History VideoGame / Arknights

* AntiAir: Snipers prioritize airborne units over their ground counterparts. There are also special anti-drone tiles, which boosts the damage of unit standing on it against enemy drones.

* CrapsackWorld: The world of ''Arknights'' is plagued by great Disasters -- manifesting in forms such as storms, earthquakes, and falling meteorites -- forcing civilizations to adopt a nomadic lifestyle with the help of mobile cities.

* ImprobablyFemaleCast: At current, the cast is ''heavily'' skewed towards female characters. The developers seem aware of this and have been introducing more guys in events.

* PurposefullyOverpowered: 6 stars are the highest rarity units you could possibly have. They all have high stats and are a cut above units of lower rarity.

* {{Unobtainium}}: Originium, a black, crystalline mineral with incredible energy density, which can only be found in the site of great disasters. It has seen use as everything from power source to construction material.

* CastHerd: The Operators get sorted into these depending on who they used to work for before coming to Rhodes Island (or are still a part of, in some cases). The Penguin Logistics crew tend to interact with one another and have an link plot thread, for example, as do the Rhine Lab characters, or the Kjerag characters (centered around Silverash and his Karlan Company), or the Lungmen characters, et cetera.

* AnimeThemeSong: A curious example wherein the song being used in this style is provided by an ''American'' band; [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bq6IuZIJhuI "Monster"]] from Music/{{Starset}} has served as the game's vocal theme tune since its 2018 reveal, with late 2019 and 2020 material, most prominently the actual animated global launch trailer, shifting over to using [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2jFtRHjbPo "Unbecoming"]].

* AnimeThemeSong: A curious example wherein the song being used in this style is provided by an ''American'' band; [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bq6IuZIJhuI "Monster"]] from Music/{{Starset}} has served as the game's vocal theme tune since its 2018 reveal, with late 2019 and 2020 material, most prominently the actual animated global launch trailer, using [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2jFtRHjbPo "Unbecoming"]].

* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: In the "Operator" business of the world of ''Arknights'', going by a ''nom de guerre'' or callsign is very common, and the playable characters of Rhodes Island are no exception; most of their "names" are their codenames, and their real names are sometimes provided in their profiles, in the plot, or in secondary materials (and this is why some of the character names can seem a bit silly at first glance). For some, though, their codename is all they have, for any number of various reasons, and some just use their given or family names as their callsigns.

* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: In the "Operator" business of the world of ''Arknights'', going by a ''nom de guerre'' or callsign is very common, and the playable characters of Rhodes Island are no exception; most of their "names" are their codenames, and their real names are sometimes provided in their profiles, in the plot, or in secondary materials (and this is why some of them can seem a bit silly at first glance). For some, though, their codename is all they have, for any number of various reasons, and some just use their given or family names as their callsigns.

* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: In the "Operator" business of the world of ''Arknights'', going by a ''nom de guerre'' or callsign is very common, and the playable characters of Rhodes Island are no exception; most of their "names" are their codenames, and their real names are sometimes provided in their profiles, in the plot, or in secondary materials. For some, though, their codename is all they have, for any number of various reasons, and some just use their given or family names as their callsigns.

* CursedWithAwesome: Getting infected with oripathy may awaken a person's hidden magical talent, or in some cases even enhance it. It still won't save them from slow, agonizing death without proper treatment, and even ''with'' treatment, oripathy symptoms and side effects can end up as various flavors of nigh-debilitating (Eyjafjalla, for example, is only ''barely'' not legally deaf, even with RI-supplied hearing aids).

* FantasticRacism: Though the game focuses more on the conflict between Infected and non-Infected people, background materials hint that not all Ancient races get along with each other. For example, Firewatch's profile mentions that [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Sarkaz]] are marginalized to a degree, being stereotyped as selfish, cynical, and malicious. One subtype of Sarkaz, the "blood demons" (which includes Warfarin), are even villified as vampire-like boogeymen. (Granted, Warfarin's Elite 2 art demonstrates why others might find them intimidating...)

* BlandNameProduct: Raythean is an obvious riff on the real-life defense contractor [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raytheon Raytheon]]. They manufacture combat equipment, such as Savage's hammer and Vulcan's shield, as well as drones like Lancet-2 and Castle-3.

* BribingYourWayToVictory: The main gameplay benefit of Originite Prime is to fully recharge your Sanity or turned into gacha currency. It can be obtained by clearing maps with three stars or directly through microtransactions.

* CursedWithAwesome: Getting infected with oripathy may awaken a person's hidden magical talent, or in some cases even enhance it. It still won't save them from slow, agonizing death without proper treatment.

* FantasticRacism: Though the game focuses more on the conflict between infected and non-infected people, background materials hint that not all Ancient races get along with each other. For example, Firewatch's profile mentions that [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Sarkaz]] are marginalized to a degree, being stereotyped as selfish, cynical, and malicious. One subtype of Sarkaz, the "blood demons" (which includes Warfarin), is even demonized as vampire-like boogeymen.
* FunctionalMagic: Originium Arts (or simply Arts), which is the manipulation of Originium to produce a desired effect, functions as the magic analogue in this game. At first, Arts were only practiced by people infected by oripathy, but advancements in technology allows non-infected people to also utilize Arts.

* ImprobablyFemaleCast: As of currently, the cast is ''heavily'' skewed towards female characters. The developers seems to consciously downplay this by introducing more males relative to females in events.

* LaResistance: The Reunion Movement is composed of oripathy-infected people who views the discrimination against them as systematic oppression. As such, they seek to eradicate the system entirely, even through violent means.

* ThePlague: One unfortunate side effect of Originium is that exposure may lead to oripathy, a disease where small patches of Originium embed itself on the body, which then grow until the infected is completely engulfed. It is incurable and theorized to have 100% mortality rate. Since living and dead infected serve as vectors of the disease, many cities have taken measures to segregate them from the general populace.

''Arknights'' is a mobile TowerDefense game with RPG elements developed by Hypergryph. Originally available in Chinese, a global server with English language support is forthcoming in Winter 2019.

* AntiPoopSocking: The game runs on a stamina system (called Sanity here) which regenerates at one point per 5 minutes. Considering that daily grinding stages use up to 25 sanity per run, expect a lot of waiting if you don't use Originite Prime or sanity-restoring items.

* ItemFarming: Promoting operators and raising their skill levels require several items that drop from campaign missions. Fortunately, it's possible to combine low-tier items into high-tier ones.

* ThePlague: One unfortunate side effect of Originium is that exposure may lead to oripathy, a disease where small patches of Originium embed itself on the body, which then grow until the infected is completely engulfed. It is incurable and has 100% mortality rate. Since living and dead infected serve as vectors of the disease, many cities have taken measures to segregate them from the general populace.

* FantasticRacism: Though the game focuses more on the conflict between infected and non-infected people, background materials hint that not all Ancient races get along with each other. For example, Firewatch's profile mentions that [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Sarkaz]] are marginalized to a degree, being stereotyped as selfish, cynical, and malicious. One subtype of Sarkaz, the "blood demons" (which includes Warfarin), is even demonized as vampire-like entities.

* AntiPoopSocking: The game runs on a stamina system (called Sanity here) which regenerates at one point per 10 minutes. Considering that daily grinding stages use up to 25 sanity per run, expect a lot of waiting if you don't use Originite Prime or sanity-restoring items.

* MultiMookMelee: Annihilation mode, which pits you against an endless stream of Reunion troops. The twist is that deployment points do not accumulate over time, forcing you to use (and protect) units who generate them. The rewards scale with the amount of enemies killed when you lose your last hit point.

* AntiAir: Snipers prioritize airborne units over their ground counterparts.

* StoneWall: Defenders have mountains of hit points with correspondingly low range and attack power. Many of them have skills that boosts their excellent survivability even further.
* TheVirus: One unfortunate side effect of Originium is that exposure may lead to oripathy, a disease where small patches of Originium embed itself on the body, which then grow until the infected is completely engulfed. It is incurable and has 100% mortality rate. Since living and dead infected serve as vectors of the disease, many cities have taken measures to segregate them from the general populace.

* FantasyGunControl: Averted, though it's handled in a rather odd way. Guns are implied to be a recent invention from Laterano, and its use seems to be very limited outside of said nation. Dobermann states that Jessica's handgun is an "extremely rare and valuable weapon" and is promptly shocked when Jessica reveals that she bought it with her own money. It certainly helps to explain why most Snipers use bows or crossbows.

* RealSongThemeTune: The first trailer for the global server uses "Monster" by Music/{{Starset}}, while the second PV has "Unbecoming" from the same band.

* PrivateMilitaryCompany: Blacksteel Worldwide is one of the more well-known security contractor in the setting. Aside from providing security work, they also take part in post-disaster relief and operates a biochemical response unit. They seem to be working closely to Rhodes Island, enough to lend four of their operators to the latter organization.

* FantasyGunControl: Averted, though it's handled in a rather odd way. Guns are implied to be a recent invention from Laterano, and its use seems to be very limited outside of said nation. Doberman states that Jessica's handgun is an "extremely rare and valuable weapon" and is promptly shocked when Jessica reveals that she bought it with her own money. It certainly helps to explain why most Snipers use bows or crossbows.

* PrivateMilitaryCompany: Blacksteel International is one of the more well-known security contractor in the setting. Aside from providing security work, they also take part in post-disaster relief and operates a biochemical response unit. They seem to be working closely to Rhodes Island, enough to lend four of their operators to the latter organization.

* CrapsackWorld: The world of ''Arknights'' is plagued by great Disasters -- manifesting in forms such as storms, earthquakes, and falling meteorites -- making civilized life exceedingly harsh.

* PrivateMilitaryCompany: Blacksteel International is one of the more well-known security contractor in the setting. Aside from providing security work, they also take part in post-disaster relief and operates a biochemical response unit. They seem to have a close relationship to Rhode island, enough to lend four of their employees to Rhodes Island.

* FantasyGunControl: Averted, though it's handled in a rather odd way. Guns are implied to be a recent invention from Laterano, and its use seems to be mostly limited to said nation. Doberman states that Jessica's handgun is an "extremely rare and valuable weapon", and is promptly shocked when Jessica reveals that she bought it with her own money. It certainly explains why most Snipers use bows or crossbows.

''Arknights'' is a mobile TowerDefense game with RPG elements by Hypergryph. Originally available in Chinese, a global server with English language support is forthcoming in Winter 2019.

* SchizoTech: The level of technology presented in the setting varies wildly. Recruitable Snipers, for example, are armed with everything from futuristic ray guns to ''bow and arrows''.

* TheVirus: One unfortunate side effect of Originium is that exposure may lead to oripathy, a disease where small patches of Originium embed itself on the body, which then grow until the infected is completely engulfed. It is incurable and has 100% mortality rate. Since living and dead infected serve as vectors of the disease, they are widely persecuted

* SchizoTech: The level of technology used by your units vary wildly. Recruitable Snipers, for example, are armed with everything from futuristic rayguns to ''bow and arrows''.

* TheVirus: One unfortunate side effect of Originium is that exposure may lead to oripathy, a disease with 100% mortality rate where small patches of Originium embed itself on the body, which then grow until the infected is completely engulfed. This means that both living and dead infected are vectors for the disease, leading to worldwide discrimination of those who suffer from the disease.

* StoneWall: Guards have mountains of hit points with correspondingly low range and attack power. Many of them have skills that boosts their excellent survivability even further.

* TheVirus: One unfortunate side effect of Originium is that exposure may lead to a condition called oripathy, where small patches of Originium embed itself on the body and tend to grow until the infected is completely engulfed by it. This means that both living and dead infected are vectors for the disease, leading to worldwide discrimination of the infected.