History VideoGame / UmbralCloud

* BonusBoss: The elemental spirits (minus [[spoiler:Tartaros]]) and Frogger X.

* BossGame: ''Almost''. It's technically a {{Metroidvania}}, but, on top of the story bosses, most areas have two minibosses and a BonusBoss, and the map is fairly small.

** The reward for defeating Frogger X, this quest's ultimate BonusBoss, is [[spoiler:a single Rupee]].

%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.

* KillEmAll: [[spoiler:Ending A. Every member of Olsov's family dies, followed shortly afterward by the rest of the Shades.]]

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: A subtle case. In ''VideoGame/IsleOfRebirth'', [[spoiler:Moosh]] was a BonusBoss whose attacks were mostly in reference to [[TheFoodPoisoningIncident the infamous Haribo gummy bears]]. In this quest, [[spoiler:he's the ''Wind'' Spirit]].

* FrickinLaserBeams: The Incinerator spell plays with this. The laser itself works normally, but it doesn't do any damage on its own; instead, the damage is dealt by the trail of flames it leaves behind, which only appear well after the laser has moved away from their position.

* RareRandomDrop: Several enemies have unique drops that can only be obtained in abnormal weather. Most of them can be sold to some specific NPCs, or given to others in exchange for tablets or unique weapons; the only exception is the Rain Amulet, which one NPC can use to trigger abnormal weather whenever you like.

* UndergroundMonkey: Keepers, Darknuts, Wizzrobes, Moblins, River Zoras, and Ball and Chain Soldiers all have multiple variants. Interestingly, the second Darknut variant you encounter is *less* durable than the first, although it's faster.

* KillItWithIce: Same as above, but replace "Pyron," "laser," and "him" with "Hera," "charged frost shockwave," and "her," respectively.

* InterfaceSpoiler: Subverted. The subscreen may give one the impression that there are 8 abnormal-weather drops, but there are only 7; the bottom-right slot of their space is for [[spoiler:a miasma token obtained by defeating Olsov in the Solot Necropolis]].

* MacGuffin: Orbs and Sun Tower keys. Each Orb grants you a new power or ability when charged by defeating a key guardian. [[spoiler:The Gray Orb is optional; Gaius left it in the fountain near your home, but you'll need all 20 Naturia Feathers to claim it. It halves all damage you receive.]]

** Frogger X ''could'' just hold on to his immunities and be completely invulnerable (unless you abused a certain glitch), but he'll always use his black hole attack as soon as he has enough for it.

* TeleportSpam: Synapse and (to a lesser extent) Ice and Lightning Wizzrobes.

* IdiosyncraticDifficultyLevels: Easy, Normal, Stronger, and Swindling[[note:a reference to Evan's old streaming group]]. You can switch between them at any time, and the only difference between them is in the damage you take.

** Frogger X plays with this; he progresses through four sets of attacks as he loses health, with each roughly separated by his black-hole attack, but he'll generally hit the threshold for a new attack pattern shortly ''before'' maxing out his immunities.

* {{Prequel}}: [[spoiler:This is the origin story of both of ''Isle of Rebirth'''s Bonus Bosses.]]

* MacGuffins: Orbs and Sun Tower keys. Each Orb grants you a new power or ability when charged by defeating a key guardian. [[spoiler:The Gray Orb is optional; Gaius left it in the fountain near your home, but you'll need all 20 Naturia Feathers to claim it. It halves all damage you receive.]]

''Umbral Cloud'' is the second VideoGame/ZeldaClassic quest made by [=Evan20000=]. Unlike the first, ''VideoGame/IsleOfRebirth'', this one does not feature Link, Zelda, or the Triforce at all, instead taking place in the land of the Solots. This land was once bathed in a dark miasma that exerts strange effects on the Solots; most who were exposed died, and others became shadow creatures known as Shades (but mostly retained their original personalities). The miasma has been thinning since then, allowing the remaining Solots to survive, but the Shades rely on its protection from the sun, whose light [[WeakenedByTheLight burns them on contact]]. One Shade, Olsov, is searching for the keys to the Sun Tower to ask the Sun Spirit, Horizon, about this problem. Until recently, his adopted son, [[BigBrotherMentor Gaius]], has been helping him, but Gaius has fallen ill; it is now up to Gaius' younger brother, [[PlayerCharacter Sasic]], to hunt down the keys.

* ForegoneConclusion: The quest acknowledges this by denoting Ending C the "True Ending." [[spoiler:As of ''Isle of Rebirth'', Tartaros is sealed away by angels; Sasic still aims to defeat him for good, but Link can beat him to the punch.]]

* MarathonBoss: Frogger X. He gains immunity to your attacks as he's hit with them; when he gains 8 immunities, he burns them in a black-hole attack, and the cycle is repeated. This must be done a number of times before he's defeated, and he can heal himself whenever he's below 50% health.

** For that matter, [[spoiler:Horizon herself. She sees the destruction of the Shades as a necessary evil in saving the earth from Tartaros. In Ending A, things go her way; in Ending C, she's killed by Sasic and Tartaros, the latter of whom is sealed away and (potentially) defeated later on by Link in ''Isle of Rebirth'']].

* GodAndSatanAreBothJerks: [[spoiler:If either Horizon or Tartaros prevails over the other, it would mean the end of the Shades and Solots, respectively. Needless to say, Sasic arrives at this conclusion soon after learning the whole truth.]]

* OneHitKill: Frogger X's black hole attack is effectively this on Swindling difficulty.

''Umbral Cloud'' is the second VideoGame/ZeldaClassic quest made by [=Evan20000=]. Unlike the first, ''VideoGame/IsleOfRebirth'', this one does not feature Link, Zelda, or the Triforce at all, instead taking place in the land of the [[AmbiguouslyHuman presumably human]] Solots. This land was once bathed in a dark miasma that exerts strange effects on the Solots; those who were heavily exposed died, and those who received only moderate exposure became a race of shadow beings known as Shades. The miasma has been thinning since then, allowing the remaining Solots to survive, but the Shades rely on its protection from the sun, whose light [[WeakenedByTheLight burns them on contact]]. One Shade, Olsov, is searching for the keys to the Sun Tower to ask the Sun Spirit, Horizon, about this problem. Until recently, his adopted son, [[BigBrotherMentor Gaius]], has been helping him, but Gaius has now fallen ill; it is now up to Gaius' younger brother, [[PlayerCharacter Sasic]], to hunt down the keys.

* CastingAShadow: Comes naturally to many Shades (for obvious reasons), but [[spoiler:Olsov]] is particularly proficient in this. You can be, too, but not until you unlock Nightwave Pulse. [[spoiler:It's all technically Tartaros' power, though.]]

** Near the beginning of the quest, Saiya tells Sasic that she doesn't trust Olsov, adding that he's "not their real father," but Sasic insists that Olsov loves them just as any "real" father would. [[spoiler:They're both right. Olsov really does love all of his kids, but his plan to save the Shades hinges on sacrificing Saiya.]]