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* Emperor Mateus in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyII''. When you finally face the BigBad in his throne room, the boss fight is depressingly easy. A good party ends up killing him rather quickly. Then the Dark Knight steps forward, and you think that the Emperor was a TrickBoss and that Dark Knight was the ManBehindTheMan. But then the Emperor reappears on his throne, in a new [[OneWingedAngel monstrous]] form. Turns out that he died and went to Hell... and then ''took it over!''
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* Emperor Mateus in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyII''. When you finally face the BigBad in his throne room, the boss fight is depressingly easy. A good party ends up killing him rather quickly. Then the Dark Knight steps forward, and you think that the Emperor was a TrickBoss and that Dark Knight was the ManBehindTheMan.TheManBehindTheMan. But then the Emperor reappears on his throne, in a new [[OneWingedAngel monstrous]] form. Turns out that he died and went to Hell... and then ''took it over!''
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* [[NintendoHard Given how hard]] [[GuideDangIt the game is]] and all the StatGrinding that must be fulfilled to be strong enough for the finale, beating it is an awesome moment for the player.
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* Emperor Mateus in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyII''. When you finally face the BigBad on in his throne room, the boss fight is depressingly easy. A good party ends up killing him rather quickly. Then the Dark Knight steps forward, and you think that the Emperor was a TrickBoss, TrickBoss and that Dark Knight was the ManBehindTheMan. But then the Emperor reappears on his throne, in a new [[OneWingedAngel monstrous]] form. Turns out that he died and went to Hell... and then ''took it over!''
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* Despite starting off as a DirtyCoward, what is Gordon's response to learning that the real Princess Hilda is being held as a prize for the Emperor's tournament? [[TookALevelInBadass He promptly volunteers himself for the rescue mission]], and even leads Hilda to safety ''all by himself''.
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* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtt9PUZWKiY opening FMV]] from the ''Origins'' remake deserves a mention.
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* The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtt9PUZWKiY opening FMV]] from the ''Origins'' remake deserves a mention.mention, especially when Firion briefly disables a Black Knight with a pair of throwing knives. The first in its eye, the second in its throat. ''And it still gets back up,'' but it was enough to let Leon rejoin the group and for all of them to get out of Fynn.
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* Emperor Mateus in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyII''. When you finally face the BigBad on his throne room, the boss fight is depressingly easy. A good party ends up killing him rather quickly. Then the Dark Knight steps forward, and you think that the Emperor was a TrickBoss, and that Dark Knight was the ManBehindTheMan. [[spoiler:But then the Emperor reappears on his throne, in a new [[OneWingedAngel monstrous]] form. Turns out that he died and went to Hell... and then ''took it over!'']]
** [[spoiler: Then, of course, the party scores a collective moment when they literally go to Hell and back to beat the Emperor.]]
** [[spoiler:The Emperor didn't just take over Hell. His "light" side went to Heaven...and ''took over Heaven as well!'']]
* In the GBA and PSP remake, [[spoiler:all the dead party members go to Heaven, and beat the light half of the Emperor! (Yup, the Emperor is so bad that even his GOOD side was evil!)]]
** Minwu [[spoiler:earns himself Ultima, the ultimate magic that he had died to unseal.]]
** [[spoiler: Minwu and the other fallen heroes also get one when they refuse to be persuaded by the "reformed" Emperor and [[WhoWantsToLiveForever refuse his offer of immortality.]]]]
** [[spoiler: Then, of course, the party scores a collective moment when they literally go to Hell and back to beat the Emperor.]]
** [[spoiler:The Emperor didn't just take over Hell. His "light" side went to Heaven...and ''took over Heaven as well!'']]
* In the GBA and PSP remake, [[spoiler:all the dead party members go to Heaven, and beat the light half of the Emperor! (Yup, the Emperor is so bad that even his GOOD side was evil!)]]
** Minwu [[spoiler:earns himself Ultima, the ultimate magic that he had died to unseal.]]
** [[spoiler: Minwu and the other fallen heroes also get one when they refuse to be persuaded by the "reformed" Emperor and [[WhoWantsToLiveForever refuse his offer of immortality.]]]]
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* Emperor Mateus in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyII''. When you finally face the BigBad on his throne room, the boss fight is depressingly easy. A good party ends up killing him rather quickly. Then the Dark Knight steps forward, and you think that the Emperor was a TrickBoss, and that Dark Knight was the ManBehindTheMan. [[spoiler:But But then the Emperor reappears on his throne, in a new [[OneWingedAngel monstrous]] form. Turns out that he died and went to Hell... and then ''took it over!'']]
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** [[spoiler:Minwu gives his life to unseal the ultimate magic, Ultima.]]
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* Emperor Mateus in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyII''. When you finally face the BigBad on his throne room, the boss fight is depressingly easy. A good party ends up killing him rather quickly. Then the Dark Knight steps forward, and you think that the Emperor was a TrickBoss, and that Dark Knight was the ManBehindTheMan. But then the Emperor reappears on his throne, in a new [[OneWingedAngel monstrous]] form. Turns out that he died and went to Hell... and then ''took it over!''
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* Emperor Mateus in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyII''. When you finally face the BigBad on his throne room, the boss fight is depressingly easy. A good party ends up killing him rather quickly. Then the Dark Knight steps forward, and you think that the Emperor was a TrickBoss, and that Dark Knight was the ManBehindTheMan. But [[spoiler:But then the Emperor reappears on his throne, in a new [[OneWingedAngel monstrous]] form. Turns out that he died and went to Hell... and then ''took it over!''over!'']]
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**** Minwu and the other fallen heroes also get a [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome CMoA]] when they refuse to be persuaded by the "reformed" Emperor and [[WhoWantsToLiveForever refuse his offer of immortality.]]
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* Also, Minwu getting Ultima, ''period.'' The one dedicated white mage White Mage in the game finally gaining access to the ultimate White Magic? That he sacrificed his life to unseal for the heroes? And surviving (well, [[DeadToBeginWith sort of...]]) unsealing it a second time before having to battle freakin' ''Ultima Weapon'' to prove his worthiness to wield it? Suffice to say, there's a reason he's an EnsembleDarkhorse (and being able to use it on the Light Emperor can be an epic moment of player catharsis).
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* The opening FMV from the Origins remake deserves a mention: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtt9PUZWKiY
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* Also, Minwu getting Ultima, ''period.'' The one dedicated white mage in the game finally gaining access to the ultimate White Magic? That he sacrificed his life to unseal for the heroes? And surviving (well, [[DeadToBeginWith sort of...]]) unsealing it a second time before having to battle freakin' ''Ultima Weapon'' to prove his worthiness to wield it? Suffice to say, there's a reason he's an EnsembleDarkhorse (and being able to use it on the Light Emperor can be an epic moment of player catharsis).
* Also, Minwu getting Ultima, ''period.'' The one dedicated white mage in the game finally gaining access to the ultimate White Magic? That he sacrificed his life to unseal for the heroes? And surviving (well, [[DeadToBeginWith sort of...]]) unsealing it a second time before having to battle freakin' ''Ultima Weapon'' to prove his worthiness to wield it? Suffice to say, there's a reason he's an EnsembleDarkhorse (and being able to use it on the Light Emperor can be an epic moment of player catharsis).
