History VisualNovel / SummerRoseCourt

** Nora uses a [[DropTheHammer warhammer]].

* HeroesWantRedheads: Inverted with Ruby, who is a redheaded hero, but also played straight to an extent because three of her potential love interests (Pyrrha, Nora, and [[spoiler:Penny]]) are also redheads.

** Ruby has her [[BladeOnAStick glaive]], [[NamedWeapons Little Thorn]]. [[spoiler:When she is possessed by Crescent Rose during the climax of Act II, it is temporarily transformed into a [[SinisterScythe scythe]], and again during the climax of Act IV.]]

** Pyrrha wields a [[BladeOnAStick spear]] and [[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe shield]].

* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: [[spoiler:Penny is very protective of Ruby because she freed her from her [[GirlInABox imprisonment]] below the castle. The epilogue indicates that this extended past Ruby's own death:]]

* GirlInABox: [[spoiler:Penny has been trapped for decades in a box inside a hidden room within a hidden room within a hidden room under the castle when Ruby finds her.]]

* WeaponOfChoice: Most of the main characters have one.

** The difficulty of getting Weiss to stay is by far the most infamous aspect of this game. Rather than a single specific choice, Weiss will only stay with you if you get enough like points with her, given from picking correct dialogue options. However, the game does nothing to tell you this and it doesn't tell you which give you the points. Making it even worse is that this process starts before you even meet Weiss. It is also not helped by the fact that one of the best dialogue options for getting the points is a flirting option, which the player is unlikely to pick if they were not planning on romancing Weiss. It was so difficult to keep Weiss from leaving that [[UpToEleven even several of the developers had trouble getting her to stay and one of them eventually posted a guide on how to keep her in the comments of the download site]]. And as a reminder, you need Weiss for the good ending.

** You are unlikely to get the good ending on your first playthrough (if at all) without a guide. To receive it, you are required to keep at least Weiss, Blake, Pyrrha, and [[spoiler: Penny]] with you, and it is very easy to screw yourself out of at least one. Blake and [[spoiler: Penny]] are easy keep. With Blake, you just side with her over Torchwick ([[SchmuckBait which considering that it's Torchwick, you'd probably do anyway]]). With [[spoiler: Penny]], it is as simple as releasing her from the palace catacombs. With Pyrrha however, the game attempts to trick you. You have to tell her to to remain with the court when she asks your opinion on weather to become a priestess again. If you say she should or let her choose, you'll be locked out of the good ending. Then there is Weiss.....
** The difficulty of getting Weiss to stay is by far the game's most infamous aspect of this game. Rather than a single specific choice, Weiss will only stay with you if you get enough like points with her, given from picking correct dialogue options. However, the game does nothing to tell you this and it doesn't tell you which give you the points. Making it even worse is that this process starts before you even meet Weiss. It is also not helped by the fact that one of the best dialogue options for getting the points is a flirting option, which the player is unlikely to pick if they were not planning on romancing Weiss. It was so difficult to keep Weiss from leaving that [[UpToEleven even several of the developers had trouble getting her to stay and one of them eventually posted a guide on how to keep her in the comments of the download site]]. And as a reminder, you need Weiss for the good ending.

** The difficulty of getting Weiss to stay is by far the game's most infamous aspect of this game. Rather than a single specific choice, Weiss will only stay with you if you get enough like points with her, given from picking correct dialogue options. However, the game does nothing to tell you this and it doesn't tell you which give you the points. Making it even worse is that this process starts before you even meet Weiss. It is also not helped be the fact that one of the best dialogue options for getting the points is a flirting option, which the player is unlikely to pick if they were not planning on romancing Weiss. It was so difficult to keep Weiss from that [[UpToEleven even several of the developers had trouble keeping her and one of them eventually posted a guide on how to keep her in the comments of the download site]]. And as a reminder, you need Weiss for the good ending.

** Ruby has her [[BladeOnAStick glaive]], [[NamedWeapons Little Thorn]]. [[spoiler:When she is possessed by Crescent Rose during the climax of Act II, it is temporarily transformed into a [[SinisterScythe scythe]], and again during hte climax of Act IV.]]

** If there is one thing that the game is infamous for among its players, it's how hard it is to get Weiss to remain with the court. While mostly straightforward with the other court members (there will be one specific choice you make to get them to stay), with Weiss you have to have a certain amount of like points gained from dialogue options to get her to stay. The game does nothing to tell you that's what you need to do or which dialogue options give you points, so it is extremely easy for Weiss to leave permanently. It's not helped by the fact that one of the best dialogue options for getting the points is a flirting option, which the player is unlikely to pick if they were not planning on romancing Weiss. It is made even worse due to a couple like points being required before Ruby even meets Weiss. It was so difficult to keep Weiss that [[UpToEleven even several of the developers had trouble keeping her and one of them eventually posted a guide on how to keep her in the comments of the download site]]. Making all this so much worse is that getting Weiss to stay is required to get the good ending.
** Getting the good ending is also rather difficult. Not only does it require the previously mentioned Weiss, but also Blake, Pyrrha, and [[spoiler: Penny]] as well. [[spoiler: Penny is the easiest in this regard, with the only requirement being to release her, which you have to do to get her anyway]]. Blake is also easy to keep, being that all you have to do is side with her over Torchwick (which given the facts that when ever he shows up all the characters can do is talk about how much he makes their skin crawl, all his guards are racist and incompetent, and he is trying to blackmail you into releasing someone suspected of trying burn down a school, the choice to pick Torchwick may as well be SchmuckBait). With Pyrrha however, you have to tell her to remain with the court instead of letting her become a priestess or letting her make her own decisions, both of which sound reasonable enough. Considering how hard it is to just keep Weiss, it is unlikely you will get the good ending on the first try without a guide, if at all.

** Ruby has her [[BladeOnAStick glaive]], [[NamedWeapon Little Thorn]]. [[spoiler:When she is possessed by Crescent Rose during the climax of Act II, it is temporarily transformed into a [[SinisterScythe scythe]], and again during hte climax of Act IV.]]

** Blake has a [[ChainPain chain]] [[SinisterScythe scythe]], as well as [[DualWielding two swords]] [[NamedWeapon named Gambol and Shroud]], all made from the bones of Grimm.

* BadDreams: Ruby suffers from nightmares about Grimm attacks, which have gotten more frequent. They turn out to be [[DreamSpying real]].

* HomosexualReproduction: [[spoiler:If Blake is romanced, the epilogue mentions they have a baby boy together. It also mentions the boy has one silver eye and one yellow eye, so the boy must be biological related to both of them. It isn't explained how this is possible]].

** If there is one thing that the game is infamous for among its players, it's how hard it is to get Weiss to remain with the court. While mostly straightforward with the other court members (there will be one specific choice you make to get them to stay), with Weiss you have to have a certain amount of like points gained from dialogue options to get her to stay. The game does nothing to tell you that's what you need to do or which dialogue options give you points, so it is extremely easy for Weiss to leave permanently. It's not helped by the fact that one of the best dialogue options for getting the points is a flirting option, which the player is unlikely to pick if they were not planning on romancing Weiss. It was so difficult to keep Weiss that [[UpToEleven even several of the developers had trouble keeping her and one of them eventually posted a guide on how to keep her in the comments of the download site]]. Making all this so much worse is that getting Weiss to stay is required to get the good ending.

* BadassGay: Most of the central cast.