History VideoGame / Exmortis

* FailureIsTheOnlyOption

* LaserGuidedAmnesia: The protagonist of the first game starts as one.
* MadOracle: The Hand of Repose, a living gateway for the Exmortis to invade Earth [[spoiler: and the player character of the first game]].

** In ''Exmortis II'', [[spoiler:Mr. Hannay defeats the Hand of Exmortis, destroying the scourge. He meets the person who set this up, only to discover it was Lord Vlaew all along. Vlaew thanks him, then kills him]].

* CallBack: Likely unintentional. The first game has a screen with two doors, and it appears as if you must make a decision between the two, when in fact it's just an ordinary room that happens to have two exits. In the third game, the Reader offers Mr. Hannay a choice between two doors with a similar setup, but this time it's different: one door will lead to [[spoiler:Hannay being able to be with his daughter again]] while the other leads to [[spoiler:Hannay being able to be with his wife again.]]

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler: Happens, again, in both games]].

* NoPronunciationGuide: Lord...Vlaw? Vlay? Vleew? Vlay-oo? Vloo? Exmortis II confirmed it's pronounced 'Vlay'.

* RedSkyTakeWarning: [[ParanoiaFuel Full stop.]]

* AnticlimaxBoss: [[spoiler:When you reach Lord Vlaew, he attacks you...by throwing little rocks at you.]]

The third and final game in the trilogy features you as the protagonist from the second game, Mr. Hannay. After [[spoiler: being killed by Lord Vlaew at the second game's conclusion]], Hannay finds himself in a spirit realm and is able to escape, gaining supernatural powers in the process.

The first ''Exmortis'' tells the tale of a person lost, tired and amnesiac in the woods who suddenly finds an abandoned house and, with little left to choose, begins exploring it. Incredibly creepy events follow, including the discovery of a diary of a previous 'resident', a hunter who also stumbled upon the house. The hunter began to hear voices in the house, the voices of the Exmortis, which slowly brainwash him into releasing them into the human world again. To do this, he must first kill five hikers that the voices predict are coming towards the house. The PC continues to search the house [[spoiler: and eventually discovers that four of the hikers are dead. He's then attacked by someone, whom he kills, only to discover that the person he just killed was, in fact, the last hiker. The awful conclusion is he is, in fact, the hunter! He is then offered a choice, to become The Hand of Repose and bring about the apocalypse, or to try to escape the house. Choosing the latter means that you do manage to get into the woods, however, just as it seems that you're about to escape, you receive a horrific shock, lose your memory and end up at the beginning of the game, implying that the cycle won't stop until you submit to the Exmortis]].

In the second game, the Exmortis have invaded Earth and all hell has, literally, broken loose. As the game begins, you're one of the few last survivors of mankind, who's just come out of recent rout of the last human forces (who have learned to act as one to confuse the Exmortis). The church where all the human survivors of the battle were supposed to meet is empty, or so it seems. A spirit of sorts appears and explains to you that mankind still has one last chance, provided you follow his instructions. You end up in a house where the Exmortis have already passed through and encounter the grisly consequences of this. As you investigate, you discover more about the Exmortis and the history of the Earth. Apparently, eons ago, three sadistic and demonic brothers once ruled Earth and were in constant wars with one another, until one of them, Lord Vlaew, got the upper hand through a clever betrayal. He proceeded to create the Exmortis, but eventually they turned on their master (who lost his physical body), and the Exmortis ended up disappearing. [[spoiler: You eventually realize that if you can destroy/kill the The Hand of Repose, you could stop the Exmortis. To do so, you end up killing yourself with a gun (that had already killed four other innocents), and thus succeed entering the dimension where the Hand exists. Using a mystical dagger, you kill The Hand, finally ending the invasion of the Exmortis. However, in a twist, as you return to Earth, you discover that the spirit that helped you previously was none other than Lord Vlaew, the creator of the Exmortis, who now has a free hand to take over the world]].

The third and final game in the trilogy features you as the protagonist from the second game, Mr. Hannay. After [[spoiler: being killed by Lord Vlaew at the second game's conclusion]], Hannay finds himself in a spirit realm and is able to escape, gaining supernatural powers in the process. He uses these powers to fight his way past both demons and humans blocking his path to [[spoiler: Vlaew, and defeats him after several battles, killing him and ending the Exmortis' reign on Earth.]]

* ShoutOut: To SamRaimi, among others.

The first ''Exmortis'' tells the tale of a person lost, tired and amnesiac in the woods who suddenly finds an abandoned house and, with little left to choose, begins exploring it. Incredibly creepy events follow, including the discovery of a diary of a previous 'resident', a hunter who also stumbled upon the house. The hunter began to hear voices in the house, the voices of the Exmortis, which slowly brainwash him into releasing them into the human world again. To do this, he must first kill five hikers that the voices predict are coming towards the house. The PC character continues to search the house [[spoiler: and eventually discovers that four of the hikers are dead. He's then attacked by someone, whom he kills, only to discover that the person he just killed was, in fact, the last hiker. The awful conclusion is he is, in fact, the hunter! He is then offered a choice, to become The Hand of Repose and bring about the apocalypse, or to try to escape the house. Choosing the latter means that you do manage to get into the woods, however, just as it seems that you're about to escape, you receive a horrific shock, lose your memory and end up at the beginning of the game, implying that the cycle won't stop until you submit to the Exmortis]].

* DownerEnding: In both games!
** Arguably a CruelTwistEnding.

* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: ''Exmortis II'': so, this guy can turn invisible, leaves bloody footprints, doesn't show or name himself, and leaves a 'vile stench' after he leaves. Sounds completely trustworthy!

* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: In the third game, at the end, you face down [[spoiler:Lord Vlaew]]. He brags about how only an Ancient can beat him, but since he's so MAGNANIMOUS, he'll let you have the first blow. You promptly blow the pretentious bastard out of his throne with a telekinetic blast. And then later... it's rinse and repeat.

* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: ''Exmortis II'': so, this guy has the gift of invisibility, leaves bloody footprints on the floor, doesn't want to show his face or name himself and leaves "a vile stench" in the air after he leaves,he is definitely not trustworthy,

* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: ''Exmortis II'': so, this guy has the gift of invisibility, leaves bloody footprints on the floor, doesn't want to show his face or name himself and leaves "a vile stench" in the air after he leaves. I cannot see a reason for not trusting him.

* RedSkyTakeWarning: [[NightmareFuel FULL.]] [[ParanoiaFuel STOP.]]

** I guess EvenEvilHasStandards...unfortunately for them, it ended up in your benefit.

The first Exmortis tells the tale of a person lost, tired and amnesiac in the woods who suddenly finds an abandoned house and, with little left to choose, begins exploring it. Incredibly creepy events follow, including the discovery of a diary of a previous 'resident', a hunter who also stumbled upon the house. The hunter began to hear voices in the house, the voices of the Exmortis, which slowly brainwash him into releasing them into the human world again. To do this, he must first kill five hikers that the voices predict are coming towards the house. The PC character continues to search the house [[spoiler: and eventually discovers that four of the hikers are dead. He's then attacked by someone, whom he kills, only to discover that the person he just killed was, in fact, the last hiker. The awful conclusion is he is, in fact, the hunter! He is then offered a choice, to become The Hand of Repose and bring about the apocalypse, or to try to escape the house. Choosing the latter means that you do manage to get into the woods, however, just as it seems that you're about to escape, you receive a horrific shock, lose your memory and end up at the beginning of the game, implying that the cycle won't stop until you submit to the Exmortis]].

* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Exmortis 2: so, this guy has the gift of invisibility, leaves bloody footprints on the floor, doesn't want to show his face or name himself and leaves "a vile stench" in the air after he leaves. I cannot see a reason for not trusting him.

* BloodBath: A bathtub filled with blood in a bathroom in the first game.

* FridgeLogic: [[spoiler: Vlaew struggles for power, and yet his goal is to vipe out humans and, later, Exmortis. What will be left for him to rule over after they are gone?]]

* FoeYay: "You need me, Mr. Hannay..."

* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Exmortis 2: so, this guy has the gift of invisibility, leaves bloody footprints on the floor, doesn't want to show his face or name himself and leaves "a vile stench" in the air after he leaves. I cannot see a reson for not trusting him.