-Buto=Rhinoceros Beetle, Dor-O=Snail, A-Geeto=Stag beetle, Y-Ite=White butterfly, Hopp-R=locust, and Honey-B=KILLER bee) , some are a little more obscure (Jet-I=Roach, R-Nej=Centipede, Kris-T=Moth, Nyght-R=Spider, Clove-R=Dragonfly).

''Drone Tactics'' is a turn-based strategy game where you play as a bunch of Japanese teenagers straight out of a typical shonen anime. Developed by Creator/{{Success}}, the game was renamed ''Drone Tactics'' in Creator/{{Atlus}}'s English version (used to be ''Konchuu Wars''). The game at first appears to be pretty simple and downright easy, but further playing actually reveals quite a bit of depth in the game's designs, particularly the different drones' functions when thinking of a strategy.

''Drone Tactics'' is a turn-based strategy game where you play as a bunch of Japanese teenagers straight out of a typical shonen anime. Developed by Creator/{{Sunsoft}}, the game was renamed ''Drone Tactics'' in Creator/{{Atlus}}'s English version (used to be ''Konchuu Wars''). The game at first appears to be pretty simple and downright easy, but further playing actually reveals quite a bit of depth in the game's designs, particularly the different drones' functions when thinking of a strategy.

The story is pretty typical: Two young school children named Yamato and Tsubasa find two small insects, a butterfly named Y-Ite and a rhino beetle named K-Buto. The insects came from a planet called Cimexus and were looking for human allies to save their home world from an impeding threat called the Black Swarm. The two children agree to help and head to Cimexus to fight the Black Swarm.

Along with superior graphics in terms of handheld games, this game also features high customizability of the Drones (the giant mechanized insects) you get to use, as well as decent music, passable gameplay and good difficulty (well, in the [[BonusDungeon Badlands]] anyway).