History VideoGame / IsleOfRebirth

* HundredPercentCompletion: Unlocking the quest's "ultimate prize" requires beating the FinalBoss on Hero mode while possessing the reward from at least one {{Superboss}}, which, in turn, requires collecting all of something - though you do have a choice as to what. Tartaros cannot be reached without all [[spoiler:Cursed Skulls]], and fighting [[spoiler:Sasic]] requires clearing the Hall of Memories and obtaining all Heart Containers and Pieces.

* ReusedCharacterDesign: Venser looks like a white-robed version of the Old Man from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaLinksAwakening'' holding a [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast Cane of Byrna]]. This fits, as he gives Link a sword at the start of the quest. [[spoiler:It only adds to the shock of realizing he's evil.]]

%% * BrainwashedAndCrazy:
%% ** [[spoiler:Lumen]] is either this or a victim of DemonicPossession - [[spoiler:the other angels]] believe she's the latter, but she acts more like the former.
%% ** Corgoro is also heavily implied to be this.
%%* BrutalBonusLevel: The Blighted Abyss.

%%* BullfightBoss: Crabalt.

%% * CastingAShadow: Scourge and [[spoiler:Sasic]]. [[spoiler:Lumen]] also harnesses this type of power in the Starlit Temple.

%% * HopelessBossFight:
%% ** Two with Scourge. [[spoiler:You don't ''need'' the Lens of Truth to beat it, strictly speaking, but no other clues as to its weakness are provided.]]
%% ** [[spoiler:Venser in the Prismatic Gate]]. Defeating him there causes him to drop [[spoiler:his cane]] before presumably attempting to OneHitKill Link.

%% * KamehameHadoken: [[spoiler:Venser Reborn]] and Tartaros each use a few different types.

* TheButlerDidIt: [[spoiler:Venser appears in person ''once'' before a cutscene several dungeons later strongly hints at his true nature. Before that, he's barely mentioned even by the residents of Remdra.]]

* {{Superboss}}: Tartaros and ??? (Sasic), as mentioned in HundredPercentCompletion above.

The quest is known for its difficulty, including a BonusBoss widely recognized in its time as the most brutal ever made in Zelda Classic. To compensate for this, it lets you choose between two difficulty levels at the start, and allows you to reduce the difficulty further with repeated deaths. Download it [[http://www.purezc.net/index.php?page=quests&id=461 here]].

* CaptainErsatz: Tartaros is more or less a Zelda version of Satan from ''VideoGame/TheBindingOfIsaac'' with more attacks, a new phase, and lore with strong parallels to that of the biblical [[{{Satan}} Lucifer]]. Evan makes no attempt to hide this, often referring to Tartaros as "[[LampshadeHanging Stan]]" elsewhere. [[spoiler:''Umbral Cloud'' both deepens and subverts this; he's a fallen elemental spirit who betrayed the others and aims to smother the world in darkness, but, as the True Final Boss of that quest, he's much more original.]]

* MercyMode: Dying enough times gives you the option to switch to an easier difficulty setting. However, you can't switch back, and going below Normal locks you out of both BonusBoss fights.

* {{Mordor}}: The Blighted Abyss is aesthetically somewhere between this and PlanetHeck, reminiscent of [[VideoGame/TheBindingOfIsaac Sheol]]. ''Umbral Cloud'' suggests [[spoiler:the former]] in terms of lore, as [[spoiler:its boss, Tartaros, is an evil god of darkness seeking to deprive the world of sunlight, though he's strikingly similar to ''VideoGame/TheBindingOfIsaac'''s Satan in appearance and combat in this quest]].

* NoNameGiven: One BonusBoss is not given a name, instead being referred to as "???". [[spoiler:''Umbral Cloud'' reveals it to be Sasic.]]
* NoobCave: The first dungeon, the Seaside Ruins, which serves as not only this but also a wake-up call for the quest's difficulty. Defeating its boss, Crabalt, all but *requires* an understanding of enemy knockback and MercyInvincibility, the latter of which is explained in text beforehand.

* AllThereInTheManual: The quest itself provides no suggestion that an endgame BonusBoss other than Tartaros or [[spoiler:Moosh]] even exists, let alone how to find it. Fortunately, the quest page mentions that you can fight it ([[spoiler:Sasic]]) by returning to the Hall of Memories with all 30 Heart Containers.

%% * DeusExMachina: [[spoiler:The goddesses themselves intervene to seal Venser inside the Prismatic Gate.]]

%% * FallenAngel: This is [[spoiler:Lumen]]'s boss subtitle, but she doesn't really fit on account of [[spoiler:being controlled by Venser]]. Tartaros, however, does.

* HundredPercentCompletion: Unlocking the quest's "ultimate prize" requires beating the FinalBoss on Hero mode while possessing the reward from at least one BonusBoss, which, in turn, requires collecting all of something - though you do have a choice as to what. Tartaros cannot be reached without all [[spoiler:Cursed Skulls]], and fighting [[spoiler:Sasic]] requires clearing the Hall of Memories and obtaining all Heart Containers and Pieces.

%% * BigBad: Ganon [[spoiler:is killed by the real one, Venser, before he even appears on-screen]].
%% * BonusBoss: Officially, Tartaros and [[spoiler:Sasic]], but Krampus, Greatblin, Pumpking, [[spoiler:Moosh]], and the Golden Beasts also count.

%% * BellyMouth: Tartaros has one.

%%* BonusLevel: The Jungle Crypt and the Blighted Abyss.

* BossRush: All enemies [[spoiler:but the last]] in the Hall of Memories are upgraded versions of the dungeon bosses except [[spoiler:Venser and Lumen]].

%% * ChainOfDeals: Ultimately [[spoiler:grants you access to the Jungle Crypt]].

%%* DeathMountain: The Gorons' home.

* EarlyBirdBoss: Crabalt is difficult to defeat without taking advantage of certain battle techniques, primarily [[spoiler:attacking to put enemies into mercy invincibility and prevent them from dealing collision damage]].
%% * EldritchAbomination: [[spoiler:Venser is essentially a dead Great Old One. He returns to his true form during his final battle with Link.]]

* HeroOfAnotherStory: Sasic -- the protagonist of Evan's other quest, ''VideoGame/UmbralCloud'' -- makes an appearance here. [[spoiler:He's one of the Bonus Bosses. Defeating him convinces him that you would be a "worthy successor" should he fail at his own mission. ''Umbral Cloud'', which is this quest's prequel, reveals that said mission is to kill Tartaros, but doing so yourself beforehand doesn't affect his dialogue.]]

%% * KingMook: Crabalt, Moldorm Prime, Mothula, and the Golden Beasts. [[spoiler:Venser]] is a subversion - [[spoiler:he's the leader of the Wizzrobes, and he summons them during his first two fights, but he's actually an Eldritch Abomination.]]

%% * LovecraftLite: This quest is the closest thing to a CosmicHorrorStory that fits the Zelda universe, but is still this due to [[spoiler:Link defeating Venser in the end]].

%%* {{Mordor}}: The Blighted Abyss, though it's not entirely clear whether it fits this or PlanetHeck better. ''Umbral Cloud'' suggests [[spoiler:the former]].%%Explain.

%%* NoobCave: The Seaside Ruins.

%%* {{Oculothorax}}: Meta Arrghus.
%% * OneHitKill:
%% ** Can be done to Scourge in the Hall of Memories with a well-placed Portal Sphere shot.
%% ** [[spoiler:Venser Reborn]] can use one of these that affects the entire screen. Thankfully, it can be canceled by hitting him with a sword slash or two sword beams, and it really only fits this trope in Hero Mode.
%% * PhysicalGod: [[spoiler:Venser]].

%% * RubberBandAI: The FinalBoss becomes more aggressive if you're carrying the reward for defeating Tartaros.

%% * SealedEvilInACan: Tartaros was sealed in the Blighted Abyss by the angels long ago. [[spoiler:Bringing all 20 Cursed Skulls to the entrance lifts the seal]].
%% * SequentialBoss: [[spoiler:Gleeok]], Tartaros, and the final fight with [[spoiler:Venser]].

%%* UnderTheSea: The [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Undersea]] City.
%% * TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon: The Prismatic Gate [[spoiler:manages to be both this ''and'' the Disc One Final Dungeon. You go deeper into it for the final battle]].

%% * WaveMotionGun: Krampus uses three distinct variations of his signature Brimstone attack. The heads of the golems in the Blighted Abyss can use one of them as well.
%% * WeaponizedOffspring: Mothula uses a lot of these.

* AttackItsWeakPoint / AttackTheTail: Subverted by Moldorm Prime. Like other Moldorm bosses, its tail is the only part of its body vulnerable to the sword, but it takes much more damage from bombs - to which no part of it is immune.

* BellyMouth: Tartaros has one.
* BigBad: Ganon [[spoiler:is killed by the real one, Venser, before he even appears on-screen]].
* BonusBoss: Officially, Tartaros and [[spoiler:Sasic]], but Krampus, Greatblin, Pumpking, [[spoiler:Moosh]], and the Golden Beasts also count.

* BrainwashedAndCrazy:
** [[spoiler:Lumen]] is either this or a victim of DemonicPossession - [[spoiler:the other angels]] believe she's the latter, but she acts more like the former.
** Corgoro is also heavily implied to be this.

* CastingAShadow: Scourge and [[spoiler:Sasic]]. [[spoiler:Lumen]] also harnesses this type of power in the Starlit Temple.
* ChainOfDeals: Ultimately [[spoiler:grants you access to the Jungle Crypt]].

* DemonicPossession: See BrainwashedAndCrazy above.
* DeusExMachina: [[spoiler:The goddesses themselves intervene to seal Venser inside the Prismatic Gate.]]
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: [[spoiler:Technically, every time you beat Venser, but ''especially'' Venser Reborn.]]
* DiscOneFinalBoss: [[spoiler:Venser at the Prismatic Gate]]. Subverted in that [[spoiler:it's a Hopeless Boss Fight]].
* DiscOneFinalDungeon: [[spoiler:The Prismatic Gate.]]

* DyingTown: Most of Northern Remdra, courtesy of the dragon, but Glim City stands out due to Scourge and its undead horde.

* EldritchAbomination: [[spoiler:Venser is essentially a dead Great Old One. He returns to his true form during his final battle with Link.]]

* FallenAngel: This is [[spoiler:Lumen]]'s boss subtitle, but she doesn't really fit on account of [[spoiler:being controlled by Venser]]. Tartaros, however, does.
* FinalBossNewDimension: The final fight with [[spoiler:Venser]] takes place on the other side of the Prismatic Gate.

* FireAndBrimstoneHell: Averted by the Blighted Abyss, which is much more reminiscent of Sheol from ''VideoGame/TheBindingOfIsaac'' (and even uses the Flash version's music).

* HopelessBossFight:
** Two with Scourge. [[spoiler:You don't ''need'' the Lens of Truth to beat it, strictly speaking, but no other clues as to its weakness are provided.]]
** [[spoiler:Venser in the Prismatic Gate]]. Defeating him there causes him to drop [[spoiler:his cane]] before presumably attempting to OneHitKill Link.

* ImplacableMan: Scourge during your first two encounters with it. [[spoiler:Can be subverted if you know its weak point in advance.]]
* InfinityMinusOneSword: The Master Sword. [[spoiler:The ''real'' one, which you need in order to reach the final boss.]]

* KamehameHadoken: [[spoiler:Venser Reborn]] and Tartaros each use a few different types.
* KingMook: Crabalt, Moldorm Prime, Mothula, and the Golden Beasts. [[spoiler:Venser]] is a subversion - [[spoiler:he's the leader of the Wizzrobes, and he summons them during his first two fights, but he's actually an Eldritch Abomination.]]
%%* LethalLavaLand: The Corona Mines and the area surrounding the Magitec Factory.
* LovecraftLite: This quest is the closest thing to a CosmicHorrorStory that fits the Zelda universe, but is still this due to [[spoiler:Link defeating Venser in the end]].

* MiniDungeon: Several. Two give you more powerful swords, and the rest either act as tunnels or give you keys needed to progress.

* OneHitKill:
** Can be done to Scourge in the Hall of Memories with a well-placed Portal Sphere shot.
** [[spoiler:Venser Reborn]] can use one of these that affects the entire screen. Thankfully, it can be canceled by hitting him with a sword slash or two sword beams, and it really only fits this trope in Hero Mode.
* PhysicalGod: [[spoiler:Venser]].

* RubberBandAI: The FinalBoss becomes more aggressive if you're carrying the reward for defeating Tartaros.

* SealedEvilInACan: Tartaros was sealed in the Blighted Abyss by the angels long ago. [[spoiler:Bringing all 20 Cursed Skulls to the entrance lifts the seal]].
* SequentialBoss: [[spoiler:Gleeok]], Tartaros, and the final fight with [[spoiler:Venser]].

* TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon: The Prismatic Gate [[spoiler:manages to be both this ''and'' the Disc One Final Dungeon. You go deeper into it for the final battle]].

* WaveMotionGun: Krampus uses three distinct variations of his signature Brimstone attack. The heads of the golems in the Blighted Abyss can use one of them as well.
* WeaponizedOffspring: Mothula uses a lot of these.

* BonusLevel: The Jungle Crypt and the Blighted Abyss.
* BodyHorror: [[spoiler:Scourge]] and Tartaros. [[spoiler:Corgoro's final phase]] may also count, depending on how his sprites are interpreted.

* BrutalBonusLevel: The Blighted Abyss.
* BullfightBoss: Crabalt.

* FireAndBrimstoneHell: Averted by the Blighted Abyss, which is much more reminiscent of Sheol from ''VideoGame/TheBindingOfIsaac'' (and even uses the Flash version's music).

* HeroOfAnotherStory: Sasic - the protagonist of Evan's other quest, ''VideoGame/UmbralCloud'' - makes an appearance here. [[spoiler:He's one of the Bonus Bosses. Defeating him convinces him that you would be a "worthy successor" should he fail at his own mission. ''Umbral Cloud'', which is this quest's prequel, reveals that said mission is to kill Tartaros, but doing so yourself beforehand doesn't affect his dialogue.]]

* {{Oculothorax}}: Meta Arrghus.

* VideoGameSettings:
** BubblegloopSwamp: The Murky Palace.
** BuildLikeAnEgyptian: The Echoing Shrine.
** DeathMountain / SlippySlideyIceWorld: The Gorons' home.
** EternalEngine: The Magitec Factory.
** EvilTowerOfOminousness: The Magus Tower.
** FirstTown: Hori.
** IcePalace: The Frozen Enclave.
** LethalLavaLand: The Corona Mines and the area surrounding the Magitec Factory.
** {{Mordor}}: The Blighted Abyss, though it's not entirely clear whether it fits this or PlanetHeck better. [[spoiler:''Umbral Cloud'' suggests the former.]]
** NoobCave: The Seaside Ruins.
** ShiftingSandLand: The Dusty Caverns and Desert Wasteland.
** UnderTheSea: The [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Undersea]] City.
** TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon: The Prismatic Gate [[spoiler:manages to be both this ''and'' the Disc One Final Dungeon. You go deeper into it for the final battle]].
** WorldInTheSky: Celest City and the Starlit Temple.

* WowingCthulhu: If you defeat [[spoiler:Venser in the Prismatic Gate]], he remarks that Link standing his ground against him [[spoiler:with just one Triforce piece while he has two]] truly marks him as the hero of legend.

* TheDevTeamThinksOfEverything: The boss of the Unhallowed Chapel can be defeated early if you know its weakness ([[spoiler:its back]]). Doing so makes it stop appearing for the rest of the dungeon, although its Heart Container spawns in the boss room rather than where you defeated it.

* CognizantLimbs: Subverted by [[spoiler:Venser Reborn]]. Attacking his hands when they're open appears to damage them separately, but they actually share his head's HP. However, while hitting one hand triggers the head's MercyInvincibility, it doesn't do so for the ''other'' hand, allowing weapons that easily hit multiple targets (such as Powder Kegs).

* CognizantLimbs: Subverted by [[spoiler:Venser Reborn]]. Attacking his hands when they're open appears to damage them separately, but they actually share his head's HP. However, while hitting one hand triggers the head's MercyInvincibility, it doesn't do so for the ''other'' hand, allowing weapons that easily hit multiple targets (such as Powder Kegs) to be used ForMassiveDamage.

* HeroOfAnotherStory: Sasic - the protagonist of Evan's other quest, ''Umbral Cloud'' - makes an appearance here. [[spoiler:He's one of the Bonus Bosses. Defeating him convinces him that you would be a "worthy successor" should he fail at his own mission. ''Umbral Cloud'', which is this quest's prequel, reveals that said mission is to kill Tartaros, but doing so yourself beforehand doesn't affect his dialogue.]]

The quest is known for its difficulty, including a BonusBoss widely recognized as the most brutal ever made in Zelda Classic (in its time, anyway). To compensate for this, it lets you choose between two difficulty levels at the start, and allows you to reduce the difficulty further with repeated deaths. Download it [[http://www.purezc.net/index.php?page=quests&id=461 here]].

* HundredPercentCompletion: Unlocking the quest's "ultimate prize" requires beating the FinalBoss on Hero mode while possessing the reward from at least one BonusBoss, which, in turn, requires collecting all of something - though you do have a choice as to what. Tartaros cannot be reached without all [[spoiler:Cursed Skulls]], and fighting ??? requires clearing the Hall of Memories and obtaining all Heart Containers and Pieces.

** Medusa is invincible unless hit by light from either the Mirror Shield or the Portal Sphere. [[spoiler:Lumen]] and ??? also use dark magic buffs that can only be dispelled with the latter.

* AllThereInTheManual: The quest itself provides no suggestion that an endgame BonusBoss other than Tartaros or [[spoiler:Moosh]] even exists, let alone how to find it. Fortunately, the quest page mentions that you can fight it by returning to the Hall of Memories with all 30 Heart Containers.

* BonusBoss: Officially, Tartaros and ???, but Krampus, Greatblin, Pumpking, [[spoiler:Moosh]], and the Golden Beasts also count.

* CaptainErsatz: Tartaros is more or less a Zelda version of Satan from ''VideoGame/TheBindingOfIsaac'' with more attacks, a new phase, and lore with strong parallels to that of the original [[{{Satan}} Lucifer]]. Evan makes no attempt to hide this, often referring to Tartaros as "[[LampshadeHanging Stan]]" elsewhere.
* CastingAShadow: Scourge. [[spoiler:Lumen]] also harnesses this type of power in the Starlit Temple. ??? appears to as well, but it's unclear in his case.

* HeroOfAnotherStory: On defeat, ??? (Sasic, the protagonist of ''Umbral Cloud'') makes a comment suggesting he's this even in the context of this quest. Later confirmed by the reveal that ''Umbral Cloud'' is a prequel to ''Isle of Rebirth''.

* NoItemUseForYou: Using a potion or Nayru's Love against ??? will cause him to activate his healing field and dodge all of Link's attacks for several seconds.

* SatanicArchetype: Tartaros. See CaptainErsatz above.

** ??? has three distinct sets of attacks, and will activate his healing field when switching between them.

** {{Mordor}}: The Blighted Abyss, though it's not entirely clear whether it fits this or PlanetHeck better.

* HeroOfAnotherStory: On defeat, ??? makes a comment suggesting he's this even in the context of this quest. More or less confirmed by Evan implying that his quest will take place in the same universe as this one (by saying that it [[http://www.purezc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=62117&p=983025 may elaborate on Tartaros' past]]).

* TheCameo:
** Krampus from ''VideoGame/TheBindingOfIsaac'' appears as the boss of the Jungle Crypt.
** ??? is Sasic, the protagonist of Umbral Cloud (one of Evan's more recent quests).

** ??? is Sasic, the protagonist of Umbral Cloud, one of Evan's more recent quests.

** ??? is the protagonist of Umbral Cloud, one of Evan's more recent quests.

The quest is known for its difficulty, including a BonusBoss widely recognized as the most brutal custom boss ever made in Zelda Classic. To compensate for this, it lets you choose between two difficulty levels at the start, and allows you to reduce the difficulty further with repeated deaths. Download it [[http://www.purezc.net/index.php?page=quests&id=461 here]].

* ReusedCharacterDesign: Venser looks like a white-robed version of the Old Man from ''VideoGame/LinksAwakening'' holding a [[VideoGame/ALinkToThePast Cane of Byrna]]. This fits, as he gives Link a sword at the start of the quest. [[spoiler:It only adds to the shock of realizing he's evil.]]

** ??? is the protagonist of Umbral Cloud, a new quest currently in development.

** TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon: The Prismatic Gate [[spoiler:manages to be both this ''and'' the Disc One Final Dungeon. You go deeper into it for the final battle.]]