History VideoGame / StickWar

* KingMook: Two of the purchasable power-ups in the game allow you to summon either a Golden Spearton or Griffon the Great, a super beefed-up Giant. Both are controllable.

->''The others are known as: "[[ArcherArchetype Archidonis]]" the way of the archer, "[[SwordTropes Swordwrath]]" the way of the sword, "[[FunctionalMagic Magikill]]" the way of the mage, and "Speartons" the way of the Spear.''

* UsefulNotes/{{Archery}}: What Archidonis worships.

The game also has a sequel called ''[[http://stickwar.us/stick-war-2/ Stick War 2]]'' and an [[UsefulNotes/AndroidGames Android app]] remake/adaptation called ''Stick War: Legacy''. There is also a second sequel in development, which is called ''Stick War 3'' and went into open beta in December 2021. It is scheduled for a full release in February 2024.

** A player can only control one of ach General.

* InvincibleMinorMinions: Garrisoning units in all games aside from ''2'' summons invulnerable ranged units in your castle to fend off attacking enemies. In ''2'' and ''Empires'', castle units must instead be obtained by researching an upgrade, and ''3'' keeps the castle archer upgrade in addition to adding back the old system. Depending on your faction, the castle units will be either Archidons, Toxic Deads, or Air elementals.

The game also has a sequel called ''[[http://stickwar.us/stick-war-2/ Stick War 2]]'' and an [[UsefulNotes/AndroidGames Android app]] remake/adaptation called ''Stick War: Legacy''. There is also a second sequel in development, which is called ''Stick War 3'' and went into open beta in December 2021.

** [[CastingAShadow Vamp skins]] increase the wearer's health, grant LifeDrain on their attacks, and provide immunity to poison. Player-controlled units also [[HerdHittingAttack strike a small area with their attacks]].

* CoOpMultiplayer: The 2v2 mode always two players to play as one team in either a scenario (one enemy army controlled by an AI) or against another team.

* MutuallyExclusivePowerUps: Mythical enchantments, marked by a star above their icon, are limited to one per army.

* CarryABigStick: What you start with, Clubmen, and they look rather pathetic. You get to upgrade them to [[SwordTropes swords]] after driving out Swordwrath and adopting their technology. Giants also carry these, and can do much more damage with them.

** [[ShockAndAwe Voltaic skins]] increase the wearer's health, non-player controlled will build up Voltaic Charge that affects a wide area that it hits, and player-controlled units will call forth bolts of lightning when they attack.

* ColorCodedMultiplayer: In the 2v2 mode, friendly players are coloured blue and green while enemy players are coloured red and yellow.

* FourElementEnsemble: A core mechanic of the multiplayer-only Elemental Empire.
* FusionDance: The [[FourElementEnsemble four basic units]] of the Elemental Empire can do this to create advanced units such as the [[MookMaker Treatures]] and [[ElementNumberFive V]].
* NoCampaignForTheWicked: You don't even get to play as the Chaos Empire [[AllegedlyFreeGame without shelling out real money.]] Averted much, much later on through an update, where all empires are free to play.

->''The others are known as: "[[ArcherArchetype Archidonis]]" the way of the archer, "[[SwordTropes Swordwrath]]" the way of the sword, "[[FunctionalMagic Magikill]]" the way of the mage, and "[[BladeOnAStick Speartons]]" the way of the Spear.''

* ACommanderIsYou: Order is Balanced, possessing some of everything and having units that are middle-of-the-road in cost and power. Chaos is the Spammer, employing units that tend to be cheaper in both resources and population and deal more damage, at the expense of being squishier. Elementals are the Elitist, as their [[FusionDance fusion units]] are generally much more powerful than their Order and Chaos counterparts, but also have much higher resource and population costs.

* FourElementEnsemble: A core mechanic of the multiplayer-only Elemental Empire.
* FusionDance: The [[FourElementEnsemble four basic units]] of the Elemental Empire can do this to create advanced units such as the [[MookMaker Treatures]] and [[ElementNumberFive V]].

* NoCampaignForTheWicked: You don't even get to play as the Chaos Empire [[AllegedlyFreeGame without shelling out real money.]] Averted much, much later on through an update, where all empires are free to play.

* AnAxeToGrind: What Juggerknights wield in addition to SpikesOfVillainy in their armor.

* TheSpartanWay: The Speartons are all but an {{Expy}} of these.

** Inverted with the Swordwrath, as they remain mostly the same, and with a new ability ("Rage") to boot. A headshot from an Archidon's arrow will no longer function as a OneHitKill, either, due to the headshot mechanic being removed.

** [[BadWithTheBone Undead skins]] cause the wearer to revive as a Dead when killed, and user-controlled units also convert enemies that they kill into Deads (with the type dependent on the unit that's being converted).
** [[CastingAShadow Vamp skins]] increase the wearer's health, grant LifeDrain on their attacks, and provide immunity to poison. Player-controlled units also strike a small area with their attacks.

->''[[InAWorld In a world]] called Inamorta, you're surrounded by discriminate nations devoted to their individual technology, and struggle for dominance. Each society has developed its own unique way to wage war. Proud of their unique craft they have become obsessed to the point of worship, [[CargoCult turning weapons to religion]]. Each believe that their way of life is the only way, and are dedicated to teaching their policies to all other nations through what their leaders claim as divine intervention, or as you will know it… war.''

** The game allows you to garrison all of your units, miners included, in your base, while invulnerable castle archers fend off the enemy. However, doing so will leave your monument open to attack.
** In later games, Swordwrath and Speartons are able to defend themselves. With Speartons, this reduces their speed.

** Inverted with the Swordwrath, as they remain mostly the same, and with a new ability ("Rage") to boot. A headshot from an Archidon's arrow will no longer function as a [[OneHitKill]], either.