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''Eternal Daughter'' is a side-scrolling [[Action Adventure]] platformer made by the duo of Derek Yu and Jon Perry, under the guise of Blackeye Software. Created with Multimedia Fusion, it was warmly received by the Klik community, and is often listed under the best freeware games made for the PC.
''Eternal Daughter'' is set in an alternate universe, populated by four races: the forest-dwelling Lorians, the technologically advanced and militaristic Dungaga, {{spoiler|the enigmatic Shulin in the mountains, and the rugged, loyal Grodol in underground caves
It can be downloaded [http://www.derekyu.com/games.html here
A video walkthrough is available [http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=FC32C9ED5B19F563 here], and most but not all of the beautiful soundtrack (the portion composed by Swedish virtuoso David Saulesco) can be found [http://withaknife.bandcamp.com/album/eternal-daughter-original-soundtrack here] free for download. The walkthrough thoroughly abuses glitches in the game and doesn't particularly show off the plot or give the watcher a good chance to appreciate the soundtrack for it, so the best way to experience it is still (fortunately or unfortunately) by playing the game itself.
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This game provides examples of:
* [[Action Girl]]: Mia, though her interactions with other characters suggest that there is something of the [[Badass Adorable]] about her as well.
* [[Ambidextrous Sprite]]: Not to mention ambidextrous reading ability
* [[Armies Are Evil]]: Played straight, and then subverted. In the beginning, the Dungaga army are portrayed as oppressive and tyrannical, enslaving the Lorians and despoiling Nature. However, a faction led by the Dungaga general Heziod [[Heel Face Turn|soon go over to Mia's side]], and by the end of the game, the entire Dungaga army, including
* [[Ascend to a Higher Plane of Existence]]: {{spoiler|Mia, in the ending
* [[Attack Drone]]: The familiar obtained halfway through the game flies up to and breathes fire on enemies, more effectively the more fruit he eats.
* [[Ballistic Bone]]: Thrown by [[Dem Bones|skeletons]].
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* [[Charged Attack]]: If you hold down the attack button, then Mia will eventually shoot an energy projectile instead of simply taking a swipe with her weapon thing. It has pitiful range and the charge-up time is pretty long, but unlike other projectiles, it can be used indefinitely.
* [[Check Point Starvation]]: You'll usually have to pass 6-8 enemies to get from one checkpoint to another. These enemies are usually quite tough, Mia dies in a couple of hits from them and healing items are rare.
* [[Crystal Dragon Jesus]]: Arguable, but consider the facts.
* [[Developer's Room]]
* [[Divine Parentage]]: {{spoiler|Mia
* [[Double Jump]]: Once you get a certain item, you can do this.
* [[Downer Ending]]: Baphomet is killed, and Mia's hometown is rebuilt. But
** Somewhat alleviated by {{spoiler|it being heavily implied that Mia [[Ascend to a Higher Plane of Existence|ascended to a higher plane of existence]], and joined her father's side
* [[The Dragon]]: The Three Riders. {{spoiler|Interestingly, you kill them at the halfway point, rather then during the climatic battle
* [[Drought Level of Doom]]: The last level, which is also a maze.
* [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin]]: Given, every daughter is "eternal" as she will always be the daughter in the eyes of her parent. Still, you can't get much more "eternal" than
* [[Final Boss]]: Baphomet, and he isn't going down without a fight.
* [[Flunky Boss]]: The undead Grodol king and the first two Riders.
* [[Fungus Humongous]]
* [[Game Over Man]]: That sprite.
* [[Gentle Giant]]: The Grodol live in slime caves, speak a rather [[Intentional Engrish for Funny|ungrammatical dialect]], and look like trolls. However, they are actually {{spoiler|brave and loyal allies in Mia's quest, initially fighting off the Dungaga army, and later assisting her in the final battle
* [[Giant Space Flea From Nowhere]]: The archer frog, the ice knight (twice), the roots of a big plant, a [[Giant Enemy Crab]] and a huge garbage-eating head.
* [[God of Evil]]: Baphomet.
* [[Gravity Barrier]]: Many of them exist. You can actually bypass some of them using the hyper-dash glitch, but there are other barriers before you can reach anything interesting.
* [[Half-Human Hybrid]]: Hume, and he has all kinds of issues because of it.
** And let's not forget {{spoiler|Mia herself, a half-Lorian, half-goddess
* [[Heel Face Turn]]: Some of the Dungaga, {{spoiler|most notably Hume}}.
* [[Helpful Mook]]: [http://i32.servimg.com/u/f32/15/22/07/69/ed_hel10.png These] little critters. They don't attack you, they don't interact with you... but you can [[Video Game Cruelty Potential|kill them]] to use them as jump boards... {{spoiler|Which is necessary to get 1 additional hit point
* [[It's All Upstairs From Here]]: The tower, of course.
* [[Klingon Promotion]]: You help Morgrom achieve this so he can lend his people's support.
* [[Little Miss Almighty]]:
* [[Lost Forever]]: An NPC in the tower, if rescued, will go to the desert and refill your gems to full if you visit. Assuming you get him out before the tower is destroyed.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Baphomet, the game's dark god
* [[Mentors]]: Haldor, and later {{spoiler|the Shulin Elder}}, are both this for Mia.
* [[Nintendo Hard]]: Some of the levels and most of the bosses can be quite... trying. But the game is no less fun for it.
* [[Redemption Equals Death]]: Exemplified by Mia's {{spoiler|Dungaga half-brother
* [[Save Game Limits]]: Save points are ''extremely'' sparse. Even more annoying is the fact that they're your only reliable source of healing. Combine this with the fact that enemies can kill you in three hits or less, and you get [[Fake Difficulty]].
* [[Science Is Bad]]: Subverted. Early on in the story, the player is led to believe that the Dungaga, or Men Of Steel, are the antagonists. However, we later learn that they were misled by [[Big Bad|Baphomet]], and the Dungaga army plays an important role in helping Mia in the final battle. To complete the subversion, the game world even includes a {{spoiler|God of Technology, Zod}}, who gives Mia a gift essential to complete her quest.
* [[Sequential Boss]]: Throm, the fifth boss, as well as Baphomet.
* [[Shifting Sand Land]]
* [[Slippy-Slidey Ice World]]: Blue Mountain.
* [[Spin Attack]]/[[Spin to Deflect Stuff]]
* [[Stepping Stone Sword]]: The mojak.
* [[Taking the Bullet]]: Or, to be exact, the arrow
* [[Tell Me About My Father]]: When the game begins, Mia's mother
* [[Triumphant Reprise]]: {{spoiler|Just when the ending gets to its saddest point... you hear a triumphant, glorious orchestration of the theme from the first area of the game
* [[Wall Jump]]: Once you find a certain item, you can do this.
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