History VideoGame / HaveANiceDeath2022

* SinisterScythe: It's a game about the Grim Reaper, and his obligatory scythe is right there next to his cowl and skull. It can cut through time, space, the elements, give off noxious fumes, summon lightning, [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers and make a mean cup of coffee]].

* PowerFloats: Death floats around, dishing out an arsenal of powerful dark magic. He doesn't actually ''have'' legs, in fact.

->''Your final hour is upon us.'' '''''[[{{TitleDrop}} Have A Nice Death.]]'''''

* FictionalCurrency: Soulary, Prismium and Gold Ingots are the currencies of the game. Soulary is collected through normal gameplay, and is used in shops and for upgrading weapons and spells. Prismium is a rare currency only found in certain floors, and is used in buying more shop slots or transforming your scythe, as well as to buy anything regardless of Soulary cost.

* HopeSpot: [[spoiler: Upon beating Major Warren Pliskhin for the first time, Death prepares to take the elevator that finally leads to his vacation. Then [[GreaterScopeVillain someone]] goes flying around the screen while [[LaughingMad cackling madly]], disabling the elevator…[[StuffBlowingUp which then explodes]]…[[OhCrap with Death right in front of it.]] '''Rest In Paperwork.''']] Afterwards, Death is incredibly unamused.

* MirrorBoss: Major Warren Pliskhin to a degree, as a small nimble aspect of death who can fling projectiles obsessed with his duty, but also shows a desire to relax and goof off.

* PetTheDog: While Death is generally grumpy and treats his employees poorly, he does make a point of telling Patrick that nobody thinks he's a sap in the break room.

** Brad is especially noticeable, as he will always bust out of his dudebro persona when defeated as a [[SheCleansUpNicely professional-looking]] BadassInANiceSuit and fly off. He's the first major boss, and always reverts to his casual wear when you return. Death suspects it's because he'd rather not admit defeat on these repeat visits. [[spoiler:However if you beat him enough times, he starts taking his job far more seriously, reinforcing the boss arena with metal detectors, and gaining far more lethal attacks, all while keeping his Nice suit on…UNTILL you beat him and he switches back to his dudebro outfit.]]

* RelievingTheReaper: Discussed. The Sorrows are actually very good at their jobs - ''too'' good; they wind up rendering their progenitor obsolete.

''Have A Nice Death'' is a side-scrolling 2D Platforming Roguelite by French creators Magic Design Studios, the creators of ''VideoGame/UnrulyHeroes''; in the vein of ''VideoGame/HollowKnight'' and ''VideoGame/DeadCells'', Death must hack and slash through a hauntingly whimsical world, using his trusty scythe and an arsenal of dark magic. The game entered Early Access on March 8th, 2022; it can be [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/1740720/Have_a_Nice_Death/ found on Steam]].

Not to be confused with [[Main/HaveANiceDeath the trope of the same name]].

** Brad is especially noticeable, as he will always bust out of his dudebro persona when defeated as a [[SheCleansUpNicely professional-looking]] BadassInANiceSuit and fly off. He's the first major boss, and always reverts to his casual wear when you return. Death suspects it's because he'd rather not admit defeat on these repeat visits. [[spoiler: However if you beat him enough times, he starts taking his job far more seriously, reinforcing the boss arena with metal detectors, and gaining far more lethal attacks, all while keeping his Nice suit on…UNTILL you beat him and he switches back to his dudebro outfit.]]

* WarmUpBoss: He's ultimately this, as his attacks have nowhere near as much screen coverage as the Sorrows after him. [[spoiler: Until he brings out the big guns as “Barnabus Proudfoot” after beating him enough times.]]

You see, once Death got too busy to oversee them directly, the Sorrows let the power go to their heads. They grew arrogant in their positions, and began completely ignoring company protocols in favor of bragging to each other about how many souls they could reap. This led to them intentionally flowing more souls than necessary and going well beyond the quotas needed, causing havoc in the living world - and Death Inc. to strain under the workload.

* HopeSpot: [[spoiler: Upon beating the final sorrow (at least in early access) Death prepares to take the elevator that finally leads to his vacation. Then [[GreaterScopeVillain someone]] goes flying around while [[LaughingMad cackling madly]], disabling the elevator…[[StuffBlowingUp which then explodes]]…[[OhCrap with Death right in front of it.]] '''Rest In Paperwork.''']]

* MirrorBoss: Major Warren Pliskhin to a degree, as a small nimble aspect of death who can fling projectiles obsessed with his duty, but also shows a desire to relax and goof off. [[Spoiler:life]] is this there attacks appearing to be copies of death's.

* MirrorBoss: Major Warren Pliskhin to a degree, as a small nimble aspect of death who can fling projectiles obsessed with his duty, but also shows a desire to relax and goof off. [[Spoiler:life is also this her attacks appearing to be copies of death's]].

* MirrorBoss: Major Warren Pliskhin to a degree, as a small nimble aspect of death who can fling projectiles obsessed with his duty, but also shows a desire to relax and goof off. [[Spoiler: life is also this her attacks appearing to be copies of death's]].

* MirrorBoss: Major Warren Pliskhin to a degree, as a small nimble aspect of death who can fling projectiles obsessed with his duty, but also shows a desire to relax and goof off. [[Spoiler:life is also this her attacks appearing to be copies of death's]].

* MirrorBoss: Major Warren Pliskhin to a degree, as a small nimble aspect of death who can fling projectiles obsessed with his duty, but also shows a desire to relax and goof off.[[Spoiler:life is also this her attacks appearing to be copies of death's]].

* MirrorBoss: Major Warren Pliskhin to a degree, as a small nimble aspect of death who can fling projectiles obsessed with his duty, but also shows a desire to relax and goof off.[[Spoiler:life is also this her attacks appearing to be copies of death's.]]

* MirrorBoss: Major Warren Pliskhin to a degree, as a small nimble aspect of death who can fling projectiles obsessed with his duty, but also shows a desire to relax and goof off. [[Spoiler: life is also this her attacks singly being copies of death's]]

* MirrorBoss: Major Warren Pliskhin to a degree, as a small nimble aspect of death who can fling projectiles obsessed with his duty, but also shows a desire to relax and goof off.[[life is also this her attacks singly being copies of death's]]

* MirrorBoss: Major Warren Pliskhin to a degree, as a small nimble aspect of death who can fling projectiles obsessed with his duty, but also shows a desire to relax and goof off.[[life is also this her attacks singly being copies of death's

* MirrorBoss: Major Warren Pliskhin to a degree, as a small nimble aspect of death who can fling projectiles obsessed with his duty, but also shows a desire to relax and goof off.

Over time, Death grew weary of his job, and his “scythe elbow” got worse. His solution? To create Death Inc. and have the Sorrows - powerful death spirits responsible for causing and overseeing different kinds of deaths - do all of the busywork of collecting souls for him. The plan worked perfectly, and all he had to do now was sit back and stamp the documents brought to his desk…

Only to get slowly drenched by a tidal wave of postmortem paperwork.

You see, once Death got too busy to oversee them directly, the Sorrows let the power go to their heads. They grew arrogant in their positions, and began completely ignoring company protocols in favor of bragging to each other about how many souls they could reap, causing havoc not only in the living world, but Death Inc. itself.