History VideoGame / MegadimensionNeptuniaVII

* HopelessBossFight: [[spoiler: The first fight against the Gold Third. [[CurbStompBattle They take no damage and can knock everyone out in one hit.]] The kicker about this? They never expected to win the fights]].

** Zerodimension Neptunia Z: Sung by Uzume[[note]]Mariko Honda[[/note]]

** Heartdimension Neptunia H: Sung by [[Creator/RieTanaka Neptune]] and Uzume

* CutsceneIncompetence: Played straight after every single major battle. Be it boosted mooks or bosses, the party is visibly tired after the fight and will often comment on how tough the enemy was, even the victory poses show the characters dropping to the floor exhausted, no matter how much HP you had or how badly you crushed the boss moments before. It might be a case of GameplayAndStoryIntegration since this game is [[SequelDifficultySpike noticeably harder]] than previous entries, in which case it's justified. Another level of justification is that for most of the game, the CPU are operating on a minuscule fraction of the share energy levels they're used to, meaning that it isn't until they're confronting the BigBad that they're fighting at anything approaching full power, and by then it balances out.

* CryCute:
** [[{{Tsundere}} Noire]] when [[spoiler:Uni almost dies from the Order's SyntheticPlague, and then when K-Sha saves her.]]
** [[TheStoic S-Sha]] after [[spoiler:E-Sha finally convinces her not to sacrifice herself.]]
** [[HotBlooded Uzume]] [[spoiler:during her HeroicBSOD over learning about her origins. After Umio helps her regain her composure, she's humiliated that everyone saw her cry.]]

** Taken UpToEleven for “Superior Angels”, especially in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5qPveg_k7g&t=4m42s human form]]. The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5qPveg_k7g&t=10m31s HDD version]] is similar as in ''Victory'', but slightly altered to make it even more awesome.

** In Heartdimension Neptunia H, [[spoiler:Dogoo Man manages to deliver a "[[Manga/OnePunchMan One]] [[MegatonPunch Punch]]" to '''Kurome''' of all people in Nepgear's route, and she was even staggered by it. This distracted her enough to allow the group and Steamax to recover the console she was after.]]

* {{Macguffin}}: The [[UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast Swirl Console]]. It sucks the Nep sisters into the Zerodimension in the first arc, and [=AffimaX=] spends much of the second arc trying to collect its parts. [[spoiler:This is in service of BigBad Kurome; her (and by extension, Uzume's) actual body is sealed inside.]]

** Neptune actually complains about how she (and the other [=CPUS=]) suffer this for much of the H Arc.

* StoryBranching: Haflway through the H arc, the player is given a choice between two routes. One continues in the Heartdimension with the [=CPUs=], [=IF=], Compa, Adult Neptune and Uzume. The other returns to the Hyperdimension with the Candidates and Gold Third trying to stop [[spoiler:Kurome from obtaining the Swirl Console.]]

* YouKnowTheOne: Everything about Ultradimension from ''Victory''/''[=Re;Birth3=]'' (such as characters or events) is obscured in some dialogues. Most notably are Rei Ryghts/Kiseijou and Tari's CPU powers; the former is referred as "the CPU of the ancient nation of Tari" in the prologue and Nepedia, while the latter is referred to as "the CPU power from another world" by Croire and Uzume [[spoiler:before the FinalBattle with Kurome as Dark Orange ensues]].

** At the end of Hyperdimension G, Histoire mention she has an ally with experience in tracking. [[spoiler:It's implied she requests help from Anonydeath in tracking down the "Secret Organization [=AffimaX=]" base, although his name isn't mentioned]].

** In the Planeptune arc, [[spoiler:Warechu takes Kurome's curse aimed at Chuuko, turning him into a mindless monster until he's eventually defeated by Purple Heart and B-sha]].
** In the Lastation arc, [[spoiler:Black Sister shoves her sister out of range for the M-Gear's virus-filled DeadlyGas, nearly dying before K-sha saves her.]]

* AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent: After the [=CPUs=] are curbstomped by the Gold Third and their leadership usurped, they return to their respective nations to see what's going on after the G-1 Grand Prix incident, while finding the one who responsible for this mess; a quest that will ironically cause them to befriend the Gold Third members. In general, the character you focus on changes numerous times through the game. Not only Neptune and Nepgear, but also Noire, Blanc, and Vert get the spotlight for some time.
** '''Neptune:''' The people of Planeptune - even IF and Compa - have forgotten about her.. The nation is now ruled by B-Sha, a [[MoneyFetish money-lover]] who likes playing hero. The problem is, she has a huge phobia towards monsters. Neptune tries her best to both help B-Sha overcome her fears and restore the people's memories of her as the [=CPU=]...
** '''Noire:''' The former [=CPU=] is now a fugitive wanted by the Lastation authorities. She is saved by K-Sha and, unaware that she is with the Gold Third, the two become best friends. The situation complicates as K-Sha becomes obsessive over Noire and is provoked to attack Uni...
** '''Blanc:''' She takes up a job as a hunter for Lowee's Guild. While searching for Rom and Ram, she is attacked by a bunch of monsters and nearly killed. Luckily enough, she saved by C-Sha, the leader of Gold Third and current leader of Lowee. Despite the bad introduction, she develops a friendship with C-Sha after she helped her find her sisters. However, their friendship becomes threatened when they're faced by one of Lowee's corrupt officials.
** '''Vert:''' Taking a job as a soldier of Leanbox, she receive an order by S-Sha. Despite the job involving defeating some monsters, S-Sha seems to have sinister motives behind giving her those jobs.

* BittersweetEnding: The normal (Ascension) ending [[spoiler:has Neptune and Nepgear destroy Uzume's Share Crystal on her request, ending both the {{Big Bad}}'s [[HeroicSacrifice and her own life.]]]]

* PantyShot: Rife with them. It's actually quite hard to spend 5 minutes of gameplay without a panty shot.

* {{Macguffin}}: The [[UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast Swirl Console]] It sucks the Nep sisters into the Zerodimension in the first arc, and [=AffimaX=] spends much of the second arc trying to collect its parts. [[spoiler:This is in service of BigBad Kurome; her (and by extension, Uzume's) actual body is sealed inside.]]

* DisabledDeity: All CPU's and Candidates after [[spoiler:Kurome erases them from the minds of their subjects, crippling their share energy reserves. Added to this, the Gold Summits leech their shares even further.]] The direct consequence of this is a substantial decrease in their power output; they can still transform, but they are considerably less powerful than before.

* ExactWords: [[spoiler: Adult Neptune]] is ordered to stall Vert and Nepgear. They agree and even [[BadassNormal manage to go toe to toe with the two CPUs]]. However, [[spoiler: Adult Neptune]] calls off the fight and leaves partway through, pointing out that nobody told them for how long they had to stall. This is one of the hints that [[spoiler:Adult Neptune is actually working to subvert the villains from the inside.]]

* CosmicRetcon: [[spoiler:After Gold Third deliver a public CurbStompBattle to the [=CPUs=], further bolstering the already existing dissatisfaction with them produced from Affimojas' slander, Kurome rewrites Gameindustri to put Gold Third in charge of the four nations, while almost everyone forgets about the [=CPUs=] and even the mere concept of a [=CPU=]. It's ultimately fixed by [=NEXT=] Purple's Dimensional Slice, which simultaneously cuts through the negative energy possessing Affimojas.]]

* CrapsackWorld: Zero dimension. [[spoiler: A seriously ravaged Planeptune. It is later revealed that it's actually a depiction of Kurome's desires which are to destroy it along with the whole of Gamindustri. In a more meta level Heart Dimension also qualifies.]]

* SempaiKohai: Uzume begins to see herself as a sempai to the other [=CPUs=] [[spoiler:after learning she's a former [=CPU=] of Planeptune. Kurome also sees herself as a sempai, but it much more condescending about it.]]

* FalseReassurance: [[spoiler:After the BrainwashedAndCrazy [=CPUs=] appear, [[HopeSpot Noire scolds Neptune for joking about their intention to kill their sisters]]. Then states that they need to torture them first.]]

** In Heartdimension Neptunia H, [[spoiler:Dogoo Man manages to deliver a "[[Manga/OnePunchMan One]] [[MegatonPunch Punch]]" to '''Kurome''' of all people in Nepgear's route, and she was even staggered by it. This distracted her enough to allow the group and Steamax to recover the console she was after. The other characters aren't surprised that he was strong enough to do that so much as a BitCharacter like him getting the fist blow on the BigBad.]]

** In Heartdimension Neptunia H, [[spoiler:Dogoo Man manages to deliver a "[[Manga/OnePunchMan One]] [[MegatonPunch Punch]]" to '''Kurome''' of all people in Nepgear's route, and she was even staggered by it. This distracted her enough to allow the group and Steamax to recover the console she was after.]]

* EvilKnockoff: During the [[spoiler:Heart Dimension route in Heart Dimension H]], the [=CPUs=] are forced to fight against several replicas of themselves. They are so weak and half-baked that their personalities are straight up [[FlatCharacter stereotypes]]: Neptune's a CloudCuckoolander who just spouts gibberish, Noire's only line is an [[EvilLaugh Evil]] NoblewomansLaugh, Blanc's a berserker who can only speak in roars, and Vert's a brainless bimbo. The [[=CPUs=] sheepishly question if that's what they're actually like.

* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:When Kurome unleashes the BrainwashedAndCrazy [=CPUs=] on the other protagonists, Purple Hearts starts ''gleefully strangling'' her younger sister until the other Neptune rescues her and insists that they just give up on the [=CPUs=]. In the Ascension and Revival ending, Purple Heart's split-second look of horror at what she was doing convinces Nepgear that an IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight is still possible. In the bad ending, Kurome will go on to fuse the dimensions and wreak havoc with the brainwashed and dark [=CPUs=].]]