History VideoGame / HeavenlySword

* OffWithYourHead: [[spoiler: Loki, courtesy of Flying Fox.]]
* TheStarcream: After Flying Fox takes the sword from Loki's [[spoiler:cold dead hands]], he states that he intends to betray Bohan by taking the swords power for himself. This is compared to his game counter-part, who, whilst expressed by Bohan to be somewhat untrustworthy, never showed any signs of treachery.

* BittersweetEnding: Nariko gets ample opportunity for revenge in the end[[spoiler: but succumbs to her DealWithTheDevil as the titular sword takes her life.]]

** BewareTheNiceOnes: '''Kai:''' [[IronicEcho Peek-a-boo!]] [[PrecisionFStrike Asshole!]]

* BadassGrandpa: Shen

* BerserkButton: When Nariko starts taunting Whiptail back whilst blatantly saying that her master doesn't care about her and that he was the one who made her so insane, she repeats the taunt Whiptail had previously used to great effect: "Ohhhhh, it's ''so much better'' when you're ''angry!''" Whiptail then proceeds to go even more nsane.

* BlackComedy / CrossesTheLineTwice: Whiptail's death.

* DeadlyUpgrade: Nariko trades in her longsword for the Heavenly Sword after being cornered by Bohan and his army. It ends the way you'd expect given the trope and the fact that the sword has a history of killing anyone who wields it in a rather excruciating manner.

* ForegoneConclusion: Nariko dying is shown at the beginning. [[spoiler:Still, she manages to wipe out Bohan and his army one last time before she's gone for good.]]

* FriendlySniper: Kai

--> Kai: "Maybe I should [[AttackItsWeakPoint attack your weak point]], for [[MemeticMutation MASSIVE DAMAGE]]."

* SayMyName: [[spoiler:"KAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIII!!"]]

* [[SeanConneryIsAboutToShootYou Nariko Is About To Stab You]]: The cover.

* [[spoiler:TheDogWasTheMastermind]]: It turns out that [[spoiler: Bohan's bird is in fact The Raven Lord, the ancient warlord that started this whole mess in the first place. [[AllThereInTheManual A pity he wasn't mentioned in the game proper before that point.]]]]

* BerserkButton: When Nariko starts taunting Whiptail back whilst blatantly saying that her master doesn't give a damn about her and that he was the one who made her so batshit insane, she repeats the taunt Whiptail had previously used to great effect: "Ohhhhh, it's ''so much better'' when you're ''angry!''" Whiptail then proceeds to go even more batshit insane.

* CatFight: Nariko's battle with Whiptail degenerates into an exchange of insults.

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Kai.

** The BigBad: King Bohan.

** The DarkChick: Whiptail.

* HeyItsThatVoice: Andy "[[Film/TheLordOfTheRings Gollum]]" Serkis as King Bohan, Steven "[[Film/{{Octopussy}} General Orlov]]" Berkoff as Flying Fox, and Anna "[[{{Fringe}} Olivia Dunham]]" Torv as Nariko.

* IHaveYouNowMyPretty: Bohan's behaviour around Nariko [[spoiler:shortly after he captures her]].

* InkSuitActor: Bohan looks exactly like an older, more scarred-up Andy Serkis. All of the other main characters resemble their voice/motion actors in some way, too.

* MamaBear: Harm Kai while Nariko is around and you '''will''' be sorry.

** Oddly though instead of twisting [[spoiler:her]] neck backwards he actually straightens it forwards. If you've ever had a haircut you'll know this maneuver is not usually fatal.
* NoIndoorVoice: Most of Flying Fox's lines are yelled at the top of his voice. [[spoiler:In fact, one of the few times he '''doesn't''' yell is when he's dying.]]
* NoOneCouldSurviveThat: [[spoiler:Kai is hung by her neck after being dropped from a great height]], and presumably dies instantly. [[spoiler:As it turns out, she is still very much alive, though weakened. Overlaps with NoOneShouldSurviveThat, since that type of injury should cause instant death, or at least asphyxiation, and no explanation is given as to why it doesn't.]]
* NoFlowInCGI: Averted... a little too hard.

* SeanConneryIsAboutToShootYou: The cover, in which Nariko Is About To Stab You.

* {{Stripperiffic}}: Whiptail's outfit mainly consists of a type of armoured bikini, complete with exposed underboob.
** And FanDisservice for ''[[NightmareFetishist most]]'', do you really want to look at her slimy, fishy, scale covered body for that long?

* TakeThat: The appearance of [[VideoGame/GodOfWar Kratos' blades and armour]] in Bohan's armoury is a bit like a cross between this and a ShoutOut. (''Heavenly Sword'' has often been compared to ''God Of War'', with some referring to it as ''Goddess Of War''.)

** [[spoiler: The Raven Lord gives Bohan the same treatment after he loses to Nariko in the FinalBattle. The Raven ''pecks out Bohan's eyes'' while he is pleading for mercy and another chance before flying away.]]

The plot concerns Nariko, the unwanted daughter of a clan whose duty is to protect the titular sword, which the ambitious King Bohan believes will grant him [[AGodAmI godlike power]]. Nariko and her clan sister, Kai, flee with the sword and spend the remainder of the game attempting to rescue Nariko's father and end Bohan's reign of terror. Though the plot is hardly new, it's solidly executed, with excellent voice acting and motion capture (due to the involvement of Andy Serkis and Weta Workshop) and a surprising amount of humor.

-->'''King Bohan:''' How do you do that?!!

* VolleyingInsults: Whiptail and Flying Fox seem to be particularly fond of hurling rather inventive insults at each other, much to Bohan's immense annoyance.

A HackAndSlash game set in an [[FantasyCounterpartCulture ambiguously Asian]] empire where everyone speaks with British or Australian accents. It was developed by Ninja Theory and released exclusively on the PlayStation3 in September 2007. The plot concerns Nariko, the unwanted daughter of a clan whose duty is to protect the titular sword, which the ambitious King Bohan believes will grant him [[AGodAmI godlike power]]. Nariko and her clan sister, Kai, flee with the sword and spend the remainder of the game attempting to rescue Nariko's father and end Bohan's reign of terror. Though the plot is hardly new, it's solidly executed, with excellent voice acting and motion capture (due to the involvement of Andy Serkis and Weta Workshop) and a surprising amount of humor.

* BFG: In several levels, Nariko wields cannons like overgrown shotguns.

* EvilIsHammy: Bohan and his generals, but Bohan is the one who manages to be scary because he is so hammy.

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* BoringButPractical: Attacking out of an evasive roll grants unique attack animations, breaks the guards of most enemies, is much faster and more defensible than the regular breaking combos, and makes crowd control considerably easier ([[GuideDangIt and is never mentioned in the game]]). Once the player realizes this, they'll almost invariably initiate every attack in this manner.

* Badass: Nariko.

* BittersweetEnding: She gets ample opportunity for revenge in the end[[spoiler: but succumbs to her DealWithTheDevil as the titular sword takes her life.]]

* HotChickWithASword