History VideoGame / Weaponlord

* [[spoiler: SelfMadeOrphan: Divada killed her own father in order to inherit a powerful heirloom which would give her power. Zarak murdered his father, the previous Demon Lord, in battle to prove that the latter's methods were too old-fashioned to work]]

On a battlefield a demon spirit enters the body of a dying mercenary. He is reborn and defeats the reigning war king in a duel. He goes on to found the reign of the DemonLord Zarak. At the height of his power, his doom is foretold by a shaman: "When the night turns violent and the moon bleeds, gripped by the skeletal fingers of death...a child will rise to face the demon in combat...and the lord of demons will fall by the hand of...the [[TitleDrop Weapon Lord]]."

Against the advice of his lieutenants to kill the children born that night, the DemonLord waits to face his foretold killer in fair, one on one combat. 25 years later, sensing the prophecy is at hand, the DemonLord holds a great tournament of champion warriors. The winner will face the demon in a final battle. The Demonlord prepares to meet his destiny head on and to destroy the WeaponLord.

* BladeOnAStick: Divada's weapon is a staff with two blades attached onto each end.

* [[spoiler: LeavingYoutoFindMyself]]: [[spoiler: A familial example is used in Bane's Story Ending, as Korr has just found (and realized) that Bane was actually his long-lost brother Kӓng. Believing that Kӓng[[ThatManIsDead no longer exists]] and would be marked for death if he were,Bane states that he must leave again to find his soul]]

* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Talazia, Jen-Tai and Zorn. The former two have specials using their shields to attack.

* [[spoiler:SelfFulfillingProphecy]]: [[spoiler:For all the effort Zarak spent killing everyone in order to prevent the prophecy of the Weaponlord from coming true, one of his Story Endings reveals that Zarak himself was born under the Warrior's Moon, thus making HIM the Weaponlord.]]

* DisappearedDad: Jen-Tai's dad was presumed killed in battle, and his broadsword delivered to her.

* [[spoiler: LeavingYoutoFindMyself]]: [[spoiler: A familial example is used in Bane's Story Ending, as Korr has just found (and realized) that Bane was actually his long-lost brother Kӓng. Believing that [[ThatManIsDead Kӓng no longer exists]] and would be marked for death if he were, that he must find his soul]]

* StaffChick: Divada's staff has swords on both ends of it.

* Disappeared Dad: Jen-Tai's dad was presumed killed in battle, and his broadsword delivered to her.

* SoBadItsGood: [[http://hardcoregaming101.net/weaponlord/weaponlord.htm Hardcore Gaming 101]] stated that Weaponlord, while outrageously difficult, filled with incredibly unconventional controls and has a limited roster, also manages to an outrageous experience and an actually nicely-assembled game despite its shortcomings.

On a battlefield a demon spirit enters the body of a dying mercenary. He is reborn and defeats the reigning war king in a duel. He goes on to found the reign of the DemonLord Zarak. At the height of his power, his doom is foretold by a shaman: "When the night turns violent and the moon bleeds, gripped by the skeletal fingers of death...a child will rise to face the demon in combat...and the lord of demons will fall by the hand of...the WeaponLord."

''Weaponlord'' (sometimes ''WeaponLord'') is a 1- or 2-player fighting game originally designed for release on the Super Nintendo by Visual Concepts, and published by Namco. During the inception of the title, the development team also began work on a Sega Mega Drive/Genesis version and both were released in October 1995. ''WeaponLord'' introduced many groundbreaking gameplay aspects that appear regularly today. Also, unlike other titles, ''WeaponLord'' was not intended to replicate an arcade fighter, but built from the ground up on home consoles. This was a reverse of the normal trend, which had arcade versions being developed first, then getting ported in home consoles.

* [[spoiler:LongLostRelative]]: [[spoiler: Bane is actually Korr's long-lost brother Kӓng, who was kidnapped seven years ago. Bane for one has no real desire to reunite with his brother.]]

* SoBadItsGood: [[http://hardcoregaming101.net/weaponlord/weaponlord.htm Hardcore Gaming 101] stated that Weaponlord, while outrageously difficult, filled with incredibly unconventional controls and has a limited roster, also manages to an outrageous experience and an actually nicely-assembled game despite its shortcomings.

* FinishingMove: Weaponlord was the first game that allowed players to chain together finishing moves. This becomes more important in Story Mode, as killing certain people can affect the ending you get, as well as forcing you to face everyone you spared right before facing Zarak.
* [[spoiler:SelfFulfillingProphecy]]: [[spoiler:For all the effort Zarak spent killing everyone in order to prevent the prophecy of the Weaponlord from coming true, one of his Story Endings reveals that Zarak himself was born under the Warrior's Moon, thus making HIM the Weaponlord.]]

* [[spoiler: LukeIAmYourFather]]: [[spoiler: The previous Demon Lord, Raith, is revealed to be Zarak's father in one of Zarak's Story endings.]]

* [[spoiler:ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight]]: [[spoiler:Bane's defense for why he killed his attackers before he was allowed to according to Tarok traditions.]]

* Cursed Treasure: Zorn's shield is considered one. [[spoiler: It managed to possess him and compel him to kill his former fellow thieves.]]

* Staff Chick: Divada's staff has swords on both ends of it.
* Talking Weapon: Zorn's shield, while normally only able to screech in combat [[spoiler:is revealed to actually be the skull of an Orc, who comes to life after Zarak is slain.]]

* FinishingMove: Weaponlord was the first game that allowed players to chain together finishing moves.
* [[spoiler:SelfFulfillingProphecy]]: [[spoiler:For all the effort Zarak spent killing everyone in order to prevent the prophecy of the Weaponlord from coming true, one of his Arcade Endings reveals that Zarak himself was born under the Warrior's Moon, thus making HIM the Weaponlord.]]

* [[spoiler:LongLostRelative]] : [[spoiler: Bane is actually Korr's long-lost brother Kӓng, who was kidnapped seven years ago. Bane for one has no real desire to reunite with his brother.]]

* [[spoiler:ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight]] : [[spoiler:Bane's defense for why he killed his attackers before he was allowed to according to Tarok traditions.]]
* Talking Weapon: Zorn's shield, while normally only able to screech in combat [[spoiler:is revealed to actually be the skull of an Orc, who comes to life after Zarak is slain.]]

* [[spoiler:ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhat'sRight]] : [[spoiler:Bane's defense for why he killed his attackers before he was allowed to according to Tarok traditions.]]

* [[spoiler:ScrewTheRulesI'mDoingWhat'sRight]] : [[spoiler:Bane's defense for why he killed his attackers before he was allowed to according to Tarok traditions.]]

* [[spoiler:SelfFulfillingProphecy]]: [[Spoiler:For all the effort Zarak spent killing everyone in order to prevent the prophecy of the Weaponlord from coming true, one of his Arcade Endings reveals that Zarak himself was born under the Warrior's Moon, thus making HIM the Weaponlord.]]

* [[spoiler:Self-FulfillingProphecy]]: [[Spoiler:For all the effort Zarak spent killing everyone in order to prevent the prophecy of the Weaponlord from coming true, one of his Arcade Endings reveals that Zarak himself was born under the Warrior's Moon, thus making HIM the Weaponlord.]]

* SpidersAreScary: Zarak's armor is a literal spider. It could also qualify as DemonicSpiders.

* DropTheHammer: Bane has a crude stone hammer.

TheChosenOne: Everyone is generally considered this by being born under the Warrior's Moon, [spoiler] even Zarak.[/spoiler]
DropTheHammer: Bane has a crude stone hammer.

TheChosenOne: Everyone is generally considered this by being born under the Warrior's Moon, [spoiler] even Zarak.[/spoiler]