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{{quote| ''The Horseman cometh;''<br />
{{quote|''The Horseman cometh;''
''And. Heads. Will. Roll.'' }}
''And. Heads. Will. Roll.'' }}


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* [[Action Girl]]: Uriel, which is funny, since in Christian tradition Uriel is a male angel.
* [[Action Girl]]: Uriel, which is funny, since in Christian tradition Uriel is a male angel.
* [[After the End]]: While the first section of the game takes place during [[The End of the World as We Know It]], the rest of it is afterwards.
* [[After the End]]: While the first section of the game takes place during [[The End of the World as We Know It]], the rest of it is afterwards.
{{quote| '''War''': How long have I been gone?<br />
{{quote|'''War''': How long have I been gone?
'''The Watcher''': In Earth years? About a century. Long enough for all the mouth breathers to die off.<br />
'''The Watcher''': In Earth years? About a century. Long enough for all the mouth breathers to die off.
'''War''': Then...the Third Kingdom is lost... }}
'''War''': Then...the Third Kingdom is lost... }}
* [[All There in the Manual]]: The manual and comic books contain a lot of extra back-story not in the game.
* [[All There in the Manual]]: The manual and comic books contain a lot of extra back-story not in the game.
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** Oh, it doesn't stop there. There's the Empty Vessel, which you can fill with souls of enemies so you can use it later (Empty Bottle). There's the Hoardseeker, which reveals the location of all the treasure chests in a dungeon (Compass). There's the Mask of Shadows, which lets you see hidden objects (Lens of Truth). And... {{spoiler|You have to collect shards of the Armageddon Blade before you can fight the final boss (The Triforce shards)}}
** Oh, it doesn't stop there. There's the Empty Vessel, which you can fill with souls of enemies so you can use it later (Empty Bottle). There's the Hoardseeker, which reveals the location of all the treasure chests in a dungeon (Compass). There's the Mask of Shadows, which lets you see hidden objects (Lens of Truth). And... {{spoiler|You have to collect shards of the Armageddon Blade before you can fight the final boss (The Triforce shards)}}
** And after the aforementioned reunion with your horse, the demons watching you fight off their buddies in a gladiatorial arena decide to all just attack. The Watcher has this to say:
** And after the aforementioned reunion with your horse, the demons watching you fight off their buddies in a gladiatorial arena decide to all just attack. The Watcher has this to say:
{{quote| The Watcher: "[[Gladiator (film)|Are you not entertained?]]"}}
{{quote|The Watcher: "[[Gladiator (film)|Are you not entertained?]]"}}
** The achievement for gaining the Mask of Shadows is called [[Thundercats|"Sight Beyond Sight"]].
** The achievement for gaining the Mask of Shadows is called [[Thundercats|"Sight Beyond Sight"]].
** One of Death's abilities will be the Ghost Hand, which can [[Devil May Cry|pull lesser enemies to him or pull him to larger ones.]]
** One of Death's abilities will be the Ghost Hand, which can [[Devil May Cry|pull lesser enemies to him or pull him to larger ones.]]
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** Using the Crossblade the entire time? [[Death of a Thousand Cuts]] actually works, and is somewhat practical if you charge it up first. Hardly took a scratch.
** Using the Crossblade the entire time? [[Death of a Thousand Cuts]] actually works, and is somewhat practical if you charge it up first. Hardly took a scratch.
* [[We Can Rule Together]]: {{spoiler|Abaddon makes this offer to War with the same deal that he accepted to become the Destroyer. War's response?}}
* [[We Can Rule Together]]: {{spoiler|Abaddon makes this offer to War with the same deal that he accepted to become the Destroyer. War's response?}}
{{quote| '''War:''' I choose what once... a coward did not.}}
{{quote|'''War:''' I choose what once... a coward did not.}}
* [[What Could Have Been]]: The game was originally meant to have [[Co-Op Multiplayer|four player co-op,]] with each player controlling a different Horseman. Apparently this was a far grander vision then they were capable of executing. There was also going to be a character called [[The Hunter]]: the gun-toting [[Last of His Kind|last survivor of mankind,]] understandably quite pissed at War and serving as a [[Boss Fight|boss.]]
* [[What Could Have Been]]: The game was originally meant to have [[Co-Op Multiplayer|four player co-op,]] with each player controlling a different Horseman. Apparently this was a far grander vision then they were capable of executing. There was also going to be a character called [[The Hunter]]: the gun-toting [[Last of His Kind|last survivor of mankind,]] understandably quite pissed at War and serving as a [[Boss Fight|boss.]]
* [[Worm Sign]]: In the levels with the [[Sand Worm|Sand Worms]] this is how you see them coming for you.
* [[Worm Sign]]: In the levels with the [[Sand Worm|Sand Worms]] this is how you see them coming for you.
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** Subverted when Azrael keeps finding ways of making himself useful.
** Subverted when Azrael keeps finding ways of making himself useful.
* [[Your Soul Is Mine]]: Those souls you pay Vulgrim with? He eats them, and the game makes this very clear the first time you meet him.
* [[Your Soul Is Mine]]: Those souls you pay Vulgrim with? He eats them, and the game makes this very clear the first time you meet him.
{{quote| '''Vulgrim''': Mmmm, there were a few young ones in there.}}
{{quote|'''Vulgrim''': Mmmm, there were a few young ones in there.}}