History VideoGame / TheLastSovereign

* BrassBalls: At the Incubus King Gathering (a whole bunch of misogynistic warlords wielding Lust Magic all in one place), we are introduced to Fheliel, the Elven Queen of Ghenalon (a beautiful and powerful female, from a race that's ''very'' weak against Lust Magic). To ensure that she is not raped and subjugated by the other participants, [[RefugeInAudacity she brings enough explosives to level the whole place, triggered to her mental state]]. Yarra is suitably impressed:

-> '''Yarra:''' It was a calculated move, but it took balls of steel

* NunTooHoly: Played with. High Priestess Sarai presents the outward signs (swearing, rudeness, aggressive behaviour), but is one of the most devout people you can find. In contrast, a good chunk of the Ivalan clergy is very pious, but suffer from the trappings of corruptions and dogmatic belief.

* OurElvesAreBetter: Some of the standard elven tropes are averted. Most notably, elves live on average ''shorter'' than humans', and elven superiority is nowhere to be seen.

* DroitDuSeigneur: A form of this is taken to a ridiculous extreme by the Fucklord: [[spoiler:The women in Erosia are magically forbidden to have sex with anyone but him.]]

* {{Pun}}s: mMst notably in the names of the two currencies, Sx and [=ProN=][[note]]From "promissory notes", which are a TruthInTelevision.[[/note]]

Kai, the hero [[TheChosenOne chosen]] by the Goddess Ivala, prepares for his confrontation with the [[EvilOverlord Incubus King]]. In his travels, he is accompanied by Altina, an Elven sorceress who secretly is in love with him, and Simon, an experienced (if opinionated and all too serious) veteran. Ten minutes in, the party gets ambushed, and after a brief confrontation, Kai is subdued and killed.

Despite what the opening sequence and the Prologue [[FakeOutOpening would make you believe]], the actual protagonist of ''The Last Sovereign'' is Simon, a middle-aged, widowed veteran of the war against the Incubus King who serves the Church of Ivala as a guide and mentor to Ivala's Chosen. After his last mission ends in failure, he makes a disturbing discovery - he has been implanted with a soul shard that grants him the same dark powers of lust and corruption as those of the Incubus King, effectively turning him into a junior rival of his. Living under the constant threat of losing himself to the shard and ending up as another tyrant, Simon decides to use this gift to fight the Incubus King, but without fully embracing the shard's power. His journey is assisted by a motley crew of mostly female companions that gradually gathers around him...

* CultureClash: Simon's encounter with the succubus-dominated society of the Orgasmic Empire is somewhere between this and BlueAndOrangeMorality.

* ValuesDissonance: Succubi, especially in the Orgasmic Empire. They have a hard time understanding consent (or lack thereof), and the only legitimate relationship between two individuals is ''slavery''. Furthermore, incest is seen as healthy and normal; in fact, ''not'' giving children hands-on sex education is taboo. All of this is justified by their biological makeup, but it still strains the relations between Succubi and other races.

* ValuesDissonance: Succubi, especially in the Orgasmic Empire. They have a hard time understanding consent (or lack thereof), and the only legitimate relationship between two individuals is ''slavery''. Furthermore, incest is seen as healthy and normal; in fact, ''not'' giving children hands-on sex education is taboo.

* ValuesDissonance: Succubi, especially in the Orgasmic Empire. They have a hard time understanding consent (or lack thereof), and the only legitimate relationship between two individuals is ''slavery''! Furthermore, incest is seen as healthy and normal; in fact, ''not'' giving children hands-on sex education is seen as taboo.

* DoomyDoomsOfDoom: The Doom King. [[spoiler:Initially averted, since it originally was the "Doom''ed'' King" (describing the plan of ultimately "killing" it after serving its purpose). Then a group of orcs overheard the group talking and reproduced it in [[YouNoTakeCandle Orcspeak]]; hilariously, this lead to the trope being unintentionally played straight]]

* DoomyDoomsOfDoom: The Doom King

* ArbitrarilySerializedSimultaneousAdventures: the party split in Chapter 2 produces three separate branches that can be completed in any order.

* {{Asexuality}}: The Unpeople (Unmen and Unwomen) are humans who have had their sexuality magically removed - ''both physically and mentally'' - in order to be immune to lust magic. One of the desperate measures that stopped the Incubus King's invasion.
** Vhala, the first Unwoman you get to talk to at length, is at peace with her condition, much to the dismay of the succubi in the party.

* BigBadEnsemble:
-->[[spoiler: '''Zirantian Ambassador:''' Other Incubus Kings? Kings Incubi? What an absurd notion!]]

* CantDropTheHero: most of the time, Simon's presence in the active party is inevitable.

* CharacterDevelopment: many characters undergo some form of it.
* TheChosenOne: heroic protagonist tropes are probably the game's favorite punching bag.
** [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]] and parodied with Ivala's Chosen, a long sequence of young men allegedly gifted by Ivala with divine powers to fight the Incubus King who nevertheless tend to be TooDumbToLive. All but one of those seen so far have been reckless, conceited and way too horny for servants of a goddess of purity. They are perceived as ineffectual and non-heroic (and not in the good way) even in-story:

* ChurchMilitant: To oppose the Incubus King, the Church of Ivala maintains its own armed forces - the military wing of the Inquisition.
** Represented in the party by Sister Carina, who is a commander in the Inquisition (on a leave).

* ConvenientlyCommonKink: the "fortuitous coincidence" variety: Aka LikesOlderMen (or more precisely, experienced and dignified men)

* CrystalDragonJesus: the Church of Ivala has some of the trappings of Christianity and most of its prudishness.

* DeconstructiveParody: for a certain type of adult games and {{Eastern RPG}}s in general.
* DecoyLeader: the Doom King.

* DroitDuSeigneur: a form of this is taken to a ridiculous extreme by the Fucklord: [[spoiler: The women in Erosia are magically forbidden to have sex with anyone but him.]]

* EvilOverlord: The Incubus King

* FanNickname: "The Arsehole of Arclent" for the Incubus King.

* FriendlyEnemy: the Empress.

* GodEmperor: [[spoiler:the incubus king who calls himself The Lustlord]]
* GoodIsNotSoft: Simon

* GoodRunningEvil: the Doomed King plan

** The Chosen Ones Kai and Tal. [[spoiler: To quote the game's wiki, they leave for a very good reason: they die.]]

** [[spoiler: Ralke, the wannabe ''orc'' hero.]]
* HiddenElfVillage: the elven kingdoms Darghelon and Gheldaron in the south-eastern forests are almost completely closed to outsiders.

* HollywoodAtheist: many sub-tropes are averted or subverted with Simon. Most notably, while he does have a major traumatic event in his past (the death of his wife), he was already an atheist at that point. He also have several devout believers among his friends and he has been ''working for the Church'', despite being quite open about his atheism.

* InSeriesNickname:
** Queen Janine of Yhilin is sometimes called "The Widow Queen" by her subjects - usually by those who oppose her.

* LikesOlderMen: Aka

* LosingYourHead: [[spoiler: Stark]]

* MentorShip: [[spoiler:Simon and Nalili]]
* MindControlDevice: a subplot concerns a villain using special mind-controlling {{Slave Collar}}s.
* MoralityKitchenSink: everything is treated with nuance, even the bad guys.

* NaughtyTentacles: a somewhat unusual example: temporary shadow tentacles created with lust magic.

* OnlyOneName: the vast majority of the characters.

* OurOrcsAreDifferent: Most of them are barely more intelligent than animals and are driven by their instincts to rape, kill and plunder. Paradoxally, they reproduce asexually.
** Subverted by [[spoiler:the handful of intelligent orcs you meet.]]

* {{Polyamory}}: unsurprising, given the number of willing participants in Simon's harem.
* ThePoorlyChosenOne: the Chosen, with a single ''potential'' exception seen so far.

* {{Prequel}}: not a game, but a short story, ''War of Lust''

* {{Pun}}s: most notably in the names of the two currencies, Sx and [=ProN=][[note]]From "promissory notes", which are a TruthInTelevision.[[/note]]

* SexSlave: their presence is unsurprising, given the setting.

* SlaveCollar: mind-controlling slave collars are in the center of a subplot; various collars are also equippable items
* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism: the game hovers somewhere in the middle. The world is bleak, but positive change is possible (and the protagonists get to effect it).

** [[spoiler:The Skullcrusher]]

* WhiteMagic: the divine magic used by the Church of Ivala, in-story.
* WhoWantsToLiveForever: The Empress
* WifeHusbandry: [[spoiler: Of the "not planned in advance" variety: The relationship between Simon and his adopted daughter Robin is parental for the most part of the first three chapters. Then she confesses that she had a crush on him that she had suppressed as inappropriate, but the current circumstances make her wish for more, if he accepts her. It takes him some time to process it, but they do end up together.]]
* WizardingSchool: the Thaumaturgical Academy in Stineford, a magical university.
* TheWikiRule: [[http://thelastsovereign.wikia.com The Last Sovereign Wiki]]

** Simon and Wendis while they were married

** And then you find a succubus-only Chainmail Bikini item with rather good defensive stats. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by the description:

** Most notably, it's {{Gender Flip}}ed - it worships a Goddess and the hierarchy is dominated by women.[note]The Incubus King invasion is partially responsible for that.[/note]

** It's monotheistic, but a conversation reveals that it evolved from an earlier monolatrist or polytheist religions.

* FantasticNuke: Seeds of Corruption are used as [=WMDs=], though they are more like fantastic dirty bombs.

* GodBeforeDogma: High Priestess Sarai is not a fan of the more superficial traditions of the Church of Ivala. Like avoiding swearing.

* HealerSignsOnEarly: One of the first characters to join is Qum D'Umpe, recruited explicitly because the part needed a healer.

** [[spoiler: Ralke]]
* HiddenElfVillage: the elven kingdoms Darghelon and Gheldaron are mostly closed to outsiders.

* HollywoodAtheist: many sub-tropes are averted or subverted with Simon. Most notably, while he does have a major traumatic event in his past (the death of his wife), he was already an atheist at that point. He also have several devout believers among his friends and he has been working for the Church, despite being quite open about his atheism.

* KarmicRape: The party discusses whether they should allow or prevent [[spoiler:the bandits from assaulting and raping their leader, Varia]]. Aka votes for allowing it, citing [[spoiler:the number of women Varia has allowed being raped by her men]].

* PlayboyBunny: Simon describes as "a traditional garment from Erosia." [[spoiler:Revealed to be a fabrication when you meet actual Erosians.]]

** [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]] and parodied with Ivala's Chosen, a long sequence of WrongGenreSavvy young men allegedly gifted by Ivala with divine powers to fight the Incubus King who nevertheless tend to be TooDumbToLive. All but one of those seen so far have been reckless, conceited and way too horny for servants of a goddess of purity. They are perceived as ineffectual and non-heroic (and not in the good way) even in-story:

* GenreSavvy: Simon, as a result of his work with the Chosen.

* WrongGenreSavvy: the Chosen.

** And then you find a succubus-only Chainmain Bikini item with rather good defensive stats. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by the description:

** [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]] and parodied with Ivala's Chosen, a long sequence of WrongGenreSavvy young men allegedly gifted by Ivala with divine powers to vanquish the Incubus King who nevertheless tend to be TooDumbToLive. All but one of those seen so far have been reckless, conceited and way too horny for servants of a goddess of purity. They are perceived as ineffectual and non-heroic (and not in the good way) even in-story:

-->-- ''The Last Sovereign'' opening sequence

** The defenses of at least two royal courts consist of these, but they've yet to be seen in action.

* ArbitrarilySerializedSimultaneousAdventures: the split in Chapter 2 produces three separate branches that can be completed in any order.

** And then you find a Chainmain Bikini item with rather good defensive value. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by the description:

** [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]] and parodied with Ivala's Chosen - despite their divine powers, they are ineffectual and non-heroic (and not in the good way) and perceived as such even in-universe.

** Represented in the party by Sister Carina, who is a commander in the Inquisition, though she has, er, taken a leave of absence for personal reasons.

* FakeOutOpening: The Prologue drastically misrepresents the tone and character of the game - this includes the misleading introduction text, fake quest journal entries, fake game mechanics, and most notably, a fake protagonist. Even the narration style is different from the rest of the game.[[note]]Second person/present tense in the Prologue, third person/past tense in the rest of the game.[[/note]]

* FirstEpisodeSpoiler: It's virtually impossible to discuss the game without revealing that the Prologue is a huge RedHerring and the actual protagonist is Simon.

* MutuallyExclusivePartyMembers: Altina and [[spoiler:Varia]] are mutually exclusive with ''themselves'': each one has two alternative personalities that depend on the player's choices, and in the latter case, it also determines her skillset and allowed equipment.

* OffstageVillainy: The Empress is not seen doing anything particularly villainous , but talking to her and her subordinates shows that this is not always so.

** [[spoiler:Qum's scene in the brothel]], if the player chooses to accept the keeper's offer. It does have lasting negative consequences, but still...
** [[spoiler:Orcent and Lucy]]'s relationship in its initial stage. (Though it has no scenes, unlike most other examples here.)

* WifeHusbandry: [[spoiler: Of the "not planned in advance" variety: The relationship between Simon and Robin is normal for the most part of the first three chapters. Then she confesses that she had a crush on him that she had suppressed as inappropriate, but the current circumstances make her wish for more, if he accepts her. It takes him some time to process it, but they do end up together.]]
* WizardingSchool: the Thaumaturgical Academy in Stineford.

* BalanceOfPower: [[spoiler:Between the Incubus Kings.]] Guess who's going to break it...

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Cumdump

* ConvenientlyCommonKink: the "fortuitous coincidence" variety: Aka happens to prefer older men (or more precisely, experienced and dignified men)

** Varia, as a result of her abnormal luck

* GeniusDitz: Despite her peculiarities, Cumdump possesses an intuitive talent with magic, even though she often can only describe what she's doing as "pretty sparkles".

* ItIsPronouncedTroPAY: When pressed for her real name, Cumdump gives it as "Qum D'Umpe".

* PlayAlongPrisoner: Ginasta

* SexFaceTurn: Varia can be seen as an example

** Yarra witnesses a small slave market during the Gathering.
** Simon finds the slave market in the Orgasmic Capital empty. "It's a seasonal thing."

* ThirdPersonPerson: Cumdump. Combined with her self-assigned nickname, her lines have amusing effects on the people who don't know her.

* WorthyOpponent: Simon and the elite succubus Riala view each other as this

* FalseFlagOperation: While the protagonists are planing one, they are interrupted by the news of an attack. It turns out to be a false flag operation attempting to frame ''them''.

* BiTheWay: It appears to be the default succubus sexuality. Otherwise, Hilstara, Wendis (implied, but shown only in the Prologue) and Wynn.

* CantDropTheHero: most of the time, Simon's presence in the active party is inevitable.

* DroitDuSeigneur: something like this is taken to a ridiculous extreme by the Fucklord: [[spoiler: The women in Erosia are magically forbidden to have sex with anyone but him.]]

* NaughtyTentacles: a somewhat unusual example: temporary shadow tentacles created with lust magic.

''The Last Sovereign'' is an indie [[HGame adult]] {{fantasy}} {{RPG}} created by Sierra Lee. In development since the end of 2014, it's published serially, with new content relesed every month. As of June 2017, about three chapters[[note]]Four, if you count the Prologue.[[/note]] worth of content have been published so far, providing around 20 hours of gameplay. The game is notable for its [[PlotWithPorn engaging plot]], appealing characters, good writing, and the [[PlayingWithATrope amusing treatment]] of many common tropes of the genre. Don't expect any explicit art - the game's sex scenes are text-only,[[note]]Though the author has been looking for an artist to illustrate them.[[/note]] except for a few pixelated sprite animations. It's created with RPGMaker, so don't expect too much of the production values, either.