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* OptionalBoss: The GBA and PSP versions have "Lunar" versions of Rydia's summons, which are fought [[spoiler:after the trials in the Lunar Ruins]]. Said dungeon also has [[spoiler:an upgraded Zeromus, dubbed "Zeromus EG", waiting at the bottom - the defeat of which earns you [[BraggingRightsReward nothing but the satisfaction that you did so]]]]. Finally, there's the Brachioraidos, who can [[LuckBasedMission occasionally]] be found in the lower floors of the [[spoiler:Lunar Ruins]]. Slaying it earns you the [[ArmorOfInvincibility Hero's Shield]].
%%** The DS version has two accessible only on a NewGamePlus: [[spoiler:Geryon and Proto-Babil]]
%%* OutsideContextProblem: The Lunarians: Zemus, Golbez, and their LostTechnology like the Giant of Babil.

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* OptionalBoss: The GBA and PSP versions have "Lunar" versions of Rydia's summons, which are fought [[spoiler:after after the trials in the Lunar Ruins]]. Ruins. Said dungeon also has [[spoiler:an an upgraded Zeromus, dubbed "Zeromus EG", version of the FinalBoss waiting at the bottom - the defeat of which earns you [[BraggingRightsReward nothing but the satisfaction that you did so]]]]. so]]. Finally, there's the Brachioraidos, who can [[LuckBasedMission occasionally]] be found in the lower floors of the [[spoiler:Lunar Ruins]].Lunar Ruins. Slaying it earns you the [[ArmorOfInvincibility Hero's Shield]].
%%** The DS version has two accessible only on a NewGamePlus: [[spoiler:Geryon and Proto-Babil]]
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* OutsideContextProblem: The Lunarians: Zemus, Golbez, and their LostTechnology Lunarians provide one for the second half of the game. The Lunarians explain the LostTechnology, where things like the Giant Tower of Babil.Babil came from, and provide details on the overarching narrative. [[spoiler:Specifically, that Zemus is TheManBehindTheMan, that a Lunarian named [=KluYa=] traveled to Earth, and that he was the father of both Golbez and Cecil.]] Up until TheReveal of the Lunarians, nothing like then had been so much as hinted at.



** The original SNES release has one for the fight against the Dark Elf. Ordinarily, you have to fight a few rounds of largely ineffective combat, ending with him doing a TotalPartyKill and a story sequence. This results in Cecil [[BackFromTheDead getting up]], but with his companions requiring revival. However, if everyone goes in wearing a piece of metal equipment, the game treats everyone as being paralyzed and "dead," and the sequence still happens, except with the party healthy and ready to fight. Removed in the remakes.

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** The original SNES release has one for the fight against the Dark Elf. Ordinarily, you have Once he TurnsRed, the Dark Elf loses ContractualBossImmunity to fight Tornado, which [[HPToOne reduces his HP to a few rounds of largely ineffective combat, ending single digit]]. Use that once, attack with him doing a TotalPartyKill anyone else, and a story sequence. This results in Cecil [[BackFromTheDead getting up]], but with his companions requiring revival. However, if everyone goes in wearing a piece of metal equipment, down he goes. Every subsequent remake removed this, though.
** The Magus Sisters,
the game treats everyone as being paralyzed and "dead," and QuirkyMinibossSquad faced before meeting Golbez, are vulnerable to Silence. And since their Delta Attack relies on magic spells, casting Silence on even one of the sequence still happens, except with the party healthy and ready to fight. Removed in the remakes.sisters stops this cold.



** There's also one that is a three-step bit of land in the Underground, which spawns nothing but Eggs. These eggs range in value from moths to ''Yellow Dragons''. And if you got Sirens from a few places, you can spawn multiple Yellow Dragon eggs and get the drop on them for full EXP. This gets especially prominent in a lot of randomizer hacks for the game in the 21st century, but even in the original releases it can still be useful (as you have access to it as soon as you return to the Underworld).

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** There's also one that is a three-step bit of land in the Underground, which spawns nothing but Eggs. These eggs range in value from moths to ''Yellow Dragons''. And if you got Sirens from a few places, you can spawn multiple Yellow Dragon eggs and get the drop on them for full EXP. This gets especially prominent in a lot of randomizer hacks for the game in the 21st century, but even in the original releases it can still be useful (as you have access to it as soon as you return to the Underworld).



%%* QuirkyBard: Edward is the former trope namer.
%%* QuirkyMinibossSquad: The Elemental Fiends. One of them has a QuirkyMinibossSquad of her own.

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%%* * QuirkyBard: Edward is the former trope namer.
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namer. He's so lovesick that he insists on staying by Anna's side even after she's killed in the Damcyan attack. It takes Edward a while before he properly learns courage, though his harp music proves instrumental in taking down the Dark Elf.
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QuirkyMinibossSquad: The Elemental Fiends. One Magus Sisters, who are the squad for Golbez, generally act like teen girls in a trio instead of them has a QuirkyMinibossSquad of her own.genuine threat. While the Four Fiends are all working for Golbez as well, each one is played up as a huge threat; the Magus Sisters are treated more like an annoyance.



%%* ShouldersOfDoom: Golbez.
%%** Both of Cecil's forms and Rosa have spikes on their shoulder pads.
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%%* LostTribe: The Lunarians.

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%%* * LostTribe: The Lunarians.Lunarians are a group of moon-dwelling superior life forms who left the "Blue Planet" to travel the stars. However, one among them named [=KluYa=] ultimately decided to stay on Earth instead. [[spoiler:As is revealed late-game, [=KluYa=] is the father of both Golbez and Cecil. The light that tarnsformed Cecil from a Dark Knight to a Paladin was also [=KluYa=].]]



%%* MacGuffinDeliveryService: More than once with the crystals.

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%%* * MacGuffinDeliveryService: More than once with the crystals.crystals, the party grabs one for safekeeping, only to have it yanked away from them or made to deliver it to them. For instance, [[IHaveYourWife Golbez exchanges the earth crystal for Rosa]], necessitating the party to go after the Dark Elf to save her.



%%* PowersAsPrograms: The Augments from the DS version.

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%%* * PowersAsPrograms: The Augments from the DS version.version. Each party member can give up their unique abilities so that other party members can learn them, as well as giving more powerful Augments depending on what's chosen. Good luck figuring which Augment is best to go where [[GuideDangIt without looking it up]], though.

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%%* PunchedAcrossTheRoom: Or as it occurs in the Tower of Babil, "Punched across the room, through the door, and landing several tiles away."

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%%* * PunchedAcrossTheRoom: Or as it occurs in the Tower of Babil, "Punched though it's more like "punched across the room, through the door, and landing several tiles away."away" when Yang punches Cecil out of the tower's cannon control room.


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* SuperiorTwinTeamwork: Twin mages Palom and Porom use black magic and white magic respectively. However, they also have a unique ability called Twin Magic, which requires both twins to be standing and in good condition. For only ten MP, they use a enemy-wide Flare or Comet attack, which deals a good chunk of damage to all enemies for little cost. Tellah's magic, by comparison, can deal more damage but drains his limited reserves very quickly.
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** The Pixel Remaster adds several quality-of-life features that the original and several ports lacked, including a map screen and the ability to have infinite inventory space. (However, this makes the Sight spell and the Fat Chocobo both TheArtifact, since you don't have to use them anymore.) Patching also added [[EncounterRepellant the ability to turn encounters on or off]], as well as an ExperienceBooster if you wanted one.

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** The Pixel Remaster adds several quality-of-life features that the original version and several ports lacked, including a map screen and the ability to have infinite inventory space. (However, this makes the Sight spell and the Fat Chocobo both into TheArtifact, since you don't have to use them him anymore.) Patching also added [[EncounterRepellant the ability to turn encounters on or off]], as well as an ExperienceBooster if you wanted one. While the Sight spell is also largely redundant with the use of a map screen, it's not completely useless, as casting the spell provides a more detailed map.



* AnyoneCanDie: Throughout the game, several characters die, including playable ones. [[spoiler:Out of all these characters, only Tellah is dead for good toward the end. The rest come back or weren't quite dead.]]

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* AnyoneCanDie: Throughout the game, several characters die, including playable ones. [[spoiler:Out [[spoiler:Tellah, Yang, Cid, Rydia, Edward, Palom, and Porom all appear to have died at points in the story. Out of all these characters, only Tellah is remains dead for good toward the end.after he's gone. The rest come back or weren't quite dead.]]



** The spell Sight and the item Gnomish Bread both zoom out the map to help you see more of where you're going. In the Pixel Remaster, these are irrelevant due to the presence of the in-game map.

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** The spell Sight and the item Gnomish Bread both zoom out the map to help you see more of where you're going. In the Pixel Remaster, these are irrelevant due to the presence of the in-game map. Using them gives you a more detailed map of the area, but it's not much better than what you've already got for no cost.



** The poor translation in the SNES translation makes the final boss, [[spoiler:Zeromus]], harder. "Magics became invalid" actually means that all statuses are erased on your part. Other translations afterward clarify what Black Hole's effect does.

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** The poor translation in the SNES translation makes the final boss, [[spoiler:Zeromus]], harder. "Magics became invalid" actually means that all statuses status effects are erased on your part. Other translations afterward clarify what Black Hole's effect does.

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* AntiFrustrationFeatures: If you headed to Mythril and got rid of Cid's non-metallic weapon before Cave Magnes, Troia has the Wooden Hammer for sale so he isn't completely useless.

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* AntiFrustrationFeatures: AntiFrustrationFeatures:
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If you headed to Mythril and got rid of Cid's non-metallic weapon before Cave Magnes, Troia has the Wooden Hammer for sale so he isn't completely useless.useless.
** The DS and Pixel Remaster versions make arrows into BottomlessMagazines. You only need to find the requisite arrow once, and after you've got it, you'll never run out.
** The Pixel Remaster adds several quality-of-life features that the original and several ports lacked, including a map screen and the ability to have infinite inventory space. (However, this makes the Sight spell and the Fat Chocobo both TheArtifact, since you don't have to use them anymore.) Patching also added [[EncounterRepellant the ability to turn encounters on or off]], as well as an ExperienceBooster if you wanted one.



* BottomlessMagazines: In the SNES, PS, GBA, and PSP versions, individual arrows must be purchased and are consumed when fired with a bow. The DS and Pixel Remaster versions play this trope straight in that they only require you to buy or find a single arrow (or perhaps a quiver of arrows), which has infinite uses.

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* BottomlessMagazines: In the SNES, PS, GBA, and PSP versions, individual arrows must be purchased and are consumed when fired with a bow. The DS and Pixel Remaster versions play this trope straight straight, in that they only require you to buy or find a single the necessary type of arrow (or perhaps a quiver of arrows), which once. After you find it, the arrow has infinite uses.



* InconsistentDub: From [=SNES=] to [=PlayStation=] to [=GBA=] to DS to PSP to Pixel Remaster, every time the game is re-released, things get renamed.

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* InconsistentDub: From [=SNES=] to [=PlayStation=] to [=GBA=] to DS to PSP to Pixel Remaster, every this game has a lot of dub versions. Every time the game is re-released, things get renamed.



* OminousLatinChanting: The ''Pixel Remaster''[='=]s improved soundtrack has a bit of women chanting ominously in the ruins of Damcyan and Eblan Castles. And the final battle toward the end of the game has the music revamped with the Latin-chanting choirs, almost as if to bring doom on anyone on the team that's unprepared for the maelstrom.

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* OminousLatinChanting: The ''Pixel Remaster''[='=]s Remaster'' uses an improved soundtrack soundtrack, which has a bit of women chanting ominously in the ruins of Damcyan and Eblan Castles. And the final battle toward the end of the game has the music revamped with the Latin-chanting choirs, almost as if to bring doom on anyone on the team that's unprepared for the maelstrom.
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* ActorAllusion: The [[Creator/RyoHorikawa Japanese VA]] for Zemus has other experience in voicing a character with a [[Anime/DragonBallZ Big Bang attack]].

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