History VideoGame / WildARMs1

* GaiasLament: The land of Filgaia has been slowly decaying ever since the great demon war. It's reached the point where even seeing flowers in bloom is a rare occurrence and most of the world is either barren desert or harsh wasteland (the lush greenery of the Elw's world is representative of how Filgaia used to look). Both the Guardians and the Elws believe that the [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters humans are just much]], if not more to blame for this than the demons.

* GaiasLament: The land of Filgaia has been slowly decaying ever since the great demon war. It's reached the point where even seeing flowers in bloom is a rare occurrence and most of the world is either barren desert or harsh wasteland. Both the Guardians and the Elws believe that the [[HumansAreBastards humans are just much]], if not more to blame for this than the demons.

* AmazingTechnicolorBattlefield: The fight against the Mage Fox.

* TookALevelInBadass: Zed; when protecting Aura. Emma; from the original game to the remake; goes from GadgeteerGenius {{NPC}} to leading the entire team in the second half of the game; and {{Megamanning}} GuestStarPartyMember/OptionalPartyMember.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Angol Moa/Angolmois, Van Burace/Vambrace, Fenril/Fenrir Knights, and Zeikfried/Siegfried, among others. Also, some {{Meaningful Name}}s LostInTranslation--not only Vambrace, but [[HPLovecraft Alhazred]] rendered as Alhazad, and the granddaddy of them all, or at least Rudy, "Zepet" Roughnight. [[{{Pinocchio}} Gepetto]] ring any bells?

* HarmlessVillain: Zed. [[spoiler:In both games, he becomes a NotSoHarmless BonusBoss; in the remake, he joins as one of the strongest party members.]]

* NotSoHarmless: In the original, Belselk/Berserk was pathetically easy. In the remake? [[ThatOneBoss Not]] [[HopelessBossFight so]] [[WakeupCallBoss much]]. Also happens in-story with the vast difference between Zed's story battles and the optional boss fight against him.

* YouDontLookLikeYou: Most of the villains were given a completely different appearance in the remake. Boomerang is now a cyborg with a BadassLongcoat, Harken is more akin to a Valkyrie, Berserk has more traditional battle armor [[WhiteHairedPrettyBoy and long white hair]], Zed was made fairly more human-like, Mother became much paler and taller, and some would argue [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel even more frightening]], and Ziekfried is now completley armored head to toe, and bears a slight resemblence to [[SoulSeries Nightmare]]. The only villain who retained his original appearance was Alhazad.

The first installment in the [[VideoGame/WildArms Wild ARMs series]] on the Playstation. Notable for combining the Western (as in cowboys) genre with both Fantasy and Science Fiction.

The first installment in the [[VideoGame/WildArms Wild ARMs series]] on the Playstation. Notable for combining the Western genre (as in, cowboys) genre with both Fantasy and Science Fiction.

** [[spoiler:It is actually mentioned (and shown) that Rudy is very, VERY strong. Much stronger than one would think given his size and apparent age.]]

The first installment in the [[WildArms Wild ARMs series]] on the Playstation. Notable for combining the Western genre (as in, cowboys) genre with both Fantasy and Science Fiction.

* MegaManning: Emma gets her skill set by downloading the abilities of monsters, much like Marivel of ''WildArms2''.

* AirVentPassageway: Subverted. Only Hanpan is small enough to get out this way.

* StaffChick: Cecilia.

* AirVentEscape: Subverted. Only Hanpan is small enough to get out this way.

*** Why he's so strong is actually a plot point that's explained by ''{{the reveal}}'' and not a case of ''{{muscles are useless}}.''

The first installment in the [[WildArms Wild ARMs series]], appearing on the Playstation.

''Wild [=ARMs=]'' is the first appearance of the eternally cursed planet Filgaia. The planet is dying after a long, destructive war with creatures known as demons. The weapons of the old war are blamed for the decay of the planet, and most of them are sealed away and shunned.