History VideoGame / ZionRecordOfIvala

* BladeOnAStick: Lidia Skye wields a lance as a note. Many {{NPC}}s, friend and foe alike do as well.

* BittersweetEnding: One of the game's possible endings....[[spoiler: [[KillEmAll All the player characters die]], but the Fourth Zionic War doesn't break out, and the KillSat doesn't fire again, and is destroyed.]]

%%* AnAxeToGrind: Blaine's weapon is an axe.

* YouBastard: Combined with PlayerPunch, in a way that is slightly {{Anvilicious}} [[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped about]] [[LevelGrinding Power-leveling]].

* ActionGirl: ''Every'' woman except Amiko.
* AerithAndBob
* AnAxeToGrind: Blaine's weapon is an axe.
* AloofBigBrother: [[spoiler: Blaine to Justine, but Justine is older.]]

* BadassBookworm: Seth Olvan.
* BeachEpisode: There is a cutscene that equates to this.

* CallingYourAttacks

* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Victor/Amiko, and Adler/Selene.

* DefeatMeansFriendship: [[spoiler: Adler after a long sidequest.]]

* DoomedHometown
* DuelBoss: [[spoiler: Seth, if you end up stealing his girlfriend will fight Victor in a fight to the death, One Vs. One, No Items, Centrial's Desert.]]

* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler: If Victor ends up with Lidia, Seth's gonna be pissed...]]

* TheGoodKingdom: Played straight with Glaciale, and subverted by [[spoiler: Giretsu.]]
* GratuitousGerman: Many things Freikielien.
* GuestStarPartyMember: [[spoiler: Blaine]] and the Zion Soldiers.

* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: Adler]]

* InfantImmortality: Subverted.
* InstantRunes: Spells result in...
* {{Jerkass}}: Adler when you first meet him. He remains aloof [[spoiler: even after he joins you.]]

* KillSat: Celestial Station, which has the Superweapon, Weiss Strahl.
* KissingCousins: [[PlayingWithATrope Sorta.]] [[spoiler: Victor and Amiko ARE related, but they're EXTREMELY distant.]]
* LaResistance: Subverted as the La Resistance wants to bring [[spoiler: the AlwaysChaoticEvil country Giretsu back.]]
* LadyOfWar: Lidia Skye.

* {{Magitek}}: Subverting the [[ScienceIsBad George Lucas Rule]], most of it is Freizkielien.
* {{Mook}}s: But they're not faceless evils...
* MoneySpider: Played straight.
* MyCountryRightOrWrong: Played Straight By [[spoiler: the two Ivalan Knights.]]
* NewGamePlus

* PerfectRunFinalBoss: [[spoiler: Raath'Grith]]
* ThePlan:[[spoiler: Blaine]] pulls these left-and-right.
* {{Punch Clock Villain}}s: Ivalan Soldiers.
* TheQuietOne: Adler.
* RedshirtArmy: Subverted: The Zion Soldiers are {{Crutch Character}}s.
* RelationshipValues

* RoadCone: There [[WordOfGod DEFINITELY is a True Ending]]. The others are there, but aren't canon.
* SayMyName
* SchizoTech: The entire world.

* ShipTease: There's PLENTY.

* SingleTargetSexuality: Adler to Selene. He doesn't care about anyone else. [[JerkAss At ALL.]]
* SnowMeansLove: The obligatory end-game romantic scene takes place in Kalt, Freizkiel.
* TraumaInn

A game made with VideoGame/RPGMaker XP set in the Zion mythology by @/AirshipCanon. This game starts off very similar to any other RPG, with the main character's [[DoomedHometown home town being devastated]], but after a few events, it begins to [[SubvertedTrope subvert many of the things you thought you knew]] about RPG storylines.

A game made with RPGMaker XP set in the Zion mythology by @/AirshipCanon. This game starts off very similar to any other RPG, with the main character's [[DoomedHometown home town being devastated]], but after a few events, it begins to [[SubvertedTrope subvert many of the things you thought you knew]] about RPG storylines.

* TheKingdom: Played straight with Glaciale, and subverted by [[spoiler: Giretsu.]]

* ShoutOut: [[VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia The Cameo battle in Sentinel's Arena.]] And the Arena itself has [[VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia Yuri fighting Flynn in a painting on the wall.]] Also: Great [[AceCombat Chandelier]] Cannon.

* TheArcher: Justine.

* HairOfGold: Victor, Selene.

* XanatosGambit:[[spoiler: Blaine]] pulls these left-and-right.

* ActionGirl (EVERY woman except Amiko)

* AnAxeToGrind (Blaine's weapon is an Axe)
* AloofBigBrother ([[spoiler: Blaine to Justine, but Justine is older.]])
* AlwaysChaoticEvil ([[spoiler: Giretsu, its Eternal Queen, and its Demon Knight Raath'Grith.]])
* TheArcher (Justine)
* AwesomeButImpractical (The Great Chandelier Cannon, a BFG for an Airship, has massive firepower, but coupled with a long loading time, and the airship that commands it has to be immobilized and grounded, therefore, it's only logical purpose is to destroy other superweapons, and Centrial is Freizkiel's Ally.)
* BadassBookworm (Seth Olvan)
* BeachEpisode (There is a cutscene that equates to this.)
* BeehiveBarrier (The Aegis Airship Defense System on Freizkielien Airships, The Faerie Light Shield that protects Glaciale)
* BittersweetEnding (one of the game's possible endings....[[spoiler: [[KillEmAll All the player characters die]], but the Fourth Zionic War doesn't break out, and the KillSat doesn't fire again, and is destroyed.]])
* {{BFS}} (Victor wields one, so does Adler, but Adler's is more sensible)
* {{BFG}} (Played with- it's for an Airship. The Great Chandelier Cannon for the Great Aether class Airship)
* BladeOnAStick (Lidia Skye wields a lance as a note. Many {{NPC}}s, friend and foe alike do as well.)
* BraggingRightsReward (Subverted, [[spoiler: while Platonia's Superweapon will make it seem like the Divine Sword Ivaldi is one, the PerfectRunFinalBoss will make it clear that it isn't.]])

* ChekhovsGun ([[spoiler: You hear about a weapon that can drain someone's life force. It Exists. There's other cases, but that is the most notable.]])
* TheChessmaster ([[spoiler: Blaine. Also one skit has him mention his favorite board game is Chess.]])
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Victor/Amiko, and Adler/Selene
* TheChosenOne ([[spoiler: Victor and Amiko are both capable of wielding the Divine Sword Ivaldi, and no one else can. Of course Amiko doesn't wield swords...]])
* CoolShip (For the good guys, the Centrialian Great Aether-class Airship, and the Freizkielien Asgard Superfortress. [[spoiler: The badguys hijack the Freizkielien Balmung, which is a villainous Cool Ship.]])
* CompleteMonster (Lord Eustace gleefully kills civilians, and enjoys deploying [=WMDs=] on towns full of little children.)
* CrutchCharacter (Zion Alliance Soldiers, who aren't directly playable, {{Guest Star Party Member}}s who are STRONGER than you every time.)
* DefeatMeansFriendship ([[spoiler: Adler after a long sidequest.]])
* DistressedDamsel (Amiko is captured by Lord Eustace early in the game. She's rescued fairly quickly.)

* DuelBoss ([[spoiler: Seth, if you end up stealing his girlfriend will fight Victor in a fight to the death, One Vs. One, No Items, Centrial's Desert.]])
* TheEmpire (Subverted: Freizkiel is one of the most honorable and good nations in the world, despite its use of Superweapons in conflicts past.)
* EmptyRoomPsych (In Yesod, The town lost in time, there's A LOT of empty, useless, rooms.)
* FaceHeelTurn ([[spoiler: If Victor ends up with Lidia, Seth's gonna be pissed...]])
* FamousAncestor (Lidia Skye is the descendant of Mia Skye, the woman said to be responsible for Freizkiel's victory over Giretsu)
* FanPreferredCouple ([[@/AirshipCanon The Creator]] of the game is saddened by the fact that the [[FanPreferredCouple pairing of Victor/Justine is popular as hell]]. That said, he's probably asking for it, because of the [[RelationshipValues paths system]]. Although, [[WordOfGod he promises that]] [[ShipSinking there might be hell to]] [[BittersweetEnding pay if you don't like the]] {{Official Couple}}s.)
* GlobalAirship (The Lemuria. Slightly subverted, however, because while you get it VERY early, you can't use it to do anything but travel country to country until the end of the game, where it's played straight.)
* GratuitousGerman (Many things Freikielien)
* GuestStarPartyMember ([[spoiler: Blaine]] and the Zion Soldiers)
* GuideDangIt (Good Luck with the RelationshipValues, sucker!)
* HairOfGold (Victor, Selene)
* HeelFaceTurn ([[spoiler: Adler]])
* HeroesPreferSwords (Victor, Adler, Selene, and Lord Eustace all use swords, as do a lot of Mooks.)
* HeroicSacrifice ([[spoiler: Captain Felix and the Asgard, and potentially EVERY player character, should you get the "Shooting Star Ending".]])
* HundredPercentCompletion ([[spoiler: Gets you the true end, if Amiko is a VictoriousChildhoodFriend (Anyone else results in either the [[BittersweetEnding Shooting Star Ending]], or the Almost True Ending)]])
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy (Subverted. [[spoiler: If Victor ends up with Lidia, Seth will come at him with an ungodly anger, and challenge him to a fight to the death.]])
* InfantImmortality (Subverted to hell.)
* InstantRunes (Spells result in...)
* {{Jerkass}} (Adler when you first meet him. He remains aloof [[spoiler: even after he joins you.]])
* KatanasAreJustBetter (Selene wields katanas, and other such light [[EveryJapaneseSwordIsAKatana Japanese Swords]].)
* KarmaHoudini (You never get a chance to kill [[spoiler: Lord Eustace, and he's not brought to justice by anyone else....]]. And depending on your views, the Emperor of Freizkiel during the Third Zionic War may be one.)
* KillSat (Celestial Station, which has the Superweapon, Weiss Strahl)
* TheKingdom (Played Straight with Glaciale, and subverted by [[spoiler: Giretsu.]])
* KissingCousins ([[PlayingWithATrope Sorta.]] [[spoiler: Victor and Amiko ARE related, but they're EXTREMELY distant.]])
* LaResistance (Subverted as the La Resistance wants to bring [[spoiler: the AlwaysChaoticEvil country Giretsu back.]])
* LadyOfWar (Lidia Skye)
* LostSuperweapon ([[spoiler: Played Straight with Balmung (Blauer Strahl), slightly subverted with Celestial Station (Weiss Strahl) (people know about it, but SEVERELY underestimate its firepower),and outright subverted with Roter Strahl.]])
* LoveMakesYouEvil (Adler, but love [[spoiler: is also responsible for his HeelFaceTurn. Then there's Seth's FaceHeelTurn if you steal his girlfriend.]])
* {{Magitek}} (Subverting the [[ScienceIsBad George Lucas Rule]], most of it is Freizkielien.)
* MagnificentBastard ([[spoiler: Blaine]])
* {{Mook}}s (But they're not faceless evils...)
* MoneySpider (Played Straight, because averting or subverting this trope is just annoying)
* MyCountryRightOrWrong (Played Straight By [[spoiler: the two Ivalan Knights.]])

* OfficialCouple (Victor/Amiko, and Seth/Lidia- as per WordOfGod. Although the player can choose otherwise. Adler/Selene too. That's unchangeable, however.)
* ParentalAbandonment (Victor's dad ditched his family.)
* PerfectRunFinalBoss ([[spoiler: Raath'Grith]])
* PlayerPunch (Combined with YouBastard, when [[spoiler: YOU kill the two [[PunchClockVillain mostly innocent Ivalan soldiers]] who are shown in many cutscenes.]])
* {{Punch Clock Villain}}s (Ivalan Soldiers.)
* TheQuietOne (Adler)
* RedshirtArmy (Subverted: The Zion Soldiers are {{Crutch Character}}s.)

* RescueRomance (Seth fell in love with Lidia because she saved him a few years before the game begins.)
* RoadCone (There [[WordOfGod DEFINITELY is a True Ending]]. The others are there, but aren't canon.)

* SchizoTech (The. Entire. World.)
* SealedEvilInACan ([[spoiler: You eventually begin to believe that Raath'Grith is sealed by the Rainbow Seal.... but he isn't. Balmung is.]])
* SealedGoodInACan (Most believe the Divine Sword Ivaldi is sealed by the Rainbow Seal.)
* ShipTease (There's PLENTY.)
* ShipToShipCombat (The game is still in production and this has already happened between Victor/Amiko and Victor/Justine shippers.)
* ShoutOut ([[VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia The Cameo battle in Sentinel's Arena.]] And the Arena itself has [[VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia Yuri fighting Flynn in a painting on the wall.]] Also: Great [[AceCombat Chandelier]] Cannon.)
* SingleTargetSexuality (Adler-> Selene. He doesn't care about anyone else. [[JerkAss At ALL.]])
* SnowMeansLove (The obligatory end-game romantic scene takes place in Kalt, Freizkiel.)

* WellIntentionedExtremist (The Freizkielien Emperor during the Third Zionic War: He ordered a near-genocide to deal with the AlwaysChaoticEvil Country Giretsu.)
* {{Woobie}} (Lidia is designed as part one, part Bad Ass, and part Lady Of War.)
* XanatosGambit ([[spoiler: Blaine]] pulls these left-and-right.)
* YouBastard (Combined with PlayerPunch, in a way that is slightly {{Anvilicious}} [[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped about]] [[LevelGrinding Power-leveling]].)

This game provides examples of the Following:

* TheKingdom (Played Straight with Glaciale, and Brutally Subverted by [[spoiler: Giretsu.]])

* ShoutOut ([[TalesOfSymphonia The Cameo battle in Sentinel's Arena.]] And the Arena itself has [[TalesOfVesperia Yuri fighting Flynn in a painting on the wall.]] Also: Great [[AceCombat Chandelier]] Cannon.)

* StaffChick (Amiko, Seth also wields a staff, but he's a guy.)