History VideoGame / Tribes

* LethalJokeCharacter: Infiltrators, specifically bad players using Infiltrators. Bad infiltrators think they are some sort of James Bond ninja who can flip the match upon activating their magical cloak. The reality is that they are usually off to the side attempting to complete objectives they gave themselves rather than actively contributing to the match by paying attention to the situations present. More often than not they get themselves killed repeated without learning from their mistakes to the dismay of their teammates and the minor annoyance of the opposing team.
** INF standard gameplay doesn't typically constitute joke character status since their class roles can still be accomplished regardless of its counters. However, outside it's typical roles, infiltrators make for hilarious Light on Flag defenders with the use of its Stealth and the Super Heavy perk.

** As a result of this, there are a surprising number of fairly popular modded servers within the community which decrease the price of the Shrike (in some cases, making them absolutely free), which actually causes them to avert this, but not in the way you might expect. While the Shrikes are still deemed to be garbage for actual combat in most cases, a fairly common tactic on these servers is to buy a Shrike, fly around the enemy base, and then bail out as they reach around the flag, giving the attacker incredible speed as they grab the flag, allowing the momentum to carry them across most of the map. In the core game, this is AwesomeButImpractical as a result of the prohibitively high cost of the Shrike [[ItOnlyWorksOnce especially considering that the Shrike will NOT survive the attack]], but when these mods are in play it quickly becomes AwesomeButPractical.

** - One of the Infiltrator class' loadout animations has him doing a [[JamesBond very familiar strut.]]

* DifficultButAwesome: Sentinels in Ascend. It's easy to understand that a sniper class would have trouble frequently hitting enemies in a game where going faster than 100 miles an hour is the norm, and as a result, most Sentinels tend not to do very well. Those that DO, however, are an absolute nightmare to face. Because most of the maps are fairly open, with the only cover being the bases themselves and the occasional hill, valley, or small structure, a good Sentinel can hit anyone from just about everywhere. They're the only class that has an increased respawn time, simply to give flag carriers a chance.

* AwesomeButImpractical: The Juggernaut in ''Ascend'' has a Spinfusor disc as a grenade. He'll hurtle the disc at an enemy like a discus, where it'll explode on contact. It's inaccurate, not particularly strong, but ''very'' badass.

* DifficultButAwesome: Sentinels (snipers) in ''Ascend''. ''Extremely'' difficult to use at any distance due to the low zoom, low damage, and the fact that players are zipping around at 200+ SANICS, but it is unmatched at killing flag carriers and lights.
** CrazyAwesome: Some talented individuals manage to take this even further, going beyond all logic and reason by sniping from the back of ''moving grav bikes.'' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwp1vilWZUU Yeah, just see]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZyigAd2WLk for yourself.]]
** The Dueling, and MK-X Spinfusor sidegrades deal more damage then their counterparts on a direct hit, but have a smaller blast radius. The Devastator sidegrade has a ''larger'' blast radius, but less actual splash damage. It does however, deal the most damage in a direct hit out of any Spinfusor.
* EmergencyWeapon: ''Ascend'' grants players a melee attack. The Blood Eagles have [[BladeBelowTheShoulder wrist blades,]] while the Diamond Sword have... [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin well, swords.]] [[SigilSpam Shaped like their logo.]]

* [[JokeCharacter Joke Weapon]]: The Sparrow pistol in ''Ascend''. Pathetic damage and a semi-automatic. Its entire purpose seems to revolve around slowly trying to plink an enemy to death - its only useful function is stopping health regeneration, but you'd be better off just spraying wildly in the enemy's direction with an automatic weapon.
** Much like the Soldier's Eagle Pistol, it's a hitscan weapon, meaning it can instantly damage enemies at longer ranges, making it very useful for finishing off targets at a distance.
* LethalJokeCharacter: Infiltrators, once you unlock the Stealth Spinfusor. They are ''entirely'' worthless at actually infiltrating because everything counters them (1 point of damage will ''always'' reveal them, and 3 classes have area-of-effect packs or abilities that allow them to reveal Infiltrators without warning), but they make for amazing cappers, as the Spinfusor basically turns you into a Pathfinder that can turn invisible, allowing you to stealth-grab the enemy flag, or fade out from combat if you're damaged.

** Juggernauts fall under this as well, due to the nature of their primary weapon. Mortars are incredibly difficult to aim, especially under fire, and the obvious projectiles that they launch means that an enemy will inevitably locate you within mere moments. The Mortar also requires a certain amount of air time before it will detonate on impact, making it nearly useless at anything but long range. While they do have a Spinfusor, they also have amid the lowest speeds in the game, and since Mortars require being stationary to provide any real accuracy, they're easily outmaneuvered by just about any class in a firefight. However, a skilled Juggernaut can utterly waste the enemy team's base structures with impunity, flatten land-based vehicles with little difficulty, break up a turtling team in just a few shots, or bounce Mortar shells off of walls at close-range to annihilate anyone who tries to take advantage of the class's supposed weakness at close range. It's even entirely possible to shell flag carriers and Shrikes from across the map with a bit of foresight and a healthy bit of luck.* DoomsdayDevice: In 3610, either the Starwolf or Blood Eagles (they continue to argue which) deployed an "ecocidal" weapon on the planet Ganges III, turning it into a DeathWorld. Such weapons are later banned by a joint Tribal treaty in 3641.

* ImAHumanitarian: Two of the Bioderm voices in ''Tribes 2''. One claims that humans [[TastesLikeChicken taste like chicken]], the other claims that they taste like fish. Players usually end up saying "Humans taste like... {{ShoutOut shazbot}}!"

* Also, a couple lines from the Blood Eagle Announcer mentions a treacherous act committed by the ''Sandrakers''.
* The backstory of Ascend seemingly had a truce mediated out between the Blood Eagle and Diamond Sword tribes, but Diamond Sword broke the agreement and declared war after some unknown event. The Blood Eagle announcer refers to Diamond Sword as "The ''betrayers.''"

** Is the commander of ''Ascend's'' Blood Eagles [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Alex Louis]] [[ChristopherSabat Armstrong?]]

* ShortTitle:Long,ElaborateSubtitle: Technically, the first game of the entire series dates back to Metaltech: Earthsiege, which was developed as a competitor product cum precursor(using some of the same development team) to Battletech: Mechwarrior. Starsiege was originally titled "Earthsiege 3: Starsiege." This naming convention, if properly recorded, would bring us to "Metaltech: Earthsiege 3: Starsiege: Tribes: Vengeance."

* Short Title: Long, Elaborate Subtitle: Technically, the first game of the entire series dates back to Metaltech: Earthsiege, which was developed as a competitor product cum precursor(using some of the same development team) to Battletech: Mechwarrior. Starsiege was originally titled "Earthsiege 3: Starsiege." This naming convention, if properly recorded, would bring us to "Metaltech: Earthsiege 3: Starsiege: Tribes: Vengeance."

[[http://www.garagegames.com/ GarageGames]] ([[TheTropeFormerlyKnownAsX formerly]] Dynamix) more recently made ''[[http://www.legionsoverdrive.com/ Legions: Overdrive]],'' a SpiritualSuccessor to ''Tribes 1''. Some former members of Dynamix are also helping create ''[[http://www.firefallthegame.com/ Fire Fall]]'', an beta [=MMOFPS=] which bears many similarities to the ''Tribes'' series, such as the extensive use of jetpacks.

** A recent update gave the Infiltrator 2 new skins, along with a new melee animation. Said animation is just a [[StreetFighter Zangeif-style green punch.]]
* EnergyWeapon: Largely [[AvertedTrope averted]] with ''Tribes: Ascend'', which mostly opts for ballistic weapons. Even the melee weapons have gone from short-ranged lightning rods like the Shock Lance(which was added in a recent patch) to mundane swords - the only energy weapons at first were Plasma Turrets, possibly the Shrike's blaster, the Wildcat hovercycle main weapon, and the Sniper's Nova Colt pistol (which resembles the Blaster from ''Tribes 2'', though it now has a revolver magazine and must be reloaded). Updates added the Phase Rifle, which draws power from the Sentinel's energy pool, as well as the original Plasma Gun for Raiders and a larger Plasma Cannon for Brutes.

* MoneyGrinding: In ''Tribes Ascend'', hoo boy. When you play, you get XP added to the weapons your current class has equipped and a pool to spend on unlocking new weapons or fully upgrading an already unlocked weapon. At base rate[[hottip:*:Without the bonuses from winning a match, ranking high on the scoreboard, or having ever paid for anything.]] you earn 2100 XP per hour of play.

* TheFaceless: ''Everybody'', at least in multiplayer. Some of the lighter armors have a RoboCop-esque appearance with a visor over the eyes and exposed lower face, but that's about it. The Diamond Sword don't get ''that'' much.

* ''Tribes 2'', was released in March 2001 and on Linux in April. It was bigger, badder and came with its fair share [[GameBreakingBug of bugs]], [[SoCoolItsAwesome but it was loved all the same.]] It received a PlayStation2 port in the form of ''Tribes: Aerial Assault'' in 2002. The [[ArtificialHumans Bioderms]] present in the game [[ContinuityNod debuted]] in ''{{VideoGame/CyberStorm}}.''

* AbnormalAmmo: Perhaps the most notable is the Spinfusor, also known as the Stormhammer, a weapon that fires [[PowerGlows glowing blue]] [[StuffBlowingUp explosive]] [[DeadlyDisc discs.]] There's a ''ton'' of them in ''Ascend'': Light, Dueling, (Pathfinder), standard (Soldier), MKD, MK-X,(Juggernaut), Heavy, Devastator, (Brute), and Stealth (Infiltrator). The stealth Spinfusor shoots red disks, while the MKD shoots green discs and has [[AreaOFEffect an increased splash radius]] relative to the Soldier's version. The Juggernaut can also unlock a Spinfusor as a type of grenade used by manually ''throwing'' the disk at people's faces.

''Tribes'' is a long-running series of multiplayer-focused [[FirstPersonShooter First Person Shooters]] found mostly on PC, with a few exceptions. The original game bears the ''{{VideoGame/Starsiege}}'' title because it is in fact a sequel of sorts to that game and represents the continuation of the ''[=EarthSiege=]'' franchise as a whole.

* ''Starsiege: Tribes'', the first game in the series, was released in November 1998 by Dynamix, who also made ''{{VideoGame/Starsiege}}''. It established itself as a unique multiplayer shooter with several key differences from its contemporaries, such as sprawling outdoor maps and movement centered around the use of a JetPack. Known for one of the great GoodBadBugs of gaming, which allowed players to abuse the physics engine to "ski" down slopes, so pervasive that [[AscendedGlitch it was implemented as gameplay feature in every sequel to follow.]]

* ''[[VideoGame/TribesVengeance Tribes: Vengeance]]'' was released in October 2004, developed by {{Creator/Irrational Games}} (the creators of ''[[VideoGame/SystemShock System Shock 2]]'' and the ''{{Franchise/BioShock}}'' series) and based on the [[{{VideoGame/Unreal}} Unreal Engine]]. A {{prequel}} to the earlier games, it features a story-driven campaign centered around the Tribal Wars, a conflict between "tribal" fringe planets and [[{{VideoGame/Starsiege}} Earth's]] [[TheEmpire Galactic Empire]]. ExecutiveMeddling and cessation of official support barely a year hence gave this installment a short lifespan. It was critically well-received, [[FirstInstallmentWins but never enjoyed the same fan support as the earlier titles.]]

* AwesomeButImpractical: Most of the weapons aren't designed for air-to-air combat, so you must compensate by leading your targets and generally having damn good aim. [[StuffBlowingUp Of course, you could just use the Mortar...]] From a BackStory standpoint, ''{{VideoGame/Starsiege}}'' [[AMechByAnyOtherName HERCs]] have become this, leading to the rise of highly-mobile infantry in PoweredArmor as the favored combat medium.
* BackStory: A considerable amount, following on from ''{{VideoGame/Starsiege}}''. After Prometheus' defeat, humanity began to expand beyond the reaches of the solar system. As of ''Tribes: Vengeance'', [[TheEmpire the Earth Empire]] has all but destroyed the few remaining [[AIIsACrapShoot Cybrids]], and enjoys great power. This doesn't sit with some [[RagTagBunchOfMisfits Tribal outcasts]] called the Children of the Phoenix, referring to [[{{VideoGame/Starsiege}} Harabec Weathers.]] A force of [[EliteMooks Imperial Knights]] called the [[BloodKnight Blood Eagles]] were sent to suppress them, but have since come to enjoy the frontier life and [[GoingNative have become Tribals themselves.]] [[EnemyCivilWar Splinter factions of both emerge]], creating the gaggle of warring tribes seen in Tribes 1 and 2. A fairly comprehensive timeline of events culled from WordOfGod can be found [[http://wiki.theexiled.pwnageservers.com/Tribes_Timeline_%28Complete%29 here.]]

* HeroicLineage: Part of what holds the Children of the Phoenix tribe together is the common belief that they are descended from [[{{Starsiege}} Harabec Weathers, the fallen hero of the last Cybrid war.]] They speak of his actions through a scripture called the "Tenants of Harabec."

* HumongousMecha: [[AMechByAnyOtherName HERCULANS]]. Present in the [[{{VideoGame/Starsiege}} back story]], but they may yet make a return in ''Tribes Ascend'', based on some of the voiceovers [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5E_gqXUoOE&t=3m56s present in the]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5E_gqXUoOE&t=1m58s game's files]].

* InNameOnly: Of sorts, to ''{{VideoGame/Starsiege}}''. The main thing connecting the two series is the plot (which is [[ExcusePlot very lacking]] in the multiplayer oriented ''Tribes'' series) and the [=ELF=] gun.

** This underplays the sheer POWER of the Heavy armor. The aforementioned Mortar cannon can destroy a base from far away, kill anyone trying to get out and rape the base all without the Heavy breaking a sweat. [[PlayerPreferredPattern And if 5 heavies ram into your base and completely rape your defenses and slam your generator against a wall,]] have fun using anything less than 50 grenades to get them out.

* SniperRifle: The Laser Rifle, featured in every game until ''TribesAscend''. It's capable of killing enemies from across the map with a few well placed shots, but leaves a bright red trail that easily reveals the shooter's location. In addition, it drains the user's energy entirely per shot, with more damage at full energy. ''TribesVengeance'' adds an additional limitation in requiring limited ammo in addition to energy for extra damage.

* RegeneratingHealth: In ''TribesAscend'', to compensate for the loss of health packs. However, the delay before it kicks in is much longer than most other modern [=FPSs=], especially without perks to reduce the delay, thus it cannot be relied on in combat. Taking ''any'' damage will reset the regeneration timer, and holding the flag will stop all health regeneration. The inventory station technically don't even heal you directly, they just make your regeneration start immediately.

* DifficultButAwesome: getting used to a JetPack after playing other FPS games.
* DoomsdayDevice: In 3610, either the Starwolf or Blood Eagles (they continue to argue which) deployed an "ecocidal" weapon on the planet Ganges III, turning it into a DeathWorld. Such weapons are later banned by a joint Tribal treaty in 3641.

* EnergyWeapon: Largely [[AvertedTrope averted]] with ''Tribes: Ascend'', which mostly opts for ballistic weapons. Even the melee weapons have gone from short-ranged lightning rods like the Shock Lance to mundane swords - the only energy weapons at first were Plasma Turrets, possibly the Shrike's blaster, the Wildcat hovercycle main weapon, and the Sniper's Nova Colt pistol (which resembles the Blaster from ''Tribes 2'', though it now has a revolver magazine and must be reloaded). Updates added the Phase Rifle, which draws power from the Sentinel's energy pool, as well as the original Plasma Gun for Raiders and a larger Plasma Cannon for Brutes.

* ''[[VideoGame/TribesVengeance Tribes: Vengeance]]'' was released in October 2004, developed by {{Creator/Irrational Games}} (the creators of ''[[VideoGame/SystemShock System Shock 2]]'' and the ''{{VideoGame/BioShock}}'' series) and based on the [[{{VideoGame/Unreal}} Unreal Engine]]. A {{prequel}} to the earlier games, it features a story-driven campaign centered around the Tribal Wars, a conflict between "tribal" fringe planets and [[{{VideoGame/Starsiege}} Earth's]] [[TheEmpire Galactic Empire]]. ExecutiveMeddling and cessation of official support barely a year hence gave this installment a short lifespan. It was critically well-received, [[FirstInstallmentWins but never enjoyed the same fan support as the earlier titles.]]

** Is the commander of ''Ascend's'' Blood Eagles [[FullmetalAlchemist Alex Louis]] [[ChristopherSabat Armstrong?]]

* ExecutiveMeddling: Suit-wearing types don't seem to like this series much, between shutting down official servers, terminating official support for the games (right before a patch was set to release, in ''Vengeance's'' case) and [[CorruptCorporateExecutive generally being dicks.]] The BigBad is of course Vivendi SA and their then-{{Mooks}} at Sierra Entertainment, both of whom the average Troper may remember from their dealings with {{Valve}} prior to the later going solo a few years back.

* ''Tribes 2'', was released in March 2001 and on Linux in April. It was bigger, badder and came with [[GoodBadBugs its fair share]] [[GameBreakingBug of bugs]], [[SoCoolItsAwesome but it was loved all the same.]] It received a PlayStation2 port in the form of ''Tribes: Aerial Assault'' in 2002. The [[ArtificialHumans Bioderms]] present in the game [[ContinuityNod debuted]] in ''{{VideoGame/CyberStorm}}.''

** - One of the post-game wrapup's player stats include a statistic for a kill from long distance called "[[MemeticMutation What The I Don't Even]]".

* ''Tribes: Vengeance'' was released in October 2004, developed by {{Creator/Irrational Games}} (the creators of ''[[VideoGame/SystemShock System Shock 2]]'' and the ''{{VideoGame/BioShock}}'' series) and based on the [[{{VideoGame/Unreal}} Unreal Engine]]. A {{prequel}} to the earlier games, it features a story-driven campaign centered around the Tribal Wars, a conflict between "tribal" fringe planets and [[{{VideoGame/Starsiege}} Earth's]] [[TheEmpire Galactic Empire]]. ExecutiveMeddling and cessation of official support barely a year hence gave this installment a short lifespan. It was critically well-received, [[FirstInstallmentWins but never enjoyed the same fan support as the earlier titles.]]

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* ActionGirl: Victoria qualifies but Julia outmatches her by far, what with [[spoiler:inheriting the {{Badass}} gene from both parents]].
* AnachronicOrder: You heard about jumping between Past and Present.
* AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: Interestingly, the narration jumps not only between different characters (five in total) and places, but even times (mainly Victoria and Julia's respective time frames, but there is one level seen from young Julia's POV).
* AnyoneCanDie
* ArmCannon: The Heavy Armor has all weaponry built into its arms.
* BadassPrincess: Both Victoria and Julia qualify, only the latter does so by choice. [[spoiler:It runs in the family, apparently.]]
* BarbarianTribe: This is how the Imperials see the tribals.
* BloodKnight: The Blood Eagles, or "Beagles", especially their AxCrazy leader Seti.
* TheChessmaster: [[spoiler:The real villain of the story? Victoria's CoolBigSis Olivia.]]
* ClusterFBomb: The ''whole game.''
* CycleOfRevenge: As befit its name, the game runs on this. An incredibly short summary: [[spoiler:RebelLeader Daniel is tricked into killing the Emperor Tiberius. He is in turn killed by the Emperor's daughter Victoria. Victoria is hunted down and killed about 6 years later by Daniel's [[TheDragon Dragon]] Jericho...which inspires Victoria's ([[RoyalBastard and Daniel's]]) daughter Julia to find and kill ''him''. However, Mercury steals that kill from her, so she kills him instead. In process, Julia ''also'' finds those originally responsible for the... miscommunication, and kills them too]]. Good ''lord''.
* TheEmperor: Curiously, Tiberius is ostensibly styled "Imperial King".
* TheEmpire: The Imperial faction.
* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses: Victoria and Julia, though the latter [[spoiler:is a bastard]].
* EyesOfGold: Julia's eyes are actually artificial, complete with integrated HUD support.
* GrapplingHookPistol: There is even a single level where it is the ''only'' weapon you can use.
* HelmetsAreHardlyHeroic: Julia had artificial eyes implanted specifically to do away with the bulky standard gear helmet.
* HeroicBastard: Julia. She is more of an AntiHero, though.
* ImplacableMan: Mercury. He came damn close to killing Daniel [[spoiler:before being called off. He also fragged Jericho right under Julia's nose.]]
* JetPack: Averted by Julia who places her jets on her calves instead (while wearing light armor).
* JumpingOnAGrenade: [[spoiler:Victoria does it to save Daniel. She survives thanks to wearing an armor suit and Daniel stealing a truckload of medical supplies for her.]]
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:Olivia]] escapes Julia's wrath in the last moment.
* LadyOfWar: Julia. She even wears custom armor to look graceful on the battlefield.
* LeftHanging: The BigBad's ultimate fate. Presumably, it would have been explored in an [[WhatCouldHaveBeen unreleased expansion]].
* {{Masquerade}}: It's implied that the few remaining [[AIIsACrapshoot Cybrids]], like Mercury, have chosen to infiltrate human society rather then flee from it forever.
* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: [[spoiler:Mercury is a literal ninja zombie robot... [-FROM SPACE-]. In other words, he is a Cybrid, one of the deadly enemies of humanity from the ''{{VideoGame/Earthsiege}}'' series.]]
* PoorCommunicationKills: Jeez, Daniel, you think you could have waited a bit before you [[spoiler: jammed a [[BladeBelowTheShoulder wrist-dagger]] [[{{Squick}} into the King's skull?]]]] On a grander scale, the war between the Empire and the Tribes is largely due to this, with some manipulation from [[spoiler: [[MagnificentBastard Olivia]] and Seti.]]
* ProtectionMission: Victoria protecting Daniel while he hacks into Beagle base security. Can be a case of ThatOneLevel for some.
* {{Prequel}}: To ''Starsiege: Tribes''.
* ReentryScare: [[spoiler:In the end of the game, Julia pulls off an atmospheric reentry protected by nothing but a medium armor and her sheer badass.]]
* TheRemnant: ''Vengeance'' [[CanonDiscontinuity would have had us believe]] that were a handful of Cybrids left who survived the events of ''{{VideoGame/Starsiege}}'' and continually eluded TheEmpire 's hunt for them. At least one, [[spoiler: Mercury,]] chose to secretly integrate with humanity rather then face total oblivion.
* RescueRomance: Victoria and Daniel's relationship starts with them saving each other's lives.
* RoboticReveal: [[spoiler:Imperial general Albrecht is, in fact the Cybrid assassin Mercury.]]
* StockholmSyndrome: Victoria falling in love with Daniel.
* TellMeAboutMyFather: Julia goes to [[spoiler:the Phoenix chief Esther for guidance after discovering her tribal roots]].
* ThrowingYourShieldAlwaysWorks: The Buckler shield is quite handy for midair kills.
* TimeSkip: The storyline flips between the lives of Victoria and Julia, about 20-25 years apart.
* TribalFacePaint: Unique facial markings are worn by the Tribesmen and, ironically, by the anti-Tribal extremist Julia, [[spoiler:who is unknowingly a half-Tribal by blood herself.]]
* TheUnfought: [[spoiler:Julia kills ''two'' Dragons in close succession, yet when it comes to killing the actual BigBad Olivia, the latter promptly hops into an escape pod and runs for it. Granted, Olivia has never displayed any fighting prowess whatsoever, but if she is ''anything'' like her little sister, she had to put up a hell of a fight.]]
* VehicularCombat: There are a few levels where land (jeeps, tanks, etc.) and even air combat are of essence.
* YouKilledMyFather: [[spoiler:Julia is out for Jericho's head for killing her mom. In front of 10-year-old Julia, no less.]]

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[=GarageGames=] ([[TheTropeFormerlyKnownAsX formerly]] Dynamix) more recently made ''[[http://www.legionsoverdrive.com/ Legions: Overdrive]],'' a SpiritualSuccessor to ''Tribes 1''. Some former members of Dynamix are also helping create ''[[http://www.firefallthegame.com/ Fire Fall]]'', an beta [=MMOFPS=] which bears many similarities to the ''Tribes'' series, such as the extensive use of jetpacks.

* HumongousMecha: [[AMechByAnyOtherName HERCULANS]]. Present in the [[{{VideoGame/StarSiege}} back story]], but they may yet make a return in ''Tribes Ascend'', based on some of the voiceovers [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5E_gqXUoOE&t=3m56s present in the]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5E_gqXUoOE&t=1m58s game's files]].

* InNameOnly: Of sorts, to ''{{VideoGame/StarSiege}}''. The main thing connecting the two series is the plot (which is [[ExcusePlot very lacking]] in the multiplayer oriented ''Tribes'' series) and the [=ELF=] gun.