History VideoGame / MetalHellsinger

* SatanicArchetype: [[BigBad The Red Judge]], a tall, skeletal demon who rules the Hells [[spoiler: and is intentioned to rebel against [[GreaterScopeVillain the forces to Heaven]]]]

* TheGoomba: The Marionettes are the lowest demons in the Hells. They lack strenght, intelligence and free will, but they can still be annoying.

* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler: After absorbing every soul in Hell, The Red Judge becomes the [[FinalBoss Worldbreaker Aspect]] to take on the Unknown.]]

* IdiosyncraticDifficultyLevels: The difficulty levels are Lamb(Easy), Goat(Normal), Beast(Hard), and Archdevil ([[HarderThanHard Very Hard]]).

* SatanicArchetype: [[BigBad The Red Judge]], a tall, skeletal demon who rules the Hells [[spoiler: and Is intentioned to rebel against [[GreaterScopeVillain the forces to Heaven]]]]

* IdiosyncraticDifficultyLevels: The difficulty levels are Lamb(Easy), Goat(Normal), Beast(Hard), and Archdevil(Very Hard).

* BroughtDownToNormal: [[spoiler: In a post credits stinger, Paz mentions that he and Unknown had gotten lost on their way to heaven, and it's heavily implied both of them ended up separated in the human realm, with a man wearing the Skull on his jacket smiling as a woman with Unknown's build enters a bar to greet him.]]

* DownloadableContent: The Dream of the Beast pack, released in March 2023, which adds two new songs, a new weapon, and three outfits to the game, and the Essential Hits Pack, released in May 2023, which adds eight eight licensed songs you can slay to.

* RageAgainstTheHeavens: [[spoiler: The Red Judge's ultimate goal. As Unknown got closer to confronting her, she regained her memories regarding the prophecy of the Hellsinger. Both she and Paz had orchestrated her rebellion as a way to oppose the rule of The All, with her death leading to the gates of heaven opening so Unknown could recover the rest of her voice and destroy heaven in the process.]]

* DownloadableContent: The Dream of the Beast pack, released in March 2023, which adds two new songs, a new weapon, and three outfits to the game.

* ShoutOut: The achievement/trophy names are named after different rock and metal songs.
** [[Music/JudasPriest Breaking the Law]]
** [[Music/{{Metallica}} For Whom the Bell Tolls]]
** [[Music/{{ACDC}} Highway to Hell]]
** [[Music/{{Otep}} Rise Rebel Resist]]
** [[Music/DeepPurple Smoke on the Water]]
** [[Music/{{Helloween}} Heavy Metal is the Law]]
** [[Music/{{Queen}} Who Wants to Live Forever?]]
** [[Music/{{Slayer}} Raining Blood]]

* ShieldBearingMook: Shield Cambions carry large shields that block most attacks from the front.

* ShieldBearingMook: Shield Cambions hold a huge shield that deflects almost all incoming attacks. You have to either flank them or break through the shield with an ultimate.

* ActionCommands: You can shorten the speed of your reloads by pressing the reload key on the golden beat that appears.

* IdiosyncraticDifficultyLevels: The difficulty levels are Lamb(Easy), Goat(Normal), and Beast(Hard).

* RageAgainstTheHeavens: [[spoiler: The Red Judge's ultimate goal. As Unknown got closer to confronting her, she regained her memories regarding the prophecy of the Hellsinger. Both she and Paz had orchestrated her rebellion as a way to oppose the rule of The All, with her death leading to the gates of heaven opening so Unknown could recover the rest of her voice and destroy heaven in the process.]]
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: The entire game sees the Unknown mow down Hell to get her voice back.

* MickeyMousing: Slaughters and reloading are done to the beat.

* TheSpeechless: The Unknown had her voice stolen and is on a quest to give it back.

* TheStinger: [[spoiler:The post-credits scene shows that Paz and the Hellsinger have ended up in an unnamed city, and have either been transformed or have disguised themselves as humans]].

* TheStinger: [[spoiler:The post-credits scene shows that Paz and the Hellsinger have ended up in an unnamed city]].

''Metal: Hellsinger'' is a FirstPersonShooter with RhythmGame mechanics, released in 2022 by Swedish developers The Outsiders. Many actions, like shooting, reloading, and the music, are enhanced if done to the beat of the background song. The songs themselves are noteworthy as they feature vocal talent from many real life HeavyMetal and DeathMetal bands, such as [[Music/ArchEnemy Alissa White-Gluz]], [[{{Music/Soilwork}} Bjorn Strid]], [[Music/DarkTranquillity Mikael Stanne]], [[Music/LambOfGod Randy Blythe]], and [[Music/SystemOfADown Serj Tankian]]. The game is available on PC, UsefulNotes/XboxSeriesXAndS, and UsefulNotes/PlayStation5.

* Stealthy Mook: Stalkers are melee specialists who can teleport and evade some attacks.

* DemBones: The Red Judge is a tall skeletal figure who lords over the hells as it's warden.

* FinishingMove: You can slaughter enemies at low health, which restores your own health by a little.

* LimitBreak: Each weapon has a unique ultimate ability that can make short work of your opposition.

* MickeyMousing: Slaughters are done to the beat.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: The denizens of Hell refer to the soul slaughtering all of them as simply "The Unknown".

''Metal: Hellsinger'' is a FirstPersonShooter with RhythmGame mechanics, released in 2022 by Swedish developers The Outsiders. Many actions, like shooting, reloading, and the music, are enhanced if done to the beat of the background song. The songs themselves are noteworthy as they feature vocal talent from many real life HeavyMetal and DeathMetal bands, such as [[Music/ArchEnemy Alissa White-Gluz]], [[{{Music/Soilwork}} Bjorn Strid]], [[Music/DarkTranquillity Mikael Stanne]], [[Music/LambOfGod Randy Blythe]], and [[Music/SystemOfADown Serj Tankian]]. The game is available on PC, Xbox Series X/S, and [=PS5=].

''Metal: Hellsinger'' is a FirstPersonShooter with RhythmGame mechanics, released in 2022 by Swedish developers The Outsiders. Many actions, like shooting, reloading, and the music, are enhanced if done to the beat of the background song. The songs themselves are noteworthy as they feature vocal talent from many real life HeavyMetal and DeathMetal bands, such as [[Music/ArchEnemy Alissa White-Gluz]], [[{{Music/Soilwork}} Bjorn Strid]], [[Music/DarkTranquillity Mikael Stanne]], [[Music/LambOfGod Randy Blythe]], and [[Music/SystemOfADown Serj Tankian]]. The game is available on PC, Xbox Series X/S, and [=PS4=].

''Metal: Hellsinger'' is a FirstPersonShooter with rhythm mechanics. Many actions, like shooting, reloading, and the music, are enhanced if done them to the beat. The game is available on PC, Xbox Series X/S, and [=PS4=].

* GodzillaThreshold: [[spoiler:The Red Judge gets so desperate in trying to get rid of Unknown they call for ''Heaven'' for reinforcements.]]

One day, a soul arrivs in Hell, with a score to settle. Hell takes away from others what they love most, and so, Hell took the soul's voice and the Red Judge seals the her away. After a long, long time, a voice calls out to her, and after a bit of seeking, the soul finds a skull. Together, they now battle through the realms of Hell to slay the Red Judge and take back what is theirs.