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#''[[Trapt]]'' (''Kagero II: [[Gratuitous English|Dark Illusion]]'') -- Released in June, 2005. Princess Allura has been framed for the murder of her father and flees to a dark castle to escape execution, and while there, a demon offers her a chance for revenge.
#''[[Trapt]]'' (''Kagero II: [[Gratuitous English|Dark Illusion]]'') -- Released in June, 2005. Princess Allura has been framed for the murder of her father and flees to a dark castle to escape execution, and while there, a demon offers her a chance for revenge.

#''Deception IV: Blood Ties'' -- Released in February 2014. Laegrinna is the devil's daughter and works to torment humans.

#''Deception IV: The Nightmare Princess'' -- Released in March, 2015. An [[Updated Rerelease]] of Blood Ties which includes a new story starring Valgyrie, the devil's ''other'' daughter who seeks to defeat Laegrinna and take her place. Unlike its predecessor ''Night Princess'' is mission based, and old missions can be freely replayed for better score or new unlocks. Valgyrie can kick opponents around to get a bit more flexibility in trap placement.


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* [[Action Girl]]: Curiously, female PCs outnumber the males three to one.
* [[Action Girl]]: Only the first game has a male main character.
* [[Aerith and Bob]]: While some characters have normal names, such as Gordon, the series also has some truly ridiculous names, such as Goatbone, Scuba, Loongear, and others, too numerous to list.
* [[Aerith and Bob]]: While some characters have normal names, such as Gordon, the series also has some truly ridiculous names, such as Goatbone, Scuba, Loongear, and others, too numerous to list.
* [[An Adventurer Is You]]: Or rather, the invaders are adventurers. Each game in the series has a different set of classes the invaders can be comprised of, each of whom have different attacks and react to traps in their own ways.
* [[An Adventurer Is You]]: Or rather, the invaders are adventurers. Each game in the series has a different set of classes the invaders can be comprised of, each of whom have different attacks and react to traps in their own ways.
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* [[Cast From Lifespan]]: In ''Deception III,'' this is the price for using traps too much--you'll wind up killing yourself eventually. Unfortunately Reina doesn't have any choice because a whole lot of people keep trying to kill her.
* [[Cast From Lifespan]]: In ''Deception III,'' this is the price for using traps too much--you'll wind up killing yourself eventually. Unfortunately Reina doesn't have any choice because a whole lot of people keep trying to kill her.
* [[Charge Meter]]: Traps in the sequels must recharge between uses, but can otherwise by used indefinitely.
* [[Charge Meter]]: Traps in the sequels must recharge between uses, but can otherwise by used indefinitely.
* [[Clothing Damage]]: "Armor Breaks" destroy an opponent's armor, both causing them to take more damage from traps and allowing certain types of traps to actually work against them.
* [[Combos]]: Introduced to the series in ''Kagero'' to fantastic effect. Chain together more traps and receive more points.
* [[Combos]]: Introduced to the series in ''Kagero'' to fantastic effect. Chain together more traps and receive more points.
* [[Content Warnings]]: ''Invitation to Darkness'' only garnered a T rating from the ESRB, but it includes a separate blurb on the jewel case noting the satanic elements of the storyline.
* [[Content Warnings]]: ''Invitation to Darkness'' only garnered a T rating from the ESRB, but it includes a separate blurb on the jewel case noting the satanic elements of the storyline.
* [[Continuity Nod]]: Each game takes place in its own little universe. However, one of ''Kagero'''s endings implies that Millennia {{spoiler|would go on to become Astarte.}} Also, Ardebaran's mask appears in ''Kagero'' as an unlockable trap.
* [[Continuity Nod]]: Each game takes place in its own little universe. However, one of ''Kagero'''s endings implies that Millennia {{spoiler|would go on to become Astarte.}} Also, Ardebaran's mask appears in ''Kagero'' as an unlockable trap.
* [[Costume Copycat]]: A lookalike of Fiana is brought in to try and reason with you, but it turns out to be a trap. Subverted in that you can check your map, [[Genre Savvy|see the trap ahead of time and disable it]].
* [[Costume Copycat]]: A lookalike of Fiana is brought in to try and reason with you, but it turns out to be a trap. Subverted in that you can check your map, [[Genre Savvy|see the trap ahead of time and disable it]].
* [[Damage Discrimination]]: Averted; you can get caught in your own traps or by environmental objects if you're not paying attention.
* [[Damage Discrimination]]: Averted; you can get caught in your own traps or by environmental objects if you're not paying attention or throw yourself in on purpose (it's an easy way to figure out if a sequence triggers properly). Played straight for trap using bosses in ''Nightmare Princess'', as their own traps blatantly don't effect them.
* [[Death Trap]]: The entire point of the series.
* [[Death Trap]]: The entire point of the series.
** [[Annoying Arrows]] / [[Arrows on Fire]]
** [[Annoying Arrows]] / [[Arrows on Fire]]
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** [[Rocks Fall, Everyone Dies]]
** [[Rocks Fall, Everyone Dies]]
** [[Spikes of Doom]]
** [[Spikes of Doom]]
** [[The Walls Are Closing In]]
* [[Dolled-Up Installment]]: They were only a "series" in the loosest sense in Japan. In the US, they're a consistently named series... up until ''Kagero 2'', which was the first straight-out sequel in Japan.
* [[Dolled-Up Installment]]: They were only a "series" in the loosest sense in Japan. In the US, they're a consistently named series... up until ''Kagero 2'', which was the first straight-out sequel in Japan.
* <s>[[Dub Name Change|Dub]]</s> [[Dub Name Change|Subtitle Name Change]]: The change from "Alicia" to "Allura" was strictly in the text. The voice acting still very obviously uses "Alicia".
* <s>[[Dub Name Change|Dub]]</s> [[Dub Name Change|Subtitle Name Change]]: The change from "Alicia" to "Allura" was strictly in the text. The voice acting still very obviously uses "Alicia".
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* [[The Evil Prince]]: Yurias.
* [[The Evil Prince]]: Yurias.
* [[Evil Sorcerer]]: Several, notably Zamur in ''Invitation to Darkness'' and Deadmoon in ''Kagero''.
* [[Evil Sorcerer]]: Several, notably Zamur in ''Invitation to Darkness'' and Deadmoon in ''Kagero''.
* [[Evil Is Sexy]]: The main characters.
* [[Evolving Weapon|Evolving Trap]]: They merely get stronger and more durable in earlier games, but later on, you can add special effects to them as well. Monsters in ''Invitation To Darkness'' can level up, too.
* [[Evolving Weapon|Evolving Trap]]: They merely get stronger and more durable in earlier games, but later on, you can add special effects to them as well. Monsters in ''Invitation To Darkness'' can level up, too.
* [[Fake Ultimate Hero]]: A common description for early enemies.
* [[Fun with Acronyms]]: For whatever reason, "Timenoid" is shortened down to "TMD". "AUO" in ''Dark Delusion'' stands for [http://www.accessup.org/pj/6_C4D5B2B0/i20050719.html Alendar Umbral Operations], although this is never mentioned in the game.
* [[Fun with Acronyms]]: For whatever reason, "Timenoid" is shortened down to "TMD". "AUO" in ''Dark Delusion'' stands for [http://www.accessup.org/pj/6_C4D5B2B0/i20050719.html Alendar Umbral Operations], although this is never mentioned in the game.
* [[Genre Shift]]: First-person RPG for the first game to third-person action-RPG for the sequels.
* [[Genre Shift]]: First-person RPG for the first game to third-person action-RPG for the sequels.
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* [[Identical Grandson]]: {{spoiler|The player-character in ''Invitation to Darkness'' shares ancestry and the same name with one of the Legendary Braves.}}
* [[Identical Grandson]]: {{spoiler|The player-character in ''Invitation to Darkness'' shares ancestry and the same name with one of the Legendary Braves.}}
* [[An Interior Designer Is You]]: You can add rooms to the Castle of the Damned in the first game, though you cannot subtract any that were there from the start.
* [[An Interior Designer Is You]]: You can add rooms to the Castle of the Damned in the first game, though you cannot subtract any that were there from the start.
* [[Insistent Terminology]]: The third game always refers to [[TRA Ps]] in all capitals, for some reason.
* [[Insistent Terminology]]: The third game always refers to TRAPs in all capitals, for some reason.
* [[The Joys of Torturing Mooks]]
* [[The Joys of Torturing Mooks]]
* [[Kill It with Fire]]: It helps if you douse the invader with oil first.
* [[Kill It with Fire]]: It helps if you douse the invader with oil first.
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* [[Multiple Endings]]: Never fewer than three, for all four games.
* [[Multiple Endings]]: Never fewer than three, for all four games.
* [[New Game+]]
* [[New Game+]]
* [[No OSHA Compliance]]: Several areas are littered with industrial obstacles that can supplement your traps.
* [[Not the Fall That Kills You]]: Enemies are only damage by traps themselves, not from flying head first into a wall or down several floors.
* [[Oddly-Named Sequel 2: Electric Boogaloo]]: ''Trapt'' is the worst offender, but if it wasn't for the [[Numbered Sequel|numbering]] in the first three, few people would know they were related at first glance.
* [[Oddly-Named Sequel 2: Electric Boogaloo]]: ''Trapt'' is the worst offender, but if it wasn't for the [[Numbered Sequel|numbering]] in the first three, few people would know they were related at first glance.
* [[Perverse Puppet]]: Magic Dolls.
* [[Perverse Puppet]]: Magic Dolls.
* [[Played for Laughs]]: Some of the traps cause comedic effects, such as a vase falling on someone's head or a rotating floor that throws off their balance.
* [[Played for Laughs]]: Some of the traps cause comedic effects, such as a vase falling on someone's head or a rotating floor that throws off their balance. In some games these are given an entire category of "Humiliating", which focuses on moving enemies around with minimal damage.
* [[Plot Coupon]]: The <s>five</s> six demonic artifacts needed to resurrect the Devil.
* [[Plot Coupon]]: The <s>five</s> six demonic artifacts needed to resurrect the Devil.
* [[Power Tattoo]]: The one on Millennia's back.
* [[Power Tattoo]]: The one on Millennia's back.
* [[Puzzle Boss]]: Expert Mode in ''Dark Delusion''.
* [[Puzzle Boss]]: Expert Mode in ''Dark Delusion''.
* [[Repeat Cut]]: Brief instant replays of the moment a trap connects with an invader; they can be switched on or off.
* [[Repeat Cut]]: Brief instant replays of the moment a trap connects with an invader; they can be switched on or off.
* [[Rube Goldberg Device]]: Traps are most effective when linked: A bear trap will barely damage your opponent, but using a bear trap to hold an enemy still while a giant hammer flings them where a pot of oil will land on their heads, causing them to stumble around blind into an exploding bomb, which will blow them into a cannon that sends them flying into a cage.
* [[Say My Name]]: "Marco? Marco?! Marco! MARCO!"
* [[Say My Name]]: "Marco? Marco?! Marco! MARCO!"
** '''POLO!'''
** '''POLO!'''
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* [[Video Game Cruelty Potential]]: The '''other''' entire point of the series.
* [[Video Game Cruelty Potential]]: The '''other''' entire point of the series.
* [[Villain Protagonist]]: Each and every main character holds an explicitly evil power and spends most of their time ruthlessly slaughtering anybody unlucky enough to enter their homes. Later protagonists end up in a more morally gray area, but none of them are ever close to being heroes.
* [[Villain Protagonist]]: Each and every main character holds an explicitly evil power and spends most of their time ruthlessly slaughtering anybody unlucky enough to enter their homes. Later protagonists end up in a more morally gray area, but none of them are ever close to being heroes.
* [[What Measure Is a Mook?]]: The games often go to some bother to make it clear that you're not killing anonymous mooks, but ''people'', with actual names, backstories and personalities. The [[Narm|terrible acting]] keeps this from having the effect Tecmo was going for, however.
* [[What Measure Is a Mook?]]: The games often go to some bother to make it clear that you're not killing anonymous mooks, but ''people'', with actual names, backstories and personalities. The [[Narm|terrible acting]] keeps this from having the effect Tecmo was going for in the games they bothered to dub, however.


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