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''Tales of Destiny'' is the second mainline entry in the ''VideoGame/TalesSeries''. The game was released on December 23rd, 1997 in Japan on the UsefulNotes/PlayStation. It received an international release on September 30th, 1998 in North America.

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''Tales of Destiny'' is the second mainline entry in the ''VideoGame/TalesSeries''. The game was released on December 23rd, 1997 in Japan on the UsefulNotes/PlayStation.Platform/PlayStation. It received an international release on September 30th, 1998 in North America.



* '''Karyl Sheeden''': A [[SpoonyBard runaway bard]], and a Prince of Sheeden. Known as Johnny [[{{Wutai}} Shiden]] in Japan.

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* '''Karyl Sheeden''': A [[SpoonyBard [[TheBard runaway bard]], and a Prince of Sheeden. Known as Johnny [[{{Wutai}} Shiden]] in Japan.
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* {{SNK Boss}}: The FinalBoss in the remake ([[spoiler:Miktran Excessive]]) very much counts. He [[BeamSpam spams lasers]] like he's at a seventies discotheque and will punish you severely if you ever let him out of combo-lock. He TurnsRed when his health hits 25% and breaks out his [[LimitBreak Blast Caliber]] at 5%. Furthermore, if you beat BonusBoss [[spoiler:Barbatos]] before you fight him, he gains three secret [[LimitBreak Blast Calibers]] that are so powerful that even ''one'' is almost guaranteed to [[OneHitKill wipe out your party]]. He will also counter with those special Blast Calibers if you so much as ''dare'' to try to use your best attacks against him.

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* {{SNK Boss}}: SNKBoss: The FinalBoss in the remake ([[spoiler:Miktran Excessive]]) very much counts. He [[BeamSpam spams lasers]] like he's at a seventies discotheque and will punish you severely if you ever let him out of combo-lock. He TurnsRed when his health hits 25% and breaks out his [[LimitBreak Blast Caliber]] at 5%. Furthermore, if you beat BonusBoss [[spoiler:Barbatos]] before you fight him, he gains three secret [[LimitBreak Blast Calibers]] that are so powerful that even ''one'' is almost guaranteed to [[OneHitKill wipe out your party]]. He will also counter with those special Blast Calibers if you so much as ''dare'' to try to use your best attacks against him.
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* OfficialCouple: While the [=PlayStation=] version sends mixed signals about Stahn's romantic interests, the sequel makes it clear that he and Rutee end up together. As a result, the remake all but removes ShipTease toward any woman other than Rutee.

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* OfficialCouple: While the [=PlayStation=] version sends mixed signals about Stahn's romantic interests, the sequel makes it clear that he and Rutee end up together. As a result, the remake all but removes ShipTease toward any woman other than Rutee. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] with how [[VideoGame/TalesOfDestiny2 they're supposed to be married and have a child in the sequel.]] Any other pairing would throw said sequel into a paradox.

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* AnotherSideAnotherStory: The Director's Cut of the [=PS2=] remake has a special scenario where Leon Magnus is the protagonist. It is available from the start of the game and does not require playing through the standard game first (although that's advisable; Leon is in the know about several things that are spoilers to Stahn). And, of course, it [[DownerEnding ends a lot faster]].



** Lilith is ''really'' good in the PSX Version if you get her into the party somehow.

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** Lilith is ''really'' good in the PSX Version version if you get her into the party somehow.



* OvershadowedByAwesome: Every non Swordian-user tends to be forgotten because the Swordian Masters are just too broken (especially Leon). The fact that you can use Narikiri Dolls to clone them (four-Leon party]) doesn't help. However; it's still notable that in the remake, the non-Swordian users actually ''can'' be pretty good. Especially [[QuirkyBard Johnny]] and Lilith.

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* OutOfFocus: Early on, the game devotes some screen time to the Seven Generals of Seinegald. We learn which of them are popular with the public, and about how they get interact with one another...but they don't help with the Eye of Atamoni recovery. They don't do anything plot-significant until the end of the game. And even then still not much.
* OvershadowedByAwesome: Every non Swordian-user tends to be forgotten because the Swordian Masters are just too broken (especially Leon). The fact that you can use Narikiri Dolls to clone them (four-Leon party]) party) doesn't help. However; it's still notable that in the remake, the non-Swordian users actually ''can'' be pretty good. Especially [[QuirkyBard Johnny]] and Lilith.



* TheWisePrince: Woodrow/Garr is royalty WalkingTheEarth among the people of Phandaria so he can get to know them as people, not just as subjects. He doesn't tell anyone he is the prince of Phandaria unless there is a good reason to do it.

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* YouDidntAsk: The Swordians have a habit of withholding information from the Swordian Masters.
** Examples range from minor concerns - like how Dymlos only comes clean about his CallToAdventure MotivationalLie [[spoiler:as he says his final goodbye to Stahn.]]
** To matters of expedience - [[spoiler:in the [=PSX=] version, Dymlos reveals that he, Atwight and Clemente planned to destroy the Eye of Atamoni once they recovered it only after the plan fails. They could have improved their odds of success by bringing Stahn, Rutee and Philia into their confidence, even though they would have to overcome Rutee's inevitable objections.]] Of course, [[TheoryOfNarrativeCausality if that worked the whole second half of the game wouldn't occur]].
** To very ill-advised omissions - [[spoiler:Atwight knew Rutee's family history all along and passed on every opportunity to tell her, leaving Leon with an opening to use it to hurt both of them.]]
* TheWisePrince: Woodrow/Garr is royalty WalkingTheEarth among so he can get to know the people of Phandaria so he can get to know them as people, not just as subjects. He doesn't tell anyone he is the prince of Phandaria unless there is a good reason to do it.



* VillainWithGoodPublicity: [[spoiler: Hugo is the president of the world's largest company]] and has a reputation that precedes him. He is wealthy, well-connected, and the King of Seinegald counts him among his most trusted advisors. [[spoiler: So when he steals the Eye of Atamoni himself, no one even tries to stop him.]]

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* VillainWithGoodPublicity: [[spoiler: Hugo is the president of the world's largest company]] and has a reputation that precedes him. He is wealthy, well-connected, and the King of Seinegald counts him among his most trusted advisors. [[spoiler: So when he steals plots to steal the Eye of Atamoni himself, no one even tries to stop him.sees it coming.]]

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Johnny's not just wealthy, he's a prince.


* '''Karyl Sheeden''': A [[SpoonyBard runaway bard]], son of a wealthy family. Known as Johnny [[{{Wutai}} Shiden]] in Japan.

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* '''Karyl Sheeden''': A [[SpoonyBard runaway bard]], son and a Prince of a wealthy family.Sheeden. Known as Johnny [[{{Wutai}} Shiden]] in Japan.



* CantDropTheHero: The original game only allowed for player 1 to control Stahn. The other party members could be made playable with an equipable item, but without cheat codes Stahn ''had'' to be in the party. The game allowed for the Swordians to be swapped to Stahn [[AntiFrustrationFeatures to mitigate any frustration of being locked in to one element only.]]



** There are three big player character name changes - Woodrow Kelvin to Garr Kelvin, Mighty Kongman to Bruiser Khang, and Johnny Sheeden to Karyl Sheeden.

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** There are three big player character name changes - Woodrow Kelvin to Garr Kelvin, Mighty Kongman to Bruiser Khang, and Johnny Sheeden to Karyl Sheeden.Sheeden[[note]]But left Johnny's piano labeled "Johnny".[[/note]]

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* AnIcePerson: Rutee, via Atwight, uses healing magic and ice-based offensive magic. Atwight displays more of the typical character traits of the trope than Rutee does - Atwight is a calm and mature [[TheMedic medic]] while Rutee is abrasive and calculating.

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* AnIcePerson: Rutee, via Atwight, uses healing magic and ice-based offensive magic. Atwight displays more of the typical character traits of the trope than Rutee does - Atwight is a calm and mature [[TheMedic medic]] while Rutee is abrasive and calculating.attack magic.



* ApocalypseHow: The [[spoiler:reformation of the Aethershpere]] causes worldwide societal disruption during the second half of the game, with the threat of the total extinction of the surface world if the villain's scheme goes unchecked. While the heroes succeed in preventing extinction, the damage is extensive enough that some regions of the world are sliding into societal collapse by the time of ''VideoGame/TalesOfDestiny2''.

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* ApocalypseHow: The [[spoiler:reformation [[spoiler:formation of the Aethershpere]] causes worldwide societal disruption during the second half of the game, with the threat of the total extinction of the surface world if the villain's scheme goes unchecked. While the heroes succeed in preventing extinction, the damage is extensive enough that some regions of the world are sliding into societal collapse by the time of ''VideoGame/TalesOfDestiny2''.''VideoGame/TalesOfDestiny2''.
* ArcVillain: The main antagonist for the first half of the story is [[spoiler:Lydon/Grebaum,]] a high priest of the Seinegald Straylize Temple. He takes advantage of his rank to steal the Eye of Atamoni, then embarks on a campaign of world conquest with a small army of followers scattered around the globe.
* ArtEvolution: Compare Inomata's character artwork between the original PSX game and the [=PS2=] remake. It's almost like they hired an entirely new artist. (Ten years of improvement will do that.)



* ArtEvolution: Compare Inomata's character artwork between the original PSX game and the [=PS2=] remake. It's almost like they hired an entirely new artist. (Ten years of improvement will do that.)
* BadassFamily:
** If Stahn, Lilith [[spoiler:and Lymle/Rimul]], [[spoiler:Rutee]], and Kyle are any indication, the Aileron clan.

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* ArtEvolution: Compare Inomata's character artwork between the original PSX game and the [=PS2=] remake. It's almost like they hired an entirely new artist. (Ten years of improvement will do that.)
* BadassFamily:
** If Stahn, Lilith [[spoiler:and Lymle/Rimul]], [[spoiler:Rutee]], and Kyle are any indication, the
BadassFamily: The Aileron clan.family has a considerable HeroicLineage. Stahn decides to go adventuring after hearing his grandfather Thomas's stories of serving in the Seinegald army. However, Stahn and his sister Lilith both blow Thomas out of the water in terms of what they are capable of, and both of them pass their basdassery down to their respective children, Kyle and Lymle/Rimul.



* BetterToDieThanBeKilled: [[spoiler:Both Batista and Ilene]] opt to end their own lives rather than leave their fates in the hands of the heroes. [[spoiler:Ilene appears to regret where her path led her and sees no way out, even though Stahn would have forgiven her. Batista may intend to spare Philia further grief since execution is probably in his future. (Likely an extra-judicial one courtesy of Leon.)]]



* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In the original game, Leon was a two-dimensional {{Jerkass}} who happened to be in a sympathetic situation. Fans latched onto the tragic portion of his character, and in subsequent appearances Leon was developed into a cold-hearted but reluctant antagonist. This modern perspective makes some of his more malevolent actions in the original (like shocking Rutee with her electric tiara every time she said something to annoy him) seem out of place.

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* TheChainOfHarm: The Gilchrist-Katrea family tragedy spreads harm to the ''entire world''. [[spoiler:Hugo, driven insane by Miktran, abuses Leon and raises him as a TykeBomb.]] Leon interacts with the world in accordance with his upbringing and passes his abuse on to his inferiors - Stahn and Rutee. He doesn't realize it, but he is distancing himself from the only people [[spoiler:capable of standing up to Hugo and extricating him from circumstances that will get him killed. Instead he chooses to go it alone, still complicit in Hugo's scheme, and furthers the cycle of abuse while becoming its most tragic victim.]]
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In the original game, Leon was is a two-dimensional {{Jerkass}} short-tempered JerkassWoobie who happened has the authority to be in inflict corporal punishment on his teammates for stepping out of line, and he makes use of it - a sympathetic situation.lot - especially on Rutee. Fans latched onto the tragic portion of his character, and in subsequent appearances Leon was developed into a cold-hearted but reluctant antagonist. This modern perspective makes some of his more malevolent actions in the original (like shocking Rutee with her electric tiara every time she said something to annoy him) seem out of place.



* CrystalDragonJesus: The English version features a bit of {{Bowdlerization}} courtesy of naming the god of setting Atamoni, when in Japanese the god was simply called "God". Incidentally, Atamoni is the [[SdrawkcabName last name of the game's character designer spelled backwards]].

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* CrystalDragonJesus: The English version features a bit Straylize Temple/the Order of {{Bowdlerization}} courtesy of naming Atamoni has a Christian-esque hierarchy with bishops and priests, but also has priestesses. Considering that their deity is the god of setting Atamoni, when in Japanese the god was simply called "God".all-loving Goddess Atamoni perhaps that is not surprising. Incidentally, Atamoni is the [[SdrawkcabName last name of the game's character designer spelled backwards]].



* DiscOneFinalBoss: The plot in the first half of the game is driven by the search for Lydon/Grebaum to recover the artifact he stole. Eventually the heroes catch up to him and have a decisive battle against him, but their sense of accomplishment is short-lived [[spoiler:since Hugo's intentions for the Eye of Atamoni are much, much worse than Lydon's ever were.]]
* DiscOneFinalDungeon: The events in Heidelberg Castle seem climactic, with [[spoiler:Lydon making his final stand]] in the castle tower and even using a Draconis to attack the party, but there is so much more to come.

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* DiscOneFinalBoss: The plot in the first half of the game is driven by the search for main characters chase Lydon/Grebaum across the world to recover the artifact he stole. Eventually the heroes catch up to him and have a decisive battle against him, but their sense of accomplishment is short-lived [[spoiler:since Hugo's intentions for the Eye of Atamoni are much, much worse than Lydon's ever were.]]
* DiscOneFinalDungeon: The events in Heidelberg Castle seem climactic, with [[spoiler:Lydon making his final stand]] in the castle tower and (in the remake) even using a the Draconis to attack the party, but there is so much more to come.



* DualWielding: Leon in the remake and all appearances since then. In the original game, he wielded a sword and shield.
* DubNameChange: A fair number of them, but often the changes are minor; for instance the English rendition of the main character's name was changed from "Stan" to "Stahn" to better inform pronunciation. A couple player characters had their last names altered to sound a bit more evocative; for instance, Mary Agent to Mary A'''r'''gent.
** There are three big player characters name changes to keep in mind:\\
-Woodrow Kelvin to Garr Kelvin.\\
-Mighty Kongman to Bruiser Khang.\\
-Johnny Sheeden to Karyl Sheeden.

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* DualWielding: Leon in the remake and all appearances since then. In the original game, he wielded a sword and shield.
shield. Woodrow/Garr fights with bow and sword at the same time.
* DubNameChange: A fair number of them, but often the changes are minor; for instance the English rendition of the main character's name was changed from "Stan" to "Stahn" to better inform pronunciation. pronunciation, for example. A couple few player characters had their last names altered to sound a bit more evocative; for instance, Mary Agent Rutee Katret to Mary A'''r'''gent.
Rutee Katrea.
** There are three big player characters character name changes to keep in mind:\\
-Woodrow
- Woodrow Kelvin to Garr Kelvin.\\
-Mighty
Kelvin, Mighty Kongman to Bruiser Khang.\\
-Johnny
Khang, and Johnny Sheeden to Karyl Sheeden.



*DyingAsYourself: [[spoiler:When the party confronts and defeats Hugo in the [=PSX=] version, he admits all of his wrongdoings and apologizes to Rutee with his dying breath before Miktran appears in the flesh.]]



* EmpathicWeapon: The Swordians are imprinted with the personalities of ancient heroes, and are absolutely characters in their own right. Dymlos even takes advantage of some aspects of this trope to convince Stahn to help him.

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* EmpathicWeapon: The Swordians are imprinted with the personalities of ancient heroes, and are absolutely characters in have minds of their own right.own. Dymlos even takes advantage of some aspects of this trope to convince Stahn to help him.



* EquippableAlly: The Swordians are sentient magical swords containing the minds of a team of ancient heroes. Each Swordian picks a specific wielder, or Swordian Master, although the original version of the game allows for swapping Swordians to gain access to different kinds of elemental magic. In the [=PS2=] remake, the Swordian Masters can only equip their plot-assigned Swordian.



* FantasticNuke: The Eye of Atamoni is highly unstable, cataclysmically destructive, and nearly impossible to destroy (in a controlled way, anyway). At the start of the game it is in high-security storage, but it is stolen in an InsideJob. A large portion of the game is an EmptyQuiver recovery operation undertaken by BoxedCrook government agents. [[OutOfGenreExperience This all sounds suspiciously like a political thriller, but in practice the game still plays mostly like a bunch of young fortune-seekers on a fun adventure most of the time.]] At least, until the CerebusSyndrome ''really'' sets in.



* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler:Rutee and Hugo]], and [[spoiler:Rutee and Leon too]].
* MakingASplash: Rutee/Atwight.
* TheManBehindTheMan: [[spoiler:Miktran]] behind [[spoiler:Hugo]], who in turn is behind [[spoiler:Grebaum]].

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* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler:Rutee and Hugo]], and [[spoiler:Rutee and Leon too]].
As part of a [[WhamEpisode big turning point in the story]], [[spoiler:Rutee, who was raised in an orphanage, learns that Hugo is her biological father]]. The [=PlayStation=] version also formally reveals at this point that [[spoiler:Leon is Hugo's son, (though that was kind of an open secret), making him Rutee's younger brother.]]
* MakingASplash: Rutee/Atwight.
Ice and water are both Atwight's elemental domain, giving Rutee access to [[HealItWithWater healing magic]]. Atwight displays more of the typical character traits of the trope than Rutee does - Atwight is a calm and mature [[TheMedic medic]] while Rutee is abrasive and calculating.
* TheManBehindTheMan: [[spoiler:Miktran]] behind [[spoiler:Hugo]], who [[spoiler:Hugo]] is the prime instigator of the events of the game, but he would probably have been a normal person if he hadn't [[spoiler:found the Swordian Berselius and the real BigBad that's hitching a ride in turn is behind [[spoiler:Grebaum]].its core crystal - Kronos/Miktran, King of the Aetherians.]] In some versions of the story, like the Mao Kuon manga, [[spoiler:Miktran engages Hugo in a DealWithDevil instead, sorting him a bit more definitely in the villain camp.]]



* OfficialCouple: Stahn and Rutee, as seen in Tales of Destiny 2.

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* OfficialCouple: Stahn While the [=PlayStation=] version sends mixed signals about Stahn's romantic interests, the sequel makes it clear that he and Rutee, as seen in Tales of Destiny 2.Rutee end up together. As a result, the remake all but removes ShipTease toward any woman other than Rutee.



* OvershadowedByAwesome: Every non Swordian-user tends to be forgotten because the Swordian Masters are just too broken (especially Leon). The fact that you can use Narikiri Dolls to clone them (four-Leon party]) doesn't help. However; it's still notable that in the remake, the non-Swordian users actually ''can'' be pretty good. Especially [[SpoonyBard Johnny]] and Lilith.
* PermanentlyMissableContent: This game started the Tales tradition of easily-missable side quests.
* PetTheDog: Hugo has his moments. Early on when he has the heroes under his control (not only does he have shock [[strike:collars]] tiaras on them, but he has ''legal custody'' because they've been arrested for trespassing) and forces them to search for the Eye Of Atamoni, he still agrees to Rutee's request for a monetary reward. When Leon complains that he doesn't ''need'' to do that, Hugo replies that a reward would motivate the heroes to do a better job. [[spoiler:This scene takes on a whole new meaning when you find out later that Hugo is being {{Brainwashed}} by Miktran, is desperately trying to resist said brainwashing, and recognizes Rutee as the daughter he sent to safety before Miktran took control of him]]. [[KickTheDog However, he indulges in this to an extreme degree in Leon's side of the remake, taking every opportunity to kick his son while he's down even when such levels of cruelty to control him probably weren't necessary.]]

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* OvershadowedByAwesome: Every non Swordian-user tends to be forgotten because the Swordian Masters are just too broken (especially Leon). The fact that you can use Narikiri Dolls to clone them (four-Leon party]) doesn't help. However; it's still notable that in the remake, the non-Swordian users actually ''can'' be pretty good. Especially [[SpoonyBard [[QuirkyBard Johnny]] and Lilith.
* PermanentlyMissableContent: This game started the Tales tradition of easily-missable side quests.
quests by placing items needed to enter the Tower of Druaga in areas that get locked off .
* PetTheDog: Hugo has his moments. Early on when he has the heroes under his control (not only does he have shock [[strike:collars]] tiaras on them, but he has ''legal custody'' because they've been arrested for trespassing) and forces them to search for the Eye Of Atamoni, he still agrees to Rutee's request for a monetary reward. When Leon complains that he doesn't ''need'' to do that, Hugo replies that a reward would motivate the heroes to do a better job. [[spoiler:This scene takes on a whole new meaning when you find out later that Hugo is being {{Brainwashed}} by Miktran, is desperately trying to resist said brainwashing, and recognizes Rutee as the daughter he sent to safety before Miktran took control of him]]. [[KickTheDog However, he indulges in this to an extreme degree in Leon's side of him. On the remake, taking flip side, he takes every opportunity to [[KickTheDog kick his son while he's down down]] in Leon's Side - even when such levels of cruelty to control him probably weren't necessary.necessary to control him.]]



* PlayingWithFire: Dymlos gives Stahn access to fire magic. Both Stahn and Dymlos zigzag the personality and themeing adjuncts of the trope in some interesting ways. Dymlos is [[TranquilFury good at keeping his fiery nature under wraps]], and while Stahn lets his HotBlooded flag fly, neither of them ''look'' especially like fire-guys. Stahn even looks like he should have air powers with his ScarfOfAsskicking blowing behind him - plus an aileron is part of an aircraft wing.

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* PlayingWithFire: Dymlos gives Stahn access to fire magic. Both Stahn and Dymlos zigzag the personality and themeing theming adjuncts of the trope in some interesting ways. Dymlos is [[TranquilFury good at keeping his fiery nature under wraps]], and while Stahn lets his HotBlooded flag fly, neither of them ''look'' especially like fire-guys. Stahn even looks like he should have air powers with his ScarfOfAsskicking blowing behind him - plus an aileron is part of an aircraft wing.



* SpritePolygonMix: Every version of the game employs this trope, although the nature of the mix varies. The original started development as a SuperFamicom game and it shows - the game makes limited use of polygons mostly on effects. The remake maintains the [=2D=] aesthic of the original but incorporates [=3D=] to add variety to the visuals.

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* SpritePolygonMix: Every version of the game employs this trope, although the nature of the mix varies. The original started entered development as a SuperFamicom Super Famicom game and it shows - the game makes limited use of polygons mostly on effects. The remake maintains the [=2D=] aesthic of the original but incorporates [=3D=] to add variety to the visuals.



* TakenForGranite: How you meet Philia for the first time.

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* TakenForGranite: How you meet In her introduction scene Philia for has been turned to stone. In the first time.remake, Stahn and Mary [[ComicallyMissingThePoint remark on what an uncanny work of art she is]] until it's pointed out that the statue is really a person.



%%* {{Tsundere}}:
%%** Rutee.
%%** For a male example, Leon in the remake.
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%%* * {{Tsundere}}:
%%** Rutee.
%%** For a male example, Leon
** Rutee's quick wit, sharp tongue, and me-first attitude makes her one of the most ''tsun'' tsunderes in the remake.
%%*
''Tales series''. She is a JerkWithAHeartOfGold, but it takes fully half the game before she reveals it.
** Leon, originally just harsh and cold-hearted, is allowed to [[DefrostingIceQueen defrost a little bit]] in the remake and show some tsundere-style vulnerability.
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TheWisePrince: Woodrow/Garr.Woodrow/Garr is royalty WalkingTheEarth among the people of Phandaria so he can get to know them as people, not just as subjects. He doesn't tell anyone he is the prince of Phandaria unless there is a good reason to do it.




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* VillainWithGoodPublicity: [[spoiler: Hugo is the president of the world's largest company]] and has a reputation that precedes him. He is wealthy, well-connected, and the King of Seinegald counts him among his most trusted advisors. [[spoiler: So when he steals the Eye of Atamoni himself, no one even tries to stop him.]]

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* CityOfCanals: Aquaveil is practically a country of canals. The English version goes out of its way to link the area to Venice by changing one of the name of one of the city-states from "Toukei" to the Italian-sounding "Terazzi". Originally it was strictly a Wutai-flavor country of canals.

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* CityOfCanals: Aquaveil is practically a country of canals. The English version goes out of its way to link the area creates new associations to Venice by changing one of the name of one of the Aquaveil city-states from "Toukei" to the Italian-sounding "Terazzi". Originally it was strictly a Wutai-flavor an entirely [[{{Wutai}} Wutai-flavored]] country of canals.



* DeathEqualsRedemption: [[spoiler:Leon in the remake. He still betrays the party for Marian's sake, but acknowledges that he could have approached the whole situation better and commits to a HeroicSacrifice so the the rest of the party can survive.]]



* DiscOneFinalBoss: The plot in the first half of the game is driven by the search for [[spoiler:Lydon/Grebaum]] to recover the artifact he stole. Eventually the heroes catch up to him and have a decisive battle against him, but their sense of accomplishment is short-lived [[spoiler:since Hugo's intentions for the Eye of Atamoni are much, much worse than Lydon's ever were.]]

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* DiscOneFinalBoss: The plot in the first half of the game is driven by the search for [[spoiler:Lydon/Grebaum]] Lydon/Grebaum to recover the artifact he stole. Eventually the heroes catch up to him and have a decisive battle against him, but their sense of accomplishment is short-lived [[spoiler:since Hugo's intentions for the Eye of Atamoni are much, much worse than Lydon's ever were.]]



** There are three big player characters name changes:
*** Woodrow Kelvin to Garr Kelvin.
*** Mighty Kongman to Bruiser Khang.
*** Johnny Sheeden to Karyl Sheeden.
** Antagonists also received name changes. Lydon was originally named Grebaum, and Kronos was originally named Miktran back before anyone knew to expect names like that from the ''Tales'' franchise.

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** There are three big player characters name changes:
*** Woodrow
changes to keep in mind:\\
-Woodrow
Kelvin to Garr Kelvin.
*** Mighty
Kelvin.\\
-Mighty
Kongman to Bruiser Khang.
*** Johnny
Khang.\\
-Johnny
Sheeden to Karyl Sheeden.
** Antagonists also received name changes. Lydon Bernhardt was originally named Grebaum, Grebaum Bernhardt, and Kronos was originally named Miktran was changed to Kronos back before anyone knew to expect names like that Miktran from the ''Tales'' franchise.''Tales series''.



* ElectricTorture: A PlayedForLaughs HarmlessElectrocution version. Stahn, Rutee and Mary get arrested and PressGanged into the plot with shock tiaras fitted to their heads to ensure compliance. Leon serves as their jailer. He has the ability to electrocute them at any time and the willingness to do so for offenses as minor as complaining about what a jerk he is. The original game seems to think this ComedicSociopathy is all in good fun (but still goes so far as to subvert it with the Batista interrogation; see Jack Bauer Interrogation Technique below,) but the remake dials all of this back to the point that Leon only activates the tiaras a handful of times.



* JackBauerInterrogationTechnique: Leon gives Batista a sound beating after he's captured, to the point where Stahn is freaked out. He tops it off by putting Mary's electroshocking tiara on him, though that was meant to act as a tracking mechanism.
* {{Leitmotif}}: Use of leitmotif is limited in comparison to some games in the series, but there is a music box version of ''Yume de Aru Youni'' used in-game. In the remake, Leon's battle theme ''Irony of Fate'' gets a sad piano arrangement.

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* JackBauerInterrogationTechnique: The ComedicSociopathy that hinges on Leon's sadistic tendencies early in the game takes an uncomfortable turn when the party captures Batista, one of Lydon's accomplices. Leon gives Batista a sound beating after he's captured, beats the snot out of Bastisa to try to get him to talk, the point where Stahn is freaked out. He tops it off by putting Mary's electroshocking tiara on him, though that was meant to act as a tracking mechanism.
* {{Leitmotif}}: Use of leitmotif is limited in comparison to some games in the series, but there is a music box NostalgicMusicBox version of ''Yume de Aru Youni'' used in-game. In the remake, Leon's battle theme ''Irony of Fate'' Fate'', originally a very intense battle song, gets a [[LonelyPianoPiece sad piano arrangement.arrangement]] to compliment the tragic nature of his story.



* MightyGlacier: The musclebound Kongman/Khang can deal a lot of damage, but he is not very fast.

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* MightyGlacier: The musclebound Musclebound Kongman/Khang can deal a lot of damage, but he is not very fast.



* PlayingWithFire: Dymlos give Stahn access to fire magic. Both Stahn and Dymlos zigzag the personality and themeing adjuncts of the trope in some interesting ways. Dymlos is [[TranquilFury good at keeping his fiery nature under wraps]], and while Stahn lets his HotBlooded flag fly, neither of them ''look'' especially like fire-guys. Stahn even looks like he should have air powers with his ScarfOfAsskicking blowing behind him - plus an aileron is part of an aircraft wing.

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* PlayingWithFire: Dymlos give gives Stahn access to fire magic. Both Stahn and Dymlos zigzag the personality and themeing adjuncts of the trope in some interesting ways. Dymlos is [[TranquilFury good at keeping his fiery nature under wraps]], and while Stahn lets his HotBlooded flag fly, neither of them ''look'' especially like fire-guys. Stahn even looks like he should have air powers with his ScarfOfAsskicking blowing behind him - plus an aileron is part of an aircraft wing.



* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:Leon and...well, Leon again. He's good at that.]]



* {{Retcon}}: In the sequel, [[spoiler:Judas mentions that he only learned dual wielding after Elraine brought him back.]]

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* {{Retcon}}: In Leon's retroactive DualWielding. [[spoiler:In the sequel, [[spoiler:Judas mentions Judas actually has an explanation for his change in fighting style, mentioning that he only learned dual wielding after Elraine brought him back.]]resurrected him.]] Never mind that, though. The thing that really matters is that it suits his character so well that it just stuck.



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%%* * TalkingWeapon: The Swordians.Swordians, with some caveats. They only talk telepathically, and not everyone is capable of hearing them.

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* CityOfCanals: Aquaveil is practically a country of canals.

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* CityOfCanals: Aquaveil is practically a country of canals. The English version goes out of its way to link the area to Venice by changing one of the name of one of the city-states from "Toukei" to the Italian-sounding "Terazzi". Originally it was strictly a Wutai-flavor country of canals.



* DiscOneFinalBoss: The plot in the first half of the game is driven by the search for [[spoiler:Lydon/Graybaum]] to recover the artifact he stole. Eventually the heroes catch up to him and have a decisive battle against him, but their sense of accomplishment is short-lived [[spoiler:since Hugo's intentions for the Eye of Atamoni are much, much worse than Lydon's ever were.]]

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* DiscOneFinalBoss: The plot in the first half of the game is driven by the search for [[spoiler:Lydon/Graybaum]] [[spoiler:Lydon/Grebaum]] to recover the artifact he stole. Eventually the heroes catch up to him and have a decisive battle against him, but their sense of accomplishment is short-lived [[spoiler:since Hugo's intentions for the Eye of Atamoni are much, much worse than Lydon's ever were.]]



* DualWielding: Leon in the remake, and ever since then. (In the original game, he wielded a sword and shield.)
%%* TheDragon:
%%** [[spoiler:Hugo]] to an extent.
%%** [[spoiler:Leon]] is essentially [[spoiler:Hugo]]'s Dragon.
* EasyModeMockery: Barbatos' "Cheap Eliminate" move: a OneHitKill for the whole party that he only uses if you dare to fight him on the easiest difficulty setting. If you dare to hack the game for infinite jumps to dodge it, he'll then switch to another attack that simply encompasses the entire screen.
* ElementalPowers: The Swordians: [[PlayingWithFire Stahn/Dymlos]], [[MakingASplash Rutee]]/[[AnIcePerson Atwight]], [[DishingOutDirt Leon]]/[[CastingAShadow Chaltier]], [[ShockAndAwe Philia]]/[[HolyHandGrenade Clemente]], [[BlowYouAway Garr/Igtenos]], [[spoiler:[[CastingAShadow Miktran]]]]/[[HolyHandGrenade Berselius]].

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* DualWielding: Leon in the remake, remake and ever all appearances since then. (In In the original game, he wielded a sword and shield.)
%%* TheDragon:
%%** [[spoiler:Hugo]]
shield.
* DubNameChange: A fair number of them, but often the changes are minor; for instance the English rendition of the main character's name was changed from "Stan"
to an extent.
%%** [[spoiler:Leon]] is essentially [[spoiler:Hugo]]'s Dragon.
"Stahn" to better inform pronunciation. A couple player characters had their last names altered to sound a bit more evocative; for instance, Mary Agent to Mary A'''r'''gent.
** There are three big player characters name changes:
*** Woodrow Kelvin to Garr Kelvin.
*** Mighty Kongman to Bruiser Khang.
*** Johnny Sheeden to Karyl Sheeden.
** Antagonists also received name changes. Lydon was originally named Grebaum, and Kronos was originally named Miktran back before anyone knew to expect names like that from the ''Tales'' franchise.
* EasyModeMockery: In the remake, Barbatos' "Cheap Eliminate" move: move is a OneHitKill for the whole party that he only uses if you dare to fight him on the easiest difficulty setting. If you dare to hack the game for infinite jumps to dodge it, he'll then switch to another attack that simply encompasses the entire screen.
* ElementalPowers: The Swordians: [[PlayingWithFire Stahn/Dymlos]], [[MakingASplash Rutee]]/[[AnIcePerson Atwight]], [[DishingOutDirt Leon]]/[[CastingAShadow Chaltier]], [[ShockAndAwe Philia]]/[[HolyHandGrenade Clemente]], [[BlowYouAway Garr/Igtenos]], [[spoiler:[[CastingAShadow Miktran]]]]/[[HolyHandGrenade Berselius]].game uses the classic fire/water/earth/wind element scheme, but with some common ''Tales'' series extensions for lightening, darkness, and light. The Swordians each represent one of these elements [[spoiler:but Berselius doubles up and has darkness and light.]]



* {{Leitmotif}}: Leon's Irony of Fate.

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* {{Leitmotif}}: Use of leitmotif is limited in comparison to some games in the series, but there is a music box version of ''Yume de Aru Youni'' used in-game. In the remake, Leon's Irony battle theme ''Irony of Fate.Fate'' gets a sad piano arrangement.



%%* MightyGlacier: Kongman/Khang.

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%%* * MightyGlacier: Kongman/Khang.The musclebound Kongman/Khang can deal a lot of damage, but he is not very fast.



* NonStandardGameOver: Beat Leon in the HopelessBossFight early in the game and you get an alternate ending immediately afterwards.

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* NonStandardGameOver: Beat Beating Leon in the HopelessBossFight early in the game and you get triggers an alternate ending immediately afterwards.



* PlayingWithFire: Stahn/Dymlos.

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* PlayingWithFire: Stahn/Dymlos.Dymlos give Stahn access to fire magic. Both Stahn and Dymlos zigzag the personality and themeing adjuncts of the trope in some interesting ways. Dymlos is [[TranquilFury good at keeping his fiery nature under wraps]], and while Stahn lets his HotBlooded flag fly, neither of them ''look'' especially like fire-guys. Stahn even looks like he should have air powers with his ScarfOfAsskicking blowing behind him - plus an aileron is part of an aircraft wing.



* ShockAndAwe: Philia.

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* ShockAndAwe: Philia.Philia has access to lightening magic through Clemente. Being a magic specialist, Clemente grants spells of other elements too.



%%* SpritePolygonMix: The original engine.

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%%* * SpritePolygonMix: Every version of the game employs this trope, although the nature of the mix varies. The original engine.started development as a SuperFamicom game and it shows - the game makes limited use of polygons mostly on effects. The remake maintains the [=2D=] aesthic of the original but incorporates [=3D=] to add variety to the visuals.
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* HopelessBossFight:
** [[spoiler:Subverted with Leon, as you can actually beat him if you somehow overpower yourself via cheats or insane amounts of LevelGrinding. It's pointless when you do, as doing so feeds Rutee's ego enough to completely abandon the main plot and go off on their own adventures, ending the game on a NonStandardGameOver.]]
** Subverted with [[spoiler:the rest of the party in Leon's story in the remake.]] With determination and lots of items you can beat all of them, but it [[spoiler:[[CutsceneIncompetence changes nothing about how the story ends.]]]]
%%** [[spoiler:Hugo]] in Leon's Side.

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* HopelessBossFight:
HopelessBossFight: The game generally does not mandate losses in boss fights that it does not want the player to win for plot purposes.
** [[spoiler:Subverted with Leon, as you can actually It is possible to beat him if you somehow overpower yourself Leon in Harmentz via cheats or insane amounts of LevelGrinding. It's pointless when you do, as doing [[spoiler:Doing so leads to a NonStandardGameOver - escaping Leon feeds Rutee's ego enough to that she completely abandon abandons the main plot and go off on their own adventures, ending the game on a NonStandardGameOver.before it even begins.]]
** Subverted with [[spoiler:the Leon's Side in the remake has an instance of TheBattleDidntCount [[spoiler:when Leon fights the rest of the party in Leon's story in the remake.party.]] With determination and lots of items you can beat all of them, but it [[spoiler:[[CutsceneIncompetence [[CutsceneIncompetence changes nothing about how the story ends.]]]]
%%** [[spoiler:Hugo]] in
]]
** On the other hand,
Leon's Side.Side does have an example of a truely unbeatable boss - the wunderkind swordsman cannot get the better of [[spoiler:his dad, Hugo.]]



%%* MineralMacGuffin: Lens.

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%%* * MineralMacGuffin: Lens. All lens counts merely by being shiny GreenRocks, but the Eye of Atamoni deserves special mention. This exceptionally large lens is the plot-driving object for a large portion of the game, and is it also an ArtifactOfDoom.

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* ActionGirl: Rutee, Mary, Chelsea, Philia, and Lilith.

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* ActionGirl: By virtue of being player characters Rutee, Mary, Chelsea, Philia, and Lilith.Lilith all qualify.



* AnIcePerson: Rutee/Atwight.

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* AnIcePerson: Rutee/Atwight.Rutee, via Atwight, uses healing magic and ice-based offensive magic. Atwight displays more of the typical character traits of the trope than Rutee does - Atwight is a calm and mature [[TheMedic medic]] while Rutee is abrasive and calculating.



* AntiGrinding: In the original version of the remake, a popular power-leveling technique was to set all your characters to "Auto", tape the control stick down so your characters ran in circles, and let the game play itself. Try this in the director's cut, and Barbatos [[GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere shows up out of nowhere]] to yell at you for [[WhatTheHellPlayer taking the cheap way out]], and then [[HopelessBossFight kick your ass]] unless you run away- Which you can't if you're using the tapedown method.
* ApocalypseHow: A class 1 nearly occurs, with it sliding into class 2 in certain regions of the world by ''VideoGame/TalesOfDestiny2''.

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* AntiGrinding: In the original version of the remake, a popular power-leveling technique was to set all your characters to "Auto", tape the control stick down so your characters ran in circles, and let the game play itself. Try this in the director's cut, and Barbatos [[GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere shows up out of nowhere]] to yell at you for [[WhatTheHellPlayer taking the cheap way out]], and then [[HopelessBossFight kick your ass]] unless you run away- Which away, which you can't if you're using the tapedown method.
* ApocalypseHow: A class 1 nearly occurs, The [[spoiler:reformation of the Aethershpere]] causes worldwide societal disruption during the second half of the game, with it sliding into class 2 the threat of the total extinction of the surface world if the villain's scheme goes unchecked. While the heroes succeed in certain preventing extinction, the damage is extensive enough that some regions of the world are sliding into societal collapse by the time of ''VideoGame/TalesOfDestiny2''.



* BigEater: Stahn, and Leon with sweets.

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* BigEater: Stahn, as a HotBlooded country boy, has an comically healthy appetite. Both he and Mary are known to tune out the world when there is a plate of food in front of them. Leon has a major SweetTooth, but his self-serious tendencies [[RealMenHateSugar make his relationship with sweets.dessert decidedly complicated]].



* BlowYouAway: Garr/Igtenos.
* BonusDungeon: A remake of ''VideoGame/TheTowerOfDruaga''.
* BowAndSwordInAccord: Garr.
* ButNowIMustGo: [[spoiler:The Swordians sacrifice themselves to destroy the Eye of Atamoni in the end.]]

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* BlowYouAway: Garr/Igtenos.
Garr can use wind magic while wielding Igtenos.
* BonusDungeon: A full, 60-floor remake of ''VideoGame/TheTowerOfDruaga''.
''VideoGame/TheTowerOfDruaga'' can be accessed late in the game, but just getting to the tower is a GuideDangIt. Plus, [[BrutalBonusLevel it is just as challenging]] as the arcade version ''Tower of Druaga'' in it's own way.
* BowAndSwordInAccord: Garr.
* ButNowIMustGo: [[spoiler:The Swordians sacrifice themselves to destroy the Eye of Atamoni
Garr/Woodrow can use both a bow and a sword in combat in the end.]][=PS2=] remake. In the original, he has to choose between one or the other.



* CastingAShadow: Leon/Chaltier, [[spoiler:Miktran]]/Berselius.

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* CastingAShadow: Leon/Chaltier, [[spoiler:Miktran]]/Berselius.Berselius appears to be a primarily shadow-element Swordian, but [[spoiler:since the only opportunities to see it in action are when Hugo and Kronos use it against heroes]] it is difficult to get a sense of its powerset. Leon and Chaltier also have some shadow-based magic as a corollary to earth magic. Or possibly just being [[DarkAndTroubledPast edgy and tormented in Leon's case]].



* CherryBlossoms: The scenery is used in Noischat the first time Stahn realises just what he wants to do with himself and his family. The scene is further enhanced by his conversation with Irene.

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* CherryBlossoms: The scenery is used in Noischat the first time Stahn realises realizes just what he wants to do with himself and his family. The scene is further enhanced by his conversation with Irene.



* CoDragons: [[spoiler:Hugo's four Oberon Executives are all his dragons. Leon in the original is also a lesser dragon.]]
* CrystalDragonJesus: God is called Atamoni, which is the artist's last name spelled backwards.

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* CoDragons: [[spoiler:Hugo's four The game obfuscates that [[spoiler:the three Oberon Executives are all Hugo's Dragons; fully committed to his dragons. Leon in goal of recreating the original is also a lesser dragon.]]
Aethersphere and willing to put their lives on the line for it.]]
* CrystalDragonJesus: God is called The English version features a bit of {{Bowdlerization}} courtesy of naming the god of setting Atamoni, which when in Japanese the god was simply called "God". Incidentally, Atamoni is the artist's [[SdrawkcabName last name of the game's character designer spelled backwards.backwards]].



** Berselius's [[spoiler:original]] owner, Karell Berselius, was a [[NiceGuy very kind person.]]

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** Berselius's Berselius is a sinister-looking sword with a black blade, but its [[spoiler:original]] owner, Karell Berselius, was a [[NiceGuy very kind person.]]



* DirtyOldMan: Clemente, who picks the young priestess Philia as his mistress.
* DiscOneFinalBoss: The plot in the first half of the game is driven by the search for [[spoiler:Lydon/Graybaum]] to recover the artifact he stole. Eventually the characters catch up to him and have a decisive battle against him, but their sense of accomplishment is short-lived [[spoiler:since Hugo's intentions for the Eye of Atamoni are much, much worse than Lydon's ever were.]]

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* DirtyOldMan: Clemente, who The Swordian Clemente has a grandfatherly personality and is a good source of advice, but he has a fondness for young women that is a little unseemly. He picks the young priestess Philia as his mistress.
* DiscOneFinalBoss: The plot in the first half of the game is driven by the search for [[spoiler:Lydon/Graybaum]] to recover the artifact he stole. Eventually the characters heroes catch up to him and have a decisive battle against him, but their sense of accomplishment is short-lived [[spoiler:since Hugo's intentions for the Eye of Atamoni are much, much worse than Lydon's ever were.]]



* DishingOutDirt: Leon/Chaltier.
%%* DoomsdayDevice: Belcrant.
* DualWielding: Leon in the remake, and ever since then. (In the original game, he wielded a sword and shield.)

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* DishingOutDirt: Leon/Chaltier.
%%*
Chaltier is the earth element Swordian and an example of a PowerStereotypeFlip in terms of temperament - while capable of great personal loyalty, Chaltier is servile, flighty, and allows others to make decisions for him. And his master Leon's stubbornness may be similar to steadfastness, but he is above all a [[IneffectualLoner moody, standoffish grump]].
*
DoomsdayDevice: Belcrant.
The Belcrant device built into the flying fortress Dycroft was originally intended for peaceful purposes - drawing surface rock and soil into the air to form {{Floating Continent}}s that allowed the world's inhabitants to escape an [[GlacialApocalypse impact winter]]. But it functions by firing a giant cannon at the ground as the first step in floating continent formation. As sky-dwellers and earth-dwellers came increasingly into conflict, Belcrant was used to destroy cities.
* DualWielding: Leon in the remake, and ever since then. (In the original game, he wielded a sword and shield.) )



%%* DyingAsYourself: [[spoiler:Hugo]].
* EasyModeMockery: Barbatos' "Cheap Eliminate" move: a OneHitKill for your whole party that he only uses if you dare to fight him on the easiest difficulty setting. If you dare to hack the game for infinite jumps to dodge it, he'll then switch to another attack that simply encompasses the entire screen.

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%%* DyingAsYourself: [[spoiler:Hugo]].
* EasyModeMockery: Barbatos' "Cheap Eliminate" move: a OneHitKill for your the whole party that he only uses if you dare to fight him on the easiest difficulty setting. If you dare to hack the game for infinite jumps to dodge it, he'll then switch to another attack that simply encompasses the entire screen.



* FightingFromTheInside: [[spoiler:Hugo's original personality does not surface very often, but he does prevent Kronos from killing Rutee and allows the party to escape Dycroft]].



** Sometimes, treasures will disappear thanks to glitches.
** If you enter the house with the movable bushbaby statue in Harmentz, a chest in Terazzi Castle will disappear.
** If you get the Kite Shield in the temple in Kalviola, a chest in Helraios will disappear.
** Just entering Dycroft causes some of its treasures to disappear, while causing blue treasure chests throughout the game to reappear.
** A worse offender is a glitch affecting Johnny's Score G cutscene. Go to speak to Sakuraba too soon and when he plays the piano in Johnny's room, the scene won't transition properly, forcing you to reset when you get locked in an endless piano loop. There is a very long dungeon before this with no save points in it, and its very easy not to save before going to get Score G.
%%* GreenRocks: Lens.

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** Sometimes, treasures will disappear thanks to glitches.
** If you enter the house with the movable bushbaby statue in Harmentz, a chest in Terazzi Castle will disappear.
** If you get the Kite Shield in the temple in Kalviola, a chest in Helraios will disappear.
** Just entering Dycroft causes some of its treasures to disappear, while causing blue treasure chests throughout the game to reappear.
** A worse offender
There is a glitch affecting Johnny's Score G cutscene. cutscene that can soft-lock the game. Go to speak to Sakuraba too soon and when he plays the piano in Johnny's room, the scene won't transition properly, forcing you to reset when you get locked in an endless piano loop. There is a very long dungeon before this with no save points in it, and its very easy not to save before going to get Score G.
%%* ** Some interesting but relatively minor glitches effect treasure chests throughout the game. If you enter the house with the movable bushbaby statue in Harmentz, a chest in Terazzi Castle will disappear. If you get the Kite Shield in the temple in Kalviola, a chest in Helraios will disappear. Just entering Dycroft causes some of its treasures to disappear, while causing blue treasure chests throughout the game to reappear.
*
GreenRocks: Lens.Lens have a variety of functions in ''Tales of Destiny'' - they make it possible for humans to use magic, they can be used as an energy source for lost technology, they can be collected and resold for money to the extent that Lens Hunter is a profession, and animals that ingest Lens mutate into monsters.



* HaremGenre: Downplayed, but in the original game every single main female character (except Chelsea, who is a child) is a potential LoveInterest for Stahn. This is removed in the remake of the game.
* HeavySleeper: Stahn, and the relevant genes are passed down to Kyle.
* HolyHandGrenade: Clemente, [[spoiler:Miktran]]/Berselius.

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* HaremGenre: Downplayed, but in the original game every single main female character (except Chelsea, who is a child) is depicted as having at least a potential LoveInterest for Stahn. little romantic chemistry with Stahn, with Philia being the most pronounced. This is removed in the remake of to focus on developing the game.
relationship between Stahn and Rutee.
* HeavySleeper: Stahn, and Stahn sleeps so soundly that his family develops ''special techniques'' based around BangingPotsAndPans to wake him. It's a good thing too, so they are prepared when the relevant genes are passed down to his son Kyle.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:The Swordians sacrifice themselves to destroy the Eye of Atamoni in the end.]]
* HolyHandGrenade: Clemente, [[spoiler:Miktran]]/Berselius.Clemente can harness powerful light-elemental spells such as Indignation and Big Bang, and [[spoiler:Miktran]]/Berselius, based on the few times it is used, appears to have access to spells of all types, including darkness and light elements.



* IdiotHero: Stahn, Stahn, Stahn.

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* IdiotHero: Stahn, Stahn, Stahn.Stahn is a comically thick-headed SmallStepsHero.
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%%* AmnesiacDissonance: Mary.

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%%* * AmnesiacDissonance: Mary.Mary is an easy-going, free spirited sort, so it comes as a surprise that [[spoiler:she was part of a rebel militia that tried to overthrow the King of Phandaria, and lost her memory in the chaos when the rebellion failed.]]



%%* ButNowIMustGo: [[spoiler:The Swordians.]]

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* EmpathicWeapon: The Swordians are imprinted with the personalities of ancient heroes, and are absolutely characters in their own right. Dymlos even takes advantage of some aspects of this trope to get Stahn convince Stahn to help him.

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* EmpathicWeapon: The Swordians are imprinted with the personalities of ancient heroes, and are absolutely characters in their own right. Dymlos even takes advantage of some aspects of this trope to get Stahn convince Stahn to help him.



* MrFanservice: LEON. Stahn is also an example in the original, [[HaremGenre with quite a budding harem of three party members and a Co-Dragon.]]



%%* FunnyBackgroundEvent: Mary and her Softee Kreems in Neuestadt.

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%%* * FunnyBackgroundEvent: When Ilene asks Stahn out on a date, Rutee and Mary tail them and her somehow manage to avoid their notice [[IncrediblyObviousTail despite making quite a scene]]. Mary quickly gets bored and wanders off to the Softee Kreems in Neuestadt.Kreem stand. By incredible coincidence, she manages to leave the moment Ilene and Stahn arrive, obliviously enjoying her ice cream.



* OnlyInItForTheMoney: When she is introduced, Rutee has a very mercenary outlook and only gets mixed up in the plot after getting arrested for tomb-raiding. But the game is called ''Tales of Destiny'' for a reason and she has more to with the plot than than she realizes.

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* OnlyInItForTheMoney: When she is introduced, Rutee has a very mercenary outlook and only gets mixed up in the plot after getting being arrested for tomb-raiding. But the game is called ''Tales of Destiny'' for a reason and she has more to do with the plot than than she realizes.



* QuirkyBard: Johnny/Karyl equips lutes and uses music-themed attacks, which are often very powerful.

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* QuirkyBard: Johnny/Karyl equips lutes as weapons and uses music-themed attacks, which attacks. Surprisingly they are often very powerful.

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* BlindWithoutEm: Philia.

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* BlindWithoutEm: Philia.Philia wears glasses, and should she lose them she is practically helpless.



* DiscOneFinalBoss: The plot in the first half of the game is driven by the search for [[spoiler:Lydon]] to recover the artifact he stole. Eventually the characters catch up to him and have a decisive battle against him, but their sense of accomplishment is short-lived [[spoiler:since Hugo's intentions for the Eye of Atamoni are much, much worse than Lydon's ever were.]]
%%* DiscOneFinalDungeon: [[spoiler:Heidelberg Castle.]]

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* DiscOneFinalBoss: The plot in the first half of the game is driven by the search for [[spoiler:Lydon]] [[spoiler:Lydon/Graybaum]] to recover the artifact he stole. Eventually the characters catch up to him and have a decisive battle against him, but their sense of accomplishment is short-lived [[spoiler:since Hugo's intentions for the Eye of Atamoni are much, much worse than Lydon's ever were.]]
%%* * DiscOneFinalDungeon: [[spoiler:Heidelberg Castle.]]The events in Heidelberg Castle seem climactic, with [[spoiler:Lydon making his final stand]] in the castle tower and even using a Draconis to attack the party, but there is so much more to come.



%%* ForgottenSuperweapon: Belcrant.

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%%* * ForgottenSuperweapon: Belcrant.Belcrant was buried deep underground for centuries.



%%* LovableTraitor: [[spoiler:Leon]]



%%* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Rutee. [[spoiler:At first]].

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%%* * OnlyInItForTheMoney: Rutee. [[spoiler:At first]].When she is introduced, Rutee has a very mercenary outlook and only gets mixed up in the plot after getting arrested for tomb-raiding. But the game is called ''Tales of Destiny'' for a reason and she has more to with the plot than than she realizes.



* QuirkyBard: Johnny/Karyl equips lutes and uses music-themed attacks, which are often very powerful.



* {{SNK Boss}}: The FinalBoss in the remake ([[spoiler:Miktran Excessive]]) very much counts. He [[BeamSpam spams lasers]] like he's at a seventies discotheque and will punish you severely if you ever let him out of combo-lock. He TurnsRed when his health hits 25% and breaks out his [[LimitBreak Blast Caliber]] at 5%. Furthermore, if you beat BonusBoss [[spoiler:Barbaros]] before you fight him, he gains three secret [[LimitBreak Blast Calibers]] that are so powerful that even ''one'' is almost guaranteed to [[OneHitKill wipe out your party]]. He will also counter with those special Blast Calibers if you so much as ''dare'' to try to use your best attacks against him.

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* {{SNK Boss}}: The FinalBoss in the remake ([[spoiler:Miktran Excessive]]) very much counts. He [[BeamSpam spams lasers]] like he's at a seventies discotheque and will punish you severely if you ever let him out of combo-lock. He TurnsRed when his health hits 25% and breaks out his [[LimitBreak Blast Caliber]] at 5%. Furthermore, if you beat BonusBoss [[spoiler:Barbaros]] [[spoiler:Barbatos]] before you fight him, he gains three secret [[LimitBreak Blast Calibers]] that are so powerful that even ''one'' is almost guaranteed to [[OneHitKill wipe out your party]]. He will also counter with those special Blast Calibers if you so much as ''dare'' to try to use your best attacks against him.



%%* SpoonyBard: Johnny/Karyl.
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%%* DiscOneFinalBoss: [[spoiler:Lydon.]]

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%%* * DiscOneFinalBoss: [[spoiler:Lydon.The plot in the first half of the game is driven by the search for [[spoiler:Lydon]] to recover the artifact he stole. Eventually the characters catch up to him and have a decisive battle against him, but their sense of accomplishment is short-lived [[spoiler:since Hugo's intentions for the Eye of Atamoni are much, much worse than Lydon's ever were.]]



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%%* * EmpathicWeapon: The Swordians.Swordians are imprinted with the personalities of ancient heroes, and are absolutely characters in their own right. Dymlos even takes advantage of some aspects of this trope to get Stahn convince Stahn to help him.

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''Tales Of Destiny'' is the second entry in the ''VideoGame/TalesSeries'' of {{Eastern RPG}}s. First released in 1997, it received a direct sequel in 2002 (''VideoGame/TalesOfDestiny2''), a [[VideoGameRemake remake]] in 2006 and an UpdatedRerelease of the remake in 2007.

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''Tales Of of Destiny'' is the second mainline entry in the ''VideoGame/TalesSeries'' of {{Eastern RPG}}s. First ''VideoGame/TalesSeries''. The game was released on December 23rd, 1997 in 1997, it Japan on the UsefulNotes/PlayStation. It received a direct sequel an international release on September 30th, 1998 in 2002 (''VideoGame/TalesOfDestiny2''), a [[VideoGameRemake remake]] in 2006 and an UpdatedRerelease of the remake in 2007.
North America.



The remake retouched the original storyline with several {{Ret Con}}s (and is considered to be the current canon), and the UpdatedRerelease included "Leon's Side", an AnotherSideAnotherStory starring Leon. Through the efforts of a fangroup under the name Life Bottle Productions a completed translation was made, which can be found [[https://github.com/furiousg4m3r/Tales-of-Destiny-DC/releases here]] Stahn, Rutee and Leon/[[spoiler:Judas]] appear in the crossover game ''VideoGame/NamcoXCapcom'' as playable characters.

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A direct sequel to the game, ''VideoGame/TalesOfDestiny2'', was released on November 28th, 2002 in Japan.

A [[NoExportForYou Japan-exclusive]] UpdatedReRelease, ''Tales of Destiny Director's Cut'', was released January 31st, 2008.
The remake retouched the original storyline with several {{Ret Con}}s (and is considered to be the current canon), and the UpdatedRerelease included "Leon's Side", an AnotherSideAnotherStory starring Leon. Through the efforts of a fangroup under the name Life Bottle Productions a completed translation was made, which can be found [[https://github.com/furiousg4m3r/Tales-of-Destiny-DC/releases here]] Stahn, Rutee and Leon/[[spoiler:Judas]] appear in the crossover game ''VideoGame/NamcoXCapcom'' as playable characters.

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* '''Philia Felice''': A timid, sheltered priestess (with a [[BewareTheNiceOnes dark streak]]) who joins the party when the Eye of Atamoni is stolen from her temple. [[{{Meganekko}} Wears glasses]]. Wields the Lightning Swordian Clemente.

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* '''Philia Felice''': A timid, sheltered priestess (with a [[BewareTheNiceOnes dark streak]]) who joins the party when the Eye of Atamoni is stolen from her temple. [[{{Meganekko}} Wears glasses]].glasses. Wields the Lightning Swordian Clemente.



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The remake retouched the original storyline with several {{Ret Con}}s (and is considered to be the current canon), and the UpdatedRerelease included "Leon's Side", an AnotherSideAnotherStory starring Leon. Through the efforts of a fangroup under the name Life Bottle Productions a completed translation was made, which can be found [[https://github.com/furiousg4m3r/Tales-of-Destiny-DC/releases here]] Stahn, Rutee and Leon/[[spoiler: Judas]] appear in the crossover game ''VideoGame/NamcoXCapcom'' as playable characters.

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The remake retouched the original storyline with several {{Ret Con}}s (and is considered to be the current canon), and the UpdatedRerelease included "Leon's Side", an AnotherSideAnotherStory starring Leon. Through the efforts of a fangroup under the name Life Bottle Productions a completed translation was made, which can be found [[https://github.com/furiousg4m3r/Tales-of-Destiny-DC/releases here]] Stahn, Rutee and Leon/[[spoiler: Judas]] Leon/[[spoiler:Judas]] appear in the crossover game ''VideoGame/NamcoXCapcom'' as playable characters.
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The remake retouched the original storyline with several {{Ret Con}}s (and is considered to be the current canon), and the UpdatedRerelease included "Leon's Side", an AnotherSideAnotherStory starring Leon. Through the efforts of a fangroup under the name Life Bottle Productions a completed translation was made, which can be found [[https://github.com/furiousg4m3r/Tales-of-Destiny-DC/releases here]]

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The remake retouched the original storyline with several {{Ret Con}}s (and is considered to be the current canon), and the UpdatedRerelease included "Leon's Side", an AnotherSideAnotherStory starring Leon. Through the efforts of a fangroup under the name Life Bottle Productions a completed translation was made, which can be found [[https://github.com/furiousg4m3r/Tales-of-Destiny-DC/releases here]]
here]] Stahn, Rutee and Leon/[[spoiler: Judas]] appear in the crossover game ''VideoGame/NamcoXCapcom'' as playable characters.
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* UnintentionallyUnwinnable: The game can be rendered unwinnable if you give the Sorcerer's Ring to someone who leaves the party and can't be regained until a certain amount of progress has been made in-story. [[spoiler: Or a character that dies.]] It's generally recommended to equip it to Stahn just to save yourself a headache.



* UnwinnableByMistake: The game can be rendered unwinnable if you give the Sorcerer's Ring to someone who leaves the party and can't be regained until a certain amount of progress has been made in-story. [[spoiler: Or a character that dies.]] It's generally recommended to equip it to Stahn just to save yourself a headache.

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* UnwinnableByMistake: The game can be rendered unwinnable if you give the Sorcerer's Ring to someone who leaves the party and can't be regained until a certain amount of progress has been made in-story. [[spoiler: Or a character that dies.]] It's generally recommended to equip it to Stahn just to save yourself a headache.

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The game was released in the US in 1998, a time during the {{JRPG}} boom caused by ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' where publishers were racing to release anything that had hit points and spiky hair in it. The amount of effort placed into the localisation could be generously described as "enough". All of the skits were DummiedOut (and with it, half of the actual plot) but the Japanese voice track remained intact, meaning that characters were calling out their Japanese attack names, even for attacks whose names are localised and/or modified (with said attacks often, but not always, being [[DubNameChange radically different]]) in the English text. It can ruin the immersion sometimes; but also can cause a few errors with the "L" and "R" differences for attacks whose names are (mostly) the same in both languages.

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The game was released in the US in 1998, a time during the {{JRPG}} boom caused by ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' where publishers were racing to release anything that had hit points and spiky hair in it. The amount of effort placed into the localisation could be generously described as "enough". All of the skits were DummiedOut cut (and with it, half of the actual plot) but the Japanese voice track remained intact, meaning that characters were calling out their Japanese attack names, even for attacks whose names are localised and/or modified (with said attacks often, but not always, being [[DubNameChange radically different]]) in the English text. It can ruin the immersion sometimes; but also can cause a few errors with the "L" and "R" differences for attacks whose names are (mostly) the same in both languages.



* DummiedOut: The skits in the US version, and with it, half the plot. You don't even get to hear Dymlos' voice because he only talked during the skits, yet he is still credited in the ending...
** Oddly enough, beating the game still unlocks "Talk" in the options menu, which lets you listen to the all the skits in the game, but with no context and of course completely in Japanese. People unfamiliar with the Tales series- such as those that bought it the game when it was new- would have no idea what the hell it's all about.
** Lilith, at least in the US version of the original game. She could be put in the party though save hacking or cheating devices, but she didn't seem to have any voice data for battles.
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The remake retouched the original storyline with several {{Ret Con}}s (and is considered to be the current canon), and the UpdatedRerelease included "Leon's Side", an AnotherSideAnotherStory starring Leon.

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The remake retouched the original storyline with several {{Ret Con}}s (and is considered to be the current canon), and the UpdatedRerelease included "Leon's Side", an AnotherSideAnotherStory starring Leon.
Leon. Through the efforts of a fangroup under the name Life Bottle Productions a completed translation was made, which can be found [[https://github.com/furiousg4m3r/Tales-of-Destiny-DC/releases here]]
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* AntiGrinding: In the original version of the remake, a popular power-leveling technique was to set all your characters to "Auto", tape the control stick down so your characters ran in circles, and let the game play itself. Try this in the director's cut, and Barbatos [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment shows up out of nowhere]] to yell at you for [[WhatTheHellPlayer taking the cheap way out]], and then [[HopelessBossFight kick your ass]] unless you run away- Which you can't, if you're using the tapedown method.

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* AntiGrinding: In the original version of the remake, a popular power-leveling technique was to set all your characters to "Auto", tape the control stick down so your characters ran in circles, and let the game play itself. Try this in the director's cut, and Barbatos [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment [[GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere shows up out of nowhere]] to yell at you for [[WhatTheHellPlayer taking the cheap way out]], and then [[HopelessBossFight kick your ass]] unless you run away- Which you can't, can't if you're using the tapedown method.
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* ElementalPowers: The Swordians: [[PlayingWithFire Stahn/Dymlos]], [[MakingASplash Rutee]]/[[AnIcePerson Atwight]], [[DishingOutDirt Leon]]/[[CastingAShadow Chaltier]], [[ShockAndAwe Philia]]/[[HolyHandGrenade Clemente]], [[BlowYouAway Garr/Igtenos]], [[CastingAShadow [[spoiler:Miktran]]/[[HolyHandGrenade Berselius]].

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* ElementalPowers: The Swordians: [[PlayingWithFire Stahn/Dymlos]], [[MakingASplash Rutee]]/[[AnIcePerson Atwight]], [[DishingOutDirt Leon]]/[[CastingAShadow Chaltier]], [[ShockAndAwe Philia]]/[[HolyHandGrenade Clemente]], [[BlowYouAway Garr/Igtenos]], [[CastingAShadow [[spoiler:Miktran]]/[[HolyHandGrenade [[spoiler:[[CastingAShadow Miktran]]]]/[[HolyHandGrenade Berselius]].

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