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Well, perhaps it's time to play from another angle. [[Evil Is Cool|After all, playing for the other team has its benefits, too.]]

The series in general follow the same patron, with you having to protect your castle [[Excuse Plot|for one reason or another]], with [[Death Trap]] and gizmos. The biggest selling points in general is the same: play from an unusual point of view (the [[Trap Master]]) and kill your enemies in [[Video Game Cruelty Potential|goresome ways]]. In most of them you are plain evil, but some of them try leave you in a more ambiguous position, where [[Black and Grey Morality|it's not clearly which side is the good one]]. This actually makes the experience stronger, as one is not sure if what you are doing is right or wrong.

#''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.

* [[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.

* [[Bonus Boss]]: Pretty much any gaiden character in ''Trapt'', but especially the final bosses of each path: Millennia (trap-tripper) and Kendal (creates illusions), each more inexplicable than the last. (That last one is very [[Gainax Ending|"Congratulations"-y]].)

* [[Came Back Wrong]]: {{spoiler|Fiana if Wizbone kills her and you accept Astarte's offer.}}

* [[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.

* [[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.

* [[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.

** [[Annoying Arrows]] / [[Arrows on Fire]]

** [[Giant Hands of Doom]] / [[Giant Foot of Stomping]]

* [[Easter Egg]]: Rename Millennia "Astarte" and you start with some extra Ark to spend.

* [[Identical Grandson]]: {{spoiler|The player-character in ''Invitation to Darkness'' shares ancestry and the same name with one of the Legendary Braves.}}

* [[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.

* [[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.

* [[A Taste of Power]]: The first game lets you utilize Volt Cages to capture Ardebaran and Idorigo (and optionally Doneal). You don't get access to such traps again until Chapter 10, and even then you have to spend gold to '''create''' new ones.

* [[Unwitting Pawn]]: {{spoiler|Typically, it turns out the main character is being manipulated. Often by [[Gambit Pileup|various sources]], to differing ends.}}