History VideoGame / RebelCops

* ShortRangeShotgun: Shotguns have the shortest range of any weapon.
** ShotgunsAreJustBetter: The trade off for the extremely short range is that if an enemy is within range, the shotgun ''will'' hit, even ignoring cover penalties.

* VendorTrash: You can find and loot various valuable items scattered across levels to sell later.

* StunGuns: 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.

* HijackedByGanon: Initially, the game's story seems unconnected to ''VideoGame/ThisIsThePolice'' until the Rebel Cops get caught up in a shootout between Sharpwood's police force ane Zuev's men. Jack Boyd is in communication with the Rebel Cops, offering assistance [[spoiler: until he double crosses them in the ending, wiping them out along with Zuev once they've done the legwork for him.]]

* NintendoHard: You are a handful of rogue policemen fighting a guerrilla war against the whole city filled with both mobsters and corrupt cops, with noone to help you. You are constantly outnumbered and outgunned, with your squad of six people at most will have to deal with maps filled with scores or even hundreds of enemies. Discretion, stealth and solid tactics become a must.

* FedToTheBeast: [[spoiler: The fate of the kidnapped cop you do not rescue - they get shipped to Colombia and fed to an anaconda.]]

* 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 sent to some 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 starts with 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.]]

* OrcusOnHisThrone: Zuev prefers to conduct his affair through proxies and intermediaries while remaining hidden himself. This makes him that much harder to find.

** Shvets, your original sniper, bails from your group after the tutorial mission when Zuev's goons visit his house and [[{{Fingore}} "convince"]] him to get him to give their boss some practice. [[spoiler: This is a {{Foreshadowing}}]].
** [[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. Said officer will leave your group after the mission, too shaken with what they did.]]

** Most missions come with a set of optional objectives in the form of requests from other citizens of Ripton that you can agree to do 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.

* VendorTrash: You can find and loot various valuable items scattered across levels to sell them later.

* NeverMessWithGranny: A notable member of your roster is Henrietta Bulka, the oldest-looking and sounding member of your squad. She starts with one more point in a stat 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.]]

* 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 in numbers. Misson 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]], decide to just drive up to the mansion and kill as many goons as they can before they are killed.

* 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 tazers. Also no sniper support there ([[LogicalWeakness because it's underground]]).

* SaveScumming: Only possible on the easiest difficulty. Normal only gives three saves and hard allows none.

* FedToTheBeast: [[spoiler: The fate of the kidnapped cop you do not rescue - they get shipped to Colombia and fed to an anaconda.]]

* UnwantedHelp: 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.

* AnyoneCanDie: Anyone who's even vaguely familiar with the ''VideoGame/XCom'' style of game knows that this is a given, especially in one where one bullet is [[OneHitpointWonder enough to finish off anybody]]. True outside of the missions as well: [[spoiler: the kidnapped cop you will not immediately rescue will die]]; then [[spoiler: Duvall Jr., your sniper, will be assassinated off-screen just before the final mission]].

* 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 takes shots at your cops as you storm his mansion.]]

* GameBreakingInjury: After the tutorial mission, your original sniper gets set upon by Zuev's {{Mook}}s, who break his fingers, rendering him unable to use a rifle and focring him to leave your group.

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

* AnyoneCanDie: Anyone who's even vaguely familiar with the ''VideoGame/XCom'' style of game knows that this is a given, especially in one where one bullet is [[OneHitpointWonder enough to finish off anybody]].

* ArmsDealer: Since your cops are essentially gone rogue, you have to outfit them out of your own pocket using donations given by townsfolk and money earned by selling scavenged loot on the black market. Said black market can be used to buy weapons and equipment.

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Shvets, your original sniper, bails from your group after the tutorial mission when Zuev's goons visit his house and [[{{Fingore}} "convince"]] him to do some favour for their boss.

* NeverMessWithAGranny: A notable member of your roster is Henrietta Bulka, the oldest-looking and sounding member of your squad. She starts with one more point in a stat 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.]]

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

** 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. Fortunately, they're just as susceptible to gunshot wounds as anyone else.

* AcceptableBreaksFromReality: Bodies of arrested criminals go poof into thin air instead of remaining on the ground to be spotted or needing to be escorted or carried away by your officers. Makes no sense from the position of physics and realism, justified from the game design perspective as it encourages you to try and take criminals alive as a cop should instead of gunning people down left and right like a maniac.

* {{Sidequest}}: Most missions come with a set of optional objectives in the form of requests from other citizens of Ripton that you can agree to do 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.

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Shvets, your original sniper, bails from your group after the tutorial mission when Zuev's goons visit his house and "[[Fingore convince]]" him to do some favour for their boss.

* GameBreakingInjury: After the tutorial mission, your original sniper gets set upon by Zuev's {{Mook}}s, who break his fingers, rendering him unable to use a rifle and convincing him to leave town.

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Shvets, your original sniper, bails from your group after the tutorial mission when Zuev's goons visit his house and [[Fingore "convince"]] him to do some favour for their boss.

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Shvets, your original sniper, bails from your group after the tutorial mission when Zuev's goons visit his house.

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