History VisualNovel / AngelsWithScalyWings

** Lorem is a dimunitive dragon, visibly smaller than other dragons and even human characters. Because of that, he was unable to defend himself as a child when other young dragons bullied him - which they apparently did a lot. He eventually grew out of it, but other dragons still tend to shun him [[spoiler:because he is a hermaphrodite. According to him, many dragons who he thought of as his friends turned on him immediately and wanted to have nothing to do with him once they had learned the truth]].

* AnyoneCanDie: Every main character in the game is destined to die if you do not prevent it or make it happen by picking wrong choices. During your first playthrough, most of the cast -- if not ''[[KillEmAll the whole]]'' cast -- will most likely be dead by the ending. Keeping them all alive is required to achieve [[GoldenEnding the true ending]].

* GaveUpTooSoon: [[spoiler:In Adine's "bad" ending, the protagonist let's Reza go to save themselves and Adine. However, listening to how many shots Reza fired reveals Reza was out of bullets and thus the protagonist fell for a bluff.]]

* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: [[spoiler:The 'system' you use save/load you later on find and talk with it if you keep playing after the True ending on your way to the 'Total' ending for the game.]]

* MultipleEndings: As is usual for a visual novel like this. [[spoiler:The total is 13 or 14. Good/Bad endings for each main dragon, a neutral ending, an evil ending, the true ending, and, if you count it as a different ending, the "total" ending you get for doing something while replaying after the true ending, though it is a rather minute difference apart from a new scene and set of puzzles involved.]]

** [[WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfZelda "Excuuuse me, Princess"]]

* AdultFear: The game is full of this. Goes with being the SliceOfLife kind of story.
** Remy's story arc is probably the worst in that regard. First of all, his dreams and plans for future were ruined after [[spoiler:his girlfriend Amelia - with whom he seriously planned to start a family and live together in one house they had their eyes on already - died in tragic circumstances (see {{Dark and Troubled Past}} entry below)]]. This situation is all too similar to what may and what did happen to many people in real world - sudden and unexpected loss of someone very close to you and very important in your life, resulting in said life being turned upside down in an instant and utterly ruined just when you thought everything was going to be fine and the way you planned. It also concerns how much impact your private life can have on your professional career and ''vice versa''.
*** Another major issue for Remy is that he was coerced into taking a job which he doesn't like, due to constant abuse from his boss. However, he is also afraid to quit, because the mention that he decided not to work anymore just because [[UnderStatement he couldn't take some criticism]] may look bad on his certificate of employment and bite him in the ass in future. Definitely a situation none wants to be in, but some end up there anyway, because you just need a job and salary to pay your bills.
*** And later there is another example, when Remy decides to adopt a little dragoness... only to [[spoiler:see her murdered before his eyes]]. Talk about putting all your love into your child and being unable to [[spoiler:protect it from ordinary threat like armed man with murderous intent]].
*** Said little dragoness ([[spoiler:Vara]]) is another story. She was left an orphan because her father was murdered and her mother was seriously ill at the time. Which leaves their daughter totally helpless and not knowing what to do. If you were also ill or incapacitated in other way, with no available aid from others, how would your child manage without your help? What would happen to your child, if you were just unable to take care of him or her?
** Anna suffers from [[spoiler:terminal illness]] and throughout her story arc the player can see her trying to cope with awareness of [[spoiler:her impending death]] and taking desperate means in attempt to prevent it. The last shot of her in "good" ending of her story arc, when she [[spoiler:lies dying on hospital bed and ruefully looks at the protagonist - who is unable to help her -]] strikes eerily familiar territory.
** Lorem is a dimunitive dragon, which made him an object of bullying by his bigger and stronger peers when he was young. He is also a [[spoiler:hermaphrodite]] - which is apparently as problematic among dragons as [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything different sexual orientation in real world]] and caused many dragons who Lorem thought were his friends to turn against him instantly once they've learned the truth. He is still very reluctant to share that truth with any new friend (like the protagonist), fearing that said friend will abandon him as well... just like many people in the real world, who fear that prejudices and hatred may sever their supposed friendship instantly.
** As a police officer, Bryce experienced quite a lot hardships in his line of service - up to and including many people dying on his watch. He tries to cope with this by [[DrowningMySorrows drinking a lot]].
** Zhong is a single father, struggling to maintain balance between his job (actually, two part-time jobs at once) and raising his only son.
*** Surprisingly, his spouse did not die nor divorce with him, but merely walked away one night and was never seen again. Apparently, she couldn't take responsibility of raising a child. The fact that she used to argue with Zhong a lot probably didn't help as well. Nor was it pleasant for their son to watch.

* TrappedInAnotherWorld: After a certain point, the portal is damaged and unusuable, trapping the protagonist in the dragons' world. [[spoiler:Several endings also end with the protagonist unable to return to their own world.]]

* AnatomicallyImpossibleSex: At one point on a certain route, the protagonist, a human, has (unseen) sex with a male earth dragon, a creature around the size of a Clydesdale.

** There are a few dialogue options where the player can imply some aspects about themselves, although they don't have long-lasting effects. In one of Sebastian's scenes they can say "Don't call me sir", and in one of Adine's scenes they can say how prone they are to sunburn.

* RippleEffectProofMemory: [[spoiler:Each time you time travel back again, you remember parts of what happened before. With enough endings/attempts under your belt, you can get the true ending. This starts to happen to the other characters as well. After convincing Anna to not work so late, she'll no longer be the late night murder victim in the lab, and if Bryce dies from the planted bomb enough times, Sebastian will tell Bryce to stop before he gets to it, saying he has 'a bad feeling' about the current situation. This backfires on the protagonist, however, in the True Ending final confrontation, as the plan is derailed with ''Reza'' reveals he has these as well and sees through the deception.]]

* TeethClinchedTeamwork: [[spoiler:Adine and Anna care about the protagonist enough to work together, but they do ''not'' like each other and Bryce pretty much has to keep them focused on stopping Reza.]]

* GoldenEnding: The true ending -- which is available only after you unlock the "good" ending for every main character's story arc (Remy, Anna, Adine, Bryce and Lorem) -- where [[spoiler:you finally unite all those characters and enlist their help in stopping Reza, making sure that [[EverybodyLives nobody dies this time]] (except Izumi) and [[SaveBothWorlds both humanity and dragonkind are saved]]]].

* MisfitMobilizationMomment: [[spoiler:The True Ending sees the protagonist regain all their memories of previous timelines and unite all five of their friends. After telling them about what's really happening, they finally come together to get an EverybodyLives ending and SaveBothWorlds.]]

* VideogameCaringPotential: There's a number of times you can reassure a distressed or frightened dragon, or generally make them happy in order to get the best result for a scene. Doing so will make the character call you or wish to see you again.

* DinosaursAreDragons: [[spoiler:Literally, dragons are just dinosaurs bioengineered to have desirable features in the image of humans' conception of dragons, including breath weapons and sapience.]]

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: [[spoiler:Adine injures her wing, but is still determined to compete in her competition, including performing a very dangerous stunt. Instead of pushing through and competing anyway as is often the case in fiction...but as the protagonist points out this is a very bad idea and very likely to result in her suffering an even worse crash that might kill her. Which is implied to be ''exactly'' what happens if the player isn't there.]]

* The nail between Bryce's endings is [[spoiler:reconciling with Maverick and earning his trust to a degree. As a result, he shows up in time for the final confrontation, and thus Reza has to divide his attention between him and Bryce, so neither are fatally injured.]]

* RippleEffectProofMemory: [[spoiler:Each time you time travel back again, you remember parts of what happened before. With enough endings/attempts under your belt, you can get the true ending. This starts to happen to the other characters as well. After convincing Anna to not work so late, she'll no longer be the late night murder victim in the lab, and if Bryce dies from the planted bomb enough times, Sebastian will tell Bryce to stop before he gets to it, saying he has 'a bad feeling' about the current situation.]]

* TraumaCongaLine: Poor, poor [[spoiler: Vara. Life is really hard on her. First, her father is killed by Reza, being his second victim. Then, her mother slowly dies from a disease as Vara is fruitlessly trying to help her, but obviously has no idea what to do. With a little help from main protagonist, she is finally found by authorities - while [[PleaseWakeUp trying to tend to]] ''her mother's dead body'' - and sent to the orphanage. And finally, after Remy decides to adopt her in "good" ending of his story arc, Vara is murdered herself by Reza when she gets in his way during final showdown. And all this is happening to a little child]].