Red Oni, Blue Oni: Deconstructed with Algirdas and Kestusis: yes, thanks to their different traits and personalities they form a terrific combination when working together.

Keystone Army: In the third scenario you can find and kill three leaders of the various branches of the Horde to weaken their respective armies.

instead you never get to siege the place and the scenario notes that while Algirdas and Kestusis were able to enter Moscow twice they were unable to conquer that keep.

Averted in the fourth scenario: the Scouts mentions that the Kremlin is too difficult to conquer 'at first', implying that a siege may be required.

Yet you can still build Christian churches to gain bonuses from local villages alongside pagan shrines.

In the first scenario, great emphasis is made on the pagan people of Lithuania fighting the oppressive Christian invaders.

and indeed he appears as an opponent (then ally) in the following campaign. Upon being evicted from his castle he spouts a We Will Meet Again warning.

Foreshadowing: In the final scenario, one of your opponents is Vytautas the Great, son of Kestusis.

or form an alliance with the Teutonic Order and fight with them against Kestusis.

Enemy Mine: In the final scenario you can either listen to the Lithuanian pagan nobility and stick to the old ways.

In game, he's openly killed by Jogalia and his troops. In real life he avoided open war with Jogalia, was invited to a castle to discuss matters and died under mysterious circumstances.

Dies Differently in Adaptation: Kestusis.

Climax Boss: Prince Dmitry of Moscow, the only enemy who manages to survive the Lithuanian armies as the Kremlin proves too strong to be take.Call-Back: After Lords of the West, we once again see Tatars, Kipchaks and Bulgars, as well as Rus.Break the Haughty: Algirdas and Kestusis inflicts crushing defeats on both the Crusaders and the Golden Horde, which both were thought to be nigh invincible.Both scenarios also features the gray Teutonic Order and Shrines. Bookends: The first and last scenarios have the player fighting a family member for the control of Lithuania.Deconstructed when Kestusis' hatred for them makes him turn on his own nephew for merely reaching a diplomatic agreement with them, which can result in Jogalia siding with the Teutons and killing Kestusis. Arch-Enemy: The Teutonic Order for the Lithuanians.

All for Nothing: Downplayed, though the brother's fight to maintain the paganism of Lithuania and keep it independent ends up in nothing when Jogalia becomes Grand Duke who will go on to convert the country to Catholicism and merge it with Poland.

However, the young prince has his followers: will they be able to rescue him and save Lithuania from Kestutis' mismanagement?

When Jogalia reaches an agreement with the Teutonic Order, Kestusis has him imprisoned.

however, Kestusis, the other formidable half of the duo which turned Lithuania into a great power, still remain, and the loss of his brother has turned him from determinator to downright stubborn. When cities in the east begin to revolt, the Teutonic Order sees this moment as the perfect chance to invade, but Kestusis is ready to intercept their advance as Algirdas marches east to submit the rebellious cities.ДЄlgirdas has passed away peacefully, and his son Jogalia is supposed to take the throne. but his brothers Algirdas and Kestusis won't have nothing of that and are ready to march against their own family to keep out the invaders.ДЇollowing the conquest of the Lithuanian capital and the exile of Jaunitus and his brother Narimantas, the two brothers have taken control of Lithuania and, in spite of many predictions, agreed to work together to bring prosperity and peace to their land. What's more, the recently appointed king Jaunitus sympathize with the Teutonic cause and is ready to strike a bargain with the invaders. The forests and marshlands of Lithuania are being coveted by invaders from the west and south: the greedy crusaders of the Teutonic Order, under pretense of spreading Christianity in Lithuania, invade the countryside and attack the villages. The player is in control of the Lithuanians, bearing the color Green.

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