History VideoGame / WolfensteinTheOldBlood

* ArtisticLicenseHistory: As The Old Blood is a retelling/re-imagining of ''VideoGame/ReturnToCastleWolfenstein'' the story harkens back to the time of Heinrich I, only in this case [[spoiler: his son Otto I, the first Holy Roman Emperor]]. The story mentions a burnt down church from the 10th century which looks suspiciously like a gothic edifice. The epynomous Castle Wolfenstein, apparently built bij Otto I, is way, way too big and sophisticated to be a 10th century building, during which time people tended to build small wooden strongholds.

* ArtisticLicenseHistory: As The Old Blood is a retelling / re-imagining of ''VideoGame/ReturnToCastleWolfenstein'' the story harkens back to the time of Heinrich I, only in this case [[spoiler: his son Otto I, the first Holy Roman Emperor]]. The story mentions a burnt down church from the 10th century which looks suspiciously like a gothic edifice. The epynomous Castle Wolfenstein, apparently built bij Otto I, is way, way too big and sophisticated to be a 10th century building, during which time people tended to build small wooden strongholds.

* LaughWithMe: When Jäger burst into laughter at the disguised Blazkowicz's "Hot Dog" comment, the mook standing next to him quickly forces out a forced laugh while sounding like he is fearing for his life if he doesn't laugh along.

** The splash screen in the main menu shows B.J. shirtless and kicking a Nazi. The pose is lifted directly from the cover artwork of [[{{Wolfenstein3D}} Wolfenstein 3D]]

* NoGearLevel: Once again, BJ is captured and forced to escape from the titular castle, this time starting only with some lengths of pipe as weapons. It's actually quite a while before any weapons are found that the player can hold onto - the supersoldaten have MG46 machine guns, but they must be dropped when they run out of ammo or the player progresses to a new area.

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* OneSteveLimit: Apparently averted, as the Kessler who appears here doesn't seem to be the same Kessler from ''Return to Castle Wolfenstein'', as him and B.J. don't seem to know each other, despite B.J. mentioning other events from ''Return to Castle Wolfenstein'' (namely Deathshead's X-Labs) at other points in the game. Also, Helga von Schabbs has nothing to do with ''Return to Castle Wolfenstein'''s Helga von Bulow, nor is there any connection mentioned between her and Dr. Schabbs from ''Wolfenstein 3D''.

** The PoweredArmor worn by [[spoiler: Rudi Jäger]] in his boss fight behaves like a combination of the classic ''Wolfenstein 3D'' bosses (dual chainguns, side-stepping while firing, noticeably faster than an Ubersoldat) and the Heavy Veil Troopers from ''Wolfenstein (2009)'' (glowing weak points mounted on his shoulders).
** In the prologue, it's mentioned that there was an assassination attempt on Hitler by a "terrorist" known only as the "Wolfenstein Assassin". This seems to be a reference to the events of ''Wolfenstein 3D'', as there are hints that the assassination attempt was actually successful, and Hitler was secretly reanimated as an undead ruler. (One Nazi researcher mentions that, upon meeting him, he seemed pleasant enough but had cold clammy hands and a vague rotting odor.)

* WhenAllYouHaveIsAHammer: For a melee weapon, the player gains a pipe that can break into two pieces. The shorter, bottom piece has a sharpened tip and can be used as a shiv, and the longer piece has an 90-degree elbow pipe fitting and can be used a club. B.J. uses it to do everything from climbing certain walls, to takedowns, to amateur demolition, to propping open doors so he can power-slide under them.

* FakeStatic: Kessler chides B.J. on killing too many Nazis in Wulfburg, saying he should be careful. Blazko blithely ignores his advice, making these noises when Kessler tries to clarify himself.

** Right at the beginning of the game, look down. The keyring on the jeep Wesley's driving is shaped like the rocket launcher from QuakeIIIArena.

* BroadStrokes: Appears to be a very loose retelling of the events of ''VideoGame/ReturnToCastleWolfenstein'', given that both involve Agent One getting tortured (with electricity, no less) before B.J., B.J. escaping the titular castle via cable-car/tram to escape into Wolfburg, meeting Kessler along the way and then running into the Nazi's latest archaeological project [[spoiler: which surprise, surprise, also includes the undead.]]

** Both bosses require this to be destroyed. [[spoiler: You need to repeatedly immobilize Ruidi by shooting the power cells on his shoulders so you can pry off his armor; then you can kill him by shooting his exposed chest. King Otto's Monster is only vulnerable to shots in its mouth.]]

* OptionalStealthSideQuest: Repeatedly throughout the game, there are places where one or two "area commanders" are prowling; they will summon waves of Nazi reinforcements to fight you if they are alerted by the sight of you or by the sound of shooting. You don't have to take them out stealth-style, but there's a Perk[[note]]Eagle Eye, which makes it easier to find hidden unlockables[[/note]] for killing 20 commanders without them having been alerted.

* BroadStrokes: Appears to be a very loose retelling of the events of ''VideoGame/ReturnToCastleWolfenstein'', given that both involve Agent One getting tortured before B.J., B.J. escaping the titular castle via cable-car/tram to escape into Wolfburg, meeting Kessler along the way and then running into the Nazi's latest archaeological project [[spoiler: which surprise, surprise, also includes the undead.]]

* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:Helga, after the EldritchAbomination she summoned attacks her instead of eating B.J.]]

* PowerArmor: [[spoiler: Rudi Jäger]] wears one of Deathshead's prototype suits of armor for his boss fight.

* OneSteveLimit: Apparently averted, as the Kessler who appears here doesn't seem to be the same Kessler from ''Return to Castle Wolfenstein'', as him and B.J. don't seem to know each other, despite B.J. mentioning other events from ''Return to Castle Wolfenstein'' (namely Deathshead's X-Labs) at other points in the game. Also, Helga von Schabbs has nothing to do with ''Return to Castle Wolfenstein'''s Helga von Bulow, nor is there any connection mentioned between her and Dr. Schabbs from ''Wolfenstein 3D''.
* OurZombiesAreDifferent: [[spoiler: Anyone who dies in Wulfburg while the alchemical gas is active ''immediately'' turns into a zombie, which are referred to as "shamblers" in-game. You'll often shoot enemy soldiers and see them turn the moment you take away their final hit point. The shamblers are also all on fire as a result of the zombification process making them burning hot instead of deathly cold, and some [[ItCanThink retain enough intelligence]] to fire upon you, although their rudimentary motor skills are shot to the point that they simply just spray sporadically in your direction.]]