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* DidntThinkThisThrough: During the first act, [[spoiler: Raven attempts to run away - Styx throws a knife at him with the intent to keep him from running, but ends up killing him]].
-->'''Arkail''': What, you couldn't go for the legs? ''Now'' what do we do?
-->'''Styx''': Hey, I'm a professional! It's not my fault I've got reflexes!
-->'''Arkail''': What, you couldn't go for the legs? ''Now'' what do we do?
-->'''Styx''': Hey, I'm a professional! It's not my fault I've got reflexes!
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A spin-off, ''Styx: Master of Shadows'' is set to be was released in on October 7, 2014. Taking place before the events of the game, it is a stealth game focused on Styx as he steals a magical artifact from humans.
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* TheQuisling: Quite a few orcs have assimilated into the Empire rather than even offer token resistance, but the ultimate example is Marhlok, Arkail's father, who sold his entire tribe into slavery and seems to show no remorse for it. [[spoiler:Subverted. While he doesn't regret his choice, he only did it to prevent a mass execution then and there and is now the leader of the resistance in the Mire.]]
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* TheQuisling: Quite a few orcs have assimilated into the Empire rather than even offer token resistance, but the ultimate example is Marhlok, Arkail's father, [[spoiler: who sold his entire tribe into slavery and seems to show no remorse for it. [[spoiler:Subverted.Which is {{subverted}}. While he doesn't regret his choice, he only did it to prevent a mass execution then and there and is now the leader of the resistance in the Mire.]]
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A spin-off, ''Styx: Master of Shadows'' is set to be released in October 7, 2014. Taking place before the events of the game, it is a stealth game focused on Styx as he steals a magical artifacts artifact from humans.
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* JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind: Styx and Arkail perform one [[spoiler:to save High Mage Arkence's consciousness.]]
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* JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind: Styx and Arkail perform one [[spoiler:to save High Mage Arkence's consciousness. Both also end up confronting their darkest memories.]]
* LaResistance: The heroes are working alongside a human resistance to bring down the empire.
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* MindRape: [[spoiler:The Inquisition tortured High Mage Arkence until her consciousness was entirely suppressed. The Archmage refers this way to the benevolent JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind done to heal her, as well, since it's still pushing against her mind's defenses.]]
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* MindRape: [[spoiler:The Inquisition tortured High Mage Arkence until her consciousness was entirely suppressed. The Archmage openly refers this way to the benevolent JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind done to heal her, her as mental rape, as well, since it's still pushing against her mind's defenses.]]
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A spin-off, ''Styx: Master of Shadows'' is set to be released in August October 7, 2014. Taking place before the events of the game, it is a stealth game focused on Styx as he steals magical artifacts from humans.
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* ShorterMeansSmarter: The older, streetwise Styx, though Arkail is stubborn and violent (and unfamiliar with the territory) rather than stupid.
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* FastballSpecial: A way to reach out-of-reach archers.
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* TheBerserker: [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed.]] Arkail's tendency to fly into a rage usually makes it harder for him to fight effectively, as well as making him a generally dangerous person to be around.
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* TheBerserker: [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed.]] Arkail's tendency to fly into a rage usually makes it harder for him to fight effectively, as well as making him a generally dangerous person to be around. This plays into gameplay itself, in that while berserk he deals more damage but loses the ability to perform special attacks and is weakened once his rage wears off.
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* TheEmpire: Weirdly it's actually more like TheAlliance; the various human kingdoms on the continent that serves as the game's setting all united together under a single crown, rather than the Empire growing through conquest, though they did build a massive wall to separate their own lands from the rest of the continent.
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A spin-off, ''Styx: Master of Shadows'' is set to be released in August 2014. Taking place before the events of the game, it is a stealth game focused on Styx as he seeks for certain items underneath the humans' nose.
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* FighterMageThief: Arkail and Styx fill the Fighter and Thief niche respectively. [[spoiler:Later on
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* FighterMageThief: Arkail and Styx fill the Fighter and Thief niche respectively. [[spoiler:Later onLater on, Styx can take the Shadowgoblin specialization that lets him perform magical attacks.
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* FighterMageThief: Arkail and Styx fill the Fighter and Thief niche respectively. [[spoiler:Later on
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* PrestigeClass: Later on, Arkail and Styx can take specializations depending on how they resolve their inner demons. Arkail can become either a Berserker or a Master while Styx can become either an Assassin or a Shadowgoblin.
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* TheDungAges: The lower-class human areas are anything but pretty (being a more or less constant barrage of rain, mud and sewers), and one of the traitor orcs has a rant about living conditions for free/traditional orc tribes that doesn't sound much better. Goblins, of course, live in filth and garbage. Only very wealthy humans, the Sisters of Laments and the Order of Mages seem to have it particularly good in this setting. And even then it's mostly the very wealthy - the latter simply aren't covered in dirt.
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* TheQuisling: Quite a few orcs have assimilated into the Empire rather than even offer token resistance, but the ultimate example is Marhlok, Arkail's father, who sold his entire tribe into slavery and seems to show no remorse for it. [[spoiler:Subverted; it turns out he regrets the decision and is in fact leader of the resistance efforts at The Mire.]]
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* TheQuisling: Quite a few orcs have assimilated into the Empire rather than even offer token resistance, but the ultimate example is Marhlok, Arkail's father, who sold his entire tribe into slavery and seems to show no remorse for it. [[spoiler:Subverted; [[spoiler:Subverted. While he doesn't regret his choice, he only did it turns out he regrets the decision to prevent a mass execution then and there and is in fact now the leader of the resistance efforts at The in the Mire.]]
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* KnifeNut: Styx uses a short sword pair of daggers for melee combat and throwing daggers.knives at range.
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* JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind: Styx and Arkail perform one [[spoiler:to save High Mage Arkence's consciousness.]]
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* OurGoblinsAreDifferent: Strangely, Styx is the only goblin to show intelligence on par with an orc or human; all the others are animalistic and lack any grasp of language.
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* MindRape: [[spoiler:The Inquisition tortured High Mage Arkence until her consciousness was entirely suppressed. The Archmage refers this way to the benevolent JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind done to heal her, as well, since it's still pushing against her mind's defenses.]]
* MonsterProgenitor: [[spoiler:Styx, originally an orc, became the first goblin through overuse of black magic and fathered the rest.]]
* OurGoblinsAreDifferent: Strangely, Styx is the only goblin to show intelligence on par with an orc or human; all the others are animalistic and lack any grasp of language. [[spoiler:This is because he's the first goblin - originally an orc - and the others are his imperfect spawn.]]
* MonsterProgenitor: [[spoiler:Styx, originally an orc, became the first goblin through overuse of black magic and fathered the rest.]]
* OurGoblinsAreDifferent: Strangely, Styx is the only goblin to show intelligence on par with an orc or human; all the others are animalistic and lack any grasp of language. [[spoiler:This is because he's the first goblin - originally an orc - and the others are his imperfect spawn.]]
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* LastOfHisKind: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin The Last]] is the only remaining member of his clan, the rest having been slaughtered by the Empire. [[spoiler:Subverted if you defeat him in battle; he passes the mantle onto Arkail, allowing his clan to be preserved.]]
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* LastOfHisKind: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin The Last]] is the only remaining member of his clan, the rest having been slaughtered by the Empire. [[spoiler:Subverted if you defeat him in battle; he passes the mantle onto Arkail, allowing his clan to be preserved. Braggart also claims to have been a member of the clan as a child, out hunting when they were attacked, but this may or may not be true.]]
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* TheQuisling: Quite a few orcs have assimilated into the Empire rather than even offer token resistance, but the ultimate example is Mahrlok, Marhlok, Arkail's father, who sold his entire tribe into slavery and seems to show no remorse for it. [[spoiler:Subverted; it turns out he regrets the decision and is in fact leader of the resistance efforts at The Mire.]]
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* KlingonPromotion: [[spoiler:How Arkail becomes Head Foreman of The Mire.]]
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* TheQuisling: Quite a few orcs have assimilated into the Empire rather than even offer token resistance, but the ultimate example is [[spoiler:Arkail's Mahrlok, Arkail's father, who sold his entire tribe into slavery and seems to show no remorse for it.it. [[spoiler:Subverted; it turns out he regrets the decision and is in fact leader of the resistance efforts at The Mire.]]
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* TheQuisling: Quite a few orcs have assimilated into the Empire rather than even offer token resistance, but the ultimate example is [[spoiler:Arkail's father, who sold his entire tribe into slavery and seems to show no remorse for it.]]]]
* ShoutOut: The "I'm a Killer" achievement, awarded for assassinating [[VideoGame/{{Hitman}} 47 enemies]] as Styx.
* ShoutOut: The "I'm a Killer" achievement, awarded for assassinating [[VideoGame/{{Hitman}} 47 enemies]] as Styx.
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* AntiMagicalFaction: The Inquisition, which among other things [[spoiler:imprisons High Mage Arkence on trumped-up charges, forcing Arkail and Styx to break her out.]]
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* FantasticRacismFantasticRacism: Humans (and assimilated orcs) tend to look down on free and rebellious orcs, and vice versa.
* FantasticSlur: Arkail loves them, particularly "rakash" (which he apparently says in Orcish because it lacks a sufficiently-pejorative translation).
* FantasticSlur: Arkail loves them, particularly "rakash" (which he apparently says in Orcish because it lacks a sufficiently-pejorative translation).
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* HulkSpeak: Garok, an orc in the mire, talks this way due to an old brain injury.
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''Of Orcs And Men'' is an action RPG developed by Cyanide Studios and Spiders. The plot follows an orc named Arkail who seeks to assassinate the leader of [[TheEmpire The Empire of Men]], who have slaughtered and enslaved his people; he's accompanied by Styx, a self-proclaimed "survivor" and the only goblin known to show any intelligence.
[[NeedsABetterDescription Needs a better summary]].
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!This game provides examples of:
* TheBerserker: [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed.]] Arkail's tendency to fly into a rage usually makes it harder for him to fight effectively, as well as making him a generally dangerous person to be around.
* BigGuyLittleGuy: Arkail and Styx, respectively.
* CarryABigStick/CoolSword: Arkail can use both.
* FlechetteStorm: Styx has a couple of attacks along these lines.
* KnifeNut: Styx.
* LastOfHisKind: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin The Last]] is the only remaining member of his clan, the rest having been slaughtered by the Empire. [[spoiler:Subverted if you defeat him in battle; he passes the mantle onto Arkail, allowing his clan to be preserved.]]
* OurGoblinsAreDifferent: Strangely, Styx is the only goblin to show intelligence on par with an orc or human; all the others are animalistic and lack any grasp of language.
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Orcs in general and Arkail in particular.
* TheQuisling: Quite a few orcs have assimilated into the Empire rather than even offer token resistance, but the ultimate example is [[spoiler:Arkail's father, who sold his entire tribe into slavery and seems to show no remorse for it.]]
[[NeedsABetterDescription Needs a better summary]].
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!This game provides examples of:
* TheBerserker: [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed.]] Arkail's tendency to fly into a rage usually makes it harder for him to fight effectively, as well as making him a generally dangerous person to be around.
* BigGuyLittleGuy: Arkail and Styx, respectively.
* CarryABigStick/CoolSword: Arkail can use both.
* FlechetteStorm: Styx has a couple of attacks along these lines.
* KnifeNut: Styx.
* LastOfHisKind: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin The Last]] is the only remaining member of his clan, the rest having been slaughtered by the Empire. [[spoiler:Subverted if you defeat him in battle; he passes the mantle onto Arkail, allowing his clan to be preserved.]]
* OurGoblinsAreDifferent: Strangely, Styx is the only goblin to show intelligence on par with an orc or human; all the others are animalistic and lack any grasp of language.
* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Orcs in general and Arkail in particular.
* TheQuisling: Quite a few orcs have assimilated into the Empire rather than even offer token resistance, but the ultimate example is [[spoiler:Arkail's father, who sold his entire tribe into slavery and seems to show no remorse for it.]]
