History VideoGame / SkulTheHeroSlayer

* MistakenForMurderer: A case of this is revealed to be the reason why the [[spoiler: First Hero harbors a hatred for demonkind, and restarted the war between humans and demons. He believes the Witch and the Demon King murdered his young son]]. In truth it was [[spoiler:a Dark Quartz empowered Carleon soldier]] and the supposed guilty parties were attempting to heal the victim when they were spotted.

* FatBastard: The Commander of the Goldmane Knights is a large-bellied and imposing figure, but in reality is a sniveling DirtyCoward who badmouths the First Hero behind closed doors and hides behind the Leiana Sisters to fight for him, and when they die he quickly scurries away.
* HumansAreBastards: ''Everyone'' in Carleon except for [[spoiler: The First Hero]] is like this. Disregard for ethics, dogma and demagoguery abound, the military is corrupt and self-serving, and the clergy are worshiping a human-created monstrosity as their god.
* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: The Black Lab cements this for the scientists of Carleon, who are running all manner of awful and torturous experiments on various demons and monster creatures without regards to their sapience. Defeating the Chimaera releases what little are left alive back out into the world.
* DualBoss: The last boss of the second zone are the Leiana sisters, adjutants of the Goldmane Knights that fight you at the same time, with one receiving [[TurnsRed a Dark Quartz power-up]] when the first one dies.

* FatBastard: The leader of the Goldmane Knights is a large-bellied and imposing figure, but in reality is a sniveling DirtyCoward who badmouths the First Hero behind closed doors and hides behind the Leiana Sisters to fight for him, and when they die he quickly scurries away.

* ChurchMilitant: The Leonia Order. Their forces serve as the primary enemies of the Fortress. Their leader, Archbishop St. Joan II, is under the impression that the Chimaera created by the Dark Alchemist is a living avatar of the lioness god Leonia, and not a facsimile made of Dark Quartz.

* {{BFS}}: The final upgrade of the Warrior skull, Warlord, boasts a sword of which the blade is four times as wide as the hilt, which is already enough to make the weapon a polearm, resulting in a gigantic [[ShovelStrike shovel-like blade]]. The achievement for unlocking the skull lampshades this by calling itself "too big to be called a sword."

* MadScientist: The Black Lab Chief, who has experimented on members of the Demon King's army with Black Quartz, and is disappointed when Skul is incapable of displaying emotion upon hearing the details.

In the continent of Harmonia, humans and demons have coexisted peacefully. One day, however, the Carleon Empire breaks that peace treaty. Adventurers, who have always attacked the Demon King's castle and failed, teams up with the Imperial Army and the 'Hero of Carleon' to lead a full onslaught in hopes of wiping out the demons once and for all. They succeed, and the castle is destroyed, and the Demons taken prisoner, except for one skeleton named Skul. Now it's up to him to rescue the Senators and the Demon King, and fight back against the humans.

* BigBad: The 'First Hero', a mysterious man who brought with him Dark Quartz.

* DualBoss: The last boss of the second zone are a pair of sisters that fight you at the same time, with one receiving [[TurnsRed a Dark Quartz power-up]] when their sister falls. After the first zone, it's also possible to encounter generic hero mini-bosses in pairs rather than fight one-on-one.

* DemBones: The main protagonist is a revived skeleton, who can change his skull to utilize different ability sets.

''Skul: The Hero Slayer'' is a [[ActionGame action]]-[[PlatformGame platformer]] developed by South Korean independent video game studio [=SouthPAW=] Games and published by Creator/{{NEOWIZ}} that boasts {{roguelike}} features such as ever-changing and challenging maps. It initially released on PC through Steam Early Access in February 2020, with the 1.0 version made available in January 2021.

''Skul: The Hero Slayer'' is a [[ActionGame action]]-[[PlatformGame platformer]] developed by South Korean independent video game studio [=SouthPAW=] Games and published by Creator/NEOWIZ that boasts {{roguelike}} features such as ever-changing and challenging maps. It initially released on PC through Steam Early Access in February 2020, with the 1.0 version made available in January 2021.

'''Skul: The Hero Slayer''' is a [[ActionGame action]]-[[PlatformGame platformer]] developed by South Korean independent video game studio [=SouthPAW=] Games and published by Creator/NEOWIZ that boasts {{roguelike}} features such as ever-changing and challenging maps. It initially released on PC through Steam Early Access in February 2020, with the 1.0 version made available in January 2021.

* TheChosenOne: In the full release, flashbacks depict the Demon King taking interest in a young child who wants to be a hero, sensing that he will one day use his power to bring stability to the land.

* DualBoss: The last boss of the second zone are a pair of sisters that fight you at the same time, with one receiving a Dark Quartz power-up when their sister falls. After the first zone, it's also possible to encounter generic hero mini-bosses in pairs rather than fight one-on-one.

* DiscOneFinalBoss: In Early Access, it was the Corrupted Chimera. After beating it, The First Hero comes down to kill you himself.

* LightIsNotGood: The Carleon forces, which includes religious zealots that willingly sacrifice their kinsmen in order to exterminate the demonic forces.

* WhenTreesAttack: The last boss of the first zone is the Elder Ent, who's been driven into a rage by Dark Quartz.

'''Skul: The Hero Slayer''' is a [[ActionGame action]]-[[PlatformGame platformer]] developed by South Korean independent video game studio [=SouthPAW=] Games and published by Creator/NEOWIZ that boasts {{roguelike}} features such as ever-changing and challenging maps. It initially released on PC through Steam Early Access, with the 1.0 version made available in January 2020.

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* WhenTreesAttack: The boss of the first area is a giant Treant that's been driven into a rage by Dark Quartz.

'''Skul: The Hero Slayer''' is a [[ActionGame action]]-[[PlatformGame platformer]] developed by South Korean indepedent video game studio [=SouthPAW=] Games and published by Creator/NEOWIZ that boasts {{roguelike}} features such as ever-changing and challenging maps, and it released on PC through Steam, which is currently in Early Development.\\

* DiscOneFinalBoss: As of now, the Corrupted Chimera. After beating it, The First Hero comes down to kill you himself.

* ProtagonistTitle
* ShoutOut: Several of the wearable skulls are references to other media, such as the [[ComicBook/GhostRider Rider, ]][[WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}} Jinn]], [[VideoGame/DeadCells Prisoner, ]]and [[VideoGame/GodOfWar Warrior]] skulls.

'''''Skul: The Hero Slayer''''' is a [[ActionGame action]]-[[PlatformGame platformer]] developed by South Korean indepedent video game studio [=SouthPAW=] Games and published by Creator/NEOWIZ that boasts {{roguelike}} features such as ever-changing and challenging maps, and it released on PC through Steam, which is currently in Early Development.\\