History VideoGame / TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsInTheSky

*** And again in ''The 3rd'', but not with an ultimate weapon. "Kusanagi Blades[[note]]Kusanagitō[[/note]] (Tomoe / Shizu)" got its name clipped to just "Kusanagi Blades" in the localization.

*** Joshua's ultimate weapon in ''FC'' originally had their knives named individually as "Black Plover / White Plover"[[note]]''Kuro Chidori / Shiro Chidori''[[/note]] but it was shortened to "Twin Plovers" for the localization.
*** This was repeated in ''SC'' where his ultimate weapon was ''Hōōken (Hō / Ō)'' but had the individual names cut out and was just translated as Phoenix Blades[[note]]A ''hōō'' is an East Asian mythical creature similar to a phoenix but not the same[[/note]].

** One of Kloe's weapons in ''The 3rd'' was changed from Sapan Enēju to Fealty Sword. %% Legitimately have no idea what the JP name is supposed to be so just leaving it in romaji in the hopes that someone figures it out and writes it properly
** A couple of Agate's weapons in ''The 3rd'' were changed: Scrap and Dragvendel were changed to Rustic Sword and Dragonsbane

** [[spoiler:Renne]]'s first S-Craft was changed from Re Ranandesu to [[spoiler:Rennede, which was said in a chest message to be a portmanteau of "Renne", "rend", and "end."]] %%No idea what Re Ranandesu was supposed to be, leaving it in romaji in the hopes somebody figures it out and changes it.

*** All of the accessories that prevent a single status ailment have a two-word name, except for the Lighter (which protects against Freeze). This is because it was originally called the Flame Zippo, but it was changed in the localization fro trademark reasons.

** A couple of Schera's weapons in ''The 3rd'' were changed: Needle Cane, Fill All, and Luz Plata[[note]]Spanish for "Silver Light"[[/note]] were changed to Needle Whip, Severance Whip, and Iron Whip.
** One of Kloe's weapons in ''The 3rd'' was changed from Sapan Enēju to Fealty Sword. %% Legitimately have no idea what the JP name is supposed to be so just leaving it in romaji

** One of Tita's weapons in ''The 3rd'', Ponpen Rocket[[note]]A ponpen is an old Japanese glass whistle, also called a vidro, named for the sound it makes[[/note]], was changed to Merciless Rocket.
** One of Zin's weapons in ''The 3rd'', Bagh Nakh, was changed to Tiger Knuckles.

*** In ''SC'': Swimmer Killer was changed to Nap Killer
*** In ''The 3rd'': Swing Bakery was changed to Swingwich
*** Aside from the food items written entirely in katakana that got changed, a lot of food items have Japanese names written in kanji, that were untranslatable puns, references Japanese food concepts that don't have simple English translations, or would be way too long to fit in the text box if translated literally.

** [[spoiler:Renne]]'s first S-craft was changed from Re Ranandesu to [[spoiler:Rennede, which was said in a chest message to be a portmanteau of "Renne", "rend", and "end."]] %%No idea what Re Ranandesu was supposed to be, leaving it in romaji in the hopes somebody figures it out and changes it.

** All of the accessories that prevent a single status ailment have a two-word name, except for the Lighter (which protects against Freeze). The reason is this trope: it was originally called the Flame Zippo in the Japanese script, but it was changed to avoid a trademark suit.

** Ries's name was originally spelled Rieß.

* CutenessProximity: Anelace just goes absolutely ''nuts'' whenever she sees anything cute. She's particularly prone to this around Tita, both when she first meets her in the Zeiss portion of ''FC'' and in the Hermit's Garden in ''The 3rd'', she just can't help herself from squeeing over her.

** Walter Kron, the Direwolf

* TogetherInDeath: After defeating [[spoiler:Loewe]]'s spirit in ''The 3rd'', Joshua tells [[spoiler:Loewe that he delivered to Loewe's sword to Karin's grave, and Loewe thanks him and says "Don't worry about us. We'll be resting in peace together." before returning to the afterlife.]]

* GlassCannon: Tita has the single-lowest HP progression and tied for the lowest DEF progression in the game[[note]]at ''FC'''s level cap of 50, Tita has only 2395 HP and 154 DEF without equipment or quartz, while JackOfAllStats Estelle has 3422 HP and 176 DEF, and even SquishyWizard Kloe has 2908 HP and 161 DEF[[/note]], but she's also the only member of the party whose basic attack is an AOE, allowing her to do several times the damage of any other character's basic attack assuming enemies are clustered tightly enough together. Later games attempt to make up for this, with ''SC'''s final dungeon giving her an exclusive piece of armor that has the highest DEF bonus in the game and ''The 3rd'' giving her the Orbal Gear SuperMode that doubles her HP and increases her STR and DEF by 20%.

TheEndingChangesEverything: Much of ''FC'''s plot can be viewed in a different light once you learn [[spoiler:just who "Professor Alba" is and what he's been doing in the background of your adventure. All those times you found him on the roof of one of the Tetracyclic Towers examining the machinery on top? He was making sure he could deactivate them to free the Aureole. Remember when Joshua felt sick around him for no good reason? That's because he erased Joshua's memories. Remember how he showed up to get you into Grancel during the coup? He wanted to make sure you'd move the plot along to fulfill his agenda.]]

* CharClone: Lorence Belgar in ''FC'' is a pale-haired, mask-wearing EnigmaticMinion who has his own hidden agenda that the main villain is unaware of. He even wears red, though in Loewe's case it's only his mask that's red, while everything Char wears ''except'' for his mask is red. We later learn that, just like Char, [[spoiler:the name he uses initially is only an alias and that his true identity is an elder brother figure to the story's deuteragonist]].

* SpritePolygonMix: The backgrounds and bosses are rendered in full polygonal 3D, while player characters and some enemies are all chibi sprites. Unlike many other examples of this trope, the sprites aren't pixel art but rather are prerendered from 3D models.

%%* CharClone: Lorence in First Chapter.

%%* ClimaxBoss: Loewe in SC and [[spoiler:Cassius and Schwarzritter in Third]].

%%* CoolBigSis: Scherazard to Estelle.

%%* CutenessProximity: Anelace

%%* ElementalRockPaperScissors

%%* TheEndingChangesEverything: It's actually kind of incredible how much of FC's plot can be viewed in a different light once you learn [[spoiler: just who "Professor Alba" is and what he's been doing in the background of your adventure.]]
%%* EnfanteTerrible: [[spoiler:Renne]], in SC and the 3rd.

%%* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: Estelle and Joshua, somewhat, as they're [[NotBloodSiblings not actually related]].

%%* GlassCannon: Tita. Until she busts out [[spoiler:the Orbal Gear]] at least.

%%* SpritePolygonMix: One of Japan's most famous recent examples.

%%* TogetherInDeath: [[spoiler: Loewe and Karin, in the 3rd.]]

%%* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Estelle and Kloe's relationship in a nutshell.

** Averted with inns. Most of the game's inns cost a fixed rate of mira per party member.

* AntidoteEffect: Averted. Most such items heal multiple effects and restore some HP in the process, making them quite useful. Also, status effects can be extremely debilitating and item use has no charge time unlike Arts. Poison in particular was designed to avert this because it harms you after every turn and the turn you select an Art counts so healing yourself with an item is actually the safer option.

** Averted later on when playing as [[spoiler:Joshua]], who is 15~20 levels ahead of the party and loaded to the brim with powerful orbments.

* CharClone: Lorence in First Chapter.
* CheckpointStarvation: Averted, for the most part, since you can save anywhere. That said, each chapter tends to end with multiple long bosses followed by [[ExpositionBreak several long scenes]], undoubtedly making some players nervous about their power/battery going out while trying to absorb all the dialogue.

* {{Chessmaster}}: Cassius Bright and Weissmann. [[spoiler:Kevin]] has his share of manipulation as well.
** [[spoiler:Joshua]] overtly directs chess metaphors at the "pawns" that he saved at the beginning of SC, but Josette calls him out on this with a mocking tone.

* ClimaxBoss: Loewe in SC and [[spoiler:Cassius and Schwarzritter in Third]].

* CoolBigSis: Scherazard to Estelle.
* CoolOldGuy / BattleButler: Philip [[spoiler:who used to be the captain of the Royal Guard.]]

* CutenessProximity: Anelace

* DarkReprise: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCwgaK7dRz8 Hamel]] for Silver Will.
* DegradedBoss: [[spoiler:The Special Ops soldiers]] are a ridiculously fast and strong DualBoss when you first face them, but your party eventually becomes strong enough to treat them as mooks, to the point where it's possible to respawn a mob of them in the Erbe Villa.

* DiscOneFinalDungeon: Interestingly played with. When the game was originally in development as a single unit, it's clear that [[spoiler:the ruins beneath Castle Grancel]] were going to be this; sure, you [[spoiler:rescued the queen, beat Col. Richard and saved the kingdom]] but clearly not everything was answered and it would serve as what would in other games be the "big twist point" when the [[ManBehindTheMan real villain]] was revealed and whatnot. Once the project got too big to contain in one game, though, it was chosen to be the ''actual'' final dungeon of FC, meaning it is and isn't a final dungeon; it's the end of FC, sure, but it's [[YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle barely the]] ''[[YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle beginning]]'' [[YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle of the real story]].

* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler:Luciola survives her fall from the Axis Pillar after her boss fight in SC, as revealed in ''Azure''. The fortune teller in Mishelam? It's her.]]

* ElementalRockPaperScissors

* TheEndingChangesEverything: It's actually kind of incredible how much of FC's plot can be viewed in a different light once you learn [[spoiler: just who "Professor Alba" is and what he's been doing in the background of your adventure.]]
* EnfanteTerrible: [[spoiler:Renne]], in SC and the 3rd.

* FantasyGunControl: Mostly averted, actually. The technology base of this setting is rather high, and you'll encounter quite a few firearms-wielding {{mooks}}, not to mention some bosses who pack heat of various kinds. We say "mostly", though, because while firearms are reasonably common in this setting.... as noted above, out of a grand total of sixteen people who can join the player party, only ''three'' of them actually use guns. This can get a little silly when the party charges down gun-armed mooks with swords, daggers, a crossbow and a staff ''and wins''. [[spoiler:Granted, your ranks can include some of the most dangerous assassins on the ''planet'', but still.]]

* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: Estelle and Joshua, somewhat, as they're [[NotBloodSiblings not actually related]].
* {{Foreshadowing}}: ''Goddamned'' '''''EVERYWHERE'''''. The game absolutely loves to tease upcoming reveals and plot points; sometimes this is blatant, sometimes you'll barely notice them 'till later and you play through the game again.

* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: FC and SC tend to avert this, with there usually being a good reason for every boss fight, but the [[spoiler:Evil Penguin]] in Zeiss definitely counts. Even Estelle lampshades it.
* GlassCannon: Tita. Until she busts out [[spoiler:the Orbal Gear]] at least.

* MoneySpider: Averted. Monsters and even human enemies don't drop money, they drop sepith, small septium crystals, that can be exchanged for money or used to purchase orbment upgrades and quartz crystals. The only way to receive money directly in this game is to complete quests.

* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: In SC [[spoiler: The Enforcers attack Grancel Castle, Philip moves forward and reveals himself to be the former commander of the Royal Guard, everyone prepares for a fight...and then the scene shifts back to our heroes and we only see the aftermath.]]
** Also, both [[spoiler:Loewe and Rufina]] separately mention that they encountered the other several years ago in an incident that was resolved to their mutual satisfaction. Given the parties involved, the awesomeness is a given.

* OminousFloatingCastle: The FinalDungeon of ''Sky - Second Chapter''; [[spoiler:The Liberl Ark]].

* SpritePolygonMix: One of Japan's most famous recent examples.

* TarotMotifs: [[spoiler:Enforcers' number and personality are based on the tarots. Like Renne (XV) is The Devil, or Campanella (0) is The Fool. Joshua (XIII) was Death, Blueblanc (X) is The Wheel of Fortune, Walter (VIII) is Strength, and Luciola (VI) is The Lovers. Loewe is actually an odd one: he is obviously The Emperor (IV), but he's No. II, which is actually The High Priestess. [[FridgeBrilliance Take a look on the meaning of The High Priestess. Loewe actually fits BOTH The Emperor and The High Priestess]].]]

* TogetherInDeath: [[spoiler: Loewe and Karin, in the 3rd.]]

* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Estelle and Kloe's relationship in a nutshell.

** Pretty much every boss fight in the series comes with at least two EliteMooks to back them up. In fact, that two specific fights avert this while being ThatOneBoss examples show how good said characters are, that they can fight an entire party single-handedly with no backup of their own.

* YeOldeButcheredeEnglishe: [[spoiler:Ancient Dragon Ragnard]] speaks this, though toning it down when something important is being stated.

* IntercontinuityCrossover: Alternative Saga crosses ''Trails in the Sky'' with ''VideoGame/{{Ys}}'' using the engine from ''VideoGame/YsSeven'' and includes support characters from Gurumin, Zwei, Brandish, Legend of Heroes III and VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsFromZero.

* FantasyGunControl: Mostly averted, actually. The technology base of this setting is rather high, and you'll encounter quite a few firearms-wielding {{mooks}}, not to mention some bosses who pack heat of various kinds. We say "mostly", though, because while firearms are reasonably common in this setting.... as noted above, out of a grand total of sixteen people who can join the player party, only ''three'' of them actually use guns. This can get a little silly when the party charges down gun-armed mooks with swords, daggers, a crossbow and a staff ''and wins''. [[spoiler:Granted, your ranks can include some of the most dangerous assassins on the ''planet'', but still.]] Well, also as mentioned above, these "Guns" are not really the same as RealLife counterpart, and are more like electronic stun guns.(Basically what Orbal energy mainly used for, as a fantasy counterpart of electrical energy.)

* AnachronismStew: Applies somewhat, though as the series takes place only fifty years into the Orbal Revolution the setting is more analogous to the late 19th or early 20th century than modern times. There are automobile analogues, flying ships, guns and even ''laptops'' (well, briefcase-tops, Tita has one), but out of sixteen playable characters between the three chapters, only ''three'' use guns, with most of the other characters preferring melee weapons and the only other ranged user uses a ''crossbow''. (Okay, Tita [[MoreDakka uses enough gun]] to count for an entire party, but still.) Kind of justified in-universe, Orbal guns shoot out Orbal energy, not bullets, thus much less damaging to humans than RealLife guns. Specially-made guns that shoot out projectiles are around, but not very common.(Also justified the infinite ammo) They do have petroleum oil and gunpowder in-universe, but have stopped development due to the Orbal revolution.[[spoiler:(So yeah, the Empire scrambling hundreds of petroleum fueled tanks with gun powder weapons really shows Osborne's conspiracy to take over Liberl)]].

** "I'm sorry but that's just not going to happen" [[spoiler:Kevin revealing that A) He's present where he shouldn't be and more importantly B) [[IAmNotLeftHanded he's not just a novice Grals Ritter]].]]

* ThereAreNoCoincidences: The Erebonian Empire just ''happened'' to have spent years secretly developing steam powered tanks with gunpowder weapons, which would be utterly useless against orbal-powered tanks... and then [[spoiler:Ouroboros summoning the Arc]] causes every orbment in Liberl to suddenly stop working. Olivier flat out states that there was no way anyone could have forseen a use for steam tanks unless they knew that there was a way to make orbments break down in large quantities... which means that [[spoiler:Chancellor Osbourne of the Erebonian Empire is connected to Ouroboros and knew enough of their plans to start planning to take advantage of them years in advance]].

** Also present in the ''title'', at least in the original Japanese. You see, the kanji used for "Sora no Kiseki" fairly clearly state "[Tracks/Wagon Trail/Path/etc.] of/in the Sky", but *Kiseki*, as a spoken word, has another meaning: "miracle". The title can therefore be heard as "Miracle in the Sky" in addition to the written meaning. [[spoiler:This gets ''extremely'' meaningful, ''both ways'', during the second chapter.]] This gets especially crazy (awesome) with the vocal theme song to SC, "Silver Will, Golden Wings": ''every single time'' the word "kiseki" is said in that song, it can mean either "trail/path" or "miracle" and the song will still make perfect sense.

** A few to the ''GagharvTrilogy'':

* CompanyCrossReferences: A number to Falcom's other RPG franchise ''VideoGame/{{Ys}}'':
** One can't really help but suspect that Anelace's outfit was intentionally designed to resemble Adol's "classic" armor.
** On the [[spoiler:Glorious]], after Estelle tries and fails to break down an electrified pillar barrier with her staff:
-->'''Estelle:''' So much for my career as Estelle the [[BarrierBustingBlow Wall-Crusher]], I guess...
** Some of the empty chest messages added to the English-language localization of reference ''Ys'':
*** In ''Sky SC'': "You see a heart carved around 'Adol + Dogi.' Where did this chest COME from?"
*** In ''Sky SC'': "Dogi the Wall Crusher's got nothing on Estelle the Treasure Taker."
*** In ''Sky the 3rd'': "My favorite character is Chester from ''VideoGame/YsTheOathInFelghana''."

* EasterEgg: A painting of the Gagharv from the previous Legend of Heroes sub-series appears in The 3rd, as does a complete novel series from the same trilogy. There are some hints that this may not be a coincidence.

** Also present in the ''title'', at least in the original Japanese. You see, the kanji used for "Sora no Kiseki" fairly clearly state "[[[SpellMyNameWithAnS Tracks/Wagon Trail/Path/etc.]]] of/in the Sky", but "Kiseki", as a spoken word, has another meaning: "miracle". The title can therefore be heard as "Miracle in the Sky" in addition to the written meaning. [[spoiler:This gets ''extremely'' meaningful, ''both ways'', during the second chapter.]] This gets especially crazy (awesome) with the vocal theme song to SC, "Silver Will, Golden Wings": ''every single time'' the word "kiseki" is said in that song, it can mean either "trail/path" or "miracle" and the song will still make perfect sense.

** Rocco, a.k.a. "Nitro"