History VisualNovel / WeKnowTheDevil

'''Venus:''' "I am the devil." Her arm lies on the floor.

* PrecisionFStrike: One of the highlights of the demo is [[WideEyedIdealist Venus]] swearing. Averted in the game proper; Venus swears during the 7PM segment, but it's not a particularly dramatic or out-of-character moment.

* SchoolgirlLesbians: See all the other LGBT related tropes. Parodied in the Steam release by having an achievement named after a {{Music/Tatu}} song, with the image being inspired by the related music video.

* MarkOfTheBeast: On the Date Nighto site the game is $6.66. The creators failed to get the same price attached on Steam because of Steam's price rules.

The game is available [[https://datenighto.com/game/we-know-the-devil on Date Nighto]] and [[http://store.steampowered.com/app/435300/ on Steam]]. A SelfContainedDemo (taking place before the main game) is available [[https://pillowfight.itch.io/we-know-the-devil here]]. There's also [[https://miaschwartz.itch.io/the-art-of-we-know-the-devil an artbook]].

Due to the short nature of the work, and the significance of plot revelations, all spoilers have been left unmarked.

* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: In-universe, the Camp director/Bonfire Captain talks about how you should passive-aggressively cut struggling friends out of your life.
--> "Some friendships you can keep up. The rest you gotta leave up to god."

The game is available [[https://datenighto.com/game/we-know-the-devil on Date Nighto]] and [[http://store.steampowered.com/app/435300/ on Steam]]. A demo (taking place before the main game) is available [[https://pillowfight.itch.io/we-know-the-devil here]]. There's also [[https://miaschwartz.itch.io/the-art-of-we-know-the-devil an artbook]].

* BodyMotifs: Eyes for Venus, hands for Jupiter, and mouth for Neptune. Venus and Jupiters' devil forms are covered with their motifs, while Neptune's revolves around ichor spewing out of her mouth.

* TransformationOfThePossessed: Whichever character is taken by/becomes the devil transforms into a strange EldrtichAbomination.

* TheScourgeOfGod: How the devil works through the game's mechanics. The character who's left out more, who's just a little worse than the others, is the one who becomes possessed. This serves to explore one of the game's major themes of a God who may not be totally just, fair, or kind.

''VisualNovel/HeavenWillBeMine'' is a SpiritualSuccessor by the same creators, but with a new cast and setting, and focusing on the experiences of queer young adults instead of teenagers. It released on July 25, 2018.

''VisualNovel/HeavenWillBeMine'' is a SpiritualSuccessor by the same creators, but with a new cast and setting, and focusing on the experiences of queer young adults instead of teenagers. It is set for release on July 25, 2018.

''VisualNovel/HeavenWillBeMine'' is a SpiritualSuccessor by the same creators, but with a new cast and setting, and focusing on the experiences of queer young adults instead of teenagers. It is set for release sometime in 2018.

''We Know the Devil'' is a VisualNovel created by Aevee Bee and artist Mia Schwartz, with a [[https://aleclambert.bandcamp.com/album/we-know-the-devil-ost soundtrack]] by Alec Lambert and aesthetic touches and UI by Lulu Blue.

''We Know the Devil'' has no one true protagonist; but someone will always be left out. It’s up to you to decide who that is. Instead of choosing a partner, you follow pairs of characters as they learn about themselves and wait for the devil to appear.

''VisualNovel/HeavenWillBeMine'' is a SpiritualSuccessor by the same creators, but with a new cast and setting, focusing on the experiences of queer young adults instead of teenagers. It is set for release sometime in 2018.

''VisualNovel/HeavenWillBeMine'' is a SpiritualSuccessor by the same creators, but with a new cast and setting, focusing on the experiences of queer young adults instead of teenagers, set for release sometime in 2018.

The game is available [[https://datenighto.com/game/we-know-the-devil on Date Nighto]] and [[http://store.steampowered.com/app/435300/ on Steam]]. A demo (taking place before the main game) is available [[https://pillowfight.itch.io/we-know-the-devil here.]] There's also [[https://miaschwartz.itch.io/the-art-of-we-know-the-devil an artbook.]]

''VisualNovel/HeavenWillBeMine'' is a SpiritualSuccessor by the same creators, but with a new cast and setting, focusing on the experiences of queer young adults instead of teenagers, set for release April 30, 2018.

* AbusiveParents: It's implied Jupiter's mother is at least emotionally abusive.

* AlphaBitch: All three members of Group South. They do everything at camp perfectly, love to harass Venus, and are very popular. However, as discussed by Venus and Jupiter, the other camp goers may not even particularly like them; they just don't want to get on Group South's bad side.
* AmbiguousGender: The devil is referred to mostly as "he" throughout the story, but "she" and "it" are also used on occasion.
* AmbiguouslyBrown: Neptune is darker than the other characters, but her ethnicity is never referenced.
* {{Animesque}}: Venus, whose larger eyes stand out as a contrast to Neptune and Jupiter. This is especially pronounced in the Yellow ending.
* ApologizesALot: Venus, so much so that if you pair up Neptune and Venus for truth or dare, Neptune dares Venus not to say sorry for the rest of the night - and Venus apologizes again within thirty seconds.

* BadBlackBarf: Neptune in her devil form spews some kind of black bile or water.

* BodyMotifs: Eyes for Venus, hands for Jupiter, and the mouth for Neptune. Venus and Jupiters' devil forms are covered with their motifs, while Neptune's revolves around ichor spewing out of her mouth.

* BrokenAce: Jupiter excels at sports and schoolwork, always ends up being the leader, and is seen as cool even by Group South. However, she has serious issues with self loathing, unable to deal with the unrealistic expectations everyone else has for her. This is even noted in the Red Ending.
-->'''Neptune:''' What are we going to do, fight over which of us hates ourselves more?

* DeadpanSnarker: How Neptune expresses herself.

* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: Neptune calls Venus out as searching other people for some vague meaning that Venus can't define. It turns out she was grappling with gender dysphoria and hadn't come to terms with it yet.
* DontYouDarePityMe: Said almost verbatim by Neptune after the kids contact god.
* DramaticNecklaceRemoval: Jupiter snaps the hairband around her wrist when she gets agitated, and the hairband breaks when she's possessed.

* ElementalPowers: Briefly mentioned to be part of being a scout, and shows up in the climax in the way two banish the devil, how the possessed person attacks, and how the kids leave their bodies in the True Ending. Venus has [[LightEmUp light]], Jupiter has [[BlowYouAway storms]], and Neptune has [[MakingASplash oceans]].

* ExtremeDoormat: Venus, though she does have moments where she stands up for herself, often bolstered by the efforts of Neptune and Jupiter.
--> Venus can smile and laugh nervously through anything, and the rest of us are invisible for as long as we can endure the secondhand embarrassment.

* EyeMotifs: Eyes are a big part of Venus' symbolism, representing her desire to be seen for who she is, among other things.

* GodIsEvil: Or at least an oppressive, stifling presence. His voice is described as "every boy you're afraid of talking at once."

* IllGirl: Neptune. Subverts most of the trope - she keeps it to herself and lashes out when anybody shows pity to her, and is a major part of her prickliness. She's ultimately cured in the True Ending, leaving her sickness behind with her old body.
* IncurableCoughOfDeath: Neptune's condition isn't named, but this is the most visible symptom.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Venus has a tendency to say mean things about people, while still acting very submissive and shy.
* IronicName: Venus is seemingly the only male character despite being named after a goddess. Subverted with the reveal that Venus is trans, making her name function more as foreshadowing.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Neptune, who curses up a storm and is the resident "mean girl". Underneath her tough exterior, though, it's hinted that she cares about Jupiter and Venus.
--> Neptune is very kind or possibly super mean and hates us. But that's okay. She's really funny.

-->'''Red/Yellow/Blue:''' The devil is lonely. We kicked out the devil and it must miss us. \\

'''True:''' The devil isn't lonely; the crackling, broken radio's song is louder and more lovely every minute. \\
We are our own company now. We asked to be let out. \\

* MonsterOfTheAesop: The excluded kid ultimately becomes this, and are implied to return to normal 'having learned an important lesson' after a day of recovery.

* MultiArmedAndDangerous: Jupiter, as a result of her possession.
* MultipleEndings: It's a visual novel, so par for the course. Pre-Steam release, the endings were named after whichever kid became the devil, however the Steam achievements have officially titled them the Red, Yellow, Blue, and True endings.

* {{Polyamory}}: In the True ending, Jupiter, Venus, and Neptune are all together instead of two together and one apart, in all the other endings.

* PhoneaholicTeenager: Neptune is constantly on her phone.

* SatanIsGood: The devil's voice is described as "smoke and honey". She's very honest about the flaws of siding with her, but all she wants is to ease everyone's pain. And while God only allows two people in his world, there's ''always'' more room in hell.

* SelfHarm: It's implied, though not directly stated, that Jupiter self harms or has in the past, as snapping a bracelet is a common substitute for a desire to self harm when people cannot do so in public or are quitting.

* StepfordSmiler: Jupiter, as discussed by Neptune and Venus.
-->'''Neptune:''' She's like an ascetic monk at not giving a shit.\\
...\\
'''Neptune:''' Ugh of course she's cool. She's all half smile and 'ah, sorry,' and no one bugs her about anything ever. Do you not kinda hate that she's so cool?\\
'''Venus:''' Why? I wish I could be like that.\\
'''Neptune:''' Because it's fake! No one is that invincible. If it hurts you should say so!

* TemptingApple: In the true ending, the three have "a new apple for everyone in the world". They also call themselves the three worst girls since Eve.

* ThirdWheel: The core mechanic of the game. Every choice is an interaction between two people. A third is always left out and apart, and prone to being taken by the devil. Reaching the GoldenEnding requires you to subvert this by taking the effort to make sure no one of the three is excluded more often than any of the others, your efforts being rewarded by the game providing a new choice that includes the entire group at a point where you would otherwise be forced to leave one to become the devil.

* {{Transgender}}: Venus is depicted as being trans, but not necessarily at a point where she's sorted out her feelings or even admitted it to herself. In-universe, the characters and game use male pronouns for her, except after she gets possessed by the devil or in the true ending.

* WideEyedIdealist: Played with in regards to Venus, and discussed by the other two. Venus self-admittedly believes things other people say on purpose, and has trouble realizing others' intentions. However, in some routes she reveals a surprising awareness of how unfair things are.

''Heaven Will Be Mine'' is a SpiritualSuccessor under development by the same creators, but with a new cast and setting, focusing on the experiences of queer young adults instead of teenagers, and was intended to see release before the end of 2017.

* [[{{Transsexual}} Transgender]]: Venus is depicted as being trans, but not necessarily at a point where she's sorted out her feelings or even admitted it to herself. In-universe, the characters and game use male pronouns for her, except after she gets possessed by the devil or in the true ending.