History VideoGame / HeavenlySword

On August 31, 2012, Nariko was announced at PAX Prime as a playable fighter in ''VideoGame/PlayStationAllStarsBattleRoyale''. [[CharacterTiers Tier]]-wise, she's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5c9qYYl7EI not doing so bad]]. The game was adapted into a [[AllCGICartoon CG-animated]] movie, released in 2014.

* AnimeHair: Nariko again.

* BareYourMidriff: Nariko.

* BigNo: [[spoiler:Nariko lets out a grief-stricken "NOOOOOOOOO!" after Kai's apparent death (and, shortly after, a variation which just has her [[SayMyName screaming Kai's name]]).]]
* 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!]]
* TheCaligula: King Bohan.

* TheChosenOne / TheUnchosenOne: The ending leaves it ambiguous which one Nariko is. [[spoiler: Shen tells her as she lies dying that she was the hero of prophesy all along, but Nariko claims that the prophesy was a lie, and that her actions were all her own.]]

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Kai.
* 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 sword's well-documented history of eventually causing its wielder to die in excruciating pain.
* DealWithTheDevil: Nariko makes such a bargain with the Heavenly Sword.

* 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]]]].

* TheEmpire
* ExtraordinarilyEmpoweredGirl: Nariko, of course.

* FatIdiot: Roach.
* FauxAffablyEvil: Bohan.
* FieryRedhead: Nariko.

* FriendlySniper: Kai.

* HowTheMightyHaveFallen: By the end of the game, [[spoiler:Bohan has had his army and lieutenants all destroyed, lost his mystic powers and for good measure, his master [[EyeScream pecks his eyes out]] for failing him; given he was already old and crippled, he's even more of an invalid than before, and it's implied he'll now be utterly dependent on his mentally-challenged son Roach to take care of him]].
%%* HowWeGotHere

* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler:Whiptail.]]
* ImplausibleHairColor: Nariko.

* IneffectualSympatheticVillain: Subverted with Bohan, who ''seems'' incompetent and acts like a complete goofball more often than not, but routinely performs monstrous acts in order to further his own ambitions.

* [[spoiler:KillTheCutie: Averted. Kai turns out to still be alive after her presumed death.]]

* MsFanservice: Nariko.

* 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's 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.

* OneManArmy: Nariko.

* OverlordJr: Roach.

* PsychoForHire: Flying Fox.

* RapunzelHair: Nariko.
* RecurringBoss: Flying Fox.

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

-->'''Bohan''': How does he ''do'' that?
* {{Stripperiffic}}: Whiptail's outfit.
** Throughout the game, Nariko wears the right half of a skirt and a top that leaves her [[BareYourMidriff midriff]] and right shoulder/arm uncovered.
* TraumaInducedAmnesia: [[spoiler:Kai doesn't remember the death of her mother, until Flying Fox forces her to remember.]]
* UnexplainedRecovery: [[spoiler:Kai. See NoOneCouldSurviveThat above.]]

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 Creator/AndySerkis and Weta Workshop) and a surprising amount of humor.

* AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: The has players controlling Kai for a few brief portions rather than Nariko.

* BadassGrandpa: Shen.

* BigBad: King Bohan, [[spoiler:until the very end, when it's heavily implied that he is in fact TheDragon for the raven that's been sitting on his shoulder throughout the game]].
** The animated series indicates that the BigBad is [[spoiler: The Raven King, who the original wielder of the Heavenly Sword fought and defeated. Presumably, he's taken the form of a raven, and Bohan is helping him claim the weapon that led to his original defeat.]]

* BlackComedy[=/=]CrossesTheLineTwice: Whiptail's death.

* FiveBadBand
** [[spoiler:GreaterScopeVillain: The Raven King.]]
** BigBad: King Bohan.
** TheDragon: Flying Fox.
** TheBrute: Roach, kinda subverted since he's the only decent guy.
** DarkChick: Whiptail.

* HowWeGotHere

* 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 insane.

** And if you hurt Kai, Nariko will thirst for your blood.

On August 31, 2012, Nariko was announced at PAX Prime as a playable fighter in ''VideoGame/PlayStationAllStarsBattleRoyale''. [[CharacterTiers Tier]]-wise, she's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5c9qYYl7EI not doing so bad]]. The game was adapted into a movie, released in 2014.

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

A HackAndSlash game set in an [[FantasyCounterpartCulture ambiguously Asian]] empire where everyone speaks with British or Australian accents. It was developed by Creator/NinjaTheory and released exclusively on the UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 in September 2007.

* TheChosenOne: After Nariko finds out that Loki is [[spoiler:Shen's father and her half-brother]], she believes that he is the warrior the prophecy spoke of. After freeing him and giving Loki the sword, [[spoiler: he is beheaded seconds afterwards by Flying Fox.]]

* ForMassiveDamage: {{Lampshade|Hanging}}d by Kai.

* {{Badass}}: Nariko.

* SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler: Nariko does not die in the film.]]

* RedHeadedHeroine: Nariko.

* SceneryPorn: And how!

A HackAndSlash game set in an [[FantasyCounterpartCulture ambiguously Asian]] empire where everyone speaks with British or Australian accents. It was developed by Creator/NinjaTheory and released exclusively on the PlayStation3 in September 2007.

* {{Mordor}}: Bohans fortress in the game had a normal, garden-like design. But in the movie, his fortress is surrounded by Lava.

* ChekhovsGun: [[spoiler:King Bohan's raven]].
* CloudCuckoolander: Kai.

** Bohan [[spoiler: sells his soul to gain the power needed to face Nariko, and it isn't enough to defeat her.]]

** [[spoiler:GreaterScopeVillain: The Raven King]].

* ForegoneConclusion: Nariko death by the sword's curse is shown at the beginning of the game. [[spoiler:Still, she manages to wipe out Bohan and his army one last time before she's gone for good.]]
* ForMassiveDamage: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by Kai.

* GroinAttack: This game is particularly fond of them, both implied and executed. [[ShareTheMalePain It affects all other surrounding mooks as well]].

* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler:Whiptail]].

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

* TheChosenOne / TheUnchosenOne: The ending leaves it ambiguous which one Nariko is. [[spoiler: Shen tells her as she lies dying that she was the hero of prophesy all along, but Nariko claims that the prophesy was a lie, and that her actions were all her own.]]
* 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.]]]]

* BastardBastard: In the movie, after Nariko was born, Shen [[spoiler:produced bastard offspring in an attempt to remedy the prophecy. Kai and Loki are his bastard children.]]
* TheChosenOne: After Nariko finds out that Loki is [[spoiler:Shens father and her half-brother]], she believes that he is the warrior the prophecy spoke of. After freeing him and giving Loki the sword, [[spoiler: he is beheaded seconds afterwards by Flying Fox.]]
* FaceDeathWithDignity: Whiptails death scene differs from the game. In the game, after being impaled by the sword, she whimpers to Bohan that she is scared of dying and begs him to help her (before he snaps her neck). Here, she instead accepts her fate with a smile and taunts Nariko before her body sinks to the watery depths.
* KarmaHoudini: Zigzagged with Shen. Despite being a terrible father and serial rapist Nariko brings him back to life when he is dying despite the fact he was going to {{Hell}} for his crimes. By the end, he still hasn't learned to respect his daughters, but lost his son and proven that he should have treated them better. And the fact he is already old and was going to Hell implies that if he doesn't straighten up soon he will be going their eventually.

** [[spoiler:BiggerBad: The Raven King]].

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* LargeHam: Alfred Molina's Bohan is still pretty hammy, but is more tamed than Andy Serkis'.

On August 31, 2012, Nariko was announced at PAX Prime as a playable fighter in ''VideoGame/PlayStationAllStarsBattleRoyale''. [[CharacterTiers Tier]]-wise, she's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5c9qYYl7EI not doing so bad]].