Luckily, My Shield Will Protect Me: The only way Aldon survives getting in range to use his one-handed sword is using his buckler.

Lightning Bruiser: Despite being The Big Guy, Toldor attacks a lot faster than most opponents and will make mincemeat out of almost anything one on one, especially with his range.Generally considered a balance between Ellder and Aldon. Jack of All Stats: Aldon has good defensive moves, allowing him to move in and out of range without actually taking damage, whilst poking his foes in the soft bits.some kind of Halberd-Sword hybrid, where the axe end is attached to the blade end of the sword. Improbable Weapon User / Impossibly Cool Weapon: The final boss, a tremendous demon, wields a giant hatchet and.Implausible Fencing Powers: Ellder and Toldor can parry almost any damage, even magic blasts and arrows, with their weapons.Hero Antagonist: The non-possessed Mooks of each zone are of questionable innocence, but the High Elves that Tolldor attacks stand out as acting purely in self-defense against a rampaging Orc.Smart idea, since the head is particularly prone to getting chopped off. Helmets Are Hardly Heroic: Can be Averted if one purchases a helmet.After seeing him fight, you'll probably start wondering why he even needed saving in the first place. Guest-Star Party Member: The Wood Elf King signs on with Ellder once you save him from his possessed people.Guest Fighter: One of the ingame cheats replaces your player character with Achilles.Final Battle: Aldon, Ellder, and Toldor join forces to surmount a massive horde of undead and slay a giant Demon.He makes up for this with the best mobility and making lots of attacks. Fragile Speedster: Ellder is less durable than the other two heroes and his individual hits deal less damage.The Wood Elf King is likewise relieved to see Ellder there and joins him on his quest. Averted by Ellder (a High Elf), who doesn't seem to bear any racism towards the Wood Elves and is shocked to see possessed ones attack him.

It seems that the Human Alliance and the Men of the West aren't too fond of each other either, seeing how Aldon (a prince) was imprisoned for years without even his family being informed that he's alive.

Fantastic Racism: Toldor (and the Orcs of the South in general) hate the Orcs of the North in general for betraying them in a past conflict and letting many of them get wiped out.

Elite Mooks: More powerful versions of the basic mooks will appear, with more resistance to attacks and more moves than 'poke in face with spear'.

He fights by windmilling like a veritable maniac.

Dual Wielding: The Wood Elf king totes two swords.

The Dreaded: The eponymous Demons are feared for their wanton cruelty and infamous torture-for-the-sake-of-torture methods.

Double Weapon: Ellder wields a double-ended glaive.

Death of a Thousand Cuts: The giant Troll and Demon bosses have so much health that it takes quite a while to bring them down.

One badass (plus accompanying Cannon Fodder) versus dozens of Mooks. Most enemies are fairly stupid but one thing they gleefuly do is gang up on you, averting Mook Chivalry.

Combat Pragmatist: All 3 heroes (and some bosses) can Kick to momentarily stun enemies and force them back a bit, useful for interrupting attacks, setting up your own, or keeping some distance between if your weapon is long-ranged.

Aldon faces an Elite Halberdier from his own people, while Ellder faces a possessed Wood-Elf Royal Guard.

Brainwashed and Crazy: Ellder and Aldon, in their respective journeys, must face possessed Elites from that region's warriors as their first major fight.

He pulls a sword and starts swiping if you get too close to him.

Bow and Sword in Accord: Ellder's first boss is a possessed Wood Elf Elite Ranger, who rapidly fires arrows while moving back.

Boss Rush: Gladiator mode pits the player against bosses and elite units (who typically take at least one life to take down in Story mode) with only one life (but refilling health between fights).

Why? Because he wanted to find one to kill.

Blood Knight: Toldor's final boss is a Giant Troll.

Blade on a Stick: Halberdiers, with their Halberds, can deal hefty damage from a long distance, but they are slow.

He fights by raining fireballs from the sky and hurling them at one's face.

Black Magic: The sorcerer Ellder fights at the end of his Episode successfully summons a tremendous Demon.Once he has the Orc at swordpoint, the three finally meet and explain their situations to each other before teaming up. Big Damn Heroes: Aldon jumps out and blocks Toldor's surprise attack on Ellder.BFS: Toldor's weapon is the slow, but long and powerful, 'longsword'.

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