History VideoGame / BlueGuardianMargaret

* AuthorAppeal: As a Fox Eye game, there's a high amount of underwater exploration to be had, and from there, a high risk of drowning, as well. It's taken UpToEleven in that there are several enemies in the game who can grab Margaret and force her to drown faster, and TheStinger of the game's trailer shows [[spoiler:her drowning naked in a water torture tank, which can happen in the game itself if you fail to get through TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon without being seen]].

* DarkerAndEdgier: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. While the overall game is not nearly as dark in its theme or setting as the likes of ''VideoGame/{{Holdover}}'' or ''VideoGame/SacrificeGirl'', failure can still be a ''very'' cruel mistress to Margaret compared to most of Fox Eye's other heroines as its [[NightmareFuel/BlueGuardianMargaret Nightmare Fuel page]] can assess to. [[spoiler:Also, the GameOver scene near the end of the game, where Margaret is captured, stripped, and drowned in a water torture tank, takes the developer's SignatureStyle [[UpToEleven and plays it up as graphically and mercilessly as it can be.]]]]

* HaveANiceDeath: Similar to previous Fox Eye games ''The Moon, the Mermaid, and the Underwater Adventure'' and ''VideoGame/HadesVanquish'', every time Margaret dies, you're treated to a GameOver image showing how she died in greater detail. It ranges from [[AuthorAppeal drowning]] to [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown being beaten to a bloody pulp]] to... [[BestialityIsDepraved passing out from a giant rat]] [[{{Squick}} molesting her from behind]], among other deaths. As a bonus, whatever condition her clothes were in at the point of her death also gets reflected when she's shown in the GameOver image. As there are 9 different states Margaret can be in (fully- to half-clothed to nothing on either the top or bottom half to completely naked), combine this with the [[TheManyDeathsOfYou large amount of ways Margaret can die]], and you can have over ''100'' different GameOver illustrations. [[spoiler:Taken UpToEleven when Margaret gets caught and gassed in the laboratory (the second time), which leads to an entire cutscene of dialogue between her and General Blaine that ends with her drowned in a water torture tank. This cutscene automatically plays out by itself without the player's input as Margaret's OxygenMeter drops during the talk, which leads straight to a unique GameOver screen after she drowns. It's also the only death in the game that doesn't have any clothing variations, as Margaret is always completely naked in it.]]

Info on the game can be found on its [[http://www.foxeye.squares.net/abyss/margaret/index.htm website]].

* {{Callback}}: As far as the gameplay itself goes, ''BLUE GUARDIAN: Margaret'' combines several design aspects of 4 of Fox Eye's previous 2D games into one, such as ''VideoGame/{{Holdover}}'', ''VideoGame/SacrificeGirl'', ''Sufferer: The Final Escape'', and ''The Moon, Mermaids, and Adventures in the Bottom of the Sea''.

** This game also has moments of slower-paced puzzle-solving that takes cues from ''Mermaids''.
** ClothingDamage is reflected in Margaret's dialogue portraits, just like in ''Holdover'' and ''Mermaids'', except this time [[DialogueTree it can actually affect what the game's characters say]].
** Margaret also gets a huge amount of HaveANiceDeath artwork that calls back to Erika getting this same treatment in ''Mermaids''.

* HaveANiceDeath: Similar to previous Fox Eye games ''The Moon, Mermaids, and Adventures in the Bottom of the Sea'' and ''VideoGame/HadesVanquish'', every time Margaret dies, you're treated to a GameOver image showing how she died in greater detail. It ranges from [[AuthorAppeal drowning]] to [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown being beaten to a bloody pulp]] to... [[BestialityIsDepraved passing out from a giant rat]] [[{{Squick}} molesting her from behind]], among other deaths. As a bonus, whatever condition her clothes were in at the point of her death also gets reflected when she's shown in the GameOver image. As there are 9 different states Margaret can be in (fully- to half-clothed to nothing on either the top or bottom half to completely naked), combine this with the [[TheManyDeathsOfYou large amount of ways Margaret can die]], and you can have over ''100'' different GameOver illustrations. [[spoiler:Taken UpToEleven when Margaret gets caught and gassed in the laboratory (the second time), which leads to an entire cutscene of dialogue between her and General Blaine that ends with her drowned in a water torture tank. This cutscene automatically plays out by itself without the player's input as Margaret's OxygenMeter drops during the talk, which leads straight to a unique GameOver screen after she drowns. It's also the only death in the game that doesn't have any clothing variations, as Margaret is always completely naked in it.]]

--> '''Margaret''': What a wonderful place it is... I can't believe it is filled with monsters... I must defend and save the tower! Apollo, [[LetsGetDangerous let's find those committing a crime in the tower and repel them!]]

* ClothingDamage: Margaret will get her clothes shredded off as she takes damage until she's left completely naked. This makes her more vulnerable to damage and also slowly increases her Excitement Meter. Her state of dress (or lack thereof) gets reflected in her dialogue portraits (similar to ''VideoGame/{{Holdover}}''), her GameOver images, how she appears in the title screen after saving, and [[spoiler:even at the very end after successfully escaping the collapsing tower]]. This also affects Margaret's conversations with [=NPCs=], namely the male Survey Corps soldiers [[WhatTheHellHero who will scold Margaret if she talks to them while she's naked.]] Margaret will likewise [[HandOrObjectUnderwear cover herself]] and [[AllMenArePerverts scold them back for looking at her naked body]], or just [[TheTease tease]] them for so, instead. This is even referenced in the game's preview images:
--> "[[VideoGamePerversityPotential If you are not a gentleman]], events may change. Of course, [[{{Fanservice}} she can be naked all the time.]]"
--> "All illustrations reflect the state of Margaret's clothes. [[VideoGamePerversityPotential Don't be too naughty, okay?]]"

* OneHundredPercentCompletion: This is essentially accomplished by unlocking all of the artwork in the CG Viewer, which itself is unlocked after beating the game once. Part of getting all the artwork involves some usual {{Metroidvania}} goals, such as finding all of the upgrades that increases Margaret's health and missile ammunition, or beating the game [[MinimalistRun without picking any of those things up]] (aside from the important upgrades won from bosses, that is). A large portion of the artwork, however, is discovered simply by [[HaveANiceDeath letting Margaret die in various ways]], such as by [[OxygenMeter drowning her]], [[TakenForGranite getting her turned to stone]], and even letting certain creatures ''[[BestialityIsDepraved rape her]]''.

* ActionGirl: Margaret is the current successor of Fox Eye protagonists that emphasize this trope, following after Mana of ''VideoGame/HadesVanquish'', and Yuna of ''Sufferer''.

* HotterAndSexier: Several past Fox Eye games are known for {{Fanservice}} and {{Ecchi}} tropes such as {{Stripperific}} and ClothingDamage, but this game, as a Fox Eye ABYSS title, takes it up a notch with more Ecchi elements and even softcore {{Hentai}} elements, and as such currently stands as the most erotic game to come from the circle. The game allows Margaret's bare breasts completely uncensored, nipples and all. It also has an arousal mechanic that changes from how naked she is as well as, among other things, getting raped by big rats or groped by bats. Some of the GameOver artwork of these situations play up this trope even further. However, [[DownplayedTrope but nothing else in the game goes further than that]], which is the main reason why the game is still considered more tame in sexual content than a typical HGame would be.

* HotterAndSexier: Several past Fox Eye games are known for {{Fanservice}} and {{Ecchi}} tropes such as {{Stripperific}} and ClothingDamage, but this game, as a Fox Eye ABYSS title, takes it up a notch with more Ecchi elements and even softcore {{Hentai}} elements, such as showing Margaret's bare breasts completely uncensored, and having an arousal mechanic that changes from how naked she is as well as, among other things, getting raped by big rats or groped by bats. Some of the GameOver artwork of these situations play up this trope even further, [[DownplayedTrope but nothing else in the game goes further than that]] (the main reason why the game is considered more tame in sexual content than a typical HGame would be).

* {{Fanservice}}: ClothingDamage and {{Stripperific}} are both accounted for in this game. A SavePoint has a drawer in it that not only gives Margaret a fresh set a clothes, but she can also take them all off with the same drawer. If you don't mind having a lower defense, you can use this to play through the whole game in the buff without having to suffer through ClothingDamage first.

* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Margaret contributes into [[AuthorAppeal a rather-lengthy line of female, blonde-haired Fox Eye protagonists]] (which includes the likes of [[VideoGame/{{Holdover}} Marie]], [[VideoGame/HadesVanquish Mana]], and [[VideoGame/NaticaAndSandyUnderwaterRescue Natica]]). She is also one of the most spirited and [[TheHero heroic]] characters in Fox Eye's entire roster [[ActionGirl who can hold her own pretty well in fights against monsters]].

* NakedPeopleAreFunny: Besides the obvious {{Fanservice}}, a lot of conversations with [=NPCs=] change dramatically from the original intent of them if Margaret engages in them while she's in the nude. They usually result in Margaret either [[AllMenArePerverts scolding them]] or [[TheTease teasing them]], much to Apollo's dismay.

** The game's on-land gameplay strongly takes after the platforming elements of ''Holdover'' and ''The Final Escape''. [[spoiler:The game's TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon also puts more emphasis on sneaking around certain enemies, which is what the aforementioned two games mainly consisted of. Also, FacelessEyes found here are the same ones from ''Sacrifice Girl'', albeit with DeadlyGas instead of FrickinLaserBeams.]]

[[caption-width-right:350:[[BadassAdorable The protector of the Water Deity's tower.]] [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Or she was supposed to be, anyway.]]]]

** [[spoiler:[[FemaleGaze Apollo himself gets this treatment]] after the player beats the game with all 4 hidden artifacts, and [[YouGottaBeKiddingMe based on the look on his face, he doesn't seem too thrilled about it...]]]]

* {{Callback}}: As far as the gameplay itself goes, ''BLUE GUARDIAN: Margaret'' combines several design aspects of 4 of Fox Eye's previous 2D games into one, such as ''VideoGame/{{Holdover}}'', ''VideoGame/SacrificeGirl'', ''Sufferer: The Final Escape'', and ''Underwater Adventure with a Mermaid of the Moon''.

** This game also has moments of slower-paced puzzle-solving that takes cues from ''Mermaid''.
** ClothingDamage is reflected in Margaret's dialogue portraits, just like in ''Holdover'' and ''Mermaid'', except this time [[DialogueTree it can actually affect what the game's characters say]].
** Margaret also gets a huge amount of HaveANiceDeath artwork that calls back to Erika getting this same treatment in ''Mermaid''.

* HaveANiceDeath: Similar to previous Fox Eye games ''Underwater Adventure with a Mermaid of the Moon'' and ''VideoGame/HadesVanquish'', every time Margaret dies, you're treated to a GameOver image showing how she died in greater detail. It ranges from [[AuthorAppeal drowning]] to [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown being beaten to a bloody pulp]] to... [[BestialityIsDepraved passing out from a giant rat]] [[{{Squick}} molesting her from behind]], among other deaths. As a bonus, whatever condition her clothes were in at the point of her death also gets reflected when she's shown in the GameOver image. As there are 9 different states Margaret can be in (fully- to half-clothed to nothing on either the top or bottom half to completely naked), combine this with the [[TheManyDeathsOfYou large amount of ways Margaret can die]], and you can have over ''100'' different GameOver illustrations. [[spoiler:Taken UpToEleven when Margaret gets caught and gassed in the laboratory (the second time), which leads to an entire cutscene of dialogue between her and General Blaine that ends with her drowned in a water torture tank. This cutscene automatically plays out by itself without the player's input as Margaret's OxygenMeter drops during the talk, which leads straight to a unique GameOver screen after she drowns. It's also the only death in the game that doesn't have any clothing variations, as Margaret is always completely naked in it.]]

''BLUE GUARDIAN: Margaret'' is an ActionAdventure {{Metroidvania}} for [[UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer PC]], created by underwater-themed DoujinSoft developer Creator/FoxEye in 2016, who have also made fellow Metroidvanias ''VideoGame/{{Holdover}}'' and ''VideoGame/SacrificeGirl''. This is the first game made under the "R-15" (or 18+) Fox Eye Abyss label.

Wielding the Fox Eye Abyss label, ''BLUE GUARDIAN: Margaret'' is known to be much more adult-oriented compared to every previous game Fox Eye has ever made. BarbieDollAnatomy is completely [[AvertedTrope averted]] for Margaret's bared breasts after suffering ClothingDamage, and besides the developer's traditional OxygenMeter, Margaret also has a twisted form of LevelUpAtIntimacy5 in her Excitement Meter, where it rises if certain monsters manage to catch and sexually assault her. It also goes up on its own the less clothes she wears. Achieving a critically high state of arousal turns Margaret into a GlassCannon where she can deal more damage at the cost of taking more damage and losing her breath faster underwater.

* BarbieDollAnatomy: Being a "Fox Eye [[HotterAndSexier Abyss]]" title, this gets [[AvertedTrope averted]] for the first time in a Fox Eye history, in that Margaret's nipples can be seen when she's not wearing a top. This trope still gets played straight with her crotch, however.
* BestialityIsDepraved: ''[[RefugeInAudacity An actual gameplay element]]'' for what can only be seen in a Fox Eye [[HotterAndSexier Abyss]] game. If an enemy isn't going to outright attack Margaret, it will instead try to get intimate with her. Getting molested by [[YouDirtyRat giant rats]], getting her breasts sucked by bats and leeches, getting kissed by [[GorgeousGorgon gorgons]], and even getting eaten by giant plant and bug monsters all raise her [[LevelUpAtIntimacy5 Excitement Meter]], and can change her into a mighty GlassCannon when her arousal is high enough. The rats in particular play this trope straight the most, because Margaret looks and sounds to actually ''enjoy'' what they do to her. [[HaveANiceDeath This, and the other situations, even get their own Game Over images]].

* HotterAndSexier: Several past Fox Eye games are known for {{Fanservice}} and {{Ecchi}} tropes such as {{Stripperific}} and ClothingDamage, but this game, as a Fox Eye Abyss title, takes it up a notch with more Ecchi elements and even softcore {{Hentai}} elements, such as showing Margaret's bare breasts completely uncensored, and having an arousal mechanic that changes from how naked she is as well as, among other things, getting raped by big rats or groped by bats. Some of the GameOver artwork of these situations play up this trope even further, [[DownplayedTrope but nothing else in the game goes further than that]] (the main reason why the game is considered more tame in sexual content than a typical HGame would be).

* NippleAndDimed: Completely [[AvertedTrope averted]] for the first time in a Fox Eye game with the heroine herself whenever the entire top half of her dress is gone, as past Fox Eye protagonists could only have BarbieDollAnatomy. This is a byproduct of being under the HotterAndSexier "Fox Eye Abyss" label. This is also averted with the topless [[GorgeousGorgon gorgons]] that she will encounter on her mission.
* NonLethalKO: Not every death in the game actually involves Margaret dying, but they all still nonetheless give the player a GameOver. Most of these usually involve an enemy sexually abusing her until she passes out from the strain, instead (remember that this is a Fox Eye ''[[HotterAndSexier Abyss]]'' game).

''BLUE GUARDIAN: Margaret'' is an ActionAdventure {{Metroidvania}} created by underwater-themed DoujinSoft developer Creator/FoxEye, who have also made fellow Metroidvanias ''VideoGame/{{Holdover}}'' and ''VideoGame/SacrificeGirl''. This is the first game made under the "R-15" (or 18+) Fox Eye Abyss label.

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* BestialityIsDepraved: ''[[RefugeInAudacity An actual gameplay element]]'' for what can only be seen in a Fox Eye [[HotterAndSexier Abyss]] game. If an enemy isn't going to outright attack Margaret, it will instead try to get intimate with her. Getting molested by [[YouDirtyRat giant rats]], getting kissed by [[GorgeousGorgon gorgons]], and even getting eaten by giant plant and bug monsters all raise her [[LevelUpAtIntimacy5 Excitement Meter]], and can change her into a mighty GlassCannon when her arousal is high enough. The rats in particular play this trope straight the most, because Margaret looks and sounds to actually ''enjoy'' what they do to her. [[HaveANiceDeath This even gets its own Game Over image]].

* AncientGreece: What the game appears to take place in or bases itself on. Gods from Myth/ClassicalMythology, as well as their guardians, are heavily involved in the protection and maintenance of human civilization in this game's world, and one of the gods, the son of Zeus, Apollo, happens to be Margaret's superior and MissionControl.

* {{Expy}}: [[WordOfGod Fox]] confirmed that Margaret is one to the protagonist of his previous game, ''VideoGame/HadesVanquish''[='=]s Mana. Both are young, energetic, HairOfGoldHeartOfGold girls in cute dresses that use guns to fight off demons. The settings of both games are almost in complete contrast from each other within the afterlife locales of [[AncientGreece Greek Mythology]] (''Hades Vanquish'' takes place in Hell, namely the titular Underworld of Hades, while ''Margaret'' takes place in a world that is heavily watched over by the Greek gods of Heaven, such as Apollo, the son of Zeus).

* {{Metroidvania}}: Even with the Fox Eye-flavored design and AncientGreece-based setting, this game seems to be the closest to playing like [[Franchise/{{Metroid}} its grand inspiration]] compared to Fox Eye's [[VideoGame/{{Holdover}} previous]] [[VideoGame/SacrificeGirl Metroidvanias]]. You mainly use a gun to fight monsters and solve puzzles, and you can get powerups that give Margaret missiles and improve her gun and skills in order to reach areas she previously couldn't and uncover hidden items. There are also {{Save Point}}s where she can recover her health, reload her missile ammo, and put on a new set of clothes if her previous set got damaged at all, [[{{Fanservice}} or even take them off to purposely play the game in the buff, if you prefer]]. [[spoiler:There's even an EscapeSequence at the end of the game where Margaret must backtrack to the very beginning of the game within a 4-minute time limit.]]

* AccidentalPervert: If Margaret talks to a Survey Corp soldier [[{{Stripperific}} while only in her underwear or completely naked]], they tend react this way to her, either to [[AllMenArePerverts her dismay]] or to [[TheTease her advantage]].

* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Margaret contributes into [[AuthorAppeal a rather-lengthy line of female, blonde-haired Fox Eye protagonists]] (which includes the likes of [[VideoGame/{{Holdover}} Marie]], [[VideoGame/HadesVanquish Mana]], and [[VideoGame/NatikaAndSandysSinkingAndRescuingOperations Natica]]). She is also one of the most spirited and [[TheHero heroic]] characters in Fox Eye's entire roster [[ActionGirl who can hold her own pretty well in fights against monsters]].

* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Margaret contributes into [[AuthorAppeal a rather-lengthy line of female, blonde-haired Fox Eye protagonists]] (which includes the likes of [[VideoGame/{{Holdover}} Marie]], [[VideoGame/HadesVanquish Mana]], and [[VideoGame/NatikaAndSandysSinkingAndRescuingOperations Natika]]). She is also one of the most spirited and [[TheHero heroic]] characters in Fox Eye's entire roster [[ActionGirl who can hold her own pretty well in fights against monsters]].

* BlueIsHeroic: [[CaptainObvious Look at the page image above and read the title, again.]] Also played straight by Lancer, the leader of the Survey Corp Soldiers who sports a blue cape that's also trying to fix the tower with his men. [[spoiler:[[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] by General Blaine, who disguised as Lancer, including wearing his own blue cape, but is ultimately and definitely ''[[BigBad not]]'' [[BigBad a hero by any means]]]].

* {{Gainaxing}}: Margaret is quite a jiggly girl whenever she moves. [[CaptainObvious Especially when she's topless]].

* SealedEvilInACan: [[spoiler:The Soul of the Great Beast was buried and flooded underground in the Water Tower's Courtyard, and then guarded by a large plant monster in order to prevent humans from reaching it and abusing its power for their own gains. Little did Margaret know at the time, she defeated the guard and drained its area's water opening up the place and allowing the beast's soul to escape, and General Blaine plans to use it to activate the tower's Ancient Weapons.]]

** The game's on-land gameplay strongly takes after the platforming elements of ''Holdover'' and ''The Final Escape''. [[spoiler:The game's TheVeryDefinitelyFinalDungeon also puts more emphasis on sneaking around certain enemies, which is what the aforementioned two games mainly consisted of.]]

* ColonelBadass: [[spoiler:Lancer, the leader and commander of the water tower's Survey Corps soldiers. After being accused of treachery by Margaret, she forces him to fight her as the game's 6th boss to prove that he's the genuine article, which turns out to be true afterwards. Later on, Lancer survives a barrage of missiles from an otherwise-invincible Ancient Weapon piloted by his imposter, General Blaine, and manages to get a strike at the weapon to force Blaine to stick his head out of it, allowing Margaret to finish him off.]]

* DeadlyGas: [[spoiler:The underground laboratory will trigger this if Margaret is spotted in it by the wizards or their security machines. The gas chokes her and knocks her out, but it won't actually kill her as the trope implies. When this happens the first time she's in the lab, she's stripped of her clothes and weapons and gets drowned in a water torture tank, but then survives and gets thrown in a cell. If this happens again from when she escapes to reclaim her gear, she's drowned again and this time for good, making getting gassed an extended GameOver sequence with a unique illustration for it to match]].

* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Margaret contributes into [[AuthorAppeal a rather-lengthy line of blonde-haired Fox Eye protagonists]] (which includes the likes of [[VideoGame/{{Holdover}} Marie]], [[VideoGame/HadesVanquish Mana]], and [[VideoGame/NatikaAndSandysSinkingAndRescuingOperations Natika]]). She is also one of the most spirited and [[TheHero heroic]] characters in Fox Eye's entire roster.

** [[spoiler:[[FemaleGaze Apollo himself gets this treatment]] after the player beats the game with all 4 hidden artifacts, and he doesn't seem too thrilled about it...]]

* NippleAndDimed: Completely [[AvertedTrope averted]] for the first time in a Fox Eye game with the heroine herself whenever the entire top half of her dress is gone, as past Fox Eye protagonists could only have BarbieDollAnatomy. This is a byproduct of being under the HotterAndSexier "Fox Eye Abyss" label.

* WhateverHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler:After escaping the collapsing tower at the very end, Apollo questions to Margaret if she knows what happened to Lancer, especially after Blaine bombarded him with missiles yet was still able to attack his {{BFG}} and seemingly escape. [[SomebodyElsesProblem Margaret is more worried about eating]], which in turn worries Apollo on if she's actually learned anything from her role and adventure as a Guardian]].

* DeadpanSnarker: Apollo tends to be this way towards Margaret when she doesn't take her Guardian job seriously, sometimes threatening her half-heartingly with a divine intervention (or rather, a divine ''retribution'') from his superiors.