History VideoGame / HeartOfEvil

* MeleeATrois: Percy, Barney, and MIKE troops vs. the 1st Air Cav vs. the Viet Cong and the [=NVA=] vs. Kurtz's zombies vs. exploding dogs [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg vs. gorillas]].

* MeleeATrois: Percy, Barney, and MIKE troops vs. the 1st Air Cav vs. the Viet Cong and the [=NVA=] vs. Kurtz's zombies vs. exploding dogs vs. [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg vs. gorillas]].

* AsianSpeekeeEngrish: All Vietnamese characters speak this way, except for the "suspiciously-looking character".

* {{Flanderization}}: The Napalm Edition of the mod made Barney even more clumsy, and your officer snaps into talking about food during your mission briefing.

* PoirotSpeak: Both the NVA and the Viet Cong speak this way. This is less frequent in the Napalm Edition.

* AsianSpeakeeEngrish

American [[ElitesAreMoreGlamorous MIKE Force]] soldier Percy Freeman receives his first mission: to find a traitorous Colonel by the name of Kurtz and kill him. But once on-location, things change for the worse. The US army suddenly grows hostile and decides to eliminate Percy, the Viet Cong is no different, not to mention the hordes of zombies roaming and lurking through the jungles. With no ally but Barney and his fellow MIKE soldiers on his side, Freeman can do nothing but venture in the jungle, to fulfill his mission.

* '''EverythingTryingToKillYou'''

* FaceHeelTurn: 1st Air Cav Sergeant Bob Kilmore, who flew the Percy to the mission, soon captures him and Barney when he finds out what their mission was about. Being a Sergeant, he order all the troops to kill Percy once he escapes.

* MeleeATrois: Percy, Barney, and MIKE troops vs. the 1st Air Cav vs. the Viet Cong and the [=NVA=] vs. Kurtz's zombies [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg vs. gorillas]].

* CavalryBetrayal[=/=]FaceHeelTurn: 1st Air Cav Sergeant Bob Kilmore, who flew the Percy to the mission, soon captures him and Barney when he finds out what their mission was about. Being a Sergeant, he order all the troops to kill Percy once he escapes.

* BattleInTheRain: One between the US and the Viet Cong. The player can interfere if he wishes to.

* FaceHeelTurn: Sergeant Bob Kilmore, who flew the Percy to the mission, soon captures him and Barney when he finds out what their mission was about. Being a Sergeant, he order all the troops to kill Percy once he escapes.
* {{Flanderization}}: The Napalm Edition of the mod made Barney even more clumsy, and your officer snaps into talking about food during your mission briefing.

* MeleeATrois: Percy, Barney, and MIKE troops vs. the US army vs. the Viet Cong and the [=NVA=] vs. Kurtz's zombies [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg vs. gorillas]].

* [[spoiler:YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Late in the mod, Freeman finds out that MAC-V tried to get rid of both him, Barney, and the MIKE soldiers in the outpost. This implied that Kilmore never went rogue; he's really JustFollowingOrders from MAC-V, and his admiration of Kurtz is possibly a ruse.]]

American special forces soldier Percy Freeman receives his first mission: to find a traitorous Colonel by the name of Kurtz and kill him. But once on-location, things change for the worse. The US army suddenly grows hostile and decides to eliminate Percy, the Viet Cong is no different, not to mention the hordes of zombies roaming and lurking through the jungles. With no ally but Barney and his fellow special forces soldiers on his side, Freeman can do nothing but venture in the jungle, to fulfill his mission.

* MeleeATrois: Percy, Barney, and friendly US troops vs. the US army vs. the Viet Cong and the [=NVA=] vs. Kurtz's zombies [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg vs. gorillas]].

* ScenicTourLevel: Percy flies to the site of mission in a helicopter, while RideOfTheValkyries play. Familiar?

* [[spoiler:YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness]]
* XanatosGambit: Kurtz. If Percy is killed by the native Viet Congs, he wins. If Percy gets bloated with bullets by the US troops, he wins. If Percy dies in the hands of one of Kurtz's many zombies, he wins.[[spoiler: If Percy kills Kurtz and takes his place as the ruler of the zombies]], Kurtz [[TheBadGuyWins still technically wins]].

* EscortMission: Aside from having Barney throughout the whole game which feels like it, Percy frees a US soldier from a prison.

* HellishCopter: Many of them are fought in the mod, and before the player has to take them down, Percy witnesses the Viet Cong destroying them.

American special forces soldier Percy Freeman receives his first mission: to find a traitorous Colonel by the name of Kurtz and kill him. But once on-location, things change for the worse. The US army suddenly grows hostile and decides to eliminate Percy, the Viet Cong is no different, and the hordes of zombies created by a mad man Roames. With no ally but Barney and his fellow special forces soldiers on his side, Freeman can do nothing but venture in the jungle, to fulfill his mission.

* BittersweetEnding:[[spoiler: Kurtz kills Barney, who becomes a zombie. When Percy finaly kill Kurtz, he takes the position as the new leader of the zombies. Mad with power, he lets the zombies take over the world.]] But hey, mission accomplished!

* ImmuneToBullets: Napalm Edition made the zombies only killable by the chainsaw and explosives.

* KlingonPromotion: Percy learns from an note written by Kurtz that the zombies get their new leader this way. [[spoiler:Since Percy has killed him by that point, reading the note makes Percy [[GoMadFromTheRelevation suddenly mad with power]] and takes the position as the zombies' leader.]]

* MeleeATrois: Percy, Barney, and friendly US troops vs. the US army vs. the Viet Cong and the [=NVA=] vs. Kurtz's zombies.

* DeadlyLunge: The monkeys love to pounce at the player.

American special forces soldier Percy Freeman receives his first mission: to find a traitorous Colonel by the name of Kurtz and kill him. But once on-location, things change for the worse. The US army suddenly grows hostile and decides to eliminate Percy, the Viet Cong is no different, and the hordes of zombies created by a mad man Roames. With no ally but Barney on his side, Freeman can do nothing but venture in the jungle, to fulfill his mission.

* MindScrew: Oh it gets there slowly, towards the end of he mod when Percy is captured (again). [[spoiler:You play a goddamn ''Half-Life 2'' arcade! In the game you find a key that unlocks your cell in reality!]]

* [[spoiler:SufficientlyAdvancedAlien]]: They appear as enemies for no apparent reason, until one finds out that they were a part of the cause of the zombies.

* XanatosGambit: Kurtz. If Percy is killed by the native Viet Congs, he wins. If Percy gets bloated with bullets by the US troops, he wins. If Percy dies in the hands of one of Kurtz's many zombies, he wins.[[spoiler: If Percy kills Kurtz and takes his place as the ruler of the zombies]], Kurtz still technically wins.
* ZombieGait: Almost all the zombies. [[spoiler: Averted with the Super Zombies towards the end of the mod, who aid Percy in the final fight when he takes control over them.]]

* KlingonPromotion: Percy learns from an note written by Kurtz that the zombies get their new leader this way. [[spoiler:Since Percy has killed him by that point, reading the note makes Percy suddenly mad with power and takes the position as the zombies' leader.]]

* [[spoiler:SufficientlyAdvancedAlien]]: They appear as enemies for no apparet reason, until one finds out that they were a part of the cause of the zombies.

* MacheteMayhem: The first melee weapon gained, which can decapitate enemies.

* MoreDakka: The automatic weapons do this.

* OffWithHisHead: The Machete can decapitate enemy soldiers.

-->''"There is a conflict in every human heart, Freeman. Between the rational and the irrational. Good and Evil. Light, Darkness... Good does not always triumph. "''

American soldier Percy Freeman receives his first mission: to find a traitorous Colonel by the name of Kurtz and kill him. But once on-location, things change for the worse. The US army suddenly grows hostile and decides to eliminate Percy, the Viet Cong is not different, and the hordes of zombies created by a mad man Roames. With no ally but Barney on his side, Percy Freeman can do nothing but venture in the jungle, to fulfill his mission.

The mod was remade six years later as ''Heart of Evil Napalm Edition'', which managed to make the experience even Weirder.

* [[AndThenJohnWasAZombie And Then]][[spoiler:Barney]][[AndThenJohnWasAZombie Was a Zombie]]

-->-- '''Barney:''' "Those creatures out there, and not a living human to be seen. This whole town is gonna be like that. You want my opinion, sir? This mission is fubar. We are up shitcreek without a paddle. I miss my mommy."

* CaveBehindTheFalls: The cave in this case leads to one of Viet Congs many underground tunnels.

* ChainsawGood: Beside the shotgun loaded with power rounds, the chainsaw is the only other weapon can quickly take down the very damage resistant zombies.

* DeadlyLunge: The monkeys love to jumpattack the player.

* DecapitationPresentation: Done with [[spoiler: Barneys]] head.
* DistressedDude: Both Percy and Barney becomes captured at different points, and has to be resqued by the other.

* DrivenToSuicide: If the player kills Barney, the screen fades to black and tells us that Percy commits Hara-Kiri in shame of overcome.

* EscortMission: Aside from having Barney throughout the whole game which feels like it, Percy lets out a US soldier from a prison.
* EvilLaugh: Sergeant Kilmore does one when promising Percy that he will come and "resque" him.

* FlanderiZation: The Napalm Edition of the mod made Barney even more clumsy, and your officer snaps into talking about food during your mission briefing.

* GasMaskMooks: The [[spoiler: Combine]] who appear very late in the Napalm Edition.

* HeWhoFightsMonsters:[[spoiler: Percy Freeman]]

* HungryJungle: The apes aren´t exactly looking for bananas.
* IdiotBall: Tossed between Percy and Barney, from Percy´s walking into a obvious trap with Barney as bait, to Barney telling about their secret mission to the One Sergeant that is one Kurtz´s side, and many more.
-->-- '''Barney:''' "He said he wouldn´t be my friend if i didn´t tell him!"

* KlingonPromotion: Percy learns from an note written by Kurtz that the zombies get their new leader this way.[[spoiler: Since Percy has killed him by that point, reading the note makes Percy suddenly mad with power and takes the position as the Zombies leader.]]

* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Getting too close to the officers secretary makes him tell you to knock it off, and that this isn´t a videogame where you can just ogle someone.
* [[spoiler: InvisibleMonsters:]] The Commanders, who are enemies that only show themselfe when they attack.

* MadeOfExplodium: When percy puts a rope around the column of a house and the other end to a car, driving the car forward results in a explosion.
* MadeOfIron: The Zombies can soak up A lot of damage.
* MindScrew: Oh it gets there slowly, towards the end of he mod when Percy is captured(again).[[spoiler: You play a goddamn Half-life 2 arcade! In the game you find a key that unlocks your cell in reality!]]

* MostDefinitelyNotAVillain: In Napalm Edition, Kilmore apparently convinced one of Percys officers that he was good, by giving him a basket of dog biscuits.

* ScenicTourLevel: Percy flies to the site of mission in a helicopter, while The Ride of The Valkyries play. Familiar?
* SchizoTech: The laser tripmines from Half-life are here, but also [[spoiler: A videogame arcade that you play Half-life 2 on.]]
* SchmuckBait: The trap set to capture Percy at the beginning is So obvious.
** Viet Cong enemies might also try to lure the player out in the open by pretending to be injured... Which means that they scream for medic in english.
* SendInTheSearchTeam: A new squad of U.S troopers, not influenced by the earlier orders of Kilmore, start search the jungle for Percy.

-->-- '''Super Zombie:''' [[spoiler: "Freeemaaaannn, Ouurrrrr Leaaaaadeerrr!"]]

* TemptingFate: "Looks pretty quiet around here."
* TrouserSpace: Lampshaded by Barney halfway through Napalm Edition, when he expresses concern over the fact that Percy might have accidently ejaculated on the plate of Roasted Moose.
** Barney himself yells in disgust when he realises he has peed himself... Only to find out that he had spilled his apple juice in his underpants.

* VideoGameRemake: The Napalm Edition.
* VillainousFriendship: Sergeant Kilmore and Colonel Kurtz are apparent friends, as Kilmore respects Kurtz´s plans and ideology and helps him while attempting to kill Percy.
* WhamLine: [[spoiler: "Freeemmmmaaaann, Ooouuur Leeaaadeeerrrrr!"]]
* XanatosGambit: Kurtz. If Percy is killed by the native Viet Congs, he wins. If Percy gets bloated with bullets by the US troops, he wins. If Percy dies in the hands of one of Kurtz´s many zombies, he wins.[[spoiler: If Percy kills Kurtz and takes his place has the ruler of the zombies]], Kurtz still technically wins.

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''Heart of Evil'' is a ''HalfLife'' {{gamemod}} that takes place during the VietnamWar. While it seems to take itself seriously at the beginning, the mod slowly grows to out of the ordinary into something different.

* BlackMesaCommute: Percy flies to the site of mission in a helicopter, while The Ride of The Valkyries play. Familiar?

* XanatosGambit: Kurtz. If Percy is killed by the native Viet Congs, he wins. If Percy gets bloated with bullets by the US troops, he wins. If Percy dies in the hands of one of Kurtz´s many zombies, he wins.[[spoiler: If Percy kills Kurtz and takes his place has the ruler of the zombies]], Kurtz still technicly wins.

* RideOfTheValkyries: Yes. While in an helicopter too.

* AirVentEscape