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* Really weird dungeon design. The first two games had mazes that included the insides of a giant robot reminiscent of the later ''VideoGame/EarthBound'''s Dungeon Man, the [[JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind mind of a sentient (though senile) tree]] and [[FantasticVoyagePlot the stomach of an overweight queen]] which must be flattened by killing all the demons that have infested it. Fun times.

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* Really weird dungeon design. The first two games had mazes that included the insides of a giant robot reminiscent of the later ''VideoGame/EarthBound'''s ''[[VideoGame/EarthBound1994 EarthBound]]'''s Dungeon Man, the [[JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind mind of a sentient (though senile) tree]] and [[FantasticVoyagePlot the stomach of an overweight queen]] which must be flattened by killing all the demons that have infested it. Fun times.
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%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.

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** ''Dragon Quarter'' is (per Capcom]]) in an AlternateUniverse unrelated to other games.

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** ''Dragon Quarter'' is (per Capcom]]) Capcom) in an AlternateUniverse unrelated to other games.



* BilingualBonus: In ''III'', the names of the ghosts in [=McNeil=] Manor in Japanese are references to business concepts.

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In ''III'', the names of the ghosts in [=McNeil=] Manor in Japanese are references to business concepts.



*** The translation of the second game, aside from some alcohol references and a certain Puff-Puff massage scene, ''was'' actually accurate since it was a direct translation of the Japanese script word by word. The problem was that Japanese is a very vague language often omitting parts of sentences and relying heavily on context, besides having a very different grammatical structure for sentences. Most translations from Japanese fill in those blanks from context. However, Breath of Fire II, and infamously Final Fantasy 7, did not - and the resulting "English" translation is almost unintelligible.

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*** The translation of the second game, aside from some alcohol references and a certain Puff-Puff massage scene, ''was'' actually accurate since it was a direct translation of the Japanese script word by word. The problem was that Japanese is a very vague language often omitting parts of sentences and relying heavily on context, besides having a very different grammatical structure for sentences. Most translations from Japanese fill in those blanks from context. However, Breath of Fire II, and infamously Final Fantasy 7, did not - and not--and the resulting "English" translation is almost unintelligible.



* SidekickExMachina
** Subjected to overt AffectionateParody in the "[[{{Omake}} Behind-The-Cover Comic" Yonkomas]] contained UNDER the dust covers) of Volume III of the manga adaptation. Ryu actually calls Rasso out as [[CampGay OKAMA]]. Ryu tends to be prone to this in the "Behind The Cover" yonkomas. In one of the "Behind The Cover" comics in volume 5, Ryu also ultimately calls ''Fou-lu'' out as "Ikemen" (translated as "Cool Guy") in a remarkably similar manner.

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* SidekickExMachina
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SidekickExMachina: Subjected to overt AffectionateParody in the "[[{{Omake}} Behind-The-Cover [[{{Omake}} "Behind-The-Cover Comic" Yonkomas]] contained UNDER the dust covers) of Volume III of the manga adaptation. Ryu actually calls Rasso out as [[CampGay OKAMA]]. Ryu tends to be prone to this in the "Behind The Cover" yonkomas. In one of the "Behind The Cover" comics in volume 5, Ryu also ultimately calls ''Fou-lu'' out as "Ikemen" (translated as "Cool Guy") in a remarkably similar manner.



** ''I'' has one with Bo's japanese name Gilliam and the son of his tribe's chief, Terry. Put them together and you get Creator/TerryGilliam.

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** ''I'' has one with Bo's japanese Japanese name Gilliam and the son of his tribe's chief, Terry. Put them together and you get Creator/TerryGilliam.



* TookALevelInBadass: Happens to Ryu when he gets to transform into a dragon. Peco in ''III'' gets the ability to [[spoiler:breath ice and fire!]] On top of that, he also [[spoiler:undoes the BigBad erasure of you whole team!]]

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* TookALevelInBadass: Happens to Ryu when he gets to transform into a dragon. Peco in ''III'' gets the ability to [[spoiler:breath [[spoiler:breathe ice and fire!]] On top of that, he also [[spoiler:undoes the BigBad BigBad's erasure of you whole team!]]



%%* WrapAround: The world from ''I'' and ''II''. ''III'' and onwards limited themselves with a flat map with unrecheable borders.

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The series is often joked about by fans as being Capcom's most-hated IP, as it's one of the few ones (and certainly the most prominent) not to appear in the VideoGame/CapcomVs line (not counting the occassonial [[TheCameo cameos]]).

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The series is often joked about by fans as being Capcom's most-hated IP, as it's one of the few ones (and certainly the most prominent) not to appear in the VideoGame/CapcomVs line (not counting the occassonial occasional [[TheCameo cameos]]).
cameos]]). [[note]]Worth noting that [[https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2017/feb/14/over-150-female-characters-were-considered-addition-umvc3-none-them-made-cut-niitsuma-details-roster-choices/ according]] to ''VideoGame/UltimateMarvelVSCapcom3'' producer Ryota Niitsuma, there were plans to have [[VideoGame/BreathOfFireIV Fou Lu]] and [[VideoGame/BreathOfFireII Katt]] join the roster that ultimately went nowhere for different reasons (he thought that international audiences wouldn't recognize Fou Lu and that staff users like Katt weren't a priority).[[/note]]

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* A [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair blue-haired]] hero, at first unnamed but later established to be "Ryu" after the Japanese word for "[[AnimalMotif dragon]]." He always has the ability to morph into a dragon, though the mechanics differ from game-to-game.

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* A [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair blue-haired]] blue-haired hero, at first unnamed but later established to be "Ryu" after the Japanese word for "[[AnimalMotif dragon]]." He always has the ability to morph into a dragon, though the mechanics differ from game-to-game.



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* WrapAround: The world from ''I'' and ''II''. ''III'' and onwards limited themselves with a flat map with unrecheable borders.

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* TheXOfY
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Examples of both the "Plausible" and "Impossible" subtropes, and something of a tradition in the series.
** In ''I''-''IV'', Ryu has blue hair. Justified and quite plausible, in that [[spoiler:he's at least a dragon in the first three, and a dragon ''god'' in the fourth]]. Bleu/Deis ''also'' qualifies for identical reasons.
** Ryu in ''DQ'' has dark blue-black hair instead.
** There are also other characters with odd-colored hair, including Teepo's purple and Mikba's green from ''III''.
*** Of course, given the [[BeastMan nature of the various races in the series]], odd hair color is a fairly ''minor'' thing. Blue hair's a fair bit less strange than, say, [[Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean fish-people.]]

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* TheXOfY
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Examples of both the "Plausible" and "Impossible" subtropes, and something of a tradition in the series.
** In ''I''-''IV'', Ryu has blue hair. Justified and quite plausible, in that [[spoiler:he's at least a dragon in the first three, and a dragon ''god'' in the fourth]]. Bleu/Deis ''also'' qualifies for identical reasons.
** Ryu in ''DQ'' has dark blue-black hair instead.
** There are also other characters with odd-colored hair, including Teepo's purple and Mikba's green from ''III''.
*** Of course, given the [[BeastMan nature of the various races in the series]], odd hair color is a fairly ''minor'' thing. Blue hair's a fair bit less strange than, say, [[Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean fish-people.]]
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* ContemptibleCover: The infamous ''Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian''-esque box art for the international releases of ''[[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/57/BOF1boxartt.jpg I]]'' and ''[[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/ba/Breathoffire2_box.jpg II]]'', respectively.
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** Nina's sister in ''II'' and ''IV'' undergo [[spoiler:transformations that cost them their lives; into a bird in ''II'' and into an EldritchAbomination in''IV''.]]

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** Nina's sister in ''II'' and ''IV'' undergo [[spoiler:transformations that cost them their lives; into a bird in ''II'' and into an EldritchAbomination in''IV''.in ''IV''.]]
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* LegacyCharacter: There are quite a few, and not just Ryu and Nina.
** There is often [[spoiler:one other remaining dragon]] whose powers are still active, [[spoiler:but Ryu is forced to kill them (Sara in ''I'', Ray in ''II'', Teepo in ''III'').]]
** Nina's sister in ''II'' and ''IV'' undergo [[spoiler:transformations that cost them their lives; into a bird in ''II'' and into an EldritchAbomination in''IV''.]]
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*** Nina has a tattoo on her forehead. Capcomas said that this is a brand indicating she has such a low D-ratio that she's legally considered a lab-rat.

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*** Nina has a tattoo on her forehead. Capcomas Capcom has said that this is a brand indicating she has such a low D-ratio that she's legally considered a lab-rat.
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*** Nina has a tattoo on her forehead. Capcomas siad that this is a brand indicating she has such a low D-ratio that she's legally considered a lab-rat.

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*** Nina has a tattoo on her forehead. Capcomas siad said that this is a brand indicating she has such a low D-ratio that she's legally considered a lab-rat.
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* StandardRPGItems
* StandardStatusEffects: Common in all games are the classics like "Poison", "Sleep", "Confuse" and "Paralyzed". Then there's others like "Curse" (''I'', ''II'' and ''IV''), Silent (all but ''I'') and "Euphoria" (''IV'').

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* StandardStatusEffects: StatusEffects: Common in all games are the classics like "Poison", "Sleep", "Confuse" and "Paralyzed". Then there's others like "Curse" (''I'', ''II'' and ''IV''), Silent (all but ''I'') and "Euphoria" (''IV'').

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* AcronymAndAbbreviationOverload: The first two games in particular suffered from this quite heavilly.
* AllInARow

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* AcronymAndAbbreviationOverload: The first two games in particular suffered from this quite heavilly.
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* AllInARowAllInARow: The standard arrangement of your party members in the series.



** ''I'': Zog appears to be this at first, but it turns out that [[spoiler:Tyr/Myria]] was the one pulling the strings.

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** ''I'': Zog appears to be this at first, but it turns out that [[spoiler:Tyr/Myria]] [[GreaterScopeVillain was the one pulling the strings.strings]].



* BreathWeapon: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Well, obviously...]]

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* BreathWeapon: [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Well, obviously...]]obviously.]] Ryu's a ''dragon'', after all.



* ContemptibleCover: The infamous, ''Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian''-esque box art for the international releases of ''[[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/57/BOF1boxartt.jpg I]]'' and ''[[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/ba/Breathoffire2_box.jpg II]]'' respectively.

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* ContemptibleCover: The infamous, infamous ''Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian''-esque box art for the international releases of ''[[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/57/BOF1boxartt.jpg I]]'' and ''[[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/ba/Breathoffire2_box.jpg II]]'' II]]'', respectively.



** In ''III'' and ''IV'', characters who remain KO at the end of the battle are revived at 1 HP but suffer a 10% cut in their maximum HP that can ''only'' be restored by staying at a bonafide TraumaInn. Unfortunately, if it happens repeatedly the effect accumulates, up to a 50% cut in max HP.

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** In ''III'' and ''IV'', characters who remain KO KO'ed at the end of the battle are revived at 1 HP HP, but suffer a 10% cut in to their maximum HP that can ''only'' be restored by staying at a bonafide bona-fide TraumaInn. Unfortunately, the effect accumulates if it happens repeatedly the effect accumulates, repeatedly, up to a 50% cut in max HP.



** ''III'' in particular has been heavily enamoured of this trope, even using it for ThemeNaming and extras. The fishing minigame in ''III's'' re-release for PSP actually unlocks concept art that has never been published (even in artbooks). Characters were named for fishing lures and one town was even named after a lure manufacturer.

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** ''III'' in particular has been is heavily enamoured of this trope, even using it for ThemeNaming and extras. The fishing minigame in ''III's'' re-release for PSP actually unlocks concept art that has never been published (even in artbooks). Characters were named for fishing lures and one town was even named after a lure manufacturer.



* FiveTokenBand: In ''III'', you have Ryu (a dragon with a human appearance), Momo (a Grassrunner with rabbit features[[note]]this was confirmed in her concept art from ''Breath of Fire III: Memorial Book''[[/note]]), Nina (a [[WingedHumanoid Wyndian]]), Garr (a gargoyle-like Guardian) and Rei (a Woren).

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* FiveTokenBand: In ''III'', you have Ryu (a dragon with a human appearance), Momo (a Grassrunner with rabbit features[[note]]this was confirmed in her concept art from ''Breath of Fire III: Memorial Book''[[/note]]), Nina (a [[WingedHumanoid Wyndian]]), Garr (a gargoyle-like Guardian) Guardian), and Rei (a Woren).



* HelloInsertNameHere

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* HelloInsertNameHereHelloInsertNameHere: You're generally able to name the hero whatever you see fit (the default name is always Ryu).



* InevitableTournament: ''II's'' Colloseum contest and ''III's'' Arena/Genmel tournament.

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* InevitableTournament: ''II's'' Colloseum contest and ''III's'' Arena/Genmel tournament.Contest of Champions in Genmel.



** In ''II'', The game's InfinityPlusOneSword is fished out of a certain fishing spot. The catch, is that you most likely need the best fishing pole, and you need flight to reach it.

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** In ''II'', The game's InfinityPlusOneSword is fished out of a certain fishing spot. The catch, catch is that you most likely need the best fishing pole, and you need flight to reach it.it. Specifically, you need the Great Bird -- while the flying city can, well, fly, it's too large to land near that fishing spot. Past a certain point, the Great Bird becomes unavailable for the rest of the game, [[PermanentlyMissableContent meaning you can't get the sword]].



* InexplicableTreasureChests
* InformedEquipment

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InexplicableTreasureChests: All over the friggin' place.
* InformedEquipmentInformedEquipment: Party members might equip different kinds of weapons and armor, but they always look just the same as ever. Just about the only exception is the alternate sprite/animation for Ryu's boomerang in ''I''.



* LastChanceHitPoint: Ryu in 2, Everyone (with unique quotes) in 3. Possible in DQ via equipping the Valor skill.

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* LastChanceHitPoint: Ryu in 2, ''II'', Everyone (with unique quotes) in 3. ''III''. Possible in DQ ''DQ'' via equipping the Valor skill.



* MeditationPowerup

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* MeditationPowerupMeditationPowerup: ''III'' and ''IV'' feature abilities that increase the power of the user's next strike, generally flavored as some form of meditation.



** The most notable examples include Bunyan/Babaderu in ''III'' and particularly ''IV''[[note]]In the Japanese version, the MythologyGag started out in ''III'' as a ShoutOut to a previous enemy in ''II'', and in ''IV'' both the Japanese name and DubNameChange are references to the character in ''III''[[/note]] and Bosch and Lin's names in ''Dragon Quarter''.[[/note]]Shout-outs to Boche/Bow and Rinpoo/Katt in ''II'' respectively[[/note]]

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** The most notable examples include Bunyan/Babaderu in ''III'' and particularly ''IV''[[note]]In the Japanese version, the MythologyGag started out in ''III'' as a ShoutOut to a previous enemy in ''II'', and in ''IV'' both the Japanese name and DubNameChange are references to the character in ''III''[[/note]] and Bosch and Lin's names in ''Dragon Quarter''.[[/note]]Shout-outs [[note]]Shout-outs to Boche/Bow and Rinpoo/Katt in ''II'' respectively[[/note]]




* NakedOnArrival: Done twice with Ryu from ''III'' and done once with Ryu from ''IV''. Also done by Deis (AKA Bleu) in ''III'', who then [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown beats the snot]] out of [[TheBigGuy Garr]] without bothering to get dressed first.

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\n* NakedOnArrival: Done twice with Ryu from ''III'' and done once with Ryu from ''IV''. Also done by Deis (AKA Bleu) in ''III'', who then [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown beats the snot]] out of [[TheBigGuy Garr]] [[FullFrontalAssault without bothering to get dressed first.first]].






** Portrayed in especially tragic means (both literally and figuratively) [[spoiler:in Mami's torture and death. [[This is ''especially'' so in the manga adaptation of this scene. In fact, the author of the English FanTranslation explicitly has commented on the emotional impact of translating this section.]]

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** Portrayed in especially tragic means (both literally and figuratively) [[spoiler:in Mami's torture and death. [[This is death, ''especially'' so in the manga adaptation of this scene. In fact, the author of the English FanTranslation explicitly has commented on the emotional impact of translating this section.]]
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* ItemFarming: Starting with ''II'', most of the top-tier equipment could only be found as ludicrously-low-rate drops, usually from the strongest endgame enemies. ''III'' even included a spell you could learn that would increase the drop rate for enemy items. In ''I'' however, most of the best gear was found in a ''flea market''; you just had to be patient for someone willing to sell their uber-powerful weapon or armor to walk by (and then decide whether it was worth trying to haggle them down on the price or risk them walking away).
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* KleptomaniacHero

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* KleptomaniacHeroKleptomaniacHero: Standing operating procedure is to check every dresser and cabinet of every house you can go into for various free items.
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* DummiedOut: Plenty of stuff has been found burried within the code: ''I'' has unused items, spells and locations; ''II'' has unused spells; ''III'' has unused spells, voice clips, a few items and a chunk of unused dialogue; ''IV'' has unused spells and some items, one of which was a bonus from a japanese magazine.



* FanTranslation: ''II'''s translation was rather poorly done, with bland dialogue and many references removed. So a [[http://www.romhacking.net/trans/1384/ retranslation patch]] was made, rewriting the script from the ground up and adding some features the original lacked, such as a dash button. It also restored features the german translation (which served as its base) removed, such as the ability to buy items in bulk.
** Scanlation has also been done with much of the material in official artbooks and manga adaptations, particularly the manga adaptation of ''IV'' (largely because, of course, the artbooks were Japan-only and the manga has not yet been licensed in English).
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* GameHuntingMechanic: The ability to hunt is a recurring element, usually by entering randomly spawning patches of grass on the WorldMap, which takes the player to an area with animals they can hunt by attacking with the party leader's weapon (most games have at least one character with a ranged weapon to make this much easier). Slain animals drop meat and similar items which can be used as HealthFood or [[MoneyGrinding just sold]].

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* GameHuntingMechanic: The ability to hunt is a recurring element, usually by entering randomly spawning patches of grass on the WorldMap, [[OverworldNotToScale world map]], which takes the player to an area with animals they can hunt by attacking with the party leader's weapon (most games have at least one character with a ranged weapon to make this much easier). Slain animals drop meat and similar items which can be used as HealthFood or [[MoneyGrinding just sold]].
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* GameGourmet: Such stuff abounds in each game as apples, beef jerky, berries, melons, prime ribs, biscuits, eggs, liver, and various fish you can catch. [[VideoGame/BreathOfFireII The second game]] features this the most prominently, including a cooking mechanic to whip up things like pizza, potpourri, and miso soup (along with some non-food items).

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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: A ''lot'' of it in ''II''. Aside from the fact that pantsless Katt parades around baring her naked ass at all times, Nintendo's standard rules of NeverSayDie, no religious references (practically the theme of the whole game), no mention of blood, no mention of sex (the fire shaman is practically propositioning Ryu in their first meeting), and other censorship methods typical of Nintendo games released at the time were all thrown completely out the window here. A pity the translation was horrid.
** Of note, ''II'' is actually considered a highly historic game despite its BlindIdiotTranslation for precisely this reason; it was the first video game ever released that broke multiple taboos Nintendo USA had on releases (in particular, its rules regarding religious depiction and "adult situations"). Possibly the first game that went into detail re: religion to the level ''II'' did (outside of Japan) would be ''VideoGame/{{Xenogears}}'' for the Playstation--and even ''then'', religious references in games were still considered a third rail, at least in the US.
** Arguably, the very name of the NewGamePlus system in ''Dragon Quarter'' may be an example of this. It's ''officially'' known as the Scenario [=OverLay=] System, but [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar its initials of S.O.L.]] are also ''very'' symbolic of the exact sort of "scenario" the S.O.L. system would be most likely to be used...

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%% * GettingCrapPastTheRadar: A ''lot'' of it in ''II''. Aside from the fact that pantsless Katt parades around baring her naked ass at all times, Nintendo's standard rules of NeverSayDie, no religious references (practically the theme of the whole game), no mention of blood, no mention of sex (the fire shaman is practically propositioning Ryu in their first meeting), GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and other censorship methods typical of Nintendo games released at the time were all thrown completely out the window here. A pity the translation was horrid.
** Of note, ''II''
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* FiveRaces: ''I-IV'' actually have long-running examples of this that tend to be common across the series. ''IV'' in particular [[http://www.dragon-tear.net/newnmk/?it=bof/bof4ssmisc.html documented some of this]] in its [[AllThereInTheManual artbook]] (in one of the ''very'' few bits never formally incorporated into the ComicBook Adaptation).
** Mundane: Humans, Shell Clan (armadillo people), quite possibly Manillo (explicitly so in ''IV''), arguably the Creeper Clan (frog people).
** Fairy: Wyndians (the actual fairies are more an example of Fairy/Cute); some would argue Endless in ''IV'' fit here (or in "High Men" or a combination of the above).
** Cute: The fairies, the [=PabPab=] in ''IV'', quite possibly the entire population of Chek (in a combination of Cute/High Men), Highlanders.
** Stouts: The Woren/Furen, Grassrunners (particularly in ''IV'' in a combo of Stout/Mundane), the Earth-Eater Clan (mole people in what is probably the closest analogue the series has to dwarves proper), the Metal Ogres (ox people).
** High Men: Dragons in ''I''-''III'', Chek's entire population, the Guardians.
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* {{Rival}}: [[spoiler:Bosch]] in ''Dragon Quarter''; also a borderline {{Archenemy}}.

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* {{Rival}}: TheRival: [[spoiler:Bosch]] in ''Dragon Quarter''; also a borderline {{Archenemy}}.
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** Released on: UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem, UsefulNotes/WiiU, UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS, UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch

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** Released on: Super Nintendo, UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance, Wii U, New Nintendo 3DS, Switch

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** Released on: Super Nintendo, UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance, Game Boy Advance, Wii U, New Nintendo 3DS, Switch
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The series is often joked about by fans as being Capcom's most-hated IP, as it's one of the few ones (and certainly the most prominent) not to appear in the VideoGame/CapcomVs line. Instead, it was relegated to crappy mobile game status because, "If your name isn't ''Final Fantasy'' [[AcclaimedFlop it doesn't sell.]]" That's a real quote. Admittedly, Ryu and a few other characters do appear in the "Hero and Heralds" card battle mode in ''VideoGame/UltimateMarvelVsCapcom3''; [[https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2017/feb/14/over-150-female-characters-were-considered-addition-umvc3-none-them-made-cut-niitsuma-details-roster-choices/ the producers said they were considering]] Nina from ''Breath of Fire'' 1 or Fou-Lu from ''IV'', but ultimately declined to include them.

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The series is often joked about by fans as being Capcom's most-hated IP, as it's one of the few ones (and certainly the most prominent) not to appear in the VideoGame/CapcomVs line. Instead, it was relegated to crappy mobile game status because, "If your name isn't ''Final Fantasy'' [[AcclaimedFlop it doesn't sell.]]" That's a real quote. Admittedly, Ryu and a few other characters do appear in line (not counting the "Hero and Heralds" card battle mode in ''VideoGame/UltimateMarvelVsCapcom3''; [[https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2017/feb/14/over-150-female-characters-were-considered-addition-umvc3-none-them-made-cut-niitsuma-details-roster-choices/ the producers said they were considering]] Nina from ''Breath of Fire'' 1 or Fou-Lu from ''IV'', but ultimately declined to include them.
occassonial [[TheCameo cameos]]).
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** Subjected to overt AffectionateParody in the "[[{{Omake}} Behind-The-Cover Comic" ([[{{Yonkoma}} yonkomas]] contained UNDER the dust covers) of Volume III of the manga adaptation. Ryu actually calls Rasso out as [[CampGay OKAMA]]. Ryu tends to be prone to this in the "Behind The Cover" yonkomas. In one of the "Behind The Cover" comics in volume 5, Ryu also ultimately calls ''Fou-lu'' out as "Ikemen" (translated as "Cool Guy") in a remarkably similar manner.

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** Subjected to overt AffectionateParody in the "[[{{Omake}} Behind-The-Cover Comic" ([[{{Yonkoma}} yonkomas]] Yonkomas]] contained UNDER the dust covers) of Volume III of the manga adaptation. Ryu actually calls Rasso out as [[CampGay OKAMA]]. Ryu tends to be prone to this in the "Behind The Cover" yonkomas. In one of the "Behind The Cover" comics in volume 5, Ryu also ultimately calls ''Fou-lu'' out as "Ikemen" (translated as "Cool Guy") in a remarkably similar manner.

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* A [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair blue-haired]] hero, at first unnamed but later established to be "[[AProtagonistIsRyu Ryu]]" after the Japanese word for "dragon." He always has the ability to morph into a dragon, though the mechanics differ from game-to-game.

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* A [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair blue-haired]] hero, at first unnamed but later established to be "[[AProtagonistIsRyu Ryu]]" "Ryu" after the Japanese word for "dragon."[[AnimalMotif dragon]]." He always has the ability to morph into a dragon, though the mechanics differ from game-to-game.



* AProtagonistIsRyu: A textbook example, and quite likely a co-Trope Namer with [[StreetFighter a certain other Ryu in another Capcom franchise]].
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* ''VideoGame/BreathOfFireIV'' (2007): ''IV'' has two protagonists: It moves back and forth between Ryu's journey to discover his [[AmnesiacHero lost memories]] and the resurrected GodEmperor Fou-Lu's quest to restore his empire. It is significantly darker than its predecessors, focusing more on the political tension between nations, the relationship between gods and humans, and the process by which a would-be hero [[KnightTemplar can become a villain.]]

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* ''VideoGame/BreathOfFireIV'' (2007): (2000): ''IV'' has two protagonists: It moves back and forth between Ryu's journey to discover his [[AmnesiacHero lost memories]] and the resurrected GodEmperor Fou-Lu's quest to restore his empire. It is significantly darker than its predecessors, focusing more on the political tension between nations, the relationship between gods and humans, and the process by which a would-be hero [[KnightTemplar can become a villain.]]
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* Worlds where humans live side to side with [[BeastMan anthropomorphic]] moles/dogs/any other animal, as well as the occasional [[PlantPerson anthropomorphic plant]]. (Bizarrely, [[HotSkittyOnWailordAction they can all interbreed.]]) The recurring {{black mage}}/[[MsFanservice fanservice character]] is Deis, a descended goddess with [[SnakePeople the lower body of a snake.]]

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* Worlds where humans live side to side with [[BeastMan anthropomorphic]] moles/dogs/any other animal, as well as the occasional [[PlantPerson anthropomorphic talking plant]]. (Bizarrely, [[HotSkittyOnWailordAction they can all interbreed.]]) The recurring {{black mage}}/[[MsFanservice fanservice character]] is Deis, a descended goddess with [[SnakePeople the lower body of a snake.]]

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