History VideoGame / BattleRealms

* TheBerserker: Guardians with the "Last Stand" Battle Gear. Upon losing all hit points, continues to attack nearby enemy units for a couple extra seconds with increased damage and takes none himself before finally dropping dead.

* BilingualBonus / MeaningfulName: Otomo, Kazan, Teppo, and Taro mean "companion", "volcano", "gun", and "eldest son", respectively, in Japanese. Utara is Malay/Indonesian for "north".

* BilingualBonus / MeaningfulName: Otomo (companion), Kazan (volcano) and Teppo (gun) are all Japanese words.

* CriticalExistenceFailure: Subverted units with low health will limp instead of walking but can still fight like nothing happen.

A Sequel has been announced, Battle Realms 2: Lair of the Lotus.

* FragileSpeedster: Diggers and Raiders. For the heroes, there's Vetkin, Koril and Issyl.
* GlassCannon: Warlocks.

** The clans' respective units mostly have common strengths and weaknesses, it is good to know which clan is good at countering which; Dragon(Swords+Fire)<Lotus(Magic)<Wolf(Shale Armor+Blunt)<Serpent(Gunpowder+Poison)=Dragon(Swords+Fire).

* TacticalRockPaperScissors: There are 6 damage types: slashing, piercing, blunt, explosive, magical, and fire. Each unit deals a specific damage type in melee (missile attackers also have a weaker melee damage type) as well as around 2 weakness types and 2 resistance types.
** As a rule of thumb, never build an army consisting of a single unit type.
** The clans have their general strengths and weaknesses; Dragon(Swords+Fire)<Lotus(Magic)<Wolf(Shale Armor+Blunt)<Serpent(Gunpowder+Poison)=Dragon(Swords+Fire).

* BilingualBonus / MeaningfulName: Kazan and Teppo, which means "volcano" and "gun" in Japanese, respectively.

* AwesomeYetPractical: Kenji's Critical Strike. It says it will only double the damage he deals, but it actually increases it more than that, to the point where he can OneHitKill peasants and maybe first-tier units, even with his gun. It's stamina consumption is also low enough that it can be used 3-4 times straight.
** The Dragon Clan Samurai is one of the best ultimate units, its well rounded has both a melee and range attack, has plenty of health, and an army of them can take on any unit in the game.

* BadAssMustache: Shinja and Wildeye.

* DistressedDamsel: Gaihla. In the Dragon and Wolf campaigns, you have to save her for her to join your ranks.

* TheManBehindTheMan:[[spoiler: While you have killed the apparent BigBad Zymeth or Grayback in Kenji's Campaign, you still have to face the one who had manipulated them in the first place: Nightvol and his Horde.]]

* {{Samurai}}: Complete with katanas and shortbows.

* {{Shoutout}}: The Sledgers (face, physique, accent) are reminiscent of a certain [[Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger Austrian governor]].

* BowAndSwordInAccord: The Samurai.

* SwordAndGun: Played straight with Kenji, once he reaches Serpentholm until the end of the game. Thus, his Critical Strike gains even more versatility in melee and missile.
** While a number of units are potent in both melee and missile attacks, the closest unit for the trope is the Bandit: sickle in one hand, arm-mounted crossbow in the other.

** The Dragon: [[ThLeader Kenji/Otomo]], [[TheLancer Garrin/Shinja]], [[TheSmartGuy Tao/Teppo]], [[TheBigGuy Kazan]], and [[TheChick Arah]].

* BigBadassWolf: The Wolf Clan raises pet wolves from horse meat, while Wildeye can summon three Spirit Wolves at a time.

** The Dragon: [[TheHero Kenji/Otomo]], [[TheLancer Garrin/Shinja]], [[TheSmartGuy Tao/Teppo]], [[TheBigGuy Kazan]], and [[TheChick Arah]]. Also, the [[{{Mentors}} Dragon]].
** The Wolf: [[TheHero Grayback]], [[TheLancer Wildeye]], [[TheSmartGuy Longtooth]], [[TheBigGuy Shale Lord]], and [[TheChick Gaihla]].

''Battle Realms'' is a RealTimeStrategy game released by Creator/{{Ubisoft}} in 2001. It follows the story of Kenji, one of the sons of the Serpent, as he unites the land under the reborn Dragon clan, or become a tyrant like his father. Battle Realm's greatest strength is the fact that the player is incapable of purchasing any unit. Instead, peasants (the worker of the game) are trained in a variety of schools, getting the unit the player wants. Sending a peasant to an Archery trains them into an Archer, for instance. Furthermore, the unit can usually be trained again. Sending that Archer into either the Dojo will turn them into the melee oriented Dragon Warrior (though they can still shoot using magic) or sending them to the Alchemist Hut will turn them into the Powder Keg Cannoneer heavy siege units. Couple in the 7 damage types and the inclusion of Battle Gears which allow a unit to change their damage type or initiate some other effect or change their role in combat period (The humble Archer, alone, can go from a Ranged Support Unit to a Scouting Unit with his Zen Arrow Battle Gear to a Demolitions Specialist if you give him the Fire Arrow Battle Gear) and you have a '''very''' complex game.

* FictionalSport: The Wolf Clans' whole culture is centered around a game called Wolf Ball, a bloody sport which involves players throwing rocks.

* PowerGlows: The Samurai's Yang Blade and the Ronin's Yin Blade, where both generate respective Yang or Yin points. The former's damage output increases as does his Yang, while the latter [[VampiricDraining steals the target's stamina]] to create Yin.

* GoodOldFisticuffs: Monks. Similarly, Pack Masters.

VideoGame/BattleRealms is a RealTimeStrategy game released by Ubisoft in 2001. It follows the story of Kenji, one of the sons of the Serpent, as he unites the land under the reborn Dragon clan, or become a tyrant like his father. Battle Realm's greatest strength is the fact that the player is incapable of purchasing any unit. Instead, peasants (the worker of the game) are trained in a variety of schools, getting the unit the player wants. Sending a peasant to an Archery trains them into an Archer, for instance. Furthermore, the unit can usually be trained again. Sending that Archer into either the Dojo will turn them into the melee oriented Dragon Warrior (though they can still shoot using magic) or sending them to the Alchemist Hut will turn them into the Powder Keg Cannoneer heavy siege units. Couple in the 7 damage types and the inclusion of Battle Gears which allow a unit to change their damage type or initiate some other effect or change their role in combat period (The humble Archer, alone, can go from a Ranged Support Unit to a Scouting Unit with his Zen Arrow Battle Gear to a Demolitions Specialist if you give him the Fire Arrow Battle Gear) and you have a '''very''' complex game.

Tropes found within the game's story and gameplay include:

BattleRealms is a RealTimeStrategy game released by Ubisoft in 2001. It follows the story of Kenji, one of the sons of the Serpent, as he unites the land under the reborn Dragon clan, or become a tyrant like his father. Battle Realm's greatest strength is the fact that the player is incapable of purchasing any unit. Instead, peasants (the worker of the game) are trained in a variety of schools, getting the unit the player wants. Sending a peasant to an Archery trains them into an Archer, for instance. Furthermore, the unit can usually be trained again. Sending that Archer into either the Dojo will turn them into the melee oriented Dragon Warrior (though they can still shoot using magic) or sending them to the Alchemist Hut will turn them into the Powder Keg Cannoneer heavy siege units. Couple in the 7 damage types and the inclusion of Battle Gears which allow a unit to change their damage type or initiate some other effect or change their role in combat period (The humble Archer, alone, can go from a Ranged Support Unit to a Scouting Unit with his Zen Arrow Battle Gear to a Demolitions Specialist if you give him the Fire Arrow Battle Gear) and you have a '''very''' complex game.