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* GuysSmashGirlsShoot: Throughout the game, Farah aids the Prince from a distance with her bow, whether it is to save his life or knock down a box for him. The Prince, in return, hits all of his enemies with his swords.
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* MirroredConfrontationShot: The WII version, ''Prince Of Persia: Rival Swords'' does this with the Prince and Dark Prince.
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* MirroredConfrontationShot: The cover for the WII version, ''Prince Of Persia: Rival Swords'' does this with the Prince and Dark Prince.
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* JuxtaposedHalvesShot: The cover features [[TheProtagonist The Prince]] and [[JekyllAndHyde Dark Prince]] juxtaposed on each other, and provides the trope image for SuperPoweredEvilSide.
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* MirroredConfrontationShot: The WII version, ''Prince Of Persia: Rival Swords'' does this with the Prince and Dark Prince.
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* [[spoiler: FirstGirlWins]]
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Due to the events of Warrior Within, The events of the first game have been undone and the Vizier is back to try becoming immortal once again.
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* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: [[spoiler: ultimately subverted. One of the key elements in the prince's CharacterDevelopment is his realization that going back in time to fix his mistake has only made things worse, and that he needs to accept them in order to save the day.]]
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* TheBusCameBack: Farah returns to her role from the first game.
* UnresolvedSexualTension: With farah, which the prince Lampshades.
* UnresolvedSexualTension: With farah, which the prince Lampshades.
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* LateArrivalSpoiler: Trailers of ''The Two Thrones'' make not attempt to hide the fact that Kaileena [[spoiler: is the empress of time]] and that [[spoiler: she dies early in the game.]]
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* [[spoiler: BookEnds: The game ends the same way the first one began, with the prince telling Farah the events of the first game, starting with the exact same line.]]
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* CosmicRetcon: Other than the Prince still remembering everything that happened and still having the Dagger of Time, it's quickly revealed, that, thanks to the events of the previous game, what was left un-retconned of the first game is now retconned out of existence as well.
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* CosmicRetcon: Other than the Prince still remembering everything that happened and still having the Dagger of Time, happened, it's quickly revealed, that, thanks to the events of the previous game, what was left un-retconned of the first game is now retconned out of existence as well.
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* CosmicRetcon: Other than the Prince still remembering everything that happened and still having the Dagger of Time, it's quickly revealed, that, thanks to the events of the previous game, what was left un-retconned of the first game is now retconned out of existence as well.
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* IfIHadANickel: As the Prince says more than once: "If I had some sands for every time someone said that to me..."
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* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler: The Dark Prince suffers one at the very end of the game, screaming and begging you to come back when you abandon him.]]
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* LighterAndSofter: It's still darker than the first game, but it manages to find a happy medium between the first game's fairy-tale atmosphere and snarky protagonist and the second's GrimDark-ness.
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* LighterAndSofter: It's still darker than the first game, but it manages to find a happy medium between the first game's fairy-tale atmosphere and snarky protagonist and the second's GrimDark-ness.GrimDark-ness and improved combat.
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* LighterAndSofter: It's still darker than the first game, but it manages to find a happy medium between the first game's fairy-tale atmosphere and snarky protagonist and the second's GrimDark-ness.
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* DeadpanSnarker: The Dark Prince is an absolute master of this, as evidenced by his response when the Prince sees people being herded toward the arena below.
-->'''Prince:''' I should do something.\\
'''Dark Prince:''' Go ahead, fall to your death. That'll be of great use to them.
-->'''Prince:''' I should do something.\\
'''Dark Prince:''' Go ahead, fall to your death. That'll be of great use to them.
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* CuttingOffTheBranches: The GoldenEnding of ''VideoGame/PrinceOfPersiaWarriorWithin'' is actually made canon, which Kaileena [[LampshadeHanging acknowledges]] in the opening narration.
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* DeathOfTheHypotenuse: [[spoiler:Kaileena is killed by the Vizier and becomes the Sands of Time in order to set off the plot and make way for Farah. She is revived in the end, and declares that she will now seek out other worlds so that no one can ever abuse the power of the Sands again. This was actually quite well-received, given that most fans liked Farah better.]]
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* BashBrothers: The Ax and Sword twins, which are only beaten when you know that they work together.
* BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind: The climax of the game, where the Prince [[spoiler:pursues and finally rejects the Dark Prince.]]
* BigDamnHeroes: When the Prince and Farah attempt to get inside the palace, they quickly find themselves surrounded by a literal army of hundreds of sand monsters of all sizes; far too many to fight. Just when it seems like the heroes are about to be slaughtered, [[spoiler:the voice of [[BlindSeer the Old Man]] rings across the noise, and everyone turns to see him standing at the front of what appears to be the ''entire'' population of Babylon.]]
-->[[spoiler:"All hail the Prince of Persia: a greater hero the land has never known! You have saved the people of this city, and we have come to repay the favor!"]]
* BattleInTheCenterOfTheMind: The climax of the game, where the Prince [[spoiler:pursues and finally rejects the Dark Prince.]]
* BigDamnHeroes: When the Prince and Farah attempt to get inside the palace, they quickly find themselves surrounded by a literal army of hundreds of sand monsters of all sizes; far too many to fight. Just when it seems like the heroes are about to be slaughtered, [[spoiler:the voice of [[BlindSeer the Old Man]] rings across the noise, and everyone turns to see him standing at the front of what appears to be the ''entire'' population of Babylon.]]
-->[[spoiler:"All hail the Prince of Persia: a greater hero the land has never known! You have saved the people of this city, and we have come to repay the favor!"]]
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* ActionCommands: In a variant of this, the "Speed Kills" had to be executed by positioning the Prince in a specific location and were used to initiate, or pre-empt by killing off, combat instead of being used as {{Finishing Move}}s. More conventional examples show up against the bosses, which almost invariably need Speed Kills to be defeated.
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* FreeWheel: Done at the end of one of the chariot-driving sequences.
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''Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones'' is a game released in 2005 to conclude the trilogy that began with ''VideoGame/PrinceOfPersiaTheSandsOfTime'' and continued with ''VideoGame/PrinceOfPersiaWarriorWithin''. It returned somewhat to the original's fairy-tale tone (with the arrogant Prince as a "dark side" of the character). It retained the basic combat changes made in ''Warrior Within'' with minor adjustments, but toned down the graphic violence. As well, the Prince was much more likable, and even had [[AuthorsSavingThrow regrets over his behavior in the previous game]]. Again following the events of the previous game, the Prince returns to his home Kingdom of Babylon only to find war erupting and enemies everywhere. He learns that messing with the timeline so much has skewed any sense of proper history and the Vizier of the first game is still alive. Seeking to complete his original goal of the first game, the Vizier unleashes the curse of the sands once more, this time partially corrupting the Prince himself. Finding a darkness within himself that transforms him into a dark creature, the Prince seeks to stop the Vizier once more and return things to their proper state. Webcomic/PennyArcade [[http://penny-arcade.com/presents/page/prince-of-persia-the-two-thrones-page-1 made an eight-page comic]] for it.
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''Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones'' is a game released in 2005 to conclude the trilogy that began with ''VideoGame/PrinceOfPersiaTheSandsOfTime'' and continued with ''VideoGame/PrinceOfPersiaWarriorWithin''. It returned somewhat to the original's fairy-tale tone (with the arrogant Prince as a "dark side" of the character). It retained the basic combat changes made in ''Warrior Within'' with minor adjustments, but toned down the graphic violence. As well, the Prince was much more likable, and even had [[AuthorsSavingThrow regrets over his behavior in the previous game]]. Again following the events of the previous game, the Prince returns to his home Kingdom of Babylon only to find war erupting and enemies everywhere. He learns that messing with the timeline so much has skewed any sense of proper history and the Vizier of the first game is still alive. Seeking to complete his original goal of the first game, the Vizier unleashes the curse of the sands once more, this time partially corrupting the Prince himself. Finding a darkness within himself that transforms him into a dark creature, the Prince seeks to stop the Vizier once more and return things to their proper state. Webcomic/PennyArcade state.
''Webcomic/PennyArcade'' [[http://penny-arcade.com/presents/page/prince-of-persia-the-two-thrones-page-1 made an eight-page comic]] for it.
''Webcomic/PennyArcade'' [[http://penny-arcade.com/presents/page/prince-of-persia-the-two-thrones-page-1 made an eight-page comic]] for it.
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* SuperpoweredEvilSide: The Dark Prince. As part of the corruption of the Sands, the Prince will occasionally transform into what he considers an abomination; his flesh turns to sand with {{Power Tattoo}}s, and he is able to use the daggertail as a weapon. His health instantly regenerates upon absorbing sand, but constantly deteriorates otherwise. He also gets a handy little voice in his head that stays with him whether he's transformed or not. The voice is the mental manifestation of all his darkest desires, who tempts him with power and constantly belittles him whenever he tries to be anything except ruthless, arrogant, and violent. It's implied that the health draining out of the Prince is actually going into ''him'', and when the former dies then he will have full control over the body. [[spoiler:The Prince has to face him down and ultimately reject him in order to finally put his past behind him.]]
* VolcanicVeins: The Dark Prince.
* VolcanicVeins: The Dark Prince.
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* SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: Kaileena, a pivotal character in ''VideoGame/PrinceOfPersiaWarriorWithin'' who survives in the true ending, is killed off within the first 15 to 20 minutes of this game. Subverted in that [[spoiler: she continues to narrate the game after her "death", and is ultimately restored to her true form once the Prince defeats the Vizier.]]
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* WhipSword: The [[SuperpoweredEvilSide Dark Prince]] uses a weapon like this called the Daggertail as his main weapon, and is very, ''very'' efficient with it.
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* GenreSavvy:
-->'''Farah:''' Try moving the switch forward.\\
'''Prince:''' With my luck, it will probably spring some horrible trap. Or [[TeleportingKeycardSquad summon sand monsters]]. Or bring about the end of the world!\\
'''Farah:''' Would it kill you to show a little optimism?\\
'''Prince:''' Experience has taught me that wishful thinking only leads to disappointment.
* HideYourChildren: Children can be heard among the captured citizens, but none are ever seen.
* HilariousOuttakes: Included is a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcal7DYp8Xo&feature=related blooper reel]] of things like the Prince fumbling his acrobatics and getting the Dagger of Time replaced with a rubber chicken.
-->'''Farah:''' Try moving the switch forward.\\
'''Prince:''' With my luck, it will probably spring some horrible trap. Or [[TeleportingKeycardSquad summon sand monsters]]. Or bring about the end of the world!\\
'''Farah:''' Would it kill you to show a little optimism?\\
'''Prince:''' Experience has taught me that wishful thinking only leads to disappointment.
* HideYourChildren: Children can be heard among the captured citizens, but none are ever seen.
* HilariousOuttakes: Included is a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcal7DYp8Xo&feature=related blooper reel]] of things like the Prince fumbling his acrobatics and getting the Dagger of Time replaced with a rubber chicken.
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* SheatheYourSword: [[spoiler:You can only win the final battle against the Dark Prince by refusing to fight and leaving the room via the staircase behind him.]]
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* MoralityPet: Farah acts as one for the prince.
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* BodyHorror: When the Vizier plunges the Dagger of Time into him to gain immortality, his back ''sprouts a scorpion which attacks him!''
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* HeroicResolve: When the Prince finds [[spoiler:the dead body of his father, he decides to quit trying to change the past and accept his fate, which gives him the strength he needs to reject the Dark Prince once and for all.]]
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* WorldOfCardboardSpeech: Given in conjunction with the above HeroicResolve.
-->'''[[spoiler:Dark Prince]]:''' [[spoiler:What now then? Gather up enough sand, perform another [[ResetButton grand rewind]]? Or perhaps you can return to the Island and travel back to a time when he might still be saved. Maybe rescue a DamselInDistress along the way!]]\\
'''[[spoiler:Prince]]:''' [[spoiler:'''''NO!''''' You are right. I ''have'' been like a child. Naive and arrogant; always rushing to undo my mistakes. Never facing the consequences of my actions. No more. I accept what I have done, and ''all'' that it implies. *transforms back, without water*]]\\
'''[[spoiler:Dark Prince]]:''' [[spoiler:What is this?! You have no water! How did you--?]]\\
'''[[spoiler:Prince]]:''' [[spoiler:You hold no power over me now! Be gone! Retreat to whatever dark hole spawned you, and do not trouble me again.]]
-->'''[[spoiler:Dark Prince]]:''' [[spoiler:What now then? Gather up enough sand, perform another [[ResetButton grand rewind]]? Or perhaps you can return to the Island and travel back to a time when he might still be saved. Maybe rescue a DamselInDistress along the way!]]\\
'''[[spoiler:Prince]]:''' [[spoiler:'''''NO!''''' You are right. I ''have'' been like a child. Naive and arrogant; always rushing to undo my mistakes. Never facing the consequences of my actions. No more. I accept what I have done, and ''all'' that it implies. *transforms back, without water*]]\\
'''[[spoiler:Dark Prince]]:''' [[spoiler:What is this?! You have no water! How did you--?]]\\
'''[[spoiler:Prince]]:''' [[spoiler:You hold no power over me now! Be gone! Retreat to whatever dark hole spawned you, and do not trouble me again.]]
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* RingOfFire: The battle with the Axe and Sword twins.
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* AffablyEvil: The Dark Prince is often little more than a VoiceWithAnInternetConnection; it never actually ''lies'' to you, since he's just the shadow of the Prince brought to life by the sands of time. Nor does it seem particularly malicious until much further into the game.
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