History VideoGame / BraveFencerMusashi

Probably the loosest interpretation ''ever'' of the legendary antics of Japanese swordsman UsefulNotes/MiyamotoMusashi, [[Creator/SquareEnix Squaresoft's]] 1998 ''Brave Fencer Musashi'' (Japanese: ''Brave Fencer Musashiden'', literally ''Brave Fencer: The Legend of Musashi'') for the original UsefulNotes/PlayStation shrinks the wandering samurai to FunSize, [[SummonEverymanHero transports him]] [[TrappedInAnotherWorld into a fantasy world]] full of {{Woolseyism}}s, and sets him off on a quest to save the besieged Allucaneet Kingdom by unsealing Lumina, the [[SwordOfPlotAdvancement Sword of Luminescence]], reabsorbing its scattered powers from within [[PlotCoupon the Five Scrolls]], and [[SidetrackedByTheGoldSaucer collecting action figures of the friends and foes he meets during his exploits]]. We mean, bashing in the heads of the Thirstquencher Empire's goons until they learn not to underestimate him for being short.

''VideoGame/MusashiSamuraiLegend'' is a follow-up released on the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2.

* BonusBoss: [[spoiler:[[MamaBear Mother Minku]], accessible in the Meandering Forest once you've found all 13 Minkus in the game.]]

* BladeOnAStick: Ben.

* BareYourMidriff: First Lieutenant Bubbles.

* EverythingsBetterWithPenguins: Averted with the Penguin enemies, mechanical bird soldiers with turrets underneath their heads.

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[[caption-width-right:320:[-The kingdom is saved, thanks to Sir Little Tur... er, ''Musashi''.-] ]]

!!This Work Provides Examples Of:

* DisappearedDad: In a reverse of Hotelo and Mint's [[MissingMom situation]], Tim's father is never spoken of. It can be implied from Hilda's tearful reaction to Tim's Vambee-afflicted illness and [[WasTooHardOnHim her guilt from locking him out of the house]], along with direct statements that he's her only child, that she's a single, possibly {{widow|Woman}}ed mother, though it's never confirmed.

* DualWielding: With a magic katana in one hand... and the aforementioned {{BFS}} in the other. Rescuing certain villagers allows Musashi to learn special techniques that utilize both of his weapons in tandem.

* EdibleThemeNaming: The good guys are given food-related names (Allucaneet Kingdom, Grillin' Village, Princess Fillet), the bad guys are given soda-related names (Thirstquencher Empire, Gingerelle, Capricciola). In Japanese, the bad guy names are based on ''booze'' instead.

* EvilGloating: Several villains are fond of it. Fuhrer Flatski, in particular, [[spoiler:is actually ''interrupted'' by Dark Lumina during his at endgame and is flattened like a pancake.]]

** Whenever you find a Crest with the Crest Guardian still alive, it will mention the crest is being "Protected by a Crest Guardian." "Protect," instead of "Defend," "Guard" or any other similar words, with all the positive connotations it carries. [[spoiler:The climax of the story reveals that the Crest Guardians are there to keep Dark Lumina sealed.]] Even the dialogue lampshades the emphasis, how the original Brave Fencer Musashi set up the Crest Guardians to ''protect'' the Crests.

* GambitPileup: Revealed at endgame. [[spoiler:Fuhrer Flatski wants to use the power of Lumina/Dark Lumina to TakeOverTheWorld, [[SpannerInTheWorks Jon/Colonel Capricciola]] has been working to counteract the Fuhrer's plans, and Dark Lumina's just there to raise hell.]]

* {{Gonk}}: Ben, due to his [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/square/images/7/72/Bfm-ben.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/250?cb=20100524172935 big froglike mouth and bulging eyes]], is rather...distinct when compared with most of the other characters' portraits.

* KidSamurai: Subverted. [[spoiler:At the end it's revealed Musashi's the same one of legend, [[TimeyWimeyBall just summoned from an earlier date in time]].]]

* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: After being beaten at [[spoiler:her "Simon Says"-style dance-off, Topo seems more concerned about the fact she'll never dance again than the fact that ''she's slowly dying of electrocution''.]]

* AnAxeToGrind: Along with [[StockNinjaWeaponry shuriken]], giant throwing axes serve as Ben's tertiary weapons, after the naginata and bombs.

%%* {{Gonk}}: Ben.

%%* HarmlessVillain: Leader's Force.

* HighClassGlass: Butler Livers.

* DarkSkinnedRedhead: Captain Gingerelle. Her sister Bubbles is a fair-skinned blonde.

* NiceHat: Several characters. [[spoiler:Jon's is [[HatOfAuthority so nice]], in fact, that it tips off Flatski to his true identity as Thirstquencher's Prince and the Empire's rightful heir.]]

* BlindingBangs: Alchemist Leanman.

* RapunzelHair: Musashi and Kojiro. Part of this stems from their height (or lack thereof).

* {{Meganekko}}: Steward Ribson and Librarian Brisketta.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Musashi (blue), Ed, and Topo (both green) in this game; numerous characters in [[VideoGame/MusashiSamuraiLegend the sequel]], though Musashi actually ''loses'' his vibrant hair color for a far more normal dark brown.

%%* FingerlessGloves: Colonel Capricciola.

* SummonEverymanHero: [[PlayingWithATrope With a twist.]] Though Allucaneet Kingdom gets a BrattyHalfPint instead of the Legendary Brave Fencer they were expecting to summon, [[ExperiencedProtagonist Musashi clearly has some degree of combat experience]]--which comes in handy when [[WithThisHerring all he's provided at the start of his quest is a single sword]]. (A MagicSword with [[PowerCopying a very nifty ability]], mind you.) And as it turns out, [[spoiler:Musashi doesn't share his name with the legendary hero by coincidence either; he really is ''the'' Brave Fencer Musashi, [[TimeyWimeyBall albeit his younger incarnation summoned centuries after his adult self was brought in to save the kingdom]] and [[StableTimeLoop establish his legend in the first place]].]]

* MagicSword: Musashi gets two of them: Fusion, a {{katana|sAreJustBetter}} that allows him to [[PowerCopying copy enemy abilities]], and Lumina, a {{BFS}} that gains ElementalPowers via the Five Scrolls.

* AwesomenessByAnalysis: While the sequel would greatly expand on this ability of his (as Musashi lacks [[MagicSword Fusion]], instead brandishing a regular katana), Musashi is able to learn several sword techniques by watching the movements of the four knights at the palace (as well as Dashing Pierce from Maid Loinette whacking a fly and Shish Kebab from a juggling act by Clown Weinee and Acrobat Sausages).

* HandHidingSleeves: Bubbles. It's surprising she can properly handle a gun with those things. Mercenary Meitlofe as well, but while he has to place bombs, rocks, and antidotes into a basket for Musashi to drop during the battle with Skullpion, he's aided by Knight Lardwick on his side of the canyon (with Soldier Lardwick and Carpenter Carvey on the other).