History VideoGame / Rosenkreuzstilette

* ConvectionSchmonvection: Neither bubbling lava, nor freezing ice, nor the cold, nor the distinct thinness of the air in the sky, and neither will her SuperDrowningSkills will stop Spiritia Rosenberg on her most holy quest. Nor will they stop Grolla and later Freudia [[spoiler:and Pamela]].

* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: [[spoiler:Iris, born with the legendary Rosenkreuz's supreme intellect and magical prowess, claims herself being a god.]] And then Spiritia (and Grolla) punched her out.

'''''Rosenkreuzstilette''''' or ''Blades of the Rose Cross'' is a [[DoujinSoft doujin]] [[PlatformGame platformer]] made by [erka:es] that is heavily inspired by the classic ''VideoGame/MegaMan'' series. The game is notable for having sufficiently good art and music to distinguish itself from other ''Mega Man'' clones, as well as toning down the NintendoHard difficulty typically associated with them. It also has a small, but growing English-speaking community. An English translation patch (primarily compatible with v1.05c) is available [[http://www.darksidetranslations.com/index.php?page=projects&project=rks here]]. Those wishing to purchase the game can buy the ''Rosenkreuzstilette -[erka:es] The Best-'' digital re-release [[http://www.dlsite.com/eng/work/=/product_id/RE051185.html here]] at [=DLsite=]'s work-safe English page.

A sequel is in the works entitled ''Rosenkreuzstilette Freudenstachel'', which features Freudia Neuwahl as the protagonist. After years of [[DevelopmentHell setbacks]] and [[{{Vaporware}} delays]], ''Rosenkreuzstilette Freudenstachel'' is slated to be released on October 20th, 2012.

* TurnsRed: Most, if not all of the bosses.

* AnotherSideAnotherStory: Completing the game will give you the code to play as Grolla, in her own special sidestory, Rosenkreuzstilette Grollschwert. Similarly, ''Rosenkreuzstilette Freudenstachel'' will have its own bonus mode, ''Rosenkreuzstilette Weißsilber'', featuring Pamela, the perky version of Grolla, as a playable character.

* AnotherSideAnotherStory: Completing the game will give you the code to play as [[spoiler:Grolla, in her own special sidestory, Rosenkreuzstilette Grollschwert]].
** Similarly, ''Rosenkreuzstilette Freudenstachel'' will have its own bonus mode, [[spoiler:''Rosenkreuzstilette Weißsilber'']], featuring [[spoiler:Pamela, the perky version of Grolla, as a playable character]].

-->'''[[spoiler:Raimund]]''': "THE MYSTIC SWORDS OF THE SEYFARTH CLAN POSSESS SENTIENCE. IF ONE IGNORES ITS WILL, ONE CAN NEVER HARNESS GROLLSCHWERT'S TRUE POWER."

-->'''[[spoiler:Raimund]]''': "IF YOUR BLADE IS NO MORE THAN A TOOL... AN INSTRUMENT OF DESTRUCTION... THEN YOU AND THE SEYFARTH LEGACY WILL MEET YOUR END THIS NIGHT."

** The first main game's ending is also part bittersweet, [[spoiler:with Iris self-destructing her palace and escaping in her capsule, and Spiritia, having been saved from being crushed with the palace by Talos, wondering afterwards what happened to Iris and hoping that she learned her lesson. Nevertheless, she still feels good about her victory and happily reunites with her friends, [[HappyEnding making the rest of it happy]]]].

* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: [[spoiler:Iris is born with the legendary Rosenkreuz's magical prowess and the abundance of knowledge he acquired over the course of his life, which more than qualified her to take her place at the pinnacle of the world. As such, she claims herself being a god. And then Spiritia (and Grolla) punched her out.]]

* DisneyDeath: In Arcade Mode, defeating each of the eight main bosses pretty much [[CriticalExistenceFailure causes them to explode in a style similar to that of]] ''VideoGame/MegaMan'', and the same thing happens to [[spoiler:their Golem doppelgangers in Iris Stage III regardless of whether it's in Arcade Mode or Story Mode]] (while in Story Mode, the main bosses simply teleport away instead of exploding after the dialogues end). [[spoiler:In the ending for Spritia's story in the first game, they're shown to be alive and well, and they all happily reunite with Spiritia]].
** Not to mention, Freudia Got Better earlier than the rest in Arcade Mode [[spoiler:when she performed her BigDamnHeroes moment to save Tia from Iris' attack]].

* FairyCompanion: Eventually, [[UpToEleven everyone who has their own entry in the series]] is going to have a FairyCompanion.
* FantasticRacism: A long time ago, Magi are often prosecuted by the Holy Empire without good reason; they're often called as "demons", with their leader Rosenkreuz being called the Devil himself. Then, he sacrificed himself to the Holy Empire to create peace. It worked, and the Magi were even given a special place in the Holy Empire's military, called Rosenkreuzstilette. And then, not long before the first game starts, it's said that the Magi prosecution restarted again.
** [[spoiler:It later turns out that the restarting of the Magi persecution wasn't really the case. The Empire actually feared Iris because she was manipulating the RKS into launching a new coup against the Empire out of belief that they were the target of persecution again, [[ForTheEvulz just for fun]]. With that, the Empire actually wanted Iris dead. Karl also made an attempt on her life because he could see through Iris' mask to the [[CompleteMonster greatly villainous]] MagnificentBastard she was, which of course led Iris to have her dad imprison him because HeKnowsTooMuch. No one else other than Grolla knew of the disastrous results that would come if Iris wasn't stopped, and even Iris being "kidnapped" didn't help.]]

* HappyEnding: The first main game combines this with a BittersweetEnding, as [[spoiler:Spiritia wonders what happened to Iris and hopes that she learned her lesson from the defeat she landed her with thanks to ThePowerOfFriendship (after which Iris had already self-destructed the palace and escaped in an attempt to crush her too only for Talos to save her), and otherwise still feels good about her victory and at the end happily reunites with her colleagues]].
* HaveANiceDeath: Each individual stage has its own GameOver screen and some of them are even shout-outs in their own right.
** Actually, [[http://www.rockmanpm.com/?p=doujin/rosenkreuzstilette/secrets all of them are]] shout-outs. Furthermore (more apparent in the English patch for those not familiar with Japanese) if you lose all your lives in the very last stage, the game calls you a [[ThisLoserIsYou Completely Incompetent Half-Wit]]. [[http://i1007.photobucket.com/albums/af200/ViperAcid72/AR_Iris_Gameover_ENG.png?t=1259116199 Seriously]].

* MeaningfulName: In ''spades''. {{Lampshaded}} by Iris [[spoiler:just before the final battle]].

* OurDemonsAreDifferent: The Behemoth in ''Freudenstachel's'' Opening Stage as well as the Astaroth-ersatz [[spoiler:and Lucifer]] in Grolla's ''Freudenstachel'' stage.

* ThirteenIsUnlucky: If you choose to start a playthrough from the Opening Stage in the first main game, then Zeppelin Stage IV will become the thirteenth stage, which makes perfect sense as, after Spiritia beats Graf Sepperin, [[spoiler:Iris pulls off a YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness on him and then attacks and fatally injures Spiritia, giving her a HeroicBSOD as she gleefully explains the whole truth behind the war and its motives just before Freudia makes a non-lethal HeroicSacrifice to save Spiritia in a BigDamnHeroes moment]].

'''''Rosenkreuzstilette''''' or ''Blades of the Rose Cross'' is a [[DoujinSoft doujin]] [[PlatformGame platformer]] made by [erka:es] that is heavily inspired by the classic ''VideoGame/MegaMan'' series. The game is notable for having sufficiently good art and music to distinguish itself from other ''Mega Man'' clones, as well as toning down the NintendoHard difficulty typically associated with them. It also has a small, but growing English-speaking community. An English translation patch (primarily compatible with v1.05c) is available [[http://www.darksidetranslations.com/index.php?page=projects&project=rks here]].

* WeirdMoon: Some of the games' backgrounds contain a red or blue moon. Like the red one in Grolla's ''Freudenstachel''s stage.

* ConvectionSchmonvection: Neither bubbling lava, nor freezing ice, nor the cold and distinct thinness of the air in the sky will stop Spiritia Rosenberg on her most holy quest. Nor will they stop Grolla and later Freudia and Pamela.

* DevelopmentHell: ''~Freudenstachel~'' had been delayed several times ever since its inception (whether for personal or technical reasons), a fact made worse since [erka:es] would only release it at Comiket. At least they release demos...
** SavedFromDevelopmentHell: Despite Isemiya, the circle's main programmer and half of the duo that makes up [erka:es] going AWOL for reasons unknown at one point of the game's development, WOMI, the {{eroge}} artist of the duo, was able to continue working on the game alone all the way through, eventually being able to get the game released in Fall of 2012.

** Actually, [[http://rks.wikia.com/wiki/Custom_Game_Over_Screens all of them are]] shout-outs. Furthermore (more apparent in the English patch for those not familiar with Japanese) if you lose all your lives in the very last stage, the game calls you a [[ThisLoserIsYou Completely Incompetent Half-Wit]]. [[http://i1007.photobucket.com/albums/af200/ViperAcid72/AR_Iris_Gameover_ENG.png?t=1259116199 Seriously]].
** One of these actually helps you somewhat. The Game Over screen for the Thanatos stage is a shout-out to the game over screen from Shadowgate. [[spoiler:If you bother taking a look at the inventory, you can see two items besides the torch: Sword and Harness, of which is referencing the weaknesses of the stage boss, Grollscwhert and the Klageharnisch]].

* OminousLatinChanting: The songs "Dark Purple Moonlight", "Dark Purple Moon ~ Dance of the Moon ~Rebirth", and "Sinner" feature these in the form of {{Ethereal Choir}}s rather than latin words.
* OurDemonsAreDifferent: The Behemoth in ''Freudenstachel's'' opening stage as well as the Astaroth-ersatz [[spoiler:and Lucifer]] in Grolla's ''Freudenstachel'' stage.

* RedOniBlueOni: Rink and Lecht, respectively. Also Zorne and Trau from the first game.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: In the fan translation, the surname of Sepperin is changed over to Zeppelin. This change however was justified as the Japanese names of Zorne, Graf Michael Sepperin, and even Iris were named after the real-life Count Ferdinand von Graf Zeppelin after all.

* ThemeNaming: The first name of (almost) everyone is a very mangled version of a emotion in German, while their last name comes from various German board game designers (e.g. Klaus ''Teuber'' of SettlersOfCatan fame).

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair

* CreepyCoolCrosses: As many as you would expect in a game called Rosenkreuzstilette.

* DisneyDeath: In Arcade Mode, defeating each of the eight main bosses pretty much [[CriticalExistenceFailure causes them to explode in a style similar to that of]] ''VideoGame/MegaMan'', and the same thing happens to [[spoiler:their Golem doppelgangers in Iris Stage 3 regardless of whether it's in Arcade Mode or Story Mode]] (while in Story Mode, the main bosses simply teleport away instead of exploding after the dialogues end). [[spoiler:In the ending for Spritia's story in the first game, they're shown to be alive and well, and they all happily reunite with Spiritia]].

** Actually, [[http://rks.wikia.com/wiki/Custom_Game_Over_Screens all of them are]] shout-outs. Furthermore (more apparent in the English patch for those not familiar with Japanese) if you lose all your lives in the very last stage, the game calls you a [[TheLoserIsYou Completely Incompetent Half-Wit]]. [[http://i1007.photobucket.com/albums/af200/ViperAcid72/AR_Iris_Gameover_ENG.png?t=1259116199 Seriously]].

[[caption-width-right:204:High renaissance was never ''[[{{Moe}} this]]'' [[{{Fanservice}} sexy]].]]

In time, however, history repeated itself, as Commander of RKS Count Michael Zeppelin ordered a strike against the Empire. Spiritia Rosenberg, a member of RKS, was away when the order was issued, and was shocked when her closest friend and fellow Magus Freudia Neuwahl told her of the commander's plan as she was carrying it out.

Spiritia takes it upon herself to quell the rebellion alone and restore peace...

''Rosenkreuzstilette'' or ''Blades of the Rose Cross'' is a [[DoujinSoft doujin]] [[PlatformGame platformer]] made by [erka:es] that is heavily inspired by the classic ''VideoGame/MegaMan'' series. The game is notable for having sufficiently good art and music to distinguish itself from other ''Mega Man'' clones, as well as toning down the NintendoHard difficulty typically associated with them. It also has a small, but growing English-speaking community. An English translation patch (primarily compatible with v1.05c) is available [[http://www.darksidetranslations.com/index.php?page=projects&project=rks here]].

A sequel is in the works entitled ''Rosenkreuzstilette Freudenstachel'', which features Freudia Neuwahl as the protagonist. It is slated to be released on October 20th, 2012.

-->'''[[spoiler:Raimund]]''': "THE MYSTIC SWORDS OF THE SEYFARTH CLAN POSSESS SENTIENCE. IF ONE IGNORES ITS WILL, ONE CAN NEVER HARNESS GROLLSCHWERT'S TRUE POWER."\\
'''Grolla''': "..."\\
'''[[spoiler:Raimund]]''': "IF YOUR BLADE IS NO MORE THAN A TOOL... AN INSTRUMENT OF DESTRUCTION... THEN YOU AND THE SEYFARTH LEGACY WILL MEET YOUR END THIS NIGHT."

** The first main game's ending is also part bittersweet, [[spoiler:with Iris self-destructing her palace and escaping in her capsule, and Tia, having been saved from being crushed with the palace by Talos, wondering afterwards what happened to Iris and hoping that she learned her lesson. Nevertheless, she still feels good about her victory and happily reunites with her friends, [[HappyEnding making the rest of it happy]]]].
--->'''Tia''': I wonder what happened to [[spoiler:Iris]]...\\
'''Lilli''': I don't know, but she definitely learned her lesson, right?\\
'''Tia''': ...I hope so.

* BossDissonance: Of both types. Liebea and Luste are surprisingly easy compared to the effort it takes to get to them whereas Trauare, and Sichte are slightly more challenging.

* ChargedAttack: Naturally, as this is a Mega Man clone.

* [[AwesomeMusic/VideoGames Crowning Music of Awesome]]: One of the main draws of the game.
* DarkerAndEdgier: Grolla's side-game, Rosenkreuzstilette Grollschwert, can be considered much darker than the main original game, as it has a DownerBeginning, shows [[spoiler:Iris to be even more cruel (especially towards Grolla) than in the main game itself]], plus Grolla gets a rather dramatic moment where she becomes both infuriated and deeply hurt by fighting the undead form of her own mentor. It also has a BittersweetEnding.

* DefeatMeansFriendship: In Tia's case, defeating her friends in combat means that she is able to convince them that the rebellion is going to be less than worth it. She ends up being right [[spoiler:for [[RightForTheWrongReasons different reasons]] than she initially thought. At least Grolla's closer to the truth.]]

* DevelopmentHell: ''~Freudenstachel~'' had been delayed several times ever since its inception (whether for personal or technical reasons), a fact made worse since [erka:es] would only release it at Comiket. At least they release demos....

** In case of [[spoiler:Tia]], it's actually justified - [[spoiler:before the FinalBoss battle, Iris points out that Tia is the "other reincarnation" of Rosenkreuz (in Iris' words, "The Blade of Rosenkreuz", as in ''[[TitleDrop Rosenkreuzstilette]]''), as she got his strongest ability: [[MegaManning the power to use the abilities of his friends.]]]]
* DisneyDeath: In Arcade Mode, defeating each of the eight main bosses pretty much [[CriticalExistenceFailure causes them to explode in a style similar to that of]] VideoGame/MegaMan, and the same thing happens to [[spoiler:their Golem doppelgangers in Iris Stage 3 regardless of whether it's in Arcade or Story Mode]] (while in Story Mode, the main bosses simply teleport away instead of exploding after the dialogues end). [[spoiler:In the ending for Tia's story in the first game, they're shown to be alive and well, and they all happily reunite with Tia]].
** Not to mention, Freu Got Better earlier than the rest in Arcade Mode [[spoiler:when she performed her BigDamnHeroes moment to save Tia from Iris' attack]].
* DownerBeginning: ''Rosenkreuzstilette Grollschwert'', the first game's side-game, gets one. It starts with [[spoiler:Iris' VillainOpeningScene]] where she shows [[CompleteMonster just how nasty she is]] by killing a priest [[ForTheEvulz just for laughs]]. As soon as Grolla walks in having overheard her plans [[spoiler:to have RKS fight against the Empire for her entertainment]], not only does she get heavily damaged by her attack, but when she interrogates her on what she's plotting and whether she's been deceiving the organization, she even gets humiliated by her WoundedGazelleGambit-- [[spoiler:Iris]] pretends she's an innocent girl when Sichte walks in, causing her to order Grolla to lower her weapon and giving her no choice but to retreat. This sets off the main plot for ''Grollschwert's'' story.

* FantasticRacism: A long time ago, Magi are often prosecuted by the Holy Empire without good reason; they're often called as "demons", with their leader Rosenkreuz being called the Devil himself. Then, he sacrificed himself to the Holy Empire to create peace. It worked, and the Magi were even given a special place in the Holy Empire's military, called RKS. And then, not long before the first game starts, it's said that the Magi prosecution restarted again.
** [[spoiler:It later turns out that the restarting of the Magi persecution wasn't really the case. The Empire actually feared Iris because she was manipulating RKS into launching a new coup against the Empire out of belief that they were the target of persecution again, [[ForTheEvulz just for fun]]. With that, the Empire actually wanted Iris dead. Karl also made an attempt on her life because he could see through Iris' mask to the [[CompleteMonster greatly villainous]] MagnificentBastard she was - which of course led Iris to have her dad imprison him because HeKnowsTooMuch. No one else other than Grolla knew of the disastrous results that would come if Iris wasn't stopped, and even Iris being "kidnapped" didn't help.]]
** And [[spoiler:after Iris' defeat at the end of the first game]], a few months passed leading to the events of ''Rosenkreuzstilette Freudenstachel'', where a new Dark Magus organization called the Black Cross appeared launching its own coup against the Empire out of belief that it was witch-hunting Magi - that while plotting a mysterious agenda at the same time.

** [[TheHero The Heroine]]: Spiritia Rosenberg
** TheLancer: Freudia Neuwahl
** TheSmartGirl: Dolis Warmind
** [[TheBigGuy The Big Girl]]: Zorne Sepperin, Trauare Wrede, & Grolla Seyfarth
** TheChick: Liebea Palesch
** [[TagalongKid The Tagalong Kids]]: Luste Teuber & Schwer-Muta Casasola Merkle
** TeamMom: Sichte Meister
** TeamDad: Graf Michael Sepperin (even to Sichte)

* GiantSpider: A boss at the end of [[spoiler:Iris]] Stage 1 that has the same name as a certain MegaManX boss: surprise, Bosspider.

* GraphicsInducedSuperDeformed: Done intentionally to mimic the style of, [[RunningGag surprise]], Mega Man
* GratuitousGerman: Most of the series, really. In particular, the signature attacks of all the Magi and the names of all the stages. It's possible that erka:es itself qualifies.
* GravityScrew: One of the castle levels has flipping gravity, not unlike Gravity Man's level in ''VideoGame/MegaMan 5''.
* HappyEnding: The first main game combines this with a BittersweetEnding, as [[spoiler:Tia wonders what happened to Iris and hopes that she learned her lesson from the defeat she landed her with thanks to ThePowerOfFriendship (after which Iris had already self-destructed the palace and escaped in an attempt to crush her too only for Talos to save her), and otherwise still feels good about her victory and at the end happily reunites with her colleagues]].
* HaveANiceDeath: Each individual stage has its own game over screen and some of them are even {{shout out}}s in their own right.
** Actually, [[http://rks.wikia.com/wiki/Custom_Game_Over_Screens all of them are]] {{Shout Out}}s. Furthermore (more apparent in the English patch for those not familiar with Japanese) if you lose all your lives in the very last stage, the game calls you a [[YouSuck Completely Incompetent Half-Wit]]. [[http://i1007.photobucket.com/albums/af200/ViperAcid72/AR_Iris_Gameover_ENG.png?t=1259116199 Seriously]].
** One of these actually helps you somewhat. The game over screen for the Thanatos stage is a shout-out to the game over screen from Shadowgate. [[spoiler:If you bother taking a look at the inventory, you can see two items besides the torch: Sword and Harness - Which is referencing the weaknesses of the stage boss, Grollscwhert and the Klageharnisch.]]

** And then there's [[spoiler:Grollschwert.]] You know it's bad when the game [[ThisIsGonnaSuck warns you how hard it is]] ''before you get to the title screen''.
** Freudenstachel seems to be actively trying to make up for the lower difficulty in the first game by toning it back up 3 times as much.

* OurDemonsAreDifferent: The Behemoth in ''Freudenstachel's'' opening stage as well as Astaroth and Lucifer in Grolla's ''Freudenstachel'' stage.
* OurGhostsAreDifferent: The Poltergeist at the end of Sepperin Stage 2.

* RedOniBlueOni: Rink and Lecht, respectively. Also Zorne and Trau.

** Tons, from the design of the stages to boss fights with [[spoiler:Graf Michael Sepperin]] and [[spoiler:Raymund Seyfarth]], both of which have been heavily inspired by ''[[spoiler:VideoGame/CastlevaniaRondoOfBlood]]''.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: In the fan translation, the surname of Sepperin is changed over to Zeppelin. Zorne, Graf Michael Sepperin, and even Iris were named after Count Ferdinand von Graf Zeppelin, after all.

* StealthPun: Several dozens, if not hundreds, of these can be found in the English fan translation, with over half a dozen in the pause menu alone.
* TearsOfBlood: The statue at the end of Sepperin Stage 2. Also, the stage title for said stage is "Bloody Tears", named after a certain ''{{Castlevania}}'' song.

* ThirteenIsUnlucky: If you choose to start a playthrough from the Opening stage in the first main game, then Sepperin Stage 4 will become the thirteenth stage, which makes perfect sense as, after Tia beats Graf Sepperin, [[spoiler:Iris pulls off a YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness on him and then attacks and fatally injures Tia, giving her a HeroicBSOD as she gleefully explains the whole truth behind the war and its motives just before Freu makes a non-lethal HeroicSacrifice to save Tia in a BigDamnHeroes moment]].
* TranslationCorrection: In the FanTranslation. Partially, at least.

* WastedSong: The song "Dark Purple Moon" (Grolla/Raymund Confrontation) is over five minutes long without any looping, but it only plays during two relatively short dialogue sequences.
* WeaksauceWeakness: The developers haven't forgotten about [[spoiler:[[VideoGame/MegaMan2 Metal Man]]'s being killed in one hit by his own weapon]] while designing [[spoiler:Luste]].
* WeirdMoon: Some of the games' backgrounds contain a red or blue moon. Like the red one in Grolla's Freudenstachel stage.
* TheWikiRule: [[http://rks.wikia.com Yep.]]

This also has a [[Characters/{{Rosenkreuzstilette}} Character Sheet]]. All character-related tropes go there.

!!Provides examples of:

->''Der Vorhang ist aufgegangen, wer weiß, was noch passieren wird.[[hottip:*: The curtain has risen; who can say what has yet to unfold?]]''

''Rosenkreuzstilette'' or ''Blades of the Rose Cross'' is a [[DoujinSoft doujin]] [[PlatformGame platformer]] made by [erka:es] that is heavily inspired by the ''VideoGame/MegaMan'' series. The game is notable for having sufficiently good art and music to distinguish itself from other ''Mega Man'' clones, as well as toning down the NintendoHard difficulty typically associated with them. It also has a small, but growing English-speaking community. An English translation patch (primarily compatible with v1.05c) is available [[http://www.darksidetranslations.com/index.php?page=projects&project=rks here]].

A sequel is in the works entitled ''Rosenkreuzstilette Freudenstachel'', which features Freudia Neuwahl as the protagonist.

Now it has a [[Characters/{{Rosenkreuzstilette}} Character Sheet]]. All character-related tropes go there.

[[caption-width-right:204:High renaissance was never ''[[MoeMoe this]]'' [[{{Fanservice}} sexy]].]]

-->''Der Vorhang ist aufgegangen, wer weiß, was noch passieren wird. [[hottip:*: The curtain has risen; who can say what has yet to unfold?]]''

In the past, the Holy Empire and Orthodox Church persecuted magic-users, or Magi, wherever they went. One man, a magus by the name of Rosenkreuz, led eight disciples into a battle for their freedom and rights. The battle, which would later be called the Holy War, was long and epic, and cost Rosenkreuz his life. His dream, however, was achieved, as the Empire accepted Magi as a new branch of their military, called [[TitleDrop Rosenkreuzstilette]], or RKS for short.

In time, however, history repeated itself, as Commander of RKS Graf Michael Sepperin (or sometimes [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Zeppelin]]) ordered a strike against the Empire. Spiritia Rosenberg, a member of RKS, was away when the order was issued, and was shocked when her closest friend and fellow Magus Freudia Neuwahl told her of the commander's plan as she was carrying it out.

''Rosenkreuzstilette'' or ''Blades of the Rose Cross'' is a {{doujin}} platformer made by [erka:es] that is heavily inspired by the ''VideoGame/MegaMan'' series. The game is notable for having sufficiently good art and music to distinguish itself from other ''Mega Man'' clones, as well as toning down the NintendoHard difficulty typically associated with them. It also has a small, but growing English-speaking community. An English translation patch is available [[http://www.darksidetranslations.com/index.php?page=projects&project=rks here]].

Now it has a [[Characters/{{Rosenkreuzstilette}} character sheet.]] All character-related tropes go there.

* ShoutOut: Tons, from the design of the stages to boss fights with [[spoiler:Graf Michael Sepperin]] and [[spoiler:Raymund Seyfarth]], both of which have been heavily inspired by ''[[spoiler:{{Castlevania}}: Rondo of Blood]]''.
** Special mention goes to the GameOver screens, most of which parody other video games (and in one case, ''JojosBizarreAdventure'').

** Special mention goes to the GameOver screens, most of which parody other video games (and in one case, JojosBizarreAdventure).

* BossDissonance: Of both types. Liebea and Luste are surprisingly easy compared to the effort it takes to get to them whereas Freudia, Trauare, and Sichte are slightly more challenging.

** Similarly, ''Rosenkreuzstilette Freudenstachel'' will have its own bonus mode, [[spoiler:Rosenkreuzstilette Weißsilber]], featuring [[spoiler:Pamela, the perky version of Grolla, as a playable character]].

** Similarly, ''Rosenkreuzstilette Freudenstachel'' will have its own bonus mode featuring [[spoiler:Pamela, the perky version of Grolla, as a playable character]].

* ConvectionSchmonvection: Neither bubbling lava, nor freezing ice, nor the cold and distinct thinness of the air in the sky will stop Spiritia Rosenberg on her most holy quest. Nor will they stop Grolla and later Freudia.

** [[TheHero The Heroine]] & TeamMom: Spiritia Rosenberg

** The Other TeamMom: Sichte Meister
** [[BigBrotherMentor Big Brother]]: Karl Palesch
** TeamDad: Graf Michael Sepperin