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* [[Anachronism Stew]]: There are some cars and working human-made modern machines here and there; there are also huge fortresses of doom, deserts with sand worms in them, and a lot of weird stuff that is yet to be classified.
* [[Anachronism Stew]]: There are some cars and working human-made modern machines here and there; there are also huge fortresses of doom, deserts with sand worms in them, and a lot of weird stuff that is yet to be classified.
** [[Justified Trope]]: War returns one hundred years after the apocalypse, and the earth is ruled by demons. It's only natural that they would build their own structures and such in their new world.
** [[Justified Trope]]: War returns one hundred years after the apocalypse, and the earth is ruled by demons. It's only natural that they would build their own structures and such in their new world.
* [[And Your Reward Is Clothes|And Your Reward Is A Kickass Armor]]: When you amass the 10 fragments of the Abyssal Armor. It is also a [[Game Breaker|a very awesome powerup]]. You get it quite late in the game, but you can [[New Game Plus|start a new game with it after obtaining it]].
* [[And Your Reward Is Clothes|And Your Reward Is A Kickass Armor]]: When you amass the 10 fragments of the Abyssal Armor. It is also a [[Game Breaker|a very awesome powerup]]. You get it quite late in the game, but you can [[New Game+|start a new game with it after obtaining it]].
* [[Anti-Hero]]: War, full stop. Yeah, he pays lip service to the Balance, but Samael points out that he's really just in it for revenge against whoever is responsible for his disgrace.
* [[Anti-Hero]]: War, full stop. Yeah, he pays lip service to the Balance, but Samael points out that he's really just in it for revenge against whoever is responsible for his disgrace.
* [[Apocalypse How]]: Class 4, to the point where just about the only recognizable lifeforms are crows and spiders. {{spoiler|And the spiders might not have survived at all but are just Silitha's children.}}
* [[Apocalypse How]]: Class 4, to the point where just about the only recognizable lifeforms are crows and spiders. {{spoiler|And the spiders might not have survived at all but are just Silitha's children.}}
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** Azrael, the Angel of Death, who is an ally.
** Azrael, the Angel of Death, who is an ally.
* [[Ground Pound]]: The Tremor Gauntlet gives you this as an air attack.
* [[Ground Pound]]: The Tremor Gauntlet gives you this as an air attack.
* [[Guide Dang It]]: You will probably need a guide for [[Hundred Percent Completion]].
* [[Guide Dang It]]: You will probably need a guide for [[Hundred-Percent Completion]].
* [[Guns Are Worthless]]: Mercy, even with the damage upgrade, is only useful while taking on ashworms.
* [[Guns Are Worthless]]: Mercy, even with the damage upgrade, is only useful while taking on ashworms.
** Also, in the Armageddon section, police officers will shoot pistols at demons and War. To absolutely no effect whatsoever.
** Also, in the Armageddon section, police officers will shoot pistols at demons and War. To absolutely no effect whatsoever.
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* [[Hand Cannon]]: Strife [[Guns Akimbo|uses two of these]]. War manages to get one of them, Mercy.
* [[Hand Cannon]]: Strife [[Guns Akimbo|uses two of these]]. War manages to get one of them, Mercy.
* [[Heart Container]]: Lifestones.
* [[Heart Container]]: Lifestones.
* [[Hey It's That Voice]]: If it wasn't clear enough, Watcher is [[The Joker|Mark]] [[Star Wars|Hamill]]. [[Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back|(Applause)]]
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: If it wasn't clear enough, Watcher is [[The Joker|Mark]] [[Star Wars|Hamill]]. [[Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back|(Applause)]]
* [[Hellish Horse]]: Ruin, the Horse of War, and in the sequel Despair, the Horse of Death.
* [[Hellish Horse]]: Ruin, the Horse of War, and in the sequel Despair, the Horse of Death.
* [[High-Pressure Blood]]: Averted for most of the demons, but with higher level skill boosters, played hilariously straight with the weakest enemies, zombies: they erupt in a fountain of blood after one hit.
* [[High-Pressure Blood]]: Averted for most of the demons, but with higher level skill boosters, played hilariously straight with the weakest enemies, zombies: they erupt in a fountain of blood after one hit.
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** Somehow all the game media have failed to notice influence of [[Legacy of Kain]] which looks much more sizable than influence of GOW and DMC combined.
** Somehow all the game media have failed to notice influence of [[Legacy of Kain]] which looks much more sizable than influence of GOW and DMC combined.
* [[Horsemen of the Apocalypse]]: The main character is one of them. {{spoiler|The others are coming in the next game.}} Two of the traditional Horsemen have been replaced: Strife replaces Conquest and Fury replaces Famine. [[Word of God]] is that they were thinking in terms of the War, Death, Pestilence, and Famine set, and they didn't think Pestilence and Famine were suitably militant and dynamic for an action game series.
* [[Horsemen of the Apocalypse]]: The main character is one of them. {{spoiler|The others are coming in the next game.}} Two of the traditional Horsemen have been replaced: Strife replaces Conquest and Fury replaces Famine. [[Word of God]] is that they were thinking in terms of the War, Death, Pestilence, and Famine set, and they didn't think Pestilence and Famine were suitably militant and dynamic for an action game series.
* [[Hundred Percent Completion]]
* [[Hundred-Percent Completion]]
* [[Infinity+1 Sword]] / [[Sword of Plot Advancement]]: {{spoiler|The Armageddon Blade, the only weapon capable of harming The Destroyer. It's stupidly powerful but you can't attach enhancements to it, and it replaces the Chaoseater for the rest of the game once you obtain it.}}
* [[Infinity+1 Sword]] / [[Sword of Plot Advancement]]: {{spoiler|The Armageddon Blade, the only weapon capable of harming The Destroyer. It's stupidly powerful but you can't attach enhancements to it, and it replaces the Chaoseater for the rest of the game once you obtain it.}}
* [[Improvised Weapon]]: Don't let being a Horseman of the Apocalypse stop you from swinging telephone poles, parking meters, and pianos at flaming demons.
* [[Improvised Weapon]]: Don't let being a Horseman of the Apocalypse stop you from swinging telephone poles, parking meters, and pianos at flaming demons.
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* [[Power Fist]]: The Tremor Gauntlet. It also smashes ice barriers and lets War open really heavy doors.
* [[Power Fist]]: The Tremor Gauntlet. It also smashes ice barriers and lets War open really heavy doors.
* [[Powerup Mount]]: Ruin, {{spoiler|Despair}}, and the heavenly beast that War hijacks.
* [[Powerup Mount]]: Ruin, {{spoiler|Despair}}, and the heavenly beast that War hijacks.
* [[Precision Guided Boomerang]]: The Crossblade.
* [[Precision-Guided Boomerang]]: The Crossblade.
* [[Ranged Emergency Weapon]]: War gets a gun and a boomerang for long-range work, but there's no question that he's a melee character; neither of them can do much of any damage, but there are a few situations where you're forced to use them on enemies you either can't reach, or don't want to be standing next to.
* [[Ranged Emergency Weapon]]: War gets a gun and a boomerang for long-range work, but there's no question that he's a melee character; neither of them can do much of any damage, but there are a few situations where you're forced to use them on enemies you either can't reach, or don't want to be standing next to.
* [[Rated M for Manly]]
* [[Rated "M" for Manly]]
* [[Red Right Hand]]: Samael is already a huge, horned red demon, but one of the unsettling things about his design is that his wings are upside-down.
* [[Red Right Hand]]: Samael is already a huge, horned red demon, but one of the unsettling things about his design is that his wings are upside-down.
** He's supposed to have those because, and correct me if I'm wrong, demons traditionally have upside down wings to reflect their existence as fallen angels.
** He's supposed to have those because, and correct me if I'm wrong, demons traditionally have upside down wings to reflect their existence as fallen angels.
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** [[POV Sequel]]: Oddly, the sequel doesn't use that hook, instead following Death shortly after the apocalypse and in a similar timeframe to the events of the original.
** [[POV Sequel]]: Oddly, the sequel doesn't use that hook, instead following Death shortly after the apocalypse and in a similar timeframe to the events of the original.
* [[Shoulders of Doom]]: Of course these are present.
* [[Shoulders of Doom]]: Of course these are present.
* [[Shout Out]]: Many possible shoutouts in the items (Do the Crossblade and Abyssal Chain remind you of [[The Legend of Zelda (Franchise)|anything?]]), but one particularly obvious one. Late in the game, you get the [[War Craft|Void Walker]] item. It creates one pair of portals at a time (though only at specific locations), through which you can jump. The first portal you fire is orange. The second is blue. [[Portal (Video Game)|Sound familiar?]]
* [[Shout-Out]]: Many possible shoutouts in the items (Do the Crossblade and Abyssal Chain remind you of [[The Legend of Zelda (Franchise)|anything?]]), but one particularly obvious one. Late in the game, you get the [[War Craft|Void Walker]] item. It creates one pair of portals at a time (though only at specific locations), through which you can jump. The first portal you fire is orange. The second is blue. [[Portal (Video Game)|Sound familiar?]]
** 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:
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