History VideoGame / UnrealChampionship2TheLiandriConflict

* CharacterRosterGlobalWarming: Out of a grand total of 32 characters, counting bots and DLC characters, only 7 of them are Heavyweights: Arclite, Gorge, Raptor, Szalor (main roster), Jackhammer, Syzygy (DLC) and Corrosion (bot).

* NostalgiaLevel: [[VideoGame/UnrealTournament The Gauntlet, Morbias and Tempest]], from the original Tournament. Also, DM-Apex, DM-Fury and DM-Legacy, which are also present in the Classic maplist, are remakes of console-exclusive UT arenas [=DM-BlockParty=], [=DM-Sector9=], and [=DM-Pyramid=].

* ElectricBoogaloo: '''The Liandri Conflict'''.

--> ''"From the wind swept barrens, from their breathtaking ocean cities, they come. Brave warriors gathering forth in Noble Tradition, battling for Ascension. The greatest among them will be crowned Emperor. Today, with the sponsorship of the Liandri corporation. this tournament enters the twenty fourth century. Welcome to a perfect combination of Ancient Tradition, and high-tech {{bloodsport}}. Welcome to the Ascension Rites."''

** [[VideoGame/MortalKombat Shao Kahn]] as an announcer.

* AnotherSideAnotherStory: The game has the individual ladders, half of which are unlocked by beating either the game's main story mode (the Ascension Rites), the Challenges or other character's ladder, the only exceptions being Malcolm[[note]]Unlocked by completing one match of each gametype against human opponents[[/note]] and Devastation[[note]]Unlocked by beating rung 14, her own, in the Ascension Rites[[/note]]:

** Explosive: The Bio Rifle and Grenade Launcher's alternative fire. (Mines)

** Gimmicky Weapon: The Ripjack.

** Explosive: Bio Rifle, as well as the Grenade Launcher's alternative fire. (Mines)

** Explosive: Grenade Launcher's alternative fire. (Mines)

--> ''"Double kill!"''
--> ''"Multi kill!"''
--> ''"MEGA KILL!"''
--> ''"MMMONSTER KILL!"''
--> '''"ULTRA KILL!"'''
--> '''"UNHOLY!"'''
--> '''''"IMPOSSIBLE!"'''''
--> '''''"UNPOSSIBLE!"'''''

* AnotherSideAnotherStory: The Individual Ladders serve as this, in the case of the playable opponents (not counting DLC) the player finds in the Ascension Rites.

* From ''VideoGame/UnrealTournament'': [[BaldBlackLeaderGuy Malcolm]], [[BackFromTheDead Brock, Lauren]].
* From ''Unreal Tournament 2003'': [[MartialPacifist Arclite]], [[CondemnedContestant Gorge]], [[ActionGirl Sapphire]], [[UnknownRival Jackhammer]] (DLC), [[FateWorseThanDeath Lilith]] (DLC), [[AIIsACrapshoot Syzygy]] (DLC), [[AIIsACrapshoot Corrosion]] (Bot), [[AncientEgypt Hyena]] (Bot), [[AncientEgypt Memphis]] (Bot), [[AncientEgypt Nephthys]] (Bot).
* From ''VideoGame/UnrealTournament2004'': [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Kraag]] (DLC).
* [[OriginalGeneration New to this game]]: [[DefectorFromDecadence Anubis]], [[AmbitionIsEvil Selket]], [[TheMentor Sobek]], [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Szalor, Torgr]], [[AIIsACrapshoot Raptor, Devastation]], [[AnIcePerson Apophis]] (DLC), [[WhoWantsToLiveForever Calypso]] (DLC), [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Garek]] (DLC), [[TheHero Merc Anubis]] (DLC), [[BackFromTheDead Necris Selket]] (DLC), [[AncientEgypt Darius]] (Bot), [[AncientEgypt Mirage]] (Bot), [[AncientEgypt Ra]] (Bot).
* GuestFighter from ''Franchise/MortalKombat'': [[ShockAndAwe Raiden]].

* DemotedToExtra: Corrosion, Hyena and Memphis went from selectable characters in ''2004'' to AI bots in this game.

** The Necris abilities [[PrimalFear Fear]], [[LifeDrain Siphon and Vampire Cloud]] don't work on Necris characters.

** The Liandri robots borrow [[VideoGame/UnrealTournament Xan Kriegor]]'s "Witness my perfection" and "I am the alpha and omega" taunts.

** Devastation's ladder mentions that she's the first Liandri-built competitor since [[VideoGame/UnrealTournament Xan Kriegor]].

* InterfaceSpoiler[=/=]LateArrivalSpoiler: One of the DLC characters is [[spoiler:Necris Selket]].

** The Necris abilities Fear, Siphon and Vampire Cloud don't work on Necris characters.
** The Skaarj ability Poison Cloud doesn't work on the Skaarj.

* MovesetClone: Each of the playable and unplayable characters have a set of six abilities: Nimble, Speed, three race-specific abilities, and one personal ability. Some characters, however, have shared personal abilities:

** Darius and Nepthys share Energy Shield.

** Brock and Calypso share Fear.
** Lauren and Lilith share Siphon. This is lampshaded in one of Lauren's individual ladder rungs.
** Raptor and Syzygy share Self-Destruct.
** Garek and Korig share Poison Cloud.

* NostalgiaLevel: [[VideoGame/UnrealTournament The Gauntlet, Morbias and Tempest]], from the original Tournament. Also, DM-Apex and DM-Fury are remakes of console-exclusive UT arenas [=DM-BlockParty=] and [=DM-Sector9=], while [=DM-Legacy=] is a remake of [=DM-Pyramid=].
* OneHitKill: Freezing your opponent and doing Coup De Graces on them. Also, as usual, Instagib matches.

* QuadDamage: The enhanced adrenaline system, coupled with the Udamage.

* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: Liandri, again.
* SlashedThroat: The Ripjack works best when the sawblades hit the target's neck.

The story focuses on the Nakhti empire, an Egyptian-based civilization whose Ascension Rites' Tournament decided who was [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority the one who would rule the Empire]]. It has the player taking the role of Anubis, a member of the Imperial Legion, while he tries to stop [[FemmeFatale Selket]] from becoming the Emperor. He's one of the first people to be aware that she's a puppet of the [[MegaCorp Liandri Corporation]], who wants to control the Nakhti people. So, Anubis and his friend Sobek sign up for the Tournament in order to stop her.

Check the [[Characters/UnrealChampionship2TheLiandriConflict game's character sheet]] for character specific tropes.

Followed chronologically by ''VideoGame/UnrealTournamentIII''.

** [[MortalKombat Shao Kahn]] as an announcer.

** Lilith's biography is the same, but with a tiny change, than the one of her namesake from ''200X''. The difference is that 2004!Lilith had her memory deleted by the Purgatory, while UC2!Lilith had her memory deleted by the Phayder corporation, the one which created the Necris.

* EnemyMine:
** The "Skaarj vs. Nakhti" challenge has a double case with [[AHeroToHisHometown Anubis]] and [[TheMentor Sobek]] siding with [[TheBaroness Selket]], against the Skaarj [[GiveMeLibertyOrGiveMeDeath Szalor]] and [[TheSlaver Torgr]].
** Szalor's and Torgr's ladders has them collaborating with other "inferior races" such as humans and Necris in order to get better at team games, supposedly the main reason why no Skaarj was champion of the Liandri Grand Tournament.
** The Ascension Rites has both Anubis and Sobek being in a team with a Liandri robot.

* TheRunnerUpTakesAll: In the quarterfinals match you're required to end in the top-3 in order to advance to the finals. Depending on your luck, Apophis is one of the bots that will take one of the top-3, if not end at 1st. place. [[ForegoneConclusion Then you fight against him]] [[YouCantFightFate in the semifinals.]]

''Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict'' is a first-person/third-person HeroShooter, and the second console-exclusive game of the ''VideoGame/{{Unreal}}'' series, also for Xbox. Released in 2005, it was of course developed by Creator/EpicGames, and was also the first Unreal game published by Creator/MidwayGames, otherwise known for the Franchise/MortalKombat series.

The game is notorious in the series for its combat system. It has a strong emphasis on melee combat and mobility, to the point of having a wider moveset and more adrenaline abilities than those of ''VideoGame/UnrealTournament2004'', with the player being able to alternate first-person (non-melee mode) and third-person (melee mode) views. Each melee weapon has an alternate fire which can stun the opponent, a requirement to do the [[FinishingMove Coup De Grace]]. And, unlike other instances of the Unreal franchise, each character is radically different, with weight classes (light-medium-heavy), starting meleé and ranged weapons, different adrenaline abilities and a custom Coup De Grace.

* '''Nali Slaughter''', the game's version of [=UT200X=]'s "Invasion" gametype. The differences are that the game is free-for-all (meaning players can frag other players for points) and that instead of monsters players must destroy Nali.

* {{Combos}}: Double Kill... Multi Kill! MEGA KILL!! '''M-M-M-M-M-MONSTER KILL!!!'''...

* TheKingdom: The Nakhti.

''Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict'' is a first-person/third-person HeroShooter, and the second console-exclusive game of the ''VideoGame/{{Unreal}}'' series, also for Xbox. Released in 2005, it was of course developed by Creator/EpicGames, and was also the first Unreal game published by MidwayGames, otherwise known for the Franchise/MortalKombat series.

''Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict'' is a first-person/third-person HeroShooter, and the second console-exclusive game of the ''VideoGame/{{Unreal}}'' series, also for Xbox. It was developed by Creator/EpicGames and it's the first Unreal game published by MidwayGames, otherwise known for the Franchise/MortalKombat series.

Basically, ''Unreal Championship 2'' can be described as cross between an FPS and a FightingGame. In fact, the character roster includes a GuestFighter in the form of ''Mortal Kombat''[='=]s own Raiden and Shao Kahn as an announcer.