History VideoGame / Phoenotopia

* DropTheHammer: One of Gale's weapons is a hammer.

* RockBeatsLaser: The Kobolds, interstellar mercenaries with {{Ray Gun}}s, [[TeleportersAndTransporters personal teleporters]], and [[TheGogglesDoNothing tactical goggles]], have one of the easier attack patterns, hence their usual thorough schooling by a little girl with a [[DropTheHammer big hammer]] and a [[JavelinThrower javelin]]. (Or, in many cases, a slingshot, albeit [[FallingChandelierOfDoom indirectly]].)

* BonusBoss: The Big Robot in the basement of a house in [[spoiler:the Forgotten Forest]]. It's basically the same as the one in Thomas' Lab, but it drops a line of bombs when it charges at you, making it harder to damage.

* BossArenaIdiocy: The BonusBoss version of the Big Robot ''can'' be defeated without the trapdoors at either end of its room, but only via DeathOfAThousandCuts. The first one plays the trope completely straight, due to its AntiFrustrationFeature.

'''Phoenotopia''', previously known as ''Legend of Stone Hero'', is a 2D action-adventure game made by Quell. [[WordOfGod By the creator's admission]], the game was largely inspired by ''VideoGame/CaveStory'' and ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' series.

* AnAxeToGrind: The bandits and hostile arcs.

It can be played for free [[http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/644696 here.]] A remake, VideoGame/PhoenotopiaAwakening, was released for the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch on August 20, 2020 and for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 on July 1, 2021.

* DoomedHometown: All the adults in Panselo are abducted by aliens early in the game, forcing the children to run the village while Gale seeks aid. Somewhat subverted by the trope standards, the hometown survives unscathed, and the children who remained had to take matters in hand about surviving on a farm community. [[spoiler: Completely subverted in the ending, at least in the literal meaning of "doomed": those who were captured were the ones who went unscathed. Everyone else who remained ''[[UpToEleven in the planet]]'' [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt are to be harvested by the GF]].]]

* YouHaveResearchedBreathing: The Scroll of Rolling, which even the inventory description seems surprised Gale needed ("You paid money for this?") WordOfGod on [[http://phoenotopia.com/post/143241407353/a-battle-video Quell's blog]] is that he was never happy with this (coming very close to calling the trope by name!) and will do things differently in the sequel.

* UnwinnableByMistake: If you pay to respawn after dying to the Big Robot in Thomas' Lab, it disappears, leaving you unable to reach Thomas.

It can be played for free [[http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/644696 here.]] A remake, VideoGame/PhoenotopiaAwakening, was released for the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch on August 20, 2020.

* OurGoblinsAreDifferent: Kobolds are interstellar mercenaries that look like green anthropomorphic wolves.

* FrickinLaserBeams: Used by the Kobolds and every non-skeletal robot enemy.

* OurElvesAreBetter: [[spoiler:Billy]] isn't technically an elf, but [[spoiler:he]] looks and acts the part. [[spoiler:Whether the other Stellanites fall under the trope remains to be seen.]]

** The cave bugs in Mul Caverns. When killed, some of them either explode or spread acid.

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:You and Unit 66 are captured, and Earth is left with an army of Phoenix Weapons in the hands of someone with a god complex. But at least you get to reunite with the kidnapped adults, and a sequel has been confirmed.]]

** When you find Alex and the kids, if you keep saying you want to go back to the village and not proceed into the caves, eventually Ella says you're being mean, and Alex decides you have to go in the caves as a punishment for making her cry.

* ConsummateProfessional: In-universe, the Kobolds, [[VideoGame/StarFox a race of space-bound, wolf-like, howling mercenaries]], are so well-known for this that their mere presence on a planet is a good sign that someone else is up to something covert.

* DoomedHometown: All the adults in Panselo are abducted by aliens early in the game, forcing the children to run the village while Gale seeks aid. Somewhat subverted by the trope standards, the hometown survives unscathed, and the children who remained had to take matters into hands about surviving on a farm community. [[spoiler: Completely subverted in the ending, at least in the literal meaning of "doomed": those who were captured were the ones who got unscathed. Everyone else who remained ''[[UpToEleven in the planet]]'' [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt are to be harvested by the GF]].]]

* EleventhHourSuperpower: Subverted and PlayedForLaughs. [[spoiler:Gale survives Unit 66's initial attack - discovering that she herself is a Phoenix Weapon in the process - but doesn't know how to use her new-found powers, and runs away.]]

* HeKnowsTooMuch : Thomas, when you first meet him, thinks you are there to silence him because of his scientific work.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Any enemy with an explosion-based attack can have said attack turned against it (or its allies) somehow. The most glaring example is harpies, which can be killed by setting off bombs they're still carrying. (In fact, there's an achievement for doing this at least once.) Additionally, Gale can be injured by being too close her own bombs when they go off.

* LethalChef: At least two [=NPCs=] in Fran's Lab give you "food?" that causes damage when consumed. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by their acknowledging that no one in the lab knows how to cook.

* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: [[spoiler:Unit 66]] delivers one to Gale if he catches her. The ''first hit'' deals 99 damage (just enough to guarantee a OneHitKill), but he continues beating her around the screen for a while before she dies.

* SteppingStoneSword: The javelin.

* WolfMan: The Kobolds look like anthropomorphic wolves.

* AirborneMook: Bats in the Bandits' Hideout and any cave except Mul Caverns, Phantom Prawns in Misty Gorge, and [[spoiler:harpies in the Forgotten Forest],

* LethalChef: At least two [=NPCs=] in Fran's Lab give you "food?" that causes damage when consumed. [LampshadeHanging Lampshaded] by their acknowledging that no one in the lab knows how to cook.

** The item description for E-Soda says, "The label on the can says [Film/Idiocracy it's got what plants crave.]"
** An [=NPC=] refers to the skeletal golems as [Franchise/Terminator "those terminator things."]

It can be played for free [[http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/644696 here.]] A remake, Phoenotopia : Awakening, was released for the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch on August 20, 2020.

It can be played for free [[http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/644696 here.]] A sequel is in development as well as a remake of the original game.

** The cave bugs in Mul Cavern. When killed, some of them either explode or spread acid.

* CallARabbitASmeerp: Pukis (sheep), Perros (chickens), and Mikans (oranges). Averted by animal enemies.

* CollapsingCeilingBoss: Bubbles.

* GiantSpider: In Sunflower Road, the Bandits' Hideout basement, and the Misty Gorge.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Any enemy with an explosion-based attack can have said attack turned against it (or its allies) somehow. The most glaring example is harpies, which can be killed by setting off bombs they're still carrying. (In fact, there's an achievement for doing this at least once.)

* LethalChef: At least two [=NPCs=] give you "food?" that causes damage when consumed.

* MultiMookMelee: In the Dungeons.

* PatchworkMap: Partially justified by the Great Wall, which closes off a section that ancient humans didn't want monsters getting out of - [[spoiler:or, rather, didn't want humans getting into]] - and has stood for centuries. No in-universe justification exists for the rest of the map, however.

* ShoutOut: The red skeletal golems are likely one to the ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'' series, which features red skeletons that cannot be killed permanently by conventional means.

* SprintShoes: Honey based items boost your speed temporarily.

* SuperDrowningSkills: Touching any body of water before buying the Float Donut will hurt you and warp you to the last solid ground you were standing on. Justified and [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] when one of the kids reminds Gale that she is the worst swimmer in Panselo.

* TruthSerum: The Talkinator potion. It just makes the consumer more talkative, and therefore more likely to fall prey to IllNeverTellYouWhatImTellingYou

* UnwinnableByMistake: If you pay to respawn after dying to the Big Robot, it disappears, leaving you unable to reach Thomas.
* VacuumMouth: One of the frog boss's attacks.

** According to a girl in Atai City, the bandits in Atai are really just environmentalists protesting the slaughter of baby Sand Dragons for bacon, although, considering their behaviour around Gale, this is more an InformedAttribute from a girl in the city than anything. [[spoiler:Until you wake up the leader's pet Sand Dragon, anyway.]]

* TheWorfEffect: Exploited and possibly invoked by Gale (it's unclear, given her HeroicMime status). It's well-known in Atai that baby sand dragons are targeted for bacon because adults are NighInvulnerable. Naturally, when Gale kills Bubbles, the bandit leader ''runs for his life''.

* BonusBoss: The Big Robot in the basement of a house in [[spoiler:the Hidden Village]]. It's basically the same as the one in Thomas' Lab, but it drops a line of bombs when it charges at you, making it harder to damage.

** The Blood Ring. It costs 999 rai, it only works if you have less than 10 HP left, it only heals you up to 10 HP, and it's found in the [[spoiler:Hidden Village]], which requires you to collect 35 moonstones and go through a rather difficult area. Most enemies in the aforementioned area and TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon (which you've almost certainly reached if you have 35 moonstones) can either hit you for 10 HP or more with one attack, or attack too rapidly for the GradualRegeneration to save you, rendering the item nearly useless.

* CallARabbitASmeerp: Pukis (sheep) and Perros (chickens). Averted by animal enemies.

* CrushKillDestroy: It's implied by the [=NPCs=] who know about skeletal golems that they're ancient combat models that underwent this over the centuries.

* PettingZooPeople: The Kobolds look like anthropomorphic wolves.

'''Phoenotopia''', previously known as ''Legend of Stone Hero'', is a 2D action-adventure game made by Quell. [[WordOfGod By the creator's admission]], the game was largely inspired by CaveStory and ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' series.

It can be played for free [[http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/644696 here.]] A sequel is in development as well a s remake of the original game.

It can be played for free [[http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/644696 here.]] A sequel is in development.

* ForMassiveDamage: The Big Robots can be damaged by hitting them while they're deactivated, but dropping them through the floor is much more effective. Same for the Kobold boss, hitting it while it's charging its death ball attack, and whaling on it ''after'' stunning it with a well-placed javelin.

* ButThouMust: When you find Alex and the kids, if you keep saying you want to go back to the village and not proceed into the caves, eventually Ella says you're being mean, and Alex decides you have to go in the caves as a punishment for making her cry.