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* FiveManBand: The Bounty Hunter team introduced at the beginning and play a central part in Parallel 4.
** TheLeader: Garian is said to be the strongest and is seen as a leader for capturing Bilan, but more of a loner.
** TheLancer: Beau, who has an unblockable attack and slightly stronger than Kiwi.
** TheBigGuy: Orion, a big guy with an axe.
** TheSmartGuy: Kiwi, who comes off as more composed in the dialogue.
** TheChick: Sherry, the only girl on the team and appears to be the youngest.
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* AnAxeToGrind: Orion. Uses it with a slightly unorthodox backhand grip and upwards swing. And, with a more traditional axe and swing, Evilsizer. Also, the Commander, also known as "King Lard", who uses a similar style to Orion.
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* AbsoluteCleavage: Kay, which is more apparent in the FMV video seen at the end of Parallels 2 and 5 which has a shot focused on her large bust. This is also apparent in Tracy and Meg's sprites as well.

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* AbsoluteCleavage: Kay, which is more apparent in the FMV video seen at the end of Parallels 2 and 5 which has a shot focused on her large bust. This is also apparent in Tracy and Meg's sprites as well.
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%% * WhoWearsShortShorts: Out of the entire female cast, Sherry.
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* InTheBlood: The Golden Castle of Parallel 2 reveals that Kurt's ancestor, Kurt I, sacrificed four maidens from a wealthy merchant to the gods. In actuality, he did it after they [[DisproportionateRetribution rejected his advances]].


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%% * AbsoluteCleavage: Kay. It's more apparent in the FMV video seen at the end of Parallels 2 and 5. Tracy and Meg as well.
%% * AbsurdlySpaciousSewer: Garian often travels in one to reach various areas of the game.
%% * ActionGirl: Kay, Tracy, Miranda and Sherry.

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%% * AbsoluteCleavage: Kay. It's Kay, which is more apparent in the FMV video seen at the end of Parallels 2 and 5. 5 which has a shot focused on her large bust. This is also apparent in Tracy and Meg Meg's sprites as well.
%% * AbsurdlySpaciousSewer: Garian often travels in one these to reach various areas of the game.
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game, and are filled to the brim with water and platforming hazards. You're given more than plenty of room to navigate through them.
* ActionGirl: Kay, ActionGirl:
** Kay is a Lavian ninja that Garian meets on the island, and while she gets herself captured in Parallels 1 and 2, she becomes a helpful ally when she's playable. [[spoiler: You're required to fight the final boss of Parallel 2 as her super-powered form]], and is by far the most powerful character to use in Parallel 4, making most fights a breeze.
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Tracy, Kay's sister. Although she's also captured in the parallels she appears in, there's a way to fight her as an enemy in Parallel 2. [[spoiler: It's impossible to beat her and she'll crush you within seconds]].
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Miranda is Luke's girlfriend that Garian meets in Parallel 2 and Sherry.sports a pair of tonfas. She gets herself captured but she gets points for going to Jailer's Island to try to save her boyfriend.
** Sherry is one of the bounty hunters that Garian has to save in Parallel 4. You only get one shot using her in battle but she can certainly hold her own in a fight.



%% * AFateWorseThanDeath: It's said that carbon freeze is this.

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%% * AFateWorseThanDeath: It's said that the carbon freeze is this.this, since the prisoners aren't exactly dead and are trapped in a frozen eternal nightmare instead. Parallel 4 reveals that it probably would've been better to just execute them.



%% * AlreadyUndoneForYou: Copper and Golden Castle in parallel 4.
* AlternateHistory: A major part of the story. Three wildly different plotlines grow out of nearly the same starting point, and one of them split into two alternate timelines that come together at the end.
%% * AncestralWeapon: [[spoiler: The Rajeen Sword in Parallel 1 turns out to be this]].

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%% * AlreadyUndoneForYou: When you return to the Copper and Golden Castle Castles in parallel 4.
Parallel 4, you have to do their puzzles all over again within a short time limit, even after your targets have made it to the end. In the case of the former, at least you don't have to do anything related to waking up the Copper Statue.
* AlternateHistory: A major part of the story. Three wildly different plotlines grow out of nearly the same starting point, and one of them split splits into two alternate timelines that come together at the end.
%% * AncestralWeapon: [[spoiler: The Rajeen Sword in Parallel 1 turns out to be this]].this, since only those sharing the same bloodline can use the sword. Garian had no idea that he was a descendant of a Rajeen Knight]].



%% * AppliedPhlebotinum: Bilanium.
%% * AssKicksYou: One of Meg's attacks. Her finishing move ends with a flaming version of it.
%% * AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: Bilan at the end of parallel 1, Drizzit after falling into the Bilanium in parallel 2.

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%% * AppliedPhlebotinum: Bilanium.
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Bilanium is an incredibly powerful substance that's being mined for at Jailer's Island, and the cause for many of the game's problems. It makes Bilan an even deadlier killing machine than he already is, and mutates Drizzit into a giant mindless beast that Kurtliegen aims to control.
* AssKicksYou: One of Meg's attacks.attacks has her flying at you butt-first. Her finishing move ends with a flaming version of it.
%% * AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: The final fight against Bilan at the end of parallel 1, 1 is a much larger version of him that takes up a huge chunk of the screen. After Drizzit after falling falls into the tub of Bilanium in parallel 2.2, he mutates into a 3D giant, and the final fight against him is against a larger version of his 2D sprite.



%% * BigBad: Bilan in parallel 1, Kurtliegen in parallel 2 ([[spoiler: initially appears to be one in parallel 1 too, but redeems himself if you ''don't'' kill him, and becomes an ally in face of a greater threat before being killed in parallel 3]]), J.J. in parallel 3, [[spoiler: Carbon Garian]] in parallel 4.

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%% * BigBad: BigBad:
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Bilan in parallel 1, Parallel 1. He escapes the ship and flees to Jailer's Island and goes on a bloody rampage, killing everybody he comes across. Garian must stop him before he becomes powerful enough to destroy the world.
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Kurtliegen in parallel 2 ([[spoiler: initially appears to be one in parallel 1 too, but redeems himself if you ''don't'' kill 2. With Bilan dead and with the prisoners forming a rebellion against him, and becomes an ally in face he searches for the secrets of a greater threat before being killed in parallel 3]]), the island that would grant him the power to rule the world.
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J.J. in parallel 3, who is out to resurrect his former boss to so they can overthrow Kurtliegen and take over the island.
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[[spoiler: Garian's doppelganger, Carbon Garian]] in parallel 4.Parallel 4, who is out to kill our hero for the right to exist, which would also destroy Garian's reality.
* BigBadWannabe: [[spoiler: Kurtliegen initially appears to be one of the central antagonists in Parallel 1, but redeems himself if you ''don't'' kill him, and becomes an ally in face of a greater threat before being killed in Parallel 3]].



%% * BlackMarket: Regina.
%% * BodySnatcher: Bilan. [[BodySurf Changes bodies a bit too]].
%% * BossRush: The secret parallel 5, Marathon of Death. Reached by [[spoiler: losing to Bilan in the Captain's Cabin after completing the other parallels]].
%% * BottomlessPits: A bit of everywhere.
%% * BottomlessPitRescueService: Jack's secondary job.

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%% * BlackMarket: Regina.
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Regina, who grants you bounty hunter points in exchange for some of items scattered around the island. She claims that she works for the black market and lives for adventure.
* BodySnatcher: Bilan. Bilan has the ability to disguise himself as anyone he stumbles upon, which resulted in Garian mistaking Lance for him and killing his friend. [[BodySurf Changes Bilan also changes bodies a bit too]].
%% * BossRush: The secret parallel 5, the Marathon of Death. Reached It's a gauntlet against ten of the game's most powerful opponents, and you don't recover health between rounds. Get KO'd twice throughout the whole ordeal the and it's game over. It's reached by [[spoiler: losing to Bilan in the Captain's Cabin after completing the other parallels]].
%% * BottomlessPits: A bit of everywhere.
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The game is also an action platformer and wouldn't be one without them. The castles and the mines have them, while other hazards such as water or lava fill a similar purpose.
* BottomlessPitRescueService: Jack's secondary job.job is to pull you out of pits, water, lava, or the abyss whenever you fall into them, but comes at the cost of your bounty hunter points.



** You're not going to see the end of Parallel 2 without rescuing Kay in Deadman's Castle. Try it, and you'll be rewarded with a HopelessBossFight or do it all over again.



%% * ChekhovsGun:
%% ** The blue rose.
%% ** "Plan D". Mentioned but canceled in parallel 2, carried out in parallel 3.
%% * ChekhovsGunman:
%% ** J.J. Seen as a corpse in parallel 1, found sulking in one room in parallel 2... and the entire reason there's plot in parallel 3 and 4.
%% ** If you play parallel 1 before parallel 2, Kay is this ''big time''.
%% ** If you play parallel 2 before parallel 3, [[spoiler: all the criminals]] you see in the [[spoiler: execution chamber]].

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%% * ChekhovsGun:
%% ** The blue rose.
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rose that Garian is struck by in the first three parallels don't seem to have much significance other than giving him a scar, but it plays a crucial role in at the end of Parallel 3 and throughout 4. [[spoiler: It splits reality in half and gives birth to Garian's doppelganger. While the rose prevents our hero from killing the angry child, Carbon Garian kills him and is sentenced to carbon freezing]].
** "Plan D". Mentioned but canceled in parallel 2, carried out in parallel 3.
%% * ChekhovsGunman:
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It's mentioned by J.J. Seen as part of his big plan against Kurtliegen in Parallel 2, but loses his support to Bruno and doesn't carry it out. He carries it out in Parallel 3 and ressurects his boss, but inadvertently causes the events of Parallel 4 [[spoiler: as he ends up releasing the other prisoners as well]].
* ChekhovsGunman: Some characters appear to have wasted potential in some of the parallels only to have significant importance in others.
** If you save Drizzit in Parallel 1, the oddly-designed J.J. is introduced
as a corpse corpse[[note]] If you don't, you'll meet him in parallel 1, found the underground city but he'll suffer the same fate regardless[[/note]]. In Parallel 2, he's sulking in one room in parallel 2... now that Bruno is the leader of the resistence and is completely powerless to carry out his plans. Way to waste a unique-looking character, right? Oh no. It turns out that he's the entire reason there's a plot in parallel Parallel 3 and 4.
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4 now that the barriers he faced in the other parallels are removed.
** If you play parallel Parallel 1 before parallel Parallel 2, Kay is this ''big time''.
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time''. She doesn't appear in person very much in Parallel 1 and sadly becomes a victim of the parallel's DownerEnding, but with the cause out of the way in Parallel 2, she's central to the plot and the reason she's on the cover of the game.
** If you play parallel Parallel 2 before parallel Parallel 3, [[spoiler: all the criminals]] you see in the [[spoiler: execution chamber]].chamber]]. [[spoiler: They play no importance in Parallel 2, but are freed in Parallel 3 and serve as central antagonists in Parallel 4]].
** Indigo refuses to fight you in Parallels 1 and 2, and tells you that in perhaps another world, you are destined to fight. He fights you in Parallel 4 [[spoiler:out of loyalty to your doppelganger]].



%% * ConflictKiller:
%% ** J.J. in parallel 3 (though the new conflict is put into effect only ''after'' you've killed Bilan, it was decided to happen earlier) and [[spoiler: Carbon Garian]] in parallel 4.
%% ** In a way, Bilan in parallel 1 - after playing both parallels 1 and 2, it's clear that Kurtliegen was planning on doing exactly what he does in parallel 2, but Bilan threw a wrench into everybody's plans. Musashi's scene in Golden Castle starts out identically, but Bilan interrupts it in parallel 1. [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse While Miranda is presumably still in the castle.]]

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%% * ConflictKiller:
%% ** J.J. in parallel 3 (though the new conflict is put into effect only ''after'' you've killed Bilan, it was decided to happen earlier) and [[spoiler: Carbon Garian]] in parallel 4.
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** In a way, Bilan in parallel 1 - after Parallel 1. After playing both parallels Parallels 1 and 2, it's clear that Kurtliegen was planning on doing exactly what he does in parallel 2, Parallel 2 in his scheme to take over the island, but Bilan Bilan's arrival on the island threw a wrench into everybody's plans. Musashi's scene in Golden Castle starts out identically, kidnapping Miranda to lure Garian to a final duel, but Bilan interrupts it in parallel 1. [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse While Miranda is presumably still in the castle.]]]]
** J.J. in parallel 3. In Parallel 2 he mentions his big plan to overthrow Kurtliegen, "Plan D", but is unable to carry it out after Bruno is declared the leader of the resistance. In Parallel 3, after Bruno removes himself from the equation by being an idiot and Garian kills Bilan, J.J. goes ahead with Plan D, driving the main conflict and causing the events of the next parallel.
** [[spoiler: Carbon Garian]] in Parallel 4. [[spoiler: Not only is Garian's life force being threatened by the existence of his doppelganger, but their realities are also clashing with one another, and should one of them die, the reality they live in also dies]].



%% * {{Doppelganger}}: [[spoiler: Carbon Garian]]. Jack explains the term.

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%% * {{Doppelganger}}: [[spoiler: Carbon Garian]]. Jack explains the term. [[spoiler: It turns out that when Kay threw the blue rose which prevented Garian from killing the young boy, another reality formed in which Garian cut down the boy and was sentened to carbon freeze. Upon his resurrection, Carbon Garian seeks to erase our hero's existence by killing his frends]].



%% * DownTheDrain: The sewers.

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%% * DownTheDrain: The sewers.many sewer levels spread throughout the island. You'll be navigating through these to reach various parts of Jailer's Island. And thanks to Garian's SuperDrowningSkills, you'll want to avoid falling into the water.



%% * TheDreaded: Bilan as revealed in the opening. Parallel 1 shows exactly why he is.

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%% * TheDreaded: Bilan as revealed in the opening. Parallel 1 shows exactly why he is.is, as he goes on a vicious rampage and kills nearly everybody on the island, and is hard to pinpoint because he can take over anyone's body. Even after Garian defeats him, it's a PyrrhicVictory considering the casualties involved.



%% ** The opening sequence on Seabandits becomes this if you end up going to Parallel 1.

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%% ** The opening sequence on Seabandits becomes this if you end has Garian wake up going to from a terrible dream in which Bilan escaped and caused a rampage on Jailer's Island. This is exactly what happens in Parallel 1.1, and once you start up a new game after completing said parallel, you'll know exactly what he's talking about.



%% * EldritchAbomination: Bilan, who was created by Lavian scientists trying to harness the power of Bilanium.

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%% * EldritchAbomination: Bilan, who was created by Lavian scientists trying to harness the power of Bilanium.Bilanium. They instead created a nearly indestructible and violent creature that destroys everything it comes across.



%% * EvilCounterpart: [[spoiler: Carbon Garian, although he's referred to as EvilTwin in-game.]]
%% * EvilMeScaresMe: [[spoiler: Garian does not like his Carbon Freeze self.]]
%% * ExpositionFairy: Jack's main job.
%% * {{Expy}}:
%% ** Blade is Franchise/{{Predator}} in all but name.
%% ** Lance looks an awful lot like Creator/StevenSeagal. In fact, his Japanese name ''is'' Seagal.

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%% * EvilCounterpart: [[spoiler: Carbon Garian, although he's referred to as EvilTwin in-game.in-game. This version of Garian killed the young child and was sentenced to carbon freeze, and is known as the actual Dark Savior. Indigo calls him the "messiah of darkness" and his existence threatens not only Garian's life but his reality as well]].
* EvilMeScaresMe: [[spoiler: Garian makes it clear does not like his Carbon Freeze self. As they encounter each other over the course of Parallel 4, he becomes annoyed or frightened by his vicious nature and his weird laugh.
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%% * EvilMeScaresMe: [[spoiler: Garian does not like his Carbon Freeze self.]]
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* ExpositionFairy: Jack's main job.
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Along with helping Garian, Jack explains much of the game's lore such as the agency, Bilan, the history of Jailer's Island, and even goes into an in-depth conversation about what a doppelganger is in Parallel 4.
* {{Expy}}:
%% ** Blade is Franchise/{{Predator}} in all but name.
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name. Although his portrait makes him look more like a robot, his battle sprites make the influence very clear, and is described as a killing machine.
** Lance looks an awful lot like Creator/StevenSeagal. Creator/StevenSeagal in his portrait, and uses martial arts as his moveset. In fact, his Japanese name actually ''is'' Seagal.



%% * FiveManBand: When the bounty hunter team is assembled in parallel 4. Not that there's really much teamwork shown.
%% * FlashStep: Kay makes use of it.
%% * {{Foreshadowing}}: All over the place, especially in parallel 1 if you play parallel 1 first (and you most likely will). But even if you manage to hit parallel 2 on your first playthrough, there's a couple things that work in reverse too, chiefly the Lavian Ruins.

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%% * FiveManBand: When the bounty hunter The Bounty Hunter team introduced at the beginning and play a central part in Parallel 4.
** TheLeader: Garian
is assembled said to be the strongest and is seen as a leader for capturing Bilan, but more of a loner.
** TheLancer: Beau, who has an unblockable attack and slightly stronger than Kiwi.
** TheBigGuy: Orion, a big guy with an axe.
** TheSmartGuy: Kiwi, who comes off as more composed
in parallel 4. Not that there's really much teamwork shown.
the dialogue.
** TheChick: Sherry, the only girl on the team and appears to be the youngest.
%% * FlashStep: Kay makes use of it.
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it in cutscenes.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: All over the place, especially in parallel 1 if place. If you play parallel Parallel 1 first (and first, and you most likely will). But even if you manage will, several things are referenced that suggest they have some kind of significance to hit the story but ultimately don't, whether it's a certain character, a battle, or an event that's about to unfold. This encourages playing the other parallels as what looks like an AbortedArc in one parallel 2 on your first playthrough, there's a couple things that work becomes important in reverse too, chiefly the Lavian Ruins.another one, especially if they're played in order.



%% * HopelessBossFight:
%% ** The first battle with [[spoiler: Kurtliegen at the end of parallel 2]].
%% ** [[spoiler: Tracy]] in parallel 2 if you [[spoiler: leave Kay to die]] and then lie about it.
%% * HopelessWithTech: Bruno is said not to be mechanically inclined, requiring an assistant.

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%% * HopelessBossFight:
%% ** The first battle with [[spoiler: Kurtliegen at the end of parallel 2]].
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2. After gaining the power of the Copper and Golden rings, his hit points are displayed as question marks and your attacks do no damage. Kay even mentions that you don't have what it takes to beat him]]. Fortunately, you need to lose this battle to proceed.
** [[spoiler: Tracy]] in parallel 2 if you [[spoiler: leave Kay to die]] and then lie about it.
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it. [[spoiler: Like Kurtliegen, her hit points are displayed as question marks and your attacks won't damage her at all]]. Unlike before, once this battle is initiated, you might as well call it a game over.
* HopelessWithTech: Bruno is said not to be mechanically inclined, requiring an assistant.



%% * IsometricProjection: Or as the game's credits list it: "Hyuperion Perspective".

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%% * IsometricProjection: Or as the game's credits list it: "Hyuperion Perspective".Perspective". The game has the same visual perspective as it's predecessor, ''VideoGame/{{Landstalker}}'', even in combat, although there are some sequences that go into full 3D.



%% * KickChick: Kay uses a lot of kicks.

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%% * KickChick: Kay uses a lot of kicks.kicks as part of her moveset when you unlock her in Parallel 4. She kicks as her main attack, and utilizes them as part of her backflip move that you can spam as much as you please.



%% * LivingStatue: Copper, Golden, and Silver [[spoiler: Kay.]]
%% * MadScientist: Doc, who delights in Kurt's evil ways. He's later discovered to be responsible for [[spoiler: bringing Lance back from the dead]].

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%% * LivingStatue: The Copper, Golden, and Silver statues require Garian to perform a certain task to bring them to life so he can challenge them for their rings. [[spoiler: Kay.]]
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Kay is actually the Silver statue and her full name is Silver Kay, and performs a ritual to remove the ring at the supposed cost of her life]].
* MadScientist: Doc, who delights in Kurt's evil ways.ways and has no qualms about experimenting on the prisoners. He's later discovered to be responsible for [[spoiler: bringing Lance back from the dead]].



%% * MightMakesRight: Kurt has this outlook particularly in Parallel 2. Sean and Meg also believe they did nothing wrong by killing weak people, believing they were doing them a favor.
%% * MinecartMadness: In full 3D, with four different awkward camera angles to choose from. Happens in parallel 2 and 3, with different courses.

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%% * MightMakesRight: Kurt has this outlook particularly in Parallel 2.2, which drives him to seek out the power to control Jailer's Island with an iron fist. Sean and Meg also believe they did nothing wrong by killing weak people, believing they were doing them a favor.
%% * MinecartMadness: In full Parallel 2 and 3, Garian has to jump into a minecart and go through a roller-coaster-like obstacle course and has to jump over holes in the track with precise precision. The layout is different in each parallel, and it's entirely in 3D, with four different awkward camera angles to choose from. Happens in parallel 2 and 3, with different courses.from.



%% * {{Ninja}}: Kay.

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%% * {{Ninja}}: Kay.Kay is referred to as one throughout the game and has some of their mannerisms, particularly their ability to instantly disappear as they jump into the air. She's also got some cool fighting abilities if you get the chance to play as her.



%% * PaletteSwap: Jack/Kaiser/Regina, Butch/the Terrible Trio, BIOS No.26/BIOS No.42, Matt/Dunbar, and most bizarrely, Duran/the Lavian Knight.
%% * PenalColony: Jailer's Island.

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%% * PaletteSwap: Jack/Kaiser/Regina, You'll be seeing quite a few characters that look exactly like others except with different colors. On the good side, Jack, Kaiser, and Regina are all birds with different colors. As for the enemies, you have Butch/the Terrible Trio, BIOS No.26/BIOS No.42, Matt/Dunbar, and most bizarrely, Duran/the Lavian Knight.
%% * PenalColony: Jailer's Island.Island fits this to a T. An island dedicated to housing dangerous prisoners? Check. Having them work hard labor in the mines for a dangerous and powerful substance? Check. A rebellion forming to overthrow the warden? Yep.



%% * TheReveal: At the end of parallel 2, [[spoiler: Kay is revealed to actually be the Silver statue]].
%% * RomanceArc: Parallel 2, ''A Hunt for the Heart''.

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%% * TheReveal: At the end of parallel 2, after failing to find the Silver statue and its ring, [[spoiler: Kay is revealed to actually be the Silver statue]].
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statue, and has had the ring on her finger her entire life]].
* RomanceArc: Parallel 2, ''A Hunt for the Heart''.Heart''. Much of the story is centered around Kay, a Lavian ninja who comes to Jailer's Island searching for her sister and father, and quickly becomes Garian's LoveInterest over the course of the story.



%% * TakenForGranite: The prisoners executed by carbon freeze.

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%% * TakenForGranite: The prisoners executed by carbon freeze.freeze are completely frozen and put on display in the execution room. They're not dead, and it's said that they're trapped in an eternal frozen nightmare.



%% * TooDumbToLive: Bruno in parallel 3. No, you can't bargain with Bilan.

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%% * TooDumbToLive: Bruno in parallel 3. No, you can't bargain with Bilan.a bloodthirsty shapeshifting creature that kills every living thing it comes across in hopes that it would join your resistance.



%% * UndeadChild: Garian can fight one in the Mausoleum.
%% * UndergroundCity: Otherwise known as J.J. City, which sits under the center of the island. Filled with bars, clubs, and people forced into cheerleader uniforms by J.J. [[CreepyCrossdresser who might actually be men]].

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%% * UndeadChild: Garian can fight encounter one in the Mausoleum.
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depths of the Mausoleum. At first, he thinks the child is lost, but Jack points out that none of his vital signs are active. Garian is forced to put the child down.
* UndergroundCity: Otherwise known as J.J. City, which sits under the center of the island. Filled island, and Garian stumbles upon it through a secret tunnel. The city is filled with bars, clubs, prisoners and people forced into cheerleader uniforms by J.J. [[CreepyCrossdresser who might actually be men]]. Bruno later uses it as his base of operations.



%% * WardensAreEvil: Kurtliegen, big time.
%% * WeaksauceWeakness: Bilan's secret weakness, which turns out to be [[spoiler: being hit in the back.]]

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%% * WardensAreEvil: Kurtliegen, big time.
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time. Wants to kill all of the prisoners and
* WeaksauceWeakness: Bilan's secret weakness, which turns out to be [[spoiler: simply being hit in the back.]]]] Sure, it can be difficult to get behind him, but far from impossible. Likely because of how it's coded, you can also land a critical hit by turning your back against Bilan and initiating a back attack.
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* IdiotBall: Bruno is a feared and respected leader of the JLO... whose first action in Parallel 4 is to bribe Bilan with the Bilanium. He gets promptly killed off before Garian can even arrive on Jailer's Island.
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* DoWellButNotPerfect: Parallel 2 has the happiest ending of the bunch, but it's only available if you complete Sea Bandits between 3:30.00 and 4:30.00 (quicker takes you to Parallel 3, longer takes you to Parallel 1).


%% * PettingZooPeople: Some of Garian's Bounty Hunter friends are these. Other plot-important characters include Drizzit (a reptile) and Bruno (a white tiger).
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* AbsoluteCleavage: Kay. It's more apparent in the FMV video seen at the end of Parallels 2 and 5. Tracy and Meg as well.
* AbsurdlySpaciousSewer: Garian often travels in one to reach various areas of the game.
* ActionGirl: Kay, Tracy, Miranda and Sherry.

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%% * AbsoluteCleavage: Kay. It's more apparent in the FMV video seen at the end of Parallels 2 and 5. Tracy and Meg as well.
%% * AbsurdlySpaciousSewer: Garian often travels in one to reach various areas of the game.
%% * ActionGirl: Kay, Tracy, Miranda and Sherry.



* AFateWorseThanDeath: It's said that carbon freeze is this.

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%% * AFateWorseThanDeath: It's said that carbon freeze is this.



* AlreadyUndoneForYou: Copper and Golden Castle in parallel 4.

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%% * AlreadyUndoneForYou: Copper and Golden Castle in parallel 4.



* AncestralWeapon: [[spoiler: The Rajeen Sword in Parallel 1 turns out to be this]].

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%% * AncestralWeapon: [[spoiler: The Rajeen Sword in Parallel 1 turns out to be this]].



* AppliedPhlebotinum: Bilanium.
* AssKicksYou: One of Meg's attacks. Her finishing move ends with a flaming version of it.
* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: Bilan at the end of parallel 1, Drizzit after falling into the Bilanium in parallel 2.

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%% * AppliedPhlebotinum: Bilanium.
%% * AssKicksYou: One of Meg's attacks. Her finishing move ends with a flaming version of it.
%% * AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: Bilan at the end of parallel 1, Drizzit after falling into the Bilanium in parallel 2.



* BigBad: Bilan in parallel 1, Kurtliegen in parallel 2 ([[spoiler: initially appears to be one in parallel 1 too, but redeems himself if you ''don't'' kill him, and becomes an ally in face of a greater threat before being killed in parallel 3]]), J.J. in parallel 3, [[spoiler: Carbon Garian]] in parallel 4.

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%% * BigBad: Bilan in parallel 1, Kurtliegen in parallel 2 ([[spoiler: initially appears to be one in parallel 1 too, but redeems himself if you ''don't'' kill him, and becomes an ally in face of a greater threat before being killed in parallel 3]]), J.J. in parallel 3, [[spoiler: Carbon Garian]] in parallel 4.



* BlackMarket: Regina.
* BodySnatcher: Bilan. [[BodySurf Changes bodies a bit too]].
* BossRush: The secret parallel 5, Marathon of Death. Reached by [[spoiler: losing to Bilan in the Captain's Cabin after completing the other parallels]].
* BottomlessPits: A bit of everywhere.
** BottomlessPitRescueService: Jack's secondary job.

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%% * BlackMarket: Regina.
%% * BodySnatcher: Bilan. [[BodySurf Changes bodies a bit too]].
%% * BossRush: The secret parallel 5, Marathon of Death. Reached by [[spoiler: losing to Bilan in the Captain's Cabin after completing the other parallels]].
%% * BottomlessPits: A bit of everywhere.
** %% * BottomlessPitRescueService: Jack's secondary job.



** Garian really has no choice but to drink the [[strike: booze]] Jalapeno Juice he's offered when entering Jailer's Island.

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** Garian really has no choice but to drink the [[strike: booze]] Jalapeno Juice he's offered when entering Jailer's Island.



* CameBackStrong / HeroicSecondWind: [[spoiler: Kay in parallel 2; she immolates herself with a fire spell, only to come back for the final boss fight against Bilanium-infused Drizzit complete with fire magic.]]

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* CameBackStrong / HeroicSecondWind: CameBackStrong: [[spoiler: Kay in parallel 2; she immolates herself with a fire spell, only to come back for the final boss fight against Bilanium-infused Drizzit complete with fire magic.]]



* ChekhovsGun:
** The blue rose.
** "Plan D". Mentioned but canceled in parallel 2, carried out in parallel 3.
* ChekhovsGunman:
** J.J. Seen as a corpse in parallel 1, found sulking in one room in parallel 2... and the entire reason there's plot in parallel 3 and 4.
** If you play parallel 1 before parallel 2, Kay is this ''big time''.
** If you play parallel 2 before parallel 3, [[spoiler: all the criminals]] you see in the [[spoiler: execution chamber]].

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%% * ChekhovsGun:
%% ** The blue rose.
%% ** "Plan D". Mentioned but canceled in parallel 2, carried out in parallel 3.
%% * ChekhovsGunman:
%% ** J.J. Seen as a corpse in parallel 1, found sulking in one room in parallel 2... and the entire reason there's plot in parallel 3 and 4.
%% ** If you play parallel 1 before parallel 2, Kay is this ''big time''.
%% ** If you play parallel 2 before parallel 3, [[spoiler: all the criminals]] you see in the [[spoiler: execution chamber]].



* ConflictKiller:
** J.J. in parallel 3 (though the new conflict is put into effect only ''after'' you've killed Bilan, it was decided to happen earlier) and [[spoiler: Carbon Garian]] in parallel 4.
** In a way, Bilan in parallel 1 - after playing both parallels 1 and 2, it's clear that Kurtliegen was planning on doing exactly what he does in parallel 2, but Bilan threw a wrench into everybody's plans. Musashi's scene in Golden Castle starts out identically, but Bilan interrupts it in parallel 1. [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse While Miranda is presumably still in the castle.]]

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%% * ConflictKiller:
%% ** J.J. in parallel 3 (though the new conflict is put into effect only ''after'' you've killed Bilan, it was decided to happen earlier) and [[spoiler: Carbon Garian]] in parallel 4.
%% ** In a way, Bilan in parallel 1 - after playing both parallels 1 and 2, it's clear that Kurtliegen was planning on doing exactly what he does in parallel 2, but Bilan threw a wrench into everybody's plans. Musashi's scene in Golden Castle starts out identically, but Bilan interrupts it in parallel 1. [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse While Miranda is presumably still in the castle.]]



* {{Doppelganger}}: [[spoiler: Carbon Garian]]. Jack explains the term.

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%% * {{Doppelganger}}: [[spoiler: Carbon Garian]]. Jack explains the term.



* DownTheDrain: The sewers.
* TheDragon: Max and Lance both serve as Kurtliegen's Dragons.
* TheDreaded: Bilan as revealed in the opening. Parallel 1 shows exactly why he is.

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%% * DownTheDrain: The sewers.
%% * TheDragon: Max and Lance both serve as Kurtliegen's Dragons.
%% * TheDreaded: Bilan as revealed in the opening. Parallel 1 shows exactly why he is.



** The opening sequence on Seabandits becomes this if you end up going to Parallel 1.

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* EldritchAbomination: Bilan, who was created by Lavian scientists trying to harness the power of Bilanium.

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%% * EldritchAbomination: Bilan, who was created by Lavian scientists trying to harness the power of Bilanium.



* EvilCounterpart: [[spoiler: Carbon Garian, although he's referred to as EvilTwin in-game.]]
* EvilMeScaresMe: [[spoiler: Garian does not like his Carbon Freeze self.]]
* [[ExpositionFairy Exposition Bird]]: Jack's main job.
* {{Expy}}:
** Blade is Franchise/{{Predator}} in all but name.
** Lance looks an awful lot like Creator/StevenSeagal. In fact, his Japanese name ''is'' Seagal.

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%% * EvilCounterpart: [[spoiler: Carbon Garian, although he's referred to as EvilTwin in-game.]]
%% * EvilMeScaresMe: [[spoiler: Garian does not like his Carbon Freeze self.]]
%% * [[ExpositionFairy Exposition Bird]]: ExpositionFairy: Jack's main job.
%% * {{Expy}}:
%% ** Blade is Franchise/{{Predator}} in all but name.
%% ** Lance looks an awful lot like Creator/StevenSeagal. In fact, his Japanese name ''is'' Seagal.



* FiveManBand: When the bounty hunter team is assembled in parallel 4. Not that there's really much teamwork shown.
** TheHero: Garian
** TheLancer: Beau and Kiwi
** TheBigGuy: Orion
** TheSmartGuy: Jack
** TheChick: Sherry
** SixthRanger: Kay
* FlashStep: Kay makes use of it.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: All over the place, especially in parallel 1 if you play parallel 1 first (and you most likely will). But even if you manage to hit parallel 2 on your first playthrough, there's a couple things that work in reverse too, chiefly the Lavian Ruins.

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%% * FiveManBand: When the bounty hunter team is assembled in parallel 4. Not that there's really much teamwork shown.
** TheHero: Garian
** TheLancer: Beau and Kiwi
** TheBigGuy: Orion
** TheSmartGuy: Jack
** TheChick: Sherry
** SixthRanger: Kay
%% * FlashStep: Kay makes use of it.
%% * {{Foreshadowing}}: All over the place, especially in parallel 1 if you play parallel 1 first (and you most likely will). But even if you manage to hit parallel 2 on your first playthrough, there's a couple things that work in reverse too, chiefly the Lavian Ruins.



* FourManBand: In parallel 2.
** BigBad: Kurtliegen
** TheDragon: Max
** TheBrute: Lance
** TheEvilGenius: Doc

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%% * FourManBand: In parallel 2.
%% ** BigBad: Kurtliegen
%% ** TheDragon: Max
%% ** TheBrute: Lance
%% ** TheEvilGenius: Doc



* HeroicSecondWind: [[spoiler: Kay in parallel 2; she immolates herself with a fire spell, only to come back for the final boss fight against Bilanium-infused Drizzit complete with fire magic.]]



* HighlyVisibleNinja: Kay the ninja wears neon blue.



** HologramProjectionImperfection: Used in Parallel 1 to indicate the state Kay is in, as she gets worse over time. The hologram is also distorted in Parallel 2 but for no particular reason.
* HopelessBossFight:
** The first battle with [[spoiler: Kurtliegen at the end of parallel 2]].
** [[spoiler: Tracy]] in parallel 2 if you [[spoiler: leave Kay to die]] and then lie about it.
* HopelessWithTech: Bruno is said not to be mechanically inclined, requiring an assistant.

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** * HologramProjectionImperfection: Used in Parallel 1 to indicate the state Kay is in, as she gets worse over time. The hologram is also distorted in Parallel 2 but for no particular reason.
%% * HopelessBossFight:
%% ** The first battle with [[spoiler: Kurtliegen at the end of parallel 2]].
%% ** [[spoiler: Tracy]] in parallel 2 if you [[spoiler: leave Kay to die]] and then lie about it.
%% * HopelessWithTech: Bruno is said not to be mechanically inclined, requiring an assistant.



* IsometricProjection: Or as the game's credits list it: "Hyuperion Perspective".

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%% * IsometricProjection: Or as the game's credits list it: "Hyuperion Perspective".



* KickChick: Kay uses a lot of kicks.

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%% * KickChick: Kay uses a lot of kicks.



* LivingStatue: Copper, Golden, and Silver [[spoiler: Kay.]]
* MadScientist: Doc, who delights in Kurt's evil ways. He's later discovered to be responsible for [[spoiler: bringing Lance back from the dead]].

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%% * LivingStatue: Copper, Golden, and Silver [[spoiler: Kay.]]
%% * MadScientist: Doc, who delights in Kurt's evil ways. He's later discovered to be responsible for [[spoiler: bringing Lance back from the dead]].



* MightMakesRight: Kurt has this outlook particularly in Parallel 2. Sean and Meg also believe they did nothing wrong by killing weak people, believing they were doing them a favor.
* MinecartMadness: In full 3D, with four different awkward camera angles to choose from. Happens in parallel 2 and 3, with different courses.

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%% * MightMakesRight: Kurt has this outlook particularly in Parallel 2. Sean and Meg also believe they did nothing wrong by killing weak people, believing they were doing them a favor.
%% * MinecartMadness: In full 3D, with four different awkward camera angles to choose from. Happens in parallel 2 and 3, with different courses.



* {{Ninja}}: Kay.
** HighlyVisibleNinja: She wears neon blue.

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%% * {{Ninja}}: Kay.
** HighlyVisibleNinja: She wears neon blue.
Kay.



* PaletteSwap: Jack/Kaiser/Regina, Butch/the Terrible Trio, BIOS No.26/BIOS No.42, Matt/Dunbar, and most bizarrely, Duran/the Lavian Knight.
* PenalColony: Jailer's Island.
* PettingZooPeople: Some of Garian's Bounty Hunter friends are these. Other plot-important characters include Drizzit (a reptile) and Bruno (a white tiger).

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%% * PaletteSwap: Jack/Kaiser/Regina, Butch/the Terrible Trio, BIOS No.26/BIOS No.42, Matt/Dunbar, and most bizarrely, Duran/the Lavian Knight.
%% * PenalColony: Jailer's Island.
%% * PettingZooPeople: Some of Garian's Bounty Hunter friends are these. Other plot-important characters include Drizzit (a reptile) and Bruno (a white tiger).



* TheReveal: At the end of parallel 2, [[spoiler: Kay is revealed to actually be the Silver statue]].
* RomanceArc: Parallel 2, ''A Hunt for the Heart''.

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%% * TheReveal: At the end of parallel 2, [[spoiler: Kay is revealed to actually be the Silver statue]].
%% * RomanceArc: Parallel 2, ''A Hunt for the Heart''.



* TakenForGranite: The prisoners executed by carbon freeze.

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%% * TakenForGranite: The prisoners executed by carbon freeze.



* TooDumbToLive: Bruno in parallel 3. No, you can't bargain with Bilan.

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%% * TooDumbToLive: Bruno in parallel 3. No, you can't bargain with Bilan.



* UndeadChild: Garian can fight one in the Mausoleum.
* UndergroundCity: Otherwise known as J.J. City, which sits under the center of the island. Filled with bars, clubs, and people forced into cheerleader uniforms by J.J. [[CreepyCrossdresser who might actually be men]].

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%% * UndeadChild: Garian can fight one in the Mausoleum.
%% * UndergroundCity: Otherwise known as J.J. City, which sits under the center of the island. Filled with bars, clubs, and people forced into cheerleader uniforms by J.J. [[CreepyCrossdresser who might actually be men]].



* WardensAreEvil: Kurtliegen, big time.
* WeaksauceWeakness: Bilan's secret weakness, which turns out to be [[spoiler: being hit in the back.]]

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%% * WardensAreEvil: Kurtliegen, big time.
%% * WeaksauceWeakness: Bilan's secret weakness, which turns out to be [[spoiler: being hit in the back.]]



* WhoWearsShortShorts: Out of the entire female cast, Sherry.

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* [[FiveBadBand Four Bad Band]]: In parallel 2.
** BigBad: Kurtliegen
** TheDragon: Max
** TheBrute: Lance
** TheEvilGenius: Doc


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** BigBad: Kurtliegen
** TheDragon: Max
** TheBrute: Lance
** TheEvilGenius: Doc
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* MultipleEndings: Aside from the ending for each parallel, some contain more than one. The ending for Parallel 4 slightly differs text-wise whether you save your friends, save some of them, or none of them.

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** In Parallel 2, Garian uses Kay as a platform to get into the next area, after which she departs. If the player immediately turns back and falls, they'll land on a large blue rose in place of where Kay once was.

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** In Parallel 2, Garian uses Kay as a platform to get into the next area, after which she departs. If the player immediately turns back and falls, they'll land on a large blue rose in place of where Kay once was.was, allowing them to go back and forth.



** Suitably, Parallel 4 is all about this, which has Garian fighting for his own existence. Not only does he have to go through all four castles again, but he's trying to save his four bounty hunter friends, Orion, Beau, Kiwi and Sherry, from being killed by the four Carbon Freeze prisoners, [=DeBose=], Sean, Blade and Meg.

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** Suitably, Parallel 4 is appropriately all about this, which has revolves around Garian fighting for his own existence. Not only does he have to go through all four castles again, but he's trying to save his four bounty hunter friends, Orion, Beau, Kiwi and Sherry, friends from being killed by the by four Carbon Freeze prisoners, [=DeBose=], Sean, Blade and Meg.released prisoners.



* MadScientist: Doc

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* MadScientist: DocDoc, who delights in Kurt's evil ways. He's later discovered to be responsible for [[spoiler: bringing Lance back from the dead]].



** Garian also has this reaction in the ending for Parallel 4, thinking everything could have been avoided if he refrained from drinking Jalapeno Juice.



** The Copper, Gold and Silver castles deep in the island, serving as the final levels in Parallels 1 and 2, and the first of the 4th. In Parallel 2, he ventures these castles seeking out their three rings and the three statues that wield them.
* ShoutOut: "Bar Stalker" in J.J. City is one towards their previous games ''VideoGame/LandStalker'' and ''Lady Stalker: Challenge from the Past''.

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** The Copper, Gold and Silver castles deep in the island, serving as the final levels in Parallels 1 and 2, and the first of the 4th. In Parallel 2, he Garian ventures these castles seeking out their three rings and the three statues that wield them.
* ShoutOut: "Bar Stalker" in J.J. City is one towards their the developer's previous games ''VideoGame/LandStalker'' and ''Lady Stalker: Challenge from the Past''.



* UndergroundCity: Otherwise known as J.J. City, which sits under the center of the island. Filled with bars, clubs, and cheerleaders.

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* UndergroundCity: Otherwise known as J.J. City, which sits under the center of the island. Filled with bars, clubs, and cheerleaders.people forced into cheerleader uniforms by J.J. [[CreepyCrossdresser who might actually be men]].


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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: While most parallels avert this, everyone who survived and escaped from Jailer's Island in Parallel 4 disappears and isn't seen again.
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** Tracy may have been kidnapped and is too weak to fight after she's rescued, but she's actually very formidable. How so? [[She's not only a Lavian ninja herself, but if you leave Kay behind in Deadman's Castle and lie to her about it, you're treated to a HopelessBossFight against her]].

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** Tracy may have been kidnapped and is too weak to fight after she's rescued, but she's actually very formidable. How so? [[She's [[spoiler: She's not only a Lavian ninja herself, but if you leave Kay behind in Deadman's Castle and lie to her about it, you're treated to a HopelessBossFight against her]].

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** Lance, as well as [[spoiler: all criminals executed by carbon freeze]] in parallel 4.



** Lance, one of Garian's slain friends who is somehow still alive on Jailer's Island. [[spoiler: No matter what parallel he appears in, [[BackForTheDead he bites the dust yet again]]]].
** All of the [[spoiler: criminals executed by carbon freeze]] in parallel 4.



** Kay in Parallels 1 and 2, despite being the strongest character in Parallel 4. In Parallel 1, her life is in danger due to Bilan. In Parallel 2, she's chased and cornered by Kurtliegen in the Lavian Ruins, and he later takes her hostage towards the end. [[spoiler: Tracy her place if Kay is left to die in Deadman's Castle, and becomes a HopelessBossFight if you lie to her about it]].

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** Kay in Parallels 1 and 2, despite being the strongest character in Parallel 4. In Parallel 1, her life is in danger due to Bilan. In Parallel 2, she's chased and cornered by Kurtliegen in the Lavian Ruins, and he later takes her hostage towards the end. [[spoiler: end.
**
Tracy her place may have been kidnapped and is too weak to fight after she's rescued, but she's actually very formidable. How so? [[She's not only a Lavian ninja herself, but if you leave Kay is left to die behind in Deadman's Castle, Castle and becomes lie to her about it, you're treated to a HopelessBossFight if you lie to her about it]].against her]].



* BearsAreBadNews: BIOS, one of the enemies Garian fights in Death Valley, is a cybernetic bear. In Parallel 2, he fights two of them.
* BecauseDestinySaysSo: In every parallel she appears in, Tracy is determined to introduce her sister to the man of her destiny. Whether it happens or not depends on the parallel. Parallel 2 reveals she went so far as to [[spoiler: get herself kidnapped if it meant her sister and Garian would arrive on Jailer's Island at the same time and meet]].



* DarkActionGirl: Meg.

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* DarkActionGirl: Meg.Meg, a criminal who has no qualms with killing the weak.



* DidNotGetTheGirl: The endings for [[spoiler: Parallel 1 and 4. Kay dies at the end of the first one, and Garian decides to go a separate path without her in the fourth. Jack calls him out for it and the fact that he liked her sister instead]].

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* DidNotGetTheGirl: The endings for [[spoiler: Parallel 1 and 4. Kay dies at the end of the first one, and Garian decides to go a separate path without her in the fourth. Jack calls him out for it and the fact noticing that he liked her sister instead]].



** The four bounty hunters Garian has to save in Parallel 4: Orion, Beau, Kiwi and Sherry. This also goes for the Carbon Freeze prisoners he has to save them from: [=DeBose=], Sean, Blade and Meg.

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** The Suitably, Parallel 4 is all about this, which has Garian fighting for his own existence. Not only does he have to go through all four castles again, but he's trying to save his four bounty hunters Garian has to save in Parallel 4: hunter friends, Orion, Beau, Kiwi and Sherry. This also goes for Sherry, from being killed by the four Carbon Freeze prisoners he has to save them from: prisoners, [=DeBose=], Sean, Blade and Meg.



* PaletteSwap: Jack/Kaiser/Regina, Butch/the Terrible Trio, Matt/Dunbar, and most bizarrely, Duran/the Lavian Knight.

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* PaletteSwap: Jack/Kaiser/Regina, Butch/the Terrible Trio, BIOS No.26/BIOS No.42, Matt/Dunbar, and most bizarrely, Duran/the Lavian Knight.
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** HologramProjectionImperfection: Used in n Parallel 1 to indicate the state Kay is in, as she gets worse over time. The hologram is also distorted in Parallel 2 but for no particular reason.

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* NotEvilJustMisunderstood: Bilan is somewhat given this treatment in Parallel 5. The first round against him has him telling Garian that he's capable of love, and the last round against his second form has him begging Garian to help him from his suffering. In any case, he's still described as the immortal, metamorphosing, murderous organism.

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* NotEvilJustMisunderstood: Downplayed with Bilan is somewhat given this treatment in Parallel 5. The Although he's still described as the immortal, metamorphosing, murderous organism, the first round against him has him telling Garian that he's capable of love, and the last round against his second form has him begging Garian to help him from his suffering. In any case, he's still described as the immortal, metamorphosing, murderous organism.suffering.


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A UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn game released in 1996 (1997 in Europe), ''Dark Savior'' was a SpiritualSuccessor to Climax' earlier game ''VideoGame/{{Landstalker}}''. It does, however, not have anything to do with it.

Rajeen BountyHunter Garian (Ryu-Ya in the original) is on board a prison transport ship headed for Jailer's Island, transporting the incredibly dangerous creature Bilan, who of course escapes during the journey and Garian has to hunt him down. Depending on how long the player takes to complete the introduction part of the game, they move on to one of three "parallels", taking place in the same world and sharing plot elements, but also having significant differences - for instance, almost every part of the plot on Jailer's Island in the first parallel is directly caused by Bilan's escape, but to get to the second parallel you have to catch up with and kill Bilan already in the introduction, changing the story dramatically. Complicating matters is the Jailer's Island Warden Kurtliegen, who uses prisoners for slave labour to mine the dangerous substance Bilanium. The Lavian ninja Kay is a central character too, and is the one given the most different characterization in the three possible timelines.

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A UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn game released in 1996 (1997 in Europe), ''Dark Savior'' is an ActionRPG developed by Climax Entertainment and released for the UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn in 1996 (1997 in Europe). It was a SpiritualSuccessor to Climax' earlier game ''VideoGame/{{Landstalker}}''. It does, however, not have anything to do with it.

Rajeen BountyHunter Garian (Ryu-Ya in the original) is on board a prison transport ship headed for Jailer's Island, transporting the incredibly dangerous creature Bilan, who of course escapes during the journey and Garian has to hunt him down. Depending on how long the player takes to complete the introduction part of the game, they move on to one of three "parallels", taking place in the same world and sharing plot elements, but also having significant differences - for instance, almost every part of the plot on Jailer's Island in the first parallel is directly caused by Bilan's escape, but to get to the second parallel you have to catch up with and kill Bilan already in the introduction, changing the story dramatically. Complicating matters is the Jailer's Island Warden Kurtliegen, who uses prisoners for slave labour to mine the dangerous substance Bilanium. The Lavian ninja Kay is a central character too, and is the one given the most different characterization in the three possible timelines.


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** Parallel 4, following directly after parallel 3. Garian has one hour to find and destroy [[spoiler: Carbon Garian]], else the current universe collapses. More time is gained through unskippable plot, though.
** Parallel 4 has another timed mission. Within the hour given, Garian must find all his friends before they're killed [[spoiler: by Carbon Garian]]. At certain points during the countdown, one of Garian's Bounty Hunter team will be killed. Letting some or all die nets you a different ending. Oh, and the timer until the next one dies is invisible. Good luck figuring out how long your next mate has left to live if you don't intervene. And after beating the FinalBoss, you're given 95 seconds to get off of Jailer's Island.

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** Parallel 4, following directly after parallel 3. Garian has one hour to find and destroy [[spoiler: Carbon Garian]], else the current universe collapses. More time is gained through unskippable plot, though.
though. And after beating him, you're given 95 seconds to get off of Jailer's Island.
** Parallel 4 has another timed mission. Within the hour given, Garian must find all his friends before they're killed [[spoiler: by Carbon Garian]]. At certain points during the countdown, one of Garian's Bounty Hunter team will be killed. Letting some or all die nets you a different ending. Oh, and the timer until the next one dies is invisible. Good luck figuring out how long your next mate has left to live if you don't intervene. And after beating the FinalBoss, you're given 95 seconds to get off of Jailer's Island.

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* DevelopersForesight:
** Don't feel like rescuing Drizzit or Kay in Deadman's Castle? Did you fall off the tracks when fighting Lance or pour the liquid nitrogen on the wrong person in Parallel 1? The story will continue on, but sometimes with major alterations to certain events.
** In Parallel 2, Garian uses Kay as a platform to get into the next area, after which she departs. If the player immediately turns back and falls, they'll land on a large blue rose in place of where Kay once was.



** HologramProjectionImperfection: Justified in Parallel 1 due to the state Kay is in. [[spoiler: In the ending, only half of her remains but she dies shortly afterward]].

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** HologramProjectionImperfection: Justified Used in n Parallel 1 due to indicate the state Kay is in. [[spoiler: In the ending, only half of her remains in, as she gets worse over time. The hologram is also distorted in Parallel 2 but she dies shortly afterward]].for no particular reason.



* RuleOfThree: The Terrible Trio in Deadman's Castle. As well as the Copper, Gold and Silver Castles.

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* RuleOfThree: RuleOfThree:
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The Terrible Trio in Deadman's Castle. As well as the Castle.
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Copper, Gold and Silver Castles.castles deep in the island, serving as the final levels in Parallels 1 and 2, and the first of the 4th. In Parallel 2, he ventures these castles seeking out their three rings and the three statues that wield them.



* TooDumbToLive: Bruno in parallel 3. No, you can't bargain with Bilan.



* TooDumbToLive: Bruno in parallel 3. No, you can't bargain with Bilan.

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* TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt: A possible outcome for Parallel 2 if he leaves Kay behind in Deadman's Castle and lies about it when he's confronted about it. [[spoiler: After Tracy kills Garian, communications with Jailer's Island ceases and an army of Bilano later arrive on the shores of both Lavian and Rajeen, signaling the end of humanity. It's implied Tracy was behind it as revenge for her sister's death]].

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* TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt: A possible outcome for Parallel 2 if he Garian leaves Kay behind in Deadman's Castle and lies about it when he's confronted about it. [[spoiler: After Tracy kills Garian, communications with Jailer's Island ceases and an army of Bilano later arrive on the shores of both Lavian and Rajeen, signaling the end of humanity. It's implied Tracy was behind it as revenge for her sister's death]].



* RuleOfThree: The Terrible Trio in Deadman's Castle. As well as the Copper, Gold and Silver Castles.



* ThemeNaming: The three castles at the end of Parallels 1 and 2 and beginning of 4. Copper Castle, Gold Castle and Silver Castle.



** Parallel 4 has another timed mission. Within the hour given, Garian must find all his friends before they're killed [[spoiler: by Carbon Garian]]. At certain points during the countdown, one of Garian's Bounty Hunter team will be killed. Letting some or all die nets you a different ending. Oh, and the timer until the next one dies is invisible. Good luck figuring out how long your next mate has left to live if you don't intervene.
** Overlaps with TravellingAtTheSpeedOfPlot towards the later stages of Parallel 4. [[spoiler: No matter how long or how short you take in saving your Bounty Hunter companions or how much time you have on the clock, Carbon Garian will always have just entered the port by the time you make it, and Garian is right behind him at the prison gates.]] And after beating him, you're given 95 seconds to get off of Jailer's Island.

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** Parallel 4 has another timed mission. Within the hour given, Garian must find all his friends before they're killed [[spoiler: by Carbon Garian]]. At certain points during the countdown, one of Garian's Bounty Hunter team will be killed. Letting some or all die nets you a different ending. Oh, and the timer until the next one dies is invisible. Good luck figuring out how long your next mate has left to live if you don't intervene.
intervene. And after beating the FinalBoss, you're given 95 seconds to get off of Jailer's Island.
** Overlaps with TravellingAtTheSpeedOfPlot towards the later stages of Parallel 4. [[spoiler: No matter how long or how short you take in saving your Bounty Hunter companions or how much time you have on the clock, Carbon Garian will always have just entered the port by the time you make it, and Garian is right behind him at the prison gates.]] And after beating him, you're given 95 seconds to get off of ]]
* TrashTheSet: [[spoiler:
Jailer's Island.Island is completely destroyed at the end of Parallel 4]].

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On second thought getting killed by Tracy in P2 isn't really an "ending"


* BewareTheSillyOnes: J.J. is a small, yellow guy (even described in-game as looking like a banana) with a backwards baseball cap and using ''maracas'' as his weapon. He's also the BigBad and final boss of parallel 3. His theme song in the sound test is even called "Dance on the Corpse".

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* BewareTheSillyOnes: J.J. is a small, yellow guy (even described in-game as looking like a banana) with a backwards baseball cap and using ''maracas'' as his weapon. He's also the BigBad and final boss of parallel 3. His theme song in the sound test is even called "Dance on the Corpse".



* DefrostingIceQueen: Kay in Parallels 1 and 2, who stubbornly refuses the help of the Rajeen bounty hunter. In Parallel 1, she treats him with disdain until she realizes he's the only one who's willing to help her in her situation. In Parallel 2, she's weary of him but begins to make conversation as they go through Deadman's Castle together, and grows fond of him once they escape. When she approaches Garian in Parallel 4, she's willing to offer her help after she dreamt that he saved her life, but this time Garian's the one weary of her.

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* DefrostingIceQueen: Kay in Parallels 1 and 2, who stubbornly refuses the help of the Rajeen bounty hunter. In Parallel 1, she treats him Garian with disdain animosity until she realizes he's the only one who's willing to help her in her situation. In Parallel 2, she's weary of still unwilling to cooperate with him but begins warms up to make conversation him much faster as they go through Deadman's Castle together, and grows fond of him once they escape. When she approaches Garian in Parallel 4, she's more than willing to offer her help after she dreamt that he saved her life, but this time Garian's the one weary of her.



** In the bad ending for Parallel 2, [[spoiler: it's implied Tracy sets off an army of Bilano upon the lands of Lavian and Rajeen, resulting in TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt, after learning that Garian left her sister to die and lied to her about it]].

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** In the bad ending for If Garian doesn't rescue Kay in Parallel 2, 2 and lies about it, [[spoiler: Tracy kills him and disappears, and it's implied Tracy she sets off an army of Bilano upon the lands of Lavian and Rajeen, resulting in TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt, after learning that Garian left TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt as revenge for her sister to die and lied to her about it]].sister's death]].



* DubNameChange: Ryu-ya becomes Garian, Koyuki becomes Kay... Actually, pretty much everyone had their name changed in the localization process, so there's too many to list here.

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* DubNameChange: Ryu-ya becomes Garian, Koyuki becomes Kay...Kay, Villan becomes Bilan... Actually, pretty much everyone had their name changed in the localization process, so there's too many to list here.



* TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt: The bad ending for Parallel 2. [[spoiler: Garian is killed and an army of Bilano later arrive on the shores of both Lavian and Rajeen, signaling the end of humanity. It's implied Tracy was behind it as revenge for her sister's death]].

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* TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt: The bad ending A possible outcome for Parallel 2. 2 if he leaves Kay behind in Deadman's Castle and lies about it when he's confronted about it. [[spoiler: Garian is killed After Tracy kills Garian, communications with Jailer's Island ceases and an army of Bilano later arrive on the shores of both Lavian and Rajeen, signaling the end of humanity. It's implied Tracy was behind it as revenge for her sister's death]].



* GoodScarsEvilScars: Garian gets one across his face early in the game when he's struck by a blue rose, which stops him from killing an innocent boy when our hero is under the influence of Jalapeno juice.



* {{Leitmotif}}: "Lonesome Soldier" for Garian, "Lavian Rose" for Kay, "Mad Dominator" for Kurtliegen and "Dance on the Corpse" for J.J. Others include Bilan, Tracy, Sean and Meg.



* MultipleEndings: Aside from the ending for each parallel, some contain more than one. The bad ending for Parallel 2 plays if Garian leaves Kay behind and lies when he's confronted about it, and the ending for Parallel 4 slightly differs text-wise whether you save your friends, save some of them, or none of them.

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* MultipleEndings: Aside from the ending for each parallel, some contain more than one. The bad ending for Parallel 2 plays if Garian leaves Kay behind and lies when he's confronted about it, and the ending for Parallel 4 slightly differs text-wise whether you save your friends, save some of them, or none of them.



* UnwinnableByDesign: In Parallel 2, it is possible to completely avoid saving Kay in the prison, and continue on with the game [[spoiler: A new(ish) character is introduced to take her place even. However, this can lead to an unwinnable situation in the future depending on one action the player can take, which involves lying to Kay's sister, Tracy, and having to fight her with infinite life, but telling the truth results in time-travel back to before you meet Kay in the prison]].

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* UnwinnableByDesign: In Parallel 2, it is possible to completely avoid saving Kay in the prison, and continue on with the game game. [[spoiler: A new(ish) character is introduced to take her place even. However, this can lead to an unwinnable situation in the future depending on one action the player can take, which involves lying to Kay's sister, Tracy, and [[HopelessBossFight having to fight her with infinite life, life]], but telling the truth results in time-travel back to before you meet Kay in the prison]].prison]].
* VideoGameCrueltyPunishment:
** Parallel 2 cannot be completed if Kay is left to die in Deadman's Castle, as detailed by UnwinnableByDesign above, but the game continues on until you reach the end of the Lavian Ruins. [[spoiler: Depending on what you tell Tracy, she either kills you in a HopelessBossFight while Lavian and Rajeen are laid to waste, or you're warped ''all the way back to the prison'' so you can rescue Kay. Hope you enjoy going through Deadman's Castle, the mansion, the mines and the minecart all over again!]]
** Possibly subverted in Parallel 1. If you leave Drizzit behind in Deadman's Castle, you'll earn Bruno's wrath and have to fight him. But he can also be captured, and this is the only time in the entire game where you can.
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* DefrostingIceQueen: Kay in Parallels 1 and 2, who stubbornly refuses the help of the Rajeen bounty hunter. In Parallel 1, she treats him with disdain until she realizes he's the only one who's willing to help her in her situation. In Parallel 2, she's weary of him but begins to make conversation as they go through Deadman's Castle together, and grows fond of him once they escape.

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* DefrostingIceQueen: Kay in Parallels 1 and 2, who stubbornly refuses the help of the Rajeen bounty hunter. In Parallel 1, she treats him with disdain until she realizes he's the only one who's willing to help her in her situation. In Parallel 2, she's weary of him but begins to make conversation as they go through Deadman's Castle together, and grows fond of him once they escape. When she approaches Garian in Parallel 4, she's willing to offer her help after she dreamt that he saved her life, but this time Garian's the one weary of her.
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* DefrostingIceQueen: Kay in Parallel 1. She stubbornly refuses Garian's help throughout because of her loyalty to her country, but when her distress calls go unanswered and realizes he's the only one who's willing to help her, she finally treats him with respect and asks for help just before the final battle. [[spoiler: But by then it's already too late and she dies in the ending]].

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* DefrostingIceQueen: Kay in Parallel 1. She Parallels 1 and 2, who stubbornly refuses Garian's the help throughout because of her loyalty to her country, but when her distress calls go unanswered and the Rajeen bounty hunter. In Parallel 1, she treats him with disdain until she realizes he's the only one who's willing to help her, she finally treats her in her situation. In Parallel 2, she's weary of him with respect but begins to make conversation as they go through Deadman's Castle together, and asks for help just before the final battle. [[spoiler: But by then it's already too late and she dies in the ending]].grows fond of him once they escape.

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* DefrostingIceQueen: Kay in Parallel 1. She stubbornly refuses Garian's help throughout because of her loyalty to her country, but when her distress calls go unanswered and realizes he's the only one who's willing to help her, she finally treats him with respect and asks for help just before the final battle. [[spoiler: But by then it's already too late and she dies in the ending]].



* {{Hologram}}: Blue roses from Lavian are capable of creating holograms, and Jack mentions it's usually done in emergency situations.
** HologramProjectionImperfection: Justified in Parallel 1 due to the state Kay is in. [[spoiler: In the ending, only half of her remains but she dies shortly afterward]].



* UnwantedAssistance: Kay in Parallel 1. Although she's NotQuiteDead, she's clearly in some kind of life-threatening crisis, but the Lavian ninja rejects Garian's offer to help her because he's from Rajeen. She eventually accepts his help when she realizes that Garian is right and her country has abandoned her.

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* UnwantedAssistance: Kay in Parallel 1. Although she's NotQuiteDead, she's clearly in some kind of life-threatening crisis, but the Lavian ninja rejects Garian's offer to help her because he's from Rajeen.Rajeen and she's loyal to Lavian. She eventually accepts his help when she realizes that Garian is right and her country has abandoned her.

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* DubNameChange: Ryu-ya becomes Garian, Kyoki becomes Kay... Actually, pretty much everyone had their name changed in the localization process, so there's too many to list here.

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* DubNameChange: Ryu-ya becomes Garian, Kyoki Koyuki becomes Kay... Actually, pretty much everyone had their name changed in the localization process, so there's too many to list here.


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* PunnyName: Bilan's name in the original Japanese version was "Villan".

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* DamselInDistress: Miranda gets captured by Musashi in Parallel 2.



* IHaveYouNowMyPretty: Part of why Musashi kidnaps Miranda in Parallel 2. After he kills Garian he plans to make Miranda his.

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* IHaveYouNowMyPretty: Part of why Musashi kidnaps Miranda in Parallel 2. After he kills Garian he He plans to make Miranda his.his woman after he kills Garian.



* InTheBlood: The Golden Castle of Parallel 2 reveals that Kurt probably got his evil inherited by his ancestor, Kurt I, who sacrificed four maidens from a wealthy merchant to the gods. In actuality, he did it after they [[DisproportionateRetribution rejected his advances]].

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* InTheBlood: The Golden Castle of Parallel 2 reveals that Kurt probably got his evil inherited by his Kurt's ancestor, Kurt I, who sacrificed four maidens from a wealthy merchant to the gods. In actuality, he did it after they [[DisproportionateRetribution rejected his advances]].



* MightMakesRight: Kurt has this outlook particularly in Parallel 2. Sean and Meg also believe they did nothing wrong by killing weak people, believing they were doing them a favor.



* MultipleEndings: Aside from the ending for each parallel, some contain more than one. The bad ending for Parallel 2 plays if Garian leaves Kay behind and lies when he's confronted about it, and the ending for Parallel 4 differs whether you save your friends, save some of them, or none of them.

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* MultipleEndings: Aside from the ending for each parallel, some contain more than one. The bad ending for Parallel 2 plays if Garian leaves Kay behind and lies when he's confronted about it, and the ending for Parallel 4 slightly differs text-wise whether you save your friends, save some of them, or none of them.


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* WhoWearsShortShorts: Out of the entire female cast, Sherry.
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** Kay in Parallels 1 and 2, despite being the strongest character in Parallel 4. In Parallel 1, her life is in danger due to Bilan. In Parallel 2, she's chased and cornered by Kurtliegen in the Lavian Ruins, and he later takes her hostage towards the end. [[spoiler: Tracy her place is Kay is left to die in Deadman's Castle, and becomes a HopelessBossFight if you lie to her about it]].

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** Kay in Parallels 1 and 2, despite being the strongest character in Parallel 4. In Parallel 1, her life is in danger due to Bilan. In Parallel 2, she's chased and cornered by Kurtliegen in the Lavian Ruins, and he later takes her hostage towards the end. [[spoiler: Tracy her place is if Kay is left to die in Deadman's Castle, and becomes a HopelessBossFight if you lie to her about it]].



* EvilCounterpart: [[spoiler: Carbon Garian]]

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* EvilCounterpart: [[spoiler: Carbon Garian]]Garian, although he's referred to as EvilTwin in-game.]]
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* NotEvilJustMisunderstood: Despite being described as the immortal, metamorphosing, murderous organism seconds before, Parallel 5 turns Bilan into this. The first round against him has him claiming that he's capable of love, and the last round has him begging Garian to help him from his suffering.

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* NotEvilJustMisunderstood: Despite being Bilan is somewhat given this treatment in Parallel 5. The first round against him has him telling Garian that he's capable of love, and the last round against his second form has him begging Garian to help him from his suffering. In any case, he's still described as the immortal, metamorphosing, murderous organism seconds before, Parallel 5 turns Bilan into this. The first round against him has him claiming that he's capable of love, and the last round has him begging Garian to help him from his suffering.organism.

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