History Series / DeusSalveORei

* ArrangedMarriage: Catarina is arranged to marry the Marquis of Cordona by her father, much to her irritation.

* BalanceOfPower: Montemor and Artena have worked side by side for decades, but there never was a official union between the two countries because the neighboring kingdoms would grow fearful of their combined might. As such, they have been friends but kept each other to arms' length.

* BlindBlackGuy: Josafá, a black blind smith from Artena who nearly gets robbed by a {{jerkass}} client, but Afonso saves him. In return, Josafá makes him his assistant and gives him a job.
* BlindWeaponmaster: Downplayed. Ozéias; is a ''smith'', rather than a warrior. But proves to be effective enough to teach the arts to Afonso.

** Amália's boyfriend at the start of the series is highly possessive of her to the point he becomes defensive when she mentions Afonso, who as far as anyone could know is a random person. Her family has to keep Afonso (who is injured and being treated in their home) in secret of him because of how ''insanely jealous'' he is. When he catches her kissing him, he immediately tries to attack them and is not afraid to pull out a sword in public against Afonso for "stealing his girl".

''Deus Salve o Rei'' (English: ''God Save the King'') is a {{Brazilian|Media}} SoapOpera produced by Rede Globo in 2018 [[FollowTheLeader following the success]] of series like ''Series/GameOfThrones'' and ''Series/{{Vikings}}''. The series takes place between the ficticious kingdoms of Montemor and Artena that for many years have lived in harmony sharing natural resources with each other: Montemor provides precious ores while Artena lends water, which is highly scarce to the former. [[TheHighQueen Queen Crisélia]] of Montemor tries to circumvent their dependence on Artena by building an aqueduct to a lake, which dries up on its inauguration day much to their embarrassment. She sends her grandson [[TheHero Afonso]], the heir of Montemor's throne, in search of an alternate source of water for their people but during the expedition, his group is attacked by outlaws and the prince is presumed dead. [[RescueRomance His life is saved]] by [[PluckyGirl Amália]], a farm girl from Artena, and the two fall in love with each other. A crisis between the two realms begins when Montemor's heir goes missing with his younger brother Rodolfo being [[SpareToTheThrone forced to become king]] despite being [[SketchySuccessor completely unprepared]], while [[FemmeFatale Princess Catarina]] of Artena, the king's daughter, plots to [[AmbitionIsEvil gain more influence over its neighborhood]] specially in the company of [[ManipulativeBastard Constantino of Vincenza]], a foreign nobleman that shares her ambitious views.

* TheCreon: Rodolfo is characterized this way. He doesn't ''want'' to be king because he is well-aware of the [[TheChainsOfCommanding responsibilities on has]], and he would rather spend his time partying, drinking and sleeping around. Also, being SpareToTheThrone and being utterly unprepared for the role doesn't help either, he can't ''even point Montemor on the map''. With that said, he still offers useful advice for his brother when he becomes king.

* EvilCannotComprehendGood: When Catarina learns that Afonso is living in Artena with Amália, she cannot believe he willingly gave up his throne to be with a woman and thinks he must be [[InsaneTrollLogic "spying" on Artena somehow]].

* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: During her final stages of senility that are worsened by news of her grandson's death, Queen Crisélia took a full turn into this trope when she declares war on Artena on a whim. She is so mad that she promotes random soldiers into generals and gives them specific strategies to follow, despite them being not prepared for the tasks she asks. [[spoiler:She doesn't live long enough and dies in the same episode]].

** While on his way back to Montemor, Afonso runs into a wood's witch who tells him a prophecy that he will find a woman that will love him, but bring him and his kingdom nothing but misery. The same witch is consulted by Catarina to view her future and confirm that [[spoiler:she won't marry the Marquis, but someone else whom the witch wouldn't say his identity]].

** Afonso becomes King of Montemor following [[spoiler:his grandmother's death when he returns from Artena]], and while he is just as noble and wise.

* BlindWeaponmaster: Downplayed. Josefá is a ''smith'', rather than a warrior. But proves to be effective enough to teach the arts to Afonso.

* IncurableCoughOfDeath: Josefá is shown coughing up blood and reveals to Afonso he doesn't have much to live.

* PoliticallyCorrectHistory: When one considers that this work supposedly takes place on Earth during the Middle Ages, its surprising how lenient its views on gender and class. For example: Women aren't technically forbidden from joining the army, its just no women ever tried it out before Selena.

* CrypticConversation: While on his way back to Montemor, Afonso runs into a wood's witch who tells him a prophecy that he will find a woman that will love him, but bring him and his kingdom nothing but misery.

* BlindBlackGuy: Josafá, a black blindsmith from Artena who nearly gets robbed by a {{jerkass}} client, but Afonso saves him. In return, Josafá makes him his assistant and gives him a job.

** Rodolfo, when he has to become king during the time Afonso is presumed dead, as everyone else is painfully aware ''[[SelfDeprecation including him]]''. His grandmother describes him as "hesitant, impulsive, irresponsible... But a good young man". He has [[NonActionGuy no martial skills]] like his [[WarriorPrince brother]], was never prepared to rule in the first place and he doesn't even know ''where his home is on the map''.

* ThoseTwoGuys: Rodolfo's manservants are almost never seen apart and they are always scheming to install their master on the throne so that they could become his advisers.

* AbdicateTheThrone: Due to her ever-growing senility, Queen Crisélia asks Afonso to take the throne when he returns from his mission. However, she dies before he could return home, passing to him directly. Then, Afonso abdicates the throne himself when Amála refuses to live in the court, opting to live as a commoner with her]].

* StayInTheKitchen: Almost literally in Selene's storyline case, since she is a servant girl that works in Montemor's kitchen, but wants to join the military academy, but isn't allowed due to her gender. With all that said, while women don't participate in the army, female rulers aren't seen as out of place, considering Queen Crisélia rules Montemor on her own right into advanced age while her (male) heirs are adults.

* AbdicateTheThrone: Due to her ever-growing senility, Queen Crisélia asks Afonso to take the throne when he returns from his mission.

* AgonyOfTheFeet: The Marquis accidentally fires a crossbow bolt in his foot while pursuing "a wild animal" (actually Constantino hiding in the woods). The wound gets infected and his condition worsens.

* AlternateHistory: At first glance, the world appears to be a StandardFantasySetting, but it actually takes place in a fictitious version of Europe where Greece and Rome are mentioned in the distant past.

* UptownGirl: The heir of Montemor Afonso falls in love with a mere vendor girl called Amália. Desconstructed, since Amália is unable to adapt to Montemor's court and after overhearing that her marriage with Afonso would never be accepted by the people or other kingdoms, [[spoiler:she breaks it off with Afonso because she feels she isn't worth causing all these problems. As a result, Afonso opts to AbdicateTheThrone so that he can live as a commoner with her]].

''Deus Salve o Rei'' (English: ''God Save the King'') is a {{Brazilian|Media}} SoapOpera produced by Rede Globo in 2018 [[FollowTheLeader following the success]] of series like ''Series/GameOfThrones'' and ''Series/{{Vikings}}''. The series takes place between the [[StandardFantasySetting two fantasy kingdoms of Montemor and Artena]] that for many years have lived in harmony sharing natural resources with each other: Montemor provides precious ores while Artena lends water, which is highly scarce to the former. [[TheHighQueen Queen Crisélia]] of Montemor tries to circumvent their dependence on Artena by building an aqueduct to a lake, which dries up on its inauguration day much to their embarrassment. She sends her grandson [[TheHero Afonso]], the heir of Montemor's throne, in search of an alternate source of water for their people but during the expedition, his group is attacked by outlaws and the prince is presumed dead. [[RescueRomance His life is saved]] by [[PluckyGirl Amália]], a farm girl from Artena, and the two fall in love with each other. A crisis between the two realms begins when Montemor's heir goes missing with his younger brother Rodolfo being [[SpareToTheThrone forced to become king]] despite being [[SketchySuccessor completely unprepared]], while [[FemmeFatale Princess Catarina]] of Artena, the king's daughter, plots to [[AmbitionIsEvil gain more influence over its neighborhood]] specially in the company of [[ManipulativeBastard Constantino of Vincenza]], a foreign nobleman that shares her ambitious views.

* CrystalDragonJesus: A monotheistic religion is practiced by this world's inhabitants that is analogous to Christianity. Its God is repeteadly referenced in dialogue and is even on the series' title.

* MedievalEuropeanFantasy: The setting is distinctly European, but it definitely doesn't take place anywhere on Earth as a FantasyWorldMap depicted in one episode to teach Rodolfo.

* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Romero, the captain from Montemor's military academy, boasts coming from a family of great warriors that defended the kings of their realm for generations. Which is why he is disappointed that his son Ulisses is so bad at fighting.

* ScatterbrainedSenior: Queen Crisélia clearly suffers Alzheimer's syndrome (albeit never called like this [[AnachronismStew for obvious reasons]]) and tends to forget things very frequently. This is the reason why she wants to AbdicateTheThrone for her grandson Afonso. It worsens after Afonso is presumed dead as she grows even more unstable. [[spoiler:She commits suicide during one of her few lucid moments to escape her condition]].
* ShipperOnDeck: Amália's mother and brother approve her love for Afonso, while her father would prefer that she stood with [[RomanticFalseLead Virgilio]].

** Amália's boyfriend at the start of the series is highly possessive of her to the point he becomes defensive when she mentions Afonso, who as far as anyone could know is a random person. Her family has to keep Afonso (who is injured and being treated in their home) in secret of him because of how ''insanely jealous'' he is. When he catches her kissing him, he immediately tries to attack them.

* UptownGirl: The heir of Montemor Afonso falls in love with a mere peasant girl called Amália.

* WhiteAndGreyMorality: The series' conflict in a nutshell. There are good and honest people in both kingdoms that initially work together for the common good: while Montemor's survival is dependant on water, Artena is happy to help without asking anymore than their agreement requires. However, some unfortunate incidents beyond anyone's control lead to them being at odds with each other.

* DarkAndTroublePast: Selene comes from a distant little village that was besieged in a battle, which her father died during the conflict.

* MsFanservice: Catarina gets most of this, due to her [[AbsoluteCleavange cleavage baring]] dresses and getting many [[BathingScene bathing scenes]].

** The husband of one of Rodolfo's many lays actually figures out that his wife cheated on him and nearly threatens the prince directly to his face!

* CrazyJealousGuy: Amália's boyfriend at the start of the series is highly possessive of her to the point he becomes defensive when she mentions Afonso, who as far as anyone could know is a random person. Her family has to keep Afonso (who is injured and being treated in their home) in secret of him because of how ''insanely jealous'' he is. When he catches her kissing him, he immediately tries to attack them.

* TrashTheSet: Catarina wrecks her room offscreen after being arranged to marry the Marquis of Cordona.

* CrystalDragonJesus: A monotheistic religion is practiced by this world's inhabitants that is analogous to Christianity.

* TheGoodChancellor: King Augusto's adviser Demetrius. He refuses to to lie or throw his lot with Catarina and is always honest to his king. He is also very suspicious of Duke Constantino of Vincenza's intentions.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: In an attempt at gaining relevancy, Rodolfo enacts an anti-adultery law that specifically punishes the cheaters' lovers with lashing. In the very first case, a man demands that his wife's lover must be punished... It turns out said wife was one of [[ReallyGetsAround Rodolfo's many affairs]] and that the accused in question is ''him''.

* ProudWarriorRaceGuy: Romero, the captain of Montemor guard, boasts coming from a family of great warriors that defended the kings of their realm for generations. Which is why he is disappointed that his son Ulisses is so bad at fighting.

* ScatterbrainedSenior: Queen Crisélia clearly suffers Alzheimer's syndrome (albeit never called like this [[AnachronismStew for obvious reasons]]) and tends to forget things very frequently. This is the reason why she wants to AbdicateTheThrone for her grandson Afonso. It worsens as the series progresses when she begins speaking alone and talks to Rodolfo as if he is Afonso.

* ArrangedMarriage: Catarina is arranged to marry the Marquis of Cordona by her father, much to her reaction.

* TheCreon: Rodolfo is characterized this way. He doesn't ''want'' to be king because he is well-aware of the [[TheChainsOfCommanding responsibilities on has]], and he would rather spend his time partying, drinking and sleeping around. Also, being SpareToTheThrone and being utterly unprepared for the role doesn't help either, he can't ''even point Montemor on the map''. With that said, he still offers useful advice for his brother when becomes king.

* RightForTheWrongReasons: Catarina is paranoid Montemor wants to attack Artena because they want to steal their water reserves for themselves. She is partially correct, since in the same episode she makes this claim, Crisélia is mobilizing their armies to attack and orders Artena to be invaded, but that is because she has gone mad with grief and senility after Afonso's presumed death and the rest of the kingdom doesn't want war with Artena.

** Rodolfo, when he has to become king as everyone else are painfully aware ''[[SelfDeprecation including him]]''. His grandmother describes him as "hesitant, impulsive, irresponsible... But a good young man". He has [[NonActionGuy no martial skills]] like his [[WarriorPrince brother]], was never prepared to rule in the first place and he doesn't even know ''where his home is on the map''.

* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:Crisélia takes her own life by jumping off a balcony, presumably under the influence of her madness or in one of [[DyingAsYourself her lucid moments while she is still herself]].]]
* GenderIsNoObject: The setting is pretty egalitarian, despite its medieval trappings. Female rulers are common place like Crisélia, who is queen of Montemor way into her advanced years and rules by her own right while her male heirs are already on their adulthood. Meanwhile, King Augusto isn't bothered by the fact Catarina is his only child and heir. Likewise, female commoners are taught to wield weapons, such as Amália (who practices bow and arrow with her brother Thiago).
* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: During her final stages of senility that are worsened by news of her grandson's death, Queen Crisélia took a full turn into this trope when she declares war on Artena on a whim. She is so mad that she promotes random soldiers into generals and gives them specific strategies to follow, despite them being not prepared for the tasks she asks. [[spoiler:She doesn't live long enough]].

* ForcefulKiss: Duke Constantino plants one in Catarina's lips while the two are alone, and she reacts as angrily as you might expect by grabbing him by the throat and threatening him.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Rodolfo might be immature, hedonistic and cowardly, but he loves his relatives and is [[SelfDeprecation well-aware of his shortcomings]] as potential successor as king, avoiding being a RoyalBrat altogether.
* LoveRuinsTheRealm: Afonso and Amália's romance sure does make things worse for the two kingdoms than it needs to be.

* SketchySuccessor: Rodolfo, when he has to become king as everyone else are painfully aware ''[[SelfDeprecation including him]]''. His grandmother describes him as "hesitant, impulsive, irresponsible... But a good young man". He has [[NonActionGuy no martial skills]] like his [[WarriorPrince brother]], was never prepared to rule in the first place and he doesn't even know ''where his home is on the map''.

''Deus Salve o Rei'' (English: ''God Save the King'') is a {{Brazilian|Media}} SoapOpera produced by Rede Globo in 2018 [[FollowTheLeader following the success]] of series like ''Series/GameOfThrones'' and ''Series/{{Vikings}}''. The series takes place between the [[StandardFantasySetting two fantasy kingdoms of Montemor and Artena]] that for many years have lived in harmony sharing natural resources with each other: Montemor provides precious ores while Artena lends water, which is highly scarce to the former. Queen Crisélia of Montemor tries to circumvent their dependence on Artena by building an aqueduct to a lake, which dries up on its inauguration day much to their embarrassment. She sends her grandsons Afonso, the heir of Montemor's throne, in search of an alternate source of water for their people but during the expedition, his group is attacked by outlaws and the prince is presumed dead. His life is saved by Amália, a farm girl from Artena, and the two fall in love with each other. A crisis between the two realms begins when Montemor's heir goes missing with his younger brother being forced to become king despite being completely unprepared, while Princess Catarina of Artena, the king's daughter, plots to gain more influence over its neighborhood specially in the company of Constantino of Vincenza, a foreign nobleman that shares her ambitious views.

* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: During her final stages of senility that are worsened by news of her grandson's death, Queen Crisélia took a full turn into this trope when she declares war on Artena on a whim. She is so mad that she promotes random soldiers into generals and gives them specific strategies to follow, despite them being not prepared for the tasks she asks.

''Deus Salve o Rei'' (English: ''God Save the King'') is a {{Brazilian|Media}} SoapOpera produced by Rede Globo in 2018 [[FollowTheLeader following the success]] of series like ''Series/GameOfThrones'' and ''Series/{{Vikings}}''. The series takes place between the [[StandardFantasySetting two fantasy kingdoms of Montemor and Artena]] that for many years have lived in harmony sharing natural resources with each other: Montemor provides precious ores while Artena lends water, which is highly scarce to the former. Queen Crisélia of Montemor tries to circumvent their dependence on Artena by building an aqueduct to a lake, which dries up on its inauguration day much to their embarrassment. She sends her grandsons Afonso, the heir of Montemor's throne, in search of an alternate source of water for their people but during the expedition, his group is attacked by outlaws and the prince is presumed dead. His life is saved by Amália, a farm girl from Artena, and the two fall in love with each other. A crisis between the two realms begins when Montemor's heir goes missing with his younger brother being forced to become king despite being completely unprepared, while Princess Catarina of Artena, the king's daughter, plots to gain more influence over its neighborhood.

* AbhorrentAdmirer: The Marquis of Cordona is one for Princess Catarina who can barely tolerate his presence.
* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Crisélia walks into her grandson Rodolfo whom she raised having a young woman he just slept with in his room and she proceeds to warn her that he is TheCasanova and bedded several girls before her.

* CrystalDragonJesus: "God" is frequently name-dropped in the series, but it seems like a fantasy Christianity analogue.

* TheGoodChancellor: King Augusto's adviser Demetrius. He refuses to to lie or throw his lot with Catarina and is always honest to his king.

* MedievalEuropeanFantasy: The setting is distinctly European, but it doesn't take place anywhere on Earth.

* SketchySuccessor: Rodolfo, when he has to become king as everyone else are painfully aware ''[[SelfDeprecation including him]]''. His grandmother describes him as "hesitant, impulsive, irresponsible... But a good young man". He has [[NonActionGuy no martial skills]] like his [[WarriorPrince brother]] and he was never prepared to rule.

* SpareToTheThrone: When his older brother is presumably killed, Rodolfo is forced to become the king of Montemor himself.

* CrazyJealousGuy: Amália's boyfriend at the start of the series is highly possessive of her to the point he becomes defensive when she mentions Afonso, who as far as anyone could know is a random person. Her family has to keep Afonso (who is injured and being treated in their home) in secret of him because of how ''insanely jealous'' he is.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Despite the series taking place in a medieval-like setting, it also contains parallels to contemporary issues such as water scarcity which is a big issue in Brazil being one of the driving forces of the plot.

* TheGoodChancellor: King Augusto's advisor Demetrius. He refuses to to lie or throw his lot with Catarina and is always honest to his king.

* LowFantasy: While lighter than most works of this type of fantasy, it focus primarily on medieval politics between kingdoms.

* StandardFantasySetting: The setting is distinctly European, but doesn't seem to take place anywhere on Earth.

* WhiteAndGreyMorality: The series' conflict in a nutshell. Both kingdoms are governed by good and honest people that rely on each other for their continued existence. However, some unfortunate incidents beyond anyone's control lead to them being at odds with each other.

* CrazyJealousGuy: Amália's boyfriend at the start of the series is highly possessive of her to the point he becomes defensive when she mentions Afonso, who as far as anyone could know is a random person.

* UpperClassTwit: Rodolfo is a completely irresponsible hedonist that cares more about his entertainment than anything else.

* ScatterbrainedSenior: Queen Crisélia clearly suffers Alzheimer's syndrome (albeit never called like this [[AnachronismStew for obvious reasons]]) and tends to forget things very frequently. This is the reason why she wants to AbdicateTheThrone for her grandson Afonso.

* UptownGirl: The heir of Montemor Afonso falls in love with a mere farm girl called Amália.

* ArrangedMarriage: Catarina is arranged to marry the Marquis of Cordona by her father.

* DoesThisRemindsYouOfAnything: Despite the series taking place in a medieval-like setting, it also contains parallels to contemporary issues such as water scarcity which is a big issue in Brazil being one of the driving forces of the plot.

* AmazinglyEmbarassingParents: Crisélia walks into her grandson Rodolfo whom she raised having a young woman he just slept with in his room and she proceeds to warn her that he is TheCasanova and bedded several girls before her.

''Deus Salve o Rei'' (English: ''God Save the King'') is a {{Brazilian |Media}} SoapOpera produced by Rede Globo in 2018 following the success of series like ''Series/GameOfThrones'' and ''Series/{{Vikings}}''. The series takes place between the two fantasy kingdoms of Montemor and Artena that for many years have lived in harmony sharing natural resources with each other: Montemor provides precious ores while Artena lends water, which is highly scarce to the former. Queen Crisélia of Montemor tries to circumvent their dependence on Artena by building an aqueduct to a lake, which dries up on its inauguration day much to their embarrassment. She sends her grandsons Afonso, the heir of Montemor's throne, in search of an alternate source of water for their people but during the expedition, his group is attacked by outlaws and the prince is presumed dead. His life is saved by Amália, a farm girl from Artena, and the two fall in love with each other. A crisis between the two realms begins when Montemor's heir goes missing with his younger brother being forced to become king despite being completely unprepared, while Princess Catarina of Artena, the king's daughter, plots to gain more influence over its neighborhood.

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: King Augusto and Queen Crisélia are this at the start of the series.