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''[[http://www.adultswim.com/games/web/viva-caligula Viva Caligula]]'' is an UsefulNotes/AdobeFlash game created by Creator/AdultSwim, where you play as the [[UsefulNotes/{{Caligula}} eponymous Roman Emperor]], and must find all twenty-six weapons scattered throughout the seven hills of the city.
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''[[http://www.adultswim.com/games/web/viva-caligula Viva Caligula]]'' is an UsefulNotes/AdobeFlash game created by Creator/AdultSwim, where you play as the [[UsefulNotes/{{Caligula}} eponymous Roman Emperor]], and must find all twenty-six weapons scattered throughout the seven hills of the city. \n Along the way, you can have a little fun by using said weapons to slaughter everybody in sight.
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* BladeOnAStick: Among the available weapons are a javelin and a xyston.
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* KillEmAll: The ([[GottaCatchEmAll secondary]]) point of the game is to kill as many Romans as you can.
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* WretchedHive: Rome, according to the opening narration. It's up to Caligula to KillEmAll.
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* AnAxeToGrind: The axe is a slow but devastating weapon, while the hatchet is a PrecisionGuidedBoomerang.
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* AnimateDead: Necromancy, the ability to turn dead bodies into skeleton warriors, is classified as a weapon.
* AutomaticCrossbows: The crossbow shoots as fast as Caligula can stab someone and doesn't need to reload.
* AnAxeToGrind: The axe is a slow but devastating weapon, while the hatchet is a PrecisionGuidedBoomerang.
* AnAxeToGrind: The axe is a slow but devastating weapon, while the hatchet is a PrecisionGuidedBoomerang.
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** NobleBirdOfPrey: The eagle flies in a straight line, taking out the eyes of anything in its way.
** PantheraAwesome: The lion jumps from offscreen onto a random target, mauls it, and jumps away.
** PantheraAwesome: The lion jumps from offscreen onto a random target, mauls it, and jumps away.
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* EverythingsLouderWithBagpipes: The Zampogna (an Italian bagpipe) turns enemies against each other and makes you immune to their weapons (except rats and gladiators). Even better, they tend to cluster and take out tougher enemies first, letting you use area-hit weapons or the torch with greater efficiency.
* ImprovisedWeapon: Bricks, rocks, really big rocks and a torch.
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** AnAxeToGrind: The axe is a slow but devastating weapon, while the hatchet is a PrecisionGuidedBoomerang.
** AnimateDead: One of the more useful weapons is Necromancy, the ability to turn dead bodies into skeleton warriors.
** AutomaticCrossbows: The crossbow shoots as fast as Caligula can stab someone and doesn't need to reload.
** BladeOnAStick: Among the available weapons are a javelin and a xyston.
*** ProngsOfPoseidon: And a pitchfork.
** EverythingsLouderWithBagpipes: The Zampogna (an Italian bagpipe) turns enemies against each other and makes you immune to their weapons (except rats and gladiators). Even better, they tend to cluster and take out tougher enemies first, letting you use area-hit weapons or the torch with greater efficiency.
** HeroesPreferSwords: [[AndZoidberg And]] so does Caligula. Sword, dagger, throwing knives, yatagan...
** ImprovisedWeapon: Bricks, rocks, really big rocks and a torch.
** PowerfulPick: The gurlet lets you attack on both sides, but is very slow.
** SinisterScythe: The tenaculum, a small sickle rather than the usual scythe.
** WhipItGood
** AnimateDead: One of the more useful weapons is Necromancy, the ability to turn dead bodies into skeleton warriors.
** AutomaticCrossbows: The crossbow shoots as fast as Caligula can stab someone and doesn't need to reload.
** BladeOnAStick: Among the available weapons are a javelin and a xyston.
*** ProngsOfPoseidon: And a pitchfork.
** EverythingsLouderWithBagpipes: The Zampogna (an Italian bagpipe) turns enemies against each other and makes you immune to their weapons (except rats and gladiators). Even better, they tend to cluster and take out tougher enemies first, letting you use area-hit weapons or the torch with greater efficiency.
** HeroesPreferSwords: [[AndZoidberg And]] so does Caligula. Sword, dagger, throwing knives, yatagan...
** ImprovisedWeapon: Bricks, rocks, really big rocks and a torch.
** PowerfulPick: The gurlet lets you attack on both sides, but is very slow.
** SinisterScythe: The tenaculum, a small sickle rather than the usual scythe.
** WhipItGood
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* PowerfulPick: The gurlet lets you attack on both sides, but is very slow.
* SinisterScythe: The tenaculum, a small sickle rather than the usual scythe.
* SinisterScythe: The tenaculum, a small sickle rather than the usual scythe.
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* BagOfSpilling: A GameOver means you start from the beginning, meaning a score of zero and only the dagger.
** Not so. You may end up with a score of zero, but, if you hit Continue to the far right, you'll still have your old weapons from before you died.
** Not so. You may end up with a score of zero, but, if you hit Continue to the far right, you'll still have your old weapons from before you died.
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* BagOfSpilling: A GameOver means you start from the beginning, meaning a score of zero and only the dagger.
** Not so. You may end up with a score of zero, but, ifdagger. Continuing allows you hit Continue to keep the far right, weapons, but you'll still have lose your old weapons from before you died. score.
** Not so. You may end up with a score of zero, but, if
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[[http://www.adultswim.com/games/web/viva-caligula Viva Caligula]] is a Flash game on Creator/AdultSwim's website where you play as the [[UsefulNotes/{{Caligula}} eponymous Roman Emperor]], and must find all twenty-six weapons scattered throughout the seven hills of the city. [[http://games.adultswim.com/viva-caligula-in-hell-adventure-online-game.html In the sequel,]] you find yourself in Hell, and must fight some of the evilest men in humanity's history to establish your domination.
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* TelephonePolearm: Vlad uses tree-sized stakes.stakes.
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His destiny is to unite his people... [[ZeroPercentApprovalRating against him.]]
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[[http://games.adultswim.com/viva-caligula-adventure-online-game.html Viva Caligula]] is a Flash game on Creator/AdultSwim's website where you play as the [[UsefulNotes/{{Caligula}} eponymous Roman Emperor]], and must find all twenty-six weapons scattered throughout the seven hills of the city. [[http://games.adultswim.com/viva-caligula-in-hell-adventure-online-game.html In the sequel,]] you find yourself in Hell, and must fight some of the evilest men in humanity's history to establish your domination.
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*GameBreaker: Several potential ones. The upgraded Lions allow you to summon three at once with almost no delay between uses, which can make mincemeat out of bosses, since Lions are close to unblockable.
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* LudicrousGibs: Enemies fall apart like they ran through RazorFloss, regardless of what weapon was used against them. When in Rampage they explode into individual organs, along with filling the screen with bloody splotches.
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* LudicrousGibs: Enemies fall apart like they ran through RazorFloss, regardless of what weapon was used against them. When Kill them in Rampage mode, and they explode into individual organs, along with filling organs and splatter blood all over the screen with bloody splotches.screen.
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* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Caligula temporarily goes into this when his rage meter fills (due to killing enemies and/or drinking wine). While it lasts, he can kill enemies with one hit.
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* MultiMeleeMaster: Twenty-six weapons and Caligula can use all of them.
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* MultiMeleeMaster: Twenty-six The games feature a total of 26 weapons. You start off with just one (the dagger) in the first game and must find the rest to win. In the second game, you start with all the weapons and Caligula can use all of them.increase their power levels by killing enemies with them.
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* TelephonePolearm: Vlad uses tree-sized stakes.
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[[http://games.adultswim.com/viva-caligula-adventure-online-game.html Viva Caligula]] is a Flash game on AdultSwim's website where you play as the [[UsefulNotes/{{Caligula}} eponymous Roman Emperor]], and must find all twenty-six weapons scattered throughout the seven hills of the city. [[http://games.adultswim.com/viva-caligula-in-hell-adventure-online-game.html In the sequel,]] you find yourself in Hell, and must fight some of the evilest men in humanity's history to establish your domination.
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[[http://games.adultswim.com/viva-caligula-adventure-online-game.html Viva Caligula]] is a Flash game on AdultSwim's Creator/AdultSwim's website where you play as the [[UsefulNotes/{{Caligula}} eponymous Roman Emperor]], and must find all twenty-six weapons scattered throughout the seven hills of the city. [[http://games.adultswim.com/viva-caligula-in-hell-adventure-online-game.html In the sequel,]] you find yourself in Hell, and must fight some of the evilest men in humanity's history to establish your domination.
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* LikeABadassOutOfHell: HellHasNewManagement: "Rome has fallen. Caligula has fallen. [[BadassBoast And now Hell will fall to him.]]"
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** BigBadassBirdOfPrey: The eagle flies in a straight line, taking out the eyes of anything in its way.
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** BigBadassBirdOfPrey: NobleBirdOfPrey: The eagle flies in a straight line, taking out the eyes of anything in its way.
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[[http://games.adultswim.com/viva-caligula-adventure-online-game.html Viva Caligula]] is a Flash game on AdultSwim's website where you play as the [[UsefulNotes/{{Caligula}} eponymous Roman Emperor, Emperor]], and must find all twenty-six weapons scattered throughout the seven hills of the city. [[http://games.adultswim.com/viva-caligula-in-hell-adventure-online-game.html In the sequel,]] you find yourself in Hell, and must fight some of the evilest men in humanity's history to establish your domination.
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* PlayingWithFire: Nero UsefulNotes/{{Nero}} throws fire, [[WhileRomeBurns unsurprisingly.]]
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* GrievousBottelyHarm: The drunks and bath servants throw their bottles at you with surprising (and aggravating) accuracy.
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--> [[DeadlyDecadentCourt Rome decays.]]\\
Her people are drunk, violent and perverse.\\
A new Emperor has arisen.\\
He is Rome incarnate.\\
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[[http://games.adultswim.com/viva-caligula-adventure-online-game.html Viva Caligula]] is a Flash game on AdultSwim's website where you play as the eponymous Roman Emperor, and must find all twenty-six weapons scattered throughout the seven hills of the city. [[http://games.adultswim.com/viva-caligula-in-hell-adventure-online-game.html In the sequel,]] you find yourself in Hell, and must fight some of the evilest men in humanity's history to establish your domination.
! Tropes present in both games:
* {{Animorphism}}: Averted with the Ursiform weapon, which gives you a bear fur hood and a huge claw but not an actual transformation.
* AwesomeButImpractical: Any weapon that doesn't reload almost instantly is doomed to fail you in the long run.
* TheBeastmaster: An eagle and a lion are two of the available weapons, while playing the ocarina makes rats fight for you. You can also throw wasp nests around (where they act like mines), but they attack you as well if you get too close.
** BigBadassBirdOfPrey: The eagle flies in a straight line, taking out the eyes of anything in its way.
** PantheraAwesome: The lion jumps from offscreen onto a random target, mauls it, and jumps away.
* CycleOfHurting: It's possible to stunlock enemies by hitting them faster than they can recover. Of course, the same goes for you.
* EmperorCaligula: The man himself...
** TheCaligula: ... has taken it upon himself to slaughter every living thing in Rome (and some skeletons), and then to conquer Hell.
* EnemyCivilWar: The zampogna produces this effect (see EverythingsLouderWithBagpipes).
* EyeScream: The eagle goes for its targets' eyes.
* ExoticWeaponSupremacy: The Flambeau, Necromancy and Zampogna weapons are among the best in the game ([[CherryTapping and only one of those does any damage]]).
* FullFrontalAssault: The "Manhood" weapon, which... stuns all citizens close to you in open-mouthed horror/shock/envy ([[SeenItAll except prostitutes]]).
* GratuitousForeignLanguage: "Flambeau" is an old-fashioned French word for torch.
* HeroicMime: Caligula's only sound is a crazy laugh when he goes on a rampage.
* HyperactiveMetabolism: Caligula heals by downing big chunks of meat.
* MultiMeleeMaster: Twenty-six weapons and Caligula can use all of them.
** AnAxeToGrind: The axe is a slow but devastating weapon, while the hatchet is a PrecisionGuidedBoomerang.
** AnimateDead: One of the more useful weapons is the ability to turn dead bodies into skeleton warriors.
** AutomaticCrossbows: The crossbow shoots as fast as Caligula can stab someone and doesn't need to reload.
** BladeOnAStick: Among the available weapons are a javelin and a xyston.
*** ProngsOfPoseidon: And a pitchfork.
** EverythingsLouderWithBagpipes: The Zampogna (an Italian bagpipe) turns enemies against each other and makes you immune to their weapons (except rats and gladiators). Even better, they tend to cluster and take out tougher enemies first, letting you use area-hit weapons or the torch with greater efficiency.
** HeroesPreferSwords: [[AndZoidberg And]] so does Caligula. Sword, dagger, throwing knives, yatagan...
** ImprovisedWeapon: Bricks, rocks, really big rocks and a torch.
** PowerfulPick: The gurlet lets you attack on both sides, but is very slow.
** SinisterScythe: The tenaculum, a small sickle rather than the usual scythe.
** WhipItGood
* MindControlMusic: The ocarina and zampogna turn rats and humans on your side respectively.
* SomeDexterityRequired: One weapon per keyboard letter. Hope your typing skills are up to scratch.
* VillainProtagonist: Did we mention you play as Caligula?
* WalkingShirtlessScene: Caligula wears a cape, boots and a skirt. [[FullFrontalAssault And sometimes not even that.]]
! Tropes present in Viva Caligula:
* ApatheticCitizens: The Romans zigzag this. On the one hand, they can see their Emperor set a man of fire and disembowel him not five feet away from them and carry on walking... only to flee a second later or walk up and try to kill you.
* BagOfSpilling: A GameOver means you start from the beginning, meaning a score of zero and only the dagger.
** Averted in Viva Caligula: In Hell!; Caligula has all the weapons from the previous game.
* DancePartyEnding: ... Except with APartyAlsoKnownAsAnOrgy, where you can upgrade your score further by walking into the naked people hanging around.
* DissonantSerenity: Citizens don't change expression when coming up to maul you.
** Though they do panic when on fire. [[{{Determinator}} Soldiers and gladiators, on the other hand...]]
* DrunkenMaster: The drunk hobos are remarkably accurate when it comes to GrievousBottleyHarm.
* ExcusePlot: "Rome is corrupt! Kill everyone to save Rome!"
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: The loading screens show Caligula using a sword and the ursiform weapon at the same time.
* GrievousBottelyHarm: The drunks and bath servants throw their bottles at you with surprising (and aggravating) accuracy.
* HeartbeatSoundtrack: The main menu features one.
* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: Yes, Caligula was a deparaved lunatic, but he didn't go out in the street and attempt to singlehandedly bring Rome's population to one. Probably.
* HitboxDissonance: Sometimes a weapon misses when it should have hit and vice-versa.
* InfernalRetaliation: Soldiers and gladiators will continue to chase and attack you even when on fire. Fortunately, they're easy enough to avoid and can be kited until they burn.
* KillEmAll: The ([[GottaCatchEmAll secondary]]) point of the game is to kill as many Romans as you can.
* KillItWithFire: The Flambeau sets enemies on fire, eventually killing them.
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: The legionaries can duck behind their shield to negate all attacks.
* LudicrousGibs: Enemies fall apart like they ran through RazorFloss, regardless of what weapon was used against them. When in Rampage they explode into individual organs, along with filling the screen with bloody splotches.
* NakedPeopleAreFunny: The ending in the Forum features a bunch of (censored) naked Romans partying.
* ShowSomeLeg: The prostitute's standing sprite does this.
* ThrowTheBookAtThem: The philosopher will attempt to bash your skull in with his book, while the senator does the same with a scroll.
* WretchedHive: Rome, according to the opening narration. It's up to Caligula to KillEmAll.
* YouHaveResearchedBreathing: You need to find the appropriate weapon to parade around naked.
! Tropes present in Viva Caligula! In Hell
* AmusingInjuries: A prisoner has a sword sticking out of his head, this doesn't seem to affect him at all.
* ArmCannon: Stalin has two robotic arms with hidden machine guns.
* ArrowsOnFire: Vlad's stakes are on fire when he shoots them at you.
* BloodyBowelsOfHell: Blood and dismembered corpses are everywhere.
* BoringButPractical: Waiting for the boss to turn around (which screws up their blocking) and holding down the spacebar with a ranged weapon is quite effective, if long.
* BullfightBoss: Attila
* EpicFlail: Attila uses spiked barbells that are bigger than his head.
* EvilUncle: Caligula to Nero.
* EvolvingWeapon: You no longer need to find all the weapons to get to the ending, instead having to use them on targets until they level up.
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: Pretty much the same game as the first, but now it's in Hell.
* FlunkyBoss: Mooks sometimes appear during boss battles. Fortunately, you can use them against the boss.
* ForDoomTheBellTolls: The Game Over screen.
* LikeABadassOutOfHell: "Rome has fallen. Caligula has fallen. [[BadassBoast And now Hell will fall to him.]]"
* {{Nerf}}: Many weapons have been severely weakened, mostly by preventing you from attacking while moving.
** Necromancy now only summons one skeleton at a time.
* OminousLatinChanting: In the main menu.
* PlayingWithFire: Nero throws fire, [[WhileRomeBurns unsurprisingly.]]
* RecycledInSpace
* SovietSuperScience: Stalin is now a cyborg with machine gun arms and missiles in his shoulders.
* StupidJetpackHitler: Or Stupid Flamethrower Hitler. He also drops bombs on you.
* TelephonePolearm: Vlad uses tree-sized stakes.
Her people are drunk, violent and perverse.\\
A new Emperor has arisen.\\
He is Rome incarnate.\\
His destiny is to unite his people... [[ZeroPercentApprovalRating against him.]]
[[http://games.adultswim.com/viva-caligula-adventure-online-game.html Viva Caligula]] is a Flash game on AdultSwim's website where you play as the eponymous Roman Emperor, and must find all twenty-six weapons scattered throughout the seven hills of the city. [[http://games.adultswim.com/viva-caligula-in-hell-adventure-online-game.html In the sequel,]] you find yourself in Hell, and must fight some of the evilest men in humanity's history to establish your domination.
! Tropes present in both games:
* {{Animorphism}}: Averted with the Ursiform weapon, which gives you a bear fur hood and a huge claw but not an actual transformation.
* AwesomeButImpractical: Any weapon that doesn't reload almost instantly is doomed to fail you in the long run.
* TheBeastmaster: An eagle and a lion are two of the available weapons, while playing the ocarina makes rats fight for you. You can also throw wasp nests around (where they act like mines), but they attack you as well if you get too close.
** BigBadassBirdOfPrey: The eagle flies in a straight line, taking out the eyes of anything in its way.
** PantheraAwesome: The lion jumps from offscreen onto a random target, mauls it, and jumps away.
* CycleOfHurting: It's possible to stunlock enemies by hitting them faster than they can recover. Of course, the same goes for you.
* EmperorCaligula: The man himself...
** TheCaligula: ... has taken it upon himself to slaughter every living thing in Rome (and some skeletons), and then to conquer Hell.
* EnemyCivilWar: The zampogna produces this effect (see EverythingsLouderWithBagpipes).
* EyeScream: The eagle goes for its targets' eyes.
* ExoticWeaponSupremacy: The Flambeau, Necromancy and Zampogna weapons are among the best in the game ([[CherryTapping and only one of those does any damage]]).
* FullFrontalAssault: The "Manhood" weapon, which... stuns all citizens close to you in open-mouthed horror/shock/envy ([[SeenItAll except prostitutes]]).
* GratuitousForeignLanguage: "Flambeau" is an old-fashioned French word for torch.
* HeroicMime: Caligula's only sound is a crazy laugh when he goes on a rampage.
* HyperactiveMetabolism: Caligula heals by downing big chunks of meat.
* MultiMeleeMaster: Twenty-six weapons and Caligula can use all of them.
** AnAxeToGrind: The axe is a slow but devastating weapon, while the hatchet is a PrecisionGuidedBoomerang.
** AnimateDead: One of the more useful weapons is the ability to turn dead bodies into skeleton warriors.
** AutomaticCrossbows: The crossbow shoots as fast as Caligula can stab someone and doesn't need to reload.
** BladeOnAStick: Among the available weapons are a javelin and a xyston.
*** ProngsOfPoseidon: And a pitchfork.
** EverythingsLouderWithBagpipes: The Zampogna (an Italian bagpipe) turns enemies against each other and makes you immune to their weapons (except rats and gladiators). Even better, they tend to cluster and take out tougher enemies first, letting you use area-hit weapons or the torch with greater efficiency.
** HeroesPreferSwords: [[AndZoidberg And]] so does Caligula. Sword, dagger, throwing knives, yatagan...
** ImprovisedWeapon: Bricks, rocks, really big rocks and a torch.
** PowerfulPick: The gurlet lets you attack on both sides, but is very slow.
** SinisterScythe: The tenaculum, a small sickle rather than the usual scythe.
** WhipItGood
* MindControlMusic: The ocarina and zampogna turn rats and humans on your side respectively.
* SomeDexterityRequired: One weapon per keyboard letter. Hope your typing skills are up to scratch.
* VillainProtagonist: Did we mention you play as Caligula?
* WalkingShirtlessScene: Caligula wears a cape, boots and a skirt. [[FullFrontalAssault And sometimes not even that.]]
! Tropes present in Viva Caligula:
* ApatheticCitizens: The Romans zigzag this. On the one hand, they can see their Emperor set a man of fire and disembowel him not five feet away from them and carry on walking... only to flee a second later or walk up and try to kill you.
* BagOfSpilling: A GameOver means you start from the beginning, meaning a score of zero and only the dagger.
** Averted in Viva Caligula: In Hell!; Caligula has all the weapons from the previous game.
* DancePartyEnding: ... Except with APartyAlsoKnownAsAnOrgy, where you can upgrade your score further by walking into the naked people hanging around.
* DissonantSerenity: Citizens don't change expression when coming up to maul you.
** Though they do panic when on fire. [[{{Determinator}} Soldiers and gladiators, on the other hand...]]
* DrunkenMaster: The drunk hobos are remarkably accurate when it comes to GrievousBottleyHarm.
* ExcusePlot: "Rome is corrupt! Kill everyone to save Rome!"
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: The loading screens show Caligula using a sword and the ursiform weapon at the same time.
* GrievousBottelyHarm: The drunks and bath servants throw their bottles at you with surprising (and aggravating) accuracy.
* HeartbeatSoundtrack: The main menu features one.
* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: Yes, Caligula was a deparaved lunatic, but he didn't go out in the street and attempt to singlehandedly bring Rome's population to one. Probably.
* HitboxDissonance: Sometimes a weapon misses when it should have hit and vice-versa.
* InfernalRetaliation: Soldiers and gladiators will continue to chase and attack you even when on fire. Fortunately, they're easy enough to avoid and can be kited until they burn.
* KillEmAll: The ([[GottaCatchEmAll secondary]]) point of the game is to kill as many Romans as you can.
* KillItWithFire: The Flambeau sets enemies on fire, eventually killing them.
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: The legionaries can duck behind their shield to negate all attacks.
* LudicrousGibs: Enemies fall apart like they ran through RazorFloss, regardless of what weapon was used against them. When in Rampage they explode into individual organs, along with filling the screen with bloody splotches.
* NakedPeopleAreFunny: The ending in the Forum features a bunch of (censored) naked Romans partying.
* ShowSomeLeg: The prostitute's standing sprite does this.
* ThrowTheBookAtThem: The philosopher will attempt to bash your skull in with his book, while the senator does the same with a scroll.
* WretchedHive: Rome, according to the opening narration. It's up to Caligula to KillEmAll.
* YouHaveResearchedBreathing: You need to find the appropriate weapon to parade around naked.
! Tropes present in Viva Caligula! In Hell
* AmusingInjuries: A prisoner has a sword sticking out of his head, this doesn't seem to affect him at all.
* ArmCannon: Stalin has two robotic arms with hidden machine guns.
* ArrowsOnFire: Vlad's stakes are on fire when he shoots them at you.
* BloodyBowelsOfHell: Blood and dismembered corpses are everywhere.
* BoringButPractical: Waiting for the boss to turn around (which screws up their blocking) and holding down the spacebar with a ranged weapon is quite effective, if long.
* BullfightBoss: Attila
* EpicFlail: Attila uses spiked barbells that are bigger than his head.
* EvilUncle: Caligula to Nero.
* EvolvingWeapon: You no longer need to find all the weapons to get to the ending, instead having to use them on targets until they level up.
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: Pretty much the same game as the first, but now it's in Hell.
* FlunkyBoss: Mooks sometimes appear during boss battles. Fortunately, you can use them against the boss.
* ForDoomTheBellTolls: The Game Over screen.
* LikeABadassOutOfHell: "Rome has fallen. Caligula has fallen. [[BadassBoast And now Hell will fall to him.]]"
* {{Nerf}}: Many weapons have been severely weakened, mostly by preventing you from attacking while moving.
** Necromancy now only summons one skeleton at a time.
* OminousLatinChanting: In the main menu.
* PlayingWithFire: Nero throws fire, [[WhileRomeBurns unsurprisingly.]]
* RecycledInSpace
* SovietSuperScience: Stalin is now a cyborg with machine gun arms and missiles in his shoulders.
* StupidJetpackHitler: Or Stupid Flamethrower Hitler. He also drops bombs on you.
* TelephonePolearm: Vlad uses tree-sized stakes.
