History VideoGame / DissidiaFinalFantasyOperaOmnia

** Squalls broods upon the fact that he and Seifer really aren't that different, Seifer just has the unfortunate situation of being alienated by Squall's group of allies.

* LightIsNotGood: As Shantotto divulges in Chapter 7, [[spoiler:what Mog deeems the "light" allows characters to not simply close torsions but to punch open new ones as well. She clarifies that the threat from this power is one of intent, rather than making all of the warriors an inherent threat to the world, but it means that Kuja and Seymour are as blessed with the light as the protagonists.]]

->'''Note:''' Names in italic denote characters which are, as of June 2023, still Japan-exclusive.

** '''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIVTheAfterYears The After Years]]''': Ceodore Harvey, Ursula Fang Leiden

** When Aerith's Burst released, she saw a huge boost in usage due to being an effective Force Charger with a good Force Echo, and one of her major niches is that she prevents enemies from buffing themselves and inflicting debuffs on the party. Bosses began to have mechanics that granted them these buffs or debuffed the party without it actually being by the boss' hand, allowing LoopholeAbuse to get around Aerith's mechanics. Later bosses then began to have debuff ''auras'' that she can't block.

->'''Note:''' Names in italic denote characters which are, as of May 2023, still Japan-exclusive.

* '''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV XV]]:''' Noctis Lucis Caelum, Prompto Argentum, Ignis Scientia, Ardyn Izunia, Aranea Highwind[[note]]second Global-first character[[/note]], Gladiolus Amicitia, Cor Leonis[[note]]third Global-first character[[/note]], Lunafreya nox Fleuret, ''Iris Amicitia''

** [[WhipItGood Whips]] in general being their own weapon type, at well over 150 characters in the game there are currently only three dedicated whip-users; Rydia, Quistis, and Seven (with possibly two more if Izayoi and Harley from ''The After Years'' also have whips). Had whips been introduced later, it is very likely they would have been Unique weapons instead, since there is so little cause for them to have their own entire weapon class all to themselves. This didn't really matter much for the first few years since all higher-tier weapons are locked to that specific character anyway, but with the introduction of Ultima Weapons which are meant to be passed around from character to character since you generally don't have enough resources to make and power up more than one of each type, those 3 characters have severely reduced useability due to their Ultima Weapon pool being vastly smaller than other weapon types, with the next lowest type being bows with 6 different users.

->'''Note:''' Names in italic denote characters which are, as of April 2023, still Japan-exclusive.

* '''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII XII]]:''' Vaan, Penelo, Balthier, Ashelia "Ashe" B'nargin Dalmasca, Fran, Basch fon Ronsenburg, Vayne Carudas Solidor, Gabranth, ''Reks''

** Since all enemy types are classified as whatever the base type of that enemy that was first added to the game is called and said base enemy type name can be at times overly specific, this comes up often when trying to find a good location to kill a large number of said enemy type for the Chocobo Board missions: for example, instead of there being a general "golem" enemy type, said enemy type is called "plant golem" because that's what the base golem enemy is called and all other enemies of that type will be classified as belonging to the "plant golem" category as well, even if their actual name and appearance are the complete opposite of that base description, such as the enemy in question actually being a broken down robot upper torso. This is taken even further when a new boss enemy is based on an existing enemy but has little to no resemblance to the original enemy, such as one of the Six Warriors fights having a DraconicHumanoid boss armed with a spear that still qualifies as a Black Waltz because his model is a heavily edited version of Black Waltz.

** Comes in very specific forms for both buffs AND debuffs that can be inflicted/gained from various sources, via the feature bring carried over from ''NT'' with some new additions. Buffs and debuffs last for a certain amount of turns and only six can be on a target at a time. Certain buffs/debuffs have a frame around the icon which means they can't be knocked off except by other framed effects of the same type (silver or gold), unless the character (inevitably, the enemy) has an ability that allows them to remove frames.

** Crystal level 65 is always a buff that has one or two uses in battle.

** As bosses became increasingly immune to BRV damage, players began opting for characters that grant the party BRV ("batteries") to get around the handicap. Bosses began reducing BRV Gains as well, though usually they don't penalize one as much as the other.

** Since all enemy types are classified as whatever the base type of that enemy that was first added to the game is called and said base enemy type name can be at times overly specific, this comes up often when trying to find a good location to kill a large number of said enemy type for the Chocobo Board missions: for example, instead of there being a general "golem" enemy type, said enemy type is called "plant golem" because that's what the base golem enemy is called and all other enemies of that type will be classified as belonging to the "plant golem" category as well, even if their actual name and appearance are the complete opposite of that base description, such as the enemy in question actually being a broken down robot upper torso.

* BagOfSpilling: No matter when in their stories they enter the crystal's world, everyone starts as level 1 with access to one special ability. Mog says that this is an effect of passing through the Torsion.

** With the level 80 cap, this is extended to your own characters as well: any crystal level 75 character or higher can respectively Call any other C-level 75 or higher character once per battle to use a predetermined ability without using up their turn that provides that ability's normal effects on the character, party or enemy, with it potentially also having greater effects than the ability normally would when used by that character. Later, the LD ability of a character, if they possess one, can also be used as a separate assist attack, with generally much greater effects. However, all of these are subject to the normal limitation of not being able to use more than a single copy of any character in the party per player, meaning that the 3 active party members and their assists need to be different characters.

* '''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX IX]]:''' Zidane Tribal, Vivi Ornitier, Adelbert T. Steiner, Eiko Carol, Garnet Til Alexandros XVII, Kuja, Freya Crescent, Beatrix[[note]]first character that comes to the Global version first[[/note]], ''Quina Quen''

* '''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI XI]]:''' Shantotto, Prishe, Lion, Lilisette, Aphmau, Kam'lanaut, Arciela V Adoulin, Eald'narche, Iroha

->'''Note:''' Names in italic denote characters which are, as of March 2023, still Japan-exclusive.

* '''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV IV]]:''' Cecil Harvey (Dark Knight), Yang Fang Leiden, Edward "Edge" Geraldine, Kain Highwind, Palom, Rydia, Cecil Harvey (Paladin), Rosa Joanna Farrell, Porom, Golbez, Edward Chris von Muir, Fusoya, ''Rubicante''

* '''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyV V]]:''' Bartz Klauser, Galuf Halm Baldesion, Faris Schweriz, Krile Mayer Baldesion, Lenna Charlotte Tycoon, Gilgamesh, Exdeath, Dorgann Klauser

* RedemptionDemotion: If a playable character has to be [[DefeatMeansFriendship fought to join the party]] they will always have their secondary abilities/attacks as well as be a higher level. When they join your team, they suddenly forget that attack and have to be retaught it via crystals, and their level resets to 1.

* LimitedWardrobe: This actually causes some issues in Chapter 4, when the lightly-dressed characters (such as Zidane and Yuna) wind up in the snowy mountains and complain about the cold. Similarly, Laguna gripes about the desert heat in Chapter 6 and wonders how the Warrior of Light can stand it wearing all that armor.

* '''VideoGame/StrangerOfParadiseFinalFantasyOrigin''': Jack Garland, ''Neon'', ''Astos''

* '''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX IX]]:''' Zidane Tribal, Vivi Orniter, Adelbert T. Steiner, Eiko Carrol, Garnet Til Alexandros XVII, Kuja, Freya Crescent, Beatrix[[note]]first character that comes to the Global version first[[/note]], ''Quina Quen''

* '''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII VII]]:''' Cloud Strife, Yuffie Kisaragi, Tifa Lockhart, Vincent Valentine, Aerith Gainsborough, Cid Highwind, Cait Sith, Barret Wallace, Sephiroth, Reno, Rude, Jessie

** Force (FR) weapons are not as powerful as the current {{Infinity Plus One Sword}}s (BT an Ultima), but they are stronger than EX+ and confer a special Force Ability which can be used twice per battle when the Force Gauge is filled to 100%. This initiates Force Time, massively boosting the HP damage cap as long as the conditions to increase the bonus are fulfilled.

* RestAndResupplyStop: The world of ''Opera Omnina'' exists for this purpose. It was created as a haven for champions of Materia and Spiritus to rest from their previously ceaseless battles against one another. The appearance of the Torsions ruined this, however, as Warriors with the Light must fight and close them less the monsters spewing forth destroy this world and all others.

* RhetoricalQuestionBlunder: When Steiner tells Faris to get lost because she's a pirate, Vaan pipes up, asking if being a sky pirate means ''he'' should get lost too. Steiner's reply is basically that yes, he should.

* UselessUsefulSpell: Generally averted: no matter how seemingly overpowered a debuff or a skill property might seem at a glance, it'l always work on any enemy or boss without explict immunity to it, and if something is stated to ignore an immunity, it always will. That being said, [[LoopholeAbuse nothing's preventing a boss from countering an ability that bypasses their immunity with a skill or a passive ability that nullifies the advantage gained from exploiting it]], such as gaining instant extra turns at specific HP tresholds no matter how much they're delayed, regardless of whether they have immunity to it or not.

** Force abilities enable Force Time after being used, which functions as a multiplier to all the HP damage the party deals for up to 10 party turns: the damage multiplier can be increased by performing specific types of actions depending on the type of Force ability, with the maximum damage multiplier being 999%, although only a few of the Force abilities can reach this number. Characters with Force Echoes allow their Force Ability to be used with a different Force Time in effect at the cost of one of their Force uses, but in exchange, the FA used this way doesn't count towards Force Time duration, always increases the multiplier by an extra 20% or 80% for non-damaging FAs on top of any other Force conditions the FA fulfills and can be used to hit enemy Force weaknesses not covered by the initial Force use.

** Force abilities enable Force Time after being used, which functions as a multiplier to all the HP damage the party deals for up to 10 party turns: the damage multiplier can be increased by performing specific types of actions depending on the type of Force ability, with the maximum damage multiplier being 999%, although only a few of the Force abilities can reach this number.

->'''Note:''' Names in italic denote characters which are, as of January 2023, still Japan-exclusive.

** '''VideoGame/DirgeOfCerberus''': Shelke Rui

* '''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII VII]]:''' Cloud Strife, Yuffie Kisaragi, Tifa Lockhart, Vincent Valentine, Aerith Gainsborough, Cid Highwind, Cait Sith, Barret Wallace, Sephiroth, Reno, Rude, ''Jessie''