History VideoGame / RebelCops

* NoSell: [[spoiler: Most bosses are immune to stun effects from batons. Zuev can even reverse your attempt by holding up the offending cop with his rifle, disabling them for two turns. However, they are no less resistant to other sources of stun. A taser will do it in for them, and a flashbang blinds normally.]]

** The perk that allows your cop to ignore action restrictions from getting an arm or a leg wound is called [[Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail "Black Knight"]].

* TakeYourTime: Averted. Just because some missions do not have an explicit timer does not mean things won't change for the worse if you dawdle. [[spoiler: For example, the Ginzberg estate will recieve backup security after 40 turns. Same goes for DDM Supermarket unless you disable the alarm before that. The Colors of Life Commune will also add a dozen cultists or so after approximately 35 turns.]]

* StaticStunGun: The tazer will non-lethally disable a target for four turns, making them an easier target. It takes eight turns to recharge.

* CardboardPrison. Inverted. All those mob goons you arrest in droves during missions, where do you think they're going, to the official prison? No, since prisons and courts are in Zuev's pocket they get placed in temporary custody at a farm belonging to some helpful guy, who manages to keep all those hundreds of arrested in his farm's barns and cow sheds with nobody escaping, and seemingly all by himself too. It is never explained how he manages to pull that off.

* CounterAttack: One of the perks allows an officer who has been fired on to return fire, provided the officer wasn't wounded.

* NoSell: [[spoiler: Zuev will deny your first attempt at stunning him, and will even reverse your attempt by holding up the offending cop with his rifle, disabling them for two turns. Bosses present in certain other missions are also immune to stun effects from batons, but not everything else.]]

** Head shots immediately kill anyone who manages to receive one, even Heavies. Helmets can allow your cops to survive one head shot.
** Proper melee weapons allow for this - knives for your cops, axes and larger blades for enemies. They can and will kill their target in one hit if they connect, but much like the baton they can only be used at melee range.

* SaveTheVillain: One mission has its objective to capture a member of a street gang that has info on Zuev's activities. Any member will do, so normally this would be a cakewalk - but unfortunately said gang had also crossed [[CorruptCops the Sharpwood police]], who arrived at the scene before you to kill them. You'll have to inevitably deal with Sharpwood's cops and Zuev's goons before the latter gets wiped out so you can arrest at least one of them.

** [[spoiler: If you follow your mission control's advice and tell a cop to hold the surveillance operator at gunpoint in the casino mission, when the other cops make too much progress he'll alert casino security, resulting in the cop shooting him to death. [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone Too shaken with what they did, said cop leaves after the mission]].]]

** [[spoiler: If you follow your mission control's advice and hold the surveillance operator on gun point in the casino mission he will eventually warn the other security, forcing your officer to gun him down. [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone Said officer will leave your group after the mission, too shaken with what they did]].]]

* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: [[spoiler: After assisting them in capturing Zuev, Jack Boyd turns on the Rebel Cops by wiping them and Zuev out after they've done all the work.]]

* TakeYourTime: Averted. Just because some missions do not have an explicit timer does not mean things won't change for the worse if you dawdle. [[spoiler: For example, the Ginzburg estate will eventually receive backup security. Same with the DDM shopping mall, if you do not disable the alarm in time.]]

* UnwantedAssistance: The Witt Brothers can be this or an aversion, depending on whether or not their alerting the enemies is enough to throw player's plans into disarray, or if you're fine with letting them die in their suicidal assault.

* VanInBlack: They deliver enemy reinforcements to levels. Your own Firry-Cola van could count as a heroic inversion.

* ChekhovsGun: [[spoiler: Kasmir Shvets, your original sniper, will leave your group after the tutorial mission when Zuev's goons threaten him and his family into giving their boss a few lessons. Zuev will put those lessons into practice during the final mission when he snipes at your cops as you storm his mansion. Shvets himself later appears before the DDM Supermarket mission to offer a sidequest, outraged at what Zuev's minions did to his wife]]

** Heavies are harder to take down non-lethally. The chances of holdup or capturer working on them are next to nonexistent, and it takes two stunning attacks (from a taser or baton) to actually disable them, not to mention being able to tank a sniper shot. Fortunately, they're just as susceptible to gunshot wounds from up close as anyone else, and stun duration isn't penalized on them.

* EnemyCivilWar: The Rebel Cops get caught up in a shootout between Zuev's mob and [[DirtyCop the Sharpwood police department]]. Afterwards, [[VideoGame/ThisIsThePolice2 Warren Nash]] [[spoiler: (aka [[VideoGame/ThisIsThePolice Jack Boyd]])]] sends them an apology and aid, [[spoiler: though this turns out to be for his own ends as he intends to wipe out Zuev and the rebels.]]

** Melee weapons (not batons) allow for this - knives for your cops, axes and larger blades for enemies. It doesn't matter if you're a Heavy[=/=]decked out in an armour and a helmet and completely unharmed - a knife to the side[=/=]an axe to the face will immediately kill a cop, rather than wounding them.

* SadisticChoice: Zuev captures two of your officers at one point and it's only possible to save one of them.
* SaveScumming: Initially only possible on the easiest difficulty, with normal only giving you three saves and hard allowing none. Alleviated in a later patch. Taking sidemissions allows one additional save each, and a setting allows for unlimited saves
* SaveTheVillain: One mission has its objective to capture a member of a street gang that has info on Zuev's activities. Any member will do, so normally this would be a cakewalk - but unfortunately said gang had also crossed [[CorruptCops the Sharpwood police]], who arrived at the scene before you to kill them. You will have to deal with Sharpwood cops and prevent them from killing all the punks so you would have someone to capture.

** Most missions come with a set of optional objectives in the form of requests from other citizens of Ripton that you can agree to help them with. It's a good idea to take them, not only because of rewards they give you but because accepting them unlocks new level starting locations for some of your cops, greatly augmenting your tactical options. Not delivering on the request loses you street cred though.

* TapOnTheHead: Downplayed. Striking a perp with a baton/taser will stun them for 2/4 turns.
* TimedMission: Several missions have time limit before you fail.

* ChekhovsGun: [[spoiler: Shvets, your original sniper, will leave your group after the tutorial mission when Zuev's goons threaten him into giving their boss a few lessons. Zuev will put those lessons into practice during the final mission when he snipes at your cops as you storm his mansion.]]

** Heavies are harder to take down non-lethally. The chances of holdup or capturer working on them is greatly reduced and it takes two hits with a baton or tazer to pacify them, and they can even ignore one sniper shot. Fortunately, they're just as susceptible to gunshot wounds from up close as anyone else.

* EnemyCivilWar: The Rebel Cops get caught up in a shootout between Zuev's mob and [[DirtyCop the Sharpwood police department]]. Afterwards, [[VideoGame/ThisIsThePolice2 Warren Nash]] [[spoiler: (aka [[VideoGame/ThisIsThePolice Jack Boyd]])]] sends them an apology and aid, [[spoiler: though this turns out to be for his own ends.]]

* GunAccessories: Slapping a scope on a rifle increases its range, while putting a HollywoodSilencer on a pistol will make it silent.

* LawmanBaton: The baton can be used to stun criminals. Stunned criminals are always vulnerable to arrest

* LeeroyJenkins: Shortly after you start the Ginzburg estate mansion a jeep will drive up to the scene, with two guys with rifles stepping out and proceeding to rush the front entrance of the estate. With their rifles they will most likely score several kills on Ginzburg's security the two will be overwhelmed by numbers. Mission Control reveals that this is [[SuicideMission intentional]] - the guys are two brothers whose sister was recently assaulted by Ginzburg's goons; [[RageBreakingPoint so the guys, fed up with the mob's abuse]], decided to just drive up to the mansion and kill as many goons as they could before dying.

* TheMafiya: Viktor Zuev is a russian mobster who took over an american town of Ripton.
* ManipulativeBastard: [[spoiler:Warren Nash]] who uses the same [[spoiler:"Cops should help each other"]] line, from his previous entry, to [[spoiler:make rebel cops believe that their fire fights were just a misunderstanding.]]

* NeverMessWithGranny: A notable member of your roster is Henrietta Bulka, the oldest-looking and sounding member of your squad. She has the highest level among your starting roster, has one more point in stats and one more perk than normal, meaning she maxes out at level 9 rather than 10. [[spoiler: She is also the one who arrives as a reinforcement if you last long enough in the Rebel Yell mode - with fully maxed stats, all perks, a rifle and [=9mm=] pistol, full armour and several other useful items.]]

* NoGearLevel: A variation - the Ripton mine is a No Guns Level. Neither enemy goons nor your cops can bring guns (because a firearm discharge can cause a catastrophic explosion), forcing you to rely on other means like melee weapons, flashbangs and tasers. Also no sniper support there ([[LogicalWeakness because it's underground]], and even if it's possible the gunshot's bound to destroy the whole mine).

* NoSell: [[spoiler: Zuev will deny your first attempt at stunning him, and will even reverse your attempt by holding up the offending cop with his rifle, disabling them for two turns]].
* OneHitpointWonder: Getting shot at all will cause any of your officers, if not wearing armour, to die if not patched up with a medical kit in time. How quickly they'll bleed out depends on where they're hit. Fortunately, this also applies to enemies, including [[TheBrute Heavies]] ; They might be [[EliteMooks bigger and tougher]] than regular {{Mook}}s, but a bullet will put them down all the same.

* OptionalStealth: Since ammunition and supplies are fairly scarce and cops can't scavenge more from Zuev's {{Mook}}s, stealth, combined with non lethal takedowns and arrests, is highly recommended. Getting spotted doesn't necessarily alert the entire map, just those within a certain range.

* PlotPoweredStamina: Averted. Cops will be exhausted after operations, and if they are deployed on several consecutive missions, their performance becomes much worse.

* SaveScumming: Initially only possible on the easiest difficulty, with normal only giving you three saves and hard allowing none. Alleviated in a later patch.

** Shvets, your original sniper, bails from your group after the tutorial mission when Zuev's goons visit his house and [[{{Fingore}} "convince"]] him to give their boss some lessons with a rifle. [[spoiler: This is a {{Foreshadowing}}]].

* StaticStunGun: The tazer will non-lethally disable a target for four turns, allowing them to be easily arrested. It takes eight turns to recharge.
* StealthRun: Can be done on most missions, but a couple of levels involve unavoidable shootouts.
* SubsystemDamage: Shooting someone in the arm will disable their ability to shoot and will, untreated, result in their death in six turns. Shooting them in the leg will render them unable to move and also cause them to bleed out in six turns. A body shot will bring someone down entirely and cause them to bleed out in three turns. Finally, a head shot is an InstantDeathBullet. Of course, armour can mitigate this.

* TapOnTheHead: Downplayed. Striking a perp with a baton will not actually knock them out entirely, just stun them for two turns. Same goes for the tazer, which will do the same at range for four turns.

* AntiFrustrationFeatures: The Buddy System can save you running your officers headlong into danger provided you have another officer nearby. If an enemy is not visible, they can be spotted by another officer and the move can be cancelled. The officer who gives the warning gains a small amount of experience for it, too.

* ArmorAsHitPoints: Equipping your officers with body armour and helmets will allow them to take two extra gunshots to the body and one to the head before they're killed.

* BolivianArmyEnding: [[spoiler: The game fades to black as Jack Boyd orders his deputies to fire on the Rebel Cops, so we don't see their deaths onscreen. Although, given the dark credits music and the change of title screen, coupled with how dark the previous two games are, it's highly unlikely anyone survived.]]
* BoomHeadshot: Shooting someone in the head results in an instant kill.

* LawmanBaton: The baton can be used to pacify criminals, making it easier to arrest them.

* LeeroyJenkins: Shortly after you start the Ginzburg estate mansion a jeep will drive up to the scene, with two guys with rifles stepping out and proceeding to rush the front entrance of the estate. With their rifles they will most likely score several kills on Ginzburg's security but will be overwhelmed by numbers. Mission Control reveals that this is [[SuicideMission intentional]] - the guys are two brothers whose sister was recently assaulted by Ginzburg's goons; [[RageBreakingPoint so the guys, fed up with the mob's abuse]], decided to just drive up to the mansion and kill as many goons as they could before dying.

* NoGearLevel: A variation - the Ripton mine is a No Guns Level. Neither enemy goons nor your cops can bring guns there (because firing off a gun can cause an uncontrolled explosion), forcing you to rely on other means like melee weapons, flashbangs and tasers. Also no sniper support there ([[LogicalWeakness because it's underground]]).

* TakeYourTime: Averted. Just because some missions do not have an explicit timer does not mean things won't change for the worse if you dawdle. [[spoiler: For example, the Ginzburg estate will eventually receive back up security. Same with the DDM shopping mall, if you do not disable the alarm in time.]]

* AllForNothing: The game's Final Mission, [[spoiler:ends with Zuev being apprehended by your squad of Rebel Cops, only to be gunned down by Sharpwood's police, ordered by Yorren Nash at the scene.]]

* ManipulativeBastard: [[spoiler:Yorren Nash]] who uses the same [[spoiler:"Cops should help each other"]] line, from his previous entry, to [[spoiler:make rebel cops believe that their fire fights were just a misunderstanding.]]

* AnAxeToGrind: The Treybeks' weapon of choice.

* SaveTheVillain: One mission has its objective to capture a member of a street gang that has info on Zuev's activities. Any member will do, so normally this would be a cakewalk - but unfortunately said gang had also crossed [[CorruptCops the Sharpwood police]], who arrived at the scene before you to KillThemAll. You will have to deal with Sharpwood cops and prevent them from killing all the punks so you would have someone to capture.

* NiceHat: Your cops' default uniforms include some really spiffy hats.

* CardboardPrison. Inverted. All those mob goons you arrest in droves during missions, where do you think they're going, to the official prison? No, since prisons and courts are in Zuev's pocket they get placed in temporary custody at a farm belonging to some helpful guy, who manages to keep all those hundreds of arrested in his farm's barns and cow sheds with nobody escaping, and seemingly all by himself too. We have no idea how how he manages to pull that off.

* NeverMessWithGranny: A notable member of your roster is Henrietta Bulka, the oldest-looking and sounding member of your squad. She has the highest level among your starting roster, has one more point in stats and one more perk than normal meaning she maxes out at level 9 rather than 10. [[spoiler: She is also the one who arrives as a reinforcement if you last long enough in the Rebel Yell mode - with fully maxed stats, all perks, two weapons, full armour and loaded with useful items.]]

** Melee weapons (not batons) allow for this - knives for your cops, axes and larger blades for enemies. It doesn't matter if you're a Heavy[=/=]decked out in an armour and a helmet and completely unharmed - a knife to the side[=/=]an axe to the face will immediately kill you, skipping wounded states.
* OptionalStealth: Since ammunition and supplies are fairly scarce and you can't just scavenge more from Zuev's {{Mook}}s, stealth, combined with non lethal takedowns and arrests, is highly recommended. Getting spotted doesn't necessarily alert the entire map, just those within a certain range.

* PacifistRun: For the most part viable and practically encouraged by the gameplay mechanics. Arresting perps nets more experience points for your officers than simply shooting them, especially if you can pacify and arrest a Heavy. Ammunition is scarce enough, especially in the early game, that you'll want to conserve it for when it's really needed.
* PlotPoweredStamina: Averted. Your cops will be tired after operations, and if you don't skip them out for the next mission, using them for several levels in a row, they will have their performance worsened.
* PunchPackingPistol: The [=9mm=] pistol is the most versatile firearm of the four available. It comes with a nine round magazine, has greater range than the shotgun and revolver, and can be fitted with a suppressor for silent kills.

* SaveScumming: Initially only possible on the easiest difficulty, with normal only giving you three saves and hard allows none. Alleviated in a later patch.

* SoLongAndThanksForAllTheGear: When Shvets leaves he takes some of your equipment with him (such as [=9mm's=] you used in the tutorial level).
* StaticStunGun: The tazer will non-lethally disable a target for four turns, allowing them to be easily arrested. It takes a further eight turns to recharge.

* UnusableEnemyEquipment: Despite your very thin and limited supplies an idea of looting enemies for weapons and ammo seemingly does not occur to your cops.