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In the region of Awelsia, vengeful Freyja travels with an unknown weapon called "[=AeternoBlade=]" to take revenge from Beladim, the Lord of the Mist who destroyed her village, Ridgerode, and killed her tribe. Her vengence is helped by Vernia, who has as much merit as Beladim. Vernia taught Freyja about the ablility of [=AeternoBlade=].

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In the region of Awelsia, vengeful Freyja travels with an unknown weapon called "[=AeternoBlade=]" to take revenge from Beladim, the Lord of the Mist who destroyed her village, Ridgerode, and killed her tribe. Her vengence vengeance is helped by Vernia, who has as much merit as Beladim. Vernia taught Freyja about the ablility ability of [=AeternoBlade=].
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In the region of Awelsia, vengeful Freyja travels with an unknown weapon called "[=AeternoBlade=]" to take revenge from Beladim, the Lord of the Mist who destroyed her village, Ridgerode, and killed her tribe. Her vengence is helped by Vernia , who has as much merit as Beladim. Vernia taught Freyja about the ablility of [=AeternoBlade=].

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In the region of Awelsia, vengeful Freyja travels with an unknown weapon called "[=AeternoBlade=]" to take revenge from Beladim, the Lord of the Mist who destroyed her village, Ridgerode, and killed her tribe. Her vengence is helped by Vernia , Vernia, who has as much merit as Beladim. Vernia taught Freyja about the ablility of [=AeternoBlade=].



* BecauseDestinySaysSo: Vernia's excuse for not helping Freyja during the final battle. [[spoiler:Of course the real reason is more than that]].

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* BecauseDestinySaysSo: Vernia's excuse for not helping Freyja during the final battle. [[spoiler:Of course course, the real reason is more than that]].that.]]



* IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim: Played very ''very'' straight as a plot point [[spoiler:and leads to the bad ending if Beladim is defeated in his chamber rather than in the past]].

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* IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim: Played very very, ''very'' straight as a plot point [[spoiler:and leads to the bad ending if Beladim is defeated in his chamber rather than in the past]].



* NewGamePlus: Played with. [[spoiler:If the player does not meet Bernard in the Eternal Void and recover his Memory Crystal, the game starts ''all over'', including the loss of Freyja's skills and relics, after defeating Beladim]].

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* NewGamePlus: Played with. [[spoiler:If the player does not meet Bernard in the Eternal Void and recover his Memory Crystal, the game starts ''all over'', including the loss of Freyja's skills and relics, after defeating Beladim]].Beladim.]]



* OutGambitted: How Freyja manages to [[spoiler:usurp Vernia's [=AeternoBlade=]'s power rather than be affected by it.]]
* PuzzleBoss: [[spoiler:The Chrono Lord]].

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* OutGambitted: How Freyja manages to [[spoiler:usurp Vernia's [=AeternoBlade=]'s power rather than be affected by it.]]
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* PuzzleBoss: [[spoiler:The Chrono Lord]].Lord.]]



* StableTimeLoop: Averted if the player is not on the true ending path. [[spoiler:Part of earning the true ending requires breaking it]].

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* StableTimeLoop: Averted if the player is not on the true ending path. [[spoiler:Part of earning the true ending requires breaking it]].it.]]



* TomatoInTheMirror: [[spoiler:Vernia is Freyja's future self after absorbing Beladim's power and becoming the new Demon Lord]].
* TheUnfought: Averted with [[spoiler:Vernia.]]

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* TomatoInTheMirror: [[spoiler:Vernia is Freyja's future self after absorbing Beladim's power and becoming the new Demon Lord]].
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* TheUnfought: Averted with [[spoiler:Vernia.]][[spoiler:Vernia]].
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A sequel has been announced and is slated for an October, 2019 release.

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A sequel has been announced and is slated for an October, 2019 release.released in October 2019, with a Director's Cut version of the sequel released in December 2020.
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''[=AeternoBlade=]'' (known as ''Time Avenger'' in Japan) is a 2D {{Metroidvania}}-style platformer created by Corecell Technology and released for the Nintendo 3DS, Playstation Vita, and Playstation 4.

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''[=AeternoBlade=]'' (known as ''Time Avenger'' in Japan) is a 2D {{Metroidvania}}-style platformer created by Corecell Technology and released for the Nintendo 3DS, Playstation Vita, and Playstation 4.
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A sequel has been announced and is currently in development.

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A sequel has been announced and is currently in development.slated for an October, 2019 release.
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* TheVoiceless: Carol appears only in cutscenes and never says a word.
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* NewGamePlus: Played straight and averted! [[spoiler:If the player does not meet Bernard in the Eternal Void and recover his Memory Crystal, the game starts ''all over'', including the loss of Freyja's skills and relics, after defeating Beladim]].

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* NewGamePlus: Played straight and averted! with. [[spoiler:If the player does not meet Bernard in the Eternal Void and recover his Memory Crystal, the game starts ''all over'', including the loss of Freyja's skills and relics, after defeating Beladim]].
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* [[spoiler:StableTimeLoop: Part of earning the true ending requires breaking it]].

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* [[spoiler:StableTimeLoop: Part StableTimeLoop: Averted if the player is not on the true ending path. [[spoiler:Part of earning the true ending requires breaking it]].
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* AdvertisedExtra: Carol appears in promotional art and is featured in the 3DS theme as a major character, but [[spoiler:she's already dead at the start of the game and only appears in a flashback and true ending]].



* DualBoss: The chapter 3 boss along with the true final boss fight against [[spoiler:OneWingedAngel Beladim and Vernia]].



* IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim: Played very ''very'' straight as a plot point.

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* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Zevil in order to send Freyja back to the past before the destruction of the village, only they can't quite get back far enough, creating the StableTimeLoop. He does get better because of the same loop though.]]
* IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim: Played very ''very'' straight as a plot point.point [[spoiler:and leads to the bad ending if Beladim is defeated in his chamber rather than in the past]].



* MultipleEndings: A normal ending, bad ending, and true ending.



* OneWingedAngel: The true final boss.
* OutGambitted: How Freyja manages to [[spoiler:usurp Vernia's [=AeternoBlade=]'s power rather than be affected by it.]]



* TheVoiceless: Carol appears only in cutscenes and never says a word.
* TimeParadox: How [[spoiler:Vernia]] is defeated.
* TimedMission: The true final boss.



* TomatoInTheMirror: [[spoiler:Vernia is Freyja's future self after absorbing Beladim's power and becoming the new Demon Lord]].

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* TomatoInTheMirror: [[spoiler:Vernia is Freyja's future self after absorbing Beladim's power and becoming the new Demon Lord]].Lord]].
* TheUnfought: Averted with [[spoiler:Vernia.]]
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Invoked, as Freyja [[spoiler:deliberately drives Zevil away once she recognizes she's in a StableTimeLoop in order to prevent his HeroicSacrifice]].
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* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:Freyja vows to become this on the true end route, submitting herself to any punishment the Chrono Lord sees fit to inflict upon her, but only after completing her mission.]]
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In the region of Awelsia, vengeful Freyja travels with an unknown weapon called "[=AeternoBlade=]" to take revenge from Beladim, the Lord of the Mist who destroyed her village, Ridgerode, and killed her tribe. Her vengence is helped by Vernia , who has as much merit as Beladim. Vernia taught Freyja about the ablility of AeternoBlade.

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In the region of Awelsia, vengeful Freyja travels with an unknown weapon called "[=AeternoBlade=]" to take revenge from Beladim, the Lord of the Mist who destroyed her village, Ridgerode, and killed her tribe. Her vengence is helped by Vernia , who has as much merit as Beladim. Vernia taught Freyja about the ablility of AeternoBlade.
[=AeternoBlade=].
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* OneHundredPercentCompletion: Visiting the entirety of every map, collecting all of the relics, and fighting every type of enemy.


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* DownloadableContent: Alternate outfits for Freyja as well as access to Arena Mode.
* ForTheEvulz: Actually averted. Beladim causes chaos and destruction because doing so increases humanity's collective thirst for revenge, which gives him more power.


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* GenericDoomsdayVillain: Beladim is pretty much this.


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* MirrorBoss: Equipping one of Freyja's alternate costumes makes it much easier to keep track of which is which.


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* RandomlyDrops: Every enemy has a chance at dropping a relic.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Vernia is quite insistent that Freyja succeed in killing Beladim, even telling her to embrace her anger and hatred of him as a weapon.

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* ChekhovsGun: Played with. Zevil helps Freyja obtain water from the Fountain of Time. Later, when Freyja herself encounters the Fountain, she says it's no longer needed [[spoiler:courtesy of her having gone back in time with the sword still powered up from last time]].



* IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim: Played very ''very'' straight.

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* IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim: Played very ''very'' straight.straight as a plot point.



* RevengeBeforeReason: Zevil tries to talk her out of her revenge. She'll have none of it.

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* PuzzleBoss: [[spoiler:The Chrono Lord]].
* RevengeBeforeReason: Zevil tries to talk her Freyja out of her revenge. She'll have none of it.



* TomatoInTheMirror: [[spoiler:Vernia is Freyja after absorbing Beladim's power and becoming the new Demon Lord]].

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* TomatoInTheMirror: [[spoiler:Vernia is Freyja Freyja's future self after absorbing Beladim's power and becoming the new Demon Lord]].

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* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Objects that glow green are unaffected by Freyja's time

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* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Objects that glow green are unaffected by Freyja's timetime manipulation.


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* IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim: Played very ''very'' straight.
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* BecauseDestinySaysSo: Vernia's excuse for not helping Freyja during the final battle.

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* BecauseDestinySaysSo: Vernia's excuse for not helping Freyja during the final battle. [[spoiler:Of course the real reason is more than that]].



* TomatoInTheMirror: Vernia [[spoiler:is Freyja after absorbing Beladim's power and becoming the new Demon Lord]].

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* TomatoInTheMirror: Vernia [[spoiler:is [[spoiler:Vernia is Freyja after absorbing Beladim's power and becoming the new Demon Lord]].

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* RevengeBeforeReason: The man Freyja meets in stage 2 tries to talk her out of her revenge. She'll have none of it.

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* RevengeBeforeReason: The man Freyja meets in stage 2 Zevil tries to talk her out of her revenge. She'll have none of it.



* TimeyWimeyBall: It's weaponized in this game!

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* TimeyWimeyBall: It's weaponized in this game!game!
* TomatoInTheMirror: Vernia [[spoiler:is Freyja after absorbing Beladim's power and becoming the new Demon Lord]].

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''[=AeternoBlade=]'' (known as ''Time Avenger'' in Japan) is a 2D Metroidvania-style platformer created by Corecell Technology and released for the Nintendo 3DS, Playstation Vita, and Playstation 4.

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''[=AeternoBlade=]'' (known as ''Time Avenger'' in Japan) is a 2D Metroidvania-style {{Metroidvania}}-style platformer created by Corecell Technology and released for the Nintendo 3DS, Playstation Vita, and Playstation 4.


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* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Objects that glow green are unaffected by Freyja's time
* DeaderThanDead: The consequences of going too far back into the past.


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* NighInvulnerable: Beladim and the Time Guardians until the [=AeternoBlade=] is properly powered up. One EliteMook can only be killed via {{Telefrag}} as noted below.


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* {{Telefrag}}: A type of EliteMook near the end of the game requires using Time Reverse to trap inside of a special green block (that's not affected by Freyja's time manipulation) to kill it.
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* AsLongAsThereIsEvil: Beladim is a byproduct of humanity's collective hatred and lust for vengeance.

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Freya has to venture in many world dimensions to find how to annihilate Beladim.

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Freya Freyja has to venture in many world dimensions to find how to annihilate Beladim.



* ItGetsBetter: Once the [=AeternoBlade=] is complete and Time Warp is unlocked, the game hits its stride.
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* TimeyWhimeyBall: It's weaponized in this game!

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* TimeyWhimeyBall: TimeyWimeyBall: It's weaponized in this game!
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''[=AeternoBlade=]'' (known as ''Time Avenger'' in Japan) is a 2D Metroidvania-style platformer created by Corecell Technology and released for the Nintendo 3DS, Playstation Vita, and Playstation 4.

In the region of Awelsia, vengeful Freyja travels with an unknown weapon called "[=AeternoBlade=]" to take revenge from Beladim, the Lord of the Mist who destroyed her village, Ridgerode, and killed her tribe. Her vengence is helped by Vernia , who has as much merit as Beladim. Vernia taught Freyja about the ablility of AeternoBlade.

Freya has to venture in many world dimensions to find how to annihilate Beladim.
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!!''[=AeternoBlade=]'' provides examples of the following:

* BecauseDestinySaysSo: Vernia's excuse for not helping Freyja during the final battle.
* DeathIsASlapOnTheWrist: You can choose to continue at the last checkpoint or at the entrance of the screen you died on.
* ItGetsBetter: Once the [=AeternoBlade=] is complete and Time Warp is unlocked, the game hits its stride.
* LeeroyJenkins: Freyja nearly gets herself killed by Beladim not two minutes into the adventure by blindly rushing him. Had Vernia not taught her Time Reversal, she'd have been dead right away.
* NewGamePlus: Played straight and averted! [[spoiler:If the player does not meet Bernard in the Eternal Void and recover his Memory Crystal, the game starts ''all over'', including the loss of Freyja's skills and relics, after defeating Beladim]].
* RevengeBeforeReason: The man Freyja meets in stage 2 tries to talk her out of her revenge. She'll have none of it.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Freyja for her village, of course.
* [[spoiler:StableTimeLoop: Part of earning the true ending requires breaking it]].
* TimeyWhimeyBall: It's weaponized in this game!

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