History VideoGame / Darkborn

* WhipItGood: Gameplay trailer shows that Darkborn's grown form includes a thorned whip (presumably, its tail), which doesn't do much damage, but is good for instantly stunning the targets.

* NotQuiteFlight: The young Darkborn has wings, but can only use them to glide down.

* VillainProtagonist: The purpose of the game is to show the standard RPG from the monster's point of view.

%%* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: In the gameplay trailer, when the young Darkborn survives getting kicked him down a crevice by a man (later revealed to be a Thane), he is asked (presumably telepathically) "Little one, can you hear me? Good, ''even such horror'' cannot defeat you." Later on, that Thane is described as a "Blood-drinker, child-killer, cruel servant of a greater evil."

* VoiceWithAnInternetConnection: In the gameplay trailer, the young Darkborn receives guidance from a female voice, presumably that of his dead mother.

* SuperMode: Gameplay trailer shows that Darkborn's grown form has what seems like a typical rage mode, where he moves faster and pretty much every attack instantly rips enemies' limbs off.

* NotQuiteFlight: The young Darkborn has wings, but can only use them to glide down. This may change once he's fully-grown, however.

* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: In the gameplay trailer, when the young Darkborn survives getting kicked him down a crevice by a man (later revealed to be a Thane), he is asked (presumably telepathically) "Little one, can you hear me? Good, ''even such horror'' cannot defeat you."
** Later on, that Thane is described as a "Blood-drinker, child-killer, cruel servant of a greater evil."

* HornyVikings: All the available material dating back to the game's ''Project Wight'' days shows that the game's Vikings do in fact wear helmets with horns, which are also often curved forward, making it particularly easy to grab them (though presumably giving some protection from sideway strikes.) This drew plenty of criticism from the initial trailer onwards.
** The first boss,Alsvartr the Ravenous, has complete stag's horns on his helmet to denote his power.

* AuraVision: The so-called "deep sight" in the gameplay trailer amounts to one, neatly highlighting the living beings in the radius, along with some objects of note.

!! Tropes seen in Darkborn's preview material:
* AnArmAndALeg: Once grown beyond his child form, Darkborn's attacks will outright rip limbs off after a few strikes, or instantly, if you are in Berserk mode.
* AuraVision: The so-called "deep sight" amounts to one.
* BequeathedPower: When the young Darkborn finds his adult kin chained up and dying from many wounds, he gently takes his face in his hands before its death, and this transfers to him the ability to throw thorns and to tear human throats out with his teeth from stealth.
* BossSubtitles: The first boss is immediately subtitled as "Alsvartr the Ravenous, Worldbreaker".
* CannibalismSuperpower: The Darkborn gets stronger by consuming humans. Simply eating a single Thane in the opening is enough to grow from a tiny child-sized creature to stand taller than a human.
* EyeScream: Gliding from a height and straight onto a Viking's back as a child results in the Darkborn killing him through gouging his eyes out.
* HornyVikings: The game's Vikings do in fact wear helmets with horns, which are also often curved forward, making it particularly easy to grab them (though presumably giving some protection from sideway strikes.) This drew plenty of criticism from the initial trailer onwards.

* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: When the young Darkborn survives getting kicked him down a crevice by a man (later revealed to be a Thane), he is asked (presumably telepathically) "Little one, can you hear me? Good, ''even such horror'' cannot defeat you."

* OffWithHisHead: Ripping the target's head off is one of the finishing moves for the grown Darkborn.
* SlashedThroat: In the trailer, one Viking holds your mother up while the other stabs her in the throat, before the body is casually tossed away.
* SpikeShooter: One of the earliest attacks you get is the ability to make a thorn produce from the middle of your palm, and then to shoot it.
* SuperMode: Darkborn's grown form has what seems like a typical rage mode, where he moves faster and pretty much every attack instantly rips enemies' limbs off.
* TreeCover: The young Darkborn at the start of the game is small enough to be completely covered by grass and ferns.
* UseYourHead: Alsvartr the Ravenous can grab grown Darkborn and headbutt him.
* VoiceWithAnInternetConnection: The young Darkborn receives initial guidance from a female voice, presumably that of his dead mother.
* WhipItGood: Darkborn's grown form includes a thorned whip (presumably, its tail), which doesn't do much damage, but is good for instantly stunning its targets.

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!! Tropes seen in Darkborn:
%%* AnArmAndALeg: Once grown beyond his child form, Darkborn's attacks will outright rip limbs off after a few strikes, or instantly, if you are in Berserk mode.
%%* AuraVision: The so-called "deep sight" amounts to one.
%%* BequeathedPower: When the young Darkborn finds his adult kin chained up and dying from many wounds, he gently takes his face in his hands before its death, and this transfers to him the ability to throw thorns and to tear human throats out with his teeth from stealth.
%%* BossSubtitles: The first boss is immediately subtitled as "Alsvartr the Ravenous, Worldbreaker".
%%* CannibalismSuperpower: The Darkborn gets stronger by consuming humans. Simply eating a single Thane in the opening is enough to grow from a tiny child-sized creature to stand taller than a human.
%%* EyeScream: Gliding from a height and straight onto a Viking's back as a child results in the Darkborn killing him through gouging his eyes out.
%%* HornyVikings: The game's Vikings do in fact wear helmets with horns, which are also often curved forward, making it particularly easy to grab them (though presumably giving some protection from sideway strikes.) This drew plenty of criticism from the initial trailer onwards.
%%** The first boss,Alsvartr the Ravenous, has complete stag's horns on his helmet to denote his power.
%%* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: When the young Darkborn survives getting kicked him down a crevice by a man (later revealed to be a Thane), he is asked (presumably telepathically) "Little one, can you hear me? Good, ''even such horror'' cannot defeat you."
%%** Later on, that Thane is described as a "Blood-drinker, child-killer, cruel servant of a greater evil."
%%* NotQuiteFlight: The young Darkborn has wings, but can only use them to glide down. This may change once he's fully-grown, however.
%%* OffWithHisHead: Ripping the target's head off is one of the finishing moves for the grown Darkborn.

%%* SpikeShooter: One of the earliest attacks you get is the ability to make a thorn produce from the middle of your palm, and then to shoot it.
%%* SuperMode: Darkborn's grown form has what seems like a typical rage mode, where he moves faster and pretty much every attack instantly rips enemies' limbs off.
%%* TreeCover: The young Darkborn at the start of the game is small enough to be completely covered by grass and ferns.
%%* UseYourHead: Alsvartr the Ravenous can grab grown Darkborn and headbutt him.
%%* VoiceWithAnInternetConnection: The young Darkborn receives initial guidance from a female voice, presumably that of his dead mother.
%%* WhipItGood: Darkborn's grown form includes a thorned whip (presumably, its tail), which doesn't do much damage, but is good for instantly stunning its targets.

* AnArmAndALeg: Once grown beyond his child form, Darkborn's attacks will outright rip limbs off after a few strikes, or instantly, if you are in Berserk mode.
* AuraVision: The so-called "deep sight" amounts to one.
* BequeathedPower: When the young Darkborn finds his adult kin chained up and dying from many wounds, he gently takes his face in his hands before its death, and this transfers to him the ability to throw thorns and to tear human throats out with his teeth from stealth.
* BossSubtitles: The first boss is immediately subtitled as "Alsvartr the Ravenous, Worldbreaker".
* CannibalismSuperpower: The Darkborn gets stronger by consuming humans. Simply eating a single Thane in the opening is enough to grow from a tiny child-sized creature to stand taller than a human.
* EyeScream: Gliding from a height and straight onto a Viking's back as a child results in the Darkborn killing him through gouging his eyes out.
* HornyVikings: The game's Vikings do in fact wear helmets with horns, which are also often curved forward, making it particularly easy to grab them (though presumably giving some protection from sideway strikes.) This drew plenty of criticism from the initial trailer onwards.
** The first boss,Alsvartr the Ravenous, has complete stag's horns on his helmet to denote his power.
* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: When the young Darkborn survives getting kicked him down a crevice by a man (later revealed to be a Thane), he is asked (presumably telepathically) "Little one, can you hear me? Good, ''even such horror'' cannot defeat you."
** Later on, that Thane is described as a "Blood-drinker, child-killer, cruel servant of a greater evil."
* NotQuiteFlight: The young Darkborn has wings, but can only use them to glide down. This may change once he's fully-grown, however.
* OffWithHisHead: Ripping the target's head off is one of the finishing moves for the grown Darkborn.

* SpikeShooter: One of the earliest attacks you get is the ability to make a thorn produce from the middle of your palm, and then to shoot it.
* SuperMode: Darkborn's grown form has what seems like a typical rage mode, where he moves faster and pretty much every attack instantly rips enemies' limbs off.
* TreeCover: The young Darkborn at the start of the game is small enough to be completely covered by grass and ferns.
* UseYourHead: Alsvartr the Ravenous can grab grown Darkborn and headbutt him.
* VoiceWithAnInternetConnection: The young Darkborn receives initial guidance from a female voice, presumably that of his dead mother.
* WhipItGood: Darkborn's grown form includes a thorned whip (presumably, its tail), which doesn't do much damage, but is good for instantly stunning its targets.

* UglyCute: The young monster is drawn in this manner, with large eyes, spiky hair-like fur, and sharp, yet rather small teeth.