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What's it all about? Earth gets too tight for the [[Mega Corp|MegaCorps]], so after battling for quite a time, they go and colonize the whole inner Solar System (and a few outposts beyond), since [[All Planets Are Earthlike]] (MASSIVE terraforming). Sadly, [[The British Empire|Imperial]] colonizers go a planet too far, reaching the mysterious Tenth Planet (named Nero) and unleashing the [[Cosmic Horror]] - The Dark Soul along with its [[Humanoid Abomination|Apostles]] and their [[The Legions of Hell|Dark Legion]]. People go nuts and form [[Religion of Evil|evil cults]], the Dark Symmetry makes [[AI Is a Crapshoot|all sufficiently powerful computers go evil]], [[Demonic Invaders|Demonic]] [[Alien Invaders]] expand their ranks with [[Squick|Squicky]] [[Body Horror]] Shop creations from cybernetic [[The Undead|zombies]] and [[Mutants]] of different kinds to [[Godzilla]]-sized zombies to biomechanical [[Spider Tank|Spider Tanks]]. In short: [[The End of the World As We Know It]].
Of course, the [[Mega Corp|MegaCorps]] try to stop them, get their asses handed to them a couple of times, and if not for a [[Church Militant]] called the Brotherhood, they'd [[Memetic Mutation|fail forever]]. With the Brotherhood's help, the bigger part of humanity repents (mainly because the [[Knight Templar|Brotherhood's]] [[Well
Most of the franchise is set about a thousand years after the defeat of the Dark Legion's first onslaught; humanity has rebuilt, but much of its past achievements have been impossible to equal (computers are usually based on vacuum-tube technology, most firearms still use jacketed lead bullets, and anything terraformation-related is still [[Lost Technology]] save for maintenance). And while the Megacorporations are once again at each others' throats, corruption and moral decay are spreading everywhere, even the vaunted Brotherhood, just as the Dark Legions and Dark Symmetry, which by then were barely more than a myth to most people, are making a comeback after marshalling their forces for another go at destroying humanity...
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* [[Abnormal Ammo]] - some Dark Legion guns use it: black holes, corrosive chemicals, bullets that [[Face Heel Turn|turn you into]] [[The Dark Side|a Heretic]] and energy drained from ''[[Fetus Terrible|demonic fetuses]]''. Squicky.
* [[AI Is a Crapshoot]] - played straight in the backstory, adjusted for the [[Rule of Fun]] in the game itself. Cybertronic is a [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|Corporation built around cyborgs, androids, AIs and computers.]] Their AI-controlled war machines tend to go berserk from time to time if you happen to roll a [[Critical Failure]].
** Double-subverted in that {{spoiler|1=Cybertronic's supposed AIs are actually wetware/hardware interfaces (i.e. the main component is always a cybernetically-enhanced [[
* [[Aliens and Monsters]] - the Dark Legion. Part this, part that. And [[Mutants]] and [[The Legions of Hell|demons]] too.
* [[All There in the Manual]] - see above. ''Warzone: Universe Under Siege'' manual serves backstories by the bucketload, not mentioning the comic book series starring signature characters.
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** [[Badass Long Robe]] - Brotherhood elite units, like Inquisitors.
** [[Retired Badass]] - crazy Capitol vet Jake Kramer. With a flamethrower.
* [[Bad Powers, Bad People]] - the Dark Legion. No exceptions.
* [[BFG]] - lots. From the popular Deathlockdrum anti-tank [[Gatling Good|vulcan rifle]], to Big Bob Watts' shoulder-mounted Atlas Megacannons, to a good handful of Legion guns.
* [[BFS]] - Dark Legion Nepharites love them. Imperial Wolf Packs too (if they don't have [[An Axe to Grind]], of course).
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* [[Cool Helmet]] - Bauhaus troops wear pickelhaubes and skull-shaped helmets, some Mishima troops wear kabutos, old figures of Capitol heavy infantry wore football helmets, Calistonians wear bone masks and Brotherhood Mortificator and Inquisitor helmets became iconic of the game.
* [[Cool Old Guy]] - Sebastian Crenshaw. The best assassin The Brotherhood has, not only doing his job, but also mentoring the younger Mortificators. And being a hit at parties.
** Subverted with Cardinal Dominic, as while he's an incredibly [[Badass Grandpa]], he's mostly a bitter, cynical old [[Knight Templar]] bastard; one of the few pleasures he has is [[Loves the Sound of Screaming|the screams of suspected heretics]] while he [[Cold
* [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]] - mainly Stahler, but the backstory includes lots of others.
* [[The Corruption]] - Dark Symmetry again.
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** Mishima - Mostly Edo Japan, with [[Samurai]], [[Ninja|ninjas]] and warrior monks. A few bits and pieces of other asian cultures are present, such as [[The Triads and The Tongs]] as the main criminal organisation, and the city of Fukido, which is basically Hong Kong (it's on lease to Imperial for 99 years following a lost war, natch).
* [[Fate Worse Than Death]] - being processed into any of the Legionnaire or Necromutant variants. Or even "reanimated" into Cybertronic service... when your original Corporation manages to capture you alive.
* [[Five
** [[The Big Bad]] - The Dark Soul
** [[The Dragon]] - Ilian
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* [[Mercy Kill]] - units can be outfitted with a special auto-injectors pumping them full of toxins whenever they get under the influence of Dark Symmetry.
* [[More Dakka]] - a good couple of weapons fall under this one, Bauhaus AZ61 '''Twin Rotary Shotgun''' being one of the most egregious examples.
* [[Multi
* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]] - Dark Legion runs on those. Algeroth The Apostle Of War, Demnogonis The Befouler, Ilian The Mistress Of The Void, Muawijhe (''pronounced "moo-ah-jee"'') The Lord Of Visions, Semai The Lord Of Spite - and that's just the beginning. Their units have equally colorful names - Immaculate Furies, Gomorrean Emasculators and Zenithian Soulslayers, for example. The Nepharites, for their part, ave names mostly inspired from Abrahamic religions like Golgotha or Absalom. Not mentioning the ''weapons'', like Ashreketh, Azoghar, Kratach or Vassht. Half-averted in one case - The Dark Prophet, badass messenger of doom, is named... Billy.
* [[New Technology Is Evil]] - people are afraid to build too capable computers after the last ones they had went on the fritz, and murderously so, due to Dark Symmetry. Of course, Cybertronic just doesn't care.
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* [[Obstructive Bureaucrat]] - Cartel, some Megacorp officers as well.
* [[Officer and A Gentleman]] - Bauhaus. Mostly. Imperial has some, to go with the Britishness of their theme.
* [[One
* [[Organic Technology]] - Dark Legion Necrotech. Part organic, part demonic, all squicky.
* [[Original Position Gambit]] - In ''Ilian'', there are two short stories on this theme. Humans join the cult of Ilian because they want to become the exploiters rather then the exploited. And of course, their futures are so bright, since Ilian will smile upon them forever... until they fail or get backstabbed by each other, that is. Suckers.
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* [[Spider Limbs]] - Golgotha.
* [[Spider Tank]] - mostly mentioned in backstory (created by Dark Legion Necrotech and appearing as a prop on the photos). Two in-game examples are Cybertronic Cancer Machine Guns and Tekron Warmasters - both have spider legs and pack enough firepower for a whole battalion.
* [[Spikes of Villainy]] - to drive the point home, Legion has this stuff liberally applied throughout. Golgotha's [[Spider Limbs]], Stahler's [[One
* [[Spy Catsuit]] - Etoiles Mortant.
* [[Standard Sci Fi Setting]] - more or less straight. Confined to the Solar System only, though.
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