History VideoGame / Brigandine

* TheCorruption: Mana on Runersia is speculated by a few characters to increase the people's agressivity, locking the continent into an endless war. This is the main reason why [[spoiler: Aurora]] wishes for the player to [[spoiler: eliminate the Rune God]].

* GreyAndGrayMorality: In between the Mohana Sect and the Zai Sect conflict, neither of them has the moral high ground even when you take account that Eliza of Mohana is nice while Rudo of Zai is megalomaniacal. Simply put, just as they're capable of doing good deeds to those in need, they ''hate'' each other for an endless period of time. The so-called 'nice' man of the Mohana, in the beginning of the Mana Saleesia story, started out by badmouthing and spewing bemeaning words towards Zai sect just because, in front of Selena who was acting as nothing but genuinely nice to him. While Rudo delivered a DisproportionateRetribution upon him by brutalizing him in the re-education center and sent him back to Guimoule in a sorry state, [[JerkassHasAPoint it's hard to deny that for this once, he's just doing his job as the Chief Watchman to make sure the situation doesn't escalate to something even worse at the cost of the more innocent side of Zai.]]

*** With the death of the King of Norzaleo, the obsession to justice and how they suspected Guimoule for the deed made Guimoule believe that they became drunk on their moral high horse and must be taught a lesson.

* HomeFieldAdvantage: Shinobi is full of Green Element and works well in a forest terrain. Their home castles are surrounded with forests, making invasions towards Shinobi a nightmare if you are short on mages with Red element or attacks that never misses. And especially its unique unit: Toby the Bazoo Knight. Because if he stays on a Forest tile, he gains ''even bigger'' evasion rate, making him nigh-untouchable.

* KnightTemplar: Mana Saleesia and the Holy Gustava Empire has them, some of their Rune Knights are even part of their nations respective SecretPolice to hunt down and kill or forcibly convert heretics and dissidents.
* MoralEventHorizon: An in-universe version happened in two cases:

After years of absence, a NonLinearSequel is announced for UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, titled ''Brigandine: Legend of Runersia''. As the name suggests, it takes place in a brand new continent. It is released on June 25, 2020 worldwide. A [=PS4=] port is set for release at December 10th, 2020.

After years of absence, a NonLinearSequel is announced for UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch, titled ''Brigandine: Legend of Runersia''. As the name suggests, it takes place in a brand new continent. It is released on June 25, 2020 worldwide. A PS4 port is set for release at December 10th, 2020.

* '''Iscalio''': Mad Monarch Dryst sees the chaos stirred up by Zemeckis as an excuse to attack other countries, and no matter how much the sensible Bishop Ulster tries to reason with him, Dryst never listens. The rest of Dryst's crew (besides Ulster) is made up of fools who count as BunnyEarsLawyer s. The only other character of special note in Iscalio is Dryst's personal aide Iria, an EmotionlessGirl with a mysterious past who has earned the nickname 'Killer Doll' through her success in battle. The people suffer in this land thanks to Dryst's greed. The Knights, on the other hand, thinks Dryst is CrazyAwesome enough that they are still loyal to him, thinking that with people like Dryst around, it'll never get boring in Iscalio.

** When playing as Gustava, [[spoiler:if Tim sided with Aurora, then the Rune God crosses this by possessing Sin Gustav and then forcing Tim to kill him. This gives Tim and the whole Gustava Empire enough reasons to believe that the Rune God crosses the line and they will take up arms against him.]]

* '''Norzaleo Kingdom''': An Island Nation northwest of Runersia. It wields the Brigandine of Justice. The sudden death of Rubino III and the sudden invasion of it's ArchEnemy the Holy Gustava Empire has forced the uncrowned Prince Rubino IV into taking action, believing that his actions are guided by justice. His Rune Knights are mostly comprised of CulturedWarriors and KnightInShiningArmor.

* '''Republic of Guimoule''': A large nation founded by the Mohanna Sect after secceding from the Mana Saleesia and the Zai Sect and the self-proclaimed birthplace of Rune Knights. It wields the Brigandine of Glory. The Republic is gripped into a unexpected crisis when the Mana Saleesia Theocracy sends the body of a Mohanna Sect Rune Knight in an obvious act of war. Make things worse is the sudden illness of it's President Alden Uzala. His daughter Eliza Uzala is now rules Guimoule due to being choosen by it's national weapon, The Sword of Ange. The nation and most of it's rune knights are just and honorable if it weren't for it's FantasticRacism towards the Barret Clan

* '''Shinobi Tribe''': An isolationist, matriarchal tribe born from the oppressed people of the former nation of Hazam. It wields the Brigandine of Freedom. Sensing the impeding chaos of the land and tired of working as mercenaries and spies of the other nations due to the death of her sister-figure Rei, Talia leads the Shinobi Tribe into achieving true freedom. Most of it's rune knights are comprised of NubileSavages.

* '''Mana Saleesia Theocracy''': A particularly powerful nation that is the seat of the Zai sect of the Rune faith. It wields the Brigandine of Sanctity. Rudo Marco usrupts and murders his father while ordering the death of a Mohanna Sect Rune Knight, in order to begin his plan to the TakeOverTheWorld. Most of Mana Saleesia's rune knights of KnightTemplar fanatics with a few TokenGoodTeammate.

* '''United Islands of Mirelva''': A loose alliance of pirate clans who rule an archipelago. It wields the Brigandine of Ego. Recently voted as Chairperson of the alliance, Captain Stella Hammet sees the opportunity to strike first against the other nation, seeing the chaos engulfing the conflict as an opportunity for pirates like her, as well as make sure the Islands will not be conquered. Most of it's rune knights are composed of pirates and criminals, most of them quite the BoisterousBruiser.

* '''Holy Gustava Empire''': A scorned nation founded by exiles from Norzaleo that follows the Zoar faith. It lacks a Brigandine of its own. Tim Gustav, the 13th Emperor, seeks to conquer the continent in order to prove the superiority of his clan and country without the use of a Brigandine. Many of it's rune knights are exiles or unwanted people drawn by the Empire's EqualOpportunityEvil policy.

* StoryBranchFavoritism: The game seems to favor the ending of Norzaleo where [[spoiler:you side with Aurora, since it will unlock an extra story to reveal that Rubino's father was killed by the Rune God for [[HeKnowsTooMuch getting too close to his secrets]], which would make more sense if the Rune God acted like the madman that Aurora portrayed him as (whereas in other endings, if you side with him, the Rune God didn't act as mad as Aurora made him out).]]

*** The Shinobi Tribe were severely mistreated by the former Hazam Nation and now enforce a no-man policy as a result (though they still accept men within their ranks, provided they're not from the Tribe) but are nonetheless honorable warriors who fight primarily to obtain the freedom they've long been denied.

*** The Shinobi Tribe were severely mistreated by the former Hazam Nation and now badly mistreats men as a result (though they still accept men within their ranks, provided they're not from the Tribe) but are nonetheless honorable warriors who fight primarily to obtain the freedom they've long been denied.

*** The Shinobi tribe were severely mistreated by the former Hazam Nation and now badly mistreats men as a result (though they still accept men within their ranks, provided they're not from the Tribe) but are nonetheless honorable warriors who fight primarily to obtain the freedom they've long been denied.

*** Rudo is a bonafide megalomaniacal EvilOverlord but has actual reasons to act like a tyrant: the Mohana and Zai sects have been hating each other's guts for ages and no amount of diplomacy was ever able to put an end to the constant fighting, [[WellIntentionedExtremist so he decided to commit evil actions for the greater good of stopping the war between the two groups.]] In addition, many of the Mana Saleesia knights are genuinely decent individuals, contrasting sharply with their ruler.

*** The Shinobi tribe was severely mistreated by the former Hazam Nation and now badly mistreats men as a result (though they still accept men within their ranks, provided they're not from the Tribe) but are nonetheless honorable warriors who fight primarily to obtain the freedom they've long been denied.
*** While the Gustava Empire might be an invading force, Tim is a just ruler and well respected by his people and accepts [[EqualOpportunityEvil those who were rejected by the masses, giving them jobs and opportunities they wouldn't get anywhere else.]] While everyone badmouthed their kingdom as invading barbarians, those claims were unfair slander born out of their conflictual history with Norzaleo and Guimoule, to say nothing of the other nations in general looking down on them just because of their lack of a Brigandine.

*** Rubino and the Norzaleo Kingdom's rune knights are good and well-intentioned but they are rather over-zealous and prideful of being symbols of justice, to the point of being utterly mocked by the other nations.

*** The Republic of Guimoule and the Mohanna Sect harbor FantasticRacism towards the Barret Clan to the point of making ChildSoldiers of them but otherwise its ruler Eliza Uzala (who wishes to stop the above) and most of its rune knights are chivalrous warriors and nice ladies if rather troubled.

*** The Republic of Guimoule and the Mohanna Sect harbor FantasticRacism towards the Barret Clan to the point of making ChildSoldiers of them but otherwise its ruler Eliza Uzala (who wishes to stop the above) and most of its rune knights are chivalrous warriors and nice ladies if rather troubled, although with their possession of Brigandine of Glory, other countries think that they're getting too proud, high and mighty with that designation of Brigandine.
*** The Shinobi tribe, out of their bad experience with the Hazam clan that mistreated them, badly mistreat the male gender as a result, although there are some men in their ranks as a minority and they're actually personable.
*** While the Gustava Empire might be an invading force, Tim is well respected amongst his people and accepts those who were rejected by the masses, and while everyone badmouthed their kingdom as invading barbarians, Tim considered them family and those claims were unfair slanders just because they were driven out by Norzaleo and Guimoule and don't have a Brigandine.
*** The Mirelva Island Nations looks like a selfish marauding army, but there's just as many friendly knights inhabitating it and Stella's conquest of Runersia is at least partially motivated by the desire to protect her people from a potential invasion.
*** Rudo is a bonafide megalomaniacal EvilOverlord but there are just as many people in Mana Saleesia who are a genuine GoodShepherd and believe in good deeds. Plus Rudo has actual reasons to act like a tyrant: the Mohana and Zai sects have been hating each other's guts for ages and no amount of diplomacy was ever able to put an end to the constant fighting, [[WellIntentionedExtremist so he decided to commit evil actions for the greater good of stopping the war between the two groups.]]

* EqualOpportunityEvil: To the other nations, the Holy Gustava Empire's acceptance of exiles and unwanted peoples in their land comes across as this.

* DoesNotLikeMen: Downplayed. The Shinobi Tribe women has driven off all the men in their nation due to being previously persecuted and abused by their predesessor state the Hazam Nation. They even have a law in which if a male baby is born, they would abandon that baby to the very edges of their territory. But on the other hand, they are okay with male Bazoo (Toby) and other men as long as they don't come from the Tribe, as seen with Jose and Sid, the two chief swordsmen of the faction.

* DysfunctionJunction: The Holy Gustava Empire has tons of unwanted exiles here and there, so their cast does include crazed fanatics, someone who looks like a playwright, but likes to punch people in the face, a lady who's TooKinkyToTorture and likes giving out orgasms (and she's the token healer!), and the Emperor's sister who has a brocon and DressedLikeADominatrix, whip and all...

** The Republic of Guimoule and the Mana Saleesia Theocracy have also hated each other due to a schism that caused by the actions of it's founders. [[spoiler: Mohanna Carradine, disciple of General Zai and eventually founder of the Mohanna Sect stole the Mana Stones of the Zai Sect and spread them throughout Runersia believing that the blessings shouldn't be monopolized. General Zai did not react to this betrayal due to wanting to prevent a conflicr but his followers reacted violently, trigger the Thirty Year Mana Stone War.]]

** The same goes for the good nations in Runersia like Norzaleo Kingdom, Republic of Guimoule and the Shinobi Tribe. Even if they are reluctant to fight each, there can only be one nation ruling the continent. And worse still, Guimoule is basically pincered with Norzaleo and Shinobi while having to contend with Mana Saleesia, and unlike New Almekia and Caerleon, there's no alliance scenario, they have to watch out against each other while fighting their more direct opposition (Gustava and Mana Saleesia respectively)

*** Rudo is a bonafide megalomaniacal EvilOverlord, there are just as many people in Mana Saleesia who are a genuine GoodShepherd and believe in good deeds. Plus Rudo has actual reasons to act like a tyrant: the Mohana and Zai sects have been hating each other's guts for ages and no amount of diplomacy was ever able to put an end to the constant fighting, [[WellIntentionedExtremist so he decided to commit evil actions for the greater good of stopping the war between the two groups.]]

*** Rubino and the Norzaleo Kingdom's rune knights are good and well-intentioned but they are rather over-zealous and prideful of being symbols of justice, to the point of being utterly mocked by the other nations, never mind that a lot of the people there are actually genuinely concerned with the welfare of the people.

*** The Shinobi tribe, out of their bad experience with the Hazamu clan that mistreated them, badly mistreated the male gender as a result although there were some men in their ranks as the minority and they're actually personable.
*** While the Gustava Empire might be an invading empire, Tim is well respected amongst his people and accepts those who were rejected by the masses, and while everyone badmouthed their kingdom as invading barbarians, Tim considered them family and those claims were unfair slanders just because they were driven out by Norzaleo and Guimoule and they don't have a Brigandine.
*** The Mirelva Island Nations looks like a selfish marauding army, but there's just as many personable knights inhabitating it and Stella's conquest of Runersia is at least partially motivated by the desire to protect her people from a potential invasion.
*** And finally, although Rudo is a bonafide megalomaniacal EvilOverlord, there are just as many people in Mana Saleesia who are a genuine GoodShepherd and believe in good deeds. Plus Rudo has actual reasons to act like a tyrant: the Mohana and Zai sects have been hating each other's guts for ages and no amount of diplomacy was ever able to put an end to the constant fighting, [[WellIntentionedExtremist so he decided to commit evil actions for the greater good of stopping the war between the two groups.]]

*** And finally, although Rudo is a bonafide megalomaniacal EvilOverlord, there are just as many people in Mana Saleesia who are a genuine GoodShepherd and believe in good deeds. Plus Rudo has actual reasons to act like a tyrant: The Mohana and Zai sects hate each other's guts and no amount of peaceful methods were able to put an end to the constant fighting, [[WellIntentionedExtremist so he decided to commit evil actions for the greater good of stopping the hatred between the two groups.]]

*** The Mirelva Island Nations looks like a selfish marauding army, but there's just as many personable knights in it and Stella does learn to care about her people.
*** And finally, although Rudo is a bonafide megalomaniacal EvilOverlord, there are just as many people in Mana Saleesia who are a genuine GoodShepherd and believe in good deeds. Plus Rudo has actual reasons to act like a tyrant: The Mohana and Zai sects hate each other's guts and no amount of peaceful methods were able to put an end to the constant fighting, [[TheUnfettered so he decided to commit evil actions for the greater good of stopping the hatred between the two groups.]]

*** The Republic of Guimoule and the Mohanna Sect harbor FantasticRacism towards the Barret Clan to the point of making ChildSoldiers of them but otherwise its ruler Eliza Uzala (who wishes to stop the above) and most of it's rune knights are chivalrous warriors and nice ladies if rather troubled, although with their possession of Brigandine of Glory, other countries think that they're getting too proud, high and mighty with that designation of Brigandine.

** In Runersia, even the good nations have some negative points that prevents then from being truly good. Rubino and the Norzaleo Kingdom's rune knights are good and well-intentioned but they are rather over-zealous and prideful of being symbols of justice, to the point of being utterly mocked by the other nations, never mind that a lot of the people there were actually genuine in the welfare of the people. The Republic of Guimoule and the Mohanna Sect harbor FantasticRacism towards the Barret Clan to the point of making ChildSoldiers of them but otherwise it's ruler Eliza Uzala (who wishes to stop the above) and most of it's rune knights are chivalrous warriors and nice ladies if rather troubled, although with their possession of Brigandine of Glory, other countries think that they're getting too proud, high and mighty with that designation of Brigandine. The Shinobi tribe, out of their bad experience with the Hazamu clan that mistreated them, badly mistreated the male gender as a result although there were some men in their ranks as the minority and they're actually personable. While the Gustava Empire might be an invading empire, Tim is well respected amongst his people and accepts those who were rejected by the mass, and while everyone badmouthed their kingdom as invading barbarians, Tim considered them family and those claims were unfair slanders just because they were driven out by Norzaleo and Guimoule and they don't have a Brigandine. The Mirelva Island Nations looked like a selfish marauding army, but there's just as much personable knights around it and Stella did learn to care about her people. And finally, although Rudo is a bonafide megalomaniacal EvilOverlord, there's just as much people in Mana Saleesia who was being a genuine GoodShepherd and believing in good deeds, and Rudo has all the reasons to act like that: The Mohana and Zai sects constantly hate each other and no amounts of peaceful methods were able to put an end to it, [[TheUnfettered so he decided to embrace every evil actions for the greater good of stopping the hatred between the two groups.]]

* KeystoneArmy: [[StraightForTheCommander Killing a Rune Knight]] will force every other monsters under their control to retreat. Killing a national ruler would cause the ''entire'' army to instantly rout.

* '''Holy Gustava Empire''': A scorned nation founded by exiles from Norzaleo that follows the Zoar faith. It lacks a Brigandine of its own. Tim Gustab, the 13th Emperor, seeks to conquer the continent in order to prove the superiority of his clan and country without the use of a Brigandine. Many of it's rune knights are exiles or unwanted people drawn by the Empire's EqualOpportunityEvil policy.

** The same goes for the good nations in Runersia like Norzaleo Kingdom, Republic of Guimoule and the Shinobi Tribe. Even if they are reluctant to fight each, there can only be one nation ruling the continent. And worse still, Guimoile is basically pincered with Norzaleo and Shinobi while having to contend with Mana Saleesia, and unlike New Almekia and Caerleon, there's no alliance scenario, they have to watch out against each other while fighting their more direct opposition (Gustava and Mana Saleesia respectively)