History VideoGame / RiseOfTheArgonauts

* KickTheSonOfABitch: [[spoiler:In Tartarus, you encounter the main Blacktongue bosses from the three islands and can fight them again. By the rules of the setting, death in Tartarus is final.]]

%% * DoesNotLikeShoes: Atalanta, Medea, and Achilles.

%% ** TheHero / The Leader: Jason
%% ** TheLancer: Achilles
%% ** TheBigGuy: Hercules
%% ** TheSmartGuy: Daedalus
%% ** TheMentor: Pan
%% ** TheChick: Atalanta

%% * BareYourMidriff: All of the major female cast members.

* KillEmAll: After Jason and the Argonauts finally return to Iolcus with the Golden Fleece, dead bodies of Iolcan citizens are seen floating in the sea. It is implied that every NPC character that Jason conversed with on Iolcus is dead by the hands of Blacktongues. Jason then has to give them final rites lest they be trapped on Earth as spirits.

* WeaponOfChoice: In an interesting variation of this trope, each of the patron gods has a lot of "feats" related to a different weapon. The list, as follows:

%% * Action Girl: Atalanta.

%% * ActionGirl: Atalanta.

* ActionGirl: Atalanta.

* AlcoholHic: one of the Silver Guard on Kythra was heavily inebriated when they all turned to stone. He wants ''mead!''

* BadassCrew: the Argonauts, of course.

* BareYourMidriff: '''All''' of the major female cast members.

* BigBad: no surprise if you know your Myth/ClassicalMythology, it's [[spoiler:Uncle Pelias]].

* CoolShip: the ''Argo'' has space for everyone, a shrine to the gods, and a Bronze Age self-propulsion and direction mechanism.
* CoolSword: Jason picks up a few along the way.
* CutsceneBoss: Sciav, the head of The Blacktongues.

* DecapitationPresentation: Jason briefly does so after defeating the boss of Saria.

** DefeatMeansFriendship: Achilles joins the crew after completing Mycenae.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: Atalanta, Medea, and Achilles.
* DuelBoss: A few.
* EleventhHourSuperpower / GoldenSuperMode: [[spoiler:The Golden Fleece Armor maxes out Jason's attributes and gives him constant health regeneration. It also gives off a constant golden radiance that makes him look virtually divine]].
* [[spoiler:EvilChancellor / EvilUncle: Pelias]].

* TheFagin: the Stork, a crime boss on Mycenae, uses children to pick pockets and learn secrets.
* {{Foreshadowing}} / HarsherInHindsight: when Jason makes him regent, Pelias tells him that any who would do harm to Iolcus will have to come through him. [[spoiler:He says "come through me," not "go through me." He lets the Blacktongues and Ionians into Iolcus.]]
* FateWorseThanDeath: Spirits not given their last rites go through this according to Hermes, as their shades linger in the world until their minds degrade to nothing, essentially being brain-dead trapped ghosts forever. Hermes also warns that sometimes only certain people can issue the last rites for another and if that person dies before they can the spirit that needs it is doomed. This becomes a driving point for Jason, as he's the only one who can issue last rites to his wife Alceme, meaning he either gets the Golden Fleece and brings her back to life entirely or dies in the process, losing Alceme forever.

** TheHero / The Leader: Jason
** TheLancer: Achilles
** TheBigGuy: Hercules
** TheSmartGuy: Daedalus
** TheMentor: Pan
** TheChick: Atalanta
** TokenEvilTeammate: Medea. Although she is not overtly malevolent per say, she still has been influenced by the Goddess Hecate and can utilize some pretty sinister magic as a former member of the Blacktongues.

* HomeRunHitter: occasionally, mace finishing blows will knock the target's ragdoll a ridiculous distance.

* HotWitch: Medea.

* LetsPlay: one done by LetsPlay/BurningDogFace.

* PetTheDog: Apollo-favoured choices are generally of this flavour.

* PowerGlows: The Golden Fleece.

* ThePhilosopher / WarriorPoet: Pan fulfills the role of both in this game. He can be heard at times reciting poetry about the journeys of others or even himself and other times he is seen giving enigmatic philosophical advice about the challenges and questions Jason will face.

** Actually if you angle the camera the right way at the right time, you can see that Atalanta is wearing [[PantyShot a pair of tiny red panties.]]

* ShipperOnDeck: Khromis, of Jason and Atalanta. More to tease Atalanta, though.

* AdaptationalBadass: This Jason is even more formidable than his mythological counterpart, having the favor of four different gods instead of just Hera and being capable of beating [[NighInvulnerable Achilles]] which is something the original never did. His Argonauts, though fewer, are even more badass than the originals, as they include at least two sorcerers, two demigods, and the leader himself is blessed with the power of four different Gods!

* AdaptationalBadass: This Jason is even more formidable than his mythological counterpart, having the favor of four different gods instead of just Hera and being capable of beating [[NighInvulnerable Achilles]] which is something the original never did.

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* GodOfGood: The gods (or at least Hermes and Apollo) are pretty amicable and willingly bestow their favors to help humanity. Hermes particularly stands out due to spending the most time around mortals as it was his plan to keep the Golden Fleece on Earth that made resurrecting Alceme possible.

* TheHecateSisters: An interesting variation: in Rise of the Argonauts, Hecate ''herself'' doesn't fit, but the Oracle, while always looking like a young girl, changes between three different "voices" that match the maiden, matron, and crone aspects of this trope, and changes her pose to match: when she speaks as the little girl, or "maiden", she appears to be, she clasps her hands behind her back. When she speaks as a mature woman, or "matron", she stands with her hand on her hip. When she speaks as an old woman, or "crone", she hunches over.

* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Achilles. He's as arrogant as he is skilled and a consummate FightingNarcissist. It's implied to be a result of knowing he is not fated to die until his big showdown in Troy.

* TheBeastmaster: Nessus has managed to tame manticores. [[spoiler:And Hepna'je]].

* DialogueTree

* EleventhHourSuperpower / GoldenSuperMode: [[spoiler:The Golden Fleece Armor boosts Jason's attributes and gives him constant health regeneration.It also gives off a constant golden radiance that makes him look virtually divine]].

* GodOfEvil: Hecate all the way. Payments for her services include extensive human sacrifice and a butt-load of pain. Just look at her psychotic Blacktongue followers.

* GoodIsNotNice: Though helpful to Jason, Ares and Athena are definitely the least amicable of the Gods. Ares is as bloodthirsty and brutal as he was in any mythological background, while Athena, though wise, has a bad tendency to give DisproportionateRetribution to those she thinks have offended her. However, Athena still prescribes to her five virtues of Wisdom, Justice, Courage, Discipline, and Humility. Even Jason's ally, Achilles, is known to be crass as opposed to his more courteous allies

* InstantRunes

* ReligionOfEvil: The Blacktongues are essentially one in a Greek version of HollywoodSatanism, essentially being a cult of dangerous assassins who use dark magic, blood magic, and human sacrifice in service of their Goddess Hecate, who they believe will overthrow the Olympian Gods and usher a paradise in Tartarus (aka the Greek version of Hell).

* VaporWear: Medea and Atalanta clearly wear nothing under their dress and skirt.

* AllYourBaseBelongsToUs: [[spoiler:Pelias does to Iolcus by turning it into a Blacktongue stronghold after Jason leaves to retrieve the Golden Fleece, having slaughtered much of its inhabitants including many NPC and left their bodies scattered in the waters. Jason is tragically forced to give the various dead their last rights so their spirits will not linger before facing his uncle.]]

* ArrogantKungFuGuy: Achilles. He's as arrogant as he is skilled. It's implied to be a result of knowing he is not fated to die until his big showdown in Troy.

* YourBaseBelongsToUs: Pelias does to Iolcus after Jason leaves to retrieve the Golden Fleece, having slaughtered much of its inhabitants including many NPCs and left their bodies scattered in the waters. Jason is tragically forced to give the various dead their last rights so their spirits will not linger before facing his uncle.

* DummiedOut: There was an arena you could practice combat in at any time, including choosing which and how many enemies to spawn and if an Argonaut fought beside you. A fan by the name of lordbulldog reportedly got it working, but said the enemies didn't attack.

* BiggerBad: Hecate.

''Rise of the Argonauts'' is a MultiPlatform video game based off of the myth of Jason and the Argonauts, developed by Liquid Entertainment and published in 2008 by Codemasters.