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A sequel, ''Lucius II: The Prophecy'' was released on February 14, 2015. Taking place directly after the events of the first game, Lucius now has an entire hospital as well as a small town to unleash havoc on.



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* AdultsAreUseless / PoliceAreUselessAdultsAreUseless[=/=]PoliceAreUseless: Detective [=MacGuffin=] get no closer to solving the mysterious murders, at least until Lucius II... right before Satan himself comes before him and gets him to swear eternal loyalty to Lucius.



* HeroAntagonist: [=McGuffin=].

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* HeroAntagonist: [=McGuffin=]. At least until Lucius II, in which case he becomes Lucius' [[TheDragon Dragon]].
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Lucius Wagner is born at June 6, 1966, and nobody expected him to be anything other than a normal boy. On the day of his 6th birthday, he has killed Mary, one of the household maids, by locking her in a freezer.

During the night, he has contact with Lucifer by a dream, revealing the fact to him that he is TheAntiChrist. He has ordered him to murder all the people in the manor so that he can gain all the wealth he wanted.

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Lucius Wagner is was born at on June 6, 1966, and 1966. Despite this, nobody expected him to be anything other than a normal boy. Of course, he's the PlayerCharacter in a VideoGame, so that was ''never'' going to happen. And, indeed, on On the day of his 6th birthday, he has killed Lucius kills Mary, one of the household maids, by locking her in a freezer.

During the night, he has contact with Lucifer by a dream, revealing the fact to him Of course, Lucius then discovers that he is TheAntiChrist. He has ordered ''excessively'' not-normal: That night, he is contacted by the Devil Himself, Lucifer, in a dream. Lucifer reveals that Lucius is TheAntiChrist, and orders him to murder begin gathering power by murdering all the people in the manor so manor. Gameplay is something of a stealth/puzzle mishmash, as you investigate your latest victim and figure out how to use Lucius' various powers (telekinesis, limited mind control, etc), or perhaps just cunning and wits, to MakeItLookLikeAnAccident. And there's always the possibility that he can gain all the wealth he wanted.
Lucius' father, Charles, or some other characters might suddenly become GenreSavvy...
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* NumberOfTheBeast: Same reference to is as in ''Film/TheOmen'' (see {{Expy}}, above.
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* RavensAndCrows: Throughout the game, there is a Raven/Crow observing the events.
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* BlackEyesOfEvil: Whenever Lucius subjects anyone to his Mind Control power, their eyes will turn black.

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* HolyBurnsEvil: Crosses drain Lucius' magic bar. Of course, he simply has to invert or destroy them to solve that problem.



* MadeOfPlasticine: As should be evident from the various death tropes, humans in this game are a lot squishier than they should be.



* OffingTheOffspring: [[spoiler:Charles eventually tries to kill Lucius, having discovered his true nature.]]



* WeaksauceWeakness: Crosses drain Lucius' magic bar. Of course, he simply has to invert or destroy them to solve that problem.

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** LaserGuidedAmnesia: Lucius can wipe people's memories in case he gets caught.
** PlayingWithFire

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** LaserGuidedAmnesia: Lucius can wipe people's memories in case he gets caught.
caught. You only get six uses of this in a level.
** PlayingWithFirePlayingWithFire: Late-game, Lucius gets the ability to shoot fireballs after killing someone.
* BreakTheCutie: Nancy goes downhill fast once the deaths start piling up.



* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler:Fabius made a pact with Satan that led to Lucius becoming the Antichrist. He gets sacrificed on the very alter he set up to help in this, by Lucius himself.]]



* LeftHanging: [[spoiler:The game ends with Lucius in front of his burning house with Detective [=MacGuffin=] standing in front of him.]]

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* LeftHanging: [[spoiler:The game ends with Lucius either in front of his burning house with Detective [=MacGuffin=] [=McGuffin=] standing in front of him.him, or the two walking out together after [=McGuffin=] has saved Lucius from Charles.]]



* MacGuffin: The name of the detective who works on the murders at the Dante Manor. He serves as the narrator of the events.
* MadnessMantra: Starting in the Christmas chapter [[spoiler:Nancy begins singing "Sur le pont d’Avignon" (a French folk song) and giggling to herself]] During the chapter [[spoiler: of her death, she replaces the second line with "Then he DIED, everyone DIED!"]]

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* MacGuffin: The name of the detective who works on the murders at the Dante Manor. He serves as the narrator of the events.
* MadnessMantra: Starting in the Christmas chapter [[spoiler:Nancy begins singing "Sur le pont d’Avignon" (a French folk song) and giggling to herself]] herself]]. During the chapter [[spoiler: of her death, she replaces the second line with "Then he DIED, everyone DIED!"]]


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* PuzzleBoss: The final boss, though less so if you go the pyro route. The puzzle version is marked by a puzzle piece.
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* DarkSecret: [[spoiler:Fabius, Lucius' grandfather is a satanist who made the pact with the devil that made Lucius into the Antichrist.]]

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* DarkSecret: [[spoiler:Fabius, Lucius' grandfather grandfather, is a satanist who made the pact with the devil that made Lucius into the Antichrist.]]



** Many people have noticed that he lookes a lot like young Hitler.

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** Many people have noticed that he lookes looks a lot like young Hitler.
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* BlackMagic: Lucius gets various powers from his father the more he kill.

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* BlackMagic: Lucius gets various As he kills more people, he gains more powers from his father the more he kill.father.
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* LetThePastBurn: The plot is set in motion by a character performing satanic rituals in the basement of Dante Manor, which results in Lucius' soul becoming the property of the devil and him murdering the inhabitants of the house. During the final level, Lucius burns Dante Manor to the ground, along with the last of his victims, [[spoiler:his father Charles]].
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* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident

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* MakeItLookLikeAnAccidentMakeItLookLikeAnAccident: Lucius tries to make as many of the deaths as possible look like accidents. Where that isn't possible, he makes them look like suicides or pins the blame on someone else.
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* DangerousSixteenthBirthday: Subverted. It's actually the 6th birthday. And the danger is for the whole household.
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* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident
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* PsychicAssistedSuicide: Two of Lucius' victims meet their end this way: [[spoiler:One of the maids is manipulated into throwing herself of a balcony, and the tutor blows his own brains out with a revolver.]]

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* PsychicAssistedSuicide: Two Several of Lucius' victims meet their end this way: [[spoiler:One of the maids is manipulated into throwing herself of a balcony, the gardener is forced to place his head inside a lawnmower, and the tutor blows his own brains out with a revolver.]]
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* DeadlyRotaryFan: How [[spoiler:Terrence, [=McGuffin's=] partner]] is killed.
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* PsychicAssistedSuicide: Two of Lucius' victims meet their end this way: [[spoiler:One of the maids is manipulated into throwing herself of a balcony, and the tutor blows his own brains out with a psitol.]]

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* PsychicAssistedSuicide: Two of Lucius' victims meet their end this way: [[spoiler:One of the maids is manipulated into throwing herself of a balcony, and the tutor blows his own brains out with a psitol.revolver.]]
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* ElectrifiedBathtub: [[spoiler:One of the maids is killed when Lucius drops a hairdryer into the tub while she's bathing.]]


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* PsychicAssistedSuicide: Two of Lucius' victims meet their end this way: [[spoiler:One of the maids is manipulated into throwing herself of a balcony, and the tutor blows his own brains out with a psitol.]]
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* DevilInPlainSight: Do we even have to say who? A lot of the game's black comedy comes from the sheer obliviousness of everyone in the house.


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* MadnessMantra: Starting in the Christmas chapter [[spoiler:Nancy begins singing "Sur le pont d’Avignon" (a French folk song) and giggling to herself]] During the chapter [[spoiler: of her death, she replaces the second line with "Then he DIED, everyone DIED!"]]
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* TurbineBlender: [[spoiler:to Antonio the gardener, using his lawnmower.]]

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* [[spoiler:PaterFamilicide: {{invoked}}. Charles kills Nancy with a nailgun because Lucius is mind-controlling him. This happens in public, leaving Dad to take the blame.]]



* [[spoiler:WhenDadKilledMom: When dad killed mom, Lucius was there. And Lucius made his dad kill his mom. How's that for a twist?]]

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* AdultsAreUseless / PoliceAreUseless



* ParentsAreUseless / CopsAreUseless
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* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: Every single one.


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* NonStandartGameOver: Walking in on your uncle and the maid having sex causes you to fail your mission - but only if they see you.

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* NonStandartGameOver: NonStandardGameOver: Walking in on your uncle and the maid having sex causes you to fail your mission - but only if they see you.
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* NonStandartGameOver: Walking in on your uncle and the maid having sex causes you to fail your mission - but only if they see you.


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* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: At one point, it is possible for Lucius to pick up a piece of women's underwear, run around the house and talk to adults with it. Nobody of them seems to notice.
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** Many people have noticed that he lookes a lot like young Hitler.
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* ThePasswordIsAlwaysSwordfish: The combination of Charles' office safe is [[spoiler:6-6-19-66, Lucius' birthday]]. For some strange reason, he needs a written note to remember it.
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* ChildrenAreInnocent: Utterly averted.

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* LeftHanging: [[spoiler:The game ends with Lucius in front of his burning house with Detective [=MacGuffin=] standing in front of him.]]



* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler:The game ends with Lucius in front of his burning house with Detective [=MacGuffin=] standing in front of him.]]
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* HeroAntagonist: [=McGuffin=].


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* {{Narrator}}: Detective [=McGuffin=].
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Lucius is born at June 6, 1966, and nobody expected him to be anything other than a normal boy. On the day of his 6th birthday, he has killed Mary, one of the household maids, by locking her in a freezer.

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Lucius Wagner is born at June 6, 1966, and nobody expected him to be anything other than a normal boy. On the day of his 6th birthday, he has killed Mary, one of the household maids, by locking her in a freezer.

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