History VideoGame / SymphonyOfWar

* BadMoonRising: Chapter 4 has the Hero and Zelos notice the Crimson Star in the sky. Zelos notes that it's an omen, as every time this star is seen monumental events take place. Sure enough, the plot really kicks into gear after that chapter.

* ColorCodedArmies: Good guys are [[BlueIsHeroic blue]], bad guys are [[RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver red]], allies are green.

* DragonRider: The top tier class for dragons. Also The Hand of Zanatus rides a black dragon. [[spoiler:And continues to do so when he joins you as Zelos for the final couple of missions]].

* MercyRewarded: The forced surrender mechanic allows you to make most enemy squads with low morale give up the fight against you (and if they don't do so immediately, any unit "killed" in battle in a squad that can surrender will do so, though your troops will skip out on the first round of combat). It is heavily encouraged to do so too, as you get back some money and faction exp for ransoming back the remaining troops, and some achievements are unlocked by doing so. If the only units left in an enemy squad are nonattacking units like medics, they will automatically surrender or retreat.

* NumberTwo: Diana and Lysander share this role to the player character. When the PC is [[spoiler: dead for a while]], they lead separate branches of the rebellion, and later they tend to consider them both their most important lieutenants

* SizeShifter: Diana eventually gains the ability to turn into a massive Titan when she goes into battle. A dialogue with Stefan confirms that her titan form is actually now her true form - she reverts back to being (relatively) normal sized because it's easier to interact with others that way.

* {{Wutai}}: Being a love letter to japanese games of the 90s, which frequently included one of these, ''Symphony of War'' has its own example with Sayuna, though it's actually an interesting case as it blends {{Wutai}} with ArabianNightsDays. Sayunaa is a country located to the east, its people have notably far eastern features, their armies include a lot of samurai and in the narrative very ninja-esque characters also show up at one point - but Sayunaa is located in a desert and sayunaan names sound vaguely persian or turkic, bringing comparisons to ancient Iran to mind.

* ShortRangeLongRangeWeapon: Firearms can only be used against adjacent enemy units, but are considered ranged attacks and can thus be used on enemies on walls. Even longer range weapons such as bows and cannons can only be used against an enemy two tile away (except when the range is extended by terrain or structural factors). The tier 3 upgrade of archers and cannons extends their range to three tiles away.

* MamaBear: Diana is a kind-hearted Paladin who loves her son very much. When [[spoiler: Casamir threatens him to force her compliance]], even the PC (who is by now half-mad with rage) just steps aside to let her deliver the finishing blow.

* EleventhHourRanger: [[spoiler:Zelos as The Hand of Zanatus]] joins in the final chapter, as well as [[spoiler: Kuroda]].

* WhiteMagicianGirl: The female medic is the game's default healer unit, and the only one that's an exclusive healer besides Lysander. She can follow the exclusive healer tier to Hospitaller, Priestess, or Templar, or she can become a hybrid healer/fighter by becoming a Valkyrie or Paladin.

** Light infantry, such as skirmishers, rangers, rogues and assassins, have devastating attacks if they get in the first strike or can achieve an ambush, but are very vulnerable if they are on the defensive and another unit attacks them as they lack the hp and armor of heavier infantry.

* ThePaladin: A tier 3 upgrade for militia classes. In terms of a personality associated with this archetype, Diana is devoted to enforcing true justice even if it goes against an unjust law of the Empire.

* ShortRangeLongRangeWeapon: Firearms can only be used against adjacent enemy units, but are considered ranged attacks and can thus be used on enemies on walls. Even longer range weapons such as bows can only be used against an enemy two tile away (except when the range is extended by terrain or structural factors). The tier 3 upgrade of archers extends their range to three tiles away.

* GayOption: Zelos, Sybil and Diana are both available to the Lord, regardless of gender. All three are bisexual, however, and Diana and Sybil are not available to each other.

* ShoutOut: [[spoiler:After returning from the dead]], the player character's class becomes "Lord". A heavily armored sword wielder who calls lighting from the sky to strike down an entire enemy squad. In ''VideoGame/OgreBattleTheMarchOfTheBlackQueen'' the player character is also has the lord class, with a similar attack (if of neutral alignment) while wielding a sword.

* WakeUpCallBoss: Chapter 9. Up until then, a fairly plain strategy of "heavy foot at the front, priestesses in the back" gets you through the game, but then you have to fight the Empire's Gunners. They have an ArmorPiercingAttack, which means that your infantry's heavy armor won't let you just tank them. It's the game's way of telling you that you might want to include light and archer units in your army too.

* WhiteMagicianGirl: The female medic is the game's default healer unit, and the only one that's an exclusive healer besides Lysander. She can follow the exclusive healer tier to Hospitaller, Priestess, or Templar, or she can become a hybrid healer/fighter by becoming an Valkyrie or Paladin.

* ShortRangeLongRangeWeapon: Firearms can only be used against adjacent enemy units, but are considered ranged attacks and can thus be used on enemies on walls.

* WhiteMagicianGirl: The female medic is the game's default healer unit, and the only one that's an exclusive healer besides Lysander. She can follow the exclusive healer tier to Hospitaller, Priestess, or Templar, or she can become a hybrid healer/fighter by becoming a Valkyrie.

* ThatBattleDidntCount: In Chapter 12, if you win, the game just proceeds as if you'd lost, since [[spoiler: the main character has to die to progress the plot]].