History VideoGame / Infernax

-->'''Alcedor''': [[spoiler:No, Robert. You are not the Chosen One. I am.]]

* ICanRuleAlone: [[spoiler:On the Ultimate Evil playthrough after winning the Battle of Darsov, Robert will tell Alcedor to [[KneelBeforeZod kneel before him]] and become his apprentice, declaring that together they will rule all the lands now that the cult stands triumphant. Choosing to submit results in the Submission ending, while choosing to kill Robert has Alcedor slam his sword through Robert's face and taking the Necronomicon for himself with the full intent of going even further than that by [[HellHasNewManagement taking over Hell's legions for himself]].]]

* GoldenEnding: No less than three. [[spoiler:Ultimate Good sees Alcedor and Cervul purge the cult, slay Baphomet, and cleanse Upel; Ultimate Evil has them carve out an empire from both Upel and Hell; and the Future route leads to freedom and a new beginning for our heroes.]]

** There are two ways to deal with the murderous skeleton Remus. The good option of slaying him will save his target, but his ally Brutus will burn Remus' house and turn the way out into a DeathCourse, and Alcedor is forced to fight Brutus later on. The evil option of sparing Remus will cause him to kill his target, but Alcedor gets a safe exit from his house and the fight against Brutus is skipped entirely.

* EvilVirtues: For a bunch of murderers and demon-worshippers, the cultists are very loyal to each other. Especially [[spoiler:Edgar]], who's a DirtyCoward in all paths except the evil one, where [[spoiler:he'll actually warn Alcedor about the ballista being shot at him and throws a table sideways to shield them both from it]]. In fact, the only cultist capable of betraying them is [[spoiler:Alcedor himself, by way of [[HeelFaceTurn abandoning their cause mid-game]] or [[EvilerThanThou backstabbing Robert in the endgame]], and in the only other case the cultists betray someone, Mayor Edgar, it was pragmatic, as [[YouHaveFailedMe he became more trouble than he was worth with his failures]]]].

** Subverted with [[spoiler:Remus]]. While he is a bastard, he is not ungrateful if you spare him, and '''will''' help you at the expense of civilians.

** Brutus is fought if the player kills Remus, and he not only [[PaletteSwap looks like the Skeleton Knight]], but also fights exactly like them while sporting more health and attack power.

* VideoGameLives: Alcedor can buy extra lives (represented by a heart) in stores and starts with one on Casual Mode. If Alcedor dies, he restarts the area he was in with one less life unless he had none, in which case it's back to the last save point. Save points incidentally replenish any lost lives.

* MoralEventHorizon: In-universe, [[spoiler:sacrificing Jarvis to the cultists will deem Alcedor and Cervul beyond redemption and lock players out of the good paths. Before this, they can commit a few evil deeds but still be redeemed]]. The achievement unlocked for doing this is appropriately named "Devoid of Redemption".

* DirectionallySolidPlatforms: Some platforms can ba walked on but also be jumped through from below.

** [[spoiler:The Ultimate Evil path lacks a long endgame dungeon with tons of enemies and bosses compared to the Ultimate Good path, although the Attack on Darsov does contain its own BossBonanza. Also, you have unlimited ranged attacks against Abaddon, while Baphomet is a race between his health and your magic.]]
* EvilVirtues: For a bunch of murderers and demon-worshippers, the cultists are very loyal to each other. Especially [[spoiler:Edgar]], who's a DirtyCoward in all paths except the evil one, where [[spoiler:he'll actually warn Alcedor about the ballista being shot at him and throws a table sideways to shield them both from it]]. In fact, the only cultist capable of betraying them is [[spoiler:Alcedor himself, by way of abandoning their cause midgame or [[EvilerThanThou backstabbing Robert in the endgame]], and in the only other case the cultists betray someone, Mayor Edgar, it was pragmatic, as [[YouHaveFailedMe he became more trouble than he was worth with his failures]]]].

* CruelAndUnusualDeath: Alcedor can be killed in a myriad of ways by enemies and obstacles, which is [[GoryDiscretionShot shown in silhouette]] as blood and guts fly all over the screen. A creepy little song indicates how long it takes until he actually dies -- if he gets beheaded, for example, the song promptly cuts off.

** You can murder [[spoiler:Remus the skeleton]] in cold blood, despite his insistence on being harmless. This is the ''good choice'', as not only is the person who asked for a hit on him exactly right about him being a threat to her and her family, but he also [[spoiler:has Brutus torture a wizard to death to give you a spell if you spare him]].

** Before their boss fight, Crocell is initially shown as a green-colored woman's face in the dark before the rest of their misshapen, frog-like body is revealed.

** Kalamon's belly appears to have a huge mouth from which his guts hang out. It goes along with the [[EyesDoNotBelongThere eyes in place of his nipples]] to appear like a giant, secondary face.
** Crocell's belly has a giant mouth, which is used to spawn Imps and Roaches during their fight.

** Leviathan has tentacles in place of their feet, and can use them to sweep the area when they go underwater. Should one of these kill Alcedor, it will proceed to impale him brutally. Likewise, their DegradedBoss version in the Corruptors of Mind also sport the same tentacle sweep attack, albeit slower.
** Halphas has a tendril in each hand that they can use like a GrapplingHookPistol, allowing him to grapple across the room. Should he kill Alcedor, he uses one to throw him hard against the wall.
** [[spoiler:Abbadon]] has a multitude of giant tentacles, which they can use as a DeathCourse that must be shot at to deter them, or attack from the top and bottom of the screen after tracking Alcedor's position.

* DegradedBoss: Aside from the Skeleton Knight, who has some UndergroundMonkey more powerful types showing up later through the course of the game, it itself is encountered several times in the BonusDungeon. Then there's the Abberation, which has lesser copies showing up in the last regular dungeon of the game, and several armoured versions during the GoldenEnding of the good path.

** Skeletons are one of the more common enemy types, even with UndergroundMonkey variants in the form of horned skeletons.

* DevilButNoGod: Downplayed. We definitely know that the heavens and angels exist, as they whisk away Alcedor's soul in the Redemption ending. But despite all the demonic forces wreaking havoc in the physical world, [[GoodIsImpotent we don't see any angels or forces of the heaven taking an active role to fight them off.]]

** Kalamon has eyes replacing his nipples, which goes along with his BellyMouth to give the appearance of another face on his torso.
** Leviathan has an eye in their belly that can fire out a WaveMotionGun. They also have eyes on their hands, which they use to cast fire spells.
** Apollyon has an eye in his belly that opens up to fire out fireballs or spawn eyeball mooks.

** Mahalmon can spawn flying eyeballs from his belly.

** Apollyon can spawn flying eyeballs from his belly when he's flying.
** Crocell can spawn Imps or Roaches from the mouth on their belly.
** The Faceless One can use his hands to pull zombies out of the ground.

** [[spoiler:Baphomet can summon two different kinds of enemies: Demonic bats from a pentagram symbol, or a swarm of eyeballs from their belly.]]

** Crocell doesn't move from their spot during the entire fight against them.