History VideoGame / Revenant

* SuddenDownerEnding: Sardok cruelly provides this just as Locke is reunited with his wife, turning what would have been a happy conclusion for Locke and his story into a BittersweetEnding at best.

* HappyEndingOverride: Sardok cruelly provides one just as Locke is reunited with his wife, turning what would have been a happy conclusion into a fully BittersweetEnding.

* BittersweetEnding: On the sweet side, Locke defeats the cult, frees the enslaved Humans, Ogrok, Druhg and other creatures from the cult's magical control, [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu slays Yhagoro]] in one on one combat, prevents the resurrection of the [[GreaterScopeVillain Demon King Kraxxus]], frees the Princess, stops Sardok and his plans, frees himself from Sardok's control, and ultimately saves Ahkuilon and the entire world. On the bitter side, one of Locke's mentors, Olihoot, is murdered by the treacherous Sardok, along with Lord Tendrick himself. Locke also potentially alienates the people of Misthaven through the SanitySlippage caused by the demonic Nahkranoth, frightening them against him. Even more bitter, Princess Andria is revealed to be the reincarnation of Locke's long dead Queen, and the two are finally reunited after ten thousand years. She is promptly murdered by [[EvilSorcerer Sardok]], [[DiedInYourArmsTonight dying in Locke's arms]], an act that also potentially ends the House of Averam, leaving Ahkuilon [[AmbiguousSituation without a ruler]]. The ending cutscene shows a [[HeartbrokenBadass silent Locke]], [[DidNotGetTheGirl grimly carrying]] the [[ILetGwenStacyDie Princess' body]] back to the portal to Ahkuilon.

* EvilOverlord: Yhagaro is revealed to be this for Ahkuilon, along with an OrcusOnHisThrone through and through, leading a powerful cult while seeking to bring about TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt it by resurrecting his master, the [[OmnicidalManiac Demon God Kraxxus]].

* OrcusOnHisThrone: Locke discovers [[EvilOverlord Yhagaro]] to be this, after going through all the effort to bypass the defensive crystal gates in Ansersak, arriving to find Yhagaro on his throne doing none of the work, and revealing he was letting his Cult go through all the effort of finding the Nahkranoth he needed instead of being proactive about it. It's even complete with a SlouchOfVillainy. Though he proves to be every bit as powerful as his reputation suggests when he finally decides to fight Locke personally.

* BittersweetEnding: On the sweet side, Locke defeats the cult, frees the enslaved Humans, Ogrok, Druhg and other creatures from the cult's magical control, [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu slays Yhagoro]] in one on one combat, prevents the resurrection of the [[GreaterScopeVillain Demon King Kraxxus]], frees the Princess, stops Sardok and his plans, and ultimately saves Ahkuilon and the entire world. On the bitter side, one of Locke's mentors, Olihoot, is murdered by the treacherous Sardok, along with Lord Tendrick himself. Locke also potentially alienates the people of Misthaven through the SanitySlippage caused by the demonic Nahkranoth, frightening them against him. Even more bitter, Princess Andria is revealed to be the reincarnation of Locke's long dead Queen, and the two are finally reunited after ten thousand years. She is promptly murdered by [[EvilSorcerer Sardok]], [[DiedInYourArmsTonight dying in Locke's arms]], an act that also potentially ends the House of Averam, leaving Ahkuilon [[AmbiguousSituation without a ruler]]. The ending cutscene shows a [[HeartbrokenBadass silent Locke]], [[DidNotGetTheGirl grimly carrying]] the [[ILetGwenStacyDie Princess' body]] back to the portal to Ahkuilon.

* NoGearLevel: The fight against the Ogrok Hand Combat champion.

* ResurrectedRomance: [[spoiler:Locke and Andria.]]

* VillanousValor: For all his evil and OrcusOnHisThrone behavior, when all is said and done and Locke arrives to confront him, Yhagaro arises from the throne and fights him to the bitter end.

* EvilOverlord: Yhagaro is revealed to be this for Ahkuilon, along with an OrcusOnHisThrone through and through, leading a powerful cult while seeking to bring about TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnow it by resurrecting his master, the [[OmnicidalManiac Demon God Kraxxus]].

* TheDragonslayer: There are various color types of powerful Dragons throughout Ahkuilon for Locke to slay. There is even a quest that involves slaying a Black Dragon that goes by the name of Sidious.

* OrcusOnHisThrone: Locke discovers Yhagaro to be this, after going through all the effort to bypass the defensive crystal gates in Ansersak, arriving to find Yhagaro on his throne doing none of the work, and revealing he was letting his Cult go through all the effort of finding the Nahkranoth he needed instead of being proactive about it. It's even complete with a SlouchOfVillany. Though he proves to be every bit as powerful as his reputation suggests when he finally decides to fight Locke personally.

* Ahkuilon, the name of the setting, sure sounds similar to [[Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian Aquilonia]].

* BigBad: Yhagoro, the evil, powerful God worshiped by the cult Locke must defeat.

* CoDragons: The powerful, [[EvilSorcerer cruel sorcerers]] Jhaga and Sabu serve as this for Yhagaro, leading the Cult of the Change in his absence while he is tending to more important matters of his EvilPlan.

* OldMaster: Jong, the weapons master, veteran of the eastern wars, and one of Locke's mentors in the game who teaches him a good number of fighting moves. Though he refuses to continue doing so after Locke is possessed by the Nakranoth, believing he has been consumed by evil.

* OldMaster: Jong, the weapons master, and one of Locke's mentors in the game who teaches him a good number of fighting moves.

''Revenant'' is a largely forgotten epic ActionRPG for [[UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer PC]], developed by Cinematix Studios and released in the year of 1999. One of its most notable features was a complex and elaborate real-time combat system, consisting of a large number of various combos and tactics, which had to be adopted on the fly against specific enemies. Combined with surprisingly fluid animations (for the time), ''Revenant'' was a remarkable gaming experience.

* AntiHero: Locke. While the player has the choice sometimes to have him be more polite, charming, patient and empathetic in dialogue, by default most of his lines are aggressive, arrogant, blunt and rude like a classic fantasy antihero. This is even more apparent as [[DarkAndTroubledPast his past is revealed]], and the demonic power of the Nakranoth potentially alienates the people of Misthaven to him, and he starts treading down the path of HeWhoFightsMonsters in his one man war against Yhagoro and his cult.

* BittersweetEnding: On the sweet side, Locke defeats the cult, frees the enslaved Humans, Ogrok, Druhg and other creatures from the cult's magical control, [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu slays Yhagoro]] in one on one combat, prevents the resurrection of the [[GreaterScopeVillain Demon King Kraxxus]], frees the Princess, stops Sardok and his plans, and ultimately saves Ahkuilon and the entire world. On the bitter side, one of Locke's mentors, Olihoot, is murdered by the treacherous Sardok, along with Lord Tendrick himself. Locke also potentially alienates the people of Misthaven through the SanitySlippage caused by the demonic Nakranoth, frightening them against him. Even more bitter, Princess Andria is revealed to be the reincarnation of Locke's long dead Queen, and the two are finally reunited after ten thousand years. She is promptly murdered by [[EvilSorcerer Sardok]], [[DiedInYourArmsTonight dying in Locke's arms]], an act that also potentially ends the House of Averam, leaving Ahkuilon [[AmbiguousSituation without a ruler]]. The ending cutscene shows a [[HeartbrokenBadass silent Locke]], [[DidNotGetTheGirl grimly carrying]] the [[ILetGwenStacyDie Princess' body]] back to the portal to Ahkuilon.

* SanitySlippage: Happens to Locke after acquiring the Nakranoth and being imbued with its demonic power, potentially frightening all the town's folk if he speaks to them after doing so. After slaying Yhagoro he manages to overcome it, through his love of his Queen, unleashing it upon Sardok after her murder and banishing himself of it, returning to sanity.

* AntiHero: Locke. While the player has the choice sometimes to have him be more polite, charming, patient and empathetic in dialogue, by default most of his lines are aggressive, arrogant, blunt and rude like a classic fantasy antihero. This is even more apparent as [[DarkAndTroubledPast his past is revealed]].

* BittersweetEnding: On the sweet side, Locke defeats the cult, frees the enslaved Humans, Ogrok, Druhg and other creatures from the cult's magical control, [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu slays Yhagoro]] in one on one combat, prevents the resurrection of the [[GreaterScopeVillain Demon King Kraxxus]], frees the Princess, stops Sardok and his plans, and ultimately saves Ahkuilon and the entire world. On the bitter side, one of Locke's mentors, Olihoot, is murdered by the treacherous Sardok, along with Lord Tendrick himself. Locke also potentially alienates the people of Misthaven through the SanitySlippage caused by the Nakranoth, frightening them. Even more bitter, Princess Andria is revealed to be the reincarnation of Locke's long dead Queen, and the two are finally reunited after ten thousand years. She is promptly murdered by [[EvilSorcerer Sardok]], [[DiedInYourArmsTonight dying in Locke's arms]], an act that also potentially ends the House of Averam, leaving Ahkuilon [[AmbiguousSituation without a ruler]]. The ending cutscene shows a [[HeartbrokenBadass silent Locke]], [[DidNotGetTheGirl grimly carrying]] the [[ILetGwenStacyDie Princess' body]] back to the portal to Ahkuilon.

SanitySlippage: Happens to Locke after acquiring the Nakranoth and being imbued with its demonic power, potentially frightening all the town's folk if he speaks to them after doing so. After slaying Yhagoro he manages to overcome it, through his love of his Queen, unleashing it upon Sardok after her murder and banishing himself of it, returning to sanity.

* BittersweetEnding: On the sweet side, Locke defeats the cult, frees the enslaved Humans, Ogrok, Druhg and other creatures from the cult's magical control, [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu slays Yhagoro]] in one on one combat, prevents the resurrection of the [[GreaterScopeVillain Demon King Kraxxus]], frees the Princess, stops Sardok and his plans, and ultimately saves Ahkuilon and the entire world. On the bitter side, one of Locke's mentors, Olihoot, is murdered by the treacherous Sardok, along with Lord Tendrick himself. Even more bitter, Princess Andria is revealed to be the reincarnation of Locke's long dead Queen, and the two are finally reunited after ten thousand years. She is promptly murdered by [[EvilSorcerer Sardok]], [[DiedInYourArmsTonight dying in Locke's arms]], an act that also potentially ends the House of Averam, leaving Ahkuilon [[AmbiguousSituation without a ruler]]. The ending cutscene shows a [[HeartbrokenBadass silent Locke]], [[DidNotGetTheGirl grimly carrying]] the [[ILetGwenStacyDie Princess' body]] back to the portal to Ahkuilon.

* AntiHero: Locke. While the player has the choice sometimes to have him be more polite, charming, patient and empathetic in dialogue, by default most of his lines are aggressive, arrogant, blunt and rude like a classic fantasy antihero.

* MyGreatestSecondChance: Locke is resurrected as a Revenant, and when his past is revealed to him, he gets another chance to fix his many mistakes as King that set the events of the game and universe into motion. Ultimately, he succeeds, saving the world, but at a [[BittersweetEnding great personal cost]].

* MentorOccupationalHazard: Before the final act of the game, Olihoot, who has been a mentor wizard of sorts for Locke and helping him gradually rediscover his past and role in the events of the game, is [[DroppedABridgeOnHim suddenly murdered]] by Sardok before Sardok takes further control of him and orders him to head to Anserak.

* KickTheDog: The sorcerer Sardok delivers the most worthless, cruel and petty one to the Princess Andria and Locke in the ending.

* ShoutOut: A number of them, including a humorous scene where Locke overhears a group of GenreSavvy Ogroks named Slagg, Mort and Urgg in a dungeon referencing '[[TakeThat those idiots]] from [[VideoGame/{{Diablo}} Tristram]]', and not wanting to imitate them by [[SuicidalOverconfidence charging at Locke mindlessly]], wanting to hide instead, much to Locke's annoyance.

* TrainingDummy: One is practiced against in the tutorial mission and training with Jong.

* ShoutOut: A number of them, including a humourous scene where Locke overhears a group of Ogroks named Slagg, Mort and Urgg in a dungeon referencing 'those fools from [[VideoGame/{{Diablo}} Tristram]]', and not wanting to imitate them by charging at Locke, wanting to hide instead, much to Locke's annoyance.